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Liu Bo and Ravi Madduri from the University of Chicago's Computational Institute, under the guidance of Ian Foster, have increased the analysis capabilities available within the CVRG version of Galaxy.
Based upon requirements gathered from members of the NHLBI-funded Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium, Bo and Ravi added the following RNA-Seq tools: Tophat, Cufflinks and its sister applications (cuffcompare, cuffmerge and cuffdiff), and cummeRbund. Following the deployment, Bo and Ravi integrated these tools into an analysis workflow, extending a workflow designed by Benjamin King at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. The workflow gets data from a Globus Online endpoint and processes them with Tophat, Cufflinks and cummeRbund, resulting in a plot produced by cummeRbund. These tools and this workflow are available in the CVRG-Galaxy, running on Amazon EC2, under a research grant from Amazon. CVRG-Galaxy is available through the CVRG Portal.


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Check out the newest release in the Planetary Bodies series
from fellow Diva, Kim Knox.
Way to go, Kim!
Book 3 in the Planetary Bodies series.
Alexandra Syato has complete control of her life.
She's rich and has Captain Rhearden Lawe as a delicious friend with benefits. Her life couldn't be more perfect. Until the mysterious force known as sheen turns her world upside down.
It changes Lawe in a way she doesn't expect and now her easy-going friend has become a dark and brooding stranger, determined to take her control. She can't fight their new, blistering attraction. But the price for having him may break her. Completely.
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You can also read an excerpt here.
At my website there's a little sneak peek behind the series, Planetary Bodies.
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As far as we know, Trump was not personally under investigation when he fired former FBI director James Comey, but firing the FBI director has a way of changing things.
The Washington Post first reported last night that special prosecutor and former FBI director Robert Mueller is investigating Trump for obstruction of justice. And there's more.
Investigators have also been looking for any evidence of possible financial crimes among Trump associates, officials said. [...]
The obstruction-of-justice investigation of the president began days after Comey was fired on May 9, according to people familiar with the matter. Mueller's office has taken up that work, and the preliminary interviews scheduled with intelligence officials indicate that his team is actively pursuing potential witnesses inside and outside the government.
According to the New York Times, the "financial crimes" Mueller is investigating includes possible money laundering.
A former senior official said Mr. Mueller's investigation was looking at money laundering by Trump associates. The suspicion is that any cooperation with Russian officials would most likely have been in exchange for some kind of financial payoff, and that there would have been an effort to hide the payments, probably by routing them through offshore banking centers.
The Times report does not speculate who may have run Trump's money laundering operation, but I think we know who it was. We learned months ago that Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort, who has deep ties to Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs, was funneling money through offshore bank accounts in Cyprus. It's possible he was conducting legitimate business, but color me skeptical.
Trump had a meltdown on Twitter this morning where he accused the "deep state" of conducting a "witch hunt," but Trump has only himself to blame. He has personally made it very clear that he fired James Comey because he wouldn't drop the investigation of his buddy, former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Moreover, he simply won't keep his stupid mouth shut.


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Sunday, November 09, 2008
Roy Lee Johnson and the Villagers - "The Dryer (Pt. 1)" (Stax)
Here we have a smokin' hot piece of funk from 1972. It's from a man who's recorded blues and soul for labels like Columbia ("When A Guitar Plays The Blues"), Okeh ("Black Pepper Will Make You Sneeze"), Phillips ("Guitar Man")and Josie ("Boogaloo No. 3"), among others. Quite a number of his 45s are relatively easy to get and are well worth it. This record is his entry in the funk genre and it's quite a winner as I hope you'll agree when you hear it.
Johnson was born in 1938. Details about his life are scarce, even though his singing and songwriting career have lasted for more than 40 years. His best known credit remains "Mister Moonlight," a song he wrote and recorded for a single that was later recorded most famously by The Beatles. This single comes around the time of an album he recorded with The Villagers for the Stax label and like I said, it's a winner.
The record opens with Roy making the following declaration: "Hahaha, I'm gonna take you out of the washer, then I'm gonna put you in the ringer and then I'm gonna throw you in the dryer." Thus begins a raucous tune with scratchy guitar, a killer bass line, loud, blazing organ and blastin' horns. The momentum keeps up throughout the 2:18 running time of the song, as Roy yelps and sings all over the place.
Here's yet another side that should have been a hit. But whatever, this is as killer a piece of solid funk as I've ever come across. Hope you dig it as much as I do.
Posted by Brian Marshall at 12:23 PM
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- nadorozny2001 said...
Have'nt listened to you roy lee johnson 45 yet but your sight looks cool.
i posted roy lee johnson song"BUSY BODY" on my blog " mr ed's music round up" but it was a shortened version due to a bad scratch.
take care
I own the single, I agree it's a real good one. Anyone who wants to buy it?
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Long Beach resident Bill Phillips took the plunge for the first time a couple of years after the tradition started in 1998 when Dennis Hickson, a family friend, asked for a ride to the event.
"He said, 'I want to go down and take a swim,' so I put my swimming trunks in the car, just in case, to see what was going on," Phillips recalled. "I got down there with him, and I put my trunks on and we went in together."
Each year after that, Phillips, Hickson and their friend Bill Holtmeyer came down to the beach to dash into the ice-cold water. About five years after the friends' first plunge, Hickson died in a motorcycle accident. Since then, Phillips, Holtmeyer and another friend, Jim Whitten, have made it a tradition to attend the event every year in honor of Hickson.
"Every year after that, we come down early, we put the banner up and then we take a swim," Phillips said. "We always put this banner up for Dennis."
More than 8,000 people made their way to the beach on Sunday to run into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Metro New York Foundation, while thousands more watched from the shore and the boardwalk.
The Long Beach Polar Bears Super Bowl Splash, organized by the Long Beach Polar Bear Club, helps fulfill the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Now in its 21st year, the annual plunge has raised more than $5.6 million to date, organizers said, and more than $510,000 was collected this year.
The first splash, in 1998, was a two-man event: Co-founders Kevin McCarthy and Pete Meyers jumped into the Atlantic on the morning of the Super Bowl. They turned the plunge into a charity event in honor of their friend Mike Bradley's son, Paulie, who died of cancer at age 4. Now, they say, the event gets bigger each year.
"My son Paul wasn't able to get a wish — he passed before his wish was granted," Bradley said. "My wife and my family wanted to keep his memory alive. And because of this event, and the Meyers family, and the McCarthy family, we've helped many other families have a little peace in their life for the most difficult times they could possibly have."
Long Beach locals and visitors from around Long Island took the plunge into the 36-degree water, some donning costumes and festive headdresses.
"It's a holiday in Long Beach. I feel like it's all about the Polar Bears, and then there's also some game later," City Council President Anthony Eramo said before running into the water with a group of about 15 members of the Communications Workers of America. "We all donate to different causes and various things, but to make a dream come true for a child, I think anybody can relate to how special that is."
Local restaurants and businesses took part in the annual tradition by offering specials throughout the day.
"We're usually closed during the colder months, but I stayed open today," said Brian Braddish, owner of Riptides on the boardwalk, who installed a heated enclosure around the establishment in September. "We were happy to stay open for the community. It's a nice showing of people, like it always is."
City Councilwoman Anissa Moore commended the organizers' courage and "all of you who are making this community a great place to live in," and thanked everyone for keeping Paulie's Bradley's memory alive.
"It's great being here and seeing everybody — it's another great year," McCarthy said. "We went in a couple of times, and it's always a lot of fun."
State Sen. Todd Kaminsky ran into the water with Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman to support the cause.
"Mother Nature shined down on Long Beach and made sure it was mild enough for an amazing turnout," Kaminsky said after taking the plunge. "Long Beach spirit was on full display as thousands came out to give a helping hand to others and have a little fun."
And the spirit of love was in the air. Mastic Beach resident John Conenello knelt on one knee and proposed to his fiancee, Cathy Kourtis of Massapequa, after they ran out of the water. After he popped the question, she wrapped herself in a towel that said, "She said yes!"


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Windhaven is a feminist science fiction and fantasy fanzine by jessica Amanda Salmonson.
First published in 1977, the subtitle of the publication was, "Toward a Feminist and Humanitarian Fantasy and Science Fiction". It was published in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Contributors included Mary Bohdanowicz, Rose Ann Cyrus, Sherri L. File, Jane Gabrielle Beckman, Whit Gibbons, Phyllis Ann Karr, David Madison, Amy Arnston Marein, Ron Nance, Charles R. Saunders, Jody Scott, Andrea Schlecht, Irene E. Steele, "Lady Jayne" Sturgeon, and Evangeline Watson.


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I first watched this story back in September, shortly after my post on The Highlanders. But I hated it. A lot. So, I didn't write about it. I started to rethink my approach to the show for the first time. It's tough to find the motivation to watch when I'm not going to feel like writing about the bad stories. I thought maybe I would just skip ahead. The reconstructions are rough and, let's face it, the show simply isn't very good at this point. Then, I got busy and generally forgot about these adventures. When I sat down to finally write my thoughts on the Underwater Menace, I found that I couldn't really remember much about it. So, I watched it again in a single sitting. And it still sucked. But I'm writing immediately, with plans to move on to the next story right away. So as to not lose momentum.
The travelers land on a deserted beach and are promptly taken prisoner, down an elevator into what turns out to be the lost city of Atlantis. There they are to be sacrificed to the goddess Amdo, but the Doctor has a plan. He has heard of the famous Professor Zaroff and his method for converting plankton to food. It seems that he has promised the Atlantians that he can raise the city from the sea. Now, this bothered me. They had access to the surface, as evidenced by the kidnappers and the elevator. If they wanted to be on the surface, why didn't they just go there? Later, they mention that they take shipwrecked people, so clearly civilization exists. Polly finds a bracelet from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. So, why are they eating plankton? This bothered me enough that the entire premise of the story was too lame for me. If this were an alien planet, or there was no life on the surface, cool. But, no….it was near the surface of the apparently normal 20th century. A character even recognizes the police box at the end of the story. At least do SOME work on your story invention, please.
So, the doctor chills with Zaroff, Ben and Jamie are sent to some mines (not sure what was being mined or why — mines are apparently the default punishment for prisoners in this era of the show), while Polly is going to get some surgery to turn her into a fish. Now Zaroff is, outside of the principle actors, the lone bright spot in this story. He is delightfully mad. We don't quite get the same descent into madness as Chen in the Daleks' Master Plan, but he is comically loony. He plays the role of the mad scientist perfectly, especially in the final episode. His plan is to drain the oceans into the Earth's core, turning it to steam and destroying the planet. And at the end, as he attempts to enact his evil plot, he has clearly lost his marbles. His character is a delight, though not really worth the climb of watching the rest of the story.
The fish people, on the other hand, are totally lame. They are essentially a rehash of the Menoptra in the water and they don't talk. There is a particularly irritating scene during the third episode in which they swim around and wave at each other, causing a strike and depriving the city of food (although the people could have just gone to the surface and got some themselves). They have shiny fake scales all over their bodies and are clearly not swimming, but being dragged around by cables. I honestly felt like I was watching something on the local cable access channel. I know the budget was low and the technology was limited, but really? This is what I get? I'm not sure why I hated them so much. I've found the poor effects to be endearing in earlier stories, but they bothered me this time, perhaps because the story itself was too weak to overcome them. Or maybe because the long swimming scene was too long. They let me watch too much of the awfulness with nothing else happening. In any case, they sucked.
In the end, the Doctor manages to play with the power generators and explode a wall, letting the ocean in and flooding Atlantis. A bunch of people escape to the surface like they should have done years before. In the meantime, a classic battle between science and religion was raged, as Zaroff attempts to overcome resistance from the high priests of Amdo. The travelers reveal the goddess to be a sham when they hide behind the statue and impersonate her to save the Doctor and another priest from sacrifice. And, at the end, the Atlantian ruler says that religion is finished because it had caused all of the trouble in the first place. Amdo would remain buried with the city. But it seems to me that it wasn't religion that had caused the problem, but science and Zaroff's hubris. It was kind of like the writers forgot what they had actually written and wanted it to be anti-religion, pro-science. But in reality, it was the priests that realized Zaroff's problems, their belief in Amdo that allowed the Doctor to get away and save the planet (again). If anything, science was to blame for their plight, not religion.
So, I felt that the story's message was a bit contradictory. Not a big deal, I suppose, but the little things add up. The irritating premise, the stupid fish people, the lackluster plot all made for crappiness. And I'm still not really warming to Patrick Troughton. I will admit that I find him humorous, if not a bit whimsical. But his portrayal lacks any sort of serious appeal. He's witty, but not clever. He's smart, but not ingenious. In short, he's just OK.


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Monday, December 7, 2015
First round of hand knits delivered
What a great day. The guys were talking farming and watching football, the kids played and us girls spent time snuggling with a new baby. The newest addition to our family is only a few weeks old; she's so tiny and beautiful!
My nephew played Santa and handed out the hats and scarves that I've been knitting and weaving the last few months. It's nice to see them being worn and enjoyed.
My niece had fun learning to sew with Sarah. They were making monsters cut out of felt, sewn, stuffed and embellished with funky buttons and hand stitching. They were supper cute. They have inspired me to give this a try. I might just have to stop at Fabricland for some felt on my way to knitting tonight :)
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- Susie said...
Looks like a great time was had by all! Happy Holidays!
- Tuesday, December 08, 2015
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We've been building and flying drones for years, bringing all our years of experience in aviation, marine and civil engineering together.
In 2016 we obtained our Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) licenses including night rating meaning we're approved and qualified to fly in the dark. Now we're armed with a serious kitbag including our professional drones, high quality 4k cameras, the latest software and of course, public liability insurance.
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Speakers are devices that allow you to be connected with high-quality music. Listening to music and playing your favorite songs with friends is possible with speakers. Speakers need a cable linking them to an audio source. The good quality speakers have a full-stereo capability. While viewing games, movie, and TV shows, the sound quality is also of great importance. To enhance the sound quality, multimedia speakers are designed for the purpose. The stylish range of speakers is available in the market from different brands that produce high-quality audio. Some of the speakers come with a remote control which allows you to adjust the volume with ease. These multimedia speakers are great for television, desktops, and laptops.
For exceptional listening experience, multimedia speakers are a good choice. The clean and intense sound system makes listening to music more enjoyable. Multimedia speakers are effective speakers that result in unique sound quality. Portable multimedia speakers are suitable for desktop, laptop, tablet, and smartphone. The speakers are great not only for listening to music but also watching HD videos. These powerful performance speakers enable you to plug and play music all day. Latest technology speakers for music enthusiast are available to choose from.
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Portable speakers offer flexibility to enjoy music in every room, outdoors and even while travelling. While buying a Bluetooth speaker, look for the size you want, battery life, wireless range, durability, waterproof speakers etc. Basic Bluetooth speakers are aimed at providing the best sound quality. There are sheer number of Bluetooth speakers available in the market in all shapes and sizes and also in multiple price ranges. There are small, highly portable and pocket friendly devices to expensive and large Bluetooth speakers. More expensive ones have more features than just providing the basic needs of a speaker. JBL, Philips and Sunsonic are some of the brands that provide Bluetooth speakers.


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I'm very excited to start this blog dedicated to my two great loves: art and nail polish. While I'm simply a hobbyist in the art world, I've always loved drawing and making little crafts as a form of creation and self-expression. My love affair with nail polish began about four years ago, and my collection went from a couple pale pinks, to every colour (in multiple shades) of the rainbow. Nail art was a natural progression and became the perfect way to bring the two together!
I'll be posting written and photo tutorials on my designs. I hope they'll be simple and easy to follow, but if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
I will also be doing nail polish reviews. For me, I like to do research before buying most nail polishes, so I hope I can be of some help to you here.
Alright, FINALLY, let's get started! Today, let's paint Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbour Totoro." I couldn't tell you how many times I've watched this movie as a kid, so I certainly enjoyed having a cute little Totoro on my nails.
|Left to right: American Apparel "Factory Gray", Sally Hansen "White On", Sally Hansen "Black Out"
|A bobby pin, toothpick, Sally Hansen black nail art pen
Base: Paint all your nails gray.
Totoro: put him on your accent nail
1) About halfway up your nail, paint a white square, leaving a bit of room on either side, for Totoro's belly
2) Use the round end of a bobby pin to dot on two white circles for eyes
3) Either dip a toothpick into black polish, or use a nail art pen for the black details (eyes, nose, whiskers)
4) Use a toothpick to make inverted V shapes on Totoro's belly (I did mine the wrong way - oops)
Soot Sprites: create as many of these as you want!
1) Use a bobby pin to create black dots of different sizes - the soot sprites look kind of fuzzy, so don't worry about neatness here!
2) Do their eyes the same way you did Totoro's!
I hope you enjoyed my first nail art tutorial! I'd love to hear comments and see your own nail art pictures!


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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Halloween Corner: Batty
Yesterday, I was browsing etsy to see what Halloween offers came up, and my lord. Jackpot. I've already got a ton of stowed away, so from now on, there will be three Halloween themed pieces a day.
1. Iris Bat Ring by R Jewellery, $145.
2. Roundrabbit Happy Bat Porcelain Necklace, $22
3. Bankside Bat Bracelet, £25
Inspired by a line from Shakespeare's Tempest: 'On the bats back I do fly after summer merrily'
6 comments:
- WendyB said...
Great finds. I really like the profile view in bat #1.
- October 25, 2007 at 3:17 PM
- riz said...
Bats are sexy. Too much of an avid batman fan...
- October 25, 2007 at 3:27 PM
- The Clothes Horse said...
this jewelry is great--good for Halloween but not so themed that it can't be worn later in the year.
- October 25, 2007 at 5:54 PM
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the second one is kinda gross cuz it looks sorta real and looks liek boogers lol. but i love the first ring!
- October 25, 2007 at 9:33 PM
- Debbie Shiamay said...
Wow... Ive nvr seen jewelry like these before! Look really cool! Bats are so mysterious
- October 26, 2007 at 8:04 AM
- In Yr Fshn said...
Thanks, all, for the comments! That first ring is from Erie Basin in Brooklyn, which I heard about in a mini Michelle Williams profile. Apparently, all the cool kids shop there!
Clothes Horse: That's kind of what I am going for... I love Halloween and all it's related gear, but it's nice to have things that can be worn for other occasions.
- October 26, 2007 at 9:17 AM


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Located in Bulgaria, one of the most valued rose-growing regions in the world, the Balkan Botanical Farm specializes in roses and has expanded its essential oil farm offerings to include Roman chamomile and valerian as part of its partnership with Young Living. The Balkan Botanical Farm builds upon the deep history and worldwide recognition of botanical farming in the region.
Oils from this farm: Roman Chamomile essential oil, Valerian essential oil, Rose essential oil
Fun Fact: The Balkan Botanical Farm is also involved in promoting local cultural events, regional festivals, and educational opportunities for workers and their families.


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Estate Tax is Irrelevant for Substantially All Americans but the Step Up in Basis Is Very Valuable for Them
The federal estate tax exemption is 5 million, indexed for inflation since 2010. "Portability" allows a surviving spouse to use the unused federal estate tax exemption of their deceased spouse. The exemption in 2017 is $5,490,000. Thus, a couple can transfer nearly $11 million to their children or other beneficiaries at their deaths without any federal estate tax.
The basis of appreciated assets is "stepped-up" (or down) to fair market value at death. This eliminates any built-in capital gain on these assets. This happens even if the estate is not subject to estate tax. For example, the estate is less than the federal exemption or passes to a surviving spouse.
Even the few taxpayers is estate tax territory should think twice before giving assets to their beneficiaries during their. Even though such transfers would remove the appreciation in the transferred assets from their estate for estate tax purposes, the basis of these assets given away during life is not stepped-up at their deaths. Thus, the donees are stuck with their likely low income tax basis, and so income tax may be paid if the donee sells the asset.
Therefore, the benefit of the estate tax savings achieved by transferring an asset during a taxpayer's life will likely be outweighed by the cost of subsequent capital gains taxes when the donees later sell the asset.
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Dear all,
Sorry for not posting as much as I normally do but I am in Hong Kong at the moment. I am here because of my job so I dont have too much spare time on my hands... I hope you'll understand. At this right moment I am at the Excelsior hotel's roof terrace called Tott's ( talk of the town) enjoying a very nice classic cocktail which is called: Negroni
In it is: tanqueray gin, campari and martini rosso and I LIKE it!!!
Ths roofterrace is absolutely amazing!! I have the best view on the skyscrapers, which at eight o'clock at night, start a lightshow, these are first class seats ;-)!!!!
Ciao de Hong Kong!!!!!


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Education is not about test scores. It's about preparing students for a productive life. It's about helping all students find a purpose, a passion, and a meaningful way to make a living. It's about teaching students:
- Reading in English to open countless doors;
- Math to solve problems logically and to have the tools for financial literacy;
- Writing to communicate effectively,
- Social studies to understand the meaning of good citizenship, our place in the global economy, and world politics;
- Science to understand nature, health, and spark innovations for the future; and
- Fine and performing arts to find beauty and to appreciate expressions of culture in our world.
Education should foster child-like curiosity and creativity, key ingredients of life-long learning. If we are spending billions on creating standards, tests, accountability systems, and a myriad of curricular materials, we are not spending this money on educating our students. Our current system demands that one size fits all. Our students are not all alike. They have distinct talents, diverse backgrounds, and very different needs. Future engineers need four years of high school math; future landscapers, artists and chefs do not.
What a costly, horrific mess we have made of public education in America. It has perpetrated a whole industry of test makers, consultants, statisticians, and curriculum developers, costing us billions of dollars. In the name of accountability, we strive to preserve an ineffective system, where educating the student is not the priority.
We urgently need to stop, re-examine education, and create a new vision before it's too late. As Buckminster Fuller said, "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
This new model needs these elements:
- Dedicated, visionary leaders and respected teachers who focus on the students;
- Unlimited, organized curricular materials in all subject areas;
- Student leaders who are rewarded for their efforts and recognized for their talents;
- A parent, guardian or involved adult; and
- A system that makes this possible.
Successful schools build a leadership team that understands what their students need and finds ways to meet these needs; this includes students with language, cognitive, emotional and social issues as well as those with abilities and talents that require nurturing. Leaders need to understand the mission and be able to implement all aspects of making a meaningful education a reality for all their students. In James C. Collins' book From Good to Great, the author starts with importance of "getting the right people on the bus."
All curricular materials should become part of a national repository, available to all online, coded to essential standards, vetted for accuracy, and keyed sequentially to depth of understanding. Wikipedia has made encyclopedias obsolete; similarly, this repository would make textbooks a costly thing of the past. The power of technology vastly improves curricular resources with embedded videos, assessments, hyperlinks, text-to-speech, ease of access, and lack of printing costs.
Grade levels would be based upon student mastery, not chronological age. In the early years of schooling, students would work on basic skills on the computer, in small groups with the teacher, whole class activities, and in pairs, as appropriate. Skill mastery would be measured by the computer assessments. Students would progress, as in martial arts or scouts, by earning their badges or belts for completion and then moving to the next level. Students demonstrating proficiency and a desire to tutor may be paired with others needing more help. More mature students can be formally developed as tutors to assist struggling students. Groups of students with similar interests can work on projects that foster creativity, apply knowledge, and develop collaborative skills.
The teacher's role will be one of a good coach. Teachers will be expected to:
- Have in-depth knowledge of and a passion for their subject;
- Know their students, their strengths and weaknesses;
- Schedule class and group activities;
- Monitor each student's progress;
- Encourage students' talents and keep them challenged.
The school leadership will set a culture of high expectations with all students and teachers working to realize their fullest potential. Collaboration among teachers, peers and parents will be the norm. Every teacher and student in every school will have a portable electronic device with access to the repository. Instead of one mass of marginally meaningful data that our present testing scores provide, computer systems will set standard competency levels in all subjects and then include multiple paths for students to pursue until they have met sufficient requirements for graduation with a marketable set of skills or preparation to pursue advanced studies. Parents will be able to access the repository as well as their child's progress electronically.
The need for legislation, policies, and earmarked funds for specific groups of students would no longer be necessary. This new model would meet the needs of all students and truly provide an appropriate education for each and every one. It's time for this new paradigm.


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Mythology and Literature for High School Teachers
- Online Greek Mythology Reference Tool This searchable site of key words (characters, places, events) associated with Greek mythology and Greek heroic legend is a helpful reference tool.
- Bulfinch's Mythology
Full annotated text online.
- VRoma Image Archive A searchable collection of classical images, courtesy of the VRoma website.
- Dr. J's Illustrated Guide to the Classical World A sizable collection of images from Greece and Italy, taken and made available by Janice Siegel of Illinois State University.
- Perseus Art and Archaeology Resources Over 33,000 pictures, divided into categories of Architecture, Coin, Site, Vase and Sculpture catalogs, courtesy of the Perseus website.
- Introductions to the Ancient Stage available on the WWW (University of Saskatchewan) Contains an extensive collection of images of different ancient theaters – including site plans and architectural drawings as well as images of the smaller details of the theaters like the "marble seats of honor." John Porter, the creator of the site, also collects images of vase paintings, mosaics, frescoes, and monuments on this site.
- Internet Classics Archive Award winning, searchable collection of almost 400 classical Greek and Roman texts (in English translation).
- The Cicero Home Page
- The Ovid Project
- The Vergil Home Page
- The Perseus Project (Tufts University) An award winning digital library on ancient Greece and Rome made up of texts, maps, photographs, historical overviews, and other resources. The project seeks to serve as a teaching and research tool and further expand the ways ancient Greek literature, history, art, and can be examined.
- Pompeii Forum Project (John Dobbins, University of Virginia)
- The Ancient Greek World (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) This site contains both text and pictures associated with an exhibit about ancient Greek life. Sections include: "Land and Time," "Daily Life," "Economy," and "Religion and Death."
- The Ancient City of Athens This site, a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens, seeks to provide a "virtual tour of the chief excavated regions and extant monuments" for students of classical languages, civilization, art, archaeology, and history.
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Hawaii's legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill legalizing gay marriage on Tuesday. Thirty seconds later, dozens of my Facebook friends raced to celebrate the 15th state to legalize gay marriage with a range of insipid statuses:
"Marriage Equality in Hawaii!"
"Aloha! Marriage Equality!"
"Yay! #samelove #hawaii."
In some ways, the statuses are a welcome reprieve from the wedding photos and ultrasounds of religiously observant acquaintances from high school.
Yet the statuses reflect an overwhelming assumption that marriage equality is the fundamental issue facing the LGBT community. The truth is that it's not, and the fight for marriage equality, while well intentioned, diverts focus from other, more pressing human rights issues.
Yes, we should be happy that same-sex couples are now entitled to the same benefits as heterosexual couples. A society that decides to distribute entitlements based on relationship status should extend those entitlements without discriminating on the basis of gender. Marriage equality makes life easier and more certain for these couples and their families. I want a wife and a golden retriever and an apartment with a garbage disposal. But there are issues that are more pressing to LGBT people worldwide than what an upper-middle-class person in the United States wants.Russia's recent "war on homosexuals," for example, should remind the LGBT community (and its allies) that there are issues more pressing than the contractual recognition of the one we love.
The International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has thoughtfully partnered with organizations that combat violence, discrimination, and the criminalization of members and assumed members of the LGBT community for decades. In the U.S., gay, lesbian, and transgender teenagers are still jumping off bridges and overdosing on drugs and abusing alcohol more than their heterosexual friends and classmates. Employers can still fire workers based on gender identity and sexual orientation. These issues require any citizen motivated by the desire to support human rights to re-center their priorities.
The LGBT community and allies need to move beyond marriage equality. Why are we celebrating something that should have happened yesterday? The truth is that supporting the equal application of marriage rights no longer makes you an exceptional, enlightened person — it makes you someone who's not a reactionary bigot. Until politicians take on issues that require real courage (see: withholding foreign aid to countries that criminalize homosexuality, boycotting the Russian Olympics, enacting strict anti-bullying laws), and until progressives commit themselves to holding these politicians accountable, my Facebook status updates will contain only the most important thing that happened that day: what I ate for lunch.


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Insurance giant Allstate Corp. is suing Bank of America's Countrywide Financial for selling it $700 million of toxic mortgage-backed securities, marking the latest in a growing line of mortgage investors who say they were duped by the banks.
The suit also names Angelo Mozilo, the former CEO of Countrywide who recently agreed to fork over $67.5 million to settle fraud and insider-trading charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC contended that Mozilo knew mortgages being mass-produced at Countrywide were going to implode.
Allstate's suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, accuses Countrywide of relaxing its underwriting standards in an effort to build its market share in the once highly profitable subprime mortgage business.
"Beginning in 2003, Countrywide began systematically to ignore the underwriting standards it touted," according to the suit.
"While Allstate was made to believe it was buying highly-rated, safe securities. . .the loans offloaded onto Allstate were a toxic mix of loans given to borrowers that could not afford properties, and thus were highly likely to default," the lawsuit said.
Allstate said it purchased some $700 million in bogus mortgage securities from Countrywide between 2005 and 2007, just as the underwriting standards were loosening.
"We are still reviewing the complaint, but this unfortunately appears to be a situation where a sophisticated investor is looking for someone to blame for a downturn in the economy and losses on an investment it made," said BillHall-din, a spokesman for BofA, which bought Countrywide in 2008.
The quality of the underwriting standards tied to troubled mortgage securities has become a lightning rod for investors nearly three years after the collapse of the housing market caused the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression.


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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The coaching carousel in North America is spinning again, and Goal.com has learned it could lead to quite a few changes out West.
Chivas USA, despite making the playoffs for a fourth year in a row, failed yet again to advance out of the first round, falling to the Los Angeles Galaxy this past weekend by a penalty-kick goal.
Current coach Preki is only contracted to the club for 2010 if the team picks up his option.
An inside source has revealed to Goal.com that the club has decided to instead offer the top spot to Martin Vasquez.
Vasquez was a longtime assistant coach at Chivas USA, having served in that capacity to Thomas Rongen, Hans Westerhof, Bob Bradley and Preki in a span from 2005 to 2008.
He previously worked as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy under Steve Sampson in 2004.
Besides taking turns on either side of the local Los Angeles rivalry, Vasquez holds an interesting distinction as being the only player (pending Edgar Castillo's possible USA appearance) to represent both Mexico and the United States.
Vasquez played three friendly games for Mexico from 1991 to 1992. Years later, when his USA citizenship was complete, he played crucial matches for the USA, including the 1997 World Cup qualifying match where the Americans earned their only point in history in Estadio Azteca.
Through his many years in Southern California, Vasquez was well-acquainted with Jurgen Klinsmann, who settled in the area. Klinsmann named Vasquez his assistant at Bayern Munich in 2008. Vasquez left the club when Klinsmann was dismissed earlier this year.
If named to the head coaching position, Vasquez would become the first Mexican-American coach in Major League Soccer.
When contacted by Goal.com for comment, Chivas USA's media relations stated, "Preki is still the coach of Chivas USA. As the season has ended, all coaches and players are under evaluation."
Old ties might be renewed again in a different context. Preki may join the USA national team staff of Bradley, now that assistant coach John Hackworth has accepted the same position in Philadelphia, with the Union. Before Bradley took the United States coaching position, Preki was his assistant, along with Vasquez, at Chivas USA.
For more on the Major League Soccer playoffs, visit Goal.com's MLS page


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We've been experimenting with various formats for tasting beers in the studio lately — trying to find a way that avoids the trappings of ratings, reviews, and evaluation, and focus more on things like intent, progression, and continuity. In the latest format — what we've been calling the "portfolio tasting" — we've set up a spectrum of beers from a particular brewer, and started working down the line from simple to complex to see if we can discern these more interesting notions.
That's all sounds a bit heady perhaps. It's not meant to be.
What we're getting is a subtle, but important shift in the conversation, especially between a mix of industry professionals and friendly outsiders we invite to join us. We're able to relate beers from one to another. We're seeing patterns in the way the brewer is bittering, building a grain bill, and approaching aromatics across a variety of styles. And those ah-has are instigating appreciation and curiosity rather than hot takes and simple preferences. In short, we're giving the beers some authority over themselves.
And that invites us to ponder, for example, what an American style Double IPA using Citra and Mosaic and Vermont Ale Yeast means in Manchester, UK.
Interesting stuff. At least to us. You'll be seeing the first two tastings shared soon here on the site.


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Homeschool parents often need encouragement, suggestions, or even just reassurance in how they have set out to educate their children. We often turn to friends, companies, homeschool groups, and curriculum fairs to answer our questions. For the past five years Susan from Homeschooling Hearts and Minds has hosted a Virtual Curriculum Fair. This year she has more than 20 homeschool blogging participants with over 300 years of combined homeschooling experience. During the month of January these homeschool bloggers will share with you the things that go on in their own homeschools.
- January 2~ See How We Learn, the Nuts and Bolts of What Makes Our Homeschools Come Together
- January 9~ Playing with Words, the Language Arts
- January 16~ Discovering Patterns, Math and the Mathematical Sciences
- January 23~ Exploring Our World, Social Studies and the Exploratory Sciences
- January 30~ Seeking Beauty, the Fine Arts and Everything that Brings Beauty into our Homeschools
This year I am joining the 2017 Virtual Curriculum Fair and will be reading the other contributors also. I hope you enjoy getting to see what makes our homeschool weeks come together.See How We Learn, the Nuts and Bolts of What Makes Our Homeschools Come TogetherClear back in 1995 we needed to make the decision about how we wanted to educate our kids. There were only two of them then and I loved spending my days with them. I couldn't imagine being away from them for so many hours a week, so we decided to keep them home. We didn't even think about more kids, algebra, biology, or college prep we just started homeschooling.Those first couple of years I was so worried I would miss something that I purchased a complete curriculum from one company. That didn't last very long. I decided I didn't want to bring school into our home. I wanted my kids to enjoy learning and learn things they are interested in. That doesn't mean we they can skip certain subjects just because they struggle with them. I want each of them to have an education that fit them and benefit them the most.
So what is working for us right now?
We start our school day with things we do together. We always study the same time period in history and I always have a read aloud to go with the current topic. Some years we also study the same branch of science but this year they all wanted to choose their own. Amber and Delaney are only a year apart, so they read the same books for literature to make our discussions more involved. Alaina still loves lapbooks and she always has one she is working on.
We have a very large home library of school books and great living books from all these years of homeschooling and reviewing curriculum. But we also use other things in our education. I have my girls keep a journal to continually work on their writing skills and I make sure they always have a good book of their choice to read for fun. We travel a lot and we try to hit museums, take tours, visit national parks, attend presentations, and stop by anywhere we think we may learn something. We have also started using The Great Courses Plus to bring lectures and electives into our home. I invite you to see how my fellow bloggers learn in their homeschools.


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活字印刷 (katsu jin satsu) is "letterpress printing" in Japanese….
I got a really nice email from a good friend of mine today, Brandon Lavigne. He's studying Japanese Kanji over in Japan these days.
Brandon, along with Brett at Anders Creative, was responsible for the great look of the Quality Letterpress website.
When we first met, all I had was a basic splash page with not much content to speak of at all. Funny thing was, he was scheduled to head off to Japan in a matter of weeks. So with a few meetings and a lot of hard work (mostly on Brandon and Brett's part, I do better with old printing presses rather than computers) the site turned out great. The nice thing is that he did such a great job in setting it up so that I could administrate it myself..taking care of blogs and putting up pictures along with just being able to keep everyone posted at the happenings here at the shop, I couldn't be happier!
So thanks Brandon, I'll have to look through my box of old Japanese characters to see if I can spell it out on a card, enjoy the Sushi!
Always happy to help…
I've been working with my new friend Cindy Taylor over at lolletterpress.
Cindy bought a beautiful reconditioned 8″x12″ C&P and called me in to help her get her up and running.
We did a few days of private instruction and now she's on her way!
She does great invites with a lot of detailed hand work and recently I helped her with her new business cards. I used a nice light blue foil with a light colored ink, as well as blind hit on the 220lb Pearl Lettra, then we used a round corner die cut to finish it off.
She was nice enough to give me a shout out on her blog…check it out…
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Spicy Carrot and Green Lentil Salad
February 22nd, 2013 | Category: Beans and Legumes, Salad, Vegan, Vegetable, Vegetarian
I have been celebrating the New Year's Eve at The Mansion for as long as I can remember. But last year, plans changed and at the very last minute, I found myself in Alaçatı - a small village far away from home. We arrived the day before New Year's Eve and decided to check out a few of the antique shops in the village. As we reached the ...
Vera's Almodrote
February 21st, 2011 | Category: Friends, Travel, Vegetable, Vegetarian
Here's the first dish Vera prepared with the ingredients we bought from the Alaçatı farmers market: Almodrote de Kalavasa. It is a zucchini flan with Sephardic origins and very close to the zucchini au gratin my mother used to make when I was a little boy. Actually, not much has changed since then; I still don't get excited about zucchinis (unless they're fried). So when Vera mentioned she ...
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Peas with Marjoram
June 18th, 2009 | Category: Vegan, Vegetable, Vegetarian
Peas with marjoram... Simple, seasonal and delicious. First in a series of dishes Baking Fairy and I cooked together. I must have mentioned her here before. She is one of my closest friends. And the one living the farthest. A few years back, she fell in love with Costa Rica, left her job in California in the blink of an eye, bought a rundown cafe in Montezuma and ...
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Creamy Braised Brussels Sprouts
February 11th, 2009 | Category: Vegetable, Vegetarian
I would have never imagined that I'd find myself daydreaming about Brussels sprouts one day. It happens to me a lot with ice cream, Nutella-filled mini doughnuts, bagels and Korova cookies, but never with Brussels sprouts. That was until I took a chance and tried the Creamy Braised Brussels Sprouts recipe from Molly Stevens' "All About Braising".
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My Best Work is Done at the Office
by Roland Cheek
Free on Amazon: My Best Work is Done at the Office
Mark Twain once wrote: "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles,most of which never happened."
Smart guy, Mark. His dry-humor analysis of the way we take ourselves too seriously, worrying trivial warts until they turn cancerous, eating away our sensitivity to surrounding wonders and our natural zest for life sounded a klaxon-call to me. As a result, my common everyday working stuff is driven by two firm beliefs: 1) that we should never take ourselves too seriously; and 2) that everybody needs inspiration to make it through each day's imagined threats and foibles.
I've tried to be true to that vision throughout My Best Work Is Done At the Office. I trust to success from its initial chapter (following a boy on a broken-down bicycle pedaling alongside a string of horses plodding down a dusty country road in order to talk to the cowboy leading them), through a "Trail Rider's Dictionary," through watching platoon substitutions take place amid wedges of Canada honkers on their way north, through fishing with Barney, and finally to the last days of my best friend and how he impressed me with the importance of "Shared Experiences." I trust, too, that each vignette will entertain, be laced with humor, and carry a worthwhile message for readers to relish.
I tell folks that these are 100 of my best stories taken from former newspaper columns and radio programs scripts over the years. Then I tell 'em, that's a lie because there are 112 separate vignettes in the book. "Besides," I might add, "having crafted over 1,200 weekly outdoors columns and 1,600 daily radio programs over a 20-year period, the law of averages dictates there are many, many more just as good as these that couldn't be crammed into a single book."
Still, you can believe these are my "best" stories, many first surfacing in the flickering light of Rocky Mountain campfires, backed up against the inky black of star-filled nights, regaling saucer-eyed guests with tales of wilderness derring-do while horses stomped at picket lines and coyotes howled at a rising moon.
Reader Joe Remick emailed to say: "Your book of short humor is perfect for the brief moments my personal life, work, and family permit."
Joe is right. In fact I'm fond of telling readers My Best Work Is Done At the Office is a "bathroom" book, made for brief periods of thoughtful contemplation. John Phelps thinks so, too. John, who was a guest of mine during several Bob Marshall Wilderness adventures wrote to say: "Well, Roland, you said 'My Best Work Is Done At the Office' is a bathroom book, and I want you to know that's where I've been reading it—and it worked every time!"
Having spent a great deal of time with Phelps during copious wilderness fishing trips, I feel it important for you to know John's veracity can sometimes be held in question. However, fairness compels me also to advise you others may likewise wish to hold my feet to the fire—as does Gerry Pearson of Salmon, Idaho who writes: "I just talked to your wife [on the phone[. Nice lady. I told her my brother Herman, Paul Harvey, and you are alike. A man has to allow for some windage."
What does all the above mean?
It means My Best Work Is Done At the Office is a damned fine read. So hunker down and listen up as this long-time wilderness guide and master storyteller brings to life the characters and places that make the Rocky Mountain West so captivating to all the world.
But it also means maybe you can't believe everything I say, so maybe you'd ought to see for yourself—either via e-book or in paper.


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TORONTO FESTIVAL: Hurricanes, Similar Chick Flicks, and Women Talking Dirty
by Beth Pinsker
Even with the sun shining and a light breeze making the weather in
Toronto glorious, Hurricane Floyd was taking its toll on the film
festival. Among the casualties: Meryl Streep and her real-life alter ego
Roberta Guspari couldn't get out of New York to make the festival for
their gala film, "Music of the Heart." Danny DeVito got to his screening
of "The Big Kahuna" just in time to make a grand entrance. Elton John
had to charter a plane to get here for the premiere of the film he
executive produced and scored, "Coky Giedroyc's Women Talking Dirty."
In the other direction, the cast of "Jakob the Liar" was stranded in
Toronto, searching for rooms at the last minute at the Four Seasons
because they couldn't get back into New York. Alec Baldwin, who was seen
around town everywhere this week, looked like he had been in town so
long that he ran out of clean clothes to wear – what else could explain
his outfit on Friday of white short shorts, white t-shirt, white socks
and sandals that made him look like a cabana boy?
One group that was put together very well despite the weather and the
travel circumstances was the one from "Anywhere But Here." The 20th Century Fox
team had the festival routine down to a science, shepherding Susan
Sarandon, Natalie Portman and Wayne Wang through a stiff press
conference and into a tightly controlled pre-premiere cocktail party.
Portman, for instance, bristled at questions about starting college last
week. She didn't want to say where it was she was going. Is Harvard
really such a big deal? The only time things got a little light and
off-script was when Sarandon started talking about the daring of
Fox to, "push this little chick flick through, as opposed to the
big dick films."
What Sarandon didn't mention was that there was another film at the
festival that was much more the epitome of the daring independent chick
flick. "Tumbleweeds" has an eerily similar plot to "Anywhere But Here,"
with a kooky and man-hungry mom taking a teenage daughter from a small
town to California. Even more eerie is the fact that both stories are
autobiographical, with "Tumbleweeds" based on Angela Shelton's
childhood, and "Anywhere But Here" based on Mona Simpson's
autobiographical novel.
The "Tumbleweeds" group hadn't seen the other film as of Friday, but
they were all curious. "Isn't that weird?" Shelton asked. "I'm nervous
to see it." The big money is going to go to the studio film for sure,
considering the marketing push it will get and the draw of Sarandon and
Portman. But for my money, the better story is "Tumbleweeds." And
British actress Janet McTeer gets a lot more meat out of her role than
Sarandon does in hers.
Both films, however, had nothing on an unfinished film in the festival:
Norman Jewison's "Hurricane" got a huge standing ovation at its
rough-cut premiere on Friday night. Based in Toronto, Jewison is always
a festival favorite, but this time the praise was for the film. The
ovation was not just for Denzel Washington's performance, but also for
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the middleweight boxing champ who was unjustly
imprisoned for 20 years as the victim of prejudice and was in the audience.
That made events run late at the other big premiere of the night, "Women Talking Dirty." The bash was big largely because of Elton John's presence, since the Helena Bonham Carter starrer doesn't have an American distribution deal in place yet. The National Post sponsored the evening, and they invited so many people that the
post-premiere party turned into the biggest zoo of the entire festival,
with massive crowds moving between the rooms of the lush Courthouse
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Weighed in this morning at 177 pounds, up four pounds from yesterday.
Yesterday I was off the beef jerky diet, and ended up spending that evening at the bar with some friends. I had three beers, two Diet Cokes, and a half-pound bacon cheeseburger with fries.
But this morning, I still did my walk and jog, and actually jogged a whole mile. That's getting better, considering I haven't jogged that far since high school.
The Dannon Activia still seems to be working, as evidenced this morning.
I also discovered I have WAY too many oversized t-shirts. In my closet I counted something like 30 XXL t-shirts, and about 30 XL t-shirts. At current size, I'm wearing size L, and I only have 3 such t-shirts.
I need more t-shirts, but I don't want to spend money on clothes. I tried shrinking some of my XL shirts several months ago, by washing and drying them in hot water. They shrunk a little. But if my goal is to get down to 150 pounds, I'm just going to need more shirts.
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Fifty Shades Freed star Arielle Kebbel has thanked the police after her sister was found, two weeks after going missing.
The actress first announced her sister's disappearance on February 3, saying she was last seen three days earlier walking her dog Cindy in Silver Lake, Los Angeles on the evening of January 31.
Kebbel, who had been imploring for help finding her on social media, announced the news on Twitter.
She wrote: "My sis & her dog Cindy,have been found!
"We R asking 4 privacy at this time but my family & I are so grateful 2 everyone 4 all of the love & support.
"Thank you 2 the LAPD, KlaasKIDS, SERT Ministries and Anonymity Rescue & to every single person that helped bring Julia home."
Kebbel is currently starring in Fifty Shades Freed as Gia Matteo but has also had roles in 90210, UnReal and Ballers.


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Russ Fisher's watercolor paintings reflect the rural scenes of a vanishing
America landscape. Subject mater is drawn from Charlottesville, Williamsburg,
the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and throughout the United States.
Picturesque barns, old country stores, historic sites and homes. He captures
the essence of it all. Now you too can own a piece of our disappearing heritage
or commission him to paint your own special place.
Russ enjoys creating in his Afton studio near Wintergreen and
Charlottesville, Virginia. He has received commission work ranging from
individuals requesting watercolors or fine line pen house portraits to six
sixteen foot Jefferson landscape murals hanging high above the lobby of the
Hampton Inn and Suites flagship hotel in Charlottesville. Russ has
also created fine line cards for many clients. His own dry brush techniques
give great emphasis to color and intricate detail resulting in an almost
photographic representation.
Russ markets his work through quality Galleries and fine art
His works are represented in numerous private and corporate collections
throughout United States and abroad.
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Publisher's Description:
DV Scheduler is an application for TV viewing, recording, and streaming. It currently supports ATSC, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-T, analogue TV, FM radio, USB cameras, and other DirectShow enabled devices. Once installed it allows control and use of the capture devices through a standard web browser, either locally or through a network or internet.
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- Unrestricted multiple recording, viewing, and streaming of
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recording, viewing, and streaming of different channels in the same
frequency multiplex will use only one card, optimizing card usage.
- Watch TV locally and over a network/LAN. The TV client is
multi-platform including Windows, Linux and Mac.
- Preview and watch multiple channels at the same time on multiple
independent windows.
- Saving recording as an MPEG program stream (MPEG-PS) and at the
same time saving the teletext subtitle in SubViewer format (SRT).
- Streaming over a network (UDP, RTP, HTTP, etc).
- Vertical and horizontal EPG themes with color categories. If used in
conjunction with XMLTVedt multiple EPG sources can be combined and
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Degrees and certificates are not automatically awarded (except Pathway Certificates) to those that complete their program requirements. You must apply to graduate.
Degrees and certificates are awarded at the conclusion of each term. To receive any degree from UCC, you must maintain a 2.00 cumulative grade point average, attend UCC for two terms (including the last), and complete at least 25 percent of the program requirements at UCC.
Graduation Fee
Graduation Application Fee: $50
Second Degree or Certificate
If you are earning a second associate degree, you must complete a minimum of 24 credits in addition to those completed for the first degree. If you are earning a second certificate, you must complete a minimum of 12 credits in addition to those completed for the first certificate. You will only be charged once for graduation application fee.
Pathway Certificates
UCC automatically awards Pathway Certificates upon completion of requirements at the conclusion of each term. To opt out of an automatic award of a Pathway Certificate, submit a completed Graduation Application Change Request (with the OPT OUT box checked) to the Registrar's Office in the Welcome Center building.
View / Download Graduation Application Change Request
Apply for Graduation
It is your responsibility to apply for graduation to ensure that all requirements are complete.
For June graduates, the application should be submitted by the end of January of the year in which the certificate or degree is to be awarded.
- Online. Start Now!
- In-person. Visit the Registration and Records Office to complete a paper application.
- By mail. Return completed application and fee to:
Umpqua Community College
Graduation Office
PO Box 967
Roseburg, OR 97470
View / Download Graduation Application
How-To Guide (How to view your Degree Audit)
When should I apply for graduation?
Example: Graduating spring term - File for graduation in winter term.
What happens after I apply for graduation?
How long does the evaluation process take?
When will I receive my actual diploma?
What if my Graduation status changes?
View / Download Graduation Application Change Request
Commencement Ceremony
Friday, June 14, 2019, 6 p.m.
UCC Main Campus
Swanson Amphitheater
1140 Umpqua College Road, Roseburg, OR
Commencement is a ceremony that allows students, family, and friends to celebrate the student's academic accomplishments. Commencement will be held outdoors regardless of the weather.
Graduates need to arrive at the Gym in the PE Complex by 4pm for the official line-up and to take the class photo. Students arriving late will be placed at the end of the line!
Graduation Class Photo
Congratulations Class of 2018!
View/Download 2018 Class photo
Class of 2017
View/Download 2017 Class photo
Students must arrive by 4 p.m., Friday, June 14 at the Gym in the PE Complex to participate in the ceremony.
Participation in the commencement ceremony is optional. However, we encourage you to attend the ceremony to celebrate your achievement. Return participation reply card to the Registrar's Office (LaVerne Murphy Student Center) before (TBD)!
Cap & Gown:
Pick up your personal cap, gown, and tassel in the Gallery at the Whipple Fine Arts building on one of the following days:
Honor Stole:
If you have an accumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher at the end of Winter term, you will be provided an honor stole on loan when you pick up your cap & gown.
The honor stole MUST BE RETURNED to the college after commencement by Monday, June 17, or a $30 fee will be placed on your student account and your transcripts will not be available for release.
The ceremony is to acknowledge your anticipated completion of your degree and does not mean you have graduated.The name you provided on your Graduation Application will be the name printed on your degree. Your degree or certificate will be mailed to you within six weeks AFTER the completion of the term.
A diploma cover will be given to you as walk across the stage during the ceremony (This will NOT contain your actual degree). Graduates not participating in commencement may pick up their diploma cover at the Registrar's Office on the following Monday, June 17.
|Reply Card Deadline
|Registrar (Student Center)
|Cap & Gown Pick Up
|Gallery (Whipple Fine Arts)
|Cap & Gown Pick Up
|Gallery (Whipple Fine Arts)
|Captivating Photography (optional)
|Student Center Lobby
|Commencement Day:
|Friday, June 14:
|Captivating Photography (optional)
|Student Center Lobby
|Graduate's Official Line-up
|Gym (PE Complex)
|Processional Begins
|Swanson Amphitheater
|Center of Campus (Compass)
|Return Honor Stole (if applicable)
|Gym (PE Complex)
|Return Honor Stole (if applicable)
|Registrar (Student Center)
|Diploma cover Pick Up (if needed)
|Registrar (Student Center)
View / Download Detailed Student Graduation Packet
Contact Registrar's Office at 541-440-4604
At the end of the ceremony, the recessional will begin (about 8 p.m), where all graduates, friends, family, and faculty are welcome to celebrate at the Campus Center Compass.
TicketsIn the event of severe inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to Jacoby Auditorium and tickets will be necessary for attendance due to limited seating.
Each graduate will receive (4) tickets for their adult guests.
- Seating (approximately 1,000 chairs) is available on a first come, first served basis.
- An area will be cordoned off for persons in wheelchairs.
- Two grassy areas on either side of the seating area will be cordoned off for those wishing to use blankets.
- Lawn chairs will be permitted on the outskirts of the blanket areas (so they don't block the view of others)
ParkingView our Campus Map & Parking Information
Questions?Contact Registrar's Office at 541-440-4604
Special Accommodations
Arrive early to allow extra time for parking and for a UCC usher to direct you to a seat (if needed).
- Seating (approximately 1,000 chairs) is available on a first come, first served basis.
- An area will be cordoned off for persons in wheelchairs.
- Two grassy areas on either side of the seating area will be cordoned off for those wishing to use blankets.
- Lawn chairs will be permitted on the outskirts of the blanket areas (so they don't block the view of others)
ParkingView our Campus Map & Parking Information
Need additional accommodations?Guest Accommodations
Any guest needing additional accommodations, please contact our Security Office at 541-440-7794 prior to the event. If immediate assistance is needed during Commencement Day, please contact our security officers at 541-440-7777.
Student Accommodations
Any graduating student needing accommodations, please contact our Accommodations Office prior to the event at 541-440-7655.
Alumni Association
Being involved with the college doesn't have to end because you graduate! We invite you to become an active member of the Alumni Association. As a member you can participate in a variety of activities including fundraising, scholarships, athletics, special events and much more.


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The Project MovEnergy 25kwh
The Backstory
Initially the idea was to design a range extender for electric car using the energy pulse that keeps the rotational speed of the generator using the minimum of fuel.
Several ideas have been studied, two-stroke engine, flywheel, gas generator type V1, Tesla turbine …
The turbine was needed to convert the motion because simpler.
It took a lot of air for complete combustion the turbocharger was the ideal choice.
Conventional combustion in an engine is incomplete so we chose a room with a burning background remains alone at 1000 ° which allows us to use multi fuel and get a pulse energy engine.
Working Process
We tested seven combustion chamber the Combustor
There was one year helped design the reflection
The MovEnergy Engine
The MovEnergie Engine is a gas turbine very simplified that are used in two ways:
the energy of the exhaust gas to heat (Movenergy heater) or mechanical energy through the rotation of the turbine shaft which drives a electric motor- generator (MovEnergy generator)
Our system naturally has provided the basis of the electricity and heat (cogeneration).
The Electronic Control is used to maintain the number of revolutions of the turbo at 10.000 to 50.000 rpm depending on the application.
Everything is in place … It remains for us to install our prototype demonstration MovEnergy 25kWh Generator.
We have extensively tested the Multi-fuel Combustor is the centerpiece of the project
and selected suppliers to the ignitor and the arrival of multi fuel.
Our project is in active development for over 6 months now. Thanks to you we can finance the production and testing of our two prototype demonstration . .
It will help us to validate and optimize all the technical choices made. It will be a full-scale simulation of future projects involving industrialization to lower costs of the Multi-Fuel Electric Generator 25KW.
We are in connection with three companies that manufactures turbocharger for their entrusted manufacturing MovEnergy Generator 25 kwh.
For the same powers our products will be twice less than the competition.
They serve us especially as commercial support for our next steps in sales.
Indeed, we are now in advanced discussions with several international clients and we need to realize this achievement these early prospects and credibility to sit on.
If we exceed the goals , each additional euro collected will be used for our marketing and communication in order to make know the product more . In particular, we expect an initial budget of $ 20,000 web campaign , $ 20,000 advertising in specialized media .
The Team
Our founding team is composed of tree engineers doctors, graduates for one (Tom) of the Ecole Polytechnique and UCLA (USA), and the other (Peter) ESPCI and Cambridge (UK) and a (Helena) engineer Commerial (Hec) and Marc A self made contractor.
We will strengthen through the integration of technical and business profiles further in the months to come.
MovEnergy is a project created in 2014 in Paris.
The project was born from the experience of the two founding partners in the industrial development of innovative technologies for the range extender of car and commercial lithium battery.
For design engineering and computer-aided manufacturing we are assisted by a school of engineers with 40 workstation CFAO
For years we see a large gap between the cost of the technology itself and the price of the final product sold to customers. We have the ambition to finally propose technical solutions to be freed from these unnecessary costs and make the competitive energy.
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Newsquest strike resolved 30 June 2011Posted by Donnacha DeLong in disputes, NUJ.
Tags: Newsquest, NUJ, Sutton, Twickenham
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Newsquest journalists in South London called off their strike this week after negotiating an agreement to resolve a dispute over redundancies.
NUJ chapel members voted to accept an agreement to replace vacancies occurring over the next six months and to retain two additional editorial positions to what was planned.
The 33 Newsquest journalists had opposed management plans which included axing the whole sports and leisure department (eight journalists) and making one commercial features writer redundant.
Staff returned to work at Newsquest offices in Sutton and Twickenham yesterday, ending a work to rule and calling off the last two days of a four-day strike, following negotiations which started on Monday.
NUJ head of publishing Barry Fitzpatrick said:
The outcome of this dispute shows the need for management to work together with the NUJ to tackle the problems of the newspaper industry.
In this serious dispute with Newsquest, the group's management has come to the negotiating table to reach agreement with the union. That reflects the impressive achievement of our NUJ chapel in recruiting so many journalists into the union, and then negotiating a settlement from a position of strength.
NUJ members at Newsquest in South London deserve our highest praise for their determination to see this dispute through to a satisfactory conclusion.
The NUJ is committed to the survival of local newspapers, but we need the co-operation of managements across the industry to ensure that.
The newspaper titles involved in the dispute were the Epsom Guardian, Elmbridge Guardian, Croydon Guardian, Sutton Guardian, Kingston Guardian, Streatham Guardian, Wimbledon Guardian, Wandsworth Guardian, Surrey Comet and Richmond & Twickenham Times.
And don't forget the launch of the Stand up for local Journalism campaign in Enfield, North London, on Monday.
Newsquest South London on strike again 26 June 2011Posted by Donnacha DeLong in disputes, NUJ.
Tags: Croydon, Elmbridge, Epsom, Kingston, Newsquest, NUJ, Richmond, South London, Streatham, Surry, Sutton, Twickenham, Wandsworth, Wimbledon
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Newsquest journalists in South London are to take four more days of strike again this week. The strike begins tomorrow (Monday 27 June) and is due to end at midnight on Thursday 30 June.
The journalists' are taking action due to a dispute with the company over redundancies and in support of quality local journalism. They took two days strike action just over a week ago, picketing Newsquest offices in Sutton and Twickenham.
Newsquest Guardian publishes ten titles, the Croydon Guardian, Epsom Guardian, Elmbridge Guardian, Kingston Guardian, Streatham Guardian, Sutton Guardian, Wandsworth Guardian, Wimbledon Guardian, Surrey Comet and Richmond & Twickenham Times.
NUJ negotiator Jenny Lennox said: "We've had a very successful two-day strike last week, and it is worth noting that a dozen journalists have joined the union since the dispute began. This reflects the deep anger which journalists employed by Newsquest at their bosses' determination to avoid consulting with staff on the future of their papers."
The NUJ strikers had previously adopted a unanimous vote of no confidence in their top management after a company decision to make an unspecified number of editorial staff redundant while the group's titles continue to make substantial profits.
Follow the strike on the strikers' blog and via their Twitter feed @ylgstrike.


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Just ran the temperature numbers since March 15th. Where does this year's spring temperatures rank so far? Not very warm as you probably thought...79th out of the 143 years of record keeping in Cleveland.
I also circled the warmest and coldest 3/1 to 4/28 periods on the handy little chart below.


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New legal publication: Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law
Stewart McKelvey is pleased to announce the creation of Discovery: Atlantic Education and the Law, a publication specifically designed for universities and colleges. We know it is not always easy for institutions in Atlantic Canada to identify legal issues, or know what to do when they arise, and so we aim to clear the confusion and give you practical and reliable information from legal experts you can trust.
Client Update: New regulation under New Brunswick's Occupational Health and Safety Act tackles workplace violence and harassment – coming into force April 1, 2019
Chad Sullivan and Bryan Mills New Brunswick has recently introduced a new regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act on the topic of problematic workplace conduct. The change will bring New Brunswick in line…Read More
Client Update: Not a "token gesture": Nova Scotia Court of Appeal confirms deductibility of future CPP disability benefits from tort damages
Jennifer Taylor In an important decision for the auto insurance industry, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has confirmed that future CPP disability benefits are indeed deductible from damages awarded in Nova Scotia cases for…Read More
Client Update: Change is the only constant – Bill C-86 changes in federal labour and employment regulation
Brian Johnston, QC and Matthew Jacobs Bill C-86, enacted as SC 2018, c. 27, will effect massive changes upon how federal labour and employment relations are regulated. They come into effect in 2019 with staggered…Read More
We can all make 2019 a success by building on the year that was. For employers, 2018 was a year of many notable developments in labour and employment law across the country. We saw Ontario…Read More
Level Chan and Dante Manna As 2018 comes to an end, we countdown some pension and employee benefits developments in the last year that we anticipate may lead to developments in 2019. Discrimination in benefits…Read More
Kevin Landry The first look at regulations for cannabis edibles, extracts and topicals has arrived. The Federal Government has opened a 60-day consultation period respecting the strict regulation of additional cannabis products. Notice of the consultation was accompanied…Read More
Client Update: Recent Supreme Court of Nova Scotia decision drives home the importance of credibility
Erin Best and Kara Harrington "This case is about pain, how it was caused, by what accident and the opinions of dueling experts."¹ "In this case, like so many, the assessment of the evidence depends…Read More
Jonathan Coady and Michael Fleischmann Overview Once again, the time has come to review the year that was and to chart the course for the year ahead. For municipalities, developers and planning professionals throughout Prince…Read More
Client Update: Nova Scotia Labour Standard Code changes – domestic violence leave & pregnancy / parental eligibility
Following the various Stakeholder Consultations (which Stewart McKelvey participated in on behalf of Nova Scotia Employers), the Government has changed the Labour Standards Code Regulations effective January 1, 2019 to: a) provide for up to…Read More
Client Update: Coming to Canada? You may need biometrics / Mise à Jour : Vous pensez bientôt venir au Canada? Vous pourriez avoir besoin de fournir vos données biométriques
Version française à suivre Sara Espinal Henao Canada has expanded its permanent and temporary immigration requirements to include biometrics – the measurement of unique physical characteristics, such as fingerprints and facial features. The new requirements,…Read More


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Web Serivce vs WCF Service
Web services are introduced in VS 1.0 and its extension is asmx. WCF(Windows communication foundation, previously code -named "Indigo") is introduced in VS 3.0 and its extension is svc. WCF is a complete replacement for web services it provides lot more features than the web service provides. Below are the few differences between web service and wcf service.