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Keeping The Candles Lit was produces as part of a series of games commissioned for the War Birds anthology from Unruly Designs. The anthology sought to explore the untold stories about women who fought throughout the different theaters of World War II, and few stories are as untold as those of women within the religious Jewish communities of Eastern Europe. When developing the game, I realized that there are so few games that allow players to explore Jewish life from an authentic perspective, with an emphasis on the traditions and practices that are important to them. I then drew on my own experience growing up as a girl in the Orthodox Jewish community in New York, and Keeping The Candles Lit was born.
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Tea Party Groups: Don't Use Ohio As "Dumping Ground" For "Illegals" With "Contagions"
A new xenophobic petition by Ohio Tea Party groups urges Governor Kasich to fight any attempts by the federal government to use Ohio "as a dumping ground" for "illegals."
The petition appears to be a response to recent news stories that tens of thousands of children from countries like Honduras and Guatemala are stuck in the US awaiting deportation thanks to a 2008 law signed by George W. Bush.
The Tea Party petition declares that "illegal aliens are being admitted into the United States with contagions" without providing any details or evidence to support the claim. It continues to insist that Ohioans would face "health hazards" if "exposed" to the children and young adults who are stuck in the U.S., while claiming many "are criminals" who "belong to gangs." Again, without providing any proof.
The petition has been signed by dozens of Ohio Tea Party activists including Kelly Kohls and Tom Zawitsowski.
Dear Governor Kasich,
This petition concerns the illegal immigration crisis happening on our southern border, in which a massive influx of immigrants is seeking unauthorized entry to the United States. In addition to our outrage over the deliberate role the federal government is taking in this effort that violates our immigration laws, there are serious concerns regarding the government's attempts to relocate illegal aliens in states across the U.S., including Ohio.
With the federal government actively seeking locations across the country to accommodate this unprecedented overflow of illegal adult immigrants and unaccompanied minors, Ohio should not be allowed to be used as a dumping ground, nor should the residents of Ohio be forced to bear any part of the burden of the ongoing border crisis created by the current Administration in Washington D.C.
Besides the negative fiscal impact it will have on our state, it will create an even further strain on educational, health, safety, and other vital services provided by our state to Ohio residents. Illegal aliens are being admitted into the United States with contagions, and TSA has suspended photo i.d. requirements for illegals boarding commercial aircraft. Some of the illegals are criminals, belong to gangs, and have no legal relative in the United States. Ohioans should not be exposed to the health hazards and security risks posed by such aliens.
Therefore, we the undersigned Ohio residents respectfully request that you exercise all Federal & State Constitutional power and authority afforded to you as Governor of this state, to vigorously resist any federal relocation attempts of these individuals within the borders of our state.
In closing, by standing strong against any federal relocation attempts, it will show by action, that you truly put legal Ohio residents first.
(ht to our old pal Tim at the Cleveland Leader)
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The 'baggers need educated as to the fact that the children coming from these Central American countries have been immunized against the common childhood diseases by their countries which have universal healthcare and immunization is enforced. If these same 'baggers would move themselves to read (I know, that's asking for a lot) public health stats they would discover that 1 in 6 Texas children have NOT been immunized against these very same diseases! Heck, Columbus, Ohio had over 400 cases of mumps this year because of failure to immunize children
…why aren't the 'baggers complaining about that!
A large gang of contagions that inflict burdens and harm unto the people of Ohio belong to the "Majority Party" in the Statehouse. Perhaps Ben Marrison can send his crack team of reporters to investigate them.
A more popular petition might be: Don't Use Ohio As "Dumping Ground" For "Tea Partiers" With "Contagions"
I wanna see Tom Zawitsowkis Papers now! PROPULSK !
Yeah, they think we're gonna get "cooties"–that's the maturity level.
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"The USSR is a socialist state of workers and peasants." I don't see the connection to your comment, but it's a cool poster.
I think it is a reference to the probability that Zawitsowski's ancestors were probably Russian or Polish. I am guessing that Kohl's is a German name. It was really not that long ago that my ancestors came to the U.S. to escape wars in Germany and Poland. I have heard terrible stories of prejudice against Italians and Irish. We Americans have a long history of prejudice against immigrants. This is just another chapter. Not something I am proud of.
Perhaps you've never been anywhere, never had an official extend his palm into your face and demand; "Papers."
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I understand your comment. The picture just has almost nothing to do with it.
Obama is all about putting year 2020 mass blocks of voters into Ohio, Texass, North Carolina and Florida and several other states – if he does so, it means Michelle cannot be stopped – (As Bill Clinton failed to do -) it means 16 year for Obama in de facto terms.
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Kids On Time, Inc. announces their new program, Kids COPE. The Kids COPE program has been designed in cooperation with Unhooked Books to aid organizations and communities with co-parent education classes.
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A request by the city of Kennewick to add 1,263 acres to its urban growth area for industrial development wasn't finalized Tuesday after all.
Benton County commissioners, who gave their OK to the expansion at a meeting earlier this month, were set to consider written findings and conclusions finalizing their decision.
But instead, the three-member county board continued the public hearing on the matter to Feb. 25, to accommodate a request made by the city. Kennewick officials are gathering more information for the state Department of Commerce, which had raised concerns about the urban growth proposal, and want to add it to the record.
The information includes a letter from a developer showing interest from businesses in the land and also a more detailed regional analysis of land available for industrial development, said Evelyn Lusignan, the city's spokeswoman.
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The 1,263 acres are south of Interstate 82 and west of Highway 395. The land has been designated for agriculture uses but isn't actively being farmed. The majority property owner has said it's no longer profitable as farmland.
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The proposal has opponents, too, including the statewide land-use advocacy group Futurewise, which has argued Kennewick already has enough land for future growth and the expansion would mean the unnecessary loss of valuable farmland.
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I heard these brain damaged residents complain about not being spoken to properly by police/fire responders when asked to evacuate during Hurricane Irene. They were the most inconsiderate, self centered residents that I have ever heard. They complained that they didn't want to sleep on cots, and that proper accommodations were not offered to them. Give me a break. They certainly didn't care about the First Responders who would have had to rescue them and risk their own lives for these old fools. I'd never live in a community filled with people like them.
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text: 1 2 3 Heidorn, B. & Welch, M. (May/June, 2010). Teaching affective qualities in physical education. Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 23(5), pp. 16-21. 4 Teaching Affective Qualities in Physical Education 5 By Brent Heidorn and Mindy M. Welch 6 Teaching physical education is exciting! It is important that we teach more than just 7 knowledge, skills, and strategies. According to Rink (2006), "Affective objectives describe 8 student feelings, attitudes, values, and social behaviors…Unless teachers address affective goals 9 in their programs, students may be skilled and may even be knowledgeable but may choose not 10 to participate" (pp. 6-7). In addition, teaching to the affective domain directly aligns with two of 11 the National Standards for Physical Education (NASPE, 2004, p. 11). 12 13 and others in physical activity settings. 14 15 expression, and/or social interaction. 16 Standard 5: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self Standard 6: Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self- The purpose of this article is to promote teaching to the affective domain and provide 17 physical educators with strategies for implementation. Physical educators at all levels have 18 observed learners in a school-based physical education setting as well as physical activity or 19 sport settings outside of organized school curricula demonstrating behaviors deemed 20 inappropriate or inconsistent with professional standards (NASPE, 2004; Graham, Holt/Hale, & 21 Parker, 2007). The following scenarios might be familiar in physical education: 1) the teacher 22 ignores high school students taunting each other during game-like situations; 2) students grouped 23 according to gender often leads to students making demeaning comments about other individuals 24 or groups; 3) students do not "play fair" or "pass the ball" to certain members in their group or on 25 their team, showing favoritism to some, or dislike of others; or 4) less skilled or physically unfit 26 students are alienated by their peers during skill work, cooperative activities, or modified game 27 play. Because sport is such a public, social, and international phenomenon, students have many 28 opportunities to observe amateur, recreational, and professional athletes competing in countless 29 sports in their neighborhoods, at their schools, and across the globe. Unfortunately, sport 30 participants do not always demonstrate social behaviors that are consistent with desired physical 31 education learning outcomes. One of the outcomes at risk is that students may be learning 'bad 32 habits' or anti-social behaviors from the so-called role models they observe. As physical 33 educators we have a responsibility to intentionally incorporate appropriate affective qualities and 34 behaviors as part of our teaching objectives and learning outcomes. What follows are three 35 explicit strategies for integrating the affective domain in the physical education curriculum. 36 First, physical education teachers should purposefully accept the fact that they are the role 37 models for developing individual and group characteristics highlighted in NASPE Standards 5 38 and 6 (NASPE, 2004). Leading by example and demonstrating appropriate behavior in the 39 context of developing motor skills is a powerful 'teaching tool.' In fact, role modeling can 40 become an asset a teacher brings to the classroom every day! In order for the students to develop 41 positive character traits such as responsibility and respect for self and others, the teacher must 42 model the desired outcome in the same way he/she demonstrates the critical elements of 43 performing a motor skill. In addition, the pedagogical skill of demonstrating examples and non- 44 examples applies to the affective domain. For example, at no time should physical educators 45 display favoritism, or communicate sarcastically in ways that portray negative attitudes or 46 inappropriate actions. Teachers should structure activities to maximize the participation of all 47 students (NASPE, 2000). Singling out or marginalizing individual students at the low end of the 48 motor skill continuum can result in embarrassment or humiliation. Likewise, valuing physical 49 activity for health benefits should not be reserved for high- or low-skilled learners. The notion 50 that we teach to groups, but students learn as individuals suggests that a teacher must not 51 presume that students with competent or proficient skills automatically bring an engaged 52 disposition to an activity. High-skilled students must not succumb to the role of "competent 53 bystander" (Placek, 1983) or in any way warrant exemption from health-enhancing benefits in 54 our classrooms. In addition, the physical educator must be deliberate when designing learning 55 experiences that present meaningful and relevant challenges for all learners. The affect of 56 learning sport-related skills that will sustain a physically active lifestyle combines a dynamic 57 balance of challenge, skill, and enjoyment (Jackson & Eklund, 2004; Kretchmar, 2005). 58 Teachers have a professional responsibility to model enthusiasm for teaching and learning as a 59 classroom expectation by being on time, prepared for instruction, and excited about the lesson. 60 Second, physical education teachers should intentionally devote time in the curriculum to 61 teaching affective goals such as teamwork, cooperation, and respect for self and others. These 62 characteristics have a place in the planned curriculum, just like skills and strategies. Affective 63 goals are important and will not 'just happen' in the dynamics of teaching a lesson. For example, 64 while learning basic motor skills in educational gymnastics, students can learn to value safety of 65 self, classmates, and proper use of equipment when learning or practicing new skills or in 66 performing routines. Likewise, students can practice teamwork during modified game play while 67 continuing to be highly motivated to meet individual and/or group goals. Teachers cannot 68 assume that students know what it means to be a good teammate, or what it means to be 69 "successful" in a group effort. In his legendary Pyramid of Success, John Wooden (1948) 70 theorizes a building block approach to contributing to the success of the individual and the team. 71 In a similar way, the teacher can develop a checklist including characteristics of good teamwork 72 such as encouragement, enthusiasm, self-control, cooperation, confidence, using praise and 73 compliments, or unselfish play. More than the goal scored or shot made, students can learn to 74 intrinsically value the amount of practice or hard work required to achieve affective outcomes. 75 (Insert Figure 1 here) 76 Third, teachers should hold students accountable for tasks related to the affective domain. 77 When students are held accountable for behavior that reflects responsibility and respect, the 78 teacher sends a powerful message of what he/she values, or what really matters in a learning 79 environment. For example, whether on a bulletin board or through a homework assignment, 80 students need to know that their affective behavior is taken into account. The teacher must make 81 behavior expectations as part of the whole learning experience explicit, and mirror these in their 82 assessments. Designing rubrics to this effect can serve multiple purposes as a reward system, 83 reinforcement of teacher expectations, and also a mechanism for establishing grades. Rewarding 84 students in this way will contribute to learning affective qualities. Further, students will also be 85 able to see the progress they have made over time (See Figure 1). 86 There are several other strategies to incorporate teaching to the affective domain in 87 physical education. The National Standards for Physical Education advocate teaching students 88 to develop personal and social responsibility (NASPE Standard 5), and to continue developing 89 these characteristics so they eventually transfer to activities beyond physical education in the 90 school setting. Don Hellison's Developmental Levels in the Teaching Personal and Social 91 Responsibility (TPSR) curriculum and instructional model (Hellison, 2003) is one commonly 92 cited strategy for teaching students to develop responsible behaviors. Hellison's model 93 progresses through six different stages, which are identified and described below. 94 Level 0: Irresponsibility. In this level, students are often unmotivated, undisciplined, and do not 95 demonstrate personal responsibility for their actions. They may be inconsiderate or mean to 96 other students, consistently interrupt when others are talking, or become engaged in off-task 97 behaviors. The teacher must continually monitor and closely supervise these individuals. 98 Level I: Self-control. In this level, students are not usually discipline problems, but are also not 99 fully engaged in the lesson. The term "competent bystander" may be closely associated with 100 students demonstrating the level of self-control. 101 Level II: Involvement. Students meeting the characteristics of this level typically demonstrate 102 enthusiasm and high participation in lessons. They want to be successful and try and learn new 103 things. 104 Level III: Self-responsibility. Students demonstrating self-responsibility do not need the direct 105 supervision of others. They become independent learners when pursuing new activities, and may 106 even be able to identify the areas in which they need to improve. 107 Level IV: Caring. Some students may initially demonstrate "caring" behaviors, and consistently 108 want to help and support their classmates. As other students in the physical education program 109 continue to develop responsible behaviors, it is ideal that they too become concerned with the 110 needs and interests of their peers. When a majority of the class becomes concerned about the 111 needs, interests, and feelings of others, the environment can be extremely positive and rewarding 112 for the students and the teacher. 113 Level V: Outside the gym. Teachers should continually promote positive behavior and 114 responsibility not only in the physical education program, but also to activities in which students 115 are engaged outside of the class and school. Students can learn to develop self-control, become 116 involved, increase their self-responsibility, and care about others in physical activity settings 117 outside of the gym. This may include behavior during recess, special events, and other school 118 119 activities, as well as when participating at home and in their community. In addition to the work outlined by Hellison (2003), teachers may also emphasize other 120 approaches to developing personal and social responsibility appropriate for the classroom setting 121 which may include: 1) conflict resolution and cooperative learning; 2) positive reinforcement in 122 physical education; 3) moral development in physical education; and 4) a classroom being a 123 public setting. Each of these approaches is described below. 124 Conflict resolution and cooperative learning in physical education: Students can learn to 125 handle situations that arise in activity settings appropriately, and negotiate ways in which they 126 can cooperate and get along with others. Some physical education programs focus primarily on 127 cooperative learning games and activities, with the notion that misbehavior and poor conduct 128 often takes place during competitive learning environments (Rink, 2006). Many of these 129 programs not only promote physical activity, but they also teach sport-specific skills, while 130 emphasizing cooperation, communication, personal responsibility, respect for others, positive 131 competition, critical thinking, and problem solving (Hughes, 2005). 132 Positive reinforcement in physical education: In addition to motivating students and providing 133 positive feedback, many physical educators teach and promote affective behaviors through the 134 use of extrinsic rewards. Using the cognitive evaluation theory and other research, Bonnie 135 Tjeerdsma Blankenship (2008) provides guidelines for teachers giving extrinsic rewards (See 136 Figure 2). 137 Moral development in physical education: Most teachers and many students are familiar with 138 the term "sportsmanship," but often do not demonstrate "good sport" behaviors. One strategy 139 teachers can use is to clearly identify what it means to be a good sport, and what behaviors lead 140 one to become a good sport in physical education. The positive characteristics should be 141 explained to students at the beginning of the school year, and periodically throughout the year. It 142 is also recommended that the definition of a "good sport" should be written down and placed in a 143 location in the teaching facility where students can clearly see it, and refer to it during class time 144 (Blankenship, 2008). 145 Publicness in classroom settings: Walter Doyle (1986) identified six important 'ecological' 146 elements that comprise the nature of the classroom environment when teachers and students 147 arrive at the classroom door (multidimensionality, simultaneity, immediacy, unpredictability, 148 publicness, and history). Considering that each classroom is a behavioral setting, publicness 149 refers to the notion that, "classrooms are public places" (p. 395). That is, "Teachers act in 150 fishbowls; each child normally can see how others are treated" (Lortie, 1975, p. 70). A large 151 percentage of the participants in the classroom readily witness the interaction of management 152 and instructional events. How the teacher responds or does not respond, sends an explicit or 153 implicit public message. Although Doyle was referring to organization for learning in traditional 154 classroom settings, the concept of publicness applies easily to the affective domain and student 155 behavior in physical education. If students are taught to recognize how their actions can 156 significantly affect other students in their class and are held accountable, they might be more or 157 less inclined to react in a certain way in a specific circumstance. Physical education teachers can 158 positively impact students by directing their attention to actions which are seen by others, with 159 the goal of reinforcing positive behaviors and decreasing inappropriate behaviors. 160 161 Implementation and Accountability: Practical Suggestions for Teachers Teachers need to take advantage of "teachable moments," recognizing good behaviors or 162 interactions that are positive. Too often, we focus our attention on negative situations, and ignore 163 acts of kindness, fairness, and generosity. The teacher must make it part of his or her 164 instructional plan to: a) demonstrate and model explicit expectations, and b) recognize, reinforce, 165 and reward these positive behaviors. In this way, teachers not only promote but also create a 166 classroom culture of a caring community. Giving special attention and rewarding students for 167 positive behavior may encourage other students to do the same. Specific suggestions that allow 168 for reinforcing desirable attributes of the affective domain during instruction include: 1) having 169 students help another student who has fallen; 2) recognizing the student that made the pass, in 170 addition to the student that scored the goal or basket; 3) encouraging students to work with a 171 variety of classmates, not just their friends or familiar groups; 4) emphasizing participation and 172 enjoyment over winning and losing; and 5) using public postings of students' names who have 173 demonstrated exceptional character qualities. We have included a sample rubric (Figure 3) 174 designed for students to self-monitor daily efforts and attention to characteristics attributed to the 175 affective domain as a means to cultivate personal responsibility. The rubric can be used as a self, 176 peer, or teacher assessment, and can be modified to any skill or activity. 177 178 (Insert Figure 3 here) PECentral (www.PECentral.com) provides helpful suggestions and ideas for incorporating 179 strategies for teaching to the affective domain. Below are three examples that are especially 180 effective and can be accessed using the Updated Lesson Ideas link. 181 1. Incredible Encouragers: The purpose is to teach students how to encourage their 182 classmates in a positive way through verbal and non-verbal communication. Teach 183 students to compliment one another beyond just saying "good job." 184 2. 185 during class. Teachers decide what the class goals are for a particular lesson or unit (i.e., 186 participating, listening, following directions), and student behavior is rewarded. Class "Goals": The purpose is to give an incentive for students to do their best 187 3. R-E-S-P-E-C-T: The purpose is to have students participate in a 188 running/concentration game on teams and learn the expectations of physical education 189 class. This is a great first day of the year physical education lesson. Each letter in the 190 word "respect" represents a different teacher expectation including rules, enthusiasm, 191 safety, purpose, effort, challenge, and team. 192 It is important that physical educators specifically plan for and teach to the affective 193 domain. Students arrive in our classrooms each day with individual and collective histories that 194 amount to a complex social dynamic (Doyle, 1986). Attitudes and behaviors that a teacher 195 believes will contribute to a positive and productive environment conducive for optimal learning 196 may not come naturally to all students. The good news is that the dynamic and multidimensional 197 nature of a physical education setting provides ongoing opportunities for developing personal 198 characteristics and redeemable affective qualities that can effectively enhance sport participation 199 during or outside of school. Achieving such a significant goal through physical education would 200 be one more substantive contribution to the quality of life we all want to enjoy. 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 References Blankenship, B.T. (2008). The psychology of teaching physical education. Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway, Publishers, Inc. Doyle, W. (1986). Classroom organization and management. In M.C. Wittrock (Ed.), Handook of research on teaching (3rd ed. pp.392-431). New York: Macmillan. Graham, G., Holt/Hale, S., Parker, M., Children moving: A reflective approach to teaching physical education (7th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill. Hellison, D. (2003). Teaching responsibility through physical activity. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Hughes, J. (2005). PE2theMax: Maximize skills, participation, teamwork and fun. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Jackson, S.A., & Ekland, R.C. (2004). The flow scales manual, Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology. Kretchmar, R.S. (2005). Practical philosophy of sport and physical activity. Champaign: Human Kinetics. 217 Lortie, D. (1975). Schoolteacher. Chicago: Univesity of Chicago Press. 218 Luxbacher, J. (2005). Soccer steps to success (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. 219 National Association for Sport and Physical Education (2004). Moving into the future: 220 National standards for physical education. (2nd ed.). Reston, VA: Author. 221 National Association for Sport and Physical Education. (2000). Opportunity to learn standards 222 for elementary physical education. Reston, VA: Author. 223 PE Central (n.d.). PE Central, The Premier Web site for Health and Physical Education. 224 Retrieved, April 18, 2008, from http://www.pecentral.com/. 225 Rink, J. E. (2006). Teaching physical education for learning (5th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. 226 Placek, J. (1983). Conceptions of success in teaching: Busy, happy and good? In T. Templin & J. 227 Olson (Eds.), Teaching in physical education (pp. 46-56). Champaign, IL: Human 228 Kinetics. 229 230 The John R. Wooden Course (n.d.). Timeless wisdom for creating personal and team success. Retrieved, October 17, 2008 from http://www.woodencourse.com/woodens_wisdom.html 231 232 233 234 235 Brent Heidorn is an assistant professor in Health, Physical Education and Sport Studies at the University of West Georgia. , while Mindy M. Welch is an assistant professor in the Physical Education and Health Education program College of Education at Butler University. 236 237 238 Figure 1. Self, Peer, or Teacher Assessment by Content Instructional Goal Content Activity/Strategy How to Assess? Teamwork Soccer Modified Game Play Peer Checklist: "Good Teammate" Characteristics Respect Striking Equipment Self-Assessment: Reflection Write two examples of positive actions; one suggestion for improvement Responsibility Gymnastics Safety Teacher Rubric: Student adherence to established protocols Challenge/Enjoyment Basketball Give-and-Go Small Sided Teams Self-Assessment Success Checklist: Areas of Improvement 239 Figure 2. Guidelines for Giving Extrinsic Rewards Guidelines for Giving Extrinsic Rewards Example: Soccer at the Elementary Level (concepts taken from Luxbacher, 2005, pp. 135148) Clearly define the target behavior in observable, measurable terms The teacher can specifically recognize a pass from one student to another. The teacher can teach students to dribble less and pass more, focusing on cooperation, teamwork, and unselfish play. Establish clear criteria for earning the reward The teacher might implement a rule that all teams must have five consecutive passes before any shot can be taken. The statistician (in a Sport Ed model), can keep track of passes, assists, etc. The teacher can focus on skill development and the team concept. Documentation of student improvement over time can be recorded throughout a unit or tournament. Criteria for earning rewards should be individually based or based on selfimprovement, when possible Minimize giving rewards based on the performance of others Make sure rewards are contingently earned Let the reward system be optional for students; obtain input from students Verbal praise for student accomplishments should accompany extrinsic rewards The self-selected task of passing to an open teammate is not contingent upon the more advanced players in the class. Students with novice skills can still be successful and "earn rewards", even though they may not score the goal. The reward depends upon demonstrating not only passing skills, but also incorporating teammates in the overall affective objective(s). The students establish the passing quota (e.g., the number of passes, etc.). Teachers can have students identify the team goal for the total number of team passes in the modified game, in a predetermined amount of time, etc. Verbal praise should not only come from the teacher, but also from the students. This concept can be emphasized during the lesson closure. The teacher can allow students to make special notes or recognition of how they accomplished their goals, completed a successful number of passes, etc. Use fading * 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 When the teacher is satisfied with students "passing to others", he/she might no longer "reward points" for passing, and only focus on verbal praise during the closure of the lesson. The teacher can also incorporate other affective characteristics and concepts (e.g., helping another student to his/her feet). * Fading is the process of gradually changing the reinforcer that controls a behavior so the behavior eventually occurs in response to a new reinforcer (Martin & Pear, 2003). Note: the column on the left is taken directly from The Psychology of Teaching Physical Education (Blankenship, 2008, p. 42). The column on the right was created by the current authors and contains examples in which the column on the left can be used. 248 Figure 3. Self, Peer, or Teacher Assessment: Effort (Daily or Weekly) Criteria Proficient 4 Gold Medal Competent 3 Silver Medal Basic 2 Bronze Medal Emergent 1 Contender No Progress 0 Ineligibl e Score (Hypothetica l) Personal Goals Consistently puts forth best effort toward achieving personal goal(s) Consistent effort toward achieving perso nal goal(s) Solid but inconsiste nt effort toward achieving personal goal(s) Some effort toward achieving perso nal goals; inconsist ent and could try harder Minimal effort towards achievin g personal goal(s) 2 Skill Developme nt I actively engage in practice to learn new skills with consistent effort I actively engage in practice to improve my existing skills with consistent effort I actively engage in maintaini ng my existing skills with consistent effort I gave inconsistent effort to engage in the activity to maintain or improve my skills I did not give consiste nt effort to engage in the activity 3 Teamwork I praise the success of my teammates and opponents, participate unselfishly, and main tain my self-control at all times I praise the success of my teammates or opponents, participate unselfishly, and maintain my self-control most of the time I participat e unselfishl y and maintain my selfcontrol most of the time I sometimes criticize my teammates or opponents; I am sometimes selfish during play I tend to put my needs ahead of the group 4 249 250 251 252 Note: the authors advocate that learners achieve the Gold (Proficient) or Silver (Competent) levels. 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The director of issues analysis of a conservative fundamentalist Christian organization on Wednesday accused the Democratic Party of trying to make African Americans into "slaves" and "drug-addled addicts" with welfare benefits.
"The Democrats as a party, I believe, they want slaves, they want Americans to be as slavishly dependent upon the central government as slaves were upon their masters in pre-Civil War days, that's what they want," Bryan Fischer explained on his American Family Associations radio show. "We were talking this morning about how in the world is it that African Americans still support the Democratic Party? How can you explain that, when the Democratic Party is the party of slavery, the KKK, Jim Crow laws, lynch mobs, the party that filibustered the Civil Rights Act, how can you explain this?"
Fischer concluded that the only possible explanation for Democrats being supported by blacks was that the party "promises them more goodies" to get them "addicted."
"It's like the government is one big giant methadone clinic and they're just handing out these injections to people in the form of welfare benefits to get them hooked, so they got to hook up with their supplier once a month, they got to get their fix, they got to hook up with their dealer on a street corner once a month and get their fix from the federal government," he explained. "They're like drug-addled addicts and the Democrat Party has gotten them addicted to welfare benefits. That apparently is the only reason they continue to support this party."
"I think what keeps the African American community in the Democratic and on the Democratic plantation is the promise of goodies, it's the promise of welfare, it's the promise of benefits," Fisher added.
"So that's just a form of idolatry, they put money ahead of principle. If they're going to give me stuff, that's materialism, that's greed, that's a violation of the Ten Commandments, they're going to stick that in front of me I'm going to vote for them no matter what."
According to Census Bureau data obtained by Time magazine in 2001, 61 percent of the people receiving welfare in were white, while only 33 percent identified themselves as black.
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> https://tango.0pointer.de/pipermail/pulseaudio-discuss/2009-July/004519.htm
> PA does not make use of hardware mixing. And I don't plan to change
> that. It's obsolete technology. CPUs these days come with extensions
> such as MMX or SSE precisely for speeding up DSP tasks such as PCM
> mixing. This is way more flexible that hw mixing, and definitely the
> way to the future, both on the desktop and on embedded envs as well.
> The "obsolete technology" -- who made this decision? Is it your private
> opinion or any suggestion from sound card manufacturers?
> It seems that HW companies still produce the "obsolete technology".
First, I like pulseaudio, especially the ability of moving streams from one
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Two parties too many
To The Editor:
Our government is a two party system. Adding parties only serves to diminish one or both. If we were to eliminate one party we would all be on the same page (as in united). It should be obvious, it wouldn't matter which one. It should be obvious right now, it doesn't matter which one. The number one objective of both parties is to keep the Democrats and the Republicans at odds with each other. (As in divided) Once a politician is elected, the campaign promises are forgotten, and the "blame game" begins, and nothing changes. For the better anyway. And the billions and billions of our dollars keep pouring into Washington, while the thousands can be accounted for.
We are a two party system with one boat. We can't go anywhere until we start paddling in the same direction.
The only flaw I see, is we wouldn't be voting for our politicians on merit alone.
When is the last time you saw a politician with any merit?
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teacher swamp
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Oh Boo Hoo Hoo
It's time to drain the teachers swamp — they work only 180 days a year. They make over $60,000 dollars a year,
That's over $330.00 per day, That's over $42.00 per hour.
They want to leave Easy Street and live on Diamond Boulevard.
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Welfare SchemesThe college has many welfare schemes for the students. They are:
- Earn while Learn Scheme
- Free Thalassemia Test (Compulsory)
- Life Insurance for all (New India Assurance Co. Ltd.)
- Freeship for sportspersons and the physically challenged.
- I-pods and computers for the blind students
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- Student Aid Library – books at concessional rates
- Medical check- up at concessional rates
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Twitter is so silly, isn't it? Just a bunch of quasi-literate narcissists publicizing their snack habits and trying to out-zing each other. And really, how can you say anything important in 140 characters?
That's what I thought before I was on Twitter. Once I signed up, I learned a few things:
- Nobody is asking you to say anything. You can just listen. It's fine.
- If someone is trivial, or self-promoting, or banal, you needn't listen to them.
- You can say a lot in 140 characters.
I initially wrote off Twitter because it seemed like nothing new–a homely and feature-poor version of the Facebook news feed. But Twitter's brilliance is its simplicity. Its innovation isn't technological, but editorial. Like any good editor, Twitter is merciless, demanding absolute brevity which in turn imposes a strict house style. It has quickly established universal norms, chief among them being the hashtag, an ingenious way to quickly tell everyone just what the hell you're writing about, something all writers should do regardless of their medium.
Under these constraints, language flourishes. I have read great poetry on Twitter. I get my news through Twitter, quicker and from more perspectives than anywhere else. Again and again I laugh, sometimes out loud. Often a tweet is an advertisement for a longer piece of writing. Sometimes a tweet says it all. The "network effect" on Twitter amplifies some tweets and marginalizes others. This automated filter does a wonderful job, the retweeted tweets are usually the ones I find most relevant. Retweeting also brings me information from outside of my personal networks, calming that early-Internet fear that we would each end up trapped inside a bubble of our own narrow interests. Yes, Twitter is addictive–just like reading. Twitter is an excellent reader's medium, and a challenging but rewarding writer's medium as well.
The editors of the boutique literary magazine (redundant?) N+1 take a dimmer view, here.
They may be a year or two late for Twitter-bashing, but timeliness is a Twitterish concern for such erudite folks. Contrary to my experience, the editors feel that anyone who's on Twitter can't possibly offer clear thinking about it. To truly understand it, one must shun it, and then it will reveal itself to you as "a scrolling suicide note of Western civilization."
Twitter is where we "devalue one another through mutual self-importance." Twitter has wrought "an internet-induced cheapening of language". Twitter has "opened up vast new space for carelessness, confusion, whateverism." At least N+1 is spirited in its snobbery — for a while, anyhow. Then comes the inevitable academic wankery, the honors thesis hangover that, thank God, gets beaten out of reporters and Tweeters alike by age 25, but which festers into something incurable among certain literary types.
Boringly citing David Foster Wallace as the "accidental progenitor" of the "blogorrheic" Twitter style, the N+1 editors explain that:
"What distinguishes Wallace's writing from the prose it begot is a fusion of the scrupulous and the garrulous; all of our colloquialisms, typically diffusing a mist of vagueness over the world, are pressed into the service of exactness."
The above sentence is overwrought, imprecise, indulgent, and 94 characters too long to tweet.
Jesse Brown is the host of TVO.org's Search Engine podcast. He is on Twitter @jessebrown


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December 05, 2006 17:25 ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - Dec. 5, 2006) -
Black Diamond Income Fund (TSX:BDI.UN) ("Black Diamond" or the "Fund") is pleased to provide the following operations update. At November 30, 2006 the Fund had a total of 849 units in its rental fleets. The Black Diamond Camps division had 429 units operating at 78% utilization. The BOXX Modular division had 420 rental units operating at 86.5% utilization. All of our Black Diamond Camps rental units are contracted for this winter which will increase the utilization rate substantially. We continue to focus on long term guaranteed rental contracts. Our current weighted outstanding contract term is approximately 36 months. This focus provides the Fund with a high degree of certainty around future revenues and distributable cash.
Our capital expenditure program is on schedule. We forecast closing 2006 with a combined total of 926 rental units (representing a 260% year over year when viewed as continuing businesses) with an additional 40 units to be delivered in January 2007. The Fund plans to add approximately 400 new rental units in fiscal year 2007. Management believes that these additions can be funded through retained cash and available debt facilities.
In the current quarter Black Diamond Camps has undertaken a large multi-year program with an upstream oil and gas company which includes 77 units for a project in the Fort McMurray oil sands area. In addition, Black Diamond has been a primary supplier, through one of our customers, of accommodation structures for the Alberta Forestry Pine Beetle Control program. This program represents accommodation facilities for approximately 125 people. Our Black Diamond Site Services division has contracts in hand that represent a healthy backlog of work which will carry on through the winter period, and all other revenue streams continue to track in-line with expectations.
On October 31, 2006, the Government of Canada announced its intention to apply a Distribution Tax on distributions from publicly-traded income trusts. Based on information released by the Minister of Finance, it is expected that this tax will apply only to income distributions made by Black Diamond beginning in 2011. Under the Fund's current structure with the tax deductions available to Black Diamond and the current level of distributions, it is estimated that the Fund will not be taxable prior to 2011 and that all distributions to that point will be a return of capital to unit holders.
The Fund is an unincorporated open ended investment trust governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta. The principal undertaking of the Fund, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Black Diamond Limited Partnership, is to rent modular structures for use as workforce accommodation and temporary workspace, and to provide complementary services including transportation, installation, dismantling, repair and maintenance of modular structures, as well as related services through three operating divisions consisting of Black Diamond Camps, BOXX Modular and Black Diamond Site Services.
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There is not much to be said for the high life of Mr. Manville Fenn's "tragedy." The word "tragedy," indeed, is to be taken in a non-natural sense, for "Lady Maude's Mania" is sheer comedy throughout, and in clever hands might be shaped into a passable farce for the stage. Lady Maude's "mania" is a devotion to organ-grinders, and as one of them turns out to be a love's messenger, the sensible reader will not expect her to end her days in a lunatic asylum.
Then the bridal dress was once more forgotten, and brother and sister were tightly locked in each other's arms.
Her ladyship uttered a wail of dismay, but it was not heeded, as Tom said in a low tone--
"Keep up your pecker, Di, old girl. It's all nonsense about love and that sort of thing. It's duty toward your mother, catechism fashion, and you've done it. You're sold into bondage, eh?"
"Yes, Tom dear," she said, cheerfully. "I shall not mind."
"With all Goole's money to play with I should think not."
"I did not mean that, dear," said the girl, gravely. "I seem to be going right away from you, but there is Maude; don't let her be married like I am, Tom."
"What can I do?"
"I don't know; only try to help her and papa. Be more at home for both their sakes--and Tryphie's."
Tom started, and looked sharply in his sister's face.
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'60 Minutes' Overtime: Steve Jobs' advice to Larry PageLate Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' biographer Walter Issacson tells CBS "60 Minutes" what Jobs thought of his competitors and Jobs'reluctance to mentor Google's co-founder Larry Page.
-60 minutes over time. -Did come away liking him? -Yeah, I ended up like him. I like him when I first met him. -And Walter Isaacson did more 40 interviews with Jobs. In most of those interviews, Walter taped them. He told us that he had them and that he would share some of them with us. -Right [unk]. - Graham Messick, the producer listen to the tapes. -I told when Walter sent us the clips, which were not always beautifully organized. We had about 2 hours to choose from. Now, a lot of that was Jobs just ruminating about life and other things for him talking about his competitors and his feelings about the industry. -I'd say Microsoft and Google have a lot in common. Microsoft never had the humanities and the liberal arts in the DNA. It's pure technology company and they just didn't get it. Even when they saw the Mac, they couldn't even copy it well. How dumb do you have to be to not see it once you see it, you know, but Google is the same way, they don't get it. -Jobs has had a big fight with Google. He thought Google had ripped him off of the, you know, android operating system until he gets a call from Larry Page who says I wanna come by. I'm gonna become the CEO of Google, I want tips. At first, Steve Jobs said, you know, his instinct would say, hey, you forget it, you know, you've ripped us off, I'm not gonna deal with it, but then jobs says, you know, I was mentored by the great people to this valley, you know, Packard, Hewlett, all these people who set something in place in silicon valley. They were good mentors. So, he has Larry Page come by and visit and he gives them some advice and one of advice is focus is focus. He says, don't be like Microsoft doing products all over the map. Figure out what you do best and keep it focused. Secondly, he says, don't try to be too nice as a CEO. You want a team of only of A players and it really mean that at times you're gonna have the to force some people off.


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I will be moving to Mexico in the coming months but I still have reservations about claiming my social security while residing in Mexico.
Can I still claim my social security if I move to Mexico?
Do I need to return to the states every few months? Do I need to keep an address in the U.S?
Any other information you guys have would be a big help.
Can I still claim my social security if I move to Mexico?
Glynna Prentice – IL Mexico Editor
Claiming your social security in Mexico should not be a problem. Mexico is one of many countries in the world to which you can have your social security payments sent.
There are two ways to handle this. However, in both cases you'll want to have your social security direct-deposited to a bank account. One option is to continue having your social security direct-deposited to your U.S. bank account. You can then use your U.S. bank debit card to make ATM withdrawals from that account while in Mexico.
Alternatively, once you're established in Mexico, you can open a Mexican bank account and have your social security payments direct-deposited to that Mexican account. Note that your social security payments will be converted into Mexican pesos when the payments are deposited in Mexico. If you want to keep your social security in U.S. dollars, you should keep the payments going into your U.S. account.
Don Murray – IL Riviera Maya Correspondent
What Glynna said, and no need for periodic returns to the US with a Resident Visa.
Jason Holland – IL Roving Latin America Editor
Ditto what Glynna said. I would add that this is a good resource with information on how certain circumstances might affect someone's social security payments while abroad: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10137.pdf
Suzan Haskins – IL Editor
Yes, you can claim your Social Security benefits no matter where in the world you live. And you can do that in a couple of different ways. You can have it direct deposited into a bank account in the States that you access via ATM withdrawals as you travel. Or you can have it direct deposited into a bank account in Mexico or in almost any other country you might choose to live.
You do not need to return to the States every few months and the government does not require that you keep a US address although there are probably other very good reasons to do that.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer. Jonathan Liebesman's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) movie trailer 2 stars Abby Elliott, Jeremy Howard, Danny Woodburn, Minae Noji, and Pete Ploszek. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' plot synopsis: "The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical plan."
On who is playing whom:
The CGI/live-action hybrid stars Pete Ploszek (Leonardo), Noel Fisher (Michaelangelo), Jeremy Howard (Donatello), and Alan Ritchson (Raphael). Danny Woodburn will play the anamorphic rat-sensei Splinter.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also stars Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Noel Fisher, Whoopi Goldberg, Ami Sheth, K. Todd Freeman, Michelle Guo, and Alexander Jameson.
Watch the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie trailer 2 and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be released in US theaters through Paramount Pictures on August 8, 2014. For more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles photos, videos, and information, visit our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Page, subscribe to us by Email, "follow" us on Twitter, Tumblr, or "like" us on Facebook.


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For generations, sports fans from South Florida and beyond have enjoyed their home teams here - no matter where their "home" may be. With representatives from every major professional sports league in town, there's sure to be a tale to be told of the fun of a home-stand in South Florida. Sports journalists are certain to find a unique angle when traveling south to cover their home team.
The BB&T Center takes on a dual personality of conflicting fan bases when Greater Fort Lauderdale's own Florida Panthers welcome the Montreal Canadiens or New York Rangers to town.
There's nothing like the raucous time when the Dolphins host the New York Jets, the New England Patriots - or other AFC East rivals.
The 2012 NBA world champions Miami Heat NBA franchise plays nearby in the AmericanAirlines Arena - which fills with fans from rivals like the New Jersey Nets or New York Knicks when those teams travel south.
Two-time World Series champions Miami Marlins open the 2012 season in their new, $515 million retractable-roof stadium. They're sure to raise whatever roof is on when the New York Yankees or Mets come to town.
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While at this year's Western Psychology Conference in Portland with my research assistant Allie Vreeman, I had the pleasure of running into my college mentor, Dr. Dana of Chapman University. This got my wheels turning about the importance of mentorship and how it has helped shape my leadership development.
If you have ever had an older, more experienced employee or boss take you under his or her wing and guide you, then you probably know how valuable mentoring can be. Dawrin (2000) has stated that the more mentoring people receive the more promotions and pay raises they subsequently receive during their careers. So, with that information I would like to introduce 10 easy steps to not only make you a better mentor but also a better protege (Clutterbuck & Ragins, 2002; Wickman & Sdodin, 1997).
Mentors should…
1. Be responsible to proteges, not for them.
2. Make the mentoring relationship fun and enjoyable.
3. Recognize that their involvement with their proteges extends beyond the workday.
4. Listen carefully to their proteges.
5. Openly acknowledge their failures as well as their successes.
6. Protect their proteges and expect their proteges to protect them.
7. Give their proteges not only direction but also options.
8. Recognize and encourage their proteges in small successes and accomplishments.
9. Encourage independent thinking among their proteges.
10. Focus not only on job skills but also on ethical values.
Clutterback, D., & Ragins, B.R. (2002). Mentoring and diversity: An international perspective. Burlington, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann. Wickman, F., & Sdodin, T. (1997). Mentoring. Chicago: Irwin.
Darwin, A. (2000). Critical reflections on mentoring in work settings. Adult Education Quaterly, 50, 197-211.


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The men -- one of whom was armed with a handgun -- entered the GameStop store at 522 Contra Costa Blvd. around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday and confronted two store clerks, according to police.
One of the men kicked open a storage room door as another controlled the two clerks and the third guarded the store's entryway, police said.
Police said the trio grabbed merchandise and a cashier's till, then fled and ran north through the parking lot toward Second Avenue South.
One suspect is described as a black man with a light complexion between 25 and 29 years old, standing over 6 feet tall with short black hair and blue eyes.
Another suspect is described as a Pacific Islander man in his early 20s around 6 feet tall with black hair weighing about 210 to 220 pounds.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact the Pleasant Hill Police Department's investigations division at (925) 288-4630.