text: State of Delaware v. West.Download as PDF SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE RICHARD F. STOKES 1 THE CIRCLE, SUITE 2 SUSSEX C OUN TY C OUR THO USE GEOR GETO WN , DE 19947 JUDGE September 23, 2011 N440 STATE MAIL James T. Vaughn Correctional Center Kermit R. West SBI: 0004 1181 Paddock Road Smyrna, DE 19977 Re: State of Delaware v. Kermit R. West ID 7307000001 Dear Mr. West: I have received your first postconviction relief motion pertaining to your 1962 convictions for two counts of Murder in the First Degree for the shooting deaths of Mamie Hester Whaley and Lorenzo Byrd Whaley. You raise numerous issues, including but not limited to the circumstances of your guilty plea. You request an evidentiary hearing, a change in venue and a court-appointed attorney. Having reviewed the record and your motion, I find that your motion has no merit. Your convictions were handed down by then Judge Christie on September 14, 1962, following entry of your guilty plea to the two murder charges.1 You did not file an appeal. The record does not show any filings under the previous version of Rule 35, which governed both sentence modifications and postconviction issues.2 Rule 61 was adopted in 1987, and included a three-year limitation period for filing postconviction motions. Rule 61 instituted procedural changes only, and may therefore be applied to a conviction which became final before 1 The record shows that you were represented by H. Edward Maul, Esquire, and John J. McNeilly, Esquire. 2 Bailey v. State, 588 A.2d 1121, 1124-27 (Del. 1991). Page 1 the adoption of Rule 61 in 1987.3 Your first Rule 61 motion was filed July 15, 2011. Before addressing the substantive merits of a Rule 61 motion, the Court must apply the Rule's procedural requirements.4 The 1987 version of Rule 61 provided that a postconviction motion must be filed within three years of the date the conviction became final. Because you did not file a direct appeal, your conviction became final, for postconviction purposes, on October 14, 1962. Rule (m)(1). Nor did you file a motion with this Court under the earlier version of Rule 35, which contained no time bar. Even assuming that the clock did not begin to run until 1987 and that you had three years to file your first postconviction relief motion, your 2011 postconviction motion seeking relief is time barred under Rule 61(i)(1). You sent letters to the Chief Justice Christie about the way Corrections was computing your sentences. Then Judge Lee wrote you a detailed letter explaining your sentences, dated February 5, 1990. The parole issue is therefore barred under Rule 61(i)(4) as having been formerly adjudicated. Moreover, your claims for relief that are conclusory and unsubstantiated. You state that your rights were violated in numerous ways, but you do nothing more than recite legal principles. Under Rule 61(i)(3), the Court will not address such claims.5 You do not allege under Rule 61)(i)(5) that these legal principles have been recognized for the first time after your conviction became final.6 Having reviewed the record and your motion, it plainly appears that you are not entitled to the relief you are seeking. Under Rule 61(d)(4), your motion is SUMMARILY DISMISSED. IT IS SO ORDERED. Very truly yours, Richard F. Stokes 3 Id. at 1124. 4 Younger v. State, 580 A.2d 552, 554 (Del. 1990). 5 Id., at 555. 6 Id. Page 2 cc: Prothonotary Page 3


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Making Invention and Innovation Work for the Poor: Financing and delivery models
Helianti Hilman,
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Bringing an invention to market is challenging, especially in countries where the market structure is predominantly comprised of people living
below the poverty line or the BOP (bottom of the pyramid) market. Crossing this barrier requires creativity in designing the financing and delivery models that meet the nature of BOP consumers while also fostering the development of the economic infrastructure. Creative financing and business models need to address the BOP consumers and all stakeholders within the supply chain. This session discusses creative financing schemes and delivery models that help bring invention
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don't limit yourself to panicking at the disco. panic everywhere. follow your wildest most anxious dreams
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don't limit yourself to panicking at the disco. panic everywhere. follow your wildest most anxious dreams
(via theonlysong)
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what a beautiful powerful human being
I will always reblog this when it comes up on my dash
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The worst thing about getting older is realizing that things don't always work out.
Accurate statement is accurate.
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I should really have more substantive thoughts than "Shit, now I have to shave my legs."
I should be thinking happy thoughts about spending time with someone I enjoy and talking about stuff I can't talk to anyone else about and watching movies and snuggling and giggling.
The only thing I can think is that I have like two hours to shave my legs and I don't know how I'm going to accomplish such a monumental task.
I am the laziest.
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I crave you
in the most
innocent form
for I crave to say
good night
and give you
forehead kisses
and to say
that I adore you
when you feel
at your worst.
I crave you
in ways
where I just
want to be
next to you
and nothing
more or less.
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we've all got that weird pretty big secret that we don't really hide but like we don't flaunt it like "My brother died of cancer" or "I'm gay" or "I tried to kill myself last year" or anything really and when you find out somebody's big plot twist you know you're in this friendship for the long run
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I don't know what this is but I love it
this show is actually hilarious.
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9 Hilariously Distressing Letters From Kids
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what omg
the english language, everyone
This hit me like a brick
And people wonder why authors use italics and bold and shit so reader's understand what's going the fuck on.
And of course I just read this in my head 7 times, stressing each word differently.
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What I find completely terrifying is that I would ruin my life to make you happy. Without thought, without question, and without hesitation. That is so fucking scary. Because I know that you wouldn't even say something nice to me that you didn't mean, just because you knew it would make me smile. You wouldn't do anything remotely out of your way to make me happy if it meant you had to expend even the tiniest bit of energy. What am I even doing?


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A twist in an Albany murder trial Thursday afternoon. A juror was removed after being spotted talking with the friend of the defendant.
Ladiedra Judge is on trial for fatally stabbing her live in boyfriend, Contravis Holman, in January at their Pinson Road apartment.
Late Thursday afternoon Prosecutors said a juror was seen having a long conversation with Judge's friend during the trial's lunch break, and filed a motion to have the juror removed.
She was replaced by an alternate.
Thursday morning Judge took the witness stand, telling the jury she accidentally stabbed Holman while they were having a friendly food fight.
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I could watch this all day. So soothing!
Stashbuster extraordinaire! I feel like there should be some sort of knitting merit badge for this project.
Margaret Atwood and her knitting.
Woody going method with the crazy Cheers sweaters. You're supposed to leave the wardrobe on set, dude!
The Penguin Foundation has a global callout for knitters to make pullovers for penguins in rehab.
Penguins caught in oil spills need the little jumpers to keep warm and to stop them from trying to clean the toxic oil off with their beaks.
More info, including a knitting pattern, in the link below.
(via Knitters wanted for penguin pullovers - ABC Melbourne - Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Knitters: Let's do this.
Orange cable knit? Yes Donna.
Welcome to Knit Peaks: Twin Peaks, One Knit At A Time
Another brilliant knit from BTVS. Stand-up boatneck would feel good right about now and the color chases away the January blahhhs. Thanks, Buff!


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Here's an interesting deal that once again illustrates Google's push to get their software apps used by more people. Lexar, the well-known maker of USB flash drives, announced today a partnership with Google that will bring Google applications like Picasa, Google Toolbar and Google Desktop Search pre-loaded onto Lexar USB Drives.
In other words, buy a USB flash drive and also get some Google software.
Customers who purchase a Lexar JumpDrive simply have to plug the device into the USB port, on their computer, where the user will be prompted with instructions to easily install the free applications. If the user accepts installation, Google products automatically install to their computer and are then removed from the USB flash drive.
Lexar USB Drives pre-loaded with Google software will begin to roll-out in the next few weeks.
More info in this news release.
The Original Search Marketing Event is Back!
SES Denver (Oct 16) offers an intense day of learning all the critical aspects of search engine optimization (SEO) and paid search advertising (PPC). The mission of SES remains the same as it did from the start - to help you master being found on search engines. Register today!


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Floyd County Board of Supervisors Meeting
December 12, 2005, 9:00 AM
The Floyd County Board of Supervisors met for regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, December 12, 2005 in the Boardroom of the Floyd County Courthouse with the following in attendance: Chairman Enabnit, Supv. Staudt, and Supv. Dunkel.
Staudt/Dunkel moved to amend the agenda to include noting the IDOT meeting tomorrow. Motion carried 3-0. Staudt/Dunkel moved to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried 3-0.
Dunkel/Staudt moved to approve the November 21, 22, 28, and December 5, 2005 minutes as written. Motion carried 3-0.
Staudt/Dunkel moved to approve the following claims: County #1797-2064, Secondary Roads #17864-17922, and MH-DD #56367-56373. Motion carried 3-0.
Scott Dight, Stephanie Michaelson, and Jason Manning presented the Floyd County Fair Society's 2004/2005 financials, 2005/2006 budget and request for funding for FY07. The Fair Board may request help from secondary roads for culvert work for the driveway on Packard Ave.
Virginia Ruzicka, April Echard, Elaine Ott, and Rita Hirv presented information regarding the Floyd County Libraries and requested an additional $10,000 for funding FY07.
Dunkel/Staudt moved to appoint Myrna Jakoubek and Mike Marth for a 3-year term to the Hospital Commission and direct the Auditor to send notices to appointees and the Hospital. Motion carried 3-0.
The Board reviewed the bid from Schoonover Tuckpointing for repairs to the courthouse building. Dunkel/Staudt moved to get bids for building repairs as required by the Code of Iowa. Motion carried 3-0.
Staudt/Dunkel moved to give permission to the Iowa State University Institute for Design Research and Outreach to go on the County Shed property for a project to design options along the recreational path adjacent to Wildwood Park. Motion carried 3-0.
Dunkel/Staudt moved to appoint Bruce Hovden with Sandy Hicks as an alternate to an Information Technology Sharing Committee and appoint a representative from Conservation - either Doug Schroeder or Barb McKinstry with Pat Zwanziger as an alternate to the Revenue/Grant Writing Sharing Committee. Motion carried 3-0.
Dunkel/Staudt moved to set out a time sheet for budget meetings with department heads for the first week of January, set an initial target amount for wages/salaries at 3% and request department heads provide a 3-5 year capital improvement plan when they present their budgets. Motion carried 3-0.
Staudt/Dunkel motioned to give the okay for the Floyd County Veterans Memorial Committee to locate a memorial on the front part of the courthouse property pending the Board of Supervisor's final design approval. Motion carried 3-0.
Staudt/Dunkel moved to approve nine holidays per the State's tentative holiday schedule with no floating holidays for 2006. Motion carried 3-0.
Dunkel/Staudt moved to for the County to pay township trustees and clerks $20 per meeting and $10 per hour while engaged in official business for non-meeting activities where compensation is not paid by parties requiring their services per Iowa Code 359.46 and 359.47 effective July 1, 2006. Motion carried 3-0.
Staudt/Dunkel moved to approve the 2005 Weed Commissioner's Report and authorize the chairman to sign. Motion carried 3-0.
Dunkel/Staudt moved to approve the Enterprise Zone (EZ) Program Agreement with CDI, LLC and authorize the chairman to sign. Motion carried 3-0.
Staudt/Dunkel moved to: a) set monthly single coverage health insurance at $522 plus dental insurance at $25 for a total of $547 premium and monthly family coverage health insurance at $1,392 plus dental insurance at $58 for a total of $1,450; b) approve Cox Insurance for our Stop Loss Insurance provider with a $55,000 limit.; c) add Comprehensive Transplant Insurance Coverage to the health care plan. Motion carried 3-0.
The Board noted the resignation of Julie Randall, County Attorney office employee.
The Board discussed arrangements for attending the IDOT meeting in Ames regarding the application for road work to the ethanol plant on December 13.
The Board conducted an annual tour of the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
A motion was made by Supervisor Dunkel and seconded by Supervisor Staudt to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0.
Gloria A. Carr Arlin V. Enabnit, Chairman
Floyd County Auditor Floyd County Board of Supervisors


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Making almond paste at home is easy, economical and especially useful when you need it in a pinch.
Being I'm a spur-of-the-moment, somewhat impulsive baker the ability to crank out my own batch of almond paste really comes in handy. It's not one of those things I routinely stock my pantry with unless it's holiday time when I use it for my favorite Christmas treat, stollen….


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Welcome to my website
Here is where I'm suppose to talk about myself. It didn't feel right at first, but then I recalled how I love to read about authors after I read their books; and lets face it I've already put myself out there by writing my own so I might as well go for it. Real-life stories are my favorite, and so as I take a big swallow, here goes, a little of my own.
I grew up in a large family, number six out of nine children, and I always felt lost in the crowd; its been told that the middle ones often feel that way. I finally came out of my shell, well pretty-much, while I worked at a hospital as a nurses aide. It just happened. I remember one time there was a particularly difficult patient. That didn't happen much, but it can when they are under stress, and on drugs. I had to do something, fast, really fast, so I prayed that God would give me love for this person. He did. I couldn't have done it on my own. This was a lesson I've taken to heart on many occasions otherwise I probably won't have made it through certain periods of my life.
I didn't grow up knowing I wanted to be a writer like some people do. My seven year-old granddaughter showed me her diary/journal the other day with pictures and all. Now that girl has a natural talent. For me it came as more of a need, I think.
At thirteen, I decided it was time to prepare myself for a career, a purpose in life… a calling. Let me just say first that the thought of going to Africa as a missionary was something I'd thought of many a time until I was about thirteen or fourteen. The inspiration was a wonderful missionary named Elsie Peters. I never went to Africa, but to this day, her impact has never left me, and the 'calling' whatever that means still burns inside. As in "The Minister's Daughter" ( a novel that will come out…some day) that was a big influence. My place may not be on the shores of a foreign country, but I so admire those who sacrifice their lives in such ways, and I'm inspired by those who may not even leave their towns but go directly into the trenches to answer their calling.
Whether or not I've answered any sort of calling even now, back then as I was discovering what becoming a teen meant with those growing pains of youth urging me in different directions, I began to search for something I could do, well. I shot a fair game of basketball, but I wanted more. There were three things standing in my way; ONE, I didn't know what I wanted to do; TWO, there wasn't money for lessons like piano, or guitar: THREE , I wasn't really good at anything. Still, I had enough sense to know if I put myself into a project, eventually I'd be good at something, and maybe even better than good. This thought drove me onward, and I searched for something that would give me inspiration.
Not a soul knew what I was up to as I checked around the yard for a stick that I could use as a baton. With some effort, I found the perfect one. I can just imagine Mom watching me through the kitchen window as I twirled at my hearts content. Practice did some good, as I thought, and eventually I caught a few of my baton throws. Still, that lasted about a week. Even at the tender young age of thirteen, I knew the baton would only take me so far. Besides, I'd need a real one to move forward.
Next, I cranked up the music in the living room and started dancing around the room. That went better than the baton. My enthusiasm was there, I felt the beat, I wanted more. Although the living room was much too small for such things I learned when I knocked over a lamp during a difficult turn. That dream didn't die altogether, but that's a story for another time.
Then one Saturday morning after I cleaned my bedroom, I pulled out a notebook, sat on my bed and wrote a story. I remember the thrill of creating something out of nothing but what came from inside. How I wish I could see it now. Where it went I can't say. When you have five brothers and sisters still at home, without a door to your bedroom, things get misplaced. I had a diary for awhile but the contents were intercepted and the embarrassment of someone reading my very personal thoughts promptly ended anymore entries.
Years later during a difficult time in my life, I purchased a guitar and started writing songs as a way to help me get through the long winter nights in North Dakota. That too is a story for another time, although I draw from that experience in my writings. Then one day as I sat at my computer, I began to write poems and stories, and then a novel. It started as An Empty Forest, then I changed the name to A Song From An Empty Forest, and eventually it became SEPTEMBER WIND.
What this thirteen year-old found that Saturday morning was something we all have, a voice inside that urges us to press on. The best we can do is to put our hearts and souls into what drives us, and then let it go.


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Injury collision on Poplar Creek Road
Date of News Release: 07/21/2011
(Mayfield, Ky.) -- Terry Smotherman was traveling north on Poplar Creek Road when he failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the roadway. Mr. Smotherman traveled over 200 feet before his motorcycle overturned causing him to be ejected.
Mr. Smotherman was transported by Lyon County EMS to Lourdes Hospital before being airlifted by Air Evac. Trooper Fields was assisted at the scene by the Lyon County Sheriffs Department, Lyon County Rescue, Kuttawa Fire Department, Eddyville Fire Department, Lyon County EMS, and Air Evac.


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MILWAUKEE (WSAU) Advocates for sex abuse victims say the Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese is trying to protect its secrets – and not its assets – by declaring bankruptcy. The church filed for Chapter-11 protections yesterday, and it's reported to be the eighth U-S diocese to do so.
Archbishop Jerome Listecki said the compensation sought by victims of pedophile priests exceed the church's means because of quote, "the horrific actions of a few." He said the ability to reorganize its finances under Chapter-11 is the best way for the church to fairly meet its obligations.
But attorney Jeff Anderson and the Survivors Network for Those Abused by Priests say the move delays justice, by holding up action on lawsuits filed by over a dozen priest abuse victims in the Milwaukee Archdiocese. They said one of the church's goals is to keep retired Auxiliary Bishop Richard Sklba quiet – so he doesn't make a scheduled deposition in the lawsuits. Critics said Sklba was a key person in helping former Archbishop Rembert Weakland quietly move abusive priests to new parishes where they could offend again.
Talks to settle the lawsuits broke down. And a court recently said the church cannot tap insurance to pay the abuse victims. Listecki said both those developments resulted in the bankruptcy move. The archbishop said it would not affect individual parishes and religious schools, because they're separately incorporated. But a bankruptcy judge could rule otherwise. A Villanova professor says parishes in Spokane, Washington and Tucson, Arizona were asked to pay for part of the settlements after those dioceses went bankrupt.


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"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me.
Faith in GOD \(>3<)ノ
Have you ever wanted something so much that you really pushed yourself beyond your limit and almost do crazy stuff just to get it?
Have you ever felt the feeling of so much passion coming from your heart that you felt that your world will end if you are not going to pursue it?
I've felt this before, when I dreamt of becoming a junior jock of Magic 89.9. Honestly, I don't know where this passion came from. All I know is that I want this so bad! I want to share my talent, thoughts and ideas to all the people. I want everyone to hear my voice and I want to have a connection with all the people the way the Magic Dj's have.
I remember when I first listened to Magic 89.9; the show was Boy's Night Out and back then, their time slot was still 9pm-12mn. I remember how much I enjoyed listening to Tonytoni, Slick Rick and Sam YG, they are CRAZY! Then I started listening to the other shows of Magic like Good Times with Mo, Mojo, Grace Lee, On demand, Big Meal, Top 5@5, Strikezone, Magic 30. I was amazed at how close they are to listeners. I was also amazed at how good they are at connecting with the people and at the same time keeping their own persnonality. From there, I also realized one thing, you don't have to change who you are just to please everybody. Yes, a lot of people may hate you for being mean, and all that stuff, but hey, what's important is that you stayed true to yourself!
This is the reason why 3 years ago, I decided that I want to become a part of this wonderful family. So, I auditioned for the junior jock program. I remember the first time that I auditioned. When i got inside the room, I was trembling; I was super nervous and I couldn't breath properly! Sadly, because of this, they turned me down. But instead of being discouraged, it made my passion grew. I auditioned again the next year and before I went inside the booth, I told myself that I should give my 100% on this. Luckily, I was able to pass the first round, and Suzy and Pat gave me the Golden Ticket! I was so happy and I told myself that this is it! This is what I have been waiting for. Two weeks after the first round, I received a call from magic informing me about the 2nd round, I thought that it is going to be as easy as the first round, but I was wrong. I was super nervous that I was not able to do what they are asking me to do. I let my nerves get the best of me. When they announced the names of the new JJ's, my heart sunk when I did not hear my name. I felt so bad; I felt that my whole world crashed and I felt so frustrated! When I got home, I asked myself, do I still want to go for it? What if it is not really meant to be for me? What if this is not where I should be? For days, I cried and cried until one night, when I was listening to BNO, I heard that the boys are talking about passions. From there, I heard that Sam YG auditioned for three times before he got into the program and he even said that if you really want something, go for it! Don't let anything get into your way. Summer came and the date of the auditions was announced. Again, I was excited about it. This would be my last opportunity to show them what I got. This is my last chance to show them that I can be the next big thing in the radio industry.
Before I entered inside the booth, I reminded myself of my goal, and that is to be a junior jock! I did what they asked me to do and they gave me the Golden Ticket. Before they let me out of the room, they asked me to promise one thing, and that is not to let my nerves get the best of me. I promised that to them and a week after that, I received an E-mail about the 2nd round of auditions. While I was waiting for my turn, I met a lot of wonderful people and I realized that there are a lot of good auditionees and because of that, I started to get nervous again. I was in the middle of my prayer when my number was called. They asked me to go inside the conference room and when I got there, I shook off all the shyness and I let my personality shine through.
May 4, 2011 was the happiest day of my teenage life. This was the day when I received an E-mail from Pat saying that I made it! I am now a Junior Jock of Magic 89.9! I cannot contain my happiness! I was jumping up and down! I really don't know what to say, I was just so happy!
This is it! The start of a wonderful journey together with the people who share the same passion that I have.
For those who are reading this blog, this is the only thing that I can say, DON'T BE AFRAID TO PURSUE YOUR DREAM! DON'T BE AFRAID TO COMMIT MISTAKES AND DON'T LET YOUR FAILURE GET INTO THE WAY. FOR YOUR DREAM, MISTAKES AND FAILURES WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVE THE SUCCESS THAT YOU ARE SEEKING FOR! :D
this game was banned in my school because people would just play it over and over again in the library
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Good morning! :D 3 more days and good-bye OJT na… :D
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- Yen Yang
- Cebu City
- Philippines
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Is having a social class inevitable?
Will the gap between rich and poor be omnipresent? Can it be abolished? If you propose socialism to get rid of the classes, are you very sure the gap will not come back? Should we then solve this problem or leave it be?
Topics: Communism capitalism imperialism socialism
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Nov 15 2013: Some would have us honour the rich, arguing that their wealth creates jobs. In fact, the rich are indebted to us, the producers and consumers, because we develop, produce, distribute, maintain and buy back the goods and services which we provide and which sustains their wealth. Without our continued cooperation in our dual roles of producer-consumer, there would be no more wealth for anybody. That we continue to do the 'heavy lifting', without receiving a more equitable share of the proceeds, is perplexing.
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Photos and Description of this 4 bedroom holiday home in Kismet - ParadOz
4 BR 1 and 1/2 BA sleeps 8 comfortably
This year 2014 the 4th of July week comes with an extra day. Since the 4th falls on a Friday we are giving you 8 days in ParadOz so you can check in on Thursday! The house comes complete with Bay View, Tiki Bar on rear deck, out door shower, washer dryer, new kitchen with dish washer and ice maker in the refrigerator, new baths, new beds, basically totally new top to bottom. Short walk to Ocean and Bay. Walk to restaurants/ bars. This is a quaint family community that is only available by ferry. No Cars. All of Fire Island is available through the use of water taxi's or Lateral Ferries. Each community is unique and interesting in it's own right. In an effort to be more Eco Friendly we added solar power to our home.
- Suitability:
- wheelchair inaccessible
- non smoking only
- Low Allergen Environment
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- suitable for elderly or infirm
- children welcome
- pets not allowed


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- Michelle Rosenthal
- Brooklyn, NY
- United States
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Help me begin a 12 Step fellowship for Peace to overcome our addictions and compulsive behaviors leading to war, conflict & self destruction
It may be helpful if we collectively say the Serenity Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference!
Lets start a global 12 Step Anonymous Fellowship for Peace: Let's collectively utilize Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step program as a guide. It has been used and modified to help millions of people around the world to recover from all sorts of compulsions such as drinking, overeating, smoking, gambling, etc. We can adapt it on a global level so we can sooth our hearts, put our dukes down and put our weapons down so we can begin saving our own lives striving 4 nonviolent interactions between any two people.
We may :
1) Admit we were powerless over conflict, fighting, war, greed, power, control etc and that our lives became unmanageable.
2) Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3) Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God/Higher Power as we understood Him.
4) Made a Searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5) Admitted to God/Higher Power, to ourselves and to another Human Being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6) Were entirely ready to have God/Higher Power remove all these defects of character.
7) Humbly ask God/ Higher Power to remove our shortcomings.
8) Made a list of all the persons we have harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9) Make direct amends to such people when ever possible except when to do so would injure them or others.
10) Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11) Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God/Higher Power as we understand Him.
12) Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to compulsive fighters/warriors and to practice these principals in all our affairs.
Can a global 12 step fellowship for peace be effective?
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Sep 5 2011: I agree with Don McCann's comment.
The concept of the 12 steps to peace is a good idea, steps that outline how peace can be achieved between people and nations. However, it seems too forced and more focused on surrendering one's self to a higher power such as God. It seems more like a list of reasons to persuade people that God is the one who can achieve peace in our world, if we choose to live through Him.
I think these particular steps may have more of an influence on those who believe in some type of religion or another higher power, however not so much with those that don't. But like I said, the concept of creating a 12 step guide to peace is a good idea.
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Decatur fest schedule online
With more than 300 authors appearing and events from two children's book-themed parades to a poetry slam competing for attention, it's a good idea to have a game plan in mind before attending the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival over Labor Day weekend. You can begin scoping out your preferences now that that the fest has posted its full schedule online at www.decaturbookfestival.com/2011/schedule. Almost the entire festival, including the keynote address by Decemberists leader Colin Meloy and his illustrator-wife Carson Ellis at 8 p.m. Sept. 2 at Agnes Scott College (reservations required), is free. HOWARD POUSNER
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Atlanta Music Project, an after-school, youth orchestra and choir program targeting disadvantaged metropolitan communities, is conducting an instrument donation drive through Aug. 6. Working-condition woodwind, percussion and string instruments may be donated at locations in Atlanta (including Symphony Hall),Lilburn and Alpharetta or mailed. Donations will be appraised and a tax receipt will be mailed for the instrument's value. Information: 678-235-4267, www.atlantamusicproject.org. HOWARD POUSNER


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Row Three (Last Minute) OSCAR POOL!
Because of popular demand, we've put together a fun little Oscar Pool for you this year. We're doing things a little bit differently this year. We've put together a point system based on various Oscar prediction sites, Vegas odds and a little of my own inklings of arbitrary.
Here's how it works. Based on "difficulty", each answer is worth anywhere from one to five points. Best picture is worth a whopping ten points because… well, it's best picture and that's the way I did it. No answer is required but there's no penalty for getting it wrong (other than you don't get the points), so you might as well guess. Person with the most points wins! You may re-submit your responses at any time (last set of responses will count as your official entry). Pool closes sometime Sunday afternoon; so get your picks in ASAP!
Prizes will be dished out to the first and second place winner. Thanks to Corey Pierce and CriticalMassCast for sponsoring this contest and providing the DVD prizes. All RowThree contributors are encouraged to participate for fun but are not eligible for the prize pack. For official rules, please call 1-800-figureitoutyourself.
Not every single official category is here but to make up for it I added some of my own categories. I hope you'll approve. Let the games begin…
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Note on prizes, since we put this together at the last minute, I'm giving away a few of the long pile of slightly used DVDS (and a few blu rays) I have in my closet.
Better than nothing! It's not just stuff I couldn't sell or give away to other people, some good titles in there.
I voted
For the best Visual Effects, ILM has been releasing cool behind the scenes Avengers videos that I imagine are the help them win votes (since none of this cool stuff was on the DVD/blu-rays).
Like this one pointing out that the majority of the shots in New York city were actually digital with ILM mapping out the city with these photo spheres and recreating the city:
This combined with the work they did on the Hulk (check their account they have other videos on YouTube) I think might help them win. These kind of videos seem to be all about winning more Oscar votes.
if you fill this out do you get an email copy of your picks? Otherwise will need to write out ahead of time and then input.
You don't. It's just a game, unless these are your SUPER SERIOUS picks I'd just fill it out on the fly. Besides, this pool has some odd questions.
I do nothing on the fly, I am the grandmaster of this shit. Just I have a bad memory.
By the way, I looked up how many tweets other events got and the Golden Globes got 1.3 million while the Grammys got 2.1 million.
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How anyone could lose money with Blizzard pulling in 900+ million in pure profit is one thing, why Blizzard would pair up with anyone else - and especially such a loser company - when they're making that kind of dough is another.
Well, it wasn't really up to them as they were owned by Vivendi at the time, but still. Why trade down to be owned by Activision and that greedy moneygrubbing shitbag Kotick? Every time I see a picture of his flabby grinning mug I want to punch his teeth out.
The deal never made one iota of sense to me. Where was Blizzard/Vivendi's advantage here? There isn't one! Selling off Blizzard is like selling a hundred bucks for ten... You'd be an idiot to do it, owning Blizzard is practically free money in the bank. You don't cook the goose that lays golden eggs!


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Selena Gomez Thanks Her Fans for Their 'Cyber Hugs'
Selena Gomez is on the mend. The 21-year old Spring Breakers actress posted a thank you note to her fans on her Instagram with a photo of herself smiling on a boat. Selena was spotted leaving a dance studio last week, but had yet to comment on her recent brief stint in rehab. Some media outlets speculated that the stress of her rocky relationship with bad boy Justin Bieber was to blame.
The "Love You Like a Love Song" shared this photo yesterday with the caption: "I've done everything I could to the best of my ability. Thank you for the unconditional love and cyber hugs. You inspire me."
She also posted this photo two days ago and wrote: "Just stoked you were born dude"
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We have 3 children at the school and I have to say that it's been a great experience. My kids do have a lot of homework but it's very manageable, and necessary if the school is going to provide them with a better than average education. If they need it they readily get help from their teachers. It really does feel like a family and if there are any problems with other students, it's handled quickly. Bullying has never been an issue with us, but like every other school in Colorado it exists. The teachers and administration make us feel very comfortable with the way they handle it. We were already aware of their great reputation for academics before we visited Twin Peaks for the first time....but what sold us the first time.....and in our decision to send the rest of our kids...was how comfortable they fit in. They were happy and other than an education, that's what was important to us.
We have had our daughter at this school for 4 years. We have hoped that things would improve. Not so much. The student to teacher ratio is way too high. One teacher to 30 students. I have noticed a lot of issues with bullying. The school doesn't do anything to stop it and the teachers don't have time to deal with it. The homework is ridiculous. You should expect 2-3 hours of homework every night. Also expect to hire a tutor. The teachers seem to hate teaching. I would highly recommend looking at a different school. We are trying to get our daughter into another school right now.
Based on experiences at other schools and countless conversations with parents at our school and others, I believe Twin Peaks is on par with the top tier educational environments in our area. We have had tremendous teacher experiences from first grade through sixth, both with my kids' classes, and the volunteer work I have done on an ongoing basis with more than a dozen teachers individually. I am pleased with the middle school team and how they work to improve the transition experience for the students and parents. I love that my kids can stay at the same school through 12th grade and have similar schedules that make my busy life easier. I am happy with my children's growth and that of other students I work with on a regular basis. I feel blessed to have additional support from the character education that is built into the curriculum. The reason I am not giving all fives is because I believe every school has room for improvement and that we should not stay idle. Also, I would not rate any other school higher. I know my kids are getting a useful, well-rounded education that will set them up for success in higher education and career life.
TWPCA a great disappointment We moved to Longmont last year and were excited by the proposect of her attending a charter school but TWPCA is not what a STEM school should be. Key Issues Student:Teacher Ratio is to high Turnover of Board is to high Parents withdrawing their children from this school Sense of Desperation in recruiting new families Board and Leadership do not seem to have a clear plan to execute No visible plan to drive standards back up
LOVE Twin Peaks Charter Academy! We moved our daughter here three years ago from our neighborhood school. Although we were content with our old school and our daughter did well, we had no idea of her potential once she was challenged! She has SOARED. The core knowledge curriculum yields an outstanding education, our daughter is safe here, we love the dress code and the continuous character education/assemblies are the icing on the cake. We are looking forward to the classical curriculum in high school for her AND soon we will have both her brothers enrolled! It will be great to be able to drop-off/pick-up three kids from ONE location!
My daughter is in first grade and loves Twin Peaks Charter Academy. She was in Montessori for Pre-K and K so I didn't know how well she would transfer but it has worked beautifully. TPCA offers students and parents access to a great education. My daughter is learning a tremendous amount through the Core Knowledge program and really enjoys the extracurricular activities (Spanish, music and art). The staff and faculty are caring and work with the children to get the most out of school. I also appreciate the level of parent involvement.
The student to teacher ratio is way too high!! Typically 30 students to 1 teacher. The students that speak english as their second language typically get the most attention. Therefore, be prepared to spend lots of time on homework and paying for a tutor. We have given this school 3 years to get it together. However, we will be sending our child to another school next year.
What sets TPCA apart from other schools in the state? Well for one, they offer Olympic fencing instruction at the high school level, I've never seen that anywhere else and the kids can't stop raving about it. This school is awesome, enough said.
Twin Peaks Charter is not just another neighborhood school. Your child will be challenged and engaged with every day of instruction. The teachers are amazing, the community engaged and the staff dedicated. Look at our scores, Facebook page and parent survey to get a real feel for what the school is about.
With the expansion the school lost its specialness. Classrooms became much larger, all the "special" things they were to receive at TPCA went away. A lot of teacher turnover, making it difficult for children who need consistency. No longer worth the extra drive time, since the school no longer offers anything more than your neighborhood school.
My daughter loves Twin Peaks. She has been going there for 2 years and has been challenged beyond limits. I am so grateful that she did not have to go to the local public school. At TPCA, she can take HS classes even thought she is only in 6th grade. The motto is "it's cool to be smart", the kids want to get good grades and do better. TPCA has grown for the better in the last few years and I am looking forward to the new sports facility they are working on. I like it that I can be involved in my daughter's education by volunteering at the school. If you don't like (or don't have the time) to put time in your kid's school or if you don't like HW, then don't go to TPCA. Parent involvement is required and HW is assigned daily, which weeds out the parents who don't want to be involved or sit down to do HW with their kids. We love TPCA and I recommend it to all my friends. My daughter will go there until she graduates HS.
Love this school. I have 3 children inTwin Peaks and they all love the kids and the teachers. The school has volleyball, basketball, soccer, theater, choir, band, cross country, track, publishing, computer lab etc... They are working on a football field and a baseball field. The school has won SEVERAL awards over the past few years. I think it is a great place for kids who want to do well in school. Any child interested in a great education will do wonderfully at this school.
Twin Peaks High School is phenomenal. The teachers are fantastic and make sure everyone understands the material being talked about. The school has a great environment. There is homework but it isn t usually an overwhelming amount. The coaches for the sports teams make sure that everyone is able to do their best and improve.
My son attended TPCA up until this year where he transferred to a local high school. Academically this school is great for the basics (math, english, science, social studies)... hardcore but great! It allowed for my son to definitely excel in high school where he is easily pulling a 4.0+ gpa. Socially we had problems with the middle school because they treat the kids like kindergartners, and unfortunately don't offer enough electives. There are a lot of growing pains that have resulted from their new high school addition, but I believe in 5 to 10 years this school will be "level" and ready to be great again. Until then just note that it has it's issues with the board, "counselor", teachers, and class offerings that might deter you from choosing TPCA. I hope it improves, but I personally don't miss the issues my son encountered while attending TPCA.
I have been involved with TPCA for 6 years, and I'm choosing to move my children to the local public school. It's concerning that 3 board members did not choose Twin Peaks for their children this year, they moved them to public school. The administration is ineffective and there are valid reasons why our board members move their kids. Children cannot play on the grass for recess, but have to play on concrete. Usage of the large grass area is only for certain PE classes and the principal wants the school to "look appealing", so the children aren't allowed to trample the grass at lunch recess or any other recess. The principal is about "appearances" and not dedicated to academic or physical needs of the student body. Keep in mind that the principal doesn't even bring his kids to TPCA. This school is not what it once was, and many families are leaving. I've found that the public school can better serve the academic needs of my children. A school that thinks tech, science and math are relevant is a better fit for my young learners. TPCA's heavy focus on humanities leaves gaping holes in the long term success of the students.
I love the principal. I love the teachers. This is a great school. My daughter has been there 3 years. She is challenged. I wish I had put her in here instead of the private school I had her in. I wish I had the money.
My 2 daughters have been attending TPCA for 3 years. I have been very pleased with the staff and administration at this school. My kids are being challenged, are excited about learning, and have many opportunities to excel and be recognized for their achievements. Parents are highly involved -- which is great! The focus is on Core Knowledge curriculum, which means my children are getting a great education in reading, language arts, math and social studies. The only negative side to the elementary program is their lack of science skills being taught. My kids are memorizing science facts, but they have yet to do any hands-on experiments and inquiry investigations. I do like the fact that my kids have the opportunity to learn Spanish in elementary school. I would recommend this school for kids who are high achieving and thrive in a highly structured environment. I don't think this is the school for students who have special needs, but they do offer literacy help for students who are behind in reading and language arts.
This school routinely screens out children with disabilities. Even after selection in the lottery process, if your child has an IEP, be prepred to hear why Twin Peaks is "not a good fit."
It is a great school! The children are getting a great education. The teachers are great!
My grandson goes there and it is the first school he has really enjoyed and done well at.
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Professor of Software Technology for Learning and Teaching at the Institute of Information and Computing Sciences of Utrecht University (95%), and professor of Software Technology at the School of Computer Science of the Open University.
I develop software technology to support learning and teaching, and advanced methods for constructing software.
Teaching and Learning
The role of ICT in teaching and learning is increasing. We use advanced software technology to develop better tools for teaching and learning.
- In the Communicate! project we are developing a serious game for practicing communication skills.
- In the Math-Bridge project we add feedback services to ActiveMath, and we develop on-line math-bridging courses.
- Together with Alex Gerdes and Bastiaan Heeren I am working on providing feedback in interactive learning tools for programming. We have developed a programming tutor for Haskell.
- Our feedback services are connected to the version of the Digital Mathematical Environment used by the series of Dutch mathematics text books `Getal en Ruimte'.
Generic programs are programs that abstract over types. Generic programs can be used to address several common programming patterns.
- Together with José Pedro Magalhães (now at Oxford University), and Sean Leather, I have worked on several aspects of generic programming, such as generic programming libraries.
- Andres Löh, Ralf Hinze, and I have developed Generic Haskell. Generic Haskell is an extension of the functional programming language Haskell, with which programs that work for large classes of datatypes can be written.
- Generic haskell is a sequel to PolyP (see Patrik Jansson's page about polytypic programming).
My publications appear on a separate page.
Professional activities
- General chair of the 19th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Functional Programming, ICFP 2014, and member of the ICFP steering committee.
- Programme committee member of the The Third Workshop on AI-supported Education for Computer Science (AIEDCS), Nara, Japan 2014.
- Programme committee member of the Workshop on Rewriting Techniques for Program Transformations and Evaluation, Vienna, July 2014.
- Programme committee member of the 13th International Conference on Mathematical Knowledge Management, Coimbra, Portugal, July 2014.
- Member of the ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Education Board.
- Secretary of IFIP WG2.1 on Algorithmic languages and calculi.
- Programme committee member of the The Second Workshop on AI-supported Education for Computer Science (AIEDCS), Honolulu, June 2014.
- Programme committee member of the 25th symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, August 2013.
- Programme committee member of the Workshop on Haskell And Rewriting Techniques, HART 2013, held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 2013.
- General program chair of the 11th International Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics, Bremen, Germany, July 2012.
- Programme committee member of the 11th International Conference on Mathematics of Program Construction, MPC 2012, held in Madrid, Spain, June 2012.
- Member of the steering committee of the series of worshops on Generic Programming.
- Programme committee member of the 4th International Workshop on Approaches and Applications of Inductive Programming, Odense, Denmark, July 2011.
- Programme committee member of the 10th International Conference on Mathematical Knowledge Management, Bertinoro, Italy, July 2011.
- Programme committee member of the the 15th Brazilian Symposium on Programming Languages, SBLP 2011, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2011.
- Lecturer at the Central European School on Functional Programming, Budapest, June 2011.
The coming academic year I teach:
- Talen en Compilers. Second year bachelor course Computer Science at Utrecht University.
- Theory of Programming and Types.
Master theses
I have supervised around 50 students working on their Master thesis through the years. I welcome master students that want to work on a topic related to my research interests.
Teaching administration
I am member or chair of many committees related to teachin and teaching innovations:
- Chair of the committee on learning and assessment of the Faculty of Science
- Member of the board of the Graduate School Natural Sciences
- Chair of the `Begeleidingscommissie Bama 3.0' of Utrecht University.
+31 30 2534115 work
+31 30 2711281 home
+31 6 40010053 mobile
Buys Ballot Gebouw (BBG), room 571
Virtual presence
Where am I?
- September 15 - 19, 2014, Lorentz meeting on Computing in Secondary Education, Leiden, The Netherlands
- September 24, 2014, Inaugural lecture, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- December 8 - 12, 2014, IFIP WG2.1 meeting, Vermont, US
Recent Updates
[08/09/2014] Our paper Evaluating Haskell expressions in a tutoring environment (together with Tim Olmer and Bastiaan Heeren) has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Trends in Functional Programming in Education.
[18/03/2014] I will give an invited talk on Automatic tutoring and assessing functional programs at the 3rd International Workshop on Trends in Functional Programming in Education on May 25, 2014.
[24/02/2014] Our paper Feedback services for stepwise exercises (together with Bastiaan Heeren, accompanying material), has been accepted for publication in Science of Computer Programming, Special Issue on Software Development Concerns in the e-Learning Domain. 2014.
[10/11/2013] Our paper Type-Changing Rewriting and Semantics-Preserving Transformation (together with Sean Leather, Andres Löh, and Bram Schuur), has been accepted for PEPM 2014.
[1/11/2013] Our paper University Students' Achievement Goals and Help-Seeking Strategies in an Intelligent Tutoring System (together with Bram Vaesen and Frans Prins), has been accepted for publication in Computers and Education.
[1/10/2013] Together with Rick van Rooij and Nicolas Pronost I wrote a paper on The 5/10 method: a method for designing educational games, for the Gala conference on serious games.
[1/09/2013] I wrote a paper on Finding palindromes: variants and algorithms for the book compiled for Rinus Plasmeijer's 61st birthday.
[18/07/2013] Our paper Usage of Generic Programming on Hackage - Experience report - (together with Nikolaos Bezirgiannis and Sean Leather) has been accepted for the 9th ACM SIGPLAN Workshop on Generic Programming, WGP 2013.
[10/07/2013] Our paper Towards automatic generation of domain-specific mathematical input support (together with Eric Andrés and Bastiaan Heeren) has been accepted for MathUI 2013: Workshop on Mathematical User Interfaces.
[10/07/2013] Our paper Type-Changing Program Transformations with Pattern Matching (together with Joeri van Eekelen and Sean Leather) has been presented by Joeri at the Workshop on Haskell and Rewriting Techniques in Eindhoven.
[25/06/2013] Our paper Inductive triple graphs: a purely functional approach to represent RDF (together with Jose Emilio Labra Gayo and Jose María Álvarez Rodríguez) has been accepted for for the 3rd International Workshop on Graph Structures for Knowledge Representation and Reasoning.
[19/06/2013] I wrote a paper on The history of finding palindromes for the book we compiled for Doaitse Swierstra's retirement.
[19/05/2013] I organise a symposium on How do students make progress in simple mathematics exercises? on May 24. Partially funded by the Utrecht University Research Impulse Educational and Learning Sciences.
[9/03/2013] Our paper A DSL for describing the artificial intelligence in real-time video games (together with Tom Hastjarjanto and Sean Leather) has been accepted for the 3rd International Workshop on Games and Software Engineering (GAS 2013), 2013.
[8/03/2013] Ik spreek over onze domain reasoners voor wiskunde op de jaarvergadering van de Vlaamse vereniging van wiskundeleraars.
[5/03/2013] Utrecht University funds our project to develop a serious game for practicing communication skills.
[12/2012] Our paper Feedback genereren in leeromgevingen voor algebra. (in Dutch, together with Bastiaan Heeren) has appeared in the Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, 2012.
[9/07/2012] Our paper Generic conversions of abstract syntax representations. (together with Steve Keuchel) has been accepted for the 8th ACM SIGPLAN Workshop on Generic Programming, WGP 2012.
[9/07/2012] Our paper Ask-Elle: A Haskell tutor - Demonstration - (together with Alex Gerdes and Bastiaan Heeren) has been accepted for the 7th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2012.
[9/07/2012] Our paper Testing type class laws (together with Patrik Jansson and Cláudio Amaral) has been accepted for the 5th ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Haskell, Haskell 2012.
[9/07/2012] Our paper Teachers and students in charge - Using annotated model solutions in a functional programming tutor (together with Alex Gerdes and Bastiaan Heeren) has been accepted for the 7th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2012.
[23/04/2012] On June 13, 2012, I will deliver the key-note at the VSNU conference on Studiesucces: De vrijblijvendheid voorbij, on the role of teaching fellows at Utrecht University in general, and my activities related to learning and assessment in particular.
[27/02/2012] Our paper An interactive functional programming tutor (together with Alex Gerdes and Bastiaan Heeren) has been accepted for the 17th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITICSE 2012.
[31/01/2012] Our paper Probability estimation and a competence model for rule based e-tutoring systems (together with Diederik M. Roijers and Ad Feelders) has been accepted for the Second International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge.
[20/01/2012] An interview (in Dutch) about my activities as a teaching fellow at Utrecht University.
[13/12/2011] I am talking at the Mini-symposium Algebra & ICT about hints and feedback in learning environments for algebra.
[1/10/2011] The Software technology group ot the OUNL has started a cooperation with the DFKI and the University of Saarland to set up a common laboratory in CelTech. We will particularly study interactive tutoring systems, such as Math-Bridge for mathematics, and for other sciences. See the press release (in Dutch).
[7/7/2011] Our paper Generic programming for indexed datatypes (together with José Pedro Magalhães) has been accepted for the Workshop on Generic Programming 2011.
[01/06/2011] We finished our lecture notes on a programming tutor for Haskell (Johan Jeuring, Alex Gerdes, and Bastiaan Heeren) for the Central European School on Functional Programming, which will be held this summer.
[06/05/2011] Our paper Interleaving strategies (Bastiaan Heeren and Johan Jeuring) has been accepted for publication in the proceedings of the Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics, 2011, to be held in Bertinoro, Italy, this summer.
[13/11/2010] Our paper Properties of exercise strategies (together with Alex Gerdes and Bastiaan Heeren) has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of IWS 2010: 1st International Workshop on Strategies in Rewriting, Proving, and Programming.
[16/10/2010] Our work on calculating feedback for interactive mathematical exercises is used as an example of validation of research in the Annual report 2009 of the Dutch research universities (pdf english, pdf dutch).


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Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. Classic thinking teaches us of the four doors of the mind, which everyone moves through according to their need.
First is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pain. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain by stepping through the first door.
Second is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying 'time heals all wounds' is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door.
Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.
Last is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, or so we have been told.
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Garlic paste
This is one of the essential items in Lebanese food. You can make it every couple of weeks and store it in the fridge. Garlic paste or toom is used in a myriad ways: Slather it on pita bread when making sandwiches or falafel or sheesh tawuk Use it as an ingredient for making hummus […]13 Comments
Stuffed Cabbage Leaves (Mehche Malfoof)
An exquisite dish! the cabbage leaves meltingly tender and the meat and rice stuffing give a comforting feeling all permeated by the faint taste of lemon, garlic and mint. It can be partially cooked and frozen which makes it ideal for a party. This is Lebanese cuisine at its finest, humble yet refined… INGREDIENTS: 1 […]5 Comments
Kibbeh pie with meat
or what is commonly called kibbeh b'sanyyeh. I love the food processor! that way, instead of spending literally hours pounding and pounding in a corner of the kitchen like a slave I can get a kibbeh done in about 15 minutes if I plan ahead and have the stuffing ready. It is yet an undiscovered […]Leave a comment
Cilantro Pesto (Aliyyeh)
The Italians have their pesto, the French their pistou and the Lebanese have the cilantro pesto commonly called aliyyeh. It is a simple mixture of fresh garlic, cilantro and olive oil, sauteed for mere seconds till the fragrance is released and the ingredients bond together into a manageable paste. The idea is to barely cook […]16 Comments
A Lebanese-American cooks…
Hi! Kifak? Ça va? Grew up in Beirut. Had a Teta (grand-mother) at home in charge of the cooking. Family was francophone. Dad had grown up in Egypt, mom was from Beirut and Sidon. I started this blog because even though I have been an American for over 30 years, my passion for my country of […]122 Comments