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It had been a particularly slow night. The plant security guard had just made his rounds on this Sunday evening shift. As soon as he passed the weighing scales, he could enter the guard shack and get off his feet. Challenging A Curious Incident However, on this night, he noticed the waste vendor's truck sitting half on and half off the scale. He stopped dead in his tracks to see if the truck would back up and completely sit on the scale. It never did. The observant guard walked up to the truck and challenged the driver who seemed surprised. "Hey, you're not weighing your truck properly." The driver fumbled for a response before replying, "Sorry, I was on the phone with a friend. I didn't notice it." But this security guard had the presence of mind to demand the driver's phone. The driver was caught off guard and surrendered the phone. The guard then pulled up the most recent incoming/outgoing calls and saw no calls during the last 30 minutes. "I don't think so." "You don't think so what?" The security guard was frank, "You haven't used this phone in over half an hour." The truck driver sheepishly acknowledged the fact. It was decided to install video surveillance covering the weighing area and scales – no easy feat due to poor lighting Preventing Crime As It Happens Knowing the driver was lying, the security guard ordered the truck back on the scale for a correct weighing and advised the driver that he would report the incident. The security guard wrote up his report and handed it off to his supervisor who, in turn, contacted the local corporate investigator. This investigator was soon on the phone with his boss at corporate headquarters on the other side of the world. Together with Security, they decided to install video surveillance covering the weighing area and scales – no easy feat due to poor lighting. However, once completed, they waited. They would not have to wait long. For the next two months, the waste vendor trucks, filled to the brim with production waste, black-and-white paper and other waste products from the plant, would stop on the scale only for a moment and then drive the front half of the truck off the scale for weighing. It was obvious that the vendor was cheating the company by only paying for half the waste. After two months, it was decided to catch the next cheating driver "en flagrante." Sure enough, the next truck went half on and half off the scale and was weighed. Security then asked the unsuspecting driver to park his truck and invited him inside the building to talk to a supervisor. The driver signed an incriminating statement about the scheme and his role therein. They sent him on his way asking him to keep it quiet Waiting for the driver in a large office was the local investigator and his close friend, the Head of Security. After a difficult interview, the driver admitted to cheating on the scales over a two-year period—he claimed that some of the scale cheating was done at the direction of the vendor's management, while some of it he did himself by "ripping off" the vendor—which he acknowledged was dangerous. Working With Authorities The driver signed an incriminating statement about the scheme and his role therein. They sent him on his way asking him to keep it quiet—they would see what they could do for him later on. In the meantime, Corporate Investigations had received a due diligence report on the vendor company which contained disturbing news—the company and its managers were associated with a countrywide waste management mafia. The report suggested that the vendor had a reputation for thefts and involvement in numerous lawsuits regarding thefts and embezzlement. Shockingly, no prior due diligence had ever been conducted on the vendor. Fortunately, the plant's finance and audit team had maintained good records over the past 5 years and were able to re-construct the amount of waste going out the plant door and the amounts being claimed and paid for by the vendor. The discrepancy and loss stood at a multi-million dollar figure. After consulting with the local police authorities and company lawyers, it was decided to pursue a civil case against the vendor. Pursuing Legal Action The regional lawyer, the Head of Investigations, the Head of Security and the CFO invited the vendor to discuss the problem. Some of the evidence was shown to the vendor's CEO who became indignant and, in order to save face, promised to fire the truck drivers and to repay any losses for the last two months. Inter-dependent entities - security, investigations, finance/audit and legal - combined their resources and agendas to form a unified front That was not enough for the company and a protracted legal battle ensued which lasted several years and resulted in the vendor's paying almost the entire amount in instalments. The vendor was dropped from the contract and internal controls strengthened—the only plant employee dealing with the waste issue left the company and was replaced by two individuals. The plant also began paying more attention to the waste process and less to the production side. Several "lessons learned" come to mind. First, the tripwire came in the person of an astute and well-trained security guard who exhibited some of the best characteristics you want to see from men and women in that profession. The Security Department was also adept at installing the surveillance system and capturing the fraud live on videotape. But a far greater lesson was learned—of what can happen when inter-dependent entities (security, investigations, finance/audit and legal) within a company combine their resources and agendas to form a unified front. The results speak for themselves.
Critical infrastructure facilities that must secure large areas with extended outer boundary and numerous entry points, present a particularly difficult challenge when it comes to perimeter protection. As such, true end-to-end perimeter protection calls for the utilization of a sophisticated, multi-layered solution that is capable of defending against anticipated threats. Integrated systems that incorporate thermal imaging, visible cameras, radar and strong command and control software are crucial for covering the various potential areas of attacks. Let's look at these technologies and the five key functions they enable to achieve an end-to-end solution that provides intrusion detection, assessment and defense for the perimeter. 1. Threat Recognition The first step in effectively defending against a threat is recognizing that it's there. By combining state-of-the-art intrusion detection technologies, facilities can arm themselves with a head start against possible intruders. An exceptionally important aspect of effective perimeter protection is the ability to conduct 24-hour surveillance, regardless of weather conditions, environmental settings, or time of day. Visible cameras do not perform as well in low light scenarios and inclement weather conditions. However, thermal imaging cameras can provide constant protection against potential intruders, regardless of visual limitations, light source or many environmental factors. In fact, facilities such as power stations located near bodies of water can use thermal cameras to create what is known as a "thermal virtual fence" in areas where they are unable to utilize the protection of a physical fence or wall. Deterring suspicious activity can be achieved through real-time two-way audio, a simple but powerful tool Critical infrastructure applications require not only continuous video surveillance and monitoring, but also a solution that yields highly reliable intrusion detection, with fewer false alarms. This need makes advanced video analytics a must for any adequate surveillance system. Features like dynamic event detection and simplified data presentation are game changing in supporting accurate intrusion analysis and facilitating a proactive response. Advanced analytics will provide multiple automated alarm notification options, including email, edge image storage, digital outputs or video management software (VMS) alarms. Incorporating high quality, unique and adaptive analytics can virtually eliminate false alarms, allowing security personnel to respond more efficiently and effectively, while also lowering overall cost for the end user. While surveillance technologies such as radar, thermal imaging and visible cameras, or video analytics work well on their own, utilizing all of these options together provides an advanced perimeter detection system. For example, ground surveillance radar can detect possible threats beyond the fence line as they approach and send a signal to pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras, triggering them to slew to a specific location. From there, embedded analytics and visible cameras can further identify objects, notify authorized staff, and collect additional evidence through facial recognition or high-quality photos. 2. Automatic Response Systems Once an intrusion attempt is discovered, it is important to act fast. Organizing a response system that can initiate actions based on GPS location data, such as the slewing of PTZ cameras, automated intruder tracking or activated lighting sensors, greatly increases staff's situational awareness while easing their workload. For instance, thermal imagers deployed in conjunction with video analytics can be used to generate an initial alarm event, which can then trigger a sequence of other security equipment and notifications for personnel to eventually respond to. Having all of this in place essentially lays the entire situation out in a way that allows responders to accurately understand and evaluate a scene. Power stations located near bodies of water can use thermal cameras to create a "thermal virtual fence" in areas where they are unable to utilize the protection of a physical fence or wall 3. Deterring Suspicious Activity After the designated auto-response mechanisms have activated and done their job, it is time for responders to acknowledge and assess the situation. From here, authorized personnel can take the next appropriate step toward defending against and delaying the threat. Deterring suspicious activity can be achieved through real-time two-way audio, a simple but powerful tool. Often, control room operators can diffuse a situation by speaking over an intercom, telling the trespasser that they are being watched and that the authorities have been notified. This tactic, known as 'talk down', also allows officers to view the intruder's reaction to their commands and evaluate what they feel the best next step is. If individuals do not respond in a desired manner, it may be time to take more serious action and dispatch a patrolman to the area. 4. Delay, Defend, Dispatch And Handle The possible danger has been identified, recognized and evaluated. Now it is time to effectively defend against current attacks and slow down both cyber and physical perpetrators' prospective efforts. Through the use of a well-designed, open platform VMS, security monitors can manage edge devices and other complementary intrusion detection and response technologies, including acoustic sensors, video analytics, access control and radio dispatch. A robust VMS also enables operators to control functions such as video replay, geographical information systems tracking, email alerts and hand-off to law enforcement. With the right combination of technologies, facilities can take monitoring and evidence collection to the next level The primary purpose of the delay facet of the overall perimeter protection strategy is to stall an attempted intrusion long enough for responders to act. Access control systems play a key role in realizing this objective. When a security officer sees a non-compliant, suspicious individual on the camera feed, the officer can lock all possible exits to trap them in one area all through the VMS. 5. Intelligence: Collect Evidence And Debrief More data and intelligence collected from an event equals more crucial evidence for crime resolution and valuable insight for protecting against future incidents. With the right combination of technologies, facilities can take monitoring and evidence collection to the next level. One innovative resource that has become available is a live streaming application that can be uploaded to smart phones and used for off-site surveillance. This app gives personnel the power to follow intruders with live video anywhere and allows operators to monitor alarm video in real-time. Geographic Information System (GIS) maps are computer systems utilized for capturing, storing, reviewing, and displaying location related data. Capable of displaying various types of data on one map, this system enables users to see, analyze, easily and efficiently. Multi-sensor cameras, possessing both visible and thermal capabilities, provide high-contrast imaging for superb analytic detection (in any light) and High Definition video for evidence such as facial ID or license plate capture. Integrating these two, usually separated, camera types into one helps to fill any gaps that either may normally have. Still, in order to capture and store all of this valuable information and more, a robust, VMS is required. Recorded video, still images and audio clips serve as valuable evidence in the event that a trial must take place to press charges. Control room operators can use data collection tools within their VMS to safely transfer video evidence from the field to the courtroom with just a few clicks of their mouse. More advanced video management systems can go a step further and package this data with other pertinent evidence to create a comprehensive report to help ensure conviction.
In the past year, we have continued to see that the global security market is both dynamic and evolving. The term "security" no longer means simply protecting the perimeter of a building; it also involves securing corporate networks and sensitive data. In 2016, this trend was driven by a change in organizational threats. Businesses as a whole are much more focused on cyber-threats, a growing paradigm that challenges business and security leaders to stay one step ahead of crime and fraud trends. A string of recent high-profile breaches, including several involving government agencies, exposes the vulnerabilities faced by organizations across the globe. Cyber-attackers are holding data for ransom, stealing personally identifiable information, selling sensitive data and destroying critical networks. These threats, which encompass cyber, IT, and physical security, force leadership to recognize the potentially damaging disruptions if risk is not controlled. Internet Of Things In 2016, we continued to see significant discussion centred on the promise of the Internet of Things (IoT). At the same time, demand for more mobile capabilities has altered the way people and businesses connect and collaborate. As the demand for network connectivity increases, so too does the need for increased security for physical assets, networks, and valuable corporate data. As a result, we experienced a growing dialogue between IT, cyber security, and physical security teams to help gain a greater knowledge of how to best collaborate. In the coming year, stakeholders must continue to communicate closely to assist in determining vulnerabilities in a more proactive manner. In 2017, we will continue to see Big Data analysis and IoT-powered devices allow for the collection of myriad data points across systems, services, and devices. This process will allow businesses to investigate threats in a more intelligent manner. It will be the organizations that generate actionable intelligence from collected data points that will be firmly positioned to achieve their strategic intelligence and business objectives in the coming years. In 2017, we will continue to see Big Data analysis and IoT-powered devices allowfor the collection of myriad data points across systems, services, and devices Comprehensive Security Strategies Overall, the alignment of risk management, IT, and business continuity will allow leaders to realize a comprehensive security strategy that takes into account cyber and physical security, and helps leaders proactively recognize threats. Today's leading global enterprises focus on preventing risk to ensure long-term business continuity. We at Verint practice the same concept, combining physical security, IT functionality, and cybersecurity efforts to help enable our organization to realize comprehensive intelligence. It has worked well for our business over the past year, and we aim to help our customers achieve the same level of efficiency and knowledge as we reach 2017. Actionable Intelligence is the core of what we do at Verint. We believe that the collaboration of various stakeholders, business functions, and strategies allows organizations to be more focused, effectively identify threats, develop trends, and quickly access relevant data to meet evolving business requirements. See the full coverage of 2016/2017 Review and Forecast articles here Save
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webpro1000 needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 53 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
we have developed a new automated system to capture leads and convert them into sales. The product this system is selling is phenomenal and converts like crazy!
opportunity seekers and website promoters
I need an ad that will attract a lot of clicks. The ad that has the best stickyness and clickability wins this project.
Any standard adwords compatible image ads accepted.
You'll probably need to make it an animated banner, but use your best judgment, we're going for clicks!
I have attached large screenshots of the landing pages for this site. Feel free to use any of the ad copy in these screenshots for use in THIS ad creation project.
One slogan that comes to mind is "Make Money Selling Money", but I'd prefer if you got creative and did something unique.
As soon as this hits 10 submissions I am going to make it a guaranteed contest. I will guarantee 1 winner. Depending on the quality of the submissions I may choose more than one winner.

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Lance Armstrong and Manti Te'o ... two men dominating the sports headlines for all the wrong reasons. One for cheating ... and one for dating a dead person who never really existed.
Question is ...
More Who'd You Rather?
- Jennifer Lawrence vs. Taylor Swift
- Alfonso Ribeiro vs. Tommy Davidson
- Macaulay Culkin vs. Peter Billingsley


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FALSTAFF: My King, my Jove, I speak to thee, my heart!
KING: I know thee not, old man. Fall to thy prayers.
Henry IV Part 2 Act 5 Scene 5
One of the most frustrating things I run into regularly are people in complete denial. I see it in the church often, folks who go to Mass who are devoted to prayer who absolutely insist that the party of Abortion, Gay Marriage and the Obamacare mandates against the Church are not against Catholics because JFK was president and they simply can't believe the party of Kennedy could possibly be against the church.
In the Jewish community I see the same. They look at the president Obama and his team and because of their historic connections to the Democrat party they can't bring themselves to believe that the words he has said about Israel could be false and his support of the Jewish state could be hollow no matter what his record was.
Which Brings us to Chuck Hagel
Hagel nomination for defense was still just a rumor Glenn Reynolds linked: to this piece by Jen Rubin at the Washington post that said
President Obama believes in tough sanctions against Iran; Hagel does not. The president insists that he wants good relations with Israel (and thereby can influence its decision-making with regard to Iran); Hagel has displayed a poisonous animosity toward the Jewish state. Hagel has advocated direct negotiations with Hamas; Obama has never gone this far. The difficulty in articulating to foes and friends our positions on an array of issues is greatly magnified when a critical cabinet officials has a long track record of disagreement with the president, or at least what the president says is his current policy.
Well it appears the Chuck "Let the Jews pay for it" Hagel nomination is no longer theoretical.
Now if a GOP president nominated Hagel for this post Jewish Democrats would not hesitate to go after the pick as a slap in the face to Israel, with Obama making the same pick the reactions on the left should be…interesting.
I would cry for the American Jewish community but they willingly voted for Obama and thus are getting the government they deserve. I'll give the last word via insty this to Powerline:
It was to be expected that, in a second term, Obama would show more clearly his true colors. In fact, he promised the Russians to do so.
And there is something to be said for the kind of clarity Hegal's selection will bring.
I'd say American Jews were playing Falstaff but in fairness Obama isn't turning from his former self, he's always been this way.
Update: It's now official and I cleaned up the opening sentence that got away from me.
Update 2: Ed Koch says something interesting:
Koch explained to The Algemeiner why he decided to back the President's re-election even though he says he suspected that Obama would backtrack on his pro-Israel overtures. "I did what I thought was warranted and intelligent," he said, "He was going to win! There was no question about it. I thought it would be helpful to have a Jewish voice there, being able to communicate."
So Ed Koch suspecting Obama's promises to Jews were BS decided to support him because he thought his victory was inevitable? It's a good thing England didn't think that way in 1941 or there would have been no living European Jews to liberate or that Lincoln didn't think that way in 1862 or there would be a Northern & Southern president right now.
Even more interesting is this:
Does anybody believe that Hagel regrets what he said about gays? I don't think so. In fact, did he ever say anything (apologetic) between whenever that incident (when Hagel opposed an ambassadorial appointment on sexual orientation grounds) occurred many years ago until his name was discussed as secretary? Undoubtedly, one of his friends said 'you better get the gays off your back,' but they don't believe it, they don't believe it at all. If he really believes what he says today, he would have said it a long time ago, not today.
This, if true, means the Gay community doesn't care if Hagel actually hates their guts as long as he gives them the demanded lip.
Update 3: It gets worse via Yid with Lid
ADL Head Abe Foxman, ever willing to suckle at the teat of any progressive leader. Back in mid-December (before Lew began his "Love Chuck" calls) Foxman said this about a possible Hagel pick:"The sentiments he's expressed about the Jewish lobby border on anti-Semitism in the genre of professors John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt and former president Jimmy Carter."His comments yesterday were much tamer:


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Know the culture of Iraqfrom Mesopotamian to modernas this war-torn country returns to its traditional ways, emerging from years of strife, oppression, and devastation. Read about the Babylonians and Sumerians, witness the birth of Islam, and then explore present-day Iraq with its diverse ethnic groups, languages, festivals, and customs.
Ancient religions, colorful dances, and sweet music all come alive in this fascinating, newly-revised book on Irans culture. Learn how to celebrate the new year with the festival of Nowrouj, discover the delights of delicious Iranian cuisine, and marvel at Irans traditional crafts of carpet-weaving, pottery, and metalwork.
This newly revised book provides a basic introduction to contemporary Iranthe land that was ancient Persia. Imagine life in this land of earthquakes, sand storms, and extreme weather, from burning hot deserts to the humid shores of the Caspian Sea to freezing cold mountains.
Discover the rich and varied history of Iran through this amazing, newly-revised book. Ancient dynasties and modern revolutions are presented in an easy-to-read yet detailed manner. Full-color pictures and illustrations bring Irans diverse customs to life, while informative boxes focus on key events and aspects relevant to the Iranian people.
Discover Iraq in this newly-revised bookfrom the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates to hot and dry deserts and mountains. Learn more about the land that was home to the first cities and civilizationsand explore the old and new cities of Baghdad, Basra, Ur, and Babylon.
Meet the people of Iraqthe Arabs, the Kurds, the Bedouins, and the Armeniansin this newly-revised book. Learn about the diversity of their religion, languages, customs, and cuisine. Take a glimpse into the daily life of the Iraqi people. Know their cities, villages, homes, markets, and schools.
This new second revised edition explores the different ways in which Canadians express their creativity through music, art, dance, theater, and television. Updated information includes facts and statistics along with current popular performers such as actress Rachel McAdams and singer Nellie Furtado.


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Friday, November 20, 2009
Among the time-computation amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that will take effect on December 1, 2009, are changes to 12 rules that will result in a reduction by one day (from 15 to 14 days) of the time to take action. The affected rules are Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 1019, 1020, 2015, 2015.1, 2016, 3015, 4001, 4002, 6004, 6007, and 8009. Please take note of these changes and particularly of the new 14-day deadline for filing schedules, statements, and other documents under Rule 1007(c); for filing a chapter 13 plan under Rule 3015(b); and for filing appellate briefs under Rule 8009(a).
Bankruptcy Rule Changes Effective 12/1/2009
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djit needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 61 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
We need a professional, high end design for an aggressive company in the Eco-friendly Energy business.
Beginners are not advised to enter if they cannot provide the level of work we're looking for.
Bridging the Gulf for a greener tomorrow
Desired Color Scheme:
see corporate id
Desired Style:
professional, simple, attractive
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Please read the entire brief.
Our client is an Energy specialized company providing eco-friendly engineering solutions for governments, municipalities, infrastructure and contracting companies.
Keywords: Striking design, Highly professional, attractive, informative, engineering focus, technical, environment.
Targets:Construction, building developers, municipalities, architects, logistics managers.
Format: fully comprehensive layered PSD.
"comprehensive" means your layers should be clearly named (no "layer 36 copy 2" and organized by layer sets (background, top, nav, main, footer, ...)
Original work only: save your and our time, we don't want generic templates here. Full rights transfer upon payment.
Size: 1000 px width, centered, design should support fluid coding.
- logo/corporate id: logo, corporate id
- main font: Century Gothic
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- Energy Efficient Solutions
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- Waterless SanitationTry to use stylized graphics and abstract landscape.
Think of a web 2.0 design for an engineering company.
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Using graphs and equations : Using objects for analysis : Using data sets : Jigsaws and reading in the literature
The long and the short of it
The long: Discovering plate boundariesOne of the best known and most widely used jigsaw activities for geoscience courses is the Discovering Plate Boundaries exercise developed by Dale Sawyer at Rice University. The exercise is built around four global data maps: 1) earthquake location and depth, 2) location of recent volcanic activity, 3) seafloor age, and 4) topography and bathymetry.
- Each team works with one of the global data maps and determines where they would put the plate boundaries based on the data that they have. For a large class, Dale breaks each data-type team into subteams that focus on only one particular plate or group of plates.
- After re-forming into mixed groups, each student teaches the others in the group about what his/her data set suggests about plate boundary locations.
- The group task is then to combine the different data sets and work together as a group to determine where plate boundaries lie and why.
The short: Igneous rock classification
- As students enter the auditorium, they each pick up one rock from a box of samples by the classroom door. The box contains samples of granite, gabbro, and basalt.
- The instructor asks students to study their rock samples individually and write down all the observations they can make about them. The task is simple enough to use in a large class without having to check on each student's preparation.
- After giving students several minutes to study their rocks, the instructor asks the students to make groups of three so that each group has three different rock types.
- Students teach each other what they saw in their own rocks, and the group then compares rocks, noting similarities and differences.
- The instructor then asks groups what they have noted in their rocks and writes down responses on the board.
A variety of types of jigsaws
Jigsaws using graphs, formulas, and equations
Short jigsaws during class that help students learn to plot data, interpret graphs, and use formulas and equations are easy to construct and valuable for students. The team assignment gives students an opportunity to grapple with a graph or equation and master it well enough to explain it. One effective way to have teams prepare is to have team members create their own concept sketches of the graph or equation. A concept sketch has a central graphic (e.g., a graph or an equation) that is concisely annotated with short statements (not just labels) that describe a student's understanding of the elements shown in the central graphic. A subsequent group task comparing team assignments provides students an opportunity to explore, for example, how a graph varies with different data inputs, how the terms in an equation influence the output, how different portrayals of the same data might result in different interpretations, and so on.
- Each team receives and plots a portion of a large data set. Teams make interpretations based on their portion of the data. After peer teaching, the group then combines the data sets, works out an interpretation of the complete data set, and addresses why individual team interpretations (based on incomplete data) might have been different.
- Different teams plot the same data in several different ways (log-log vs. semi-log, pie vs. bar); the group works out which is the most useful and why.
- Different teams plot data sets (or analyze existing graphs) from different samples/locations on the same type of graph. After peer teaching , the group compares the graphs and analyzes why the plots are similar and/or different.
- Each team works through the same equation but with different inputs. After peer teaching , groups analyze the patterns that emerge.
- Each team receives a different equation, creates a graph for the equation, and develops concept sketches correlating the equation and resulting graph. After peer teaching, groups analyze why the graphs are similar or different.
Jigsaws using objects for analysis
Jigsaw is a terrific way to have students examine and analyze unique but related objects. Each student benefits not only from individual in-depth analysis but also from the picture that the groups put together by exploring a range of examples. Jigsaw is particularly useful if you have a great collection of objects, pictures, images, or samples, but you don't have enough copies for each student to work with identical ones. Just remember that this works best if you don't need students to know each example equally well.
- Art history: different sculptures by the same artist, paintings from different genre
- Computer science: different samples of bad code, contrasting examples of efficient and inefficient code
- English: different passages from the same poem, passages on the same topic from different poems, pieces of text with different voices
- Health professions:different X rays or sonograms from patients with similar conditions, audiograms from different patients
- Graphic design: different solutions to the same graphic design challenge, different examples of horrible web page design
- Archaeology: different samples of the same type of artifact, artifacts from thr same archaeological site
- Environmental science: different coastal erosion scenarios, different viewpoints on the same environmental situation
- Journalism:different news reports of the same event, different photographs from the same news event
Jigsaws for analyzing data sets
On many occasions, we'd like students not only to analyze a given data set but also to work with several other examples to see how they relate to one another, vary from one another, or can be combined to make a complete picture. Commonly, however, there's not enough time for students to do a complete analysis of several data sets, or it would be either repetitive or too time-consuming to have them do more than one. The jigsaw technique is a great technique to allow students to spend time analyzing one data set in depth, learn about others in less depth from a peer, and put together a complete picture that is not clear from only one data set. The team data analysis portion of the jigsaw could be done outside of class, in a lab session, or during class.
Jigsaws for reading in the literatureOne of the problems with assigning outside reading in preparation for a class discussion is that, if everyone does the reading and comes adequately prepared, it's hard to "discuss the reading" during class in an interesting way. The literature is also typically difficult for undergraduates to read, and assigning multiple articles to achieve either breadth or depth might not be desirable.
- Jigsaw offers an interesting way around both problems by having teams of students reading different but related articles and achieving depth and breadth in mixed groups.
- The key involves selecting related articles and helping students prepare adequately. Telling students to "do the reading and come prepared to teach it" is typically not very successful. Having students prepare written answers to guiding questions or create concept sketches of key figures can help students prepare well for class.
- During peer teaching, having students role play the researchers ("My colleagues and I....") sounds silly but is remarkably effective for changing the tone in mixed groups from classroom to quasi-professional.


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If you haven't spotted it already, there's a new article as part of the IBM WebSphere Technical Journal on developerWorks, called:
"The Support Authority: JVM enhancements that help you see how your WebSphere Application Server is behaving"
Recently, a number of new enhancements have been made to the serviceability features within the IBM® Java™ Virtual Machine. These improvements have been delivered as part of Java 6 R2.6, the latest release from the IBM Java Technology Centre, which underpins IBM WebSphere® Application Server V8. Some of the improvements have also been delivered in Service Refreshes of Java 6. 1.This article discusses each category of improvements that have been made, and how they can help you better understand the behaviour of your application running on WebSphere Application Server V8
The article is written by Ian Partridge and Adam Pilkington who are part of the IBM Java development team.


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Engaging in Made Active: The Chartwell Show with Sue Gardiner
Wednesday 6 June, 10:30am
Hannah Valentine: Subservience to Ends (1.2)
Saturday 30 June, 3pm
Luke Willis Thompson: Untitled
Sunday 1 July, 3pm
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
14 April - 15 July 2012
The artists in the exhibition, including works in The Chartwell Gallery, and artists in both the Video and Performance Programmes are:
In The Chartwell Gallery:
Jim Allen, Nick Austin, Stephen Birch, Ian Burns, Paul Cullen, Simon Denny, Paul Kos, Estate of L. Budd (lionel b.), Alicia Frankovich, Allen Maddox, Daniel Malone, and Campbell Patterson.
Performance Programme:
Finn Ferrier, Amy Howden Chapman, Louise Menzies with Louise Tu'u and Lafitaga Tu'u, Tuafale Tanoai (aka Linda T.), Hannah Valentine, Luke Willis Thompson, Seung Yul Oh, and Yahna Fookes (for Sriwhana Spong).
Video Programme:
Shaun Gladwell, Laresa Kosloff, Richard Maloy, Gabriella and Silvana Mangano, and Tahi Moore.
Edmiston Sculpture Terrace (North):
Sriwhana Spong
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Rob Gardiner talking with curator Natasha Conland in Made Active: The Chartwell Show
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Two Snub Nosed Ion Storm Cannon (Anti Shipping)
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I would like to say "thank you" to the indexers at FamilySearch for giving me a much-needed chuckle while I was in the midst of a very frustrating search for my 2nd great grandfather's South Dakota state census record for 1905.
Let me explain.
I was doing some housekeeping on some of my files to make sure I had obtained a copy of every census available - both federal and state - for my direct line ancestors. With names like Lanctot and Schneider, I expect there to be some weirdness in the spellings. At least in the handwriting interpretation.
I ran across the following "misspellings" for Lanctot: Sanctot, Lancto, Lanetot, and Lancelot. For Schneider, I got the expected Snyder and Snider, but also got Shmider and Schinder.
I also ran across the expected first name conundrums. My ancestors have pretty standard names - Mary Alice, Louis, Thomas Patrick, Anna Christina, etc. It can get confusing when an ancestor uses one name on one census, then their middle name on the next. However, I never thought about the different ways that someone could misspell "Louis."
I was using some pretty explicit language (directed mainly at my ancestors who appeared to have vanished into thin air between 1900 and 1905, then reappeared in 1910 right where I left them) to try to convince my computer to actually FIND something useful. It didn't. I finally decided to do a very VERY broad search for "Schneider" only in the 1905 South Dakota census. I narrowed my search down to his birth year in the 1850s. That's when I saw it.
Mine or not, I had to check it out.
Sure enough. My eyes didn't deceive me. My 2nd great grandfather was Louis Schneider, born in Iowa in 1851. Both of his parents were from France. He is first found in South Dakota on the 1880 federal census (1870 census shows him in Iowa). All of this information appears to fit.
Here's the actual census card:
I guess I can see how someone could think that said "Lovins" ... but shouldn't common sense and logic overrule that theory? In any case, I got a good chuckle out of it. And apparently my 2nd great grandfather was WAY ahead of his time ... because THIS is the first thing that popped into my head when I saw it:
It just goes to show ... be prepared for ANY type of misspelling or misinterpretation when performing your searches.
This actually is going to help me quite a bit. I have 2 Mary Alices (mother and daughter) who married two men named Louis (unrelated). Now this Louis can be referred to as "McLovin" just so I don't get so darn confused.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Wisdom Wednesday - Search Terms and Spelling
Posted by Unknown at 8:00 AM
Labels: Lanctot, Schneider, South Dakota
7 comments:
- Michelle Goodrum said...
Very cute story. Thanks for starting out my day with a smile!
- December 28, 2011 at 8:52 AM
- Debi Austen said...
McLovin. Hahahahahaha!
- December 28, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- Jenny Lanctot said...
Glad I'm not the only one who got a chuckle out of that, Michelle :)
- December 28, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Laura Aanenson said...
LOVE it - as always, you are a hoot!
- December 28, 2011 at 1:49 PM
- Joan said...
Jenny "McLovin" Lanctot...that's what I should have named you!
- December 29, 2011 at 5:55 AM
- www.HungarianFamilyRecord.org said...
Actually , we had to change BOTH mu daughter's and my son's driver licenses due to registration clerk errors recently .Sly genealogist mom caught it !
Great story , Jenny !
- October 23, 2012 at 10:23 AM
- Jenny Lanctot said...
Thanks, Magda! See? Genealogists are good for something besides entertaining at parties! :)
- October 24, 2012 at 5:15 PM


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Friday, August 3, 2007
Pod People
Or is it?!??
Enjoy the weekend – but don't fall asleep.
13 comments:
- Chrissy said...
I'm glad I'm not the only one who was looking for a secret message in the last post. Very glad.
- Fri Aug 03, 04:34:00 PM EDT
- Kristen said...
Listen to the beans....
- Fri Aug 03, 06:12:00 PM EDT
- --Deb said...
SNEAKY beans!
- Fri Aug 03, 06:13:00 PM EDT
- Suburbaknitsta said...
those are very wise magical beans telling you to knit...
- Fri Aug 03, 06:37:00 PM EDT
- Email Me said...
Maybe, the beans know something you don't, maybe when you knit something will be revealed, just maybe an inspiration for something marvelous, ...great photo!
- Fri Aug 03, 07:30:00 PM EDT
- trek said...
- Fri Aug 03, 08:42:00 PM EDT
- clothesknit said...
i just sat down with a cold beer to relax and must say your beans might've made me laugh beer out of my nose. thanks for the laugh!
- Fri Aug 03, 08:43:00 PM EDT
- MissyJoon said...
Do not disregard the beans!
- Sat Aug 04, 11:31:00 AM EDT
- Lou said...
Not only are you very clever but I like the way your beans think too!
- Sat Aug 04, 12:05:00 PM EDT
- Kim said...
Listen to the beans! Very wise legumes!
- Mon Aug 06, 09:48:00 AM EDT
- CrazyFiberLady said...
ROFL. Very cute!
- Mon Aug 06, 10:52:00 AM EDT
- Stacy said...
It looks like the tomatoes are being swayed by the beans. If you find them attempting to pick up needles, you'll know why.
Thanks for the laugh!
- Tue Aug 07, 10:38:00 AM EDT
- Zarzuela said...
LOL! I *knew* it!! ;)
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Do any of you use Google Custom Search to make Internet searching more manageable for students? Essentially, you can make a mini-search engine, powered by Google, but only finding results you pre-approve. I put one together last year for my 7th grade students, and the teachers loved it. I think the students appreciated it also. Now I am updating it for this year's research. I go back and forth about Google Custom Search though. It is taking away the need to evaluate websites, therefore lessening the student's experience with this important skill.
I can see using it to teach evaluation and searching - the results are controlled, and the search screen looks very much like Google's. Or if younger students are researching sensitive topics and you want want to allow Internet research but want to make sure the students stay clear of inappropriate sites, this might be a good solution.
In my case, we are using it to make the Internet smaller, in a way. And to keep the kids from wasting time on the blogs that aren't meant to be used for research. The students are investigating what it is like to live in certain Middle Eastern countries, and then they are writing historical fiction from the perspective of an Israeli soldier, or an Iraqi teenager, etc. They aren't experienced enough to know or understand all the bias they would encounter on the web, so we made a selection of sites available to them, but they may carefully go out on a regular search engine if they want to. This way it isn't seen as restrictive, but rather as a guided experience.
Do you use Google Custom Search? Would you?
Ideas, resources, book reviews, and discussions especially for independent School Librarians.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Google Custom Search
Posted by elisabeth abarbanel at 7:55 PM
Labels: evaluation, Google, Google Custom Search
1 comment:
We have used Google custom search engines with very good success with our 7th and 8th graders. I think of it like learning to drive. You wouldn't take a student driver with a learner's permit out down the 405 fwy the first time they're behind the wheel. We start on the surface streets of Brentwood and Bel Air and work our way up to freeway driving. If students still need custom search engines when they're matriculating to university, you've got a problem, but its a great tool for teaching searching in a "limited" www. Just my $.02.ReplyDelete
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Korean War Memorial
This sculpture shows two brothers who were forced to fight against each other during the war. The sphere represents the Korean peninsula and the crack running through the center shows the unfortunate division of the two countries.
B52 Bomber
Korean War Memorial
Memorial Hall
Korean War Memorial - This entire corridor is dedicated to the South Korean soldiers who died during the war.
Junghwajeon Hall
Deoksugung Palace
Sungnyemun Gate
Jogyesa Temple
This lacebark pine tree, a very rare species, in front of Jogyesa Temple is 520 years old. It has been designated a national monument of Korea.
Injeongjeon Hall
Changdeokgung Palace
Dinner Time
Namdaemun Market
DMZ - Bridge Of No Return
DMZ - Road to the North
Binyangmun Gate
Changgyeonggung Palace
Munjeongjeon Hall Ceiling
Heungnyemun Gate
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Geunjeongjeon Hall
Gyeongbokgung Palace - Geunjeongjeon Hall was first built in 1394. It burned down during the Japanese invasion of 1592. It was reconstructed at tremendous expense in 1867.
Olympic Park
Southwest Entrance
Peace Gate
The Olympic Park covers an area of 1.4 million square meters. It was completed in 1986 to host the 1988 Summer Olympics. The 24th Olympic Games have long been over, but the park is still one of the more popular spots in Seoul. The sports facilities are still in regular use, and the outdoor stage is still a popular venue for various concerts and performances, including a visit from Metallica in 1998.
N. Korean Mountains
Seen from a safe distance.
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
If a 90-degree angle is what you're looking for, then I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place! The undulating Dongdaemun Design Plaza houses museums, galleries, and studios showcasing Korean and international modern art and design.
Archeological remains of the old city wall were uncovered as construction of the plaza got underway. Rather than remove the artifacts, the architects figured out a way to incorporate the excavated field into the surrounding complex.
Outdoor Sculpture
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Dongdaemun Gate
Seoul was once completely surrounded by an impressive stone wall. The only ways in and out of the city were through four large gates; Dongdaemun was one of them. Its name means "Great Eastern Gate".
Parts of the original city wall are still standing, but much of it has been either lost to history or eaten up by the modern-day buildings that shape Seoul's unique skyline. This particular gate is a restored version of the original structure.
Seoul City Hall
Junghwajeon Throne Hall
Deoksugung Palace - The smallest of Seoul's five main Palaces, Deoksugung mostly played a supporting role to its much larger counterparts throughout most of its history.
Jeukjodang Hall
Deoksugung Palace - The name Jeukjodang means "house where kings ascended the throne". Indeed, this is where two kings were crowned in the early 1600's.
Junmyeongdang Hall
Deoksugung Palace - I can't imagine having the patience to paint nearly every square inch of the eaves and trim of these old buildings, but I'm sure glad someone did!
Junghwamun Gate
Dorasan Train Station
It doesn't matter which site you visit in the DMZ, the ROK (Republic of Korea) soldiers are never far off. They make it abundantly clear where you are and aren't allowed to wander!
This is the end of the line for the South Korean rail network. The tracks themselves cross the border and link up with the North, but no trains are currently making the journey.
This station was built so that functioning infrastructure to link the two Koreas would already be in place if reunification can ever be achieved. Until that day comes, though, it sits eerily vacant a few kilometers away from the border.
Berlin Wall
Dorasan Train Station - The mayor of Berlin, a city with its own tragic history of division, recently paid a visit to the DMZ. He brought with him this piece of the Berlin Wall to remind the people of Korea that, however unlikely it may seem now, anything is possible.
Southern edge of the demilitarized zone.
Dorasan Observatory
Slip a few coins into these binoculars and you can gaze into North Korea for about a minute. This is the second time I've been to this observatory, but I've never seen a single person through the binoculars. The small towns appear to be empty. However, you can definitely hear the propoganda and patriotic music that streams endlessly through a system of loudspeakers aimed at the south!
Joint Security Area
ROK soldiers keep watch as we continue our tour right up to the military demarcation line that separates the two armies.
Here's what's going on in this picture: 1) The soldier in the foreground is with the U.S. army and serves as tour guide whenever groups pass through the DMZ. 2) The four guys in dark green coats are South Korean military. They stand guard in what is apparently a taekwondo "readiness" position throughout the duration of the tour. 3) The light blue buildings are UN facilities. The building on the left is the one we're about to enter. 4) The dark slab of concrete in roughly the center of the photo marks the military demarcation line. Everything "below" the concrete slab is part of South Korea, and everything "above" it is North Korean territory.
According to our guide, there's almost always one North Korean guard who makes his presence known during tours. He's easy to miss at first, but he's standing in a brown uniform at the top of the stair case.
Door to North Korea
The two sides use this UN facility from time to time for joint meetings. This S. Korean soldier keeps visitors away from the door that literally opens up into North Korea.


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Nobody doubts that retirement is a state in a state of change. The disagreement is over how soon and how radical the change will be. Maggie Kuhn -- founder and still leader, a decade later, of the Gray Panthers -- speaks with the optimism and impatience of an exuberant activist. David H. Fischer -- professor of history and author of "Growing Old in America" -- sees "the beginnings of a glacial change in attitudes." But he cautions against expecting too much, too soon.
The Kuhn scenario presents the agenda of an activist, the due bill for the future. The Fischer scenario offers the perspective of a historian. Kuhn and Fischer are persuasive debaters of the revolutionary vs. the evolutionary theories of retirement in the future.
In an extended conversation Maggie Kuhn offered The Christian Science Monitor her perspective on how today's dominant view of retirement came about:
"The Sun Cities, the Leisure Worlds have attracted the well-to-do wha have bought the myth that old age is play time and nap time, not a time to be engaged. The growth of those retirement communities is really a product of the disengagement theory.
"The disengagement theory was postulated about 40 years ago by two white middle-aged men in Kansas, Cummings and Henry. They based their theory on a very small sample of 200 white middle-aged Kansas males. They said the way in which you age successfully is to disengage yourself from what you have been doing is society all your life, and for society to disengage for you.
"The theory got into the thinking of millions, and it became the rationale, the philosophical basis for public policy that is age-segregated.
"There is some evidence that people are turning from it."
Miss Kuhn also offers her vision of what the retirement future will and ought to be:
"I feel also that mandatory retirement is coming under questioning. . . . There are people who have worked in hard, dangerous, distasteful jobs who want to retire early. Seventy-four percent of the people who are early retirees -- not yet eligible for social-security benefits -- retire early for health reasons. They have worked at jobs that are hazardous and that have injured their health.
"Another 14 percent are early retirees because they are discriminated against in matters of employment. It's illegal to refuse a job to a candidate who is qualified at a younger age than 70, but women in particular have had a great deal of difficulty establishing themselves in the labor force and securing jobs in their early 50s. The assumption is that you can't work very much and you can't learn anything new and you can't perform physically and keep up with the young. All of those assumptions have no factual base. People can learn all kinds of things. There's no limit to learning.
"People retire early with a lot of encouragement from management and labor. We would like to see retirement eliminated entirely. If one wishes to withdraw from a particular job, there should be every opportunity to move into another kind of work. We think that employers and labor unions should be encouraging people to be able to move from one kind of employment to a second and third and fourth career. Increasing numbers of people are doing this because of inflation. They find they can't live on a fixed income."
The Kuhn vision of the future requires changes in the work place. "It means what we can restructured work," she says.
"We're saying that businessmen should be restructuring their work and retirement policies. Sabbaticals for everybody. Job sharing -- women have been doing that with great effect with part-time work.
"But employers are still hooked and hung up on 9-to-5 jobs, five days a week. They can't envision any variations. Millions of people would like to work on a more flexible basis. They would like to work in teams, on a part-time basis.
"Employers don't see it yet, and labor unions are completely blind. They're concerned about getting the younger workers enrolled and getting their initiation fees.
"It's so grossly unfair, because they kick out after 30 years the people who have organized labor and who have battled the early struggles for it.
"I'm serving on a newly organized social policy board -- the National Policy Center on Employment and Retirement at the University of Southern California. We're looking at the performance capabilities of older workers, government employment and training programs, alternative work options, opportunities for older women workers.
"Utopia. In this imperfect world we can aim for perfection but probably never attain it. Still, we can do much better."
The Kuhn scenario makes a fascinating comparison, and contrast, on major points with the prognostications of David H. Fischer, who spoke about the future in his office at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass.:
"I don't see any end to mandatory retirement. Retirement is a normal part of the life process. It's something that inevitably most of us will experience. It may be a more activem retirement than we've known before, with a much more complex set of associations -- perhaps with other sorts of employment that can follow in the retirement period.
"Flextime, part-time, electronic cottage industries -- the alternatives are gathering momentum.
"I think that most of what's been happening in the last 20 to 30 years has really been an effort to pry open the possibilities for choice. Deep-seated attitudes about the work ethic are being repealed by cultural tendencies that no presidential administration has control over. Increasingly there's an ethic of being rather than doing.
"The republican experiment, this open society, is in some sense moving to a kind of test -- that is to say, can we sustain a plurality of ethics? I think the momentum is clearly heading in that direction.
"It's very difficult to measure attitudes about age, but several opinion polls have suggested that there is at least the beginning of a glacial change. These tides move very slowly. It's not a question of sudden reversals in attitudes, but rather the attitudes begin to change in a new way, in a new direction. I would expect that the attitudes would continued to change for a very long time."
"My hunch is that something like a youth cult began to take form in the late 18 century. It continued throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and peaked in the 1960s or perhaps early 1970s. I think the youth cult isn't quite as powerful as it used to be. I think as the median age advances so rapidly, that's making a difference.
"A great deal of the work of social gerontologists has been to combat what they call the myths of aging, to sensitize people today to the kinds of tacit discrimination that the feminist movement has been opposing, that the civil rights movement opposed -- that sort of tacit ageism that was so pervasive in our society. It still exists; I don't mean to doubt that it's still very powerful."
What does Dr. Fischer envision for the future?
"I think we're at a fork in the road," he says. "I see one fork leading the quite a happy world in which we don't even have a consciousness of age groups as we did in the past, and people can choose freely among many possibilities.
"The other fork leads to a much darker sort of world in which age groups become bureaucratically hardened and reinforced -- by the social-security system , by pension plans, by pressure groups, by social legislation designed to help older people but in fact drawing lines across the life cycle and making things happend automatically -- you get a free bus trip at a certain age. Part of that bleak world is for me also a return to, a reinforcement of generational tensions , as social security taxes rise.I think there is a real potential for trouble with older people having increasingly a sense of exploitation and depression.
"We've been through a world in the 17th and 18th centuries where younger people were quite exploited by the old.I think we went through another period where older people were victimized by a social system in which the young profited. I think now there is a possibility that if things could go right in that very hopeful way, they could also go wrong.
"I think this is really quite a critical moment -- a moment of some decades. A moment which becomes very important for us to approach and live through with a kind of broad perspective on the long history of these things.
"The problem with social security is part of a huge problem with our social-welfare system generally. Just as we're finding it increasingly difficult to afford social security, we're having the same problem with education, with health, with almost every kind of public service.
"Either we have to increase our spending in the public sector -- and it could be increased; we lag far behind many European nations in that respect -- or we could reduce the level of spending in these areas, or we could reduce the level of spending in these areas, or we could try to reform the system in some fundamental way. Those are the only three possibilities. We're now doing one and two. I think the nature of individual values in our society is such that No. 1 is not a political possibility in the future. The American voters will say, 'No more!' -- as in fact they are beginning to do. Nos. 1 and 2 are much less constructive solutions than 3.
"We're not getting much in the way of imaginative proposals of this sort, mostly because the scale of thinking in social science and public policy and politics is quite wrong -- we normally don't deal with these problems until they become a crisis. We deal with them on a kind of interval scale which really doesn't allow us a depth of insight or a breadth of reforming. That's something new in America. The leaders of this society in the early republic, and even through the New Deal, were thinking about public problems not merely for the moment -- whatever the merits of their ideas.
"John Adams was thinking on a scale of centuries. Franklin Roosevelt had a very spacious sense of time. But liberals, conservatives, businessmen, politicians, social scientists today -- everyone is working with blinders on. That's what's fatal to fundamental reform in this society."
In addition to these two scenarios, any projected view of tomorrow would have to reserve a third space for what is already happening today:
* Polaroid Corporation has initiated a sort of trial-retirement policy. Employees are offered a three-month leave of absence to "test the waters of retirement," in the words of Joseph Perkins, Polaroid's corporate retirement administrator. So far, about half retire and half return.
"For some, it lets them know they can handle retirement," Mr. Perkins says. "Others who couldn't handle it and came back -- the unretirables -- didn't lament that. It charges their batteries, and their spirits are high. They return with a new resolve."
* Harvard University now permits employees approaching retirement to spend three hours of work time a week developing postretirement careers or hobbies. The program allows for participation in volunteer activities, avocational development, or second-skills programs. Employees must be 60 and over, with 10 years of employment at the university.
* Travelers Insurance uses retired employees to help fill the 60-odd positions vacant each day because of vacations or illness. The company is also expanding its Older Americans Program to provide opportunities for those who want permanent part-time jobs.
* Continental Illinois Bank hires retirees to work in its check-processing operation, processing the heavy load of checks that come in during the first part of the month. The company also brings in retirees, not necessarily former Continental employees, as consultants and as part-time workers.
In the future it may be both easier to work and easier to retire as the numbers of those over 65 grow larger while the numbers of the young entering the job market grow smaller.
Beyond the future of retirement as a social and economic institution there is the future of retirement as an individual venture, and adventure. "I dare more as I grow older," Montaigne wrote in one of his essays. T. S. Eliot wrote, "Old men ought to be explorers." The model of Ulysses has been adopted as an example of a mature frontiersman, by Tennyson among others: "'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows. . ."
The world adopted Sir Francis Chichester when, at 70, he did just that, sailing around the world alone.
The creativity of older individuals has been acknowledged. Writing of Samuel Johnson, Robert Louis Stevenson marveled: "Think of that superb indifference to mortal limitation that set him upon his dictionary and carried him through triumphantly until the end."
Cervantes was well past the age of retirement by the time he finished "Don Quixote."
Hayden wrote his oratorio "The Creation" in his mid-60s.
Michelangelo's "Last Judgement" would not be complete if he had quit at the arbitrary age of retirement.
From Plato -- who may have been in his 70s when he composed "The Laws" -- to Lewis Mumford, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Buckminster Fuller in our century, the thinkers with the most advanced visions of the future have often been young oldsters.
And what price would the 20th century have paid if Winston Churchill had been subject to mandatory retirement in 1939, the year World War II began?
The elder stateswoman, for the moment, is not visible because too few younger stateswomen are visible. Meanwhile, there are the older artists of the present -- the nonagenarian painter Georgia O'Keeffe, the nonagenarian novelist-journalist Rebecca West -- and other names of the recent past: the poet Marianne Moore, the harpsichordist Wanda Landowska.
We are used to the exceptional achievements of exceptional men and women at what we take to be exceptional ages. But we have not yet generally accepted the same possibilities on their own scale for ordinary people.
We lack the models -- the everyday heroes and heroines -- of retirement.
We do not seem to hold the concept in our imagination as a normal, natural occurrence -- this perpetual possibility of birth and rebirth.
The phrase of the British gerontologist Alex Comfort -- "second trajectory" -- describes an ideal of retirement. the second trajectory would not be as hot, as fierce, as streaking a trajectory as the first. It would depend more on preference than necessity. It would be designed to satisfy oneself rather than others. Any competition would be directed against one's own previous standards of achievement.
One would not have to work if one did not want to work.
One would not have to play if one did not want to play.
After a lifetime as a professional, one would become an amateur in the literal sense of the word: One would do what one loved -- and perhaps for the first time, discover what that was.
The second trajectory would involve, in addition to an active self, a meditative self who would observe the process as it was going on, and consider any loss of efficiency as nothing.
Rabbi Abraham Heschel observed at a White House Conference on Aging: Retirement years should be "formative years, rich in possibilities to unlearn the follies of a lifetime, to see through inbred self-deceptions, to deepen understanding, and compassion."
At that point, the word "retirement," as it is now used, might be retireD.
In 1981 this Utopia of Maggie Kuhn -- and many others -- seems a long way off. But the perennial hope of a fruitful and serene retirement can be counted on to become stonger, if anything, as time goes by. In simplest terms, it is the prayer that W. H. Auden wrote for a friend about to retire: May sunbeams, falling across your breakfast table forecast new agreeable hours to paint in, rethumb a pet author, night by night through your dreams the sound of lapsing brooks assure you that you pass muster.m


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Tuesday, Apr 9: Watch These 3 Stocks
Alcoa will have the attention of traders after beating expectations, while J.C. Penney faces an uphill climb after replacing its CEO. Chris Dieterich reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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Prizewinning Pianist Set to Perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - Daniil Trifonov, a 21-year-old Russian piano prodigy who won medals at three of the world's most prestigious international music competitions, will make his debut at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on August 22, performing Rachmaninoff's powerful Piano Concerto No. 2 in a program with The Philadelphia Orchestra. The young virtuoso electrified the international music scene in 2011 when he won back-to-back gold medals at the Tchaikovsky and Arthur Rubinstein International Competitions just weeks after winning a bronze medal at the Chopin Competition. Since then, he has been on a whirlwind tour across the globe, debuting with the world's leading orchestras and earning glowing critical praise. "Daniil Trifonov is leaving audiences and classical music reviewers across the globe speechless with performances of technical genius, overwhelming energy and interpretive brilliance," said Marcia J. White, SPAC's President & Executive Director. "The world's foremost symphonies and concert halls have been competing against each other to get him on their stages; we feel fortunate and thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase this phenomenal young talent who is poised for greatness." The international spotlight found Daniel Trifonov in 2011 when he won gold medals at the Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv and the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (First Prize and Grand Prix), just weeks after taking a bronze medal at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Valery Gergiev personally awarded Trifonov the 'Grand Prix' at the Tchaikovsky Competition, an additional award given to the best overall competitor in any category of the Competition. Following his competition wins, Trifonov has been sought after for solo appearances with the world's leading orchestras and concert halls. The 2012/13 season marks the pianist's debuts with New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Budapest Festival Orchestra and Orchestra Nazionale di Santa Cecilia as well as return appearances with the London Symphony and Mariinsky Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra and Warsaw Philharmonic. He has also won the admiration of critics worldwide, and many of the masters of piano, including Emanuel Ax and Martha Argerich. In an interview with the Financial Times Argerich said : "Last night I listened to him again on YouTube - he has everything and more. What he does with his hands is technically incredible. It's also his touch - he has tenderness and also the demonic element. I never heard anything like that." A native of the Russian city of Nizhniy Novgorod, Daniil Trifonov began his musical studies at the age of five. He studied at Moscow Gnesin School of Music until 2009 when he came to the US to study piano at the Cleveland Institute of Music in the class of Sergei Babayan. Trifonov will be performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, one of the composer's most popular works and a composition renowned for its difficult virtuoso solo part and lush orchestral writing. Composed after a bout with depression following his poorly received first symphony, the success of this work revitalized Rachmaninoff's composing career and cemented his fame as both a composer and pianist. Also announced as part of SPAC's Building of a Season were the following:
- Aspen Santa Fe Ballet: Over Glow
- Saratoga Chamber Music Festival: The Versatile Davyd Booth


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One Spark needs help — and lots of it. About 800 volunteers are needed to support on-the-ground operations during the April 17-21 event, which is billed as the world's first crowd-funded festival.
"We are looking for volunteers with a shared passion for Jacksonville, especially downtown, and the desire to make One Spark a great experience for attendees," said One Spark Volunteer Services Manager Meredith O'Malley Johnson.
A volunteer open house is scheduled 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Main Library, 303 Laura Street in downtown Jacksonville. One Spark team members will pass out volunteer information and answer questions.
Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and take a one-hour training session before the festival. Volunteers must agree to work at least one four-hour shift during the festival week. Visit BeOneSpark.com for more information.


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