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Drake & Josh (2004–2007)
Episode List
Season 3
2 Apr. 2005Drake and Josh Inn
When their parents spend the weekend in a hotel, Drake and Josh are left in charge of Megan; their parents give them 200 dollars, to spend on food or emergencies. Drake immediately spends the wad of cash on useless items like a Mexican robot and packages of bubblegum. With no money left for food, Drake and Josh create a bed-and-breakfast in their home. At first, there's only a single couple staying there, but then when over fifty college kids show up with no place to stay, the house turns into a chaos zone. The situation worsens when the scenario is aired on ...
9 Apr. 2005The Peruvian Puff Pepper
Drake and Josh compete in a Salsa-Making Contest where a new Plasma Screen TV is the grand prize.
16 Apr. 2005We're Married
Josh's long time e-pal Yooka decides to visit from Yudonia, but when a Yudonian "
30 Apr. 2005Mindy's Back
It's Science Fair time at Belleview High, and Josh is sure that this year, his is the project to beat.
21 May 2005The Affair
When Drake and Josh mistakenly assume that Walter's suspicious behavior means that he is having an affair, they decide to take matters into their own hands, but ultimately end up cheating only themselves.
4 Jun. 2005Playing the Field
Fueled by a love of the opposite sex and fear of commitment, Drake breaks up with his girlfriend only to realize that he may have made the wrong decision.
11 Jun. 2005Helen's Surgery
When Josh's boss, Helen, goes through laser eye surgery, resulting in temporary blindness, she asks for Drake and Josh's help. After Drake sees Helen's ultra-cool apartment, complete with a hot tub, he throws a party without Josh knowing. Unfortunately for him, Helen's sight returns in the middle of the party and her reaction shocks both Drake and Josh.
1 Oct. 2005Paging Doctor Drake
After a botched weightlifting routine, Josh injures his toe and is forced to the hospital.
8 Oct. 2005Foam Finger
A six-year-old argument between Drake and Josh is suddenly rekindled when their conflicting accounts of a incident at a San Diego Padres game finds them each placing the blame on the other.
15 Oct. 2005Girl Power
Drake's new girlfriend might be tougher than him. Josh trying to impress Mindy's parents might be even tougher.
22 Oct. 2005Sheep Thrills
When Drake and Josh find out Megan have adopted a pet sheep, they want nothing to do with it.
28 Jan. 2006Megan's New Teacher
Everyone turns it on Megan when they don't like Josh's teaching skills.
4 Feb. 2006Little Sibling
Drake gets in trouble at school and is assigned to mentor a young boy.
18 Feb. 2006Theater Thug
A TV producer casts Josh in crime-show re-enactments and is constantly mistaken for the real criminal.
25 Feb. 2005The Demonator
Drake and Josh are desperate to ride the awesome new roller-coaster, the Demonator, at their favorite amusement park, Mystic Mountain. However, their parents, who are going out for the night, force the boys to stay home and watch over their great-grandfather, who's recovering from surgery. After their parents leave, Drake issues the help of their geeky friends, Craig and Eric, to watch over the grandfather, while Drake, Josh, and Megan (who they agree to take after she threatens to tattle on them) jet off to ride the Demonator. However, nothing goes according to plan;...
18 Mar. 2006Alien Invasion
As a horrible prank on Megan Drake and Josh start making her software to pick up space communication detect a UFO. They then start making sounds to scare Megan and they finally while Megan's outside pretend to be aliens. They got tricked also as Megan had a real alien!!!!!!
8 Apr. 2006Dr. Phyllis Show
In our season finale, Drake and Josh go on the Dr. Phyliss Show and relive some of their most outlandish moments.


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I have a web app, which runs locally, to interface with Facebook. That is, my app would write to the current user's Facebook wall. It worked for me using Firefox 3.6 and Chrome 10, but I have one test user who said it didn't work for him, and he didn't even get to the [Allow] and [Not Allow] screen, and yes, he was using Firefox as well. What could prevent Facebook from processing the request from an identical app (same code)?
and would anyone want to give it a try?

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15 November 2016
Possibly everyone who hears Neil Hudson speak on the Imagine project* will be inspired by a concept which is both biblical and makes a lot of plain common sense! As Neil opens up the subjects of Church Culture, 'mission on your daily frontline' and How To effect change in your congregation - you will feel compelled to explore this concept further, because it's just what your church needs.
At the Imagine Church presentations in Belfast, Neil will discuss how an ordinary Church can become a community of people helping one another live fruitfully for Jesus in the whole of their lives - with an emphasis on How To help church members engage with this process.
In the course of the presentation, Neil will:
Suggest changes in perspective that are required, and practical steps which can be taken, to achieve a change in church culture.
Share stories from the Imagine project which illustrate what our expectations can be: what will church look like as our culture changes?
Participate in a Q&A session as part of a panel of local church leaders who have engaged with the Imagine process.
There will also be small group discussion times, led by people with a good knowledge of the Imagine Church thinking.
To allow as many as possible to attend, the 2-hr presentation will be delivered 3 times on Tuesday 15 November 2016:
10.30am - 12.30pm
2.00pm - 4.00pm
7.00pm - 9.00pm
The same content will be delivered at each session.
The cost to attend Imagine Church is £12 inc VAT per person.
This includes Tea/Coffee and a free copy of the booklet Leading a Whole-Life Disciplemaking Church (RRP £3.95)
* Rev Dr Neil Hudson is the Director of the Imagine project at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. This project has worked with churches over the past 10 years learning what it takes for churches to become communities where whole life disciples develop and flourish. His new book reflects on this process, 'Imagine Church: releasing whole-life disciples'. (IVP)


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6th Annual St. Baldrick's Shave-A-Thon
- When Saturday, March 1, 2014 at noon
- Where The Commons 901 4th Ave. San Diego CA 92101 Map
- Age limit 21+
- Categories Charity, St Patrick's Day
- Cost $10 - $20
Above: Promotional photo of a previous St. Baldrick's Shave-A-Thon. Courtesy photo of St. Baldrick's Foundation.
The 6th Annual St. Baldrick's Shave-a-Thon will be 12-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 1st at The Commons in Downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. Head shaving will commence at 12:30 p.m., provided by salon sponsor, The Factory.
A $10 donation at the door provides admission to the event and complimentary tray-passed appetizers and drink specials A $20 donation at the door includes complimentary appetizers, drink specials, T-shirt and raffle ticket. 100% of the proceeds from the afternoon will go directly to St. Baldrick's Foundation.
Last year's fifth annual event was an overwhelming success with over 60 heads shaved and a packed house of over 150 supporters and a total of over $30,000 raised. This year, we have set the bar even higher with a goal to raise $50,000.
In an effort to generate even further awareness throughout San Diego, St. Baldrick's will be hosting a pre-event "Share A Little Love" pre-Valentine's Day sign-up event on Tuesday, February 11 from 6-8 p.m. at the host venue The Commons. Guests will enjoy passed appetizers and happy hour priced drinks as well as learn more about the event and sign up.
Location: The Commons, 901 4th Ave. San Diego CA 92101 Google Maps
St. Baldrick's Head-Shaving Events for Children's Cancer from St. Baldrick's Foundation on Vimeo.


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Greed Good: New America PAY TO PLAY! 'Why did Hillary Clinton's State Department drag its feet on the terror designation in the face of near unanimous opposition from the rest of the U.S. government? A recent series of reports exposes that a close Clinton family confidante -- and Hillary campaign bundler -- profited from Nigeria's lucrative oil fields. He engaged in multiple illegal deals throughout Africa. Also, other donors to the Clinton Global Initiative are deeply involved in Nigeria's corrupt oil industry. Were they the motivation behind Hillary's inexplicable position on Boko Haram?'


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Sure, I could bore you with delusions of how wonderful I am, but lets face it, I'm sure you've already read this about two hundred times in all the other profiles... I believe that actions speak louder than words, so why bother?
Anywhoo... I surround myself with optimistic people who are going somewhere in life, and no, I don't mean KFC. I'm very open-minded with an international outlook, a risk- taker who is always up for a new adventure. I love dogs, beaches, meaningful conversations, and self improvement.
I keep very busy and love my life. I don't have the time or inclination to date everyone under the sun anymore, and I have no problem meeting people. I'm extremely selective, and am just fine if I don't meet anyone on here... BUT, if you're someone really really really special, I'd love to have you along for the ride and make our already great lives that much better.
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A London crowd raises £160k for Jami's work
December 10, 2008
The "Friends of Jami" committee attracted 200 guests to its annual dinner. Guest speaker author Howard Jacobson entertained the audience at the Berkeley Hotel in central London with anecdotes about his childhood. The evening raised £160,000 for the Jewish Association for the Mentally Ill.
Photos: John Rifkin
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Vision Statement: We are committed to service, community, and innovation. We support the city and all departments in attracting, developing, and retaining a highly qualified and diverse workforce.
Mission Statement: "The City of Kyle Human Resources department is a business partner, working with and for the departments within the City. We are committed to recognizing that our employees are our most valuable asset. We are focused on delivering quality customer service in all personnel operations with integrity, responsiveness and sensitivity to all employees and citizens. We seek to provide support and guidance to all employees in employee relations, benefits and compensation programs, recruitment, training, development and safety. We embrace change and the opportunity it brings."
Team Kyle Culture is based on the Core Values (KYLE) listed below
Knowledgeable in all aspects of job and City operations; maintains high quality of work; follows
health and safety guidelines.
Demonstrates superior customer service; treats other employees and citizens with kindness; promotes
goodwill; solves conflict with tact.
Leading Edge
Continually looking for areas to improve upon; decisive and adaptive; supports new ideas; a driver
for change. Innovative.
Employee Accountability
Actively seeks and gives performance feedback in order to determine developmental opportunities;
uses feedback as an opportunity for continuous improvement.
Team Kyle leaders are also expected to live by these additional Core Values:
Ability to Manage Performance
Organizes work processes to be effective and efficient; provides employees with the
necessary training and resources to get the job done. Communicates clear performance expectations
and standards to the team and provides formal feedback on performance on an ongoing basis
constructively and tactfully.
Develops and Leads an Effective Team
Provides learning opportunities to the team; encourages decision making and accountability.
Establishes a vision and direction and motivates/inspires the team to follow suit. Leads by example.


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On board the Carnival Liberty and looking out at the Port of Miami
Let the fun begin!
First meal of many
Sister act 1
Sis & bro
Sister act 2
Miami skyline. (We haven't left yet.)
Other cruise ships in port
A whale of a tail
Miami's Freedom Tower
This is another Carnival ship
Making a splash
Dancin' to the music - Lido Deck
Guess we needed a little push to get going
Towel sculpture #1
Passing by Cuba ... the forbidden isle
Sunday brunch
Sight seeing
Viewing art works
noonday prayer on a Sunday at sea
Just in case. Also note the ship is registered in Panama, but probably goes there rarely if ever.
... let's hope they work
The ship was built in Italy. The captain was Italian also.
Are we there yet?
Headed for our first "Cruise Elegant" dinner (of two)
Dining companions
Towel sculpture #2
Stateroom 7311
Monday morning never looked so good
Off the ship in Cozumel
View of Cozumel island, Mexico
That's our ship
Group on the road with a tour van
Agave ... source of tequila
Some homes along the beach road
At a black coral factory and store. Sample of the coral hangs at right. It can be highly polished.
Oldest church on the island, in El Cedral
A different way to travel
El Cedral street scene
A Mayan historic structure
Re-boarding our van
At Paradise Beach
On the beach
Parrots and a keg ... all we need are pirates
Party of three
You don't say? (Actually the parrot was not much for conversation)
Driving into San Miguel town
Name that bar
Ordering Mexican food ... in Mexico!
This is the place
... with complimentary margaritas
Seaside dining
Oh no ... they have McDonald's here too!
San Miguel street scene (from restaurant balcony)
Looking west toward Mexican mainland
Statue honoring Mayan families
downtown park
Flag of Mexico at cruise terminal ... flanked by Carnival's flags
Mexican sunset
as evening falls
Moon over Mexico
Towel sculpture #3
sailing, sailing
life is good
Making masks for Mardi Gras party
Towel sculpture #4
Mardi Gras night!
with Todd, the Liberty's cruise director
dance, dance, dance
Arriving at Ocho Rios, Jamaica
going ashore
World famous Dunn's River Falls
Up hill, looking back to the sea
A park guide urges tourists on to climb the falls
Tropical blossoms
The falls, with no climbers in sight
The beach at Dunn's River
All wet
Where the falls meet the beach
St. John's group in African attire for dinner Wednesday night
(most of us, anyway)
Towel sculpture #5
Arriving Grand Cayman. Transfer to shore by tender.
Approaching George Town, Cayman Islands
Chickens roam the streets on Grand Cayman
Boatswain's Beach Adventure Park & Turtle Farm
They raise turtles, which can be seen and held at various ages
Some turtles are eventually released - some are raised for food
Park guide shows visitors around
A bigger turtle
... and a much smaller one (less than a week old)
Turtle hatchery
Colorful plants, too
Lagoon at the park. Swimming & snorkeling available.
Shark feeding
An endangered blue iguana. Species is native to the Caymans.
An agouti - a local squirrel-like rodent related to guinea pigs
The aviary at the adventure park. Some small birds will come and eat out of visitors' hands.
Scarlet ibises
A dove is hidden in the bush.
In George Town, a statue called Aspiration, depicting two women mounting stairs, one young and one older, is a tribute to the work and struggles of the women of Cayman and to the future generations of women.
An interesting trimmed tree in downtown George Town.
To shop, or not to shop ... that is the question.
Where we are
The tender returns to the Liberty. Our last port call ... another day at sea and then we're back in Miami.
Towel sculpture #6
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After a bumpy 2012, comics sales are up this year, thanks to a variety of factors including variant covers, a manga resurgance, "The Walking Dead" and digital comics.
Comics sales are up, graphic novel sales are down and ICv2's Milton Griepp explained why, digging into the specifics during his White Paper at the ICv2 Conference preceding New York Comic Con.
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Space Cadet by Cheyenne
B-ball Player by Alex
Double Double Panda Trouble by Shaquia
2012 Comic Strip Winner
Hakuru by Daniel
Hiro Takamine by Jesse
Hisako Mino by Niara
2012 Character Winner
It's Lunch Time by Jonathan
Jenna by Rebecca
Loli and Lali by Kari
Magnet by Isabelle
Milley by Samantha
My Character by Catherine
Sai the Protector of Souls by Brittany
Star by Jade
Tatyana by Mariah
Tomo by William
Yohio from Seremedy2 by Emily
Yumi Sawako by Alex
Untitled by Cheyenne
Aki by Masuthep
Ciel La Mouse by Kelli
Skyler and Miguel by Rosemarie
Yugi Moto by Christian
2012 Character & Comic Contest Winners
Niara & Shaquia
Megan tries on the BMO cosplay costume
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Megan on the BMO
Ramen Eating Contest!!!
Winners of 2012 Animanga Mini Con Ramen Eating Contest, Character and Comic Contest, and Cosplay Contest all with the girls from Holiday Matsuri
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Who will win!?
Great crowd
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Companies are being hacked daily.
That's what Microsoft says with EVERY new release of Windows. It's just a scam to make you spend more moeny.
Sentiment: Strong Sell
Better to buy M$FT products that are protected,backed up by the best tech team & that work with anything than some stinking penguin dumpster diving Garbage.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
and will moved to linux as the evil empire is notourious for lacking security.
Sentiment: Sell
Only a #$%$ would want to use linux & it's 600+ shety fragmented aborted nightmare OSs


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BRYAN -- The Brazos Valley Bombers began their field upgrade project early Saturday morning. As the demolition of the field continued through the day the project came to a stand still. The Bombers were in a state of shock due to a startling discovery.
American trade union leader, Jimmy Hoffa, disappeared on July 30, 1975 from outside the Machus Red Fox Restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. Rumor has it; he was waiting to meet two mafia leaders. Extensive investigations continued for years but law enforcement failed to conclude Hoffa's fate. After several years, Hoffa was declared dead in 1982. Several years later FBI searched a farm in Milford Township, Michigan after receiving a tip that his body might be there. Nothing was ever found.
It has also been rumored that Hoffa's body was buried in a final resting place somewhere under the west end zone of Giants Stadium.
The Bombers can now confirm that all the rumors are only that. Former Teamsters boss was found buried under home plate of the Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark late Saturday afternoon. Bombers owner, Uri Geva was one of the many shocked to hear of this discovery. "We expected there might be a chance of finding something interesting when we started the project, but never this!"
The Bombers expect investigations to be reopened but can say with confidence that this new finding will not delay the field renovations that are scheduled to be completed before the home opener on June 2, 2010.
Tickets for the 2010 season can be purchased online or by calling the Bombers office at 979-779-PLAY.


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NEW YORK (October 23, 2013)--George Clooney's World War II drama "The Monuments Men" has been pushed to 2014 and out of the fall awards season, a spokesman for Sony Pictures said Wednesday.
The spokesman said the film will now be released in the first quarter of next year, instead of its original release date of Dec. 18.
"Monuments Men," which Clooney directed, co-wrote and stars in, had been expected to be a top Oscar contender.
The film could still compete for awards next year, but the early-in-the-year positioning suggests Sony doesn't expect it to. Sony said the film is being delayed so Clooney can finish the film's extensive visual effects.
The film is about a WWII platoon whose mission is to rescue artworks from the Nazis.


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to the 3rd Thursday due to Thanksgiving. The group does not meet in December.)
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Interesting work Ian, and adding your interesting gallery to my Faves.
I'm willing to follow your next artworks !
Best wishes, FM.
Thank you Firenze, for I have been having fun with a diversity of photographic subjects and genres. I hope you enjoy my gallery whenever you come exploring. I have added your gallery into my favourites also, and though my Internet access is quite limited at the moment, as I can I will converse with you about your photography too.
I look forward to that.
Ian (currently in Tonga)
Well thanks for the interesting; nay!...fascinating link Ian..I am totally amazed at the stuff that goes on just below the surface so to speak..
My mind , although not as creative as your own, I could never aspire to writing such meaningful poetry!! You have a way with words Ian and a powerful writing ability far beyond my limited skills!!
It had not occurred to me the significance of those distant historical events between these two diverse countries and I find the links and symbolic references both evocative and thought provoking!! A bunch of determined Diggers, versus warriors of the old Ottoman Empire, a clash of the highest magnitude, if ever!!
Little wonder the memories of that dreadful conflict live on, yet like the symbolic scattering of poppy leaves, and here, the red of the humble pomegranate.. a catalyst for peace and hope!!
Now I understand why this segmented, succulent fruit is much more than a pleasurable feast!! I understand the fragility of the human mind, the depth of concern should events turn to war again, and the ease in which truth is lost in the politics of failed, feeble men!!
You know better than most how fragile and finely balanced is the see-saw of world power!! Sometimes, the problems can be seen and solved in the light of such symbolism!!
Kind regards and thanks for leading me along this somewhat convoluted yet deeply moving path!!
Dear Jim,
Your understanding is very much appreciated, and I am sure that I can say this on GGR's behalf as well. Way back, I remember your willingness to value the friendships and conversations that a vehicle such as Panoramio allows. This is but one instance of it and your understanding is like the glint of gold in a pan of sand.
Thank you for sharing a journey,
Thank you dear Ian for your explanation about the matter...
Thank you for your friendship...
As i said before the multi-faceted ties that has been established between the two so far away ends of the world is really nice and proud.
I'm sure pomegranates will continue to be rounded around the world. Füsun.
May I reciprocate dear Füsun , for our conversations, poetry and photography and your art have enriched our friendship. Your gift and your work sit prominently on my desk. And I will continue to work for reconciliation between nations.
Sincerely and appreciatively,
Really nice LIKE 2
Thanks Ye men. The original idea for my art came from the artwork of Füsun K who has included pomegranates in her paintings. This "Big Red" one seemed to belong in the Australian interior.
didn't see this one before. found it in GE.... 'wonder'full !
Hi Geerten,
Having travelled so extensively through the inland, you will know why the rails are buckled - extreme heat ....or alternatively mad pomegranates that drop out of the sky scrambling everything!!!
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Letters to the Editor 7-24-16
July 24, 2016 Fire victim thankful for police response Brent Billehus Minot Minot Police Department, thank you. Early Wednesday (July 13) my house was engulfed in flames and was a raging inferno. more »»
Letters to the Editor 7-17-16
July 17, 2016 Downtown's loss doesn't compare to flood damages Marie Carlson Minot I was appalled at Heather Lofgren's letter on Sunday, June 26th. The headline was interesting – Visit Minot Needs to Work for All. more »»
Letters to the Editor 7-10-16
July 10, 2016 Irresponsibility lessens our freedoms Mark Bent Surrey The 4th of July turned out well this year and I am happy that fireworks were enjoyed by lots of folks. more »»
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July 3, 2016 Some say no to everything Trevor Dahl Dickinson Today, it seems that nothing gets built in our country. more »»
ND senators chose a culture of death, disregard and carelessness
June 26, 2016 Jacob Erickson Minot For the entirety of my life, I've been proud to be a North Dakota. more »»
Second Amendment not about self-protection
June 26, 2016 Ron Saeger Fargo Many continue to inaccurately assert that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was written to protect "each individual's natural right of self protection. more »»
Student seeking Poor Farm history
June 26, 2016 Jessa Novak Laramie, Wyo. Hello, I was hoping to get the word out on my master's thesis to see if anyone can help me. more »»
Good deed noticed, shared
June 26, 2016 Jennifer Taft Minot I want to recognize my father, Toben Taft, for an extreme act of kindness. more »»
Visit Minot needs to work for all
June 26, 2016 Heather Lofgren Minot On Tuesday's front page, the MDN reported that Visit Minot was going to be conducting its second Cash Mob event to promote local area businesse. more »»
Find intelligent ways to address perceived threats
June 19, 2016 Marke Bent Surrey With the recent tragedy in Orlando, there have been renewed calls for bans on semiautomatic weapons by both celebrity and political figure. more »»
Public concern about industrialized farms is warranted
June 19, 2016 Curtis Stofferahn Grand Forks In 2006, I was contracted by the North Dakota Attorney General's office to provide expert testimony on the social justification for the North Dakota corporate farming... more »»
Setting the record straight
June 19, 2016 Rep. Jon Nelson District 14 I feel compelled to respond to a recent letter that was submitted by Albert Krueger, who is one of the candidates that is challenging Senator Jerry Klein, Rep. more »»
Pietsch is the real deal
June 19, 2016 Tony Phillippi Eagan, Minn. The June 6 edition of your paper had a fine article about helping kids become pilots and of course, Warren Pietsch was behind it. more »»
Tile could save agriculture, environment
June 19, 2016 Norman Glinz Bottineau I read where engineers are going to study Minot's flooding problem. more »»
Support for NDSU's Bresciani
June 19, 2016 Steve Scheel Fargo "It is not the critic who counts; not the man that points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done the bette. more »»
Worried about a stacked deck
June 13, 2016 Ben Tollefson Minot With the city election coming soon, it is important for all citizens to be aware of the potential makeup of the Minot city council. more »»
Take it slow, vote "No"
June 13, 2016 Lianne Zeltinger Minot Tuesday the vote is not about if we want change. It is a vote about one very specific change without being able to hear or debate the other proposals. more »»
The facts behind the drama
June 13, 2016 Melissa Deckert Rugby Recently, I have been surprised by the drama and emotional rhetoric expressed in the articles and letters to the editor concerning the District 14 Republican organization. more »»
Vote 'Yes" Tuesday for change
June 13, 2016 Josh Wolsky Minot On Tuesday, we're all charged with offering our vote an important decision for Minot's future. City Council reform has been the topic of local conversations for the past ten months. more »»
Tired of character attacks
June 13, 2016 Jon Nelson District 14 Representative I feel compelled to respond to a recent letter that was submitted by Albert Krueger, who is one of the candidates that is challenging Senator Jerry Klein, Rep. more »»
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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Saturday, May 28, 2016
Learn to Ride: Kids
at Bowne Playground, Queens
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Most kids learn to ride in one session, but even if they don't, they can join us for another free class!
Category: Education, Best for Kids, Learn To Ride
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User talk:Yug
- 1 building maps tutorial and 2011 China flooding
- 2 PRC provincial maps
- 3 Thank You
- 4 Template:Cite GIS and tutorials
- 5 Selective omission
- 6 Re: Image's edition
- 7 Excellent work!
- 8 Animated map of China
- 9 WP Maps in the Signpost
- 10 Mappers' software needs
- 11 Philippe Beaudette's reponse
- 12 Re: Standard for Dry Water Bodies
- 13 Cartographic lab : go/kill gates advices
- 14 Notice to mappers
- 15 Talkback (GotR)
- 16 Form
- 17 Graphic labs : best practices
- 18 RfC: Guideline on depiction of disputed lands/territories
- 19 Qgis tutorials
- 20 Notice
- 21 May 2013
- 22 Talkback
- 23 Disambiguation link notification for August 27
- 24 Current status on the new map.
- 25 Grant requested by Jakub Kaniewski
- 26 Talkback
- 27 Re: Wikmaps grant request : we need your support
- 28 OER inquiry
- 29 Reference Errors on 29 April
- 30 About current events conflict of May 21
- 31 Talkback
- 32 Pay More Attention
- 33 Mediterranean range maps
- 34 Proposed deletion of 2015 Chinese stock exchange fall
- 35 Your contributed article, 2015 Chinese stock exchange fall
- 36 Proposed deletion of User base
- 37 Speedy deletion nomination of Imprimis Pharmaceuticals
- 38 ArbCom elections are now open!
- 39 Invitation to chat about interactive maps
building maps tutorial and 2011 China flooding[edit]
- Cancelled— Lack of graphical sources. Lack of time. Yug (talk) 09:35, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello Yug, I saw your post asking if someone would be interested in following a tutorial on how to create maps - I would be interested and I'm happy to give it a go at copy editing. My machine is not very powerful so it might not be able to cope. On a second issue when I was looking at this talk page (to see whether there was a section I should respond in) I spotted that you seem to have chinese language skills - so perhaps you can help with the 2011 China floods article - which badly needs a map showing all the provinces and autonomous regions, and showing where the flooding is. Just a simplistic - flooding is 'here' type map with the names of all the regions would be great, could I persuade you to have a go - or to show me how to do it. Ideally the map would be clickable with submaps of each province showing the counties - and all kinds of funky stuff, but I think that's probably too technical for my machine to handle.
Cheers EdwardLane (talk) 09:35, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
- Edward, I'm indeed working on China, and looking for such challenge, but I will be busy in the coming 2 weeks. So I need a clear list of informations to draw, or some summary maps displaying these inforations to copy. This will allow me to move fast (1~2 hours). Can you provide this ? Yug (talk) 11:41, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah I can try and get that for you :) Is this a good spot to paste that summary of information ? EdwardLane (talk) 16:22, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
- You can put it here, or create a section "map request" in the article, and tell me when finished. Yug (talk) 16:31, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
- Hmm it's looking complex as the situation keeps changing - and I'm not really sure what is best to display on the map. A basic terrain map of china showing rivers (with names for the major ones), major cities, provinces (including autonomous ones) names + boundaries would be a good start. Any more and it starts to look cluttered I think. Perhaps a blue overlay for flooded provinces, but getting the extent of the flooding correct is I think impossible, but a label saying 'extent of flooding on 30 June' might I suppose do the job. And then I can and track down things up to but not after that date (I've been a bit slack not tracking the news properly for a week or so, just getting the big headline info into the article). EdwardLane (talk) 10:48, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
- You can put it here, or create a section "map request" in the article, and tell me when finished. Yug (talk) 16:31, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah I can try and get that for you :) Is this a good spot to paste that summary of information ? EdwardLane (talk) 16:22, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
PRC provincial maps[edit]
- Cancelled— I m not anymore on the way do draw them. Yug (talk) 09:35, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
How is the work progressing? It has been 18 days since you agreed to my request for these locator maps, so hopefully you should have a clear idea of how to create just one. If not, then this is most disappointing. If you are at an impasse, ask NordNordWest on Commons; I have refrained from pestering him because he uploads many German train station pictures... —Xiaoyu: 聊天 (T) 和 贡献 (C) 21:19, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
- Hello Xiaoyu, i got busy making the tourist guide for 3 groups of taiwaneses coming to my home/region. My progress is that i downloaded the gis files needed, and made one test which work. Stay to find time to actually do the serieb of files. Yug (talk) 21:54, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
- I found some solutions, my data files and techniques are both fine, all is ready to generate some nice files. I will upload a first example tomorrow. Then, it will just need to do it carefully. (georeferencing) Yug (talk) 23:17, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
PRC pushpin maps[edit]
- Cancelled— I m not anymore on the way do draw them. Yug (talk) 09:35, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Not to seem pestering, but not one map has been produced since the release of Hubei on 17 Aug. It has been more than 3 months. Just a reminder. Thanks much The Tartanator 00:43, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
- Noticed, very simply not enough time for that. Sorry. --Yug (talk) 14:23, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Thank You[edit]
- Done
The Spring and Autumn map is one of the best maps we have. Benjamin Trovato (talk) 11:39, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
- Great, that's the first of a serie ! I will lead a map making project for Chinese history. For this case, I will soon upload the English version. PS: I'm mainly slowled down by the lack of authoritative sources. If you have such, please forward me sourced maps needing a big refreshing ! Ĩ will do my best. Yug (talk) 13:15, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
- 1. Title should read 'Chinese plain in the late Spring and Autumn period (5th century BC)' (the; spelling; 5BC means 5 years before Christ). 2. 'Chinese Sea' is normally 'East China Sea'. 3. If you change the map, changing Wei to Wey would avoid confusion.
- I don't do much China now, so I can't help. Philg88 might know. I know some Russia maps we need. Also, thanks for teaching me about Mer de Chine :). Benjamin Trovato (talk) 00:05, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Template:Cite GIS and tutorials[edit]
Hi, Yug.
{{tl:Cite GIS}} is a great idea for a citing a GIS map or USGS topographic map. It may be something I use in the future in my work-in-progress User:Matthewedwards/Antelope Valley, which will discuss in detail the topography of the valley and its surrounding mountains. There is one thing that needs adding to the citation template, and that's the
accessdate= field. Your "home" is the French Wikipedia, right? I've never edited an article there, so I don't know what the rules are on references, but we require an
accessdate= for each citation that uses an external URL, so that other editors and readers know what date the URL was accessed on, and thus how up-to-date the sentence or paragraph is that is being cited. I have never edited a citation template, so I'm not going to do it myself, but this really needs adding in.
QGis Tutorial: Secondly, I noticed Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Resources/QGis lesson 1: Create a topographic background. At first glance it looks like a great tutorial! I've attempted to make some maps before, similar to what you and Sting make, but I've had to use a partially translated version of Sting's instructions for GRASS GIS, 3DEM, GIMP and Inkscape. It hasn't really been easy as the translations have never been completed, and there has been no instructions for doing any bathymetry. File:Topographical map of the Antipodes Islands in English.svg is the best I was able to do under the circumstances.
QGis Tutorial, Questions:I am going to try using your Quantum GIS tutorial, but I need to get some further information, which you may decide to include in the tutorial.
- How do I access the ETOPO1 files? I looked at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/global.html and from past discussions with Sting I know to click on "Create Custom Grids" on the left, but I don't know how to use the table. If you could explain it or add a paragraph or two to the tutorial, that would be helpful.
- Do we need to use the NASA SWBD files for the coastline? If so, how do we add this to Q-GIS?
- At what point is the projection changed to reflect the curvature of the Earth, and see curved latitude lines?
- Is Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Resources/QGis lesson 2: Merge tiles and Shaded reliefs a completed tutorial, and are the Using Gdaldem hillshape (best) instructions for Windows or only Ubuntu?
- Are Composite relief (0%) and "Black waters to transparency" incomplete?
- What is Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Resources/QGis lesson 3: Raster to vector and Change projection for?
Hope to hear from you soon, I am very eager to try out the tutorial. Regards, Matthewedwards : Chat 05:55, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
- Hello Mat,
- I'm currently travelling for 15 days and without my computer, I can't dig in. The tutorial is still an open work in progress, we need people to explore around & push forward. In short, you will move smoothly to a correct level, then you will have to tinker.
- ETOPO1: follow the tutorial Lesson 1, to download, and to load into QGis. That's explain, and have been tested and copy edited by MissMJ. Should be fine.
- Coastline/SWBD : if you work on a really small area, the SWBD will be need, since they are the most precise for water. For world map, use the "Coastline" file. Both are available from the GIS source page, there.
- Warp (Reprojection) : not yet writted down, you will have to tinker.
- A series: After lesson 1 come /QGis lesson 2: Merge tiles and Shaded reliefs, being functions you need later on, for merging tiles and shaded relief. Gdaldem tested for ubuntu, to dig in and adapt for Windows (which I don't have). Likely to install Gdal (see official website), then should be quite similar.
- Incomplete: Yes, Composite relief (0%) and "Black waters to transparency" incomplete. They are less used, also. For black water, I think merge tile delete this, or use the vecto Bathymetry (GIS source page) to hide it.
- /QGis lesson 3 is a outline for content to be added next. That's still an open work. If you find some answer, share it.
- In short, surf on this tutorial as far as you can, then explore and tinker QGis. This soft seems frankly great, we have to master it. Good luck ! 22.214.171.124 (talk) 09:23, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
Selective omission[edit]
- Done — issue closed. Yug (talk) 09:36, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Your new article has a very small focus, but the term "selective omission" has a very wide focus. Are you going to expand it? Binksternet (talk) 15:06, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
- I met this term used in individual psychology too, but I'm here just to create the stub, without enough knowledge nor interest in the field to push further. Yug (talk) 16:11, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
- Okay. I may expand the article to include other uses. Binksternet (talk) 16:18, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
- Happy thanks to You. Yug (talk) 16:41, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
- Okay. I may expand the article to include other uses. Binksternet (talk) 16:18, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
Re: Image's edition[edit]
- Done — issue closed. Yug (talk) 09:36, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Did you write on my wiki-wall? (if it's not you, sorry for the bother)
Just in case you don't get the response there - the link was red because of the language change, I paste it here too:
Thanks for the tip about hugin, but no thanks :) My creations are non-photoshop or digital stitch tools of any kind.
I shoot each photo and print them separately.
Then I cut them with scissors and stitch them together with glue.
That's my kind of art... What you see here is merely a scan of the creation. In real life it looks much better.
You're welcome to visit my site for more of this kind: hapan.co.il or, if you can't read Hebrew... you can use the translated site (although the gallery widget doesn't work there well)
-- --מוטי פנחסי (talk) 21:14, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- Hahahahaaha !!! I love it, no sowftare used, I was so surprised. That recall us that art is first of all a things doable with scissors ; ) Yug (talk) 21:54, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- :-) מוטי פנחסי (talk) 22:05, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
Excellent work![edit]
- Done — issue closed. Yug (talk) 09:36, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Great job, Yug! I truly admire the work you've done making these maps for Chinese history. I especially like the placement of a world globe in the top right corner. Unfortunately I am serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kyrgyzstan at the moment, so I will be unable to use Wikipedia on a frequent basis. When I return to the States in one year I will most certainly utilize these maps and provide sources when I can. Cheers old friend! --Pericles of AthensTalk 09:46, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Animated map of China[edit]
- Done — issue closed. Yug (talk) 09:36, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi again Yug. Sorry for long period of inactivity regarding the historic animated map of China, I am really overcommitted right now. How do you think we can make things more transparent and citable without a massive time commitment? prat (talk) 02:29, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
WP Maps in the Signpost[edit]
- Done — issue closed. Yug (talk) 09:36, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Maps for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 00:51, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
- Hi Yug, Justthought I'd let you know I've written some stuff on that interview page, I think you would be much better placed to answer some of the questions than me though. Could you have a quick look and see when you do get a chance, particularly the last question seems like one we could do with fleshing out ways we could get help from others. Anyway hope things are going well. EdwardLane (talk) 10:10, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
- Hey, just thought you should know that the Signpost article will be published Monday. Since some of your answers indicated that you would be coming back to add more, please make changes directly to the article page before the end of Sunday so it can be included in the published version. Thanks! -Mabeenot (talk) 22:52, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
- Signpost for April 30
Tony asked me if I could put a big map at the end of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-04-30/WikiProject report, so I added one. If you would rather have another map there, that's fine. I'm also going to ask EdwardLane, as I don't know which one of you is on line right now. The issue is about to be published. Thanks, MathewTownsend (talk) 18:28, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Mappers' software needs[edit]
Hi! I saw your Signpost interview, and especially took note when you said:
- For the future, I personally think that map-making and image creation in general now need a stronger and ACTIVE support from the Wikimedia foundation. Wikipedia is both text (wiki editor system) and images, with maps having a special place. Some innovative technical solutions and projects are already financed by the Wikimedia Foundation on the editing side. Serious and professional technical innovations projects are needed for images and maps as well. A good direction, for example, would be the development of a free on-the-cloud global map-making system similar to Google-map. Sharemap.org is creating a such online system specifically for encyclopedic maps and Wikipedia, but currently without any official support. But as for other heavy-coding projects, only some financial support can avoid failure and keep them going to improve the Wikipedia map sites. I sincerely wish the foundation can wake up and support this graphic side of its projects.
I encourage you to file this feature request in our request- and defect-tracking system, and to reach out to us in the MediaWiki community (I'm mw:User:Sumanah) to talk with us more about your needs. Thanks! Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Engineering Community Manager 01:03, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
- Hi Yug, I was wondering whether you have shared your ideas at the maps-l list? Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I work with Sumana at the WMF and you can find me at mw:User:Qgil.--Qgil (talk) 23:28, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
Philippe Beaudette's reponse[edit]
Hi Yug, and thank you for your note on my talk page on the strategy wiki. Several of the questions that you ask are unfortunately not ones that I know the answer to, but I'm more than happy to try to connect you with the people who will. If you'd do me a favor and send me an email (ideally with the same content as on my talk page), then I can forward it around until we find out who can answer your questions. Philippe Beaudette, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 06:19, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Re: Standard for Dry Water Bodies[edit]
- Done
Hello, I had decided on the map I'm working on to do the following for dry water bodies.
I took the normal fill color for water bodies (c6ecff) and reduced alpha to hex 66. This will show any objects under the dry water body but, I feel, help conveys the sense of "dryness" or transience of a dry water body. I also changed the outline to a dashed stroke which seems to be common in other atlases and topographical maps I've seen.
For rivers, I suppose the same rule would apply. Let me know what you think. Thanks for the response.
Ixnayonthetimmay (talk) 11:15, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Cartographic lab : go/kill gates advices[edit]
Hello Yug, I am from the Russian Graphic Lab and I need your advice, as I believe you are very experienced in this. Recently, we have got a reqeust from one of the users to make a public domain map out of a fair use image, uploaded to the russian wikipedia. I saw how well you did on Tang dynasty map, so my question is, how much information can someone actually use from a fair-use image or a map? This particular request has to do with Ming dynasty, so the case is similar. Thank you in advance. --Ahnode (talk) 21:10, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
- O.O : russians have a GLab !! ok.
- Some rules :
- 1. Are you using a trustful source ? if not, don't continue.
- 2. facts are not copyrighted : they are facts, not a creation. Historical facts (name of cities, place of battles, battle names) are thus free to be copied.
- 3. Word-to-word translation are not copyghted (北京 -> Beijing) ;
- 4. A territory area is free to be... 'vampired' ("territory according to [Author name], in [Source reference]"). Except if its a claim specific to this author (thus a personal creation).
- 5. Colors, styles, fonts, background, place and look of the legend, icons : all this is copyrighted. Don't COPY the WHOLE SET, that's a copyrighted set. But : yellow, red, blue,... are not copyrighted : if the author's map and your both use it, that's still fine.
- In sum, you can pick up facts, not the styles, nor the icons. The best is to add some other facts to even create a truly new set of facts.
- PS:I work using SVG, but my full set of SVG tools for Chinese History maps are not yet finish, and not yet share on commons >.O But I encourage you to start your work by using this SVG version: File:China-Historic_macro_areas.svg, easy to map-edit using Inkscape.
- Yug (talk) 07:09, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Notice to mappers[edit]
Here is a brand new page to promote (french;) Geolocalisation. Have a look at "From image to its parametrization". (please fell free to fix my poor english)
I also want to (re)create Commons:Template:Map to document ... maps ;)
Finally, I'm looking for good maps to test fr:Modèle:Géolocalisation/Projection perspective (fr:Modèle:Géolocalisation/Stéréographique/0/0 is awful (unusable?) and too simple)
Best regards. <STyx @ (I promote Geolocation) 22:18, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
Talkback (GotR)[edit]
Message added 04:27, 14 July 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
GotR Talk 04:27, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
La section pour récupéré les résultats est basée sur :
- Dillon (2008), How to style Google Forms: Step 8, Morningcopy.com.au
- Dillon (2010), How to style Google Forms: Redux, Morningcopy.com.au
- Kennedy, Amanda (2012), Create a contact form with Google Docs? Yug (talk) 22:01, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Graphic labs : best practices[edit]
about that - I tried that Template and I don't like it becouse it links to the Graphic Lab at the english wikipedia, and not to our Lab. Amirki (talk) 14:49, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
- The English text version of your template read by English speakers will link to the English lab.
- The Hebraic text version of your template read by Israeli speakers will link to your lab.
- The Hebraic text version of our French template will lead to your :he lab.
- The work I do in the French or English lab will provide links to your lab. That's the point. Yug (talk) 15:19, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
RfC: Guideline on depiction of disputed lands/territories[edit]
Dear Yug, your kind attention here. Best regards, — Nearly Headless Nick {c} 08:28, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
- Yug, I see that you are editing again. The two month window for the proper adjudication of the dispute has passed. Would you still like to help with the map guidelines with your recommendations? — Nearly Headless Nick {c} 06:44, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
Qgis tutorials[edit]
Hello, Yug. It's been quite a while since we spoke about these. I stopped trying to make maps for a while, but I've had some free time lately so I decided to give it another try.
Unfortunately, I'm still not getting to grips with Qgis. Are you still making maps yourself?
Have you considered making a Youtube video or ogv video lesson, teaching all the steps necessary to create a map? I know it would help me as I'm a very visual learner, and if people were able to make a map while referencing a video at the same time, it might make it easier.
Also, once I know the steps, I would be able to help with typing up the tutorials.
All the best, Matthewedwards (talk · contribs) 22:51, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
- Hello Matthew,
- The QGIs tutorial serie wait a long due revamp. I reorganized the lessons in a better way to prepare this, but I have so, so many other priorities to manage recently (real life AND Free knowledge life). My priority on wiki should be
- 1. a push for locator maps and color blind guidelines. I did read academic documents about that (Cynthia Brewer 2005), and need to share it.
- 2. I need to request WM founding for Sharemap.
- 3. I need to push on these QGIS tutorials, which need about 3-5 days of doing-writing.
- In real life, my big projects are:
- 1. to push my PhD,
- 2. to write a study to be published,
- 3. to push a mobile apps project,
- 4. to apply to some Chinese scholarship,
- 5. to move to a new apartment,
- 6. to find a new part time job.
- I'am very sorry I can't contribute more. At less, the structure of the lessons is there, google and trying may then help you to find a way.
- Last, Please, tell me where you are locked ? upload your last work. Maybe I may help around (-> video). Yug (talk) 19:27, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
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Current status on the new map.[edit]
- Move back to the Map workshop. Yug (talk) 19:06, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
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Re: Wikmaps grant request : we need your support[edit]
Salut Yug !
Je viens d'apporter mon soutien à votre projet sur Meta mais seulement aujourd'hui. J'espère malgré tout qu'il sera pris en compte. Bonne chance ! Sting (talk) 18:26, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
- P.S. : Quant à « magicien », c'est plutôt à toi que sied ce qualificatif puisque tu es en voie de pouvoir créer de façon semi-automatique des cartes de qualité, chose que je serai bien incapable de faire !
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About current events conflict of May 21[edit]
I would like to notify you that the current events page is NOT a place where Palestinian propaganda can be posted. Please refrain from posting Palestinian propaganda in the future. Also using words for "shock value" like "sniping children" is not acceptable. Also your warning you left on my page is pitiful and a unnecessary threat. Already your story was taken town by another user. The consensus is in, you cannot post Palestinian propaganda. Thank you and I hope that your contributions to Wikipedia in the future are fruitful and unbiased. --Newsjunky12 (talk) 12:22, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
- user:Newsjunky12, I don't care what country are these men, you are human, you know that what happened there is not acceptable. Yug (talk) 13:44, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
- Video revew suggests that teenagers where not threats and killing was willful. (The New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera)
- What is also not acceptable is Palestine, Iran, Syria, and other Muslim organizations and countries calling for genocide against the Jewish people and Palestinians dragging people by a rope on a motorcycle through the streets until they die without trial. Yeah, it goes both ways. --Newsjunky12 (talk) 16:21, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
- I would like to extent my gratitude to you for re posting the news story with unbiased sources and also representing the response of the Israeli government. Very good reporting. I hope that we can both reconcile, but I stand by my opinion that Palestine is just as culpable in violence and human rights abuses as Israel. --Newsjunky12 (talk) 16:28, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
- I know about that all, there are crazy people on both side. We are here to denounce them all, whatever the side they are. In this case, the IDF should be sharp and honnest to itself, catch this crazy sniper who is not giving a terrible bad image of the Jewish people, and jail him for life. Yug (talk) 16:44, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
- I would like to extent my gratitude to you for re posting the news story with unbiased sources and also representing the response of the Israeli government. Very good reporting. I hope that we can both reconcile, but I stand by my opinion that Palestine is just as culpable in violence and human rights abuses as Israel. --Newsjunky12 (talk) 16:28, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
- What is also not acceptable is Palestine, Iran, Syria, and other Muslim organizations and countries calling for genocide against the Jewish people and Palestinians dragging people by a rope on a motorcycle through the streets until they die without trial. Yeah, it goes both ways. --Newsjunky12 (talk) 16:21, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
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Mediterranean range maps[edit]
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Effective Practices in Educational Technologies
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Committee on Research in Physics Education
Interactive Lecture Demonstrations: What's New? ILDs Using Clickers and Video Analysis
(Committee on Educational Technologies)
We invite papers on creation, presentation and research on Interactive Lecture Demonstrations at the college and high school levels.
Committee on Educational Technologies
Educational Hacking: Repurposing Technology for Teaching
(Committee on Apparatus)
This session will explore innovative ways that physics instructors and students are modifying, reconfiguring, refurbishing, and/or repurposing hardware and software to enhance this technology's usefullness for the teaching and learning of physics.
Ardiuno, Teensy, FPGA's et al
(Committee on Apparatus)
Are you using modern circuitry in your physics course? Arduinos? FPGAs? PSoCs? Other hobbyist/IoT electronics? We'd like to hear about it in this session! All interesting projects and project ideas are welcome including student projects, faculty projects, instrumentation, or anything else.
Innovative Uses of Technology Enabled Spaces
This session examines novel uses of technology within classrooms and their impacts on students' outcomes.
Innovative Uses of Technology Enabled Students
Our students have a different set of skills than we had at that age. They know how to operate their smart phones, use social media (Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, etc.), surf the web, as well as other skills that we might not have heard of yet! So how do we harness these skills for good instead of evil?? This session will be devoted to innovative and/or effective ways that have been developed to make use of students' prowess with technology.
Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education
Computer Modeling and Simulation in Sustainability Courses
Climate change, the environment, sustainability … all of these topics present challenges that can best be addressed using computer models and simulations. And increasingly, to have a good understanding of issues and arguments in these areas, voters are required to have a sophisticated appreciation and understanding of the power and limitations of models and computer simulations. How should we be using models and simulations in our courses in sustainability and the environment? What should be our goals for both majors and non-majors in these courses? What should we be including in our courses? What pedagogical challenges are there in teaching computer models and simulations? The session will begin with several invited panelists presenting their views and then we will break into a mini-poster session. Please contribute a poster on the role, objectives and implementation of computer models and simulation in courses of sustainability, environmental physics, …
Computer Modeling and Simulation in the IPLS Course
How can we use computer models and simulations in the IPLS course? Are there pedagogical challenges? Why should we use models and simulations in the IPLS course? What kinds of programs are already available? What resources can we use? Please contribute a poster on the role, objectives, implementation, use … of computer models and simulation in the IPLS course.
Committee on Women in Physics
Leadership and Other Skills in the Undergraduate Curriculum
Colleges are being asked to incorporate leadership and other "21st century" skills into the curriculum. How do we incorporate these skills into the major? … in or out of the classroom. What are the pedagogical challenges? What skills can we introduce and develop? … Please contribute a poster on education for leadership and other 21st century skills.
Committee on Apparatus
Do Try This At Home!
We seek talks that describe safe, interesting, and fun activities and demonstrations that anyone can try at home either for their own enjoyment or as part of a more formal learning environment (hands-on homework, distance learning, etc.) Presentations can describe demonstrations or lab experiments that can be conducted using common household items or easily available supplies. We are interested in materials for all grade levels and abilities.
Committee on Teacher Preparation
Teacher in Residence (TIR) Role in Mentoring
Mentoring new physics teachers is critical to their success and retention. Teachers in Residence and Master Teachers are in a unique position to provide this mentoring. If you have worked as a TIR and served as a mentor or have been mentored by a TIR, please share your expertise and insight by contributing to this session.
Committee on Space Science and Astronomy
Using Popular Media to Teach Astronomy
(Committee on Science Education for the Public)
Do you make use of popular media to encourage student learning; and have you studied the actual success for such approaches? Books, poetry, comics, magazines, and news-stories provide opportunities to study science. Video from "Interstellar," "The Martian," or the newest superhero movie demonstrate science principles. Analysis of "Angry Birds" or other games allow us to bring physics into our students' lives. Please share your analysis of the advantages of science through pop culture references.
Innovation Share-a-Thon for Astronomy Education
Participants will have 5-10 minutes each to share a demo, an activity, a lab, or other teaching component for introductory or intermediate astronomy. After everyone has shared, there will be time for the audience to ask questions, experiment with equipment, and discuss the shared information with presenters. Time allotted may vary depending on the number of presenters.
The Great American Eclipse of 21 August 2017: Preparing for Maximum Impact
On Monday 21 August 2017 a solar eclipse will be visible to the entire North American continent; with a path of totality sweeping across the USA, from Oregon to South Carolina. This event could be one of the most participated in science events of the century, and provides a fantastic teachable moment. Presentations that share plans for the eclipse are solicited.
Committee on the Interests of Senior Physicists
Favorite TPT Articles
This session will call attention to especially useful and interesting materials that have appeared in the pages of The Physics Teacher.
Committee on Physics in High Schools
Particle Physics Investigations by Students
(Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges)
Particle physics may seem unreachable to students and teachers due to the highly sophisticated equipment and high expertise associated with it. However, from data made public by the large collaborations such as ATLAS and CMS at the Large Hadron Collider to tabletop cosmic ray detectors, opportunities are there. Speakers will share these and discuss how to make it all work.
Committee on Laboratories
Lab Guidelines Focus Area 3: Modeling
According to the AAPT Laboratory Recommendations document, students should "develop abstract representations of real systems studied in the laboratory, understand their limitations and uncertainties, and make predictions using models." How do students develop and reinforce these these skills in your lab/lab curriculum?
Committee on Women in Physics
Physicists with Disabilities
(Committee on Diversity in Physics)
Are you a disabled physicist? Willing to share your story? Have you made your course more accessible for individuals with disabilities? If so, please consider submitting an abstract for the session on Disabled Physicists. Physicists with all types of disabilities are welcome.
Committee on Professional Concerns
Teaching Physics in High Needs High Schools
(Committee on Physics in High Schools)
Teaching physics in a high needs school entails a number of unique challenges that are not encountered in the typical suburban middle class high school. This session will examine conditions associated with serving high needs students and shed light on both the challenges and the opportunities teachers encounter in this setting.
Committee on International Physics Education
PER Findings Related To Latin American Students
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This session is intended to share Physics Education Research implementation results, having a special focus on showing the effect on Latin American students.
Committee on Physics in Pre-High School Education
Preparing Pre-service Physics Teachers for the Middle School Classroom
(Committee on Teacher Preparation)
Many of our pre-service teachers are earning certification for the secondary school physics and middle school science simultaneously. Despite the apparent shortage of qualified physics teachers, some of our teachers are finding more opportunities in the middle school classroom. In this session, we will discuss preparing pre-service physics teachers for the middle school classroom. In particular, we will discuss classroom management strategies for an active engagement classroom and middle school science content.
Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges
Climate Change
This session will review current research in climate change along with innovative techniques used in the teaching of the physics of climate change.
Course Program Assessments
Ideas concerning course and program assessment in physics at all levels. Best practices, avoiding problems, and communicating results of assessments are welcome topics.
Committee on Laboratories
Developing Experimental Skills at all Levels I
One of the principal goals of the physics laboratory is the development of experimental and analytical skills. We expect our students to acquire this expertise in the laboratory, yet often we give no explicit framework in which to do so. This invited/contributed session is a forum to share ways of structuring the physics lab curriculum at all levels to teach these valuable skills to majors and non-majors alike.
Committee on Graduate Education in Physics
CIRTL: A Network Model to Transform STEM Education and Prepare Future Faculty
The CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) Network of 22 leading U.S. research universities uses graduate education as the leverage point to develop a national STEM faculty committed to implementing and advancing effective, evidence-based teaching practices. In this session, we will discuss the impact of CIRTL, both network-wide and in individual member institutions across the country.
Committee on Research in Physics Education
Progress in Pedagogy for Introductory Physics for Life Science
(Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education)
Curricular development to meet the physics needs of the life science population at the introductory level has been widely progressing. The typical first and important stage is integration of biology or health with the physics. Beyond this, the pedagogical approaches need to be different from physics/engineering majors. Please contribute your pedagogical strategies that incorporate but go beyond the interdisciplinary context.
Committee on Women in Physics
Professional Development Opportunities: Participant Perspective on What Works
(Committee on International Physics Education)
Professional development opportunities for women in physics have been focused on a variety of topics, including supporting women in physics, mentoring students from underrepresented groups, and improving networking and leadership skills. The purpose of this session is to engage in a discussion on what has been effective. We are particularly interested in hearing what participants feel has been beneficial to them.
Supporting Women in Physics: How Everyone Can Play a Role
(Committee on Professional Concerns)
Panelists in this session will discuss how men and women in academia can play a role in supporting women at all levels in physics.
Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges
Online Hybrid
To meet the needs of a diverse student population, many colleges and universities are adopting an online hybrid course format where some of the course content is delivered online and some face to face. This session will explore the successes and challenges physics instructors have had in creating online hybrid courses.
Committee on Physics in High Schools
Adaptaton of Physics Activities to Three Major Components of NGSS
NGSS is taking hold and we have many physics lessons that have stood the test of time. Now is the time to wed the two and update the the concepts we have taught in many forms. Share the new products that are clearly designed for the NGSS curriculum plan. Since many teachers are being directed to the NGSS, this is the time to share your work and understanding of the NGSS directives.
Committee on Apparatus
Modern Physics Demonstrations and Labs
Contributed papers which reveal new and exciting ways to illustrate modern physics principles are encouraged.
SPS Undergraduate Research and Outreach Poster Session
Poster submissions for SPS Undergraduate Students.