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3 Tips to Drive Inquiry in the Classroom
Inquiry-based learning is much more than asking students to generate their own questions when investigating a certain topic. Certainly there is some of that involved, but it's really about generating curiosity and equipping students with tools to wade through complex questions and concepts that catch their interests. It's about giving students the power to investigate the world around them and encouraging them towards understanding the bigger picture. One of my favourite articles to get started with Inquiry-Based Learning in the classroom comes from Edutopia.
Inquiry-based learning is great for summative or larger PBL programs, however it's also a tool to use in the moment when you are having a deep discussion with your students or even pushing their thinking deeper around a particular concept. I've been utilizing an inquiry model in my teaching for the past 4 years and I can't imagine teaching with out some back-pocket tools when I need to drive inquiry on the fly:
- Utilizing mental models and stance: Introducing students to mental models or the concept of stance is probably one of my favourite things. Mental models and stance allow us to understand how we think and feel about a particular concept, topic, or even the world around us. Understanding that we each hold our own stance or mental models around a particular concept allows for open, and even deeper conversations with our students. Utilizing mental models and stance in your inquiry practices allows students to:
- Understand how their investigations have change their thinking or understanding of a concept
- See how their thinking or learning has developed
- Openly discuss their personal views on a topic
- Reflect their thinking and share it with other students to gain a larger understanding of a concept
- Causal Models and a Systems Thinking framework: Systems Thinking is a great framework to incorporate into your Inquiry Model! Systems Thinking is an approach to understanding an event or concept with the aim to look at it as a larger system with inputs and outputs. For example, investigating a concept like Climate Change and all of the various causes and outcomes as a whole, rather than parsing them out as individual entities. In the end, students understand the complexities involved in Climate Change and how one thing may effect another. But a Systems Thinking framework doesn't work for students by simply explaining it to them. I absolutely love using causal models as a way for students to visualize a concept as a system. Causal models are pretty much what it sounds like, modelling cause and effect of a particular concept or mapping concepts that are connected together. It's a lot like a mind map, but you integrate direction by using arrows and other symbols. I love Heidi Siwak's education blog describing how she has used causal modelling with her grade 7 class. This is a more in depth example of causal modelling from Less Wrong. You can help your students create a large causal model as an entire class, students can create a causal model in small groups, or even have students create their own. I also LOVE The Systems Thinking Playbook for more ideas to get your students thinking about their thinking. Causal models and the Systems Thinking Framework:
- Helps make students thinking explicit
- Helps visualize complex concepts and thinking
- Helps students draw connections between concepts
- Using the power of feedback: Feedback is an amazing thing and it can help push your students to dive deeper and point out gaps in their thinking – when it's constructive! First and foremost, I ALWAYS remind my students of the rational behind feedback and that it is a tool used to make our thinking stronger and improve our ideas. I also use 3 questions as scaffolding and a way to keep it productive:
- What would you add?
- What do you have questions about?
- What did you like?
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Inshore limestone bottom retains heat and are the first areas to finding snook, redfish and trout in their spring transition. Along the upper Suncoast, the reds have been plentiful and achieving double digit catches is virtually an everyday occurrence. Spotted seatrout are being found on the grass edges just outside of limestone outcroppings, cul-de-sacs and rocky points. A stealth approach to ultra shallow water trout is paramount to success. Once spooked, the fish will often not return to that spot for the rest of the day. For the first time this winter, we encountered marauding jacks in the same areas this week. Reduced slot size makes a keeper snook challenging to find, but the season for practicing safe catch-and-release fishing of line-siders is now. Live greenies are snook candy this time of year.
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Question about Nintendo Game Boy Advance Console
Hi, any advice would be appreciated! My 7 year old son's GBA was knocked into the toilet by my 3 year old son! I pulled it out immediately and dried it completely and they blowed any excess water out of it with my hairdryer on a low setting!
It turns on and makes noises as if it will work, the problem is it will not charge. The socket on the side of the GBA I think has swollen with the water damage and the power cable will now not connect/charge properly.
Do you think this could be repaired? Is it worth spending anything on it? Can you help? Many thanks!
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hi, my GBA SP got wet so I took it apart and let the pieces dry. when they did dry i put it back together although the screen still had water in it, when i turned it on the screen lite up white for less than a second. i assumed that it needed to be charged. the next day i charged it the little top green light was flashing. i tried to turn it on again but it didn't even light up and the green light immediately went black.
Hi, my game boy got wet because my three year old sister went outside and took it and wet it and wont turn on.I tried using the hairdryer and try drying the battery but wont work neither.I tried everything so if anybody knows how to fix it come tell me please thank you.
I need help With my little bros sp He Wennt in the shower and played will he was taking a bath when ever the screen got wet he dryed it with his hannds. Now theres only sound the screen wont turn off .
Please help Thanks.
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Well if it doesnt work try to go take all the parts of and you will have to dry them but dont i repeat dont let your children touch the mother board if that doesnt work just buy a nintendo ds lite or you buy the mold cheap model of the nintendo ds i hope i helped you some how :p
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You have to go buy one. It's the only solution if your battery pack there only nine dollars. Same thing happened with my battery so im going to buy a new one tomorrow, I hope this helps
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Hi Suzy,
it,s not worth repairing.
the cost of a new motherboard and fitting will cost more than the Gameboy advance. i bet the three year old lads not the flavour of the month, with the 7 year old :)
have a look on e-bays the best, not everyone wants these anymore. you might find One on Swapz.co.uk if your in England.
Hope this answers your question.
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Today my little cousin spilled toothpaste all over my gameboy sp charger, i rinsed the charger and and dried it off but when i plug it up,it won't charge my gameboy do you think it could be repaired?
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The Apple Byte's Buyer GuideWe'll break down whether its a good time to buy or if you should wait to purchase your next piece of Apple hardware. Plus new details for the next-gen iPad!
-What's good? I'm Brian Tong and welcome to the AppleByte. Now, I hope everyone at home is enjoying your Thanksgiving time off with your friends or your family. And if you like me, you filled your tummy up with your favorite treat: tofurkey. Oh, I love its rubbery texture! Mmm! Now, in tasty news, details are finally starting to come together for the next gen iPad. We can all agree that we'll probably see a camera for Face Time chat. Steve Jobs ruled out any 7-inch tablet hopes. It will bring a faster processor and more storage capacity. A retina display at that size is still a reach right now. But what about an iPad that's compatible with both GSM and CDMA networks? Reports say the iPad will use a "world mode" chip to be compatible with any carrier in the world. We may also see a slimmer and lighter design iPad because a patent discovered AppleInsider shows that Apple is exploring the use of carbon fiber wrapped around a metal frame to create a strong but light casing. The patent drawings are even just like the back plate of the iPad. So, this one looks like it could be happening. And Digitimes is also reporting that the circuit board suppliers for the second iPad will ship out components for production in December with a target launch for the first quarter of 2011. So, it's a safe bet we'll be barraged with more news and rumors, but we'll keep you guys posted with the latest. Now on more iPad news, there's no need to go to an Apple store to get an iPad. TJ Maxx and Marshalls are reported to both be selling the entry-level Wi-Fi 16 gig model for $399----a $100 less than its retail price. SJ responded and said, "They are not an authorized seller." But TJ Maxx has said they purchased the iPads for $500 and they're selling them at a loss for publicity. In iPhone news, there were rumors that Apple was working on a custom-built SIM card so that you could buy the iPhone from an Apple store and then activate it for any carrier from your home. Let's just say international carriers weren't big fans of that and they don't want Apple to control the entire process. So, they threaten to only sell a non-subsidized iPhone which costs $600 up front, and Apple stopped pursuing the technology for the time being. Alright, here's a tip that's an-oldie-but-a-goodie for those of you that have made a boo-boo when purchasing Apps. There are times where some of us get a little app happy (I know you've been there) and we purchased the wrong app from Apple's App Store. I recently purchased the Iron Man 2 game. I know, don't judge me. But I accidentally purchased the iPhone version instead of the one for the iPad. I'm Brian Tong for CNET.com, and I'll show you a little trick that a lot of people don't know about----how to return apps that you've already purchased. Now, before we jump in to this, I wanna emphasize that this is not intended to be used to buy an app then return and hurt the developers, because these guys are the people that are making our gadgets more enjoyable. So, let's respect that. Alright, the first thing you have to do is purchase some apps from the App Store through your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, or computer, or wherever. Now, once you've done that, jump in to iTunes and in the top right hand corner, find your username, select "Account", and log in. Let's go to your purchase history and then you'll see a list of dates and order numbers. Select the date that you made the purchase and you'll see an order breakdown. Then, click on "Report A Problem" and an option will show up next to the price of each app. Find the boo-boo that you made. In this case, it's going to be Iron Man 2 for me, that was $6.99, and click "Report A Problem." A prompt will appear, and you'll need to select the problem that you had and add any comments. I explained my Iron Man 2 issue and also told them how I purchased the iPad version immediately afterwards. Submit it and you'll receive a confirmation e-mail. It only took about a day for an iTunes rep to get back to me, but I received an e-mail telling me the charges would be reversed. Now, that's customer service. There's really no reason to return the 99-cent app, and you do have up to 90 days to request a refund, but hopefully, this features helps you the same way it helped me out. I'm Brian Tong for CNET.com with your "how to" for refunding apps. Respect your developers and use it wisely. Thanks, Brian. Okay. It's the holidays and you'll probably want some real good advice about when is a good time to buy that specific Apple gadget. We get tons of e-mails about it. So, we wanna give you the Apple's Buyer Guide or what we like to call here the AppleByter's Guide. Get it? 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The Accra High Court is set to deliver judgment in the case of Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier, charged with causing financial loss to the state to the tune of GHȻ51.28 million.
Woyome is facing an additional charge of defrauding by false pretences and has maintained that the judgment debt he obtained was in relation to financial engineering role he played for the Government of Ghana through Bank of Austria, which government failed to approve, even though no money was paid by the Austrian bank.
The judge is expected to, among other issues, decide whether or not the act of going through a bidding process being approved by the Central Tender Review Board without being given a letter to that effect amounts to a breach of which would warrant payment of the gargantuan GHȻ51.28 million.
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The state called eight witnesses, notably former Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Agyemang Manu and staff of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning as well as the former Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Yaw Osafo-Maafo.
The first witness in the case was Ms Mangowa Ghunney, legal adviser of the Ministry of Finance Economic Planning (MOFEP), who testified that she did not make any recommendation for Woyome to be paid and noted that she realised that he (Woyome) had no contract with the state to merit being paid the said amount. .
All the other witnesses concurred that the NDC bankroller had no contracts with the government of Ghana.
For instance, Yaw Osafo-Maafo said Woyome had no binding contract with the then government, adding that even though there was a bidding process for the construction and rehabilitation of stadia towards the Confederation of African Nations (CAN) 2008, it was truncated.
He said, "We didn't reach that far and had not written to anybody to say they had won a contract," a statement which Woyome later admitted in his evidence but insisted that he had been informed about it, even though he was not given the approval letter by the tender board.
Mr Kwaku Agyemang Manu, in his evidence, stated that he was not aware of any arrangements by the government that Woyome should go to Bank of Austria and seek for funds for the rehabilitation and construction of stadia for CAN 2008.
The next witness, Yvonne Quansah, Head of Debt Management of MOFEP, also said no money came from Bank of Austria to the government on any stadia construction. Suleman Ahmed, the acting director at MOFEP, also testified that former Deputy Attorney-General (A-G) Ebow Barton-Oduro, now deputy speaker of Parliament was one of those who advised that Woyome should be paid.
Edward Odame Okyere, the investigator in the case, took his turn in the witness box as the last prosecution witness and said the Bank of Austria, where Woyome claimed to have received money for the construction of the stadia, had denied that it funded the construction of any stadium in Ghana.
According to him, the bank said in a written correspondence to the state through the Attorney- General that any letters of support given to Woyome were of no legal effect.
Betty's Letters
The accused person in his evidence-in-chief relied heavily on letters written by the former A-G, Betty Mould-Iddrisu, to the then Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, urging that he (Woyome) should be paid.
Woyome tendered to the court letters in which Betty urged Duffuor to pay the money to him on grounds that what took place between him (Woyome) and the government amounted to a contract.
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Woyome did not bring any witness to testify on his behalf – not even the person who approved the payment, Betty, the then Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and her deputy, Ebo Barton-Oduro – who said the State had no defence in Woyome's doggy suit against the government.
Mr Barton-Odro had defended the alleged dubious payment saying the State had no evidence but was not ready to testify for Woyome.
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On the morning of April 21, officers discovered a small drone that had crashed in the bushes outside the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, S.C., according to the Associated Press. The drone never made it over the 12-foot fence, though the AP noted that "officials aren't sure exactly where the drone would have gone if it made it over the wall."
The drone was carrying marijuana, cellphones and tobacco, according to Stephanie Givens, a spokeswoman for the S.C. Department of Corrections.
One person, 28-year-old Brenton Lee Doyle, has been arrested in connection with the incident and appeared in court Wednesday. He has been charged with attempting to smuggle contraband into a prison and possession of the drug flunitrazepam, also known as "roofies," according to Reuters.
Police have issued a plea for information about a second suspect who may be connected to the incident. They released a series of surveillance photos of the man taken in a convenience store near the prison.
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Minority Party -- A tighter-than-Dick-Cheney's-sphincter throwback to the early 80s "oi" sound, this Party is just the thing to attend if you're tired of all the Good Charlottes and New Found Glorys of the world. Equal parts the Exploited and GBH (the awesome Grievous Bodily Harm), their sound might not be the newest thing in the world, but their sincerity could convince you otherwise. With Timeout, Baroness, Sweetheart and Valign. Milestone (Davis)
Scoot -- Scoot, better known in the real world as George Pittman Jr., recently released Up Down Across & Back. The regional singer/songwriter has a mature knack for spinning perky and funky acoustic rock numbers. His bopping voice is an added treat and the long-running local musician deserves bigger accolades. Put that on yer list of resolutions. Riley's, Lake Norman (Shukla)
Jolene -- John Crooke and Dave Burris formed Jolene a decade ago, playing roots-rock reminiscent of mid-career REM. Despite label-hopping and resulting ups and downs, band members have persevered with focused writing. Their last release, The Pretty Dive, didn't get much attention, at least stateside, but it stands up to their solid early record Hell's Half Acre. Frontman Crooke has also released a fistful of solo recordings. This is a reunion gig for old fans and, hopefully, new recruits. With Bellglide. The Room (Shukla)
Clutch -- Neil Fallon and Co. have always been branded something of the thinking man's hard rock band. Which is understandable -- their songs have titles like "I Have the Body of John Wilkes Booth," for crying out loud. However, the band -- thinking men though they may be -- also manages to rocket through time changes like Sputnik, and hide enough Frank Zappa-prescribed medicine in the sugar to make sure you come away from their shows with a little something other than ringing ears. With High on Fire (see our story on High on Fire in this issue). Tremont Music Hall (Davis)
Derek Trucks Band -- Guitarist Trucks is a fabulous slide guitarist but his nimble fingers can go beyond the confines of slide blues and blues-rock with jazzy overlays and world rhythms. Trucks' work transcends any specific genre, whether he's playing an electric, acoustic, or even a sarod (a guitar-like sister of the sitar). The recently released double-live CD, Live at Georgia Theatre, is an adventurous document reminiscent of work by Trucks' other gig, the Allman Brothers Band. DTB's version of "Freddie's Dead" covers the musical gamut in which Trucks dwells. Visulite Theatre (Shukla)
Secret Lives of the Freemasons -- Asheville's SLOTF make their agenda known with sliced and chopped riffs that bounce around between hardcore and melodic punk. They're a part of the loose-knit local collective called Divisional Media. Also on the bill are the like-minded Sold America and In Remembrance of Me. SK Netcafe (Shukla)


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On Friday, Bedford MP, Richard Fuller joined the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on a visit to Bedford cemetery to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.
Richard visited the Commonwealth War Graves at Bedford's Foster Hill Road cemetery and at St Mary's Church in Goldington and was told some of the stories of those who died by CWGC Regional Supervisor, Alan Dracup.
The visit was part of a series of events organised by the CWGC to encourage people to visit their local Commonwealth War Graves and to learn more about the impact of the Great War.
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It's in its fifth week and still unresolved, but the Brumbies insist the drama involving chief executive Michael Jones has not impacted on the playing group.
Jones on Friday rejected an offer by the club's board for a mutual parting of ways after meeting chairman Robert Kennedy and lawyers.
Kennedy had hoped to reach an "amicable" and speedy end to the backroom saga.
The ACT Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an injunction, allowing Jones to keep his job under whistleblower protection laws.
The CEO was stood down by the club's board in March two days after a radio interview in which he referenced a KPMG report into the Brumbies' finances that was being investigated by police.
The report remains suppressed, but Thursday's court ruling gives the board permission to share it with voting members and discuss Jones' standing down.
That was meant to happen at an extraordinary general meeting at the Brumbies offices on Thursday night, but it was dissolved after too few people showed up.
Kennedy instead held a rival meeting across town to avoid confrontation with Jones.
Jones has labelled the move an "embarrassment" and there's speculation he plans to lodge further legal proceedings as a result.
Asked about the drama on Friday, Brumbies co-captain Stephen Moore said the players had been able to isolate themselves from it all ahead of Sunday's big clash with the Crusaders at home.
"If you ask the players, most of them wouldn't really understand it at all," he said.
"Obviously, it'd be great to have it sorted. That's a given - for everyone - not just the players but everyone involved in the club.
"But really, there's nothing we can do about it so we just keep our head down and try and play well every weekend.
"The boys have been a credit to the organisation, they've really bought into that and focused hard on what's important which is playing footy."


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The Highlanders are making their first team appearance at the boys golf state tournament today through Wednesday at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills.
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The Highlanders are making their first team appearance at the boys golf state tournament today through Wednesday at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills.
Lake Wales earned a trip to the FHSAA Class 2A state finals with a surprise runner-up finish at its regional meet in Sebring last week.
"The guys are pumped," Lake Wales head coach Mike Settle said. "We've had people call us who have played the course before and they've given us some information about it and that should help."
After failing to qualify for the regional tournament for several years, the Highlanders set a team goal to finally validate their ticket this season, and they did it in dramatic fashion, winning a two-hole, sudden-death playoff against Auburndale two weeks ago at the District 18 tournament at River Greens golf course in Avon Park. But they never planned or envisioned moving on to the state finals.
"Once we got to regionals, we just played well and we got a chance to move on," Settle said. "It kind of all started at the end of the district tournament last year. I had a couple kids who were out on the course the next day. We talked about preparing for this. I have a few guys who play other sports, but most of them just play golf and they started playing year-round and getting lessons and working with a swing coach."
Last week at the Region 2 tournament, the Lake Wales' cards totaled 339 led by Trent Farrow's 79.
"Our team really starts with our two seniors, Trent Farrow and Hunter Lerch, who have basically been playing in the (county) top five all year long," Settle said. "Trent has really come on these last few weeks. He shot back-to-back 79s, so that is pretty impressive."
Also competing for Lake Wales are Charlie Gist, Hunter Taylor and Michael Robarts.
The Highlanders will be joined at the state finals by Winter Haven's Dustin Baber, who won an individual berth.
Lake Gibson's Amanda Gartrell and Winter Haven's Athena Yang, who qualified last year, are making individual appearances at the girls Class 2A state tournament, also at Mission Inn.
In Class 1A, Lakeland Christian's Trent Harris will be competing in the boys state finals at Deer Island Golf and Lake Club in Tavares while McKeel Academy's Shelby Hart will be teeing off in the girls finals at Harbor Hills Country Club in Lady Lake.
The Class 3A and 4A state finals are slated for Nov. 5-6.


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Kimi Raikkonen insists the "noise" surrounding his return to formula one does not bother him.
On the one hand, the 2007 world champion's decision to leave his new world rallying foray to return to F1 with Lotus is big news, with his static seat fitting on Thursday arguably the headline of the day.
But there has also been some negativity, with some questioning his motivation, others noting he appears visibly unfit, and Gerhard Berger advising him to "lay off the vodka".
"There has been quite a bit of noise in the press about my comeback and there have been a lot of rumours," Raikkonen, 32, said in an interview distributed by Lotus F1 Team.
"It has no effect on me -- sometimes you hear some nonsense and sometimes you hear nice things.
"I have never really looked at what people say or think. I do my own thing and as long as I'm happy with it then that's the main thing for me," he added.
Raikkonen said Thursday's visit to the Enstone factory was his first sit in a formula one car whilst wearing a race suit and helmet since his last race with Ferrari in 2009.
"It felt a bit odd at first because the cockpit seems a bit small, but that's normal -- it feels a bit strange when you first step into the car but you quickly adjust.
"It will be nice to get back to racing," added the winner of 18 grands prix.


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WHEATLAND, Wyo. – A man opened fire inside a Wyoming mobile home, killing his three sons and a brother and injuring his wife, authorities said Friday. One neighbor said the wounded woman ran from the home screaming, "He killed my babies!"
Everett E. Conant III surrendered without incident and was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, battery and a weapons violation. The murder and attempted-murder charges carry sentences of death or life without parole.
Police found the bodies of the three boys and the brother, who was fatally wounded, inside the trailer home Thursday in Wheatland, about 70 miles north of Cheyenne. The woman was shot twice but was listed in good condition at a Cheyenne hospital.
"She kept screaming at me that her babies were dead. `He killed my babies!"' said Jessica Kornder, who lives in the same mobile home park. "I was in the kitchen doing some dishes after supper and I heard these two `pows,' and I thought it was fireworks. And then I heard this awful screaming."
Conant, whom police say was born in 1975, was ordered held without bail. His court-appointed lawyer, Eric Palen, declined to comment.
Conant's wife, Suzette Ann Conant, was shot in the ankle and shoulder, said Wheatland Police Chief Randy Chesser.
Conant's brother, Nacuma Roland Conant, 33, was taken to a Wheatland hospital where he was pronounced dead, Chesser said.
Authorities didn't immediately release the names of the other victims. But a judge referred to one of the sons as Joseph, and a court document referred to the others as "C.C." and "E.C." Their dates of birth weren't released, but the document indicates Joseph was 11 or 12, C.C. was 12 or 13 and E.C. was 17 or 18.
Chesser said a motive for the shootings wasn't immediately known.
He also said he didn't know if the boys were Conant's biological children.
Conant was shackled at the wrists and ankles during the court hearing. He whispered "yes" and "no" to the judge's questions.
Wheatland police Officer Doug Wiggins wrote in a court document that he was responding to a report of a shooting at the home. Conant yelled at him from the doorway and had something black in his hand, Wiggins said, adding that he saw what appeared to be the lifeless body of a male child on a couch.
The officer said he spoke with Conant for about 10 minutes before he persuaded him to leave the house without a weapon. He was arrested without further incident.
As police officers wrapped up the crime scene, Chesser said at least one handgun -- possibly more -- was used in the shootings. Asked how many rounds were fired, he said simply, "a lot."
Conant worked briefly at the Wyoming Premium Farms hog farm just north of Wheatland this spring but quit after mentioning problems arranging child care, said Doug Derouchey, the general manager.
"Kind of kept to himself," Derouchey said. "He just mentioned something about he was having difficulties kind of working it out time-wise."
"He was, I think, having problems elsewhere," Derouchey said.
Suzette Conant works at an A&W restaurant in Wheatland, said Beth Horsley, a co-worker there. "She is the nicest person in the world. She didn't do anything to anybody," Horsley said.
A collection jar was set up at the A&W for donations for Suzette Conant's medical care and the family's funeral costs.
"It's just a very tragic thing," said Jean Dixon, mayor of this agricultural town of 3,600 people.
"It's hard to comment on something that just never occurs around here. It's like, `How can it happen?' This is a small community. We all know each other."
Wyoming, with about 560,000 residents, averages just under 11 murders a year, state officials said.


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Archangel Ariel: the card associated with a great sense of courage and prosperity at the same time. It's the archangel Ariel who has helped us to trust that everything becomes possible and has the willingness to assist anyone calling upon her to express any positive result through the so-called belief and intention. Ariel will oversee the elemental world, such as fairies and sprites as well as get herself involved in the healing stuff to protect other animals.
Archangel Azrael: it's due to the leading role that is related to the act of helping others to pass through the troubles and reach the heaven at the time of their physical death as well as assisting them with the transition. In case that you've got someone who has passed away, and want to call upon him for your own comfort, Azrael will help to heal your own heart, and help you to go to sleep better every night. Just place your own mind at ease whenever feeling anxious and stressed in life.
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Archangel Gabriel: she's well-known to help everyone in creativity or communication areas, or the skill of guiding the others in life. Let's get your inner self nurtured with the help of that card, since she's very powerful, so anyone calling upon her can find herself or himself pushed into action, which can lead to further beneficial results.


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Operations Management reminds me, a Computer Engineer by academic preparation, of Pipelining, a concept common in Computer Architecture and "Operating Systems" design (I mean Windows, Linux, etc.). It is a technique used to speed up processes by breaking them into smaller tasks and arranging them to start tasks at different times, each at a certain offset after the previous one begins.
This parallelization of tasks occurs in such a way that each task gets input from the previous task, which is running ahead or has completed. If for one of a number of reasons, a task gets stuck, subsequent tasks behind it, have to add delay slots to account for the disruption. The worst case is to redo the entire task which got stuck and this leads to a ripple effect. A number of design considerations ensue, such as how deep should the pipeline be, in other words, how many processes are running at the same time? The time duration between starting consecutive tasks, the maximum acceptable delay, etc.
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The weak economy is prompting consumers to use their credit cards for more of their regular expenses, opening a door for third-party companies that can process card payments on behalf of billers that do not accept them.
At least two such services have gone live in recent months, aimed at people who want to put their household bills on plastic.
Observers said high fees and the potential to drag consumers deep into debt may make these services vulnerable to the same criticism that has plagued payday loans.
Mitch Friedman, co-founder of ChargeSmart LLC, which announced its payment service last week, said it is a stop-gap — not a long-term financing tool.
"Let's say it's someone that just for whatever reason has come up short of cash one month and normally wouldn't want to pay their payments with a credit card but this month, one month, they need to," he said in an interview.
His company, he said, offers customers "all of the normal credit card benefits," including the ability to defer payments.
The service has been available for three weeks, and Mr. Friedman said it has already attracted customers, including a handful who used it to pay their mortgages. To use the service, people make a card payment to ChargeSmart, which sends the money to the biller by wire transfer.
Payment Innovations LLC, a New York start-up, began offering a similar service, BillCharger, in April. Andrew Fisher, a co-founder of Payment Innovations, said thousands of people have used BillCharger to send payments, for their mortgages and other bills, to companies that do not accept cards.
He said there is strong consumer interest in using cards with billers that do not take plastic, giving his company "plenty of opportunities to fill in these gaps." As with ChargeSmart, users make a card payment to his company, which then sends a paper check to billers. Both companies accept payments made on MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc. cards.
Mr. Fisher said he expects to offer new services in the next six months that would match some of the features available through banks' bill-pay sites.
For example, consumers will be able to set up recurring payments and see their transaction histories. Eventually, he said, the site will be able to display digital images of the cancelled checks sent to billers.
Jennifer Roth, a senior analyst with the global payments practice at TowerGroup Inc., a Needham, Mass., independent research firm owned by MasterCard, said that "with the credit crunch and everything, I think there's a place for" such services now, though she said demand may wane when the economy improves.
These services could appeal to "a customer segment that needs to use a credit card for an unexpected expense," she said, but those are going to be one-off transactions. "I don't see the value to use this as a recurring-payment method," largely because of the high fees.
ChargeSmart, of San Francisco, charges $4.95 per transaction plus 2.29% of the amount. For a $2,000 mortgage payment, the fee is just over $50.
BillCharger charges 5%, with a minimum fee of $19.95.
Gail Hillebrand, a senior attorney with the advocacy group Consumers Union, said these fees are high and the services do not seem to be good money-management tools. "If you are having trouble paying your bills, putting them on a credit card is not a good solution, because you'll just get deeper and deeper into debt," she said. "It's borrowing your way into more trouble, and paying a fee in the process."
Consumers who default on a mortgage typically have more protection under bankruptcy laws than those who don't pay their credit card bills, Ms. Hillebrand pointed out. "You're always in worse shape if you transfer house debt into card debt," she said.
Ron Shevlin, a senior analyst at Aite Group LLC of Boston, said these high fees seem comparable to payday loans, which are often criticized for taking advantage of lower-income consumers.
"I definitely think this is going to draw some attention from consumer advocate groups, especially if over time it is turning out that the people who are signing up for this are people who are basically just shifting debt from one provider to another," he said.
"From the fees you have to pay, it definitely seems to me that this isn't a very consumer-friendly approach," Mr. Shevlin said. "I mean, it's a huge fee."
These types of services pose a "tricky situation" for issuers and card networks, he said. "On one hand, they will benefit in the short term from the revenue that's generated from" the transaction volume, he said. However, "they're all smart enough see that there is the consumer advocacy issue" they have to address.
More important, he warned, such services have the potential to create bad debt, especially if people are using them to pay their mortgages. "I can't believe that anyone would pay their mortgage" through one of these services "unless they are afraid of foreclosure," Mr. Shevlin said. "If I'm an issuer, and saw mortgage payments on the bill, that would be a pretty good sign that sometime down the road there's going to be some bad debt."
Representatives for several big issuers and card networks either did not return calls or would not make executives available to discuss the topic last week.
Mr. Fisher said that as long as consumers do not exceed their credit limits, issuers should not be concerned. "Whether you pay cash for your groceries and put your mortgage on your card, or vice versa, it doesn't make a significant difference from a risk point of view."
And though some people have used BillCharger to pay their mortgages, these have typically been one-time events and should "not raise any alarm bells," he said.
Mr. Friedman said his service "allows people to use a credit line that a bank has already given them," and his customers are looking for convenience. The typical user is "someone who is tight on cash but ultimately does expect to make all of their payments," he said. "I think very few people would use our system to make a payment on their house and then go and default on their credit card."
ChargeSmart also will appeal to people trying to earn rewards points by paying their bills with credit cards, Mr. Friedman said.
However, Mr. Shevlin said this is an expensive way to earn points, and there are less expensive alternatives.
The banking technology vendor Yodlee Inc. has developed a system that enables banks to accept customers' cards for bill payments, and says that two of the 10 largest banks are offering it now.
Fiserv Inc.'s CheckFree expects to roll out a similar service by yearend.
Fiserv and Yodlee have said consumers are eager to earn rewards points in this manner, though both services can route payments only to billers that accept cards.
Mr. Shevlin said that a free service offered through banks would be much more appealing to people looking to earn more rewards points than ChargeSmart or BillCharger, which he said seems to target a different type of customer.
"Reward cardholders will look at this with some interest, but not do it," he said. They would realize quickly that getting thousands of extra reward points a month is "not going to be worth it when you're paying 2%" or more.
The typical user of ChargeSmart or BillCharger will likely be "younger and low-end, from an income perspective," he said. It might be used by those who cannot afford their mortgage payments and are turning to their credit cards to "in effect, forestall foreclosure," he said.
For ChargeSmart and Payment Innovations, "that's not going to be a very sustainable strategy."


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In an effort to better reflect the new size and scope of its operations, TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. ("TRI Pointe Homes") (TPH) announced today the rebranding of the company as TRI Pointe Group.
TRI Pointe Homes' $2.8 billion merger last July with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company ("WRECO") was one of the biggest in homebuilding industry history and positioned the Company as a top-10 U.S. public homebuilder by equity market capitalization. The rebrand to TRI Pointe Group not only signifies a new identity, but also a new national company of premium regional homebuilders comprised of Maracay Homes in Arizona; Pardee Homes in California and Nevada; Quadrant Homes in Washington; Trendmaker Homes in Texas; TRI Pointe Homes in California and Colorado; and Winchester Homes in the Washington, D.C. area.
TRI Pointe Group is the brainchild of three industry veterans Doug Bauer, Mike Grubbs and Tom Mitchell. "Our new organization combines the significant financial resources, operational sophistication and thought leadership of a national organization with the local insight, passion and expertise of a leading regional homebuilder," said CEO Doug Bauer. "We are a dramatically different homebuilder today than we were a year ago, but the one thing that remains constant in our organization is our commitment to excellence."
This commitment to excellence was evident in the 67 awards earned in 2014 by TRI Pointe Group's family of homebuilders, including 2014 Developer of the Year by Builder and Developer magazine, a national home building publication based in Newport Beach, Calif.
According to the magazine, this annual award was bestowed upon TRI Pointe Group in recognition of the company's unique ability to deliver products, services and experiences beyond the conventions of the industry.
"While the leadership and access to capital have been major factors in catapulting TRI Pointe Group onto the national stage, the company's emergence as a top ten builder would not have been possible if the quality and character of its communities did not measure up to its business prowess," said Builder and Developer Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Nick Slevin.
Additional details about TRI Pointe Group will be discussed during the upcoming Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Earnings Conference Call, taking place at 7:00am Pacific (10:00am Eastern) on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. For more information, visit http://ir.tripointehomes.com/.
About TRI Pointe Group
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TRI Pointe (TPH) is a family of premium regional homebuilders that design, build and sell homes in major U.S. markets. As one of the largest homebuilding companies in the United States, TRI Pointe Group combines the resources, operational sophistication and leadership of a national organization with the regional insights, community ties and agility of local homebuilders. The TRI Pointe Group family includes Maracay Homes in Arizona, Pardee Homes in California and Nevada, Quadrant Homes in Washington, Trendmaker Homes in Texas, TRI Pointe Homes in California and Colorado, and Winchester Homes in Washington, D.C. area. For more information, please visit www.TriPointeGroup.com.
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Here we are into the second week of October and the rutting displays this year are some of the best I've seen. Multiple mature bulls competing for control of the harem have really put on a show. Lots of bugling, fighting, spraying, posturing, breeding and many changes in the herd bull. One bull will be the "Herd Bull", then overnight another bull will take the herd away only to lose it back to the original bull that afternoon. It's amazing to see the elk hierarchy at work. Most of the action typically takes place in darkness, but this year they don't seem to mind direct sunlight. If you want to see some awesome elk displays, it's time to plan a visit to Boxley Valley.
These two bulls fought several times for dominance. The bull on the right is/was the original herd bull and the one on the left is the top contender that has owned the herd briefly and he wants it back.
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You have got to be kidding. Some idiots are able to access a bridge over the 101 freeway and paint a relatively detailed piece of graffiti, and after two weeks the San Luis Obispo Police Department, Union Pacific and Caltrans can't come together to figure out how to paint over it?
Too bad they can't just hire the vandals who did it. They would get it done in one night without being seen or disrupting traffic.


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ScaleMP and IBM are partnering to deliver scalable appliances which deliver higher performance and lower TCO tailored to solve customer needs. Two appliances have been created with the following capabilities
- Very Large Memory Appliance – An optimized appliance with the ability to address up to 7.5 TB of memory. This large-memory appliance series is capable of handling very large workloads that require significant amounts of data. The solution is based on IBM System x3750 M4 and helps speed time to solution for applications in areas such as analytics, in-memory databases and more.
- Virtual Cluster Appliance – Eliminate day-to-day complex cluster management tasks for mid-range clusters with up to 224 cores and 1.75 TB RAM. The solution is based on IBM BladeCenter H with IBM HS23 blades and provides extremely powerful computing platform driven by a single OS instance, hence managed as a single server.
IBM is the industry standard for high performance computing technology.
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Major home builders are expected to report yet another quarter of stellar earnings this week. But those figures are unlikely to revive the builders' slumping share prices. That is because a number of analysts and investors have concluded that the house party is ending.
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I'm struck by the dichotomy of authenticity which consumers experience on a daily basis. It's a constant question about who to believe, will the product or service be right for me and can I trust this person or brand to deliver what they say they will. Authenticity is not for amateurs. First, you have to have it. Then you have to communicate it.
Authenticity requires vulnerability, transparency and integrity.
It all starts in the heart of your brand. A brand is defined by the place it holds in the hearts, minds and wallets of its customers.
Trust is the currency exchanged at the core of this relationship. Gain trust and credibility with your customers and brand loyalty is yours. Lose it and you're forced into a transactional relationship that turns your brand into a commodity.
New digital technologies and the emergence of the sharing economy have brought authenticity and transparency to the forefront, adding another layer of difficulty for companies to navigate.
I like to use real time examples of transparency and authenticity and I've got a good story for you illustrating the polarized differences we face, not only as consumers but as marketers. If you want to succeed in building brand trust, you have to know what success and failure actually look like.
Failure in Authenticity
Oprah is one of the biggest names in media. She's propelled her brand to places that others rarely get to visit. Since leaving the Oprah Show, she's had some wins and some losses. With the birth of the OWN Network, I feel like her brand has gotten a little muddled in the last few years.
OWN broadcasts a show called Super Soul Sunday. I have a strong yoga and spiritual practice and I sometimes tune in to see what today's spiritual thought leaders have to share. It's not always great, especially when Oprah starts pontificating, which I find a bit off-putting. Don't get me wrong, I love Oprah and I applaud her for trying to raise the consciousness of our world. I just would like to hear more from the guest than from Oprah.
There was a show this week called Super Soul Sessions. I'd never seen it before so I recorded it. It looked like a take on the TED model and being a new customer, I carved out some time to check it out.
What it ended up being was short snippets of talks by thought leaders and, in order to see more than 5 minutes of the person's talk, you had to go to the website. Now, I watch a lot of programming on the Web but having sat down to watch it on TV, I didn't feel like jumping over. I don't know – I guess I just didn't feel like doing what they told me to do.
OWN was not authentic in their delivery. When a person makes time to view your content, and you don't let them know that it's only a preview of another channel's content, you've broken the contract you had with the customer. Had they sold the show as a preview for Web content, then I could've made the choice whether I wanted to watch it. Instead, it felt like manipulation.
Now, this exchange I had with the Oprah brand may seem inconsequential but in the war for attention, the devil is in the details. I'm busy like everyone else and when I decide to take a break from the rat race, that last thing I need is a pathetic attempt to get me to spend more time on your website.
Lesson here? You never hear the door slam on lost opportunities. I doubt that I'll ever go back. With so much content vying for my attention, don't make me jump through hoops to see what I want to see.
Success in Authenticity
Like all of us, I need to periodically replenish my wardrobe. I was looking for the perfect white v-neck t-shirt (aren't we all, right gals?). I like my t-shirts soft but not see through, long enough but not too long. I did a Google search for "Best women's v-neck t-shirt" and landed on a great blog post spotlighting 10 pretty great options. There were some priced as high as $100 and I found a company called Everlane that was on the list whose t-shirt was only $20.
I clicked over to their site and found a company that sounded like a dream. Their About page says,
"Introducing Radical Transparency. Know your factories. Know your costs. Always ask why."
"We constantly challenge the status quo. Nothing is worse than complacency, and as a brand our culture is to dissect every single decision we make at every level of the company.
We know our customers are also rule breakers and questioners, so we hope this philosophy is palpable in the products and choices we make. And by all means, challenge us too."
Wow, now this is a brand I can get behind! So, I ordered 2 white t-shirts. They offer free shipping on 2 or more items and they used Facebook Messenger to keep me updated on when the package would arrive.
The package arrived promptly and it comes in a post-consumer recycled envelope that looks nothing like I've ever seen before…another cool detail!
By the way, the t-shirts are AWESOME! I actually went back and ordered 2 more, along with a few poplin shirts that are very high quality. I'm thrilled because they fit me perfectly! I can't even believe how amazing Everlane is. I was going to share my experience on Facebook but decided to write about it instead. I wanted to compare my stories to show you that authenticity and radical transparency can happen…and does…and it's often the reason someone buys from you.
A focus on authenticity pays you back in sales and customer loyalty.
Know Your Why
In conversations with clients and prospects, we always advocate the need to understand why you are doing what you do.
- Why did you start the business?
- What drives your vision?
- Do your employees understand your vision and do they share it?
- Why do your customers choose you over your competitor?
In the world of women's t-shirts, nearly every single brand has been reduced to a commodity. At Everlane, they've fully dissected their WHY and they do a great job at communicating it:
"They say you should start a business that you wish already existed, so we quit our day jobs."
"We have a passion for great design and frustration with the lack of innovation in the retail space. It's a motley group held together by a shared passion for pushing boundaries and challenging conventions."
Even their job opportunities page oozes their brand:
"Rule breakers, questioners, straight-A students who skipped class: We want you."
Where Are You on the Authenticity Spectrum?
32% of senior executives say building trust is one of their biggest challenges, second only to expansion and top-line growth over the next 1-2 years.
"Brands earn trust by being authentic, and by being seen as authentic." – Robert Wolcott, Kellogg School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Disruption is upon us. No where is that more evident than in automotive retail, where I spend the bulk of my time with clients. Clearly, those brands that are open to change and embrace authenticity and transparency will thrive. Will that be you?
Author: Kathi Kruse
Kathi Kruse is an Automotive Social Media Marketing Expert, Blogger, Speaker, Coach, Author and Founder of Kruse Control Inc. Born in the heart of Los Angeles to a family of "car people", Kathi's passion for the car business spans a 30-year career managing successful dealerships in Southern California. Kathi is the author of "Automotive Social Business – How to Captivate Your Customers, Sell More Cars & Be Generally Remarkable on Social Media".
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I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
from up and down, and still somehow
it's cloud illusions I recall.
I really don't know clouds at all
—Joni Mitchell | Both Sides Now
On Saturday night I had a photo gig on Gough & Bush Street, at the Gough Street Playhouse. My job was to shoot two sets by a local pirate band, The Boarding Party (yep, they do shanties, and they wear the full garb, but they are also all really talented).
Before I left the house I was in desperate need of pepping up. My usual tactic is to wear my happiness, so I put on a pair of cloud patterned tights I rediscovered recently in my storage unit:
Yay, right? I headed out and encountered a million things trying to ruin the night for me before it even began: rude bus passengers, stopped traffic on Geary, a steep uphill walk in the freezing cold. When I finally reached The Gough Street Playhouse, I realized just how long it had been since I'd been to a real, working theatre. Growing up a theatre kid in high school, I was never far from those smells. The smell of a wood stage seems to smell the same as it did in high school. Is there one company that does all the theatre stages and makes them all smell the same? These are the things you ponder!
I walked into the main stage area, where The Boarding Party was just about ready to start. There wasn't a huge crowd, but for a threatre benefit/auction it was pretty good. It wasn't until after the band had started and I was fully immersed in photography that I happened to look down and see that ... that ....
The current play running at the theatre, The Book of Liz, painted this floor with a cloud pattern. I cannot even express how awesome it was to wear my cloud tights out for the first time in something like 10 years and encounter this floor the very same night. Crazy, right?
The show was really fun, and theatre people are just really awesome. I miss them.
One crazy random thing: I ran into one of the professors I work for at my day job. Turns out he's the music director for the musical being staged at the theatre beginning in September! This is what I really love about Computer Scientists -- a LOT of them are also ridiculously talented at music. Since music is math-based I am not surprised, logically, but still .... it adds a depth of character to all of the computer scientists I know when the majority of them are making beautiful melodies & contributing to arts and science.
So, to sum up: ART! Photography! Pirate band! Wenches (coming soon!) -- life is good.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Cloud Encounters of the Cloud Kind
Posted by Amber Gregory at 10:47 PM
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-4283?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Lars Hofhansl updated HBASE-4283: --------------------------------- Attachment: 4283.txt Stop gap patch. I'll also look at the Connection Pooling in HConnectionManager. > HBaseAdmin never recovers from restarted cluster > ------------------------------------------------ > > Key: HBASE-4283 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-4283 > Project: HBase > Issue Type: Bug > Reporter: Lars Hofhansl > Priority: Minor > Attachments: 4283.txt > > > While testing common scenarios that we might encounter I found that HBaseAdmin does not recover from a restarted cluster. > It turns out HBaseClient.Connection.stop() is send into an endless loop here: > {code} > // wait until all connections are closed > while (!connections.isEmpty()) { > try { > Thread.sleep(100); > } catch (InterruptedException ignored) { > } > } > {code} > The reason is that PoolMap.remove(k,v) does not remove empty pools, and hence connections.isEmpty() is never true if there ever was any connection in there. > My fix is to remove the pool from the poolMap when it is empty. (Alternatively one could change PoolMap.isEmpty() to also look inside of all pools and see if their size is 0). > When I fixed that I noticed that if the master wasn't running when HBaseAdmin is created it also will not recover from that. > Even creating a new HBaseAdmin from the same Configuration will still use the old stale HConnection. > In that case a MasterNotRunningException is thrown, which is not handled in HBaseAdmin's constructor. > The HConnection handling in HConnectionManager is funky. There should never be a closed connection in the HBASE_INSTANCES. > I might look at that as well but in a separate issue. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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Entry Name: May Cottage rockery Cottage
Listing Date: 26 November 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1025915
English Heritage Legacy ID: 301952
Location: Lodsworth, Chichester, West Sussex, GU28
County: West Sussex
District: Chichester
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Built-Up Area: Lodsworth
Traditional County: Sussex
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