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A Civic Project story: high-tech cheating at IUP (I)
By Samantha Bell and Katrina Bednar
INDIANA — ECON 101, a course offered at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, aims to teach students in various disciplines the basics of economics by looking at the performance of households, businesses, firms and government policies that affect the economy, according to an online course descriptor. However, one student said she will ace the course at the end of the fall 2015 semester without this basic knowledge.
During the fall 2015 semester, ECON 101 was offered online. Health-and-human-services major Rebecca Ross -– a pseudonym granted at her request for anonymity so her prospects for employment after graduation will not be limited by her admissions — said she successfully cheated her way through this course. David B. Yerger, an IUP professor with a doctorate in economics, taught the class.
Ross, 20, is a junior. ECON 101 is a course she is required to pass to successfully complete her major.
But the course got difficult during the third week of the 15-week semester. That compelled Ross to start cheating, she said.
"I cheated purely to pass the class," said Ross in an Oct. 28 phone interview.
She did so with ease by patronizing Chegg, a publicly held online company based in Santa Clara, Calif. For $15 a month, the company's software gives students access to an online database with questions from textbooks that are assigned in a given course. Answers to those questions are provided by students who have completed the class, Ross said.
Chegg's marketing pitch: "Best kept secret of college success. Used by 1 million students and counting," according to its website. "[M]akes higher education more affordable, more accessible, and more successful for students."
The convenience of having answers at her fingertips, the pressure from her parents and her desire to maintain what she considers an acceptable GPA fueled her decision to cheat, Ross said in the Nov. 11 face-to-face interview in Davis Hall.
Ross said her professor did nothing to make cheating difficult.
"The professor could have made assignments more personal by having hand-written response questions, such as essays or short-answer questions," said Ross.
Yerger responded to a Nov. 11 email request for comment.
"Thank you for your inquiry," wrote Yerger. "But I am not interested in being interviewed."
THE UNIVERSITY provides tools to detect violations of its academic integrity policy, which is spelled out in its annual Undergraduate Catalog. Nancy R. Evans, a technology and support analyst at IUP, said professors can use TurnItIn, an online software program that aims to prevent plagiarism. But IUP's information technology center has few strategies to prevent cheating.
"There's no magic pill," said Evans in an Oct. 4 face-to-face interview at the campus information-technology center in Delaney Hall.
Theresa R. McDevitt, IUP's government information and outreach librarian, knows the ins and outs of TurnItIn, the online system IUP adopted about 15 years ago.
"In my opinion, it cannot alleviate cheating," said McDevitt in a Nov. 11 email interview. "It will detect when students have included content that appeared elsewhere in their papers (cutting and pasting text, for example) and a professor can address that. But there is a lot more to cheating than that."
Professors and administrators in higher education are concerned about students cheating in online courses, according to recent reports in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
One service students are using to cheat is known as We Take Your Class. The marketing pitch: "We do it all. Tests, homework, discussions, projects, and more," according to a September 2012 article in The Chronicle." The online tool will offer a free quote and take the entire class for a student, according to the website.
IUP's ONLINE learning system is called Distance Education. The website stresses the convenience of the course-management software for students but says nothing about academic integrity. Neither does We Take Your Class.
But recent studies of ethical behavior by U.S. college students report problems — that students lack basic understanding of academic integrity, that parents have de-emphasized personal integrity and encouraged material success, and that universities willfully ignore the problem for fear of damaging their brands.
Nationwide, more than two-thirds of undergraduates and nearly half of graduate students admit to cheating on tests or on written assignments, according to research by Donald L. McCabe, a retired Rutgers University business professor and a founder of the International Center for Academic Integrity at Clemson University.
Some universities have taken steps to address the problem. Arizona State University, the University of Florida, The University of Alabama, Texas A&M and other colleges and universities have partnered with ProctorU, a company that sells software to deter cheating, including cheating in online courses.
The software watches students taking online courses through a computer's webcam. Humans monitor the webcams while students take exams. The monitors look for hand and eye movements that hint at cheating, according to an April 2013 article published in The Chronicle.
IUP does not use ProctorU software.
THE DISTANCE Education system at IUP follows the same academic integrity policy as the university as a whole. The policy doesn't mention anything specific to online classes, according to Timothy P. Mack, dean of the Office of Extended Studies at IUP.
And cheating isn't exclusive to online classes, said Mack.
"Where there's a will, there's a way," said Mack in an Oct. 21 interview in his office at the R&P Building on IUP's campus. The absence of systems that deter cheating like ProctorU is the university's way of trusting that students are honorable, said Mack.
At a recent meeting of the Online Learning Committee, a subcommittee of the Academic Computing Policy and Advisory Committee at IUP, use of proctoring systems for online classes was mentioned. But no decisions were made, said Dolores Brzycki, assistant dean of the Office of Extended Studies, in an Oct.21 interview in her office in the R&P Building.
With the growing number of students enrolled in online classes, professors and school administrators perceive an increase in the value of face-to-face instruction, according to a study published in 2014 by the Babson Survey Research Group at Babson College in Oakland, Calif.
IUP STUDENTS tend to agree, according to responses to a fall 2015 Qualtrics survey of 500 undergraduates. (See sidebar, below.)
When asked whether an online course is better or worse than a regular classroom version of the same course, 44 percent — a plurality — said the quality of the online course would be worse.
But when asked whether they had cheated in an online class, 60 percent of students said they had. When asked whether they had cheated in a regular classroom, 44 percent said they had.
Nearly two-thirds of students said they would be more inclined to register for an online course in which they heard that cheating and grading were easy.
ROSS SAID her cheating makes her question her character. But demands for achievement in college are strong, said Ross in the Nov. 11 interview. So she will cheat.
"If I can eliminate my parents being mad and prevent my GPA from falling, I'm going to," Ross said.
Samantha Bell, a junior Journalism & Public relations major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, is from Pittsburgh.
Katrina Bednar is a Journalism & Public relations major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Sidebar: Increasing online enrollment, decreasing perceived value
Results of a 2014 study by the Babson Survey Research Group found that students in higher education account for 33.5 percent of 7.1 million students enrolled in online courses in the United States.
"Using responses from more than 2,800 colleges and universities, this study is aimed at answering fundamental questions about the nature and extent of online education," according to the report – "Grade Change – Tracking Online Education in the United States."
Babson, which has been administering and analyzing such survey results since 2002, found that 90 percent of academic officials believe a majority of students in higher education will take at least one online course in the next five years.
Babson also gathered qualitative data on the perceived value of online education.
The percentage of university officials who said the academic quality of online courses is equal to or superior to face-to-face instruction declined to 74 percent in 2013 from 77 percent in 2012, according to the report. Data have been collected since 2003.
The results of the study show two trends. The first is an increase in the number of students enrolled in online courses. The second trend is an increase in university respondents who believe face-to-face instruction has superior learning outcomes than online courses have.
— by Samantha Bell and Katrina Bednar
Sidebar: Qualtrics survey, responses
On Nov. 27, a 10-question survey about cheating in online classes and online exams was emailed to 500 undergraduate students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The survey ended Dec. 9. The questionnaire was created in Qualtrics, an online program administered by the IUP Applied Research Lab.
A total of 25 students responded, a response rate of 5 percent. The margin of error in the survey results is plus or minus 4.3 percent. Not all respondents answered all 10 questions.
The survey questions and response data:
The following questions address cheating in online classes or online exams at IUP. Katrina Bednar and Samantha Bell, journalism students at IUP, are conducting the survey for IUP journalism professor David Loomis' [ email@example.com ] News Reporting class.
Aggregated responses collected from this survey may be published in the award-winning online newspaper The HawkEye. The identities of participants will be anonymous. However, if you would be willing to be interviewed by the reporters, leave your contact information, including your name, IUP e-mail and mobile phone number, in the space provided after the last question of the survey.
For the purpose of this survey, cheating is defined as doing any of the following actions contrary to professor instruction: looking up any information to aid you on a test or assignment, working with another individual, and/or submitting work that is not your own.
1. What year are you in IUP?
Freshmen 28%
Sophomore 40%
Junior 12%
Senior 20%
Don't Know 0%
2. How many online courses have you taken at IUP?
Zero 32%
1-2 40%
3-5 16%
6-10 12%
11+ 0%
3. Do you plan on taking one during the remainder of your time at IUP?
Yes 44%
No 36%
Don't know 20%
4. Have you ever cheated in any of your regular classroom college courses at IUP?
Yes 44%
No 56%
5. Have you ever cheated in an online course?
Yes 60%
No 40%
6. Have you ever had to take an online test or exam for a regular classroom course while at IUP?
Yes 80%
No 20%
7. Have you ever cheated on an online test or exam for a regular classroom course you took while at IUP?
Yes 60%
No 40%
8. Do you believe an online course is better, worse, or equal in quality of instruction to a regular classroom version of that same course?
Better 9%
Worse 44%
Equal 30%
Don't know 17%
9. If you were told that it was easy to cheat and receive a high grade in an online class at IUP, would you be inclined to register for that class?
Yes 64%
No 36%
10. If IUP started using a program to track your eye and hand movements during an online-course exam, would you be more likely to take an online course, less likely to take an online course, or equally likely to take an online course?
More likely 8%
Less likely 23%
Equally likely 55%
Don't know 14%
If you would like to have an interview with the reporters conducting this survey, and provide additional information for the investigation, please leave your contact information in the space below, including your name, IUP e-mail and mobile phone number.
Sidebar: For more information
For more information about this story or to get involved in the issue of academic integrity, contact the following sources:
Nancy R. Evans
Technology Support Analyst
Stabley Library, Room 201A
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
431 South 11th St.
Indiana, Pa. 15705
Phone: 724-357-1329
Email: email@example.com
Web: http://www.iup.edu/itsupportcenter/personnel/
Theresa R. McDevitt, Ph.D.
Government Information/Outreach Librarian
Stapleton 110
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pa. 15705
Phone: 724-357-4892
Email: email@example.com
Web: http://www.iup.edu/library/personnel/
Timothy P. Mack
Dean of Office of Extended Studies
R&P Building, Room 14
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pa. 15705
Phone: 724-357-3003
Email: email@example.com
Web: https://www.iup.edu/academicaffairs/personnel/
Student Government Association
Vincent J. Lopez,
212A Hadley Union Building
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pa. 15705
Email: email@example.com
Website: http://www.coop.iup.edu/sga/


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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Mike Pompeo said Iran continues to increase its influence in the Middle East region and "remains the main state sponsor of terrorism."
He added that the spread of the Iranian influence may become the greatest challenge for the United States' Middle East policy in the long term.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is a powerful nation state that remains the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism. Its strength and influence continue to increase, most notably in recent years. When we look at what is happening today in Syria, in Yemen and in Iraq, you can see the threat. Iran clearly inspires to be the hegemonic power in the region," Pompeo said on Tuesday.
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Why does your church need to incorporate smartphone apps into your digital strategy? Here are our top three reasons.
A very recent Gallup poll revealed that 62% of Americans asked, predict that the U.S. will become a cashless society in their lifetime. In the meantime, what amount of cash ARE they carrying? Even though it is the older generation who like to carry cash, it the the 30-49 age band who carry the most cash at any given time… a 'whopping' average of $61.73. This is twice as much as the average that 18-29ers carry.
So, when the collection plate comes around, it might not end up being very full.
Though texting is more ubiquitous and more effective once done correctly, a push note is generally free and can be a perfect fit for churches just getting started and want to reduce costs. If that church is able to motivate users to download the app, then this is a really a good cost saver. The cost is included in the cost of the mobile app plan.
In order to make sure that your app ranks as high as possible, it is important to pay attention to things such as app optimisation, header tags, and excellent content. Check out this article for 10 Tips including 'how to' information.
In the push notification world, 'nicely' means human instead of robotic language; it means wording that speaks to your worshippers' interests, not just those of the church; it means using your limited number of text characters in the most efficient way possible.
The people who use your app are looking for a spiritual home that they can access through their smartphone. They entrust parts of their spiritual lives in your app. You want your app to meet their spiritual needs and to continue inspiring them day after day.
If the majority of your users have Android phones, then you should focus on Androids. Studies show, however, that Apple iPhone users are more likely to spend or give than Android users.
Have you thought about creating a mobile app for your church? You can utilize today's technology to distribute your sermons and deliver notifications as you spread the Word of God. If you've been thinking about launching a mobile app for your church, review and act upon this checklist, to make sure the web app platform that you hire is right for your needs:
Today, consumers have more selection of electronic devices than ever before. You want your app to perform well across all these devices, however, it is difficult to keep up with the technology. When you design an app for your ministry, you want to have some idea of what devices your audience is using. Then, you can make sure that the app runs well on these devices.
Your ministry needs an application to keep in touch with your members, but have you considered the functionality of your application? Think about the times when you need to contact members either by mail, email, or phone. Then, think about how much faster you could raise funds for those new campaigns on the horizon, or how easy it would be if members could request prayers via their mobile devices.


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One of my students favorite stories to hear me tell is "The one where the kid tried to shoot you."
Charles was in my French 1 class in 9th grade. It was my first year teaching and his first year with no special education services. He'd been in the self-contained class (the kids called it "the box") for all of elementary and middle school. His parents didn't want him to be "different" any more.
Charles didn't bring anything to class - no paper or pen, never his textbook. He would look around at classmates to entertain. He'd geture and mouth words or heck just talk out during a lesson. He would spin in the desk - like spin the desk around in a circle while sitting in it. Or turn it around and push the desk backwards with his feet to slide across the floor. Just really wild crazy stuff. He was always smiling and goofing around. He never seemed mean.
One afternoon I had had it with him. I called his home. I spoke to his grandfather. He in turn yelled at Charles and cussed him out - with me still on the phone. I prayed that night that I hadn't gotten Charles beat up or abused. He wasn't at school that next day and I prayed harder.
He was in my 5th period class. This day, he came in my room at 8:55 am - just about 5 minutes before the bell rang to begin 1st period. He struts over saying, "Hey Miss Parks, I'm gonna blow you away." I had been writing an assignment on the board. I looked over and said "Oh yeah? Charles you're about 5 hours early to my class," and kept writing. "You don' believe me? I gotta gun. I'm gonna blow your head off." I stopped writing and turned toward him. He was a little guy - about 5'2'' - he was walking with his arms wrapped around his jacket as if he had something to hide under it. I totally didn't believe him. So is an act of naive bravado I slowly extended my arms out to the sides as if to say, "OK take your best shot.
The year was 1992 - long befor Columbine. I don't think I'd do that again.
Charles said, "Oh you don' believe me? After school I'm gonna blow you away." I said, "Charles, have a nice day and I'll see you 5th period." He strutted out. On his way out I noticed he leaned over by Neal's desk. The bell rang and I was shooing kids in from the hall to their seats. Neal, a blond senior with glasses, raises his hand. I walk over and he says, "Charles showed me a gun in his jacket." I said, "Was it real?" Neal shrugged and said, "I don't know. It looked real." I said thanks.
Rather than calling the office right away, I took roll and taught for about 15 minutes. They tell you in college never to leave the classroom. They say if you must, then leave them with something to do and tell them not to get out of their seats. I had to teach before I could give them the assignment I had copied.
Finally I went to the nearest administrator's office and told her what had happened. She came to my room adn took Neal into the hall to interview him about what happened. About an hour later the assistant principal came to me and told me, "You won't be seeing Charles any more. He had a gun. It was only a cap gun so he couldn't have shot you, but he could have scared you to death." They expelled him for threatening a teacher's life. That was the last I heard of it. Or Charles.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
When Charles tried to kill me
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Camping Trip July 2011
We went camping. The boys had begged to go and finally we got around to planning a trip – during the hottest week of the summer so far. At some point the first night I had to blog the old fashioned, low tech way... writing down thoughts on paper with a pen. The following is what I wrote:
Lately I can't access any emotion except extreme uncontrollable laughter. When things get crazy I get the giggles. Gut wrenching, tear rolling, wheeze inducing giggles.
I am a part time SAHM. I teach 10 months and SAHM 2 months. Summer vacation is putting me over the edge. Already anxiety ridden since childhood, having to manage the energy of 2 young boys pumped up my disquietude quite a bit. Summer staying home is like an instant scratch and win lottery ticket to the funny farm.
Remember the scene in the film "Parenthood" where Steve Martin's grandmother in law shared a quaint anecdote about a roller coaster being exhilarating and terrifying all at the same time? Later in the movie parenting chaos ensues and Steve is shown in a close up shot looking nauseous and then laughing with a SFX of roller coaster sounds and kids laughter.
This film came to mind tonight as we were beginning a two day camping trip in the North Georgia mountains. We'd set up camp and driven 8 miles to town to eat dinner at a Pizza Hut and get groceries for the next day. We had been gone for about 2 hours when we started the twisty mountain road back to the state park when we started giving the boys the bear and forest animal safety lecture. My husband is saying "... and we cannot leave any food anywhere around because bears will smell it and come to get it..." and Matt interrupts him: "Drew left a Ritz in the tent."
Cue roller coaster. And giggles.
DH is not happy. He speeds up. He is imagining the new tent and our gear all shredded up by the bear who wanted one cracker. The winding road really does mimic a rollercoaster's curvy path. I, having yet another ridiculous fit of laughter, can only see Steve Martin's queasy face through the blur of tears collecting in my eyes.
The most ridiculous shit happens to me. Amazing mischief my boys get into. So after getting through the terrible 2's with my eldest (his 2's lasted from 18 months until 4 1/2) and now the younger is 5 and his 2's hit about a year ago, I guess the Real Serious Danger has subsided to the point where I relax enough in between panic attacks that I can laugh and I am so worn out from the last 7 years that I have e little rage and hysteria left to expend. Is that why all I can do is laugh?
We turn off the main road almost with my Volvo wagon just about on 2 wheels into the State Park. I feel the need to pull it together – get serious – forge a solidarity with DH in his concern for the tent that may well be destroyed by Smokey by now. I decide to sing a spiritual. I start out, "Swing low, sweet chariot, comin fo to carry me home..." the boys join in and sing .."Swing low sweet chariot, the bear's going to eat your Ritz." This does not help me.
So here we are on vacation –no harm came from our little forager's storing up food for hibernation. Night has fallen. I blog the old fashioned way: pen, paper in lantern light out side the tent. I have no DVR, VM text, FB or DVD to distract me. I'm drinking an Australian Shiraz out of a metal camping cup (straight from the bottle was the only alternative) while DH is in the tent saying "lie down and be quiet" every 45 seconds.
Maybe R & R and fresh country air will settle my nerves and I'll be a more serene mother tomorrow. I should wrap it up and hit the hay.
Cue thunder rumbling in the distance
Oh boy.
Cue giggles.
Favorite quote from the trip:
This is the best time I've ever had in my life. Well, it's not better then New York City but....impressed....I mean I'm not knocked out or anything, but....impressed.
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So last night I had this dream that I was on the crew of a space mission which was going to re-create the space shuttle flight that exploded. I don't exactly know why this was happening, except that they hoped to learn more about the explosion, I guess. We all knew what was happening, what was going to happen, and were OK with it - the idea of being in outer space was a thrilling enough compensation. (and yes, I know the Challenger blew up prior to getting into outer space, but in my dream it made it to near the moon.)
So off we went, lift off was fine - really quick - and suddenly we were all looking out the windows at the blackness of space, and we saw stars all around us, and we looked at one another and said "it's gonna happen soon," and we braced ourselves for the end.
But when it exploded, it wasn't violent or well, explosive, really. Suddenly the space ship was just gone, and we were floating in space. And I thought to myself should I hold my breath or should I just breath in the atmosphere to make it go more quickly? And then I realized I *was* already breathing the outer space air, and I was still thinking clearly - so I sure wasn't dead. I looked around and found another woman from the mission, and she was clearly going through the same thought process I was, so we "swam" towards one another (like you see sky divers do) and held hands, and then we gently fell to the earth.
And it was a slow, gentle descent all the way to the ground. Hey, it's a dream.
When we landed, we noticed our legs were pretty cut up (don't know when or how that happened as it didn't hurt) and we knew "people" would be looking for us to find out how we had survived the explosion and the fall. For some reason this was not a good thing, so we tried to figure out what we should do to not let the "people" find us. Somehow we ended up on a military cruise ship (yes, I am aware of the oxymoron here, but it's a dream. What can I say?), and we got separated from one another and I spent the rest of the dream trying to find my fellow astronaut.
Then I woke up ... and had to run to the store in the dark to get some milk. Now it's time to wake the boys! Happy Monday!
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If your new to line dancing, the sheer number of dances you see everyone dancing may seem overwhelming. Whenever I encounter people who are new to line dancing they almost always ask the following three questions:
How does everyone know all these dances?
There are a lot of possible dances, but there are also quite a few that are staples among groups and are danced regularly.
Line dancers know many dances because they attend line dance classes regularly and may even practice outside of class. They dance at least a few times a week and possibly almost every day. They may have been dancing two, five, fifteen + years! So even though line dancers are constantly learning new dances, there are some that remain popular for a long time.
How do you remember the steps to the dances?
At first I couldn't remember anything five minutes after learning the dance. After attending classes regularly for a few weeks/months, I was starting to repeat dances and then I was able to remember the dances when I got home. I practiced the steps in the kitchen while waiting for food to cook in the microwave, boiling water for a cup of tea before bed, or spending time with my dog in the backyard. Later on I started by writing down the steps which is helpful as your repertoire grows.
You can also find out the names of the dances and either look for videos on YouTube or look up the steps online at websites such as Kickit or Copperknob. (Learning to read step sheets is like learning to read another language, so this may not be something you want to do as soon as you start dancing.)
Really, how does everyone remember SO MANY dances?
It is all about repetition and practice. People tell me they have two left feet or no coordination, but I think anyone can learn line dancing. People learn how to walk, drive and do many other activities that require coordination. If you find line dancing enjoyable then you'll be motivated to learn the dances. It will get easier and soon you will be explaining to someone else how YOU know so many dances.
If you are a dancer, what tips would you give someone who is just starting out?


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The widespread use of Turnitin is breeding a culture of "mistrust and anxiety" among students with a new study raising doubts about its effectiveness as a learning tool.
The report, "A literacy approach to using Turnitin", by ANU's Academic Skills and Learning Centre, says the use of the online assignment program solely as a "plagiarism detection tool" is not helping to improve the academic writing of students.
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We booked a hotel smack dab in the middle of downtown, with a great room and an incredible view.
It's amazing how rejuvenated we felt after such a small getaway. Richmond is only a little over two hours away from us, but we felt like we were far from home and ready for adventure.
Being in a city environment with new restaurants and new shopping areas (and a big theme park that we went to on Saturday!) was like being in a whole new world.
We walked around holding hands, went into a beautiful historic hotel, stopped for coffee, went shopping, and even went to one of those phenomenal theater experiences where they serve you food at your seats. We had delicious blue cheese nachos, pasta and coffee while we laughed out loud at The Heat (and the incredibly drunk girl sitting behind us that had to be escorted out.)
As I was thinking about summer coming to an end, I was looking back through this trip and remembered taking a few outfit photos on our last night. We got dressed up and went to a super cool restaurant called The Boathouse which sat right on the water and overlooked the Richmond skyline. It was a lovely weekend, one I hope we're able to repeat with similar mini getaways to nearby places. Sometimes you don't have to go that far to feel like you're whisked away to something exciting.
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The loss of the Russian nuclear submarine "Kursk" and the version of its causes will be explored in the film, which is being produced by Luc Besson.
The company famous French film director Luc Besson EuropaCorp began work on a film dedicated to the tragedy of the Russian nuclear submarine "Kursk".
As a film director Martin Zandvliet invited Dane, who directed such films as "Funny People," "Applause" and "Angels of Brooklyn." The picture of the "Kursk" will be his first English-language project. The scenario of the future picture written by Robert Rodat, writer of the film "Saving Private Ryan."
The film – a book by Robert Moore's "Time to die: The untold story of the tragedy of" Kursk ».
Underwater atomic submarine" Kursk " It sank 15 years ago, August 12, 2000. On board were killed 118 people. The cause of death of an official investigation into the boat called the explosion in the torpedo room. The rescue operation lasted for ten days, but the results did not bring. All crew members of the submarine was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, and the commander was awarded the title Hero of Russia.
The history of the death of "Kursk" has repeatedly attracted the attention of filmmakers: it devoted more than a dozen documentaries, in particular the story explored in hot pursuit of Norwegian director Øystein Bogen and French documentarian Jean-Michel Carré (his film was released in 2004). Artistic interpretation of these events is also undertaken not for the first time: in 2007, Australian artist and theater director Michael Futcher staged the play by the Australian playwright Alexander Yanovich. Later, the play was staged, and several Russian theaters.
The events directly related to Russia, from time to time to inspire achievements of European and American filmmakers. In 2006, one of the UK's largest commercial television channels – Channel 4 – had ordered the script of the film dedicated to the life and death of the fugitive Russian special services officer Alexander Litvinenko. Danish television tv2 attempted to remove a feature film about the terrorist attack in Beslan. However, releases of these projects did not take place.
The official investigation into the causes of the tragedy of "Kursk" went on for several years. The investigators concluded that a torpedo exploded aboard the submarine and started a fire that led to the detonation of other charges.
The author of the book, which is filmed studio Besson, has its own version of the tragic events of 15 years ago.
According to Moore, the sailors "Kursk" did not die within 12 hours as Russian investigators say, and in a few days, as on board the wreck was an adequate supply of oxygen. Moore is confident that a significant share of responsibility for the deaths of the crew are Russian military authorities, who refused to accept Western aid. The author also believes that the military misled Russian President Vladimir Putin, because they do not want to take on the role of "messengers with bad news." For this reason, according to Moore, the rescue operation was organized poorly, as Russian society was totally misguided.
The news about the filming of the "Kursk" by Luc Besson has caused extremely negative assessments among Russian military experts.
Some of them are afraid that the film is dedicated to the tragedy at the nuclear submarine "Kursk", will remind filmed in Hollywood tape "K-19″, which tells about the accident at the Soviet submarine. The consultant of the film from the Russian side, Captain 1st Rank Sergey April RBC said that Americans "strongly distorted the real history of propaganda reasons."
The famous writer-seascape and Captain 1st Rank Nikolai Cherkashin, commenting on the news, noted in a conversation with "Interfax" that "it is a very specific, difficult concept – the Russian submarine fleet. Not knowing a fact, neither the mentality nor history nor psychology of Russian submariners, remove the film can not be convincing. "


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Is George W. Bush an embarrassing rube, or refreshing? Your reaction to this report from the BBC probably predicts your answer to that question:[TigerHawk]
The president is wonderfully un-European - refreshingly so in the view of those of us who have worked in Brussels.
He is unsmooth. He stumbles over his sentences. He uses short, plain, sometimes almost babyish words, while the sophisticated multilingual Euro crowd prefer obfuscatory long ones.
And he gets a clear message across, like it or not. He has no need of spin.
It was interesting that on the White House bus back into town, the journalists did not need to compare notes or discuss the president's words and what they meant.
On the other hand, for Chirac and Schroeder there was a discussion that would have made an old-style Kremlinologist blush.
Much of it was over my head, but my clever colleague Alec Russell from the Telegraph held his own rather well, I am pleased to report, in an argument with a Dutchman about whether a particular message was "implicit" or "explicit" in a text.
Some people think Schroeder said one thing about Nato and some think he actually meant another. Others claim that Chirac really believes Schroeder wanted to say... etc etc.
Welcome to Europe, Mr Bush.
Sounds a lot like Canada.
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
I thought this was very interesting...
My only observation is this... I agree it's easy to know what the president has said, what's frustrating is that sometimes he just doesn't say anything.
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Beast of the Northern Borders
I recently participated in a group show titled 'Beastly' in which a group of artists from Animal Logic created a series of artworks that were on display at the Wedge Gallery at Kinokuniya, Sydney.
The piece I created - Beast of the Northern Borders - is below.
And to tie in with this image is a new gallery on the photography portfolio featuring images from a trip I took to Norway back in 2013 which provided the inspiration behind this image.
Drama in the Sky
Drama in the skies - a random assortment of skies from early this year.
Storm Clouds on the Horizon
Watching the thunderheads forming north of Sydney


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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tonight's Board Mtg 11/16: Time Changed to 6pm @ RCC-Lake Anne
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- AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 8:33 AM
What's going on with the landscaping? There are leaves everywhere, don't we pay to have this cleaned up?ReplyDelete
- Michael PossNovember 28, 2011 at 1:06 PM
Our contract with Blade Runners includes two leaf removal services per season, usually once each in November and December. The first was scheduled for about two weeks ago. However, wet leaves don't blow well. Weekly rains have delayed the BR schedule for everyone. We heard this morning that BR will try again this week. Stay tuned.ReplyDelete
Hickory Cluster had gotten bumped from the tree removal schedule last week due to rain and we are now scheduled for leaf removal first thing tomorrow morning, Tuesday 11/29/11.ReplyDelete
- michael possNovember 28, 2011 at 11:29 PM
As we noted above, the Landscape Committee confirmed this morning that Blade Runners scheduled the delayed November leaf removal for this week. However, rain is predicted for early Tuesday morning, and will most likely delay their work again. We are awaiting confirmation of a specific date.ReplyDelete
- michael possNovember 29, 2011 at 8:23 AM
I hear leaf blowers! Looks like Blade Runners is trying to beat the slow-moving rain that should have already started. Now raining south of us and on it's way. Good deal.ReplyDelete
The Oct. HC Board Minutes and Oct Landscaping Minutes mention a possible HC Cleanup. Has any time/projects been finalized?ReplyDelete
jim livingood,Blk 1
The Cluster Clean-Up is this weekend 12/2 & 12/3ReplyDelete
Info from the HC Landscape Committee:
Time for Cluster Cleanup ... 9:00am to 1:00pm, Saturday and Sunday, December 3-4. Rain dates are December 10-11. Here's what we need your help to do:
BLOCK 1 ... stack tree debris, pull tree debris from the pond, cut and remove ivy on guest parking area trees, remove brush from around a power box, and more
BLOCK 2 ... stack tree debris, cut and remove ivy on trees guest parking area trees, and more
BLOCK 3 ... stack tree debris, remove brush from around a power box, and more
Please contact LC Co-Chairmen Michael Smith or Michael Poss before or during the cleanup for more information on how you can help.
Correction: 12/3 & 12/4!ReplyDelete
- michael possDecember 2, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Jim ... please see Cluster Cleanup item in Landscape Committee email from Sara earlier this week. And please connect with your Block 1 neighbor Michael Smith across the street. We look forward to your help this weekend.ReplyDelete
Michael, if I had received the e-mail would not have asked the question. Anyway, now we know.ReplyDelete
For future e-mail, the address is email@example.com. Thanks, jimReplyDelete
- michael possDecember 2, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Email is funny. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. For many reasons. And it's easy to overlook, even if received, especially if a specific message is only one of many. Since you are an active HC blogger, thought your email was well known and everything worked as it should have. I guess not. Will forward my copy to you.ReplyDelete
Thanks Michael. Changed to comcast some time ago. It works very well. Was probably sent to the old e-mail address. Not a problem. We will be out this weekend to help with chores the landscapers could not get done!ReplyDelete
- michael possDecember 2, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Email is another department so to speak, but glad I could assist. Michael Smith is leading the Block 1 effort, so please connect with him. I'm sure he will will appreciate whatever you can do. As will the entire cluster.ReplyDelete
Will be out of town on Sat, but definitely will check in with Michael Smith on Sun morning. We have been getting our hands dirty for many, many, many years here.ReplyDelete
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Cllr Michéal Anglim wrote the following editorial on the status and plans for Ardfinnan Bridge
Now the situation with Ardfinnan Bridge has been a problem now for over a year and a half with one lane of traffic and traffic lights in place. Last Tuesday €800,000 was allocated to do the works needed to fix the bridge and this is very welcome news and well done to all who did there part to secure this money. The most important question here is when the work on the bridge is completed, will it be capable of taking two lanes of traffic as it always did before? The answer is YES.
Now, in the interest of pedestrian safety the council are proposing that even when the bridge is fixed, that traffic lights will remain in place and a six foot wide footpath and railing be put on the bridge and in doing so making it a single lane forever.
Ardfinnan Bridge is a highly protected structure and to deface it in anyway would not be allowed by the power's that be, so widening the bridge in anyway to fit in a walkway and have space for two lanes of traffic I believe is very unlikely if not impossible. For pedestrian safety something should be done, but a footpath and permanent lights are not the only option here.
As I said at two special public meetings in Ardfinnan Hall, I feel an independent walkway bridge is what should be put in place on the lower side of the bridge and you would not be touching the bridge in anyway. I can hear you saying that is more money Michéal.
The footpath and lights will cost €150,000. Now I said it at the meeting's also that a independent walkway bridge as wide as your average footpath 1.3meters had a cost of around €500,000 so minus the the footpath and lights which would not be needed we have nearer to €350,000 is what is needed for the bridge finished and in place. There is no need whatsoever to have a 3 meter wide walkway bridge as was suggested, that would in my opinion be madness and over twice as wide as is needed.
An independent walkway bridge would make school time a hell of alot safer and easier for everyone. Now I know you will say "fix the bridge and give it back to us the way it always was and we will be grand and then look at a way of dealing with the pedestrian safety issue", but to be totally honest with everyone here, I cannot see the council doing that because God forbid if something happened and someone got hurt what then?
Nothing might ever happen but if a accident with a pedestrian happened, where would we be then? In deep trouble, that's where.
Everyone needs to stay cool shouting and roaring and saying this official from the council he or she said this that or the other thing at this time or another time will get us no where only up a dead end.
All local councillors of which I am one along with Cllr Martin Lonergan and other councillors have and will respectfully push this as hard as possible at council level, I promise everyone that. TD's of all parties can continue to work and fight for us in Dublin.
€350,000 is alot of money but it is manageable. I am a Fianna Fail councillor and with assistance of my party's TD Jackie Cahill TD, I have spoken on this issue to the leader of our party Micheal Martin TD and will do so again soon.
Other councillor's in the area I am sure will do the same with the leaders of there party's or groupings and hopefully in the end we will get to where we want to be which is. Two lanes of traffic once again on the bridge in the beautiful village of Ardfinnan and pedestrians going about there way safely.


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WASHINGTON — Clayton Yeutter has one of the most awful jobs here. He must sit at the center of the mine field of trade politics and is required to ooze optimism about a situation that statistics indicate is getting worse.
Last week -- 15 months after the Reagan administration made it its business to reduce the nation's trade deficit by depressing the exchange value of the dollar -- the United States registered the largest monthly trade deficit in its history. It demonstrated that despite the huge advantage of a vastly cheaper dollar, which has reduced the price of American goods throughout the world, the U.S. export machine is simply not working.


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Decision Making Process
Carol Hartfield
June 20, 2011
Mike Osby
Decision-Making Process
Decision-making can be difficult and disastrous if not thought out carefully. Some decisions once made cannot be changed, and the outcome could change your life forever. Of the six stages of the decision-making process, I, like others, can say I do not use all the stages, if I made my decision using the stages my outcome may have been better that it was. I wanted to change jobs to spend more time with my son and make our lives better. If I had used the decision-making process my decision would have been different. The first step of the process is identifying and diagnosing the problem. I identified the problem, I needed more money and a daytime job with as few hours of overtime required. The diagnosis for the problem was to switch from nighttime data entry to daytime dialysis. I was not clear about what I wanted the decision to achieve. I was putting my situation in a negative perspective, e.g., I do not want to work at night any more and I did not like the company. But such framing of the outcome in the negative does not set a direction to move towards, only what to move away from (McDermott, n.d.) . The positive outcomes should have been stated for my goal to be achieved. The decision-making process steps are, generating alternative solutions and evaluating alternatives. I did not follow these two processes; maybe if I would have I would have had a better outcome. I would have had a plan if the new job failed to give the results anticipated. Within evaluating the alternative I would have done more research on my earnings potential of the new job versus my old job. The next step of the decision-making process was implementing the decision. This was not an easy task to complete. My schedule for sleeping was hard to change, and I had to work the night job for two weeks before I could leave. Implementation of the decision was the hardest part of the process...
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Wednesday 25th May, 2011
Back to doing more of the same today. I sorted through some of my scrapbooking supplies and put them into containers.
Then I started to sort through the photo boxes. What a mistake that was!! I have hundreds of photos, most of them duplicated, so I tore up all the duplicated ones. When we bought our first digital camera we would go and have the photos printed off. Now I just download them onto the computer and print off whatever photos I want myself.
Tony emptied out the top of the cupboard when he came home from work. Most of the stuff we have up there is already in boxes so that was not too much of a drama to sort.
The boxes mostly contained scrapbooks of our wedding cards, baby cards when our son was born, newspaper clippings and old postcards that we'd received from friends and family. It brought back some wonderful memories going through these boxes. There's no way I can throw any of this away.
Come the weekend and Tony will wash the ceilings and walls in the bathroom, vanity room, toilet and spare bedroom. Then I will wash the curtains and windows, vacuum, mop the floors and two more rooms will be finished.
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The theory I will put forth in this post will be highly unscientific in that its data points are truly minimal and entirely personal. But two experiences--one in 1975 and one yesterday--have made me wonder if we have not come to the end of an age.
The age I am talking about is the one where bad old times are put to rest, the value of nearly everything rises, and those who have made the right moves will have profited handsomely, especially in real estate. Moreover, the age I am talking about does not just encompass the recent bubble but goes back much, much farther than that--to a time when derelict housing was "rediscovered", brought back to life, and certain of our American downtowns resurrected from the ashes in which post-war, suburban flight had left them.
First let me digress to say that I believe the suburbs are doomed as a way of life and that this will only become apparent as gas prices permanently exceed $5.00 per gallon within the next five years. But that is another story.
In 1975 I was young and out of work in Portland, Oregon where Victorian houses could be had for a song (but more of a song than I had in my pocket). Having found work at a cunning sandwich shop run by a gay couple, I later found work helping their friends clean up hulking old relics that had been inhabited by shut-ins and old ladies for decades, that they had bought with a small portion of their savings, and would soon fix up and become the harbingers of a nationwide trend of spontaneous urban reclamation. One of them, William Jamison, was so successful that, after he died of AIDS, they put up a park to honor him in the Northwest Portland neighborhood he helped revive.
The rest of the country followed suit. Where, except for the most neglected regions, have we not seen smart people take old forgotten houses and remake them into modern success stories (and see their real-estate value quintuple or do even better than that)?
A riverside town in upstate New York--which I sometimes visit--gives me the coda to my story. I happened to notice a yard sale that looked more interesting than most, as it was in front of a Victorian-style house that had obviously been reclaimed in typical fashion. I encountered the owner, an older gay man in high-heeled cowboy boots selling everything he owned because he had lost his antique business ("no market! burn it all! a dollar a pound!"), lost his lover to AIDS and now was in foreclosure. He said that the mortgage was $360K, he cannot make the payments, is being offered $275K for the house and can't take it; and that three years ago someone offered him a million dollars for the house and he did not take it then either, believing it would continue to increase in value. He claimed he would soon be homeless. I cannot claim I did anything heroic. I bought a doorknob and left.
But I left thinking that I had seen the opposite side of the curve of a megatrend in values. Let us suggest that the last "oil crisis" and the resignation of Nixon was a former low-point for this country in terms of value (and I can prove the undervalued nature of things at that time by pointing out that I signed a Manhattan apartment lease for $150 dollars a month in 1978). And so after almost forty years of rising values for things like housing and antiques and art and stocks and bonds and automobile industries, now the same types of people who were early in the real estate market and leading the way to rediscovery of our undervalued treasures (these were, and have long been mainly gay men), now are selling off everything they own at firesale prices or worse, and being thrown into the street.
Maybe it was just a chance encounter and without much meaning. But there are an awful lot of shut-up storefronts around; in small downtowns, at megamalls, on Fifth Avenue; and I begin to wonder what is going to replace those stores, those jobs, those livelihoods in a society that had become almost fatally overavalued and overbuilt.


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Gibbon Suburbia
Gibbon Suburbia play at The House of Son Tinh
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Con Dao
185km from Vung Tau's coast, Con Dau is made up of 16 islands and islets.
Notorious for its horrific jails built by the French, it is now famous for its untouched natural beauty, diverse wildlife and deserted beaches.
One of Vietnam's heroines, Vo Thi Sau, was incarcerated here aged just 14 after blowing up a troop of French soldiers. She was not shot until she was 19, the first woman to be killed on the island.
There is very little to do here after sunset but that's why you're here...
6 Senses Hideaway are opening here in December 2010 on one of the most stunning beaches in SE Asia.
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Monday, September 06, 2010
Park Hyatt Wedding Saigon
Back at our favourite hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, The Park Hyatt Hotel Saigon for a Vietnamese Japanese wedding.
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Saturday, September 04, 2010
Hanoi International Theatre Society light up The House of Son Tinh.
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A poem using prompt words, "smooth" and "far"
Dawned on me how far I did
Drown in the secret cupid's spell!
Killing me smoothly, your absence
Woke me up to the hiding truth…
Heart heavy with your haunting thoughts,
Angered that it's approval wasn't asked.
Scared though you are no stranger,
Raced to see you soon to ask…
What do i call you from now on?
"My dear freind"- like i always did?
Or "my love" – in a way all new?
My biggest fear is, will you laugh?
in response to a miracle challenge of poetry using prompt words "smooth" and "far"


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After having invested in an iPod Touch and a high quality speaker dock, one of the things that i really wanted to be able to do was play music from my iPod Touch using the great music navigation of the iPod Touch while getting the great listening experience of my speaker dock. After searching online for a solution for a few days i came across the iSkin Cerulean RX+TX bluetooth adapters that allows me to enjoy the music experience without docking my iPod with the speakers.
The iSkin Cerulean RX+TX is a new way to listen to the music on your iPod or iPhone wirelessly by using their great plug and play adapters using bluetooth 2.0 stream technology. The solution is actually as simple as explained on their website, as after opening the package i literally docked the bluetooth stereo dock adapter with my Focal XS speaker dock, plugged the transmitting adapter into my iPod Touch, and the two devices automatically found each other giving me the freedom of scrolling through my music library while listening to the high quality sound of my Focal XS sound system.
At the moment i have to use the transmitting adapter together with my iPod Touch, but this summer when the new iPhone OS 3.0 becomes available i can instead use the released bluetooth built in to the iPod Touch, allowing me to use my iPod to stream music wirelessly to the speaker dock without using any adapter with the iPod, only using the Cerulean RX bluetooth speaker dock adapter pairing it with the built in bluetooth of the iPod.
But the Cerulean RX does not only work with the iPod and iPhone, you can also play music straight off your computer if you have built in bluetooth, or from your mobile phone or other music device as long as it has bluetooth built in. All you have to do is pair the device with the Cerulean RX bluetooth dock adapter that is docked to your sound system.
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Maddocks has long been the legal adviser of choice when it comes to providing strategic industrial relations advice to state governments.
In 2015 we advised Victoria Police on all aspects of their enterprise bargaining, including the technical requirements relating to issuing the notice of employee representational rights, individual bargaining representatives, the Better Off Overall Test, reviewing the proposed agreement for compliance requirements under the Fair Work Act 2009, protected action ballot orders, industrial action risks and the voting and approval process under the Fair Work Act.
During the same period we also advised VicRoads and the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority on their enterprise bargaining.
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Just returned from my best friend's graduation weekend, I sit and struggle to write my next entry. It's not that I don't have words to write, because I do, but I cannot write. The emotions, the thoughts, the experiences cannot be put to paper because they are too real.
I am grateful for the weekend I had, though. For a few days I was able to forget everything, empty my mind of the racing thoughts that inhabit it every waking moment, and experience the healing of the heart that friendship grants.
A blessing today is that the visa bulletin has moved forward 8.5 months in the last two months. Usually, when I check the visa bulletin once a month when they update it, it moves a month, or at the most 2.5 months, but never 4 to 4.5 months at a time! I know it is very unpredictable, and I can't count on it continuing to advance at this rate, but if it were, my date would come current in December of this year! Fingers crossed, prayers going up sounding like, "please, please, please, dear God, let it work out," as I wait to see how He will lead.
"I will wait for the LORD, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him." ~ Isaiah 8:17, NIV
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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We used to revel in the "new perfect" that was our life. Raising a beautiful girl with multiple special needs showed us that "perfect" is all in our minds. Emily's life was perfect. It was happy, it was brilliant. She was social, outgoing, silly, and ticklish. Now we are learning to get through life without our "Perfect Peanut" in it. This is most certainly NOT a new kind of perfect.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
I have 99 followers ... will YOU be the 100th?
7 comments:
- Dawn said...
Awwww, I'm already a follower. I would un-follow and then follow again but that would still make me only 99. *laughs*
I meant to tell you many times that I absolutely love the quote in your blog header. It's just perfect. :)
- August 18, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- mysteryguy said...
Saw your post on Picket Fences and would be happy to oblige! In exchange, I was hoping you might take a peek at my blog Kid Book Ratings and tell me if you think anything important is missing from the format. I started it in January, but haven't really tried to get people to see it until last month...
Kid Book Ratings
- August 18, 2010 at 12:06 PM
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- August 18, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- ANewKindOfPerfect said...
Dorsey! You were number 100, if you are reading this. I need your address! (And I am emailing you to be sure you know you won)
- August 18, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Posh Totty said...
Congratulations on 100 followers :O)
I have been following you for a while now Xxx
- August 18, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- Jenny said...
Wahoo! The popular girl likes me!:)
- August 18, 2010 at 6:53 PM
- Tanya said...
No but I will be you 110th!!! Love your blog name...I totally get it! I read a post about your daughter and you in walmart with the whole age confusion thing. I loved it and I do the same thing with my daughter.
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Re: Tottys in Yorkshire
In reply to:
Tottys in Yorkshire
Barbara Johnston 6/07/00
Totty appears in my family tree twice:
Charlotte Totty married Richard Harrison in 1798, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Also, James Rawood married Mary Totty in 1774, Royston, Yorkshire.
Can anyone help me find out if these two Totty's come from the same family? Or at least are there any links with other Totty family trees out there?


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My husband and I were fairly inexperienced when it came to booking a florist for our wedding. I started where most brides would by asking my married friends and reading reviews on the knot, wedding wire etc. I found two florists on wedding wire that my husband and I made appointments with (Mayuri being one of them). Mid-way through our appointment I signaled to my husband that this woman was amazing. We instantly knew that she was the florist for us. Needless to say we got in the car and called the other florist and cancelled our appointment immediately. There was no reason to look any further in our eyes. She provided such wonderful and creative ideas that I wouldn't have thought of myself. I was also able to share my Pinterest board with her so that she could see the "vision" I had for my wedding and my flowers. She was extremely flexible when scheduling our meetings and always answered emails/texts promptly. We trusted her opinions and knew that we were in the best possible hands and come wedding day she proved us right. I am not the biggest crier, but when I saw the bouquets it was the first time I had cried that day! They were beautiful and better then I could have ever imagined. I couldn't believe Mayuri was able to take a photo from Pinterest along with my own tweaks/suggestions and create exactly what I had envisioned. She truly is a master of the floral arts. All of our guests loved our flowers and the experienced bridesmaids told me that the bouquets were the nicest bouquets they had ever had the pleasure of carrying. She went above and beyond to make our wedding day special. She was even there when I arrived at the Church. She helped calm my nerves and fixed my train as I entered the Church! Mayuri was more than just a florist to us she was a vital part of our wedding planning and wedding day. We are forever grateful for all she did to make our day unforgettable. I will be recommending her to my future bride friends. Thank you Mayuri & team!


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The EAT has held that in circumstances where an employer has relied upon a previous final written warning to dismiss an employee the Employment Tribunal, in unfair dismissal cases, must consider the appropriateness of that warning when there are grounds for thinking that the decision to issue the warning to the employee was "manifestly inappropriate."
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Mr Simmonds ('Mr S') was employed as a club steward. In September 2010 he was given a final written warning following an incident where he had given his wife the club's takings to deposit in the bank whilst he waited in the car. In February 2011 the club, relying on the final written warning, dismissed Mr S after he had given employees' their staff bonuses in cash rather than giving them a bottle of wine each to the same value, as he had been instructed.
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This High Court case highlights (again) why employers must take great care when considering whether to suspend an employee who is accused of gross misconduct allegations. Get it wrong and an unjustified 'knee jerk' suspension will be a breach of the implied term relating to mutual trust and confidence.
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In this case a dismissal of an employee for inaction, or gross negligence, was found to be for gross misconduct.
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In this case, the employer was able to rely on information given to it by police when deciding whether to dismiss.
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Despite the fact that a disciplinary procedure had been followed, the Acas code on disciplinary and grievances did not have to be followed as the dismissal was due to a breakdown in the relationship.
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The test is not whether the employee can do the job but whether there was a reasonable and genuine belief that the employee was exaggerating their illness.
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About Sean
I was born the eighth of nine children on 7/17/70 (my lottery numbers would be 7 if I played) to John and Kate Savage in Holland, Ohio located in the Northwest part of the Buckeye state on Lake Erie, just outside of Toledo. As you might expect, I wore mostly hand-me-downs and never had preferred seating in the car, dinner table (sat at an annex at many family events), or family room.
I was raised in a strict Roman Catholic family, where discipline and hard work was the foundation of an incredibly happy childhood in which adventure, freedom and independence won the day. The hours in between my chores and dinner and bed were spent on adventure and neighborhood baseball, football, basketball with friends and others from the surrounding neighborhoods (organized sports did not dominate our day and we were outside almost all of the time-you remember those days). As was typical for the era and our neck of the woods, I feared my father more than any other human being. If I upset my mom I may as well have committed a capital crime as the punishment was harsh–my dad was the judge, the jury and executioner. (There is no ambiguity in that statement) Another one of his favorite warning lines was that with nine kids at any point he would be OK if the family had to function with one less child. And of course, the worst line I could hear from my mom is go to your room and your dad will deal with you when he gets home from work (I prayed in those moments my dad had a really good day at work). I loved my parents dearly and they me, and I learned early on that discipline is a difficult, but very high form of love.
My parents' lives revolved around family. Their life's work and greatest legacy was teaching us how to grow up and have a loving relationship with God, to work hard, to do good in the community and have family at the center of it all. As a Catholic, I grew up in a house in which we were taught that no religion corners the market on God. We were taught respect and tolerance for all religions, races, and creeds. The bottom line was to live a good life and that if you screw up, take responsibility for it and move on and improve.
My parents worked so hard every day and expected the same of us. A favorite line in our house growing up was "work half days:12 hours" My brothers, sisters and I were put to work, peddling the fruits and vegetables we grew in our one acre garden and mowing the neighborhood lawns.. My older siblings were great role models on many fronts, but as a younger brother I was exposed to more than I should have been early in life. However, that exposure brought about a maturity and understanding that helped me avoid many teenage pitfalls. And the fruit peddling and lawn care business transitioned to construction, factory, and retail work while in high school and college, motivating me to finish my business degree with high marks from Miami of Ohio's College of Business.
I've always personally enjoyed building a financial future (Carolyn would argue at times obsessively) and so I decided that was the best way I could be of service to others. A financial services career fit me perfectly and I work at a firm my father founded, Savage and Associates.


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I came across another Crysis 2 video. I am kinda getting excited for it, because it looks so awesome.
I wasn't really excited about Dragon Age 2, until I saw this video. If the actual game-play is ANYTHING like this, I will be really impressed.
I thought Hunted: The Demon Forge looked like fairly bland, but this video makes it look impressive. We'll have to wait and see though, I still have my doubts.


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I've posted a weekly plan for arthropoda. Please provide feedback. I know what my guys are interested in, and I'm sure some of it will be interesting to others. I'm not nearly as well versed on the web site its self, so please bear with me.
So far the guys are into lobsters. They get really big and really old – like older than tortoises and about as big. AV is building a large (wall-sized) taxonomical chart.


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"@ExpatAnna Ack! Let's try again. My challenge (I'll do it): Walk 1000 steps outside of your door, any way you choose. Report what you see :)"
You can check out Linda's walk on her blog dummy text with some very attractive photo's that she doesn't seem to want to take enough credit for :)
I took a slight detour via a post box because I noticed a DVD that needed to be returned to LoveFilm, so I could have got a little farther but I ended up at a little park area, the beginning of which I can see from the windows at the back of the flat. I shall apologise for my pictures now because I just have a teeny point an snap pocket camera, but it's pink if that makes a difference!! =D
As you can see the leaves on the trees have turned in to some beautiful colours, some of my favourites so I had to take a closer look and some more photos.
And on the way home I spotted some berries in pretty colours too and could't resist taking some extra snaps.
Tomorrow I have something special planned which I hope i can pull off, if I do then you guys will be the first to know. In the meantime, more challenges are very welcome :)


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So, I offered to design and build one for him with the help of Joel (high school graduate) and Sean (Architecture student). I sketched out some ideas based on simple joints and off the shelf materials to achieve a departure from 'closed' boxes for the shelves, opting instead for one that snakes its way from top to bottom.
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VLCC Operations Simulator Course
Course Objectives
- To help trainees become familiar with VLCC cargo system.
- To plan and execute an operational procedure include all safety and pollution prevention for VLCC cargo operations system.
- To develop the student's ability to identify and deal with malfunctions.
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We had crazy Friday... Not much sleep cause Dom was sick... My poor boy...
We tried to have more sleep last night, but... that was just our wish.. :)
Dom drank lots of water, ate just a bit, but felt much better then on Friday evening and today he is old himself :)
So... yesterday when Dom was playing with Daddy I took few bracelets I made ages ago, like this one:
My first and last crochet bracelet so far...
I recycled beads from 4 bracelets , then connected them with copper eyepins and jump rings, added lobster clasp and tassel made with sari silk and copper cone and the result is long layering necklace which can be also wear as wrapping/layering bracelet - 5 nice wraps for wrist size 7 - so not my wrist, cause mine is size 6 :)
or bracelet :)
I'm sure you are thinking now: 'What she meant by T-Rex in post title?' :)
Answer for it: We were on a walk before midday today. Bought some bread and pickles and wanted to go near river for a bit... Dom decided differently :) We finished in other shop ( Aldi store ), and he found box with T-Rex :) Toy for 7+ when his even not 4 yet :) but try to say 'no' - melodramatic scene as sure as rain in England :)
We knew one thing - he will need help cause this toy set is: Dig, discover and assemble thing :)
We spend 2 hours crashing 'block of earth' made from mix of plaster, sand and pumice, then cleaning and assembling T-Rex for Dom :) That was hard job - no jokes.
I'll help you Daddy!
This is a job for my dump truck :)
I'll keep it for you Daddy!
Look, T-Rex bones!
Just a bit of cleaning in water :)
My T-Rex!!!
Hard to call it toy for boy of his age, but Dom was impressed. We are hoping he'll not find similar 'toy' any time soon :)


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Another Holiday has passed and 5 new winners have been randomly selected from our pool of over 130 correct entries!
We wanted to, once again, thank everyone who participated and we look forward to seeing everyone back here again for our next Community Contest!
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Women in Japan's island chain of Okinawa have demanded an apology from an outspoken Japanese politician who suggested US troops there make use of its thriving sex industry.
The comments from Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto came after he said "comfort women" – who most historians agree were pressed into sexual slavery for the Japanese imperial army during World War II – served a "necessary" role by keeping soldiers in line.
"Regardless of whether it is war-time or not, a view to use women as a tool [to let out sexual frustration] is intolerable," said Masako Ishimine, a senior member of a local women's body, quoted by the Okinawa Times, the day after Mr Hashimoto spoke.
"Does he mean women should simply take it because men work hard?"
The outrage came on the day Okinawa marked the 41st anniversary of its reversion to Japan at the end of post-WWII US occupation and after comments on history that provoked ire in South Korea and China.
Up to 200,000 women from Korea, China, the Philippines and elsewhere were forcibly drafted into brothels catering to the Japanese military in territories occupied by Japan during WWII, according to many mainstream historians.


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Check out this article from the ABC in Australia-
I have seen this 'Green Roof' used several times on the UKs greatest show 'Grand Designs' (starring Kevin Mccloud-the UKs greatest export! in my opinion anyway- what a rockstar 🙂 ) so when i read about this guy incorporating it into his design in Australia i thought i would share it. It appears that a roof like like has many positive attributes. The use of this roof reduces energy input into the house which not only lowers the cost of bills but also the impact on the environment. The roof would also support native animals and in some small way increase possible habitat for birds, bees etc. and most of all, lets face it, it looks pretty cool:)
But perhaps the coolest develop of late is the fact that they can now PRODUCE electricity from your green roof. A Dutch start up company called 'Plant-e' have developed the technology to harness electricity from plants.How does it work…. well what it does is uses the process of photosynthesis and the eventual release of neutron and protons as by products to create the electricity (don't ask me how). In urban areas they have plans to create this system along side the green roof and estimate that help the households energy requirements could be met through the use of 'Plant-e' electricity. I would recommend checking out the below video for an overview of how it works.
So for all you possible builders, architects and and home renovators- keep your mind open, challenge the norms, and incorporate greener ways to build. Build a green roof that actually saves and makes your electricity-
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Chaos of a Dreamer's Mind
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Even the Small Things
Sometimes it feels like problems are tattoos sunk into my skin, irreversible and uncounterable. Most of all, they're inescapable; they are everywhere I am, and everywhere I will be, waiting, demons in the shadows. Even small tasks go inconceivably wrong. I don't doubt that other people are not so plagued, for who, trailed by these, ambushed by them, would ever leave the shelter of their house?
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The Crusaders met with Elder Cupboard, who gave them an artifact he procured that has the potential to close any portal. Doc promptly wasted its one use that day to close a door without moving.
The Crusaders then marched to the so called "Death Spire", an Eldar Artifact said to be able to wipe out nations. The Crusaders were escorted by Eriador Empire troops as a precaution because sections of Jarlsjalfi appear to be planning a rebellion, and the Flower State has suffered a heavy loss because now the entire nation can focus their efforts on fighting them.
They make it to the Death Spire with the escorts and we an assortment of armies duking it out. Rift Creatures, Deathers, Eriador Soldiers, Trolls, Pestilence creatures, and Arcus are all fighting over the Death Spire, as they all want it. We get closer, and the Fae arrive on the sounds of Trumpets and Rainbows
"We shall haaaaave the Ballad of the Meeting!"
The Crusaders were teleported deep beneath the ocean between Ceres and Keimin. Above then sat a large, terrifying monster of teeth and tentacles. The Beast Beneath the Vortex, or rather the Vortex itself!
But the Crusaders were in an air bubble, with the representatives of each faction fighting over the Spire…with a Fae presiding over.
"Have a meeting! We're discussing things! The Crusaders shall be the neutral voice and hear all arguments! Hah hahahah! then they will make their decision. Each representative is allowed to make their argument and each other representative is allowed to say something about their argument that is stupid! Yes! You only have so much discussion to come up with a decisions otherwise the dome collapses and we all die!"
The Crusaders begin to panic and start arranging the meeting.
Arcus, representing itself, the Goddess of All Dragons. Arcus claimed to be able to turn the Death Spire into a force for creating Life. If the Crusaders assisted her, she would grant each a scale from her hide.
A Rift Dragon who styled himself as Liutenant represented the Rift creatures. It offered to return magic to its former power and glory.
A Troll Shaman of Queen Helga named Igor. He offered the Crusaders protection in the Troll Territory if they allowed the trolls to take the Spire as a trophy.
Lady Rose represented herself. She offered immortality.
A figure wearing a Takreth mask represented the Deathers, or what he called "the Mortalists". He said little and offered less, only claiming to be able to shut the Spire off for good.
An Elf by the named of Representative Taelin Longfong represented the Eriador Empire. He argued on the idea that the Death Spire legally belonged to the Empire as it was on their property. He offered payment in gold.
The Crusaders gathered and discussed. Ultimately, they came to a compromise: the Trolls would get the Spire, but only if they built a shrine to Arcus on it. A decision made, the Ballad concluded. The Crusaders were returned to Keimin, now with the trolls and Arcus. The Deathers, the creatures of Pestilence, and Elves pulled back, leaving the Crusaders to fend for themselves against the Rift dragon, admittedly with a dragon goddess of their own as back up.
The Rift creatures were brutal. At one point, Celeste the Seer was possessed by Rift energy and attacked the Crusaders.
At long last though, they found and fought the Rift Dragon. Owain channeled the power of his god, Arcus, becoming a Dragon Knight able to fight the Rift Dragon directly.
With Lieutenant defeated, the Rift creatures dispersed. Arcus grabbed the Spire and flew it to the Troll Territory.
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Dear family,
Goodness i love you all. I am glad to hear that you had another great week! And dad got the job!!! That was such a sweet call from Sister Nilsen. Thanks for that. That's good that James enjoyed youth conference, some of my greatest memories are from the conferences i was able to be a part of. I know what you mean mom by having your mind full of scriptures, isn't it great?
Well This past week was pretty good. FREEZING. But pretty good. We had a great district meeting, which i have come to find out was my last one :( depending on if President wants one for my last week. This week is zone meeting and next week Elder Bruce D. Porter of the Seventy is coming for a mission tour. Pretty stoked for that!
We went on exchanges this last week with the ZLs Elder Bullock and Elder Durnall. So fun! I love exchanges. Elder Durnall and I biked probably close to 9 miles that day in the freezing cold and found 2 new investigators, K and her brother J. They are sweet! She was born in Utah and has lived everywhere. He was born in Cali and is out here to help K out until she can move out there with him. We had a solid lesson on the Restoration and invited them to be baptized if they knew the Book of Mormon was true and they said they would. On Sunday we made cinnamon rolls and brought them over to wake them up for church and they already had all the kids ready a hour and a half early! They really enjoyed church too, and the ward really welcomed them in. I love days like those, where you just work so hard to find new people, and then you do. The Lord blesses His missionaries!
A and T and doing so good. I love them so much. It is so fun seeing how much they have grown since we started teaching them. We had a lesson on Tuesday with them and challenged T to receive the Priesthood and he met with the Bishop on Wednesday and he interviewed him for it. He now has the Priesthood! And next week he will be passing the sacrament! We went over last night to congratulate them and to give A a blessing (she has had the flu) and i just can't put into words how much love is in the room when they are there. They have such a sweet spirit about them and they really are answers to so many people's prayers including mine. It will be so hard to leave them. That's probably the suckiest part about being a missionary, is you grow a love for the people and then you have to leave them. Ha ha. Every day I thank my Heavenly father for trusting me enough to let me teach them.
Well that's about it for this week. I love being here and being a part of my Heavenly Father's work. It is so fun, so hard, and so rewarding. I love the scriptures and the words of modern prophets. I love reading about Jesus Christ and learning from what He has taught us. I love prayer. I love the feelings of the Holy Ghost. The gospel is all true and i know it!
Have a great week! I love you all!
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Yesterday Ryan and I and Cora went snow shoeing at Scout mountain. It was a beautiful day to get outside in the snow, not too cold and overcast but bright enough. Our friend Paula let us borrow her snow shoes which was very nice, and we had a really good time. It was a little tiring, and we were envious of the cross-country skiiers that glided past us on the way back down, but it was fun. We want to try the trail again doing cross-country, but we'll probably have to leave Cora behind for that one.
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looks like fun. I can't believe Ryan babywore her on his TUMMY--it hurts my knee joints just thinking about it. We'll watch Cora anytime--cross country skiing sounds awesome!ReplyDelete
When we would go hiking in the mountains, I always took my turn carrying Lindsay on my back. AND it was uphill both ways!ReplyDelete
Oh man! Were you barefoot too? J/K. I guess I could've relieved Ryan. He did get a little sore and had to switch her from the back to the front. At least I was carrying a backpack too, with water and stuff! ;)ReplyDelete
Not barefoot but there was 10 feet of snow. In the summer. In Arizona.ReplyDelete
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Okay, so I'm not so far behind that I'm posting about last August...But we did have a 5-1/2 birthday party for Clara in April. We had promised her a "big" party like Gracie had in kindergarten, but she hadn't even started school when her actual 5th birthday rolled around. So we decided to wait until the spring and celebrate then (and she didn't want to wait until this coming fall).
We planned a party at the Little Gym, and I have to say, we've really loved having the girls' parties there. It was so easy and everything is done so well. I didn't even have to load the presents into the car - they had them loaded in the van before the party was even over.
Anyhow, the pictures speak volumes. Check out all of the happy faces.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Clara's Birthday?
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JM's Buddy!
Check out my friend's blog to see what John Michael was up to last week:
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Jump Rope (for Gracie) for Hearts!
|All of the first graders warming up for their day of Jump Rope for Hearts
|High-flying Gracie practicing while her best friend and jump rope partner, Kareth looks on.
|Kareth & Gracie in the middle of their routine! They did a great job. Thank you to everyone who supported Gracie & this organization. She was really excited about raising money to help the kids!
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So back in April ...
But first things first, after the girls got him up and screamed "Happy Birthday" to him, John Michael and I got down to the serious business of making his dairy free cake. He was quite the helper:
Finally, when Daddy came home it was present time! We had to get those out of the way before even dinner or the cake!
Clara was quite the helper with the presents, and she was not easily deterred, even after several warning shrieks from John Michael. I bet next year he won't let her get a finger on *any* of his presents!
JM was thrilled with all of his presents. He got a bat and a bunch of whiffle balls, a mini-sized basketball, some Bob the Builder vehicles and several other things that I can't remember right now!
His Aunt Sue and Uncle Todd sent the awesome-big enough to sit in-Tonka Dump Truck. I can't find a picture right now, but he's conned his sister Clara into make it nice and cozy with a blankie and then pushing him around in it. Must be payback for all of the present opening assistance!
Another favorite on the present front were his "kitties." The Stebbins family sent baby kitty and Grandma & Grandpa's birthday money was used to purchase the bigger "Mama" kitty.
The birthday was fun, but fast. We had hamburgers and sweet potato fries for dinner and finished things off with the fire engine cake.
He's just like his Daddy - already planning his next birthday, trying to see how many he can fit in during the year. He informed me the other day, "we'll have my next birthday tomorrow, okay??"
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