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The arrangements posed some interesting and challenging treatments of the Catalonian melodies in that our first selection Le Filla de Marxant featured the basses playing in 3/4 throughout the entire piece while the melody, part 1 was in 6/8 and part 2 and 3 explored accents in between the pulses of 6/8 and 3/4. Throughout the three pieces we played Alex Lew and Aidrien Wilkins did a fantastic job leading the group with clear playing, and beautiful tone. Tommy Hoag and James McCormick played the intricate countermelodies with grace and aplomb and Charles Stanton and Bob Stuart and David Fetrow did a fantastic job keeping a very solid groove on a tricky syncopated part. Joel Beerman, Calvin Senter and Faye Alesse played the ¾ part mentioned earlier as solidly as you could ask of anyone and by the time of our performances we had a lovely lilt. El Mestre and El Noy De La Mare were the two other arrangements the Guitar Orchestra of Seattle played. El mestre featured a beautiful pianissimo intro starting in 3 with a noble and mysterious series of open 5ths and octaves and then the familiar melody emerged from the mist of open fifths to then become harmonized with part 2 and 3. A contrasting major theme was played with vigor by those on part 4, Joel, Faye and Calvin, while those on part 1 had a delightful sequence of descending ligados from above the 12th fret on the 1st string to an open e and then then back, or in the parlance of the rock guitarist, some cool pull offs. The last piece El Noi de La Mare featured some more tricky syncopated countermelodies for Tommy and James on part 2, and Charles and Bob and David did a lovely job when the melody came to their part in part three, while the rest of the group supported them.\nWe had a lovely time playing for the Seattle Classic Guitar Society open mic and the Holiday Concert is one of the biggest events for us in the whole year. It was a real delight to play with everyone who came up at the end of the concert to play while people in the audience sand Silent Night.\nIt was fun and rewarding and a fair amount of work to accomplish this program within the amount of time given, but there was more. In fact a 30 minute Mass for Christmas called Misse de Noel by the 17th century French Composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier and the Guitar Orchestra of Seattle rose to the occasion to accompany two choirs, a harpsichord, bass and cello and play the part orginally written for the viol. The parts, all in first position and one key, did not look so intimidating at the first glance. But upon further inspection the challenge was clearly in being able to understand where your “simple” part was in literal chorus of singers, 4 parts, and accompanying orchestra, the before mentioned, 2 flutes, cello, bass and harpsichord. And, there were only two rehearsals. We did rehearse this piece in parts a few times, and while playing our viol part alone it seemed that this was a challenge but not outside of our range. There is an interesting feature in the music of this time called notes inégales which is quite similar to the swung rhythm in jazz. Adopting this rhythmic approach was fun and intuitive after a short introduction, however the before mentioned bump of playing with an ensemble, reared its ugly head again and it was disarming for some to realize that there were sometimes 7 different sections within one movement, that featured numerous rests to count, radical tempos changes and an interesting feature of quarter notes remaining the same but the pulse moves to the half notes with time signature changes of 4/4 at 120 to 3/2. Despite a significant bump in skills needed to listen to the orchestra and singers, watch the conductor and not get lost, or how to find your spot if you did, the Guitar Orchestra of Seattle rose to the occasion in splendid form, having fun on the day of the performance and supporting the singers in a very musical way. Of special note was David Fetrow's playing in this configuration as he was given the bass line ot the continuo all by himself. I was so impressed with how loud and clear he played. His contribution was very large in creating a support in many places where the rest of the orchestra would stop and he held his own!\nThe Guitar Orchestra returned to St John's United Methodist on the solstice, December 21st to play for those being served at the homeless shelter.\nYou can join the Guitar Orchestra or have us play for you.\nThe Guitar Orchestra meets once a week for two hours on Tuesday nights 7 to 9 in the Phinney neighborhood in Seattle. We normally have three sessions a year that run for 10 weeks with three to four performances at the end of the session. Mark arranges or writes 90% of the music played, thus giving the musicians an opportunity to work with either the composer or someone intimately acquainted with the arrangement.\nGuitar Orchestra is starting Tuesday, April 3rd at 7:00 at 5515 Phinney avenue, St John's United across from the Woodland park zoo. The Spring quarters theme is good grooves and will feature the music of Penguin Cafe and Led Zeppelin.\nas we Play the 7 nocturns written for us by Nathan Jensen.\nMark Hilliard Wilson is the conductor, composer, arranger and musical coach to the Guitar Orchestra of Seattle; also known as GuitarChestra. Wilson runs the Guitar Orchestra as a workshop, open to all levels of classical guitarists. The goal of the workshops are to get the (solo) classical guitarist out of his or her basement, bedroom, living room and into the fraternity of fellow guitarist so we can all make music together. Wilson has run 30 workshops over the last 10 years, often writing most of the music performed. There is always a specific focus of the music; some of which have been programs exploring the cultures of the Silk Road, Latin America, Spain along with obscure composers from the late 18th century such as Jan Kritic Neruda and Johann David Henichen. Some of the venues Guitar Orchestra has played are Nordstrom Recital hall, Victoria Conservatory in British Columbia, Soundbridge, Phinney Neighborhood Center, and the annual Seattle Classic Guitar Society Holiday Concert at the Seattle Mennonite Church.\nThe Guitar Orchestra is a collective of classical guitarists in the Seattle area that work on diverse programs and build community.\nCopyright @ mark hilliard wilson. All rights reserved. |
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As mild spring weather gives us a break from a snowy and wet winter in Illinois, the Long Nine Cowboys plan to move outdoors for our match on March 28, 2010 — weather permitting.\nReports from our Club President Brisco Big’n and Match Director Don Jorge indicate that the lower ranges at Lefthander’s Gun Club at Loami, where we hold our outdoor cowboy matches, are pretty darned soggy.\nShooters from the 2009 season will recall that the outdoor range was quite wet most of the summer and suffered torrential rain and a tornado damage in August. In October, the range was flooded.\nThe Springfield area has experienced a very wet fall and winter, including a couple of inches of rain in the last couple of months. We’re hoping that the range will dry out sufficiently to hold our March match, so check back on this web site for updated information, or sign up for E-mail notices [see the right column of this web site] so you’ll know what’s going on should plans need to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.\nMarley Devereau needs to train a substitute during the next couple of matches to work at the Scorer’s Table while she’s in New Mexico in June.\nPlease contact Marley if you can help out. She can train you at the March, April & May matches. |
Availability: Ongoing Open Classes throughout NYC: Broadway Dance Center: Adv. Beg. Ballet, 6—7:30pm, M/W/F Peridance Capezio Center: Int. Ballet, 4—5:30pm, T/Th Joffrey Ballet School: Beg. Int. Ballet, 6—7:30pm, T Dance New Amsterdam: Gyrokinesis®, 2—3pm, T Private coaching and Gyrotonic® sessions available upon request.\nAvailability: Teach Internationally. Availability is based on needs. Teach locally in Los Angeles - schedule on website.\nExperience: BFA Dance Education from Brenau University, Teacher at Gainesville School of Ballet.\nAvailability: Currently: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Weekends. Willing to teach anywhere.\nAvailability: Currently based in the D.C. metro area. Available to travel for workshops, master classes and choreography intensives throughout the year pending prior engagements.\nExperience: MFA in Theatre Arts with a dance emphasis from the University of Arizona. BS in Education from Loyola University Chicago.\nEmily served as a faculty member of the USA International Ballet Competitionduring June 2010. She was a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for 3 years and has worked in adjunct dance positions at Emory University, Brenau University, The University of Georgia and the Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School. Yewell Volin spent 3 years teaching at Kennesaw State University; one as an Interim Assistant Professor of Dance and two additional years serving as an adjunct in the program. She was a faculty member at the Giordano Dance Center where she often returns to teach classes and at the Lou Conte Dance Studio; both in Chicago. Emily performed in Chicago with the Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago and River North Dance Company. She went on to become a company member of Sam Watson’s, Wats on Dance!, The University of Arizona Dance Ensemble, and Jazz Dance Theatre South and performed throughout the US. Emily was a faculty member for the International Dance Exchange And Scholarship program (IDEAS).\nExperience: Robyn received her BFA from the Boston Conservatory. She was assistant to the director at Franklin School for the performing arts in Franklin MA, and owned and directed Spectrum Dance Theatre in Townsend MA for nine years. Robyn has danced professionally with MJT Dance Company of Boston, Granite State Ballet, Marblehead Ballet, Judah Dancers, Atlantis Contemporary Dance Company and Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble. She has taught Ballet and Modern in area studios throughout MA and NH. Robyn’s choreography has received critical acclaim throughout the New England area. Robyn is currently a faculty member at Southern New Hampshire Dance Theatre in Bedford, NH. She teaches Ballet and is a guest Modern instructor and choreographer. Robyn’s piece entitled “The Prayer Basket” was recently adjudicated and selected to be performed at The Regional Dance America’s National Festival in April of 2007. Robyn is also artistic director of Saving Grace Dance Ensemble. She has choreographed and produced concerts for inner city outreaches, local churches and has brought the ensemble to Project Dance in New York City. Robyn Goulette brings a message of hope, healing and refreshment in her diverse choreography. She offers artist work that will move your soul and stir your spirit. Robyn has composed contemporary, classical and lyrical works that are consistently threaded with thematic movement and dramatic portrayals. Robyn’s teaching and coaching style is demanding yet encouraging. Her charisma in rehearsals cultivates artistic, personal and spiritual growth. Robyn’s combined personal experience of dancer, teacher, choreographer, friend, mentor, daughter, wife, and mother offers repertoire pertinent to our lives.\nAvailability: South - New Orleans metro area.\nExperience: Kat Wildish is a New York City master ballet and pointe teacher currently on faculty at The Ailey Extension Program. She performed with New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, and numerous international companies including Zurich Ballet, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, and The Eglevsky Ballet. She is an ABT® Certified Teacher in Primary through Level 7 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum and has been teaching over 35 years. A Ford Foundation Scholarship winner, Kat is also Artistic Director of the semiannual Performing in NY Showcases & will produce the second annual NYC Festival of Dance Schools June 6 & 7th , 2012.\nItalian experienced dance teacher, gratuated as dance pedagogue at the Hungarian Dance Academy (Vaganova method), willing to move abroad. Searching for a job in the US for one or more years (or summer intensive) in hobby or vocatinal studios with competition teams. Available as maitre de ballet for young or new dance companies. Age 43, very passionate and with choreographic skill. |
I know Viz's Shonen Jump has an ISSN (1545-7818), but that's from North America.\nDo any Japanese manga magazines (e.g. Weekly Shonen Jump, Monthly Shonen Gangan, Dengeki Daioh, Comic Yuri Hime, etc.) have ISSNs?\nThere are a few places I checked. First, while Wikipedia gives the ISSN for magazines such as Shonen Jump but doesn't give it for magazines such as Weekly Shonen Jump or LaLa.\nLastly, I checked the ISSN International Centre, which has Shonen Jump but can't find Weekly Shonen Jump or LaLa. The reason I didn't mention this first is that a lack of search results is not always the best indicator of something not existing, particularly when there are issues across languages, but I did search in both English and Japanese, so I'm fairly certain this means there just aren't ISSNs for them.\nExtrapolating out, it can be assumed that Japanese manga magazines don't have ISSNs. However, they do have 雑誌コード (magazine codes) that are used as identification codes for magazines/journals in Japan. The Wikipedia article is in Japanese but if you translate it, it provides a decent explanation. You can also see the magazine code (09206-06) to the left of the barcode in the magazine below.\nkuwaly's answer is correct; in Japan, ISSN is not generally used. They instead use either 雑誌コード (zasshi CODE, magazine/journal code), JAN (Japanese Article Number) code, or 定期刊行物コード (teikikan koubutsu CODE, periodical publication code).\nJAN (Japanese Article Number) code is an exclusive code for Japanese publication which is compatible with EAN code. It's always started with 49/45 and is in a format of 13-digit or the shortened 8-digit code.\nUnlike other countries, ISSN is not used in the distribution of serial publications in Japan ("magazine code" is the common one), granting of ISSN will take place only after the publisher apply for it. |
The Sherry Miller Employee Plaza is completed! Check out these photos to see the progress from before to now.\nThank you to everyone involved in revamping this space! It's a great area for families to gather and further build community. |
…plus the First Ever Readers Survey!\nWhat did you enjoy here over the last year? What would you like to see more of in 2016? Please reply in the brief survey at the end and let me know!\nNot only is this post going to highlight the posts that were the best of 2015, but I’m also really excited to get your feedback and share some of the seriously awesome things coming in 2016!\nMy first post was made on January 7, 2015 and I have learned a lot since hitting “publish” that first time. Here are my top posts of 2015. Maybe you’ll see one you missed, or re-visit an old one you liked.\n34 articles published, 6,091 pages viewed, 103 comments made, lots of social media shares!\nDrum roll please….. What’s New for 2016!\nWhen I started writing this blog, I wanted to help bring deeper understanding to the life of the Christian that was easy enough for even me to grasp. Simple theology for a messy life.\nIntegrating more deeply with Facebook will allow better facilitation of some of the other things coming in 2016, like the book discussions. You can connect with the new Facebook page here.\nI am really excited to read and discuss a book each quarter with you! It’s been said that “readers are leaders and leaders are readers.” There’s probably some truth to that, but this I do know: reading the right books for the purpose of personal growth is a very effective way to, well, grow.\nWe’ll have weekly discussions through the new Facebook page after a chapter or 2 to keep it from overwhelming our already busy schedules, and we’ll try to ask (and answer) the difficult stuff we come across.\nI am planning to help you dig deeply into the word of God in 2016. We’re going to have topical Bible study courses with downloadable notebooks and live sessions. This is planned for the later part of 2016.\nMany will be absolutely free, for others there will be a small cost for these interactive studies, and it will be fair and modest. You’re not going to want to miss this if you want to go deeper in the word!\nYour Turn to Ask for More in the New Year!\nI started this blog to bring glory to our God with the gifts, talents and passions He gave me. That includes providing you with the tools, resources and the content that will help you grow spiritually.\nWill you please take just a few moments to connect with me through this short survey and help me understand how I can best serve you? I would sure appreciate your time!\nThank you, Tai, that is very encouraging! I appreciate you stopping by, blessings to you!! |
I wholeheartedly third the request for these training sessions to be documented and distributed online. My frustration at constantly missing out on sessions like this has reached the point of madness!\nEvery time I see announcements like this, I can't help but feel SESI is missing out on fantastic opportunities to expand the knowledge of their current user group, as well as enlighten users of other packages around the globe that Houdini is not just a particles and dynamics package. Essentially, anyone who does not live within the proximity of the SESI building, Santa Monica, or other N.American locations these sessions are being held are being denied critical *free* training because we were unfortunate enough to live/work in another part of the world. Yes, I know that life isn't fair, but you guys are killing me - please throw us a life preserver out here!\nSESI provides us with the forum/blog that contains some bits and pieces, but I think you'll agree that it is nothing on the scale of a character setup demo like is outlined below. This content in particular is crucial to helping Houdini break out of the "oh yeah, that particles package" stereotype that everyone I speak to who's never used it has. If I could sit down in front of them and quickly link up a character setup system like is discussed below, I guarantee their eyes would pop, their jaw would drop, and they would shove me out of the way so they could have a go. How many more users could we gain if we had links to free training that shows them how to do it on their own?\nPlease help *us* to help *you* show the rest of the CG community just how much Houdini can really do - circulate this training and other sessions like it online!\npass this along to anyone you think might be interested.\nWe hope you'll stay afterwards for a beer!\nto easily create your own custom rig configurations.\nseamlessly with Houdini's default parts. |
Perhaps one of the biggest challenges faced by educators is how best to teach students who present with difficulty learning. Even gifted children often possess an uneven set of cognitive abilities, which in turn could negatively affect learning and academic performance. Obtaining a profile of a student’s learning strengths and weaknesses through professional assessment is essential to understand how best to teach such a student and to determine appropriate interventions, accommodations and/or school or classroom placement.\nPsychoeducational testing evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a student’s abilties, learning style and educational achievement. Through Psychoeducational testing Reading, Writing and Mathematics Disorders are determined. Standardized educational testing will also reveal the extent to which a student’s problems fall in the mild, moderate or severe range when compared to same aged peers and whether other factors are contributing to or exacerbating functioning. It is well established that children and adolescents with learning disorders have a much higher rate of ADD and ADHD, as well as behavioral problems. Thus, it is essential to further identify or rule-out potential processing problems such as: Dyslexia, AD(H)D, Auditory Processing Disorder, Auditory and Visual Memory difficulties, Sensory Processing Disorder, Executive Functioning Disorder, Nonverbal Learning Disability and Visual-Motor Integration Disorder.\nAfter assessing an individual’s test results, Ashburn Psychological Services (APS) will provide a comprehensive report, an in-depth feedback session and specific recommendations to address diagnosis and treatment. APS will serve to determine if the student is eligible for education services under IDEA or ADA. Such accommodations could include: preferential seating, 1:1 certified tutoring, extended time on tests and/or alternative examination formats. Depending on the child or adolescent’s needs, APS clinicians are trained to work closely with parents, schools, tutors, educational consultants, and other specialists to implement a plan of action to get the student back on track.\nSummer is an ideal time for parents to have their child assessed/tested. A child’s stress level is usually down during the Summer, and the parents will have a report (and a roadmap for direction) in hand prior to the start of the school year.\nAPS also provides admissions testing for independent, private schools, as well as gifted testing.\nWe are certified independent evaluators for Loudon, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, and Fauquier counties.\nAPS has the area’s finest team of evaluators who conduct testing in a variety of areas in addition to psychoeducational testing. Our highly credentialed doctors and evaluators conduct developmental testing, ADHD testing, Autism testing, Asperger’s testing, neuropsychological testing, emotional testing, auditory processing testing, speech and language testing, forensic testing, custody evaluations, parenting capacity evaluations.\nFor more information on psychoeducational testing and other testings conducted at APS, we invite you to call our office manager, Christine Kutt, at (703) 723-2999. |
Saturday in South-west Moscow several teenagers were arrested and questioned about a possible connection to a series of attacks on passers-by and to murder. There are thirty youths between the ages of 13 and 16 currently under suspicion. Inspectors have still yet to establish who exactly beat to death the 46-year-old Muscovite, Sergey Nikolaev, and seriously wounded two more. Eyewitnesses say that the attackers were dressed in typical skinhead attire- black jackets and heavy boots wielding baseball bats and knives. The Municipal Department of Internal Affairs have declaired that the arrested were football fans.\nAccording to the deputy chief of Information Management of the Capital Municipal Department of Internal Affairs, Evgenie Gildeev, on the same evening of the attacks several riled-up teenagers were detained in different places of South-west Moscow. The first attack took place around five o�clock in the afternoon in the area of House #37 on Architect Vlasova Street, opposite Vorontsovskii Park. Dressed in all black, the thugs beat to death 46-year-old Sergey Nikolaev, a native of Yakutia living in Moscow. The gang�s next victim was Galidzhan Guljashov, a 37-year-old, Uzbekistani caretaker whom they attacked near House #45 on Nametkina Street. He has been hospitalized with several knife wounds and is listed in grave condition. Shortly thereafter, at House #37 on the same street the teenagers attacked another person whose identity has yet to be confirmed- reports Independent Newspaper.\nThe Office of the Public Prosecutor of Moscow has opened a criminal case in connection to the attacks though Article 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (physical assault which has resulted in death). However, it is possible that the charge will be changed to that of Article 105- murder.\nThe police admit, albeit reluctantly, that nationalism may have been the underlying reason for the attacks and that they are currently investigating such a possibility. �It is possible that the teenagers assaulted the man simply because he didn�t look Slavic,� the police have surmised.\nThey are also considering the possibility that after a football match the teenagers decided to celebrate the victory of their favourite team: by drinking and becoming rowdy. �It is quite possible that the man made a few remarks to the crowd of teenagers that they did not put up with,� several policemen have hypothesized. However, it is difficult for this correspondent to believe that a lone Uzbek would make any �remarks� to a crowd of brawling football fans.\nA source in an investigatory group has confirmed that those behind all the attacks were fans on their way back from a match wearing red and white- the colours of the football team Spartak Moscow. A representative of the investigation has added that a flare, used by the football fans, was found in the same place as the murder.\nAccording to the investigation, among the attackers there are also victims. For instance, a 10th class student, who is also a Spartak fan, was taken to hospital from House #28 on Obruchyeva Street at six o�clock in the evening. The young man only received a wound to the forearm and some scratches from a brush-end.\nPolice employees searched the boy�s clothes at the hospital and found a blade that had been hidden in his jacket. Witnesses have confirmed that the hospitalized schoolboy was among the attackers.\nSince the beginning of the year, 436 people have been attacked- 48 of them killed- because of national intolerance, according to experts at the �Owl Centre�. This year�s racist attacks are most concentrated in 38 Russian regions, among which Moscow, the Moscow suburbs, and Saint Petersburg have the highest number of attacks. |
Before I begin, let me assure all of you out there, whether you have seen or are planning to see Saw IV or not, yes, Lion's Gate has confirmed that they will be making both a Saw V and a Saw VI. Why is this noteworthy? Well, for a series whose first entry might have been better off as a stand-alone film, Saw III and even Saw II were a little excessive. At this rate they'll out run Jason in a matter of years, The Enterprise in a decade or so and James Bond by 2025.\nTo the credit of the Saw producers (a group that still includes creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell, although neither of them are writing or directing anymore), each of the films has been at least somewhat different from the one that preceded it. However, facing facts, each one is a riff on a single theme that has been stretched beyond all elasticity and believability. Every subsequent entry attempts to top the one before, every subsequent entry attempts to up the ante. In short, every subsequent entry is less and less necessary. But Lion's Gate is going to keep churning them out as long as the series stays profitable. For those of you expressing surprise at the fact that a Saw IV exists under Lion's Gate's wing, I've got three words for you: Open Water 2!\nSo why do we keep watching the Saw movies (and yes, I'm including myself in this)? It's for that one moment in the final act with the surprise twist that makes everything fall right back into place and makes every confusing moment seem crystal clear. It's the "Oh, I get it!" moment that makes Saw flicks work. Saw IV most certainly has that same ending element and yes, it's surprising. Further, it's interesting and makes (at least some kind of) sense. The rest of the film is so bogged down with the search for something new to do while still figuring out how the hell to continue the series with the main villain(s) dead that one might wonder just why the eff you see kay they sat through the whole film until that surprising end.\nThe film kicks off with a puke-making detail of John Kramer's autopsy. Yeah, we get the whole skull-cracking, brain-weighing, y-incision-making, stomach-pumping mess. It's that last part that kicks off the plot, as the morgue dudes discover yet another tape rolling around in big John's gut. Why does this warrant such scrutiny? Elementary, my dear reader, John Kramer is also known as "The Jigsaw Killer" (as played by Tobin Bell) and he assures Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) and, by proxy, us, that the "games" are just beginning.\nYeah, "Hoffman". Remember him? Maybe, maybe not. He's one of the wallflowers from Saw III. It seems that when crafting Saw IV returning director Darren Lynn Bousman and writers Thomas H. Fenton, Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton had to take a good look at each other and say "Okay, who's still alive that we can use here?"\nHence the real game beginning with the discovery of the corpse of poor, ripped-open Detective Kerry (Dina Meyer) and the new focus on her party pal Officer Rigg (Lyriq Bent, who was actually a wallflower since Saw II)! Interestingly enough, they've also brought in some new blood (pun intended) in the form of FBI Agents Perez (Athena Karkanis) and Strahm (Scott Patterson, best known as Luke from Gilmore Girls).\nIn the surprise category, if you think you know what happened to Donnie Wahlberg's Eric Mathews, get ready for a new lesson (that... sort of poisons part of the surprise from the last film's ending). Further, in spite of the fact that Jigsaw is now dead as a Jigsaw, Tobin Bell is given his biggest role yet in a Saw flick as John Kramer's back story is explored much deeper than ever before. While this can be good (if the film makers hadn't done it, it would surely be tackled in other media), it's also a bit too much of a mystery remover. If you thought the idea of Jigsaw being shown in deeply romantic moments in Saw III was a little odd, get ready to explore his marriage to Jill Tuck (Betsy Russell) in great detail in Saw IV. Hell, apparently he even had friends and business partners like Justin Louis' Art!\nThese are only three of the many, many recurring faces from the previous entries in the series that we see in this movie. We also get a stack of "how do you dos" from Shawnee Smith, Bahar Soomekh, Angus Macfadyen, Emmanuelle Vaugier, J. LaRose, Mike Butters, Noam Jenkins, Tony Nappo and basically everybody except ol' Wesley from The Princess Bride in either a flashback, archival footage or new bridging footage.\nOf course this also works to further the mystery (mostly fueled in this one by red herrings and false clues) of just who is doing what and when. Timing is the major question in Saw IV and I mean that both textually and thematically. The character of Jigsaw has earned a fandom designation as a genius because of his elaborate traps and machinations. As the series has progressed his plots have gotten bigger and bigger and bigger to the point that it's almost impossible to believe they would all still work (especially after the man has died). There is no room left for chaos or chance in these big schemes, which is why this one gets to be much too big, much too fast. It's still entertaining, yes, and it's still got that surprise, twist ending (that may satisfy some and confuse others). However, Saw IV is the latest (so far) in a series of movies that pushes the same red envelope of blood and gore, consistently topping the previous flick with boat loads of bloodletting, several severings, multiple mutilations and countless crushings.\nIt could be argued that the Saw films aren't truly "Horror" films in the traditional sense in that they don't truly revolve around the fear of fear. These are more about the aversion to pain and the wince-factor surrounding how much something we see might hurt in real life, coupled with the psychology surrounding what in real life could be more important than dealing with such pain and loss. Any way you slice it (pun intended), Saw IV doesn't quite cut it (pun intended) when matching up to the real psychological horror films that have teeth (pun intended). It's fun and will surely be pleasing to fans. As a fan, I'm not above admitting that I liked it. I'm also not below giving Saw IV Two Stars out of Five. It's not a bad movie per se, but it can neither be considered surprising or shocking considering its status as the fourth in a series, nor is it a film that could survive on its own, self contained, merits. Still, it's sure to make a mint and pave the bloody path for the next two (at least) Sawdust Memories. So until then, thanks for the memories and I'll see you in the next reel.\nthan to have anything amputated.\nDidn't ANYBODY get naked or just that dead body? |
All Saints Church was licensed for worship in 1865 following the constitution of the Parish of Benhilton in 1863. The original peal of 8 bells was inaugurated 1st November 1893. The All Saints’ Benhilton Society of Change Ringers was formed in 1896. Except for the 1939-1945 war years, regular ringing has been carried out for all services and special occasions. In 1970, a D.I.Y restoration of the tower and bells was begun, with the new ring of bells dedicated in 1971. To this day the Society remain an enthusiastic and dedicated band. |
Sermons from Psalms are available below. All sermons are listed on our Sermon Archive page, and you can also use the links on the right to access sermons by Book of the Bible and by Series Series.\nPreached by Dennis Reynolds on 30 May 2010.\nPreached by Geoff Cook on 10 March 2013.\nPreached by John Russell on 8 May 2016.\nPreached by Geoff Cook on 30 July 2017. |
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Serbia’s president congratulated Putin’s birthday 0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 0 user reviews.\nSerbia’s president Tomislav Nikolić sent a birthday card to Vladimir Putin and wished him good health and a lot of luck, press service of Serbia’s president reports. |
What’s New in Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta?\nMicrosoft released the public beta version of Mango (Windows Phone 7.1) Developer Tools on 24th may 2011. In this post, I am going to share some of the new features that has been released with the Windows Phone 7.1 (Mango) Public Beta. You might already know about those from various resources but wanted to share some of them in my blog.\nIf you not yet downloaded the developer tools, Download Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta. Read the complete post to know more about the new features.\nIf you have come this far, it means that you liked what you are reading (What’s New in Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta?). |
Stair Cladding - Classic look with painted risers: for something a little more traditional, stairs cladded in classic fashion, that are wall mounted, are just the perfect choice. We call them classic because a special trim of wood named nosing is used to join the riser and the tread. This is the classic technique for stairs cladding. Have a look at these wonderful classic stairs we cladded.\nStair Cladding - Classic look with painted risers: for something a little more traditional, stairs cladded in classic fashion, that are wall mounted, are just the perfect choice. We call them classic because a special trim of wood named nosing is used to join the riser and the tread. This is the classic technique for stairs cladding. We appreciate this rounded style of the balustrades and banister and for them the perfect complementary design solution are the steps classical cladded. Keeping to a more traditional approach of construction and design, this is a very pleasant way to commence your ascent to the upper floor.\nHave a look at these wonderful classic stairs we cladded. They brought an elegant atmosphere.\nCladded stairs have to be beautiful as well as strong. The best looking ones are cladded with wooden boards which cover the entire tread, but many times the width of the board is narrower than the step. For this, with our high end equipment we have developed a special technique to seamlessly join two boards. The end result is so spectacular that no one will know that actually 2 boards were used to create a wide one. The main advantage for this approach: it allows to successfully use the same floor boards for classic stair cladding as well.\nWe hope that now you have a more in-depth information about how to opt for Stair Cladding - Classic look with painted risers. |
In the first half of 2010, I had a good run with my Orpheus film project, but then I got stuck. I got angry with myself, I cried, and I felt ashamed and like dirt because I stopped working on the film. After finishing two wonderful sets and several lovely puppets, I wasn’t able to work on the film any more, and I didn’t find out why. – At the same time I desperately wanted to move on with the production.\nimpress you, my reader, with constant updates on my progress.\nThat’s quite a lot. Instead, I didn’t do anything at all.\nI quit my job as a school art teacher, and will have my last day there at the beginning of February which makes me feel pretty relieved. I again decided to be nothing else than an artist, and to make a living, a business from my craft. I really don’t want to do anything else, but at the same time I’m full of doubts if this is possible. Then again, I simply know deep inside that art and animation is my thing.\nI try to allow myself to feel weak and tired, and to rest if I need it. I try not to force myself into the creative process, but rather to appreciate it if I’m able to work on little things like drawings or design stuff. I’m trying to treat myself nicely, even though it’s sometimes difficult with my monsters or inner critics shouting at me like hell.\nIt’s difficult, and it hurts. It’s in my thoughts all the time. But still: there’s progress – tiny doses, almost invisible. I’m still angry about not working on the film, but I try to give it some more time until the anger will vanish, and I’ll finally start again. I’m glad that I can.\nIf you’d like to comment on this topic, please do it the kind way. I’d like to read your thoughts, about your experiences and how you deal with those issues as I described it here.\nApplause for being so frank and honest with these natural feelings, Jessica. Brava! I imagine we all deal with exactly these things.\nI marvel at what seems like my procrastination but I now realize is actually more complex a situation. I’m learning like you.\nOne thing I know for sure is that the only mistake is to be cruel to ourselves over any of it. When time moves forward and we get projects done or choose to not do them, either way, when we look back on our precious life, the only thing that matters is whether we were kind to ourselves and others in my opinion.\nDo. Don’t do. Feel love for all either way.\nEmail me every day with what you want to work on. A simple small thing. I will cheer you on.\nI try not to judge to much about my (lacking) motivation, because – as you said – crueltey doesn’t help in any conflict, even not in those we have with ourselves… I don’t also don’t want to think of my situation as *procrastination* since this always contains the *guilt aspect*. I’m simply working on my stuff. – That’s most important.\nAnd thank you for offering me a personal cheerleader! ;) I’ll come back to that!\nYou’re not alone! I think every creative person deals with this at some point. One thing I’ve learned is that when I push too hard, stress pushes right back. Easing into things seams to be the way.\nJon, welcome here, and thank you for your kind words! It’s really good to know that I’ll have two free weeks around Christmas – that really keeps me moving on.\nIt’s nice to have you here! I totally like your work!\nWhen I started with my writing stuff (again) it swept over me – and at that point I decided to publish it: “come hell or high water, this was the best I was able to bring forth at that time and now it’s out and thank you and good night”. My mind was clear… and it happened that I read some very early writings of one of my absolute favorite authors (Ödon von Horvath) whom I admire for his perfect to painful simplicity in dealing with words. His early works were… not THAT well written to ‘what the… I’m not sure if he was lucky having THIS published’.\nI’ve got so stuck in perfectionism that… people asked me to bring forth something I did, but it was never perfect enough for me. Then a friend of mine saw some very basic doodles, and still asks me about it. “This was the first time I actually SAW some of your work – and it was rich and well executed and I am quite curious what happened about it”. The rest lost interest.\nThe reason I didn’t come forth with much what I did during the last time (since I started my blog and everything got stalled) is another one… long story involving surviving with money and a roof over my head stuff.\nThe other end is a guy I used to get along much better (which I guess tells the story itself) who works and lives as an “artist”: doing stuff and performing and having written a book about his stuff with a “every idiot can do this, and a lot of idiots actually DO this – so I did it too and: behold and learn – I am an artist and can make a living of it”. Nope. Not my kind of way.\nBut it helped me in handling my stuff a lot better. I publish my stuff (photography, writing) as a kind of online portfolio. “This is me. I don’t know where this – what I am doing – is coming from, but I also lost the interest in finding explanations why I am actually doing this. Only thing I know is: It must be done. The ideas came to me and I feel the urge to realize them”.\nAbout stuckism: I can’t really tell anything helpful about getting un-stuck. I am currently on my way to get my workshop set up to finish what I wasn’t able to finish during the long lasting times. But what helped me a lot was Billy Childish and The Stuckists: [http://peopleingorillasuits.blogspot.com/2010/07/find-of-week-13-billy-childish-and.html](http://peopleingorillasuits.blogspot.com/2010/07/find-of-week-13-billy-childish-and.html). I like their way.\nReading the ‘manifestos’ was a relief – especially when you don’t take them as serious as they were written. They also didn’t meant it too serious.\nA last thing about focusing on what you really love to do: my admiration. You really did quit a time- and heart/soul consuming job. Even bad impulses can be helpful. The harvest will be brought in another time. All the best.\nMichael, thank you so much for sharing your insights and ideas! You’re always welcome here! |
I want to tell you a story about a man named Sam.\nHe might be characterized as a “regular Joe.” He worked responsibly his entire life. He came from an impoverished background. From a monetary standpoint, he earned enough to purchase a home, pay his bills and enjoy life. Family took center stage for Sam. Not long after meeting Sam did I realize a good man in my company. He and his wife of over 50 years raised several children. Each has played out his or her respective lives replete with joys and sorrows, successes and failures. Along the continuum, Sam was seen as an emotionally supportive father. When achievements were experienced, Sam was there to support and love. When troubles ensued, Sam, too, was there to love and support.\nYou might think that I’m typecasting Sam as a perfect man. He’ll be the first to recognize and voice his shortcomings. I might suggest that Sam is mightily tough on himself. When one of his off-spring experienced serious troubles, Sam supported him and in the same breath self-loathed for the troubles. He deemed himself as not being a good parent. His other children have expressed their respective satisfaction with Sam as a good parent throughout the years.\nSam is in the throes of deep sorrow. His wife passed away so suddenly and unexpectedly. They had been enjoying retirement and were making future plans. The measure of Sam’s loss was beyond comprehension. His life has been severely impacted to include obsessive thoughts, restlessness, poor sleep, weight loss and constant crying. What can Sam be offered to aid him in his time of grief as he mourns the loss of the love of his life?\nFamily and friends have naturally come forward to offer kindness, words of condolences and love. While appreciative of the outpouring of love, the shock and the time following his wife’s passing has left him a ‘shell of a man’ by his own admission. He walks or actually shuffles through daily life. In the course of his grief, he has exhausted his psyche by recalling the myriad events and experiences he shared with his wife. Along with some spoken joys, Sam has become laden with guilt. He has dissected experiences deemed sinful on his part. As one might imagine, Sam didn’t share all of his reported transgressions with his wife. He berates himself and obsesses with his participation in bad judgement and decision-making. Again, how does Sam move through this heavy experience?\nIn this early stage of grief, I introduced the mind-body-spirit connection concept to Sam. While immersed in the depth of grief, Sam hears that his thoughts and feelings, his full experience is real, with entitlement. Yet I point out that we must assess for its impact on daily functioning. We don’t want Sam to get ill.\nUnbeknownst to Sam, he took the lead in finding a road to both allow for a normal grief reaction under the dire circumstances and not to stay stuck, which might lead to illness. While realizing the emotional turmoil reaction, Sam began to explore the events for which he self-loathed. He heard himself reference events where he supposedly sinned. Reality checks allowed Sam to measure the extent of each supposed transgression and realized the normalcy, given 50 years together. He made mistakes, yes. Yet, Sam saw most as small-scale. No ‘felony,’ so to speak, was experienced. He gave an over-abundance of energy on events not worthy of the outpouring. In each one, and in total, he was told by others that his wife probably forgave him. He began to believe the same. However, we then explore Sam’s lack of self-forgiveness.\nLastly, while this is still in process, Sam is exploring the spiritual nature of what this horrific experience might teach him. I point out that the love he has for a grandchild and myth he experiences is a light sent from God. Sam has retained the ability and desire to love, even while grieving. Plenty of lessons lie ahead. Sam is healing at his own pace. His sadness and sorrow runs deep, a normal reaction to his sudden loss. At the same time, Sam is growing as a man and in his roles as father, grandfather, friend and child of God.\nSam’s story os his response to the sudden death of his soulmate can be a lesson to all of us. The cliche “time heals all wounds” may not necessarily apply here; in Sam’s case and those of many others, it is not time that heals our wounds. It is the love we give to ourselves and to others that allows us to find our wholeness once again. |
SAN JOSE, California, August 29, 2018 – Atlona is proud to announce a new feature to its OmniStream™ AV over IP platformthat will enable distribution of 4K video with Dolby® Vision™ dynamic HDR over standard, off-the-shelf Gigabit Ethernet data networks. This capability, unique to Atlona, will soon be available as a licensed feature update to the OmniStream Pro and R-Type Series for commercial and residential networked AV applications, respectively. Atlona will be demonstrating OmniStream with Dolby Vision at Booth 3015 during the 2018 CEDIA Expo (September 6-8, San Diego Convention Center).OmniStream will be the only AV over IP platform capable of streaming and decoding ultra high-definition, Dolby Vision 12-bit HDR content at 60 frames per second over 1 Gigabit or 10 Gigabit Ethernet.\nOmniStream is an AV over IP platform designed to help systems integrators and custom installers build flexible, scalable and cost-effective AV distribution systems. The OmniStream Pro line has quickly become an industry standard for medium-to-large commercial environments, while the streamlined OmniStream R-Type Series is ideal for light commercial and residential applications, including whole-house AV distribution. Also available is OmniStream Audio, and OmniStream USBover IP, two complementary lines to facilitate networked audio integration for Pro and R-Type systems.\nFor more information about Dolby Vision capability for OmniStream, please visit: https://atlona.com/dolby-vision.\nCelebrating 15 years of innovation, Atlona is a leading global manufacturer of AV and IT distribution and connectivity solutions. In an ever-changing industry, the company has been designing and engineering innovative, award-winning products for a diverse range of residential and commercial AV and IT markets, including education, business, government, entertainment, and healthcare.\nAll other brand names and trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
Hello! I am Mrs. Coco, and I am the school social worker at Betsy Ross School. I have been working in District #91 for 10 years ! I have a Masters Degree in Social Work from The University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Bachelors of Arts with a major in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In addition, I completed a certificate in Advanced Practice in Schools from a post-graduate program at Loyola University.\nSchool social workers are unique in that they are a link between the home, school, and community to promote and support students' academic, behavior and social success. At Betsy Ross School, I am fortunate to provide services to all students and staff. I facilitate the research-based Second Step program in all classrooms to integrate social-emotional learning into the classrooms. I am a member of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Team (PBIS) at Betsy Ross. I provide various caseload management tasks including: teacher consultation, crisis intervention, behavior management plans, assessments and participation in the special education process, small group and individual services, and offer families of students information and assistance to community resources.\nIf you ever have any comments, questions, or concerns, I can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at (708) 366-7498. |
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The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) recommends conducting preventive physical examinations at least every 6–12 months. Use these visits to make sure your patients are receiving year-round broad-spectrum parasite control and regular testing. CAPC guidelines provide specific recommendations about how to screen for, diagnose, and treat heartworm, Lyme disease, and other tick-borne diseases, such as ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis. Make sure that your preventive care protocols reflect these best practices. Need help establishing a preventive care protocol? STEPs can help.\nMake sure you’re up-to-date on what diseases are in your area. Lyme disease, for example, has spread to areas that haven’t historically seen the disease, and a recent story from NPR warns of the escalating and widespread risk. Reported Lyme cases in the U.S. number 30,000 per year, but the CDC estimates the true number to be 300,000. Blame the deer, the ticks they carry, or the white-footed mice that infect the ticks, but know that as the weather gets warmer, the risk of Lyme disease increases. Warmer temperatures also boost mosquito populations and the risk of heartworm disease for pets. None of this is good news, but it will help you explain to your clients why comprehensive screening and prevention are necessary.\nRefer to CAPC’s interactive prevalence maps to make sure your staff is aware of all the different vectors that threaten your patients and their owners. Share what you learn with your clients to emphasize the importance of heartworm and tick-borne disease prevention, and increase compliance with your recommendations for regular screening.\nWe can’t entirely prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases, but there are steps your clients can take to increase their chances of navigating the season.\nHeartworm disease is easy to avoid. Start by making sure clients understand the disease and that they have all the preventive medication the pet needs before leaving your practice. Unfortunately, no preventive is 100% effective, which is why clients need to know that their pet should be tested for heartworm every year.\nThe increasing prevalence of ticks means that your clients and patients are bound to encounter them. Here are a few things you can do to make sure pet owners know what to do to minimize the risk of infection for themselves and their pets.\nShare this article from Pet Health Network with your clients to make sure they know how to check their dog for ticks.\nKeep the risk top of mind and infection at bay by sending clients home with a tick remover. It’s a simple way to reinforce your recommendations and a low-cost way to add value to each visit. Plus, a personalized tool creates visibility for your practice long after the visit.\nScreening all of your patients, each year with a comprehensive test is an efficient way to identify infection and get a local view of the vectors that are preying on your patients. Only one pet-side test provides a comprehensive vector-borne disease screen. This ELISA detects six different pathogens: Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme), Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia ewingii, and Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm).\nIt’s an efficient way to screen for evidence of infection, and whether results are positive or negative, they provide you with valuable information about your patient population. It’s common to detect infection in dogs that appear healthy, and there’s a lot you can do for these patients. Take this short tutorial to learn recommended next steps for each type of infection. |
This week the U.S. Department of Energy announced it will deploy Small Modular Reactors at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. 3 units in total will be built at the site, including two LWRs from NuScale and SMR LLC and one advanced reactor from Hyperion Power Generation.\nThis announcement was quickly followed by the Savannah River National Laboratory confirming their role as the Platinum Sponsor of the 2nd Annual Small Modular Reactor Conference, which is taking place in Columbia South Carolina on the 24-25 April 2012.\nThe 2nd Annual Small Modular Reactor Conference is also well supported by national utilities including Exelon, SCE&G, Progress, Duke, Dominion and many more – not to mention international utilities from mainland Europe and nuclear giant China. As the scale of the world’s largest SMR conference was released rumours throughout the industry, and of course Capitol Hill, quickly spread. This led to U.S. Congressmen, NRC directors and global nuclear decision makers instantly confirming their participation.\nNow over 300 of the most powerful global generation executives will make their way to Columbia SC on the 24-25 April to develop their SMR plans and build multi-billion dollar supply chains with expert contractors and service providers. |
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O99.824 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of streptococcus B carrier state complicating childbirth. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.\nThe ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O99.824. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.\nThis is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code O99.824 and a single ICD9 code, V02.51 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes. |
Journalist and author Steffan Tubbs.\nJournalist Steffan Tubbs is at it again with another film about veterans, this time on PTSD or post traumatic stress disorder.\n“ACRONYM: The Cross-Generational Battle With PTSD” takes a look at veterans from every war since World War II and the common bond they share: the demons of war.\nSteffan Tubbs is hosting a fundraiser Wednesday night.\nTubbs, co-host of 850 KOA’s morning show, is hosting a wine, chocolate and art fundraiser from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in Cherry Creek to help raise money to offset the production costs of ACRONYM. Tickets for the fundraiser are $40 per person and $75 for couples. The event is being held at Fascination St. Fine Art, 315 Detroit St.\nTubb’s first film, “Life, Liberty & Resilience,” explored how the grandson of a slave overcame extremism racism and joined the segregated U.S. Navy, shipping out to Iwo Jima in 1945 and eventually ending up in Denver. Tubbs also wrote a book by the same name.\n4) Finally, we will bring these warriors together for the first time and hear, in group discussions, their triumphs and struggles, heartbreak and sacrifice.\nThe film will debut on Veterans Day. |
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On behalf of the Brooklyn Fraternities, I would like to remind you that the next Regional Assembly for the North American Fraternities will be held on Saturday, June 27th in Brooklyn, NY. This meeting will be a one-day event and will be held at the Transfiguration Parish where the spirituality of Nazareth has en-rooted itself more than 40 years.\nPlease see the attached document for many organizational and thematic details. The local organizing committee at Transfiguration asks that you register as groups (fraternities), although individual registrations will be considered.\nOnalis will be touching base with everyone regarding housing arrangements for traveling individuals.\nWe hope many of you will be able to join us this year. As we approach the much-awaited Centennial of Brother Charles’ death (2016), this annual meeting becomes a wonderful opportunity to invite someone new and discover the meaning of Fraternity. |
Thank you for pointing out the third way. Do you feel like we focus on the first two when we rely and respond more with our emotion than with our intellect. Seems like the third comes with intellectual insight into the word more than maybe the first two views.\nThanks for the excellent question! I did describe the first two ways in emotional terms, so it would be easy to think that both are due to an over reliance upon emotion. In my experience, intellectual brilliance does not hinder these two reactions. However, you are on to something when you ask about insight into God's Word, for the Word of God does indeed lead us to that third way. |
10/16/13 Update: President delivers fact filled speech to Senate, announces strategic plan, end to athletic subsidies!\nPac-12 media contract revenues from ESPN/FOX, our Pac-12 network partners, the new Rose Bowl agreement and the new College Football Championship agreement will substantially increase funding for athletics. In several years, there will be net funds transferred from athletics to the broader university community for academic and support purposes. Provost Randhawa and Athletic Director Bob DeCarolis and colleagues will determine future uses of those funds.\nTogether, these factors will position us to provide an average compensation increase for faculty of 3% or more in each of the next several years beyond 2014.\nGood thing UO has a faculty union.\nIn my view, the administrative governance responsibilities only work when important policies and practices are informed by consultation and advice from the faculty, staff and students. Such consultation and advice can only be meaningful if it takes place in a spirit of transparency and knowledge and in a timely manner. There’s not much use in consulting after the fact – or not much use consistent with these ideas of governance, anyway.\nSo there’s an essential advisory role for the senate, even on administrative matters – an essential role on those matters that are central to the execution of our mission, like budget and finance, space and capital planning, athletics and of course participation in the selection and the evaluation of academic administrators.\n1) I notice that the budget for the Jaqua Center athlete only tutoring has increased from $1.8M in 2012 to $2.3M for 2014. As you know this money is paid by the academic side, specifically out of the Provost’s budget. I’m wondering if you know the reasons for the increase, and whether or not additional increases are forecast?\n2) You mentioned that there had been a dramatic increase in the number of “students of color”. I’ve heard that there was a recent change in the definition used to classify these students. Do you know how much of the increase is driven by this change?\nIs this still the plan, and if so what is the new target date?\n4) You discussed planning for the new board. Who is in charge of drafting the board by-laws, and interfacing with the members, and is there a plan for involving the Senate in those discussions?\nI’ll post the answers when I get them.\nI hope your academic year is off to a great start. I’ve enjoyed meeting new students and welcoming our outstanding new faculty and staff members to campus at events marking the beginning of school, from “Unpack the Quack” and our neighborhood welcome walk to the annual new faculty picnic. Since the close of our previous academic and fiscal years, we’ve made significant progress on a number of fronts that affect the university, and I’m pleased to take this opportunity to share a few highlights with you.\nI frequently mention our dual obligations of access and quality that are the foundation upon which our university is built. As we now plan for the UO’s future, it is critical that we elevate both, for quality that is limited only to those with the means to afford it does not serve the public interest, and access without excellence is a hollow promise.\nWe are on the right trajectory, as this year’s freshman class demonstrates. Numbers won’t be final until the fifth week of classes, but we can say with confidence that this incoming class will break records in several key areas linked to both quality and access. It is the most academically prepared class we have ever enrolled, with an average 1126 SAT and 3.6 GPA. Nearly 27 percent of freshmen are from underrepresented populations, and among Oregon freshmen, 37.6 percent are Pell eligible. Our total enrollment will hold steady at about 24,500 as planned, with about 5,200 new students, 54 percent of them Oregonians, coming to the UO.\nWe are focusing intently on reducing financial barriers to attendance for Oregon residents, who continue to be hit by ongoing reductions in state funding that have shifted the burden of paying for education onto the shoulders of students and their families. This year, we increased financial aid to in-state students by 75 percent through scholarships aimed at high-achieving Oregon students, such as Summit and Apex, and the outstanding Pathway Oregon program.\nIt was a summer of construction around campus, with about $300 million in physical improvements in the works. Recently launched projects include renovations and classroom expansions at Straub and Earl Halls, a major expansion of the Student Rec Center, significant upgrades and expansions of the Science Commons and Research Library and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, and maintenance involving everything from seismic upgrades and new roofs to sewer-system improvements. Soon, the long-awaited renovation of the Erb Memorial Union will begin.\nI anticipate that such infrastructure improvements will become easier to realize as we adopt a new governance model that will provide greater flexibility in the way we manage the institution. The long-sought move to governance by local institutional boards was approved by the legislature and signed into law this summer. I am grateful to the Lane County delegation and many other supportive legislators, Governor Kitzhaber and his staff, the UO Foundation, and the UO Alumni Association for their partnership in bringing about this momentous change this spring. The governor has appointed a 14-member board for the UO that reflects a remarkable range of experience and expertise. Ten of our new board members are alumni, and all bring a commitment and dedication to the future of this university that will serve us, and the state, well. I look forward to working closely with them as we determine new ways to finance the institution and support programs and practices that will strategically focus our resources to improve access, elevate excellence, and secure our position among our peer research universities. We must develop the means to better support research, to address threats from sequestration and cuts in federal funding, and to close the innovation deficit that compromises our nation’s capacity to remain the world’s leader in innovation, creativity, and discovery.\nAt the heart of the university’s ability to carry out its mission are, of course, our faculty and staff. I am pleased that we are beginning the new academic year with new contracts for our union-represented faculty and staff, and with a schedule of compensation increases in place for faculty, classified staff, and officers of administration. At the same time, I recognize the pressures that faculty and staff are feeling from successive years of declining state investment and burgeoning undergraduate enrollment. Your work with our students, in the classroom and in informal settings, is what distinguishes this university and creates the quality educational experiences that will define your students’ futures. Improving the teaching and research environment for our outstanding faculty and staff is among my top priorities, and essential to our success in realizing our aspirations of access, excellence, and innovation.\n7/23/2013: Pdf here. May 8th 2013 Senate discussion of this resolution, which passed 19 to 4, here. Video here.\nOf course these are just words and not actions. And the words are very different than the angry, dismissive ones we got from Sharon Rudnick and Tim Gleason today, when these subsidies were raised in bargaining.\nThis letter is now 2 weeks old. So, has Gottfredson’s position on this changed, is he telling different people different things, or did his bargaining team not get the memo?\n9/26/2013: As near as I can tell UO has been spending about $50K a month on Sharon Rudnick and Kate Grado from HLGR to do the negotiating with the union, and another $30K or so a month for lawyers and consultants to write Barbara Altmann’s “fact check” website. That’s a lot of money for the rather pathetic FAQ they’ve posted on the union contract, here.\nQ. Won’t faculty salaries remain far below our peers and AAU comparators?\nA. The salary package — which includes across-the-board raises, merit increases, promotion raises and money for tenure track and tenured faculty equity and NTTF salary floors — will move faculty salaries in the right direction. It is also important to look at total faculty compensation (salary + benefits). When benefits are included the gap closes substantially between the University and our comparator universities.\nc. Step 3 (as early as FY 2012/13 and no later than FY 2013/2014), increases based on internal equity and merit.\nThe total amount of funding made available for salary increases by the College in Step 3 will be at least the amount necessary to increase the College’s average salaries to make up the remaining distance to the average salaries of the OUS 8 comparators.\nQ: How long, Provost Coltrane, how long?\n9/23/2013: A: Seven years and $70K, best case scenario.\nInterim Provost Scott Coltrane’s email about the new faculty contract is here. He offers to answer questions. I’ve got a few, and I’ll keep you posted on the answers. You’ll have a chance to ask him yourself during the public presentation he will have to make as candidate for the permanent UO Provost job.\nMeanwhile, here’s the math on how long it will take to get to comparators, and an estimate of what you’ll lose meanwhile – about $70,000, lower bound.\nThe next contract will need to be 10%, 10% to reach this goal, which the administration has purported to want to achieve since the 1998 Senate White paper.\nIn the scheme of a $800 million budget, we’re not talking about a lot of money. But it’s not going to happen unless we spend the next 18 months exposing Johnson Hall’s money wasting activities, and convince the new UO board that faculty are more important to their university’s future than more administrative bloat, sports subsidies, and expensive White Stag distractions.\nColtrane Op-Ed supports admin over faculty, sports over academics.\n9/15/2013: OK, maybe not exactly, but his selective reporting of data is rather astonishing. His Op-Ed is today’s RG is here, my response is in their comment thread. Please post your comments there, not here.\nWe all agree that students deserve a meaningful classroom experience and that the UO needs to recruit and hire more tenured and tenure-track faculty. Students, faculty, and our state deserve no less from an AAU research institution. The negotiating teams return to the table on August 29. I’m optimistic that these talks will yield a faculty contract that builds on our areas of agreement and propels us into the next decade as a stronger, more united and more equitable institution.\nstrengthen the University of Oregon and its academic mission.\nWe are in this together for the long term and I firmly believe that our new labor contract will be a useful tool to ensure equity and fairness, standardize procedures, and set mutual expectations.\ninclude research as well as teaching. We’d like to think that has always been the practice, but it is useful to reaffirm the general principle. Faculty should have the latitude to delve into controversial issues or explore new and emerging areas in their fields of research without fear of censorship or retaliation. And it is important to reaffirm that faculty shape the content of the curriculum.\nPresident Gottfredson and I also agree with the faculty that shared governance is essential to the wellbeing of the academy. I am certain the contract language will underscore the faculty’s front-line role in this regard. We believe that faculty, working with the President, should have responsibility for setting academic standards, creating new classes, determining what material should be included and how classes are taught. The faculty also assigns grades to students and determines who should be awarded degrees.\nincrease in support from the current 85 percent pay. The University and the faculty union, United Academics, broadly agree about maintaining the integrity of the tenure review and promotion process and the contract reaffirms procedures to protect that tradition.\nensures NTTF are eligible for professional development funds. The contract will also set down policies for regular review and appointment of non-tenure track faculty with appropriate faculty involvement and oversight. Along with better pay, it’s important for NTTF to have stronger job security and potential for promotion.\ndeserve no less from an AAU research institution. The negotiating teams return to the table on August 29. I’m optimistic that these talks will yield a faculty contract that builds on our areas of agreement and propels us into the next decade as a stronger, more united and more equitable institution.\nPriorities: Later this month, our leadership retreat will address the most pressing priorities for the Provost’s Office during this coming year. The group in attendance will include the Leadership Council augmented by faculty, staff, student, Foundation and Alumni Association leadership. I will present some ideas such as review of the Academic Plan and the Big Ideas, office and classroom space, etc. The group will have an opportunity to add topics and to do an initial prioritization. I have already spoken with Robert Kyr, President of the University Senate, about an online ranking process of these priorities, to be run by the Senate in September, involving the entire community. From all this input, the President and I will settle on the priority topics for this year.\nThat would have been last September. Just in case anyone needed a reminder about the lack of faculty input into UO’s priorities – a question which Hubin finessed in the accreditation report, and which Rudnick made the mistake of bringing up at the bargaining table. Too bad Coltrane doesn’t start the job until July.\nI am delighted to announce that Scott Coltrane, dean of the University of Oregon’s College of Arts and Sciences, has accepted my invitation to serve in an interim role as the UO’s senior vice president and provost beginning July 1.\nHe will succeed Jim Bean, who will leave his current position of senior vice president and provost at the end of June, to return to the Lundquist College of Business. Dean Coltrane will serve in the interim position as we conduct a nationwide search for a permanent senior vice president and provost.\nI would like to thank all those who submitted nominations to fill this interim position and I’d especially like to extend my appreciation to members of the Faculty Advisory Council who served as the selection advisory committee for this appointment.\nThe provost is the UO’s chief academic officer, heading our academic programs and overseeing the quality of our teaching and research. The provost ensures that we maintain a high quality faculty by providing leadership in appointments, promotions, working conditions and tenure.\nDean Coltrane has served since 2008 as the head of our College of Arts and Sciences. He has also served as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and has extensive experience and familiarity with the fundamental issues facing our entire university – from the growth of recent years, to the space and staffing issues we are currently addressing, to facilitating our research mission.\nA prominent sociologist, Dean Coltrane’s own research has focused in part on families and fatherhood and the domestic divisions of labor and gender inequality. Prior to joining the UO in 2008, he served for 20 years in a variety of teaching, research and administrative positions at the University of California at Riverside.\nPlease join me in congratulating Scott Coltrane and welcoming him to his interim role as senior vice president and provost.\nBean keeps his parking spot for 4 more months, but we should have a new interim by July 1. The obvious candidate is CAS Dean Scott Coltrane. Any other ideas? 3/2/13.\nUO can’t give raises because of the union?\n10/12/2012: I’ve heard many reports of recent statements by Bean and Gottfredson that they can’t pay us the round 2 and 3 Lariviere raises because of the union. At the Head’s retreat, for example. Please post comments or email me about other stuff you’ve heard from admins on this, with what was said, by whom, and when. The more specific the better.\nQ: Why aren’t you providing increases to faculty as well?\nA: Our faculty recently unionized. Most adjustments to faculty salaries will need to be negotiated with the union as part of our initial collectively bargained contract.\nOn the other hand UO has the money set aside – for TTF and NTTF – and it’s hard to see how Kitzhaber can let the coaches get 21%+ and then say no to the professors. And the Johnson Hall dwellers are apparently not saying the problem is the money or the Gov – they’re saying it’s unionization.\nIs there a legal prohibition against giving raises without a contract, now that we’ve gone union? No.\nLabor law does say that, because of the union vote, faculty now have the right to ask the union to file a grievance against the administration for changes in the terms of employment – which would include a raise. I’m no psychology professor, but I don’t think people file grievances about getting raises often enough to even get a note in the DSM.\nIf there was a pre-existing agreement to give raises, does UO have to follow through with it now that we’ve got a union? Maybe.\nThe Missouri article stating that UO has the lowest salaries in the AAU has caused quite a stir (we have since verified that they were correct). Low salaries were always thought of as just Oregonian. But 34 out of 34 is a whole other thing. We cannot have this. Richard’s reaction was “this is job #1.” Richard will likely have an announcement on how we are attacking this when politically feasible (after last gavel). Please communicate to your faculty that the Missouri article really got our attention. This may require disruptive solutions.\nThe ERB is not going to take Bean’s word any more seriously than we do, but there’s more substantive evidence that faculty had reason to expect raises. I’ve got a public records request in for the spreadsheet showing what CAS had planned for rounds 2 and 3 of the Lariviere raises, for each TTF, by name. More than a month, and CAS Dean Scott Coltrane is still refusing to turn it over. If you’ve got a copy please send it along. Thanks!\nI’m also trying to get more information on who is advising Gottfredson on labor law – I hope he knows better than to rely on Randy by now. My guess is that it’s Sharon Rudnick of Geller’s favorite firm, Harrang, Long, Gary and Rudnick. I’ve made a public records request, but Dave Hubin’s office wants to charge me $70 for the contracts – and it will be a lot more for the invoices and memos. You know where this is going – pony up, comrades. |
A grim future in which men and women are forced to march for their daily bread.\nthis joke is about what people believe michael jackson did.\nNever wander into the grounds of the Witch... A group of cousins play a game and meet with a peculiar young girl with more mysteries than any would care to recollect.\nThis is what happened to me, its real deep. If you really like it and u got nething to want to say to me email me.\nThis is the first story that I've written that I've ever fully finished. I've included a poem that I wrote that goes along with one theme at the end.\nIn everyone’s life there’s a time when they face their past and realize that they’ve made some mistakes. To appease their guilty conscience, most people apologize for themselves rather than for what they’ve done. I started thinking about some of the bad things that happen in the world, and realized that sometimes sorry just doesn’t fix things.\nSometimes if you're not careful you can end up taking a sidetrail accidentally and get lost along the way. This poem talks about that relating life to a highway.\nThis is probably my favorite poem. This is the first poem where I tried a new writing technique. Now all my others are written just like it.\nThis is about getting out there and being all that you can be. I wrote it in like a minute one night for no reason.\nThis is my sequel to 'Monsters' about who and what I consider myself to be.\nThis is about all the promises we make and sometimes break, regretting what we did to break them.\nThis is about how I feel inside but won't let anyone know about. Sadly, I can only express my views on paper through writing.\nThis was probably the first poem I ever wrote about what I thought life was like.\nI wrote this after a big fight with my best friend. This describes how I sometimes feel around him.\nThis poem is about probably my biggest fear ever. Dying alone, without ever finding happiness.\nSometimes relationships never turn out the way they should, and when they end you feel as if a part of your is lost. This poem expresses the sorrow from that feeling of absence.\nFour kids insert themselves into a myth about a young lady who disappeared 140 years earlier. |
Hatley 8K is the next race in the Vancouver Island Race Series, taking place on Sunday, February 24. With Cedar 12K postponed due to the weather on February 10, registered runners have had to wait four weeks for the next race. But Hatley won’t disappoint.\nThe road/trail combination at Royal Roads University is a popular one with Island runners, although challenging with a big hill early on in race, and then continuing to be undulating when runners hit the trail portion at 4km.\n“It is such a treat to expose the runners to the historic grounds of Royal Roads with a picturesque route along the water, and through a first growth forest,” says race director, Nick Walker.\nHosted by Frontrunners Athletic Club, post-race treats include a bbq – yes in February! “Runners will be treated to a complimentary post run bbq hosted by the Langford Volunteer Firefighters, raising funds for Muscular Dystrophy, as well as freshly baked treats from the Royal Bay Bakery,” added Walker.\nRunners can register online until 6 pm Friday, February 22 at www.islandseries.org. Registration and number pick up is also available on Saturday, February 23 at Frontrunners Westshore, #123, 755 Goldstream Avenue, Langford from 12 noon – 4 pm, or on race day, from 9 am – 10:15 am. Race registration until February 22 is $30 for adults and $25 for students, and on race weekend the fees are $50.\nHatley 8K will be followed by the re-scheduled Cedar 12K on March 3, Port Alberni Paper Chase 15K on March 10, Comox Valley RV Half Marathon on March 24, TriStars 10K on April 7 and the Synergy Health Management Bazan Bay 5K and Series Awards on April 14. |
These are questions and answers I’ve found useful in my writing. I hope it helps you too.\nThat’s great Brian! I’m very glad the flowchart might help, and now I’m going to start saying “Sookie, sookie now.” It’s just too fun not to say.\nSookie sookie now, if you look it up in the urban dictionary also has a sexual connotation, which I didn’t know when I was teaching my Northwestern University students about African American cultural terms…to me it meant, “well alright go on with your bad self”…and then a student started reading the urban dictionary definition out loud in the classroom…I had to back pedal as teachers sometimes have to do, and provide the accurate use and context. In other words, JB…Just be careful to who you say this to, and when.\nI’ve seen this chart months ago, but from time to time it comes to my mind and makes me smile (again).\nThanks Basilis! Always great to see you on Steven’s site! |
Why hire a local Castle Rock SEO company? Why hire a local Castle Rock SEO company?\nWith search engines becoming more refined in identifying the purpose of every search, the demand for search engine optimization becomes a necessity in order for you to compete in your market. If your business is based in Castle Rock, Colorado, it is important to work with a local company that knows and understands the local competition. Fortunately, gopixel is here to help with your SEO services in Castle Rock.\nAside from merely relying on search terms alone, search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo have the ability to understand that websites are in particular geographical areas, and listings are often presented based on the end users location. In terms of search engine optimization for local businesses, NAP (name, address and phone) information and consistency is critical in how your website is indexed and presented online. With the help of our Castle Rock SEO experts, you can address all the local SEO components needed to have a higher ranking.\nAs you investigate local SEO companies, it is important that you have goals set for your business with clear outcomes and expectations. If you only wish to be found by users in your region and not nationwide, you should hire a local SEO specialist such as gopixel, who understand the difference between local and nationwide SEO and have an intimate knowledge of the area they serve. At gopixel we have done a great deal of research on where and how to get your business found by your local target audience. We know the local news outlets, directories, local blogs, and marketing companies in the Castle Rock area and we can help find the best solutions for you.\nOne of the trends we see in the internet marketing industry is the transition of organizations to working with local SEO companies. The primary reason is – because we are located here, close to you. We are accessible by phone, we’re minutes away – and we can meet with you whenever your schedule allows. Working with a local company benefits you and it benefits our local economy.\nAs a local SEO business in Castle Rock, we are more concerned with your reputation and business than someone outside of your area is. Here in the Castle Rock, people desire personal relationships, getting to know the local businesses and to engage with them.\nWe know that creating content for your business is the most important SEO tool, and working with a local SEO company has distinct advantages. Being local means you know the nuances of the business environment, what people are interested in and specific knowledge about your region. Here in the Castle Rock, we have Town, Chamber and other events that can help impact your SEO as well as a plethora of social media options. References such as these can come across in copy as you write your messages. A local SEO company can help you in your marketing strategy, giving you a local edge.\nAt gopixel we have been serving the Castle Rock community for almost ten years. We know and understand the area intametly. We are involved with the Town of Castle Rock, The Chamber of Commerce, Churches, Non-Profits and other local organizations and strive to make the business community better! We proudly serve the 80104, 80108 and 80109 zip codes. |
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If you have any pain while brushing your teeth or have any questions about how to brush properly, please be sure to call the office at Little Falls Phone Number 320-632-6621.\nOur doctors recommend using a soft toothbrush. Position the brush at a 45 degree angle where your gums and teeth meet. Gently move the brush in a circular motion several times using small, gentle strokes brushing the outside surfaces of your teeth. Use light pressure while putting the bristles between the teeth, but not so much pressure that you feel any discomfort.\nAutomatic and “high-tech” electronic toothbrushes are safe and effective for the majority of the patients. Oral irrigators (water spraying devices) will rinse your mouth thoroughly, but will not remove plaque. You need to brush and floss in conjunction with the irrigator. We see excellent results with electric toothbrushes and have Oral B Genius brushes available for purchase. |
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Charles, Xavier, Mark and I would like to welcome you to this roundtable discussion. The issues are complex and points of view differ.\nLet me give you mine: Europe needs open markets and fair working conditions – together. Some say this is a contradiction in terms. As I see it, it is a win-win-win situation. A win for employees. A win for employers. And a win for our societies.\nTogether, they contribute to inclusive and innovative societies. And strengthen productivity and competitiveness.\nWe all know the reality: - Workers from the EU, and also from other parts of the world, are not always paid what they should be. They are too often exposed to dangerous situations, because no one takes responsibility for safety at their workplaces. - Rogue companies put reputable companies out of business through unfair competition. And the result is that we lose both productivity and competitiveness.\nNone of this is acceptable. Not financially, not morally, not in any way.\nWe need to show that the European Union can improve people's working lives. This is essential to maintaining legitimacy and the confidence of European citizens.\nWe should strengthen workers' rights, stop unfair competition and the abuse of regulations. We must stand up for the principle of equal pay for equal work.\nAnd we should strengthen the dialogue with the business community and smooth the path for reputable companies so that they can grow and create new jobs.\nAll this should be done, knowing that there is no 'one size fits all' solution. Methods for regulating national labour markets vary between Member States. And that is a good thing.\nI appreciate the Commission's efforts, both in enhancing the social dialogue and preparing a Labour Mobility Package. I urge you to be ambitious.\nWe, the leaders, must also make sure we follow this up in our discussions on growth and employment at an upcoming European Council meeting.\nI am now eager to hear your views and thoughts on how to advance this pressing matter. |
In this 2017 file photo, Michelle Carter sits in a district court in Taunton, Mass. Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to prison for encouraging 18-year-old Conrad Roy III to kill himself. The state's highest court upheld the ruling last week, and Carter began serving her prison sentence on Monday.\n"You can't think about it. You just have to do it," Michelle Carter wrote." And, after he got out of his truck, she texted him to "get back in."\nRoy got back in, and was later found dead. Carter was sentenced to serve 15 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter for causing Roy's death. Carter has remained free while appealing the ruling, but the highest court in Massachusetts upheld her conviction last week. Carter, now 22, reported to prison on Monday.\nIt's very hard to determine legal causation in the context of suicide, but there was enough evidence here to show proof beyond a reasonable doubt, the Supreme Judicial Court wrote. Even as the "confused" and "vulnerable" victim had managed to exit the deadly vehicle, "he was badgered back into the gas-infused truck by the defendant, his girlfriend and closest, if not only, confidant in this suicidal planning," the unanimous court wrote. "And then after she convinced him to get back into the carbon monoxide filled truck, she did absolutely nothing to help him: she did not call for help or tell him to get out of the truck as she listened to him choke and die."\nAn attorney for Carter told the Washington Post they would consider appealing the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. "We are disappointed in the Court's decision, which adopts a narrative that we do not believe the evidence supports," Daniel Marx said in a statement, adding that the decision has "troubling implications, for free speech, due process, and the exercise of prosecutorial discretion." |
The Pound Sterling to Swiss Franc (GBP/CHF) exchange rate advanced by over 0.15% on Monday as gauges of manufacturing for both the UK and Switzerland failed to achieve forecast levels.\nOn Friday the Pound was supported against the majority of its currency counterparts by a run of better-than-predicted economic reports for the UK.\nThe UK’s Hometrack Housing Survey for August showed a 0.1% month-on-month gain and a 5.5% year-on-year advance while the GfK Consumer Confidence survey rallied from -2 in July to 1 last month.\nLater in the European session the UK’s Nationwide House PX figures detailed a 0.8% month-on-month climb and an annual increase of 11.0%.\nThe Pound began Monday trading in a stronger position against several of its major rivals, but the currency fluctuated following the publication of mixed UK reports.\nIn a sign that the UK’s economic recovery is losing momentum in several key areas, the nation’s Manufacturing PMI fell to a 14 month low of 52.5 in August – defying expectations for a reading of 55.1.\nHowever, any Sterling losses were limited as a report showed that the level of mortgage approvals issued in the UK didn’t decline by as much as expected in July.\nThe number of approvals had been expected to drift from a negatively revised 67.1K to 66.0K, but they actually came in at 66.6K.\nThe USD/CHF pairing hit a low of 0.9175 and with US markets closed for a national holiday, additional fluctuations are likely to be limited.\nThe British currency managed to maintain a stronger position against its Swiss peer thanks to a less-than-stellar Manufacturing PMI for Switzerland.\nThe index tumbled from 54.3 in July to 52.9 in August.\nEconomists had anticipated a reading of 53.3.\nThe appeal of the Franc was also compromised over the weekend by comments issued by Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan.\nIn Jordan’s opinion ‘there is no doubt’ that the economic outlook for Switzerland has dimmed.\nThe GBP/CHF exchange rate could fluctuate over the course of this week in response to news from the UK (including the Bank of England’s interest rate decision and the UK’s Services/Construction PMI. Switzerland’s growth report for the second quarter, due out on Tuesday, is also likely to inspire GBP/CHF volatility.\nYear-on-year growth of 1.5% has been forecast for the second quarter. This would be down from annual growth of 2.0% in the first quarter.\nThe Swiss Franc has tumbled versus the majority of its major peers on Tuesday morning after Gross Domestic Product data left a lot to be desired.\nThe quarter-on-quarter Swiss Gross Domestic Product was forecast to grow by 0.32% having shown a growth of 0.5% previously. The actual data, however, saw a flat line 0.0% figure. The year-on-year GDP was forecast to have grown by 1.5% after the previous revised figure of 2.1%. The actual data saw a disappointing growth of 0.6%. |
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The lovely ocean breezes were a nice change from the recent heat wave. Belmont Shores was once again a fun summer outing and attracted some visitors from out of town along with scouts and newcomers. One question did not appear to have a valid answer (#53). It was assumed that if you were in that area, you tried to find this answer. Credit was given to anyone who had correctly answered both of the controls near this one (#54 and #101). Although a few other minor issues were reported, enough people got those questions correct that we scored them normally.\nWinners were Greg and Kathleen Lennon - visitors from Quantico Orienteering Club. They covered most of the map except for a few northern controls and the area east of Marine Stadium. Congratulations! |
Definition of “Cosmetic” The definition of the “Cosmetic” does not include the treatments designed for using with teeth and oral mucosa. The definition of the “Cosmetic” is expanded to include (a) treatments designed for using with teeth and oral mucosa; and (b) the use of treatment for purposes of change to an appearance, or deodorization or protection of any part of the body.\nGovernment Fee The manufacturer and the importer are required to pay an annual Government fee of THB 1,000 and THB 2,000, respectively. There is no Government fee for each product license. There is no requirement for the payment of an annual Government fee imposed on the manufacturer or the importer. However, they are subject to the Government fee at the maximum of THB 5,000 for each product license.\nValidity of Product License There is no expiry date of the product license. The product license is valid for 3 years and renewable by paying of the renewal fee at THB 5,000, at the maximum.\n(ii) a statement which is led to misapprehend of the product quality as a sexual problems treatment.\nsubject to an imprisonment not exceeding 3 months with a fine not exceeding THB 20,000. The authority has a power to revoke the product license should the manufacturer or the importer manufacture or import cosmetics which is different from the registration. The manufacturer and the importer shall also be subject to a fine not exceeding THB 20,000. There is no criminal liability under the Cosmetic Act 2015.\nThe ministerial regulations shall be further enacted to support the enforcement of the Cosmetic Act 2015. We must careful and closely monitor the further rules to be enforced.\nShould you have any queries about these new act or any legal enquires on Thai laws, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
Late Friday at the 45th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD), member states issued a bold resolution in support of young people's sexual and reproductive health and human rights.\nThis victory comes on the heels of a UNICEF report released this week highlighting the challenges the largest-ever generation of young people face — including HIV/AIDS, violence and unintended pregnancy — and reaffirms international agreements including the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (ICPD).\n"This CPD is one of the most important events to take place - to talk about young people, for young people and with young people," said Kgomotso Papo, speaking on behalf of the South African Delegation during the closing plenary. "We must remove all barriers that compromise the health, well-being and development of youth; and ensure the right of every individual to autonomous decision making in regards to their bodies, their health and their sexual relationships. On these points, there can be no compromise."\nCopyright © 2019 IMC. All Rights Reserved. Designed by JoomlArt.com. |
A simple guide to chord theory on the guitar, using the D major scale as a basis for creating chords from notes of the scale. No guitar playing in this video – just theory! Covers major, minor, 7th, 9th, minor 7th, minor 6th, diminished and augmented chord construction. www.mjra.net Ifyou like DIY music and good companionship, why not take a look at the “Front Porch” discussion board. You can find it at: frontporch.phpbb3now.com Our only rule is Respect each other. |
How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on todays highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists. |
Courtney Archer-Buckmire has worked in non-profits and independent schools for the past decade. Ms. Archer-Buckmire currently serves as the Director of Annual Giving for the Chapin School in New York City. Previously, she served as Associate Director of Annual Giving at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. A native New Yorker, Courtney is an alumna of Poly Prep and of Prep for Prep. She has served on Prep for Prep’s board of trustees and co-chaired its Alumni Giving Campaign. Currently, Courtney serves on the board of directors for The Sylvia Center, is a member of Prep for Prep’s Associates Council and is a founding member of Prep’s Alumni Association. Ms. Archer-Buckmire earned her bachelor’s degree in Writing and Rhetoric from William Smith College and is the NYC regional alumni development coordinator for her alma mater. |
On 13th September 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) (First Section) delivered its long-awaited judgment in Big Brother Watch and others v. the United Kingdom. In a ruling of significant length (more than 200 pages), the Court considered in detail the UK surveillance regime following the Edward Snowden revelations and found that certain aspects of this violated Articles 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and 10 (freedom of expression) of the Convention.\nThe Court reviewed three main issues concerning the compliance of the UK surveillance framework contained in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) (now repealed by the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA)) with Article 8 ECHR: i) the bulk interception of communications under section 8(4) of RIPA; ii) the intelligence sharing regime between the USA and the UK whereby UK authorities received material intercepted by the NSA under the PRISM and UPSTREAM programmes; and, iii) the acquisition of communications data from Communications Service Providers (‘CSPs’) under Chapter II of RIPA.\nThe Strasbourg Court noted that bulk interception programmes operated in order to identify unknown threats to national security fall within States’ margin of appreciation. Nevertheless, since all interception regimes (both bulk and targeted) have the potential to be abused, the Court held that the discretion afforded to States in operating such regimes ‘must necessarily be narrower’.\nIn this regard, the Court ruled that interception programmes must set out in the law six minimum requirements, established in Weber and Saravia, ‘in order to be sufficiently foreseeable to minimise the risk of abuses of power’. These are: the nature of offences which may give rise to an interception order; a definition of the categories of people liable to have their communications intercepted; a limit on the duration of interception; the procedure to be followed for examining, using and storing the data obtained; the precautions to be taken when communicating the data to other parties; and the circumstances in which intercepted data may or must be erased or destroyed. The Court decided to examine the justification for any interference in the present case by reference to these six minimum requirements having also regard to the three additional factors regarding secret surveillance measures for national security purposes identified in Zakharov, namely the arrangements for supervising the implementation of secret surveillance measures, notification mechanisms and the remedies provided for by national law.\nConcerning the question at issue, the Court noted that Section 8(4) of RIPA permitted the bulk interception of both content and ‘related communications data’ (data about the ‘who, when and where’ of a communication – essentially metadata). Regarding the former, the ECtHR accepted that while anyone could potentially have the content of their communications intercepted, it was clear that the UK intelligence services were ‘neither intercepting everyone’s communications, nor exercising an unfettered discretion to intercept whatever communications they wish’ as communications of individuals known to be in the British islands were excluded and the intelligence services employed targeted bearers to select these communications most likely to carry intelligence value. The Court, nevertheless, raised concerns regarding the safeguards governing the selection of bearers for interception and the selection of intercepted material for examination by an analyst because the UK regime lacked robust independent oversight of the selectors and search criteria used to filter intercepted communications.\n‘In bulk, the degree of intrusion is magnified, since the patterns that emerge could be capable of painting an intimate picture of a person through the mapping of social networks, location tracking, Internet browsing tracking, mapping of communication patterns, and insight into who a person interacted with’. The Court, therefore, held that section 8(4) did not provide real safeguards for the selection of metadata for examination and, thus, breached Article 8 ECHR as it did not meet the quality of law requirement and was incapable of keeping the interference to what is ‘necessary in a democratic society’.\nThe Court was asked to consider for the first time in the present case the compliance of an intelligence sharing regime with the Convention. Adapting the minimum requirements from Weber (see above), it examined the circumstances in which intercept material can be requested; the procedure followed for examining, using and storing the material obtained; the precautions taken when communicating the material obtained to other parties; and the circumstances in which the material obtained must be erased or destroyed and concluded that there were no significant shortcomings in the application and operation of the US-UK intelligence sharing regime and, therefore, no violation of Article 8 ECHR.\nThe third issue that the Court had to consider under Article 8 was Chapter II of RIPA, which allowed certain UK public authorities to acquire communications data from CSPs. The Court’s analysis was rather short in this respect drawing extensively from the CJEU’s judgments in Digital Rights Ireland and Watson, according to which a communications’ retention scheme is lawful under EU law where access to communications is limited to the objective of fighting serious crime; is subject to prior review by a court or independent administrative authority; and the data concerned are retained within the EU. The Court found a violation of Article 8 ECHR on the basis that Chapter II RIPA permitted access to retained data for the purpose of combating crime (rather than ‘serious crime’) and such access was not subject to prior review by a court or independent administrative body – flaws that had already been identified by the High Court.\nThe Court was also asked to examine the compatibility of section 8(4) and Chapter II of RIPA with Article 10 ECHR. It held that the bulk interception regime violated Article 10 ECHR because of the potential chilling effect that this created to the confidentiality of communications and the absence of any ‘above the waterline’ arrangements limiting the intelligence services’ ability to search and examine confidential material. Finally, the Court concluded that Chapter II also breached Article 10 ECHR due to the lack of sufficient safeguards in respect of confidential journalistic material.\nThis is without doubt a landmark decision of the Strasbourg Court marking a victory for the fundamental rights to privacy and freedom of expression over surveillance. The Court should be praised for recognising that bulk metadata surveillance can be as intrusive – or even more intrusive – than access to the content of communications. It is worth mentioning that the CJEU in its surveillance case-law has followed a slightly different approach on this issue, holding that generalised access to the content of communications breaches ‘the essence of the right to privacy’, while this is not the case for metadata, therefore, revealing a differentiation between the two. This approach of the CJEU clearly disregards the fact that in the context of the internet and modern digital technologies such a distinction between accessing the content of communications or the metadata is very problematic because metadata can often reveal more precise and sensitive information than the data subject is aware about herself through aggregation and the use of modern data mining and algorithmic techniques. In addition, it is often the case that massive metadata internet surveillance is much more efficient and effective than content access.\nHowever, while it should be recognised that the Court’s discussion of the UK surveillance regime in Big Brother and others v. the UK is comprehensive and elaborate, overall its analysis appears archaic. The Court’s reliance on authorities, principles and minimum requirements established many years ago (the Weber and Saravia case was decided in 2006) against which modern digital surveillance regimes should be evaluated is problematic. This criticism was raised by Judge Kostelo, joined by Judge Turkovic in their partly concurring, partly dissenting Opinion, but in my view it goes beyond the issue of ex ante judicial review of secret surveillance. The problem lies in the all-encompassing scope of modern digital surveillance – especially metadata surveillance but not only – that is undertaken in a bulk, indiscriminate way without any differentiation, limitation or exception being made for individuals with no link whatsoever to terrorism or serious crime, as the CJEU held in Digital Rights Ireland.\nBy rejecting the applicants' request to ‘update’ its list of minimum requirements against which surveillance regimes should be examined, the Strasbourg Court missed a chance in the present case to make its case-law more adaptable to present and future surveillance challenges.\nSUGGESTED CITATION Tzanou, Maria: Big Brother Watch and others v. the United Kingdom: A Victory of Human Rights over Modern Digital Surveillance?, VerfBlog, 2018/9/18, https://verfassungsblog.de/big-brother-watch-and-others-v-the-united-kingdom-a-victory-of-human-rights-over-modern-digital-surveillance/, DOI: https://doi.org/10.17176/20180918-125600-0.\nThe United Kingdom was eliminated on penaltie shoot out against the European Court of Human Rights. |
I have written poetry for several years...about 50 or so to be not very exact. In all that time, I have never met anyone who had the foggiest idea what I, as a poet, go through. Oh, I don't mean the creative process itself. I mean living in a world with people who do not know how it feels to be in the middle of a poem and suddenly have the TV turned on by someone who is oblivious to the creative thing that is happening in your head and your gut at the same time. They never understand why you get angry when they ask a "simple question" whan you are scribbling furiously on a legal pad to capture a thought, or an entire poem, before it can get away.\nNOTE: If you enjoy this poem, please be kind enough to click one of the social media sharing links to the left. Thank you. |
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Fireplaces seem to take center stage when fall comes around, and hold their position throughout the winter months. Once the temperature has risen, the skies are blue, and flowers are bursting from every Southern garden you can still leverage your fireplace as a focal point of your home. We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite summer mantel ideas. From blue and white fireplace décor to lush greenery that’s sure to liven up any fireplace, summer fireplace décor can be a great way to spruce up your space for the summer.\nCovering a fireplace with a beautiful screen is a great summertime option. A ginger jar and a fern potted in a blue and white container finish the look.\nWhen it doubt, just stock a large vase, bursting with vibrant green branches in front of your unused fireplace.\nThis stone fireplace is set for summer with lush, potted greenery. The stone spheres in the fireplace are a great summertime alternative to logs.\nA white fireplace mantel makes the perfect canvas for bold pops of color. The symmetrical décor and array of vibrant hues make for one eye-catching display.\nOld-World elements paired with pops of bright green and pink create a fresh, summertime look for this fireplace.\nWe’re calling this look coastal country chic. We love the clean white fireplace surround paired with the rich wood mantle. A wicker case, wood trays, and a few potted plants make for a casual summertime look. |
Rotating time lapse device that is used to capture panorama photos & video.\nScenelapse is a rotating time lapse device that is used to capture panorama photos & video. Scenelapse spins up to 360° in 60 minutes. Set the angle and the duration, Scenelapse will take care of the rest. You can remove the GoPro connection to reveal a typical 1/4"-20 tripod mount screw to attach GoPole mounts or other cameras. |
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What You Can Expect in a Baptism at Salem.\nSimply put, Baptism is one of two Sacraments we celebrate here at Salem UMC. Baptism is offered for Infants, Children or Adults. All Baptisms take place in the context of our regular worship services, except for emergency situations. As a church we offer and use all three traditional forms of Baptism: Sprinkling, Pouring, and Immersion. Many Baptisms use music, candles, and the laying on of hands to further signify the love of God offered on this occasion. We encourage the use of Sponsors or God Parents for the Baptism of infants. |
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The Janesville band returns with a blistering new single and DIY video.\nThe Fox Cities band puts together an impressive power pop debut.\nA variety of notable names took home awards at the rescheduled 2018 WAMI’s last night.\nThe band’s new video is as brash as their memorable live sets. |
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Abstract : [en] In façade applications, structural sealant glazing systems with a soft adhesive like silicones show a number of advantages especially regarding brittle adherends like glass sheets, as stress concentrations in the adherends are avoided due to the large bonding area and the uniform load transfer. The application guideline for structural sealant glazing systems (European Technical Application Guideline ETAG 002) defines a simplified design concept for the silicone sealant, leading to high safety factors and restrictions in use. The material behaviour of the silicone sealant can be more accurately described using the Finite Element Method and hyperelastic material laws, but the results for the stresses at the edge area for a shear dominated loading are highly mesh dependent, due to the presence of a singularity and thus hampering the assessment of the realistic stress distribution. In this paper, shear tests on bonded connections with silicone, referring to the ETAG 002, are presented. Beside the overlap length and adhesive thickness of the specimen prescribed by the standard, two more overlap lengths and thicknesses are tested. For the experimental investigations, the force-deformation behaviour and the failure initiation, observed at the edge area, are recorded. Unlike for the adhesive length, an influence of the specimen thickness on the failure shear strain could be observed and predicted by the numerical simulations. A clear difference between the maximum load and the load at failure initiation was observed. |
The East Cleveland Klondike GP provided an exhilarating start to the 2019 HSBC UK National Road Series.\nWith qualification points for the Tour of Britain at stake, Vitus Pro Cycling Team, powered by Brother UK sent a strong squad determined to maximise their return from such a gruelling engagement.\nThe Saltburn coastline provided a stunning backdrop as riders from Britain's best domestic teams went wheel-to-wheel on a varied and demanding course, before huge crowds at the roadside.\nCherie Pridham's team played a clever tactical game, placing Adam Kenway in the early breakaway to cover any dangerous moves, before reeling in the escapees and allowing Scott Thwaites to match firepower with eventual winner Rory Townsend (Canyon-dhb p/b Bloor Homes) and British champion Connor Swift (Madison-Genesis), who finished third.\nThe battle for points in the National Road Series will resume on Sunday May 12, 2019 at arguably the domestic scene's most prestigious one-day race: the Lincoln Grand Prix. |
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This workshop is designed to help you practice and advance with your Nutripuncture skills. We will be focusing on the practical application of the information you have gained from previous trainings and giving a framework for selecting the best sequences and associations.\n** This workshop is open to anyone who has done at least 1 Nutripuncture Basic Module.\nMs. Keven Duff, (B.A Biomedical Anthropology and Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, USA) has trained extensively in complementary as well as Natural and Holistic Methods of Wellness and Healing. She is one of the few authorized teachers of Nuripuncture. and has also trained in NLP, Muscle Testing. Esogetic Medicine (Peter Mandel Institute), Kirlian Energy Emission Analysis, Neuromuscular Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, Emotional Freedom Technique, Lifeline and is an authorized teacher of the Reiki Training Academy of Australia. She teaches extensively on holistic therapies in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and USA. She practices at a complementary medicine practice in Hong Kong.\nFull fee @ $850 inclusive of AM & PM light refreshments. Lunch will be on your own.\nYou are encouraged to have your own full Nutripuncture kit, you should have one, as we will be doing lots of practice.\nBy providing your data, you agree to be contacted and receive information related to Nutripuncture. If you wish to opt-out from our mailing list, please click the unsubscribe link located at the bottom of any newsletter from us.\nTo view our Disclaimer & Personal Data Protection Policy, click here. |
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Nick Kyrgios has defended himself after telling a fan to ‘f**k off’ during his Miami Open defeat to Borna Coric, saying he was fed up of being heckled.\nHaving already been warned for smashing his racket earlier in the match, Kyrgios was handed an automatic point penalty which cost him his service game when he dropped the F-bomb.\nThe Aussie was defending a break point at 2-4 down in the third set when he said, ‘f**k off, man’ to someone in the crowd, losing the game and ultimately the match.\nKyrgios was furious on court, believing umpire Gianluca Moscarella could have done more to quieten the crowd, and explained afterwards that he was longer prepared to take the abuse.\n‘They played money to see me play and they just screamed out ridiculous things, and I’m just not going to take it anymore,’ said the 23-year-old.\nKyrgios was livid with Moscarella, saying he did ‘a terrible job’ at the changeover before Coric held his serve to secure a 4-6 6-3 6-2 win as the Aussie crashed out.\nThe incident marks yet another controversial moment for Kyrgios in Miami, who told an umpire he was ‘a f***king disgrace’ earlier in the week and had an altercation with another fan in his third-round match, with the man ejected by security. |
At the beginning of 2009 I announced that, as part of our efforts to promote LDS blogs, links to the blog content aggregated by Nothing Wavering would begin to be automatically posted on Twitter.\nThe Twitter outreach has been pretty successful. As of the moment, LDS Blogs have 370 twitter followers, LDS Official has 452 twitter followers, and LDS Bloggers and General Conference have 173 and 212 followers. That means that new posts by Nothing Wavering bloggers are being seen by hundreds of people who are interested in keeping up with LDS topics.\nAnd new followers are continuing to join every day.\nOur initial twitter integration used a popular 3rd party service called Twitterfeed. Twitterfeed checked the aggregated RSS feeds from Nothing Wavering at regular intervals, and then posted links to any new content to twitter.\nOver the last few months, however, some deficiencies with using twitterfeed became apparent. It would often take an unusual amount of time for twitterfeed to post new content, especially from the LDS official content. It also restricted the maximum number of new items to five for every iteration. Some links failed to ever be posted.\nThen, for LDS General Conference, twitterfeed failed to post almost all of the podcast links from the conference.\nTwitterfeed also posed some security concerns because it required the Nothing Wavering usernames and passwords to post to twitter.\nWhile twitterfeed has helped get us to where we are, Nothing Wavering needed to be directly integrated with twitter, without relying on a 3rd party system.\nEvery post in an RSS feed includes a Globally Unique Identifier or GUID that can be used to uniquely identify that post from all others. GUIDs are important because posts titles, post URLs, and post dates often change as people update their posts to correct misspellings, correct ambiguous text, or add updates. Even while all of these other values change, the GUID stays the same, and so when a program like Nothing Wavering or Google Reader reads the feed, it knows to simply update the existing post wit the same GUID instead of creating an all new duplicate post. So if you change the title of your post, Nothing Wavering should simply update the old post instead of creating a duplicate with a different title.\nIt is apparent that the single Nothing Wavering banner I created does not work in a number of situations, because it is too wide, or doesn’t line up well with other banners. So here are some addtional sidebar banners for Nothing Wavering. Again, if your blog is included on our portal please consider adding the banner or link to your site. It is not required by any means, but would be a great way of promoting and driving readers toward other Nothing Wavering blogs.\nNothing Wavering also has a widget of recent posts from Blogs and the Church that can be embedded into your sidebar. Click on the Embed [HTML] icon on the front page to get the code. The number of post titles that appear, as well as the height and width of the widget can also be customized. |
Magnesium is an important mineral that aids in energy production, the immune system, heart health, and more. But are you getting enough of it through diet alone? What to know about magnesium deficiency You may not be as familiar with magnesium as you are with better-known minerals such as iron, calcium, and zinc…. |
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On the web site of Swissinfo from the 2nd of February 2019, you can look at a selection of pictures from my book Homo Helveticus.\nDidier Ruef has been documenting life in Switzerland for more than 30 years. His book contains a carefully compiled selection of photos of Switzerland and the people who call it home. The Swiss historian Thomas Maissen writes in the foreword to the book: “There is nothing that does not exist in Switzerland.” Perhaps, someone should add to this: and, nothing that the photographer has not captured by his camera in the last 30 years.\nThis entry was posted in Book, Media, Photography and tagged art, black & white, black and white, book, book printing, documentary, documentary photography, Europe, hardcover, hardcover book, Helvetia, Homo Helveticus, photo book, photo essay, photo reportage, photographer, photography, photography book, Photojournalism, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederacy, Swiss Confederation, swissinfo, Switzerland, Till Schaap, Till Schaap Edition. |
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The CHEST Congress 2019 is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS): www.uems.net.\nThe CHEST Congress 2019 is designated for a maximum of, or up to, 13 European external CME credits. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.\nThe CHEST Congress 2019 is accredited by EBAP for 14 European CME credits covering the whole programme.\nExplain new developments in the diagnoses, complications, and management options for sleep-disordered breathing.\nDefine the appropriate use of bronchoscopy in endobronchial biopsy.\nApply new clinical research knowledge and study findings in tuberculosis to clinical practice.\nDescribe new strategies for managing latent tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis.\nRecognize the current burden and realities of COPD.\nUtilize effective interventions and strategies, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic, to improve the care for patients suffering from COPD.\nDiscuss treatment strategies for obesity hypoventilation syndrome.\nReview the most updated and relevant literature regarding epidemiology and diagnosis related to community-acquired pneumonia.\nReview recent updates in the treatment of malaria.\nDefine the current treatment paradigm for treating patients with locally advanced (stage 3) lung cancer.\nReview findings from recent significant publications in bronchiectasis and their impact on clinical practice.\nCHEST Congress 2019 is the global meeting place for Anesthesiologists, Cardiologists, Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Critical Care Nurses, Critical Care Physicians, General Medicine Physicians, Pediatric Pulmonologists, Respirologists, ICU Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Sleep Medicine Physicians. Because of the diverse, clinically focused educational offering, participants are able to tailor the curriculum to meet the needs of international clinicians of all levels of experience.\nView Faculty Disclosure Grid – CHEST Congress 2019 here. |
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Eventually you simply need one great cash register, and a great rack or shelving design. Eventually #fashiontech will be less about coding the cash register and more about where it is placed and that it works when it’s needed. That said I’m trying to figure out how to tie all the components together. Finally got the Google plus, Twitter and Facebook page embed to work, now it’s time to figure out a strategy as to how to best use them.\nOn Twitter hover at the bottom right of each post and select the embed. |
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Imagine if Canadian library managers decided not only that they were uninterested in hiring French-speaking staff, but actually banned their staff from speaking French, making signage in French or providing materials in French. Imagine speaking French was dismissed as a frivolous waste of time when people could be productively communicating in English. Imagine they did all this whilst millions of English-speaking Canadians were learning French and starting to speak to other information service providers in French. There would be outrage and bewilderment in the community and among other librarians. Yet this is exactly the scenario in which many library services (and libraries within larger organisations such as Universities) find themselves in relation to social media and mobile online communication more generally.\nI’m attending VALA 2012 this week and so far the unifying theme has been social media and making library services mobile-friendly. I hope to absorb many interesting ideas that will find their way to becoming future blog posts, but today’s is really a frustrated plea. Already I have had several conversations with colleagues in the industry who understand where we need to going, but have been stymied by more senior managers or boards who simply don’t or won’t understand what the rise of social media and mobile computing generally means for information service delivery.\nThe inertia and complacency displayed by the managers of these organisations is mind boggling. Do they honestly think that social computing is a niche fad that is just going to go away? Facebook is about to launch its Initial Public Offering of shares – in the middle of a recession. Documents filed as part of the IPO show that Facebook’s net income last year was US$1 Billion, with 483 million daily active users in December globally. Facebook alone has over 10 million users in Australia – a nation with a total population of only 22 million. And you think it’s just for kids? Of Twitter’s 106 million users worldwide in 2010-11, more than half were 35 years or older. That membership has already doubled in the months since. Some fad.\nTelling your community that you don’t want to help them.\nTelling your community implicitly that you don’t understand them and the way they interact with interesting people, and by extension that you don’t care about them and their interests.\nTelling the world you are marginal and irrelevant to their daily lives.\nSocial media and the associated instant, personalised mobile information solutions are where libraries must go to ensure we are fulfilling our mandate. This is no longer something than can be allowed to remain with ‘the young ones’ or ‘the techies’. This is fast becoming core knowledge – just as I’m expected to be able to assist a 5 year old to find dinosaur picture books, a 72 year old find a new crime author and a 45 year old find information about writing resumes all on the same desk shift, every librarian needs to understand the dynamics of social and mobile computing and our place, as information professionals, in that world.\nVALA 2012 has thrown up all sorts of challenges to the librarians attending: Do you actually understand the back-end of your library management system? Do you know what people are saying about your library service on social media sites? Do you know what keywords your patrons are using on search engines to find your website? How can members communicate with your library when they are waiting for a bus, walking down the street, in a cafe…? Can they do so at all? Is your online presence mobile-optimised? And if the answer to any of these is ‘no’, what are you going to do about it?\nLibraries that don’t strongly enter the mobile social computing space will soon find themselves having their own ‘Kodak moment’ – having invested heavily in a once-important service they will wake up one day to find that nobody is interested in what they are providing. For the lucky senior managers this might not come until after they retire, but for the rest of us there are no options. Whomever is ultimately responsible – Boards of management, Communications departments or IT departments – need to either get with the program or get out of the way. Not having a social media presence is, for a library service, the same as refusing to have telephones. Possibly, it’s worse. People aren’t talking about what they ate for lunch on social media – if you’re not around, they’re talking about eating your lunch. They’re talking about what they know and what they want to know. They’re talking about their information needs and wants. They’re talking about your organisation. Are you talking to them?\n*in case you were wondering, today’s title is inspired by this article on SOPA.\nThis entry was tagged facebook, initial public offering, library managers, mobile devices, social media. Bookmark the permalink.\nOk, firstly, I like the French Canadian analogy.\n2. Why should I care about them other than to avoid accidentally applying for a job there?\n3. What makes you think they’re reading your blog?\n4. How can you tell the difference between “inertia and complacency” and ‘once bitten, twice shy?’ There are countless examples of social media ‘events’ going viral – who wants to be on the wrong end of that? What are the strategies to avoid that, and how long does it take to develop policies and procedures for dealing with social media?\nI listen to 774 in the car on my way to the train station; Red Symonds talks to “Harriet Hashtag” around 6:45am in a segment called ‘News from the Tweetguist.” To me that suggests Twitter has cracked the mainstream and is no longer considered a “fad.” This article in today’s Age describes a fairly savvy social media strategy employed by at least one of the big four banks (http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/backlash-against-big-four-20120211-1syo6.html), again suggesting an acceptance that social media is here to stay.\nI wasn’t at VALA, so I didn’t talk to your colleagues, but are they bemoaning the “inertia and complacency” of their managers in regards to social media, or is that merely a symptom of how long it takes to get things done generally, particularly in larger organizations like universities? Guys like you and me like things to happen yesterday, but in a worst case scenario we’ll settle for right now; I’m guessing that the people we talk to at events like VALA are cut from that same cloth.\n“Do you actually understand the back-end of your library management system?” Again, not having been at VALA, I don’t know the context, but how important is this? How much do I need to know about internal combustion engines to drive a car? Case in point: of the 10 million Facebook users out there, how many know how it selects the ads that they see? Or of the millions of Google users out there, how many know how the search algorithm works, or even what an algorithm is?\n“Boards of management, Communications departments or IT departments – need to either get with the program or get out of the way.” They love hearing this kind of thing, by the way.\n“Not having a social media presence is, for a library service, the same as refusing to have telephones. Possibly, it’s worse.” I agree, but as I said, I’m unaware of these library services that don’t have social media presences, and why I should care about them.\nIn regard to the article that in part inspired this post, Anti-SOPA campaigners are to the left what birthers are to the right.\n1. If I wanted to name and shame the organisations and individuals involved I would have done so in my post. But I can say one was a university and another a public library service, both in Melbourne.\n2. Because you care about the profession and its capacity to help people, regardless of whether you work for a particular organisation or not.\n3. I’m quite sure they’re not reading my blog, but some of their colleagues are and might bring it to their attention. At the least it might give those who are on the right track some confidence in the face of pessimism.\n4. This is the difference between organisations that make a decision to be agile and forward-thinking, and those that choose to be risk-averse. If you’re not willing to make lots and lots of mistakes you can’t achieve excellence – as a person or an organisation.\nPersonally I think the real key is to gave people with the right personality running your communications rather than focussing necessarily on the technicalities. Anyone can learn technically how to post on Twitter, Facebook or whatever (the whole point is that it is so easy) – but ‘social media disasters’ tend to occur when people or organisations forget basic rules of social interaction. Beyond ‘don’t be a dickhead’ there are few special policies required for social media – how long are your ‘answering the telephone’ or ‘talking to people who walk in the door’ policies?\nRe social media being mainstream – yes, that’s exactly the point I’m making.\nRe backends – I don’t expect the average Facebook user to know or care how it all works. But then again, they’re not information professionals. You don’t need to know how your car works, but if you are a rally car driver it’s going to be pretty useful.\nA very thought provoking post Hugh that sure has got me thinking and feeling defensive.\nHaving been involved in public libraries for many years and as an early adopter of technologies I can empathise with your impatience and frustration about how slow organisations are to adopt things that seem to be obvious.\nI had happily mastered the 23 Things technologies long before that was offered as Public Libraries Training for staff, mainly due to my RSS Feed Reader (then Bloglines) and my own personal learning.\nProfessional and personal development in these fields will most probably depend on the initiative of the individual, for if they wait for their organisation to get with the program they will be left behind. There may still be an element of complacency in our industry.\nNow you will be horrified to know we have just put our public libraries presence in Facebook and Twitter into a hiatus after being involved for several years. The reasons for this you describe in your post. Risk – yes. Third party property issues – yes. No organisational policy relating to the use of this media either for the organisation as a whole and for the employees – yes. Lack of resources required to operate in this media channel effectively – yes. Issues raised through SOPA regarding sharing of media – yes.\nNot because of ignorance or lack of staff training or staff initiative or wanting to network in this field with our customers.\nWe maintain our mobile presence for our system technologies and this will remain so and be developed further.\nI remain unconvinced that Facebook will remain the tool of choice though and some of that doubt together with the other reasons stated above have led us to discussions that ultimately led to our temporary withdrawal from this field.\nThanks for your real life example – it sounds like you’ve taken exactly the approach I think libraries need – try it out, give it a good go (two years minimum) and if it isn’t working for you, ditch it and try something else. This is quite different to “this new technology is outside of our comfort zone so we’re banning it”.\nWhile I respectfully suggest you’re making a mistake and ‘risk’ regarding social media is massively overstated , I obviously don’t know the specifics of the risks and problems for you.\nI’m no particular fan of Facebook – indeed, I really only still have a personal account because that’s how all my friends invite people to social events. I’d love for it to not be the dominant form of social communication but the reality is that it *is* – that’s why I use it as an example. Probably in 5 years we’ll think of it like we do MySpace now.\nFinally, I perhaps conflated two different issues a little. The problem I see is not so much that there is ‘an element of complacency in our industry’ (every industry has some late adopters) but rather that many library services (public, special and academic) don’t actually have control over whether they can use social media and other ‘new’ systems/technologies. The librarians may be raring to go, but I keep hearing about libraries where other departments or boards of management hold the power over whether it happens – and are stopping the librarians from doing anything.\nYour point of view I think eoyverne is very agree with, I think eoyverne will agree with friends you point of view .Publicity I am in this also provides a to sell very cheap discount store, you worth visiting.\nIt's not about the books by Hugh Rundle is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.\nPermission for commercial use may be negotiated by contacting Hugh.\nPlease note the rights to most images and all page layout on this site are held by other people - check their licensing individually before re-using. |
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Valley Springs, CA — A Valley Springs man allegedly threw a large a large concrete block through the window of the 76 gas station in Valley Springs.\nIt happened early yesterday morning, shortly before 4am. The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office reports that the alarm went off at the business and arriving deputies found 46-year-old Richard Haight in the parking lot, near the broken glass window. Video surveillance helped officials determine that Haight was responsible for the incident. He was arrested for attempted burglary, vandalism and possession of methamphetamine. He also had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant out of Tuolumne County. After being booked into Calaveras County Jail yesterday morning, the sheriff’s office reports that he also allegedly assaulted a fellow inmate. The additional charge is pending. |
Social Studies teachers avoid ELA writing workshops like the plague. This is an exaggeration, of course, but the statement has some validity. So let’s rephrase the statement: most Social Studies teachers don’t want to attend a workshop that doesn’t address their field perspective. Could it be the lack of workshops focused specifically for writing in the general Social Studies classroom? Or could it be the time-consuming task that accompanies student writing, i.e. endless hours of grading?\nTeachers of Advanced Placement Social Studies courses know all too well that writing is going to be a key part of their instruction and a significant student expectation. For training many teachers attend AP institutes or obtain coveted access to the world of AP grading to gain better insight. No such writing assessments are attached to any of the STAAR Social Studies examinations.\nThe lack of writing prompts on state Social Studies assessments may lead to two misconceptions. The first misconception is that students in Social Studies courses don’t have to write. The second misconception is that Social Studies teachers don’t need professional development in the field of writing. These misconceptions couldn’t be further from the truth. If we examine the new TEKS, writing for Social Studies begins in Grade 2, carries through to middle school, and all successive Social Studies courses that follow.\nThis doesn’t mean that every teacher needs to assign the age-old five paragraph history essay starting tomorrow. In fact it would benefit teachers to examine the student expectations. For example, students in grade 2 are expected to “create written and visual material such as stories, poems, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas.” In grade 6, students are expected to “create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines and bibliographies based on research.” By the time students get to World History, they are expected to “interpret and create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information.” This means that students in every Social Studies class should be writing in various ways to authentically demonstrate the historical information that they are learning.\nthinking. Writing clarifies thinking. For that matter, writing is thinking.\nAs a novice teacher, I assigned the classic history essay because that’s what was assigned to me in high school and in college. I believed that my students should learn to write in the very same way. There were significant problems with this thinking. First, I assigned essay writing without any pre-assessment to gauge their writing skills. Second, I didn’t have a strategic plan for a writing process with my students. Third, it took me an exceptionally long time to grade 175 essays. In fact, it took me weeks. I found myself weary, to say the least, upon returning the essays to the students. By that time, the students didn’t care about it anymore. Last, nothing else was done on my part to address inaccuracies that should have impacted my instruction. In all honesty, I didn’t know how to.\nThe longer I taught, the more I learned and began to understand that writing needed to be approached differently. I started assigning manageable short response writing. “Snippet” writing became the operative word for short paragraph response writing that the students would complete. I could get the writing responses back to the students in a relatively quick time frame, while assessing if they understood what they were learning. What I was doing, without knowing it, was focusing my attention on formative assessment rather than summative assessment. I was learning how to create a process for writing that worked for both my students and me. The essay wasn’t exactly phased out, but rather worked in over time. Additionally, I staggered the complete essays at intervals for different classes so that I wouldn’t assign myself to weeks of grading purgatory (a useful tip suggested to me by my principal). Overall, it was a lot of trial and error, but I didn’t give up; I just restructured.\nIn November, the co-creators of the DBQ Project (Document Based Questioning) will lead two workshops at Region XIII specifically geared for Social Studies, but open to teachers of English Language Arts. The hope is that teams of teachers will work together to collaborate and learn strategies to help students become better analytical thinkers. Teachers will be led through DBQ analysis of primary sources to the development process of the written DBQ.\nWhat we recognize most of all is that writing is a process. For the teacher, if it is paired adequately with the content, it will not take away from instruction, but serve to improve it.\nFisher D. & Frey N. (2007). Checking for understanding: Formative assessment techniques for you classroom. Alexandria: ASCD.\nSocial Studies student expectations referenced: Grade 2 (19)(B), Grade 6(22)(D), World History (30)(B).\nAssessment seems to be all anyone is talking about in education these days. Well, okay, a few people might have mentioned school financing, but STAAR, EOC, Reference Documents (the documents previously known as formula charts), and the just-released STAAR sample items… oh you hadn’t heard about those? Yes, they were released by TEA on September 30, 2011, and can be found online. And, since I know teachers in tested grades are going to want to look at those, go ahead. Visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/ and look them over, then come back and finish this article in which I am going to give suggestions on utilizing standardized questions to design formative assessment experiences which can be integrated into student notebooks.\nStandardized assessments serve a purpose in that they help to judge the effectiveness of different curricula and approaches to instruction, districts, and even teachers; but the results often inform us as to which TEKS a group of students or even an individual student have not mastered without providing insight as to what they do not understand or why. In order to understand students’ thought processes, assessments must be written that allow for open-ended response, problem solving steps to be shown, and for students to be forced to confront common misconceptions side-by-side with the scientifically- based explanation of a phenomena and decide which explanation they hold to be true. When these types of assessments are conducted throughout the learning process for the benefit of both teacher and student, then we call them formative assessments. Renowned National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) author Page Keeley in her book Science Formative Assessment: 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning, defines formative assessment as “assessment for learning” (Keeley, 2008). Summative exams such as STAAR are considered to be assessments of learning in that they do not provide learning opportunities to students. Both types of assessments may provide information that informs curriculum and instruction, but it is how the assessments impact a student that is the key. In her book Keeley provides 75 Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques (FACTs). Two types I have chosen to focus on are justified lists and card sorts.\nJustified lists can be used as pre-assessments (for example, a biology teacher might ask about producers before beginning a lesson on food webs) or to assess learning after the explanation phase of instruction (as would be the case when a 5th grade teacher uses the producer list). They can be conducted in tandem with a think, pair, share to allow students to discuss and refine their ideas or they can be integrated into a unit assessment in which case the list should include some new examples the students might not have previously been confronted with.\nIntegrating justified lists into science notebooks is easy. The question, justified list and prompt can be made to fit on half a sheet of paper which students can glue or tape into their notebook at the top so the paper can be lifted up and the rule which the student used and their justification can then be written directly on the notebook paper.\nIn addition to Science Formative Assessment, Keeley has written a series of books entitled Uncovering Student Ideas is Science. All are available through NSTA at http://www.nsta.org/store/. An example chapter from one of Keeley’s probe books that includes a justified list can be found online at http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/9780873552554. Scroll down just a bit under details and click on the link next to Read Inside.\nAnother type of formative assessment is a card sort. Card sorts are designed in such a way that students sort a set of cards with either terms or pictures on them into two or more categories. For example, during an 8th grade lesson utilizing the periodic table students might sort terms such as metallic appearance, non-metal, semiconductors, conductors, non-conductors, etc. onto an outline of the periodic table that has been divided into non-metals, metals, and metalloids such as that seen in the 8th grade 2011 Released Question number 3. The cards that students sort could also include the symbols or names of some elements they are familiar with and pictures of some of the more common elements.\nTo really make students think, make the number of cards unequal in each category. For example have 7 cards belong under non-metals, while only 6 belong under metals. Another way of making the activity more rigorous is to include cards that will not be used. When I taught Biology I included two cards that said “Does Not Contain DNA” and four cards that said “Does Contain DNA” for my sort of characteristics and example organisms for the six kingdoms. When students said they seemed to be missing “Does Contain DNA” cards and that they had cards that didn’t belong anywhere (such as the “HIV” card) they were demonstrating understanding and mastery on a higher level than if they had done a one-to-one matching activity.\nCard sorts can be integrated into notebooks through questions or stems about why certain cards were put into categories, such as having students complete the statement, “I placed ________________ in the kingdom _____________ because…” or “We had the hardest time deciding where ____________ goes because…” You can also make the sort one that students cut apart themselves and then glue into a graphic organizer in their notebook so students can review their written justifications while observing the results of their sort. Alternatively, you can use pockets where students can replicate the sort and practice on their own. This is especially useful for more difficult concepts or content that is being introduced for the first time.\nExample science card sorts produced by ESC Region XIII are available online at http://www5.esc13.net/science/resources/manipulatives.html.\nNotice how, regardless of which formative assessment strategy or technique is chosen, it is the way in which the strategy is utilized and the guiding and probing questions asked by the teacher that provide the depth and rigor required by STAAR. Formative assessments must be developed and designed in such a way that yes, informs instruction, but the main purpose should be for students to recognize and confront their own misunderstandings and begin to correct them. A quiz, given to students working silently and independently that is then graded by the teacher with the only feedback to the student being a grade, is not considered formative.\nSTAAR 2011 Released Test Questions. Accessed online at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/, October 1, 2011.\nFormative assessments are an integral part of the instruction process, providing feedback to both the teacher and student with the goal of improving learning. Without formative assessments, teachers wouldn’t be able to make timely adjustments to instruction to ensure student mastery. These adjustments can be anything from a re-teach for those who did not master the concept to an enrichment activity allowing students to apply their concept/skill in a new way.\nExit tickets (Fisher and Frey, 2004 ) and SOS Summaries (Dodge, 2009) are two quick, easy, prep-free ways to assess FOR learning.\nExit Tickets are slips of paper or index cards in which students respond to a prompt or question pertaining to the day’s lesson. The question or prompt shouldn’t take more than 3-4 minutes to complete. Often they are referred to as “tickets out the door” because students cannot leave the classroom until they have handed the teacher their response. After all the responses are collected, the teacher reviews them and uses the information on them to determine what adjustments need to be made to instruction. The teacher determine which students (if any) need a re-teach, which students need additional practice through a reinforcing or elaborating activity, and which students showed mastery of the lesson and can move onto an enrichment activity. Fisher, D., and Frey, N. (2004) point out that there are three categories of Exit Ticket prompts.\nSummarize today’s lesson in 25 carefully chosen words.\nWrite three things you would say to explain this to a younger child (or adult).\nChoose one word that summarizes today’s lesson. Explain why you chose that word.\nWhat would you like to review during the next session?\nHow did you feel about__?\nWhat did you do to participate today?\nWhat is something you are doing to help yourself learn? Rate your understanding of today’s topic from 1-10 and explain WHY you rated yourself that.\nThe S-O-S Summary (Dodge, 2009) is a formative assessment that ELAR teachers can use before, during or after instruction.\nBefore: to assess student attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge about a topic.\nDuring: to assess what students are coming to understand about the topic.\nAfter: to assess if attitudes and beliefs have been influenced or changed as a result of new learning and if they can better support their opinion.\nStudent reads the statement provided by the teacher.\nStudent decides if he/she agrees or disagrees with the statement.\nStudent supports their opinion with evidence, facts and examples.\nThere was a better solution to ______________.\nThe character was justified when __________.\nThe story would be different (same) if the setting were changed to __________.\nThe effect of ___________ was most significant to __________.\n______ is similar to ____________.\n________ reminds me of ____.\nThe author has a bias.\nThe lesson the character (or the author) is teaching is _____.\nThe passage (or the author) implies/suggests_______.\nThe tone of the passage is _________.\nThe writer’s overall feeling toward ______ is______.\n_____ is a good (or poor) choice for a title.\nDodge, Judith. (2009). 25 Quick Formative Assessments for a Differentiated Classroom: Easy, Low-Prep Assessments That Help You Pinpoint Students’ Needs and Reach All Learners. Scholastic Inc.\nEvery day in classrooms across Texas, technology tools are infused with quality instruction to boost engagement, simplify learning task management, differentiate for diverse learning needs and increase learning through exposure to content with multiple modalities. Educators have who embrace the transformative power of learning with technology can also take advantage of the opportunities available for assessment for learning, a.k.a – Formative Assessment.\n• Who is and who is not understanding the lesson?\n• What are this student’s strengths and needs?\n• What misconceptions do I need to address?\n• What feedback should I give students?\n• What adjustments should I make to instruction?\n• How should I group students?\nHere are a few notable technology tools that are simple to integrate and get powerful results when it comes to student quickly taking the “pulse” of learning to formatively assess student progress.\nSocrative.com is “a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.” In short, it allows teachers to create a variety of short assessments, such as quizzes and exit tickets, that can be taken from any web enabled device. The interface is extremely kid-friendly, even for young students. Best of all, it does not require student accounts, but still provides somewhat detailed student performance data by name via secure e-mailed excel file directly to the teacher. Visit http://www.socrative.com for a preview. The site says it is in beta as of this writing, but you can go to http://t.socrative.com (teacher tool) and http://m.socrative.com (student interface) and grab an account and start assessing right away. Easy to learn… easy to use.\nUse Todaysmeet.com http://todaysmeet.com to quickly and easily set up an online place for students to post comments, questions, and answer your prompts. Again, this does site does not require students to have accounts, and the posts expire after a time you decide, allowing for “easy cleanup” while still giving access to absent students. You simply set up the room (one click) and share the URL. Try this site for your next “exit ticket”.\nYou’ve heard the buzz, and perhaps had some professional work experience in Project Share as a Texas educator, but in case you are unaware, the project is now open for student enrollment and you are encouraged to use the learning management system with your students. (Note: talk to your district and your Education Service Center about student accounts). With the Epsilen platform (Project Share’s engine) you and your students can interact in a robust virtual learning environment that allows you to share files, use forums for discussion, real time chats for, full featured test/quiz making suite (and associated grade tools), wikis for collaborative writing, blogs for student publishing, electronic portfolios with interactive assessment rubrics and much more. Having all of these tools in one, safe, uniform and free platform opens up a treasure trove of formative assessment opportunities. For more information, feel free to check out our blog at http://www5.esc13.net/thescoop/instructionaltech or the State’s official page at http://www.projectsharetexas.org. Also, feel free to contact Region XIII’s Project Share team at [email protected] for more information and to inquire about training.\nL. M. Pinkus, ed., Meaningful Measurement: The Role of Assessments in Improving High School Education in the Twenty-First Century (Washington, DC: Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009).\nNow that we have had a great start to our school year, what have you been doing for your teachers and their appraisals? At this point you and the other appraisers should have completed multiple walkthroughs for every teacher on campus. Formal appraisals should be well underway, along with help for your teachers who have been identified as needing more assistance. As the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) approaches, what do you need to look for in the classroom to insure success?\nLook for student engagement. Are students authentically engaged, compliant, or not engaged in the lesson? Know what each level of engagement looks like before entering the classroom.\nWhen you view weekly lesson plans, are they aligned with the state standards, and are you seeing that same alignment in the classroom instruction?\nDo the teachers know what you are looking for in the classroom? Make sure they know up front, and then let them know when you are and aren’t seeing it.\nOf course, just because the formal appraisal has been completed, your support for the teachers is not finished. Looking for best practices by means of consistent walkthroughs in every classroom on campus will occur throughout the school year. |
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