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October, 2012, Page 28
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Artist Kaye Murphy poses in her cactus garden next to one of her eye-catching installations. She says she attempts to capture the essence of animals and plants in her totems.
Artist Kaye Murphy hand-stacks her ceramic charms to create colorful desert totems
Kaye Murphy never looked back after she completed her first college ceramics course. A bonafide and self-noted "Southern girl," Murphy grew up in Chattanooga, Tennesee, where she graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in art education. When her husband received a job offer in South Africa, she agreed to accompany him with the promise that she could get a new potter's wheel as soon as they arrived.
There, she studied under both Dutch and Austrian potters. It was also there that Murphy was able to glean inspiration from the various cultures and styles that were present. She and her husband moved back to the U.S. and eventually settled in Scottsdale, where she has worked as a pottery instructor for the city of Scottsdale's Leisure Education program for the past 21 years.
Murphy says that she spends most of her days in her backyard studio, creating at her wheel. Several years ago, an inspiring trip to the Pacific Northwest left the artist awed by totems that were made by indigenous peoples of the region; the experience ignited a new creative spark.
The coils of a cherry-glazed snake are seen on a flower-themed garden totem.
After I saw the pieces of the totems, and knew what they meant, I knew it was something I had to try," Murphy reminisces. "They represent clans and families."
She begins by individually shaping each segment of a totem. Her technique varies by piece, ranging from coiling to wheel work and sometimes to a block of hand-held clay she shapes with her fingers.
She refers to her totem segments as "beads" and hand-assembles them to create free-standing forms. Each bead is made of durable stoneware clay and stacked along a steel rod that can be embedded deeply in the ground for support.
"Most of the totems in my garden have been there for years. They've survived big storms and even a haboob or two," Murphy comments. She has been building totems for the past 12 years and even created a pair for her daughter's wedding ceremony.
The artist draws many of her ideas from inspirations only the Sonoran Desert can provide. Quails are signature elements spotted throughout her work, often perched at the top. Animals and shapes of every type integrate seamlessly on the totems, fitting with beads depicting other regional elements. "I'm always thinking of how colors and shapes work together," she says.
Murphy has created indoor totems as well, which she attaches to steel plates that can support the weight of smaller assemblages. She notes that she never expected to do anything with her work other than incorporate it into her own yard and home. But, upon receiving inquiries from friends and family, the totems started to sell on their own.
"One of my professors in college said this and I will never forget it," Murphy recalls. "Someone may ask you if you can make a living off of making pottery; well...you can make a life."
Photos - From left: The artisan's love of gardens and plants prompted her to incorporate cacti into many of her totems. • She prefers to include animals her family has shared their lives with, such as frogs, fish, lizards, birds and more.
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I love Prime Directive episodes because they critique one of the more important ethical dilemmas of future Earth: how to handle contact with alien races. And not just the powerful alien races which come to destroy us: races that are equal to, maybe even not quite where we are technologically yet. This episode shows what could happen if things go wrong, gives us a reason for the Directive to exist. In each attempt to repair the damage from the initial accidental revelation, the problem escalates. The shocked locals are injured. Dr. Crusher tries to wipe their memories and cure their bodies, but the locals remember scenes from the Enterprise. Picard becomes worshipped as a healing God. Riker and Troi take disguise to visit the locals and are somewhat revealed instead. The net effect of this comedy of errors is to turn a Vulcan-like, rational society back to superstitious ideas they thought they'd outgrown, with an uncertain religious element thrown in.
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The moment when Jean-Luc tells the truth to Nuria about his name and where she is. He looks so sheepish! And he should: it was his off-hand "just use the damn memory wipe" that resulted in the partial memory which turned him into a god. He has very personal guilt in this matter. Patrick Stewart pulls off a sterling performance throughout.
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Scruffy Alien-Costume Riker. This episode gives a great example of why I'm fond of men with beards.
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Part 1 – 25 Marks Expected (Long Questions and Answers)
Part 2 – 55 Marks Expected (Practical Problems)
Part 3 – 20 Marks Expected (Multiple Choice and short answer type Questions)
Q.1. Define the term Statistics. What are its Characteristics? Mention its Functions and Limitations.
Ans: Statistics: The word Statistics seems to have been derived from the Latin word "status" or the Italian word Statista. All word means a political state. In early year "statistics" equipped a collection of facts about the people in the state for administration or political purpose.
A comprehensive definition was given by Prof. Horace Secrist, which is a follows: "By Statistics we mean aggregates of facts affected to a marked extent by multiplicity of causes, numerically expressed, enumerated or estimated according to a reasonable standards of accuracy, collected in a systematic manner for a predetermined purpose and placed in relation to each other."
Characteristics of Statistics:
(i) Statistics are aggregates of facts. Single and isolated figures are not statistics because they cannot be compared.
(ii) Statistics must be numerically expressed. Statistical methods are applicable only to those data which can be numerically expressed.
(iii) Statistics should be capable of comparison and connected to each other.
(iv) Statistics should be collected in a systematic manner.
(v) Statistics should be collected for a definite purpose: The purpose should be specific and well defined.
Functions and Limitations of Statistics:
The functions of statistics are as follows:
(i) It presents fact in a definite form. Numerical expressions of data are convincing.
(ii) It simplifies mass of figures. The data presented in the form of table, graph or diagram, average or coefficients are simple to understand.
(iii) It facilitates comparison. Once the data are simplified they can be compared with other similar data.
(iv) It helps in prediction. Plans and policies of organisations are invariably formulated in advance at the time of their implementation.
(v) It helps in the formulation of suitable policies. Statistics provide the basic material for framing suitable policies.
Limitations of statistics are as follows:
(i) Statistics deals only with quantitative characteristics. Data Which cannot be expressed in numbers are incapable of statistical analysis. Qualitative characteristics like honesty, efficiency, intelligence etc. cannot be studied directly.
(ii) Statistics deals with aggregates not with individuals.
(iii) Statistical laws are not perfectly accurate.
(iv) Statistical results are only an average. Statistical results reveal only the average behavior.
(v) Statistics is only one of the methods of studying a problem. Statistical tools do not provide the best solution under all circumstances.
(vi) Statistics can be misused. The data placed to an inexperienced person may reveal wrong results. Only persons having fundamental knowledge of statistical methods can handle the data properly.
Q.2. What are various types of Statistical Data? Mention their merits and demerits.
Ans: Statistical data are of two types
(a) Primary data
(b) Secondary data.
Primary Data: Data which are collected for the first time for a specific purpose are known as Primary data. For example: Population census, National income collected by government, Textile Bulletin (Monthly), Reserve bank of India Bulletin (Monthly) etc.
Secondary Data: Data which are collected by someone else, used in investigation are knows as Secondary data. Data are primary to the collector, but secondary to the user. For example: Statistical abstract of the Indian Union, Monthly abstract of statistics, Monthly statistical digest, International Labour Bulletin (Monthly).
Merits and Demerits of Primary Data:
(a) They are reliable and accurate.
(b) If during collection, the Data are wrong they can be checked again by cross examination.
(c) It is more suitable if the field of enquiry is small.
(a) It the field of enquiry is too wide, it is not suitable.
(b) Collection of primary data is costly and time consuming.
(c) Personal Bias, prejudice and whims may affect the data.
Merits and Demerits of Secondary Data:
(a) While using secondary data, time and labour are saved.
(b) It may also be collected from unpublished form.
(c) If secondary Data are available, they are much quicker to obtain than primary data.
(a) Degree of accuracy may not be acceptable.
(b) Secondary Data may or may not fit the need of the project.
(c) Data may be influenced by personal bias of investigator.
Q.3. Distinguish between Primary data and Secondary data.
Ans: Difference between Primary Data and Secondary Data:
(a) Primary data are those which are collected for the first time and thus original in character. While Secondary data are those which are already collected by someone else.
(b) Primary data are in the form of raw-material, whereas Secondary data are in the form of finished products.
(c) Primary data are collected directly from the people related to enquiry while Secondary data are collected from published materials.
(d) Data are primary in the hands of institutions collecting it while they are secondary for all others.
Q.4. What are various sources of Secondary Data? Mention the points which should be considered before using secondary data.
Ans: Sources of Secondary Data:
(a) Official publication by the central and state governments, district Boards.
(b) Publication by research institutions, Universities etc.
(c) Economic Journals.
(d) Commercial Journals.
(e) Reports of Committees, commissions.
(f) Publications of trade associations, Chamber of Commerce etc.
Precautions in the use of Secondary Data:
The following aspects should be considered before use of secondary data:
(i) Suitability: The investigator must check before using secondary data that whether they are suitable for the present purpose or not.
(ii) Adequacy: The investigator has to determine whether they are adequate for the present purpose of investigators.
(iii) Dependability: Dependability of secondary data is determined by the following factors:-
(a) The authority which collected the data.
(b) Procedure of Sampling followed.
(c) Status of Investigator.
(iv) Units in which data are available.
Q.5. What are various essential qualities of Secondary data? Explain some effective methods of collecting primary data.
Ans: Qualities of Secondary Data:
(a) Data should be reliable
(b) Data should be suitable for the purpose of investigator.
(c) Data should be adequate
(d) Data should be collected by trained investigator.
Methods of collecting primary Data
(a) Direct Personal Observation: Under this method, the investigator collects the data personally from the persons concerned. The information obtained under this method is original in nature. This method is suitable when the field of enquiry is small.
(b) Indirect Oral Investigation: - Under this method, the investigator collects the data from third parties capable of supplying the necessary information. This method is suitable where the information to be obtained is of a complex nature and informants cannot be approached directly.
(c) Schedule and questionnaire: - A list of question regarding the enquiry is prepared and printed. Data are collected in any of the following ways:-
(i) By sending the questionnaire to the persons concerned with a request to answer the question and return the questionnaire.
(ii) By sending the questionnaire through enumerators for helping the informants.
(d) Local reports: - This method gives only approximate results at a low cost.
Q.6. What are various stages involved in statistical investigation? Explain them briefly.
Ans: Various stages in statistical investigation: There are five stages in a statistical investigation which are given below:
(i) Collection of Data: Utmost care must be exercised in collecting data as they are the foundation of statistical analysis. If the data are faulty, the conclusions drawn can never be reliable.
(ii) Organisation of Data: Data collected from published sources are generally in organised form but data collected from a survey frequently needs organisation. Organising of data involves three steps which are:
(a) Editing of data
(b) Classification of data according to some common characteristics
(c) Tabulation.
(iii) Presentation of Data: Organised data can be further presented in the form of Diagrams and Graphs.
(iv) Analysis: After collection, organisation and presentation, data are analysed by adopting various statistical methods such as measure of central tendency, measure of variation, correlation, regression etc. to dig out information useful for decision-making.
(v) Interpretation: The last stage is interpretation which is a difficult task and requires a high degree of skill, care and experience. If the data have been analysed and not properly interpreted, the whole object of investigation may be defeated and wrong conclusion be drawn.
Q.7. What is Questionnaire? What are its essential characteristics?
Ans: Questionnaire: A Questionnaire is simply a list of questions in a printed sheet relating to survey which the investigators asks to the informants and the answers of the informants are noted down against the respective questions on the sheet. Choice of questions is a very important parts of the enquiry whatever its nature.
Characteristics of an ideal Questionnaire:
(i) The Schedule of question must not be lengthy.
(ii) It should be clear and simple.
(iii) Questions should be arranged in a logical sequence.
(iv) Each question should be brief and must aim to some particular information necessary for the investigation.
(v) Questions of personal matter like income of property should be avoided.
(vi) The Units of information should be Cleary shown in the sheet.
Q.8. What is Tabulation? Mention its Objectives. What are its importance and limitations?
Ans: Tabulation: Tabulation refers to the systematic arrangement of the information in rows and columns. Rows are the horizontal arrangement. In simple words, tabulation is a layout of figures in rectangular form with appropriate headings to explain different rows and columns. The main purpose of the table is to simplify the presentation and to facilitate comparisons.
According to Neiswanger, "A statistical table is a systematic organisation of data in columns and rows."
The principal objectives of tabulation are stated below:
(i) To make complex data simple: When data are arranged systematically in a table, such data become more meaningful and can be easily understood.
(ii) To facilitate comparison: When different data sets are presented in tables it becomes possible to compare them.
(iii) To economize space: A statistical table furnishes maximum information relating to the study in minimum space.
(iv) To make data fit for analysis and interpretation.
(v) To provide reference: A statistical table can be used as a source of reference for other studies of similar nature.
Importance of Tabulation:
a) Tabulation makes the data brief. Therefore, it can be easily presented in the form of graphs.
b) Tabulation presents the numerical figures in an attractive form.
c) Tabulation makes complex data simple and as a result of this, it becomes easy to understand the data.
d) This form of the presentation of data is helpful in finding mistakes.
e) Tabulation is useful in condensing the collected data.
f) Tabulation makes it easy to analyze the data from tables.
g) Tabulation is a very cheap mode to present the data. It saves time as well as space.
h) Tabulation is a device to summaries the large scattered data. So, the maximum information may be collected from these tables.
Limitations of Tabulation
a) Tables contain only numerical data. They do not contain details.
b) Qualitative expression is not possible through tables.
c) Tables can be used by experts only to draw conclusions. Common men do not understand them properly.
Q.9. What do you mean by Classification of Data? Mention its essential features.
Ans: Classification of Data:
The process of arranging the data in groups or classes according to their common characteristics is technically known as classification. Classification is the grouping of related facts into classes. It is the first step in tabulation.
In the words of Secrist, "Classification is the process of arranging data into sequences and groups according to their common characteristics or separating them into different but related parts."
Essentials of classification
a) The classification must be exhaustive so that every unit of the distribution may find place in one group or another.
b) Classification must conform to the objects of investigation.
c) All the items constituting a group must be homogeneous.
d) Classification should be elastic so that new facts and figures may easily be adjusted.
e) Classification should be stable. If it is not so and is changed for every enquiry then the data would not fit for an enquiry.
f) The data must not overlap. Each item of the data must be found in one class.
Q.10. Define the term population and sample. What is sample and census survey? Distinguish between them.
Ans: Population and Sample
Population: Statistics is taken in relation to a large data. Single and unconnected data is not statistics. In the field of a statistical enquiry there may be persons, items or any other similar units. The aggregate of all such units under consideration is called "Universe or Population".
Sample: If a part is selected out of the universe then the selected part or portion is known as sample. Sample is only a part of the universe.
Sample survey and Census Survey:
Sample survey: It is a survey under which only a part taken out of the universe is investigated. It is not essential to investigate every individual item of the Universe.
Census survey and complete enumeration: Under Census survey detail information regarding every individual person or item of a given universe is collected.
Difference between Census and Sample survey:
The following are the differences between Census and Sample method of investigation:
(a) Under Census method, each and every individual item is investigated whereas under sample survey only a part of universe is investigated.
(b) There is no chance of sampling error in census survey whereas sampling error cannot be avoided under sample survey.
(c) Large number of enumerators is required in census whereas less number of enumerators is required in sample survey.
(d) Census survey is more time consuming and costly as compared to sample survey.
(e) Census survey is an old method and it less systematic than the sample survey.
Q.11. Mention the Merits and Demerits of Census and Sample Survey.
Ans: Merits and Demerits of Census:
(a) Since all the individuals of the universe are investigated, highest degree of accuracy is obtained.
(b) Since there is no possibility of personal bias affecting investigation, this method is free from sampling error.
(c) It is more suitable if the field of enquiry is small.
(d) Since all the items of the universe are taken into consideration, all the characteristics of the universe
(a) It the field of enquiry is too wide, it is not suitable.
(b) Collection of primary data is costly and time consuming.
(c) Personal Bias, prejudice and whims may affect the data.
Merits and Demerits of sample survey:
(a) While using secondary data, time and labour are saved.
(b) It may also be collected from unpublished form.
(c) If secondary Data are available, they are much quicker to obtain than primary data.
(a) Degree of accuracy may not be acceptable.
(b) Secondary Data may or may not fit the need of the project.
(c) Data may be influenced by personal bias of investigator.
Q.12. What are various types of diagrams and graphs? Distinguish between diagrams and graphs.
Ans: Types of diagrams and Graphs:
One of the most effective and interesting alternative way in which a statistical data may be presented is through diagrams and graphs. There are several ways in which statistical data may be displayed pictorially such as different types of graphs and diagrams. The commonly used diagrams and graphs to be discussed in subsequent paragraphs are given as under:
Types of Diagrams/Charts:
a) Simple Bar Chart
b) Multiple Bar Chart or Cluster Chart
c) Staked Bar Chart or Sub-Divided Bar Chart or Component Bar Chart
d) Simple Component Bar Chart
e) Percentage Component Bar Chart
f) Sub-Divided Rectangular Bar Chart
g) Pie Chart
Types of Diagrams/Charts:
a) Histogram
b) Frequency Curve and Polygon
c) Lorenz Curve
d) Histogram
Difference Between Diagrams And Graphs
There is no clear-cut line of demarcation between a diagram and a graph yet:
a) A graph needs a graph paper but a diagram can be drawn on a plain paper.
b) As diagrams are attractive to look at, they are used for. Graphs on the other hand are more useful to statisticians and research workers for the purpose of further analysis.
c) For representing frequency distribution, diagrams are rarely used when compared with graphs. For example, for the time series graphs are more appropriate than diagrams.
Q.13. Compare between Tabular and Diagrammatical Presentation of Data? Mention the uses and Limitations of diagrams and graphs.
Ans: Comparison Between Tabular And Diagrammatic Presentation
Serial No:
Diagrams and Graphs
Diagrams and Graphs are meant for a lay man.
Tables are meant for statisticians for the purpose of further analysis.
Diagrams give only an approximate idea.
Tables contain precise figures. Exact values can be read from tables.
Diagrams can be more easily compared, and can be interpreted by a layman.
Comparison and interpretations of tables can only be done by statisticians and it is a difficult task.
Diagrams and graphs cannot present much information.
Tables can present more information.
Diagrams are more attractive and have a visual appeal.
Tables are dry for a layman (may be attractive to a statistician.)
Uses of Diagrams and Graphs:
Diagrams and graphs are extremely useful due to the following reasons:
(i) Information presented though diagrams and graphs can be understood easily just in a bird's eye view.
(ii) These are appealing and fascinating to the eyes; Scholars take greater interest in presenting data through these devices.
(iii) Diagrams and graphs produce a greater lasting impression on the mind of the readers than the figures presented in a table.
(iv) They facilitate ready comparison of data over time and space. Graphs study economic relationship between two variables.
However, graphic and diagrammatic presentations have some limitations:
(i) Unlike a table a diagram or a graph does not show the exact value of a variable.
(ii) Further, a limited set of facts can be presented through such devices like diagram and graph.
Q.14. What are the points that should be kept in mind while constructing a diagram or graph?
Ans: General Rules for Drawing Graphs and Diagrams
Following points must be kept in mind while constructing a diagram or graph. Every diagram or graph must have a serial number. It is necessary to distinguish one from the other.
1. Serial number: Every diagram or graph must have a serial number. It is necessary to distinguish one from the other.
2. Title: Title must be given to every diagram or graph. From the title one can know the idea contained in it. The title should be brief and self-explanatory. It is usually placed at the top.
3. Proper size and scale: A diagram or graph should be of normal size and drawn with proper scale. The scale in a graph specifies the size of the unit.
4. Cleanliness: Diagrams must be as simple as possible. Further they must be quite neat and clean. They should also be descent to look at.
5. Index: Every diagram or graph must be accompanied by an index. This illustrates different types of lines, shades or colors used in the diagram.
6. Footnote: Foot notes may be given at the bottom of a diagram if necessary. It clarifies certain points in the diagram.


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Are you happy about our own creativity, yet flagellate yourself over your failure to follow through? At times do you fight yourself over what you have to do and how to do it?
If any of this rings true, you may find some tasks as daunting and hard as climbing a mountain. Achieving your goals can seem like an unattainable dream. You may feel a constant pressure to accomplish things that just seem to pile up.
While you may feel this problem everyday, the problem really isn't you! The problem is that your tools for learning may not match how you naturally think.
The cause of this "problem" is that you (and me), like more than half of the population, are right-brain dominant, visually oriented divergent thinkers. This means we are creative, but have a brutally difficult time following the established path to finish things. Being a divergent thinker is a blessing and a curse. We can see so many possibilities in any given situation, that acting on one can be tough.
I liken our way of thinking to driving a 4X4. We divergent thinkers prefer to take new uncharted paths and approaches to solve problems, but by doing so, we often run into a lot of dead ends, and the going is always slow! That being said, there is no feeling more exhilarating than the creative discoveries we make along our uncharted roads.
- Would you believe there is a solution that can make learning and working easier for you without compromising your natural creativity?
- Would you believe it is simple to do?
- Would you believe that becoming a self-starter and a finisher are traits right at your fingertips and that procrastination could be a thing of the past?
- Would you believe there are tools and strategies for learning that MATCH how you NATURALLY think?
To make learning easier, the visual learner needs specific strategies that help him harness his creativity and become more productive and efficient. These strategies must be transferrable, and lead work in diverse settings and situations.
For this type of learner, Visual Thinking is the answer. It can unlock the intellectual potential of a struggling learner, who is so bright, but for whom the techniques primarily taught in school, do not work.
What is Visual Thinking and How do I do it?
Visual Thinking is a method of organizing information graphically in diagrams, semantic webs and mind maps. The approach is effective for writing papers, studying for tests, memorizing vocabulary, taking notes, brainstorming and managing projects. It is particularly useful when a student needs more mental clarity.
Some of the best techniques involve using specific mind-mapping or visual thinking software like Inspiration®, MindJet® or The Popplet®. These programs offer many advantages for efficiency and learning, but visual thinking strategies using pencil and paper are still very effective.
Step 1: Visualize
The basic idea behind Visual Thinking is that you use words, pictures and symbols that visually represent all of the different pieces of an idea. This is a creative brainstorming process. You fill your page with words and pictures that relate to the main topic.
Step 2: Organize
The next step is to group those ideas in categories that make sense, and link them with arrows. This process organizes your idea visually and spatially. It also clarifies the hierarchy of topics, sub-topics and details. The process allows you to see your idea develop. In some areas, it is likely that there will be a lot of information. This is good. It means that this part of the topic is well understood. In other areas of the diagram, there will not be much information. This is a valuable thing to observe too. It means that these areas need more attention.
Step 3: Achieve
Once you have a good map of your idea, it guides your final product – whatever that final product may be. If you need to write an essay, the map serves as an outline or guide. If the goal is to study for a test, the creation of the map is central to mastering the material. If the end product is a presentation, the visual organization of the diagram refines the content and message. There are myriad ways of utilizing Visual Thinking for productivity. These are just a few.
Visual Thinking is a strategy that is transferable and useful throughout one's life. As one masters the strategies of organizing ideas visually, it becomes a skill to build on. For a child in elementary school, Visual Thinking is effective for writing a paragraph. For a high school student, Visual Thinking can be used to prepare to write an essay. For a college or graduate student, it is just as valuable for writing a thesis. For a professional, it is an effective tool for making a presentation, planning a meeting or developing a business plan. It is also the best strategy for note taking that I have ever encountered.
To learn more about Visual Thinking, you can contact me directly. We work with schools, organizations and individuals to help integrate and master Visual Thinking principles, strategies and software to improve achievement, confidence and productivity in school and at work.
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About the author
Jesse Berg, MSIT, MEd is the founder of The Visual Leap, LLC, a company dedicated to teaching visual learning and integrating visual learning solutions in education and industry. He has trained thousands of individuals how to diagram and mind map ideas and works extensively in large urban School Districts training teachers how to integrate technology and visual learning into the curriculum. Berg also partners with The Cooper Learning Center in New Jersey where he runs training sessions in Visual Thinking for children and adults with ADHD, Dyslexia and other learning differences.


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Second grader having a male teacher.
My ds starts second grade this year and has a male teacher. He is so excited to have a boy teacher. Have many of your kids had a male teacher in the elementary grades. I am used to it with my middle schooler. I think male teachers are rare in the elementary grades.Opinions please.This is not a negative post by any means I am just wanting to know if many others had a male teacher in elementary school. I think it is great it is just rare it seems.
I had my first male teacher in the 7th grade.
I had a male teacher in 3rd grade, and my sister had a male Kindergarten teacher. My daughter's school doesn't have any male Kindergarten teachers, but her preschool has one.
ds is going into first. last year there was a male first grade teacher - ds wanted him badly! the man had a super hero theme to his room! i also wanted him beceause he was the newest and that meant that he had the smallest class size! but they moved him. :( there was one teacher ds didnt want - spent all summer saying that he hopes to get anyone but her. of course - he got that one - so i am trying to reframe his thinking about the woman - saying we have to give her a chance but between me and you - the first thing she does that is negative or an over reaction and i will be up there - thats her repuation =- over reacts and is negative... i dont want my son to have a bad example of positive thought because he can be easily swayed into be a negative nancy and i wont have that. i am a teacher so i know just the workshop to suggest to her boss to help her to become a more positive educator.
My son had one for 5th grade. I have no issues with it. My son loved having a male teacher.
Funny, my ds, who starts 4th grade today, had a male teacher when he was in second grade. He loved the teacher, he still talks about him. He wasn't very admired by many Moms I remember because he was kinds disorganized. His classroom wasn't decorated with cute bulletin board projects, he moved and switched seating all the time. But - he taught the skills needed, and pushed my son to excel in math and spelling. He taught non-traditional stuff like tracking the ididorod. Anyway, he made learing fun I thought. With each teacher, I try and look for something that pulls the potential out of my son.
My daughter got her first male teacher in 5th grade. She wasn't too happy about it either from the start. But by the end of the school year, he was one of her favorite teachers!


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Sister Hazel to headline 2013 "Chords for a Cause" event
Recording artists Sister Hazel will headline the 2013 "Chords for a Cause" concert on September 28th in Wilmington. The group performed at the second Chords event in 2010, helping to raise money for the NHRMC "Mission ready" program.
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iPhonAsia comment: New copyright rules and enforcement provisions are a step in the right direction.
Interfax TMT is carrying a story about new policies in China that will focus on copyright protections for content distributed over the Internet. That would of course include, music, games, and mobile apps.
"We encourage innovative content produced by Internet users, but plagiarism and modification of others' work without permission will be banned and punished," Yan Xiaohong, deputy bureau chief of China's Copyright Bureau, told domestic Web site People.com.cn on April 21.
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What is your opinion on Body Kouros?
Yves Saint Laurent's original Kouros that came out in 1981 is a very controversial scent on here. It is powerful, distinguished, unique and unlike anything else out there. However, despite its popularity amongst many people in the fragrance community, many people did not like this one as well, claiming that it smelled similar to a public restroom.
Body Kouros, released in 2000, shares the same name, but not much else. If you are a fan of Kouros, there is no guarantee you will like Body Kouros. If you didn't like or absolutely hated Kouros, you still may like this one so you should give it a chance. This easily could have been named anything else.
The scent of Body Kouros is a very simple one. Its opening notes are sugar cane and eucalyptus. They are the two strongest and most notable notes. I would have appreciated more ingredients, but this one is for people who want a simpler scent. I don't think the sugar cane note is too sweet at all. If you can handle Le Male or Egoiste, you can handle the sweetness of this one surely. The make-or-break of this scent is whether you like eucalyptus or not.
To me, I liked this scent, but I didn't love it. It is pleasant, though it didn't amaze me in any way. I am not sure if this is something I would personally buy, though it could be at some point.
This scent is appropriate for any age, whether you are in your 20's, 40's or 60's. As for seasons, I think this is perfect for spring and fall, or any day when it is not extremely cold or extremely hot. The strength and projection of this scent are medium, which is ideal. It is unique enough to get you noticed, but not controversial enough to draw negative attention. You could wear this casually, at the office, in a club or anywhere.
Another good thing about this fragrance is the price point. Sure, it's not groundbreaking, but it is dirt cheap. You can buy a 100ml/3.4 oz of this fragrance for $30. This is an excellent deal and there aren't a lot of fragrances out there in that price line that could compete with the quality of this one.
Rating: 7/10
Verdict: Try if you like Eucalyptus (or want to see if you like Eucalyptus). Pass otherwise.
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Management at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre has apologized to employees for not properly warning them about a hidden microphone installed in a staff lounge in April.
In a letter to employees, dated June 23rd, acting director of the correctional centre, Jock McDowell, said the listening device was a prototype for a new intercom system, intended to keep the facility safer.
"It was not installed as a means in which to covertly listen to staff conversations. For anyone to covertly listen or intercept private communications would require legal authority to do so," McDowell wrote.
If it's ever deployed, he said, the system would be installed in inmate living areas, but he said the testing had to be done elsewhere.
'[...]somebody just went and opened up the smoke detector to see if it's wired in or whatever, and, lo and behold, there's a microphone in there' - Bob Bymoen, Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union
McDowell said the device was designed to look like a smoke detector so that inmates would be less likely to tamper with it, if it's ever deployed.
But the union that represents correctional workers said staff were not alerted to the installation of the microphone.
Union head Bob Bymoen says employees discovered it by sheer luck.
"They're sitting in the staff room and they got talking about, what's this new smoke detector up there? And so somebody just went and opened up the smoke detector to see if it's wired in or whatever, and, lo and behold, there's a microphone in there," Bymoen said.
Bymoen said this incident has further strained staff-management relations.
McDowell said the microphone was disconnected after a short testing period, but said it should have been taken down at that point.
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UPDATE-9 Jan. 21: United's attempted airfare hike has failed. [see chart below]
UPDATE-8 Jan. 18: United has now has rolled back about 90% of its original hike (and Air Canada is bailing as well). On the hike "stickiness" scale – where Gorilla Glue is stickiest – this hike is more like a three year old Post-it note.
UPDATE-7 Jan. 18: United is rolling back about half of its original airfare hike; at this point it looks like this hike is going to stick mainly on the JetBlue route system.
UPDATE-6 Jan. 17: Delta continues to pull out of the hike but Southwest is now matching the higher prices on its routes that overlap JetBlue's (about a quarter of Southwest's routes).
UPDATE-5 Jan. 17: American joins in the matching but Delta begins partial rollback of its hikes (60%) and United has minor rollback (5%). Still no matching from Southwest.
UPDATE-4 Jan. 17: US Airways is now starting to match United's airfare hike.
UPDATE-3 Jan. 17: Delta has also joined in matching United's airfare hikes.
UPDATE-2 Jan. 17, Noon EST: JetBlue has matched United's airfare hike.
UPDATE-1 Jan. 16, 4 p.m. EST: No airlines have stepped up to match United's hike at this time.
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Margaret Murphy Hanley arrived in Flagstaff in the early 1900s with one goal in mind: To be able to offer her children, ages six to 16 at the time, higher education as a benefit of her employment with the Arizona State College. Through her four decades of work at the school, she would leave a legacy still visible today, but she wasn't a teacher.
After arriving at what is now known as Northern Arizona University in August 1912 to become the college's first director of food services, the woman who would come to be known as 'Mother' Hanley moved her children moved into an attic apartment above the school's small dining hall.
In her early years with the college, she cooked, sometimes by lamp light in the early mornings, presiding over 12 tables for three meals a day. At that time, milk was supplied by a single cow. In Hanley's dining hall, boys washed the dishes while the girls dried and put them away.
Hanley's serene dining room featured cloth-covered tables, silverware, cloth napkins and place settings. Seats were assigned by a table number drawing at the door, changing every four weeks so that no cliques could be formed. Hanley wanted to be sure that no one got too comfortable, reminding the students that manners always mattered.
A student from Miami, Ariz., recalled that Hanley demanded that men wear ties and jackets to her dining hall. "Flagstaff was a teacher's college. They were receiving training in manners that they in turn had to pass on to children. When she had to act the tyrant, it was to knock the rough edges off the big lumbering country boys who came to her dining hall both as customers and as workers."
As time went on, many students passed through Hanley's kitchen and dining hall, including former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro. The men working in the dining hall – known as "hashers" – wore white aprons and jackets and served the meals from large trays. Many aspired to become the "head hasher," a position commanding respect and responsibility. The group even had their own Hashers Ball, one of the social events of the school year.
Hanley stayed on the job even after her children had graduated and moved on, purchasing a house across the street that became a boarding home for single faculty women and students who stayed for the summer.
In her late 70s, Hanley still presided over breakfast, lunch and dinner in the student union dining room, built in 1936, along with two other units. Students served, cooked, washed and dried dishes each day under the caring supervision of Hanley. A cafeteria was added to the basement for summer school, and the formal dining room now had 54 tables.
Hanley's granddaughter wrote for Northern Arizona University's centennial celebration memoir in 1999 about how the students that lived on campus of the Normal School and worked in the dining hall felt about Hanley. "Some have stated they would have left school to go back home had it not been for Mother Hanley's support and advice."
And the students weren't shy about expressing their admiration for Hanley.
The students dedicated a homecoming day to Hanley twice, once for her 25 years of service and then for 35 years. On Mother's Day in 1936, the students voted to close the dining hall for the evening meal to give her a break. In 1947, she was given a free plane ride from Flagstaff to Phoenix and Yuma to visit family for the holidays.
After her retirement at 79 years old, she moved to Phoenix to live with her daughter. Hanley passed away in 1955, after a fall which broke her hip.
The dining hall where Hanley spent 41 years was eventually repurposed as a dormitory and named Hanley Hall in her honor for a short time, before it was razed and the space incorporated into the science lab on the north end of campus. A plaque recalling the history and life work of Hanley stands in front of the west door of the building.
At homecoming each year, older alumni still pay homage to the gentle woman who gave them inspiration, courage, a work ethic and a sense of belonging in the "homiest part of the school."
– Joan Brundige-Baker. Photo credit NAU.ARC.1953-3-16; courtesy of Northern Arizona University .


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rather than arguing generalities, what specific area of the App Store terms of service do you think impedes these rights?
I am not a lawyer (in case you hadnt guessed) but my understanding is GPLv3 does not forbid DRM protections on content nor code outright. However it IS giving anyone permission to circumvent them
What I think is the relevant bit of the GPL
3. Protecting Users' Legal Rights From Anti-Circumvention Law.
No covered work shall be deemed part of an effective technological measure under any applicable law fulfilling obligations under article 11 of the WIPO copyright treaty adopted on 20 December 1996, or similar laws prohibiting or restricting circumvention of such measures.
When you convey a covered work, you waive any legal power to forbid circumvention of technological measures to the extent such circumvention is effected by exercising rights under this License with respect to the covered work, and you disclaim any intention to limit operation or modification of the work as a means of enforcing, against the work's users, your or third parties' legal rights to forbid circumvention of technological measures.
Easy enough - if you had read the article, you would know already, as it's in one of the links.
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Do the math. Apple imposes restrictions on what you can do with the binary, through both technological measures (DRM) as well as through its ToS.
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This isn't rocket science, people.
Isn't the DRM more like a wrapper for inclusion in App Store. The VLC source+Cocoa additions can still be freely posted?
If the above is true can't any person easily take and modify said code as it would be freely available and an iOS developer membership for personal use is free also?


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It's simple, coach Todd Richards said: Every game the Wild play is of ultimate importance.
After a 3-2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night left Minnesota five points out of a playoff spot with 23 games to go, Richards on Thursday said he watched video of that game and wasn't thrilled with what he witnessed.
"It's probably the most frustrated as a coaching staff that we've been all year," he said. "Tomorrow night's game will be the biggest game of the year for us. Sunday's game will be the biggest game of the year for us. Last night's was the biggest game of the year, and we came out, had energy, did a lot of good things, did what we needed to do, played within the system, and then we got away from it. You have to give Phoenix some credit, but just some poor habits, attention to detail, wasn't where it needed to be."
The Wild led 1-0 before the Coyotes scored three consecutive goals and swept their four-game series with Minnesota. That prompted Richards to show up ready to work at practice Thursday morning, but he needed to up the volume to get a few people to join him.
At one point, he hollered: "Are we paying attention? Are we awake?"
Pretty soon, he said later, the three or four players he was addressing "snapped up."
He expects overall improvement when the Wild play the Atlanta Thrashers tonight at the Xcel Energy Center.
"We have to be sharp every game," he noted. "You can't take nights off, you can't take shifts off, because it ends up costing you."
With the number of remaining games dwindling, the Wild need to take a leaf from the Anaheim Ducks' book of late last winter, he said.
"Their last 20-plus games, 30-plus games were playoff-type hockey games, and I think that prepared them for the playoffs," Richards said.
Almond gets call: The Wild tried to add size and scoring punch by calling up forward Cody Almond from the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League on Thursday.
Almond, 20, a rookie with the Aeros, was Minnesota's fifth-round pick in the 2007 NHL draft. He has six goals and nine assists for 15 points in 33 games for the Aeros this season and is 4-6—10 in his past nine games.
The Wild might deposit him into their lineup tonight against the Thrashers for what would be his first NHL game, coach Todd Richards said.
"I'm excited to see what he can do," Richards added. "He can play either wing or the center position. He's done well down there. He's a big body that has a physical element, too."
Richards said Almond likely would play on the fourth line, "and if he can contribute offensively, that'd be great." Before he'll get significant ice time, Richards noted, Almond will "have to earn the coach's trust."
The Wild sent winger Robbie Earl back to the Aeros. Earl, 24, scored five goals in 22 games for the Wild during three call-ups this season but was scoreless in his past seven games.
Briefly: Goalie Niklas Backstrom tested the blue-striped pads he will wear for Finland in the Winter Olympics, and forward Mikko Koivu donned his blue Finland team gloves at the end of practice. They and Antti Miettinen will play for Finland in the Games beginning next week, while Martin Havlat and Marek Zidlicky will play for the Czech Republic.


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It is one year ago today that we saw an amazing insight into the relationship between coach and player.
The vision of Paul Licuria burying his tearful face into Mick Malthouse's shoulder, and the tears that Malthouse immediately shed for him in return, is something that will remain with and haunt many who have almost been there, but failed.
The sight was sad, yet magnificent because of what lay below the surface.
To play league football takes enormous dedication and courage. And it requires the tutelage of a senior coach such as Malthouse for a player to benefit in football and life.
A coach such as Malthouse is very close in role-play to a father. Licuria's dad has obviously done a wonderful job already in giving his son the tools for life that have made him the success that he is.
But it is Malthouse who fathers Licuria through the journey of league football, who guides him on a world of emotions that is intensified because of the nature of elite sportsmanship.
For what is, in relative terms, a short part of Licuria's life, he will learn to deal with all manner of problems. Except, unlike most, he will be constantly under the microscope. Yet Malthouse will stand behind him, guiding and fathering.
But, just as in ordinary life, Malthouse can not show him too much affection; he knows that one day, he will be the one who has to look Licuria in the eye and tell him that his time has come. He will end Licuria's career - chopping him off at the knees for the good of the club. It will be as hard on Malthouse as it will be on Licuria, denying his de-facto son the chance to continue the pursuit he really loves.
So Malthouse must remain aloof, keeping a distance between himself and them, no matter how much he loves them for their efforts. And he does love them for their efforts. Mick knows he is getting blood out of a stone with a lot of the players in this group.
Which is why that type of emotion, friendship or even love is usually seen only between player and coach when the player's career is over. Then, the coach can let his guard down, the player becomes his equal. It is harsh, but it is reality.
I and many Hawthorn teammates view Allan Jeans as our second father. He was the dominant and major shaper of our lives in that delicate period when boys become men.
Jeans influenced my outlook on the world between 16 and 26; some day he will pass on and we will have lost our de-facto father (and I hope he goes before me - he at least owes me that much).
We loved him as players. I personally would have done anything he asked of me. I once told a friend, when I was in my mid-20s, that if Jeansy asked me to take a tablet that would guarantee success in a grand final, but the drawback was that it would kill you on the day you decided to retire, I would have at the very least got the tablet into my mouth and pressed the glass of water to my lips.
Obviously Jeans would never even contemplate such a question. And of course there is more to life. Those were the days of a single and narrow-minded footballer who viewed football as coming first, second and third. These days my two children are the most important things in life.
But we knew that Jeans was aware of our reverence for him, yet he still remained aloof. We had played for Jeans and won several grand finals when, one day before a game, Kevin "Cowboy" Neale came into the rooms. Yabby affectionately said, "Hello, Cowdy" and proceeded to hug him.
I recall feeling immense jealousy. Cowboy had played only the one premiership for Jeans, in St Kilda's triumph of 1966. We had played our hearts out to win three for him, yet we could never be allowed to be that close to him. It was like being denied acceptance and affection from your father.
Eventually we all retire, and the first time I saw Jeans after I retired answered many questions - I now hug Allan Jeans when I see him. But he would allow me to be his friend only when I was on his side of the fence and his equal. I would hope that he felt the same way about us while we were still playing for him.
So it will be interesting to see Malthouse and Licuria today should Collingwood win.
Will we see the customary testosterone-hyped high fives and the obligatory, "Oh yeah, you beauty!" yells among the muscle hugs? Or will we see two grown men - a father and a son - crying on each other's shoulder because of the amazing journey this game has taken them on over the past 12 months?
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The Star Rider was an amazing imagination enhancement toy. A simulated control panel for a star fighter that made noises and allowed the lucky kids who owned it to take play time up to Warp Speed. This was an item I asked to get for at least two Christmases, but alas it never showed up. I would learn from my Mother much later on that she passed up a lot of toys that I would ask for because she thought that I would outgrow them quickly. Oh, little did she know just how long I would stay a child (I still want the Star Rider).
As you can see from the photo, this kid not only looks happy, but super cool as he jets across the pretend universe in his open air Star Rider. Clad in his sweater and dungarees, he is ready to B-BROOM, WARP and ZAP the evil alien forces that would threaten our planet and his fellow Star Rider Cadets. For under $60 bucks, that seems likes a bargain to me.
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More snow is expected for the Denver metro area Wednesday, along with falling temperatures making for icy conditions, according to the National Weather Service.
A Winter Weather Advisory was issued Tuesday night, which will be in effect Wednesday from 9 a.m. to midnight.
Fresh snow accumulation in Denver is expected to be from 4 to 8 inches, with 6 to 12 inches in the southern foothills, according to the NWS.
Northerly winds are expected at 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph along and east of Interstate 25, according to weather service.
Visibility is expected to drop to a quarter mile because of blowing snow.
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Further east, on the plains, a Blizzard Watch will be in effect starting Wednesday afternoon, with 4 to 8 inches of snow possible and wind gusts up to 50 mph.
The snow and strong winds caused problems Tuesday along the I-25 corridor in northern Colorado and the highway is closed from Wellington north to the Wyoming border, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The highway shut down because of adverse weather conditions and multiple crashes.
There were four separate crashes on the highway, including one accident involving four vehicles and two other accidents involving two vehicles. Information on the fourth accident was not immediately available. There were no reports of serious injuries.
U.S. Highway 287 is also closed from the Colorado border north to Laramie, Wyo., the highway department said on its website.
In Denver on Tuesday morning the wintery blast made for a tricky commute. Black ice, snow-packed and rutted, frozen roads slowed traffic in widespread areas around Denver and there were multiple accidents, mostly fender benders and collisions without serious injury, said Nate Reid, a Colorado State Patrol spokesman.
On the eastern plains, just east of Limon, a fatal traffic crash occurred Monday morning, Reid said. The single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-70 killed the male driver of a 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe.
Denver Public Works was out in force Tuesday morning, with 70 large plows on roads overnight, and the plows continue to run through the day, applying deicer where it is needed.
Public works officials urged drivers to make sure they have plenty of windshield wiper fluid, as slushy conditions were expected to stick around throughout the day. Motorists should allow plenty of stopping distance and be prepared for known icy spots, such as elevated portions of roadway, and bridges.
Denver International Airport received about 7.5 inches of snow Monday through Tuesday morning, the airport said in a media release.
About 500 workers and more than 250 pieces of snow-removal equipment are in use at the airport Tuesday clearing runways, roads and sidewalks.
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A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect for the northern mountains from 3 p.m. on Tuesday until midnight on Wednesday. Areas in the warning include Gore Pass, Rabbit Ears Pass and the mountains west of Boulder.


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I agree with everything you say about politeness for tablemates. Getting to know your tablemates is standard cruise ship protocol and is a part of traditional cruising.
Unfortunately, cruising is not nearly as traditional as it used to be and I think even the Maitre D's have decided that things have changed.
I have been in your shoes so I know exactly what you are saying, I also dislike dining alone.
Unfortunately I truly believe society has changed in the last ten years or so. I think the vast majority of people feel they are not responsible for other people - especially strangers (before the cruise) and they don't feel that just because you are tablemates it means they have any obligation to notify you of anything.
In a way, even I see the logic in that. I am not going to get dressed for dinner if I have just awakend from the kind of nap that leaves you groggy and feeling non-social. Often that is just 20 minutes before dinner.
So, unfortunately the single is more on her own now.
Honestly, I would recommend switching to line that has single cabins (Norwegian Epic) or Holland America which at least does still have a singles matching program and social hosts onboard.
Another line with single cabins is the new
Voyages to Antiquity
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Or, as I said, I would really think about switching to anytime dining, because that way you can walk in and ask to be seated at a table with other diners, and there is no relying on your assigned tablemates night after night.
I have been in your shoes, believe me. I was on an MSC ship where I was a solo American on a ship with only one other American (also a travel writer). He ended up being kind of a jerk, because we had agreed to meet for dinner every night until one night when I literally got stuck in Mallorca and could not make it back to the ship. I called his cabin when I got back and left a message explaining what happened and apologized, but i think he decided to ignore me for the rest of the cruise after that because he claimed he never got any of my calls asking him to meet me for sunsequent dinners - so I was alone the rest of the cruise.
Until it happens to you - you don't realize how un-fun it is. That is why I seldom recommend to singles that they cruise alone. I have personally "been there" and didn't enjoy it.
I also meet single cruisers who want to cruise so badly they will make that leap of faith every time and believe they will make friends onboard. When it happens - great. But when it doesn't either you have to get used to plenty of quiet time or else it is a bummer.
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