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Effective date: September 16, 2020
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ The state Senate has approved a pilot program under which some California community college campuses would offer four-year degrees in certain specialized fields.
SB850 by Assemblyman Marty Block authorizes the college board of governors to start degrees at up to 15 colleges. They could offer one degree each in areas of critical need.
It passed the Senate on a 34-0 vote Tuesday and heads to the Assembly.
Block, a Democrat from San Diego, says the degrees would be ones not currently offered by the University of California or California State University systems. They include respiratory therapy, radiological imagery and veterinary technology.
Block says the state's unemployment rate could be reduced and employers would have a more qualified workforce to draw from.

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In recent weeks, multiple news sources (including NPR) ran stories on Dolly Parton, claiming she had, with the royalties she made from Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You," invested in a Black community in Nashville decades ago. These reports failed to acknowledge how exactly the singer invested in the neighborhood — beyond purchasing property in an area that has heavily gentrified in recent decades — while also presenting misleading claims about Parton's own assertions. The reports resurfaced America's love affair with the country star; media sources have become so quick to feed the public feel-good stories about Parton that routine fact-checking has gone overlooked.
Dolly Parton is having a moment — and has been, for the last half century. The singer, who first got her big break on The Porter Wagoner Show in 1967, has endured as one of the savviest business minds in the entertainment industry, transforming herself over the past several decades from the great singer/songwriter she has always been into a larger-than-life figure that's expanded her brand to include a theme park, popular films, and a lovable caricature of herself that's captivated generations.
Parton's tireless work ethic and vivacious personality has created a strong appetite among the American public for an endless stream of feel-good Parton content — a demand that's amplified in the tumultuous age of Trump, Black Lives Matter and the coronavirus pandemic. But while the singer's widespread appeal has long bonded fans across the lines of race, sexuality, and political beliefs, her persona has taken on an almost saint-like manifestation in recent years.
News stories abound about Parton's often well-deserved praise. In the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, the singer donated $1 million to help fund the Moderna vaccine. After Black Lives Matter gained mainstream traction last summer, Parton vocalized her support for Black lives — a risky statement to make for anyone in the notoriously conservative country music industry.
The recent, erroneous reports claiming Parton invested in a Black community decades ago triggers questions about how a collective infatuation with the singer has driven her beyond reproach — and adequate fact checking.
In a recent appearance on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Parton was asked what her best purchase was from the more than $10 million she's earned from Whitney Houston's 1992 cover of her song, "I Will Always Love You."
During #WWHL, @DollyParton shared what she bought with her royalties from 'I Will Always Love You.' pic.twitter.com/ZrMahGMmwt
— WWHL (@BravoWWHL) July 30, 2021
Parton explained she purchased property in what was then a Black neighborhood in Nashville, Sevier Park, saying it was "the perfect place for me to be considering it was Whitney," adding, "I just thought this was great and I'm going to be down here with her people, who are my people as well."
After the interview aired, several articles appeared quickly, pointing to the story as proof of the singer being akin to a longstanding civil rights icon, supporting the Black community long before Black Lives Matter was mainstream. Most notably, the Washington Post ran a story (triggering several additional stories) incorrectly stating Parton purchased the Sevier Park property in 1997, and portraying the singer as a champion of the Black community in Nashville without direct evidence beyond her purchase of the property in question. These claims come after the singer was forced in recent years to change the name of her "Dixie Stampede" dinner show for its celebrations of the confederacy, and also fail to look into the details of Parton's property ownership claims.
Online property records from the Nashville Planning Department indicate Parton acquired the properties in question, two neighboring parcels at the corner of 12th Ave S and Elmwood Avenue, in 1990 and 1991 (then transferred to Parton's trust in 1997) — before the massive success of Houston's cover, released in 1992 as part of The Bodyguard soundtrack. These stories have also been presented without clear indication about how she contributed to the Black community beyond purchasing property — the compound then had a large gate constructed around it — in a neighborhood that has heavily gentrified over the past few decades, an area now called 12 South and one of most-white, tourist-driven and expensive areas of Nashville.
According to Jessica Wilkerson, an associate professor of history at West Virginia University andsomeone who has written about Parton's presence in the popular imagination, Parton's recollections regarding the property in question are part of a pattern in how the singer has described her property investments, and in how she has branded herself.
Just as the singer has now claimed to have purchased the Sevier Park property as a way of giving back to the Black community, Parton has offered similar explanations when discussing property she owns in Sevier County, the area of East Tennessee where she is from and where she now co-owns a popular theme park bearing her name, Dollywood.
"[Parton] has a pattern of claiming that when she purchases property, she invests in a place that she's helping people," explains Wilkerson. "I think she can get away with that when she's doing it in her hometown. It gets trickier to do that with a Black community, where she doesn't live, she's not from there, and she's doing it as a rich white person who can buy up real estate."
Parton's purchase of property in what then was Sevier Park, a central area of Nashville, also paralleled broader national trends of "urban revitalization," where large numbers of white Americans began moving back into city centers and displacing residents of color in the process. Downtown Nashville likewise began undergoing renovation efforts in the 1990s, which included restoration of the historic Ryman Auditorium in 1994.
According to Learotha Williams Jr., associate professor of African American and Public History at Tennessee State University, Parton's purchase of the Sevier Park property shouldn't be interpreted as a conscious contribution to the Black community there, but part of a larger story of gentrification in Nashville.
"She invested her money in an area that had a rich Black history, but one that was actively being undermined as a result of gentrification," he explains. Williams Jr. elaborates that the story of Sevier Park is part of a larger historical pattern within the city, where similar trends of Black displacement have impacted neighborhoods such as East Nashville, North Nashville and Edgehill, a neighborhood where Black residents are actively fighting gentrification.
The recent reports heralding Parton as a champion of the Black community are not the first time the star's name has inexplicably been brought up in conversations about racial justice. Over the past year, as demands to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest — a confederate army general and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, from the Tennessee State Capitol — intensified, they were met with widespread calls to replace the statue with a Dolly Parton monument. Others, including writer Marcus K. Dowling, suggested a Black figure, such as Ida B. Wells, would be better suited to replace the bust of Forrest.
The growing Parton obsession raises questions about why the media and the broader American public has developed such a strong appetite for stories about the country music star.
To Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, a MacArthur Fellow, associate professor in the iSchool at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and someone who has written about what she calls "The Dolly Moment," such stories aren't truly about the singer, but an American public deeply invested in her positive portrayals – and what it says about themselves.
"This isn't about Dolly," McMillan Cottom explains. "Loving Dolly is a stand-in for how we can remediate our love for the nation, because Dolly is part of that American, apple pie iconography."
At a time when uncomfortable conversations about race have been at the forefront of national dialogue, McMillan Cottom explains Parton offers a reprieve from that news cycle, explaining: "I think we want to be able to feel proud of our country, our nation state, our citizenship, that national bond. [Parton's] a way to do that without being nationalist."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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Annual Meeting
The Alaskan Alpine Club's 2015 Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, June 5 at the Club House: 1957 Weston Drive (off of Yankovich Road), Fairbanks, Alaska. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. downstairs in the Alaskan Alpine Club museum.
Agenda items:
- Summary of last year activities and issues
- Election of new officers and board members
- Future directions for the Club
- Options for future of Club House Property
- Discussion of ideas for Club priorities. Topics include:
- Doug Buchanan's Legacy and vision
- Alaskan Alpine Club Museum
- Mountain Rescue Expense Fund
- Mountain Hut Project
First Friday Alpine Art Exhibition
In conjunction with the annual meeting, The Alaskan Alpine Club is planning a First Friday Art Exhibition to highlight local artists and their work. The event theme is Alpine Art. The exhibit will feature paintings, digital works, and sculpture from five artists: David Mollet, Maryanne Babij, Jennifer Moss, Steve Dean, and Dubh.
The Alpine Club was established in the early 1970's by a group of local mountaineers as a club for people interested casino games in outdoor activities such as spelunking, kayaking, and mountain climbing. The group went on to establish the nonprofit, Alaska Mountain Rescue Fund, to help pay for the public cost of mountain rescue operations and to promote a stronger sense of self-responsibility.
The First Friday Art Exhibition hours are from 4:20 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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In my capacity as Chairman of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office, having regard to Article 1 of the Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office, I hereby adopt the following business distribution scheme:
Article 1
Members of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal
The Disciplinary Board of Appeal shall comprise the Chairman[ 1 ] and the members listed below:
Professional representatives:
Ejvind J. Christiansen
Pierre H. Gendraud
Huw G. Hallybone
Terence L. Johnson
Nanno M. Lenz
Pedro Sugrañes Moliné
Bart van Wezenbeek.
Legally qualified members:
Eugène Dufrasne
Gérard Weiss
Ingo Beckedorf
Tamás Bokor
Claus-Peter Brandt
Lukas Bühler
Theodora Karamanli.
Article 2
Designation of members and rapporteur responsible for an appeal
(1) On receipt of an appeal by the registry, the Chairman shall determine the composition of the board responsible for deciding it from amongst the Board members.
(2) In determining the composition the Chairman shall, apart from Article 10, paragraph 4, of the Regulation on discipline for professional representatives, take account in particular of the workload of each member and the language requirements of the case.
(3) If a member cannot or can no longer participate in a case for which he has been designated, the Chairman shall designate another member of the Board to replace that member, having regard in particular to the criteria indicated in paragraph 2.
(4) The rapporteur shall be designated in accordance with Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal.
Article 3
Composition of the board where a number of appeals are closely linked
Where appeals pending before the Board are closely linked, in particular by involving similar legal or factual questions, the Chairman may order that the board shall decide in the same composition.
Article 4
Term of validity
This business distribution scheme shall apply from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2016.
Done at Munich on 7 December 2015
The Chairman
[ 1 ] If prevented from participation, particularly as a result of sickness or excessive workload, the Chairman shall nominate one of the legally qualified members as his deputy.
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2016/etc/se1/p27.html
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The Irish flag is flying high over Hollywood this week as Northern Irish teenager Damian McGinty, 18, came joint first in Oxygen's The Glee Project, scoring him a seven episode appearance on the massive hit FOX musical series Glee.
McGinty, better known to most Irish Voice readers as the sweet teenage boy wonder in Celtic Thunder, was chosen from 40,000 hopefuls through an online MySpace audition. It is expected he will be written into this coming season of Glee as a foreign exchange student from Ireland.
The finale of The Glee Project aired on Sunday night, August 21. Nearing the end of the show Glee creator, Ryan Murphy, announced that fellow contestant Samuel Larsen was the outright winner of the prestigious contest. Damian, who was in the final two with Larsen, expressed his gratitude to the judges for the opportunity to appear on the show and said "I had the time of my life."
However, to McGinty's utter surprise, Murphy announced to the Derry born teenager that he too was a winner and a character would be written for him for seven episodes of the show.
Fresh off the win and beyond elated, McGinty took time out of his hectic schedule on Monday to talk to the Irish Voice about the exciting turn his life is about to take.
"I still can't believe it, I really can't," McGinty said over the phone from L.A. on Monday.
"This doesn't happen to people from Ireland, especially from Derry, it just doesn't happen. To get to be on the biggest TV show in America is just a dream come true."
What went through his mind at that winning moment? "Wow, what goes through your mind in a moment like that, I was thinking what should I think. You lose all feeling in your body, all recognition of where you are. It literally took me hours to think about it and say to myself, 'wait a minute, I'm going to be on Glee.
The show finished taping in L.A. in April and McGinty was bound by contract not to reveal to anyone the results, making "it a long summer back home."
PHOTOS - 'Glee Project' finalist Damian McGinty - photo gallery
An apology to 'Glee Project's' Damian McGinty from his No. 1 fan - VIDEOS
The show began airing in the U.S. at the start of June and reached Irish shores three weeks later.
"Ya, they are a few weeks behind in Ireland but I guess with all the media hype today they now know the final result," laughed McGinty.
The 18-year-old couldn't wait for Sunday night's finale to air so he could finally share his elation with the world.
"My mom and dad, brother and sister are so proud. They are my biggest supporters and have always supported me since I was four years of age," he said.
According to McGinty cameras and reporters were lining up outside his home in Derry to interview his family on Monday morning when word traveled to Ireland of his win.
"They just can't believe it, they are thrilled for me," he said.
McGinty is also grateful to his Irish fans, both in the U.S. and Ireland.
"They have supported me all the way and it's been amazing, so touching. I won this for Ireland and I'm going to do Ireland proud on the show," he added.
While back in Derry studying for school exams in 2010 McGinty saw an ad online explaining that one could audition for a new show called The Glee Project by submitting a music video through MySpace.
"I said 'okay then' so I recorded right there on my computer a video and sent it off," shared McGinty.
The clip received thousands of hits on the Internet giving the Irishman a positive feeling. That feeling soon turned sour when he didn't hear anything back from the right people. However a few months later he got a call to fly out to L.A. for an audition. And there during a mild L.A. winters day McGinty was chosen to appear on the show.
Hailed the underdog by those who watched the show and even the judges, McGinty said he had a few lucky escapes but feels it was meant to be. He had been in the bottom three several times.
"I definitely think it was faith that got me here no doubt about it," he said.
During the summer while lying low in Ireland the new Glee star took some acting classes at The Gaiety Theater in Dublin. However, he promised that he will still maintain his Irish accent on Glee.
"No one may be able to understand me but that will be all part of it," he joked.
Describing his experience on the reality show as "incredible," McGinty said that although it changed his life and matured him so much as a performer he "wouldn't do it again for love nor money."
"It literally took me weeks when I got home to get back to normality. It takes its toll all that work so back home when I had free time I used to say to myself 'There must be something I have to do today'."
McGinty, who won the judges over on Sunday's show with his rendition of "Somewhere Beyond The Sea," was very young when he got into performing. At the age of six he won his first music competition and continued winning the hearts and souls of those he came into contact with. A CD he recorded in 2007 fell into the hands of Celtic Thunder producer Sharon Browne and music director Phil Coulter.
"I can't say enough about Sharon and Phil. They really catapulted me to where I am today. Celtic Thunder took me under their wing, thought me experience and groomed me for who I am today," said the young heartthrob.
Since he was cast onto the show McGinty has performed in front of 400,000 people and appeared on public television on several occasions, mainly in the U.S.
The wonder boy has recently had to resign from Celtic Thunder due to the enormous commitment he is about to undergo in Hollywood.
"It's so bittersweet for me to leave Celtic Thunder," said McGinty.
PHOTOS - 'Glee Project' finalist Damian McGinty - photo gallery
An apology to 'Glee Project's' Damian McGinty from his No. 1 fan - VIDEOS
"It has been an incredible experience in life and I'm so grateful for it but it's just one of those situations now."
Although The Glee Project wasn't all smooth sailing for the young man – "I just about got my O2 visa sorted at the last second," – he won over the judges on the show, week after week and no doubt Glee fans all over the world will fall head over heels for this Derry boy, who said "no comment" when asked if he had a girlfriend.
McGinty and Larson are scheduled to meet with Ryan Murphy this week to find out when they are due to appear on the show.
"We know nothing yet but we are very excited," said McGinty.
"I will be cast for seven episodes but all going well the aim is to end up with a full time role on the show."
Glee starts back on FOX on September 20. Watch out for this young Irishman.


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Transplant gardens at Toolik Lake and Sagwon were established in 2014. At each location, 60 tussocks each from ecotypes of Eriophorum vaginatum from Coldfoot (CF, 67°15′32″N, 150°10′12″W), Toolik Lake (TL, 68°37′44″N, 149°35′0″W), and Sagwon (SAG, 69°25′26″N, 148°42′49″W) were transplanted. Half the transplanted tussocks were grown under ambient conditions, while the other half were exposed to passive warming supplied by open-top chambers (OTC).
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Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and Leaf area index (LAI) data from tussocks in the reciprocal transplant gardens at Toolik Lake, Coldfoot, and Sagwon in 2016.


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Discover Hands-On Training at HxGN LIVE 2017
Each year in the Geosystems Track at HxGN LIVE, the first day is dedicated to expert training sessions. Key leaders in product management, engineering,R&D and senior staff will be available to discuss current topics. This is a great opportunity to make your product wishes known.
Explore Geosystems Training Sessions
What can you expect in these hands-on sessions?
On 13 June, join any number of courses that will give you an in-depth look at:
- Hardware performance
- Workflows
- Dataflows
- Best practices
You can even earn Continuing Education Unit credit for some courses through a strategic partnership with the University of Arkansas.
Here are just a few of the many training sessions you can join:
- Leica ScanStation P30/40 Operation and Surveying workflows
The all new Leica ScanStations P30 and P40 boast some of the cleanest data on the market as well as improved surveying functionality. The ability to use the Leica ScanStation P30/40 (and C10 and P20) like a total station is one of its greatest benefits to surveying and laser scanning professionals. This hands-on session will include outdoor time using the scanner as well as discussing some of Cyclone's traverse editing software.Topics will include:
- Using ScanStation P30/40 with the latest version of ScanStation Pxx firmware
- Recommendations for fixing traverse errors
- Optimising field productivity while maintaining high project accuracy with tilt on/off
- Working with the latest version of ScanStation Pxx firmware with advanced traverse tools
- Intermediate Registration Techniques
- Trouble-shooting tips when initial registration results are problematic
- When and how to use cloud-to-cloud registration for optimal results
- Tilt-compensation and how to use it for optimal results
- Guidance for target types, location and network geometry for optimal results
- Adding and removing constraints to analyse and diagnose potential problem sources
- Understanding the Auto Align process
- Performing Visual Registration
- Using the 2D scan thumbnail to the fullest extent
- Grouping
- -Auto Align (Auto Registration) Groups
- -Using SmartAlign
- -Making Groups with targets
- -Using Targets and Auto Align Cloud-to-Cloud in the same registration.
- -Merging groups
- -Inspecting a group for valid constraints
- Topographic Field & Office Workflows for Laser Scanning
- Efficient site and roadway topographic mapping and volumes
- Recommended scanning resolution & scanner placement
- Optimal office workflows using Cyclone, CloudWorx, and Cyclone II TOPO
- Removing the potentially confusing and overwhelming aspects of viewing point clouds: segment point clouds or view "just what you want"
- Using cross-sections and Virtual Surveyor for road topo
- Using Smart Picks and Reference Plane in Topo II for site topo
- Michael Harvey, Leica Geosystems HDS Product Applications Manager
- Matthew Mizell, Leica Geosystems HDS Technical Support and Training Specialist
- Karen Hughes, Leica Geosystems HDS Technical Support and Training Specialist
- David Langley, Leica Geosystems Product Manager for Leica CloudWorx Modules
- Guy Cutting, Leica Geosystems Product Manager for Cyclone Modules
While Visual Registration and Auto Align have changed the way some Leica Cyclone users approach registration, the new improved Grouping functionality remains a highly valuable, unsung hero. Furthermore, the registration of point clouds is often where a project can become unexpectedly problematic. Today, many point cloud registration techniques and tools are available to the professional, both via Leica Geosystems scanners and a choice of field workflows and in the office where Cyclone REGISTER is considered the industry's gold standard. This hands-on session will explore some of those registration techniques at an intermediate level.Topics will include:
Using Leica Geosystems laser scanners is a solution for many of the challenges that professional surveyors face in today's market. One key to the successful use of laser scanning is achieving efficiency in both the field and office. There are many time saving tools within Leica Geosystems scanners and the Cyclone and CloudWorx suite of software that can help to efficiently achieve the accurate results needed.Topics will include:
Learn from the experts
In the hands-on sessions, you'll be taught by Leica Geosystems experts with years of experience in the field.
Michael has over 15 years experience in the laser scanning field. As product manager for Leica Geosystems, Michael has created comprehensive training materials for the HDS laser scanning business, rolled out product launches for the NAFTA region, conducted numerous sales and dealer training events, researched and developed new workflows for the numerous markets that laser scanning serves, written numerous technical eZines, promoted the technology from a sales and support point of view, and guided the development of both the HDS hardware and software. But the most meaningful part of Michael's work has been in helping individuals and teams learn the strategies and techniques that enable them to apply laser scanning in ways that lead to increased business success.
Matthew has been part of the HDS training team for just over 6 years. When he is not delivering training, he is a great help to the support staff where he tackles many of the tougher workflow related issues. He has been a major contributor to training material creation both for written material as well as video based content. Matthew has also been a part of the Leica HDS sales team where he oversaw a section of the Southeast United States where it was his duties to find, develop and nurture new customers to success with laser scanning.
As an HDS Trainer and Applications Specialist for Leica Geosystems, Karen has trained across all disciplines with a focus on Civil/Survey, Public Safety, Academia and Historic Preservation. She has helped develop the extensive training material, courses and presentations. With a background in Historic Building Preservation, Karen has 15 years in Laser Scanning and gained extensive field and post processing experience across North American and at international sites. Karen is dedicated to helping the HDS customers and community solve problems, develop new workflows and have successful project outcomes. Her attention to correct procedures in teaching laser scanning brings customers back asking for her as their trainer. In teaching as in scanning, the details are what matters. She is a valuable asset as she continually updates her knowledge and skills.
David has been with Leica Geosystems as an applications engineer, working in the software product development group for the past five and half years. He performs tasks such as product definition, product enhancement, R & D, and outbound marketing. David was a main contributor in the definition of CloudWorx for AutoCAD 5.0, CloudWorx for Revit, CloudWorx for Navisworks, JetStream Viewer, TruView Global, and was involved from idea stage all the way to delivery of the products. David has 15 years of experience in the Land Surveying and CAD industry, with the last 10 years focused on all aspects of 3D laser scanning. He has constructed two profitable and successful laser scanning departments from the ground up. David has also been involved in all divisions of field to finish, along with marketing, management, and business development. His education includes Ferris State University – Survey/Engineering and Eastern Michigan University – Computer Aided Drafting and Design.
Guy is an applications engineer at Leica Geosystems and has worked with laser scanning and Cyclone and CloudWorx software since its inception 17 years ago. He has been involved in hundreds of diverse projects in the process/plant, civil/survey, building and forensics fields. He is currently the product owner for Cyclone (including the auto and visual alignment routines) and CloudWorx software at Leica Geosystems' HDS software headquarters in San Ramon, California, USA.
Experience what hands-on training can do for you, and even earn CEU credits. We'll see you at HxGN LIVE 2017.
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What is it about birds? I love watching birds…. birds at the feeder, birds flying by, especially flocks of birds. On occasion, I try to paint the birds I see in a realistic way, but more often I create colourful birds of the imagination, birds from faraway tropics, birds with hairdos, eye rings…improbable birds. As far back I can remember, I have painted, drawn, sculpted, collaged and colored these fanciful birds.
Our spring has been unfolding slowly, with many false starts and sunny days that tease. Outside these past two weeks, we have had many gray and overcast days. Inside, I have been immersed in a world of colourful and wild birds in tangled gardens. It is as if another spring is blooming inside me! When I make a rice paper birds and arrange them between sheets of plexiglass or when I paint birds, It feels as if these birds reside inside in me, too many to count, and as they are created, they fly free in paint and ink, in collage papers. Why I love to paint fanciful birds, I do not know. They are a happy mystery to me. I feel as though I could create birds forever! Look below for my recent spring pieces followed by an assortment of other birds in flight from years gone by.


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In the next six years, we opened two more stores in Cochise County ("Arizona Territory") with one in Tombstone - the town too tough to die! What fun we have meeting people from all over the world. And Spur can dress them in the best of 1880's Old West Clothing from Wyatt Earp's WahMaker Frock and Hat to Big Nose Kate's Saloon outfit. Great Fun!
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(This post is by Kristy Roschke, a high school teacher in Phoenix who is working on lesson plans for Mediactive. Kristy has a master's degree from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.)
When I first started teaching high school eight years ago, it did not occur to me to give students my phone number or personal email address. Not because I thought it was inappropriate, but because it seemed unnecessary. Funny how things change.
Today, I share my mobile phone number, my Gmail address and my Twitter handle with my publications staffs on the first day of school. Why the 180? It's certainly not my great desire to be accessible to my students 24 hours a day. But it only takes a few instances of a missing memory card or dead battery in a camera during an important football game to realize that many high school journalism emergencies can be avoided with a little communication. And although I do sometimes get annoyed by the 9 p.m. emails asking what the word count on the aforementioned football story should be, I know it was my decision to open those lines of communication (and to push it out to my iPhone at all hours of the day), and so I answer the question. The fact is, the way my students and I communicate — in our own lives and with each other — has evolved over the past eight years because communication itself has evolved. And while I don't believe that just because you can use it, you should (as is the case with Facebook, which I'll explain later), I think it's incredibly short-sighted and naive to pretend these profound changes to the way we communicate aren't relevant to the way we teach our students.
Some in education will read this and think I'm nuts. They think that communicating with students outside of school is never appropriate, and that social media is little more than a breeding ground for potential improprieties. I will put these people in two categories: those whose relationships with students never extend past classroom hours (for any reason, whether it be a sport or club or tutoring), and those who are reluctant to embrace new technology. These people don't need to share their personal information because a student would never have occasion to use it. That's just fine for them, but it simply doesn't work for me and an ever-growing number of educators out there who want to run their classrooms like it's the 21st century.
The school district in which I teach, like most school districts, I'm sure, is extremely cautious with new technology, particularly with social media. The Internet within the confines of our district's filtering system looks a little like the Internet of the 1990s — there is no YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or Ning, and only parts of Google work. I can understand why this is. I use all of these services and I see what's out there. And I know that all it takes is one call from one parent whose child came across something inappropriate while searching YouTube at school to shut down the whole Information Superhighway.
But here's the thing: I'm an educator. My job is to educate students, and while my teaching certificate says I'm qualified to teach high schoolers about Journalism and English, I believe it extends way beyond that. I believe my job is to educate students on how to survive their lives outside of high school. In my own little corner of the school, I do this by teaching them how to use their words (and images and designs) to effectively communicate, not just in a literary analysis essay, but also in a job interview or an important client meeting or to an ailing patient's family or in front of their own classrooms. How can I do this without mentioning social media? Are we really to pretend that these methods of communication will not play a prominent role in the rest of their lives? And if we, the educators, are not allowed to show students how to effectively use these tools, who will?
We live in a world where most communication is narrowed down to 140 characters. Young people abbreviate everything, capitalize nothing and punctuate at random. But it goes far beyond the obvious language usage issues. Young people are the stars in their own reality shows. They (over)share information about themselves that makes even me blush. Everything they do is available for public consumption. Those of us who were fortunate enough to make our youthful mistakes before the invention of the mobile phone camera understand how misguided and damaging this type of disclosure can be. Just like I teach my students the proper way to send a professional email, I should be modeling for my students the proper way to manage their other online interactions.
The state of Missouri doesn't want teachers to send private messages to students, whether it be through non-district email or Twitter or Facebook direct messages. I understand their intent — to discourage sexual misconduct and prevent teachers accused of such behavior from being hired in another school district — but this action is misguided. Those troubled individuals who exploit their position as an educator will continue to exist, sadly, with or without technology. By putting such restrictions on technology use, the Missouri state government has publicly admitted how little it understands about the evolving nature of communication, not to mention how little faith it has in its educators as ethical professionals.
I have a very active online profile, which I take great care to manage. My passions are education, media and technology, and I am lucky I get to integrate these things into my daily life. I would not be doing my job as a journalism educator if I didn't stay abreast of new modes of communication and share them with my students. I use my Twitter account mainly to share articles and insights about the subjects I teach. I encourage my students to follow me so they can benefit from this information. And while I don't share my personal blog with my students because it's really just silly fun, I don't hide it from them. It's the first thing that turns up when you search my name on Google, so it would be futile to try to. The knowledge that students might read my blog is always in the back of my mind when I post.
I do not friend high school students on Facebook. When former students sends me friend requests, I typically accept them, but I put them in a separate list with its own set of privacy rules. This is not because I'm embarrassed about what I share on Facebook. It's for the same reason I live on the other side of town from my school: I don't want my students knowing too much about my life outside of the classroom. This is my choice, though, and I should have that option.
Like Missouri educator Sean Nash, who so astutely outlined his thoughts on social media in education, I don't see Facebook having much value in the classroom at this point. My student publications use it as a marketing and reporting tool outside of class, and it's great for that. The brand-new Google+, with its close integration to other useful Google tools and its Hangouts, however, could possibly be a game-changer for the classroom. It will be interesting to see how it plays out, but I will undoubtedly have to be on the sidelines for that one, as it's only a matter of time before my school district blocks the site.
The point here is that I am a fervent user of technology, so I understand the important role it plays in my students' lives, both now and in the future. I have a duty to help them utilize it in a mature manner and to help maximize its potential as a learning tool. Hiding from social media is just another way public schools are running from any real education reform. Even as school districts across the country are demanding we integrate technology in the classroom (Show them a PowerPoint with animated graphics! Have them complete a Web Quest on the Great Depression!), they are making our classrooms less relevant to the outside world. Even worse, we are losing our ability to engage our students.
Teachers, administrators and school board officials need social media training. They need to learn how to manage their own profiles and understand that they have some pretty effective controls on what they share and don't share — which means their students do, too. They need to understand how their students use these sites, and what skills they need to use them in a more appropriate manner. Think of the potential positive outcomes of this: training to prevent cyberbullying or to help students navigate relationships, showing students how their online profiles could be used to get (or not get) a job or scholarship or internship, using social media as an RSS feed to stay up on current events. Educators are in a position to show young people that social media doesn't have to be all social.
Yes, the Internet is a scary place. But we've known for a long time that, like rock 'n' roll, it's here to stay. I, for one, want to emphasize all that is good about it and give my students the tools they need to confidently navigate it. To me, this seems like the only rational way to keep them from getting taken in by it.


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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Exclamation Point Perfume from the '80s
8 comments:
- alicia said...
exclamation was another thing seventeen told me to buy. put it in your caboodles!
- September 8, 2011 at 12:17 AM
- b-chica said...
I hated that stuff, smelled horrible to me. The only person that I knew that wore it was a friend of my older sister and the girl was a nasty bitch who later tried to ruin my sister's reputation and life at school.
- September 8, 2011 at 3:30 PM
- C said...
I totally remember that but I don't think I ever smelled it. I might have to go test it out too!
- September 8, 2011 at 4:15 PM
- Kat Heagberg said...
I wore Exclamation and Exclamation Blush back in the 90s, the later being my preferred scent...just realizing that as an adult I really like the Spring/lighter version of J'adore (I can't remember the exact name, or if they still make it anymore...I don't wear perfume too often) guess I just like that kind of fragrance.
All things considered though, the 90's will always smell like CK1 to me :) - September 8, 2011 at 8:32 PM
- Stephanie said...
You're totally bringing back memories! I remember to be "cool" you should have had this....I wasn't cool.
- September 8, 2011 at 10:17 PM
- Unknown said...
My mother wore Exclamation. lol! There is a scent right now that smells very similar, its Jordin Sparks perfume...
- September 14, 2011 at 12:20 AM
- ~ Noelle said...
i totally had this...
in my caboodle
and yes, it was recommended from 17 - September 24, 2011 at 9:28 PM
- The Bitchy Crocker Project said...
It was "my scent." :) My aunts always gave me "Charlie" for Christmas, but I was an Exclamation girl.
- October 9, 2011 at 10:32 PM


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Unblocking information bottlenecks
Bottlenecks. Any business process can have them but, controversially, they sometimes say more about the IT department than they do about the team that is being blamed for slowing the company down.
How? More often than not a business process will require multiple data input points and interactions with several teams. Look at any form or request for action as it travels through your IT system and there will be different fields in the digitised paperwork that need filling in from different departments. Nearly anything regarding an employee, for example, will need data from the HR system. And a customer request might well need a combination of information from marketing, sales, finance and the company's CRM tools.
Like any chain, one poor link can hold up an entire process and the team behind it may not be aware of the problems they are causing further upstream. Hence, when the IT department becomes aware of a bottleneck, the typical advice will be to ask the people in the function where the system is slowing up to account for what is going wrong. However, if, as is likely, the problem is being caused by poor data flow from elsewhere within the organisation, they are unlikely to be able to help.
The good news is that IT can help to unblock those bottlenecks. It is their role to stand above the silos and understand processes the organisation undertakes, or at least have someone appointed to the role of being able to map the intricacies of all the different processes.
How to find them
It's easy to imagine that finding a bottleneck within an organisation would simply be a case of putting through some dummy requests and see where they hit a snag. Unfortunately, the complex nature of seemingly routine, yet hugely important, tasks makes it hard to pin-point a problem unless you start out with a thorough, in-depth knowledge or have various data sets interact to provide a finished process. There is also the very obvious issue that much of any business process requires manual handling and data input, which can make identifying and fixing a bottleneck even more complicated.
Many organisations may opt to bring in consultants who can help the CIO map out and manage the complex, intertwined flows of data to allow the IT function to get on top of processes. This is not just a technical exercise, although understanding complex systems is important. It also involves surveying staff throughout the different functions to understand how they work and where they feel there is room for improvement. A fresh pair of eyes can be beneficial in helping to streamline processes and establishing where the snags in the system may be, as well as potentially providing new tools to oversee and manage each business process.
How to fix them
Finding a means of prioritising important work is a crucial first step in avoiding bottlenecks and allows a company to move from internal friction to championing the customer. An invoice that is not due for a month, for example, is obviously far less important than the paperwork to push through a mortgage for an imminent house mover. By knowing how to prioritise documents and processes, organisations can find bottlenecks are avoided because not all work is treated with the same urgency, avoiding the IT equivalent of traffic jams, which do not let the ambulances through.
Ultimately, though, this area is where the CIOs and their teams can come to fore and help deliver on a business need through providing an improved service. Instead of leaving it to the individual 'owners' of each data set to iron out issues they may not be aware they are causing, the IT department needs to assume the responsibility. They have to take control of how data flows around the organisation and ensure there's someone who has the overall, macro view so they can pinpoint where problems may lie.
Unblocking information bottlenecks should be a priority for CIOs of organisations trying to gain competitive advantage by offering faster services than their rivals, fulfilling orders a day quicker than the nearest competitor or simply making sure their accounts are up to date and not causing anguish among staff, contractors and suppliers. And the first step to achieving it is assuming responsibility rather than blaming other teams.


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We strive to understand in molecular detail how protein aggregates are formed in sickness and in health. This knowledge is used to combat neurodegenerative diseases and other misfolding disorders as well as to develop self-assembling material. We also study protein interactions with lipids and membranes.
We study how proteins associate to form fibrils amyloid fibrils and oligomers. We focus on a-synuclein (involved in Parkinson's disease), proteins in corneal dystrophy, storage of peptide hormones as aggregates, and functional bacterial amyloid. We investigate by spectroscopy, light-scattering and calorimetry how aggregation can be controlled and inhibited by small molecules and surface-active compounds.
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The Boat Owners Association of the United States (BOATUS) recently surveyed boat insurance claims to identify the primary causes of boat sinkings. About two out of every three boats (69 percents) sink while docked or moored, with the remainder sinking while out on the water (31 percent).
For boat sinkings while on the water, the most common cause (43 percent) is hitting something -- a log, the bottom or colliding with another boat or dock. While some sinkings might be avoided with care and caution, others can only be chalked up to bad luck.
Sinking boats
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Preventative measures
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Maintenance check
Since we're speaking about maintenance, here some inportant tips for overall watercraft care from GEICO that are always good to follow by boat owners:
Remember, please stay safe, be responsible and use common sense when boating.


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The Broker
n his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA.
It seems Backman, in his power broker heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world's most sophisticated satellite surveillance system. Backman is quietly smuggled out of the country in a military cargo plane, given a new name, a new identity, and a new home in Italy. Eventually, after he has settled into his new life, the CIA will leak his whereabouts to the Israelis, the Russians, the Chinese, and the Saudis.
Then the CIA will do what it does best: sit back and watch. The question is not whether Backman will survive—there is no chance of that. The question the CIA needs answered is, who will kill him?
John GrishamCondition
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- Publisher : Doubleday (January 11, 2005)
- Language : English
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Culture Blogs
My wife and I have made profound changes in our lives through green Paganism and simple, ecological living, which have resulted in unforeseen, yet very positive opportunities for peace, joy, laughter, and success. In fact, these opportunities have been so powerful, that I was stirred to share them with others, and not keep all these amazing discoveries to ourselves. We 'unplugged from the matrix' that is the cause of so much distraction and busyness in our lives and created a magickal Pagan homestead. I will share some of these discoveries of how, as a Pagan, you can simplify your life, while living more in sync with your purpose, nature and open up an incredible world of opportunity and possibility.
Knowing You're Right
More drama has surfaced within wider Pagan community within recent weeks, particularly within the blogosphere between "polytheists" and "humanists". I put those terms in quotes to blanket a lot of people under them, and because after all I've read regarding either camp, I'm not sure I understand what those terms really mean anymore.
I'm not going to get into specifics or mention names, not because I don't want to or that I enjoy vague posts about important topics, but because I'm lazy, there is too many folks with easily bruised egos, which they defend in the guise of witty retorts and academic-sounding explanations for something which goes far beyond academia. The specifics don't even matter, as I'm sure you can read this post a year from now, swap out the two factional names with others, and the whole thing will be just as relevant then as now. What is important is understanding the danger, and dare I say stupidity, of knowing, as a Pagan, that you're right about what a Pagan is, who Pagans are, and all that is wrapped up in Pagan culture.
The reason it's so dangerous for this kind of hubris is that it's false. You simply cannot exclude a group of people, in your attempt to 'reclaim' a word just because you don't like that they identify with the culture of that group. It's not your ball to take home so others can't play with it. Besides, the term "Pagan", or even "Wiccan", "Druid", or "Heathen", for that matter, are not static or stale, they are dynamic and ever-changing for the very reason that people are still interested in being associated with, and finding an identity within, those communities.
When I first consciously stepped onto a Pagan spiritual path, I was overjoyed at feeling a sense of, "wow, folks who view things at least close to how I do," and it was a wonderful feeling. Now, it feels full of opportunists looking to carve out their own niche, while attempting to marginalize everyone else. It's seems to me that at least a vocal few are trying to out-Pagan one another, and it makes me sick. I didn't even think I'd see the day when I would witness Pagan privilege first hand.
Thursday, 20 June 2013
I think it's an internet effect. It acts as an echo chamber, and it's easy to forget we are such a tiny minority in terms of the mainstream culture. Even those who claim to be in opposite camps have much in common, and we are all in the margins here. While critical dialog is a must, solidarity must be our byword.
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Friday, 21 June 2013
I'm not sure I agree with the very last part of your comment, here. How does one have "solidarity" with someone else, when there is absolutely no commonality aside from a shared label?
It's one thing to preach inclusiveness in who gets to use the label, and I'm for it. But there are people under the huge sprawling "Pagan" (and "Heathen" for that matter) umbrella that I have nothing in common with aside from the label, want nothing to do with, and will have nothing to do with. The label only goes so far; people get judged on their actions. -
Friday, 21 June 2013
I'm know you are skeptical of solidarity in this context, Joseph, which is why I relish your question. And in fact I agree with you: There can be no solidarity when values are diametrically opposed. In such a diverse grouping, there will be some chasms that are simply unbridgeable.
Within those limits, I still think it's important to seek solidarity and practice it when we can. It should be the default we strive for. It may not be universal, but still bunches of us can find common ground and common cause.
For example, a good number of people hold the equinoxes and solstices as holy days. We may have little else in common, we may have huge theological disputes, but perhaps we can come together on efforts for broader recognition (at schools for example) of these days.· aought likes this comment. -
Friday, 21 June 2013
Precisely. Asatru went through this back in the 1990's, with various camps on various issues going through paroxysms of "You're not really Asatru if you do a hammer rite/do animal sacrifices/combine blot and sumbel/are folkish/are universalist/exclude gays/include gays/etc. etc. etc."
It's definitely a phenomenon that predates the Internet, though. The Internet does perhaps exacerbate the problem. -
Saturday, 22 June 2013
It is sad to see the Pagan community aping the Abrahamic sects. Per the dictionary definition, Pagan or Heathen refers to those who do not follow Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. Personally, I include Atheists under the Pagan umbrella, they too burned with the witches.
I certainly hope that people just get over themselves and remember that each of us have our own path to follow. Agree to disagree, and move on.
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Saturday, 22 June 2013
Sorry it took me so longer to reply, thank you all for your comments. I'm not sure what the path ahead looks like, but one thing seems clear to me, the term 'Pagan' no longer suits all of us as that blanket term of commonality. I fear if we're not careful, the same craziness that did run through the Asatru community, as Joseph mentioned, will happen with us. I, for one, identify as 'Pagan' or 'witch' when speaking with people who I feel really wouldn't see the difference if I said 'green, three-eyed monster'. Come to think of it, I usually say I'm 'Pagan' no matter what. I wonder if I'm wrong. lol
Sunday, 23 June 2013
I've always thought of myself as Heathen. Pagan works too, though I do get tired of explaining that I do not consider myself a Witch, as I am not on the Wiccan Path. Which is why I prefer Heathen, as it's not as closely linked in peoples minds as Pagan is with Wicca. Of course, the fact that my path is still rather amorphous doesn't help much when it comes to explaining my views. But, perhaps that is the way it should be, à la carte seems to work best for me
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A captain lost control of a passenger plane after his artificial arm became detached as he was coming in to land, an accident report has said.
The detachment, on a Flybe flight from Birmingham, came as the Dash 8 aircraft, with 47 passengers on board, was approaching Belfast City Airport in gusty conditions.
Shortly before, the 46-year-old pilot had checked that his prosthetic lower left arm was securely fixed to the clamp which attached it to his steering yoke and allowed him to fly the aircraft.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said the captain had disconnected the autopilot and was flying the aircraft manually.
It said that as he made the flare manoeuvre - a stage of the landing shortly before touchdown - "his prosthetic limb became detached from the yoke clamp, depriving him of control of the aircraft".
The captain considered getting the co-pilot to take control but concluded that, given the time available and the challenging conditions, his best course of action was to move his right hand from the power levers on to the yoke to regain control.
The report went on: "He did this, but with power still applied and possibly a gust affecting the aircraft, a normal touchdown was followed by a bounce, from which the aircraft landed heavily."
No-one was hurt and the plane was not damaged in the incident on the evening of February 12 this year.
The AAIB reported that the captain had said that in future he would be more cautious about checking the attachment on his prosthesis as he may have dislodged the latching mechanism.
Also, he said he would brief his co-pilots about the possibility of a similar event and that they should be ready to take control at any time.
Captain Ian Baston, Flybe director of flight operations and safety, said the company was proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
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"Flybe understands that the AAIB is to review this report to more clearly contextualise certain issues referred to in its findings."


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Dry Eye Syndrome
Dry Eye Syndrome
Dry eye syndrome occurs when we are not able to produce enough tears or when our tears are too thin. When our eyes are not properly lubricated, our vision and comfort can suffer greatly. Thankfully, there are treatments and alternatives to help address the problem.
Causes of Dry Eye
Elderly people frequently experience dry eye, but it can happen to anyone. Medications, other diseases, obstructions of glands, hormone changes, and many various medical situations can create dry eye symptoms.
To learn more about this condition, watch the video below. Talk to [DOCTOR NAME] if you are experiencing any discomfort in your eyes, or if you feel that you have insufficient eye moisture.
Dry Eye Syndrome
Dry eye syndrome is a condition in which there are insufficient tears to lubricate and nourish the eye. Tears are necessary for maintaining the health of the front surface of the eye and for providing clear vision. People with dry eye do not produce enough tears or have a poor quality of tears. Dry eye syndrome is a common and often chronic problem, particularly in older adults. With each blink of the eyelids, tears are spread across the front surface of the eye known as the cornea.
Tears provide lubrication and reduce the risk of eye infection. They wash away foreign matter in the eye as well as keep the surface of the eye smooth and clear. Excess tears in the eyes flow into small drainage ducts in the inner corners of the eyelids, which drain in the back of the nose. Dry eyes can result from an improper balance of tear production and drainage.
People with dry eye syndrome may experience symptoms of:
- irritated, scratchy, gritty or burning eyes
- a feeling of something in their eyes
- excess watering
- blurred vision
Advanced dry eyes may even damage the front surface of the eye and impair vision. The development of dry eyes may have many causes including age, gender, medications, medical conditions, environmental conditions, and more.
Dry eyes can be a chronic condition, but your eye doctor can prescribe treatment. This will keep your eyes healthy, more comfortable, and prevent your vision from being affected. Specific treatments aim to restore or maintain the normal amount of tears in the eye to minimize dryness or related discomfort and to maintain eye health. For more information, schedule a visit with your eye doctor.