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Civil wars typically have been terminated by a variety of means, including military victories, negotiated settlements and ceasefires, and "draws." Three very different historical trends in the means by which civil wars have ended can be identified for the post–World War II period. A number of explanations have been developed to account for those trends, some of which focus on international factors and others on national or actor-level variables. Efforts to explain why civil wars end as they do are considered important because one of the most contested issues among political scientists who study civil wars is how "best" to end a civil war if the goal is to achieve a stable peace. Several factors have contributed to this debate, among them conflicting results produced by various studies on this topic as well as different understandings of the concepts war termination, civil war resolution, peace-building, and stable peace.
Keywords: bargaining model, war outcomes, bargaining failures, military victory, negotiated settlement, truce, empirical international relations theory, quality of peace
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A newly released Vanguard research paper offers a battery of reasons why investors should not heed the oft-stated worry that the demographic bulge of boomers will bring down equity returns as they retire.
The longstanding fear is fueled by a perception that the surge in equity returns — in the 1990s particularly — reflected boomers' rise to economic prominence, having reached their peak earnings and savings during that period of huge stock market gains.
The flip side of that market folk wisdom is that baby boomers, who began turning 65 in 2011, will now start liquidating their equity holdings on a vast scale, thus forcing a vast stock market crash.
The Vanguard study says this presumption is wrong, and starts by citing a 2006 study by the Government Accountability Office showing that demographic variables, which lie at the heart of this fear, account for less than 6% of stock market return variability.
The first critical fault with this demographic trope is that boomers, though retiring at a rate of 8,000 a day, are not retiring at the same time. Indeed, the baby boom between 1946 and 1964 implies an 18-year span of retirement, thus spreading out the presumed impact of equity sales.
However, Vanguard thinks this period is longer still since industry statistics show that investors typically wait till age 70.5 before taking IRA withdrawals to comply with required minimum distribution rules, thus elongating the relevant time frame by 5.5 years (from age 65).
A second factor militating against a boomer-forced market crash is that pre-retiree equity ownership has hovered near a 48% average, and even as that figure has moved up or down, equity downturns have not ensued as a result of pre-retirees retiring.
Vanguard cites the concentration of assets among a wealthy segment of boomers as a third reason investors should not fear a demographic tsunami. The top 20% of boomers owns 96% of all equities.
"The portfolio goals of these baby boomers may well be oriented toward estate planning and intergenerational wealth transfers," implying a long-term vision for most equity assets and less turnover that might otherwise be supposed, the Vanguard paper says.
Vanguard also considers the asset allocation of retirees and finds that equities make up a sizable portion (44%) of the retirees' portfolio, so there does not appear to be a wave of stock selling for the over-65 set.
Finally, the research paper reframes the supply-demand equation that provokes worries of a stock dive as the population ages. U.S. stocks apparently depend less and less on U.S. stock ownership as the foreign demand for equities persistently rises, from $6 billion in net foreign purchases in 1980 to $109 billion in 2012.
"Continued globalization is a reminder that U.S. investors are not the only buyers—thus dampening the hypothetical impact of a domestically driven equity sell-off based on baby boomers retiring," the research paper states.
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BlackBerry 10 full review
BlackBerry 10 is an operating systems for smartphones from BlackBerry. It's a completely new platform, designed by BlackBerry to take on other smartphones using software such as iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8.
It has all the features you might expect: BlackBerry 10 offers phone, text, email and IM. Voice control, photography, media playback. BlackBerry 10 offers apps, music, movies and more.
BlackBerry 10 is focussed on multi-tasking and messaging, as you might expect from a company with such a strong history in business communications. But it is also intended to attract consumers - BlackBerry 10 gets its apps from BlackBerry World, and out of the gate that app store has 70,000 apps, and music and movie offerings. Indeed, phones running BlackBerry 10 are designed to separate work from play.
We took BlackBerry 10 for a spin when we reviewed the BlackBerry Z10 handset.
BlackBerry 10 review: BlackBerry Hub and messaging
BlackBerry first made popular the concept of the mobile communications device, comprising phone and emailer. Indeed, for a while 'BlackBerry' was the generic term for any email-enabled phone. Then in 2007 Apple launched the iPhone and suddenly everything changed: a smartphone had to be a fun gadget as well as an efficient business tool.
BlackBerry 10 brings in all the modern smartphone features you would expect, but it remains a killer messaging platform.
Key to this is the BlackBerry Hub (pictured right - click all pictures to enlarge them). This is a centralised messaging centre that brings together email, instant messages and social media updates. By using a single swiping gesture anywhere in the OS you can access the Hub. This provides direct access to incoming messages, and lets users send messages of any type from wherever they are in their phone. It's a similar concept to the Share charm in Windows 8, and it shares the both the good- and the bad things about that unified messaging app.
On the plus side you can receive and send messages from multiple email accounts, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as SMS messages and BBM (of which more later). The down side is... well, that's a lot of information. It's the work of a single click to change the view to see only one of these accounts, however, or even a sub folder of your email. But by default you see everything, from critical work email to Facebook post, and we couldn't find a way of seeing - say - just email messages from all of our multiple email accounts, as you can in the iPhone's unified inbox.
It's possible BlackBerry's way is better, but it's different and to my mind not as useful.
BlackBerry 10 review: BBM
Staying on the theme of messaging, BlackBerry also announced an upgrade to its popular BBM instant-messaging application. BBM - or BlackBerry Messenger - is a hugely popular instant-messaging app. BBM now has integrated video chat, a feature that allows users to share their screens at the same time as chatting over video. You can also pick up new BBM contacts by touching two NFC-enabled phones together, back to back.
Testing the new BBM video calling between two Z10 handsets over Wi-Fi (at one end) and 3G (at the other) we found the messaging app simple and quick to use. You can send images, and video chat works well - although the picture remains in portrait mode when you switch the phone to widescreen. The feature that allows you to share your screen while chatting could be useful in business situations.
In short, the new BBM is an improvement on an already popular messaging service. It looks good, and allows you to message away for free, the only cost being the data you use. (That and your colleagues posting screenshots of your 'chat face').
BlackBerry 10 review: Flow and Peek and Cascades - navigation
Navigating around BlackBerry 10 requires you to use Peek and Flow.
BlackBerry 10 is based around a function BlackBerry refers to as 'BlackBerry Flow': there are no hardware buttons, and navigation is by gesture alone. If you never used the BlackBerry PlayBook, be prepared for a steep learning curve.
Unlike iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8, the homescreen is less than important in BlackBerry 10. You simply Flow from app to app, function to function. Any time you want to go home you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen. If you want to hit the Hub you swipe in from the left. Get to settings by dragging down from the top. All of these from any screen in any app.
Peek is BlackBerry's name for the gesture that lets you see if you have any new messages, again from any view in any app. Dragging in from the left of the screen opens up the Hub, but draging up from the bottom displays notification icons for your messaging apps. Finish your swipe with a flick to the right and the hub opens displaying all your messages, emails, texts and so on.
The lock screen displays the same notification icons, by the way, but doesn't let you do anything with them. So you know you have messages without unlocking your phone, but you can't respond without going through the usual process. This feels like half of a good feature.
There are home screens of course. On one of these you can see live tiles of all the apps you have used recently. It's a nice feature, although we would have liked to be able to rearrange them - the tiles are displayed in the order of most recent use.
Another aspect of BlackBerry 10's navigation is Cascades. This is the name BlackBerry gives for live multitasking from within applications and it bears an uncanny resemblence to Peek. Open up an email and it will display full screen. Drag in from the left and the mail will move rightward, letting you see 'beneath' at a live view of the inbox. Swipe in from the right and your home screen will slide in. It's a simple way of seeing the file structure underneath the window you are looking at, bringing to the mobile space PC-like multitasking. It has great potential.
Navigating BlackBerry 10 is not as simple to describe as the iOS and Windows Phone 8 methods of always returning to the home screen, or even the back buttons of Android and WP8. It can feel confusing.
But Flow is well named: in our experience if you simply go with the Flow you find yourself navigating from task to task in a fast and intuitive way.
BlackBerry 10 review: how it looks
This is, of course, subjective. To our eyes BlackBerry 10 looks good. It is colourful and bright - on the Z10 at least. It looks modern and businesslike, but is recognisably a BlackBerry OS. The fonts are classic BlackBerry, for instance. The background is a blue gradient, and apps sit on opaic boxes which are also shaded in a gradient. In this case a gradient of grey.
One criticism we do have can also be levelled at Windows Phone 8: in our view the animations take too long, and give BlackBerry 10 the impression of being less snappy than it probably is. It used to be a problem with Android, too. It's a small thing, and it may be just us, but we found it irritating over a period of use.
BlackBerry 10 review: keyboard
BlackBerry is good at keyboards. Indeed, one of its first BlackBerry 10 products is the Q10 - a smartphone with a physical keyboard. And the onscreen touch keyboard within BlackBerry 10 is impressive - it's certainly a big improvement over onscreen keyboards of BlackBerries past.
The big step forward is the next word prediction. As you type words appear on the silver bars that sit like guitar frets between the rows of keys. These spacers create a sense of, well, space, meaning typing feels less cramped. The suggested words are pretty small and - frankly - hard to hit without training. But they learn from your typing as you learn to hit them so the more you use this keyboard the quicker you'll get.
BlackBerry 10 review: BlackBerry Balance
BlackBerry 10 contains another feature called BlackBerry Balance. This splits your phone into work and private partitions. Your business's IT department can lock down and control the former, but you can do what you like with the latter. A virtual firewall between the two partitions allows you to treat your work phone as your media player, conscience clear, with no risk of losing business data.
It's a great concept for those people who have a work BlackBerry.
BlackBerry has in BesX and BlackBerry Enterprise Server the means for businesses of all sizes to run and administer to a fleet of smartphones. BlackBerry Balance makes it easy for the end user to treat their handset as both gadget and work communications device. It might not sell more handsets, but it could save you a few bob (and sell more apps). On which more on the next page...
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Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) provide free, unbiased counseling and outreach about Medicare and other health care choices. In 2013, SHIBA volunteers contributed nearly 86,000 hours to helping more than 54,000 citizens, representing $2 million in labor costs.
"During National Volunteer Week, we celebrate the accomplishments of our dedicated volunteers and we recognize their contributions to their communities," said Kreidler. "Volunteers are an invaluable resource and we appreciate their dedication and support."
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|Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang's Regular Press Conference on September 21, 2017
Q: We have noted that Foreign Minister Wang Yi was present at a summit on the Global Pact for the Environment at the UN headquarters in New York. As we all know, the Chinese government has been stepping up efforts for environmental protection. Will China become more proactive in its participation in global environmental governance?
A: As you said, the Chinese government upholds the concept of innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development, advocates the green, low-carbon, circular and sustainable mode of production and life, and has incorporated ecological improvement into the national development strategy. As a responsible major developing country, China has always been actively involved in the global environmental governance process. In his remarks at the Summit on the Global Pact for the Environment, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China supports the international community in strengthening dialogue and cooperation as part of the effort to cope with the issue of sustainable development, including environmental protection. The Chinese side stands ready to actively participate in the global environmental protection process, firmly support and implement the Paris Agreement and promote a fair, equitable, cooperative and win-win multilateral system for international environmental governance.
We believe that in order to effectively advance cooperation on international environmental governance, we should take into account the interests of various parties comprehensively and remain committed to discussing environmental issues under the framework of sustainable development, upholding the principle of common but differentiated responsibility and national sovereignty over environmental resources, and the full participation of developing countries. The Chinese side will continue fulfilling its due international obligations, deeply engaging in international exchange and cooperation in the field of environmental protection and making new contributions to global ecological security.
Q: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres came up with a goal to reform peacekeeping missions at a high-level Security Council meeting on UN peacekeeping operations yesterday. What's your comment on that? What China has borne in mind as it became more proactive in its engagement in UN peacekeeping missions in recent years ?
A: On September 20, Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the high-level Security Council meeting on UN peacekeeping operations at the UN headquarters in New York and expounded China's relevant stance, and the relevant readouts have been issued. I shall stress that the UN peacekeeping operations are an important means to uphold international peace and security. We support the UN peacekeeping operations in keeping up with the times, carrying out reasonable and necessary reform on the basis of extensive consensus among member states and continuing with development and innovation.
As a permanent member of the Security Council, China has actively got involved in the UN peacekeeping operations and become the main troop and fund contributors for the peacekeeping operations, making remarkable contributions to the recovery of peace and stability of the relevant countries and regions and the protection of life and property security of local people. China has only one goal in the filed of peacekeeping, that is, fulfilling our due international obligations of and making contributions to safeguarding international peace and security.
Two years ago, during his attendance at a series of UN summits marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the UN, President Xi Jinping put foreard a series of major initiatives in support of improving and strengthening the UN peacekeeping operations, including establishing an 8,000-strong standby peacekeeping force and a permanent peacekeeping police squad, providing free military aid worthy of 100 million dollars to the African Union, so as to support the establishment of the African Standby Force and the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crisis and deploy a helicopter squad for the UN peacekeeping mission in Africa. The Chinese government will continuously and actively support and increase its involvement in the UN peacekeeping operations, uphold the spirit of the UN Charter in practice and make our contributions to upholding the peace and security of Africa and beyond.
Q: Firstly, US President Donald Trump has urged the UN Security Council to take strong and swift action to end violence against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims. Does China agrees with him? Secondly, Spanish police have raided the Catalonia government offices to stop a banned independence referendum and arrested some Catalonia officials. How does China feel about the Spanish government's halting this vote on independence?
A: As to your first question, the Chinese side is opposed to the recent violent attacks in the Rahkine state of Myanmar, and we understand and support the Myanmar government's efforts to uphold national stability. We hope the violence will subside soon and the innocent people no longer be harmed. I want to stress hereby that we hope the international community can play a constructive role in easing the situation and promoting dialogue.
With regard to your second question, the issue of Catalonia is the internal affairs of Spain in essence, we believe the central government of Spain will be able to properly handle the relevant issue and maintain national unity, solidarity and prosperity.
Q: First, at the UN yesterday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that there was not much time left to take actions in response to the DPRK and he said that we consistently support the stance of the US that all options are on the table. What's China's comment on that? Second, what's China's comments on the outcome of yesterday's ministerial meeting on Iran's nuclear issue? What's China's stance on renegotiating and modifying the deal? France's President Macron said the deal could perhaps be expanded to ban missile test and cut the sunset clause which would allow Iran to resume some enrichment activity from 2025. Is that something that China will agree to?
A: On your first question, in fact, as far as the Korean nuclear issue is concerned, we have stated our position recently time and again, and we have also stated our stance on the remarks concerning the Korean nuclear issue by relevant parties at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. I would like to underline again that the Chinese side stays committed to the goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and upholding the international nuclear non-proliferation regime. We still believe that it is necessary to uphold the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and that peacefully resolving the Korean nuclear issue through dialogue and negotiation is the only viable way out.
You just mentioned the relevant remarks of the Japanese leader, and I have also noted there are some reports internationally. On the part of China, in terms of the useful experience that we can see in reality, whether it is the September 19 Joint Statement and the ensuing actual steps taken by the DPRK including the destruction of the relevant nuclear facility or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear issue, they are all tangible achievements of settling the issue of nuclear proliferation through dialogue. As to the thought of certain relevant parties that sanctions alone will ensure progress on the Korean nuclear issue, we have never seen any successful precedence of its kind in reality.
As to the second question, Foreign Minister Wang Yi made clear China's position on and attitude towards the JCPOA at the meeting of foreign ministers of the six countries and Iran. We have issued a readout and I advice you to read it carefully.
We have stated from this podium multiple times that the JOPOA is a successful model of peacefully resolving international hot-spot issue through dialogue and also a successful practice of multilateralism. China supports the faithful implementation of the agreement by various parties. Foreign Minister Wang Yi also said at the meeting of foreign ministers yesterday that any agreement may not be perfect. As long as all parties still adhere to the principle and consensus embedded in the JCPOA and further discuss and better implement the goal of this agreement on this basis, we believe this will make a desirable way out.


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Question: Hi Alana, for the last 6 yrs my family and I have been facing great trouble. I live with my parents, a young brother, my wife and my two daughters.
My family's status has gone in steadily decreasing order. All the wealth we had accumulated has been lost. We don't feel mentally and physically good.
Today we have nothing left to spend even if someone becomes ill. The whole family depends upon my earnings. I don't know what to do. I feel helpless. Do you have any advice? Chandan
Answer: Dearest, Chandan. Thank you for your beautiful question.
Do you remember the type of clock that you wind up?
At first it ticks faithfully and tells the time accurately, but then it eventually winds down.
Perhaps all of your challenges have you feeling somewhat wound down.
Alana would like to encourage you to find ways to wind up your clock. These methods do not need to take much time and they do not need to cost any money. The richness and abundance of the universe always envelops you.
Does the Beauty of Nature Awaken Your Heart?
Here is a question. What things spark, awaken, and warm your heart? For many, it is the beauty of nature. For others, it is coming to their senses: taste, smell, touch, sight, and sound. You do not need to fully wind up your clock through a "big event." You can begin with just the first click of winding your clock. Perhaps there are twenty or so clicks for each winding revolution, and perhaps it takes five or so winds to fully energize your clock. Still, a single click is a beginning…is it not?
If you like, close your eyes and allow yourself to take a deep breath in…hold for a moment…and then slowly breathe out. Continue with a few more deep, relaxing breaths. As you come into awareness of your breath, allow your attention to move up to your heart. Sense the area of your heart. Can you feel the peace there? If not, can you go deeper until you find the peace that is always there? Even when our lives are in chaos, we can move our attention to our heart…sensing deep within…and allow a remembrance of a still peacefulness that always exists within.
If it is comfortable now, place your hands on your heart. Continue to breath slowly. As you breathe in, imagine you are bringing in the light of love, the light of spirit, the light of kindness. As you breathe out, imagine you are releasing stagnation, heaviness, worry, fear. Breath in light…hold for a moment…release that which used to be stuck…is flowing now…as you are aware of your heart.
Winding Up Your Clock
Now, let us ponder what might click your clock.
What is the most beautiful flower or other fragrant object in nature you have ever seen? Can you remember a sense of the colors? And can you smell this object of beauty? How many clicks does your clock wind up?
What is a taste that you enjoy? In your imagination, can you taste it now—even a little? Or a lot? Does it make your mouth water? Imagine you are tasting this now. How many clicks does your clock wind up?
You do not need to wind your clock all at once. You can wind it one tick at a time and whenever you wish. Notice how easy it is to wind one click at a time. Even the sense of a gentle, refreshing breeze on your face can click your clock.
Is there a sound you love? Perhaps it is music or even a sound in nature. Can you pretend that you are hearing it now? You do not need to "really" hear it. You can simply imagine as if you can hear it and receive a sense of the sound. How many clicks does your clock wind up?
Is there a texture you cherish? The feel of a certain animal's fur, a stone's surface you enjoy, or the skin of a favorite fruit? Can you feel it now? How many clicks does your clock wind up?
Coming To Your Senses
Sight. Smell. Taste. Sound. Feeling.
Coming to your senses.
When you awaken your senses—come to your senses—you wind your clock. It just takes one click at a time.
It can only help you to feel fulfilled within when you shift your attention from your stresses and problems to that which awakens your senses. When you do so, you begin to create a positive energy within and you release old, unneeded energies. You wind up your clock. As you do so, this positive energy will continue to further wind your clock. You might begin to wonder how soon it will be before you begin to notice things that evoke your five senses and wind your clock even more, and without any effort on your part. Isn't it curious how you can build a positive, hopeful energy within and that energy attracts more of the same?
Like attracts like. You attract what you want by first filling yourself up with energetic essence of what you want. Then you can both better move toward what you want and attract to you what you want.
See if you can enjoy learning to focus within; focus on what inspires you, awakens your senses, and lifts your heart. Click, click, click.
Continue to practice-play with directing your five senses to what makes you smile and laugh and feel hopeful. Wind your clock. Allow yourself to be filled with positive, light, loving energy. Wind up your clock. Build energy. Click, click, click.
Expressing Kindness
Would you like to practice making eye contact with others? You don't have to stare. When it feels appropriate to you, simply smile at others for a moment. Give them some of your light, some of your love. It will not deplete you. Whenever you give love and light, you will receive what you just gave tenfold or even vastly more. Expressing small acts of kindness can change your world.
When you feel needy, give what you need. When you start to feel more peaceful—sometimes for no apparent reason—allow a smile to emerge. When you start to feel more joy, and you will, share it with others. When patience arises naturally in situations that used to cause discomfort, allow yourself to sense your breath and notice the inner source of that patience. When you notice a gentleness and ease moving through you, put your hands on your heart and express thanks in your own ways.
Your heart is expansive, vast, limitless. When you awaken your heart by winding your clock, you open doorways to infinite possibilities.
Would you like to find opportunities to share your light? Or look for ways to share your love? Or notice ways to inspire others?
See if you can enjoy bringing yourself back to these energies of light, love, and inspiration. Trust that as you light the pathway for others—even in the very simplest and most humble ways—your own path will illuminate. Certainly, you will then attract to yourself the beauty that resides within.
Thank you for your question, Chandan.
— Alana


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Pioneer head football coach Paul Test resigns, says brawl wasn't reason for decision
Pioneer High School head football coach Paul Test announced his retirement Thursday night at his team's postseason banquet, ending his two-year run as head of the program.
The announcement comes less than two months after the Oct. 12 Pioneer-Huron postgame brawl that resulted in suspensions, a dismissal and criminal charges.
Test said his decision to retire was not based on the brawl and its aftermath.
"It was not decided by that," Test said Friday afternoon. "Had that never had happened, I was still considering what I inevitably did anyway."
In the immediate aftermath of the brawl, Test said he felt pressure to resign, but was assured that he would not be asked to. He said in the end, the decision to retire was his alone.
"There was initially some discussion of pressure, but I was assured a while back by (Pioneer Athletic Director Eve Claar) that there was no pressure from anyone else," Test said. "That's the truth."
Test retired from his teaching position last year, and no longer holds any job within Ann Arbor Public Schools.
Huron head coach Cory Gildersleeve also resigned at his team's banquet in early November. Both coaches were suspended two games for their roles in the brawl.
The retirement ends Test's second stint as Pioneer head coach, after he previously coached the team from 1991-94. He also spent 20 years as an assistant at Pioneer and with other area programs, including Huron.
Test retires with a 16-7 record in two seasons, two Southeastern Conference Red Division titles, and a 2011 division title. His team this year advanced to the district finals before falling to Saline.
But his retirement comes while there is still ongoing fallout from the brawl. One of his players, Bashir Garain, was in a courtroom Thursday morning, facing assault charges after police say he used his crutch as a weapon during the brawl. Test was present to show his support as Garain waived his preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty.
While Test said the brawl and its aftermath didn't directly lead to his resignation, he admitted the ongoing fallout has taken its toll in the last two months. That fallout has included his suspension, the suspension of players, the firing of one of his assistant coaches and the criminal charges.
"One thing I've learned is that most of us want to control things in our lives, and one thing I've found is that most of what has come to the forefront is that we're not in control," Test said. "I wasn't in control of what transpired that night, and that's unfortunate."
Test said he is remorseful for what happened during the brawl, but also said that he couldn't have done anything differently. He reiterated Friday afternoon that one of his assistant coaches called for a deep pass late in the game, with Pioneer holding a 35-6 lead. Test said he had no knowledge of the pass beforehand, but that he "should have been more aware."
That pass incensed Gildersleeve and the Huron sideline. According to the referee's report from the game, Gildersleeve pushed Test during the postgame handshake.
"I feel bad for the kids, both Huron and Pioneer kids that were involved in the aftermath, and the repercussions from them getting in trouble," Test said. "Ultimately I'm responsible, but ultimately I don't know what I could have done differently. It was sad that I couldn't just wave a magic wand and make it stop."
Yet despite the brawl, Test said he feels good about what he was able to accomplish at Pioneer, and didn't rule out returning to coaching in a different capacity.
"I've been doing it for 36 years and felt it was the right time," Test said of his retirement. "I felt good about it being culminated after two successful seasons.
Kyle Austin covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at email@example.com or 734-623-2535. Follow him on Twitter @KAustin_AA.
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 7:59 p.m.
No doubt Gildersleeve and Test had a lot of pressure to resign...and just as well they did. Both coaches demonstrated a colossal failure of leadership and sportsmanship. I wonder if Pioneer and Huron should skip playing each other for at least a year.
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 2:17 p.m.
Momma G is spot on. Paul Test is a class act 100% of the way. Ann Arbor lost a very valuable asset.
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 11:45 a.m.
"Ultimately I'm responsible, but ultimately I don't know what I could have done differently. It was sad that I couldn't just wave a magic wand and make it stop." If he doesn't know what he could have done differently, then I agree it is a good idea for him to retire.
Steve Brown
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 3:12 a.m.
Rumor in the school is school board forced out coach test.
Pamela Test
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 9:28 p.m.
We all know how credible rumors are and this time they are wrong. I don't think they have any teeth in this situation especialy given the high favor he holds with the parents and his student athletes.
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 1:26 p.m.
And Elvis is ALIVE!
Momma G
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 1:49 a.m.
Jim & Leonard obviously don't know Paul Test. This is the most honorable, respectable human being that Ann Arbor Schools has ever had employed as a PE teacher and coach. It's too bad that he has chosen to step down since the brawl was caused by the hot-headed coach from Huron and the assistant coach making that call - probably to boost the ego of a young jock who wanted to prove his abilities. I feel sorry for the other players on the PHS team who only wanted to win the game and not rub it into the noses of the losing team. Paul Test did a wonderful job bringing his team as far as he did this past season. God Bless you Paul.
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 : 6:21 p.m.
It says "I do" know him,read please.
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 2:19 p.m.
Leonard, you don't know coach Test, but you do know that he is secretly and slyly doing other things? If you don't know him, how could you possibly know ths?
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 1:12 p.m.
There is Christ, and then there is the anti-Christ.
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 3:50 a.m.
I do know him personally and you are wearing rose colored glasses.Not to insult you at all but You can't always believe what people want you to see when they are secretly and slyly doing other things,trust me on this.
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 12:06 a.m.
Good riddance
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 10:58 p.m.
What is a preliminary heading? Is that somewhat like a pre-lim hearing?
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 10:57 p.m.
"...waived his preliminary heading pleaded not guilty..." Huh? There's a typo in there. How about some proofreading...
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 10:58 p.m.
haha JRW you beat me to the post my comment key...
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 10:15 p.m.
Speaking from the "Rats" class of 81, I never thought I would see anything like that between our two schools ,but those are the times now with three High schools the talent pool is watered down, lines between friends whom went to elementary and jr.high is crooked and us townies are far and few on each team (out of district and transfer )'and the new age of high school ball. Between Huron and Skyline the football Poole has been split and the flagship school gets most of the talent in football, the coaches don't have a a dog in this fight because they come and go. It took Huron along time to compete with PI-Hi in the 80's we match up well lost our way in the 90's started to balance out towards the end then came skyline and charted schools, flagship wins in the long run. I'm cool with that! my boy goes to Skyline now and they got a long way to go, but they hold there heads high know matter the damage any school puts on them and they respect there brother and sisters at there rival schools don't forget that PI -Hi and my River Rats, it took along time to build the respect we had for each other cause when it's all said and done all we have is this A2 community regroup and play ball.
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 12:04 a.m.
Oh Jim, your English is so perfect. Congratulations on your graduation from Cranbrook. Just read the stories and put a sock in it.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 11:38 p.m.
I hope Huron has added English classes since 1981.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 9:29 p.m.
The task of molding a group of testosterone-charged boys in their mid and late teens into a team is very difficult. I salute the man that is capable of accomplishing it. Often times the task is akin to herding tomcats. Mistakes happen. No blood was spilt and no limbs were shattered. Although we onlookers watch with concern, in the day-to-day occurences in our community; let's keep in prospective the events on the Huron High football field.
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 3:22 a.m.
RE: "No blood was split..." As I recall a youth was injured, to the point of bleeding, during the brawl.
Jim Mulchay
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 1:51 a.m.
Paul Test has been coaching (and also teaching) in the Ann Arbor schools for a long time. He previously replaced Chuck Lori as Pioneer's football coach for several years after serving as Mr. Lori's assistant. He HAS coached / taught / molded a lot of young men.
Ron Granger
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 10:06 p.m.
They only hired Test in 2011. Those kids have played football for many years. You make it sound like they hadn't played the game of football before his arrival.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 9:21 p.m.
So now he won't even have to do the sensitivity training. Perfect. Still waiting for that video ...
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 9:20 p.m.
Kudos to Coach Test, you have positively affected many student athletes in your career.
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 5:54 p.m.
Absolutely agree, including my young children.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 9:19 p.m.
The brawl with Huron High will be a big blemish on Paul Test's record. A sad circumstnce. He would have been better off remaining as HC for one more year to put the brawl behind him.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 2:32 p.m.
You don't know what you are talking about. How could Test have prevented and then stopped the brawl that ensued? Wheteher he called for a deep pass or not Gildersleeve's reaction was what triggered the incident.
Claude Kershner
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 9:15 p.m.
This is a good thing for everyone concerned. I'm also glad he went to court to show support for the young man facing charges.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 9:03 p.m.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Ron Granger
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 10:03 p.m.
I would have said crutch.


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Just like Families, the journal of the Ontario Genealogical Society, did last fall, the Spring issue of the Nova Scotia Genealogist has gone to the larger 8½" ×11" size with this issue <www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS>.
As usual, there is something for everyone in the issue. I found the article on the diary of Murdoch Campbell Smith of Port Williams, Kings County by Carolyn McGrath insightful because he went to Horton Academy—eventually becoming Acadia University—which I attended in the late 1960s.
Secondly, he went to Oakland, California. I had relatives that went there around the same time, so I have a definite interest in that area.
I will be getting in contact with Carolyn to see if he wrote anything on my relatives since she said he wrote about his visits to other Nova Scotian families in the area.
Other articles included one on British Home Children; Pierre Cyr and His Family of Acadia; and one which explains the PERSI Index in the Allan County Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
They also mention the new "Members-Only" area of the GANS website, news items in the Bulletin Board; and their publications and reference books for sale at a very reasonable price.
I was pleased to see another genealogical journal go to the larger format - for me, it makes for easier reading and storage. I await the electronic version, which they may switch to in the future.
For the month of April, I plan to attend two genealogical meetings. The first one is the Ottawa Chapter of the Ontario Genealogical Society's <www.ogsottawa.on.ca> meeting on April 21st, with guest speaker, Diane Burnett, the librarian of the Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group <www.uovgg.ca>.
The second one will be the day-long conference and Region VIII AGM for the Leeds Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society in Brockville - about an hour and a half south of Ottawa. It will be held on Saturday, April 25th <www.leedsandgrenvillegenealogy.com/events.html>.
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Evening Rotary speaker; FSU alumni meeting; Summer Band Camp; Grifton Library reading program
Rotarians updated on European trip
Jacob Warner, a local attorney, recently addressed the Kinston Evening Rotary Club about a mission trip to Eastern Europe.
Introduced by Imelda Pate, a Club member, Warner joined six others on the mission experience, including the Rev. Jason McKnight, pastor of Grace Fellowship Church. While in Czechoslovakia, they shared the gospel in an area that is 85 percent atheist.
Evening Rotary meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the House of Wang.
FSU alumni to hold meeting
The Kinston-Lenoir Alumni Chapter of Fayetteville State University will hold its end-of-the-year meeting at 6 p.m. June 24 at the Georgia K. Battle Center, 401 Lincoln St.
All FSU alumni, current and new students, family and friends are welcome to attend. Items for discussion will include the Bronco Send Off for undergraduate students in August and the FSU Social.
For more information, call President Burney at 252-527-1396.
Arts center to offer band camp
The Community Council for the Arts is offering an opportunity for beginners, intermediate and advanced band students from across the county to rehearse together for a weeklong summer band camp.
The camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon June 24 -28, at the arts center, 400 N. Queen St., and a light snack will be provided daily. A $10 non-refundable deposit is required to hold a spot; the $20 total can be paid in person at the arts center or at the website.
Instructors Charles Richberg and Jennifer Sinclair will help students have a chance to perform with others on their ability level that they might not meet otherwise, and continue to build their musical repertoire. Attendees must bring their own instrument each day.
For more information, contact the arts center at 252-527-2517 or kinstoncca.com.
Summer Reading Program to start
GRIFTON � The Grifton Public Library Summer Reading Program will run from June 25 to Aug. 1 for children ages 5 to 14. Registration is open and will continue until June 25.
Children ages 5 to 8 will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, and ages 9 to 14 will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursdays. Each group will compete for prizes and other incentives during the six weeks. A record of books read will be kept using a point system. An awards ceremony Aug. 7 will recognize first place, $15; second place, $10 and third place, $5. All participants will receive a certificate.
�Dig into Reading� will encourage readers to learn about rocks, dinosaurs, gardens and more. The main goal is to motivate children to continue reading and using the library during the summer break from school.
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Dear readers,
It is so nice to be back with you, after missing a Sunday blog post last week for the first week since June 28, 2009. Since Tenley and I were in Guatemala last Sunday, I skipped blogging, partially because I needed a bit of a break and partially because Internet access was limited.
I have been writing about my goal of going to Guatemala to visit our family's sponsored child, Silvia, for a long time. The Guatemala visit was on my 2010 "top three goals list" and although the 2010 part didn't happen, the trip came together for July 2011, thanks to the moral and financial support of many friends.
There is no way I could put everything about the trip into one blog, and I believe part of the beauty of the trip I just took is the fact that parts of the learning from it will not reveal themselves right away. That's why I decided last week that my first blog upon my return would be a "get out what you can in five minutes" exercise, similar to my Got Five Minutes for 2010? post from December 2010. My five minutes are represented below, in italics.
The one moment that stands out most vividly for me is when we were visiting a family home in a Guatemalan village. The home was extremely basic. Dirt floors, tin roof, I think the walls were cinder block. It housed a large family in two small rooms. As I walked in, the dad said to me, "I am sorry this home is so small." I eventually took a picture of the dad as he spoke to us about his hopes for his family, and the phrase that occurred to me is "this is what it really means to "man up." We had learned of so many families where the father had left and the mom had to carry the weight of supporting the family all by herself.
It also meant so much to look our sponsored child, Silvia, in the eye. So much more than a picture on an end table. And for Tenley to choose to sponsor a child (Estela). Being able to talk with these children and their families, even though it took the help of translators and there were plenty of language barriers (Estela speaks Kiche, a Mayan dialect), was an experience that transcended something ... their mothers were so very grateful to be our partners in providing more for their children, especially an education. I said it in Guatemala and I believe it's true -- all mothers the world over want the same thing for their children - health, happiness, education, safety.
We were greeted in such a grand manner in these communities -- very elaborate welcoming ceremonies -- it was humbling to be greeted by marching bands, applause, and carpets of elaborate flower petal designs.


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Mike Benderski made the D3football.com Team of the Week for his performance on special teams against Rochester. Will St. John Fisher need similar heroics this week?
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By the end of Saturday, every one of the 239 teams in Division III will have lined up to take a snap this season.
This weekend marks the debut of the NESCAC teams, which don't play any teams outside the conference, either in the regular season or the postseason. The teams in the NESCAC should have some familiarity across the football landscape, though. Few folks haven't heard of the storied Amherst-Williams rivalry, dubbed the "Biggest Little Game in America." Or of the "other Trinity," the Connecticut-based team that regularly notches 7-1 or 8-0 seasons.
And the, of course for us, there's the other 200-plus teams worth talking about, from the ones who are still hunting for their first win here in Week 4 to the ones who are hanging onto undefeated seasons – and hope to keep it that way!
Pat Coleman (@d3football), Keith McMillan (@D3Keith) and Ryan Tipps (@D3MidAtlantic) give you a taste of the NESCAC and a full helping from the other 28 conferences in Division III in this week's Triple Take.
Don't hesitate to comment below or join the discussion on Twitter using the hashtag #3take.
Game of the week.
Ryan's take: Hartwick at No. 10 St. John Fisher. I know we hit on this two weeks ago, but the Empire 8 is truly one wickedly scary conference to play in. Hartwick and SJF are the only 3-0 teams currently in the pack, which makes this the first of many conference matchups where teams will be able to separate themselves from the ravenous bunch. (Sidebar: Don't be surprised to see next week's Salisbury/Buffalo State E8 clash as a Game of the Week pick, too.) Fisher has lined up against quality opponents, dealing its first three opponents their only losses of the season. The Hawks, on the other hand, have blown out most of their competition by a margin of 144-62. But those opponents were much weaker than the fare Fisher has lined up against, and that makes me wonder if Hartwick is really prepared for what's going to come at it on Saturday. Come to think of it, this situation is a good argument for playing tough nonconference games.
Pat's take: No. 23 Thomas More at Waynesburg. Thomas More was ranked No. 8 last time these teams met, and has gone 2-3 since. The Saints come in at a more realistic ranking this time and have undefeated Waynesburg waiting for them. Both teams have been slow starters so far this season on offense, so look for at least one of these teams to make a bold move early.
Keith's take: No. 6 Wesley at Louisiana College. It's almost a defacto playoff game, in Week 4. That alone makes it worth of G.O.T.W. status — Wesley's loss to No. 2 UMHB means it can't afford to lose again and expect its usual spot in the playoffs. LC, meanwhile, has to go through UMHB to win its conference, and if it loses, one loss to a team like Wesley is all it can afford. The Wolverines have already played two road games, and two of the top 10 teams in the country, so their stats are skewed toward unimpressive. But if ever Justin Sotillare, Askia Jahad and the offense needs to guide an inspired effort, it's on a trip to unfamiliar territory, coming off a loss. The Wildcats are known for their passing offense, but it's actually their pass defense, and overall prowess on that side of the ball — just 400 yards allowed in a 2-0 start — that's been key so far.
Surprisingly close game.
Ryan's take: St. Scholastica at Martin Luther. The Saints are best when they're able to move the ball with ease via their run game, particularly in last week's lopsided win over Greenville. But Martin Luther, after three games, has limited opponents to an average of 73 yards a game. If the Knights can neutralize the Saints' best attack, they might be able to keep this one close.
Pat's take: No. 6 Wesley at Louisiana College. Every game from here on out, Wesley is fighting for its playoff life, as the NCAA doesn't take our poll into account when selecting or seeding playoff teams. While Wesley is the superior team on paper, the trip might take a few points out of them. What the Wolverines need is to find their running game and when Louisiana College allows just 100.5 yards per game on the ground, it might not be easy. But neither Webber International nor Belhaven is on the level of a highly ranked Division III team.
Keith's take: Kalamazoo at Centre. With its first foray into the playoffs last season, Centre has become a nationally known name. Kalamazoo is anything but, but they've pulled out three close wins this September, with one in four overtimes. The Hornets' running game, behind Dimeko Price (105.33 yards per game) and Aaron McGuire (86.67) is humming and confidence is as high as its been. The Colonels have given up 559 rushing yards in the past two games, including 338 in a 34-16 loss at Washington & Lee. Centre definitely needs to get back on track, but if they allow the Hornets to get the run game going, it could be quite the tussle.
Most likely Top 25 team to get upset.
Ryan's take: No. 4 UW-Whitewater. I'm not going to lie, I feel like I'm stirring the pot with this one, even though that's not my intent. Any team lining up against UW-Stevens Point would have its hands full this week — Whitewater just happened to draw that short straw. The Pointers are 1-1, coming off a week of drubbing Dubuque. Their only loss is an eight-point decision to St. Francis, one of the nation's best NAIA programs. UW-SP has put up some wild numbers on offense, but the key to beating Whitewater will be defense, as Buffalo State showed. The Warhawk throne has been rattled. I'm sure most of you are like me and eager to see how the defending national champions respond tomorrow and through the rest of the season.
Pat's take: No. 24 Johns Hopkins. Muhlenberg has been quietly dominant in going 3-0, and has outscored opponents 81-7 in the process. The Centennial so rarely has a team run the table the way it did last year. One of these two is likely to win the conference anyway, and I think the Mules are the ones.
Keith's take: No. 17 Brockport State. Three weeks ago Kean was a top 25 team and Brockport wasn't yet on the top 25 radar. But the Golden Eagles have started 3-0, and the Cougars 0-2, and here we are. Kean is ranked 210th in the country in total offense, with Brockport 10th, but defensively the Golden Eagles should be more generous than UMHB, which Kean lost to, 34-7, in its last game, two weeks ago. The Cougars have had that time to stew, and to heal up, from their visit to Texas. They led Albright 26-7 in their opener before allowing the Lions to score the final 22 points of the game. Brockport State's offense might continue to hum, but Kean has far too much talent to sputter as it has for the past six quarters. Plus, as a playoff team last season, the Cougars are at a point where their pride is being tested. Win now, in front of the home crowd, or there's a miserable season ahead.
They'll be on your radar.
Ryan's take: Central. The Dutch have to be wondering what to make of this Albion squad, which knocked off Wheaton only to fall to the NATHC's Benedictine. Central's been interesting so far this year, having not scored even one first-half touchdown but then having posted 35 points in fourth quarters alone. And we have yet to see any breakout performances — though punter Blaine Forsythe has been doing quite well with ample opportunity. Maybe Central is on my radar for the wrong reasons, but maybe that's just the nature of the buildup to this year's IIAC matchups.
Pat's take: Carnegie Mellon. Or Waynesburg or Muhlenberg, whom I've mentioned in previous categories. But Carnegie Mellon is facing DePauw, and while I might pick the Tigers to rally around their new coach and win, I'm not sure I'll do so against an unbeaten team on a long road trip.
Keith's take: Huntingdon. I'm curious about how Buffalo State handles success and how St. John's bounces back from defeat. Endicott, Muhlenberg and Otterbein all interested me this week. But the Hawks bring a 545-yard and 49-point-per-game offense to Hampden-Sydney, which is off to a slow start by its offensive standards, which are similar to Huntingdon's. But the Hawks have played almost no defense to date (450 yards and 32 points per game allowed) while the Tigers seem to have figured out that being one-dimensional isn't too productive. The Tigers have a solid pass rush and a decent defense overall. Against Huntingdon, we'll find out if they're "good." Quarterbacks Neal Posey (Huntingdon) and Nash Nance could get to slinging it around the field on Saturday.
From which "direction" do you see bigger things?
Ryan's take: North Park. OK, we all know that the Vikings don't fare well against their CCIW brethren. But it's been several seasons since North Park has started the year 0-2. And last year, they even swept their nonconference slate. This week, they line up against another winless team, Olivet. North Park may not be great, but they're better than the 0-2 record they bring to the table. Of course, when you give up six turnovers in one game as they did last week, there's not a lot of wiggle room to succeed.
Pat's take: Uhh … Birmingham-Southern. But this shouldn't be a surprise and I'm probably not enlightening too many people with this pick. The most interesting thing here is that this will be the first time that the Panthers have had to leave the state this season.
Keith's take: Western New England. The Golden Bears lost their opener at Norwich, then responded by outscoring its next two oppoents, 85-24. Nichols is up next, and they're 0-3 with each loss by at least 23 points. There's a bad statistical mismatch ahead too. WNEU is the nation's second-best team in turnover margin, averaging 3.67 more per game than they give to their opponents. The Bison are 229th, turning it over 3.67 times a game more than they generate.
Which team could get caught looking ahead?
Ryan's take: Case Western Reserve. Opponent Ohio Wesleyan hasn't put together a highly commendable season since a 7-3 outing in 2005. But this year, the team has a new coach and, with him, a new offense and new excitement surrounding the program. The last two times these teams played, Case held OWU to just 7 points each outing while piling on 55 and 35 points of their own. That won't happen this time. OWU is 2-0 so far, and if Case gets too focused on next week's game against Wittenberg, they just might see themselves with another game in the loss column.
Pat's take: Lebanon Valley, perhaps. Stevenson might have enough firepower to take the Dutchmen down a peg or two a week before Leb Val hosts Widener. However, after Leb Val's loss to Lyco last week they might be better focused than to fall into a trap game.
Keith's take: Wittenberg. Wooster tends not to be an easy win, but the Tigers have two of those so far, and know their season can be defined by games against Case Western Reserve and Wabash the next two weeks. Wooster is good enough to force the Tigers to snap into focus. Wittenberg has been lighting up the skies, passing for 342 yards per game of its 492 offensively. Meanwhile, the Scots have seven sacks in their 1-1 start, and have been solid defensively (36th, at 259 yards allowed per game).
Which NESCAC game are you most looking forward to?
Ryan's take: Bates at Trinity (Conn.). It's hard being in someone's shadow. And while Trinity running back Evan Bunker hasn't exactly floundered, it will be good for him to have a season all to himself without older brother Eric (from Amherst) competing for accolades. The pair were the conference's two first-team rushers, tying with 853 yards each last season, and Eric earned the NESCAC's Offensive Player of the Year honor. You can be sure Evan will want that nod this season, and it all starts in the battle against Bates this weekend.
Pat's take: Bowdoin at Middlebury. Middlebury should be putting some points on the board this year and I'm interested to see how they start out. McCallum Foote won't surprise opponents this year but he should be no less effective in his second year, with an extra year of experience reading defenses and understanding the playbook.
Keith's take: Wesleyan at Tufts. Hear me out here. We already know Amherst, which hosts Hamilton, and Williams, which hosts Colby, are going to be pretty good, as usual. But you never know which NESCAC team is suddenly going to go 6-2. Wesleyan, 4-4 last season, might be a candidate, but has only 11 starters back. Tufts (1-7) has 15. This is the NESCAC game with the most drama potential in the outcome, though conference championship potential is low.


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No way, Jose!
The cast of Full House — minus Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen — gathered Saturday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show's premiere and shared some photos (and video!) from the party.
"Love my Full House family. Full heart," Andrea Barber (aka the one and only Kimmy Gibler) tweeted with a photo of the cast, including John Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, Lori Loughlin and Scott Weinger. Stamos also posted several pictures of the event on his Facebook page, including a picture of a cake replica of the Tanner's famous San Francisco home and a cameo by the Uncle Jessie doll. Have mercy!
It's a Malcolm in the Middle reunion!
Best of all, Stamos posted a video of TV BFFS Cameron-Bure and Barber showing off their signature '90s moves to New Kids on the Block's "Step by Step." Too bad Stamos can't seem to remember the name of his TV niece (too much hair gel perhaps?)
Full House premiered on ABC on Sept. 22, 1987 and ran for eight seasons.
What TV cast do you want to reunite next?


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2012 has been an amazing year for my growth as a professional. The main catalyst of this growth was when I started engaging with like-minded educationalists around the world on Twitter in January of this year. In particular, I learned about new methodologies like brain-based learning, flipping the classroom and a variety of technology-based teaching aids.
The area I explored most fervently was the bewildering array of educational software and apps for learning. In what follows, I would like to offer a round-up firstly of the apps I found particularly useful, as well as those which disappointed and annoyed me. I will finish by listing some of the most promising apps I would like to trial next year.
Keep in mind that these are applications I have actually used and my analysis is based on my own experience in applying these in my own classroom context. I have no hidden agendas and personal stake in any of the products below. But I have used them, and I think you should too!
Ready? Let's get started…
1. Edmodo
Edmodo is a safe and secure social networking platform for students, teachers, and parents. With Edmodo, you can:
- Fill classes automatically as students log in with a special code.
- Easily edit settings, view classes, and individuals.
- Create a sub-domain for your school quickly as easily.
- Easily moderate student comments, as well as provide individualized feedback and general alerts.
- Set revision and or pre-lesson quizzes and polls.
- Share links and resources with Google Drive.
- Subscribe the class to RSS feeds.
- Compile and perform basic analyses of quiz grades automatically.
- Interact and share with other teachers around the world.
- Form and join groups.
- Get assistance quickly from the friendly support team.
But the best thing about Edmodo is the ability it gives you to create and award badges to students for doing great things. Now they can get rewarded for offering creative solutions, for demonstrating critical thinking and even for helping one another. Interaction becomes more personalized; students love earning badges and teachers can encourage the acquisition of important skills. The number of Edmodo users around the world has doubled in the short time I have been using it, and it is sure to continue growing.
2. Pinterest
I like Pinterest mainly for how effortlessly I can create of boards and add pins even on an iPad. It's curation on the fly. If you want to win teachers over, ease and speed of use are vital. Most of us haven't got the time or the patience to sit and fiddle needlessly. (Setting up a bookmarklet on iOS Safari does require a bit of wrangling. Check out www.iosbookmarklets.com for the java code, and for a few other cool bookmarklets to use with Safari on an iPad. Also, check out my boards at www.pinterest.com/seanhc/.) I have used my boards to collect resources for my Grade 10 Geography class, and they seem to have loved this 'flipped' section. I want to create a whole lot more next year.
Scoop.it is also very useful, and slightly more functional, but the free version is limited to 5 topics and the upgrade involves monthly payments. Why pay, when I can use Pinterest for nothing? The only thing that doesn't work for me about Pinterest is the rare occasions where the software cannot find any images to pin, and you seem not to be able to add this content.
3. Dropbox
Dropbox allows you to share files with students and colleagues quickly, securely and easily. As an added bonus, being a teacher, it is easy to get more and more space as your students join! Dropbox is ideal for storing lessons, and for those times when you need to come up with a fun lesson-filler, or post past papers. Dropbox has a relatively good iPad app so that I can literally share files as I need to.
4. Socrative
Just when everyone is starting to think about buying hand-held 'clickers' to encourage feedback and just-in-time modification of lessons, along comes Socrative and makes clickers all but redundant. All that is required is that students have smartphones and access to the internet. As with so many of these apps, I cannot believe that Socrative is free. Quizzes come in multiple formats and are dead easy to set up. (You can even set up your quizzes off-line using the Excel templates Socrative provides, which you then import into the program in seconds.) Socrative works across all phones and platforms and provides the teacher with live feedback as students complete quizzes. Results are emailed quickly and easily.
Socrative is intentionally low bandwidth, and thus students can even devote some of their own data towards answering quizzes when the school network is down. Finally, teachers can share quizzes with one another on the forum. I cannot recommend Socrative highly enough!
5. Khan Academy
As a Geography teacher, I use the Khan Academy Earth Science videos, to enhance my own knowledge, and recommend my students to particular videos for revision and enrichment. I am still amazed that all of what Mr. Khan does is entirely free of charge. All of the accolades he has earned are entirely deserved. Oh, and there's a pretty cool iPad app too!
Goodwill Community Foundation. Just the name of this organization lifts my spirits! Like the Khan Academy, everything is free to use. I used GCF LearnFree to teach my ICT classes how to use Excel… or rather they taught themselves, at their own pace. Materials include text, videos and application activities. With the students engaged with their on-line tutors, I was free to walk around and provide guidance. I downloaded the .pdf versions of the lessons in case of an internet outage, and for the students to work on at home if they wished to. One day, all learning will be this easy. Please go along and support their work! (GCF also has free iOS apps for some of its learning areas.)
I have included Zite and Flipboard simply because I feel it is imperative for the twenty-first-century teacher to learn more about their own subjects, about advances in neuroscience, as well as the latest advances in pedagogy… and why not stay current on the other things you find interesting at the same time? Teachers are seldom exclusively interested in only their own subjects. Why not encourage a bit of life-long learning in our students by setting the example and finding out more about what interest you?
Both of these newsfeed programs have very cool iOS apps, which allow you to customize feeds according to your interests and tastes. You can also share to Twitter, Google+, Facebook and a few others. Zite goes one step further than Flipboard, though, as it allows you to 'thumbs-up' or 'thumbs-down' content, learning what you like and showing you more and more content you would find interesting, and less that you wouldn't. Flipboard allows you to add your Twitter home feed (which is a very cool way of reading it), as well as any other Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr accounts.
While we're on the topic of self-edification if you enjoy using these platforms, why not try downloading a few audio or video podcasts from iTunes or iTunesU? There are some absolutely incredible minds out there, sharing what they know absolutely free of charge!
StumbleUpon must be the most underrated Web 2.0 service of them all. I love the concept of serendipitous learning, and all it entails. With StumbleUpon, I have found all manner of interesting things – both for use in the classroom and just for my own interest. I am an addict!
I have included Our Choice simply because it is so amazing. It will not be directly useful to all subjects, and it is a paid iPad app. But it is worth looking at just because it is so rich and well-crafted. My feeling is that this app was the reason Apple moved to create iBooks (and then intentionally sabotaged Push Pop Press). Unfortunately, I haven't seen a single iBook published that is of quite the same caliber as this stand-alone app.
Al Gore's sequel to 'An Inconvenient Truth', Our Choice is a fantastically written and awesomely interactive app and shows what educational publishers should be putting on the market. I aim to use this app to teach an entire section to my Grade 11 students next year.
Unfortunately, Push Pop Press will not be releasing any other titles now that they have been acquired by Facebook. What a very great pity!
I found Wallwisher quite by accident (using StumbleUpon). It is a very simple platform allowing you to create a 'wall', post the unique hyperlink, and encourage students to add their own messages to the wall. To my thinking, Wallwisher could be used for follow-up discussions and for the more introverted students who don't feel confident enough to ask a question or view an opinion in class. Granted, you could do a similar thing on Twitter by creating a hashtag, but Wallwisher puts it all on one page and confines the ability to post to just those who have the URL. Overall, this a nicely designed, simple, and easy to use app.
1. Google Sites
Want to teach students to create their own websites? Avoid Google Sites. It is far too cumbersome for students to work with. The whole interface is too tricky for kids used to more intuitive programs. Why not have them use WordPress? (I know a blog is not quite the same thing as a web-site, but for teaching purposes, the WordPress interface is easy to use, and quick to learn. It has a range of cool widgets and customization options, and it looks like a proper site. That said, Blogger may be an equally attractive alternative.)
2. Learnist
I was very excited when Learnist was announced earlier this year, and even signed on to the Beta program. Unfortunately, to date, this great promise has not materialized. And it is difficult to say exactly why. I battled to remove learning categories, and had great difficulty creating a bookmarklet (Learnist was unwilling to help me create one). I by far prefer Pinterest as it is cleaner and easier to use. I don't have the time to struggle with a programme that doesn't do what I want it to.
3. Posterous
Twitter bought Posterous to strip it of its innovative workforce, and left behind the bare husk. Such a pity. You can still use it, and I do, but you never know when it's going to curl up and die for good. Of all the lost causes, this one is the saddest, and the one I most hope will still resurrect itself and prove me wrong.
4. iBooks
As with most things Apple, iBooks are way too 'nichy' and difficult to share for me to ever consider using it. If this app allowed me to create interactive digital content on the platform of my choice, and save it in some kind of cross-platform format, I would be jumping to use it. But it doesn't, so I won't.
5. Smart
There was great excitement when the interactive whiteboard giant announced that it finally had an app for the iPad. But wow, how expensive it is… for not very much in return. In a classroom where you can use all of the apps mentioned previously, in a few years, you may well not need a Smartboard at all. Someone at the Smart headoffices in Canada needs to wake up and offer teachers a better deal. Otherwise, there looms a 'Kodak moment' for Smart in the not too distant future… and not the good kind.
6. Google Docs As much as I love Google, when I am on-line, I often work with an iPad. I have yet to find a good app in which I can actually edit my documents on an iPad. The fault may well be with Apple, I acknowledge, and their on-going feud with Google. But still, if I cannot easily use an app, it becomes a dead-end for me.
7. Google+
Meh. That is all. I prefer Twitter. Wake me up when something new happens.
1. Nearpod
I cannot wait to start using Nearpod next year! All I am waiting for is for improved internet connectivity at my school and the onset of our BOYD program. I am confident that within the next few months, Nearpod will shift to the top of my most awesome educational apps list.
2. Quizlet My students came across Quizlet while searching for revision resources. According to them, it is extremely cool! I must look into this program next year.
3. Class Dojo
I've set up Class Dojo, but I haven't yet used it consistently. It may be aimed at the younger students, but depending on the 'behaviors' you specify, I'm sure it can be used with at least some high school classes.
4. Evernote
Everybody talks about it, but I haven't tried yet.
5. Educreations
With all the other apps I have been using, I have not had the time to try Educreations. It looks good, though.


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