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Brewer 6500 Access High Low Exam Table
Low Access Exam Table, Power Back
Model: 6500
Model: 6500-SP
Model: 6500-C133
Model: 6500-Plush
Made in USA
- Standard Table Colors
- Special Table Colors
- California Fire Code (Cal-133) Upholstery
- Plush Upholstery Colors
- Weight capacity of 450 lbs
- Adjustable back rest for easy patient positioning
- Power chair-to-table
- Pressure sensors help prevent injuries during table movement
- Convenient foot pedal controls
- 18 in low height for easy and safe patient transfers
- Removable, swiveling, safety grab bars
- Anti-tamper On-Off switch prevents accidental movement
- Pass through side drawers allow left or right access
- Easy to clean, seamless upholstery
- Auto-stop feature if back hits something
- Easy lateral wheelchair transfers
- Seat back supports weight during patient loading
- Automatic back-to-chair button
- Multi-density support upholstery is seamless and easy to clean
- Prevents injuries to healthcare workers and patients
- Adjustable ergonomic stirrups
- Toe and leg extensions
- Storage for up to 6 additional paper rolls
- Two tone, premium, plush upholstery available, see above options
- Standard Table Upholstery Colors
- ADA compliant
- Ideal for specialty and primary care clinics
- Stainless steel pan integrated in footrest
- Proudly Made in the USA
Model Number Notation for Available Colors
- Standard Table Upholstery Colors
- C133 - California Fire Code Upholstery Colors
- SP - Special Upholstery Colors
- UL - Plush Upholstery Colors
The Brewer 6500 Access High-Low Exam Table is designed to take patients to a new height of care. The Brewer 6500 Access features a power back with return to chair, an 18 inch low height for safe and easy patient transfers, and a standard grab bar providing added safety and comfort for the patient. The grab bar provides a stable and secure grab point to use when getting on and off the table, conveniently swings out for lateral wheelchair transfers and is easily removable. The Brewer 6500 Access is clearly the most convenient for patient consultations and examinations, and safest for patient and wheelchair transfers. Brewer Access High Low Exam Tables are ADA compliant.
The Brewer High Low Exam Table also offers abundant storage capacity with patented pass through side drawers allowing left or right access, an additional spacious front drawer, as well as space to store rolls of table paper. This exam table is reliable, user friendly, patient friendly, and technologically advanced. The Brewer 6500 Access High Low Exam Table is a superior product that delivers the exact features needed to transform the examination room into a safe, efficient, and comfortable environment. Color options are available above.
|Dimensions, Front Drawer
|19.8" x 19.2" x 3.8" (50.3 x 48.8 x 9.7 cm) LxWxH
|Dimensions, Side Drawer
|22.6" x 20.2" x 7" (57.4 x 51.3 x 17.8 cm) LxWxH
|18 to 37"
|Leg Extension Length
|57 to 78"
|Paper Holder Storage Capacity
|23" x 23" x 3.25" (58.4 x 58.4 x 8.3 cm) LxWxH
|115V AC, 60 Hz, 5.8 amps max
|Table Upholstery Width
|Weight Capacity
|450 lbs
Brewer Company 3 Year Warranty
The Brewer Company warrants its AssistPRO Programmable Table, Assist Power Procedure Table, Access High-Low Exam Table, FLEX Exam Table, Basic Exam Table, Element Treatment Table, and LiftMate to be free from defects in parts and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of three (3) years from date of shipment. The Brewer Company warrants its Access Exam Table (5000 and 5001), seating products, and support products to be free from defects in parts and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of five (5) years from date of shipment. The Brewer Company warrants its lighting products to be free from defects in parts and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one (1) year from date of shipment.
The Brewer Company will not be responsible for any Product failure due to abuse, misuse, modification or improper use or for any use which exceeds the published capacity of the Product. THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO AGENT, EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BREWER COMPANY HAS ANY AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY AFFIRMATION, REPRESENTATION, OR WARRANTY NOT SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONCERNING ANY PRODUCTS OF THE BREWER COMPANY. THE BREWER COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY TRANSPORTATION, ACCIDENTS, FIRE, UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION, OR NORMAL WEAR OR ABUSE, NOR SHALL THE BREWER COMPANY HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, including without limitation, lost profits or any such damages arising from (a) the design, manufacture, sale, delivery, installation, repair, operation or use of products of The Brewer Company or any part there of, (b) any actual or alleged failure or defect in products of The Brewer company or any part thereof, or (c ) any actual or alleged breach or non-performance by The Brewer Company of this limited warranty.
30 Day Return Policy
This product has a 30-day money back guarantee. Simply call QuickMedical Customer Service at 425-222-5963 for a return authorization number and instruction on where to ship the return. All returns must be authorized and in original packaging.
Restock Fee
If returned, this product's manufacturer may charge a restocking fee of $50 or 25%, whichever is greater.
To avoid factory restock fees, please consult with a QuickMedical sales associate to insure the product meets your needs. On site demos or factory approved trial and evaluations can be arranged, and may reduce or eliminate restocking fees.


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Bubba Watson, defending champion Russell Knox returning to play Travelers Championship
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO
Exactly two weeks after announcing Rory McIlroy would play for the first time, the Travelers Championship announced Friday that former champions Bubba Watson and Russell Knox have joined him.
Watson won the event in 2010, his first victory on the PGA Tour, and in 2015. He was ranked as high as No. 4 last year but now the former two-time Masters champion is 16th in the world rankings.
Knox, currently 21st in the world rankings, birdied the 18th hole last year to win the championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell. It was Knox's second victory on Tour.
Tickets for this year's event, to be held June 22-25, go on sale Wednesday. For more information on this year's tournament, visit www.TravelersChampionship.com.

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Forum Post: Arab spring success story, Tunisia adopts new constitution
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I was watching TV and heard about this and wanted to share. The final draft protects the citizens and supports tolerance. Guarantees to protect the enviroment. It's article supporting science reminds me that the middle east used to be the main scientific region for centuries.


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Is a Hidden Pacemaker Infection Making You Sick?
Your pacemaker is designed to help your heart by keeping it beating in a normal rhythm. But, in rare cases, an implant can lead to a dangerous infection. Learn more.
A pacemaker is a life-saver. It faithfully keeps your heart beating at a normal rhythm and helps manage your health condition. But in rare cases, an infection related to your pacemaker can put your life at risk.
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And, because the infection is sometimes internal, you may not realize you're in danger.
Cardiologist Bruce Wilkoff, MD, Director of Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Devices at Cleveland Clinic, answers questions on what you need to know about pacemaker-related infections.
A: Implanted pacemakers normalize your heartbeat with a steady stream of electric impulses. In most cases, the device sends these impulses through leads attached to your heart.
Researchers are testing leadless pacemakers, but most still have leads. Infection related to the leads is rare, but possible.
A: Pacemakers are implanted and replaced through small incisions. Most infections occur after surgery.
The infection rate is slightly higher for replacements: About one-half of 1 percent of initial implants develop infections; infections occur in about 2 percent of replacements.
A: Most infections start in one of two places — at the incision site or where the leads connect to the heart.
Internal infection can spread unnoticed, typically from various types of staph bacteria. A sticky film develops that makes clearing the infection impossible — even with antibiotics — unless the pacemaker and leads are completely removed.
A: Many of the symptoms are subtle and mimic regular infections. You may notice:
If the infection goes untreated, you may eventually notice more severe symptoms, including:
A: Infection symptoms may go unidentified for many months.
About half of patients who develop an infection address their concerns with a doctor within a year of surgery. Nearly an equal number might not recognize anything is wrong for more than a year.
If you notice you're still not feeling well after you've had time to recover from your implant surgery, you should talk to your doctor. He or she may diagnose the problem with examination of the implant site, blood tests, blood cultures and echocardiogram.
A: Your doctor must address the infection once it is identified. Pacemaker-related infections are a special type of bacterial infection, called endocarditis. It's the same life-threatening infection that affects the lining of your heart valves.
These infections aren't immediately lethal. Over time, however, the infection attacks your heart valves and can spread to your lungs and brain via the bloodstream. If it isn't treated, it is sometimes fatal.
A: There is a slight infection risk for all patients who receive an implanted device.
You are at a higher risk if you:
A: The only treatment option is removal and replacement surgery.
Your doctor will remove all the leads and any infected tissue. He or she will carefully remove any part of the device that has adhered to the heart tissue or veins to avoid tearing.
The physician will implant a new device in a different location (such as in the opposite shoulder), and will prescribe a regimen of antibiotics.
A: Although there's no sure-fire way to avoid infection, you can improve your odds of finding problems early.
Watch your pacemaker site and do careful checks each month. Does it look the same as it did before? If you think something is changing, contact your doctor.
See your doctor at least annually for a regular check-up. Go more frequently if you notice any problems.


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Archive for November, 2014
The Asian Development Model and Mining Reforms in Indonesia
Posted by John, November 30th, 2014 - under Indonesia, Mining.
Tags: Asian Development Model
Comments: 1
The aim of this paper is to give readers an introduction to the Asian Development Model and use that to examine mining reforms in Indonesia. The paper argues that there is an Asian Development Model and that the Indonesian mining reforms, in particular the requirement over time for 51 percent Indonesian ownership and the ban on the export of unprocessed resources, represent an attempt by the Indonesian state to speed up industrialisation in the country and spread more of the benefits from mining to ordinary citizens in the recently democratised and politically decentralised country. In attempting to show strength however, the Indonesian state is exposing some weakness. The impact on jobs, revenue and production has been adverse although Foreign Direct Investment has increased. This latter may be because it is foreign multinational mining companies who are better placed than local mining enterprises to build smelters. The success of industrialising mining might be at the expense of local capital. In other words state intervention does not always produce all of the desired outcomes. It is not a panacea.
Deaths at work: from cricket pitches to building sites
Posted by John, November 30th, 2014 - under Phillip Hughes.
Tags: ABCC, CFMEU, Cricket, Deaths at work, Grocon
Comments: 7
Why the difference in the treatment of the death of Phillip Hughes and that of building workers? In a word, profit. Safety on building sites threatens the bosses' profit. Cricket on the other hand, as a business, reinforces the profit system, and makes its protagonists well known and loved. Let's fight for a world in which everyone is safe at work. That means at its most basic more power to our unions, not less.
Black deaths in custody: Australia's many Fergusons
Posted by John, November 29th, 2014 - under Racism, Red flag.
Tags: Black deaths in custody, Deaths in custody, Ferguson
Comments: none
This cartoon will appear in the next issue of Red Flag. It captures perfectly the racist system that polices and kills Aboriginal people in custody in Australia.
Put a socialist into the Senate?
Posted by John, November 28th, 2014 - under Kate Lundy, Labor Left, Labor Party, Socialist.
Tags: ALP, Australian Labor Party
Comments: 5
Maybe it is time for a socialist to not just be building or supporting these progressive campaigns but to stand for the Senate in the ACT against the sell-out that is Labor.
The real looting
Posted by John, November 28th, 2014 - under Wall Street.
Tags: Ferguson
Comments: 4
Ferguson: justice denied yet again in America
Posted by John, November 26th, 2014 - under Racism, United States.
Tags: Black America, Ferguson
Comments: 7
DARREN WILSON has gotten away with murder – and the American injustice system sent the message once again that Black lives don't matter, write Nicole Colson and Alan Maass in Socialist Worker US.
My 24 November interview with Sharon Firebace on Razor Sharp
Posted by John, November 25th, 2014 - under Uncategorized.
Comments: none
This is the link to my 30 minute interview with Sharon Firebrace on Razor Sharp on 24 November about the Victrorian elections, Abbott's rotten policies, Grocon, safety and the CFMEU, creeping repression, fascism, the malaise in Australian politics and much more.
Are the 400 job cuts at the ABC inevitable?
Posted by John, November 24th, 2014 - under MEAA, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Resistance, Strikes.
Tags: Australian Broadcasting Commission, Community and Public Sector Union, CPSU, Fighting back
Comments: 6
In not defending jobs at the ABC, the leadership of the two main unions, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance and the Community and Public Sector Union, have so far shown all the fighting spirit of wet lettuce leaves. Only staff organising independently of the leadership of the unions to strike until the government withdraws its cuts can win.
State capitalism and the fall of the Berlin Wall
Posted by John, November 23rd, 2014 - under Revolution, Stalinism.
Tags: Berlin Wall
Comments: 1
Here is a snippet from a good article in Solidarity in Australia about the fall of the Berlin Wall. It describes the Stalinist regimes as state capitalist. I would urge those interested in understanding how 'socialism' could be overthrown by the very workers it supposedly ruled for to read this. I would especially urge members of Socialist Alternative in Australia to read it to help re-discover their hidden history and analysis.
Australia's media – more sit-com than satire
Posted by John, November 22nd, 2014 - under Obama, The Australian.
Tags: Abbott, Climate change, G20
Comments: 2
Thank heaven for The Australian.


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Mentatal: Dune 2 Fan Remake Gets Multiplayer
When in company I want to impress, I'll always reach for X-COM as the definitive game that made me. When I'm feeling a little less self-conscious, I'll admit that really it's the less celebral but no less landmark proto-C&C Dune II: The Battle For Arrakis. (I'm told it was called Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty in the US. I just can't tell you how outlandishly wrong that sounds. Dynasty? Who cares about my legacy and offspring – I just want the Spice). I played each of its three campaigns multiple times, I drew ornithopters everywhere, I told my confused parents wild stories about sandworms and Fremen over dinner. No-one cared. I was alone in it. If only Dune Legacy had been around then – a fan remake/makeover of the seminal RTS, which has just added LAN and online multiplayer. Ooh, fancy a bit of that.
I'll definitely have to experiment, though the game does require some files from the original Dune II so I'll have to think up some kind of way to get them. Some kind of way. And no, it is not legally classified as abandonware and free from copyright, so don't you dare link to a download in comments. Should be worth the effort required to find it yourself, of course – Dune Legacy also features a redone UI and higher-res graphics, while remaining faithful to the original look. Here's a video of a slightly older build:
Ah, memories. Much lower-resolution memories. I'd probably have gone mad if the game had shown me so much of the level at once back in the day.
The latest version, v0.96.2, is available here. You chaps should definitely arrange some face-offs. I'll try and take a fuller look next week.


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Aaron and his team were super clutch. They are some of the most personable, hard-working filmmakers you'll meet. Aaron is a natural at capturing cinematic moments and being present in any situation. He will make your whole bridal party feel beautiful and comfortable. They run around with so much gear on their bodies, but you can tell their experience by how efficient they are and just the endurance to capture the whole day at the same level all day.
Dom (2nd shooter) helped the groomsmen cut the threads that sewed our pockets closed on our new sports coats (they had no idea!), he saved the father of the groom by tying his bow tie (nobody around us knew how!), he helped the groom look his best by fixing his hair during the photo shoots, and overall just brought a welcoming personality wherever he went to shoot.
Once it was show time, you never really knew Aaron and Dom were there. They were stealthly capturing each moment letting us and our guests enjoy the day.
A friend told my husband the night before the wedding, "tomorrow is going to be the fastest, longest day of your life." You are going to want a team that can capture so many of the moments that not only you'll want to re-live again, but moments that you simply can't absorb because you can't be everywhere at once! You've spent all this time, money, and effort into your wedding day, so if you can get Aaron Lee and his team to cover your day, it will be all worth it!


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It's official! C Delevingne IS dating Michelle Rodriguez .
We've all known it for ages (remember all that tactile stuff at the Knicks game last month?). But Fast and the Furious star Michelle came out and admitted it on Monday.
And that's quite a rarity for Cara – the bushy-browed model usually likes to keep things under wraps when it comes to her love life.
So in true 3AM style, we've decided there's no better way to celebrate Cara's new celebrity love match than to look back over her past relationships.
You're welcome.
The Brit model's lurve-life first came into the public eye when she was accused of having an affair with New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica.
At the time, he was seeing Kate Rothschild, who was allegedly unhappy about her beau's closeness to the model-of-the-moment.
We'd be pretty paranoid if out man was rumoured to be seeing a girl as gorge as Cara too.
Their relationship was never confirmed.
Next up, Cara was rumoured to be seeing One Direction hotpiece Harry Styles .
The model and the boybander went for a late night spin in his Range Rover after a party and then Hazza turned up on every frow that Cara was walking.
Then they did some Instagramming together. And then it all went quiet.
And although Hazza still sits frow at most of Cara's shows, he does his best not to look at her.
It seems Queen Delevingne might have got a taste for musicians, because the bushy-browed model started dating Brit nominee Jake Bugg.
They lasted a whopping FIVE months, before Cara cooled things off. Jake was, understandably, upset .
Then Gaz from Georgie Shore told us that "fit" Cara wooed him with flirty daily phone calls teasing him about his Newcastle accent and photos of Big Macs.
And the, er, surprising pair apparently spent hours excitedly planning a hotly-anticipated meeting at the blonde beauty's celeb-filled 21st birthday bash in Ibiza last summer.
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Tube Audio at its Finest - If you're in the market for a reference-level preamp, I heartily endorse auditioning the Signature IIa from VAC. It will take you a long time to exhaust its possibilities—it did me—and you may never find the end of them.
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Cobras clobber Jefferson Co.
WESSON -The Wesson Cobras hosted the Jefferson County Tigers Monday night for a make-up doubleheader contest in Region 7-3A baseball action.
The Cobras defeated the Tigers in both games with final scores of 15-3 and 11-1, putting the Cobras in first place as regional champs.
Coach Seth Lofton reflected on the games: "It was great for us to sweep the district with these wins tonight. We hit fairly well, and the pitchers did a great job on the mound."
Wesson travels to Magee today to play the Magee High School Trojans. Game time is 5 p.m. for JV and 7 p.m. for the varsity.
Wesson 15, Jefferson County 3
The Wesson Cobras dominated the Jefferson County Tigers Monday night in district play. The Cobras racked the runs on the scoreboard to finish the night with a 15-3 win in four innings.
Cobras' pitcher, Preston Adams, averaged three strikeouts and one walk and fielded one out.
Conner Lowery was the consistent hitter with three singles (RBI-1). Tyler McLeod had a triple and a double, which averaged two RBIs. Other hitters for Wesson were Austin Crow – two singles (RBI-3), Mack Smith – a double, and Jace Alexander – a single (RBI-1). Alexander was a top fielder with three outs.
Tiger's pitcher, Deldrick White, averaged two strikeouts and seven walks. White also hit two singles. Jefferson County's top hitters were Matthew Brown- two doubles (RBI-1) and Jalen Herrington had a two-run home run.
Wesson 11, Jefferson County 1
The Cobras overpowers the Tigers in game 2 of the night to claim a 11-1 victory.
Cobras' pitcher, Jeremy Smith, had nine strikeouts and three walks and fielded one out. Closeout pitcher, Preston Middleton finished the game in the fifth inning with an impressive three up three down.
Mac McQuage was the top hitter with a triple and two doubles (RBI-1). Conner Lowery (RBI-1) and Jace Alexander (RBI-1) both had two singles each. Tyler McLeod (RBI-1), Mack Smith and Justin Boone (RBI-1) each had a double. Other hitters for Wesson were Austin Crow – one single (RBI-1) and Jeremy Smith- one single (RBI-1).
Tiger's pitcher, Christian Day, averaged one strikeout and one walk. Josh Day took over the pitcher's mound during the third inning and had three walks.
Josh Day was the only hitter of the game with a single and made an impressive double play in the bottom of fourth inning that kept the Cobras from scoring any runs.
Lady Wolves whip Hinds
RAYMOND – The Copiah-Lincoln Lady Wolves closed out the South Division portion of their schedule with a Good Friday sweep... read more


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A stay at the EVEN Hotel Norwalk is a great way to prioritize your health, and focus on wellness, no matter what brings you to this quaint New England town.
The EVEN Hotel Norwalk offers guests a wide variety of fitness-focused options including an onsite fitness center, in-room training programs, and a plenty of tasty but healthy food options at the Cork & Kale Market and Bar.
Here are more great wellness-themed options in and around Norwalk:
Great Gyms
Renowned for its offbeat and cutting edge classes, Crunch Fitness offers everything from Zumba and Thai boxing to various boot camps. What sets this location apart from the rest is the cost. Membership starts at just $10 a month, and first time visitors can get a complimentary day pass.
Bright and sunny best Orangetheory Fitness. Inside you'll find a supportive atmosphere focused on individual goals. The classes offered here are intense, and you will undoubtedly achieve the "EPOC" effect, which is excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, known by fitness experts as the "afterburn."
Must-Try Classes
Torch calories and ride the endorphin wave at this incredibly high energy, heart pumping class JoyRide Cycling. Fear not if you've haven't tried indoor cycling before — with the music pumping and the lights turned low, you'll feel right at home in the saddle. Classes are complimentary for first-time riders.
If you've always wanted the body of a ballet dancer, you can't miss taking a class at Pure Barre. This innovative studio uses traditional ballet moves, coupled with Pilates, to tone your arms, legs, abs and just about everything else.
For a different kind of workout experience, try one of the pole dancing, burlesque, or belly dancing classes at Work It! Dance and Fitness and defy gravity.
Healthy Eats
Pizza and clean eating are rarely used in the same sentence, but Savor Healthy Organic Pizza strives to bring a healthy twist to take out. Just a one-minute walk away from the Even Hotel, Savor dishes up organic, handmade pies with a wide variety of toppings, including herb-crusted shrimp and wild-caught salmon. Each pizza is made with a multi-grain crust, with gluten and dairy-free options available as well.
A staple in Norwalk for over 30 years, The Lime Restaurant offers something healthy for vegetarians and carnivores alike. Menu favorites include three different types of veggie burgers — tofu, black bean and a signature vegetable-nut burger — as well as a house-made soy-carrot loaf, chicken pitas and cheeseburgers.
Get a taste of the tropics at Fragrant Basil Juice Café, an organic, family-owned spot that offers a range of gluten-free options and items that cater to food allergies and sensitivities. Fragrant Basil serves over 35 different juice and smoothie combinations, as well as more substantial offerings, from healthy breakfast items to vegan soups, salads and sandwiches.
Amazing Trails
With over 225 acres to explore, Gallaher Mansion and Cranbury Park has something to offer almost everyone, whether you're looking to stroll beautiful grounds or a more intense run. The park surrounding the 1930s era limestone mansion features open fields, wooded areas with meandering trails, a sculpture garden and a full, 18-hole disc golf course.
Situated high above the waterfront and near Interstate 95, Oyster Shell Park feels worlds away from the traffic. Pedestrian paths circle the perimeter and offer incredible views of the Norwalk River. There is also a short, nine-hole disc golf course, and several seasonal events are held at the park's summit.
Still under development, Norwalk River Valley Trail will eventually offer 38 miles of trails for hikers, bikers, runners and walkers. When the trail reaches its final completion, it will connect Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk to Rogers Park in Danbury, passing through Wilton, Ridgefield and Redding along the way.


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January is the month my fingers get itching to plant onion seed. Luckily there are a few things you can plant by seed as early as January here in the PNW, even earlier in milder parts.
In this post, I will teach you how I plant onion seed indoors. It is usually the first thing I plant in the dead of winter. Other things that may be started this month by seed are celery, artichoke, asparagus and hot peppers.
A guide to teach you how to successfully plant onion seed indoors in winter.


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RV Safety Accessories Inc. was established by RV'ers for RV'ers in 2004. We are proud members of FMCA as both family members and commercial members, the Good Sam Club, the Newmar Owners Kountry Klub and the Escapees RV Club, again as both family members and commercial members.
In addition to our fully staffed Office and Warehouse in Seattle, WA, we also attend most of the major RV shows and rallies, so you will most likely see us down the road. Our travels have taken us to all the continental US states, into Canada, and over 1000 miles south of the Mexican border. The products we sell have been well tested and used on 3 of our RV's for well over 200,000 miles.
Safety for us and our fellow RV'ers has always been our primary concern, and we are proud to represent two exceptional companies who specialize in safety products for the RV industry. We will only sell what we have used and truly believe in.
Not only is personal safety a concern, but also the cost if a catastrophic occurrence should happen such as damage from a blown tire, or damage from poor electricity. RV'ers spend anywhere from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars when they purchase their RV, and our safety systems are just a fraction of the cost of the original purchase.
Most experts will tell you that the tires on any vehicle are the most important safety system, yet when we're rolling down the road we have no indicator of what our tires are doing. And we all know that electricity is very dangerous, and the only way to safely protect ourselves and our RV's from any adverse electrical problem is to immediately disconnect the power.
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Many customers ask why they should buy from us as opposed to direct from the manufacturer or other dealers. We believe it's simple - As fellow RV'ers, we have experienced many of the unique situations that RV'ers may experience, and we know and understand how to deal with these situations. Technical support is also available 7 days per week to our existing customers.
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The River Erme
In 1949 the government decided to protect Britain's best-loved landscapes for future generations as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty or AONBs. AONBs exist to conserve and enhance the beauty of the landscape. Read our summary of the purposes of AONB designation.
AONBs are statutory designations. The legal framework for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty is provided by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
From the 1930s onwards, a programme of National Park and AONB designations was developed to give protection to the country's finest landscapes. Read a brief account of how the South Devon AONB came to be designated in 1960.
South Devon is one of the national "family" of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty which together cover 20,000 square kilometres (15.6% of the land area) of England and Wales.
Covering 337 square kilometres (130 square miles) of coastline, estuaries and countryside, South Devon AONB stretches from Berry Head in Brixham to Jennycliff in Plymouth. As well as being a place of fabulous views and fantastic countryside it is home to 34,000 people. The shaded area on the map below shows the South Devon AONB designated area.
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This boundary data for the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has been provided by Natural England and used by the South Devon AONB Unit under the Open Government Licence.


text: High Altitude is an acoustic band grounded in traditional bluegrass. They perform a variety of music ranging from the classics to hard driving contemporary bluegrass, mixed with original instrumental and vocal compositions. Each member will provide lead and/or harmony vocals while contributing instrumentally to a tight, forceful, and exciting sound! SHELBY MEANS provides the bass beat for High Altitude. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Shelby has been playing bass for eight years, but has been an award winning musician for many more years. In 1997, she won the Female vocal category at Coal County Fiddle Contest. She later went on to win the High Plains Music Contest youth vocal singing category in Douglas, Wyoming. As a high school senior, Shelby played bass in the orchestra, where she learned classical bass styles and was named Outstanding Orchestra Student of 2005. Shelby, along with her brother Jacob, won first place at the Rockygrass Band Contest in 2006. Currently, Shelby is a junior at the University of Wyoming and is pursuing a Business Administration degree with minor in music. Besides playing bluegrass, Shelby enjoys traveling, playing bass for the University of Wyoming Centennial Singers Theatre group, and cooking delicious food. * * * COURTNEY HARTMAN hails from Loveland, Co and has been playing guitar for about six years. She discovered music at the age of three, when she picked up the fiddle and began to play. After becoming a master at the fiddle Courtney decided to try her hand at the mandolin. She was invited to join a mandolin orchestra and performed as the youngest member for about four years. Currently, Courtney plays guitar with four of her siblings in The Hartman's, found online at www.hartmanfamilyband.com. She also enjoys teaching guitar and violin lessons to eighteen students. Besides music, Courtney enjoys, playing tennis, hiking, snowboarding and exploring the Rocky Mountains! It is her desire to continue pursuing a career in music and to inspire and uplift people through the music she plays. * * * JACOB MEANS is the youngest member of High Altitude, but you would never know it by listening to his playing. His solid rhythm and sense of timing allows the band to play a multitude of styles, while always maintaining a connection with tradition. Also born in Lexington, Kentucky, Jacob moved to Wyoming with his family when he was a small child. He has been playing mandolin for about ten years, and draws his inspiration on the mandolin from such people as Adam Steffey, Chris Thile, Ricky Skaggs, and Mike Marshall. Jacob won first place in the mandolin competition at the High Plains Old Time and Country Music Contest in Douglas, WY in April 2006. His favorite bands include The Punch Brothers, Mountain Heart, Alison Krauss and Union Station, and Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. Jacob will be attending the University of Wyoming this fall as a freshman majoring in Architectural Engineering, and minoring in Music Performance. When he isn't playing music, you can find him mountain biking or drawing. * * * REID BUCKLEY began playing music with his family when he was four years old. He has played the fiddle for fifteen years and now also plays the mandolin and bass. Reid worked hard to master the nuances of fiddle music and his work paid off as he has won the Montana State Junior Junior Fiddle Championship two times and the Junior Championship once. Reid also took top honors in 2006 and 2007 as the Wyoming State Mandolin Champion. He is currently attending the University of Rochester in New York to pursue a career in biomedical engineering. * * * STERLING MASAT was raised in northeast Texas and began playing the violin at the age of five. His two older sisters already played the fiddle so he decided to learn the banjo at age 7. Sterling played in his family's bluegrass-gospel band for 12 years, touring over 40 states in the U.S. and recording 10 projects. Along the way he picked up the guitar and fine tu


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When people are caught breeding dogs particularly for fighting tough penalties are imposed. Having dogs for the purpose of fighting is a felony offense in most states and being present at a dog flight is illegal.
However according to the law there are professional bodies in place to deal with these people.
A man suspected of being a dog fighting breeder in Detroit was attacked in the most horrific way. The 52 year old was confronted at his home as he was beaten, tortured and tied up by three masked men.
He suffered broken ribs, fingers and even had his ear cut off by the intruders, before they took off in a van. Police feel the man was targeted as a result of his pit bull breeding operation which may be linked to dog fighting.
The victim's cousin, Marty Johnson, confirmed he was beaten up "pretty bad" and said the whole situation was simply "messed up".
In the man's back yard in Detroit about 16 emaciated pit bull dogs were found along with a dozen more in a similar condition in the basement of the property.
Policae also said, a second property owned by the man also housed dozens of unhealthy dogs.
Animal Control removed the dogs at both properties. The man's family insist he isn't involved in dog fighting and that he only breeds the dogs to sell them.
"No, he don't fight dogs. He breed dogs. No, he don't fight dogs," the victim's brother explained. "He has a lot of dogs; it's been like that since we was kids."
The victim has recovered in hospital and now faces animal cruelty charges, while his attackers have still not been found.
Take a look a the condition these dogs were in when found in the video below.


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Judith Miller
Wall Street Journal
August 10, 2010
BAGHDAD – Since America toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq has had three free-wheeling, relatively fraud-free national elections. Its military has been reconstituted, its soldiers and some of its police retrained. The infrastructure has been partially rebuilt. Iraq, with its 30 million people and the world's third-largest oil reserves, could one day be fabulously rich.
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But the country's bountiful oil supplies could also be a curse. They encourage Iraq's government to continue running an oil-centric, top-down command economy and to largely pay lip service to creating private-sector jobs and economic diversification. Oil now accounts for almost 95% of all government revenues and over 60% of gross domestic product, while employing only 1% of the Iraqi workforce.
"In liberal economies," says Kanan Makiya, an Iraqi professor at Brandeis who travels often to Iraq, "governments are accountable to individuals who produce wealth that is taxed. In oil or 'rentier' societies, there's a built-in independence of the political class, an indifference to the will and needs of the people."
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Stereopsia is celebrating its 10th edition this year. And for this very special edition, along with top speakers and thematic conferences, a highly visible brokerage event is organized by Enterprise Europe Brussels taking place during the forum @ beautiful Bozar.
When & Where
6th & 7th December 2018 (13:00 to 18:00 & 9:00 to 13:00) @ Bozar Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels
For whom
- Private companies (including Start-ups, SMEs, and large companies)
- Public authorities and municipalities
- Industry associations
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- Investors and Business Angels
What's in it for you as a potential participant?
Find & meet your next research & technology partner @ Stereopsia Brokerage event
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Pave the way to long-term technological, R&D&I collaborations based on tech transfer, innovation and research activities, to develop and market solutions for all forms of 3D/XR/AI, in line with your business development strategy.
Participate in the matchmaking event & follow the presentations, thematic conferences, exhibitions held during the Stereopsia forum.
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Johnson Punctuates Championship with Seventh Win of the Season; Beckman Claims Funny Car Crown with Mopar Power at NHRA Finals
— Johnson caps his championship season with his first career win at the
historic Pomona venue
— Mopar-powered Dodge driver Jack Beckman captures NHRA Funny Car crown,
gives Mopar a pair of 2012 NHRA championships
— Beckman edges out follow Mopar-powered driver Ron Capps by two points in
one of the closest Funny Car title fights in history
— In Mopar's 75th anniversary year, Mopar-powered drivers captured 10 wins
in each of the Pro Stock and Funny Car classes
The 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season can now be dubbed 'Year of the HEMI' as Pro Stock World Champion Allen Johnson wrapped up his winning season by taking the victory in an all-Mopar final round battle while Jack Beckman added another Championship trophy to Mopar's mantle by earning the Funny Car crown for Don Schumacher Racing on Sunday at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona. The two championships highlight the brand's 75th anniversary year in which Mopar-powered drivers also captured 10 wins in each of the Pro Stock and Funny Car classes.
"All of us are very proud of Allen Johnson and Jack Beckman on bringing home two NHRA World Championships for Mopar," said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC's service, parts and customer-care brand. "Allen's impressive win at Pomona solidified his mark on his Championship and all the hard work behind it. It was also amazing to watch Jack and Ron Capps battle each other in their Dodge Charger R/Ts for the crown."
"Mopar-powered cars have either led or been near the front of the field all year in both Pro Stock and Funny Car, which shows the strength of our Mopar HEMI® engines that compete in the NHRA," added Gorlier. "It was tremendous to watch our Team Mopar drivers battle for wins all season long and be rewarded with two championships."
After clinching the World Championship on Saturday, Johnson drove his Mopar Dodge Avenger to the win over teammate Vincent Nobile earning a career-best seven wins in one season and first at Pomona.
"Our team is so awesome and the Mopar Dodge Avenger has just performed flawlessly," said Johnson after punctuating his first championship with the win.
When asked what kept him going for 17 years he added, "Determination and my father (who is his engine builder). He wanted to do this all his life and my whole focus was winning this with him. A lot of hard work and determination went into winning this. We had a dominating performance in this Countdown, won a championship and ended with a win. What more can we do? That has added just a little more emotion to it."
Johnson, starting from the No. 2 spot, first dispatched of Greg Stanfield in the opening round with a run of 6.513-seconds at 212.76 mph to Stanfield's 6.564/210.77. In the quarterfinals Johnson (6.520/212.63) took out veteran Ron Krisher (6.537/211.79), earning lane choice for his semifinals battle with Mike Edwards. Johnson was quickest of the round with a 6.526/211.16 to best Edwards, who slowed after launch, and advanced to his 11th final of the year, and his third against teammate Vincent Nobile, who competes with Mopar HEMI engines built by Johnson's J&J Racing team.
Nobile was stellar off the starting line at Pomona, recording a perfect .000 reaction time in his first-round defeat of Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Avenger driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Coughlin finished ninth in the final NHRA Pro Stock standings). Nobile nearly matched that in the quarterfinals with a .002 reaction time, scoring a stunning hole shot victory over Jason Line, who posted the quickest run of the round with a 6.495/213.13 but still fell to Nobile's 6.546/211.79. Nobile was quickest again against Erica Enders in the semis, scoring yet another holeshot win thanks to a .015 reaction time and 6.543/211.49 run to Enders' .023 mark and 6.542/211.86 pass.
With sunset upon Auto Club Raceway, Johnson and Nobile lined up for the final race of the 2012 Pro Stock season. The victory was the tenth of the season out of 23 events for a Mopar-powered NHRA Pro Stock racer.
Mopar-powered Dodge driver V. Gaines (No.7 in the final standings) exited in the quarterfinals against Erica Enders on a red-light foul after he left the starting line too early. Chris McGaha bowed out in the opening round in his Dodge.
Whereas Johnson locked up the 2012 NHRA Pro Stock championship during qualifying on Saturday, the NHRA Funny Car crown came down to a final-day slugfest between a pair of Mopar HEMI-powered heavyweights, lasting until the second-to-last round of the season. The Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) duo of Jack Beckman and Ron Capps treated the NHRA Finals audience to an entertaining back-and-forth battle that saw the lead change hands five times.
Beckman entered the day with a miniscule two-point lead over Capps, who was first out of the pair in the opening round. Capps seized the points lead, defeating Tony Pedregon with a 4.092/311.13 effort, but Beckman quickly regained it by powering to a win over Alexis Dejoria with a 4.038/317.19 pass.
With the onus back on Capps in the quarterfinals, the veteran racer came through with a defeat of Robert Hight, laying down a number of 4.071/315.19. Beckman held serve with a hearty exclamation point, trailering Jeff Arend with a 4.027/317.79 mark, the quickest of the round, and again retaking the lead by two points.
Those two points made all the difference. Capps, needing to win to stay alive, came up just short against Courtney Force in the semifinals, his 4.091/313.95 not enough to best Force's 4.069/318.25.
Already declared champ, Beckman also fell in the semis, losing to Cruz Pedregon. The crown was the first for Beckman and second straight for a Mopar-powered DSR driver in Funny Car and third for a Mopar in the last eight years (Gary Scelzi claimed the 2005 championship in a DSR Mopar Dodge).
"You think about this and dream about this but I couldn't root against my teammate Ron Capps," said Beckman who watched from the seat of his Dodge Charger R/T in the staging lane as his Don Schumacher Racing teammate lost the semi-final round to give him the Championship win. "The team let me know that we just won it but I couldn't celebrate as I was trying to win the round but we even though we didn't, I'm not too upset about it."
A pair of Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T drivers fell in the first round. Johnny Gray exited in a first-round loss to Hight and finished the season sixth in the points. Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car driver Matt Hagan, the 2011 Funny Car champion, was defeated by Force and wrapped up his season 11th in the standings.
The 2013 NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series will kickoff at the same venue where the 2012 season ended, Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Calif., with the 53rd Annual NHRA Winter Nationals, scheduled for Feb. 14-17, 2013. For more information on the NHRA, visit www.nhra.com.
About Mopar Motorsports
Mopar's commitment to professional motorsports competition was established in the 1950's when a partnership ignited with drag racing pioneer, Don Garlits. Combined efforts between Garlits and the Mopar brand resulted in the breaking of numerous speed and performance barriers in a HEMI-powered car over the next several decades. Mopar has remained a fixture on the racing scene in the North America ever since and is currently involved with the NHRA, NASCAR, USAC and TORC series. Mopar also sponsors many motorsports events, including title sponsorship of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Colorado for nearly 25 consecutive years; and it is a proud supporter of amateur racing within NHRA and USAC.
Mopar has introduced numerous industry-first features including:
— Vehicle-information apps: first to introduce smartphone
vehicle-information applications, a new channel of communication with
— Electronic owner manuals: first to introduce traditional owner manuals
in a DVD and brief user-guide format
— Wi-Fi: first to offer customers the ability to make their vehicle a
wireless hot spot
— Wireless charging: first to introduce in-vehicle wireless charging for
portable devices
— Electronic Vehicle Tracking System (EVTS): first to market with a new
interactive vehicle tracking device that sends owners a text when the
vehicle is driven too fast or too far based on pre-set parameters
— 2011 Mopar Challenger Drag Pak: first to introduce a 500-plus cubic-inch
V-10 drag-race package car
— Camper trailers: first to introduce off-road camper trailers
— WiTECH: first to support vehicle diagnosis and software updates
leveraging off-the-shelf personal computers and a dedicated wireless
tool network
About the Mopar Brand
Mopar is Chrysler Group LLC's service, parts and customer-care brand and distributes 280,000 parts and accessories. With the creation of the Chrysler Group and Fiat S.p.A. partnership, Mopar is extending its global reach, integrating service, parts and customer-care operations in order to enhance dealer and customer support worldwide. Combined with Fiat SpA, Mopar's global portfolio includes more than 500,000 parts and accessories that are distributed in more than 120 countries. Mopar is the source for all genuine parts and accessories for Chrysler Group and Fiat SpA brands.
Mopar parts are unique in that they are engineered with the same teams that create factory-authorized vehicle specifications for Chrysler Group and Fiat S.p.A.vehicles — a direct connection that no other aftermarket parts company can provide. A complete list of Mopar accessories and performance parts is available at www.mopar.com.
Mopar (a simple contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) was trademarked for an antifreeze product in 1937. The Mopar brand made its mark in the 1960s — the muscle-car era. The Chrysler Corporation built race-ready Dodge and Plymouth "package cars" equipped with special high-performance parts. Mopar carried a line of "special parts" for super-stock drag racers and developed its racing parts division called Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road and racing use. The brand has expanded to include technical service and customer support.
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The Northwest Campus Student Housing Infill project is approximately 491,500 gross square feet of new Type I building space in the Northwest zone of the campus. The project includes construction for 1,507 beds, dining commons, fitness center, multi-purpose room, faculty-in-residence apartments and a renovated housing maintenance space.
The Sproul Complex is approximately a 291,500 gsf facility and will include two (2) residential towers, a 750 seat dining facility with requisite kitchen, food preparation and storage facilities. A fitness center, multi-purpose room, meeting rooms and renovation of housing maintenance space is included. The Sproul South building will be a six-story residence hall constructed on top of a new 3-story Sproul Complex and contains 298 beds. Sproul West is a 9-story building located just east of the existing Rieber Hall Building and contains 406 beds.
DeNeve Hall construction includes approximately 200,000 gsf of building consisting of two residential towers. The Upper De Neve building will be a 9-story residential tower and contain 496 beds. The Lower De Neve will be a 7-story residential tower containing 307 beds.
United Inspection & Testing is providing inspection of all concrete, shotcrete, masonry, fireproofing, waterproofing, structural steel welding/bolting, non-destructive testing, nailing inspection and all required materials testing services.
University of California, Los Angeles
Mark Voltz
(310) 794-4168
DeNeve Hall: Swinerton
Sproul Hall: PCL
2009 – 2013
Construction Cost
$225 Million


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Each month we have a catch up with one of our many amazing Croudies on the Croud network to see what they are up to and check in on life as a Croudie. This month we caught up with Stephanie from her sunny Balinese office (not jealous).
Travelling is in my genes. When I was a young girl my family moved several times between England, Germany and Wales. I attended high school, did my A-levels and degree in Germany and for my final year of University I decided to go back to the UK to complete my degree in Business & Marketing in the lovely town of Lincoln. One of the best years of my life.
When I finished university I had no idea what to do next… I decided to do something challenging and headed out to Spain. I always wanted to improve my Spanish and learn to speak it fluently. So why not, right?
Being brought up bilingual (English & German) it was easy to find a job in Madrid and I started working in Online Marketing. With my knowledge and experience in online marketing I moved to a different job where I was able to specialize in SEM. Although I liked what I did I started to get fed up of being stuck in an office and living in such a big and "stressful" city. After 4 years I knew it was time for something new again, something very different this time…
Having saved some money for years I decided to leave Europe… and left everything to live a more basic and quiet life somewhere on a beach in Asia. I travelled through India, Thailand and finally ended up in a small village on Bali in Indonesia. When I got there I knew that was it. I found a small affordable bungalow at the beach with perfect water for snorkeling and diving, which is a hobby of mine. The people are amazing, everyone is always smiling and they are so helpful. A friend told me about Croud and I decided to register with them to make this life more sustainable. Everything went pretty fast and there I was in this perfect little place with a job. I would never have imagined that everything would have turned out so well!
At first some of the tasks were a bit challenging for me but I soon understood how Croud works and if I had any doubts the team was always very supportive. The first client I worked on was FeelUnique. They have a website that offers all types of cosmetics, perfumes, makeup, etc. I like this client because of their wide range of products and of course being a woman it's so much easier identifying myself with these products which helps a lot when creating new keyword lists and so on.
My tasks also include well known companies such as Fitflop, Coop Bank, Findmypast, MossBros and Woolovers. Woolovers is another enjoyable client for me as I work closely together with the account manager at Croud. We discuss what can be done with the account and I apply any changes we decide to make. My contribution and suggestions to each account are taken very seriously by Croud and it makes me proud to see that these are implemented.
At times I was in doubt whether working in SEM was really for me but I know now that it wasn't the actual work that bothered me, it was the fact that my whole life revolved around work: Getting up early, coming home late to find yourself too tired to be doing anything else and enjoy life… I remember saying this to a previous colleague of mine, she laughed in my face and said "That is what life is!" – What? I thought. Not for me it wasn't. Thank God it doesn't have to be that way.
With Croud there is total flexibility with working hours. Some days I sleep in, others I get up early, there are no fixed times, just deadlines that need to be met, but even that is simple: If I think I cannot reach a deadline I ask for more time or I decline the task, it's as simple as that, no questions asked. Recently I went back to Europe to visit family and friends, I knew that I would not have much time to work. I therefore told Croud that I would be working a few hours here and there only, which again was no problem.
An important aspect for me was the fact that I have always wanted a dog which simply wasn't possible with a full-time job and living in a small apartment in a big city. Thanks to my new lifestyle I have been able to take on a Bali street dog. These dogs are in desperate need of a home. The street dogs here are in permanent danger of being killed. My puppy now has a great home with me and is lucky to have me around most of the day because I work from home. What more could we wish for?
You will have noticed that I am very happy with my decision to change my life and to work for Croud. Life has so much more to offer than being stuck in the same old routine day in day out.
Who knows how long I will stay here for or where I will go next… Luckily my office fits into a small bag and I can go anywhere in the world, as long as I have a wifi connection that is 🙂


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Helping people with computers... one answer at a time.
Depending on the size of your PST and other factors, a compacting operation can take a long time. I recommend when to do the operation.
Leo, I'm using Windows 7 and Outlook. I'm compacting my PST file after clearing out thousands of emails. Compacting has been running for about five hours. I'm not getting an error message, but occasionally it says, "Outlook not responding." But then the message goes away. Should I just let it run? I don't think it's hung; it just says compacting. It's still receiving inbound emails, so I don't think it's frozen. Please advise.
In this excerpt from Answercast #13, I look at why Outlook might be giving a "Not Responding" message when you compact a PST file.
Absolutely. Let it run. I've actually done this in the past.
Depending on the size of your PST, the number of email messages, the speed of your computer, the speed of your hard disk, and whatever else might be going on at the same time while this is happening, a compacting operation can take a really, really long time.
I know that when I used Outlook regularly and I went through a process like this, I actually set it to 'compacting' and let it run overnight so that in the morning, it was usually done. It's definitely a multi-hour process if it's got a lot to clean up.
The Not Responding is not surprising. At times, the program is focusing solely on the compacting operation and doesn't have time to get back to Windows when Windows asks it, "How ya doing?"
That is obviously a mischaracterization... but it's kinda sorta what really happens. When a program is running, every once in awhile, Windows sorta says, "Hey, how you doing? Are you still running? Can I use the processor for a little while?" That kind of thing.
When the program is too busy to respond to Windows, you get this "not responding" error message.
It can be temporary. Obviously, as the program does its work (and moves on to the next stage of the compaction, perhaps), it then has a few seconds to respond to Windows and let Windows know that, "Yes, everything's fine."
So, in a case like this, especially while it's still receiving email, I would not worry about this. I would let it run to completion.
Next time, I would absolutely do it at a time of day where you can feel comfortable letting it run for a really, really long time:
Like I said, it just can take awhile; it's not unexpected.
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Taking outlook off line helps speed up compacting process. As there are no incoming mails that goes in the folder that is being compacted, the process goes a bit faster.
Outlook does not let you do anything during compacting anyway so there is nothing to lose by taking it off line.
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The New York Jets are one win away from playing in their first Super Bowl in 41 years. And if there's a year to get there, it's this one.
That's because Jets owner Woody Johnson is trying to make good on his prediction that the new stadium will be completely sold out next year. Jets officials won't say how many seats remain and they also won't guarantee that prices won't drop further.
Here's what we know.
The most expensive Coaches Club seats, which carry personal seat licenses of $30,000 and a per game ticket price of $700, are sold out. So too are the Club Corners, which carry a personal seat license of $5,000 and a ticket price of $195 per game.
A couple months ago, the Jets dropped ticket prices on the least expensive seats with club amenities, from $500 a game to $395 and $295 a game and from $300 to $245 and $195 a game.
While the saving resulted in thousands of dollars, the overall percentage of savings wasn't as great because the PSL prices –- ranging on these seats from $5,000 to $25,000 -– weren't changed.
"We found that people just weren't familiar with the idea of $400 and $500 per game tickets," said Thad Sheely, the team's executive vice president of stadium development and finance. "Coming from the old stadium, where they had no amenities, people just couldn't grasp exactly why this was worth it. That's why we felt like changing the ticket price made sense."
As for how many seats were left to sell, Sheely would only say that the team will break new monthly ticket sales records this month. He also would not count out lowering prices in the future.
"We are going to do what it takes to sell out this building," Sheely said. "Right now we have a lot of different prices and values and we have to be patient, especially with people who are considering buying season tickets and buying a personal seat license for the first time."
That being said, if the Jets make it to the Super Bowl or win the Super Bowl, the team's gamble of keeping the PSL's at their original prices has a much better chance of paying off.
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Use Case Diagram
- To acquire the necessary knowledge to develop the software product: 1 day
- To create the Product Pattern : 1 day
- To apply the Product Pattern: 1 day
It takes into account the requirements specification document, and taking as a starting point, it desired to create a global representation showing the functioning of a software system; it desired to include in such representation the interactions between the software system to develop and its actors (either people or external systems).
It takes into account with a UML-based standard that represents the full functionality of a software system satisfying the requirements SpecificationLMS, detailing how the system can be used and by identifying the interactions between the software system and its actors.
It desired to create a representation of functioning of a software system from the user's perspective. Within this representation is desired detail the different types of users and external systems that interact with the software system to be developed. The development group already has the requirements specification document.
- Type of Organization: SMEs, Large Companies.
- System Type: It applies to all types of systems.
- Programming Paradigm: OO (Object Oriented)
- Benefits of using this pattern
- A graphic description of how the software system works and how it will be used is provided.
- It is possible to describe the interactions between the system and its actors.
- It has a representation that is useful to show the client what will be the system's functionality and roles are involved.
- Definition of software requirements (functional and non-functional).
- Notions of UML, especially the technique of modeling of use cases.
- Amescua A., et al. (2003). Análisis y Diseño Estructurado y Orientado a Objetos del Sistema Informáticos. McGraw Hill/Interamericana de España, S.A.U.
- Ferré Grau, X & Sanchez-Segura, M. (2004). Desarrollo Orientado a Objetos con UML. Recuperado el 2009-11-26 de http://www.clikear.com/manuales/uml/index.aspx.
- Fowler, M. (2004). UML distilled: a brief guide to the standard object modelling language. Addison-Wesley.
- Jacobson, I. & Booch, G.(1999). The unified software development process. Addison-Wesley.
- Rumbaugh, J. & Jacobson, I. (2005). The unified modeling language reference manual. Addison-Wesley.


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November 22 - December 21
Outgoing, optimistic, lover of international travel and high-spirited seeker of truth.
This Star Maps Cuff Bracelet features the Sagittarius Astral motif, an original Sequin design.
Bracelet is adjustable and measures 2.5" wide.
Materials: 22K gold-plated brass with antique finish and crystal details.
Designed & handcrafted in the USA with components from around the world.


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We manufactured this printed glass splashback using an amazing photo from a local professional photographer based in Manly.
Mark's plan for a splashback was very specific. He wanted Banksy's Balloon Girl which is a 2002 mural by graffiti artist Banksy depicting a young girl letting go of a red heart-shaped balloon.


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Many high-power power supply designs DID parallel junction transistors.
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A small resistance in series with the emitter would be far more effective
humm.. 10v for switching. Will this work?


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Worldly Wise: Are Your Customers too Afraid to Complain?
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Are Your Customers Too Afraid to Complain?
Janelle Barlow, Ph.D.
According to researchers, one of the most common reasons why people do not complain is the fear of retribution. That is, they wonder what penalty they will pay for speaking their minds. A common customer fear is that the person or organization to which they complain will do something to make their situation worse. It's easy to relate to this when considering whether to complain about a bad-tasting dish when you are in the middle of the meal. It is much safer to just not eat the offending portion than to risk what the kitchen staff might do to your food when you aren't looking!
These questions not only come up in the food industry, but in industries across the board, even in payroll service businesses. Let me first share with you an experience I had in the airline industry as proof that there is no risk of being punished for speaking up.
I was on a flight out of Las Vegas to San Diego, California, on a hot Sunday afternoon, with the temperature sitting somewhere around 106° Fahrenheit (41 Celsius). That is no problem in an air-conditioned lounge, but sitting in that heat for half an hour in a non-air-conditioned airplane parked on the tarmac is simply unbearable.
Before boarding the flight, gate agents made frequent, loud, and demanding announcements that they needed everyone on the airplane in the least
amount of time so we could make an on-time departure. As nearly as I could tell, all the passengers cooperated, even stepping into the rows of seats so the aisles wouldn't be blocked and other passengers could get by. From my perspective, the passengers all deserved rewards for how cooperative they were. The plane had arrived late, but we filed onto that aircraft with intent. We were ready for an on-time departure.
Then we sat. And we sat. And we sat some more, without air conditioning in stuffy 106° temperature. After a while, I looked to see if there were flight attendants around to find out what was happening. None were to be seen. They had stepped back into the jet ramp, where cool air pleasantly flowed over them. No announcements were made. But we passengers sat there quietly, enduring the situation and not uttering a word of complaint.
After 15 minutes, I was inclined to say something. But I resisted, as no one else was complaining, though everyone was talking about the situation to each other. After 20 minutes, I was definitely not happy. I began to contemplate getting out of my seat and finding a flight attendant to register my discomfort and to find out what was causing our delay. This seemed only fair to me since we had so nicely accommodated the airline's demands to get to our seats as quickly as possible for an on-time departure.
A little voice of internal warning cautioned me that I was so annoyed I would probably engage in a conversation as heated as I was feeling physically. The flight was overbooked, so I knew they would have no difficulty throwing me off the plane and substituting someone else who wanted to go to San Diego. And I could not risk that.
Passengers were certainly discussing the issue, but no one stepped up to find someone who represented the airline. Perhaps it was the heat, or perhaps a simple malfunction, but the flight attendant's call buttons did not work.
Then, suddenly, as if nothing had happened, the plane's engines started up and we taxied out to the runway and flew to San Diego. No explanation was ever given to us. No apologies were made. Business as usual.
Did we as passengers participate in this charade? Of course we did. But if everyone on that plane needed to get to San Diego that afternoon as much as I did, perhaps none of them were willing to risk losing their seat by complaining. This is particularly true in today's flying climate where we see people pulled off airplanes when they show any hint of hostility.
If you were to ask this airline's employees if anything out of the ordinary happened on that Sunday afternoon, they would no doubt report it was a flight without incident. They will never learn that I, and a number of passengers seated around me, have no inclination to fly this airline again. This flight was my first time on this airline in years, and hopefully it will be my last.
Most businesses don't have a clue as to the discontent that exists in situations like this where complaints are almost never raised. To avoid such problems, businesses have to ask themselves a simple question: "What kinds of problems can we create for our customers if we deny them our products or services?" The more critical the answers are to this question, the more likely you are not hearing from your customers when they are upset. They are too frightened their situations will only get worse.
While I doubt that your payroll professionals would ever mistreat your clients, this doesn't stop your customers from considering how they might. For example, if proper documentation was not sent to the proper regulators, might it cross my mind that the highest levels of quality might not be applied in the future when someone remembers me as a complaining customer? The list of problems you could potentially create for your customers is practically endless. Customers work at being nice because they know that they are in your hands, and that you exert a lot of control over the type and level of service they receive.
For this reason alone, we should always make sure our customers have complete faith that they need not fear retribution when they complain.
Janelle Barlow, Ph.D., is a businesswoman, author, media spokesperson, keynote speaker, and seminar leader with more than 30 years of experience in the global marketplace. She is President and Owner of
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No Innocent Bystanders in America
The next time you're feeling "free," see how far you can walk without being legally compelled to stop to let cars drive past. The light turns red and, voila, you are no longer free to continue walking because in America, the car culture rules. This essentially invisible totalitarian salvo was recently complicated when a big white SUV crept up into the crosswalk, making it virtually hopeless for yours truly to cross the damn street even when the light changed to green. I fixed my gaze on the mechanized monster before me and immediately saw all that is wrong with America.
No, I'm not just talking about how the
gas guzzling properties of that SUV directly result in military
interventions, human rights violations, global poverty, rampant war
crimes, and everything else on that lurid laundry list. This is not
just another screed about the myriad highways that crisscross America,
draining tax dollars, shattering communities, and devastating
eco-systems. No, this is all about dissidents finally blaming everyone
who deserves blame (including ourselves).
Mickey Z. is the author of several books, most recently 50 American Revolutions You're Not Supposed to Know (Disinformation Books). He can be found on the Web at: www.mickeyz.net.
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Pipi, Pupu & Rosmary – The Magic Flute (22')
Format: 22' - HD
Genre: Edutainment - Comedy - Adventure
Target: Preschool
In this TV Special, our three little friends Pipi, Pupu and Rosmary will play being Pipino, Pupugeno and Rosapamina in Mozart's Magic Flute! During their journey, they'll encounter terrible adversaries like the wild bear Monostatos, Queen Astrifiammante with her ear-splitting high notes or Sarastro, the evil circus director. How will they escape the perils they were trapped in? Let the adventure begin!
Production: Millimages, Cometafilm, PTD
Directed by: Enzo d'Alo
Based on Mozart's Magic Flute


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Music on the Hill, a Santa Fe summer tradition!
A free, family-friendly, summer concert series presented by St. John's College. Bring your picnic, meet up with friends and enjoy live music on the Hill. Concerts are on Wednesday evenings in June and July from 6 to 8 p.m. at the St. John's athletic field.
June 14 – Ali Ryerson
Website: aliryerson.com
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=abdCoS42GzY
June 21 – The Pleasure Pilots
Website: pleasurepilots.com
YouTube: pleasurepilots.com/bandstand-vid
June 28 – Detroit Lightning
Facebook: facebook.com/DetroitLightning
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=ahng5l7RzVo
July 12 – Nacha Mendez
Website: nachamendez.com
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=k_sYL_0_ESk
July 19 – Maqueque & Jane Bunett
Co-presented with St. John's College and the New Mexico Jazz Music Festival
Website: janebunnett.com/maqueque
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=2yxU-_md2hE
July 26 – Son Como Son
Website: soncomoson.com
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=CydtAkwQ0pA
Designated Parking Areas
Please note that for all of our concerts, Park & Ride service is available from Museum Hill's Udall parking lot.
A drop-off site is located at the entrance to campus on Camino Cruz Blanca for those unable to walk from the designated parking areas.
- Santa Fe Prep Main Lot
Off of Camino Cruz Blanca
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat & Conference Center
Across the street from Santa Fe Prep with access from Camino Cruz Blanca.
- Rio Grande School
Off of Camino Cabra, next to Atalaya Elementary School
- Atalaya Elementary School
Off of Camino Cabra, next to Rio Grande School
- Museum Hill
Park your car at Museum Hill parking Udall lot only and ride the shuttle to the field. The shuttle will run at the beginning and end of the event, starting at 5:30 until 6:15 p.m. and returning from 7:45 to 8:30 p.m.
- Handicap Parking Area
Handicap parking is available for those with a handicap permit. Proceed to the main college entrance where security personnel will direct you to the appropriate lot.
Concertgoers are advised to use the designated parking lots and heed all "no parking" signs on local area streets. View map of designated parking areas.
Please do not park along any nearby streets, including Camino Cruz Blanca, Camino San Acacio, Calle Rumolo, Camino Cabra, or Camino Picacho. The areas will be monitored by the City of Santa Fe Police and will be subject to parking violations.
To ensure the enjoyment of all concert-goers, we ask that you please follow these guidelines:
No pets, except service dogs, onto the field
No tables on the field
No large umbrellas
No tents
No smoking
Children must be supervised at all times
Park bicycles along tennis court fence
Keep views of the stage unobstructed
Drink responsibly and understand that underage drinking is prohibited
Respect the college's neighbors and park cars only in designated parking areas
Pick up your trash before leaving the field
St. John's College reserves the right to:
Ask anyone to leave due to inappropriate behavior or conduct.


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Wills and Estates – Last Will and Testament Law – Florida
This law summary is not intended to be all inclusive of the law of wills in Florida. However, it does contain a summary of many of the material Florida law requirements.
Who may make a will: Any person 18 or more years of age who is of sound mind may make a will. 732.501
Execution of wills: Every will must be in writing and executed by the testator at the end of the will and witnessed by two or more witnesses. The attesting witnesses must sign the will in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other. 732.502
Execution in Another State: Any will, other than a holographic or nuncupative will, executed by a nonresident of Florida, is valid as a will in this state if valid under the laws of the state or country where the testator was at the time of execution. 732.502
Validity: No particular form of words is necessary to the validity of a will if it is executed with the formalities required by law. 732.502
Codicils: A codicil shall be executed with the same formalities as a will. 732.502
Self-proof of will: A will or codicil executed in conformity with the requirements above may be made self-proved at the time of its execution or at any subsequent date by the acknowledgment of it by the testator and the affidavits of the witnesses, each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths and evidenced by the officer's certificate attached to or following the will in the required form. The Will available for downloading is a Self-Proving Will. 732.503
Who may witness: Any person competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a will. A will or codicil, or any part of either, is not invalid because the will or codicil is signed by an interested witness. 732.504
Revocation by writing: A will or codicil, or any part of either, is revoked by a subsequent inconsistent will or codicil, even though the subsequent inconsistent will or codicil does not expressly revoke all previous wills or codicils, but the revocation extends only so far as the inconsistency exists, or by a subsequent written will, codicil, or other writing declaring the revocation, if the same formalities required for the execution of wills are observed in the execution of the will, codicil, or other writing. 732.505
Revocation by act: A will or codicil is revoked by the testator, or some other person in the testator's presence and at the testator's direction, by burning, tearing, canceling, defacing, obliterating, or destroying it with the intent, and for the purpose, of revocation. 732.506
Effect of subsequent marriage, birth, or dissolution of marriage: Neither subsequent marriage nor subsequent marriage and birth or adoption of lineal descendants shall revoke the prior will of any person, but the pretermitted child or spouse shall inherit as otherwise provided by law, regardless of the prior will. Any provision of a will executed by a married person that affects the spouse of that person shall become void upon the divorce of that person or upon the dissolution or annulment of the marriage. After the dissolution, divorce, or annulment, the will shall be administered and construed as if the former spouse had died at the time of the dissolution, divorce, or annulment of the marriage, unless the will or the dissolution or divorce judgment expressly provides otherwise. 732.507
Revocation of codicil: The revocation of a will revokes all codicils to that will. 732.507
Devises to trustee: A valid devise may be made to the trustee of a trust that is evidenced by a written instrument in existence at the time of making the will, or by a written instrument subscribed concurrently with making of the will, if the written instrument is identified in the will. 732.513
Separate writing identifying devises of tangible property: A will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose of items of tangible personal property not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will, other than money and property used in trade or business. To be admissible under this section as evidence of the intended disposition, the writing must be signed by the testator and must describe the items and the devisees with reasonable certainty. The writing may be referred to as one in existence at the time of the testator's death. It may be prepared before or after the execution of the will. It may be altered by the testator after its preparation. It may be a writing that has no significance apart from its effect upon the dispositions made by the will. If more than one otherwise effective writing exists, then, to the extent of any conflict among the writings, the provisions of the most recent writing revoke the inconsistent provisions of each prior writing. 732.515
Penalty clause for contest: A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable. 732.517
Related Florida Legal Forms
- Legal Last Will and Testament for Married person with Minor Children from Prior Marriage
- Legal Last Will and Testament Form for a Married Person with No Children
- Legal Last Will and Testament Form for a Single Person with Minor Children
- Legal Last Will and Testament Form for a Widow or Widower with Adult and Minor Children
- Legal Last Will and Testament Form for a Widow or Widower with Adult Children


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RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico (April 25, 2019) — The extensive upgrades and renovations at Ruidoso Downs begin when people first see the new Ruidoso Downs' street sign and continue to the All American Turf Club and the Billy The Kid Casino.
All of the improvements are ready for the May 10 opening of the Ruidoso Downs summer season.
"Our initial renovations were more about infrastructure, this year's improvements are more about patron amenities and things that people can actually see and feel," said Jeff True, Ruidoso Downs president and general manager.
The All American Turf Club renovation will become apparent to guests when they walk off the elevator. They will be greeted by new carpeting, paint, lighting, furniture, and new, fresh décor. The renovated bar areas, including the horseshoe bar, have new countertops and bar stools.
Horse racing memorabilia from the Ruidoso Racehorse Hall of Fame and racing museum adorn a new display case near the elevator. The case accents the entry and presents a visual connection to great horses and people from racing's past.
The casino improvements will be direct benefit to players through the improved gaming experience, enhanced atmosphere and improved rewards program.
The primary changes in 2019 are the new carpeting and new layout of the gaming floor. The addition of 26 new machines are up and running with another 20 new games to be added over the next month. This is in addition to the 100 new machines installed last season.
The parking lot has 80,000 square feet of new paving.
Billy's Rewards Club Members are enthusiastically receiving the new guest reward program. The Billy The Kid players are eligible for $20,000 in cash, merchandise and free play every month.
Recently introduced is a new point system through which customers can multiply their play into points. Not only can points be converted into free play, they may be used to enter various drawings or converted into cash certificates that may be used at our stores or at our participating rewards partners.
A newly renovated, state-of-the-art sign greets people approaching Ruidoso Downs with high resolution video boards on both sides of the sign.
The 50-foot tall sign features two, new 8-foot by 12-foot LED full-color screens in the middle of the sign. The screen is a digital message board that will provide the latest information about Ruidoso Downs. Adorning the top of the sign is a large Ruidoso Downs logo.
Other improvements include a new horse barn and improved logistical operations in the barn area after a purchase of land adjacent to the track and sale facility.


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Learning Styles
Learning Styles Pashler 2008.pdf
Peer Review
Golparian, Chan, Cassidy 2015, Peer Review of Teaching: Sharing Best Practices
The Power Of Collaboration
When teachers co-teach they're more vested and held accountable for their work and their strengths and weaknesses are more visible to one another, which allows for greater reflection instead of on their own where it tends to be more private and introspective. (Chanmugam, Gerlach 2013).
"Through sustainable cooperative teacher work in so-called professional learning communities (PLCs) (cf. Gräsel et al. 2006), teachers share their experiences with other teachers in order to benefit from each other's knowledge. Thereby, they improve their content knowledge and their process related competences. In addition, collaboration supports teachers in reflecting on their professional performance in class so as to promote more meaningful (mathematics) learning for students (cf. Lomos et al. 2011)."
Taking Action
In order to improve student achievement through teacher collaboration in my school here are a few actions I want to begin exploring with my community.
- During our team meetings teachers will give a quick summary of their goals for this coming's month curriculum in each class they teach. This change will increase transparency, communication, collaboration, and preparedness for everyone.
- Establishing a mentor program for all new teachers to our school. This program will match up veteran teachers with new teachers, which will increase collaboration, communication, and self-efficacy for both new and veteran teachers.
- For my school change project I'm going to study our current K-5 Language Arts curriculum and compare that to the California State Standards and then finally present my findings to our faculty that will hopefully lead to a discussion to find gaps and opportunities to improve student achievement.
Differentiated Learning
As more and more parents and kids become educated on student learning needs, differentiating the instruction in the classroom can be vital to reach the entire spectrum of your students' readiness.
We can't attend every workshop and every professional development pitched to us in our inbox because of time, funds, etc…, but that doesn't mean the teachers who are able to attend at your school can't bring back valuable tools to their community. This is why as an administrator it's important for us to advocate to make time for teachers to share their experiences with one another. The list of strategies to help students with learning needs grows and grows every day. Some strategies work more effectively than others and some don't work at all depending on the student. However, the more tools you have in your toolbox the more effective you'll be as a teacher and one of the best ways to grow your toolbox is to collaborate with the teachers who are already at your school.
The Strength To Succeed
Self-efficacy is not only important in learning but it's also a cornerstone of life. As we grow older we learn every day and if we have the confidence in our abilities to learn we'll have a much easier time accomplishing our goals and creating more meaningful and impactful experiences within our own communities.
Improving student self-efficacy because of improved teacher self-efficacy through teacher collaboration
The more teachers have time for meaningful interactions (project collaboration, planning, evaluations, etc…) with each other the more each teacher will grow. According to research done by Lachance and Confrey "successful schools had teachers who had continual and substantive interactions…there is substantial research in the broader area of school reform that suggests that peer collaboration and support is a crucial pre-requisite for teachers to be successful in restructuring their classrooms and their schools" (Lachance, A., & Confrey, J., 2003)
" In response to the question 'Why are some teachers better than others?' a human capital perspective would answer that some teachers are just better trained, more gifted, or more motivated. A social capital perspective would answer the same question by looking not just at what a teacher knows, but also where she gets that knowledge. If she has a problem with a particular student, where does the teacher go for information and advice? Who does she use to sound out her own ideas or assumptions about teaching? Who does she confide in about the gaps in her understanding of her subject knowledge? -"The Missing Link" (Leana, 2011)"
If a teacher shows up every day, shuts their door to their classroom, teaches for the day then leaves, no matter how good of a teacher they are they're going to be missing out on growing professionally and supporting their community. They'll miss out because there is always room for improvement and growth in teaching practices and if they're already a strong teacher then they should be giving guidance to newer teachers. They can accomplish all of this by making time to collaborate with other teachers.
What Is Teacher Collaboration?
For the purposes of this project I want to define what I mean by teacher collaboration. Also, for this information to be most useful to my community I'm using our K-8 departmentalized model.
To me teacher collaboration is most effective when time is given to the following:
1. Preparation
Co-planning, either in person or through the use of technology (wikis, forums, etc..), allows teachers to improve their competency and effectiveness in the execution of their lesson (Egodawatte, McDougall, and Stoilescu 2011).
2. Evaluation
Allowing one of your colleagues to come in and evaluate you may not be easy for all, however, allowing this process to take place is critical for professional growth. The person being evaluated gets helpful feedback on their teaching practices while the evaluator gets to watch a lesson that they too can most likely get valuable techniques from.
For teachers being observed and receiving feedback from peers is critical for improving teaching practice (Darling-Hammond 2014). Peer observation allows the reviewer and reviewee to be exposed to different styles and techniques of teaching (Golparian, Chan, Cassidy 2015).
Bill Gates suggests we record ourselves teaching and use this video to help us reflect on our teaching practices and use to show how to effectively teach a specific lesson.
3. Cross Curricular Content
Expanding one lesson from a subject into another not only allows students to further develop their understanding of that content but it also shows how different topics often overlap and the reason why a well-rounded education is so important. Additionally, collaborating with another teacher for a cross curricular project may further your understanding of the other's teacher subject and allow you to see how another teacher executes a lesson on this topic.
4. Meetings
Taking the time to meet to discuss student progress and curriculum goals will give all teachers a big picture view of where everyone's resources are being allocated the most and where they may be ineffective.


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Blocks to finding your ancestors, DNA can help forge a new path.
Black Seminoles
19th-century engraving of a Black Seminole warrior of the First Seminole War (1817–8)
|Total population
|(est. 2,000)
|Regions with significant populations
|Oklahoma, Florida, & Texas in the United States; the Bahamas; Mexico
|English, Afro-Seminole Creole, Spanish
|Protestantism and Roman Catholicism
|Related ethnic groups
|Gullah (spoken in South Carolina Today)
The Black Seminoles are black Indians associated with the Seminole people in Florida and Oklahoma. They are the descendants of free blacks and of escaped slaves (called maroons) who allied with Seminole groups in Spanish Florida. Historically, the Black Seminoles lived mostly in distinct bands near the Native American Seminole. Some were held as slaves of particular Seminole leaders; but they had more freedom than did slaves held by whites in the South and by other Native American tribes, including the right to bear arms.
Today, Black Seminole descendants live primarily in rural communities around the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Its two Freedmen's bands, the Caesar Bruner Band and the Dosar Barkus Band,[1] are represented on the General Council of the Nation. Other centers are in Florida, Texas, the Bahamas, and northern Mexico.
Since the 1930s, the Seminole Freedmen have struggled with cycles of exclusion from the Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma.[2] In 1990, the tribe received the majority of a $46 million judgement trust by the United States, for seizure of lands in Florida in 1823, and the Freedmen have worked to gain a share of it. In 2004 the US Supreme Court ruled the Seminole Freedmen could not bring suit without the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, which refused to join it on the claim issue. In 2000 the Seminole Nation voted to restrict membership to those who could prove descent from a Seminole Indian on the Dawes Rollsof the early 20th century, which excluded about 1,200 Freedmen who were previously included as members. They argue that the Dawes Rolls were inaccurate and often classified persons with both Seminole and African ancestry as only Freedmen.