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Teaching English TEFL, indeed the Grammar Translation Method doesn`t work, unless perhaps you are trying to teach translators, but not teach people to speak English or any language for that matter.
Education in Finland, Japan and the USA, a comparison
Just as standardized testing is outdated, so is the grammar translation method when teaching. Certainly there is a place for both at times, as long as each are not over done.
The Finns have made clear that, in any country, no matter its size or composition, there is much wisdom to minimizing testing and instead investing in broader curricula, smaller classes, and better training, pay, and treatment of teachers. The United States should take heed. "
--Samuel E. Abrams
Japan should use this information too, to reform her educational system! Why stick with old curricula like the grammar translation method, we need to try new stratagem in Japan.
new stratagem in Japan.
Where to find TEFL Jobs Italy
With English continuing to be the preferred language for communication across the world, an increasing number of business people need English to get a job or a promotion and for travelling to English speaking countries to study and work.
This is why there is an increasing demand for teaching English in Italy every year. Practically every town and city in Italy has a well-developed TEFL jobs market. As the Italian schools system offers a below standard of English language education, Italians opt for private tuition to
learn English.
Classroom set up for teaching English: TEFL
(Photo: Shizuoka`s Granship building, taken by Paul Canosa)
Photo of bamboo by Richard Baladad
Some useful TEFL Lesson Plans
One of the most important things an ESL teacher has to do and have is a complete and thorough TEFL lesson plan. It is based on this lesson plan that they conduct their classes, and help their ESL students learn the English language.
There are various resources on the internet that offer not only ideas for TEFL lesson plans, but also actual lesson plans. However most ESL teachers find it better and more useful to create their own lesson plan based on the requirements of their
About ESL for Adults, they can be a joy to teach if you can keep the topics of study interesting and get them engaged in learning English.
Teaching ESL to adults is different from teaching children ESL. Adult learners have lost the touch of studying, and may find routine text work and exercises uninteresting and unproductive.
To teach
ESL for adults,
find out the reason for their joining the class, as different people join classes for different reasons. Some adults may join the course as part of a training program offered by their company to improve their business English.
To Jobs in Japan
To Teach English in Japan - TESOL
Teaching English to Children
To ESL Teaching
To ESL News
Visit ETJ activites for more teaching English TEFL ideas.
To How to teach English in Japan (home)
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Dear Dr. Smith
Dear Dr. Smith.
There are some people who are just users and abusers; they like to rub you the wrong way. How do you deal with these people who are difficult, insensitive, irrational, selfish, manipulative, or arrogant? I am getting sick and tired of them.
Dear Annoyed.
You are absolutely right in describing some people as "Users" and "Abusers". There is no question that users will use you to get what they want; a job, a position, money, a favor, a friendship, a recommendation, or whatever the opportunity they are seeking. Abusers on the other hand will hurt you. They will lie, deceive, pretend, or disguise, in order to make your life miserable.
You can call these them toxic people, difficult people, irregular people, irrational people, mean people, selfish people, jealous people, stingy people, rude people, insensitive people, heartless people, cunning people, evil people, ungrateful people, conniving people, deceitful people, arrogant people, wicked people, whatever! They are just "users and abusers". The sad part about it is that these people could be your spouse, friend, colleague, ex-spouse, lover, church member, co-worker, neighbor, or relative.
Unfortunately these "users and abusers" are like psychopaths, they have little or no conscience. After they have used you, and have gotten what they wanted, they will then turn around and try to destroy you. These are the kinds of people who bite the hands that feed them. Worst of all some of them have a form of godliness but denied the power thereof.
When dealing with "users and abusers" do not take them on nor buy into their pathology. You see, these people are the way they are before you came across their path and they will remain the same way or get worse long after you have moved on, unless a divine miracle of conversion takes place in their hearts.
It is possible that these overtly difficult people are the way they are because of childhood trauma, old wounds stored, pent-up emotions and anger, lost opportunity, jealousy, unfulfilled dreams, fear of self-disclosure, living in denial and unresolved conflicts. It is also possible, that the reason for their negative reaction towards you, is that they see in you that which they want for themselves, it's called transference.
When dealing with "users and abusers" it is important to understand three approaches:
1. The Practical Approach
• Do not be afraid to unmask a "user or abuser". However, do this with a Christ like spirit. If not, you will become like them.
• Do not allow "users or abusers" to get under your skin. Reduce anxiety by thinking about positive people and events. Leave them out of your thoughts.
• Be prepared at all times, do not allow yourself to be caught off guard.
• Make light of a public attack. Do not get defensive, move the subject away from yourself and talk about issues or ideas, not the person.
• Get support when dealing with "users & abusers", do not stand alone, find others that are supportive and positive.
2. A Clinical Approach
• If you have been hurt psychologically or emotionally as a result of "users or abusers" you can be healed through positive rational thinking, for example:
• Reframing: The goal of reframing is to change negative thinking into positive thinking. When a person reframes his thought process, he can think more accurately, feel more positively, and behave more acceptable towards self and others.
• Accept Your Situation and Deal With It: Do not deny the fact that there are "users & abusers." Just live your life the way God wants you to live it, enjoy each day that God gives you, and do not let them occupy your thoughts or steal your joy.
• Improving Self-Confidence: Love yourself and accept yourself. If hurting people have feelings of insecurity, then the negative attitude of "users and abusers" towards them can engender feelings of poor self-esteem. Confronting your irrational thinking will help you think, feel, model, and practice healthy self concept.
3. A Biblical Approach
• Step One: Matt 18: 15
"Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother."
• The text is suggesting that if you are offended by "users or abusers" take the initiative to address the issue with the person. As the text states, "If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother."
• Step Two: Matt 18: 16
"But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established."
• If the "user or abuser" is still nonchalant about the attempt to reconcile, go to step two. This time let it be in the company of one or two others. Oftentimes people will act differently when in the presence of others and maybe more willing to resolve an issue.
• Step Three: Matt 18:17
"And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican."
• The Church, as an administrative body becomes the final act in the process of problem solving. Some "users and abusers" have regard for the Church and would be more willing to acquiescence to its administrative authority. However, if they refuse to comply, then the church should take action or dismiss them from the body of believers.
• On the other hand these individuals might not be members of the Church. In that case it would be appropriate to follow steps one and two and step three would be to just cut them off your radar. In other words, take it to the Lord in prayer and forget about them.
I know all of this is easier said than done, but I trust that God will help you to do the right thing. Above all, pray for "Users and Abusers" they need conversion.
God bless.
Dr. Smith
For more information about Dr. Smith's services go to www.familyfixers.org

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An adoption campaign has launched, providing information and resources for women who may be facing an unexpected pregnancy.
As the website mentions,
"How many women in Canada choose adoption? Over 60% of pregnancies result in the woman choosing to parent and 40% end in abortion, but only 2% of all pregnancies will lead to an adoption. The unfortunate truth is that many people have not heard about the many positive results of adoption, and don't know about the help that is available for mothers-to-be who go through the adoption process."
This campaign features:
- A brand new website: adoptionincanada.ca
- Testimonials from birth mothers
- Information on private and public adoptions
- Steps to make an adoption plan
The campaign also debunks myths about adoption, demonstrating that adoption is not abandonment, deception or an unbearable sacrifice.
Anastasia Bowles, the project director, in an interview for Lifesitenews.com stated:
"Birth parents deserve all of the information available about this choice [adoption]," said project director, Anastasia Bowles. "They need to know that times have changed. They need to know that open adoption — where the birth parents select the adoptive families and negotiate future contact and involvement — is common practice today. They need to know that there is help for them and there are people who will support them."
"We hope to change attitudes with this campaign," Bowles added, saying that adoption is a "difficult, but heroic, choice." She lamented the fact that in the past "adoptions were secret, shame-filled proceedings," and that "adoptees and adoptive parents often suffer due to painful misconceptions and negative stereotypes."


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All this talk of OKC, Memphis, Chicago, Miami and Atlanta makes me giggle.Lakers v Celtics in the finals again. Kobe gets ring 6 and Phil gets his fourth three peat.
no heart heat are going to lose game four as well. they'll fold like a cheap tent when that happens. james has the heart of an amoeba. he's a quitter.
Ron Higgins hits the nail on the head in this article:http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/may/12/analysis-grizzlies-barely-have-outside-shot-thunde/
If nothing else, it is fun to listen to the excitement of teh OKC Thunder crowd. The DJ is spinning records too.
If the Heat continue to hit shots like they did against the Celts, with people hanging off of them, then they will be da Champs. They hit some ridiculous, unconscious shots in all 5 games.Whoever comes from the West is fucked. One of the biggest factors in any Finals matchup is who has the most Referee protection. You know, which team's superstars benefit the most from the always-denied protection from the Guys in the formerly striped shirts.One of the things that always intrigued me about the Bird - Magic Celtic vs Laker matchups was who would ultimately get the calls....it had to be a quandry for the Refs...so many top players to protect, and you cant protect them all. The cream would rise to the top....and it was always Jabbar. My gosh, they let him dribble to get his rhythm for that weak-ass hook shot after a foul...part of the continuation. If Parish breathed on him it was a foul.The Heat have D Wade....protected. The Heat have LeBron...protected maybe to a degree never seen before, including Jordan. You know, if he even twitches towards the hoop someone gets a foul called on them. However many steps he chooses to take in a drive before a dribble....well, the "NBA as the WWE" factor says for that stretch of time, that is the rule.NO ONE in the West has a player even close to being protected like those two. Whoever comes out of the West is fucked, literally and figuratively.
The no call on Lebron's 3 steps and double dribble into his highlight dunk were an embarrassment.
Can our Admin change the thread title to Austin Allen's Cock? If so, then put me down for 10 inches, at least.
Wow. Had I been a Hawks season ticket holder, I possibly would have thrown down my drink in disgust and walked out. That was a pitiful display, or at least the last 15 minutes of the game I got to watch after getting home.The goal is to win a championship and the Hawks are at least 2 huge rungs down the ladder still. If I'm the GM - I explain to Joe that he's making the kind of money that real stars get in the NBA. Real NBA stars take games over and don't shrink away and dish the ball at every double team. You don't think Iverson and Jordan and Kobe got double teamed? I'd trade Josh Smith away for a real big man. That guy's game needs to be in the paint only - using that remarkable athletic ability to rebound, get stickbacks and lay down thunderous dunks. Every time that kid launches another jumper from 20', I'd explain to him that a kitten dies. Horford is a nice guy who doesn't have the size that he needs in those matchups. The Hawks need a real PG. They need someone to be the leader of the team... and they need some sort of girthy big man. They don't need Dwight Howard, Starkville, they would upgrade a ton just by getting the 2008 version of Ilgauskas or something like that.
snorts in the nba the home team gets the calls....yeah lebron and dwade get their fair share but trust me, pierce rose kobe etc....are much the beneficiary of home court offificiating. paul pierce travels almost everytime he touches it.
I do not disagree. Pierce walks everytime he gets the ball, that is true. Nearly everyone in the NBA does. What and when and why the Rooferees decide to call THAT walk is beyond me. Or, why THAT 3 second violation got a whistle....completely arbitrary, and usually based on if a protected player is at fault or not. Of course, it is not the players at fault. They will do what the rooferees let them get by with. Oh, and Joe-Kim Noah (the chick) sets something like 30 illegal screens a game....no call. Crazy.All that said, my point was, the above, Rose, Kobe, Pierce..get the calls at home and on the road. And Miami has more of them than anyone. If they get by the Bulls, the Eastern team will have two players that the rooferees protect as if they were related. The Western offering will have zero.
Hawks are cooked.
Yeah they looked tired last year and just sort of uninterested this season. Joe gets locked down by a physical defender who often times has another guy spying to come over to help and his game is just hurt by it. He would be a lot better playing in a system that has a big man commanding double teams...but those guys don't grow on trees. Losing Heinrich to injury didn't help matters...I wasn't convinced he was much of an upgrade over Bibby but certainly his production not being there hurt the Hawks. The young point guard did produce some decent numbers but they could have used a veteran point guard in the playoffs.What happened to Marvin Williams? He looked like the type of player that was going to start producing but I didn't see much of him in the Bulls series...I'm sure he was out there...I think Deng just swallowed him up.Overall the Hawks need to send Josh Smith packing and perhaps Williams as well. Smith gives you decent production but the guy thinks he's George Gervin.
Overall the Hawks need to send Josh Smith packing and perhaps Williams as well. Smith gives you decent production but the guy thinks he's George Gervin.
I watched parts (sure, only parts) of 3 games between the Hawks and Bulls, and I didn't even remember that Williams played for the Hawks. For a #2 pick, that shows he needs to go.He, James Hardin, and the dude on the Raptors (Bargnani?) ALL show that teams need to quit picking on "potential" and start picking on production.
Hardin averaged 19 points over two college seasons before he was drafted. Thats pretty good production.
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It's been 19 days since 80 DTE Energy lineman and personnel have stepped foot in Puerto Rico.
DTE Energy, and 17 other utility companies from around the country, are helping to restore power to homes, businesses and schools lost after Hurricane Maria struck the island in September.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, damage from Hurricane Maria has been estimated at $99.5 billion. It's the costliest in Puerto Rico's history and third costliest tropical cyclone on record behind Hurricane Katrina ($108 billion) and Hurricane Harvey ($125 billion).
As of Friday morning, 72.5 percent of power customers on the island have power and 2.9 million cubic yards of debris have been removed, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. To date, FEMA has spent $2.7 billion on hurricane response efforts in Puerto Rico.
PHOTOS: DTE Energy linemen helping to restore power in Puerto Rico
The DTE crew is working in the Carolina region, on the eastern end of the island, in the villages of Fajardo and Ceiba where 68 percent of customers have been restored. A second DTE crew will head down to Puerto Rico in late February after this crew arrives back in Michigan at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23.
Syl Castonguay, DTE's supervisor of distribution operations, said work is progressing despite the narrow roads and steep mountainous terrain, which has made it hard to get the new equipment into the higher elevations. Reuse of existing equipment has been crucial although new equipment is being shipped in from the Warren Service Center.
"The damage is as bad as we thought it would be,' said Castonguay. "Another challenge is the amount of grass growth and bamboo that is around the utility poles and tangled up in the wires. There are also a lot of washed out roads."
In December, 45 DTE vehicles left the company's Warren service center for Norfolk, Va., where they were loaded onto a barge bound for Puerto Rico.
Some linemen are working in portions of a rainforest, which is very, very humid, according to Castonguay. He added that no injuries that have been reported. "The pace of our work is faster than expected, which has surprised a few folks," said Castonguay. "We are putting a lot of guys on each job, which is enabling us to get the jobs done faster. The folks that we brought down here are very enthused to get the lights turned back on."
Residents have been showing their gratitude by taking food and water to the crews as they work away in the sweltering heat.
• 18 miles of conductor have been replaced
• 36 cement, steel and wood utility poles have
• 50 to 300 people restored per day since Jan. 23
Although 36 poles may not sound like a lot, it's no easy task for the crews to move and replace these cement utility poles, which weigh 7,200-pounds each. Most of the poles have only been dislodged from the ground, not broken, according to Castonguay.
He did say that some of the steel poles were broken in half from the hurricane's 155 mph winds.
"The biggest challenge for us has been repairing all the the downed conductors," said Castonguay. "The poles that aren't broken don't take too long to reset, which takes about three hours. Reattaching all the conductors and transformers on the poles has been pretty time consuming."
• 4:30 a.m.: Linemen wake up
• 5 a.m.: Breakfast is served. It consists of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy.
• 5:30 a.m.: Material, food and water is loaded onto trucks
• 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.: Work begins on-site following pre-job briefing of work being done that day
• 11:30 to 11:45 a.m.: Quick break for lunch and to rehydrate
• 12 p.m.: Work resumes
• 6:15 p.m.: Lineman leave job site as darkness falls and head back to the staging area, where they are shuttled back to the hotel
• 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Dinner is served, which has included fried chicken, rice and beans, hamburgers, and hot dogs. Hotel staff threw a Super Bowl party for the DTE crew.
• 9 p.m.: Bedtime
LEAVING FOR PUERTO RICO: Local DTE workers helping with power restoration efforts in Puerto Rico
LOCAL RESIDENT'S IMPACT: Northville resident helping hurricane victims in childhood home of Puerto Rico
LOWER RATES: DTE Energy says customers will see three percent reduction in rates
WINTER STORM UPDATES: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20180208/hundreds-of-schools-close-friday-across-metro-detroit
DTE LINEMAN REUNITES WITH DAUGHTER: Richmond dad, DTE lineman, reunites with daughter on trip to power up Puerto Rico


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There was an article today that I found to be good news, in an off handed way. The article went in to great detail about how high end luxury brands like Gucci and Louis Vuitton and Prada are seeing significant declines in sales of their staple logo items.
You can read the full article here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/louis-vuitton-and-guccis-nightmares-come-true-wealthy-shoppers-dont-want-flashy-logos-anymore/2015/06/15/e521733c-fd97-11e4-833c-a2de05b6b2a4_story.html?hpid=z5
One of the main reasons for the decline in sales is that wealthy customers feel uncomfortable wearing such flashy and ostentatious items when others around them are getting laid off and could never afford a bag that costs $5,800.
Why do I think this is good news? Because the most fortunate, economically, around us are starting to feel the great divide in wealth. They are starting to understand how others might feel. This is shown in the drastic slowing down of sales from these stores.
Perhaps, if the wealthiest people of the Country start feeling uncomfortable then maybe they will help solve income inequality. Wouldn't that be great, having everyone try to solve the problem.
It was Henry Ford who once said that he had to pay his employees well. Why? Because, otherwise they couldn't afford to buy his cars.
There has to be a better way to get America working again. Yes, we have seen job gains. But, those job gains pay nowhere near the jobs that were lost. Every news publication has stated that the vast majority of the recovery has gone only to the top 1%. It is also widely known and documented that aside from the youth unemployment, there are 10s of millions of 45 year olds and over who can't find work.
This must change. Hopefully a new president and a new administration will make it happen. President Obama was unable to and he quit trying years ago. The financial advice he was given to boost the economy in 2009 was not to his backers liking, so he chose not to employ it.
This is something I read a while back that I absolutely love. John Rockefeller back in his day was the richest man on earth. In todays dollars and GDP the man was worth $340 Billion. Making people like Bill Gates look middle class. After Rockefeller built Rockefeller Center in Manhattan he and his sons ran their empire from there.
Years later John D. Rockefeller was in the process of handing over the reigns of his empire to his sons. His sons renovated their offices, with 20 foot ceilings, dynamic views and everything top notch luxury.
When John D. walked in and saw what was done he asked his son: "Just who are you trying to impress?"
I love that, the richest man ever on earth not interested in impressing others. Secure people are not interested in impressing others. Which brings me back to those tacky logo LV, Gucci and Prada items. Who do these people want to impress?
I do think it's a great start if the 0.01% of the Country starts to understand the plight of others there might be, just might be, attainable progress that can be made in ending the Gilded Age.


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Wrestling Uncensored Episode 266. Original air date: December 19, 2015. Hosted by Dave Simon and Johnny North.
Simon and North discussed Roman Reigns becoming new WWE champion on Raw after beating Sheamus and confrontations with Stephanie McMahon, Vince McMahon and Triple H.
Simon and North discussed results from WWE TLC and NXT Takeover London including Dean Ambrose becoming the new WWE Intercontinental champion and Finn Balor defending his NXT title.
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In Europe the healthcare system is different in each country which is run nationally. Many of the countries in Europe have universal health coverage and are publicly funded through taxation. On an average, the public expenditure on healthcare in this region will increase from 8% of GDP in 2000 to 14% in 2030.
Already we can see the increase in the funding with France spending 16% of their expenditure on healthcare as a percentage of total government expenditure and Germany spending close to 18% in 2012.
With this enormous increase in the healthcare spending, the demand for optical imaging which help the healthcare staff to monitor critical information about the patient will also grow. Optical Imaging market has a huge potential in this region with the ageing of the population increasing. The proportion of Europeans aged 65 years and older will grow from 16% in 2000 to 24% by 2030.
Healthcare sector is witnessing huge investments in technology. Demand for effective solutions and more focus on early diagnosis of diseases has contributed to it. One of the fields where such investments has risen is fibre-optics and photonics which is a driving factor for the growth of optical imaging technology.
Optical Imaging is an imaging technique used to assess optical properties of tissues. It is an emerging technology and is being used for wide range of healthcare applications such as clinical research, population health management, medical diagnosis and treatment. The first such systems was developed by Schott in 1996, since then the technology has seen multiple advancements and several companies have already improved upon existing one to launch more technologically superior products. There are basically four types of optical imaging solutions: Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI), Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), Photo-acoustic Tomography (PAT) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) with applications varying across neurology, ophthalmology, dentistry, dermatology and several others.
Some of the major vendors of Optical Imaging solutions are Bruker Corporation, Carl Zeiss, Heidelberg Engineering, Bioptigen, ASE Optics, CytoViva and Volcano Corporation
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In its aggressive pursuit of overseas expansion, Malaysian no-frills carrier AirAsia has set its sights on China for a new low-cost service, officials said.
AirAsia chairman Pahamin Razab said the carrier's plan was to spread its wings across Asia, and that included regional giants China and India.
"Our mission is that we want to be a major low-cost carrier in the region. We want to spread our wings beyond the shores of Malaysia and the region -- and in the case of China, India and Southeast Asian countries -- all these are for the taking," he said.
He stressed the pioneer Asian budget carrier was eager to seize any opportunities that arose in China, although he did not set a time-frame.
"We may even start our own airline in China," he said.
"We do not want to go beyond ASEAN for the next couple of years, but if opportunities strike us, we might just go to China first, then India.
"China ... is more regulated. They do not have low-cost carriers, unlike India," he said.
Pahamin said AirAsia could operate either out of Thailand or Malaysia.
The carrier launched daily flights to Macau from Bangkok last week. Macau is AirAsia's third international destination out of Thailand, after Singapore and Malaysia. Direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Macau will begin by the end of this month, the first direct flights to link the two cities.
Pahamin said the public response to the new destinations had been good so far.
An industry source close to AirAsia suggested that after flying to Macau, it would make good business sense to offer a service to the China.
"AirAsia could be flexible on how they start their airline in China. They can go alone or form a joint-venture or fly out of Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur," the source said.
Last month, AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes said the carrier was confident its low fares would boost tourism and bring a brand new travel experience to the people of Macau and the neighboring region.
Kamarudin Meranum, AirAsia's executive director, also said the carrier was "looking at China," but declined to reveal whether it was already in talks with Chinese authorities over beginning a service.
"It is a huge country with lots of potential. It has a big population. If we are allowed, we will begin our operation," he said.
Competition in the region for low-cost flights is set to heat up after Qantas said it would join Singapore's government in a budget airline to begin operations by the year's end.
ValuAir, a low-fare carrier set up by a former Singapore Airlines executive, is due to take flight next month.
AirAsia, meanwhile, plans to invest 228 million ringgit (US$60 million) as it builds up its fleet to 30 aircraft by the end of the year from the current 17. The two-year-old Malaysian company has become Southeast Asia's version of European budget carrier Ryanair. It has carried more than 4 million passengers since it was launched in December 2001.
Pahamin added that AirAsia's planned initial public offering (IPO) was on track for September.


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Kane County hire under scrutiny
New position created for Lauzen's political ally
Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen campaigned on a platform of draining the swamp of political cronyism he believed existed in previous administrations, but his latest hire has several board members wondering if the drain has suddenly become clogged.
Now they'll begin an examination of whether Lauzen has run afoul of the county's rules.
Failed Kane County Board candidate Robert Sauceda was announced Tuesday as the new billing manager for Kane County's Animal Control Department. About a year ago, Sauceda campaigned alongside Lauzen on the Reform Kane ticket during the 2012 primary.
His official hire date was Jan. 22, exactly one week after the county board, in a closed-door meeting, rejected Lauzen's nomination of Sauceda to be the new animal control director. Sauceda is now a temporary, seasonal employee in charge of collecting debts owed to animal control.
In an interview, Kane County Public Health Executive Director Barb Jeffers described the hire as a task given to her by Lauzen. She said she created the billing manager position at Lauzen's request. The position was not openly advertised.
Instead, Lauzen passed along Sauceda's resume as the only candidate for the job. Sauceda's position will be re-examined once a full-time animal control director is hired, Jeffers said.
County officials have not yet responded to a Freedom of Information request for Sauceda's employment contract and salary information. County board member Mark Davoust, however, said county staff members informed him Sauceda was being paid the equivalent of a $52,000 salary with no benefits.
But it's not the pay that has Davoust and several of his colleagues concerned.
"We're still operating under a hiring freeze," Davoust said, referring to a 2008 ordinance approved by the county board. "So I still have questions about the process. Under the hiring freeze it should still come before committee. How did we create a new position? I think it's important that we discuss how did we get here with this much deviation from the process that's supposed to be in place."
The 2008 ordinance declares, "No new personnel shall be hired unless specifically approved by the county board." But it also states, "Nothing in this resolution shall preclude the replacement of a future vacancy in a particular position with an existing employee so long as the total number of employees does not increase."
That may be the wiggle room that allowed for Sauceda's hiring.
Asked about the hiring process, Lauzen said Jeffers had the authority to hire Sauceda "within the current number of people on her staff."
Asked if he was sure that provision applied to newly created positions such as a billing manager, Lauzen said critics would better serve their constituents by focusing on getting a necessary task accomplished.
"We have a job to get done as opposed to getting tangled up in criticism that doesn't produce any cash for the taxpayers," Lauzen said. "We have to make sure we don't get distracted by the negativity and people throwing obstacles in the way."
County board member Jesse Vazquez said his questions about Sauceda's hiring aren't about creating obstacles; they are about following the rules. Vazquez doesn't believe there is any exception to the hiring freeze when a new position is involved.
"If we're not going to follow our policy, then why should any department follow it?" Vazquez said. "If that's the way our government is going to work from now on, then I guess everyone can hire anyone they want."
Lauzen does have some allies. County board member Deb Allan said she could be convinced of the legitimacy of Sauceda's employment as long as he's qualified and an emergency need existed. Allan said it may be that uncollected bills may have created some real fear with the agency meeting its payroll.
"They are supposed to be self-funded," Allan said. "If you're dependent on fees to fund your program, and you essentially have no fees, then you're over some sort of barrel. I've bought into the emergency scenario, but maybe I shouldn't have."
Allan said she is concerned the position was not opened to a full pool of applicants.
Lauzen doesn't just face questions about whether he followed the rules. There are also questions about hiring a known political ally.
"I have expressed openly that I didn't think it was a good idea to hire Mr. Sauceda based solely on the political connection," county board member Mike Donahue said.
Donahue said he first voiced that concern during the closed-door meeting where Lauzen put forward Sauceda's name to be the animal control director.
"There is a clear perception of a connection," Donahue said. "I spoke directly to the chairman when I said for that reason alone I would not bring this candidate forward if I were you."
Lauzen said it was at that meeting that board members suggested the hiring of a billing manager as a temporary employee.
"We're following the advice that came from board meetings, where I heard, get this job done," Lauzen said.
The county board's Human Services Committee will try to bring some clarity to the situation with an examination of the hiring freeze policy today. Davoust is the vice chairman of that committee. He said there are two key questions he hopes to answer in the process.
"You've got to ask how did this become OK," Davoust said. "And you have to ask if we have the right guy in the job. Right now, that's pretty debatable."


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Republican America
The Party Goes On: The Persistence of the Two-Party System in the United States
In the 1984 presidential election, the Republican party played its trump card—the power to combine, throughout the country, the votes of the well-to-do with solid blocks of middle-class and workingclass whites. For the first time in fifty-four years, this alliance extended beyond a presidential voting majority and produced a sustained surge in the numbers of voters who identified themselves as favoring the GOP, ending two generations of Democratic domination of the electorate. The current ascendancy of the Republican party has become the vehicle for a double-edged revolution in American politics: a shift in the balance of national power from the Northeast to the South and West, and a shift in strength from a diverse collection of voters who knew or remembered deprivation—the remnants of the New Deal coalition—to an alliance of voters dominated by the nation's economic elite. The United States is in the midst of a political upheaval as significant as those of the 1890s and the 1930s.
During the past ten years, the two major political parties have become more important than at any other time since the New Deal. They are adapting new technologies to transform politics—through fund raising, direct mail, computerized registration drives, public opinion surveys, and television. Mastery of the political process at the technical level has led in turn to the preeminence of the political parties in deciding which issues get national attention and in determining how ideological and economic interests and classes are represented in all branches of government.
Xandra Kayden, a Democrat and a member of the Campaign Finance Study Group at Harvard's Institute of Politics, and Eddie Mahe, Jr., former deputy chairman of the Republican National Committee, have written a provocative book documenting the resurgence of American political parties. Kayden and Mahe challenge a generation of academics and journalists who have argued that the Democratic and Republican parties are no longer equipped to perform such basic functions as building coalitions, raising funds, or mobilizing voters, and that the parties have lost the allegiance of an increasingly independent electorate. Such arguments were put forth fourteen years ago by David Broder in The Party's Over (1972) and more recently in Martin P. Wattenberg's The Decline of American Political Parties (1984), Bryon E. Shafer's The Quiet Revolution (1983), and Nelson W. Polsby's The Consequences of Party Reform (1983).
Concentrating almost entirely on the mechanics of politics, such as money raising and campaigning, Kayden and Mahe demonstrate that the Republican party has become during the past twelve years a powerful, centralized, and highly disciplined national force, raising more money than any other political group or interest in the country. As city, county, and state political machines have declined, the Washington-based Republican National Committee has turned itself into a major electoral power, providing cash, services, and advice for campaigns throughout the country. Mahe and Kayden undermine the significance of their own work, however, when they argue that…
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As Head of BBC Wales Drama, Ruth Caleb was the first ever female Head of Drama in the BBC (1992 - 1995). In May 1996, she was appointed Acting Head of Drama Group, BBC TV and since then has returned to producing by taking on the role of Executive Producer/Producer in BBC TV Drama Group.
Caleb was educated in Newcastle on Tyne and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre school. She worked as an actress between 1962-1965 but decided she wanted to direct rather than act. On an impulse she wrote to the BBC in 1965, hit lucky, and was offered a job as a relief Assistant Floor Manager.
This was followed by a period as the Production Manager on many programmes including, Softly Softly and Troubleshooters; as Director on Angels; and Associate Producer on Marie Curie, Oppenheimer and Colditz.
She became a BBC Television Producer in 1979 and in the period after that her list of credits lengthens impressively. In 1985, there was Ms Rhymney Valley, directed by Karl Francis, a documentary drama about the role played by women during the miners' strike. This won a Celtic Film Festival Award a few years later.
Also, in 1985, she produced The Burston Rebellion, written by Elaine Morgan. This won two awards: the Reims Critics Award and the Samuel G. Engel Award. Her production Sweet As You Are, transmitted in 1988, won a total of 5 awards. Also transmitted in 1988, was her much acclaimed Stanley - about the artist Stanley Spencer. This, too, was scripted by Elaine Morgan.
In 1989, Caleb was appointed Executive Producer BBC Wales Drama. In the same year, she was Producer of 1996, another Karl Francis-directed BBC Wales production for the network. Other BBC Wales productions, for which she has been responsible include Morphine and Dolly Mixtures; Filipina Dream Girls; Lynda La Plante's Civvies; Losing Track with Alan Bates; Friday on My Mind; and Lucy Gannon's Testimony of a Child and Keeping Tom Nice.
These were followed by Selected Exits
which starred Anthony Hopkins and was the winner of the 1994 RTS
Regional Drama Award; The Cormorant with Ralph Fiennes;
Tender Loving Care with Dawn French; Thicker than Water
with Jonathan Pryce and Theresa Russell; and The Healer
with Paul Rhys - winner of the Welsh Bafta. In 1995, Ruth produced
Streetlife - written and directed by Karl Francis.
During her period as Head of Drama, BBC Wales, Ruth continued producing for London and her work included The Lost Language of Cranes; the highly acclaimed Genghis Cohn (an Ace Award winner); Pat and Margaret (a Nymphe d'Or winner) with Victoria Wood and Julie Walters which received the highest viewing figures ever for a BBC Screen One; and the BBC Film Stonewall, which was directed by Nigel Finch.
Ruth has recently produced Trip Trap,
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The profile of Symphony is only part of the story. The Alden craftsmanship is evident when you first step on board. The interior is satin cherry, with a teak and holly sole. Symphony's salon however is not like many of the other Alden 50's. When the present owner purchased the boat (winter 2013), the starboard side had two barrel chairs with a fold up table between. Two built in seats/settees were fabricated by McMillen Yachts. (April 2013) making the salon on Symphony on par with any yacht of this size this broker has ever seen. In addition, to the new seats a new salon table was fabricated (the original is in storage), and new cushions were installed.
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Thank you for your reply! I will wait for the forthcoming WDR with anticipation and excitement. I do however feel that you only partly answered my question. Intrinsic motivation and professional norms develop over time, but they do not do so in a vacuum; public opinion (especially in key demographic groups) matter as well, as does the country context.
In the early 90's a combination of events (where decreased learning outcomes was but one) led to a sharp decrease in public opinion of teachers in my own country (Denmark). Colleges had great difficulty in attracting would be teachers, so much that demand by far outweighed supply; gloomy forecasts from the national statistics office questioned whether sustainable supply was even possible. Responding to the crisis the Socialdemocratic government tried to manipulate hard incentives to attract more young people into teacher colleges to no avail. It was only, when an investigation amongst teachers themselves (conducted by the unions and municipal governments association) uncovered that the seriously bad PR status of the teacher profession was the main obstacle to boosting supply, that the issue could be addressed. Via a combination of public awareness campaigns, increased dialogue with parents and other key demographics, as well as reformation of hard incentives, the situation was remedied (of course looking at PISA scores and accompanying surveys there is strong evidence that the crisis put Denmark in the other ditch).
Let me be clear though, I am not at all neither advocating a direct comparison of 90's Denmark and '14s developing world nor am I advocating a cold shift towards looking at soft incentives. I guess I am questioning whether the dialogue being conducted between the World Bank (as well as other development partners in client countries) contains the correct blend of issues or is there an over-emphasis on looking at problems from a single perspective? it seems, the solutions discussed (at least according to the experience I have) centres around wage bill management, teacher qualifications and availability of teaching materials. Usually side issues are: public investment management as well as governance issues. Of course, looking at the institutional set-up in client countries all those issues make a lot of sense. Yet I can't help escape the feeling that this has been the mantra for a long time, and there seems comparatively little to show for it.
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Rock/Creek's 9th Annual StumpJump 50k & 11 Mile trail race results are now posted! Check the race page for results. Also, be sure to become a fan of the StumpJump on Facebook and post links to your photos & race reports!
Rock/Creek Race Team member Josh Wheeler won the race in 4:15:00. He also set a record for this new course (we're running for the second year on this course, which is generally accepted as a "longer" 50k than the original course). Nicholas Selbo, also a Chattanooga native, placed second. Bryan Dayton of Boulder, CO, who won the race back in 2005 and held course record on the old course (prior to construction of Signal Mountain High School), came in 3rd.
Sally Brooking of Marietta, GA came in first female with a time of 5:27:28. Rock/Creek Race Team member Jaclyn Greenhill took second in 5:45:10. Jenny Hadfield of Willow Spring, IL took third in 5:46:44.
Race results have been posted online. The race went off Saturday with beautiful weather and world-class runners. In addition to Josh's win, we had several Rock/Creek Race Team members place well: Jeff Edmonds and Andy Anderson, came in 4th and 6th. Masters winner Jay Curwen of Asheville, NC finished and won the masters title despite breaking his arm on the course. He refused help and finished the race before heading off for treatment.
Josh Wheeler, originally of Signal Mountain, grew up in the area and has raced the StumpJump several times. He said he was coming off an injury and was thrilled to win the race. "I always wanted to win that race; it always was a project and a dream of mine to win," Josh said.
"Sponsors and volunteers made the race happen," explains Race Director Jonathan Mobley: "We really have to thank The North Face, SmartWool, Marmot, Vasque Project, Salomon, Hammer Nutrition, Patagonia, La Sportiva, Deuter Packs, Columbia, END Footwear, Greenlife Grocery, Trail Runner, KEEN, Chaco, Trail Runner Magazine, Southern Spring Water, and of course Signal Mountain High School, The Cumberland Trail and all the rangers at Prentice Cooper WMA. Without all these players we would not have a race."
Congrats to all finishers, and everyone who had the courage to come out and give it a try! We're really looking forward to an amazing 10th anniversary race, so stay tuned for 2010 details.
Mark your calendars now for the next race on October 2, 2010! Visit the Rock/Creek StumpJump Web site for year-round updates on sponsors, venues, and other developments.
Also keep in mind that the Rock/Creek Trail Series includes 10 race dates throughout the year. Our next race is the Upchuck 50k, a very tough ultra for those who didn't think the StumpJump was hard enough. December 19th's Lookout Mountain 100k & 10k is also part of the Vasque Project and should not be missed. Come run with us before you gorge yourself on turkey and holiday sweets!
Come join the discussion at the new Boonies Web site, http://www.runintheboonies.org/
Rock/Creek StumpJump Results & Photos
Rock/Creek's 9th Annual StumpJump 50k & 11 Mile trail race results are now posted! Check the race page for results. Also, be sure to become a fan of the StumpJump on Facebook and post links to your photos & race reports!


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JUPITER — It`s called the school, and it`s held every year by the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
Students who wish to graduate to the LPGA`s pro tour must make it past a regional tournament and then pass the exam: a 72-hole, four-day tournament held at the association`s qualifying school in Houston.
Once there, they must have the right score to graduate. Anything above a 75 may mean no card -- the LPGA`s version of a diploma -- and a wait of another year for the regional tournament and a chance to qualify to go back to school.
Debbie King, 26, of Boca Raton and Julie Kintz, 24, of Atlantis are two young golfers who are trying to make the grade playing on the Futures tour.
``It`s the minor leagues of the LPGA,`` King said following the Jupiter West/ Futures Charity Golf Tournament last week.
They have gone as far as the regionals, but have come up short.
The Futures program is an independently operated organization that is like a mini-tour.
``It`s very intense,`` King said of the LPGA regional tournament. ``You`re puttng your career on the line. It`s a lot of crying.``
Both are recent college graduates -- King from Florida Atlantic University and Kintz from Florida State. Both have played in the regionals. In 1984, King finished fourth. Last year, Kintz finished second.
``I was very disappointed,`` King said about her finish two years ago. ``I couldn`t hit the ball (because) I was so sick.``
``It does get pretty depressing,`` Kintz said. ``I don`t look at it as (going back) a third time. I`d be disappointed if I don`t make it.``


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IPEN Co-Chair, Olga Speranskaya, leads the EECCA Regional Meeting.
On September 28th and 29th, IPEN Participating Organizations from the Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA) region met in Erevan, Armenia. At the meeting, IPEN POs in EECCA discussed IPEN's current and future projects, campaigns and initiatives, as well as the role IPEN EECCA POs will play in these activities. IPEN new initiatives, including Women and Chemicals, Gender Strategy, Women's Caucus, Ocean Pollution, and Chemicals in Products were on the agenda of the meeting and aroused great interest. Three presentations on gender and endocrine disrupting chemicals, POPs in breast milk and monitoring of heavy metals in food linked the work of NGOs with that of the EECCA scientific community.
On August 11, 2015, in Minsk, Belarus, the second sub-regional seminar of IPEN Participating Organisations was completed. The event was coordinated by Eco-Accord, IPEN Hub for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA), and Centre of Environmental Solutions (CES), Belarus, and was attended by NGOs from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine, and representatives of IPEN and the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) in Ukraine. They discussed issues associated with strengthening civil society organisations working on chemical safety. The first seminar of the series was held in June 2015, in Almaty, for Central Asia countries.
All three statements will be disseminated to the governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, relevant national agencies, and organisations dealing with toxic chemicals production, use and import.


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During a speech about civil rights before the American Bar Association Monday, Hillary Clinton botched the name of Medgar Evers, calling the civil rights icon "Medgar Evans." Normally, no one would care, but today's mainstream media is merciless at using slips of the tongue to undermine the competency of Republicans. Democrats, however, always get a pass. Even if the gaffe is noted by the media, it is never used to define or undermine the pol.
This morning I tweeted out the story of Clinton's "Medgar Evers" slip. Politico's White House reporter, Glenn Thrush, responded:
Verbal typo. She knows her civil rights MT @NolteNC: Hillary botches name of Civil Rights hero Medgar Evers. – http://t.co/IDWDyi8pLF"
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) August 13, 2013
Thrush later added: "Gaffe is accidental truth. Verbal typo is brain fart"
In their report of her speech, Politico made no mention of Clinton bungling the name of a civil rights icon.
Follow John Nolte on Twitter @NolteNC


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Six Easy Ways to Update Your Kitchen
Has your kitchen decor worn out its welcome? If you don't have much of a budget to play around with -- let alone time -- upgrading it can seem like a daunting proposition. Happily enough, though, there are lots of ways to spruce up a tired old kitchen that don't involve spending lots of time or money. We've rounded up six of these incredibly easy and remarkably effective kitchen updates for your convenience. With a small amount of time, money and effort, you can use them to transform your kitchen in one fell swoop!
- Paint Your Cabinets - As long as your kitchen cabinets are in good working order, you can revive them with a few coats of paint. Don't be intimidated; painting kitchen cabinets is easier than you probably think. Start by thoroughly cleaning them with a strong cleaner. Next, give them a good sanding to ensure the new paint sticks. Finally, start painting! It's amazing what a new color can do for the appearance of even the oldest, most outdated cabinets, so give it a whirl!.
- Add Crown Molding to Your Cabinets - Whether or not you choose to paint your cabinets, you can also jazz them up with very little time or money by adding crown molding. The idea of painstakingly installing molding piece by piece is probably not too appealing, but here's some good news: You can get around the issue by mounting the crown molding to a frame that's already cut to size and then simply installing the frame as a complete unit..
- Install a Rustic Sink - Give that old, boring, uninspired sink the boot and replace it with a stylish rustic sink. Everyday homeowners are typically amazed by how easy it is to install a kitchen sink. Whether you choose a hammered-copper farmhouse sink, a shimmery nickel sink or an elegant stone sink, you'll love how it creates a lovely new focal point for your kitchen..
- Add a Solid-Surface Backsplash - Installing a tile mosaic backsplash requires a lot of time and effort. A great workaround is to buy a sheet of affordable, solid-surface material and install it instead. Synthetic, non-porous solid-surface materials are ideal for backsplashes, and a huge array of colors, textures and styles are available.
- Build a Copper Pipe Pot Rack - Because they push together with ease, there's no need to do any soldering when building a copper pipe pot rack. As an added bonus, you can make yours as large or small as you'd like. When you're done, polish it with brass polish to make it glimmer in a vibrant way. Ta-dah! Your pots and pans have a new home..
- Install Under-Cabinet Lighting - Stop squinting when trying to work in the kitchen and give your decor a boost with stylish under-cabinet lighting. LED lights are especially versatile, but there are tons of options out there. This is an easy job for just about anyone to complete, and it doesn't have to cost a fortune, either.
There you have it! These ideas are sure to inspire you and may even lead to other ideas. Either way, small, simple upgrades will work wonders for your kitchen, so get going today!
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You spend a lot of time preparing meals each day. Whether you're cooking for yourself or your entire family, your kitchen will benefit from upgraded cooking appliances. A new range will have more options than older models, precise temperature features, and other beneficial bells and whistles that make cooking easier.
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Please read the letter below and then continue to the Emergency Notification System update form.
The City of Pacific has contracted with ADT Select Link Emergency Notification System. THe way this system works is much like the one Meramec Valley School District uses. An automatic dialer will contact your phone numbers or e-mail to notify you of boil water orders, evacuations for flooding or other emergencies, hazardous materials incidents, road closures, water main breaks, and severe weather notifications. In order to properly setup each residence/business within the City of Pacific we will need to collect the following from you. Using the link below you will find a form of the information we would like to recieve. We are asking that you provide us with a home, cell or work phone number and if you would like apager or e-mail address. If your phone recieves text messages and you would like to recieve them indicate it on the form. We are able to input up to 3-telephone numbers/text message, 2 emails and a pager. The City would like to have at least 2 phone numbers on record for notification. This sytem is strictly voluntary, if you wish to opt out please indicate that as well on the form. If you do not have a phone or cell phone please let us know so we can see that you get notified in person.
The system will give a breif 30 second message to the numbers called. If instructions need to be given we will try to include those as well or at least advise to tune into television or radio for further information. In addition to the Outdoor Warning Sirens we will also utilize this emergency notification system for bad weather alerts, only warnings not watches.
Rest assured that your information is confidential and will only be used to setup the database for notification; it will not be sold or used for any other purpose.
We appreciate your cooperation in this process,
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City of Pacific Emergency Management
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