text:
Graduate Studies
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2011-2012
Gainful employment information
Chairperson: Reinhard Lindner
Graduate Committee Chairperson: Thomas J. Cody
Office: Horrabin Hall 115
Telephone: (309) 298-1183 Fax: (309) 298-2786
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: wiu.edu/eis
Location of Program Offering: Macomb, Quad Cities
Program Description
The graduate certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is designed to meet the needs of students desiring to teach English in a variety of settings throughout the world. Specialized coursework in the certificate program focuses on theories and methodologies of TESOL while providing practical classroom experience. The coursework may also be used to satisfy some of the requirements for the Master of Science in Education (M.S. Ed.) in Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies for those students admitted into the M.S. Ed. program.
Certificate Requirements
EIS 427G Foundations of Language Minority Education: 3 s.h.
EIS 435G, Cultural Studies of Second Language Learners in the Classroom: 3 s.h.
EIS 440G, Sociolinguistics: 3 s.h.
EIS 457G, Methods and Materials of Teaching ESL: 3 s.h.
EIS 458G, Linguistics for the Teacher of English Language Learners: 3 s.h.
EIS 547 TESOL Listening, Speaking & Pronunciation Methodologies: 2 s.h.
EIS 548 Computer Assisted Language Learning for TESOL: 1 s.h.
TOTAL: 18 s.h.
Course Descriptions
Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies
427G Foundations of Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations. (3) An introduction to the historical, philosophical, political, social, and educational issues that have contributed to policy regarding public school services for language minority populations. Clinical experience-15 hours required.
435G Cultural Studies of Second Language Learners in the Classroom. (3) The study of historical and contemporary social and cultural issues affecting selected ethnic groups, with particular emphasis on the impact of culture, learning, and schooling on second language learners in US schools. Clinical experience-15 hours required.
440G Sociolinguistics. (3) Exploration of foundational work in the field of sociolinguistics and current issues in the field. This course will emphasize the culture-language interface at the level of social relationships with special emphasis on educational settings.
457G Methods and Materials of Teaching English Language Learners. (3) Analysis of language learning processes of bilingual children. The appropriate order for learning basic skills in two languages will be discussed and techniques of teaching English as a second language will be introduced and practiced. Clinical experience-15 hours required. A grade of C or higher must be earned for teacher licensure.
458G Linguistics for the Teacher of English Language Learners. (3) The study of linguistics applied to teaching limited-English-speaking students. Includes English and non-English phonology, syntax, analysis, and application of linguistic theory. Clinical experience-20 hours required.
547 TESOL Listening, Speaking and Pronunciation Methodologies. (2) Designed to allow students to examine the articulation of English sounds, the rules that govern their use in speech, and explore ways of applying this knowledge to the teaching of pronunciation. Additional emphasis will be placed on teaching listening/speaking strategies in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) environment.
548 Computer Assisted Language Learning for TESOL. (1) Students explore how the use of technology can enhance language learning and use online tools to design language learning lessons in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Prerequisite or corequisite: EIS 547.
Table of Contents
- General Information
- Campus and Facilities
- University Services
- Special Programs
- Admission
- Academic Guidelines
- Graduate School Policies
- Costs and Financial Assistance
- Programs of Study
- Integrated Baccalaureate/Master's Degrees
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
- Other Departments Offering Courses for Graduate Credit
- Index


text:
I have developd a map with TOC, Navigation Toolbar and some other query options using Javasctipt API in .aspx page. When I run it individually, it is working perfectly, but I want to embed it into another .net application.
In .NET application I have a page with one dropdown with various options. Upon selection of option from dropdown I need to show the above said map.
Iam getting below error.
**Message: Could not load class 'dijit.layout.BorderContainer Line: 15 Char: 133114 Code: 0
I have hosted Javascript API in my local IIS.
Can anyone help me how to resolve the above issue.
Thanks, Uday

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Book Tour and Activities on the Go!
Hanoi and Saigon Tour For 5 Days
d5 Daysn4 Nights
One Day Hanoi City Tour
h8 Hours
One Pillar Pagoda
Travel Guides for Hanoi
15 Best Shopping Places in Hanoi
25 Things To Do In Hanoi
20 Best Hanoi Attractions
Best Hanoi Restaurants : A Treat to Mouth
Hanoi Nightlife : Dance to the Beats like Never Before
More Things to do around One Pillar Pagoda
Nearby Attractions
Listings in Hanoi
32 Tours
30 Activities
1 Stays
Join with
Experience 2500+ Tours
And Activities from 1200+ Suppliers
Subscribe To Newsletter
Subscribe our newsletter to recieve Latest deals, Offers and Packages in your inbox
Sign up with Your Facebook Account
Or use your Email
Sign Up
Exclusive Offers
Deals, Based on your interests
Hassle free Cancellation
Dont you have an Account?
Sign up with Your Facebook Account
Signup with your Google Account
Do you have an account?
Login with Your Facebook Account
Login with your Google Account
Recent Blog Posts
Travel Agents
© 2019 Thrillophilia.com All rights reserved


text:
|Student type
|Fees to pay
|UK students
|EU students
Educate Teacher Training
Physical Education (38P5)
PGCE with QTS full time
- Financial support
- Student finance if you're eligible
- Qualification
PGCE with QTS
A postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) with qualified teacher status (QTS) allows you to teach in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It's also recognised internationally.
Many PGCE courses include credits that count toward a Master's degree.
- Course length
- 1 year
- Date you can apply from
- 9 October 2018
- Date course starts
- September 2019
- Website
- https://www.educate-group.co.uk/teacher-training/
- Vacancies
- No
About the course
SCITT trainees spend a full-time year teaching and training in schools, but also attend provider-led workshop sessions to enhance understanding of the Secondary curriculum, the trainee's main subject, general classroom practice and teaching pedagogy.
Training days cover content such as Behaviour Management, an Environment for Learning, Planning and Differentiation, Diversity, Inclusion and SEND, Assessment, Improving Classroom Practice, ICT and e-safety and Lifelong Literacy (SPAG).
All trainees submit three assignments throughout the year as an integral part of the teaching and assessment programme:
1) A School Based Independent Study (Child Study)
2) Teaching and Learning through a Scheme of Work
3) Effective Assessment
Trainees are continually assessed on their developing teaching ability, demonstrated through their impact on pupil progress, through an ongoing process of observation and feedback by their school based trainers,
Interview process
After UCAS application, suitable candidates are invited to a selection event at Educate Teacher Training's central Training Centre in Grantham.
The selection event will consist (as a minimum) of:
• the assessment of personal qualities and attributes;
• assessment of the ability to communicate effectively;
• evaluation of current knowledge and understanding - as a starting-point;
• a presentation;
• an interview.
Please note that an offered place is subject to the endorsement of a base school. The Head teacher will apply appropriate procedures to ascertain a candidate's suitability to be a teacher, usually based on observations of personal characteristics and interaction with staff and pupils whilst in the school and classroom.
How school placements work
For our SCITT programme, candidates find their own school in which to train. This gives schools and candidates a unique element of choice and independence. It allows candidates to approach schools according to their own preference of location and type.
Trainees spend the majority of the year in their base training school but have a six-week placement in a contrasting school. The programme is also supplemented by short placement visits to a special school, a Primary setting, a post-16 setting and a school with EAL provision.
The Educate SCITT partnership is currently spread across training hubs centred in Grantham, Leeds and Middlesbrough. Trainees need to be able to travel to one of these centres for their provider-led training days.
The QTS programme with PGCE costs £8,750, for which a student tuition fee loan can be accessed.
Financial support
You may be eligible for a loan while you study.
An undergraduate degree which provides a foundation for the teaching of a specialist subject. Subject Knowledge Enhancement may be recommended.
GCSE Maths and English at a standard equivalent to Grade 4
The Professional Skills Tests in Literacy and Numeracy
Personal qualities
We are looking for confident and capable applicants who demonstrate true commitment to a teaching career and a robust, determined, positive attitude. We are looking for trainees who can fit very well into their school team, who can respond positively to feedback and who can make a valuable contribution to school life. We are not looking for a 'finished product' but for trainees who demonstrate real potential to succeed. Candidates should be able to communicate effectively with a whole range of people and be engaging, warm and sociable. They should be organised, prepared and professional.
Other requirements
Criminal Record Check
About the training provider
If you want to gain QTS through a practical, 'hands-on', school-based route, the Educate Teacher Training programme is for you. Educate is a large, National SCITT provider, with a long-standing reputation for successful QTS programmes based in varied and diverse partner schools. You have the unique opportunity to train in a school near to where you live and regularly meet with other trainees through regional training hubs. Successful applicants to the QTS programme have the extra opportunity to gain a PGCE (60 Masters' credits), validated by Leeds Beckett University, as part of a framework which applies academic study directly to the classroom.
Trainees enjoy the advantage of an 'on the job' experience, where the realities of life as a teacher are fully explored and understood. The majority of time is spent in a base school, where trainees are supported by expert practitioners, individual mentors and a personal Link Tutor to develop their own teaching skills and to meet the Teachers' Standards. Training sessions by experienced Educate tutors, on specific subject knowledge and general classroom practice, supplement the incomparable first-hand experience which is gained from being the member of a school community for a year. A range of contrasting placements, visits and additional school-led training opportunities mean that trainees gain a rich appreciation of comparable age ranges, curriculum expectations, teaching strategies, inclusion and diversity. Employment rates following this training programme are consistently high.
Training with disabilities and other needs
Educate Teacher Training has a designated tutor for trainees with disabilities and other needs. We take steps, before the programme begins, to fully assess the needs of trainees so that all aspects of the course are accessible to them and personal requirements accommodated.
Educate have, in the past, supported trainees with dyslexia, physical impairment and mental health conditions to successfully complete their course. We take a collaborative approach to ensure that study needs assessment reports, school partners and university colleagues are consulted to design a complete package of personal support.
Contact details
- email@example.com
- Telephone
- 01476 512793
- Website
- https://www.educate-group.co.uk/teacher-training/
- Address
The Priory
7 Market Place
Support and advice
For questions about this course you should contact the training provider using the contact details above.
Get support and advice about teaching
Register with Get into Teaching, the Department for Education's free support and advice service, for personalised guidance from teaching experts. They can help you to prepare your application, book school experience, and access exclusive teaching events. You can also call them free on 0800 389 2500, or speak to an adviser using their online chat service, from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday.
Website support
If you have feedback or have had a problem using Find postgraduate teacher training you can contact us by email.
Is there something wrong with this page?
If there is something wrong with this course listing, contact us by email.


text:
DURHAM � Brett Austin drove in two runs during a four-run seventh inning to help North Carolina State beat Clemson 6-3 on Wednesday night in pool play in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Jake Fincher had an RBI single before Austin�s two-run double in the seventh or the fourth-seeded Wolfpack (43-13).
Grant Clyde also had a solo homer in the second inning for N.C. State. Reliever Josh Easley (5-2) worked four innings for the victory.
Garrett Boulware had three hits and a solo homer in the ninth for the fifth-seeded Tigers (39-18). Starting pitcher Daniel Gossett (9-4), the reigning ACC Pitcher of the Week, took the loss by allowing six runs and six hits in 6 1/ 3 innings.
Jake Fincher provided N.C. State�s only multi-hit effort, going 2-for-4.
N.C. State and Clemson are off until Friday.
▪ GEORGIA TECH 4, FLORIDA STATE 3: A.J. Murray and Mott Hyde hit back-to-back homers in the top of the ninth inning to help reigning champion Georgia Tech.
The seventh-seeded Yellow Jackets (34-23) led off the ninth with a pair of groundouts before Murray hit a solo shot to left field against reliever Robby Coles (4-2) to tie the game. Hyde followed with another shot to left to stun the second-seeded Seminoles (44-13).
Hyde had three hits for Georgia Tech. Reliever Daniel Palka (2-1) notched the victory with two scoreless innings of work.
▪ VIRGINIA TECH 10, VIRGINIA 1: Chad Pinder hit two home runs including a sixth-inning grand slam and drove in six runs for Virginia Tech.
Pinder and Tyler Horan each had three hits for the sixth-seeded Hokies (36-19), who had a six-run second inning against the third-seeded Cavaliers (45-10). Pinder hit a two-run shot in the second, then blew the game open with a blast over the left-field wall in the sixth.
Chad Morgan and Brendon Hayden added consecutive RBI doubles in the second for Virginia Tech. Joe Mantiply (6-0) earned the win by allowing one run in seven innings.
Virginia starter Brandon Waddell (5-2) allowed six runs and 10 hits in four innings.


text:
|Induction Class of 2013
|Previous College:
|Boston State College '70
|Cross Country, Track and Field
One of the most impressive runners to ever compete for the Warriors in both cross country and track and field, Bruce Lehane '70 ended his college career with a combined 12 varsity letters. The career record holder at Boston State in the 880 meter and the mile run, Lehane earned his All-American honors in the 1969 and 1970 outdoor seasons.
While with the cross country program, Lehane could always be found at the front of the pack and led the Warriors to multiple top finishes. On the track, his top events included the 880 meter, the 1,000 yard, and the mile run. He was also a member of the two mile and distance medley relay teams.
To date, Lehane serves as the head men's and women's cross country coach at Boston University. Since 1982, Lehane has coached 37 Division I All-American and 24 IC4A/ECAC Individual champions. Amongst the countless athletes he has coached include Olympians Cathy O'Brien and Rosemary Ryan. During his tenure the men's cross country team has competed in 10 NCAA Championships, which include three top-10 finishes. The women's cross country team has grabbed 15 out of the 19 conference championships under Lehane's tutelage.
Lehane would later graduate from UMass Lowell with his master's degree in reading and language.


text:
Thinner and harder than traditional pastels. Ideal for drawing and sketching. Available in 12 classic colors. Convenient 2 pack of Conte crayons. Ideal for drawing or sketching on all types of paper.
3 points will be rewarded when you are logged in to your account and buy this item.Learn about our rewards program here.
Customers who viewed this item also viewed:


text:
It looks like your browser is out of date.
To use all features of KLM.com safely, we recommend that you update your browser, or that you choose a different one. Continuing with this version may result in parts of the website not being displayed properly, if at all. Also, the security of your personal information is better safeguarded with an updated browser.
A land of water, polders and modern cities. Book flights to the Netherlands and admire the thousands of flowers at the Keukenhof, purchase a Delftware vase in Delft or spot deer on the Veluwe. But there is so much more! The Dutch love cheese and there is no better place to sample some than at the traditional cheese market in Alkmaar. Bet you will take some home!
The iconic capital Amsterdam is the cultural centre of the Netherlands. View Rembrandt's Nachtwacht painting in the Rijksmuseum or explore the home of Anne Frank on the Prinsengracht. Did you know that Amsterdam has more canals than Venice? Take a canal tour along the centuries-old townhouses or in summer rent a pedal boat. For a very different urban experience visit modern Rotterdam. Walk across the Erasmus Bridge and admire the pioneering architecture that defines the skyline. From the Euromast you can enjoy a splendid view over the city. Expect to be surprised: book a flight to the Netherlands now!
The bicycle is a popular mode of transportation in the flat Netherlands. Rent a bike and ride through the vast polder landscape full of cows to the windmills in Kinderdijk. In spring, cycle past the huge bulb fields where windmills stand amidst brightly coloured tulips and fragrant hyacinths: picture perfect Netherlands! For traditional Dutch culture head to Volendam, where you can sample some raw herring at a fish stand on the dike. Dress in traditional Dutch costume complete with wooden shoes and an accordion to have your picture taken. A beautiful souvenir of a great trip!
Looking for a cheap flight to the Netherlands? With KLM, your holiday begins the moment you step onboard. Your journey will fly by with your own entertainment set on intercontinental flights: free films, games and music. Enjoy our selection of snacks or a tasty dinner and drinks. Add in our many handy extra services (some available for a supplement) and you'll be in the Netherlands before you know it.
Read more
Read less


text:
Poll: Republicans go libertarian
A new poll confirms a libertarian renaissance in 2013.
FreedomWorks commissioned a national survey of registered voters last month, shared first with POLITICO, that finds 78 percent of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents self-identify as fiscally conservative and socially moderate.
Story Continued Below
It's not that Republicans are suddenly self-identifying as "libertarians" and devouring Ayn Rand novels, but more that they seem to be embracing underlying libertarian priorities and views about the role of government.
( PHOTOS: Libertarianism goes mainstream)
The GOP dominated politics for a generation with a coalition of libertarians, social conservatives and defense hawks that Ronald Reagan successfully cobbled together in 1980. The tea party-affiliated FreedomWorks argues in a 23-page report that the so-called three-legged stool has become lopsided.
The poll asked Republican voters what they are most interested in: 40 percent said "individual freedom through lower taxes and reducing the size and scope of government," 27 percent picked "traditional values" and 18 percent chose a "strong national defense."
Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway, who ran the poll, said she's seeing a spike in voters who feel the government is too expensive, invasive and expansive.
"The perfect storm is being created between the NSA, the IRS, the implementation of Obamacare and now Syria," she said. "People are looking at the government more suspiciously. They're looking with deeper scrutiny and reasonable suspicion."
( Also on POLITICO: Libertarianism goes mainstream)
FreedomWorks, which is among the groups leading the controversial push to defund the federal health care law even if it risks a government shutdown, argues that GOP voters have limited appetite for grand bargains that would raise taxes. Two-thirds of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said they want their member of Congress to "keep their promises and stick to principles" as opposed to "compromise in a bipartisan way to get things done."
"From Obamacare on down, sticking to principle is where the Republican base is today," said David Kirby, vice president of opinion research at FreedomWorks. "It's an example of how off the Republican establishment is from their base."
Social issues have become less salient to GOP voters: 41 percent said gay marriage is not one of their top 10 issues. Asked about abortion, about one-third said it is one of the top three issues they care about; another third said it is not in the top three but somewhere in the top 10 and the final third said it is not one of their top 10 concerns.
One-quarter of Republicans self-identified as "libertarian" or "lean libertarian." Of Republicans, 42 percent view the term "libertarian" favorably and 10 percent don't know it.
The poll surveyed all voters, not just those on the right, and overall 27 percent said they didn't know enough to offer an opinion of libertarianism. About 40 percent of 18-to-32-year-olds view the word "libertarian" favorably, although about a third don't know what it means.
Told that libertarians generally believe individuals should be free to do as they like as long as they don't hurt others and that the government should keep out of people's day-to-day lives, 58 percent of the full national sample said they agree.
A slight majority, 52 percent, said government should not promote any particular set of values, compared with 40 percent who think government should promote "traditional values."
Only 17 percent said they think they will personally be better off under Obamacare, including just one-third of Democrats. The survey found 49 percent overall oppose the law.


text: A Shelby Cobra 427 frame-up, concours quality restoration with a sideoiler 427 engine. 11,000 original miles. Never raced. Has the Sunburst wheels with original Blue Dot tires and a spare set of wheels and tires — and it just sold for $625,000 at the Barrett-Jackson to some guy on the interwebs. No, it wasn't us.


text:
Multi-Manager Investment Platform
Manulife's Multi-Manager Investment Platform (MMIP) provides a streamlined selection of investment funds for your clients' group retirement plans. Featuring a manageable selection of funds, the MMIP offers plan members a range of choices for their retirement savings in an easy-to-understand line-up. In addition, the MMIP allows retirement plans to qualify for Manulife's Certified Diversified® Warranty Program.
Funds available on the Manulife Multi-Manager Investment Platform
The MMIP includes choices to suit the different needs of plan members…
- For plan members seeking the simplest investment option, the MMIP offers Manulife's Retirement Date Funds. These funds, also known as target date funds, only require members to make one decision – the year in which they want to retire. Ongoing monitoring and rebalancing is completed by professional money managers.
- For plan members who are somewhat comfortable with their level of investment knowledge, the MMIP can include Manulife's Asset Allocation Funds – a suite of five investments designed for members of all investor types, ranging from conservative to aggressive.
- For plan members comfortable building their own investment portfolios, the MMIP includes high-quality multi-manager investment funds from leading managers across the globe. Click here to learn more about these new Multi-Manager Funds.
To view the process used by Investment Management Services (IMS) to construct the funds and select the underlying managers, click here.
Click here to see the funds available on the Multi-Manager Investment Platform
Funds in bold are part of Manulife's new suite of Multi-Manager Funds.
*For registered plans only.
For information on the MMIP, please contact your Manulife representative.


text:
Gold Star Automotive was established in 1998
Gold Star started out in Balfour St. Launceston and in 2004, moved to its current location in Rees St. Invermay In 2011.read more

We're sorry, but that page can't be found

The qualified team at GOLDSTAR AUTOMOTIVE have been servicing and caring for all types of vehicles since 1981. Our technicians have had many years experience in caring for vehicles from right around Tasmania, even interstate visitors.
With our fully equipped workshop, over 90 years combined experience and our dedication to excellence; you can be assured that GOLDSTAR AUTOMOTIVE is the right choice for all your vehicle maintenance
The Autologic Diagnostic System allows us to provide quality fault diagnosis and programming that is equivalent and beyond...read more
"Upon purchasing and Land Rover Freelander, I was resolute Goldstar Automotive serviced this new purchase. I was recommended by an acquaintance to Goldstar some years ago, I am so grateful for the referral. I retained excellent customer service and I enjoy trouble free motoring".


text:
BMW is to invest a further £250m in its three Mini factories in the UK, safeguarding thousands of jobs, the firm has announced.
The money will be invested in manufacturing operations by the end of 2015 at the German carmaker's plant in Oxford, steel body pressings operation at Swindon and engine plant at Hams Hall near Birmingham. The company also announced further growth in production with up to 10 different Mini models, with the potential for additional capacity at Oxford.
Monday's news comes on top of an announcement a year ago of a £500m investment and means additional job security for the 5,500 UK Mini workers, said BMW.
Harald Krueger, member of the board of management at BMW Group, said: "A year ago we announced a further investment of £500m in our UK production network by 2014 and today we are announcing an additional £250m, taking us through to 2015. This brings the total to £1.75bn since 2000.
"Over the last 11 years, Mini has been a unique global success and the BMW Group has even greater plans for the future development of the brand.
"Plant Oxford has played a major role in this with cars being exported to over 100 countries around the world. This additional investment is great news for all our employees in the UK and shows the BMW Group's commitment to Britain as a vital manufacturing base for us."
Vince Cable, the business secretary, who is visiting the Oxford factory on Monday, said: "BMW's ambitious plans for Mini will ensure its UK sites at Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall remain at the centre of Mini production worldwide."
BMW said the extra volume for its growth plans for the Mini and the complexity of new models meant that additional production beyond Oxford's maximum capacity was needed in the medium term and the company was considering how to achieve this. "Our preferred option is to establish a contract manufacturer as a satellite production as close to our UK operations as possible, at the Nedcar plant in the Netherlands, with whom BMW is in discussions," said Krueger.
"Oxford will provide special Mini production expertise for any new operation, particularly in the areas of dealing with the high complexity and customer individuality which Mini demands and in operating state-of-the-art, multi-model production lines. Just as Munich is the centre of the BMW world, Oxford is and will remain the home and the heart of Mini."
The Unite assistant general secretary, Tony Burke, said: "This major boost in investment is tribute and reward for the dedicated and hard-working workforce at Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall. The British car industry is once again a ray of sunshine in gloomy times for British manufacturing.
"The government urgently needs to learn the lessons that the UK car industry has to teach and start supporting the wider manufacturing sector. The UK has the potential to be a manufacturing success story if we had a government which was prepared to roll its sleeves up and intervene to support employers up and down the UK."
The Olympic torch relay will visit the Oxford plant later on Monday.


text:
Decision : 32 COM 8B.27
Examination of nomination of natural, mixed and cultural proprerties to the World Heritage List - Chief Roi Mata's Domain (VANUATU)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-08/32.COM/8B and WHC-08/32.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes Chief Roi Mata's Domain, Vanuatu, on the World Heritage List as a continuing cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (iii), (v) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
The continuing cultural landscape of Chief Roi Mata's domain, Vanuatu, has Outstanding Universal Value as an outstanding example of a landscape representative of Pacific chiefly systems. This is reflected in the interaction of people with their environment over time in respecting the tangible remains associated with Roi Mata and being guided by the spiritual and moral legacy of his social reforms. The landscape reflects continuing Pacific chiefly systems and respect for this authority through tabu prohibitions on use of Roi Mata's residence and burial that have been observed for over 400 years and structured the local landscape and social practices. The landscape memorialises the deeds of Roi Mata who still lives for many people in contemporary Vanuatu as a source of power and inspiration.
Criterion (iii): Chief Roi Mata's Domain is a continuing cultural landscape reflecting the way chiefs derive their authority from previous title holders, and in particular how the tabu prohibitions on the use of Roi Mata's residence and burial site have been observed for 400 years and continue to structure the local landscape and social practices.
Criterion (v): Chief Roi Mata's Domain is an outstanding example of a landscape representative of Pacific chiefly systems and the connection between Pacific people and their environment over time reflected in respect for the tangible remains of the three key sites associated with Roi Mata, guided by the spiritual and moral legacy of his social reforms.
Criterion (vi): Chief Roi Mata's Domain still lives for many people in contemporary Vanuatu, as a source of power evident through the landscape and as an inspiration for people negotiating their lives.
The authenticity of Chief Roi Mata's Domain lies in the continuing association of the landscape with the oral traditions of Roi Mata, continuity of chiefly systems of authority and customary respect for the tangible remains of his life evident in the continuing tabu prohibitions on these places.
The legal protection of the nominated areas and their buffer zones are adequate. The overall management system for the property is adequate, involving both traditional management through the chiefly system and tabu prohibitions and government legislation for protection of the site. The management system involves the local community and government administrative bodies. The integrity of the site is thus maintained.
4. Recommends that the State Party give consideration to enlarging the buffer zone to include the full view shed from Artok Island including the ridge and peninsula near Tukutuku;
5. Requests the State Party to identify adequate resources for implementation of the Management and Tourism Plans.


text:
As nauseating as it was to hear the details about Scott Rolen's broken, ripped and torn up finger, we're having an even harder time keeping down our morning coffee with the news that he had surgery on the digit yesterday.
The estimates for Rolen's return are around three weeks, which sounds promising. But the notion that someone has opened up the finger and screwed into the bone with the intention of going back in to pull the screw back out in a couple weeks, and then everything is going to be just hunky-dory afterwards seems a bit overly optimistic to us.
We'd assume that Rolen won't be taking ground balls for three weeks, and won't face live pitching for at least as long. So what's his game going to look like when he gets back? How strong and accurate are those cross-diamond throws going to be? How is the hurt finger going to affect his swing?
We've got plenty of worry about how this is going to affect Rolen's offense. The injured finger is on Rolen's top hand on the bat, which is where power is generated. Rolen keeps both hands on the bat in his follow through, so there will be a lot of energy and torque exerted in that area. In the Cathal Kelly Star article, J.P. notes that how Rolen performs subsequently will depend on "pain tolerance". While we think that Rolen is a big burly manly man, we also see it as likely that he'll ease up or twitch through his swing, and his mechanics will go all pear-shaped for at least the first few weeks back.
We had really hoped and prayed that this year wouldn't feature another long series of bizarre and absurd injuries. It looks like those prayers aren't yet being answered.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
There's no such thing as "minor" surgery
2 comments:
Ya, these injuries are getting discouraging. Now Gregg Zaun's right hamstring is bugging him.
- March 25, 2008 at 3:01 PM
- Darren Priest said...
I bet Rolen's pain tolerance is pretty dang high, but agree you assessment is accurate and he won't be the Rolen we hoped he would be (ie the Todd McFarlane "sculpture" above my desk) any time soon.
- March 25, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Helen Mirren, original name Ilynea Lydia Mironoff, (born July 26, 1945, London, England), British actress especially known for her role as Detective Jane Tennison on the television series Prime Suspect (1991–96, 2003, 2006) and for her subtle and sympathetic portrayal of Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), for which she won an Academy Award.
Mirren was born in London of a Russian-born father and a Scottish mother. (The family's last name was Mironoff until Helen's father decided to Anglicize it when she was 10.) She joined Britain's National Youth Theatre at age 18 and the Royal Shakespeare Company a year later. She spent a large part of the next 15 years working with the latter, appearing in such roles as Cressida in Troilus and Cressida and Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra.
While still starring in theatre productions, Mirren began her film career in her early 20s. Her first film to be released was A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), which was followed by dozens of others, including the English gangster movie The Long Good Friday (1980); the King Arthur spoof Excalibur (1981); and a love story set in Northern Ireland, Cal (1984), for which she won the best actress award at the Cannes film festival. Mirren later played the unfaithful wife of a grotesque English thief in the controversial The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989) and Queen Charlotte in The Madness of King George (1994), a role for which she was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar. In 1997 she married director Taylor Hackford.
Mirren extended her successful film career into the 21st century. She was nominated a second time for a best supporting actress Oscar, for her role as an English housekeeper in Robert Altman's Gosford Park (2001). In Calendar Girls (2003) she played a middle-aged Yorkshire woman who convinces her friends to pose nude for a calendar benefiting leukemia research. Mirren won both a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award and an Academy Award for best actress for The Queen (2006), a fictionalized account of the ineffectual response of Elizabeth II to the untimely death of Diana, princess of Wales, in 1997. She subsequently appeared in the adventure movie National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) and portrayed a newspaper editor in the thriller State of Play (2009).
Mirren's later film roles continued to demonstrate her versatility. Her supporting turn as Leo Tolstoy's wife, Sofya, in The Last Station (2009) earned her a fourth Oscar nomination. She then portrayed a former CIA assassin in the action comedy Red (2010) and, in a bit of cross-gender casting, starred in Julie Taymor's 2010 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest as the sorceress Prospera (originally Prospero). Mirren appeared as a brassy busybody in Brighton Rock (2010), an adaptation of the Graham Greene crime novel, and as a no-nonsense nanny in the comedy Arthur (2011). In the political thriller The Debt (2011), she played a former Mossad agent grappling with her past.
In 2012 Mirren portrayed Alma Reville, the wife of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, in the biographical Hitchcock. The following year she provided a voice for the animated Monsters University and returned to the steely role she had played in Red for the film's sequel, Red 2. She crossed blades with Indian actor Om Puri in The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), in which the two played the owners of competing restaurants. In Woman in Gold (2015) Mirren portrayed Maria Altmann, a Jewish refugee who successfully sued the Austrian government to recover paintings by Gustav Klimt stolen from her family by the Nazis during World War II. Eye in the Sky (2015) featured Mirren as a British colonel who faces a moral dilemma while remotely commanding a military operation in Kenya intended to apprehend a terrorist.
Mirren's subsequent movies from this period included the drama Collateral Beauty (2016), the sentimental comedy The Leisure Seeker (2017), and the period horror film Winchester (2018). She played the villainous Mother Ginger in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018), an adaptation of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet. In 2019 she portrayed the KGB handler of a model-turned-assassin in the thriller Anna.
In addition to her film work, Mirren starred in various television roles. Her most-notable performance was as Jane Tennison, a tough detective constantly under pressure to prove that she can succeed in a traditionally male field, in the BBC television series Prime Suspect. The show aired for seven seasons and earned her three BAFTA Awards (1992–94) and two Emmy Awards (1996, 2007). She also won Emmy Awards for titular performances in the TV movie The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) and the miniseries Elizabeth I (2005). In the HBO movie Phil Spector (2013), about the titular record producer's first murder trial, she portrayed a tenacious defense attorney.
Mirren made her Broadway debut in 1995 as Natalya in Ivan Turgenev's A Month in the Country, and she returned in 2002 in August Strindberg's The Dance of Death; both performances generated Tony Award nominations. Additional British stage credits included Tennessee Williams's Orpheus Descending (2000) and Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra (2003). She received a Laurence Olivier Award for The Audience (2013), for which she reprised the role of Queen Elizabeth II. Mirren also garnered a Tony Award for her performance in a 2015 Broadway production of the play.
Mirren was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2003.


text:
Beatles on the stageAbout this photograph
From 1960 to 1970, the Beatles had 12 albums and more than 200 songs to their credit. To this day they are still the group with the highest number of records sold worldwide. On 25th June 1966, the Beatles gave a concert at the Circus Krone in Munich. The German actor Thomas Fritsch was on the stage between George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The Beatles always had a special relationship with the Germans and Germany. In fact, their first serious engagement was for a series of concerts in Hamburg. They went to Hamburg five times altogether between 1960 and 1962 to fulfil engagements. According to the Beatles themselves, it was in Germany that they learnt to become pros. John Lennon also said that in spite of no recording, they gave it their very all during these concerts in Hamburg.Read more Read less
The photographs are carefully packaged in order to ensure their optimal protection during transport.
Created in 1927, Keystone was the first big photo press agency to have international offices (London, Berlin, New York, etc…). Since its creation, it has produced a number of stories covering the four corners of the world and all types of subjects (arts, sciences, everyday life, industry, great political, sporting and cultural events). Numerous collections were also acquired allowing a collection to be built up of more than 15 million photographs which show history, personalities and arts over a period from antiquity to this day and age (1985). From the Russian Revolution to the advent of the Third Reich, from the First World War to the Camp David Accords, the essence of the 20th century is illustrated in the Keystone collection.Reproduction prohibited / Keystone France Agency


text:
Revelations Tuesday of an alleged Iranian-directed plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States on American soil will plunge already-confrontational US-Iran relations to new depths.
The initial US response is likely to be to reinforce efforts to isolate Iran in global affairs.
The US accusations portray an Iran willing to carry out by proxy an attack not only on US territory but in the heart of Washington, and they are likely to move to center stage international efforts at corralling Iran's nuclear ambitions, which have sat in the wings for months.
The alleged plot is enough to justify some form of retaliatory military action by the United States, say some national security experts. Others say the US is likely to limit itself to reinforced diplomatic efforts against Iran while the legal case against two accused plotters makes its way through the American justice system.
"At a minimum, this is something that will be used in diplomatic channels to further US efforts to isolate Iran," says Matthew Levitt, director of the intelligence and counterterrorism program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "I don't know if the administration will want to do much more than that while this remains at the level of allegations."
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said at the State Department Tuesday afternoon that the US is already consulting with allies and partners in the international community on "how we can send a very strong message that this kind of action that violates international norms" will not be tolerated.
The US plans to take up the plot at the United Nations Security Council, according to one US official. That course of action suggests not only that the Obama administration assigns a high level of seriousness to the plot and its ramifications, but also that the US will favor a diplomatic response, at least initially.
The allegations, spelled out by US Attorney General Eric Holder at a Washington press conference Tuesday, point the finger at officials in Iran's Al Quds Force, which US and Western intelligence experts consider to be the militant wing of the Iranian military. By tying the plot to "factions of the Iranian government," Mr. Holder underscored the US position that the Iranian regime was behind the plan.
Iran will be held "accountable," Holder said, before specifying that retaliatory actions would be announced shortly by the White House, State Department, and Treasury.
The alleged plot – which Justice Department officials claim never got past early planning stages, based on telephone and informant conversations –envisioned planting a bomb in a favorite Washington restaurant of Saudi Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir. Other ideas allegedly discussed included attacks on the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington.
Representatives of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad quickly reacted to the allegations, calling them "a frabrication."
The Al Quds Force, also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, is known to spearhead an expansionist vision of Iranian influence in the broader Middle East region. US officials peg Al Quds as the instigator of attacks on US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Moreover, many regional experts assert that Al Quds' leaders consider that battle for influence to put Iran in direct conflict with Saudi Arabia and its monarchy. Not only is Ambassador Jubeir an influential presence in the Washington diplomatic corps, but he is considered a close intimate of Saudi King Abdullah.
The Saudi Embassy issued a statement calling the "attempted plot" a "despicable violation of international norms," and thanking US government agencies for "preventing a criminal act."
Iran is on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, and Al Quds is perhaps the chief purveyor of Iranian terrorist acts, either directly or through proxies, many terrorism experts say. Iran cannot claim to be separate from what any of its "factions" undertake, these experts add.
"We hear about factions in the Iranian government, but Iran is responsible for them and their actions, and that's the end of it," says James Carafano, director of foreign policy studies at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. "Either they disband this group [Al Quds] or they are accountable for it."
Dr. Carafano calls the plot "a belligerent act against the US," and says that "as such would call for a proportional military response."
The exposed plot "really demands that [President] Obama finally give up the hands of friendship he extended to Iran and make a full reappraisal of our approach to Iran," he adds. We have never really taken a hard line with them, and this is the blowback from that."
The Washington Institute's Dr. Levitt says the fact the Justice Department is coming out only now with formal charges on a plot Mr. Obama was informed about in June may indicate that the US wanted to firm up the plot's links to Iran.
The involvement of Iranian officials would suggest Iran was stepping up its "traditional modus operandi" in terms of using terrorism to further its goals, he says, but the US could make the case to the world only with firm evidence. "I'd say they didn't want to go forward with the case until they'd dotted the i's and crossed the t's," Levitt says.
Noting that Iran has either directly or indirectly attacked US interests in the past – the Marine barracks attack in Beirut, the Khobar Towers attack in Saudi Arabia – Levitt says an attack on US soil would have been "a complete break from past experience."
That, he adds, suggests that Iranian officials are feeling more "desperate" under existing international pressure – and that they may have been willing to risk tremendous repercussions in the name of retaliation.


text:
There are comedy shows all over the place this weekend.
There are comedy shows all over the place this weekend, starting tonight when the legendary and semi-notorious Bobcat Goldthwait headlines Johnny D's in Somerville. Meanwhile, The Sinclair in Cambridge hosts two shows of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival featuring Mirman himself tonight – there's two more shows Friday at The Sinclair, and then the Saturday show is at Berklee Performance Center in Boston. Hingham native Bow Thayer brings his new music to Atwood's Tavern in Cambridge. Quincy blues guitarist Sam Gentile joins big-voiced Brian Templeton at Turner's Yard in Pembroke. The dual guitars of Strunz & Farah return to Scullers in Boston. "Big Head" Todd Park Mohr, minus the Monsters, plays at Brighton Music Hall. Club Passim in Cambridge has a show devoted to producer Jim Rooney's new book, with songwriter Pat Alger also performing. Jana Kramer sings at the Paradise in Boston. Julia and the Zerounian Ensemble brings world music to the Regattabar in Harvard Square. Priscilla Ahn at T.T. the Bear's in Cambridge. Keyboard giant Ron Levy jams with Willie J. Laws at The Next Page in Weymouth. Russ Costa's SongAsylum at Home Ice in Quincy. Superfly's funk at The Beachcomber in Quincy, with reformed folkie Suzanne McNeil guesting on vocals.
An intriguing cross-cultural event at Johnny D's, where New York City r&b star Martha Redbone, who has Native American ancestry, has recorded her latest album, "Garden of Love: The Songs of William Blake," in Nashville, and explored Americana amongst her other roots. Boston's own songwriter, via Alabama, Amy Black celebrates her latest album at the Narrows Center in Fall River. Pablo Palooza, a funk act featuring American Idol alumnus Mike Davis, debuts at the C Note in Hull. Racky Thomas' blues at The Next Page. The Deadbeats rock Brighton Music Hall. Walking the Line brings the country-rock to Toby Keith's in Foxboro. Boogie & the Firemen heat up Home Ice. Weymouth rock quartet Bald Walter takes over the British Beer Co. in Franklin. Smooth jazz saxman Paul Taylor at Scullers. Folkie Margaret Glaspy at Club Passim. Splash of Blues invigorates Great Chow in Abington. The Sounds of Italy, featuring Italian-American musical stars including Beantown's own George Garzone, at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge. The Middle East offers Kasta, described as "Russian rap."
A rare chance to see a folk music legend up close, when Bill Staines visits Bridgewater's Off-the-Common Coffeehouse. British popster James Blunt headlines the House of Blues. Comedy goes local when the Whitman VFW hosts the annual show to benefit the Wampatuck Lodge of Masons Scholarship Fund, featuring Paul Nardizzi and several other comics. Folk group Brother Sun performs at the Beal House in Kingston. Ghosts of Jupiter rocks Brighton Music Hall, and get there early to catch Tim Gearan and Dwight Ritcher. The Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain hosts a Cranktones Reunion with that classic rockabilly trio's lineup of Pembroke guitar ace Frankie Blandino, bassist Johnny Sciascia, and drummer Stan Kozlowski. Buzzard & the Blues Band at the C Note. Gord Downie, with The Sadies, rocks The Sinclair. Bagful of Blues arrives at Home Ice. Memphis Rockabilly Band at Johnny D's. Pop singer David Gray has sold out his show at Boston's Colonial Theater. The rapper known as Vinnie Paz (as opposed to the Cranston boxer) appears at the Paradise. New England r&b titans Steve Smith & The Nakeds at The River Club in Scituate. The New Band at The Next Page. Christopher Williams at Club Passim. Wollaston's Paul Kenny & Cherry Orchard raise the roof at Paddy Barry's in Quincy. Splash of Blues moves into the Ming Dynasty in Marshfield. Weymouth alt-country dude Dave DeLuca joins with songbird Brianna Grace at Stoughton's new House of Brews.
Sundays continue to rule: Cage the Elephant thunders into Boston's Orpheum Theater; Bill Nye, the Science Guy, gives a "Star Talk" at Berklee Performance Center and it's part of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival; folk-rockers Melissa Ferrick & Jillette Johnson at The Sinclair; Brother Sun moves over Temple Sinai in Sharon; Chuck Whelan brings his own cheeseballs to the jam at Paddy Barry's; and Brian Mahoney takes no prisoners at The Irish Pub in North Quincy. Monday night is big when The Standells bring "Dirty Water" to Brighton Music Hall while M.I.A. finds the groove at the House of Blues, and Against Me rocks Royale in Boston. Tuesday night's Lana Del Rey show at House of Blues is a sellout; but tickets remain for Shlomo at Brighton Music Hall or Matt Pond, Pa. at The Sinclair. Wednesday night catch roots rocker Ben Kweller at Brighton Music Hall or soul-gospel trio The Holmes Brothers at Scullers.


text: Gus Sullivan's name is synonymous with Boston State College athletics. He served as the school's Director of Athletics for 31 years from 1948-78 and began the program with just the sport of basketball. Upon his retirement in 1978, BSC boasted a program of 20 athletic teams for men and women. Sullivan also founded the nation's second oldest college hockey invitational, when he established the Codfish Bowl in 1965, a tournament that routinely featured the region's top hockey teams. Under Sullivan's guidance, Boston State was a member of the NCAA, ECAC, NAIA, NESCAC, NECAC, MASCAC and NRA and was a major power when the NCAA was made up of two basic divisions - small college and major college. During his tenure, Sullivan held many distinguished titles, serving as District Chairman of the NAIA, Chairman of the ECAC Hockey Tournament, President of the NESCAC, Chairman of the NESCAC Sports Committee and became the first commissioner of the MASCAC in 1974. Sullivan was also active within the City of Boston as Chairman of the Athletic Advisory Council and Associate Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. Sullivan helped put Boston State athletics on the map with such notable coaching appointments as UMass Boston Inaugural Hall of Famer Ed Barry, former Boston Celtic Jim Loscutoff, fellow UMB Hall of Famer William Squires, pistol coach Dr. Lebaron Colt and two-time NCAA wrestling champion Jim Nance. He also made time for coaching as the mentor for Boston State's baseball and basketball squads from 1954-60.


text:
BOSTON, Mass.—Kailey Bubier found the puck in front of the net and poked it through Kailyn Burke's (Franklin, Mass.) at 2:02 of the overtime session, to send the University of Southern Maine past UMass Boston 3-2 Friday night at the Clark Athletic Center Ice Arena.
Bubier's second goal of the night and team-leading eight goal of the season helped the Huskies move to 7-11-6 on the season and 6-7-4 in ECAC East play. With the loss, the Beacons fell to 8-12-4 and 5-8-4 in conference play.
Friday night's game was also the Beacon's annual Pink the Rink game, as the Beacons sold pink ribbons and wore pink shoelaces to help raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer Research.
Despite outshooting the Huskies 28-6 and coming back from two separate deficits, the Beacons couldn't slow down Southern Maine's top two scorers, as the Huskies earned their first two-game winning streak of the season.
The Huskies top duo of Erin Banfield and Bubier scored all three goals and combined for four of the team's six shots.
Junior Sarahanne Cavolo (Roxbury, N.H.) and freshman defenseman Samantha Fallon (Pembroke, Mass.) scored the Beacons two tallies in UMB's third straight loss.
Sophomore netminder Liz Bergstrom made 26 saves on 28 shots for the Huskies, as she earned her second career win in three starts against the Beacons. On the Beacons side, Burke made three stops on six shots.
The two teams skated to a scoreless first period, as UMB racked up nine shots, compared to just two for the Huskies, but couldn't solve Bergstrom. The sophomore goaltender made five saves during a three-minute stretch with the Beacons on the power-play, including a 56-second 5-on-3.
Southern Maine got on the scoreboard first in the second period, as Bubier skated in on the right boards and sent a shot off of Burke's shoulder that bounced into the netting. Junior defenseman Shannon Cronin picked up an assist on the play.
Cavolo evened the score at 1-1 at the 16:31 mark of the period, when she recorded the Beacons first short-handed goal of the year. Linemate Katie Loiselle (Glocester, R.I.) skated in with Cavolo on the forecheck and forced a turnover behind the net, before turning and sending a pass to Cavolo at the doorstep. The junior forward's first shot appeared to bounce off of Bergstrom's pads, before sliding into the net off of a player's skates.
The Huskies took the lead back at the 8:07 mark of the third period, when Banfield found the puck in the midst of a scrum just outside the crease and poked the puck home past an outstretched Burke. The power-play was just the sixth of the season for the Huskies, as Brittany Soar and Talya Bent were credited with assists.
UMass Boston answered with less than a minute remaining and the goalie out in favor of an extra skater. Senior assistant captain Emily LaRosa (Weymouth, Mass.) sent a pass to Fallon who was waiting at the slot and Fallon's shot slipped through traffic and into the side of the net, just barely glancing off of Bergstrom's pads with 25 seconds to go in regulation.
Southern Maine will return to action Saturday when they travel to St. Anselm College at 1 p.m., while the Beacons will host Plymouth State University at 1 p.m. on Senior Day.


text:
As a native islander, a two-year college graduate, a passionate believer in the value of education and an ardent supporter of community colleges, I am proud to serve as the sixth President and CEO for Florida Keys Community College.
Our community is one connected by bridges – physically, culturally, and economically. From Key Largo to Key West, our community and its college is very connected.
Florida Keys Community College is truly unique. Students and visitors can explore a variety of program options including our world class marine science, marine engineering, ceramics and other highly-acclaimed programs such as nursing and law enforcement. Our waterside Lagoon Landing residence hall provides the perfect setting for studying, reflection, and for relaxing after a rigorous day of classes. Just five miles from the only living coral reef in North America, FKCC is naturally the ideal place to study.
The commitment and pride of the faculty and staff at FKCC is second to none. Our small class sizes coupled with opportunities for internships and career exploration in our tropical paradise makes "Island Living, Island Learning" exciting, engaging, intellectually-stimulating, and fun! Take a tour, explore and stay for a class, a certificate program or complete a degree.
If you are an alumnus and have not visited us in a while, come back and see how we have grown. This is our community's college and we are still the southernmost college on the east coast and the only one on Florida's Keys. Like the community we serve, we are "Close to Perfect – Far From Normal."
Please take some time to get to know me and to know Florida Keys Community College. You may contact me email@example.com with ideas, suggestions and to simply voice your opinion. I'll take good news also.
Welcome to FKCC!
Jonathan Gueverra, Ed. D.


text: Gotta type fast before my wife gets out of traffic and we go meet her for dinner (and later tonight is a Vintage Trouble show - if you haven't seen them, do!!!)... Went to my local pusher today - day one of their annual March Madness sale. Only a couple things in the flyer I was really interested in, the main thing being a bass amplifier plug-in. But I digress... After Experience 2011, I was at the dealer chatting about Experience and they asked what I'd seen there that looked good. I told them the hit of the weekend was the SE Acoustics. Since then, I've been waiting, mostly patiently, for them to get an SE Custom with electronics. They got one a couple days ago. Now they have none. The salesman I usually deal with was with someone else, so another guy was taking care of this. As he was wiping it off and such, my usual guy walked past, saw me, said hi and said, "Oh, hey - we got..." and I said, "Not anymore you don't." He just laughed. I texted a picture to my wife and said, "Look what followed me - can I keep it?" Not a lot of time to play with it yet, but tom'w maybe... Maybe better pics, too. (Hey Shawn - do the SEs come with a truss rod wrench? Because there wasn't one in the bag in the case. No biggie if it's the standard size.)


text:
Most of the players hit with the franchise tag this offseason have made little progress toward signing long-term deals, and some have already missed the start of their team's offseason work. On Monday, when most buildings open around the NFL, the trend will continue.
Teams with new head coaches were allowed to get a jump on the April 16 start to offseason work. Oakland Raiders players first assembled early this month at the team's facility, with rookie head coach Dennis Allen taking over, but safety Tyvon Branch, who had yet to sign his franchise tag, did not take part, according to sources. Likewise in Jacksonville, where new coach Mike Mularkey is taking the reins, franchised kicker Josh Scobee stayed away and worked out on his own.
This issue will draw more attention next week. Drew Brees, Wes Welker, Dwayne Bowe, Ray Rice and Matt Forte are among the franchised stars who, barring a major shift in negotiations, won't be present when their teams open offseason work, according to league sources. It would take an unforeseen degree of progress in talks over the weekend to get any of them signed long-term -- a scenario that is highly unlikely at this point.
One agent who represents a franchised player accurately summed up the prevailing sentiment. Asked if there is a zero percent chance that the player will report without signing a new contract over the weekend, the agent quipped, "No, that's too high."
Brees and the New Orleans Saints, for instance, have been at loggerheads, roughly $5 million per season apart on a long-term deal, according to league sources. Welker and the New England Patriots have also made little progress; a source with knowledge of those conversations believes Welker will most likely play this season on the franchise tag. Running backs especially face a tricky situation. The franchise-tag value for them is around $7 million, a bargain for their employers. Teams could place the franchise tag on players like Rice and Forte in back-to-back seasons, securing their services from 2012 through 2013 at a total cost of around $17 million.
Some players, like Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis, have already signed their tags, while others, like Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson, avoided playing under the franchise tender by reaching a long-term deal in March.
Others who remain tagged include Arizona Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell, San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson, Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer and Detroit Lions defensive end Cliff Avril.
Teams have until July 15 to secure a franchise player to a long-term deal. It's common for numerous franchised players to remain unsigned at this stage of the offseason, and there often isn't much urgency -- on the part of the team or most veteran players -- to get deals signed before OTAs begin. The negative ramifications of waiting are generally minimal, though some cases are obviously different, as is true of Brees. He is an elite quarterback who runs the offense of a Saints team trying to deal with the consequences of its "bounty" scandal, including the season-long suspension of head coach Sean Payton, and Brees could be compelled to report sooner rather than later.
As a practical matter, a player sitting on an unsigned franchise tender offer could still participate in offseason programs and OTAs by entering into an offseason workout program and minicamp participation agreement. However, players who have much at stake financially are extremely unlikely to do that.
Follow Jason La Canfora on Twitter @JasonLaCanfora.


text:
Assessment |
Biopsychology |
Comparative |
Cognitive |
Developmental |
Language |
Individual differences |
Personality |
Philosophy |
Social |
Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology |
World Psychology: Psychology by Country · Psychology of Displaced Persons
In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin-yang (
), which is often called "yin and yang",[1][2][3][4] is used to describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world; and, how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Many natural dualities (such as light and dark, high and low, hot and cold, fire and water, life and death, and so on) are thought of as physical manifestations of the yin-yang concept. The concept lies at the origins of many branches of classical Chinese science and philosophy, as well as being a primary guideline of traditional Chinese medicine,[5] and a central principle of different forms of Chinese martial arts and exercise, such as baguazhang, taijiquan (t'ai chi), and qigong (Chi Kung) and of course I Ching.
Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary (instead of opposing) forces interacting to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the parts. Everything has both yin and yang aspects, (for instance shadow cannot exist without light). Either of the two major aspects may manifest more strongly in a particular object, depending on the criterion of the observation.
In Taoist metaphysics, good-bad distinctions and other dichotomous moral judgments are perceptual, not real; so, yin-yang is an indivisible whole. In the ethics of Confucianism on the other hand, most notably in the philosophy of Dong Zhongshu, (Template:Circa 2nd century BC) a moral dimension is attached to the yin-yang idea.[6]
The concept of yin and yang is often symbolized by various forms of the Taijitu symbol, for which it is probably best known in Western cultures.
In Daoist philosophy, dark and light, yin and yang, arrive in the Dàodéjīng (道德經) at chapter 42.[7] It becomes sensible from an initial quiescence or emptiness (wuji, sometimes symbolized by an empty circle), and continues moving until quiescence is reached again. For instance, dropping a stone in a calm pool of water will simultaneously raise waves and lower troughs between them, and this alternation of high and low points in the water will radiate outward until the movement dissipates and the pool is calm once more. Yin and yang thus are always opposite and equal qualities. Further, whenever one quality reaches its peak, it will naturally begin to transform into the opposite quality: for example, grain that reaches its full height in summer (fully yang) will produce seeds and die back in winter (fully yin) in an endless cycle.
It is impossible to talk about yin or yang without some reference to the opposite, since yin and yang are bound together as parts of a mutual whole (for example, there cannot be the bottom of the foot without the top). A way to illustrate this idea is[citation needed] to postulate the notion of a race with only men or only women; this race would disappear in a single generation. Yet, men and women together create new generations that allow the race they mutually create (and mutually come from) to survive. The interaction of the two gives birth to things.[8] Yin and yang transform each other: like an undertow in the ocean, every advance is complemented by a retreat, and every rise transforms into a fall. Thus, a seed will sprout from the earth and grow upwards towards the skyTemplate:Mdashan intrinsically yang movement. Then, when it reaches its full potential height, it will fall. Also, the growth of the top seeks light, while roots grow in darkness.
Summary of Yin and Yang conceptsEdit
Everything can be described as both Yin and Yang.
1. Yin and Yang do not exclude each other.
- Everything has its opposite—although this is never absolute, only relative. No one thing is completely Yin or completely Yang. Each contains the seed of its opposite. For example, winter can turn into summer; "what goes up must come down".
2. Yin and Yang are interdependent.
- One cannot exist without the other. For example, day cannot exist without night. Light cannot exist without darkness.
3. Yin and Yang can be further subdivided into Yin and Yang.
- Any Yin or Yang aspect can be further subdivided into Yin and Yang. For example, temperature can be seen as either hot or cold. However, hot can be further divided into warm or burning; cold into cool or icy. Within each spectrum, there is a smaller spectrum; every beginning is a moment in time, and has a beginning and end, just as every hour has a beginning and end.
4. Yin and Yang consume and support each other.
- Yin and Yang are usually held in balance—as one increases, the other decreases. However, imbalances can occur. There are four possible imbalances: Excess Yin, excess Yang, Yin deficiency, and Yang deficiency. They can again be seen as a pair: by excess of Yin there is a Yang deficiency and vice versa. The imbalance is also a relative factor: the excess of Yang "forces" Yin to be more "concentrated".
5. Yin and Yang can transform into one another.
- At a particular stage, Yin can transform into Yang and vice versa. For example, night changes into day; warmth cools; life changes to death. However this transformation is relative too. Night and day coexist on Earth at the same time when shown from space.
6. Part of Yin is in Yang and part of Yang is in Yin.
- The dots in each serve:
- as a reminder that there are always traces of one in the other. For example, there is always light within the dark (e.g., the stars at night); these qualities are never completely one or the other.
- as a reminder that absolute extreme side transforms instantly into the opposite, or that the labels Yin and Yang are conditioned by an observer's point of view. For example, the hardest stone is easiest to break. This can show that absolute discrimination between the two is artificial.
Symbolism and importanceEdit
Yang is the white side with the black dot on it, and yin is the black side with the white dot on it. The relationship between yin and yang is often described in terms of sunlight playing over a mountain and a valley. Yin (literally the 'shady place' or 'north slope') is the dark area occluded by the mountain's bulk, while yang (literally the 'sunny place' or 'south slope') is the brightly lit portion. As the sun moves across the sky, yin and yang gradually trade places with each other, revealing what was obscured and obscuring what was revealed.
Yin is characterized as slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, cold, wet, and passive; and is associated with water, earth, the moon, femininity and nighttime.
Yang, by contrast, is fast, hard, solid, focused, hot, dry, and aggressive; and is associated with fire, sky, the sun, masculinity and daytime.[9]
Yin and yang applies to the human body. In traditional Chinese medicine good health is directly related to the balance between yin and yang qualities within oneself.[10] If yin and yang become unbalanced, one of the qualities is considered deficient or has vacuity.
I ChingEdit
In the I Ching, yin and yang are represented by broken and solid lines: yin is broken (⚋) and yang is solid (⚊). These are then combined into trigrams, which are more yang or more yin depending on the number of broken and solid lines (e.g., ☰ is heavily yang, while ☷ is heavily yin), and trigrams are combined into hexagrams (e.g. ䷕ and ䷟). The relative positions and numbers of yin and yang lines within the trigrams determines the meaning of a trigram, and in hexagrams the upper trigram is considered yang with respect to the lower trigram, allowing complex depictions of interrelations.
- Main article: Taijitu
The principle of yin and yang is represented in Taoism by the Taijitu (literally "diagram of the supreme ultimate"). The term is commonly used to mean the simple "divided circle" form, but may refer to any of several schematic diagrams representing these principles. Similar symbols have also appeared in other cultures, such as in Celtic art and Roman shield markings.[11][12][13]
Taijiquan, a form of martial art, is often described as the principles of yin and yang applied to the human body and an animal body. Wu Jianquan, a famous Chinese martial arts teacher, described Taijiquan as follows:
Various people have offered different explanations for the name Taijiquan. Some have said: – 'In terms of self-cultivation, one must train from a state of movement towards a state of stillness. Taiji comes about through the balance of yin and yang. In terms of the art of attack and defense then, in the context of the changes of full and empty, one is constantly internally latent, not outwardly expressive, as if the yin and yang of Taiji have not yet divided apart.' Others say: 'Every movement of Taijiquan is based on circles, just like the shape of a Taijitu. Therefore, it is called Taijiquan.
— Wu Jianquan, The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan[14]
See alsoEdit
External links Edit
- Becoming-Being Complementarity: An Account of the Yin-Yang Metaphysical Vision of the Yijing by Bo Mou
- images about Dualiti and twins symbols
- Where does the Yin Yang Symbol come from?
- Yin and Yang Yin and Yang information page translated from historic text.
- Yin Yang in Ancient Albania? Photos of a recently excavated Roman-era basilica in the Illyrian city of Bylis (Albania) showing Yin Yang and Swastikas symbols
- Yin and Yang Horoscope. A medieval synthesis of the yin and yang concept, time-keeping and character prediction (aka The Astrology of I Ching).
- Circular representation of Yin-Yang
|This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).
Cite error:
<ref> tags exist, but no
<references/> tag was found


text:
Security and monitoring systems provide homeowners with peace of mind and can be installed at the time of construction or after the home is occupied
The numbers don't lie. If the stock market and access control and security markets are any indication of where the public's priorities lie in the post-9/11 world, no one wants to spend money unless it's used to protect current investments. Despite one of the toughest economies in several decades, the demand for security systems has ballooned in the past two years, and some estimates put the cost of securing the homeland this year at $130 billion. The majority of that work will be in government projects, but advances in security technology have helped the demand trickle down to John Q. Public and his neighbors. As homeowners look to invest more in securing their homes, the contractor willing to invest more in his home integration skills will be set to take advantage of the potential crush of work. This fourth installment in EC&M's series on Cisco Learning Institute's HTI+ training program for home technology integrators will cover how to install a home security system and the components involved in such an installation.
Design aspects of alarm systems. The key element of a good security system design, installation, and configuration is the zoning and zone layout of the various sensors and cameras in the network. A zone, such as the master bedroom, may comprise a door sensor and window contacts specific for that room. Similarly, another zone may include closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras mounted at the front and rear doors of the home. Still another zone may include the upstairs and downstairs smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors (Figure). The building plan and homeowner requirements are major factors in the determination and selection of the number and size of zones in the home.
The individual sensor devices in the network — window and door contacts and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors — communicate with the central controller via a hardwired or wireless system. Hardwire (wire-line) systems rely on low-voltage telecommunications media for functionality while a wireless system communicates via radio waves. Wireless security devices usually communicate via frequencies in the range of 300 MHz to 900 MHz. The advantages of a wireless system are the ease of installation and the elimination of additional wiring. Most systems are manufactured to combat control power failure, telephone-line problems, loss of internal time measurement, breaches in or attempts to tamper with the system, and loss of battery power.
The sensor switches used in each security zone can be configured in one of two ways:
Normally closed (NC). When the system is in protected mode — a closed window or door — the sensor switch contacts are connected and the system is armed. In this configuration, the opening of an NC device will set off an alarm.
Normally open (NO). In this configuration, the closing of a sensor switch contact will set off an alarm.
Most security alarm systems will allow for an NO or NC zone configuration, or a hybrid of the two.
Many security systems are configured for remote monitoring/supervision. Supervision of an alarm system is the ability to detect the status of any attached device in the network from a remote location. The system supervises the active devices in the network and reports on their status at predetermined times. Any change in system status is immediately recognized by the monitoring service company, which then initiates a call to the homeowner or public safety agency, such as police or fire and rescue. If homeowners wish to monitor their own alarm systems, they can do so via the Internet. Web-based monitoring capabilities allow the homeowner to monitor and program the alarm system from anywhere in the world.
CCTV cameras can be mounted at strategic locations inside and outside the home. They generate and modulate images that can be made available on a specified video channel in the home's video distribution system. These images can then be viewed live or on videotape within the home by the homeowner or remotely by a monitoring company representative. If the home is equipped with a broadband Internet connection, it's possible for the homeowner to view these images from any site that offers Internet access.
Alarm system components.
The alarm system is the core of in-house security service and consists of several components. Let's briefly review the function and application of each of the critical devices that support this system.
Security control panel.
The security control panel is the command center and distribution point of the residential security system to which all security devices are connected. The control panel must not only have enough capacity and functionality to carry all the security devices that will be installed as part of the residential security system, but also provide remote access capability for remote monitoring and control. The control panel usually provides an alarm output rated at 12VDC at about 1A that is used to drive one or more warning devices and telephone auto-dialers. Control panels are generally installed in the distribution panel close to the residential network distribution device and include a phone line connection and proximity to secure Internet access.
The keypad is the homeowner's primary interface with the security system. It allows the user to activate and deactivate the security system with a numeric code and program the system when necessary. Some keypads even allow for remote access by the customer.
Keypads are typically mounted on the wall in close proximity to the doors used for entering and leaving the residence. This location also acts as a deterrent to would-be intruders since the keypads are typically visible from outside the residence.
Sensors are the individual devices of the system that detect and signal a change in system status. The most common types of sensors include:
Contact sensors, which detect the opening and closing of windows and doors.
Glass-break sensors, which detect the sound of breaking or shattered glass.
Motion sensors, which detect the movement of an intruder by use of infrared technology.
Carbon monoxide, which detectors detect the presence of CO in the air.
Smoke detectors, which detect the presence of smoke in the air using an ionization chamber or photoelectric cell. The units are either battery- or AC-powered. They're typically equipped with their own internal alarm. Some also come equipped with escape lights and condition transmitters.
Heat detectors, which detect extreme changes in temperature. They're equipped with a special metal that melts or distorts when subjected to a drastic change in temperature. If built into a smoke detector, the heat detector will set off the smoke detector's main alarm.
CCTV system components.
A CCTV system includes video monitors and other components like security cameras and monitors and switchers.
Security cameras.
Cameras capture images at remote locations for viewing on a monitoring system. Resolution and sensitivity are key factors to consider when selecting cameras for any CCTV installation. Resolution is the sharpness of a displayed image and is expressed as lines on a screen. Sensitivity of a camera to light is commonly measured in lux. A lower-lux camera is more sensitive in low-light levels than a high-lux camera. For a door application, where additional sensitivity at night is desired, infrared (invisible) light blasters are available.
Monitors and switchers.
Video monitors display the images captured by remotely located cameras. Switchers or sequencers can be installed with a multi-camera security system to sequentially switch views from one remote camera to another for viewing on a monitor. Other devices known as splitters or quads can be used in multi-camera systems to allow the viewing of all camera images on a single video monitor at the same time.
Connecting the system.
For hardwired systems, wires are terminated on one end at the security panel and on the other end at each motion sensor, camera, keypad, and window or door contact. As noted earlier, the wiring is usually configured in zones using a star or homerun topology.
The sensor switches for an NC zone are cabled in a series-connected loop by running one of the zone wires through each of the sensor switches, in series, and returning back from the last switch to complete the zone loop. On the contrary, when NO contacts are used the zones are wired in parallel.
There are two important considerations to take note of regarding each of these two connection methods:
An NC loop (zone) may pick up less noise than an NO zone.
Provided both aren't cut through simultaneously, the alarm will not go off if an intruder cuts through the wires of an NO zone. This isn't the case with an NC zone-wired design.
Regardless of what type of installation you're performing, Cat. 5 cabling is recommended. You may also consider using a bundled structured wiring solution. A combination hardwired and wireless system is another option. A wired phone line is usually required for wireless security systems because they're prone to interference from other signals. Recommended wire types include:
- 22 AWG two-conductor copper wire
Used to connect inside sounding devices to control panel terminals and to connect external contacts to transmitters.
- 22 AWG four-conductor copper wire
Used to connect consoles to control panel terminals. It's also used to connect the RJ-31X — the device that allows the security system to call the monitoring company or authorities — to the phone company's interface box.
- 18 AWG two-conductor copper wire
Used to connect an external power supply to the control panel terminals and outside sounding devices to control panel terminals.
- 14 AWG single-conductor copper wire
Used to ground the security system.
- Cat. 5 cable
Used to connect the security camera to the security system itself, to connect the security system to the residential network, and sometimes to supply power to low-voltage devices like CCTV cameras.
- Coaxial Series 6 (RG-6) cable
Used to connect cameras to the video distribution system, which can include video monitors and VCRs for taping purposes.
If the system includes a fire alarm, use either fire power limited plenum (FPLP) cable, which is designed for use in ducts, or fire power limited (FPL) cable, which is designed for general use (see 760.61 in the NEC).
Bear in mind, the transformer used in most security system control panels is a UL-Listed Class 2 device, which requires Class 2 low-voltage wiring.
Homeowner orientation
Training and orientation are critical for the homeowner to properly operate the system. The training shouldn't be limited to a walk-through; it should also include basic programming and password uses if it's part of a networked system. Train homeowners to read the "vital signs" of a failure or malfunction. They should know where the RJ-31X termination point is located and where to plug or unplug the phone line in the event that vital repairs, testing, or troubleshooting is required.
Each authorized user of the security system should also know the password used to arm and disarm it. The most important aspect of passwords is keeping them secure. The following rules associated with password protection should be relayed to the homeowner.
Change passwords regularly.
Use an alphanumeric password.
Don't use familiar names and dates like a middle name or birthday.
Don't use words that can be found in a dictionary.
The final walk-through also gives the HTI the valuable opportunity to sell additional services like monitoring services or a regular maintenance contract, both highly profitable sales.
If there were ever a time for contractors interested in entering the security market to get started, it's now. But learning to install such systems requires more than what you learned in your apprenticeship. Access control and security wiring calls for a complete understanding of the home technology integration field.
Dusthimer is publisher of Cisco Learning Institute Press, York, Pa.
Sidebar: Who Wants to Be an HTI?
Electrical contractors can now become certified as home technology integrators (HTI). CompTIA, in conjunction with the Internet Home Alliance and a cornerstone committee of Fortune 1000 companies, has developed a two-exam certification process. The material in this 12-part series is part of a 50-hr training program designed to prepare individuals to take the HTI+ certification exam. Throughout the year, the articles in this series will include excerpts from the HTI+ training program developed by the Cisco Learning Institute along with industry partners, Leviton Manufacturing, HAI, Premise, Interlogic, and Bluevolt. This program will prepare electrical contractors and their employees to capitalize on this new and financially rewarding segment of the field.


text:
Your browser does not support iframes.
The first two buildings are complete in a planned 300,000-square-foot business center at C-470 and West Bowles Avenue, and construction on the project's second phase is scheduled to begin early next year.
Fred Baker of Ojala and Co. said 3D Systems of Golden will be the first business to occupy one 70,000-square-foot building in the Mountain West Business Center. The company, formerly known as Medical Modeling, recently was acquired by 3D Systems, a national firm, and is relocating to Littleton.
After more than a year of extensive redevelopment, Southwest Plaza is sporting a bright new appearance that includes new stores and a café with a fireplace and skylight.
Finishing touches are being added to the 1.3 million-square-foot shopping center, which has been redesigned to create a community atmosphere, said Greg Sims, senior general manager for Southwest Plaza.
"The prime objective was to open it up, make it much more inviting," Sims said.
After seven years at the corner of Main and Nevada streets, Lola's Sugar Rush is set to close for good Dec. 30. And owner Lola Salazar wants the store's final month to be one the community remembers.
Salazar is closing the candy store to focus on running her and her husband's charitable organization, the Salazar Foundation, and to spend time with her two grandchildren. As a way to thank the community, during December Lola's Sugar Rush will donate 10 percent of its sales on Sundays to the nonprofit organizations supported by the foundation.
The county's businesses will have an opportunity to connect with one another during the Jeffco Business Resource Center's Business Resource Expo next week.
The free event, at the Jeffco Fairgrounds from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 23, will let a variety of companies make connections that could prove vital. The event also provides information on low-cost or free services available at the Business Resource Center, said Amira Watters, the center's executive director.
The Brews & Views festival on Saturday will bring more than 30 breweries to Hudson Gardens to show off their suds. While some operations will travel hundreds of miles to the event, Littleton's Locavore Beer Works will be right at home.
The brewery, owned by friends Jason Reinhardt and Andy Nelson, opened in November and has been packing in customers at 5950 S. Platte Canyon Road. Nelson and Reinhardt met in a home-brewing club five years ago, and what started with nights in their garages dreaming up recipes has turned into a new career.
Two years after placing a moratorium on all businesses related to retail marijuana, Jeffco's county commissioners are set to allow testing of the drug.
But a ban will remain in place on grow operations and retail sales outlets of pot in areas of the county outside municipalities.
The commissioners gave initial approval July 21 to an ordinance that would allow marijuana plants and marijuana-infused products to be tested in laboratory settings. The board is set to officially vote on the measure during a yet-unscheduled public hearing.
Danny Cash Hot Sauce is a business that does things its own way.
Or as hot sauce guru Danny Cichon — who prefers to be called "Danny Cash" — puts it: "We step in our own direction."
For decades, the Columbine Lounge has been an old standby in South Jeffco. But in June it became the site of a new dream.
The 40-year-old establishment at 7660 S. Pierce St. was bought by Cheryl Gonska on June 1. The former lunch lady at Jeffco Schools fulfilled a 17-year-old dream to own her own bar and traded in a younger clientele for one of legal drinking age.
Fun City, the family entertainment center in South Jeffco, closed for good on May 31 after 30 years in business.
Yet the doors were opened one last time on Saturday to auction everything from bar stools and glasses to bowling balls and arcade games. The highlight for many in attendance, the arcade games spanned Fun City's three-decade run.
The Littleton City Council has decided not to expand the number of days each month that downtown merchants can have sidewalk displays.
The council voted 4-2 on June 2 to retain the current policy, which limits displays to three days each month and requires a city permit. Councilman Bruce Beckman was absent at the meeting.
The current ordinance, which was approved by the council in May 2014, has met opposition from downtown merchants. The latest proposed changes would have allowed sidewalk displays 365 days a year while still requiring a permit.
Copyright © 2019
Columbine Courier is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in South Jefferson County, Colo., and the surrounding area.