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Occidental College
Office of Community Engagement
Student Led Projects
Occidental College has a rich tradition of student engaging in the community around them. From tutoring and mentoring to preparing meals those with limited food security, Oxy students embody the college's mission of excellence, equity, community and service.
Happily Engaging the Arts Together (HEARTs)
Oxy students introduce children to a world of performance art through this collaboration with LA's Best at Garvanza Elementary School in Highland Park. Volunteers teach classes in dance, visual arts, and music. This project has been in existence for about five years. The project was originally named Arts Appreciation and Achievement (AAA).
Asian American Tutorial Project (AATP)
AATP is a joint (UCLA, USC, Oxy) student organization that encourages children to pursue higher education through tutoring and mentoring. This project is concentrated at Castelar Elementary School in Chinatown, and has been in existence for about 40 years.
Delevan Drive
Oxy students work one-on-one, twice a week with Special Education students at Delevan Drive Elementary School. Activities include mentoring and supervision of art projects and educational activities.
More MOSTE
This program is in collaboration with More MOSTE, a program of the community organization MOSTE (Motivating Our Students Through Experience). MOSTE works with underrepresented high school girls to help get them into college, assist with the application process, mentor, and expose students to college life. Oxy students assist in planning two all-day workshops for young high school women per semester. These workshops are focused on college prep and service to the community.
Encouraging Distribution to End Need (EDEN)
Oxy students cook and serve meals at a nearby church for the homeless and food insecure in the Eagle Rock community. Usual activities include food preparation, setting tables, serving food and drinks, eating and talking with guests, and after-dinner clean up.
Great Strides
Oxy students work with 4th and 5th graders at Garvanza Elementary School. The goal of the program is to educate children about healthy eating patterns and exercise in order to prevent the growing rate of childhood obesity and dietary related diseases.
Olive Branches
Oxy students work with 5th grade students from Yorkdale Elementary School to provide exposure to college, role models and instill strong social skills. Activities include arts and crafts, leadership-building games, and educational fieldtrips. This project has been in existence for a decade.
Play, Leadership, and Youth (PLAY)
Oxy students spend Saturday afternoons with abused or neglected boys at Hathaway-Sycamore Residential Facility, providing stress-reducing physical activities that promote teamwork and encouragement in a supportive and relaxed environment. This project has been in existence for over a decade.
Additional Student Service Organizations
Peer Health Exchange
Students for Justice in Palestine
UNCEF @ Occidental
Women and Youth Supporting Each Other
Youth Coalition for Community Action
- Office: Johnson Student Activities Center Room 135B
- Email: communityengagement @oxy.edu
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Breaking Amish Attempts To Become Even More Hate-Watchable By Filming Season 2 In Florida
I'm trying to remain cool, calm and collection, but I can't. I just got the press release that TLC "reality" show Breaking Amish will be returning for a second season in May 2013 — and it will be returning in Florida. While I'm confident in saying that this show proved to be the most hate-watchable show of 2012 by simply putting Jeremiah, Kate, Sabrina, Abe and Rebecca on camera, this is the one twist that can make it even snarkable. They're moving the worst people on TV to the worst state in the country. Like everything else TLC does, it's evil and genius and it's therefore going to be a hit.
In case you somehow missed the trainwreck that was the first season of this show, let me tell you what happened. Five Amish kids decided to move to New York City to see if it's a better fit for them than Amish country. They arrived wearing their long dresses, pressed slack, bonnets and suspenders. But before long went all English on us and started drinking, having sex and taking in the local stripper scene. It would all be very scandalous if the we hadn't found out that they lied about everything. Including their Amish backgrounds. None of them came directly from strict Amish families. Meaning they'd worn bathing suits and jean and short shorts before. Also Jeremiah Raber was 32. Not exactly a kid. But speaking of a kids, he does have a few. That's right, he's a divorced father of three with an alleged criminal background.
Which makes him most similar to Kate Stoltzfus. Because before getting discovered by TLC, she got discovered by Florida's law enforcement professionals for driving under the influence. Also on the list of people with mugshots. Abe Schmucker! This little innocent fella actually got arrested for public intoxication all the way back in 2008. Which is nothing compared to the fact he allegedly fathered a child with Rebecca Byler
while she was still married to another man. And speaking of marriage, Sabrina! This shy Mennonite gal pal actually got married in long before the show air. Then got divorced.
What does this all mean? The entire first season of the show turned out to be completely fake. Which ironically (and sadly for humanity) only made the show better. They're all lying liars with secret babies and hush-hush relationships and ex-wives with restraining orders. And gosh darnit, isn't that what trashy TV's all about? People so stupid that they don't wipe their social media accounts clean before lying to America on TV?
While the first season horrified me, I'm all too aware that I'll be tuning in for season two. Pray for me. And pray that we'll find out more about who fathered Rebecca's mystery baby.


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The law is a ass, a idiot.
Mr. Bumble in Oliver Twist
In Detroit last week, Federal Judge Frank A. Picard did his best to make the law look less like "a ass." He threw clear out of court the famed Mt. Clemens Pottery Co. case for portal-to-portal pay. If the Supreme Courtto which the case is quickly headedshould sustain him, there would be lifted from industry the threat of $5 billion in back-pay claims filed by scores of unions. If it should reverse him, the law would look more like "a ass" than ever.
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How does your organization define the value of virtualization solutions? Are you calculating your return on Investment (ROI) strictly based upon cost savings? If so, you might be missing out on the true benefits of virtualization.
Let's rewind for a second. Historically, server virtualization was the first step organizations took in an attempt to save costs. Identifying and eliminating under performing servers in the IT infrastructure helped recapture floor space and reduced costs associated with software licensing, cooling and power. Server consolidation even made it easier for IT administrators to increase their productivity. A reduction in servers and associated management enables a greater focus on projects strategic to the enterprise.
Server virtualization opens the door to efficiency but it is only the beginning of the virtualization journey. If you are satisfied with achieving these very basic results, you might be missing the whole point of virtualization (and the benefit too). Consider the potential benefits of virtualizing the entire enterprise?
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JET-MAKING giant Boeing was reeling today after European aviation regulators
followed America and ordered the grounding of its new Dreamliner plane.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has run into a series of in-air problems in recent
A brake scare on one of the US manufacturer's jets saw Japan's ALL NIPPON
AIRWAYS cancel a flight.
It comes just five months before BRITISH AIRWAYS takes delivery of its first
Earlier this week, one Dreamliner was hit by a battery fire and another by a
fuel leak. Boeing said it had "extreme confidence" in the jet.
The latest incident, an emergency landing after battery problems, prompted
America's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to order US carriers to stop
flying Dreamliners.
Today, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said it was endorsing the
FAA directive grounding the Dreamliner until the risk of fires is resolved.
The EASA order is for all European carriers flying the 787, which at the
moment only applies to Polish airline LOT.
UK carrier Thomson Airways is set to be the first British airline to fly the
Dreamliner. It is due to take delivery of the first of eight 787s this
spring – with the first flights due to leave on May 1 for Mexico and
British Airways is due to take delivery of the first of 24 Dreamliners in May,
while Virgin Atlantic is scheduled to start taking the first of 16
Dreamliners in summer 2014.
Virgin said: "We are still expecting to take delivery of 16 Boeing 787-9
Dreamliners from summer next year. Until then we are working with Boeing to
understand all of the technical issues around the aircraft.
"We have every confidence that Boeing and the relevant authorities will ensure
sufficient oversight is maintained and that corrective action will be taken
if problems are identified."
BA said: "We are confident that any safety concerns will be fully addressed by
Boeing and the FAA as part of their recently announced review into the
Seattle-based Boeing said: "The safety of passengers and crew members who fly
aboard Boeing airplanes is our highest priority.
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text: Freshman Troy McCormick continues to impress Utah's coaches with his hands and will "figure in this year somewhere," according to Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. Whittingham noted Wednesday was the third straight good day for McCormick, a 5-9, 165-pound freshman out of Katy, Texas. It's likely McCormick will play a slot role for the Utes and could return kickoffs, Whittingham said. McCormick's rise isn't putting any pressure on returning running back Kelvin York, who has separated himself from the others, Whittingham said. "It's a matter of him staying healthy, he has to be durable," Whittingham said of York. Other notes from Wednesday:*It was the first day for the Utes in pads and Whittingham liked the physicality he saw*Freshman quarterback Micah Thomas returned to play after sitting out Tuesday's session with a pulled hamstring but nickel back Joseph Smith was sidelined with a hamstring pull along with receiver Andre Lewis. "I guess it is the injury of the year," Whittingham said. The Utes could redshirt Lewis, but Whittingham said he isn't ready to make such a decision just yet. *With Lewis out, veterans Anthony Denham and Sean Fitzgerald are locked in a battle for the third spot. *JC transfer Tevin Carter is several weeks away from joining the team in the best scenario said Whittingham. With his academic issues, the Utes have moved Reshawn Hooker from linebacker to safety. "We have to have a plan 'B'," Whittingham said. Whittingham said Hooker, a 6-foot, 220-pound sophomore, may have to drop some weight to play the position. Former UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel, now an analyst for the Pac-12 Networks, observed Wednesday's practice and interviewed coaches and players for a training camp series airing this week. The show that focuses on Utah will run Friday at 8 p.m. Neuheisel said it will take longer than many think for Utah to become a contender in the Pac-12. "This is the third day of practice, what the NCAA refers to as an acclimation period," Neuheisel said. "Utah is going through an acclimation period too." He added he believes the Utes have a really good chance of making it to a bowl game. "I think they have the right parts in place, it just takes perseverance for it to pay off," he said. "it would be great for them to get off to a good start with the first four games," he said. "If they win the state of Utah, that would be huge and appease the natives." - Lya Wodraska


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Warning: 'The Watch' Might Be 'Too Soon' For You
Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
Every year, unfortunate events of all shapes and sizes create hurdles for Hollywood and their slate of movies. But no film in recent memory has been at the wrong end of the aforementioned as Fox's The Watch. Formally known as Neighborhood Watch, the film follows a group of knucklehead suburbanites who form their own watch squad in order to protect their small Ohio town. An early trailer for the film, featuring a shot of Jonah Hill pretending to shoot a pedestrian from the window of a patrolling SUV, didn't help the matter. The gag would have been hilarious… if the trailer didn't coincide with the May 2012 media blitz surrounding the Trayvon Martin shooting case. The spot was immediately axed out of sensitivity to the situation, the title trimmed to disconnect the film from George Zimmerman, the perpetrator of Martin's death who was a member of his local neighborhood watch.
Fox's decision to alter the marketing campaign for The Watch was completely preemptive — people hadn't seen the movie and the studio insisted nothing in the film was remotely close to mimicking the murder — but the first rule of business trumps all: the customer is always right. In the wake of the title truncation, questions were raised over the movie's future. Would Fox push the release date to distance audiences from the blaring reporting of Martin's murder? Nope — the studio stood strong. The Watch opened today in theaters.
Back in May, keeping The Watch locked for its July release was the right move. The Ben Stiller/Vince Vaughn/Jonah Hill comedy is very funny and doesn't have a single scene that evokes memories of Zimmerman's bizarre act. They're a neighborhood watch who barely watch the neighborhood. They only take down a young person once, after the team is pelted with eggs. Even then, they're the least threatening bunch ever to patrol the streets. Fox was right. They knew the film. They didn't have anything to worry about when it came to The Watch/Trayon connection.
Yet, in the context of modern events, the silly comedy is more than surface level entertainment. People will be left uncomfortable, but not for the reasons anyone could have ever predicted. Last Friday, a massacre took place in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, an act of murder that left America shaken. Profiles of the gunman and ruminations on the tragedy instantly filled news feeds. Violence was on society's collective brain.
In the first few minutes of The Watch, Ben Stiller's character Evan is alerted that his friend has been murdered. Much to his dismay, police tell Evan they don't have any leads on the unknown assailant (although we, the audience, are well aware that it's a pesky extraterrestrial). As an upstanding citizen, the do-gooder becomes committed to discovering the truth. He makes t-shirts embroidered with a blunt phrase: "NO MORE MURDERS." He heads to a local football stadium to rally the people and put an end to killing once and for all. The crowed boos him — they want to watch football!
The Watch, sadly, has a handful of these moments. Sequences that (for many) will go from gut-busting to gut-wrenching in a matter of seconds. The air in a room changes — there weren't walkouts at my particular screening, but in a moment where Jonah Hill's military-obsessed character Franklin threatens a group of teenagers with a pocket knife, muttering that he'll "kill each and everyone of [them]", the cringes reached audible levels.
Franklin's entire persona is eerily similar to those that have lashed out in the past: he's a high school drop out, reject of the police academy, and object of bullying by the socially normal people around him. He wants to serve justice, but he's inherently violent. Hill plays Frankin for comedy, and in another moment in history the act would be hysterical, but in the wake of tragedy it's simply uncomfortable. The Aurora shooting's effect on The Watch hits a pinnacle late in the film, when the team requires weaponry to take down the alien scum. They head to Franklin's mom's house (yes, he still lives with his mother), where the youngest member of the group hides his stash of guns and ninja stars. From under his bed he pulls a semi-automatic rifle. Cue the audience squirming.
It's important to reiterate that 95% of The Watch is filled with laugh-out-loud gags. Stupid, but funny. The murder and violence elements of the film are ingrained into the entire feature. No trimming could take out the overtones that directly tie it to last weeks events. Unlike the Trayvon Martin events, no one's talking about it. Even when other studios are recutting and pushing their films, Fox has been mum when it comes to The Watch and potential upsetting material present in the film (Hollywood.com reached out to the studio but have not received comment). That said, with only a week-long window, there was little the studio could do beyond completely burying the film. The non-reaction might be the wisest move: stay low, and let the comedy do the talking. But the truth is, there's provocative material in The Watch with the potential to set people off. Not a reason to damn the movie, but a reason to give sensitive potential ticket buyers a heads up.
There's a scene in the The Watch that's straight out of a Michael Bay movie. Our geeky heroes back out of a room, guns a-blazin' as they're pursued by some creatures not of this world. Bullets fly in slow motion, gangster rap making the whole shebang ridiculous. The scene is spoof, but it's also glorification of firearms. Hollywood dabbles in violence casually, even in a comedy. The penchant for glamorizing gun use isn't a good thing or a bad thing, but it does raise eyebrows when something horrific happens in the real world. That's what has happened with The Watch. Weeks ago, people would have caught the flick, let out a few chuckles, then headed home. The Watch will have people talking — intentionally or not. Murphy's Law strikes again.
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One secretary attended school and had skin treatments on the taxpayers' dime. Another employee was let out of work for jury duty ... on most Fridays between January 2005 and June 2006. And a third person — also paid by you and me — possibly used publicly funded help to feed clients to her realtor husband.
All of these allegations and more help explain why one of county hall's most long-lived and wily veterans, Metro-Miami Action Plan Trust President Milton Vickers, resigned last week. They give a pretty good idea as to why three prominent MMAP board members have quit in the past two months. And they almost surely had something to do with state prosecutors' December 4 raid of MMAP's offices.
The shenanigans might even shed light on why Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones is facing indictment.
Metro-Miami Action Plan Trust
"It's really, really bad over there," says one county employee familiar with the agency, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of losing her job. "MMAP used to be a good agency. Now it's foolishness — they just recycle money to each other and their friends."
Created in 1983 after the Liberty City riots, MMAP was supposed to help inner-city Miami escape poverty by providing cash for businesses and down payment assistance for low-income home buyers. It also oversees a program for young offenders called Teen Court and gives money to two youth leadership institutes. The organization, which employs about three dozen people, operates without much scrutiny; it is independent of county commissioners, which means its director and board of trustees make all decisions on a $12.2 million annual budget.
There have been problems in the past. In 1998 a county audit said the trust didn't track thousands of dollars given to community groups. In 2002 administrative officer Arthur Jones pleaded guilty to accepting a $3,000 kickback for recommending approval of a $25,000 commercial loan, and served five months in prison. The same year Teen Court founder Ralph McCloud was charged with orchestrating a kickback scheme, but was acquitted. And in early 2006 the Miami-Dade Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said Teen Court staff "lacked in accountability" and that "files reviewed contained questionable and/or blatant falsification of documentation."
Vickers took over in May 2006, assumedly to clean up the mess. The third trust leader in five years, he had worked in the county's personnel office, at the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, and as chief of staff to Miami Commissioner Jeffery Allen.
He didn't turn things around, though. This past March the OIG received 18 complaints from MMAP employees regarding personnel matters, fraud, mismanagement, and other issues. Because of all the problems, county leaders discussed pulling funding. But virtually nothing was done.
Two documents explain the morass: One is a May 11 memo from Donald Allen, director of the Miami-Dade Employee Relations Department, to Cynthia Curry, a senior advisor in the county manager's office. The other is an August 22 report by Howard Piper, a county management and performance analyst, addressed to County Manager George Burgess. Among their findings:
• Joanne Hicks, a special projects administrator at MMAP, steered people who had received down payment assistance from the agency to her husband, a realtor. Hicks denied these allegations and has not been charged.
• Another administrator, Eric Johnson, is a mortgage broker. The county received reports that Johnson "wants calls from citizens who inquire about mortgages to be forwarded to him... [He] has allegedly been seen processing qualifying mortgage paperwork for citizens who later receive down payment assistance from MMAP." He denied wrongdoing and has not been criminally charged.
• Telephone operator Pamela King filed questionable time sheets, did homework on county time, and left early three days a week. Administrative officer Brian Clarke was paid for days off to study for and take the bar exam. Contract officer William Simmons took paid time to serve every Friday on a grand jury for a year and a half.
• Several other employees were found to have either not signed in or out for the day, while others were not charged leave time, vacation time, or sick days despite being absent.
• Vickers was aware of all of these problems yet did nothing — and even scolded people for talking to the county about the agency's inner workings. "Mr. Vickers called in all clerical staff to question who had snitched to the [county]," wrote Allen, the employee relations director. "Mr. Vickers referred to them as 'traitors.' Those who were in attendance felt intimidated by Mr. Vickers's demeanor and choice of words."
Vickers did not return calls from New Times seeking comment, but told the Miami Times in July that the employees' complaints and many of the other allegations were "disturbing" and untrue. "A number of lives are dependent on my being able to do my job well," he said. "I can't think of any circumstances in which I would compromise that."
MMAP spokeswoman Melba Gasque acknowledged Vickers was under a lot of "stress," but claimed he quit because his mother just died and his daughter was recently diagnosed with leukemia. "He tried to do his best," she said. "I think he resigned for quality of life reasons."
Trust board members New Times contacted seemed generally out of touch. Board Chair John T. Jones did not return three calls for comment. Tony Crapp Jr. said he resigned last month because he was too busy to attend meetings. Beverly Kovach left two months ago because her husband died. And Arthur Barnes declined comment.
County Manager George Burgess and Commissioner Dennis Moss, who once served on the trust board, also didn't return calls.
MMAP is unraveling against the backdrop of state attorney investigations that stretch into both county and city hall. In 2005 the organization gave $75,000 to the Yellow Moon Salon and Day Spa in Liberty City, which is owned by the brother of Commissioner Spence-Jones. The second-in-command at MMAP, a man named John Dixon, was the former director of the Black Business Association — a group that allegedly gave money to Spence-Jones to organize a concert while she was an urban affairs advisor for Miami Mayor Manny Diaz.
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The state attorney is investigating all of those transactions, sources say, and Spence-Jones is on the brink of being indicted.
MMAP's troubles have been hinted at in the Miami Herald, which has run vague stories but failed to name names. The Miami Times covered the situation a bit more thoroughly but also missed the most scurrilous claims.
Seven months ago, employee Relations Director Allen clearly foresaw the mess that's now unfolding when he wrote, "There are several allegations involving issues of mismanagement and malfeasance at MMAP's housing division. These are issues that cannot be adequately investigated by [employee relations] staff and, given the seriousness of the charges and the statements made by some of those involved, clearly warrant further investigation by other law enforcement and/or investigative services."


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BUFORD -- The newest Buford defense was trying to put its name among the great units of the program Friday night against White County.
They fell just 1:32 shy of accomplishing their goal.
White County scored its only touchdown of the game on a 4th-and-goal from the Buford 1 to deny Buford a fourth-consecutive shutout. The Wolves still managed to come away with a dominating 42-6 win over the Warriors in Region 7-AAA action at Tom Riden Stadium.
The last Buford team to have four consecutive shutouts was the 2003 squad. They also accomplished it in 2001. Both years the Wolves won state titles.
Buford coach Jess Simpson said despite allowing the late points his defense still has a goal in mind.
"They have been playing lights out over the past month and their goal is be the best we've ever had," Simpson said. "White County has a tough offense to defend and I thought we did a great job against their option."
The Wolves' shutout streak ended with three, which was last done in 2012 and also in 2009.
The defense got plenty of help from the offense, which controlled the ball with several long drives. Simpson said that was a big key against the Warriors (4-2, 2-1 Region 7-AAA) who came into the game tied with Buford and North Hall atop the standings.
"We were able to keep our defense off the field most of the first half which was a big key," Simpson said. "You have to keep option teams off the field because they like to control the game. We did a nice job."
An unexpected onside kick by Buford in the first quarter also helped take some of the steam out of the Warriors. Buford had just used more than seven minutes on its opening drive and White County was expecting to get its hands on the ball.
"We had seen something on film and it seemed like a good time to try it," Simpson said. "That was big because we were able to keep the ball and then get another score and that really set the tone I think."
The Wolves (6-0, 3-0) wasted little time in getting going. They would take the opening kickoff and use a seven-minute drive to take the early lead. Thomas Wilson would cap the 80-yard, 15 play drive with a 13-yard run through the heart of the White County defense for a 7-0 lead after a Matthew Bonadies extra point.
The Wolves would take control of the game in the next 20 seconds. They would recover a well-disguised onsides kick. Wilson would need just two plays to cap the quick drive, bolting 41 yards for his second touchdown in 19 seconds for a 14-0 Buford lead before White County had even touched the ball.
White County would go three-and-out on its first possession and then the Buford would mount another long drive. The Wolves used more than five minutes and 13 plays to push the lead to 21-0 on a 25-yard pass from Montgomery VanGorder to Korie Rogers with 8:53 left in the second quarter.
The Wolves defense again stopped the Warriors on three plays and the offense went to work driving 66 yards in nine plays, capped by a 24-yard blast up the middle by Xavier Gantt for a 28-0 lead with just 2:23 left in the half.
Wilson and Buford would cap the first half with the senior taking a screen pass from VanGorder and snaking his way through the White County defense with 12 seconds left for a 35-0 lead.
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Second Quarter
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Is it normal to give a DS detention for something a parent hasn't done?(81 Posts)
DS had a 15 minute detention today because I hadn't signed last weeks homework planner.
I had seen it and forgotten to sign it. BUT I think it is unfair to give him a detention for something that I didn't do.
WWYD? Or WDY think?
It's normal in DS's school , Yr 7, to get a 'yellow card' for planner not being signed, first offence.
Detentions left, right and centre. Detention this week for not having printed out homework, although the homework had beeen meticulously and imaginitively completed and e mailed to the teacher as instructed. Our printer just doesn't print, half the time.
OP - I suspect that the school would see it as his reposnsiblility to make sure that you have signed it and not forgotten to sign it.
If you are not happy, discuss it with his tutor.
He should have had his planner signed & he didn't therefore detention. Not sure what's unfair about it exactly? Don't feel bad about it, these things happen but next week just make sure it's signed.
>It's normal in DS's school , Yr 7, to get a 'yellow card' for planner not being signed, first offence.
DDs school has a system of 3 'penalty points' before a detention is issued. They don't give detentions for the first halfterm of yr7 and then wipe the slate clean, to let them learn how to organise. Very few of them actually get detentions.
A detention for not printing homework at home is quite outrageous- don't they have printer facilities in the school for kids who don't have a (functioning) printer at home?
OP - I think the norm is that there is a consequence on the child for this sort of thing, however in your DSs case judgement should be tempered with mercy.
Maybe some teachers are more childish than the children.
I should know this by now (oldest child is 16) but is the idea to sign to say:
that you have seen that week's homework list
that you have seen the homework completed
or just
that you have seen that the page exists in the planner?
I've never discovered which week I'm meant to be signing for!
Luckily both DSs are effective forgers and tend to miss me out of the loop.
My DD makes my sign her planner for months in advance, and hands me a big handful of different coloured pens so it isn't too obvious.
She says her tutor never turns over and she knows we will both forget.
I've never ever read her planner, she's dyslexic and it's totally incomprehensible.
I really do not understand why we are expected to look at senior school planners. The teachers don't write in them, they are just lists of HW to be done. Even DD2's neat one makes no sense to me.
Personally I think my job begins and ends with remembering to say "Have you any HW and have you checked your planner?".
The key is to make the Signature right from the beginning so it never looks different
DD got a ranting from me last week, I accused her of forging my signature. Turned out I had signed it when she woke me the morning she needed it signed and I was barely awake. She, of course, denied forging my signature so we showed it to a jury of friends (who were equally split on who signed it). Poor child, had to give her the benefit of the doubt because my signature does change from time to time. Don't know why I was so concerned though cos although I sign it I'm never sure why. I see her doing homework but don't run a check list as to what H/W she is doing. Bonkers really!
No way am I going to ask to see completed HW, they aren't babies.
DD1 may throw stuff at DH and me to proof and DD2 asks maths and science questions sometimes.
But, that's their choice. No way am I going to read through English for DD2, her spelling is better than mine and I can't judge what is required.
Grimma - under the harsh regime that is how a S London Comp retains engagement and does well, the theory is that he should have left more leeway for printing it at school, i.e done it at school on Friday rather than doing the homework Friday night, encountering malfunctioning home printer and attempting to print at school on Monday when you have to queue with everyone else in the short break slot - he just didn't get to the front of the queue.
He had carefully scheduled that homework on Fri night to fit around after-school music classes, concert rehearsals and other homework,so he did actually do his organisational best, but I am engendering a 'you win some, you lose some' approach otherwise well-intentioned, hard-working, prone to get anxious and with a a fear of failing DS will get very discouraged.
Well, I got the answer I was seeking, but am quite amused reading this thread at the very different answers coming up, very noticable is the difference in attitude between the teachers posting on here - very straightlaced, and the parents who can't see the point of actually signing .
My DD has missed 10 minutes off her break before for getting to ask me to sign her planner, but i feel the responsibility is on her to make sure it's done.
Also i would be majorly pissed if i found out she had ever forged my signature...
Well, OP, I've never discovered what we are signing for.
DS1 seems to have got through his GCSEs without me discovering it, so I suspect it doesn't matter too much.
Those of you who know that you're supposed to sign the planners,
and that know that it's the child's job to make sure you've signed,
How do you know these things? At what point in induction or whatever were you informed?
What what does it mean when you sign, beyond the fact that you've read it? Is it supposed to mean you've tried to make sure they do the work, that you've discussed it, what?
We have been told none of that, btw. DH got a text about a month ago to say we haven't been signing. I am reluctant to sign since I haven't been told what signing it means.
I am perversely resisting the impulse to ring school to ask partly because I am trying to be as hands off as possible about homework. I impose sanctions if I discover it wasn't done, but other than that, I want him to get on with it, learning from any mistakes made along the way.
My DD nags me endlessly to sign hers. She was told in the first couple of days about planner signing (I already knew from her big brother).
The point of signing is that it means parents have had an opportunity to look at the planners, and if interested: check what homework has been set and done, so student can't just say they didn't have any; check on detentions; check on credits and give praise. Of course the school can't ensure that parents do any of these.
DD does have a friend who has a problem as her signature and her mums are identical, including the same initial.
Ah, we have a well informed person here! So, MT, do you sign it for the week just gone by, or once the homework has been done for that week (sometimes set up to 3 weeks in advance here, so I imagine you don't wait that long)?
Oh BTW teachers do write in both my DCs planners as they are dyslexic, and otherwise: DS writes something unintelligible to him and me; DD gets the wrong end of the stick and writes something which is "not the homework". Fr example for DD, she wrote in her homework for Maths last week and worried about it; it said =Finish diagrams; her homework was = revise for test.
I help with homework by: nagging, "Do you have homework?"; deciphering teachers hand writing; reading a check list of subjects. I also help by answering questions put to me, which includes revising A'level Maths now (thank heavens for Wikipaedia one of our other textbooks).
Maybe missed it, but how old is your ds?
Kids, as opposed to parents, are held responsible for signed reading books from Y4 at our school - in terms of actual withheld playtime. They get nagged before that, obviously
My DD wants me to sign in advance, but I refuse to sign until Friday. She has never had a planner related detention, but has had a warning.
A friend's son signed his own a term before being found out.
Forging my DM's signature was one of the first things I perfected.
After starting secondary school that is. Not in life.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who forged their parents' signatures! We wouldn't get detention but would've been made to write lines if we didn't get it signed. I was so terrified of getting into trouble that I started copying my mum's signature on a regular basis. Eventually my parents realised that neither of them had signed for a while. They were very surprised to discover my mum's signature... I didn't get in trouble though - they were too impressed by how good it was to punish me! They did make me promise never to do it again though!
No requirement to sign planners at my DSs school. However, when DS has had detention, I often feel it is more of a punishment for me than him. He gets kept behind at school for 1 1/2 hrs and
lounges around playing on computers completes homework, if that was what the detention was for.
However, as we live in a rural area, he misses the school bus, so I have to load disabled DD into car and go and pick him up. So I would feel no guilt at all if DS got a detention for something that I had failed to do!!!
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Weve had this incredible script for a while, but we were waiting for just the right moment and combination of talent to bring it from script to screen, says Mane. Im ecstatic that the stars have finally aligned for me to bring together some of my favorite people in the horror industry to make this film. When B.J. signed on, I knew the time was right.
Mane is currently seeking a distributor for his previous producing effort Compound Fracture.
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Aussie billionaire Clive Palmer is another step closer to realizing his dream of building Titanic II — a 21st-century version of the ill-fated cruise ship.
Construction on the Titanic II is due to begin soon, according to media reports, with Palmer announcing that he has hired a ship design and marine engineering company to review plans for the project.
Once Finland-based company Deltamarin has determined that the vessel will be compliant with all current safety and construction regulations, work on the ship will begin at China's CSC Jinling Shipyard, Australia's Fairfax media reported.
According to News.com.au, the ship will be small by modern standards — 270 meters (885 feet) long, 53 meters (173 feet) high and weigh 40,000 tons, with 840 rooms and nine decks.
Palmer said he expected completion of the ship in time for a 2016 launch, the Wall Street Journal reported.
He said his newly formed cruise company had been inundated with expressions of interest in the ship's planned maiden voyage, retracing the original Titanic's intended voyage from Southampton, England to New York.
"More than 20,000 people have registered on Blue Star Line's website expressing an interest in receiving regular updates from us or requesting information on how to secure bookings for Titanic II's maiden voyage," he reportedly said.
"Titanic II will be a regular feature on the transatlantic route between the UK and USA," Palmer added, News.com.au reported.
"This magnificent vessel is being constructed in memory of the heroic people who served on the first ship, as well as the passengers who sadly shared their fate."
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By CASEY CANNON
Hello and Welcome to the SBI Fantasy Corner – now with more vivid hallucinations! Every week I dig through statistics, news, and rumors to provide the reader with the kind of fantasy advice that only a highly paid banking consultant can provide. I am writing this well before the official injury reports come out, so don't be grumpy if I tell you to pick a hurt player. For information on MLS Fantasy Football go to http://fantasy.mlsnet.com/.
Instead of a play-by-play review of last week, lets just hit some interesting notes before getting to this weekend's picks:
- Robbie Findley and Conner Casey have both entered the 2009 "Eddie Johnson Flash in the Pan" contest. Which one is more likely to flame out the rest of the season? Vote now.
- This just in, Columbus has tried to reopen negotiations with former Crew Coach Sigi Schmid. The unnamed high level source, has told SBI that the team will capitulate on the controversial éclair's every Friday clause. The source also suggests that Sigi refuses to talk to the club until Crew general manager Mark McCullers and team owner Clark Hunt send a letter to Sigi that begins:
- I would like to take a moment to clarify something I wrote last week. Davy Arnaud was not listed on any medical report I saw two weeks ago. Thanks for the lack of information coach Onalfo. Davy Arnaud was on the bench for the game, meaning he was healthy enough to play. A coaches decision kept him off the pitch. Thanks coach Onalfo.
- Ask yourself this: In regards to the Crew, what advice would have made you happy this time last week? Now, looking back, what advice do you wish you had? Full credit to Ives here, the Man foresaw the Crew implosion.
- Defenders. Picking defenders are like picking lottery numbers. Its unlikely to hit, but picking a winner has a huge reward. There was a suggestion that a safer bet is to pick players who won't get into the game and therefore loose no points for the week; for example, taking three New England defenders this week. Essentially, not buying a lottery ticket. I suggest just taking a safer bet. Right now the top 25 defenders average 6.48 points per game, and the top 50 average 2.33 points per game. (the top 25 have positive points, the bottom 25 are zero or below). Find the cheapest defenders on the first page of "player statistics – defenders". Or just take an all Seattle back line.
We are so very very stupid.
Team Picks
Take Three – Toronto. Jeff Cunningham returns to Toronto to show his old team they made a mistake letting him go. Ok, who am I kidding? Look at the battle in the midfield: Dax McCarty against DeRo and Guevara. In this game the Maple Leafs finds some offense and beats Dallas. Afterwards Kenny Cooper is heard saying "I could get used to this European Atmosphere".
Take Three – Houston Dynamo. The Dynamo host the Red Bulls at the Sand Trap. I expect Brad Davis to have plenty of time on the ball. Brian Ching will appreciate the service. Bonus prediction: Dane Richards kills a promising offensive opportunity by dribbling too much and losing possession.
Avoid – This week there is a three way battle for the craptacular spot. While Dallas and New York continue to make the case for relegation in MLS, this week I have to warn my readers to avoid Columbus. First the Crew are off next week. Then, of course, the Crew is playing poorly. If Chad Marshall is out this week the Crew defense will impossibly get much worse. For the hardcore fans at the House Lamar built, pray that GBS carries the team to a 5-4 win. Everyone else, take Conor Casey.
Individual picks
Captain – Conor Casey. He has scored against the Crew in Columbus before. He is 5th on the spreadsheet and may play against a decimated back line. A second hat trick is hoping for too much, but a game wining goal seems reasonable.
Value – Chris Pontius. The DC United Midfielder has started all three games this season and played the full ninety in each. His 12.67 points per game so far are a bargain for his $175,000 cost.
Overpriced – Jimmie Conrad. His 1.67 points per game is better than many defenders, but each point costs $272,000. This week his team is playing in Seattle. Will his average still be a positive number next week?
Stop by next week when the Columbus/New York/Dallas All Star team takes on the Columbus School for Girls. Here is a hint: Gaven gets a card for diving.


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Apartment building evacuated over fears of collapse
MONTREAL – Several residents were evacuated from their apartments Thursday morning because of fears a building would collapse.
Firefighters arrived at the building on Cartier St. from Ontario to Sherbrooke after a loud crack was heard at around 5:30 a.m.
Bricklayers were working on the building when fissures suddenly formed outside the structure running all the way up to the roof.
Firefighters suspect recent construction work through the tunnel was done incorrectly.
Engineers are on the scene investigating the cause and trying to find ways of stabilizing the building
Meanwhile, the Red Cross is providing shelter for the six families who are unable to return home until the building is safe again.
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The letter just sent out states
FFL facilitations of private firearms transfers will also help law enforcement's ability to trace firearms if they are later recovered at a crime
How does it help to trace firearms if all records are destroyed after 24hr ?
If the FFL has to keep the records for 10 years already . How does this help ?
Does lets say colt have a record of what store got what firearms and the government just ask them what FFL dealer they sold the gun to ? The gov then just goes to that FFL dealer and checks there records ?
That may work with brand new guns but as soon as a used gun is sold PP though a FFL they will no longer be able to trace it , especially if originally bought before 2013 . Yes ?
- allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of something that one does not necessarily like or agree with , without interference.
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Rock `N? Run 5-K Hosted by YMCA and WSLM. The Washington County Family YMCA and local radio station WSLM invites runners and community members and to test your limits in the annual YMCA 5-K event. Let the music motivate you throughout the course of 3.1- miles. Whether you are trying to meet a time or distance goal, or if it is your first time completing a 5-K, this event is a great opportunity to get healthy and stay fit. The Rock N Run 5-K will be held Saturday October 28th with registration opening at 7:30 a.m. and race starting at 8:30 a.m. Early registration is now open through Septemer 20th and entry fee is $18 for adults and $10 for youth ages 6-13. Age 5 and under are free. Early registrants will receive an event t-shirt. Late registration will be accepted up until the morning of the race but are not guaranteed a t-shirt. Cost for late registration will be $25 for adults and $15 for youth. Contact Kristy Purlee at [email protected] or 812-883-YMCA). You can also register online by visiting our website at www.wcfymca.org.
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Day 1: Istanbul. Meet at the airport Transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul
Day 2: Istanbul. We depart at 08:30 a.m. for the Istanbul city tour. Topkapi Palace The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the Blue Mosque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
Hippodrome Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break and then we head to the Spice Bazzar (Egyptian Bazaar) the air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice. The rest of the evening is you're to enjoy Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul. Includes: (B).
Day 3: Istanbul - Izmir - Kusadasi. Free day until the afternoon for your domestic flight to Izmir. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel in Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 4: Ephesus. A fully guided Ephesus tour starts at 08:30 a.m., one of the best preserved ancient ruins in the world. A visit to Ephesus - once the commercial center of the ancient world - is a highlight of any visit to Turkey. The city, whose wealth and patronage supported its splendid architectural program, was dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Her enormous temple, once considered one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World and rebuilt several times, dates in its latest form from the third century B.C. The tour of the ruins also includes a theater, gymnasium, agora and baths, as well as the Library of Celsius. Overnight in Kusadasi/Ephesus. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 5: Pamukkale. Day trip to Pamukkale and we depart at 08:00 a.m. we depart on our tour of Pamukkale travertine's and the ancient city of Hierapolis. You will visit Domitian Gate, Colonnaded Gate, and Cathedral, Red waters of Karahayit, Lunch, Pamukkale Museum, and The Travertine's of Pamukkale. Overnight in Kusadasi/Ephesus. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 6: Izmir - Kayseri Airport - Cappadocia. After breakfast, we depart for Ýzmir Airport for our domestic flight to Cappadocia. Transfer from Kayseri airport to your Cave hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore Cappadocia. Overnight in Cave Hotel in Cappadocia. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 7: Cappadocia. After breakfast we shall start at 09:00 a.m. for Cappadocia tour including Göreme Open Air Museum, Dervent Valley, and Pasabað Valley. After lunch, we will make a shopping tour in which you will be aware of the ancient arts of Turkey like carpet weaving, leather manufacturing and jewelery. As this will be a guided tour, you will avoid being hassled which will enable you enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen.
Free evening. Overnight in Cappadocia. Before the tour there is an option to go hot air ballooning: the Hot Air Balloon descends at sunrise and the ride lasts for approximately 45 minutes; in which we will float through valleys, between fairy chimneys and caves. The balloon will rise approximately 1000 feet in which you will experience the extraordinary views Cappadocia has to offer. On landing, champagne will be served to toast arrival. It is a fantastic journey made by the eccentric landscapes and the rising sun. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 8: Cappadocia - Istanbul. After breakfast at 09:00 a.m. we head to one of the most interesting sites of Cappadocia: Kaymaklý Underground City. The Christians hid from the armies of Rome and the raids of hostile tribes in these self sufficient cities in which there were halls for stocks of crop, barns, rooms, kitchens and ventilation channels. The second part of our Cappadocia Tour will include Uçhisar Castle, Avcýlar, and Pidgeon Valley. After the tour we will rest at the hotel and have a free afternoon until transfers to the airport for our flight back to Istanbul. After the Cappadocia depart for Kayseri Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel. Enjoy the mystical atmosphere of Istanbul at night. Overnight in Istanbul. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 9: Istanbul - Bosphorus. After breakfast at 08:30 am we depart for Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise. A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway seperating Europe and Asia.The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahçe Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Çiragan Palace, 300 meters of is marble facade faces the shore. At Ortaköy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortaköy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.
Rumeli fortress Built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of Istanbul, was completed in only four months to control and protect Bosphorus. It is one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in the world. Beylerbeyi Palas The summer residence of ottoman sultans whit its original furniture and magnificent gardens with the Harem on the Asian. Bosphorus bridge unique change to step from one continent (Asia) to another (Europe) Camlica hill the highest point in Istanbul. at the top of it you can rest and admire the magnificent panorama of Istanbul and the bosphours from the beautiful gardens, landscaped in traditional style. Free time provided for shopping. Overnight in Istanbul. Includes: (B).
Day 10: Istanbul. After breakfast check out from the hotel. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Includes: (B).
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