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|Steve Conway, State Senator 29th District
Robert Duggan, ILWU lawyer, retired
James Gregory, Professor of History, Harry Bridges Chair of Labor Studies Emeritus
Andrew Hedden, Program Coordinator, Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
Holly Hulscher, Vice President, ILWU Local 23
Jeff Johnson, President, Washington State Labor Council
Ian Kennedy, past President, ILWU Local 52
George Lovell, Professor of Political Science, Harry Bridges Chair of Labor Studies
|Thomas Lux, IAM District 751
Ronald Magden, historian, Tacoma Community College
Terri Mast, Secretary-Treasurer, Inlandboatmen's Union
Michael McCann, Professor of Political Science, Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies Director
Ross Rieder, President, Pacific Northwest Labor History Association
Patty Rose, Secretary-Treasurer, Pierce County Central Labor Council
Eugene Vrana, ILWU Director of Education Services, retired
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Founded in 2010, the Labor Archives of Washington is a collaboration between the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies and the University of Washington Libraries. Funding for the Archives comes largely from the labor movement. The contributions of dozens of unions and hundreds of individuals make this possible. Their names will be recorded on a plaque accompanying the statue of Harry Bridges in the entrance to Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus.
Major donors include the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Longshore Division ($150,000); Washington State Labor Council ($30,000); Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies ($30,000).
Donors who have given $500 or more to the Labor Archives of Washington State will be memorialized as members of the Labor Archive Founder's Circle. Founder's Circle names will be inscribed on a plaque and displayed with the Harry Bridges statue in the entrance to the University of Washington's Suzzallo Library.
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NIWOT — Niwot High officials took a moment before Tuesday night's boys basketball game to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Cougars' 1993 state title — including a special mention for Silver Creek coach Bob Banning, who coached that NHS championship squad.
Then the visiting SCHS Raptors went out and made sure their coach ended the night with the same big smile with which he began it.
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"I think Brock played with a lot of hunger tonight and senior leadership," said Banning, who also noted that his seniors as a group have showed a bit of a sense of urgency of late. "I think it showed a lot in their play tonight."
Niwot reeled off eight points in a row to start the third quarter and even led 51-49 after a pair of Charlie Mitelhaus free throws with 5 minutes, 32 seconds to play in the game.
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"We're trying to play with discipline, play with poise," Niwot coach Travis Maron said. "We're lacking in that area, and that falls on me. We've just got to keep working on it."
After being kept quiet in the third quarter, Johnson turned in four points as Niwot pushed its lead from 57-52 to 63-52 and essentially put the game away.
"I knew we needed a lift. These games are big," Johnson said of his career night. "It was a tough game. Niwot played really good. We knew it was going to be that way."
Fellow senior Trey Fleming, who sat much of the game after committing three fouls in the first quarter, finished with 11 points to complement Johnson. Junior Eric Machmuller had 10. And Goforth, another senior, finished with eight, including the first four of the decisive 19-4 run to give the Raptors the lead for good.
Niwot's Clarke Colwell led all scorers with 19 points, including a 3-pointer that made it 41-38 Cougars late in the third quarter. Jordan Keeler added 12 points, and Nate Merriman led the way for NHS on the boards with nine rebounds.
The Cougars, who have now lost four in a row, out-rebounded Silver Creek 35-20, unofficially, but had a tough shooting night all around, going just 17 for 51 from the floor.
"We still have more than half our games to play," Maron said. "This thing can be turned around. It's all fixable stuff."
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Silver Creek 68, Niwot 55
At Niwot HS
Lindsey 3 0-0 7, Fleming 4 2-4 11, Machmuller 1 7-10 10, Johnson 4 9-13 18, Grine 2 0-0 5, Goforth 3 2-2 8, Campbell 0 0-0 0, White 0 2-2 2, Tarin 2 3-4 7, Wright 0 0-0 0, Sjobakken 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 25-35 68.
A. Hart 0 0-0 0, Keeler 4 2-2 12, Lee 2 3-4 7, Merriman 3 1-1 7, Mitelhaus 0 2-2 2, Kalakowski 1 1-2 4, Bounds 2 0-1 4, Colwell 5 6-10 19, J. Hart 0 0-2 0. Totals 17 15-24 55.
Score by quarters:
Silver Creek 13 20 12 23 — 68
Niwot 19 6 20 10 — 55
3-point field goals — Silver Creek (5): Lindsey, Fleming, Machmuller, Johnson, Grine; Niwot (6): Colwell 3, Keeler 2, Kolakowski. Total fouls — Silver Creek 19, Niwot 20. Fouled out — None. Technicals — None.


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Guidance Counselor Tiffani Webb Fired For Sexy Photos Taken In 1990s
Tiffani Webb had been a guidance counselor in New York City schools for 12 years, when scantily-clad photos from her past modeling career re-surfaced on the Internet. She was fired days before getting tenure, and has since changed her name and taken a teaching post in New Jersey. But now she's suing, reports the New York Post, claiming wrongful termination, sex discrimination, and violation of her First Amendment rights.
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In 2010, a Massachusetts school put Kevin Hogan on paid leave after it emerged that he had acted in several adult movies. The community rallied in defense of the English teacher and crew captain, but Hogan ultimately parted ways with the school. And in a similar story that same year, Shawn Loftis was fired from his substitute teaching job in Miami-Dade County after a principal discovered gay sex films online that Loftis had starred in and directed, under the pseudonym Collin O'Neal. Last year the Florida Education Practices Commission decided to reinstate him, however, because his adult film work wasn't illegal.
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While on a trip to the desert, a friend of yours was bitten by a rattlesnake. He nearly died from hemolysis, or breakage of many of his red blood cells. You have analyzed the snake venom and found three enzymes: phospholipase, which degrades phospholipids; neuraminidase, which removes cell surface carbohydrates; and protease which degrades proteins. Which of these enzymes do you think was responsible for his near fatal red blood cell hemolysis? Why?
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Halloween can be a challenge for parents of trick-or-treaters with food allergies.
Screening candy can be difficult and some children may feel singled out because they receive less than their friends.
However, the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) group has started a new campaign called the "Teal Pumpkin Project" that recommends giving out non-food treats and letting other families know by painting a pumpkin teal and placing it on porches.
Possible non-food treats include: glow bracelets, pencils, vampire teeth, mini notepads, and playing cards. You can see more on FARE's website.
"Food allergies are potentially life-threatening. When we are looking at a Halloween celebration, it is really nice to provide something that is safe," FARE spokeswoman Veronica LaFemina told Today. She noted that one in 13 children in the United States has a food allergy.
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Gerard Thomas Straub, an award-winning author, documentary filmmaker and former television producer, will give a presentation titled "Poverty, Prayer and Faith" in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19.
The St. Bonaventure University event, sponsored by the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University Ministries and the Franciscan Heritage Semester Study Abroad Program, will feature clips of Straub's work in Haiti, Peru, Kenya and Uganda.
The presentation is open to the public and will also serve as a plenary meeting for Clare 401.
Straub received an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from St. Bonaventure in 2003.
Straub had a distinguished career as a television producer, including the drama series "General Hospital," before turning his talents to helping impoverished citizens in Haiti, Peru, Kenya and Uganda. This resulted in impressive work, including the creation of many films and books and an active ministry speaking at schools and parishes throughout the country.
Straub is the author of the critically acclaimed book "The Sun and Moon Over Assisi," which offers inspirational reflections on St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of Assisi, and his latest book, "Hidden in the Rubble," examines life in Haiti following that country's devastating earthquake in 2010.
Straub has lectured and shown his films at the University of Notre Dame, St. Bonaventure, the University of Dayton, Loyola Marymount University, Canisius College, Mount Mercy College, Siena College, Wheaton College, Calvin College, Chestnut Hill College, Alvernia University, Gonzaga University, the Catholic Theological Union and the Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy.
As a Secular Franciscan, Straub is the founder and former president of The San Damiano Foundation, which produces films that celebrate the spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan concern for the poor, social justice, peace, non-violence, prayer and the integrity of creation. Straub lives in Burbank, Calif.
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Photo of Nina Kucharczyk. who scored the game winning goal, courtesy of Gil Talbot.
PROVIDENCE, RI – Danielle Tetreault led all goal scorers with five goals to lead the Harvard women's lacrosse team (5-4, 3-1) to a 12-9 come-from-behind win over Brown (5-5, 1-3) Friday evening at Stevenson Field.
Tetreault, who was 3-for-3 on free positions, was one of four goal scores for the Crimson. Jennifer VanderMeulen scored a hat trick to total a team leading 28 games this season. Melanie Baskind and Nina Kucharczyk each tallied two goals. VanderMeulen won four draw controls, while Tyler Petropulos had three ground balls and caused two turnovers.Mariah Pewarski caused two of Brown's 14 turnovers.
Teteault scored Harvard's first two tallies, but that was all the Crimson could muster in the first 27 minutes of the game as the Bears cruised out to a 7-2 lead. Harvard put together three consecutive goals in one minute and 20 seconds to pull within 7-5 at the half.
The Crimson fired off seven straight scores to take an 11-7 lead with eight minutes to play. Tetreault put in the first two goals, both unassisted tallies in the first six minutes of the second session. Kucharczyk put away a free position shot before Baskind sandwiched two goals between VanderMeulen to take the lead. Brown scored two goals before the end of the game, but the Crimson's lead was too great.
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Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) Wins National Championship
By Travis Rae, NAIA Communications and Sports Information Intern
MOBILE, Ala. – (Box Score) (Bracket) By defeating William Carey (Miss.), 5-1, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) has claimed the NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship for the third-straight year on Saturday afternoon. The Warhawks have claimed nine titles in ten years.
"I am very excited for this accomplishment of winning the national championship," said Auburn Montgomery's Head Coach Rolando Vargas said. "We knew we had to start strong. We knew we had to come out on fire because we knew otherwise it would be a tough match. All my singles players came on fire and each of the girls knew they would rely on each other."
Auburn Montgomery earned the first point of the match by winning No. 3 doubles. Morgane Zowczak and Hagar Caro teamed up to defeat William Carey's team of Anastasiya Zvyagintesva and Malin Collin, 8-2. The Warhawks also claimed No. 1 doubles, 8-3. William Carey earned one point in doubles by winning No. 2 doubles, 8-2.
Auburn Montgomery held a 2-1 lead after completion of doubles.
Auburn Montgomery did not let the Lady Crusaders get anything going in singles action. The Warhawks took a 4-1 lead after No. 1 and 2 singles were complete. Auburn Montgomery's Tiffany William defeated Sarah Maria Spruc, 6-1, 6-2, to give the Warhawks a 3-1 lead.
The lead grew to 4-1 within five minutes as the Warhawks' Jade Curtis defeated Carola Orna, 6-1, 6-1. Curtis, who finishes the season 21-0 in No. 1 singles action was named Marvin P. Richmond Outstanding Player award for the second time in her career. Curtis also claimed the award in 2011.
The clinching match was No. 3 singles as Morgane Zowczak won the national championship for Auburn Montgomery by defeating Maja Vuzem, 6-2, 6-2.
The national title is the 13th in school history for the Warhawks. Auburn Montgomery's Head Coach Rolando Vargas was named coach of the year. This was the third-straight year Coach Vargas has won that title.


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My granda, Jonathan Doleman Webb, was born 9 July 1899 at Radcliffe in Northumberland. I never heard anyone call him Jonathan. It was always Jont or Jonty. Jonty was an intelligent man, but growing up in a mining family in the early 1900s he had little opportunity for education and spent his working life down the pit. This photo shows him ready for work. Take a look at the kneepads for crawling through the pit and the carbide lamp hanging from his pocket. I scanned it in situ in the album because the caption underneath is written by my granny. I remember this bike. He used to call it "Sputnik".
He never talked much about his childhood and now, knowing what my genealogy research has taught me, I realise it must have been a tough one. His Dad Robert Webb was a pitman, and from the few family tales that have survived was clearly not an easy man to live with. Jonty was only two and a half when his Mam, Mary Davis, died of surgical shock after suffering a brain tumour for 8 months. I can only assume that big sister Annetta, who was about 9 at the time, had to roll up her sleeves and help out with toddler Jonty and four year old Edmund. Five years later their Dad married a widow Isabella Sharp and by the time of the 1911 census father, stepmother and the two boys were together but Annetta had left home to live with other relatives. At 14 Jonty started his working life down the pit which continued until he retired from Hauxley Colliery. I suppose I can be thankful that his young age and his occupation in the mines spared him from WWI in which he lost his big brother Edmund.


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Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Neurocog 1&2 Study (MSM Neurocog)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01508559
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 12, 2012
Last Update Posted : April 11, 2014
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The treatment of HIV and the tests performed for HIV care have changed over the last 20 years but improvement of management of HIV-infected subjects is still warranted. The investigators would like to collect and analyse clinical information obtained from subjects who are between 18 and 50 years of age. The investigators will look at routine clinic information such as blood pressure, recent blood test results and clinical history. The investigators will then assess cognitive (brain) function by talking and/or written tests. These tests will include tests for memory, depression and anxiety.
All of those who are identified as having problems with their brain function in this way will be offered onward referral for further assessment as appropriate. Those taking part will be offered a follow up visit at 24-48 weeks after the first assessment to see if there are any changes. This will allow us to understand how brain problems develop, get worse, or get better over time. No genetic research will be done. Depression is a mental health condition that can be characterized by negative feelings, a generally low mood, or problems with eating and sleeping normally. Anxiety is also a mental health condition where a person can feel general anxiousness or fear of specific situations, or, in more serious cases, can have panic attacks. Impaired brain function is a condition of the nervous system or brain where the brain does not function as well as it normally should, and can include symptoms such as forgetfulness, doing everyday tasks more slowly or becoming disorientated to the time of day or the place one is in.
For this study, the investigators will also collect data from medical records, including (and if known)social and educational-related data, HIV infection-related data (e.g. date of diagnosis, blood test results), relevant medical history (e.g. previous psychiatric conditions) and medication used (e.g. date started, the drugs used).
The information the investigators will get from this study will be used to inform healthcare providers (doctor, nurse, health advisor, psychologist) on whether it is necessary to routinely assess HIV infected patients for the presence of anxiety/depression and impaired brain function. The investigators will also get information on whether the treatments used for HIV infection make a difference to how commonly these conditions occur in patients.
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|HIV Related Neurocognitive Impairment
The aim of this project is to examine neurocognitive functioning in HIV infected men who have sex with men (MSMs). We have limited our study to this group in order to better study other shared risk factors (hepatitis coinfection, recreational drug use). Given ongoing work in an older cohort our aim is to study neurocognitive impairment in younger subjects (18-49 years). There are two parts to this study. The first is a cross sectional pilot (MSM Neurocog-1) looking at neurocognitive function in HIV infected and HIV uninfected MSMs. The second plan is for a prospective 48 week cohort study 24-48 week study (MSM Neurocog-2) following neurocognitive function in HIV infected subjects and a group of HIV uninfected controls over time.
The shift in HIV care to that of a chronic, manageable condition has transferred focus to long-term morbidities and drug toxicities. One such area in which there is renewed interest is the prevalence and relevance of neurocognitive impairment, as well as the significance of compartmentalised virus in the CSF as compared to blood. Controlled, comparative data are lacking - many of the cross-sectional studies to date have not controlled for important confounders such as recreational and injecting drug use, current or prior co-infections or co-morbidities. Where this has happened, researchers generally use general population controls that may differ markedly from HIV-infected individuals in terms of lifestyle and demographic factors. In addition the paucity of longitudinal data means it is unclear whether an individual with normal neurocognitive function pre-ART will develop impairment later or if subjects with evidence of impairment can expect improvement or normalisation over time; these issues are highly important for clinical management and patient counselling. There is no consensus on which surrogate markers, if any, are important in terms of diagnosing, monitoring and/or predicting neurocognitive impairment. Studies measuring correlation between neurocognitive performance and neuronal markers of inflammation have been conflicting.
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|237 participants
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|Neurocognitive Function in a Central London Cohort of HIV Infected and Uninfected Men Who Have Sex With Men
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HIV infected MSM 18-50 years old
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HIV uninfected MSM 18-50 years old
- Neurocognitive screening score [ Time Frame: 0-6 months ]To describe the prevalence of a positive screening for neurocognitive impairment (NCI) HIV infected and uninfected men who have sex with men (MSM) population using the Basic Neurocognitive Score (BNCS) and International HIV Dementia Score (IHDS) as validated screening tools
- Change in neurocognitive function [ Time Frame: 0-6 months ]To follow neurocognitive function over time in a cohort of HIV infected and uninfected MSMs
- Demographics [ Time Frame: 0-6 months ]To explore possible correlations between baseline demographics and disease characteristics and prevalence of positive screens for anxiety and/or depressive symptoms and NCI
- Biomarkers [ Time Frame: 0-6 months ]To look for possible markers of NCI on MRI scanning or on serological/CSF analysis
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- 18-49 years inclusive
- Identifying as MSM
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent
- Able to complete screening tools.
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- Patients who have given written and dated informed consent to participate in this study and to use the data.
- Patients co-infected with chronic hepatitis B/C (diagnosed serologically at least 6 months prior to study to exclude seroconversion/recent infection) and/or currently using recreational substances including alcohol will be included in this study ("real world" data)
HIV-infected subjects • Known HIV of at least 6 months duration (in order to exclude symptoms associated with primary HIV infection)
HIV-uninfected controls
- HIV-negative by rapid point of care test (POCT) or standard laboratory testing
- No unprotected anal intercourse (UPAI) in last 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
All subjects
- HIV or hepatitis B/C infection thought to have occurred in the last 6 months
- Current/active central nervous system (CNS) opportunistic infections or CNS malignancies.
- Previous cerebrovascular accidents (CVA/stroke) or history of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).
- Neuromuscular disease that will limit ability to perform the screening tests.
- Patients receiving current therapy with ribavirin or interferon for hepatitis co-infection or expected to start such therapy in the coming 12 months
- Current medical or psychiatric/psychological condition deemed significant by the investigator o (e.g. psychosis, bipolar disorder, dementia, eating disorders, severe head injury (loss of consciousness for at least an hour), current CNS opportunistic infection)
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01508559
|United Kingdom
|SSAT Clinical Trials Unit
|London, United Kingdom, SW10 9NH
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|Brian Gazzard, Prof
|St Stephen's AIDS Trust
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|St Stephens Aids Trust
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Turtle Diary
Here at Turtle Diary, you can find a large selection of games, videos, worksheets all tailored for young learners up to 3rd grade. The site has hundreds of games that support learning in math, science, and ELA. All the resources on this site can be searched by age, topic, or type of resource. The site is free to join for teachers but there is a fee if you want to add students.
EZ School
EZ School is an educational site with a wide variety of resources for most teachers. If you teach math, science, social studies, ELA, or a foreign language, then EZ School has resources for you. There are games, quizzes, worksheets, articles, and videos that students and teachers can access for free. The site is easy to navigate as their resources are categorized by grade, subject, and resource type.
This educational site is produced by the University of Kansas with the purpose of stimulating kids desire to learn. The site offers many fun educational opportunities with links to fun science, math, and history websites as well as a nice selection of games. They also feature current events articles for younger learners and allow kids the chance to write to the site about future publications, as well as an "Ask Amy" column which responds to questions submitted by readers.
Game Classroom
Game Classroom offers lessons, videos, games, and worksheets for students up to grade 6. Their website states their goal is to provide students, parents, and teachers with the best interactive homework help the web has to offer. Students will enjoy the sites huge collection of math and language arts games while parents and teachers will find the site's library of lessons to be helpful. Teachers and parents will also enjoy their library of videos as well as their large selection of both printable and online worksheets.
Every Slide
With Every Slide you can turn your average presentation slides into an interactive educational experience for your students. You simply have to upload your presentation and then add polls that your students can respond to with their own devices. The polls can be text, true/false or multiple choice and you can add them ahead of time or as you go. Students can join the presentation by typing in a code which is visible at the top of your presentation. This is a powerful tool and best of all, it is free for teachers.
Flip Quiz
Most teachers are always looking for ways to make formative assessments more fun and engaging. Flip Quiz (in Beta) allows you to create Jeopardy style review games and you don't have to possess any technical know how. Once you sign up you can easily create your first game in a short amount of time and your students will love playing along. Thank you Doug Peterson (@dougpete) for sharing this via Twitter.
This site allows you to create a simple single page poster with text, images, and videos. Once you sign up (it's free) you simply add the elements and then publish the final product. Elements can be added from your computer, social media sites such a s Flickr, or added from the web. One of the best features on Populr is that it allows collaboration on a page which is great for group projects. Finished projects can be shared via email or your favorite social media sites.
Here is a terrific site for creating an online photo album or scrapbooks. This site also allows collaboration which make it ideal for group projects. Signing up does require an email address but no other personal information is needed. The site is very simple to use as all you need is to add pictures and then text to accompany each picture and the site does the rest. Once you are done the book can be downloaded as a PDF to be handed in or students can share the book with the teacher.
Fodey is very useful a website that allows you to write your own newspaper story and headline. The site also allows you to change the name of the newspaper as well as the publishing date which makes it a perfect tool for social studies projects. Once the story is completed you can download it to your computer or use a screen capture tool to save the image. While this is a perfect tool for history projects, this website is great for any subject area.
Newspaper Generator
This newspaper generator by Homemade Gifts Made Easy is very similar to Fodey but it has several features that make it more a powerful tool. First, it allows you to add a picture to your story which helps to make the finished product more interesting to students. Second, there seems to be no limit to how much text you can write. The finished product can be saved as a pdf by right clicking on the image. However, the story you write will be accompanied by several "nonsense" stories that come with the site.
Brother Creative Center
This powerful site by Brother allows you to generate posters, newsletters (mailers), calendars and brochures. Each type of document comes with a collection of dynamic templates which a simple to edit. Projects can be saved for later editing and then be printed or saved to your computer when they are done. This site is a great online alternative to Microsoft Publisher and it is free to use.


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A judge has ordered Google and Motorola to give Apple details related to the Android development process and Google's acquisitions of Android and Motorola. The order was issued yesterday by Judge Richard Posner in US District Court in Northern Illinois, as part of a patent lawsuit Apple filed in 2010 against Motorola, which is now on the verge of being acquired by Google.
In documents filed with the court last week, Apple argued that information regarding Google's development of Android functionality used in Motorola products is "highly relevant" to the pending lawsuit because two of the patents Apple is asserting "are directed to core features of the Android operating system." The patents in question include #5,566,377, which was filed by Apple in 1994, describing a "method and apparatus for distributing events in an operating system." The other patent, #5,519,867, was filed in 1993 by Taligent, a now-defunct Apple project, and describes an object-oriented multitasking system.
"Apple has alleged that to remove or design around the claimed features would involve a substantial overhaul of the Android operating system, which would likely cost Motorola tens (if not hundreds) of millions of dollars to implement," Apple's filing states. The amount of money Motorola would have had to pay to design around these features, and the amount of money Google "paid to acquire and develop the Android system" is relevant to the amount of damages Apple should be entitled to if it wins this case, Apple argued.
Motorola argued last week that Motorola and Google are still separate entities until the pending merger closes, and thus Motorola "cannot force Google to produce documents or witnesses over Google's objections." Still, Motorola noted that "Google is in the process of producing documents and witnesses and depositions of Google employees have begun and will continue throughout the next weeks."
Posner's brief order states that "Apple's motion of March 2 to compel Motorola and Google to provide discovery concerning Google's acquisition of Android, Inc., Google's development of the Android OS, and Google's acquisition of Motorola is granted." The judge also granted a Motorola motion to strike "expert reports" Apple submitted related to FRAND patent licensing issues.
Because Motorola counter-sued Apple, there will be two trials, which are scheduled to be heard back to back starting June 11, Bloomberg notes. Google told Ars this morning that it won't comment "beyond what we've said in court papers."


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After many users complained that the new persistent sidebar from Google Search is distracting and takes away too much space, Google tests a new version of the sidebar that no longer includes icons. I don't think the icons were very helpful and removing them is a simple way to make the sidebar less annoying.
Here's the original layout:
Those who used the page http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=all to access the old interface probably noticed that Google redirected it to the new interface. You can still use the Hacker interface, the Linux-flavored interface, but the best thing to do is to try the new interface and learn about the tools and filters that could really improve your results. I constantly use the "updates" filter to search Twitter, the "discussions" filter to restrict the result to forums and the "past 24 hours/past week/past month" options to find recently updated pages.


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Board approves ending Reeds' employ at VISD
The Board Of Trustees of the Vidor Independent School District took action against two educators formerly employed by the district at its regular meeting Thursday, March 27. The board unanimously voted to approve the termination of former elementary school teacher Sondra Reed and the resignation of her husband, junior high school teacher Chad Reed, whose terminations were approved by the board Jan. 20 after allegations of inappropriate contact with students were raised at the end of 2013.
The board's actions effectively ended the battle between the Reeds and VISD over the couple's termination, but the couple still faces potential criminal prosecution and accreditation determination by the TEA that could cost the pair their teaching certifications.
Accusations of inappropriate conduct with students were posed against the Reeds after an anonymous letter sparked an investigation into allegations contained in the correspondence. The Reeds were both suspended in December 2013, and on Jan. 20 VISD board trustees approved their termination.
As revealed in an article two weeks ago, The Examiner's investigation uncovered documentation, including witness statements and other evidence, of the accusations made against the educators. According to information submitted to investigating agencies, the "inappropriate conduct" accusations against Chad Reed primarily pertained to providing alcohol to minors and of having knowledge of other illicit activities within his household. Sondra Reed is not only accused of illegally plying teenagers with alcohol, but also of engaging in sexual acts with underage students. Information provided to the investigating agencies includes statements from at least two young men who admitted they had sexual relations with Sondra Reed while she was employed with VISD and while they were both minors.
Trustees went into executive session at the VISD board meeting March 27 before returning to the assembly to vote on the proposed measures. The board voted unanimously to accept Sondra Reed's termination and approve Chad Reed's resignation. Chad Reed was allowed to resign after making a settlement deal with the district, according to the board.
"With Chad, we compensated him for the wages he's earned," VISD Superintendent Dr. Jay Killgo explained. "The settlement is with Chad only. Sondra is not getting it."
As a stipulation of the agreements with the Reeds, the couple must drop their termination appeals filed with the TEA, and civil litigation filed against VISD by the couple must also be dismissed.
VISD Board Trustee Mike Kilmer called for action in the form of criminal prosecution of the couple.
"We feel strongly about the evidence that has been gathered in this case and is being gathered, and would like to highly recommend that the Orange County district attorney move forward with the prosecution," Kilmer said.
After the meeting, Killgo said he believes VISD has taken fast, decisive action in a tough situation.
"We felt like we had overwhelming evidence that made us confident in what we were doing," Killgo asserted. "We interacted closely with the school district attorneys, and the evidence was what it was. There was no reason to delay."
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Catamounts draw with CCSU in weather shortened friendly
Vermont and CCSU tie 0-0 after 100 minutes of play
The University of Vermont and Central Connecticut State University men's soccer teams played to a 0-0 draw with just one overtime period due to darkness on Wednesday. The game was delayed for an hour and five minutes due to weather that pushed the start time back to just after 5 p.m.
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Verniers, Laurens (16th century)
Laurens Verniers, a Mennonite elder, at first active in Antwerp, Belgium. In 1567 he was banished from Antwerp by the Duke of Alba, but he had already escaped to Franeker in Friesland about two years previously. Concerning his work there is not much information. A letter by Elder Hans Busschaert to Verniers, published by Vos, says that both Busschaert and Verniers sided with the Flemish during the Flemish-Frisian dissensions. This letter, undated, was probably written shortly after the spring of 1567. In 1570 an elder Laurens of Franeker visited Kleve, Germany, with Hendrik van Roosevelt to settle a quarrel in the Mennonite congregation of this town. After their visit in Cleve they traveled to Cologne to defend themselves against the charge of unorthodoxy made against them by Ameldonck, who then was an elder of Cologne. This Elder Laurens was apparently Verniers.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1893): 16.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: I, No. 446.
Vos, Karel. De Doopsgezinden te Antwerpen in de zestiende eeuw: 338, 382-84; reprint from Bulletin de la Commission Royale de Belgique 84 (1920).
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Verniers, Laurens (16th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 12 Dec 2019. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Verniers,_Laurens_(16th_century)&oldid=120004.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Verniers, Laurens (16th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 12 December 2019, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Verniers,_Laurens_(16th_century)&oldid=120004.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 817. All rights reserved.
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This page contains information on team rosters, passcards for players and coaches, and related requirements. These registration procedures and requirements have been adopted by Mass Youth Soccer and BAYS to ensure fair and equitable competition. Violation of these rules, even if inadvertent, could result in forfeits, loss of eligibility for trophies and post-season play, and/or other sanctions by the league. Each town is expected to appoint a town registrar to ensure that all requirements have been observed, and to serve as a check on the occasional over-zealous coach who would bend the rules to seek a competitive advantage.
We have also prepared a calendar showing an overview of the annual registration cycle, to assist town registrars in planning their activities.
Questions relating to rosters and passcards should be directed to the BAYS League Registrar at firstname.lastname@example.com. Questions relating to team registration and division and section placements should be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com. Questions relating to Mass Youth Soccer forms and requirements should be directed to the Mass Youth Soccer office at (800) 852-8111.
What's new for Spring 2007
PASSCARD VALIDATION STICKERS - Player passcards do NOT require validation stickers. Coach passcards still require validation stickers. This was approved by the BAYS BOD in the Fall of 2006 and unfortunately the printed guidebook was not updated.
PASSCARDS – The pilot test of the new experimental passcard format has ended. All clubs should resume using the preprinted US Youth Soccer passcard forms. Please note that clubs can now obtain passcard forms directly from Mass Youth Soccer. We will no longer be distributing them through BAYS.
AGE WAIVERS – The age waiver provision has been amended to allow u15-age players who are in 8th grade to play on u14 division 1 or division 2 teams in the fall season only.
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It is the responsibility of each town registrar to ensure that the following requirements are met:
- The organization and all of its players, coaches, and administrators are registered with Mass Youth Soccer.
- Each rostered player meets the requirements regarding age, residency, and dual rostering.
- The number of players on the roster does not exceed the allowable limits.
- Game rosters are properly filed with the league.
- All coaches have passcards, and players have passcards if required.
- The organization has obtained liability release forms for players.
- All Adult members (coaches Volunteers and administrators) have submitted CORI information to MYSA
Failure to properly follow any of these requirements could result in forfeits, fines, or other sanctions imposed by BAYS and/or Mass Youth Soccer. Even if the league has validated or accepted a roster, the town is still responsible for any registration violations which may subsequently be discovered.
Assistant registrars Assistant league registrars are responsible for validating printed rosters for MTOC-eligible teams. The town registrar should contact the assistant league registrar assigned to your town to make the appropriate arrangements. All contact with assistant league registrars must be through the town registrar. Assistant league registrars will NOT accept materials from individual coaches. For validation of electronic rosters, see the supplemental information on the eRoster program.
Coaching passcards Each team must have at least one adult with a current passcard present at all times during each game. Referees have been instructed not to allow games to proceed in violation of this rule. See Passcards for information on processing and use. Validation of a coach's passcard by a town registrar indicates that the coach has been registered with Mass Youth Soccer and has been judged qualified for this responsibility by the local club.
Dual rostering Dual rostering refers to a player playing for more than one team in sanctioned, non-scholastic youth soccer competition. For older than U-14 players, dual rostering is not permitted. For u14 and younger players, a player may play on a BAYS team and a team in another league (such as MAPLe or MASC) that is not a league playing for MTOC in the same season. A player may not play on more than one BAYS team, even if in different age groups. (Note that dual rostering eligibility is based on the player's age, not the age group of the team.)
Indoor play BAYS does not sponsor any indoor soccer competition during the winter. Rostering and passcard requirements are set by each individual indoor program or league. If roster or passcard validation is needed, contact the Mass Youth Soccer office. BAYS assistant registrars cannot validate rosters or passcards for indoor play.
Liability release forms Towns must have a liability release form for each player, signed by a parent or guardian. Towns can either use the standard Mass Youth Soccer form, which includes both a liability release and a parental consent for emergency medical treatment, or use their own form which includes the same language.
MTOC-eligible teams MTOC is the Massachusetts Tournament of Champions, a state-wide tournament held annually in late June with representatives from the 10 town team leagues in the state. MTOC competition is generally for divisions 1 and 2 in the U-12, U-14, U-16 and division 1 for U-18 and U-19. BAYS holds post-season playoffs in mid-June to determine which teams will represent BAYS at MTOC. Teams playing in these divisions during the spring season are considered MTOC-eligible and must comply with certain additional requirements. MTOC eligibility rules do not apply during the fall season.
Mass Youth Soccer affiliation Each organization, and each individual player, coach, and administrator, must be registered each year with Mass Youth Soccer, the state youth soccer association. The necessary forms and instructions are mailed to each town by Mass Youth Soccer each summer. The organizational affiliation forms, information on each player and adult (in electronic format), and the current registration fees must be submitted to Mass Youth Soccer prior to the start of the fall season. Supplemental submissions should be made at the end of the fall season, and at the beginning and end of the spring season, to reflect any players and adults added since the last submission. Referees must be included in this registration only if they are not certified and registered through the State Referee Committee. Be sure Mass Youth Soccer has the name and address of your current town president and registrar, so that you will receive all current mailings from them.
Passcard procedures Blank forms are available from Mass Youth Soccer. BAYS validation stickers are distributed at the pre-season book distribution meetings and at the February placement meeting. See instructions for filling out the passcard form. It is the responsibility of the town registrar to ensure that the photograph belongs to the person named on the card; that the birthdate (for players) has been verified; and that the player or coach has been properly registered with Mass Youth Soccer. Passcards must be laminated. Passcards are presented to the referee at the start of each game, and returned at the conclusion of the game. If a player or coach receives a red card during the game, the referee sends their passcard to the Ejections Secretary. After the period of suspension as provided in the by-laws or by vote of the Sportsmanship Review Committee, the town should request the return of the passcard from the Ejections Secretary. Town registrars may issue replacement passcards if a card is lost or misplaced, but may not under any circumstances issue a replacement card for a player or coach serving a suspension.
Player passcards No player passcards are required in the fall season. Passcards are required in the spring season for all u18 and u19 players, and for all players in MTOC-eligible divisions. See Passcards for information on processing and use.
Roster size limits For MTOC-eligible teams, the roster limit is 18 for 11v11 teams and 15 for 8v8 teams. Waivers will be granted by the competition committee if the request is submitted prior to March 1, and if the town has no other teams in that age group where the extra players could be placed. (The committee can waive the March 1 deadline for u16 and older teams.) If a roster size limit waiver is granted, the team will lose its MTOC eligibility, but must still comply with the player passcard and roster submission requirements. For non-MTOC-eligible 11v11 teams, the roster limit is 22 unless you receive a waiver from the competition committee. There is no roster limit for non-MTOC-eligible 6v6 and 8v8 teams. If a waiver is approved to exceed the roster limits, waiver numbers will be assigned to the extra players and must be shown on the roster form.
Rosters -- forms The official BAYS team roster form can be downloaded from this site in the formats listed below. Towns may use their own computer-generated forms if they include all of the information shown on the official form, in substantially the same format. Additional requirements apply to rosters submitted electronically.
Adobe Acrobat (this file can be printed on any machine with Acrobat Reader software, but can not be filled in by computer.)
Click here for complete instructions on preparing the roster form and click here for supplemental instructions for electronic rosters.
Rosters -- submission to division directors Every team's roster must be submitted to the appropriate BAYS division director prior to the start of the season. The easiest way to do this is to bring one completed copy of each roster to the pre-season book distribution meeting. Otherwise you will need to mail each roster to the appropriate division director (whose names and addresses are in the schedule book). If any players are added or dropped after the initial filing, a revised roster must also be sent to the appropriate division director before it can be used in a game. For non-MTOC-eligible teams, roster changes can be made at any time during the season. See the special instructions for roster changes for MTOC-eligible teams.
Rosters -- game day Coaches must bring two copies of their current roster to each game -- one for the referee, and one for the opposing coach. The game day roster must include the correct shirt numbers for all players, plus the coach's signature. Players who will not be participating should be crossed out. For MTOC-eligible teams, the game day roster must include the MTOC validation from the assistant league registrar.
Rosters -- MTOC validation Rosters for MTOC-eligible teams must be stamped and signed by an assistant league registrar or the league registrar before they can be filed with the division director and used in games. Submit two copies for validation. One will be returned to you, which you can then copy for filing with the division director and for game-day use. The other will be retained by the league registrar for filing with Mass Youth Soccer. When submitting MTOC rosters for validation, please allow adequate time for processing. See the special instructions for roster changes for MTOC-eligible teams.
Team registrations Instructions for registering teams for the following season will be mailed to the designated contact in each town in December (for the spring season) and in June (for the fall season). Team registration information must be submitted electronically. All questions regarding team registrations, placements, team entry fees, and schedules should be e-mailed to Dick Fischman at email@example.com.