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This morning I was walking to work from the subway station, nose stuck in a book as usual. We are the People of the Book, after all; and I follow J.K. Rowling's advice that, any time you're not doing anything else, you should read. I didn't stop until I reached the I HEART N.Y. gift shop on the ground floor of our office building, and then I looked up from the page, saw a kid, and froze. Half of my body wanted to throw up, and the other half wanted to cry.
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And Eitan Enoch is an average Israeli. He's a chilled-out guy who has his normal routine, taking the Little No. 5 maxi-taxi to work every day in Tel Aviv, working at a time management company, living with his ex-fiancee Duchi (which is a common-enough Israeli nickname, but only occurs to me now that it wouldn't be an out-of-place name on Jersey Shore). When he stumbles into celebrity as a result of his bizarre survival talent, the press demands that Enoch feel angry, or grateful, or demand revenge on the Palestinian population. He does none of them — he's just more than a bit perplexed, and, as he says on the country's most popular TV show, he doesn't really hate anyone.
Enoch's reactions to the bombs — and to his bizarre survival skills — are funny, embarrassing, honest, and real. It's not the gruff caricature of the Israeli (although there is plenty of that, too, especially in his relationship with Duchi). More than any other attempt I've seen, Gavron gets to the heart of the Israeli attitude about Palestinians, and about living in a country where going out to dinner is as dangerous as walking into a combat zone, and doesn't reduce it to an equation of settlers and refugees. Israel is a place where peace is a very fragile and very carefully-constructed illusion, and Gavron depicts both parts with spine-shivering accuracy: both the world behind it and the illusion itself.

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Casting int to NSString.
Laurie Fleming
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This should be *really* obvious, but it ain't to me.
I have a popUpButton with years from 1990 to a wee way ahead. I want to populate each row with the year description and found this was the easiest way for me to do it. But it can't be the best. Or easiest.
// Populate the year button until two years in the future.
for (i = 1990; i < [now yearOfCommonEra] + 4; i++)
// There should be, and probably is, a straight-forward casting method for
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[yearButton addItemWithTitle:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i", i]];
[[yearButton lastItem] setTag:i];
}How change I implement the addItemWithTitle without going through the indirect stringWithFormat cast? I suppose I could slip atoi() in there, but is there an Objective-C way of going about it? I know exactly how to do it in SAS/AF Frame, but there's no such beast under OS X.
I'm learning all the time…
[ This Message was edited by: LaurieF on 2002-02-15 20:30 ]
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I thought NSString had a method to do just that. no?
huh, nothing here
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/ObjC_classic/Classes/NSString.htmlas you said, you could always atoi, then initwithCstring
[edit] does string with format do it?
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silly me, I just read you post a little more clearly… It looks like stringwithformat is the way to go. maybe someone else has a better idea?
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The Battle of Arachova occurred between November 18 and November 24, 1826 between forces under the command of Mustafa Bey and Greek irregulars under Georgios Karaiskakis. After leaving the camp at Athens, Karaiskakis moved his army to Rumeli, with the intention of cutting off Ottoman supply lines. On November 18, he encountered an Ottoman army of Mustafa Bey, which was ultimately defeated. The Ottomans were driven from Arachova and suffered considerable casualties in the process, numbering around at 2,000, close to the entire Ottoman combatant figure.
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I should preface this review by saying that Hitman: Blood Money was one of my favorite games of 2006. Leading up to the launch of Hitman: Absolution I was super excited. With the release of the Saints trailer, a lot of fans, including I had our suspicians. Hitman: Absolution in the long run, I feel, focuses on tits and swearing more than it did on gore and, more damning, gameplay.
There is no doubt that this is a Hitman game. There is still stealth to be had, dudes to choke with a garrote wire and insane accidental kills to eliminate your targets with. They have refined the series mechanics in a way that is a little bit more enjoyable to play. While the garrote in past Hitman games are hard to use, this iteration makes it more of a useful tool. Sneaking around and staying hidden is also a lot easier to do with with some on screen notifications and sticky cover that works really well.
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Other than the swearing and excessive sexual theme, the story and cut scenes were pretty enjoyable. You are motivated by something different in Hitman: Absolution than you have been in the past. The new Agent 47 has some feelings, not a whole lot, but some and this is a nice change. They give motivation to the character so that he is not just a mindless killing machine, but doing his job for a reason. I think this was a smart move and kind of weird considering the focus on superfluous violence that is usually a staple of the franchise.
The graphics all around are good. The detail in characters allows you to identify targets in a meaningful ways. Square and IO Interactive wasted no time or money giving players a real cinematic experience. Tons of well known voice actors were used in the cast to give players the best acting experience they could buy and it shows. Also when a major event happens, changing Agent 47, it is reflected in the character model. Seeing the outfits and his physical appearance change gives you a better sense of immersion and a better sense of being a real part of the Hitman Universe.
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After finishing up the campaign there is still a ton of content to go through. There is a whole separate game mode called contracts. These contracts are player made, unique hits, that players can sort through and make themselves to challenge one another. After completing a few of them, people can really get creative with the systems that are in place in the Hitman: Absolution engine. Pick your targets wisely and challenge your friends to do it better than you did for assassinating fun.
All around the package is good. A couple of things here and there like the disguises and the focus on expletives and sex however, keep this game from being a great Hitman game. It just seems like the whole focus for this game was to hit as wide of an audience as possible and it might just do that. But for fans of the Hitman games from the past, they may not get the game they were expecting. Keep and open mind if you have the $60 to drop for it and I'm sure you will have a good time.
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Not exactly the game I was looking forward to, but the systems and gameplay mechanics are tight and the puzzle aspect to Hitman is still better than ever.
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8 | Art Direction: The particle effects and graphics work out amazingly. Some of the set pieces are breathtaking. |
8 | Soundtrack & Sound Effects: The sounds of guards and banter is pretty hilarious. Voice acting is also very good with a stellar cast. |
9 | Gameplay: All of the mechanics are tight and informative which is important in a stealth game. You know when your going to get caught and can easily learn from it. |
9 | Replay Value: With so many different ways to make your kills, this game can be played over and over again without becoming bored. |
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That is a pretty good deal. Email marketing is really cheap and easy as well.
Is it legal for them to sell the students emails?
Anyone have any advice for cheap advertising that is effective(besides Facebook, twitter, website) we are trying to explore new avenues without breaking the budget. Thanks.
That is a pretty good deal. Email marketing is really cheap and easy as well.
Is it legal for them to sell the students emails?
It's only illegal if they advertise that they WILL NOT do so. Just like websites taht you sign up on, even this one here, if it doesn't say "We will not give / sell your information... yada yada" then they have every right to do so!!
And that's where a lot of your spam probably comes from :P
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Spamming people is generally a bad idea, and a good way to generate some very negative word of mouth, which will cost you double in marketing costs: one half being the cost of counter-acting that negative word-of-mouth, and second half being in opportunity costs of not being able to use those tight resources more effectively, specially when it counts, like getting a haunt ready to open for season.
You're kidding, right?
I don't know what your particular trade is outside of haunting, but one of mine is in Web Publishing. If you spam thousands of college students, some who are computer students, and know how to report spam to their ISP's, then you can have your account suspended.
Not only that, there isn't a single reputable autorepsonder or email marketing service, such as Aweber, Get Response, and others, that doesn't require strict anti-spam measures, such as double opt-ins for list building, opt-out and unsubscribe links at the bottom of every email, and so on. If they were to even get the slightest inkling that you used spam techniques to start building your list, or they get any complaints about spam from people on your list, they would terminate your account.
Also, what happens if you list the haunt website in the email? That would tag the website as spam related. Also, what major charity or corporate sponsor would want to be related to a bottom-feeding, spamming outfit? Least you think me being indignant and melodramatic, name one serious and respectable business entity that regards spammers as anything other than bottom-feeders.
Now, as to whether or not spam works, well, of course it does. If you blast enough emails out about cheap Viagra (approx. 80% of spam is pharma related), a certain percentage of desperate guys who can't get it up will probably respond. That's a given. But the various antics to make the business practice work (and that term is used in the loosest sense possible) are pretty wooly, wet, and wild, to say the least. Very often spammers need to constantly crank out new email addresses, often indecipherable gibberish, as they get the old ones shut down and as the email filters filtering out the offending addresses and so on.
Also, starting a successful haunt is based on fostering good will, and building a community spirit and mentality. That is a far cry from the hit-and-run, smash-and-grab techniques of spammers.
So, sure, you might get a few more patrons, but I would not be able to in good faith recommend spamming as a way to build a positive web-presence. Not because of any personal convictions, tho I definitely do hold strong anti-spam convictions, but because I truly believe, from a business standpoint, that operating using bottom-feeder practices is no way to build a solid foundation for a long term business.
Well, since you speak so favorably of spamming practices, can we assume that you use them in your day job or current business you own?
As for the value of such a list, well, I really don't' know what you would do with it, apart from spamming a bunch of people. Perhaps if there were physical addresses, you could perhaps send out postcards offering a coupon and whatnot, but again I can't recommend spamming.
Also, I'm not sure if you appreciate or know of the marketing principle of multiple impressions or exposures, but that discussion is for another time.
Haunt websites, flyers, parades are coming up and cross marketing with other haunts.
Peter T
Yes, I figured as much.
If you mean as to your business practices, I merely made deductions, which apparently were true.
Oh, I fully concur.
Well, I'm sure the Viagra folks would say the same thing. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.
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I plan on being around for awhile so I am not going to ruin my reputation by being a spammer. There is a reason Walmart, Target, Best Buy etc... do not spam. What MrFoos is saying is that Walmart is wrong??? I guess if you don't give a shit about your reputation or are a fly by night crowd then spamming would probably work for the short term.
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Numerous reports have illustrated the versatility of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and related halogenated aromatics as inducers of drug-metabolizing enzymes and the activity of individual compounds are remarkably dependent on structure. The most active PCB congeners, 3,4,4′,5-tetra-, 3,3′,4,4′-tetra-, 3,3′,4,4′,5-penta- and 3,3′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, are substituted at both para and at two or more meta positions. The four coplanar PCBs resembled 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) in their mode of induction of the hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes. These compounds induced rat hepatic microsomal benzo(a)pyrene hydroxylase (aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase, AHH) and cytochromes P-450a, P-450c and P-450d. 3,4,4′,5-Tetrachlorobiphenyl, the least active coplanar PCB, also induced dimethylaminoantipyrine N-demethylase and cytochromes P-450b+e and resembled Aroclor 1254 as an inducer of the mixed-function oxidase system. Like Aroclor 1254, all the mono-ortho- and at least eight di-ortho-chloro analogs of the coplanar PCBs exhibited a "mixed-type" induction pattern and induced microsomal AHH, dimethylaminoantipyrine NM-demethylase and cytochromes P-450a-P-450e. Quantative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) within this series of PCBs were determined by comparing their AHH induction potencies ( EC50) in rat hepatoma H-4-II-E cells and their binding affinities ( EC50) for the 2,3,7,8-TCDD cytosolic receptor protein. The results showed that there was an excellent correlation between AHH induction potencies and receptor binding avidities of these compounds and the order of activity was coplanar PCBs (3,3′,4,4′-tetra-, 3,3′,4,4′,5-penta- and 3,3′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyls) > 3,4,4′,5-tetrachlorobiphenyl ∼ mono-ortho coplanar PCBs > di-ortho coplanar PCBs. It was also apparent that the relative toxicities of this group of PCBs paralleled their biological potencies. The coplanar and mono-ortho coplanar PCBs also exhibit differential effects in the inbred C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice. These compounds induce AHH and cause thymic atrophy in the former "responsive" mice whereas at comparable or higher doses none of these effects are observed in the nonresponsive DBD/2J mice. Since the responsiveness of these two mice strains is due to the presence of the Ah receptor protein in the C57BL/6J mice and its relatively low concentration in the DBA/2J mice, the results for the PCB cogeners support the proposed receptor-mediated mechanism of action. Although the precise structural requirements for ligand binding to the receptor have not been delineated, the halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons which exhibit the highest binding affinities for the receptor protein are approximate isostereomers of 2,3,7,8-TCDD. 2,3,4,4′,5-Pentachlorobiphenyl elicits effects which are qualitatively similar to that of TCDD and the presence of the lateral 4′-substituent is required for this activity. Thus the 4′-substituted 2,3,4,5-tetrachlorobiphenyls have been used as probes for determining the substituent characteristics which favor binding to the receptor protein. Multiple regression analysis of the competitive binding EC50 values for 13 substituents gave the following equation: log (1/ EC50)=1.53σ +1.47π +1.09 HB+4.08 where σ is electronegativity, π is hydrophobicity, HB is hydrogen bonding and r is the correlation coefficient (r = 0.978). The utility of this equation in describing ligand:receptor interactions and correlations with toxicity are being studied with other halogenated hydrocarbons and PAHs.
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Perry, L.B., Lubienski, C. and Ladwig, J. (2016) How do learning environments vary by school sector and socioeconomic composition? Evidence from Australian students. Australian Journal of Education, 60 (3). pp. 175-190.
Mowbray, R. and Perry, L.B. (2015) Improving lecture quality through training in public speaking. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 52 (2). pp. 207-217.
Bogachenko, T. and Perry, L. (2015) Vospitanie and regime change: Teacher-education textbooks in Soviet and post-Soviet Ukraine. Prospects, 45 (4). pp. 549-562.
Prodonovich, S., Perry, L.B. and Taggart, A. (2014) Developing conceptual understandings of the capacity to aspire for higher education. Issues in Educational Research, 24 (2). pp. 174-189.
Song, S., Perry, L.B. and McConney, A. (2014) Explaining the achievement gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students: An analysis of PISA 2009 results for Australia and New Zealand. Educational Research and Evaluation, 20 (3). pp. 178-198.
Sullivan, K., Perry, L.B. and McConney, A. (2014) How do school learning environments differ across Australia's rural, regional and metropolitan communities? The Australian Educational Researcher, 41 (5). pp. 521-540.
Perry, L.B. and Southwell, L. (2013) Access to academic curriculum in Australian secondary schools: A case study of a highly marketised education system. Journal of Education Policy, 29 (4). pp. 467-485.
Bogachenko, T. and Perry, L. (2013) Conceptualisations of school relationships in Soviet and Post-Soviet Ukraine: A comparative analysis of teacher education textbooks. Educational Practice and Theory, 35 (1). pp. 7-25.
Sullivan, K., Perry, L.B. and McConney, A. (2013) How do school resources and academic performance differ across Australia's rural, regional and metropolitan communities? The Australian Educational Researcher, 40 (3). pp. 353-372.
Perry, L.B. and McConney, A. (2013) School socioeconomic status and student outcomes in reading and mathematics: A comparison of Australia and Canada. Australian Journal of Education, 57 (2). pp. 124-140.
Perry, L.B. (2012) Causes and effects of school socio-Economic composition? A review of the literature. Education and Society, 30 (1). pp. 19-35.
Perry, L.B. and Southwell, L. (2011) Developing intercultural understanding and skills: models and approaches. Intercultural Education, 22 (6). pp. 453-466.
Perry, L.B. and McConney, A. (2010) Does the SES of the school matter? An examination of socioeconomic status and student achievement using PISA 2003. Teachers College Record, 112 (4). pp. 1137-1162.
Chapman, R., Styles, I., Perry, L. and Combs, S. (2010) Examining the characteristics of workplace violence in one non-tertiary hospital. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19 (3-4). pp. 479-488.
Chapman, R., Styles, I., Perry, L. and Combs, S. (2010) Nurses' experience of adjusting to workplace violence: A theory of adaptation. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 19 (3). pp. 186-194.
Perry, L.B. and McConney, A. (2010) School socio-economic composition and student outcomes in Australia: Implications for educational policy. Australian Journal of Education, 54 (1). pp. 72-85.
McConney, A. and Perry, L.B. (2010) Science and mathematics achievement in Australia: The role of school socioeconomic composition in educational equity and effectiveness. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 8 (3). pp. 429-452.
McConney, A. and Perry, L.B. (2010) Socioeconomic status, self-efficacy, and mathematics achievement in Australia: a secondary analysis. Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 9 (2). pp. 77-91.
Perry, L. (2009) Characteristics of equitable systems of education: A cross-national analysis. European Education, 41 (1). pp. 79-100.
Perry, L.B. (2009) Conceptualizing education policy in democratic societies. Educational Policy, 23 (3). pp. 423-450.
Chapman, R., Perry, L., Styles, I. and Combs, S. (2009) Consequences of workplace violence directed at nurses. British Journal of Nursing, 18 (20). pp. 1256-1261.
Chapman, R., Perry, L., Styles, I. and Combs, S. (2009) Predicting patient aggression against nurses in all hospital areas. British Journal of Nursing, 18 (8). pp. 476-483.
Perry, L.B. and Tor, G-H (2008) Understanding educational transfer: theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks. Prospects, 38 (4). pp. 509-526.
Perry, L.B. (2008) Using PISA to examine educational inequality. Orbis Scholae, 2 (2). pp. 77-86.
Perry, L.B. (2005) Globalization and democratization in post-communist education. Educational Practice and Theory, 27 (1). pp. 5-23.
Perry, L.B. (2005) The seeing and the seen: contrasting perspectives of post‐communist Czech schooling. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 35 (3). pp. 265-283.
Perry, L.B. (2003) Education for democracy: Some basic definitions, concepts and clarifications. Political Crossroads, 11 (2). pp. 33-42.
Perry, L.B. (2003) Key concepts in democracy and education. Education and Society, 21 (3).
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Perry, L.B. (2015) The lesson from Canada: Why Australia should have fewer selective schools. The Conversation, 19 February 2015 .
Perry, L.B. and Lubienski, C. (2014) Australian schools: Engines of inequality. The Conversation, 13 May 2014 .
Perry, L. (2014) The scholarship fig leaf: They won't improve access for all. The Conversation, 4 July 2014 .
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McConney, A. and Perry, L. (2012) Equity and Australia's education system: Findings from the secondary analysis of three rounds of PISA. In: European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2012), 18 - 21 September 2012, Cadiz, Spain
Perry, L. and McConney, A. (2011) Achievement gaps by student and school socio-economic status: A comparison of Australia and Canada. In: AARE 2011, 27 November - 1 December 2011, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
Phillips, R., Maor, D., Cumming-Potvin, W., Roberts, P., Herrington, J., Preston, G., Moore, E. and Perry, L. (2011) Learning analytics and study behaviour: A pilot study. In: ASCILITE 2011, 4 - 7 December 2011, Wrest Point, Hobart, Tasmania pp. 997-1007.
Perry, L. and McConney, A. (2011) Student achievement, socioeconomic status and educational equity in Australia and Canada. In: 39th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society: Education and Belonging, 1 - 3 December 2011, Women's College, University of Sydney
Perry, L. and McConney, A. (2010) Cross-national comparisons of the relationship between school SES and student outcomes. In: 38th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society: Bordering and New Possibilities in Education and Society, 23 - 25 November 2010, School of Management, RMIT University
Perry, L. and McConney, A. (2010) Does the SES of the school matter? Using PISA to examine the relationship between socioeconomic status and student achievement. In: WCCES 2010 - World Comparative Education Congress, 14 - 18 June 2010, Istanbul, Turkey
Perry, L. and McConney, A. (2010) The relationship between school SES and student outcomes: How does australia compare? In: AARE 2010, 28 November - 2nd December 2010, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
McConney, A. and Perry, L. (2008) School composition, educational attainment and Australia's policy for K-12 education funding: Findings from a second look at PISA 2003. In: Asia Pacific Educational Research Association (APERA) Conference 2008, 26 - 28 November 2008, Singapore National Institute of Education, Singapore
McConney, A. and Perry, L.B. (2008) Secondary analysis of large-scale international datasets in the service of national education policy evaluation: The case of PISA Australia. In: International Conference of the Australasian Evaluation Society, 8 - 12 September 2008, Perth, Western Australia
Perry, L.B. (2008) Why are some national systems of education more equitable than others? In: 36th annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society, 24 - 27 November 2008, Curtin University, Perth
Perry, L.B. and Tor, G-H (2007) Educational transfer: Analytical frameworks, conceptualisations and motives. In: 35th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society, 29 November - 2 December 2007, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Perry, L.B. (2007) School composition and student outcomes: A review of emerging areas of research. In: AARE 2007 International Educational Research Conference, 25 - 29 November 2007, Fremantle, Western Australia
Perry, L.B. (2007) The effect of school social composition on student achievement in Australia. In: Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Forum 2007, 11 August 2007, Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley Campus
Perry, L. (2006) School choice in Australia and the US: The impact of values and ideology on educational change. In: 34th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society, 30 November - 3 December 2006, Canberra, A.C.T
Perry, L. (2006) A model for conceptualising democratic education. In: Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Forum 2006, 5 August 2006, Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley
Perry, L.B. (2002) Democratic aspects of Post-communist schooling. In: 46th Annual Comparative and International Education Society Conference, 6 - 9 March 2002, Orlando, FL.
Book Chapter
Perry, L.B. and McConney, A. (2013) Mapping educational inequalities by school socioeconomic composition in Australia. In: Ladwig, J.G. and Albright, J., (eds.) On the within school stratification of social inequities of learning and achievement : The current state of knowledge and affairs in Australian and New Zealand schools. Sense Publishers, Forthcoming.
Perry, L.B. (2012) Democratic aspects of communist and Post-communist schooling in central and eastern Europe. In: Griffiths, T.G. and Millei, Z., (eds.) Logics of Socialist Education. Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht, NL, pp. 155-171.
Perry, L.B. (2009) American academics and education for democracy in Post-communist Europe: From the Spanish-American war to Iraq. In: Sobe, N.W., (ed.) American Post-conflict educational reform. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, U.S.A, pp. 169-188.
Perry, L.B. (2005) Education for democracy: Some basic definitions, concepts, and clarifications. In: Zajda, J., (ed.) International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands, pp. 685-692.
Perry, L.B. (2009) Western perspectives of Post-communist European schooling: Talking democracy, making empire. Lambert Academic Publishing, Cologne, Germany.


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I'm feeling a bit more Christmas-y since I decided the only way out of the clutter was to mount a major cleaning-out campaign, and miraculously got the energy to begin. I've been living in this small flat in an old Japanese house for seven years as of this spring, and in that time it was easy to amass a whole lot of things that I thought I needed for living here. Some of them are just ridiculous. Who needs oil powder papers for blotting your face? Or numbers of postcards that would rival a collector's? (They were gifts; I don't even like post cards). Or 79 and 1/2 key chains from various spots around Japan and the world? (Again gifts.) Or an electric shaver to get the lint balls off your sweaters? (Actually, that one has proved useful for re-newing old rather than buying new sweaters.)
When you live with clutter, it's easy to lose things, and when you don't think about it, you end up buying one more, so that you have duplicates or even triplicates of nail files, box cutters, post-it notes (which never to be in sight when you want to post a note) containers of paper clips, stickers, compacts, glue sticks, even too many Japanese-English dictionaries, and way, way too many textbooks for teaching English. Things so totally uneccesary that it's hard not to feel like a loser for having brought them into your life, since you've used them little or not at all.
Yesterday I found a box cutter I didn't know I had, still in the package (when I'm always hunting for box cutters), a full set of extra blades for said box cutter, in case I should ever wear out the blade cutting my trillionth box, an extra paper-cutting board, light bulbs I had forgotten I had, and happily, a bag of vacuum cleaner bags that I had forgotten I bought, so that I have been mentally telling myself to buy them for over a month now, but now can quit doing that for another month.
One or two things, like my computer, I was right about. Before the computer it was easy to feel cut off from home, and get completely out of touch with what is happening in North America and the rest of the world.
Now I can tune into news from home and even read articles in my home town newspaper, but strangely enough after the novelty wore off, I rarely do. I find I'm more interested in reading blogs. I like knowing about how people are thinking about the things that matter to them, their lives and loves and even hates. People from all over the world. I think what's so good about blogging is that we get to see that people everywhere are more alike than not. And we can really empathize with what they are facing in their lives. I love this the most, that people are willing to share a lot of who they really are on the Internet. It takes a little bravery and foolishness to do it, considering how much of ourselves we have to expose to information gathering entities these days. But this, I think is important. If there is anything talked about as one of the most important features of the first part of the 21st century I think it will be the phenomenon of blogging.
Blogging has made it possible for me and millions of others to stop buying magazines that insult our intelligence, are all about selling us things, or have only 2 pages that interest us, as they harp on about the glories of business, war, or mainstream politics. Personally I'm not too interested in those things. You might be, but then with blogs and online magazines, you can choose what to read and quit reading any time. And you don't have a pile of paper magazines that you have to try to find a way to re-cycle. Efficient both in terms of time and allowing me to choose to sample a range of sources rather than just be stuck with one point of view, usually a commercially-oriented one.
I like reading for pleasure, inspiration, and enlightenment. I like to learn something new. This year I and my students discovered and discussed a lot of topics about the environment, living, health, democracy, human rights, culture and more in excerpts from blogs and news articles. Articles collected from a range of countries and continents, from people with different points of view. Writing that I hope helped to broaden our understanding.
And the blogs that I love, that I read regularly, have some of the best writing I've ever read, certainly better than most magazines. And others are interesting to pop in and discover someone's world, or the small corner of it they are publishing. It's great for a teacher to keep in touch with what's current in music and culture for the next generation or two or three.
This week I discovered, through the Blogs of Note list, a guy who I think must be in Switzerland, writing about his sadness about lost love. I know just how he feels, and so do the thousands of people who are sending him messages of support. You can find his story and fantastic photographs at One Pic a Day.
I often drop in to Seattle (in my mind anyway) to read one of my favourite bloggers, Gluten-free Girl . Shauna has a fabulous story that has inspired massive love from her fans. Sick and tired and recovering from a serious accident she discovered that she had celiac disease, and began a diet to eliminate gluten from her life, starting blogging to share recipes as she learned to cook and recovered her health, and ended by falling in love and marrying a chef and getting a book deal. Now that's a story that keeps me coming back to see what will happen next, and it doesn't hurt that she's a very good writer either.
And inspirational. Because of her blogging about her symptoms I thought I would try cutting out gluten and eliminated my biggest health problem, lifelong chronic eczema on my hands that had to be contolled with topical steroids. For about forty-some years, doctors and specialists could offer me nothing to help and my hands were not good even with the strongest of steroid creams.They cracked and bled and the intense itching kept me from sleeping well. Anyone who's ever experienced that kind of chronic itching and scratching knows the relief when it stops. Now I'm eczema and steroid free, and the regular migraine headaches, that were with me for about 10 years, (with nausea) have disappeared. I owe a big thank-you to Shauna for pointing the way to much better health.
In New Zealand, Pohangina Pete walks the still wild-looking country of the Pohangina Valley and takes pictures of birds, animals, water and sometimes people, that take my breath away. His portraits of birds and animals actually are able to show the character, even the soul of each, as much as a great portrait of a human can. He has the talent for making me feel I am just a few steps away from those beings, caught with time suspended in that freeze frame between one breath and the next. And his writing is wonderful, poetic and evocative. He's not afraid to ask the big philosophical questions on his mind as he walks through his world.
Colin Beaven has completed his No Impact Man year, when he went off the grid in a New York city apartment, and now, with his wife and little girl, is trying to find balance between reducing environmental impact and living a joyful life. What he's found, that less stuff and less power use means a more joyful existence, as he connects with family and community around doing rather than consuming, is reflected in my own experience here in Japan. Quite a few months ago I discovered his blog and have been trying to follow his example as much as I can. I have discovered, as he did, more health and sanity as I began to cook at home, cut shopping except for food and essentials, learn to re-use and make things rather than automatically buying them, and spend time thinking about how I could better help rather than hurt this place I live in.
The key to feeling good, I think, is having a sense of control over your life, feeling that you can actually choose some of your path, rather than swirling along with the millions who are confused into thinking that things = happiness. Actually, in my fortunate middle age I have discovered what makes me happy has nothing to do with what I have. It has to do with enjoying life. It has to do with getting up in the morning, seeing the trees and flowers and herbs in the garden, looking at the lights and colours of the seasons, cooking a tasty meal with healthy ingredients, and eating that meal with pleasure. It has to do with feeling I can make a difference, however small, to people. Teaching and sharing discussions, talking about what we care about. Having a family to care about and for, even if it's your friends or a dog or cat. These are the enduring loves. These are the treasures we have all but forgotten in our busy, busy youth.
For friendship and cooking pizazz, I always return to the ebullient and tireless Super Seamaiden of Book of Yum, to remember the early years of marriage and being a student, and then the fun of discovery of learning to cook for a family. Her enthusiasm and youth are contagious; she looks like she enjoys every day. And man, can she produce copy. Her almost daily posts often contain two or even three recipes. Usually she's in California, but right now is in Austria for the holidays with her husband. (I'm not jealous, oh no.) Hi SS, hope you are having the best time!
For news of what's happening in Japan, and updates on the food and consumer front, and the environment I rely on Martin J. Frid of Kurashi News. He knows things I only dream of knowing, if my Japanese were much better than it is now. His blog is a fantastic resource for anyone that needs information in English, updated frequently. Thanks Martin!
For these, and many more blogs, I am thankful. I am thankful that I can learn and enjoy and be surprised and delighted at the creativity, intellect, talent and spunk that is out there for any of us lucky enough to have a computer to read. I am thankful to them for delivering me from stodgy, conservative, violent, and boring journalism that has infected much of the pulp trade. There are still a few good magazines published, and fortunately they usually put something online, otherwise in Japan I could never read them. But for the rest, I can save my money, my shelf space, and my mind for the small amount of "clutter" I want it to hold.
Bloggers, wherever you are this holiday season, "May your days be merry and bright!" And thank you, for all the Christmases you write!


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Pope Francis on Monday held his first meeting with victims of clergy sex abuse, begging for forgiveness and promising to hold "accountable" the bishops who were complicit in covering up for predatory priests.
"Before God and his people I express my sorrow for the sins and grave crimes of clerical sexual abuse committed against you. And I humbly ask forgiveness," the pope said, according to a Vatican transcript of his morning homily.
Irish survivor Marie Kane, who was among the victims who met with Francis, said later she believed the pope spoke from the heart but warned if the Catholic Church did not change it would "disappear."
In his homily delivered Monday in his native Spanish, Francis said he felt "deep pain and suffering" for the "despicable actions" of priests and bishops who had abused their vocation and violated their victims.
"I ask for the grace to weep, the grace for the church to weep and make reparation for her sons and daughters who betrayed their mission, who abused innocent persons," he said during the Mass held at the chapel next to the Vatican residence where he lives.
"All bishops must carry out their pastoral ministry with the utmost care in order to help foster the protection of minors, and they will be held accountable," he said without elaborating on what accountability might look like.
Francis noted that abuse was often a source of "unrelenting emotional and spiritual pain, and even despair," and expressed his " love and sorrow" for families who had also suffered from the suicide of a victim.
"I beg your forgiveness, too, for the sins of omission on the part of church leaders who did not respond adequately to reports of abuse," he said.
Kane, a 43-year-old mother of two, was abused as a teenager. Speaking publicly for the first time, she said the cover-ups in the church had been "unbelievable" and she hoped Francis could stop the practice of shuffling abusive clerics from one parish to another.
"He said he was sorry for what happened; I felt it came from the heart," Kane told RTE Radio. "I think he realizes he has a lot of changes to make; I would like to believe he will. The church will disappear if it doesn't change."
Francis was accompanied by Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley, one of his closest advisers and the man tapped to help clean up the massive abuse scandal in Boston a decade ago. O'Malley also heads the pope's blue-ribbon task force to make suggestions on implementing abuse reforms around the world.
But the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, which represents 18,000 members around the world, said far more needed to be done to stop what it called an ongoing crisis in the church.
A Pew Research Center survey released last December showed that 70 percent of U.S. Catholics want the abuse scandal to be a "top priority" for the pope , and the issue ranked as "the most important" problem facing the church.
"Children are being assaulted by clerics right now. Bishops are concealing these crimes right now. And Francis must take decisive action right now, action to expose and remove clerics who commit and conceal heinous crimes against the most vulnerable," SNAP President Barbara Blaine said in a statement.
Another U.S.-based group, Bishop Accountability.org, said the pope had been "largely silent" on clerical abuse in his native Argentina and he must remove and discipline abusive clerics.
The Vatican's chief spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, rejected suggestions that Monday's meeting was simply a public relations exercise.
Asked why the meeting included no American victims, even though the U.S. scandal prompted worldwide attention, Lombardi said it was "not such an easy thing to organize an event like this" and the intention was to create a moving experience.
"It was possible with six people; if we had 12 it would have been a different thing," Lombardi told a packed news conference. "It was a good choice."
The pope has signaled an approach of "zero tolerance" and introduced tougher Vatican laws against child abuse, even as he faced some criticism for being slow to address the abuse scandal in his nearly 18 months as pope.
The church came under fire earlier this year from two United Nations inquiries for its abuse record, and the pope flagged his first encounter with victims as he returned from his trip to the Holy Land in May.
Last month, the Vatican defrocked Archbishop Jozef Weselowski, former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, and he is likely to face a criminal trial for alleged child sexual abuse that took place in the Caribbean country.
The pope's abuse commission, led by O'Malley, met Sunday for the second time since Francis established the panel in March and is considering adding new members from Asia and Africa when it meets again in October.
Josephine McKenna writes for Religion News Service. Via RNS.
Image: For the first time in his papacy, Pope Francis met with clerical sex abuse victims at the Vatican on July 7, 2014. Creative Commons image by Catholic Church England and Wales.
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Methamphetamine is stimulant drug. A strong form of the drug is illegally sold on the streets. A much weaker form of the drug comes as a prescription for the treatment of narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Medications which are legally used to treat cold symptoms, such as decongestants, can be chemically altered into methamphetamines .
This article focuses on the illegal street drug. The street drug is usually a white crystal-like powder, called "crystal meth." This powder can be snorted up the nose, smoked, swallowed, or dissolved and injected into a vein.
A methamphetamine overdose may be acute (sudden) or chronic (long-term).
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Intoxication - amphetamines; Intoxication - uppers; Amphetamine intoxication; Uppers overdose; Overdose - methamphetamine; Crank overdose; Meth overdose; Crystal meth overdose; Speed overdose; Ice overdose; MDMA overdose
Methamphetamine is a common but illegal drug sold on the streets. It may be called meth, crank, speed, crystal meth, and ice.
A much weaker form of methamphetamine is sold as a prescription under the brand name Desoxyn. It is used to treat narcolepsy. However, it is not often used. Adderall, a brand name drug containing amphetamine, is used to treat ADHD.
Methamphetamine most often causes a general feeling of wellness (euphoria) that is usually called "a rush." Other symptoms increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and large wide pupils.
If you take a large amount of the drug, you will likely have some more dangerous side effects, including:
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If they are having a seizure, gently hold the back of the person's head to prevent injury. If possible, turn the head to the side in case they vomit. DO NOT try to stop their arms and legs from shaking.
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The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The health care provider will measure and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. The patient may receive:
How well a patient does depends on the amount of drug taken and how quickly treatment was received. The faster a patient gets medical help, the better the chance for recovery.
Psychosis and paranoia may last up to 1 year despite aggressive medical treatment. Memory loss and difficulty sleeping may be permanent. Skin changes and tooth loss are permanent unless the person has cosmetic surgery to correct the problems.
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Chateau La Lagune Haut Medoc 2005
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Varietal: | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
Region: | France » Bordeaux » Haut Medoc |
Producer: | Chateau La Lagune |
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2005 is a magnificent vintage with excellent aging potential. Very dark color, intense, beautifully complex bouquet with overtones of liquorice and black berry fruit. It is soft and flavorful on the palate, with a lovely cherry and black currant finish.
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This is the finest wine made at this estate since 1982, and possibly the greatest La Lagune of all time. Its dense ruby/purple color is followed by an exquisite bouquet of spice box, incense, sweet unsmoked cigar tobacco, black cherry liqueur, forest floor, and subtle toasty oak. Reminiscent of a Cote de Nuits grand cru blended with a top-notch Bordeaux, this beauty possesses silky tannins, a broad, savory, expansive mouthfeel, and intrinsic precision as well as elegance. Moreover, this fabulous wine is a relative bargain for the vintage. Seamless and prodigious!
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92-94 Barrel sample. Homemade blackberry jelly fruits are the beauty of this powerful but elegant wine. The acidity frames the fruit like an aura, giving a complete picture.
Score: 93, Roger Voss, June 20, 2006Wine Spectator
Black in color. Blackberry, currant, sweet tobacco and hints of coffee follow through to a full body, with supersilky tannins and a long, chewy yet polished finish. The best in a long time from this producer. Best after 2014.
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Unless I am mistaken the stats at the end read that only 55 percent of people took the supplies.
I am curious if anyone has a compelling reason why you would pass up supplies in this situation.
Ultimately you are trying to ensure your and clem's survival ... an extremely large part of survival = food.
All I care about is caring for clem and keeping kenny happy so I we can get on that boat :)


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French Silk Pie
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Ingredient Notes: Many commercial cookies and wafers contain partially hydrogenated oil, a source of trans-fatty acids. Fortunately, brands made without these oils, such as Newmans Own Organics and Mi-Del, are every bit as tasty. Look for them in the natural-foods section of large supermarkets.Dried egg whites, such as Just Whites, reconstituted, can be substituted for fresh egg whites.Tip: To make chocolate shavings: Place a block of chocolate (2 ounces or larger) on wax paper and microwave on Defrost until slightly softened but not melted, 15 to 30 seconds. Use a swivel-bladed vegetable peeler to shave off curls. If the chocolate gets to hard to shave easily, warm it again. |
Ingredients Crust 2 tbsp cold water 1 tbsp canola oil Filling 1 tbsp brewed coffee 1 tbsp cold water 0 tsp unflavored gelatin 8 tbsp packed light brown sugar 0.33333 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 0 tsp vanilla extract 0 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
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so im making a game with JOptionPanes and stuff like that but im having problems with some of the beggining
keep on getting <identifier> expected errors:mad:
can anyone explain why and help
very much appreciated:)
Java Code:import javax.swing.*; import java.util.Random; public class L4D{ int level; int exp; int money; int health; class player { health=50; //<identifier> expected error money=500; //<identifier> expected error level=1; //<identifier> expected error exp=0; //<identifier> expected error } class zombie { health=25; //<identifier> expected error money=10||25; //<identifier> expected error level=1; //<identifier> expected error exp=50; //<identifier> expected error } class superZombie { health=75; money=100||250; // same as above level=5; exp=200; } class megaZombie { health=150; money=500||1000; // same as above level=10; exp=500; } class ultraZombie { health=300; money=2000||4000; //same as above level=25; exp=1500; } class bossZombie { health=500; money=5000||10000; //same as above level=50; exp=5000; } class finalZombie { health=1000; money=10000||25000; // same as above level=100; exp=10000; } /*public static void moneyUp(int one) //start comment { int newmoney=money+one; } public static void levelUp(int one) { int newLevel=level+one; } public static void expUp(int one) { int newExp=exp+one; } public static void healthUp(int one) { int newHealth=health+one; } */ //end comment }
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if i may give you a piece of advice, i would create a class zombi, that you give some attributes like health etc...
and i would make superzombie , megazombi subclasses of that main class..Just a piece of advice , polymorphism and overloading will ease up your code
You've got a class called L4D, and then for lord-knows what reason you fill it with a bunch of inner classes that are trying to magically pretend that they have L4D fields, and this isn't going to work. For example let's look at some minimal code:
Java Code:public class L4D { int health; class player { health = 300; } }
Java Code:public class Player { int level; int exp; int money; int health; public Player(int level, int exp, int money, int health) { this.level = level; this.exp = exp; this.money = money; this.health = health; } // setters and getters }
Java Code:public class Zombie extends Player { int zombiness; public Zombie(int level, int exp, int money, int health, int zombiness) { super(level, exp, money, health); this.zombiness = zombiness; } // setters and getters }
i really dont know about super and this any explanation
Are you suggesting that Cocunuts migrate?!! -Monty Python
Hm, this would be a tall order to explain inheritance and OOPs within the confines of a forum. If you have a decent textbook on Java and OOPs programming, I suggest you study the chapters on inheritance. I believe that they will be eye-opening for you, and once you read them, this all will become obvious. If you don't have a decent textbook, it'd be a worthwhile investment.
Much luck!
have you ever read any good books that you could suggest
Are you suggesting that Cocunuts migrate?!! -Monty Python
Head First Java might be a good place to start. Myself, I bought a couple of used books when I was trying to first learn Java.
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