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WISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Oconomowoc man leaves loaded gun in restroom of Door County park
EGG HARBOR - Door County authorities said a man left a loaded gun in the restroom of a fun park, after his wife did the same thing at a church in Brookfield earlier this year.
Somebody at the Egg Harbor Fun Park found a loaded .380-caliber Ruger on the floor of the men's room August 9th. It was turned in to the park's owner, who called sheriff's deputies after nobody claimed it. The gun was traced to 76-year-old Gerald Hitchler of Oconomowoc. That was a few months after his 67-year-old wife Susan was charged in Waukesha County with negligent handling of a weapon, for leaving a gun in a restroom at the Elmbrook Church in April. The charge was dropped after the defense lawyer argued that no crime was committed, because no one was ever in danger. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says Door County authorities are considering a charge against Gerald Hitchler, after finding out about his wife's incident. He told a reporter it was funny, and no big deal. Nik Clark of the Wisconsin Carry gun rights' group disagrees. He tells the Journal-Sentinel that leaving a gun in a restroom goes against the fundamental principle of maintaining control of a weapon at all times. Clark also said it's why children should be trained about guns, so they'll know how to respond if they encounter one.
More than 300 people attended a memorial vigil in Milwaukee last night for James Foley, the journalist from Marquette University who was beheaded by terrorists in Syria. Speakers remembered the 40-year-old Foley as a man committed to social justice and vigilance ever since he studied history and Spanish at Marquette in the mid-1990's. The Reverend Fred Zagone said Foley embraced the Jesuit mission he learned at Marquette -- to fight for underdogs, help those in need, and write about things that no one else will. But Zagone said it wasn't until a few years ago that the lessons fully resonated with him. That was after Foley was kidnapped in Libya while covering that nation's civil war in 2011. He was held for 44 days then, and he later returned to Milwaukee to talk about the ordeal. Foley was kidnapped again in late 2012, while covering the civil war in Syria for a U.S. online publication. The Islamic State released a video of his beheading last week.
A missing six-year-old boy was hospitalized, after he was rescued from the Fox River in Neenah. Police were called to Riverside Park late yesterday afternoon, after getting a report of a missing youngster. Park visitors helped with the search. Officials could not say how long the boy had been in the river. The child was taken to a Neenah hospital. His condition was not immediately disclosed.
After decades of trying, descendants of a Wisconsin Civil War hero have finally convinced the president to give him the nation's highest military honor. The White House said yesterday that President Obama approved the Medal-of-Honor for Army Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing of Delafield. He died while standing his ground against Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. He was 22. The president will present the award to families of Cushing and two other soldiers in a September 15th ceremony. Descendants and Civil War buffs lobbied for over 30 years to award Cushing the Medal-of-Honor, even though it must normally be presented within three years of an act of heroism. Wisconsin lawmakers previously failed to get Congress to approve an exception to the policy. Former U.S. Senator James Webb of Virginia once removed it by saying it could lead to an endless series of claims -- and as he put it, "The better wisdom would be for Congress to leave history alone." After being wounded at Gettysburg, Cushing still managed to defend a Union post to try and keep it away from Confederate forces. He fell into the arms of one of his subordinates, First Sergeant Fredrick Fuger -- who received the Medal of Honor in 1897.
A northeast Wisconsin man has been committed to a mental institution for 26-and-a-half years, after he held a McDonald's manager hostage in Wittenberg. Twenty-nine year old Travis Keiler of Gillett struck a plea deal that found him innocent-by-insanity on two felony charges in Shawano County. Two misdemeanors were dropped. Keiler surrendered after a two-hour-long standoff April 22nd at a combined McDonald's and Shell gas station off Highway 29. Keiler told officers he had just quit a job, and was driving around depressed with a stolen gun before stopping in Wittenberg. Officials earlier said that Keiler wanted to get into a confrontation with police. He gave others in the building a chance to leave before holding the manager hostage -- and one employee told customers who were outside pumping gas to leave. No one was hurt.
A Merrill woman will spend three-and-a-half years in prison in an attempted murder-for-hire scheme. Thirty-three year old Jessica Strom was sentenced yesterday, after she pleaded no contest to a reduced Marathon County charge of soliciting homicide. Prosecutors said she offered a former college classmate a-thousand dollars plus sex if he would kill her boyfriend, attorney John Schellpfeffer. Officials said the classmate went to police after the first meeting, and officers recorded a second encounter. Strom said she was just venting and joking to a friend, and was not plotting a serious crime. Prosecutor Ralph Uttke disagreed. He said Strom has tried minimizing the offense since she was first arrested -- and she has not shown any remorse. Strom must spend four years under extended supervision once she leaves prison.
UW-Milwaukee Police Chief Michael Marzion has been demoted to captain, for trading sexually-explicit messages online with a female student. The 48-year-old Marzion was on administrative leave, with pay, while the matter was investigated. The school says he'll stay on that leave while UWM considers additional actions. In the meantime, assistant chief Gregory Habeck has been named the interim campus police chief. He's been serving in that post since Marzion first went on leave. The female student accused the chief of sexually harassing her online. Investigator Gary Gerlach said in June that Marzion did not violate UW-Milwaukee policies on discriminatory conduct. He found that the student encouraged the communications this past spring -- including some of the explicit remarks. However, Gerlach said the chief needs to be above reproach because his department investigates claims of sexual harassment. Marzion has been the UWM police chief since 2010.
As the fall hunting seasons are about to begin, the state DNR is urging outdoor enthusiasts to use the agency's atlas for access to public lands. The atlas has almost 450 maps, plus contact information to help hunters and others identify accessible public lands. State, federal, county, and other public lands are identified. The atlas is available in both hard cover and DVD formats. More information is available at the DNR's Web site, accessible at Wisconsin.gov.
The National Park Service says a fire has been burning for a month on one of the Apostle Islands. Officials said yesterday they would let the fire continue on York Island, because rain and humidity have kept the flames from spreading. The Park Service said a bolt of lightning apparently started the fire in late July. Visitors saw it, and notified staffers from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore last week. Officials said they did not discover the fire until now, because the flames and smoke could not be seen from Lake Superior. The affected area is less than a tenth-of-an-acre. York Island remains open to the public, along with its three campsites.
Just over 550,000 Wisconsinites voted in the fall primaries 15 days ago. State elections' officials said yesterday that 12-point-seven percent of eligible voters went to the polls -- less than the predicted turnout of 15-percent. Those who stayed home missed some very close races -- including the Republican primary for the east central Wisconsin U.S. House seat, that was decided by just one-third of one-percent. Republican Glenn Grothman was nominated by the closest margin for a Wisconsin House contest since 1970. He'll face Democrat Mark Harris in November, for the state's only open House seat which is being given up by Fond du Lac Republican Tom Petri. Also, primary voters chose Democrat Susan Happ over two others to face Republican Brad Schimel in November for state attorney general. Both are county district attorneys who hope to replace Republican J.B. Van Hollen.
Gogebic Taconite says it will not be ready to submit a formal application for its proposed iron ore mine until at least the fall of next year. The company was planning to have its application ready for next spring, to get a state permit for its one-and-a-half billion dollar mine in Ashland and Iron counties. However, the mining firm says it will not finish all of its field tests for this year -- and it will have to do some additional environmental work in 2015. With fall approaching, Gogebic Taconite is already wrapping up some of its field work.
Ten Wisconsin groups have been honored for their creative ways in improving goods-and-services. The inaugural Wisconsin Innovation Awards were presented last night during the Forward Technology Festival at UW-Madison. About 150 ideas were submitted for the awards. The Milwaukee Bar Association and Marquette University were honored for starting a law clinic on wheels. Isomark of Madison created an analyzer which detects infections in breath samples. Boldt Construction of Appleton created a more collaborative delivery system. The Milwaukee Water Council was honored for its accelerator facility for new fresh-water businesses. Other innovation awards went to Milwaukee's Discovery World, Scanalytics and Microbe Detectives of Milwaukee, Stemina Biomarker and Vitacycle of Madison, and R-Y-E Stone Analytics of Eau Claire.
The Potawatomi Tribe is refusing to pay its annual casino revenue fee to the state, saying it would get that money back and more if a competing casino is approved in Kenosha. Governor Scott Walker told lawmakers yesterday the payment was due June 30th -- and because the state has only limited reserves, it's having an effect on the current state budget. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says the Potawatomi is holding back $25-to-30 million, a figure that's based on what the tribe paid this month to the city and county of Milwaukee. Gov. Walker has until next February to decide whether to approve the Menominee Tribe's proposed Hard Rock casino and hotel in Kenosha -- which could cut into the Potawatomi's Milwaukee business as the only current casino in heavily-populated southeast Wisconsin. Democrats have been urging Walker to act on the Kenosha casino before the November elections, but administration officials say arbitration will be needed between the state and the Potawatomi. The tribe's gaming compact requires the state to reimburse losses it suffers from a Kenosha casino -- but officials say the process is not spelled out, hence the need for arbitration. The AP says the Walker Administration is trying to negotiate a deal on the off-setting of losses. The Menominee tribe has said it would help cover the financial impact from the Kenosha project on other tribes.


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Chemistry chair Daniel McLoughlin agreed to have his head shaved if biology students raised more than chemistry students. In return, biology chair Carolyn Chambers agreed to tape herself to a wall if the converse occurred. Other science faculty, including biology lab instructor Neema Nourian, associate biology professor Dottie Engle, biology instructor Jennifer Robbins and assistant chemistry professor Isam Marawi, volunteered to take a cream pie in the face if students met their $1,000 goal.
Students set up tables around campus for about 10 days to collect donations and sell snacks. Since biology came out victorious, McLoughlin was subjected to a public head shaving that took place outside between the biology and chemistry buildings. Passersby soon gathered to watch as students lopped off McLoughlin's long, white hair and pelted the other professors with pies.
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Ellis scored a game-high 23 points Wednesday night and carried the Mavs offensively down the stretch as Dallas rolled to an 87-78 victory over the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. In the game's final 2:14, Ellis tallied eight of the Mavs' final 10 points.
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Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Scenario by Randall H. Faye, from the short story "The Snake's Wife" by Wallace Smith. Wardrobe (costume design) by Sam Benson. Assistant director, Edward O'Fearna. Cinematography by Charles G. Clarke. Presented by William Fox. / © 23 January 1927 by Fox Film Corporation [LP23638]. Released 30 January 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.
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Ozzie is growing, growing, growing. Today he's spending his first day with my parents in the vineyard - lowering and raising wires. After we prune we have to reset the wires (they keep the foliage going straight up during the growing season). The bottom wires get pushed down and the top wires up to the very top. This is because the foliage starts out small and grows rapidly and it's easier to match the wires to the foliage as it grows than visa versa.
Bob and Pam, Joe's parents, made us an arch for our wedding this summer, which after pruning we wrapped with canes from our vineyard. It's gorgeous after a little decoration and we're going to use it in the tasting room landscaping after the wedding. Joe and I have also finally booked our honeymoon tickets to New Zealand, so now we just have to plan the rest of the trip. Three weeks, both islands - paradise! Although we will be wearing long johns because it will be winter. On the upside, we'll get some skiing in.


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When it comes to one of her early roles, Jessica Brown Findlay feels like a bit of a boob.
During an interview with Radio Times, the former Downton Abbey star expressed her regret over flashing her breasts in the 2011 film Albatross.
"To be honest, Albatross was naivety and not knowing that I could say no," the 23-year-old actress told the magazine.
Findlay was referring to a scene in which she lifts up her shirt to prove she is old enough to buy cigarettes.
"I had no idea what was going to happen and thought I was going to be shot from behind," the young starlet added.
Not surprising, Findlay isn't looking for a repeat performance.
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The Word has taken root and produced fruit in particular areas in my life while in other areas I know that God is still working on. One of the most recent examples I can testify about of how the Word has taken root and produced fruit that may abound is when I began to practice Matthew 6:33 which states "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
As the Lord pulled my heart to seek Him, I grew more and more hungry to be pure, be a keeper of my own heart, and not be self-deceived. After a certain time of consecration with the Lord, I received a phone call for a job interview in which was exactly the kind of job I had asked God for according to His will.
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MABANKThe highly anticipated Cedar Creek Lake Festival of the Arts, offering fine arts and craft items, live music on stage, food and old-fashioned fun, will be officially open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 29.
With a theme of Experience Art Americana, expect offerings ranging from traditional and familiar to cutting edge and new age.
New to the event will be commemorative, collectible posters and t-shirts, both with the new graphic design thats been featured in all the print advertising.
There will be a limited number of both available for purchase.
The event is being sponsored by the Mabank Chapter of the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and hosted on historic Market Street in the business district of downtown Mabank.
The road construction that had to be contended with during the 09 Festival is just a dim memory, with the widened Third Street (State Highway 198) fully open for the past few months.
With the cooperation and support of the City of Mabank, a safe, family-friendly atmosphere will be provided.
Weve really ramped up the advertising for the Festival of the Arts this year and an even larger crowd than in the past is expected, event chairman Scott Confer said.
All precautions and arrangements are being made to assure the comfort and safety of attendees to the Festival, he added. Free parking areas will be clearly marked and the vendor spaces will be placed for easy access.
Folks coming out to enjoy the Festival of the Arts should bring their appetite because various food vendors will be on Market Street selling festival-style food.
Blue Bell ice cream treats will be a popular seller, as will hot dogs, Frito Pie, snow cones, popcorn, pizza and various baked items.
With the exception of the food businesses on Market Street, show organizers have reserved the food vending spots for local non-profits.
This is an example of the Chamber of Commerce partnering with the community to help their fund-raising efforts.
At presstime, around 50 vendors were registered, with more expected in the last few days leading up to the event.
Already registered are artists with work ranging from watercolor, oil/acrylics, handcrafted wood and metal items, leather goods, Native American art and pottery, birdhouses, several artists with Southwest items, hand-decorated and crafted clothing for adults and children, flip-flops, jewelry makers, leaded stained glass, etched glass, a working blacksmith, candles and much more.
Be sure to visit the Mabank Fire Department, offering fire protection demonstrations and information for homeowners.
For the kiddos, the Mabank Police and Fire departments will also be represented with clowns in full costume to entertain and educate.
Very special, talented face painters will also be working.
Dont miss the Mabank Garden Clubs plants and linens sale in the Pocket Park.
Friends of the Tri-County Library will have their popular vintage jewelry sale that day, also.
Look for OnCor Electric Delivery, the events Corporate Sponsor, with their Take a Load Off, Texas Tour, offering valuable information about energy efficiency and the measures that can be taken to conserve energy.
Visitors will be entertained by local folk and rock Christian entertainers on stage.
Headliners for the day will be the Sullivan Family, with Michael, Gina and the children showcasing their talents.
Chairs will be in provided in front of the stage for comfort during the music sets and for just resting between shopping.
Admission to the Cedar Creek Lake Festival of the Arts is free.
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While turkey, stuffing and cranberry dressing have been American holiday traditions for generations, retailers have a tradition of their own: Black Friday.
Starting in the late 1800s, many retailers began sponsoring Thanksgiving Day parades to draw potential customers into commercial districts and provide a not-so-subtle hint that the holiday shopping season had commenced. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which began in the 1920s, is probably the best-known example of this tactic. Since then, the Friday following Thanksgiving has become one of the year's busiest shopping days.
This year's Black Friday was no exception, even as the US economy continues to suffer from a serious post-financial crisis hangover. Americans reportedly spent an estimated $11.2 billion in brick-and-mortar stores–down 1.8 percent from last year–while online shopping receipts totaled just over $1 billion, the first time that level has been broken and a nearly 30 percent jump from last year.
Not content with just one day though, online retailers have helped fuel a new holiday tradition: Cyber Monday. Since the advent of the Internet, retailers and entrepreneurs have used it as a tool to separate consumers from more of their money. They've been pretty successful at it too, with employers reporting that their workers spend more time shopping on the Internet than actually doing their jobs. Online retail sales are expected to top $1.5 billion today, a 20 percent increase from a year ago.
That should amount to a holly, jolly holiday season for retailers this year. But how long can the party go on?
Although numerous economic indicators have been subject to extreme oscillations this year–everything from weekly jobless claims and the unemployment rate to auto sales and consumer confidence–retail sales have been surprisingly steady. Maybe shoppers simply decided to shake off the pall of negativity that's been hanging over them for the better part of three years. Regardless of the reason, retailers have reported surprisingly strong sales this year despite the anemic economy.
While shares of discount retailer Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO) have returned 21.6 percent so far this year, with less volatility than Macy's (NYSE: M) stock, the latter has performed even better, with a gain of nearly 30 percent. And the high-end retailer actually increased its earnings guidance by a nickel per share in the third quarter.
That kind of optimism has been a rare bird lately, with most companies warning to the downside. However, the retail space has been one of the top-performing subsectors this year, as evidenced by SPDR S&P Retail's (NYSE: XRT) nearly 20 percent return this year versus just under 8 percent for the S&P 500.
But that holiday cheer could get doused with cold water if Congress and the president fail to negotiate a resolution to the dreaded fiscal cliff.
That term encompasses the looming spending cuts and tax increases slated to take effect at the outset of next year. Among its many consequences, more than 2 million Americans face the prospect of their unemployment benefits expiring. That's about 40 percent of those drawing jobless benefits today.
Because the US has struggled through a recovery with surprisingly weak job creation, Congress has extended federal unemployment benefits eight times over the past four years. But it's been more than a year since the last extension was passed, so hundreds of thousands of jobless workers have been dropping off the unemployment rolls throughout 2012. But with a number of federal unemployment assistance programs set to expire on Dec. 31, nearly everyone collecting federal unemployment assistance will see their benefits conclude at the end of the year.
While economists have debated whether the federal government's nearly unprecedented generosity has discouraged the jobless to actually find work, one point that isn't really open to debate is that those extended benefits have helped prop up consumer confidence–and thereby retailers–for some time now.
That means consumer confidence is bound to take a hit and drag down retail sales along with it. I suspect the retail picture already isn't as rosy as the huge increase in online sales might suggest.
Retailers seemed to be actively encouraging more shoppers to do their buying online this year, as many offered better deals through their websites than in their stores. Between price reductions and free shipping offers, retailers were able to make higher margins online since they didn't have to pay as much overhead to generate those sales. As these promotions roll off, retailers will see their sales roll off with them. In other words, retailers simply used Black Friday to pull more demand forward this year, while penny-pinching consumers tried to get the most bang for their buck.
Needless to say, I'm skeptical that consumer spending will remain as steady next year. If you want to play the retail sector, you should be very selective and not get sucked into the euphoria that's been pushing SDPR S&P Retail higher all year.
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28-year-old man charged with second degree murder after 22-year-old woman found in trunk
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Published Friday, January 25, 2013 7:49AM CST
Last Updated Saturday, January 26, 2013 11:36AM CST
Police have arrested and charged a 28-year-old man with second degree murder in connection to the discovery of the body of a woman in the trunk of a vehicle in south Winnipeg on Jan. 24.
Police announced on Jan. 25 that Michael Daniel Bourget of Winnipeg had turned himself in to police.
The victim, now identified as 22-year-old Jenilee Rose Ballantyne, was discovered on Thursday afternoon. Officers said a tip about someone being hurt in the home led them to information about a body in a car in the first 100 block of Pear Tree Bay.
Police have revealed that Ballantyne was in the company of a man on Kylemore Avenue in the early morning hours of Jan. 24. While together, the two were involved in a dispute, and Ballantyne suffered serious injuries. The man then put her in the vehicle and abandoned it on Pear Tree Bay, said police.
Some residents in the neighbourhood said the body was inside a hockey bag in the trunk.
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Whether public defenders are funded by the state, county, city or some combination thereof, governments across the country are sacrificing lawyers for the poor and putting the constitutionally guaranteed right to counsel at risk.
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This is the first in a series of articles investigating the failed promise of Gideon v. Wainwright. It was reported in partnership with the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute. On April 18, 2011, New Orleans police arrested Clarence Jones, a 41-year-old black man.
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Detained radio reporter to face terrorism charges
Hassan Ruvakuki, a reporter for Bonesha FM and the Swahili service of Radio France Internationale who was detained in an abduction-style arrest four days ago, has been charged with participating in acts of terrorism.
A spokesman for the Burundi prosecutor's office said he was suspected of taking part in the activities of a new rebel group, FRD-Abanyagihugu, in the east of the country.
Local authorities have exchanged gunfire with the group, which has sprung up in the Cankuzo and Ruyigi regions 250 km from the capital, Bujumbura.
Ruvakuki was arrested on 28 November by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR), on the orders of the public prosecutor and charged two days later. He is being held at the police station in Cankuzo where he is said to be in a weak condition.
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Reporters Without Borders is shocked by radio reporter Hassan Ruvakuki's abduction-style arrest yesterday by the National Intelligence Service (SNR), which is still holding him but refuses to reveal his whereabouts. Employed by radio Bonesha FM and Radio France Internationale's Swahili service, he is accused of collaborating with a rebel group.
"We are outraged by the manner of this arrest, which is meant to intimidate reporters and the media in general," Reporters Without Borders said. "After repeated harassment of the privately-owned media, a journalist has now been arrested without a warrant. We are very worried about Ruvakuki as there has been no news of him since his arrest. What evidence is there to support the claim that he was supporting a rebellion? How is he being treated? We urge the authorities to free him at once."
SNR spokesperson Télesphore Bigirimana told Reporters Without Borders: "He has been arrested along with other people, not as a journalist but as an individual, for the purposes of investigation. He is suspected of helping a rebel group. If he is innocent, I am sure he will be released quickly."
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The National Council for Communication (CNC) has meanwhile announced that the media are banned from broadcasting or publishing any information about the new rebel group or commenting on its existence. Innocent Muhozi, the head of the Burundian Media Monitoring Centre, condemned the ban as "illegal."
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Education Myths: Part 2 looks at PLNs, Handwriting, and Class Size myths.
1. All you need is a PLN.
Personal Learning Networks, PLNs, have been overwhelmingly accepted and successful, hugely because of the ease of social media participation that can be achieved today. PLNs are certainly far better than passing an idea to another educator in the hallway, or at lunch, or at a small team meeting, or a fully-packed faculty meeting. I have often called PLNs global teachers' meetings.
Technology, in the form of handheld devices, has allowed educators and school leaders, anywhere and everywhere, to form larger learning group networks, Sometimes those networks are where thousands participate—and share. Like any learning group, choosing those members for a Personal Learning Network shouldn't be about numbers, but rather about building a team of trusted, knowledgeable learning members. You don't need a large PLN to do that. Remember, too, that everything shared by PLN members can't be considered correct. It is impossible for every member in any group, no matter how knowledgeable, to present a perfect view on everything. That really is why PLNs are great. You can gather members in a variety of fields, with a variety of expertise, as mentors and personal advisors.
That word advisors is important. If you think that all you need is a large PLN, you'd be wrong. PLN members offer advice, but it is up to you to determine what is important, makes sense, and furthermore decide whether it is true to your own beliefs, values, and education practice. Think and decide what you offer, take, and pass on, just as you would if those PLN members were across the hall, or in the same school or district. Read that tweet, and check that link before re-tweeting it. There is nothing wrong in treating every PLN interaction as a face-to-face conversation, or meeting. Beyond gathering a PLN, understand your responsibility as the captain at its helm.
2. Handwriting has no purpose.
More and more, we hear that teaching handwriting is a complete waste of time. The fact is that the amount of time teaching handwriting most likely hasn't changed for at least two centuries. With so many things we need to squeeze into an already full school day, and even more new things added each school year, should we stick to teaching handwriting? Do we continue more because it's tradition than a productively reasonable use of learning time?
Let's be clear, writing is not handwriting. While our attention span and learning modalities have certainly gone from the printed word, to audio, and now to ever-diminishing video minutes, writing is still necessary. To be fair, writing can be done as well, as fast or faster, and in most cases, in a digital way, with better readability. There is no need to go beyond deciphering letters, their sounds, and their meanings; is there? Why should students learn to transcribe those things into the chicken scratching results of most handwriting teaching? After all, this is the age of electronic everything, including signatures, right?
While handwriting will most likely not go away, it is time to take a look at modifying how it's done, as well as how much of the day educators and students use to do it in the traditional pencil to paper way. If you think of how often the written word is actually written in the old-fashioned way, it doesn't add up to much at all. We are, it seems, closer to paperless than ever outside of schools. Is it time for education to catch up, again? And should handwriting become more of an elective subject, because it is really an art when done well. That said, can't we do that with digital touch software and touch pens now, too? The only thing that may be difficult is hanging student writing on the refrigerator, or maybe its creative use in a holiday card. But, again, there are digital ways to do that, too.
3. Class size makes no difference.
One of my favorite researchers, and a real teacher advocate is John Hattie. His research is understandable even for those who don't like reading research. That said he believes that class size has very little effect on student learning, because at smaller class sizes teachers tend not to change their teaching styles. On that, we disagree.
Most of us with any age remember teaching classes with 30 students, and many of us went to school where up to 40 students sat jammed into rooms to learn. That factory way of homogeneous learning was supposed to be better than local one-room schoolhouses with many levels of students, but it really wasn't. One-room schoolhouses teaching many levels at one time had the advantage of fewer students, and while a class could be taught together, individuals could be taught as well.
Anyone, who has actually taught, knows that there is a fine line between the number of students you can teach, and the number of students you can teach well. Cross that line, and there is no amount of teacher scrambling, or student grouping, that can make the learning or the numbers work better. We know that teaching styles need to change to accommodate larger numbers of students taught in large classes, just as teaching styles need to change for fewer students.
Teachers can productively do more with fewer students in a class, because there are more teaching and learning options possible. Larger class sizes are as difficult to maneuver as a battleship, while smaller class sizes are wonderful maneuverable PT boats for learning. If you stop just at class size, and don't even consider the creative possibilities, or anything else, it will be clearly evident that fewer students have the chance to be passive learners in classes of smaller size. Truly, just the management, in whatever style of teaching used, within an over-populated classroom, is a daunting task. Larger classes lend themselves to lecture style, while smaller classes lend themselves more to personalized learning and collaboration. Ask teachers; they know.
Editor's Note: Please read 3 Education Myths: Part 1
(Reading, Technology, and Homework myths).
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The Parallel Ice Sheet Model (www.pism-docs.org) project provides an open source, fully-parallel, high-resolution ice sheet model. The PISM developer team at the University of Fairbanks Alaska is organizing a one day informal, interactive and hands-on workshop covering the following topics:
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Rho Hotel
- Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi
- Excellent Food
Main amenities
- 172 smoke-free guestrooms
- In-room WiFi
- Bar/lounge
- Self parking
- Airport shuttle
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Daily housekeeping
- Computer station
- Laundry service
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi
For families
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Elevator/lift
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Guests must contact this hotel in advance to reserve onsite parking. Please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
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- Amsterdam (AMS-Schiphol) 26-min drive
- Amsterdam Central Station 10-min walk
- Amsterdam Muiderpoort Station 11-min drive
- Amsterdam Amstel Station 13-min drive
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Logan Mankins is going to Disney World this week, and he won't have to traipse through the monstrous amusement park on a surgically repaired knee, or ankle, or hip — or anything else. Obviously, the Patriots left guard couldn't be any more excited.
Mankins is coming off the most physically unbearable season of his career, but he said yesterday none of the injuries required surgery. Last year at this time, he was preparing to repair a torn ACL, which threw off his entire offseason and led to the series of ailments that plagued his 2012 campaign.
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artist. Here are just a few of the advantages of this career choice.
1. A steady profession
If you are a very talented makeup artist, you will never be out of work
for a long time. People with this skill are always in demand. When you
are choosing a career, you want to choose something that can't be
replaced by computers. It is safe to say that there will not be any
computers or robots applying makeup to people any time soon.
2. The money is good
Professional makeup artists make good money. It is not a bad life to get
paid for applying lash liquid eyeliner and other cosmetics. If you
choose this career path, you will not be struggling to survive. You will
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family very easily on the money you make.
3. Many career choices
Once you complete your training and officially become a professional
makeup artist, the world is your oyster. There are many different jobs
you can decide to pursue. For example, you can apply makeup to
professional models before they have a photo shoot. Magazines,
advertising firms and websites are always looking for skilled makeup
artists to make their models look as beautiful as possible. Although
this field is very competitive, the money is exceptional if you are able
to land one of these highly coveted jobs. You can also find work in the
makeup department of a television or film studio. Needless to say,
actors all have makeup applied to them before they appear on camera. If
you are good enough at what you do, you can get paid very well to make
actors look beautiful or handsome during their closeup.
4. Open your own business
You can decide to go into business for yourself, performing professional
makeup application for women who are about to attend a wedding, movie
premier or some other public event where they want to look their best.
This is a great career choice because it allows you to be your own boss
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You will also decide how much you want to charge for your services. This
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Most people are forced to do a job they hate every day, simply to keep
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The new National Coastal Tourism Academy is the first in the UK. Guided by industry they've launched a series of initiatives tailored specifically for local tourism businesses, and want you to be part of it!
Their remit is all about creating jobs and boosting the local tourism economy – they want Dorset's tourism industry to steal a march in the county's economic recovery - read on to find out how they could be of benefit you.
What do they do? Funded by Central Government with investment from Bournemouth University and Bournemouth Borough Council, the academy is spear-headed by the local industry. They offer Dorset businesses a unique tourism resource right on the doorstep.
Central to their agenda is top customer service - providing visitors with an outstanding experience to generate more repeat business and word-of-mouth recommendations, and increased visitor spend. To this end they have recruited scores of 'ambassadors' and 'scouts' who reward great service and hospitality, to drive up standards. Get in touch with firstname.lastname@example.com for details.
They have also launched a suite of new training programmes, focusing on improving product knowledge and covering practical issues, see details below. Plus they are conducting industry-relevant research with Bournemouth University, with topics ranging from conference tourism, to health and well-being and boosting business in the shoulder months. They have a a big remit but a short time-frame, so would love you to get involved.
These schemes highlight operators that provide facilities or services to welcome certain groups. These assessments must be completed with an annual Quality in Tourism assessment visit and a small annual fee applies.
Make the most of your property's potential and stand out as a specialist with any of the following Welcome Schemes:- Welcome Pets, Families Welcome, Cyclists/Walkers Welcome, for further information regarding fees for the above schemes please visit qualityintourism.co.uk.
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The Digital Hub Bournemouth University regularly offers training and advice on emarketing and social networking.
Social Media is well on the way to becoming a mainstream marketing tool. A training session took place with Dr P Alford, Director, Digital Hub, Bournemouth University primarily for those partners already currently utilising social media but not realising its full potential. Aimed to give a snapshot of why social media should be a priority in your marketing mix, and how to define and implement your strategy, the course gave an overview of the importance of e-marketing and looked at tools available to help you at no extra cost. For further details please see the pdf of the presentation above.
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Raspberry Pi is responsible for spurring the development of very low-cost personal computers after generating interest from a large IT DIY community.
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Artist residencies in various forms have been a very important part of CEPA Gallery's programming throughout our forty-year history.
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The author of this commentary claims that Aristotle's "concept of distributive justice is meant to ensure that the greatest privilege go to those male aristocrats who exhibit the greatest virtue rather than to those who have the greatest wealth, the greatest military strength, or the most friends." This claim is superficial and grossly misleading. We need to approach books by trying to understand them as the author understands them, and in this case Aristotle articulates a principle of justice, called merit, that transcends gender and socia
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To the previous poster: Can you explain where you see that Aristotle's principle is meant by the author to transcend gender etc.? I am especially confused by this because you state that we should not read the book as it might be interpreted, but as the author intended it to be interpreted (if I got you right). Doesn't it seem highly unlikely that someone like Aristotle would include anyone but citizens of the polis in his considerations? Do you have any citation that would support Aristotle including women ... Read more→
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Excellent terrace with great Portuguese wine Jul 22, 2015
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We asked for two glasses white house wine. Their green-yellow wine tasted excellent. Truly excellent with a small cheese on sliced bread. Perfect at the beginning of a nice spring evening with live Brazilian guitar music and old Remodelado trams running in front. Very recommended.
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"Drive" Review: Is Ryan Gosling A Star Now?
Ever since the buzz for "Drive" began, many people, myself included, have been wondering what this movie might mean Ryan Gosling's career. At 30 years old, Gosling is an Academy Award nominee, and twice a Golden Globe nominee. He's starred in many smaller budget "arthouse" type films, but has had no trouble crossing over into bigger budget pictures.
But it's been difficult to really place him as an actor -- and I mean that in a good way. From comedy, to drama, to action and even romance, it seems like the 30-year-old Canadian can do it all. While he's no doubt a household name, it would probably be fair to say that he hasn't really broken out and carved a name for himself in Hollywood, at least not in the way he probably deserves. In short, Gosling's a major star in the making. Considering how young he is, it may not be fair to make too many comparisons or use any hyperbole to express how good we think he might be. But the dude can act. He has a certain presence, an aura about him that creeps out in his pictures, and he's only beginning to hone his skills.
Earlier this week, I wondered out loud whether "Drive" could be for Ryan Gosling what "Taxi Driver" was for Robert De Niro in 1976 -- and to go a step further, for the director, Nicolas Winding Refn, versus what it was for Marty Scorsese. I know it's an easy comparison to make -- after all, both movies are about a guy who drives a vehicle for a living, wears an interesting jacket and ends up begrudgingly kicking some major ass by the time the dust settles. But the comparison goes much further than that. Both films are gritty, dark, near-arthouse projects with young leads on the verge of breaking out into mega-stardom, and relatively unknown directors. Both films are centered on a single, soft-spoken main characters. Hell, both films have Albert Brooks in supporting roles.
In a way, Gosling lives up to that hype in Drive, those expectations, those comparisons, giving the performance of his young career, as does Refn behind the camera. But in other ways, "Drive" felt a little underwhelming.
Based on a James Sallis novel of the same name, Drive is the tale of a nameless character (Gosling), who is a mechanic by day, Hollywood stunt guy on occasion, and getaway driver for heists by night. Naturally, things get complicated pretty quickly when a job goes wrong, and Gosling's character, simply referred to as "Driver", soon has to dig his way out a hole and exact his revenge, all the while keeping a young woman, Irene (Carey Mulligan) and her son safe.
Gosling is on the money with his performance. He doesn't have much dialogue to deal with, but the way he holds every line a little longer than he probably should, the way he looks at his co-stars, or even out onto the road or open space is borderline incredible. The tension in most scenes between Gosling and Mulligan especially could be cut with a knife, and Gosling's timing contributes greatly to that -- not to take anything away from his great co-stars, including Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman and others.
Equal credit has to be given to Nicolas Winding Refn, a Danish director making his American filmmaking debut, but who you might already know from the Tom Hardy-starring Bronson in 2008. Refn employs somewhat of a retro style to his work in Drive, both in the look of the film and the sound, and it definitely translates well on screen. From the font and color of the credits, to the mostly-synthpop sountrack (composed by Cliff Martinez, who also did great work on last week's Contagion), down to the general atmosphere of the film, you can tell that Refn is trying to recreate a different era with the film, a classic 80s Los Angeles heist film sort of feel. While Gosling may occasionally pick up a cellphone, you never see a computer the entire film, you barely ever see any technology or even guns at all. And that's definitely one of the strengths of the film, to rely so heavily on performance, atmosphere, tension, shedding the computers and technology that seem to plague films so greatly these days.
But that attention to atmosphere almost seems to turn to near-obsession for Refn. Everything down to the special effects seem retro-fied. The few violent, bloody action sequences go beyond gory, into the downright campy. The sound seemed torn out of an old Charles Bronson movie. But maybe more importantly, the script did seem a little behind the times as well.
Writer Hossein Amini does a brilliant job in the first two acts of the film, building tension and escalation to a Travis Bickle-like point of pure cathartic badassery, but I hate to say that he kind of ruins it all by presenting that moment of catharsis way too early in the film. Moreover, I'm not entirely convinced by the intentions that the writer tries to place onto Gosling's character -- almost as if he's trying to iconify him. At one point in the film, a popish track plays over Gosling driving, claiming that he is a human being, a hero. Maybe that's Amini's and Refn's version of irony, but from the opening scene of the film, we witness Gosling be the accessory to grand larsony, and eventually lose his shit and bust a few faces in (quite literally), and we're supposed to be believe that what he's doing is heroic? Again, maybe I'm missing something here in terms of the message they try to send, but it just comes off as sort of pretentious.
There's a truly great piece of art within the confines of this movie. The tension, the acting, the atmosphere, the retro feel, Refn, Gosling, and their cast and crew have presented a lot of elements that could have made "Drive" not only one of the better films of the year, but of the last several years. Unfortunately, awkward timing and pacing for its action sequences, questionable intent in the wring, and, in some instances, almost shoddy production values prevent it from reaching the level of a Taxi Driver. Maybe they're trying too hard to be like Scorsese's first great film. Or even worse, trying to be like Sergio Leonne's Man With No Name trilogy, Gosling playing a tough, no-nonsense hero who seldom ever says anything, unless it's with his firsts or a hammer.
But what really almost took me out of the film was the lackluster violence. I'm not one to say that a film like this needs explosions or too much gun play, but when Gosling's character does get into physical altercations, it can't be explained in any way other than it falls a little short.
That said, I have no qualms calling Drive a great film, and one that's definitely worth a watch. Now, whether this launches Gosling into superstardom as a top-level actor and a viable lead remains to be seen, but one thing's for sure. Gosling and Refn take what, on the surface, shouldn't be anything more than another action/driving/revenge flick and turn it into something special.
Drive gets an 8 out of 10.
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Dublin property prices up 3% over last year
Nationally house prices fall 2.6% in year up to February, according to CSO
Dublin residential property prices fell 0.3 per cent in February but are 3 per cent higher on the year. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters
Property prices in Dublin are 3 per cent higher than a year ago though prices fell 0.3 per cent in the capital between January and February this year, according to the Central Statistics Office.
Apartments in Dublin have shown a surge in prices over the last year – up 7.8 per cent – though the office warned the figures are based on low volumes and are therefore likely to be more volatile. Apartments in the capital are up 5.8 per cent in February.
Dublin house prices are up 2.5 per cent over the last year but declined by 1 per cent in February.
A surge in prices in Dublin last September and November when prices went up 2.4 per cent has increased the overall prices in the city over the last year.
Nationally house prices fell by 2.6 per cent in the year up to February though the rate of decline has slowed since January from 3.3 per cent. The annual decline rate stands at 17.8 per cent in the year to February.
Excluding Dublin, property prices fell by 6.1 per cent in the year up to February and fell by 2.1 per cent in February alone.
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So only a week ago I was so happy to watch and celebrate the success of the Scottish courts regarding minimum unit pricing with the caveat that the date by which an appeal could be launched had not yet passed so that I was holding my breath. I was hopeful yet cynical that this was a success that would be honoured and hold – but no. Today I read with dismay that sure enough the Scottish Whisky Association will be appealing the decision AGAIN 🙁
Over to Alcohol Policy UK's coverage:
Further minimum pricing delay as SWA appeal again
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) have confirmed they will appeal the recent decision by the Scottish Courts that minimum unit pricing (MUP) was legal and proportionate. The appeal was announced on the final day of the deadline, ignoring calls from health groups and the Scottish Government for the industry to accept the decision.
The latest announcement brings renewed uncertainty over when MUP will be implemented, but arguably less so as to whether it eventually will be. A common interpretation amongst MUP supporters is all the opposing arguments have been addressed and as such the further appeal simply amounts to 'delaying tactics'. The Scottish Government first passed legislation to implement MUP in 2012 but have been forced through various legal hurdles primarily as a result of opposition claims that it contravened EU law. However the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled it was for the Scottish Inner House of the Court of Session to decide on MUP who decided it was proportionate and justifiable on health grounds.
The decision on the grant of permission to appeal will be judged by the Inner House of the Court of Session who will decide if they are satisfied that the appeal 'raises an arguable point of law of general public importance'. If they consider it does, the appeal will go to the UK Supreme Court for consideration. Perhaps more likely, the Inner House may deny permission and the SWA can then apply for permission directly to the Supreme Court who will also consider if the appeal stated raises an issue of 'general public importance'. If they decide not, the case will be concluded and Scotland will have no legal bar to implementation.
Julie Hesketh-Laird, Scotch Whisky Association acting chief executive, said the decision came "after wide consultation with our member companies" but were appealing given their "strong view that minimum pricing is incompatible with EU law and likely to be ineffective".
Alison Douglas of Alcohol Focus Scotland said the SWA was "ignoring both the will of the Scottish Parliament and the court's decision". She also said "SWA members like Diageo and Pernod Ricard continue to put their shareholders' profits above the public interest" and were "borrowing from the tactics of the tobacco companies in delaying this live-saving measure".
Eric Carlin, Director of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) said the SWA's decision "beggars belief" adding:
"They know that they will not win this case in London. Everyone knows that. Meanwhile 22 people die every week. One can only assume that their accountants have calculated that delaying the implementation of MUP will prolong, albeit for a short period, their profit-making from cheap booze, which damages the poor most of all."
The Daily Record also strongly criticised the decision, stating the SWA 'are the puppets of the powerful international drinks industry and their concerns about the health of the country are unconvincing' and that MUP 'would not affect the image of the prestigious malt brands that the SWA purport to defend. But it would hit sales of the low-cost white spirits that the same companies produce and which fuel the chaotically bad health outcomes for Scotland.'
See also:
- Scotch whisky body accused of arrogance over minimum pricing – The Guardian
- SWA poised for one last round in MUP legal battle – Scottish Licensed Trade News
- Whisky group takes fight over minimum alcohol pricing to Supreme Court – The Telegraph
- Bid to appeal against minimum alcohol pricing to Supreme Court – The BBC
- Scottish whisky industry to appeal minimum alcohol pricing in UK Supreme Court – Drink Business Review
Beggars belief indeed but sadly actions speak louder than words and yes the drinks industry shareholder profits appear to be more important than the health of the Scottish public …….
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At least half of the alcohol sold in Scotland is below the sought 50 pence MUP, a survey suggests. More than two-thirds (69%) of the spirits currently sold fall below the 50p per unit threshold, according to analysts Nielsen – BBC news
The case for minimum alcohol pricing in Wales was published in a Wales Online essay by Professor Jonathan Shepherd. It claims a 50p per unit minimum price would save nearly £900m over 20 years by cutting crime and illness, with 50 fewer deaths a year. It highlights a three litre bottle of white cider, about same amount of alcohol as 22 shots of vodka, are available in supermarkets for just £3.49.


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a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water
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A dispenser of cooled drinking water.
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A place in the workplace where employees gossip.
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of the nature of things discussed around a water-cooler
Origin: . In sense of gossip, compare scuttlebutt, of similar origin.
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