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PTA President Testifies on Behalf of the Most Overcrowded School in Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Board of Education is scheduled to hold its second public hearing on interim superintendent Larry Bowers' FY 2017 Operating Budget recommendation on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville.
The hearing is an opportunity for parents, students, staff and community members to share their thoughts on the budget. The hearing is broadcast live online and on MCPS-TV.
Paula Ross is the PTA president of Rachel Carson Elementary School in Gaithersburg and she was one of the community members who testified at the Board of Education's first hearing on Jan. 7th.
According to Ross, Rachel Carson is the most overcrowded elementary school in Montgomery County and it has several pressing needs.
You can read her testimony, below:
"Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Paula Ross and I am the PTA President at Rachel Carson Elementary School. I recognize that you have a very difficult task in front of you and a tough, restrictive budget to work within. I represent approximately 1,050 of the county's youngest students' families and I am here to ask you to please consider the size of our school and number of students being served, and not just that we are an elementary school, when considering operating budget and needs moving forward.
"As you know, our school is the most overcrowded elementary school in the county, 150% overcapacity and with 11 learning cottages. In fact, our elementary school is larger than 80% of middle schools in the county. Only 7 of the 38 middle schools enroll more students than RCES, according to OpenData on MCPS. No solution is scheduled to alleviate this crowding for at least six years. Given our current number of students, and expected increases in enrollment, our parents and administration continue to worry about the resources available to support our students' education and educational experience between now and 2021, when some of our population is scheduled to move to Dufief.
"After several discussions with our principal Mr. Chep, our PTA humbly requests that you consider allocating RCES resources more in line with the size of a middle school and we ask for the following considerations for Rachel Carson ES in the operating budget:
"1. An added .5 counselor – bringing the total to two full time counselors serving the needs of 1050+ students.
"2. An added .5 media specialist – bringing the total to 1.5 media specialists in order to accommodate the time it takes to work with this many students in each grade level on required research projects.
"3. An added health room technician – bringing the total to 2 health room technicians. Right now, there are many times throughout the day when our principal or other members of the office staff must provide back-up to the health room technician.
"4. An added assistant principal instead of our assistant school administrator – bringing our leadership team to 1 principal, 2 assistant principals, and no assistant school administrators. Our principal would benefit from an AP who can perform observations and evaluations for our large teaching staff instead of an ASA. Our ASA, while we adore him, cannot perform these functions.
"5. A second copier in the work room. I know you've heard this point before, and I know there have been recent discussions about providing a second copier to larger elementary schools. We simply have too many teachers and not enough time in the day for one copier to handle their classrooms' needs.
"Please give these items some thought. We welcome you to come take a walking tour of our school during the day. Visit the health room during lunch/recess times (10:30-2:00), or the copy room during teacher planning times or after the school day ends. If you tour our school, you might just see that student anxious in the hallway or at recess who really needs to speak with a counselor who is unavailable, or you might notice a student with a passion for a research topic who can't explore it deeply enough because the media specialist is stretched among too many students. You might even see Mr. Chep pinch-hitting for the health room technician while she grabs a quick lunch. Please talk to Mr. Chep about the counseling, media, and administration needs. I thank Mr. Barclay for recently visiting to speak with Mr. Chep and me about our school; I hope other members of the Board will visit soon. Our doors are open to you."
Packed hearing tonight for the Operating Budget! Tune in if you can't be here. https://t.co/pgMzkqH7ZK
— Moco BOE (@mocoboe) January 15, 2016
Welcome everyone to #MCPS budget hearing! Walt Whitman students advocate for smaller class sizes. pic.twitter.com/lHVxWDUn0g
— Jill Ortman-Fouse (@jill4allkids) January 15, 2016
Live online and on MCPS TV: @mocoboe public hearing about the FY 17 Operating Budget: https://t.co/A61TMopFYx pic.twitter.com/iGlglBNh0Z
— MCPS (@MCPS) January 15, 2016
Live: @mocoboe public hearing about the FY17 Operating Budget https://t.co/kJ2NJHGRgq #MCPSFundOurFuture pic.twitter.com/anDilniXbO
— MCPS (@MCPS) January 8, 2016
Community members testify before the @mocoboe at 1st public hearing for FY17 operating budget #MCPSFundOurFuture pic.twitter.com/3PQdUPO9Yq
— MCPS (@MCPS) January 8, 2016
The first of 2 Board of Education Public Hearings about the FY17 Operating Budget begins now. Online and on TV https://t.co/kJ2NJHGRgq
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When a child is ignored when having a temper tantrum it only escalates and nothing short of removing that child completely and abruptly from the subject of their tantrum will stop it!
Chairman of IPCC R K Pachauri courtesy Bing
It seems the The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has reached that point where they have to publish an extreme and actually quite INSANE report so that they may garner some attention from media outlets that have up to now been virtually shut off by informed people world-wide who don't believe a bloody thing these fools have published in years!
Unfortunately these perpetrators of lies and untruths have dug into the U.N. so deep that it may take a massive disinfecting of the whole gaggle of gerbils inside the structure in New York City like digging ticks from a dog's back to get them out of there!
If nobody listened or wrote about these foolish edicts then they would just fade away like a bad rash. Hopefully I haven't given them any "legs" by commenting on this latest piece of crap called: Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The United Nations (UN) has delivered its latest verdict on the measures necessary to save the world from global warming and the news is as grim as it is predictable and wearisomely familiar:
More regulation from "experts", technocrats and bureaucrats at supranational organisations, such as the one whose initials begin with U and end with N.
More taxpayer subsidies for expensive, inefficient renewable energy.
More nuclear power (with shale gas used as a transitional fuel to replace coal).
The abandonment of fossil fuels.
Less meat consumption.
A single, globally-regulated price for carbon dioxide.
More local-government-enforced walking, cycling and public transportation.
More back-door wealth redistribution from the West to the developing world in the name of "sustainability"
All at a cost to the global economy of up to 3.7 per cent of GDP by 2030, provided we act now.
These are the recommendations of Working Group III of the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), due to be officially announced in Berlin on Monday.
The report notes that almost half of the rise in post-industrial anthropogenic (man-made) CO2 levels since 1750 occurred during the last forty years. Therefore, it argues, a dramatic decarbonization of the world economy – including more renewable energy and less fossil fuel – must begin immediately if global warming is to be kept below 2 degrees C by the end of the century.
This action will set back economic growth, involve significant "behavioural change" and "devalue fossil fuel assets", the report admits. But only with "major institutional and technological changes" can the world avert an even greater threat. If no action is taken, it warns, temperatures may rise by as much as 4.8 degrees C by 2100.
"There is a clear message from science: to avoid dangerous interference with the climate system we need to move away from business as usual," said Germany's Otmar Edenhofer, one of the three co-chairs of the report.

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About Carolina Cockapoos
Carolina Cockapoos is a small Cockapoo kennel dedicated to breeding only Cockapoos !
We live near Hickory, N.C. in a little town called Connelly Springs, N.C. feel free to call Barbara or Heather @ 1-704-271-3349 we are a mother & daughter team.
We breed Toy size Cockapoos that are mostly 8-12 pds @ maturity depending on the parents size
Cockapoos are a hybrid breed, a poodle mixed with a cocker spaniel. We raise only 3rd & 4th generation Cockapoos , We start with parents that are temperamentally sound, healthy and beautiful, In addition, we have all of our parents tested for Cerf which is the Eyes, Patellas which is their rear knees because our belief is if you start with healthy parents you end with healthy puppies.
We prefer to stay small only have a few litters each year so we can give them lots of attention as they are very affectionate creatures !
All of our babies are born in our bedrooms and stay there until 3 weeks old and then we take to the utility room they are in a large crate attached to a exercise area and then they start to get curious about what mom is eating and drinking – moms are great teachers !
All puppies come to you with extensive socialization skills as we have several grandchildren that love to visit our house as well four that live next door to us to play with them as this is very important especially if you have children in the home also i spend a lot of time daily playing and socializating them as we never get to old to play with puppies !
We also offer boarding for $10 per day if you can't pick up your puppy on the designated day and this includes any vaccines or wormings if due while your puppy is in our care and only if our schedule permits.
Your puppy come with a record of their vaccines & wormings, a 1 year written health and genetic guarantee as well a spay & neuter contract and a copy of their AmericanCockapoo Registration papers.
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Many go on to be therapy dogs in nursing homes and schools and hospitals.
We will gladly provide you with references.
About Cockapoos
Cockapoos have been around since the sixties and become popular because they are so outgoing loving intelligent sweet natured creatures and the fact that they shed very little which is great for those with allergies. The resulting personality is unique in their ability to relate to people and children. They are famous for being affectionate open and friendly eager to please as well as easily trained they also have longevity.
About our policies
We reserve the right to refuse the sale of a puppy to a home where we don't feel it will be properly cared for and loved. Under no circumstances will we sell to pet shops or brokers.
We no longer offer shipping -sorry.
We do not allow visitors until the puppies have had their vaccines due to diseases that could be deadly to our puppies and upon advice from our vet and then by appointment only.
We also reserve the right to keep pick of the litter of any of our female puppies for future breeding purposes.
For more information regarding any of our policies guarantees etc., please feel free to call or e mail us.


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We want every child in our school to flourish. At Ilfracombe Junior
School we place immense value on connecting with the hearts and the
minds of our young people, their families, our staff and wider
community. We want all members of our school to develop in confidence,
resilience and courage and to live life with awareness.
By bringing good intention to what we think about, what we do and the
things that we say, we believe that every member of our school community
has the potential to 'shine' brightly.
These are the sparks that light up learning in our school.
Music and performance is at the heart of our school, it lifts our
spirits and we pass it on in our smiles and the language that we use.
Our enthusiasm is catching. The energy and engagement in lessons is
evidence creating a vibrant learning community through the school. By
showing an interest in each other we demonstrate our care for each
other. Little things matter to us. We open doors for each other and
remember the importance of having polite manners. Building rapport with
our parents is important to us and we welcome back a constant flow of
children from secondary education who want to "check in" with us and
share the next stage of their journey.
Our school takes an active part in making our community a better
place to live. We put effort into our recycling and use of alternative
energy sources. Collaboration is important to us. We share quiet and
stillness with each other. We learn from working alongside other schools
and are proud of the work we do with our young teachers. We spend time
with the older generations who live in the town and gain such pleasure
in watching the numbers attending our parent choir grow.
These are some of the things that are important to us and it is from this that our children flourish.
Our Values are an integral part of our school. We aim to teach all pupils the importance of these values and live by them ourselves. They are:
We trust in God; We never give upPERSEVERANCEWe don't envy others; Or boast about ourselves.KINDNESSWe don't believe in 'me first'; And we don't fly off the handle. We have self control.RESPONSIBILITIESWe take pleasure in the truth; Always looking for the best in each other.RESPECTWe respect those around us. We show forgiveness and mean it.FORGIVENESSWe believe in love, because love never fails.We hope you can support us in our Vision and Values.
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If you looked for me during any other school year you'd probably find me behind a closed-door with my head buried in some sort of book. But this year was my last year of undergrad and after five long years I decided to not just open the door and put down the book, but I decided to actually have a bit of fun. So hears a little look book on just a few of my senior shenanigans.
First stop. Washing D.C. My maternal grandmother scored us tickets to get inside the white house this September just in time to catch the Obama's still in the house.
When you hang with the president its important to dress up just a little, so I went with a nice summer dress (borrowed from my friend) and a denim jacket to keep it casual.
If you are gonna go to school in the northeast, its kind of imperative you use the Fall to visit the orchard to snag fresh apples and sweet apple cider.
The orchard is the perfect scene for a little overall action with a pairing of short cut boots.
After 5 years in the Northeast, I finally made it to New York for a stay longer than one day. First stop was visiting my biffster in Yonkers, New York.
Pictured here is my little church ensemble. I wore a long sleeve denim button down with a tan leather skirt with matching leather flats and tossed a light weight white jacket on top.
The best part about biffster visits is you can do about anything and have a good time. Like late night treks to Starbucks to splurge on a salted caramel hot chocolate and a little danish.
With temperatures resembling typical late November New York weather, I was sure to layer up for this look. Another denim long sleeve but this time, worn over a simple grey tank with black skinny jeans and short cut black boots. And of course some winter accessories, my over-sized infinity black scarf and grey knitted beanie.
Next stop on the New York excursion was Brooklyn with my big sister. Like any great foodie, my favorite part of the visit was the food. This shot was right after we struggled to finish one of the best burgers I have had in a while at a joint simply named Diner.
Naturally we wore athleisure because we knew would have to work off all we ate with a walk across Brooklyn Bridge. So I wore my super comfy printed leggings I scored from Costco with my white light jacket and top it with my next favorite Costco purchase, my long black down jacket.
Another must in the city is shopping of course. So my sister and I headed to find some new threads at some neat thrift stores.
On our way out of the shops we found this cute pink wall and my sister couldn't pass up the photo opportunity. For my shopping look I just wore a simple stripped t-shirt with white jeans a chunky black boot and my all my winter staples again.
The final and one of the coolest things my sister arranged for us was seeing the Brooklyn Nets play. My sister is a huge Jeremy Lin fan and I am just a fan of basketball so it was the perfect New York outing for us.
I'll be honest I was not as prepared fashion wise for this game as my sister. So I snagged this sweet black and white Brooklyn tee at one of the thrift stops we hit earlier that day. I paired it with my black skinnys, my black and white New York City socks and pair of white fans.
After spending Thanksgiving on the east coast, I thought it only natural to spend Christmas on the west coast. Well in actuality, a good portion of my mom's family lives in Cali now so we didn't have must choice since they were hosting Christmas this year.
On what seems like a family tradition at this point, we traveled to Cali on the morning of Christmas, so I thought it only appropriate to arrive in festive style. I rocked my sisters red luggage with a simple dress, black booties and a green necklace to keep the theme alive.
With my cousins moving out to live in the valley we finally got to explore other parts of Cali besides LA and Malibu. This day we hit up the shops in Santa Barbara.
I began this morning wearing something completely different, but when I spotted this fur vest among my aunt's luggage I had to cop it. So I paired it with a black cardigan and grey tank top. And once again black skinnys and booties. And a hat to give a real Cali look.
Next it was back to LA for more family adventures. Like late night cousin runs to a yummy Ramen spot.
One thing drastically different between Texas and Cali, is Cali actually gets some heat relief at night. To the point, that it gets chilly enough to require a jacket. So this night I rocked my newly gifted Adidas sweatshirt and leather jacket with black skinnys and my white short cut Converse.
One of the coolest stops we made as a family, was to the Getty Museum. It was absolutely gorgeous and completely free. You get to take this super cool train up the hill to the museum as you get to look over LA. And there is are tons of exhibits to explore, it's one of those museums you could just keep coming back to over and over again and never get tired of it.
With the night temperatures clearly not being of issue this afternoon, I raided my older cousin's closet and put this look together. A black tank top with a cut out back with a fitted maxi skirt and topped with an olive-green duster.
I ended my Cali adventures, but not my senior shenanigans with an afternoon in Santa Monica with my cousins.
The Santa Barbara outing gifted me this denim skirt on sale at H&M so I had to strut it for my last day. I paired it with my halter top I actually snagged during my last visit to Cali at my favorite Ross. I love me some denim on denim so I topped this look with a denim jacket and rocked my Converse again.
Senior year can be tough, but that doesn't mean you can't take some time to have a bit of fun. So I hope my little look book inspires all those students out there to lift your heads from your books and create some memorable adventures.


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Nesta launch "Accelerators and incubators in the UK" report and database - 19 April 2017
Nesta has been working with BEIS, the UK Science Park Association and artificial intelligence software provider Synoptica to create a publicly available database of accelerators and incubators in the UK.
UK Space Agency announces new Chief Executive
The UK Space Agency has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive, Graham Turnock.
Govt Digital Strategy published
The UK Digital Strategyhas been published by Government and:
"... sets out how we will build on our success to date to develop a world-leading digital economy that works for everyone".
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Nationwide search begins for science's inspirational business leaders
Business leaders in the science-related industries are being encouraged to celebrate their achievements with a national award launched by the organiser of the Business of Science Conference.
2017 UK Energy Innovation Awards open for entries
As energy networks move to increase engagement with third party innovators, competition for a place on this year's shortlist is set to be fierce.
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Second LLEP Enterprise Zone confirmed
News of a second Enterprise Zone (EZ) that could bring over 21,000 new jobs and £123 million into the area over the next twenty-five years, was announced today (Monday 13th February 2017) during a state visit by Rt Hon Marcus Jones MP, Minister for Local Government.
Mr. Jones visited Loughborough to announce the new science and hi-tech manufacturing 'Loughborough and Leicester Science and Innovation Enterprise Zone'.
Industrial Strategy Consultation
The Government Green Paper – "Building our Industrial Strategy" sets out the Government's approach to developing a modern industrial strategy to improve living standards and economic growth by increasing productivity and driving growth across the whole country. The aim is to establish an industrial policy for the long-term – to provide a policy framework against which major public and private sector investment decisions can be made with confidence.
Sir Mark Walport will lead UK Research and Innovation
Science minister Jo Johnson has announced that Prof Sir Mark Walport will be Chief Executive Designate of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Industrial strategy investment in science, research and innovation
Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark has announced that government is backing 125 cutting-edge research and development projects across the country.
New UK science body appoints chief
Prof Sir Mark Walport has been appointed to head Britain's newly created science funding organisation.
Prof Sir Mark will be the first chief executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) - an umbrella body that will oversee the distribution of £6bn of research funding annually.
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Share TV wealth!
This petition is now closed.
The Premier League has signed a new TV mega-deal worth £5.14bn, and that's just for UK rights. The increase from the last domestic deal alone equates to £40+ for every fan, at every game; top-flight clubs have to bring down ticket prices and support lower-league/grassroots football. There are five billion reasons why clubs should #shareTVwealth!
Fans demand that clubs:
- Drop prices for home fans;
- Commit to the FSF's Twenty's Plenty away price cap;
- Redistribute more wealth to support lower-league and grassroots football.
Important! Please make sure to SELECT A CLUB below. This triggers an email to them and the relevant league outlining your support for lower prices/redistribution of TV wealth throughout the pyramid. It's a vital step in this campaign as the PL and FL always insist that clubs hold the power.
Sign This Petition
Andrew RobertsTottenham HotspurThe lack of young supporters is becoming increasingly noticeable, and needs addressing. The product is great, and demand is high. However I can't help feeling that it's new young supporters that drive the atmosphere we all love. High ticket prices will eventually kill off the match day experience.Andrew RobertsTottenham Hotspur
Peter CorkhillStockport CountyNo CommentPeter CorkhillStockport County
Matthew SmithMiddlesbroughGet this signed! Always find it bizarre that there is not greater unity between supporters on this issue!Matthew SmithMiddlesbrough
Vaughan EvansManchester UnitedFootball is nothing without the fansVaughan EvansManchester United
Michael DarkeQueens Park RangersNo CommentMichael DarkeQueens Park Rangers
Cristian OrellanaManchester CityNo CommentCristian OrellanaManchester City
Lee StirrattLeicester CityNo CommentLee StirrattLeicester City
tony asherLeicester Citylet's keep the pressure on - and for safe standingtony asherLeicester City
Liam FinnLeicester CityWealth must be shared to ensure the grassroots platform that lower and non-league leagues provide.Liam FinnLeicester City
David SharmanLeicester CityNo CommentDavid SharmanLeicester City
Lee HooseinLiverpoolNo CommentLee HooseinLiverpool
Jim WarrilowPreston North EndNo CommentJim WarrilowPreston North End
Mike FateLiverpoolTwenty is Plenty - Any game any opposition! I used to go home and away games I have not gone to the game for some time - not unless I get a freebie. Follow the Rugby League, family orientated and the prices are respectable.Mike FateLiverpool
Robert AyresLeicester CityI agreeRobert AyresLeicester City
Tony SkeffingtonLeicester CityI AGREE!Tony SkeffingtonLeicester City
Tom LaneLeicester CityNo CommentTom LaneLeicester City
Adam CrosslandLeicester CityShare the wealth and bring football back to what it should be. Football without fans is nothing!Adam CrosslandLeicester City
Steven HefferinLancaster CityNo CommentSteven HefferinLancaster City
Scott CollinsLeicester CityThere is excess money in football now, and there wouldn't be if it was not for the fans. Give them something back and help people attend more games.Scott CollinsLeicester City
Tony MariesLeicester CityLeicester top of the league - but I haven't forgotten where the club has come from and its' rather chequered history in the top flight. FSF's proposals will create a more level playing field which will encourage any city club with a good level of support to think that they can be more than a bit-part player in the Premiership.Tony MariesLeicester City
Richard EvansLeicester CityNo CommentRichard EvansLeicester City
Kevin LeeLeicester CityNo CommentKevin LeeLeicester City
Aaron NewellLeicester CityNo CommentAaron NewellLeicester City
C BLeicester CityMy face when Liverpool supporterC BLeicester City
Steven MorrisLeicester CityI've attending matches in three different divisions to support my club, and the passion and commitment attending fans have for their clubs is if anything greater the lower down the pyramid you go. Football in this country is nothing without supporters and all four divisions of professional clubs. This is something TV executives and so called supporters with a Sky subscription will never understand. If Leicester win the Premier League this season, it will not only be a victory for Leicester, but for every fan up and down the country who supports their local team and resists the temptation to follow a club they have no connection with other than seeing them win on the TV.Steven MorrisLeicester City
Paul LeahyLeicester CityEven if they only view football as a business ripe for commercial exploitation from which they can profit, surely club owners should ensure that the game remains healthy at every level and that fans get a fair, affordable deal. With the TV money, they can easily afford to do so - and it is in their own interests to do so. No fans = no product to sell for TV rights = no profits.Paul LeahyLeicester City
IAN SHEPHERDLeicester CityIt is a total disgrace, the way that wealth from our game is sucked up by the powers that be.IAN SHEPHERDLeicester City
Robert AsserLeicester CityNo CommentRobert AsserLeicester City
anne nobleLeicester CityNo Commentanne nobleLeicester City
Karl BalmerLiverpoolI think this is a great petitionKarl BalmerLiverpool
Paul MalshingerTottenham HotspurThe increased revenue that Premier League clubs have recently got must be used to help the next generation of fans afford to be able to attend matches throughout the football pyramid. Far too great a percentage of this increased revenue appears to be going to the elite at the very top rather than helping the fans who help make the Premier League the exciting spectacle that it is.Paul MalshingerTottenham Hotspur
Mark SladeTottenham Hotspur£60 for tickets to see West Ham away - you're having a laughMark SladeTottenham Hotspur
Phil FloodLiverpoolHow has this only got around 4000 digs, get it signed people.Phil FloodLiverpool
Maureen KeenanTottenham HotspurI feel the fans are being constantly ripped off. All away tickets should be 20 quidMaureen KeenanTottenham Hotspur
Martin CloakeTottenham HotspurNo CommentMartin CloakeTottenham Hotspur
David BrownTottenham HotspurNo CommentDavid BrownTottenham Hotspur
neil DunlopEvertonGet the tickets cheaper= More fansneil DunlopEverton
Charlie HeckmanMaidenhead UnitedNo CommentCharlie HeckmanMaidenhead United
philip NorrisManchester UnitedNo Commentphilip NorrisManchester United
Gregory HardingSunderlandNo CommentGregory HardingSunderland
James PhillipsChelseaNo CommentJames PhillipsChelsea
Harry HortonSunderlandRidiculous pricing fans out the game. Sickening given the money involved.Harry HortonSunderland
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CGIAR Partners' Reception, 'Achieving healthy diets from sustainable food systems for all
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director of North America visits CSU for Partnership
Addis Ababa University President visits Colorado State University
Students and Faculty travel to Todos Santos for Sustainable Agriculture Collaboration with Universidad Autonoma Baja California Sur
CSU Agricultural & Resource Economics Department Hosts Ukrainian Scholars
CSU Strengthens Partnership with Anhui Agricultural University
College of Agricultural Sciences is ranked in the Global Top 25
Animal Science Faculty hosts USDA Cochran Fellows
Special Seminar- Dr. Ajit Varma, Amity University. Title: Piriformospora indica- A miracle fungus
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USDA- funded Cooperative project between CSU and Hawassa University for Wheat Production
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|India has 440 million people living below the poverty line
India launches new social welfare system
Updated: 15:31, Tuesday, 01 January 2013
India will send billions of dollars in social welfare money directly to its poor under a new programme beginning today.
The scheme aims to cut out the middlemen blamed for the massive fraud that plagues the system.
Previously officials often only handed out cash to the poor after taking a cut and were known to enrol fake recipients or register unqualified people.
The country has 440 million people living below the poverty line.
The new programme would see welfare money directly deposited into recipients' bank accounts and require them to prove their identity with biometric data, such as fingerprints or retina scans.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has described the venture as "nothing less than magical".
However, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the ruling Congress party of using the programme to gain political mileage ahead of elections expected in 2014.
Other critics accuse the government of hastily pushing through a complex programme in a country where millions do not have access to electricity or paved roads, let alone neighbourhood banks.
The programme is loosely based on Brazil's widely praised Bolsa Familia scheme, which has helped lift more than 19 million people out of poverty since 2003.
India's programme will begin in 20 of the country's 640 districts today, affecting more than 200,000 recipients.
Minister Chidambaram said it will be progressively rolled out in other areas in the coming months.
"In a huge new experiment like this you should expect some glitches. There may be a problem here and there, but these will be overcome by our people," Mr Chidambaram said.
He appealed for patience with the programme, which he called "a game changer for governance".
As a first step, the government has said it plans to begin directly transferring money it would spend on programmes such as scholarships and pensions.
Eventually the transfers are expected to help fix much of the rest of India's welfare spending, though Mr Chidambaram said the government's massive food, kerosene and fertilizer distribution networks, which are blamed for much of the corruption and lost money, would be exempt.
The programme will use data from Aadhar, a government project working to give every Indian identification numbers linked to fingerprints and retina scans.
Currently hundreds of millions of Indians have no identity documents.
Yesterday, 208 activists and scholars published an open letter expressing concern that the government was forcing the poor to enrol in Aadhar to get welfare benefits without putting safeguards in place to protect their privacy.
They also expressed fears the government planned to eventually replace the food distribution system for the poor, the largest programme of its kind in the world.


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Beside a single candle glowing in the Bethel College chapel, a student sang "Precious Lord, Take My Hand." The song's power came not only from the strength of the singer's voice but also from the words he and others had just spoken. The April 13 chapel service featured three LGBT students who told of the challenges, even the cruelty, they had faced in the past and the acceptance they had found at Bethel.
A week of Bethel events celebrating diversity put special emphasis this year on affirming lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Hayley Brooks, a staff member of the Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests and a graduate of Goshen (Ind.) College, spoke in convocation April 11.
The climate of welcome for LGBT students on the North Newton, Kan., campus is one example of the important role Mennonite colleges play in the life of the church. The colleges are more than church-related. They are an integral part of the church itself. One student who spoke in the Bethel chapel service said he had been "cast away by the church I was baptized in." At Bethel he found love and acceptance. The campus was his sanctuary.
Bethel's values of inclusion and tolerance are longstanding. A retired professor recently said that for more than 40 years he had seen the college community living by the principle of "love above law."
In the past couple of years, due to its liberal reputation and supportive constituency, Bethel avoided a controversy that other Mennonite colleges faced. Particularly for Eastern Mennonite University, policy changes that opened the door to hiring LGBT people sparked opposition. In 2014, leaders of five Mennonite Church USA area conferences cited EMU's review of its policy as one reason for their frustration with the denomination. Last year, when the controversy spread to the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, three Mennonite schools — EMU, Goshen College and Bluffton University — withdrew from the CCCU. But when Bethel, which is not a CCCU member, broadened its nondiscrimination policy, the revision caused little stir.
Meanwhile, the Mennonite Brethren schools, Tabor College and Fresno Pacific University, take a traditional stand on LGBT issues. In February, more than 120 Tabor alumni signed a letter commending the board of directors and President Jules Glanzer for upholding the MB Confession of Faith, "especially in this day and age with the headwinds of trendy morals, cultural pressure and capitulation to the highest bidder." Tabor or FPU would be a good choice for any Mennonite student or family, of any affiliation, who prefers a more conservative college.
Most Mennonite colleges have taken a stand on LGBT issues in some way. It is important for each to be clear about the values that shape it as a Christian community.
Those seeking an Anabaptist-oriented higher education are blessed with an abundance of good options among the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. They are communities of faith that shape lives in positive ways. They are the church as much as any congregation.
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Combining general management studies with sector specific inputs, these management programs empower you to effect change in the core sectors powering India's economic growth. These programs are designed to develop future managers who are completely aligned to their respective sectors. As a result,they hit the road running and are able to fast track their careers os soon as they join the industry.
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This year, Saina Kohli represented UPES at the World Business Forum by participating in the WOBI Leadership Program held at Mexico from 29th – 30th June, 2016. Saina is a student of BBA Financial Trading (2015 – 17) batch. She was selected across three colleges of the University as a qualified candidate for the event. WOBI Forum provides students a great opportunity to learn about management and leadership skills and what today's economy demands. Every year, UPES students participate in the World Business Forums to acquire such management skills.
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The study, Extra care housing for people with sight loss: Lighting and Design, found only one – designed specifically for people with low vision – out of the 11 buildings surveyed complied with specialist design guidance.
The design of extra care housing in relation to the needs of people with sight loss was examined. It confirmed that sight-loss-specific design guidance has a huge impact on quality of life, if implemented correctly. Yet, the research found more extra care schemes do not follow the advice or implement any measures to aid sight.
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For more than a century after Europeans first encountered the mysterious aye-aye of Madagascar in the 1780s, scientists and biologists just could not figure out if the weird beast was a rodent or a kangaroo or some bizarre type of primate. Guess what it really is ....
For the first 100 years after the aye-aye was brought to Europe in the 1780s, debate swirled. Was it a rodent, a primate, or most closely related to a kangaroo? Found only in Madagascar, the unusual aye-aye has an odd collection of traits that make it appear to be composed of spare parts of other animals: continuously growing front teeth, batlike ears, a foxlike tail, abdominal mammary glands, claws on most digits, and spindly, dexterous middle fingers.
Image: A hand-painted lithograph from Monograph on the Aye-Aye, published in 1863 and written by Sir Richard Owen. The illustration is by Joseph Wolf. © AMNH/D. Finnin
Sir Richard Owen, an accomplished naturalist with a six-decade career, put arguments about the aye-aye's taxonomy to rest in 1863. Probably best known today for having coined the term "dinosaur," his work on primates was unsurpassed at the time. In his elegant and, at times, lyrical Monograph on the Aye-Aye (Chiromys madagascariensis, Cuvier), Owen opens with a description of the history of scientific study of the aye-aye and moves to a painstakingly detailed description of its anatomy.
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This description focuses attention away from the striking unusual characteristics, like the continuously growing teeth, and toward primate-like characteristics such as forward-facing eyes and an opposable thumb, providing firm evidence for why the aye-aye should be classified as a primate.
Owen paired his observations on the aye-aye's unusual anatomy with accounts of its behavior to narrate a story of a tight relationship between physical and behavioral traits—"of eyes to catch the least glimmer of light, of ears to detect the feeblest grating of sound, the whole determining a compound mechanism to the perfect performance of a particular kind of work."
This post is adapted from an essay by Eleanor Sterling, director of the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, that originally appeared in Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library. Read the full essay here.


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That's right Barack – Merry Christmas!
And it is C-h-r-i-s-t-m-a-s, the birthday of Jesus Christ – born of Mary in a stable in Bethlehem. Come to save mankind from our sinful ways. HE is our Messiah!
Merry Christmas Democrats!
Shame on you for giving us Obama and this slide into socialism. Please help us turn it around after watching nearly two years of near 10% unemployment. By now even you can see it isn't working. Do you really want to see folks rioting here like they have been in Greece and London?
Mister Obama, please enjoy your CHRISTMAS vacation. Read, play a little golf, enjoy time with the girls. Sorry about that 'no swimming' thing, we understand there is a little 'problem' with the water. As I recall, same thing happened when you vacationed on the Vineyard.
Do you ~ suppose ~ God is sending you little messages about your behavior and your policies? Just a thought. . .
Merry Christmas Joe Biden! If you can live through these next two years you should be able to enjoy a comfortable retirement. Meanwhile we here at RRB are counting on you for at least a gaff a week. Yeah, it is a 'big #ucking deal'! Merry Christmas Joe!
Merry Christmas incoming Republican Legislators and Governors!
Whee! Thank God!
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Merry Christmas Terrorists! Tonight ~ may ~ be your last chance to reconsider your life choices. Just try to imagine how stupid you're going to feel when Saint Peter tells you that you can't come in and by-the-way – there aren't any virgins at all where you're going. In fact, where you're going – you'll be the virgins!
Merry Christmas Old Soldiers everywhere! You know and I know things the rest will never understand. We've all seen lonelier and scarier Christmases, and lived to remember them tonight.
Merry Christmas New Babies – here and everywhere. We've been waiting for you! We'll try real hard to clean up a few 'problems' before you're old enough to have to deal with them yourselves.
Merry Christmas Everyone!
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Old Soldier, – Still Good for Parts!
And BTW Barack, when you think that just maybe you're really something – consider the Carina Nebula. Socialism didn't make this, – God did! Again, Merry Christmas!


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The fashion industry has historically been (rather fairly) scrutinised for its negative impact on the environment. Fast fashion and the heavy reliance upon nature mean that the industry produces huge amounts of waste, consumes vast quantities of water and demands more raw materials than are often available. Cotton farming relies heavily on pesticides and water, over-farmed animals produce lower quality leathers that are often unusable and large quantities of discarded textiles are left on the cutting room floor.
In response to these environmental challenges bio-fabrication presents a solution to these fashion faux-pas. Bio-fabrication is the process of growing new materials from small organisms such as yeast, bacteria and fungi and engineering these to produce materials with enhanced natural properties. A group of emerging synthetic companies are redefining the materials used in fashion, combining scalable mechanical systems with emerging biological inventions and genetically modified living systems to smarten up the industry, reduce their environmental impact and encourage an eco-friendly image.
Bolt threads have developed a protein thread that mimics spider silk which is then weaved to make fabrics. As the name suggests, the synthetic material replicates the strength and resilience of natural silk yet is soft and pliable. Modern Meadow has developed lab-grown leather by growing collagen, a protein found in animal skin, from which a hide is born. Shrilk is a compostable bio plastic made from shrimp shells and proteins extracted from milk. The material is transparent, light and malleable, as strong as aluminium but half the weight. Fashionista thinks that the material's real selling point is that an item made from Shrilk could be worn today, recycled tomorrow, satisfying those ecologically minded, but still after a fast fashion fix.
While there are several examples of bio-engineered fabrication units, the mass production of such items remain in the infant stages. Last year, Bolt Threads announced that life-style brand Patagonia had invested in developing its high-performance spider silk fabric. Despite such partnerships, the commercialisation of bio-fabricated products is yet to be seen. Fashionista hopes that designers and retailers alike will take the opportunities that bio fabricated materials offer to provide more sustainable and environmentally friendly clothing. While we may not see the mainstream uptake of these materials in the near future, such technologies should be heralded as providing a sustainable solution to the environmentally reliant fashion industry.


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Delegates will also be able to get their hands on some of the technology we're using that they can then apply to their organisations in order to deliver productivity gains and ultimately, improve patient outcomes.
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Specialist provider of digital dictation, speech understanding and clinical correspondence solutions, BigHand, will be holding its annual Healthcare User Conference this year on Tuesday 26th November at 30 Euston Square, London.
The conference, which will be held at the home of the Royal College of General Practitioners in London, aims to highlight the latest and greatest in voice technology software in the Healthcare market. It is open to both existing clients and for those professionals looking to take the first step in managing the transition towards a new model of electronic healthcare.
With over 30,000 users and 60 healthcare organisations currently using BigHand, this is a great opportunity for healthcare professionals to network with other like-minded individuals as well as hearing from a range of guest speakers including Jon Hoeksma (E-Health Insider), West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and Bridgeway Security Solutions.
The event will also offer the chance for delegates to see the latest developments from BigHand, experiment with BigHand's speech recognition technology and experience how it's possible to dictate and sign off documents on the move with BigHand's latest app for the iPad, 'BigHand Go'. Representatives from hardware providers Olympus, Philips and Blackberry will also be on hand to speak with attendees about how they are working with BigHand.
James Kippenberger, Managing Director, Healthcare at BigHand, commented: "The user conference is the ideal opportunity for both existing customers and new customers to find out about what we've been working on and what we have planned for the future. Delegates will also be able to get their hands on some of the technology we're using that they can then apply to their organisations in order to deliver productivity gains and ultimately, improve patient outcomes. We're looking forward to welcoming everyone there."
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Back row, standing, left to right:
Andrew Tate, Mark Morse, Duke Woodhull, Chip Gould (Chair), Jeremy Gibbs (Vice Chair), Bill Ramsey, Kelly Leonard, and John C. McCormick, Jr.
Bottom row, seated, left to right:
Josh Hallingse, Kathy Revis, Susan H. Robinson, Betty Gash, Laura B. Leatherwood (BRCC President), Andrew Riddle, and Maxwell George (SGA President)
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The members of the Blue Ridge Community College Board of Trustees are appointed for four-year terms by various government agencies to provide a balanced representation of the people served by the College. This Board provides oversight for the operation of the College and the administration of local and state policies and statutes. The Board is also responsible for the stewardship of the College's physical resources and property.
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- Ms. Susan H. Robinson
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- Mr. John B. "Chip" Gould, Chairman
- Mr. Nathan R. Kennedy
- Mr. P. Kelly Leonard
- Mr. William W. Ramsey
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- Mr. Joshua M. Hallingse
Appointed by Henderson County Board of Public Education
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- Ms. Patricia F. Jones
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It's Good to Know How to Make a Wheel
I've been reading a lot of blogs about reinventing the wheel lately so, in a bit of "Me too! Me too!", and because it's an issue I feel passionate about, I have to weigh in.
The idea of not recreating something that's already been done is especially poignant in programming because our job requires invention. We get a task that involves the development of some piece of code that, hopefully, fixes a problem or meets some need. And there is almost always a deadline. Usually, one that is far from reasonable much less realistic.
With circumstances like that it makes sense you'd want to save as much time as possible by taking advantage of existing solutions. And boy, is there ever a bunch of solutions out there; almost always represented by 3rd party code. I have yet to run into a situation where I wasn't able to find some sort of help from another library or full program.
Take for example a simple request that came across my desk a few months ago. One of the producers at StreetWise came in with a blog site project. After getting the details it became apparent that taking advantage of an existing framework like Wordpress made sense; the client didn't have any expectations of adding additional functionality outside of a basic CRUD app with a permission system so we were good to focus on other things. Unfortunately, this is the exception not the rule. Also, there was the plugin system of WordPress so when the client, eventually, realized the need to update and or upgrade it'd be easier.
The problem comes in when the developer takes the idea of never reinventing the wheel literally. When this happens growth stops and progress in the craft of programming stagnates. I've seen too many developers rely on external libraries and they can't do anything without them (much less explain them). That process makes for a one dimensional developer who creates crappy products that are painful to maintain and upgrade.
It's especially troubling in the php community because of the sheer number of OSS projects out there utilizing php and MySQL. Need a forum? Use phpBB or Invision Board. Oh, a Blog? Take a look at WordPress, Expression Engine or Serendipity. Survey system? Check out phpQuestionaire. And those are just the popular ones; there are tens of thousands of programs out there for free use.
What you end up with is an amalgam of disparate parts that is the picture of a maintenance nightmare. Seriously, close your eyes and think about the worst possible maintenance scenario; I bet you there's at least a few external libraries being used. Anyone who has ever had to maintain one of these monstrosities will tell you how devastating this approach can be.
My first exposure to maintaining a program using the above approach was like falling in a frozen lake. The code in question was 80% custom with a phpBB forum attached that was heavily modified. phpBB was locked at version 0.9(!!) and hadn't been updated, ever. This created a mess of the database schema and codebase that required a few different philosophy changes and switches. Just a fucking headache to work on. There was code and data duplication everywhere.
A lot of beginners go this route; they're mystified by the possibility of being able to create large programs with little effort. Unfortunately beginners rarely, if ever, take maintainability into account.
It should be said that taking advantage of existing code also means you shouldn't touch it. Ever. Woe betide those developers who modify 3rd party code. Seriously, don't modify existing code if you want to painlessly upgrade an application.
So, if you shouldn't modify 3rd party code, and if using it can increase maintenance woes, why is there even code out there to use? Because of examples like in the beginning of the post; if your project's needs are within the parameters of the code you're looking to use it's a good idea to use it. Just don't go mixing and matching different code bases.
The only reason I knew the client wouldn't need additional functionality in the example above outside of a basic blog was because I've written blog scripts before. I know what makes up a blog at the basic to advanced levels. This makes interpreting project criteria and minutia a lot easier. If you've already done something you're more capable to make those calls.
I may have implied earlier that only beginners use 3rd party code. That isn't accurate; I use 3rd party code all the time. I'm just more selective about what I use and when and where I do it. Unless I plan on using the full application as a framework or if I'm not confident enough in the code to handle upgrade scenarios I just don't use full applications in my projects. You can be sure that if I use a program like phpBB, WordPress or phpQuestionaire (among many, many, others) it's because I know them inside and out. Issues won't... (clear throat)... be an issue :/
Yet, if I'm not using a full 3rd party project I'm still using 3rd party code. Taking a look at the codebase for my latest project I see the following OSS code:
- Smarty
- HTML_QuickForm
- HTML_Table
- Geshi
- Snoopy
- phpMailer
- easyRSS
- phpexifrw
- etc, etc, etc...
The above are php classes that handle some of the bells and whistles for the project. All have excellent reputations and I am intimately familiar with all of them so any issues can be mediated efficiently. Extend each of the above classes in a wrapper and take care with what you do and making upgrades when they come out is pretty painless too.
It's also important to note that none of the above classes are for the core functionality, just ancillary features. I agree with Jeff Atwood who, in his post Programming Is Hard, Let's Go Shopping!, talks about why he went through all the trouble of writing his own text sanitizer:
But here's the thing: deeply understanding HTML sanitization is a critical part of my business. Users entering markdown isn't just some little tickbox in a feature matrix for me, it is quite literally the entire foundation that our website is built on.
That's the best explanation of why not to use 3rd party code I've heard yet. Outside of that though, just use it in moderation and don't be afraid to take control of the project.


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Motorola upcoming smartphone Droid Turbo which come with some new updated features and functions according to the source today video was leaked on web which show droid turbo. As you see the video James Franco, holding motorola droid turbo on his hands this video shows that this is new ads of Motorola to show flagship of Droid Turbo.
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Lazy Bones, Feb. 17, 18, 19, 2017
Monday, March 6th, 2017
Our annual Lazy Bones camp out gives the Scouts a weekend to relax and have some "lazy" fun. We spend most of the weekend in a cabin, playing video games and board games. The weather this year was nice, so we also spent time playing games outside and taking a hike. Lazy Bones is a reward for working hard the rest of the year. Before a Scout can attend Lazy Bones, he must attend a minimum of 75% of the monthly campouts and demonstrate mastery of basic scout skills. It goes without saying that Lazy Bones is one of our most popular activities!
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