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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852600572857284367.comments2018-04-21T07:28:22.238-07:00Jim Reardon for Capistrano Unified School DistrictJim Reardonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852600572857284367.post-79583494796644625502013-01-17T10:30:59.978-08:002013-01-17T10:30:59.978-08:00Richard, Thank you for the suggestion. Indeed, s...Richard,

Thank you for the suggestion. Indeed, subject differentiation would seem to make sense.

I grew up in a household where my mother was constantly grading homework that originated in the AP courses she taught in TUSD. I'm aware of the workload and it should be a consideration in negotiations.

However, I have to tell you that a consistent complaint I hear is that students in many subjects are not receiving graded homework and that test results are also being retained. I'm certain that this would not occur in an AP course where external accountability for student and class performance are readily measurable. However, in non-AP settings, this practice is troubling.Jim Reardonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852600572857284367.post-67119140945241543512013-01-17T09:56:38.104-08:002013-01-17T09:56:38.104-08:00Mr. Reardon, I would consider differentiating nee...Mr. Reardon,

I would consider differentiating needed grading time according to subject. You refer to 5 hours per week of grading time as if it were a large number. This might seem excessive to you when it comes to some teachers, but it quite a small number for, say, an English teacher.

For instance. I teach senior AP English, which involves a lot of writing. Let's say I assign an 8 page paper on Hamlet. To properly grade one paper takes about 45 minutes. I have to read each page, annotate mistakes, cross reference them to the appropriate section in a grammar book (failure to do so would make remediation of a student's skill unlikely), and write a detailed critique that explains what must be done to improve the paper. I have 7 sections of classes with about 25 students per section. That adds up to about 175 students. To grade that one paper should take me about 130 hours. If I were to limit myself to the 5 hours per week that you suggest is more than enough, I would have to assign no other homework for 26 weeks (which is how long it would take to grade the papers).

Obviously I grade them in a much shorter time frame, because I take my work home with me. For the record, it takes me about two weeks to grade the Hamlet papers. That doesn't included remediations for failing grades.Richard Simpkinshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852600572857284367.post-19800203288699649462012-11-30T05:14:45.211-08:002012-11-30T05:14:45.211-08:00Interesting. That looks like a common tactic thoug...Interesting. That looks like a common tactic though. Since people these days are of the "too long, didn't read" type, everybody who uses it (c'mon, it's not just one party doing it) get away with it pretty easily.Ryan Wuesthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852600572857284367.post-80041160011379338762012-11-28T14:10:20.131-08:002012-11-28T14:10:20.131-08:00Very Happy to see this Jim . You will be a great A...Very Happy to see this Jim . You will be a great Asset to CUSD! Congrats! The Kids are lucky to have you!Teri email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852600572857284367.post-84415242969835932412012-10-26T20:20:24.861-07:002012-10-26T20:20:24.861-07:00Steve Lang's ad contains identical language re...Steve Lang's ad contains identical language regarding SCHS to that of John Alpay and Carol McCormick and Gary Pritchard. Alpay's ad is in the same edition of SC Times. I think you can infer that Lang does not support the closure of SCHS.

The question voters should be asking is, why is this being discussed at all? My belief is that closure is a diversionary tactic, invented by the Children First group to support Alpay, Pritchard, Hanachek and McCormick. Their aim is to divert voters from the actual abysmal records of Alpay and Pritchard.

As members of the school board, Alpay and Pritchard know full-well that closure of a school has NEVER been discussed. They also know that a proposal to close a school would take many months, if not years, of public discussion. No such discussion has occurred.

The Children First cabal, including my opponent, have floated this idea of school closure to draw voters away from their "all-cuts" record of class size increases, a shortened school year, and massive debt.

Steve Lang doesn't share his advertising plan with me. But he faces the same problem as I do, which is to deal with the lies coming from Children First in support of their union controlled candidates. San Clemente residents should beware.Jim Reardonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852600572857284367.post-21611539145718973192012-10-26T19:34:34.047-07:002012-10-26T19:34:34.047-07:00So why is your running mate Steve Lang running ads...So why is your running mate Steve Lang running ads in the San Clemente Times saying that he opposes existing efforts to close San Clemente High School? What does he know that he has not yet shared with email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852600572857284367.post-63943938102192705612012-09-18T11:45:21.664-07:002012-09-18T11:45:21.664-07:00Kudos to Mr. Reardon! Let's also take into ac...Kudos to Mr. Reardon! Let's also take into account the pensions and healthcare teachers get when retiring. It is a tough job and they should be commended...however the lack of days worked, work hours and lack of teachers putting in extra time makes them all look bad. I love teachers, but if they really loved the kids they would come early/stay late and put the extra effort in that us in the private sector do everyday. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852600572857284367.post-51442986588942435362012-09-18T08:17:30.646-07:002012-09-18T08:17:30.646-07:00My resume is available on this website and you wil...My resume is available on this website and you will note that it does not extend to teaching.

The point of this short exposition is to was to point out that the things you describe are considered in the contract. In fact, the math shows that the contract allows that 27% of a teacher's weekly on-duty commitment is served outside of class -- not counting the 5 hours of off-campus allowance. If you include that 8th hour, the the fraction is 35% - representing pay for all the non-classroom duties you list, and more.

Of course, these fractions include the one hour of ACE time per week spent doing who knows what. That hour is clearly defined as being away from "demanding" students and parents.

As for time in IEP meetings (something I have considerable experience with), these meetings are generally dominated by non-classroom staff. The time of parents, valuable teachers, and sometimes even the student are too often wasted in this cumbersome process. The union contract contains special provisions for the Special Ed teacher that are to account for this additional commitment.

The unfortunate potential for an IEP to become adversarial is partly to blame for this. That is a topic for another day.

The underlying point of what I've written is simple. Teachers are well-paid and work under very attractive work rules. They are not to blame for the reduction in classroom time that we presently experience. More pay won't address the problem; even if funds were available. Instead, it is time that we critically evaluate the non-instructional demands that have been built into the district schedule. In the present financial situation, we may need to modify these demands so that we can preserve the instructional program.Jim Reardonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852600572857284367.post-45763303974707894602012-09-18T01:19:04.910-07:002012-09-18T01:19:04.910-07:00Mr. Reardon, When was the last time you taught? Y...Mr. Reardon,
When was the last time you taught? You did not consider all the time parents command time with the teacher before, during and after school. You did not take into account the time with the Special Education teacher, psychologist, speech path, etc. who need to talk about 'J Doe''s inability to focus, pay attention and get his/her work done. What about the time in IEP meetings, on the phone to parents, etc. How about the run's to the store for parties, other goodies for special projects. How about setting up bulletin boards?, etc., etc., etc. Believe me, those things are not considered in the contract firstname.lastname@example.com


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Firstly I'd like to offer up some kudos to Rorus. Although we may not see eye to eye often or leave encounters unscathed, this afternoon proved to be an entirely different experience. I'd really like to applaud them for resisting the urge to metagame us once roleplay was under way.
Low on supplies due to the recent forest fires, Arua decided to go and raid a small village for supplies. This village went by the name of Arua. Our scouts indicated that there were about three men defending the village so we descended upon the village. No sooner had we scaled across the draw bridge and over the walls when a raiding party suddenly returned and joined the battle. As Vexing, Lust, War, and Urt all fell Rebecka and I (Vodka) began to run for the residential sector in hopes of losing the guards. We found Zev Titanium's home unlocked and proceeded to hide in a set of barrels. What happened next was a grueling few hours of searches.
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[11:16] HR relay alarm 6.0 shouts: ALL CLEAR – STAND DOWN
[11:17] Vodka Clarity glanced up at Rebecka. "We're safe I think." She remarked with a sigh of relief. "Now the question is – how do we get our sister's out of a bind?"
[11:17] Rebecka Kohime heaved a massive sigh of relief as the footsteps outside of the cabin dissipated, "We need robes of concealment to even escape alive."
[11:18] Rebecka Kohime held her palpitating heart and collapsed on the well-appointed couch, "I don't know how we can rescue them without a distraction, even."
[11:24] Second Life: Your object 'Object' has been returned to your inventory lost and found folder by Village of Rorus Estates from parcel 'Rorus Estates' at Rorus Estates 42, 22 due to parcel auto return.
[11:25] Kool Door shouts: Titan23 Resident knocks loudly at the door ♫
[11:33] Thunder (thundercloud.lecker) hmmms as he goes upstairs and walks out slowly
[11:33] Kool Door shouts: Gaedail Darkfury knocks loudly at the door ♫
[11:34] Kool Door shouts: Auron Darkwatch knocks loudly at the door ♫
[11:34] Vodka Clarity whispered to Rebecka, "Maybe we'll figure something out. For now we need to lay low and keep quiet. Did you see that? First knocking then coming in. They are searching for us." She kept her voice low – barely even a whisper.
[11:34] Rebecka Kohime was cowering against Vodka inside of a cramped barrel. She held her bow firmly at her side, the strictness of the vessel forcing it uncomfortably into her Se's stomach and her own left armpit.
[11:35] Rebecka Kohime hissed quietly, "We need to stay still. We're dead if we move now."
[11:36] Vodka Clarity shifted within the barrel, "Get your foot out of my face!" She'd remark. "Ugh. You need to shower more." The Se would simple remain and brood, arms crossed uncomfortable, neck bend down. She would listen to the commotion outside – emerald eyes searching the darkness.
[11:36] Ąμяøη (auron.darkwatch): oohhh
[11:36] Ąμяøη (auron.darkwatch): this ones open
[11:36] Raith Canucci (gaedail.darkfury) goes to knock on the door as it opens
[11:36] Raith Canucci (gaedail.darkfury): Hmm, well take a look
[11:36] Ąμяøη (auron.darkwatch): check upstairs
[11:36] Vodka Clarity fell utterly silent and clung to Rebecka INSIDE the barrel.
[11:36] Rebecka Kohime was far too preoccupied with her impending death to care about such trifling matters. Her bow was ready, and the lid of the barrel was firmly sealed down atop both of their heads. She was quiet.
[11:36] Ąμяøη (auron.darkwatch): I got down
[11:36] Raith Canucci (gaedail.darkfury): If you find mead procure it, you know chain of evidence
[11:37] Thunder (thundercloud.lecker) shhhs and walks in silently moving
[11:37] Ąμяøη (auron.darkwatch): down stair clear
[11:37] Rebecka Kohime would happily note that their particular barrel was labeled as 'fish'. She was deathly silent.
[11:38] Raith Canucci (gaedail.darkfury) looks down under the bed
[11:38] Ąμяøη (auron.darkwatch): all clear?
[11:39] Thunder (thundercloud.lecker): knocks the book over and checks the book cases
[11:39] Raith Canucci (gaedail.darkfury) looks down at the barrel behind the baths and laughs yelling:: Hey when were done Im comming back for that barrel Im sick of eating bosk and thats marked fish
[11:39] Ąμяøη (auron.darkwatch): clear , next house
[11:40] Rebecka Kohime had a moment where her blood ran cold and her life flashed before her eyes. That sort of thing.
[11:40] Titan Surface (titan23): i dont see anything thunder lets keep searching
[11:40] Thunder (thundercloud.lecker) walks upstairs and sees the crate and sits on it lettign a fart go then walks out
[11:41] Vodka Clarity simple sat silently, trembling, clutching on to Rebecka.
[11:42] Vodka Clarity wanted to cough as the smell began to collect around the barrel. Her eyes began to tear – it was so horrible. But still she kept utterly silent.
[11:42] Rebecka Kohime reeled from the pants-shittingly terrifying incident that just occurred. She quivered and hugged Vodka. She ignored the smell.
[11:43] Ąμяøη (auron.darkwatch) shouts: report from all others ?
[11:43] Raith Canucci (gaedail.darkfury) laughs and yells to thunder:; Take a bath bro, zevs house stank of fish
[11:43] Ąμяøη (auron.darkwatch) shouts: aye , this sides clear
[12:17] Vodka Clarity would move the barrel down the stairs and begin to wander down. "We stop frequently." She stated.
[12:17] Vodka Clarity: Stay off the main road.
[12:20] Vodka Clarity was just a barrel looking for a way. Totally still. Slightly smelly.
[12:20] Zev Titanium: galloping by on his route, he takes a wanted poster from his saddle and then lowers it down ontop of the barrel, thumbing its edge *pock*-*pock*-*pock*-*pock* he tacked it in. THen continued on his route.
[12:22] Vodka Clarity blinked and pressed her hand against the lid. Drat. It was locked. She could no longer see. She sighed and sat down at the bottom once more – waiting for the clapping of hooves to fade into the distance.
Rebecka Kohime periodically lifted the lid of her respective barrel to peer about for Vodka. As a similar barrel approached, she sighed and ducked back down, "You scared me there!"
[12:43] Faye (robin.vordun): out for a stroll as she often does…she decides to take a little rest beneath a nearby tree and plops her skirted fanny on the nearest barrel.
[12:43] Vodka Clarity smelled of horrid fish and warrior farts. It was clear that barrel does or perhaps had contained a large helping of sea creatures. She heard the sound of something sitting atop the barrel and the thump of feet against the side. She merely sat quiet, pinching her nose within the barrel. This truly did suck.
[12:44] Rebecka Kohime squatted beneath her barrel as Robin neared them. She clung to the lid, holding it down in preparation for a rough arrival. As Robin thankfully sat on Vodka's barrel instead, she felt a tad relieved. Man, the shit they did.
[12:46] Faye (robin.vordun): shifting slightly the barrel would have wobbled if not for the heaviness of its contents. She inhaled…and suddenly felt a bit queasy with the scent which filled hr nostrils "Gah!" she exclaims and hops to her feet looking to the putrid offensive container.
[12:47] Rebecka Kohime suppressed a chuckle as Robin was repelled by the foul scent emanating from their barrels. She'd gotten pretty desensitized, and thusly didn't mind.
[12:47] Vodka Clarity still hated the smell and could not get the sound of flatulence out of her head.
The city was crawling with wanted posters that depicted Rebecka and I. With no real chance to escape we joined a surprise attack by the Sa Di Sani but ultimately got over whelmed. The evening finished off with a pain free trade and the Arua returning to the Forest on their feet, collarless, and relatively unscathed… Where we proceeded to have a dance party.
~ by Arua Tribe on April 7, 2012.
Posted in Arua Raiding, Arua Roleplay
Tags: Arua, Gor, Gorean, Huntress, Metal Gear Solid, Panther, Roleplay, Rorus, RP, Snake, Village
2 Responses to "Metal Gear Arua"
If it hadn't have been for that returning raid party, I'd be the happiest owner of Rorus ass to ever strut pimp style through the trees.
Damn their walls to hell, though.
Damn them, I say.
vexingjinx said this on April 8, 2012 at 2:12 AM | Reply
Woooot woot nothing like bootie poppin in the woods… *VAGINA ATTACK*
fallenstarstream said this on April 8, 2012 at 5:59 AM | Reply

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Many recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other low-income individuals find or keep jobs for a while, but far fewer remain steadily employed and advance in the labor market. This report describes results and draws lessons from rigorous evaluations of 12 programs seeking to improve employment retention and advancement among low-wage workers.
This policy brief, developed by the Urban Institute for the federal Administration for Children and Families, describes how strategies have helped welfare recipients enter employment and increase their earnings. However, more remains to be learned about how best to substantially increase their self-sufficiency and financial well-being.


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[Walking to our car from a hockey game.]
Me: Brrrrrrshivershivershiverbrrrrrrrrshivershivershiverbrrrrrrrr. . .
Husband: What are you doing?
Me: I'm cold. It's got to be in the single digits. It feels like my head's going to explode.
Husband: What are you talking about? It's 14˚ at the coldest; a nice, balmy, Canadian winter day
Me: Yeah, all true, except for that it's definitely colder than 14˚, it's anything but balmy, and we're not in Canada.
Husband: We'll see what the car shows for the temperature.
Me: Yeah, except it's in a heated garage, so no pointing at it in the first 5 seconds and gloating.
[Arrive at car. Get into car. Start car. Handy little temperature indicator says it's 43˚ out. Husband points and gloats. I ignore him.]
[Drive a few miles. Temperature drops. 38˚ 32˚ 27˚ 18˚ 14˚. Husband points. I give him the universal sign for "Just wait a minute."
Temperature stops at 10˚. I point. Husband mutters: Your car's wrong.]
Me: Okay, maybe not 8˚, but I was still closer than you were.
Husband: Yeah, one degree closer.
Me: I said it was 8˚, you said it was 14˚, how is 10 one degree closer? Is this how you do math in Canadia? (He loves it when I call it Canadia.)
Husband: It's about how you figure out, not whether the answer is right or not.
Only Daughter [in back seat][did I mention Only Daughter was with us?] It's dropped to 9!
Husband: Okay, now you're one and a half degrees closer.
Me: What?
[Temperature drops to 7˚]
Me: Okay, NOW who's closer?
Husband: I'm on a horse.
(It seems weird that we were at a hockey game last night, but Only Daughter's youth choir was singing the national anthem, and we were still in town until this morning, and I think Dad would want us to keep on living, and laughing. Not sure how he would have felt about the gaps in Husband's logic — even Only Daughter wanted to know what Husband being on a horse had to do with anything, especially since, clearly, he was not.)


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Short Bio
After graduating as licentiate in applied economics (1987) at the University of Antwerp, Lode Vereeck obtained a Ph.D. in economics from Maastricht University (1993).
From 1992 till 2004, he worked as part-time senior lecturer of law & economics at the Maastricht Law Faculty.
In 1994, Lode Vereeck was appointed assistant professor of economics at the Faculty of Applied Economics of the Limburg University Center, where he co-founded the Institute for Social-Economic Studies (SEIN).
From 1998 till 2009, he was a visiting professor of law & economics at the Universidad Torcuato di Tella Law School in Buenos Aires.
Lode Vereeck was the Belgian deputy chief of cabinet for small-and-medium-sized enterprises (1999-2000).
In 2000, the Flemish government appointed him as executive member of the board of the transnational University of Limburg (tUL).
Lode Vereeck returned to academics full-time from 2004 till 2009 as associate professor of Economics and Policy Management at Hasselt University, where he coordinated the Policy Research Centre for Traffic Safety and cofounded the Transportation Research Institute (IMOB). In recent years, he is working in the area of better regulation (law & economics).
Until 2009, he was also an expert member of the Flemish Strategic Advisory Council for Transportation (MORA), executive officer of the Flemish Interuniversity Center for Better Regulation (ICW vzw) and associate senior research fellow of the Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Currently, he is professor of Economics at Hasselt University.
In 2009, Lode Vereeck was elected as MP in the Flemish Parliament, representing the province of Limburg. He was a.o. leader of his parliamentary party and member of the Commission for Fiscal and Financial Affairs. At the end of his mandate in 2014, his colleagues and the political journalists from the Flemish newspapers De Standaard, De Morgen and Het Belang van Limburg chose him as the "best MP". Since 2014, Lode Vereeck is a senator in the Belgian Senate. He is a.o. co-president of the Commission for Regulatory Evaluation.
- 1983-1987: Licentiate Applied Economics, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Major: Public Economics – International Economic and Diplomatic Relations
- 1988-1993: Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, the Netherlands Major: Public Economics and Public Choice
- 1987-1992: Assistant Macro-Economics. University of Antwerp, Faculty of Applied Economics, Belgium.
- 1992-2004: Senior Lecturer Law and Economics. Maastricht University, Faculty of Law, the Netherlands.
- 1994-1999: Assistant Professor Economics and Policy Management. Limburg University Center, Faculty of Applied Economics, Belgium.
- 1998-2009: Visiting Professor Law and Economics. Universididad Torcuato di Tella, Law School, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 1999-2000: Federal Deputy Chief of Cabinet for SME's. Ministry of Agriculture and SME's, Brussels, Belgium.
- 2000-2004: Executive Director. transnational University of Limburg, Maastricht-Hasselt.
- 2009-2014: Member of Parliament. Flemish Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.
- 2000-now: Full Professor Economics and Policy Management. Hasselt University, Faculty of Applied Economics and Faculty of Law, Belgium.
- 2014-now: Senator. Belgian Senate, Brussels, Belgium.


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Australian company fights fraud with biometrics
30 November, 2010
category: Biometrics
The Personnel Risk Management Group (PRM), an Australia-based personnel management services company, has begun offering services through an agreement with Germany-based developer Avalon Biometrics to check credentials of persons of interest through a Web site, according to a Sydney Morning Herald article.
Beyond making background checks on individuals more comprehensive and accessible through their new system, PRM's system also brings results back in roughly 24 hours, much faster than older systems.
Most of who PRM deals with is companies performing checks on their employees or potential employees to ensure they are who they say they are as well as have the credentials they claim.
Biometrics has become increasingly important for such checks, however, due to the need for more than just a name to check a person's past. Much of this comes from women changing their last name when married and not having the new surname matching their past record which could include felonies or other legal issues.
Read the full story here.


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Slow Food Magalies Valley was formed by a group of committed small-scale food producers and co-producers (consumers) in the Magalies Valley who believe in the slow food ethos: good, clean and fair – everything that the slow food movement stands for.
More and more co-producers (consumers) wish to know who's producing their food. Slow food encourages co-producers to develop relationships with producers whenever possible by purchasing from them, asking for product advice and information, and giving them feedback. Direct contact between local consumers and producers increases their understanding of what is seasonally available in our region.
Slow Food Magalies Valley has hosted a number of events already, such as the expert pruning demonstration, and an organic market held in Broederstroom recently.
Coming up soon:
Saturday 27 October 2012 – A natural chicken farming workshop at Harmony Chickens; and
Sunday 25 November 2012 – A garlic harvesting and luncheon at Puschka Organic Farm.
The leaders and visionaries behind the movement are an interesting bunch:
Mike Crewe-Bown (convivium leader) is the co-owner of Wickedfood Earth and Wickedfood Cooking School, one of the most successful consumer cooking schools in South Africa. He and his wife,Cilla, moved to their farm in Hekpoort a couple of years ago and use natural methods to grow a variety of produce and raise various livestock including cattle for meat and milk, pigs, chickens and geese. Mike is a regular contributer to the Hartebeestfontein Conservancy's newsletter;
Patrick Jonsson (alternative leader) who, with his wife Veronica, own Mkholo Olive Farm in Broederstroom. They produce some of the best local olive oil and other olive products;
Linda (secretary) and Peter James of Puschka Organic Farm in Naauwpoort who grow organic garlic and are into self sufficiency with their Nguni cattle, goats , sheep and chickens. They share this with their self-catering accommodation and Cooking in the Country cooking classes;
Roy Gibbs (membership), under the name Heartwood, produces wonderful smoked products including bacon, ham, and smoked chicken;
Ruth Mylroie (functions) of Harmony Chickens, in New Thorndale, whose farm is an eye opener for those of us who are concerned about the lives of the chickens who end up in shops, have lived. She also sells eggs and really does live in harmony with her birds; and
Dirk van Tonder of the Ale House in Broederstroom, whose eyes light up when he tells you about the artisanal beers that he produces and serves with delicious pizzas from his self-made wood burning oven.


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I would say, as a pastor, reading is vital in the Christians life. The Bible should be first, but there are many solid books about the bible out there that will stimulate thought and are great for small groups and discussion. These are just some I would suggest for the summer.
"Knowing God" By J.I. Packer
"Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God" By J.I. Packer
"The Art of Manfishing" By Thomas Boston
"The Reformed Pastor" By Richer Baxter
"Hard To Believe" By John MacArthur
"Twelve Ordinary Men" By John MacArthur
"Basic Christianity" By John Stott
"Sermons of George Whitefield" By George Whitefield
"A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards" By George Marsden
"Finally Alive" By John Piper


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At the end of another helter-skelter day at The Children's Place, Esther Stone tried to catch up on her paperwork.
Stone, housemother at the crisis nursery for abused and neglected children, opened a folder. But before she could finish writing, a 6-year-old boy darted into the room. She greeted him with a smile, and he climbed onto her lap.
"My knee," he said, pointing to a tiny cut.
"You hurt your knee? Where?" "Right here," he replied.
"I fell on the ground... It hurt."
The attention was the only medicine he needed. The sad face became a happy one, and he ran back outside to play.
Taking the time to care is considered vital at The Children's Place, a private, non-profit center that opened in April 1982. For most of the children sent there, the abuse they experienced before they came was not physical, but emotional. It was neglect.
"Most of our kids are neglected or abandoned as opposed to beaten," said Mary Kay Murray, executive director of the center at 2309 Ponce de Leon Ave., which is licensed but not funded by the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.
But workers there routinely deal with a lot of physically battered children, as well.
"They come in here with cigarette burns, scratches, black eyes and welts. It's not fair, really," said Stone, 32, who acts as surrogate mother to the six to eight children the center can accommodate at one time. On weekdays, she fixes their meals, shops for their groceries, bathes them, changes their diapers, supervises their play and nap periods and runs the household.
Someone else takes over weekends.
In a log - a case history of each child - she records their day-to-day progress. One entry concerns a 1-year-old Haitian named Wendy, whose mother is described in the log as "a cocaine dealer living out of a car and begging for food."
The center is unable to meet the demand for its services.
"We're always full and turning children away," Murray said.
The center - which also has a staff of four live-in workers, a social worker and a dozen community volunteers - is trying to raise money to expand to accommodate another six children, said Murray.
"We want to double our occupancy," she said. "There certainly is a need."
The center hopes to fatten its expansion coffers with the help of the Palm Beach Winter Antique Show & Sale this weekend at the Royce Hotel, where 35 antique dealers are peddling their wares.
The fund-raiser will be from noon until 6 p.m. today.
The Children's Place stands to benefit from sales of tickets and program ads. Fund-raisers hope the event brings in at least $5,000.
The center is not strapped for cash. The United Way and Community Chest contributes 13 percent of the center's annual $130,000 budget, and private donations provide the rest, according to Murray. Last year it ended up with a budget surplus of $20,000.
However, taking on more children would require increasing the budget to $170,000, Murray said.
Half of the center's children are brought there voluntarily by their parents, who may also obtain counseling from staffers. The others are placed there by state mandate. Social agencies, such as Crisis Line, bring others in touch with the facility.
Most of the children stay at the center two weeks, though some have remained up to three months. The facility consists of an apartment building housing the live-in workers, a cottage converted into an office and a two-bedroom house packed with beds and toys where the children reside. A filled-in swimming pool outside serves as a mammoth sandbox.
After the children leave the center, they are placed in a foster care home or sent back to their parents.
Dottie Friedman, 71, spends four hours a week there as a volunteer. She said she believes the time is well-spent.
"I take two buses to get here so you know there is something that draws me to it," she said.
She said the center makes "a remarkable difference" in the children who stay there. She attributed its success, in part, to the housemother.
"She has the most tremendous capacity for making these children feel loved," Friedman said. "One child who left recently sent her a card. He addressed it to 'The Mom of The World."'
A lot of children arrive "scarred and disruptive," Stone said. "Within three to seven days they feel safe."


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James Beatty
African American Golfer's Digest
James Beatty is the Executive Editor of the African American Golfer's Digest, the nation's leading print publication and online portal for black golfers in America. Beatty previously served as a member of its Editorial Advisory Board, since May 2010.
He is also the founder of NCS International, an Omaha, Nebraska-based company that providers of an array of economic development services. He has a strong history of business success and on July 21, 2015, he was named one of North America's Top 50 Site Consultants by Consultant Connect, a national economic development firm.


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Title: Something Like Spring (Something Like #4)
Author: Jay Bell
Published: January, 2014 by Jay Bell Books
Pages: 452
Purchase: The Book Depository
Nothing in this world is permanent. Friends, lovers, even family, can all disappear in the blink of an eye. Without these anchors, it's all too easy to find oneself drifting.
Jason Grant doesn't have much, aside from a beat-up old guitar and knack for getting kicked out of foster homes. His latest placement is set to be just another in a long line of failures. Then he meets Caesar Hubbard, a handsome guy who lives down the hall. For the first time in his life, Jason wants to stay, which means learning to be part of a family, and not letting his feelings–or his actions–ruin his first real chance of falling in love.
Final Thoughts:
I didn't think anything could top Jace's story, but Jason's orphan tale is one that may have done it. With only a guitar to his name, he bounces around foster homes, his (intentional) bad behaviour getting him sent back to the group home, that is, until he meets the Hubbards. It's hard to picture a family more frustrating to be in than this one. Attracted to your foster brother can't be easy. With Jason lusting after Caesar, their eventual relationship was heart-warming, but also left me wanting more for poor Jason. Skip ahead a few years and Ben and Tim rejoin the book—this is where my love for the story really kicked off.


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Taped Friday, July 22
at the Mother & Son Bistro in Asheville.
By Blurt Staff
A couple of the guys from Asheville's
RBTS WIN sat down with Lingua Musica host Joe Kendrick for a chat in advance of
their appearance at the upcoming Bele Chere Festival on Saturday 7-30-11. They
talked about their synth-heavy sound and their ongoing relationship with Moog
Music, their numerous releases (well-worth checking out, incidentally – most of
them you can download for free) and upcoming plans, as well as life as an
independent artist on a local music scene. Videographer Jesse Hamm also edited
this video.
You can visit RBTS WIN and check out song samples at their official website.
The videotaped conversation marks the latest in the new Lingua Musica
Interviews series and we're looking forward to many more in the very near
future. (Previous installments have included Dex Romweber Duo, Paper Tiger,
Kellin Watson, Dubtribe, Dehlia Low, Ryan Montbleau, Brian McGee, Jon Dee
Graham, and more.) BLURT is a proud co-sponsor of Lingua Musica. Please visit
the LinguaMusicaAlive.com
website, and meanwhile, check out the video.
[Photo Credit: Eric Graham Photography]


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First thing first, let's take a quick look at the formal definition of Gap Analysis "Gap Analysis refers to the process of comparing the present state of any product, process, application, business or organization to the future desired state and identifying what all needs to be done to bridge that gap between the present and future states".
In this article, we are going to understand the basics of Gap analysis (along with some examples) followed by learning how to conduct a thorough gap analysis. We shall also take a look at the situations where gap analysis can be best applied, evaluate gap analysis tools and the learn the best practices for conducting a gap analysis.
A. Basics of Gap Analysis
With the advent of newer technologies and constantly changing business priorities, there is a constant need for change and modification to Organization's current processes and systems.
Gap analysis is performed to conduct a structured analysis aimed at determining the current or actual state/performance/capability (also called as-is state) of an enterprise and carefully documenting the improvements (characteristics, features, performance, etc..) that are needed to achieve the desired state (also called to-be state).
It should be noted that Gap analysis focusses on 'what needs to be changed' rather than 'how' and results in giving quantifiable data against it.
A thorough gap analysis of any process gives quantifiable data and a realistic overview of what all is actually needed to achieve the envisaged state. Based on this data, the management of a company can:
- convince all the relevant stakeholders about the scope of work
- prioritize the features they actually wish to get implemented
- take informed decisions about the cost, effort and resources required to achieve the future state
- ensure that the future state meets the strategic objectives/vision of the company
Gap analysis is also called as 'needs analysis' and 'as-is and to-be analysis'.
B. Situations where gap analysis can be used
Gap analysis can be performed either at the macro level or at the micro level as well, for instance:
- An organization trying to ascertain what the changes are that needs to be done to make them a leader in their line of business
- A company looking to enter in a new field of specialization
- A department wishing to improve its monthly productivity
- A team trying to achieve a work-life balance for its members
- An individual who wants to upgrade her current technical skill-set
C. Domains in which Gap Analysis can be used
Gap Analysis, as an analysis technique, is very versatile and can be implemented in quite a wide range of domains and categories. Let's take a look:
- People related
- Knowledge gap of an individual or a team
- Unclear roles
- Processes/products/applications
- Quality improvement
- Productivity improvement
- Policy and procedures restructuring
- Skill augmentation
- Feature improvement
- Technical
- Incorporate new technologies
- Improve efficiency
- Increase usability
- Reduce response time
The above list is just indicative and the diversity of usage of gap analysis is only limited by a person's imagination.
D. How to conduct Gap Analysis
Gap analysis is a multi-stepped process and we shall now take a look at each of the fundamental steps.
Step 1: Define the Future State
Disciple: Which road should I take?
Master: Where do you wish to go?
Disciple: I don't know.
Master: Then take any road. It doesn't matter!
So you see, it's important to know what you wish to attain.
For successful gap analysis, the first step is about specifically defining what goal is to be attained, what should be its features, its characteristics and what tangible benefit will be obtained by the attainment of the desired future state. The goals should be SMART i.e. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bounded.
One can start by drawing a table or a matrix with three columns and the desired future state can be written in the second column. For e.g. the monthly productivity of the team should increase by 20% so that they can develop more functionalities.
Step 2: Identify the Current state
The second step is to identify the current state of affairs around the outlined goals. To gather details around the current state of an organization or project you can use the historical data, existing documentation, current metrics, reviews and appraisal details, feedback. Also, you can speak to the individuals who are working within the area that is going to undergo a change and get first-hand information.
The current state should be documented in the first column of the table.
Example: As per the current performance metrics, the team can develop 35 story points in a month.
Step 3: Describe the Gap
In this last step, the gap between the current state and the future state should be defined and all the factors that contribute to the gap should also be listed. All these elements should be described in the third column of the table.
Example: The team should be able to finish 7 more story points per month. Factors that limit team's productivity – mediocre level of technical expertise, no incentives for top performers, lack of team dynamics.
Additional Step: Bridging the gap
This additional step contains all the solutions that are suggested to fill the gap between the current and the future states and can be listed in an additional column on the extreme right of the table.
Example of proposals to bridge the gap:
- The team should undergo technical training to augment their current skillset
- A rewards and recognition program should be introduced to the team
- Team bonding activities like team lunch and monthly team outing should be planned
Note – The above gap analysis steps are the primary ones and secondary or intermediate steps may be added as per the process/product/system being analyzed.
E. Gap Analysis Tools
Following are some of the most frequently used tools that assist to conduct a thorough gap analysis.
Gap Analysis Tool 1: SWOT Analysis
SWOT is about meticulously listing down the Strengths (qualities), Weaknesses (negatives), Opportunities (elements in your favor) and Threats (risks) around your project/goal/situation and then analyzing each of these factors to see their impact on your project.
SWOT is by far the most widely used gap analysis tool. Let's look how to do gap analysis using SWOT
- Reflect and state 'why' SWOT is being performed and 'what' outcome is expected from this activity
- List down all the relevant stakeholders that can contribute to the discussion around above statement and then invite them
- Draw a 2 x 2 matrix on a whiteboard and label each of the section as 'Strengths', 'Weaknesses', 'Opportunities' and 'Threats'
- Conduct a brainstorming session with the members asking them following questions about their objective (desired state)
- List strong and positive internal characteristics that shall help in attaining the objective [Strengths]
- List the areas/resources/processes that diminish the chances of success in the attainment of the objective [Weaknesses]
- List the external conditions or situations that make achieving the objective easier [Opportunities]
- List factors that could pose a risk to the success of the objective [Threats]
- Analyze the above factors and see how you can use the strengths to exploit opportunities while avoiding Threats.
Related Article: SWOT analysis: Examples, Tips and Best Practices
Gap Analysis Tool 2: Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets are very handy as a tool for conducting gap analysis especially for analysis involving calculations and numbers.
Using spreadsheets you can write your present numbers on the left and desired ones on the right and then find the delta or the gap between the two. Moreover, you can also create quick mathematical models defining what your constants (rent, machinery) are and what your variables (materials, utilities) are and then see the how changing your variables impacts your overall profit margins or percentage.
Gap Analysis Tool 3: 5 Hows / Questionnaire
Similar to the 5 Whys technique, 5 Hows helps get you get into the specific details of how you will be able to solve a problem by using the deliberate questioning technique.
Here's the procedure to conduct 5 Hows analysis:
- Gather the relevant team members who are working on the process or project that is to be subjected to change or improved
- Specifically, define what is the desired state of things (to-be state) and make all the team members understand it
- Ask the members 'How' will you attain the future envisaged state? Encourage brainstorming and open discussion amongst the team members so that every answer can be cross-checked and validated.
- Based on the initial answers, question the team members 4 more times. Each answer should be noted down and should form the basis of the next 'How'. Asking 'How' repeatedly will get you past obvious ways to achieve the desired state and see the activities or tasks that need to be done at the root level. However, even after asking How 5 times if you still perceive you are not near to finding the fundamental tasks, then you should definitely ask more 'Hows'.
It should be noted that every answer should be backed by knowledge, statistics or details and should not be superficial. That's why the presence of relevant members is imperative to the success of 5 Hows analysis.
Another alternative to 5 Hows is sharing a 'Questionnaire' with the relevant members and asking them to fill their responses within the questionnaire. This is useful when the members are not co-located or cannot get into a meeting/conference.
Gap Analysis Tool 4: Fishbone Analysis
Fishbone Analysis, commonly known as cause and effect diagram and Ishikawa diagram is another root cause analysis technique which works on the principle of 'cause and effect' i.e. every action has an effect and we have to perform the right action to have the desired effect.
To use Fishbone for conducting the gap analysis, we can follow the below steps:
- Write the desired state or goal at the head of the fish, facing right
- On the left, list the major activities that need to be done/features to be developed as a part of attainment of the desired goal. These activities/features are written at the end of every rib of the fishbone diagram
- Take one activity/feature (effect) at a time and analyze the sub-activities/tasks (cause) that should be performed under it. These sub-activities/tasks should be written on the branches of the respective rib.
Just like 5 Hows analysis, the results of the fishbone analysis should be discussed in a meeting and cross-validated before they are finalized.
Gap Analysis Tool 5: McKinsey 7S
McKinsey 7S is a model that states that "for an organization to continue to perform well, there should be harmony and alignment amongst seven elements, namely structure, systems, strategy, staff, skills, style and shared values".
The seven elements are closely interrelated and changing one element will have a direct or indirect impact on the remaining six elements. McKinsey 7S technique helps gives direction to the gap analysis by depicting what all elements need to be analyzed and aligned while trying to bring a change.
Since the names of all the models start with the letter 'S', and it was developed by two consultants working at McKinsey, the name of the tool is McKinsey 7S.
Following steps should be followed while conducting gap analysis using McKinsey 7S tool:
- The future state of the system/process that needs to undergo a change should be properly identified
- Based on the nature of the suggested change, it should be categorized under one of the seven elements described above.
- Now, the remaining elements should be taken one at a time and it should be analyzed what modifications/changes should be made to this element so that it can positively contribute to the attainment of the desired state.
Apart from the generic techniques discussed above, the gap analysis can also be performed using some other specialized tools and technique like Nadler-Tushman's congruence model and Burke-Litwin Causal Model.
F. Gap Analysis Tips and best practices
Before doing a serious gap analysis exercise, it's worthwhile to consider and implement some of the following tips and best practices:
- Gap analysis results in preliminary action items required to bridge the gap between current and desired state and gets the analysis rolling. However, it should never be substituted for more detailed analysis that should be carried out once the respective project (of implementing the change) has started
- The gap analysis should preferably be performed at the preliminary stages of any change related project. However, it's also quite suitable to carry it out during out stages as well.
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I don't like to go around telling people I'm ace spectrum because there's the issue of explaining how I'm kind of asexual but not really because the true asexuals (as opposed to grey-asexuals) mostly are indifferent to sex and never find anyone sexually attractive. I'm worried about misleading people and not being a good representative of the community because I can pretty clearly "pass" for being a non-asexual person based on my behavior. [emphasis mine]
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But, speaking for myself, I don't take that attitude. I believe that even though I am gray-A, my visibility is not just beneficial to gray/demi people, but to asexuals as well.
I have a bit of a theory about negative reactions to asexuality. There are "hot" reactions, and "cold" reactions. It's a "hot" reaction when someone says asexuals don't exist, that they're lying or sick or dysfunctional. It's a "cold" reaction when someone says that "asexual", as a label, is unnecessary, or that some asexual's experiences are in the normal range. In other words, it's "hot" when people think asexuality is too different to be real, and "cold" when people think asexuality is too normal to be real. The terms "hot" and "cold" I just made up, but they're somewhat similar to Andrew's distinction between "criticism from above" and "criticism from below".
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Are there people who give me "cold" reactions because I'm gray-A? Yes, they're my most common reaction. But even then, I feel the satisfaction that I'm setting up a buffer zone between asexuals and the "cold" reactions.
If asexuals and gray/demi people work together on visibility, we can better counter all the reactions, hot and cold.
*Incidentally, I disagree with the questioner on an unrelated point. There isn't any good justification to have spaces for gay men that don't fully include bisexual men, unless it's a support group for gay men who are married to women. But this isn't something I'd expect most people to know.


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Inside the team members are being refreshed in the formation they received at the beginning of last term when they first came to NET (the acronym stands for National Evangelisation Teams). I am impressed that their initial training lasted five whole weeks. The first two weeks were spent in log cabins and consisted of an authentic human formation where the young people learned about human relationships, and the imperatives associated with their dignity as sons and daughters of God. In fact I have noticed that whenever you speak with one of them this sense of divine filiation is very much at the heart of what they do. It is their reason for acting and giving themselves in love to their brothers and sisters. The following three weeks were back at the NET centre here in Minneapolis and were concerned more with equipping them with the spiritual and intellectual formation that would be required before they could go out on the road in teams of twelve or so to run retreats and missions in schools and parishes all over the country.
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Volume 2013, Article ID 395659, 7 pages
Caustics as an Alternate of Ray Tracing to Evaluate Heliostat Mirrors
1Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
2Energy Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, 2121 Nicosia, Cyprus
3The Cyprus Institute, 2121 Nicosia, Cyprus
Received 3 December 2012; Accepted 4 February 2013
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The inbound way is all about providing a remarkable experience for your customers.
Plus, they have much higher expectations of your business and how they're treated
than ever before. So, it's even more important to engage with, delight, and make
your customers successful. If you do, they will buy more, stay with you longer, refer
their friends, and be happy to tell the world they love you.