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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools in India has just announced a mobile phone ban, echoing similar calls in many other places (from Sri Lanka to South Korea, from the UK to the Philippines to France) to restrict student access to what are often seen as 'devices of distraction'.
Why then will the World Bank will be kicking off a study next month looking at "The Use of Mobile Phones in Education in Developing Countries"?
While the explosive use of mobile phones in developing countries is well-documented -- and undeniable -- and evidence is emerging that phones are slowly making their way into the hands of teens, just what this might mean for the delivery of education in developing countries is a little less clear. Despite growing hype, there are still precious few widespread examples of the use of phones for education purposes inside or outside of classrooms in developing countries that have been well documented, and fewer still that have been evaluated with any sort of rigor.
This study is intended to help to raise awareness among key decisionmakers in the public, private and civil society sectors about the potential importance of the use of low cost mobile devices -- especially mobile phones -- to help benefit a variety of educational objectives. By documenting the existing landscape of initiatives in this area and emerging 'good practice', it is also hoped that this work will serve as a common base for further analytical work in this area, and inform the impending explosion of development of new hardware, software and business services occurring on mobile devices, to the benefit of these educational objectives.
Much of what has been documented to date falls into one of three categories: (1) advocacy pieces about how phones *could* be used in education; (2) 'studies' of how phones have been used in a small pilot by one teacher somewhere; or (3) conceptual (often academic) discussions of the potential utility of mobile phones within various learning environments (often drawing on rich existing research into the use of PDAs for learning).
This study proposes to:
- Map the existing universe of projects and initiatives exploring the use of mobile phones in education, with a specific attention to developing countries.
- Map the existing and potential uses of mobile phones in this regard, comparing and contrasting such uses with other ICT devices, relevant to specific education challenges, needs and contexts found in a number of developing countries
- Document lessons learned so far from key initiatives in this area, proposing tentative guidance for policymakers and various stakeholder groups in this fast moving area.
- Propose a conceptual framework and way forward for further analytical work to aid in the documentation and rigorous impact cost and impact assessment of the use of mobile phones in education.
We'll be using this blog to post preliminary findings for discussion and comment as they are available.
Where are good sources to turn to learn from actual practice? All suggestions are welcome.
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Note: The image at the top of this blog posting comes courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons, sourced from Flickr user saschapohflepp, used according the terms of its Creative Commons license.
This month's on-line Educational Technology debate from infoDev and UNESCO looks at issues related to "Can eBooks Satisfy? Creating Content for ICT-enabled Classrooms". Angus Scrimgeor, the president of the International Association for Digital Publications, will be facing off against Richard Rowe, the Chair and CEO of the Open Learning Exchange (and former Associate Dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Education).
Everyone is invited to join in the discussion!
Support for this study
Mobile phone can never be used for education.
editorial note
Mobile phone at schools and universities
Mobile phone potential educational uses
some additional information about the study
Re:Mobile phone can never be used for education.
I also support the
Creating the future
Potential Use of SMS In-Box
two related reports from the Commonwealth of Learning
Mobile Phone for Literacy Program in Pakistan
Cell phone learning and fun
mEducation is the future
iPod enabled learning
Surveying the use of mobile phones in education worldwide
using the mobile web offline
Use of Mobile Phones in Education
very convenient
cell phones in pharmacy education
Phones are the ultimate cheating tool
What ever happened to this
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I agree with Jakob K. Berthel
I agree with Jakob K. Berthel that phones are the ultimate cheating tools. Students use phones to cheat in examinations. They rely on those outside to send answers into their phones and the candidate copies them into the answer sheet. To be frank, since the emergence of the cell phones, students do embark on self effort to pass their examinations. Please, visit http://www.unn.edu.ng/ for more information.


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Afatech AF9015
A DVB-T demodulator from Afatech. This is the company's second generation COFDM demodulator, and is the successor to the AF9005.
This chip is the main USB control/demux in some cheap DVB-T USB devices currently available, such as:
- The WandTV
- The Elements High Definition DVB-T Receiver Model no DK-5203.
- Dongles with USB ID 15a4:9016 (or 15a4:9015 ?), such as the A-Link DTU (m)
- Geniatech T328B
Opensource Mercurial Repositories
- http://jusst.de/hg/af901x
- http://linuxtv.org/hg/~anttip/af9015/ (Supported tuners are: MT2060, MT2061 and QT1010.)
Vendor Released Driver
A vendor-written driver is available from http://af.zsolttech.com/ . Users have reported that it is indeed working, including for x64_64 (for some further information see the threads here and here.
For devices based on the MT2060 tuner (such as the Geniatech T328B) you may need to patch the file MT2060M.h in the following way:
typedef unsigned long UData_t;
typedef unsigned int UData_t;
Then compile, install, modprobe dvb_usb_af9015 and you are finished.
Driver Development Log
I'm currently writing a driver for this chip, and as there's not much around in terms of a howto on this subject, I thought it might be worth documenting the process.
I've got a head start in that there is an earlier chip from Afatech, the AF9005, for which drivers were recently written/developed. I've got the driver source code for that chip along with the documentation for that and my chip, so I'm going to be working on modifying the AF9005 drivers to work with the AF9015. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the documentations here, I'll find out and if so a link will be posted.
To start with, there are some great Linux USB tutorials on Linux Journal:
- start here: How to Write a Linux USB Device Driver
- then here: Writing a Simple USB Driver
- Hot Plug
- and then: Snooping the USB Data Stream
Also get the source for V4L-DVB:
You will find the usb drivers are in ./v4l-dvb/linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb. Have a bit of a browse through them while you're reading through the first article above, get a feel for how the driver is put together. (There is a procedure described in http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1067326).

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Europe\'s top central banker said Thursday the euro zone\'s current set up is \"unsustainable\" in its current form and that the bloc\'s political leaders should step in with decisive action if they want to save the single currency, according to media reports.
\"The configuration that we had with us by and large for ten years which was considered sustainable, I should add, in a perhaps myopic way, has been shown to be unsustainable unless further steps are taken,'' European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said before the European Parliament, according to several media reports.
Draghi also said the ECB had done what it could to help solve the almost three-year-old debt crisis and called on governments to take steps to figure out a way forward. He also said Europe\'s leaders should create a banking union to protect depositors and prevent banks from failing and damaging the world financial system. Read more about Draghi\'s comments here.
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The course is a gently rolling, very runnable system of trails in excellent condition through a lush forest. This is an excellent course. The food selection was very good.
5.375 mi (.72 mile loop + 4.655 mile loop) in Redmond Watershed Preserve. Last 2 hours will be run on the .72 mile section of the trail


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vince23 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 40 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Vicecapades.com will be an all-original content web site offering dating advice and editorial on the world's oldest obsessions: relationships, indulgence and contemporary survival. I need an edgy, unique, eye-catching logo and look-and-feel for the web site.
The idea behind the site is to offer no-holes-barred, boot-camp style of advice about dating and relationships, and peripherally other aspects of modern culture, but primarily this is the kind of site that might be as controversial as popular. (Imagine articles like, "10 biggest lies women tell..", "What's wrong with drinking?", or horror stories of bad dates) centered around a Q&A about dating & relationships, along with dos and don'ts covering all aspects of living in an age where a person is flooded with distractions and potential indulgences and wants to know how to prioritize things... that's what I'm going for.
This mainly consists of a logo design, along with a color scheme we would integrate into the web site, depending upon the nature of the design, some kind of transition/edge effect (where appropriate). See the site: http://lawineclub.com/ to see an example of the type of information layout we would use. A logo up top, a menu sidebar (in our case, probably right justified) and a content area. The primary stylization would be the logo, and depending upon the color scheme and nature of the logo, some sort of complimentary graphics that could be used as top/left/right/bottom edges of boxes (it could be something as simple as a transition from a white background area where content might reside to a different color or texture that serves as the background for the logo and sidebar.
- "Vicecapades.com" logo (if on dark background, a light background version too where appropriate)- Transition graphics (where appropriate)
- .PSD source files with layers
I'm open to just about any ideas. It can be radical and even controversial, or classy and slick. It could be abstract or more specific - I want to fully take advantage of 99designs and see as many different ideas as possible.
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Gerald Pierone Jr., M.D.
Dr. Pierone is actively involved in clinical research efforts, though he holds a special interest in body shape changes and cardiovascular complications of HIV treatment. He is a principal investigator in the FACES trial of Sculptra (poly-L-lactic acid) for HIV-related facial lipoatrophy. He is also involved in trials of streamlined antiretroviral treatment, such as FOTO (five days on, two days off), and has published a pilot study on the use of Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) monotherapy in AIDS Clinical Trials.
Dr. Pierone is actively involved in the management of facial lipoatrophy and has performed over 1,000 facial filler treatments. Patients interested in Dr. Pierone's lipoatrophy treatments can find out more at his Web site, www.lipoatrophyhiv.com.
Dr. Pierone received his medical degree from the University of Florida in 1983, completed his internal medicine residency training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey, and trained in infectious diseases at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases and is a member of the International AIDS Society, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the American Academy of HIV Medicine.
Dr. Pierone has received research support from Abbott Virology, Avexa, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Dermik, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Incyte, Koronis, Merck & Co., National Institutes of Health, Neurogesx, Pfizer, Roche Laboratories, Schering-Plough, Theratechnologies and Tibotec Therapeutics. He is a consultant and speaker for Gilead, Merck and Tibotec.
Dr. Pierone donates all compensation from his work on TheBody.com to the AIDS Research & Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast where he also serves without compensation.


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|very cute book of home inspiration! $13.99
I thought I would start our shopping guides with a recent shopping trip I took with mom (mor mor) and the kids... over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend no less...
My mom came to visit from Minnesota, and although she went to Ikea before she left, I said maybe we should take the kids to Ikea on Saturday (after Thanksgiving)? YES! (how does she love this place so much...) - so there we were driving the one and half hours to Ikea on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (they call this blue and yellow day!). These days my mom is very upset with Ikea because they are making changes to their food section, getting rid of the Abba swedish caviar and sardines, they long ago stopped selling Felix Lingonberries, and now they have even replaced the Marabou chocolate with their own brand name... are they learning too much from the Americans!? Yes, maybe so... at any rate she is not going to take this lying down, she is going to complain like a true Swede...
She whispered to me at the checkout "they don't even have Bilar anymore..." it's all gone the way of their own brand. Since this may be hard for many of you, as it is for us, we decided to have a taste test and give you the heads up on what is still worth it and what you will just have to learn live without (unless the ladies of Minnesota all revolt against it, and make them go back to the loved and cherished brands of their home Sverige!). Don't even bother with the chocolate.. NOTHING comes near Marabou!
Last year at Christmas (at my sisters) my mom had the job of meatballs, she makes the best (or so I thought). My mom is a very gourmet type cook, she loves a good recipe, follows it to the T, when I was a kid and the neighbors would come over she would serve Stuffed Peppers! (what the heck!?) anyway... at Christmas, she whispered to me "I just heated up the Ikea meatballs, nobody will know the difference" I just about fell over! So this Christmas, follow our rule, Swedish meatballs, lingon sylt and mashed potatoes and you can get them ALL at Ikea... DONE!
And just a few of our favorite non-food items... CANDLES... the ikea candles are the best and they don't have the dirty lead wire inside (that's what makes all that SMOKE) - Swedes would never do that! The best cards and Christmas paraphernalia you can imagine!
So there you go... now run off to Ikea, and the best time is for HOLIDAYs!!


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While that type of book definitely has a niche market, this is an unusual move from Amazon which recently defended the sale of Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure saying:
"Amazon believes it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable. Amazon does not support or promote hatred or criminal acts, however, we do support the right of every individual to make their own purchasing decisions."
Amazon did an about face with the Pedophile's Guide, removing the book without comment. Now it's going after self-published author Selena Kitt, which wrote a novel that addresses the theme of "incest-themed erotica", as well as several other authors that write on the same topic. Kitt writes in a blog post,
"I want to be clear that while the subject of incest may not appeal to some, there is no underage contact in any of my work, and I make that either explicitly clear in all my stories or I state it up front in the book's disclaimer," Kitt writes"I don't condone or support actual incest, just as someone who writes mysteries about serial killers wouldn't condone killing."
Worse, the authors allege that Amazon has been deleting these books from Kindles remotely. Amazon claims this was a technical glitch and those books are now available to be downloaded if already purchased prior to their ban from the Kindle store.
None of this is new to Amazon which in July 2009, indiscriminately removed copies of 1984 from Kindles without the end users permission (how Orwellian!). After a law suit was filed and settled, Amazon agreed to legally binding terms that entailed its content deletion policy. When it came to books, Amazon will only delete books from a Kindle for the following reasons: failed credit card transactions, judicial orders, malware, or the permission of the user.


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Man, it's like I forgot there was a blog around here. I guess there's something about a newborn baby that distracts a man from writing.
Some time ago, I received a package from Johnnie Walker, sent to me for review purposes. Inside was a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black, two rocks glasses, coasters, and a bottle of the walking man's newest offering, Johnnie Walker Double Black. Released last year into the duty-free market, Double Black makes its U.S. debut in time for holiday entertaining and gift giving.
I've grown very fond of ol' John over the last few years, so I was eager to try this. At first, I wasn't impressed. You see, the idea behind Double Black is to bring more of the smoky smoothness of an Islay malt to the Walker mix, while still retaining the sweet but complex maltiness that makes Johnnie Johnnie. I have to admit, on my first sip, I thought the idea was better in theory than in execution. I love a smoky scotch and would go miles out of my way for Laphroaig or Compass Box's Peat Monster.
And maybe that's where I set up myself, and Double Black, to fail. At first I felt that John's new dram was schizophrenic, smoothly sweet and smoky but in a way that failed to highlight the best aspects of both. But as I tried it again (and again), I came to a different conclusion. As I taste the new blend now, it reminds me on first sip of vanilla and toffee with light heather notes. The smoke now seems more integrated and–forgive me for using this word, but it's accurate–holistic. Some whiskies just need some attention before you can appreciate them.


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The roar of eight cylinders echoes off the hillsides as the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray rushes past vineyards and sun-faded barns. The magnetic suspension grips the uneven pavement; the manual gearbox rips through seven crisp shifts as the horizon blurs.
After months of anticipation and hype, Chevrolet is finally letting the next-generation Corvette out for test drives as the automotive media descends on Monterey Car Week.
Though brief, our dalliance with a coupe version revealed that General Motors has hit the mark, balancing a towering legacy with the technological demands of a new century. A major step forward in the Corvette's evolution, the Stingray nonetheless sticks to the 60-year-old formula — premium power and handling on a Chevrolet budget.
With 455 horsepower and a $52,000 base price, no one will argue with the performance; many will argue with the styling, which dumps the iconic round taillights and soft curves in favor of an angular profile that gives this seventh-generation 'Vette a digital look.
The new look grabs attention but lacks emotion; though meant to capture a younger audience, the changes don't necessarily make the car more youthful. This could prove to be this generation's only significant flaw.
Chevrolet's need to lure younger fans can't be overstated. From 2008 through June 2013, half of all new Corvettes were registered by individuals ages 55 and over, according to R.L. Polk & Co. Just 2.6% of buyers were ages 34 and under. This has earned the Corvette a reputation as the natural habitat for aging men seeking the trappings of youth.
"We're trying to get away from that," said Josh Holder, the engineering manager who oversaw the development of this Corvette. "Our customer base is going to die off."
The marketing isn't subtle. Two months before revealing the car at the Detroit Auto Show, Chevrolet released a digitized version of the car — wrapped in camouflage — for players of the Sony PlayStation game "Gran Turismo." More than 500,000 people downloaded it. When the official car was released this January, an additional 1.6 million users downloaded that version.
In the physical realm, Chevrolet also deviated from the design playbook. The C7, as the Corvette cognoscente call it, is the first model without two sets of round taillights since 1961. They're trapezoids now, with black vents on the outside of each pair resembling streaks of mascara.
The deliberate shift from tradition sets the C7 apart from earlier Corvettes on the road, said Kirk Bennion, the man in charge of the new car's exterior design. The reception to the change has been less than positive — often, "looks like a Camaro." But Bennion and Holder aren't bothered.
"If we made it too easy for everyone to like, they'd be tired of it in two years," Bennion said.
The design looks better — if no less edgy — in person. There's a three-dimensionality to the LED taillights that photos don't capture.
Myriad other changes are less obvious but more substantive: The hood and removable roof panel are now carbon fiber. The wheelbase is an inch longer, while the overall length grows 2.4 inches. The car is 1.3 inches wider and even rides a bit lower. An aluminum frame sheds about 100 pounds over the previous model's steel frame, but total weight increases 100 pounds.
The exterior may be controversial, but few dispute the interior was overdue for an overhaul. The new cabin is a clear upgrade in sound isolation, quality of materials and fit and finish.
Thoughtful touches abound, like a fully customizable digital instrument panel and the small redundant climate control buttons for the passenger near their door.
Complaints here are few. Taller drivers will yearn for a bit more legroom, and a large grab handle in the middle of the console blocks the passenger's view of most of the buttons and screen.
The model we spent the most time in sells for $71,660 and included the 3LT package. For $8,000, buyers get a suite of luxury touches including power heated and cooled Napa leather seats, a touch-screen navigation system with Chevy's MyLink infotainment setup and a heads-up display.
Also bundled on our tester was the $2,800 Z51 performance package — a must-have, as it includes performance-oriented gear ratios, an electronically controlled limited slip differential, separate transmission cooling system, and 19-inch wheels up front and 20-inch wheels in the back.
Continuing the performance trend, the Lime Rock Metallic car we tested also included the Magnetic Ride Control suspension setup for $1,795 and the dual-mode performance exhaust for $1,195.
All 2014 Corvettes come with a 6.2-liter V-8 engine that makes 455 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque (the optional exhaust system adds five to each of those figures). Zero to 60 mph passes in a mere 3.8 seconds in the Z51 optioned 'Vette. And yet the car manages 17 miles per gallon in the city and 29 mpg on the highway, thanks to direct fuel injection and a cylinder deactivation system that shuts off four of the eight cylinders during freeway cruising.
Two transmissions are available: a seven-speed manual gearbox with active rev-matching, or a six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.
All these changes make for an incredibly compelling sports car. The previous Corvette required some seat time to get comfortable pushing its limits; the C7 is ready to dance right out of the box.
The engine has a throaty yet refined voice that barks out of the quad exhaust pipes. Power delivery is smooth throughout the rev range, and there's always plenty on tap.
Although an automatic transmission could have been an afterthought on this car, it's a solid gearbox that shifts quickly in manual or automatic mode. But get the stick shift. The clutch is easy to modulate and the shifter has a heavy feel but still finds most of its gates without trouble.
This 2014 Corvette isn't a small car, but it never feels heavy. This helps the C7 dart through corners with precision and poise. The Corvette's steering wheel is now smaller and Chevy says the steering is stiffer, but it transmitted a confident feel for the road.
A subtle electronic limited slip differential allows you to easily shake the rear of the car loose with predictable oversteer, if that's your thing. Even if it's not, the car's power is always approachable and useful to a wide range of drivers.
The edgy styling that Chevy sees as crucial to the Corvette's future may not be for everyone — but the rest of the car absolutely is.


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There are certain sounds that hit you in a big way. The music itself isn't big, but it somehow feels large-scale and modest at the same time. Oversized sounds are prevalent these days; sometimes, we just need a little nudge. For enigmatic producer Bibio, however, his method has been anything but subtle. He tends to throw all kinds of sounds into one set, making it tough to categorize his genre-hopping aesthetic. Bibio clearly loves hip-hop and electronica, but he's rarely been able to properly merge the two.
On Silver Wilkinson, his seventh album, the producer keeps a moderate pace with airy electro-folk. He brightens the tranquility with danceable songs that bridge his creative affinities: On 'À tout à l'heure,' he fuses acoustic guitars with foot-stomping drums. On 'You,' Bibio does his best J Dilla impression, slathering layers of accelerated vocal chops atop head-nodding percussion. In years past, he might have given in to his experimental side; on Silver Wilkinson, he achieves stellar results by keeping things simple. After each creative twist, Bibio quickly returns to Silver's ambient core.
His previous effort, 2011's Mind Bokeh, was far more ambitious. Though the composer kept things lively with stilted electro-pop and breezy dance grooves, it blended too many concepts into one pot and was a bit too wandering. Perhaps on purpose then, Silver Wilkinson is Bokeh's polar opposite. 'If there was a preconceived idea before this album started coming together, it was a fairly vague one,' Bibio says about his new work. 'To focus more on an organic and live sound and to record more guitar and other live instrumentation.' With 'Mirroring All,' for instance, the music is haunting, Bibio's vocals a mere supplement to his murky composition. It methodically transitions to something more modern—acoustic guitars underpin glitchy synthesizers and electronic drums. Throughout Silver, in fact, Bibio blends his voice behind layers of muted strings.
From the opening chords of 'The First Daffodils' to the nimble strums of 'You Won't Remember,' there's an overwhelming sense of calm here. 'Wulf''s watery conclusion and 'Raincoat''s single-engine plane sample help make Silver Wilkinson the soundtrack of your next exotic vacation, or your morning walk along a grassy field. Its humble DIY ethos is charmingly retro, its most inconspicuous moments—'Sycamore Silhouetting,' 'Dye the Water Green'—recall Simon & Garfunkel. This is atmospheric mood music, an aural elixir for the pondering soul.
So while it's still tough to classify his sound, Silver Wilkinson is Bibio's most streamlined recording to date. It resonates without making much noise. After years of tinkering with different sonic themes, it seems an understated approach works best.
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Change is hard. Change is scary. Sometimes, though, change is necessary. While those concepts aren't earth shattering, it is amazing how people avoid the hard and scary even when it is necessary.
I realized this just last month as I sat in Chicago's O'Hare Airport eating my McDonald's Extra Value Meal. Just two days earlier during Dr. Kelly Brownell's keynote address at Club Industry 2003, I stood among an overflowing crowd, mesmerized at the deteriorating health and rising obesity such foods cause. At that moment I was sure I'd change my ways and not "poison" myself while on the road — the only time I really eat fast food. But there I was back in my familiar pattern choosing comfort over change…change is hard.
I worry that too many club owners and GMs choose comfort when running their businesses, even if change is necessary.
While sitting in numerous conference sessions at the Club Industry show, I saw eager men and women scribbling frantically as speakers such as Michael Scott Scudder, Michael Combes and Sandy Coffman spoke about changing the way clubs do business to help member retention during the free panel discussion, "Realities of Retention: Learn from the Masters." There was another early morning session where I observed other fitness professionals work on creative club design ideas during "A Hands-on Workshop on Designing and Redesigning a Club," led by Rudy Fabiano. Still others were challenged to change the way they do business by speakers such as Ed Tock, Klaus P. Hilgers, Karen Woodard-Chavez, Rick Caro and numerous other industry leaders.
Each of those conference attendees left their sessions as eager to implement the many new and different ideas learned to help make their clubs and themselves better run and more successful as I was to change my road eating habits. I only hope for their sake and the sake of the industry that they do a better job of it than I did.
The time is at hand for the fitness industry as a whole to adopt new ways of doing business. Many ideas for change were born out of the sessions at Club Industry 2003. It is time for those attendees to take the ideas and incorporate them — no matter how different or how scary the change may seem — or else we are bound to see these same attendees scribbling away in similar sessions year after year as their businesses fail.
Knowledge is nothing without action and sometimes change is good.


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Observations of magnificent tadpole life
Going Nature's Way
I have not been able to maintain our little pond this summer as I'd hoped. First, it was the chilly spring weather, and then it was just trying to get flowers potted for the deck and weeding all the garden beds. I did manage to drain it and clean out the dead leaves and detritus collected over the previous fall and winter, but I wondered whether the algae that had grown late last summer would just regrow this summer. The answer is yes. Even though I scrubbed the rubber liner as best I could, the rocks along the edge still had a dried layer of algae and there was no way I was going to hand scrub each of the rocks. So I refilled it and hoped for the best.
The green slimy material was soon spreading throughout. Mike tried using a rake to remove it, but it's really an impossible task. In the meantime, the birds continued to use the pond as a handy bird bath, and the frogs absolutely loved the place, algae and all. For weeks, they sang through the night. There were spring peepers, chorus frogs, toads and minke frogs all in the vicinity, though not all at the same time. I had considered removing all the water again, but knowing the frogs were in residence, I felt there was a good chance they would be laying eggs there. And I was right.
Last week, on one of my regular wanderings around the yard, checking on the blooming progress of the daylilies and pulling weeds at random, I stopped by the pond and stared down at the mass of green matter that floated on top. There were places along the edge where the water was mostly clear and I recognized some small dark shapes floating close to the rocks. Tadpoles! Yes, the frogs (though I'm not sure which ones) were successful in their nightly song fest and managed to attract mates and create another generation.
At this point in their development they look like very fat-bodied fish, barely ¼ inch long, with a short, nearly transparent tail. I was excited for the grandkids to visit, because I knew they too would be thrilled to see these tiny aquatic amphibians. It was midday when I took them out to the pond and told them to look closely to see if they could find the tadpoles. It was a chilly day and the little creatures were hiding, but after looking long and hard we started to see their dark shapes in nooks and crannies under the rocks. We managed to scoop a few up in our little dip net and for just a moment or two the kids got to hold them in the palm of their hands, and see their translucent tails and tiny eyes. Then they were released back into their watery world.
Most of the tadpoles seem to be in about the same stage of development, though when I looked today I caught a glimpse of a larger one. They are highly sensitive to any movement above or along the edge of the pond and dart for cover. Danger lurks both in the water and above and already many of the spawn have been eaten. These tadpoles are behind schedule from a normal summer, again because of our very long, cold spring, but they should still be able to complete their metamorphosis into adults before the autumn and the time for hibernation arrives.
Sometime around 70 days after hatching from the egg, the tadpole will develop hind legs. Then about two weeks later, the forelegs will appear and gradually the tail will shrink. Next it will grow the iconoclastic frog tongue and by 16 weeks, the conversion will be complete. The temperature of the water can influence the rate of growth — colder water slowing it and warmer water speeding it up. Other than the hot spell of a couple weeks ago, these tadpoles have been living in relatively cool water.
The process of changing from a tadpole to a frog is not quite as dramatic as the change a caterpillar goes through on its way to becoming a butterfly, but it is still a fascinating and fantastic process, one that replicates in a miniature way the evolutionary process of life. From an aquatic world, life forms changed and developed limbs and breathing apparatus that took them up onto land, where they evolved in ever more diverse ways. Fossils have shown stages of change and development as we see in the frogs today. Even now, fetuses of all mammal species, including our own, have vestigial tails and resemble one another as we begin lives in the wombs of our mothers. We too begin in an aquatic environment and emerge to become air breathing, land creatures, crawling on all fours before we get up on our two legs. You may not like to be compared to a tadpole, but it is just one of the many magnificent mysteries that connect us with all life on this planet.
And that algae. Turns out it's what tadpoles eat in the early stages of their life before they become carnivores. So, I guess I won't worry about cleaning out the pond quite yet.


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Based on a liberal arts foundation, our broad undergraduate and graduate curriculum offers 109 programs of study at the bachelor's, master's, specialist and doctoral levels. Study abroad, online and off-campus offerings expand your learning opportunities, and if you're up for a real challenge, the university is home to Georgia's only Honors College.
UWG offers a complete college experience featuring campus living, NCAA Division II athletics, fraternities and sororities, and about 100 other student organizations on a beautiful, wooded 645-acre campus only 50 miles west of Atlanta, GA. You'll have access to a wide range of professional work experiences, cultural activities and entertainment both in Atlanta and our hometown of Carrollton, a regional economic center.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Grandparents, retirees and struggling seniors have waited months for this.
Seniors will receive their stimulus payments the same way they receive their Social Security funds.
Tens of millions of Social Security recipients will see their bank accounts jump by $250 starting Thursday, when the government began sending out checks and transferring funds for a one-time boost coming from the stimulus bill passed in February.
The payments are flowing to nearly 55 million seniors and retirees between now and June 4, with a huge batch of checks hitting the mail this week.
"Approximately half of them will be out in the next day or two," Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue told CNN Thursday.
The money will arrive in the same way that each person receives regular Social Security or Supplemental Security Income funds. If a person receives a Social Security check in the mail, the $250 stimulus payment will also appear in his or her mailbox. An increasing number of people use direct deposit, so many seniors and SSI recipients could see the $250 boost in their accounts immediately.
Social Security and SSI recipients make up the largest groups to get the stimulus money, but it will also go out to railroad retirees and disabled veterans. Agencies serving those groups will release the funds separately.
All told, the government estimates some 64 million Americans will receive the one-time stimulus checks this year, at a cost of $13 billion to the federal budget.
This comes as the Obama administration continues a public relations push to show that the $787 billion stimulus act is warming up the economy. Astrue noted that these $250 payments are going out weeks before the deadline and are, by far, the largest single stimulus payment to individual Americans.
"This is a point in time where some of the first big chunks of stimulus money is actually going into the economy," Astrue said.
Meanwhile, there is vigorous debate over how stimulus payments will be spent in tough times. Will the checks do anything for the overall economy?
Astrue's agency has asked seniors to e-mail and tell what they plan to do with the $250. He admits that some have said they expect to save the money or pay off debts, but he insists that many responses listed hands-on spending.
"We get people who say they'll buy paint, we get people who say they'll buy furniture," he said. "Quite a few of our recipients say they'll buy clothes or school supplies for their grandkids."
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International HIV/AIDS meetings can be overwhelming, and this summer's Washington, D.C.-based venue was no exception. Thousands of researchers, providers and representatives of non-governmental organizations and drug companies, along with people living with the virus, gathered for the first International AIDS Conference
Between plenaries, or when I could absorb no more findings, or simply to escape the constant sounds and stimulation, I sought refuge in the humble food court. Not being particularly outgoing, I was frustrated by the inadequate seating and the need to share a table with strangers. Despite my grumbling, this ultimately provided a unique opportunity to briefly interact with other citizens of the world engaged in the challenge of HIV, resulting in some of my most memorable moments of the conference.
On the first day I sat down with a young woman earnestly typing on her laptop. She had just completed medical school in Europe and was returning to the U.S. to begin her career -- the path for which, she admitted, was unclear. For her, the conference was both professional and personal. She had tested HIV positive while in Europe and was concerned, for very practical reasons, about the mechanics of insurance here. She also had a burning desire to jump into advocacy and inquired about how she could receive some advocacy training.
It was clear that her passion, along with her medical education, would make her a powerful activist. I shared some contacts with her and, in exchange, received a renewed sense of hope that, even after 30 years, such enthusiastic and energized individuals will constantly revitalize efforts to defeat HIV.
On another occasion I shared a table with a young prevention worker from Bolivia. Knowing virtually nothing about the HIV situation there, I inquired about prevalence and access to medications. Although Bolivia has one of the lowest rates in Latin America, HIV is a serious problem among men who have sex with men and sex workers there, particularly in La Paz. International assistance, along with cooperative agreements with other countries for bulk purchasing of meds, has resulted in improved and affordable access, but political and social forces continue to complicate outreach, prevention and treatment.
These additional hardships, articulately described, clearly accepted and deftly handled by him and his colleagues in Bolivia, left me inspired at the level of commitment required to fight HIV/AIDS, sometimes against great odds.
Now, several months away from the conference, these short, very human moments seem at least as important as the scientific revelations. Such gatherings produce countless serendipitous meetings wherein strangers from diverse cultures and with very different experiences share an immediate and almost unnerving familiarity. During that brief and very concentrated week in July, I became intensely aware of the vast talent, passion and wisdom that unifies the global effort against HIV/AIDS, and I was very encouraged.
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User interface design for situation-aware decision support systems. (IEEE http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CogSIMA.2012.6188405, 2012)NWIABU, N., ALLISON, I., HOLT, P., LOWIT, P. and OYENEYIN, B., 2012. User interface design for situation-aware decision support systems. In: IEEE Multi-disciplinary Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support. 6-8 March 2012. Piscataway, New Jersey: IEEE. Pp. 332-339.Information recall about general situations incurs memory and cognitive loads on operators. Recognition of information for specific situations identified with users' context and the state of the world is helpful to ...


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Crimea and America's Responsibility to Lead
By the end of 2013, it appeared that a growing number of Americans and their elected leaders in Washington favored a reduction of America's role in the world. Yet after the successful uprising of the Ukrainian people and the aggressive, illegal response by Russia, no leader from either party has called for the United States to stay on the sidelines because the situation isn't relevant to America's security, prosperity or values. Good news indeed, and all the more because it contrasts so sharply with the prevailing anti-internationalist mood in Washington.
The invasion of Crimea struck a deep chord in the United States because it represents a threat to both American interests and values. One of the foundations of stability in the world is the absolute prohibition of employing force to adjust borders or annex the territory of another state. This is both a moral and a practical stance, because the wars of the previous century illustrated how a cascade of violence can be unleashed when borders are not respected.
The broad acceptance of this principle is reflected in the guarantees that both the U.S. government and Russia have provided to Ukraine regarding the sanctity of its borders. In the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, the U.S., UK and Russia all committed themselves to upholding Ukrainian sovereignty in exchange for Ukraine's return to Russia of Soviet-era nuclear weapons, as well as its agreement to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In1997, Russia acknowledged Ukrainian sovereignty over Crimea in an agreement that allowed it to continue operating its naval base at Sevastopol. That same year, Russia also signed a Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership recognizing Ukraine's sovereignty in Crimea.
By ordering Russian troops to invade Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has shown contempt for all these agreements. The American people understand that in a world where contempt for international agreements is allowed to stand, the risk of further aggression is substantial.
Russia's actions in Ukraine also trouble Americans because of their implications for NATO allies and the United States' common defense responsibilities. If Putin concludes that there are no serious consequences for aggression, he may yet step up pressure against Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, all with substantial Russian minorities and members of NATO since 2004. Military action against those countries would obligate the United States to respond militarily along with other NATO member states. The best way to avoid such a scenario is to act now in support of sovereignty in Ukraine. Failure to do so will tempt Putin to keep pushing until he encounters meaningful resistance.
How the United States responds to aggression in Crimea will also send an important signal to other states throughout the world. When the United States warns that it will impose severe costs on aggressors, does it keep its word?
American unity regarding Ukraine also has to do with freedom. Our country proudly supported a democratic movement that challenged a corrupt and increasingly abusive government. The invasion of Crimea was a blatant attempt to punish the people of Ukraine for daring to demand honest government independent of Moscow.
Given these widely accepted American interests in Ukraine, what should be done? Here too there seems to be some consensus from left to right and across party lines that diplomatic pressure and tough economic sanctions in concert with our European allies are the most appropriate response. Targeting the Russian leadership and its financial interests may be the most effective approach.
By their nature, diplomatic pressure and economic sanctions are not likely to produce immediate results. And that means Washington will need to sustain a bipartisan consensus at home and unity among our allies and partners.
If the United States can peacefully reverse Russia's illegal invasion of Crimea, there will be another benefit: The American people will have cause for greater confidence in their government's ability to lead effectively in dangerous times. Since the effectiveness of American foreign policy ultimately rests on the support of the people, this is not a benefit to be taken lightly.
There has been much debate -- some manufactured, to be sure -- about partisanship and criticism of the handling of crises such as the one in Crimea. Underlying the made-for-television histrionics, however, is a troubling truth: There is still work to be done to restore the bipartisan consensus that for so long has served as the foundation of U.S. global leadership. Let us thank Vladimir Putin for this small favor: He has reminded Washington that America is strongest when we work together for the common global good.


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I haven't built anything very castle-y for awhile, but I made a castle-y sort of divining room for the Urtican Blitz'ard.
Here's a model of the bear casting bones to divine the future:
We live on.... by eilonwy77, on Flickr
What I really love, of course, is making the mosaics. Here is a photo of the mosaic by itself:
Mosaic + Lighting --> discussion in 1st comment by eilonwy77, on Flickr
I wrote up a small step-by-step instruction on how I came up with the mosaic and the lighting. If you were curious, you could read about it on MosaicBricks.
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As we jolted down the dusty unmade road, through a landscape of whitewashed stupas, past motorbikes laden with chickens, bullock carts full of cabbages, and buses festooned with saffron-robed monks, my uncle would update us on gossip as well as how life was going in Burma generally.
I said I supposed it was a sign of progress, but that I missed the old journey. He said, "Change is a good thing" and chuckled, and then he began to speak of other changes before he passed back a red card with a gold peacock chasing a white star to me.
And in August, my uncle even flew to Stockholm to represent Daw Suu and speak at the Global Forum on Civil Society Law, and I'm not sure I've ever been prouder.


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On-Line Personnel Registration
Exhibitor Personnel Registration will be done via the Internet for the AAPM Annual Meeting. Information regarding the online Exhibitor Personnel Registration process will be included in the Online Exhibitor Service Kit.
The Exhibitor Personnel Registration system will open June 4.
Exhibitors are allotted Complimentary Personnel Registrations based on booth size. Exhibitors may purchase additional Full Registrations or Technical Exhibits Only Registrations as necessary.
Completion of exhibitor personnel registration and full payment for any additional exhibitor registrations must be completed via the Internet by a date to be determined and published in the Online Service Kit. Any changes after that date must be done on site.
IMPORTANT: In order to make personnel registration changes on site, a badge MUST BE EXCHANGED for the new badge generated or FULL PAYMENT will be required.
Exhibitor Personnel Registration Categories and Fees
No Refunds for Exhibitor Registration cancellations after June 23, 2008!
|Registration Includes
|Complimentary Personnel Registrations
|No Charge
|For each 10 feet x 10 feet booth purchased, your company will receive TWO complimentary personnel registrations. Each Complimentary Personnel Registration includes admission to the Technical Exhibits, Scientific Sessions & Symposia, AAPM Awards Ceremony and Reception, AAPM Night In and Continuing Education Credits (each person must complete on-line survey and meet CAMPEP eligibility requirements).
|Additional Full Registrations
|$446 each
|Includes admission to the Technical Exhibits, Scientific Sessions & Symposia, AAPM Awards Ceremony and Reception, AAPM Night In and Continuing Education Credits (each person must complete on-line survey and meet CAMPEP eligibility requirements).
|Technical Exhibits Only Registration
|$253.00 each
|Includes admission to the Technical Exhibits ONLY; no admission to Scientific Sessions.
Social Functions - Purchase of Additional Social Function Tickets
Exhibitors may purchase an unlimited number of social function tickets either pre-show via the Internet or on-site. Information regarding the online process will be included in the Online Exhibitor Service Kit.
|Social Function
|AAPM Awards Ceremony & Reception
July 28
General Assembly Theater, Convention Center
|AAPM Night In
Tuesday, July 29
|6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Ballroom of the Americas
| $62 (Adults, & children 12 & older)
$48 (Children 11 & under, ordering a child's meal)
free for children 2 & under who do not require a seat (share meal with a parent)
Awards Ceremony and Reception
Monday, July 28 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
AAPM Awards Ceremony
General Assembly Theater, Convention Center
Followed by a Reception
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Tickets are $14 per person. Please note that this ticket is included in some registration categories. Tickets may also be purchased on site at the Registration counter at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine will honor AAPM award winners during a ceremony followed by a wine and cheese reception on Monday, July 28. Please remember your tickets.
Night In-Golden Anniversary Gala Celebration
Tuesday, July 29 • 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Celebration Reception
Ballroom of the Americas, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Level Two – Hilton
How many of us remember the 50's and the early days of AAPM? Before the gala, chat with friends and listen to music from the 50's. If you can jitterbug or swing, show the younger members how it's done.
Cash bar.
Anniversary Gala
Lanier Grand Ballroom, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Level Four – Hilton
Gala Dinner ticket prices:
$62 (Adults, and children 12 and older)
$48 (Children 11 and under, ordering a child's meal)
free for children 2 and under who do not require a seat (share meal with a parent)
Ticket required; please note that this ticket is included in some registration categories.
Place your ticket in front of you when seated. Wait staff will accommodate your meal request. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee last-minute meal requests.
Enjoy an elegant plated meal. When registering, please select your choice:
D. CHILDREN 11 and UNDER only
After Gala Celebration
Ballroom of the Americas, 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Level Two – Hilton
After dinner and Anniversary cake, you'll need to get up and move! Infinite Groove is a 10-piece Houston band full of energy. The dance floor is calling, whether you prefer a top 40 hit, Calypso, Jazz or Swing.
Cash bar.
Prefer a quieter venue for celebrating? You're welcome to stay in the Lanier Grand Ballroom to share conversation with old friends.
Some parents may prefer to make child care arrangements. Below is a list of local child care options in the Houston area. Please note that none of these services is affiliated with, or endorsed by, AAPM in any way. Parents are encouraged to check references.
Mom's Best Friend, an In-Room Hotel Childcare Service in Houston
SitterCity (zip code 77010)
All tours depart from the Hall D Entrance, ground level, G.R. Brown Convention Center. Register for tours through AAPM on-line registration, beginning March 19. Deadline to pre-register for tours is July 14. Tour tickets may be available on-site, near the Companions' Welcome Center on Level II, if tours have not sold out.
Sunday, July 27 - Houston City Tour
11:00am - 3:00pm
$36 per person
Hit all the Houston highlights, and plan your strategy for those special attractions you may want to revisit on your own:
- Downtown Theater District
- Rice University Campus
- Houston Visitor Center
- River Oaks (Satin Slipper Suburb)
- Museum District
- The Galleria
- The Water Wall in Williams Park
Lunch is on your own.
Monday, July 28 - Space Center Houston
9:30am - 3:30pm
$60 per person
Experience the adventure of the manned space flight program first-hand. Space Center Houston allows visitors to share the accomplishments of NASA while exploring the past, present and future of space flight:
- Mission Status Center - see what's happening in Houston's Mission Control or at Kennedy's launch pad
- Starship Gallery - includes the largest display of moon rocks, with one you can touch
- NASA Tour - behind-the-scenes tram tour
- Space Shuttle Mock Up - a duplicate of the mid-deck and flight deck of the space shuttle. Try the "Land the Shuttle" simulator.
- Space Center Theatre - see the current film on a 5-story screen
Lunch is on your own.
Tuesday, July 29 - Moody Gardens, Galveston
9:00am - 3:00pm
$71 per person
Moody Gardens is a 142-acre recreational and educational facility in Galveston. A massive 40,000 sq-foot Rainforest Pyramid recreates the jungles of Asia, Africa and the Americas. More than 1,700 species of tropical plants, fish and exotic birds are featured. The Butterfly Hatching Hut allows visitors to watch butterflies emerge from chrysalises and flutter into the Pyramid for the first time. Admission to the 3D IMAX Theater is included, as well as admission to the newly opened Aquarium Pyramid. The aquarium houses thousands of sea creatures from North Atlantic seals to native species from the Caribbean Sea and South Pacific coral reefs. Lunch is on your own.
Wednesday, July 30 - Shop Til You Drop
9:00am - 3:00pm
$31 per person
Houston's best shopping can be found at Rice University Village and The Galleria. In Rice University Village you'll find one-of-a-kind shops interspersed with more familiar names; from The Iowa/Guatamala Store (quilts and hand-crafted items) to The Bead Shop. Plenty of eclectic cafés and restaurants are available for lunch on your own. The Galleria has four anchor stores and over 300 specialty shops. Look for Neiman-Marcus, Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany's, Lord & Taylor, and Nordstrom's, plus fun boutiques and restaurants.
AAPM 5K Run/Walk
Tuesday, July 29 • 6:00am start time
50 Years of AAPM -- Over 25 Years of Gammex-sponsored fun runs! This year the course will start from the Southeast corner of Memorial Park, run along Allen Parkway and across Waugh bridge, allowing runners to see downtown Houston's skyline.
Deadline to register is June 27. There is no on-site registration for this event.
Registered participants must come by the AAPM meeting registration area in the convention center on Monday, July 28, between 10:00am and 2:00pm, to sign a waiver and pick up a race number and t-shirt.
Thanks once again to Gammex for sponsoring this event. Below are photos to instill fond memories of that first sponsored run in Boston, 1981.
Complimentary Guest Badges
Each exhibiting company will receive EIGHT guest badge coupons. Exhibitors may distribute these coupons to preferred clients and associates they wish to have visit them in their booth during show hours. Upon arrival, the invited guest will need to go to the Exhibitor Registration counter in order to exchange the guest badge coupon for a guest badge. The guest badge is required for entrance into the exhibit hall. The guest badge is valid for one day of participation. If the same guest is invited to attend each day, the guest must bring a coupon to Exhibitor Registration for each day of participation.
Information regarding the request for additional guest badge coupons will be included in the Online Exhibitor Service Kit.
Please Note: Guest Badges are not to be used by Exhibitor personnel. Gross violation of this rule may be subject to the payment of a registration fee of up to $300 per violation.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: March 21, 2014
District: 1- Eureka
Contact: Scott Burger
Phone: (707) 441-3998
$165 million will upgrade bridges, repair rough pavement,
and keep pavement in good condition from deteriorating
EUREKA – Californians will be driving on smoother roads, safer bridges, and enjoying the benefits of enhanced transit thanks to $334 million in new funding allocated to 53 projects by the California Transportation Commission.
The allocations include approximately $165 million to repair bumpy pavement, preserve roads that are in good condition from worsening, and upgrade bridges to make them safer and stronger. Most of California's highways are more than a half-century old, and they carry nearly half of the nation's container freight – heavy loads that pound our highways more than any other state.
"To get the most bang for the buck for taxpayers, Caltrans targets dollars where they are most effective - pavement preservation," Dougherty said. "Every $1 spent on preventive pavement maintenance saves Californians $11 that would have been spent on future pavement repairs."
Currently, 84 percent, or 42,000 lane miles of California highways are in good operating condition. Caltrans' goal is to reach 90 percent by 2023, which is a challenge as funding is declining and highways are aging. In 2013, Caltrans repaired 76,808 potholes on the Golden State's 50,000 highway lane miles. This was down nearly 100,000 potholes from a few years prior due to Caltrans' repaving efforts.
The allocations also include $64 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. To date, more than $17 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide for transportation purposes.
The remaining funding allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal dollars.
Some of the projects that received funding support include:
- Mendocino County – Approximately $5.5 Million to construct a wall, reinforce embankment and roadway damaged by heavy rainfall, and install new metal beam guard rail on State Highway 1 near Westport from 1 mile north of the Ten Mile River Bridge to 4.2 miles south of Blue Slide Gulch Bridge
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I stumbled on this early this morning, and have already ordered four: the Houston Astros' 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition, which will be released on May 15. This guy reviewed it, and says that the five discs in the set include:
*Nolan Ryan's 5th no-hitter on 9/26/81
*Mike Scott's Division-clinching no-hitter on 9/25/86
*2005 NLDS G4 (the 18-inning Chris Burke game)
*Craig Biggio's 3000th Hit game on 6/28/07
*An additional disc of "The Greatest Moments in Baseball History"
So there you go.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Astros 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition Box Set
3 comments:
- timmy! said...
Yet another reason why MLB is behind technologically. No Blu-ray option.
- April 24, 2012 at 8:57 AM
- Juvenile Court Clerk - Bryan Trostel said...
What they don't tell you is that if you try to play it within the borders of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Louisiana you just get a black screen.
- April 24, 2012 at 9:06 AM
- Reuben said...
I can think of many, many games I'd rather see on such a set than a Nolan Ryan no-hitter. This organization really needs to stop lionizing Ryan, it's baffling and a bit pitiful.
- April 24, 2012 at 12:48 PM
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Defining Representation
|The Representation Standard | Connections | Structure | Additional Points | Summary | Your Journal
Why does this standard matter? The effort to expand students' facility with representation pays off in many ways. Representations tend to help students identify the pertinent facts of a situation, organize their thinking, and remember effective strategies and important concepts. Students who can develop and interpret a variety of representations are likely to have greater success in present and future mathematics coursework. They are also better prepared as citizens and as future workers.
Representations, whether visual, symbolic, verbal, or in other forms, are an important tool when solving problems. They allow us to identify patterns and relationships, and to interpret and manipulate the given information to reach a solution. When using representations to solve a problem or make sense of a new concept, a student is likely to go back and forth, using the representation to help clarify the problem and using the problem to extend understanding of the representation. Through this process students become able to move among different representations, choosing forms as needed for the problem-solving task at hand. Fluency with representation also provides a means to self-monitor in problem solving. For instance, the reasonableness of a conjecture based on looking at a data table can be tested by looking at the same data in a graph.
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British education and media publisher Pearson PLC has agreed to acquire a 5% stake in Barnes & Noble Inc's Nook Media unit for $89.5-million, sending shares of the bookstore operator up as much as 9.7% on Friday.
The Nook Media unit comprises Barnes & Noble's digital businesses – including the Nook e-reader and tablets and the Nook digital bookstore — and 674 college bookstores across the United States.
Pearson is the owner of the Financial Times newspaper and the Penguin Group publishing house.
The latest investment in Nook comes after Microsoft Corp agreed in April to invest $300-million in Barnes & Noble's digital and college businesses, a move that sent Barnes & Noble's shares up 79% at the time. Barnes & Noble and Microsoft completed that partnership in October.
After the Pearson deal, Barnes & Noble will own about 78.2% of Nook Media and Microsoft will own around 16.8%, the companies said.
"We always believed that Microsoft was as interested in Barnes & Noble's opportunity in education as it was in the digital consumer arena," said David Strasser, analyst with Janney Montgomery Scott.
"But after this investment from Pearson, it is more clear that Nook Media has its sight set on transforming the way education is administered in the US and around the world," he wrote in a note to clients.
Nook has been a revenue-driver since its launch in 2009 as readers buy more digital books, but product development and marketing costs to keep the devices competitive with Amazon Inc's Kindle have made it an expensive project.
Barnes & Noble said in November that the quarterly loss at the Nook division increased on higher spending on its e-readers and tablets to keep pace with larger rivals Amazon and Apple Inc .
Meanwhile, the top U.S. bookstore chain also said on Friday that sales in the crucial holiday season will come in below expectations, based on preliminary results and current sales trends.
Barnes & Noble said it would provide more details on its holiday sales on Jan. 3. In November, it said that Nook device sales over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend – one of the busiest times of the year for U.S. retailers – doubled from last year, helped by promotions by Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Target Corp.
The 2012 holiday season may have been the worst for retailers since the 2008 financial crisis, with sales growth far below expectations, according to some early findings.
Shares of Barnes & Noble were up 6.1% at $15.23 on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday afternoon, off an earlier high at $15.74. They were the fourth-largest gainer in percentage terms on the NYSE.
Pearson shares ended 0.3% lower at 1,193 pence in London.
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... Tropical oasis steps away from the buzz of Sai Keaw Beach ...Koh Samed is a gorgeous island paradise, its beauty perfectly complemented by the Lima Bella. The Lima Bella is your personal oasis. Verdant gardens bursting with color pepper the property with character, pale shades of yellow evoke a tropical vibe that's only matched by the buzz in Sai Kaew beach that's just steps away. When you stay at the Lima Bella, you know you've found paradise. A Mai Thai at the swim up pool bar or a coconut smoothie in the morning simply confirm that.
The place that you can enjoy sensation pool surrounding by tropical garden and luxurious accommodation.
Loft Deluxe (28 Sqm.)
|With eight of these in the entire, give you that extra touch to your stay. Rooms offer 2 steps stylish from the Thai capital and are the great one if you're traveling with your ideal partner. Bed is at the loft and there are day beds downstairs.
Pool Deluxe (25 Sqm.)
|Seek respite from the busy world in the comforts of an open-air terrace at any time of the day. The Pool Deluxe is located just steps away from the swimming pool and amidst of tropical gardens.
Grand Deluxe (30 Sqm.)
|With a low-rise building in modern Thai contemporary style, Grande Bella Deluxe provides accommodation in 10 superbly appointed rooms. The rooms overlook a stunning garden view of the resort.
Grand Bella Suite (30 Sqm.)
|The Grand Bella Deluxe boasts a daybed with a stunning view in addition to a king-size bed. Polished granite countertops and floors surround you as you enjoy the rain shower, while enormous windows make sure you never miss the picturesque view.
Grand Family Suite (32 Sqm.)
|Explore with a touch of added luxury. The Grande Family Suites are designed as modern-chic spaces offering guests more spacious bedroom area. These charming and tastefully decorated suites, set in beautiful grounds, are ideal for small groups or families due to their privacy and proximity.
Lima Bella Restaurant
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|Swimming Pool
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Taking a bus to Samed from the Bangkok or Suvarnabhumi International airport
- Take an airport bus or airport taxi to Ekamai Bus Terminal.
- Get on the bus to Baan Phe Bus Terminal (Rayong Province).
Taking a limousine to Samed
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C78 - Ruy Lopez
G/15 Owen Sound (1), 14.01.2011
We played a couple of games at his house tonight (G/15) in preparation for the tourney on January 29th. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 He asked for a Ruy Lopez 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 [If I had known that he was going to avoid the mainline I would have just played 5.d3 ] 5...Bc5 6.d3 [I chickened out. I shoudl have just played my usual 6.Nxe5 ] 6...b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.Bg5 d6 9.Nc3 [9.Bd5] 9...Nd4 10.Nd5 [Fritz thinks I should have played 10.Nxd4 Bxd4 11.Nd5] 10...c6 11.Nxf6+ gxf6 12.Bh6 Re8 [He had the intermezzo 12...Nxb3 He should have been looking hader at this point] 13.Nxd4 exd4 14.Qf3 Kh8 15.Bxf7 for instance. And he resigned.
Not a great game by him. I was happy enough...yes I didn't see anything, but I saw what little was there and played sensibly. 1-0
A40 - Owens Defense
G/15 Owen Sound (2), 14.01.2011
In return I asked him to play 1.d4 e6 I had been thinking about playing this for a while so figured...why n ot? 2.e4 [If 2.c4 I could always transpose to a Queen's Indian. I was thikning about doing this from 1.e4 e6 and if 2.d4 then b6 and if 2.Nf3 or other, going to a Sicilian] 2...b6?! Unusual but I wanted to get K out of his comfort zone 3.c4 Bb7 4.Nc3 [4.Qc2 Qh4 was in Silman's book based on a Korchnoi Candidates game (!)] 4...Bb4 Pressure on the e-pawn 5.Bd3 f5 6.f3 and I think I'm already better 6...fxe4 7.fxe4 Bxe4? [7...Nf6 is better] 8.Qg4? [and he blinked first 8.Bxe4 Qh4+ 9.Kf1 and he's better because Bxc3 is no longer check and my rook is hanging] 8...Bxd3 9.Qxg7 Qf6 10.Qxf6 Nxf6 11.Bg5 Rf8 [11...Ne4] 12.0-0-0 Bxc4 13.Kb1 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Ne4 Another easy win and we had a couple beers, but neither one of us saw very much! 0-1
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