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Fantastic news – Head Girl Kristie Waugh is going to be a baton-bearer representing Hawick High School in Scottish Borders on the Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Kristie will have the honour of carrying the Queen's Baton as it travels the length and breadth of Scotland on the way to its final destination at the Opening Ceremony of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. By the time it arrives in Scotland, the baton will have been on an epic 248 day journey around all the nations and territories of the Commonwealth
Vision 2014 – Year of Heritage
The Big Return
Thursday 15th May 2014
11.30am-1.30pm (main events)
All nursery, primary and S1 pupils from the Teviotdale and Liddesdale Learning Community will be involved in a range of activities at the field at Hornshole dressed in period costume. The children will arrive at the field walking via 3 routes from Burnfoot. The events of the day will include the children at their encampments enjoying entertainment and a re-enactment of the Battle of Hornshole.
See the local press for details of the days itinerary nearer to the event.
Jimmie Guthrie
Jimmie Guthrie is one of Hawick's motor cycle racing legends. He was born on May 23rd 1897 and died tragically while leading in the German Grand Prix of 1937. He competed in 12 TT races and won 6 of them. He will forever be remembered by the statue of him in Wilton Lodge Park in Hawick not that far from where he used to live. In Hawick there is an annual tribute run for the world famous motorcyclist which is always a great success. After his death hundreds of German mourners came to pay their respects. He was put on a special train to take him to the border. Jimmie Guthrie's funeral procession in Hawick was 3 miles long. Hawick had lost its favourite son and European motor cycle racing an exceptional rider. By Charlie Wilson
Adam 'Vasilevich' Armstrong
Adam 'Vasilevich' Armstrong was born in 1761, the eldest son of William Armstrong, the Schoolmaster of Hobkirk. He attended Hawick Grammar School and was the Dux (top pupil in their year) of 1777. After school he went to Edinburgh University.
He worked as a tutor for the Robson-Scotts of Belford, and later for Admiral Greig (cousin of Dr Charters of Wilton, and future father in law to Mary Somerville).
Together with Greig, he went to Russia, were he 'achieved distinction in the Imperial Government of Alexander 1' and was appointed Senior Mining Director of the Olonets Ironworks in Petrozavodsk and Chief of their St Petersburg works. He also gave himself the middle name of 'Vasilevich' which translates from Russian as 'son of William'.
Sometime later, Adam travelled back to Britain to bring Charles Gascoigne, the manager of the Carron Ironworks to Russia with him. After Gascoigne's death in 1806, Armstrong took over for him.
He married Isabella Lindsay, the daughter of Dr Lindsay of Jedburgh, and through doing so became the Proprietor of Mary Queen of Scots House. Isabella had been a love interest of Robert Burns when he visited Jedburgh on his Border Tour of 1787 and her marriage to Armstrong occurred only 24 days after she and Burns last saw each other. Together they had four children: 2 sons called John and Robert Lindsay, and another 2; however, their names and gender (most likely girls) are unknown.
Adam Armstrong died from a severe cold that he caught whilst traveling from St Petersburg, back to Petrozavodsk. He was known to express his concerns for the welfare of the, often very poor, workers of the Olonets Ironworks. To this end his daughter-in-law in his memory donated 3000 Roubles to help workers and their families that were associated with the Olonets Ironworks. Armstrong himself is buried in an unknown location in St Petersburg, but his name is recorded on his parent's gravestone in Hobkirk kirkyard.
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Scottish Borders Council approves 'asymmetric' school week
Scottish Borders Council has approved plans to move its schools to a four-and-a-half-day week.
A report said the case for the move was strong in both "educational and financial terms".
Winners – Worldwise Quiz Final 2014
The first round was closely fought by teams from Dollar Academy, Larbert High School, Grove Academy, Perth Academy, Woodfarm High School , Stewart Melville School, Hawick High School Belmont Academy and Shawlands Academy. Rounds included (the old favourite) OS map trail, an observation round on National Parks and a volcanoes crossword and the standard was exceptionally high.
At the end of the first 6 rounds Stewart Melville and Hawick High School were in joint first place on 60 marks, with Woodfarm High following closely on their heels with 56. With 48 points there was a tie for 4th place, between Perth Academy and Larbert High School which meant a sudden death tie-break question. The nearest guess of Scotland's current population saw Larbert through to the final stage.
The questions got tougher, and the atmosphere more intense as the final 4 rounds saw a mix of individual questions as well as a practical exercise. After a very close contest with the lead changing several times, it was to be Hawick High School who were the winners with Stewart Melville taking runner-up spot.
Many thanks go to Iain Aitken for his organisation of this year's quiz and looking forward to more teams entering next year.
Deborah Lyons
Deborah (Debbie) Lyons was born in Hawick on the 27th of November 1957. She attended Burnfoot Primary School then Hawick High School from 1969 to 1973 where her ambitions were in Art and Music. Her favourite teachers were Mr. Landles (Art), Mr. Seeley (Music) and Mr. Hogg (English). Debbie is best known for hairdressing and beauty/ holistic therapy, her singing and being a long standing member of Hawick Amateur Operatic Society. She knew stage work was something she liked after performing in three High School Gilbert & Sullivan productions. Her first stage performance was playing Louisa in 'The Sound of Music' at just thirteen. She wondered about Art College but then decided to channel her Art into hair styling " doing an advance qualification and opening her own salon in 1977 and her second salon in Hawick which is still running in Drumlanrig Square. As well as her long connection with Hawick Amateur Operatic Society she has sung with other Societies in the Scottish Borders. After completing two theatre courses she has worked with Hawick High School children on two occasions, directing musical productions "Oklahoma!" and "A Christmas Carol". It is her ambition to work more with local young people to produce more musical theatre and drama.
by Charles Wilson
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George Goodfellow
George Goodfellow was born in 1951. He is a musician who attended Hawick High School from the year 1963 to the year 1966. His favourite lessons at school were English and History. His favourite teacher was Mr Jim Greig. He had many friends at Hawick High including Chuck Anderson and Bob Tumblety. His ambitions were to become a pop/rock star, which are ambitions he has since achieved in the field of country music with his GLG Band He was also interested in travel but unlike many Hawick people he didn't really like sports. George left school at the age of 15 to train as a gasfitter which occupation he has had all his working life latterly running his own business.
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Kenneth Kitchen
Kenneth Anderson Kitchen was born in 1932. He attended Hawick High School. He is Professor Emeritus of Egyptology and Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Archaeology, University of Liverpool.
He is one of the leading experts on the Egyptian Third Intermediate Period. He has written many books and articles for journals on this topic, including 'The Bible In Its World' 'Pharaoh Triumphant: The Life and Times of Ramesses II, King of Egypt' and 'Poetry of Ancient Egypt'. The Times has described him as "the very architect of Egyptian chronology"
by Hannah Simpson
Thomas Stoddart
Thomas Stoddart was a highly important mining engineer in Australia. He was born in 1828. He left Hawick Grammar School aged just 16. After being apprenticed as a joiner, when he was 20 years old, he joined the army for 5 years. Aged 25, he left for Australia, where he worked in the Ballaarat area, near Melbourne, as a miner. Through time, he became a speculator and Director of many Mining Companies. By the time he was 50 years old, he was a very wealthy man. He is recorded to have subscribed to Hawick Common Riding in the 1880s. In 1905 he took a holiday trip across the ocean to Sorrento. On the return journey he was severely affected by the cool weather change, making him ill beyond recovery.
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Bert Armstrong
Bert Armstrong is a well known Hawick singer. He was Hawick's official Common Riding Song-Singer. He was born on the 7th of October in 1924 at 11 Dickson Street in Hawick. His father, George Armstrong, was a butcher, a fishmonger as well as a member of the Common Riding Committee. His grandfather, who was also called George was the landlord of the "Ewe an' Lamb" and the owner of the Howegate fish shop. He went to Wilton Primary where at the age of ten he sung the first and last verse of "Up wi' the Banner" for Cornet Bill Brydon's Cornet's visit. He then attended Hawick High School leaving in 1937 at the age of 14 to work in the mill to help earn money for his family. During his time at school his favourite subject was Music and he was friends with John Oliver, Jim Clarke and Taylor Hope. He looked up to Bill McLaren who, at the time, was the Athletics Champion in Hawick High School. In 1943 he joined the Navy and worked as a cook onboard the HMS Goshawk. He himself states that he wasn't a very good cook, even going as far to say that his cooking was more likely to kill the soldiers than the Germans were. He got an MBE from the Queen in 2004.
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Eric Grierson
Thomas Fleming Eric (T.F.E.) Grierson, known as Eric Grierson was born on the 19th of August 1930. He went to Hawick High School and spent 3 and ½ years there. One of his pals at school was Norman Davidson and his ambitions at Hawick High were all to do with sport. His favourite teachers where Mr Redpath (Maths), Mr Finlayson (Art), Mrs Philips (French) and Miss Harper (P.E.). Eric is mainly known for being an International Rugby Referee and being President of the Scottish Cricket Union. His first international was Ireland versus South Africa at Lansdowne Road in 1970 . Eric refereed 5 international games in total, but probably his most memorable fixture was the Barbarians versus Fiji game at Gosforth in 1970, which is still regarded as one of the most entertaining matches ever played in the British Isles . He was on the international rugby referees panel for 7 years. He played – until he was 50 - for Hawick and Wilton Cricket Club and was greatly honoured to be the President of the Scottish Cricket Union.
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Nigel Griffiths
Nigel Griffiths is a former Labour MP for Edinburgh South. He was born on 20th May 1955.His father Lionel was for many years Hawick High School's Principal Teacher of English. After attending Hawick High Nigel attended the University of Edinburgh,graduating with an MA in 1977. Ten years later he was elected to Parliament, on the 11th June 1987. He was the first-ever Labour MP for South Edinburgh.
Later in his career, he worked with Anita Roddick to found the magazine 'The Big Issue', a magazine written by journalists, then sold in the streets up and down the country by homeless people. He stood down from being an MP on January 31st, 2010.
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Chronic Dysphagia
What is chronic dysphagia?
Chronic Dysphagia Care Guide
When a mass of chewed food does not travel easily through your mouth or esophagus, it is called dysphagia. The word chronic is used to describe problems that may come and go, slowly get worse, and last for a long time. The esophagus is the muscular tube where food and liquid pass from your mouth to your stomach. Swallowing happens when your brain carefully controls muscles in your throat and esophagus. When you swallow, food should go past your throat and esophagus smoothly, down to your stomach. People who have chronic dysphagia have trouble swallowing. Many older adults have this condition, but it can affect people of any age.
What causes chronic dysphagia?
Chronic dysphagia results from problems that affect the muscles used for swallowing. It may also be the result of conditions causing food to be blocked in your esophagus.
- Oropharyngeal dysphagia may be caused by:
- Tumors or lumps in your throat.
- Birth defects, brain tumors, head injury, infection, or swelling of your brain. Stroke, a condition where there is a blocked or burst blood vessel in your head, can damage the brain. Other conditions that may affect your brain include AIDS, Alzheimer disease, and Parkinson's disease.
- Muscle problems, such as myasthenia gravis, sarcoidosis, and muscular dystrophy.
- Infections that may spread to the brain, such as poliomyelitis, AIDS, and rabies.
- Conditions that affect the body, such as hyperthyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, and amyloidosis.
- Procedures or treatments, such as chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation therapy, that may affect your mouth, neck, throat, or esophagus. Dentures that do not fit well or other devices placed in your mouth may also cause dysphagia.
- Tumors or lumps in your throat.
- Esophageal dysphagia may be caused by:
- Birth defects, tumors, surgery, injuries, or drinking harmful chemicals.
- Diabetes mellitus and gastrointestinal reflux diseases.
- Disorders in or around the esophagus that cause it to narrow or get pinched. These include achalasia (esophageal motion problems), hiatal hernia, swelling, tumors, and scars after surgery.
- Birth defects, tumors, surgery, injuries, or drinking harmful chemicals.
How can I tell caregivers about my dysphagia?
Tell your caregiver when you first started having problems swallowing and how long it lasted. Tell him if you drool, cough, have trouble chewing, or choke on food or drinks. Tell him if you try to swallow food many times before it finally goes down. Tell him about any chest pain, heartburn, or feeling that food sticks in your throat. Tell him if you have had injuries to your head, tumors, or infections. Tell your caregiver if you smoke, wear dentures or have other dental devices, or your mouth feels dry.
What signs and symptoms may be related to chronic dysphagia?
- Chest pain, drooling, problems chewing, or a nasal or wet-sounding change to your voice.
- Trying to swallow several times before food goes down your throat.
- Frequent heartburn or food coming back up into your throat. Heartburn is a feeling of warmth or pain in your chest.
- Coughing before, during, or after swallowing.
How may my chronic dysphagia be treated?
Your treatment depends on what is causing your dysphagia. You may also have any of the following:
- Medicine: Your caregiver may tell you to stop using certain medicines that may be causing your dysphagia. You may need to use medicine to treat other medical conditions causing dysphagia. You may be given a special chewing gum or sour lozenges if your mouth is often very dry.
- Treatments and procedures:
- Intravenous (IV) fluids: This replaces lost fluids and electrolytes through a tube in your vein.
- Endoscopy: This procedure uses a scope to see the inside of your digestive tract. A scope is made of a long, bendable tube with a light on the end of it. A camera may be hooked to the scope to take pictures. Problems causing chronic dysphagia may be seen and treated using this device.
- Surgery: If you do not have cancer, then you may need to have swallowing rehabilitation for up to six months. If this does not help, you may need surgery to treat your chronic dysphagia. Surgery may be done to open your esophagus wider, or certain muscles may be cut. Surgery may be done to move your esophagus away from your airway. Your larynx may be lifted or removed, or a stent (tube) may be placed to stop you from aspirating. Aspiration is when food goes down air passages to the lungs, instead of down the esophagus to the stomach. In some cases, a tracheostomy may be created. This is a hole made in your neck that serves as an airway. Surgery is used to save your ability to speak and swallow, but this is not always possible.
- Intravenous (IV) fluids: This replaces lost fluids and electrolytes through a tube in your vein.
- Dental check-up: If you have dentures or other dental devices, you may need a checkup to check if they fit and function as they should.
What can I do to prevent or treat my chronic dysphagia?
- Do not smoke. Smoking makes your mouth dry and can worsen other conditions that are causing your dysphagia.
- Do not drink alcohol: Alcohol is found in beer, wine, and liquor such as vodka and whiskey. Alcohol may also be found in other adult drinks.
- Diet changes: Your caregiver may tell you to avoid eating spicy and fatty foods. You may also have to avoid eating 2 to 3 hours before you go to sleep. Your caregiver may tell you to take your time eating and to chew your food well. You may also have to sit up and stand for some time after eating your meals.
Will I need appointments with other caregivers?
You may need to see an otolaryngologist if problems with your ears, nose, or throat are related to your dysphagia. You may need to see a neurologist if you have nervous system problems. If you have problems with your esophagus, stomach, or intestines, a gastroenterologist should be seen. A speech-language pathologist (swallow therapist) should be seen if you have problems with swallowing or talking. If you cannot have certain foods or drinks (such as thin liquids), you should see a dietitian. If you should have only small amounts of food each time you eat, he can help you plan these diet changes.
What should I expect with time or treatment?
Your symptoms may decrease when the cause of your chronic dysphagia is found and treated. Even after treatment, it may take time for your swallowing to go back to normal. If you have aspiration pneumonia, your symptoms may get worse faster. Aspiration pneumonia is an infection of the lungs when food goes down the air passages. If cancer is causing your dysphagia, you may heal faster if the cancer was found while it was small, and in a smaller area. With dysphagia, you may not eat or drink enough. This can lead to malnutrition (not enough nutrients) or dehydration (not enough body fluid). These conditions may make you weak and tired, and cause other medical problems.
Call your caregiver if you have any of the following:
- Rapid weight loss without trying.
- Questions or concerns about dysphagia, your medicines, or your care.
Seek immediate help by calling 911 if you have any of the following:
- An episode of choking on food, followed by fever, chills, cough, and trouble breathing a few days later.
- Body weakness or problems thinking because of not being able to take in enough food and water.
Care AgreementYou have the right to help plan your care. Learn about your health condition and how it may be treated. Discuss treatment options with your caregivers to decide what care you want to receive. You always have the right to refuse treatment. The above information is an educational aid only. It is not intended as medical advice for individual conditions or treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and effective for you.
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8:00am Saturday 7th December 2013 in Echo News By Chloe Chapman
RESIDENTS at a care home were left in bed throughout the day and referred to by their room number rather than their name, a watchdog has revealed.
The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Kennet House at the Bupa-run Ghyll Grove nursing home in Ghyllgrove, Basildon.
The move came after concerns were raised about residents with dementia not receiving appropriate care and support.
Bosses have now warned standards must improve.
The inspection came after concerns were raised about residents with dementia not receiving appropriate care and support.
During the visit last month, inspectors discovered medication trolleyswere left unattended and cupboards where drugs are stored were left unlocked.
They also found medication administration records were not filled out correctly and many had unexplained gaps.
The watchdog gave the care home four weeks to make urgent improvements to its management of medicines.
Inspectors also found: ! Equipment used to prevent bed sores and pressure ulcers had been broken for nearly a month ! Staff had poor levels of communication with residents, and most interaction was routine ! Residents were referred to by their room numbers instead of names ! Some residents were left in bed throughout the day ! Staffing levels were below standard.
If changes are not made the watchdog could take further action against Ghyll Grove including handing out a fine, formal caution or suspending its services.
A spokeswoman for the commission said: "We will return to check the necessary improvements have been made."
Standards in staffing, nutritional needs and care and welfare were also not being met.
The nursing home was handed a warning at the end of last year after inspectors discovered a number of failings including staff taking three weeks to refer a malnourished pensioner to a dietician.
Ghyll Grove appeared to be turning around its fortunes until the latest inspection report was released this week.
A spokeswoman for the care home said: "The report refers to only one of the five separate units at the home, and we have taken immediate action to address the issues raised.
"We have introduced strong new leadership of the unit by appointing a new unit manager and brought in additional, permanent support staff. All staff are completing further dementia specialist training and renewing their medication training.
"We have also reviewed the care plans for all residents and the GP has conducted a full medication evaluation for everyone at the unit. We are confident the action plan we have given the CQC will ensure high standards of care are achieved and maintained."
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Untamed lava lands, tropical sands and delicious cuisine
La Réunion's beach resorts offer respite from the island's mountains, forgotten forests and a still-smouldering volcano.
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Breakfast on croissants, snack on seafood. Restaurants along l'Avénue de la Victoire serve fish dishes fusing French, Arabic and African flavours. Smoky sausage rougail- spiked with lemon and pistachio - is an island favourite.
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Cool off by the coast or get active inland. Laze on west-coast beaches or soak in healing hot-water springs. Soothed and ready for action? Sparks fly at the active Piton de la Fournaise volcano in the south-east. Hike the central, primitive Cirques rainforests, stopping at thundering waterfalls for a breather. Adrenalin-junkies go west for surfing and to dive the deep blue at St Leu; inland, rural villages offer tranquil hospitality.
Take home a taste of the tropics. Buy wicker baskets from the Grand Marché on Rue du Maréchal-Leclerc and fill with coral and bamboo handicrafts. Beyond the market, the Rue's shops are Saint-Denis' best for French fashions. Drive south-west to St Paul's market for vanilla and rum.
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The 1st Annual St. Mark's Sustainability Fair was held this past Sunday, May 6, on the School's Sustainability Meadow, at the corner of Main Street and Rt 85. The event featured a wide range of exhibits, including an environmentally safe car, displays of recycled manufacturing and solar power, and an abundance of plants and animals. There was face painting for the younger kids, food for the hungry, and music provided by a lineup of students, faculty, staff, and special guests.
Even with the Walk for Hunger taking away a multitude of St. Markers, the Festival was well-attended. Not only were St. Mark's students, faculty, and families there, but local Southborough residents and visitors from the Fay School also checked out what was going on.
"I was very pleased how it turned out given that it was the first year," commented the School's Environmental Sustainability Coordinator (and science teacher) Sarah Griscom. "If only the sun was out earlier in the day! Still, the weather was generally cooperative, and there were no real complaints. Griscom was particularly pleased with the involvement of so many from St. Mark's. "Students, faculty and friends, many thanks for all of your help!" she declared. "Thank you ALL so much for participating in the first annual St. Mark's Sustainability Fair."
The entertainment also brought out the crowds. "The music was truly the crown on the day and made it feel like a community event – the support of the musicians was the glue that sewed all the disparate parts together. I greatly appreciated everyone getting up there and sharing their powerful talents!"
Among those "powerful talents" was award-winning local singer-songwriter Beth DeSombre, who also happens to be the Frost Professor of Environmental Studies at nearby Wellesley College. "I work on international environmental politics and law, with a focus on issues of the global commons," she says of her job. Her calling, however, is music, and she shared a half-dozen of her songs with the Festival crowd on Sunday, including two about environmental issues. "It was a wonderful day," said DeSombre. "I truly hope that there will be a 2nd Annual Sustainability Fair at St. Mark's. I know it will be even better than the first."
The well-supported event's venue was doubly significant. Not only is that the field the School's Sustainability Meadow, but it was also the site of the very first St. Mark's School campus almost 150 years ago.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte transportation outlets were busy Friday morning as thousands of delegates, politicians and media members headed out of the Queen City just hours after the Democratic National Convention came to a close.
At Charlotte Douglas International Airport, security checkpoints opened at 3:30 a.m. Friday, an hour earlier than normal. By 8:25 a.m., rougly 7,400 passengers had passed security checkpoints, which is roughly double the typical traveler amount at the airport.
"The terminal lobby will be at capacity throughout the day, and travelers should prepare accordingly," the airport said in a statement. "Additional Airport, airline and TSA staff will be in the lobby assisting passengers to make sure they are in the correct lines and ensuring flights are not missed."
US Airways advised customers to arrive at the airport three hours before their schedule domestic flight time, and four hours before international flights.
"This is like any other busy holiday, but the lines have not been long at all," said one airline worker.
Temporary traffic changes were implemented at the airport to help traffic flow. Personal vehicles were directed to the lower level for drop-off and pick-up, while larger commercial vehicles were directed to the top level for drop-off and pick-up.
Normal routes will be restored on Saturday, the airport said.
Despite the heavy travel traffic, many travelers were in good spirits.
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All in all, passengers said they were pleased with the city and the the airport because of the volunteers who gave their time to make sure visitors had a good time.
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It should be the last day for transportation headaches on the ground, too, with the Democratic National Convention coming to an end.
Thursday was the last day for the temporary transit center at Mint and Third streets in uptown.
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Math needs understanding the problem and the steps that are taken to solve it, not memorize it. After the results my parents got me a great math help, they had to because I was really bad. He helped me to understand the various steps and how they must be applied to other similar problems. Since then I have never tried to remember and recall a sum, I have learnt the method and applied it to other similar sums. And the result was there to see.
After getting a great teacher I loved to watch him solve the problems in a matter of minutes. I could say that my career choice to be a mathematician is highly influenced by my math tutor of tutor singapore. After watching him I realized that solving a complicated arithmetic problem was a great feeling. I used to watch him and think even I could do it. After all watching is learning right? Wrong, when it comes to math, watching is not learning, practicing is.
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I remember my teacher once told me that math is like football. You could sit in the stadium and think I could play it better, but once you are on the ground reality hits you. Only a lot of practice makes a good footballer and mathematician. Watching someone else could help you pick up some finer points or techniques but practice you must.
Initially when I started to practice I used to make a lot of mistakes. That's when I needed the motivation of my teacher and family. Thank God I did not give up on myself and kept at it. I practiced the ones that were a part of the school lessons and also some new ones. I asked my teacher to get me references of new mathematical problems which I solved during my vacation and free time.
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The decision to consolidate gifted education for elementary and middle school students in St. Clair County to the Eden Career Technical Center in Ashville has some parents in Springville concerned.
At Monday's BOE meeting, the board approved Leann Ford to be the system-wide gifted teacher at ECTC. Middle school students who classify as "gifted" — who opt to participate in the program — will bus from their individual schools one day per week. Steele, Ashville and Ragland will send 3rd-5th grade students, as well.
Several Springville parents brought their concerns to Monday's Board of Education meeting, and two of them addressed the board.
Wendy Cornett has a daughter who attends the gifted program at Springville Elementary School.
"Part of my concern is will the change end up creating a drop in gifted enrollment," Cornett said. "Gifted kids do think differently, and they're wired a little differently. They do a lot of thinking 'outside the box.'"
Cornett said many of the concerns center around the additional risks with transport, the loss of instructional time and the presence of older vocational students at Eden Career Tech.
"We have a gifted program that's working," Cornett said. "For us to make a decision to consolidate feels like we are having something taken away. That's why you have been hearing all the reaction, especially from the elementary school parents.
"We really like what our kids are getting at Springville Elementary School, so we do not see the added benefit."
Cornett said she would like to see more parent collaboration.
"I think that is one of the biggest, biggest beefs some of the parents in this room are sharing, and that is there was not enough parent collaboration," she said. "Parents are really not here to fight or to be adversarial about it. Our concerns are not going to go away if they are not addressed from the front end. They are going to result in meetings.
"I hope we can get more of a spirit of mutual trust where parents can be brought into the decision process and bring something helpful to the table."
Cornett concluded by saying she wanted to make her and the other parents' decision abundantly clear.
"This is not something we want for Springville Elementary," Cornett said. "I don't want to speak for the other schools, but we want to have our voice heard."
Melanie Bailey — who has a gifted student at Springville Middle School — also addressed the BOE.
"We are here to ask that you consider the parents' opinions from the middle school," Bailey said. "From a middle school perspective, we have space in our school available today. There is not a need to transport those kids to Ashville for the services.
"We have a teacher at the middle school who is willing to service those children. We just don't want our kids traveling to Ashville. We would like for you to consider an alternate solution for the middle school at Springville."
Members of the BOE commended the two parents with the spirit in which their concerns were presented to the board.
"This has all generated a great deal of discussion," BOE president Scott Suttle said. "I know a lot of questions were asked last week at our work session, and some of them have been addressed."
BOE member Marie Manning thanked the Springville parents because it is very encouraging when parents are interested in what their children are doing.
"It is very encouraging when the parents present in a way that we understand that you want what is best for the children," Manning said. "It is the position of a board member to say that we want our gifted student to be provided even more.
"I would hope that some day, this would lead into a magnet program for St. Clair County. I think we are lacking in that area, and I want to see that happen. I hope this will lead us in that direction.
"As a board member, I do hear what you have to say. It is our responsibility to say this is what we want. It is also our responsibility to listen to our administrators when they have researched the issue and have come back to us with some recommendation. And it this case, it is a pilot program."
Board member John Degaris said the two parents who addressed the board were very professional, and he appreciated it very much. Board member Angie Cobb said it is very refreshing to see parents who are very passionate about their children.
"A lot can get done when you come together in a professional way," Cobb said. "We are all in this together.
"The students of St. Clair County are all our responsibility. I appreciate the sense of camaraderie, and I really do appreciate that."
Recently, parents and gifted students attended an open house at the classroom at ECTC, to see firsthand how the program was going to work.
"I am excited about the new gifted program for 6th-8th graders in the St. Clair County School System," Ford said. "Very few systems in the state offer services to 7th and 8th graders. I have enjoyed meeting the students and sharing in their excitement."
Ford said middle school gifted students in St. Clair County have not been receiving direct gifted education services.
"They have been receiving indirect services via differentiated curriculum in the regular education classroom," Ford said. "The county began to evaluate our service delivery model, and began looking at ways to improve services for gifted education students.
"We have been and continue to be in regular contact with Nancy Johnson with the ALSDE Gifted Education Department. The system invited Mrs. Johnson to come into our system, and spend a day with us to evaluate our program; look at our gifted education student numbers; look at the geographical size of our system; etc. Mrs. Johnson made recommendations based on her observations and conversations with employees of the St. Clair County School System. Her recommendation was and continues to be that we establish a gifted education center to provide services to gifted education students in this system."
Ford said the school bus for gifted students will drop the students at the door to the gifted center.
"The teachers will meet the students at the door and will remain with them until the students have loaded the bus to return to their schools," Ford said. "The gifted center has its own restroom and will have its own snack machines. The gifted students will not be interacting with the Eden Career Technical students in any way."
Another concern is the cost to bus the students to ECTC. Ford said there are about 450 gifted students in grades 3-8 in St. Clair County.
"There are 12 elementary and middle schools located across the system," she said. "The cost of hiring two additional gifted specialists would be about $60,000 per teacher for a first year Bachelor's degree teacher including salary and benefits.
"All gifted teachers would be required to travel, which would require reimbursement of 56.5 cents per mile. Hiring bus drivers part time and paying fuel costs to transport students appears to be more cost effective than two additional teacher units and all gifted teachers being required to travel to meet the needs of all 450 identified gifted 3rd-8th graders. Our system will not hire any bus driver who does not have the required CDL license.
"The St. Clair County Policy Manual states that teachers are required to ride the bus on a field trip. These gifted services are not considered a field trip."


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The Small Business Development Center at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN is proud to be part of the state and national network of Small Business Development Centers whose mission is to support the small business community and serve as advocates for issues of concern to small business. In response to its mandate from SBA, the center serves "for profit" businesses in nine of the fourteen Upper Cumberland counties, providing seminars, workshops, and individual consulting services to new and existing small businesses. Through partnership with our local sponsor, Tennessee Technological University, the center has access to the resources and programs of a major regional university, enhancing services available to client businesses. The center has office locations in Johnson Hall room 213 on the TTU campus.
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Crosstie production in October climbed 9.1 percent to 2.3 million units while purchases fell 7.7 percent to 1.8 million units compared with October 2011 levels, according to the Railway Tie Association's (RTA) latest monthly market report. Inventories rose 2.7 percent to 18.5 million ties.
Production, which had exceeded purchases in eight of the past 12 months prior to October, again bested purchases, this time by a margin of 27 percent, RTA officials said in the report.
Through 2012's first 10 months, production jumped 14 percent to 21.7 million units and purchases rose 7.5 percent to 20.3 million compared with the same 2011 period.
Meanwhile, 12-month rolling data showed production (at 25.4 million ties) continued a "long-winded climb" in October, reaching an "annual pace" of 14 percent, RTA officials said. But purchases, which had peaked in July, retreated to March-April levels (23.1 million ties), yet at a "still growing" 6 percent rate, they said.
Inventories in the 12-month rolling period climbed 14 percent and the inventory-to-sales ratio rose from 0.74 to 0.80. In September, the ratio stood at 0.77.
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IRON MOUNTAIN - The annual GFWC Gal-A-Rama is planned Nov. 7 at Pine Grove Country Club in?Iron?Mountain from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
All area women are invited to join the fun filled night with friends of wine tasting, appetizers, pampering, and shopping.
Some of the vendors that will be included are Tastefully Simple, Hollow Tree Concepts, Signature Homestyles, Suzanne Fraker, Norwex, Partylite, Merle Norman,?Deb's Felted Purses, Pampered Chef, Andrea's Sweet Designs, Erickson Jewelers, Blueberry Hill, Bianco's and more. There will be free pampering by Dr.?John Nowicki,?Jamberry?Nails,?Cheryl Formolo,?Bodyworks Massage,?Wellness Massage,?and Mary Kay - Jackie Courney.
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To make this recipe a sustainable choice, buy Pacific white shrimp farmed in fully recirculating systems or inland ponds. For a milder dish, use only 1 teaspoon black pepper.
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1 tablespoon water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 1/2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 cups diagonally cut snow peas
2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons fish sauce
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1. Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Keep warm.
2. Combine 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk; set aside. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add shrimp; sauté 2 minutes or until shrimp begin to turn pink. Add peas, garlic, pepper, and salt; cook 1 minute. Remove from heat.
3. Combine broth, sugar, and fish sauce in a small saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil; stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook 30 seconds or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Pour sugar mixture over shrimp. Return shrimp mixture to medium-high heat; cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve over cooked rice.
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The City of Los Angeles has lifted the Red Flag parking restrictions in the brush areas of the City. Normal parking will resume after as of 6 p.m. on Friday.
Fierce winds gusting at times at more than 80 miles per hour lashed at the Southland today amid exceedingly low humidity levels, raising fears of wildfire.
A red flag warning denoting wildfire conditions was in force over much of the region and scheduled to expire Saturday. Additionally, red alert parking restrictions will be in effect until 8 a.m. Saturday on narrow, hilly streets in Los Angeles to ensure clear passage for fire trucks if needed.
What the National Weather Service is calling "the strongest and most widespread Santa Ana event so far this season" produced gusts this morning of 81 miles per hour at Whitaker Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, 56 mph at Camp Nine, which is also in the San Gabriels, 57 mph in the Malibu Hills, 47 mph in Saugus and 44 mph in the Topanga Hills.
"Gusty northeast winds and low humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to lower elevation areas through Saturday afternoon," according to an NWS advisory.
"If fire ignition occurs, the combination of fire weather conditions and very dry fuels will create the potential of rapidly spreading wildfire."
Humidity levels will be lowest this afternoon and Saturday afternoon -- dropping to between 5 and 10 percent, according to the NWS.
The red flag warning was scheduled to expire at 2 p.m. Saturday in the San Gabriel, Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the Angeles National Forest, and at 6 p.m. in the so-called coastal zones of Orange and L.A. counties, including downtown Los Angeles.
NWS forecasters noted that in addition to raising a risk of fire, this week's winds -- expected to blow as hard as a sustained 40 mph in some places -- pack the punch to knock down tree limbs and power poles.


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This elegant natural ketubah incorporates pressed wild flowers and ferns into the actual fabric of the paper. Additional floral images are embossed into this hand-made paper enhancing its unique beauty.
Ardyn Halter, originally from England, has lived in Israel for 20 years. His unmistakable style combines strong design and joyous, life affirming color. Ardyn's art work emphasizes Jewish ethics and values and belongs to private and public collections across the world.
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Proving that it's only a matter of time until the SSD and HDD markets coalesce, long-time hard drive maker Seagate has announced its entry into the consumer SSD space with two brand new drives: The 600 and 600 Pro.
Crucial M500: The first 1TB SSD, priced at just $0.60/gig April 9, 2013 at 2:08 pm
That day has finally arrived: Crucial is selling a 1TB SSD for just $600. Not only is this the first mainstream SSD to offer a terabyte (960GB) of capacity, but it also clocks in at just 60 cents per gig — by far the cheapest high-capacity SSD on the market. Crucial's 1TB drive is actually significantly cheaper (per gig) than the smaller drives in the same range.
Apple releases over-priced 128GB iPad 4: Is this really technological innovation? January 29, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Apple has shocked the world by releasing a 128GB version of the iPad 4. At $930, the 128GB iPad is $100 more than the 64GB model, and a full $300 more than the 16GB version. While this might not appear to be the most exciting news in the world, there are actually two trends worth analyzing.
Self-healing, self-heating flash memory survives more than 100 million cycles December 3, 2012 at 9:14 am
Macronix, one of the world's largest producers of flash memory, has produced a new kind of flash memory that can survive more than 100 million program/erase (PE) cycles — most likely long enough to persist until the end of human civilization. By comparison, the NAND cells found in conventional flash memory — as in commercial SSDs — generally has a lifespan of just a few thousand PE cycles.
Everspin launches new non-volatile magnetic RAM that's 500 times faster than NAND flash November 14, 2012 at 9:00 am
Everspin has launched new MRAM modules that fit a standard DDR3 socket. It's a significant step forward for MRAM technology, and a noteworthy goal post in the quest for a replacement for both conventional DRAM and NAND flash.
New manufacturing technology enables vertical 3D NAND transistors, higher capacity SSDs June 27, 2012 at 11:38 am
With planar silicon approaching its limits, a shift to 3D NAND is timely — but cost considerations are daunting.
Japanese team boosts NAND flash durability and performance with ReRAM buffer June 18, 2012 at 10:47 am
Researchers in Japan have demonstrated a new, hybrid SSD that would use a ReRAM buffer to improve SSD write endurance. The project is in early stages, but looks quite promising.
SanDisk co-founder: Flash to squeeze out hard drives and DRAM by 2020 February 23, 2012 at 8:08 am
The co-founder of SanDisk and one of the illustrious fathers of flash memory, Eli Harari, says that flash memory will "checkmate" hard drives by 2020.


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