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We have a lot of shootings here in L.A. What surprises me, though, is that this doesn't happen more often.
The man, who had the gun in his waistband, shot himself in the leg about 7:40 p.m. at Culver Boulevard and Pacific Avenue near Del Rey Lagoon Park, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Tim Walters of the Pacific Station.I knew a guy once who legally was not supposed to have guns (he was insane, like clinically insane), who had a pair of Ruger Blackhawks. Nice guns. Anyway, he and a buddy are out in the middle of nowhere doing fast draw moves and they switch guns cause he wants to try his friend's Colt Pythons.
So he's practicing his Clint Eastwood crap and sort of misjudges. Clears leather on the right, snags on the left. A .357 hollow-point goes in right behind his knee, miraculously, doesn't mushroom, hits his tibia and digs a furrow in the bone all the way down to his ankle.
There is much screaming.
So his buddy tosses him in the back of the truck, blood welling over the top of his all too tight (remember that fact) cowboy boot and tears out to the nearest payphone, which happens to be at a landing strip half an hour away.
They get there, his buddy makes the phone call and they tell him they'll be right there... in half an hour.
Something you have to understand about these two. They're men. Men's men. Suck it up and walk it off, soldier. You know the type. Macho isn't something they do, it's embedded in their very bones, dug deep in their DNA. They ARE their balls. These aren't just men, they're MEN.
So, the guy with the GSW looks his buddy in the eye. Serious. Woozy eyed, sure, but serious. This is serious shit, after all. He could die. He could lose a limb, probably already has. Yeah, okay, not exactly a John Wayne / Green Beret moment since it was his own goddamn fault, but still.
So, he looks his buddy in the eye, grabs him by the shoulders and says, "Dude. I gotta know. Help me get my boot off."
And his buddy, the rational one, the one who isn't suffering from shock and blood loss, and did I mention he was a CHP officer? He looks him right back in the eye, just as serious.
And says, "Okay."
Now, remember that these boots are too tight. Not only are they too tight, but his entire lower leg has swollen up like an overstuffed sausage. Situations like this, you cut the boot off.
He doesn't want to cut the boot off. He paid two hundred dollars for the damn things, he's not cutting the boot off.
Plan B. He's standing on one side of the truck, arms linked over the edge fingers stuffed into the hitch holes, foot raised in the air like a can-can girl as his buddy proceeds to yank on the boot. They tried it first with him on the ground, but the boot was so tight, it just dragged him around screaming like a twenty dollar whore paid extra to make it sound good.
Fifteen minutes of yanking, whimpering and screaming and they finally get the boot off. He takes one look at his mangled, but still intact, foot and passes out just as the ambulance is pulling in.
Somehow he managed to miss the artery and the bullet lodged right next to it. He was in the hospital three weeks before he was healed enough to pull the slug out. Last I heard, he was walking.
So, remember kids, don't do stupid shit with guns. You'll just get mocked for it, later, especially if you blow your own head off.


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Sorry, you're never going to retire
The Census Bureau finds more people over age 65 in the workforce than ever as benefits shrink.
It's not that it's going to take a long time. No, the numbers state, flat out, that retirement is never going to happen for a growing number of Americans. No boat, no Jimmy Buffett albums, no poolside pina coladas, no morning golf and evening buffets, and certainly no socks and sandals unless Home Depot (HD) or Lowe's (LOW) changes the dress code for receipt checkers.
Back in 1990, only 12.1% of Americans 65 and older were still working. By 2010, that percentage jumped to 16.1%. That's a whole lot of folks getting teased by AARP catalogs and an especially large number of disappointed 65- to 69-year-olds. Back in 1990, only 21.8% of that group was still employed, compared with 30.8% in 2010.
It's not as if you'll be retiring in your 70s, either, as the number of 70- to 74-year-olds in the workforce increased by 5% during that span, while those 75 and older took up 1% more jobs than they did 23 years ago.
Oh, and don't expect your kids or grandkids to bail you out. In their eyes, you're just stealing their jobs. Employment among 16- to 64-year-olds dropped from 75.6% in 1990 to 74% two decades later as retirement-age workers either clung to their old jobs or took new entry-level gigs.
As the Washington Post illustrated in November, those dreaming of the retirement their parents and grandparents had may never see those Arizona golf carts or Florida jitney buses in their lifetimes. The Center For Retirement Research says that fewer than a third of U.S. workers have a pension, down from 44% in 1995 and 88% in Reagan-era 1983. As the recent economic downturn showed, even the most thought-out 401k-based retirement plan can get slapped unconscious by the invisible hand of the market. Social Security, you say? Yeah, that's not repeatedly on the government chopping block or anything.
The only hope most retirees have, according to the Census Bureau, is to move to a place where the problem isn't nearly so acute. If you're in the Northeast, plains states or even normally flush spots like Texas and Alaska, you and your peers should be prepared to work as long as you live. If you like the South, the Pacific Northwest or even Midwest and Great Lakes states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, there's a chance you may get to relax a bit in your later years. In just about every state, though, retirement's going to be a pleasant daydream for at least 15% of those over 65.
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It takes foresight, time and DISCIPLINE to save for retirement. I wonder how many of the "grumps" had the discipline to save 10 or even 5% of their income for the last 20 or 25 years. There are a lot of "grumps" (I know some) blaming everyone else for the situation that they are in, but these same people spent every nickle they made as soon as they made it.
Longevity has a price. excessive medically induced longevity is at the heart of the problem. I know some in 90's and around 100 are in hospital half of the year putting tremendous burden. Lots of single older people virtually pass their time incommunicado in their home or apartment, To live and live as Dostoevsky talks in his novels has become a norm.
So upper exist point is stuck, there is other problem at the entry point. Our moral dictates that those who cannot afford, cannot raise producing babies at alarming rate. While those who can afford and have capacity pass up the area in their personal quest for pleasure. Ultimately unwitting not as talented and not as dumb middleclass try to raise next generation who are partly as wise and disciplined as case used to be before cybertech took over.
Unless we train society it is ok to die and for poor it is OK not to produce babies if they cannot afford, we are in terrible future that has no economically viable solution.
You may not like what I say but you cannot refuge to accept arithmetic that can create a happy. society. Further I dare say that as you feel disgusted for my putting this as starkly as I have, you have no viable solution.
We have been fooled by Greenspan into runaway surplus that can hurt the fabric of our economic structure. Now we are fooled by Bernanke that capital that has a no value. Osama's passion for equality and fairness may be noble but he wants to accomplish that on fools Gold.
This morning I got up to find my foreign shipping will cost 30 % more at Post Office. Where there is no inflation where these 30 % came from? Is it inflationary?
Sorry, you are wrong - I am going to retire - as early as 55.
I've been planning this for years. After so many of those years, I can also see the magic of compounding instead of imagining it.
I like my job, but I love the idea of retirement.
With the job market the way it is these days, it makes sense to free up a job for the next generation willingly rather than be forced out. I don't need to overstay my welcome.
With 49% of soon-to-be-seniors ill prepared for retirement - working longer may be a viable option. I opted to put it away while I was able to work long crazy hours and avoided revolving debt (I carry absolutely no debt - got rid of the mortgage a little while ago). Yeah, there's some luck that accompanies the planning, but without a plan, luck doesn't factor in as nicely.
Choices have consequences!
I was lucky enough to have a father who not only had his own business for 35 years but who grew up the youngest of 10 children in the depression years. There are four of us kids and we all learned from him to use credit wisely and only when needed, live below our means and the first thing you do when you get paid is put money in savings.
I had a period when I got out of college that I strayed away buying cars, but I have not purchased a new car since 1988 and I just purchased a NEW CAR in December 2012 - the first car purchased since 1998, 14 years ago. It was a 1992 Honda Accord with 52K miles. When I let it go it had 288K miles. OH -and my new car - 2008 Toyota Avalon with 33K miles and half the price of a new one. I cashed in an investment I made in 1992 with $2,000 and I got $25,542. I still have part of this money left and someone else paid for the depreciation on this like new car.
Our educational system has done and is still doing a crappy job preparing our youth with the financial tools to navigate and be smart about making good smart choices.
ADVISE: check out DAVE RAMSEY.COM - where the paid off home mortgage has replaced the BMW as a sign of financial success. If you are in your 50's and have not been putting money back to fund retirement, you will not be retiring! - Choices have consequences!
Meds? I don't need no stinking medication. My cave man ancestors didn't need 'em. I don't need 'em. Started work at 15. Never had debt beyond the house. Last one in the US to get a flats creen and this retirement will be a great time.
The obvious are physical. Eyesight fails, hearing fails, cognitive abilities as well as coordination, reaction time and manual dexterity deteriorate. Arthritis, osteoporosis, urinary and digestive disease, and hundreds or other issues turn productive workers into employer liabilities and accidents waiting to happen. Would any of us want our elderly parents or grandparents to suffer in pain trying to stock shelves, flip burgers or most any of the jobs that will be available to them?
There are a lucky few that have the mobility and faculties to perform acceptably at certain jobs into their 70's or 80's, but that number is dwarfed by the ones who physically and/or mentally can not. You think traffic is bad now? Imagine rush hour filled with blue-haired, dead tired, shouldn't even be driving seniors that have no choice but commute to jobs they can barely do. Definitely not the future I envision. To many seniors, suicide may not be such a terrible option...
Don't worry, the issue of living longer will be solved by implementing Obamacare. Everyone won't need as much money since they won't be living longer. Then we won't have to work past seventy. See our politicians ARE looking out for us. Of course, they won't have to worry as they will have their pensions and don't have to worry about working longer. Don't worry--be happy!!
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Yoga Retreat has been soft launched! http://apps.facebook.com/yogaretreat is the address to go. In addition to practising and teaching yoga to customers and curing their ailments, there is bunch of other stuff to do:
Steam Room
The Steam Room is your first building project and quest line starts at level 6. It is meant to relieve the Achy Muscles you get from practising all that yoga! It functions only once every six hours, but you can use your friends' steam rooms as well (have you invited any?!).
Juice Bar
The Juice Bar is one of the major building projects in the game and quest line starts at level 8. Once it is ready, you can start making nourishing juices from the various ingredients collectable in your and your friends' resorts. Juices earn you money and they are used in helping customer ailments.
The Beach is a new extension to your resort that unlocks a new set of restorative yoga poses. Quest line starts at level 18. These restorative poses can only be performed at the Beach. The Beach will feature four mat spaces and a wall, plus a space for meditative walking.
Reputation is a measure of how much your customers like your resort! Reputation is gained by being helpful and effective in teaching yoga at the retreat. A neat resort helps (remember all of those leaves?!), also your customers do not like the sight of worn yoga mats. Reputation increases the payoff from teaching customers. Completing juice bar enables reputation.
Advancing in yogic practises is the ultimate goal for your game character. To advance in yogic path, you must collect six virtues: Generosity, Truth, Kindness, Happiness, Practice and Purity. Completion of Beach enables virtues. Practice is gained by practicing yoga. Meditative and restorative poses increase Happiness. Truth comes from helping people with ailments, while Purity comes form keeping yourself and your environment clean. Generosity is gained by refreshing your friends' mats and resources and having your friends try out yoga poses at your resort. Kindness is gained by picking leaves at your friends' resorts and having your friends visit your steam room.
Have fun while playing!!
Yoga Retreat soft launch Thu July 18, 2012
So big day tomorrow. We're soft launching and you can start playing Yoga Retreat! I'll post the link tomorrow as well as more detail on the content.
Yoga Retreat is first in the world social game with authentic yoga content. Game features genuine yoga practices as taught in the hatha yoga tradition in addition to fun retreat management mechanic.
Some of virtual retreat customers in the game will have ailments that you need to cure. These ailments can help you discover meaning of different yoga techniques, for what purpose physical poses are actually meant for.
In addition, you can build perfect idyllic yoga retreat for your customers through quests, adding a Steam Room, Juice Bar, Beach as well as more features such as reputation and virtues!
And while playing (or working) it's good to keep in mind:
Getting ready for soft launch
It's been a long time since I've written to our development blog…
We've been testing and bug fixing the game, as well as had a little vacation before the launch. Today I was writing an About Us -section that we'll feature under the game, and thought that now it is actually a good time to recap why I started the Yoga Retreat project in the first place.
Yoga has been important part of my life for quite some time. One of the meanings of word yoga is union, mostly interpreted as union of body and mind via following of one's breath. As my professional background from last few years was from free to play games, I started to wonder if it would be possible to create a game that would unite authentic yoga practises and fun casual management game mechanics within a virtual world environment. Gradually Yoga Retreat concept was born.
I wanted the game to give players a yoga game break, and while playing, enable those interested to learn from yoga to do so in a fun way that would not feel like learning! As the game is not about war, and it features authentic well-being content, I also hoped everyone could play it without guilt (sometimes players feel guilty while playing as it is not "useful" spend of time) as game deals with a practise that can be good for you.
And when I say good for you, I do speak from my own personal experience.
There was a time that I was not living the life I wanted. I was afraid to make changes, and why? Well, because what happens next is unknown! Step-by-step my own yoga practise has enabled me not only to leave my computer related back and neck pains behind for good, but also to face life with a different attitude. Also, when I practise a challenge pose these days, I am actually training and focusing my mind on how will I face a real challenge in my life, not so much how I develop the particular pose technically on the mat. Do I try one more time, or do I give up, or do I do what is the correct work to do, or what just looks superficially to be correct alignment, and so on.
Bottom line. Yoga has been a powerful tool in helping me to move into a direction that feels true to me (such as establishing Gajatri Studios) and thus be happier in my life. Why should yoga be so serious that you could not play with the practise? Why should fun games be based on purely imaginative content with no benefit or authenticity? Isn't authentic content more engaging than just imaginary stuff? These types of questions started to pour out of me when I took the time to listen to what's going on.
And thus the game, to light up and lighten up an ordinary day with some fun while introducing and featuring yoga practises.
The upward facing dog pose picture attached to this blog post (featuring one of the Yoga Retreat game characters) is a back bend within sun salutation, and one of my favorites to hold for several breaths in the beginning of my own practise. I feel opening of the psoas (that is too tight from all that sitting in front of my mac) as well as opening of the chest and the heart. What might be your favorite pose..?!


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The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska is suing Governor Dave Heineman and the Dept. of Motor Vehicles for denying driver's licenses to people who aren't U.S. citizens.
Maria Hernandez grew up in Nebraska, graduated from high school here and now works in Omaha. But she can't get a driver's license because in the eyes of the state, she's not here legally.
"It's just such a basic necessity and to get denied that is like, what have I done?" Hernandez said.
Hernandez is DREAMer, a young Hispanic who has been granted temporary work papers under the Obama Administrations program called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. The policy took effect in January of this year. But Nebraska and Arizona are the only two states that have chosen to deny driver's licenses to DACA recipients.
Now the Nebraska ACLU is suing the governor and the DMV on behalf of four Nebraska DREAMers.
"They're on the path to citizenship and they're contributing to the Nebraska economy and they want to make their lives here. The governor's policy of denying them driver's license is bad policy and we think it is illegal," Amy Miller, Legal Director for Nebraska ACLU said.
We reached out to the governor Tuesday. He's being represented by the attorney general's office which says it will defend the lawsuit.
The ACLU says it should be an easy win. The organization says they hope the state court will see the governor's position as a shameless attack on Nebraska's immigrant youth.
"Coming here wasn't my decision and yet to be denied this is kind of like, ok, awesome. Now I have to force my way around this," Hernandez said.
There are currently 11 million immigrants in the country illegally. Congress is currently working on an immigration reform bill that includes at 13-year path to citizenship.
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The average price of homes sold in Los Alamitos, CA is $856,200.
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Wonderful investment property with 6 units! 2 duplexes (2 bed, 1 bath, x4) and 2 detached single family homes create 6,530 sq ft of living space. Property has an amazing 19,000 sq ft double sized lot. Front house has 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. In addition, there is a beautifully remodeled 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom cottage style home behind the main residence. 2 car garage attached to main residence with 6 parking spaces in front, and 8 parking spaces in the rear with alley access. Quiet neighborhood with award winning schools! Please call for more info.
Rare opportunity on this Highly Desirable Los Alamitos 4 unit complex! Right next to Rossmoor. Wonderful shopping, dining and entertainment. Excellent schools! 3br/2ba Owners Unit with Family Room, Fireplace, Laundry Hook ups, patio area. Three (3) 2 Bedroom Units each with a 1-car garage. There is one 2-car garage that is rented to unit #2. Lots of parking, five marked spaces and one unmarked and two extra garages that could be rented out. Laundry room available for other units. Roof replaced a few years ago. All units are rented.
This is the home that you have been waiting for !!! Located in the Rossmoor Highlands, one of the best locations within the tract. Oversized lot. The home is in near perfect conditon, no details left unturned. This 4 bedroom, 3 bath home features new carpet & paint, granite counter-tops throughout, tile floors in kitchen & baths, fireplace, large salt-water swimming pool with pebble-tec finish, large back yard behind with sun-patios, large master bathroom with elevated gym/office. Additional storage over the garage. AND...... a garage that will hold up to 6 vehicles/boats/RV or toys !! Fully outfitted for restoration projects with a tool shop, elevated ceilings, air-compressor outlets, 220 volt system, etc. These features cannot be duplicated. Much of the garage can be converted back into living space if needed. Call for a private showing. You will not be dissappointed.
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This is a Beautiful home in the Rossmoor Highlands area of Los Alamitos. Spacious single story home has been completely remodeled!4 bedrooms, two of which have been enlarged. Two fully remodeled baths. Large open Family Room with a view of the kitchen. Another living area is in the back of the home. Nice dining area off the kitchen. Skylights, pool, spa, a Cabana Bar in the back yard with a BBQ, Kegerator, and more!! Great home for Entertaining!!
Located in the central area of Rossmoor. Ranch style floor plan with over 2,000 sq.ft. Includes 1960's second story addition maybe used as bedroom, office, playroom, or art studio with a hall closet and "dedicated" stair case. Great floor plan that includes a lot of custom features: Try and find the hidden master bedroom! Living room has a gas fireplace, dining room has double chandlers and built-in china cabinets with interior lighting, Family room (player's room) is spacious with a custom built-in bar to include sink and refrigerator. Kitchen with garden window has granite surfaces plus all the best appliances including dishwasher, electric cook top, wall oven, and full refrigerator. Laundry closet inside comes with large front loading washer and dryer. Ceiling fans in family room, kitchen, and all bedrooms. Newer Air-conditioning system with dehumidifier. One of the secondary bedrooms has office built-ins and shelves. Lots of windows look out to the private backyard - great for entertaining. Windows have been replace with upgraded double pane windows and there are a total of 3 garden windows. Lot is over 7,400 Sq.ft. Custom built planters throughout property all have irrigation under the concrete slabs to provide water for everything! Hurry!
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Stunning Rossmoor 4 bedroom/2 bath Ranch expanded model just completed by design firm, Crown Arch Designs. This home is just minutes from Rossmoor Park and AWARD WINNING Lee and Rossmoor Schools. Kitchen has been completely remodeled and expanded with new Venice Cream cabinets, River White counters, beveled Jeffrey Court subway tile backsplash, and a full stainless appliance package including range hood and double oven. The home has all new paint inside and out,custom mouldings, 5-in base molding, recessed lighting, new light fixtures, new Carrera doors . There is huge master suit has its own private bath with vessel sinks and the walk-in closet you have been waiting for!! The The main bathroom is completely remodeled with new polished tile flooring, gorgeous designer vanity, and custom mouldings. Hurry on this gorgeous Rossmoor home - there is simply NOTHING like it on the market.
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In churches and living rooms across the metro, the debate is on over how the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has handled allegations of sexual abuse by clergy members -- but one priest used the power of the pulpit on during Sunday's sermon.
At Church of the Assumption, the faithful fill the pews every Sunday to hear from their parish priests -- and they got an earful this past weekend as the preacher took aim at church leaders over the growing scandal.
During his 6.5-minute homily, Father Stephen O'Gara admitted he's never gotten along with Archbishop John Nienstedt, and he didn't pull any punches when it came to the archbishop's response to allegations of clergy abuse and cover-ups.
"It's not going to be through e-mails and letters in the 'Catholic Spirit.' He needs to stand before us and explain himself," O'Gara insisted. "Only then will he have the respect called to his office."
O'Gara went on to say he believes the scandal is about arrogance, and he openly confessed that he feels conflicted about the Church's state of affairs.
"This is not some small matter. This is a big deal. It's the first time, I must say, in 69 years that I'm embarrassed to be a Catholic," O'Gara said.
After the homily, the congregation broke out into a round of applause, which can be heard on the recording Ann Farrell made.
"I wanted to share and have people read it, hear the words O'Gara said prior to losing their faith in the church," she explained.
LISTEN TO THE HOMILY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP0xEVzYcRg
Farrell accidentally recorded the homily while trying to record the choir. In it, O'Gara urged his congregation to read the column written by Reuben Rosario, a writer for the Pioneer Press. After hearing the sermon for himself, Rosario said many of the sentiments the priest expressed echoed his own -- and he was happy to hear them voiced.
"Dynamic, refreshing for some parishioners who want the archdiocese to come clean," Rosario said of O'Gara's words. "To me, what O'Gara said was something that needs to be said [by] someone in his position."
Rosario also believes the archbishop will need to be more open if he wants to have a prayer of regaining the trust of local Catholics.
Fox 9 News reached out to both O'Gara and a spokesperson for the Archdiocese, but did not hear a response from either.
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Candidates' perception of training and self-efficacy in traditional and alternative teacher preparation programs.
Date: May 2003
Creator: Thompson, Tierney M.
Description: This research was encouraged by the tremendous demand for teachers. Two million new teachers will be needed in the United States over the next decade. The teacher shortage has school administration, school boards, education agencies, and institutions of higher education investigating how to train and retain more teachers. Alternative certification programs have been developed to address the teacher shortage. This study examined the effectiveness of traditionally and alternatively certified teachers in two separate programs with regard to their self-efficacy, perception of their training, and their ExCET scores. Traditional candidates (10) and alternative candidates (74) were examined using survey research. According to this data on self-efficacy, perception of training, and ExCET passing rates, there is no significant difference between those teachers who receive traditional training and those who are trained in alternative certification programs.
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An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program at the University of North Texas: A Pilot Study
Date: May 2004
Creator: Goddard, Michael
Description: This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of the Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success (CHAMPS)/Life Skills program at the University of North Texas, as perceived by the student athletes who participate or participated in this program. The study attempts to measure the extent to which the student athletes feel that the program had value; if they received helpful information to support them through their college career to career transition; if the student athletes felt that the program provided them with skills to encourage better self-esteem; and if they believed that the CHAMPS/Life Skills program provided them with leadership and character education. The study, conducted in the Fall of 2003, had 163 respondents. An instrument was developed to determine student athletes' perceptions of the effectiveness of the CHAMPS/Life Skills program at UNT. The instrument consisted of 30 questions using a Likert-type scale. A Mann-Whitney U, a non-parametric t-Test, was utilized to analyze the data. This type of t-Test was used because it is specifically designed to compare the means of the same variable with two different groups and account for non-homogeneous groups. The lack of homogeneity was very likely influenced by the unequal group sizes. Generally, all aspects of the ...
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The effects of bilingual education on reading test scores: Can dual-immersion support literacy for all students?
Date: May 2005
Creator: Ridley, Natalie D.
Description: Dual-immersion is a bilingual education method offered that places English as a first language (EFL) and English language learner (ELL) students in the same classroom to learn two languages at the same time. This study examines whether second language acquisition through dual-immersion supports literacy for both ELL and EFLS children over time. Students' scores on standardized tests (ITBS, TAKS, Logramos, Stanford 9, and Aprenda) were studied to assess the impact, if any, of dual-immersion instruction vs. regular/bilingual education on reading development. Scores from 2000 through 2004 were gathered and analyzed for students enrolled in a dual-immersion class which started in kindergarten in 2000. These scores were compared to scores of students enrolled in regular and bilingual education classrooms for the same amount of time at the same school to examine whether there was an effect for students in the dual-immersion class. It was found that no significant difference existed between the groups. All groups were performing at a passing level on the standardized tests. The dual-immersion class was performing as well as the regular education class on standardized tests in both English and Spanish.
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An Investigation of Relationships Between Teacher and Administrator Knowledge and Perception of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills and Student Performance
Date: August 2001
Creator: Newton, William Frazier
Description: The purpose of this study was to (1) gather information regarding knowledge of TAAS and perceptions (attitudes) about TAAS (excluding the current battery of End of Course Tests) from teachers and administrators; (2) relate teacher and administrator knowledge and perceptions of the test to student test performance as reported in the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) Reports. Answers to the following questions were sought: 1. To what extent do teachers and administrators possess different levels of knowledge regarding TAAS, and different attitudes toward TAAS about its purpose and usefulness? 2. Are differences in teacher and administrator knowledge of TAAS related to student performance? 3. Are differences in teacher and administrator attitude toward TAAS related to student performance? Information was collected, by means of a twenty-six-item survey measuring teacher and administrator knowledge and attitude toward TAAS. The selected schools were chosen from schools rated as either exemplary or low performing by the state accountability system. The data were examined using Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation) and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). ANOVA was performed to determine if a significant variance existed between the responses of teachers and administrators and also between exemplary and lowperforming schools. Exemplary and low performing schools ...
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Study of Some Factors Related to Mutual Friendship on the High School Level
Date: 1945
Creator: Averitt, Lois Jane
Description: This study has been made for the purpose of determining the similarities and dissimilarities in certain factors related to mutual friendships.
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A Study of the Effect of Group Guidance Classes on the Attitudes and Personal Adjustments of Sophomore High School Girls
Date: 1946
Creator: Hatcher, Eva Hortence
Description: The purpose of this study is (1) to develop criteria by statistical methods which will show the extent of gain in personality development through a specific guidance program, and (2) to show by comparison the differences in the scores of instructed groups and those of uninstructed groups.
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The Challenge to the Operation of the Philosophy of Laissez-Faire
Date: 1946
Creator: Haseltine, May Marian
Description: The problem of this study is to make an appraisal of laissez-faire, and its aims, methods, and accomplishments in its rise to pinnacle heights, its philosophy, and finally its decline in the maelstrom of society demanding more security, today, than ever before, in our standards of economy and living.
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Future Farmers and Non-Classified Students in Pottawatomie County High Schools
Date: 1946
Creator: Johnson, W. Wallace
Description: This study has been made for the purpose of determining what relationships exist between 4-H Club membership and Future Farmers of America Club membership and the grades, extra-curricular activities, and the future education, which includes specifically college training and post-graduate work done in high schools.
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Developing a Reading Readiness Program in Douglas School, Tyler, Texas
Date: 1946
Creator: Henley, Bertha Roser
Description: The purpose of this study is to develop a readiness program which will be an aid in eliminating many failures in reading and to help the children be happy while learning to read.
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An Animal Study of Low-cost Texas Diets in Supporting Reproduction, Lactation, and Iodine Needs
Date: 1942
Creator: Hicks, Gladys
Description: A study of low-cost Texas diets to support reproduction, lactation, and iodine needs in animals.
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Definition of pupil misbehaviour
Also known as disruptive behaviour, problem behaviour or pupil deviance, pupil misbehaviour tends to be defined by teachers in a very personal rather than objective way: "behaviour that proves unacceptable to the teacher" (Fontana, 354).
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Levin and Nolan (1991, 24) give us another definition of misbehaviour. It is behaviour which
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October is once again upon us, and it brings with it our annual entrance into the world of ghosts and ghouls. To get into the spirit of Halloween, I have been looking at the films that I have seen that feature the dearly departed who ended up sticking around. Everyone should see a good ghost story this time of year, but people often have a different opinion about what makes a good, scary story. The thrills and chills that we expect from these tales can come in several forms, and the most popular these days seems to be the Horror genre.
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A torn rotator cuff is a common cause of shoulder pain and disability knowing someone who's had a hard recovery from surgery is also a common reason people don't get it fixed. Maybe this will change your mind. Nancy Naeve Brown has been following a Sioux Falls woman since her August 2011 surgery, through rehab, and now her 7 month check up with her orthopedic surgeon.
To appreciate how far Renee Coley from Sioux Falls has come to be able to raise her right arm, is to understand how badly it hurt to move it at all and her head before her August 2011 rotator cuff repair surgery.
"I couldn't turn my neck to look for traffic when I was driving. Now I can do whatever I want, which is wonderful, "Renee said.
"Renee had a torn rotator cuff tendon and that's when the muscle and tendon were torn off the bone and pulled away. The rotator cuff is what allows you to move the shoulder, lift up and give you strength. It's also very painful when it's torn," Dr. Peterson said.
We watched as Surgeon Dr. Erik Peterson at CORE Orthopedics Avera Medical Group arthroscopically repaired her torn rotator cuff inside a specially lit operating room in the Avera Surgery Center in Sioux Falls.
"In surgery I use an arthroscopic minimally invasive technique where we went into small poke holes or key holes and arthroscopically repaired the tendon back down to the bone," Dr. Peterson said.
Dr. Peterson says the difference in long term results between traditional open rotator cuff repair surgery, where they cut your shoulder open, vs an arthroscopic repair has shown to have similar outcomes. It's the short term that's got patients like Renee sold.
"Well I don't have pain. I can reach up into the cupboard and take down dishes I used to drop them and break them," Renee said.
"Short and medium term rehab and recovery is faster. It's been fun to watch her go through the progress," Dr. Peterson said.
"I can lift it up, I can put it back. I said to someone I can finally hook my own bra hah, "Renee said
Recovery doesn't come without hard work though. Renee went to physical therapy at CORE Orthopedics weekly from September 2011 through January 2012 and did rehab exercises at home.
"I think she's doing excellent. It's certainly a long recovery. 90% of that recovery is done in the first 3 months and then you spend the last year letting the last 10% back and that's producing strength and endurance in the muscle," Dr. Peterson said.
Would she recommend the surgery to others?
"Absolutely! Who needs to live in pain all the time? I probably had the best doctor I could have had. Really because everyone else seems to want to cut you and you don't have to go through that, "Renee said.
Renee thinks Dr. Peterson is head and shoulders above other surgeons because a short 7 months after surgery she can freely and painlessly now move her arm above her head and shoulders.
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I came to Cincinnati in 1969. I'd just passed the bar in Ohio and the firm was Frost & Jacobs. When Bobby died [he'd been working on Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign] they said, "Whenever you're ready to practice law we'd like to have you."
I immediately got involved in a campaign to lower the voting age to 19. I showed up for a meeting and I was the oldest person there at 25, and so they made me the chairman. That was my first campaign, and that's how I became known in Cincinnati. In 1970 I decided to run for Senate since I was still ticked off about the war. [The primary took place the day after the Kent State tragedy.] I believe to this day I got the votes I did because of this horror right up the road.
Cincinnati was very conservative; I clearly was an aberration. But the people of Cincinnati have always been incredibly kind and voted for me—not always agreeing with me.
Best job I ever had was mayor. Back in the years when I was on city council, the other people were giants: Charlie Taft. Ted Berry. Bobbie Sterne. Bill Gradison. You had people whose names were synonymous with Cincinnati. I was clearly way too liberal for everyone. Tom Luken basically took me under his wing. He Cincinnati-ized me. The very first resolution I introduced was to ban Cincinnati residents from serving in the Vietnam War because it wasn't Constitutional. I knew it wouldn't pass but I was hoping for a lawsuit. —Jerry Springer, Former Mayor and Current Host of The Jerry Springer Show
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As a child, I loved birthday parties. I remember Mom checking out books from the library to get ideas. I never realized what an undertaking it was to put together the details for my annual event. Luckily, it is now easier than ever to create a fantastic celebration in your own home.
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Most of us have a hobby that helps fill spare time, or that we really plan and devote time to. We do something that is relaxing and enjoyable. Sometimes, it's something we did it a long time ago and sometimes it's ongoing.
Over time, I have dabbled with woodworking, model making, paint by number, coins, and running. If you are reading this, reading would probably be one of your enjoyable pastimes. Your library is, hopefully, a good source of ideas and projects for you.
I host our branch's Craft Time for Preschoolers the fourth Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. We make three crafts each month. People ask me where I get the ideas for the crafts. Guess what? BOOKS!
Come by and see the new display of Modra pottery here in the Midwest Genealogy Center on loan from the collection of Charlotte M.
Modra, a city in the Bratislava region of Slovakia, has been one of the leading craft centers of Slovakia since the 17th century. The ceramic and marjolica production started in the 19th century. After being hand-thrown and fired in the kiln, the pottery is whitewashed and then hand painted without the use of patterns. The designs are all freehand.
Do you enjoy handcrafts? Handcrafts can be anything you create with your hands: sewing, quilting, knitting, needlepoint, embroidery, etc. Do you find that whenever you finally have a few minutes to dedicate to your crafting, suddenly it's time to prepare dinner for your family? Or, the washing machine is leaking? All you want is a few minutes to work on your special project, but the home front refuses to cooperate.
As a busy mom, I try hard to find things that my husband and daughter can do together. My daughter loves bugs, and she loves building things with her dad. When I saw that the program Bug Hut was coming to Claycomo, I knew without a doubt that this was something that they could do together. When I told my daughter about the program, she was ready to get started on a new project.
The Bug Hut program will be held at Claycomo on Saturday, June 18 at 2:00 pm. There is a $2.00 fee for materials.
When I want to do a little needlework, and I always do, I look for inspiration at the library. There are wonderful books for knitters, crochet, tatting, quilters, and some kinds of needlework you've never heard of. Also, I like to go to YouTube and get great instruction for special techniques.
It's too hot to go outside and play, and the kids are bored. Now what? Turn of the TV and video games, and drop by the library for books brimming with easy craft ideas to keep their hands and minds busy. There's no need to buy expensive supplies to get started with these projects.
Fall is my favorite time of year: cooler temperatures, frost on the pumpkins – and ragweed! Football season starts too, which ensures my husband will be occupied in front of the television, and I will have some time to work on my sewing projects.
Come join me, Mary, and the rest of the ladies (we do have an occasional man also) on the third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. We do a variety of projects; we have made pillowcase dresses, baby items for charity, several wall hangings for our branch, and much more. We do a variety of needlework, crochet, quilting, knitting and more. Sometimes we have a project we're working on as a group, and other times we just do our own projects or help each other out with something we are working on.
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Isn't it funny that one of the best ways to get stronger is by being gradually and continually broken?
Life is an exercise in improvisation. Improvisation has only one rule: "Yes, and".
Yes, you are living, but what sort of living are you doing? Are you merely existing, or are you experiencing?
Today's word of the day: Currents
Sometimes I look down at my pink Hello Kitty dress and think, "I'm not mature enough for this."
People who actually speak their minds are few and far between. Many people may be thinking good things (or bad things) about you, but few of them will actually tell you what they think of you. Perhaps they are afraid of how it will be perceived. I find someone who isn't afraid to speak his/her mind to possess a rare and exceptional quality. Honesty can be so refreshing.
I feel sad for those who believe that people cannot change. Or specifically, change for the better. I just wouldn't ever want to believe that. I believe that people are changing all the time. Every moment we are new. I never stop changing and growing. Nobody is stuck the way that they are. I do believe there are people who will not ever become better people, but it's not because it's impossible to do so. People change everyday and sometimes they change for the better. I feel that it is impossible to stay the same. The human race is not a stagnant one.
Butler has uploaded a video of my commencement address to the class of 2013, which one can't help but notice…is longer than the 12 minutes I so confidently promised. I sort of quit working the last month and did nothing but write this speech, and I couldn't even get the time right. (I guess I read a lot faster alone in my basement.)
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10 U.S. Code § 3911 - Twenty years or more: regular or reserve commissioned officers
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(a) The Secretary of the Army may, upon the officer's request, retire a regular or reserve commissioned officer of the Army who has at least 20 years of service computed under section 3926 of this title, at least 10 years of which have been active service as a commissioned officer.
(1) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of the Army, during the period specified in paragraph (2), to reduce the requirement under subsection (a) for at least 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer to a period (determined by the Secretary of the Army) of not less than eight years.
Source(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 224; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 523(a),Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1562; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 561(c),Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1667; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 561(e),Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2025; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 571(e)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–134; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 502(a),Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3225; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(27),Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, § 506(a),Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4210; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 505(a), title X, § 1076(e)(6),Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1715, 1951.)
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|July 31, 1935, ch. 422, § 5 (1st 101 words); restated June 13, 1940, ch. 344, § 3 (1st 45 words), 54 Stat. 380; June 29, 1948, ch. 708, § 202 (1st 105 words), 62 Stat. 1084; July 16, 1953, ch. 203, 67 Stat. 175.
The words "a regular or reserve commissioned officer of the Army" are substituted for the words "any officer on the active list of the Regular Army * * * or any officer of the reserve components of the Army of the United States". The words "Philippine Scouts" are omitted as obsolete. The words "has at least 20" are substituted for the words "shall have completed not less than twenty". The words "upon the officer's request" are substituted for the words "upon his own application". The words "service computed under section 3926 of this title" are substituted for the words "active Federal service in the armed forces of the United States", since that revised section makes explicit the service covered.
2013—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(e)(6), substituted "January 7, 2011," for "the date of the enactment of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011".
Pub. L. 112–239, § 505(a), substituted "September 30, 2018" for "September 30, 2013".
2011—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–383substituted "the date of the enactment of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 and ending on September 30, 2013" for "January 6, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2008".
2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–364struck out second comma after "paragraph (2)" in par. (1) and substituted "January 6, 2006," for "the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006" in par. (2).
Pub. L. 109–163designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "during the period specified in paragraph (2)," for "during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 2001", and added par. (2).
2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–398substituted "December 31, 2001" for "September 30, 2001".
1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–261substituted "during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on September 30, 2001" for "during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990."
1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–160substituted "nine-year period" for "five-year period".
1990—Pub. L. 101–510designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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For provisions authorizing the Secretary of the Army, during the period beginning Oct. 23, 1992, and ending Oct. 1, 1995, to apply this section to a regular or reserve commissioned officer with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting "at least 15 years" for "at least 20 years" in subsec. (a) of this section, see section 4403 ofPub. L. 102–484, set out as a note under section 1293 of this title.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Members of the Michigan Nurses Association are protesting right-to-work legislation at the state Capitol by covering their mouths with tape.
The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/XJWJFL ) about a dozen nurses stood on the Capitol steps in Lansing on Monday morning. Organizers say the gathering was meant to symbolize the silencing of unions that nurses say will happen should the legislation become law.
Katie Oppenheim, who works at the University of Michigan Health System, says the legislation would leave them with "no security" and "no rights."
Hundreds of chanting, whistle-blowing demonstrators thronged the Capitol last week as bills were introduced and approved hours later.
More are expected Tuesday, when the House and Senate may reconcile wording differences. Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has said he'd sign the legislation.
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Occasionally there is an opinion piece in the papers so clear in its analysis of a problem, so convincing in its argumentation, and so authoritative in its judgment that, on finishing it, a reader is tempted to just stand up and cheer.
That's what I felt like after reading "How to Shrink the 'Too-Big-to-Fail' Banks" by Richard W. Fisher, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Harvey Rosenblum, its research director, in the Wall Street Journal the other day -- Monday, March 11, 2013.
Fact No. 1 -- A dozen mega-banks control almost 70 percent of the assets in the American banking industry.
Fact No. 2 -- These huge banks constitute only 0.2 percent of the country's banks, but because they've been deemed Too Big to Fail by the federal government, they're not subject to the same rules and regulations as the other 99.8 percent.
So much for Equal Justice Under Law, the admirable sentiment engraved atop the columns of the classical Supreme Court building in Washington -- if only for ornamental purposes.
These two facts add up to one inescapable conclusion: These favored banks, complete with their far-flung subdivisions, auxiliaries, and wholly owned subsidiaries and assorted tentacles, claws and appendages spreading out in all directions national and international, have been immunized against the usual risks in a free market -- like going broke.
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The big boys' debts get an implicit government guarantee. Result: The whole American banking industry becomes dominated by a handful of banks-cum-hedge funds that operate without meaningful regulation -- and stifle competition.
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The effect is to deny this critical sector of the American economy the benefits of what Joseph Schumpeter dubbed creative destruction -- the "perennial gale ... that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one." Schumpeter called creative destruction the essential fact about capitalism.
Without the risk of failure, there is no responsibility to avoid it -- and no reform or rejuvenation after it. But just a government-authorized oligopoly sheltered from the workings of a free economy. And dragging it down. We may not realize it when we ourselves experience it, but failure is our friend and teacher. And without it, we might never learn.
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When banks get "too big to fail," they can intimidate not just their competitors but the law. Or as the current attorney general, Eric Holder, testified earlier this year, "It is difficult to prosecute them (because) if we do bring a criminal charge, it will have a negative impact on the national economy."
That's how this unholy alliance between big banks and big government operates -- to no one's long-term benefit, not even that of the favored banks themselves. Unchallenged, they grow fat and lazy and careless, especially with other people's money.
It hasn't been too long -- just last year -- that the country's largest bank, JP Morgan Chase, finally admitted that it had lost track of $2 billion, or maybe $3 billion, through a complex form of speculation called credit default swaps or derivatives. Whatever the proper name, they promised protection and delivered disaster. It seems a bank too big to fail may also be too big to manage. This is what comes of letting these banking empires grow beyond any control, even their own.
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There was a time (1933-1999) when the law clearly separated investment banking with all its risks from the ordinary, regulated commercial kind. That wholesome separation was mandated by the late and only now lamented Glass-Steagall Act, which was enacted in the wake of the Great Depression, when it had become all too clear what allowing banks to play with their depositors' money could lead to.
But memories are short and the hubris of man boundless. That salutary wall between commercial and investment banking was dismantled by a bipartisan team led by those financial masterminds, Bill Clinton and Phil Gramm. The politicians and the banking lobby knew better than to heed mere history and its lessons. Or thought they did.
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In the largest voter turn-out in Student Senate election history, four new senate officers were chosen to represent the student body of Northampton Community College's Main Campus. The winners are Angel Diaz, chairperson; Joseph Ortiz, vice chairperson; Carolina Mayor, secretary; and Dailyn Yaris Mota, treasurer. Elections for general senate member seats will be held at the start of the fall semester.
Touching moments - and tears - abounded as departing senators Ruthy Gameriro, vice chairperson; Evelyn Galarza, treasurer; Khloud Hassran-Assran, secretary; and Tim Semonich, chairperson; took turns at the podium reminiscing about their time together while thanking each other and their NCC faculty and staff mentors. Also recognized were graduating senators Charles Monoski, Kristin Cook and Don Gamble.
The incoming officers have big shoes to fill. Frank Pologruto, director of Student Life, recalled overhearing Semonich say to his fellow senators during a meeting, "You represent 11,000 credit students. I want you here prepared, well-dressed, and on time."
Pologruto credited the outgoing senators with successfully taking on some very difficult projects, while Dr. Erickson thanked them for helping make his first year at NCC a fabulous one.
"We want you to graduate, but can we change our mind?" Erickson joked. "Know that you never really leave this place. You're always welcome."
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And while early talk has surfaced of a further collaboration with The Public on a project yet to be named, the 82-year-old maverick was sounding more than pleased to be launching this Into the Woods before a different crowd from the commercial norm. "There's a completeness about the audience that comes to the Delacorte that you don't necessarily get elsewhere," said Sondheim. "The city is like a mosaic, and there's an energy you find as a result at the Delacorte that you don't experience on Broadway, where the audience tends to be the same over and over."
His current leading lady, Donna Murphy, was in the Central Park ensemble of The Mystery of Edwin Drood in 1985 before acceding to Betty Buckley's co-starring role during the subsequent Broadway transfer. Working at the Delacorte is "incredibly liberating," says Murphy, who talks of perhaps returning on yet another occasion, this time to try her hand at Shakespeare. "The whole experience is both trumped and enhanced by mother nature, which you can't manufacture and you can't control. I remember during Drood looking behind me and there was Belvedere Castle and looking up and the moon was rising and a soft breeze was blowing the hair on my wig, and I thought, 'OK, you don't have a thing to complain about; this is about as beautiful and perfect as it gets.'"
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Quality of care in the Emergency Department may be influenced by several factors and Canada is in the process of training specialists in Emergency Medicine to improve and standardize emergency care. Emergency departments are increasingly used and medical staff and in the organization there is a wide variation in the of the departments. This proposal describes a design for a multi-centre cohort to answer the question: "Is there any difference in the quality of care provided in Ontario's Emergency Department (ED) by Emergency Room Physicians (EP), Casualty Officers (CO) and General Practioners (GP)?". The study is confined to 35 eligible hospitals, within 100 Km around Hamilton, with more than 300 beds, with an average visit in the ED of more than 100 visits/day, with full time medical coverage, supporting facilities and access to specialized consultations. Twenty-eight physicians will be selected randomly in each of the 3 physician categories, half of them will be in university affiliated hospitals. The outcome measure is the assessment of quality of care: 1) the "technical process" of care will be assessed using ten indicator conditions and the data will be collected by unobtrusive observation and chart review; 2) the "art of care" will be assessed by the ED nurse observer; 3) the "patient outcome" will be assessed two weeks after the ED visit by a phone interview done by a research assistant. Each physician will be observed during two shifts. Each case will be classified as urgent or non-urgent. More than 6 cases per physician need to be assessed to detect a 25% difference between the groups with a risk alpha of 1% (two tailed) and a risk beta of 5%. An analysis of variance will be used to detect a difference for the process score, the physician attitude score and the outcome score. The influence of six factors will be estimated with a multiple regression linear model: 1) university affiliation, 2) urgency of cases, 3) workload, 4) training level of physicians, 5) method of payment and 6) working hours in the ED. Also descriptive data on the structure of the ED will be studied. Thirteen months should permit the completion of the study.
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He had like one decent save. The rest were right in the middle of the net.
But yea, great showing for the CONCACAF. How much longer until we get another qualifying slot?
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We should have a similar but less stringent policy for current student-athletes as well. I still feel guilty about a comment I made saying Jack Miller didn't look like strong enough given his weight.
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