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Chau, I think to benefit *flavourwise* from the ischia (or other starter) in a "hybrid situation" of starter + IDY/baker's yeast, it'd be best to preferment without IDY/baker's yeast and then add the yeast to the final dough. However, acidity from a sourdough preferment used in significant proportions would have an effect on the final dough strength....so it'd be something of a balancing act. Didn't you try adding IDY last minute as an "emergency" step to a naturally "leavened" dough a while back? I forget what your results were....but that might be another approach I suppose!


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Ive read bunch of reviews out there and watch the videos about it. But I have two crucial question that I beg anyone for the answer.
Well, my guitar (its an Epiphone EJ160E John Lennon Series) has a brass plate that covering underneath the bridge plate because of some reason (its only installed on the EJ160E type due to the hum issue, I dont found it on the another guitar) so the L.R. Baggs Lyric will be attached on that brass plate, not directly on the wood of my top, can you visualize what I mean?
So, the first question is, DOES IT AFFECT THE SOUND OF THE LYRIC MIC SYSTEM? Because there is a BRASS PLATE, not directly to the wood.
Second, my guitar is use a nickel string (electric string) have any one experienced it with the Lyric mic? How was it?
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If Ash and Dawn had children (2), they would be named 慧 (the girl) and 輝 (the boy). The reason why I would choose these names would be that both names are related to either Ash's or Dawn's Japanese names, as follows:
- Ash's Japanese name is most likely derived from a reading of the kanji 智. It is also his name in all Chinese localised versions (Mandarin or Cantonese). It forms a compound with 慧 to form 智慧 (intelligence: though Ash is hardly the epitome of it*).
- Dawn's Japanese name is most likely derived from a reading of the kanji 光. It is also her name in all Chinese localised versions. It forms a compound with 輝 to form 光輝 (radiance, glory).
- For a final case of fittingness, both 慧 and 輝 are spoken with the same pronunciation in Mandarin (unfortunately not Cantonese), only with different tones. (慧: huì; 輝: huī)
- I assigned genders for each name based on my personal experience.
*While this may be misconstrued as a cheap shot against Ash, this is not: I am just drawing attention to the fact that Ash is not above doing massively stupid things in impulse.
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Assuming I chose correctly, 慧 should be pronounced as Satoi (さとい) and 輝 would be pronounced as Teru (てる). Don't quote me on this though: I found 5 possible readings of 慧 (one of which is Satoshi) and 7 possible readings of 輝 (one of which is Hikaru). It must be noted that both characters have a possible Nanori (名乗り) reading of Akira.
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Well, its been a long time, hasn't it, my fellow Pearlshippers!
Still unable to come here often, i'm going to back in this thread, find the post about me asking what fanfics to read to get my AshxDawn desires higher, and (hopefully) keep up with this thread!
Until then, keep shipping Ash and Dawn
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- 慧 (the girl mentioned earlier at post #6502) would be called Satoi.
- 輝 (the boy mentioned at same post) would be called Teru.
- Use my readings with caution.
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Unfortunately, Japanese has many different readings for each individual kanji word, which is why I wentin the same post.I will leave the choice of choosing the correct reading of the name I give to you people.Which may cause problems because the first one could be read as Satoshi (duh) and the second one is too close to Hikari (probably makes it more appropriate though). Also, both 慧 and 輝 can be read as Akira as well.I found 5 possible readings of 慧 (one of which is Satoshi) and 7 possible readings of 輝 (one of which is Hikaru).
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Another recommendation I would give for the child's name would be Hoshino (星野). I took this name from a character in Kafka on the Shore, a Japanese novel I read. (I don't really read novels: I only read it under the recommendation of a reviewer. He didn't mention the less family-friendly aspects of the novel though.) My reasoning is because 星 (star) can be associated with the words 智 (智星 can be read as 'star of wisdom') and 光 (星光 just means starlight), both making for quite an appropriate association. In the novel, Hoshino is a random truck driver who got dragged into the events of the story because he wanted to help an old man to go somewhere, kind of like "I have no idea what I am doing here" Satoshi. The 野 (can be read as wild, reckless) part of the name... well you get the idea (I was talking about the "reckless" bit).
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Hoshino 星野 is pretty much a surname. I'd say that any name with 智 or 光 sounds fine, then adding some typically masculine or feminine given name components to them.
So something like 智花;智華 Tomoka or 光子 Mitsuko would be feminine given names, or go through a list of common Japanese given names with 智 or 光, sorting them into masculine or feminine, because that's the closest I can think of.
On the topic of Pearlshipping, I'm also doing some research regarding the Hikari fanbase (mainly Pearlshippers in particular) in Japan. Messageboards there tend to think a lot on minor hints, and they've already picked up on the hints far earlier than we did, especially with the BW opening 'Best Wishes' and all that. On that note, there were radio (Team Rocket radio, if you're interested http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/rd/) episodes featuring Hikari's seiyuu sometime in September 2012. It was expected that she was going to leave again (and she said that she was going to leave again), but what she said at the end of the program and for much of the conversation made some Hikari fans feel agitated (though in a curious way). Obviously they aren't going reveal openly about a possible Hikari revival because that might cause a huge public relations disaster for the anime producers and the anime fans. And they did keep quite a few surprises for the anime viewers before.
Like I said, there is roughly a slim chance of her appearing again, but to say that she would never appear again is rather pessimistic and it has shown that patterns don't matter when it comes to the Pokemon anime.
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@karczx, I have a good surprise today to you. Read those hints:
And here comes my theory about get any chabce of Dawn re-joining the cast. If the theory has a chance of being as reality, the writers have to do days/months before the announcement and before the announcement the following things. In them, there's:
-Make Team Rocket back into the funny mode (mode that ended in DP191) in the filler sga of Best Wishes.
-Saying or implying earlier than usual that both Iris and Cilan will leave. Ther poster with the Sayonara came out on 23th March, a good 6 months before Iris and Cilan will leave.
-Dawn's Piplup getting merchandise months and months after the cameo until the movie merchandise came on. Also, there's recommended that there's a set of merch of relative importance just before the new series. I see a lot of Piplup toys before the movie. I love Marine could be a example of this* (and one note: Manaphy are getting a C-Gear with Jirachi and the former appeared last Thursday).
-There has been a hole that with the known events of Decolora Adventures (this is until a poster revealed all of Da!) there aren't enough episodes to cover all the plot points presented. And that July Fan don't reveal anything about the September episodes (or better, the Kanto episodes). Check.
-And probably the most important of all, the first XY character to be confirmed to be in the XY anime should be Ash Ketchum and not any new main character. This will be contrary to BW and DP where Ash was revealed later. Checkkkkk.
Notes: At least for the first year or so, the 3 Kalos starters had to share screentime equally to promote the games.
The XY merchandise shouldn't have Piplup until Dawn is confirmed to come back Merchandise can't give such spoiler.
To complement things, a bit of bad ratings and the make wanting to hype arcs. In other words, the anime has to be in a situation that they could prefer shock moments.
All the hints posted could gop well with Shauna and Serena. before anyone ask. But:
Serena is too old for being the main girl.
Shauna is technically a game rival (very friendly but a rival), what gives doubts of joining the main cast. If Shauna were to make the main cast,l and specially knowing that Ash will go to Lumiose City, my guess is that Shauna could be a Pokemon Trainer II defeating the Gyms that Ash didn0't fight (Cause: differencfes between X and Y in the Gyms).
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Also, there is another possible hint. The third track to the BW 2nd season opening 'Be an Arrow' was 'Kimi no mune ni LaLaLa', along with a special CD jacket showing Ash, Dawn, Pikachu and Piplup along with lyrics to the song. And they also released a Piplup plush at the time too, which is still pretty popular amongst the hosts of Pokemon Smash when it was showcased.
I don't think bad ratings made a difference in the anime, since it was intended to be as short as possible, since they didn't really have any remakes of past games. It's also shown that they didn't really take Best Wishes that seriously, so they must be saving the seriousness for XY (same writers and directors as before, with different storyboard writers and animators).
For the Toyoguchi guest interview in September 2012, here's the part (and final part) that riled up some Hikari/SatoHika fans with excitement and curiosity over in Japan, luckily saved by a Pearlshipper:
Basically they're trying to hint that Toyoguchi might make a return, as she wishes to be a 'regular' cast member and 'pleads' with the ones in charge of the anime. The way they asked the questions is that they're trying to tease the radio audience about by hinting at something. Sounds a little familiar for what they did with hyping up certain things lately, especially the whole fan reaction to Sylveon's fairy typing. So far after AG, Toyoguchi only voice acted as Dawn. Contrary to Yuji Ueda who voiced Marlon and a few other characters in Best Wishes after Brock's departure, but he has always voice acted as side characters.R団「またちょっとお別れしちゃうんだって」
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I will be paying close attention to the after episode promos to see but while I have hope and small evidence to sustain why Hikari is on her way back even if for a cameo it may not be during XY.
(That is my return to pearl post. lol I missed you guys)
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I am going to squeal like a girl if Dawn does return for XY. But I am afraid I HATE Piplup. But uh Piplup is Dawn's Pikachu, so it's going to stay with her no matter what. I wish they don't shove Piplup onto our faces. But then again, even I think Dawn might return only for a brief Kanto arc. Sure I understand the evidence fer92 posted, but I want to be Mr. Skeptic for now. Because being skeptical makes life better in the Pokemon fandom.
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Another thing: if Kalos is indeed confirmed to have Contests again, as many have speculated, that would be the perfect excuse for Dawn's return, either as Ash's companion or a recurring character (maybe she could be the rival to Ash's new girl companion, if she turns out to be a co-ordinator? Who knows). Of course, Contests haven't been confirmed yet, but I think it's pretty likely that they will make a return, considering what we know about the region so far. If they do, it would be a pity to not reference Dawn (heck, even May).
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Hikari is tied strongly with Piplup and thus Piplup merchandising as a result. So they can't get rid of her as Piplup is too popular and you really couldn't have Piplup without his trainer Hikari. To Japanese Pearlshippers, any promotion of any Pokemon associated with Hikari, mainly her Piplup and Buneary, is a support for Pearlshipping and Hikari. The studio only pays attention to concerns on the domestic market (Japan), and Piplup (and Hikari by extension) is popular in Japan but not elsewhere. The interview also hinted at Toyoguchi possibly back to being a 'regular', as a co-star/traveling companion, much like Satoshi. Since she only had one role after her Hikari audition, it's likely (but not definitely) that she would return to the main cast as Hikari. BW was a testing ground of sorts to see if other Pokemon could be as popular as Piplup, such as Axew, Pansage and Oshawott. Since they didn't have as much success presumably in Japan compared to Piplup, they're probably backtracking.
The one prediction that I had in mind, in the case if she does return, is that if Satoshi has Callum's clothing, then Hikari would go with Serena's clothing. Since Hikari is very much a female version of Satoshi and Serena does give a strong Hikari-like vibe, so it's not hard to imagine her like that. In XY, so far the only one first confirmed to be in the anime is Satoshi, no one else, breaking a trend compared to previous series. That might mean they would save an unexpected surprise (maybe expected amongst some Pearlshippers) for everyone within the coming months.
It's unknown as to what kind of role Hikari would play in XY if she does appear, because they would have to cover up a lot of plot holes associated with her return. What else could they think of for keeping Hikari as a regular in the show? How would her interactions with Satoshi change in XY? There's so much to wonder about in the case if she ever does make a return as a regular cast member.
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It would sure be interesting if Hikari made Satoshi's new outfit and had a note attached to it saying she's a designer now working from lumiose, which is why satoshi goes there first.
I mean, even if they were to bring her back just solely for the sake of Piplup, it wouldn't be so bad. On the bright side, we get to see Hikari as part of the main cast again, and potentially more Pokemon goods sold. And if it means anything, it would certainly count as a victory for Pearlshippers. The excessive promotion of Piplup did slightly correlate with the series having more Pearlshipping hints in DP for instance.
As for the Hikari rival hypothesis, I think they did portray her as a rival of sorts during her cameo in the Junior cup arc, especially in the openings before she was replaced by Kotetsu.
I have a question for everyone:
IF/WHEN Hikari does return in some capacity how/where would it happen?
I'll save my answer until after I see some others.
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When: Maybe some time after the arrival back in Kanto, where she reunites with Ash, but also probably meeting Iris and Cilan again as well as being introduced to Alexa or maybe shortly after Iris and Cilan leave the main cast. They might also reveal who the companions are prior to the airing of the episode. She might show up as an unexpected companion in Kalos, probably.
How, if first scenario: Hikari presumably surprises Satoshi again but might hide something from him, probably over her performance in the Wallace Cup. Unlike with what happened last time, she probably lost or placed horribly in the rankings. Presumably she didn't get the Aqua Ribbon like her last Wallace Cup. She manages to find out about Kalos one way or the other when she finds out about contests being held there. She leaves most of her team behind aside from Piplup and probably Buneary. Like Ash, she decides to start a new journey, 'resetting' her. Hikari has always wanted to travel with Satoshi, so she tags along again and travels with him to Lumiose City and start their journey to Kalos.
How, if second scenario: Hikari surprises Satoshi just as he arrives in Lumiose City. Hikari tells him about her unfortunate Wallace Cup results, she tells Satoshi that she wants to compete in the Kalos Grand Festival after her abysmal performance in the Wallace Cup. She shows up with Piplup and maybe Buneary.
Either way, Hikari and Satoshi get new outfits based on the player characters of XY, but it would be interesting if they were both designed by Hikari rather than being given those outfits by their mothers. Hikari might choose Fennekin, a more feminine mammalian Pokemon that's within Hikari's aesthetic taste (mammalian Pokemon aside from Togekiss), while Satoshi would probably choose Chespin or Froakie first, then acquire the other later on. I find that the first scenario seems to be more plausible than the second. I'm betting that Decolora would still feature episodes from Kanto, and that Hikari might show up at the very end of BW, culminating into XY. The roughly two month gap between the Alexa Noivern episode and the last BW episode would seem to give enough time for just one episode showcasing Hikari's revival as a regular in XY. So I guess even though it wouldn't be surprising to see Hikari in Pallet Town and that BW/XY is geared towards a younger generation, it wouldn't make much of a difference if she showed up.
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Here's how RW members rated this race (249 votes).
In short: Friendly, well organised, scenic in parts, boring in others, one horrible hill :-)In full: Organisation good at start though we were kept waiting in the cold for extra 5 minutes after start time. Marshalls etc all very friendly, some going the extra mile. Banter with spectators and public along footpaths great (I was in fancy dress). The hill needed to be walked up but otherwise flat. Loads of photographers but who do they work for?Date of review: March 6, 2013
In short: Mostly a lovely scenic route and extremely friendly crowd (runners and supporters). In full: This was my first half-marathon and I really enjoyed it despite nursing an ITB injury. Everyone was very welcoming and although I would've liked to see a 2:30 pacer, it was fine as I just fell into step behind a group of girls going at a similar pace. The hill at mile 3 was a killer, even though I practised it a couple of times beforehand and regularly run hills in Ally Pally. The descent is an amazing pay off though; fast, meandering and with a beautiful view waiting for you at the bottom :) The crowd and marshals were great and really motivating, and the drumming band was fantastic! Lovely that some of the fast finishers stayed to cheer on the rest of us despite the cold :)The downsides were the dodgy route round the back of asda, and that at the very end when there were still people finishing after 3 hours they looked very lost as the crowd and marshals had left. It would be helpful if the route markers were a bit more obvious there, or if the finish was adjusted to avoid the awkward turnaround. Overall though a brilliant day out and a fun race :) Would recommend it to newbies like myself!Date of review: March 6, 2013
In short: A good race on a nice day. Improving every yearIn full: The hill is a challenge. But once that's out the way it's a fairly flat course with good PB potential. Bit boring around the harbour.Couple of grumbles: roads weren't closed around the harbour,so had to run on the path and start line wasn't in time zones,so it was easy to get in with the faster runners. No finish line photos.Couple of good points: drummers by the bandstand were great as were the marshals. Very encouraging and friendly. Especially the girls on mile 9. Overall I thought it was a nice race. Smaller scale than Brighton or Hastings but improving all the time. I would run again!Date of review: March 6, 2013
In short: Love this Half, this years added extras e.g bag drop, chocolate and bananas at the end, extra bands along the way have lifted it to the next level. Date of review: March 6, 2013
In short: Well organised, good crowd and nice scenic in parts. Definitely recommendIn full: Really enjoyed this race, particularly as I set a PB. Easy to get to with good parking. Start was well organised with easy bag drop. A good crowd along the route with some great volunteers along the way, bringing a smile to my face. Particularly two girls doing mobot and bolt!! Only moan would be that my bag was put in the wrong place and took sometime to find it, whilst I was getting cold. Other than that, hope to be back next year for another PB.Date of review: March 6, 2013
In short: Nice course, good organisation, killer hill, wind chill = brrrrrrrDate of review: March 6, 2013
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In short: Other than one mega hill, flat along the seafront, well organised, small and friendlyIn full: Well organised, parking facilities great. Marshals and entertainers really encouraging and helpful. Pacers easy to see, whole race small and friendly. Good mix of club runners and beginners. Last few miles a bit boring round residential Eastbourne. Hill between miles 2-3 very challenging but easy to make up time on run back down. Overall a good event, would run againDate of review: March 6, 2013
In short: Good organised race, well worth doing!In full: Great race and a nice challenging hill between 3 and 4 mile! The only thing I didn't like was the start as you climbed the bank onto the road as people stopped to walk up it! Date of review: March 6, 2013
In short: Fantasitc first time half. Very freindly, great motivating warm up, would recommend, The one hill was steep, but I walked it and so did many others. Date of review: March 6, 2013
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Anger, Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Bullying, hopelessness and helplessness; these are the true killers of people. These are the real triggers of death. It really doesn't matter if the weapon of choice is a gun, knife, chemical or bomb. None of these can kill by their selves. They all require a human intervention to work. So where are our studies on these real killers? Where is the funding to address the real dangers in our society? Why does no one in congress have the courage to step up and say "hey, why don't we address the real problem, America is no longer a safe place to live. Why? We the government can no longer guarantee your safety. We have failed the American people and we are so broken, we can no longer come together to find a cure." Gun rights have already been curtailed by laws that are already in the books but not enforced. Shame on the politicians hiding behind a tragedy and using it for their own gain or personal agenda. Be wary what you wish for. Take away more gun rights and the next mass murder may well be with bombs. What will the government want to take away then to protect us?
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The dough after shaping. It was dry and crumbly. So I spritzed it a little to moisten it, and get the dough to hold together.
Just noticed this in the pictures... did you spritz it with Downey... could be the secret ingredient I'm missing.
Looks incredible! Exactly what I'm going for but haven't been able to produce. Some questions...What is the Thickness Factor you used for this pizza?Did you still do 24 hours in fridge and a ~2.5 warm-up?I found the recipe from your other thread... was the only change, other than adding garlic, increasing the oil from 4 to 8?flour (used KABF) 100water 45salt 2yeast .75oil 8.00Thanks!
I think I will try 3.25 tablespoons of oil in the next skin. I'll post results and pics of the process. Hopefully it won't be a complete failure.
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NIGHT MONITOR (S655) (Part-Time Position)
|August 28, 2014
Wayland Baptist University - Altus Campus, Altus AFB
Campus Administrator/Academic Advisor
Serve as the night monitor for all facilities used by Western Oklahoma State College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Wayland Baptist University for weeknight and weekend classes on Altus Air Force Base.
A. Duties prior to the start of classes:
1. Arrive at the Billman Education Center, Bldg. 225, by 4:45 pm in order to begin unlocking classrooms and inspecting for readiness for 5:00 pm classes.
2. Unlock classroom doors, turn on lights and inspect classrooms to insure they are ready for class (clear trash from tables and floor, erase boards, straighten tables and chairs)
3. Issue supplies to faculty as needed. Each school will provide supplies for distribution to faculty as needed.
4. Set-up all audio-visual equipment, computers, overhead projectors, etc.
5. Insure instructors have all of the necessary equipment to hold class (cordless mouse, remote control, pointer)
6. Assist students and instructors in locating classrooms.
7. Check ID's at entry during appropriate periods.
B. Duties while classes are in session:
1. Be accessible to faculty and students between 4:45 pm and 10:45 pm each night and on Saturdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm on days when classes are held.
2. If an instructor has not arrived in thirty (30) minutes; have the class sign a sheet of paper and leave – unless you have been notified that the instructor will be late. Phone the school representative of the class cancellation.
3. Be located in room 140 - Western Oklahoma State College's (WOSC) office area, or in the halls of the building. Do not loiter outside classrooms.
4. Make a security, safety and fire check each hour of all pertinent classrooms in the building while classes are in session.
5. Insure privacy of student records and other classified materials by monitoring weeknight and weekend access to school offices.
6. Answer phone in WOSC office area and deliver emergency messages to students. (WOSC phone number is given to faculty and students of all three schools for emergency calls.)
7. Be prepared to respond appropriately to any emergency. During severe weather alerts, keep instructors informed and, using best judgment, instruct classes to dismiss. Under emergency situations, make sure all individuals vacate to designated rooms. Inform all school representatives of early dismissals or other emergencies.
8. Insure that students in each classroom are in compliance with the "NO TOBACCO" policy. Enforce the use of the designated smoking area outside the building.
9. In the event that it is necessary to move classes from Altus Air Force Base, the building monitor must enforce the rules of the host institution.
C. Duties at the conclusion of classes:
1. Insure computer systems are appropriately logged-off and all overhead projectors are properly turned off.
2. Inspect each room, collect items left by students or instructors and turn in to appropriate school office with note to school staff.
3. Return all property (cordless mouse, remote control, pointer) to the appropriate school.
4. Empty all trash cans each night and remove trash from the base for disposal.
5. Clean boards each night.
6. Restore furniture in classrooms each night.
7. Conduct a security check of all buildings, including all offices, classrooms and restrooms to verify that they are vacant, following the end of class sessions.
8. All outside exit doors will be left unlocked while classes are in session. Building 225 classroom doors and all exit doors in the education wing will be secured at the conclusion of each day's classes.
9. Record the time of final security check on Standard Form 701, provided by Educational Services Officer, prior to departing facilities at end of tour of duty. This form is maintained by the supervising liaison.
D. Other duties to be performed
1. Report to supervising liaison prior to beginning of each term to pick up the classroom schedule provided by the Education Office Staff.
2. At all times the monitor will represent the schools in a professional and courteous manner and assist instructors and students in any reasonable manner.
3. Notify the supervising liaison of any Building Monitor absence and provide pre-approved alternative's name and telephone number, not later than eight (8) hours prior to the start of the scheduled period of duty. In the case of an emergency, notify the supervising liaison as soon as possible. The Building Monitor is responsible for paying the alternate for services rendered. Alternate must have a valid base pass.
4. Report and be responsible for repair and replacement of damaged/lost equipment or damage of school or government property due to the Building Monitor's negligence.
5. Advise supervising liaison of any defective equipment, lights not working, fire hazards, plumbing problems, etc. in a timely manner.
The above statements are not a complete list of all responsibilities and duties performed by employees in this job. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned by the Campus Administrator/Academic Advisor.
|A commitment of Christian Higher education and in agreement with the purposes and philosophy of Christian higher education as promoted by the Baptist General Convention of Texas in general and Wayland Baptist University in particular.
|Education, Certification and License:
High School Diploma or GED preferred.
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Experience in building security and monitoring is preferred.
|Skills & Abilities:
1. Good physical condition.
2. Basic computer skills.
3. Must be able to carry out the assigned duties of the position.
|Additional Requirements:
1. Appropriate dress and well-groomed, neat appearance is required.
2. Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid gate pass to Altus AFB.
Must have no delinquent or defaulted Student Loans. A credit check may be conducted to insure the requirement is met.
|Wayland Baptist University is a four-year liberal arts university. The institution is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The Wayland Baptist University System is comprised of the Plainview campus, which is predominately a residential campus, twelve external campuses, and the Virtual Campus offering courses in a broad range of academic areas.
Applications may be submitted online or you may download it from the top of this web page by clicking on Application for Employment.
Interested individuals MUST submit the following information:
1. Letter of Interest
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3. Current Resume
4. List of Current References
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Dr. Tom Fisher, Executive Director/Campus Dean
Wayland Baptist University - Altus Campus
510 N. 6th Street, Bldg. 87, Room 231
Altus AFB, OK 73523
Position will remain open until August 29, 2014 at 5:00 pm CST.
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Cranky old English teacher pet peevesPosted Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at 12:20 PM
Over the years, I've developed a sort of running list of most common English mistakes that I continually had to correct in my students' papers. Now that I'm retired, I see the same mistakes out there in the public domain - whether in the blogs, or, sadly, in the newspapers.
Since I'm really burned out on politics, and the hummingbirds are gone, what better time to introduce a new, totally-unrelated topic? Most people seem to think that good grammar is a sort of pie-in-the-sky subject anyway.
I must first point out that there are several levels of English, and not all levels are appropriate all the time. Standard English is, of course, at the top of the list, since it's the "most correct." However, in a social or informal situation, Standard English can be pretentious and "high falutin'."
Colloquial English contains many of the regional variations that I personally find charming - like "ya'll" in the South. Colloquialisms give foreigners fits (ah, I used another colloquialism!), because these words don't make literal sense.
Closely related to colloquial English is Idiomatic English, which may really be the same thing. I never realized how colloquial and idiomatic my speech was until I had foreign exchange students in class. Without thinking, I use phrases like "down pat," "crack the window," and "give fits."
Slang consists of the most current words, often belonging to certain groups, such as teenagers. Slang from my mother's era in the 40's, for example, contains such cute phrases as "the cat's pajamas" and "Oh, murder!" My students tried to keep me updated by saying such things as "I got your back, Mrs. D!" I used to keep a little list on my speaker's stand, so I could whip out a current slang term now and then. It always got a laugh!
Aside from all these regional and current variations, I have a list of common irritants:
* alot - This is a spelling mistake. No such word. It's spelled "a lot." Another similar word is "allot," as in "I'm going to allot you a certain amount of time." Though "a lot" is used a lot in conversation, it really isn't acceptable in formal writing. Here again, we have a distinction between "formal" English and "informal" English!
* It's - This is a usage mistake. "It's" is a contraction for "it is." ALWAYS! No exceptions! To write "The dog ate it's bone" is to say "The dog ate it is bone." Forget the possessive apostrophe!
* affect and effect - These two words are NOT interchangeable! "Affect" is a verb; "effect" is usually a noun. I illustrate: "I was greatly affected by his speech." "The speech had a good effect on me." True, you can use "effect" as follows: "The president's policy effected a very great change."
* mischievous - This word causes a double error: Many people misspell it as "mischevious," so they mispronounce it "mis-chee-vee-ous." It is pronounced "mis-chi-vous." Accent on the first syllable. No "e" sound in it.
These are a few of my favorite grammatical goof ups, but I'm sure we can come up with more.
However, when it comes to Blogger English, the grammar has to be pretty bad before I'll take issue with it. After all, blogs are the ultimate "informal English" situation.
From the golden hills of downtown Tillman, Missouri, this is your sometimes grammatically incorrect and always roving rural reporter, Madeline, signing off on a breath-taking Autumn morning!
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Madeline, I agree with you that the blog list is made up up of educated and intelligent people, and this being the case you should be able to realize how difficult it is for me to be a part of this fast moving world.
With my limited education I have come to the conclusion that anyone who can fluently speak, and correctly write the English language should be considered a genius, as this treatise of synonyms and homonyms is a mentaly confusing jungle of, alike speech sounds that have different meanings, and words that are spelled differntl;y, but have the same meaning. Then there is the acronyms that do not spell anything, yet we use them to identify certain objects,conditions, and situations.
Any way I regard this situation as a mental challenge, which may keep me off the Alzheimers list a little longer
-- Posted by paulcorbin on Thu, Oct 30, 2008, at 5:42 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Yes, indeed, I think your mental work has stood you in good stead! I think it's far too late for you to get Alzeimer's now!! You've staved it off so long that it'll never catch up with you!!
Today I met another one of your fans, a young lady who works at Blimpies in Advance. Not only had she read your book, but she read parts of it to her children!
I am so glad that we included your work in the NSC and on these blogs!
I agree! If the legislators want money, you can be sure that they WON'T use it for education! They'll find some excuse to claim that schools don't deserve it -- or they'll tie it to impossibly high standards, which they know no one can meet.
-- Posted by goat lady on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, at 9:11 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:To all the retired and active teachers and other interested bloggers who posted on this little grammar exercise, THANKS A BUNCH! It was fun and educational - and (more importantly) a good diversion from POLITICS!! Hahaha!
Do you realize how fortunate we are to have a large group of educated, intelligent people capable of giving advice on spelling, grammar, and vocabulary??
We must do it again some time!
I just don't trust them to add it to the allotted or approved budget. I think all they will do is switch where they get the money from. I don't think it will help one bit and I am not sure that casino money has improved education funding at all. The source of the money has just changed. I promised myself I would not vote for it again and I might not.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, at 4:36 PM
Hahaha! I think we were agreeing to no NATIONAL politics! I don't think we agreed to no LOCAL politics!
However, you make a valid point, dolphin.
Still, if we discuss more grammar, we'll exclude I.B. and hoonie, who are definitely not interested. You wouldn't want to do that, when they're being so sweet and reasonable, wouldya, now??
-- Posted by goat lady on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, at 3:35 PM
Ok guys and gals...I thought we all agreed on NO POLITICS ON THIS BLOG?!?!
-- Posted by mrsdolphin on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, at 3:09 PM
Good questions from both of you guys. I.B., I wish I knew the answer to that one. I know that at least some of that gambling money went to education, all right; I occasionally see the notices in the newspaper. Not sure how much, though. I'm afraid I don't know how much of it went where it was supposed to go. The Mo. Legislature has lied to us before, so I don't have much confidence that they'll keep their word this time. I'm probably gonna vote NO, just out of SPITE!
As for hoon's question, the TEACHERS try to focus on the top 20% - I know that I did. Who could willingly ignore the brightest, the most curious, the most hard-working?
Believe it or not, the ones who got the gifted program in our town AXED were the PARENTS, who griped and griped about their little sweeties not being allowed in the program - just because they weren't as smart as the others! Good example of what can happen when your school board is too spineless to stand up to parental pressure! (or are they a PART of it?)
-- Posted by goat lady on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, at 1:24 PM
Agree GOAT.......agree. So do we in some way TRY to focus on the top 20%. Man, political correctness police probably will censor me for even asking it that way?!!!!!
I do like Japanese food though!
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, at 9:35 AM
What do you think about Proposition A? The last time we cast our ballots to vote for gambling and river boats I thought the money would be added to what we already had for our schools. That appears not to have happened. It looks to me like they just changed where the funding came from. Is this another bait and switch?
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, at 9:20 AM
Well, the U.S. educational system is under attack by politicians and others, who criticize us for not being able to "compete" with other countries. In particular, these critics hold the Japanese up as a model - and the Japanese are big into push, push, push.
However, as long as we continue to try to educate ALL our students, rather than the top 20 percent, our statistics won't look as good as the Japanese.
-- Posted by goat lady on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, at 4:40 AM
Too much school. I remember learning my ABC's and learning to read in the first grade. Now my four year old grand daughter is in school and she had to know her ABC's before she could start.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Sun, Oct 19, 2008, at 8:06 PM
From Wikipedia: "Ellipsis (plural ellipses; from Greek ἔ''����� 'omission') in printing and writing refers to a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word or a phrase from the original text. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence (aposiopesis)."
I thought this information from Wikipedia was fascinating. (I love it when they use interesting examples): "An ellipsis may also imply an unstated alternative indicated by context. For example, when Count Dracula says 'I never drink...wine', the implication is that he does drink something else, which in the context would be blood. In such usage the ellipsis is stronger than a mere dash, where for example 'I never drink -- wine' might only indicate that the Count, not a native English speaker, was pausing to get the correct word. In writing the speech of a character in fiction or nonfiction, the ellipsis is sometimes used to represent an intentional silence of a character."
Thanks, Yellow Rose, for entering this fascinating word into our discussion!
-- Posted by goat lady on Sun, Oct 19, 2008, at 7:08 PM
Exceptions bring about the difficulties. We teach, or learn, the rules; then along come the exceptions. Students today spend so much time learning how to take standardized tests that their teachers have no time to teach the rules we all learned. When they finally make it to high school, they have never even heard of half of the skills we were taught in elementary school, reviewed in junior high, and mastered by high school. It is tough for them. Add to that the constant text messaging, with seemingly NO rules. (We now catch kids texting, while we used to just catch them chewing gum or sneaking m&ms.)
-- Posted by GONENOW on Sun, Oct 19, 2008, at 4:41 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Yes!! We've discussed this topic before, and ALL of the teachers who have posted on this site agree with you, GoneNow. We've raked the M.A.P. and NCLB over the coals so many times!
I remember how many of my English teachers would say, "Just spell it like it sounds" or "Read it like it looks." More often than not, those philosophies can get you even more confused than you were to begin with.
I didn't even know what ellipsis' were until I read this blog, and I use them all the time! Did I even spell it right?
-- Posted by mrsdolphin on Sun, Oct 19, 2008, at 4:13 PM
It's the Anglo-Saxon influence, plus the fact that English has borrowed so many, many words from other languages.
-- Posted by goat lady on Sun, Oct 19, 2008, at 3:20 PM
HAHA...I was right! Y'all seen that right? lol.
I've never been very good at English. If you were to ever find my high school record, my point would be gravely proven! I try so hard to get everything correct...but sometimes, I just get confused. I have a friend in Michigan who constantly picks on my correct spelling. He always says that school should be spelled skool, because the "c" and "h" don't sound like a "k." Another he uses is sed, as we would spell "said." He has a point, but as I told him...the way most of our words are said compared to how they're spelled is the reason we have english for so many years in school!
-- Posted by mrsdolphin on Sun, Oct 19, 2008, at 3:06 PM
Haha! So true, Gone! I love the compliment and the fact that I affected their lives, but I wish they'd picked up some good grammar along the way!
I remember an old teacher-buddy of mine saying, "If we're selling grammar, they're not buying!"
Email certainly doesn't give them good practice, either. No double duty there.
-- Posted by goat lady on Sun, Oct 19, 2008, at 11:54 AM
This blog made reading fun this morning. May I add a couple more pet peeves to the list? If one must use an apostrophe, please be sure there is a reason! A word doesn't need an apostrophe simply because it ends in "s"! How many times do we see signs that have meaningless apostrophes? "SALE'S in
Every Department, or "Employee's Only", or "LOT'S for Sale"?
Another favorite of mine is when a student signs a card or writes, "Your my favorite teacher." You know something, I can overlook the mistake just one time! I love being "there" favorite teacher. Ha!
-- Posted by GONENOW on Sun, Oct 19, 2008, at 8:05 AM
Amen to that, I.B. I hate to be hard on anyone of my gender, but the fairer sex can lie with the best politicians. Just like their male counterparts. Lies are not gender specific.
When I was in college in the Deep South, there was one girl who was totally normal when she was in the girl's dorm. She talked normal, acted normal, sometimes swore like a sailor. You get the idea. When she was out in public in the presence of MALES of any age, race or sexual persuassion she turned into a lily white, southern belle, complete with a honey-drippin' drawl and butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. It was pretty disgusting. Turns out I was there to get a B.A. and she was there to get her MRS. Worked too. Poor, poor fellow.
Being a Southerner, let me say that it doesn't matter how you spell y'all as long as you say it with at least two syllables.
-- Posted by Ducky on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, at 10:30 PM
Lie - to recline - Today I lie on the couch...Yesterday I lay on the couch - I have lain on the couch many times.
Lay - to place - Today I lay the book on the table... Yesterday I laid the book on the table. I have laid the book on the table before.
Lie - what an unscrupulous man does to cover his tracks!
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, at 3:46 PM
Oh, I love Shel Silverstein! What's the one about Sarah Sylvia Cythnthia Stout would not take the garbage out...? I would like to have that one committed to memory, so I could recite every gross line of it by heart!
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, at 3:42 PM
Thanks Ducky,I was using my Mom's computer,and she had me doubting how to spell my own name!
I was referring to the way ellipsis are used to trail off in thought on the blogs,many posters use 10,but you are very correct on 4 to end a sentence,because the last dot would represent the period.
Now this is a great topic,good work MD!
-- Posted by Yellow Rose of Essex on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, at 3:12 PM
Oh, I forgot to mention: yes, please more non-political and non-financial blogs. Thank you!
-- Posted by Youngest Child on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, at 3:05 PM
I absolutely love that poem lovebooks! It really made me smile. It makes me think of when my mom used to read to me from Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends."
I hate the mistakes "should of" and "had went." However, I've given up on trying to learn how to use lie and lay... I guess I should of paid more attention when I had went to English class. ;)
-- Posted by Youngest Child on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, at 3:04 PM
Actually, when elippses are used at the end of a sentence there should be 4. One is the period. So.... Compliments of the Chicago Manual of Style. When the elippses are in a quotation at the end of the sentence "it should be as follows...." instead of "...". That particular rule drove me absolutely batty at thesis time.
One of my pet peeves is the common practice of using "fortunate" and "fortuitous" interchangeably. They don't have quite the same meaning. Fortunate is having good luck; lucky. For something to be fortuitous it must include the element of chance; accidentally fortunate.
I'd much rather talk about words and grammar than politics. Keep it up Ms. Madeline.
-- Posted by Ducky on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, at 2:13 PM
CUTE! Thanks, lovebooks! I had never heard the poem, and how special that you found it, as if he left a little message for you... (Note, YR, three elippses!)
-- Posted by goat lady on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, at 9:39 PM
I mentioned before about what a stickler my dad was about "the King's English."
One day, after he was gone, I was going through some of his little things he had cut out of the newspaper and stuck in his Bible. He was famous for that, too. I found this poem, yellowed with age, nicely pressed within the pages...
Our Crazy Language
We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes;
But the plural of ox became oxen not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice;
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always called men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I spoke of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?
Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine, she, shis and shim.
-- Posted by lovebooks on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, at 7:55 PM
I also am bugged by misspelling of the word misspell. It is mis & spell,not mispell. My mom has just attempted to correct my above statement,as I used the plural ellipses instead of the singular "ellipsis".
I am now becoming confused, I need a ruling on this from our esteemed retired English teachers.
We agree with you on the misspelling and incorrect pronounciation of the word "mischievous". Very naughty indeed!
-- Posted by Yellow Rose of Essex on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, at 5:03 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Yes, "misspell" doesn't LOOK right, but it is! As for the ellipses............I like them SO MUCH that I get carried away and multiply them ten times ten!!!
Sorry,that was ELLIPSES...accidentally hit the enter key before I corrected myself!
-- Posted by Yellow Rose of Essex on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, at 4:29 PM
Sorry MD,but I must agree with GONENOW,if y'all is being used instead of you all,wouldn't the apostrophe represent "ou"? I have always written it as y'all,so please let me know if this is incorrect.
My pet peeve is the incorrect use of elipses...please use three,and three only!
-- Posted by Yellow Rose of Essex on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, at 4:26 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Once again, our Statesman blogger buddies are intelligent, observant, and highly creative! I looked up our "y'all -ya'll" controversy in Wikipedia, and you are right:
"Y'all, sometimes spelled as "Ya'll", "Yawl", or "Yaw", and archaically spelled "You-all", is a fused grammaticalization of the phrase "you all". It is used primarily as a plural second-person pronoun, and less often as a singular second-person pronoun.
"Though the you all contraction argument may make sense when considering current-day vernacular, it is prudent to consider the vernacular which existed at the time which y'all was likely invented. By the late 1700s, Scots-Irish immigrants had settled in the Southern United States. It is well established that Scots-Irish immigrants frequently used the term ye aw. Some evidence suggests that y'all could have evolved from ye aw due to the influence of African slaves who may have adapted the Scots-Irish term.
"The evolution of y'all continues today. There appears to be an increasing tendency, especially on the Internet, to spell it without the apostrophe, yall." (End of Wikipedia quote)
There you have it, Bloggers Extraordinaire! The grammar lesson of the day! Just when you think you know it all, someone comes along with a questioning mind and shows you that you still have A LOT to learn, y'all!
Good assessment about the political climate, cardfan05. Has to be pretty bad when everyone prefers to talk about grammar!
-- Posted by goat lady on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, at 3:01 PM
Also, may need to check the latest sports story concerning this very topic....WoW.
Good one Cardfan...agree.
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, at 2:37 PM
As much as I hate grammar, I still would rather discuss it than the current state of politics. My pet peeve is ensure / insure, it seems very few use ensure in the proper context. I had that one drilled into me from your College Comp. class. Too bad I couldn't remember more, but I am thankful for spell check!
Maybe Joe the plumber should run for president. He seems to have more common sense than the rest combined.
-- Posted by cardfan05 on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, at 1:20 PM
I know I make my share of mistakes but I am glad to see that Lambert's Restaurant has fixed their sign. That use to irritate me so much every time I went past it.
When did they change it? We have been gone for 7 years.
-- Posted by Gemini on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, at 12:50 AM
I was never an English teacher but had several who were my favorites through my school years. They had a passion for seeing their students learn and I still love them for it many years post graduation. My grown daughters speak highly of their English teachers also. The only students I can remember having a problem with English teachers were the ones who were too contrary to try. Thanks for the enlightenment!
P.S. I thought diagramming sentences was the coolest stuff ever in Jr High.
-- Posted by SKDellinger on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 9:04 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:How good to hear that someone actually liked diagramming! When I first started teaching in the mid-sixties, I taught quite a bit of diagramming (a lot), but it fell out of fashion as the years passed. Too bad, because sometimes the only way to explain a sentence's structure was with a diagram.
I have never felt that I was capable of teaching anything, as I barely made it through high school, and I surely must have been absent both days that they taught English.
It is quite a burden on my limited education when I try to write a corrospondence or an article, so in most cases I just fall back on my "Hill-Billy" English, and quite often use words with the bark still on them.
I hate to admit this, but most of the time Madeline proof reads my articles before I semd them to the N.S.C and other magazines, so I am sure that these articles are; as she states in the third paragraph of her blog, "Most Correct"
-- Posted by paulcorbin on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 8:24 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Same thing applies to you as applies to I.B., Paul Corbin: Grammar is easy to correct, as long as the ideas are there to begin with. I know of no other person born in 1914 who can remember the details of the past with such crystal clarity!
I can even forgive you for using those semi-colons, when I've told you to leave them alone!!!
Not important to me. I don't care how a message is written or spoken. As long as a message is understood it is OK. I am sorry, maybe you will take OK to mean Oklahoma.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 6:15 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:We love you anyway, I.B. Your wisdom and common sense more than make up for your occasional misspelled word!
Well, I didn't teach English but I taught elementary school. Most of this stuff kids should have been learning before they got to high school. I think people should just proofread like we did in the old days.
-- Posted by ct on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 5:29 PM
Does it bug anyone that Sarah Palin drops her G at the end of her "ing" words?
Maybe her name is really Sarah Paling?
Actually, the NU CU LAR bothers me more than the dropping of the G! NU CLE AR, Sarah!
-- Posted by lovebooks on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 5:27 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:It's a part of her folksy charm. Audiences LOVE it! Obama is at a decided disadvantage. His grammar is far too good.
I don't believe we've had a president with perfect grammar since John F. Kennedy - and he had that colorful Boston accent to boot! If Richard Nixon had shaved more closely, he might have won. I don't recall that his grammar was all that bad.
Here's one that bugs me. They have fixed it, so it is no longer incorrect but....the Lambert's Restaurant sign on the way to Sikeston!! It used to say, "YOUR HERE!!" Drove me nuts.
And yes, I'm a former English teacher, too! So I have to point out the usage of "student's" in your first line of your message. Were you talking about correcting one student's grammar, or several students' grammar?
"Over the years, I've developed a sort of running list of most common English mistakes that I continually had to correct in my student's papers."
students'-- right?
Don't shoot me! I hate it when someone finds an error with my work because I try very hard to use correct grammar! My dad was a fiend about it. He kept a dictionary next to the dinner table and we would get into some great arguments over grammar, pronunciation, etc.
-- Posted by lovebooks on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 5:13 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:AH! Ya caught me - you betcha! The word should have been "students'," not "student's"! Just shows that I sometimes put my own grammar on "automatic pilot"! I'm just pleased that there are people out there who notice such things! (Actually, that was a trap to see who would catch it! haha!)
"Your" and "you're" are two more prickly points!
Also "there," "they're," and "their"! Commonly mixed up!
My oldest son loved to catch mistakes like these, from the time he was small. He loved to laugh at the sign in the local grocery store - "carrot's"! I guess it could be classified as "nerd humor"!!
Oh my word...I have been wrong in my spelling and pronunciation of mischievous my entire life! Luckily it's not a word I tend to use often. You learn something new every day. Thank you Madeline.
-- Posted by backseat driver on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 4:19 PM
As a fellow-English teacher, I must say that "y'all" has to be correct--if y'all could be correct in any form. I teach my students that the apostrophe takes the place of omitted letters; therefore, it must be in place of the omitted "ou". Congradulations on a good column! (one of MY greatest pet peeves to add to the list--ha! It hurt just typing the letters.)
-- Posted by GONENOW on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 3:39 PM
Thanks for the inspiration. I ain't never going to be the same. You have effected me. Its true. Alot. Ya'll agree? I once was mischevious, but not no more.
-- Posted by shannonhoon on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 3:09 PM
NO POLITICS! I LOVE IT! Thanks MD, for the much needed break.
Now, I have a question for you. On the term "ya'll". Since it's used as a contraction, I was wondering what the correct way is to spell it. You and I both use ya'll. I've seen others spell it y'all. This one looks gramatically correct, doesn't it? It's short for you all in most cases, so that would be taking out the ou, meaning you'd have to put the punctuation where you replace the letters. Any thoughts?
-- Posted by mrsdolphin on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 12:41 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Well, I don't know that there is a correct spelling, since it isn't a real "word," but "ya'll" is the only spelling I've ever seen in literature.
The English language has no second-person plural pronoun, which is the problem - so we create our own. There's "You'uns," (which I particularly dislike), "youse" (which is what my middle brother says, having spent his early adulthood in the Baltimore area). Then there's "you all," "you guys"....and that's about all I can think of.
Of all these choices, "ya'll" is by far the best solution, I think!
Ahhhhhhhh....drink in the pure air of GRAMMAR 101! It smell good, don't it????????? Haha!
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NEW YORK ( MainStreet) - What's happening in small business today?
1. House to vote on the small-business tax cut. The Republican-led House of Representatives is widely expected to pass on Thursday a temporary tax cut measure intended to get small businesses hiring again. The bill, introduced by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor would allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees in the last two fiscal years would be allowed to deduct up to 20% of their profit in 2012. However, Republican and Democrat diverging fiscal priorities are likely to stop this measure before it gets to the White House.
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CALUMET – Many CopperDog 150 spectators will only see the first and last mile of the March 1-3 sled dog race in downtown Calumet, but if it wasn't for well-groomed trails on the other 136 miles in between, the event would never happen.
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"They get to use some of the most beautiful trails in the country, and we're happy to see the dogs have success," Butala added. "In the next 10 years this dog race will probably be the premier dog race in the country besides the Iditarod. We're trying to help them in any way we can."
Butala and his crew, which includes five groomers altogether, are out on the trails 20 hours a day, seven days a week, with typical shifts lasting nine to 11 hours.
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"This whole area is so fortunate to have groomers who do such a great job," KTS President Ken Stigers said.
This year KTS got a new $220,000 groomer, which is expected to last six to seven years. It's an impressive lifespan considering the 33,000 grooming miles KTS handles during a typical season – sometimes done at a "blistering 12 miles per hour," according to Butala – all while pulling seven tons of equipment. Fuel consumption is the in the range of $80,000 a year.
CopperDog 150 organizers donate $500 each year to help out, in addition to the volunteer task force that works with KTS race weekend to ensure safety all along the course.
"Each year the CopperDog is pleased to donate funds to the KTS to support the amazing trails that KTS maintains, and that people from all over enjoy," Brassard said.
First-year CopperDog 150 Trail Boss Brian Isaksson leads a crew of five people on the racing crew, some who head out on snowmobiles before the race, and others who "sweep" the course after the final team has hit the trails.
Eight people help out putting about 400 signs up the day before the race. Some of those signs direct mushers, others inform snowmobilers, who continue to use the trails they're paying for through CopperDog weekend.
"Snowmobilers, the vast majority of them, really actually appreciate seeing the race. It adds to Keweenaw experience," said Isaksson, who works for Isle Royale National Park during the summer and Michigan Technological University during the winter.
"They tend to pull over and watch dogs go by, slow down and wave. … If they didn't have helmets on you could see their smiles."
For snowmobilers who would prefer to stay away from the race, alternate routes are available and listed on maps given to businesses in downtown Calumet.
Volunteer crossing guards and race organizers can also help, along with the signs posted along the trail. Sled dog teams train on snowmobile trails, so the dogs are not distracted. Isaksson is responsible for making sure trails are passable and reporting conditions to the CopperDog 150 board, and working with KTS in advance in case weather problems occur. The most common problem in the past has been low snow on Brockway Mountain in Copper Harbor, but organizers don't anticipate that being a problem this year. Alternate routes are pre-planned for worst-case scenarios.
"The trails are in immaculate condition," Isaksson said. "KTS is great, and they're a good asset to the race."
For more information on the CopperDog 150, visit copperdog150.com, and check back to The Daily Mining Gazette every Saturday leading up to the race for more exclusive CopperDog 150 coverage.


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Just found this, does it seem odd to anyone else?
Given a rather standard has_many :through, with the join model using an acts_as_list to maintain an ordering on one end of the relationship.
class A < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :bs
has_many :cs, :through :b
class B < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :a
belongs_to :b
acts_as_list :scope=>:a_id
class C < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :bs
has_many :as, :through=>:b
a.cs is not ordered according to the acts_as_list, ie a.cs has a different order than b.cs. (I know I can add an order clause to the has_many :through, but I didn't think I should have to).


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Once again, in case you missed my thanx from yesterday, thank you all for the birthday wishes...it was a TEArific TeaDay.
Welcome one and all to TeaDay. So, grab a cup of tea, share it with all of cyber space right here...we all want to hear what is in your cup today...all day (or whenever you can share with us). Make sure you also see what is in everyone else's cup as well.
So, the drama unfolds regarding Chinese tea import bans effective TODAY. All imported tea will be quarantined for a minimum of 6 months due to contamination fears. This is very alarming news since many of us drink a lot of Chinese teas. So, what do you do if or when tea supplies dry up here in the USA? Please share what would you do if your favorite teas suddenly become unavalable?
WOW, April is finally here, I see fools everywhere.
Have a great TeaDay...see you here.