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A Common Cause report released today places Colorado at the top of the heap among states when it comes to making voting accessible and ensuring that every vote is counted as cast.
Protecting the Vote in 2016: A Look at 11 Swing States rates Colorado's online and same day registration laws as excellent; it also gives high marks to the state's use of paper ballots, which provide an important layer of ballot security, and its careful limits on the use of provisional ballots.
The report urges state leaders to press forward on automatic registration, which would add citizens to the voter rolls automatically when they do business at motor vehicle and other state offices. And the state's limited acceptance of ballots submitted by email from military and overseas voters drew a "needs improvement" rating.
The report is intended to serve as a guidebook for voters seeking to navigate new state laws impacting their exercise of the right to vote. It encourages every eligible voter to register and cast a ballot and emphasizes that studies show that those who make a plan, including how and where to vote, are more likely to follow through and succeed. Knowing what to expect at the polling place on Election Day helps voters flesh out such a plan and knowing your rights assists you in securing your ballot.
"As Americans we should encourage every eligible person we know to vote. But with the release of Protecting the Vote 2016, Common Cause lays bare the lengths some state legislatures have gone to erect barriers making it harder for some Americans to vote," said Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn. "Once voters learn laws they thought made elections safer, like voter ID requirements, actually prevent hundreds of thousands of eligible people from voting, they are more likely to see it as a manipulation of the system and reject it. It is critically important that voters exercise their constitutional right, so take a few minutes to learn more, because the best way to fight back against politicians gaming the system to silence your voice is to make a plan to vote."
"In Colorado we have worked hard to create options for a voter to cast his or her ballot. Whether voters plan to vote by mail or to cast their ballot at a vote center, we will be standing by to answer any questions." Said Elena Nunez, executive director of Colorado Common Cause. "If voters have questions they should call 1-866-OUR-VOTE, the national nonpartisan hotline."
In addition to Colorado, the report focuses on the swing states of Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. The report provides a comprehensive overview of voting practices - from how voters register to what they can expect at the polling place, to what states do to ensure ballots are accurately counted - in 11 swing states where races are tight and single votes can make a difference.
The report examines and summarizes each state's laws impacting voters and rates them as "excellent," "good," "satisfactory," "needs improvement" and "unsatisfactory."
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The report, authored by Allegra Chapman, Susannah Goodman and Dale Eisman of Common Cause with contributing author Pamela Smith of Verified Voting, is intended to educate and empower voters by providing tools and information they need to vote. It encourages every eligible voter to register and cast a ballot and emphasizes that studies show that those who make a plan, including how and where to vote, are more likely to follow through and succeed. Knowing what to expect at the polling place on Election Day helps voters flesh out such a plan and knowing your rights assists you in securing your ballot.
The report also aims to encourage election officials, state administrators, and legislators to improve existing election systems. America has no perfect voting system; all states could do more to provide access to voters and upgrade technology and safety measures. States that scored "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory" in our ratings should heed the recommendations to improve their systems.
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Bob Newhart arrived on the Comedy scene with the appearance of the album 'Behind The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart' released on November 30, 1960. The track 'TV Commercials' quickly became a fan favorite and made Bob Newhart one of the fastest growing talents at that moment. Later on, Bob Newhart released the extremely famous album 'Something Like This...The Bob Newhart Anthology' which features some of the most beloved tracks from the Bob Newhart collection. 'Something Like This...The Bob Newhart Anthology' features the track 'Abe Lincoln Vs. Madison Avenue' which has made itself the most sought-after for followers to enjoy during the shows. Besides 'Abe Lincoln Vs. Madison Avenue', a host of other tracks from 'Something Like This...The Bob Newhart Anthology' have also become recognized as a result. A handful of Bob Newhart's most beloved tour albums and songs are provided below. After 56 years since the release of 'Behind The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart' and making a true impact in the industry, fans continue to head to experience Bob Newhart on stage to perform songs from the entire catalog.
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If there is one thing that is constant in life, it is change. We all know it's going to happen, and yet we carry on as if things will always remain the same. Sometimes, we embrace change. It can come as a relief and be a very positive thing. But sometimes, we struggle with change. It upsets the world in which we live and brings about that terrible fear of the unknown. About the only thing we can control is how we respond to change. As Bob Dylan says, "…you better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone, for the times they are a-changing".
Lately, I've been experiencing the pain of going through a lot of changes at work. We recently lost our headmaster, and only last week I found out my principal was also leaving. To top it off, my closest friend at school (who is also our Fine Arts Director) is moving to California. "Change" doesn't feel good right now. These are not changes that I'm excited about. I love these people and don't want to see them go. I realize, however, that the only thing I can control now is how I respond to these impending changes. I am excited for each of these wonderful people as they travel to their new schools and begin new chapters of their lives. It's also time for me to open a new chapter of my life as well. It's time to swim.
For the past six years, I've had the privilege of being a one act play clinician and adjudicator. I'm always impressed with the tenacity of one act play directors and students. They attend each clinic and contest seeking to improve, and they return to their schools, eager to make the changes needed to strengthen their shows and become better storytellers. The point of the clinics and contests is to grow, to continue to work hard and to effect positive change in a production. Directors and their students have to swim or sink, and I've witnessed many times the commitment to just keep swimming no matter how many obstacles are encountered. I've seen Facebook posts about directors experiencing frustrating and sometimes even devastating setbacks. I've witnessed directors encouraging and supporting one another and also act in ways to comfort and display incredible love to their students. I've observed companies demonstrate class, dignity, and good sportsmanship after the disappointment of not advancing or the heartbreak of disqualification. You don't hear this enough, but thank you, directors, for choosing to swim when you're faced with the sink or swim choice. What you do for your students each year is so very valuable. You are teaching them not only a love for theatre, but also lessons in life. As your students watch you, they learn how to adapt when faced with difficult situations, be resourceful, deal with stress, accept wins and mourn losses, collaborate, find joy, and heal heartache. Yes, the play you choose may resonate with your students, but directors are the navigators of not only the story you tell on stage, but also the story you create with your students. The story of your one act play 2017 company journey will be one that students will remember long after plaques and medals are gathering dust on a shelf. Never underestimate the impact that can have on a young life or that they can have on you. Before long, they will graduate and be off to their next life adventure. Life will change.
I'm not usually an overly-sentimental or wistful person. I know my current feelings have a lot to do with the upcoming changes at my school, but there is a far greater reason for my melancholy. I received word this past weekend that one of my former students passed away on Saturday. She graduated in 2005, making her around the age of 29 or 30. Kaye was our backstage wonder. I would hear her name called frequently when actors needed help. "Kaye, my button came off of my shirt", "Kaye, I think I split my pants", "Kaye, do you know where my prop is", "Kaye….". The guys in the cast would randomly call her name at times, playfully teasing her just to see if she would come to the rescue, and she would faithfully come to their aid, just in case they really needed help. I have such fond memories of a smiling girl with a small sewing kit, a stopwatch, a mini flashlight, and a small first aid kit stashed away in a fanny pack and ready to go in case she had to jump into action. The passing of a young person is hard to swallow. We just assume we're going to outlive our theatre kids. Kaye is the age of two of my own children and was a classmate of theirs. Although I haven't seen her in years, we remained a part of each other's lives through Facebook. And it was on Facebook, within hours of learning of Kaye's passing that one of my other friends posted a link to Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth singing the song For Good from the fabulous musical Wicked. I thought to myself, "Don't click on that link. Do not listen to that song right now", and then found myself clicking, and sobbing, as Stephen Schwartz 's amazingly appropriate lyrics were masterfully sung. I'm going to post them below. It may remind you of someone who has changed you for good. Let it remind us as teachers to leave our handprints on the hearts of those we're blessed to touch each day. Change is out of our control. How we choose to respond to it isn't. Lisa, Joy, and Kaye, this is for you…
"I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
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Because I knew you…
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As it passes a sun
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That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
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So much of me
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You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
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The ship is big, clean and absolutely gorgeous! That "newness" aroma was with me all week!! The staff was very courteous and even those who did not speak or understand my language well (English) tried very hard. The food was delicious and the pastry "sinful." Looking forward to our next cruise.


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Could Trump Bring Repeal of LBJ's Anti-Religious Speech Law?
(Capital Research Center) Donald Trump has promised plenty this election cycle: Economic growth, border security, and a stronger America abroad. But one of his campaign promises escapes mainstream media coverage, despite its broad implications.
The Republican front runner vows to repeal the Johnson Amendment, a little-known yet politically powerful law adored by the Left and scorned by many conservatives. "An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions," Trump claimed at the Republican National Convention in July. "I am going to work very hard to repeal that language and protect free speech for all Americans." He echoed that sentiment at the Value Voters Summit in September: "We're going to get rid of that law, and it's going to get rid of—we're going to get rid of it so fast."
But what exactly is the Johnson Amendment? Proposed by then Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX) and passed by Congress in 1954, the law prohibits tax-exempt organizations—including churches and other nonprofits—from lobbying elected officials, campaigning on behalf of a political party, and supporting or opposing candidates for office. Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code bestows tax-exempt status upon nonprofit groups as long as they don't "participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for office." (The "in opposition to" clause was added in 1986.)
The Johnson Amendment is now applied most scrupulously to churches and faith-based organizations, which are barred from translating their community organizing into political activism of any kind. A Southern Baptist congregation opposed to abortion, for example, is prohibited from explicitly supporting a pro-life Republican running for Congress solely because of the church's nonprofit status.
Through the Johnson Amendment, the Internal Revenue Service exercises the power to stifle a religious organization's right to free speech….


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Airport Phone: +27 12 3670300
Hotel direction: 32.4 miles NE
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This document establishes methods to obtain, store, and access data about the health of a fiber optic network using commercial sensors located in or near the transceiver. This document is intended for: Managers, Engineers, Contracting Officers, Third Party Maintenance Agencies, and Quality Assurance.
To assure mission readiness there is a need for a robust optical performance monitoring system capable of detecting, localizing, and isolating impairments as well as assisting in failure prediction of the physical layer of a fiber optic network. Transceiver health monitoring can provide real-time information about the physical, electrical, and optical characteristics.


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About: Gravity Pro Consulting inspires, builds and delivers leading-edge technology and business process redesign that solves real-world business challenges. From design through implementation, Gravity Pro helps clients realize competitive advantages, create organizational efficiencies and achieve strategic business objectives through the power of SAP enterprise solutions.
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Discussion in 'FedEx Discussions' started by Goldilocks, Aug 16, 2012.
Fedex Air bag - YouTube This was my favorite! Love the blow up doll...lol
This one was banned!!
Appalling Banned FedEx Commercial - YouTube
This one was banned too....
Banned FedEx Commercial with Wizard of Oz Characters 2000 SuperBowl.mov - YouTube
Is this the Ground commercial where they claim they can always pinpoint your shipment exactly? This one is "in the ditch", but how about "on fire", "upside down along with the trailer" or "in the Ground driver's car". Or maybe just "lost".
Actually, I've seen this...it's GREAT!!
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You are making the life of a scalper hard. It's like making more Beanie Babies after you have retired it.
So, next year, how 'bout a nice 2-week run at NWFF or something?
Then those of us who make plans to be out of town before Hump is announced (BAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!) or who don't want to have to battle for tix can still enjoy the Humpy goodness. :D
Well, Violet, I don't think that's in the cards -- we have to be at every screening, and police every screening, to make sure no one makes a bootleg or gets out of control or... anything. The two-day HUMP runs just about kill me and Caroline, the Stranger's promotions manager. A two-week HUMP?
You're kidding me, right?
Scalpers also ran rampant at Mariners games when they were in the playoff hunt. Several friends and I tried to score seats for a game, only to find the section sold out a week in advance.
We all met in view reserved and went over to the section anyway. It was empty. Scalpers had snatched up all the tickets, hoping to sell them. They did not and we had those seats to ourselves.
If the cops want to waste money and time, why not do stings on scalpers? This state needs scalper laws.
LOL. . .don't wanna kill you.
Charge enough for tix during the two-week run to pay a trustworthy minion to monitor the thing?
I know, I know. . .people ONLY want to trust their personal reputations to a drunken stoner skanky sex-advice columnist. I understand.
I'd be a little disappointed if HUMP got too big, honestly. It seems like it would make leak prevention that much tougher, and one of its appeals is the fact that you won't become too famous around town for your work.
Hire Humpsters. They're like bouncers, only they rape your ass when you're out of line.
Thanks for the extra showing Dan and crew!! This will be my third time, (not a hump virgin, does that make me a slut?). I am excited to see the incredible Puget Sound talent, (creative and otherwise), that we saw quite a bit of in the cherry poppin' first Hump. I'll bring the Old School Pizza, and cupcakes!
Incredibly bad luck.. This is the third year in a row that tickets have sold out before I realized they were on sale!
2 Hump Tickets Friday Oct 05, 2007 6:00 PM $30/each ~ must pay via PayPal as I live in Bellingham. I bought tickets for both Friday and Saturday thinking they might be different shows. Okay... I'm blonde. I don't need to see the same humping twice so I'm going on Saturday.
I'll have the email posted on Seattle Craigslist so I can remove it once the tickets are sold.
I'm looking to trade HUMP! tix. I have two tickets for the Friday at 8pm showing. I'd like two tickets to the Friday at 6pm showing. Stupid scheduling conflict! Anyone willing to swap? I'm posting an ad on Craigslist under "Tickets." Thanks!
Tickets are still available for the noon show on Sat.
What about a show on Thursday night? I'm sure there are those who are out of town for 3-day weekend that will appreciate a thursday night screening.
Hey where do i buy tickets at???
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Modeling, Real-Time Estimation, and Identification of UWB Indoor Wireless Channels
Stochastic differential equations (SDEs) are used to model ultrawideband (UWB) indoor wireless channels. We show that the impulse responses for time-varying indoor wireless channels can be approximated in a mean-square sense as close as desired by impulse responses that can be realized by SDEs. The state variables represent the inphase and quadrature components of the UWB channel. The expected maximization and extended Kalman filter are employed to recursively identify and estimate the channel parameters and states, respectively, from online received signal strength measured data. Both resolvable and nonresolvable multipath received signals are considered and represented as small-scaled Nakagami fading. The proposed models together with the estimation algorithm are tested using UWB indoor measurement data demonstrating the method's viability and the results are presented.
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I recently found out some very disturbing news. Someone I have known for a very long time did something really stupid. This is a guy who I thought would never attempt to physically hurt anyone else. He was always pretty passive in his actions and most of the time passive in his words, except for a few choice moments. He is smart, involved in good works, has a wife and a successful career. I have known this guy for over twenty some odd years and have never known him to be physically violent. So, you can imagine my surprise and disgust when I found out he actually acted out physically in anger against someone in his own family. Luckily, for whatever reason, the attempt at physical violence was not completed and the person escaped unscathed, but the sickening feeling I get in my stomach when I think about what could have happened is beyond measure.
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Before everyone freaks out about Matthew Garrett's post regarding ACPI on ARM, here are a few things to keep in mind:
First, when we're talking about Linux and ACPI on ARM, we're talking about general purpose servers. In the general purpose server market, Linux is already the dominant OS, regardless of the CPU architecture. Servers are designed, built and sold to run Linux. It is already the situation that x86 server vendors build their ACPI tables to work with Linux. Supporting Linux on ARM servers is merely an extension of what vendors are already doing to support Linux on x86. Despite Matthew's concern, I don't think we're entering new territory in this regard.
Second, many of us have bad memories of getting ACPI to work with Linux. However, it is worth remembering that most of our problems have been with machines where the vendor really doesn't care about Linux – usually desktop or laptop PCs. It's not surprising that we have problems with these machines since they've only been tested with Windows! Server vendors, on the other hand, have a vested interest in ensuring that Linux runs well on their hardware and so they regularly test with Linux. The negative lessons learned in the laptop and desktop markets don't carry over to machines built to run Linux.
Third, the ACPI world has changed in the last 2 years. It used to be that the ACPI spec was governed in a closed process by 5 companies: HP, Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and Toshiba, with nary a Linux person to be seen. Last year ACPI governance was transferred to the UEFI Forum and we've got plenty of Linux engineers sitting at the table. In light of that, it is no longer true that ACPI only caters to the needs of Windows, and we have the ability to propose changes to the spec. In fact, if you look at the revision history in version 5.1 of the spec, you'll find changes that were proposed by Linux engineers to make ARMv8 work.
That said, the issues raised by Matthew are important. There is a big question about how Linux should declare itself to the platform. Claiming to be compatible with "Windows 8" in the ACPI _OSI (Operating System Interface) method obviously isn't appropriate on ARM. There is some talk about removing _OSI entirely on ARM since the way Linux uses it isn't actually useful, and the _OSC (Operating System Capability) method has been proposed as a better way to declare what the OS supports. There is also a need to make sure vendors are testing with linux-next and mainline kernels so that we know when breakage happens and we can either do something about it, or work with vendors to fix their firmware.
Both of these are important issues and I think we need to propose solutions before merging ARM ACPI support into the kernel. Some of this work has already started: Linaro is running Canonical's Firmware Test Suite (FWTS), the ACPI API tests, and the ACPI ASL tests on ARM, and we're porting the Linux UEFI Verification (LUV) project which packages all the test suites into an easy to use distribution.
While I agree with Matthew that getting the interface between firmware and the OS is hard, I do not see the nightmare scenario he is describing. It certainly hasn't played out that way on x86 servers where Linux is already the preferred OS. Besides, I really cannot agree with the premise that Linux being the dominant OS is a bad thing! We have a lot more influence than we give ourselves credit for.


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About Goodbye, Interns:
I hate when interns are gone, and you realize you have a half day's worth of filing they could have done for you. –Maverick
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I hate when interns are gone…
DavidKAugust 15, 2014 at 9:05 am | Permalink
You do an awful lot of filing. Guess that is on advantage of working at a larger firm. The only filing I do is of the electronic type, which is what most of our filing is these days.
smhAugust 15, 2014 at 11:35 am | Permalink
Firm size doesn't matter as much as firm commitment to technology. I worked at one large firm that was 100 years old that was always server hard drive constrained (this was 15 years ago) and a medium sized firm with a younger principals where we did almost everything electronically. He also committed to Revit before Autodesk bought them and had some software people to develop some add-ons for Revit.
DavidKAugust 17, 2014 at 12:29 pm | Permalink
Agreed; commitment to technology does not correlate to firm size. I was thinking more along the lines that in a larger firm, it is more likely that there will be staff member(s) whose duties include whatever actual filing remains to be done, freeing the professional staff to do what they are trained to do. (The professional staff would probably misfile half of it, anyway.)
Even back when everything was on paper, I was never asked to file anything in the office files. I suspect that would not have been the case if I had worked in a small firm, especially when I was a much more junior staff member.
WolfAugust 18, 2014 at 12:30 am | Permalink
Filing in our office consists of piling it up on our desks until the piles get too high to see our co-workers, then we file.
LeoTAugust 19, 2014 at 8:49 am | Permalink
I just realized all these times you guys brought up filing, it didn't mean Department of Buildings filing (submissions for city approval)
Man, I've been doing expediting too much
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Redman upset about ongoing teacher bashing
"Traumatized and hurt!"
That's how president of the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (BSTU) Mary Redman this evening summed up the feelings of the Ellerslie School teacher, who is currently on certified sick leave following last week's violent attack in which she was reportedly kicked in her genitals and spat on by one of her students.
Up until then, lawmen were said to be continuing investigations into the matter reported to them by the teacher.
However, Redman said the BSTU was maintaining strong support for the "soft spoken" and "quiet" educator, whom she said had been left "severely, psychologically traumatized and she has been hurt physically".
The umbrella union has therefore summoned its members to an emergency meeting at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Barbados Workers Union headquarters at Solidarity House to deal with the Ellerslie situation, as well as the wider issue of violence in schools.
Asked if this was an indication that BSTU-led protests were in store, Redman said her union intended to be guided by its membership on the way forward.
However, she took serious issue with comments reportedly made by the girl's mother, as well as child advocate Shelly Ross in defence of the alleged student-on-teacher violence, which the BSTU head maintains is deserving of nothing short of the student's expulsion.
"Persons should expect that in the position of responsibility that I hold, that before taking the position that I would have taken on behalf of the union, I would have done my research and therefore, any position that I take in relation to that situation is one based on fuller knowledge than persons out there may have available to them," she told Barbados TODAY.
In support of the Ellerslie teacher, whom she also described as "well respected and well liked" by her colleagues and as having an "impeccable record" within the teaching service for the past 16 years, Redman insisted that based on the information she had received "on all sides", there was no evidence to show that the teacher was aggressive toward the student.
She therefore questioned the "level of truth" of a report carried in today's press surrounding the incident.
While noting that the article suggested that there was no evidence so far to suggest that the student was not the aggressor, Redman did not rule out that this would ultimately be found to be the case.
And in response to suggestions that the teacher was kicked while attempting to pin down the student, Redman insisted, "Those are certainly not the reports that we have".
Amid suggestions that the matter may end up in litigation, the BSTU head was careful to point out that it was the teacher, and not the student who had "immediately" reported last Wednesday's incident, which occurred at school, to police at the Black Rock police station. She also highlighted the fact that not only her union, but the Barbados Union of Teachers and the Principal Major Errol Brathwaite were "all in agreement that a recommendation for expulsion of the student would be made based on the facts that were known by all three parties".
The teachers' spokeswoman also confirmed that a letter to that effect had been delivered to the Ellerslie Chairman Terrence Inniss the following day, but to date there had been no official response.
Therefore, she said it was "amazing" to hear Ross in particular engaging in teacher bashing following the incident and calling for the sacking of the teacher at the centre of the reported attack.
Redman also took issue with comments in the press, which have been attributed to the girl's mother to the effect that the child was not the aggressor in the attack. She noted that this was coming from the same mother who had admitted to visiting the school a "few times" for the child, which Redman said could only have been in response to a disciplinary problem.
The BSTU official said she was fully aware that due process had to be followed with regard to its recommendation for expulsion, adding that the union was intent on taking the matter to its logical conclusion.
However, she said the situation highlighted deeper issues in the school system, while reiterating the union's ten-year call for the establishment of a "special facility" to deal with students who do not fit into and or cannot function in the "normal" school system.
Redman, who has been heading the BSTU for the past 11 years, said such a facility should make provision for a "residential element to it so that students who do not fit into the school environment can have a chance at rehabilitation in situations where they have to be expelled from a normal school setting.
"This whole idea of an alternative institution is a BSTU initiative … persons are now talking about it because I have brought it up in the public arena, not for the first time," she said, while noting that former Chief Education Officer Wendy-Griffith Watson was supportive of the idea.
However, she said it should not be confused with the short-term student programme at the Edna Nicholls Centre in St Peter, as she also called for closer scrutiny of children referred to the juvenile liaison scheme.
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Interesting article. Redman reportedly took issue with the mother's suggestion that the child was not the aggressor and noted that since the mother had previously visited the school this could only mean disciplinary problems. This assumes that the parent would not have initiated a complaint and suggests that it was unlikely that the school responded to a parent's concern by having a meeting. Very telling.
I thought Shelly Ross's comments seemed quite specific to this case and didn't rise to the level of 'teacher bashing' but is Ms Ross's call for the teacher's firing any more 'amazing' than Ms Redman's call for the child's expulsion?
The role of the union is understood, but wouldn't we all be better off making policy and decisions based on as much of the verifiable truth as was available rather than what sometimes appears to be a 'no matter what' defence of the side? All parties should remain open to the possibility of the other party not having done everything wrong but we are often led to believe that giving the student the benefit of the doubt is somehow encouraging disrespect and ultimately, anarchy.
Very telling indeed. Maybe the Nation got this report wrong also?
"Quiet and soft spoken?" If I say that my son is "quiet and soft spoken" in response to a teacher's complaint for his bad behavior I would be told – "That is the face he shows you! He sure has YOU fooled!" Besides, it is not how loudly one speaks but rather what is said and what is done. All my life I have heard the saying, "Dem is de ones yuh does watch!" As for her being respected by her colleagues – a teacher is usually alone with her class. Her colleagues are not in the class with her. Maybe that is the face she shows them. Who knows?
We will wait and see the outcome of the police investigations. Or maybe the police are incapable of interrogating a bunch of children and finding out the truth. Maybe they should make this lady a police officer. She obviously has gleaned more information than they have! LOL
Blessings be upon those good teachers out there. No bashing for you. But if the schools and the MoE were addressing the parents' complaints for the bad teachers instead of parent and children bashing this would not happen.


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Minnesota United's playmaking potential was on display in the first half of a 2-2 draw with the Portland Timbers in a Major League Soccer preseason match Sunday in Portland, Ore.
Johan Venegas, acquired by the Loons in a expansion draft day trade with the Montreal Impact, scored both goals in his United debut.
In the 25th minute, Kevin Molino eluded Timbers defender Zarek Valentin, but Molino's shot was stopped by Timbers goalie Jeff Attinella. Venegas was at the far post to head in the rebound.
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— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) February 13, 2017
After Venegas' run in the 32nd minute, he passed to teammate Bashkim Kadrii, who spun and flicked the ball back to Venegas, who slid a shot between Attinella's legs. The Loons took a 2-0 lead into the half.
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The Timbers, who won the 2015 MLS Cup, subbed on the majority of the players expected to be starters when they face Minnesota in the regular season opener in Portland on March 3. Timbers forward Jack McInerney had scored the 51st minute, and after the Timbers starters came on in the 60th minute, Fanendo Adi crashed into United goalie John Alvbage to muscle in the equalizer in the 85th minute.
The Loons didn't play nine of their better players Sunday, and seven of the players who took the pitch played all 90 minutes, including a young and inexperienced back line against the Timbers' best in the final half hour.
United, which has tied all four of its preseason matches, will play Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in the third and final game of its round-robin tournament at Providence Park. United played to a 1-1 draw with Vancouver on Thursday.
Here are Loons coach Adrian Heath's insights on the draw:
— "The exciting thing was the combination play of Ibson, Molino, Kadrii and Venegas, some great one-touch, two-touch football," he said. "Good movement, creating things, making things happen in the final third. Some of that play was excellent considering these guys haven't played together. That was probably the first time all four of them have been on the same field at the same time."
— Alvbage, who has played all 180 minutes in two tune-ups in Portland, is likely headed back to his native Sweden to sort out his visa papework in the next couple of days, Heath said. Alvbage will probably then meet the club in Florida for the final leg of its preseason. That means some combination of backup Patrick McLain and trialist Marco Carducci will be in net against Salt Lake.
— With United's lack of depth at fullback, trialist right back Alvin Jones played the second half against the Timbers. He came on for Kevin Venegas, who had trouble with Timbers speedster Victor Arboleda in the game's first 15 minutes before he and United got its defensive bearings.
"(Jones) done really well, and athletically, he's a real specimen," Heath said. "He's got some good tools, but the fact that he's an overseas player; that brings its own issues. We are nearly up to our maximum on that side."
Heath then mentioned some possible signings are in the works. "We've got one or two little things in the pipeline," he said. "and we still are working on bringing at least one or two more players in."
Free-agent midfielder Josh Gatt, a former U.S. men's national team player with experience in Norway, remains close to signing with the Loons. Before the game, United tweeted that Gatt was available as a substitute, but he should not have been listed in the lineup, a source said. Gatt, 25, has been training with United in Portland.
— Johan Venegas was dealing with an injury around his groin and was slated to not play until Wednesday. But he woke up feeling good Sunday, and Health let him play the first half.
"Then he's complaining because he wants to stay on longer," Heath said. "Typical player. It was good to get him on the field."


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In sex-linked traits, Genes are not carried on the:
a) X chromosome
b) Y chromosome
With incomplete dominance, when a homozygous red flower is crossed with a homozygous white flower:
a) The offspring will all be red
b) The offspring will all be white
c) The offspring will all be pink
d) Both red and white
A speckled hen is considered:
a) Codominant
b) Incomplete dominance
c) Sex-linked
d) A Natural Resource
A Black Bull (BB) crossed with a white cow (WW) yields 4 black and white cows (BW) in the F1 generation. If you cross two of the individuals from the F1 generation, the F2 generation will yield ______ % white cows.
a) 100
b) 75
c) 50
d) 25
Male Chromosomes are:
a) XX
b) YY
c) XY
d) XXX
What is the P Generation?
a) Also called the parent generation
b) The first generation to be crossed
c) The generation right before the F1 generation
d) All of these answers are correct
A roan horse is an example of:
a) Incomplete dominance
b) Total dominance
c) Codominance
d) Recessive dominance
When looking at a human karyotype, how many pairs of chromosomes will you see?
a) 12
b) 23
c) 40
d) An even 100
What is the difference between an autosome and a sex-chromosome?
a) The autosome codes for all traits but the sex of the organism.
b) The sex-chromosomes code for more than the sex of the organism.
c) The autosomes affect the sex of the organism.
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d) add, take away
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Scotland in the Middle Ages. The Haset name comes from someone having lived in Cumberland, on the Borderlands between Scotland and England. As the name is made up of the elements blen, which means hill and hey which means shelter, the name was often broken up. In other words, entries were sometimes for the entire name say, Blenarhassett and other times just Hassett.
Haset Early Origins
Cumberland, where their early family seats were at Blenerhasset and Flimby Hall. One of the earliest records of the name appeared on a census taken in that county during the reign of King Richard II (1367-c.1400) where Thomas Blennerhasset was found in Carlisle. Of interest is a note in the Feet of Fines that Thomas Bleverhasset was appointed rector of Hardingham, county Norfolk at the age of 11, by the Pope's dispensation. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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Contemporary spellings of ancient Scottish names often bear little resemblance to the original recorded versions. These spelling variations result from the fact that medieval scribes spelled words and names alike according to their sounds. Haset has been spelled Blennerhasset, Blennerhassett, Blenerhasset, Blenner, Hassett, Hassetts and many more.
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Notable amongst the family at this time was Sir Rowland Blennerhasset, 1st Baronet (1741-1821), a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in the County of Kerry. It...
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The colonies on the fertile east coast of North America soon had many farms run by Scots. These hardy settlers provided a backbone for the great nations of the United States and Canada that would emerge in the next centuries. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Haset or a variant listed above, including:
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The first Kentucky Horse Council Equine Industry Summit was a success. There were more than 40 different equine organizations and breed associations which sent delegates, most of whom thanked the state horse council for getting them together on a common topic--equine welfare. (Actually, one person said that the Summit could be termed a success for the mere reason we got a Western pleasure trails group in the same room with the serious dressage people, and all of them were nodding their heads in the same direction!) Unfortunately, the organizers had identified more than 130 equine groups based in Kentucky, ranging from international organizations such as The Jockey Club (registry for Thoroughbreds) down to a several-member riding club. It is unfortunate because while the number of delegates who attended represented a great start toward working together, we horse people have to convince ourselves, and our fellow horse owners and enthusiasts, that unless we face certain issues together, our voices will not be heard and our wishes will not be followed.
It is important for us to be leaders--proactive, if you wish. There are changes coming that will affect the ways in which we use our horses. Some of these changes are as small as a local park not allowing horses on the grounds. Some of the larger ones will determine who can treat our horses (state practice acts regarding dentistry, chiropractic, acupuncture, etc.) and what we can do with them (racing 2-year-olds, housing, zoning, taxes). Legislators will tell you that no matter whether the issue is a state or federal one, numbers and industry-wide support are key to having your opinions heard.
The welfare we discussed at the Equine Summit ranged from our state's cruelty laws and punishments (or lack thereof), to federal concerns of transporting horses to slaughter. The latter was an active discussion brought home by several first-person stories of horses being saved from slaughter after being stolen, or nice horses rescued just because they were noticed by horse people.
Identification of horses was a concern. A very few states have required identification programs associated with testing for equine infectious anemia (EIA; which is why you have a Coggins test done on your horse). Louisiana was the first, and the state has deemed its program a success. Other states have or are going to follow Louisiana's lead. This not only allows identification and tracking of horses with EIA, but, to me, posts a big "No Trespassing" sign on the state's borders to horse thieves. If you know nearly every horse in the state has an electronic identification marker inserted into the ligament in its neck, then you also are going to know that trying to sell that horse without legal ownership papers will be difficult, if not impossible.
However, there are no laws at the present time that require the few federally licensed slaughter plants in this country to check for any type of identification, electronic or otherwise, before horses are slaughtered. How sad if you go to the trouble of having your horse micro-chipped, he gets lost or stolen, winds up at a slaughter house, then isn't identified as a companion animal or work animal before it is too late.
Working through your state horse councils, and the American Horse Council, is the only way to help make sure that horses which are slaughtered truly are horses with no other homes or hopes.
There was one voice in this group that advocated "animal rights" types of actions to combat supposed cruelty cases. This person was advised that not only were there severe legal ramifications of her actions, but that videotaping or photographing alleged cruelty cases and taking them to the local media might get a fellow horse person in trouble who had just rescued an animal!
There are legal ways to pursue someone who is legally cruel to a horse. But sometimes, people are left in situations where ignorance--not cruelty--is the cause, such as a spouse dying and the surviving person having no clue about taking care of a horse. Those people need equine friends to educate them, not prosecute them!
Local groups can make sure that these people, and those who have no equine background who get a "first pony or horse" for their kids or grandkids, are offered educational opportunities. Our horse council tries to put on a "New Horse Owners' Seminar" each year to help "wanna-be" horse owners or new owners know they are not in this alone! You don't have to be a horse council to do this; your own group can do the same thing for the local 4-H or FFA group, school, or community.
It's always amazing to me how many people are out there who would love to ride who haven't got a clue where to start. They don't know about leasing a horse, or time-sharing a horse, or even whom to call in the area for riding lessons in a discipline that would suit their wants and needs. Some people want the challenge of a gaited show animal or an event career, and some just want to be able to ride a horse at a state park with their kids without mounting from the wrong side!
We as horse people, and the groups with which we are associated, are the ones who not only can get people involved and active in equestrian events, but should be the leaders in making sure people are using horses in a humane manner. And the best way to do this is to work together.
After all, what we all have in common is the horse.
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Kimberly S. Brown was the Publisher/Editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care from June 2008 to March 2010, and she served in various positions at Blood-Horse Publications since 1980.
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Source: Mail & Guardian (1 April 2016)
By Helen Moffett
Earlier this month, on a Nigerian feminist's Twitter feed, I spotted men earnestly arguing the case for child brides. In 2016. On International Women's Day. And once again, a question that's been haunting me for decades started running like ticker tape across my mind: Why do men hate women so much?
It's a question I've been wrestling with for many years. This time, I thought I might shake some new answers loose by investigating social media and the way it's become a hall of mirrors that, while often distorting, nevertheless reflects the pervasiveness of global misogyny. READ MORE


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