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School Accounting Software
School Accounting and Reports Software
Technogrips's School Accounting software is a complete Student fee accounting system for all kind of schools, offering unsurpassed integration of student demographic information and financial information:
Technogrips has a comprehensive module to track all information related to the student. Demographic information stays with the student for as long as they are in the district. There is no reason to have to re-key information and all authorized users in the district have access to the data in real time.
Each student is linked to a family and has their own unique identifier. The linking is used for communication with the parent. Parents can have multiple students assigned to them allows them to have access to information on all their children. Report cards, attendance, discipline and progress letters can be sent to multiple locations and parents based on the student's family code.
- Unlimited Phone Numbers and Addresses
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- Search for students by name, year-in-school, gender, birth date or name type
- Generate eligibility reports
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- School accounting software that seamlessly integrates with Technogrips School management system
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- Access up-to-date school-wide financial information.
- Technogrips's School accounting software is a must-have tool for principals, Financial managers, Accountants, Directors, and other school leaders
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DIY & Crafts
Invisible man
DIY & Crafts
Invisible man
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Setting up this spooky decoration is a snap! Set up your invisible man on a chair at your front door for a no-fuss, extra-scary fright.
You need:
• Chair
• Chrome-coloured enamel spray
• Fish line or heavy-gauge wire
• Glasses
• Hat
• Hot-glue gun and glue sticks
To make:
1. Spray hat and glasses with 2-3 coats of the chrome-coloured spray paint. Let dry.
2. Refer to invisible man diagram. Adhere glasses to hat an angle, using hot-glue gun, to suggest someone is wearing them. Spray paint over glued area.
3. Using heavy-gauge wire, secure invisible man to chair; or using fishing line, suspend invisible man from ceiling.
Excerpted from Scary scenes for Halloween by Jill Williams Grover. Copyright 2003 by Chapelle Ltd. Excerpted, with permission by Sterling Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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Sunshine Cruz reveals that every time they has a spat with Cesar Montano, he brings-up her being a bold star.
Sunshine Cruz reveals that in the 13 year that she is married to estrange husband Cesar Montano, never did he forget that his wife was once a bold star and he always brings it up to her every single time that they had a misunderstanding.
This is what Sunshine revealed:
"Mayroon sigurong mga tao na hindi makakalimot sa past ng ibang tao. He would always tell me na dati kasi akong bold star. Masakit kasi kahit naman naging ganun ako, first boyfriend ko 'yun eh. At 13 years na, ikaw 'yung may ginagawa, tanggapin mo. Huwag mong ibalik 'yung past, pelikula iyon eh."
On why she became a bold star:
"Dahil sa hirap, dahil sa mga naririnig ko, yeah sometimes. Parang why did I do this, I was so stupid. Pero nangyari na iyan eh. Hindi rin naman mag-mourn ako forever because of what I did before."
She also revealed the one last incident that triggered her to finally leave Cesar:
"We were having lunch one day and my 8-year-old told me na kausapin ko daw 'yung tatay nila kasi may nakita sila sa phone. To cut the story short, I tried reaching out kay Buboy for four days…kasi it's already affecting our children but unfortunately very busy siya that time for the movie, hindi siya nakauwi for days. I prayed and that was the time na I decided na maybe it's time for me to move on."
She also revealed that this is not the first time that she left their conjugal house:
"Ilang beses akong humiwalay, nagpaamo, bumalik, humiwalay na naman, nagpaamo, bumalik. Parang I know in my heart and in my mind that I did everything to make it work pero 13 years na eh, kalian ko pa pagdedesisyunan na siguro it's time to love myself more? Kapag 50 years old na ako? Siguro 13 years is enough."
Her next plan is to invalidate her marriage with Cesar Montano.


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Pattern for perfectly-fitted mittens knit in Aran weight yarn. Learn how to make an afterthought thumb by following the instructions and photos. Purl ridges give these mittens a lovely cushy texture, but the simple pattern is perfect for adding custom touches, such as stripes, Fair Isle, bobbles, or cables.
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Skill Level: Advanced beginner. Required skills--casting on, knitting, purling, decreasing, using DPN's, and picking up stitches.
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text: education Common Core standards in Michigan are forcing big changes in education By Keith Kindred • Dec 18, 2013 Just last year, when I brought up the Common Core to my non-educator friends, I would usually see a furrowed brow and a tilted head. They'd never heard of it. That's certainly changed. Most people have at least heard of Common Core by now. Still, I find very few folks have anything more than the vaguest notions about the Common Core. They seem to know that most states are a part of it, but not much more. Why the quality of life for Michigan's children is stagnating By Stateside Staff • Dec 17, 2013 toshibatelecom / toshibatelecom Listen Listening... / 10:13 Michigan's economy may be slogging its way up the hill towards recovery, but life is not getting as good as it should for children in our state. That's the takeaway from the latest Kids Count report. Here to tell us more is Jane Zehnder-Merrell. She's the project director for Kids Count in Michigan, part of the Michigan League for Public Policy. Listen to the full interview above. How are 'Common Core' standards playing out in Michigan classrooms today? By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Dec 16, 2013 Jennifer Guerra / Michigan Radio Listen Listening... / 9:01 An interview with Naomi Norman. Back in 2010, the State Board of Education approved the Common Core State Standards for Michigan — a set of math and English goals for K-12 students. School districts across the state have spent the past three years integrating the standards into their curricula. At the same time, we've heard a lot of political debate about Common Core, mostly about the involvement of the federal government in our classrooms. But in October of this year, state lawmakers OK'd funding for Common Core, and now it is becoming a reality in Michigan classrooms. We wanted to find out: What does this mean — day-in, day-out — for Michigan's students? What does a school year under Common Core really look like? Joining us is Naomi Norman, the executive director of Achievement Initiatives at Washtenaw Intermediate School District and Livingston Educational Service Agency. Listen to the full interview above. Michigan to have tip line to prevent school violence By The Associated Press • Dec 14, 2013 Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan is creating a confidential tip line for students designed to prevent school violence. A law signed Friday by Gov. Rick Snyder authorizes the creation of a hotline accepting tips by phone, text message, email or through a website or mobile app. The state attorney general's office and other agencies will cooperate to establish the OK-2-SAY program being modeled after one Colorado created after the Columbine shootings. The 'read-or-flunk' law proposes holding back students not reading at grade level By Stateside Staff • Dec 9, 2013 flickr.com Listen Listening... / 10:32 What happens when a child is struggling to read at his or her grade level? In too many cases, the student moves up a grade anyway and the struggle continues, resulting in high school graduates who are poor, ineffective readers. And that can impact that student's chances of going to college and then getting a job that provides a good level of pay over a lifetime. There's a package of bills sponsored by Holland Republican Representative Amanda Price now working through the State that tries to tackle this problem. It's called the "read-or-flunk law." In a nutshell, if third-grade kids aren't reading, hold them back. Ron French reported on the pros and cons of these bills for Bridge Magazine, and he joined us today to discuss the issue. Listen to the full interview above. Abortion, issue ads, Medicaid expansion could see legislative action in December By Jake Neher • Nov 29, 2013 Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio It could be a busy December for state lawmakers after they return from their Thanksgiving break. Here are some of the issues that could come up for debate before the end of the year. Paying for the Medicaid expansion delay – In a procedural vote earlier this year, state lawmakers delayed by about two months the implementation of Michigan's Medicaid expansion law. In doing so, they created a hole in the budget of more than $70 million. Legislative leaders say passing a bill to fill that hole is one of their top priorities in the coming weeks. Is there a link between arts education and entrepreneurship? This study says yes. By Stateside Staff • Nov 21, 2013 Navy Hale Keiki School / Flickr Listen Listening... / 10:32 A recent study coming out of Michigan State University reaffirms the need for one educational discipline that's been continuously cut over the past decade — the arts. Researchers found a startling link between taking part in arts and crafts activities as a child and patents received or businesses launched as an adult. According to that study, which examined MSU Honors STEM students between 1990-1995, 94% of STEM graduates had musical training in their lives, compared to 34% of all adults. Joining us is one of the authors of the study, Rex LaMore, the director of the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development. Cynthia Taggart, a professor of Music Education at Michigan State also talked to us. Listen to the full interview above. How one Detroit charter school captured national attention — and what educators have to say about it By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Nov 14, 2013 YouTube / YouTube This week on State of Opportunity, Sarah Alvarez is taking a look at some radical decisions that have shaped the educational landscape of Detroit schools. Today, families in the city are taking a gamble on brand-new charter schools, like the Detroit Achievement Academy. The academy opened earlier this year, by 28-year-old Kyle Smitley. Smitley is the first to admit she lacks formal educational experience. "I've been laughed out of so many rooms coming into the education world," she says. But that hasn't stopped the unconventional school from getting national buzz. Earlier this year, Smitley and the academy were featured on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Still, the odds are stacked up against the academy and other charter schools that pop up in Detroit. There are more seats in Detroit schools than students. Many students in the city haven't met benchmark requirements in their grade levels. So what do educational experts think about these experimental schools? Check out Sarah's piece for more. Does diversity make for better schools? By Sarah Alvarez • Nov 13, 2013 clipping courtesy of Ray Litt / via Detroit Free Press In short, the answer is 'we don't really know.' Stanford University's Sean Reardon studies achievement gaps - the difference between how one group of students performs compared to another group. When comparing black, white, and Latino students, Reardon says you see the importance not so much of race, but of class. "Over the last 40 or so years, the black-white achievement gap and the Hispanic-white achievement gap have narrowed a lot," Reardon said. "On the other hand, the gap between high and low income students has increased quite dramatically." Reardon said that particular gap has grown about 40% since the 1980s. But while economic diversity might matter more in ensuring a quality education, that doesn't mean people want to give up on racial and ethnic diversity. Ray Litt, a community activist involved in Detroit's Milliken v. Bradley case, reflected, "The desegregation action was to provide a quality integrated venue in which students and staff are exposed to and can interact with kids of different races religions and economic status," he said. "We all need to be able to be comfortable, not tolerating, a society that is the melting pot." Racial diversity is not something you are likely to find in a majority of Detroit's schools, even after a hard fought desegregation plan. Read more and listen to the whole story at State of Opportunity. Do Michigan's colleges need to focus more on the state than the 'global community'? By Stateside Staff • Nov 12, 2013 Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio Listen Listening... / 10:33 Are Michigan colleges and universities so focused outward that they have become "placeless"? Are families being needlessly fractured by a growing emphasis on global engagement, and a move away from local involvement and commitment? Jeffrey Polet, a professor of political science at Hope College in Holland thinks so. In a column for Bridge Magazine Polet argues that Michigan's "hallowed halls may lead to the world, but they also contribute to the fracturing of communities." Polet talks to us about what he's seen that caused him to write his piece, and where his criticism lies. Listen to the full interview above. All veterans now eligible for in-state tuition at all Michigan public universities By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Nov 11, 2013 Wikimedia Commons All of Michigan's fifteen public universities are now offering in-state tuition to all veterans, regardless of their legal residence or active duty status. In the past, this benefit was limited to active duty personnel. Michael A. Boulus is executive director of the Presidents Council State Universities of Michigan. He said "Our message is that Michigan's public universities are dedicated to supporting our veterans and their families. We value veterans and are committed to helping them get degrees that are vital to their success and the success of the state." Your plans for next week? Listen to our series on education in Detroit By Mark Brush • Nov 8, 2013 From the John and Leni Sinclair papers / UM Bentley Historical Library Next week, Sarah Alvarez from our State of Opportunity team will explore the long shadow of a busing and integration case 40 years ago, and the way the outcome fundamentally altered the notion of a neighborhood school for students in Detroit and many communities throughout the metro area. Listen Listening... / 4:49 Listen to an interview with Sarah Alvarez and our All Things Considered host, Jennifer White. Check out this post by Kimberly Springer that shows how some Detroit parents were notified that their kids were going to be bused to another school. The series "Abandoning the neighborhood school" will focus on these topics: Stateside for Monday, November 4th, 2013 By Stateside Staff • Nov 4, 2013 Listen Listening... / 48:04 Voters in Detroit go to the polls tomorrow, and no matter who gets elected to be that city's next Mayor, crime will be one of the problems they'll have to tackle. On today's show, we looked past the city's financial struggles to curbing the violence in Detroit. And, we found out about a "flipped school" - one of the first in the nation. Students watch lectures at night and do homework during the day in class. And, a Grand Rapids park millage will take park funding out of the city's general fund. We spoke with one of the supports of the millage to find out why voters should consider it. Also, a Canadian photographer found beauty in the ruins of Detroit. He joined us to talk about his exhibit. First on the show, one of the most emotionally charged issues in Michigan in 2013 has been wolves. After teetering on the brink of extinction, the gray wolf population has rebounded so much so that earlier this year, Governor Rick Snyder signed a law that allows a first-ever state wolf hunt in the Upper Peninsula. That historic hunt begins November 15. Forty-three wolves can be shot in three UP zones where officials say they have the most problems. During the legislative debate on the wolf hunt, lawmakers from the UP spoke with passion about the "fear" their constituents had of the wolves, worrying for the safety of livestock, pets, even small children. Michigan Radio's Steve Carmody spoke with the point man on wolves for the DNR. Adam Bump told Steve that wolves had become very accustomed to life in Ironwood. "So you have wolves showing up in backyards, wolves showing up on porches, wolves staring at people through their sliding glass doors, while they're pounding on it, exhibiting no fear." But an MLive investigation into the historic wolf hunt raises some serious questions about the debate, about claims made by opponents, and about the DNR's Bump. John Barnes is reporting on this for MLive in a series called "Crying Wolf," and he joined us today. Macomb County high school see success in 'flipped classroom' education strategy By Stateside Staff • Nov 4, 2013 Jennifer Guerra / Michigan Radio Listen Listening... / 10:40 There is a high school in Macomb County that has grabbed the attention of educators across the country. Three years ago, Clintondale High School became the very first in the country to be a "flipped school." Kids watch teachers' lectures at home as much as they want or need, and class time is when teachers are there to help with what we would otherwise call "homework." One education expert says maybe online is controversial, but the flipped classroom is a new strategy nearly everyone agrees on. It can be a very good thing for students and teachers. Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline By Jennifer White & Mercedes Mejia • Nov 1, 2013 Mercedes Mejia / Michigan Radio file photo Listen Listening... / 4:55 This week, Zak Rosen with State of Opportunity reported on the school-to-prison pipeline. It's known to be pattern seen across the country of students being pushed out of school and into the criminal justice system. In Rosen's report we learned about Youth Voice, a student lead community organizing group that's working to break the school-to-prison pipeline and revise Zero Tolerance policies. Today we talk with Chanel Kitchen, a member of Youth Voice. To learn more about Youth Voice you can visit their Facebook page here. Listen to the full interview with Chanel Kitchen, just click on the link above. MSU Study: A Catholic school education may not be superior to a public school education By Steve Carmody • Nov 1, 2013 Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio A new Michigan State University study suggests a Catholic school education might not be better than a public schools education. Todd Elder is an MSU economist. He says it's true that test scores for Catholic school students are better than for public school students. But Elder says that gap is wider in Kindergarten than it is in the eighth grade. Stateside for Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 By Stateside Staff • Oct 30, 2013 Listen Listening... / 47:31 Michigan is home to five national parks and there are lots of open spaces where you can camp, hunt and enjoy nature. But, yesterday, an Oklahoma Senator recently said two Michigan landmarks are a prime example of wasteful federal spending. We found out what's behind the senator's reasoning and whether there is some truth to his concerns. Then, we took a look at a new proposal by a group of Democrats in the Michigan House that would require the state to determine the actual cost of educating a public school student in Michigan. That got us thinking, shouldn't we already know? We also spoke with Michigan writer Donald Lystra about his new collection of short stories. And, Ann Arbor now has its own Death Café, organized by funeral home guide Merilynne Rush. She stopped by to tell us more about it. But, first on the show, ever since the government unveiled its healthcare.gov website, the headlines surrounding the Affordable Care Act have been about the problems with the way the site was designed and the extreme difficulty Americans have had in getting on the exchange. But what about the Americans that don't need healthcare.gov? The ones who already have plans? To those consumers, President Obama has been saying this since 2009: "If you like your current insurance, you will keep your current insurance. No government takeover, nobody's changing what you've got if you're happy with it." So why, then, then are some 2 million Americans - about 140,000 in Michigan - getting cancelation letters from their insurers over the past couple of weeks? Marianne Udow-Phillips directs the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation, a non-profit partnership between the University of Michigan and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan. She joined us today. How much does it cost to educate a student in Michigan public schools? By Stateside Staff • Oct 30, 2013 Listen Listening... / 10:56 Last month, the Michigan House Democrats School Reform Task Force unveiled a new proposal that would require the State Department of Education to determine the actual cost of educating a public school student in Michigan. That got us wondering: do we really not know how much it costs to educate a student in our state? And if so, why not? Michael Addonizio is a professor of education at Wayne State University, and he joined us in the studio. Listen to the full interview above. Michigan considers grading schools from A to F By The Associated Press • Oct 27, 2013 MDoE LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's new color-coded school accountability system is already up for an overhaul just two months after its debut. Some lawmakers say schools should get A-F grades just like students do, so parents and others can easily understand performance. Michigan eighth graders competitive in science and math in international assessment By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Oct 25, 2013 Morguefile A new report said Michigan eighth graders perform in the middle of the pack in math, and better in science, compared with students in other countries. Bob Geier is associate director of the CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University. He says students in Michigan and most other states lag behind the top-performing countries. Stateside for Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 By Stateside Staff • Oct 23, 2013 Listen Listening... / 58:38 A new study found that students enrolled in online charter schools are not performing as well as students in traditional brick and mortar schools. At the same time the number of virtual schools is growing. On today's show, we talked about the big business of online charter schools. And, how do you talk about being gay and Christian? And how should we be talking about it? We spoke to the founder of the Gay Christian Network to learn more. And, could eating local save energy and help the planet? We took a closer look at the impact of the local food movement. Also, Jen Guerra from Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity project joined us to give a preview of her upcoming documentary, "The Education Gap." First on the show, is Detroit really broke? That's the question before Federal Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes as Detroit's bankruptcy eligibility trial began today. His ruling could open the door for the City of Detroit blowing up billions of dollars in debt and liabilities. As has been the case ever since the bankruptcy filing on July 18th, this is all being closely watched from coast to coast. History is being written in Judge Rhodes' courtroom. Daniel Howes, Detroit News Business Columnist, and the former Chief of Communications for the City of Detroit, Karen Dumas, joined us today to talk about what this trial means and what we might see. Should Michigan parents consider online charter schools? By Stateside Staff • Oct 23, 2013 wmich.edu Listen Listening... / 12:36 To parents who are seeking the best education for their children, it's a whole new world out there and it can be a confusing one. No longer is it an automatic choice to send your child to the public school in your neighborhood. Today, there are charter schools. There are online classes. And, the subject of our discussion today: online K-12 charter schools. Gary Miron is a professor of education at Western Michigan University. He recently co-authored a major piece, along with Jessica L. Urschel, for the National Education Policy Center. Its title: Understanding and Improving Full-time Virtual Schools---A Study of Student Characteristics, School Finance, and School Performance in Schools Operated by K12 Inc. A preview of 'The Education Gap,' a State of Opportunity documentary By Stateside Staff • Oct 23, 2013 user alkruse24 / flickr http://michrad.io/1LXrdJM Listen Listening... / 5:20 There is one thing that seems pretty clear about those of you who are Stateside listeners. Education matters to you! Whenever we talk about education, about our children, you are "all ears." Tomorrow at this time, you will not want to miss a powerful documentary produced by Jennifer Guerra for Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity project. It's called "The Education Gap." Jen Guerra joined us today to give us a preview. Listen to the full interview above. Stateside for Monday, October 21st, 2013 By Stateside Staff • Oct 21, 2013 Listen Listening... / 48:43 There's a labor shortage in West Michigan. Construction jobs are going unfilled. We look at what that means for the housing industry and the economy as a whole. And, after this weekend's loss to the Boston Red Sox, Tigers Manager Jim Leyland announced he's stepping down today. We found out more about the man who led the Tigers to win the last three AL Central Division titles. Also, George and Ira Gershwin are important figures in the history of American music, but there has never been a definitive edition of their joint body of work, but now the Gershwin family is teaming up with the University of Michigan to change that. We spoke to the editor-in-chief of the George and Ira Gershwin Critical Edition to find out more. First on the show, Bridge Magazine is taking a close look at the challenges Michigan faces as we try to improve our education system. How do Michigan students measure up compared to the rest of the nation? By Stateside Staff • Oct 21, 2013 Motown31 / Flickr - http://j.mp/1SPGCl0 Listen Listening... / 10:05 This fall, Bridge Magazine is taking a close look at the challenges Michigan faces as we try to improve our education system. The starting point for all of this is where Michigan students stand as compared to students across America, and then how students in the U.S. compare to other nations. American students rank 17th in reading, 23rd in science and 31st in Math, which puts us behind students in countries such as Poland and Slovenia. As for Michigan, we're somewhere in the middle of the U.S. 'pack.' Education week ranked Michigan's K-12 education system 24th. And the National Assessment of Educational Progress exam found Michigan kids are 39th in 4th-grade math and 30th in 8th Grade reading. This begs the question: how well are students in Michigan prepared for the good education that is needed to enter the middle class? Bridge Magazine Senior Writer Ron French is seeking the answer in his series of special reports for Bridge Magazine. He joined us today to tell us more. Listen to the full interview above. Michigan's international students key to ecomomic growth By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Oct 17, 2013 Morguefile.com Michigan needs to fill 274,000 jobs by 2018 in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). And according to a report released by the Global Talent Retention Initiative (GTRI) of Michigan, the state's international college and university students are key to meeting that demand. The report says that Michigan's international students are three times as likely as Michigan students to major in those fields. New bill seeks to protect students' privacy, bans personal information on tests By Jake Neher • Oct 8, 2013 GOP / gophouse.org A state lawmaker wants to ban school exams that require students' personal information other than their name and student identification number. Republican state Representative Tim Kelly's bill would also ban collecting biometric data — like students' heart rates and eye movements. "There's kind of some creepy aspects to some of the technology that's being introduced today," Kelly said. "And this is kind of an effort to ward against some of the things that may or may not be the best thing for students." Building a pre-school from the ground up in Ann Arbor By Stateside Staff • Oct 3, 2013 U-School Listen Listening... / 6:38 What if you could build a pre-school from the ground up? What if you could take the things that seem to work well -- take out what doesn't -- and build-in new ideas after listening to your community? That's exactly what my next guest is doing. Ryan Brown wants to re-imagine what early childhood education looks like and feels like. He's doing it with the "U School," which is opening next June in Ann Arbor. And what's happening in these weeks before the U-School opens is worth looking at. Brown is the co-founder, executive director, and a classroom teacher at the U-School, and he joined us today. Listen to the interview above. What is 'nature deficit disorder,' and how is one school fixing it? By Sarah Hulett • Oct 2, 2013 Sarah Huelett Think back to when you were a kid, and how much time you spent playing outside. Maybe you wandered the neighborhood until the streetlights came on. Or built tree forts. Or explored a nearby field, or creek, or woods. Now, think about the kids on your block – or in your house – and how much time you see them exploring the neighborhood. Without their cell phones. Some advocates of unstructured outdoor play say far too few kids are doing that these days. They have a name for it: "nature deficit disorder," and point to a growing body of research that links too much indoor time with problems including obesity, attention deficit disorder, and depression. State of Opportunity checked in on one Grand Rapids school where kids don't just play outside, they learn from and in the natural environment. Read the rest of the story or listen in at State of Opportunity. State House approves funding for Common Core school standards By Jake Neher • Sep 26, 2013 Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio The state House has voted to reinstate funding for the Common Core state school standards. More than 40 other states have chosen to adopt the standards, which set yearly expectations for what students should learn at every grade level in math and language arts. But earlier this year, Michigan lawmakers temporarily barred the state from spending money to implement Common Core. 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'The Walking Dead' recap: Season 4, Episode 2, 'Infected'
By Allen Houston
Published : October 21, 2013
All's not well for everyone's favorite group of scrappy survivors in "Infected," the second episode of the fourth season of "The Walking Dead."
Much like "Game of Thrones," it seems to be a running gag with the creators of the show to see how bad they can make things for the characters while simultaneously upping the ante on how many they can kill over the course of a season.
This episode sets a new bar on the zombie-meter in having one of the most suspenseful and blood-drenched beginnings of a "Walking Dead" episode so far.
"Infected" starts with a mystery. Someone is feeding fresh rats to the walkers that cluster around the chain link fence that protects the prison where our heroes hang their hats (and, of course, if you feed zombies, much like stray cats, they'll keep coming back for more.)
Meanwhile, inside the prison, Tyreese (Chad Coleman) is wooing Karen, his new girlfriend, by belting out "I've Got You Under My Skin" (hey, whatever it takes, man.) Unknown to either of them, one of the survivors has fallen ill and died from a strange flu-like illness and turned into a walker inside the prison. Their safe haven is about to become hell on earth.
What follows is mass carnage as the cell block is overrun by walkers. Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) manage to help clear the prison but not before a good 10 to 15 "redshirts" (minor characters who get killed but whose name you don't know) have had their throats ripped out and intestines spilled.
As they sift the embers of what happened, Hershel (Scott Wilson) discovers a new threat, a superflu that's spreading through the compound, and Tyreese's girlfriend and another survivor are quarantined in another part of the jail.
Meanwhile, outside a horde of walkers is starting to cluster again, and the fence is buckling from their collective weight. Time to kill more zombies!
Even killing as many of the undead as they can, there are simply too many, and the fence starts to collapse. In a move that's sure to infuriate animal rights activists, Rick uses the piglets the group has been raising as zombie bait, to draw the undead away from the prison.
If it were only for the special effects, this episode would satisfy, but of course, "The Walking Dead" has always been about much more. It's about surviving against the bleakest odds and the scars that all of us carry. The quiet moments are the ones that bring viewers back and this episode had plenty. Carol (Melissa McBride) must teach two young girls to stand on their own after their father is killed in the attack. Carl (Chandler Riggs) struggles with the realization that he will never be a child again. Badass Michonne (Danai Gurira) is softening her edges and becoming more attached to the group.
The episode closes with Rick holstering his gun and symbolically taking charge of the group once again, while Tyreese discovers someone has dragged his girlfriend and the other infected survivor outside and set them on fire. "Infected" ends as it began, with a mystery.
Notable Quotes
"If you want to live you have to become strong." Carol
"When you care about people, hurt is kind of part of the package." Beth


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Report Claims Jaguar Is Doomed If Their 3-Series Fighter Fails
The last time Jaguar tried to take on the BMW 3-Series and its compact sport sedan ilk, they used the Ford-derived X-Type and it failed rather miserably. Now they're trying again, and one report says if they fail once more the brand is doomed. Here's why you should take it with a big gulp of salt.


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What is Armonizar?
Armonizar is a non-profit institution founded in Peru in 1997, dedicated to the promotion of the physical, psychological and spiritual harmony of children with lip and palate fissure.
It is formed by a team of health professionals and volunteers, committed to the integral rehabilitation of children born with this malformation, especially the neediest children.
Work is extended to the family of each child which is provided with the information and the support they need.
It all started in 1997 when a friend from Chincha a small town in the south of Peru asked us to help a child of vey limited economic resources who had a disease. We didn't know what it was. His name was Aldo and he had cleft palate and lip.
The first thing we noticed was that our little friend did not only need financial help. He needed medical treatment, care and above all plenty of love. So with a group of friends from the Christian Life Movement we saw the need to organize activities to sponsor him and so we did.
When we started looking for help we realized there were many other children who could not find a space for inetgral rehabilitation. There was no place in Peru that could offer help in the many areas needed in such cases. We then decided to ask our doctor and therapist friends to help us provide more effective help. After reading the book The Silence wtitten by a person who is very special for us, Germàn Doig, we decided to name the newly formed institution ARMONIZAR. Our goal has always been to achive integral harmony in the children and we know this will be fully achieved in Our Lord Jesus Christ.
In 1999 thanks to the invaluable help form the medical Center "Sacred Family", of the association Solidarity in March, located in a very poor area of Lima, San Juan de Lurigancho, we managed to have our fisrt permanent consulting office where we started providing treatment in the education/training of voice, speech and language as well as family counselling and other workshops. But we needed more space!
The Christian Life Movement gave us the use of their premises in the Jesus Maria Pastoral Center. In addition, that same year we expanded our work to the Sacred Heart of Mary Parish in Barranco in the south of Lima.
Many new children were arriving and we needed to offer better services. So in January 2001, we were happy to rent some small premises. In 2002, we moved to a newly rented place, now bigger and with more consulting offices and spaces in order to serve the children in a better way all the time.
We have a lot of dreams and we want to make them come true. We discovered that God has called us to help many children with palato-labial fissure and we want to do it! We thank all professionals and volunteers and all those who in so many ways help us to continue providing harmony and reconciliation not only to the faces but to the hearts of many people. God bless you!


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Goliath V2 Intro
Lately, we have been seeing a lot of Sub-Ohm tanks being released. It seems as if Sub-Ohming has become the gold standard for many vapers. I remember only a few years ago, when I started getting into vaping, if you wanted a rebuildable tank, you would have to spend tons of money on a Kayfun-style atomizer. Today, RTA's, or rebuildable tank atomizers, are becoming all the rage. Rebuilding can save you some money and give you a more customized vape. Another advantage is that if you want to change a flavors, you can just give your tank a quick rinse, swap out your cotton and you're good to go! One of my issues with tanks such as the Nautilus was that no matter how much you rinse it out, the bottom rubber insulator is nearly impossible to fully clean. You are left with a slight aftertaste from the last flavor(s) you used. This is now a thing of the past!
In addition to that, due to the popularity of these Sub-Ohm products, the prices have gone way down! I remember when you had to spend over $100 for a Kayfun, but now RTA's are way more affordable, due to the competition. Youde technologies seems to be one of the leaders in this new world of Sub-Ohm rebuildable tanks. The Goliath V1 was highly praised, despite a few issues that I am hoping have been resolved in the V2. I want to start by saying that these type of products are not for your beginner vapers. There is definitely a learning curve involved with these devices.
Today, we are going to be looking at the highly-anticipated Goliath V2. I will be completely honest with you, it was not love at first sight, but eventually it grew on me. At first, it felt more like an uphill battle between me (Dave) and Goliath. (Sorry, had to throw that in.) Anyways, just as the story goes, I won. I'm actually getting a great vape out this thing after overcoming all of the obstacles. There was definitely some blood, sweat and tears involved in my initial encounter with this beast. However, at the end of the day, this is a badass tank that blows massive clouds of delicious flavor.
Goliath V2 Specs and Features
- 1 x RTA
- 1 x Manual Blocking Pores and E-liquid Baffle
- 2 x OCC Core (I think they mean coil-heads)
- 1 x Spare Glass Tank
- 9 x O-rings
- 1 x Box
- 2 x Screws
- 1 x English Manual
- The Goliath V2 features improved and upgraded juice flow control, heatsink fins have been removed and the juice capacity increased. An adjustable liquid flow control ring has been made to fit flush for a more streamlined appearance.
- Juice Capacity: 5.0ml, Height: 49mm
- Unique ceramic ROCC head for environmentally safe, better-tasting flavor
- Supports both single and dual coil installations.
- Able to access the coil by closing off of the juice flow control to avoid wasting juice.
- Features dual-adjustable controls, allowing you to control both the amount of juice flow and airflow.
- Upgraded revolving chamber design for easy adjustment of the juice channel.
- Spiral design for the entire RTA giving a more smooth,even airflow which enhances both vapour production and flavour.
- Includes 3 colours of O-Rings (Clear, Blue and Red)
Notable Remarks
Ok, so the first thing I did when I got this product was popped in one of the stock ROCC coil heads. I don't know what that stands for but I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with Rocawear. Anyway, the flavor was kinda funky and I could not understand why. To make a long story short, the thing was drenched in machine oil! Once I gave it a good rinse, the flavor was on point! When wicked properly, this tank can handle pretty much any juice, which I put to the test with some max VG liquid. I was able to fill up my whole lungs without ever getting a hint of a dry or burnt taste!
Like most Sub-Ohm tanks, the vapor production on this device is huge and yet I was still quite impressed by the huge, thick, white plumes that I was exhaling. With a .3 Ohm build installed, I was getting nearly the same amount of vapor that you would get from a dripping atomizer!
Unfortunately, this was not the most well-machined product I have seen. The threads are decent but taking it apart is not an easy task. I literally cut myself trying to pry this thing open, twice. In fact, as I am writing this, I decided to refill my tank since I was running low. It was a pain in the ass to get this thing open plus I lost some of my favorite juice in the process. I ended up having to take the entire device apart and put it back together in order to fill it up. If you are going to open this up, it helps to have some vape bands, paper towels and bandages handy, in case you cut yourself.
The Goliath V2 looks awesome, and even better than the V1, in my humble opinion. Every part of the tank is 22mm so it doesn't have anything protruding like the first one did. I took this tank with me to a concert recently and it seems as though every single vaper had their eyes glued to it. I've always liked the way the original Atlantis by Aspire looks and this tank definitely has a similar look about it. I love the way "Goliath II" is engraved on the bottom and right near your juice flow control and you have the classic Goliath "lifeline" to indicate whether you are closing or opening up your juice channel. It also comes with extra O-rings so that you can customize the look of your tank. I personally am not a fan of Red or Blue rings but I think it is cool that they give you that option at least. Honestly I would have liked to see more interesting colors such as pink, lime green or black.
The Goliath V2 has two big air slots that provides a great amount of airflow when wide open, in my opinion. It can be a little bit difficult to adjust without unscrewing the device but once again vape bands will be your best friend with this tank. Once adjusted, that thing ain't' going nowhere.
Build Deck
Something new in the Version 2 is the fact that now Youde includes a little silicon plug to allow you to build in single-coil mode. I have been enjoying the double-coil action on this thing at .3 Ohms, my sweet spot. The Goliath RBA section has two solid stainless steel posts with holes big enough to accommodate even the craziest, twisted, claptonized wire you can possibly find. If you are used to building on a two-post deck, which can be a little tough at first, then you will enjoy this RTA. Wicking can also take time to get used to but when done right, you do get a fantastic vape!
- Looks beautiful (Very Atlantis-esque; simple yet sexy)
- 5ML Capacity (Great, considering this thing is a gas-guzzler)
- Great value for price ($39.99)
- Huge vapor production and flavor
- Uses Phillips-head screws (Doesn't come with another little blue screwdriver, don't worry)
- Airflow for days
- Extra colored O-rings for further customization
- Compatible with ROCC coil-heads
- Spiral drip-tip and chimney design (Enhances flavor and vapor somehow)
- Difficult taking apart to fill (See update below)
- Soaked in machine oil (Must rinse before using)
- Juice-fill holes are kinda small
- Airflow is hard to adjust
- Sharp edges that can cut (Be careful!)
- Wicking takes time getting used to
Update: I found that if you take off the black O-ring that is found on the base of the Goliath V2 and replace it with a smaller, thinner, O-ring that they can be found in the box, it becomes way easier to open and close! This makes the Goliath V2 way better!
Overall score – 7.5 out of 10
So overall, despite all of the cons, the Goliath V2 is still a solid RTA. Now I understand why so many people loved the Version 1. I know a lot of people are still waiting for this product to arrive in the mail, but I can assure you it will be worth the wait. No doubt there is a bit of a learning curve with this device, even when using the coil-heads, but once you get it, life is good. The flavor and vapor production on this thing can hang with some of the best tanks on the market right now! If you enjoy building and need something on-the-go, then the Goliath V2 just might be right for you.
Update: Received a package of Youde ROCC "Heater Cores" to review for you guys. I know, all these letters and words are much too confusing. All it means is Replaceable Organic Cotton Ceramic .2 Ohm coil heads. Also available in Nickel, these coil heads are specifically just for the Youde Goliath V2 RTA to use instead of the RBA base. They are also dual coils, which means you are going to get bigger cloud production. They are also packed with Koh Gen Do Japanese organic cotton so you know the flavor is on point. I personally feel that this type of cotton does have a little bit of a break-in period, compared to Cotton Bacon, which I am a big proponent of. I would like to see a company make a deal with Wick 'n Vape to put that stuff in a coil head but then again that is why I love RTA's. I can use whatever I want, whenever I want. In any case, I digress.
These coil heads do chuck clouds like nobody's business with minimal to zero spit-back. Just smooth flavor and clouds. It literally hits the same way it would if I were using my own .2 ohm build, wicked perfectly. Most RTA's can be a little bit tricky to wick at first so these are perfect for when you just don't have the time, or simply don't feel like building. I also like how the coils are spaced out, because although they are stuffed to the brim with cotton, you will not get a dry or burnt hit unless your tank is running low. Even then, the cotton will retain most of that juice and will essentially hit like a dripper until it is bone dry. These heads provide a flawless, smooth vape with great flavor and massive vapor production. The Goliath stands up to not only some the best RTA's, but now to any Sub Ohm tank. I am a big fan of this tank and so far these heads have lasted over a week and still are going strong. You can probably get 3-4 weeks out of each one.


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Hello Apollon enthusiasts! As promised, we have now uploaded volume 2 of Apollon for your viewing and downloading pleasure. You can check it out here.
Keep checking the site every Friday for the eBook of the next edition and keep your eyes peeled for the release of Volume 5 in the coming weeks!


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"We had intended if it were a pleasant day to go to the country it was a very beautiful day and we carried out our intention # 47"
Pencil, watercolor, gouache, cut-and-pasted paper on handmade paper
22" x 30"
© Cyrilla Mozenter
I have been trying to get current with art on exhibit in New York. Last Thursday I visited three very different venues. My first stop was at the Drawing Center to see Live & Die Like a Lion?, the late drawings of Leon Golub. I have always admired Golub's work. As a political provocateur, Golub somehow managed to articulate the brutalities of war and power with masterful and luxurious paint. His paintings can lure you in and bludgeon you in one fell stroke. Seeing the politically charged artist so overtly concerned with his late-in-life virility left me bereft.
My next stop was the 2010 Whitney Biennial. Though I have ardently studied previous catalogues this was my first opportunity to see the Biennial live and in person. With the exception The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Charles Ray, Nina Berman, Theaster Gates, and Kate Gilmore, I was again disappointed. However, the show is dense and I am still processing it. I plan to return and reassess.
I had one final stop and that was at Adam Baumgold Gallery to see Warm Snow by artist Cyrilla Mozenter. It was unseasonably warm and humid that day and I felt tired, crabby and grimy. However, when I entered the diminutive yet elegant gallery, the temperature seemed to drop twenty degrees. In the spirit of full disclosure, I know Mozenter personally. She was my MFA Thesis advisor. I admire both the artist and her work. Because I prefer to write about work that I like, I feel no loss of objectivity here. In fact, it's harder to write about the work of someone you know.
Mozenter has been working for some time with industrial felt, hand-stitched and molded together to create two and three-dimensional works. The material recalls Joseph Beuys' use of felt and his invoked mythology. Certainly mythology is present here. Yet there is a less Teutonic side to Mozenter's mythology that I can only describe as enchantment. At the same time, a series of felt vessels suggest both the Holy Grail and a fancy ice cream dish. This show includes her recent series Polar Bear Pass VI. Throughout many cultures the bear inhabits a fabled station, particular and varied. Here there is the sense of great strength, warmth, and protection.
A number of works on paper are also included in Warm Snow. I have always been drawn to artists that appear to possess a secret language. Two works suggest that this might be the case with Mozenter. We had Intended..., pictured above, is faintly inscribed with the words: bear, boat, mitten, cave, boot and castle. I don't need to know why these words are here, but they are satisfying. Another work, Slow Wide Turn, suggests cautionary instructions that cross one's mind when approaching a turn on either a snowy road, or indeed, in life.
Warm Snow will remain on view at Adam Baumgold, 40 E. 75th Street, through June 26, 2010.


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Competition to design Olympicopolis centre in Olympic Park
A competition has been announced to find a team to design a culture and education centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London.
Architects, planners and engineers are needed for the Olympicopolis centre, which aims to showcase history, craft, science, technology and design.
It is hoped five finalists will be selected by March next year.
London Mayor Boris Johnson said the project would generate up to 10,000 jobs in the park.
The Victoria and Albert Museum and Sadler's Wells are planning to be a part of Olympicopolis, while University College London will move to a site south of the Orbit sculpture.
Both Transport for London (TfL) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are due to relocate to the park.
The mayor said the project would generate an extra £5.2bn of economic value from the area, contributing an additional £99m in tax revenue per year.
"Our goal is to create thousands of new jobs whilst driving up the life chances and opportunities of local people, to match those enjoyed across the capital," said Mr Johnson.
'Re-zoning' proposal
The idea for the site came from the achievements of Prince Albert, who used the proceeds of the 1851 Great Exhibition to create Albertopolis, the 86-acre site around Exhibition Road in South Kensington, which includes the Royal Albert Hall, the V&A and the Science Museum.
The mayor has proposed that three stations - Stratford, Stratford International and Stratford High Street - should be moved from zone three to two, to make it cheaper for some passengers.
A recent report also suggested that the "re-zoning" of stations could boost business and lead to additional people visiting the area.
But the Federation of Small Businesses said the plan would only create cheaper travel for some passengers and would depend on which direction they were travelling in.
A spokesman said: "We're finding our members are shifting out from the centre because of the cost of commercial property which is becoming more expensive.
"We're trying to encourage businesses to stay in London and what we don't want to do is overprice every zone in the capital, like we've seen the prices in Tech City shooting up.
"We need places for businesses to thrive in London and not keep sending people out from the centre."
If the plan is approved by the Department for Transport, it would take effect from January 2016.


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Young artists and performers are being given the chance to 'supercharge' their futures in the industry.
Arts body LeftCoast and Think Forward, an 'education endowment foundation', have joined forces to offer 15 16 to 25-year-olds from Wyre the opportunity to complete a Gold Arts Award
They can develop their own style and format – diary style, video, online, slide show presentation or anything else that works for them
The Supercharger programme will see Think Forward offer intensive personalised support from Arts Award advisers, as the local youths develop their arts practice and enhance their leadership skills by running their own projects.
The team will comprise five young people from Fleetwood and Cleveleys, five from Thornton and Poulton and five from Garstang and Over Wyre - being recruited between now and Christmas.
Think Forward director Buzz Bury said: "Participants will be supported to record their progress and achievement throughout the Gold Arts Award by creating their own portfolio.
"They can develop their own style and format – diary style, video, online, slide show presentation or anything else that works for them.
"It really is a great chance for young people to develop both their arts practice and leadership, work with other artists and at the end of it get a qualification that can help them reach university or even a job in the arts."
Gold Arts Award which is a nationally recognised level three qualification and carries with it 35 UCAS points, so it is the perfect way to gain some extra credit for aspiring arts leaders.
For more information about Supercharger visit www.leftcoast.org.uk, call 07736 429935 or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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This picture frame is created by woodwork artisans in the Philippines with our Mud Cloth fabric by the yard, inspired by our iconic St. Frank Malian textile. As the name suggests, this traditional West African textile is made with fermented mud to produce pigment for dye. The geometric patterns represent animals or other objects from the natural world. Mud cloth was traditionally worn by hunters, offering camouflage, ritual protection, and status. More recently, mud cloth has become a symbol of Malian cultural identity and has been exported as an iconic international textile used in fashion, home design, and fine art.


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While I understand that there may be a political charge to the calculator, as well as questions as to the validity of the results, there is no denying the simple usability of Obama's Tax Calculator.
The Obama campaign continues to utilize the web with grace and style. It brings McCain's technological retardation in to sharp relief.
For more info about Obama's Tax plan you can read this PDF; Barack Obama's Tax Plan.
Additionally, there is a comparison between Obama and McCain's Tax Plans.


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By: Sarah Snyder
NewsWest 9
He's one of our own right here from West Texas. A U.S.D.A. Advisor from Andrews who volunteered to join the United States Military in Afghanistan is teaching the war-torn country how to restore their land and create infrastructure in the farthest-reaching villages. Darren Richardson just returned from Afghanistan. NewsWest 9 sat down with him to find out why this mission is so important.
For the past 23 years, Darren Richardson has worked for the U.S.D.A. Branch in Seminole helping area farmers and ranchers. But last February, he left the West Texas plains for Afghanistan.
"It's great to have him home!" Michelle Richardson, Darren's Wife, said.
Darren's wife, Michelle, welcomed her husband home on a leave, just a few days ago.
"When the military asks for help and something people my age can actually do, something my skill sets are suited for, I think it's a great opportunity to do my part," Darren Richardson, U.S.D.A. Agricultural Advisor, said.
Darren is a part of the team that moves in right after the military takes control. They teach members of the Afghanistan government and village leaders irrigation and farming techniques. They build hospitals, schools, and restore communities.
"The work is good, I think it's a good cause, trying to help those people make a living and to be less susceptible to the radicals, I think is a worthy effort," Richardson said.
Darren says the best part about his service is watching the Afghan people go from simply trying to survive to being able to plan for the future.
"It's interesting to watch when they start bragging on their crops because they had better seeds and when they start having issues with being able to market their crop," Richardson said. "You know, those are good problems to have instead of worrying about feeding their families."
"So many people think that we're just over there to fight and there's a lot of people like my husband who are over there to help and help the country," Michelle Richardson said. "It's not all just about fighting. It's giving someone a better life and I know that's important to my husband."
So many people in Andrews believe in Darren's work the community raised the money to supply textbooks for a Junior College in the Farah province.
"I know farmers and ranchers back here, and it was no problem," Richardson said. "In a couple of weeks, we had the books to the school."
And just a few days before Christmas, Michelle will say goodbye to her husband one more time.
"I'm very proud of him, because I know he sees this as an opportunity to help the world," Michelle said.


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Industry-backed online exchanges could find themselves in good position in a war economy, provided they address a slew of security concerns, according to analysts and hub officials.
Covisint L.L.C., an automotive industry hub in the midst of diversifying into other industries, is especially well positioned. But other hubs, including Transora and ChemConnect Inc., also are developing technical trading infrastructures that could be tapped by defense industry suppliers.
Southfield, Mich.-based Covisint, which handled more than 840 auctions totaling $40.7 billion in transactions and 53,000 separate catalog purchases between January and Sept. 11, is bound to step up sales of collaborative workplace applications with the start of a war on terrorism, said Dan Jankowski, VP-global communications.
Indeed, the automotive industry already has extensive experience with wartime operations. During World War I and II, as well as other military actions, the auto industry built everything from vehicles and bunk beds to airplanes and munitions, Jankowski said.
If called upon during the impending war on terrorism, the automotive industry could use e-commerce business processes already in use through Covisint to react very quickly, he said.
"It is easy to translate our solutions," Jankowski said. Covisint has already forged strong ties to the steel industry through a partnership with e-Steel Corp., New York, and links to other industries are being established.
Trading without travel
What do public exchanges bring that could help during times of international strife?
For one, they allow businesses to meet, co-design, buy and sell products without requiring people to travel, said Michele Hincks, VP-marketing at ChemConnect, San Francisco, which serves 20,000 employees at 7,000 worldwide companies in the $1.3 trillion chemical industry.
Hincks predicts a drop in business travel "will continue to stimulate more online commerce" and use of real-time collaborative technologies.
There are time savings, too. "An auction among new trading partners cuts negotiation time among those companies in half, at the minimum," Hincks said.
On the other hand, the terrorist attacks have caused some to worry that online exchanges could be used by terrorist-backed shell companies to procure chemicals or weapons. But such concerns appear overblown.
Companies listing their buying or selling capabilities on the likes of a Covisint or ChemConnect are already vetted for legitimacy, and their credit worthiness is preapproved. Moreover, sellers and buyers often use digital certificates to encrypt communications, and password checks are conducted throughout the selling, buying, shipping and payment processes.
"In the buying and selling of chemicals, the industry is cautious because you need to be cautious with them," Hincks said. "When someone new is introduced, each of the other member companies have a say whether they will or will not trade with them."
Backbone secure
Andrew Watson, president of international b-to-b auction specialist CoreHarbor Inc., Atlanta, said the backbone telecommunications infrastructure used by hub trading services for global communications is strong.
Telecommunications systems across North America, Europe and Asia have enough redundancy to guard against nefarious forces looking to disrupt the supply chain, Watson said. Auctions conducted in the days following the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks proved to be as quick—and about as actively traded—as they were prior to the attacks, he said.
"Problems with backbone integrity are a remote possibility," said Watson, pointing out that industry trading exchanges often step in when a buyer or seller is cut off from competing because of technical issues. "The biggest concern is the number of corporate networks [that are vulnerable to attack]."


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Strange OSX TextEdit bug2/2/2013 | Edgar Mutelbrünk 1
If you have OSX try starting 'TextEdit' and then start typing:
On the third '/' your app will crash.
Update: This seems to be a bug in a lot of OSX applications – just try entering 'File:///' in the url location in your browser (the capital F is important) – my browser, Chrome, will crash instantly. Crazy bug.
Coloring book app for iPhone1/13/2011 | Mikael Svardh 1
Kids love playing around with the iPhone / iPad and more and more apps and games aimed for kids are hitting the market every day. Here's an example, a coloring book app which is currently on an introduction sale for $0.99.
Nice Mac Web dev bundle12/31/2010 | Mikael Svardh 2
If you're looking for a nice web development toolkit bundle you should check out this nice pack of six nice tools – 85% off until tomorrow. Full press release after the jump.
Continue reading "Nice Mac Web dev bundle" »
Vista running 108 apps4/9/2008 | Mikael Svardh
There was a photo at Flickr circulating during the weekend of a MacBook Pro running 150 different applications at the same time, and now a guy has posted a video of his Vista machine running 108 applications at the same time. Looks like it's running pretty smooth actually. Video after the jump.
101 cool easter eggs4/4/2008 | Mikael Svardh
I am pretty sure you have seen a couple of easter eggs hidden inside software, games or a DVD. Here is a list of the 101 coolest easter eggs (at least if you should trust IT Security Editors) and it is quite fun to just browse through it.
101 coolest easter eggs [itsecurity.com]
Firefox 3 Beta 5 – review4/2/2008 | Mikael Svardh 1
Today the Firefox crew released the final beta (next release will be the first release candidate) of the upcoming Firefox 3 browser and Percy Cabello over at Mozilla Links has put together a nice 4 page review of the latest release. The Beta 5 contains over 750 (!) fixes since the last version and it looks promising:
What is left? From a user perspective I would say almost nothing besides some retouches here and there to the user interface. Behind the scenes, however, work never ends: performance improvements, web standards compliance and edge cases are still being ironed.
Firefox 3 Beta 5 is here, and reviewed [mozillalinks.org]
And finally here is the download of Firefox 3, beta 5.
Adobe Photoshop Express3/27/2008 | Mikael Svardh
Photoshop Express is an exciting new web based product from Adobe. It is a flash based, light version of the popular (to say the least) image editing software Photoshop. It works pretty good and it is totally free. Don't expect to find the same advanced functions as in the full-scale versions but it works better than I initially thought it would. Not too bad at all!
Adobe Photoshop Express [photoshop.com/express]
Safari 3.1 – looking good3/25/2008 | Mikael Svardh
One of my last posts before the Easter holiday was about the new Safari 3.1 version for Windows. Our friends over at Ars Technica played around with the new 3.1 version and it looks like they really like it…!
We'll be paying much more attention to Safari now that it's clear that Apple is serious about making this a quality download for Windows, however. It's now a real contender, which it wasn't previously.
Safari 3.1 on Windows: a true competitor arrives (seriously) [arstechnica.com]
Safari 3.13/18/2008 | Mikael Svardh
As I just did a post about Firefox 3 I think it is fair to mention that Apple launched a new version of Safari today – version 3.1. The last version I tried was very buggy, so I uninstalled after a couple of days but this might be better. Anyone tried it yet?
"Safari 3.1 for Mac and Windows is blazingly fast, easy to use and features an elegant user interface," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "And best of all, Safari supports the latest audio, video and animation standards for an industry-leading Web 2.0 experience."
apple.com/safari/ [apple.com]
Firefox 3 – first look3/18/2008 | Mikael Svardh
If you haven't tried the beta of Firefox 3 already and want to know a bit more, here is a great slideshow going through the main improvements since Firefox 2. The thing I love the most is that it is really easy with using up memory and that it's a turbo fast browser.
First look at Firefox beta [networkworld.com]


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Take it Back
Just take it back
the taste of your lips
how it sweetens me up
when the spices pour in
coz baby I finally
made up my mind
to be untangled in you
me knows it's so hard
it's freaking so hard
coz every time I run away
my heart comes closer back at you
so baby, take it all back
the scent of your skin
how it lingers underneath
addicting me deep within
why can't I just miss missing you
like at this moment
me trying a poem
or perhaps a song
I can't help it
I know I should get you off my mind
coz baby I finally
made up my mind
to be untangled in you
can I just take it all back
what I said…
coz me knows it's so hard
it's freaking so hard
coz every time I run away
my heart comes closer back at you
**one boring day waiting for someone who's obviously fallen asleep…Grrrrrrrrr
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It's like an internal turmoil, you want it but you can't, you can but you don't want it anymore...the circle of love life...never ending push-pull game, but it's never boring that way, yeah? =) Love this one, great!
Oh we can air our grievances ? thought we can't..thanks for telling me Blaise..
Hi Blaise .it's no longer there ! HP told me to revise it ...so i delete that pic..so now they disable the ads..see there , title is tempting night , it's a haiku only.Thanks.
A boring day made you write so beautiful lines.. brilliant writer indeed !
Blaise got this kind of pic then hubpages told me to revise it..how is it in you ?
"one boring day waiting for someone who's obviously fallen asleep…Grrrrrrrrr"
Hahaha... Just like someone I know.
Lovely poem, Blaise. Like always. :)
I like your poetry. Especially the line untangled up in you. I like the way you turn a phrase.
I made up my mind - but there she is in that video!
I loved its sing-song voice, very well done...
Haha, blaise! :) Hmm. about the avatar..your guess is my guess... LOL
Okay, I guess you can sing to me then. thanks for sharing.
Blaise, I have no idea, Im so tangled, that every time I try to undo the knots something breaks....
All I can say is eventualy, somehow or other, it does come undone.
i take it back ;)
great poem blaise!
Hmm, interesting song.. wonder why you would want to sing it for me? Love is a 2 way street and it seems, I've been driving on a 1 way path...
I guess people can make what thet want from the avatar.. Glad you like it.. the image is soothing to me :)
yeah, I like this song better.. I like Rihanna.
Sounds like a pop song. I enjoyed the way you wrote this. Much different from most other things I've read on here. Good job! : )
untangling is one of the hardest things ever.
My high school sweetheart wore a very distinct smelling body spray. I don't know the name of the scent but occasionally I'll smell it and it reminds me of her. This poem reminded me of that.
This was really beautiful and touched me so deeply. Your poetry says so much about whats inside.
warmest regards,
nice poem, a change of mind is good
I like the untangle bit, it has multiple meanings. We can get caught up in the love, get caught up in the person, caught up in so many strands of their personality that we do need untangling from time to time, if only to catch our breath or get our bearings. When someone is on my mind I simply find myself going to them.
I used to never find love when I needed it.
Stupid me - I stopped looking for it and practically tripped over it. What does that tell you?
Great hub, as usual from you, Blaise. Bravo.
That was so , so lovely . Reminded me of a card I got for my husband years ago,. It said....OK , so I'm in love with you, and when I get hold of that cupid I'm going to break his fat little legs !!!! Love all your work. Thanks for sharing.
I love that loving expression! Thank you blaise for presenting such a beautiful poem.
Ah, so sweet, blaise! :) Is it untangled or tangled? either way, eh? LOL
Take it back? ... Oh is this a sweet poem!!


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Ravenscroft is an independently owned investment services group based in the Channel Islands which has nearly £4.7bn of assets under administration for both private and institutional clients.
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We provide traditional execution only and advisory stockbroking, segregated and pooled investment management, market making and corporate finance services to our private and institutional clients in the Channel Islands and beyond.
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2. My new stick on blackboard. I have no excuses for being disorganized now that I can chalk the contents of my head onto the fridge door!
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If you felt that the Notorious B.I.G.'s autopsy report was just released out of nowhere, you're not alone. The surviving members of the rap great's family were also unaware that the Los Angeles Police Department would be releasing the gruesome details of Biggie's death this past Friday. Well, on Monday (December 10), the LAPD apologized to the family of the slain hip-hop icon, born Christopher Wallace. Read the full story at MTV News.
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I believe in the Number 23 bus.
When I was a kid, fresh from the Carolina country, my mother moved the two of us to what we could afford on her teacher's salary, a four room walk up in eastern Baltimore county. From the end of the line in Middle River, for a mere 35 cents, with the aid of the magic "transfer" punch, I could take the Number 23 anywhere in Baltimore.
On Saturdays, it took me to the Enoch Pratt Free Library on Charles Street, where books would silently, trenchantly call me down an aisle I had never visited, to a predetermined shelf, and to their pent up gifts inside. No greater joy did I experience than when awarded a "stack permit" after submitting too many unanswered questions to the research librarian. The stack permit let me peruse the antiquarian volumes full of original clarity, quaint prose, and hours of wonder.
On Sundays, the Number 23 took me to the Homewood Friends Meeting House here I became a witness to all that is good in humans in the heartfelt hopes, insight and good nature that accompanied the wisdom and reverence that engulfed us from the silence. While pondering the depths of my teenaged thoughts, someone would rise in the stillness with a voice of purpose and inspiration. I learned the irrefutable strength of ideas against the tyranny beyond the doors.
The Number 23 took me to the FCC Field Office where I clamped on carbon, ill-fitting headphones and dutifully, barely copied 13 words per minute to get my license to talk unfettered to technical tinkerers like myself at hundreds of locations before unknown, spiraling out across the wonderfully cryptic annotations on the color radio map on my bedroom wall. They would purport to be in McQuarie Island, or Iran, or at the South Pole and assure me I was coming in loud and clear. No greater gift can a young man receive than reaching beyond the clouds to touch someone, with the feather of an electron beam, as long as the gods of the ether favored our connection.
Later I took the Number 23 to get my radiotelephone which prompted one desperate program director to give me an airshift on Sunday mornings playing tapes of an amazing array of religious prophets, zealots and icons, followed by the Italian hour, the Polish hour, and the irrepressible, always running long Greek hour. Before I graduated high school my arc in life was fixed. I was hooked on the magic of sending voices and music through the air, talking to people unseen, but surely there, passing their time with the companionship I was orchestrating in a little studio filled with quirky, charming analog machines, filled with little lights inside emitting their warm glow through the cloudy glass of venerable tube design.
The Number 23 taught me humility as I waited seemingly endlessly on too many days for it to appear over the asphalt horizon. It taught me the despair that accompanies the invisible ones in our world, for whom the bus passes without ever slowing down, to wait again endlessly for the next one that might pause to snatch me up and take me home. It taught me my fellow passengers seemed every bit as wretched, as elated, as solemn, or hopeful or as resigned as I was on different days in different journeys.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (SportsNetwork.com) - Top seed Rafael Nadal was among Thursday's second-round winners at the $1.55 million Rio Open tennis tournament.
Nadal, the reigning champion, beat Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-3 on the red clay at Rios' Jockey Club Brasileiro.
The former world No. 1 and 14-time Grand Slam champion Nadal beat Alexandr Dolgopolov in last year's inaugural Rio finale. Up next for Nadal is sixth- seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, who spanked Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-2.
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Helping You Become a More Successful Gardener
Lane Greer
Portland, OR, is a favorite place for summer tourists – and a gardener's paradise. So if you're visiting the area, the logical thing to do is see some of Portland's fantastic gardens. Here are some of the best:
The International Rose Test Garden in Portland's Washington Park is a "heaven-scent" place to take a stroll.
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The views aren't just great inside the Japanese Garden – peer east for a beautiful look at downtown Portland and Mt. Hood.
Berry Botanic Garden is known for its terrific trough containers and rock gardens.
Washington Park is not your typical urban oasis. It's located in northwest Portland and encompasses 130 acres. Inside the park are Hoyt Arboretum, the International Rose Test Garden and the Japanese Garden.
Hoyt Arboretum can't be missed for its amazing plant collections – in fact, the magnolia collection is the best I've ever seen. They also have large hawthorn, cherry, dogwood and conifer collections (among others). Most are grouped so you can see a wide variety of plants in one spot. The show actually starts right in the parking lot of the visitor's center, where you can find members of the citrus family, and just to the right is the holly collection. At another parking area are numerous representatives of the witchhazel family. But don't spend all your time admiring the view in the parking lot – there's so much to see beyond your car!
Knowing that Portland is the City of Roses, it's certainly fitting that Washington Park is home to the International Rose Test Garden. With almost 7,000 plants and over 550 cultivars, there are almost too many roses to see in one day. During Portland's Rose Festival in June, the best new roses are selected for awards at the Annual Spring Rose Show, an event that's been going on for more than 120 years.
Washington Park's Japanese Garden offers some of the best landscaping of its kind. In fact, on a visit to Portland, the Japanese ambassador thought it the best in the country. In my opinion, the garden is at its best in early spring and late fall. My favorite area is the Strolling Pond Garden, which is also the largest part of this 5½-acre garden.
Leach Botanical Garden, in southeast Portland, is a woodland area that preserves the original plant collection of Lila and John Leach. Lila, a botanist, discovered five plant species, the most well-known of which is Kalmiopsis leachiana (named after her). The garden's focus is on native plants of the US, both from the Northwest and the Southeast.
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, also in the city's southeast, presents a peaceful setting with hundreds of rhododendrons around a small lake. While the garden is most colorful in spring, there are other choice plants. I was surprised to discover a Franklinia hidden away in a shrub border, for instance. This is also a favorite spot for bird-watchers. (Crystal Springs is close to Reed College, which also has some interesting trees on its campus – including huge ginkgos and London plane trees.)
If you're looking for some more Asian-inspired landscaping, a visit to the Portland Classical Chinese Garden is a must. This lovely area has some awesome plants, and the entire garden only takes up a city block – making it a great place to go if your feet hurt. The garden really glows in spring, but I think it's good to visit year-round. There's a lake, waterfall, teahouse and gift shop.
For a hidden treasure, visit Berry Botanic Garden. It's located in an upscale neighborhood, and there are no highway or road signs to point you in the right direction – so it's almost like discovering a secret garden. If you like dwarf and alpine plants, don't miss the Berry's awesome rock and trough gardens. There are also magnificent rhododendrons and natives like inside-out flower (Vancouveria). Berry also offers wonderful classes and walks. Some of the more recent classes have focused on rain gardens and drip irrigation. You need to call ahead to make an appointment, but it's worth the effort.
Less than a mile away is another fabulous Portland garden secret: Bishop's Close. It's only a few acres in size, but there are lots of great plants packed in there. It also has a magnificent magnolia collection, as well as lots of natives, cherries, witchhazels, viburnum, roses and thousands of blooming bulbs come spring. You can also find some unusual specimens, like Hydrangea sargentiana, Osmanthus × burkwoodii, Davidia involucrata, Berberis darwinii, Actinidia kolomikta, mountain laurel, hebes…I could go on and on. And don't miss the rock garden, lily pond and a great view of Mt. Hood!
You can imagine why gardeners will never tire of visiting Portland – now see for yourself! In fact, with so many wonderful plants to admire, I'm sometimes surprised that those of us living here get anything done.
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The question has challenged dietary science for decades - is low fat or low carb better for weight loss, and which is healthier? Many people are confused about the best way to pursue a healthy weight loss program, and often resort to fad diets, diet pills and weight loss surgery.
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine analyzes two groups of weight loss participants, both placed on reduced calorie diets consisting of either low fat or low carbohydrate foods over a period of 2 years. Researchers determined that the type of food consumed is irrelevant to the amount of weight lost, but is much more important to overall health.
Weight Loss Controlled by Calories and Meal Timing, Not Food Type
In this study, people consuming the same amount of calories lost the same amount of weight, regardless of food source. Participants lost 7% of their body weight, or about 15 pounds over the 2 year time frame. The results are not surprising. Weight loss is fueled by many factors, including total calories, amount of physical activity, psychological mindset and the timing of meals.
One important fact that did emerge was that a low carb diet was healthier than the traditional low fat fare. Both groups of dieters benefitted from improved HDL cholesterol levels, with the low carb group achieving a 23% improvement compared with 11% for the low fat dieters. Additionally, blood pressure was reduced in the low carb group.
Traditional Low Fat Diet is Detrimental to Health
Weight loss is critical to the health of three-fourths of the adult population who are either overweight or obese, as it dramatically lowers risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer. Equally important is how the weight is lost. Dropping pounds too quickly is dangerous due to the risk of toxic overload as fat cells are purged.
While the source of calories may not be a critical factor in weight loss, reducing carbohydrates has a significant impact on your health. Medical science has supported the low fat mantra for more than a half century based on flawed evidence indicating that fat is the source of cholesterol and causes arterial plaque and heart disease. Research has documented that just the opposite is true.
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Carbohydrates, especially from refined starches, baked goods and any food using wheat as an ingredient, causes dangerous fluctuations in blood sugar and excessive levels of triglycerides (blood fats). Triglycerides that are not cleared from the blood are a factor in the development of coronary plaque, as they're escorted out of circulation for storage as body fat. Reduce or eliminate junk food carbs and sugars to lower your future risk of heart disease.
There are many factors to consider when making the decision to affect a lifestyle change which will lead to healthy weight loss. Reduced calories from a well balanced diet are essential, as well as regular physical activity and the proper motivational factors. The decision to lose weight is an important first step, but be certain to adopt a low carbohydrate diet which will allow you to achieve your goal with optimal health.
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To accompany SHOWstudio's exhibition on punk, Nick Knight interviews the photographers responsible for capturing the images that coined the movement. The conversations focus on each of the individual photographs featured in the show, and reveal the stories which surround them, the nuances of the compositions and the technical details which achieved the shots.
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'Ian Curtis, Joy Division, TJ Davidson's Rehearsal Rooms ', 1979
Taken on Nikon FM - 20mm lens. Film stock: Ilford HP5.