text: School At Home and Afterschool What Type of Extracurricular Activity Is Right for Your Child or Teen? By Lisa Linnell-Olsen Updated March 18, 2018 Pin Flip Email Print Kidstock/ Blend Images/ Getty Images More in School At Home and Afterschool Getting Involved Readiness Learning Learning Disabilities Special Education Have you been wondering if an extracurricular activity would be a good choice for your child? Here is a host of reasons why your school-age child should join an extracurricular activity: Extracurricular activities offer kids a chance to explore new interests that are not part of the regular school curriculum.They may provide more physical activity than what they would get during the school day and at home.Extracurricular activities also provide fun and enjoyment, which can help keep kids motivated about school when their school work becomes challenging.Extracurricular activities help children gain new skills, learn to socialize, gain leadership ability and learn more about their own interests.Elementary and middle school students gain the benefit of exploration and socialization.High school students may also need extracurricular involvement to improve chances of college acceptance and gaining scholarships. Now that you are familiar with the benefits of extracurriculars you need to make sure that they get involved in something they will enjoy. Finding something they will enjoy is a great way to encourage your child to participate in an extracurricular activity, Fortunately, there are a wide variety of activities that your child can choose from. Supporting your child in finding the right activity will change as they grow older. If you have a younger elementary age child, you may need to provide a lot of direction to find the right activity. For a high school age student, you may just want to suggest a few different possibilities and let them find an activity that they think sounds interesting or fun. There are many different types of extracurricular activities your child can participate in. Activities can be found for all school age groups. 1. Sports One of the most well-known after school activities. Schools often have their own after-school sports that are open to students attending a particular school. Additionally, communities also often have their own sports leagues for kids and teens. In medium to large cities, kids can often sign up for a school season and then play in a community league for a favorite sport, extending the time they can play that sport. Sports are a good choice for kids who need to get more physical activity in their days. This could be kids who do not have space to run and play in their neighborhoods or kids who have high energy levels. 2. Scouting Groups like Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts teach a variety of skills to include outdoor camping and recreation, self-care, and financial literacy. Girl Scouts of America strives to offer a program to help develop girls into well-rounded leaders of tomorrow. Scouting can a be good choice for kids who enjoy the outdoors and are willing to try a variety of activities. While the outdoor recreation is the most noticed part of scouting, kids are also expected to earn awards in other tasks like cooking, cleaning, arts, finances, goal setting, and personal care. 3. Art Art clubs are good choices for children who like to sit and create. If your child shows an interest in an art, a club could give them the right age-appropriate place to practice and learn new skills. Some examples of extracurriculars that are popular activities for school students to deepen their knowledge: PaintingDrawingCraft classes and clubs 4. Service Organizations Junior versions of groups like Kiwanis and Lions are found in many communities. Individual schools may have a welcome or friendship club. Middle and High School honor societies often require community service projects. Service organizations are great for teaching children about community and socialization skills. Older kids and teens often gain leadership skills and make important personal connections. Social organizations can be a particularly good choice for future college applicants. 5. Academic Extension Clubs or competitive teams form around academic topics. Schools may have a math counts team that competes against other schools, similar to the way sports teams compete against one another. After school science or gardening clubs can provide time and opportunity for students to work on their own projects and ideas while being supervised by a knowledgeable teacher. If your child enjoys a particular subject they can go further by participating in its academic extension. They will have the chance to socialize with other students who have similar interests. In younger grades, academic extension clubs may give your child a chance to spend more time with a favorite school staff person who runs the academic extension club. High school students can focus in on their future career aspirations with academic extensions. High school students can – and should – continue to explore their personal interests with extracurricular activities, but those who already know what they would like to do for a career can enhance their knowledge in high school while adding to future work and college applications. 6. Performing Arts Dance, theater, and acting are all popular extracurricular activities found in almost every community. Many schools will put on plays and other performances that students can try out for. Other students may help build sets or make costumes. Kids who are interested in performing are naturals for enjoying the performing arts. Also, those who enjoy costuming, interior design and building. Performing arts provide a vast range of skills to kids and teens. While some kids who join a performing arts group will grow up to be professional actors, comedians or other performers, many more will build self-confidence, develop friendships and go on to participate in community theater or similar groups as they become adults. 7. Music Band and choir are popular elective courses in many schools. Other schools and community offer programs outside of the mandatory school day. Children can also get private lessons or join a community youth orchestra or other music groups. Educational research suggests that kids who play musical instruments do better in academic school subjects. Still, learning to appreciate and play music alone is a fantastic reward. Kids and teens also learn how to persevere. They begin with little knowledge of how to play an instrument or sing, and improve dramatically with practice. This is part of having a "growth mindset," an important skill for success in STEM subjects, and in life. 8. Student Government Student government is available from upper elementary grades through high school and most college campuses. Students can run and campaign in elections and help make decisions about important events for their school year class. Many student governments also occasionally weigh in on school policy decisions. If your child has shown interest in leadership, politics or thinks of ways to improve their community, they could be a natural fit for student government. 9. Student Media Today's schools have student newspapers, literary magazines, yearbook, video or audio school newscast, film clubs, student-created websites and more. Today's school media clubs work hard to teach the skills that are used in today's media fields. If your student likes to write or create films, student media groups can provide the chance to learn how to use new equipment, gain professional skills, and create a portfolio for future jobs and college applications. 10. Hobby From knitting to totally free-form creative writing, hobby clubs provide a chance for students to meet others with a common interest and add to their skill set. Think photography, Lego structures, poetry, cooking, origami –pretty much any hobby that might appeal to a school-age child. Hobbies are excellent for relieving stress and providing a fun part of the school day. Encouraging a hobby now along with supporting their academic success will help your child be able to find work-life balance when they become adults. Schools Are Not the Only Source for Extracurricular Activities If your school-age students' school doesn't offer a particular extracurricular activity and there are several students interested, find out from your schools' administration what is needed to start such a club. With enough student interest and an adult willing to help organize or supervise the students, almost any activity can be offered. You can also look for activities sponsored by organizations in the local community. Local newspapers, bulletin boards, and social or online media often advertise programs for school-age children and teens. Public libraries across the nation are increasing programs for older children and teens, providing another possible source of activities. Continue Reading


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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is not likely to lose the case brought against it yesterday by the Justice Department. The company was sued by the Justice Department under anti trust law yesterday along with several book publishers. The suit related to price fixing in the ebook market. Apple's ibook platform for selling ebooks online was criticized in the suit for using a model that led to cartel like control of prices in the market. Analysis of the suit today by several media outlets has shown that the case against Apple is not a particularly strong one and it looks like the company is in a good position to beat the allegations and continue using its own strategy.
Yesterday three of the publishers sued, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette, settled out of court immediately while Apple, MacMillan and Penguin said they were fighting on in the legal proceedings. Some details of that settlement were released in a statement from Eric Holder and the Justice Department yesterday. It said that the companies would be allowed to return to the previous publishing model, formerly used by Amazon, that saw the publishers selling books wholesale and allowing Amazon to set the prices. Apple makes publishers set the prices while it adds a 30% fee to every sale in order to give acccess to its platform.
The analysis of the documents pertaining to the suit done on Cnet today by Dean McCullagh and Greg Sandoval. They revealed that the case against Apple is probably too weak to be upheld by the court though the government has a much stronger case against publishers. It's clear then why three of the publishers decided to settle but the fate of the two publishers that continue to fight on. MacMillan's CEO in particular released a strongly worded open letter yesterday explaining the companies position in the case to employees, clients and others interested in the company's decision. Apple will not find its company broen by this anti trust suit as Microsoft may have wondered about when the Justice Department tried to divide that company at the turn of the century.
No matter what, but by looking at the strength of the case it is clear that both sides are in it for the long haul. Unless the Justice Department's lawyers realize their case isn't good enough to secure a win, and drops the proceedings. Apple may emerge the final victor but there will be no resolution any time soon. Though it looks like the case against Apple may be dead in the water, but today this case will remain an interesting one.

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text: Suzuki has revealed details of its coming-in-2012 flagship superbike – the GSX-R1000.The bike, the company says, has enhanced capability thanks to being lighter and to technical innovation that provides better engine and chassis performance.The 2012 GSX-R1000 retains its original styling but with a host of revisions, Suzuki says, "to make this the very best GSX-R1000 yet produced".TECH HIGHLIGHTSThe new GSX-R is two kilograms lighter than its predecessor and comes with Brembo's awesome Monoblock brake callipers and engine revisions that provide more mid-range power.Engine technical highlights include the adoption of MotoGP-derived pistons that are 11% lighter and aid acceleration and overall performance."This, combined with a finer material for engine tappets which shaves 2.5g per per tappet," Suzuki adds, "has resulted in optimised valve lift with a revised exhaust cam profile for a slight reduction in valve overlap."The compression ratio has risen from 12.8:1 to 12.9:1."PROVEN PERFORMERFurther chassis enhancements promise greater manoeuvrability through lighter front wheel and axle and the classic lightweight 4-2-1 exhaust returns to save more weight, partly due to a titanium silencer. BEAUTIFUL BREMBOS: Top-class brakes for Suzuki's new superbike come as Brembo Monoblocks. The current GSX-R1000 is a proven track performer (missing the British Superbike title by only 0.006sec) and current holder of the Brands Hatch Superbike lap record.The 2012 GSX-R1000 will make its European debut on the Suzuki stand at the Eicma International Motorcycle Exhibition in Milan on November 8, 2011.


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Sikkim Police Recruitment 2016-2017 for 4000 Posts
Sikkim Police Recruitment 2016-2017 has been issued by Police Department of Sikkim State. Sikkim Police Department has advertised the notification for the recruitment of Constable and Driver posts. Applications are invited for filling up suitable and eligible applicants. Sikkim Police Department conducts various competitive exams for appointing the candidates as various GD posts in Different departments. This year also, Sikkim Police Organization releases the Sikkim Police 2016 Application Form on its official website. This is the good news for the candidates who are looking for a job in police force.
Sikkim Police Recruitment 2016-2017 Vacancy Details:
Total Number of Vacancies: Nearly 4000 Posts.
Name of the Posts:
- Sub Inspector (SI).
- Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI).
- Constable and etc.
Job Location: Sikkim.
Age Limit:
- For Constable Posts, candidates minimum age should be 18 years and maximum age should be 22 years.
- For Sub Inspector and ASI Positions, Applicants age should be in between 21 years and 25 years.
- Age relaxation is also applicable as per organization norms.
Educational Qualification:
Candidates must possess their graduation or equivalent examination from any recognized university.
Selection Procedure:
Candidates of Sikkim will be selected on the basis of following criteria,
- Physical Measurement Test.
- Physical Efficiency Test.
- Written Examination.
- Skill Test.
Physical Requirements for Sikkim Police Recruitment 2016-2017:
For Male Candidates:
- Height: 5.3".
- Chest: 32" min.
- Weight: 50 kgs.
For Female Applicants:
- Height: 5" minimum.
- Weight: 45 Kgs minimum.
Salary Details:
Shortlisted applicants will get monthly salary as per organization norms.
Application Fee:
Candidates must read the official notification for fee details.
Important Dates:
Sikkim Police Department will shortly upload the Sikkim Police Recruitment 2016-2017 notification releasing date, application starting date and closing date etc on its official page.
Steps to apply for Sikkim Police Recruitment 2016-2017:
- Go to the official website of Sikkim Police Department www.sikkimpolice.nic.in.
- Click on the link of Sikkim Police Recruitment 2016.
- Download the application form and fill it.
- Click on submit button.
- Take hard copy of it for future reference.
Click here to apply for Sikkim Police Recruitment 2016


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Fire Safety Week is near! I have gathered up several ideas for you to use in your kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom.
Start with collecting prior knowledge with your students.
This FREEBIE is for an anchor chart. Create an anchor chart with this label in the middle. Then, cover the anchor chart in blank Post-it notes. Students will come up and grab a Post-it note, write what they know about Fire Safety, and stick it back up.
You could use this as a post-assessment after your unit. You can create the anchor chart and put the Post-it notes on the sign just like the prior knowledge activity. However, this time, students can either write one or two facts they have learned or they can answer a specific question you ask.
Show a video.
(Source: Brain Pop Jr. Fire Safety video)
I love all things Annie and Moby. They put all social studies and science topics into kid language and make it very approachable for students. This video covers the basics of fire safety.
Make an educational flip book.
(Source: Fire Safety Flip Book)
My flip book for fire safety comes with a reading passage and comprehension questions. It also has a sorting activity where students can sort between things that are safe and things that are not safe. And finally, there is a writing page where they can write what they know about escaping a fire and what to do if your body is on fire.
Read passages about fire safety.
Read passages about fire safety.
(Source: Fall Passages)
In the picture, you see a differentiated set of nonfiction and fiction fire safety passages. The fire safety nonfiction passage covers basics about staying safe. The fictional passages are all about a little kiddo watching a fireman work.
Incorporate books into their reading centers or reading routine.
Here are four great read alouds for your primary classroom! Here are my affiliate links for Amazon to grab your own copy.
No Dragons for Tea by Jean D. Pendziwol
Miss Mingo and the Fire Drill by Jamie Harper
Stop, Drop, and Roll by Margaret Cuyler
Firefighters A to Z by Chris L. Demacrest
Stop, Drop, and Roll by Margaret Cuyler
Firefighters A to Z by Chris L. Demacrest
The resources highlighted in this blog post can be found here.
(Link: Fire Safety Flip Book)(Link: Differentiated Fall Reading Passages)


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Wow!! It has been quite a while since I have blogged and so much is going on! I am super excited to let you all know that I will be beginning a new position in the fall. In fact, I've already been working this summer and loving it! :) I will be working for my school district at our Central Office. I will be working with our Director and Assistant Director of Special Education. I will be doing some diagnostician work for the school I have been working in, as well as, coaching/consulting/leading special education teachers in our school district. I don't really know what my official title is yet, but that doesn't really matter, because I am so excited that I have this opportunity. I am also back in college now working on my Director of Special Education certification. So exciting!!
Yes, I am going to miss teaching, being in the classroom, and most of all the kids, but my hope is from this new position, I will be able to work with teachers and help them impact students all across our district. This has really been a dream of mine for such a long time and I literally have to pinch myself to see if this is really happening.
As far as this blog goes, I will work to continue to bring you content that you can use in your special education classrooms. It may not be directly from my own classroom anymore, but I hope to share ideas and great things with you from all across my district! We have great teachers here doing great things, that I hope the will allow me to share! I will also be conducting trainings on various special education topics, so there is always a possibility that those trainings are something you may be interested in as well.
I am so looking forward to this new school year and I am excited to bring you along on this journey!


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Michael Cera Wanted to Sax Up Wall Street 2
Plus: Miley Cyrus no fan of 'Twilight.'
"I turned down the lead role in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps because that idiot Oliver Stone didn't think the character should play the alto sax." —Michael Cera [Playboy]
"My only question is, can he grow mutton chops? Actually, I think people would probably prefer him as a hairless Wolverine than a rather hairy-chested version. Certainly about a billion young girls would." —Hugh Jackman on Taylor Lautner appearing as a young Wolverine [Splash Page/MTV]
"I think if they put a laugh track on Intervention, it would be funny." —Zach Galifianakis on what he thinks is the funniest show on television [GQ]
"[Show business] was certainly classy at one time and it felt like nobody could be part of it and everybody flocked to it just to be a part of it. The vision that everybody had of it from the MGM days, it was really well designed. It was fun to be in and fun to go visit and fun to go to the movies. I think we've got so much communication today, we've seen the underbelly of everything. We've seen everybody's underpants." —James Brolin [Parade]
"I had a meeting with Joel Schumacher. It was just one meeting and, no, I didn't end up doing it. ... As I recall I took the meeting, but didn't want to play the role." —Leonardo DiCaprio on playing Robin in Batman Forever [Shortlist]
"Aging gracefully is one thing, but trying to slow it down is another. Sometimes I use Botox. Compared to most, I use it very sparingly. One time I did too much, though. I feel weird if I can't move my face, and that one time I overdid it, I felt trapped in my own skin. I don't have a problem with any of that stuff; if it makes you feel better about yourself and it's done properly, then fine." —Courteney Cox [InStyle via HuffPo]
"I'd rather keep the dead and revolting things like vampires and werewolves out of my life." —Miley Cyrus [Daily Fresh News]
"I'm hoping it's just a big Hollywood joke, that they're pretending that we're not going to make another movie and then we're back!" —Cameron Diaz on the Shrek franchise [Empire via Toronto Sun]


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He-Man on his Day Off
Artist Kiersten Essenpreis painted her vision of He-Man getting his distinctive haircut maintained in his spare time. She also shows what He-man's nemesis Skeletor does on his day off!
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In: Mesut Özil (Real Madrid, £42m), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, Free), Yaya Sanogo (Auxerre, Free), Emiliano Viviano (Palermo, Loan).
Out: Gervinho (Roma, £8m), Vito Mannone (Sunderland, £2m), Martin Angha (FC Nuremburg, Undisclosed), Marouane Chamakh (Crystal Palace, Free), Andre Santos (Flamengo, Undisclosed), Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg, Free), Denilson (Sao Paulo, Free), Craig Eastmond (Colchester, Free), Kyle Ebecilio (FC Twente, Free).
Jernade Meade (Swansea City, Free), Sead Harjovic (Grasshopper, Free), Elton Monteiro (Club Brugge, Free), Philip Roberts (Falkirk, Free), Reice Charles-Cook (Bury, Free), Sébastien Squillaci (Bastia, Free), Sanchez Watt (Colchester, Free), Jordan Wynter (Bristol City, Free), Josh Vickers (Canvey Island, Loan).
Chuks Aneke (Crewe, Loan), Joel Campbell (Olympiacos, Loan), Francis Coquelin (Frieburg, Loan), Johan Djourou (Hamburg, Loan), Ignasi Miquel (Leicester, Loan), Wellington (Real Murcia, Loan).
Released: Samir Bihmoutinel, Daniel Boateng, Zach Fagan, Conor Henderson, Nigel Neita, Josh Rees, James Shea.
Aston Villa
In: Libor Kozak (Lazio, £7m), Jores Okore (Nordsjaelland, £4m), Leandro Bacuna (Groningen £3m), Aleksander Tonev (Lech Poznan, £2.5m), Antonio Luna (Seville, £2m), Nicklas Helenius (Aalborg, £1.2m rising to £2m), Liam Prynn (Torquay, £50,000), Jed Steer (Norwich, Free).
Out: Barry Bannan (Crystal Palace, £1m), Courtney Cameron (Torquay, Free), Brett Holman (Al Nasr, Free), Eric Lichaj (Nottm Fst, Free), Jean Makoun (Rennes, Free), Derrick Williams (Bristol City, Free), Graham Burke (Shrewsbury, Loan), Richard Dunne (QPR, Free), Andrew Marshall (Millwall, Free), Darren Bent (Fulham, Loan), Samir Carruthers (MK Dons, Loan), Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool, Loan), Enda Stevens (Notts County, Loan).
Released: Calum Barrett, Joshua Barton, Daniel Devine.
Retired: Stiliyan Petrov.
Cardiff City
In: Gary Medel (Sevilla, £9.5m), Steven Caulker (Tottenham, £8m), Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen, £7.5m), Peter Odemwingie (WBA, £2.5m), Kevin Théophile-Catherine (Rennes, £2.1m), John Brayford (Derby County, £1.5m), Simon Moore (Brentford, £150,000), Maximiliano Amondarain (CA Progreso, Free).
Out: Elliot Parish (Bristol City, Free), Ben Nugent (Brentford, Loan), Joe Ralls (Yeovil, Loan).
Released: Jese Darko, Nat Jarvis, Stephen McPhail.
Retired: Heidar Helguson.
In: Willian (Anzhi Makhachkala, £30m), André Schürrle (Bayer Leverkusen, £18m), Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse Arnhem, £9m), Christian Atsu (Porto, £3.5m), Cristian Cuevas (O'Higgins, £3m), Isaiah Brown (WBA, £209,000), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham, Free), Stipe Perica (NK Zadar, Undisclosed), Samuel Eto'o (Anzhi Makhachkala, Free), Jack Powell (West Ham, Free).
Out: Jeffrey Bruma (PSV Eindhoven, £2.5m), Amine Aflane (Energie Cottbus, Free), Adam Coombes (Notts County, Free), Ben Gordon (Ross County, Free), Rohan Ince (Brighton, Free), Jesse Starkey (Brighton, Free), Ross Turnbull (Doncaster, Free), Patrick Bamford (MK Dons, Loan), Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid, Loan).
Todd Kane (Blackburn, Loan), Marko Marin (Seville, Loan), Oriol Romeu (Valencia, Loan), George Saville (Brentford, Loan), Patrick van Aanholt (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan), Daniel Pappoe (Colchester, Loan), Milan Lalkovic (Walsall, Loan), Florent Malouda (Trabzonspor, Free), Sam Walker (Colchester, Loan), Cristian Cuevas (Vitess Arnhem, Loan).
Wallace (Inter Milan, Loan), Matej Delac (FK Vejvodina, Loan), Thorgen Hazard (Zulte Waragem, Loan), Billy Clifford (Yeovil Town, Free), Gaël Kakuta (Vitesse, Loan), Stipe Perica (Breda, Loan), Jhon Pirez (Leganes, Loan), Lucas Piazon (Vitesse, Loan), Christian Atsu (Vitesse, Loan), Victor Moses (Liverpool, Loan), Sam Hutchinson (Vitesse, Loan), Ilises Davila (Cordoba, Loan), Romelu Lukaku (Everton, Loan).
Released: James Ashton, Samuel Bangura, Yossi Benayoun, Aziz Deen-Conteh, Tom Howard, Archange Nkumu, Nortei Nortey.
Retired: Paulo Ferreira.
Crystal Palace
In: Dwight Gayle (Peterborough, £6m), Adrian Mariappa (Reading, £3m), Jack Hunt (Huddersfield, £2m), Jimmy Kébé (Reading, £2m), Jose Campana (Sevilla, £1.75m), Barry Bannan (Aston Villa, £1m), Stephen Dobbie (Brighton, £850,000), Neil Alexander (Rangers, Free), Elliot Grandin (Blackpool, Free), Jake Nicholson (Tottenham, Free), Jerome Thomas (West Brom, Free), Kevin Phillips (Blackpool, Free), Marouane Chamakh (Arsenal, Free), Florian Marange (Bordeaux, Free), Jason Puncheon (Southampton, Loan).
Out: Alex Marrow (Blackburn, Undisclosed), Jermaine Easter (Millwall, Free), Andre Moritz (Bolton, Free), Dale Banton (MK Dons, Loan), Ryan Innis (Cheltenham, Loan), Jack Holland (Bromley, Free), Stephen Dobbie (Huddersfield, Loan), Peter Ramage, Barnsley, Loan).
Released: Aaron Akuruka, Kadell Daniel, Bayan Fenwick, Jack Holland.
In: James McCarthy (Wigan, £13m), Arouna Koné (Wigan, £6m), Joel Robles (Atletico Madrid, £2m), Antolín Alcaraz (Wigan, Free), Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona, Loan), Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, Loan), Gareth Barry (Manchester City, Loan).
Out: Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United, £27.5m), Victor Anichebe (WBA, £6m), Jake Bidwell (Brentford, Undisclosed), Jasper Johns (Sheffield United, Free), Conor McAleny (Brentford, Loan), Jan Mucha (Krylia Sovetov Samara, Free), Johan Hammer (Malmo, Free), Franciso Junior (Vitesse, Loan).
Released: Thomas Hitzlsperger, Sam Kelly.
Retired: Phil Neville.
In: Maarten Stekelenburg (Roma, £4.76m), Sasha Riether (Cologne, £1.27m), Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur, £2m), Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao, Free), Derek Boateng (Dnipro, Free), Ange-Freddy Plumain (Lens, Free), Elsad Zverotic (Young Boys, Free), Darren Bent (Aston Villa, Loan), Adel Taarabt (QPR, Loan).
Out: Corey Gamiero (Sydney, Free), Mark Schwarzer (Chelsea, Free), Richard Peniket (Tamworth, Free), Alex Smith (Swindon, Free), Dan Burn (Birmingham, Loan), Ryan Williams (Oxford United, Loan), Marcus Bettinelli (Accrington Stanley, Loan), Cauley Woodrow (Southend, Loan), Marcelo Trotta (Brentford, Loan).
Released: Chris Baird, Simon Davies, Mahamadou Diarra, Thomas Donegan, James Musa, Mladen Petric, Csaba Somogyi.
Hull City
In: Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham, £5m), Curtis Davies (Birmingham, £2.25m), Ahmed Elmohamady (Sunderland, £2m), Allan McGregor (Besiktas, £1.8m), Yannick Sagbo (Evian, £1.5m), George Boyd (Peterborough, Free), Maynor Figueroa (Wigan, Free), Steve Harper (Newcastle United, Free), Danny Graham (Sunderland, Loan), Jake Livermore (Tottenham, Loan).
Out: Corry Evans (Blackburn, £750,000), Sonny Bradley (Portsmouth, Free), Mark Cullen (Luton, Free), Andy Dawson (Scunthorpe, Free), Danny East (Portsmouth, Free), Danny Emerton (Northampton, Free), Mark Oxley (Oldham, Loan), Jack Hobbs (Nottingham Forest, Loan), Jamie Devitt (Chesterfield, Free), Tom Cairney (Blackburn, Loan), Conor Townsend (Carlisle, Loan), Cameron Stewart (Charlton, Loan).
Released: Paul McKenna, Seyi Olofinjana, Jay Simpson.
In: Mamadou Sakho (Paris St-Germain, £18m), Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo, £9m), Simon Mignolet (Sunderland, £9m), Luis Alberto (Seville, £6.8m), Tiago Ilori (Sporting Lisbon, £7m), Kolo Touré (Manchester City, Free), Aly Cissokho (Valencia, Loan), Victor Moses (Chelsea, loan).
Out: Andy Carroll (West Ham, £15.5m), Stewart Downing (West Ham, £6m), Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea, £5m rising to £6m), Tyrell Belford (Swindon, Free), Peter Gulasci (Red Bull Salzburg, Free), Jamie Stephens (Newport, Free), Danny Wilson (Hearts, Free), Conor Coady (Sheffield United, Loan), Henoc Mukendi (Partick Thistle, Loan), Michael Ngoo (Yeovil, Loan), Pepe Reina (Napoli, Loan), Jack Robinson (Blackpool, Loan), Suso (Almeria, Loan), Jay Spearing (Bolton, £2m), Oussame Assaidi (Stoke, Loan), Fabio Borini (Sunderland, Loan).
Retired: Jamie Carragher.
Manchester City
In: Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk, £30m), Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina, £22m), Jésus Navas (Seville, £17m rising to £22.9m), Alvaro Negredo (Seville, £16.4m rising to £20.6m), Martin Demichelis (Atletico Madrid, £3.5m).
Out: Carlos Tévez (Juventus, £10m rising to £12m), Maicon (Roma, £3m), Denis Suarez (Barcelona, £1.3m), Jeremy Helan (Sheffield Wednesday, £350,000), Wayne Bridge (Reading, Free), Omar Elabdellaoui (Braunschwerg, Free), Vlad Marin (Juventus, Free), Ryan McGivern (Hibs, Free), Roque Santa Cruz (Malaga, Free), Kolo Touré (Liverpool, Free), Karim Rekik (PSV Eindhoven, Loan), Reece Wabara (Doncaster, Loan), Scott Sinclair (West Brom, Loan), Abdul Razak (Anzji Makhachkala, Loan), Albert Rusnak (Oldham Athletic, Loan), Harry Bunn (Sheffield United, Loan), Sani Pacheco (Alcorcon, Free), Gareth Barry (Everton, Loan).
Released: Filippo Mancini.
Manchester United
In: Marouane Fellaini (Everton, £27.5m), Guillermo Varela (Penarol, £2.4m).
Out: Mats Moller Daehli (Molde, Undisclosed), Scott Wootton (Leeds, Undisclosed), Sean McGinty (Sheffield United, Free), Reece James (Carlisle United, Loan), Frederic Veseli (Ipswich, Free), John Cofie (Barnsley, Free), Reece Brown (Watford, Free), Luke McCullough (Doncaster Rovers, Free), Angelo Henriquez (Real Zaragoza, Loan), James Reece (Carlisle, Loan), Ryan Tunnicliffe (Ipswich, Loan), Sam Johnstone (Yeovil Town, Loan), Marnick Vermijl (Nijmegen, Loan), Nick Powell (Wigan, Loan), Bebe (Paco Ferreira, Loan).
Released: Michele Fornasier, Luke Giverin, Luke Hendrie, Gyliano Van Velzen.
Retired: Paul Scholes.
Newcastle United
In: Olivier Kemen (Metz, £350,000), Loïc Rémy (QPR, Loan).
Out: James Perch (Wigan, £750,000), Brad Inman (Crewe Alexandra, £100,000), JJ Hooper (Northampton Town, Free), Alex Kitchen (St Johnstone, Free), Danny Simpson (QPR, Free), Steve Harper (Hull City, Free), Mehdi Abeid (Panathinaikos, Loan), Shane Ferguson (Birmingham, Loan), Michael Richardson (Accrington Stanley, Loan), James Tavernier (Shrewsbury, Loan), Adam Campbell (Carlisle, Loan), Conor Newton (St Mirren, Loan), Jonathan Mitchell (Wokrington, Loan).
Released: Lee Desmond, Yven Moyo, Alex Nicholson, Esteban Cardona Lopez.
Norwich City
In: Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon, £8.5m), Leroy Fer (FC Twente, £7m), Gary Hooper (Celtic, £5m), Martin Olsson (Blackburn, £2.5m), Nathan Redmond (Birmingham, £2.2m rising to £3.2m), Javier Garrido (Lazio, £1.275m), Carlo Nash (Stoke, Free), Johan Elmander (Galatasaray, Loan).
Out: Grant Holt (Wigan, £2m), James Vaughan (Huddersfield, £1m), Leon Barnett (Wigan, £500,000), Tom Adeyemi (Birmingham, Free), Lee Camp (WBA, Free), Olumide Durojaiye (Falkirk, Free), George Francomb (AFC Wimbledon), Simeon Jackson (Eintracht Braunschweig, Free), Chris Martin (Derby, Free), Korey Smith (Oldham, Free), Jed Steer (Aston Villa, Free), Marc Tierney (Bolton, Free), Elliott Ward (Bournemouth, Free), Declan Rudd (Preston, Loan), Andrew Surman (Bournemouth, Loan), Jacob Butterfield (Middlesbrough, Undisclosed).
Released: Ramil Sheriff.
In: Pablo Daniel Osvaldo (Roma, £15m), Victor Wanyama (Celtic, £12.5m), Dejan Lovren (Lyon, £8.5m).
Out: Vegard Forren (Molde FK, Undisclosed), Dean Hammond (Leicester, Undisclosed), Sam Hoskins (Yeovil, Free), Richard Chaplow (Millwall, Free), Steve de Ridder (Utrecht, Free), Ryan Dickson (Colchester, Free), Ben Reeves (MK Dons, Free), Frazer Richardson (Middlesbrough, Free), Dan Seaborne (Yeovil, Free), Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace, Loan), Danny Butterfield (Carlisle, Free), Danny Butterfield (Carlisle, Free), Tommy Forecast (Chelmsford City, Free), Emmanuel Mayuka (Sochaux, Loan).
Released: Alberto Seidi.
Stoke City
In: Erik Pieters (PSV Eindhoven, £3m), Marko Arnautovic (Werder Bremen, £2m), Alex Grant (Portsmouth, Free), Marc Muniesa (Barcelona, Free), Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution, Free*), Oussame Assaidi (Liverpool, Free).
Out: Florent Cuvelier (Sheffield United, Undisclosed), Matthew Lund (Rochdale, Free), Carlo Nash (Norwich, Free), Mamady Sidibé (CSKA Sofia, Free), Matthew Upson (Brighton, Free), Dean Whitehead (Middlesbrough, Free), Rory Delap (Burton Albion, Free), Ryan Shotton (Wigan, Loan).
Released: Michael Clarkson, Matthew Gledhill, Jadan Hall, Andrew Musunga, George Rigg.
Retired: Michael Owen.
*Arrives on Jan 1.
In: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar, £6.5m), Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus, £6.5m), Charis Mavrias (Panathinaikos, £3m), Vito Mannone (Arsenal, £1.5m), David Moberg Karlsson (IFK Gothenburg, £1.5m), El-Hadji Ba (Le Havre, £380,000), Andrea Dossena (Napoli, Fee), Duncan Watmore (Altrincham, Undisclosed), Cabral (Basel, Free), Modibo Diakité (Lazio, Free), Valentin Roberge (Maritimo, Free), Ondrej Celustka (Trabzonspor, Loan), Danny Graham (Hull City, Loan), Alfred N'Diaye (Eskisehirspor, Loan), Ki Sung-Yeung (Swansea City, Loan), Fabio Borini (Liverpool, Loan).
Out: Simon Mignolet (Liverpool, £9m), Stephane Sessegnon (WBA, £6m), Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull, £2m), James McClean (Wigan, £1m), Matt Kilgallon (Blackburn, Free), Adam Reed (Burton, Free), Ryan Noble (Burnley, Free), Ben Wilson (Accrington Stanley, Free), Danny Graham (Hull City, Loan), Jordan Pickford (Burton Albion, Loan), Billy Knott (Wycombe, Loan).
Released: Titus Bramble, Anthony Callaghan, Wade Joyce.
Swansea City
In: Wilfried Bony (Vitesse Arnhem, £12m), Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool, £5m rising to £6m), Jordi Amat (Espanyol, £2.5m), Alejandro Pozuelo (Real Betis, £425,000), Gregor Zabret (NK Domzale, Undisclosed), José Cañas (Real Betis, Free), Alex Gogic (Olympiakos, Free), Jernade Meade (Arsenal, Free), Jonathan de Guzman (Villareal, Loan), Alvaro Vazquez (Getafe, Loan).
Out: Kemy Agustien (Brighton, Free), David Cornell (St Mirren, Free), Mark Gower (Charlton, Free), Kyle Bartley (Birmingham, Loan), Gwion Edwards (St Johnstone, Loan), Alan Tate (Yeovil Town, Loan), Ki Sung-Yeung (Sunderland, Loan).
Tottenham Hotspur
In: Erik Lamela (Roma, £30m), Roberto Soldado (Valencia, £26m), Paulinho (Corinthians, £17m), Christian Eriksen (Ajaz, £11.5m), Vlad Chiriches (Steaua Bucharest, £8.5m), Nacer Chadli (FC Twente, £7m), Étienne Capoue (Toulouse, £9m).
Out: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid, £86m), Steven Caulker (Cardiff, £8m), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders, £6m), Tom Huddlestone (Hull, £5m), Scott Parker (Fulham, £2m), Massimo Luongo (Swindon, £400,000), John Bostock (Royal Antwerp, Free), Jack Bartram, Nathan Byrne (both Swindon, Free), Grant Hall, Massimo Luongo, Alex Pritchard, Ryan Mason (all Swindon, Loan), Jack Munns (Birmingham), Tomislav Gomelt (Royal Antwerp, Loan), Bongani Khumalo (Doncaster, Loan), Jake Livermore (Hull, Loan), Adam Smith (Derby, Loan), Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Tom Carroll (Both QPR, Loan).
Released: David Bentley, William Gallas.
West Bromwich Albion
In: Stephane Sessegnong (Sunderland, £6m), Victor Anichebe (Everton, £6m), Nicolas Anelka (Shanghai Shenhua, Free), Lee Camp (Norwich, Free), Diego Lugano (Paris St-Germain, Free), Goran Popov (Dynamo Kiev, Loan), Morgan Amalfitano (Marseille, Loan), Matej Vydra (Udinese, Loan), Scott Sinclair (Manchester City, Loan).
Out: Peter Odemwingie (Cardiff, £2.5m), Isaiah Brown (Chelsea, £209,000), Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Wigan, Free), James Hurst (Valur, Free), Gonzalo Jara Reyes (Nottingham Forest, Free), Jerome Thomas (Crystal Palace, Free), Romaine Sawyers (Walsall, Free), Scott Allan (Birmingham, Loan) .
West Ham United
In: Andy Carroll (Liverpool, £15.5m), Stewart Downing (Liverpool, £6m), Danny Whitehead (Stockport, Undisclosed), Adrián (Real Betis, Free), Razvan Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk, Free).
Out: Robert Hall (Bolton, Compensation), Cheye Alexander (Port Vale, Free), Jake Larkins (Leyton Orient, Free), Gary O'Neil (QPR, Free), Josh Siafa (Millwall, Free), Jami Rafati (Genoa, Free).
Released: Carlton Cole, Nigel Seidu, Eoin Weaken.


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Discussion in 'Proxies' started by destroi, Sep 21, 2012.
anyone have any rdsl available?
if you have, send me a message..
Not in my city Yet
Not in my city Yet - not in your city what
i think they sell proxies here
no rdsl lines or break down repairs
and im pretty sure there's no McDonalds
He means "he is not in his city Yet"
That's great.You brought all those dsls in NOV 2012 together?
and anyone dumb enough to buy from a guy who
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Lab Portfolio
Jennifer Coates
Dr. Kunberger
Dirt Collection Lab
Jon went into Lakes Park off of Summerlin and Gladiolus Blvd. The weather was cloudy and appeared to about to rain. The sample is from a pine forest and has needles and other organics on top of the sample. This sample is rather dark in color. Once he collected the sample and showed me pictures of the location I was able to visualize the site for myself. The sample was unearthed from some layers of organics but still contains several different organic materials. The sample was slightly wet upon collection due to its proximity to Lakes Park and the impending rainfall.
Specific Gravity Lab
Raw Data
Compiled data
Sample Calculations
GSD Curve
Cu and Cc
Soil Classification
Sample Calculations
The specific value for my soil sample was calculated to be 2.39, whereas the typical values for soils 2.68-2.8. My soil's specific gravity value falls below the typical range. This can be due to many things. One thing could be do to calculation error or even experimental error. Another reason could be that my soil is high in organic material. My site is in a pine wood forest patch so with the high amounts of organics on the ground and then it being hard to get just soil this could account for that low value. Due to this low value I will be using 2.7 for all my calculations throughout the rest of the lab. If possible I will compare the values for both 2.39 and 2.7. I chose 2.7 after reading the textbook and looking at the description of my soil and comparing with those in the book 2.7 seemed appropriate.
Raw data
**all sample calculations where done using the 0.5 minute data.**
Effective Depth
Effective Depth, L is used to calculate the soil diameter. This value is found on figure 1c below. This table uses the actual hydrometer reading to establish effective depth.
Figure 1c: Effective Depth
K values
The K value is used to help calculate the soil diameter. The value can be determined from figure 2c. For this chart one must know the temperature as well as the specific gravity of the soil to find the K values. For my soil the temperature in the lab was found to be 21 degrees Celsius. The specific gravity used was 2.7
figure 2c K values
The soil was classified according to the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) standards for soil. This system is based on the percent passing both the #4 and #200 sieves. The first step was to look at the values in Table 4c. These values decided if the soil is coarse or fine. Based on these values the soil was found to be coarse grained. From there these values get me almost all the value through figure 4c. From there the values in Table 5c were examined. These values helped me determine that my soil was a poorly graded sand (SP).
Before this lab was conducted an assumption that I made was that the soil was going to be a sand. This was based on the appearance of the sand only. Once a Grain Size Distribution test was conducted this in fact turned out to be true. The however is not always the case. In certain situation the soil may give a different classification then the what was to be expected. Another thing is that it tells whether the soil is poorly or well graded. In my case I would not have assumed a poorly graded soil but from the classification method used it turned out to be poorly graded. Grain Size distribution curves are a great tool when it comes to classifying a soil.
Grain Size Distribution Lab
Table 3c: Calculated values
Compaction Lab
Raw Data
Figure 2a: Location of sample collection site
**photo courtesy of google maps**
Table 1b: Collected values for specific gravity test
Table 2b: Collected values for water content test
Table 3b: Calculated Water content and Specific Gravity
Table 1c: Sieve Analysis Data
Table 2c: Hydrometer Analysis Data
Figure 4c: Grain Size Distribution Curve
Table 4C: Perfect passing values for classification
Figure 4c: Classification table
Figure 5c: Plasticity Chart
Visual Classification and Microscope Lab
Compiled Data
Sample Calculations, trial 4
Curve Results
Visual Analysis
Microscope Analysis
Figure 1e: 10x magnification
Figure 2e: 60x Magnification
Figure 3e: 200x Magnification
Figure 1a: Soil Sample Collected
Figure 1d - Raw data sheet
Table 1d - Constant variables
Table 2d - Proctor Test Results
Figure 2d - Compaction Curve
Table 4d - Typical Values
Table 3d - Results
Compaction curves are created when dry unit weight vs. water content are plotted on a scatter plot. A trend line is fitted to the points. From this curve the max dry unit weight and the optimum water levels can be found. In this case we did not reach the max dry unit weight. This means a lot of the curve had to be extended based on the few points that we had found. Even so the max unit weight was found to be 15.9 kN/m^3 with an optimum water content of 30%. From this max value the field specification of 92% can be determined. This is done simply by multiplying the max unit weight by 0.92. This gave a value of 14.6 kN/m^3. At this point on the graph draw a horizontal line, where this line hits the graph that becomes the water content range. All these values are summarized in table 3d below.
Determined in GSD lab the soil was classified as a sand. The average values for sand dry unit weights can be seen below in table 4d. My results ended up being reasonable because the values for dry unit weight seen in table 2d fall within the standard range. As for test accuracy we never reached our optimum water content in testing and it had to be determined from a best fit curve of only the rising side. So the test ended up not being very accurate but still produced values in the normal range.
This is my second time taking this class. Last spring I really struggled through this class. I had a lot of family issues going on plus taking five classes, I didn't really take the time to learn the material as well as I could have. I had a lot of help getting through my portfolio last year. This year I have sat down and done the labs through the semester as they have come along and worked on the data myself instead of someone else doing it or helping me. This time around, I have a much better grasp on the material. This portfolio is part of the reason that I have that grasp. Learning isn't just in the class room. As soon to be engineers, we need that hands-on experience to really learn.
For this portfolio, a soil sample was collected at the beginning of the term and several labs have been performed on that single sample. It is interesting to see how the different labs compare to one another or fill in a piece of the puzzle in trying to determine the soil type. Our soil was calculated to have a 2.39 specific gravity but that could be because of organics in the soil so throughout the rest of the calculations a standard specific gravity was used. This was the first "assumption" made in the portfolio. This was made because of the knowledge I have learned from class lecture, reading the textbook, and hands-on understanding.
The dirt collection lab was the first one. For this one, it was just collecting the soil to be examined for the semester. The first real lab conducted was specific gravity. This lab helped us get our hands dirty and start to really play with the soil. Moving on to the grain size distribution lab. This lab was one of the bigger ones. For this lab we could really see how important geotechnical engineering is. Classifying the sample based on simple lab test. This lead into the compaction lab. This lab taught us how soil reacts under pressure, which is important in geotechnical engineering. Here in Florida, most of the soil is some kind of sand, but when you get up north you start to get more clays and stuff. From the compaction, we can see what type of load causes different soils to react in different ways. This gives our dry unit weights and these values are helpful with consolidation of soils. These two concepts help show how a different soils react. Visual classification and microscope analysis were the last labs conducted. This is helpful to when trying to get a feel for the soil in the field before it is sent to the lab for testing.
After conducting these labs I have grasped some of the concepts of soil mechanics. Learning just doesn't happen from a book. Things need to have a hands on experience to help with understand. Geotech can be tough at times but these labs are helpful. At the start of this term I learned that my cousin's house in North Port, FL has a sink whole under it. It was interesting to hear about what the geotechnical engineer did and to see the report that was written on the house. She calls me all the time asking questions about this and that, usually I can't answer it right away but with a little research and my growing knowledge through the semester I can help her understand a few of the things they have told her about it. One day I hope to be a geotechnical engineer.
For the microscope analysis, the sample was examined at three different magnifications, 10x, 60x, and 200x. This was done using a Digiblue Microscope. Figure 1e shows the 10x magnification of the soil. At this magnification, classification of the soil is still difficult. Some of the aspects of soil, like shape and color and things of that nature, are still hard to see. So that being said, the magnification was moved up to 60x, this can be seen in Figure 2e. This image shows much more detail. In this image, some of the particles are rounded and some have shape edges still. Most appear to be colorless as well. Increasing the magnification once more to 100x, figure 3e, an even better image, is seen. At this level I can say that the soil is sub rounded and colorless. This will help in the classification stage.
Visual classification is based on many different components: shape, color, odor and angularity. The sample had been through the oven previous to this, so it is dry. There wasn't much of an odor coming from the soil. The sample is dark gray in color, this can be seen in figure 1a. The sample did not contain too many larger particles. When the sample was run through my fingers, it was smooth in texture. The angularity could not really be seen in the visual part of the lab. The microscope analysis helped with being able to see the angularity and this is shown in the next slide.
Based on both the visual and microscope analyses, a classification can be made. The classification was made to be a poorly graded sand. This is because the soil has a few larger particles and a few smaller particles but for the most part is made of sand particles. This was seen under the microscope. I got the same classification as in the GSD lab. For this soil, the visual analysis gave the same classification as more in depth-testing. This is not always the case but sometime for sands this is easy to see. Visual classifications can be helpful in the field. They may not always be accurate, but can provide something similar.
Grain size distribution is a means of examining and classifying soil based on the distribution of the soil size. This is done by doing both sieve and hydrometer analyses. Sieve analysis is done by running the soil through a sieve set and weighing the sieves before and after to get a percentage of soil in each. A hydrometer test is done by placing a specified amount of soil into a beaker, mixing with water. Once this is completed a hydrometer is placed in the mixture, this will give values used to find the distribution of fines in a particular sample.
Soil compaction is done so that a denser soil can be made. Compaction is the mechanical process of reducing the volume by removing air. This can be done for many reason, one would be so that a road or building could be built. By compacting the soil some of the aspects change. The unit weight and shear strength increase while the permeability, and chance of settlement decrease. This can be extremely important when building a structure. In this case a standard proctor test was performed.
Specific gravity is used in determining several aspects of a soil. It will be used on both the Grain size and Compaction labs that follow. For this lab we measure the specific gravity of the soil collected in the dirt collection lab. This was done by placing soil in a pycnometer and adding water. By knowing the specific gravity of water and several weights the specific gravity can be found.
Visual classification is simply classifying the sample based on several physical characteristics. Some examples are color, texture, shape, and odor. These results will be completely subjective seeing as not everyone sees everything in exactly the same manner. This result is just a quick baseline in the field before other tests are performed.
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MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia – Frightened residents fled a bustling city of 400,000 at the foot of Indonesia's rumbling volcano Monday, cramming onto trains, buses and rented vehicles as authorities warned Mount Merapi could erupt again at any time.
A mass burial late Sunday for many of the 141 people killed in the last two weeks served as a reminder of the mountain's devastating power that culminated in its deadliest blast in 80 years that sent hot clouds of gas, rocks and debris avalanching down its slopes.
"My parents have been calling ... saying 'You have to get out of there! You have to come home!"' said Linda Ervana, a 21-year-old history student who was waiting with friends at a train station in the university town of Yogyakarta, 20 miles (30 kilometers) away.
After failing to get tickets, they rented a minibus with other classmates.
"It feels like that movie '2012,"' said her 22-year-old friend, Paulina Setin. "Like a disaster in a movie."
Concerns about airborne ash after Friday's massive eruption prompted many international airlines to cancel flights to the capital, Jakarta, just days before President Barack Obama's planned trip to Indonesia -- his second stop in a 10-day Asian tour.
All were flying again Monday, and White House officials said Obama was still scheduled to touch down on Tuesday.
Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has erupted many times in the last century, killing more than 1,400. But Friday was the mountain's deadliest day since 1930, with nearly 100 lives lost.
Islam mandates that the dead be buried quickly, so authorities gave relatives three days to identify their loved ones. To speed up the process, most families chose to have their relatives interred in a mass grave -- a common practice in Indonesia following a disaster.
One by one the bodies -- some too charred to be identified -- were lowered into a massive trench in the shadow of the volcano.
Merapi was still issuing explosive roars Monday as it shot clouds of gas and debris up to 3,000 feet (1 kilometer) in the air as ash and pyroclastic flows poured down its slopes.
"Based on what we're seeing now, it could erupt again any time," said Surono, a state volcanologist.
The National Disaster Management Agency said the overall death toll from the volcano climbed from 138 to 141 on Monday after search and rescue teams found more bodies on the mountain.
The Indonesian government has put Yogyakarta on high alert.
The city's airport was closed yet again on Monday and the ash hung so thickly in the air that breathing became painful and clothes stunk of smoke after any time spent outdoors.
Though there have been no orders to evacuate Yogyakarta, many residents have decided to go on their own. Small hamlets on the edge of the city looked like ghost towns, houses shuttered, some with laundry still hanging outside.
"What choice do we have?" asked Sukirno, 37, as he sped away with his wife and their 8-year-old daughter on a motorbike, saying they would join relatives far away over fears the effect of the ash on their health.
The biggest threat to the city, experts say, is not searing gas clouds, but the Code River, which flows right into the city's heart from the 9,700-foot (3,000-meter) mountain.
It could act as a conduit for deadly volcanic mudflows that form in heavy rains, racing at speeds of up to 60 mph (100 kph) and destroying everything in their path. A thick, black volcanic sludge has already inundated one city neighborhood that starts at the river bank and climbs a hillside.
In Romomangun, the mud burst the banks and poured into buildings.
It has filled a path that runs along the river -- which is usually about three feet (a meter) below a retaining wall but is now even with it. The sludge also rushed into a small, one-room building on the bank that houses a public bathroom. The top of the entry door is now at waist level.
Nearly 280,000 people -- many of whom normally live on the fertile slopes of the volcano -- have jammed into emergency shelters. Many have complained of poor sanitation, saying there were not enough toilets or clean drinking water.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 235 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes because it sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a horseshoe-shaped string of faults that lines the Pacific Ocean.


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Lady Patriot Volleyball Sectional Play Begins At 6 P.M., Tonight At West Vigo High School
The 2009-2010 Owen Valley Lady Patriots, led by seniors Morgan Richardson and Stacia O'Neal, hope to have plenty to celebrate following tonight's opening sectional round at West Vigo High School in West Terre Haute. The Patriots (9-19) will take on the host Lady Vikings (16-12) at 6 p.m. The winner of the 6 p.m. contest will go on to meet the winner of the Greencastle/Edgewood matchup in semi-final play Saturday at 1 p.m. Round one winner Sullivan will play South Vermillion Saturday morning at 11 a.m. to determine the participants in Saturday evening's sectional final, set for 7 p.m. Shown above are, left to right: Morgan Richardson, Allisa Polley, Kasandra Ooley, Kendall Hamilton, Stacia O'Neal, and Rebecca Strong. Best of luck, Lady Patriots! ( SEW File Photo)
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The Couchbase C SDK provides a fast, callback-based API for interacting with your Couchbase cluster. It operates as a single threaded asynchronous I/O library that can be optionally integrated with an existing asynchronous application. It can also run standalone within a traditional synchronous or threaded application as well.
The SDK is cross-platform and can be used on Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows.
Here's a sampling of what you can do with the Couchbase C SDK:
Interacting with your cluster involves populating a command structure and receiving a related response structure in the callback. The response contains an optional pointer that can be set to application-level data, so that you may have your application context within the callback.
Callbacks are installed as handlers for specific command types, so retrieving objects will have one callback while saving them will have another. Response structures also vary depending on the operation performed; for example a response for a get request will contain the value retrieved from the server, while a response for a store request will only contain status information.
A callback model is employed so that response data does not need to be copied to a temporary buffer, but is rather passed to your callback as it is received off the network, making functionality very fast.
The length, or
nkey, field must be provided to tell the library how many bytes to read from the buffer.
lcb_get_cmd_t gcmd = { 0 };
gcmd.v.v0.key = "id_key";
gcmd.v.v0.nkey = strlen(gcmd.v.v0.key);
Operation Functions
lcb_get_cmd_t *cmdlist[] = { &gcmd };
lcb_get(instance, "cookie_pointer", 1, cmdlist);
Operation Responses
To receive a response for the operation, the library must first be instructed to send the request to the cluster and await its response. In order for the response to be delivered to the application, the application will have needed to install a callback for the specific operation type.
get operations, the response contains the key passed to the command and the value of the item retrieved from the server. Note that the
cookie passed along here is the same pointer passed to the
lcb_get operation (and in this example, will print
"cookie". Note that your context need not be a string or even be a valid pointer in memory because it is not dereferenced by the library at all.
static void
get_handler(lcb_t instance,
const void *cookie,
lcb_error_t err,
const lcb_get_resp_t *resp)
printf("Got response for key: %.*s\n", (int)resp->v.v0.nkey, resp->v.v0.key);
printf("Value: %.*s\n", (int)resp->v.v0.nbytes, resp->v.v0.bytes);
printf("My cookie is: %s\n", cookie);
Note that the callback is invoked for all get operations performed on the specific
instance object, and thus need only be installed once per instance.
lcb_set_get_callback(instance, get_callback)
cb_wait() waits for the operation to complete. When the operation is complete, the callback is invoked (in other words, the callback is always invoked with the
lcb_wait function at the bottom of the call stack).
Storing Items
Normally you would also want to install a callback to inspect the status of the storage operation. More details about the
lcb_store() function can be found in
Creating documents.
lcb_store_cmd_t scmd = { 0 };
scmd.v.v0.key = "id_key";
scmd.v.v0.bytes = "{\"json\":\"value\"}";
scmd.v.v0.nkey = strlen(scmd.v.v0.key);
scmd.v.v0.nbytes = strlen(scmd.v.v0.bytes);
scmd.v.v0.operation = LCB_ADD; /* Fail if the item already exists */
/* Create the command array */
lcb_store_cmd_t *cmdlist[] = { &scmd };
lcb_store(instance, "some cookie", 1, cmdlist);
You are not limited to storing JSON. You can store any sequence of bytes into the cluster. However, JSON is easiest to work with if you want to query the data using views.


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They're large, they're fiberglass, and they're causing people to stop in their tracks. No, the city has not reprised 1999's "Cows on Parade" public art exhibit. This year, the city is giving us "Suite Home Chicago," a collection of artistic renderings of furniture. More than s dozen new suites of 1-4 pieces of furniture have joined the first group of 180 suites that went on display in June. Even more pieces may join the exhibit before it ends on Oct. 13 but below you'll find an up-to-date list of all the furniture on display so far.
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Rangoni Firenze Trunk Show Featuring Balinese Artisan Handbags
Feb 16, 2013, 09:00 EST
PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rangoni Firenze Shoes will feature a trunk show of Balinese handwoven, artisan handbags from the Dewi Collection. The trunk show will take place on Saturday, February 23 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m at their Palm Beach store.
Trudy McConnell, founder of the Dewi Collection says, "We have been doing business in Bali since the bombings of 2004 that left the island stranded with no tourism business, which is the backbone of the island. People were literally starving; taking children out of school and having them work in the rice fields."
The Dewi Collection features handwoven bags made with weaving techniques that have been passed down through centuries. The weaving of ate grass dates back to the 11th century in Bali . Weaving is an integral part of village culture and a source of income. Most of our families that weave, sustain their families through farming in traditional rural villages and they are master weaving artisans. Our goal is two fold; keep the children in school, keep the art flowing.
Our product is made from sustainable grass that grows along the rice field and the mahogany is recycled wood which makes for an 'Organic Basket'.
The Rangoni Firenze store is located at 212 Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.
For details call 561-832-1601.
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Happy Chinese New Year
by Charlie Butterfield at January 25, 2017
What does 2017 hold for you?
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2017 is the year of the Fire Rooster.
There are 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, and each year is associated with a zodiac animal.
Your Chinese zodiac sign is derived from your birth year according to the Chinese lunar calendar.
See below for a brief overview of the predictions for this year
and click here to see our ever-changing fst Fire Rooster!
Rat: 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948
Lucky colours: Blue, Gold and Green
In general, it will be a good year for the Rat. Work hard and you will yield good results, setting the stage for career progression. On a romantic level, singles are likely to find love and married couples will enjoy excellent relationships.
Ox: 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961, 1949
Lucky colours: White, Yellow and Green
Hard work and perseverance in the past year will pay off in 2017 with more opportunities for advancement. Resist temptations to splurge, as it is important to be prudent and save for rainy days. 2017 will see new friendships and partnerships. It's a good year to plan for the future. For singles, romance is in the air.
Tiger: 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950
Lucky colours: Blue, Grey, Orange and White
It will be a busy and demanding year for the Tiger. You will have opportunities to progress professionally, make interesting journeys and meet new people. Embrace spontaneity this year and singles will find love. Take care of your health by learning to relax this year and it will go a long way.
Rabbit: 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951, 1939
Lucky colours: Red, Pink, Purple and Blue
This will be a year where challenges will sometimes slow you down. Take time to reflect and build on your strengths and capabilities to strive for future benefits. Opposing forces will pose some minor obstacles but the support of your family and friends will help you overcome these.
Dragon: 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940
Lucky colours: Gold, Silver and Greyish White
It will be an excellent year professionally for the Dragon, where new doors will be opened. Family and social aspects of you life look positive too. This is also a great year for travel, go for that much needed vacation, turn your plans into action and don't look back.
Snake: 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953, 1941
Lucky colours: Black, Red and Yellow
Professionally, it will be good to practice patience and perseverance. Avoid making hasty financial decisions. Family and social life will be good this year. Travel is on the calendar. This is the year to pick up a new hobby as it will open up unexpected doors for you.
Horse: 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954, 1942
Lucky colours: Yellow and Green
Overall 2017 is positive for the Horse. On the professional front, be realistic and pragmatic when faced with difficult situations. Things will look up towards the end of the year. Financially, while there are chances of unexpected windfalls, be sure to build up your savings. On a personal level, remember to relax and recharge.
Goat: 2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1967, 1955, 1943
Lucky colours: Green, Red and Purple
This is a good year for the Goat. Exercise patience and creativity, and there will be chances of making big steps professionally. On the financial level, you will start reaping the fruits of your labour. For singles, do not miss any opportunities to meet more people as one of them may become your significant other.
Monkey: 2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968, 1956, 1944
Lucky colours: White, Blue and Gold
2017 will be a very busy year on the work front. It is advisable to practice your resourcefulness and a little patience, and the rewards can be reaped later. Be prudent with your money this year and take no chances. Friends and family will form an important support group this year.
Rooster: 2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969, 1957, 1945
Lucky colours: Gold, Brown and Yellow
This will be an excellent year on both professional and personal fronts. Continue to build good relationships with your co-workers as it can bring about great advantages. Money management is important this year. Do not be tempted to make unnecessary purchases. Singles will have a high chance to find love and married couples may conceive.
Dog: 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1958, 1946
Lucky colours: Red, Green and Purple
It seems to be a very good year, with accomplishments in many aspects. Your hard work will see results on a professional level. It's a good year to aim for progression and you will be rewarded financially too. On a personal level, pick up a new hobby and spend more time with your loved ones.
Pig: 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971, 1959, 1947
Lucky colours: Yellow, Grey, Brown and Gold
2017 is a favourable year for progression and change in your career. It is also a positive year financially, but take caution not to spend excessively. As your social circle expands this year, there will be more opportunities to meet new people. For the singles, there is a high chance that you will meet your future life partner.
Source: Marina Bay Sands hotel, Singapore. January 2017.


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Hat Tip: John G Kerlen
Hoo-boy, with cops like these, who needs criminals?!
A Durbanvillle resident has lodged a complaint against a group of police officers he said had tried to force him off the road and had hit him in the face, breaking his glasses.
Stewart Robinson said an officer had remarked: "Because you're white, you think you're special."
Robinson is the husband of Denise Robinson, a DA MP and shadow minister of women, youth, children and people with disabilities.
He said he had been driving into Durbanville at the speed limit of 60km/h, along Race Course Road, on Monday.
A police vehicle came up behind him and tried to overtake on a solid white line.
"There was no hard shoulder so I couldn't pull over. They drove up close behind me and tired to force me to stop."
Robinson pulled into the Total Durbanville garage and stopped his car. "They pulled me out of my car. They had no words of explanation, they hit me in the face and broke my glasses," Robinson said at a clinic, waiting to be examined by a doctor.
Robinson said the officers appeared to be "cross" because he had not pulled over.
Said Robinson: "There were half a dozen witnesses. When they realised what they did they drove away."
Robinson had not been able to see their name tags or read the vehicle's registration number once his glasses had been broken. Immediately after the incident he had lodged a complaint of assault at the Durbanville police station.
Cobus Mostert, owner of Total Durbanville, said he had been inside the garage's office when he heard a commotion outside: "When I arrived outside the policemen were leaving, five or six of them in a Mercedes Kombi vehicle. I assisted the man. He was bleeding from his face. They ripped off his glasses and he couldn't see properly. I helped him to drive to the Durbanville police station."
Mostert said he had asked the men not to leave the garage and an officer was rude to him before they left.
"We did manage to write down the registration number of the vehicle. They were all dressed in police uniform."
Mostert said a number of people had witnessed the incident and had been "afraid" to persuade the men to stop the assault. "Everybody was afraid. They were very aggressive. They knew there were all these witnesses."
Mostert said a delivery vehicle had been parked in front of the CCTV camera so he had been unable to get footage of the incident.
Durbanville resident Johan Smit witnessed the assault and tried to intervene when the group pulled Robinson from his vehicle.
"I stopped at the petrol station and he (Robinson) stopped behind me. Behind him stopped this police van. I saw them take the keys from the car and start hitting the man." An officer said: "You think you're special because you are white.
We're going to kill all you f***ing whites."
Smit said he told Mostert to phone the police and the officers jumped into their van and drove away.
Democratic Alliance shadow police minister Dianne Kohler-Barnard on Monday said she was "beyond furious".
"The police wait until the end of the World Cup and then revert to type."
Kohler-Barnard said she had reported the incident to police watchdog, the Independent Complaints Directorate.
Durbanville police spokeswoman Bernice Laas-Bezuidenhout did not answer her cellphone yesterday.
An officer at the police station confirmed a complaint had been lodged. Provincial police spokesman Frederick van Wyk confirmed the incident and said a police investigation was under way.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
We're going to kill all you f***ing whites
Hat Tip: John G Kerlen
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Welcome to the the Azanian First Reich; it is all downhill from here.
Any whites who do not leave now [and take their producing and taxpaying ability with them] will immediately be awarded a posthumous Darwin Award upon their demise.
- July 13, 2010 at 2:25 PM
Welcome to the the Azanian First Reich; it is all downhill from here.
Any whites who do not leave now [and take their producing and taxpaying ability with them] will immediately be awarded a posthumous Darwin Award upon their demise.
- July 13, 2010 at 2:25 PM
- Exzanian said...
TC - There are quite a few stories in this vein, another one I read is "Slain by Cops for being cheeky"
It seems the cops have still got their "Fifa" hats on. The SWC, whilst undoubtedly a commercial and psychological success, has been achieved at the expense of a severe decline in civil liberty for ordinary south africans. The Fifa "special" Courts are a case in point. These are nothing more than "Judge Kanga" affairs, with criminals being arrested, tried and convicted within days and cops often brutalising and dispatching those they decide on the spot as guilty with a wave of a gun. A good thing for ZA??? Maybe it is, but when you start seeing headlines like these, you know something is seriously fucked up in South Zim....Maybe I've been too long in a first world country, but this kind of shit would not be tolerated for a second where democracy is real.
- July 13, 2010 at 2:45 PM
"revert to type" - never a truer word said.
- July 13, 2010 at 7:27 PM
Police brutality occurs all over the world. Remember Rodney King? The cops of NYPD who abused the Haitian-American Louima? Does it mean Americans live in the American First Reich?
- July 16, 2010 at 1:56 PM


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By Virginia Andrews
Outer back cover: On their return to Farthinggale Manor, the mystery-shrouded luxury home of the Tatterton family, Annie and Luke believe that they will be putting the past finally to rest, and bringing peace to the spirit of Annie's mother Heaven.
But Annie discovers a diary at Farthinggale. There she finds the story of her grandmother Leigh, and of her great-grandparents. Born into the privileged life of Boston's wealthy classes, Leigh hopes for happiness. Her dreams are shattered, however, when her parents divorce, and her mother marries Tony Tatterton. The awful shadow cast by the Tatterton family over the lives of the next three generations begins to spread…
This is the fifth and last book in the Casteel family saga.
This is supposed to be a kind of diary, but it's not written as a diary at all, it's pretty much written just like the other books. So, to get through it without being too annoyed, I just had to imagine that it was just kind of based on what Annie was reading in the diary and that she was in a way "filling in the blanks" or something, I'm not sure how to explain it. There are some inconsistencies with the earlier books and, as with the earlier ones; you can't fix it to a certain year and time in the real world.
Since this book is about Leigh, Heaven's mother, Annie's grandmother, it answers a lot of questions. There are also some new questions because of it, but not important ones, which is good since it's the last one. I did feel very sorry for Leigh and her situation, and I can understand why she made some of the choices that she did.
It's interesting to see how all the drama started. Which ones of the rumours in the earlier books were true and not. It was also very interesting to see how Tony and Jillian was in the start, as well as reading more about Jillian's first husband.
I did enjoy the whole Casteel Family Saga and, although there was an exceptional amount of soap-opera-style drama, it's a series that I know I can read again and again. The first book, Heaven, and the last book, Web of Dreams, are by far my favourite books in the saga.


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Sporting CP assistant coach Raul Jose was satisfied with his side's display in a 2-0 win over Legia Warsaw in the Champions League.
Sporting CP assistant coach Raul Jose was satisfied with his side's display in a 2-0 win over Legia Warsaw in the Champions League.
First-half goals from Bryan Ruiz and Bas Dost saw the Portuguese giants to an important victory in Group F.
The win in Lisbon pleased assistant Raul Jose, who said Sporting overcame a nervy start.
"We were competent. We were very strong in the first half, despite a bit of fear in the first few minutes. We controlled the match and the result is fair," he said, via UEFA.
"We have to think game by game. We won and our expectations remain high. We are still in the fight for a place in the next stage."
The win sees Sporting sitting third in the group, a point behind the top two of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.
Legia captain Jakub Rzezniczak, whose side are winless and have conceded eight goals, was pleased with the progress made by his team.
"Comparing to the game against Borussia Dortmund, of course there was a big step forward, but still: we can see that there is a difference between us and the best teams in Europe," he said.
"If we had been more lucky today, we could have scored a consolation goal, but again: we must work really hard to improve.
"Now we will face Real Madrid twice and we all know how difficult that's going to be. That's why we must progress a lot."