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Education Outside expands green program to 22 schools
Not that long ago, most San Francisco public schoolyards were sealed in concrete. Now, vegetables and fruit trees are growing in more than 20 schools around the city, where children learn about science and the environment through hands-on gardening and cooking activities.
It sounds a lot like Berkeley's Edible Schoolyard, but it's called Education Outside, a program that is expanding its presence to 22 schools in the current school year, which began last week. That's up from 10 schools last year.
Meanwhile, the Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture or CUESA, which runs the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, is doubling the number of workshops it offers to local school groups, who get to interact with farmers, shop for and cook vegetables, and then sit down to eat them.
Both programs are tackling two big challenges facing California schoolchildren: health problems related to poor nutrition, and lagging science education.
"Any extra science curriculum is like gold for us," says fifth-grade teacher Jennifer Partika of Jefferson Elementary in the Sunset District. The school has had an Education Outside instructor for the past two years.
The children leave their regular classroom to learn about evaporation, decomposition and photosynthesis while planting butterfly-friendly flowers or weeding a bed of kale.
The program is a result of the city's voter-passed Proposition A Greening Program, which allotted $100,000 to $150,000 to each elementary school in the district, plus 10 middle and high schools, with the goal of "greening" schoolyards by improving waste and energy management, or planting trees and gardens.
Education Outside instructors, who are trained in the state's science curriculum, are placed in schools that have completed their greening build-out; the goal is to have them in 50 schools by 2016.
"We saw it as sort of the golden opportunity for these outdoor spaces," says Arden Bucklin-Sporer, founder and executive director. "They're wonderful to have but they need to have a real reason for existing to be fully used by the community."
Depending on the size of the school, children may visit the outdoor classroom as often as once a week. At Jefferson, the vegetable production is so great that the students sometimes sell the excess to their parents at a mini farmers' market.
At CUESA, teachers can bring in school groups for free two-hour workshops during the regular Tuesday or Thursday farmers' markets. After a short lesson, small groups head into the market with a $6 budget. They return to the market's cooking school to chop the vegetables they selected into a savory topping for homemade crackers.
"We started with a bruschetta recipe. But if you tell a kid to buy this basil, this tomato or this onion, it's not as exciting if they get to try 10 different peppers and squash and decide on their own," says program director Elianna Friedman.
CUESA has an additional program at three public high schools called Schoolyard to Market, where students learn to maintain a vegetable garden and then sell the produce at the Saturday farmers' market.
The lessons at both CUESA and Education Outside tie into math, for example when calculating the size of a recipe for a vegetable rice pilaf.
They even tie into English instruction. After her students harvested a giant zucchini last week, and then brought it into the classroom, Partika assigned them to write stories about its adventures.
"It's my classroom pet until it starts to go bad on us," she says.
To learn more
-- CUESA, www.cuesa.org
-- Education Outside, www.educationoutside.org
Tara Duggan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @taraduggan


text: CARACAS, VENEZUELA -Representatives of the Venezuelan government and the opposition are in Norway for talks on resolving the stalemate that has mired the South American nation in a political and economic crisis.Venezuelan officials say Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez is representing President Nicolas Maduro, while lawmaker Stalin Gonzalez is leading the opposition delegation.President Maduro said Rodriguez was on "a very important mission" abroad during a televised speech Wednesday, but did not provide any details.The negotiations in Norway are being held after the military failed to heed a call April 30 by opposition leader and self-declared president Juan Guaido to rise up against Maduro. Guaido, the leader of the National Assembly, declared himself interim president earlier this year after the opposition-majority legislative body determined Maduro won another term in a fraudulent election.The United States and about 50 other countries recognize Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president. Venezuela has put the United States at odds with Russia, which has supplied military equipment to the Maduro regime, and Cuba, who the U.S. accuses of placing pro-Maduro troops on the ground in Venezuela.Also on Wednesday, the United States has suspended all commercial flights between the U.S. and Venezuela.Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says she, along with the secretaries of state and homeland security, has determined conditions exist in Venezuela "that threaten the safety or security of passengers, aircraft, or crew."Many international airlines, including those in the United States, have already stopped flying to and from Venezuela because of the political upheaval.

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Several backend improvements and bug fixes are part of this release, as well.
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MRSA Rampage: Two Stories of Infection In The Community And Hospital
Mentioning MRSA to someone outside of the medical field often elicits a blank stare or a vague look of confusion and mistrust. In fact, going so far as to mention Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is usually enough to end a conversation completely. For the most part, the destructive, life-altering scope of MRSA isn't known to the general public—nor is the risk of acquiring MRSA in the hospital. Knowing many patients and health care workers, I've seen prognoses that have varied from life-threatening and permanently disabling, to non-deadly, but career ending. This is the story of two acquaintances of mine: one who contracted MRSA in the community at large, and another who contracted MRSA while at the hospital.
Down on her luck, living in a small, government subsidized apartment, my first acquaintance was forced to share her space with several other near-homeless individuals. Crowded in a tiny room, many of her roommates were poorly fed and suffered from mental illness. As is the case in many situations of extreme poverty, drug abuse and poor hygiene were rampant—as were skin infections. Such close-knit quarters were a breeding ground for CA-MRSA, or Community Acquired MRSA. Community Acquired MRSA differs, in that it's a) often more aggressive b) less resistant to antibiotics than its hospital counterpart.


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I have always wanted to try it but never had the opportunity are words that we hear often at our Sunday morning taster sessions. These are an ideal way to try the sport without any commitment of buying equipment or obtaining a gun licence (we even give you the hearing protection). Many of our regular shooters started here and have now progressed to shooting competitions and winning prizes.
We have guns to suit all ages, shapes and sizes and youngsters can take part from 10 years old. See also Young Guns Day.
It could start as a one-off Saturday or Sunday outing for the family and who knows you may be hooked!
The sessions start at 10.00 -14.00 saturdays and 9.30am, till 12.00pm on sunday. The cost is only £20.00 for 25 shots.
Although we normally have two or three instructors on the go, it is first come first served so it pays to be early.
Remember breakfast is served in the clubhouse from 9.00am.
On your first visit we require you to fill out a registration form. To save time this can be downloaded here so you can fill it in before you come.


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Soldiers with dependents reminded to keep records up to date
Soldiers with dependents reminded to keep records up to date
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. -- Soldiers who receive a basic allowance for housing and have dependents are reminded to keep their records up to date to prevent any disruptions in their Basic Allowance for Housing, or BAH, entitlements, according to experts within the Army's Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1.
To help ensure the overall readiness of the force, the Army G-1 has notified 65,000 Soldiers that they needed to provide proof of dependency to justify their housing rates, according to J.D. Riley, deputy chief of the compensation and entitlements division, G-1.
According to Riley, examples of dependent documents include a marriage license, birth certificate, a court-ordered child support agreement, divorce decrees, and secondary dependency approval from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
An "All Army Activities" message, or ALARACT, about the recertification of BAH entitlements is scheduled for release in November, Riley added. At that point, Soldiers will have 60 days to meet the suspense.
Identified Soldiers will need to bring their dependent documents to their unit's human resources specialist -- not their local finance office -- to update their iPERMS record. Submitted paperwork should be identified with the word "audit" to guarantee that it receives a high priority, Riley said
Deployed Soldiers are exempt from this requirement; however, they will have 60 days upon return from post-deployment leave to update records.
After 60 days, Soldiers who do not provide the proper paperwork will see a reduction in BAH. At that point, they will need to start the process over by filling out a new BAH certification form and submitting their dependent documentation.
Riley said actions would be taken against any Soldiers who willfully take advantage of the system. Those Soldiers will be held liable for any additional entitlements they have received, he said.
In the end, the proactive approach taken by Army G-1 is about protecting a Soldier's entitlements, Riley emphasized.
"When life events happen: divorce, marriage, the birth of children, it is so important for a Soldier to review their records," he said.
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Our new sofa - we haven't got the feet on it yet because there were no pilot holes drilled into the bottom and so the delivery men weren't insured to fit them. Someone is coming round to do it this week. We could have quite easily have done it ourselves, but then again why should we, and there is a risk we might mess it up lol! Still, it is usable as it is, and is so very comfortable. We need a few more cushions I think, but this room is finally getting there yay!
This one is a lovely photo of us girlies as our retreat in March - loads of texture in this layout with gorgeous bazzill swiss dots, scrumptious velvety doodlebug and fab glitter card - delish!
This is a layout that I have had sat around half finished for ages! All I had left to do was the sewing around the edge but I had lost my brown thread so I just have not got around to doing it! Finally replaced my thread, still don't know where the old one went, and got it done. We had bought little pink tiaras for the younger girls at our wedding, and Mum was joking in the morning that at least we had a back up in case something went wrong with mine lol!
Finally this is my layout for the 'Getting to know you' challenge over at the Scrapagogo clubhouse. ou had to use a colour scheme of yellow, orange and green and list 5 things about yourself. I chose 5 random facts: 1. I have a fear of peas 2. I once tried to learn ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics 3. I have never learnt how to ride a bike 4. I often get cravings for pears 5. I was Prince Charming in our Yr 6 play
My initial thought at using orange yellow and green was that it was a real challenge, but I used the fabby April GoGo kit as a starting point and I love the finished layout! The lace card is all raised up on foam pads and the orange overlay is so stunning!


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THE HAGUE, Netherlands: A major international summit to rein in the threat of nuclear terrorism opened Monday with Japan pledging to return to the United States more than 315 kilograms (700 pounds) of weapons-grade plutonium and a supply of highly enriched uranium.
The Nuclear Security Summit is the third in a series of meetings established after a landmark 2009 speech by President Barack Obama in which he said non-secure nuclear material presents "the most immediate and extreme threat to global security."
American and Japanese officials announced the deal — the meeting's first important breakthrough — at the two-day summit in The Hague, Netherlands.
"This is a very significant nuclear security pledge and activity," US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told reporters. "The material will be transferred to the United States for transformation into proliferation-resistant forms."
Japan originally received the material from the US and Britain in the 1960s for use in research.
The summit focuses not on nuclear weapons but on efforts to reduce and secure nuclear material stockpiles to prevent them falling into the hands of terrorists who could potentially use them to fashion a weapon.
"All our discussions today and tomorrow will focus on one question: How to prevent nuclear terrorism," Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said as he opened the meeting.
The number of countries possessing such stockpiles has fallen from 39 in 2009 to 25 at the start of the Hague summit.
The summit, which hosts leaders and senior officials from 53 countries, is expected to wrap up Tuesday with a commitment to enact further reforms to boost nuclear security before a final summit in Washington in 2016.
Obama flew into the Netherlands on Monday morning and was attending a hastily arranged G-7 summit later in the day to discuss the West's response to Russia's annexation of Crimea.
The White House also said, in addition to the Japan deal, the United States had reached agreements with Belgium and Italy to remove highly enriched uranium and plutonium from those European allies.
The White House said it had removed a "significant amount" of nuclear material from Belgium and about 20 kilograms (44 pounds) from Italy. It did not elaborate.
"Italy and the United States plan to continue to work together to eliminate additional stocks of special nuclear material to make sure they do not fall into the hands of terrorists," the Obama administration said in a statement.
Yosuke Isozaki, a senior national security adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said handing over the highly enriched uranium and plutonium was part of Japan's efforts to prevent proliferation.
"Japan shares a vision of a world without nuclear weapons," he said through a translator.
As part of the deal, the US will continue to receive spent reactor fuel from Japanese nuclear plants for an additional 10 years.
Miles Pomper, a nuclear expert at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, called the return of the materials "a step in the right direction."
In addition to the weapons-grade material Japan is giving back, it maintains a stockpile of 9.3 tons of lesser-grade plutonium that could be easily weaponized by a country of Japan's sophistication. That material also could present an attractive target for terrorists.
Additionally Japan's new Rokkasho nuclear plant, due to come online this year, is capable of producing almost that many more tons of plutonium per year when operational. Yet, with most of Japan's nuclear plants still shut down in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, there is no apparent use for that material.
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The biggest thing that I picked up in this writeup is how noise cancelling headphones work. I agree that in-ear monitors work best in isolating noise but my friends are not 'sharp' enough to realize this.
I'm just curious because in your Wall of Fame, you have mm450 as a noise cancelling headphone. I own the PXC 310 (and I think they have the same drivers as mm450) so I was curious why the headphones was not included in this review.
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I'm not big on advanced stats in hockey. It's not because I don't think they're valuable, but because it's tough to translate the concepts to what I'm seeing on the ice. It's my own ignorance, yes, but for a new generation of hockey metrics to take hold, they'll have to be more relatable to the average fan. Like this one, which could not be simpler: the number of sex offenders near the arena has turned out to be an excellent indicator of team success.
The brainchild of Megalodon at Battle of California, I give you SONA. ("Sex offenders near arena." See? Intuitive is good!) By combing a national sex offender database, he put together a count of registered sex offenders living within 1.5 miles of every American NHL arena. That was in December. Revisiting it now, with less than a month to go in the regular season, the results are stunning: of the six teams surrounded by the most rapists and perverts, five are in the top six in the NHL points race.
There's a lesson here, and it's that correlation does not equal causation, not that kiddy diddlers will have more of an impact than Alexander Radulov on the Preds' Stanley Cup chances. And also: what the hell is going on in Nashville and St. Louis?
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Staffing Changes in the Office of Polar Programs and Arctic Sciences Division
Dr. Kelly Falkner will serve as Acting Head for NSF's Office of Polar Programs (OPP) effective 1 April 2012 subsequent to the retirement of Dr. Karl A. Erb. Prior to joining NSF as Deputy Head of OPP on 3 January 2011, Falkner was a professor in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. From 2007 to 2009 she served at NSF as the founding program director of the Antarctic Integrated System Science program in OPP. Falkner holds a PhD in Chemical Oceanography.
Dr. Brendan P. Kelly is now on detail from NSF serving as Assistant Director for Polar Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. His portfolio includes coordinating activities assigned to the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), such as the development of a five-year arctic research plan. (See: IARPC 5-Year Plan.) Prior to early January 2012 Kelly served as Deputy Director in NSF's Division of Arctic Sciences (ARC). Arctic Sciences Division Director Simon Stephenson will now represent NSF on the IARPC staff level. NSF Director Subra Suresh continues as Chair of the IARPC.
Dr. Erica Key is the newly appointed Arctic Observing Network (AON) Program Director. The AON position is a limited-term position. Prior to early February 2012 Key served as Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Associate Program Manager.
The Office of Polar Programs often has openings for Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) appointees to serve term positions, assist with the management of OPP programs, and learn about the government funding process from the inside. For more information about IPA and rotator positions at NSF, see: http://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps/rotators/index.jsp.


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Unit Testing as the Last Resort for Code Verification
I love code which is stable and rigorous, I just don't feel that unit testing is the most effective way to achieve it.
I stumbled upon the following question posted on StackOverflow, "What's your most controversial programming opinion? ", and it made me think about my views on unit testing.
I have mixed feelings on unit testing. I do use it often, but I find that it does not give me sufficient peace of mind, compared to other code verification techniques. The following is my list of code verification techniques in order of importance:
- System testing
- Use the compiler's type checker
- Use assertions
- Code reviews
- Unit testing
- using unsigned types instead of signed types so you don't have to worry about non-negativity. Consider for example the example of using an unsigned type instead of a signed type in a square root function.
- using id types instead of integers to identify objects. I recently ran into problems in my code, because I violated this rule. I confused the index of a vertex, with the index of an index array into the vertex array. The fix was easy: use a new VertexID type.
- using smart pointer classes with the appropriate semantics. E.g. null-checking pointers, deletion prevention pointers, pointers with ownership semantics, etc.


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Thanks for all the suggestions, we should have a great weekend...
Actually I'm kind of glad you asked since I'll be going down to Boston for the NFPA Expo in late-May and June and hope to have some free time in the evenings to do some caching.
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July 5, 2013, STARE JABLONKI, Poland (ISN) – Ben Saxton of Calgary and Chaim Schalk of Red Deer, Alta., contributed to a rough day for Polish fans Friday upsetting previously undefeated Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak 21-19, 27-29, 15-8 in the round of 32 at the FIVB World Championships in beach volleyball before a standing-room only crowd.
Saxton and Schalk, in their first season together, improve to 2-2 overall and will face sixth seeds Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs in the round of 16 on Saturday. The Canadians, seeded-40th, are also assured at least a season-best ninth place finish.
Poland had four teams in the round of 32 and only one advanced. Number-one seeds Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel were beaten by fifth-seeds Pedro and Bruno of Brazil.
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MBS Xojo Addressbook Kit 1.1
The MBS Xojo Addressbook Kit provides you with a few useful classes and modules to easily add Addressbook to your Xojo iOS application.
- Complete Wrapper for iOS Addressbook framework.
- CFErrorMB
- ABSourceMB
- ABRecordMB
- ABPersonMB
- ABMutableMultiValueMB
- ABMultiValueMB
- ABGroupMB
- ABAddressbookMB
You can query sources, groups and persons, read/modify/delete values and get/set images for people. Our example shows you how to create a person and browse people, groups and sources.
Wrapper Features
- For new Xojo framework
- Using exception handling to track error
- Using enums for saver constant passing
- Test code included
- All classes with MB postfix to avoid name conflicts.
- All module definitions are protected to avoid conflicts
- Inline documentation
- Full Source code, no encrypted code.
- Works for 32bit and 64bit targets.
Public Interfaces
- ABGroupMB class
- ABAddressbookMB class
- ABMultiValueMB class
- ABMutableMultiValueMB
- ABPersonMB class
- ABRecordMB class
- ABSourceMB class
- CFErrorMB class
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If you need similar classes for OS X, you can check the MBS Xojo Cocoa Plugins from us.
Our Kit is written for the traditional Xojo API and may show warnings when used in newer Xojo version.
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Dr. Grumpy: "Where do your pressures usually run?"
Mr. Mercury: "I don't know. I've never used it."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
a bit like my gym membership :(
But, it's a great conversation piece and looks good on that table!
(head bangs into desk)
Be sure to use it and remember, the cuff goes around your neck.
LOL @ Anon 8:58
"Which reminds me that my condom is almost at its expiration date, so I need to stop on the way home and buy a new one."
Reminds me of my MIL and her blood glucose meter, if she could just remember where it was...........
Oh, that is just too funny, reminds me of the CPAP guys. I ask them how they are feeling after the sleep study and getting a home machine and they look at me like I am crazy and say, ""I can't WEAR one of those things". I think if you keep it (a CPAP or Bipap ) in the room, it wards off evil like a totem pole or something.
Stupid manufacturers making a defective product! They are supposed to help control blood pressure, you're saying hers didn't work. Why should she have to actually pay attention to it??
Until I saw that you referred to your patient as MISTER Mercury I was certain that you were talking about my mother.
The same approach myself, and most medical students, take to studying.
I've bought many textbooks. Some are well read, some are not. The hope is, by them being on a bookshelf near my bed, that at night I take in the info by osmosis. Needs further trials to verify efficacy though.
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NEW YORK (AP) Carmelo Anthony missed the New York Knicks' game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night because of a sprained left ankle.
Anthony was hurt Thursday in the third quarter of a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers when he landed awkwardly after he was fouled by Dwight Howard. Anthony had scored 30 points in 22 minutes, raising his average to 27.9 per game, second in the NBA to Kobe Bryant's 29.3.
Anthony missed two games last week after a cut on the middle finger of his left hand needed stitches. Coach Mike Woodson says Anthony is day to day and the Knicks would see how he is Monday before they play Houston.
Woodson said the Knicks would give rookie Chris Copeland his first career start in Anthony's place.


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Squires Bulrush Brown ready to use sugar flower paste is suitable for making ultra fine delicate flowers and leaves. It is a pliable paste, that is very strong and which sets hard - ideal for your handmade cake decorations. It can also be used in 'Tappits' sets, plaques and for 'dressing' models etc as it can be rolled out wafer thin.
Ideal for any delicate sugarcraft work that requires the strength of a hard setting paste such as bows, frills and flowers
Comes in a resealable pack which keeps your flower paste fresh for up to 6 weeks, Best before date will normally be at least 6-9 months from date of purchase and often much longer.
Cane sugar; glucose; water; maize starch; emulsifier: cellulose gum; free range EGG albumen; preservative: acetic acid; colours: E104, E129, E133.
E104 & E129 may have an effect on attention and activity in children.
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Just looking for some general info for manual fill 2 grp Lanna 2006 model. The tank is 14 litres. The machine is up and running I bought it cheap with a supposed boiler fault but tbh the only thing wrong was a leaky pressure valve. I'm not familiar with how a manual fill works so I began by filling until the spy glass was full implying boiler up to correct level. The heat element is controlled by the boiler pressure which activates between approx. 1 to 1.3. so everythings going well until the level of water drops below level indicator and I push the refill button. As then because the mains pressure is 2.the pressure in the tank goes to 2 and the element cant kick in without me releasing the pressure through the steam wand, (which sometimes is water as the tank is no longer up to temp). If I remove from mains water and put the inlet pipe into a bucket when I use group the pump draws water from the bucket. So just want to get familiar with technique Thanks


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Lincoln High School was named for the sixteenth president of the United States and opened in 1913. It became the second public high school in Jersey City and was started to accommodate the overcrowded conditions in the City High School (now Dickinson High School). The new high school initially occupied the abandoned Hasbrouck Institute building, formerly used as the Lyceum School started by William L. Dickinson in 1837. In 1915, Frank Hague, Commissioner of Public Safety, considered closing the school building and other schools buildings as a potential fire hazard to the student population. The outcome of this concern was the current high school building erected in 1917; an extension was added a number of years later.
To honor its namesake, a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln, "The Railsplitter," by Archimedes Giacomantonio was commissioned. It was cast by the Cellini Bronze Works in Brooklyn, NY, and was placed on a marble base in the high school lobby in the late 1930s. The statue portrays a seated figure of "a young Lincoln--sitting on logs, reading a book with a hatchet at his back" (Ken Thorbourne, Jersey Journal, February 5, 2004). Giacomantonio is also responsible for the sculpture of Christopher Columbus at Journal Square dedicated in 1950.
Over the years, the statue has received homage from the high school's students. Members of the athletic teams have been known to rub the head of the statue hoping to insure victory, and fraternities have had students kiss the statue as part of a pledge ritual. In 1994, the high school's "lucky charm" was stolen from the lobby and wound up in an antique store. After reports of its location to local authorities, "The Railsplitter" was returned to the high school and re-installed in January 2004.
Thorbourne, Ken. "Statue's Back at Lincoln High." Jersey Journal 5 February 2004.


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41 comments:
- Headhunter said...
I think I've seen those posters along the street. It's amazing how many cats seem to get lost in Brockley! Never a day goes by without a "lost cat" sign being strapped to a tree along Manor Ave it seems. Is someone catnapping them all? Anyway good luck finding the mog...
- 3 February 2009 at 15:46
- Anonymous said...
Aw poor Daisy. Hope she comes back soon.
- 3 February 2009 at 16:07
- Anonymous said...
If only there were some sort of cat man who could look out for their interests. :(
- 3 February 2009 at 16:09
- Anonymous said...
Sorry - not very mung-PC of me - "cat person"
- 3 February 2009 at 16:09
- Anonymous said...
Cheers, a few people think they saw her on Saturday/Sunday (Before the snow) between the gardens of Manor Avenue and Upper Brockley Road. We found this out yesterday, took a look, but had no luck.
It's possible that she may be sheltering in a shed (out of the snow) so please take a look, it would be hugely appreciated.
From the sightings it looks like she may have lost her collar (which was green/yellow).
If you do happen to see her please could you let her into your house and give us a call to pick her up!! (Ps. She's house trained!)
Thanks in advance.
Her sister 'Ruby' is awaiting her return!!
- 3 February 2009 at 16:12
- Anonymous said...
A cat that doesn't like to picked up (in the handling sense). Hmmm
In other words she'll scratch out your eyeballs out and take off your skin unless affection is on her terms.
Cats like this terrify me.
(Hope she turns up though)
- 3 February 2009 at 16:24
- Anonymous said...
not much help now probably, but is it possible these days to track chipped cats by GPS? i know that's not what chipping means but you'd think it would be fairly easy and cheap to do - would be interesting just seeing where they go even when not lost anyway - another thing i saw once was a tiny camera on a dogs head (police dog) and they can then see what the dog see's when they put it into old warehouses and that and when they are out sniffing for a living - another generation or so it will be available for humans to record their lives through their own eyes with, it's already had decent feedback in trials of alzheimars patients as it helps memory retention and even if you can't remember what you did you can still watch it back on the telly
hope you're cat turns up
- 3 February 2009 at 16:27
- Anonymous said...
Saying a cat that doesn't like to be picked up will scratch your eyes out is an over reaction to say the least. She's a 1 year old cat, not a tiger!!
- 3 February 2009 at 16:35
- Anonymous said...
She looks like she's doing pilates in that pic, maybe she's over at the Sunflower centre?
- 3 February 2009 at 16:41
- Anonymous said...
Looks like more of a spread-pic. Perhaps to be seen doing glamour modelling in the darkside.
- 3 February 2009 at 16:47
- The Cat Man said...
Ah bless, I get very scared if my cats do not return in less than a few hrs after being outside.
The high amount of 'missing' signs i see around Brockley are quite intimidating to say the least, hence why I used to 'walk' my cats on a lead around westside.
I find its not a problem nowadays through, they never seen to go far. Maybe the C area Henrittas and hoo-rah Henrys have scared them all away?
- 3 February 2009 at 17:06
- Anonymous said...
Beware of possible sightings leading you to concentrate your search in one area, and make sure you put up a few posters a bit further away from where you think she might go. I don't mean New Barnet ;-) but maybe the odd one in, say, Telegraph Hill/Crofton Park. This is the voice of (very sad) experience speaking.
All the best with finding her - it sounds like most missing cats do come home.
- 3 February 2009 at 17:24
- Anonymous said...
I think I saw this cat in the woodshed in my garden, prior to snowfall. I'll check tonight.
I think foxes may be the culprits for missing cats, but others say not so.
- 3 February 2009 at 17:39
- Anonymous said...
Thanks Oryx,
Appreciate the advice, it's a good idea.
- 3 February 2009 at 17:40
- Anonymous said...
What road do you live on?
- 3 February 2009 at 17:42
- The Cat Man said...
Most foxes will not attack cats and they leave each other alone.
However, if the fox is from the countryside and new to 'urban' lifestyle it has been known to kill domestic cats.
It happended to a relatives cat before Christmas. Quite scary stuff to see a mangled beloved huddled in a heap in the garden.
Its very rare though, and i really cannot see this explaining the frequency of missing cat posters.
I think its a higher liklehood this is due to diverse eating habits and dodgy 'meat' shops!
- 3 February 2009 at 17:45
- The Cat Man said...
She lives on manor road
- 3 February 2009 at 17:45
- Anonymous said...
Hi TomG, ignore the plonker, as I'm a He, who does live on Manor Avenue (not road).
I've checked the shed and there is no cat there, but I'll wander around later and take a look periodically. It was quite dark, it was a black cat, and I'm not sure if it had white markings.
- 3 February 2009 at 17:53
- Anonymous said...
OK, Thanks for checking, it's appreciated.
- 3 February 2009 at 18:00
- Monkeyboy said...
Ahhh! the soft cuddly side of our revolutionary socialist is revealed. Although if cats could vote, they would vote slightly right of Norman Tebbit in my opinion - and I speak as a cat fan.
Or am I wrong? answers on a sustainable, recycled postcard please.
Hope the cat turns up, they generally do.
- 3 February 2009 at 18:01
- Anonymous said...
Cats are the Nazis of the Animal world, that's for sure.
- 3 February 2009 at 18:04
- Headhunter said...
Manor Avenue changed its name from Manor Road in the 1930s, you're living in the past, Cat Man...
- 3 February 2009 at 18:06
- Monkeyboy said...
Oh god what have I started...
Some cats are generous and believe in a fair and equitable society. Share their food, empathise with others and help their fellow moggies OK?
(but most don't)
- 3 February 2009 at 18:08
- The Cat Man said...
Yes, they like to co-operate with each other. One of my cats really likes to lick the other ones....
...face, for instance.
They go out patrolling the garden together too!
- 3 February 2009 at 18:16
- Monkeyboy said...
- 3 February 2009 at 18:21
- Anonymous said...
"They go out patrolling the garden together too!"
This militaristic overtone is playing right into Monkeyboy's hands.
Do they goose-step?
- 3 February 2009 at 18:21
- Anonymous said...
The vet recently told me that cats who leave together really don't like eachother, and spend their time in simmering hatred. The evidence for this is that when one cat in the house dies, the other cat's health complaints clear up.
He also said that in 20 years of being a vet, he's only seen one case of predation by a fox.
- 3 February 2009 at 18:46
- Anonymous said...
- 3 February 2009 at 18:47
- Anonymous said...
Monkeyboy, I hope you just stumbled on that website accidentally?
Fred's idea of GPS tracking devices is a good one given the amount of cats that do go missing. One for the dragons den perhaps.
- 3 February 2009 at 19:02
- Monkeyboy said...
The internet has a home for EVERY special interest group.
- 3 February 2009 at 19:10
- Anonymous said...
Agreed, going by the outfit there is someone out there making nazi uniforms for cats too. Or Kitlers as they are called.
- 3 February 2009 at 19:34
- Anonymous said...
Poor you! I had a miserable day with my cat being outdoors, very out of characterly, for about 12 hours. Luckily for me, he returned, cool as a cucumber, at about 9 pm. Today, when I let him out, I made a snow-free path for him (as instructed by cat-expert friend) and got him back indoors very quickly. I realise that, because he doesn't wear a collar or tag, any kindly neighbour who gives him shelter has no way of contacting me to let me know he's fine.
Easy to say, but think there's a good chance your moggy will be fine.
- 3 February 2009 at 20:47
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for the calls/feedback regarding the sightings of Daisy over the last 5 days.
Fortunately she found her way back after 5 days in a very skinny and hungry state.
I must say that the sense of community spirit around the Brockley area is very warming.
Tom G
- 4 February 2009 at 10:29
- Anonymous said...
Yay!!!! Great news. You must be so relieved.
- 4 February 2009 at 10:35
- patrick1971 said...
"The vet recently told me that cats who leave together really don't like eachother, and spend their time in simmering hatred."
This is true, and is one of the biggest causes of behavioural problems in cats. They're NOT social animals. The only time in their natural state when you see them seek out other cats' company apart from breeding is during nursing, when nursing mothers will often help each other out.
Getting a second cat to keep the first one company whilst you're out at work is usually a huge mistake. Cats really have to be brought up with each other, and neutered, in order to tolerate each other, and even then there'll often be power struggles between them which causes the loser to get stressed and thus develop physical problems as a manifestation of that stress.
- 4 February 2009 at 14:30
- Anonymous said...
Any news on the whereabouts of this cat?
- 4 February 2009 at 16:03
- Brockley Jon said...
Very very pleased that she's back! She and her sister are two of my fave local cats - I think it's Ruby that I often have a little stroke of when I'm strolling past Manor Av/Ashby Rd. Good to get some cat therapy :)
- 4 February 2009 at 17:32
- Monkeyboy said...
Yeah back after an abortive attempt to invade Poland! ;-)
- 4 February 2009 at 17:59
- Anonymous said...
Hurrah! Very good news. I know how sickening it is when a cat goes AWOL.
My sister and her colleagues looked after a cat who turned up at the school she works at - even coming in over Christmas to feed it. Not microchipped and no response to adverts with vets, RSPCA etc. After several months it turned out she lived half a mile away and had got lost after crossing a main road. The owners were delighted and really touched someone had taken the trouble to care for her. So you just never know....
Anyway, glad to see your worries were over rather more quickly than that!
- 4 February 2009 at 19:16
- Anonymous said...
TomG, I wished I'd notice your post earlier. I've been popping my head out into the garden going Daisy! Daisy! followed by a mieaowwww sound that fooled no one, least of all Daisy by all accounts.
I'm pleased for you.
- 4 February 2009 at 20:21
- Anonymous said...
There's an old Japanese gentleman, who lives at Jasmin house (Wickham Road), that is supposed to be rather talented when it comes to finding lost cats. Mr Nakata - I believe he's called.
- 12 February 2009 at 23:54


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In my last post, I drew a map to plot out the various positions authors take when theorizing the technology and society relationship. I did that primarily so that I could destroy that map in this post by describing another theory that challenges the core assumption underlying all those other perspectives: that 'technology' and 'society' are two separate spheres that interact with each other in some kind of way.
Actor-Network Theory (or ANT for short) was developed in the 1980s and 90s primarily by three scholars: the French polymath Bruno Latour; the French engineer turned sociologist Michel Callon; and the English sociologist John Law. All three were involved in the early sociological studies of science and technology, and like their colleagues that developed the SCOT and SST positions, they argued against the technological determinism that was dominant at that time. But unlike the SCOT and SST approaches, ANT scholars took a closer look at this concept of 'society' that was supposedly exerting a shaping force upon technological artifacts. What they concluded was something that promised not only to revolutionize the way people thought about technology and society, but also to shake the entire foundation of social theory down to its core.
The problem, as Bruno Latour articulates it in his book Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network Theory, is that social theorists have traditionally thought of society as a 'thing', an entity that has some kind of separate existence from its participants. This thing called society was assumed to be made only of "social stuff" (as opposed to material stuff) that was surprisingly durable and all encompassing of its participants, much like the 'aether' of 19th-century physics. This allowed society to be an independent 'force' that could somehow influence not only its human participants, but also the techniques and material artifacts they produced. But it also had the effect of making society into something that was more like a mysterious force than a phenomenon that could be studied in a scientific way.
Actor-Network Theory, in contrast, argues that there is actually no such 'thing' as society. That is to say, society isn't an entity that is separate from its participants. There's no place you can point to and say "there is where society is." Instead, society is more like an enactment, a condition that is constantly re-achieved every time a set of people interact with one another in a given pattern. Because it exists only in time, it is also fragile and prone to change; as soon as people start acting differently, a new kind of society becomes traceable (this is similar to various interactionist positions, and Latour himself comes out of ethnomethodology).
Latour, who was originally trained as an anthropologist, began thinking about this in the context of baboon societies. Baboon, like humans, create relatively complex social orders, but they do so using only direct bodily interactions. One baboon can try to enforce a particular dominance hierarchy over others, but as soon as that baboon is no longer physically present, the order starts to break down. Even when the dominant baboon is there, others will periodically test and challenge its dominance, leading to a recurring re-negotiation. Because baboons are limited to physical bodily interactions, their societies remain limited in size, and are subject to frequent reorganization.
In contrast, human societies seem to have no problem growing quite large in scale, spreading over wide geographic areas, and expressing features that remain relatively durable across many generations. Even pre-modern tribal societies seem to create networks of social links that persist even when participants are not present, and stay more or less intact throughout many generations. How is this achieved? If a society needs to be constantly re-enacted, how can it be extended and reinforced across space and time?
What Latour and his fellow ANT scholars concluded was that the very mechanism that enables us to extend and reinforce human societies across space and time is the thing we call 'technology'. Material artifacts such as clothing, jewelry, houses, and cars don't just reflect something called social class, they actually make it possible to assert such a concept in the first place and reinforce it over space and time. Communication media such as books, newspapers, telegraphs, telephones, television, and now the Internet don't sit apart from something called culture and influence it from time to time, they are the very things that make it possible to create a geographically dispersed yet cohesive culture in the first place. Techniques such as money, corporations, the scientific method, engineering, and law are not just products of a modern culture, they are the very things that construct and reinforce that kind of culture we call "modern."
In other words, technology and society are so deeply and inextricably intertwined that it would be misleading to talk about them as if they were two separate things that interact from time to time. They are mutually constitutive, each literally making the other, completely interdependent for their very meaning. Without technology, there would be no human society, and without that society, there would be no technology.
For ANT scholars, society is nothing more than a temporary assemblage of connections made between 'actors'. Actors are "anything that makes a difference," so they include both humans and non-human agencies/artifacts that influence in some way the connections that are being made. When analysts trace these connections, they reveal various 'networks' of which the actors (and now the analyst) are a part. These networks are often consciously constructed by a particular actor (called a 'network builder'), who 'enrolls' other actors (human or otherwise) into the network by 'translating' them (literally "speaking for" them). Networks allow some actors to influence the behavior of others, but they are also quite fragile; as soon as those other actors resist or otherwise thwart the translation effort, that part of the network will fall apart.
If you take ANT seriously (which I do), it requires you to completely reorient the way you think about technology and society. A question like "is the technology destroying our society?" becomes almost meaningless since technology is the very thing that makes a geographically-dispersed, temporally-stable social order possible. We can still discuss how a given technology is developed and adopted, and whether the way it changes our social links is a good or bad thing, but the idea of a human society existing without technology just doesn't make any sense. I'll elaborate on ANT in future posts, and show you how it can be used to better understand the technology-society relationship.


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Sir'Dominic Pointer added 12 points - all in the second half - for the Red Storm (8-3), and freshman Chris Obekpa blocked nine shots, two off the school record he set last Saturday against Fordham.
Jalen Cannon had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Terriers (2-7), whose campus is less than 2 miles from the Barclays Center. Akeem Johnson had 13 points and 11 rebounds for St. Francis.
The Red Storm, who led 45-35 at halftime, took a 56-41 lead 8 minutes into the second half. St, Francis closed within six points before Pointer scored six points in a run that gave the Red Storm a 66-49 lead.
St. John's shot 43.5 percent for the game (30 of 69), including making six of 14 3-point attempts. The Terriers shot 31.3 percent (21 of 67) and made seven of 24 3-point attempts. St. Francis managed to stay even on the boards at 47-47.
The game was St. John's first in Brooklyn since Dec. 10, 1958, when the then-Redmen beat Brooklyn College 93-68.
St. John's, which is located in the borough of Queens, was founded in Brooklyn in 1870. The Redmen were tough at home in Brooklyn, compiling a 156-11 record (93.4 winning percentage) in DeGray Gym from 1932-56. Their last game in that building was a 103-65 win over Roanoke on Dec. 8, 1956. St. John's moved into Alumni Hall in Queens which has since been renamed Carnesecca Arena in honor of former coach and Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer Lou Carnesecca.


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Soria leaves no worries at closer
SEATTLE -- While other American League teams -- most notably the Athletics and the Angels -- are struggling to find a closer, the Rangers have not had to worry about that. Joakim Soria nailed down his sixth save in the Rangers' 6-3 victory over the Mariners on Saturday night.
There are 11 relievers in the American League who went into Sunday with at least four saves. Soria was one of three without a blown save. The others were Greg Holland of the Royals and Koji Uehara of the Red Sox. Joe Nathan, who was the Rangers' closer the past two years, is 4-for-6 with a 5.59 ERA for the Tigers.
"I never doubted Soria could close games, I've been saying that since Spring Training," manager Ron Washington said. "Sometimes know-how is better than velocity. He may not have velocity but he gets it done. You always want somebody at the end but not anybody can close a ballgame. You need somebody who knows how to do it."
Soria was an All-Star closer for the Royals in 2007-11 before missing all of 2012 because of Tommy John elbow surgery. The Rangers signed Soria as a free agent before last season, he appeared in 26 games as a setup reliever and he won the closer's role in Spring Training. Opponents were 0-for-16 in his last five outings going into Sunday with only one runner reaching on an error.
"It's a tough league … people think the ninth inning is overrated but it's not," Soria said. "You've got a little pressure, but you've got to face it, have fun and enjoy the moment. It's what you do. You have to love what you do to be good. It doesn't matter what inning you pitch but if I'm the closer, you just want to close it out and get the win."


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Drill Rig Rescue Training
Face to Face
Teaches the skills to work safely at heights on a drill rig, along with how to plan and perform first response rescues of a fallen worker.
Pinnacle's Drill Rig Rescue program was developed from scratch to meet the needs of drilling companies and contractors within the industry in Australia. We deliver best-practice work at height knowledge, but contextualise it heavily towards a rig environment. We then add a significant rescue and first aid component, so that if a height-related incident occurs on site, workers are equipped to respond. This training is designed to save lives.
We run this course frequently for companies both on site, and at all of our purpose-built training facilities (Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Gladstone). Please get in touch for more information or to book in a group.
Course Details
Students who are deemed competent will receive a Statement of Attainment for Drill Rig Rescue which is recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. This certification is nationally recognised. The Statement is issued by Pinnacle Safety and Training (RTO 40496).
National units of competency
- RIIWHS204D - Work Safely at Heights
- RIIRIS201D - Conduct Local Risk Control
- PUAFIR215 - Prevent Injury
- PUAEME001B - Provide Emergency Care
- PUASAR022A - Participate in a Rescue Operation
Course Duration
2 days. Allow two 8-hour days. The second day can run long depending on group size.
submit your group booking enquiry here
Course Overview
Drill rigs are potentially hazardous work areas. The drilling industry has recognised the need to equip workers with more advanced work at height knowledge and rescue skills than previously available. Pinnacle Safety and Training have developed this customised course in partnership with industry representatives and key drilling company stakeholders to meet this requirement.
RIIWHS204D - Work Safely at Heights
Work at heights training is focused on fall prevention rather than fall arrest. It is designed to equip workers with the knowledge and skills to safely work in any height situation on a rig, primarily being aimed at situations where work is conducted where a fall from one level to another is possible.
We will always customise the course to suit your unique work site requirements. Training covers risk assessment, selection and correct use of equipment, selection and use of anchors, fall restraint, work positioning and fall arrest systems.
RIIRIS201D - Conduct Local Risk Control
This unit covers the requirements of risk management processes in the drilling industry. It includes identifying hazards; assessing risk and identifying unacceptable risk; identifying, assessing and implementing risk treatments; and completing records and reports.
During the course we will assist you to develop your work method statements and risk assessments for working on platforms and anywhere on site a fall may be possible. All workers who conduct or supervise tasks whilst at height will find this course beneficial to workplace safety. This course will enable you to comply with current WHS legislation with successful trainees receiving a nationally recognised statement of attainment.
PUAFIR215 - Prevent Injury
This unit supports Conduct Local Risk Control and covers the competency associated with the identification, avoidance, review, and evaluation of workplace risks and hazards, maintenance of personal safety and the reporting to supervisors and team members. This unit is a prerequisite to Provide Emergency Care.
PUAEME001B - Provide Emergency Care
This unit covers the competency to provide emergency care pending the arrival of appropriately qualified personnel. This unit is a prerequisite to Participate in a Rescue Operation. You will be taught basic first aid theory, and this will be applied in your practical scenarios.
PUASAR022A - Participate in a Rescue Operation
Did you know that as of January 2012, it is a requirement under WHS legislation that if a fall-arrest system is in use, there must be a rescue procedure in place, and this procedure must be tested to ensure it is effective? This unit covers the competency required to participate in rescue operations as a member of a rescue team. We will go in-depth into rescue operations for height-related incidents which may be encountered on a rig site. We will spend a significant amount of time in practical, hands-on rescue scenarios (e.g. Gotcha Kit and Controlled Rate Descent (CRD) rescue scenarios).
Course Outline
The key areas covered by this course include:
- Australian Standards and relevant regulations and legislation
- Risk assessment and hazard elimination
- Equipment selection and use, including fall restraint systems, fall arrest systems, hauling, work positioning systems, energy absorbing lanyards and PPE
- Methods of accessing the work position
- Rope management and house-keeping
- Selection of solid and reliable anchor points
- Ladder safety training
- Developing and testing rescue plans
- Basic emergency care skills
- Fallen worker retrieval and rescue techniques.
Course Inclusions
- Training conducted by an experienced height safety specialist with strong knowledge of relevant legislation and Australian Standards
- Practical hands-on training
- Recommendations and advice for specialised PPE and equipment for your particular drill-rig and worksite
- Advice on risk control methods for the type of work to be undertaken.
Each Trainee Must Provide
- We can supply all equipment necessary for you to undertake training including harnesses, ascenders, descenders etc.
- We actively encourage you to bring along your own equipment.
- Please contact us to discuss your equipment requirements.
Student Links
Lester is a fantastic trainer, with his in depth knowledge of rescue techniques. Highly recommended.