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One Size Fits Few: The Folly of Educational Standards
Heinemann, 1999 - Education - 154 pages
One Size Fits Fewis a sharp, pointed pin with which to deflate the overblown pro-Standards movement. In her hilarious, unsparing, and often touching narrative, Susan Ohanian-a teacher, author, and frequent contributor to the Atlantic, Education Week,and other publications-recounts her quest to make sense of the Standards movement.
"Making sense" is no small feat, as we see when Ohanian muses on school districts withholding diplomas from students who fail to demonstrate "necessary knowledge" of topics such as covalent bonds, the Edict of Nantes, La Cucaracha, and the Slough of Despond.
Balance is even more elusive in the media, as is evident when Ohanian drafts an op-ed piece on Goals 2000 for USA Today.When her editor repeatedly finds the real-life students she portrays "too unique," too urban, too nonstandard, she realizes that all he wants to know is "how the kids in Grosse Pointe measure up against the kids in Larchmont or Palo Alto, and how both compare to the Japanese."
Ironically, even in Japan, Ohanian finds gross denial: When she asks "What happens when a child fails to keep up with his peers?," she is reassured that this never happens. Yet no one can explain how the McDonald's clerk fits into the Japanese educational/social system.
Underlying the irony is a call to action. "It is my moral duty to offer a counterargument to people who would try to streamline, sanitize, and standardize education" says Ohanian. "When we get down to the realities of the classroom . . . the antics of Standardistos are no longer funny . . . what we need to do is fight back."
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By KEVIN BRADY
As Congress moves toward tax reform this year, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they favor changes to the tax code that will keep the system as "progressive" as it is now. Congress uses tax-distribution tables to determine how different income groups are affected by tax proposals as a means of assessing progressivity. But a study recently conducted at my request by the congressional Joint Economic Committee staff, "How Tax Distribution Tables Mislead" found that the tables have serious limitations. The tables can be misused to make false claims about how proposed tax changes will affect taxpayers in the real world.
The JEC study examined tax-distribution tables produced by Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. The tables use averages—rather than medians—to characterize changes in tax liabilities by income groups (or quintiles). But averages are wildly unrepresentative for this purpose. For example, the study found that the average tax liability for the second quintile (with adjusted gross incomes between $11,100 and $24,000) represents just 1.1% of the taxpayers in that quintile. The average reflects a mere 31.9% of taxpayers in the fourth income quintile ($42,600-$76,600).
The average adjusted gross income for all tax returns, according to the JEC study, was $59,800 while the median is only $32,200. The average tax liability was $8,000 while the median is $1,500. This dramatic difference suggests how much confidence one can place in these tables as a guide to policy makers.
The tables group taxpayers by income categories without regard to other relevant factors. In reality, income alone has little in common with tax liabilities—that is, how much a taxpayer owes the government—because of differences in the size and composition of households, the type of income, and the amount of deductions and exclusions.
For example, using data from the IRS's 2007 Statistics of Income Public Use File, the JEC study found that more than 4.3 million taxpayers in the third income quintile ($24,000-$42,600) pay more in federal income taxes than 9.6 million in the higher fourth income quintile. Similarly, nearly 6.2 million taxpayers in the fifth income quintile ($76,600 and above) pay less in federal income taxes than 3.9 million taxpayers in the lower fourth income quintile.
How could something like this happen? A one-income family of four with a mortgage making $100,000 may be able to shield more of its income from taxation than a young single earner without children making $50,000.
Tax-distribution tables cannot capture one of the most salient characteristics of the U.S. tax code—the decreasing share of taxes paid by the bottom 50% of taxpayers and the increasing share of taxes paid by the upper 1%. Between 1980 and 2010, the share paid by the top 1% nearly doubled to 37.4% from 19.1%, while the share paid by the bottom 50% fell by more than half to 2.4% from 7.1%.
Despite tax-rate cuts in 1981, 1986, 1997, 2001 and 2003, the U.S. tax system has become more progressive over the past three decades. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development rates the U.S. as second only to Ireland among OECD countries in terms of tax progressivity.
Tax-distribution tables are momentary snapshots that ignore income mobility. But taxpayers do not generally remain in the same income quintile over the years or decades. The nonpartisan Tax Foundation found in a study on income mobility in 2010 that nearly 60% of the households in the lowest quintile moved into a higher income group between 1999 and 2007, while almost 40% of households in the top quintile fell by at least one quintile. The ability of Americans to change their economic future renders traditional tax tables obsolete shortly after they are published.
The most important defect of tax-distribution tables is that they cannot help one to assess how proposed tax changes will affect economic growth.
Suppose Congress eliminated the double taxation of capital income by doing away with taxes on capital gains and dividends at the individual level. Current tax distribution tables would depict this change as a reduction in progressivity due to the large share of capital gains and dividends attributed to the top income quintile.
But doing away with taxes on capital gains and dividends at the individual level would significantly lower the after-tax cost of capital for new business investment in buildings, equipment and software. New business investment increases the demand for and productivity of labor, driving real wages higher.
For households in the bottom 50% of the income distribution, the benefits are significant but indirect—more jobs at higher real wages. Static tax-distribution tables ignore these benefits.
Until these flaws are corrected, Congress will have a skewed reading of the progressivity of proposed reforms to the tax code and their effects on America's taxpayers and economic growth.


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PLAIN TWP., Ohio -- Lucian Pilca hung from outside his second-floor bedroom window and dropped to the ground as his family home burned shortly after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Lucian Pilca hung from outside his second-floor bedroom window and dropped to the ground as his family home burned shortly after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. "I wasn't going to die at 17," said the GlenOak High School sophomore. He and his mother, Georgeta Pilca, escaped the blaze that ripped through their split-level home at 2531 38th St. NW, leaving about $250,000 in damage. The boy's father, Liviu Pilca, said he had just left for work as a maintenance supervisor at Park Farms in Winesburg when his wife plugged in the coffeemaker in the kitchen and went to the garage to smoke a cigarette. May Have Started in Kitchen Firefighters believe the blaze started in the kitchen area. Fire Chief John A. Sabo said that when Georgeta Pilca opened the garage door, due to the construction of the house, the fire "just went through like a wind tunnel." Georgeta Pilca screamed for her son to get out of the house. Lucian said he heard her yelling as he dropped from the window. When firefighters arrived, both already had escaped the burning structure. Liviu Pilca said that once his son was out of the house, he ran into the attached garage and removed his mother's car and his own. "My son saved what could be saved and he saved himself, which is what counts," he said, smiling with his arm around the young man. "That is a good man. I am proud. He's the hero right here; he's the one." Lucian Pilca said he was awakened by the fire. "The smoke and the crackling of the wood woke me up," he said. "I went into the hall and the smoke and the fire were coming up the stairs." Firefighters said Lucian followed training from the safety classes he had taken since second grade, when he came to the United States: He climbed out the window, hung and then dropped, rather than jumped to the ground, said Inspector Troy Slabaugh. Liviu Pilca said he and his family had lived in the split-level home for seven years. "I work hard seven days a week, 12 hours a day, and I have everything I need almost paid off and then this," he said, shaking his head and struggling to hold back tears as firefighters battled the blaze. He hugged his son and put his arm around his wife, who covered her face with her hands. Starting Over Again A native of Romania, Pilca and his family arrived in the United States in 1997 after winning a ticket in the Green Card Lottery. The lottery, called the Diversity Visa Program by the U.S. State Department, provides visas to allow people from all over the world to legally live and work in the United States. Slabaugh said the Pilca family was one of 20 families that won a lottery drawing from war-torn Romania in 1997. Pilca confirmed that he now is a U.S. citizen. In Romania, "I was a cop and I had a pretty good life there," he said. "I just (wanted to) try to do better." In the United States, he found himself looking for work. "I came to this country with (nothing but) a bag and nobody had anything for me," he said. He was too old to meet Ohio age requirements that would allow him to retrain as a law enforcement officer. "I had to start everything over," he said. With friends in Stark County, he found a home in Lake Cable, then an apartment on 44th Street NW in Canton and, a year later, the home he was buying on 38th Street. He also attended Stark State College of Technology and became certified in electrical work and hydraulics. "This is one of the worst (things) that can happen to you: Your house burns down," Pilca said. "The work of a lifetime can go just like that. You can say it's just a TV, a piece of furniture, a chair. But I know everything that is in my house. I work hard for everything. And in just the blink of an eye, you have nothing." Loss of House and Home Pilca said he regretted that his son also lost belongings. When he's not in school, the young man works as a custodian at Glenwood Middle School, and he had saved all summer to afford a pair of Air Jordan athletic shoes. Lucian bought the shoes a month ago and saved them for the first day of school, his father said. Lucian laid them alongside the clothes he planned to wear Wednesday, the first day of school. He never got the opportunity to wear the shoes because they burned in the fire. And he didn't make it to school. Lucian seemed more concerned about his parents. In addition to dealing with the fire, his mother just returned Tuesday from Romania, where she went after the death of her father last week. "Like she didn't have enough (to deal with)," Liviu Pilca said. He said he is insured. Sabo estimated the damage to the home at about $250,000 -- $190,000 for the structure and $60,000 for its contents. Firefighters on the scene did not yet know the origin and cause of the fire. North Canton firefighters helped Plain Township firefighters battle the blaze, which they had under control at 5:03 a.m., Deputy Chief Donald Snyder said. School buses that would have picked up other students in the neighborhood were detoured around the fire scene. Reach Canton Repository writer Lori Monsewicz at (330) 580-8309 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I hope you are as excited to see them as I am to share them with you all. :)
Our first new fluttering friend on the scene is Fruit of the Month Banana Fairy. Miss Banana is super sweet, has a tendency to get a bit mushy and seems to get along well with everyone. Truly, is there a fruit drink out there that doesn't taste even better with a bit of banana added to the mix? LOL, yep... this little fairy is kinda like that. She just sweetens up every fairy gathering she attends in Sweet November land! ;)
Wanna see even more Banana goodness? Then head on over to Maire's and Traci's blogs for all the fruity fun! Be careful though... you may be tempted to grab some ice cream and chocolate sauce and settle down with a delicious banana split. Mmmmmmmmm!
Now I can't treat you all to one of those but one lucky person will win some sweet Banana candy! All you have to do for a shot at the prize is leave a comment on this post. If you would like to link up to this candy on your own blog that would be great but it is not a requirement to win. This will stay open through Tuesday, April 6th and then I'll announce the winner on Wednesday, April 7th... which also happens to be the big release day over at ATS this month! :)
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text: < Development | AkonadiPortingRevision as of 18:22, 29 June 2011 by Neverendingo (talk | contribs) (Text replace - "<code cppqt>" to "<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt">")(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Contents 1 Development/AkonadiPorting/AddressBook 2 Introduction 3 Common Usage Patterns 3.1 Find By Uid 3.2 Find By Email 3.3 Who Am I 3.4 Modifying A Contact 4 Buildsystem Adjustments 5 Further Reading Development/AkonadiPorting/AddressBook Languages: عربي | Asturianu | Català | Česky | Kaszëbsczi | Dansk | Deutsch | English | Esperanto | Español | Eesti | فارسی | Suomi | Français | Galego | Italiano | 日本語 | 한국어 | Norwegian | Polski | Português Brasileiro | Română | Русский | Svenska | Slovenčina | Slovenščina | српски | Türkçe | Tiếng Việt | Українська | 简体中文 | 繁體中文 Introduction The address book API KABC has been available for application developers for several major version releases of KDE. Its main entry point for applications is the KABC::StdAddressBook singleton. The most prevelant usage is loading all address book contents synchronously and the working with the loaded data set, e.g. by calling "find" methods or even iterating over the whole contact pool. Aside from often needlessly loading the all contacts into memory in every application accessing the address book, the synchronous I/O either meant blocking the application or introducing unexpected re-entrancy when the address book plugins were using nested event loops to process jobs without returning from the called function. Warning Akonadi's job based API is capable of doing synchronous execution as well, so one might be tempted to use this instead of the signal/slot approach shown on this page. The recommendation is to only use this as an intermediate step at best, the potential re-entrancy due to the nested event loop can lead to hard to debug problems. Common Usage Patterns Most usage patterns involve one of the KABC::AddressBook's "find" methods. Their functionality is now mostly available through Akonadi::ContactSearchJob Find By Uid A common use case is to look for a contact object by its identifier, e.g. acquired by user selection somewhen in the past. The code to do that usually looks like this: <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt"> KABC::AddressBook *addressBook = KABC::StdAddressBook::self(); KABC::Addressee contact = addressBook->findByUid( uidString ); The equivalent using Akonadi API looks like this <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt"> Akonadi::ContactSearchJob *job = new Akonadi::ContactSearchJob( this ); job->setQuery( Akonadi::ContactSearchJob::ContactUid, uidString ); connect( job, SIGNAL( result( KJob* ) ), SLOT( contactSearchResult( KJob* ) ) ); and <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt"> void contactSearchResult( KJob *job ) { if ( job->error() != 0 ) { // error handling, see job->errorString() return; } Akonadi::ContactSearchJob *searchJob = qobject_cast<Akonadi::ContactSearchJob*>( job ); const KABC::Addressee::List contacts = searchJob->contacts(); } Tip Sometimes it is necessary to transport some context from the method which creates the job to the result slot. A convenient way to do this is using the job's setProperty() method. Find By Email Another common use case is searching for matching contacts by email address. The code for that with KABC classes is almost identical: <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt"> KABC::AddressBook *addressBook = KABC::StdAddressBook::self(); KABC::Addressee contact = addressBook->findByEmail( emailString ); Unsurprisingly, the Akonadi code looks also quite similar to the previous use case: <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt"> Akonadi::ContactSearchJob *job = new Akonadi::ContactSearchJob( this ); job->setQuery( Akonadi::ContactSearchJob::Email, emailString ); connect( job, SIGNAL( result( KJob* ) ), SLOT( contactSearchResult( KJob* ) ) ); The code for the result slot is the same as above. Who Am I Another use case for KABC::AddressBook is not directly available in Akonadi: <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt"> KABC::AddressBook *addressBook = KABC::StdAddressBook::self(); KABC::Addressee contact = addressBook->whoAmI(); Note Even this had its shortcomings, because this depends on the users adding themselves to the address book and marking the respective entry as "this is me". Concrete use cases this has been deployed for are getting the user's full name and/or their email address, which might be better served by using KDE's identity management instead, see KPIMIdentities::IdentityManager. It contains the identity users can configure in the Systemsettings module for personal information, so if there is data yet, the application can just embed the respective KCM in a dialog and let the user configure this centrally for all of KDE. Modifying A Contact When using KABC::StdAddressBook, modifying a contact (for example one retrieved by findByUid()) worked like this: <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt"> addressBook->insertAddressee( contact ); KABC::Ticket *ticket = addressBook->requestSaveTicket(); if ( !ticket ) { // error } else if ( !addressBook->save( ticket ) ) { // error addressBook->releaseSaveTicket( ticket ); } } With Akonadi, the application will need the Akonadi::Item or at least the item's identifier. Assuming the contact got retrieved using ContactSearchJob, consider keeping the item or Item::id() around, see ContactSearchJob::items(). Lets say there is just the item's identifier: <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt"> Akonadi::Item item( itemId ); item.setPayload<KABC::Addressee>( contact ); item.setMimeType( KABC::Addressee::mimeType() ); Akonadi::ItemModifyJob *job = new Akonadi::ItemModifyJob( item ); connect( job, SIGNAL( result( KJob* ) ), SLOT( contactModifyResult( KJob* ) ) ); The code for the result slot is similar to the one for search. Buildsystem Adjustments Since the application is already linking against KDE PIM Libs classes, its CMakeList.txt already has the necessary find_package( KdepimLibs 4.5 REQUIRED ) However, "target_link_libraries" need to be extended to contain ${KDEPIMLIBS_AKONADI_LIBS} for code classes like Akonadi::Item and ${KDEPIMLIBS_AKONADI_CONTACT_LIBS} for contact related classes like Akonadi::ContactSearchJob. Includes for Akonadi core classes are like <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt"> include <Akonadi/Item> for contact related specializations they are like <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp-qt"> include <Akonadi/Contact/ContactSearchJob> In both cases also available in lowercase variants with ".h" suffix. Further Reading Akonadi porting efforts have resulted in a couple of useful classes for various aspects of dealing with PIM data. For contacts such classes would be: Akonadi::ContactEditor (also available as a dialog) Akonadi::ContactViewer (again also available as a dialog) Akonadi::ContactsTreeModel Retrieved from "https://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Development/AkonadiPorting/AddressBook&oldid=59396" Content is available under Creative Commons License SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted.


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Making Go Go from Maggie
Becoming a clown requires more than a red foam nose and some white grease paint. As I've learned over the past couple weeks, it requires introspection, innovation and a healthy dose of innocence.
And yes, grease paint.
On Wednesday evening, about three dozen aspiring clowns parked themselves in front of mirrors, perched upon round tables spread throughout a conference room at the Stamford Marriott to begin the makeover. At the beginning of the evening, I was a 26-year-old reporter, clad in a blue T-shirt and black yoga pants, wearing a bit of bronzer and mascara on my face and a long brown ponytail. But by the end, I was Go Go the Clown, proudly sporting a Raggedy Ann-style dress and frilly bloomers with short, sun-yellow pin curls dangling around my head.
The transformation wasn't easy.
There are three kinds of clowns: Auguste, White Face, and the Hobo or Tramp Clown. I knew for certain that I didn't want to be a Hobo -- they just seem a little gloomy for my taste -- but was having trouble deciding between the Auguste and White Face. Our clown instructor Emily Season explained the difference between the two options, and the distinction is more than just grease-paint deep.
Auguste clowns are the straight-up silliest of the pack, and they have the longest history. For the most part, the Auguste plays the fool. As Season explained, they're the clowns that have no idea what they're doing in their routine, blowing up a balloon backwards, or accidentally letting it go so it whizzes out of their hands. But in the end, their balloon is perfect. Typically, they wear flesh-colored paint on their face, and then outline their mouth and eyes with colored paint to accentuate their expressions.
The White Face clowns are a newer phenomenon, and they're a bit higher strung than their counterparts.
Unlike the Auguste, the White Face clowns know exactly what to do with their balloon, mini-bicycle or the bowling pins they're juggling. They do everything right. But in the end, it's a total disaster. Not surprisingly, the White Face clowns paint their faces ghost-white before adding their exaggerations.
The two work together, playing off each other's yin and yang. As the perfectionist White Face clown meticulously works with his props, the Auguste garners giggles through his trial and error. In the end, the White Face generates laughter from the audience with his failed exercise, while the Auguste rejoices in his Tada moment.
As a high-strung, type-A kind of person who's no stranger to failure, I figured I'd go full on Ronald McDonald and aim for a White Face clown. So I listened to Ron Maslanka, who is Season's father and another trainer for the parade pack of clowns, as he explained just how to find your face.
"Kind of sit at the mirror and play with your face. Move your mouth. Look at the lines around your eyes," he told us, as he sat in front of a mirror swishing his cheeks from left to right and scrunching his face. A lifetime of clown-sized smiles have turned the former Ring Ling performer's face into a malleable billboard for emotion, and I could clearly see where the red outline of his mouth was going to end when he put his Auguste makeup -- just at the inside of his laughter lines.
"Don't think of clown makeup as a mask. It doesn't hide you, it helps you express yourself," he said, before effortlessly dipping his fingers into the makeup and splashing on a masterpiece of a face in minutes.
Hmm. Simple.
I looked into my mirror, scrunching my face, and for once acknowledging the folds and creases that have begun becoming evident on my skin in the last couple years. "Yeah, I can do this," I thought. I began by rubbing my finger into the circle of white paint set out in front of me, wiggling it in a clockwise motion until I had enough to attack my face. Then I began patting it on, one index-fingerprint at a time across my whole face.
Yeah. Simple.
I spent the white-facing time thinking about what my next step would be, as Keelin Daly, the photographer chronicling my clown college experience, suggested we try blue eye makeup. So when I was done with my face, I began spreading the blue from the very bottoms of my eyelid, all the way to my eyebrows. Then I looked in the mirror for a long moment: I looked like a sugared-up 4-year-old who had raided her mother's makeup stash before wreaking havoc on her own face, Jackson Pollock style.
"Oh no," Season said, walking over to me like a babysitter approaching a toddler who's just dumped a jar of spaghetti sauce on the kitchen floor and tracked footprints across the room. "What are you doing there?"
Season suggested "less might be more" with the makeup, much as my big sister, Sarah, explained to me when I was 14 and trying to figure out how to apply sparkly eye shadow for the first day of ninth grade. Back then my sister had warned me about looking like a clown if I used too much; on Wednesday I found out it was possible to wear too much for even a clown.
After a few more screwups (apparently clowns aren't supposed to paint their top lips, because it hides their human elements and can sometimes frighten small children -- and don't even get me started on my first nose-reddening attempt), and a couple visits from my clown mentors to help me straighten out my missteps, I was ready to set the paint by tapping a sock full of baby powder all over my fac. That was followed by a brief coughing fit.
Once my face was set, I tried on my costume -- a smorgasbord of polka-dots and bright colors -- rolled up my bumble-bee style socks to my knees, and gave a quick Tada and smile for the camera. Making Go Go from Maggie wasn't an easy process, but I'm happy with the end result.
Maybe I should have been an Auguste after all.
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Mandela Launches Series of Comic Books
By KATHRIN HAASIS, Associated Press Writer Fri Oct 28, 1:38 PM ET
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Former President Nelson Mandela launched the first edition Friday of a series of comic books about his life aimed at encouraging young South Africans to read.
"You know you are really famous when becoming a comic character," the 87-year-old anti-apartheid icon joked at his Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg.
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Serbian Patriarch Irinej arrives to Podgorica
Serbian Patriarch Irinej arrived to Podgorica on February 28th, 2014, where on the occasion of the 900th anniversary of the birth of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher – Stefan Nemanja, a great Saint Simeon's Assembly was held on Saturday, March 1st.
His Holiness was welcomed at the airport by His Eminence Amfilohije,Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, with priests and monks of the Metropolitanate. The Patriarch arrived to the Cathedral church of the Resurrection of Christ where he was welcomed by Their Graces Bishops: Jovan of Sumadia, Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic, Teodosije of Raska-Prizren, Joakim of Polog-Kumanovo and the Bishop emeritus Atanasije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina, the priesthood and the faithful of Podgorica.
After the solemn doxology, Metropolitan Amfilohije, in his welcome speech, said that Podgorica was a root of both Hilandar and the Nemanjic dynasty, and that the baptistery in the pyrgos of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher would be consecrated on that occasion.
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A couple of weeks back, I climbed on a soapbox about the media frenzy surrounding video games in connection with real life violence or tragedy.
This week, I got to go on X-Play's Head-to-Head segment for a repeat performance with considerably less bearing* and more boob. Enjoy!
Head-to-Head: Videogames in the Mainstream Media
*When you tape these things, all you can see is a little red light on a camera - not a real person. Hence me talking over the other guy - sorry, Professor!


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Banking on the popularity of a pair of global franchises, Universal Orlando is bookending the summer of 2013 with two major attractions, Transformers: The Ride-3D and The Simpsons' hometown of Springfield.
Transformers: The Ride-3D
At the grand opening of Orlando's Transformers: The Ride-3D on June 20th, Bill Davis, president & COO of Universal Orlando said, "We think [Transformers] is going to kick start the summer for us." The park hopes that momentum will carry right through to the end of the summer with the unveiling of the completed Springfield.
Recognizing that Transformers is an important franchise worldwide, Universal wanted to create a ride to bring guests right into the action. The Transformers: The Ride-3D attraction debuted in 2011 at Universal Studios Singapore and was followed by a second installment in 2012 at Universal Studios Hollywood. As a result of the huge success in those two parks, Transformers was fast-tracked to Orlando, taking only one year to complete construction. While the Transformers ride is the same as it is in Singapore and Hollywood in terms of the experience, the architecture is different and there are technological nuances that are unique to the Orlando attraction, including projection and animation advances that have been implemented in the newest version of the ride.
"This attraction is ground-breaking in the level of immersion [and] it is ground-breaking technologically and visually," said Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative. "It is at the top tier of attractions in the world."
As a result, the scale and level of execution of the Orlando version of the Transformers attraction is unparalleled. Because the characters of Megatron and Optimus Prime are both about 30 feet tall, the ride's creators wanted to ensure that guests fully appreciate their massive scale. To accomplish this, they created a "media silo" in which riders travel vertically through a 60-foot high screen. In addition, the attraction incorporates sequences with director Michael Bay's signature "slow-motion" style, the first attraction of its kind to feature this cinematic device. Another Transformers exclusive is the character of Evac, who was created especially for the ride. In fact, Evac merchandise is not available anywhere except inside Universal's parks, which makes Evac toys and gifts very popular souvenirs for park visitors.
Springfield Comes to Universal Orlando
Capitalizing on the massive appeal of yet another well-known franchise, Universal created the award-winning The Simpsons Ride in 2008 to take riders into the animation of television's "The Simpsons," but now park guests can actually walk into Springfield and immerse themselves completely in the Simpsons' hometown. Bringing Springfield to life was a group effort by Universal Orlando, Fox Studios and Gracie Films. The result is not only true to the vision of the show but every detail is completely accurate, down to the pickle on the top of every Krusty burger. Currently, about half of Springfield is open to the public including Moe's Tavern, the Quik-E-Mart and a Simpsons-themed food court offering menu items that are not available in any other area of the park. The remaining construction is expected to be completed by the end of the summer, featuring an entirely new interactive ride called Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl, which will make its debut at Universal Orlando.
"People from around the world should definitely put at the top of their [summer] itinerary a visit to Universal Orlando Resort to see the terrific brand new Transformers attraction," said Tom Williams, chairman and CEO, Universal Parks & Resorts.


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Cannabis producer Aphria to review acquisition slammed by short sellers
Marijuana producer Aphria Inc. says its board of directors has appointed a special committee of independent directors to review the company's acquisition of Latam Holdings Inc., which has been criticized by short sellers.
The company says it remains confident in the deal, but is undertaking the comprehensive review in the face of what it called "inaccurate and misleading accusations" by the short sellers.
Quintessential Capital Management and Hindenburg Research have alleged that the cannabis grower's acquisition of assets in Colombia, Argentina and Jamaica totalling $280 million US from Scythian Biosciences were "largely worthless."
The accusations Monday put the company's shares into a tailspin. They dropped sharply three days in a row and recovered slightly on Thursday.
New allegations
Hindenburg released a second report on Aphria on Thursday, alleging irregularities around another of the company's international acquisitions, Liberty Health Sciences.
The report says that it was purchased through a newly formed shell company that netted the holders an estimated $5 million in six days.
"Unnamed individuals bought 242 million shares of Liberty in a highly dilutive $0.001 private placement mere days after Aphria announced its intention to purchase its shares at 208 times the price," the report says.
The Leamington, Ont.,-based cannabis company says its special committee includes John Herhalt, Shlomo Bibas and Tom Looney.
Herhalt, who is the lead independent director and the head of the audit committee, will lead the special committee.
Shares in the company were up about 32 per cent, or $1.63, at $6.63 in trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange Thursday.
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Canadian Homeowners: Meet the Costs of Window Replacement Projects
Various factors could lead you to consider replacing your windows. However, there are multiple factors to think of that would affect the costs of this project. On average, a window replacement project could cost anywhere from $500 to upwards of $2000. The price is significantly affected by factors such as the design, materials used, and how energy efficient you would like your windows to be.
There are various types of windows to choose from. Understandably, the costs to replace your current window would depend on the kind of window you would like to replace it with.
It is essential to keep in mind that although there are different designs when it comes to windows, you need to take into account the functionality as well. Several types of windows may look suitable for your home but are actually not right for what you need.
Unless you are more concerned with the aesthetic of a window, you should understand what the different types of windows are best used for. To properly understand what makes each window type different, you should be familiar with the term sashes.
Simply put, window sashes are the part that holds the window in place. Depending on the type of window you get, the sash may allow for manoeuvrability or may simply be there to keep your window on the wall.
Moving on, there are several types of windows to choose from. This may all look confusing at first, and you may be tempted to select the best looking one, but you have to put into consideration the functionality of the window.
Unless you're okay with having a poorly ventilated home or one that is continuously cold because of your window, thorough research and consideration should go into the choosing process.
The thing to remember is that you have to take the process one step at a time. You might feel overwhelmed and indeed, being overwhelmed is not something that will benefit you at all.
So what should you do now? The first stride you need to take when considering a window replacement project is to choose the replacement window. There are various types to choose from. However, it would do you good to consider the six most in-demand window styles first.
Double-hung windows are perhaps the most common choice. The benefits extend to it being easily operable and quick to clean. It operates using two sashes. Both sashes are manoeuvrable and provide you with a top or bottom opening at your choosing.
Single-hung windows are slightly different. Although they operate on generally the same principle, the most significant difference is that one of the sashes is stationary and cannot be moved. One of the sashes usually located at the top is fixed and cannot be moved while the bottom sash can be manoeuvred either upward or downward to allow for air. The benefit of a single-hung window is its ability to decrease the chances of air infiltrating your home. This ultimately means that single-hung windows are incredibly energy efficient.
Casement windows are the optimal choice if you're looking for ventilation. It operates using one sash and is manoeuvrable through a crank that allows you to swing it open in one direction—usually outward. In addition to its superior ventilation properties, you are also able to enjoy a full and unobstructed view of your surroundings.
Slider windows are perfect if you're looking for something that requires little to no effort to manoeuvre. Due to its aesthetic and design properties, slider windows are great additions if you would like to have plenty of natural light in the room. It operates using two sashes that allow you to manoeuvre it horizontally, mostly sliding the window from side to side.
Bay windows are an ideal design choice if you would like something that not only looks aesthetically pleasing but also allows for excellent ventilation and natural light. Bay windows are certainly aesthetically pleasing. However, they are also perfect for larger rooms where you would like to bring in a certain amount of outdoor life.
Awnings are generally recommended for areas with damp weather. The easiest way to describe it would be to imagine a casement window that has a top opening instead of side openings. This type of window is perfect if you are looking to add a modern and chic feel to your home.
Now that you have selected the type of window you would like to put into your home, it is time to consider what material to use. There are various options ranging from vinyl to aluminum. Understandably, the costs will vary depending on the type of material you choose.
The best thing to do to ensure that you are making the right choice is to contact a professional in window replacement. The right professional will have all the answers to your replacement windows FAQ.
Contacting an expert not only ensures you make the right choices for your home, but it also guarantees that your window will be installed appropriately and as quickly as possible.
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Window repair or replacement is the responsibility of the condo corporation
If the windows in your condo are hazy, drafty, or have rotting frames, it's an indicator that they need repairs or outright replacement.
However, under the Condominium Act, it is the responsibility of the condo's board to carry out such changes as a replaced window is a common element.
"Under the Condominium Act, a declaration may alter the maintenance or repair obligations of unit owners and the corporation but cannot make unit owners responsible for repairs to the common elements," said Gerry Hyman is a former president of the Canadian Condominium Institute and contributor for the Star.
"A declaration for a high-rise condominium invariably provides that the unit boundary is the interior surface of windows. That means that the entire window — whether it is a single pane or a double pane — is a common element. Necessary repairs or replacement of a broken pane is the obligation of the corporation."
According to Consumer Reports, selecting an installing windows replacement can be very overwhelming for homeowners. Therefore, if you aren't covered by your condo's corporation, it would be necessary to hire professional hands.
Wood, vinyl and composite windows need to be tested on how they can withstand various natural elements. For wind resistance, a window can be very tight when it's warm but get quite cold too—especially when it begins to leak a lot.
Whatever the case may be, the bottom line remains that replacement windows can save you heating and cooling costs, but it's best not to expect drastic savings.
Additionally, while getting a new window might help you save on your electric and gas bills, due to their expensive cost, it may take a long time to offset their cost.
Mid-last-year, the government withdraw a $377 million Green Ontario program that provided subsidy on windows to installers and repairers. Window companies had to install energy-efficient windows in order to qualify for the government subsidy that pays for up to $500 of a $1,000 to $1,500 window.
Due to the largely generous subsidies from the government under the Green Ontario program, a lot of window dealers were fully booked for months—even after the program had ended.
"We're fine with the program ending, we just need more time to satisfy consumers," said Jason Neal, the executive director of the Siding and Window Dealer Association of Canada, the industry group representing window dealers in a report.
According to Neal, the Progressive Conservatives acted hastily, making massive changes with no prior notice.
"No notification was given to us by anyone," he said, noting he learned about the change through one of his dealers.
"It's created a ripple effect.If they had just given us notice we would have pushed that down the line from the manufacturer right into the dealer right down to the consumer."
Neal noted that he wasn't particularly sad to see the Green Ontario program end, as it was "the worst rebate program in the history of the window industry."
"It's been horrible," he said. "$500 a window has created such hysteria."
However, despite the program ending about a year ago, numerous homeowners have been contacting window dealers consistently with concerns that they might not be able to afford replacement windows without the government's subsidy.
"I understand their concern," said window dealer Chris George. "I would suggest they reach out to their local representative of the government in their riding and let them know about their concerns."
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7 Vancouver Real Estate Buying Tips
The real estate market in Vancouver is turning around for good for everyone looking to purchase a home.
Previously soaring prices are now beginning to ease up, making it a perfect time for buyers—with real estate agents already getting ready for a very busy spring and summer season.
However, before splashing cash on a new property, there are some very important tips you need to know to ensure you make the most of the buyer's market.
Here are some few expert tips that would guide you when purchasing a home in the sometimes frustration Vancouver seller's market.
- Get adequate financing
It is very important that before you make the move to purchase a property, you put into careful consideration your credit score.
Normally, home buyers with lower scores use the secondary mortgage market to finance their purchase, as they're more likely to pay a higher interest rate.However, it is advisable to get loan approval long before purchasing the house. This way, you are fully aware of how much you are able to spend—but never be tempted to borrow the maximum amount of money available.
"What's your mortgage payment that you're comfortable with? And take into the fact the taxes you're going to have to pay, if it's a strata – what the maintenance fees are, if it's a home what type of maintenance are you going to have to pay in the future?" said Phil Moore, president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver in a report.
Always be careful of the type of loan you secure and ensure that you can comfortably afford it over a long period of time.
- Get a real estate agent
Buying a property without professional help is a very risky move and can be likened to choosing to represent yourself in court without a lawyer. While you might trust your negotiation skills, only realtors are permitted to present offers directly.
Therefore, it is necessary to get a professional real estate agent in the area to represent you. So, screen a few agents and select the best one who has in-depth knowledge of the markets and has a great reputation.
"They're there to protect you. They're there to walk you through each step of the process," Moore said.
- Sign up for automated alerts
Most—if not all—realtors have access to the Vancouver real estate board's database which is updated approximately two days before the public MLS website.
Therefore, you can request from your realtor to sign you up for automatic real-time alerts of all new listings. Doing this gives you an edge as you're among the very first to know about new properties.
- Do a thorough inspection
After receiving an alert for a new listing, it is necessary to push almost immediately for an inspection from your realtor. In this current market, buyers now have time to make an inspection.
Making a quick inspection eliminates any surprises—as there could be major maintenance or repair issues that could spring up. Therefore, you can now table your offer based on the outcome of the inspection, with clauses about claiming your damage deposit back if everything isn't as was advertised.
Additionally, if you notice that renovations were done, you need to be sure that it was permitted work and carried out appropriately. Failing to do this would ultimately lead to further cost down the line and simultaneously affect the resale value.
- Have a back-up plan
There's always the possibility that everything may not go as smoothly as you'd want. From the inspection being a failureto the property not living up to your expectations—or not being able to agree on the closing date that matches with your needs.
However, a professional real estate agent will definitely help you get past all of these things. If you plan on selling the property as you buy, you can table that and make it part of the deal.
"You've got an option, especially in a buyer's market: you can put in an offer subject to selling your place. So maybe you want to have a place lined up," Moore added.
Additionally, building contingencies into your buying plan is necessary. Things such as unexpected delays in closing the deal, closing cost and moving costs that could result in added living expenses if that's your permanent home.
- Don't fall for the buyer frenzy
The Vancouver market buying frenzy that caused a serious climb in the prices a couple of years ago has ended. Thus, it is important not to get caught up in bidding wars with properties that have been deliberately under-priced—with the hope of initiating multiple offers.
"Some of the sellers have been on the market for over a year and they're eager to sell. So what I'm saying to consumers is: you have a lot of choices, you're in the driver's seat, let's go out and take a look at what's available," said Moore.
- Never be wary of multiple offers
When purchasing a property, don't be afraid of multiple offers as you have the same opportunity as anybody else.
Typically, there are just a few offers below the asking price: a couple priced fully, and two or three above the asking price—depending on how close the fair market value is from the asking price.
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rcpax's Buy/Sell/Trade thread
Everything you see here is both for SALE and for TRADE. Send me a PM if something interests you.
Okay folks here's what I have, everything is MOC with white mailer. I prefer to trade for my wants first before selling :
-=HAVES=- (These figures are FOR SALE too, but a good trade will take priority)
> Ram Man MOC- TRADE Only. I will only trade Ram Man for BA Faker, Granamyr. PM me your offers.
> Jitsu MOC
> Mantenna MOC
> Battle Cat MOC
Please note that these figures are not AFA graded, and the edges may have some small dings from the factory. If you are looking for AFA Gold grade figures, all I can provide you are pictures, if you ask for them. WYSIWYG. The term MOC is being loosely used here to mean the figure is still in the plastic bubble window, and have not been taken off and out of the card.
-must be MOC w/ white mailer (will save trade agreement for a later time for unreleased wants):
BA Faker (preferred carded with Bizzaro, or can be loose but needs to be complete, with no paint problems)
Moss Man Flocked [for any one 6" figure]
Weapons Rack
Weapons Pak: End of War™
Weapons Pak: Great Unrest
Weapons Pak: Ultimate Battle Ground
Weapons Pak: Great Wars Assortment
-as long as it's only been displayed and NOT played-with
-Loose but Complete condition means the items you are willing to trade are complete, just like when they were taken out of the card. If you have these in MOC condition, I will take MOC too.
-I have all of these figures MOC already, thus it is not priority for me to trade with loose figures.
-I am aware of the values of these figures, so please PM your offers. All trades shall be negotiated (whether it will be a 1:1, 1:2, or 2:3 MOCs to Loose).
I am taking offers on all figures above. Send me PM with your location (include zip code please) and your offer. All offers will be considered, but please no ridiculously low offers.
Send me a PM if you see anything that interests you. I am located at zip 46311. For buyers/traders outside of the US mainland, let me know right away on your first PM to avoid further confusion.
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The skinny mike is in good hands after all.
Bob Barker said he never meant to disparage his replacement as host of "The Price of Right," Drew Carey, a day after calling the funnyman not "exciting."
"He's a charming man, and kind and gracious," Barker told EW.com. "To think that I would say anything derogatory about him is idiocy."
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On Tuesday, the retired 35-year host was caught on tape giving a TMZ cameraman his two cents on the state of the long-running game show on CBS with Carey at the helm.
"I tried to make the show really exciting and uh, he doesn't do that," Barker said. "He plays the games."
Barker told EW Wednesday that he "would be a fool" to slam Carey, in part because he has a financial stake in the show's continued success.
"I would not criticize Drew Carey. I would not criticize this show. I would not criticize CBS … because I have a sizable royalty that I am paid every year this show is on, and it's going on for years," Barker said. "I would be an absolute fool. I hope this show stays on for years."
In June 2007, Barker capped a 50-year career in showbiz -- including 6,586 episodes on the CBS game show -- by relinquishing his long, slender mike to Carey.
Barker said Wednesday that when he turned the show over to Carey, he told him to host it his way.
"And that's what he has done," Barker told EW. "Obviously, it's successful."
He said he planned to "keep his mouth" shut when approached on the street for comment in the future.


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People release doves as they pay their respects to the war dead during a ceremony at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 15, 2014. Japan marks the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II in Asia today, following their surrender between August 14 and 15 in 1945. The Yasukuni Shrine honors Japan's war dead during the period from 1867 to the end of the Second World War.
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To celebrate the World's First Undersea Art Exhibition, a 5 meter (15-foot) tall sea turtle cruises past Sydney Harbor in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 15, 2014.
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A member of the St. Louis County Police Department points his weapon in the direction of a group of protesters in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 13, 2014. On Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, a white police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, in the St. Louis suburb.
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Army 1st Lt. Matthew Greene, left, reaches out for his mother, retired Col. Susan Myers, as she places a rose on the casket of her husband, Army Maj. Gen. Harold Greene during a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014.
Greene was killed when a gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier turned on ISAF troops, wounding about 15 including a German general and two Afghan generals. He is the highest-ranking U.S. military officer to be killed in America's post-9/11 wars.
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A Short Post About My Darling 10 Man Team
Some of you with good memories (or who actually click on links on my sidebar) may remember a post about the adventures of my 10 man team.
Ah, we have our strengths and our weaknesses. There are things we can do and things we have more trouble with. For example,
Thing my 10 man team can do:
Kill Lich King.
Thing my 10 man team needs to work on:
Standing together for screenshots.
Joking aside, all of our hard work finally paid off earlier this week when Arthas finally went down. It was a strange feeling, though. While I did excitedly type in healer chat "I think I'm going to cry now" (I'm one of those very confused people who cry when they're too giddy), my actually feeling was more along the lines of "well duuuuuuuh". I knew all along we had it in us, it was just a question of getting it out of us, as a manner of speaking.
It helped a lot to have a few people in our group who'd downed the Lich King before, but mostly, you could tell it was all about practice. In the few attempts before the kill, we were moving almost automatically through the Valk/Defile phase, as if our fingers had the fight memorized.
So for those of you who haven't killed Arthas yet, hang in there. With the buff active, it's about learning the fight, getting used to the Valk and Defile timers.Explore posts in the same categories: Guild actions
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10 Comments on "A Short Post About My Darling 10 Man Team"
May 21, 2010 at 7:05 am
Grats! Sounds pretty familiar. I *was* excited when we finally got him on Wednesday, but it was already going so much better than our first attempts that it was obvious we'd get him sooner rather than later. After killing the LK, I actually don't think the fight is *that* hard… but maybe it's just because I've seen him a lot in these past weeks.
May 21, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Congrats 🙂 …welcome to ze hardmodes!
May 21, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Congratulations! I remember well the feeling of finally downing an end boss after working on it for a while. (Malchezaar and Kel'Thuzad spring immediately to mind.)
I was going to take my first sojourn into ICC with my Hunter last weekend with my DK's new Guild, but the day before we were to go in, two or three of the core crew got hacked and their toons were deleted. It's almost as if some higher power doesn't want me to see the stuff.
I did get to see Northrend Beasts and Jaraxxus for the first time the other night, though. That was fun. 🙂
Congratulations again, and the best of luck on the Hard Modes. 😀
May 21, 2010 at 7:17 pm
/high five!
When everyone does their job it's like an orchestra playing beautiful music.
May 25, 2010 at 12:32 pm
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The Satanic Temple is asserting its stance on corporal punishment in schools with a billboard put up in a small town northwest of Fort Worth.
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The billboard, paid for by the Satanic Temple, also lists The Satanic Temple's Protect Children Project website, the temple's online hub for promoting the "inviolability" of the body.
Placing the billboard in Springtown, about 25 miles outside of Fort Worth, is strategic. Springtown ISD still permits corporal punishment in its schools.
"Corporal punishment — spanking or paddling the student — may be used as a discipline management technique in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct and policy FO(LOCAL) in the district's policy manual," according to the Springtown ISD student handbook.
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"I had no idea these folks were interested in Springtown ISD," said Kelley, who noted the message was posted during the district's spring break week.
The group says its Protect Children Project website is the temple's online hub for promoting the "inviolability" of the body.
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"The Amsterdam show will be the curtain raiser for us. A few months later, we will go for the jugular, touring all parts of the world. The media will be informed of dates, stars and venues then."
Here is hoping that the tour stops in Los Angeles. That and The Unforgettable Tour the same year would be fantastic. And bring along Salman Khan too! :)
Back to Lagaan now, which was Ashutosh Gowariker's third film as director. The first was Pehla Nasha (1993), and the second, Baazi (1995 - here is my review). Neither was very successful. With this background, then, Ashutosh struggled initially to find a star to champion his Lagaan. From page 26 of The Spirit of Lagaan by Satyajit Bhatkal (here is my book review):
Through the year 1997, Ashutosh searches for a producer or a star who will share his dream and have the guts to see it through. Emotionally his life is on a roller coaster. Everytime a Shahrukh or an Ashok Amritraj expresses interest, he is on a high, then there is a pause, a period of waiting and uncertainty before the proposal is called off and down goes the roller coaster into depression...and then...up once again.
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The market rules the market place but passion is possessive. None of what the market has said allows Aamir to forget just what he experienced when he heard the script.
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