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Saitek X-55 RHINO H.O.T.A.S. SYSTEM™
Military-grade Flight Sim Precision
Inspired by controls found within actual fighter planes, the next-gen Saitek X-55 Rhino H.O.T.A.S. System for PC provides utmost control over simulated aircraft. Built to the same exacting standards of Saitek's award-winning Pro Flight accessories range, the X-55 Rhino delivers a multitude of customizable options never before seen in an H.O.T.A.S. System. Whether flying a modern fighter, single- or multi-engine aircraft, or even a retro single-seat plane, the Rhino supplies all the control surface options required to achieve the exact level of aerial performance aspiring pilots demand.
Enhanced Stick Accuracy
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A ground-breaking, adjustable stick spring system allows pilots to alter the force required to move the stick. Four springs of varying resistance are included to provide a total of five different options. Choose the spring – or no spring at all – which best accommodates your style of flying.
Twin Throttles with Friction Adjuster and Throttle Lock
Using a twin-engine throttle controller is the only suitable method for manipulating a virtual twin-engine aircraft. The Saitek X-55 Rhino boasts twin throttles – ideal for situations in which your primary engine is disabled and you're down to one – and also provides the option to adjust the friction required to move them. And if your aircraft of choice is single-engine, a handy throttle lock effectively converts the twin throttles into a single unit.
Bonus Toggles and Rotaries on Backlit Throttle Base
Flight sim accessories used by today's virtual pilots require the highest level of control and customization. The Rhino showcases additional toggles and rotaries, not based on any particular aircraft, around the throttle base. Seven extra three-way toggle switches and two rotaries allow you to customize this H.O.T.A.S. System to your own specifications.
Individual USB Connectors
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H.O.T.A.S. Configuration Software Enables Programmable Controls
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When certain demographics can't use your product, it's important to ask why. Nail color is an ancient tool for self expression and accessorizing, but the practice has fallen out of use with many Muslim fashionistas. This is because run of the mill nail polishes are seen as a barrier to the body during prayer and ablution, and their ingredients are normally non-Halal.
To reformulate something as chemistry-heavy (and opinion provoking) as nail polish is no small feat, but the Muslim market is a lot to miss out on. To meet the needs of one of the fastest growing populations on earth and a massive sector of the beauty and beauty blogging world, beauty brand Orly paired up with Muslimgirl to release Halalpaint, a collection of water-permeable, breathable and 100% certified Halal polishes.
It's not the first time the niche has been targeted, but earlier attempts would often peel, chip or wear off. This partnership was designed with industry quality standards and religious limitations equally in mind. As MuslimGirl.com chief of staff Azmia Magane noted that most beauty brands fail to recognize and lift up Muslim girls and women, who are still expected to use products "that are designed without them, instead of for them and by them."
The result is a set of polishes that are vegan, cruelty free, and able to let the nail breathe more healthily, while delivering what Teen Vogue reports as a longer lasting manicure than normal.
Unsurprisingly, the limited run collection sold out within days. The brands are considering another production. As positive reviews and praise for their inclusive push roll in, it's a nice reminder to reconsider our assumptions about why we make things the way we do.
So far Tuesday in love seems to be the only company that has fully water permeable nail polish without this rubbing nonsense. Did the test myself and it works every time.
Halal nail polishes are made by using an industry-leading water permeable formula.These products that are free of alcohol, animal products, animal testing. These products are completely wudu - friendly & made by using water permeable formula.
I recently bought halal nail polish from 786cosmetics.com I couldn't resist their colors. They have a section on their website that explains how nail polish can be halal. https://www.786cosmetics.com/how-it-works/
Definitely not the first company to make halal nail polish.. and compared to Canadian brand Tuesday in Love, definitely not Halal
Interesting, but nowhere on the site does it define "breathable", provide the method used to measure breathability nor provides a CoA to guarantee what they claim is what I get .
Cotopaxi's new Allpa 35L travel pack just exploded its crowdfunding goal and several of my expectations for luggage. Let's talk travel bags for a minute. A lot of people make them, a lot of them are pretty frustrating. Unless you only take your featherlight steamer set across perfectly smooth
In most densely populated cities, smog is nothing to sneeze at. Kids are particularly at risk from airborne pollutants, but getting them on board with wearing annoying safety gear is even harder than with adults. To help get kids more invested in the boring and uncomfortable world of smog ventilators,
It's not often you see material experimentation in the realm of functional backpacks, which is why these sleek—and delightfully crumbly—backpacks from sustainable Berlin-based company, [paper.] caught our eye. The classic silhouette of [paper.]'s the [square.] backpack is one that can be worn any time of year, and its waterproof paper
From a Chilean company called ATIKS comes these Mark VIII safety gloves, which aim to allow dexterity while protecting the fingers from grievous injury. Take a look at what they can do: It's obvious they're targeting the construction industry. What's not obvious is if the gloves are actually in production
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6 Facts About Water Everyone Thinks Are True
Safe and Clean Water for Health
There are different ways to solve a problem. Some choices would take a long time while others can only be done a brief time but still, turned up at the right outcome. And so, it goes with purifying our drinking water.
Reverse osmosis is among the fastest and healthiest methods of purifying our drinking water. This system has proven to be effective for several years already have been used in homes as well as business establishments.
The discovery of reverse osmosis might be accounted from the idea to remove the salt content of from the sea water to be used as drinking water. With the acceleration modern technology, the method is now able to remove not just, salt but other contaminants in the water to make it as safe and clean and as possible.
The basic principles of reverse osmosis may not be quick to comprehend for some men and women. But for the benefit of those who want to be informed and to shed some clarity on its intricacies, let us look at some of the important points on the subject being brought up in this article. Osmosis is characterized by the movement of water from a lowly concentrated area to highly concentrated area to attain the state of being balanced. So generally, when we look at reverse osmosis, it could be the complete opposite of the natural characteristics of osmosis in that the water will shift from highly concentrated space to a lowly concentrated space. Given the dynamics or design of normal osmosis which will have the osmotic pressure, an additional pressure may be utilized to effectively move the water to a lower concentration gradient. For the moment that the water migrated to the lower content level of particles, this is by then that water has undergone filtration.
Reverse osmosis does not only cleanse waste and toxins but big particles such as microorganisms as well which makes the method more attractive. Not only that, the great reverse osmosis water purification system is backed up with quality filters other than the semipermeable membrane providing greater purification.
Indeed, health is wealth that is why we must take appropriate actions to achieve it. An area where many individuals will endanger their overall health is on drinking water and with all the dangerous elements out there polluting our water, it just correct to decide on methods that would deliver us secure and clean water. If you haven't got one reverse osmosis water purification system yet, now might be the right time to secure one in your home or business. Nonetheless, if you are still not confident as of the usefulness of the system, you might want to accomplish supplemental investigations about this topic. Needless to say, you will surely find several articles on the benefits of reverse osmosis water purification technology.


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Haas boss Gunther Steiner believes new teams should be given the opportunity for more testing, in order to help ease their entry in to Formula 1.
Despite his new American outfit having impressed greatly so far this season, with Romain Grosjean sitting eighth in the points after three races, Steiner thinks the opportunities for track running are too limited.
And he suggests that one idea to help new outfits and make the field more competitive would be to allow them special dispensation for extra testing.
"As a new team, I would want an opportunity to test a few more days than the other teams," he explained.
"Give the new teams a freebie with three or more days of testing to get to know the car better, to get the team working better together so you can avoid the small mistakes you make early on that sometimes have big consequences.
"It's wishful thinking, but knowing what I know now would have helped avoid the problems we had in China."
Team work
Haas' points scoring run came to an end in China as the team was hit by brake problems for Esteban Gutierrez and a new front wing did not deliver what was hoped for.
"It's more about the team working together and getting to know the car better than trying to invent something new," added Steiner.
"If you have one new piece of equipment, you have very little time during the weekend to get the team together and know what to look for and really jell [sic] together.
"It's not about going faster. It's about not making mistakes so you don't go slower. In general, it would be nice to have a few more days of testing."
No Pirelli test
Steiner has also ruled out Haas from taking part in Pirelli's 2017 preparation tests: "Unfortunately, we don't have a 2015 car. All we have is a 2016 car, so we cannot do it.
"But it wouldn't be something we would jump on because we'd rather concentrate on what we have now. We still have a lot to learn with this car."


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Founded in 1997, the Delaware College of Art and Design has been an artistic and educational hub of downtown Wilmington for 20 years. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the College is presenting a special exhibition of works donated by alumni, students, faculty, staff and board members in the Toni & Stuart B. Young Gallery. All of the artwork is available for purchase online (link coming soon), with 50 percent of the sale price supporting DCAD's scholarship fund and the other 50 percent going to the artist. "DCAD@20" will open with a reception in conjunction with Wilmington Art Loop and continue through Oct. 15.


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For Comfort, Style & Privacy: Window Tinting You Can Trust
When shopping for window tint near Five Points, visit a dealer you can trust to complete the project on time and on budget. No matter whether you're looking to tint the windows of your car, office, or home, you'll find a variety of premier tint shades at your nearby location. Our car, office, and home window tint is custom cut to fit your space to ensure a flawless installation—every single time!Other window films may change color, peel, or bubble, but not ours! They're made to last!Choose to have your window film installed by our professionals and you could get the added security of a lifetime limited warranty. In the unlikely event that bubbling or fading does occur, give us a call. We'll remove and replace your car, office, or home window tint completely free of charge.
Customize your ride & drive cooler with LLumar car window tinting
Over time, exposure to heat and sunlight can cause unsightly cracking, peeling, or fading on the interior of your vehicle. LLumar window tints give drivers superior protection and value for their money. Tinting your car windows means better safeguarding the interior of your car, but also everyone in it, from the sun's heat and harmful rays. Select from your tinting company's full assortment of vehicle window tint shades, ranging from translucent to dark charcoal. Note that some states may have legal limitations on the level of darkness you can select for your car window tint. Curious about your state's car tinting laws? Call or visit today to check out your options and to learn more!
Home window tint: Save money & protect your furnishings
When installed by one of our factory-trained technicians, your home window tint helps provides your family with protection from the sun's harmful rays, plus sometimes privacy from the prying eyes of strangers. Home window tint could help keep floors, furnishings, and artwork from being damaged by the sun. It helps block almost all of the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays that cause fading and discoloration. In warmer months, it could help keep your house cooler and more comfortable. After having their residential window tint installed, many satisfied customers have even reported that their home energy costs have gone down by as much as 15%. Since LLumar is LEED-certified, you could be eligible to save even more money through applicable tax credits and incentives in your area.
Commercial window tint: Conserve energy & convey style
When you choose window tinting for your business, you can work in confidence knowing that you're helping to limit the burden on your facility's energy bill, all while conveying an image that's professional and polished. Choose from a wide variety of tint shades, ranging from translucent to deep charcoal. After it's installed by the professionals from your LLumar dealer, you'll see that LLumar's non-reflective window tint offers a consistent look that seamlessly complements the existing style of your building. For businesses that need a shiny exterior to increase solar heat rejection, but a less reflective interior for nighttime privacy, a dual-reflective option is also available. Office window tint isn't just for the outside of a commercial building, though. It can be used for style and privacy in conference rooms, stairwells, and interior office windows too. Call or visit your LLumar window tint dealer near Five Points to get started on your commercial tinting project.
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Window tint installation is hassle-free and quick when you visit a certified LLumar dealer. In truth, many custom window tint projects can be fully completed within a few days, though it depends on the size of the home, car, or workplace. An everyday installation takes approximately 15 minutes per window. Visit a LLumar window tint dealer for window tinting installation and service you can trust. From office to residential window tinting that requires clear, mirrored, reflective, or color-tinted films, we're ready to help you select the optimal one for your project. Call or visit a LLumar dealer near Five Points to explore your tinting options, get a fast and free estimate, and to plan your installation today! Enhance your view of the world.
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Trust your LLumar dealer near Five Points to install great, high quality tint. Help save on energy costs, drive more comfortably, and live stylishly with home, office, and car window tinting. For over 55 years, our professionally-installed window tints have shielded satisfied customers from the sun's intense heat and harmful rays. Wherever you work or play, and whatever you drive, we're here to help you live a cooler and more comfortable life!Your window tint installer has been carefully chosen and certified at the highest level of service to make sure you have an excellent estimate and installation experience!Visit a professional LLumar dealer close to you in Five Points for a custom window tinting quote that's always fast and free!


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"For the first time in my life I started to understand my personal values"
Wade Beck
Master of Business Administration
"The learnings from my MBA have helped me round out my abilities as a business professional and improved my critical thinking skills. I now have numerous models and frameworks to incorporate into my current position. The program enabled me to "let go," so I no longer feel the need to constantly be in control. I have learned to be a more effective team player and to embrace differing opinions and diversity.
This whole experience has been life changing for me. For the first time in my career I have a clear understanding of my personal values and the changes I need to undertake to align with my values. This applies to my professional as well as personal domain. Additionally, I now have many more tools and resources at my disposal to help me make those changes.
The blended learning model, working in person and remotely, and the emphasis on teamwork closely mirrors today's work environment, resulting in a value-added learning experience that many other programs do not offer."


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eHollle Mammalian Genome 8, 542 (1997). 9 Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1997 The llth International Mammalian Genome Conference will be held at the Tradewinds Hotel in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, October 12-16, 1997. Sessions will include Gene Identification; New Techniques; Genomic Imprinting; Gene Discovery and mutation analysis; Functional genomics; Genetic and Physical Mapping; Quantitative Inheritance and Multigenic Traits; Informatics and Databases. For further information, please contact Darla Miller at Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263; email: firstname.lastname@example.com; or the meeting web site is http://mcbio.med.buffalo.edu/l limgc
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Far at Sea: Birds Face Hazards from Fishing, Pollution, and Altered Food Supplies
The State of Ocean Birds
Consider This:
Of 81 ocean bird species, almost half are of conservation concern, including 4 that are federally listed as endangered or threatened. Based on available data, 39% of ocean bird species are declining, 37% stable, and 12% increasing. Too little data exist to determine the population trends for 12% of ocean birds. There were insufficient data to generate an indicator similar to those presented for other habitats in this report, so trend categories were based on a variety of data sets and expert opinion.
Trends for Ocean Bird Species
Birds in Trouble
|Black-capped Petrel
by Brian L. Sullivan
Federally listed as endangered: Short-tailed Albatross, Hawaiian Petrel. Threatened: (Newell's) Townsend's Shearwater, Marbled Murrelet.
- Mortality from incidental capture in commercial fisheries (bycatch)
is the most significant source of mortality for Black-footed and Laysan
albatrosses, both species of high conservation concern.
- The Black-capped Petrel nests locally in the Caribbean and forages
off the eastern U.S. seaboard, but little is known about the population
size or threats to this rare species.
- The Ashy Storm-Petrel faces threats at its nesting colonies in
southern California and Baja California. In marine foraging areas, it
is vulnerable to contaminants, petroleum products, and plastics
encountered while foraging.
Oceans may appear to be homogeneous but are composed of distinct habitats created by massive circulating currents. Human activity has affected the health of our oceans even far from land. Photo by Brian L. Sullivan
Major Threats
The Black-footed Albatross, a species
Longline fisheries worldwide unintentionally injure and drown as many as 60 bird species, especially surface-feeding seabirds such as albatrosses.
Pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals, and oil harm ocean birds. Major oil spills kill thousands of birds, but small spills and chronic releases from boats and ports also cause significant harm.
Many seabirds consume floating plastic and may feed it to their chicks. Ninety percent of Laysan Albatrosses surveyed on the Hawaiian Islands had plastic debris in their stomachs.
Climate Change
Sea-surface temperatures have risen up to 4 degrees Fahrenheit in the North Sea and are expected to continue increasing across the world's oceans, affecting important food sources for ocean birds.
Breeding failures of some seabirds in northern latitudes have been attributed in part to increased pests and diseases that survive in warmer winters.
Kittlitz's Murrelet population declines probably result from cyclical changes in the oceanic environment and glacial melting, affecting their ability to find food.
In addition to the threats noted above, ocean birds face challenges on their nesting grounds including development, disturbance, invasive species, and sea level rise. (See Hawaiian Islands and Coasts sections.)
|Black-footed Albatross
by Brian L. Sullivan
Fisheries laws provide the platform to ensure a sustainable ocean environment and can include provisions to reduce bycatch, orient marine fishery policy toward ecosystem management, and separate conservation and allocation decisions.
International efforts, such as the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, can set a standard for cooperative management of seabirds.
Coordinated, regionwide programs are needed to collect, assess, and distribute data to better assess the status of seabird populations.
Increased monitoring of ocean birds and their food base are essential to measure change in ocean health and help develop more effective conservation actions.
Reasons for Hope
|Laysan Albatross
by Brian L. Sullivan
Regulations and voluntary measures to minimize bycatch have been
established for U.S. fisheries in Alaska and Hawaii, resulting in
significant decreases in ocean bird mortality, especially for
Black-footed, Laysan, and Short-tailed albatross.
The recent protection of 335,561 square miles in four Marine National Monuments will greatly improve the health of our oceans, benefiting people as well as birds and other ocean life.


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Curriculum and Instructional Programs
Catholic education refers to the totality of the Church's efforts to make disciples, to help all believe that Jesus is the Son of God so that believing they might have life in his name, and to educate and instruct them in this life, in order to build up the body of Christ. (CF. CCC 4)
An integral part of Catholic Education is catechesis. "Catechesis is an education in the faith of children, young people, and adults which includes especially the teaching of Christian doctrine imparted, generally speaking, in an organic and systematic way, with a view to initiating the hearers into the fullness of the Christian life." (CCC 5) The Guidelines for Religious Education are structured around a center; the mystery of the Blessed Trinity and of Christ as expressed in the 4 Pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
- The Profession of Faith--Creed
- The Celebration of the Christian Mystery--Sacraments
- Life in Christ--Commandments and the Moral Life
- Christian Prayer--Prayer
These guidelines are intended to assist catechists in fulfilling the mission of the Church to educate her children in the fullness of the Catholic Faith: to believe what the Creed teaches; to participate in the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church; to live a life of love for God and neighbor; and to pray to the Father through Jesus, His Son, in the Holy Spirit.
The language arts program is the foundation of academic instruction in the Catholic elementary school. Retaining our Catholic identity is critical in the selection of reading and writing materials that we utilize with the students. Success in all areas of learning relies on competency in the four areas of language: reading, writing, speaking and listening. In working toward this goal, recognition of varying learning styles, developmental levels and teaching methods is essential.
Language mastery best develops when a program provides systematic and sequential skills instruction along with the opportunity to interact with a variety of literary genres. Familiarity with the scope and sequence of skills as well as with an assortment of materials is a requirement for successful instruction. The implementation of a sound language arts program must be carefully formulated, articulated and integrated into each content area of the curriculum. This approach will help to build confidence and support for each student.
The Mathematics Curriculum Objectives outline the essential components of the Math curriculum for each grade level (K-8) for Diocese of Arlington Catholic Schools. Additionally, the overall academic, personal, spiritual and physical development of the child is an integral part of these objectives.
At each grade level, students are expected to recognize and make meaningful connections with the seven Principles of Catholic Social Teaching: Life and Dignity of the Human Person; Call to Family, Community, and Participation; Rights and Responsibilities; Option for the Poor and Vulnerable; Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers; Solidarity; Care for God's Creation. The incorporation of these principles at each grade-level curriculum is accomplished by references to them throughout the school year in word problems, cooperative learning tasks, and teacher commentary, thereby providing our students with additional contexts for developing a deep appreciation for them.
Mathematics is recognized as a great example of the expansion of God's gift of the human mind for the betterment of all mankind. In today's global society, we are challenged to fully understand and expand mathematical accomplishments to assure a peaceful, productive and more equitable world. Everyday lives are increasingly mathematical and technological. Understanding and applying quantitative skills and solving real-life problems are essential educational goals for all students, regardless of heritage, language, aptitude, talents, needs, or interests. Therefore, all students must be given the opportunity to learn and understand mathematical concepts. Teaching strategies and learning experiences must be varied, meaningful and engaging to students.
In our increasingly technological world, students need to be exposed to and know how to correctly use new tools, communication media and technology to solve cross-curricular mathematical problems. Technology, however, should not be a substitute for the understanding of concepts. Mastery of computational skills should be accomplished at the appropriate grade level as outlined in these objectives. Development of critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving skills is recommended in accordance with age-appropriate development of such higher-level thinking skills. It is through communication and collaboration that we will advance our students towards a deeper appreciation and knowledge of mathematics.
As Catholic educators in the field of social studies, we believe that there is an integral connection between this subject and the social teachings of the Church and of Scripture. It is our privilege and our duty to deepen the awareness of this connection in ourselves and in our students. In teaching this social studies curriculum, we will explore the rights and duties of citizenship, the arts and culture of people past and present, the world's geographic and environmental features, the economics of the global community, the struggles of the most vulnerable people in society, and the principles of global solidarity and tolerance for differences.
We believe that we are called to teach the value of citizenship as Jesus did when He spoke of loving our neighbor, hungering and thirsting for justice, and rendering to Caesar the things that are Caesar's. In the words of the U. S. Bishops in 1990:
"We are called to transform our hearts and our social structures, to renew the face of the earth...As believers we are called to bring our values into the marketplace and the political arena, into community and family life, using our everyday opportunities and responsibilities, our voices and our votes to defend human life, human dignity, and human rights."
This is the call of the Church and the Gospel. The social studies educator responds to the call by encouraging active citizenship on the part of his or her students.
We believe that just as Jesus spent most of His life on earth with ordinary folk, listening to their stories and sharing their good times and bad times, so should we incorporate the daily lives of the people into our social studies instruction. Whether it is a study of our neighborhood, our state, our country, or our world, learning about the literature, traditions, and arts of any group of people can only deepen our understanding and respect for the global community, past and present. It is through these avenues that we learn their story, uncover their dreams, and find the expression of their values.
As social studies educators we are called to teach the importance of geography and the environment in the lives of all the world's people. The materials of construction, the food supply, the climate, the agricultural development, the rivers, deserts, mountains, forests, and wildlife - all these impact on the way of life in any society, for better or for worse. The study of the human and environmental interactions of any group of people can help us to better understand them and to evaluate with our students the scriptural and global responsibility to be stewards, caretakers of the earth.
We believe that just as Jesus demonstrated the value of work through the carpentry trade, we should teach the dignity of work, discuss the rights and duties of workers in any society, and model for our students a strong, personal work ethic. "Work is more than a way of living; it is an expression of our dignity and a form of continuing participation in God's creation. People have the right to decent and fair wages....In Catholic social teaching, the economy exists to serve people, not the other way around." (U. S. Bishops' Pastoral, November 1990) In teaching the value of work, it is our hope that our students will discern that a life of discipline, sacrifice, and service is rewarding and that the self-centered life is not.
Jesus in both story and action showed concern for the poor, the disabled, the sick, the children, and the elderly. As social studies educators, our teaching should show the same concern for the most vulnerable people in society. It is hoped that our students will grow in their awareness of what it means to be marginalized as well as in their understanding of the work of those who continue to search for remedies. "Poor and vulnerable people have a special place in Catholic social teaching. A basic test of a society is how its most vulnerable members are faring." (U. S. Bishops' Pastoral, November 1990) Promoting this awareness and providing ways for our students to become part of the solutions is the duty of all social studies educators.
We believe that social studies education is not just teaching facts but also teaching the value and principles of tolerance and solidarity with all people and cultures. "We are one human family, whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and gender differences. We are our brothers' and sisters' keepers. In a linked and limited world, our responsibilities to one another cross national and other boundaries." (U. S. Bishops' Pastoral, November 1990) Therefore, we believe that the contributions and lives of women and men should be incorporated into the teaching of social studies. In addition, every effort should be made to identify the contributions of people of diverse cultures and races. If we answer the call to teach as Jesus did, exclusion, bigotry, and discrimination will have no place in our classrooms. Deepening the awareness of solidarity in ourselves and our students can only result in a more just and peaceful world.
It is our sincere hope that the following curriculum will provide our students with a strong foundation in social studies and our teachers with a valuable vehicle of instruction. In addition to learning the factual information in the curriculum, we hope that our students will also be empowered to embrace the values thus stated in this philosophy.
We give credit to the Virginia State developers of the Social Studies Standards of Learning. We have adopted and modified their work to reflect our philosophy and curriculum needs. Special emphasis has been placed on the Catholic Social Teachings which is highlighted as our first objective across the grade levels.
God has planted within human nature the desire to know and understand, to learn and explore, and to seek the answers to the questions of the world around us. Science is an area of the curriculum where that desire can be fostered by allowing the children to explore and discover the wonders of their world. Science probes the mysteries of the earth and universe, seeking the Creator in all things. Using the Catholic Social Teaching Principles, we must, as educators, create a Christ-centered atmosphere in which the students can and will grow mentally, physically, and spiritually.
Our primary goal as science teachers is to facilitate the learning of science by engaging the student through enjoyable and meaningful scientific inquiry, while preparing these students to become life long learners. In this way, the students develop their full potential and grow in the love, knowledge, and appreciation of the gift of Life in our World.
Performance Objectives
The following are broad performance objectives to be used when developing lesson plans throughout the year.
1. To cultivate in our students a love, curiosity, respect, and stewardship of God's infinite creation.
2. To recognize that we share the responsibility to respect the sanctity of all human life and the dignity of the human person.
3. To develop scientific inquiry skills to be used both in individual and cooperative learning environments.
4. To maximize hands-on opportunities for students to explore, discover, and experience the universe.
5. To insure the ability of students to safely use scientific materials and equipment to explore, discover, and experience the universe.
6. To incorporate mathematical tools into the organization and interpretation of the data.
7. To integrate technology to prepare students to be able to effectively succeed in today's society.
8. To achieve scientific literacy and an understanding of the role science plays in our daily lives through utilization of cross-curricular instruction.
The teaching of foreign languages provides a variety of benefits:
- Teaches listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture with emphasis on communication
- Exposes students to the beauty and richness of other languages and civilizations
- Strengthens cognitive thinking skills
- Supports the native language of the student and reinforces English grammar
The ultimate goal of an academic elementary program is to complete successfully the level one high school curriculum. The high schools currently require a foreign language placement test and/or written recommendation by the student's foreign language teacher.
To support the current/existing philosophy incorporated in the Diocesan Foreign Language Guidelines, we offer the following rationale:
- Research indicates the most successful language learning takes place between birth and age ten to twelve. At this young age, the child will have an easier time of learning and retaining the language.
- When children study foreign language, they develop higher cognitive thinking skills. Foreign language study helps students gain a better understanding of the grammar/ structure of their native language. As a result they usually perform better on standardized tests (Terra Nova, HSP/AT, SAT, ACT).
- Two or three years of foreign language study in high school do not always provide fluency in a foreign language. Fluency will more likely be reached if the child has started foreign language learning much earlier and continues to advanced levels in high school.
- Study of a foreign language creates citizens who will learn to accept, understand and appreciate the diversity of cultures. Thinking globally will help to promote world peace.
- In our global society, as the world becomes more interdependent, students' knowledge of foreign language is crucial for expanded career opportunities. It will also aid in developing responsible citizens of the world community and bring us closer to realizing the Kingdom of God on earth.
Advancements in our rapidly changing world necessitate the acquisition of technological skills to enable students to function in the 21st Century. As lifelong learners and followers of Jesus, students should strive to become citizens who are capable of making significant contributions to our global society. They must also become aware of the social and ethical impact of technology. To this end, the Diocese of Arlington endeavors to make our students not only knowledgeable, but also effective technology users.
Our goal is to present and strengthen the skills students need to access, interpret, and synthesize information which is constantly changing. Thus, technology will be used as a tool for learning and developing critical thinking skills across the content area. Having students acquire these skills will result in the development of self-directed learners who can independently and cooperatively apply technology to solve problems and make informed decisions. Following the established end goals/target areas, given the varying resources at the elementary level, the students will be well equipped with a strong foundation to enhance their learning with advanced technology resources at the high school level.
Technology should enhance and enrich as well as extend the existing curriculum. It should be used in a variety of ways within the classroom and computer lab setting. The classroom teacher, the media specialist, the technology coordinator, and the librarian should collaborate to maximize the effective use of technology in support of the Diocesan curriculum.
Due to the rapid advancements and changes in technology, the curriculum will be reviewed annually or as needed. The review process will reflect appropriate changes and or adjustments as needed.
Technology for technology's sake does little to enhance the academic lives of our students or our role as Catholic educators. Accordingly, technology curriculum coordinators will, to the greatest extent possible, work toward achievement of the following skills-based target areas by close collaboration with teachers. Sharing of written curriculum objectives, one-on-one meetings and teacher hands-on participation in technology instruction are examples of proven collaborative methods. In this way, student technology skill achievement is successfully integrated with content/subject-based, curriculum objectives achievement. Successful integration, whether in a lab or classroom environment:
- Leads to maximum use of technology resources
- Provides more substantive learning experiences
- Encourages teachers to creatively incorporate instructional technology tools into their curriculum over time
God grants us the intellect to know, to care for and to protect the body that houses His image. For students, this is learned when schools promote and model lifetime wellness by teaching health concepts and physical fitness activities. As such, physical education needs to be an integral part of a holistic Catholic educational process.
Physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle need to be everyday priorities. Evidence based research strongly supports improved student academic outcomes when health, P.E. and wellness strategies are utilized in the school setting. Each promotes the development of confidence, dignity and respect for self and others. Within our Mission, we will reinforce Christian values that will promote life-long health and physical and spiritual fitness.
Click here to view the diocesan physical education curriculum.
The philosophy of the Diocese of Arlington is based on the belief that each person is a unique creation, having worth as a child of God, and as a gift of God, possessing many talents. The child develops an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the order and beauty of God's creation and of man-made works of art. Art is a visual language that can be read and understood by children and teachers alike as an important part of their response to beauty in God's created world.
It is the task of the teachers of art in the diocese to encourage and challenge each student to fulfill his/her spiritual, moral, social, physical and creative potential through the development of these talents. Teachers of art are charged to engage students in making, looking at, discussing and learning about art in the cultural, social and historic context. The art curriculum can sequence visual concepts, artistic media, and the study of art historical periods and themes with concepts being covered in other academic subject areas. Study of historical and cultural contexts gives students insights into the role played by the visual arts in human achievement. As they consider examples of visual art works within historical contexts, students gain a deeper appreciation of their own value, of the values of other people, and the connection of the visual arts to universal human needs, values and beliefs. They understand that the art of a culture is influenced by aesthetic ideas as well as by social, religious, political and economic factors.
The art curriculum is designed to stimulate the child to think creatively, to plan, to attempt, to evaluate and to choose to work in a variety of visual, oral and written languages with a variety of media, tools and technologies. Students understand that making and responding to works of visual art are interrelated and include perception, analysis and critical judgment. The following statements underlie all programmatic and instructional goals:
- Art instruction allows children to explore and nurture their God-given abilities.
- Art instruction respects students' developmental levels and is child-centered.
- Art production is personal and intentional; each student's expression is valid.
- Art instruction provides a context for critical and creative thinking for the communication of feelings and ideas through the production of art.
- Art instruction provides a context for making connections because students have the opportunities to reflect personally on ideas, experiences, objects, processes or products to deepen their understanding.
- Art instruction provides challenges that require individual and cooperative problem solving, resulting in creative and cognitive growth.
- Art instruction is delivered sequentially to establish a foundation for students to acquire art content, knowledge, and skills.
- Art instruction provides students regular opportunities to see works of art from diverse cultures
- Art instruction includes opportunities for students to view and discuss art, analyze and critique art, and learn about the cultural, social and historic context of art.
- Art instruction provides students with the opportunities to interpret and apply key ideas and to develop a level of technical mastery and control over materials, using the elements of art and principles of design.
- Art instruction promotes students' sensory experiences as a basis for creative expression and for understanding artists' works
Click here to view the diocesan music curriculum.
Walk into the library at The Basilica School of Saint Mary and you will see a hub of reading. Reading for fun, reading to learn new information, reading to become a better reader is what our students love to do! The library maintains an open door policy. Students are welcome to visit throughout the school day in addition to their scheduled class periods. Our wonderful library collection is bursting with print and digital materials carefully selected to meet and nourish the needs and interests of growing young minds and souls.
Our students build 21st century information literacy skills through instruction, activities, research, and interaction with our state-of-the-art online library catalog. Students are guided in the selection, evaluation, and appropriate use of information. The goal of the library program is for our students to become independent learners and lifelong readers. The library, above all, serves as an extension and promoter of all classroom curriculum studies and school-wide programs.
As a parish school, The Basilica School of Saint Mary operates under the auspices of the Diocese of Arlington Office of Catholic Schools.
Instructional tools are programs, classroom materials, technologies and supports that teachers utilize to further the curriculum aims of the school. They are designed to reinforce, introduce and strengthen concepts that are essential to advancement in various subject areas. Here are a number of instructional tools currently in use at our school.
Word Study, as developed by Invernizzi, Johnston, Bear, and Templeton, is a developmental spelling, phonics, and vocabulary program. Word Study is an approach to spelling and word knowledge that is based on extensive research and includes stages of development and instructional levels that are critical to the way students learn to read and write. Using Word Study instead of traditional "one size fits all" spelling instruction allows teachers to provide differentiated, efficient, and effective instruction in phonics, spelling, and vocabulary, at each student's individual developmental spelling level.
Empowering Writers is a comprehensive writing instruction tool used from grades K-8. The aims of this writing tool work in conjunction with the diocesan curriculum standards in the areas of narrative, expository and persuasive writing. This method of instruction, with its common language and instructional support materials, provides a basic framework for written composition. A strong focus is placed on writing across the curriculum as well as integrating real world published media during instruction. The Basilica School has developed a school-wide plan for instruction which includes grade level benchmarks, assessment portfolio management, and grade level rubrics. The end purpose is to equip our students with strong foundation skills needed in high school, college and beyond to clearly and effectively communicate using the written word.
Accelerated Reader is an independent reading program that was developed by Renaissance Learning. Students' independent reading level is assessed individually on the computer, by the STAR Reading Assessment, which then assigns each student an independent reading level within a Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). This level is used to help students identify books to read independently at each student's appropriate level. After the student finishes the book, the student takes an AR test on the computer, which looks at how well the student was able to comprehend the book. Students checkout AR books in our school's library, and each book is labeled with its corresponding AR level. For AR reading, students should be checking out books within their ZPD level. Parents also need to monitor the AR books brought home by their child, in order to make sure the content and/or themes addressed in the book are appropriate for their child's age and grade level. AR is a great way to foster a love of reading, as well as improve fluency and comprehension for each student.
Parents can look at AR Book Finder in order to find books with AR quizzes and/or the AR level of a book.
- Student Reads a Book. Students choose books at their appropriate reading level and read them at their own pace. Visit AR BookFinder to search for available titles.
- Student Takes a Quiz. Accelerated Reader Enterprise offers more than 140,000 quizzes to help you motivate and monitor students' reading performance and vocabulary growth.
- You Get Information. You get immediate feedback on the reading and vocabulary progress of each student.
With the goal of teaching children to read, Letters Alive is a supplemental reading program designed for pre-k and kindergarten students. Letters Alive applies research-based, best practices of phonics curriculum, in a way that is engaging and interactive for early learners. Using classroom technology, students interact with a kingdom of 26 entertaining, intelligent animals — each representing a letter of the alphabet — who virtually come alive in the hands of students. In this computer-based, experiential learning environment, students quickly establish strong connections between the letters and the animals they represent. In addition, the students can easily learn the meanings of sight words and see how those words are used in sentences.
St. Mary School operates under the auspices of the Office of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Arlington.
For more detailed information, click here to view the Curriculum Guidelines for the Diocese of Arlington.


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Bridport Ballers Stumble in Home Opener
9:30am 31st October 2012
Bridport Evolution Basketball Club has been thrashed in their first home game of the season.
They lost 77-44 to local rivals the Yeovil Jets.
Bridport started the game well and managed to keep the gap between their opponents in the single figures, but they started to fall behind late in the 3rd quarter.
Player Coach Tom Glover said: It's always disappointing to lose but it was the way in which we lost that was the problem. We gave the ball away cheaply and weren't making good use of the ball when we had it."
The Bridport team now has 2 weeks off to prepare for their next league match which is away to Culm Valley Comets on Friday 16th November.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. | Robert McCartney has struggled with progressive hearing loss for more than 20 years, likely a result of transporting minerals in and out of deafening coal mines for decades.
"It was just constant noise in the construction mining business," he said.
With the often underwhelming assistance of hearing aids, McCartney, 76, and his wife, Mary, 75, accepted their lot in life. The couple, now married for 52 years, continued to perform the daily labors of love required of Wheatland farmers.
But for the past few years, friends of the couple grew concerned that the man's hearing loss was beginning to isolate him from the larger community.
"We have a circle of close friends, and they were commenting to me that he is withdrawing," said Mary McCartney. "He sits and smiles, but we know he does not hear us.
He lost his sense of humor, and couldn't interact with people well."
When the two stumbled upon a television commercial detailing the benefits of cochlear implants during a quiet night in, they leaped at the opportunity.
"Hearing aids just don't do it for me," Robert McCartney said. "They may help you hear, but they don't always help you understand and participate."
On July 6, Robert McCartney became the first patient to be fitted and activated with a cochlear implant in a Wyoming clinic.
Although Cheyenne audiologist Ruby Zubrod, with Brant Audiology and Tinnitus, has performed the activation aspect of the procedure in Wyoming since 2011, she was forced to send patients to Denver for surgical implantations.
Ear, nose and throat specialist Robert McLean joined the Cheyenne Regional Medical Group last year from Amarillo, Texas, with years of experience in cochlear hearing aids.
McCartney was his first patient in the state.
"The technology has been used since the 1980s, but it just has not been done in the state of Wyoming ever," McLean said.
Cochlear implants provide a second line of defense for patients who do not benefit from traditional hearing aids.
Rather than amplifying sound, the implant stimulates the auditory nerve directly. The device operates by connecting a pair of external and surgically implanted internal pieces magnetically.
The external component of a cochlear implant contains a microphone, speech processor and transmitter, while the internal device includes a receiver planted under the skin on the temporal bone with electrode arrays.
The receiver then converts signals to electrical pulses, producing clarity some patients cannot achieve through hearing aids.
The surgical procedure, while fairly non-invasive, can take anywhere from two to four hours, and can be risky. One of the most severe risks is injury to the facial nerve. The nerve lies close to where the surgeon places the implant.
"It is a fairly tricky surgery," McLean said. "The facial nerve is right there, so if I slip, the patient would wake up with a paralyzed face. That is why not just every doctor does this. It can be nerve-wracking."
Years ago, there were strict regulations on who could qualify for the implant, but after extensive research, those guidelines have relaxed substantially. Children as young as 10 months old and aging adults usually make the best candidates.
"Back then, you had grandpa struggling with hearing aids, but he did not qualify for implants yet," McLean said. "After five or 10 years, he would finally qualify, and his life would completely change. We would see the onset of cognitive decline because grandpa was sitting in the corner with no one talking to him because it is such a difficult thing to do. So the government relaxed the criteria."
McLean said the procedure has changed countless lives.
"I had a patient in Colorado who was the pillar of the community in a true sense," he said. "She had 20 elderly people she drove to doctor's appointments, and so many people relied on her. She was really struggling to maintain that position of service, but when we put in the cochlear implant, she was back in the running."
Zubrod said there is still work to do, and Robert McCartney's hearing will gradually improve over time.
"They are just at the beginning of their journey," she said. "This is just day one, and we will be seeing a lot of each other. The next few months will be a big change in his hearing."
The McCartneys said the procedure will give them a new lease on life. As Zubrod activated the device, the two thanked doctors through tears.
"There are no birds that make any noise except my turkeys and my peacocks," Robert McCartney said. "Those are the only birds I have heard for a long time."


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PLEASE NOTE: In addition to research ethics review, the SHA Regina and Area now has a separate process for Operational Approval for Research. For more information visit our Operational Approval page and our Research Policies and Procedures page.
Research Policies and ProceduresEffective January 1st, 2017 there are seven new policies and procedures governing the conduct of research in the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region.
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(Austin, TX, Friday, March 3, 2017) - For years Texas politicians have based extreme anti-abortion laws on lies and misinformation, refusing even to hear from real experts about the serious consequences of those laws. A "people's hearing" was held at the Texas Capitol, with policy and health experts as well as health care providers sharing information about these harmful "Bad Medicine" laws. Together they demonstrate what an evidence-based hearing should look like.
In conjunction with the "people's hearing," the National Partnership for Women & Families released a new report, Bad Medicine: How a Political Agenda Is Undermining Women's Health Care – Texas Edition.
Sarah Lipton-Lubet, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, discusses the report.
SINCE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING IN ROE V. WADE, ANTI-ABORTION POLITICIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE PASSED MORE THAN ELEVEN-HUNDRED ABORTION RESTRICTIONS – NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF THEM SINCE TWENTY-TEN. THEY TRY TO PREVENT A WOMAN FROM GETTING ABORTION CARE, EVEN WHEN THAT MEANS FORCING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO LIE TO HER, DELAYING HER CARE, REQUIRING UNNECESSARY TESTS, MAKING CARE MORE EXPENSIVE, AND SHUTTING DOWN CLINICS. THESE TYPES OF INTRUSIVE ABORTION RESTRICTIONS HAVE PROLIFERATED IN TEXAS.
IT'S TIME FOR ANTI-ABORTION LEGISLATORS IN TEXAS TO STOP RELYING ON "ALTERNATIVE FACTS" AND JUNK SCIENCE. ALL PATIENTS DESERVE ACCURATE INFORMATION, HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND THE TREATMENT THAT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR LIES IN HEALTH CARE, AND THAT INCLUDES WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE. PUT SIMPLY, LEGISLATING SOMETHING DOESN'T MAKE IT TRUE, AND ABORTION OPPONENTS NEED TO KNOW THAT WHEN THEY LIE, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THEM OUT.
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Workout Calendar: Operation Ab-ToberPosted on September 30, 2014 at 12:00 am
Tomorrow is October! Or should I say…Ab-Tober (; Next month's workout calendar is all about bringing those abs out! I need you to focus on eating clean and working hard! This is the perfect time to get your fitness routine under control, before the holiday craziness hits in just a few weeks.
Every Friday in October a new ab workout printable will be released on the blog! The rest of the month is filled with fat burning workouts so that our abs will be able to make their appearance.
YOU GUYS! Next month is October then comes November, which is the launch of the online gym! We're working hard to get everything up and going. I can't wait for launch day!
Anyway…happy Operation Ab-Tober!
xo, Jess
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Can't wait for this month!! I am setting a goal for myself to do this!


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'I Roll Up My Sleeves' is a Social Enterprise that was set up in Suffolk and managed by myself, founder Glenn Hoddy and my partner Amy Graham. The mission of our enterprise is to inspire local businesses to engage more with local community projects in an alternative way to how they normally would, whilst supporting them in growing their business. We call it Ethical Business Networking.
After a couple of changes to my life I started to volunteer at a local care farm in Bury St Edmunds. It is an amazing place and makes a difference to the people that use it. One main issue it had was that a list of jobs / projects as long as your arm needed to be completed, which was something that the care farm workers were not able to achieve as it was too manual, and they did not have the volunteer man power to complete them. I had been around a few of the business networking groups and was tired of hearing the same things being spoken to the group. I was also amazed by the membership fees and some of the strict expectations from the groups of what you must bring and offer to the group…… From my experience at the farm and knowledge I decided it was time to set up an Alternative way to network with other businesses that could support local community projects. Creating an effective low-cost method for developing business connections, based on collaboration with businesses that can learn from each other in very natural & inspiring locations.


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2015 Events Report
RecruitMilitary surveys clients and candidates that attend our veteran job fairs. The 2015 Events Report represents summary data for the 101 RecruitMilitary Career Fairs held in 2015.
Summary of Tips
Tips for exhibitors from candidates
- Send representatives who are familiar with and knowledgeable about the company's open positions.
- Company attendees should be outgoing and enthusiastic. Engage with the job seekers and work the crowd.
- Accept resumes if you can. Go beyond "Apply Online" (they can do that from home). Interviewing on-site is GREAT!!
- Don't leave the event early.
Tips for candidates from exhibitors
- Come prepared. Dress to impress and have an effective "elevator pitch."
- Research the exhibitors in advance of the career fair. Know what they do and be able to explain how your skills and experience are a good match for their openings.
- Visit every booth, even if you are unfamiliar with the exhibitor. You never know what positions they might have available.


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Tried this place for the first time last night with wife and son. I was surprised that the prices are quite reasonable mostly $7-10 and the amount is generous.
Parmigianno basically breaded boneless chicken on top of spaghetti in tomato sauce and a bed of spinach. The sauce is not too acidic, overall not bad at all.
Penne pasta with thin slices of tasty sausage, chicken pieces in a white cream sauce. Taste good.
Tiramisu is decent but did not have as strong coffe/mocha taste as I liked.
For starter, we got slices of ok bread with dipping sauce probably some basil & garlic in olive oil.
Anything else that is good here ?


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The Woodbridge Rotary Club recently installed Dr. Neelima Kaushal, Dr. Charles "Chip "Dumais, and Colleen Murray as its newest members into the Club.
Dr. Charles Dumais is the Superintendent of Schools for the Amity Regional School District in Woodbridge. Dr. Dumais began his career in education nearly three decades ago as a science teacher in Higganum, CT. He has proudly taught physics and calculus to thousands of students, chaired a science department, served as an assistant principal in Westport and Principal of Newtown High School in Sandy Hook. He has earned bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a doctorate in educational leadership from Central Connecticut State University.
Mrs. Colleen Murray was named Bethany Superintendent of Schools in October 2015. Mrs. Murray came to Bethany after a 30-year career in elementary education, largely in Milford and Orange, and has taught at all elementary grade levels, from kindergarten through grade six. She has served as a Dean of Students in Monroe and as an Assistant Principal in Trumbull before taking on a Principal's role in Orange at Turkey Hill School and Mary L. Tracy School. These experiences laid the foundation for a district-level leadership role as Director of Curriculum in Orange prior to becoming Superintendent of Schools.
Dr. Neelima Kaushal, a resident of Woodbridge is an Ob/Gyn Physician in private practice for 16 years. Dr. Kaushal was born in India and attended medical school in New Delhi, India. After working for a few years in India, she moved to England in 1989. She completed her Boards in Ob/Gyn and achieved the membership of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 1993, she came to the United States and did her residency at Queens Hospital Center and Mount Sanai Hospital from 1993 to 1997. She worked for a large practice in Fairfield, and also with a 3 physician group practice prior to her own solo practice in 2000.
Rotary President Chris Lovejoy sponsored Dr. Neelima Kaushal and Rotarian Dr. Guy Stella was the sponsor of Dr. Dumais and Mrs. Murray.
The Woodbridge Rotary Club meets the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month at 7:30 a.m. for a breakfast meeting at the Country corner Diner, 756 Amity Road, Bethany and the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 12:15 p.m. for a luncheon meeting at Woodbridge Social, 12 Selden Street, Woodbridge. For information on membership, contact Anna Dickerson at 203-710-0223.


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Growing up in the 80s, I owned two games. Statis Pro and Strat-o-matic football. I took to Statis Pro immediately for reasons you can read through the in that review, while I completely dismissed Strat-o-matic. In the years pre-internet, I couldn't get into a two player game as a single child without a regular opponent. My memory tells me I hated the game, but I'd like to think my gaming outlook has expanded in the last 30 years. I figure it's time to give Strat-o-matic's football game another look. For this review, I'll be playing with the 2004 set.
Strat-o-matic comes with sets of team cards, a board, a chart, some dice, and a couple of pages of punch out pieces that represent players on the field as well to mark field position, time, and other data on the board. The general quality of the components are fairly good for a football game. Team and player cards are printed on oversized cards that are easy to read. The board is a bit nightmarish in terms of color schemes, but it is excellent at providing all you need to keep track of the game's time and field position. The one weakness are the game's markers, which are very thin and care should be taken removing them. There's only one chart, which is nice that you aren't rummaging through multiple charts to find what you need.
Score: 8
The Players
Skill position players have their own cards. Cards are divided into the different plays the player may have results for. The quarterback's card will have sections divided for the different types of passes he could throw: flat, short, and long. Receivers will have the same corresponding passes on their cards. Anyone that can run will also have linebuck, off tackle, and end run options. The results are randomized stats, which can result in some repetitious results. I do like that each skill player's real life stats are on the card, giving you a sense of their usage that year as well as who is effective. Every other player is listed on the team offensive and defensive card. Offensive lineman are giving pass and run block ratings, and defenders have pass rush and overall defensive capability ratings. For the non-skill players, it's easy to tell who your star players are.
Score: 8
Game Play
Play is surprisingly straight forward. Offense and defense selects a play. The offense rolls four dice: a white, two red, and one larger black die. The white die will determine whether you check the offensive skill player's card or the team defensive card. The black die determines if a possible penalty or pass rush has occurred. If you check the offensive player's card, the defense's guess determines which column to read. On Peyton Manning's card above, the red dice roll results in a five. If the defense had guessed pass, Manning's pass would be incomplete, but a run guess by the defense would result in a 15 yard completion.
Modifications on checks to the defensive card are based on how the defense is aligned, and this is really where the game excels. Linebackers can stack the line to blitz or stuff the run. Defensive backs can flood certain passing lanes. Defensive movement matters in this game considering half of the results are checked by defensive cards. Constantly shifting your defensive to outguess your offense is the game's premier feature.
If there is a game play gripe, it comes down to player ratings. They come up, but they don't seem to come up nearly often enough. Luck is always part of a die roll game, but you can get stuck into ruts where some results rarely come up or come up all the time. The four yard gain on Manning's flat pass seem to come up several times in my play through. There was hardly any pass rush in the game. It's not a deal breaker by any means, but this game seems more susceptible to ruts than others.
Additionally, only in pass rush situations do you see players engaged in a battle with one another. Otherwise, all ratings checks are done versus the white die. Yes, this still shows you how important top players are, but you never get to see that great left tackle battling against an All-Pro defensive end.
Score: 8
Manning ate up the poor Green Bay passing defense as you figured he would while his counterpart, Brett Favre, had equal success against the Colts. As defenses honed in on the pass, rushing lanes opened up for Edgerrin James and Ahman Green. The stats were gaudy for the game, but they weren't outrageous considering the offenses on display. Each team generated over 400 yards in offense. If anything, this greatly emphasizes the need for a stout defense. Strat-o-matic definitely works out with some great stats. The minor quirk are those repeating values that can't be modified. Makes for an odd stat sheet.
Score: 9
Solo Play
Sadly, soloing this game takes away from it's greatest strength, the chess match between an offensive play and the defensive alignments. I found some decent solo charts out there, but it does make the game a vanilla affair.
Score: 6
Needless to say, if you know of a football fan willing to play this with you, you'd be in for a treat. Not unlike 4th Street Football, there's a lot of fun to be had on figuring out how to slow your opponent. This is one of the better head-to-head football games out there.
Score: 10
Replay Ability:
The game isn't quick by any means, and with various cards to refer to, it can become a bit tedious. Most plays can be completed with the single die roll, but once you have the system down, everything starts flowing a little easier. That said, the solitaire limitations make this a less than desireable replay option.
Score: 6
There's good and bad here. On one hand, Strat-o-matic Football is alive and strong, producing new seasons every year. There's even a computer version to speed up replays if you wish. Yet, you'll have to go to the secondary market if you are a fan of vintage cards, and the oldest ones can be shockingly expensive. Some six team sets can be available through reprint, which would at least give you access to some of history's better teams.
Score: 8
Final Score (not an average):
8 If age has taught me anything, it's to appreciate a system even if it may not be the game for me. For my style of solo play, Strat-o-matic leaves me wanting for more. I prefer the adjustments you can make in 4th Street, the solo ability of Second Street, or the head to head engagements of Statis Pro, but I can see why this game has a tradition behind it.


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Is it time for Protestants to go global?
By Ed Knudson
The September 11 terrorist attack has shocked everyone in the United States and caused us to do some reflection on what it is we believe, what it is we think is most important in life, what the future will bring. At a gathering of friends one of them said, "We have to start thinking of ourselves as world citizens."
I think that is right. It no longer works to justify war based on national identity. We need to be able to say, "I am first a human being, a member of the world community, and only secondly am I an American." Then people in other nations are not foreigners, but neighbors.
And, I think that Protestant churches need to begin to consider the concept of the creation of one world church organization. The Roman Catholic Church is a world-wide structure. Protestant churches within nations can too easily identify themselves with the interests of their nation.
For example, I am a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Lutherans enjoy a world structure called the Lutheran World Federation but it is not a "church" just a federation of national churches. Lutherans should form a world church strucuture. Then we would understand ourselves within the public context of the world. We would be in regular conversation with people throughout the world. We would begin gaining experience as a world church.
Other Protestant church bodies could do the same.
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It's interesting to see how little the concepts have changed in desktop world since Xerox Alto. The only different concept I saw few years back was by 10gui http://10gui.com/ with VR, MR, and AR coming in we need such innovation again.
"could have used a lot more than 128k bytes of RAM." – Alan Kay
Still astounding after all these years.
Alan Kay: One example of this is that Ken found it interesting enough to remark (in 2017, 45 years after Smalltalk started working) that Smalltalk can make any change while it is running. To me, this is a terribly sad commentary on the state of things today.
Sad but true.


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Chris Reichert =/= all Tea Party supporters
There are many thoughts that have stood out to me in this Healthcare debate. Things like, 'elections have consequences' or that Democrat leadership can pea on your leg and tell you it's raining with the straightest faces. One thing has impressed me the most, and that is the passion of the American people. I was worried that with the last couple of years that many of us were just worn out, but all across this country, thousands of people protested what they rightly believed was a reckless takeover of 1/6 of the economy by the Federal Government. However, when this passion is not under control, people can get stupid and embarrass themselves. There were stories of alleged gay and racial slurs hurled at Barney Frank and members of the Congressional Black Caucus. There are stories of Congress members and their families getting threatened with physical harm.
Another story, however, has also gained notoriety, and it's right here in Central Ohio. In a protest outside the district office of U.S. Representative Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH), a Columbus resident berated and threw money at a man suffering from Parkinson's disease:
The man's name: Chris Reichert, a Columbus resident. In an article printed in the Wednesday issue of the Dispatch, Reichert says that "I snapped. I absolutely snapped and I can't explain it any other way".
This guy has gone through enough. The embarrassment of having your jackass moment taped and forever in the internets is punishment enough.
But of course, to those on the left, the acts of one represent the acts of all. One blogger from the left, Plunderbund, shared his opinion this way:
Thanks Chris Reichert for proving us right afterall about the negative effects of right wing talk radio that creates caustic political environments that cause people like you to do things you'd never think of doing
As I said in response, I listen/watch conservative media. Hannity, Ingraham, Malkin, Rush. And I never would have done that, and many others would not either. In fact, I believe that Mr. Plunderbund missed this:
Reichert then stepped from the crowd, bent down, pointed a finger in Letcher's face and as he tossed a pair of dollar bills yelled, "I'll pay for this guy. Here you go. Let's start a pot, I'll pay for you. I'll decide when to give you money. Here. Here's another one."
Organizers on both sides of the debate quickly condemned the actions of Reichert and the other man, who still has not been identified…..
The Tea Party movement fight against more government, more taxes, and more waste is a noble cause; anyone that does what has been alleged has no place in the movement and should be shunned, and have been. The Left is lumping the kooks with everyday folks to try and discredit it; so far, it is not working. Those that support the movement need to continue to be vocal and oppose the extremists because that is not the support this cause needs.
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The TeabaKKKers have jumped the shark. May they all live in infamy that they deserve. Watching the signs over the last year, watching the attempts at intimidation, the slurs and more, they have earned the moniker TeabaKKKer because there tactics fit with the accepted definition of terrorism. And the funny thing is they are too freakin' stupid to not know why.
politcaloutcast, the left is *very* good at distancing themselves from whackjobs and extremists. Witness the increased marginalization of Black-Bloc anarchists, Code Pink, etc.
The thing is, the Tea Party demonstrates time and time again that they ARE the kooks, they ARE the extremists. It doesn't matter what your platform is if it get lost in violent rhetoric, blatantly racist and homophobic language, damage to property and threats of bodily harm.
If the Tea Party is to regain any shred of legitimacy, they must loudly and vociferously decry these actions, much like moderate muslims do. Otherwise you're just going to be treated as crappily as your most backwards member every time one gets on TV.
Also, "rightly believed was a reckless takeover of 1/6 of the economy by the Federal Government."? Hyperbole much?
Mr. Reichert is only apologetic because he was caught on tape..
I believe that had his cruelty not been broadcast around the world he wold probably be telling the story of how he and his mob of TeaBaggers shouted down a Leftie who had the nerve to approach them asking for a handout.
If this guy is to be believed then perhap he can be a good example for the nut-jobs on the Right. It's time to bring it down a notch.
Bringing guns to protests, hurling racial and homophobic epithets, spitting on memebers of Congress, disrputing town hall meetings, and displaying racist signs will not endear you to the American people in the middle. They are the ones that both sides spend millions courting.
The rest of the country is figuring out what some of us have know for a while.
The Tea Party is at least partially comprised of uneducated racist nut-jobs.
The GOP shoudl distance themselves from these peopel ASAP or they will stand no chance in the Novemebr elections.
You heard it here first.
The Tea Baggers say he's not their kind? Excuse me, what are all the hateful posters about that you see at their rallies? The ignorant *He's a Kenyon* and racial slurs? If the Tea Baggers really want to show that they have an intelligent discourse they'd like to pursue, they had better start weeding out the gun toting, race baiting followers they are accuring. Otherwise, they will go down in history as one of the more disgusting groups in America's benighted history.
I too believe Reichert is only remorseful because he was caught. There are no cut and dry solutions to the healthcare dilemma. Republicans declared early on that their true intent was to destroy President Obama's presidency so their argument about it not being a bipartison bill is just ridiculous! I amd not fully in agreement with the bill, but if tRepublicans had truly wanted a good bill they would have worked together instead of against. I am sickend by their theatrics and vitriol. Bone head Boehner is used up.Disgusting! They do not care about their constituents, just their party that got this country into a nasty mess.
Reichert needs to understand that there are many people that are like the mand with Parkinsons. Grow up and think things through instead of listenting to the 20 second sound bites of the Fox (Fake) News wackos.


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Items where Subject is "General Issues > Science Education"
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Bechtel, William (2012) Understanding Biological Mechanisms: Using Illustrations from Circadian Rhythm Research. [Preprint]
Brigandt, Ingo (2012) Intelligent Design and the Nature of Science: Philosophical and Pedagogical Points. [Preprint]
Driessen, Alfred (2016) The Role of Philosophy as a Guide in Complex Scientific and Technological Processes. [Preprint]
Goddiksen, Mads (2014) Explanatory standards in biology and physics textbooks: The case of polymers. [Preprint]
Goddiksen, Mads (2014) An empirical method for the study of exemplar explanations. [Preprint]
Goddiksen, Mads and Andersen, Hanne (2014) Expertise in Interdisciplinary Science and EDucation. [Preprint]
Goldberg, David E. (2009) The Missing Basics & Other Philosophical Reflections for the Transformation of Engineering Education. [Preprint]
Goldberg, David E. (2008) What Engineers Don't Learn and Why They Don Learn It: and How Philosophy Might Be Able to Help. [Preprint]
Goldberg, David E. (2009) The importance of pairwork in educational and interdisciplinary initiatives. [Preprint]
Gomez-Marin, Alex (2016) Causal circuit explanations of behavior: Are necessity and sufficiency necessary and sufficient? [Preprint]
Karola, Stotz and Griffiths, Paul E. (2007) Biohumanities: Rethinking the relationship between biosciences, philosophy and history of science, and society. [Preprint]
Keren, Arnon (2018) The Public Understanding of What? Laypersons' Epistemic Needs, the Division of Cognitive Labor, and the Demarcation of Science. [Preprint]
Ludwig, David (2013) A Rediscovery of Scientific Collections as Material Heritage? [Preprint]
Sarma, Gopal (2014) Should we train scientific generalists? [Preprint]
Tabery, James (2006) Looking Back on Lancelot's Laughter: The Lancelot Thomas Hogben Papers. [Preprint]
de Haro, Sebastian (2013) Science and Philosophy: A Love-Hate Relationship. [Preprint]
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Hardcastle, Gary and Slater, Matthew (2013) The Oxbay Ojectpray: A Novel Exercise for Teaching the Philosophy of Science. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Hitchen, S.A. (2014) Adapting our Language: The Problem (?) of Teleological Language in the Philosophy of Biology. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Lee, Eun Ah and Brown, Matthew J. (2016) Connecting Inquiry and Values in Science Education: An Approach based on John Dewey's Perspective. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Lengbeyer, Lawrence (2016) Defending limited non-deference to science experts. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Navin, Mark (2013) Disgust, Contamination, and Vaccine Refusal. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Present, Pieter (2018) Towards a history and philosophy of scientific education in practice. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Stuart, Michael T. (2017) How Thought Experiments Increase Understanding. In: UNSPECIFIED.
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Bartol, Jordan (2012) Re-Examining the Gene in Personalized Genomics.
Barwich, Ann-Sophie (2018) How to be rational about empirical success in ongoing science: The case of the quantum nose and its critics. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science.
Biddle, Justin B. (2011) Putting Pragmatism to Work in the Cold War: Science, Technology, and Politics in the Writings of James B. Conant. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 42 (4). pp. 552-561.
Carroll, La Shun L. (2017) Theoretical Biomimetics: A biological design-driven concept for creative problem-solving as applied to the optimal sequencing of active learning techniques in educational theory. Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences, 4 (2). p. 80. ISSN 2341-2593
Garik, Peter and Benétreau-Dupin, Yann (2014) Report on a Boston University Conference December 7-8, 2012 on 'How Can the History and Philosophy of Science Contribute to Contemporary U.S. Science Teaching?'. Science & Education, 23 (9). pp. 1853-1873.
Ludwig, David (2013) Extended Cognition in Science Communication. Public Understanding of Science.
Mahootian, Farzad (2015) Metaphor in Chemistry: An Examination of Chemical Metaphor. Philosophy of Chemistry: Growth of a New Discipline (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science 306). pp. 121-139.
Pence, Charles H. and Buchak, Lara (2012) Oyun: A New, Free Program for Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma Tournaments in the Classroom. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 5 (3). pp. 467-476.


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> Well that's not right! It's a legacy of the Unix pools not needing > any multiplexing. So, the current APR lock API isn't clever enough - > i.e. apr_lockscope_e is missing APR_LOCK_NONE. Sounds like a good addition. > > apr_lock.h belongs in apr_lib.h not apr_portable right? > > Aside: the 1.3 window's pool mutex are unnecessarily expensive using > inter-process locking, but given the pattern of usage that's probably > isn't a big deal. It isn't too hard to change the pool locks to CriticalSections(). I've done it in fact and could tell little difference in performance. That could be because of the usage pattern or because the performance difference is insignificant compared to the other performance problems in the Win32 port (stat(), open() and read() consume a monster portion of the CPU cycles on Win32. BTW, the native Win32 calls are significantly faster. I expect Apache 2.0 for Windows to be at least 50% faster serving static files than V1.3. More if I can get accept socket reuse working. But I digress...) > > The dispatch to flavor of lock can be engineered N ways: > a. PROPOSED?: do it in source at callers. > b. AS in 1.3: do it at compile time, in the headers. > c. APR design: do it at runtime. > d. The every popular: assorted section of the above. > > I like b more than a, because the current primary user is already > coded to have treat the mutex as an abstraction. I like c more > that b, but only slightly because I have heroic fantasies of > pools and i/o pipelines that work in all three ways: user-serialized, > intra-process, inter-process. Option b does not lend itself to using CriticalSections and mutexs on Windows in the same executable using the APR APIs. We either need seperate API or do it like it's being done in APR now (runtime selectable, which as I get into it, seems okay). I brought this up because of the importance of avoiding unnecessary complexity. To remain successful, open source projects must be vigilant to keep the barriers to entry (by new contributors) as low as possible (hence the use of a common toolset like autoconf style build environments, gcc, cvs, etc.). Hiding too many details, I think, is not always the best way to achieve simplicity (at least to open source develoeprs who tend to want to understand all those details and not be passive users :-) Bill
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Preparations under way to reopen Iraq-Jordan border crossing
The Turaibil border crossing between Jordan and Iraq will be reopened soon as preparations for the reopening are in the final stages, according to a top Iraqi diplomat.
(jordantimes) — Iraq's Interior Minister Qasem Aaraji visited the crossing border from the Iraqi side on Sunday to check on preparations to reopen the crossing and resume the flow of commodities and personnel between the two countries, Safia Al Souhail, Iraq's ambassador to Jordan, told The Jordan Times Sunday.
"This is a very significant visit and part of measures to reopen the border crossing," she said over the phone.
The decision on when to reopen the border will be decided by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi and Prime Minister Hani Mulki, she said, stressing that Iraq was keen on continued coordination with Jordan in this regard.
The ambassador added that Iraqi Defence Minister Erfan Al Hiyali discussed the reopening of the border crossing among other security issues with Major General Mahmoud Freihat, Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army's chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff.
In a statement Sunday, the Forwarders Association Owners Syndicate called on all its member companies to reopen their offices and conduct necessary maintenance to their facilities in preparation for the opening of the border crossing by the end of this month.
Iraq officially closed the Turaibil border crossing in mid-2015 after the terrorist ISIS group controlled some areas on the Iraqi side of the border.
The border closure has caused losses worth hundreds of millions for Jordanian industries and the land transport sector.
In April of this year, Iraq's Cabinet awarded a tender to a security company to guard the main highway connecting Baghdad to the border crossing.