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Completing the UT Undergraduate ApplicationThe following section is designed to help you understand the application and provide additional information regarding some of the questions. Please use it as a quick reference as you complete the application. The number(s) in parentheses indicates the application question(s) explained in the passage. All of this information is used, upon enrollment, as part of your permanent student record. When you are ready to apply, click here.
Section 1
(1) Sometimes students have had a different last name at some point in their lives. UT needs this information when processing admission materials, such as transcripts, in order to match them to the name(s) on the application.
(7) If you are not a citizen of the United States but are a permanent resident, you must submit a copy of your alien registration card (green card), front and back, and indicate your resident number and country of citizenship. If you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you need to apply through International Admission, Rocket Hall Room 1300. You can contact this office at 419.530.8888.
Section 2
(12-15) Residents of Ohio for the 12 months immediately preceding enrollment are eligible to pay in-state tuition and fees. In addition, any residents of Monroe County, Michigan for the 12 months immediately preceding enrollment are eligible to pay Ohio-resident tuition rates. These questions must be answered in order to process your application.
The following situations would also qualify a student not meeting the above statement to be considered in-state. However, special documentation is necessary and can be sent at the time of application. Note: All references below to Ohio are interchangeable with Monroe County, Michigan.
Rule C-1: He or she is the dependent of a parent who has resided in Ohio for the past 12 months and has paid Ohio income tax.
Documentation needed:
- Original signed letter on company letterhead from Ohio parent's employer indicating the effective date of employment and that the parent is still currently employed and having Ohio taxes withheld.
- Copy of a lease agreement or the first page of an official document showing the parent owns a home in Ohio.
- Copy of parent's federal and Ohio tax returns.
- Copy of parent's Ohio driver's license or state of Ohio I.D.
Rule C-3: He or she is the dependent of a parent or legal guardian or is the spouse of someone who accepted full-time employment in Ohio and established domicile in Ohio as of the first day of the term.
Documentation needed:
- Original signed letter on company letterhead from the employer stating that the parent or spouse is currently employed full-time in Ohio, the effective date of employment, the base salary amount and that Ohio taxes are being withheld.
- Copy of a lease agreement or the first page of an official document showing that the parent or spouse owns a home in Ohio.
- For dependent students, copy of parent's federal and Ohio tax returns to confirm student's dependent status.
Exception E-1: He or she is full- or part-time employed and is self supporting on Ohio taxable funds from employment (not including additional aid or source of income that may be received) and will be attending on a part-time basis through the 12-month period.
Documentation needed:
- Original signed letter on company letterhead from employer stating effective date of employment; that he/she is currently employed; number of hours worked per week; base salary amount (annual or weekly salary) and that Ohio taxes are being withheld
- Copy of a lease agreement or the first page of an official document showing that he/she owns a home in Ohio.
- Most recent pay stub showing Ohio taxable earnings year-to-date.
Exception E-2: A person who enters and remains on active duty status in the U.S. military service while a resident of Ohio for all other legal purposes and his/her dependents shall be considered Ohio residents, as long as Ohio remains the state of such person's domicile.
Documentation needed:
- A copy of his/her current military orders, if on active duty, or discharge papers indicating that Ohio is the state of record.
Exception E-3: A person who is on active duty status in the U.S. military service and stationed and resides in Ohio and his or her dependents shall be considered residents of Ohio.
Documentation needed:
- A copy of his/her current military orders, if on active duty, or discharge papers indicating that Ohio is the state of record.
Please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at 800.5TOLEDO or 419.530.8888 if you have additional questions.
Section 3
(16) Be sure to review the academic requirements of your preferred major. Select from the list of majors and write your three to five character code in the boxes, using one character per box. If you are unsure about your major but have a preferred college, use the undecided code within that college. If you are unsure about your major and college, use the Quest code.
Section 4
(21-25) Students who have taken college course work while in high school through Ohio's post-secondary enrollment options program or other concurrent enrollment programs must indicate this in question 21 and must also indicate the college(s) attended, dates of attendance and credit attempted in questions 22 and 23. Transfer students must also fill out questions 22 and 23. All regionally accredited colleges/universities attended must be listed. If you have been suspended or dismissed from another college or university, this must be indicated in question 24 and 25.
Statement of Integrity and Academic Honesty
Sign and date your application! It cannot be processed if it is not complete with your signature. Mail it to:
The University of Toledo
Mail Stop 338
Office of Undergraduate Admission
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Coolink Corator DS Review
When it comes down to it, we are all enthusiasts in one way or another. We all want to get the highest performance and clock speeds from the hardware we have at the lowest possible temperatures. This is something the stock cooling solution will rarely allow (the Intel 980x stock cooling solution not withstanding). There reaches a point where the temperatures of the CPU reach a level you are not comfortable with and that time brings with it the realization that you need to do something about the cooling solution. There are a myriad of heatsinks on the market, from mild to wild, that run the gamut from a simple upgrade, to a full on refrigeration system in a case. Somewhere in the middle, is usually the solution for the masses.
That brings us to today with the Corator DS from Coolink. Never heard of them? They are the retail arm of Kolink that is involved with the R&D work with Noctua, so the technology behind the brand is solid. This heatsink is a dual tower design that uses Gapless Direct Touch technology with four large 8mm heat-pipes carrying the load to the aluminum fins. I am curious as to how this design will compare with some of the other high-end cooling solutions on the market and more specifically the king of the hill NH-D14 from Noctua. Let's move on a dig into the Coolink Corator DS.
Closer Look:
The Corator DS from Coolink comes packaged much like many heatsinks on the market. The box contains a wealth of information on all four sides much the way its sister company Noctua does. The front panel shows a picture of the Corator DS. The right side gets into detail on the features of the Corator including the dual fin stacks, Gapless Direct Touch technology and the SecuFirm2 mounting hardware. The rear panel shows detail shots of the Corator while the left side lists the specifications and contains a few technical drawings.
Opening the packaging you get a surprise of inner boxes housing the accessories and the Corator DS cooler itself. Once you break through all of the layers, you are presented with the cooler and the items needed for installation and operation. Included with the Coolink Corator DS are the mounting brackets, thermal grease, case badge, instructions, and a fan to provide the cooling airflow to keep your components as cool as possible. If the mounting hardware looks vaguely familiar, it should, as it is Noctua's SecuFirm2 mounting system.
To facilitate mounting the Corator DS onto the motherboard of your choosing, Coolink has included Noctua's SecuFirm2 mounting hardware as well as detailed instructions on how to complete the installation. You get hardware for both AMD and Intel with compatibility for sockets 775,1156 and 1366 on the Intel side and AM3, AM2, AM2+ on the AMD side of the fence. This heatsink is a bolt-in design, so if you already have your system installed, you will need to remove it to install the Corator DS.
To mount the AMD hardware you just have to unscrew the existing bracket on the motherboard and screw in the hardware. The Intel mounting is a little more complex, but with the assembled shot it won't be that difficult to install. The rear bracket for the Intel installations is a universal bracket with mounting holes for socket 775,1156 and 1366. You just have to insert the bolt into the correct set of holes. The bracket is insulated on the contact surface to prevent any short circuits and provides the correct stand-off spacing from the board, so you don't tweak the board out of shape.
With just a preliminary look at the Corator DS and its bundle of accessories, it may well provide some competition to the NH-D14 based on its construction alone.

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As he sat at the varsity baseball diamond at Gartner Park on Wednesday afternoon, Sterling graduate Tanner Morse was exactly where his baseball coach had told him he might be 3 months earlier.
At the start of the season, Golden Warriors coach Robbie Minor – SVM's 2003 player of the year – told his standout shortstop/pitcher that he, too, could earn the award if Morse had the season he knew Morse was capable of.
"There was no pressure or anything," Morse recalled. "He just told me that I can put up the numbers to potentially be player of the year, and it got the idea in my head and pushed me throughout the year."
Despite a slow start, and thanks to the support of his coaches and teammates, Morse did indeed fulfill Minor's prediction. After leading his team in 13 offensive and six pitching categories, Tanner Morse is the 2013 SVM player of the year.
It wasn't the smoothest road. Through the first 15 games, Morse was toiling through an extended slump that threatened to derail his senior season before it even began.
But after a string of nearly 20 at-bats without a hit, when Morse admittedly thought, "Maybe this isn't going to happen," Minor pulled Morse aside and offered some simple words of encouragement.
"He just told me to relax and stop pressing," Morse said. "My advantage is that I'm always the mental thinker out on the field – but sometimes, I think too much, and it gets me in trouble.
"My coaches and teammates really picked me up, we had other guys stepping up and taking the offensive pressure off me, and I worked myself out of it."
Minor realized that Morse had the knowledge and tools as a 4-year varsity player to get out of the funk.
Once Morse started letting the game come to him instead of trying to force things, the turnaround was rapid and thorough. Morse went from a .270 batting average to a team-high .449 by the end of the year, and also led the way in on-base percentage (.556), slugging percentage (.654), runs scored (46), hits (48), doubles (13) and stolen bases (31).
Minor wasn't the only one who had complete faith in Morse. While he stayed patient with his best player, Morse's teammates were just as supportive.
"We knew he was going to come around," outfielder/pitcher Logan Rippy said. "He's always been the most reliable hitter I've played with, and we knew we could count on him. You can't ask for a better leader, and he gave us exactly what you need and want out of a captain. He stayed positive, stayed persistent, and broke out and had a great year."
"A lot of us look up to him and want to be like him," catcher David Gottemoller added, "because he sets such a great tone on and off the field. He always holds himself to a higher standard than everyone else, takes everything to heart. Even if no one's checking on him, you know he's putting in the time and hard work to help the team."
Morse credits the support system amongst his peers as being instrumental in his turnaround. With fellow 3-year varsity players Gottemoller, Rippy, Zach Rehmert and Kaleb Francque helping to pick up the slack, Morse rallied and found his rhythm.
That group formed a strong core of leaders who helped the Warriors (14-19) through thick and thin. Winning streaks of four and five games were intermingled with some tough losses, though Morse said those down moments helped provide him with memories that will last forever.
"When you go through a rough patch, or come off a tough loss, everybody's down together," Morse explained. "When that happens, it helps you build back up together, provides that kind of family aspect of baseball. We all really learned to trust each other over the past few years, and that's what sticks with you when it's all over."
Baseball and family have always been synonymous for Morse. Growing up, he remembers constantly asking his dad, Dustin, to play catch in the backyard, and his mom, Stacey, would frequently tell the story that Tanner's first word was "ball."
With two younger brothers, Turner and Trey, also in love with the game, it's no surprise that baseball was the way the Morse family bonded.
"It's almost like we're a baseball family," Tanner said, "and that's really how the game grew on me."
Travel ball also provided a family-type atmosphere. Morse played between 60 and 70 games every summer for the Quad Cities Hitmen, and a lot of those weekends saw him staying at teammates' houses so his folks wouldn't have to drive back and forth as often.
Morse, who still stays in touch with many of his former Quad Cities teammates, says that's when he really learned the game. The team mentality was instilled at an early age, as was the thirst for more and more knowledge.
The mental aspect of the game, the right attitude and the desire to be around baseball 24/7/365 is one of the things that stands out most with Morse. It also prompted his coach of the past two seasons to pay him the ultimate compliment.
"He's very comparable, with very similar characteristics to myself," said Minor, a Rock Falls standout who played for 4 years at Evansville before spending a few seasons in the minor leagues. "He's very intelligent on and off the field, and he's at his best when he stays within himself. He loves to jump-start his team by doing the little things, and he set the mold as far as what we wanted from these guys."
Morse started his varsity career as a freshman, coming up for the first time in a Dixon-Sterling-Rock Falls triangular. He remembers getting a hit off Jake Junis in his first at-bat, then Junis striking him out the next time.
His coach the first two seasons was Darwin Nettleton, a knowledgeable baseball guy with a lower-key approach and respect for his players and how hard they worked. Before Morse's junior year, Minor took over the program and brought with him a more intense brand of baseball.
Morse believes that ratcheting up of intensity was perfect for his career. After not feeling too much pressure as a freshman and sophomore, he was ready to take the reins as a leader in a more fervent atmosphere as an upperclassman.
He believes that experience will serve him well the next 4 years at the Naval Academy, where Morse is strongly considering walking on the baseball team. He's hoping to major in aerospace engineering, with an eye toward becoming a pilot.
He credits both coaches with helping him realize his love for structure and discipline. And he'll never forget that baseball is where it all began.
"Baseball plays right into that," Morse said eagerly. "I love practices that are laid out, planned; you know, do this, do that. It's the little things – technique, form, conditioning – that I love, especially when things are broken down, and that's what a lot of baseball is.
"If it's just kind of 'do your own thing,' that's when I get lost. Give me stations to work on all the various little pieces of the game; I love that type of thing."
Sitting at the diamond where his high-school baseball career unfolded, Morse once again focuses on the conversation he felt set the tone for his final season. While his personal highlight reel includes that hit off Junis and his lone varsity home run, on the first pitch of the first game against Dixon this past spring, it was Minor's frank talk back in March that Morse feels set him on the path which ultimately led to his senior-season success.
"It's a little weird sitting here doing this interview, but not quite as surreal as it may have seemed before Robbie put the idea in my mind," Morse said. "I knew what I was capable of, it's just whether I did it or not. His belief in me was a big help all season."
While Minor is proud to have influenced Morse both on and off the field, he says he deserves little credit for what transpired. Instead, he doles out the praise for a kid he wishes he could coach every year.
"Tanner was always one of the hardest working kids in our program, and he deserves everything he got," Minor said. "His numbers, his attitude, the respect of his teammates and coaches and opponents … those things speak for themselves. Every coach would love to have a Tanner Morse on their team."
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Family: Parents Dustin & Stacey, brothers Turner (freshman-to-be) & Trey (8th grader-to-be)
High school: Sterling (class of 2013)
Sports: Baseball, football, swimming & diving
2013 baseball stats: .449 BA*, .556 OBP*, .654 SLG*, 1.211 OPS*, 46 R*, 20 RBI**, 48 H*, 13 2B*, 3 3B**, 1 HR*, 31 SB*, 6 SO*, 23 BB*, 3 HBP*, 70 total bases*; 6*-4, 2.42 ERA*, 59 2/3 IP*, 60 SO*, 18 BB, 50 H, 28 R, 16 ER, 2 HR, 9 starts*, 3 complete games*, 253 BF*, 9 errors (* – led team; ** – 2nd on team)
College: Naval Academy
Future major: Aerospace engineering
SVM player of the year
2013 – Tanner Morse, Sterling sr. P/SS
2012 – Brett Chappell, RF sr. P/SS
2011 – Eann Cox, E-P sr. P/3B & Jake Junis, RF sr. P/SS
2010 – Kyle Dermody, Morrison sr. P/OF
2009 – Kyle Dermody, Morrison jr. P/OF
2008 – Jarred Hippen, RF sr. P/1B
2007 – Seth Blair, RF sr. P/SS
2006 – Seth Blair, RF jr. P/SS
2005 – Seth Blair, RF so. P/SS
2004 – Ben Sondgeroth, RF sr. C
2003 – Robbie Minor, RF sr. P/SS
2002 – Ben Abbott, Fulton sr.


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This 4th of July, IrishCentral celebrates the Scots-Irish who fought valiantly with General Washington to win the War of Independence.
The independence celebrated on July 4th was fought for by many brave men who paid the ultimate price, so that Americans could enjoy all the privileges and freedom that come with it.
The Scots-Irish immigrants of the 18th century played a key role in the development of the country. There were the ones who cleared the forest, built communities on the frontiers and made lives for themselves in a pioneering fashion.
When the American Revolution broke out, both Scots-Irish and Irish Catholics could be found in every contingent of Washington's army.
According to James O'Boyle's "Life of George Washington," one of the most daring group of soldiers during the Revolutionary War was led by two Irishmen named Francis Marion and Andrew Pickens.
These same men, most of whom were Irish, later became the pioneers that would venture outside America's colonies and head west.
The Scots-Irish from Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania were particularly prominent among the ranks of American soldiers who took on, and ultimately prevailed against, the British.
They grew to love the country they had left the north of Ireland for, and it was an affection that would see them bear arms in a bid to gain independence.
Their efforts did not go unnoticed either. When things weren't looking great for General Washington, he came out with a gem of a quote that showed the pride and trust he had in these sturdy men.
"If defeated everywhere else, I will make my stand for liberty, among the Scots-Irish in my native Virginia."
But defeat was not something they had to worry about, and Washington would lead his Army to victory and becomes the country's first President. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Happy 4th of July!


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Nicole Wicks is a loyalty marketing expert and president of ReferNow.com, a Web-based marketing tool for companies of any size to create and manage customer loyalty and referral programs. She can be reached at www.refernow.com.
Everyone knows the best way to drop that spare tire is by exercising and eating right. If the idea is so simple and so obvious, then why doesn't everyone have glorious buns of steel?
It's the same for marketing and sales. The best source of new business is your active membership base. Everyone knows referrals cost less than traditional advertising. Everyone knows referrals walk in the door knowing who you are and what you have to offer because they have a recommendation from someone they know and trust. More often than not, they are ready to buy. So why aren't you getting more referrals?
The answer is human nature. There is a big difference between knowing something and doing something. Exercise and eating right requires change and hard work. When the alarm goes off at 5 a.m., my instinct is to hit the snooze button and go back to sleep—not get up and go running. The same goes with asking for referrals. Asking for referrals is awkward. It is hard. It requires change. It requires work.
When it comes to asking for referrals, many organizations fall prey to human nature and, as a result, don't give referral programs the attention they deserve.
Here are seven tips that will help you quickly get new members:
1. Look at what the experts are doing and copy them. The best referral programs get their current members to walk in new prospects by giving incentives and "thank you" rewards. For example, you can give your members an exclusive discount that they can pass on to their friends. When the friend becomes a member, you then give the person who referred them a thank you gift, such as a gift card, one month's membership dues waived, etc. And you get a new member. Everyone wins.
2. Don't stop at one referral. Encourage your members to continue referring everyone they know to your gym. Make it fun. Visibly and publicly reward the people who send you the most referrals. For each additional friend that signs up, escalate the quality of the rewards your member receives.
3. A cardboard sign by the door is not a referral program. You walk into a club and see a hand-made sign that offers a free drink at the juice bar for referring a friend. This is an afterthought, not a referral program. If you care enough to ask for a referral, spend the $25 on a sign at the local print shop to do it right.
4. Tell your members. To kick-start your referral campaign, you're going to have to jump onboard completely. That means telling your members about your referral program again and again. The only way your members can participate in your referral program is if they know you have a referral program. Send a letter, an e-mail or both to announce your new fun referral program. Customize your e-mail signature to include a link to your referral campaign. Include your referral program in your direct mail and your monthly newsletter. Put a link on your Web site, too.
5. Train your staff to think about referrals. Lots of companies have informal referral programs, but few take the time to train their employees to use proven referral techniques. The people that carry your torch, the people that carry your brand out to the rest of the world are your current member base and your employees, so treat them well. Every company should have a program or a system in place to reward the people that are telling the world about you.
6. Walk in your customer's shoes. Your members don't spend their days and nights thinking about your bottom line, so it's okay to ask for referrals and not feel awkward about it. As your product adds value to the member, the number of referrals you receive will increase.
7. Ask more than once. When a new member signs up, tell them about your referral program. Create a visible sign that reminds your members that you have a referral program. Send an e-mail or letter every quarter as a reminder that you have a great referral program. Each conversation you have about your referral program increases your chance to get more referrals.


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The bag was strong, sturdy and perfect for her commute. People loved the bag so much they started requesting one of their own.
Since then, Vaya Bags has expanded the collection to include purses, laptop cases and book bags, as well as other accessories such as panniers, belts, wallets, cell phone holders and handle bar bags for bikes.
Meilinger and two others make the bags by hand.
"They're each individually handmade," Meilinger said. "We make everything at our store in Ridgewood."
Meilinger uses recycled products, such as bike tubes and old canvas, to craft the the bags.
The bags take two to four hours to make, and according to Meilinger the best part about Vaya Bags is getting to create a product from scratch.
"I love the creativity," she said.
Vaya Bags can be bought pre-made or Meilinger can make a bag personally for the customer.
"We do a lot of unique custom things here," she said.
In addition to being eco-friendly, Vaya Bags also tries to stay active in the local community by promoting other local businesses, sponsoring community events, and donating to the local YMCA.
"We're a company with a lot of ethics," Meilinger said. "It just really feels like a community."


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Top Art Teacher Blogs, Northeast Region
Around the world, children are attending schools, opening books in order to open their minds. Learning not only quenches the mind of its thirst for knowledge, but it is the quintescential building block for advancement throughout life. And at the center of this important activity are teachers. They are the facilitators to help the world's children thrive. Yet, this underappreciated task goes unnoticed more often than not. Well, we here at Teacher Salary Info are taking charge by recognizing our teachers and the amazing job they do. With the advancements of education into the technology age, more and more teachers are taking their classrooms to the virtual realm. Teachers are now maintaining blogs not only for class discussions, but using the internet as a tool for homework, tests, and announcements. And so we present to you our award winning blogs that each have a unique perspective to give on education, and take the utmost care in ensuring that their children they teach excel in the world of academia.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 11th Jun 2013 08:10 UTC
Sony just won the console war for this generation. Not only is the PS4 going to be cheaper, Sony's CEO gloated on stage last night at E3 with the biggest possible grin as he detailed that all that nonsensical DRM crap that Microsoft is pulling, like blocking used games sales and stuff like that? Yeah, Sony's PS4 will have none of that. Sony even made an instructional video to explain how sharing games works.
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RE[3]: To be honest
by moondevil on Thu 13th Jun 2013 07:05 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: To be honest"
From Sony itself,
PSGL != OpenGL, rather OpenGL ES 1.0 + Cg + Sony extensions
Libgcm and Geman advised as the libraries to use when you want graphics performance.
Check the opinion of Sandstorm games on Libgcm vs PSGL.
It is a urban legend in the open source community that all game consoles other than Microsoft's support pure desktop OpenGL.
If Apple didn't went for OpenGL ES on iPhones, rather using their own API, probably the mobile situation would be quite different.


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It's often hard to spot the teacher in a Montessori classroom. She may be sitting with a preschooler next to a floor mat, arranging colored rectangles from darkest to lightest, or intently observing as a handful of elementary students dissect a leaf.
She won't be presenting information for rote learning. Rather, she'll be demonstrating specially designed learning materials that serve as a springboard for investigation and discovery. At the heart of the Montessori Method is the concept that mastery is best achieved through exploration, imitation, repetition, and trial and error.
The teacher thoughtfully prepares a classroom environment with materials and activities that meet his students' unique interests, academic level, and developmental needs. These he introduces to each child sequentially, laying the foundation for independent learning.
Always, the teacher is aware of each student's progress as she works toward mastering the particular concept or skill. He knows when to step in to offer special guidance, and when to challenge a student with the next step in a learning sequence.
Montessori education addresses the whole child: his physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth. As well as helping each child become an independent learner, the teacher helps turn his attention outward, fostering community, collaboration, and respect for the dignity of others.
Teachers educated in the Montessori Method bring distinctive skills to the task. Their quiet orchestrations lead to magical moments as young children exclaim "I learned it myself!"—and older students think it.
Called a "directress" by Montessori Method founder Dr. Maria Montessori (back in the day when teachers were mostly women!), and sometimes known as a "guide," the Montessori teacher plays many roles as she directs, or guides, her students.
Skilled Observer: Through careful observation, the Montessori teacher comes to know each student's interests, learning style, and temperament. He understands the student's developmental needs, and is receptive to her "sensitive periods," when she is most ready to learn a new concept or skill.
With this information the teacher chooses materials and lessons that will capture the student's attention and entice her to learn. When he observes that the student has mastered a concept or skill, he introduces new lessons that become increasingly complex and abstract.
Creative Facilitator: The teacher serves as a resource as students go about their work. She offers encouragement, shares their triumphs, and steers them to greater understanding.
She helps them advance through the curriculum as they master new skills, so they are continually challenged and eager to learn.
As students progress, the teacher modifies the classroom environment, adjusting the learning materials to meet the students' changing needs.
Character Builder: A Montessori class is a close-knit community, fertile ground for nurturing the qualities that help children and youth become citizens of the world and stewards of the planet.
By his own behavior and attitudes, the teacher models values such as empathy, compassion, and acceptance of individual differences. He encourages the students to be courteous and kind. And he brings students together in collaborative activities to foster teamwork, responsibility, self-discipline, and respect.
The Montessori classroom is a place of discovery, often as much for the teacher as for her students. It's not hard to imagine how, in the spirit of inquiry, the curriculum sometimes takes an unexpected turn. For Montessori teachers, that's part of the pleasure.
Like their students, Montessori teachers delight in the challenge of new ideas and experiences; they are enthusiastic learners with a passion for life.
In the course of helping children become lifelong learners, Montessori teachers enjoy a personal journey of continued discovery and growth.
To learn about becoming a Montessori teacher, please visit our Teacher Resources Web page.
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Santa Cruz native and current Newport Beach resident John Mel won the boys 14-and-under division in the Surfing America Prime West contest at Upper Trestles over the weekend, the Orange County Register reported.
Mel, son of big-wave surfer Peter Mel, beat Ventura's Eithan Osborne, Pacific Beach's Ryland Rubens, and Venice Beach's Noah Hill in the final heat, according to results posted on the OCR website. The OCR also has a photo gallery up of the contest.


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Kennesaw State's Keri McKee is second in the conference in hitting with a .401 average and Jennifer Nolan is sixth batting .359.
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Another issue with very "few" categories is that to get there you have to axe a lot of categories and everyone expects us to keep all the categories "they like" and axe all the categories "they don't like." So for example, people who don't like drama want it axed because it's a "catch-all" category while fans of drama want everything else axed because "clearly drama is the better category." Basically it's all a bunch of "I want fewer categories for the shows I don't watch" a lot of the time. We actually try to be useful with the contest. So unlike other awards we do take into account if there is a following for that category so that we may pass down useful information (ie. shows you might like, that you might have missed) though the collective effort of the awards. Basically, we favor practical categories (ie. genres, key selling points, etc), over more random "quality" categories such as "makeup and hairstyling" or "sound editing" you see in the academy awards for example (not that we don't have those too), even if they might seems a little smaller compared to other categories in the same group.
But I digress. Going back to the magic number, while the upper limit is currently 25, if it makes sense we may remove categories and have less then 25 for a given year (the limit is only a maximum). There was talk about not having certain genre's participate if they didn't meet a certain number of shows but sadly it never came to fruition. Listing which categories you think should be removed and why is better then asking us to "magically make it so there's fewer categories, but more for me." Obviously we can't guarantee just because you asked we'll do it since we have to evaluate the consequences and if your point of view isn't simply self serving (see previous paragraph), but we will take it into consideration.
We'll also take into the idea of making the contest more "pick the categories you would like to vote in" more common sense next year.
|2013-02-17, 15:15
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felix, I think you might be misreading me here.
I'm not saying I necessarily want less categories than what we have right now. I'm saying that this is enough; the current number is probably fine. The upper limit of 25 sounds good to me. 25 is the upper limit of my own "sweet spot" conception (I recognize that Reckoner would likely put it significantly lower).
Also, I was mostly aiming to explain why certain category ideas (such as divorcing OPs and EDs into two categories) don't always get adopted, even if they may seem like good ideas. It's often because we have to keep the bigger picture of total number of categories in mind, and strive to avoid bloating.
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That's what... one award for every five series released in the year ? 20 % of everything ever released deserve a "best of the year" medal ?
I would say that anything more than 5 to 10 categories is too many.
In this particular case, I guess many people simply wanted to be sure to see their pet category to be included, which mean a bloated amount in the end.
Another reason, perhaps even stronger, is that I suppose many people looked at the categories while thinking at their overall anime experience, and didn't fully take into consideration that it's a YEARLY award, which deals with much less series.
For example, "sport series" are sure a big category if you look at the global anime database, and would be fully deserved.
But how many of these is there each year ? Hardly more than five I'd say, and that means basically every single one is nominated, which doesn't make a lot of sense.
As such, for a rather frequent even like this one, I think a LOT of consolidation, in order to keep only the most general overall categories, would be better.
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To achieve 5-10 awards you'd have to gut all the genres, and character related ones to even come close to that. With to me not having any awards for any genres completely defeats the purpose of it.
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I'd like to know which categories should be struck.
Also, I don't see why this format isn't convenient. It's mostly copy and paste and any "trash" categories can be abstained anyways.
We should just put a giant banner as an announcement.
But it's not like it matters. Fate/Zero's going to dominate anyways. :3
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At this point it's less about "award given to the best anime of the year" and more "listing of all the decent animes of the year" - or, even worse, "let's repeat the same five animes over ten categories", and that's sadly barely an exageration.
I think a short but deep list is much more interesting and meaningful than a long but shallow one. 10 podiums with one gold, one silver and one bronze medals over which 15 to 20 animes fight, are much better than 25 gold medals over which 4 anime fight.
Also, again, it's not necessarily about a genre being "not deserving", but also a point of being realist about the amount of shows in a year, and that many otherwise "good" genres simply don't have the year-by-year numbers to offer reasonable choices for an award.
So, well...
I'd say (personal opinion of course) :
Overall "best anime of the year".
Best male character.
Best female character.
Best realization (artwork, animation, etc.).
For the genres, I'm less sure. We'd have to think hard to find big encompassing categories that manage to not overlap too much and to still represent a wide range of anime fairly so that none are left out.
As I said in my previous post, the drawbacks of some "positive buzzwords" are often overlooked, but still have real effects. The main one of "lots of shallow choices" is that it dilute the "meaning"/"worth" of the awards. If you have to abstain in more than a very small minority of cases, you will simply feel it's "not worth it". Few people will feel it satisfactory to vote only for five out of 25 categories, and will simply not bother (or be irritated and purposedly not vote).
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Children are heading back to school and a more-then-fulltime schedule of extra-curricular activities, full work and social calendars often make it a challenge for even married people to schedule a meal together.
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Well, now, that is just about the lamest (and saddest) excuse I've ever heard. As I reminded you all last year at this time, there is always someone to cook for - as a matter of fact, the most important person in life: you.
"It's different for you," people whine accusingly. "You're a professional - and you don't live alone."
Ah. But, I was not always a professional, and even though I don't live alone, there are still times when I am cooking just for myself.
When I was fresh out of graduate school, I was indeed alone and trying to live on an intern architect's pathetic income. Eating out was out of the question, and eating in offered only two options: learn to cook for one or settle for a diet of those frozen so-called "gourmet" single-serving entrees. Learning to cook solo won hands-down.
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• Liquid is mostly a one-to-one division, but a lot can depend on the method and pan size. Always have a little extra on hand just in case. But: when using wine, broth, vinegar or lemon juice, divide it one-to-one, and have water handy in case you need more liquid, so that the flavoring liquid doesn't take over and dominate.
• Sauteing, stir-frying, pan broiling and broiling are all friends of the solo cook: they're easy to cut down. It doesn't take rocket science to figure out how to pan-broil one steak instead of six.
• There are many other dishes that are equally easy if you focus on the technique. A pot roast seems unwieldy for one until you recognize that it's really just braising, so it's a snap to cut a pot roast down to a single braised shoulder steak or chop.
• Some things are more trouble than it's worth to whittle down, like roast chicken or a pot of chili or stew. But these are company food anyway, and fortunately, stew and chili are usually better the next day and therefore make great leftovers, so with a single effort, you've prepared more than one meal. A minimum of planning can make leftovers into a "new" dish such as an individual pot pie, an open-faced hot sandwich, a pasta sauce or crumb-topped gratins.
Batch big prep jobs: Chop onion, carrot and celery in quantity and divide them into smaller portions. They'll keep for several days in the fridge, longer in the freezer. (Though freezing changes their texture, for many soups and stews that won't matter.) Trim large packages of meat and poultry, bag in individual portions and freeze.
Learn what you can't do ahead: minced garlic, herbs and ground spices don't keep well - but they're easily and quickly done in the small quantities you'll need.
Take advantage of what's already done for you: quality jarred marinara (leftovers keep refrigerated for at least a week), paste stock base (keeps indefinitely, refrigerated), trimmed chicken cutlets, wonton wrappers for stuffed pasta, portioned bags of trimmed haricots verts, sugar-snap peas and broccoli (choose those without preservatives).
Supermarket packaging rarely takes single cooks into consideration. When small portions are available, they always cost more. However, large packages aren't cheaper if you can't break them into smaller portions for freezing and end up throwing half of it away, so ask the butcher and produce manager to repackage a smaller portion for you.
Most of the time, a small pan is your best friend, holding single portions snugly and minimizing the surface area that needs lubricating. But don't assume you'll never need a big one. Some things like stir-fries need room to move around and you'll still need a large pot for even small amounts of pasta and for blanching green vegetables.
An 8-or-9-inch pan is perfect for a single omelet, chicken breast cutlet, pork chop or filet steak, but you'll also need at least a 10-inch regular fry pan and 12-inch wok-style pan, not just for stir-fries, but for finishing single portions of pasta.
Looking for more guidance? Email me through my website, damonleefowler.com or find my author's page on Facebook. Or pick up Washington Post food editor Joe Yonan's handsome book, "Serve Yourself: Nightly Adventures in Cooking for One" in softcover from Ten Speed, $22.
Here are a few more classics to add to those that I gave you last year. I've been making these just for myself, for my family, and for company for at least 30 years. There are several techniques given here: two pasta sauces involve different techniques, braising (so easily adapted) and sauteing.
The first "real" Italian food I tasted on its home turf, this has been a staple in my kitchen for more than thirty years. It's a popular dish here in America, but rarely is it really done right. Some recipes contain onion but no garlic, some garlic but no onion, others neither one; this one has both. YOU DO NOT PRECOOK THE EGGS. Serves 4 (1 serving quantities in parentheses)
4 1/4-inch-thick slices pancetta or bacon, cut in ¼-inch dice (1 slice)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 tablespoon)
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced (1/2 small)
2 large or 3 medium cloves garlic, peeled and minced (1 medium clove)
1/2 cup dry white wine (1/4 cup)
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley (2 teaspoons)
12 ounces spaghetti or thin spaghetti (3-4 ounces)
3 large eggs (1 medium egg) at room temperature, outer shell well-washed
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, (2 tablespoons) plus more for serving
1. Make a soffritto as follows: Saute pancetta in butter in heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat until golden. Add onion and saute until golden, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add wine, bring to a boil, and cook until almost evaporated. Add parsley and turn off heat.
2. Bring 4 quarts water to a boil. Add small handful salt, stir, and add spaghetti, stirring to separate strands. Cook until al dente. Meanwhile, beat egg(s) in warm serving bowl until well-mixed and beat in cheese.
3. When pasta is ready, reheat soffritto over low heat; quickly drain spaghetti, reserving a spoonful or 2 of cooking water, and add both to eggs, tossing to coat well. Heat from pasta will safely cook egg(s) and draw it onto surface of pasta. Add spoonful more cooking liquid if too thick. Quickly add soffritto, toss to mix, and serve at once.
Based on the Bolognese classic, pork loin braised in milk, this recipe multiplies as easily as it divides. Serves 4 (1 serving quantities in parentheses)
4 1-inch-thick center-cut pork chops (1 chop)
Salt and whole black pepper in a mill
2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 tablespoon)
About 2 cups whole milk (about 1 cup)
1. Season pork chop(s) well on all sides with salt and pepper. Put butter in a deep, lidded braising pan or skillet that will hold chops in one layer snuggly but without touching. Turn on heat to medium high. When foaming subsides, add chop(s) to pan and brown well, about 4 minutes per side.
2. Slowly add milk until it half covers chop(s): it will boil up an foam. Reduce heat to a slow simmer, loosely cover, and simmer, occasionally turning and basting chop(s), until fork tender, about 1 hour. If milk gets too low, add a little more as needed, pouring directly over chops.
3. When chops are done, milk should be reduced, and coagulated into thick nut-brown sauce. If not, remove chop(s), raise, heat, and cook, stirring constantly, until reduced. Turn off heat, spoon sauce over chop(s), and serve immediately.
The single serving portion makes a quick main dish, and is great as a pasta sauce. Serves 4 (1 serving quantities in parentheses)
4 small zucchini, about 1-1/2 pounds (1 small)
2 tablespoons olive oil (1 tablespoon)
1 thick slice prosciutto or country ham, diced (1 heaped tablespoon)
1 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced (1/2 small)
Salt and whole black pepper in a mill
1 large clove garlic, minced (1 small)
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley (1 teaspoon)
8-10 fresh basil leaves (3-4 small leaves)
1. Scrub zucchini under cold running water, trim stem and blossom ends, and slice 1/4-inch thick. Heat oil and ham in large saute pan over medium heat, stirring, until ham looses raw, red color. Add onion and saute until wilted and beginning to color.
2. Add zucchini, toss well, and saute until tender and beginning to color. Season with salt and pepper and add garlic and parsley. Saute until squash and garlic are golden. Turn off heat, add basil and toss, and serve.
Serves 4 (1 serving quantities in parentheses)
2 dozen littleneck clams, the tiniest you can find (8-12 clams)
1 tablespoon chopped shallots or yellow onion (1 heaped teaspoon)
1/2 cup olive oil (1/4 cup)
1 teaspoon chopped garlic (1/4-1/2 teaspoon)
2 tablespoons chopped parsley (2 teaspoons)
1/2 teaspoon chopped dried hot pepper (Pinch - to taste)
1/4 cup white wine (2 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon butter (2 teaspoons)
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano, (2 teaspoons) plus more, for serving
12 ounces linguine (3-4 ounces, depending on appetite)
1. Wash and scrub clams with stiff brush and put in heavy-bottomed pan with enough water to just cover bottom. Cover and cook over high heat until opened. Shuck and put in bowl. Pour juices from pan over clams, and set aside.
2. Put shallot and oil in small saucepan and saute over medium high heat until translucent. Add garlic and saute until lightly colored. Add parsley and hot pepper and stir, then add wine. Allow the wine to evaporate by half and turn off heat.
3. Bring 4 quarts water to rapid boil. Meanwhile, filter clam juice through a sieve lined with paper towels. Add juice to sauce and boil until reduced by half. Add clams, turn quickly in sauce, and turn off heat. Add butter and cheese and mix. Taste and correct salt. (It may not need any.) Add a little salt and pasta to boiling water, stirring, and cook until al dente. Immediately drain and transfer to a warm bowl. Add sauce, toss well, and serve.


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American firms mainly headed by Irish Americans are snapping up dirt cheap Irish real estate, mostly in Dublin.
The biggest investor has been the Los Angeles based realty company Kennedy Wilson headed by Irish American Chief Executive William McMorrow, reports the Irish Times.
The company has bought the State Street Building in the Dublin docklands for $150 million, the gasworks complex for $52 million and the Clancy Barracks site earlier this week for $100 million.
They have gotten massive discounts on their deals down around 70 per cent in price since the peak of the Celtic Tiger boom.
Meanwhile, New York-based King Street Capital, a hedge fund headed up by Irish American Brian Higgins, paid $90 million for a massive suite of offices at Bishop Square near downtown Dublin .
Higgins was rated 34th in the top 100 hedge fund managers with an income of $100 million. His company specializes in distressed properties.
The New York based Blackstone group has also been very active, snapping up the Burlington Hotel at a 75 per cent discount for $95 million down from the $370 previously paid for it.
"What's interesting is that this is really the first time that there has been serious international buying in the Irish market," Jones Lang Lasalle managing director John Moran told the Irish Times.
"The Irish market traditionally was left to the Irish institutions, developers or property companies, and it is probably the first time we've seen a real significant sea change of ownership in the market."
A large collection of loan portfolios on Irish properties owned by NAMA, the state owned company charged with selling distressed properties, was bought by Starwood Capital for under $250 million down from a Celtic Tiger valuation of $1billion.
There have been no Irish buyers of major property, a fact explained by John Moran, "You get a discount for putting cash on the table now and hope that the market will increase in value or add value through other strategies. That has been the preserve of international buyers, where there has been no domestic involvement."
Industry figures also say a big problem in the property sector is that there isn't enough supply.
"There's very little by way of commercial properties for sale," says DTZ Sherry FitzGerald investments director Michelle Jackson. "There has been about €400 million so far this year in asset sales but we've probably had a multiple of 10 trying to buy that."


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Woman charged with DWI, vehicular manslaughter in collision that killed baby girl
A 24-year-old Town of Brant woman has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving stemming from a crash Tuesday morning on the Cattaraugus Seneca Reservation in Brant that took the life of a 7-month-old Hamburg girl.
Danielle Kellogg was charged after she was treated in Erie County Medical Center and released following the fatal crash of her 2003 Ford Explorer and a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Denise Hine, 31, of Hamburg, with her daughter, Baylee Marie Dion, in an infant carrier in the back seat.
Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard told The Buffalo News the fatal crash occurred at about 9:05 a.m. on Southwestern Boulevard after Kellogg's SUV crossed the center line and went into the eastbound lane, smashing into Hine's vehicle.
The impact split the Grand Am in two and threw the rear of the sedan about 30 feet from the front of the car.
Hine was taken to ECMC by Mercy Flight and was listed in serious condition Tuesday evening.
Howard said Baylee was rushed by a Cattaraugus Indian Reservation Fire Company ambulance to Lake Shore Health Care Center in Irving, where she was pronounced dead.
The sheriff said the crash remains under investigation and additional charges are likely to be lodged against Kellogg.
Investigators said Hine made an unsuccessful attempt to avoid the collision.
Kellogg was ordered held on either $20,000 cash bail or a $200,000 bail bond following her arraignment Tuesday evening before Brant Town Justice Peter F. Gugino.
A felony hearing is scheduled Friday.
Late Tuesday, the family released a brief statement about the infant on behalf of her parents, Scott Dion and Denise Hine:
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DRHOOK- Stroke warning: Spot TIA to avoid what's worse
Stroke of luck. Have you had any lately? I don't know the last time I was affected by a stroke of luck. I golfed my entire childhood and always tried to keep my strokes down, but it seemed it was always the last three holes that destroyed my score. Michael Phelps had amazing strokes at the Beijing Olympics Pool, but his luck ran out when Corn Flakes dropped him as a spokesperson. (Sour milk.)
Are you at risk for a stroke?
Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) can be a big warning sign that a person is going to have a stroke. About 700,000 American die each year from cerebrovascular disease, making it the number-three killer in this country. There are about 240,000 TIAs a year, and one in three of those people will eventually have a full-blown stroke. About 20 percent of folks with a TIA will have a stroke within three months. Eek!
Ischemia means a lack of oxygen to body cells, so a TIA means that part of the brain isn't getting enough blood to feed it oxygen. (I think that happened to me the first time I took my SAT.) If the brain cells don't get enough blood flow, eventually they'll die– i.e. a stroke.
With a TIA, blood flow is restored quickly enough that a full stroke doesn't occur. TIA symptoms last less than 24 hours. Symptoms longer than 24 hours mean a stroke has occurred. (Sorry, Kiefer Sutherland.)
Atherosclerosis means clogged arteries from cholesterol, and the best Liquid Plumber you can have to clean out the arteries is exercise, good diet, no tobacco, blood pressure control, and– if needed– medicines. Just as when you shower and the tub won't drain well, the blood flow to the brain can be slowed with the sludge of atherosclerosis. So if cholesterol plaques become inflamed, or if the blood pressure drops too much, the blood flow to the brain can dry up faster that Bernie Madoff working on bank accounts. There are many more causes of TIA, but I'll have to write a separate article on them.
TIA symptoms are the same as stroke symptoms. Numbness is probably the #1 symptom. Numbness can be parathesias (pins and needle prickling sensation) or no feeling at all. Numbness can be the entire side of the body including the face, or it can be localized to just a finger or just the leg. It depends on what part of the brain is afflicted.
Weakness often accompanies numbness, or it can be the sole symptom. A sense of heaviness in the leg or arm can be from weakness. A facial droop can cause one side of the mouth to sag and drool, and sometimes (rarely) the upper face droops as well.
Cat got your tongue? Slurred speech, not able to talk, difficulty finding words or constructing sentences can all occur with TIA. Writing, reading, and math calculations can be affected.
Doing tasks can become difficult, such as knowing how to tie your shoes, brush your teeth, etc. Double vision or not being able see everything can occur. Some folks get something called left neglect, in which they don't know or recognize anything on the left side (and not because they are right-winged).
Some TIAs can cause vertigo (sense of spinning) or just plain old lightheadness. Some folks say they feel the room is tilted (and they aren't on the Titanic) and have a hard time with walking and balance.
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Special exhibit features Grandma's kitchen
BLACKFOOT – The antique department at the Eastern Idaho State Fair invites everyone to view the impressive array of Depression era shakers and canisters in an exhibit honoring the kitchen of the Depression era.
The display features hundreds of items from John Warren's personal collection.
Warren, the exhibit coordinator, has been collecting items for years and says he is happy to have a venue where they can be viewed and shared with others.
"The kitchen was a much more integral part of the home during the Depression era," said Warren. "Much more time was spent there in food preparation and homemaking activities. The items displayed here were designed to make it a brighter and more inviting place to be."
Warren's collection began with a few items from his grandmothers kitchen that he received when she passed away and has grown into what antique superintendent Leo Wallace calls "one of the most complete and amazing exhibits he has ever seen.
"You could go to a national glass show and you wouldn't see anything that would surpass what we have displayed here (at the EISF) this year," said Wallace.
The exhibit titled "Grandma's Secret Ingredient" features items ranging from Hoosier jars from the 1900's to shakers made in the late 1940's.
"These were the items in which our grandmothers and great-grandmothers would have stored those ingredients that were use to create their great homemade dinners and desserts," said Warren. "Grandma had one specific ingredient that she added to everything she made — everyone is invited to stop by and see what it was."
Warren adds that obviously "the secret ingredient in Grandma's kitchen was love."
The Antiques Building is just west of the main fair entrance and is open from 10 a.m to 10 p.m. every day.


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We are committed to ensuring we provide an accessible environment for all our visitors at Werribee Open Range Zoo. We achieve this in a variety of ways.
Discounts for carer and companion card-holders
Free entry for carers accompanying a person with a disability who is a holder of a Child Disability Allowance Health Care Card, a Disability Pension Card or a Companion Card
For more information about these cards, please visit:
- Carer Card: www.carercard.vic.gov.au
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Accessible parking
There are accessible parking bays near the main entrance of the Werribee Open Range Zoo.
Accessibility for wheelchairs and strollers
Werribee Open Range Zoo has an easy-to-follow pathway system, with access for people using wheelchairs and strollers.
A limited number of Baby Jogger strollers are available to hire. Single strollers will be available for $17 for Zoo Members to hire and $20 for non-members. Double strollers will be available for $29.75 for Zoo Members to hire and $35 for non-members.
Stroller hire is kindly supplied by our partner Baby Jogger. Please note: Photographic identification and credit card is required upon arrival and advance bookings can be made via (03) 97319610.
Wheelchairs are also available for hire at Village Trader
Cost: $20 fully refundable deposit
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Our accessible toilets are located at:
- our main entrance (near Ranger Kids)
- the Meerkat Bistro
- Safari Station
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We have four wheelchair-accessible Safari buses.
Our Safari vehicles can accommodate two standard wheelchairs, or one electric wheelchair per vehicle. The wheelchairs are accommodated at the front of our vehicles alongside the driver and will be safely strapped in.
Bookings are advisable. Tel: 03 9731 9610.
Our Off Road Safaris use a 12-seater vehicle that can accommodate a person in a wheelchair who can transfer across to a seat.
Unfortunately, we do not have a wheelchair accessible mini-bus at the moment for our Tall Order Giraffe Feed.
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Assistance animals that are certified by a registered authority are welcome at Werribee Open Range Zoo.
However, for the safety of your animal and our animals, assistance animals are not permitted at:
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- African Cat Encounter
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- Gorilla Behind the Scenes
- Raising Rhino
- Off Road Safari
- Tall Order Giraffe Feed
- Slumber Safari and Australian Journey
If visitors would like to attend these experiences, they can be escorted by a staff member or volunteer guide. Assistance animals will be cared for during their visit to these experiences.
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Zoo Volunteers offer free tours in an electric golf cart designed to assist with accessibility through the expansive zoo grounds.
Our vehicles can carry up to three passengers at a time. They travel at walking pace, so that assistants, family or friends can tour alongside, on foot. Tours run for approximately one-and-a-half hours.
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Russian Sergey Sirotkin has said the 'pay driver' label attached to him as he prepares to enter F1 next year with Sauber is "completely wrong".
Sirotkin will comfortably beat the record held for youngest ever race driver when he makes his debut at 17 next year, but because the move is linked with the Russian backed investment heading into Sauber many are giving Sirotkin the 'pay driver' tag.
"That is completely wrong," Sirotkin told Basler Zeitung newspaper.
"There is much more to it. We are talking about a big project, where another driver could have been selected.
"It's not an investment in me, it's about the big picture," he insisted.
"It's not that I'm going to drive in F1 for fun, I have been selected because of my performance. I want people to respect what I do.
"It's about the promotion of Formula 1 in Russia. And it's also quite normal that the driver also brings a sponsor, just as Fernando Alonso brings Santander bank to Ferrari," added Sirotkin.
But his age seems to be the main factor most are taking into consideration when debating whether Sirotkin is ready to make such a bold move to F1.
At just 17 he will be nearly 2 years younger than Sebastian Vettel who previously held the record, indeed Sirotkin is still not old enough to drive legally in his native Russia.
Asked if he is arguably too young for F1, he admitted: "Yes, that's right. It may be that I'm not 100 per cent ready, but I still have half a year to prepare.
"That should be enough," Sirotkin added.
"Maybe our results in the World Series are insufficient, but you can still see that we have the speed. We just need a little bit more luck in the races."
One man who knows all about entering F1 at a young age is McLaren's Jenson Button, he made his debut in F1 at just 20 back in 2000 and he admits he has his doubts over whether Sirotkin is ready.
"I began racing at 8," the Briton is quoted by Russia's Championat, "but even at twenty, realistically speaking, it was too early.
"I had to learn about the sport from the inside.
"On the one hand, it's good, but on the other hand, you can't hide.
"I think another year in the junior categories would have helped me come to Formula 1 much more prepared," added Button.
"I was not ready at 17. Maybe he is, I don't know, but he needs to be careful. Formula 1 is a tough business."
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Veteran Motley Fool Hidden Gems members know what we love to find in a small company: Honest, competent management. Solid financials. High levels of insider ownership. Strong returns on equity and assets. Little or no Wall Street coverage. And a price that's right for long-term buyers.
What we don't often talk about, though, are the things that can go bump in the night ... the traits of bad small businesses that make us fear and loathe them.
There are more than 3,500 public companies capitalized at less than $500 million on our major U.S. exchanges. And sure, that bunch includes loads of great winners poised to rise many times in value. Look back, and you'll find businesses such as Urban Outfitters
Those who knew about this specialty retailer and jumped in after proper research were well rewarded. That's a classic Peter Lynch investment.
But let's not kid ourselves. Among those 3,500 companies are also tons of mediocre ones, and worse. Like Tolkien's terrible dragon, Smaug, they can incinerate your savings in no time. (Hey, we said this was scary stuff!) Quite seriously, if you're not doing business research and you don't know what to avoid out there, you could lose your fortune. When even solid companies such as Cisco Systems
Let's start with an example of what to avoid.
Case study: Charter Communications
In our active online university community, a Hidden Gems member asked us a few years ago what we thought of Charter Communications, a broadband cable company whose chairman and largest individual shareholder is Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The business was also substantially owned by Wally Weitz, a Nebraska-based investor whom Warren Buffett fans greatly admire.
Charter stock had fallen from $25 to $4.50, and our member wanted to know whether it was a good time to get in for a turnaround.
We'll start by saying that in Hidden Gems, we absolutely love the broken small cap that's poised for a turnaround. Show us a company whose stock has fallen 90% from its highs, whose chairman is a billionaire, and whose largest institutional owner is a close friend of Warren Buffett, and we'll sign up to do very careful research. That's exactly what we did with Charter Communications at $4.50.
But we did not like what we found. Here's why we warned back then against investing in this business:
- Massive debt. Net debt (debt minus cash) was more than $18 billion.
- Net debt was 28 times the company's market cap of $640 million.
- Charter was unprofitable under generally accepted accounting principles, with $1.5 billion in yearly interest costs.
- Debt covenants posed a serious threat to the company's survival.
- The SEC had launched an investigation into Charter's accounting practices.
- Heavy spending for a cable infrastructure hadn't yielded high enough returns.
Near the end of June 2003, I (Tom) wrote negatively about this stock when it was trading above $4. It's tough to go contrary to Paul Allen and Wally Weitz. But there was no turnaround in sight, and the company's balance sheet was cratering. Over the next several months, the stock cratered and fell below $1 per share. The stock has been on a roller coaster since then, and now sits around $1.25.
What we do and don't fear
Oddly enough, our Hidden Gems team does not fear -- in and of itself -- high debt. Our recommendation Middleby carried more than $100 million in debt after buying a competitor and repurchasing founder shares. Yet the stock has risen nearly 400% since the original 2003 recommendation, and we remain very optimistic about its future. The company's operations are plenty strong to repay those obligations.
Nor do we fear companies that have fallen 90% from their all-time highs. Audible, which Rex found and wrote about, had fallen nearly to zero before turning around and showering its owners in newfound wealth. eBay
Heck, even hints of SEC investigations can create attractive bargains on occasion. Halliburton
Each of these scary factors individually could make for a compelling investment as the stock price drops into the real-value range.
So what was the problem with Charter Communications? The answer was the scale of its debt, running north of $18 billion, alongside harsh payment terms and emerging accounting problems.
To find out which stocks we do love, simply take a free trial to Hidden Gems. Read about all the many small companies that have thus far produced average 27% returns for us, versus 6% for the same amounts invested in the S&P 500. If you don't like it, you can cancel within 30 days without paying a dime. Click here for more information.
This article was originally published on Jan. 13, 2005. It has been updated.
Tom Gardner and Rex Moore anchor the gold-medal-winning Motley Fool 4x100 three-legged sack race relay team. Rex owns shares of Microsoft, Audible, Johnson & Johnson, and eBay. Tom owns shares of Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and Cisco. eBay is a Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation. Microsoft and Dell are Inside Value recommendations. Johnson & Johnson is an Income Investor pick. Middleby is a Hidden Gems choice. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.