text: Box Office: 'Hunger Games' Wins Thanksgiving With $75.8M; 'Good Dinosaur,' 'Creed' Solid Seconds 8:03 AM PST 11/29/2015 by Pamela McClintock FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME YOUTUBE Holiday revenue is up sharply from 2014 despite 'Victor Frankenstein' being a turkey; 'Carol' beats the debut of 'The Danish Girl' at the specialty box office. Katniss Everdeen, a lovable dinosaur and an aging Rocky Balboa made for an appetizing feast at the Thanksgiving box office, where revenue was up sharply from last year. As expected, holdover The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 dominated overall in its second outing, earning $75.8 million for the Wednesday-Sunday holiday stretch. The final installment in Lionsgate's YA film franchise continues to pace behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1, which earned $82.7 million over Thanksgiving in 2014, but is still pulling in huge numbers. Mockingjay 2 also dominated overseas, grossing another $62 million for a foreign tally of $242.4 million and global total of $440.7 million through Sunday. Coming in second offshore was Ridley Scott's The Martian, thanks to a late run in China, where the space epic opened to $50.1 million for a global total of $545.1 million. The Good Dinosaur and Rocky reboot Creed played a big part in fueling the holiday box-office boom in North America, even if Good Dinosaur marks one of the lowest starts for a Pixar title. The only turkey was Victor Frankenstein, which quickly bombed. The trio of new films opened Wednesday, with overall revenue for the five-day stretch hitting an estimated $256 million, up 12 percent from last year. The Good Dinosaur debuted to $56 million from 3,749 locations for the five days, the fourth best Thanksgiving launch of all time. Still, tracking had suggested the animated tentpole would cross $60 million. The Pixar/Disney release, boasting an A CinemaScore, earned $39.2 million for the three-day weekend. Families made up 80 percent of ticket buyers, followed by adults (17 percent) and teens (4 percent). Overseas, Good Dinosaur opened to a promising $28.7 million from 39 markets for a global bow of $84 million. The U.K. led with $4.3 million, followed by Mexico ($3.6 million) and France ($3.2 million). "With this start, buoyed by great critical and consumer response, we're in a fantastic place to play throughout Christmas," said Disney distribution president Dave Hollis, adding that there will be enough room for both Good Dinosaur and Disney/Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which opens Dec. 18. He also noted that every Pixar movie has earned some variation of an A CinemaScore. Costing between $175 million and $200 million to produce, Good Dinosaur marks the first time Pixar has ever released two films in the same year. In June, Inside Out opened to a rousing $90.4 million after earning $3.7 million in Thursday-night previews. Disney has made a habit of launching animated fare over the Thanksgiving holiday. In 2013, Disney Animation Studios' Frozen debuted to $93.6 million, the biggest five-day Thanksgiving opening of all time. MGM and New Line's Creed, boasting rave reviews and an A CinemaScore, outperformed expectations in opening to an estimated $42.6 million from 3,284 theaters for the five days, including a three-day weekend gross of $30.1 million. The $35 million movie — a Rocky reboot of sorts starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone — is a needed win for Warner Bros., parent company of New Line. Reuniting up-and-coming director Ryan Coogler with his Fruitvale Station leading man (Jordan), Creed stars Stallone as the aging Rocky Balboa, who agrees to train the son of Apollo Creed, played by Jordan. Creed played heavily male (66 percent), with 62 percent of the audience over the age of 25. Caucasians made up 38 percent of the audience, followed by African-Americans (30 percent) and Hispanics (20 percent), according to Rentrak exit polls. "It played very broadly, which is what we need for long legs," said Jeff Goldstein, Warners executive vp domestic distribution. "Ryan Coogler just brought out the best in these actors. Everyone loves an underdog story." The holiday's third new movie, Paul McGuigan's Victor Frankenstein, couldn't even crack the top 10 after receiving a C CinemaScore. Revisiting the classic story from the perspective of Igor (Daniel Radcliffe), the $40 million Fox movie placed No. 12 with a dismal five-day gross of $3.4 million from 2,797 theaters, including a three-day take of $2.4 million. It's the latest 2015 title to post one of the worst openings of all time for a major studio release. Victor Frankenstein, starring James McAvoy as Dr. Frankenstein, was supposed to open in October 2014, then in January. It was moved a final time to Thanksgiving. The film is faring better overseas, opening to a solid $10 million from 24 markets, including $2 million in Russia. New offerings at the Thanksgiving specialty box office in the U.S. included Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl, starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander. Opening Friday, Danish Girl debuted to $181,000 from four theaters in New York and Los Angeles for a solid location average of $45,221. From Focus Features, the movie skewed female (58 percent), while 67 percent of ticket buyers were over the age of 40. That wasn't enough to best Todd Haynes' Carol, however. In its second weekend, Carol took in a $203,076 from four locations in New York and Los Angeles for a theater average of $50,769 and cume of $588,355 for The Weinstein Co. Among other awards contenders, Brooklyn expanded nationwide over Thanksgiving, earning a pleasing $4.9 million from 845 theaters for the five days to place No. 9. Spotlight stayed at No. 8 as it upped its theater count from 598 to 897 locations, grossing $5.7 million for the five days for a cume of $12.3 million. Nov. 29, 10 a.m. Updated with foreign numbers. Weekend Box Office 11/29/15 Rentrak Actuals for Weekend of 11/29/15 Weekend Cume Theaters Week 1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 $52.0M $198.5M 4175 2 2. The Good Dinosaur $39.2M $55.5M 3749 1 3. Creed $29.6M $42.1M 3404 1 4. Spectre $12.9M $176.1M 2940 4 5. The Peanuts Movie $9.7M $116.8M 3089 4 6. The Night Before $8.4M $24.3M 2960 2 7. The Secret in Their Eyes $4.4M $14.0M 2392 2 8. Spotlight $4.4M $12.3M 897 4 9. Brooklyn $3.8M $7.3M 845 4 10. The Martian $3.3M $218.6M 1420 9 FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME YOUTUBE Pamela McClintock firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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ISLAMABAD U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Joseph Votel has concluded two days of talks with civilian and military leaders in Pakistan, underscoring the need for the two countries to work together to ensure greater regional security ad stability.
Military cooperation, and even stronger cooperation with Pakistan, is very important, and we deeply appreciate the hospitality and willingness to continue an honest and open relationship, a U.S. Embassy statement issued Saturday quoted the general as saying.
We are extraordinarily pleased to continue these enduring relationships, Votel said.
Pakistan's army also flew Votel's delegation to North Waziristan, a remote mountainous tribal district near the Afghan border that until recently had been condemned as an epicenter of international terrorism.
The Pakistan military says sustained counterterrorism operations have cleared most of the tribal district, however, and authorities are currently in the process of resettling civilians uprooted by the conflict.
General Votel arrived in Pakistan on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump was meeting with his top national security officials to discuss proposals about how to win the protracted war in Afghanistan.
U.S. and Afghan officials contend that Taliban insurgents and their Haqqani network ally are using Pakistani soil to plan insurgent activities.
In his discussions with Pakistani leaders, he [Gen. Joseph Votel] emphasized that all parties must work to ensure that Pakistani soil is not used to plan or conduct terrorist attacks against its neighbors, the statement from U.S. Central Command reads.
Votel met with Pakistan Prime Minster Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and other senior members of Abbasi's cabinet before concluding his tour.
On Friday, the U.S. general held crucial talks with Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa that focused on the security situation in Afghanistan.
More than financial or material assistance, we seek acknowledgement of our decades-long contributions towards regional peace and stability, understanding of our challenges, and most importantly, the sacrifices Pakistani nation and its security forces have rendered in the fight against terrorism and militancy, Bajwa told the visiting American commander.
Cutting U.S. military aid to Pakistan to punish it for sheltering Taliban and Haqqani militants is among options the Trump administration reportedly is considering while preparing a new Afghan war strategy to break the stalemate with the Taliban.
Islamabad denies charges it is allowing insurgents to use Pakistani soil for attacks in Afghanistan, saying it is working for the stability and peace in the neighboring country in its own national interest.
"Pakistan had an important stake in peace and stability in Afghanistan as Pakistan has suffered the most due to conflict in that country," an official statement quoted Abbasi as telling the U.S. delegation.
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I am a huge fan of Mexican food and as we all know it is not low in calories and fat! So I am constantly searching out recipes that will satisfy that fix! Here is one I stumbled upon online!
I made enough for the rest of the week and pre portioned it out in tupperware containers and now I have quick easy meals for the rest of the week! Planning is key to your success!!
1 pound chicken breast
1 (15 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, mashed
1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
1 can black beans (drained, rinsed)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups water
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, beans, onion, green chiles, and garlic into a slow cooker. Pour in water and chicken broth, and season with chili powder, salt, pepper, and bay leaf.
Stir in corn and cilantro.
Cover, and cook on Low setting for 6 to 8 hours or on High setting for 3 to 4 hours.
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Jeremy Paxman visits 'valuable and inventive' East London homeless charity
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Jeremy Paxman visits 'valuable and inventive' East London homeless charity
But yesterday the Patron of homeless charity Caritas Anchor House listened intently as some of East London's homeless residents recalled what it was like for them without the support of family and friends, that so many of us take for granted.
Based in Canning Town, Caritas Anchor House helps those without a home to get back on their feet. Over the past year alone, the charity has supported 254 homeless people to turn their lives around and receives thousands of visits from members of the Newham community accessing their services each year.
Paxman, a strong advocate of finding long-term solutions to homelessness, has been a Patron of the charity since 2011. Speaking about what made him decide to lend his support to the charity, he said:
"Caritas Anchor House is a wonderful place, providing sanctuary for people who have – often literally – nothing but the clothes they stand up in. Through hard, but very valuable and inventive work, they help people who have obviously been through quite a lot in their lives to get back up and they now have huge ambitions for the future.
"Homelessness is not a fashionable or glamourous cause, but it is a truly vital one. I am glad to have made friends there among the staff and residents at Caritas Anchor House. I admire them all."
The charity's work has resulted in 33% of their residents being in employment in the year ending 31st March 2017 – a figure that's more than double the average of 14% for homeless organisations. They also supported 89 people to move on to accommodation in the community, and 24 people moved into their newly constructed studio flats, designed to ease the transition between homelessness and independent living.
Having lost her home due to depression and substance misuse, Debbie was homeless for three years before coming to Caritas Anchor House. She has since rebuilt her self-confidence and her energy and determination have seen her campaign for affordable housing and complete a work placement in the private office of a secretary of state.
Debbie said, "It was a real privilege to meet Jeremy and show him around our home at Caritas Anchor House. Most people listen to homeless people with half an ear, but Jeremy made us feel really comfortable and was genuinely interested in our personal journeys out of homelessness."
If you would like to find out more about the work of Caritas Anchor House, please visit www.caritasanchorhouse.org.uk. You can also support them donating - simply send a cheque payable to Caritas Anchor House to FREEPOST - HOMELESS, 81 Barking Road, London E16 4HB.
Contact Jazmine Sandison, Communications Lead, on email@example.com or 020 7476 6062.
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Caritas Anchor House is a residential and life-skills centre for single homeless adults and also acts as a community empowerment hub in Newham, East London. The charity's driving mission is to ensure that those who walk through their doors grow in confidence and move towards leading independent, self-fulfilling lives by providing education, guidance and personal rehabilitation. Caritas Anchor House works with vulnerable groups including those affected by homelessness, unemployment, mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse and offending. Registered charity no: 1147794
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Aeon Timeline is the timeline tool for creative thinking.
Most traditional timeline applications are designed to suit a single need: to create an attractive display of one- dimensional time. They are presentational, static, and perfectly suited to overhead slides and projectors. Aeon Timeline aims to be different. Model relationships between people and events. Divide your events into concurrent arcs. Filter events based on people, places, and tags. Zoom to view the time scale you wish to see. Navigate and edit your timeline with a simple, intuitive interface. And when you are done, export data to a range of external formats.
Aeon Timeline is also the only timeline tool that allows you to create your own fantasy calendar systems.
What's New
Version 2.2.2:
Scrivener and Ulysses Syncing
- New ability to sync with Ulysses as well as Scrivener
- New Status Popover shows Scrivener/Ulysses document metadata values inside Aeon Timeline, and allows you to view and select between changed values ahead of syncing
- Ability to view and select individual preferred values when resolving conflicts
- New Warnings tab highlights any documents in the Scrivener/Ulysses project needing special attention, such as conflicts, new documents, or documents linked with deleted events
- New Events tab lists new unlinked events and events linked to deleted items in a convenient easy-to-find location
- Projects can now be configured to sync only with text documents (and not folders, PDFs etc)
- Linked Scrivener or Ulysses documents are now automatically added as external links in the Event Inspector
- Entire sub-trees of your writing project can now be set to be ignored. All present documents underneath that folder, and any added in the future, will be ignored.
- A newly added Sync menu gives you access to all syncing functionality.
- A new Manage Projects window allows you to remove synced projects from the timeline.
- New Create in Inbox function provides a quick shortcut to creating new documents from timeline events in a single location for you to sort through later.
- New Filter text field allows you to reduce the visible documents in the sync binder to show only those matching the entered text.
- Click on the intersection between event and entity to configure the relationship
- Set your own icons for Entity Types and Roles
- Binder now remembers the state of expanded and collapses nodes between launches
- Includes support for the latest and upcoming versions of Scrivener and Ulysses
Other New Features
- Added option to display a line marking "Today" on the timeline
- Added Date and Time format options to Timeline Settings (choose from Short/Medium/Long dates, and 12-hour or 24-hour time)
- Added ability to override date order (dd/mm/yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy, or yyyy-mm-dd) in Preferences (Mac) / Options (Windows)
- Added list property type that provides a list of valid values for a property
- Added ability to remove all dependencies for selected events
- Added touch-based scrolling for Relationship View
- Events that are faded due to completion now use a desaturated version of the original colour instead of grey
- Numeric timelines now allow entering decimal numbers for zoom limits so you can zoom in further
- Added negative age display in Relationship View
- Introduced new onboarding/tutorials from the Help menu
- User manual now included in the downloaded app
- Updated Windows installer
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- Fixed many bugs related to printing files on Windows
- Filters now work correctly for values with brackets or colons
- Printing works correctly omit collapsed groups is selected
- Events will no longer overlap expanded parents in certain layouts
- Context bar no longer needs to the timeline to be scrolled to render correctly
- Fixed bug calculating leap years for the last month in a fantasy calendar
- Toolbar customization on Mac no longer resets on each launch
- Syncing binder displays correctly at sizes other than 100%
- Scrivener projects with non-ASCII characters in their filenames can now sync correctly
- External links with non-ASCII characters now work
- Fixed bug where some text could be slightly cutoff in timeline view
- Adding events now works with a double click inside a parent
- Fixed minor bugs in the calendar editor in Timeline Settings to prevent invalid combinations
- Relationships can now be added to child events in Relationship View
- Fixed bug where reordering entities in Relationship View does not always work
- Fixed long delays opening Dependency popover in large timelines
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- Converting from absolute to relative timelines now follows the zero date correctly
- Setting a numeric property to be calculated no longer erases values incorrectly
- Fixed issues resolving relative paths for external links on Mac
- Fixed bug where inspector could attempt to open to zero width, making it invisible
- Fixed bug where colours are overwritten if you add more than 15
- Fixed issue exporting PDFs from hourly timelines
- Modified filtering so parents are no long displayed in a Group if they don't match their filter and have no relevant matching children for that group
- Added missing font file to web export
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- Clearing the search bar now removes search highlighting on timeline
- Improved behaviour of shift+click in Relationship View
- Clicking in event area will no longer show relationship context menu when Relationship View is horizontally scrolled
- Undo now works correctly for event dependencies
- Search now functions correctly with active and inactive filter
- Importing colours from CSV file works correctly
- Scrivener projects now open when the internal .scrivx filename does not match the outer .scriv filename
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What defines the value of a thing?
Gold and silver were just metals until people agreed to use them as a commodity for trade. A 2.5″ x 3.5″ piece of paper is a scrap, until two people agree it's worth a million bucks. A penny is only worth 1¢, until someone comes along who's willing to trade 2.5 million pennies for that single penny.
So it's more a question of who defines the value of a thing, rather than what. And the answer is, we all do.
For anything to be worth more than its obvious face value, at least two people have to agree upon it. If you've got something nobody wants, it's essentially worthless. Unless its your dad's monogrammed hanky or grandma's button collection, which are of course priceless. But yeah… no one's buying that button collection outside of a yard sale unless there are some pig cuff links mixed in there. Oink.
But what if tomorrow, no one else is willing to pay $2.50 for that rare penny, let alone $2.5 million? It's worthless again (or nearly so). A thing maintains its value better when lots of people agree on its value. The more the merrier.
My Valuable Paper
I have my own piece of valuable paper. It's only 8″ x 11″, but it cost thousands. My Comp Sci degree was pricey, but was the price tag worth it?
Is it valuable to the right people, and will it hold that value?
Well, for starters, it's relevant in the field I wanted to break into, and that field is in demand, leaving a high possibility of any outstanding loans being repaid. If you can't recoup the cost, then it's either a hobby or passion you're willing to sink money into, or it's not something you need a degree for. If it's passion, then hopefully that carries you through years of paying back student loans, because if the worst should happen, student loans are amongst the toughest to get rid of.
It was from an accredited university, so that means objective reviews from an independent source. This places the university at a certain baseline, and hopefully well above that, and lends more credibility to the degree itself.
It showed I was able to work steadily at something, over a period of years, and achieve a long-term goal. Everyone can agree that hard work, and setting and achieving goals, are good things.
Oh, and most importantly, I did something with it. It doesn't do any good to earn a degree and then not use it. That's just a colossal waste of money. I made a choice to use it, to advance my career. I applied for jobs inside my last place of employment for a year. When that didn't pan out, I looked elsewhere, eventually leaving my help desk position for my first development job.
I don't doubt that my degree helped me land my first development position 7 years ago. At the time, I had absolutely nothing else to my name. I had no practical experience "in the field". I had no idea of the concepts of unit tests, programming to the interface, SOLID principles. (In retrospect, a failure of the program; more on that below.) I didn't know anything about technical conferences, user groups and networking. I'd never heard of a code kata, let alone paired up to practice TDD while completing one. (I had no idea just how little I knew!)
Your Valuable Paper
All of that brings me to my point. Yes, earning a degree can give you an edge, for the same reasons I mentioned for myself. But you should consider it from every angle possible to determine if it's truly valuable, and not just the most expensive piece of paper you'll ever purchase.
Higher education, in the form of an expensive degree, is not always the right choice. Unless your career path requires it, it probably shouldn't even be your first choice.
In some cases, I think universities are teaching the wrong stuff. Or at least, they should add a few more concepts to the curriculum. We were writing Java apps to solve unrealistic scenarios, to the exclusion of all those more practical concepts I mentioned above – testing, katas, principles. In retrospect, it was a disservice on their part in not adequately preparing us. Some resources would've been welcome… what to ask and where to find the answers.
In retrospect, I wish someone had just taken me under their wing and shown me the ropes. I would've picked up on a far different set of knowledge than I did in my classes, and gotten to know others in my field at the same time (that's networking… getting to those who share the same interest as you). Interpreting business requirements, testing for edge cases, working on a team, peer reviewing code, etc… all of these are skills you'll use day-to-day.
If you're looking for more practical training, look into boot camps like this one (I know nothing about this particular one, it's just an example), search for user groups in your area, attend code retreats, etc. You'll get to meet people who are in the trenches, who can provide more the practical knowledge you'll need.
When all is said and done, a degree is just one thing that builds your "personal brand", as some would call it. It can pay off for sure, but it's expensive, and there are alternative options to consider. If you're considering a degree, think about the above points. Are you serious about using it to get a better career? Does it apply to the career you'd like to pursue? Will that career earn you enough money to pay back any loans you incur?
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Alliance to Save Energy, Home Builders, Industry Rally Around Home Energy Tax Credit
The Alliance to Save Energy, the National Association of Home Builders and 30 companies and trade associations joined together in calling on President Bill Clinton for a new package of tax incentives designed to upgrade the energy efficiency of America's housing stock.
Prior to the State of the Union address, the Coalition for Energy-Efficient Homes asked in a letter to the President that builders and owners of homes that are 30 percent more efficient than the level set by model housing codes be eligible for a tax credit. In his address to the nation, Clinton proposed the creation of "tax incentives and investment to spur clean energy technology," a reference to tax credits for fuel-efficient appliances and homes, which is expected to be included in the President's FY 2000 budget. The budget will be released on February 1, 1999.
The letter to the President suggested that the tax credit include:
- Eligibility for homes that meet a standard set at 30 percent above the 1998 International Energy Conservation Code, versus the previously proposed 50 percent hurdle that few builders could meet.
- Flat tax credit of $2,000. A flat credit would give the credit a much greater impact on housing affordability and home ownership rates by attracting builders of low-cost housing to energy efficiency.
- An existing-home credit of 20 percent for the cost of an energy-efficient upgrade, or up to $2,000 total. By creating an incentive for the homeowner, a tax credit can take the biggest bite out of the household energy consumption apple—the existing stock of housing.
- A home builder credit which could be passed on to buyers to boost the construction and marketing of energy-efficient homes.
Homes built to qualify for the credit would save, on average, $600 annually on utility bills and help reduce the 22,000 pounds of carbon dioxide created by the average household. "In order for the tax credit to work, it must transform the housing market to incorporate existing energy efficiency products," Alliance to Save Energy President David Nemtzow said. North American Insulation Manufacturers Association Executive Vice President Ken Mentzer added, "Energy efficiency incentives are key to achieving climate change goals while giving a boost to home ownership."


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When Value-Added Scores Don't Make Sense ...
In a July 2011 blog post, I pointed out that the D.C. public school system was using test scores from 100 schools still under investigation for cheating to calculate value-added scores that would eventually be incorporated into teacher evaluations. So some D.C. teachers were at risk of having students enter their classes with falsely high scores, which would make it difficult for those teachers to bring students' scores up.
At the time, DCPS spokesperson Fred Lewis told me that one teacher with a value-added score who was deemed ineffective had started an appeal process.
It appears that Washington Post reporter Bill Turque may have found that teacheror one who has gone through a similar ordeal. According to his article today, 5th grade teacher Sarah Wysocki, who earned excellent observation ratings and was lauded by peers and parents, received a low value-added score that "trumped her positives in the classroom." She was subsequently fired.
Turque reports that more than half of Wysocki's students had come from another elementary school that is still under investigation for an unusually high number of erasures on standardized tests. According to Wysocki, some of the students who'd scored advanced the year before came into her class with no reading skills.
Wysocki appealed but her firing was upheld. Jason Kamras, chief of human capital for DCPS and the creator of the IMPACT teacher-evaluation system, said such a disparity in value-added and observation scores was "quite rare." However, he said, "it doesn't necessarily suggest that anything wrong happened." He stood behind Wysock final evaluation.
It may seem surprising that more teachers haven't come forward to appeal scoresbut remember that only 12 percent of teachers in DCPS teach core subjects and therefore receive value-added scores. Turque tells a compelling story, thoughwe'll see if it raises any more questions.


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Students in touch with Obama
HEARING United States President Barack Obama's stance on gender equality and youth empowerment hit home for Mackay commerce student Megan Currey.
But it was shaking the leader's hand ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Brisbane on Saturday that had the 20-year-old Griffith University student and her friend Jessica Lawrie, from Rockhampton, reeling.
"Shaking their hands now means you're now one degree of separation from one of the most powerful men in the world."
Ms Currey said she was sending photos to her mother, back in Mackay, all day.
"It was amazing, inspiring," Ms Currey said.
"I got a tear in my eye.
"I think a lot of his (Obama's) ideals I also believe in, like gender equality, equality in general, helping people.
"He was talking directly to young people for a lot of the speech; we do have the power to change things.
"It was really good that he added a sense of humour to it too."
Mackay commerce student Charl Van Den Berg, 20, also got to shake the US President's hand.
The University of Queensland commerce student said he was "just excited to see one of the most influential, powerful people of the world at the moment".
Ms Lawrie, who was with Ms Currey, said her hand was shaking when Mr Obama grabbed her hand.
The Rockhampton 20-year-old - a business, marketing and events student at Griffith University - said the speech was inspiring.
"He was saying all the young people can have an impact on the world and it's up to us to take the initiative and have our voices heard and do something about it," she said.


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- 2 cups finely chopped fresh pineapple
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl combine the graham cracker crumbs, coconut and melted butter. Mix well. Press into the bottom and sides on a nine inch pie pan. Bake until firm and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
- Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees. In a saucepan, whisk the two cups of milk and sugar together. Place the pan over medium heat and bring the liquid up to a simmer. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks together. Temper the hot milk into the egg yolks. Whisk the tempered egg mixture into the hot milk mixture. In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch into the remaining milk to make a slurry. Whisk the slurry into the hot milk mixture. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook the mixture, stirring constantly, until the filling is thick, about 4 to 6 minutes. Fold in the pineapple, vanilla and butter. Mix well. Pour the filling into the prepared pie crust and cool the pie completely.
- Using an electric mixer with a whip attachment, whip the egg whites to soft peaks. Add the remaining sugar and whip the egg whites to stiff peaks. Spread the egg whites over the top of the pie. Place the pie in the oven and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until the meringue is golden brown. Slice and garnish with powdered sugar and fresh mint.
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- Dish Type: Dessert
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Roger Wassmuth, Senior Director of Business Development for KAMAN, told us that since the demonstration and the missions in Afghanistan they have improved the technology and are expecting to see the helicopter being used in the future for suppressing wildfires and inspecting or constructing power lines without a pilot in the cockpit.
Mr. Wassmuth said the K-MAX can be purchased for a little over $7 million, which he pointed out, is less than a third of what CAL FIRE expects to pay for each of their 12 new FireHawks, which are running about $24 million in the latest configuration specified by CAL FIRE.
Revised April 7, 2018 to show that the K-MAX's on USFS Type 1 helicopter contracts have allowable payloads that are below the ICS minimum requirement for Type 1's.
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Rehiras Sahib: Five different Gurus contributed to the evening prayer Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Amar Das Ji, Guru Ram Das Ji, Guru Arjan Dev ji and Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Each one enlightens another aspect of God.The Bayntee Chaopaee is Guru Gobind Singh Ji's personal prayer for protection and is said to liberate the soul. It is related to the element of water.
This evening Bani is recited by many Sikhs after a hard days work. When feeling tired, Sikhs, upon returning to home, have a wash and change into their indoor clothing and then together with the rest of their family recite this Bani. The recitation of Rehras Sahib adds energy to your body and mind. It allows you to conclude the day and thank the Almighty for the completion of another successful day. The verse speaks of the greatness of Waheguru and the ways in which ones actions will assist in attaining spiritual elevation. This Bani assists the person when he or she is weak physically,or financial,or with any other material and earthly matters. When you feel hopeless, unsuccessful or worthless, it will elevate you mentally and give you a fresh and positive view of things. Bayntee Chaopaee, which forms a part of Rehiras Sahib, is a Bani attributed to Guru Gobind Singh Ji. It is a Gurbani that is a personal prayer for physical and mental protection. It will also help liberate the mind and soul.
This Bani is a collection of hymns of five different Gurus. The Rehras as recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji contains hymns of only Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Amar Das Ji, Guru Ram Das Ji and Guru Arjan Dev ji. The compositions of Guru Gobind Singh Ji were added in Rehiras Sahib in the late 19th century. This was later ratified by the supreme Sikh religious body - the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee SGPC
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Rehras Sahib or Sodar Rehras which consists of hymns from Guru Granth Sahib including
- 4a). Sawayya
- 4b). Benti Chaupai ) by Guru Gobind Singh from Dasam Granth.


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by Nancy Singer Mautner
There's always a chance that last year's college bench warmers will turn out to be this year's studs. The luckiest and most talented may even find themselves in the NCAA Tournament come March. Just like the top high school players from last year who instantly vault into the rotation at big-time college programs. What about the player who is not a superstar, just a solid role player? The 6-0, 175-pound guard who has great skills, an incredible work ethic, but isn't being courted by recruiters from high profile programs. Is it all over for him when the buzzer sounds at the last game of the season? Mike Horn, a freshman at Binghamton University is that player. He's a guy who'll tell you basketball is his life. He's not ashamed to admit that after his high school team's season ending loss in the states last season (his senior year), he cried on the bus ride home because he didn't know if, for him, "there would be a tomorrow."
Unlike some of his high school teammates who ended up answering the call from DIII recruiters, Horn opted for academics over athletics. He headed off to DI Binghamton, last season's America East Conference champions, knowing his chances of ever playing organized ball again were one in a million. Defying the odds, Horn recalls "a series of unfortunate events for the school, but a great opportunity for me." Star player Tiki Mayben, arrested in September, wound up pleading not guilty to possessing and selling cocaine, but was kicked off the team. A couple of days later, the school booted five more players, including DJ Rivera, last season's leading scorer, for conduct detrimental to the school and the program. The final blow was the indefinite suspension of head coach Kevin Broadus for an apparent NCAA recruiting violation.
Right about now, Horn is starting to salivate. "The next thing you know there are open tryouts, and I didn't have to worry about being the only kid trying out for the team." Horn admits he was nervous when he tried out, but says what helped was knowing what they were looking for. "Yeah, they were looking for the best skills, but also who was going to work this hard every day. Everyone is going to work hard in tryouts, but who is going to work that hard every day? What players out of the fifty kids who tried out will make the Binghamton University men's basketball team a better team?" Suddenly, Horn is on a DI team.
Sounds like a "Hoop Dream" come true, doesn't it? Now the reality check. While Horn practices and travels with the team, the odds of him getting court time are back to one in a million (although he did get in the game for about a minute at the end of the November 17th blowout against Pitt). "I know I'm not even close to being as talented or as strong as some of these players. I know I'm not the best shooter or the best dribbler, but I can work as hard as or harder than anyone else on the court. That's the way I come across when I play."
Horn has been down this road before. In fact, one could say his basketball career has come full circle. He says he never made if off the bench his freshman year at New Jersey's Pascack Hills High School. He remembers when the Varsity coach came up to him and praised his skills and said he was looking forward to watching him play the next year. "I'm like, what does that mean? I'm sitting here on the bench and not really doing anything. But that was my motivation and I just worked hard every day because it sucks to be at the end of the bench." Sophomore year they noticed him and by senior year he was one of the starting five, earning first-team all-conference honors. Now, once again, Horn finds himself as a freshman at the end of the bench, this time as a Bearcat. But now it's different. "I thank god every day that I'm in the situation I'm in right now." Say what?
Horn says the walk-ons weren't exactly welcomed with open arms by the returning members of the squad. "It took awhile for them to accept me because the team already went through so much as it was. I'm not a Division-I basketball player, but I will work as hard if not harder than a Division-I player." Horn says it's taken about a month to earn that acceptance and approval, a month that involved a little good-natured trash talking at his expense. Now, he says, they accept and respect him because they know he's there to play and he's the real deal. "That was just another tryout for me," says Horn. "I know I'm at the bottom, but I'm still on the team. We always put our hands in the middle and say 'family.' I'm part of the family now."
Being part of the family also means taking some of the heat the entire team has faced on the road from opposing fans chanting things like "you sell coke!" "We go to away games and we hear chants that are disturbing, but that's our motivation," says Horn. "That's how we'll overcome it. I really feel like this team can do special things." In a recent interview, interim head coach Mark Macon said putting this team back together is a "day-by-day process," but the new walk-ons are working hard, giving him everything, and getting the experience they need to go up against college athletes.
"The number one thing is being the best teammate I can be. On the bench or off the bench," says Horn, who is now profiled just like the rest of the guys on Binghamton's website. In the meantime, he says he'll keep trying to improve his game. "I know I'm not good enough to play right now but being on the bench is just amazing. Being in a Division-I program and playing against some of these other teams is amazing." You heard him right. Being on the bench is amazing.
Nancy Singer Mautner is a freelance writer and editor. Her past experience includes staff positions at ABC, NBC and Unistar Radio Networks.


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Summer's here so it's likely your skincare routine will start focusing a little more on reducing the effects of the sun as much as a perfect day/night complexion. Making the move to a BB cream, or 'Blemish Balm', means you're on the right track. They've become a godsend for busy women looking for a moisturizer, foundation and sunscreen all-in-one. Just keep in mind not all BB creams are the same, especially when it comes to how they screen the sun and the flow-on effect that can have on the health of your skin.
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Using local and seasonal food is of utmost importance to us at Skye Pie. . .
Keeping things fresh & in season reflecting what is delicious from Skye and the surrounding area.
We think you will be surprised at the abundance of local producers and growers on the island – each so passionate about their produce being the best that it can be – here is a list of our fantastic suppliers:
Loch Harport oysters – Paul McGlynne who grows his oysters in Carbost – worth a look if you are nearby
Loch Eishort mussels – Peter McAskill based on the Sleat peninsula
Isle of Skye fresh produce (herbs and leaves) – Roger Whidden in Orbost
Skye vegetables –Anthony Hovey …just Anthony…green fingers or what!
Early Bird Orbost(meat) Keith and Rachel meaty Jackson
Just Hooked (fish) Mairi and Lee – super helpful and great fish
Glendale organic salads – Bridget Hagmann – the guru of salad leaves
Oakes Marine Hand dived scallops – David Oakes…look out for his van – the best scallops ever!


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As some of you know if you've been reading this blog for the past few months, I have been caring for my 92-year-old mother-in-law Bess (who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease some five years ago) since the beginning of this year (February). Some background first: I married her son — an only child — 44 years ago. He died of a pulmonary embolism at age 25, leaving me a very young widow with a toddler daughter. His mother Bess and I have remained close friends through the years, she's been like a mother to me. In later years, Bess married Paul, a man I called "father-in-law" even though technically, he was not.
OK, fast forward to the present…
Thrust into this situation because of a crisis — Bess' husband was hospitalized unexpectedly with a vascular artery disease that eventually claimed him three months later (in May). I have been staying with her through this ordeal.
While I've been here, I see how far away Bess has come from being the vibrant, athletic, competitive Type A personality who played golf three times a week at this beautiful golf resort where she and Paul made their home for the past 30 years. Their world centered exclusively around golf, and their residence here on the 6th hole reflected that. Awards and trophies they've both earned for winning tournaments and "holes-in-one" are displayed on walls and in glass cabinets. The television is perpetually tuned to The Golf Channel.
These days, Bess' clubs remain in storage at the Club's Pro Shop. She no longer remember friends' names, has acute short term memory loss and "sundowners" confusion, and has behavioral tics that give her some security, much like a child with a favorite blankie or stuffed animal. Chocolate chip cookies. A box of tissues — she is rarely without a Kleenex that she continuously twists in her hands when stressed or upset. She leaves a trail of cookie crumbs and Kleenex dust like Grimm's Gretel on her trail through the woods.
Paul was Bess' caregiver and protector until his health took a precipitous decline that began last summer when he was felled by a mini-stroke while on the golf course. It was a warning that — in retrospect — would signal his doom.
He shielded her. If queried about her, he'd simply reply "Everything's fine", when clearly, it was anything but.
So when the call came early last February from my daughter (who had just moved from Florida's Space Coast to the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their four children) telling me "Grandpa Paul is in the hospital and Gram has been placed in an emergency situation in an assisted living facility for the weekend," I hastily packed a suitcase with a few days' worth of items and drove three hours to "rescue" my mother-in-law from a nightmarish cuckoo's nest of drugged seniors staring into space.
It is now mid-May, and I've been here since, among the "Sandwich Generation".
Life with mother-in-law has been a series of adjustments, doctors' appointments, daily visits to hospitals, rehabs, hospice, and finally, a funeral. The days have veered from harried, to emotional, to stressful, to empty for both of us. Her interests are narrow, her attention span limited. The highlight of our day might be a run to Publix for a grocery item, a doctor's appointment, or a brief late afternoon respite at the Club's lounge for a "cocktail" with other residents — the regular crowd — at the big table.
Thrust into a situation for which I had no experience, I operated instinctively, praying and hoping that what I was doing for her — for both of them — was the right thing. It was all very hectic, fluid, dynamic.
These days, Bess is confused and angry that he died before her. "It's not fair," she complains. "I married a man younger than me thinking I'd never have to go through this. This is not what I planned. It wasn't supposed to happen like this."
In a way, she's right. It's not what any of us had planned, and that's the problem: Paul hadn't planned for it either, despite knowing she had Alzheimer's and what that meant for her future. Perhaps it was denial, or maybe he thought there was plenty of time yet, or he could have been just plain overwhelmed by it all, but he took no measures for her or their long term care. Life went on and he coped with her diminishing capabilities the best he could. He shielded the awful news of her worsening dementia from family members who could have offered relief, solutions. An intensely private man, he said very little to their friends about her condition, and at home he encouraged her to stay independent, to such an extent that he unwisely allowed her to manage her own myriad medications, resulting in a two-night stay of her own in a hospital in the midst of this. Clearly, intervention was necessary and overdue, but it took a crisis to make that happen. I've since learned that's what usually happens — a crisis — before necessary measures are taken.
So now it is left to us, her granddaughter and daughter-in-law, to figure it out. Is their financial picture such that Bess will have enough to live comfortably for the rest of her life, under any circumstance? Can she remain in her beautiful golfcourse resort-like home or must she be moved to assisted care living? Is she at a point where she needs to be in a Memory Care facility? Then what? What do we do with her home? Her furnishings? Her car? Her assets?
Fortunately, Bess and Paul wrote their wills some years ago, and their intentions were clearly stated about the disposition of their earthly things upon their demise. But a durable power of attorney had to be obtained, and an advance health care directive signed. Who should have power of attorney, legal and medical, to keep track of her end of life wishes and ensure they're carried out? What exactly are her end of life wishes?
Paul did much of his banking and bill-paying online. What were the passwords that would allow me access to pay the bills and monitor cash in and out? Luckily I obtained that information from him before he passed away.
Where's the mortgage? The title to the car? Stocks and bonds? It feels weirdly strange to be probing through someone else's private files and papers in search of those things.
We were thrust into a seemingly labyrinthian world of Medicare, donut holes, supplemental insurance and medical bills. Simple things like routine household repairs that had been neglected for months needed attending. Where are the owners' manuals for the appliances?
Stress, meet Andrea.
We know that Bess can no longer live alone, and needs to be where she has 24-hour a day care and supervision. She is resisting it. "I don't want to leave here. I love it here. This is my home!" And so begins the arduous task of figuring out what's best for her future and dealing with a very unhappy and sad 93-year old who's facing an uncertain and frightening future.
Are we doing the right thing? We angst over that question. Friends and professionals say we are. But it's hard. Our loved one is miserably unhappy when she is "in the moment". Otherwise, when she's in another mental space and time, she wanders from room to room, reading (sometimes incomprehensibly) the same stacks of paper (bills, etc) that occupy the dining room table, checking her calendar to remember what day this is, twisting her Kleenex and munching on the ubiquitous chocolate chip cookie as she clicks back and forth between the news channels and the Golf Channel.
For Bess, it's a lonely and sad existence without her "honey", exacerbated by diminished memories and apprehension for the future. Her friends have paid their condolences, and sympathy cards are still arriving in the mail (which she eagerly anticipates every day), but her contemporaries are themselves elderly, and most have resumed their lives trundling about in their golf carts at daybreak, or confined to their own homes and routines. The days of camaraderie with their golf buddies have sadly come to an end. She stares wistfully out at the 6th hole, dotted with oaks and pines, and jokes that maybe she'll ask a neighboring bachelor to marry her so she can stay…
More info can be found at:
Caregiving for loved ones. The new "normal" for boomers.
Caring for Mom. Joan Lunden talks about life in the "Sandwich Generation"


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The 10 Fastest Growing European Countries, as Facebook Nears 100M Across Region
Europe now has close to 100 million Facebook users, having gained 5.92 million over the course of September to reach 98.2 million monthly actives, according to our latest Global Monitor report, based on stats from Facebook. So the continent, as a whole, has more Facebook users than the United States' 88.3 million monthly actives.
Here's a closer look at the top 10 fastest-growing countries in Europe. Turkey, assuming one considers it part of Europe (we do, for these purposes), grew the most. The country gained 1.07 million users, an 8% gain to reach 14.5 million total. The United Kingdom is still the largest Facebook country in Europe, with 20.6 million monthly actives. But it grew relatively slowly, adding nearly 300,000 users. In other countries, Facebook grew at impressive double-digit rates per month in September.


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citrik wrote:Really the only reason I haven't picked up a RB1000 yet is the lack of an english support community for it. It seems one might form in time given the right space. <hint, hint>
It looks like the servo position reading won't work so I guess we'll have to program the hard way.


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I'm a jewelry fiend, whether it's geeky or not. I've noticed when it comes to a lot of geek-related jewelry they get an A+ on the geeky part, but miss the mark on the actual quality of the jewelry design. Thankfully, I stumbled across Show Pony on one of my weekly Etsy binges and fell in love. Her fantasy-themed references already make the items a must-buy, and then her elegant jewelry designs put them over the edge.
I featured Show Pony's "Always" necklace on my Harry Potter & Valentine's Day Jewelry Post. It's pretty much one of those, "I need this for reasons." necklaces. It's a subtle way to show your off Potter pride. I absolutely adore mine!
Shelby also does custom pieces! I had her make a custom Game of Thrones/Song of Ice and Fire cuff for me with the words, "Valar Morghulis". It came out just as I imagined. It's thick, but still easily bendable to adjust to any sized wrist. I'm throwing a giveaway with a few lovely items from Show Pony, check out how to win below!
Get 30% off Show Pony throughout March using: MARCH30
Interview with Shelby of SHOW PONY STORE
Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
Shelby: My name is Shelby Isaac I'm a college student from Maryland, U.S.A. and Etsy is my creative outlet/moneymaker. I have a pet tarantula and a kitten that keep me company while I run my Etsy business.
How long have you been making jewelry?
Shelby: I've been making jewelry since 2010, when I opened my Etsy shop.
How did SHOWPONYSTORE come to be?
Shelby: Oddly enough, I started out making my original items out of frustration. My first purchase on Etsy was an overpriced Harry Potter inspired vial necklace. When it arrived, it was broken, leaking through the package, and no "thank you" note was included. I knew I could make something better for a cheaper price, so that's what I did.
Which have been some of your favorite pieces to make?
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Do you have any geeky obsessions? If so what?
Shelby: Any other geeky obsessions… I love Tolkien and Martin. High fantasy is my thing.
What do you think your your patronus be?
Shelby: It would be a shark! A little one. Like a spiny dogfish/mud shark.
If you lived in Westeros, what would your house name, sigil and motto be?
Shelby: I already consider myself to be of House Tyrell, so creating my own house is out of the question. Growing strong!
If you were on a deserted island what video game, comic/book, movie, TV show would you bring?
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Cut, trim, fade, adjust, cut here, cut there, trim it again. All repetitive tasks during the editing process. For the most part we cannot avoid them as they are necessary, but not always.
A very useful shortcut can help us in many different cases. In music production, in dialogue editing, sound design or sorting and choosing the right material. From a longer clip when we know the part we need, the only thing we have to do is to highlight the chosen section of the clip,
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By Phil Anderson
Topeka Capital Journal - March 13, 2017
One person was killed and another person was injured in a car-semi crash that authorities said occurred during a police chase early Sunday in Chase County.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash was reported at 4:13 a.m. Sunday on US-50 highway, just northeast of Cedar Point.
According to the patrol, a 2006 Suzuki Forenza was westbound on US-50 when it went left of center and stuck the fourth axle of an eastbound 2001 Freightliner that was eastbound US-50.
The driver of the Forenza, identified as Bernardo Campos, 35, of Wichita, was pronounced dead at the scene. The patrol said he wasn't wearing a seat belt.
A passenger in his car, Miranda M. Harber, 31, of Eureka, was transported to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. The patrol said she wasn't wearing a seat belt.
The driver of the semi, Lorenzo Medina III, 29, and Lorenzo Medina, 48, both of Riverside, Calif., were reported uninjured.
Lorenzo Medina III was wearing a seat belt, while Lorenzo Medina was in the sleeper compartment of the semi at the time of the crash.
The patrol's accident report didn't provide any details about the police chase.