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2005-06 General News
2005-06 Year In ReviewJune 12, 2006Another great season has come to an end at Middlebury College, with the Panthers once again turning in some amazing performances. Two Middlebury teams won NCAA titles, while six captured NESCAC Championships. The Panthers finished the year ranked third among Division III schools in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup, based on excellence in NCAA play. The fall season saw five Middlebury teams advance to the post-season. The field hockey team advanced to the NCAA Regionals, while the women's cross country team placed 12th overall at the NCAA Championship. On the links, Harrison Bane earned NESCAC Rookie of the Year honors for the men's golf team, while Julie Ellenberger was honored, as she won the district shootout for the women in the spring. The men's soccer, women's soccer and women's volleyball team all advanced into NESCAC Tournament play. The winter saw the men's and women's hockey teams both win NCAA titles for the third consecutive season. The men finished the year at 26-2-2, while National Player of the Year Emily Quizon paced the women to a 27-2 mark. The ski team had a solid showing at the NCAA's, placing seventh, as did the women's swimmers at the NCAA Championships, with an eighth place finish. The men's basketball team made school history with a 7-0 start, sparked by NESCAC Rookie of the Year, Ben Rudin. The spring of '06 may of have the most successful one in school history, despite no team bringing home a NCAA Championship trophy. The baseball team set a school record with 26 wins as they captured their first NESCAC Championship and made the team's inaugural appearance in the NCAA Regionals. The men's tennis team also set a school record for wins (22), while capturing their third straight NESCAC crown and advancing to the NCAA title match. Brian Waldron was named ITA Senior Player of the Year, while Nate Edmunds was the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship. Both lacrosse teams won their fifth straight NESCAC Championships, with the men advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals and the women to the semifinals. Elizabeth Renehan repeated as NESCAC Player of the Year for the women's squad. Women's tennis made another appearance in the NCAA Tournament, while the track and field teams placed third at NESCAC's. Kevin Bright led the men's team, earning the NESCAC Most Outstanding Male Performer Award for the second straight season. Special congratulations to Russ Reilly, who will retire June 30 after 29 years in the athletic department, nine as the Director of Athletics.
Millard Named New Athletic TrainerMay 30, 2006Emily Millard has been named the Assistant Athletic Trainer at Middlebury College. She will join the Sports Medicine staff in the fall of '06.
Senior Awards AnnouncedMay 30, 2006Middlebury College recently recognized six seniors with its annual Athletic Awards at a senior luncheon.
Middlebury Places 31 On All-NESCAC Academic TeamMay 26, 2006The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) has announced its 2006 Spring All-Academic Selections. To be honored, a student-athlete must have reached junior academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35.
Quinn To Be Next Director of AthleticsMay 04, 2006Middlebury College Men's Lacrosse Coach Erin Quinn has been named the school's new director of athletics. Quinn will continue to lead the men's lacrosse program through the current season and assume his new duties on July 1. He will succeed nine-year Director of Athletics Russ Reilly, who will retire on June 30 after 29 years of service to the college.
Spring Teams Headed To The Post-SeasonMay 03, 2006Several Panther teams have already qualified for the post-season entering May. Click here for a list of upcoming post-season play.
Kogut & Raeder Appear In Sports IllustratedApril 06, 2006Middlebury College hockey goaltenders Kate Kogut (Springfield, Mass.) and Doug Raeder (Needham, Mass.) will appear in the
Hockey Celebration PlannedApril 04, 2006Middlebury College will host a celebration for the 2006 NCAA Championship men's and women's hockey teams on Wednesday, April 5. The event will take place from 6:30-8 p.m. in Kenyon Arena, with players and coaching staffs from both teams on hand to sign autographs and take pictures. According to the coaches and the players, they look forward to the chance to see their fans and thank the community for its support throughout the season at what has become an annual celebration. The event is free and open to the public.
NCAA Hockey Championship Ticket Info.March 11, 2006You can purchase tickets now for the 2006 NCAA Men's Hockey Championship HERE. NCAA Women's Hockey Championship tickets can be purchased/reserved by calling 518-564-2121, Monday-Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at $20 for adults and $10 for students for the weekend package. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Listen To NCAA Hockey GamesMarch 11, 2006You can hear both NCAA hockey quarterfinal games this weekend live over the internet for free. Click here, for webcast information.
NESCAC Winter Academic Team AnnouncedMarch 06, 2006The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) has announced its 2006 Winter All-Academic Selections. To be honored, a student-athlete must have reached junior academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35.
Listen AND Watch All Six NESCAC Hockey Tournament GamesFebruary 28, 2006The NESCAC announced today that it will once again partner with D3Cast to provide live coverage via the internet of the 2006 NESCAC Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Championships this coming weekend. Fans wishing to follow their favorite NESCAC squad will have access to streaming audio and video from Kenyon Arena on the campus of Middlebury College beginning Friday evening at no charge through D3Cast's website, www.d3cast.com.
Over 1,000 Watch U.S.A. Women's Hockey TeamJanuary 16, 2006Over 1,000 people were on hand in the Kenyon Arena on Monday to watch the U.S.A. Women's Hockey Olympic Team take on the Green Mountain Glades boy's team. Hundreds of canned goods were donated at the door and were delivered to the Addison County Food Shelf.
Middlebury To Host USA Women's Hockey TeamJanuary 16, 2006The USA Women's Hockey team will take on the Green Mountain Glades midget boys team on Monday, January 16th at 1:00 p.m. in the Kenyon Arena on the campus of Middlebury College. The game will be the final tune-up for the U.S. squad before they head to Italy for the Winter Olympics later this month. Admission is free, with the athletic department requesting you bring a canned good to be donated to the Addison County Food Shelf.
Great Semester - Happy Holidays...December 12, 200512/12/05 - What a great start to the winter season for the Middlebury College athletic teams. The swimming and squash teams are off to solid starts, while the men's and women's hockey and basketball teams have a combined record of 28-2-1 through the first semester. Middlebury returns to action on December 31st when the men's hockey team hosts the annual Holiday Classic Tournament at the Chip Kenyon Arena. Southern Maine battles Amherst at 1:00 p.m., while Middlebury hosts Babson at 4:00 p.m. The consolation and championship games are slated for New Years Day at 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. From all of us in the Department of Athletics at Middlebury, Happy Holidays.
Fall NESCAC Academic Team AnnouncedNovember 23, 200511/23/05 - The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) has announced its 2005 Fall All-Academic Selections. To be honored, a student-athlete must have reached junior academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35. A transfer student must have completed one year of study at the institution. The following are Middlebury's representatives:
Reilly To Step Down As Director of AthleticsNovember 02, 200511/2/05 - After nine years as director of athletics at Middlebury College and 29 years of service to the department, Russ Reilly will retire effective June 30, 2006. The man synonymous with Middlebury athletics leaves behind a remarkable career that has coincided with tremendous expansion as well as amazing success for the college.<?xml:namespace prefix =
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Fall Teams Return To CampusAugust 31, 2005Almost 300 Middlebury College students have returned to campus with the start of the fall sports season just around the corner. Teams have begun or will begin practice soon with the season opening up on Saturday, September 10th. On that day, the men's and women's soccer teams, along with the field hockey team will host Connecticut College at 1:30. The cross country teams will race at the Williams Dual on that day.


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Senators to detail new climate bill next week
WASHINGTON — Offshore drilling is emerging as a major flashpoint in congressional climate change negotiations as pressure builds on senators to produce an energy bill before the Senate's schedule is consumed by a Supreme Court confirmation and election-year politics.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said he and the other senators drafting the legislation — Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joseph Lieberman, I-Ct., — are on track to release a specific plan by Earth Day on April 22.
They hope to propose legislation that would cap some greenhouse gas emissions, boost domestic oil and gas production and spur new nuclear power — all while still attracting the support of at least 60 senators who would be needed to pass the measure.
"I feel very optimistic about the progress that we're making. I think that things are coming together," Kerry said. But, he added: "There are still some hurdles."
One of the potential obstacles: Whether to expand on President Obama's proposal for eventual drilling along part of the East Coast by giving coastal states more power over oil and gas drilling in nearby waters.
Senate climate bill negotiators are mulling a plan to give all coastal states with nearby drilling a share of the royalties that energy producers pay the federal government for oil and gas extracted from the outer continental shelf.
They also are considering provisions that would give states much more control over what happens near their coastlines.
But it could be tough for the climate change negotiators to define a boundary that will please everyone — from oil-patch Democrats Mark Begich of Alaska and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana to New Jersey environmentalists Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez.
"Some people want to drill everywhere in the world without regard to anything," Kerry said. "Other people don't want any drilling. And you've got everything in between. We are trying to do what we think is responsible and achievable."
The negotiators will be locked in meetings with industry groups and other senators this week to fashion legislation that could be debated by the full Senate later this spring.
Sen. Robert Casey, D-Pa., noted the bill supporters have "a limited window" to gain traction before the energy debate is crowded out by other items on the Senate's to-do list, including financial regulatory reform and the confirmation of a new Supreme Court member to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
"I still think there's a way to address it," Casey said. But time is running out, and any action probably needs to come before mid-July. "When you are getting into July, it's getting very difficult in any year — but especially an election year."
The House passed its own version of climate change legislation last year, narrowly endorsing a "cap-and-trade" plan that would put new, nationwide limits on greenhouse gas emissions and empower companies to buy and sell permits to release the substances.
But Senate negotiators are headed in a different direction. They are scrapping the economy-wide cap-and-trade plan in favor of a sector-based approach that would limit emissions from electric utilities, a possible new carbon fee on transportation fuels and eventual caps on emissions from manufacturers and other industrial facilities.
The group also is adding provisions to spur new carbon dioxide-trapping technology for coal-fired power plants and incentives for nuclear power.
They hope the retooled plan can attract support from Democrats who back more expanded drilling and a handful of Republicans who have indicated they could support some kind of climate change measure.
One of their targets, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., on Tuesday said the sector-based plan is "more promising" than an economy-wide cap-and-trade approach to limiting emissions.
But in one more sign of the challenges facing negotiators, Alexander wants any emissions caps to be limited to utilities — and not extended to manufacturers. If manufacturers' emissions were limited, he said, it would encourage them to send "jobs overseas, looking for cheap energy."

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Irene is a senior year American Studies major who is planning to do her student teaching in 11th-grade United States history at a local high school. Just before the beginning of the school year, the school, in response to a new state curriculum framework and high stakes test for students, reassigned Irene's cooperating teacher Mary to a different grade and subject. Irene and Mary will now be teaching 9th-grade world history with an emphasis on ancient civilizations and the Mediterranean worldareas neither has taught before.
Greg is a midcareer professional who has decided to return to college to become a history teacher after many years operating a successful family flower shop business. Early in the semester before student teaching, he was hired by a local middle school to fill a mid-year vacancy in 8th-grade United States history. As part of his methods class at the university, he had been preparing a unit on ancient Egypt. Now he must teach the American Revolution with an emphasis on the founding documents, material he has not reviewed since he was an undergraduate student more than 20 years ago.
Like Irene, Mary, and Greg, history and social studies teachers and new teacher candidates constantly find that no matter how much historical content knowledge they possess, there is always the need for more. The reasons are threefold, and each is central to how teachers are prepared for schools today. First, across the countryincluding our state of Massachusettsstandards-based education and mandatory curriculum frameworks are changing the scope and sequence of history in the schools while adding to the number of specific topics students are expected to learn. In Massachusetts, educators have received two distinct statewide history curriculum frameworks since 1993. In some schools, entire grade level curriculum has been changed from one year to the next. Uncovering Social Studies: Draft Social Studies Curriculum Content Chapter (Massachusetts Department of Education, 1995) was followed by the adoption of the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework (Massachusetts Department of Education, 1997). A new version is now under consideration (Massachusetts Department of Education, 2001). Veteran teaches and new teacher candidates with backgrounds in United States history must teach world history and vice versa, adding to the need for content knowledge.
Second, it is difficult to include in a college major all the historical material that is covered in a school system's K-12 curriculum. A history major may have specialized in the 20th century and have only a survey course covering European history before 1500. An undergraduate political science major may have a strong background in politics and economics but lack coursework in the history of Africa, Asia, or Latin America. As one student teacher recently remarked to us, "There are whole continents I never took classes on." For new teacher candidates, continually gaining historical content knowledge is part of the way they make the transition from being a subject area specialist in a college major to a subject matter generalist in an elementary, middle, or high school classroom. For veteran teachers, expanding content background serves to renew their teaching, as well as providing the essential information needed to cover new curriculum topics.
Finally, scholars are constantly updating the historical field of knowledge. In recent months, compelling new views of the past have been presented about Lyndon Johnson's presidency (from tape recordings of oval office conversations; see Beschloss, 2001), George Washington's activities as a slave owner and whiskey distillery businessman (from archaeological evidence gathered at Mt. Vernon; Kranish, 2002), and the role of the Pope and the Catholic Church in relation to Nazi Germany's genocide against Jews (from primary sources; Cornwell, 2000). Teachers, both veterans and those new to the profession, must devote considerable time to staying current with the latest findings in a wide range of historical arenas.
For many teachers, the Internet is a regular source for locating historical content information and curriculum ideas. Ninety three percent of teachers in grades 4-12 report using computers professionally at school, at home, or both (Becker, Ravitz, & Wong, 1999). Similarly, most college students are online several hours a week; it seems only natural to them to rely on the speed of computer technology to answer questions about what to teach and how to teach it.
However, there are significant issues related to using the Internet as a professional development resource. First, only about one in four teachers report "significant" use of the Web at school; among veteran teachers, the percentage is even lower (13% for those with 20 or more years in the field; Percentage of Public School Teachers Reporting Significant Use of Computers, Email and the Internet at School, by Years of Teaching Experience, 2001). Second, just over half of teachers in low-income and minority districts report having access to the Internet, another part of the digital divide separating schools and communities in this country (Digital Teaching, 2001). Third, once online, teachers and new teacher candidates encounter a vast collection of resources ranging in quality from the insightful and inspiring to the incomplete and incorrect. Unless one knows where to look, typing key words into a general search engine generates thousands, even tens of thousands, of sites from which to choosethe term "middle ages" produces a list of 842,565 sites from "Excite," and more than a million entries on "Google." Given the potential for information overload, how can the Internet really serve as a useful tool in promoting new teacher knowledge and K-12 student learning?
The Standards Connector: A Web Site in Progress
Convinced that the Internet can enhance the historical content knowledge of future history and social studies teachers, we are developing a web site for educators in Massachusetts called The Standards Connector (http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/standardsconnector/ ) and features active links to web-based resources for teaching and learning history and social studies in grades K-12, coded to the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework.
Our web site is being developed by the Center for Computer-Based Instructional Technology in the Department of Computer Science and the Second ary Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. (Funding support for The Standards Connector and the Virtual Reality Room has come from the Massachusetts Coalition for Improving Teacher Quality and Student Achievement, a U. S. Department of Education Title II initiative, the America Online Foundation's Digital Divide Initiative, and the Massachusetts Department of Education.). Our goal is to improve the learning of new teacher candidates and the professional development of teachers by providing rapid electronic access to challenging content and engaging Internet-based curriculum.
The Standards Connector is a web site in progress. In addition to resources for teaching history and social studies, it contains selected resources for teaching English, mathematics, and science. Our plans are to identify web resources related to each of the state's seven curriculum frameworks: English/Language Arts, Foreign Language, Arts, Health, History/Social Science, Mathematics, and Science and Technology/Engineering. A search and browse function is scheduled to be added in fall 2002.
In this article, we describe the design and development of the history and social science section of The Standards Connector, beginning with the partnership of organizations making it possible. Next, we describe how feedback from new teacher candidates and veteran teachers guided the building of an open-ended, flexible structure that can continue to evolve and change in response to feedback from users. Finally, we look ahead to ways that online resources can be the foundation for a personalized set of virtual materials that every new history and social studies teacher can bring to the classroom.
A Collaboration of Organizations
As we began developing a website to support new teacher candidates, we discovered that other organizations in Massachusetts were also using the Internet to link academic resources to the state's curriculum frameworks. After much discussion, we invited a number of them to join an information distribution collaborative called "The Virtual Reference Room," or VRROOM (http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/vrroom/ ). Our goal was both to expand the information base by pooling the work of different organizations and to offer teachers all across the state more than one portal for accessing information online.
Presently, the VRROOM collaborative includes four organizational partners:
- The Standards Connector from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, which includes a listing of web sites linked to the specific academic content expectations in each of the state's seven curriculum frameworks. Materials range from science experiments appropriate for different grade levels to primary documents important to the study of world and U. S. history to interactive resources for improving the reading and writing skills of children and adolescents.
- Selection Connection, an educational information service developed by Massachusetts School Library and Media Association, features notable children's and adolescent literature linked to the required content areas in the curriculum frameworks. It includes print and Internet resources linked to the frameworks.
- The Video Lending Library of public television station WGBY (Springfield), which includes an extensive collection of PBS television programs such as Frontline and Nova, broadly coded to the curriculum frameworks. All of these videos are available on loan to teachers in western Massachusetts at no charge.
- MetroWest Massachusetts Regional Library System, the newest member of the collaborative, provides resources to the frameworks for libraries in the Boston metropolitan region of the state, including web accessible bibliographies of over 1,700 print, media, and web sites.
To create a working structure for the history and social science part of The Standards Connector, we began by first entering the required content of the state's curriculum framework into a database. Then with the assistance of graduate student researchers and university faculty, we identified web-based resources that will assist educators in meeting these content expectations. Next, we gathered feedback about the site from new teacher candidates taking courses in the School of Education and teachers attending regional meetings of the New England Council for the Social Studies and the Massachusetts Computer Using Educators group. We asked for comments about how the purpose of the site was described on the home page, site navigation and the ease of locating resources, the usefulness of our site annotations, and other suggestions for construction, addition, or improvement. From their comments, we incorporated the following elements into the website's design and function:
Design Choice One: Web Sites Linked to Academic Content Expectations Set Forth in the State's Framework
New teacher candidates told us they valued having web sites listed alongside the historical content they are expected to teach at different grade levels. They wanted to be able to have a specific and a general view of history and social studies, K-12. Veteran teachers also stressed the importance of linking web resources to specific statewide curriculum requirements. They were concerned that their daily lessons both motivate students and meet the state frameworks.
In response, we positioned history content web sites next to the "core knowledge" and "commonly taught subtopics" in "United States and world history, geography, economics, and civics and government" set forth in the state's framework. Core knowledge refers to the "main eras, events and ideas of human experience" while commonly taught subtopics include "important specific events, issues, ideas, and personalities" (Massachusetts Department of Education, 1997).
Entering the system through core knowledge listed by K-12 sequence of instruction, users find the commonly taught subtopics (taken verbatim from the state framework) presented in green down the left side of the screen, with annotated web sites listed along the right side (Figure 1). Web links are active so users can quickly move from The Standards Connector to the online resource that they want to explore.
This arrangement appeared to most closely match the classroom realities faced by new teacher candidates in their prepracticum and student teaching experiences. Cooperating teachers expected new teacher candidates to cover specific topics, so being able to see topic, curriculum framework, and web resource together in one place was very helpful in lesson planning and classroom delivery.
Figure 1. Sample screen from standards connector
Design Choice Two: Web Sites Emphasizing Historical Information
New teacher candidates repeatedly told us that it was difficult to use another teacher's lesson plans, especially when the new teacher was less confident about her or his own historical content knowledge of the topic or era being taught. Veteran teachers wanted to create personal lesson plans that fit their classes rather than strictly following someone else's design.
In response, we chose to emphasize sites that offer primary sources (speeches, photographs, memorandums, letters, census records, newspaper clippings, etc.), visual displays (maps, charts, graphs, works of art, etc.), and information summaries (biographies of key figures, background material on important events, etc). Figure 1 presents a sample page.
More examples of historical content web sites in Standards Connector include the following:
- The Travels of Ibn Battuta: A Virtual Tour with a 14th Century Traveler" tells the story of a Muslim explorer who visited the territories of 44 modern-day countries throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Asia in the mid 1300s. It has been prepared by a teacher at the Horace Mann Middle School in San Francisco, California and is available at http://nisus.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/ibn_battuta/ibn_battuta_rihla.html
- "The Story of Africa" from the BBC is subtitled "African History from the Dawn of Time" and contains 14 sections that cover many topics, including Africa's early history. In addition to text and supplemental images, each section offers a timeline, a bibliography of further reading, and a list of annotated links, many pictures and over 40 sound recordings. Available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica
Figure 2. Screen capture from The Story of Africa website
- "The Imperial War Museum" provides coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. Current online exhibits include The Battle of Britain, Dairy of a War Artist, Enigma and the Code Breakers, Gallipoli – 1915, and many more. There is also an interactive section for students, "Children of the Second World War," that deals with what life was like during WW II. Available at http://www.iwm.org.uk/lambeth/online.htm
- "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" has photographs, oral histories on audio, and other primary documents about the March 25, 1911, event. Developed by the Kheel Center: Labor-Management Documents and Archives at Cornell University in cooperation with the Union of Needle Trades, Industrial, and Textile Employees, the site can be used for classroom research projects in labor history and worker experiences in industrial America. Available at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/
- "Explorers of the Millennium" created by a team of fourth- and fifth-grade children from Sherwood Elementary School in Highland Park, Illinois, USA, contains some of the greatest adventurers around the world over the past 1,000 years. Biographies of the explorers are listed alphabetically in the Hall of Fame and by date in the Timeline. Available at http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/?tqskip=1
To make Standards Connector as reliable as possible, selections have been researched and nominated by faculty members and graduate students and always vetted by a second reviewer (generally one of the authors). Researchers and reviewers used the questions in Appendix A to guide their evaluations of possible entries. In this way, sites are selected based on their usefulness to teachers, not just their popularity in a Google search.
Design Choice Three: Accessing and Assessing Web Sites
New teacher candidates and veteran teachers alike stressed the importance of providing themselves and K-12 students with criteria and skills for evaluating material on the Internet. It is important for students to recognize that downloading the first source they find online or copying web-based material verbatim results in incomplete research filled with misinformation.
In response, we included a section of essential questions for users to ask when reviewing online sources, shown in Appendix A.
Design Choice Four: A Variety of Resources
New teacher candidates told us that while they expected no single database to be comprehensive, they needed a variety of resources as starting points for curriculum planning. Veteran teachers wanted a variety of resources as a way to motivate students. They stressed the importance of not using the same kinds of materials day after day throughout the school year. Primary sources and searchable databases were seen as ways to enliven and extend class discussions and textbook reading assignments.
In response, we developed a system for identifying the kinds of web-based material posted in alongside the "commonly taught subtopics" (some sites have more than one designation; Figure 3).
Figure 3. Key to symbols in VRROOM
Creating different designations for web material gives teachers more specific information when developing their own lesson plans. Teacher resources are materials that expand a teacher's background knowledge without specifically suggesting how a topic might be taught in a classroom. Student resources offer age and reading level appropriate historical content for children and adolescents. Lesson and unit plans provide detailed information on how other teachers have taught a topic. Web-based activities offer students opportunities to use the Internet as part of inclass or homework activities. Historic documents are important primary sources for teachers and students to download and analyze. Ideally, a site has material that can be used to extend teacher background knowledge and engage students academically.
Even with a resource like Standards Connector, many teachers or new teacher candidates do not have the time to develop unique lesson plans for every part of their curriculum. To give novices and veterans quick access to
preassembled lessons, we built a separate teacher resource section with 50 general lesson plan sites containing thousands of curriculum ideas, each annotated to describe its emphasis, commercial or nonprofit status, and strengths and weaknesses. Some particularly valuable lesson plan sites include the following:
- Blue Web'n (http://www.bluewebn.com/wired/bluewebn )
- Library of Congress Educator Page (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/index.html )
- The Webquest Page (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html )
- Edsitement (http://edsitement.neh.gov/ )
- The New York Times Learning Network (http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ )
A selected list of popular search engines is also part of the teacher resources section.
Future Directions
The development of The Standards Connector in Massachusetts opens exciting possibilities for using the Web to support new teacher candidates in other states who must meet the challenges of teaching standards-based curriculum. First, a website of resources allows teachers, new teacher candidates, and students to access information quickly across a wide range of topics. In this context, the required content of a state curriculum framework becomes the foundation, but not necessarily the ceiling for what teachers will cover at each grade level. By reducing the time needed to locate historical content information, there is the opportunity to achieve coverage and depth in curriculum and instruction.
Second, new teacher candidates can ask their students to be not just classroom note takers, but active web researchers who access and assess Internet resources for quality and content. This past semester, one of our student teachers created a web site for his classes that included a section of active links to news resources like The New York Times and the Boston Globe. Now, web resources from The Standards Connector can be added to such a class site, offering a way to direct homework activities and promote student-led research. K-12 students can even nominate their own favorite web sites for inclusion in a database, making it possible for students to teach students in schools across the state.
Third, new teacher candidates can use The Standards Connector to build their own virtual textbooks featuring excellent online resources for their classes. In this way, every published textbook is supplemented and extended by a teacher's choice of online content resources, and every classroom features electronic gateways to the past, present, and future.
Finally, The Standards Connector points the way toward a broad vision for how technology can be an essential part of history and social studies teaching in K-12 schools. It supports the promise of connecting every teacher and student to the vast information resources of the Internet. Our democratic society depends on knowledgeable decision-making by people. When some individuals, groups or communities are left without ways to access and assess the choices they face, everyone's future is jeopardized. The Internet as part of history and social studies education becomes a way of teaching students about the past and the present so they can make decisions about the future. In so doing, it makes learning in school connect directly and meaningfully to living in an information age.
Becker, H.J., Ravitz, J.L., & Wong, Y. (1999, November). Executive summary: Teacher and teacher-directed student use of computers and software [Online]. Available: http://www.crito.uci.edu/TLC/findings/ComputerUse/html/body_startpage.htm
Beschloss, M.R., (Ed.). (2001). Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Cornwell, J. (2000). Hitler's Pope: The secret history of Pius XII. New York: Penguin.
Digital Teaching. Connection, Fall 2001: 17
Percentage of public school teachers reporting significant use of computers, email and the Internet at school, by years of teaching experience: 1999. Connection, Fall 2001: 17.
Kranish, M. (2002, February 17). With the excavation of his distillery, once the nation's biggest, the renown of America's first president broadens to slave profiteer and "founding capitalist". The Boston Globe, p. C1.
Uncovering Social Studies: Draft Social Studies Curriculum Content Chapter (Malden, MA: Massachusetts Department of Education, 1995)
Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework (Malden, MA: Massachusetts Department of Education, 1997).
History and Social Science Curriculum Framework: Public Comment Draft (Malden, MA: Massachusetts Department of Education, 2001).
Guide to Evaluating a Learning Resource on the Web
Once you have found a resource on the web, whether it is a lesson plan or an interactive activity, how do you know if it is any good? The following 26 questions are points to keep in mind as you evaluate what you find online.
1. Who made the site? Is that person or organization a good source of information?
2. Does the web site offer citations of others' work? Are those works reliable?
3. Is the content of the site consistent with your own knowledge? Is the information accurate, to the best of your knowledge?
4. Is the web site without cultural, gender, or racial bias in its content or form? Does it exhibit prejudice toward the elderly, the disabled, or any other group?
5. Is the information free of grammatical, spelling, and other typographical errors? These kinds of errors indicate a lack of quality control and can produce inaccurate information.
6. If there is advertising on the web site, is it clearly differentiated from the information on the site?
7. Is there an indication that the web site is complete and not still under construction? When was the site last updated? Is the information on the site kept current?
8. What is the best way to present this material? Other options include a lecture, a video, CD-ROM, or overhead projection.
9. Is this material presented best in small groups or to individuals?
10. Does the site take advantage of the interactivity of the web medium to promote a deeper or broader understanding of the topic than would be possible with more traditional instructional materials?
11. Does the online resource accommodate multiple learning styles?
12. Are various points of view presented, when appropriate?
13. Does the online resource stimulate student creativity and imagination?
14. Does the online resource encourage critical thinking skills?
15. How clear and specific is the actual instruction? Where is the teaching? Does the resource delineate the instruction rather than simply make an assignment? How well does the instruction prepare students to do the assignment?
16. Is the site content-rich and aesthetically pleasing? Is the text easy to read? Are the graphics enhancements to the site?
17. Is the site easy to navigate?
18. Is the site well structured? Does it provide an index or a search function, when appropriate?
19. Is the site aimed more at enhancing learning or showing off a programmer's virtuosity?
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Israel has boosted its rocket defenses near its southern border with Egypt to counter possible attacks from Islamist militants fighting security forces in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, Israeli officials said.
Violence in Sinai has surged since the army ousted elected Islamist President Mohammed Morsi on July 3, with militants killing at least 20 people in almost daily assaults in the area.
"We hear reports every day of attacks there and our concern is that the guns will be turned on us," Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said. "We have indeed strengthened our deployment along the border."
He was speaking on a visit to an "Iron Dome" missile defense system that was deployed last week in the southern town Eilat.
He said that since Morsi's overthrow, Egypt had increased its efforts to curb militants who have exploited a security vacuum in the Sinai since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak.
"We can see much more effective activity of the Egyptian army and security forces there in the past few months and mainly in the past few weeks after the change in government," Yaalon said.
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Lammtara appoints PR firm MCC International to target corporate and SME customers
Lammtara positioned as MSP for managed access services on any platform
Lammtara Industries, provider of managed access to applications and databases via WAP, GPRS (2.5 & 3G technologies), SMS, WEB platforms and Voice Service Provision (VSP), has appointed UK PR agency MCC International to champion the issue of 'any platform' communication for remote and mobile users.
Lammtara Industries offers a structured and proven approach for solutions to mobile and remote working. Managing complete access to applications and Internet/Intranet databases, Lammtara Industries utilises some of the most advanced technology platforms currently available, including WAP and GPRS. Current customers, including Cadbury Schweppes, BP and VW, reflect Lammtara's success to date in the corporate sector. Strong partnerships with service companies including Logica, Cellstar and Kingston Telecom will continue this, as well as address the SME space where the need for affordable access solutions is paramount.
Chief Executive for Lammtara Industries, Stephen Sowery, explains, "Mobile staff and those who work remotely are an ever-increasing issue for all businesses in a modern day environment. As such, the need for communications devices grows and so do the technologies by which communication is effected. That is where Lammtara shows its strengths by providing managed access solutions using all current technology platforms, including access by means of voice service provision."
Founded in 1995, Lammtara's vision is to be a pioneer in convergence and emerging technologies and in the creation of Internet related added value solutions. Sowery continues, "Experience has demonstrated that customers want specific solutions without necessarily understanding the technology behind their request. Lammtara strives to understand a customer's business, its channels to market and most importantly its people." Mike Kilgannon, Product Development Director for Lammtara adds, "Customers of Lammtara will receive the solution they set out for knowing that reliability, scalability, robustness and security are all taken care of at a flexible cost of ownership - peace of mind for the customer is key."
Ian Peel, director at MCC International, comments, "Lammtara enjoys an academy of in-house engineers and development capabilities. They are at the cutting edge of today's technology that will include advanced voice service provision. Our role as the PR partner is to develop the positioning of Lammtara in the UK, and raise awareness of the issues of mobile or remote working into the corporate and SME sectors."
About Lammtara Industries
Lammtara provides managed access to applications and databases via WAP, GPRS (2.5 and 3G technologies), SMS, WEB platforms and Voice Service Provision (VSP). These applications allow customers to provide mobile and remote workers the ability to view, manage and maintain content and data from the ever-growing range of devices.
Lammtara has an in-house academy of engineers qualified in developing applications and facilitating them via the many communication platforms. They work closely with commercial partners, such as Logica and Kingston Telecommunications. Such partnerships enable the delivery of access solutions for Corporations, including BP and Cadbury Schweppes, as well as SME customers.
For more information please visit http://www.lammtara.com
About MCC International
Founded in 1987, MCC International Ltd is a specialist public relations consultancy working exclusively within the Information Technology industry. MCC delivers a results-oriented, pro-active service based on innovative and creative strategies. Headquartered in Winchester, UK, MCC International also founded the MediaXL Group of pan-European IT PR agencies in 1997, and the IT industry's foremost data store ITCaseStudies.com in 2000. MCC's client experience includes Cabletron, Fujitsu (Teamware), Software AG, Maxtor, Tally, Network Associates and Sony UK/Europa. Further information is available from: http://www.mccint.com
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Sue Ambler
Tel: +44(0) 1706 221777
MCC International Ltd
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Media, audio and video are a central part of any site. The problem comes when the same media has to be served in the same manner regardless of what type of device it's being viewed on, which presents many problems. To simplify, as developers, we spend most of our time gauging and supporting the two worlds of Flash and HTML5 standards to get that media out to the users.
In an attempt to get away from the hassle of constantly having to work a solution that bridges that gap, I found JPlayer and it's Drupal module counterpart. JPlayer took the work of handling the media out of my hands and allowed me get the content I want into the site without having to worry about what device was viewing it.
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Please note that the hotel does not have an elevator, which means you'll need to use the stairs to reach your room, where a porter will deliver your luggage.
Although the Locanda de la Spada overlooks the Grand Canal, its entrance is slightly inland on the street that connects the Santa Maria del Giglio (a.k.a. "Giglio") waterbus pier with the Campo Santa Maria del Giglio. Here's how to reach the hotel from the Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat:
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- Beer lovers, listen up: Goose Island Brewhouse, a reworking of the St. Lawrence Market Bier Markt by the Chicago-based brewer, is now open and pouring at 70 The Esplanade.
- The Financial District has yet another plant-based quick-service lunch destination: Copper Branch, a Montreal-based outfit that just set up shop at 199 Bay (inside Commerce Court).
- Signs are finally up for Aloette, a new bar coming to the space underneath Alo (163 Spadina, at Queen). It's all happening.
- We're fascinated with Asian desserts, Asia's fascinated with European desserts, the circle of life begins anew. Korean chain Kiss The Tiramisu, which focuses on tiramisu-inspired soft serve, is coming to 160 Baldwin (Kekou's got competition!)
- Sud Forno's new downtown location is finally open at 132 Yonge (at Temperance).
- Pork Ninjas chef Jason Rees has had a bit of a traveling show for the past few years, coooking out of Monarch Tavern and Wenona Craft Beer Lodge. Now, he's finally opening up his own spot: Earlscourt BBQ, coming to 1278 St. Clair West (at Earlscourt) this fall.
- A new concept from Chase Hospitality Group is coming to 12 St. Clair (at Yonge) this fall.
- Bunny's, Rodney Bowers's new spot in the former Hey Meatball space, is nearing opening day at 912 Queen East (at Logan).
- Daily Hive reports the short-lived MoTo Snack Bar is about to revamped as a cocktail bar and restaurant called (sigh) eighty6'd.
- Mira, a new Peruvian spot from ICON, is soon to open on King West.
- Gushi is celebrating its fifth anniversary, and they're selling $5 karaage meals until August 3 to celebrate.
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LIVONIA, N.Y. (WHEC) — Athletes of all abilities will be taking the field Wednesday, competing in an adaptive field day in Livonia.
The weather may not feel like the dog days of summer, but in Livonia, students are training for Dawg Days.
The inaugural event is similar to the Special Olympics, but it's the Livonia Central School District's alternative. School officials wanted to have a smaller scale event in a more familiar location where students feel more comfortable and have less sensory overload.
"The kids can do track events, play water games," special education teacher Kimi Faulkenberry said. "There will be carnival games and sensory stations. The kids can get out, have some fun, and be part of the community."
On Tuesday, students were practicing in physical education class for the big day.
"I like to run and I'm so happy we're doing it," said sixth-grader Jessie Cratsley, who wants to win the first place medal.
Seventh-grader Cheyenne Offen said she's never been able to compete in track and field before, thanking the school for putting on the event.
There are more than 40 student volunteers and a few dozen adult supporters who have all worked together to make Dawg Days a reality. Students in National Honor Society, on varsity sports teams, and in the school band will all participate.
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Phillipians 2:6 who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.
A servant exists to serve the interest of his master. There is no room for pride, self-congratulations or a need for gratitude for the servant. There is no expected reward for a servant. Jesus, God's Son, came to be a slave or servant. Though He was and is equal with God He emptied Himself of all due Him. He came to earth and served to show us how to serve. We have nothing in and of ourselves to boast. We are sinful beings. We cannot even be as servants without the power of God's Holy Spirit in us, working in and through us. Yet we take the attitude, "Do for me." We take this attitude with our prayers to God and with our relations with others. We, by nature, do not have a servants' heart. Our question is are we ready to recognize this and choose to allow God, through His Holy Spirit enable us to serve Him? We are called to serve Him throug our prayers, praises worship and giving. He also calls us to serve one another. No where does He say to serve only those worthy of our service. He says serve even our enemies. We've tried to teach our grandchildren when they see trash on the ground it doesn't matter who put it there, if they see it they are to pick it up. Such an easy task for any of us but such a heart hard thing to do. Let us each confess our lack of a servant's heart and ask God to teach us how to have a servant's heart toward Him and toward all His creation.


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Former child star Donny Osmond says David and Victoria Beckham must protect their 11-year-old singer son Cruz from the "treacherous" showbiz industry.
The youngster signed to Justin Bieber 's management company last year, and released a charity Christmas single . The move to allow him to pursue a career in the music industry so young prompted criticisms of the Beckhams for being "pushy" parents.
But Donny - who rose to fame as part of The Osmonds singing group as a child - says there is "no problem" with Cruz becoming a young star, as long as the Beckhams oversee his career carefully.
"It all depends on the parents," he explains. "I started at five, and I think I handled it well. But I had a great family. It all depends on how the Beckhams handle it.
"It's a treacherous world if you just throw your child out there and let him go about his own business without any restrictions or guidelines. I think it's a fantastic business to be in if you can be successful and keep it all in perspective."
Puppy Love singer Donny, 59, who has endured four decades of ups and downs in the spotlight, admits that the negative aspects of fame can be difficult to deal with.
Speaking about having cruel things said about celebrities, he adds: "I completely understand - but an 11-year-old doesn't. It messes with a kid's head.
"You've got to go home and put showbusiness on hold."
The singer, who kicks off his UK tour in Brighton on Tuesday, says his Mormon faith kept him grounded and says the Beckhams must ensure Cruz does everyday tasks to avoid getting swallowed up by showbiz.
"I take the trash out," he says. "I mow the lawn, I do my own laundry and I clean the house. I don't have people do things for me because, you've got to keep your feet on the ground."
Speaking about his religious beliefs, he continued: "My Christian way of life has been my direction in life, my anchor."
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My stance on religion has varied through time. In my youth, I was a Christian by default (after my parents christened me), and I don't think I ever thought much about what that meant. I never remember attending church aside from the occasional wedding or funeral. In the final few years of school, I attended a boarding school where Sunday mass was compulsory; however by this stage I was becoming increasingly less religious. Through university I happily agreed with anyone who talked down on religion for its conflict with science, its belief in miracles, and I saw it as the ideology behind the world's major conflicts. I came across atheism and for several years proclaimed myself an atheist until I later realized that atheism is a religion of its own and falters through its own intolerance of other religions – one of my primary criticisms of religion. I didn't want to be atheist, I was just happy being proudly un-religious. That is until recently, when I realized I am increasingly part of the new religious movement; environmentalism.
A browse of Wikipedia on religion gives a number of phrases easily applied to sustainability or environmentalism. It 'centers on a deity or an ultimate truth'. It 'entails specific behaviors' or 'personal practices related to a communal faith'. It is 'a way of life or life stance'. It 'relates to one's primary worldview and how it dictates one's thoughts and actions'. It includes 'causes, principles and activities believed in with zeal or conscientious devotion concerning points or matters of ethics or conscience'. Any of these phrases can easily be applied to sustainability or environmentalism; Mother Earth as the deity, environmentalism as the ultimate truth, sustainability as the way of life. I think there are many similarities which make me both question and worry. Is environmentalism the pursuit of a higher level of consciousness or 'the opiate of the masses' as Karl Marx described religion?
I for one would like environmentalism to remain distinctly non-religious in a number of ways, although naturally it will always have some similarities. I don't want to look down on people when they buy iPods or fly in airplanes. I don't want to pretend I am happier in my lifestyle choices than others, or get angry at people who don't believe in climate change. I worry environmentalists will tire of arguing with people who do not believe as they do, and will resort to exaggerations or the promotion of alarmist fear-mongering to frighten people into submission. Fear, rather than hope, plays far too great a role in Christianity, and I don't want this to be the case for environmentalism. I would prefer to continue to do my best to do what I think is right, continue to learn more of the truth and debate with facts, and hopefully people will be inspired, question their own belief of the truth and maybe in the long run, begin to look to the future with hope. To help ensure that environmentalism remains unreligious, I have drafted up Ten Commandments for environmentalists to follow:
- Thou shall not endlessly preach your belief
- Thou shall not argue with false or exaggerated facts
- Thou shall not frown on other lifestyles or lifestyle choices
- Thou shall not exclude opposing arguments from being voiced
- Thou shall not implement policy against the will of the democratic majority
- Thou shall not exaggerate your own happiness
- Thou shall not spread fear
- Thou shall not fight wars with countries that do not conform to your doctrine
- Thou shall not put superstition above fact
- Thou shall not follow in blind faith
Follow these commandments, and environmentalism will remain for the greater good of society.


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A die-hard fan of Wizkid was left amazed from the reaction she got from another superstar after she asked the latter to help take a picture of herself and Wizkid.
A fan of WizKid and Tiwa Savage has revealed how Tiwa Savage reacted after she was asked to take a picture of her and WizKid at Mr Eazi's listening party, London, England.
She took to Twitter to write:
The funniest & most embarrassing thing happened to me yday at mr eazi's listening party .
After getting my selfie with wizkid I thought mmm full body will be better… so I tapped one babe like "Hun can you take a pic of us" she's looked at me like , Who's this??.
Guys it was Tiwa savage.
She was asked if Tiwa Savage took her the picture, she replied No.
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About Nathalie
Nathalie Bajinya, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and today a proud citizen of the United States, designs unique African and classic international styles of dresses, sportswear, and accessories, all custom, hand-made using high quality materials individually selected for each piece. All of the items in the Bajinya line are made in her Shop in Lakewood, Washington. The designs are appealing to women and men who want unique styles that differentiate them from their peers wearing the mass produced "mall" clothes.
Nathalie was fascinated by clothing and design from an early age. She was taught to sew while living in an orphanage in Kenya. The nuns that ran the orphanage could not afford to send the children to school, but they could give them the gift of a skilled trade. Today Nathalie translates her sewing and design skills into the creation of one of a kind garments and accessories. Customers provide their key measurements to ensure a perfectly fitting garment. It is Nathalie's philosophy that body image is best represented by an individual's personality and their personal attitude about their health and fitness. As a result her clothing and accessories are designed to accent an individual's unique self – All Shapes. All Sizes. All Beautiful.
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If you're the soccer participant, it is great to become distinctive to be able to distinguish your self in the other people. Probably the most efficient methods for providing your self a distinctive appear about the area is actually through designing your own shoes. You will find 2 ways that you can do this particular: on the internet as well as traditional.
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An additional method of designing your own soccer footwear is actually through changing the actual studs about the footwear. Even though, numerous footwear include molded-in studs, top end footwear include detachable studs. If you're able to take away the studs, you should look at getting rid of as well as changing all of them along with those that you prefer.
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Bible Commentaries
Adam Clarke Commentary
Nehemiah 7
Nehemiah makes use of proper precautions in guarding the city gates, Nehemiah 7:1-4. He proposes to reckon the people according to their genealogies; and finds a register of those who came out of Babylon, with Zerubbabel, Nehemiah 7:5-7. A transcript of the register, vv. 8-60. Account of those who came from other provinces; and of priests who, because they could not show their register, were put away from the priesthood as polluted, Nehemiah 7:61-65. The sum total of the congregation: of their men-servants and maid-servants; singing men and women; horses, mules, camels, and asses, Nehemiah 7:66-69. The sums given by different persons for the work, Nehemiah 7:70-72. All betake themselves to their several cities, Nehemiah 7:73.
Verse 2
My brother Hanani - This was the person who gave Nehemiah the account of the desolate state of the Jews, Nehemiah 1:2. He is now made ruler of Jerusalem, probably because Nehemiah was about to return to the Persian court. And he found this man to be one in whom he could trust:
Verse 3
Until the sun be hot - The meaning of this is, the gates were not to be opened before sunrise, and always shut at sunset. This is the custom to the present day in many of the cities of the East if a traveler arrives after sunset, he finds the gates shut; and on no consideration will they open them till the next morning, so that those who come late are obliged to lodge in the plain, or under the walls.
Every one - over against his house - Each was obliged to guard that part of the wall that was opposite to his own dwelling.
Verse 4
The houses were not builded - The city was not yet rebuilt, only a row of houses in the inside of the wall all round.
Verse 5
God put into mine heart - With this good man every good thing was of God. If he purposed any good, it was because God put it into his heart; if he did any good, it was because the good hand of his God was upon him; if he expected any good, it was because he earnestly prayed God to remember him for good. Thus, in all his ways he acknowledged God, and God directed all his steps.
Verse 7
Who came with Zerubbabel - The register which he found was that of the persons only who came long before Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Joshua the son of Josedek, which register could not answer in every respect to the state of the people then. Several persons and families were no doubt dead, and others had arrived since. Nehemiah probably altered it only in such parts, leaving the body of it as it was before; and this will account for the difference between it and the register that is found in Ezra, chap. 2.
Verse 8
The children of Parosh - As this chapter is almost entirely the same with the second chapter of the book of Ezra, it is not necessary to add any thing to what is said there; and to that chapter, and the accompanying notes, the reader is requested to refer.
Verse 19
The children of Bigval, two thousand threescore and seven - Some MSS. read two thousand and sixty-six, as in Ezra 2:14.
Verse 33
The men of the other Nebo - The word other is not in the parallel place, Ezra 2:29, and is wanting in many of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. This Nebo is supposed to be the same as Nob or Nobah, in the tribe of Benjamin.
Verse 68
Their horses, etc. - The whole of this verse is wanting in fifty of Kennicott's MSS., and in twenty-nine of those of De Rossi, in the edition of Rab. Chayim, 1525, in the Roman Edit. of the Septuagint; also in the Syriac and in the Arabic. It should however be observed, that the Arabic omits the whole list, having nothing of the chapter but the first five verses. The whole is found in the parallel place, Ezra 2:66. Calmet's note on this passage is incorrect.
Verse 69
Their camels, four hundred thirty and five - After this verse St.
Jerome has inserted the following words in the Vulgate: -
Hucusque refertur quid in commentario scriptum fuerit; exin Nehemiae historia texitur.
"Thus far do the words extend which were written in the register; what follows belongs to the history of Nehemiah."
But this addition is not found either in the Hebrew or any of the ancient versions. It is wanting also in the Complutum and Paris Polyglots, but is in the Editio Prima of the Vulgate.
Verse 70
The Tirshatha gave - The Septuagint, particularly the copy in the Codex Alexandrinus, intimates that this sum was given to the Tirshatha, or Nehemiah: Και τῳ Αθερσαθᾳ εδωκαν εις θησαυρον, And to the Athersatha they gave for the treasure, etc.
For the meaning of the word Tirshatha, see on Ezra 2:63; (note).
Verse 71
Two thousand and two hundred pounds - The Septuagint has two thousand Three hundred minae of silver.
Verse 73
All Israel, dwelt in their cities - It was in reference to this particularly that the public registers were examined; for by them they found the different families, and consequently the cities, villages, etc., which belonged to them, according to the ancient division of the lands. It seems that the examination of the registers occupied about a month; for as soon as the walls were finished, which was in the sixth month, (Elul), Nehemiah 6:15, Nehemiah instituted the examination mentioned in this chapter, Nehemiah 7:5; and by the concluding verse we find that the different families had got into their paternal cities in the seventh month, Tisri, answering to a part of our September and October. Thus the register determined every thing: there was no room for complaint, and none to accuse the governor of partiality.
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For sure you haven't left home for a vacation without your kids because it gives us the feeling of guilt that we are leaving them while we have fun. Every parent feels that way but you also need to think that we actually need time for ourselves. Sometimes you have to ask yourself about when was the last time you had a "me time" or the last time you went out on a date with your husband.
If your answer is eons of years ago, then it is time that you restore your relationship with yourself or spend time with hubby alone. But you will ask, how about the kids? We will give you tips on how you can enjoy your vacation without feeling guilty that you have left the kids behind.
1. Leave them to someone you can trust.
Of course, you have to leave the kids to someone you can trust. Most of the time, that would be your parents or maybe a close friend or a relative. Choose a person whom your kids are comfortable to be with. If you leave them to someone who can be trusted, then you will not be worrying much about them. Anyway, you'll be way for just a few days.
2. Explain why the kids can't come.
Instead of keeping it a secret, tell your kids everything about the trip. Inform them where you are going, who is with you and what you will do. Explain to them well why they cannot come and why you need to spend time alone with Daddy or some friends. For sure they will be able to understand if you explain it well.
3. Plan activities for the kids.
Before you leave the kids, see to it that you have some planned activities for them to do so that they will not feel bored while you are away. You can even buy them a new toy or some activity books and new movies to watch. Don't forget to leave money to your parents so they can go out to the park or to the mall during weekends. This way, you are assured that your kids are also having fun at home.
4. Buy them surprises.
While you are away, do not forget to buy some pasalubong for your children. Choose something that they will be very excited to receive. Also, get a souvenir item from the place you visited so they will know where you came from, then tell them a story about it. This way, they will know that you were thinking of them while you are away.
5. Spend quality time with them when you return.
When you come back from the vacation, make sure to spend time with them. You can take them out for dinner or you can schedule a day at the park or at any place they want. This will make them feel that you missed them and that they are really special for you.
It doesn't mean that you don't love your kids just because you traveled without them. Sometimes you really need to leave them at home to give yourself a break. And if you feel worried, just call your parents and talk to the children from time to time. At least, you are updated on what they are doing. So i f you are hesitant to travel without your children, like to think again and consider the points we have mentioned above.