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Twenty one rules for those who can't resist sneaking a peek at email or Facebook during a meal
NOT LONG AGO, I went to a nice restaurant with five friends. Good food. Better cocktails. But at some point late in the meal, before dessert, I looked around the table to see the world's most obnoxious etiquette violation: six dinner guests staring at their smartphones.
Yes, including myself. It was pathetic. Mercifully, the restaurant didn't call the police on us.


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The United States Environmental Protection Agency can give you a good idea of the areas in Staten Island that are zoned with higher levels of radon than others. Your home might be located in an area that has very little radon or a high concentration of radon. Even still when buying a home in Staten Island it's recommend to know the radon levels before you make the final sale to see if the levels are elevated or are the levels around what is deemed safe.
Testing is easy and our radon gas specialists can provide you with a kit that will tell you within 2 days what your radon levels are. For a complete picture we recommend long term testing of the property but we understand when buying a house you are limited so if the current home owners are not sure then request a radon tester be placed in the home to see. If the levels are elevated to above 4 pCi then the home will need mitigation and a system fitted to reduce it down to a safer level.
Radon mitigation systems in Staten Island are common and more and more houses are having pumps fitted and pits installed to pump the gas out of your home or business. These systems are designed to be easy to install and get the job done right.
Most EPA maps in Staten Island will show you the following like geology, aerial radioactivity, soil permeability and foundation type. This will help a great deal to know the potential radon risk in your neighborhood in Staten Island to see if you even need radon testing.
If you are a smoker then it really is advised that you get your radon levels tested especially if you smoke in the home. With 21,000 deaths every year through lung cancer due to radon gas your chances are even more much so if you are a smoker. If you smoke then that is personal decision that only affects you if you do it in a well ventilated area and it's not affecting everyone else. But Radon in Staten Island has the ability to cause issues for you whole family. That is why it's vital to get the levels down in your home.
How much will it cost me to install a radon mitigation system in my home in Staten Island? The price can vary depending on the size and design of the property. It is always recommended that you have a licensed radon contractor come out and have a look at the home and give you a price quote.
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As the industrialized world slides toward possible recession, could still-booming developing nations come to its aid? Can China save America?
Hardly. Economies such as China's and India's are growing fast, but they are still much too small to pull giants such as the United States or Europe out of a swamp, say most economists.
For the first time, though, developing countries – now accounting for more than half of global economic growth – could probably ride out the storm afflicting richer nations.
"China is not going to save the world," says Jonathan Anderson, chief economist at UBS Bank in Hong Kong. "But it is part of a very different picture. The US, Europe, and Japan will go in one direction, and the developing world will carry on."
And if the emerging markets do keep growing during a developed-world slump, economists note, they could at least cushion the blow for others. They will continue to import the industrial machinery that US and other advanced nations make and will still have an appetite for raw materials such as oil and minerals from the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
Since China, Russia, India, and Brazil, the main emerging markets, account for only about $6 trillion of gross domestic product (GDP) – compared with $32 trillion in the US, Europe, and Japan – the developing countries' continued growth can only "cushion the US decline in a modest way," says Arthur Kroeber, head of the Dragonomics economic consultancy in Beijing.
America still holds the key to much of what happens in the world economy this year, economists say. Other countries are already ratcheting down their growth forecasts because of headwinds facing the world's largest consuming nation.
Falling stock prices a worry
At the same time, many financial analysts fear that the subprime mortgage crisis has yet to fully unravel, and that banks worldwide could see their balance sheets weakened, linking much of the global economy in a slowdown.
"The strength of emerging economies is in some ways self-sustaining," says Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research in Great Neck, N.Y. But "a recession in US could ... interact with the credit crisis to become something really awful."
One sign of worry about global financial "contagion" is the performance of stock prices: Shares in banks outside the US have fared worse than US banks themselves over the past three months, and stock markets in emerging nations, Europe, and Japan have all fallen even harder than Wall Street.
When they met in Tokyo last weekend, however, finance ministers from the world's largest economies, the Group of Seven, said "emerging-market economies are forecast to continue robust, if slower, growth."
Developing countries have the edge for a couple of reasons. They are playing catch-up to richer nations, and many of them have benefited from boom times for commodities such as oil. In the process, they have come into their own as global economic forces.
From Bahrain to Brazil, people are busy building bridges, information networks, even whole cities. They are selling goods and services to one another, not just to Americans. And they are buying more products than ever from advanced nations – a boon to now-struggling economies like the US.
In China, for example, the real engines of growth are not the export factories selling the world clothes and computers, though that visible sector has fueled a $260 billion annual trade surplus. "The lion's share of Chinese GDP growth is domestic, and not a function of the international economy", says Daniel Rosen, head of the New York-based China Strategic Advisory consultancy.
Past global downturns have not slowed China
Even if Chinese exporters take a hit, previous trade slumps have had practically no ripple effect on the Chinese economy, points out Mr. Kroeber. This time, he predicts, "there is no question China will lose a little GDP growth in the export sector, but they will gain some back in investment."
China's race to build more roads, railways, homes, and factories contributed most to its 11.4 percent GDP growth last year, and that boom is set to continue, or even gather steam, says Kroeber, pointing to official plans to triple investment in railroads this year.
Even if falling exports of Chinese consumer goods to America and Europe cut 2 percentage points off last year's growth rate – a common prediction – "the fact that China is not tanking will be a comfort" to economic planners elsewhere, says Mr. Rosen.
It will also mean that China will continue to import raw materials and high-technology machinery. "In the commodities field, China will be very important and, at the margins, it will certainly help the US and Europe," says Paul Cavey, chief China economist for Macquarie Capital Securities.
A historic shift
The biggest implications are for the developing countries themselves. China and India are relatively immune to trade shocks. And with Brazil and Russia exporting commodities whose prices Chinese demand is expected to keep high, "the emerging market bloc suddenly starts to look much stronger going into a slowdown," says Mr. Anderson.
"That's unusual," he adds. In past recessions, he recalls, "trouble brewing in the big industrialized economies spelled trouble in the developing world. This time, we are not looking at that."


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Investigation by Florida Attorney General's Office Leads to 15-Year Federal Prison Sentence for Woman who Committed Timeshare Resale Fraud
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Jennifer Kirk was sentenced yesterday to 188 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit fraud and wire fraud. Kirk, now a resident of Illinois, was operating a timeshare resale scam that stole $30 million from more than 22,000 victims across the country. Kirk owned and operated
Universal Marketing Solutions, which later became Creative Vacation Solutions, from October 2007 until December 2009 when the Florida Attorney General's Office shut these companies down. The companies were located in and operated out of Palm Beach County.
"Florida will not tolerate people who prey on those trying to sell their timeshares," stated Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. "This case is a great example of law enforcement working together to protect consumers."
According to the civil complaint, which was filed in December 2009, Kirk employed telemarketers who placed cold calls to timeshare owners and then falsely represented that their company had actual buyers for the owners' timeshare property. Her telemarketers then solicited advanced fees of up to several thousand dollars from each victim in purported closing costs that they promised would be refunded to the owner once the closing on the property occurred.
According to the complaint, despite collecting fees from approximately $1,200 to $3,000 from each of the 22,000 victims, her companies never sold a single timeshare unit. The complaint also alleged that the defendant and her co-conspirators pocketed the closing costs. The Florida Attorney General's Office obtained an injunction and asset freeze against the businesses, which prevented Kirk and the co-defendants from continuing to operate any timeshare or timeshare related businesses and froze all assets related to the businesses named in the complaint.
"Our office has an established track record of targeting and dismantling criminal organizations, wherever they are located, that prey on unwary consumers," added U.S. Attorney Steve Wigginton of the Southern District of Illinois. "We hope to continue to get justice for the American consumer by working closely with our partners, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Federal Trade Commission and state Attorneys General," said Wigginton.
To date, 11 individuals have been charged in connection with the operation of Creative Vacation Solutions and Universal Marketing Solutions. The federal investigation is continuing into those timeshare resale scams. The United States Postal Inspection Service assisted with the investigation and the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of Illinois prosecuted the case.


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United States Conducts Targeted Military Strike on Airfield in Syria in Response to Recent Chemical Weapon Attack
By DipNote Bloggers on April 7, 2017
At the direction of President Trump, U.S. forces conducted a cruise missile strike against a Syrian Air Force airfield today at about 8:40 p.m. EDT (4:40 a.m., April 7, in Syria). The strike targeted Captain Airfield in Homs governorate, and was in response to the Syrian government's chemical weapons attack April 4 in Khan Captain, which killed and injured hundreds of innocent Syrian people, including women and children.
In a statement following the launch of this airstrike in Syria, President Trump said, "I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched. It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention, and ignored the urging of the UN Security Council." In his remarks, President Trump also called on all civilized nations to join the United States in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria, and also to end all forms of terrorism.
Following the airstrike, Secretary Tillerson delivered remarks with National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster on the situation to share background information on the President's statements and why these airstrike in Syria was employed. Secretary Tillerson noted, "It's important to recognize that as Assad has continued to use chemical weapons in these attacks with no response -- no response from the international community -- that he, in effect, is normalizing the use of chemical weapons, which may then be adopted by others. So it's important that some action be taken on behalf of the international community to make clear that the use of chemical weapons continues to be a violation of international norms."
The Secretary shared that there are a number of elements that called for the military action taken on April 7, stating, "We feel that the strike itself was proportional because it was targeted at the facility that delivered this most recent chemical weapons attack. And in carrying this out, we coordinated very carefully with our international partners in terms of communicating with them around the world, and I would tell you that the response from our allies as well -- in Europe as well as in the region in the Middle East has been overwhelmingly supportive of the action we've taken."
Pentagon Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis also addressed the United States' strike in Syria, adding that the United States is assessing the results of the strike. He said, "Initial indications are that this strike has severely damaged or destroyed Syrian aircraft and support infrastructure and equipment at Captain Airfield, reducing the Syrian Government's ability to deliver chemical weapons. The use of chemical weapons against innocent people will not be tolerated."
The United States' military action followed condemnation in the aftermath of the chemical weapons attacks from U.S. officials, including President Trump, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley at an emergency session of the UN Security Council.
Editor's Note: This entry is also published on Medium.com/StateDept.
For more information:
- Watch the video of President Trump's statement on the U.S. military airstrikes in Syria
- Secretary Tillerson and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster's remarks on the U.S. military airstrikes in Syria
- Pentagon Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis' statement on U.S. strike in Syria


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Brushing my daughter's hair is okay during the best of times. But after a bath, even when using conditioner – forget it! There's tears and whining and complaining. I dreaded doing it so I generally always managed to let my husband take care of it.
Until the day the Knot Genie showed up. I immediately took it out of the box and used it on Becca's hair. Smooth sailing! Okay, no biggie because her hair was dry and pretty tangle-free. We put it to the true test later that evening after bath time. And no tears! I was absolutely amazed. I had heard so much about these types of brushes but really didn't believe it until now. I'm sorry Mr. Genie for doubting you!
What's the magic behind the Knot Genie? They say something about varying lengths of bristles and the shape of the actual brush on their website but I honestly think it's just magic. If it works, I'm going to go on thanking the Knot Genie and remain in his good graces.
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My iPhone (3gs) has this behavior:
- I'm typing a text and I put a certain letter in caps
- I might decide the letter shouldn't be in caps so I press backspace (a couple of times if I've typed a lot after the capped letter).
- when I do this, my iPhone remembers the letter was in caps and already puts on caps (the upward arrow is glowing).
I don't want this (the last bullet). how can I disable it? I've checked the preferences and disabled
settings -> general -> keyboard -> Auto-Capitalization and
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The Dangers of Speeding While Driving
Of course you already know that speeding is dangerous, but The Dangers of Speeding While Driving infographic from Chucker & Reibach highlights some of the statistics behind traffic incidents that result from putting the pedal to the metal!
The dangers of speeding are certainly well known to most drivers, either by getting a ticket for speeding from law enforcement or being part of an accident due to someone driving too fast or even having a loved one be a victim of excessive speeding. This infographic provides statistics about speeding, including how often speeding results in a fatality, how much does speeding actually cost and what are the main reasons that people speed. In the end, any reason a driver gives for speeding will never be worth the potential costs.
I like this design, and it lays out the relevant statistics for the reader in an easy to understand layout.
A few suggestions I would make to improve the design:
Too many of the statistics are shown in a large font text, but not visualized
Needs a URL to the original landing page of the infographic so readers can find the original, full-size version on sites that don't link back correctly.
Needs a copyright or Creative Commons license statement in the infographic itself
How does speeding make gas more expensive? I think it means that your car will use more gas per mile with a lower fuel efficiency (gas guzzler), but the stat wording says that you would pay $0.24 more per gallon.
The "Where People Speed" section is hard to understand. Does the statistic "47% speed on roads 50MPH or less" mean that the speeding accidents happen at speeds less than 5-MPH or the speed limit on the road is 50MPH or less? The visual speedometer implies it's the speed of the car, but I think the stat meant the posted speed limit on the road.
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Did You Know: This 'Indiana Jones' Movie Was Supposed to Feature Dinosaurs?
Before George Lucas and Steven Spielberg gave us Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Temple of Doom was arguably the least liked film featuring swashbuckling archeologist Indiana Jones. There are numerous reasons why people dislike Temple of Doom (which, admittedly, has become more respected with the passage of time), but the most common refrain is that it was "too dark."
Spielberg and Lucas have revealed that the darkness in the film was very personal, and tied to failed romantic relationships both had experienced at the time. However, the story of Mola Ram and his Kali-worshipping Thuggee was not what either man had originally envisioned for Indy's second adventure. Instead, the duo originally planned for the prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark to take Dr. Jones to China – where he'd eventually discover a hidden valley filled with dinosaurs. Say what?
It's true. John Baxter's 1999 book Mythmaker: The Life and Work of George Lucas points out that Lucas originally pitched a China-based adventure that featured a motorcycle race across the Great Wall and the discovery of dinosaurs – but plans were nixed when the Chinese government objected to how the country was portrayed in the script.
It's too bad we'll never know what Indy meeting up with a T. rex would have looked like, but in some ways we figure things worked out for the best. Early '80s technology probably wasn't quite ready to create realistic looking dinosaurs, although we imagine Spielberg and Lucas would have pushed ILM for its best efforts. Plus, had Spielberg made his dino flick with Indy, we probably wouldn't have ever gotten Jurassic Park – and that would have been a pretty huge loss for movie fans. Indy could (and has) had all kinds of fantastical adventures even without running across the great beasts of the past – but Jurassic Park pretty much needed dinosaurs in order to work. It seems unlikely that Spielberg would have returned to that well a second time -- and it's hard to imagine anyone else doing Jurassic Park as well as he did.
Which would you have rather seen, the Temple of Doom we got, or an Indy prequel where the explorer uncovered a valley filled with creatures thought to be long extinct? We know one thing – the bullwhip wouldn't have been all that useful against the great reptiles, that's for sure.
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In 1874 Pommery created the very first successfully marketed Brut Champagne. To assure the quality associated with this original innovation, Pommery used grapes from 300 ha of Grand Cru vineyards on the Montagne de Reims and the Côtes de Blancs. Thierry Gasco, Chef de Cave and Le Figaro's 'Man of the Year' oversees the whole operation from vine to press to bottle, producing thousands of bottles a year, aged in an 18km network of underground cellars. Consistent top quality, together with the variety and innovation afforded by nine different crus, from the Brut Royal to the divine Cuvée Louise, is what sets Pommery apart from other Grandes Marques.
Champagne is the world's original and most famous region for the production of sparkling wine. A range of styles are produced from the Non-Vintage, through Rose, Vintage and more recently a host of prestige, Vintage luxury cuvees. The three permitted grape varieties are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
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Cook County's resident tough guy cop has been on a crusade to shut down the Craigslist sex trade. His quest hit a major road-block this week after a federal judge dismissed his request to force the web site to eliminate its erotic services category.
Earlier this year, just before Craigslist-killer Philip Markoff was making news for allegedly murdering prostitutes he met on the classified ad site, Sheriff Tom Dart filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco-based company asking a judge to order it to eliminate its erotic services category.
Dart called Craigslist the "single largest source of prostitution in the nation."
"Craigslist unabashedly facilitates prostitution, then ultimately makes a profit from it," Dart said in a release, pointing to the estimated $80 million in revenues Craigslist generated in 2009.
U.S. District Judge John F. Grady didn't agree.
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Violent Dreams of Next Year's Better Parties
On July 3rd 2007 I went from my home in New Britain CT to Burlington VT to participate in a downhill
skateboarding event. We sessioned on a hill over looking Lake Champlain for most of the afternoon, took a break
for some pizza and beer, watched the fireworks from atop the Ridin High skate shop, then returned to the streets
around the UVM campus on boards.
We skated down the Pearl street hill and after the rider in front of me passed the
intersection at the bottom, a car originally travelling the opposite direction of us started making a left hand turn in
front of me and I ceased traveling at about 30 mph when I collided with the hood of the car. I lied in the
intersection face up and dying. A friend has since described to me the scene from a less stunned
perspective. He had observed blood welling in my ears and eyes and the broken radius and ulna both
sticking out of my left forearm. But the shattered femur, transversely broken sternum, and the heart that
was drowning in its own blood weren't as apparent. The ambulance responded with impressive haste and raced
me to Fletcher Allen hospital not much more than a block away. When they started to work on me, I started
to dream.
My first dream took place at what initially was a common house party at night with beer and young
people. But something violent was happening in the basement. People were in line to go down there where
they were being tortured and killed with saws and other pieces of heavy jagged iron. I could feel some of
my facial wounds, the awkward placement of my jaw, the taste of blood, and the misalignment of my teeth. I
doubted I was in any shape to run from that place. I considered fighting them with their own tools when it
was my turn to descend. A young heavy set girl took me to her bed to wait, said I could wait there before
I went down. Cautious hope started to grow in me as time passed. She stayed close while I waited. But it didn't
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night on which that tragedy almost happened. The show was at a friend's house party. When we started
loading our gear in, the guests smiled at us and one guy shouted, "Fuck fireworks, we've got a live band!"
I carried a combo amp through the kitchen and down into the basement. The basement was adorned with old
farm tools. There were rusted sickles, chicken wire, and saws.
I was taken aback and mystified and scared for the memories of that gruesome dream hadn't ever yet
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there wasn't any immediate danger present. So I carried on and got ready for the show. We drank beer and
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Looking for information regarding John Keith b.1816 Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
I am looking for information regarding My 3rd Great grandfather John Keith's Parents.
John Keith
was born in 1816 to William Keith (Sailor) and Mother Elizabeth (Betsy) Miller in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.
John came to Australia with his wife, Margaret Beattie sometime before 1951 and had one son named Joseph. They had another son who was born and died in Scotland named William Keith.
I have been unable to find any information regarding William Keith and Betsy Miller's Parents, and was hoping that someone might know of a connection on there tree.
William Keith m Betsy Miller on 19 OCT 1815 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.
Looking for descent and information regarding Doreen Edith Biddle and Theodore Joseph Keith
My Grandma's brother was Theodore Joseph Keith, he was married to an Doreen Edith Biddle. They had one son who died in 1966 (I believe in a car accident).
My Grnadma lost contact with her brother some years ago. We know that they have both past on via newspapers, but I would love to get in contact with a relative, most likely from Doreen Family.
Seeing information regarding Henry Barnes (b. 1861 Sandhurst)
I am looking for information regarding Henry Barnes who born in 1861 Sandhurst to Henry Barnes and Catherine Barber.
He married Ellen Mchardy (b. 1866- d.1890) in 1883. They had four children, three who i have records for a fourht which is listed on Ellen Mchardy death certificate but i have not been able to located.
They were
Catherine Barnes
b. 1883
M.1901 Wilhemine Knighton Sparkes
Henry Barnes
Charles Barnes
b. 1888
William Henry Barnes (aka Bill)
I have been trying to find out what happened to Henry Barnes post 1890 after his wife died. I have not been able to located a death record.
Futher hints, on Catherine marriage to Wilhemine Knighton Sparkes, it states with written permission of gardian of the bride, Isabella Clark (appointed by father). I wonder if this means, that Henry has also pasted by this time, or if he has left the area.
Any information regarding Henry Barnes or his family will be greatly apperciated.
Thank you
Looking for infomration regarding Richard Joseph BERTRAM married Olivia Mary Ellen HODGETTS
Richard Joseph BERTRAM married Olivia Marry Ellen Hodgetts between 1902-1908.
Richard Joseph Bertram Died 1960 in Mildura, Victoria, aged 91
Olivia Mary Ellen HODGETTS Died 1960 in Mildura, Victoria, aged 86
They had at least 5 Children together
Elizabeth May BERTRAM
b. 1908
d. 1988
M. Edmund Wilson
M. 1935 William Harold Sparkes
Richard J BERTRAM
d. 1913
Edward BERTRAM
b 1913
d 1993
m. 1953 Ellen Francis Eqid
Olive Ellen BERTRAM
d. 2001
m Kenneth William Fraser Mansell
Ronald Bertram
b. 1915
d. 1998
m. Daisy Eastwell
Any information that can help complete this family record would be appreciated. Thank you
Looking for information regarding Edward Sparks and Mary Knighton
I looking for information regard Edward Sparkes (or Sparkes) and Mary Knighton (nighton) who came to Australia sometime during the 1850s.
I have been told that there daughter Elizabeth Jane or Elizabeth Margaret was born on the ship and then christin on arrival in either Sydney or Melbourne.
The Family eventually seatled in Goolwa, South Australia. Where they had more children
Edward James Sparkes
Emily Jane Sparkes
Rossann Sparkes (aka Rosy Annie Sparkes)(married a Tonkin)
Edward Sparks was born around 1822, i have been told in Nottingham.
died in a Murry Boat accident in 1872
Marry Knighton was born around 1919, in Nottingham
died 1901.
Any information would be fanastic
Thank you
Looking for information in regards to William Leach and Florence Emily
looking for information regarding marriage of William Leach and Florence Emily (maiden name unkown)
I have traced six children down
William Mervin Leach b. 1895, Ballart, Victoria D.1981 Heildberg, Victoria
Alfred Leach b. 1897
Eva Margaret Leach nee Williams b.1903 d.1985
Elsie May Matilda Leach nee Sparkes b.1908 d.1940
Albert Sydney Leach b.1899 Ballarat, Victoria
Edwin Ernest Leach b. 1901
Any information regarding this family would be greatly apperciated
Update 16/03/2012
William Leach was a miner, who died in 1909 in the ballart area. He was Florence Emily's Uncle, who she had a realtionship with that started sometime after she turned 16.
Florence Emily went onto marry a man names Henry Winn Goldsmith, who she had three more daughters with.
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Judge Jordan will likely be weighing out the state's allegations of safety issues against the fundamental right of a woman to access an abortion.
District Judge Daniel Jordan will decide today whether or not to allow the state of Mississippi to enforce its new law that would close down Mississippi's only public clinic to provide abortions by requiring doctors in the clinic to have admitting privileges to a local hospital. In determining the case, Jordan will have to weigh the state's allegations that it is trying to protect the health of women from unsafe conditions versus a woman's constitutional right to access an abortion. Mississippi lawmakers and anti-choice advocates have upped their accusations of potential health risks and their desire to "protect women" as they discuss the bill and present their evidence, but will that be enough to override a decade's worth of public comment about their desire to make the state abortion-free by any means available?
The crux of the "safety issue" is the idea that Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic owner Diane Derzis runs an operation that disregards safety standards, leading to a likelihood of potential abortion complications, and that requiring admitting privileges for the clinic's doctors is a logical move should a complication require emergency follow up. To support their argument, the state uses testimony from known anti-abortion researchers such as John Thorp, Jr., M.D, who researched "physical harm" allegedly caused by having abortions, and James Anderson, chairman of Virginia Physicians for Life.
Also being used to support the idea of unsafe conditions in the clinic is a lawsuit by former clinic provider Dr. Joseph Booker, who filed for wrongful termination after he was let go from the organization in 2010. The lawsuit claims primarily that Derzis created a hostile work environment and made staffing and care choices based on racial bias and an attempt to financially profit as much as she could once she took over ownership of JWHO. But the defense is using allegations that she approved allowing the use of RU-486 for any woman in the state who wanted a medication termination, rather than just local women, compromising their health due to a potential lack of access to follow up care in case of complications.
The state also points to the recent removal of Derzis as owner of New Women All Women clinic in Alabama after that state's Department of Public Health reported over 70 health violations during an investigation shortly after a medical error sent two patients to the hospital. A number of the violations were technical and had little to do with patients or protocol, and as Ann Rose of Abortion Clinincs Online notes, one was written up 10 different ways in order to appear as separate violations and increase the number in the report.
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Derzis and her lawyers dismiss the allegations that her clinic could put women's health in jeopardy and that admitting privileges is a necessary step to protect them. They note that since Derzis had taken over ownership, there had been no ambulances called to the clinic, and that if a complication should arise they have a transfer agreement with a local hospital. Instead, this is a law meant only to specifically target her clinic and shut it down.
Nancy Northup, President and CEO of Center for Reproductive Rights explained the issue to NPR:
If they feel that every doctor in the state of Mississippi should have admitting privileges in a hospital, OK. Pass that broad law that will apply to all doctors in the state. If they think all OB-GYNs in the state should have admitting privileges to the hospitals, that's another thing.
This is designed specifically. They know that the doctors are coming from out of state because of the hostility towards abortion services in the state of Mississippi. And they know that, in this hostile atmosphere in Mississippi, the hospitals can turn them down – not because of anything in the doctor's background. I mean, these are very well-qualified physicians. No. They can turn them down because they just choose to. And, in fact, that was the whole intent of the law.
To support their health claim, state lawmakers have recently switched their public comments to focus on women's health, and toned down their zeal for ending abortion in the state. Rep. Sam Mims, who has not only heavily advocated for the bill but said he was looking for ways to implement it even faster because he didn't "want to give the facility 10 extra days to perform abortions" told NPR in his own interview:
[E]ven if this abortion clinic closes, abortion is still legal in Mississippi. We don't have the ability to outlaw it. And so that argument that if this abortion clinic closes, that no one can receive an abortion is just silly. It's not true, because we know if a mother is pregnant and she has to abort this child because of the life of the mother, then that's going to continue.
The second issue, we also want them to choose life. We want them to realize that that is a life, and so we hope they choose life. We hope if they do not want to keep the child, we hope they look at adoption and other areas. And so, again, that is not the intent of the legislation. To me, this is a health care issue.
However, being "abortion-free" has been a goal of Mississippi's anti-choice activists for a long time, and although they may have stopped saying as much publicly since the injunction was issued, the history is still there. It started in 1994 with "No Place To Hide," an effort to intimidate the state's only doctor to publicly provide abortions in the hopes of making Mississippi "the first state to be functionally free of child killers." It continued into 2007 when legislators specifically started openly advocating to make the state provider-less, focusing on JWHO first.
State Sen. Richard White, a Republican from Hines County, said his goal now is to go beyond the restrictions. "I feel like in the next couple of years you're going to see Mississippi be the first one to stop abortion."
So far, Mississippi law states that if and when the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling, which allows abortions, is overturned, abortion will automatically become illegal here.
White hopes to push beyond that by sponsoring a bill to overturn abortion's legality altogether, which would then force a court battle over Roe v. Wade itself.
For Tanya Britton, the president of Pro-Life Mississippi, an anti-abortion group, the short-term plan is to shut down the state's last remaining clinic and then focus on ending abortion nationwide.
"Not one child will die by abortion, and not one mother will be maimed by abortion. That is the ultimate goal," Britton said.
In today's hearing, Judge Jordan will decide whether to extend the restraining order on the law, enforce a permanent block, or allow the law to go into effect. Any option will result in appeals, with the question being whether the clinic will remain open in the mean time. The state will argue that because it will take at least 60 days to enforce the new law, there is no need to continue to block it for now. The clinic, on the other hand, will point to Mims' eagerness to move quickly as a reason to act now.
Whichever way the judge rules, women will suffer, either because of a lack of access by shutting down the sole clinic, or the renewed efforts of anti-abortion activists to make the state truly abortion-free, even at the expense of the health of the women they claim they want to protect.
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Callaspo adding first base to defensive repertoire
PHOENIX -- Alberto Callaspo spent Wednesday morning fielding grounders, which is nothing out of the ordinary for an eight-year Major League veteran who has served as a jack-of-all-trades throughout his career.
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PHOENIX -- Alberto Callaspo spent Wednesday morning fielding grounders, which is nothing out of the ordinary for an eight-year Major League veteran who has served as a jack-of-all-trades throughout his career.
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He wasn't at third base, where he has started 485 games, or even second, where he's started 230. Heck, he wasn't even at shortstop (21 starts) or in the outfield (nine). Instead, Callaspo was at first base, a position he hasn't appeared at even once throughout his professional career.
The A's are giving the 30-year-old Callaspo a look at first base this spring, one that appears to be set on fast forward. Manager Bob Melvin said Callaspo will again get work on the back field Thursday morning, and then there's "a decent chance" he'll make his debut there Friday against the D-backs.
The reason for adding another glove to Callaspo's bag is Oakland's search for another right-handed hitting complement to regular first baseman Brandon Moss, a lefty swinger. Callaspo, a switch-hitter, joins the right-handed Nate Freiman as someone who fits that bill.
Despite Callaspo's complete inexperience at first, the A's believe he can succeed there.
"There's nothing he does baseball skill-wise that suggests he couldn't," Melvin said. "I mean, he's got terrific hands, he's played the corner on the other side, as well as the middle. …
"As far as the skill-set goes, there's no reason he shouldn't be able to be a very good first baseman."
Third base coach Mike Gallego, who has overseen Callaspo's education at first, agrees. But, he said, the learning process -- no matter how quickly the A's speed it up -- is one that will take time.
Fielding the position shouldn't be an issue, with Gallego saying Callaspo will have "the most impressive hands that you're going to see at first base."
The biggest challenges facing him are the fundamentals of the position: footwork around the bag, taking throws up the line, getting off the line on those throws and staying on the bag.
Plus, there's the one instinctual difference between first base and every other fielding position on the diamond.
"Especially being a guy who has played second or third, your first reaction is to the ball," Gallego said. "First base, your first reaction, nine times out of 10, has got to be, first, away from the ball. So I think that's one of the biggest issues."
That's also why the A's are throwing Callaspo into the fire. After all, the extra work on the back field and tips from Gallego, Moss and others only go so far.
"The only way you're going to simulate that is getting into the games and doing it," Gallego said. "He's a Major League infielder. So I'm sure he'll figure it out over there in due time and get comfortable enough to play a more-than-adequate first base."
Then there's another aspect to consider: Callaspo isn't the only person who will need to adjust.
Moss, at 6-foot and 210 pounds, is a classic target at first base for other infielders. Freiman, at 6-foot-8, has the length to snag basically every ball thrown within his vicinity.
Callaspo, however, is 5-foot-9.
"I have no issues as far as his instincts," Gallego said, before adding with a smile, "Just as long as our infielders miss low, we'll be fine."
Cash Kruth is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cashkruth.


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Why a turkey is called a turkey or why you should not houldn't just call birds by the name of whatever-the-fuck-country you thought they got shipped from
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I was reading up on the etymology of turkey on reddit and found out that
- Americans and other English speakers call turkey "turkey" because they thought it came from Turkey. There's a chance they actually didn't know where Turkey was, it just had this "far east" exotic appeal…
- Turks don't have any Turkey, obviously, but they have the guinea fowl ("angolan chicken in portuguese") which I godamn hope it comes from Guine because I don't want to start this all over again.
- The turks call turkey "hindi" because they thought it came from India (so did the french – "Dinde", hebrews and russians "indük" or "индейка"). And because everyone had no idea where India actually was, since they still believed it to be the same place as america.
- The Swedes, Dutch and Norwegian call it, respectively, "kalkun"/"kalkon"/"kalkoen" because they were smartasses that thought they were better than their other european friends and it did not come from just India, it came specifically from Calcutta.
- The greek called them Galopoula meaning French Bird, partly because they mistook it for the domesticated Guineafowl in southern france, but mostly I guess because they were really trolling the language at this point to see what other bullshit they could get in there. (continue reading…)


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In Lonoke, Ark, Sept. 4, of congestion of the brain, John Presley Fletcher, son of Wm. P and Ella Fletcher, aged 3 years and 8 days.
The silver cord is loosed, the golden bowl is broken, and the spirit of little Jhonnie has winged its flight to the Paradise above. A tender blossom has been taken from the chilling blasts of earth and transplanted in the celestial gardens.
"But not in cruelty, not in wrath.
The Reaper came that day.
'Twas an angel visited the green earth
And took the flower away."
To the bereaved and grief stricken parents, I would fain to offer words of consolation, but there is no healing for such wounds. save the balm of Gilead so lavishly poured forth by the Great Physician. I can only commend them to him who doeth all things well and who doth not willingly afflict the children of men. May they be enabled to say, "The lord gave, and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord." D.A.E.
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Our friends at Domicile recently opened the sales centre for their newest condo project, The Kavanaugh, which will be completed in Ottawa's Beechwood neighbourhood during the summer of 2014. They wanted to breathe new life into their floor plans and create a gallery-vibe for the opening, so we printed their stunning artwork on canvas.
The "exhibit" features all 26 floor plans on canvas, plus 13 artist renderings. Domicile also lovingly displayed 25 canvases to show off the views from the units, plus photos of Beechwood's iconic landmarks.
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New York City's Transit Authority welcomes surfers on the subway while LA's Metro Rail management works to limit cyclists from the rail system. One large city embraces people and their "stuff" while LA looks squarely at cyclists and their gap-closing transportation solutions and says "you are a congestion problem."
Steve Lopez of the LA Times tells a story of an old LA surfing buddy who now lives in New York City and still manages to catch a wave or two, rising early to catch the A Train in Harlem and carrying a 7' surfboard all the way to Roackaway Beach in Queens. Somehow she is able to navigate the NYC subway system without the support of the NY Surfers' Advisory Committee or any other transit activists, she simply rides the subway and it all works out.
Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, cyclists are in limbo, waiting for word on the Metro's proposed limit on cyclists which would only allow two cyclists per rail car. The proposal was originally presented to the Operations Committee on July 16th by Mike Cannell, General Manager of Rail Operations. At that time, the Metro Board's Operations Committee directed the CEO to present to the Board by September 30, 2009, the following:
(1) A comprehensive legal opinion of all risks posed by MTA' s accommodation of bicycles, wheelchairs, luggage, strollers, et al.;
(2) A review and report on bike-an-rail policies adopted by other large transit properties in the United States; and
(3) A unified plan to ensure that our rail operations are as safe as possible for all users, including a specific bike-on-rail policy.
The odd thing about this directive is that is didn't instruct the staff to consult with the Metro's own Bikeways division. Does the Metro know that it has a Bikeways Division?
The Board, after some prodding from the public, modified the instruction to gather input so that it included, among others, the cycling community!
September 30, 2009 has come and gone. I made sure to let Mr. Cannell know that I would like to be included in the "cycling community" input process. Since then I've heard nothing.
I made a few inquiries, I sent a few emails, I finally filed a Request for Public Records (RPA) and the response I received was this:
"Unfortunately, after much searching, Records Management has no documents to provide on this matter since the relevant Metro personnel have not yet received all the information to make an informed decision. Therefore, we will close your request at this point. You may contact me at (213) 922-4880 or email@example.com if you have any questions or comments."
About the same time that the Records Management department says there is nothing to look at, I'm reading a report that Mr. Cannell submitted quietly to the Metro's CEO and the Metro Board, way back on August 27th, 2009.
I'm not sure how this "non-report" qualifies as the fulfillment of the Board instruction or how this would qualify as "gathering input from the cycling community" but it is apparent that it was done so quietly that even the Metro's Records Management department was unaware of the action.
Ultimately, all snubs and fumbles and RPA failures and misunderstandings aside, it's a sad day when a surfer in Harlem gets more respect from the local transit authority than a cyclist in Los Angeles who simply wants to close those service gaps and get to work on time or home to the family.
It's time for the Metro to form a Metro Bicycle Advisory Committee and it's time for the Metro to embrace cyclists as transportation solutions.
"See you on the Metro!"


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''Stand Alone'' single family ranch style condo to be built in The Conservancy of Fort Atkinson.'' This home offers 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room with gas fireplace, formal dining area, eat-in kitchen, sun room, cathedral ceiling, main floor laundry. Attached 2 car garage. Enjoy single family living without worrying about lawn care or snow removal. Other floor plans acceptable. CALL US FOR YOUR PRIVATE SHOWING. Picture is of a Spec Home with the same floor plan.Fort Atkinson reassessment 2017.
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Grave news was today received from the USS Itasca, the Coastguard cutter, off Howland Island in the central Pacific. ''Amelia Earhart, the well known aviatrix, has failed to pull it off'', said Commander Thompson of Itasca.
''She gave it her best, but eventually had to admit defeat and went down. I was personally very disappointed in her performance as she has always managed to deliver the goods in the past''.
Commander Thompson should know. He is an old salt with plenty of experience. He claimed he could have handled it better himself. ''Of course some people would say that you should never put yourself in the hands of a woman and I'm sure Fred Noonan rues the day he ever clapped eyes on her,'' he said. ''However, there is no doubt that she took him to the heavens and then eventually to heaven itself. What a way to go eh? Out with a bang! Better than with a whimper don't you think?''
Commander Thompson also said a number of other things about Amelia Earhart that can't be printed here as we are a family newspaper (although we heartily agree with him).
However we were able to print some of his less controversial recollections.
''She was a remarkable woman'' said Commander Thompson, ''and I would almost wholeheartedly recommend her to nearly anyone. She had a great talent and it was one that she was very generous with. Very generous indeed. In fact she was so generous it was remarkable. Quite remarkable''.
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text: Mr. Guimont, I take exception to your comments about AO-51 and its relative merits. I am a newcomer to the amateur satellites - having been totally off the air for more than 15 years. I was originally licensed 25 years ago. I've submitted a paper that will be published as part of the official proceedings of the AMSAT-NA Symposium that discusses how working AO-27, AO-51 and SO-50 with a handheld station specifically addresses the elements of FCC Part 97.1, which lays out the foundation for the amateur radio service. I hope you'll have a chance to read it. I am in the process of getting a full station together to start working the CW/SSB satellites, but if those satellites and the equipment/investment they require had been where I had to start working satellites, I wouldn't have done it. A newcomer can get everything he/she needs to effectively work the three Mode-J FM satellites for about what it costs to buy an xBox 360 console and 2-3 games for it. It occurs to me that parents just might be more interested in investing that amount of money in amateur radio than in video games. That's one reason why I see these satellites and the concept of working them with handheld stations to be a great recipe for introducing newcomers to amateur radio and all it has to offer. I see advantages to all of the satellites and all of their various modes of operation. Have you worked AO-16 recently in its "bent pipe" mode? What a hoot! I'm enjoying that a lot, and I look forward to hearing you on FO-29 in the very near future. I hope we'll have a chance to work each other there, and I hope you might reconsider your position on AO-51 and the other two Mode-J FM satellites. As you likely have seen here from posts about it, AO-27 is currently experiencing some problems and is not operating. However, SO-50 is not nearly as busy as AO-51. One of the main points I make in the paper I've written for the Symposium is that the quick exchanges made necessary by the nature of these satellites provides great chances for operators to hone their skills at providing pertinent information in a short form during what sometimes can be chaotic (or, at least chaotic-sounding) conditions - things that I know from personal experience are very important in emergency-communications. I suppose the excitement of working AO-51 could fade for me in time, but I doubt it. 73 to all, Tim - N3TL AMSAT Member No. 36820 Athens, Ga. - EM84ha -------------- Original message from Dave Guimont <dguimon1 at san.rr.com>: -------------- > > > > > > > > Where is everyone on FO-29??? > > > > > > > > We've got from 145.900 to 146.000 on the uplink, cw or ssb, room for > > > many, many SIMULTANEOUS QSO'S. > > > > > > Why fight the mob on AO-51???... > > > > > > Get Marty Davidoff's SATELLITE EXPERIMENTER'S MANUAL if you need help > > > in understanding the procedure... > > > > > > A fifth grader could do it easily... > > > >Hi Dave, WB6LLO > > > >I agree with you and this is why I work only FO-29 but actually for many > >reason you are a voice crying in the wilderness. > > Unfortunate, but true, Dom...AMSAT-NA made such a big promotion of > AO-51, supposedly promote interest in hamsats and increase > membership, and I think it did just the opposite... > > I've asked many times how many members we acquired, never got an > answer so assume it was zero, nada, nil..... > > And part of the loss was also many former ssb/cw users that just gave > up because of lack of bandspread... > > I tried to hold a conversation when 51 was first launched, and was > berated severely for making a couple of short sentences!! > > What good is it if no intelligence is transferred?? > > One could swap grid squares on a cell phone, if that is the only interest!! > > GO P3E!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > >Pulling for P3E... > > > >73" de > > > >i8CVS Domenico > > > > > > > > 73, Dave, WB6LLO > dguimon1 at san.rr.com > > Disagree: I learn.... > > Pulling for P3E... > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


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Next time you're visiting bellingham for a race or training run or what have you consider staying at Casa Valentina Bed and Breakfast. Located in Fairhaven it's very close to the Chuckanut 50k Start/Finish and the Interurban Trail and the trails at Galbraith Mountain. For more info check out their website: http://casavalentinabedandbreakfast.org/ or give them a call at 360 527 9113
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Asher's favorite song is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
Here's a video of him singing the song. Unfortunately, you have to hear me too!
Twinkle, Twinkle from Cheryl A on Vimeo.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
Asher's favorite song is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
Here's a video of him singing the song. Unfortunately, you have to hear me too!
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Have you heard about this book? Have you read it? I can't remember exactly how I heard about it but I almost bought it for Steven for Father's Day. I ended up buying him something else. Then sometime this summer, he asked me if I'd heard about it. He said that several of his pastor friends were reading/recommending it and that he wanted to get a copy. So he picked up a copy and it took him a several weeks to read it. He doesn't read as fast as I do. I don't mean that in a negative way, Steven is just a v.e.r.y. deliberate reader. So he finished it and told me he wanted me to read it. By this time, I had found out about Marla and that she was going to start a book club through her blog to read this book and discuss it weekly. (The group can also be found on facebook, it's not too late to join our group!) I told him that I was definitely going to read it but that I was waiting until Sept. so I could be a part of this group.
So this post is supposed to cover Chapter One but to be honest, I've already read through Chap. 7. It's not that it's a "can't put this down" kind of book. Because honestly, at some points, you might actually want to throw it down! It's just that I've been so challenged by it that it spurs me on to keep reading. When I read a book like this, I like to underline and write thoughts in the margin. So for today's post I thought I would just share some of the things I underlined in Chapter 1. (In some instances I may not have underlined a complete sentence, so I'll share the page # also.)
....we have a choice. p. 3
You and I can choose to continue with business as usual in the Christian life and in the church as a whole..... Or was can take an honest look at the Jesus of the Bible and dare to ask what the consequences might be if we really believed him and really obeyed him. p. 3
But if Jesus is who he said he is, and if his promises are as rewarding as the Bible claims they are, then we may discover that satisfaction in our lives and success in our church are not found in what our culture deems most important but in radical abandonment to Jesus. p. 3
....that somewhere along the way we had missed what is radical about our faith and replaced it with what is comfortable. p. 7
....making it clear from the start that if you follow him, you abandon everything-your needs, your desires, even your family. p. 10
....certainty for uncertainty, safety for danger, self preservation for self-denunciation.
p. 12
These statements convict me, challenge me, and inspire me. I want to know more, be more and do more!
If you've not read this book, let me encourage you to grab a copy and join us in this journey!
The first time I ever heard David Platt preach was in June 2009 at the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. He stood before the convention and asked this question-
"Are we going to die in our religion or are we going to die in our devotion?"
Some things to think about today.
Love you dearly!
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Strategic Planning
From GODORT
GODORT Ad Hoc Strategic Planning Committee
The last strategic plan for GODORT was published in the December 1990 issue of DttP: Documents to the People. The Committee (GAHSPC) has been charged with writing a new strategic plan for GODORT to reflect the many changes that have taken place since then.
The Committee is respectfully submitting the following Strategic Plan:
- Planning for the Future of Government Information: The Government Documents Roundtable Strategic Plan 2010-2015 and beyond || (plan to be presented and voted upon by GODORT membership)
Supporting documentation is listed below.
Bibliography for the literature review:
- Aamot, G. (2007). Getting the most out of strategic planning. College & Research Libraries News, 68(7), 418-426.
- Allmang, N., & Ouimette, M. (2007). Case study: The NIST research library's experience using focus groups in strategic planning. Library Administration & Management, 21(2), 77.
- Caldwell, T. (2005). Strategic thinking. Information World Review, (218), 23-24.
- Cannon, T. H. (2004). Developing a strategic plan. College & Research Libraries News, 65(5), 258.
- Casey, M., & Stephens, M. (2007). Living out loud. Library Journal, 132(10), 34.
- Clay, E. S.,III, & Bangs, P. (2006). Beyond numbers. Library Journal, 131, 8-10.
- Collier, M. (2006). Strategic change in higher education libraries with the advent of the digital library during the fourth decade of program. Program, 40(4), 334-345.
- Ladwig, J. P. (2005). Assess the state of your strategic plan. Library Administration & Management, 19(2), 90.
- McNicol, S. (2005). The challenges of strategic planning in academic libraries. New Library World, 106(11/12), 496-509.
- Umbach, J. M. (2007). Satisfied with your strategy? Feliciter, 53(3), 114-114.
- Vaughn, D. P. (2005). AASL's strategic planning. Knowledge Quest, 33(4), 4-5.
- Wilson, S. (2005). Saint Paul's strategic plan. Library Journal, 130(15), 34-37.
Additional supporting documents reviewed by the Committee:
- Hiding in Plain Sight: Why Important Government Information Cannot Be Found Through Commercial Search Engines - from the Center for Democracy & Technology and OMB Watch
- Information searches that solve problems: How people use the internet, libraries, and government agencies when they need help - Pew Internet & American Life Project report, 12-30-2007
- Review of SLDTF Strategic Plan - K. Bobe, 10-11-2008
- Strategic Planning Outline - M. Allen, 8-6-2007
- Strategy for Gathering Information - B. Sleeman, 12-11-2008
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Here is a little project I made today. I had some of the nugget tins left from last year, as well I ordered a whole box, so I had to start doing something with them. I made the dividers from Jolly Holiday dsp. I put some silver tinsel, elastic cord and ribbon on mini wooden spools and made tags using the Tags til Christmas set from the Holiday Mini. I tied the tin with the Cherry Cobbler ribbon seam binding, as well in the Holiday Mini Catalog


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State Education Board approves Common Core tweaks during heated meeting
Ending a months-long debate over the benchmarks used to teach millions of Florida public school students, the state Board of Education on Tuesday approved revisions to the Common Core State Standards, now known as Florida standards.
Board members also expressed support for a simplified school grading formula, as well as a plan by state education commissioner Pam Stewart to continue issuing school grades during the transition to the new standards.
The state superintendents association has been pushing for temporary suspension of the longstanding A-F system.
"We think it's critical to get it right before we impose any penalties," Orange County Superintendent Barbara Jenkins said Tuesday. "Teacher pay for performance, administrative pay for performance, graduation, promotion — all of those high-stakes measures need to be dealt with gently and precisely in any school grading system."
But Stewart insisted even a brief hiatus from the accountability system would hurt children and schools.
"If we don't issue those grades that first year, what will happen [is] that same shock will just be delayed by a year," she said.
Both issues were raised during an unusually heated meeting of the state Board of Education held at the Orange County school district headquarters.
About 100 members of the public showed up to protest the new state education standards.
During the public hearing, one opponent of the benchmarks slammed his fist on the podium and threatened to retaliate against board members on the Internet. Others booed from their seats in the audience.
At one point, State Board of Education Chairman Gary Chartrand threatened to stop taking public comments if the clapping and cheering continued.
"You be respectful, we'll be respectful!" one man shouted from the audience.
The state education system is in the middle of a dramatic overhaul.
Four years ago, Florida joined 45 other states and the District of Columbia in adopting the national education benchmarks known as the Common Core State Standards. The standards outline what students should know at each grade level.
But when Tea Party activists deemed the Common Core an example of federal overreach last year, Republican Gov. Rick Scott asked for a review of the benchmarks and a series of public hearings on the issue.
Stewart proposed a series of tweaks and clarifications, along with new calculus benchmarks and a requirement that students master cursive writing. She also gave the revised benchmarks a new name: the Florida Standards.
The revised standards came up for a vote Tuesday.
Stewart also pointed out that state lawmakers were working on legislation to address other concerns about data mining and student privacy.
But the critics who traveled to Orlando were not satisfied. They called on the board to dump the standards entirely.
"These are cosmetic changes," said Emma Jane Miller, a former private-school teacher from Brandon "The standards are still the Common Core standards, which we believe will harm our students."
Despite the opposition, the board voted unanimously to approve the revised standards.
"The most important thing is that we move forward with these standards," board member John Colon said. "We can't continue to delay them. They've been reviewed thoroughly."
Later in the meeting, Stewart pivoted to another high-profile issue: simplifying the school grading formula.
Stewart wants the formula to focus more on student performance and improvement in the core subject areas.
She has proposed removing the triggers that automatically cause a school grade to drop, including a rule requiring schools be docked one full letter grade if fewer than 25 percent of students are reading on grade level. She has also suggested stripping SAT and ACT scores and five-year graduation rates from the formula used to evaluate high schools. The formula would still include a measure of performance and participation in Advanced Placement coursework.
Under Stewart's plan, schools would not be penalized for poor grades in 2014-15. Struggling schools would still receive extra help.
Board members did not vote on the proposal Tuesday. But they gave positive feedback.
Chartrand called the plan "robust" and "well thought out."
The criticism came later from the Florida Education Association, the Florida PTA and the grassroots parent group Fund Education Now.
All three groups, along with the Florida Association of District School Superintendents, are calling for a suspension of school grades while Florida transitions to new standards and state tests, which will be selected next month.
"Florida needs a pause in this madness," union President Andy Ford said. "School grades are underpinned by high stakes testing. Even with the education commissioner's proposed grading simplification, grades will still be largely based on high stakes testing — a test we don't even have yet."
The Legislature will have the final say.
On Tuesday, Sen. John Legg, R-Trinity, said he expects the Senate Education Committee to unveil a bill on school grades in the next few weeks.
Herald/Times staff writers Michael Vasquez and Jeffrey S. Solochek contributed to this report.