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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Ecstatic that his instincts about Golden Soul nearly paid off in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Dallas Stewart didn't ponder the what-ifs.
He's instead thinking about golden opportunities ahead for the colt that finished second to Orb after starting the Derby as a 35-1 long shot.
Stewart indicated Sunday that Golden Soul's next Triple Crown start would be the Belmont Stakes rather than the Preakness in Baltimore on May 18. Whatever he and owner Charles Fipke decide, both were pleased with the horse's performance Saturday on a sloppy Churchill Downs surface.
Off the pace for a mile, jockey Robby Albarado rallied Golden Soul down the stretch to finish 2 1/2 lengths behind Orb and a length ahead of Revolutionary. That earned $400,000 for Fipke and the connections, as well as vindication for a horse that started with just 14 Derby points.
"I always thought he would run well here," Stewart, 53, said Sunday. "He's been training well the last couple of weeks, I thought he would step up here and he did."
Stewart, who worked 11 years for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, drew praise as well for Golden Soul's effort. He downplayed it but added, "I've always been in it to win it."
Stewart certainly has some notable wins to brag about.
He earned a Breeders' Cup win in the 2001 Distaff with Unbridled Elaine and won the 2006 Kentucky Oaks with Lemons Forever. Though Stewart remains winless in three Derby trips, he took satisfaction in Golden Soul providing his best finish.
"I haven't had the right horse before," he said. "I had a good one on Saturday."
As for Golden Soul, Stewart said he looked good Sunday morning and cooled down well as the trainer prepared to take him back to Louisiana. Though the Preakness remained under consideration, odds were against it since the horse has never raced less than three weeks apart.
Indications point toward getting Golden Soul rested and ready for the Belmont on June 8 and seeking the outcome that fell just short in the Derby.
"We want some longevity out of this horse and don't want to run him in two weeks, especially coming out of a mud race here," Stewart said.
Sloppy conditions didn't faze Golden Soul, who fell to 15th after starting from the No. 4 post. Like Orb, the race favorite who rallied from off the pace, he saved his best for last and came up just short at the end.
"I thought I had a great chance turning for home," said Albarado, who rode Golden Soul for the first time. "I saw Orb up there. I'm just thankful for the opportunity. It was stop and go. I was comfortable with the pace.
"I got a great inside trip. I got him out. He came running."
In a way, Golden Soul's run here wasn't surprising. He debuted here in November with a second-place run beneath Calvin Borel, who finished a length back in third aboard Revolutionary in the Derby.
Golden Soul broke his maiden in his next start at Fair Grounds Race Course near New Orleans, following with a second. Borel returned to the mount for the Louisiana Derby, finishing fourth in a race won by Revolutionary. That earned 10 more points toward the Derby and 14 overall - far less than favorites such as Orb and Revolutionary but enough to get in after several horses scratched last week.
Finishing between the race favorites was even more satisfying for Stewart.
"I thought after the Louisiana Derby that if we could into the (Kentucky) Derby, that would be the ultimate," Stewart said. "It was just one of those things that worked out great."
Orb ultimately grabbed the glory to finally give Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey, 62, his first Derby victory. But as McGaughey prepares Orb for the next jewel in thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, he expects Golden Soul to challenge because of the work Stewart has put in.
"I'm sure (Stewart) is tickled to death with how his horse ran," McGaughey said. "I wouldn't expect anything different from him; he's that kind of guy.
"He took a long shot in here and was second with what I think was a very, very good horse. He's going to have a lot of good horses as he goes along."


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I'm gonna go with the lone gun/sword man who is on a journey for revenge, but winds up meeting girl along the way that is insistent on tagging along even though our protagonist doesn't really want them to be there, and they have a love/hate relationship all the way up to the last few episodes, then they finally manage to get along right before the journey comes to an end.
That story premise works for some of my all time favorite animes lol ^_^
the big plot twist. like "omg ace is roger's son" or "omg tobi isnt madara" or "omg ichigos part quincy"
For me I have always wanted to see an Anime that takes place in a prison (if there is one out there I apologize)
do kind of a Shawshank Redemption kind of thing. Why not? If we can have anime's about working in a goddamn restaurant we can have a character driven Prison Anime.
cuteness for the sake of cuteness!
Is hacking all the databases on webwebs
For me i like the Boy Meets Girl And Anything Happens. Either they get together and some crazy stuff happens, Or they just stay friends and have tons of fun. I like when they get together tho And i always want to see an anime where Either a boy or a girl are just way strong and nobody knows untill they accidentally mess with them, That for me will never get old, I Would watch that same scene If they ever do have one, (Kind of for example "My Little Monster" Hes strong, Most are scared, But when they mess with someone, He tries to help and kicks ass... WOOOOO!!!)
As long as it's entertaining, I don't care. I could watch the same plot a hundred times as long as each version found a way to keep me entertained.
It's like a mystery show. Such as person A kills Person B for X reason, the variables when, where, why, how, and with what. You can use the same cause for motive multiple times but change everything else and make it entertaining.
As for characters, I don't really pay attention to the overuse.
How about a certain line? I love the, "What you've done is... Unforgivable!" line. Although in Naruto they switched it at the last second, it was understandable instead, haha.
the seemingly stupid or pointless on the outside side-character, but turns out to have a vital/really emotional in-the-end key role..
most times ive seen this is in key shows like:
fuko from clannad
kanno from air
hinata/naoi from angel beats
komari from little busters
but ive also seen it in others like:
kagura from inuyasha(her contribution to the discovery of how to defeat naraku)
a few of the side-character students from negima
kyo from fruits basket
asa from shuffle
nagato from haruhi
black star from soul eater
it never gets old and sometimes you even have to look deep into the storyline and how everything fits together to even notice its there! like fuko, i have a strange feeling a lot of people who have watched clannad have NO IDEA how vital of a role she carries into how everything plays out, it would take a long time to explain though, so maybe they just dont care...oh well
Not a plot per se but:
The main character having the same seat in classroom: first row from the window last seat.
Waiting for "Shingeki no Kyiojin" Season 2.
whatever archetype sanji from one piece is
male falling for male coworker
Stuff that deals with life's hardships.
Like Welcome to the NHK and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Living in Tokyo and can 10/10 confirm this is anime af
I never get tired of tsunderes. Unless they take forever to just confess to the person they like. Or vice versa.
Animes are littered with archetypes, just about every character from Nurato and Bleach are archetypes. In fact, from the top of my head I can only think of two animes that didn't cover the screen with archatypes (Monster and Ghost in a Shell). The two archetypes I hate most are:
The big boobed idiot chic. I cheered loudly when Ohime from bleach got imprisoned. Was so disappointed when she didn't die I stopped watching bleach for a month.
Blushing a stuttering virgin boy\girl that turns into a nervous wreck when talking to the person they like. Just about every romance anime has them. I would lock people like that up in a whore house until the get over it.
Am honorable mention to the idiot pervy boy that appears in the class and is somehow friends with the main character. I'm surprised a guy like that would have friends.
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The two archetypes I hate most are:
You may want to re-read the subject of this topic.
Yes, that's my real age
the air head with big boobs, or the guy who cant take care of himself and a harem starts for his affecction,


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timeFriday, February 08, 2008
Where does the time go? I just can't believe another week has flown by. I am still without a car, (fly wheel, transmission) and you would think with all of this idle time I would be cranking out projects. But, no. For some reason, I am a little less productive. I just don't get it.
I did manage to finish, block and sew the buttons on my tangled yoke. Hopefully this weekend I will get some action shots.
Of course, there has been baking. A lot of it actually. These are actually chewy chunky blondies. However they are missing the butterscotch chips, the nuts, and the coconut. I didn't have those ingredients on hand and without the car.....you get it. They were delicious, however, I think they would be unbelievable with all of the ingredients.
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The tangled yoke is a darling sweater. Well worth all the slogging to get it done you did a marvelous job.ReplyDelete
Those blondies are making my mouth water. I have yet to try a recipe for them but they always look so good.
You know I find it hard to post when I haven't got any knitting to report, makes me feel too guilty. I have been doing some home staging. It is making it feel alot cozier.
Yum... those blondies look so delicious! I'll definitely have to try those.ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see more pics of the tangled yoke!
Oh man the Tangled Yoke looks great! Do you love it? Looking forward to the action shots!ReplyDelete
Man, those brownies look good! Sounds like there is always fresh baked goodies in your house… can I come over?!
can't wait to see that sweater on you. hope you get your car back soon.ReplyDelete
The tangled yoke is gorgeous. I've been crazy a sweater like that for the longest time.ReplyDelete
Yummy brownies. The ones we made last night aren't quite to beautiful.
sorry that should have been "craving" not "crazy". My fingers obviously have a mind of their own.ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see action shots of the TY -- it already is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Oh My. Both your sweater and the blondies look scrumptious!ReplyDelete
I can't wait to see more of your sweater and I guess I am just going to have to make those blondies to see them for myself!
your tangled yoke looks wonderful. I love it in gray. I am looking forward to your sure to be fabulous action shots!ReplyDelete
hope you have a car again soon!
Leslie, you totally kill me--to anyone else finishing the TYC would be a 'shout it from the mountain tops' moment!!ReplyDelete
Mmmm, blondies are a fave of mine (probably the browned sugar/butter taste...mmmm).ReplyDelete
Your tangled yoke looks so wonderful. It makes me want to knit my own... Wish I had the yarn in my stash!!
I know what you mean about feeling like you should be cranking out the projects. For myself, I find that if I don't have a routine to follow (along with those deadlines) I don't seem to be as productive! It really is odd in a way...
Have a wonderful weekend, Leslie!
I love your cardigan with its sweet little buttons, Leslie! Speaking of sweet, it's 1 o'clock in the morning and I want to run out and get some blondies. Somewhere.ReplyDelete
your tangled yoke is lovely, and those blondies make me want to jump into my computer and lap them up!ReplyDelete
these blondies look amazing. i am usually not a blondie girl- i am not big on coconut- but yours look really good!ReplyDelete
i am also really liking the sweater, that shade of grey is stunning. love it!
you are not the only one who is low on knitting mojo this week...i feel it a little too.
yay for sweet treats and sweaters complete! the tangled yoke looks fantastic.ReplyDelete
Wow, that is a great looking sweater and such sweet little buttons you choose. Yes, I can't wait to see you show this off!ReplyDelete
Crossing fingers in hopes that your car is fixed fast.
Tangled Yolk looks great and so do those cakes! Sometimes we are more productive when there is more to do, I don't know why!ReplyDelete


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SHEZ GOT NO ARMZ O_O jkjk it's a pretty decent drawing ; )
hey, if you think flash hates you- well i wonder what you would think of my flash pics xD This is an epic doodle (my doodles are just awful xD) 5h faves~
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|2011-05-10, 14:33
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To give a more specific example, in the latest episode of Hanasaku Iroha, for example, there's this continuing message that it's good to be working hard to change things even if your changes don't actually end up benefiting you much in the long run. You get the sense that Ohana is learning from this, and that the actions of the consultant and the grandmother are working towards some thematic/character development point in the episode.
In K-on, they would just have Sawako dress up the girls in maid outfits, and that dress-up would be the point of the scene in and of itself. If they're studying for a test, rehearsing for the play, or practicing for a concert, the scenes are being shown to show those parts of the girls' lives, not to serve some specific greater dramatic or thematic point.
|2011-05-10, 15:30
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There is some importance to classifying genres. First, when people look for anime they like to watch, they often turn to categorization as a means of finding styles they enjoy. For example:
Friend: I am watching anime for the first time. I like slice-of-life. Know any good ones?
Google: Well, Hanasaku Iroha is classified on Wikipedia a slice-of-life anime.
Friend: Sweet.
Second, there is an individual need to keep these genres consistent throughout time. As we see in this debate, slice-of-life has become quite the general umbrella term. Yet as people offer up their own definitions and arguments as to what slice-of-life truly means, the meaning slides and shifts. What is slice-of-life today may be considered coming-of-age tomorrow. To provide a parallel example, historians are concerned with keeping the facts accurate. However, unlike facts, genres have been up for debate since their inception.
Indeed, people often attain a "feel" for the genre by watching works classified in that genre. If Hanasaku Iroha contains elements of slice-of-life but doesn't quite fit completely as a slice-of-life anime, then I think it's important to realize what and where the genre boundaries are. Even more importantly, if Hanasaku Iroha starts redefining the genre entirely - perhaps by introducing elements from other genres - then there exists a responsibility to update our own definitions of slice-of-life. Or at least to recognize when the genre itself is shifting. Wouldn't you say science fiction nowadays is more focused on technology and giant laser beams, whereas in the past it was more about the philosophical questions of outer space? (As outer space was yet to be fully discovered back then, and technology nowhere near as advanced) Well, it's always up for debate.
There are more reasons, but I'm steering way off topic so let's get back to Hanairo.
Or maybe she dies in the end. We should call it slice-of-death, then!
|2011-05-10, 17:04
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|2011-05-10, 19:34
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Per this whole discussion of slice-of-life versus drama versus what have you...
May I recommend that we hold off until we get at least HALFWAY through the series and there might be a bit more evidence of where we are going. Heck, by the 1/4 point of Madoka (which is about where we are here) you were just getting an indication that it wasn't a traditional Magical Girl Series (though in a very dramatic fashion).
I'd say by episode 12 we should have a bit clearer indication of where this one is going, and then be able to give a conclusion to the extent one is needed.
I would point out, however, that there does seem to be a movement to trying to mix-up traditional ideas of what a story is as part of coming up with something new. So perhaps all of y'all are correct in some sense.
My .02 worth...
|2011-05-10, 21:50
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I'm getting the impression that some people are associating slice of life = generic boring genre = therefore bad, when it isn't the case at all. Reminds me of the "pretentious" debate that was on the General Anime forums a month or so ago.
From how I see it, drama, comedy, romance, coming of age/social commentary and slice of life are not mutually inclusive or exclusive. The genres can exist separately or co-existingely. Some people seem to differentiate drama and slice of life or clump comedy and slice of life together when in my opinion it's completely wrong. I would label Eve no Jikan for example a science-fiction drama, whilst this season's Steins;gate would be a science fiction comedy whilst AnoHana a slice of life drama.
This anime? It just a splurge of genres - slice of life, comedy, drama, coming of age/social commentary, a bit of romance. Because of that, it probably attracts the most amount of people (and hence is arguably the season's most popular, but not necessarily the best in quality) because there's likely something that someone will like in the series.
|2011-05-10, 22:30
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I want to say that I completely 100% agree with everything that acejem just wrote.
In addition to that...
|2011-05-10, 23:04
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Wow, I didn't think the post I created created that big of a stir.
Truth be told though, I never knew what "slice of live" is defined in literary genre. Now I did some research, I can see that HanaIro is no a "tradition" slice of life story.
However, just like everything else, things evolve. As someone mentioned in prior post, "slice of life" has become more of a tag and became literally a "slice" of life.
I blame this also on culture difference. As I said, base on my East Asian background, shows like HanaIro are consider as "healing" type of shows. These shows, they have relatively little drama, character-centric, normal life, relaxing to watch, up-lifting, little-or-no fantasy element, etc. And the most important part is that the series make you feel good and calm (warm and fussy if you well) after you've watched it. The closest description and genre I can find in English was "slice" of life, and I'm guess that's what most people ends up using to describe these shows.
I mean even now, if you go to an Chinese or Japanese bookshop, Fantasy and Sci-fi are still group as one genre because traditionally they weren't separated like western and History section often includes historic fictions and folklores as well.
It's probably better for me to list some of these so-called "healing" series and see what you guys think, and coincidentally most of these series are describe as slice of life in ANN or Wiki:
Kaleido Star
Azumanga Daioh
Strawberry Mashmarrow
Maria-sama go Miteru
Wolf and Spice
Bamboo Blade
Luky Star
Natsume Yuujinchou
Kimi ni Todoke
Kara no Kyōkai
As you can see, some of them actually have tons of fantasy element, while some are clearly comedy in English genre but they are all consider as "healing" type anime because they fits the biggest criteria, hell, some would even put One Piece into this genre. Compares to them, HanaIro is the traditional of these types of anime and that was what I was trying to saying in my earlier post refuting people who feel the pace of the series is hurting this series.
|2011-05-10, 23:55
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Anyway, fitting shows in one or another genre is pointless, oversimplifying, and OT MOst of the posts on the subject, overgeneralise an already generic, if not ill-defined, category
@3xR: Bumping the post count with posts irrelevant to the show itself is just sad
|2011-05-11, 01:17
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The genre of a show falls under the outlined definition of "generic." It is that which isn't specific, and regarding the show itself. Meaning, this is perfectly on topic.
Many people here find this discussion interesting and actively want to discuss it. I'd appreciate if you wouldn't belittle us for wanting to discuss something of interest here. You may find the discussion pointless, but if you feel so, offer a better topic and we will discuss it if we find it has enough interest and "meaning" for us to discuss.
|2011-05-11, 01:23
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What's wrong with wiki and ANN?
As many faults as they might be, that's where majority of people get their info nowadays.
BTW, in case you didn't know, recent studies (As early as 2005) has the accuracy of Wikipedia information on par if not surpass traditional Encyclopedias including Britannica.
There's a old Chinese saying; Three random craftsmen beats one Zhuge Lang. (if you don't know who he is, go look it up in Wiki )
Have you even read through this thread? As people already pointed out, categorizing has its own importance and benefit.
Unless you are ignorant, there are people out there only watching similar shows or reading similar books.
Besides, if it's as point-less as you said, then there WON'T be those genre for us to try to fit it in to begin with......
Agree, for someone patronizing another as "sad" for replying a post, I find that said someone for bumping the post counts with a post that not only irrelevant to the show but irrelevant to the current discussion even sadder...
BTW, Reckoner, you beat me to the punch as I was replying....
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|2011-05-11, 02:06
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|2011-05-11, 02:09
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Speaking of Anohana, instead of comparing it to Adachi's Cross Game, I feel it's more similar to his current Q&A or a mix in between two, albeit in a larger scale.
BTW, Aoihana, Cross Game, Q&A are all consider to by healing-types...
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|2011-05-11, 04:14
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It just seems to be that your healing-series bookshelf is everything that doesn't fit into Fantasy, Action or Sci-Fi. Which means it's something like drama, slice-of-life and comedy combined.
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|2011-05-11, 07:16
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I thought slice-of-life meant just exactly that; a slice of someone's life. Basically, the plot is the fact that the characters are living and going about their everyday lives, and that in the beginning of the series, we can imagine them having had a similar, if, slightly different life, and at the end we can imagine so as well.
Contrast Kaleido✭Star, where the plot leans heavily on the perils of Kaleido✭Stage and Sora's promotion to a star, as well as her fight to keep the title. If the series started at the second season, I would call it slice-of-life, since it is simply Sora living the life of a Kaleido✭Star.
Then take ARIA, where we know that Akari started out rowing gondolas and at the end, she kept rowing gondolas (which was the most important part of the job). Unlike Sora's goal-oriented and single-minded pursuit of the top that started in the very first episode, Akari takes her time to amble about and sometimes almost forgetting that she's supposed to aim for a promotion.
Slice-of-Life takes time to look at both extraordinary and mundane parts of the characters' lives from different perspectives (like the optical illusions with the statues holding up the island in ARIA). And most of all, it takes time looking at the less in-your-face aspects of those characters' lives (something Kaleido✭Star lacked, almost every part of Sora's life had the impact of a planet-sized meteor hitting the earth, with a few notable exceptions when the episodes focused on side-characters instead).
|2011-05-11, 07:24
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Personally I agree with you two in Clannad and Kara no Kyōkai and I was confused on those two when I found a lot of lists contend both series. (And on that, I was confuse on why most would consider slap comedy like Azumanga to be in it) But the consensus from the places I've been and read seems to include both series into healing types. It would seems that, after watching both aeries, they are suppose to making you feel all warm and fussy inside and make you feel better about yourself after you watch it, and that seems to be the biggest criteria that trumps other criteria for these series and precisely why I said that HanaIro was the "traditional prototype" for these type of series, since this series pretty much fits all the criteria with little room for argument .
If you can see read Chinese or Japanese, look up the words 治療系(動漫) they even designate certain types of idols and celebrities as "healing types".
I'll also say that the more I did research on this genre thing, the broader the definition seems to become not unlike the slice of life we are talking about here. Similar to the categorization of Shonen/Shojo/Seinen comic to an extend, that at its core, it ends up depending on the pure fact from the native serialization magazine of the said series and not based on the content of the series itself. For example since its debut in US, for a long time Ah! My Goddess was often seen as Shojo or Shonen, but it is actually Seinen, and the series is rarely considered as harem comic in Japan or East Asia compare to west. And there are also many westerners who refuse to categorize Natsume Yūjinchō or Nodame as Shojo because they defined Shojo to be sappy romance while if was common knowledge over in the East.
Same thing as Eroge, A lot of westerners I've seen refuse to label series like Fate/Stay Night, Shuffle, Clannad as Eroge, and dead set on separating between Bishojo game and Eroge. But in Japan and East Asia, Eroge is simply a sub-genre of Bishojo games and they have no problem label aforementioned series as eroge since they contend explicit sex scenes and you can find relative walk-throughs, reviews, and save data on Eroge sites.
As for the Kaleido Star, I would agree that I won't use Slice-of-life on it even with its broadest definitiion, but that series had little doubt as "healing" types and was treated as such over in East. Again all I can say is cultural barrier...
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Here's your peek at the weather, and a little 'dirt' talk
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[April 11, 2014]
Doesn't this past winter beat
all? More snow over the entire season than anyone can remember, and
yet, drought persists!
If you remember,
we had those warmer days in late February (just above freezing) and
a storm that brought a significant amount of precipitation. In only
a couple of days, the accumulated snow melted off. A
deeper-than-normal frost barrier prevented ground penetration.
Widespread field flooding was the result, which ran off into streams
and rivers. Bye-bye to some more valuable soil.
Cold this year? Yes. It wasn't just the winter whiners
complaining this year; everyone was talking about it long before
winter's end.
And, right they were. The NWS confirmed Lincoln had its coldest
winter since record keeping began in 1905. The mean daily
temperature of 20.6 degrees F beat the former record of 20.9 set in
Snowfall amounts were also record-setting. As of March 5, with a
measurable snow in the forecast, Lincoln was looking at likely
breaking its record amount of 45 inches set in 1981-82. Already 44.0
inches had been recorded against the normal average of 18.9 inches.
Well, with early March offering a few daytime temps well above
freezing, we might hope for more ground thaw and gentler
precipitation for more penetration to raise the still slightly low
soil moisture and groundwater reserves.
This spring, when addressing the agriculture community on the
impacts of weather on soil, expert Dr. Jerry Hatfield of the
Agricultural Research Service emphasized the importance of soil
Looking at trends, Hatfield said the expectation is that extreme
weather variations will continue. In the last few growing seasons,
we've seen some extreme weather events: no rain for a long period of
time; extremely high temperatures; long periods of high
temperatures, with night temperatures staying above the crop needs
for a daily cool time; heavy rains over exposed surfaces, washing
away valuable soils; insufficient to no rain during critical
pollination periods; too wet to get into fields; and more.
Hatfield said that our climates are changing, and farming
practices need to change in response.
The long-range outlook is much the same as the trend we've been
seeing for the past few years. Springs are expected to be wetter and
summers hot and dry. There is also the expectation that the extremes
of big storms that dump a lot of water at once would continue.
For all these reasons, Hatfield urges farmers to evaluate their
farming practices and strive to protect and build up their soils
with organic matter. The presence of organic matter increases the
water-holding capacity of soils.
One of the setbacks of the current wet spring trend is a reduced
number of planting days. It isn't your imagination that there is
more to do and less time to do it. On average, there are now 3.7
fewer days to get in the field. It has come down to four days in a
six-week window of opportunity for planting in many areas, Hatfield
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As a side note, Hatfield cautions farmers to consider how they
cope with new weather-related issues such as the limited days to get
into the fields. By way of example, he points out that the use of
larger planting equipment can create soil compaction.
Heavy storm events have increased, and with more heavy rainfall,
more erosion.
"If we are going to handle some of these variations, we're going
to need to improve our soils," Hatfield says. "Improving our soils
is going to pay big dividends."
Hatfield drove home his point on the long-term benefits of
conservation agriculture, saying that in test plots with no-till,
strip-till and conventional-till, no-till has consistently shown
highest yields in wet years and in dry years. He added: "But for
different mechanisms."
No-till practices:
Increase a soil's water-holding capacity through improved
organic matter content.
Increase water availability.
Increase rooting depth "because we're changing structure,
more stable aggregates."
Hatfield also recommends the use of cover crops to improve soil
organic matter and conserve water. Cover crops continually feed soil
biology, maintain soil surface, moderate microclimate soil surface,
provide residue and make advantageous use of light rainfalls by
means of roots near surface that take up water.
Hatfield likes this farming adage about weather: "We plan for the
climate, but we live with the weather."
He says, "Be prepared for extremes!"
According to the Farmers' Almanac, a cool spring is in store for
the Midwest. This year's edition forecasts a few days of unusually
cold temperatures offset by a few above average, but most days will
see temperatures nearest to the freezing mark, bringing variable
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HUNTERTOWN — "You never know what's going to happen in game one," Columbia City head coach Chris Benedict said after the Eagles' sectional opener against a struggling East Noble team.There were no surprises at Carroll Wednesday night, as Columbia City took a lopsided 74-28 win over the Knights."Everybody had to come out ready to go," Benedict said. "I'm really happy with the way our guys came out defensively, it put us in control of the game from the get-go."The Eagles held East Noble to only one basket, a 3-pointer, in the first eight minutes.Columbia City, on the other hand, opened the game with five 3-pointers to take a 17-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.The Eagles forced three turnovers in the first 1:12 of the game — a pattern that carried throughout the game, as East Noble turned the ball over 26 times on the night. Columbia City tallied six.To read the rest of this story, see the Feb. 28 issue of The Post and Mail. Don't have a subscription? Call (260) 244-5153 or subscribe to our e-edition. For breaking news, sports updates and additional coverage, bookmark the homepage and find us on facebook.


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A couple of years ago I wrote about the splitvg command. This takes a volume group (VG) that has been mirrored using mirrorvg, and effectively breaks off one copy of the mirror, turning it into a point-in-time snapshot. The snapshot can then be used for reports, backups or for building a new database. I'm not sure how much this is used in the real world these days, but if you are still doing your backups this way, perhaps it's time to revisit the strategy.
Split & Resynch
Never heard of it? Here's how it works.
After you've done the split of the VG, you can continue business on the "live" copy of the volume group, and then make use of the frozen snapshot copy, for example for backups, or to run some reports. It's a little like creating an alternate root disk, or running multibos to create a standby instance of the OS. With breaking the volume group mirror, you have one live copy and one snapshot copy of the same VG. As the copy which has been snapshotted (with apologies to any grammarians) starts life as a perfect replica of the primary live copy, after you've finished with the snapshot and want to resynchronise the two copies again, the process is usually faster than when you break a volume group mirror altogether using unmirrorvg. Of course, the longer the database is up on the primary copy without its mirror, and the more updates are done to that live database, the more data there will be to synchronise when you're ready to turn the snapshot back into a real mirrored copy.
I've seen this split/resynch approach used in smaller sites, especially before the days of SAN storage. One manufacturing company I worked with in the 1990s couldn't afford to shut down their database every night, do a cold backup for 3 or more hours, and then start the database again. So they did the shutdown of the database, split the mirror, and then got the database started again. Database downtime was about 10 minutes. The frozen copy was then backed up to tape. After a (hopefully) successful backup, the snapshot copy was then resynchronised, so that the two active copies of the database were back in place for the purposes of redundancy.
Back to the 90s
Now if you remember this approach from a time way back in your IT career, you may be feeling nostalgic for the 1990s when we were suspicious of Storage Area Networks (and all networks, for that matter), and when businesses relied on a nightly cold backup (and a weekly reboot: just to clear out the cobwebs). Who had ever heard the phrase "24 X 7"? Ah yes, those were the days! These days it's far more common to do backups online (without the database being shut down), or by using utilities such as SAN replication. Also, since most sites today use at the very least a small SAN, there is little value in doing software mirroring on the OS, since the SAN handles the redundancy. Nevertheless, there may still be some systems out there using the split-the-mirror approach. Often this is simply because the approach has worked for them, even if it does mean a cold backup (shutting the database down for the duration of the backup).
Splitting a Mirror Can Bring Bad Luck
Now, if you are using the split volume group strategy, and you're doing it for backups as I've just described, keep in mind two issues.
1. You will lose your redundancy from the time of running the splitvg command until you resynch the mirror again.
2. If you lose a disk, you not only lose redundancy. You also lose your backups until the disk is replaced and the mirror reinstated. This is pretty serious.
You may be able to get by for a while with losing a single disk, but that's only because you have the comfort of the data being on other disks, and at the very worst, you could revert to a backup. However, if you lose the disk and the backup, you may have a lot of explaining to do. And that's why a broken (volume group) mirror can bring you bad luck.
Update: Jim Carstensen has kindly offered some good comments. The AIX Logical Volume Manager (LVM) allows you to have three copies of a logical volume, or of an entire volume group. So you could have a three-copy mirror, split off just one copy for your snapshot, and still have redundancy by maintaining two good copies on production. It's a very good point. He also notes that even if the splitvg snapshot for backups isn't optimal, it's still better than nothing.
Look at the mirror
If you're still using this split volume group approach for your nightly backups, it may be time to look at a new strategy. Online backups, even database exports, might be preferable. Otherwise, losing a disk may mean losing a database, and leave you with no recent backup to rely on.


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Promotional products are utilized to endorse the promotional initiatives of many companies and organizations and to be able to launch a brand new product on the market. Some promo gears which are popularly used are pens, mouse pads, t-shirts, as well as other stuff. Just about anything can be produced into promotional products however, many people prefer those which can be helpful to them like wearable items, branded bags, plus some printed totes.
Kinds of Branded Bags
Bags have practical uses. They could carry items and clothes and they are utilized anywhere when you're traveling. They may be popular promotional products too. Bags may be easily branded using the company's name, brand name and sometimes the slogan from the campaign. The kinds of branded bags and printed totes that are sent away and therefore are used as promotional items would be the following:
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Promotional calico bags
Cooler bags
Picnic bags
Conference satchels
Laptop bags and cases
Travel bags
Sports bags
Some branded bags are created cheap because of the strict budget from the company. Additionally, there are some that are produced from top quality materials and therefore are expensive. These expensive bags tend to be provided to the special guest or guests from the company like some celebrities. If these individuals are noticed on public wearing the bags using the company's logo onto it, it can bring the business great publicity.
Diversity of Branded Bags
A lot of companies choose to choose branded bags which have great designs and colours. They are often coordinated using the company's theme within their advertisement along with the company's status, style, and character. There are lots of kinds of materials where such promotional products are created up. They may be comprised of mesh, paper, plastic, organic cotton, as well as leather. These materials could be decorated with assorted designs or even the company's logo. There are lots of providers of promotional products and branded bags that focus on the company's ask for their promotional campaign. Many providers possess a rich library of materials where the customers can decide on so the bags will pass the client's tastes.
The promotional bags likewise have diverse characteristics that may facilitate the client's needs. They may be sporty like backpacks and knapsacks, messenger bags, professional styled briefcases, and laptop bags. They may be feminine like totes and shoulder bags. There are several similar bags which can be used in your own home such as the cooler bags, lunch bags, golf bags, coffee bags, shoe bags, totes, and other kinds of luggage. Branded bags are extremely useful and popular plus they assist in promoting the name from the company.


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Mavs put slim playoff hopes on line vs. Suns
The Dallas Mavericks have an incredibly small window to make the Western Conference playoffs and need every win they can get. They will keep trying to get that eighth seed on Wednesday when they host the Phoenix Suns.
The Mavs are 2 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for that eighth and final seed out west. They also trail the Utah Jazz by two games, so the task is immense - they'll basically need to win out and have both the Lakers and Jazz stumble.
"We're just going to keep trying to collect wins and give ourselves the best chance that we can," O.J. Mayo said after practice Tuesday. "It's a goal of ours obviously and this is an important game for us."
Dallas has made the playoffs 12 straight seasons and that streak, which is the second-longest active one in the league behind only the San Antonio Spurs, is in jeopardy.
With a win on Wednesday, the Mavericks could get back to .500 for the first time since Dec. 12.
The Mavs finished off a 2-2 western road trip with back-to-back victories. They bested the Sacramento Kings on Friday, then topped the Portland Trail Blazers 96-91 on Sunday.
In the Blazers victory, Dirk Nowitzki landed awkwardly on his foot and didn't play in the fourth quarter. He is expected not to miss any time and his coach re-affirmed as much on Tuesday.
"He did a little bit of stuff on the side today, but he's doing better," said Rick Carlisle. "We don't consider this a serious thing and we're hoping that he's going to play tomorrow."
Dallas has four home games in its last five and the lone road game is in New Orleans.
The Suns lost their 10th in a row on Tuesday, falling to the Houston Rockets in Houston. Since March 1, the Suns are a dismal 3-16 and have fallen to last in the Western Conference standings.
The Suns fought hard in defeat on Tuesday. They fell 101-98 and the ending was one of the more bizarre ones in recent history. Phoenix's Jermaine O'Neal was whistled for goaltending on a James Harden 3-pointer at the buzzer.
"I felt the ball was outside the cylinder, so I just tried to knock it down and tried to swat it out so nobody else would try and tip it in," explained O'Neal. "I've never seen a game finish in a weirder way."
Luis Scola led the way for Phoenix with 28 points, while Goran Dragic had a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists.
The Mavericks have won all three games with Phoenix this season and 17 of the last 21 meetings. Phoenix has lost 10 straight and 11 of its last 12 in Big D.


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New features on the TripMaker RVND 7710 include the ability to integrate typical traffic patterns along your route; add custom points of interest such as red-light cameras, special shopping areas, member campgrounds, or any other dataset in a .csv format; and fishing spots found in Rand McNally Editor's Pick locations.


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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) -- Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the American soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians during pre-dawn raids in two villages last year, could soon learn whether he might ever be released from prison for a crime that even he acknowledges he can't explain.
The Ohio native and father of two from Lake Tapps, Wash., pleaded guilty in June in a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty. His sentencing begins Tuesday with the selection of a military jury to determine whether he receives life in prison with or without the possibility of release.
His lawyers have indicated they plan to present evidence that could warrant leniency, including that during at least one of his prior deployments to Iraq, Bales had been prescribed the anti-malaria drug mefloquine, known by its brand name Lariam. Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new warning that the drug can cause long-term neurological damage and serious psychiatric side effects.
"Our general theme is that Sgt. Bales snapped," said John Henry Browne, one of his civilian attorneys. "That's kind of our mantra, and we say that because of all the things we know: the number of deployments, the head injuries, the PTSD, the drugs, the alcohol."
Bales, on his fourth combat deployment, had been drinking and watching a movie with other soldiers at his remote post at Camp Belambay in Kandahar Province when he slipped away before dawn on March 11, 2012. Bales says he had also been taking steroids and snorting Valium provided by other soldiers.
Armed with a 9 mm pistol and an M-4 rifle, he attacked a village of mud-walled compounds called Alkozai then returned and woke up a fellow soldier to tell him about it. The soldier didn't believe Bales and went back to sleep. Bales left again to attack a second village known as Najiban.
A total of 16 people were killed -- most of them women and children -- and many of their bodies were burned. Six others were injured.
The Army has flown several witnesses from Afghanistan to testify at the sentencing, but has declined to identify them. During a hearing last year, some witnesses testified by video link from Afghanistan, including a young girl in a bright headscarf who described hiding behind her father as he was shot to death. Boys told of begging the soldier to spare them, yelling: "We are children! We are children!" A thick-bearded man told of being shot in the neck by a gunman from an arm's length away.
The massacre prompted such angry protests that the U.S. temporarily halted combat operations in Afghanistan, and it was three weeks before Army investigators could reach the crime scene.
At one point during his plea hearing, the judge, Col. Jeffery Nance, asked Bales why he killed the villagers.
Bales responded: "Sir, as far as why -- I've asked that question a million times since then. There's not a good reason in this world for why I did the horrible things I did."
If he is sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, Bales would be eligible in 10 years, but there's no guarantee he'd receive it.
Browne declined to say who might testify on Bales' behalf at the sentencing, which is expected to last about a week. At an earlier hearing, Bales' lawyers said those who might testify include an aunt, who could speak about any family history of mental health issues; an older brother; a principal and football coach from Norwood High School in Norwood, Ohio, where Bales grew up; and his high school football teammate Marc Edwards, who went on to become a running back on NFL teams, including the 2002 Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
A hearing was scheduled Monday on motions related to the sentencing. Among the issues still unclear is how the judge will ensure that prosecutors make no use of compelled statements Bales gave to Army doctors. The statements are protected by Bales' Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and neither they nor any information derived from them can be used against him.
Prosecutors were inadvertently sent a copy of the statements by the judge in July, and they read them -- even though military law experts say they should have immediately known they weren't supposed to. Last week, the judge rejected a motion by Bales' lawyers to have the entire prosecution team removed from the case.
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As the #5 seed we would have play Washington, but our 1st round opponent would most likely be from the NFC East. A possible scenario could be @Dallas, and then @ ATL...
If the 49ers would have won last night, and we would have won next week we would have had a home game vs WSH, Dal, NYG, Min, but then gone to GB.
I would personally rather have the #5 seed than the #3 seed even though it means two road games instead of one. I don't think there is a much better match up for us than ATL.
Which 2 game schedule would you prefer:
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vs #6 (WSH, NYG, Dal, Min)
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The mission of the ASU Martin Luther King Jr. committee is to celebrate the legacy and the tenets set forth by Dr. King and his life examples of servant leadership. Servant leadership is a practical philosophy which supports people who choose to serve first, and then lead as a way of expanding service to individuals and institutions.
Servant-leadership encourages collaboration, trust, foresight, listening and the ethical use of power and empowerment. The ASU MLK Committee encourages the continuation of Dr. King's legacy, not just for a day, but all year long.


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Boomers Turn to Nutraceuticals for Fountain of Youth
For baby boomers, the fountain of youth could be a beverage, or a bowl of cereal or a cup of yogurt ... but theyre not going gentle into that good night.
In the 1960s, "Hell no, we won't go!" was the chant heard at anti-Vietnam war rallies. That same demographic group has the same spirit of rebelliousness today except now it means aging baby boomers aren't going into retirement without a fight.
With purchasing power of $2.1 trillion and 79 million strong -- the largest age cohort in history -- most baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) believe the foods and beverages they consume can translate to improved health, more energy, disease prevention, a youthful appearance and productive, happier lives. Challenging traditional ideas of aging, boomers are at the leading edge of many important health and wellness trends.
They actively seek foods that prevent cancer, diabetes, and heart disease; immunity-boosting foods; and ingredients that maintain eye and joint health, combat stress, depression, sleeplessness and memory loss, particularly the dreaded Alzheimer's disease -- boomers don't like to lose control.
"There is no question baby boomers are redefining the meaning of getting older," says Kevin Havelock, president of Unilever USA (www.unileverusa.com), Englewood Cliffs, N.J., in discussing results from the company's new "Trip Management Study." "With their focus on health and well-being, they want to continue maintaining the vitality they now enjoy. As boomers age, retailers who know how to help them stay vibrant and connected to what they care for most in life will be the winners."
The study, along with data provided by ACNielsen, was unveiled at the Food Marketing Institute's annual conference. Since boomers make 58 percent of all shopping trips, the report examines their trip frequency and spending, channels they prefer, their most common needs, how they define value for the money and how their shopping will change during the next decade.
Redefining healthy
Concerned about your cholesterol and general heart health? Breakfast is a good place to start. Have a bowl of Kellogg's Smart Start Healthy Heart cereal (helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol) for breakfast. Or some old-fashioned oatmeal, which won the FDA's first food-specific health claim ("Soluble fiber from oatmeal, as part of a low saturated fat, low cholesterol diet, may reduce the risk of heart disease"), a fact proudly trumpeted on Quaker Oatmeal packages.
On your toast (whole grain, of course) spread some McNeil Nutritional's Benecol Spreads (natural plant sterol esters that lower cholesterol levels); or Unilever's I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Mediterranean Blend (made with olive oil, an excellent source of omega-3 for heart and vascular health).
Wash it all down with Coca-Cola's recently introduced three Minute Maid Enhanced Juices: Heart Wise (with plant sterols to reduce cholesterol), Active (with 750mg of glucosamine hydrochloride) and Multi-Vitamin (a "good source" of 16 vitamins and minerals). PepsiCo's Tropicana Pure Premium Antioxidant Advantage Orange Juice is an excellent source of antioxidant vitamins C and E and selenium for a healthy immune system; or Tropicana Pure Premium Calcium + Vitamin D has as much calcium as a glass of milk for bone health.
Or maybe you'd rather have yogurt. Dannon Activia low-fat yogurt contains a natural probiotic culture that helps regulate the digestive system. General Mills' Yoplait Nouriche smoothies contain 20 vitamins and minerals including protein for muscle strength.
Who needs pills?
A long-time observer of boomer behavior, who formerly served as director of nutrition education at Quaker Oats Co., and director of global nutrition at McDonald's Corp., Cathy Kapica says they are absolutely changing their habits to incorporate healthier foods. "For boomers, food serves as fuel, medicine, prevention and restoration," says Kapica, now vice president of global health and wellness in the Chicago office of worldwide advertising agency Ketchum Inc. (www.ketchum.com).
"The meaning of healthy is being redefined. The emphasis will shift from 'bad' nutrients (fat, salt, sugar) to quality calories. Quality calories encompass the positive nutrients that are present (such as good carbs, good fat, antioxidants), as well as the functional benefits provided, such as satiety."
And she adds, "Health redefined also will see a shift in concern away from just the end product to the entire supply chain, including processes involved and their ethical implications. Agricultural practices, minimal processing, treatment of suppliers and employees all will have an impact on the perceived health implications of a product."
What looming health problems are boomers hoping to prevent with food and nutrition? "The traditional diseases of aging -- heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer -- will continue to be relevant to boomers. Increasingly, they recognize the importance of prevention," Kapica continues.
"Boomers also consider themselves to still be young, so factors that contribute to mental and physical acuity will be top of mind. Foods and beverages that promote cognitive function and physical mobility, such as joint health, will gain traction," she says. "From an ingredient perspective, this implies that omega-3s will grow in importance (since emerging evidence suggests that it positively impacts several concerns, including heart health, cognition, joint health), as well as protein and protein components that promise retention of muscle mass and control of blood pressure. And the immune enhancing properties of food components, such as probiotics, will remain important. Food safety concern will manifest itself in increasing interest in organic and kosher."
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SAN ANDREAS - The famous around-the-clock parties at rented shorefront mansions on Lake Tulloch may be a little tamer this summer.
SAN ANDREAS - The famous around-the-clock parties at rented shorefront mansions on Lake Tulloch may be a little tamer this summer.
For the first time this year, owners of vacation rental homes at Tulloch could be required to get county permits for the businesses and will risk losing those permits if customers violate rules on noise, or the number of guests and cars allowed at each house.
The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0, with Board Chairwoman Merita Callaway absent, to introduce the ordinance. The board is expected to formally adopt the ordinance at its next meeting Feb. 12, and the measure will take effect 30 days after that.
"This was a long time coming," said Jack Cox of the Lake Tulloch Alliance, a group that has advocated for restrictions on vacation rentals. "We finally get standards."
The rented mansions can be big money makers. Online advertisements for the houses indicate that the most expensive, an 8-bedroom house with a water slide, can rent for up to $3,000 a night. More typical waterfront homes rent for anywhere from $300 to $800 a night.
For years, neighbors of the vacation rentals have complained about being kept awake by loud parties, vacationers' cars blocking access to the area's narrow streets, and swarms of ski boats and personal watercraft that overwhelm and overflow the small docks at the rental homes.
"They use my own dock without permission," said Michel Cohen-Hadria, who said his family has lived at the lake since 1988 but has had problems with noisy vacation rentals next door only for the past two years.
"I've counted over 35 people in this house," Cohen-Hadria said.
The capacity of the home advertised online is up to 20 occupants. Under the formula in the ordinance supervisors voted to introduce Tuesday, the 5-bedroom home could have up to 12 occupants - two for each of the five bedrooms plus two additional people. Children ages 3 and younger won't count against the number of guests allowed.
Elected leaders were reluctant to impose regulation on an industry that brings revenue to county property owners.
And they didn't want to allow the problems at Tulloch to prompt regulation of homes in Murphys and Arnold, which don't have the same problems as Tulloch.
The solution, proposed by county staff, is to insert the ordinance in a section of the county code that addresses only Tulloch.
No representatives of the vacation rental industry spoke at Tuesday's public hearing. But Bernadette Cattaneo, who has clashed with county officials over their attempts to crack down on the waterfront "bump" parties at the resort she manages on Tulloch, said she opposes the new regulations limiting how owners can use their houses.
"It's a property rights issue," Cattaneo said.
Contact reporter Dana M. Nichols at (209) 607-1361 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/calaverasblog.


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Using data
Posted 11 June 2004 - 09:27 PM
However, over time Ive come to appreciate that as a classroom teacher I can actually USE the reams of paper that come my way to improve what I do for the kids in my classroom.
Within our department at Challenge College, we have built a detailed picture of a students progress over Key Stage 3. On the record, we include the students CATs, SATs at KS2, gender, reading age, tutor group and heres the time-consuming bit as Head of Department I set targets each year for each child in Key Stage 3. (see ROAs doc). That might sound a bit grim but actually its quite stimulating, in that I am fully aware of every childs potential and how well we are progressing towards that potential.
I use a ready-reckoner compiled from the DfES standards site which predicts what children should achieve at KS3 given their points at KS2. In History, however, we are whistling in the wind a bit here, because we never find out what the childs History KS2 scores were. Sometimes we never even find out the KS2 English, Maths and Science! I use the joint scores of the KS2 and then predict at least two-thirds of a levels improvement in each of the three years. This is typed into the childs ROA and I make sure that class teachers have a copy of the ROAs for their class groups at the beginning and end of each year.
If class teachers take over someone elses class or a child moves between sets, the ROA follows the child to the new teacher its an at-a-glance view of that childs progress so far.
I started it off as a mailmerge from the data-sets which the Data Deputy Head produces on a regular basis. Once its merged, it becomes a base document for me to enter in the grades achieved and reported to me by the class teachers. Im hoping that with the introduction of CMIS to our school soon, that the technology will do a lot of this for me in the near future!
At the end of each term, I ask the class teachers for their assessment grades for the classes they teach. We are well served with assessment tests we have seven per year in each of the three years of Key Stage 3! We are realistic though we know we cant get through them all, and nor should we. I firmly believe that History should be fun, it should be exciting, it should be about questions like what if .? not about more tests on tests! The class teachers have the freedom to apply as many (or as few) of the tests it depends on the progress being made through the units we teach as much as anything. However, setting cover lessons at KS3 is made much easier by the existence of drawers of tests, copied in 30s and ready to use.
I then spend a couple of Admin hours keying in the class results for each pupil this may seem odd, but it gives me a real feel for how well the department/class teachers/pupils are coping with the demands of the units Ive written and with anomalies like training days, closure days for Eid, etc. In theory, then, I get to review each KS3 childs progress once per term and of course class teachers are doing it much more often, because they are teaching those children.
I use the ROAs to work out setting groups with the Head of Geography (we have to block together) and I make sure that copies of the ROAs pass on to the next class teacher. I also use them to look at class teacher performance and aptitude with particular groups/sets. I produce graphs to look at the L5+ performance which is the national benchmark.
Using this method, I feel informed about childrens progress and about what we are doing for them. If I see a particular class or topic is poorly performing, I can take action I can re-write the teaching unit for the department, discuss it with the class teachers or drop it completely.
As a way of using data to monitor and inform progress, Im sure what we do could be improved with technology/ICT. However, as a Head of Department, Im pretty confident that Im up to speed with childrens progress through Key Stage 3 . Now then, about Key Stage 4 ..!!!!!
Posted 11 June 2004 - 09:35 PM
Heather asked me to upload a sample of the ROA docment she uses for people to refer to. Here it is.
Posted 14 June 2004 - 10:29 PM
The important, and most difficult bit is getting the data to work for the students. Good ways of doing this? using data from KS2 to project progress across KS3 - certainly gives an interim target for pupils to be aiming at: though it needs to be communicated in more ways than just the data.
Having students map out their assessment results can show them where their strengths and weaknesses are: plotting results on a graph as they go through the key stage. if the graph is prelabelled with different skills etc in the appropriate places it can illustrate areas of high and lower attainment which can then build into self evaluation and teacher intervention programmes.
Analysis of data from previous years is useful as well as it spots trends and can help a department to spot things that do / don't work. I use the value added chart from the Autumn pack and have added out own results to that ever since our first set of results. Quite clear where the departments strengths are from that - and a great motivating tool for students who think they can't achieve because they're not in a top set... there in black and white are examples of level 3's at KS3 turning into A-C at KS4.
They work quite well for me. According to Ofsted there's a lot more I could / should be doing though... any ideas folks?
Posted 18 June 2004 - 07:03 PM
Of course for me the big issue as far sa data management is concerned will be students empowerment of the data. The use of SMART targets and sub levels 5a, b, c or 5.3, 5.5 5.7 to show progrssion (see KS3 strategy). I intend to bring in reporting booklets kids keep throughout KS3 and then they put down their grades so they can indeify weaker skills and then suggest suitable SMART targets. Then, in subsequent lessons show moodel answers by utlising the data - what level do they need to progress to.
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Posted 16 July 2004 - 11:18 AM
Obviously their SATs average is not a measure of Historical skills, but thats how the departments targets are set so we might as well use them - we're certainly going to be judged by them. Also as teachers, being aware of which students have lower English SATs than Maths/Science is important, as you know you have to focus on scaffolding their literacy skills as well as teaching our subject. This counts the same for KS2/CATs data with our KS3 students. Going through the classlists and data is something we all do together at department meetings in September, and revisit during the year. It is a worthwhile and interesting activity, and as Heather says, you really get to know your students well.
I'm also the G&T co-ordinator so data is always a good friend when defending underachieving students - some ours have a massive imbalance of skills and are, unsuprisingly, less than positive when it comes to writing. I don't think it necessarily makes my colleagues feel better but if you have the data in black and white (to quote mr moorhouse) they can't really argue. Nothing frustrates me more than people saying 'they don't deserve to be G&T'; data is normally all that is needed.
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 05:06 PM
I have a lot of raw data available to me - APS, KS2 test (eng/maths/sci), NFER VR
BUT I'm not really sure what to do with it all to make it into a valuable and workable form that will make the regular monitoring of pupils progress integral to what we are currently doing.
At A Level we now have ALPS data which is quite interesting for setting target grades but again I'm not sure how we could be setting targets regularly. I would like to see more integration between what pupils are doing in each of the three units.
All ideas welcomed
Posted 06 July 2005 - 09:16 AM
The problem with much of the data we are give (eg YELLIS) is that it takes little account of prior achievement and dfferent circumstances for each child, therefore when a child does not reach their target due to outside influences we get our wrist slapped and told to do better.
I am not trying to devalue the use of data here, I do think it is very useful, especially when setting targets, I just think we need to be careful sometimes how it is used.
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Posted 07 July 2005 - 06:13 AM
The problem with much of the data we are give (eg YELLIS) is that it takes little account of prior achievement and dfferent circumstances for each child, therefore when a child does not reach their target due to outside influences we get our wrist slapped and told to do better.
I am not trying to devalue the use of data here, I do think it is very useful, especially when setting targets, I just think we need to be careful sometimes how it is used.
The Fischer Family Trust data is based on prior attainment, local trends and socio-economic features of your catchment area. They send out loads of materials which certainly include year group analysis on a subject by subject basis and also on a pupil by pupil basis. I've found it to be a pretty good indicator of potential and it can be useful to show pupils who have teacher assessment levels that are much lower than they suggest.
Posted 07 July 2005 - 09:15 AM
Posted 07 July 2005 - 09:54 PM
Its graphical, adaptable (in Excel) and the chances of getting x,y or z are made abundantly clear. Show it to kids, talk em through it and say 'where would you like to be?' Its very very easy to understand the FFT data if your SLT pases it on in user friendly formats - ours don't s I grab the disks and get the stuff I really want.
Monitoring - simple. They've done the maths and compared your school to similar ones over the years. Average pupils should therefore et what FFT says.... anything different stands out a mile when you add to your asessment data. Auto filtering in Excel will highlight the kids that are under achiveing and can be used to highlight exceptional achivement, sub groups, gender etc....
I normally merge their targets into my own TA based data and use it to give a broader overview of where they're at.
Posted 24 March 2006 - 01:48 AM
I'm sure these terms are second nature for the vast majority of people who use this forum but for those of us not currently in the profession.......... Please help!
P.S Meant to post this as a reply to the seminar on "Using data" but just realised I posted it as a new topic instead. Aplologies.
I have merged your post with the Using Data Seminar - as you had intended.
Carole Faithorn
Edited by Carole Faithorn, 24 March 2006 - 11:16 PM.
Posted 24 March 2006 - 12:18 PM
SATS - (Also called NATS by some). Attainment tests...
S Specific
M Measurable
A Attainable
R Realistic
T Time-constrained
ROAs - Record of Achievement (being replaced by progress files)
CATS - cognitive ability tests
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Valley Irrigation, a technology leader in precision irrigation, is introducing the industry's first line of GPS Ready irrigation control panels. The GPS Ready PRO2 Pivot Control Panel and GPS Ready AutoPilot Linear Control Panel currently are available from Valley dealers.
The GPS Ready Select2 Pivot Control Panel was expected to be available by the end of the year.
"All of our computerized control panels will be GPS Ready, which means producers will be able to easily take advantage of the benefits of GPS technology," explained Rich Panowicz, manager, Valley Irrigation aftermarket sales and product management.
"Producers need to be able to manage precision application of water and fertilizers. GPS Ready control panels for center pivots and linears can help producers do just that. With the high costs of fuel, fertilizer, water and other inputs, it's important for producers to incorporate these tools that will help their bottom line."
The GPS Ready control panels from Valley Irrigation differ from other control panels on the market because they perform all of the necessary GPS position calculations right in the control panel, therefore eliminating the need for external computers on the machine.
They also are compatible with different types of GPS receivers, including WAAS-enabled receivers. This means producers can pick the GPS receiver with the accuracies necessary to meet the required management needs.
"This is a very exciting time for technology in agribusiness," Panowicz said. "GPS technology allows irrigators to correlate production techniques with land variability, ultimately minimizing costs and maximizing yields."
This means that instead of applying the same amount of water, fertilizer and other inputs to an entire field, producers can program the panel to apply different levels of inputs within the same field, based on data the GPS receiver collects and feeds to the control panel. In turn, producers don't have to invest in applying inputs where they aren't needed and crops have the potential to yield better with better management tools in hands of the producer.
"The introduction of GPS Ready control panels reinforces the commitment of Valley to delivering quality, innovative products that help producers maximize their bottom lines," Panowicz said. "In fact, this is just the first of several new products we'll introduce over the next 18 months."
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Does a real estate agent have to disclose a haunting?
Posted 01 March 2008 - 03:05 PM
I am new here. My question is a bit odd. My fiance and I are in the process of buying a house. Does the seller have to disclose if they suspect there is a haunting? We live in MA.
Thanks in Advance
Posted 01 March 2008 - 03:27 PM
Nor do they have to inform you that any criminal activity took place in the house, the seller's reason for listing or anything else of the sort.
When you see a home you like, do your homework, go to city hall and pull permit history, look up the abstract/title information, go to the police office and request any public records pertaining to the address (and ask, if the clerk seems nice, how the neighborhood seems) and see if there are any listings in the local historical society's records pertaining to either the specific house or the land it's on.
If there is any work done to the house that needs a permit pulled and one hasn't been... have the sellers pull a permit and get an inspection retroactively for all work done (especially if there's gas appliances involved) as a condition of the purchase agreement.
My husband and I knew this stuff... and didn't do it in the house we own currently (though we did do it on a house we bid on and lost) and we REALLY regret it.
Posted 01 March 2008 - 03:38 PM
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Posted 01 March 2008 - 06:10 PM
I wouldn't blame the seller at all if we bought a house that had activity in it. I guess what I am saying is, it's not a deal breaker but if the seller is aware of activity I would like it to be disclosed.
I am just not sure how to ask it?
I am firm in my beliefs but I don't want my Realtor to think I am a kook.
Thanks Again
Thanks Annie for the nice welcome!
Posted 01 March 2008 - 06:47 PM
It is the sellers obligation to list everything that is "wrong" with the house that he is aware of. However, he may think spirit activity is something "wrong" with the house or may be so used to it that it is a non-issue. It is the obligation of the realtor to tell the buyer what she/he knows about the house. However for the most part, it is the potential buyer's obligation to himself to research the property and land records before entering into a deal. Whereas a murder, suicide or some other crime scene would be part of the public record, hauntings.....not so much.
Welcome to Ghostvillage.
Do you want the house to be haunted? I mean chances are with a house built that long ago in Massachusetts, there could some activity. I'm in CT and we have lots of haunted houses right here in my town, mine included! Just remember, they can't hurt you and if you do purchase a home with a "resident" in it, just realize he/she may be a bit confused and could cause activity because it is scared of you.
Best of luck, house hunting is very exciting!
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Posted 01 March 2008 - 06:57 PM
My MIL lives in a haunted house. About 5 years after they bought the house, the former owners came by and asked if they could check it out (my in-laws completely renovated it inside and out). While they were walking around they asked if she'd ever met "Spencer". The answer was an emphatic "YES"... everyone in the house knew him!
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Posted 01 March 2008 - 06:59 PM
I understand that they may not be sensitive to the activity and that is fine. The house I think we are going to end up buying was built in 1780 and they will be some renovations going on if we purchase it. The last house we had was built in 1884 and we did some restoration on it and the activity picked up .
When you walk into the house there is a feeling of being watched. Not in a bad way but its curious.
The thing is this house is hopefully going to be our "forever" house, I am not opposed to it being haunted.The house I grew up in was haunted so I am not scared of it hurting me or my fiance. This sounds a bit weird but the energy in the hosue can only be described like a mischievous child.m It is pretty neat.
If the seller has any information I would love to hear it. I don't want them to think that if there is activity in the house that I would go running for the hills.
Thanks everyone for your help so far.
Posted 01 March 2008 - 07:02 PM
Thats a great idea.That is probably how I will approach it. I am a huge history buff so if the owners do have any stories I would love to hear them. After the closing is probably the best time to ask.
Thanks Again
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Posted 01 March 2008 - 07:23 PM
The house before this that we renovated had a very melancholy sad, feel to it.I didn't like that very much.I felt terrible for whatever was there. I wish I could describe better how this house feels because its different. The house I grew up in had a residual haunting and that was different because you really didn't feel much. No dread,sadness,and I wasn't scared.
We looked at one house and the whole time I was in there the hair on the back on my neck stood on end(the fiance of course loved it lol) I hustled out of there as quick as I could.
We are looking on the South Shore. Easton,Weston,Westwood Areas. I really wanted to move to the North Shore but we ended up deciding to stay closer to our family.
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Posted 01 March 2008 - 08:29 PM
Just be aware that once you start renovating this house, if you purchase it, activity will be stirred up. If it is not a malevolent entity, then you have nothing to worry about and it actually sounds like you are kind of hoping it does have a ghost.
There was a post on this board a while ago about people who were specifically looking to purchase haunted homes. So there is a market for them. The seller just may not be willing to discuss it because most people don't want to be thought of as crazy for seeing/hearing/feeling/smelling spirits. On GV we are all open minded about the paranormal, but most people aren't that way.
I was wondering if there was any way you could be in the home alone without the realtor and owner to do a little investigating of your own? You seem to be sensitive to spirit activity, so if you could be alone, maybe you could call out to whomever/whatever is there and let it know that you are not afraid of it and will not disrespect it when and if you move in. I always keep in mind that they were alive at one time, so as long as it is not evil, it can be reasoned with. You may even find out that it is stuck and needs to move on, in which case a little prayer and telling it that it's time to go into the light may help. However some spirits are just fine where they are and have no intention of leaving. I have posted here before about the grumpy old man who lives in my basement. He knows he's dead, but chooses not to leave. So we've made peace and when I go down the cellar to do laundry at night I always say hello to him and ask how he is today. Then I say good bye when I go back upstairs. I don't even have to do this aloud. He can hear me no matter what. Heck, he probably knows I'm writing about him right now.
Anyway, I've gone on enough, I tend to do that as everyone will attest.
Do you have any pictures of the house or is there a realtor website where it's posted? Some of us can pick up on spirits from pictures even when there is nothing obviously showing; we just can feel a presence or the mood.
Sounds exciting and as Ghostcat said, a great time to buy in Massachusetts. Hope you're going to be close to the water.
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RENO, Nev. — Federal land managers say a lawsuit by Nevada ranchers and others demanding acceleration of wild horse roundups doesn't pass legal muster, but even if it did, they don't have the money or the room at U.S. corrals to gather more mustangs.
Interior Department lawyers filed a motion in federal court in Reno Tuesday to dismiss the suit by the Nevada Association of Counties and Nevada Farm Bureau Federation.
It comes on the heels of a separate motion to dismiss filed by horse advocates, but for very different reasons.
Government lawyers agree with the ranchers' contention current herds are overpopulated but they say the Bureau of Land Management is hamstrung by budget cuts. They also say a congressional ban on the sale of excess horses for slaughter has pushed their holding facilities to the brink of their capacity.