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Renowned author and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker has said of J. D. Trout's latest book, The Empathy Gap, that it is "important and engaging," and on both counts I agree. But I would also add one more word: sensible.
The topics Trout addresses–bias, free will, decision making, empathy–are not prepackaged, self-explanatory bits of knowledge, and understanding them in light of larger social and policy issues is an even harder undertaking. But Trout, with a sensible approach that never wallows in theory too long, nor jumps to practice too quickly, manages to imbue these topics with rare transparency.
Reading this book is like having a discussion with an accomplished philosopher who is tired of philosophy being viewed as a static, insulated exercise–he sees the applications to our personal and social lives, and he wants you to see them as well. Most importantly, he sees a gap between where we stand as individuals and what the world needs from us all, and he's writing not just to explain it, but to help us bridge it.
J. D. Trout made time to talk with Neuronarrative about his new book, the psychological biases that afflict us, and how to rebuild the human mind, among other topics.
Tell us what your new book The Empathy Gap is about.
The Empathy Gap describes the ever-expanding emotional distance between people in our 21st century megademocracy, and how we can bridge this gap efficiently and empathically by building science-based policies. When we try to make these policy changes, however, we get ambushed by unconscious cognitive biases, biases of discounting, anchoring, availability, and overconfidence, to name a few. We can't overcome these biases by acts of the will; they are mostly design features of humans. So we also need strategies to counteract the mental influences of our Pleistocene past, like intuition, gut reaction and folk belief.
The central problem of The Empathy Gap arises from our country's greatest strength. The U.S. is home to people of many ethnicities and religions, personal styles, skin tones, and job descriptions. We are a country of different neighborhoods, with different public schools of widely varying resources. There are enclaves of great wealth and pockets of utter destitution. Combined with the seductive American myth that free will gives us the power to overcome all circumstances, these differences make it easier for us to feel that people get what they deserve, and harder to feel our common vulnerability.
In view of these empathic frailties, decent policy-making must place social initiatives beyond the reach of our wavering personal conviction. After all, the important point is that people in need get help, not that we feel good helping them. The Empathy Gap supplies a rich sampling of these policies, from estate tax and parole to health care and traffic laws. And it also advocates for a new organ of government to vet social policy proposals, and to monitor existing policies – a House Committee on Social Science, to balance the physical and natural science responsibilities of the existing House Committee on Science & Technology.
There's been growing interest in whether we're genetically hard-wired to be one way or another – inclined toward altruism or selfishness, for example. Some argue that we're endowed with 'moral minds' and others argue quite the opposite. What's your position on this? Do we start life with functioning rudiments of empathy, or does it have to be learned the hard way?
The evidence leaves little doubt that we are endowed with powerful capacities of natural sympathy – the ability to empathize with others. Consider the way our sociality is rooted in the neurophysiology of imitation. In the human brain's anterior cingulate, just behind the frontal lobes, are "pain neurons" that fire when, for example, we are poked with a needle. But these cells have an additional and curious feature: they also fire when we watch someone else getting poked. This happens when people see pictures of other people in uncomfortable positions, and even when we are asked to imagine it. Whether we imagine ourselves or others in painful positions, the same well-travelled neural networks get activated, which include the anterior cingulated cortex, the parietal operculum, and the anterior insula.
This subtle suite of emotional reactions is hard to explain if we had no interest in the suffering of others. While there is now powerful evidence that we use the same circuitry to process our own pain and that of others, these "empathy neurons," or "Dalai Llama neurons," as neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran calls them, don't dissolve the barrier between self and others. (After all, we don't feel the same kind of discomfort we observe.) Instead, they bridge it.
But that is only half of the story; genuine empathy is oriented toward change. When we see the suffering of others, we don't just feel it; we have the impulse to correct it. Whether we succeed has a lot to do with how much machinery there is around you to support your empathic actions. So, while humans have an empathic capacity, it is not always exercised in equal measure by all people all of the time. This aspect of empathy is learned. In fact, I think to an impartial observer it would look like the particular brand of capitalist democracy developed in the U.S. had to be crafted to suppress most of those natural sentiments, even though they are abundantly evident in other countries.
Look at the theoretical models that attempt to justify it. Some political philosophers appeal to life in the state of nature even though there is no evidence of how we would behave as social isolates; we have always lived in communities. Most economists adopt the idealization that humans are optimally rational. They concede that real people fall short but insist that all sciences use idealizations. Behavioral economics has established that in the many areas of consumption there is really nothing to the economists' assumptions. Their idealizations are too wild to be useful.
In fact, our cognitive frailties are deep, habitual, predictable, increasingly well-understood, and at least arguably, crucial to good economic theorizing about rationality. There is perhaps no better evidence that the American culture of rugged individualism suppresses the empathic impulse that, when we ask Americans what explains wealth or poverty, the majority says character, but when in capitalist democracies of Europe, the majority of citizens say luck. These are the countries – Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden – whose policies protect the most vulnerable. (Notice, too, that they are culturally much more homogenous than the U.S., perhaps making it easier to empathize.)
I know that you've done a lot of work to understand our psychological biases, like the 'anchoring bias' that leads us to latch onto false information even if we see proof that it's false (hence the success of negative campaigning). Tell us about some of the biases you've studied and how they affect our thinking.
What's interesting about anchoring is that whether the information is false is neither here nor there; instead we anchor on information that should be irrelevant to our estimates. Researchers have found the irrational influence of anchoring in such places as real estate pricing and sentencing recommendations. And anchoring has the same influence on experts as it does on novices.
I am most interested in the overconfidence and hindsight biases, because the processes that generate them are at the center of scientific theorizing and yet responsible for crippling errors in the history of science. Roughly put, the overconfidence bias is the tendency to overestimate the probability that you are correct, and the hindsight bias is the tendency to suppose about some fact that you "knew it all along" or that you could have predicted some event.
In the philosophy of science, I have also developed a line of research that traces the psychology of explanation to its cognitive, even physiological, roots. I focus on the sense of understanding that dominates scientific theorizing, and that so many scientists and laypeople require of good explanations. When people decide on whether or not to accept an explanation, they often do so by subjectively assessing the sense of understanding it conveys to us, the feeling of coherence it carries. And people often report anxiety in its absence.
William James described "that peculiar feeling of unease" that gets discharged when you offer a satisfying explanation. The problem is, our sense of understanding isn't a very reliable cue to genuine understanding, or to good explanation for that matter; it doesn't track the truth. In fact, just as Descartes claimed that there were no "certain signs" distinguishing waking from dreaming life, there are no certain signs distinguishing reliable and unreliable senses of understanding. Ptolemy, Copernicus, Haldane are just three scientists who expressed great confidence in their belief that they had a sense of understanding that had high fidelity. And overconfidence can cause you to be prematurely dismissive of alternative hypotheses.
The reliance on subjective, "intuitive" appraisals of the evidence was a centerpiece of traditional epistemology, and may still have a legitimate place in our theories, at least for some isolated corners of our intellectual lives. But the theory of knowledge has really benefited from the expansion of research on cognitive biases. A few years back, Michael Bishop and I published a philosophy book (Epistemology and the Psychology of Human Judgment) on the nature of knowledge, in which we asked how philosophers who knew so little of scientific psychology could presume to make recommendations about how humans ought to reason (psychologists seemed to like this book a lot).
True, epistemologists could respond that we should try to generate true rather than false beliefs, but who would disagree with that? You may as well recommend that we buy low and sell high. The real challenge is to give good advice that is action-guiding. Against a philosophical tradition that lionized our intuitions – some of them the products of discredited heuristics – we argued for a theory of epistemic excellence: Epistemic excellence consists in the efficient allocation of cognitive resources to robustly reliable reasoning strategies, all applied to significant problems. We had more fun writing the book than authors ever should. But in this case it was fitting, because we wanted to write a book that was fun to read.
We proposed that epistemologists take a lesson from the folks who brought us predictive linear models – handy little formulas or forecasting customs that can outperform clinical diagnosticians, college admissions committees, and parole boards, on predictive tasks right in their expert wheelhouses. These models are more accurate (and cheaper) than our existing decision-making methods, but their accuracy doesn't depend on subjective appraisals of "fit with the evidence", compatibility with our intuitions, or elaborate theorizing about causal mechanisms. Instead, you just plug in the numbers and go. Sometimes it doesn't feel right to apply the rule, but that is precisely the point: our intuitions are often unreliable. Sometimes doing right doesn't feel good.
Some philosophers liked the book, especially a younger breed of philosophers who also had been wondering whether these heavily-worked intuitions were really just artifacts of one's culture, class, and personality, and not the harbingers of truth. A new movement called Experimental Philosophy was underfoot, and asked some of the same questions about the status of supposedly eternal or immutable intuitions in philosophy. Among other activities, experimental philosophers looked at people from different cultures and social classes to see if they shared the professional, English-speaking philosophers' view about the nature of knowledge. In a word, they don't. English-speaking epistemologists, too, form a demographic. So we are left wondering just how general the lessons of traditional epistemology really are.
Since we're faced with these biases on a daily basis (many times a day for most of us, and the outcomes aren't always exactly positive), what's a biased human mind to do? Can we overcome ourselves?
That's exactly how I would put the puzzle. We can overcome our biases, but not in the way you might think. Self-control doesn't work. Only policies that regulate our behavior from a distance and control our options will do the trick. In The Empathy Gap, I call these Outside Strategies. One psychologist who studies habitual behavior estimates that half of our actions are automatic. Great examples of systematic error come from the field of psychology in which I have worked – speech perception.
Here is how one Outside Strategy goes. Our language processing is so automatic that our failures are very predictable. We make many more mistakes – mostly confusions – on words that have lots of similar sounding neighbors, and this little piece of psychological knowledge could save thousands of people from disturbing (and sometimes fatal) prescription errors at the pharmacy. Apparently, pharmaceutical companies prefer drug names that begin with the Z sound, which is perceived by the public as pleasingly "science-y". So that name-space has become very crowded. And naming four drugs Zocor, Zofran, Zoloft, and Zomig is like building a road that dumps out into oncoming traffic. No sooner do you complete the first syllable, and all nodes with the same initial sound get activated. With that amount of competition, you are much more likely to complete the sequence incorrectly. When your pharmacist makes that confusion, you may not shake that migraine, but you'll reduce your cholesterol. I will leave it to you to check the effects of confusing Ziac and Ziagen.
But there is a solution, and it is an outside strategy. Rather than training pharmacists more, or making them accountable, or reminding them to concentrate, we can simply space the drug names out more – make them more remote linguistic neighbors – and there are now drug naming councils that do just that. Many of the best policy strategies improve behavior not by teaching people, but by improving their options.
If you could redesign the human mind from the ground up, what's one major improvement you'd be certain to include?
Whenever I imagine redesigning the mind, I am humbled by the problems facing civil engineers when they tried to gain farm and residential land by straightening streams. When you channelize a river, you can also produce upstream flooding and downstream erosion. It is hard to predict the effects of changes in a complex system like the mind.
But as long as you are allowing me a scientific fantasy… I would make our sensory modalities, and our perception of space and time, far more flexible. If we could change the scale of perception at will – as though we were turning a dial — then we could actually observe social movements even though they are spread out in space and time, casually inspect the slow evolution of learning, and peer into the fast transitions of subatomic magnitudes – without a lot of cumbersome theory. As a result, it would be much easier to isolate the causes of, and so to understand, labor struggles, speciation, demographic shifts, and so much more.
If you could make one significant contribution to the human mind as it stands, what would it be?
I would try to get people to thrill at numbers as much as they do at stories. Stephen J. Gould is widely credited with the statement that humans are the primates who tell stories. But stories are flabby tools for communication, allowing us to weave together contradictory evidence and serve as a repository for all sorts of psychological distortions. Our drive to understand prompts the search for a coherent narrative about our world, and the need for coherence leads to great story-telling abilities. But these stories are more about comfort than truth.
Numbers don't excite people nearly as much as narratives. But numbers represent dimensions of humanity that could never be accurately comprehended without them. We know what it means to have a hungry child at our dinner table. But how can a story convey the suffering of 400,000 children in the Sudan, the anxiety of fifty million people in the U.S. without health insurance, or the joy of tens of thousands of children in successful kindergarten classes? Numbers promise to make these complex problems cognitively tractable. But in order to grab and keep an audience, we need methods that tell a story with those numbers. We need to look at a graph and see the heartbeats behind the data points. Tufte's work on the visual display of quantitative information is brilliant in this respect, but we need to do a lot more work on how to represent quantitative information with dimensions that make its human significance easily accessible.
Last question: who is your favorite influential thinker from any point in history and why?
It has to be David Hume. My official philosophical attachments pit me against his empiricist doctrines, but I have always admired the way he combines sophisticated argumentation and expansive humanity. His optimism about the power of thoughtful action is authentic and contagious. Nearly three centuries ago, in the Introduction to his Treatise, he envisioned the power of social experiments: "Where experiments of this kind are judiciously collected and compared, we may hope to establish on them a science which will not be inferior in certainty, and will be much superior in utility to any other of human comprehension." I believe modern social science is proving Hume correct.
And he seems a gem of a person, with a real sense of proportion about what matters to a good life. In the Conclusion of his Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, Hume says "How little is requisite to supply the necessities of nature? And in a view to pleasure, what comparison between the unbought satisfaction of conversation, society, study, even health and the common beauties of nature, but above all the peaceful reflection on one's own conduct: What comparison, I say, between these, and the feverish, empty amusements of luxury and expense? These natural pleasures, indeed, are really without price; both because they are below all price in their attainment, and above it in their enjoyment."
Yeah, you have to love Hume. The same combination of logical rigor and profound humanity is no doubt at the bottom of my admiration for a number of contemporary scholars – like economists Amartya Sen and Partha Dasgupta, and psychologists Robyn Dawes, Baruch Fischhoff, and Paul Slovic, to name just a few – who apply quantitative methods in the service of human well-being. Taken together, it is enough to make you hold out hope for a new Enlightenment.


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How do I merge MOTD announcements?
The function to merge announcements allows for a central site to push out announcements from other courses. For example, a Nursing Program includes twenty different courses. However, the system admin could choose to push announcements out to all users in the system from those twenty courses using the MOTD Annoucements tool. Announcements that are merged into the MOTD Announcements area cannot be edited from this location. They must be edited from within the course or project site where they were originally created.
Note: To set up the Merge, the system admin must be enrolled as an instructor in the course or project sites to be merged.
Go to Announcements.
Select the Announcements tool from the Tool Menu in the Administration Workspace.
Click Merge.
Select the course to merge from.
Check the box beside the course from which this course will draw its Announcements, and then click Save.

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"Bubble, Bubble, Toil, and Trouble".
Hope you did some shopping, because it's a recipe challenge.
Hope you did some shopping, because it's a recipe challenge.
Your project must include the following ingredients: Black, Purple, Green, Metal and a flourish.
Now, toss them all together and make something creepy, spooky, and brilliant!
For my contribution to this weeks challenge I decided to make a Witches Rolodex. Even an old Hag has to keep track of her creepy friends Right!! I took an old hardback cover book and folded all the pages in half four at a time .When complete you get the rolodex shape and you should end up with something like this..............
All book pages folded.
I then painted the edges of the hardback cover with some DecoArt Americana Lamp Black Acrylic paint. Whilst waiting for the paint to dry on the covers. I embossed some 300gsm black cardstock and applied Amethyst Gilding wax to get my Purple end covers. I then glued the end covers to the book covers after cutting to size. I then attached some antique gold chain to antique gold book corners. Adhered to each corner of the covers thus pulling the back cover into an upright position. I then fired up photoshop to create my divider tabs adorned with a flourish and names added. I also designed some photo cards with the recipients contact details added to the back. Printed and the cut out. Edged with black Archival ink and the strategically placed in the Rolodex. Some creepy cobwebs and a couple of spiders add the finishing touch. Forgot to add something green but hey I think it turned out just fine.
Full Frontal View.
Side Angled View.
A fun project and I hope you will come join us in the dungeon to play over at Haunted Design House.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read.
Hugs Fiona.


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We've been homeschooling for 5 years. What? Wow! How did that happen? Time flies. Before I started homeschooling my own children, I was a public school teacher. I did that for 15 years. WOW! Geez. Suddenly….I am so, so old. I mean, I started teaching when I was 10, obviously. hahaha.
Anyway, I've made so many mistakes in our homeschool journey. It's been a lot of trial and error. At first, I started out just basically having "school in my home". It looked just like a classroom, but in my dining room. I mean, that's what I was used to doing. It's what I knew. 4 years of college, and 4 years of grad school taught me how. And then 15 years in the classroom. It was a lot to unlearn. And obviously, I didn't have to unlearn all of it. There was also plenty of valuable stuff in there.
But, I've learned and evolved a lot as a teacher and parent these last few years. One of the things that I've really focused on and reevaluated this past year, was how I was teaching language arts. It just wasn't working. Well, it was working. Just not well and not with out tears and frustration. Both the kids' and my own.
Then I came across Brave Writer. And The Writers Jungle. And The Arrows. And Julie Bogart. And I was curious and intrigued. It seemed too easy and just way too good to be true. But, we had to do something. So, we took the plunge. And I am never looking back! It has changed the whole climate and flavor of our homeschool ….and our home. I know. That sounds so dramatic. But, it's absolutely true. I can't say enough good things about The Brave Writer Lifestyle. If you're looking for a change in the rhythm of your homeschool and home life, I encourage you to take a look.
The main "manual" for getting started is called The Writers Jungle : A Survivor's Guide to Writing with Kids. This book is invaluable. It really helped transform my way of thinking, from public school English teacher to home-educating momma. It goes deep into helping us understand the writing process and at the same time, appreciating what wonderful minds our own children have.
Our young writers will learn how to write much as they learned how to speak correctly. In the meantime, we can jot in their baby book the funny way they spell words. After all, they won't spell them that way forever."
–Julie Bogart
Isn't that refreshing!!? I just love thinking of the kids' writing that way. It's not a race. And knowing that writing hasn't really been allowed the freedom to grow naturally like speech has truly helped me to chill out and enjoy the process. And more importantly let my kids enjoy the process.
Don't be intimidated. This manual walks you gently through every step. And it starts out quite simply with little things. (Little things that are actually big things!) Things like providing a language rich environment, reading aloud, catching your kids thinking, listening to their stories, free-writing, narration, dictation and even copy work. Some of the ideas and practices are things you very well might already be doing with your kids. Personally, this book really gave me the freedom and permission to explore these activities, when my nature would have me checking boxes and rushing off to the next assignment, to get it done.
The Writer's Jungle also delves into ways to help your child revise and edit their own writing. There are clever tips and activities to assist you and your kids in narrowing the focus and expanding their writing. We are still working through these together. Of course, they much prefer writing to revising. But, I can see they are really growing as writers and it's a beautiful thing to watch. They now love writing, knowing that they only have to chose their most favorite piece in the envelope to revise each month.
In addition to the Writer's Jungle, the whole Brave Writer lifestyle has given me so much freedom in our homeschool journey. We've implemented so many sweet and thought provoking activities this year. I just love it all. Here are the things we have implemented and that we couldn't do without.
Poetry Teatime. Julie calls Poetry "the candy of language". It rolls of the tongue and feels good in the mouth. The relaxed pairing of poetry, tea and treats has helped create a connection between contemplation and rest. My kids look forward to this time together very much. I try to aim for a weekly Poetry Tea Time, but this semester it's usually been 2 -3 times a month.
Movies. Film is the new literature and being at home gives us the opportunity to introduce our kids to a feast of ideas through movies. Netflix and Apple TV have all the movies I will ever need. We analyze together and ask question and have quality discussions. I especially love finding a movie to watch and talk about after we have read the book. Even if it's at the theatre. Bonus, field trip!
Nature Study. The main purpose of nature study is getting the kids out in nature to appreciate and observe. They get in touch with rhythms of the seasons and details around us. We take a weekly hike with friends and often come home to journal or draw something that we noticed during the walk. We've also done an extensive bird study this year that they kids have really gotten into. I have a special place set up for the kids to display things that they enjoy from our walks. We try to hike no matter the weather.
Art Appreciation. This is another great vehicle for accessing language. Taking trips to the Art museum has become a favorite field trip of mine this year. It requires such a quiet patience to gaze at a piece of art and pay attention to details and then articulate what we see. We have really enjoyed artist studies this year too. Our local library had a great artist class that we participated in too.
Music Discovery. The kids currently take piano lessons and that's been great for them to begin developing a musical vocabulary. We have done some great hymn studies that I found free on the internet and that has been awesome. And we have just begun to delve into a little Beethoven. (And extra bonus when grandma has a random bust of the composer you are studying.) 🙂 I'm not very musical, so we've kind of slacked on this part a bit. The kids really enjoyed it, so l'd really like to start doing more composer studies in the coming years.
Reading Books. This is a big one! I love to read, so it wasn't hard to incorporate this into our day. It did got pushed aside a lot prior to my Brave Write days. We just didn't have time and it was often the first to go. I figured, they read at night…it's enough. But, now I make it a priority. I read aloud daily and the kids cuddle up around me. They also create cozy spaces to read their own books everyday.
Word Play and Language Games. We use word play a lot. We have word magnets that the kids play with on the fridge. They also have some on a cookie sheet also and they play silly games with them. They try to make each other laugh with their sentences. We sometimes cut words out of magazines and play around. We copy and cut up book pages or poems and rewrite them for fun. We've written favorite parts of favorite books on the driveway. We've written words and phrases describing ourselves on our hands. I have fun word apps on my phone and iPad that the kids can play if we are out. They love challenging grandparents to scrabble. These are such simple and effective ways to get comfortable with words and language.
The Arrow. This is literature based language arts for around ages 8-11. You can buy single ones or a whole year at a time. I went with single ones. (They also have programs for older and younger kids.) It is so simple to follow and the kids look forward to it. You read the book together over the month and do the weekly activities as described in the Arrow. It includes copy work and dictations, passages that study literary elements, a writing activity, discussion questions, and great book party ideas for the end. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and literary device notes are all woven in perfectly. Its so natural. I've been enjoying teaching language arts again.
Partnership Writing. I have also started to incorporate the Partnership Writing for some writing projects this year. It is a year long language arts plan to help support their writing. There are detailed instructions on how to do this with great developmental appropriate writing projects. We've just started with one of the projects and the kids have begun writing about an amazing island chain that they each built. I love the imagination they have used to create this.
If you are looking for a change in your language arts program, please check out Brave Writer. You can get lost on the site looking at all the wonderful activities, ideas and books. There are also a lot of free downloads so that you can try some of these books first before you purchase.
I have really loved the freedom of our school day this year. I have tried to embraced routine over schedule and it is really working for us. We are a learning together and that's why I love homeschooling!
Disclaimer: I was provided with free product in return for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are 100 percent my own and not influenced in anyway.


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Fishers teacher: Grief after deaths of Frank and Kristal Sergi 'happens to all teachers'
This story contains discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, call the suicide prevention hotline at 800-273-8255 or seek out area resources.
Over the next few days, Hamilton Southeastern High School teacher Janet Chandler said, she will be more vigilant than usual in her classroom.
She'll be looking for students who are upset and whom she can help in the days that follow the deaths of longtime teachers Frank and Kristal Sergi. Already, she said, she has comforted a student whose mother worked with Kristal at Hoosier Road Elementary.
Kristal Sergi, 44, was a preschool teacher at the elementary. Her husband, 52-year-old Frank Sergi, was an art teacher at Fall Creek Intermediate.
An autopsy report released Friday evening by the Hamilton County coroner's office determined that Kristal's death from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest was a homicide and Frank Sergi's death from one gunshot wound to the head was a suicide.
Both Fall Creek and Hoosier Road canceled classes Thursday and Friday. HSE said counselors would be available for staff and students at the buildings Friday afternoon.
The district's 19 other schools remained open Thursday and Friday, so most of its 1,300 teachers returned to their classroom just hours after police found the two teachers dead Wednesday in their Fishers home.
Unanswered questions:Here's why questions remain in deaths of Fishers teachers Frank and Kristal Sergi
HSE teacher deaths:Hamilton Southeastern teachers found dead in Fishers were getting divorced, documents show
Frank and Kristal Sergi:What we know about the HSE teachers found dead in Fishers
That was tough, said Chandler, who as president of the teachers union often speaks on their behalf to the media. A lot of teachers knew the Sergis. Frank started teaching at HSE in 1992. Kristal had been involved with the schools for 21 years, according to the district.
Chandler remembers meeting Frank when he started his career as a student teacher at the high school. She got to know him as a father when she had his older son in class. He's now in college.
"(Frank) was an extremely talented artist himself ... some of his work at times has been displayed in the school," she said. "Kristal was extremely respected as a teacher. When people described her, they often used the word 'sweet.'"
But even teachers who didn't know them well were affected, Chandler said.
"When something tragic happens to one teacher, it happens to all teachers," she said. "We kind of feel that. It's just the way that we are wired, I think."
The district worked with its crisis counseling team to provide support in all HSE buildings Thursday. Teachers also leaned on each other, Chandler said. By 7:45 a.m., two administrators and a staff member had already stopped by room to check on her.
Teachers didn't have to break the news to students -- the district sent an email to parents Wednesday night saying two staff members had died -- but they were there as many mourned the surprising deaths.
"You kind of take a tenor of the room and see if there is anybody upset," Chandler said. "You would approach that person privately. ... As a teacher you are always vigilant with students. On days like this you are even more attuned to that.
"That just kind of adds another stressor to the teacher, to make sure we get students help who need it."
As for the teachers union, Chandler said, she's offered its support to administrators. There isn't exactly a playbook for a situation like this, she said. She hasn't experienced a similar situation in her decades with the district.
Parents, holding their young children close to them, gathered Thursday night near the doors of Hoosier Road Elementary during a candlelight vigil to honor the two teachers. Several dozen adults and children placed flowers on the grass, prayed and sang.
"Unfortunately, two people are dead and they are the ones who could best tell the story," she said. "It's so tragic that obviously they have left lots of people behind, and those people are going to have to deal with this forever."
Contact IndyStar reporter Emma Kate Fittes at 317-513-7854 or email@example.com. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter: @IndyEmmaKate


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26055 Soda Springs Road, Sonoma Coast, CA
Tasting hours 12:00 – 5:00 daily
Annapolis Winery is a family owned winery surrounded by plush redwoods, nestled on a sunny hilltop with incredible views. Basil Scalabrini planted his first vineyard in 1978, replacing an old apple orchard. After farming for several years, Basil Scalabrini began making wine with no winery. The first wine was made in a redwood grove at the top of the hill, a 1986 Cabernet Sauvignon. It was great! Come visit Annapolis winery they offer picnicking and wine tasting from noon to 5 pm daily.


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Although he didn't walk away with the Best Newcomer title at the 2014 Asian Film Awards (AFA) in Macau, Keita Ninomiya (二宮慶多) won a lot of hearts as the youngest red carpet attendee. The seven-year-old spent most of his time waving to spectators, pausing only to greet everyone with a "hello" in Japanese and sign his name alongside many other stars' on the AFA plaque.
Ninomiya was nominated for his role in "Like Father, Like Son" (そして父になる), in which he plays the biological son to fellow nominee (Best Actor) Masaharu Fukuyama's character – but is actually being raised by another family due to a hospital mix-up. While the film went away empty-handed in Macau, last year in Cannes it was nominated for the Palme D'Or and won the Jury Prize, the first Japanese movie since 1987 to do so.
Video: Keita Ninomiya (二宮慶多) – 2014 Asian Film Awards
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How to Access Joomla! Base URI?
This is a quick tip about Joomla! development. Sometimes you, as a Joomla! developer need to create a link to the Joomla! base or somewhere else in Joomla! websites. If everything is stable and won't change in the future, you can create an static link like
http://site.com/components/com_content/views. But the more clever and predicting way to link to somewhere in Joomla! is using base uri as the starting point of the path. In this case we redo the link above like below:
As you see, the key of this subject is
JURI::root(). It's in PHP programming language and you can use it in your template/extension PHP files. The way you can use it is clearly described below.
This link is written in PHP so you can use it in your HTML code like this:
<?php echo JURI::root().'components/com_content/views'; ?>


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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Don't you just love the Sale-a-bration period with Stampin' Up!? I do, and I just recieved my first order with brand new goodies to play with! Check for more details on my Specials and Promotions page, so you can enjoy the FREE benefits too!
It didn't take me long to break out my cardstock and start creating with these gorgeous new products! These are cards I have planned for upcoming workshops, so if you would like to make one of these too, be sure to book a workshop with me. Simply drop me an email!! It's that easy. Invite a few friends and leave the rest to me.
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November 22, 2016
Turner Construction Company's Nashville office recently started work on a $6.3-million project for United Surgical Partners International (USPI) – and Ambulatory Surgery Center that will build out 32,000 square feet in the Saint Thomas Midtown Plaza.
"This project will allow USPI to expand its services and provide care for more patients in Middle Tennessee," said Kevin Williams, manager of Turner's Special Projects Division in Nashville. "I believe our experience in building in sterile environments was one of the main reasons USPI selected Turner for this work, as well as our track record of staging the build-out to allow medical professionals to continue serving patients throughout construction."
The build-out encompasses creating a new central sterile processing area, 10 new operating rooms and space for 40 preparation and recovery beds. Completion of the project is slated for the first quarter of 2017. Cassetty Architecture and Smith Seckman Reid comprise the design team.
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Carpet suppliers sometimes offer us very nice surplus carpet. We haven't been able to accept much because it comes in rolls that are hundreds of feet long, and we just weren't able to handle it. However… thanks to all the wonderful Forklift Fans who shop and donate with us, we finally raised enough funds to buy a carpet-cutting machine! We set it up in our processing warehouse, and have been busy cutting beautiful carpet into sizes that are useful in homes.
To celebrate, we're having a carpet sale!. Take 25% off the marked prices on carpet and rugs, including bargain rolls priced at $10 AND surplus wool carpet rolls.
Some exclusions apply. Items with missing or damaged tags will not be sold. This sale does NOT include carpet with missing or damaged price tags, select specialty items, items from our consignment partners, items listed online, tile or other types of flooring. May not be combined with other sales.
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As long as there have been football matches there also have been streakers.
The loving people that decide to take their clothes off and run on the field during a football match deserve a space to be remembered, I will be offering them that space.
Here are 10 of the best pictures of streakers in English football.


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Go ahead and feel like a kid again
Transiting back through Chicago O'Hare airport on Sunday, I stopped by McDonald's for a couple of cheeseburgers for lunch.
In my change, I received my first 2012 nickel. It was from Denver, which is where I had just come from.
Because 2012 coinage has been slow in reaching circulation, I felt pretty good about the experience.
However, as soon as I got back to the office, I had an email from Robbie Cain in the ad department to tell me she had received two 2012 dimes over the weekend in nearby Appleton as well as two 2012 cents. The cents have become quite available around here in the past month. This was the second report from Robbie on that denomination.
Yesterday my colleague Lisa Bellavin mentioned that she had just received a 2012 Chaco quarter in Stevens Point. That was a real surprise. I was so excited I forgot to find out whether it was a Philadelphia or Denver coin. It is the current design, the second of five to be released in 2012.
Yes, I know, I sometimes react to circulation finds news like a kid .
Finding quarters struck since 2009 around here has been difficult. Only on rare occasion do they show up in my change. State quarters dominate.
Are we finally returning to more normal economic times when current coinage can be obtained by average collectors around the country?
I hope so.
My memories of the great difficulty in getting the four Lincoln cents of 2009 in the year they were issued was refreshed when I also received a Formative Years Lincoln cent, which shows the 16th President sitting on a log reading.
The long delays imposed by the huge backup in coin supplies three years ago in our then crippled banking system left a sour taste in the mouths of many collectors.
However, if they are like me, they put the 2009 episode down to experience and they are scanning their change as avidly as ever.


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Hello, RMM Disruption
On the one hand, I maintain that standalone RMM (remote monitoring and management) tools are dead, especially as MSPs seek end-to-end automation of business and technology processes. But on the other hand, I do see a new breed of RMM solutions emerging. A key example: New Relic, led by CEO Lew Cirne (pictured above). Yes, the fast-growth company even has a new partner program.
First, a clarification. New Relic positions itself as a software analytics company. But take a closer look and you'll begin to see the RMM connection. New Relic is a multi-tenant SaaS platform that "helps companies securely monitor their production software in virtually any environment, without having to build or maintain dedicated infrastructure." Basically, New Relic is for application performance monitoring (APM) and management… and more. A recent acquisition (involving Opsmatic) pushes the company into infrastructure monitoring for DevOps teams.
But does New Relic's software work? By coincidence, a CTO at a major IT security company and I were recently talking about cloud monitoring. That's when he mentioned his company's use of New Relic. The CTO told me New Relic's SaaS platform can pinpoint application performance issues down to a single line of poorly written code. He's impressed.
New Relic Partner Program
John Gray, senior VP of business development, leads the New Relic Partner Program, which launched in recent days.
Gray is a seasoned channel executive. He previously drove partner programs and strategic alliances for LivePerson, Oracle, BEA System and Lotus Development.
The New Relic Partner Program effort includes a mix of strategic alliances, cloud platform partners, independent software vendors (ISVs),managed service providers (MSPs), resellers and ecosystem partners.
The company has key relationships in place with DigitasLBi, Amazon, Cloud Foundry, Pivotal Software and Salesforce.com. On the channel partner front, reseller relationships are in place with SHI International Corp., SoftChoice and Magento. In terms of technology partnerships, integrations with Red Hat OpenShift, Docker monitoring and HipChat are coming into focus.
Overall, the partner program aims at "recruiting, enabling and supporting the world's leading technology and service providers to advance and engage with software analytics." New Relic has also bolstered its online training and education tools for partners.
So, why did so many MSP-centric channel partners miss this partner program announcement? More than 2,000 of them were busy attending IT Nation last week… while New Relic was hosting its partner and customer conference in San Francisco (called FutureStack). No doubt, IT Nation had plenty of great content for MSPs. But New Relic is yet another born-in-the-cloud offering that channel partners need to watch.
Fast Growth, Growing Customer Base
New Relic is growing. Fast. The company recently said fiscal Q2 2016 revenue jumped 69 percent to $42.9 million. Still, the company is losing money — like so many other young startups that are still finding their way in public markets.
As of September 30, 2015, the company had 12,840 paid customers — though I don't know how many MSPs or service providers are on the platform. Moreover, I don't see a clear line between New Relic's offerings for service providers vs. end customers. We're pinging the company now for more information on the partner strategy.
PS: Keep an eye on LogicMonitor and AppDynamics, too. Also, I'm not suggesting that application performance monitoring will fully disrupt traditional RMM. For instance, many companies are running LogicMonitor and LabTech Software in tandem. More thoughts on those realities soon.


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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Because I Disenfranchised Myself....
I gave up Facebook for Lent and as a result I cannot vote in the Busted Halo's Show Us Your Ash contest on Facebook. A couple days back I shared the pictures that I submitted to Busted Halo here on the blog. If you have some spare time and you feel like voting for us, click here. (Bryan provided me with the link so I wouldn't have to dangerously toy with Facebook.) Per Busted Halo's website [which I can visit] you are supposed to click on the pictures you like and then "like" them to vote.
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Another interesting and worthwhile plant to have in the desert garden is Orange Jubilee (also called Orange Esperanza or Orange bells) or any of its variants.
How it grows in my garden:
The plant is trimmed to between three and four feet tall (+/-) because it grows in a large container. If grown in the ground, it will be much larger. It extends to about six feet wide. The showy orange flowers bloom in clusters at the end of the branches as you can see in the photographs. When I notice seed pods, I remove them to extend the long blooming period even more.
Hardiness range (depending on where it is grown): 0 to 40 F. The key with desert plants is to wait until all danger of frost has ended before pruning any damaged branches as the new growing season begins.
How it grows in my garden:
Exposure: Almost full sun (8-10 hours per day during the hot desert summer). Our shrub has afternoon shade coming from the west courtesy of a nearby Foothills Palo Verde.
In General: The plant is trimmed in stages at the beginning of the growing season. I remove very long and spindly branches and watch for the new growth. Once it starts to get bushy again, I trim more to maintain an even shape. Another tenet of xeriscape gardening is to keep trimming to no more than one third of the total growth. I try to keep it a bit less than that as these plants will be under stress during the upcoming hot weather.
Watering: During the winter the plant gets watered once or twice a week. When the spring active growing season begins, it is watered every few days until the end of April, then every other day or so until the end of May and then every day until the end of September. Watering tapers off from there.(Remember, this watering schedule reflects our desert environment.)
Fertilizer: I use a standard desert tree and shrub fertilizer (16-8-8) along with a tablespoon of a "super bloom" – type to add extra elements.
The plant receives fertilizer on or about:
Valentine's Day
Memorial Day
Labor Day
If you like these orange clusters and a nice green, bushy plant give Orange Jubilee a try!
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Acts that consistently bring this much substance to the table oftentimes have little to no room for improvement in a live setting. Each cut being so meticulously planned and constructed that the notion of anything aside from studio work reaching this calibre seems to be an absurdity. With the release of last year's "4/20 Live In Seattle" DVD Blacklicious proved this notion very wrong and re-confirmed their place as a bona fide elite West Coast act.
Returning to the Pacific Northwest, Blackalicious brought a solid opening act with them in Boston's Crown City Rockers. Fronted by gifted emcee Raashan Ahmad this quartet really mixed it up, with their apex coming late in the set when Ahmad and drummer/lyricist, Headnodic exchanged machine gun speed verbal assaults while the other provided the brisk beat on a snare drum.
Now in proper mindset, the crowd was salivating in eager anticipation of the Northern California headliners to grace the stage. After a humble intro Gift of Gab completely opened-up with his brilliant and dizzying fluidity. At this point, those who were not previously familiar with Blacklicious were easily recognized – they were the random Vancouverites with baffled stares, open mouths and noticeably lower jaw bones.
Chief Xcel supremely contributed to the live nature of the show by furiously and methodically demonstrating his magic somewhere between his decks and a Macbook at the back of the stage. Multi tonal-laden beats, varying tempos and well-selected samples added perfect complement to Gab's verses and physical theatrics.
Elated, the crowd really could not ask for more. They got more.
At the halfway mark in the show, Gab introduced close friend and also very gifted lyricist Lateef the Truth Speaker who has closely collaborated with both members since 1992. Currently, Gift of Gab and Lateef make-up The Mighty Underdogs while Lateef and Chief Xcel together are know as The Maroons.
The chemistry between the three veterans was quickly apparent to all as they presented awe-inspiring versions of many classic Blackalicious cuts. Having Gab and Lateef on the same stage, interacting lyrically and physically added a dimension to the show that noone could have expected but was definitely received in the greatest of satisfacition.
In all, the show was far more than expected; it showcased the strengths of a legitimate underground pioneer and helped me confirm the repeated rumors I've heard that hip hop is alive and well in Vancouver, BC.
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McGregor withdraws his application to register Notorious whiskey as a trademark. An Irish brewer, Seamus O'Hara, objected to McGregor Sports and Entertainment Ltd company's application to trademark the Notorious whiskey brand. O'Hara's successful attempt to block McGregor's application, first put through in 2016, means it has now been withdrawn. The European Union Intellectual Property Office in Spain, the office McGregor applied to, also ordered the Irishman to pay £552 in costs to O'Hara. O'Hara, the founder of Carlow Brewing Company, registered his own Notorious alcohol brand in May 2016 and argued McGregor's trademark and his could not 'co-exist peacefully in the market'.
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Building Energy Management Systems Will Reach $5.6 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2020, Forecasts Navi
Building Energy Management Systems Will Reach $5.6 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2020, Forecasts Navigant Research
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The market for building energy management systems (BEMSs) continues to grow, driven by technology advances as well as a growing familiarity among customers with the benefits that BEMs provide. A number of new and existing companies are developing software-based platforms to help customers squeeze cost-reducing energy efficiency and operational benefits out of their building portfolios. According to a new report from Navigant Research, worldwide revenue for BEMSs will reach $5.6 billion annually by 2020, more than doubling from the 2013 level.
"Building energy management systems represent one of the fastest-growing and most promising waves of innovation ever to occur in the building industry," says Eric Bloom, senior research analyst with Navigant Research. "Among end users, awareness is growing that BEMSs can help companies not only reduce their energy consumption, but also improve the operational performance of facilities and gain insight into occupancy trends in their buildings worldwide."
While many BEMS vendors have developed platforms with commercial and government customers in mind, the utility sector is playing an increasingly important role in the BEMS market, according to the report. Utilities face a growing number of regulations, such as energy efficiency resource standards in the United States, that require them to play a proactive role in reducing the energy consumption of their customer base. A BEMS deployed by a utility to its customers provides energy efficiency gains that utilities can claim in compliance with such regulations.
The report, "Building Energy Management Systems", examines the global market for BEMSs, including hardware, software, and service components. The report details the current state of the market, and provides insight into the future direction of the technology based on emerging capabilities, technical feasibility, and consumer demand. Forecasts for the global BEMS market, broken down by customer segment, product area, and region, extend through 2020, and key industry players are profiled in depth. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the Navigant Research website.
About Navigant Research
Navigant Research, the dedicated research arm of Navigant, provides market research and benchmarking services for rapidly changing and often highly regulated industries. In the energy sector, Navigant Research focuses on in-depth analysis and reporting about global clean technology markets. The team's research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis, end-user primary research and demand assessment, and deep examination of technology trends to provide a comprehensive view of the Smart Energy, Smart Utilities, Smart Transportation, Smart Industry, and Smart Buildings sectors. Additional information about Navigant Research can be found at www.navigantresearch.com.
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President Obama has visited the Navy-run presidential retreat Camp David in central Maryland only 32 times, but it is being kept open during the government shutdown for his entertainment and security at the same time the Pentagon is cutting sports coverage to hundreds of thousands of troops around the world.
A phone call to the retreat found it open, confirming a TMZ report.
Camp David is one of the most highly secure areas in the nation and provides the president with a safe haven. The president has been known to shoot skeet at Camp David, which he most recently used for his 52nd birthday, according to CBS White House Correspondent Mark Knoller.
Obama has spent just 78 days at the retreat, choosing instead to spend his weekends in Washington and hitting military golf courses, which are also being kept open during the government shutdown.
In the meantime, overseas troops who typically look forward to watching NFL games and the baseball playoffs provided by the American Forces Network, will get little if any service due to the shutdown. A notice on the AFN page reads:
"GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Due to the government shutdown, the Defense Department can only provide limited overseas television, radio, print and web services."
The virtual elimination of sports coverage was noticed by the New England Sports Network, co-owned by the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins. "AFN provides a form of escape for many troops stationed around the world. Let's hope the popular station gets back on the air soon," they reported.


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Perhaps to excess so that others find my conversation boring do I speak glowingly of living here in the San Bernardino mountains, and of how blessed of God do I feel to call this place my home.. "I need to work for the Crestline Chamber of Commerce," more than once I have half-teasingly said to someone.
My routine trip to the grocery store yesterday reinforced this notion.
The parking lot at Stater Brothers was cramped. On the far corner as I drove about looking for an available spot, I spied this view. Its beauty is rare, yet in one sense, it is common to me, for during routine grocery shopping errands, I see this. How can I not feel blessed?
I've never clocked it, but I think I travel between six and eight miles to the grocery store in Lake Arrowhead. (A locally-owned super market is in Crestline where I also shop, but prices, quality and selection are much better at Staters, so for a larger amount of groceries, I go there.) Often on these trips I travel the "backway," which takes me through Blue Jay and a couple of other little communities. Yesterday, I chose to travel home by way of Highway 18 which–with good reason–is dubbed The Rim of the World Highway.
Spread before me as I pulled into one of the picnic areas off the highway were these scenes.
Perhaps I am peculiar, but I found the sight of that large, freshly fallen pine cone appealing. I'm glad I left it for someone else to admire, but if my grandkids come back before the snow falls, I want to take them to gather pine cones. (Four-year-old Ella calls them pineapples. 🙂 ) Thousands lie about.


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Philadelphia Eagles 2012 NFL Team Preview
Athlon Sports is counting down its 2012 NFL preseason Power Rankings with in-depth team previews, schedule analysis and more as the start of the NFL season draws near.
The Philadelphia Eagles check in at No. 14.
After the nightmare "Dream Team" season of 2011, the Eagles are wide awake going into 2012. Owner Jeffrey Lurie admitted he considered making a change after Andy Reid's 13th championship-free season as head coach. It is widely assumed Reid will have to make a deep playoff run, at least, to survive his 14th season. And while it is safe to say that the excuses for 2011 — the lockout, the enormous changes on the roster and among the assistant coaches — won't apply this year, there is also a good chance that no excuses will be necessary.
Reid didn't undo all those changes during this more typical offseason. Instead, he committed more fully to them. Juan Castillo remains as defensive coordinator after the team blew five fourth quarter leads. Michael Vick had another season plagued by injury, but Reid stood by his reclaimed quarterback and stood pat on his refurbished offensive line.
Reid has reached the playoffs in nine of his 13 seasons. His team has also done a little worse in each of the past three seasons. Which trend will hold? The answer will determine the Eagles' course after 14 seasons under the league's longest-tenured head coach.
The Eagles are betting on Vick to be better after his first full offseason as the team's No. 1 quarterback. It is a bet that could make or break the 2012 season. Vick certainly has a championship-caliber supporting cast.
After several years in flux, the team's offensive line has evolved into a strength going into this season. Todd Herremans has locked down the right tackle spot vacated by Jon Runyan. Journeyman guard Evan Mathis found a home after connecting with offensive line coach Howard Mudd, and 2011 draft picks Jason Kelce (center) and Danny Watkins (right guard) got through their growing pains and should be fixtures for years. The team suffered a blow when Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters tore his right Achilles tendon during an offseason workout and then tore it once again in a freak injury in May. The Eagles signed free agent Demetress Bell, a move that should minimize the loss.
The line's emergence, and Mudd's attacking style, helped LeSean McCoy establish himself as one of the top backs in the league. McCoy just got better as he developed a feel for his blockers, and he is poised to have a monster 2012 season.
One reason: The speed and production of wide receivers DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin clear out the intermediate areas of the field. If McCoy can get through the line, there is room for him to get up to full speed and to use his exceptional shiftiness.
Jackson, who admitted pouting over his contract and was suspended by Reid for one game, did not have a great 2011 season. He has a new deal and will be expected to be the player he was in 2009 and '10. His mere presence helps create opportunities for Maclin, slot receiver Jason Avant and tight end Brent Celek.
But it all starts, and sometimes ends, with Vick. His 14 interceptions and 10 fumbles (four lost) were among the team's biggest problems in 2011. Vick also missed three games and parts of three others with injuries. For the Eagles to get the most from their array of offensive talent, Vick has to play smarter and stay healthy. "He understands how important he is to this football team, that he's healthy," Reid says. "And that means as healthy as you can be playing the sport. You limit some of the contact points you have."
Once Reid decided to stick with Castillo, and with defensive line coach Jim Washburn's signature "wide 9" philosophy, the focus became adding pieces that fit the puzzle. The first of those pieces filled a gaping hole in the middle. Linebacker DeMeco Ryans, acquired in a trade with the Texans, could be the team's first impact linebacker since Jeremiah Trotter's heyday. While Washburn's approach generated enormous pressure on opposing quarterbacks, it also created huge gaps for running backs. Ryans, available because the Texans switched to a 3-4 defense last year, provides an imposing, three-down presence in the middle of the field.
The linebacker-light Eagles also drafted short but fast Mychal Kendricks from Cal to compete for the strong-side spot. That could leave the best of the incumbents, Jamar Chaney and Brian Rolle, competing for the weak-side job.
The other adjustment was made in the secondary. The Eagles dumped their best defensive back of the past few years, Asante Samuel, to commit to more aggressive press coverage. Nnamdi Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, both of whom looked woefully miscast in their first seasons as Eagles, need to step up with Samuel gone.
At safety, the Eagles are relying on youth. Nate Allen is rebounding from a serious knee injury, while Jaiquawn Jarrett's rookie year was spoiled by the lockout and the general chaos surrounding the defense. The team also signed veteran Oshiomogho Atogwe to a one-year deal to provide some depth at safety.
The centerpiece of the defense will continue to be the line. Ends Jason Babin (18 sacks) and Trent Cole (11), unleashed by Washburn's system, combined for 29 sacks in 2011. Cullen Jenkins, Mike Patterson and Antonio Dixon rotated in the middle. They will be joined by first-round pick Fletcher Cox, a disruptive inside presence from Mississippi State, and rush end Vinny Curry from Marshall. Cox could displace Jenkins as a starter, while Curry is likely to provide energy off the bench.
The kids were all right. After years of continuity in the kicking game, the Eagles went with rookies Alex Henery and Chas Henry in 2011. They acquitted themselves well and will be back in 2012. Henery, a fourth-round pick, made 24-of-27 field goals and all 46 of his extra-point attempts. His field goal percentage was the best ever for a rookie kicker and the best in Eagles history. The only question left unanswered was how he would handle a clutch kick with the game on the line. The situation didn't arise in 2011. The undrafted Henry was solid. As long as he doesn't try throwing the ball — as he did on one ill-advised trick play — he should be fine.
The return game is less settled. Jackson and, to a lesser degree, Maclin are weapons as punt returners but figure to be used sparingly in that dangerous role. Rookie Brandon Boykin and running back Dion Lewis could compete for that job as well as kickoff returns.
Final Analysis: 3rd in the NFC East
The only way for the Eagles to shake the unfortunate "Dream Team" label applied by departed backup quarterback Vince Young is to rebound with a more typical Reid-era season. If Vick remains healthy and effective, this team should certainly contend for a playoff berth.
It may take more than that — an appearance in the NFC title game or even the Super Bowl — for Reid to retain his job, but it would be a good start.
Related: 2012 Philadelphia Eagles Schedule Analysis
Outside The Huddle
Divine intervention
Defensive line coach Jim Washburn was very excited when the team traded up to select his guy, Mississippi State's Fletcher Cox. "I didn't think we had a chance," Washburn said. "Guess it was just meant to be." Asked how Cox fits his philosophy, Washburn gushed, "When God made him, he made him to be in this system right here." Tough to overrule the Big Scout.
Bargain bin
When cornerback Asante Samuel accused Eagles GM Howie Roseman and president Joe Banner of playing "fantasy football" by acquiring corners Nnamdi Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, it was assumed he'd soon be an ex-Eagle. The rest of the NFL assumed it as well, and the Eagles were only able to get a seventh-round draft pick from Atlanta for the Pro Bowler.
Free trade agreements
Going into the 2012 draft, Roseman confided, "We like action." And once again, Roseman engineered a bunch of draft-weekend trades. The big one was moving up to get Cox in the first round. To recoup the fourth-round pick surrendered in that deal, Roseman moved down eight spots in the second round in a trade with Green Bay. They got corner/return specialist Brandon Boykin with their new fourth-round selection.
True fan
A lot of players say they are fans of the teams that draft them. Vinny Curry, the second-round defensive end from Neptune, N.J., is the real deal. He declined a request from NFL Network to send a crew to his home because he didn't want to take down his Eagles memorabilia. His first trip to NovaCare Complex coincided with a ceremony honoring retiring former Eagle Brian Dawkins. "This has got to be the best day of my life," a teary Curry said.
20/20 hindsight
Eagles fans already know one of the highlights of the 2012 season. It will be the game where the team honors Dawkins. There was much angst when Dawkins left to finish his career in Denver. The team and Dawk himself tried to repair that damage upon Dawkins' retirement. He signed a one-day contract to retire as an Eagle, and the team announced the retirement of Dawkins' No. 20.
His Twitter profile proclaimed him "The People's OG." Maybe, but guard Evan Mathis certainly is one of the wittier and more entertaining tweeters among professional athletes. On draft day: "Welcome to Philly @fcoxx_94 (Fletcher Cox). Watch out for their LG in training camp. He's awesome." Or: "For every new follower I get in the next month I'll donate nothing to everyone." Worth a follow.
2012 Athlon Sports NFL Power Rankings and Team Previews:
No. 32:Jacksonville Jaguars
No. 31:St. Louis Rams
No. 30:Minnesota Vikings
No. 29:Indianapolis Colts
No. 28:Cleveland Browns
No. 27:Miami Dolphins
No. 26:Arizona Cardinals
No. 25:Tampa Bay Buccaneers
No. 24:Kansas City Chiefs
No. 23:Oakland Raiders
No. 22: Washington Redskins
No. 21:Seattle Seahawks
No. 20: Carolina Panthers
No. 19:New York Jets
No. 18:Buffalo Bills
No. 17:Tennessee Titans
No. 16:San Diego Chargers
No. 15:Cincinnati Bengals
No. 14:Philadelphia Eagles
No. 13: Wednesday, August 14, 2012
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Related: 2012 Philadelphia Eagles Schedule Analysis


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If you are still waiting for the Pokemon Go release time in your area, we can give you a taster of what to expect by taking a look at an early day one Pokemon Go gameplay walkthrough.
Naturally people are going to rely on Pokemon Go gameplay walkthroughs on YouTube, not because they need help but just because they just want to join the wider community and want to know how other people are starting the game and find out what early choices they make.
You can watch the video below, which is part 1 of what we think will be a recurring series of Pokemon Go gameplay videos. This will be ideal for those that have only just heard about Pokemon Go and didn't have the opportunity to take part in the beta testing.
At the very start, you'll begin by creating your character and then witness the first moment when you catch for very first Pokemon, Charmander.
After that, the rest is up to you. Watch the video and follow the channel to get more episodes later this week. For those that have already started their adventure, leave a comment below if you are loving it.
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All the pyschos from Dead Rising 2 are back with the added bonus of a few new ones. The difficulty of the pyschos you face ranges from easy to incredibly difficult, depending on what weapons you have, and how many healing items are in your inventory. In no particular order, here are the pyschopaths.
Chuck Greene- in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Katey is dead and Chuck is a little off his rocker. He enjoys throwing molotovs at you if you are in an unreachable area, and that is a little annoying. However, he is a pretty easy boss, if you deal with him the right way. Since this is early in the game, there is a good chance you are in Royal Flush Plaza, so if you need a gun go to the Nifty Spots page, and see what I said about getting a sniper rifle. And if you already took care of Snowflake, you shuold also have an LMG. However, if you are not a gun lover there is an option for you. I'll go over the way to quickly kill Chuck with guns first. Run to the fountain, and pop shots at him all day. He will ride around and throw molotovs at you, but this method gets the job done. On the other hand, if you want to use melee, there is an almost as easy to dispose of old Chuck. There are plenty of fenced in areas in this area, so simply lure Chuck in by standing right outside a fence, and once he starts to ride towards you, jump over the fence and Chuck will get stuck momentarily. Here, strike him with a medium to long range melee weapon(knives make this a tough boss!), such as a broadsword or a poleweapon. Do this trick a couple times, and badabingbadaboom, Chuck is dead, the bike trailer is yours, as well as an achievement!
Evan - another pyscho clown! This is the crazed brother of the dual mini-chainsaw weilding clown from Dead Rising 1. He wants to give you some ice cream, and he is wearing stilts.He likes to chuck his ice bombs when you get too far away. He also likes to kick you with his stilts when you get too close. Also, he has a ton of health, so prepare well for this guy. If you have a sniper rifle or any gun really, head to the fountain and hide behind the globe. From there, you can take shots at him all day. The only drawbacks are that he has so much health that you will probably run out of ammo. Also, he will throw his ice bombs there and you will have to shake it off. Other than that, shooting him is the best way to go because getting up close and personal comes with a lot of punishment from his stilts. ONce you get him down to below half health he drops off his stilts, and the real fun begins. He now only has half of his legs(or he is just a dwarf, I'm not entirely sure), so he begins to hobble around quickly on his stubs. Slice him up with a blade a few times and he will be out for good. Once he is dead, you get your usual pp bonus as well as the snowball cannon combo card!
Reed and Roger- two pyschopathic magicians that clearly don't know how to do magic. Reed likes to carry his ridiculously powerful firework cannon around and Roger uses his twin swords. Both are very powerful and definitely should be seperated. Reed can quickly be dispatched by using melee weapons while circling around a set of slot machines. Be careful to not get in the way of his cannon because it will knock the item you are currently carrying out of your hand. Roger, on the other hand is best handled using guns. By this point, you should have the six shooter from the pyscho in the South Plaza and he will be a breeze. If not, you can also play ring around the slot machine with him.


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People don't want what you do.
People want what it will do for them.
They want how it will make them feel.
This simple mind-shift will help you attract ideal patients no matter where you work.
In essence, all therapists deliver the same thing. We just do it in a variety of ways.
Some work with the young, others prefer the old, while others train athletes.
Some are manual therapists, others are exercise experts, and others pride themselves in their extensive patient education.
We all help different people at different moments in their lives.
It makes no sense to say "people need therapy services."
People confuse wants and needs all the time. And if they are privileged enough, they decide that the stuff they want is actually needed.
The average yogi spends $62,640 on yoga in a lifetime. Goat yoga is the latest fitness trend. How many people really need a hoof massage?
Bottom line, therapists make people's lives better. We help people change. We take people on a journey; help them become better than they were before, one step at a time.
If you can deliver peace of mind, belonging, motivation, or self-transformation you've made a difference in someone's life.
If we consistently provide what people feel is valuable our services will be in demand.
What Do People Want?
Each of the seven billion people on this planet is a unique collection of wants, needs, pains, and joys.
If you ask any one of them what they want you probably won't discover what you're looking for. You certainly won't learn what they need.
It's our job to find the overlap with what people need, value and what we offer. In many ways, human beings share many common dreams, fears, and desires.
Eric Almquist and researchers at Bain & Company have identified '30 Elements of Value'. They categorize these elements into four groups resembling Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
You might find them useful as you talk about the value of your services. Healthcare services deliver fundamental elements of value that relate to four kinds of needs:
1.Social Impact
2. Life Changing
3. Emotional
4. Functional
Three decades of research has found in general, the more elements provided, the greater the perceived value and the higher the company's revenues.
Similar to Maslow's pyramid of needs the four categories of value are in ascending order of impact.
Most therapists are trained to focus exclusively on functional needs. We must help our clients emotionally shift from fear and loss avoidance to self-transformation and belonging.
Do this, and your services will be relevant to today's healthcare consumer.
The Thing We Sell
The thing we offer our clients is simply a road to realizing the results they want. We let our patients down when we focus on what we can do for them.
Value is in the eye of the beholder.
People are constantly evaluating our services against the asking price to answer the question, "What's in it for me?"
When we emphasize our techniques, certifications, and equipment, we are prioritizing our values. Harvard professor Theodore Levitt famously said,
"People don't want to buy a quarter-inch bit. They want a quarter-inch hole."
But actually what people want is the feeling they'll get when they see their pictures displayed on a shelf in their living room.
Are we helping people get what they want out of life?
Or are we using people to get what we want out of life?
All of us need quality patients to practice our craft and to make a living. But that cannot be the primary driving force behind our practices.
We all get to choose our primary motivation.
Whatever motivates you to get out of bed in the morning will surface during your patient interactions. The voice that is in your head will come out in the words and emotions you communicate.
I for one is not interested in helping you create a practice that is all about you.
Building a personal empire is a dead end street.
Help People Get What They Want
You've spent a good portion of your life getting good at what you do. But your boss wants you to be more productive. How do you make this work?
If helping people is the point, then why do we care so much about being recognized or rewarded?
I've heard it said, that the best way to complain is to make things better. Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker, and author traveled the globe teaching that real joy comes when you inspire, encourage, and guide others on a path that benefits him or her.
He's famous for saying:
"You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want."
Next time you're performing an initial patient evaluation, focus on discerning the other person's needs rather than your own. Listen to the underlying values and emotions implied in your patient's questions.
Go through the '30 Elements of Value' article again a identify a higher level value to emphasize with patient prospects. With practice, you'll get better at connecting with prospects at an emotional level.
We will most likely do this best when we let go of control and authority over our patients. Humility and servant leadership are necessary to enrich the lives of others as well as create a more caring organization.
I believe this quote by Nelson Mandela on servant leadership captures what I'm trying to communicate:
"A leader…is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, where upon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind."
May we all recognize our worth and influence come from the quality of inner lives rather than the degrees and the positions of power we have.


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I added these buffalo chicken ranch sliders to my Memorial Day themed Friday's Fab Five two weeks ago and I've already made them twice since then! They're so easy/fun/different/good. The first time I made them was on Memorial Day and I meant to take a pic but they disappeared way too quickly {I blame my husband, of course lol}. Sometimes it's hard to take a pic when you're hungry and want to eat something hot and fresh out the kitchen, but literally, I looked over and they were gone lol.
1 lb ground chicken
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 teaspoon dried ranch dressing mix
2 tablespoons buffalo wing sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper
small slider size rolls
additional buffalo wing sauce
ranch dressing
assorted greens or lettuce
vegetable oil for cooking burgers
Preheat grill or skillet to medium heat. Add ground chicken, chopped onion, chopped celery, ranch dressing mix, buffalo wing sauce, Worcestershire and black pepper to a large bowl. Mix well with hands and form meat mixture into 8 equal patties.
Drizzle skillet or brush grill with vegetable oil. Cook burgers over medium heat until done, or the internal temperature is 165°. We cooked ours on the grill outside with no oil.
Serve burgers on rolls slathered with ranch or blue cheese dressing, topped with additional wing sauce and fresh greens.
So what do you think of these buffalo chicken sliders? Is this something you would try? They go great with raspberry lemondade for an outdoor cookout!
recipe – eclecticerecipes.com


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