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Hey there Clammers!
Getting a lot of comments and concerns regarding the disappearance of Clam TV from our games, so thought I'd try to settle the clam before the storm with a little post.
Ok, so basically some of us were having crashing issues when Clam TV was appearing in our games or whilst we were trying to watch the commercials and this was adding to the general crashing and freezing the Quahog's Excellent Adventure event has been causing. I know very well the frustrations of this, as despite having 2 brand new and highest memory IOS devices I was having the worst crashing and freezing issues I've had since I started to play over 3 years ago. Other players were reporting the same, both here in the comments and obviously to TinyCo. In fact a big proportion of our recent comments related to either issues with Clam TV crashing or issues with not players not receiving Clams earned for watching Ads or completing Offers. So in order to get to the bottom of this issue TinyCo have removed the option for us to get free clams in these ways, BUT DON'T WOERY, it's just temporary. Clam TV will be back!!! In fact if you're on Android you might be seeing it already. But if you're on IOS like me,nI know you are still missing it, I do to, that opportunity for free clams every day is very valuable to us players, and I know it's frustrating to be missing out on them, but as I said they will be back. So just make sure you keep your game updated to the latest version and as soon as we hear Clam TV is back, we'll let you know!!! But in the meantime all I can say is Keep Clam and Carry On.
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Series Is from Award-winning Creator of "Luther," Neil Cross, and Acclaimed Film Producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald ("Gladiator," "Men in Black," "The Ring")
NEW YORK CITY -- May 14, 2012 -- From the award-winning creator of "Luther," Neil Cross, and successful producing team of Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald ("Gladiator," "Men in Black," "The Ring") comes an extraordinary action-adventure series "Crossbones" -- with an unexpected moral center where one can't be sure whether the pirates or the British crown are the villains.
Ten episodes of "Crossbones" have been ordered and production will begin in the fall.
The announcement was made today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.
It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part shantytown, part marauder's paradise, this is a place like no other on earth - and a mounting threat to international commerce.
To gain control of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe, a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the pirates' haven to take down the brilliant and charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the more he finds that his quest is not so simple. Lowe can't help but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for knowledge knows no bounds - and no law. But Lowe is not the only danger to Blackbeard's rule. He is a man with many villainous rivals and one great weakness - a passionately driven woman whom he cannot deny.
Parkes and MacDonald serve as executive producers. Cross will write and also executive-produce the series. Ted Gold ("Three Rivers") also is an executive producer. The series will be produced by Parkes/MacDonald Productions; Georgeville Television (GVTV), Reliance Entertainment/Motion Picture Capital's new TV Studio; and Universal Television.
For embeddable clips from "Crossbones," please visit NBC.com's official show site: www.nbc.com/crossbones/.
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Author(s): Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem's most powerful and pithy quotes, with reflections and an introduction by the feminist icon herself, in a stunningly illustrated collection. For decades people from around the world have found inspiration, guidance, humour and recognition in Gloria Steinem's words. Since her early days as a journalist and feminist activist, Steinem's philosophies have helped define generations of women. Now, she brings together her most memorable one-liners in an anthology that will inspire and entertain. Covering topics including relationships ('Many are looking for the right person. Too few are looking to be the right person.') to jobs ('It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than to watch it accumulate') to activism ('I've seen enough change to know that more will come'), and featuring an introduction and additional reflections by Steinem throughout, this is the definitive collection of her thoughts on the topics that matter most to women.


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Estrada throws seven scoreless in win over Braves
Gomez, Lucroy, Ramirez go deep to top NL East champs on road
ATLANTA -- While the Braves play for home-field advantage in the playoffs, the Brewers are playing for next season. For right-hander Marco Estrada, that meant continuing his spirited bid for a spot in Milwaukee's 2014 starting rotation.
"The starting role, that's the one and only thing I want to do," Estrada said after blanking the Braves on Monday night. "There's nothing else I would rather do than start. Hopefully, I've showed them that I belong as a starter."
Estrada delivered as many hits -- two -- as he surrendered in seven scoreless innings, and Carlos Gomez, Jonathan Lucroy and Aramis Ramirez all homered in the Brewers' 5-0 win over the Braves at Turner Field.
Gomez hit a solo home run in the first inning, Lucroy an opposite-field, two-run shot in the fifth and Ramirez a solo homer in the eighth to chop the Braves, who were a day removed from clinching the National League East and rested several of their regulars.
The Brewers, meanwhile, are bidding to finish their disappointing season strong, with Estrada helping to lead the way. After limiting Atlanta to a pair of singles in seven scoreless innings, with three walks and six strikeouts, the right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.26 ERA in eight starts since a two-month stint on the disabled list with hamstring and back injuries.
"I was trying to do the same early on, and some things were off," Estrada said. "Since I've been back, I feel a little more comfortable, the mechanics have been better."
In the early innings on a perfect night, the problem was less about his mechanics and more about tempo. Pitching coach Rick Kranitz pulled Estrada aside after the first inning and suggested a quicker pace, which Estrada was able to establish beginning in the third.
In the fourth inning, pitching with a 1-0 lead thanks to Gomez's first-inning home run off Braves starter Mike Minor, Estrada saved his outing with a critical escape. After Atlanta's Jordan Schafer singled and stole second base, Justin Upton walked. But Estrada struck out three consecutive batters, including Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons with both runners in scoring position.
All three swung at low changeups.
"He didn't give us anything to hit whenever it mattered, and so tip your cap to him," Gattis said. "I thought he had a good game, and I thought he located pitches well and changed speeds. … The changeup looks like a fastball. It's kind of tough to lay off, especially down in the zone."
Said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez: "He elevated his fastball a couple times and he threw his changeup to both sides of the plate. Then he expands and we expanded right along with him. What I mean by that is he threw some breaking balls in the dirt and we swung at them."
In the seventh inning, with the lead up to 3-0 courtesy of Lucroy's 18th home run, Estrada authored another escape. With a runner at first base and two outs, a curveball struck Braves eight-hole hitter Paul Janish on the left leg, and the Braves prepared to send a pinch-hitter to the plate representing the tying run.
Before they could do so, home-plate umpire Angel Hernandez invoked Rule 6.08(b), deciding that Janish had not made an attempt to evade the pitch. It was ball one, instead. Gonzalez was ejected after arguing, and Janish wound up popping out to end the inning.
"I said something [to Hernandez], like, 'Come on,'" Lucroy said. "He didn't move; he just stuck the knee out, and you can't do that. To me, it was no question. Angel told me: 'That's a tough call to make. No one ever calls it.' I said, 'Yeah, but that one was pretty obvious.'"
"That's a big call," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "Important call."
Lucroy helped the Brewers' cause by connecting against Minor for a two-run, opposite-field home run in the top of the fifth inning. It was Lucroy's first homer since the walk-off blast that beat Reds closer Aroldis Chapman at Miller Park on Aug. 16.
"Unbelievable," Lucroy said when informed of his drought. "I haven't really felt that good since then, I don't know why. I kind of cooled off a lot. It felt good to hit a ball hard."
The Brewers tacked on two runs in an eighth inning that included Ramirez's 12th home run and one very lucky break -- a relay throw home from Simmons that glanced off the pitcher's mound and allowed an extra run to score.
Minor took the loss after allowing three runs on eight hits, including a pair of Estrada singles. Minor has either lost or settled for a no-decision in five straight starts.
Estrada has not lost since June 3, the day he strained his left hamstring and went to the DL. He will be arbitration-eligible this winter.
"I hope I've done enough to show them," Estrada said. "Like I've said a million times, I don't want to leave. I want to stay here. I feel comfortable around these guys, and I feel the team is going the right way. I'd love to stick around for a couple more years or whatever they can give me."


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Wednesday July 23 was a great day for us at Vancouver City Council! Councillor Adriane Carr (Greens) achieved something really substantial in getting her casino motion passed. The motion is a little technical, so bear with us.
Councillor Carr's motion, which she drafted after consultation with us, contained two parts. The first part of the motion was that since Michael Graydon, ex-CEO of BCLC crown corporation, was recently found by a BC gov't audit report to be in serious conflict of conflict of interest when he took the position of CEO of Paragon's Edgewater division, the City should write to the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) to demand his removal in the interests of integrity and public trust.
The second part asked that a restrictive covenant (RC) be placed on the casino site ("Site 10") at BC Place preventing any increase beyond its current 600 slots and 75 gaming tables. While these numbers are already in the zoning by-law for that site, the RC significantly protects the commitment to no further gambling expansion on Site 10. It is also the only real protection against any change in legislation at the provincial level.
We must also thank George Affleck for agreeing to second the motion. He required that some minor amendments be made to it, but they were amendments that all parties accepted.
After the debate some further amendments were made by the mayor and Vision-dominated council but we all considered them friendly amendments. The motion passed unanimously. We would like to thank each and every councillor for their vote. Everyone did the right thing, so huge thanks to all.
Here is the motion that finally passed.
A. THAT the City of Vancouver write to the BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch requesting that they follow the Gaming Control Act (Division 3 Sections 68 and 69) which gives authority to impose conditions on a gaming license holder if there are concerns over the integrity, lawful conduct or management of gaming.
B. THAT the City of Vancouver ask the Director of Planning to place the following condition on the issuance of a Development Permit for the Edgewater Casino at 39 Smithe Street, while recognizing that the bylaw previously approved by City Council prohibiting the expansion of gambling onsite is the ultimate authority:
Registration on title to the property of a restrictive covenant prohibiting any future increase in any form of gambling including the number of slot machines and gaming tables;
C. THAT City Council reaffirm Council's decision on April 19, 2011 to place a moratorium on any and all applications to expand gambling or gaming facilities in the City of Vancouver.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman has pleaded not guilty to killing an Alabama woman by giving silicone injections as a buttocks enhancement.
Tracey Lynn Garner entered the plea Tuesday in Hinds County Circuit Court.
Judge Winston Kidd says he'll consider Garner's request to be released on bond. Kidd also extended a gag order to prevent attorneys from discussing charges against Garner.
The 53-year-old is charged with two counts of depraved heart murder, each punishable by life in prison.
Garner was arrested and charged last week in the January 2010 death of 23-year-old Marilyn Hale of Selma, Ala. No trial date has been set.
In September 2012, Garner was arrested and charged in the March 2012 death of 37-year-old Karima Gordon of Atlanta. Kidd on Tuesday set that trial for March 17, 2014.


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Mayor Denis Perrault
His Worship, Mayor Denis Perrault, is a University of Saskatchewan graduate with extensive experience in management and corporate financial affairs, including audits, budgeting, strategic planning and human resources. As a Chartered Accountant and business professional, he has had the opportunity to work throughout the City of Swift Current, the province of Saskatchewan, and for four years in Bermuda.
Throughout his career, Denis has lent his expertise to many organizations as both an auditor and advisor. His time spent in these roles, including work with not-for-profit organizations, rural municipalities, Aboriginal bands, small businesses, corporate farms, publicly-traded companies, reinsurance and insurance companies, has allowed him to grow his business acumen and expand his knowledge base.
In 2011, to further his professional development, Denis enrolled and successfully completed The Director's College through McMaster University and obtained a Chartered Director Designation.
In 2009, Denis successfully ran for, and was elected to, the City of Swift Current's City Council. Denis' first term on City Council saw many successes, including:
- Increased city communications and transparency,
- The expansion of City boundaries through an integral partnership with the R.M. of Swift Current,
- The renewal of vital city infrastructure,
- Record-breaking building permits, and
- Completion of the City's Water Treatment Plant.
Denis was elected to a second term on City Council in 2012, and is very proud during that time to have worked with Administration to develop the City's new Strategic Plan, with a vision of 25,000 residents by the year 2025. This ambitious goal of sustainable, municipal growth has been rewarded with economic confidence in the community since its inception, during which time two new, state-of-the-art schools and a first class new Long Term Care facility have opened, record business and property development has occurred, and the construction of a billion-dollar SaskPower Combined-Cycle Natural Gas Plant, to be completed in 2019, has been announced.
On Oct 26, 2016, Denis was elected as Mayor of the City of Swift Current, gaining 84.2% of the community's votes...a record percentage in Swift Current's history. Mayor Perrault's focus for the next four years is to #growswift. This means working with businesses and residents in and around the community, and promoting and sharing the great story of Swift Current.
In addition to his Mayoral duties, Denis is the Vice Chair of Saskatchewan Government Insurance, also serving on the Audit, Finance and Investment Committees, and is the President of Paradise Business Consulting and 24-7 Self Storage.
Denis and his wife, Leah, are the proud parents of their son, Luc.


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Royals let Perez rest tightness in right leg
NEW YORK -- Catcher Salvador Perez was not in the Royals' starting lineup against the Yankees on Wednesday for the second time in a four-game span as he continues to deal with tightness in his lower right leg.
Perez, who also sat out Sunday's series finale against the Athletics, said over the weekend that he has taken numerous foul balls off his right leg over the past week and a half. As a result, the recently named All-Star said he has experienced lingering soreness in the area during that stretch.
"He's got a bone bruise and he's got a muscle bruise in his calf, which results in tightness in the calf," manager Ned Yost said. "So what we're trying to do is monitor his play right now so that we can get that tightness out of there, because if that tightness continues to get tighter, it will result in a strain, which will make him unavailable for a week to two weeks."
With the Royals proceeding cautiously with Perez, George Kottaras once again received the start behind the plate on Wednesday. Filling in for Perez on Sunday, Kottaras went 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks. Entering Wednesday's start, Kottaras had homered in each of his last three appearances, which date back to June 23.
As for Perez, Yost said he plans to keep the same approach going forward until his starting catcher has completely worked any lingering tightness out of his troublesome right calf.
"We're keeping a real eye on him," Yost said. "We're trying to give him a break every couple of days when that thing starts getting a little bit tighter to loosen it up. Over the course of time, it's going to continue to get looser and looser and looser."


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Twins miss scoring opportunities in loss to Tribe
Go 3-for-19 with RISP, while not cashing in on four Indians errors
CLEVELAND -- The Twins didn't have much trouble getting on base in Sunday's series finale against the Indians. Making it all the way around to home plate was another matter.
Minnesota led off five innings with a hit or a walk, but its batters went 3-for-19 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base. Cleveland even tried to help the Twins' cause by committing four errors, and still they could manage only a single run. With the score tied in the eighth, Jared Burton gave up a solo shot to Drew Stubbs, and the Twins went on to drop the game, 3-1, as well as the series at Progressive Field.
"We missed a lot of opportunities," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "They made a lot of mistakes, and we couldn't make them pay for it."
Burton, who took the loss, also allowed a double to Michael Bourn and an RBI single to Nick Swisher in the decisive inning.
The Twins (57-72) had plenty of chances to break the contest open. They stranded a runner on third in the third inning. In the fourth, they had two in scoring position and could not get a run across. Minnesota left the bases loaded in the fifth and squandered a leadoff double in the sixth. The Twins also had men on the corners with one out in the seventh and failed to scratch out a run.
"They're trying -- maybe trying too hard," Gardenhire said. "We've done a lot of that. That's been the norm. That's been our Achilles' heel, as they say. We've left a lot of men out there. Runners in scoring position hasn't been a very good stat for us this year. We've been terrible."
Minnesota entered Sunday ranked 28th in baseball in batting average with runners in scoring position. After Sunday's effort -- which included 12 strikeouts -- the Twins are hitting .228 in such situations.
Starter Mike Pelfrey issued a career-high six walks in his outing, which ended after five innings. Despite the lack of control, he allowed just two hits and one run to the Indians (71-59), while notching three strikeouts. The big right-hander used 94 pitches, only 49 of which were strikes.
Pelfrey said he felt his command get away from him during an at-bat by Stubbs in the third inning, and it never came back.
"Way too many walks. It's pretty embarrassing," Pelfrey said. "I thought it was a wasted day. The ball was moving. I had good stuff. I thought the velocity was there. I just couldn't throw it over the plate."
The Tribe got its first run in the bottom of that third inning, when Jason Kipnis hit a two-out RBI single with runners on first and second. Pelfrey had issued two walks earlier in the stanza.
"That really chapped me," the pitcher said.
Minnesota had four baserunners in the fifth inning, when it got the one run. Clete Thomas led off the frame with a single and moved to second base on Pedro Florimon's sacrifice bunt. Brian Dozier's single to right moved Thomas to third, and he scored on a bunt single by Doug Bernier, who later added another bunt single. Swisher fielded the bunt and held on to it, not trying for the out at home or first base.
After Indians starter Scott Kazmir struck out Josh Willingham, the lefty walked Ryan Doumit to load the bases. With the crowd at a roar, Trevor Plouffe lined out to third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall, adding three stranded runners to what would be a very high total for the Twins.
"Especially with runners in scoring position, I felt like I was able to kick it up a little bit and just throw quality pitches," said Kazmir. "That was my main goal."
Kazmir danced out of danger all day. In his six innings, the Twins had seven hits but scored just once. The Tribe lefty also issued one walk and fanned eight.
"If you would've told me that after all is said and done we'd be up, 3-1, I'd say, 'Go straight to the casino,'" Indians manager Terry Francona said. "They had runners on base all day, and we're throwing the ball all over the field -- and we kept them off the scoreboard, except for the bunt to first."
With all the prime scoring opportunities, with all the gifts from Cleveland's defense, Sunday's game was one the Twins should have won.
"I don't know who was supposed to win the game," said Gardenhire. "I know they won it with a couple hits, but I don't know who was supposed to win it. Sounds like we were. You make four errors, you're not supposed to win."


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I recently upgraded my Philips Series 1 TiVo with a Networking Card, It works well to make the daily call via my internet connection. (I know there are users laughing, but Hey it WORKS and I have a life-time subscription to TIVO programming data.) Additionally, A few years ago I upgraded my harddrive.as my original harddrive decided to stop spinning. (They dont work well when they stop spinning!)
Now that I have installed my networking card, like everyone else I WANT MORE..
Actually, I would really like to us TiVo Desktop, or similar software to be able to watch Tivo recordings on my PC, and create DVD's etc. (It would also be REALLY cool) to use Tivo to directly record Vongo Movies (but not necessary.)
I have found some very OLD hacks cirrica 2001 to enable some of these features, and plenty of software to update/enhance this software. My question is any suggestions for a "clean" install to enable TiVo Desktop (or similiar?) There is a very good article that details how to update the drive by mounting the Tivo drive on PC. I have also found a few threads on using the serial port and hyperterminal on my PC, (but nothing that I have yet found appears too promising or recent, I am concerned about using 7 year old hacks..
My TiVo software version is 3.0-01-1-000, backdoors is enabled, Debug Old SS: 5, Debug: SS err 0x1F0008 is showing on the System information screen. (all appears to be working normally) Recording capacity is 53 hrs (best), 193 hrs (basic)
Any all help would be greatly appreciated.


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Today's decision in Doe v. Reed
Washington law allows citizens to change state law by referendum. Four percent of the electorate must sign a petition to qualify the referendum for the ballot. In 2009, a new state law expanded the rights of same-sex domestic partners. Opponents collected roughly 137,000 signatures supporting a referendum to repeal the law, qualifying the ballot.
Another provision of Washington law treats referendum petitions as public records subject to disclosure. Proponents of this referendum filed suit in federal court to block disclosure, however. They made two arguments. First, there is always a constitutional right to anonymity for signatories. Second, at the very least there is such a right in this particular case.
The district court ruled for the plaintiff on the first, broadest argument. It did not reach the narrower claim. The Ninth Circuit reversed. Today, the Supreme Court agreed with the Ninth Circuit (pause for dramatic effect), but remanded for the lower courts to consider the plaintiffs' narrower argument regarding the circumstances of this particular gay-rights referendum. This outcome seemed likely to me from the oral argument, which I discussed in this post: Not so fast in Doe v. Reed.
Preliminarily, the Court held that the disclosure law is subject to First Amendment scrutiny. Signing a petition, the Court reasoned, is an expressive act "" expression of a political view "" that implicates the First Amendment. That said, the level of scrutiny must account for states' wide latitude in implementing their voting systems, as well as the fact that disclosure does not itself prevent speech. The Court held that disclosure of referendum petitions generally survives constitutional scrutiny because it helps to combat fraud and eliminate mistakes (because the public is able to review the signatures) and because it promotes governmental transparency and accountability.
Citing Buckley v. Valeo "" which held that campaign finance disclosure requirements are generally constitutional, but left open the prospect of a suit challenging a particularly onerous requirement "" the Court nonetheless left open the possibility that the plaintiffs could prevail on remand in their challenge to disclosure with respect to this particular referendum. The Court thus held that the plaintiffs' claim that disclosure here would have the purpose and effect of facilitating harassment of individual signatories should be addressed in the context of that narrower claim.
There were several separate opinions. Justice Alito wrote a separate concurrence that is quite sympathetic to the plaintiffs' as-applied challenge on remand. Justice Sotomayor wrote a concurring opinion, joined by Justices Stevens and Ginsburg, that is very doubtful about that challenge. Justice Stevens also wrote his own concurring opinion, joined by Justice Breyer, to make the same point, albeit perhaps not as strongly, while Justice Breyer wrote a separate concurring opinion indicating that he doesn't think that Justice Stevens' opinion is inconsistent with the Chief Justice's opinion. Justice Scalia wrote a concurring opinion which takes the position that such a First Amendment claim could never prevail. Justice Thomas was the only dissenter; he would have held that the plaintiffs prevailed on their broad facial challenge to the disclosure provision.
The plaintiffs, having lost their broad facial claim, thus also face significant difficulty in prevailing in their remaining challenge to the disclosure of their identities with respect to this specific referendum. Justices Thomas and Alito are obviously sympathetic to that claim. But five Justices "" a majority of the Court "" take the opposite view; Justice Scalia rejects it outright and the four more liberal members of the Court express significant doubts about the claim's viability.
As I mentioned in my earlier post, the decision is perhaps most significant for what it means for disclosure provisions under consideration in the pending campaign finance legislation that would respond to the Court's Citizens United decision. There seems a solid group of five votes to uphold virtually any disclosure regime. But today's ruling does not suggest that any member of the Citizens United majority would retreat from that decision to uphold provisions limiting corporate expenditures in elections.


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Rookie running back Ka'Deem Carey told Around The League on Friday that he expects to see plenty of carries out of the gate in Marc Trestman's offense.
"They expect me to go out there and play as my first time behind Matt Forte, and go out there and do what I do best," Carey said at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere.
Carey projects as a good inside runner and quality receiver in space. It makes plenty of sense that he'd see time in a Chicago backfield with names like Michael Ford and Shaun Draughn behind the 28-year-old Forte.
Carey isn't the only rookie running back we caught up with Friday:
»Tre Mason confirmed to Around The League that Rams coaches, indeed, promised that he'd be given a chance to start for St. Louis as early as Week 1.
"Of course. That's what coach told me," Mason said. "You know, everybody's drafted to make a difference, and I haven't met one person who runs a race trying to lose. I'm there to compete for the starting job and I hold myself to high standards."
With his locker adjacent to second-year runner Zac Stacy's, Mason said the competition hasn't caused any tension:
"Us playing together, we're going to try to turn that program around," said Mason, who told us teams will regret skipping him in the draft. "I feel like I was overlooked and now it's time for me to prove why. I feel like I landed in the right spot."
»Chiefs running back De'Anthony Thomas has been seen as a Dexter McCluster replacement in Kansas City. Thomas told us he fits the profile of the veteran all-purpose man.
"Yes, yes, absolutely," Thomas said. "Whatever they want me to do, I'm going to go out there and perform and change the game."
The latest "Around The League Podcast" breaks down the news and examines developments from the first week of OTAs.


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Back to Basics: 32-bit and 64-bit confusion around x86 and x64 and the .NET Framework and CLR
I'm running 64-bit operating systems on every machine I have that is capable. I'm running Vista 64 on my quad-proc machine with 8 gigs of RAM, and Windows 7 Beta 64-bit on my laptop with 4 gigs.
Writing managed code is a pretty good way to not have to worry about any x86 (32-bit) vs. x64 (64-bit) details. Write managed code, compile, and it'll work everywhere.
The most important take away, from MSDN:
"If you have 100% type safe managed code then you really can just copy it to the 64-bit platform and run it successfully under the 64-bit CLR."
If you do that, you're golden. Moving right along.
WARNING: This is obscure and you probably don't care. But, that's this blog.
Back to 32-bit vs. 64-bit .NET Basics
I promote 64-bit a lot because I personally think my 64-bit machine is snappier and more stable. I also have buttloads of RAM which is nice.
The first question developer ask me when I'm pushing 64-bit is "Can I still run Visual Studio the same? Can I make apps that run everywhere?" Yes, totally. I run VS2008 all day on x64 machines writing ASP.NET apps, WPF apps, and Console apps and don't give it a thought. When I'm developing I usually don't sweat any of this. Visual Studio 2008 installs and runs just fine.
If you care about details, when you install .NET on a 64-bit machine the package is bigger because you're getting BOTH 32-bit and 64-bit versions of stuff. Some of the things that are 64-bit specific are:
- Base class libraries (System.*)
- Just-In-Time compiler
- Debugging support
- .NET Framework SDK
For example, I have a C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework and a C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64 folder.
If I File|New Project and make a console app, and run it, this is what I'll see in the Task Manager:
Notice that a bunch of processes have *32 by their names, including devenv.exe? Those are all 32-bit processes. However, my ConsoleApplication1.exe doesn't have that. It's a 64-bit process and it can access a ridiculous amount of memory (if you've got it...like 16TB, although I suspect the GC would be freaking out at that point.)
That 64-bit process is also having its code JIT compiled to use not the x86 instruction set we're used to, but the AMD64 instruction set. This is important to note: It doesn't matter if you have an AMD or an Intel processor, if you're 64-bit you are using the AMD64 instruction set. The short story is - Intel lost. For us, it doesn't really matter.
Now, if I right click on the Properties dialog for this Project in Visual Studio I can select the Platform Target from the Build Tab:
By default, the Platform Target is "Any CPU." Remember that our C# or VB compiles to IL, and that IL is basically processor agnostic. It's the JIT that makes the decision at the last minute.
In my case, I am running 64-bit and it was set to Any CPU so it was 64-bit at runtime. But, to repeat (I'll do it a few times, so forgive me) the most important take away, from MSDN:
"If you have 100% type safe managed code then you really can just copy it to the 64-bit platform and run it successfully under the 64-bit CLR."
Let me switch it to x86 and look at Task Manager and we see my app is now 32-bit.
Cool, so...
32-bit vs. 64-bit - Why Should I Care?
Everyone once in a while you'll need to call from managed code into unmanaged and you'll need to give some thought to 64-bit vs. 32-bit. Unmanaged code cares DEEPLY about bitness, it exists in a processor specific world.
Here's a great bit from an older MSDN article that explains part of it with emphasis mine:
In 64-bit Microsoft Windows, this assumption of parity in data type sizes is invalid. Making all data types 64 bits in length would waste space, because most applications do not need the increased size. However, applications do need pointers to 64-bit data, and they need the ability to have 64-bit data types in selected cases. These considerations led the Windows team to select an abstract data model called LLP64 (or P64). In the LLP64 data model, only pointers expand to 64 bits; all other basic data types (integer and long) remain 32 bits in length.
The .NET CLR for 64-bit platforms uses the same LLP64 abstract data model. In .NET there is an integral data type, not widely known, that is specifically designated to hold 'pointer' information: IntPtr whose size is dependent on the platform (e.g., 32-bit or 64-bit) it is running on. Consider the following code snippet:[C#] public void SizeOfIntPtr() { Console.WriteLine( "SizeOf IntPtr is: {0}", IntPtr.Size ); }
When run on a 32-bit platform you will get the following output on the console:SizeOf IntPtr is: 4
On a 64-bit platform you will get the following output on the console:SizeOf IntPtr is: 8
Short version: If you're using IntPtrs, you care. If you're aware of what IntPtrs are, you likely know this already.
If you checked the property System.IntPtr.Size while running as x86, it'll be 4. It'll be 8 while under x64. To be clear, if you are running x86 even on an x64 machine, System.IntPtr.Size will be 4. This isn't a way to tell the bitness of your OS, just the bitness of your running CLR process.
Here's a concrete example. It's a pretty specific edgy thing, but a decent example. Here's an app that runs fine on x86.
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace TestGetSystemInfo
public class WinApi
public static extern void GetSystemInfo([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Struct)] ref SYSTEM_INFO lpSystemInfo);
public struct SYSTEM_INFO
internal _PROCESSOR_INFO_UNION uProcessorInfo;
public uint dwPageSize;
public IntPtr lpMinimumApplicationAddress;
public int lpMaximumApplicationAddress;
public IntPtr dwActiveProcessorMask;
public uint dwNumberOfProcessors;
public uint dwProcessorType;
public uint dwAllocationGranularity;
public ushort dwProcessorLevel;
public ushort dwProcessorRevision;
public struct _PROCESSOR_INFO_UNION
internal uint dwOemId;
internal ushort wProcessorArchitecture;
internal ushort wReserved;
public class Program
public static void Main(string[] args)
WinApi.SYSTEM_INFO sysinfo = new WinApi.SYSTEM_INFO();
WinApi.GetSystemInfo(ref sysinfo);
Console.WriteLine("dwProcessorType ={0}", sysinfo.dwProcessorType.ToString());
Console.WriteLine("dwPageSize ={0}", sysinfo.dwPageSize.ToString());
Console.WriteLine("lpMaximumApplicationAddress ={0}", sysinfo.lpMaximumApplicationAddress.ToString());
See the mistake? It's not totally obvious. Here's what's printed under x86 (by changing the project properties):
dwProcessorType =586
dwPageSize =4096
lpMaximumApplicationAddress =2147418111
The bug is subtle because it works under x86. As said in the P/Invoke Wiki:
The use of int will appear to be fine if you only run the code on a 32-bit machine, but will likely cause your application/component to crash as soon as it gets on a 64-bit machine.
In our case, it doesn't crash, but it sure is wrong. Here's what happens under x64 (or AnyCPU and running it on my x64 machine):
dwProcessorType =8664
dwPageSize =4096
lpMaximumApplicationAddress =-65537
See that lat number? Total crap. I've used an int as a pointer to lpMaximumApplicationAddress rather than an IntPtr. Remember that IntPtr is smart enough to get bigger and point to the right stuff. When I change it from int to IntPtr:
dwProcessorType =8664
dwPageSize =4096
lpMaximumApplicationAddress =8796092956671
That's better. Remember that IntPtr is platform/processor specific.
You can still use P/Invokes like this and call into unmanaged code if you're on 64-bit or if you're trying to work on both platforms, you just need to be thoughtful about it.
Gotchas: Other Assemblies
You'll also want to think about the assemblies that your application loads. It's possible that when purchasing a vendor's product in binary form or bringing an Open Source project into your project in binary form, that you might consume an x86 compiled .NET assembly. That'll work fine on x86, but break on x64 when your AnyCPU compiled EXE runs as x64 and tries to load an x86 assembly. You'll get a BadImageFormatException as I did in this post.
The MSDN article gets it right when it says:
...it is unrealistic to assume that one can just run 32-bit code in a 64-bit environment and have it run without looking at what you are migrating.
As mentioned earlier, if you have 100% type safe managed code then you really can just copy it to the 64-bit platform and run it successfully under the 64-bit CLR.
But more than likely the managed application will be involved with any or all of the following:
- Invoking platform APIs via p/invoke
- Invoking COM objects
- Making use of unsafe code
- Using marshaling as a mechanism for sharing information
- Using serialization as a way of persisting state
Regardless of which of these things your application is doing it is going to be important to do your homework and investigate what your code is doing and what dependencies you have. Once you do this homework you will have to look at your choices to do any or all of the following:
- Migrate the code with no changes.
- Make changes to your code to handle 64-bit pointers correctly.
- Work with other vendors, etc., to provide 64-bit versions of their products.
- Make changes to your logic to handle marshaling and/or serialization.
There may be cases where you make the decision either not to migrate the managed code to 64-bit, in which case you have the option to mark your assemblies so that the Windows loader can do the right thing at start up. Keep in mind that downstream dependencies have a direct impact on the overall application.
I have found that for smaller apps that don't need the benefits of x64 but need to call into some unmanaged COM components that marking the assemblies as x86 is a reasonable mitigation strategy. The same rules apply if you're making a WPF app, a Console App or an ASP.NET app. Very likely you'll not have to deal with this stuff if you're staying managed, but I wanted to put it out there in case you bump into it.
Regardless, always test on x86 and x64.
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If you checked the property System.IntPtr.Size while running as x86, it'll be 4. It'll be 8 while under x64. To be clear, if you are running x86 even on an x64 machine, System.IntPtr.Size will be 4. This isn't a way to tell the bitness of your OS, just the bitness of your running CLR process.I found the term "bitness" to be a little confusing. I think maybe the terms "bit length" or "bit size" are more descriptive of what's causing the compatibility errors in the cases that you mentioned. Otherwise, good stuff as usual.
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Brown, Hallie Q.
Once a great teacher called a little child unto Him and set him in the midst of His hearers and said, "Whoseoever shall humble himself as a little child the same is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven, and who shall receive one such little child in My name receiveth Me." These words are spoken reverently and applied to the subject of this sketch: Her gentle manner, her brave simplicity, her loving recognition of children in the name of her own Master manifested her greatness and prompted grateful memories of her service.
Miss Maria Louise Baldwin was born September 13, 1856 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was the oldest daughter of Peter L. and Mary E. Baldwin.
All of her school days were spent in Cambridge. At the age of five years she entered the Sargent Primary School. She attended the Allston Grammar School and finally the Cambridge High School, graduating from there in June, 1874. She entered the training school for teachers in the same city and graduated from there in June, 1875. Her first teaching experience was in Chestertown, Maryland where she did excellent work for two wears. In 1881 she was appointed as teacher of primary grades in the public schools of Cambridge. In 1889 after teaching in all the grades from the first to the seventh, Miss Baldwin was made Principal of the Agassiz School. She hesitated about accepting this position for a long time, her native modesty making her feel herself not worthy to step into the place held by so fine a person as her predecessor. But upon being urged she decided to take it on condition that if at the
In April, 1916, when the school was torn down and a new building was erected at a cost of $60,000, its grades made higher and a Master was needed instead of a Principal, Miss Baldwin was made Master of the new Agassiz School, a position of great distinction, as there are but two women Masters in the city of Cambridge. The position of Master she held for forty years. The school, including all grades from the kindergarten to the eighth, is one of the best in the city and is attended by children of professors and many of the old Cambridge families. The teachers under Miss Baldwin numbering twelve and the five hundred pupils were all white. Miss Baldwin thus, without a doubt occupied the most distinguished position achieved by a person of Negro descent in the teaching world of America. Miss Baldwin was always a student. She took many courses from professors at Harvard and other colleges. She was a great reader intensively and extensively to which her fine library bore witness.
Miss Baldwin numbered among her many friends from whom she had autograph letters such noted persons as Elizabeth C. Agassiz, Alice Freeman Palmer, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Mrs. Ole Bull, Alice M. Longfellow, Edward D. Cheney and Edward Everett Hale. Miss Baldwin passed very suddenly and unexpectedly from this to a better world on January 9, 1922 "The Agassiz," the school paper has a Memorial number in which tributes from teachers and pupils acknowledge her worth and work and the high regard in which she was held by the community where she had so long rendered unselfish service.
A Sister's tribute:
"With a heart big enough and warm enough to embrace all with whom she came in contact, she gave of her love unstintingly
Their successes were her joy; their failures her sorrow. What an empire is to a queen and what a family is to a mother that was Agassiz School to Miss Baldwin.
Said a Senior Pupil:
"The news of Miss Baldwin's death came to our school as a shock, an impossibility. Such a hush and reverent solemnity fell over it that all life seemed stopped for the minute. Laughter died on the lips and eyes that were dry filled with tears.
Miss Baldwin, our friend, our teacher had passed from this world to a far, far better one. We at school will realize more and more as we grow older that Miss Baldwin was one of the greatest beings that ever breathed. Her memory will always be a thing sacred. We loved her, loved her with a love that will never die."
About a year after her death the Agassiz School people unveiled a tablet to her memory. The tablet was the gift of the Class of 1922, the last class she taught.
The ceremony was conducted under the auspices of the Agassiz Parent-Teachers Association of Cambridge. The inscription on the tablet reads:
"In grateful memory of Maria L. Baldwin, 1856-1922. Forty-one years inspiring teacher, wise and beloved Master of this School. A scholarship has been founded and this room has been named Baldwin Hall."
The subjoined testimonials are culled from many that were voiced at the Memorial meeting:
Said one:
"Baldwin Hall in Agassiz School,--I love to think that these two names are hereafter to be associated in the minds of all pupils of the school of which she was principal
From the first day I saw her I realized that she was a rare character. I was then serving on the Cambridge School Board and she was teaching in one of the lower grades in the Agassiz School which was in my care. Her poise and dignity, her calmness and beautiful voice struck me at once and I felt that her mere presence must be a valuable lesson to all the children. Several parents told me their children realized this and always spoke of her in admiration and affection, but never spoke of her color.
When the principal of the school was changed the superintendent told me it would be my duty to appoint a new principal. "Why," I said, "you know as well as I do there is only one suitable person, Miss Baldwin." "I think so too," he said, "but I was not sure about the color." "It is not a question of color," I said, "it is a question of the best." So she took the place and for forty years filled it with gentleness and capability, and in all those years, with all the changes that come in city governments, I am not aware that there was any dissatisfaction or any suggestion of change. With such a record it is most fitting to honor her memory and to hope that her memory may always remain to serve as an example to all future teachers in the Cambridge School."
She was conscious of her ideals. She was conscious, too, of her powers and of the difficulties that were around her and around the people of her own race. Yet it never led to any self-consciousness and bitterness. She would take no praise for herself, no recognition in this or in any community which could not be given to every one of her own race. She was like the Shunamite woman, who, when asked, "What can I do for you?" answered, "I dwell with mine own people." That was her spirit all through life.
Many a time I have talked with her in regard to those deep and tragic problems of all of us. I never found
I am glad she lived in Cambridge, for her sake, for the recognition she received here, and glad for our sake that we had her with us. She gave herself to teaching, teaching the young, but she was more than a teacher of the young. She had a civic spirit, a high idealism, which inspired to that nobler America being wrought out of all the races here, slowly wrought out, but through infinite sacrifice actually working.
I cannot think of her as passed out of life or ever forgotten by those who have come under her influence. Her radiant personality, her ready sympathy, deep wisdom, are a part of our civic possession. This school must ever be connected with her name and her example. Her death was just what she would have asked--the completing of her life without break or absence from her place. She dropped as a good soldier on the battlefield. She had "fought the good fight"; she had "kept the faith."
Miss Baldwin always made us believe more and more in the ideal America. I never heard her say anything harsh, but once she did say something which revealed her deep feeling, her sensitiveness to the wrong done to those to whom she belonged and loved. It was during the time of the presentation in Boston of the "Birth of the Nation," and she felt an insult had been offered to the race itself. I asked some of the colored race to meet with me one afternoon just for an expression of good-will and so I said to
I knew how she felt, the deep restraint, the strong sense of duty, which kept her from giving way in moments of depression.
It is our duty as citizens, proud and glad for what she did for our children, to acknowledge our debt to her. Among the great citizens of Cambridge there are few that have been greater and no one who held such a unique position; and I am glad that we are here to testify that we are aware of that great soul, great mind, beautiful spirit which for so many years ministered to the children of this community.
The death of Miss Baldwin came as a shock not only to the people of Cambridge but to the people of the United States, for she had become well-known as a result of her activities in behalf of teaching. I believe Miss Baldwin is a severe loss to the people because of the great work she accomplished since she has been in charge of the Agassiz School. She was one of the most lovable women whom God ever sent to this earth with a mission to perform so well.
As a member of the Common Council I became acquainted with her in behalf of education. Later, when my children were attending the Agassiz School, I had the opportunity of meeting Miss Baldwin as principal and noted the spirit of the school expressed between Principal and teacher, teacher and pupil, teacher and parent. When the discussion of a new building for the school was under way, I discovered the great executive qualities of which Miss Baldwin was possessed. In many ways the building was a
Miss Baldwin's profession is one of the most honorable in the world,--educating our youth--because that which they receive when young makes or breaks them in life. Americanization was taught here by Miss Baldwin long before it was taken up by the state. The outstanding features of Miss Baldwin's character was her strict adherence to duty and her loyalty to teachers and pupils. I never heard of a serious difference arising between teachers and pupils in the Agassiz School. I never heard Miss Baldwin say an unkind work to boy or girl. Her lovable and amiable qualities commanded respect. Those who have attended the Agassiz School are a standing monument to Miss Baldwin's efficiency. I trust she will always be embodied in our memories to the end that we are better for having known her.
We parents can be unfailingly reached through our children. The poignant hold Miss Baldwin has upon our hearts takes on a special tenderness in our gratitude for the devoted service she gave our children. My first thought, when the news of our loss came to me, and it was probably the first thought of every mother here, was, "How can I bring up my children without her help"? It was not their intellectual training I felt the loss of, a hundred people could give them that, but it was the moral training which she was able to give in such measure, discipline in honesty, loyalty, devotion to duty, it was that that we mothers know cannot be easily replaced.
I have chanced to be in the office at the school when children were brought in for discipline, and have marveled at the wisdom and gentleness with which she dealt with each problem. She always brought out in the light any differences between the teacher's and the child's attitude, and then with sweet reasonableness set the matter right
She had a remarkable power of enlisting the child's co-operation in any disciplinary problems. She never felt, and she never failed to tell the child so, that it was any victory to impose her will upon him. The child must make the decision and take the action himself. She always made him feel that he and she were only partners in the effort to make the school one worthy of complete devotion. I never left her presence without wishing I were a better mother, that somehow I could be as wise and tender a mother to my five as she was to her five hundred.
It was my great privilege just before the completion of this building to nominate Miss Baldwin for principal of the Agassiz Grammar School. And it was the only nomination by any superintendent, so far as I know, that was instantly received with applause from the School Board, and not put over till next meeting but unanimously approved within two minutes from the submission of the name.
When I think of Miss Baldwin, I am reminded of the young soldier mortally wounded in the service of Sir Philip Sidney, who, when asked if he had any special desire for an epitaph, said, "Say I was a friend of Sir Sidney." It is our greatest honor to say that we were friends of Miss Baldwin. We have lost a great, sympathetic friend, a great adviser.
Just a little instance to show her wonderful quiet forcefulness. One day I was in the building when something happened in one of the rooms in the teacher's absence, and when I went into the room Miss Baldwin said to me, "Mr. Fitzgerald, we are sorry you are here today. Please don't ask us why."
Looking around the room I noticed a little boy trying very hard to get out of my sight. Miss Baldwin continued, "When you come in next week we will have all nice boys
The parents have lost a very wise, sane counselor and friend. Believing absolutely in her integrity the School Board had the utmost confidence in her and any suggestion that came from this district was very readily received. I have never known a destructive criticism to emanate from Miss Baldwin or from her teachers. We know that her memory will be christened and cherished in this district.
As a father, proud in the true sense of the old word, to have his children go through the classes of the Agassiz School, as a teacher and as a friend, I am glad to be here tonight and join in the words of tribute to Miss Baldwin.
I think I may claim to have been a friend of Miss Baldwin's for thirty years. It is exactly thirty years this month of February since I was invited by Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson to a small dinner party as he called it, in honor of a young teacher of English in whom he had become interested. I had just come from Scotland, being called to give some lectures in literature at Harvard College by my old friend, Professor Child, and to give one on English in reference to my old teacher, David Masson.
Colonel Higginson said to me, "I have a young teacher in English to meet you tonight who is carrying on her work very much in the spirit in which Masson seems to have carried on his."
He said nothing about Miss Baldwin, and shall I ever forget my feelings when I first met her--feelings of infinite interest which very soon deepened into infinite regard, which continued to deepen and strengthen through the thirty years we knew each other.
After Miss Baldwin left Colonel Higginson's that night, he turned to me and said, "I feel that she is bound to be one of the living forces in our Cambridge, for she
That was the secret of her extraordinary power over our children, a power that has, in many cases, been an ennobling inspiration. In the deepest, truest sense of the term, she was one of the most religious women I ever met. Without ever speaking about it, she simply lived it through and through, just as she became one of the potent influences for the upbuilding, as we have heard tonight, of a true ideal of citizenship. Without any talk about, one way or the other, by simply being, under those conditions and difficulties which have been referred to tactfully tonight, one of the truest and noblest specimens of womanhood you and I have ever known. That is the thing through life, more than talking that is going to break down all these barriers connected with race and denominationalism--to live a worthy life from day to day, from week to week, throughout the years. We are all talked to death. What we want is the good quiet living up to the highest and noblest ideals.
There is one word used by St. Paul with reference to his ideal of living, that again and again occurred to me when amid all the trial and talk and amid all the racial difficulties and church matter brought forward up and down the world. She realized the Pauline idea of studying to be quiet, and the great serenity she ever had in her heart was after all the secret of the wonderful influence she had over these children of ours.
The last time I ever talked with Miss Baldwin I told her I had found an epitaph for her. It comes to me now when I think of what happened so soon after. "Well?" she said, "You have found many things for me. What can the epitaph be?"
"It is a dedication that I came on long ago in a little book: "To him who first early in life's morning awoke
Nothing could be more wonderful, full of help and significance than that. I should like it to be said of me. I should like it to be said of every teacher.
Who early in life's morn awoke me--first opened the way to me! That is exactly what Miss Baldwin did. She awoke in the young that dormant spirit, the angel which is within us all.
Once I lived in another city in New England, and it was my habit in the morning and evening to pass another school, and over the portal of that building were the words of a master teacher: "Come, let us live with our children." And I have been thinking these last few days of a paraphrase of that immortal inscription, since we parents are lacking in ability to fulfill that meaning, "Come, let Miss Baldwin live with our children."
You are parents as I am a parent, and I give you my testimony that next to the immediate home surroundings the influence of Miss Baldwin has been the most potent influence, the most beautiful and inspiring influence in our home and household, and no words could possibly be spoken that could give more than a shadowy idea of the substance of feeling in my heart when I think the most beautiful of Miss Baldwin's special gifts was that she lived with our children.
The greatest thing that can be said of her personality is that that personality had power. Power is the sun of our ambition, it is the object of all our creeds, even up to our adoration. Power is the ability to persuade people to do what you wish them to do, and the more silently and subtly and indirectly one exercises that power, the higher is it to be praised, the nearer is it to be called immortal.
Miss Baldwin had order without discipline because she loved the children. To have abundant love of children is to have the most powerful thing in the world. It was the privilege of Miss Baldwin to give that nameless quality
This life, this power, this permanent spirit that has dwelt among us has made us think only of things that are permanent. It seems to me entirely desirable and inevitable as the natural expression of our common wish that we do something that will serve as a memorial, to this immortal personality.


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I waited a LONG time for it.
See, in Australia you need a TESOL or CELTA to be certified to teach at a language school here. If I decided to give up teaching, this of course wouldn't be necessary.
I decided on CELTA as it has a bit more clout than a TESOL certificate. I first applied at an institute in Melbourne as it was slightly cheaper, but I never got contacted back. Instead I went for the course offered at UQ in Brisbane.
I was hoping to be accepted for the April intake of the course, but unfortunately I had to wait until the 25th of August to start the course.
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Once accepted they expect you to do a pre-course task (with an answer key here) to acclimatise you to the content of the course. Although you won't need to hand it in, it does provide a bit of primer to what you will learn.
The course can be taken 4 weeks full-time, or 12 weeks part-time. In the first week I REALLY wish I did the part-time course.
There are 12 trainees split into two groups for two (real) student groups. In my case the students were Upper-Intermediate and Pre-Intermediate. First two weeks you teach one level, and the last two it switched.
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The content itself is not particularly difficult, but every day there is new information being thrown at you, lessons to give, prepare and reflect on, and assignments, that it does feel like juggling. One trainee dropped out after the second day. $3000, no refund. It's demanding for sure.
After the first week I cried. I failed my second teaching practice. There was a lot of pressure. I felt that if I failed the course, I would be failing not only that, but my seven years of teaching in Japan.
My head was buzzing into the second week. My sleeping patterns were totally screwed, and I just wanted it all to be over.. quickly.
By the third week I found my groove. I was better organised. I passed all my assignments. Only one I had to resubmit because I had silly mistakes. It was resubmitted in half an hour.
The tutors you have, make a huge difference. My tutor for the first two weeks was quite abrupt and seemed to dwell more on the negatives. He answered questions with questions and generally made me feel like he was setting me up to fail.
In contrast, the second tutor was much more sympathetic and approachable. In my (short) hindsight, I can see how the first tutor pushed me to do better with "tough love", but at the time I was a complete mess.
There are a few people that find the rigours of the course particularly difficult - us "oldies", trainees that had been teaching for a number of years already, and the emotionally fragile. So, basically me, me and me. If you're even mildly suicidal, I suggest not doing this course (or at least part-time). I did feel there were times like I was going to be pushed over the edge. REALLY.
So how else can I prepare for the CELTA, I hear you ask?
While grammar IS important to be a teacher, it wasn't as critical as one might think. There was a pre-grammar course available, but I decided to cheap it out with the free 5 hour grammar primer on Cambridge English Teacher. DO IT.
For a great grammar textbook get, Practical English Usage (Swan). It's a fantastic reference. While you don't really need to buy anything else, I'd personally HIGHLY recommend Classroom Management Techniques (Scrivener). I have a STRONG feeling, my tutor referred to it quite a bit, and classroom management was a key area I needed improving (for example, Teacher Talk Time).
You really want a step ahead to doing well in the course?
Pre-learn about PPP and PDP frameworks. Also REALLY get your head around, MCQs/CCQs (meaning/concept check questions). These are simple yes/no questions to make sure your students understand what you taught them. They seem deceptively simple, but are very challenging to get perfect. If you get these key areas, you'll be a step ahead.
So, should I have done this course before going to Japan? I think it gave me some great ideas, and has made me an (even) better teacher. It would've saved me this waiting time. To teach in Asia, CELTA isn't necessary, for pretty much anywhere else it's a prerequisite.
Last piece of advice is, make friends with your peers! I started a Facebook group, so we could all support each other. I initially felt isolated so it really helped.
I think that is all I can think of to say. If anyone has any questions or whatever, leave a comment :)
Friday, 19 September 2014
The Pain of CELTA
I waited a LONG time for it.
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Saturday, 31 May 2014
Seven Year Itch
Today would have been my seven years in Japan.
I wished I didn't leave earlier. In the time I have come back, I haven't found a job. I applied for many kinds of work. I even applied for a position at a famous computer company (yeah, the fruit one), but I didn't get called back for a second interview.
Getting used to living back in Australia wasn't so hard, but I still feel a massive disconnect. After so many years of waking up at midday it's hard to shake THAT habit. To be honest I'm missing Japan a lot.
Since I left Australia there has been an explosion of sushi shops here. I realised very quickly though that sushi pales in comparison to even the worst I tasted in Japan. Most places sell only the sushi rolls which are actually uncommon in Japan, forcing you to rather use your fingers than chopsticks. The fish is often dry and tiny, and the maguro (tuna) is usually the cooked variety. Having said that the best alternative that managed to evoke memories of "home" is Sushi Izu in Woolworths. A little bit pricey, but they're onto a good thing here.
I managed to find green tea ice-cream which thankfully wasn't too bad. It looks like Haagen Dazs closed shop in Australia a few years ago, so no more weird and wonderful flavours from them. Anko or anpan sweets are nowhere to be found.
I was thrilled when I saw that the Japanese dollar shop, Daiso was here, but instantly disappointed when I found out they marked up the prices to $2.80 for everything. Not so much of a bargain anymore. Uniqlo recently opened their first store in Melbourne but looking over the Australian pricing, it seems to be close to double the price.
I don't want this post to wallow in my self pity, so I'm happy to say I have been accepted in an intensive month long uni course that will allow me to teach foreigners English in Australia. Unfortunately that doesn't begin until August, but it is something I am excited and very nervous about.
I was getting a little bored so I decided to get my motorcycle license at the end of February. In Queensland it's pretty easy, and I was licensed in only two days!
Next step was a bike. I had my sights set on a Harley-style cruiser, so I did the next best thing and got myself a new Yamaha 650cc beast. Although it's quite heavy, along with my (temporary?) beard, I look the part.
I've joined some meetup groups which have given me a great opportunity to go for some fun rides and socialise. I kind of regret that I didn't get the licence BEFORE I went to Japan. I even talked with a Japanese expat that is in the same position as I was. He thought Japanese food was expensive here and not as good too! He is also thinking whether it's the right time for him to go back.
Looking back over my blog, it feels like Japan was a dream. As more time passes I am reminiscing the good times. Life was pretty good. What's next for me?
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Monday, 27 January 2014
I don't know if I forgot to tell you, but as of the 21st of January, 2014 I left Japan. Anyway I thought it'd be nice to leave you with a FUQ, or Frequently Unasked Questions.
Well as you know from reading my blog (you've been reading it? WOW), I've been here close to seven years, and things have been plateauing for a few years. I'm getting older. Over the years a few of my relatives have passed away, and I value the time I have with my immediate family. Recent events have also fast-tracked my planned departure date.
No, not at all! With amazing technologies like Skype, it felt like friends and family were in my room at any time. There are also heaps of free wifi hotspots. It's much better than the bad old days of phone cards and Internet cafes.
Yeah, of course. I'd like to have had more opportunities to advance in the company. I applied for management/training positions and I wasn't considered. I wish I really learnt Japanese. I should've persued my music dreams harder. I'd like if some people were kinder. That'll do. Can't stop 'dem regrets you know!
The SMOKING. I am not a smoker. Japan has it backwards. You can smoke in bars and restaurants but outside you can't. WTF? Tax the f**k out of those cigarettes too!
OLD PEOPLE - Now don't get me wrong I don't hate them per sé. It's just that I think old people generally don't like foreigners "changing" Japan. This goes for a**hole police officers, and is it a coincidence all the taxi drivers are senior citizens? I rest my case. Actually they often leave seats beside me free on the train. I guess it's not all bad.
SPITTING - Is it so hard to f**king swallow? It's worse in winter when your footpath gunk doesn't evaporate. It just stays there forever. Gross.
BLOCKING FOOTPATHS - Do you have to walk/stand in a "wall of stupid" making it difficult to walk or ride past? I used to use my bad squealing brakes to make people sh*t themselves. Hilarious.
BANKS & PHONE COMPANIES - Now I'm sure there were other so-called businesses, but these two really annoyed me. SIM locked phones? docomo changed tack when they got the iPhone. Shame shame shame. Banks charging after hours and transfer fees really sucked. OH, and piss poor bank interest. Thanks for nothing UFJ.
SHOGANAI - This means "it can't be helped". To me this means Japanese people compromise too much so that the above companies and more get what their greedy minds want. Sure, packed trains can't be helped. I'll let you have that one.
Well, it's going to sound horribly cliché but the food is awesome; I hate flowers, but the cherry blossoms "affect" me; the Japanese girls are super pretty and more approachable (gonna miss the bikini girls of Summer); the plentiful cheap and accessible alcohol, and drinking in public; the wonderful music shops with beautiful instruments (new and used). I'm really going to miss my friends AND my best friend :(
YEAH! As a tourist, Japan is unlike any other country I've been to. Actually it's like another planet. Japanese people are very friendly and accommodating to tourists. You'll feel very welcome.
Now this one is harder to answer. WHY do you want to work in Japan? I had someone tell me, "I don't know". Now THAT I see as the wrong reason. Life will seem better when you are arrive, but it will progressively get worse. Anything that is wrong with your life will be amplified. You'll be looking for substitutes of all the good stuff you'll miss. I say YES if you can speak Japanese or have a very strong will to learn the language. Use the visa to do something BETTER.
Japanese people will treat you differently, or you'll see them differently when you've been here a while too.
I wish I knew, then I might have left earlier! For me, the right time is to go before you end up hating the place. It's when you realise that you have a job here, not a career. It's before you get "stuck" here either through marriage or being too lax to go. Once the roots start growing it gets harder to cut down the tree.
In the past I think I suggested using Go Lloyds. GoRemit (Shinsei Bank) took over their services, and should be the equivalent. I actually used Japan Post Bank this time. You can take out cash from your account and do a 口座あて送金 telegraphic transfer (2,500 yen for any amount), which takes a week to get in your account. Just don't mess up the information! Don't bring lots of cash on the plane. Banks don't like dealing with paper money.
I'm not sure. I wouldn't mind teaching English here but I don't know if my time actually counts for much. I could go back to my old job. I could be a rockstar. LOL. Right now I'm in a bit of limbo. Getting over my "lost weekend" and trying to join the real world.
Well that's all the questions I can think of right now. I want to thank all the people that have stuck with me all these years with my blog. It's nice that it wasn't for nothing. If you have any other questions or want to say hi leave a comment. I'm not dead yet.
I hope I gave you a good FUQ
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 10:30 pm 8 comments
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Resident Card
Since July 2012, Japan changed their residency management system. Instead of the Alien Registration Card ("gaijin" card), new arrivals would be issued with a new Resident Card. Generally speaking some details are not directly written on the card itself but on an IC chip. Also, things like re-entry permit stamps are going to be a thing of the past.
Now I don't actually need to do this until my visa renewal, but considering what I'll be doing shortly I've decided to take the fun trip down to Shinagawa to get dat card! I arrived at the immigration office at about 11am. I was thinking I was getting there late but surprisingly it only took about 40 minutes! Maybe because it was a day predicted to snow everyone stayed away *booya!*
You can pick up a form for the new card at the information desk as you walk in. They are actually in a tray so you don't even really need to line up. (If you LOSE your card you have to ask for another kind of form though). Around the corner you can take your photo at a photo booth for 700 yen. I did the photo myself in photoshop and printed it out for 30 yen instead :) Oh, bring a pen when you go. I had a hell of a time asking people to lend me a pen. No one helped me out ^$*#^!!
Once that's done go to the 2nd level D line which you can use the easy to follow guide line on the floor! If you leave Japan you don't have to pretend you lost it to keep the card. They'll actually let you keep it as a present but they punch a hole in the card to invalidate it. YAY!
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Friday, 3 January 2014
Two Towers Part 2 - Tokyo Tower
After the Skytree I knew the Tokyo Tower would pale in comparison.
The Tokyo Tower's highest "special" observatory (+600 yen) is still only 250m high. The main observatory (820 yen) is 150m. Even at the top height it's only marginally higher than the nearby Midtown Tower. Unlike the Skytree it's essential to go to the top level.
Built in 1958, the tower is definitely showing its age. The windows look "fuzzy". Taking the best photos was more of a challenge. I was really spoilt by the Skytree's newness :( Still there are some good views out to Odaiba, and like the Skytree you'll be able to see Mt Fuji at sunset.
If you have a choice go to the Tokyo Skytree. The view is MUCH better. Heck, even go to the Metropolitan Government building. It's free! The Tokyo Tower really needs a
renewal renovation, a complete makeover.
BUT to say something good about it, the Tokyo Tower is more beautiful than the Skytree even though it ripped off the Eiffel Tower's good looks. It's also substantially brighter lit. Maybe being more residential out in Oshiage they didn't want a "Christmas tree" shining in their windows every night. I kind of wish the Skytree was a bit more central rather than out where it is. They should've knocked this one down ("jokingu").
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Terry Whisnant had 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and Okaro White scored 13 for Florida State (5-4), which snapped a three-game losing streak.
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Monday, October 8: Main Streets and Back Roads: Rangeley Lakes
Off we go to the untamed wilderness of western Maine, where the lakes are grand, the names a challenge (run Mooselookmeguntic through the spell checker and see what you get), and the outdoor life is necessary for year round mental health. We'll learn why Rangeley is shorthand for fly fishing, hike along the Appalachian Trail, and hitch a ride on an ATV that can rip up to 80 miles an hour. Plus, we go searching for moose – and find black bears, bobcats and lynx, oh my.
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Modding the Athlon XP into an MP
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Friday, 15th March, 2002
AMD 760MPX motherboards have just begun to pour into our labs lately and the question whether a normal Athlon XP processor could run in a dual processor configuration bugged our mind. So we took the latest MSI K7D Master motherboard and gave it a try.
We first installed the board with two of the latest AMD Duron 1.2GHz processor. We powered up the board and it ran just as we'd expected - a dual Duron system! Excited, we plugged in our AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor and booted the system. When it got into the POST screen, it reported only one CPU and the BIOS warned us that the processor was not meant to be used in a dual configuration.
Now, if you've been reading elsewhere lately, people have reported that the BIOS will lock the CPU and not allow you to run it in dual configuration if it detects an XP processor. While it makes perfect sense, we were confused as to why our Duron processors worked. Why not the XP? That's the puzzling thing.
The Duron will POST as a dual Athlon MP running at a 100MHz system bus.
Well, fortunately, we had another pair of older XP processors which we plugged into the board. Strangely, it worked as an MP processor. So, we took them and played the "spot the difference" game.
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A guide to Carpeting in Middletown NY. We all know what makes a house a home – beautiful interiors. And an essential part of interiors is the flooring. These days, there are a lot of flooring options available but carpet continues to be among the most popular choices. A carpeted floor lends a personal touch to a place and it is also very comfortable to walk on. But there are a lot of dimensions to consider when selecting carpeting in Middletown NY.
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Spider-Infested Ship Turned Back From Guam Landing
Authorities in the U.S. territory of Guam have turned away a ship after thousands of spiders overflowed from its cargo.
The Guam Department of Agriculture said hundreds of large spiders and thousands of smaller ones were seen when stevedores began offloading insulation and beams for housing units from the ship, the M.V. Altavia.
The cargo was returned to the ship, and the Agriculture Department on Friday ordered that the ship not be allowed to dock. It was last ported in South Korea.
"When you get this many from this many various sizes, it's definitely an infestation," said Department of Agriculture Director Joseph Torres.
Agriculture officials said they didn't know what type of spiders were on the ship. But they said it's a type that is not normally found on Guam and there was concern the spiders could damage the island's environment.
"It's not on Guam," Torres said. "We don't want it here."
The ship was carrying housing units and accessories that were to be used at a work force village expected to house up to 18,000 temporary workers.
Before the ship initially docked, officers with the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency boarded the ship and gave clearance for cargo to be unlocked for offloading, said Bernadette Meno, marking administrator for the Port Authority of Guam.
But when port workers saw the spiders, the containers were ordered back on the ship and it was anchored in the harbor. The decision was later made not to let the ship return.
Marianas Steamship Agencies Inc. arranged for the ship's arrival and departure. Its vice president, Richard P. Sablan, said he will follow orders of customs, agriculture and U.S. Coast Guard officials.
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