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node.js through stream that emits a unique stream of objects based on criteria
node.js through stream that emits a unique stream of objects based on criteria
Install via npm:
$ npm install unique-stream
var unique = require'unique-stream' Stream = require'stream'; // return a stream of 3 identical objects var s = ; sreadable = true; var count = 3; for var i = 0; i < 3; i++ setImmediate semit'data' name: 'Bob' number: 123 ; --count || end; ; semit'end'; return s; // Will only print out one object as the rest are dupes. (Uses JSON.stringify) makeStreamOfObjects pipeunique on'data' console.log;
// Use name as the key field to dedupe on. Will only print one object makeStreamOfObjects pipeunique'name' on'data' console.log;
// Use a custom function to dedupe on. Use the 'number' field. Will only print one object. makeStreamOfObjects pipe return datanumber; on'data' console.log;
The reason I wrote this was to dedupe multiple object streams:
var aggregator = unique; // Stream 1 makeStreamOfObjects pipeaggregator; // Stream 2 makeStreamOfObjects pipeaggregator; // Stream 3 makeStreamOfObjects pipeaggregator; aggregatoron'data' console.log;
By default a set is used to store keys encountered so far, in order to check new ones for uniqueness. You can supply your own store instead, providing it supports the add(key) and has(key) methods. This could allow you to use a persistant store so that already encountered objects are not re-streamed when node is reloaded.
var keyStore = store: {} thisstorekey = true; return thisstorekey !== undefined; ; makeStreamOfObjects pipeunique'name' keyStore on'data' console.log;
unique-stream is an OPEN Open Source Project. This means that:
Individuals making significant and valuable contributions are given commit-access to the project to contribute as they see fit. This project is more like an open wiki than a standard guarded open source project.
See the CONTRIBUTING.md file for more details.
unique-stream is only possible due to the excellent work of the following contributors:
|Eugene Ware
|Craig Ambrose
|Shinnosuke Watanabe


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Images: Fort Smith ANG airmen head home [Image 3 of 6]
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Nevison
An aircraft maintainer assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stores a chalk in a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from Fort Smith, Ark., as the aircraft prepares to depart for home from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2012. Affectionately called the "Warthog," the A-10 is a specialized ground-attack aircraft which provides close air support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan.
This work, Fort Smith ANG airmen head home [Image 1 of 6], by SSgt Jeffrey Nevison, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Date Posted:10.09.2012 11:06
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I looked at my calendar for this weekend and realized that my nephew's birthday is on Saturday and, per the usual for me, I do not have a gift ready to send. Nor do I have time between now and then to get him one. What's an effective way to stock up on gifts so that I'm not running around like a lunatic at the last minute every time?
One simple solution for avoiding the stress of the last minute gift scramble is to assemble a Gift Closet, or stockpile of pre-wrapped gifts at the ready. At first blush, stocking up on randomly chosen gifts may seem a bit daunting or perhaps even a bit impersonal. But the rewards (think better gifts and big savings) are significant and far outweigh any downsides. Youll quickly find that it is much easier and more efficient, economically and time-wise, to do all of your gift shopping in one day. Keep reading for some tips on how to assemble your own sanity-saving gift closet.
Making a List. The first step is to make a list of everyone you know you will need to buy presents for and for which events in the next six to twelve months. Your nephew, for instance, will probably get something for his birthday and for Christmas. So, you list him and put a two next to his name. Also, you need to make a note for yourself that designates is this someone you want to get the exact right thing for, or merely something generally considered gender appropriate - a football versus a Cinderella DVD. Finally, youll need to note the range you should be spending for each person. Once done, you have a shopping blueprint.
Economies of Scale. Once your list is complete, you're ready to go shopping. The best times to stock up on gifts for the year tend to be right after major holidays, like Christmas, or other traditional sales dates like Mothers Day and back to school. There is still usually a great selection available, and the prices are slashed. And make sure to keep an eye open for toy store clearance sales, which can come up at random. Youll compound your savings by stocking up all at once. While youre out, be sure to pick up a few rolls of wrapping paper and a pack of blank cards to attach to your gifts. That way you arent scrambling for those crucial items (and paying through the nose) at the last minute either.
Flex Time. If you are too busy to go out to shop, the internet makes it possible to stock up (and pre-wrap!) gifts. Take your gift list to Amazon.com or another online retailer during your next lunch break and point and click your way to a gift closet. And if you travel a bit on business, why not take an hour or two to peruse the town youre visiting for a few notable gifts. Without kids or husbands to worry about, you might just be able to crack through your list. Plus most stores are happy to ship goods directly to your home (you might even save some on sales tax while you're at it).


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AF micro adjust feature tunes the AF settings for different lenses and the 7D can tune up to 20 lenses.
All lenses and bodies should leave the plant within certain tolerances, however when paired up they may still front or back focus because the measurements can stack up or they can cancel each other out and be dead on.
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Full wall-to-wall coverage, including photo galleries, athlete interviews, recaps and columns are available at the Event Landing Page.
LONDON, England, July 31. ALLISON Schmitt earned her first individual Olympic gold medal with a stunning effort in the women's 200-meter freestyle finale at the 2012 London Olympics, while her teammate Missy Franklin missed the podium by the slimmest of margins.
Schmitt blistered the field with a 1:53.61 for the win. That time crushed the Olympic record of 1:54.82 set by Federica Pellegrini at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and also bested Schmitt's American mark of 1:54.40. That swim had stood as the overall textile best as well. Schmitt's time this evening is the second fastest ever, behind only Federica Pellegrini's world record of 1:52.98 from the techsuit era.
The win gave Schmiit her third Olympic medal of the meet, one of each color with silver in the 400 free and bronze in the 400 freestyle relay. She also won bronze as part of the 800 free relay in 2008. The win returned the title to the U.S. for the first time since Nicole Haislett topped the 200 free in 1992. Debbie Meyer (1968) and Mary Wayte (1984) are the only other Americans to win this event.
"I couldn't be happier," Schmitt said. "I couldn't see anything other than the racer next to me, so I didn't know where I was or what the time was. I just tried to keep focused and to keep calm. Mike (Phelps) and I were joking before the race that he said as soon as you get on the blocks it's time to start focusing. I got a whole collection of [medals] now. Right now, they're somewhere in my room, a secret place, I kind of stashed them."
France's Camille Muffat closed to second with a 1:55.58 as she and Schmitt switched spots from the 400 free. Muffat grabbed the 400 free title on the first night, and now has her second career Olympic medal. She is the second woman from France to medal in the event, as Solenne Figues took bronze in 2004.
Australia's Bronte Barratt clocked a 1:55.81, edging Franklin's 1:55.82 by just .01 seconds, to snag the final podium spot. The bronze is Barratt's first individual Olympic medal. She earned gold in relay duty on the women's 800 free relay at the 2008 Olympics. She is the first swimmer from Australia to medal in the event since Susie O'Neill won in 2000.
"I didn't really think this would be possible for me. To win an individual Olympic medal is a dream come true," Barratt said. "It was pretty difficult to be in lane four between (Allison) Schmitt and (Camille) Muffat. I knew Schmitty was going to go out hard so I was really just trying to switch off from her and when I saw how far in front she was I thought, 'OK, let's focus on the rest of the girls in the race.' I was just doing my own thing and keeping my head down. I had no idea [it was that close with Missy]. I wasn't aware I was 0.01 (seconds) in front of her. I couldn't see her."
Franklin finished fourth in 1:55.82, missing a chance for a third Olympic medal after winning the 100 back. Defending gold medalist Pellegrini wound up fifth in 1:56.73, while Russia's Veronika Popova (1:57.25), Great Britain's Caitlin McClatchey (1:57.60) and Australia's Kylie Palmer (1:57.68) also vied for Olympic hardware.
"It's difficult for you to understand it, but I am the same one I was in Shanghai and in Beijing. Sport is like that, you need to accept your defeats," Pellegrini said. "There is still the relay to concentrate on. I will not let my teammates down."
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Effective reading strategies can range from questioning and visualizing to pre-reading and decoding. Reading strategies are used to help students become effective readers. To see improvement in a student's reading ability these skills need to be mastered. Decoding is one of the most important foundational skills. Many times if there is a comprehension problem, at the root of that difficulty is a decoding problem. Teaching students proven decoding strategies provides them with a strong foundation to ensure reading success.
Decoding is the process of translating print into speech by rapidly matching a letter or combination of letters (graphemes) to their sounds (phonemes) and recognizing the patterns that make syllables and words. There is an area in the brain that deals with language processing and does this process automatically. Statistically speaking, about 30 percent of students do not access this part of their brain automatically and therefore must be taught decoding strategies very explicitly and systematically. This means that we start with the simplest sound/letter concept and build to the more complex. This method of phonics instruction has been proven to be the most effective in helping students gain decoding skills.
Decoding is important because it is the foundation on which all other reading instruction builds. If students cannot decode words their reading will lack fluency, their vocabulary will be limited and their reading comprehension will suffer. Teaching higher-level reading strategies to students stuck at the word level is ineffective and frustrating.
Explicit, systematic and multi-sensory phonics instruction produces effective decoding skills. Phonics can be taught both implicitly or explicitly. Implicit phonics begins with a whole word and then looks at beginning sounds, ending sounds and context clues. Explicit phonics does the reverse by building from a single letter to a word. Because of poor results with implicit phonics, phonics instruction has been given a negative connotation—phonics is not really effective unless it is taught explicitly and systematically. Phonics taught any other way could be compared to an alphabet soup of sounds. The way it is taught is what determines the level of success, particularly for those with learning disabilities such as dyslexia.
Presenting phonics and instructing it in a logical sequence, in which one concept builds upon the next, is another essential component of teaching phonics and decoding. This systematic approach helps students to master skills quickly and move to the next concept seamlessly. Teaching phonics using a multi-sensory approach reaches all learning styles in a classroom and gives those struggling readers the visual and hands-on instruction they need. When phonics is taught according to these guidelines, students will be able to find decoding success and it will quickly become an automatic process for them.
Automatic recognition of individual words leads to fluent reading of strings of words, which in turn leads to full comprehension—the goal of reading instruction. When this process is automatic and efficient then additional reading strategies can be taught to help the students understand more from what they read and have a successful and fulfilling experience with text. As a teacher or parent what more could you want?
Having the right resources for teaching is crucial for improving reading instruction. To help give you the tools you need, Reading Horizons has created a free online reading workshop as well as a list of reading strategies.


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Current Peace Corps Volunteer Shares Experience in Togo
Kent Free Public Library
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Meeting Room (2nd floor)
312 W. Main Street
Kent, OH 44240
Learn more about international Peace Corps service. Current Peace Corps Volunteer, Ana Sigler, will share her experience as an Environmental Action and Food Security Volunteer in Togo, West Africa. This session will be moderated by Peace Corps Recruiter, Annabel Khouri (RPCV, Kenya). The session will cover the work of Peace Corps, where Volunteers serve, benefits of service, and how to apply. Join us to learn how you can make a difference in the lives of others through Peace Corps service. Bring your questions!
If you'd like to stay informed about Peace Corps news and events in your area, sign up to receive e-updates.
About the Peace Corps: Read more or watch a video about what it's like to be a Volunteer including what Volunteers do, where they go, and the many benefits of Peace Corps service. Or apply now to begin your life-defining experience.
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Charlewood recently conducted a survey of its congregation. See here for the results.
Charleswood Mennonite Church has its beginnings in 1963 as a daughter congregation of Bethel Mennonite Church. At first the church met in the Chapman School in the Charleswood area of Winnipeg and then bought land on the corner of Haney and Eldridge.
Today we have about 260 members including a strong Korean presence, which started in 1996 with the arrival of several families from Korea. We are a part of Mennonite Church Manitoba, Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Central Committee. Our pastoral staff includes one full time pastor, John Braun, and two half-time pastors, Young Ho Son, Pastor for Korean Ministries and Jeff Friesen, Associate Pastor for Youth and Young Adults.
Our congregation has strong representation from all the generations. We have activities and opportunities for all age groups. Our beliefs are reflected in the Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective.
We are an Anabaptist-Mennonite Church with a Korean Ministry.
We are a suburban church with an inner city ministry.
We are a church that seeks to foster fellowship.
We are a church that wants to foster ecumenical connections.
Sunday School Classes for all ages.
Youth class
Adult Bible Study Class (Sunday morning)
Peace and Justice Sunday Class
Baptism \ Church Membership Class
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The U.S. House of Representatives has proposed changes that could affect about 9,500 college students in Minnesota and even more nationally.
They are proposing changes to the Pell grant, which could eliminate that source of financial aid for many students. The Minnesota State University Student Association, including the MSUM chapter, is working to lobby against the Pell Grant changes proposed for fiscal year 2012.
If the proposed changes are enacted, approximately 9,500 Minnesota students would be cut from the Pell grant, said Thom Beneke, public relations specialist for MSUM's chapter of MSUSA.
The Pell grant is a federal financial aid program that provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate and certain post-baccalaureate students.
Some of the changes include cutting the number of years students are eligible for the grant and changing the criteria for eligibility, Beneke said.
"They're looking at changing what students are actually eligible for – how much they're eligible to receive," he said.
According to the department of education website, the maximum Pell grant for award year 2011-2012 is $5,550. In the bill proposing changes, found at the House of Representatives website, the maximum would be $4,860 for award year 2012-2013.
"It'll also impact students that work," Beneke said. "They're looking at changing it so that when a student does work and so that when a student is working during school, that's going to count against them for how much they can actually receive in Pell grants. And so what would happen is that students that work a certain amount of hours every week would potentially be getting cut from the program."
The Pell grant has proven to be helpful to students who have received it in the past.
Junior Patrick Wellin received a Pell grant during his first two years of school, but not this year. He assumes he was withdrawn from the program because of changes in his parents' incomes.
"I'm in a position in which so many other students could be in, if (these changes to the Pell grant) go into effect," Wellin said.
He has felt the difference between having the Pell grant, and being cut from the program.
"There is some more stress over having to compensate for the lack of the Pell grant," Wellin said. "Some things are becoming more difficult to do, even things like buying bus tickets to the Cities to go see my mom."
MSUSA, an independent nonprofit funded by student fees, is fighting the proposed changes.
Last week they supported a petition against the changes. As of Nov. 1, the petition had 1,964 signatures. Eight hundred and seventy-nine of those signatures were from MSUM students. Students can sign the petition at msusa.org.
"The petition's going to be used as a list of supporters," Beneke said. Some student members and adult professionals who work with MSUSA are planning to travel to Washington D.C. to talk with the legislators, Beneke said.


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Pascale Sablan, AIA, LEED AP, will explain the FXFOWLE design process and the integration of architectural SOFTWARE – Ecotect, 3DMaxx, Rhino, Revit, and AutoCAD – that was used to design the Museum of the Built Environment, one of eleven projects designed by FXFOWLE architects in the King Abdullah Financial District, a new 55 million-square-foot mixed-use urban development currently under construction in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She will focus on the rational use of technology by the project's diverse design team to advance architectural and environmental goals, as well as lessons learned during the designs development.
The program will illustrate that thinking collaboratively is a mantra that works for team members and architectural SOFTWARE both.
Speaker: Pascale Sablan AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, Associate, FXFOWLE, and President, NYCOBA
Pascale Sablan, an accomplished architect and President of NYCOBA, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Architecture and completed a MASTER OF Science in Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia University. Sablan's professional career began and was nurtured at AARRIS Architects. She devoted four years to working on The African Burial Ground National Monument, the first black slavery monument of New York City. Pascale is now an Associate at FXFOWLE Architects, where she is a designer in the Urban Studio. She creates sustainable and dynamic architectural design in countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, Azerbaijan and Japan.
Sablan is actively engaged in many of FXFOWLE's committees and ACTIVITIES, inlcuding Team Green, mentoring, Revit Technology, and the firm's blog. Outside the office, she volunteers for multiple organizations to help improve her community and share her knowledge and expertise. She sits on the Board of Trustees of the Mary Louis Academy, is a member of the AIANY Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and the United States Green Building Council, and has been a counselor in the ACE Mentoring organization. In 2013, Pascale was selected as an AIA Emerging Professional and her work was exhibited during the annual AIA National Convention. In 2014, she won the AIANY ENYA Merit Award. Pascale was also awarded the NOMA Prize for Excellence in Design in the Unbuilt category for her redesign of AMHE Haiti School Campus, which was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake. She developed this project with her ACE Students.
Organized by: AIANY Diversity and Inclusion Committee
PRICE: Free for AIA members and students with VALID ID; $10 for non-members
Learn how to develop a campus-wide sustainability plan. Higher education leaders from Rutgers University-Livingston Campus and local firms will share their experience in developing a campus-wide sustainability plan that seeks real world results and also supports their institutional mission.Continuing Education Units: For this symposium you will earn: 4.75 AIA LU/HSW units. Learning Outcomes- Define the critical relationships between a campus' buildings, its site and its available natural resources in developing a program for sustainable campus development.- Evaluate infrastructure options, building systems, and design strategies that support a university's planning goals for energy conservation and sustainability.- Illustrate effective building renovation design strategies that improve the functional, economic, and energy-use performance of existing campus buildings in support of an overall program for the responsible management of campus assets.- Identify the key concerns to designing campus buildings that are considered net zero or ultra-low energy users. A tour of the campus will be included.
Organized by: Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
Ted Brown
Water Resources Engineer
Biohabitats, Inc
Seth T. Richter
Assistant Facilities Planner
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Antonio Calcado
Vice President, Facilities & Capital Planning
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Frank Wong
Executive Director, Facilities Planning & Development
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Rob Diemer
Founding Partner
In Posse
Michael Kornitas
Director of Sustainability and Energy
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Andrew Zumwalt-Hathaway
Director, Sustainability Consulting Services
Steven Winter Associates, Inc
Continuing Education Credits:
When: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM SATURDAY, MAY 9 Where: At The Center Two Sessions: 11AM - 1PM or 2PM - 4PM
Come explore the modernist furnishings and architecture featured in the Center's Prague Functionalism, then design your own functionalist furniture inspired by pieces in the exhibit. Organized by: Center for Architecture Price: $20/family of 4; $10 for Center for Architecture Dual/Family Members; additional guests accompanying a Family Admission are $5 each. Register
Eight presenters will give highly visual PechaKucha presentations about tactical urbanism projects around the region. PechaKucha is a fast-paced, visually oriented format comprised of 20 slides at 20 seconds each. Please join us for a cross-disciplinary conversation that will be the beginning of a tactical urbanism community in Chicago. Refreshments provided.
Katherine Darnstadt, AIA, Latent Design
Jim Lasko, Redmoon Theater
Taylor McKinley, University of Chicago's Place Lab
Carolyn Sponza, AIA, Gensler
Brian Bonanno, Andersonville Development Corporation
Kareeshma Ali, Farr Associates
Amanda Scotese, Chicago Detours
Ronnie Harris, Center for Neighborhood Technology
In 1929 Mary Woodworth Patterson, widow of Governor Issac Patterson, along with the Oregon Daughters of the American Revolution, set out to build a commemorative log cabin near the site where Oregon's provisional government was established in 1843. The cabin was completed in 1931 after an extensive fundraising campaign and operated as a living history museum until being closed in 2013.
Because of its precarious location on a rapidly-eroding bank of the Willamette River, Restore Oregon listed the building as one of Oregon's Most Endangered Places in 2013. After the listing, the Oregon DAR launched a hugely successful fundraising campaign and hired Portland's Arciform, LLC, to plan a relocation and restoration. After an extensive restoration and much-needed relocation, the cabin is set to reopen with a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 17, 2015.
Pioneer Mothers Cabin Grand Reopening May 17 @ noon 8089 Champoeg Road NE St Paul, Oregon
Coffee, cake, and punch will be served while supplies last. Living history demonstrations and tours of the Newell Pioneer Village will be offered by costumed interpreters. Music will be provided by the Heart Strings band.
Thursday, May 14, 6PM, Talk
Please RSVP CLICK HERE
In conjunction with our new exhibition Lina Bo Bardi: Together, Zeuler Lima will present his recent Graham-funded book Lina Bo Bardi about the work and life of the Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect, and will discuss Bo Bardi's prolific career as an architect, editor, theorist, and exhibition designer.
Copies of Lima's Lina Bo Bardi (Yale University Press, 2013) will be available for purchase in the Graham Foundation Bookshop.
Zeuler R. Lima is an architect, author, and associate professor at Washington University in Saint Louis. He received his Ph.D. from the Universidade de São Paulo and completed a post-doctorate fellowship in comparative literature at Columbia University. He unanimously received the International Bruno Zevi Prize for architectural history and criticism in 2007. Lima has published extensively about twentieth-century architecture, urbanism, art, and landscape architecture. He has won several Brazilian design competitions and awards, including the Federal District Legislative Chamber (2010) on the Monumental Axis in Brasília, DF. Lima also practices drawing, painting, and printmaking and has participated in several exhibitions.
To learn more about the exhibition Lina Bo Bardi: Together, please click here.
Join nycoba NOMA on May 15th for our first sustainability roundtable of the year, in partnership with Sustainable South Bronx.
Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx) works to address economic and environmental issues in the South Bronx, and throughout New York City, through a combination of green job training, community greening programs, and social enterprise.
http://www.nycoba.org/ http://www.ssbx.org/
The American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, is pleased to announce the tenth annual FitCity conference.
The program will bring together architects, planners, designers, developers, government officials, community advocates, and public health professionals to discuss how design, policy, and practice decisions can create opportunities to increase physical activity, access to healthier food and beverages, and overall well-being.
This year's event, which will celebrate a decade of active design in New York City, will feature interactive break-out sessions. Participants will hear how the strategies described in the Active Design Guidelines are being implemented throughout the five boroughs. In addition, attendees will learn how they can implement active design in different settings to achieve more equitable and healthier neighborhoods.
Program Schedule:
9:00-9:15 am
Welcome and Introductions
David S. Siscovick, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President for Research, New York Academy of Medicine
Sarah A. Wolf, MPH, RD, Active Design Manager, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention & Tobacco Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
9:15-10:00 am
Health Keynote
Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, Professor of Clinical Studies of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Introduction: Sonia Angell, MD, MPH, Deputy Commissioner, Prevention and Primary Care, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
10:00-10:05 am
Physical Activity Break
Monica Ortiz Rossi, MFA, Active Design Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
10:05-11:00 am
Commissioners' Panel
Moderator: David Burney, FAIA, Interim Executive Director, AIA New York Chapter and Center for Architecture
Feniosky A. Peña-Mora, Commissioner, NYC Department of Design + Construction
Mitchell Silver, Commissioner, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Victor Calise, Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
Donna Corrado, Commissioner, NYC Department for the Aging
Sonia Angell, MD, MPH, Deputy Commissioner, Prevention and Primary Care, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Purnima Kapur, Executive Director, NYC Department of City Planning
Wendy Feuer, Assistant Commissioner, NYC Department of Transportation
Eden Hauslaib, Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives, NYC Administration for Children's Services
11:00 am-11:15 am
11:15-12:45 pm
Breakout Sessions
Panel: Designing for Health in Affordable Housing
Moderator: Yianice Hernandez, Director of Active Living, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Joanna Frank, Executive Director, Center for Active Design
Kimberly Murphy, AIA, Associate, Edelman Sultan Knox Wood Architects
William Quinn Sabatini, AIA, ACHA, Founding Principal, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini
Maryanne Speroni, Assistant Director and Fund Manager, Vitus
Panel: Urban Schoolyards: The Next Great Public Space
Moderator: Rebecca Lee, MPH, Physical Activity & Nutrition Coordinator, East & Central Harlem District Public Health Office
Lois Brink, MLA, Chief Strategist, The Big SandBox
Linda Pollak, AIA, ASLA Affiliate, Partner, Marpillero Pollak Architects
Ray Pultinas, Sustainability Coordinator, DeWitt Clinton High School
Workshop: Activating Open Space at a Mott Haven NYCHA Development
Moderator: David Tepper, AIA, Associate Partner, Ennead Architects
Ilana Cohen, Landscape Designer, Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects
Lindsay Haddix, Deputy Director of Special Projects, Capital Projects Division, New York City Housing Authority
Miriam Peterson, Partner, Peterson Rich Office
Jacob Reidel, Designer, Ennead Architects
Workshop: What's Next in Active Design: Expanding our Vision for Healthy Neighborhoods
Moderators: Lee Altman, LEED AP, Active Design Coordinator, NYC Department of Design + Construction; Claudia Herasme, Deputy Director, Office of Chief Urban Designer, NYC Department of City Planning
TBD, Center for Health Equity, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Juan Martinez, Director of Strategic Initiatives, NYC Department of Transportation
Suzanne Nienaber, AICP, Partnerships Director, Center for Active Design
Karen Taylor, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Community Services, NYC Department for the Aging
12:45-2:15 pm
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Panel: Bridging Sectors to Create Open Space
Le'alani S. Boykin, Technical Assistance Manager for Community Visioning and Planning, Partnerships for Parks
Charles McKinney, Principal Urban Designer, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Anandi A. Premlall, Sustainable Communities Consultant, SustyQ (Sustainable Queens)
Alfred Zollinger, Associate Professor of Architecture and Interior Design, Parsons The New School for Design
Panel: Community Engagement and Active Transportation: Working with Community Partners to Achieve Collective Impact
Mayor Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores, MD, City of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Henry Greenidge, Director of Special Projects, NYC Department of Transportation
Maggie Veatch, Director of Physical Activity and Nutrition, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
TBD, Brooklyn Community Board 3
Panel: Creating Healthy Eating Environments in Schools
Moderator: Lisa Herron, Community Engagement Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Population Health Science and Policy
George Edwards, Coordinator, Garden to Café, School Food, NYC Department of Education
Terry Huang, Professor, City University of New York and University of Nebraska Medical Center
Dina Sorensen, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Project Designer, VMDO Architects
Workshop: Using an Innovative Visioning Method to Activate Change; Learning from Staten Island
Moderator: Elizabeth Hamby, Community Urban Planner, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Michael Schnall, Chief of Staff, Staten Island, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
Ginny Mantello, MD, Director, Health & Wellness, Staten Island Borough President's Office
Jody Stoll, Project Manager, Partnerships to Improve Community Health Grant, Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness
Emily Walker, Director of Outreach & Programs, New Yorkers for Parks
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Daniel Hernandez, Deputy Commissioner for Neighborhood Strategies, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
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David Burney, FAIA, Interim Executive Director, AIA New York Chapter and Center for Architecture
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Tuesday July 21, 2015 at 7:00pm
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Beginning in 1883, the Glessners spent over one-third of each year at their beloved summer estate in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, known as The Rocks. The estate, which encompassed nearly 1,500 acres at its peak, combined stunning architecture by Isaac Scott, Hermann Von Holst, and Shepley Rutan and Coolidge, set within a landscape designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons. After the Glessners died in the 1930s, their descendants continued to occupy the estate and run it as an active working farm. In the late 1970s much of the property was donated to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forest, of which John Glessner was an early member. Today, the estate is one of the premier properties owned by the Society, offering a lush landscape, rare trees and plants, and numerous restored buildings that tell the story of the Glessners while being adaptively reused for today's needs. Join Nigel Manley, director of The Rocks Estate for the past 29 years, as he takes you on a journey through this natural wonderland.
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This private tour will explore Chicago's oldest public building, designed in the 1850s by architects Carter & Bauer. The simple facade of Milwaukee common brick sports two distinctive spires symbolizing the Church in the East and West. Inside, the renovation of the 1990s by Booth Hansen Associates revealed the glorious Celtic art created by stained glass artisan Thomas O'Shaughnessy and others. After the tour, we will walk one block east to tour the exterior of the Glessner Center, built in the 1880s for John Glessner's company - Warder, Bushnell and Glessner.
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Have you ever wondered how paint ended up in a can? Learn how the Industrial Revolution and socio-economic pressures of the time caused paint to evolve from ingredients mixed in the field, to a ready-mixed, mass-produced product (that created a few Prairie Avenue fortunes as well). This presentation by master painter Mario Guertin delves into the early challenges that Colonial America presented for paint and how technical innovations and population growth brought us to where we are today. After this presentation you will never look at a paint can the same way again!
Join us for the 26th anniversary of Museums of the Arroyo Day on Sunday, May 17, 2015, where six museums located in Los Angeles and Pasadena open their doors — free of charge — from noon to 5 p.m.
Explore great architecture, historical discoveries, family fun and entertainment at six local museums all for free at Museums of the Arroyo (MOTA) Day on May 17, 2015. Learn Victorian dances, make adobe bricks, check out a Civil War encampment, climb into a retired LAPD helicopter, attend a Rancho fashion show and discover what continues to make the Arroyo Seco a bustling, vibrant arts-driven community that crosses neighborhoods and social boundaries.
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Saturday, May 16, 2015 Lecture - 10:00 a.m. Tour - 11:00 - 3:00 p.m.
In honor of National Preservation Month, Pasadena Heritage presents a lecture and walking tour of the early garden apartment complexes on South Orange Grove Boulevard. Once known as "Millionaire's Row," this neighborhood saw a significant shift in architectural style, from grandiose Victorian style mansions to mid-century garden apartments, as a result of economic shifts and population explosion following World War II.
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The Open House exhibition will remain on display at S. R. Crown Hall until May 13, 2015.
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Jeff Berry, Goldberg General Contracting
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Will Reckless join Fnatic or not? Has anyone heard anything about this...
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Will Reckless join Fnatic or not? Has anyone heard anything about this...
But he is in Fnatic, he only couldn't participate in many events due to his age. This year he'll be able to play competitively and they surely gonna replace Puszu for him.
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But he is in Fnatic, he only couldn't participate in many events due to his age. This year he'll be able to play competitively and they surely gonna replace Puszu for him.
Of course he is already in Fnatic, I meant will he join as a starter. You think so? Why though Puszu played well, but he's not a start I guess. Does not have the Superstar qualities imo.
Exactly this comment:
This is not a simple question but let me break down the factors surrounding this decision.
1) Fnatic have always expressed their desire to play with Rekkles When Puszu joined the team it was agreed that Rekkles would replace him in S4 by all relevant parties. You have to remember that if they could've, Fnatic would've taken Rekkles to worlds instead of Puszu. Age law and date of games fucked them over and they decided that going all tournament with Puszu was a better call since changing player mid tournament is kind of rough. Rekkles lives with Fnatic, is on salary with Fnatic and streams under the Fnatic network. Also Yellowstar duoqueues a lot with Rekkles, far more than he ever did with Puszu.
Also funfact that after Lamia retired Fnatic had 3 main candidates for the spot of ADC on their team. Rekkles, CandyPanda and Yellowstar and despite the tremendous experience of CandyPanda and Yellowstar Fnatic went with Rekkles because they saw something in him as a player.
2) "Puszu deserves his place in Fnatic" That's not the way it works sadly. If you have a better player available and a whole year to work on synergy it would be a disservice to the players and the fans to not go with them. Korean teams are renowned for (and fall under criticism when they don't) bringing in new talent as soon as possible. Look at Ssong from Sword or Homme from Ozone, willingly giving up their spot at Worlds for the sake of the team and the potential of new talent in Nagne or Looper. Sure this doesn't always work out but if you have a whole year to work on teamwork and develop a player then the likelihood of it blowing up in your face is lowered significantly. Competitive League of Legends isn't a holiday, players are expected to make the appropriate and tough decisions in order to maintain as competitive and strong as possible.
Benching Shusei in favour of sOAZ was an unpopular decision and sOAZ later emerged as the best European toplaner and the only one impressing on a world stage. Benching nRated in favour of Yellowstar was another unpopular decision that again worked out very well for Fnatic given how quickly Yellowstar became a world class support player.
3) Puszu played really well Did he? I mean, he was losing bot lane really badly 4 games in a row. Homme played well in Champions Spring and Summer, Ssong played OK in Spring and the whole team played poorly in Summer, didn't stop them stepping to one side for younger talent. He wasn't the only thing under-performing, xPeke did that as well. But last time I checked Fnatic don't have a young superstar prodigy of a midlaner with a huge fan following sitting on the bench.
4) What has Rekkles done that's that impressive? He's done everything he can. Since leaving Fnatic he built up a sizeable following, joined an amateur team and competed in amateur tournaments winning a good amount of them. He plays really, really well for CW and consistently carries nearly every game (and if he doesn't then CW lose). Like Uzi was in this series; Rekkles is always up on CS, sometimes even over 100 cs. Since stepping down Rekkles has improved his positioning, map awareness and skillshot aim drastically but maintained his flashy mechanics. He's also improved his champion pool drastically (since before he could only really play Ezreal at a top level). I've seen him play Tristana, Caitlyn, Twitch, Varus, Ezreal, Corki and Vayne all at a very high level. Also anyone who knows Rekkles will know that he practices a lot, as much as any of the other Fnatic players do.
5) Rekkles fits the Fnatic brand. Fnatic have a reputation for strong individual play. Ask any EU LCS fan who the best toplaner, midlaner and jungler are in Europe and it's highly likely that sOAZ, xPeke and Cyanide will get a mention in their top 2/3 (got to allow for fan favourites). When you say strong EU ADCs (what an oxymoron of a sentence) for like their dream-team or some shit most people would say Lemondogs Tabzz,
NiP FreezeSK CandyPanda and ATN Creaton. Rekkles is the kind of player who could be on the top of everyone's list, he was last year in the aftermath of IPL5.
6) If they don't commit to Rekkles in the next few weeks some other team will SK perhaps need a new ADC (they're trying out MrRallez at the moment), Copenhagan Wolves want an ADC to qualify with and even teams like Evil Geniuses may consider picking him up. Rekkles is held in very high regard amongst high elo and pro players and he has other offers, I know that much at least.
Fnatic have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Also remember they can do an intensive scrim session with Rekkles and try him out for the role before committing.
A fun fact: Reckless is actually a shot caller for Fnatic when he's playing :)
He's going to play 100%
ELO hell is a state of mind.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Reckless will be starter for Fnatic.
However, Puszu's strong performance in Worlds will almost guarantee him a spot in another pro team imo. I would be surprised if I wouldn't see him in LCS next season.
Yon (Champion Concept) | Ardeus (Champion Concept) | Von Ecca & Necxov (Champion Concept) | Zuge (Champion Concept)
Voogre (Champion Concept) | Alaith (Champion Concept) | Jigan (Champion Concept) | Decaine (Champion Concept) |
Croid (Champion Concept) | Setron (Champion Concept) | Seya (Champion Concept) | Mecas - The Scalebearer (Champion Concept)
Fnatic looked really good in worlds, but I think with Reckless they will look even better.
Finally a superstar EU ADC, we haven't had any ever. Creaton seemed like he could've been the one at the beginning of the summer LCS, but otherwise all mediocre. Good ones I would say Freeze, Creaton that come to mind.
I gotta go with what people have said. Puszu is an excellent ADC in his own right and gave Fnatic a strong botlane, but Rekkles is who they've been planning to go with all along. It's not like Puszu is going to struggle to find a team as he's already proven himself, and if he stays with the Fnatic organization then they know they have someone they can rely on to back them up. Should Rekkles not work out and he stays with them, then that shouldn't be a problem.
Puszu has done amazing for fanatic this last year, but the plan was always to get reckles when he was old enough, he will without a doubt find a new team very quickly, such a good player wont go to waste, there was talk about cw wanting to pick him up if he was willing.


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ST. LOUIS, MO. - The Butler men's tennis team finished off their final road trip of the regular season with a 5-2 win over Saint Louis on Saturday. The match featured wins by sophomores Austin Woldmoe, Pulok Bhattacharya, Billy Weldon and Ruben Geeraert.
Weldon won at No. 4 singles 6-1, 6-0. Geeraert, playing in only his second match of the season, won at No. 6 singles 6-1, 6-2.
The pairings of Bhattacharya and freshman Brandon Woods and sophomore Tommy Marx and Geeraert were victorious at No. 2 and 3 doubles, respectively. Bhattacharya and Woods won by a score of 8-2.
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Despite being under the cosh for large parts of the 2nd half of this London 2 South-West match at the Hampshire Avenue HQ of their hosts Bognor, London Cornish eventually emerged victorious by a goal and 2 tries to a try and a penalty, the result ensuring the Sussex side will finish the season bottom of the division. The scoreline does not reflect the full story however, for the home side created plenty of half chances but were only able to finish one, whereas their visitors created half a dozen such chances and finished 3 of them.
The exiles were forced into a series of changes for this match, unable to field regulars Mike Bond, Will Carew-Gibbs, Simon Brading, Rich McKeown, Iain Short, Ian Keith, Tom Dorse and Nick Harlock for a variety of reasons. The upshot of the many changes was that there was a first starts of the season for Alex Soskin in his part-time role as emergency hooker, and for new signing Liam McConnell at full back. On the bench there was a call up for Choughs regular prop Matt Pollard, both 2s regular props having become dads in the same week! With George Johnson playing at loosehead, and Fraser Smeaton called up at 12, there was an unfamiliar look to the side for seasoned watchers. However, since all of those called up have been playing 2s and Choughs rugby this season, the habit of winning was a welcome one to bring to the side.
Cornish arrived at the Bognor ground slightly later than planned, a crash on the A3 blocking 2 lanes and holding the bus up for 45 minutes. The weather continues to be unseasonably sunny and warm, though the pitch was in decent nick and the grass shorter than visits on previous occasions. Cornish were well aware that the home 10 had recovered from recent injuries, and that their side had been bolstered by the return of a few of their student members, recent results including a comprehensive win over 3rd placed Guildford. However, Bognor have already been relegated so the exiles were not quite sure what to expect from their hosts!
Cornish played away from the clubhouse end in the first half, and quickly demonstrated that one aspect of their game remains in fine fettle, the scrum driving Bognor off their own ball at the first set piece inside the visitors 22. The Sussex side came out firing and were soon back on the attack, them winning a penalty smack in front of the posts on 3 minutes inside the 22, but everyone watching was as surprised as the home kicker to see the kick pushed wide. This profligacy came back to haunt the home side on 6 minutes, for on their very first attack Cornish scored. Scrum half Tom Jacob angled across field from a ruck and delayed his pass perfectly before hitting centre Luke Spells on a crash ball. The former Worthing centre is finishing the season in great form, and he smashed through the defence just inside the Bognor half and floated a fine pass left to right to wing Stuart Bell arriving at pace. Bell still had plenty to do, but he rounded his opposite number and fended off the covering full back to dive across the line wide right, the conversion missing left but the exiles 5-0 to the good. This move and the few others that followed, were isolated moments of quality in a match that lacked it, though Spells was again at the forefront of the action on 11 minutes when he again made a half break and again linked with Bell only for the ball to be knocked on as the wing tried to cross the line. 4 minutes later Cornish scored again, Fraser Smeaton smashing the ball up at 12 into the home 22, and Jacob showing a going, his pace around the fringe taking him away from the cover and under the posts for a try converted by Spells. At 12-0 with so long in the game to go, the decent home support must have been thinking the worst, but their team responded superbly from this point on and can feel hard done by to have taken nothing from the match. Using a mix of wonderfully flighted kicks to push their visitors back, and long cut out passes slung from the 10 channel, Bognor sought to move Cornish around the pitch and keep them penned deep. They then planned to attack the visiting lineout, with little success early on but with increased success in the second period. Their problem is that their handling is not as cute as their gameplan, and too often chances were butchered by knock-ons and passes going behind their intended receiver. Having attacked for 5 minutes, Bognor were cut apart again on 22 minutes, Bell linking with Graeme Smeaton and Robin Heymann down the left wing before an inside pass was intercepted by a covering home player to be cleared. Two minutes later the home kicker found his range from point blank following a ruck offence, reducing the arrears to 9. Back came the Sussex side five minutes later, but again they spilled the ball and Fraser Smeaton was quick to respond, breaking upfield and supported by lock Pete Calvert, him popping the ball to Spells who fixed the last man and chipped ahead only for Bell to agonizingly knock the ball on when challenged on the try line. The Bognor 10 continued to drive angled kicks into the clubhouse corner for the next 10 minutes, Johnson repeatedly hitting Calvert, Tom Stock and Andrew Preston to ensure lines were cleared each time, though on occasions loose kick chasing meant the visitors were back where they began. On 30 Cornish again attacked blind, this time Jacob and Graeme Smeaton linking to send Heymann on his way, only for play to be called back for a forward pass. On 33 minutes a Cornish hand was spotted scooping a ball back at a scrum inside the 22, but the home 10 again missed a kick he would normally expect to nail. Both sides went through a period of knocking the ball on in the closing minutes of the half, though it was noticeable that at successive rucks Bognor players required treatment for a series of injuries, and since your correspondent was also covering as physio in the absence of the regular cover, he missed whether any of those players was replaced or not?! The whistle went at the break with the game in the balance, Cornish 12-3 up.
The exiles were forced into a change at half time, Mark Osei-Tutu clearly not having recovered from the ankle injury he suffered a couple of weeks back, Pollard on at loosehead, Johnson moving to hooker and Soskin reverting to no 8. Any plans Bognor had of starting the half sharply were blown away in the opening 60 seconds of the second period. Spells stole a ball on the floor just inside his own half and headed blind. He offloaded to Heymann, who stepped one man and sent a sharp pass right to left to McConnell arriving on his outside. Hitherto denied space and time in which to run by the fine kicking game of the home 10, the former Loughborough Student hit the turbos, bursting the first attempted tackle and handing off the next before gliding away from the cover to score wide left, the speed and power of the try leaving few in doubt that the lad will be some asset to Cornish in seasons to come. Though the kick was missed, the visitors were now 17-3 ahead. With Spells, Preston and Johnson winning a few on the floor, this opening few minutes of the half were harrowing ones for Bognor, but they continued to counter at speed, the Cornish backs working overtime to stem the flow. The Sussex side had demonstrated that they have runners capable of clean line breaks of their own, and on 51 their elusive centre arced his run perfectly to elude a tackle, and though a scrambling McConnell tackle aided by Bell downed the runner, it only took a few phases for a home forward to plunge through a tackle and plant the ball on the line, the referee taking a moment before deciding to award the try, the conversion attempt flying across the face of the posts but the crowd awakened and battle now truly joined. Increasing their tempo and aided by a misfiring visiting lineout, Bognor now dominated possession, their 9 looping round on 55 only to see his pass knocked on when in a good position out wide. A pattern emerged of the exiles gifting possession to their hosts, who knocked the ball on to give it back only to themselves get it back as the quality of the game deteriorated. It took some strong scrummaging from Skipper Dave Theobald, playing in front of his folks for the first time in Cornish colours, Johnson and Pollard to ensure enough good quality ball made it back for their side to clear their lines, and when Cornish did win penalties they were aided by the additional benefit of the huge McConnell boot, the like of which we will also enjoy seeing in the final couple of games! Cornish brought off Fraser Smeaton on 61, Phil Francis returning to action in his place. Within minutes, a switch play saw the exiles create a half chance wide right but in keeping with play in this second half, a harmless pass simply flew straight into touch way behind its intended recipient. Jacob very nearly added the bonus point score on 65 when he countered following a Chris Turner steal on the floor, chipped the last man and then knocked on in the act of gathering the ball with clear water in front of him inside the Bognor 22. Though scrappy in these closing minutes, Bognor continued to attack, throwing the ball from one side of the pitch to the other to try and break the shackles of the exiles d, the home side belying any concern their supporters may have had that they have given up on their season. Cornish gave Alex Clough a run for Calvert on 67, and he was soon required in defensive duty as Bognor drove the visitors back into their 22. Time after time they hammered away now, Stock, Preston, Theobald and Johnson joined in the high tackle count by Spells, seemingly relishing the close quarter action. On 75 minutes their 10 hoisted a huge up and under into the sun inside the Cornish 22, but it was expertly fielded by Heymann to claim the mark. His clearance was his last act of the match as his nose had been badly cut in the previous affray and without a physio the exiles were unable to patch him up to return, Fraser Smeaton recalled from the bench to complete the match. Try as they might in the closing minutes, Bognor could not gain the score their efforts really deserved, and with Cornish also not looking like they had any more to give, the whistle brought down the league season at Hampshire Avenue, the Sussex side only having away games remaining.
So Bognor leave us after a 4 season stay in London 2 South-West. They have been both great visitors and great hosts, and will be sorely missed for their good humour and for the camaraderie that has built up between the clubs over that time. They have demonstrated that they have the talent to test sides in all sorts of ways, and were very unlucky not to pick up at least a point from this match. We wish them well in their efforts to return.
Cornish will have mixed feelings about this result, pleased to have toughed out the win but disappointed not to have done so with a bonus point having scored 3 tries 42 minutes into the game. However, this was the exiles last away trip of the season, and with the goal of securing a highest ever league finish of 4th still within their sights, those 2 games retain real significance!
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"Stunningly Ignorant"
Have you ever read something that just stuns the living daylights out of you? This morning, during my normal news perusal, I ran across an article titled What High Schoolers Don't Know by Bonnie Goldstein. After reading the article, I was just completely flabbergasted. I would even go as far to say that I was at a loss for words- which for me, is a major accomplishment. If there is nothing else you read today, I urge you to read the study on which this blog and referenced articles are based.
The article, which calls America's students "stunningly ignorant" cites a study by education advocacy group Common Core that details what American students do not know about literature and historical events. The data was gathered from a 33 question multiple choice test given to 1,200 17-year-old high-school students. The good news is, 97% of students assessed knew that Martin Luther King, Jr. gave the "I Have a Dream" speech. That fact aside, there is no good news to be had from this report.
Overall, the students surveyed earned a "D" on the test. Did I mention that the test was multiple choice? Fewer than half of the students could identify in which half century the Civil War was fought. Half had no idea what the Renaissance was. I could site question after question and statistic after statistic, but I think that you starting to see the abysmal picture.
The title of this newly published report, Still At Risk, is an allusion to the 1983 report, A Nation At Risk in which the statement "If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war," was made. 25 years later, these words could not be more true.
So, what to do with this information? I could devote page after page to what I think as a teacher, U.S. citizen, supporter of liberal arts education or children's advocate but my commentary cannot replace your experiencing the information for yourself. So, read the study and various commentaries, then take the test for yourself (see the pdf below). Have your high school aged children take the test. Think about, could your child's teachers pass the test?
Once you have digested all of this information, I want to hear from you: What are your thoughts on and reactions to the Still At Risk report? What should our country's educational leaders do to remedy the gaping hole in children's educations? What can you do to expand your child's education?


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This video Includes a walk thru the Inside Air Force One - The Independence. The aircraft is at Dayton Air Force Musum. This video also includes a flight on this plane on a Red Bulls DC-6. http://youtu.be/JUeihjS3YtE?hd=1
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Attachment: 2013-10-11_020226_representation_and_engagement_agreement_-_realviews4u_2.pdf
I am selling my web based business through the use of a broker. The broker has presented me with a small (2) page representation agreement which I would like to have looked over for me. If you can give a brief overview of what all it will entail for me such as my rights in this agreement etc.
Thank you for your question, let me review
First, the broker would not be able to disclose the purchase price paid for your web-based business (but this does not mean that the other party purchasing your website couldn't disclose it)
The broker will have 90 days to initiate a sale and this is an exclusive agreement. So even if you find someone else to sell the website, you would still need to pay the broker. And if the broker finds someone, this 90 days is extended until the sale is actually complete
You can reject any offer that you do not like though.
The broker will be paid 15% commission
If you were going to bring a lawsuit against the Broker, you could only do so in an English court. However, if the Broker wanted to sue you for some reason, he could bring it in any court (court would still need to have jurisdiction over you)
And finally, each of you will be responsible for your own expenses
Thank you for the response. My other question is if the broker was to sue me would it be my court of law? I was unsure if this means all disputes would have to be dealt with in the English courts.
And lastly, I just want to make sure that the only commission/fee's listed in this agreement is the 15% commission. (Was unsure about the "expenses" part.)
The only commission is the 15%. The expenses part means you wouldn't be responsible for his expenses and he wouldn't be responsible for yours. And if he sues you, it can be brought in any court that he wants, as long as the court is able to hear the case based on the types of cases and the people the court has jurisdiction over
Quick Questions for you regarding this agreement. Sorry for such a late response but is there anything in this agreement that would force me into selling? Or do I retain my right to decline any offer? Thanks again.
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The core group of aligned courses, called "Advanced Standing" is an
embedded element of police science associate degree programs offered in
14 Wisconsin's technical colleges. It is the result of a collaborative
effort by those colleges, the Worldwide Instructional Design System
(WIDS) and the DOJ's Training Standards Bureau.
Before this re-design, courses and standards varied from college to
college, making it more difficult for students to transfer and for
employers to know how future law enforcement officers had been trained.
Now all law enforcement officers receive the same training to meet the
same standards, according to Dennis Hanson, Director of the Training and
Standards Bureau.
"Using WIDS to develop the aligned curriculum ensures the core
courses of Advanced Standing have the same standards as those taught at
any certified training academy," says Hanson.
In order to qualify for certification as a law enforcement officer in
Wisconsin, the Standards Board requires completion of 60 college credit
hours and 400-520 hours of basic officer training. Students can qualify
for certification one of three ways: by mandatorily attending training
after employment; by completing 60 college credits and then attending a
13-week training academy as a civilian student; or by completing an
associate degree in criminal justice with an embedded Advanced Standing
The associate-degree option allows students to kill two birds with
one stone, saving them time and making them marketable for law
enforcement positions sooner, according to Hanson. "Many employers give
priority to students who've gone through Advanced Standing," says
Hanson, "because those students don't have to take the 13-week training
academy after they are hired."
Administrators and instructors from each of Wisconsin's technical
colleges worked with the Training and Standards Bureau and WIDS to pull
the new core curriculum together. In the fall of 2003, the new Advanced
Standing core became part of every criminal justice associate-degree
program offered in Wisconsin. The result is a curriculum that better
facilitates transfers between schools; meets rigorous Law Enforcement
Standards Board basic training requirements; better prepares officers
for law enforcement work; and simplifies time spent on curriculum at
individual colleges.
Both instructors and deans saw the need for a re-defined curriculum.
They were motivated to share resources, wanted a seamless integration
between campuses, and were sensitive to students crossing district
The old Advanced Standing core, developed in 1990, lacked modern
performance assessments in which students were asked to demonstrate
skills and knowledge, according to Hanson. The new core, developed using
WIDS software, includes highly organized content and quality
performance assessments, including simulations, evidence collection,
role-play and more, he says.


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Sen. Chris Murphy Endorses Hillary Clinton For PresidentJune 04 2015
Release: Murphy contrasts his work fighting for Seniors with McMahon's right-wing PoliciesSeptember 27 2012
McMahon Supports Extreme Policies To End Social Security And Cut Medicare Benefits; Would Stand Hand-in-Hand to Support Republican Agenda
ROCKY HILL-Chris Murphy met with seniors in Hartford today to discuss his work fighting to preserve and protect Medicare and Social Security and to highlight Linda McMahon's support for extreme right-wing Republican policies to dismantle and end the crucial programs for Connecticut seniors. This visit comes one day after video was unearthed in which McMahon suggested that Social Security should have a "sunset provision."
"I have been fighting to preserve and protect Social Security and Medicare against the right-wing Republican attempts to privatize and dismantle them because I know how important these programs are for local seniors. But Linda McMahon not only supports the Ryan plan to dismantle Medicare, she proposed an even more extreme plan to end Social Security," said Murphy. "This is not what Connecticut seniors want, and I am going to keep talking to voters about my record fighting for them, and my opponent's record and her plans that would be devastating for Connecticut seniors and middle class families."
Speaking to a far-right Tea Party rally earlier this year, McMahon proposed a "sunset provision" to Social Security that would end the program completely, and make lawmakers fight to renew it. McMahon, who also suggested raising the retirement age and means-testing benefit programs, has successfully avoided reporters' questions on specific policy positions, and her campaign manager recently told The Connecticut Mirrorthat a discussion of the issues, including entitlement reform, was "a senseless exercise."
McMahon has also refused to rule out vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's plan to end traditional Medicare by turning it into a voucher program that would increase Connecticut seniors' health care costs by $6,000 per year.


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The curious way we find out about things.
Some time back I broke out my old turntable – you know that thing that you play long playing records on. If you don't know what LPs are ask your parents. Years back I sold most of my LPs, since I had far too many, but I did keep some selected jazz and rock records, thankfully. I started looking at records in thrift stores and had some good finds. Now of course, LPs are hip again, and the record stores are actually selling records again.
Its funny to look in the stacks at a store and see things I bought 30 years ago, most of which I wouldn't buy again. But there are many treasures unknown lurking in the record bins: in one store I saw a Jack Teagarden record from the 50's, and remembered that Big T as he was known was one of my Dad's favorites. I wasn't going to buy the record until I looked at who was playing on the disk. Teagarden had a sister named Norma who was a fine jazz pianist that led her own bands and off and on worked with her brother Jack. Now I was really interested, because Norma played stride piano, as did my own Mother. Back in the 80's when I lived in San Francisco, I read in the paper that Norma played weekly at the venerable Washington Square Bar and Grill and I thought what the heck I will go down and see her play.
The washbag, as it was known, was a high class restaurant, and out of my price range for dinner but I could at least afford a drink and hear the lady play, which is what I did, sitting at the bar and looking over the room where the piano was set up. She was a fantastic pianist, really outstanding, but here is the thing: not a single person in the crowded restaurant was paying any attention to her at all, not a bit, no applause, nothing. She might as well have just been a recording playing on the stereo.
I was young and didn't realize that this is the way of the world, sometimes: music is just in the background for most people, and who pays attention to the background noise? When she took a break I did have the courage to walk over and compliment her playing, but I don't remember a thing she said to me. I just felt a little sad, and a lot lucky that I actually got to see her perform.
This all went through my mind and I decided to buy the record. Classy store, they gave me a plastic sleeve to protect the album cover. I had forgotten about the plastic sleeves too, it had been so long since I purchased an actual record, not a CD, in a record store.
I get home and put on the disk. Nice stuff, but at first glance a bit too Dixieland for me, that is, until I flip the platter over and listen to side two. The first cut stops me in my tracks: a blues called Mis'ry and the blues. This is one of those totally perfect songs/performances that get my blood flowing: a completely hooky song, with great lyrics and the kind of assured, swinging playing that only real master musicians can pull off. I'm hooked, and I tell Barbara, we have to do this song in the band. How crazy is it that I would fall in love with a song written in 1912??????
It turns out that everyone in the band likes the song too – in fact Joe our guitar player loves Big T (as did his father, just like mine).
I have listened to this record a lot now, and like it more with each hearing, and I especially like Teagardens amazing, graceful playing and singing. I know its not true, but he seems to play and sing with no effort whatsoever.
Fast forward a couple of weeks, and I am taking my lunch hour to browse a local record store, which has a HUGE amount of LPs. I look all thru the jazz section, don't see a thing. I also look thru the foreign music section, you can never tell when a gem might show up, like an old Edith Piaf record. I am about to leave the store when I notice they have a recently arrived area, just for jazz. I see where there are these giant boxed jazz sets, from what I later find out is the Time-Life subscription only music series, Giants of Jazz. As I look, I notice the big prize here, a Jack Teagarden set. I take it over to the record player, and drop on a track. Wow, the playing is just superb, and even better, the records – all three of them – look like they have never even been played. Plus there is a very large booklet, maybe 50 pages, with the story of Teagardens life.
And it costs a whopping eight bucks. Of course it goes home with me.
One of the great things about LPs are the liner notes, which have just pretty much disappeared with CDs. In the case of this set, not only is there a very detailed life of Teagarden, there are also extensive notes on each track, with listings not only of the players on the track, but things to listen for. To me, this is a gold mine, since I want to know everything about every track.
Thru reading the booklet, and careful listening, I find out about a clarinet player named Pee Wee Russell. Russell started playing back in the early days of jazz, and was tight with Bix Biederbeck. As I listened to the tracks, I became more and more intrigued with the crazy sounds this man brought forth, certainly not conventional, not for the times these disks were waxed.
Fast forward a couple of more weeks. I am in the downtown library, which has a truly heroic amount of sheet music in it, really valuable to me since much of it isn't in print any longer. I am always on the hunt for new songs for the band to play.
I am walking out with my sheet music, and when passing by the music biography books, sitting there face out is a biography of – who else? – Pee Wee Russell. That has to go home with me too.
Now I am almost finished with the book, and am more impressed than ever with what this man did with his horn. He was very controversial in his life, since he did not play very conventionally at all, until way late in his career, so people either loved him or hated him. Also, he wasn't classically schooled, and valued the feeling, the guts, of playing more than perfect technique, although to my ear he had plenty, more than plenty, of chops for what he was doing.
So now I am hooked on Pee Wee also, just bought a Time-Life boxed set of this work, and have been listening to a 1962 record called New Groove, where he proved once again he was more than just a Dixieland has been. Its superb, his playing is lyric especially in the lower register. Someone else to learn from !
I suppose that I have always been attracted to the kind of musician that flaunts the rules, that isn't conventional like Naftule Brandwein or Django Reinhardt, that let their imaginations run where they will, since playing music should always be about freeing up your mind and your heart.
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In the CFL, UMass alums Anton McKenzie and Keron Williams saw their BC Lions (1-5 overall) lose to the Calgary Stampeders, 27-22 on Saturday. McKenzie had two tackles while Williams had three tackles and a sack.
McKenzie, Williams Rack Up Five Tackles In BC Lions Loss
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As the greatest invitational track meet on U.S. soil, the Nike Prefontaine Classic has long delivered..
A brisk Friday evening at the Nike Prefontaine Classic produced fiery field events as Brittney Reese and Joe Kovacs proved why they're both world champions.
Two days of world-class competition grace Historic Hayward Field, Friday and Saturday, for the 2016 Nike Prefontaine Classic, where Olympians and world champions..
Gwen Berry wins USATF Athlete of the Week after her American record-setting hammer throw at the Tucson Elite Classic, a USATF development throws meet on Saturday..
Gwen Berry (St. Louis, Missouri), three-time USATF Indoor Champion, looks poised and ready for a stunning 2016, as she followed up her USATF Indoor title in March..
Meet records in the 3,000-meter steeplechase fell Friday night as 64 athletes met the Olympic Trials standard in middle distance events ranging from 800 to 5,000 meters..
As the greatest invitational track meet on U.S. soil, the Nike Prefontaine Classic has long delivered..
2016 USATF Championship Series - Outdoor
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Raising the communal temperature in riot-affected western UP going to polls on Monday, Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah has spoken of the current election being an opportunity to take "revenge for the insult" during the violence in Muzaffarnagar last year.
"In Uttar Pradesh, especially western UP, it is an election for honour. It is an election to take revenge for the insult. It an an election to teach a lesson to those who have committed injustice," he told a meeting of community leaders two days ago.
The controversial BJP leader's speech came under attack from political parties which accused him of vitiating the atmosphere in the region, which witnessed one of the worst communal riots between Jats and Muslims in September last year.
The Congress approached the Election Commission seeking action against Shah for "creating animosity between communities".
With Shah was BJP legislator Suresh Rana, an accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots cases. Yesterday, Shah met leaders of gujjars, rajputs and dalits as part of his campaign to rally their communities behind BJP.
"A man can live without food or sleep. He can live when he is thirsty and hungry but when he is insulted, he cannot live. The insult has to be avenged," he had reportedly told them.
Congress, BSP, SP and JD(U) accused Modi of trying to inflame communal passions through Amit Shah while himself wearing the "mask" of development.
BJP, however, saw nothing wrong in remarks by Shah, party's UP incharge.
"UP government has insulted the people there. It is not a question of Hindus and Muslims. Those who went there for secular tourism, they have insulted the people. Instead of putting balm on the wounds of the victims, they sprinkled salt. Revenge should be taken for this insult," BJP spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.
In another meeting yesterday near Muzaffarnagar, Shah said, "We have been treated like second class citizens. Justice has not been done. It is not the time for bullets.
"It was in the time of Mughals that swords and arrows were used for revenge, now you have to press the button. Press the right button, and show those who have done this their right place."
"People who have insulted our community, those who have killed our youth, can we feel honoured sitting with them," Shah said.
The BJP leader said that once Modi government is formed at the centre, the Samajwadi government in UP will "also collapse".
"If you vote for Modi, not only Modi