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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) invites Applications in the prescribed format from eligible Male and Female candidates belonging to the States of North Eastern Zone i.e. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura for filling up the following 518 vacancies of Constable (Technical & Tradesmen) in the trade of Driver, Fitter, Bugler, Tailor, Brass Band, Pipe Band, Cobbler, Carpenter, Gardner, Painter, Cook, Water Carrier, Safai Karmachari, Barber and Washer Men in the pay scale of (Pay Band-I) Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade Pay of Rs. 2000/-.
Total Number of Vacancies: 518
State-wise Vacancy Details
Arunachal Pradesh: 17 (Male – 17)
Assam: 227 (Male – 225, Female – 02)
Manipur: 56 (Male – 50, Female – 06)
Nagaland: 111 (Male – 110, Female – 01)
Meghalaya: 49 (Male – 49)
Mizoram: 12 (Male – 12)
Tripura: 46 (Male – 46)
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Age Limit (As on 01.01.2015)
Constable (Driver): 21 to 27 Years
For all other posts: 18 to 23 Years
Educational Qualification
Matriculation (10th) or equivalent from a Board/ University recognised by Central or State Government.
Technical Qualification
Constable (Driver): Transport Vehicle driving license and pass the driving test at the time of recruitment.
Constable (Fitter): 2 years ITI Certificate in Mechanic Motor Vehicle issued by National Council for Vocational Training or Diploma in Automobile issued by AICTE.
Tradesmen (Bugler, Tailor, Brass Band, Pipe Band, Cobbler, Carpenter, Gardner, Painter, Cook, Water Carrier, Safai Karmachari, Barber and Washer Men): Candidates must have good working knowledge in respective trades.
Physical Standards
Height: Male Candidates – 170 cm, Female Candidates – 157 cm
Chest (only for male candidates): Un-expanded – 80 cm, Expanded – 85 cm
Weight: Proportionate to height and age.
Selection/Recruitment Process
Candidates whose applications are accepted will have to undergo Height bar & 05 Kms race (only for Driver and Fitter posts), Physical Efficiency Test, Documentation, Physical Standard Test, Written Test, Trade Test and Medical Examination. The Candidate will be selected on the basis of post and category wise merit lists prepared on the basis of aggregate marks obtained in written test.
Application Fee
The candidates belonging to General and OBC Category are required to pay Rs. 50/- as application fee in the form of crossed Indian Postal Order/Demand Draft/ Banker's Cheque in favor of the DIG of concerned application receiving centre. SC/ST, Female candidates and Ex-Servicemen are exempted from application fee.
How to Apply
Eligible and interested candidates can send their Applications in the prescribed format given in the advertisement complete in all respect along with latest passport size photographs affixed, four self addressed envelopes of 4" x 9" size affixing with postage stamps for Rs. 27/- and application fee to the concerned authorities as mentioned in advertisement so as to reach on or before last date. Envelope containing application must be superscribed in bold letters as "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF CONSTABLE (TECH & TRADES) IN CRPF-2014"
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Last date for receipt of Application form: 20.12.2014 (5.00 PM)
Written test date: 01.03.2015 (Sunday)
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Jacqueline E. Lawton: Why is it important for your organization to take part in the Diversity and Inclusion Institute?
Michael Rosenberg, La Jolla Playhouse: While we continue to make real progress with diversity on our stages, we feel that we must to a better job with hiring a more diverse staff and we must do a much better job of welcoming a greater diversity of Trustees to our Board. We are in the process of creating strategies to accomplish these goals.
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JL: What's at stake for your community, both your internal (staff, board, artists) and external (audience) stake-holders, if you aren't able to implement an action plan for Diversity and Inclusion?
LJP: We will cease to be relevant to San Diego and we will cease to have an impact on the American Theatre.
Michael S. Rosenberg has served as Managing Director of La Jolla Playhouse since April, 2009. During his four years at the Playhouse, he has worked in partnership with Artistic Director Christopher Ashley to produce 14 world premieres, six Playhouse commissions and the hit musicals Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Hands on a Hardbody and Little Miss Sunshine. He was also instrumental in bringing the Page To Stage workshop of John Leguizamo's Diary of a Madman to the Playhouse, which transferred to Broadway. Additionally, he fostered the growth of the Playhouse's award-winning Performance Outreach Program (POP) tour, achieving the most performances at local schools in Playhouse history. Previously, Rosenberg was Co-Founder and Executive Director of Drama Dept., a New York non-profit theatre company, where he produced new works by the likes of Douglas Carter Beane, Warren Leight, Isaac Mizrahi, Paul Rudnick and David and Amy Sedaris. He has been a part of the producing teams for the Broadway productions of Grey Gardens and American Buffalo and the national tour of Little House on the Prairie. He serves on the boards of La Jolla Country Day School and the Theatre Communications Group.
Jacqueline E. Lawton received her MFA in Playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a James A. Michener fellow. Her plays include Anna K; Blood-bound and Tongue-tied; Deep Belly Beautiful; The Devil's Sweet Water; The Hampton Years; Ira Aldridge: Love Brothers Serenade, Mad Breed and Our Man Beverly Snow. She has received commissions from Active Cultures Theater, Discovery Theater, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American History, Round House Theatre and Theater J. A 2012 TCG Young Leaders of Color, she has been nominated for the Wendy Wasserstein Prize and a PONY Fellowship from the Lark New Play Development Center. She resides in Washington DC and is a member of Arena Stage's Playwrights' Arena. jacquelinelawton.com


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A travel bursary to encourage the understanding of MS among young researchers, in memory of Geoffrey Dean, MD (1918 – 2009) Geoffrey Dean was an internationally regarded epidemiologist who in several seminal studies established the importance of environmental influences on the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. His work continues to have relevance to this day. Active in research up to his death, Dr Dean published a total of 120 papers during his illustrious career. His last was published in 2008 at the age of eighty-nine.
The Dean Medal award, established in 2010, is intended to enable new MS researchers to travel to centres of excellence to enhance their understanding and knowledge of MS. MS Ireland wishes to encourage the dynamic and innovative work so keenly exemplified by Dr Geoffrey Dean.
MS Ireland are delighted to announce that we have awarded the 2017 Dean Medal Travel Bursary to Dr Sravanthi Bandla of NUI Galway.
Dr Bandla has been awarded the Dean medal to travel to the University of Glasgow, to deepen her knowledge in relation to discovering the therapeutic activity of ER chaperones in the context of multiple sclerosis. We look forward to publishing further information about Dr Bandla's work in upcoming issues of our research eZine, MS Research.
In 2011 the first award was made to Mary O'Flaherty from NUI, Galway. Mary worked in the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science and was working on an MS project looking at how molecules associated with a particular kind of cellular stress known as 'endoplasmic reticulum stress' may affect how well brain slices recover from myelin loss. Mary used the bursary to travel to Imperial College London to study with Professor Richard Reynolds regarding a particular procedure used in her studies.
In 2015 a second award was made to Dr Nonnie McNicholas from St Vincent's Hospital who travelled to the Karolinska Instituet in Sweden to further her research into to the measurement of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers indicative of disease progression in people with MS. Read more about Dr McNicholas' work in our research eZine
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Issue 5 is out now! MS Research is a bi-annual research eZine. In each edition we will be sharing the latest updates from scientific and social MS research, from here in Ireland and internationally. In this issue Research event reports Stem cells Vitamin D Registries Dean Medal Kiss Goodbye to MS Research Ball Mindfulness International Progressive MS Alliance And so much more….
MS Ireland and Novartis publish collection of abstracts from ongoing MS research in Ireland On 30th May, to mark World MS Day, MS Ireland and Novartis published a booklet with a selection of abstracts (research summaries) from ongoing MS research projects in Ireland. Topics covered include physiotherapy, falls prevention, cannabis and MS, myelin repair and occupational therapy. MS Ireland would like to thank all the researchers who submitted abstracts to the booklet. The booklet can be downloaded here
'Making Ireland the Best Place to do Multiple Sclerosis Research' Report Sets Out Next Steps for the Improved Access to Treatments and Novel Therapeutics To mark World MS Day on 30 May 2018, MS Ireland, supported by Novartis, will launch a new report which is intended to help create an MS research landscape that will put Ireland at the forefront of MS research, innovation and therapeutic application.[i] The report aims to support researchers and provide people with MS and the public with a better understanding of the research process and ongoing research. Some of the recommendations include the establishment of an MS Research Community, improved data and information sharing, greater involvement of people living with MS, potential funding models, and improved dissemination of research findings. The community will help overcome obstacles to research such as gathering samples, establishing a biobank and a patient register. The report defines a number of key asks as follows: Creation of a Facebook Workplace platform where researchers can contact each other, share information and seek opportunities for collaboration; Establishment of a Public Patient Involvement (PPI) network of people with MS who researchers can contact for assistance with designing studies and grant applications; Raising awareness with researchers that MS Ireland is available to partner on funding applications; Seek opportunities with academia and industry to establish an MS registry; Increasing state investment in medical research, including increasing funding for the Medical Research Charities Group and the Health Research Board Joint Funding Scheme for medical research charities; Establishment of an MS patient registry and the development of a national policy framework and infrastructure for the development and maintenance of patient registries; Prioritising implementation of The Health Information & Patient Safety Bill and The Human Tissue Bill. "Given the prevalence of MS here, Ireland should be leading the way in MS research. The report launched today gives us a blueprint of what needs to be done," says Ava Battles, CEO of MS Ireland. "As a first step, we want to establish an MS research community collective to bolster Ireland's current research strengths to obtain more funding and improve research visibility. While the top priorities in MS research are currently being addressed, this could be done better if the MS community addressed them as a collective." Dr Claire McCoy, RCSI, said, "Research offers people living with MS real hope for improvement both in their treatment but also in their quality of life. I am delighted to support MS Ireland in speaking at their public meeting that will help bring people up to date with progress that is being made. The report also lays out a clear pathway that will help to overcome some of the issues that have been faced and I would urge people working in the treatment of MS to get involved as the recommendations are rolled out." Commenting on the launch of the report, Loretto Callaghan, General Manager & Country President, Novartis Ireland said, "We are committed to working with MS Ireland to help raise awareness on the importance of research. Research plays a major role in progress so understanding the barriers that exist is the first step in devising a plan that will help to overcome these issues in the future. We believe that Ireland can become a leader in MS research and look forward to collaborating further with MS Ireland to deliver the recommendations of the 'Making Ireland the Best Place to do Multiple Sclerosis Research' report." This report was compiled following a meeting with a mix of stakeholders interested in MS research in Ireland, including patients, doctors, scientists and nurses and was facilitated by Novartis Ireland in November 2017.
MS Research Explored Please join us on World MS Day Wednesday, 30th May 2018 for a research information event in Tercentenary Hall, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Building (TBSI), Pearse Street, Dublin 2 @ 6.00pm - 8pm Agenda/Speakers - Launch of MS Research Report - How Clinical Research is Bringing Us Closer to Understanding MS: Professor Orla Hardiman, Trinity College Dublin - The Patient's Voice – Bringing Us Closer to Research: Joan Jordan, EUPATI Graduate, European Patients' Academy - Bringing Us Closer to Research in Ireland: Dr Claire McCoy, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Can't make it to the lecture? Don't worry - the presentations will be streamed live on the day of the event, you can access the link below on Wednesday, 30th May at 6pm https://webcastireland.com/w/live-broadcasts/ originally published 1st May 2018
Kiss Goodbye to MS for research into Multiple Sclerosis and vital services Multiple Sclerosis Ireland, with the support of TV presenter Lisa Cannon and two young women living with MS, Rosie McCormack and Sara-Jane Tracy, is calling on people to help Kiss Goodbye to MS raising funds for MS research and essential services. Throughout the month of May, supporters are asked to 'go red' and to Wear, Dare and Share: to wear red or hold a 'red day', dare to get sponsored for an MS Ireland sky dive, and share with friends and family to spread the word. For more information visit www.kissgoodbyetoms.ie Kiss Goodbye to MS is about raising awareness of Multiple Sclerosis and supporting MS Research as well as funding vital services that reduce the impact of MS including physiotherapy, counselling and newly diagnosed seminars. MS Ireland will hold the first MS Research Ball on Saturday, May 26th 2018 as well as a Red Lab Coat Day in research laboratories around the country, reinforcing the research message for Kiss Goodbye to MS. TV presenter Lisa Cannon is proudly supporting the Kiss Goodbye to MS campaign: "I'm delighted to be part of this important cause to raise funds for MS research and services, to help people living with MS. Three times more women than men are diagnosed with MS, with most being diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40. Please go red this May and wear, dare and share to show your support." Kiss Goodbye to MS is helping to increase the number of countries fundraising for research. In 2017, 8 countries took part raising more than € 1 million. In 2018 12 countries are taking part with the aim to raise more than €1.2 million to fund research and services . Ava Battles, Chief Executive, MS Ireland comments: "While each country embarks on their own unique Kiss Goodbye to MS journey, the global MS community is more collaborative than anyone has seen before. MS Ireland is delighted to be involved in launching this important campaign for the third year running in Ireland to help raise funds for MS research and essential services for more than 9,000 people with Multiple Sclerosis. It's an important campaign for people and family members affected by MS. The campaign is also, significantly about hope, enabling and empowering people with MS to live the life of their choice to their fullest potential." Rosie McCormack, 27, and Sara-Jane Tracy, 31, both living with MS are part of a squad of MS ambassadors to the campaign. They are among more than 9,000 people living with MS, facing the challenge MS every day. Help Kiss Goodbye to MS WEAR Raise funds and awareness by wearing something red or hold a red day event at work or in the community. Put on your favourite red lipstick, pucker up and share a kiss on your social media platforms using the hashtag #KissGoodbyeToMS. Please text KISS to 50300 to donate €4 and nominate your friends and family to take part. If you don't fancy wearing red lipstick, any red item of clothing or accessory will do! DARE Dare yourself or someone else to do something out of your comfort zone and get sponsored for it. This year we're daring people to do the MS skydive! But sky dives aren't for everyone so please feel free to do a different dare! www.kissgoodbyetoms.ie/upcoming-events/ SHARE Share the message with friends and family to spread the word.
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Recent news on Hoverboard Fires
For starters, hoverboards aren't legal everywhere. They are not allowed on sidewalks and tend to make police pretty angry. Then we have the fact that recent news on hoverboard fires show they are having a bit of difficulty. There's nothing worse than buying your teen a hoverboard and having it blow up. Ouch. We should probably talk about what makes the awesome little machine explode. Hoverboard fires can be attributed to quite a few different things. They typically explode because of a bad battery. It takes a giant lithium battery to run the hoverboard and they can easily case the hoverboard to catch fire. This probably has something to do with why airlines have banned them. They just aren't safe for air travel.
Another reason why they tend to blow up has a lot to do with how they were manufactured. Since new hit that they were coming out, a ton of companies tried to make a cheaper copy of them. They can run from the low hundred to upwards of seven hundred bucks. The cheaper version come with cheaper parts and tend to have more problems. There are even bans on the types that can be sold. This is all due to hoverboard fires and malfunctions that deem them completely unsafe. Apparently, quality control is vastly overlooked.
Hoverboards Overall Review
While Hoverboards seem pretty cool, they come with downsides too. It's definitely a larger financial purchase that you may find exploding if you use it too much. You also have to take into full account the cost and manufacturer. IF the price seems too good to be true, it probably is. While it may seem nice to get a cheap one, you may want to wave the big caution flag and buy one with a wide amount of reviews to ensure safety. No one wants a hoverboard fire. While it may seem that they are just a big pile of dangerous they can be bought from a proper retailer and used to have tons of fun. So, do your research and stay safe if you buy a hoverboard.


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Your ears let you hear all that's around you; whether it's music, voice, or just the birds tweeting outside your window. So how can you go about protecting them? Is there anything that you should or shouldn't do? We sat down with Paul Checkley, audiological scientist at Harley Street Hearing, and Wendy Davies, head of audiology at Siemens Hearing Instruments to find out the main dos and don'ts.
"The best way to protect your ears is either to ensure that you do not expose your ears to high levels of noise or to use hearing protection when you are in noisy environments," says Checkley starting the ball rolling. Davies adds that if you're worried there are plenty of places you can go to get it checked out:
"If you notice changes in your own hearing or in someone you know, a hearing test should be sought immediately. Visit your GP who will refer you to an audiologist if necessary and rule out any medical conditions first. High street dispensers in your local town will also offer a hearing check service.
"The quicker hearing impairment is detected, the quicker a solution can be achieved. Otherwise, a hearing test is recommended every 3 years; however anyone regularly exposed to hazardous noise should have an annual hearing test or 'audiogram' as it is properly known."
Checking is one thing, but what about basic protection when your ears are out and about?
"General day-to-day activity will not cause any problems but if you are going somewhere excessively noisy, such as a rock concert, ear protection should be worn. Ear protection is also advisable when using any household and garden power tools," says Davies.
But before you read that to mean mowing the lawn or hoovering the living room, Checkley says that "as long as you are vigilant when levels are high you should not become over concerned to the point where avoiding noise affects your day-to-day life".
So can you damage your ears by listening to music on your headphones too loudly?
"Yes," says Checkley. "It is possible to damage your hearing by listening to MP3 players. As long as the volume is kept to a comfortable (not loud) level there is not a problem. If other people can hear your headphones it is likely that you have the volume too high."
"Many people do not realise the damage that can be done if you listen to music at a high volume (classified as over 80 decibels)," says Davies. "This is similar to the sound level of standing at the side of a very busy road. Volumes through headsets or ear phones intensify and can easily reach 110-120 decibels."
A normal conversation is 60-65 decibels, while a Pneumatic (jack) hammer is between 120 - 130 decibels. Standing on a runway next to a jet engine will blast your ears with over 150 decibels.
"Generally, it is safe to listen to an MP3 player or iPod for about an hour at time as long as it is at a sensible volume. It is also advisable to take a 5-minute rest every hour to allow your ears to recover," says Davies.
One thing that you shouldn't do, and both our experts agree, is clean out your ears with cotton buds to help you hear better.
"You shouldn't put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear, which means no cotton buds," says Davies. "Cotton buds may push wax further into your ear canal causing it to impact into a hard plug, which has to be removed by a nurse or doctor. It is also possible to scratch your ear canal with a cotton bud, which will make it very sore and could lead to infection. The worst case scenario would be pushing the cotton bud through your ear drum, which would not only be extremely painful, but again cause hearing loss. The best way to clean ears is with a tissue or flannel just as far as you can get your finger in."
If you're not damaging your ears with cotton wall buds there are plenty of noises that can do the job for you. So, is it short loud noises or longer exposure that can do the worst damage?
"It is a mixture of the two. Quieter sounds are damaging if you are exposed to them for a longer time. If the sound is very loud, one momentary blast (like an explosion or a gunshot) can be very damaging," says Checkley, before adding that the most common cause of hearing loss is presbycusis or age related hearing loss. "This is a mixture of a number of issues including genetic causes, noise damage, diet etc."
If it's not old age it's certainly going to be "noise from gunfire or from people working in a very noisy environment," says Davies.
"Taking the example of listening to a loud iPod on a regular basis; sound waves from the music travel into the ear canal where they hit the eardrum and make it vibrate," comments Davies. "These vibrations pass to three small bones (the hammer, anvil and stirrup) in the middle ear and continue to the inner ear."
"The structures damaged by noise are the hair cells in the cochlea. That means the sensory cells, which are responsible for sending the sound impulses to the brain, do not function properly," adds Checkley.
So can we train our hearing to be better?
"There is some evidence that when we have hearing loss and start to wear a hearing aid our auditory system re-configures to process the new sound from the hearing aid more effectively. The auditory system is quite "malleable" particularly when we are younger and can therefore be "trained" to receive different inputs more effectively," says Checkly.
"You can't improve your hearing thresholds but you can improve your listening skills and use tactics such as looking at people who are speaking to you to gain additional information from their gestures and body language," says Davies.
So is there any technology or procedures that can repair damage to hearing?
Checkley has some bad news:
"No, there is nothing that can repair damage to the organ of hearing - it is permanent and irreversible. Modern technology means that hearing instruments are more effective than ever before but they are not able to restore hearing," meaning you've got to take really good care of those funny looking things stuck to the side of your head. You're going to need them for a rather long time to come.
For more on how to look after your ears and some recommended headphones that'll help do the job for you, check out Etymotic and the ER 4 MicroPro series.
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The Graduate Center of the City University of New York's Leon Levy Center for Biography today announced the winners of its 2017–2018 resident fellowships, which will support the completion of four diverse biographies covering iconoclasts in the arenas of racial justice, business and government, poetry and historical fiction. Read more
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London, Ontario, February 10, 2017 – Today, MADD Canada is calling on London City Council to ensure the passage of ridesharing regulations that will allow Uber to continue operating in London. MADD Canada and Uber Canada are national partners who have joined forces to promote safe and sober driving. For more information on the partnership… Continue Reading MADD Canada calls on London City Council to Support Ridesharing
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Just Leave, Baby
If Canadian skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier can be given gold medals, why can't the International Olympic Committee rectify other miscarriages of Olympic justice? The Kansas City Star's Joe Posnanski wonders if a gold medal can be given to boxer Roy Jones Jr., robbed of the gold in 1988, or to skier Karl Schranz, disqualified from the giant slalom in 1968.
"Mostly, though, you wonder what happens to that amazing 1972 United States Olympic basketball team," Posnanski writes. He ends his column with these words from Bobby Jones, a member of the '72 squad: "'I've always kind of felt like, well, you know they gave Jim Thorpe his gold medals some 70 years after they stripped him,' Jones says. 'I've always felt like, one day, they would see the injustice and give us our gold medals. I've always believed that would happen someday.' He paused. 'Maybe,' he said with real hope, 'now they will.' "
Other ghosts of Olympics past: The 1980 U.S. hockey team got to light the torch at this year's opening ceremonies. They've been immortalized as the "Miracle on Ice." But the Denver Post's Woody Paige wants to know why the 1960 U.S. hockey team that was the first American hockey team to win the gold has been "forgotten and ignored."
"I don't want to sound bitter, but it's a little disappointing," 1960 team captain Jack Kirrane tells Paige. "We beat the Soviets and the Canadians. We're the only unbeaten, untied team. They (the 1980 team) were tied once and didn't play the Canadians."
The Star's Posnanski investigates the flip side of the Miracle on Ice, as embodied by 1980 Russian goalie Vladislav Tretiak. Tretiak, the first non-NHL player elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, was mysteriously yanked at the end of the first period of the 1980 game. "You have to understand, I have never been pulled in a 2-2 game in my whole life," Tretiak says. "It's a big secret. Ask my coach. I still don't know."
Ghost of Olympics present: The Miami Herald's Dan LeBatard finds a greater tragedy than the figure-skating judging in Salt Lake City: Bob Saget warming up the crowd before the medal ceremonies. LeBatard writes, "The only thing worse than enduring what remains of Saget's career is enduring it in 14-degree temperatures."
Just leave, baby: After a late flirtation with Steve Mariucci, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hired Jon Gruden away from the Oakland Raiders. (The Bucs will reportedly compensate the Raiders with four draft picks.) ESPN.com's Merril Hoge predicts that Gruden will dump his West Coast offense for a more smashmouth style.
The San Jose Mercury-News'Skip Bayless says that Mariucci's dalliance with the Bucs means his tenure in San Francisco is all but over. In the last few months, Mariucci has interviewed for head coaching positions with Tampa Bay and Notre Dame. His likely replacement? The University of Washington's Rick Neuheisel, who "has done everything but win a national championship," Bayless writes.
Gruden's departure (and Mariucci's, if it happens) marks a trend: Good NFL coaches leaving good teams because of disputes with management. (Call it Parcells Syndrome.) The next refugee might be Chicago Bears coach Dick Jauron, who has refused to sign a contract extension, the Chicago Tribune's Melissa Isaacson reports. Despite a 13-3 record last season, "the Bears still have not established themselves as an organization on which a man like Jauron would necessarily want to stake his future and, ultimately, his reputation."
Will Nick be a Knick? The New York Times' William C. Rhoden wants the Knicks to trade Marcus Camby, Mark Jackson, and Travis Knight to the Denver Nuggets for Nick Van Exel and Raef LaFrentz: "Van Exel is dynamic. He brings much-needed fire. He is being portrayed as Public Enemy No. 2, but we can all remember when Latrell Sprewell was portrayed as No. 1." As for Camby, he's never played more than 63 games in any of his five NBA seasons. But the Denver Post's Marc J. Spears says the Nuggets shouldn't part with LaFrentz just to satisfy Van Exel's trade wishes. Nuggets GM Kiki Vandeweghe sees LaFrentz becoming a Dirk Nowitzki who blocks shots. (The Times' Rhoden sees LaFrentz as another Camby, an inconsistent player reaching only 70 percent of his potential.)
Etc.: The Philadelphia Daily News' Bill Conlin says move over, Max Patkin. Bud Selig's trying to steal your title. "You have to go back to Napoleon in Russia during 1812 to find a leader who has had a worse winter than baseball's new clown prince." … NBA scouts say Kansas point guard Kirk Hinrich could be the second guard picked in this year's draft if he decides to leave early, Adam Thompson writes in CNNSI.com … If New Orleans basketball fans want the Charlotte Hornets to move to the Big Easy, they aren't showing it, the New Orleans Times-Picayune's Peter Finney writes. In six weeks, they've bought 2,062 season tickets. … The Charlotte Observer's Tom Sorensen on the Daytona 500: "This wasn't racing. This was wrestling, but with helmets. And that's good." … Finally, CNNSI.com college basketball writer Grant Wahl tracked down his colleagues' preseason all-America picks and found some egregious errors. One New York writer tabbed UCLA standout Jesse Capaldo for the team—apparently, he meant to vote for Jason Kapono. Worse, a Minnesota writer cast a vote for Missouri's "Jaron Rush," who left UCLA two years ago. He meant to vote for JaRon's brother, Kareem.


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After concerns from residents regarding health issues such as asthma, Homer Glen may tighten restrictions on or ban leaf burning as early as this spring.
The village's Public Services and Safety Committee is working on a draft of a potential ordinance that would rein in leaf burning. The panel will seek public feedback at its next meeting at 7 p.m. April 3 in the Village Board room, said Joseph Baber, village staff liaison to the committee as well as the village's chief building official.


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For many years, plasma TVs have been the pioneers of HDTVs. Ever since the first plasma screen display was created in 1983 the technology has become more and more popular. As plasmas evolve, they are becoming better and better. If you want to invest in a plasma TV, then consider it a good choice. Plasmas are well known TVs and they offer up a lot of enjoyment. This article will help jump start your search for plasma TVs by pointing you in the direction of some of the best 58-inch plasma TVs available right now - let's begin!
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Samsung Model PN58C7000
The Samsung PN58C7000 is an excellent plasma TV. This plasma TV boasts some great features including 1080p resolution, 3D ready technology, and Samsung Smart TV Apps. 1080p resolution is a great feature for any TV to have, especially a plasma. Having 1080p allows for the highest quality image possible. 3D technology is also nice to have on a plasma TV. As 3D TVs become more and more popular, its nice to have the feature available when you decide you want to experience 3D. Probably our favorite feature of the Samsung PN58C7000 is its Samsung exclusive Smart TV Apps. These apps essentially allow you to access sites like Hulu, Netlfix, Facebook, Youtube, etc., all from the push of some buttons on your remote. The Samsung PN58C7000 can be connected to your home's Internet connection and from that connection it is able to use these apps.
In general the Samsung PN58C7000 is one of the best plasmas available. Its image quality was stunning. This plasma TV boasted some of the nicest pictures we've seen of a 58-inch TV.
Available at Amazon for $1600.
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Panasonic Viera Model TH-58PZ750U
The Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ750U is another excellent 58-inch plasma TV. This plasma TV boasted the best image quality of all 58-inch plasma TVs we've seen. Every color from the dark blacks, to the bright colors of the rainbow looked great. The Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ750U is 1080p and has a 16:9 aspect ratio. These two specifications are ideal for movie viewing. Aside from picture quality the Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ750U has other good features. It has a built in SD card slot for quick access to pictures and videos from cell phones, digital cameras, etc. It also has other ports in abundance for good connectivity. This plasma TV has three HDMI inputs and a VGA input. The VGA input is great for connecting a laptop to the TV for a larger display.
In general the picture quality along with the connectivity options make this 58-inch plasma TV one of the best.
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Panasonic Viera Model TH-58PZ800U
The Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ800U is like the younger brother of the Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ750U. But who says younger means worse? The Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ800U can do practically everything its counterpart can do. It has a whopping 1,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast ratio, a feature that gives this plasma TV the ability to achieve deep black levels. Another feature to love about the Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ800U is its 480GHz response time. A response time this quick means less motion blur in videos like sports and action movies.
In general the Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ800U is almost identical to the TH-58PZ750U. The primary difference between the two is that the TH-58PZ800U has a lower response time and a lower price.
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Panasonic Model TC-P58S2
Also on our list of the best 58-inch plasma TVs comes another from Panasonic – Model TC-P58S2. This plasma TV offers 1080p and NeoPDP technology for a great balance of blacks and whites and it's energy efficient!
Some of the features include 1080 moving picture resolution, which means high-speed drive performance, and display time per frame is cut for clearer TV viewing on sports and your favorite action/adventure movies. It also has a 600Hz sub-field drive allowing full-HD motion with great clarity.
Along with the Viera Image Viewer, this plasma TV also comes with a game mode featuring quicker image response and anti-image retention which means less screen wobbling.
Find this 58-inch plasma TV at Amazon for around $1700.
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Samsung Model PN58C680
Last, but not least on our list of the top 5 best 58-inch plasma TVs comes another entry from Samsung—Model PN58C680 that features 3D viewing so you can watch your favorites jump from the screen. Customers who bought this TV say the 3D is great with no ghosting and the buzz (noise) is very low.
Samsung includes a 600Hz subfield motion and this plasma TV exceeds Energy Star standards. It also features Samsung's Mega Dynamic Contrast Ratio for clear TV viewing in rich color.
Find this on Amazon for around $2,000 from various sellers.
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Makeuseof takes a look at Lubuntu 11.04
Love Ubuntu, but feel skeptical about 11.04's new Unity interface? Try Lubuntu 11.04, an extremely lightweight alternative to the main branch of Ubuntu. You'll find the menu-driven interface familiar and the resources hit remarkably low. Lubuntu is based on a desktop environment that strives to use next to no resources while still being easy to use.
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Kris Berg, Director of Jazz Studies at Collin County Community College, TX. He received his masters and bachelors degrees in jazz studies from the University of North Texas. Under his direction, the Collin jazz ensembles have appeared in Nassau, Bahamas and at festivals all over the U. S. plus they have received numerous invitations to attend the Montreux Jazz Festival. Mr. Berg is the founder/director of the Collin Jazz Fest and the Texas All-Star Jazz Camp.
Mr. Berg's charts have been performed and recorded all over the world. He is a best-selling big band arranger/composer for Belwin Jazz, a division of Alfred Publishing. Kris is also the author of the popular method book, Bass Lines in Minutes.
Currently active as an artist / clinician for Yamaha Corporation of America, he has appeared with the likes of Kurt Elling, Randy Brecker, Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, Bobby Shew, Jimmy Heath, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, John Fedchock, Gregg Bissonette, Chris Vadala, Kevin Mahogany, Marvin Stamm, Dennis DiBlasio, Frank Mantooth, Matt Harris, Clay Jenkins, Kim Richmond and many others. Mr. Berg has appeared at jazz festivals and camps throughout the United States and is also endorsed by Walter Woods Amplifiers.
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text: No. 15 Auburn Takes Fifth Straight Iron Bowl, Tops Alabama 22-15 David Irons picked off a John Parker Wilson pass with 1:17 left to preserve the Tigers' victory Nov. 18, 2006 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -Brandon Cox threw a 22-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter, David Irons had a crucial interception and No. 15 Auburn beat Alabama 22-15 Saturday for its fifth straight win in the bitter rivalry. Irons picked off a John Parker Wilson pass with 1:17 left to preserve the Tigers' victory. Auburn (10-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) hadn't won five Iron Bowls in a row since 1958, Bear Bryant's first year with the Crimson Tide (6-6, 2-6). Alabama coach Mike Shula is winless in four tries against his team's biggest rival. Desperately seeking an end to that string of futility, the Tide went for it on fourth-and-15 from Auburn's 18-yard line with 5 minutes left. Wilson's pass to Nikita Stover fell incomplete in the end zone. Alabama had initially sent the field goal team in but Shula called time out and reconsidered. His team had driven from its own 11 largely on passes of 21 and 25 yards by Wilson, but he couldn't come through again. The Tide out gained Auburn 364-261, but also had three fumbles and the interception in yet another close loss to a ranked team. Alabama had the ball at its own 41 with 1:50 to play. Wilson completed a short pass across the middle to Stover - who had a 52-yard touchdown earlier - but Irons picked off his next attempt downfield. Alabama finished the regular season 0-5 against ranked teams - all of them fairly close - though this was the first of those games at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide players had fumed all week over photos of Auburn players and coach Tommy Tuberville waving four fingers after last year's game and appearing at the bowl game in a "Fear the Thumb" T-shirt. That slogan became popular with Auburn fans and a symbol of Alabama's frustrations. Cox finished just 6-of-14 for 137 yards, 97 of them coming in the third quarter. The Tigers used two big pass plays from a suddenly hot Cox to retake the lead with 1:28 left in the third. He hit fullback Carl Stewart for a 37-yard gain down the left sidelines. On third-and-15, he lofted the pass to Prechae Rodriguez in the end zone. Stewart then heaved a pass to Lee Guess for the two-point conversion. Intercepted four times last week in a 37-15 loss to Georgia, Cox's first five passes fell incomplete and he was 2-for-9 in the first half. Alabama had taken the lead on Wilson's 13-yard pass to Travis McCall midway through the third. Then, the Tide missed its second straight two-point try. Wilson finished 18-of-33 for 252 yards and two touchdowns in his first Iron Bowl start. The Tigers' blitzing defense forced him into two fumbles in the first half, both jarred loose by Quentin Groves to set up touchdowns. Then Wilson made them pay on another blitz, hitting Stover for the 52-yarder with safety Tristan Davis racing toward him. That touchdown made it 14-9 with 1:23 left before the half, but Jonathan Wilhite intercepted the pass on a two-point attempt. Brad Lester had a 12-yard touchdown run and Kenny Irons an 8-yarder for Auburn on drives that started deep in Alabama territory after the fumbles. The Tide's season-long troubles with finishing drives continued on its opening possession. Alabama set up first-and-goal at the Auburn 3, but the Tigers stopped three consecutive running plays up the middle to force a Jamie Christensen field goal. Auburn didn't come close to its school record 11-sack performance of a year ago, but kept constant pressure on Wilson. Yep! I am an Auburn Fan too!! War Damn Eagle Boys!! :lol


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Kylie Minogue has turned back the clock once again with a suitably naughty video for her new single Sexercise.
The track might only be short - clocking in at just under two minutes - but The Voice judge made sure not a second was wasted in the brilliant throwback video.
With her image influenced by a Pirelli calendar style pin-up girl, the sexy star showed off her legs and famous bum in hot pants - naturally - as she bent over to wash a fancy car.
It's all very suggestive - not that Kylie's legions of fans around the world will be complaining as she gives a little nod to the aerobics fashion videos from the 1980s.
Despite having a hugely successful career to date with huge hits like I Should Be So Lucky, the singer has admitted she still has one big dream to achieve .
She said: "I would love to sing with Prince because he was my obsession as a teenager, literally.
"I might have paid for his car because I went to see Purple Rain so many times ... I have met him. We actually almost did work together years ago.
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Pieter is accessible via the Metro Gold Line off the Lincoln Heights/Cypress Park stop.
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Upper Falls Walking Trail is a 1.9 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Upper Falls, West Virginia that features a lake and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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Meadowood Park features soccer fields, volleyball, picnic shelters, children's play structures, fishing and boating. Upper Falls Point provides a spectacular view of the Upper Falls of Coal River. Upper Falls Walking Trail is one of a series of autonomous trails that comprise the Walhonde Walking Trail system. It is an essentially flat, point-to-point matrix that connects all areas of the park. The trail is wheelchair-accessible, except the portion along the scenic Upper Falls of Coal River.
Not walkable. Too much trash.
I the trail is unusable due to overgrowth. Not usable needs work. There was some other trails, near the same place. That was better
Trail overgrown almost non passable. Do not recommend
Easy walk around the falls and then around the lake. The coal river was beautiful and clean. We stopped for about 45 minutes and let the dogs swim around.


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OneURISA Survey
Dear MAC URISA Member:
For more than 15 years, URISA International and its Chapters have agreed that a unified membership would be in the best interest of all URISA members. The current model of separate membership has not been serving our members or the profession well. It causes confusion for the members as to which organization they are a member and dilutes the power of the combined membership of Chapters and the International organization to influence policy or support program to benefit the GIS profession and GIS professionals. Four and a half years ago, the URISA International Board asked the Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) to review the current membership model and to develop a recommendation to create a new unified membership model which we now call OneURISA.
Based on the review and recommendation of the CAB and the OneURISA working group, the URISA International Board of Directors approved a blueprint to move toward a unified membership model. Under this unified model members of Chapters will enjoy the benefits of International Membership and the International members that currently are not supporting Chapters will start to do so.
I am writing now to ask for your assistance to help URISA understand how the OneURISA model can best serve your needs. We have initiated a survey to better understand the benefits and value you currently receive from your Chapter membership and the value of potential benefits from a unified membership model.
I encourage you to complete the on-line survey at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/oneurisa
Your opinion is critical to our ability to continue to best serve URISA members and the GIS profession. When filling out the survey, please respond that you are a member of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter.
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Thank you for taking time to help URISA improve our service to you. If you have any questions about the new OneURISA initiative or URISA in general, please feel free to contact me at email@example.com.
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There is a bit of buzz this morning about Swiffy. It is a Google Labs project which:
"converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones and iPads)."
It started as an intern's summer project but apparently now Google have "formed a team to work on the project".
Obviously, something like this could have a significant impact on delivering Xcelsius models on iOS but don't get too excited, just like Wallaby from Adobe this seems (at least for the time being) more suited to converting animated banner adds than anything approaching the sophistication of an Xcelsius model.
Unfortunately, Swiffy only supports ActionScript 2.0 and SWF 8 (both a few years old), so it was inevitable that it would not like an Xcelsius model, nonetheless I couldn't resist giving it a simple (one gauge and one slider) model to see what it made of it. The results were:
So I suspect it will be a while before we can use this to deliver Xceslius on iOS, more's the pity. All in all a bit like a dancing Elephant, amazing that it is possible but limited in its usefulness.


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Teaching English Young Adults
Teaching Language Skills to
Young Adults (With Special Focus on Speaking Skills)
(Teaching English Young Adults Photo - Yosakoi, photo also by Devanshe Chauhan)
by Devanshe Chauhan
Pedagogy versus Andragogy:
Traditional Teaching methods versus New methods
Traditional teaching methods precluded original thinking, assigning the teacher full responsibility for making all decisions: 'what will be learned, how it will be learned, when it will be learned and if it has been learned' (Malcolm Knowles: The Adult Learner). The learner being merely a passive receiver. Very young children, no doubt learn in the above manner up to a certain point, but once learners are able to consciously make decisions, we should consider them as young adults. This changes the entire classroom dynamics of teaching – learning.
Andragogy, or Adult learning, proposes that effective learning takes place differently.
1. Adults need to know why they are learning something before they undertake the task of learning.
2. Adults want to experience learning as pleasurable.
3. Young adults especially are responsive to some external motivation, such as better jobs, higher salaries, admission in foreign universities etc.
4. Adults learn better if their learning is task-centered. i.e. Adults are motivated to learn when they perceive that their learning will help them perform tasks or deal with problems that they might confront in their life situations.
An example for the above is from a university extension course titled "Composition1". In the 1950ies, the title was changed to " Writing better Business Letters"; likewise, another course title was changed to " Improving Your Professional Communications". While students still memorized grammar and syntax rules, they performed better and were able to do an analysis of the grammatical structure through their work.
Teaching English Young Adults - Facilitators, not Teachers
Apparently, the role of a teacher and the teaching style changes accordingly. The aim is not merely ' to instruct and impart knowledge or skill', but to direct, guide and facilitate.The Role of a Facilitator
The facilitator helps each student diagnose the gap between their aspirations and their present level of performance and accept his or her own limitations. The facilitator endeavors to organize and make easily available the widest possible range of resources for learning. Example - multi-media, audio visual aids, study trips, equipment, writing and reading material, real life situations, psychological aids, which the students may wish to use for making learning a fulfilling and enjoyable task. The facilitator is available at all times as counselor, lecturer and advisor, and an expert, a person with experience in his/her field. The facilitator adapts instructions to learner's needs and level and uses the learner's drive and purposes as a moving force behind his/her learning. The facilitator helps the students organize themselves (project groups, independent study, pair work etc) to share the responsibility in the process of exploration and inquiry. Throughout the classroom interchange, the facilitator must remain alert to expressions indicative of the learner's feelings of conflict, boredom, scorn, incomprehension, pain and the like and as such, endeavor to understand the reason and empathize with the point of view of the learner. The facilitator helps students exploit their own experiences as resources for learning though role-play, discussion, case study.
Teaching English Young Adults - Teaching Language Communication Skills
Having said the above, Language teachers face the dual task of incorporating all of the above in the classroom, along with other ESL/EFL methods and techniques, to make the teaching - learning process more effective and help students reach a proficient level of competency in the subject.
Getting down to the nitty-gritty of Language teaching-learning process - any language, as we know, consists of two kinds of skills:a) The Receptive Skills Listening Reading
b) The Productive Skills Writing Speaking
ESL methodology unfortunately gives writing skills a step-motherly treatment and relegates writing tasks as homework, since teachers prefer to use classroom hours for speaking activities.Writing, in a way is more difficult, since it requires a greater degree of accuracy, but it gives the writer time to think. Whereas speaking, requires fluency and spontaneity.
Here I will deal with the latter of the two productive skills: Speaking
Teaching English Young Adults - Teaching Speaking Skills
Communication as a whole encompasses listening – thinking - speaking – reading – writing skills. Therefore, if a teacher wishes to introduce a communicative or speaking activity, in a learner-centered classroom, the teacher must:
Create the need and desire in the students. If the students don't see the point in doing something, they are far less likely to participate and the teacher might be check mated in achieving success in the activity. Decide if the aim for the activity is fluency or accuracy.
Both 'accuracy' and 'fluency' are equally important, but usually an accuracy activity will come before the fluency activity. Example: The student will first practice the language / sentence structure pattern in a guided controlled activity and later experiment with the structure / vocabulary in activities like free role-play.o Accuracy based activities aim for correct language and are, as such, controlledo Activities that aim for fluency allow the students to experiment and be creative with the language. Here the concern is flow of communication.
Teaching English Young Adults - Speaking Activities:
1) Controlled Activities aim for accuracy: The teacher first provides a pattern or structure which must be practiced over and over again.a) Drilling: Choral or Individual repetition of a structure at least 3 times to improve pronunciation or to learn a language structure.
b) Pattern Practice: The teacher provided a base structure and the students construct similar structures based on the given cues. The pattern can be an easy one, as in example 1 or slightly more difficult (example 2), depending on the level of the students and the aim of the lesson. Example 1.(likes/ dislikes / subject-verb agreement) : I like coffee but I don't like tea He likes football but he doesn't like tennis.Students make similar sentences using the given cues I… soccer… cricket Tom… reading… watching TV She… sushi… natto
Example 2. (the same as, similar to, different from)
The wall and the carpet are the same colour.The wall is the same colour as the carpet. The sheets are blue and the pillowslip is light blue.The sheets are similar in colour to the pillowslip. One of his socks is red, but the other one is white.One of his socks is different from the other one The belt is brown but the shoes are black. The car is green and the seats are light green. My car is a Toyota and so is his. My car's a Toyota but yours is a Nissan.
c) Question and response: Where the student answers questions to which there is only one correct answer.
d) Make a question: Is the reverse process, where the student makes a question for the given answer. Slightly more difficult for the learner, since the learner must listen to the stress.
Example: Jack is reading a newspaper. What is Jack doing? Jack is reading a newspaper. Who is reading newspaper? Jack is reading a newspaper in the library. Where is Jack reading the newspaper? e) Games like Tongue Twisters for pronunciations practice.
2) Guided Activities are also accuracy based, but the student has more freedom. The output is controlled but the exact language isn't.
a) Model dialogues Example:What kind of car of car is this? It's a sports car. How many people can get into it? Two. How much does it cost? Six Million Yen. Where can I buy one? At Speedy Car Sales.
Students can then create new dialogues using the above one as a model.
b) Guided Role Play.c) Make a sentence.
3) Creative communication is fluency based. The teacher gives the scenario and the students have free play with the language. The students can now experiment with the language and vocabulary they have learnt so far.a) Free Role Playb) Discussions / Opinionsc) Debates and Presentationsd) Problem Solving / Information gap. The students ask questions to piece together information to solve the problem or task.e) Interview and report.f) Picture Description.g) Tell a Story – based on a picture, a sequence of pictures or a given scenarioh) Give Instructions. Example – How to change the wheel of a car / How to make tea.i) News reportsj) Book or movie reviewsk) Listen to a story and re-tell.l) Games like: Twenty questions Telephone Conversation.
Teaching English Young Adults - Dealing with shy / reluctant students
In every group there will be extroverts and introverts. As teachers and facilitators, it is our task to bring out the hidden strengths and talents of the shy or slow learner.
Reasons why a student might not participate: Fear of making errors. Peer Intimidation. Lack of confidence. Lack of interest in the topic. Previous learning experience. Cultural reasons.
Teaching English Young Adults - Techniques to encourage interaction
Students are often reluctant to speak in front of the teacher or class, but you may find them more communicative with their fellow students. As such, you could try: Pair and group work Plenty of controlled and guided activities before launching on to creative activities. Make speaking activities purposeful. Example give a short presentation of your holiday / Describe your weekend / Give instructions on how to play your favourite sport. Give students time to think for certain activities.Guidelines for Creative Speaking Activities.
Teaching English Young Adults - Before the lesson
1. Decide the aim of the activity: What will students learn? Will the activity be useful? Will the students find it interesting and fun?2. Time management: How long will the activity take?3. Prepare the required material.4. Prepare clear instructions.5. Finally, be prepared for chaos and noise.
Teaching English Young Adults - During the activity
1. Initiate the activity by arousing their interest through visuals, a newspaper headline, an audio and try relating it to the students' interests.2. Recap and review the language structures or vocabulary they might need.3. Give clear instructions.4. Let the aim of the activity be known.5. Give time to prepare, if needed – individually, in pairs or in groups. Rehearsing itself is a useful speaking practice.6. Monitor the activity without interrupting or distracting, but keep a check on time.7. Evaluate silently and take down some typical oft-repeated errors.8. If possible, record the activity for later feedback.9. If an activity runs out of steam or you feel it is too difficult, jump in and give them clues or change the direction of the activity by asking questions. You might even need to stop the activity if the students seem bored.
Teaching English Young Adults - After the Activity: Feedback
1. Focus on what they did well rather than what they did wrong.2. Praise all efforts.3. Repeated and common errors, whether in grammar, pronunciation or vocabulary usage should be pointed out.Deal with individual errors in private, but put down the common ones on the board and have students discuss and correct them. Self-correction is a learning process.
Teaching English Young Adults - Finally
A good teacher will tailor all activities to the level of the students. If the activity is too easy, make it more challenging by increasing the complexity of the language and adding elements of risk, or make it less challenging by simplifying the language and providing more guidance to reduce the risk of errors.
Teaching English Young Adults - Conclusion
Learning, as we know is an ever-continuous process of exploration. And in this new learner-centered model, both the teacher and learner are active participants sharing equal responsibility, working towards the same goal. This dynamic structure of classroom environment makes the dual partnership of teaching – learning an enjoyable and rewarding process.
Teaching English Young Adults Author
Devanshe Chauhan is an English teacher in Japan.
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``Our goal here is to give the citizens an opportunity to relax and enjoy their time away from work as much as possible by providing things for them to do at places they can do them,`` said Mike Tagg, Miramar`s leisure and community services recreation superintendent.
``Never before has the city had so much to offer the community. And we`re all proud that our progress here is being recognized.``
A majority of the parks and recreational facilities in Miramar have blossomed during the past decade, more than at any other time. One of the city`s largest accomplishments is the construction of A. Joseph Forzano Park, located at the corner of Pembroke and Douglas roads.
Forzano Park has three baseball/softball fields, which easily can be converted into two soccer/football fields. There is a large concession building and bleachers at each of the three fields.
The Leisure and Community Services and Parks and Recreation departments, which open at 9 a.m., are located at the Dick Calhoun Recreation Complex at 6700 Miramar Parkway. The building and surrounding facilties were dedicated in November to the late Calhoun, mayor of Miramar from 1960-75.
``We`ve done a lot of renovating here the past few months,`` Tagg said. ``Now, not only are there many things for folks to do day and night, they can do them in a beautiful facility.``
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Data can indeed be recovered long after it has been erased. If you want to know the technical details about this, check out Peter Gutmann's seminal paper on the topic, "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory," at ww.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/secure_del.html.
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Since beginning to work together, Greg and Ian have developed a language and method that has become the unique starting point of their design process. They used various types of communication to build upon each others ideas. In the process surrendering the idea of holistic personal vision for the potential for it to become something new, something that they can both "own" so to speak.
So for the development of these objects Greg and Ian quite literally had a conversation via the material they were working in – carving, etching, turning, adding, subtracting, each move informing the next, until they were satisfied that the object is as much something of its own as it is a collection their ideas.