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The BEACON Middle School Grand Roboteers, consisting of team members Grace Osusky, Cameron Wakefield, Mackay Wakefield and Ryan Reed, finished in fourth place at the event.
"Both teams did incredibly well," BEACON Director Stephanie Dahlstrom said in a news release. "They worked very hard to get ready for the competition and since this is only our second year of participating, their hard work paid off. However, this never would have happened without our wonderful volunteer coaches, Gery Wakefield and Linda Grawet. They have put in countless hours to help get the teams up and running. Additionally, a generous donation from Intrepid Potash has allowed us to grow from one team to having two teams competing."
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, owner and vice chairman of The LEGO Group, says First Lego League "encourages children to design, construct, and program their own intelligent inventions. This allows them not only to understand technology, but to become masters of it."
In the competition, the robotic teams build and pre-program their robots to complete a number of 'missions' within 2.5-minute trials on an obstacle course. Additionally, each team had to complete a project addressing the theme of "senior citizens" by researching obstacles and then suggesting ways to improve the quality of life for the seniors affected.
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The Commission on Environmental Law had its first Specialist Group meeting for the 2009-2012 mandate in Washington DC from November 17th - 18th. The event was hosted by the American University Washington College of Law (WCL). The main purpose of this meeting was to learn more about what each group is achieving in the field, and at the same time establish the goals that will help to achieve and promote the Commission's and IUCN's objectives.
Participants led a very productive meeting where they had an opportunity to express their suggestions and recommendations in ways to advance CEL's mandate. Each SG Chair was given the time to report on their group's activities. Among the topics discussed were: the working methods Specialist Groups should follow, IUCN-CEL BRICs Dialogue on Climate Change and Biodiversity, Fundraising, Deliverables for 2010 and others.
As part of an ongoing effort to encourage coordinated work between CEL and the Environmental Law Centre as components of the ELP, and the Academy of Environmental Law as an important partner of the ELP, Mr. Yves Le Bouthillier (Director of the Academy) and Dr. Francoise Burhenne (representing ELC Director Alejandro Iza) were invited to give presentations at the meeting.
On November 17th, CEL Members were invited by Prof. David Freestone to the George Washington University where a brief introduction on IUCN's Commission on Environmental Law and the Specialist Groups' activities was given to students. This was followed by a reception where many students showed interest for learning more about the Commission and becoming members of our Group of Young Professionals.
Prior to the Specialist Group Meeting on November 16th, CEL members were invited to participate in the conference, "Developments in International Environmental Law". This was organized by CIEL (Center for International Environmental Law) and the American University's Washington College of Law, as part of CIEL's and WCL's ongoing research and outreach collaboration.
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The senior won the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference cross country title last week in what's believed to be the third-fastest time in meet history. Corbusier finished in 15 minutes, 52 seconds on the Oregon Ridge course to lead the No. 1 Dons to their third straight team title. A second-team All-Metro selection last fall, Corbusier this season set a course record at Herring Run along with teammate Mike Wegner, who crossed at the same time, and scored victories in the Barnhart Invitational at Dulaney and the Peter Geraghty Invitational at Mount St. Mary's. He also turned in the top time by a local runner in finishing third in the boys' elite race at Hereford's Bull Run Invitational. With a 3.49 GPA, he is considering offers from Maryland and Bucknell among others. Corbusier will run in the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional meet Nov. 26 in Cary, N.C.
Others considered: Ned Emala, Gilman, football; Dan Johnson, Westminster, football; Matt Linardi, McDonogh, soccer; Montel Martin, John Carroll, football; Darrell Milburn, Poly, football; Brandon Walker, Glen Burnie, football; Chris White, Perry Hall, soccer.


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It is amazing how football odds can be so very different from one sports book to the next and I remember when I started online wagering I was totally confused by the odds that were available and I dread to think about the many mistakes that I must have made. Looking back though, I now realise it was all part of the learning process as when I started out in the wonderful world of online gambling there was nothing like the information out there that is available today.
Football odds, like any other odds, are more important than many people realise but you will also find that any gambler that is worth their salt will always put a great deal of thought into the football odds that are available before they even consider making a bet.
I know that many newcomers to the game are amazed when they see someone have a really strong opinion that a football bet will win but refuse to make the best because the football odds are not good enough. The bet will probably go on and win bet the gambler will not be to bothered because they know that over the long run, if they only place a bet when the football odds are right they will show a profit and to the professional gambler, that is all that really matters.
They don't bet for the enjoyment or just because they feel that they have to make a bet. They bet for one reason and one reason only and they know that if the value is on their side for the football bets that they place they will do very well indeed.
Football odds will often vary between sportsbook to sportsbook and you would be amazed at the difference between some of them. Many of these sportsbooks just follow the others and move their football odds accordingly but there are a few movers and shakers in the industry that are worth following because just by watching these football odds contract, you will find that is a massive tip in itself and more often than not the odds are contracting because that is where the big boys are putting their money.
For some of the big football matches it will take a awful lot of money to move the football odds in this way so it should really be noted. You are basically getting free knowledge and I myself am aware of a number of astute punters who make their money in this way. ScoresAndOdds.com are a book that I find is always worth following the football odds. They, along with Sports.com are prepared to take on the big boys but it is only perfect business sense that if they are prepared to get involved in this activity they will contract or lengthen their prices when the money is down. All you really have to do is watch and wait and when you spot an opportunity be prepared to dive in because the football odds won't last for long.
It is also worth bearing in mind that if the football odds start to get bigger it is a sign that the football team in question is not fancied to do the business and the sportsbook are making the price more attractive to try and draw some money in. Football odds can get quite complex at times and move in and out with the weight of money and you will find it to be more a case of luck if you can get the best football odds or not. What it boils down to is if you think that there is value in the odds, and if there is it is a case of 'job done' for you.
I may have become biassed over the years but I have always been extremely happy with the football odds that are on offer from ScoresAndOdds.com. I find that they move slow enough for me to help myself when I feel that the football odds offer good value. The interface on the website makes it easy to get a bet on, unlike some of its competitors where you have to click on all manner of options only to find that the football odds have changed and you have missed the opportunity to place a bet.
Something else that you should be aware of regarding football odds that may sound stupid but make sure that you have enough money in your sportsbook account. I remember the time when I was waiting for an opportunity to place a bet for what seemed like ages and when the football odds changed I clicked on the button to place the bet only to realise that I hadn't funded the sportsbook account. Absolutely unbelievable on my part but I must say that I definitely learnt my lesson and now every time I am ready to make a bet I make sure that I have topped up my sportsbook account. If I remember rightly, the sportsbook in question was ScoresAndOdds.com and as that as always been a book that I use on a regular basis I really should have known better!
I always find that the best time to get the best football odds is just before the match starts. To give you a good idea just look at the football odds around 20 minutes before the match starts and you will see what I mean.


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There are many reasons to seek the services of a paid financial advisor, ranging all the way from a helping hand in getting off to a solid start early in your life, to calling in a hired gun for help with a complex mess at a critical moment. Life has this way of squeezing important, high-dollar decisions into small windows of time, just when you happen to be overwhelmed by other responsibilities.
Would you be able to make a clear-headed decision if your company asked you to take an early retirement? How do stock options fit into your financial plan, and what do you need to do around tax time to account for them?In moments like these, a financial planner may earn his fee many times over by helping you through sticky situations.
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The Southern Conference champion Terriers now set their sights on a loftier goal in 2013: A national championship.
On the eve of the final practice of spring football, Wofford players got their Southern Conference 2012 championship rings.
The goal for 2013 was in their hands — or rather, on their fingers.
Players were told by email that they could come by the football offices and pick up their rings. It didn't take long for a line to form.
"Normally, guys have a tendency to procrastinate when it comes to responding to emails," Wofford head coach Mike Ayers said. "They were stacked like cordwood waiting to get those rings."
Following Wednesday night's last practice, Ayers made sure the Terriers were focused on the next pieces of jewelry they could get.
"Those rings we got are nice," he said. "But those aren't the ones we should have on our minds."
Practicing for the third day in a row, Wofford ended spring drills by going only about an hour and a half. The Terriers will have a week off for spring break, then continue working and training for fall.
"Overall, I think it was one of the most productive springs we've had," Ayers said. "From an offensive standpoint, we have a better understanding of what we want to do in the throwing game. The young offensive linemen have grown leaps and bounds. Defensively, we're going to be very good."
Numbers were way down by the end of the 15 practices since March 4. One of the injuries was a starting defensive lineman E.J. Speller suffering a broken leg Saturday in a scrimmage, but he is expected to be out of action for only two months.
"We're a little thin," Ayers said. "I think we had 19 nicked-up one way or another. Most were practicing but not doing the live stuff. There is plenty of time."
Ayers told the players that with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern headed for the Sun Belt Conference on the FBS level and ineligible for the championship in their final seasons in the Southern Conference, the Terriers will have even bigger targets on their backs.
"It's going to take a lot of work by the players and the coaches," Ayers said. "We lost some great players, but we have to find a way to step it up and be even better than we were last season."
As he walked up the hill from the practice fields toward the Richardson Building and the football offices, Ayers said he wasn't wishing for two more weeks of practices as he has in the past. He felt the Terriers accomplished what they set out to do.
"It's a good feeling as we come out of spring," Ayers said. "Even though we didn't get a chance to see all the guys and how they mesh as a unit, we did a lot. I know we got better."


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I'm pretty drawn to tough subject books. I scoured my Goodreads lists and narrowed it down to these FIFTEEN tough subject books instead of ten. (Bonus reads!) Obviously I didn't follow the rules very well. Some of these were harder than others, but they all have aspects of them that really open your eyes to […]
These books do cover some tough subjects! I do think it's important though, because sometimes people feel so alone in these situations – and these books might remind them that they aren't alone. I got reminded of a few titles I've been meaning to check out, so thanks for putting the list together!
I too am drawn to tough subject books and thought i'd read a decent amount of them so I'm surprised that I've only read two on this entire list (but good surprised as I have more recommendations). I definitely want to read Rites of Passage since I've been seeing that around a lot lately and it has a military theme which we don't get all that often. When You Were Here is also at the top of my list. Thanks for sharing!
SO spot on for the ones out of this list I've read! Rites of Passage had me LITERALLY shaking it was so hard to read how she was treated and just knowing they were getting away with that crap. OH MY GOD. I still feel a fit of rage coming on thinking about it. Loved that book so hard though! Some Girls Are was really hard too..I remember being physically shaken by it. I was reading it on vacation (in the bathtub and literally finished the whole thing — after being in a house with my sister's kids for a week I just wanted to escape haha) and I just remember thinking how scared I was for Genevieve to grow up. Because this bullying thing, to me at least, seems way worse than when I was a kid…unless Ijust didn't see it or experience it.
Room is on my list too. It was such a powerfully written book, but I have rarely felt so uncomfortable the whole time I was reading.
I've read Room and Live Through This, both excellent books. I think the toughest book I have read was Tricks by Ellen Hopkins, have you read any of her books? All tough subjects but written in verse which for some reason makes such an impact.
Small Town Sinners was one of the hardest books to read for me. Ever. I have never come across people like this in real life, so it was hard for me to understand the religious community and all the activities they did. I feel like those shouldn't be allowed, especially as a community event people must participate in. But the hardest part was reading it from the MC's point of view and listening to her thoughts about gay marriage and abortions, and that those vastly disagreed with my own opinions. I'm glad I read it, but it was still really hard for me to get through. I think it made a really good point and did well exploring the topics from a different point of view than I would normally read, and by the end, everything made sense. But that will always stick out to me as being a difficult book to get through.
I've only read Room. Clearly, I avoid books with difficult subjects. I didn't love Room. I thought it was strange and unrealistic. Not that kidnapping is unrealistic, but the whole premise just weirded me out.
I didn't think Rites of Passage would be a book that I wanted to read, but the buzz around it is really making me want to read it! I really want to check out most of the books on your list!


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Time for change......
It is time for a new form of Government this one is broken.
The Conservatives have called on the government to explain why supposedly impartial civil servants have intervened in a political argument over how sensitive data on children should be stored and shared. Earlier this week the Department for Children, Schools and Families wrote to local authorities to argue that Labour's plans …
It is time for a new form of Government this one is broken.
GGGnnnnargh! They are STILL trying to justify their crappy databases with Victoria Climbie? A girl who was known to all the authorities, just they didn't prioritise her because their staff were already stretched to breaking point....
Contactpoint would not save one child, but it would make an awful lot of other goverment data initiatives a lot easier... The fact that they want to keep all children on it apart from children judged to be at risk if their data is compromised (as opposed to, what, children who would not be at risk if their data was compromised? Like who?) speaks volumes for their confidence in the integrity and security of the data.
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Excellent idea, this - it will save a lot of effort getting the NazionalSicherheitDatenbank up and running, as we'll be able to populate it from this inclusive and obviously not sinister source.
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Is it just me, or is that last paragraph actually scary as hell?
It seems like a pretext for building an Office Assistant in your life.
"I see you haven't attended school today, is something wrong?"
Don't forget politicians' and celebs' children will not be listed. (No risk of abuse there then).
The only way to protect your own children will be to get famous. Better start practising the ukelele then.
Could all commenters please take note of this handy new way to express their irate views on everything? Thanks.
Odd, isn't it, that every child in the country is required to be registered on this database because they are potentially at risk except for children of ministers who, strangely enough, would potentially be at risk if they were included on the database. Anyone care to explain to me how this works? Can't ministers be child abusers?
Looks, pedos collect data about kids right? So collecting data about kids indicates a raised probably of being a pedo. Government wants to collect data on kids so must be fill of pedos!
Ergo we must ban government from dealing with children, because I, mad woman in the Home office, can't tell causality from correlation and we need to protect the most vulnerable in society and send a strong message to someone about something.
Mad woman in Home Office.
"A 'universal' system ... is much less stigmatising."
The situation here is not unlike that of the National DNA Database, where the lack of universality leads to prejudice against minorities, erosion of equality before the law and stigmatisation. There is a similar potential too for system creep.
Stigmatisation through the child database wouldn't necessarily be cured by including all children on it, as those who are vulnerable still need to be identified.
Debate over who should be on the database - all or partial - is a false dilemma. It steers attention away from the more relevant questions of whether the database is appropriate in the first instance, what data should be on it were it to be implemented, how or whether the various misuses to which such systems are prone could be prevented, and the purposes for which it should be used; and, indeed, from the more fundamental question of what the state's role should be.
If it really is appropriate for the state to intervene in the lives of "up to 50% of children", then more fundamental changes seem necessary than just setting up a database with its potential to provide more control than care for those in need.
You might need to clarify your use of the word 'Minister'. Minister as in Government Ministers, or member of the clergy ministers.
The clergy only abuse choirboys and MPs only abuse the rest of the country.
Ukulele? WTF? Is that supposed to be a George Fornby reference? Not that there's anything wrong with that, but WTF?
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'Can't ministers be child abusers?'
Where would they find the time Paul? They are too busy abusing the rest of us...
As I always say when someone thinks a wacking big database will solve their problems: adding more hay to the haystack does not make the needle easier to find.
Paris, 'cos you won't find her in a haystack either.
Dear Sarah: it's sweet of you to suggest <rant> but encouraging brainlessness is not in the best traditions of El Reg. In point of fact, amidst the humor, sarcasm, and fanboi nonsense, there's penetrating comment on the political aspects of IT and its misuse. <Rant> will tend to diminish that and discourage thoughtful comments.
So go ahead, sweetie pie, and encourage the verbal sputtering and incoherency in extenso because, as the old adage has it, sometimes dogs vomit up pearls.
I still think the Manfrommars deserves his own icon.
All children will be included on the database, children of the famous, politicians, everyone. Each and every child.....
Let's deconstruct this: 'Politicians children are not on the register'. How does this work, then? At a guess the scenario will look like this:
A. Plonker gets elected. His kids get taken off the register.
A. Plonker MP looses the next election. His kids go back on the register.
A. Plonker gives loadsa dosh to his party, gets selected for a safe seat and is re-elected. His kids get taken off the the register again.
...... and so on. Sounds bloody daft to me. There are better ways to waste money than this.
Here's one. This database should be piloted to make sure it actually scales to more than the ten Beano characters and their one or two kids per family that form the typical programmer's test data. Lets use real people so we smoke out real problems, but who can we find who we know won't object to this scheme? Got it! Lets use the kids of Nu Labour MPs and Ministers. After all, they all voted for the wheeze so they can't possibly object to being used as test subjects, can they. Need more data? Just add in their grandchildren too.
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Good point. What's really needed is a database storing the details of all members of government and state functionaries of all types who have been involved at every level with decisions that affect each child. Then when something goes wrong, as sadly it sometimes does, it will be possible to apportion the blame appropriately.
It occured to me that this continual proposal of building these uber databases is a little like the construction of all those monuments by various Socialist Governments throughout the previous century. As the citizens go about their permitted activities each day they are continually reminded how wise and protective their Governors are.
We watch you. We watch out for you. We watch for you.
Really makes you want to go and poke one of these Ministers in the eye in a futile effort to make them see some fucking sense, doesn't it?
So the Civil Servants have decided that being listed on a Children Missing Education report is not sufficient to qualify as vulnerable. Curious. Surely regular absense from school is a cause for concern and hence be added to the selective database.
What details would be entered for Victoria Climbie that would arouse any suspicions?
"Had ContactPoint existed, social workers who came into contact with Victoria and had looked up her details, would have found that she was known as a child living in England and was registered with a GP."
Nothing strange there.
"She would also have been listed in a Children Missing Education report and her absence from education would have been followed up by her local authority."
Yes, a cause for concern. But it's a cause for concern now. Why does it need a central database.
Ah! I guess a central database allows for a search for exceptions. List all the children with an empty "name of school" field. Or all children with an empty "name of GP" field. At the moment it must be possible to list all people who are not registered with a GP (or at least all people with an NHS number). If you're not with a GP your medial records are stored centrally (last PHCT?). But there is no equivalent central record for school registrations.
...or just coming to the wrong conclusion?
It's bloody lucky then, that Mandelson is never likely to have children. Ever.
Paris, 'cos I forgot to add her icon to my last comment...
I don't see the Tories complaining when a civil servant leaks documents to damage the government. Surely that's as political as it gets?
Anyway, it's not as if most of the senior civil service are Tories is it? Oh...wait...
<quote>Victoria was not assessed, by those who saw her as a child with additional needs. It is questionable whether she would have appeared on a selective system of vulnerable children.</quote>
I think the last two sentences of the DCSF ContactPoint memo highlights an underlying truth that I'm certain they (DCSF) didn't really mean to highlight.
Let's re-write it a bit clearer
None of our staff know what they're doing even when the reality of the situation smacks them around the face like a wet kipper. What we need is an all encompassing database so our staff can continue as they are without the stress of having to perform the jobs they are hired to do.
This is the typical NeoLabour stance; it's not their fault and a database of everything will fix it. They skip out the fact that it was a _lack of action on data_, already in the system, which caused this travesty and not the lack of information itself.
If I remember correctly it was the amount of casework that was one of the more significant failings.
It's all too easy to cherry pick the easy jobs and true professionalism that treats each case with equal gravitas. A database of everything will not fix this you bunch of twats.
You think that 1984 is scary... This is what they're actually aiming for...
Firstly .I would be interested to know what the `additional services´are that 50% of children are likely to need. Are that many children at risk? or so stupid they need extra schooling? or is this just another high number with no facts or statistics behind it being used in an attempt to coerce people into supporting the scheme?
Secondly. Whether or not the scheme is universal, makes no difference to making judgments or not. Every case of every child that comes to the attention of authorities, must be judged, if nobody makes a judgment of some kind then nothing further can be done! Think about it!
Each time an occurence is examined a valued judgment must be made and consequently a decision will follow, to go further or notify other departments etc. The only alternative is to write the social workers equivalent of a stockbrokers dealing algorithm and shove that into the system.
When a child comes to the notice of any one involved with the DCSF and is considered at risk , surely there is a contact list of all the other relevant depts, hit the `check all´ and send an email `anything known about this child?´ , how difficult is that?
The first comment is absolutely right , we do need a new form of government, this dumbocracy stuff doesn't work at all.
I don't know whether this morbid fear of death comes from inside the New Labour camp itself, or whether New Labour believes we are all living in permanent fear of our imminent demise (following Hitler's belief that "Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death".) but either way I'm getting sick of the 'this will save lives' argument for taking away our freedoms.
What Labour don't seem to understand is that taken to its logical conclusion, this line of reasoning tells us that the only acceptable way of living is be to be strapped into a life support mechanism and live our lives out entirely in government controlled virtual reality.
Being a real person who is part of a real society entails living with risk – be it the risk of a dangerous driver, a religious nutter with a bomb or abusive parents. Yes, we have to try to stop these bad things happening, but not to the point that the lives of the British people become those of soulless automata.
As anyone and his dog can do HTML but only the warped can handle preprocessor directives...
It's wrong to legislate for the majority of people based on one or two improbably edge cases, which is what we're trying to do here. It glosses over the fact that it wasn't a lack of information that caused the death of a child, it was lack of resources and departmental incompetence.
Imagine if we tried to prevent traffic accidents by reducing speed limits to 30mph, and when that didn't result in zero occurrences, dropping it to 20mph and eventually abolishing road transport. Then, shock horror, someone might trip over while walking...
As for not being registered at a school as grounds for concern, what about all the children who are home educated perfectly well and often to a higher standard than the school system allows. Certainly some children may be at risk under such circumstances, but how many children attend school and are also at risk but wouldn't show up as such on a database?
It's not politically correct, but freedom has a price. Victoria Climbie was unfortunately one of those who paid the price for our freedom. Many more children and adults paid with their lives in WW2 in the hope that we'd be free. Once we refuse to accept occasional casualties we've lost our freedom because we'll all be regulated and monitored and forbidden to do anything.
Whilst not being a fan of Tony Benn's politics, he was right to say we're being managed rather than represented.
The nature of the relationship between school and parents used to be one of trust that didn't involve a third of a million civil servants, assorted charity volunteers and political pressure groups such as the NSPCC. Neither did it involve an insecure database developed in part by the firm who recently lost the data on all the prisoners in the country.
The net effect of this system is that every parent is effectively a suspect, recorded on a database very much in the style of the sex offenders register.
About six years ago I tripped on the stairs (it was dark, one of the kids had left a toy on the step) whilst carrying my 18 month old son. He fell down the stairs, I fell backwards. He made a hell of a lot of noise, but we took him to casualty as a precaution. They were great - no harm done. In the current climate I wonder what would happen. Would I be flagged up on ContactPoint as a potential child abuser? Would I think twice about taking him in the first place?
I wonder how many people will be reluctant to take their kids to the doctors, talk to school, provide their contact details to school etc. under the present system.
In short, a dogs breakfast, a privacy nightmare and a bloody outrage. Never mind though, nanny knows best.
PDS - the Personal Demographics Service used to locate patients in the NHS - has a little known provision to prevent contact details - address, phone number, GP - being displayed if a patient wishes to label him or herself as "sensitive", thus extending the automatic protection given to politicians to directors of Huntington Life Sciences and people trying to avoid honour killings or violent ex-partners for example.
There will be no such protection , AFAIAA, extended under Contactpoint.
There is only one means of defence if you're at risk - get rid of the children now, before its too late!
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No, you wouldn't be, that's not really how it works. (I can speak from some degree of experience being involved tangentially with the project at a local authority level)
The idea is that it would record the contact various services have with a child. Individual services would still investigate where needed, but the idea of ContactPoint would be to build up a picture of the various contacts.
In the Climbié case, various agencies had their own concerns but these were not shared. ContactPoint would allow the involved caseworkers (and only those with a definite need to know) who had been professionally involved with this child and when. That's really all it does. Caseworkers then know who to phone up in other agencies to speak to directly. It facilitates inter-departmental and inter-agency communication basically.
If in doubt you're always welcome to submit an FOI request.
Anyway, I still think the project's a bit crap.
Clearly this is a philosophy dear to the heart of NotLab. They could ( and appear to) apply it in broadly the same way to the machinery of the war on terror/crime/drugs - by assuming we're all guilty, no one demographic gets stigmatised. Hence the line from the filth while feeing my collar for photographing water; "we can't make assumptions about who is and isn't a terrorist". Indeed.
The signifcance of this story is not about the argument between labour and the oposition over how this system should work. It's much more significant than that.
The civil service are not allowed to take sides in party policical discussion. It appears in this case that they have done. The really significant question, are the civil service involving themselves in party politics? If they are then civil service heads MUST roll. Were civil servants pressured into sending the memo by politicians? If so then both governmental and civil service heads must roll? Or is there a third possibility; was the memo sent by a politico posing as a civil servant? In this case questions would need to be asked of the government at the highest levels. There could be no justification for this and it would indicate a government that is totally corrupt.
Hopefully it is the case that a lone civil servant expressed his/her politcal sympathies. Unfortunately whatever the reality, I think that this is the way it will be portrayed after government enquiries. No doubt a civil servant will resign and then quietly be given a new job elsewhere in the service after a "decent interval" (usually about two weeks).
>All children will be included on the database, children of the famous, politicians, everyone. Each and every child.....<
Ermmm, no. There is a security get-out clause that allows politicians and rich and famous people to be ommitted. This is in case the fabulously secure system is, errr compromised.
And it doesn't extend to Scotland, AFAIK.
"Imagine if we tried to prevent traffic accidents by reducing speed limits to 30mph, and when that didn't result in zero occurrences, dropping it to 20mph and eventually abolishing road transport. Then, shock horror, someone might trip over while walking..."
This is exactly where BRAKE and the like want to lead us. Morons.
Function, not Sub. Lather, rinse and repeat as required.
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"Ermmm, no. There is a security get-out clause that allows politicians and rich and famous people to be ommitted. This is in case the fabulously secure system is, errr compromised."
or how well known to be classed as 'Famous'??
Bad data on expensive database,
I don't think anyone will argue that the accuracy of databases which can have many '000's of public officials editing the records is c**p at best.
Horrible things happen,
either public authorities don't react, or over react when parents have questioned said public authorities.
Kids suffer,
Tax payers suffer, public authorities say not their fault, data commissioner hasn't the resources to investigate.
Definition of a lose lose situation.
<incoherent rant, don't bother> Does that cover it, Sarah?
Leave aside the petty party-political squabbling and what you are left with is another abysmal failure of Nulabour to apply the principles of targeted resourcing and problem solving. If the problem is a minority of children who are especially vulnerable or at risk then you need to know who they are, where they are, who their carers are, who has access to them, and other relevant factors concerning their welfare. All this information needs to be stored on a secure dynamic database that will ensure regular forced logins by social workers and other agencies to update and check the status of those in their care. Resource it and do it.
But no, NuLabour see this as an "opportunity" to expand, dilute and weaken by including the whole population of children on the off chance that they may be able to identify potential criminals or teenage terrorists. Another victory for the deluded database warriors and a resounding defeat for those who are trying to protect the most vulnerable in our society.Open up the mesh size, cast the net wider and let the little fish swim with the sharks in the ocean.
I swear that if these plonkers ever tried to emulate JFK's plan to put a man on the moon within 10 years, their mission statement would include a requirement that the astronauts navigate their course via an 8 light-year round trip to Alpha Centauri.
I don't think that goes quite far enough MP fucktards and Ministers should be held accountable in law and not immune to prosecution. I can understand 'Guy Fawkes' wanting to give them a speedy send off.
"Leave aside the petty party-political squabbling"
The party political squabbling and the civil service's involvent in it is far from petty. It is hugely significant and cuts right to the core of the way government is supposed to work. I matters not whether the memo was about childrens' data, speed cameras or the subsidy on the house of commons canteen the fact is that it appears that the civil service have involved themselves in party political debate. It is absolutely essential to the operation of government in this country that civil servants are seen to be impartial. If you can't see the import of this then you worry me deeply.
Note that I said "seen to be impartial". Civil servants are entitled to politcal opinions. They cannot, however, allow these opinions to enter into their work.
I share your nostalgic hankering after the days when the British Civil Service was world renowned for its impartiality and high standards of probity. Although to be honest, even in those halcyon days the 'Sir Humphrey' effect allowed highly placed officials to influence political outcomes in favour of their own views.
The New Labour revolution of 1997 changed all that when unelected 'policy advisers' were parachuted in and civil servants were made answerable to them. A whole new culture of bullying, browbeating and 'my way or the highway' emerged in which civil servants were made aware that impartial advice was not welcome if it conflicted with New Labour theology.
Join me in another swig of the Kool Aid, Gareth, we're all fucked now.
Clearly, the best way to protect children is to have a massive central database, collect every scrap of information about them ever, and allow anyone who comes close to them complete access to it.
There is no possible way it could go wrong, and it is certainly rare for people around or in charge of children such as teachers, priests etc to ever do anything bad to children. Therefore the fact that basically anyone has access to such a huge amount of very personal and mostly irrelevant information is not a big deal. In fact it's totally the best way to look out for children's safey compared to say.... giving out as little info as possible.


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For the past few months, I've promised myself that I was going to quit smoking cigarettes. But seeing as how I was going to be spending 8 days in France (the unofficial home of smokers worldwide), I thought it would be best to hold off on quitting until I got back home to NYC.
Well, I'm home now and today is officially my 2nd day as a non-smoker. No patch. No gum. No medication. Just cold fucking turkey, man!
Now, personally, the main problem with my quitting cigarettes is that I don't really want to quit. I LOVE smoking cigarettes. They relax the hell out of me and they go great with coffee and scotch. Besides, I happen to look very cool smoking. (I know. Totally superficial. But I'm only half kidding. If you ever saw me smoke, you'd want to start smoking too. I'm really good at it.)
Even more unfortunately, I've got a freakishly abnormal cardiovascular system so smoking has never really affected my wind. Sometimes, I'd sit in a cafe, smoke half a pack, go to the gym, play ball for a few hours, and then come out and smoke the other half pack. Back in the day, I sometimes even carried cigarettes with me when I went out for a 5-mile run.
Now before anyone gets all holier-than-thou on me, let me just interject here and state that I've never smoked a cigarette anywhere near my little daughter. Not even outside. Not anyplace where she could even see me smoking. For me, there's nothing more despicable than seeing a mother pushing a stroller with a cigarette dangling out of her mouth. Absolutely disgusting and completely immoral.
But it's ironic because I'm quitting smoking basically for two reasons and both involve my daughter. The first reason is because I love spending time with her and I want to ensure that I live as long as possible so that we can continue to hang out together for many years. Even though I still think I'm immortal, I figure it's best to play the safe odds.
The second reason I'm quitting is because I need to get life insurance. Now, as any man can attest, there's nothing quite like getting life insurance to make you feel as if your youth is behind you. Sure, marriage, joint checking accounts, sore knees, a VP promotion, fatherhood and 529 planning all make a guy feel older. But getting life insurance? That's like getting bitch slapped by middle age. It's more than a little disarming. But duty and responsibility dictate that I plan for any worst-case scenario to ensure that the Peanut is not fiscally affected by my death. It comes part and parcel with my job as the Peanut's protector.
So back to my smoking. It's Day 2, how am I doing? Really, it's hard to tell. I'm too busy shoving food in my mouth. Seriously. My appetite has multiplied exponentially. It's like I've got a parasite inside me (and I think his name is Phillip Morris.) When I'm not hungry, I go through periods where I want to take someone's head off. Or bang my head against a wall.
Someone suggested I try carrots but I can't figure out how to light the damn fuckers. Oh well. Anyone else got any other words of advice, encouragement or abuse?


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Upcoming events at Park Ridge Health
Park Ridge Health will host the following events:
- The oncology community support group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday in the Burchard/OB Conference Room of Park Ridge Health, 100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville. The group is open to anyone in the community undergoing the stress of cancer treatments. Caregivers and family are welcome. Call Lauren Woodard at 828-681-2917 for more information.
- The WOW van from Park Ridge Health will offer free cholesterol screenings from 8 to 11 a.m. Thursday at CVS Pharmacy, 3450 Hendersonville Road in Fletcher. Lipid and glucose profiles will be collected with a finger stick, and blood pressure and body mass index screening also will be available. For best results, fast overnight.
Dr. Strelec joins AllCare associates
Dr. Stephen R. Strelec has joined AllCare Clinical Associates, PA, at 76 Peachtree Road, Suite 300, Asheville.
Strelec is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa. He completed his anesthesiology residency training through the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Before joining AllCare, Strelec provided anesthesia services and was a clinical associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center at UPMC East in Monroeville, Pa.
He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and by the National Board of Echocardiography in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography.
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'Vial of Life' seminar at Emmas Grove church
Residents of Henderson and Buncombe counties can get free advice on medication safety and how to protect themselves in an emergency at the "Vial of Life" Health Fair from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at the Emma's Grove Baptist Church, 417 Emmas Grove Road, Fletcher.
The lack of personal medical information in an emergency response dramatically increases the number of unnecessary deaths in the U.S. each year. And medication errors, along with adverse drug reactions, account for 700,000 emergency room visits every year.
Free materials will be available to help create a personal medical history. The "Vial of Life" presentation will be at presented at 1:30 p.m.
Participants can have one-on-one discussions with health care providers, including pharmacists, nurses, diabetes experts, dieticians and EMS personnel. Resource experts from both counties' divisions on aging and Medicare representatives will also be there.
Physical activities coaches will demonstrate exercise techniques that can be done at any age by nearly anyone to help increase mobility, lose weight and gain strength.
Free blood pressure and blood sugar checks will be available.
Call Barry Coleman at 828-273-7477 for more information.
WOW van at Grace Lutheran on Tuesday
The Wellness Ministry at Grace Lutheran Church, corner of Sixth Avenue West and Blythe Street in Hendersonville, will host the Wellness on Wheels van from Park Ridge Health from 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesday.
All tests will be given in the WOW van in the parking area in front of the church. Cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index screening will be offered free of charge. All members of the community are welcome to participate in the screenings. Reservations are not required.
Cholesterol screening is a fasting test, so participants should not eat after midnight before the test, but are encouraged to drink water and may also have black coffee and take prescribed medications. The cholesterol test is by finger-stick and will immediately provide HDL and LDL values. Counseling is also provided.
Grace Lutheran's weekly Tuesday cardio-walk program begins at 9 a.m.
Call 828-693-4890 for more information.


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Posted: May 22, 2009 3:02 am
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Hi All,
I had an idea that I put a little research into,
I was thinking that the MGBA could sell water bottles to its members.
Its something that we could all use when we go geocaching, plus their environmentally friendly, which means no more disposable water bottles!
Here is a copy of the email i received in response, let me know if you think this might be something worth pursuing, and ill pass your email on!
I have included the prices he gave me to give you an idea of how much it would cost.
- Albuca
Hi Albuca,
Thank you for your inquiry. Sorry for the delay in response but I was out of the office on Monday. Before checking out your site, I had never heard of Geo-caching...how great to have treasures to hunt for all over the place! It sounds like a good time. I'm not sure whether you were looking to use the bottles as a fundraiser for the association or just as a great way to advertise. I'm sure quality reusable stainless steel water bottles would be a very popular item with your association members (and possibly even a great incentive to increase membership into the association). Our bottles have been very popular (and profitable) as fundraisers and a great environmentally friendly way to advertise. I have included the info below for you about getting bottles. Please let me know if you have any questions as I am here to answer them for you.
Think water bottles are BPA free, made of high quality, kitchen grade 18/8 stainless steel. We are a stainless steel water bottle company that can do custom logos; we are not a promotional company. The key difference is our bottles are designed to be used for years (unlike typical promo company bottles) so people actually utilize them and you maximize the value for your advertising dollar. They have no lead content in the stainless steel and have no spray-on liner. Each bottle comes with a clip to attach to bags and such (you can see pictures on our website). Our minimum order for custom logos is 100 bottles and I have included the prices below.
Suggested retail is $18.95.
The pricing for 1 colour custom logoed 750mL bottles:
100-199 bottles $8.50/bottle + gst
200-349 bottles $8.00/bottle + gst
350-499 bottles $7.60/bottle + gst
Shipping and art set up fees are included in the price. Custom logos take about 7 days to do, and shipping is 4-5 days to Manitoba. On custom logoed bottles, we require a 50% deposit and a logo (vector or illustrator file) to start the process. A picture will be supplied of a sample bottle for you to approve and once approved, the bottles will be printed. The remaining 50% is due before the bottles are shipped. Because we specialize in doing custom logos, we can do very large print area (up to approximately 6" x 3"). Our logos are screen printed as it provides the largest printing area, allows for any colour logo, and is very durable (we can do laser printing but laser has a limited printing area and it can only be done in black). We do payment through Visa, MasterCard, Amex, PayPal account, or bank transfer.
I try to be as detailed as possible so as to set your expectations from the beginning and ensure your happiness.
Please let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to hearing back from you.
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It is a nice idea, but probably not something that would be feasible. Looks like the minimum order is 100 water bottles, which would be approximately $900 to order. I'm not sure we'd be able to sell 100 items (we only have about 400 members, so that would require at least 1 out of 4 people buying one). Currently most MBGA branded items are offered through CafePress:
They can print "one of's" so we don't have to worry about carrying a large stock of inventory.
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Thought it was a good idea so I thought I would pass it on.
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To that end, he sent out a company-wide memo last Friday, alerting employees that 25% of their annual bonus will be tied to the success or failure of Google's social strategy in 2011.
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"This is a joint effort so it's important that we all get behind it," we're told Page writes in the confidential memo, subject-lined "2011 Bonus Multiplier."
Page tells employees that are not directly involved in Google's social efforts that they, too, will be held accountable. He writes that employees must test the products and give feedback.
Page wants these employees to push Google's social products on their "family and friends."
"When we release products, try them and encourage your family and friends to do the same."
Google PR tells us: "We're not going to comment on internal matters."
When Google gave all of its employees a 10% raise and $1,000 bonus last fall, it was part of a move to abolish bonuses that had been based on an annual company multiplier – where employee bonuses were multiplied against some figure correlated to the overall company's performance.
In 2011, the returned company multiplier will be somewhere between .75 and 1.25 – depending on how well Google does in social.
That means employees' bonuses could shrink by 25% if Google doesn't perform. One Googler we talked to was irritated by a new risk being introduced into their compensation package.
And, indeed, there is plenty of risk in betting that Google will suddenly compete in social. It's been trying for years and has mostly failed at every step.
Earlier this month Google launched its latest social effort, called +1. It's a button next to the blue links on Google Search results the users can click on to say, in Google marketing's words, "this is something you should check out."
When you click the button, Google tells your friends, family, and the rest of the world that you recommended the link.
For now, +1 buttons are only in Google search results, but Google says that they'll soon be elsewhere.
We're guessing you'll see them in articles, videos, on ads, and even on Amazon product pages – everywhere you see Facebook "like" buttons and Twitter "re-tweet" buttons today.
Speculating, we assume Google will use all the recommendations to not only improve search results, but also to bring content and URLs into some sort of content stream on Google.com that will look a lot like the Twitter stream and the Facebook News Feed looks now.
Increasingly, people are finding content to consume and things to buy online on Facebook (and to a lesser degree, Twitter) before they ever get a chance to search for it on Google. +1 is Google's effort to get in on that action.
And that's why Google's so paranoid about social that it's tying ALL employee's bonuses to the social strategy's success.
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VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today that the club has acquired Portland Timbers' natural fourth-round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for the right of first refusal to former Whitecaps FC midfielder Michael Nanchoff.
If the 2015 MLS SuperDraft is two rounds, then the pick will become a second-round selection in the 2015 MLS Supplemental Draft.
Nanchoff, 24, joined Vancouver after being selected eighth overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft from the Univeristy of Akron. In two seasons with Whitecaps FC, the native of North Royalton, Ohio, made 14 MLS regular season and two Amway Canadian Championship appearances.
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140 Gender Politics
A study of the social, economic, political and legal status of women in contemporary America and in other countries. The course examines the dynamic changes taking place in the relationship between women and men. Topics include the history of women's liberation movements, the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion, sexism in the workplace, feminist social theory and women in politics. Satisfies Community Engagement of the Core Curriculum.
141 Contemporary Revolutions
A comparative study of failed and successful revolutions of the 20th Century, examiningrevolutionary theory and the debates between revolutionaries. Using primary texts, students read the theorists and practitioners of each revolution studied. Cases include the successful Russian Revolution as the first model, followed by the unsuccessful German and Spanish revolutions, the Chinese and the Cuban Revolutions, the attempted French Revolution of May 1968, the Chilean revolutionary process of 1970-73, the Vietnamese Civil War, the Iranian and Nicaraguan revolutions of 1979. Eastern European revolutions of 1989 are examined as the completion of the failed process of imposed revolutions from above and without after 1945. The causes and basis of social conflict are explored as well as the way rebellions, riots and insurrections can turn into revolutions. Questions are posed for the contemporary post-cold war world: after the Seattle ferment around globalization and the rise of religious nationalism and terror in the post-September 11th reaction, are revolutions in order?
143 Middle East Politics
An introductory comparative politics course in the Middle East, the course analyzes such specific problems as the role of the military, the process of modernization, the impact of state proliferation, and the consequences of socioeconomic disparities resulting from the influx of oil wealth. In addition to providing a brief survey of major historical developments since World War I and their impact on current issues, the course examines intra-Arab and Israeli-Arab conflicts. Offered in alternate years.
144 Asian Politics
A survey of political systems in northeast Asia (including China, Japan, Korean peninsula) and southeast Asia (including Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines). Emphasis on modern history, economic development, democratization, political culture and international relations. Offered in alternate years.
145 Latin American Politics
An examination of the historical evolution and present state of political systems in Mexico, Central America, and Southern Cone countries. Alternative theoretical explanations of democratization, democratic consolidation, and the links between public policy and socio-economic development are emphasized. Major themes of the course include measuring and explaining the quality of democratic governance, institutional variations, social justice, human rights, ideologies, and US policy toward the region. Offered in alternate years.
146 West European Politics
Examination of politics, institutions, ideologies, patterns of stability and change in selected countries such as Great Britain, France and Germany. Theory of comparative studies. Offered in alternate years.
147 Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian Politics
A survey of the historical, political, social, and economic development, and disintegration and demise of the Soviet Union from the revolution to the present. The course takes an interdisciplinary and theoretical approach beginning with Marx, Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin, and goes on to Gorbachev's attempted reform, and the disintegration of the USSR. The course finishes with an examination of the contradictions facing the present Russian government in its attempt at integration into the world economy and its response to the terminal crisis of a system in collapse.
148 Eastern European Politics
East Europeans have lived through all the great 'isms' of the last century, ending up with post-Soviet global neo-liberal capitalism today. The course focuses on the creation and evolution of the Soviet bloc, the attempts at reform in Eastern Europe, looking at case histories of Hungary, Poland, the former Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, the absorption of East Germany by West Germany, and the process of integration into the world economy. Topics include the revolutions of 1989, the dilemmas of democratization, the rise of nationalism, the problem of privatization, the rise and decline of civil society, and the social costs of transformation. A large part of the course is devoted to an examination of ongoing changes and toward that end a variety of topical issues are explored in some detail. Offered at least once in a three-year period.
149 Topics in Comparative Politics
Examination of political systems not covered in other courses, investigating selected areas such as African, Canadian, or Pacific Rim countries. May be repeated for credit as content varies.


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Timbers beat FC Dallas 3-2 in US Open Cup
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Darlington Nagbe had a goal and an assist to lead the Portland Timbers to a 3-2 win over FC Dallas in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night.
Portland scored all three of its goals in an 11-minute span in the second half to take a 3-1 lead. Dallas' David Ferreira almost tied the game in the closing seconds with a shot from just inside the penalty area that hit the right post.
The Timbers' Frederic Piquionne scored the decisive goal in the 72nd minute after he intercepted a pass from Dallas defender Wallace Zimmerman to goalkeeper Chris Seitz and fired a shot home from about 6 yards.
FC Dallas' Blas Perez finished with a goal and an assist. Perez's header in the 86th minute into the right corner of the net drew Dallas within one goal.
In the 61st minute, Nagbe tied the game at 1 when he dribbled around Dallas defender Zach Loyd and placed a shot into the right corner of the net from just outside the left post. Less than three minutes later, Nagbe assisted on Portland's second goal with a cross to Diego Valeri. Valeri tapped a shot into the corner of the net while stumbling to the ground.
Dallas' Je-Vaughn Watson fired a right footed shot into the net from 25 yards in the 15th minute for the game's first score. Perez set up the goal with a cross from the right flank to Watson, who was standing just outside the penalty circle.
The Timbers extended their unbeaten streak to 18 games across all competitions. This is the deepest Portland has advanced in the US Open Cup since its first appearance in 2004.