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Whole Numbers
The Decimal System
One of mans earliest needs was the development of a system for counting; that is, describing the number of objects in a group. Counting is taken for granted, so it is not obvious that at one time this was a difficult problem. Suppose there is a group of objects, like rocks. How is the number of rocks in the group described? The easiest method is to assign a symbol to represent the number.
The number in each group can be determined by comparison with the number of fingers on the hand, and the appropriate symbol is then assigned. The problem becomes more complicated when the number of objects exceeds the number of fingers. For example, what symbol should be used to represent the number of objects below?
Calling this *@#%! would quickly become very cumbersome. One of the great advances in mathematics was the development of the concept of place value. The same symbol can be used to represent different numbers depending upon its position in the group of symbols that describes the number of objects. The symbol 1 standing alone means the group contains one object. The symbol 10 means the group contains ten objects. The symbol 1, then, has a different meaning depending upon its location. In this manner, a compact system for counting can be developed. A group containing two hundred and seventy-three objects can be described by the symbol 273, which means two groups of one-hundred plus seven groups of ten plus three groups of one.
There are ten separate symbols used, and these form the basis of the decimal system. These symbols are called digits, and the place values of the digits in the decimal system are multiples of ten, the base of the system (table below).
The magnitude of a number is the sum of its digits, each multiplied by its place value (table below).
Other Base Number Systems
The decimal, or base ten, system probably arose as a result of the fact that humans have ten fingers. There are other systems, however, that may be more suitable, depending upon the application. For example, a modern digital computer is really nothing more than a complex series of switches. Since there are only two possible positions for a switch, i.e., open or closed, it is more convenient for a computer to operate in a number system having only two digits. Such a system is called a binary system, and it contains only the digits 0 and 1.
This is a base two number system, and the place values are multiples of two, similar to the decimal system, in which the place values are multiples of ten (table below).
The decimal system equivalent of a binary number is the sum of each digit multiplied by its place value (table below).
Therefore, the binary number 10110 represents the same number of objects as does the decimal number 22. In order to prevent confusion, a subscript that indicates the base usually is placed after the last digit. The binary number 10110 is written 101102, showing that the base is two, and the number is not interpreted as ten thousand, one hundred and ten. Strictly speaking, the decimal number 22 should be written as 2210, but since most of our work is in the decimal system, the base is understood to be ten and the subscript is omitted.
Having developed a system for representing the number of objects in a group, or counting, it is now necessary to define rules for combining two or more groups. This process is called addition and is indicated by the plus sign (+). Addition can eliminate the need for counting the combined total and speeds up the process considerably. Suppose there is a group of fifty-three objects, represented by the decimal number 53. This means that there are five groups of ten objects plus three single objects. Another group of eighteen objects, represented by the decimal number 18, is added to this group. Thus, there is now an additional one group of ten objects plus eight single objects, making five groups of ten plus one group of ten for a total of six groups of ten. After combining the single objects, there are three single objects plus eight single objects for a total of eleven objects. However, eleven objects is the same as one group of ten plus one single object. Therefore, there is now a total of seven groups of ten objects plus one single object, which is represented by the number 71.
This is the basic manner in which numbers are added. To shorten the process and to put it into a form that is convenient for calculation, the numbers may be tabulated vertically, taking care that the place values are properly aligned. The numbers to be added are called addends, and their total is the sum. Addition is simply a matter of combining the values of each number to arrive at the total value of the combined quantity. The use of place values for quantities greater than ten and the proper alignment of the digits before adding the numbers will help in coming up with the correct total. Note the previous example:
Note that when adding the 8 and the 3, a 1 is placed under the line in the units place and the 1 representing the number of groups of ten is carried over to the tens place.
Commutative LawThere are two laws that apply to addition. The first is the commutative law, which states that two numbers may be added in either order and the result is the same. For example, 53 + 18 is equal to 18 + 53. The sum of either is 71.
Associative LawThe second law is the associative law, which states that addends may be combined in any order and the result is the same sum. This is shown below.
So far, only numbers in the base ten system have been added, but addition can be performed in any number system. The rules are exactly the same. As an example, the binary numbers 1002 and 1112 will be added. The binary number 1002 represents one group of four objects plus no groups of two objects plus no single objects. The number 1112 represents one group of four objects plus one group of two objects plus one single object. The groups are added separately to obtain two groups of four objects plus one group of two objects plus one single object. However, two groups of four objects are the same as one group of eight objects. Thus, the total is one group of eight objects plus one group of two objects plus one single object, written as 10112.
Notice that the unit in the fours place was carried over to the eights place, just as when adding numbers in the decimal system. The addition can be checked by converting the numbers to the decimal system, as shown in the following example.
SubtractionSubtraction is the process of determining the difference between two numbers or quantities, or the removal of some number of objects from a group. If the care is taken in writing the digits of the two numbers in neat columns, then the operation of subtraction is just a matter of subtracting the value of the digits in the second number from the corresponding place values in the first number. A minus sign (-) is used to indicate subtraction. Suppose there is a group of 53 objects from which 18 are to be removed. The 53 objects may be divided into 5 groups of 10 plus 3 single objects. This representation, however, is not convenient for removing 1 group of 10 plus 8 single objects. Instead, 53 objects are divided into 4 groups of 10 plus 13 single objects. After removing 1 group of 10 plus 8 single objects, there are 3 groups of 10 plus 5 single objects left, or the number 35.
The number subtracted is called the subtrahend, the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted is called the minuend, and the result is the difference.
Notice in this example that the digit in the units place of the minuend is less than the digit in the units place of the subtrahend. Because of this, it is necessary to borrow 10 units, or reduce the tens place by 1, in order to subtract each group separately. This is shown in the following example:
As shown below, the commutative law does not apply to subtraction.
where ≠ means not equal to.
Subtraction can be checked by adding the difference and the subtrahend; the sum will be the minuend.
MultiplicationMultiplication is a short form of addition and is indicated by the times sign (x). The numbers multiplied are called the multiplier and the multiplicand. The result is called the product.
The process of multiplication can be regarded as addition. In the above example, the number 3 is added 7 times; that is, 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3. As shown below, multiplication obeys the commutative and associative laws.
Since the commutative law applies to multiplication, the product 3 x 7 can mean: (1) add the number 3 seven times, or (2) add the number 7 three times. Therefore, whether it is 7 groups of 3 objects or 3 groups of 7 objects, the result will always be a group of 21 objects.
DivisionDivision is indicated by the division sign (÷). It is also indicated by placing one number over another separated by a horizontal line.
The number to be divided is called the dividend; the number divided into the dividend is the divisor. The result is called the quotient. For example: 28 / 4 = 7, or:
Division can be checked by multiplying the divisor and quotient. The result will be the dividend.
Division is really a short form of subtraction. The above example started with a group of 28 objects, and 4 objects were removed from the group at a time. After this has been done 7 times, the group has been depleted; that is, none remain.
Suppose instead, there is a group of 29 objects. If you are removing 4 objects at a time, after 7 times there will be 1 object left. This is called the remainder.
The dividend is obtained by multiplying the divisor by the quotient and adding the remainder (4x7) + 1 = 29.
Definition of FractionsWhole numbers are used for counting; that is, describing the number of objects in a group. However, the result of a measurement need not be a whole number, and in fact, rarely is. The number of pages in a book is, by definition, a whole number, but the width of a page in inches is not. We need a method the can describe the magnitude of numbers that lie between the whole numbers. This is achieved through the use of fractions.
Suppose that we have a circle that has a total area of 12 square inches and we divide the circle into 4 equal parts. What will be the area of one of the parts? A fraction is the ratio of two whole numbers, and it indicates division. If the total area is divided by 4, the result will be the area of 1 of the parts.
Total Area
12 square inches
Each part of the circle is called a fourth and is denoted by the fraction 1/4. A fraction indicates division. The fraction 1/4 means 14.
1 = Numerator
4 = Denominator
The meaning of a fraction, then, is that some entity is divided into an equal number of parts, indicated by the denominator, and then added as many times as indicated by the numerator. For example, what is meant by 9/16 of the area of a circle? To find out:
There are three different types of fractions. A proper fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator, meaning it has a value less than 1.
The fractions 3/4, 7/16, and 191/327 are proper fractions; their values are less than 1.
An improper fraction is one in which the numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator. Its value will be equal to or greater than 1.
The fractions 6/6, 16/7 and 23/13 are improper fractions; their values are equal to or greater than 1.
A mixed number consists of a whole number and a fraction. The mixed number 3 means the whole number 3 plus the fraction . This is the type of number that would arise from the measurement of the width of this page. A likely result would be 8 inches plus inch, which equals 8 inches.
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
It is often necessary to add and subtract fractions. In adding and subtracting fractions, it is important to remember first what a fraction represents. It means a division of a unit into a number of equal parts, as indicated by the denominator, and then adding these parts as many times as indicated by the numerator. The fraction 2/7 means divide by 7 and add 2 times. The fraction 3/7 means divide by 7 and add 3 times. If these 2 fractions are added, the result will be the same as dividing by 7 and adding 5 times.
The circle below is divided into 7 equal parts. Two of the parts are indicated by Xs. Three of the parts are indicated by 0s. The sum will be 5 of the parts, or 5/7 of the area of the circle.
Fractions with the same denominator are added or subtracted by adding or subtracting their numerators and placing the result over the common denominator. For example:
If the fractions to be added or subtracted do not have the same denominator, they cannot be added or subtracted directly as shown above. They must be altered so that they have the same denominator. Consider the fraction 3/4 and the circle shown below. If we divide the circle into four equal parts and add three of them, the result will be the area of three-quarters of the circle.
On the other hand, if we divide the circle into 8 equal parts and add 6 of them, the result will be 6/8 of the area of the circle. Notice that this is exactly the same area as was represented by the fraction 3/4. Therefore, the fraction 6/8 is equivalent to the fraction 3/4. If the numerator and denominator of a fraction are multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction is not changed.
3 x 2 = 6
4 x 2 = 8
This is the method that must be used when adding or subtracting fractions with different denominators. One of the fractions is altered to an equivalent form so that its denominator is the same as the denominator of the fraction to which it is to be added (or subtracted). The numerators are then added (or subtracted) and placed over the common denominator, as before.
A useful number in this process is the lowest common denominator (LCD). The LCD is the smallest number that can be divided by all the denominators in a problem involving several fractions. In the above example, the number 6 is the LCD, since it is the smallest number that can be divided by both 6 and 3. The following is another example:
When fractions are to be added or subtracted, their LCD must be found.
Multiplying FractionsFractions are multiplied by multiplying the numerators together to obtain the numerator of the product, and multiplying the denominators together to obtain the denominator of the product. The following examples demonstrate that action
Note that the numerators are multiplied directly, as are the denominators. There is no need to find a lowest common denominator, as is the case of addition and subtraction.
The multiplication of 1/2 and 1/3 can be visualized with regard to the area of the circle. We first divide the area of the circle into two equal parts. This accounts for the fraction 1/2. This area is now divided into three equal parts. This accounts for the fraction 1/3. The final area is 1/6 the area of the circle.
Dividing FractionsFractions may be divided by using the rule that the value of a fraction is unchanged if both the numerator and denominator are multiplied by the same number. The operation 1/2 divided by 1/3 is indicated as:
If the numerator and denominator are multiplied by 3, we obtain:
If we now multiply the numerator and denominator by 2, we obtain:
This is the value of the quotient of 1/21/3. The same result is obtained simply by inverting the denominator and multiplying the result by the numerator.
The process of inverting means to make the numerator the denominator and vice versa. Thus, if we invert 5/7, we obtain 7/5. Additional examples are as follows:
Reducing FractionsIn dealing with fractions, it is normal procedure to express the fraction in such a manner that the numerator and denominator are as small as possible. This is known as "reducing the fraction to its lowest terms." A fraction is said to be reduced to its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator have no common factor other than 1.
Reducing a fraction to its lowest terms is made possible by the fact that the value of the fraction is unchanged ifboththe numerator and the denominator are divided by the same number. Although the fraction 6/8 is a perfectly proper fraction, it can be reduced to the fraction 3/4 by dividing the numerator and the denominator by 2. The fraction is now reduced to its lowest terms, since the numerator and denominator have no common factor other than 1. Another example would be to reduce the fraction 27/45 to its lowest terms.
Finding the common factors for the purpose of fraction reduction normally is done by a trial-and-error procedure.
Changing the Form of FractionsIn performing operations with fractions, it is sometimes necessary to alter them to an equivalent form for each type of computation. For example, if two mixed numbers, 2 1/3 and 7 1/8, must be multiplied, it becomes much easier if we change the mixed numbers to improper fractions first. A mixed number can be changed to an improper fraction by recognizing that a mixed number is just the sum of a whole number and a fraction.
For example:
Change the mixed number 4 2/3 to an improper fraction.
Notice in this example that the LCD of the whole number and the fraction was found, and then both fractions were added. The same result is obtained, as shown below, by multiplying the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and then adding the numerator of the fraction to the result. The total is then placed over the denominator of the fraction.
Two mixed numbers are multiplied together as follows:
Multiply 2 1/3 by 7 1/8.
Reduced to lowest terms.
An improper fraction can be changed to a mixed number by dividing the numerator by the denominator, with any remainder placed over the denominator as the proper fraction. For example: Change the improper fraction 29/5 to a mixed number.


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1. Mass Effect 3
Genre Action role-playing
Similar to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 3
Consoles PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Mass Effect has aspired to be more than just glossy-geeky exterminate-the-extraterrestrials Whac-a-Mole. The first two were cutting-edge interactive storytelling machines, where choices over the course of the game shade the fate and moral character of franchise hero Commander Shepard. Mass Effect 3 offers an even deeper choice-based experience. With its eye-popping graphics and spectacular supporting characters (voiced by the likes of Martin Sheen and Chuck's Yvonne Strahovski), Mass Effect is one of the most imaginative space operas of our time. (March 6) —Jeff Jensen
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Genre Action
Similar to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Dance Central
Console Xbox 360
Until we learn how to boost our own midi-chlorian counts, this motion-controlled game may be the closest we'll get to actually feeling the Force. Swing your right arm to maneuver your lightsaber, extend your left hand to magically lift an enemy off the ground, or simply jump to flip over a foe. In addition to a Jedi Destiny campaign, Kinect Star Wars has four other modes, including Podracing, Rancor Rampage (in which you wreak havoc as the giant people-eating monstrosity), and yes, a Galactic Dance Off. No word yet on whether Jabba the Hutt can do the worm. (April 3) —John Young
3. Journey
Genre Adventure
Similar to Flower, Limbo
Console PS3
Any other game that described itself as "an interactive parable" might deserve an eye roll. But Journey comes from thatgamecompany, which specializes in soulful, arty experimentation. Its newest offering puts you in a desert and asks you to walk toward a far-off mountain. Why? What's there? Mysteries! As you trek across sand, you can investigate ruins, fly magic carpets, and work with other players. Or you can just reflect on the power of nature and the meaning of life and all that Terrence Malick-y stuff. (March 13) —JJ
4. Kid Icarus: Uprising
Genre Third-person shooter
Similar to Metroid Prime Hunters, a G-rated God of War
Console Nintendo 3DS
Introduced in 1986's Kid Icarus, the angel archer named Pit seemed ready to join Mario and Link in Nintendo's mascot A-team. That didn't happen, and there hasn't been a Kid Icarus title in over 20 years. But hopes run high again with Uprising, a candy-colored game that boasts lots of flying levels that look great in 3-D. (March 23) —Darren Franich
5. Diablo III
Genre Horror-fantasy
Similar to Warcraft, Dark Souls
Consoles PC, Mac
More than a decade after the last entry, Diablo III will let players revisit Sanctuary, a world constantly beset by various ancient evils. III features destructible environments and a refined skill-building system, but mostly maintains the look and feel of the original game. Plan on skipping work for a few days (or months). (Date TBD) —DF
Our Take on the PS Vita
The PlayStation Vita wants to be something for everyone: a mini-PlayStation 3 for serious gamers on the go and a snazzy multimedia device to rival your iPhone. When it comes to gaming, the Vita dazzles. Its five-inch OLED touchscreen is a beaut, lavishly showing off the system's near-PS3-quality graphics. And those dual analog sticks are crucial for an action gem like Uncharted: Golden Abyss. But the Vita's other features, such as two fuzzy cameras and a gimmicky rear touchpad, add little to its overall appeal. Too bad Sony didn't nix those ideas and lower the price from $249 (for the Wi-Fi model). Nevertheless, the Vita makes a good argument for people who believe there's more to portable gaming than slingshotting birds at evil pigs. —JY

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Provincial government
In 1853 New Zealand was divided into semi-autonomous provinces. Because the West Coast was virtually uninhabited, it was split between Nelson and Canterbury provinces, with the boundary along the Grey River/Māwheranui.
Although most of the miners who arrived in 1865–67 had little interest in politics, they protested against the unwillingness of the Canterbury provincial government to spend money on goldfields infrastructure. In late 1867 the central government created the County of Westland, which became Westland province in 1873. The northern part of the West Coast (Buller) remained with Nelson until provincial governments were abolished in 1876.
National politics
Initially voting was restricted to property-owning men, but the Westland Representation Act 1867 extended the vote to holders of a miner's right (a permit to mine).
Until 1902 the West Coast had five members of Parliament, but the number declined over the 20th century as the population of the rest of the country increased relative to the West Coast. In the early 2010s there was only a single electorate, West Coast–Tasman, which extended northwards into the Nelson region.
Richard Seddon
Arriving in Hokitika in 1866 from England, via the Victorian goldfields, Richard Seddon worked as a gold miner, storekeeper, miner's advocate and publican at Kumara. He was elected member of Parliament for Hokitika in 1879, and was to represent parts of Westland for the next 27 years.
Always a strong advocate for local issues, he endlessly raised in Parliament matters such as the rights of miners and the management of the Waimea sludge channel. When the Liberal Party took power in 1891, he was the obvious choice as minister of mines.
Committed coaster
Seddon was known to look after his constituents. According to an often-told but unauthenticated story, a West Coaster appeared in his office one day, and asked for a job. He was given a note to a departmental head requesting that a job be found for him. Some time later Seddon received a memo explaining that the man could neither read nor write. It was immediately returned with scribbled note from Seddon, 'Then learn him.' 1
With the death of John Ballance in 1893, Seddon became premier. An unashamed populist, King Dick (as he was known) toured the country tirelessly. His speeches always contained references to his adopted home on the West Coast, and he ensured that public works there were pushed ahead with vigour. Commemorated with statues in Hokitika and Wellington, he is remembered with great affection on the West Coast.
The cradle of socialism
Underground coal mining was dangerous, with many accidents and fatalities. The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1894, passed by the Seddon government, made it difficult for unions to take direct industrial action to improve conditions.
Blackball miners went on strike in February 1908 for a 30-minute lunch break rather than the 15 minutes allowed under their award. This so-called 'crib-time' strike escalated, catching the public imagination when Judge William Sim, in the Greymouth court, took a 90-minute lunch adjournment before fining the miners for their illegal strike. It was the symbolic start of a campaign to discredit the arbitration system. Leaders included unionists Paddy Webb, Pat Hickey and Bob Semple, who all later became prominent in the labour movement.
Internal strife
There were bitter battles within the labour movement on the West Coast. Paddy Webb had been a leader in the 1908 Blackball strike and was imprisoned during the First World War for his opposition to conscription. But when he stood as a Labour candidate in the Buller by-election in 1933 he was opposed by unionist Angus McLagan, who argued that Webb was a capitalist in disguise because he had worked as a coal merchant. Both men later served in the cabinet of the first Labour government.
For many years the West Coast was a centre of radical union activity, based around coal miners. Paddy Webb, Harry Holland and James O'Brien were later elected as Labour MPs, representing West Coast electorates, and Bob Semple and Angus McLagan were Labour MPs in other areas.
Although the West Coast has a reputation as a stronghold of the labour movement, this is sometimes overstated. Miners were often reluctant to go on strike, and cooperative mining groups, farmers and small businessmen opposed the large unions. More than once, strong independent candidates threatened the hold of local Labour MPs. In 1990 Margaret Moir was elected as the first National MP in the region, although she lasted only one term. In 2014 the West Coast–Tasman seat was won by the Labour Party candidate, Damien O'Connor.


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As a 50+-year-old woman who grew up professionally in the technology and entertainment industries, I've watched with great excitement and admiration as brave women have stepped forward to share their #MeToo experiences in film, media, and nearly every field. I am very fortunate that my experiences have been dramatically different than those of the women who have spoken up, and also grateful that my experiences have enabled me to become a confident, poised and successful leader in a largely male-dominated industry. As we celebrate the 5th annual International Women in Engineering Day, women everywhere can benefit from the lessons I learned from the man who raised me.
I attribute much of who I am today to my father, who unfortunately died before I ever got the chance to tell him what a great mentor he'd been to me. My father was an executive in the hospitality business in Eastern Europe and managed hotels and restaurants. He was also the president of a local soccer club. He took me everywhere with him, immediately making me feel special without ever telling me directly. He also taught me how to be an effective leader without imparting any specific lessons, merely by allowing me to watch him interact with staff and others around him.
I've focused my career in the client services industry, trying to foster great relationships with people but also to mentor my team. In my opinion, there was no better education in how to deliver great customer service than observing the men and women who worked for my father providing stellar and meticulous service to hotel and restaurant guests. Some guests wanted a five-star meal and to be educated on the origin of the grapes in a particular wine; some guests merely wanted to be left alone and quickly get to their room and perhaps order room service; still, others wanted to laugh and be entertained. Every guests' wants were unique, and understanding what each guest was looking for is similar to managing multiple clients or partner relationships in today's tech environment.
I don't use the words "client" or "vendor" when referring to customer service. For me, neither word speaks to the need to have a relationship, one that is built on honesty, trust and yes, superior service. Instead, I prefer the word "partner," because a partner speaks to a mutually-beneficial relationship, one that is inviting and builds over time. This has been our mantra at Softvision and reinforced by our CEO, Andres Angelani. The way we treat our partners always reminds me of how my father's workers tried to make every experience, every touch point special for the people they catered to.
Oftentimes, leadership may mean encouraging people to do something that puts them outside their comfort zone, and likely something they don't necessarily want to do. This may result in something that can be time-consuming and perhaps difficult due to a learning curve. But if you're to be successful, it needs to get done.
When my father ran his soccer club, he was a strict disciplinarian. You gave 100% effort all the time, no matter what. And when the star of the team was late to practice, then he owed the team 100 push-ups. Some people scream to motivate people. Others surround themselves with rule enforcer so they don't have to be the "heavy." But watching my father swing his arm around the shoulders of a budding champion, explain to him the concept of team and rules, of what is fair and what is right, and convincing this young man that the team needed his 100 push-ups so they knew the rules exist for everyone, and that after watching him do 100 push-ups they'd follow his lead and his leadership as a result, this was one of the best lessons a young girl could hope for from her father or any mentor for that matter.
It's those kinds of lessons that I try to pass along to my team, and to my partners as well. Throughout my career, I have been tough but fair. My name is pronounced SNEZ ANA, and my approach has earned me the nickname SNEZ – HAMMER. It's derived from the sledgehammer and was given to me by a game producer I worked with at Electronic Arts. The name is well deserved and I own it when need be. A sledgehammer is meant to be swung powerfully, and distribute force over a wide area upon impact.
Each day, regardless of what I'm doing and the decisions I make, I always ask of myself and my team, what will the impact be? If there is no significant impact to your team, to your partners, or to the overall business – don't swing the hammer…instead, bring chocolates. But if you know and you believe that the impact is going to be great, then you better swing it and don't waste the shot. And sometimes bring the chocolates anyway, because in the end we're human, and sometimes something sweet goes a long way.
I think my father would be proud of my nickname, knowing that his approach to business and leadership helped me become the person and impactful leader I am today.
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Happy Friday! I'm popping in quick to share TWO sensory play experiences we've had lately. I always, always have a sensory bin out and usually switch them out every two weeks or so. These two activities didn't go in our sensory bin. We kept them separate, but enjoyed them so much.
Sensory Play #1: Every now and then I find this play foam in the Target Dollar Spot. I always grab it when I see it! This month we used green for St. Patrick's Day! Play foam is neat because it can form together to create a ball, but it's flexible and squishy enough to stretch and flatten (we made "pancakes" with it). It doesn't last very long in our house because things stick to it and it becomes a little icky (especially after being used as a basketball!), but it's always a fun activity with a different texture!
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SEO tips for increased enrolment
Carry out an overall SEO audit
Before you can even think about taking steps to increase your enrolment, one of the very first things that you have to do is carry out an SEO audit or approach an SEO agency to do it for you. This will help you understand what needs to be changed and what can be maintained. Performing an audit will also allow you to identify and prioritize your strategies for maximum effectiveness. Audits are particularly essential if you are planning on altering a critical phase such as your website design; because you definitely do not want to tamper into anything if it has been working successfully. Although they may not deal directly with other SEO tactics, an education PR company can also be very efficient when delivering a great strategy to increase enrolment.
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Integrate keywords into your content
When creating content for your website or homepage, it is important to integrate keywords into the content. It is not uncommon for universities to use the wrong keywords for certain courses. So picking the right keywords on every page can ensure that the right traffic is directed to your institution's website.
Enhance your local listings
Google utilizes data aggressors, which is basically information from other websites, to check whether the data on your school is correct. When there are too many inconsistencies, it can serve as a red flag. However, there are several tools such as Google+ that help marketers to confirm such information. If a university is looking to recruit out of state applicants then optimized local listing are the best way to do it.


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Tad LeVan, founding member of LeVan Law Group, was featured today on NPR's "All Things Considered." The story can be found here and the audio file is below.
LeVan Leads Constitutional Challenge to Pennsylvania's Older Adult Protective Services Act ("OAPSA")
Well hello there. It's been awhile since my last significant post. Miss me?
Things have been incredibly busy in 2015, which is a blessing. In addition to representing several terrific clients in various complex litigation matters, I have been spending a significant amount of time on non-billable matters. (*Gasp* I know. Some lawyers actually DO have a heart...) In January, I taught a four-day interactive deposition workshop for students at Penn Law. I enjoyed the opportunity and was thrilled to experience the skills and excitement the Penn students brought to class each day. I've also been spending a significant amount of time assisting two non-profit organizations that are close to my heart -- Choral Arts of Southern New Jersey and Project 440. This year has been an exciting period of growth and development for both organizations. And I'm in the midst of preparing a two-day interactive deposition course for practicing attorneys that I will be presenting in June for The Pennsylvania Bar Institute.
But my biggest pro bono project thus far launched today: I am leading a coalition of talented attorneys who, on behalf of five individual petitioners and non-profit social service organization, are mounting a facial challenge to the constitutionality of The Older Adult Protective Services Act ("OAPSA"), a Pennsylvania law that prohibits anyone who has ever been convicted of any disqualifying crime at any time in his or her life from ever holding any job at any covered residential health care facility.
Sound draconian? It is all that and more.
The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed OAPSA in 1987. The Act originally established a network of agencies in Pennsylvania to provide assistance and protective services for older adults, including patients in OAPSA-covered facilities (such as nursing homes, home health care programs, and residential mental health facilities). In 1996 and 1997, the General Assembly amended OAPSA by adding a criminal records chapter to the law. After the amendments, no OAPSA-covered facility could hire or retain in any position any individual who had ever been convicted of any disqualifying crime at any time in his or her life.
In essence, the Act imposes a lifetime irrebuttable presumption, forever disqualifying individuals from employment due to long-past actions for which the offender's debt to society has since been repaid. Even if the owner or operator of a covered facility, based upon his or her years of experience in the industry, believes that an applicant or employee with a prior conviction is the best qualified for the job, the criminal history of the applicant or employee is the only factor that the employer may consider and employment is barred. They have no discretion to make individualized hiring decisions.
Fifteen years ago, when I was a young associate at Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, I worked with Hangley partner David Wolfsohn (one of the most talented trial attorneys with whom I have ever had the pleasure of working), Penn Law Professor Seth Kreimer, and Community Legal Services to challenge the then-recently-passed OAPSA on behalf of five individual petitioners who were barred from their profession due to criminal convictions from decades ago that had no bearing whatsoever on their present fitness to continue working in their chosen profession. I am proud to say that we were successful. On December 11, 2001, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, sitting en banc, declared OAPSA's lifetime employment bar to be unconstitutional. See Nixon v. Commonwealth, 789 A.2d 376, 382 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2001) ("Petitioners' well-pled facts vividly illustrate the constitutional infirmities present in Act 13 and the draconian impact of its enforcement. They further demonstrate the arbitrary and irrational nature of the challenged provisions and establish that no rational relationship exists between the classification imposed upon Petitioners and a legitimate governmental purpose. . . . Accordingly, the Court holds that the criminal records provisions of the Act are unconstitutional as applied to Petitioners."). The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania subsequently affirmed. See Nixon v. Dept' of Public Welfare, 576 Pa. 385, 404 (2003) ("[T]he criminal records chapter [of OAPSA], particularly as applied with regard to its application to the Employees, does not bear a real and substantial relationship to the Commonwealth's interest in protecting the elderly, disabled, and infirm from victimization, and therefore unconstitutionally infringes on the Employees' right to pursue an occupation.").
Today, LeVan Law Group, along with Professor Kreimer, Community Legal Services and Robert LaRocca of Kohn Swift & Graf P.C., filed a second action challenging the constitutionality of OAPSA. The Petition can be found here. In the current action, we seek to invalidate the lifetime employment ban on its face -- not simply as applied to the petitioners. While our successful efforts in the first OAPSA litigation enabled the five individual petitioners to return to work, the litigation did not spur the General Assembly to make the necessary changes in the law that we (and Pennsylvania's own agencies) expected to occur; instead, 14 years later the law continues to bar thousands of otherwise qualified individuals from work. Accordingly, we have again mounted a constitutional challenge to OAPSA's lifetime employment ban and this time we hope to take it down in its entirety.
Laws like OAPSA operate to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to work in a lawful occupation. But equally troublingly, such laws are based on faulty assumptions and represent bad public policy.
Today, over 65 million Americans have a criminal record – that's more than one in four adults. Yet, according to a recent published survey of the Society of Human Resource Management, more than 90% of the member companies perform criminal background checks on some or all job candidates and many companies routinely deny employment to anyone with a criminal conviction regardless of work experience or job requirements. Pause for a second, get beyond what may be your initial reaction, and genuinely ask yourself: Does that make sense?
No. No, it doesn't.
Barring all individuals with prior criminal convictions from employment is completely antithetical to any concerns for rehabilitation and reintegration with society. An individual who has successfully completed his or her punishment after a criminal act should not be further stigmatized by being unable to get a job. Indeed, recidivism rates are substantially lower for individuals with steady employment opportunities; thus, public safety is actually harmed by statutory employment bars like OAPSA or hiring practices that automatically exclude individuals with criminal records. Moreover, allowing those with prior criminal convictions to reenter the work force saves public tax dollars by avoiding the high costs of corrections and other social service benefits to which an unemployed individual may be entitled. To successfully reintegrate an individual with a record back into society is the very epitome of a win-win situation.
In addition to making for bad public policy, lifetime employment bars such as that contained in OAPSA are based upon a faulty premise: namely, that a past criminal act is indicative of an increased risk of future criminal behavior. Rigorous social science studies have now confirmed that after a limited number of years – four to seven years for a single conviction and no more than ten years for multiple convictions – an individual with a prior criminal conviction is no more likely to commit a criminal offense than any member of the general public. Lifetime employment bars like OAPSA, which are based on an irrebuttable presumption of "once a criminal, always a criminal," are thus unsupported by applicable social science studies.
Instead, a balanced approach is required: Yes, under certain circumstances, a prior conviction may well be relevant to the fitness of a specific candidate or employee for the requirements of a specific job; but those determinations must be made on a individualized basis with consideration of all relevant factors, including the nature and severity of the prior criminal conduct, the time that has elapsed since the conviction, the efforts at rehabilitation and reintegration the individual has made in the interim, and the specific job requirements of the position for which he or she would be hired or retained. The decision whether to hire or retain an individual with a past criminal conviction is not amenable to a one-size-fits-all solution. And a lifetime ban, which completely precludes an employer from hiring an individual with a record (often from decades ago), even if the employer thinks that he or she is well-qualified for the position, is madness.
It's time to bring common sense back to this issue. Individuals with a prior criminal conviction already have plenty of barriers to overcome in becoming reemployed. Let's not make their reintegration into society impossible through misguided efforts that are premised upon faulty assumptions and actually increase public safety risks.
Wish us luck.
On June 4-5, 2015, LeVan Law Group founder Tad LeVan will be presenting "The Art of the Deposition," a two-day interactive hands-on training program for practicing attorneys.
Fresh off creating and teaching a four-day deposition workshop for law students at The University of Pennsylvania Law School, LeVan has created a two-day interactive training course for practicing attorneys that he will present in Philadelphia. Participants will engage in "real world" deposition taking and defending of fact and expert witnesses and receive critiques from a panel of outstanding litigators. The program will also include four panel discussions addressing a variety of relevant topics, including how to effectively question a witness, witness preparation, how to deal with difficult witnesses and obstreperous opposing counsel, and deposing experts.
More information on the program can be found here.
Tad LeVan
An accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, Tad muses on the modern day practice of law, reflects upon interesting cases, and offers his thoughts on the new normal for the legal community.
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Magnolia Green Golf Club - One foursome with carts
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An 18-hole round of golf for four with carts at Magnolia Green Golf Club in Moseley, VA. Appropriate golf attire is required; no jeans. Based on availability. Certificate expires one year from purchase date. Visit http://www.magnoliagreengolfclub.com/.
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Formerly known as Westham Golf Club, Magnolia Green Golf Club serves as the centerpiece of Magnolia Green – a resort-style community planned for 3,000 homes – with ancillary commercial and retail uses.
Magnolia Green features wide-open Bermuda-grass fairways with undulating terrain and elevation changes providing challenges for golfers of all skill levels. Wildlife is abundant and streams have been fully-restored and lined with native shrubs and grasses to create the natural and environmentally-friendly course.
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As the 2013-2014 NBA Season dawns on us, the defending champion Miami Heat are once again the favorites to win it all. Vegas has them as 13 To 5 Odds.
But for LeBron James, he's chasing ghost, not just rings. He tries to do what his hero Michael Jordan and biggest rival Kobe Bryant have done, win three in a row.
That's what it's about as LBJ continues his hall of fame career. He knows if he doesn't lead the Heat to a three peat his detractors will say, "see he's not as good as Jordan. Heck, he's not even Kobe."
But as I wrote in an article after the Heat won their second title and major media outlets began the MJ and LBJ comparison, James already has topped Jordan in some areas.
I'm not the only one that has taken a close look at this debate. There's been a recently released book written about it, it even caused stabbing in Pittsburgh. So I'm not crazy, people really are serious about who is better. Just take a look at what I discovered, MJ fans won't be too happy with me. Hell, I'm not happy with myself.
LeBron James isn't better than Michael Jordan, and that's okay. One day he will either eclipse him, fall short or be his equal. Truth is, he is already the best OVERALL player the NBA has ever seen. This is coming from one of the biggest Jordan fans you'll find.
Now that the confetti has cleared from the Miami Heat's third championship – the second for LeBron James – and the national media has wiped their collective drool from the last couple of weeks over LeBron's performance, it's my turn to jump in on this. I've read several articles, watched and listened to several sports talk shows on various media platforms, debate whether or not LeBron is better than Michael Jordan. LeBron is not better than MJ, but he is the best overall player the NBA has EVER seen. There is a difference. It's like saying what's the difference between a scorer and a shooter. They both can score plenty of points, but a shooter only does it with the jump shot and a scorer does it a multitude of ways from slashing lay-ups and dunks, jump shots, free throws etc. Ray Allen is a shooter; Carmelo Anthony are Kevin Durant are scorers.
My issues with the comparisons are the key variable in which they are comparing the two by, which is their age. It's unfair to MJ. You can't compare ages because LeBron entered the league three years before Michael Jordan did. If you want to use age, you would have to start the comparison at age 21, the age Michael played his first game for the Chicago Bulls back in the 1984-85 season. But this would be unfair to LeBron. The only fair way is to look at years of service or experience, 10. So let's start there.
All my stats have been fact checked by basketball reference.com. Michael Jordan's first 10 seasons are 1984-1993 and 1994-1995. LeBron's first 10 seasons are 2003-2013.
Michael has scored 21, 998 points to LeBron's 21,081. LeBron has more assists with 5,302 to MJ's 4,025. LeBron also has more rebounds with 5,553 to Michael's 4,336. LeBron has the edge in MVP trophies at 4 to 3. Michael has the edge on championships at 3 to 2.
Another key stat to look at when adding up all these numbers; LeBron has played in 765 games while Michael played in only 684. Because of Michael's broken foot during the 1985-86 and his stint in minor league baseball that caused him to miss a season and a half, LeBron has played in 81 more games than Michael. That is equal to one full season more than his Airness.
To no surprise MJ scored more than LBJ and the per game average is more than 5 points a game. It's also not shocking that LeBron – who goes out of his way to get teammates involved – has more assists than Michael at a per game average of 6.93 to 5.88. But I bet few people expected it to be that close.
The stats support the claim that LeBron is more Magic Johnson than Michael as many suggest. Honestly, I thought Scottie Pippen was a better all around player than Michael with his abilities and versatility. So giving the nod to LeBron as a better "overall player" isn't that big a deal.
But look at the titles category that many are trying to throw against MJ with their 28 years old argument. MJ wins 3 to 2. I'll throw another stat in there. 3-0 to 2-2. What's that? Michael Jordan was undefeated in his three trips to the NBA Finals, where as LeBron won two of his four trips. I'll give LeBron more credit than most for getting that 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers team to the NBA Finals in his first trip. I'll give Michael a nod for never missing the playoffs in his first 10 seasons, while LeBron did miss in his first two seasons with the Cavaliers.
Depending on what category you place more importance on, you can decide who you feel is the best. If it is championships, MJ is still number one. If it's total stats, LeBron has the edge everywhere except points.
Either way LeBron isn't MJ, MJ isn't LeBron. Let's just enjoy the greatness we are witnessing in King James and celebrate his Airness for what he has done. My main point is that the discussion of who is the best is closer then we think. At least at this stage of their careers. Let's do this in 5 years and see where the MVPs, stats and championships lay. Still we have to wait until Lebron is retired to come to any conclusion.


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I have a small closet organization secret to share with you. Your small closets are actually pretty big.
I'm sure your saying, "OK Crystal, I have actually small closets."
I'm talking about those small closets. There is a lot of room in those small closets and today I am going to show you how you can utilize ALL the space in your small closets so you can be more organized.
The key to maximizing your small closet space is to look from floor to ceiling and visualize all the ways you can organize your clothing and accessories into this space. This could be hooks on the wall space, extra shelving or rods, and even utilizing that one spot at the front and very top of your closet.
Are you starting to imagine how you can add more space to a small closet? Great.
I used to be cursed with small closet spaces, or so I thought. Even now we have these tiny closets that were literally built in between wall studs in our bathrooms. The shelves can barely fit my hand let alone a big bath towel.
I've always had to be super creative with my closet spaces and now I'm sharing all my tips and tricks with you. By the end of this post you will store more in your closets without stuff falling down all around you.
How To Organize A Small Closet
This all depends on what your closet it used for. A bedroom closet will not be organized the same way a coat closet or linen closet would be. It's important to first look at what the closet you want to organize will be used for.
If it's a coat closet in your front entryway ask what you would like to put in there. Would you like to store a vacuum, broom, and other cleaning supplies?
If it's a bedroom closet make sure you are only using it for clothing and not storage of extra things that don't relate to clothing or sleep.
Use your linen closet space wisely by only keeping what is necessary. No more than one extra sheet set per bed, no more than a couple of extra towels, and use the rest of that space to store other necessary household items.
Declutter First For Small Closet Organization
No matter what, the first step to an organized anything is decluttering. It means going through and getting rid of anything and everything that you no longer use or need.
When you go to organize your small closet go through the items and decide exactly what you need out of the closet first. Then with everything else you determine what you will donate, what you will throw away, and what you will keep.
In decluttering it's ok to be a little vicious. If you haven't worn it in a year and you don't know when you will wear it again it might be best to just get rid of it.
Once you declutter your closet it's time to figure out what actually belongs in this closet.
Related Post: How To Declutter Your Home Fast
Find Other Places To Store Items
The next step is to make sure that everything in your closet actually belongs there. Too often we store things in closets when they would be better served in a different spot.
Store extra towels on shelves in the bathroom or under the bathroom sink. Store extra cleaning supplies in the laundry room or kitchen.
By only storing what is necessary to the room your closet is in you can free up loads of space and make the process of refilling supplies easier in each room. This will save you time, frustration, and lots of space.
Small Closet Organization Ideas
Now that you know exactly what is going into your closet let's look at ways you can organize the whole thing to maximize your space.
Add In Additional Bars
Adding additional bars to your closet give you extra space to hang clothing. This also allows you to hang clothing in an organized manner.
This double hang closet rod gives you double hang abilities with no tools necessary. Or you can add a rod like this if you need more space.
Placing shirts on top and pants on the bottom you can more easily decide on an outfit to wear. Or placing a lower bar in a hall closet your children can reach the bar to hang up their coats instead of leaving them on furniture.
One simple addition to your closet can easily make it so your whole house stays cleaner longer.
Related Post: How To Organize Your Bathroom Without A Linen Closet
Use Baskets To Organize
Stop the cluttered closet floor mess by using baskets or totes to organize shoes, purses, and extras. If you have a smaller overall house you can use baskets and shelving in lieu of dressers.
Simple organize your folding clothes inside baskets in your closet instead of using a large bulky dresser for your clothing.
Add Shelving
Speaking of shelving add some more to your closet. Place shelf like this in the middle of your closet with attached rods on either side to maximize your space and keep it organized.
This will allow for massive organization of folded shirts, shoes, and other items you need to store in your closet. Likewise you can add an additional shelving on the floor of your closet to keep things organized too.
Related Post: 5 Linen Closet Organization Ideas
Use Wall Space
Too often we forget the power of wall space in our closets. On the back wall you can hang coat racks or hooks like these to hold purses, ties, belts, and scarves. You can add additional storage on the sides of your closet as well.
This means all your accessories are easy to reach yet hidden away so you can easily find them. I also won't tell your husband about that fabulous new purse that you've hidden back there. Just tell him you've had it forever if he ever mentions anything.
Use Door Space
If you have a door that swings open use the door space to hold accessories, jewelry, or shoes. It keeps your floor clear from clutter and is full empty space that can be utilized with ease.
Hang command hooks on the inside of the door for all your necklaces. Hang small baskets to hold rings or bracelets. You can even create an earring holder using batting, pretty fabric, and a staple gun to create a place to put all your earrings.
Use Floor Space
Utilize your floor space. Add small cubbies like these for shoes. It will keep your floor clear and your small closet organized.
Place extra small totes organized by accessory so you can easily find exactly what you are looking for. Try nice drawers as a way to add extra space in your closet.
Related Post: 5 Smart Questions To Ask When Decluttering Your Home
Organize a Small Closet
Small closets can be horrible to deal with but with the right organization hacks they can store a lot of things pretty easily. Take stock of all the space in your closet and utilize all of it to get your clothing, coats, and storage under control.
Remember, decluttering is always the first step to an organized and cleaner home. My personal rule is if I haven't looked at it in a year or more it's not worth me keeping.
Small closets can still provide a large amount of useful space if it's used properly. Don't try to cram as much as you can into a closet space, everything should still be easily reached and removed from the closet without needing to take out half of everything stored in it.
Do you have any small space organization hacks? Let me know in the comments below. Follow me on Pinterest for more like this and pin this to your organization boards.
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- Organize Your Bathroom Without A Linen Closet
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Madrid is a former mining town now with a business community consisting mainly of galleries and shops. Disney wanted it to be a more traditional town. They brought us a post office and gas station, put up street lights and changed many of the shops to different types of businesses.
This slide show shows the decorating process and what the town looked like for the shoot.
When you visit you will see the same buildings but offering fine art rather than hair dressing and candy.


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Hi, guys! My baby girl turns 29 today - where has the time gone? She is a tea addict so this image, Lucy Loo Mad Hatter by The East Wind is perfect! I love the way her pinky finger is elegantly cocked!
The background paper has silver glitter stripes, it's by DCWV from their 'All Dressed Up' stack - this is an old set, and may be unavailable. The ribbon is from stash. I can't remember where the sentiment came from!
Thanks for looking!
love Mags B x
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
You're my cup of tea - birthday card for my daughter
3 comments:
- coldwaters2 said...
Beautiful card Mags love that image also the gorgeous papers and bow, smashing creation
lorraine x
- Wednesday, June 24, 2015
- KraftyKoolKat said...
So gorgeous Mags. Love the colours and paper. This image looks the perfect choice to send to your daughter. Happy Birthday to your daughter.
- Wednesday, June 24, 2015
- Lynsey said...
Hi Mags, what a fun card! I better your daughter will love it!
hugs Lynsey x
- Wednesday, June 24, 2015
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Adding fuel to the AMU-Jinnah row, a senior BJP leader has stated that the university has no image of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh who donated land to build the university, even as a portrait of Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah hangs in the campus. Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu said this as he put forth the demand that the Aligarh Muslim University be renamed after the Jat king.
While the minister's demand has raked up yet another controversy, it turns out that his claim – that AMU has no photograph of the Raja — is false. Not only is the Raja's portrait present at AMU's main library, Maulana Azad Library, his father's name, Raja Ghanshyam of Muraan, is inscribed in a plaque outside a room at Sir Syed Hall (South).
Moreover, the claim that Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh, a university alumnus, donated huge stretches of land to AMU has been refuted by university authorities, who term it an "exaggeration".
AMU spokesperson Shafey Kidwai informed that 3.9 acres of land, where the playground of the city public school inside AMU exists, was donated by the Raja and the room outside which the plaque with his father's name is placed was built by the latter.
On Sunday, Minister Abhimanyu, at a ground-breaking ceremony of a Jat dharamshala at Rewari in Haryana, said: "What can be more sad than the fact that no image of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh has been displayed in the university. He donated land for the university without any hesitation and with an objective of education to all, irrespective of religion, but there is a portrait of Jinnah who divided this country".
He went on to add: "This is the need of the hour: that the university be renamed after him. And this is possible only if a united demand is made."
READ | Who was Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh?
This is, however, not the first time that the BJP has tried to appropriate the Jat king to gain political mileage. A few years ago, in 2014, then UP state BJP chief Laxmikant Bajpai had threatened to celebrate the Raja's birth anniversary at the university gate. He had also said that the"day is not far off when we will celebrate Raja Mahendra's birthday inside the AMU campus".
Fearing trouble, then AMU Vice-Chancellor Zamiruddin Shah wrote a letter to the Human Resources Development Ministry saying that "the Raja did lease 3.04 acres of land to AMU in 1929 at a rate of Rs. 2/- per annum and that the university was proud of his contribution." Details of the letter are posted on the university website.
Shah, in the letter, had also clarified that a good part of the land for the university was procured by MAO founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan from the British Government that was shutting down its cantonment in Aligarh.
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For many years I was in charge of various junior cricket teams. The standard of play was seldom very high, but there was often great entertainment to be had.
The first task was to form a squad of players. We asked new boys to fill in a form telling us how much cricket they'd played; whether they batted, bowled or whatever. One solemnly wrote, "I have never played cricket, but if I did, I would be an all-rounder". What the boys lacked in skill, they often made up for in seriousness of approach. I remember umpiring one match where a diminutive bright blond youth was blocking stoutly. He couldn't have been more than twelve years old. He asked me how I thought he was doing. I told him that he clearly had a good defence, but since this was a limited-overs match, he ought to be trying to score more runs. "Yes, I know, that's the trouble, sir", he replied, "I'm essentially a five-day cricketer!"
Sometimes tactics were taken very seriously. Once I was umpiring at the bowler's end, watching one of my team sending down quite good off-breaks. In the middle of an over he measured out a longer run. charged in and hurled the ball down wide of the off stump. "Whatever are you doing, Sean?" I hissed at him. "Captain told me to try a quicker one", he replied. "Yes, but I think what he wanted", I said, "was for you to try a quicker one off the same run-up. If the batsman sees you take a much longer run, he'll be expecting a quicker one, won't he?" A look of gradual dawning comprehension crept over the youth's features. "Got it!" he said. His little friend Simon the contibuted, "What you could do is take a long run-up and then bowl a slower one!" "That's good thinking, Simon!" I said.
We didn't win that match, nor did we win when, after we were dismissed for a low score, I said to my fast bowler, "It's up to you now, Mark! Which end do you want?" "Downhill, sir!" he replied. He went to measure out his run-up, then came back looking puzzled, "Which end is downhill?" he asked. I replied that it all looked pretty flat to me. He decided to take other advice. "Dad!" he cried, "Which end's downhill?" Not surprisingly, he failed to skittle the opposing batsmen.
But the prize for bad observation would have to go to the occasion when one of our opponents broke his bat. It didn't just split down the grain ofthe wood, which is the usual thing; the bottom of his bat actually broke off, something I've never seen elsewhere. The boy, not surprisingly, went off cursing, saying that he'd only got the bat that summer; and eventually returned having borrowed someone else's bat which, as it happened, was of exactly the same make as the broken one. My captain showed his general alertness by exclaiming, with understandable surprise, "Oh! How did you manage to fix that up?" We didn't win this match either.
I think the most inept bit of cricket I ever witnessed was when a boy, highly intelligent but notably unathletic, attempted to take an extremely easy catch. He brought both hands together, but not only did they both miss the ball, they both missed each other, and the ball fell unimpeded to the turf. I don't think that technically he could be said to have dropped the catch, since at no stage did the ball make contact with any part of his person. The strangest incident was when, just as the batsman was playing the ball, a boy fielding on the boundary was bitten by a crow. The batsman went to inspect his injuries, and there was an appeal for a run out, which I refused to give. The fielder later explained, "It was a nice little crow which must have fallen out of its nest. I went to pick it up, and it bit me!"
Later on, I was in charge of a girls' team. They had a cunning plan under which, when a girl bowled a bad ball, she would squeak "Oh!" in frustration, presumably in an attempt to get the batter to collapse with giggles. I am afraid it seldom worked. But the girls did provide me with one highly surrealist experience. Once when I was having to keep the score as well as umpire, as is not uncommon at this level, our opponents brought on a new bowler. I called out, "Bowler's name, please!" "Von Wittgenstein!" came the reply. She was, sadly, no relation to the great man. I would have liked to say that the way she was bowling suggested that she wasn't convinced of the reality of the wicket, but that would be unfair.
I never managed to discover a first-class cricketer, but a few of my boys did reach international standard in other sports: David Gilford, who became a Ryder Cup golfer; Alun Carter, who played back-row for Wales, and James Haskell, a current member of the England rugby team; and from the girls, Rachel Parish, who won medals for shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Sunday, 16 January 2011
The joys of junior cricket
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Writing the last chapter of the mouse saga
Yesterday I'd had an hour's sleep, and my students were unenthused by the material so we played categorical syllogism mad libs and then I told them about my mouse problem and one of my veteran lawyer students said, "If you have a lease, on paper, and there are more than three units in your dwelling, then there should be a clause in your lease stating that the landlord has to take care of vermin on the premises. If they refuse, call the department of sanitation."
I called the landlord; the exterminator came today.
Here is some other mouse advice I have received:
"Mary, you gotta put steel wool in those holes. That's what my mom used to do. Just pack it in. Mice don't like it. Cuts 'em."
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Someone above, not even the Market Manager for the sake of losing a Manager, should dive in to how the business is really being handled. And when the Manager themself is carrying so many Vacation hours excessively because they don't account for it properly. Funny how a misunderstanding of a timecard for one employee doesn't effect another the same way.
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I would like to view each month for the last 5 months of data uasage to see what my average is
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I can't believe the past months usage is not available in a chart form. Why not?
I had the same question. I am new to exede and wanted to know how much I have been using the past few months. It is the second day of this months cycle and thats pretty unbelievable that I have to wait a month and then remember to log in the last day of the monthly cycle in order to see what data I have used. then keep track of this myself to ever know what I typically use. Very poor reporting and customer service. Super Lame.
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Every year we send our clients Christmas cards and gifts they don't actually care about. This year, lets do something more worthwhile with the money instead.
If you run a digital agency or provide digital services you are reliant on the income from client work. Sometimes they may drive us nuts, but we need our clients. Some we love, some we… well lets just say, we don't get on with quite so well. Either way we need to ensure they feel appreciated.
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And so another summer comes to an end. The Institute kids came back yesterday and seminary starts tomorrow and I have to start going to bed at 3 pm because that's just what 80 year old women do. But I'm ready for it. Mostly because this summer has just been so relaxing. Truly, I feel very rested, like I've spent a month in a sanitarium taking the waters.
Last summer was a blur of crazy activities. This summer was a lot of taking naps after work or watching movies. And generally when I get to the end of a summer like this, a quiet summer, I feel out of sorts, like I should have done more. In fact, in the middle of this summer I thought about how it's been so low-key and that maybe I should ramp things up because I didn't want to feel like I had frittered away all this leisure time. But then I realized that I was having the summer that I wanted. I wanted to be in my stretchy pants 100% of the time. I wanted to spend a whole evening reading. I didn't really want to go anywhere. I mean, I did do things, but not a lot. And many of those activities were solo ones. This was the Summer of the Lone Wolf.
And now I find myself wanting to plan activities with friends. September is historically a packed month for me and this one is no different. I have several trips to the Hollywood Bowl planned and the fair is coming up in a few weeks. I'm ending my book club's summer hiatus. I got a haircut that actually has to be done, meaning, it can barely be put back in a pony tale. This morning I needed to be up by 6:15 and I actually got out of bed at 5:45 because I felt like it. This, literally, never happens. I am the worst at getting out of bed. But I spent the summer hibernating and now I'm waking up. Who wants to do something fun? As long as we're done by 3 pm, I'm game.


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