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China, the developing country with the largest and oldest public education system, is transforming its education system through a nation-wide curriculum reform. This large-scale curriculum change signifies China's complex and multi-dimensional processes and endeavors in empowering its educational system to meet the challenges and opportunities in the era of globalization. This paper reports on an interpretive case study with a particular interest in understanding the impact of the nation-wide curriculum reform on teachers in urban areas. Findings from this study present the complex dimensions of teachers' lived experiences during this dramatic education change and shed new insights on the current teaching profession in urban China.
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Recommended Citation
Guo, Linyuan
"New Curriculum Reform in China and its Impact on Teachers,"
Comparative and International Education / Éducation Comparée et Internationale: Vol. 41
, Article 6.
Available at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cie-eci/vol41/iss2/6


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Celebrate 20 years of Moscow Ballet's 'Great Russian Nutcracker' Dec. 13 at WVU
Holiday favorite Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker" celebrates 20 years of touring North America in a spectacular show Dec. 13 at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center. Showtime is set for 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at the Mountainlair and Creative Arts Center Box Offices, ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-745-3000 or 304-293-SHOW.
In its 20th year of touring North America, Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker" brings incredible new elements and award winning dancers. The anniversary performance debuts International Ballet Competition medalist Karyna Shatkovskaya as Masha (Clara), and Vladimir Tkachenko, honor graduate of the Perm School, as the Nutcracker Prince. Shatkovskaya is a multiple award-winning soloist. In 2009 she was recognized with an award in the prestigious Second International Ballet Competition in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and in 2010 became the State Prize Winner. Vladimir Tkachenko was born in 1987 in Kharkov, Ukraine. In 2006 he graduated with honors from the prestigious Perm Choreographic School, in the class of V. Alikina. He has toured almost all continents of the world with these companies including Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America.
The two perform in addition to the 40 dancer-strong corps de ballet displaying the rich tradition of Russian classical dance.
Also new to this season's 20th anniversary production is a Christmas tree that grows to seven stories tall and the spectacular new number "Dove of Peace" performed by two dancers. "Great Russian Nutcracker" will wow audiences with towering silk puppets, 200 lavish costumes and 9 hand-painted backdrops all set to Tchaikovsky's complete score. This timeless classic will make memories that the entire family will cherish for a lifetime.
Don't miss your chance to see this timeless classic — this show always sells out. Tickets are on sale now at the WVU Mountainlair and Creative Arts Center. Ticket prices range from $46 to $66, depending on seat location. WVU student tickets are $28 (one ticket per valid WVU ID). Tickets may also be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, or by calling 304-293-SHOW and 800-745-3000.
The University Arts Series is produced by WVU Arts & Entertainment. For additional event information, call 304-293-SHOW, or visit events.wvu.edu. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/wvuevents and follow us on Twitter at @wvuevents for the most up-to-date show information.
CONTACT: David Ryan; WVU Arts & Entertainment
304.293.8222; email@example.com
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Get ready for the Wild West days at Heber Valley Railroad, May 27, 28, and 30. I think this is the perfect way to kick off summer (the scenery here is breathtaking too!) Kids will have a blast and you can grab a pass for 50% off–only $7.50 (Reg. $15!)
Go here to learn more and to get your discount voucher
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I deal directly with the members and guests, fielding all questions and concerns. I assist the Marketing and Events Departments with administrative needs in the planning process of club events, as well as the staff during the event.
My position primarily dealt with the processing of insurance claims regarding mobile devices and NetBooks. Based on my performance, I was often recruited to assist the software development department in testing out new programs before the implementation within the company. This was a short-term position, which explains the 6-month duration.
The majority of my focus was on office management and private event bookings. My main duties included: employee scheduling; supply orders; website, calendar and database updating; customer issues and service; providing and processing contracts for private events. I worked directly under the General Manager which often called for several additional tasks in the area of human resources and marketing.
As an Area Representative, I spearheaded sales and publicity efforts in Greater Cleveland on behalf of a Chicago-based production company, HoperaWorld. These efforts included, but were not limited to: area newsletters, blogs, newspapers & word-of-mouth.There was also a element of tour management with hotel accommodations, venue visits and contract completion in the list of tasks.
I was the point person for the on and off campus publicity efforts regarding upcoming events. The emphasis was on developing working relationships with members of the community and making sure each demographic had access to our information.
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In English, many things are named after a particular country – but have you ever wondered what those things are called in those countries?
Translation of descargar in English:
to unload, v.
transitive verb
1(barco/camión) to unload(mercancías) to unload
2.1(pistola) (extraer las balas) to unload(disparar) to fire(disparar) to discharge formalla pistola está descargada — the pistol is not loaded
- descargó la pistola contra el ladrón — he fired the gun at the thief
2.2(tiro) to fire(golpe) to deal(golpe) to landle descargó seis tiros — he shot at her six times
3.1(agresividad/ira) to vent(preocupaciones/tensiones) to relieveun excelente ejercicio para descargar las tensiones — an excellent exercise for relieving tension
- el judo es una forma de descargar la agresividad — judo is a way of letting off steam
- descargó toda su furia en / contra / sobre mí — he vented all his anger on me
3.2Venezuela informalme lo voy a descargar — I'm going to give him a piece of my mind informal
- no eres quien para que me descargues — who do you think you are, sounding off to me like that?
4descargar a algn de algo — to clear sb of sth
- lo descargaron de toda culpa — he was cleared of all blame
5Computingto downloaddescargar una aplicación al / en el computador (Latin America) / (Spain) ordenador personal — to download an application to the personal computer
intransitive verb
1al elevarse las nubes se enfrían y descargan — as the clouds rise, they cool and rain is released / falls
impersonal verb
1to pour downparece que va a descargar — it looks as if it's going to pour down
- el temporal que descargó ayer sobre la capital — the storm which broke over / hit / struck the capital yesterday
pronominal verb
1Electricity(pila) to run down(batería) to go dead(batería) to go flat British
2(tormenta) to break(lluvias) to come down(lluvias) to fallse descargó una tormenta sobre la ciudad — a storm broke over / hit the city
- (persona)
3.1(desahogarse)no te descargues conmigo, yo no tengo la culpa — don't take it out on me, it's not my fault!
3.2(de una obligación)descargarse de algo — to get out of sth
- se descargó de toda responsabilidad — he washed his hands of all responsibility
Further reading
12 ways to say goodbye in other languagesFind out more
English has borrowed many of the following foreign expressions of parting, so you've probably encountered some of these ways to say goodbye in other languages.
55 words ending in 'ster' you didn't know you needed to knowFind out more
Many words formed by the addition of the suffix –ster are now obsolete - which ones are due a resurgence?
The origins of dog breed namesRead more
As their breed names often attest, dogs are a truly international bunch. Let's take a look at 12 different dog breed names and their backstories.


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- What: L.A. Noire
- Where: Gamefly
- Current Price: £4.99
- L.A. Noire PC price comparison
- L.A. Noire Review
Gamefly are providing quite the bargain for PC gamers this morning, with L.A. Noire being cut down to a fiver in total. It works out £10 cheaper than the next best deals, which is a rather significant saving if you've held off fetting it for this long.
In reflection, there were some rather glaring issues with L.A. Noire, the biggest being how the amazing Motionscan technology used for the facial expressions made every other animation look awful, but the storyline and overall experience are so good you won't even care (as long as you're not looking for an action title.) Basically, it's a grand return of the adventure game genre. Thanks to andywedge @ HUKD!


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Falconworks, a thirteen-year-old theater non-profit in Red Hook, runs a biannual program called "Off the Hook," in which a handful of 11-14-year olds without theater experience get an immersive education in it. They even write their own plays, which they then stage—and star in!—with the help of theater professionals and other adults. Falconworks' founder and artistic director, Reg Flowers, tells us more.
Why let kids write their own plays?
With kids at the center of the project it becomes easy to get adults to sign on. Most people have it in their hearts to help a kid have an early experience of success. Kids also tend not to censor themselves in the ways that adults do, so the plays they write tend to "cut to the core" of issues rather than try to intellectualize them, or talk around them. [The last crop of plays included absentee alcoholic parents, a boy who attempts suicide, a girl whose family is too poor to send her to college—even though her parents have college educations—and a boy who lost his father in Iraq.] Ultimately, we are trying to get folks from all over Brooklyn who would normally not be in a room together to experience something as a community. To give Red Hook, as a community, a chance to reflect on their own humanity, issues, and potential, through the eyes of young people.
How do you find the kids?
They come through many channels. Some are referred to us through schools and other organizations that know about the program or about Falconworks. We meet a lot of kids by virtue of living in this community. They are the children of our neighbors and the friends of our neighbors. Some of the participants are relatives and/or friends of someone who has done the program or someone who came to see a show and decided they wanted to give it a try.
When did you start doing Off The Hook?
In the fall of 2004, I believe. It was the first program Falconworks offered in Red Hook.
What was your inspiration?
We started after being asked to offer theater training to a group of peer educators for HIV and drug abuse prevention. The teens were so amazing and so committed to using theater to engage their own community—teenagers—that I wanted to find a way to keep working with them after the training came to an end. I also wanted a way to allow them to use theater to address their own issues—issues they found compelling. We ended up with two youth participants in the first round. They wrote half hour dramas that were amazing. One play was about a violent kid dealing with paternal abandonment. The other was a fantasy about a kid running away to live in the subway. Amazing!
Were you surprised by what the kids wrote about?
I was surprised so much by the content of the kids' plays, as well as the depth of understanding they demonstrated in their writing. They seemed to get the various points of view. They weren't writing about young people wanting to do things and having to fight against adults, for example, but instead gave voice to what the adults were going through as well. They understood that the world is very complex, even though I would hear the same kids complain about teachers, parents, etc., as if the whole world revolved around their needs.
Do they still surprise you?
The kids still manage to amaze me—their level of understanding, often masked by behaviors that seem typical, shallow at times: behaviors they have, perhaps learned to get through their typical day.
What's the hardest part of working with young people?
It can be tough. Sometimes families will take kids out of the program because they are having problems at home or in school. They see "Off the Hook" as a "treat" or "reward". Those parents miss that "Off the Hook" is hard work that requires tremendous commitment, and that pulling a kid from the program who has worked very hard and shown a commitment to something might be teaching the wrong lesson. For many of our youth participants, "Off the Hook" represents the first time they have been asked to do something requiring this level of commitment outside of a school setting. Some kids have meltdowns and cry in rehearsals, some kids act out with the adult volunteers or staff members. We try to keep reminding them that they are doing all of it to serve the community and to make a contribution. We find that can relieve the pressure.
A new round of Off The Hook is starting now. For information on how to participate or volunteer, visit www.redhooktheater.org. Falconworks is also hosting a benefit on March 7; more info here.


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ESPN NonBCS Blogger Comments...
ESPN NonBCS Blogger Comments...
Scroll down about 2/3rds of the way till you see the title Mountain West mailbag. I have also copied and pasted as well. Probaby should keep an eye on this as this is where any ESPN blogging about FAU will be.
Mountain West mailbag
July 22, 2008 8:30 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson
LAS VEGAS – I'm sitting in the Las Vegas airport ready to leave Mountain West media days, so I wanted to end with a few Mountain West specific questions from the mailbag. This isn't the end of my Mountain West coverage. I'll be heading to Utah to watch it open fall camp then traveling to BYU. I also have some stories that I haven't had a chance to put up that I might save for August.
With that said, I'm heading to Salt Lake City this evening for WAC media days, so fans from Hawaii to Boise State will get their fix over the next couple days.
Anonymous from Brooklyn, NY writes: Thanks for all of the non-BCS posts. I graduated from Utah and now live in NYC so I love being able to read MWC news. It's hard to find any college news here in general, but especially smaller western schools… Been seeing posts about Pac 10 expansion. Any truth to rumors that you're aware of? Or is it just fun to think about?
Graham Watson: I think it's just fun to think about, at least in the near future. There's no telling what might happen after 2014. I do think one of these schools – looks like BYU right now – has to have consistent double-digit wins and compete against BCS schools for any BCS conference to consider expansion. When I say consistent, I mean five or six straight years, not just two or three. But, if the Pac-10 were to expand, I think BYU, Boise State and even Utah would be in consideration.
Mark from Salt Lake City writes: If BYU, Utah, Boise State, TCU, and few other successful non-BCS teams got together and created a new conference, is there a chance that they would be deemed a BCS conference? What teams would you put together to get the best chance at getting some recognition as a conference?
Graham Watson: This is a really good question. Obviously, there are a lot of things that go into making a new conference, not to mention a BCS conference. First, a new conference probably couldn't form until after the 2014 season when the Big Ten and Pac-10 contract with the Rose Bowl expires. That's when a playoff or some other form of postseason will be discussed – again – and who knows, the BCS might be an entirely different animal after that time. Also, what would be the criteria for picking schools? How many schools would make up the conference? There are 54 non-BCS and Independent schools around the country. How could you make sure you picked the right ones?
See, there's a lot of thought and planning and legal stuff that goes into this. But, for fun sake, if I made a 12-team BCS conference from non-BCS schools TODAY, it would consist of the following teams: BYU, Utah, Houston, TCU, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Fresno State, Boise State, Navy, and Troy.
I would move Notre Dame to the Big Ten and Army to the MAC.
Re: ESPN NonBCS Blogger Comments...
It would be brutal not only on the players, but also on the finances of member institutions.
Imagine FAU and East Carolina having to make road trips to two of the following four schools every year: BYU, Utah, Fresno State, and Boise State.
Basically it would be a new CUSA with schools from every part of the country.
Re: ESPN NonBCS Blogger Comments...
The Sun Belt hates Middle Tennessee
July 29, 2008 11:23 AM
Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson
Yeah, that's right, Middle Tennessee, a team that has won more than five games just once in the last six seasons. This choice has little to do with dominance on the field and more to do with the fact that several teams in the Sun Belt think of Middle Tennessee as its rival.
Troy and North Texas despise Middle Tennessee, and now that Western Kentucky, another hated rival, is joining the Sun Belt in football, Middle Tennessee faces its own Unholy Trinity.
It's almost unfair to hate a team that has beaten itself up. The Blue Raiders struggle each year because of a brutal nonconference schedule and scholarship limitations.
Middle Tennessee will play with 74 scholarship players (85 is normal) because of its failure to meet the NCAA's 925 APR minimum. It will face Maryland, Kentucky, Louisville and Mississippi State in its nonconference slate, which is a cakewalk compared to facing Oklahoma and LSU like it has in the past two seasons.
Then it gets to face a conference that frankly doesn't like it. There's something so wrong with that.
Other candidates for most hated are Troy for its ESPN heroics over Missouri in 2004 that made it an overnight sensation and left the rest of the Sun Belt out in the cold. I was covering Mizzou at the time and called the upset. DeMarcus Ware was a man among boys. The Trojans have been the most consistent Sun Belt team ever since.
And Florida Atlantic for making waves as one of the conference's youngest members. No one likes to be upstaged by a newbie.


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I have a Dell 4700 desktop.
I am unable to boot the computer from the WinsXP Reinstallation CD that came with Dell purchase.
I've changed the Boot Sequence in BIOS so the "Onboard or USB CD-Rom Drive" comes first.
Then I restarted with the CD in the drive, but the computer acted as if the CD wasn't there.
Am I missing a step somewhere??
Thanks for your help!
The reason I need to reinstall Win XP CD is because I received a BLUE screen stop error that read:
"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps.
Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated.
Run CHKDSK/F to check for hard drive corruption and then restart your computer.
STOP 0x0000007B (0xF8CAF524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) "
I read online that a reinstallation of the WinXP CD works (booting from the CD), but I can't even get the computer to read the CD.


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After almost a year away from this blog, I come back to share some amazing pieces of satire by the Polish artist Paweł Kuczyński. Enjoy!
For more of his work, click here. And a big thank you to Lukas Rybensen for correcting (quite obnoxiously =P) the way I spelt Mr Pawel's name.


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Tullahoma, Tenn.
Recovery of the bodies of three of four men killed when solid rocket fuel ignited in an MX missile test cell 250 feet below ground may take several more days, the Air Force said. One of the bodies was recovered Monday.
Heavy-duty pumps in the underground test cell were damaged in the explosion and fire Saturday night, and smaller-capacity pumps had to be installed. The victims were believed to be buried under some 600,000 gallons of water that was used to extinguish the fire.


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This clip of some slightly inebriated improvisation from last year's holiday show was oddly prescient (for those of you who don't know what that means, look it up!) as we were able to find a Pearl Jam holiday tune for this year's show.
This video gives you a bit of a glimpse into our rehearsal and song writing process. Drink a bunch of beers, start playing a song, lyrics start coming out…there, the mystery is shattered.


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Morelia, Mexico
Jesus Aguilar's Salvadoran Spanish-inflected words sounded strange, out of sync with the sumptuous sights and sounds of his Mexican surroundings. As cascades from a flower-shaped pink quarry stone fountain filled the hot spring air of the convention center in Morelia, Michoacan, with soothing sounds and moisture, Aguilar shared the kind of conversion experience that inspires immigrant activism across Latin America. "I went to the (Guatemalan-Mexican) border town of Tecúm Umán to help a 70-year-old woman find her son. "He was last seen trying to cross the Suchiate River into Mexico,"said Aguilar, who, before working as an advocate for the rights of Salvadoran and other immigrants in Guatemala and Mexico, was a refugee who himself crossed several rivers after fleeing wartime El Salvador for Los Angeles. "We had to fight with the authorities, we filed papers and finally got permission to visit the fosas comunes [common graves]," he said. "After sifting through several dirt holes filled with shoes, shirts, dresses, teeth, saguaza [dirt mixed with blood or other substances] and lots of skeletons, we finally found the one with her son." The screams, the sadness reminded me of the fosas comunes in Chalatenango," his home state in El Salvador. "During the war, the bodies in the fosas were of women raped, men dismembered and other people tortured and killed by the death squads because they risked speaking out. Now the bodies are those of women raped, men beaten and other immigrants who die because they risk everything to pursue the dream that becomes a nightmare. Fosas comunes mean war–a war on immigrants," said Aguilar, adding that "we have to keep fighting to save lives, to not forget."
Aguilar's stories were among many migrant tales heard from more than 600 participants in the first Latin American Community Summit on Migration (LACSM). Almost all attendees arrived with tragic stories and strategies drawn from the experiences of the more than 26 million migrants throughout the Americas who live outside their country of birth. Given the way immigration debates are conducted throughout the hemisphere–shutting out voices from outside the borders of nation-states, as the current debate around "immigration reform" in the United States has done–this first continental migrant summit in Morelia was nothing less than historic.


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Changes to Voter Import and Voting History File Layouts
|County Officials and Vendors
|Ann McGeehan, Director of Elections
|June 21, 2010
|Changes to Voter Import and Voting History File Layouts
In compliance with the MOVE Act, changes have been made to the Voter Import and Voting History Import files in order to make secure the FPCA (SC90) and corresponding ballot status. Further, in following the MOVE Act requirement to create a method by which military and overseas voters can track the status of their ballots, it is our intent to build a 'central website' for this purpose.
The following fields have been added to the Voter Import for submission of the FPCA record:
Voter Import Additions
- Source code 90 (SC90) has been added as an acceptable source code for a record submission on the Voter Import in field 32. The source code 90 represents the FPCA (absentee) record that is submitted to the early voting clerk that serves as a request for a ballot by mail.
- Political Party Affiliation, field 4593, has been added. The party affiliation is a field on the FPCA application form and represents the party affiliation for the ballot sent for a Primary or Primary Runoff election.
- FPCA Receipt Method, field 4594, has been added. This field indicates how the FPCA application was submitted to the county. The values are: E=electronic, F=fax or M= mailed. This field will be required when submitting an SC90 record.
- FPCA Affirmation Reason, field 4595, has been added. The affirmation reason is a field on the FPCA application form and indicates the qualification reason the person indicated on the FPCA form. The field will be required when submitting an SC90 record.
- FPCA State write-in Ballot Type, field 4596, has been added. The FPCA State write-in ballot type will have an indicator value of Y or N.
- Telephone Number, field 4597, has been added.The recommended format for the telephone number data is XXX XXX XXXX. However, we understand that this format may not reconcile with a foreign country telephone number. Therefore, the telephone number field is a free form CHAR field. The telephone information will not be transmitted to the voter record; since the FPCA (SC90) record is not the part of the application that acts as a registration form, it is permissible to transcribe the telephone number.
- Fax Number, field 4617, has been added. The recommended format for the fax number data is XXX XXX XXXX. However, we understand that this format may not reconcile with a foreign country fax number. Therefore, the fax number field is a free form CHAR field. The fax number will not be transmitted to the voter record; since the FPCA (SC90) record is not the part of the application that acts as a registration form, it is permissible to transcribe the fax number.
- Entry of e-mail address information obtained from the FPCA application for the SC90 record can be entered in existing field 1054.
- Special Instructions Type, field 4637, has been added. There is currently only one instruction type defined, which is G=general. We have reserved the field for future expansion. If you wish to append a comment on the FPCA application form, this field is required if you submit any data in the instructions field outlined below.
- Special Instructions, field 4638, has been added. If a value of "G" is entered in field 4637 indicating you are appending special instructions, then this field becomes required.
Independent of the new fields added to support the FPCA logic, we have added a new field, Bypass Check, located in field 4688. The Bypass Check field value is either a 1=True or a 0= false. The purpose of this field is in the instance where a voter record has previously failed the live check verification process, the county followed protocol by sending the notice of incomplete, and the applicant responded with 'no change.' A value of 1 would allow for the submission of the record with the identification number intact, skipping the live check process, but noting the voter with an ID indicator on the official voting list. A value of 0 indicates the voter should not skip the live check process.
Field 1440 on the Voter Import was previously reserved for only the transmission of the trace number assigned through a Texas Online change. The field description has now been changed to be "ID Tracking" and serves multiple purposes. Any new source code 64 record or a voter initiated change code of 12 on a source code 64 submitted to the state should have the corresponding DPS tracking ID sent to the county on the Voter Export. The counties may also use this field on any source code other than a source code 64 to track their record submissions. The same tracking ID number submitted on the voter import will be sent back on the voter export.
A new event type 8 for field 30 has been added to the Appendix and describes those records that have been rejected due to incompleteness or eligibility reasons. All rejected voter registration applications, regardless of the source code, should be submitted. However, if a DPS, source code 64, record is submitted, the DPS XML ID number will be required. The DPS records rejected due to out of county continues to have the same process as implemented in 2009.
Voting History Import Additions/Changes
- Precinct number has been added to the import starting in field 1064. The addition of the precinct number will allow those counties submitting voting history through the import process to obtain reports generated through TEAM with an indication of the precinct in which the voter voted.
- FPCA Absentee Ballot Mail Method has been added starting in field 1070. This field represents the method by which the county sent the ballot. The values are: E=electronic, F=fax or M= mailed. This field will be required when submitting an SC90 record.
- The Voting History Type code in field 684 was modified to accept the following voting methods:
- AM= Absentee ballot mailed
- AB = Absentee ballot received
- RB = Absentee ballot returned by Post Office
- AV= Absentee ballot counted
- AX= Absentee ballot rejected
- AC= Absentee cancelled
- The Date Voted, field 699, will be required for all voting statuses.
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Happy Monday, hope you had a wonderful weekend. Seems the older I get the more I enjoy my weekends but they go by so fast. Life is is moving to fast, anyways. The stamp set I used today was from Mr Cricut Crazy new release Easter Blessing This is a really cute set and a must have.
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Barbara was born Barbara L. Lumberg on January 15, 1939 in Ashland, Wisconsin and is the eldest of six. She was married to William Tomlinson on January 5, 1963 and has been involved with a 24/7 towing business ever since. Together, Barbara and William raised three daughters, Carrie, Mary, and Dana; and one son, Robert. They currently have eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Their son Robert, his wife Sandy, and one grandson, Bob, are involved with the business today.
Aside from her daily duties with the business, Barb found the time to volunteer with various community programs. She was a Girl Scout Leader and CampCounselor for seventeen years; Chairman of a Volunteen program at the AshlandHospital; Ashland County Campaign Chairman for State Senator Dan Theno; a lector at her church; and she has served on the finance, fellowship, and funeral committee's at her church as well. Barb also holds a College of Regents degree from the "Women of the Moose".
During the early 70's, Barb helped plan and organize the first Wisconsin Towing Association multi-day convention and continued to assist with this event for many years thereafter. She was also very active in State Capital lobbying on behalf of bills before the legislature that were of interest to the state towing association.
In 1981, Barb became a Charter Member of the WTRAA. During her 24 years as a member, she served as President and Chairman of the following committee's: Way's and Means, Scholarship, and Tow Woman of the Year. While President, she also served on the TRAA cabinet and Education Committee. In 1991, Barb was named Tow Woman of the Year by her fellow association members.
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Tuscaloosa is known for its titles. Community members can rap off years of championships quicker than they can their family members' names and ages. But Tuscaloosa holds a title many do not know about: It is a legendary pioneer of experimental music.
Tuscaloosa is known for its titles. Community members can rap off years of championships quicker than they can their family members' names and ages. But Tuscaloosa holds a title many do not know about: It is a legendary pioneer of experimental music.
In the 1970s, it was one of the only places in the South that could claim the name. Tuscaloosa was a hotbed for the genre, but has been slinking quietly off the radar for the past four decades.
The University of Alabama's New College aims to bring that title back with its Sonic Frontiers concert series, now about to begin its third consecutive season. Andrew Raffo Dewar, assistant professor of New College and the school of music, curates the concerts. Dewar moved here in 2008 from Connecticut after attending graduate school at Wesleyan University in Middleton. Dewar himself is a composer, saxophonist and ethnomusicologist who studied under contemporary music icons such as Anthony Braxton and Steve Lacy. He said he has lived all over the United States.
"Moving to Tuscaloosa was a change, but it's been a good change," Dewar said. He said he knew that if he was going to live in Tuscaloosa long-term, he was going to help make it a place that fosters cutting-edge music.
"You want to make it your home wherever you live. This is my way of making it home."
The series features leading avant-garde musicians, ranging from classical to jazz to neo-psychedelic rock. Sonic Frontiers will restore Tuscaloosa's foothold when it kicks off the third season Tuesday, with Birmingham's Them Natives at Green Bar. Their "freak folk banjo" features lyrics rooted in the folk history and mythology of the South.
Dewar selects the season depending on who is touring. Sonic Frontiers runs on a shoestring budget because it is a nonprofit, and 90 percent of its funding goes to artists' fees. Rarely can they fly groups to the area. But because Dewar is a musician himself, he stays connected to the community, and finding performers is rarely a problem.
Sonic Frontiers hosts six to eight concerts per season, fall through spring. The venue depends on the artists. Dewar said some venues are designed to be more intimate, while some host an audience of more than 300 people. If it's a percussion piece, they can host it at the River Market, while acoustic groups sound better in a concert hall. Lonnie Holley, Birmingham artist and composer, features a combination of music and art, so his March 7 concert will be at the Paul Jones Gallery.
The audience is old and young. They are UA students and Tuscaloosa community members. They are diverse. But most of all, they are curious.
"The interest is there. People show up," Dewar said.
He said that what Sonic Frontiers offers is different. The most someone risks coming out to a show is their time. All concerts are free to the public. The bands host Q&A sessions after each concert. Dewar said he finds these help get audiences more interested in the creation process of the lyrics and sound each band practices.
"I think sometimes they are more interested in those than the music itself," Dewar said.
Holland Hopson, New College professor and composer, improviser and electronic artist, handles the live sound technology and writes news releases for Sonic Frontiers. Dewar said Sonic Frontiers is one of the reasons Hopson moved to Tuscaloosa.
Dewar has applied for a National Endowment for the Arts grant for 2014. He hopes the season finale will be a "big crossover" that will attract those more interested in commercial music. He can't announce the act until the grant is approved.
Tuscaloosa is fertile creatively, Dewar said. He plays in New York frequently, and said more people show up to these type of concerts in Tuscaloosa than they do there. Tuscaloosa is genuinely interested in trying something different, he said.
"There is a lot happening."
And everyone knows Tuscaloosa likes its titles. For information regarding the series, see www.sonicfrontiers.ua.edu/news.html or call 205-348-9928. All events are free and open to the public.


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Ah, it's that time of the year again. The one day where you can consume close to 3,000 calories (in one meal) and it's completely acceptable. Where you feast at that awkward time that's too late for lunch but way too early for dinner. And as much as you love pumpkin, you're probably sick of it by the time you go to bed…but you'll still get a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte in the AM.
Yes, it's Thanksgiving.
You said it, Suitor.
This year I am hosting Thanksgiving. Yes, 24-year-old me is all grown up now and hosting the big day. Granted, I am not making the turkey (I'm not that responsible yet) but thanks to Pinterest, I am actually contributing to the meal this year. Strategically volunteering for the stuffing and cranberry sauce to avoid anything from a box or can, I'm pretty excited about what I'm bringing to the table. The most difficult part about making the stuffing? Not eating all the bread before I can cook it. Yes, I know it's fairly stale but when it comes to carbs I'm hardly picky.
I must also thank Refinery29 for my snack contribution (sweet and salty almonds) and once again Pinterest for these Pumpkin muffins (which I made last night and they are divine).
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A leading magician has told how he managed to bag a "priceless" new year gift after completing an escape in honour of his hero Harry Houdini.
Card trickster and escape artist Steve Spade got his quick hands on a set of handcuffs originally used by his hero, after winning them in a bet with a US film crew.
The Limerick magician was interviewed for a television documentary on Houdini for the Discovery Channel when the crew challenged him to complete Houdini's famous '100ft of rope' escape challenge in 60 seconds.
Spade, 27, was told he could have the set of handcuffs, which the TV crew had, if he managed to escape on time. Just when it looked like he would fail, Spade managed to free himself, much to the surprise of the crew, who handed over the handcuffs.
"The handcuffs were issued in Paris in 1906 and they are signed by Houdini's brother, Theo Hardeen," Steve said. "Forty seconds into the escape and I wasn't getting out of it. I started to panic. Then suddenly I flicked a ninja-type kick and I got out. The crew's faces dropped and I beat my own record for the escape too. It dawned on them that they'd lost the cuffs," he said.
According to Spade, the crew purchased the handcuffs at an auction in America complete with all the necessary valid paperwork, which he said were now "in hiding".
"There were 101 [Harry Houdini] items sold at other auctions and the majority of it is owned by the great magician David Copperfield. Maybe he will want the cuffs," Steve said.
The magician, from Coonagh, Limerick, is in talks with MTV about a show and is rehearsing to emulate more Houdini escape acts.
Last year, Spade made two successful death defying escapes — after he was submerged in a chained box under the River Shannon and later chained to a burning stake in King John's Castle.
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Saturday, March 6, 2010
Adopting Emily
This is the story of how I adopted my dog Emily several years ago. I am intentionally leaving out the name of the shelter where I adopted her because this was my one and only dealing with this shelter and may not have been typical. Since they didn't kill a dog or anything even close, I want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
When I was looking for a little dog, I had been laid off from my job and was having no luck in finding a new one. Billy and I agreed we would visit area shelters until we found a good match (sometimes I went alone since he was at work). The first dog we found was at my favorite no kill shelter, the Animal Protection League. The lady who introduced us to the little white female mixed breed was up front about some major medical issues the dog was dealing with which I really appreciated. We left saying we'd get back to her about the dog. I went home and began researching online. Ultimately, we decided against taking on a dog with these issues since there was the possibility, as with any dog, that the future held more, unknown medical problems and after all, I was out of work. I didn't think we could commit to the necessary veterinary expenses for this dog. We let the shelter know and they were very nice about it. I still remember that dog and think of her and how I had left lipstick on her white head.
The second dog I picked out was at a kill shelter. When I told the receptionist which dog I had chosen, she said that dog was on a potential hold for someone else. She said she'd call me and let me know if the adopter decided to take the dog. She did call me eventually, but by that time I had adopted Emily. I still remember that dog and wonder what happened to him.
I was searching online for shelters when I came across the website which led me to Emily. Although I didn't see her listed on the shelter's site, they did list a very reasonable adoption fee of $75 which included neuter, vaccines and heartworm testing. In addition, the site indicated that some dogs who had been at the shelter for a long time were half-price! I was definitely excited about that. I didn't know if I would find a dog there or if I did, whether that dog would be one of the half-price ones, but I figured I'd give it a whirl.
When I arived at the shelter, I went to the front desk and my eye was immediately drawn to an x-pen full of little dogs behind the desk. I'm sure my face lit up but the receptionist must have seen the gleam in my eye and told me immediately that all of those dogs were adopted. I remember wondering why a shelter would keep a bunch of already adopted dogs in an x-pen behind the counter. It seems like if they were the staff's personal pets, she would have just said that but I don't know. At any rate, after I explained I was looking for a small dog, she thought of one that was available and asked someone to bring her out to me. That was Emily.
I spent a long getting-to-know-you time in their spacious lobby area with Emily, most of which she spent having a nap on my lap. While I was there, a lady came in with her kid to redeem her lost Dachshund. The receptionist refused to return the dog to the owner without spaying her first. The owner eventually broke down in tears and the small child was obviously upset. I didn't like any of that and I got a bad feeling.
I called Billy to tell him about Emily and he agreed we should adopt her. I was given an application form and the receptionist asked me questions about how I took care of my other dogs which made me feel better. That's when she dropped the bomb: No, Emily was not a half-price dog, she wasn't even regular price - her adoption fee was double! For the second time that visit, the receptionist accurately read my facial expression without me even saying a word. I was shocked. I admit it would have been great to pay a reduced fee but I had gone in there willing to pay the regular, full fee if necessary. But double? WTF? She explained that they charge more for little dogs. For reals. Needless to say, had they disclosed this on the website, I may have decided not to go there or if I did, at least I would have been prepared. I felt they had lured me in to the shelter by promising me I could adopt a dog for $35 or $75 and then when I got there, jacked up the price to $150. Do. Not. Like.
Before the deal fell through though, the receptionist unleashed her most excellent salesman tactics. First she offered to take payments - $50 a month on my credit card that I would leave on file with them. Then to seal the deal, she appealed to my independent ego. Noticing that I had called Billy earlier, she asked, "Do you need to call someone to see if paying the fee is ok?". Oh hell no, I don't need to call anyone! I am a strong independent woman who makes my own decisions and takes responsibility for my own finances! I demand that you take my credit card immediately and put through the first payment!
Yeah, she got me. But in the end, we got Emily. So I can't really feel too bad about the whole thing. But honestly, I highly doubt I'll ever go back there to adopt another pet nor have I ever recommended the place to anyone. So I have to wonder if it was really worth it to them to get the extra $75 out of me when all was said and done. As I said in the beginning of this post, maybe this isn't the way they typically do business. But the incident with the Dachshund owner combined with my own experience just left a bad taste in my mouth.
By the way, the shelter ended up trying to charge my card an extra time after the fee was paid off. I complained to the bank who asked them for proof of authorization. They didn't provide a response and so the bank credited me the extra $50 charge. Not the capper to this story I wanted.
Do you have any experiences - positive or negative - to share about adopting from a shelter or rescue? I'd like to hear them.
8 comments:
- jan said...
Bait and switch, what a terrible practice as shelters are in a real sense retail establishments.
- March 6, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Forgive me if I've told the story before, but in April '08 we adopted two kittens (6-8 mos) and a puppy (5 months). We work from home, have a large house and have had no problem caring for three animals before.
The problem: one of the cats had a huge prey drive and was determined to kill the other two. We spent two months and a lot of money trying to make the situation work, but no luck. Heads hung in shame, we returned Cujo to the shelter, where they attempted to guilt trip us.
This pissed me off, because in theory, all these animals had been temperament tested and things like this (must be only pet) were noted on their file. Obviously either that step was skipped or done in a shoddy manner. He was an affectionate, sweet cat with humans, and I'm sure his odds for finding a good family would have been better had he been left there when he was younger. We tried our best. But when down to rescuing two animals versus one, the choice was clear.
- March 6, 2010 at 6:18 PM
- Pibble said...
What a terrible experience you had. It's like they drew you in with the most desirable dogs by placing them where you couldn't miss them, then when she gauged your interest, she jacked up the price.
I volunteer at a shelter, and one thing I love, believe it or not, is that we volunteers have to go through the same rigorous adoption process everyone else goes through.
I'm also an adoption counselor, and whenever I hear someone say "this is harder than adopting a baby," I'll smile and say "I went through the same thing when I adopted my dog from here." Or if they're really rude about it, I'll remind them that it could be their dog I'm placing: "doesn't it make you feel good to know that if you had to surrender your dog, we're being very careful about who might be adopting him?" That puts it into perspective for them and they actually appreciate it.
I do have an issue with "pricing" animals, though. We have a set price for cats/kittens and another for dogs/puppies. We don't charge a premium because a dog is younger or charge less because a dog is older. I can understand why some shelters do; I just don't like the idea of putting an elderly dog "on sale." Our shelter will, however, help with medications in chronic cases if the adopter can provide a fantastic home and the only thing standing in they way might be expensive meds for something like Cushings.
Emily is very cute - I love her ears!
- March 6, 2010 at 9:14 PM
I have never adopted from a shelter. I have had rescue dogs, and the rescues were fabulous to deal with, no problems. I have worked with Greyhound rescue and pulled dogs from shelters. One shelter, privately run, was very, very nice. Vet clinic on site, everything spotless, nice, friendly people. Inexpensive, a dog that came in already spayed or neutered was only $5. I was called to pick up two Greyhounds, a brindle bitch and a brindle parti male. When I got there the male had been adopted out. The bitch was rail thin (I am a sighthound person, I tend to keep my own dogs on the thin side, and this poor girl was very underweight), had pressure sores down to the bone on her pastern and hip joints, and point of the shoulder. Her intake papers said she had been there ten days, picked up as a stray. I asked the woman who brought her out to us, "was she this thin when she was picked up?" and was told no, but she won't eat. I told they needed to call us as soon as the Greyhounds come in, they don't do well on concrete, and need to have soft bedding. I'm not sure if she listened. I took Twiggy (as we called her) home and offered her food, which she immediately ate. She never refused food while we were fostering her. I was disappointed with this shelter because those sores and the weight loss didn't happen overnight; they should have called us much sooner.
Two months later I got a call from a guy who had a brindle parti male Greyhound to give up. I went to the get the dog, a huge handsome dog that had raced until he was five, very vigorous and wiggly, very friendly, just a great dog. With him, I got the adoption papers from that very same shelter, AND the contract from the original GH adoption group, clearly stating the dog was to be returned to them. Not too pleased with the shelter. I don't really know what to think about the original owner of this dog, because I know the group I worked with would guilt people big time if they returned a dog.
- March 6, 2010 at 10:26 PM
- CyborgSuzy said...
I adopted a cat from a local kill shelter about 5 years ago. She was part of a large group of cats from a hoarder. We eventually came to the conclusion that she had either switched info collars with another cat or otherwise slipped through the cracks.
The shelter said she was about a year old. On our first vet visit, they told us she was much older, closer to 5 or 6. The shelter said she was already spayed (they have a policy of either spaying or giving a voucher for a free spay). Three months after we brought her home, she went into heat. When we called the shelter and explained their mistake and asked for the voucher, the receptionist told us they had no record of the cat or our adoption. THEN she said even if they did, it wasn't their policy to give out the voucher so long after the adoption. To make everything worse, before we got her to the vet to get her spayed ourselves, she slipped out the door before we could stop her. We haven't seen her again.
It didn't sour me on shelters in general, though. Two years ago when it was time to get a dog, we went to a no-kill shelter. The process and couldn't have been smoother.
- March 7, 2010 at 12:07 AM
My first adoption in my adult life was living hell!!
After losing Myrtle, a dog who i had found, and lost within a year, I spent three weeks in bed crying. My boyfriend said that I needed to get another dog and forced me to start looking. I did, and went quite a few times before I saw Chubbs from across the room. I knew at that moment he was my dog.
The shelters computers were being swtiched to a new system, his chart said he was a spayed female when he obviously was not, and I had to fight other adopters off with a stick. Since the systems were down dogs who had been adopted (waiting on shots or whatever) were actually adopted out to other families.
Sicne the systems were being switched they coudlnt adopt him out to me immediatly and they told me I'd have to wait to find out who the dog even was. I went in for 3 days in a row, and even had my boyfriend in a day before that.
It took four days to find out who he was, and then one day (6 hours) of waiting in the office for the shelter manager to talk to me. However she was very friendly and even ran out to catch the vet at his car so my dog could get his shots and come home with me that day.
Chubbs was also a return who had been adopted as a young puppy. He was not temperment tested when he was returned and turns out he's very quirky with other dogs. He attempted to attack my boyfriends senior dog when we got home. I probably would not have adopted him if I had known that was an issue. He is great with dogs once hes met them and since then I ahve brought another stray into my life. He's also wodnerful with my cat, foster kittens, rats, ferrets, and iguana. (we have a total zoo!!)
I also had a problem with that shelter last year when my sister was looking to adopt a second dog. I'm in my 20's and at the time my sister was 19 and the first one was adopted from that shelter. They allowed us to see the dog but when we aquired about the dog, we were told that "our parents would have to come in to do the adoption" I kinda told out the shelter manager and I ended up finding a stray a few weeks later who now live shappily with my sister. (philly has alot of dumped dogs) But still why were we both allowed to adopt dogs from the shelter then denied a second adoption? BTW neither one of us were living with our parents at the time.
- March 8, 2010 at 4:47 AM
Also one really horrible thing I left out. I recieved a phone call several weeks after I adopted my dog asking me if I had dropped off or adopted a dog.
This wa sseveral years ago, and the shelter has gone under new managment. I now volunteer and foster.
- March 8, 2010 at 4:56 AM
the humane society of swmo. stole my dog by way of stall his pick up then jacking up the fees they dont have posted any where . i am a little smarter and more determined than they'd ever believe. i have my dog thanks to a voucher and some theatrical makeup . they where talking crap about me to me . what a bunch of snotty whores they are.hey snotty whores ofmo.what do you know.sorry had to do it
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Classes meet at the pool and start promptly at 6:30 p.m.
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Charleston, SC 29407
Rolling and learning to roll is different for each and every paddler. An effective roll can be a fun (and potentially life-saving) skill to learn and practice! Kayak Roll Classe with Sea Kayak Carolina's crackerjack instructional team meets regularly at St. Andrews Family Fitness Center indoor pool in West Ashley. Check our schedule for upcoming classes. This is a two part class: First night Tuesday,
from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 pm. Second night Thursday, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 pm. Kayaks, skirts, paddles and gear provided.
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We'll coach you each step of the way: From learning to put on your kayak skirt, through what may be your first "wet exit," to the bow rescue and an effective hip-snap, all the way to the set-up, sweep and your first roll. Our small classes with multiple instructors ensure that you'll receive the level of instruction you need to progress toward having a comfortable, dependable roll!
Personal Roll Coaching Available: Whatever your background – Greenland or Euro paddle, new or experienced - you may be looking for the coaching that only our experienced instructors can provide. Call to schedule: 843-352-2267
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You can begin to understand rolling by watching
some of the many, many rolling videos posted online — but
nothing beats an in-boat, on-the-water experience with a
dedicated instructor. And that's what our small, in-pool
classes provide.
Above: a sampling of videos from Derrick Mayoleth's Kayak Quixotica website.
Below: From the 2011 New Years Day MeetUp paddle on the Folly River, Don, Paul and Jeff practice their rolls in cool weather and cold waters!
Rolling FAQ
Some Frequently Asked Questions:
Do I need to be an experienced kayaker to learn how to roll?
— Nope! The progression of our roll class requires no previous paddling experience.
Do I need to have lots of upper body strength to learn to roll?
— Nope! In fact, students with lots of upper body strength can be a challenge for instructors... these students tend to try to "muscle it"... and it doesn't work that way. Big strong guys -- say "I'm a ballerina!" in your highest falsetto 1,000 times prior to coming to class!
Okay, I don't need strength, or experience. What do I need?
— Flexibility helps! We'd rather you be attending yoga class than bench-pressing. Flexibility of the mind helps as well... don't be too goal oriented, just listen to the instructors and progress one step at a time.
I don't like to be trapped in a long, skinny kayak, upside down, underwater, learning a new skill! Can I learn to roll?
— We approach our roll classes from your perspective. Most people don't like to learn a new skill upside-down, stuck in a long skinny kayak, with water rushing up their nose! We start with getting you comfortable with the wet exit, and work on some relaxation exercises before progressing. We have found the key is getting students comfortable.
No, you don't understand. I completely freak out just thinking about capsizing in a kayak, especially with a skirt on! How can there be any possibility of me learning to roll a kayak?
— Some folks are especially apprehensive. We have multiple instructors in the pool, and we can often accommodate especially apprehensive students one-on-one with especially patient and understanding instructors. Please call the shop if you still have concerns.
What to wear? What else to bring?
— A bathing suit.
— Some insulating layers. The pool is heated, but everyone that tries to go the hour and 45 minutes in just a bathing suit gets hypothermic such that they are uncomfortable and unable to progress. Neoprene shorts and a neoprene top (available at the shop for purchase) work great. A lightweight surfers wetsuit or shorty wetsuit works well, too.
— Water shoes / kayak shoes. (available for purchase at the shop.)
— Noseplugs or a dive mask can be helpful. (Noseplugs are available at the shop or for purchase at class.)
Can I bring my own kayak?
We normally equip folks with properly sized sea kayaks, skirts and paddles. If you would like to bring your own kayak, let us know when you register. If it is suitable for learning to roll, by all means bring it. If it is not a model of kayak that is easier to roll, we often have students work in one of our kayaks the first night and part of the second, and then transition the student into their own boat sometime the second evening.
Please call or visit Sea Kayak Carolina if you have any further questions about our roll class. You must call the shop at 843-352-2267 to pre-register for roll class.
And don't forget to check out Joe's cool video about learning to roll in the pool with Sea Kayak Carolina!
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Wade rallies Heat past Trail Blazers
Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Dwyane Wade took over down the stretch, scoring 15 of Miami's final 17 points in a 108-104 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.
Trailing 102-97, the Blazers scored seven straight points to take the lead. Arron Afflalo made a 3-pointer before LaMarcus Aldridge made two short jumpers to make it 104-102 with 52.1 seconds left.
Wade responded with a pair of jumpers around a miss from Aldridge to give the Heat a two-point edge with 13.6 seconds remaining. The Blazers were then called for a backcourt violation, and Wade added two free throws to seal the victory.
"This is what I love to do," Wade said. "This is the fun part of this game. I mean, obviously the last couple years I had to do what I had to do for that team. But now for this team I get to be a little bit back to my usual self, having the ball. I'm not going to do it right every time, but I like my chances most nights."
Wade ended with 32 points and six assists for the Heat, who overcame an 11- point deficit. Luol Deng made four 3-pointers en route to 24 points and Goran Dragic added 20 points and 11 assists.
Aldridge had 34 points and 12 rebounds for the Northwest Division-leading Blazers, who have lost two in a row since a three-game winning streak. Damian Lillard and Afflalo contributed 17 and 15 points, respectively.
Trailing 61-50 early in the third quarter, the Heat put together a 14-4 run to make it a game. Udonis Haslem's 3-pointer had Miami within 65-64 with 7:14 left. The home team was down two, 81-79, heading to the fourth.
Down 88-85, the Heat used an 11-0 surge. Wade scored the final five points of the burst to give Miami a 96-88 edge with 5:40 to play. But Aldridge scored the next four points to keep it close.
"They picked up the pressure defensively in the second half," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. "Miami played very well, particularly at the offensive end."
Earlier, the Blazers went 14-of-19 from the field in the first quarter en route to a 32-27 lead. Aldridge led the way with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
Ahead 37-31, Portland scored five straight points to build an 11-point margin. Miami responded with a 12-5 run to get within 47-43, but the Blazers ended the first half on a 10-5 spurt for a 57-48 edge.
The Heat outscored Portland by a 31-24 margin in the third stanza to get within two.
Game Notes
The Heat signed forward Michael Beasley for the remainder of the season on Wednesday ... Portland went 10-of-26 from beyond the arc ... Hassan Whiteside had 12 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks for the Heat ... The Blazers turned the ball over 17 times, leading to 18 Miami points.


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The University of Toronto Semaphore Research Cluster studies inclusive design in the area of mobile and pervasive computing. We're working with Semaphore to discover new insights into how technology can support parenting, education and other good things.
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Expert Photography Business Secrets | The Modern Photographer's Guide To Beating Procrastination And Boosting Productivity
Expert Photography Business Secrets | There are a few jobs that will always be in-demand and business owners that will never go out of business – undertakers, accountants, and photographers. In spite of the technological advancements, people will never stop hating doing their taxes, dying, or wanting to capture memories. However, just because there's plenty of demand for photographers, it doesn't mean that running a photography business will be easy. Starting a photography business is practically effortless, but turning it into a raving success is a completely different story.
Many photographers mistakenly believe that starting their own business will end all their miseries. If you really don't like your day job, quitting and starting your own photography business will definitely save your from the cubicle torture, but keep in mind that it comes with a completely different set of challenges and problems. Sure, you'll get to shoot more, but if you think you'll be spending all of your time behind a camera, you're up for a rude awakening. Many photographers get discouraged once they realize what it takes to run a photography business, and to help you ward off the startup blues, we put together a list of tips to keep you on the right track and motivated when the going gets tough.
Remind Yourself Why You Started | Expert Photography Business Secrets
We all have those bad days we want to crawl back into bed, binge-watch Gilmore Girls and wallow in misery. Amateur photographers can afford to do that – call in sick and skip the photography class they're taking. You're not an amateur, so get up, get dressed, make the bed, and get yourself out there. Think about all the reasons why you started – what motivated you to start your own business? What are you working towards?
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This is a good time to take a look at your business plan and check your progress. Take a look at your big goals, but don't just look at how far you've got to go, take a look at how far you've come to pick yourself up. While you're at it, see if there's anything that can be improved or tweaked. New business owners oftentimes feel discouraged by lack of progress, but if you keep an eye on your business plan, you'll be less likely to fall off the right track, and as a result, you'll stay motivated a lot longer.
Those Who Fail To Plan, Plan To Fail | Expert Photography Business Secrets
First thing you need to do if you're hoping to get more productive is to plan ahead, but not only long-term. If you have a bedtime routine, make sure electronic devices are not a part of it, as screens tend to affect the sleeping cycle. So, turn off your devices an hour before going to bed and come up with a plan for the next day – research has shown that those with a clear agenda tend to procrastinate far less than those winging it.
If you're trying to be more productive, don't stay up longer – this will affect your productivity the next day. Instead, get an hour earlier. Do your workout, walk the dog, or read the newspapers before checking your email. Go through your agenda once again and see if you skipped anything. Remember, you're less likely to be interrupted early in the morning, so don't hit that snooze button – instead, use the morning calm to tackle the most important tasks.
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Summer is behind us and pretty much everything around us slows down – but it doesn't mean you should start hibernating just because you're not as busy as you were during summer. Physical activity is vitally important, as it boosts serotonin, the hormone regulating mood, appetite, sleep, and even dreaming. Don't have enough time for a full workout? Go for a walk – short walks have been shown to improve problem-solving skills and boost creativity.
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"Ew!" right? That was my first reaction when my boss shared this trick with me – but once we got to the bottom of it, it made perfect sense. What you want to do is to take care of that one task you're dreading – you know the one we're talking about: the most complicated one you've been procrastinating for days, even weeks. Not only will you start the day off with the feeling of achievement, but it won't be at the back of your mind for the rest of the day.
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"I always enjoyed drawing and playing around and making things. I remember when I was little I would take egg cartons and make things from that," said Wearstler. "I think that is when I knew."
It was her early love for creating that laid the foundation for Wearstler's future career.
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