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LANCASTER -- Outgoing Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco is being honored by the Doctor Franklin Perkins School during its annual award ceremony for service to the school and the community.
The private special-education school in Lancaster is holding its annual Recognition Day Ceremony on June 21, a week and a half before Pacheco's contract expires and he leaves the town. He is one of three people who will receive Distinguished Service Awards, the school announced this week.
Charles P. Conroy, executive director of the school, credits Pacheco's performance as town administrator over the past 10 years with his selection for the award.
"His management of the town has resulted in an improved quality of life for Lancaster families," said Conroy in a statement released by the school. "He has an innovative style and recently brought a solar farm to provide green power to Lancaster. He also collaborated with Perkins on the recent cell tower transaction."
Also receiving an award is Janine Brown-Smith, Esq., an attorney of the firm Clark, Hunt, Ahern & Embry. Conroy said she had dedicated her career to securing and advocating for funding for special-needs programs, which has helped improve the lives of students with disabilities.
Each year the Perkins schools honors one of its own employees. This year's selection is Terri Philbrick, the school's clinical director.
"During her nearly 22 years of service at Perkins, she has created a nurturing and respectful environment," said Conroy.
The Recognition Day ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on June 21 in a tent on the school's lawn. The ceremony also marks the 118th year of operation of the school.
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, Director of MSN Graduate Program
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Dr. Sharon Guthrie joined Mount Mercy full-time in 2007 and teaches content related to population-based care, community assessment, policy development, and assurance, professional role development, health promotion and disease prevention, technology in healthcare settings, and healthy lifestyles. Guthrie is certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner, a nationally certified school nurse, and certified in nursing informatics. Prior to her full-time appointment at Mount Mercy (from 1999 until 2007) Guthrie served as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and adjunct faculty in a joint-appointed position with Mercy Medical Center and Mount Mercy and developed a Health Promotion Center at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids. From 1994-1999, she worked at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as a staff nurse in pediatric intensive care, pediatric cancer and bone marrow transplant, and pediatric surgical settings.
Guthrie is the Executive Director of the Iowa School Nurse Organization (ISNO), serves on several committees for the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), is a committee member on Iowa Nurses Association (INA) public policy committee, a member of NurseTim, Inc. Advisory Committee, a member of Sigma Theta Tau – Gamma and Kappa Xi Chapters, and former commissioner for Lt. Governor Patti Judge's Commission on Wellness and Healthy Living.
Guthrie's dissertation involved a national study to identify how school nurses document their care and school nurses' knowledge, attitude, and barriers to using standardized nursing languages. Guthrie's other interests include adolescent health care, adolescent mental health, health literacy, and informatics. Guthrie has had several publications in NASN School Nurse News, NASN Newsletter, and Advance for Nurse Practitioners. She has published chapters in a school health textbooks and a pediatric nurse practitioner textbook. Guthrie has received numerous awards, including the 2009 University of Iowa Distinguished Young Alumni; recognized as one of the 100 Great Nurses in Iowa in 2009, the University of Iowa Seashore Dissertation Award, which supports doctoral students each year in the humanities and social sciences; the 2007 Betty Means Community Health Award, which recognizes and rewards innovative and high quality community health practices; and she was also one of the 2007 Spirit of Hermina Finalists, an award which recognizes Iowans who take extraordinary measures to impact the health of their fellow citizens.
In her spare time, Guthrie likes to run, bike, or play sports, as well as read and spend time with her kids.

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Linker strategies in solid-phase organic synthesis
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- edited by Peter J.H. Scott.
- Language
- English.
- Imprint
- Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
- Physical description
- xxviii, 677 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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- Scott, Peter J. H.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Foreword. Preface. List of Contributors. About the Editor. Abbreviations. PART 1: INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1: General Introduction (Scott L. Dax). 1.1 Introduction, Background and Pivotal Discoveries. 1.2 Fundamentals of Conducting Solid-Phase Organic Chemistry. 1.3 Concluding Comments. 1.4 Personal perspective and testimony: Solid-phase Mannich chemistry. 1.5 References. PART 2: TRADITIONAL LINKER UNITS FOR SOLID-PHASE ORGANIC SYNTHESIS. Chapter 2: Electrophile Cleavable Linker Units (Michio Kuruso). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Resins for use with Electrophilic Linkers. 2.3 Electrophile cleavable linkers. 2.4 Conclusion. 2.5 References and Notes. Chapter 3: Nucleophile Cleavable Linker Units (Andrea Porcheddu and Giampaolo Giacomelli). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Linker Units. 3.3 Nucleophilic-Labile Linker Units. 3.4 Conclusion. 3.5 References. Chapter 4: Cyclative Cleavage as a Solid-phase Strategy (A. Ganesan). 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 C-N bond formation. 4.3 C-O bond formation. 4.4 C-C bond formation. 4.5 Conclusion. 4.6 References. Chapter 5: Photolabile Linker Units (Christian Bochet and Sebastien Mercier). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Linkers Based on the Ortho-Nitrobenzyloxy Function. 5.3 Linkers Based on the Ortho-Nitrobenzylamino Function. 5.4 Linkers Based on the alpha-Substituted Ortho-Nitrobenzyl Group. 5.5 Linkers Based on the Ortho-Nitroveratryl Group. 5.6 Linkers Based on the Phenacyl Group. 5.7 Linkers Based on the Para-Methoxyphenacyl Group. 5.8 Linkers Based on the Benzoin Group. 5.9 Linkers Based on the Pivaloyl Group. 5.10 Traceless Linkers. 5.11 Other Types of Photolabile linker Units. 5.12 Concluding Remarks. 5.13 References. Chapter 6: Safety-Catch Linker Units (Sylvain Lebreton and Marcel Patek). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Activation of a carbonyl group by the inductive effect (I-) of an adjacent substituent. 6.3 Activation by the mesomeric effect (M-) of the X-Y=Z moiety adjacent to a carbonyl group. 6.4 Activation by the positive mesomeric effect (M+) of the -X-Y=Z moiety adjacent to a N-acyl or O-alkyl group. 6.5 Aromatic SNAr substitution. 6.6 Fragmentation by beta-elimination. 6.7 Safety-catch linker for release in aqueous buffers. 6.8 Photochemical activation. 6.9 Miscellaneous safety-catch linkers. 6.10 Conclusion. 6.11 References. Chapter 7: Enzyme Cleavable Linker Units (Mallesham Bejugam and Sabine L. Flitsch). 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Enzyme Cleavable Linker Units. 7.3 Conclusion. 7.4 References. PART 3: MULTIFUNCTIONAL LINKER UNITS FOR DIVERSITY-ORIENTED SYNTHESIS. Chapter 8: An Introduction to Diversity-Oriented Synthesis (Richard J. Spandl, Gemma L. Thomas, Monica Diaz-Gavilan, Kieron M. G. O'Connell and David R. Spring). 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Exploring Chemical Space. 8.3 Sources of Skeletally Diverse Small Molecules. 8.4 Enriching Chemical Space Using DOS. 8.5 The Subjective Nature of 'Diversity'. 8.6 Differing Strategies Towards Similar Goals. 8.7 Generating Skeletal Diversity. 8.8 DOS and Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis. 8.9 Conclusion. 8.10 References. Chapter 9: T1 and T2 -Versatile Triazene Linker Groups (Kerstin Knepper and Robert E. Ziegert). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 The T1-Linker. 9.3 Units. 9.4 Miscellaneous Triazene Linkers. 9.5 Conclusion. 9.6 References. Chapter 10: Hydrazone Linker Units (Ryszard a ny). 10.1 Introduction. 10.2Hydrazone Linker Units. 10.3 Hydrazone Linker Units for Solid-phase asymmetric synthesis. 10.4 Conclusion. 10.5 References. Chapter 11: Benzotriazole Linker Units (Daniel K. Whelligan). 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Syntheses of Polymer-Supported Benzotriazoles. 11.3 Polymer-Supported Benzotriazole Linked Reactions. 11.4 References. Chapter 12: Diversity cleavage strategies from phosphorus linkers (Patrick G. Steel and Tom M. Woods). 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Diversity Cleavage through olefination reactions. 12.3 Diversity cleavage of enol phosphonates through palladium catalysed cross-coupling reactions. 12.4 Oxidative diversity cleavage of cyanophosphoranes. 12.5 References. Chapter 13: Sulfur Linker Units (Peter J. H. Scott). 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Sulfide Linker Units. 13.3 Sulfonium Linker Units. 13.4 Sulfoxide Linker Units. 13.5 Sulfone Linker Units. 13.6 Sulfonate Ester Linker Units. 13.7 Sulfamate Linker Units. 13.8 Thioester Linker Units. 13.9 Conclusions. 13.10 References. Chapter 14: Selenium- and Tellurium-Based Linker Units (Tracy Yuen Sze But and Patrick H. Toy). 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Selenium- and Tellurium-Based Linker Group Reagents and Their Syntheses. 14.3 Selenium-Based Linker Group Attachment Methods. 14.4 Selenium-Based Linker Group Cleavage Methods. 14.5 Conclusions. 14.6 References. Chapter 15: Sulfur, Oxygen, Selenium and Tellurium-Linker Units Cleaved by Radical Processes (Giuditta Guazzelli, Marc Miller and David J. Procter). 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 Linkers cleaved using tin hydride, alkyltin and silicon hydride reagents. 15.3 Linkers cleaved by oxidative electron-transfer. 15.4 Linkers cleaved by reductive electron-transfer. 15.5 Radical processes that indirectly trigger linker cleavage. 15.6 Conclusions. 15.7 References. Chapter 16: Silicon and Germanium Linker Units (Alan C. Spivey and Christopher M. Diaper). 16.1Introduction. 16.2 Silicon-based Linkers. 16.3 Germanium-based Linkers. 16.4 Conclusions. 16.5 References. Chapter 17: Boron and Stannane Linker Units (Peter J.H. Scott). 17.1 Introduction. 17.2 Organostannane Linker Units. 17.3 Organoboron Linker Units. 17.4 Conclusion. 17.5 References. Chapter 18: Bismuth Linker Units (Peter J.H Scott). 18.1 Introduction. 18.2 Bismuth Linker Units. 18.3 Conclusion. 18.4 References. Chapter 19: Transition Metal Carbonyl Linker Units (Susan E. Gibson and Amol A. Walke). 19.1 Introduction. 19.2 Chromium carbonyl linker units. 19.3 Cobalt carbonyl linker units. 19.4 Manganese carbonyl linker units. 19.5 Conclusion. 19.6 References. Chapter 20: Linkers releasing Olefins or Cycloolefins by Ring-Closing Metathesis (Jan H. van Maarseveen). 20.1 Introduction. 20.2 Cycloolefins via method I. 20.3 Terminal olefins via route II. 20.4 Terminal and internal olefins via route III. 20.5 Conclusion. 20.6 References. PART 4: ALTERNATIVE LINKER STRATEGIES. Chapter 21: Fluorous Linker Units (Wei Zhang). 21.1 Introduction. 21.2 Fluorous linkers for synthesis of small molecules. 21.3 Fluorous linkers for synthesis of biomolecules. 21.4 Other applications of fluorous linkers. 21.5 Summary. 21.6 References. Chapter 22: Solid-Phase Radiochemistry (Brian G. Hockley, Peter J. H. Scott and Michael R. Kilbourn). 22.1 Introduction. 22.2 Solid-Phase Surrogates in Radiochemistry. 22.3 Solid-Phase Radiochemistry (SPRC). 22.4 Conclusions and Perspectives. 22.5 References. PART 5: LINKER SELECTION TABLES. Chapter 23: Linker Selection Tables (Peter J.H. Scott). 23.1 Introduction. 23.2 Linkers for Alcohols, Phenols and Diols. 23.3 Linkers for Carboxylic Acids, Esters and Related Compounds. 23.4 Linkers for Aldehydes, Ketones and Related Carbonyl Compounds. 23.5 Linkers for Amides, Ureas and Related Compounds. 23.6 Linkers for Amines. 23.7 Linkers Thiols, Thioethers and Disulfides. 23.8 Linkers for Sugars. 23.9 Linkers Liberating Alkyl Groups. 23.10 Linkers for Alkenes, Alkynes and Related Compounds. 23.11 Linkers for Aryl Compounds. About the Editor. Abbreviations. Indexes.
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- Linker design is an expanding field with an exciting future in state-of-the-art organic synthesis. Ever-increasing numbers of ambitious solution phase reactions are being adapted for solid-phase organic chemistry and to accommodate them, large numbers of sophisticated linker units have been developed and are now routinely employed in solid-phase synthesis. "Linker Strategies in Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis" guides the reader through the evolution of linker units from their genesis in solid-supported peptide chemistry to the cutting-edge diversity of linker units that are defining a new era of solid phase synthesis. Individual linker classes are covered in easy to follow chapters written by international experts in their respective fields and offer a comprehensive guide to linker technology whilst simultaneously serving as a handbook of synthetic transformations now possible on solid supports. Topics include: the principles of solid phase organic synthesis; electrophile and nucleophile cleavable linker units; cyclative cleavage as a solid phase strategy; photocleavable linker units; safety-catch linker units; enzyme cleavable linker units; T1 and T2 -versatile triazene linker groups; hydrazone linker units; benzotriazole linker units; phosphorus linker units; sulfur linker units; selenium and tellurium linker units; sulfur, oxygen and selenium linker units cleaved by radical processes; silicon and germanium linker units; boron and stannane linker units; bismuth linker units; transition metal carbonyl linker units; linkers releasing olefins or cycloolefins by ring-closing metathesis; fluorous linker units; and, solid-phase radiochemistry. The book concludes with extensive linker selection tables, cataloguing the linker units described in this book according to the substrate liberated upon cleavage and conditions used to achieve such cleavage, enabling readers to choose the right linker unit for their synthesis. "Linker Strategies in Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis" is an essential guide to the diversity of linker units for organic chemists in academia and industry working in the broad areas of solid-phase organic synthesis and diversity oriented synthesis, medicinal chemists in the pharmaceutical industry who routinely employ solid-phase chemistry in the drug discovery business, and advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, and organic chemists with an interest in leading-edge developments in their field.
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It's been a long, long time since I've been properly addicted to a game. In fact, Grand Prix Story, funnily enough also on iOS, was probably the last game that gripped me firmly by the balls. I spent the best part of a week in Egypt dilligently glued to my phone playing Kairosoft's brilliantly charming 2D strategy sim - although it should be noted that that was mainly down to the piss-poor quality of said holiday. And while I've played countless hours of Call of Duty, again that's not necessarily down to sheer addiction, more just hanging with the guys and exchanging verbal blows over Xbox Live.
Last week, however, thanks to a recommendation from Eurogamer I picked up the admittedly-at-first-glance-rubbish-looking New Star Soccer. And since then I've had very little sleep, have had to charge my phone twice daily and even offered to go shopping with my girlfriend yesterday just so I could sit in the car trying to get the minnows of Halifax Town (or Halifx, I assume for licensing reasons) into the European Cup. Describing games as being like 'digital crack' is quite the tired cliche these days but I've woken up every day for the past week desperate for my fix of this compulsive, enslaving time-waster.
New Star Soccer is a cross between Flick Kick Soccer and the Championship Manager games of old. The former because it features a well-realised touch-based football mini-game where it's your task to score goals past an increasing-in-difficulty array of obstacles. And the latter because it also heavily features a very barebones, text and icon-heavy management simulation. And much like Sports Interactive's marriage-killer, it's remarkable quite how engaging and alluring a textual representation of the beautiful game can be compared to a 3D realistic offering ala FIFA.
You'll often hear gamers of a certain age lament with rose-tinted spectacles how games in the 80s were far more involving and captivating. For the record, they're wrong. Gaming right now is incredible, featuring rich immersive worlds we couldn't ever dream up back then. But the point they're failing to articulate properly is that gaming in the 80s was so enjoyable because, like a good book, your imagination filled in for the inadequacies of the technology of the time. The graphics were terrible and the sound effects - if you could even call them that - were little more than beeps and buzzes. But you filled in the gaps, and using your imagination visualised a richer more vibrant world. And best of all, it was your world, conjured up by your own creativity and all the more enriching as a result. And this, believe it or not, is New Star Soccer's greatest facet. Because the presentation is so barebones, because there are so few effects, bells and whistles and because it's all presented in such a sterile 2D manner, it's up to you to develop the text prompts into something so much more. But then to describe its graphics and presentation as merely functional is not a criticism or sideways swipe. It's so good because it's so sparse and almost lo-fi. It's surely a conscious design decision engineered specifically to let your imagination run riot.
The playing side of things almost takes an Angry Birds approach. You receive the ball and can either shoot or pass to an adjacent team-mate. You do this by dragging your finger behind the player, thus manipulating an arrow that indicates distance and power. A front-on, context-sensitive view of the football then appears and you choose where to strike it. Towards the top for top-spin and therefore a low trajectory, towards the bottom for back-spin and a higher trajectory and to either side to add spin or swerve.
As for the management side of the game, well you begin things as a 16 year old youth player plying his trade in the lower reaches of non-league football and it's your job to carefully plot and navigate your way to the top, or mid table mediocrity, to use another tired football pun. You earn a basic wage which can be topped up by scoring goals, accepting bribes or by negotiating sponsorship deals. And this money must then in-turn be invested into: energy drinks to increase your stamina; decent football boots to boost your skills and accuracy; presents for your girlfriend to maintain a happy lifestyle; or luxury lifestyle items such as phones, consoles or jewellery, vehicles and property to increase your superficial value as a hero to millions.
Sure you can buy 'space bucks' to speed things up a little using real-life money but New Star Soccer isn't a cynical micro-transaction driven cash-cow. In fact its retail model is one that I can see being adopted by many future games as it demonstrates an admirable confidence in its own quality and longevity, rather than making you blindly pay-up up-front. New Star Soccer gives you the basic Arcade game entirely for free and lets you play the first 10 games in the regular season for no extra cost. If, after that you decide you still want to continue then you can do so, for the bargain price of £0.69. You can barely buy a chocolate bar for that price these days.
New Star Soccer is available for Android and iOS devices and there's an even more comprehensive PC version available at this website. And if you're still not convinced, then why not give it a go for free here?
The fact I've spent an entire week playing New Star Soccer when I've also had Max Payne 3 and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier sat unopened on my desk should tell you all you need to know about this game. Just buy it will you?!
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Loaded up after reading this and then quickly realised its genius. It was the first thing I thought about when I opened my eyes this morning!
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kentmonkey - on 13/06/2012 at 20:51 wrote:
At age 19 I as playing for Arsenal, and won the Champions League, represented England and got through to the QF of the Euro's.
Now, age 20, have played 14 games as Arsenal, scored 21 goals, 16 assists and England caps are played 7 scored 10. I think assists are 7 for England.
So yeah, enjoyed it, but need more of a challenge really. Perhaps it's because I've played it all over three days.
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Monday, August 08, 2005
A Full-Blown Tantrum
I received a loan statement for a loan I didn't know I had for the amount of roughly $27,000. 27,000 DOLLARS! Now, this would not have been shocking had I been made aware of it during my TWO financial aid exit interviews from two INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. I left Baylor U....aka, Expensive-Ass Private School...in 2001 to attend Texas A&M University-Branch Near Home for one iota the price. I paid a good deal of my junior and senior years of university out of my own fat pocket because I made a drug-dealer's stash of cash as a web designer for a Fortune 500 company in Dallas. Now defunct...a piece of shit overall, but that's beside the point (giving middle finger salute to TXU Energy and all their Polish outsourced whores).
When I exited Baylor, I was told that all my financial aid info would be passed on to A&M's system, so I could carry on seamlessly with my education, and because my mom made too much money, I didn't qualify for grants. Work study and loans were my ticket to a cheap-ass piece of paper that has thus far gotten me one shitty teaching job that I hated and paid decent and one teaching job I dearly love that is PART TIME, but I love English, and I'm a woman of principle. I'll take beans to do what I love.
Upon my exiting TAMU-Branch Near Home I was given a summary of my debt and I even asked, "Is that it?" When I went to Baylor it was approximately 16,000 dollars a year to attend, and it was looking light on the loan horizon upon exit interviewing. I was assured, "This is all." Well FUCK whoever said that. They were dead ass wrong and deserve to be raped with the handle of a garden tool because I do indeed now owe 27,000 dollars. Holy shit. I'm gonna be eating pork-n-beans out of a can for the next 50 years and I'll never be able to buy a home or retire.
I've always joked about staying in school until I'm 55 so my loans will be forgiven. Right now, that's lookin' like the smart thing to do. Defer til I die.
Let this be a warning to all of the college students out there reading. You are getting fucked, and I'm about to go back to school for another year and a half of fuckage.
I was just telling D. yesterday that I need to curb my cursing. Yeah, well it's not fuckin' happenin' today.
Listening to: The hum of my blood pressure.
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I'm so sorry to hear this. Is there any way to get back to those who specifically gave you a different impression? Seems like there should be some sort of accountability involved here. I'd like to say that I've been through this and that it'll work itself out, but I went to school in the days where I paid a whopping $80/month to pay off my loans. And before exit interviews became the thing to do.
It sounds like you might have to use your design skills and start a porn site. If I was filthy rich, I'd help you out, but..... I hope you get this figured out.ANDI!!
OHMIGOSH .. I went to Baylor when it was $20/credit. $16,000 for WHAT???? Is that room and board too? Did you live in a room with gold faucets and a sauna?
Can't part be counted off because you taught for a year? Isn't there some forgivenss thing? Are you sure the paperwork is right?
I'm thinking of every bad word I know to cover this. I know a lot of bad words, too.Suzz,
That was room and board in COLLINS for a year. They've upped tuition to a ballpark of $20,000 a year flat fee for undergrads now. I missed the biggest hikes. I've covered all the bad words I know.
The loan lady I talked to today was a T-total bitch and basically told me it was my responsibility to get ahold of them to tell them I wasn't in school anymore and for them to charge me. HOW??? When I didn't have the info from either of my universities. Fuckers. I'm going to the financial aid office later this week, and I only hope they know their ass from a pocketwatch and can help me out somehow.Enterprise
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about company logo designOh Andi. I am so shocked and appauled I don't know what to say. I feel sick for you! I'd give you the shirt off my back if I could. Thank God I don't have any students loans to go with the 2 car and 1 house ones I do have. Yikes. Not to mention the beautiful hospital bill I am sure is in the mail.
I'm with Os. Start a Full-Nekid Thursday site and take submissions with a substantial licensing fee. You'll have it paid off in no time!AMEN!!! I went to a private women's college that costs roughly 23,000 a year. I got academic scholarships and poor folks' grants and my tuition was free. HOWEVER, in Georgia, a single mom cannot get any welfare aid if she is in a University (tech school you get aid). They told me that I would have to work 40 hours in addition to school and work study to get help. So I took out loans to cover rent and daycare. Now I am 18,000 in debt and my loan payments take an ENTIRE WEEKS PAY!
I feel ya, sista!Fence,
Maybe I should move to Ireland!!!
I keep trying to think of something to cash in on. My mom and I invented toe rings, but we missed out on gettin' 'em on the market. Now maybe I can do puppy porn? lol
Hot damn, I think you may have something there!
*high five* to my debt sista! It's good to be among good people.
If you ever buy one...I'm there. But you must give me a tutition break for HNT.What a mess!!!!!
My sister went to TCU for undergrad and SMU for her law degree so her consolidated payments are more than the mortgage on my big fancy house..... I cannot even imagine how oppressive that much debt must be.
You know strippers make a lot of money.... let's see if we can't get together and pay that debt off!! :)
I already have the shoes for stripping. Just gimme a pole.
I'm the camerawoman, so it's fine with me.
If I had been a male basketball player at Baylor I would've made a hefty salary and had a nice locker room to sleep in if need be. As it is now, I'm a short stocky girl with decent golf skills and a wicked jump shot...and still gonna be payin' loans til I expire.
D. inspired me with a story about a homeless man in Waco with a tricyle with an HEB cart roped to it. I could motor around on that and pick up pork and beans from a number of donors, I'm sure. I might even find a morsel or two in the Jack in the Box dumpster.For living in COLLINS???? WTF, Andi! *I* lived in Collins my Freshman year. No one liked it. It is not a nice dorm.
$20,000 flat tuition. That is positively ridiculous! And I say that having worked for two colleges that charged more than that ... and that was years ago.
[taking a deep breath]... best I don't get started on this topic on your blog :)))))
How can they not know you aren't in school? Don't they run reports of registered students against whatever financial aid reports they have? And then do edits? This isn't effing rocket science.
God .. this sounds like every imbecilic university procedure I ever had to deal with when I was WORKING for them.
I hope you are able to get some help, Andi. Universities screwing students over is a hot button with me.Have you thought about something like a credit counceling service... they are free and often sucessfully negotiate away most of the interest and often get them to lower the payment for you. It worked recently for my daughters student loans (private college, super spendy).
I ducked out for about 20 years... but now there are "find anyone" high speed internet, no privacy BS- and they finally caught up with me... now I work in an unrelated field though, and got my payments down to around $70 a month.Oh my dear lord! I was only going to comment on the great picture, since no one had done that, but then I read that you're a golfer!?!?! With decent skills?? If there was any question before, it's gone now--I am so totally in love with you!!! And not just in that creepy old man way, either!! I had no idea!!
BTW--I like the great picture, too...Suzz,
That was my question..how can they NOT KNOW? SallieMae and the US gubment didn't have a hard time finding out!
Thank you for the suggestion. I have a list of questions that I'm going to get covered and talk to my accountant (my best friend's uncle!) and financial aid at my uni. and get going on some things.
I haven't played in a longggg time, and I would surely come away with disgusting blisters and a bad attitude, but I do play golf. Liked it so much I took it for two semesters in college, thankyouverymuch.Fuck Higher learning. I am doing it now and I can't wait to see the damage done. Atleast here in Canada the costs aren't as excessive but still I intend on being bent over.
I'm sorry to hear about your situation, I wish there was a way to help you out.
Only piece of advice I ever like giving out...Don't worry, a solution will present itself. I know it doesn't mean much now, but you'll see.R.,
Thanks, deary. I'm actually not as freaked out about it as I think I should be. I'm more pissed that it wasn't brought to my attention two years ago so I could've avoided some of the interest pile-up. I knew going to a private school was going to rape me, and it was one of the best things I've done. I got some great experiences and some wonderful people came out of the deal.
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Come and check it out if you get time :-)Sam,
I know. I taught high school for one year, have no education degree, and now teach in a community college. No desire to go back to high school teaching. I know, how can I say I don't wanna when I have this much loan money dangling over my head? I HATED it. Hate with a bloody fiery passion that left me with 12-day tension headaches and landed me on Zoloft.i never went to university, but i know it costs a shit load of money.i know i don't agree with how much it costs whether i have gone or not. i hear adam screaming about it at times and not much makes him yell at all let alone yell LOUD. i would let him read this post but he would start yelling.
that fucking sucks!!!! he is also running from school debt..join the club.


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I9 did a Beyond FIAR unit on Neil Armstrong in the fall and ever since then he has been enjoying all things flight. I suppose I should blog about that unit…I'll see what I can gather. It was a lot of exploring and projects with a lot of reading and not a lot in the way of formal lessons and assignments. He did a lot of journal writing as well. For Christmas we purchased a lot of fun flight oriented items such as a model rocket (Dan has been dying to do this with the kids for years now) and this model of the Wright Brothers flyer. I found it at Rainbow Resource and it turned out to be a really great build. The plus is that it actually flies!
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as the topic suggests, we get forced conversion when we trade a different base currency. Do you guys open multiple accounts holding different currency?
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This is Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. Kate Buckingham dedicated the fountain to the people of Chicago in 1927 in memory of her late brother, Clarence. At the time, she also established a $300,000 trust fund to ensure the taxpayers would never have to cover all the repair and maintenance costs of the fountain.
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You've done our fair city well David, that's a lovely shot!! The fountain is now under repair and fenced off until April 2009. It'll be done just in time for the Int'l Olympic Committee's visit.
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Thomas D. Gilovich (b. 1954) is a professor of psychology at Cornell University who has researched decision making and behavioral economics and has written popular books on said subjects. He has collaborated with Daniel Kahneman, Daryl Bem and Amos Tversky.
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Get Perpendicular with Geoboards!
Lesson 7 of 20
Objective: SWBAT use the concept of slope to determine if two lines are perpendicular, or they simply intersecting.
Big Idea: Students reason about Perpendicular Lines with simple concrete examples using Geoboards and extend their reasoning to designing parking lines.
Warm up
During today's Warm up students set up an x- and y-axis with 2 rubber bands stretched across the center of a Geoboard. It is helpful to use colored rubber bands, but I also have students use an erasable marker to label x and y on the board itself to identify each axis.
As they work on the Warmup, I first want students to think about the definition of parallel lines and the geometric reason that the lines are parallel. Most of my students will say that 2 lines are parallel because they never intersect, which is an understanding based on the definition. The geometric reason the lines never intersect is because they have the same slope.
The second concept I want students to think about is the difference between intersecting lines and lines that are perpendicular. Again, the slope measurement provides critical data in making this determination.
After the warm up, the students need to remove the rubber bands from the Geoboard except for the x- and y-axis. The x- and y-axis are needed in the next activity.
Teachers Note: Materials needed for the Warm-up and the Geoboard Activity
1. Geoboard per student or per pair
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In this Geoboard Activity I have students form 6 lines on a Geoboard set up to model a coordinate plane. I have students work in pairs on one board for this activity. I have students set up with table partners that are of the same level (homogeneous) as much as possible. In this activity, there are two sets of lines that have the same slope and are therefore parallel. The slopes are such that the two sets of lines are perpendicular to each other. I want my students to first visualize the parallel lines using the concept of slope, then to reason about the idea that some lines are perpendicular to each other.
I have posted the Geoboards of two students (student 1 and student 2) as they work on this activity. I often find it is helpful to demonstrate the x- and y-axis and to model how to form the first line on the Geoboard. The idea that the Geoboard can be used as a coordinate system is not always obvious to students:
Once rubber bands representing the x and y axis are placed in the center of the board, the points on a standard Geoboard form a coordinate system that goes from -2 to 2 along the x-axis and the y-axis.
Explaining the grid thoroughly at the beginning will clear up any confusion to form the lines correctly.
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to explain verbally and in writing that 2 lines are parallel if they have the same slope, and that 2 lines are perpendicular if the slopes meet two conditions:
1. the slopes are opposite signs
2. the slopes are reciprocals of each other
So, two lines are perpendicular if the slopes of each line are opposite reciprocals of each other. I used to teach this idea as a single statement, but I find it helps my students to break it down into two testable criteria. Students should also be able recognize that when two lines have different slopes that are not opposite reciprocals, then the lines only intersect.
After students complete the task on their Geoboards, I plan for them to compare the 6 lines and describe the relationships among them. I ask my students to write the equation of each line. They can use point-slope form or slope-intercept form for this task. The slope of each line is found by counting vertical change over horizontal change using the slope triangle, and the y intercept is found by observing where the line crosses the y axis. Each point on the line is determined by the coordinates from -2 to +2 for both x and y.
During this lesson, we often end up discussing the idea that a vertical and horizontal line on the same graph will always intersect at a 90 degree angle, and therefore will be perpendicular. Throughout the lesson, I emphasize the difference between the definition of parallel and perpendicular lines compared to the reasons based on the relationship of the slope of the lines.
As a followup, I have students create their own design. Then, as a formative assessment, I ask my students to complete the steps of the investigation using their own design. This task helps me to assess their skill at using slope to describe the relationship between two or more lines.
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I bring closure to this lesson by taking students from the simple concrete example of using the Geoboard to a real world design problem, Parking Lots! I present two different types of parking lot line designs. The two most common parking lot line designs are rectangular (Perpendicular Parking Lines) and diagonal (Parking Lot Design -- Angled). I provide students with an image showing the dimensions of parking spaces for standard motor vehicles.
We begin the Parking Lot Lines Problem by discussing whether one style or another would be better if a student were building a parking lot for a retail store that he/she owned. I plan for students to refer to space, difficulty or ease of parking, how attractive each looks, and the effect on cost. I want students to consider the pros and cons of different designs and to make a decision based on an analysis that involves mathematical criteria.
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Strange horse ? Well My pony ride out fine on her own.She always has done. Even with huge scarey vehicles goin past on the main road. But just lately i started to use spurs over jumps.Worked for jumping. Took them home n rode in them. Didnt Ride on the road in them again.Now until we meet other horses which is about a mile n a quarter down the road we insist on canter ALL the grass verges.(I will Canter a grass verge but onli when i know there are no cars)and sticking our bum out if we dont trot and we manage to buck ohh yeh and we have NO brakes :( Ive looked at her back n teeth etc. . . Any ideas ? Whats Happend To My Baby!! thankyouu. You get Cookies For this as advice is badly needed!! |
Honestly, I would give advice if I could read what you were saying and understand it. |
it is a tad bit confusing:-| |
i'm sorry, I can't understand what you are trying to say either :? |
Are you trying to say that the horse bolts and bucks on the road now and didn't before you used spurs?? |
I *think* what I got out of that is that your horse use to be good outside but was lazy. So for jumping you used spurs, but outside when you used them she started to bolt? if thats the case I would just ditch the spurs completely and work in the area for a while until you get your confidence back up. moving forward off the leg and stopping when asked. It also might be worth it to learn how to do a one rein stop, they work wonders. Also maybe your tapping her with the spurs and not realizing it? A rider should not use spurs unless they have a quiet and refined lower leg with good control and feel of the horse already. IF she's unresponsive otherwise try a schooling whip and give her a small tap when she needs to move forward. |
I am really really really sorry! I am not very good at gammar and i didnt check the post before it got posted.:( This is Sorted. . . .:D Well My pony has always rode out fine on her own. Shes never even really batters an eye lid when huge scarey vehicles are going past on the main roads. But just lately i started to use spurs over jumps. Spurs worked for jumping.Only rode in them on the way home from my friends house.I didnt ride on the road/hack out in them again.Now until we meet other horses which is about a mile n a quarter down the road we insist on cantering ALL the grass verges.She turns her bum out to cars if i try to stop her or slow her down(if i dont slow her down she will try and canter or really really fast trot down the road).If i somehow get her to stop or slow down she will buck(she doesnt bolt). Is that better? tell me if it needs editing again. Thankyou xxxx |
How do you do a one rein stop? A schooling whip doesnt work i tried that:( |
And. . . she never bucked before i used spur and i and friends have check her back teeth and tack. |
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Auctions like this give the exact measure of the term "Retro Treasures"... if I had more room I'd give it a try, but unfortunately I gave up on big boxes due to their extreme size... still, almost every single game here deserves to be played!
ReplyDeleteLots of classics in there - some of which I've played but most of which I haven't. Man it would take a long time just to install all those games how much time would it take to actually play them? Talk about game queue overload. I see the bid is over $400 with the reserve still not met. Wonder what the reserve is.
ReplyDeleteNice find, Gnome. Lots of classics there, especially the King's Quest series, Warcraft II and Tie Fighter. Not sure about Donald Duck's Playground, though that's obviosuly by the far the most exciting sounding game in there. ;D
Wouldn't touch Days of Thunder if you paid me though. Bad film. Very bad game.Wow ended up at over $1,400. I've got a good chunk of these already, but cheers to whoever got a rather nice collection (and books, too!)


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I feel your pain, Faithful Steed
I had to watch as Blackbeard lost to Pwngoat, without doing absolutely nothing but submit to Pwngoat
I feel your pain, Faithful Steed
I had to watch as Blackbeard lost to Pwngoat, without doing absolutely nothing but submit to Pwngoat
How in the hell did Blackbeard lose to a goat? His first appearance in Mock Town should have been more than enough to give him the edge over a goat. Pwngoat is actually one of the lamest animals we've seen in the One Piece world, I have no idea why people chose to support a goat of all things
I dunno.....
But it was so painful...
I wouldn't be sad if Blackbeard lost to... like... Luffy, Zoro, Whitebeard, Wapol, even Bellamy
But... a stupid unfunny meme?
After 18 rounds I have 16 correct predictions (damn you Roger and Gun Fall)
And for the next polls
19. Ryuma vs Lucky Roo
20. Kung-Fu Dugongs vs Rayleigh
21. Banchi vs Smoker
22. Garp vs Yokozuna
23. Usopp vs Mr. 3
24. Luffy vs Ace
25. Bellemere vs Lafitte
26. Beckman vs Moria
27. Gaimon vs Dr. Hiluluk
28. Zoro vs Hancock
29. Crocus vs Shanks
30. Zeff vs Robin
31. Nami vs Law
32. Whitebeard vs Makino
PSN: Climb25
WiiU: MANUELF
Yeah, on OneManga everyone got angry because Blackbeard won in a cowardly way
Personally, I think that gives credibility to Whitebeard while still making Blackbeard a son of a bitch, it also makes him far less generic, I don't remember many mangas that have the main villain winning cowardly and by luck with someone, awesome LOL
But even if you hated Blackbeard for that moment, why would you make him lose to Pwngoat? And for that matter, why would you make ANYONE lose to Pwngoat?
Thank god he's out, before he would more damage
Noooo, I missed yesterday's match, and Sanji lost. He's a great man, here's to Sanji giving 'em hell!
9 - SH (minus) sanji and franky
7 SH to go..
and yes i´m happy.!!
tomorrow´s gonna be sad..
all the hard work the Kung fu dugongs made.
lost..all because of silvers..is pwngoat all over again
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Captain Ugly learned the move "self worth" and evolved to C_uggs.
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Tea time with Uggs & random kawaii girls/Ugly party/Uggs sig games ranking
Its no shame to lose to a great character like Ray Ray.
yeah.. ray is a good charecter..since buggy arc..
..he´s like the obi-wan for luffy
Captain Ugly learned the move "self worth" and evolved to C_uggs.
~Check my threads~
Tea time with Uggs & random kawaii girls/Ugly party/Uggs sig games ranking
Is this an insult or a complement?
I hope that means you're leaning more in Maki-Maki's favor
Yes you should get worried.
No you should not counter it. Enel would be most displeased.
A guy can dream yes?
Ahem. As seen in the RULES for the tournament.
Something that has been coming up quite a bit is people have been asking "Why is THAT character winning?" followed by some negative complaint towards a competitor, or worse, towards the people voting for said character.
This is not allowed, as it violates both rules 1 and 2.
This is a popularity tournament, for fun, and the answer to the question is aways going to be "Because more people voted for this character." You may not understand, or disagree with the reasons for it, but it is how it is, OTHER PEOPLE have opinions different from your own, and look for different things in what they enjoy than you do.
We've been lenient on this point so far, but will take action in the future. So please. Just have fun with it. Don't complain, just campaign.
So I know its early and all but I think buggy has a good chance of winning this entire tournament
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At present, reality is lacking from our visage. Wish it were the moon, refracting light on the passenger's window. Streetlights tell adulterous lies, pretend moons on mirrored surfaces-- Headlights dance as stars in our recollection of sky. Make a wish before eyes turn the image upside down, But that is how we comprehend. As we watch, the night cloaks our city in demure tones. Orientation loses worth when the night falls-- Everything is sky.
Now, sheets don't lie right and sleep never comes. Night is buzzing with myriad new mornings. A lack of light tunes down the world to black and white-- Indicates to cones and rods that eyes must close, Mimics our slumbering state But how can we sleep with such beauty in our eyes?
Tomorrow, we will awaken and morning will have come, Sunlight bleaching our vision to blinding white. There are no misunderstandings in the morning-- Flaws strung on clotheslines to air out dank indecency. Immediately, I regret the littlest of my lies-- I knew there was no moon in your window. Youth did not exempt me, clouds crowded even my eyes. But the moon beams mercy, tonight brings another prospect— We will try again.
Make"-be*lieve` (?), n.
A feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; an invention.
To forswear self-delusion and make-believe. M. Arnold.
© Webster 1913.
Make"-be*lieve`, a.
Feigned; insincere.
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United States Army Drill Sergeant Terry Achane, the father whose wife put up their baby for adoption without his knowledge or approval, has his daughter back.
The reunion came after a Utah court reversed the adoption – much to the disappointment of adoptive parents Jared and Kristi Frei. Twenty-two months ago, the Frei family adopted baby Teleah from an adoption agency. This last Thursday, Taleah was returned to her father.
For now, at least.
As the crow flies, the story is that Achane and (his now-ex-wife) Tira Bland lived in Texas, and in 2010, Bland became pregnant. Bland had (allegedly) told Achane that she did not want to live as a single mother, and was considering an abortion or giving the baby up for adoption. Achane urged Bland to go through with the pregnancy and give birth.
Then in February of 2011, Achane was stationed at a U.S. Army base in South Carolina. Days later, Bland gave birth to a premature baby in Utah, and quietly signed the baby off for adoption with Utah's Adoption Center of Choice. During this time, she had cut off contact with Achane. In her adoption papers, she had intentionally listed an old address of Achane's, so that the adoption agency wouldn't be able to get in touch with him.
The agency attempted contact with Achane, and when they couldn't reach him, went forward with the adoption. The whole process from birth to adoption took two days.
Meanwhile, Achane, without any contact from Bland, had a friend visit his old house. The friend told Achane that it looked vacant. Upon hearing this, Achane attempted to contact family doctors to see if Bland had carried out the abortion. Doctors were not able to confirm much with Achane, but in June, Bland finally called Achane and let him know that she had adopted out their baby in Utah without his knowledge or consent.
According to his lawyer, Achane contacted the adoption agency that had given Taleah to the Frei family, but the agency denied him access to information – even when he had said that he had not consented to the adoption. The agency claimed that it was standard procedure to not share information with the father of a potential adoptive baby.
On November 20, 2012, a Utah judge ruled in favor of Achane – ordering the Frei family to return Taleah within 60 days. But the Frei family filed a motion to delay the return.
The Daily Mail reports that by December, "the Utah adoption agency that organized the botched adoption had been under the scrutiny of state licensing officials for three months." The Adoption Center of Choice was operating under an extended (but not renewed) license due to discrepancies and deficiencies in filing.
Last Thursday – January 24, 2013 – a Utah judge again sided with Achane and ordered Taleah be returned to him immediately. Achane and his daughter await a hearing in Utah's Supreme Court, which is scheduled for March.
The Frei family kept a blog during the process, where they have been collecting donations to help with their legal fees. On it, they paint a picture of Achane as an absent father, who never cared to meet or take care of his daughter, and one that "left [Bland] without any money, a car, or details of his whereabouts."
"But because the child was conceived in wedlock," the blog later continues, "[Achane] can object to the adoption, forcing us to trial to terminate his parental rights."
So far, the Frei family has raised over $22,000.
Robert Franklin (Esquire, even!) of Father's Rights organization Fathers & Families wrote last week:
Face it, Achane got lucky. He happened to be married to the mother of his daughter and she happened to be dumb enough or honest enough to tell one lie too few for her scheme to work. The simple fact is those things don't always happen. The adoption industry in this country is set up to deny single fathers notice when their children are placed for adoption. That denies fathers their rights to their children and children their rights to their fathers.
For now, Taleah is back with her biological father, who told papers that he is "very happy" and that the wait has been "worth it."
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Calgary fire crews remained on scene of a fire in a duplex in the southwest for several hours on Monday night.
The blaze broke out at just after 5 p.m. in a single story duplex in the 1500 block of 33 Ave. S.W.
Crews managed to contain the fire to one of the units.
A man and a woman escaped safely.
Firefighters continue to keep an eye out for hot spots.
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Has anyone done Pro Am where Am is male? Does it make sense to compete against other male pros? What do judges see? And what are the pros and cons?
Since so much depends on them man, I believe that even though you shouldn't be competing against male pros, you as a couple will look weaket than male pro, female am couple...
A) In standard especially B) that's true, some of the pros are not that strong, and some lady pros can make the man look very good too... but as a general rule
I don't know much about pro am, so I'm not sure... but I think that at the open level the couple is supposed to be judged as a couple. In syllabus they are only supposed to judge the am. And while they usually run separate events for the male ams and female ams, sometimes they do combine the events. So in this case, yes, the male am is being compared to the male pros. I remember talking to a male am who won a mixed open pro am event at OSB one year. He was very proud of himself for coming out ahead of all of the male pros on the floor. He led me to believe that he was competing directly against them.
Diana MacDonald was competing with her student in Hotlanta. I cannot remember his name, but he and Diana won and I actually think that without a doubt they were the best on the floor. In all honesty, her student was better than many of the professionals out on the floor. Then of course there is Shalene and her students, they consistantly make finals and do very well. Earlier this year when I saw Lawrance Mitchell dance with Shalene against his wife Ramona with Ben, Lawrance has been taking the top spot over Ben and his wife. Maybe the key is the instructor. Shalene and Diana are by no means unknowns, and they are both top dancers, knowledgable professionals and have quite a bit of experience. Another thing to consider is dancing is making the woman look good, is it possible that Diana and Shalene could look bad? Highly unlikely. I think you may be confusing numbers of pro/am couples where the female is amateur with the significant lack of high level male competitors. Also, how hard is it for female instructors get lucky enough to find that competitive male student that wants to compete and move to the top. There are just so few.
Actually there are quite a few... but a smaller fraction of them will do pro/am since there are fewer advantages compared to an amateur partnership.
Of course. Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free. Men have a bevy of amateur women to choose from. Probably why so many male dancers get such big egos.
The student was David Oliveri, who also won the event last year. Yes, many amatuers are better than pros. After all, there is no QUALITY requirement to be a pro, just the desire to earn money - it's an economic difference, not a quality difference. That is why (for example) you will never see a 'pro' compete at the USA Dancesport Nationals - what will he say to his students (who confuse pro and am with high and low quality) when he loses to someone who is not a 'pro'? Remember also that proam teachers are not always the best dancers - just the most successful at attracting proam students.
One of my previous amateur partners used to (and still does) dance Pro/Am. He is the student (amateur). In the syllabus-level (Bronze, Silver Gold) "single dance events," the ones that are divided up by level and age and sex, he will be judged against the other amateur men who are dancing with their professional teachers. In the syllabus-level events where the sex categories are collapsed, such as the syllabus scholarship or syllabus championship events, he will be judged against the other students dancing in the event, both male and female. The judges can tell who are the students and who are the pros because the pros and amateur men are numbered differently. Often the pro men will have two-digit numbers, while the amateur men will have three-digit numbers. Or, the pro men will have numbers in the 100-199 range, and the amateur men will have numbers above that range. In the out-of-syllabus events, the ones that are higher than Open Gold, the student and teacher are judged as a couple. As for what the judges see -- they see what you put out there I guess I'm not sure I understand this part of the question. I did Pro/Am for about seven years, though, starting at beginning Bronze and working my way up though all the syllabus levels, so perhaps I could answer a more detailed question. As for the pros and cons of being a man doing pro/am, they're the same as they are for a woman doing pro/am, with one exception: there are so many fewer men doing pro/am as the students than there are women, that you'll go to a lot of competitions and be uncontested unless you dance in the events where you are judged against the female students, too.
The thing I notice most about the male pro/am dancers I've seen -- and this is strictly my opinion -- they don't seem to show a range of emotions from dance to dance. I noticed this with David, too. I thought his expression (and he did show some) was not that different in rumba than it was in cha cha. Having said that, I still couldn't take my eyes off of Diana and David.
I'm male and have done Am with a Pro female in Pro/Am competitions a few times. I'm not understanding this question ... what is being asked here? In relation to what? Hmmm ... unless I'm unclear here, too ... One good point of a male as Am working with Pro in Pro/Am is that I get an experienced follower, and can focus on my leading skills with less adjusting. I have enjoyed my experiences working with a Pro, and it does seem to improve help improve my dancing, and naturally the look of the partnership, too. Two weak points I can think of for now ... (1) it tends to be more expensive from a number of perspectives, and (2) being a male, there hasn't been alot of competition.
As a male, when I have done Pro/Am I've not competed against the females dancing with their male Pros, only males dancing with their female Pros. (DP, you could be confused.) Perhaps.
Ah! Well good to know. My comments above were regarding the syllabus events I've been in, not anything in an open catagory. Didn't even know they had events where Am males compete against Am females. Wow! :shock:
In single dances the Students are judged against each other. In Championships or Scholarships you are judged as a couple. This would include Open or syllabus events.
One of my coaches, who is also a regular judge says that in Silver and above, he places the couple, not the student. I'm not sure I agree at that level, but I wasn't going to debate it with him. That would make me think that if your pro is good, you will tend to get higher marks.


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Ground floor: apartment of approx. 165 sqm + porches on 3 sides; 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a sitting / dining room and a kitchen, a laundry room.
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The closest village is Antria. Magione is the closest local town and is about 3 km distant. It offers a good range of shops and amenities and all basic services. Perugia and Lake Trasimeno are approx. 15 minutes by car.
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