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- Korean Name : Ricky Kim
- American Name : Ricky Lee Neely
- Age : 27 (19 June 1981) this year
- Height : 185cm
- Weight : 82kg
- Blood Type : AB
- Nationality : American
- From : Hilo, Hawaii
- Study : Graduated from Kansas State University in 2004.
- Major : Journalism and Mass Communications, Marketing and Entertainment
- Minor : Leadership Studies
- Profission : Actor, Model, MC(broadcasting personal)
- Favorite sports : Golf, basketball, American Football.
- Hobbies : playing the guitar, composing music, volunteer work
Work Experience
- Commercials : KTF CF(2006), SKY poster(2006), BYC CF(2005), Hyundai Apt CF(2005)
- Movies : D-war (Korea, 2004), Short life (Korea, 2005), NTV movie (Japan, 2005), My Darling FBI(2007)
- Dramas : Best theater(MBC, 2005), Mircle(MBC, 2006), On Air(2008)
- Program : Golden Bell(2006), Foodelicious(2006/07?)
To the Viewers of FOODelicious
I really enjoy cooking and being around food. As far as I can remember, I have always been the one in my family with the huge appetite and always thinking about the next meal.
Being half Korean and half American has given me a chance to taste foods from two worlds. All my good memories have been centered around some kind of food, flavor or aroma... This is why I love this job. Keep watching and comment as much as you can so I can do the best for you and this program.
Thanks. - Ricky Kim
- His guitar compositions were used in some of his commercials.
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 04:15 AM
Hope to see him as a main character in dramas soon <3
Posted 01 September 2009 - 02:29 PM
[TRANS] 090907 Newly Wed Ricky Kim To Co-star With Yunho In New Drama
Born to an American father and a Korean mother, actor Ricky Kim will be participating in MBC's new drama "Heading To The Ground", which will be his first drama after he got married.
On 4th May, Ricky Kim became a newly wed with musical actress Ryu Seung Joo. He will be co-starring with TVXQ's Yunho (U-know) in "Heading To The Ground" as the English player Maxim, in the Pro-soccer Team [FC IN YOU].
This is Ricky Kim's first participation in dramas in 1 year and 4 months after he completed SBS' "On Air" last year in May.
"Heading To The Ground" starts on the 9th.
Reporter: Kim Eun Goo
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Pics From Filming Heading To The Ground!
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Easter is a time to look ahead.
Matthew 28:1 says: "As it began to dawn toward the
first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the
sepulcher to find Jesus."
Mary Magdalene asks Mary, "How are we going to move
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Baking By CakesbyMichele Updated 29 Jan 2010 , 2:09am by Renaejrk
I baked a 10" cake. Didn't change anything I've done in the past. It was cracking on top in the oven and was taking forever to cook. Almost an hour. I flipped it out after it cooled for 10 minutes and completely cracked and fell apart into 3 big pieces. UuuggHH! What causes this to happen? What can I do to prevent this? I used doctored BC cake mix. I had about 6 cups of batter. Thanks for the help.
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Feb 3, 2009 05:47AM monee wrote:
I have the exact same problem. I am hoping it could be fixed during exchange surgery. I don't see the PS until March though.
All Topics → Forum: Breast Reconstruction → Topic: Hollow area above expander
Posted on: Feb 3, 2009 05:33AM
CrystalLocket wrote:
I had a bilat mast on the 21st and on the side that didn;t have the cancer, it seems like they maybe took more tisssue? It is a hollow area above the tissue expander between my collar bone and breast. Is this normal? Does it go away? and is there anything the PS can do to make it better? Anyone know of a site with before and after pictures of those with this problem? TIA
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Feb 3, 2009 05:47AM monee wrote:
I have the exact same problem. I am hoping it could be fixed during exchange surgery. I don't see the PS until March though.
Feb 3, 2009 05:52AM JustTurnedForty wrote:
I believe this is pretty normal with expanders. The final implants will look different, and usually a high profile implant is used to fill that in. Be sure to talk to your PS about it.
Feb 3, 2009 05:58AM fogandroses wrote:
Hi Karen,
I'm glad you asked this question. I've been meaning to post myself. I have exactly the same thing - a drop off between my collar bone and the top of my implant. It's been there from the beginning and only on my prophy (left) side. My BC side has a nice smooth slope to it. I haven't asked my PS about it yet. Just focused on everything else I guess. I had exchange surgery from expanders to silicone implants 1/21 and it's still quite pronounced. Other than this, I'm extremely happy with my recon.
Do you have any pain on that side? Mine is sensitive to the touch and gave me major pain during the expansion process. My right side never bothered me at all. My theory is that the surgeon took out too much on the left side! I have a post op appt. tomorrow and that's on my list of questions.
I'm really interested to hear from others who might have the same thing. Hugs, Lisa
Feb 3, 2009 06:08AM fairy49 wrote:
Hi guys, I think its because the expander isn't as far up under the chest muscle as the other one, my bc side has a nice "shelf" the other side as a bit of a drop off which has got better with each fill, however PS explained that with TE's sometimes they don't match as to where they sit under the muscle (rectified during exchange!) Hope that helps!
Lorraine ox
Feb 3, 2009 07:03AM fogandroses wrote:
My exchange surgery didn't fix the problem so for me it wasn't related to the TE's. My bilat mx was done at a cancer center/teaching hospital. I have this nagging thought that maybe a less experienced surgeon did the prophy side. Someday I'll request the surgery notes but I'm not ready to see them yet...
Regardless of why it happened, I'm sure something can be done to fill in the hollow. Will find out tomorrow!
Feb 3, 2009 07:07AM CrystalLocket wrote:
That's really interesting...mine was also done at a teaching hospital. I will ask the PS when I see him on Thursday and let you all know. I would like to wear strappy tops again someday, but I don't think I'll be able to with this dent. It is pretty bad.
Feb 3, 2009 07:14AM fogandroses wrote:
Thanks, Karen. I'll check back to see what you find. My PS appt. is tomorrow afternoon so I'll update here also.
Feb 3, 2009 09:54AM Jeansbeans wrote:
Karen, I too have the same problem, My exchange is in 2 days my PS is going to lipo suction fat from my belly to fill in the gaps! I have to say I am a little excited to get rid of the little belly I've had since I gave birth 32 yrs ago!! Ask your PS what he can do for your problem. Good luck. It seems we all share the same problems one way or the other. Gentle Hugs, Jeanie
Feb 3, 2009 11:11AM soccermom96 wrote:
I have the same thing....practically a shelf on the cancer side. The TE on the prophy side rotated a bit so it looks more "normal" at the top but is square on the side. PS says he will fix it @ exchange and that the implant (being round) will take up more space and my chest wall will slope evenly. I sure hope so since he doesn't think he can do a whole lot with the cavern that is now my armpit from the SNB!
Fogandroses---I didn't know you could request surgical notes. Do I want to read them? Hmmmm.... I was convinced two different people had sewn my mastectomy scars but one side had more skin than the other. They evened out at last expansion and now look identical.
Feb 4, 2009 10:12AM mawhinney wrote:
You can request reports of all your surgeries, tests, treatments etc. I always get a copy so that I have a record.
I had a mastectomy with implant reconstruction. I have a hollow above the implant. A tissue graft was placed near the top corner of the implant in hopes that new tissue would grow and fill in the area. PS said he could try fat injections but the success rate is only 30-50%. With the low success rate plus having another surgery. I declined the fat injections.
Feb 4, 2009 11:11AM AnneW wrote:
I have the same thing, both sides, as bad after the exchange as before it, and with smaller size, too.
Feb 4, 2009 09:50PM fogandroses wrote:
I had my post op yesterday (exchange was 1/21). I asked about fixing the hollow area and he said he didn't recommend fat injections because that could cause "lumps". He also said that because I am thin I am actually lucky that the hollow area isn't worse and only on one side. He wants me to take a year with no surgeries to heal and then come see him to discuss nipple recon and the hollow area. I have huge respect and admiration for my PS so will take his advice.
Feb 5, 2009 08:55AM PhyllisCC wrote:
I have the hollow area too. I called it a collapse and my PS referred to it as a divot. It was there with the expander and was still there after the exchange. I was very self conscious about it. I had a rt mast and we just wanted to match my good side. Most people thought the hollow was a shadow. I went back for revisions in Oct 08. My PS placed alloderm at the top to help. Initially it looked really good. However, the hollow has returned but not as bad (or maybe I'm used to it) I also have slight rippling at the top, too. My PS does not recommend the fat injections for those dx with BC. She says they don't always work and can leave lumps and we don't want more lumps to worry about. My skin is very thin from the mast. Additionally my muscle does not come down far enough so I am dealing with two distinct points at the bottom where the implant pokes thru. So I wait...at least another 6 months. My PS may use alloderm at a later date to help fix the bottom part. Dressed I look just fine, undressed not so good. However the nip and tattoo turned out terrific...and actually draw the eye away from some the the "problem" areas. And my one year check was all clear and that was the best news I could have received. Has anyone had the hollow fixed and how? Phyllis
Feb 5, 2009 02:01PM Nann wrote:
I have hollows above both breasts. My PS called them divots and told me before surgery that I would most likely have them. He said it happened more frequently with saline implants, which I have, than with silicone. It is more obvious on one side than the other, but I think it's more noticeable to me than to others.
Feb 9, 2009 08:32AM Jeansbeans wrote:
HI, I HAD the same thing as you, Notice I said HAD, I just had My Exchange done on WED. the 4th of Feb, My PS did liposuction from my belly and underarm to fill in the gaps. It LOOKS FANTASTIC! I can't even tell there wes a defect! Talk to your PS about this. He should beable to fix the gap. Good Luck to you . Gentle Hugs! Jeanie
Feb 12, 2009 03:57AM - edited Feb 12, 2009 03:59AM by susan13
I have hallows too, started out just on one side, now it's on both. Saw my PS yesterday and he said he was going to try and fill in my cleavage... how ? I have no idea. He did mention doing a fat graph? during my exchange. I don't like the sound of that. I posted a pic, cause u can see both of the hallows if I wear somewhat of a lowcut top.
Jeanie-did the liposuction make for a more recovery? I'm thinking the exchange is going to be a piece of cake for me, seeing that it's supposed to be so much easier then the mast... but now I'm thinking not cause of these hallow things!
Feb 13, 2009 06:49AM pensacola wrote:
I did not have the hollow (concave) area with the tissue expander. It was sitting high on my chest, substantially higher than my natural breast. However, I am now 6 months post exchange and it is very noticeable. Once my implant dropped into its final position I was left with a large dent in my chest from my clavicle to the top of the implant. It looks as if I have a squishy ball under my skin with no slope whatsoever. I also have ripples, especially pronounced when I bend over. I have a 400ml mid-profile silicone implant, which is not quite a full B cup. I was an A prior to breast cancer and had a small implant placed under my right breast in an effort to better match the reconstructed left (at the recommendation of my plastic surgeon; I never wanted to be larger than I was before). I am small-boned and slender (5'3" and 111 pounds), and I am wondering if this is as good as it is going to get. After all I have been through, I was hoping for a better outcome. I look fine in clothes, but not so good without. My plastic surgeon told me that it was because I have very little subcutaneous tissue, but I have seen photos of others who appear quite thin and have the slope of a normal breast. My nipple reconstruction has also been a disappointment due to the lack of tissue to work with. At 3 months post-op, it has almost disappeared into the surrounding tissue. Any suggestions? Anyone out there with my body build who has better results? I would appreciate any comments. I exercise religiously, but have not been able to build up my chest muscles on the left side.
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Feb 13, 2009 09:10AM PhyllisCC wrote:
I answered on your other thread... you sound like me. Phyllis
Feb 13, 2009 12:39PM hopefor30 wrote:
I don't have the hollow (had DIEP) but I had fat injections to get rid of it. My nipple, however, has disappeared -- I had the tattoo done anyway, but the nipple is flat.
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The event is being held at the memorial outside The Mill Arts & Events Centre in Bellingham Lane.
This will be followed by talk and presentation by Kinder transport survivor George Vulkan in the Mill Hall.
The event begins at 12.30pm.
Reverend Alun Hurd, priest-in-charge at Great Wakering with Foulness and Barling Magna and Little Wakering, and the chairman's chaplain, will lead the service of remembrance.
Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Chairman of Rochford Council, Barbara Wilkins said: "Holocaust Memorial Day is a day for everyone, it's an opportunity for us to work towards a society that is respectful of everyone.
"We can all play a part in creating a safe environment and do what we can to know and support our communities.
"This year the theme for the day is 'Journeys' and we can all take time out of our busy lives to reflect on those who, due to persecution and tyranny, have had to flee their homelands and how this has affected their lives."


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HOUSTON (AP) Jonathon Simmons scored 19 points, including the winning free throw in the final second of overtime, and Houston held off Tulsa 70-69 Wednesday night in the Conference USA opener for both schools.
J.J. Thompson had 15 points for the Cougars (9-5) while TaShawn Thomas had 12 points and Alandise Harris added 10 for Houston.
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When a scheduling change in the season left the Augusta Choral Society with several weeks of open rehearsal time, another concert was added. The choral group will perform the Brahms' Ein Deutches Requiem at 7:30 p.m. April 21 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
"Our last concert in February was love songs, and our last concert of the season has a Memorial Day theme. We are adding something more classical. It gives a nice balance," said Carolyn Dolen, the choral society's executive director.
The Easter season is a traditional time to perform a requiem. Other groups in the area have performed requiems by other composers this spring.
The church setting of St. Paul's is the perfect venue for the Brahms' work, she said. Plus, it fits in well with the decision to use an organ rather than an orchestra.
"The facility is not only visually beautiful, but it has wonderful acoustics and a wonderful organ," Dolen said.
The performance will feature Keith Shafer on organ and soloists Laquita Mitchell, soprano, and Christian Elser, bass. In addition, students from Presbyterian College and several individual vocalists, who enjoy this style of choral music, have joined with the choral society to present this concert.
Because this concert was added after the season was announced, it is not included in the season ticket package. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for senior citizens and $10 for students.
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In 1947 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began what became known as the Indian Student Placement Program (ISPP). Encouraged and funded by the leadership of the LDS church, the objective of this program was to assimilate local Native Americans into the Mormon culture. Assimilation was to be accomplished by having members of the LDS church offer to act as foster parents to Native American youths, thereby providing the opportunity for a better education, Mormon religious influence, and life away from the reservation. In 1954 the ISPP was formally instituted by the LDS church. During the 1960s and 1970s the program had high enrollment, but by the 1980s the program was in decline and subject to mounting public criticism. With the 1985 death of the ISPP's strongest advocate, LDS president Spencer W. Kimball, the program lost much of its momentum. In 1990 the program was officially discontinued by the LDS church.
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This single box collection contains the typescripts and cassette recordings of six oral history interviews conducted in 1999 by Jenny M. Smith for her M.A. thesis, "Beyond the Statistics: Indian Experiences in the Indian Student Placement Program." Those interviewed for Smith's thesis were all Native Americans who had been involved in the ISPP. Interview subjects were: Alvia J. Brown, Celina Jake, Edmond Jake, Durinda Tom, Orlando Tsosie, and one interviewee who wished to remain anonymous.
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Welcome to Travessia Lodge.
Nestled between dunes, coastal forest and coconut palms right at the beach...
Take a walk on our endless beach, relax in the shade of our palm grove, paddle out or gaze at the sea from our rim-flow pool, or accept an invite from the neighboring community. Sophisticated whilst down to earth, with no-one around for miles, Travessia is for families, individual travellers and couples alike.
The Story
One fateful day, sometime in 2006, whilst collecting coconuts...
… from his piece of land at the beach of Cumbana Agricola, Senhor David bumped into some mzungu strangers in a Landrover, who were looking for land to build a beach lodge in Mozambique. He connected them with the rest of the land owners in the village, who were equally interested in embarking on this project.
Dave and Anne Rudge spent two years in a tent in the palm grove of Travessia, worked their way through acquiring the necessary permits and set up the initial infrastructure. They eventually ran out of funds and had to move back to South Africa. Two years later, now a family of four, they ventured out to find people to help them grow and turn Travessia into a reality.
Heye Daun and Angela Naumann juggled kids, careers and coffees in Cape Town, envisioning and mentally preparing themselves for a gap year filled with creative and purposeful adventures in far-away lands, when they bumped into the Rudges. One site visit later, they proposed a concept, then scaled down other commitments to get themselves onto a new project…
Travessia is the result of a beautiful spot in the South of Mozambique, a vision, and a great team of people who made it happen, on and off site.
The Team
Dave Rudge and Anne BijmaCo-owners
Idealistic outdoor engineer Dave is the South African answer to Gyro Gearloose, just slightly more perfectionistic. His wife Anne is the appropriate counter part: Dutch import, with a talent for pairing vision and reason. Anne shares Dave's passion for the African outdoor and they are both driven by the sustainable greater good. The Landrover whisperer and his wife are fluent in Portuguese and well connected with the villagers and Mozambican authorities. With Dave having spent most of 2013 on site to once more kick-off construction, they are now both back living in Cape Town with their two children.
Angela Naumann and HE DawnCo-owners
In this combination of Namibian farm boy gone mining entrepreneur, and German journalist and communications consultant, the famous teutonic efficiency meets South African entrepreneurial thirst. Haje and Angela both enjoy coming up with and implementing ideas and are usually unable to say no when a good opportunity presents itself. Add to it a good measure of travel and adventure and you can be sure that curiosity kicks in. Haje part-time and Angela full-time, they work closely with Julie and Ryan, overseeing Travessia's budget, procurement and marketing and managing the development. When they are not commuting between Namibia, Germany, Mozambique and wherever else business and pleasure takes them, they live in Cape Town with their two children.
Ryan and Julie GerberLodge Managers
A power package of German-Namibian organizational talent and South African can-do attitude and skills, Julie and Ryan joined Travessia in 2014, with construction still in full swing. After 14 months of desert experience, managing a lodge at the edge of the Kalahari in Namibia, the passionate travellers have opted for a change to beach, bush and palm trees. Since then they have clocked up an impressive number of kilometers in a variety of landrovers of different ages and challenges, and know almost every palm tree and its respective owner in the neighbourhood. More importantly, they continue training our team of locals in a variety of skills needed for the further extension and running of the lodge and, due to their open minded nature and real interest in the surrounding community, have gained the respect of the people of the local community and its leaders.
David Saiete (approx. 1950 - 2014)``Father of Travessia``
This image of Dave and Senhor David is in honour of the ``Father of Travessia``, David Saiete, who sadly passed away in March 2014. Senhor David was initial in establishing the partnership between the local community and Dave and Anne and took care of Travessia after Dave and Anne had to leave for South Africa and before construction was resumed in 2013. If it had not been for him, chances are that Travessia would not be what it is today. His reliability, loyalty, quiet strength and wisdom will remain unforgotten.
"We would like to say THANK YOU!! for a lovely stay we had a Travessia. It was so relaxed and Julie, who I am sure reads minds as water/coffee/wine was always offered at the RIGHT moment :-), and Ryan really made us feel at home and very special."− Sandra and Boris Leyck, Cape Town
"Really spectacular and probably the best accommodation I have seen in Mozambique."− Chris Atkinson, Inhambane
"A fantastic spot for families and lovers of water sport. We had a great holiday and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. Julie and Ryan do a fantastic job and we will definitely be back!"− Philipp Sonntag & Deborah Denzler, Windhoek
"Close to paradise."− Silvia Goetzen, Hamburg


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Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2012/02/07 - Full range of USB Interface IC solutions from FTDI Chip now available through AltiumLive - FTDIchip.com.
Altium, developer of next-generation electronics design software and services, has announced the full range of board-level IC component solutions from Future Technology Devices International (FTDI Chip) is available for its electronics design software, Altium Designer, through the AltiumLive portal. Electronics designers using Altium Designer will now have direct access to new components that include a comprehensive range of FTDI Chip devices to meet their USB connectivity needs.
FTDI Chip specializes in total solutions for converting legacy peripherals to the USB connectivity standard. For designers, FTDI offers an easy route for the addition of a USB port into their system design or the migration from serial interfaces, such as RS232 or FIFO, to USB. FTDI solutions are a combination of hardware and royalty free USB drivers, that have been validated with USB host class drivers, so that engineers can be assured of a robust design.
In close collaboration with FTDI Chip, Altium has developed and released a full set of board-level components for FTDI Chip's current IC catalogue that is ready to use within Altium Designer. All components in the FTDI Chip product families include models for schematic symbol and PCB component with 3D body information.
Altium is moving into a new model of industry partnerships to provide third party libraries, templates, reference designs and other ready-to-use IP for our Altium Designer users," said Rowland Washington for Altium. "I believe this close collaboration between Altium and parts manufacturers produces design IP that our customers can trust out-of-the-box, and adds significant value to being a member of the Altium design community. We are very pleased to have FTDI Chip on board to provide easy access to its elegant USB connectivity solutions for our worldwide user base."
The board-level components for FTDI Chip devices are available through Altiums Hobart Vault, one of Altiums managed component repositories of ready-to-use design elements accessible through the AltiumLive portal. Altium Designer 10 users can access these components by connecting to the Hobart Vault directly from within their Altium Designer software using their AltiumLive credentials, or by browsing to the AltiumLive Content Store.
The partnership with Altium is a natural progression for FTDI Chip, in our continuing strategy to allow for simple end to end USB implementation, said Fred Dart, founder and CEO of FTDI Chip. As a long term advocate of Altium design software, we are delighted that this partnership will allow our customers to easily access and re-use quality models for our devices in their design process.
The released board-level components provide access to the full FTDI Chip product line, consisting of the FT Series family of USB device bridges and the Vinculum family of USB Host / Device controllers. This includes:
- The FT-series USB to UART/FIFO bridge devices;
- The Vinculum-II (VNC2) Programmable USB 2.0 Host;
- The Vinculum (VNC1) Embedded USB Host Controller.
All components are available from FTDI Chip and its global sales network. For more information, go to ftdichip.com.
More information on the board-level components and how they are accessed in Altium Designer is available in AltiumLive and in the related blogs.
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FTDI is a fab-less semiconductor company headquartered in Glasgow, UK with R&D centers in Glasgow and Singapore and has regional sales offices in Oregon, USA, Shanghai, China and Taipei, Taiwan.
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Online gaming in Japan
One online game I see heavily advertised in Japan is a free online RPG Maple Story, although I've never actually played it myself, and I take no responsibility from any addiction caused by clicking through that link! To see what the average Japanese person plays at online, MyVoice performed a survey on online games.
Over the first five days of February 2008 15,447 members of the MyVoice internet community completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 54% of the sample was female, 2% in their teens, 16% in their twenties, 37% in their thirties, 28% in their forties, and 17% in their fifties.
I used to play online games, starting with the sadly departed Meridian 59, then beta testing Ultima Online, Everquest as both a beta and a paid-for player, then finally Asheron's Call for quite a bit until I found out that being an anti-social git meant I didn't get very far ahead. I still miss Meridian 59, as it was small enough to form real friendships, in fact even leading to a real-life meeting with a bunch of other people once. I don't think I'd ever do that again as there seems to be far too many weirdos about these days, or maybe it's just I'm a bit older and less naive.
Research results
Q1: How interested are you in online games? (Sample size=15,447)
Really interested 6.1% Quite interested 20.7% Can't say either way 12.4% Not very interested 26.5% Not interested at all 34.3%
Q2: On what sort of device do you usually play online games? (Sample size=15,447, multiple answer)
Windows PC 27.3% Portable games machine 14.5% Home console 12.9% Mobile phone 9.9% Macintosh 1.1% Other 0.4% Don't play online games (to Q8) 59.9%
Since the last survey in November 2004 the percentage of all kinds of games players has increased, with the biggest growth being in, not surprisingly, the portable game segment.
Q3: For how long have you been playing online games? (Sample size=online gamers)
Less than a year 23.7% One to two years 16.9% Two to three years 15.6% Three to four years 8.4% Four to five years 5.3% Five or more years 18.5% No answer 11.6%
This and subsequent questions have over 10% no answerers, but the reason for this is not obvious.
Q4: About how often do you play online games? (Sample size=online gamers)
Almost every day 11.3% Four to six days a week 7.5% Two or three days a week 13.1% Once a week 16.9% Less than that 39.1% No answer 12.1%
Q5: About how much do you spend per month playing online games? (Sample size=online gamers)
Play free games only 66.3% Up to 999 yen 11.5% 1,000 to 1,999 yen 5.1% 2,000 to 2,999 yen 2.4% 3,000 to 4,999 yen 1.5% 5,000 to 9,999 yen 0.8% 10,000 to 29,999 yen 0.4% 30,000 to 49,999 yen 0.0% 50,000 to 99,999 yen 0.1% 100,000 yen or more 0.0% No answer 11.8%
Q6: What kinds of online games do you play? (Sample size=online gamers)
Puzzle game 36.1% Table game 34.6% Card game 28.2% Action game 11.3% Simulation game 10.7% Sports game 9.6% Shooting game 4.5% Race game 3.9% War game 3.2% Other 10.8% No answer 12.6%
Q7: What caused you to get started playing online games? (Sample size=online gamers, multiple answers)
Saw it on an internet game site 38.8% Friends, family recommended it 23.3% Saw internet advertisement 10.7% Software came with PC, mobile device 9.9% Game I wanted to play had online element 8.2% Saw family members playing it 6.7% Saw an internet word-of-mouth site 4.8% Saw a television advertisement 3.5% Saw a magazine column 1.8% Saw it on television news or other program 1.5% Saw an advertisement in a magazine 1.0% Saw a newspaper column 0.6% Saw an advertisement in train, station, etc 0.5% Saw a newspaper advertisement 0.4% Saw it on a flyer being passed out on the street 0.2% Other 3.4% Can't remember 7.7% No answer 12.5%
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After 2 years of hardships, RB Crockett can celebrate
FRISCO, Texas -- North Dakota State running back John Crockett spent two years getting his academics in order. Saturday afternoon, with confetti flying and Bison celebrating fans yelling, he got his reward.
The sophomore was part of a Division I Football Championship Subdivision title and he did it on a day when two Bison running backs went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season.
"Well, it's been a journey that I'm so happy that I had privilege to take," Crockett said. "If you really want success, you have to go get it."
Junior Sam Ojuri had success last year and went over 1,000 yards for the second straight season. Heading into the 39-13 win over Sam Houston Saturday, Crockett had 956 yards rushing and Ojuri 955.
Crockett picked up two milestones on one carry in the first quarter. His 57-yard run was the longest of his season and it also put him over 1,000 yards for the season.
The Bison appeared to pick up another first down on the drive, but a five-yard pass from quarterback Brock Jensen to receiver Ryan Smith was overturned by replay official, leaving NDSU with fourth-and-2.
The Bison went up 3-0 on Adam Keller's 32-yard field goal.
That was just the start.
Ojuri finished with 92 yards and two touchdowns and Crockett 82 yards averaging 7.5 yards per attempt.
He was also 1 for 1 passing thanks to a trick play. Leading 25-13 and the Bison facing third-and-1, Crockett took a handoff up the middle, but stopped before hitting the line of scrimmage.
He then jumped up and threw a pass to a wide open Kevin Vaadeland who reached the 5-yard line.
"It was a well-designed play," Crockett said. "We had three weeks to prepare for these guys. At end of the day, (Sam Houston) is a great team. You have to bring some tricks out of your bag and today we did that. I've been telling coach all year to let me throw, let me throw."
Bison linebackers play through aches and pains
It wasn't an easy day for NDSU's three starting linebackers.
"They were at the Alamo," said head coach Craig Bohl. "They kept on playing."
Travis Beck played despite separating his shoulder again. Carlton Littlejohn suffered a "stinger" during the game but didn't come out. And middle linebacker Grant Olson played the entire game despite being hospitalized Monday with an appendix issue.
"G.O. was in pain, you could tell the entire game," said linebackers coach Steve Stanard. "What a warrior he is."
Littlejohn finished with 11 tackles to lead the Bison. Beck had five stops and Olson had a season low two.
"The level of toughness those guys have is remarkable," Stanard said.
Olson thinks he may have lost five pounds in the hospital, but said he felt physically fine against the Bearkats.
"I'm just so thankful just to play," Olson said. "I didn't think I was going to be able when the doctor came in and said if I have to operate, you're not playing."
Olson was more of a role player last year backing up Preston Evans. Being a captain and helping his team to a title made this one a little better.
"I took it upon myself to work extra hard in the offseason," he said. "I wanted to be that guy that other guys can depend on."
Bison assistant coach relishes first title
Stanard, by the way, spent several minutes getting a picture of him and several family members with the national title trophy. He was one of the last to leave the stage where the trophy was awarded following the game.
The first-year Bison assistant wasn't with the team last year. It was the first national title of his career.
"After 24 years of coaching, it doesn't get any better than that," Stanard said. "It's the first one and I can't think of a better place to do it than here. These fans. These players. These coaches. What an awesome place. I'm so glad and fortunate to be here. I appreciate them letting me be a part of it."
Stanard last coached at Tulane University where he was the defensive coordinator, but wasn't retained when the head coach was fired. On Saturday, he gave thanks to Bohl and the defensive assistants "for letting me into their family."
Extra point turns into an adventure
NDSU defensive end Mike Hardie will go down in the final 2012 statistics as an offensive contributor. It was a strange play that was part of NDSU's third-quarter onslaught.
After Ojuri scored from two yards out on a fourth-and-1 play, a botched snap and hold made the extra point an adventure.
"It looked like a disaster waiting to happen," Bohl said. "We do work on a two-point play when there is an errant snap but quite frankly it was not drawn up how we practiced it. I thought it was pretty resourceful by Adam Keller to take the ball."
Keller said he yelled for the ball from holder Ben LeCompte, who obliged.
"Then I saw (Hardie) so I just heaved it," Keller said.
The last pass he remembers throwing was a trick play in high school when he was a tight end. Later, Keller said quarterback Brock Jensen came up to him and said, "Hey, I'm done, you go in there."
The two-point conversion gave NDSU a 25-10 lead.


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Christine Brennan has been covering the action in Russia for USA Today and ABC News. I caught up with her earlier today.
Christine Brennan, it's great to have you join us again.
Once again, a spoiler alert for our viewers: We're going to talk about some results.
So, Christine, here we are at the end of the first week. The Americans have had a tough day on the ski slopes.
CHRISTINE BRENNAN, USA Today: Well, that's right, Judy.
And the U.S. ski team, the alpine ski team, is one of the highest profile-events at the Games, the name Bode Miller, Ted Ligety, Julia Mancuso, these are names that Americans know. Of course, Lindsey Vonn is not here. She would have been the biggest name of all.
But Miller and Ligety didn't have a good day on the mountain. Bode has not had a good Olympics, kind of reminiscent more of Torino, where he went zero for the Olympics, coming up with the term to Bode, which meant being shut out. He had a very good Olympics in Vancouver. So, maybe it's one of those things. He's 35, 36 years old. You know, it's — at this point in his life, this is towards the end.
But I think the disappointment is that there were no medals. Julia Mancuso now is the only one who has won a medal so far in alpine skiing for the U.S. There's more to go. Mikaela Shiffrin, the teenager, is coming up. And I think she may well be able to do it.
JUDY WOODRUFF: We watched figure skating yesterday, where the big news last night were some big falls and the surprising exit of a Russian favorite.
CHRISTINE BRENNAN: Judy, it was 30 minutes that seemed like it was the Bermuda Triangle had entered the figure skating arena.
First off, you had Evgeni Plushenko, the 31-year-old Russian, two Olympic gold medals, two Olympic silver medals, just won the other night in the team competition. He comes out and he looks — he looks like he's injured. He's hurting, goes over to the referee, reminiscent, frankly, of what Tonya Harding did with her skates 20 years ago, and withdraws, taps his heart, waves to the crowd, and he is gone. He retires immediately, on Russian ice, one of the Russians to ever skate
That drama 30 minutes later was followed by Jeremy Abbott, the four-time U.S. national champ, who fell hard on his quadruple jump, and instead of just getting right up, popping up, the way most skaters do, he just lay there. And it seemed like forever, an eternity, probably 10 seconds. But that's a long, long time in figure skating.
His coach was about to rush out on to the ice to try to help him. And then he popped right back up and he kept going and the crowd spurred him on, so incredible drama, and only in figure skating. It never, ever disappoints.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Well, I want to talk about snowboarding and how well the American women have been doing.
CHRISTINE BRENNAN: Well, yes, the American women.
We also — of course, with X Games sports, we kind of look at it from Shaun White to the slopestyles of skiing. The U.S. women, of course, are going to be stars of these Olympic Games, in large part because, of course, this is — these are our best female athletes, and they get a chance to shine at the Olympics.
But, I think if you look at it in total, and, again, say these edgy extreme X Games sports, the U.S. is doing great. All four gold medal medals are from X Games, relatively new sports in the Olympics for the U.S.
And the International Olympic Committee brought these sports in to try to attract a newer audience, newer, younger viewers to watch the coverage on the networks. And the reality is, I think if the IOC hadn't done it, the U.S. Olympic Committee would have, because the U.S. just cleans up in these medals, U.S., Canada, North American sports.
And you can pretty much rely on the fact that they're doing something that, it wasn't done 20 years ago in the Olympics, the U.S. is going to do well in it.
JUDY WOODRUFF: One thing you wrote about today, Christine, is the sort of overhang or shadow of the old spirit of the Soviet Union, the fact that you're there in Russia and you really can't get away from the history of this place. How are you seeing that while you're there?
CHRISTINE BRENNAN: You know, it comes, Judy, in little ways and snippets.
For examine, in Irina Rodnina lighting of the cauldron with Tretyak, the former Soviet goalie who got benched during the miracle on ice game, Rodnina had that racist tweet, that terrible tweet against President Obama five months ago, a member of Parliament. She's lighting the cauldron with Tretyak. So, they're not former Russian athletes. They're former Soviet athletes.
And those of us of a certain age can't help but remember that. Obviously, for the U.S. and sports fans in the United States, of course, it is the miracle on ice, and Tretyak was benched. So, you see these people and it kind of brings back that time.
Of course, they're using — as you know, they're using — their anthem, of course, is the old Soviet anthem. I personally love that anthem, but it has haunting tones that take us back to another time, when we were not friends with them. We were — obviously, it was the Cold War.
So the Russian figure skating, occasionally you see judging, the Eastern Bloc — the Cold War can be alive and well in figure skating judging, I can tell you that. But in general, it's just little moments. But for the first time ever, a full Olympics, a complete Olympics is now in Russia.
Of course, Moscow in 1980 was boycotted. So, the fact that we're here and the fact that the U.S. is the big cheese, always, the fact that Russia and the United States are kind of at it a little bit in a friendly rivalry — and I do stress friendly — but it does — there are moments when you do remember back to the old days, and they were not quite so friendly, obviously.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So, as you sum up the week, what's been the highlight for you? What are you taking away at the halfway point of the Games?
CHRISTINE BRENNAN: You know, Judy, I think I have to say just the fact that there has been no — knock on wood — huge news.
Thinking of the Sochi, all the run-up, all the conversations all of us had, the terrible concerns about terrorism, about security, protests involving the anti-gay law. There were a couple earlier. Of course, I'm in the — talking to you right now from the press center inside the secure zone, the ring of seal, so to speak, so we wouldn't see that.
But the bottom line is, there has been almost no news. The big news is no big news. And we're talking about athletes. We're talking about sports. We're talking about the things we should be talking about at the Olympic Games. I'm not saying those other issues might not rise up. Again, let's hope everything goes well with security, but, so far, a week into the Olympics, not a big news story to be had in terms of security. And that is a huge, huge upset.
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San Diego Assemblyman Ben Hueso played an instrumental role Monday in shelving legislation that would have forced lawmakers to release a more complete and timely accounting of how they spend tax dollars.
"What I care about is getting to real reforms," the Democrat later explained after helping the Assembly Rules Committee beat back the measure to force a change in house secrecy rules regarding office budgets.
Hueso made the motion to block the changes from reaching the Assembly floor by sending it to a task force appointed by leaders that is supposed to develop a new public records policy by January. His motion passed without a vote to spare, 6-5.
"We can do as well, or better" in developing new standards, Hueso said during the committee debate. He said he wanted to solicit advice from others, such as the independent legislative analyst and state controller.
"I would support a more deliberative process," Hueso said.
Staff salaries for San Diego County's Assembly delegation
Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego: $167,222
Ben Hueso, D-San Diego: $130,123
Toni Atkins, D-San Diego: $126,372
Marty Block, D-San Diego: $126,296
Martin Garrick, R-Solana Beach: $122,648
Brian Jones, R-Santee: $115,159
Source: California State Assembly. Figures are for cumulative from Dec. 1 through July 31. Most numbers do not reflect the pay of employees technically assigned to committees or who are being paid by the caucus.
Staff salaries for San Diego County's Senate delegation
Juan Vargas, D-San Diego: $630,730
Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego: $596,731
Mark Wyland, R-Solana Beach: $547,767
Mimi Walters, R-Lake Forest: $543,667
Joel Anderson, R-La Mesa: $533,727
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The Rules Committee was acting as pressure builds on lawmakers to explain how much they spend on salaries and other expenses.
In their latest response, leaders of the Assembly and Senate late Friday afternoon released some records on staff salaries, travel, car leases, office rental and postage, among others.
Those records were panned by critics as being incomplete and manipulated to shift employee classifications and salaries so a true picture of which members have the largest staffs at the most cost is not revealed.
The staff salaries assigned to Hueso are an example of the need for more transparency, said Dakin Sloss, president of the nonprofit California Common Sense that has been pushing for full disclosure. The group was organized by Stanford University students, including Sloss.
According to Assembly records, Hueso spent $130,123 on his Capitol team and district staff from Dec. 1 through July 31. That puts him mid-pack among all members.
But Sloss' analysis of older payroll records showed Hueso's personal staff salaries at $299,416 — tops among Assembly members. However, other lawmakers spent far more when committee staff and other employees are taken into account.
Hueso said he could not comment at length because he had not had an opportunity to review what had been released or the analysis done by Sloss' team at Stanford University.
The lawmaker leading the push for openness is speaking out.
"All HR 20 does is say open the books," claimed Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, who was carrying the derailed measure, House Resolution 20.
Portantino is locked in a feud over his own office budget with Assembly Speaker John Pérez, D-Los Angeles. Portantino said Pérez is cutting his office budget as punishment for not voting for the state budget earlier this year.
Perez and his lieutenants deny the charge.
Said Hueso: "Some people are a little hot under the collar. They need to cool off. ... We need to have a calm-headed debate."
Portantino has said he waded in after being criticized by Pérez for allegedly having spent more than allowed and being threatened with having his office budget cut off. To prove he is within spending boundaries, Portantino said he wants all Assembly budgets made public. Several media outlets have filed lawsuits demanding full revelations.
Hueso, in an interview, suggested that Portantino has ulterior motives for pursuing the issue so zealously.
The measure is "being expedited for his own political gain," Hueso complained.
Portantino is considered likely to run for Congress.
Hueso said Portantino did not push open records during his first five years in Sacramento. "This came out of nowhere," Hueso said.
California Common Sense criticized the budget figures released, noting that some staffers are assigned to a committee or caucus so it's hard to track who works for whom. As presented, the Assembly data do not give the public a concise and accurate record of spending, the group said.
Assembly members receive a base office allowance of $263,000 annually for salaries and other expenses. However, those who chair committees and have other assignments can tap separate house-wide accounts for additional staff and other expenses.
The Assembly for years has kept its spending practices semi-secret, opening up the ledgers once a year in November — the results of which are printed in an obscure in-house journal. Even then, many details are missing.
Meanwhile, the state Senate has been largely overshadowed. It posts older data on the website but has provided written operating budgets from Dec. 1 through July 31 uponCopyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of methylphenidate in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with both ADHD and trichotillomania.
Trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder. There is growing evidences of the involvement of dopaminergic neurotransmission in the pathophysiology of trichotillomania. Reported increase in the prevalence of ADHD among patients with impulse control disorders, such as pathological gambling as well as trichotillomania, may result from the overlapping pathophisiological background. It is hypothesized that in cases of ADHD comorbid with trichotillomania methtylphenidate treatment will exhibit beneficial effects in both the ADHD and the hair pulling.
|ADHD Trichotillomania
|Drug: Methylphenidate
|Phase 4
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|Methylphenidate Treatment of Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With ADHD and Its Influence on Comorbid Trichotillomania
- Clinicial administered Massachusetts General Hospital Hair Pulling Scale for trichotillomania [ Time Frame: First 6 weeks of treatment ]
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- DSM-IV diagnosis of ADHD
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- History of moderate or severe adverse event, related to MPH
- History of any psychotic disorder
- Current drug abuse, acute psychotic or affective disorder
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00552266
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Attention deficit
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Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders
Mental Disorders
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Dopamine Agents
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With your eyes closed, it sounded like a typical practice in the Smith Center.
Basketballs reverberated off the floor as members of a team took to the court, stationing themselves at different points on the key for opening drills. Over and over again, balls sliced through the air, clanging off the backboard or sinking through the net.
Two players watched each other shoot, taking turns at the same basket, while their teammate looked on from the bench, where he was lacing up his sneakers.
A typical sight for the Smith Center – except the two players shooting were Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant, and the one getting ready to enter the drill was Miami Heat forward LeBron James. It wasn't the Colonials on the court, but the USA men's basketball team, using GW's facilities to practice before tomorrow's exhibition match against Brazil.
"Two years ago, we couldn't host an event like this. Now, the way the building is, it's first class," athletic director Patrick Nero said. "And we've said that from the beginning of everything we do as an athletic program. This is the type of thing we want to do."
The discussion to have the USA team use GW's court began nine or 10 months ago, Nero said, when he was contacted by the team's director of operations, Sean Ford. Nero went to college with Ford's brother, and said Ford asked about seeing the Smith Center.
From there, Nero brought in Associate Athletic Director for Facilities Jason Wilson, who worked with USA Basketball to coordinate the team's trip to campus. The national program was interested in the Smith Center because of its location, the quality of its facilities and the connection Ford had with Nero, Wilson said.
"We first got just an inquiry if we would be available. And obviously, that's the type of event you want to be available. You want to make yourself available," Wilson said.
Wilson's discussions with USA Basketball branched through marketing, operations and security divisions. Negotiations came to a head in February, he said, when the focus on contracts began to sharpen.
Starting Friday, Team USA had full access to the Smith Center, including strength and conditioning rooms, access to cardio machines and availability for shoot-arounds in the gym. The program paid "the normal rental fee, same as anyone else," Nero said, declining to comment on the amount.
Wilson said "every single person from the NBA or USA basketball" that came through the Smith Center was impressed at the quality of the facilities. Originally built in 1975, the building underwent an extensive renovation in recent years, and Wilson said the $43 million reconstruction project was on full display this weekend.
"Everyone has just been raving about how the building looks," Wilson said.
One member of Team USA who was somewhat familiar with GW's home court was Durant, who grew up in the D.C.-area, competing around the Beltway and attending National Christian Academy in Prince George's County, Md., Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va. and the Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Md., over his high school career.
Durant sees himself as representing the District and its surrounding areas in the Olympics, he said, and it's particularly rewarding for the standout Thunder forward to return to his native courts before heading overseas.
"I watched a few games [at GW] when Chris Monroe was here and Pops Mensah-Bonsu. They were pretty good," Durant said. "I watched them, I came and played AAU tournaments here. GW was pretty good when I was growing up and I was a big fan."
Durant's return to the Smith Center court was different from his high school basketball days. Bryant shot long corner threes, draining them effortlessly, while the Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love stretched his hamstrings on the baseline. Next, Team USA players squared off against each other, running some half-court offense drills that saw the New York Knicks' Tyson Chandler, whose sister, Erica, competed for the Colonials, slam home a two-handed dunk.
GW's home court shifted a little for the incoming players. Because the Olympics are played with FIBA international basketball rules, lines of tape morphed the Tex Silverman court into compliance, adjusting the three point line and the key. Security measures were in place, too, a heavy consideration for GW, Wilson said, which planned both for the players and for potential surprise guests.
While NBA security worked with the University to ready the Smith Center for Team USA's arrival, Wilson added that security measures had to consider high-profile drop-ins. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, was on hand Sunday, and Wilson said the Smith Center staff had even prepared for President Barack Obama as a potential spectator.
"You just want to make sure that you prepare and can safely host the event. That was a big thing with NBA security," Wilson said. "We worked with them for several weeks on a security plan just to make sure that they were comfortable."
It was perhaps the highest-profile team to ever take the court in the Smith Center, and Wilson added that Team USA's trip had already provided some exciting moments for the players that call the Tex Silverman court home.
Men's basketball senior forward Dwayne Smith was shooting in the gym Saturday, Wilson said, when the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul and the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony came in to perform an interview.
"I walked out, and [CNN's] Soledad O'Brien was finishing up the interview, and I see Dwayne Smith, Chris Paul, and it's one of those GW moments," Wilson said.
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The post was updated to clarify that Kevin Durant attended National Christian Academy, Oak Hill Academy and the Montrose Christian School during his high school career.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, February 25, 2010, 6:31 AM
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a resident of Mohr Park
on Feb 25, 2010 at 9:10 am
Does anyone know how big the SF district is in terms of total # of teachers, or total staff (teachers, classified, and admin)? I know they're much bigger than PUSD, but it would be helpful to be able to put these cuts into context by converting them to percentages.
Too bad they haven't been able to finalize concessions with their teachers' union yet. I know that PUSD is still in negotiations with CSEA, but at least everything with APT is wrapped up.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 25, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Is this a publicity stunt? By law and by contract, school districts need to give sufficient notice to teachers if a layoff may happen. So, how many of the 900 will really be affected? Does anyone know? What does history say? Hence, the question whether this is just a way to sensationalize this issue and gain public sympathy? How many of you are now off the payroll? Who fought for you?
a resident of another community
on Feb 25, 2010 at 6:01 pm
This is an excerpt from SFGATE about the San Francisco school district cuts:
"To provide some perspective, here simply is our situation: SFUSD has an unrestricted general fund budget of approximately $400 million. Due to the actions taken in Sacramento over the last 18 months, our projected deficit over the next two years will total $113 million, or $1,365 less per student. This means we will be getting $4,977 per student instead of $6,342 per student. So we face 21 percent less for teachers and counselors, for books and math texts, for computers and art classes, and for field trips and science labs."
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 25, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Don't school districts do this automatically every Spring to protect
themselves just in case they do need to do layoffs....longer warnings, etc. So union can't whine about last minute job loss.
a resident of Castlewood
on Feb 25, 2010 at 8:47 pm
>So union can't whine about last minute job loss.
It's required by Ed Code.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 25, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
In other words, the CTA's extensive lobbying efforts are paying off.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 25, 2010 at 10:55 pm
"In other words, the CTA's extensive lobbying efforts are paying off."
Yes, the extensive lobbying has managed a 2 1/2 month warning for teacher who will possibly be laid off. Gosh, aren't those teachers lucky to have the union. Of course the district can still lay them off up until something like August 15th if there are changes.
Are you really complaining that teachers get a warning about possibly being laid off? That seems pretty petty.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 25, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Complaining that teachers get a warning? Not at all. If I'm complaining, it is about how public employee unions have created a special class of citizen given preferential treatment. It is not a government by the people, for the people. It is a government by the union, for the union. Bigger picture...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 25, 2010 at 11:17 pm
No, its just petty- hidden in the verbose language of logic 101
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 25, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
You guys crack me up. I just point out that union lobbying plays a role in writing law (Ed Code) just as any other special interest/faction does and suddenly I'm being petty. Well tell all readers here, why does Ed Code require 2.5 months? Where's the government code that gives the same requirement for all private sector workers?
a resident of Laguna Vista
on Feb 26, 2010 at 6:50 pm
I feel like Stacey is always waiting to jump up at every little thing she can make an issue of and back it with credible-sounding logic, especially something negative about the union or any other entity related to it.
Somebody definitely has a lot of time on their hands....
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 27, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Looks like the LAO is petty too. I mean, only if you're the sort of person to interpret questioning of why something does or does not work as being petty...
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"Recommend Amending Law to Allow Districts Until June 1 to Make Layoffs. Rather than specifying "the end of the school year" as the final date by which districts must make layoffs, we recommend allowing districts until June 1 to make these decisions. By waiting until after the Governor's May Revision, districts would have better information regarding the state budget and its likely impact on their local budget. By being able to rely on May Revision estimates rather than feel compelled to assume the worst–case budget scenario, districts could more accurately calculate how many layoffs are needed. Further, by setting a uniform date, teachers and schools will be better able to coordinate job–seeking and hiring."
a resident of Canyon Meadows
on Feb 28, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Stacey, your posts are well thought out and researched. Thanks for your input. It's refreshing.
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Abu Dhabi: A modern slaughterhouse complex in Al Wathba in Abu Dhabi will open services to the public this month, the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City announced on Sunday.
A contract has been awarded for carrying out slaughtering, operation, maintenance and cleaning works at the facility, said a municipality press release.
Khalifa Al Rumaithi, Director of the Public Health Department at the municipality, said the Al Wathba slaughterhouse is the first of its kind in the region in terms of equipment and modernity. The Dh160 million facility includes a modern shopping mall comprising 20 outlets, two markets for sale of sheep and camel with 48 livestock barns.
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