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For decades, since the dawn of Shakey, the software side of robotics was primarily constrained to the world of hardware-limited embedded systems which needed to be redeveloped from the ground up with every new robot. This approach limits code reuse, is painfully tricky to debug, and becomes a serious time sink with each hardware upgrade. Accordingly, increasing efforts have been made to create an operating system for robots to provide better hardware abstraction, enable greater code reuse and maintainability, and to facilitate the development of software regardless of the robotic platform that it will be run on. Does this sound similar to what DOS and Windows enabled for the PC revolution to occur? (I don't think I need to try to convince you of what an impact that approach had in the PC world.) Accordingly, the hope is that a similar effect, if not monetarily, will occur in the robotics world. Indeed, it is likely that such a step must be taken to catalyze the world of robotics to become a true game changer, on par with the PC movement and the introduction of the internet itself.
We seem to be an a moment in time that a practical robot OS is ready to be more fully embraced and leveraged. While there are a number on the market, time will tell if one will win out or if niches will exist to support a number of OSes concurrently within the robotics world. In the meantime, the work of organizations to introduce a common robot OS is making it exceedingly easier for software geeks (such as myself) to get deeper into robotics without having to put on our hardware-hacker hat as often. A few robot OSes which are making an impact in this direction include Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (RDS), CARMEN, Player, Robot Operating System (which incidentally leverages Player), YARP (used by RobotCub), Orca, and Urbi. I'd like to share with you a little more information about one of these in particular, Urbi.
Jean-Christophe Baillie, the CEO of Gostai (the company behind Urbi), took some time to share with me some Q&A concerning Urbi and information concerning why they decided to open source Urbi (a terrific move in my opinion). While I have not yet experimented with Urbi, I have found this information very helpful in understanding more of what Urbi is all about (and in piquing my interest to try it out):
- What is Urbi?Urbi is complete open source software platform to control robots, a kind of Operating System for robotics. It includes a C++ distributed components architecture called UObject, and an orchestration script language called urbiscript. The urbiscript language is innovative because it integrates new ways to handle parallel and event-based programming, which are two essential issues in robot programming. Recently, Urbi is also integrating ROS support to be able to integrate ROS nodes inside an Urbi project, and benefit from the best of both worlds.
- What kind of robots can it control?Any kind of robot, from Lego NXT, Bioloid and Spykee, to Aibo, Nao, Segway RMP or Spykee. There is a complete list on urbiforge.org, and they are all available for free.
We believe that Urbi is also suitable to control not only robots but also complex systems in general, involving multiple components highly interacting, like video games, simulations or factory/process management.
- Can you tell more about urbiscript and its relationship to the Gostai C++ support.urbiscript is an orchestration language, which means that its role it to coordinate various components, organize their interactions, the data they exchange, etc. All this in realtime, with a dynamic approach (you can reconfigure everything at runtime), and with advanced parallel and event-based control capabilities. This last part really distinguishes Urbi from other script languages like python for example, where you have to handle parallelism or events in a more traditional way. And it saves a lot of time.
The way C++ and urbiscript talk together is via UObject, which is a C++ library capable to transparently bind any C++ object to urbiscript. With UObject, you take your favorite C++ class and it will appear as a native class of urbiscript, except that it is in fact C++ behind the scene. You can then connect this C++ class to other C++ classes using the orchestration capabilities of urbiscript.
- What makes Urbi unique?The parallel orchestration approach that comes with urbiscript is quite unique. We are also the only one to provide with Gostai Studio a graphical programming suite that handles hierarchical finite state machines (most other graphical approaches offered are flow charts). On a more technical side, the way UObject is bound to urbiscript provide very interesting asynchronous possibilities on the side of C++, which kind of enhances C++ itself with abstractions inherited from urbiscript. This makes UObject a little bit more than a traditional component architecture.
Finally, I know it is not very convincing because almost everyone claims it for itself, but our users really support the fact that Urbi is amazingly simple to master, intuitive and well designed. You will have to make your own opinion on this, but we consider it a big difference with other competing alternatives. It just works, and we like it when we we can keep it simple.
- How does Urbi fit within a distribute and remote control environment?A nice feature that comes with UObject is that you can plug your C++ class into urbiscript in two ways: first in plugin mode, where the C++ class is physically bound to the Urbi engine that integrates the urbiscript interpreter. Everything is tightly connected then, shared memory, etc. The second way is to connect it in remote mode, where your C++ class becomes an executable program that will connect itself to the Urbi engine over the network. From within urbiscript, there is no difference, in both cases you will see that your C++ class appears inside urbiscript and you will get a transparent access to all its methods/variables. But behind the scene you have either direct memory access, or TCP/IP relaying. This means that you can very easily distribute a project simply by selecting certain UObject to run in remote mode, some of them on remote machines, some of them locally on the robot.
- Urbi has gone open source. Why did Gotsai take this step?I think it is the right move in 2010. You see how Android and other open source initiatives gain a tremendous momentum and add value to their underlying companies by creating a community, and I believe this is a model that has a future. We can have more community, more users, more feedback and ultimately perhaps more customers for our GostaiNet cloud based technologies, or Gostai Studio programming IDE. This commercial activity increase will allow us to reinvest more money into Urbi and the community will benefit back from it. This is a virtuous circle.
- What is Gostai RTC?Gostai RTC is the first commercial implementation of the RTC robotics standard. It is based on Urbi underneath, and you can benefit from the urbiscript orchestration layer together with RTC. Of course, you can also simply just use RTC without Urbi, and benefit from Gostai's support. Gostai RTC is a product for the industry, so we sell it together with support and maintenance contracts.
- What is the difference between the full RTC implementation and the one supported by the openRTM open source version?The openRTM version of RTC is based on CORBA and, to my opinion, is much more complex to master. Also, the big difference is that we offer support, which matters the most for our industrial clients.
- What operating platforms do the various versions support?GostaiRTC is working on all platforms where you can run Urbi, which means a lot! We have support for almost all flavors of Linux, Windows or MacOSX, plus a few more exotic platforms and processors. GostaiRTC provides also support for the realtime operating system Xenomai, which we don't offer with Urbi at the moment.
- What needs to be done to support a new, custom robot?Basically, you will develop drivers for your robots by creating appropriate UObjects in C++ to bridge the robot API with urbiscript. The procedure is described at http://www.urbiforge.org/index.php/Robots/Custom
For example, you might create a 'headYaw' C++ object, with a 'val' attribute, and use callbacks on read/write on 'val' to trigger the appropriate robot API messages to actually move the robot head. All this is heavily documented and relatively easy to do. Of course, you also have existing examples that you could use as a starting point to adapt on your robot, and most common bus interfaces (CAN or i2c) are already supported.
- What is Gostai Studio?Gostai Studio Suite is a set of two graphical programming tools: Gostai Studio and Gostai Lab. Gostai Studio is an editor for hierarchical finite state machines (HFSM), which is a very common way to represent a robot behavior as a series of states connected by transitions, which are associated to conditions. For example, you can be in a 'search the ball' state, and move to the 'follow the ball' state through a transition that is attached to the 'see the ball' condition. Gostai Studio includes a debugger, and since it is based on urbiscript underneath, it is able to do some very sophisticated things, like pause the execution, trace the current state in realtime, and of course run many things in parallel. It's really a unique implementation of the classical HFSM approach, which is standing apart.
Gostai Lab is a user interface (UI) generator. You can create a UI by drag&dropping widgets on a blank sheet, each widget being associated to a variable in urbiscript that you want to monitor. You can create a widget for a camera, another for a numerical value, seen as a slider, another one could be a button that you associate to some urbiscript code to execute, etc. At the end, you can design a complete application in a completely graphical way. It saves a lot of time, and since it is based on a client/server approach, you can have many instances running in parallel and monitoring different aspects of your robot or algorithms.
- What is GostaiNet?GostaiNet is a cloud architecture for robotics. It allows to manage and remotely execute services for robots on distant servers, lowering the need for powerful and expensive CPU inside robots, and opening the door to web-based services and interactions.
GostaiNet is operational and used by selected clients and also internally for some of Gostai's own projects.
- Where can developers get Urbi?The community site is on www.urbiforge.org, where you can get Urbi for free, plus many modules, components, help on the forum, etc. You can also go to www.gostai.com to get a trial version of Gostai Studio, which is a product that we sell.
I hope this helps to provide a basic introduction to what Urbi and its creator, Gostai, are all about. Although I have not yet used Urbi in my own research efforts, I plan to give it a try and will post my experiences when I get further into it.
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Simple tips to Transform Your Bedroom into a Tropical theme
The bedroom is the best place to relax and feel comfortable; it could be the most room that we spend time in after a long tiring day. For that reason, it is only right that we spend just as much time and effort decorating this room.
An interesting theme that you should consider trying in your room design is the tropical theme . its very easy to re decorate into that theme without spending large amounts of money. this theme will help you relax and feel calm all the time as if you are on an island in your bedroom !
When thinking of the color palette, you can choose from light blue, beige, tan, coral pink, light yellow and cream. These shades are the colors of the sky, ocean so they are perfect for the walls and the ceiling. If you like pictures and paintings you can try a framed photograph of relaxing beach scenery. Floral patterns and animal prints for the wall would really look beautiful and would accentuate the tropical theme perfectly, just be aware not to overdo it so you won't feel like you are in the jungle, it should be relaxing not annoying.
Improve the Lighting by providing general and ambient lighting for your bedroom along with a ceiling fan shaped like a palm leaf that has light bulbs. Of course, there are other similar designs that will go well with your tropical bedroom and it is up to you to make a choice.
Choosing bamboo for your bedroom furniture is another addition to your tropical island. This is a great choice to complement the design and style of your tropical bedroom. You would also want to consider other tropical materials such as teakwood, rattan and abaca, which are just as beautiful and interesting as the bamboo.
Finally Don't forget to Accessorize You can search online for many accessories that will suit your tropical design and décor including Tropical wall arts, tropical vases, tropical figurines and so many more. Use these decorative pieces to complete the tropical look of your room.Turning your home into a tropical retreat with a relaxing and cozy atmosphere is very easy to accomplish. Once you do, it would feel like going to a tropical vacation each and every time you come home.

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The McDonald's Myth
This is a particular favorite of mine, but not in a good way. Anyone who has gotten into a layman's conversation about "tort reform" has inevitably encountered the McDonald's story. You know the one right? The one about the woman who won millions of dollars in a lawsuit against McDonald's because she spilled some coffee on herself. Its a favorite story told by those who like to complain about the runaway legal liability cases. Everyone chortles and tsks in response to the story since everyone knows how ridiculous it is to think that this woman deserved any compensation for her clumsiness.
Think Progress has the facts:
FACT: As a result of her injuries, 79 year old Stella Liebeck spent eight days in a hospital. In that time she underwent expensive treatments for third-degree burns including debridement (removal of dead tissue) and skin grafting. The burns left her scarred and disabled for more than two years
FACT: Before a suit was ever filed, Liebeck informed McDonald's about her injuries and asked for compensation for her medical bills, which totaled almost $11,000. McDonald's countered by offering her $800.
FACT: The original, $2.7 million award was equal to two days of McDonald's corporation coffee sales.
FACT: On appeal, a judge lowered the award to $480,000, a fact not widely publicized in the media.
FACT: During trial, McDonald's admitted that it had known about the risk of serious burns from its coffee for more than 10 years. From 1982 to 1992, McDonald's received more than 700 reports of burns from scalding coffee; some of the injured were children and infants. Many customers received severe burns to the genital area, perineum, inner thighs and buttocks.
I have no evidence for this, but I am certain that the popularity of this story is due in part to the fact that it is pushed hard by insurance industry propagandists.
BTW, Think Progress is doing a whole series of articles based on the latest Frank Lunz "How To Lie and Win" manual. The "McDonald's Myth" is just the first in the series. My "favorite" so far:
Finally, Luntz advises, 9/11 is the perfect way to dodge responsibility for sinking the country in red ink. In a section headed "Without the context of 9-11, you will be blamed for the deficit," he points out "supporters are inherently turned off to the idea of fiscal irresponsibility." The best way to counter that fact? "The trick then is to contextualize the deficit inside of 9/11."
When will someone confront Luntz on TV about this and ask him why he thinks it is acceptable to use 9/11 to "trick" the voters?


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Leland Gaunt opens a new shop in Castle Rock called Needful Things. Anyone who enters his store finds the object of his or her lifelong dreams and desires: a prized baseball card, a healing amulet. In addition to a token payment, Gaunt requests that each person perform a little "deed," usually a seemingly innocent prank played on someone else from town. These practical jokes cascade out of control and soon the entire town is doing battle with itself. Only Sheriff Alan Pangborn suspects that Gaunt is behind the population's increasingly violent behavior.
I'll start by saying this: you don't want to rush through this book. There's a lot going on in Needful Things, and you will definitely want to take your time with it. I had to learn the hard way, hence why this review took me a little longer than usual. That being said, let's move on.
I'm always happy to be reading Stephen King, and Needful Things was another delight. I loved the references to other King works, and while I had to look up a few, there were some that were familiar to me. Characters from Cujo and The Dead Zone came up in passing, as did Shawshank Prison. (I also couldn't help but picture Ace Merrill from "The Body" in Different Seasons as looking like Keifer Sutherland, who played him in the movie adaptation of said novella.) Protagonist Alan and his girlfriend Polly were great characters, both revealed to be people struggling with painful personal losses. How they come to cope with these not only shows how strong their relationship is, but also helps in defeating the antagonist.
As I said in my review of Something Wicked This Way Comes, every great horror story needs a great antagonist, and Mr. Gaunt is a devilishly good antagonist. Call it the wave of nineties nostalgia that's hit me lately, but he came across as an evil version of Sardo from Are You Afraid of the Dark? (for those of you not familiar with the show, it was a horror anthology series for kids that ran for a while in the nineties. Think like Goosebumps, only darker and creepier.). But whereas Sardo sold magical objects without actually knowing they were magical, Mr. Gaunt uses dark magic to trick his customers into buying his wares. Like Mr. Dark from Something Wicked This Way Comes, Mr. Gaunt is scary because we know very little about him. The things we do learn only enhance the image of him as a boogeyman.
The pacing held very well throughout this novel. There was plenty of intrigue when Needful Things and Mr. Gaunt are first introduced; even though customers leak into the store literally one at a time, their reactions to whatever they buy really makes you wonder about the nature of the shop. But once the first few hints concerning the unusual nature of Needful Things arose, everything quickened. The narrative is separated into the three parts, and the third act was literally where all hell broke loose. There was murder and mayhem going on left and right, and the final confrontation had me racing through the pages because of how insane it was.
As much as I loved the concept of the curio shop that turns out to be sinister, I really loved the way Mr. Gaunt set up the whole town to turn against itself. This book had a seriously similar vibe to the famous Twilight Zone episode, "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." I'm a huge TZ fan, and this book just kept making me think that the sort of events that would've unfolded in the episode were more than fulfilled here. If the episode shows just how dangerous paranoia and panic can be, this book shows just what happens when those two things are allowed to spiral out of control.
The biggest problem I had with this book was that it felt too overstuffed. It wasn't so much a problem of there being a lot of characters so much that it seemed like there were too many parts to the big plot Mr. Gaunt set into motion to wreak havoc in Castle Rock. It got hard after a while to remember not just who was "pulling a prank" on whom, but also what they bought and why they went for that specific item. There was also another subplot about the members of two churches getting into a squabble, but that felt kind of tacked on because it didn't really have anything directly to do with Needful Things nor with Mr. Gaunt.
I thought the ending to this book was really unsettling. We get the reveal about Mr. Gaunt, which should probably be obvious to some after seeing the effects his wares have on the people who buy them, but it was still pretty creepy. The end of the actual narrative came to an uneasy conclusion in my mind, the sort where the characters end up in the least worst possible outcome. The lesser of two evils, if that makes sense, since what becomes of Mr. Gaunt isn't one hundred percent clear. The epilogue hints that the story isn't exactly over, and it's that uncertainty that makes the ending so successful.
Again, this is *not* a book you want to try speeding through. Because of the web of manipulation speared on by Mr. Gaunt and how complicated it is, one can get tangled up in it very easily, no pun intended. That being said, the way Mr. Gaunt's plot to turn everyone in Castle Rock against each other worked well, and our protagonists were fairly likable and clever enough to catch on to the strangeness of the events going on around them. Great suspense and intrigue and a few good scares made this a really good read.
Rating: 4 stars
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Harvey is proving to be a real mixture of good dog - bad dog. I suppose it's his nature to chase deer and swans but most of the time he stays with me and has shown intelligence in learning what to do and what not to do. It's really a matter of mutual understanding. He has to learn that when we are running along by the river or anywhere else, he can't go galavanting across fields to chase birds of any description and especilally not legally proctected swans. I have to be sure to keep an eye open for things that will tempt him off the straight and narrow
Last night I felt like a run after spending a delightful day trotting around the Borders and checking the very high level of the Tweed at Kelso. I was feeling good after my run at Dunbar the previous day, where I had for once planned my run and stuck to the plan. This lovely bubble of good feeling evaporated when Harvey suddenly dived off the path and made a be-line for the fields. No amount of shouting or threats from me made any difference and so I had to chase after him through the mud. By the time I caught him several swans had taken off and one was hissing and looking quite aggressive.
Today, Harvey and I went on an obedience walk and it went well. I made it very clear that he had to stay by me and not rove around and come back after an interesting sniffing session. We even crossed the paths of several ducks with no incidents taking place. I suspect that Harvey's high spirits will surface regularly... it is my job to make sure they are chanelled in the right direction.


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Your life matters, and it matters on an infinite and eternal scale. That may sound like a bold claim.
Maybe you spend most of your day behind a desk or chauffeuring children or repeating one of a thousand ordinary routines. Nothing about your daily life seems world-changing or history-making to you. A life-crushing loss or a humiliating setback may leave you feeling that your world is irreparably broken. Chronic illness or a stalled career may have you wondering whether you have anything truly significant to offer. You may have reached the pinnacle of success, and now you find yourself wondering, "Is this all that there is?"
Nevertheless, your life matters. That is the core message of Christian hope. This book is devoted to helping its readers not only to understand the concept of hope, but more importantly to draw upon hope as the powerful force that inspires our daily lives.
Christian hope is far more than wishful thinking or a positive attitude. Optimism in all its forms places its bets on what we humans can accomplish. By contrast, hope is rooted in what Christ has already achieved on the cross and what God promises to accomplish for us in the future.
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When you look for a power saw, there are a lot of features you might look for. These include laser line guide, dust collectors, or multiple or changeable grips. But what about the saws themselves? There are a lot of different kinds of power saws. First, there's the debate of portable versus bench or table saws. Then there's the different kids of saws in each of those categories. Each of these(…)
There are a variety of ways to fish for trout. When most of us think of trout fishing, we picture a lone angler standing in a crystal clear mountain stream, masterfully swinging a fly fishing rod. But trout fishing doesn't necessarily have to be fly fishing. Sure, fly fishing is the best way to fish shallow streams with a lot of pocket water and rocks, but trout also live in(…)
Hunting from a tree stand can make you a much more effective hunter. Tree stands do three main things to elevate (no pun intended) your hunting game. First, they reduce the amount of your scent that lingers at ground level. Second, it keeps you out of the deer's normal line of sight. Lastly, a tree stand will give you a great view of the terrain around you. There are other(…)
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Salmon Club with Avocado Butter
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adapted from Real Simple
makes two sandwiches (plus extra avocado butter)
1 ripe avocado, pitted and peeled
juice from half a lemon
2 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature
1 tsp fresh oregano leaves
kosher salt
2 8-ounce salmon fillets
4 slices pumpernickel bread, toasted
1½ cups arugula
vegetable cooking spray
Place the avocado, lemon juice, butter, oregano, and ¾ tsp of the salt in a food processor. Pulse until nearly smooth, about 30 seconds. Set aside. If you're using a hand blender instead of a food processor, just do this in a large mixing bowl.
Place a nonstick skillet over medium heat and coat with vegetable cooking spray. Sprinkle the salmon with the remaining ½ tsp salt and cook until opaque throughout, about 3 minutes per side. If you want the salmon to cook faster, break it up into smaller pieces. It's ok, you'll probably break it up when assembling the sandwich anyway. Transfer the cooked salmon to a plate.
Spread a generous amount of avocado butter on each slice of bread. Place arugula on two pieces of the bread and top this with the cooked salmon. You may have some salmon left over. (You'll probably have extra avocado butter too, just use them to make another sandwich tomorrow.) Finish the sandwiches with the other two pieces of bread (duh). Enjoy!


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So I got a Microsoft Band as a late Christmas present and I've been using it for a few days and I thought I'd share a few of my thoughts on the device.
First though, I'd like to point out that I've been looking for quite a few months for a device that would:
- Give me continuous heart rate monitoring
- Give me calorie counts as I'm working out
- Not be tied to a particular Operating System (yes Apple Watch I'm talking to you here 🙂 )
- Sync to my phone or PC
- But can use it without having to have my phone with me (Samsung, I'm talking to you…:) )
- And do all of the above without needing to wear a chest strap
I've tried a few different watches/devices and have returned them all as they didn't do any of the above things. Even when I returned the Samsung watch to Best Buy, they kind of admitted that the watch sucked 🙂
So I picked up the my Microsoft Band a few days ago and here's what I've found
- I have a Galaxy S4 phone and the Band synced up using Bluetooth easily. (In fact the Band won't work without a smartphone sync).
- But the nicest part…….I can use the band when I run or workout and don't have to have my phone next to me. This is something that is pretty important to me
- I get email, text and phone notifications. I can even pay for my Starbucks with my Band. 🙂
- When using the Band as a workout device, it continually displays my heart rate, calories burned, and exercise duration.
- It is moderately uncomfortable (although I haven't worn a watch in 20 years…..).
- The reports generated by the Band give a lot of interesting information.. for example:
First Boot Camp info
You'll notice the spikes in heart rate and the timing durations. Now lets look at a sample run
First Run
And the part I found the most interesting….Tracking my tennis match
Singles Tennis Match which I won 6-3, 6-2
As you can see, I work really hard at tennis
Although I plan to further discuss this when I've had the Band a few weeks, my initial reaction to the Band is that I think I'm really going to like this product 🙂
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Comparing Clayton Kershaw to the Best Pitchers in Baseball
Clayton Kershaw continues his reign as the most dominant starter in the league after letting up one run over eight innings and striking out six against the Brewers. Through his 19 starts this year, he's let up two or more runs only six times, with one of those outings not being a quality start (seven earned runs over 1.2 innings). There's no question that Clayton Kershaw is the best pitcher in the bigs this year, and has been since 2011 when he made his first All-Star game and won the NL Cy Young.
The Dodgers' ace is like a fine wine, with his numbers improving year by year. While his 2012 stats weren't as good as 2011, his 2013 was one of the best seasons ever and this year has been even better.
Kershaw's 2013 can only be compared to Pedro Martinez's 2000 and Roger Clemens's 2005 this century, and there's no season as good after that until the 70's. While he has Johnny Cueto on his heels for the NL Cy Young this year, Chris Sale wanting to be the lefty and Felix Hernandez is trying build his campaign as the ace of the MLB over his west coast rival, Kershaw is only getting better.
These three starters all have very impressive numbers, with a couple that are even better than Kershaw's. But Kershaw is impressive on almost every front, and looking over these four starter's stats, he has plenty of reason to be considered the best guy on the bump.


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My new favorite fruit discovered in Burma is this type of a banana. Two sides are flat & they are overall wider & shorter than S American varieties we get in the US.
The taste is quite different. It's not as sweet, more dense & creamy. Subtle flavor hints of vanilla.


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Lecturer in mathematics education and special/inclusive education
My main research interests include the education of individuals with additional or divergent learning needs (such as Special Educational Needs, disabilities, atypical neurocognitive development, and other intersecting disadvantages), particularly where these cause mathematics-specific difficulties. I have recently been studying the mathematical activities of low-attaining students with a view to improving their learning experience and progress. I am also particularly interested in the role of visuospatial representation in teaching and learning mathematics, and in cross-curricular projects.
My doctoral thesis "Drawing division: Emerging and developing multiplicative structure in low-attaining students' representational strategies" was an ESRC scholarship-funded qualitative study combining practitioner-based fieldwork, microgenetic case studies, grounded approaches and multimodal analysis. It won the UCL IOE Director's Thesis Prize and the BERA Thesis Award.
I am currently based at King's College London, where I run the MA in Mathematics Education, teach on PGCE courses and supervise various postgraduate research. I have also taught on PGCE, BEd, MA, SKE and CPD courses in Maths Education and/or Special Educational Needs at the UCL Institute of Education and London Metropolitan University.
Prior to working in academia I was a secondary school maths teacher in London for 10 years, 7 of which as Head of Maths at a special school for students with Specific Learning Difficulties (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia, etc.), also in Pupil Referral Units and comprehensive schools in London.
I am available to give lectures or training sessions on various aspects of mathematics education (e.g. qualitative diagnosis of individual numeracy difficulties) and inclusive education (e.g. addressing Special Educational Needs in the mainstream classroom), and occasionally take on students for 1:1 tuition.
Further CV info is on LinkedIn, or email me.
Please provide full citation if quoting from my work.
(in press). 'Low-attaining students' representational strategies: tasks, time, efficiency and economy'. Oxford Review of Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2017.1329720
(in press). 'Emerging and developing multiplicative structure in low-attaining students' representational strategies: Four key representation types'. In Proceedings of the Tenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education. Dublin, Republic of Ireland: Dublin City University and ERME.
(2017). 'Between Counting and Multiplication: Low-Attaining Students' Spatial Structuring, Enumeration and Errors in Concretely-Presented 3D Array Tasks'. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 19(2), 95–114. https://doi.org/10.1080/10986065.2017.1295418 (Please go to publisher's version linked above if possible; however, if not, an author manuscript is also available – pdf, 43 pages)
(2015) 'Spatial structuring, enumeration and errors of S.E.N. students working with 3D arrays'. In Proceedings of the Ninth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 252–258). Prague, Czech Republic: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education and ERME. (pdf, 10 pages)
(2014) 'Drawing division: Emerging and developing multiplicative structure in low-attaining students' representational strategies'. London: Institute of Education (PhD thesis). (pdf, 361 pages)
(2009) 'Drawing, modelling and gesture in students' solutions to a Cartesian product problem'. Educate~, Kaleidoscope Special Issue, p.21-36. (pdf, 16 pages)
(2006) 'Visual representation in mathematics: Five case studies of dyslexic children in Key Stage 3'. London: Institute of Education (MRes dissertation). (pdf, 87 pages)
(in preparation). 'Inclusion: individual differences, disabilities and Special Educational Needs'. In M. Maguire & K. Skilling (Eds.), Becoming a teacher: issues in secondary education. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education (UK).
in mainstream mathematics' in Johnston-Wilder, S., Pimm, D. & Lee, C. eds.
Learning to Teach Mathematics in the Secondary School: a Companion to School
Experience (4th ed.). London: Routledge. (Google Books link)
(2005) 'More to a game than meets the eye'. Equals, 11 (1), p.17-19. (pdf, 5 pages)
(2008) 'My Music: a mathematical investigation' – a project for use in secondary schools, funded by the DfES and Bowland Trust. The full project including software and all support materials is available from the Bowland Mathematics website.


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This book is bridging the gap between content and language acquisition.
Suitable as Extra Practice for EAL/ESL/E2L/EFL students aged 14-16
Integrating content and language learning in a practical and easy-to-use volume that is perfect for use in class, or for individual study.
Plenty of visual support, such as pictures, charts and diagrams
Short bursts of comprehensible and accessible content allowing students to focus
Key vocabulary identified and practised so that correct use becomes familiar
Engaging and varying activities helps keep students interested and motivated
Every unit has a reading and comprehension activity to practise core skills
Grammar work is focused and relevant to content
Extension activities encourage reflection and critical thinking
Study skills chapter encourages best practice and unpacks tricky exam questions
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text: I just flashed a ROM (aokp M4 for Gnex) and I created a titaniumbackup.zip for easier restoreation of apps and as I was restoring and installing I kept getting a message asking if I wanted replace the application with the same application. Almost like it backed up 2 of everything (luckily I only have 28 apps to restore) What happened? Only concerned because I don't want this to happen when I flash other ROMs in the future.


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This year I tried Amazon Prime because I needed to ship a gift fast and two day shipping went from $20 to free...with an annual fee charged in two months. I worried that when the $60 charge hit I would be filled with regret. But now instead of regretting the impulse I consider Prime to be awesome with a side of awesome sauce. It pretty much guarantees that I will do all of my gift shopping on Amazon because it conquers my two problems - timeliness and shipping.
I love the 21st Century.


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iPhone 5 users of Verizon Wireless complained that they had been experiencing Wi-Fi connectivity bug that allows iPhone 5 to consume cellular data while connecting to a Wi-Fi network. After receiving their complaint, Apple has released a solution for that bug
Apple inspires Verizon Wireless users to follow the below instructions to fix the Wi-Fi Data connectivity problems:
- Tap Settings > General > About.
- Wait for the following alert to appear:
- Tap OK to install the update.
- Hold the Sleep/Wake button down until you see "slide to power off".
- Slide to power off.
- After the device powers off, hold the Sleep/Wake button to turn your phone back on.
Note: To finish the installation of the update, your iPhone 5 must be turned off and then on again.
After your iPhone restarts, tap Settings > General > About, then scroll down to Carrier and verify that "Verizon 13.1" is displayed.
A number of user also complaining that after upgrading their device to latest iOS 6 they are having Wifi Connection issue. So far no solution has been released yet. We will update as soon as we got something for our readers. Stay tuned.
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Ripon Racecourse has fought off stiff competition to be named as one of the country's best racecourses.
For the second year, The Racecourse Association, in partnership with VisitEngland and VisitScotland, has listed the course in their top 11 - a prestigious accolade that puts the city firmly on the map for both racegoers and the wider community, Marketing Manager Erin Boswell told the Gazette.
Erin said: "We have been up against 60 courses, including the likes of Ascot, so for Ripon to be up there on that list I think really shows how much we have to offer as a course, and as a city. We are thrilled to have been recognised for a second year.
"We all work really hard at the racecourse and I think something like this is testament to that. To get support from a national board is fantastic. As a course we are passionate about showing that going to the races is something for everyone and we want to continue to welcome families and new racegoers. Hopefully being in the top 11 will help to achieve that.
"We want to continue to make the course as accessible as possible, and that's one of the reasons why we are launching shuttle bus for every race meeting this year to get people from the centre to the racecourse and back."
The racecourse's club dining area has also been given an excellence award - the only racecourse in England to have been given such recognition.
Erin added: "This is the second year the dining area has been recognised, and again we are are absolutely delighted. We are passionate about anything that really adds to our visitor experience. We want to show how much we have to offer, and Ripon does have so much to offer. We have a lot of visitor attractions."
Managing Director at Ripon Racecourse, James Hutchinson, said: "We are delighted to be recognised in this way. It is a great tribute to all of our staff and racecourse partners who have worked very hard to achieve this result. It gives us another target to work towards during the forthcoming season."


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Backstreet Boys + Avril Lavigne
Backstreet's back, finishing up its global 20th anniversary (wow, we're old) tour, In a World Like This. The harmonic man-pop act is sort of peaking again, with a nostalgic cameo in raunchy comedy This Is the End. Tagging along with the Boys is "Sk8er Boi" pop-punker Lavigne. Mrs. Nickelback plugs a self-titled fifth album featuring "Here's to Never Growing Up," which would have been a suitable tour title, as well.


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Eye Candy: Rihanna as Marion Crane on 'Bates Motel'
Here it is, Navy, your first look at Rihanna as Marion Crane on Bates Motel. The A&E drama will reportedly close out its fifth and final season by returning to its origins. The show has finally reached a point where the action will begin to coincide with the plot from the film, thus giving us the murderous, cross-dressing Norman we've all been waiting for, and Marion Crane, the iconic character made famous by actress Janet Leigh in the original 1960 film Psycho.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Religion and Culture
Well, my first commentary post is going to come out of a random book in my ship's library.
More specifically (and with a little background), I've made a habit of occasionally going up to my ship's library, skimming titles until something catches my eye, and then reading that book. Usually I end up with a science fiction or action/adventure book, but this weekend I decided to grab one of the Christian books I saw.
The title of this book was "A Radical Reformission"; it promised strategies for better evangelism, essentially. I suspect it would not be considered proper Christianity by many of the more hardline Christians, but not being one of those myself I can't be entirely certain. I was also not its intended target audience; it was very clear that the book was directed at Christians who wanted to improve their ability to attract others.
With all that said, it was an interesting read, but it was about as effective as anything else I've read with regards to conversion. Namely, it wasn't. The author did come up with some interesting ideas regarding connecting the church to the culture around it; he argued that it was essential for Christians to go out in the world and not be afraid to associate with sinners, even to the point of engaging in some activities considered sinful by fundamentalists. With that said, he did maintain that it was important to avoid actual sins.
Which leads me to one of my biggest problems here. Here we have a Christian author and pastor all but admitting that the culture in which the religious teachings exist will affect those teachings. Yet he didn't quite go as far as admitting that those teachings might change because of that, and he maintained that several elements were still essential. How do we know that those essential elements aren't just the adjustments religious leaders made to spread their religion in the distant past, much the same as the author advocates adjustments in the modern world? That is one of my major problems with religion in general - that we really don't know whether all of these ideas are our hypothetical God's, or whether humanity came up with them as it searched for something to worship.
At least, it's my problem with the ancient religions - some of our more recently created religions are much better illuminated by the historical record. But that's an entirely different point.
Anyway, that also leads me to problem two - that there is no real discussion of the truth of the Bible. This is at least forgivable, since this book is directed at those who already believe the Bible to be true, but it does illustrate a problem. These evangelism techniques are about appealing to the right culture, building friendships, and getting people involved... and anyone can do that to get people into their group. Successful evangelism on these merits doesn't say anything about God, in my opinion - it says that people are willing to believe because their friends do, or because it helps them feel better about themselves. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, and I wish the people who think this way as much happiness as they can get from their beliefs. I don't, however, think their theological arguments are any more convincing from a thousand people instead of one.
Anyway. I'm still glad I read it, because it was an interesting take on the subject of religion with a few ideas I've never seen before. It still falls prey to those same problems as most others, though.
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Sai Bhaji
After making the berry pulao, there was a whole lot of dill lying in the fridge. There was no question about what to do with it - I decided to make Sai Bhaji, a quintessential Sindhi mixed vegetable. The dill imparts a lovely flavour this (almost) one pot meal.
Sai Bhaji was one of the first things I learnt to make.... I remember vividly sitting in front of the T.V. noting the recipe from an episode on Sanjeev Kapoor's Khana Khazana. Ironically, I hadn't made this one in almost 5 years!! Somehow, I think I simply forgot about this amazing mixed vegetable. Now that I have re-discovered the recipe, I sure am going to make this often.
1 bunch spinach
1/2 bunch methi (fenugreek) leaves
1/2 bunch dill
(wash and chop all the three)
1/4 cup chana dal, soaked for 3-4 hrs
1 large onion, chopped
1 large tomato, chopped
1" piece ginger, minced
1 potato, cut into cubes (I didn't peel it)
dry masalas - red chilli powder, 1 tsp each cumin and coriander powder, 1 tsp amchur, 1/2 tsp chat masala, 1/4 tsp turmeric
salt to taste
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp oil
for the tempering:
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 dried red chillies
1.5 tbsp oil
1. Heat oil and saute onion and ginger in it till the onion turns pink.
2. Discard the water from the soaked chana dal and the potato and saute with the onion.
3. Add all the dry masalas and fry for a minute.
4. Add all the chopped greens, tomato and 1/2 a cup of water.
5. Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
6. Do the tempering once the pressure drops - Heat oil, add the garlic and let it turn golden. Then pop in the cumin seeds, let them crackle and the add the dried red chillies. Pour this over the cooked vegetable.
7. Simmer for about 10 -15 minutes.
(Notes : I didnt saute the onions, instead I simply pressure cooked everything together for a healthier version.
2. I didnt have fresh methi leaves and used 3 tbsps kasoori methi).
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When a man is ordained to the diaconate or priesthood, during the service the bishop shouts "Axios" (he is worthy) and the people respond in kind. What would be the procedure if someone, God forbid, were to shout "ANaxios" (He is NOT worthy)? Would the candidate have a chance to answer for himself? Would the ordination be delayed until further investigation could be made by the hierarch? I've never seen this happen, and only have heard of it happening once in recent years. Anyone know about this?In Christ,Michael
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Was it a potential Archbishop of Greece who had his elevation stopped by someone saying 'Anaxios'? Was that in the 60's or something, and only after the man died was it found that the evidence had been falsified? Maybe this was a quasi-urban legend I heard somewhere...
Actually, what you've described is exactly what I've been told happens. If anyone shouts "Anaxios', the ordination is stopped at that point and an investigation started until the matter can be resolved.I had heard of one case in the US when a person shouted 'Anaxios'. The ordination was stopped and the person in the crowd was taken to the hierarch and asked why he said anaxios---what evidence of unsuitability did he have?Everyone was bracing themselves for evidence of criminal and immoral acts, but the person responded to the bishop that he thought that the candidate was an excellent choice for the clergy. Eventually it turned out the person thought 'Anaxios' meant 'Super Worthy' (kind of combining Anaphora, lifting somethig up to God, with the descriptor for worthiness) and so he meant it as a tribute, and was puzzled why everything stopped.
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Apple unveiled its new iCloud service earlier this week at the company's annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. One of the features CEO Steve Jobs touted was the ability to re-download app and music purchases without having to re-pay. This feature would be available with iOS 5 in the fall of 2011.
You will have to wait until the fall for most of what iOS 5 and iCloud offers; however, if you update your iPad to iOS 4.3.3, you can take advantageous of the "previous purchase download" features now.
To get the latest version, simply connect your iPad to your PC or Mac and use the update option in iTunes (Boy I can't wait for the fall when I can do this without using a computer or iTunes).
Accessing your previously purchased content, whether it's an app or song, is easy to do. Here's what it takes, for example, to download apps you already paid for:
On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 4.3.3, launch the App Store app.
On the iPhone and iPod touch, tap Updates, look to the top of the list and tap Purchased. On the iPad, tap the Purchased option on the tool bar at the bottom of the app display.
Apps that aren't installed but are available since they were previously purchased include an iCloud download button. Just tap the button to start the download.
Look for the Purchased and Download buttons to re-download apps.
Downloading previously purchased songs works pretty much the same:
Launch iTunes on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Tap Purchased in the toolbar at the bottom of the app display.
Just like apps, purchased music that isn't on your device includes an iCloud download button. Just tap the cloud button next to the tracks you want to add to your device.
Re-downloading apps isn't new, although offering users a clear way to tell what they have purchased — along with making it clear that re-downloads aren't new purchases — is a refreshing change to the interface Apple previously offered. Letting customers redownload music for free and to their other owned devices, however, is new and long overdue.
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Bhubaneswar, Apr 15 (PTI) Opposition parties blaming EVMs for their poll loss underlines their desperation and lack of issues against the BJP, its national president Amit Shah said today, noting that EVMs were never questioned when they won.
Questioning the integrity of electronic voting machines (EVMs) amounted to openly disrespecting the Election Commission, he said in his inaugural address at the two-day national executive meet of the BJP here.
"Opposition parties are in desperation following our win. They have no issue against us. They are not admitting their defeat and instead blaming EVMs," he said.
Shah wondered if the UPA had not won in 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha polls when EVMs were used or if the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP had swept the Delhi assembly polls in 2015 due to use of ballot papers.
The BJP chief also referred to the Congresss victory in the Punjab assembly polls to make his point.
Briefing reporters on Shahs speech, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Election Commission has already come out with an open hacking challenge and let people know if Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal, who has alleged EVM tempering, was a "hacking expert".
He said all elections since 1998 were held with the use of EVMs.
Asked about a book written by BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao who had questioned the reliability of EVMs, Prasad said his book is not the official view of his party and it was written long back when the UPA was in power.
Asked about BSP chief Mayawatis assertion that she would join hands with other parties to take on the BJP, Prasad said the countrys politics has changed and even if all parties came together they would not be able to defeat the saffron party.
"If you analyse the UP election, the BJP would have even if other parties were together," Prasad said.
Shah in his address also referred to the Shunglu Committee report, which has indicted the Kejriwal government on alleged corruption charges, and said there cannot be a bigger example of lack of probity.
He exhorted party leaders to work to realise the Modi governments dream of a New India.
The central government has also given Padma awards for the first time to many little-known people doing good work in different field and made selection process transparent, he said, while also lauding it for the passage of the GST bills.
The chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur Yogi Adityanath, Trivendra Singh Rawat and Biren Singh, respectively attended their first national executive since assuming their new roles.
They were congratulated by party leaders and workers for their new assignment, especially, Adityanatha, the fiery Hindutva mascot, for taking charge of the politically crucial and countrys most populous state. PTI KR KIS


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Yesterday Ajwa textiles has released Unique Krinkle chiffon vol-09 2014 and today Ajwa Lawn Afsoon Collection has caught my attention. It is from Ajwa summer catalog 2014 but designed for eid occasion. This time Ajwa has brought blooming hues with trendy patterns on rich designer lawn prints. Style of passion look like a dream as you wear these attires. Exclusively Designed dresses will enhance your curves and soft 100% cotton will keep you comfortable. Pair these Afsoon lawn prints with matching leggings and sandals to get complimented for your classy choice. This season ajwa is providing you stand out look for eid season. High notes of vogue for the women, who wants to steal the show by wearing high class attires.
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It's Summertime
Time to live easy. Time to dip into that summer reading list.
Right now, I'm reading Slow Love by Dominique Browning. In a jacuzzi. (One sure way to slow myself down enough to read for a long time.)
I've been a fan of Browning's since the mid-90's when I started subscribing to House & Garden just to read her editorials. Okay, and also to dream about houses and gardens. One of the great magazines of all time, I lugged boxes of H&G issues around for years — making good use of them for students and collages — until recently, and reluctantly, dragging what was left of them to the alley recycling bin.
A chapter in her earlier book, Around the House and in the Garden, about hiring infuriatingly inept contractors, helped me keep my sanity while building my studio. Slow Love chronicles Browning's life after H&G, and her frenetic job as Editor-in-Chief, suddenly (and unexpectedly) shut down. In the prologue, she writes that
"Slow love is about knowing what you've got before it's gone."Slowing down is a good, good thing. We have to slow down to observe and connect with the world around us. Truthfully. Some of us can slow down naturally but most of us need a jolt, or tough love training to shock us out of our break-neck pace and obsession with past and possible futures.
"At the back of that hurry is the knowledge that it is a screen against honesty." —Adam NicolsonOne of the main reasons I teach drawing and watercolor is to help people slow down, get real, bypass racing thoughts, be present in real time. The tools we use in my courses are pencils, pens, brushes, water, color, and paper. We start at the very beginning so that your creative house will always stand on a solid foundation. Whether you have no experience or some experience, your foundation is critical.
As you practice drawing and watercolor, you begin to notice that the light, your experience of time, your perspective, is always changing. Your experience in any moment is never to be repeated. You can't catch it with a camera, but looking back over drawings and watercolors brings some ineffable reminder of connection to a place in time. Because you slowed down enough to connect to your actual experience.
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Howdy there
Today I'm sharing my layout that I did as
inspiration for the March Challenge which
is Aqua and Teal.
I actually love everything about this layout.
When I started I had no idea how I was going
to do it. I had picked out some of my scrap
papers, the photo I wanted to use and the
chipboard title and that was it. Then just
when I sat down to scrap this layout the
mailman delivered my A2Z Scraplets order
and inside that parcel of goodness was the
Spotty Circles Chipboard and instantly
I knew what I wanted to do.
All the chipboard has been embossed with white
embossing powder. The circle chipboard has some
little sprinkles of Lindy's Best La Vie Cerise
embossing powder on the circle parts then heat
embossed then a few enamel dots to finish it off.
Of course I have added a touch of hand stitching
to my layout too. Thanks for stopping by. I hope
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- BTC GPS Inc12.Nov 2015
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Was good at first but money comes before employees
Suggestions for improvement
- Give set schedule so employees will have a life outside of work. Offer benefits.
What I like about the company
Paid for overnight trips and meals.
What I dislike about the company
No set schedule. You could work 7 days straight and all hours of the day and night.
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12/9/11 Charter News Round-Up
December 9, 2011
Sacramento City Unified Drops Plan To Swap Sac Charter High School Campus
Sacramento Charter High School, part of the St. HOPE network of charter schools, has faced significant facilities issues over the past few months, as the district had announced plans to swap campuses with another local school. Students and families organized to ensure their voices were heard, as they disapproved having their campus moved to a new location. This week, the Sac City Unified School Board dropped the swap plan, and will be looking at other facilities solutions. See how the students took control of the issue in stories featured in the Sacramento Bee, KCRA, Univision and Fox 40.
Number of Charter School Students Surges Nationwide
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools announced this week that the number of charter school students in the country has passed the two million mark. That's quite a milestone, especially because the majority of those students are in California charter schools. The Alliance used the numbers to show continued growth, and will be advocating for removal of caps and other obstacles across the U.S. To read about that, see the article in the Associated Press. For more on the impact California is having on the charter movement, read the piece in EdSource Extra.
Charter School Growth
Speaking of growth, we saw several stories that embody the growth in the charter movement in California. For instance, a story in the Merced Sun-Star details how charters are bringing new opportunities and choice to students and families. In addition, NBC in Los Angeles interviewed a charter leader that recently got the green light to open a new hybrid charter in the area. And in the San Miguel area, charter petitioners are looking to open a new charter next year. Read that story in the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
Clayton Valley Conversion Charter Appeal Heard This Week
After being denied by the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, petitioners looking to convert Clayton Valley High to a charter school presented their petition to the county office of education. Parents and supporters packed the board room to talk about the benefits of the conversion. The board isn't expected to make a final decision until next month. To read what's happening, see the article in the San Jose Mercury News and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Governor Brown Announces Initiative To Increase School Funding
As the end of the year quickly approaches, so does the new Legislative year. And with that, Governor Brown is expected to present his budget plan for the next fiscal year. However, with revenues coming in at lower rates than anticipated, and a budget hole to fill, midyear cuts are expected to be announced before the end of the month. The Governor is already taking steps to ensure that schools receive additional funding next year, and announced this week plans to include an initiative in next year's ballot that will raise income and sales taxes to fund education. See the stories in the Sacramento Bee and the Los Angeles Times.
The Good News
We always like to wrap up this blog with some positive stories of charter schools featured in the media. This week, for instance, the San Diego Union Tribune published a story highlighting the success of some of High Tech High's top teachers, as they were honored for their use of technology and innovation in the classroom. In addition, students from the Academy of Academic Excellence in Apple Valley who have an interest in law and courts are being recognized for getting to the finals of a competition on mock trials. That story can be found in the San Bernardino Sun.
One particular article that caught our eye featured in the San Jose Mercury News regarding the new Mayor of East Palo Alto, who is not only in her 20's, but is a charter school after-school program director. Read about that here.
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Getting ready to order some high quality grits online. They have white and yellow? Is one traditional for shrimp & grits? Or should I order some of both?
Alos, have eaten, but never made shrimp & grits. Any tips or recipes appreciated.
I have found white to be the most common to be served with shrimp. But either will do just fine. Just make sure they are "stone ground."
Both are used. However if you don't have grits and have to order online. Polenta is basically the same thing...just make it a bit more 'soupy'.
One place around here used to serve a shrimp and grits that was quite elegant. With the shrimp in a garlic sauce, served around a pool of grits/polenta. The mound of grits was topped with matchstick cut ham bits piled on top and sauteed mushroom and chives.
Oh and use stock, or peel the shrimp before sauteing them and make a shrimp stock with the shells to make the 'grits'. In either case the liquid for cooking grits should on the savory side.
To expand on my previous post..the Sherried shrimp would be a good for the shrimp element.
Now, imagine a pool of grits/polenta in the center of that dish--topped with sauteed ham matchsticks and mushroom. (I'd use yellow for that just for the color contrast tho).
Yellow grits, and cook them with half milk and half water. I like using country ham in place of the tasso ham.


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Athletes will be grouped based on age and ability in every camp we run. With our experience in running camps we are able to run some basic individual skills drills at the beginning of each camp where coaches can evaluate the levels of the players and at every step of the way we keep athletes in a group that will challenge them. Sometimes we have players who want to participate in our camps together and stay together. No problem! Simply let us know the player that your athlete wants to work out with and we can keep these kids together. Please note that we must hear from BOTH parties when players want to ensure that they stay in the same group.
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7-week vacation,A Level's result,First job,Getting into uni,Rcia,awesome family&friends
2012 has been a good year and hopefully 2013 will be better! And i guess i won't be blogging for a while. Couldn't believe that I've had this blog for more than 7years though.
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we are dedicated to the health and vitality of your precious animal companions
The Baton Rouge Animal Hospital that Dr. McElveen owns and personally operates is a full service primary care facility; it is one of the most popular, respected and trusted facilities in the area. Over the years Dr. Mike has treated thousands of canine and feline patients and has seen and diagnosed virtually every sickness and ailment known to affect dogs and cats, which are his specialty. He has also performed numerous surgeries saving pets lives and allowing them to have more time with the families that love them.
All of Dr. Mike's clients love and trust him with their pets because they know he will always put the animal's best interest first, he will always thoroughly explain to his clients their pets diagnoses, condition and offer the very best treatment options. Dr. Mike has cared for and treated some very serious cases over the years some involving cancer as well as other very serious conditions. His office is also a full service pet pharmacy where they can dispense most medicines that your pet will need; he has treated pets with chemotherapy and other radical forms of treatment and with great success.
Dr. Mike provides all the regular services that you might find at most veterinarian practices but with a few very important additions. In the evening Dr. Mike becomes an emergency room doctor and his office becomes "The Baton Rouge Pet Emergency Hospital". Doctor Ron Ponthieux is a friend and partner in the emergency hospital. Together they provide the community and their fellow veterinarian colleagues with an invaluable and most necessary service, if not for them I don't know what most of us would do with our pets in an emergency situation. Most of the local veterinarians in town trust their patients to Dr. Mike and Dr. Ron when their offices are closed and most even have their phones transferred over to The Baton Rouge Pet Emergency Hospital during off hours.
The emergency hospital is fully and totally equipped with all the necessary equipment to treat almost if not all types of emergencies and they even have a state of the art operating room where he can perform most any kind of emergency or everyday surgery.


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A typical flat queen-sized sheet measures 90 inches by 102 inches. The accompanying fitted sheet is 60 inches by 80 inches. These fit a standard queen mattress, which is also 60 by 80 inches.
The queen is the best-selling mattress as of 2015. Two adults typically fit comfortably on it, making it a desirable alternative in a space that isn't big enough for a king mattress. A queen bed, however, measures 18 inches smaller than two separate twin mattresses.
Queen mattresses are often selected for small master bedrooms and guest rooms. Many single sleepers who sprawl prefer the extra space. It is also a popular size for tall adults and growing teens.


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Unlike many WMs, it is quite easy to configure, and doesn't have the problem of code bloat. In fact, pwm has the philosophy that stuff should be done outside if practical, although it doesn't go to the extremes that wm2 and wmx go; for example, it has a decent built-in menu system (wm2/wmx's can hardly be called "decent"), and it natively supports Windowmaker docklets.
Even with these "extraneous" features, the code weighs in at a paltry 93K download, and the binary is a whole whopping 88k stripped. There are a number of neat third-party apps for this to add in other functionality, as well; in addition to all available Windowmaker docklets, there is a desktop notify program which watches for page change notifications and displays a wmx-style channel indicator.
The configuration is quite straightforward, if a little overwhelming, but in many ways it feels like the Mutt of window managers - it sucks less, and you don't have to use all the features. For example, it's quite simple to remove all of the frame stuff and pretend that it's just a streamlined but pretty version of twm.
It's also incredibly keyboard-friendly. Any key or mouse button event can be mapped to any WM command, and the available WM commands are quite complete, the only notable exception being something like fvwm2's CursorMove primitive, but it's easy enough to use an external utility for that as well. (In fact, just prior to this writing, I hacked one up in 5 minutes and sent it to Mr. Valkonen.)
There is a sister project, ion, which takes the frame concept one step further and turns the screen into basically a graphical version of Emacs split-panes. At the time of this writing, however, using it is somewhat frustrating for a number of reasons.
Irregardless, pwm succeeds in being lightweight and simple without being fugly or underpowered. I have quickly adopted it as my favorite.
It doesn't hurt, by the way, that it looks and feels quite a bit like a functional version of AnimeOS. :)
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