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TEA has shared updated information on 2018 statewide assessment accommodation policies.
Accessibility Features:
- A sticky notes tool was added to the online system.
- The use of amplification and projection devices was changed from designated supports to accessibility features.
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- Content and language supports were combined into one embedded support.
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- Authority for decision for math manipulatives and supplemental aids has been expanded to include additional campus level teams (e.g., RTI team, student assistance team).
- Dictionaries for reading and writing in grades 3-5 are no longer a designated support. They are now part of the STAAR Dictionary Policy.
- The STAAR Calculator Policy now includes the use of calculators for grade 8 science.
- For students who take the braille test and require an extra day, refer to the "General Instructions for Administering Braille State Assessments." TEA approval is not required.
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- The "GA" accommodation bubble on answer documents was changed to "DS."
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The other day my daughter Imani asked me what I was eating. It was a simple enough question, but after I answered her she continued to watch me. She followed with a couple more questions, but the conversation that followed was what really made me smile. Kids can teach us some amazing things.
"Mommy, what are those green things?"
"Asparagus," I replied.
"And what is the pink stuff?"
"It's smoked salmon, with olive oil, and capers."
"Why do you eat so slow?"
At this point, I was beginning to laugh because she had her entire face in my plate, and her nose was glistening from the olive oil that rolled off of the my asparagus and landed on her face. She smiled, and wiped it with her finger and ate it.
"Ummmmmm, that looks good!! May I have some?"
"Sure," I said.
Then we sat together and ate smoked salmon; grilled asparagus with cracked black pepper, Himalayan pink salt, lemon zest, and parsley; and two chunks of crusty gluten-free baguettes. As I watched my 5-year-old take in the sights and smells of our Mediterranean feast, I noticed that she started watching everything I did. The way I dredged my bread through the oil. The number of capers I added to a bite of salmon. The size bite I took. (She even took some food off of her fork with her fingers to match mine, so cute!) Then I saw her get it! Her little "aha!" moment, as Ms. Oprah Winfrey calls it. The lightbulb went off in her head and she slowed down. She began to take deep breaths in between each bite, and developed her own rhythm. She started to do something I just learned to do in my early 30s, she found pleasure in her meal.
We sat together, talking, laughing, eating, and sharing something pretty special. So then I wanted to see if she felt any different. I asked her how her food was? What she tasted, and what it tasted like? If she liked capers by themselves, or only with the smoked salmon? How she liked the lemon zest on the asparagus? Whether she like the bread crusty and hot, or softened with the olive oil? What her favorite colors were on the plate? She discovered her own tastes, and things she liked. It was also empowering for her to see how easily I made a yummy lunch, in no time, that tasted so good. She saw that eating and spending time with me was just as much fun as sitting down and watching a 30-minute TV show.
But just to be clear, she wasn't the only one that learned a lot that day. I learned that every time I think about grabbing something -- even though it's made at home, but I rush it down to get to that next call, or meeting -- I'm doing my body a disservice. When I think I don't have 30 to 40 minutes to spend with my munchkins "right now" because the day has gotten away from me, I need to reassess the day! I learned that pleasure isn't a bad word! I learned that developing a healthy relationship with food isn't just important for me to maintain a healthy weight and fight disease, but because my baby girls need to see better habits in order to develop their own. It was almost like sitting in front of my 5-year-old self. An "aha!" moment for me!
Sure, we know our children learn things by watching us, but they are also developing a perspective on life. They are starting to develop mental constructs about what is OK and what's not, and that is a really great thing. So the next time you have some time to spend with your family, friends, and loved ones, really try to give them you! For however long that is, commit yourself, enjoy yourself, and take in all the pleasures the moment has to offer.
Smoked Salmon with Asparagus and Capers on a Toasted Baguette
3-4 slices of smoked salmon
2 tablespoons of capers
1 bundle of asparagus, washed, dried
1 baking sheet
1 gluten free baguette
2 tablespoons EVOO (Thanks, Rachael Ray, typing that all the time is a bit annoying!)
The zest of half a lemon
- Preheat oven to 375*
- Place cleaned and dried asparagus on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and top with lemon zest, parsley, salt and cracked black pepper
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until fork tender
- Toast baguette slices until crispy and golden brown
- Place smoked salmon, asparagus, and toasted baguette slices on your favorite plate, drizzle with a little more EVOO, and enjoy!
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The Southwest District Data Coordinator plays a critical part in supporting the administration of the core infrastructure that powers the Federation, particularly the Labor Action Network (LAN)--the labor movement's instance of the Voter Activation Network (VAN) in the Southwest District, which includes Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. This position is part of a team responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations of the LAN--everything from creating accounts to supporting and troubleshooting issues with users to figuring out new efficiencies in workflow and uses for the tool. The Southwest District Data Coordinator will work closely with the National AFL-CIO, state affiliates and in-state federation bodies to assist with LAN usage and other data analysis needs. This position will also assist with the development and implementation of trainings on the LAN and other tools as well as provide support for new member engagement tools.
The Data, Analytics & Infrastructure Resource Department's goal is to generate lasting power for the labor movement, by building the Federation's programmatic tools, web development, data systems, and analytics capacity. This team serves a broad range of clients across the labor movement - from other AFL-CIO departments, to AFL-CIO affiliates, to state and local labor bodies. Through investment in central infrastructure, training, and direct service work, the department aims to empower its partners to run stronger and more cost effective political and legislative mobilization, digital, and organizing campaigns.
● Coordinate the day to day operation of the Labor Action Network in the state(s).
● Coordinate and prepare reporting product from the LAN, including: accountability reports; and data analysis.
● Conduct supplemental training and technical support to national AFL-CIO staff within state, state federations and central labor councils (CLCs) in their district and assist with orientation of assigned released staff--who are approved users on the LAN system--on in-state processes for utilization of the LAN and other data tools.
● Work with state federation bodies to develop strategies on how to best integrate the LAN system into their own political and issues program.
● Lead and coordinate the usage of other campaign technology in the state(s) and train in- state AFL-CIO, state federation, CLC staff on the usage of the LAN as needed.
● Collaborate with other Data and Analytics team members to provide input on the design and implementation of a training curriculum on the LAN and other tools for state affiliates, State Federations, CLCs, AFL-CIO staff, coalition partner organizations and other approved users.
● Collaborate with other Data and Analytics team members to provide input on improvements and development to the LAN and other member engagement tools.
● Monitor the usage of the LAN to make sure that all activities conform to the AFL-CIO Executive Council policy on membership list security.
● Provide technical support to state federations, CLCs, coalition partner organizations and other approved users on the LAN as well as other new member engagement tools.
● Work with phone, mail and other vendors to ensure they're abiding by the AFL-CIO membership list security policy.
● Provide support, guidance and strategy to AFL-CIO staff and other stakeholders on how best to integrate the LAN and other member engagement tools into their member contact programs.
● Collect key election data during elections to be applied and used on the LAN system.
● Maintenance of data systems and tools.
● Other duties as assigned.
● At least 2 years of field or targeting experience.
● Demonstrated experience with Excel databases and data clean up.
● Demonstrated and extensive experience in electoral political and issue campaigns, particularly focused on data coordination and management a plus.
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Paul Gemignani Method Photo
Paul Gemignani is a fellow Michigander from the U.P. who I met last year on the MMW Tour. We had the chance to get together in Colorado with friend and photographer Terry Ratzlaff to try and get some shots. It wasn't the easiest of days but while looking through SBCM I found out that it paid off. There on page 61 was a method that I recognized and sure enough it was Paul. As far as I know the video never made it out anywhere so I created a short from that day to show to Adam at SBCM.
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Finally, I have a camera to call my own, a Canon T2I. The other week I went up near St. Mary's glacier, Eclipse to be exact, and shot some photo's of snowboarding and scenery to test out the new camera. Unfortunately a few of the shred photo's are up in the mix here and there, so I'll keep those on the DL for now. In the meantime check out some of my favorites from the journey.


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The Siege Tunnels of Gibraltar are something to be seen, and should be at the least peeked into with a view to what they mean to the history of the area.
One of the great attractions of Gibraltar, they were carved out by the Merchant Marines in order to defend Gibraltar during one of the many sieges, this one aptly called the Great Siege of 1779 to 1783.
During the time of the American War of Independence against Britain, perhaps taking advantage of a time when Britain's attentions were focused elsewhere, Spain and France took the opportunity to advance and attempt to recapture the "rock" from the British, and began what was the fourteenth siege against Gibraltar, always known as the Great Siege.
In July of 1779 till February of 1783, the Rock was under siege, and gradually the troops advanced, until in the latter part of 1782, the troops were so close to the Rock that it appeared that none of the existing batteries of Gibraltar could fire upon them due to the angle.
It is said that the governor then, General Elliot, offered a substantial reward to anyone who could find a way to get the cannons onto the northern face of the rock, which was known as the "notch".
Sergeant-Major Ince is credited with finding the answer, though its unknown if he achieved his reward. Ince, who was a member of a company of Military Artificers said that he believed this could be accomplished by tunneling and he was granted permission to begin the work.
Relying only on brute force, the muscle of their arms, their sledgehammers and metal bars, the company of men used gunpowder to blast out part of the tunnel, and made their way through about eighty feet of rock and dirt.
In the beginning there was no such idea as cannon mounting and the end result, however as the work moved along, the fumes that emitted from the blasting powder began to take its toll on the men and they decided to vent the area to release it and afford themselves some fresh air.
The original goal of the tunnels was to give the men the ability to get a cannon from where they were, over to the northern face of the rock which is known as the Notch, not to mount them within the tunnels but this was a great idea..
Nearly as one the men realized what a wonder opportunity this would be and how well it would work for the cannons, and one was mounted there, without waiting for their tunnel to reach the "Notch" area.
The cannons were taken into the tunnels and holes were cut into the rock all along the face of the side that faced the mainland. When the visitor to Gibraltar is crossing into Gibraltar, if you look carefully, you will see the holes in the face of the rock that tell of the cities past.
When the cannons were laid in place, a rod was placed above them and a wet cloth hung from it, to prevent the sparks from the cannon from flying backwards and igniting the remaining powder. Some areas in the tunnels went up nearly a story or two, and were for the very brave or the very foolhardy to traverse, while other areas lay on the ground, so the shooting could take place from multiple levels.
In the beginning the tunnel was only 82 feet long, however by the end of the second World War, when diamond drills and better methods of tunneling existed, the tunnels traversed a distance of more than thirty miles in length, winding and turning as they went.
Today, the visitor to the Siege Tunnels will note that the seem to go on for eternity, and that upon entering on one side of Gibraltar, you will quite literally end up nearly on the other side of the Rock.
Make sure that you wear comfy shoes when you visit the Siege tunnels of Gibraltar.
Its been said that the hike down into the tunnels is fairly easily accomplished as its downhill all the way, but lest we forget, there is also that return trip. The unique perspective of a history of multiple sieges and multiple rulers makes it well worth the trek.
Take in the Siege Tunnels of Gibraltar on your next vacation to the "Rock".
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We arrived at ashmead on Friday 23rd, strolled a few laps and all chose areas in which we wanted to fish. I chose The Gallops due to a few big fish sunbathing in the weed, and mainly due to the area of the lake having four entrances and exits.
The area was extremely weedy, so I opted to get the rake out and make a small opening within the weed on the corner of one of the entrances. I chose to rake this area as I had noticed that the fish were using it as a patrol route to move from one channel to the other. I raked a hole in the weed roughly three feet in width leaving a few strands of weed in the hole not to make it too obvious, I also chucked the rake onto the weedbed behind the spot, to the left and right of the spot, to try and make two entrances as the weed was extremely dense. This was just to take the top foot off of the weed in hope of seeing the fish enter the spot.
I opted for a D-rig with an 18mm Pacific Tuna bottom bait, with a 12mm White NS1 on top to critically balance it. Due to the population of rudd, the rig would be picked up and moved constantly, therefore I wanted a stiff rig to make sure it was presented at all times.
I chucked 4 handfuls of washed out Tuna in 18mm and 15mm onto the spot after positioning the rig.
The next morning, I started noticing a few fish drifting on the surface behind the spot and as I walked up to it, they were using the entrances that I had raked. They were feeding heavily, I saw Petals, The Long Common, The Zip Linear (hasn't been caught for 8 years).
Not long after, I had a severe liner, I noticed a few fish drift off, so I walked back to the brolly to make breakfast and come up with a plan. Literally, as soon as I flicked the stove on, the rod revealed a single beep, and for some reason, I knew it was a take, the indicator had jammed in between the roller and the rod, the rod was bent, reel screaming, I lifted into it, felt the initial weight before everything went solid. I called my mate Sam to help with the boat, I rowed out with the net, got to the weed bed and I could see the leader poking out the top of the weed bed. I lifted it slowly and the widest common I have ever seen rose and on the second attempt it went into the net, on the scales she went 39lb on the dot, a new PB, from an awesome lake.
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School Nurses Can Be Mental Health 'Detectives' But They Need Help
September 8, 2016
By Kavitha Cardoza
Source: npr.org
Patricia Tolson has some visitors.
Two 5-year-old girls, best friends, hold hands in her office at Van Ness Elementary School in Washington, D.C., one complaining she doesn't feel well. Tolson, the school nurse, asks, "How long has your stomach been hurting?"
It just started, but this little one says her head hurt last night, too. Tolson knows she has a history of fevers, so she checks her temperature and asks her more questions: What did she eat? Has she gone to the bathroom? Does her head still hurt?
Schools function as the mental health system for up to 80 percent of children who need help, according to the American Association of Pediatrics.
And school nurses? They play a critical role in identifying students with mental health disorders.
It could be that these two little girls that went to Patricia Tolson's office are fine. Or maybe there's something else going on. And that's what school nurses have to gauge every day.
"School nurses are the detectives in that school," says Donna Mazyck, the executive director of the National Association of School Nurses. "They're the eyes and ears of public health."
She says nurses look for patterns, "so if a student comes back with the same symptoms every single day that week, that school nurse is going to begin to connect the dots."
All of which is great if there's actually a school nurse. Some schools share nurses. Some districts have just one for all of their schools.
On top of that, school nurses generally get very little training when it comes to mental health. Mazyck says she was overwhelmed when she was a school nurse. She saw depression, trauma, anxiety, grief and "students who didn't even know what to do to calm themselves down," she says. "They didn't know how to cope."
So Mazyck went back to school for a graduate degree in counseling and now she focuses on getting nurses more training. Mental health is routinely ranked one of the top issues all school nurses deal with, and many want to be better at it.
Nurses feel like they might open a Pandora's box if they ask students certain questions about their mental health, says Sharon Stephan who co-directs the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland. Her team trains school nurses all over the country. She says that nurses can feel overwhelmed when they aren't sure if there's anyone in the community to help students outside the school.
Stephan says no one expects nurses, or even teachers for that matter, to be therapists or psychiatrists. But she tells nurses there are two simple questions to ask themselves to see if a child needs help:
Is the student acting or behaving differently than they were before?
Are they somehow far outside the norm of what you would expect?
What frustrates her is that often, the only time everyone pays attention is when there's a tragedy, like a school shooting.
The idea is "Can we catch the one student who might harm others?" or "How can we identify the one student who might be suicidal?"
But she says there are so many more kids who need help, and the first person who might notice is the school nurse.
Talking back, getting into fights and being distracted in school: "Is that just kids being kids? Or signs of a child struggling with mental health?" she says she asks herself.
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The perspective of Japan is vastly different and is not seen as a threat. They are the makers of manga (Japanese comic books), sushi, and cosplay (in which people dress up in cartoon character costumes).
Outside of these two countries, almost nothing is known of Asia. Americans have a vague idea of North Korea as the current day USSR who require us to be suspicious due to the possibility that they launch nuclear warheads at Los Angeles at any given moment.
In the most cultured parts of the US, Thai curry is a thing, and if you're lucky, you may even have an Asian friend, though its dubious whether you're certain which country their family immigrated from. I am an unabashed Asiaphile. I call myself an American-Asian in that I don't intend to spend my life in the country where I was born, but rather in Asia. The culture of my family feels foreign and has for years.
My English morphs depending on the listener and I find myself using phrases that no American in their right mind would use. When low-level English speakers say to me that I'm the one of the only English speakers that they can understand, I explain that I speak International English, though the truth is that I simply speak in their culture and subconsciously choose subject matter and vocabulary that translate well to their life experience.
Intercultural communication is a matter of exposure and acceptance of another culture. This is the secret to opening the door to the rest of the world.


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The creative process behind each piece of Magic art is unique to the image and the artist.
From the art description to the final product, the Art in Focus series reviews every step involved in crafting the art of Magic the Gathering in the artist's own words.
This week we shine the spotlight on Hangarback Walker by Mike "Daarken" Lim from Magic Origins.
Take it away Mike.
I think obviously the most important element is the walker itself and the fact that other flying machines take off and land from this machine.
Color: None (artifact creature)
Location: Streets of Kaladesh
Action: On the plane of Kaladesh, the city buzzes with "whirlers," rotor-bladed flying drones embedded with intricate gears, each about the size of a large bird. This creature is a kind of walking "aircraft carrier" for whirlers, where they can land and take off again. Maybe it's a four-legged automaton about the size of a truck, with a dome on its back that releases flying whirlers. It doesn't need a head but it should look like it can move around and walk the streets of Kaladesh.
Mood: An ingenious device to send forth a host of whirling drones.
Notes: Every artifact on Kaladesh, including this one, should look hand-crafted and elegantly made.
Honestly, I think I failed on the part about making it clear that other ships take off and land from this machine. I got too caught up with making the intricate designs, so you probably can't tell what this machine actually does.
Maybe I should have made a more obvious deck with some ships sitting on it, I don't know.
I didn't use any reference for this piece. I actually created a lot of concepts for the machines in Kaladesh during the concept push at WotC, so I had a pretty good idea what it should look like.
The metal filigree is pretty important for the look and feel of the machines on Kaladesh. I had also added these thin gold chains to some of my character concepts, so I wanted to add them here as well in order to add a unifying element across all things in Kaladesh.
In the brief it mentioned that this machine should look like it can walk around the streets of Kaladesh. I cheated a little and moved him outside of the city.
When I first read that part, I got a little nervous. The cities of Kaladesh are crazy detailed, so I didn't want to have to worry about painting an insane city in addition to this walker and airships. I felt like that was a little too much to tackle, especially at card size. Plus, how would I fit this big guy in a city street?
I think moving him outside really made the walker the focus of the painting and it probably reads a lot better than it would if it was in the middle of a bustling city.
After I originally turned in my final, I received some notes about changing the airships in the background and making the walker more gold. I'm actually glad they asked for changes because when I turned in my original final, I forgot to turn off an old layer that had some unfinished buildings in it.
I think conveying the size and the aesthetics of machines of Kaladesh was the most successful element of the piece. Although, this guy is probably too big to actually walk around inside a city.
I've been working on some other IPs at WotC, so be on the lookout for some new paintings and concepts from me.
I also just launched a Patreon that begins in September. If you are looking for video tutorials and a cheaper mentorship, be sure to check it out! www.patreon.com/daarken
The original artwork for Hangarback Walker was created digitally. Anyone interested in purchasing prints or some of his other work should check out his website.
Thank you Mike for sharing this story with us.
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- offer food. It´s amazing how, with the uncertainty of the first few days in a new place-new schedule-new customs, etc., food is often on our minds. We eat well, don´t get me wrong, and our host family cooks delicious food--often meat with rice and some sort of salad. yum! But I think it´s safe to assume that new arrivals to a new place have food on the brain. If you can´t offer any, show them where they can buy some. Tell them how much it costs, what people normally eat, what time.
- Show them where to find or purchase the essentials. (today I bought an alarm clock for $2.42. Yes, less than $3 including battery.)
- Speak slowly. Enunciate. Use charades. In the U.S. I get so concerned about insulting someone´s intelligence, but when my host mom gestures and speaks slowly, I´m so grateful! It´s amazing how much you can understand through body language. I¨m becoming fluent in charades.
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May 2008
Meet Our Featured Guest Columnist:
Wendy Wertheimer
Wendy Wertheimer is a senior advisor in the Office of AIDS Research at the National Institutes of Health. She has been involved in HIV/AIDS issues since the early years of the epidemic and worked alongside Jonathan Mann, head of the global response to AIDS at the World Health Organization.
Q: What does "health and human rights" mean to you?
A: The AIDS pandemic, and the global strategies developed to confront it, have provided a model to demonstrate that the concepts of public health and human rights are inextricably linked. This linkage is bi-directional. First, stigma, prejudice and discrimination in all forms, including, violence, rape, racism, sexism, homophobia, marginalization, and the low status of women, contribute to individual vulnerability to HIV infection and also help fuel the spread of the epidemic in societies and communities where such discrimination exists. Second, coercive, mandatory, or restrictive measures, such as isolation or quarantine, or measures that do not respect patient confidentiality and human dignity are counter-productive in responding to the epidemic, and may keep individuals from seeking necessary prevention and care in such settings. Thus the public health response to the AIDS pandemic must incorporate human rights, as the two are intertwined.
Q: What is your sense of Jonathan Mann's contribution, in terms of HIV/AIDS and human rights?
A: Jonathan Mann was my boss, my mentor, my friend, and my hero, so mine is not an entirely unbiased opinion. I think it is fair to say that he was the founder, developer, and chief advocate of a movement linking health and human rights. His leadership was fundamental in the history of AIDS and how the world has responded to it. After his tragic death, in the crash of Swissair 111, I remember hearing someone say that his impact had been as critical to the fight against the global AIDS epidemic as the drugs that were developed to treat it. His pioneering role in organizing the world's response to the AIDS pandemic demonstrated that the actions of a single person can have a global impact.
From the earliest days, he built the WHO Global Programme on AIDS (GPA) on the conviction that AIDS must be battled not just as a medical issue, but as a social and economic one as well. He foresaw AIDS as a potential disaster that would have devastating societal impact, requiring a different modality, a new paradigm, to confront it. He worked tirelessly urging governments, public health officials, politicians, clinicians, health workers, employers, insurance companies, schools, communities, the media, and even families and friends around the world to not discriminate against HIV-infected people, or even people perceived to have HIV.
The staff he assembled included not just public health experts, but people who would look at broader issues -- a human rights attorney, an expert on prostitution, social and behavioral scientists, experts on drug abuse and women's rights, and he established the model of including HIV-infected individuals and representatives of non-governmental organizations as essential partners in these efforts. I was fortunate to be among those he recruited to join this international, diverse, and extraordinary staff.
Inclusiveness, tolerance of diversity, respect for human dignity, and the concept of "solidarity" were essential elements in GPA's programs. He described the solidarity concept in a keynote speech at an international AIDS conference. He said that true solutions to the AIDS pandemic will only be possible if, in addition to developing drugs, vaccines, and other biomedical interventions, we make fundamental societal changes, including the empowerment of women. He underscored that those changes would only be possible if they are made in solidarity with those who are HIV-infected. And in solidarity "we are all HIV-infected." He also felt deeply that it was the responsibility of those of us from wealthy nations, including the AIDS advocates in the U.S., to understand and address the vast disparity of the impact of the epidemic in developing nations, and to bring the importance of global health to the forefront of U.S. concerns.
Through discussions and meetings with Ministers of Health and Heads of State around the world, he was able to establish the consensus against coercive actions, such as quarantine or isolation programs, mandatory testing, or discrimination against HIV-infected individuals and their families. He saw such actions as dangerous and counter-productive; but he saw silence, denial, fear, ignorance, and inaction as equally insidious. To further translate these concepts and ideals into actions, he conceived the idea of World AIDS Day in 1988 as a day of commemoration. As he believed and often said, "the world must make war against AIDS, and not against people with AIDS."
Q: How/why did you get involved in HIV/AIDS?
A: During the 1970s, I worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Jacob Javits of New York as a Legislative Assistant working on health issues. One of my responsibilities for the Senator was passage of the Venereal Diseases Control Act, of which he was the primary author. I'm sure I was given that assignment because no one else wanted it, but my grandfather had conducted syphilis research many years ago, so I was delighted to take on the task. I was assisted by the American Social Health Association (ASHA), which was then the only national organization solely dedicated to education and research on sexually transmitted diseases. In l979, I left the Senator's office to become the first Director of Public and Government Relations of that organization. At that point, our greatest challenge was educating the federal government and the public about the epidemics of herpes, Chlamydia, and human papilloma virus. But just over a year later, the first cases of what we now know as AIDS were reported. ASHA added AIDS to its mission, and over the next ten years, we developed legislation and advocacy programs for AIDS prevention and research, worked to develop new coalitions of organizations against AIDS, and established the National AIDS Hotline. Through this work, I met Jonathan Mann, and in 1989 I went to Geneva, Switzerland to work as a special assistant to him at WHO. It was a wonderful opportunity to work on issues on a global scale. When he left WHO because of internal politics, his successor reorganized the program and its priorities. I returned to the U.S. to join the National Institutes of Health, where I have remained ever since in the Office of AIDS Research. I am involved in AIDS because I believe it is the most profound public health crisis of our time, and how the world approaches it will have resounding impact not only for AIDS, but for future epidemics and public health emergencies around the world.
Q: Describe some of the successes you have seen in your work.
A: There have been so many dramatic successes and changes since the early, very scary days of the AIDS epidemic. Some of the earliest cases of HIV transmission were among hemophiliacs and recipients of contaminated blood transfusions; but the blood supply and blood products in the U.S. are now safe. The U.S. has come far since the days when the late Ricky Ray and his brothers were barred from attending school, and some healthcare providers refused to care for HIV-infected patients. The enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act provided HIV-infected individuals protection from discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, and government services in the U.S. Drugs and drug regimens have extended the quantity and quality of life for HIV-infected individuals who have access to and can afford them. Today there are 30 drugs approved by the FDA to treat HIV infection, and more than 90 new medicines being testing to treat HIV disease and its complications. AIDS activists have made an incredible contribution around the world, and serve as a model for activism for other important health issues.
A major change is that Congress, the White House, and the U.S. advocacy community have embraced the critical challenges of AIDS and public health worldwide. The U.S. government has made enormous contributions to global health issues, including HIV, TB, and malaria. As part of that effort, the NIH international AIDS research portfolio has increased dramatically. Beginning in 1984 with a research project in Haiti and the establishment of Projet SIDA in 1985 in what was then Zaire, NIH has expanded its AIDS research effort to encompass studies in collaboration with investigators in more than 90 countries around the world.
Q: What are some of the challenges?
A: In spite of the many dramatic successes, the challenges - in science, public health, policy and in human rights - related to the AIDS epidemic and global health are enormous. Although countries around the world have implemented AIDS programs, the epidemic continues to expand, in the U.S. and worldwide. While new drugs and drug regimens are keeping people alive longer, there is increased incidence of HIV-associated co-morbidities, co-mortalities, and co-infections, including resistance to currently available drugs, cardiovascular complications, malignancies, neurological complications, tuberculosis, and other clinical manifestations, associated with long-term HIV disease and prolonged antiretroviral therapy. Despite the best efforts of incredibly dedicated scientists, we still do not have an effective vaccine or microbicide to prevent infection. AIDS "denialism" and conspiracy theories about the origins of the epidemic continue to make public health efforts more difficult. Social, cultural, religious, and political issues all must be considered when dealing with the AIDS epidemic here and abroad.
Q: How can young people make a difference?
A: There are so many ways that young people can make a contribution to AIDS, global health, and human rights. The first thing I would say is to learn about HIV/AIDS and how to prevent it, and to stay healthy. Choose a career in public service. While it will not be a path to financial riches, it will provide a wealth of professional and personal opportunities to make a difference in people's lives. Find a mentor. I have been so lucky to work for and with remarkable public servants and leaders. Volunteer. There are incredible non-governmental organizations around the world doing important work that are in need of people who can give their time and talents. Whether you study law, or science, or nursing, or nutrition, or public health, or political science, or any number of other fields, your expertise can be applied to global health issues. Participate in awareness events. I have had responsibility for World AIDS Day activities every year since the first one in l988, and my dearest wish is to live to see the day when we mark the very last World AIDS Day ever.


text: All Quiet on the Western Front is based on the book of the same name, written by German author Erich Maria Remarque. Directed by Lewis Milestone (Of Mice and Men (1939) and Ocean's 11 (1960) fame), the film has won Academy Awards for Outstanding Production and Best Director. The film has also been listed in the American Film Institute's as the seventh-best film in the epic genre.


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Requirement for Air Leakage test under Part L of Building Regulations
Air Leakage testing is now required for domestic properties under Part L of the Building Regulations. A figure of 10m³/hr/m² is given as an upper limit on acceptable air permeability for tested properties.
It is important to remember that correct construction detailing is the key to achieveing acceptable test results and care must always be taken over the key areas;
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Forticrete has undertaken air permeability testing on its products and achieved very good results. It should be noted that certain products will always have a secondary finish applied to them e.g. common grey blocks will be plastered/panited, and therefore a block with a high test result may not always mean that it will perform poorly in final construction.


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Four Seasons of Enchantment
Garrett County's unique climate bears no resemblance to any mid-eastern urban areas. Year round temperatures average 15 degrees below Washington/Baltimore and 10 degrees below Pittsburgh.
Summer days are mild with temperatures reaching a pleasant low 70's to mid 80's. Summer nights are comfortably cool in the 50's and 60's.
With the warm weather come the hummingbirds that fly about the flowers in the vast gardens that surround the inn's large patio overlooking the lake. At its center, a large fire pit offers a chance to mingle in Adirondack chairs and enjoy complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres or roast marshmallows. On the opposite side of the house, a hammock rests on the banks of the lake providing the prefect place to nap or read a good book. A large porch spans the length of the home and provides alternate views of the lake and it is always easy to find a private nook to stargaze at night.
The inn provides complimentary kayaks and canoes that guests can take at their leisure and enjoy. Prefer first mate to Captain? Enjoy a one-hour tour of the lake aboard "Tight Squeeze," the inn's 28-foot pontoon boat. Adventurers can leave the calm lake behind and tackle class II to class IV rapids at the Adventure Sports Center International (ACSI) at the top of WISP– Marsh Mountain. This is one of ten of the world's man-made white water rapids courses (only 2 located in the United States). You can also ride the class V rapids on the Upper Youghegheny with one of the professional outfitters. And, if you enjoy the rush of the rapids from the safety of the riverbanks, you may want to hike to Swallow Falls State Park enjoy Maryland's largest, 53-foot waterfall, Muddy Creek Falls.
Crisp autumn days witness brilliant foliage throughout October. First frost usually appears around October 1st and first snow around the end of October.
In the fall, when the air turns crisp, guests enjoy spectacular fall foliage provided by an abundance of sugar maple trees. Guests enjoy hot cider by the 9-foot stone fireplace in the great room and carve pumpkins fresh from the patch. Amish country offers scenic drives and horse drawn buggy rides. The Autumn Glory Festival each year in mid-October is not to be missed.
Old man winter arrives early, stays late and usually leaves behind 100 to 200 inches of snow. The lake will freeze to 18 inches and the frigid temperatures allow extensive ski-area snowmaking. Alpine skiing often begins in November and continues until mid-March and sometimes into April. Cross-Country skiing is at its best just after any of the 15 to 20 annual snowfalls.
Venture out in snow shoes or enjoy downhill skiing or tubing at the Wisp Ski Resort just across the street. There's downhill and cross country skiing for the energetic and thrill tubing for the adventurous. Indulge "mountain man" fantasies on the Inn-provided snowshoes or treat yourself to a ride under the blanket in an Amish horse drawn sleigh.
Spring is sugar season and guests can pick up a gallon of fresh maple syrup at one of the syrup farms. Spring blooms later here offering a "second spring" to many. Early June brings the Highland Festival – a celebration of Scottish culture. Enjoy the music or even try "tossing the caber."


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Incoming Premium Bandai release?
Speaking of which, I'm surprised they didn't do a RG Wing Gundam Proto Zero EW yet.Replies
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As much as I'd like to see Proto Zero in RG form, it will require a new RG frame (to accommodate the splitting leg armor and folding feet inside) and new parts of everything (head, torso, shoulder armor, arms, skirt, leg armors, thusters in the feet).Delete
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Bandai could use a slightly modified frame of the RG Wing Gundam Zero EW as the base and armor pieces & weapons would be modified.
It's not too far fetched.
The ways that Wing Gundam EW and Wing Gundam Proto Zero EW transform are vastly different. The Proto Zero requires folding the knees, folding legs inside the leg block, twisting the foot pieces and folding the soles/ankle parts, and twisting the waist; the Wing Gundam merely requires folding the knees.Delete
The frame's far from slight modification, especially with the legs - that'll probably look like a cross of the current Advanced MS Joint 9 for the main body and MS Joint 6 for the legs, then a custom foot pieces to accommodate thrusters sandwiched between the sole and heel. Additional latches will have to be added to support the folded feet assembly in bird mode, and a reinforced torso frame as the bird mode requires twisting the waist so the rear skirt goes to the bottom.


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Rob Kardashian put rumors of a rift with his family to rest on Saturday (19Mar16) as they reunited to celebrate his birthday.
The family members uploaded snaps on social media as they partied at Nobu restaurant in Malibu, California, but Rob's new girlfriend, Blac Chyna, was nowhere to be seen at the bash.
Kim posted videos on Snapchat.com of her with daughter North and husband Kanye West at the Irish-themed party, as Rob turned 29 on St Patrick's Day (17Mar16). A touching family snap was also shared by the Kardashian/Jenner clan as the reality stars shared their joy at welcoming Rob back into the fold.
Estranged couple Kourtney and Scott Disick were also in attendance, along with their eldest children Mason and Penelope, while Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and the teenager's rapper boyfriend Tyga, attended the family meal too.
Missing from the celebrations was sister Khloe, who tweeted that she had to skip the event as she is sick.
"The kiddies got me sick," she wrote late on Saturday. "Feeling like s**t today. Take your vitamins world."
Mother and manager Kris Jenner and her boyfriend Corey Gamble also joined in the celebrations, but Rob's stepdad Caitlyn Jenner was another notable absence from the party.
Rob rang in his 29th birthday with his model girlfriend with a trip to Legoland in California on his special day, while they also enjoyed a fast food treat at the In 'N' Out burger chain.
Chyna was reportedly not invited to the family meal, most likely due to the rift that the new relationship has caused in the Kardashian/Jenner household, as she was previously engaged to Tyga, with whom she shares a young son. Chyna was also vocal in her disgust at his subsequent relationship with the famous family's youngest member, Kylie, who turned 18 last summer (15).
Sock entrepreneur Rob has been making his social media comeback in recent weeks after having taken a step back from the limelight after a well-publicized battle with his weight and reported depression. He has skipped most of his families' events and has barely appeared in their reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, for the past three years. He also famously didn't attend his sister Kim's wedding to rapper Kanye in 2013, after allegedly growing uncomfortable with the level of publicity and TV cameras at the European extravaganza.


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Next step: Level 3 Health and Social Care at Hugh Baird College
Future career: Social Worker
"Coming to the Hugh Baird 14-16 College is the smartest thing I've ever done. I know exactly what I want to do with my future so I wanted to get started as soon as possible. I feel like I've joined a family here at the College and this has helped make me confident that I want to progress on to the main College to continue learning."
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Future career: Child Psychologist
"I joined the College because I didn't feel the school environment was right for me. I knew what my career goals were and just wanted to get started on moving my future plans forward. The 14-16 College isn't a soft touch and the staff teach you to respect others and behave properly. It's hard work, but it's really good fun too. I have made lots of new friends and my grades are getting better all the time. I'm also signing up to be part of the Student Committee."
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"It is safe to say that my daughter hasn't always been focussed or had the best behaviour when it came to school. However, since coming to the Hugh Baird 14-16 College, she has changed completely. The College have treated her like an adult and this has helped Julia behave in a more grown up manner. Thanks to the talks she's had with the career advisors at school, she now knows her future lies as a Child Psychologist and she is already well on her way to achieving the first qualification for this path. The college sets high standards and the students are expected to meet these on a daily basis. I can't thank the 14-16 College enough for the support and encouragement they have given Julia."
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Kodaline is a Dublin-based Irish alternative rock quartet. Originally known as 21 Demands, the band made chart history in March 2007, when their debut single "Give Me A Minute" topped the Irish Singles Chart; becoming the first independently released track to achieve the feat. In 2005 the band made it to the final of RTE-broadcast programme 'You're a Star' in Ireland, coming in second place, and then in 2011 they changed their name to Kodaline.
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I spent a painful five hours yesterday at a hunger summit sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. We were bombarded with mind-boggling statistics, we were inspired, and we were often horrified at the appalling lack of interest in the problem of hunger, and especially the hunger of children, on the part of far too many elements of our society. One story in particular sticks in my head: an assistant editor of the Los Angeles Times was invited to a program some time ago and was asked to feature the issue of hunger in his paper. He replied that hunger in L.A. is like traffic: there's always some there. The implications: it's never going to go away and it's not news. Clearly, hungry children are not among the news that's fit to print.
I have been impressed with programs both here and in Israel that attempt to fight hunger by "recycling" the food left over at restaurants, hotels, and catering halls. Organizations visit these facilities, collect the food, repackage it, and deliver it. Table2Table, an Israeli organization, delivers 12,000 meals a week to hungry Israelis (yes, there's hunger in Israel). Tomchei Shabbos, a Los Angeles agency that targets hungry Jews who keep kosher, also attempts to do this, but their efforts are limited because of their limited facility and access to refrigeration.
When I think about the problem, the enormity of the problem, the individuals - the elderly, young families out of work and with little savings to fall back on, and the children - always the children - I find it difficult to breathe. The need is great and growing daily. We learned yesterday of the impact that California budget cuts will have on social services (of course, where else would they cut?), and we began to see the problem growing like an alien emerging from primordial mud: ever more need, ever less money, and, most important, ever less vision. Just when our society needs to demonstrate its compassion, it turns a blind eye and claims fiscal obligation. Right.
The final straw came in this morning's Times, in David Lazarus' column in the Business section: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus25-2009mar25,0,7303187.column. Briefly, he castigates the hospitality industry and in particular the California Restaurant Association, for their refusal to join the movement to recycle unserved food through organizations like the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. According to the director of the Food Bank, it's not the liability the restaurants are worried about, it's the logistics. "Simply put, it's often too much hassle for caterers and hotels to arrange for leftover food to be given to a homeless shelter or soup kitchen. So they toss it in the trash."
Too much hassle. 1.3 million children in Los Angeles go to sleep hungry every night - 1.3 million - and the restaurant owners don't want the hassle.
State senator Jenny Oropeza, Long Beach, has tried unsuccessfully to steer two different bills through the legislature, but both times she was shot down by the CRA (a pox on them). She wanted something as simple as imposing the modest requirement that caterers inform clients they have the option of donating uneaten food to charity. That doesn't sound like much. Might a client not bring a truck and cart the food away themselves?
That bill, SB 1443, was shot down by the California Restaurant Assn., which argued that any such requirement would be troublesome for its members.
Troublesome. You have to love that word. Children are hungry and the CRA doesn't want troublesome. If we avoided everything troublesome in this world, we'd never have kids, we might never even fall in love. Troublesome just means challenging. So let's accept the challenge.
Let's find enough food banks to go to the facilities and collect the food, a la Table2Table and Tomchei Shabbos.
That would take a lot of organization, you say? Hey. Organization. That's something the Jewish community does really well.
Here's a thought. Let the synagogues and churches in the Los Angeles area (let's start locally and perhaps provide a model for other cities and counties to replicate) brainstorm ways to coordinate with restaurants and hotels so that volunteers might arrive at the right time to collect food that's heading for the Dumpsters. Bring the food back to a central facility. Repackage it. Deliver it.
You're right, of course. This is an enormous project. Where are there buildings, refrigeration, food packaging, volunteers to do this? I don't know. What I do know is that if we start small, we can grow. And if we don't start, the food will continue to feed the rats while 1.3 million children go to sleep hungry.
Anybody good at PR out there? Here's your challenge. Figure out a way to make recycling cool. I'm imagining publicizing restaurants (there must be some) and caterers (like Someone's in the Kitchen) that do recycle, and making them the go-to places for events. Encourage responsible catering. (Maybe an ad in the LA. Jewish Journal?) The problem is that for too many clients, it's all about the event, and they won't even think of where the left-overs are going unless recycling becomes chic, like being "green." I'm not proud. If it takes making recycling food the next trend, so be it. I personally didn't know that the California legislature removed the potential for liability from caterers if food from their events is donated to an organization and someone then becomes ill. The legislature, while in truth protecting the industry, opened the door for sharing unserved food to the needy. We need to take it to the next stage. Find a way to collect and distribute the food to those who need it.
Call it Feeding It Forward. Call it what you want. Back in the day, we used to say that if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Please be part of the solution. Read the Times story. Get as angry as I am. And let's work together to begin to find the answers.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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Even if Sprint's not your long-distance provider, you've probably used a service or product Paget Alves has sold. From prepaid calling cards to Internet browsers to discount long distance, his battlefield–the multibillion dollar world of wholesale services–is the fastest growing segment of the long-distance industry.
As president of Sprint's Wholesale Services Group, which has an operating budget of over $30 million, the 43-year-old Alves is responsible for the sales, marketing, product development and customer support of Sprint's private-branded long-distance services. Sprint markets these to three segments: independent resellers, regional Bell-operating companies (RBOCs) and emerging markets, such as utility companies. All three purchase Sprint's wares to resell them under their own brand.
"There are over a thousand resellers in the U.S.," says Alves. "What they need to compete is access to a long-distance infrastructure and network." The newest players are the RBOCs, which within one to two years will be offering long-distance services to their customers. "They're expected to achieve 10%-20% penetration," explains Alves. "When that occurs, my business will double."
Long-distance service is a mega-industry. In 1997, Sprint, which ranks third behind AT&T and MCI, captured $8.9 billion in long-distance revenues. The Wholesale Services Group contributed over $1 billion to that sum, ranking second in wholesale worldwide behind WorldCom. Additionally, in 1997, Sprint's wholesale revenues advanced at a rate of more than 25%, twice as fast as the overall wholesale industry and four times as fast as the long-distance industry.
Prior to becoming president last February, Alves was vice president and general manager of Wholesale Services. During his tenure, he oversaw the independent reseller segment and transformed Wholesale Services from a sales-driven organization to a marketing-oriented team. He assisted in the creation of an in-house marketing group, which now develops proactive strategies. "We analyze our market first, then develop the products customers need," explains Alves. Last year, Wholesale Services launched its first new product in years–a pre-paid long-distance card. This year there are plans for more new entries, including Internet and data transmission sales and services.
Alves came to Sprint in 1996 with the necessary arsenal to compete. Armed with both a B.S. and a law degree from Cornell, the White Plains, New York, native joined IBM as a law clerk in 1982. Four years later, he graduated to area counsel. In 1988, he joined Murata Business Systems as general counsel. Murata, a Japanese-owned company, was the first to offer a consumer fax machine and, at its height, held the No. 2 spot in the U.S. as a fax provider.
By 1996, Alves had become executive vice president, the highest-ranking American post at Murata, where he was responsible for expanding the company's role with private-branded distributors such as Pitney Bowes and Monroe. Later that year, he joined Sprint. "Many people wonder about the legal background," remarks Alves, "but the analytical skills I learned as a lawyer have been very helpful. I always wanted to be in business, but knew the legal background would give me the edge."
Looking toward future victories, Alves explains that as the
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I feel like it's been ages since I was creative. And I've really missed it! But Book Week is coming up and I love me a good homemade costume. I decided to document them this time - before the parade - to show how far a little bit of hot glue and cardboard can go! I've made three costumes and I'll share them here in three posts with a couple of easy DIY aspects. I love making costumes for Book Week and Halloween. I think they're my favourite thing to do! Maybe I go overboard, but we all have fun coming up with the ideas and the kids adore seeing it all come together. I never spend a bomb - it's usually just on a few bits and pieces and if fabric is involved, I try to recycle other handmade costumes into new outfits first before hitting Spotlight. This year there is no sewing - despite making a skirt for one of the costumes! First up though is one of my favourite books - probably one of most people's favourite children's books: The Day the Crayons Quit. How adorably funny is it? Being a shorty herself, Annika was the perfect candidate for the stubby friend, Blue Crayon. She's also brilliant at being a cranky pants, so when I told her to look angry, cause she's meant to be all fed up and over working, she did so beautifully! Anyway, the actual costume is easy enough to make - simply glue the cardboard layers in place and fit around the body, glueing alllllll the time. You'll need two sheets of each colour and you'll need to stick them together to get more length else they won't quite fit around a body! I don't recommend hot-gluing the straps on as ours tore (see below!); I think a stapler might be better? Or maybe it's just that cardboard straps and a three-year-old aren't the best combination! The sign was also easy - crayon and lead pencil on a piece of white paper and then glued onto sturdier cardboard and a bamboo stick. The hat was a little trickier! I made a couple before deciding this was the best.
The Day The Crayons Quit hat tutorial
You'll need...
Cardboard the same colour as your crayon colour of choice. I used the square left over from when I joined the two pieces together to make the base.
A hot glue gun
Hat elastic or ribbon
A pencil
A small plate - a side plate is a good size
Step 1: Cut two strips off the end around 3cm wide. Trace around the dinner plate and cut out the circle. Cut one corner into a arc (make it bigger than the circle; you can cut it down to size later).
Step 2: Roll the arc up into a cone shape and glue in place. Cut off the pointiest part. Cut a smaller hole out in the middle of the circle.
Step 3: Poke the cone through the circle and push through until it stops. Draw a line around the meeting point on the underside of the circle.
Step 4: Remove the cone and cut strips up to the pencil line a centimetre or so apart. Bend them outwards. Pop the cone back into place in the circle and glue where the tabs meet the underside of the circle (or is a hat brim now?!)
Step 5: Glue the two strips together to make one long line (you might need to tidy it up with the scissors if you're not the straightest cutter of all time. Like me!). Glue the very edge of one side and gently wrap it around the hat brim, pressing while the glue is warm (be careful; it's hot!) and holding until it cools and hardens. Continue around the whole hat. Once finished, turn the hat over and circle around the whole join on the underside of the hat again with hot glue to ensure it sticks - two fine edges of cardboard meeting isn't the most secure thing so an extra blob of glue all around should keep it together. Trim the cone to your desire length. Poke a small hole on either side of the hat (you want the join of the cone to the back) and tie in your elastic. Become the crayon!