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HIV/STD Safer Sex Skills Groups for Women in Drug Treatment Programs - 1
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00084188
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 9, 2004
Last Update Posted : January 12, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Behavior Therapy
|Behavioral: Behavior Therapy
|Phase 3
The proposed trial is intended to test the effectiveness of a proven, manual driven, five-session safer sexual skills building group (SSB) intervention (Schilling et al., 1991; El Bassel and Schilling, 1992) for female patients in MMTP or in drug-free outpatient treatment. The effects of SSB will be compared to a standard group HIV education session (HE).
This study uses a 2-group, randomized, parallel-group design to compare a five-session safer sexual skills building group to a single 60-min HIV education session (control condition). The control condition is designed to standardize and simulate the usual care at community clinics.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|541 participants
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|HIV/STD Safer Sex Skills Groups for Women in Drug Treatment Programs
|Study Start Date :
|May 2004
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2005
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|October 2005
- AIDS risk behavior
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|18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
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|United States, California
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|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90057
|United States, Connecticut
|Hartford Dispensary
|New Britain, Connecticut, United States, 06051
|United States, New York
|Staten Island University Hospital
|Staten Island, New York, United States, 10309
|United States, North Carolina
|Addiction Drug Services
|Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, 27401
|South Light - Life Plus
|Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27604
|South Light - Wakeview
|Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27604
|United States, Ohio
|Comprehensive Addiction Services System
|Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43620
|United States, Pennsylvania
|The Consortium
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|Thomas Jefferson Intensive Sub. Abuse TP
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
|United States, South Carolina
|LRADAC-Lexington-Richmond Alcohol & Drug Council
|Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29204
|United States, Washington
|Evergreen Treatment Services
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98134 1618
|United States, West Virginia
|Prestera Center for Mental Health Svcs.
|Huntington, West Virginia, United States, 25704
|Principal Investigator:
|Susan Tross, Ph.D.
|New York State Psychiatric Institute
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|Susan Tross, Ph.D., New York State Psychiatric Institute
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|NCT00084188 History of Changes
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|June 9, 2004 Key Record Dates
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|January 12, 2017
|Last Verified:
|October 2016
Keywords provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):
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|Spring Flowers - watercolour on paper
1) First of all tell us a little about your background... where you grew up, where you live now, any jobs beside botanical art, family... stuff like that...
I grew up in rural Lincolnshire, where I spent much of my childhood up to my eyes in mud. I've lived in several places, including Coventry in the Midlands and Weston-Super-Mare near Bristol, but I now live in Edinburgh, a place where I really feel at home. Now I can't imagine living anywhere else.
I was always 'good at art', and I went from school to further education studying art. However I was always a bit directionless and never seemed to settle into any discipline. Things came to a head when at Coventry University doing a Degree in Fine Art. What I thought of as fine art, and what my tutors thought of as fine art were apparently two very different things! I left there after two years as I had no interest in learning to talk pretentious bullsh*t about crap I knocked up five minutes before my finals.
I spent the next ten years getting married, having two children, working in home care for the elderly, and getting divorced.
2) How and when did you become interested in Botanical Art?
After I divorced I moved to Edinburgh and a friend here took me to visit the Royal Botanic Gardens. While we were sampling their excellent homemade soup in one of the cafes, I noticed a leaflet advertising a Diploma in Botanical Illustration. I knew immediately that it was something I'd been looking for all this time. I applied and was accepted.
3) Tell us a bit about your art training, your education and courses?
I have GCSE's (school leavers level 16+) in Art, and 3D art.
A Level (higher level) Art and Design
BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design
HND in General Education (this represents my two years of a Fine Art Degree)
These were all gained pre 1995.
Now of course I have a Diploma with distinction in Botanical Illustration from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
4) What's the most valuable lesson you ever learned about drawing or painting?
Mix your own greens, and always add a little red
5) If you could choose a current botanical artist to watch over his/her shoulder when he/she is working.... who would you pick? Why you would choose this artist?
There are so many. Everyone has something that can be learned from. I've really enjoyed the chance to watch Lizzie Sanders at work, she teaches a part of the Diploma at the RBGE.
I think Rachel Pedder-Smith would be great to watch as she does the type of subject I am very interested in - the dried nuts and seeds and so on.
6) Everybody learns all the time but is there something you would love to learn in botanical art more than anything else?
Complex forms, such as flowerheads full of stamens, or seedheads like the thistles and so on.
7) Is there any subject or element within painting or drawing that you have difficulties with? Do you avoid these troubles or do you take a deep breath and go for it?
During my diploma I tried to push myself as much as possible. I did an entire painting of only yellow flowers for example. Yellow can actually be more difficult to depict than white, and I chose Primulas, Daffodils and yellowish foliage. I learned so much more that way, I think.
8) What is your best trick for fixing mistakes?
Don't make them!
Actually, I tend to use Fabriano five paper and non-staining paints. This way I can lift off most mistakes with clean water and a stiff-ish brush. I've not needed to cut the paper or anything yet.
Often my mistakes tend to be compositional or observational, and I end up restarting whole paintings as a consequence. Only more and more drawing beforehand and better observational skills can overcome these kinds of mistakes, so I keep practising.
9) Beginners are often very frightened of perspective. How did you learn to see and tackle perspective/foreshortening?
Perspective can be difficult. I think I had a headstart as I did life drawing from a model for many years, which really helped develop a good sense of perspective. I think the only way to learn it is to look and observe as closely as possible, and to practise, practise, practise. Draw what you see, not what you think you see.
|Alnus glutinosa - watercolour on paper
10) Do you work with different mediums, and, is there one you prefer more than the others?
Pencil (graphite tonal work) and watercolour. I have used coloured pencils, but I think I'll leave them to the experts like Sigrid! I didn't really enjoy working with them so much. Now I tend to use coloured pencil (and gouache) to add accents to my work, or for really fine details like hairs. I use white gouache sparingly with my watercolours and find it good for doing bloom.
11) What are your favourite paints, brushes, paper or any other materials and tools? Why do you prefer these?
Fabriano 5, or Fabriano Artistico, depending on whether I want white or cream as a background. I've tried other papers and don't like any of them. Arches especially disagrees with me. The Fabriano is very forgiving, and allows erasing, lifting and plenty of re-drawing before becoming fuzzy, and even then is quite tolerant of being 'burnished' smooth with a piece of polished stone or the back of a spoon.
I use W&N artist's paints; My favourites at the moment are Indanthrene Blue, Perylene Maroon, Greengold, New Gamboge and Winsor Lemon.
W&N Series 7 miniature brushes. I mostly use a size 2, but use a 4 for larger washes (of which I don't do many) and a 000 for very fine details.
I have a putty rubber, which can be rolled over pencil to remove it, which disturbs the paper surface much less. A piece of polished malachite for burnishing and a crow feather to brush dust or eraser bits from the painting (I never use my hand, as grease can be transferred to the paper that way)
12) Every plant has a different kind of green and artists need to be careful not to use the same green every time. Most botanical artists however have a green mix they love more than others. What is your favourite green mix?
Indanthrene Blue, with a touch of Perylene Maroon, and then either Winsor lemon, Greengold or New Gamboge for the yellow. Just about any shade of green can be made with these five colours.
13) What 6 colours would you choose for a basic botanical art palette?
The five above and maybe a premixed brown; like Sepia or Burnt Sienna.
14) Your workspace or studio... what does it look like?
It's a dedicated corner of my living room, basically a table with a table-easel on it, a stand for holding plant specimens and a box with all my 'stuff' in it. It's usually quite messy. It's right by the window (the window is on my left as I sit to paint) so I don't use artificial light sources.
15) Do you have a favourite book about botanical art?
Sarah Simblett's Botany for the Artist. Great illustrations and photos and very clear, easy to read text. Full of useful advice.
I also have some of Stellar Ross-Craig's Drawings of British Plants which are wonderful.
16) How would you describe your own style? What makes it differ from that of other artists?
My work has been described as very 'solid'. I don't use much water and rarely do large washes. As a result I think my work is bolder and looks more confident than some others.
17) Do you have any favourite subjects or a plant you love to paint more than any other?
I love conifers, and pine cones. Everytime I go for a walk I come back with pockets full of pine cones and leaves and seeds. I prefer green and brown plants to colourful flowers.
18) Do you have a favourite location to study and paint the local flora?
Scotland. I want to do more paintings of the local flora here.
19) What is your favourite painting or drawing made by yourself?
My favourite drawing is probably a pair of Bishop's Pine (Pinus muricata) cones attached to a short piece of branch that I did as preparation for my final diploma pieces.
My favourite painting is of the Alder (Alnus glutinosa) I did as my first year final piece.
20) What is your favourite painting or drawing by someone else?
The Monkey Puzzle by Isik Güner. It was exhibited here at the RBGE and later at BISCOT and the RHS, and is a wonderfully controlled depiction of a very complex subject.
|Rosehips - graphite on paper
21) It's always interesting to know which old master inspires you, do you have a particular favourite?
Da Vinci of course. I guess he kind of goes without saying.
I really like the Pre-Rahaelities for their bold realism and attention to detail and Alphonse Mucha for his beautiful flowing lines and subtle colouring.
22) Is there a current botanical artist that you admire?
Rachel Peddar-Smith, Lizzie Sanders, and Isik Güner.
23) What are you working on now? Or is it a secret?
I'm currently halfway through my spider plant. I should also be doing a small Alder piece, some Holly and a 'pink version' of my yellow flower composition.
24) What subject is on top of your wish list? The dream-project....
If we're talking dreams...I'd love to be the first Botanical Illustrator to paint a plant from another planet. While watching 'Avatar' recently I've been going mad trying to see the plants in more detail! It really appeals to my geeky side.
More down to Earth: I'd like to do a book of all the rare Conifers (that's about half of all the species).
25) Any final words?
You only improve by practising, and by doing things you are not comfortable doing. Push yourself and practise every day.
The word on the Distance learning course at the RBGE at the moment is that it'll be three years long (possibly 4) and will involve visiting the RBGE each year. They're also looking at introducing distance learning for more of their courses, including Botany and Science subjects. I'll keep you informed as I learn more.
And finally thanks for asking me to be artist of the month.
Sharon has a website where you can see more of her wonderful work: http://www.sharontingey.com/
|cross section of a cone from Sciadopitys verticillata

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Ogi correctly answers the $250,000 question. Courtesy of Valleycrest Productions.
Boston University's doctoral program in cognitive neuroscience prepares students for a career in brain modeling, robot design, or biomedical engineering—or for winning cash on the television quiz show Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?. Researchers in my department, Cognitive and Neural Systems (CNS), seek to understand the brain's mechanisms, including three cognitive systems that happen to be essential for a profitable performance on Millionaire: learning, memory, and decision-making. This summer—the start of my final year in the CNS Ph.D. program—I decided to apply my graduate skills to a decidedly practical purpose and auditioned for a turn in the show's perilous hot seat.
I went to New York, where I passed a multiple-choice audition test. Two weeks later, I received the call to appear on the syndicated version of Millionaire, hosted by the empathic and playful Meredith Vieira. To prepare, I focused first on memory techniques, the subject of my doctoral dissertation.
The first technique I drew upon was priming. The priming of a memory occurs because of the peculiar "connectionist" neural dynamics of our cortex, where memories are distributed across many regions and neurons. If we can recall any fragment of a pattern, our brains tend to automatically fill in the rest. For example, hearing an old Madonna song may launch a cascade of linked memories: your high school prom where it was the theme song, your poorly tailored prom outfit, your forgotten prom date, the stinging embarrassment when you threw up in the limo.
Since the producers allow contestants unlimited time to work out answers (as long as they're not just stalling), I knew that I could employ the most basic of priming tactics: talking about the question, posing scenarios, throwing out wild speculations, even just babbling—trying to cajole my prefrontal neurons onto any cue that could trigger the buried neocortical circuits holding the key to the answer.
I used priming on my $16,000 question: "This past spring, which country first published inflammatory cartoons of the prophet Mohammed?" I did not know the answer. But I did know I had a long conversation with my friend Gena about the cartoons. So I chatted with Meredith about Gena. I tried to remember where we discussed the cartoons and the way Gena flutters his hands. As I pictured how he rolls his eyes to express disdain, Gena's remark popped into my mind: "What else would you expect from Denmark?"
I used priming even more explicitly on my $50,000 question: "Which of the following acronyms represents an organization that does not include the word 'Association?'" I quickly narrowed it down to ASPCA and NCAA. I was confident I knew what NCAA stood for, but the pressure of the hot seat caused my amygdala to rage and blaze, preventing me, in the moment, from being able to recall the final two words of the acronym. I tried priming the missing words of the acronym, reiterating "National Collegiate Uh Uh, National Collegiate Uh Uh," over and over until my synapses finally fired off the complete pattern: "National Collegiate Athletic Association."
"A, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, final answer."
Another cognitive process essential for winning on Millionaire is intuition, or more precisely, knowing how to make decisions based on intuition. What if you have a feeling about an answer? What should you do with your hunch? Folk wisdom holds that on standardized tests you should go with your first impulse. Research tends to support this idea: a first impulse is more often correct than a second, revised decision. But what if $250,000 is at stake? "More often correct" does not seem certain enough to serve as a basis for a decision. How can you evaluate the true likelihood of a hunch being accurate?
Cognitive models developed by my advisor Gail Carpenter suggest that a more effective way to evaluate an intuition is to consider its mnemonic associations. If you can mentally trace some of the cognitive links of an intuition (through a process similar to priming), these links may suggest whether the intuition is meaningfully connected to the correct answer or whether the link is trivial, incidental, or wrong. For example, given the question "Bucharest is the capital of what European country?", you might have an intuition that the answer is Hungary, because the actual capital of Hungary—Budapest—sounds like "Bucharest" and is thus unconsciously linked. In this case, naively following your unexamined intuition would lead you away from the correct response: Romania.
My $250,000 question presented me with a case of pure intuition. "The department store Sears got its start by selling what specific product in its first catalog?" Since pop culture esoterica and business origins are outside my domains of interest, I did not know the answer. But for some reason, even before the four possible answers appeared, I thought of watches. When "watches" turned up as one of the choices, I reflected on it further. I did not feel any certainty. But why did my brain come up with "watches?" Did I once buy a watch at Sears—an incidental connection? Had I recently seen a Sears advertisement for watches? As I concentrated on my watch intuition, I began to think about railroads. My brain's memory pattern of watches was somehow linked to a memory pattern of railroads, and my railroad memory also evoked a memory of Sears. Though I still could not work out the explicit connection between watches and Sears, I satisfied myself that "watches" had some deep mnemonic relationship to both railroads and Sears—perhaps at some point in my life I had read that Sears originally delivered their watch catalogs by railroad?
"A, watches, final answer."
"That's right!"
Later, in the tranquility of my apartment, I discovered that 23-year old railroad station agent Richard Sears sold watches to other station agents along the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway for a full year before meeting up with Alvah C. Roebuck. I never did discover how this obscure factoid had left its faint trace upon my brain.
One aspect of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? that I completely failed to prepare for was my interaction with Meredith. I never even considered the inevitable repartee between host and contestant. Our department does not put much emphasis on social cognition and social psychology—and besides, wasn't getting the questions right all that mattered? As a result, I was always surprised when Meredith asked me a question or made a suggestion. It was as if I was taking a neuroanatomy midterm and Carl Jung would occasionally interrupt and ask what I thought about the collective unconscious.
Sometimes her interactions worked to my benefit, especially on the lower tier questions when our conversations often helped me with priming. Further, The Benevolent Meredith is the only entity in the Millionaire studio that the producers did not consciously set up to provoke contestant anxiety. Her supportive presence is soothingly reassuring amidst the wobbly chair, gladiator-style audience, and ominous music. She is especially calming in contrast to the wry and ever-mocking style of Regis Philbin.
But either the producers or Meredith herself discovered a way to undermine even this limited source of supportive calm: the Meredith fake-out. When revealing whether contestants have chosen the correct answer on a question they are unsure about, Meredith frequently feigns calamitous disappointment before offering mischievous congratulations. In some ways, the Meredith fake-out is the most vexing of all the show's anxiety-stirring techniques since it comes at the contestant's moment of greatest vulnerability.
Perhaps the sneakiness of the Meredith fake-out was one of the reasons the producers of the syndicated Millionaire decided to introduce a fourth lifeline, Switch-the-Question, which allows a contestant to punt one question in favor of a replacement. Deciding when to use it can sometimes be tricky, especially if you have a hunch about an answer: the replacement question might be easier—or impossible.
But I didn't hesitate when I got my $500,000 question: "Who was the only Beatle to never appear on a Jerry Lewis telethon?" I had no clue whatsoever. I quickly Switched-the-Question. But my substitute question was almost as obscure: "When Bayer marketed heroin to consumers in the late nineteenth century, it was promoted as a remedy for what ailment?"
I used my last lifeline, the 50/50, reducing the choices to "Stuffy head" and "Persistent cough." I tried using priming and intuition, struggling to recall Victorian-era American opium-addicts, but I got nowhere.
I desperately wanted a shot at the million, so I considered another cognitive capacity explored in my department: theory of mind, the ability to imagine other people's perspectives. I contemplated the show's writers themselves, imagining them sitting at their keyboards composing three fake but credible answers. "Stuffy head" struck me as resembling the kind of manufactured distraction I might come up with.
"D, persistent cough, final answer."
"I'm sorry, Ogi—"
Icicles stabbed my eyeballs. My heart shrunk to the size of a walnut.
"—you could have had $250,000… but instead you have $500,000!"
My neurohormones whipped from black misery to shining ebullience, saturating my brain in a boiling cauldron of epinephrine and endorphins. I gaped at the azure screen in front of me as the ultimate question coalesced in hot white font.
My million dollar riddle was entirely appropriate, the game show equivalent of my doctoral dissertation, requiring the application of every cognitive neuroscience trick I had rehearsed for the show: "Which of the following four ships was not present at the Boston Tea Party? A. Eleanor, B. Dartmouth, C. Beaver, D. William."
Erudite, obscure, but certainly not impossible: as a decade-long resident of Boston, surely the names of the ships must have passed through my consciousness during some Freedom Trail walk or Duck Tours ride. The challenge now was to bring the correct names back into consciousness on command, under the spotlights, with my heart clanging in my chest like an iron bell.
Ogi puzzles over the $1 million question. Courtesy of Valleycrest Productions.
I immediately had an intuition that one of the ships at the Tea Party was Dartmouth. I reflected on Dartmouth, using it as a prime. I repeated the ship's name aloud and silently to myself. Gradually, the name of another ship formed in my mind, echoing each repetition of Dartmouth: Beaver. The more I thought of Dartmouth, the more it seemed linked to Beaver, the two ships reinforcing each other within the clandestine architecture of my memory. I continued repeating both ships' names, aloud and in my mind. Dartmouth, Beaver. Beaver, Dartmouth. And then, faintly, like the reflection of the moon on a midnight lake, the name of a third ship dimly waxed upon the murk of my mind: Eleanor.
Dartmouth, Beaver, Eleanor. Intuition and priming. I did it! In one shrieking, shining moment, I had it. I was going to be a millionaire!
"I think the answer is William…"
I blinked. Suddenly, I became aware of the wobble of the chair, the murmurs of the audience, the pale dust of Meredith's makeup. Terror clenched hold of my cerebellum.
Intuition? What are you thinking?! You're risking a house! You can't possibly know the answer to this arcane question! There's no such thing as intuition!
"... but I believe I'll walk with the money I've got. That's my final answer."
Bleary white lights flared on across the studio. The audience applauded perfunctorily, without enthusiasm. The producer readied the next contestant to march up the aisle. The correct answer flashed on the screen.
Originally published November 9, 2006


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Doc Martin "Driving Mr. McLynn" Martin rushes to Louisa's new home when she has a dizzy spell. He tells her to slow down, instead she has applied to be her school's head teacher again. Aunt Joan is involved in a car crash. Edith visits Martin for some advice on her medical research.G
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Outdoor Idaho "Winter Play" Idahoans participate in a historic Scottish game on ice; team up with a dog for unusual cross-country ski contests; fly above the snow with a snowkite; drive 4x4s across the snow; and take the plunge for a polar bear swim.G
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This American Land "Digging for Dinosaurs, Sonoran Desert Protection, "Swamp People"" Paleontologists from the Bureau of Land Management call Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument one of the best "bone yards" on the planet where thousands of pounds of dinosaur fossils are lifted out by helicopter.G
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Midsomer Murders "Tainted Fruit, Part 2" Barnaby and Troy weed through a dark world of adultery and lies to uncover the identity of a calculating perpetrator. Part 2 of 2G
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DCI Banks "Friend of the Devil" Annie Cabbot investigates the murder of a woman found out on the moor with her throat cut. Meanwhile Banks is called to the murder scene of a young girl in the center of town. As Annie and Banks compare cases, they discover the two different murders have some disturbing similarities.G
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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands — Sixty feet below the surface of the aquamarine western Atlantic, my 12-year-old daughter, Maddie, glided gently along the reef, her arms crossed in Buddha-like meditation.
To the left, where the sea dropped off hundreds of feet, a black-tipped shark cruised ominously in the distance. A curious parrot fish, a school of yellow-striped grunts and a bug-eyed squirrel fish swam an arm's length away, perhaps hoping for a handout from our group of six divers and our guide.
Directly below us, a green sea turtle chomped on a chunk of coral, oblivious to our presence. I moved in to photograph its sleek head. It didn't move an inch.
Not far from the turtle, the tips of sea anemones fluttered in the mild current, and a bright orange tube sponge seemed to jump out from the surrounding coral. The visibility was more than 80 feet, and we could see other divers from our Beaches resort boat swimming nearby.
In late October, my family and I came to the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British overseas territory about an hour south of Miami and 130 miles northeast of Cuba. Named after the Turk's Cap cactus, this group of 40 islands and cays is famous for its white sand beaches and abundant marine life. Moreover, Scuba Diving Magazine consistently ranks its reefs among the best in the world.
It was a far cry from a recent outing we'd had to Devil's Lake in southern Wisconsin, about 30 miles from our home in Madison. There, the "viz" — as divers call it — in the murky freshwater lake was a mere 5 feet, if that.
Last summer, Maddie, a sixth-grader, got her open-water scuba certification. Though diving in the Great Lakes can offer great visibility — often well over 60 feet, with numerous wrecks to explore — it can't compare with the reefs and sea life in the pleasantly warm Atlantic.
Back on the surface after her first saltwater dive, Maddie exclaimed, "This is great!" as her mother, Kathleen, and I helped her switch out her tank for the next descent.
"I never thought I'd see a shark right away," Maddie said. "And that turtle was totally cool. Thank you so much for bringing me here."
Fifty minutes later, after we'd munched on sandwiches and fruit and let dissolved nitrogen gas escape from our bloodstream, we were ready for another go. Maddie did a giant stride into the water, followed by her mother and the rest of the crew.
We dropped to the bottom, swam through a coral tunnel and came upon a colorful lionfish. Known to scientists as the Pterois and native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, this outlandish critter has red, white and black bands, fan fins that look like a lion's mane and — here's the kicker — poisonous spiky fin rays.
We'd been instructed not to touch anything in the underwater preserve where we were diving, but for this football-sized fish, it was especially true. Its venom, delivered from an array of up to 18 needle-like dorsal fins, is painful and can even cause breathing problems. Fortunately, it's seldom fatal.
Unlike certain other aquatic creatures, lionfish are anything but endangered. Rather, they are troublemakers — an invasive species — in this part of the world because they are ferocious eaters with no predators themselves. That's why locals have been encouraged to capture and eat them.
That's been a bit of a hard sell because of their poisonous spines. Still, the fish are a delicacy in Asia, and some restaurants here and in the Bahamas serve them.
Farther on, we found a pair of brightly colored golden nudibranchs — soft-bodied marine gastropod mollusks — perched on an outstretched arm of fan coral. Nearby, a pair of lobsters hunkered down in a small cave, trying to avoid our attention.
And on it went. Over the next few days, we saw more sharks, plenty of four-eyed butterfly fish, blue tangs, starfish, box-like spiny puffers, goatfish, moray eels and even some pipefish.
Bryant Lum, a Ventura ophthalmologist who was diving with his two sons, was making his third visit to the Turks and Caicos.
Lum, who has dived up and down the West Coast and all over the Pacific, including Fiji and Tahiti, said he chose the Beaches resort on Providenciales, the most developed of the Turks and Caicos Islands, for its unlimited diving for him and his sons, ages 12 and 15, and other options for his wife and daughter, who were not diving.
"We may be headed to Australia's Great Barrier Reef for our next dive trip, but the Turks and Caicos Beaches resort is the only place our kids have said they wanted to return," he said. The all-inclusive destination appeals to families with its kids and teen programs, water park and numerous pools.
The only downside was that, unlike a five-hour flight to Hawaii, getting to the Turks and Caicos required a full day of travel and a connecting flight on the East Coast.
The resort worked well for my family too. While Kathleen, Maddie and I dived, Anders, our 10-year-old, kept busy at the Kids Club with a buddy he met from New York. They also took a "Bubbles" scuba course, in which they learned the basics in a pool. And we snorkeled together too, just off the beach.
Beaches also offers windsurfing, night scuba diving trips, a dozen miles of white sand beach, paddle boarding, trips to outer islets, sailing and other activities.
But one day, I decided to break free from the all-inclusive cocoon. I hopped in a cab and headed a few miles away to the Leeward marina, where I met Big Blue sea kayaking guide Ben Zirin.
We headed out into the shallow, crystal-clear waters between the mangroves, where we startled a snoozing lemon shark that bolted when we were nearly on top of it. As we paddled on, a warm and gentle rain fell on our backs.
Zirin explained the difference between the black mangrove and the dominant red mangrove plant, the latter of which sends out roots from above the waterline. He also brought up a conch shell, complete with its inhabitant. But the best discovery was a slimy mangrove jellyfish that he placed in my hand. Fortunately, it did not sting.
As we paddled toward a cul-de-sac in the mangrove, a nurse shark shot under our kayaks, zipping out toward open water.
Back at Big Blue headquarters, co-owner Mark Parrish, a marine scientist by training, said he came to the islands from his native England to work on a conch farm in 1997 and found a home.
"It's a little tricky getting from island to island," he said. "But that just means there is so much to discover here, especially if you are interested in learning about the islands' flora, fauna and geography, to say nothing of exploring and having fun."
Back at Beaches, we hunkered down for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, which later morphed into Superstorm Sandy and caused much destruction along the East Coast.
After Sandy moved north — it sideswiped the Turks and Caicos Islands — we waited a day and then decided to try one more dive.
But the Caribbean was still angry. Even down in the coral, 50 feet below the surface, the surge was strong. Worse, I felt as if I were skiing in a whiteout because of the low visibility.
I grabbed Maddie's hand so she wouldn't be swept off to Cuba, and we kicked hard to stay with our group. On the surface, I told her we'd visit again some year down the road, when the seas were calm once more.


text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Oh Lawd. ESL teachers just got put outta business Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Oh Lawd. ESL teachers just got put outta business Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message jdog2050Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:41 pm Post subject: Oh Lawd. ESL teachers just got put outta business http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Nu-nlQqFCKg Back to top rchristo10Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:00 am Post subject: Wow. It wasn't too bad. The Chinese is understandable though it's not exactly what he's saying. Actually, it's kinda far off. But it is saying similar stuff. Problem is that had we not heard the English first a Chinese-speaking listener probably wouldn't understand the conversation. But hell...it's a great start. I hope it works! Back to top alongwayJoined: 02 Jan 2012 Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:05 am Post subject: if google and bing are any indication not so much. I don't speak Chinese so I can't check the translation, but you have two hurdles speech recognition translation both must be perfect to function, a tiny flaw in either one and it doesn't work. Back to top ttompatzJoined: 05 Sep 2005Location: Kwangju, South Korea Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:06 am Post subject: I'm not going to be too worried yet. I'll be long dead (or at least retired) before they get it perfected. . Back to top GoldMemberJoined: 24 Oct 2006 Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 3:11 pm Post subject: Its a lousy business anyway. Back to top T-JJoined: 10 Oct 2008Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:41 pm Post subject: There's an app for that. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/genietalk/id557518381?mt=8 Back to top newbJoined: 27 Aug 2012Location: Korea Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:12 pm Post subject: Wow! Beam me up, Scotty! Back to top dairyairyJoined: 17 May 2012Location: South Korea Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:31 pm Post subject: Looks like Buck Rogers and Twiki technology, and not in the good way. Back to top maximmmJoined: 01 Feb 2008 Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:32 am Post subject: You really think this would make a difference? Have you ever tried to understand google translated Korean text? Once they perfect that, only then can there be hope for an actual speech translator - (not happening within the next 20 years, since you'd need a translation software that's nearly self-aware^^) Every year there's a story out that seems to freak out ESL teachers^^ Robots replacing ESL teachers, Koreans replacing ESL teachers (partially true), Chinese replacing English, etc, etc, etc. I say, move on and don't worry about it^^ Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion Forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Forums:----------------FAQJob-related Discussion ForumGeneral Discussion ForumOff-Topic ForumTravel ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumBuy/Sell/Trade Forum You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe


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Since today is National Bike to Work Day, the culmination of Bike to Work Week, we thought it was the perfect opportunity for a product profile of the new Burley Travoy Urban Bike Trailer. If you've been commuting by bike this month, you have probably already tried hauling your gear with a set of panniers, or in a backpack or a classic messenger bag. While those are all good commuting options, the Travoy bike trailer is a great alternative to transport just about anything – from a week's worth of groceries, to a change of clothes for the office, or up to 60lbs of cargo!
Here David demonstrates how the Travoy Trailer hitches effortlessly to your seatpost and travels at a 45° angle, redistributing the load's weight for easier riding and offering better stability than standard panniers or backpacks.
Setup is quick and easy, as all you need to do to get up and running is to clamp the trailer quick release bracket to your seatpost, and then mount or remove the trailer itself by pulling a little spring-loaded arm out of the way of the hitch pin.
And did we mention that the Travoy trailer can carry up to 60lbs! You can carry some serious loads in the included tote bag:
The tote bag has a nice wide opening and sturdy construction, but you can also upgrade to a waterproof Burley Dry Bag if the forecast calls for heavy downpours.
And when you're done with your commute, just twist the 2 grips and fold the Travoy down into a convenient size for storage (you can even store the folded Travoy in its own tote bag). The whole setup weighs less than 10lbs, so you can easily just bring it inside with you when you get where you're going.
Check out the Travoy in action in this video by Burley:
If you're serious about commuting by bike, take a look at the Burley Travoy Urban Bike Trailer – it's a great option to haul your gear in comfort and style.


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Fast food has been consistently popular all over the world for decades, for reasons that are pretty compelling — it's tasty, it's filling, and most of all it's cheap. Much has been made in recent years about the health impact of these foods, but it's done little to keep customers away. After all, a typical fast food restaurant allows a family of four to eat for $20, and in this economy that's a likely source of repeat business, regardless of the health implications.
Still, would people be willing to pay more for fast food if it were made with better ingredients? Would they be willing to pay more for a hamburger made of high-quality beef? What if it was made from fresh Kobe beef from the Hyogo Prefecture in Japan and smothered in foie gras and black truffles, while perched atop a brioche truffle bun dotted with edible, 24-karat gold leaves? Would the average fast-food consumer be willing to part with a few extra bucks for such an experience?
Over the past few years, several businesses have tried to find the answer to this question by creating their own variations on fast food and giving them unnervingly high prices. Some were one-of-a-kind items with proceeds earmarked for charity, and others remain regular items on the menus of upscale restaurants. But what they all have in common is a price many times higher than anything normally found inside a Happy Meal.
What are some of the most outrageously expensive fast foods ever made? Click ahead to see them, in order of least to the most expensive.
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Updated 9 August 2012


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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....
Here is the anidb link for the show: http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl...anime&aid=8967
And here is the summary from the page:
"In a fictional school, "Tender Tank" Rareko is constantly opening absurd yet strangely enthusiastic debates, this way creating a lively classroom life. Bringing up tremendous themes, she and her classmates exchange words like sword-strokes, and here and there even a profound remark is slipped in...."
Fwiw here is the ANN link too: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...e.php?id=14036
Now when I first read this summary I had some doubts, but as each ep is only 5 minutes long I thought "Why not try it out?"
Having seen ep 1 of this I must admit that I roared with laughter.... It is an absolutely wacky episode - though I wonder if they are going to be able to keep up the pace and/or if it will get stale or "old"?
Apologies to all if there is already a thread on this series ... I searched a couple of times but could not find one, so made one myself.
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This series finally fully subbed..
It is being re-aired on TV every Wednesday starting the 1st week of this month, it also got 3 volume of DVD which somehow going to be released before the re-airing finished. The 1st volume of DVD actually released last week.
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Magic Mile Power Rankings: Charlotte
Just like that Kevin Harvick has instantly made himself a championship contender in 2013. With his second win of the season on Sunday - his second career Coca-Cola 600 win - Harvick has climbed from 10th to seventh in the standings and has made himself into a very legitimate candidate to not only make the Chase but be a threat.
Harvick's strong finish slightly diminshed strong nights from Kasey Kahne (second, 161 laps led) and Matt Kenseth (112 laps led), both of which looked as thought they'd make a run at NASCAR's longest race of the season.
Here's a look at the Magic Mile Power Rankings* heading into Sunday's race at Dover International Speedway:
1. Matt Kenseth - Another solid run for Kenseth, whose car faded to 15th after getting tangled up in the Johnson wreck, but it was still good enough to lead 112 laps.
Previous ranking: First, --
Consecutive Weeks in MMPR: 10
2. Jimmie Johnson - It was a little out of character to see the 48 spin out untouched on Sunday, wasn't it? Nevertheless, Five-Time gets a pass this week and stays in second.
Previous ranking: Second, --
Consecutive Weeks in MMPR: 12
3. Carl Edwards - A good run for Edwards, who led seven laps and finished (11th) outside the top 10 for the first time in four starts.
Previous ranking: Third, --
Consecutive Weeks in MMPR: 11
4. Kasey Kahne - Quite the performance by Double K, who just didn't have enough speed to catch the winner at the end. But the 161 laps led and runner-up finish certainly boosted his already gawdy Charlotte numbers.
Previous ranking: Sixth, +2
Consecutive Weeks in MMPR: 7
5. Clint Bowyer - Bowyer never really threatened on Sunday, but he did pick up his first top-10 in his last three starts, so it wasn't a completely lost day for the 15.
Previous ranking: Fifth, --
Consecutive Weeks in MMPR: 4
6. Martin Truex Jr. - After a sluggish start to the season, the 56 has seemingly returned to form, locking up his (ninth) third top-10 in his last five starts. Not bad for a guy that managed just one top-10 in the first six races.
Previous ranking: Ninth, +3
Consecutive Weeks in MMPR: 3
7. Kevin Harvick - Well, hello there, Mr. Harvick. Nice to see you in the MMPR again.
Previous ranking: N/A, --
Consecutive Weeks in MMPR: 1
8. Kyle Busch - Given he led 65 laps and had a super-strong car on Sunday, it wouldn't be fair to demote Rowdy because of a faulty cable wire that ruined a lot of cars nights.
Previous ranking: Eighth, --
Consecutive Weeks in MMPR: 9
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Okay, bad luck is bad luck, but it's visiting the 88 a little too frequently lately, is it not?.
Previous ranking: Fourth, -5
Consecutive Weeks in MMPR: 10
10. Brad Keselowski - The frustration mounts for the defending Sprint Cup champion, placing outside 30th for the third time in four weeks. #ouch
Previous ranking: Seventh, -3
Consecutive Weeks in MMPR: 12
Dropped out of the MMPR: Aric Almirola
Wave Around: Kurt Busch - The elder Busch's strong showing in the All-Star Race and again on Sunday in the grueling 600 has to give Furniture Row Motorsports a huge shot in the arm.
*This list is comprised of drivers that compete in the Sprint Cup Series on full-time basis.
Previous Nos. 1
Week 1 - Jimmie Johnson
Week 2 - Jimmie Johnson
Week 3 - Brad Keselowski
Week 4 - Brad Keselowski
Week 5 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Week 6 - Brad Keselowski
Week 7 - Kyle Busch
Week 8 - Jimmie Johnson
Week 9 - Jimmie Johnson
Week 10 - Matt Kenseth
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Sending a 2010 Census totem pole from Alaska to Washington – On your dime!Monday, August 2nd, 2010
UPDATE: Steve Jost just wrote the following to me:
The image you posted is not that of the 2010 Census Totem. You can see the totem in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny0-29Ig-FY
Since you have prejudged the value of this important promotional effort before knowing anything about the cost, I'm doubtful the following will be of much solace to you.
In early 2010 while plans were being made for the first enumeration in Noorvik, Alaska, one of the oldest native organizations in the state made a significant gesture. The Alaska Native Brotherhood passed a resolution supporting the Census and forming the creation of a totem pole to mark this significant event. Our Seattle Region put together a plan to commission the art, and have it travel Alaska and Washington State tribal events for several months to promote participation in the 2010 Census. The totem pole is a storytelling icon steeped in the culture and traditions of the Alaska Native and Northwest Pacific Coastal peoples. It is an immediately recognizable symbol to the native people throughout America's largest state.
The art was commissioned at a cost of $20,000. The cost to have it travel across the country for permanent display at Census is $3,111. We believe strongly that this has been a very effective promotional investment that symbolizes the Census Bureau's constitutional mandate to ensure a complete count of all tribal lands, especially the 564 Federally recognized tribes. The response to the Census Totem encouraged us to find a permanent home for it here at our headquarters along with other historical Census artifacts.
Now, this must be one of the most flagrant instances of waste that I have ever read about. A "totem pole" that has been created to celebrate the 2010 Census is traveling thousands of miles from Juneau, Alaska to Washington D.C. I've already e-mailed Steve Jost at the Census Bureau to find out some more info about the cost of this commission and the transportation of this object. Here's the report from the Juneau Empire:
JUNEAU – For the first time in history, the 2010 Census commissioned Sitka carver Tommy Joseph to design and carve a totem pole specifically for the Census. Since its completion this spring, the totem pole has traveled throughout many communities in Southeast Alaska during the census data collection process. The totem is currently on display at Goldbelt's Mt. Roberts Tramway in Juneau.
A celebration and dedication will be held as the totem begins its journey to its new home at the Census Bureau's headquarters near Washington, D.C. All are invited to attend the celebration beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 2 at the Mount Roberts Tramway. Meet the artist, enjoy traditional songs and dances performed by the Children of All Nations, and join the event with other special guests.


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The most compelling argument against gay marriage is that it is a radical change to a timeless institution. "Every human society since the beginning of the human race has believed" that marriage is between a man and woman, says Roman Catholic Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco.
That sounds true. But it's not. The story of marriage is far more complicated.
Dozens of cultures around the world practice what amounts to same-sex unions. Many Native American tribes believe people can be born with two spirits — male and female. Unions between "two-spirited" people and members of their own sex were permitted. In parts of Africa, a childless woman can marry a single mother in a traditional ceremony, sharing in the financial burden — and benefits — of her partners' children. Those "woman marriages" aren't about sex but rather the necessity of offspring. It gives us a glimpse of how radically the notion of marriage can differ across cultures.
Even heterosexual marriage has evolved over time.
For most of human history, it was not about "one man and one woman" but rather one man and as many women as he could afford. Eighty-five percent of human societies are polygamous or have been in the relatively recent past, according to Joe Henrich, co-director of the Centre for Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture at the University of British Columbia.
Thousands of years ago, death rates were high. Many children had to be born to assure family survival. Parents married off their young daughters to older men who paid hefty dowries in exchange. Well-off men married as many wives as they could; impoverished men didn't marry at all.
Only 15 percent of human societies are considered "monogamous" by anthropological records, including some that eked out a living in environments so harsh that no man could possibly provide for more than one wife.
"What surprised me the most," Henrich said, "was how rare monogamy was in a global sense, and in a historical sense."
In fact, it was so rare that it presented a mystery: Why did the notion of one-man-one-woman marriage take root in Europe? Why did it spread?
Henrich and two colleagues sifted through ethnographies, demographic trends and crime rates. They came up with a surprising conclusion: Having a large pool of unmarried guys hanging around is just too chaotic for society. Wifeless men get frustrated and jealous. They turn to rape, robbery and kidnapping. Rebellions break out. Leaders adopted monogamy to placate these reckless forces and spread wives around more fairly.
Some cultures, like ancient Egypt and Babylonia, imposed monogamy on the poor but made an exemption for the aristocracy. Others adopted it wholesale — and prospered.
The Roman Empire enforced monogamy on its subjects and enjoyed hundreds of years of unprecedented stability. Christians took power in the fourth century and followed suit. By the 10th century, polygamy had all but disappeared in Europe. In the 11th century, Judaism formally gave it up.
The newfangled idea of monogamy ushered in other changes: Women married later and had fewer children. Marriage became less about wealth and clan survival and more about love and personal choice.
Around the 15th century, Henrich said, "We begin to get the appearance of the modern marriage pattern."
It's no coincidence Shakespeare wrote "Romeo and Juliet" in the late 1500s, about lovers torn between passion and the duty to marry for your family.
"Today, we all root for Romeo and Juliet," said Bruce Frier, a professor of classics and Roman law at University of Michigan. "But at the time, it would have been more contentious."
Today, the notion that love should trump all else in marriage is widespread. That was the real revolution, and it has already taken place, at least in the Western world. Take that view, Frier said, and the debate over gay marriage becomes a tiny blip in a much larger trend.
So where does Henrich's research take us from here? Conservatives might celebrate his conclusion that Europe adopted "traditional marriage" because it turned out to be a better, more fair, more peaceful system. But Henrich's research isn't an indictment of gay marriage.
By his logic, any marriage system that lets a large number of unmarried men finally get hitched would lead to greater stability. Legalizing gay marriage certainly does that.
Farah Stockman writes for The New York Times.


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Trumbull girls basketball team tops Danbury
TRUMBULL -- By now, everybody around the FCIAC knows the book on the Trumbull girls basketball team. The Eagles are well-coached, run a complex assortment of plays on offense and play tough defense.
It's a combination that's helped them win close to 50 league games over the past three seasons.
However, the question lingered: Would Trumbull's formula be effective against the league's best when the FCIAC playoffs begin Saturday? It's an issue since the Eagles' two defeats -- both by double digits -- came to Stamford and Wilton, both playoff teams.
Trumbull served notice it can hang with the league's best by defeating defending league champion Danbury 42-36 Wednesday night.
"It was a huge win," Eagles coach Steve Tobitsch said. "This was a big confidence booster before the playoffs."
Senior center Erin Moore led Trumbull with 14 points, including back-to-back baskets late in the fourth quarter -- each coming when the Hatters had cut the Eagles' lead to a point.
"It feels good, we're definitely improving," Moore said. "We have a game plan to beat them down the road. It's not over yet, so hopefully we can repeat this."
Both teams looked sluggish playing their first games since last Thursday due to the weekend winter storm. Eventually, they settled into a rhythm by the end of the first half, with the Eagles leading 19-15 at the break.
Trumbull extended its lead in the third by turning Danbury over seven times. Amanda Pfohl's 3-pointer late in the third gave the Eagles their biggest lead at 28-19.
Danbury began using its full-court press and closed the third on an 8-0 run -- the first six points coming from Rachel Gartner, who led the Hatters with 14 points.
Kayla Handberry's put-back seconds into the fourth quarter gave Danbury a 29-28 lead, but Alexa Pfohl answered on the other end for Trumbull, putting the Eagles back on top for good.
A 3-pointer by Gartner -- the only one made by the Hatters -- with 1:03 left in the game gave Danbury late life, making it 38-36. Again Trumbull responded, this time on an open layup by Joyce Woolen after the Eagles broke the Hatters' press.
"We've played tons of close games," Tobitsch said. "Our games aren't usually blowouts. Our seniors knew what to do and stayed calm."
Danbury has lost two of its last three after opening the season 16-0 and spending time ranked No. 1 in the state poll,
"The officiating did a great job, so it's not that, but sometimes we let it get into our head and we get frustrated," Danbury coach Jackie DiNardo said. "You can't play this game frustrated and then it's a little bit that we're so afraid to lose, that we're pushing ourselves like we're losing the whole time, which we're not."
DiNardo admitted this season, with every team targeting them, has felt different than a year ago for the Hatters, when they won their first FCIAC title -- defeating Trumbull in the championship game.
"When you're on the top, everyone wants to knock you off," she said. "We're better, I think right now (than last year), but we're not playing like that. We need to get it back."
By virtue of Wednesday's win, the Eagles still have an outside shot at the No. 1 seed in the FCIAC tournament. Trumbull plays at Staples Thursday night. The Wreckers need to win the game to qualify for the state tournament.
Nanla Ward 1 0-0 2 Rachel Gartner 6 1-2 14 Allie Smith 1 0-0 2 Uniqua Tucker 0 0-0 0 Rebecca Gartner 3 2-2 8 Kayla Handberry 5 0-1 10 Melissa Peachman 0 0-0 0 Totals: 16 3-5 36
Alexa Pfohl 2 4-4 8 Kate O'Leary 1 0-0 2 Rachel Carron 1 0-0 3 Joyce Woolen 1 0-0 2 Dani McGillicuddy 0 0-0 0 Lauren Hyde 1 0-0 2 Amanda Pfohl 4 0-0 11 Erin Moore 5 4-6 14 Totals: 15 8-10 42
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Faculty Handbook
Guidelines for Material Submitted to the Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum & Academic Standards (CUCAS) and Graduate Council
Materials submitted by December 1, will be considered and, if approved, included in the next Catalog.
The following information must be included in the material submitted to the Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum & Academic Standards (CUCAS), or for graduate courses to the Graduate Council
a. Course number (by level Oxx*, 1 xx, 2xx, etc)
b. Course title
c. Semester hour credit
d. Rationale for course proposal
e. Course description, including prerequisites
f. Course topical outline: new and old (if appropriate)
g. Time provision for incorporation into the program
h. Standard grading option or Pass/Fail option. If an "RM" or "RP" grade is appropriate, so indicate
Note: Proposals for new courses must contain an attachment which details all new resources including technology that exists and that must be purchased and faculty line(s). If no new resources are needed, departments must include an explanation and supporting data justifying how or why no new resources (i.e., staffing, course rotation, library resources, technology resources, laboratory facilities) are needed.
a. Same as in above
a. Rationale for the program/option.
b. Courses to be offered in the program (each course submitted as required in 1. above)
c. Provisions for staffing and time incorporation
d. Old and new program sheets
e. Program assessment activities
a. 18 copies of each proposal, stapled and clearly organized
b. All materials should be routed from the department chairperson to appropriate school committees following the University Senate approved procedures
c. Chairpersons of the appropriate school committees send all material to the chairperson of the CUCAS or to the chairperson of the Graduate Council.
d. The appropriate signed cover routing sheet is to be included with all proposals.
Pending the electronic set-up in the 2006-07 academic year, the electronic format approved by the Senate R-06-02-03 and approved by the President 6/9/06 will be as follows:
a. Departmental approval of the proposed change(s).
b. Transmission of the proposal to the appropriate school review committee in electronic form.
c. Each school review committee chair will electronically post the proposals and notify all University department chairs that they should check the proposals. (the place where this should be posted and the manner should be determined by the deans and the appropriate technical staff.)
d. Department chairs will decide whether they think their departments are affected and if so, go to the complete proposal. When a department chair thinks the change has an effect on the department, she or he will provide input to the review committee before or during the approval process
e. After the approval by the school committee, the proposal proceeds to the next step of the process as before (CUCAS or Graduate Council) where departments who consider themselves affected may also provide input.
*Receiving load credit but no academic credit
Form: Procedure for the Modification of the Undergraduate or Graduate Curriculum
Form: Procedure for Planning of the Undergraduate or Graduate Curriculum
Revised Senate Approval: R-00-05-13
Admin. Approval: Oct. 23, 2000
Revised Senate Approval: R-06-02-03
Admin. Approval: 6/9/06
Revised Senate Approval: R-06-04-04
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Your kids are out of school and have been enjoying summer break for a few weeks. While they would never admit that they miss school, they are definitely feeling squirrely these days. If you don't want your kids to spend all day turning their minds to mush watching TV and playing video games, you can suggest some fresh air fun and movement with some of these great finds:
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Does the Market Want to Climb Higher?
Blue-chip stocks looked set to close at a multiyear high, following positive economic data, potential progress over the debt ceiling, and talk of central-bank stimulus in Japan. Jonathan Cheng has details on The News Hub. Photo: AP.
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This unit investigates asteroids, comets, and meteoroids, focusing on Vesta, a prominent asteroid in the asteroid belt. The unit of eleven lessons culminates in having students use engineering practices to design, build, and test devices that will... (View More) land on Vesta, collect and separate natural resources found there, and deliver a payload to a target. Teachers and students are also introduced to the Asteroid Mappers-Vesta Edition citizen science project that is part of the CosmoQuest online community. Lessons include background information for educators, reviews and assessments, and links to supplemental videos and websites. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core Standards are listed. (View Less)
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Learners will investigate how lateral velocity affects the orbit of a spacecraft such as the International Space Station (ISS). Mathematical extensions are provided. This is science activity 1 of 2 found in the ISS L.A.B.S. Educator Resource Guide.
Learners will construct two different types of trusses to develop an understanding of engineering design for truss structures and the role of shapes in the strength of structures. For optimum completion - this activity should span 3 class periods to... (View More) allow the glue on the structures to dry. This is engineering activity 1 of 2 found in the ISS L.A.B.S. Educator Resource Guide. (View Less)
International Space Station LABS: Engineering Activity 2 Mass and Speed: Protecting Space Suits from Orbital Debris
Learners will investigate the relationship between mass, speed, velocity, and kinetic energy in order to select the best material to be used on a space suit. They will apply an engineering design test procedure to determine impact strength of... (View More) various materials. This is engineering activity 2 of 2 found in the ISS L.A.B.S. Educator Resource Guide. (View Less)
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FAIRHAVEN — Atria Fairhaven has been acquired by VTR North East Holdings, a spokesperson for VTR confirmed Tuesday.
The spokesperson said Atria will still manage the facility at 391 Alden Road and will maintain the same standards of excellence.
Atria has been owned by HCRI MA Properties since 2004. It was acquired by VTR on Jan. 10 for just over $12 million, according to the Registry of Deeds.
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Various Ideas for Learning Activities
© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting,
Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business and Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff.
There are numerous types of activities which learners can conduct to reach their learning objectives -- arguably the best activity is life itself. The learner can conduct one type of activity below or several. The list actually comprises what might be called types, modes and methods of learning and even some learning aids.
Note that conducting any of the following activities (or types of activities) will not by themselves necessarily generate learning. Ideally, the following are selecting during the systematic design of a training and development experience, whether self-directed or other-directed.
Sections of This Topic Include
Some Typical Ways of Learning
Miscellaneous Other Ways
Some Tangible Results that Can Be Used to "Document" Learning
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Related Library Topics
Also See the Library's Blogs Related to Activities for Learning and Development
In addition to the articles on this current page, also see the following blogs that have posts related to Various Ideas for Learning Activities. Scan down the blog's page to see various posts. Also see the section "Recent Blog Posts" in the sidebar of the blog or click on "next" near the bottom of a post in the blog. The blog also links to numerous free related resources.
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Library's Human Resources Blog
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Library's Training and Development Blog
Some Typical Ways of Learning
Training methods are either on-the-job, implemented outside the organization or a combination of both.The following is a brief overview of rather typical methods of development (in alphabetical order):
For centuries, apprenticeships were the major approach to learning a craft. The apprentice worked with a recognized master craftsperson. Particularly during times of low unemployment, businesses are eager to get any kind of help they can find. Seeking an apprenticeship may be a very useful and effective way to eventually develop a new skill.
Career Counseling
Hopefully, learners have the opportunity to work with their supervisors to develop career plans which identify areas for improvement or advancement, how those areas can be addressed and when.
Coaching is becoming a very popular means of development, and often includes working one-on-one with the learner to conduct a needs assessment, set major goals to accomplish, develop an action plan, and support the learner to accomplish the plan. The learner drives these activities and the coach provides continuing feedback and support. See Coaching.
Continuing Professional Development
Many professions require verification of ongoing training to retain certification, e.g., social workers, some fields of law, nurses, etc. Professionals must stay up-to-date in the views and practices necessary to lead and manage in today's organizations. There seems to be an increasing number of universities, colleges and training centers associating continuing education units (CEU's) with their courses and workshops.
Continuous Learning
Continuous learning is learning how to learn. Typically, this involves developing skills in reflection, which is the ability to continually inquire and think about experience to draw conclusions and insights. It also involves the ability to conceptualize the learning process. Continuous learning is often associated with the concepts of systems thinking and organizational learning. Continuous learning is NOT about continually taking courses -- it's about developing skills in reflection and inquiry -- it's about learning how to learn so that your life and work experiences become your own learning lab. Organizations and other environments are changing rapidly. Therefore, it's extremely important to continually be aware of those changes, and to be reflecting on them and learning from them, as well.
A Basic Definition
How Many Steps to Continuous Learning? None
Universities, colleges and training centers often have a large number of courses in management, professional and personal development. If the learner is looking to build a skill, then he or she must actually apply new information from these courses -- otherwise, the learner is collecting information (hopefully, knowledge), rather than building skills.
Distance Learning (eLearning, Virtual Learning)
Distance learning has become a mainstream approach in training and development. This typically includes learning by getting information and / or guidance from people who are not face-to-face with the learner, e.g., learning via satellite broadcast, broadcast over the Internet, e-mail or postal mail correspondence, etc. Some people consider online learning or elearning (e.g., information, tutorials, etc., available on diskette, CD-ROM, over the Internet, etc.) to be distance learning, as well.
Education: An Overview
Glossary of Distance Education
Statistical Analysis Report: Distance Education in Higher Education Institutions
E-Learning and Distance Learning Pros and Cons
How to Design An Elearning Course on a Budget
10 Steps to Award-Winning E-Learning Design Process
Teleseminars, Stage Fright and More
Training Blogs – Using the Web to Train the World
Is Classroom Training Dying?
Using Mobile Technologies in Education and Training
Are Hybrid Online/Classroom Programs the Answer?
Flipping Classrooms: New Look for Experiential Training
Making Digital Training "An Affair to Remember"
Internships are offered usually by organizations to college students wanting to find work experience during the summer months. The internships offer precious, real-life job experience and the organizations often get skilled, highly dedicated service. Many times, interns go on to be hired by the organizations, as well.
Job Assignments
Job assignments are wonderful opportunities from which to learn. We just aren't used to thinking of them that way. To cultivate learning, consider having employees write short reports, including an overview of what they did, why they did it, what areas of knowledge and skills were used, how the job might have been done better, and what areas of knowledge and skills would be needed to improve the job.
Job Rotations
This can be one of the most powerful forms of development, allowing learners to experience a broad range of managerial settings, cultures and challenges.
Lectures, or focused presentations by experts on subject matter, are held in a wide variety of locations, not just in classrooms. Professional associations often bring in speakers. Guest lectures are often sponsored by local universities, colleges and training centers, and announced to the public. Many times, the lectures are repeated over local radio and television.
Management Development Programs
Local universities, colleges and training centers usually offer these programs. Carefully review their program content and design to ensure that training includes real-life learning activities during which learners can develop skills for the workplace. See Management Development.
Hopefully, learners find experienced managers in the workplace who are willing to take learners "under their wing" and provide ongoing coaching and mentoring. See Mentoring.
Off-the-Job Training
Off the job training occurs when an employee works after hours to learn. See Training Methods: On Job Training and off the Job Training Methods.
Online Training
There are an increasing number of approaches to online learning. See Online Learning. Sources of online training include learning from computer diskette, CD-ROM, the Internet or Web-based training, etc.
Effective Use of Mobile Apps – New Technology in Training
A Day in the Life – Hybrid Education
Hybrid or "Blended" Education – After Week One
On-the-Job Training
This form helps particularly to develop the occupational skills necessary to manage an organization, e.g., to fully understand the organization's products and services and how they are developed and carried out. Also see
the Job Training (Definition)
What is On the Job Training?
On the Job Training
Coaching Skills for On-the-Job Trainers
Other-Directed Learning
This includes having someone other than the learner identify the training goal, methods to achieve the goal, and approaches to evaluating the training and progress toward achieving the training goal.
Orientation to New Jobs or Roles
A carefully developed procedure for orienting new employees is very helpful for getting employees "off on the right foot" when starting their jobs.
Peer-Based Methods
This includes formats where peers focus on helping each other learn, e.g., by exchanging ongoing feedback, questions, supportive challenges, materials, etc. Perhaps the best example is the action learning process, originated by Reginald Revans. See Action Learning.
Portfolios are a collection of various results from a learning and development experience, for example, essays, presentations, art work and journals that effectively convey the nature and extent of learning from the experience. See Portfolios -- and Learning and Development Tool.
Professional Organizations
A wide variety of professional organizations often offer courses, seminars, workshops and sessions from conventions.
Self-Directed Learning
Highly motivated learners can usually gain a great deal of knowledge and skills by identifying their own learning objectives, how to meet those objectives and how to verify they've met the objectives, as well. See Strong Value of Self-Directed Learning in the Workplace.
Storytelling used to be viewed only as means for entertainment. However, we coming to understand that it also is very powerful means for enlightenment, when listeners are guided to reflect on the stories and to identify themes and patterns that emerge -- and tell us about ourselves, our lives and our work. See Storytelling in Business
Various television networks often have a wide variety of very enlightening shows about basic job skills, such as computer basics, business writing, etc.
Tutorials includes guidance to proceed through learning some technique or procedure, e.g., a tutorial on using a computer software package. There are an increasing number of online tutorials (tutorials available on diskette, CD-ROM, over the Internet, etc.).
Training Courses and Workshops
Workshops, seminars, convention sessions, etc. are useful, in particular, for highly focused overviews of a particular subject or training about particular procedures.
University and College Programs
It seems there is an exponential number of management development programs in universities and colleges.
Workshops typically include some hands-on practice by the learner, and can be very practical means to learn a certain technique or procedure.
Miscellaneous Other Ways
Using Life Simulations
52 Free Development Opportunities for Nonprofit Staff
Some Tangible Results that Can Be Used to "Document" Learning
If you or others are seeking to verify results from your training and development, it helps to produce tangible items that can be evaluated to discern if you've achieved your training goals and objectives. The Sample Learner's Results comes courtesy of The Union Institute, which suggests the list to learners when developing their own learning agreements.
Go to main Training and Development page.
For the Category of Training and Development:
To round out your knowledge of this Library topic, you may want to review some related topics, available from the link below. Each of the related topics includes free, online resources.
Also, scan the Recommended Books listed below. They have been selected for their relevance and highly practical nature.


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This week in Best of Publib covers the week of February 1st through February 7th 2010. This week includes questions about collection development, thought-provoking discussions about social reference questions , library website development, and changes to library employment qualifications. Some of the topics we will be reviewing include:
- Topic » request for presentations ♦ Treasurer Edith Isele of ABOS requests presenters for the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services joint conference with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) in Denver, CO
- Topic » President's budget freezes library funding, omits school libraries from education increase ♦ Dierdre Conkling reports on the budget freeze and failure to include school libraries in the education increase – Why are school libraries being devalued?
- Topic » Books by Mail ♦ Verdie Richburg wants to know how other libraries distribute books by mail – What are the procedures?
- Topic » Sneaky Library Card Users ♦ Wendy Wendt in Grand Forks, ND wants to know what other libraries do about parents using their children's cards to check out books, when the parents are blocked by fines – What is the best practice?
- Topic » Using stats ♦ Nicole Pasini in San Mateo, CA wants to know how others use traffic and circulation statistics to plan and promote – Michael Golrick at the State Library of Lousiana recommends the methodology offered by the Georgia Libraries
- Topic » Oversized books ♦ Laurie McKee in Little Elm, TX is interested in learning how other libraries are arranging and defining oversize books – What is a big book?
- Topic » PC reservation and print management software ♦ Victoria Yarbrough in Douglas, AZ would like feedback on ALPS and Comprize software – What works for your library?
- Topic » Reference policy ♦ Kimberley A. Potter in Redford, MI is looking at ways to deal with patrons using reference services as a social contact – What is the best way to close social reference questions? At what point does social reference impede the library mission?
- Topic » Call for Participation for A Reference Renaissance 2010 ♦ Justine Shaffner of BCR promoted the Reference Renaissance event in Denver, CO Aug. 8-10 2010
- Topic » Relative Use ♦ Kathryn King in Fort Worth, TX is looking at how other library apply relative use in collection development / management
- Topic » Please sign petition to save Connecticut Law Library ♦ Paul Lohner – asks for help from the Library Community to stop the proposed dissolution of the Law Library in Bridgeport, CT
- Topic » CMS question ♦ Lisa Sheffield in Transylvania is researching redesigning library websites to include CMS – What advice do other librarians have for working with web design contractors? What content management systems work the best?
- Topic » Board Meetings ♦ Miranda Hapner asked for recommendations on revising Library Board Meeting procedures – Should recording be required?
- Topic » Member photos on ILS records ♦ Andy Richmond in Rye, NH is trying to balance privacy and service with accountability – Do you use photo IDs for your library cards?
- Topic » multiple copies second try ♦ Elizabeth Thorson in Laramie County Wy is looking at ways to get the most out of the materials budget – What strategies help match patron demand with supply?
- Topic » Vocera and other PCS systems ♦ Paul Mills is investigating personal wireless communication systems such as Vocera – If you have a personal wireless system, what do you like about it?
- Topic » Chatboards and message boards for librarians ♦ Margery is looking for recommendations on high traffic library communications similar to Teachers.net – Editors note : Although library lists such as publib have a large number of subscribers, the percentage of actual contributors is very low
- Topic » dominant personalities in bookclub discussions ♦ Grace Peterson in Ohio is leading a book discussion group and asks how to make sure everyone can participate – What do you recommend? Gigi Bane in Oak Ridge, TN has a great idea to pass the ball!
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