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The commissioner would invite research on Internet addiction and other academic research on online safety. It would also assess and certify online safety programs in schools.
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"Psychiatrists and psychologists to whom we spoke highlighted concerns about Internet addiction. The issue of whether Internet addiction is a mental illness is one that the medical community are debating," Fletcher said.
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Oakland County education leaders have initiated a movement to fight the passage of proposed state legislation that they say would change how school districts operate.
They fear that current proposed education reform may create a state-wide district under the Education Achievement Authority that would accept any student in Michigan. They also are concerned that the legislation will open the door to allow a myriad of new public charter schools that could select specific students, thereby discriminating against students that don't fit their criteria.
All this, they worry, might happen over the next few days under lame duck Michigan Legislative sessions going on this month.
Parent meetings called
Oakland School Superintendent Vickie Markavitch and several Oakland County superintendents have initiated a series of meetings to raise the awareness of parents and other residents to some of those changes.
The meetings were scheduled in a quick response to the fact that the bills are being considered for action this month before the session ends.
"A lot of legislators we are talking to say they haven't read this," Markavitch said. "I don't know how it can go to floor tomorrow, but that's what a lame duck session is.
"We are trying to get local legislators to realize these reforms should not be rushed. And certainly they should not be voting yes on them right now," she said.
"Concerned Citizens" meetings have already been held in the Royal Oak, Novi and Farmington Hills school districts.
Four more meetings are scheduled: one for 4 p.m. and one for 6:30 p.m. Monday, at Rochester High School, 180 South Livernois in Rochester; and one at 4 p.m. and one at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Clarkston Junior High School, Monday, , 2012, at Clarkston Junior High School, 6595 Waldon Road, Clarkston.
The three bills of concern now include:
A State Education Achievement Authority in House Bill 6004 and Senate Bill 1358 would oversee a statewide school district that will be overseen by a board and chancellor appointed by the governor. It would include any school ordered there by a state school reform officer from the bottom 5 percent in the rank list of schools. The EAA exists now only in a partnership with Detroit Schools. Markavitz said it could be expanded to create schools in any district and enroll students from any school. The other bills of concern are for selective enrollment schools, House Bill 5923, sponsored by state Rep. Lisa Lyons and Rep. Joe Haveman, which would allow several new forms of charter and online schools; and a "parent trigger" bill, Sen. Bill 620, sponsored by Dave Robertson, R-Grand Blanc Township.
Robertson was adamant that his bill would allow parents and teachers to vote to create a charter school only at a school that has been one of the worst 5 percent in the state in achievement for three years.
To do so, at least 60 percent of eligible parents would have to sign petitions. Alternatively, at least 51 percent of eligible parents plus at least 60 percent of the eligible teachers would have to be in favor of creating a charter school.
It would also give that district's school board the option of creating its own charter school rather than have it be operated by the EAA, Robertson said.
"I want to empower parents and teachers to take control of their workplace and school setting and demand better education for their children," Robertson said. This bill has been approved by the Senate and is now before the House.
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Besides the three bills Markavitch and others are advocating against, they are also concerned about a new financing reform proposal introduced by Gov. Rick Snyder several days ago, which Markavitch calls the third step of "radical" reform. It is being rewritten now and won't come up until January or later.
"I just think (proposing all these bills) is a radical and dangerous move for Michigan to take; untried and unproven," said Markavitch, who has an analysis of each bill on the Oakland Schools website, along with a blog that talks about her concerns and urges people to contact their legislators. She is looking for a million voices to advocate against lame duck passing of some of the reforms. The website is http://oaklandschoolsmi.com/2012/11/26/publiced/
Senate Education Committee Chairman Phillip Pavlov, R-Lapeer County, said on his homepage that his goal is to pass the EAA legislation during this session.
Pavlov also said, "The Legislature has partnered with Gov. Snyder to enact bold policies that give our schools, parents and teachers better tools to educate students in today's rapidly changing world, and it is exciting to see communities across our state embracing new ideas and models that put students' needs first."
However, Pavlov was not available Wednesday to comment on the concerns. Nor was the spokesman for Gov. Rick Snyder's office available for comment by deadline on the concerns and meetings being held in Oakland County about the proposed reforms.
Robertson, R-Grand Blanc Township, who represents the Oakland County townships of Springfield, Groveland and Waterford, said he could not comment on specifics of the EAA bill because it was still being worked on late Wednesday afternoon and he had not had the opportunity to read it.
However, Robertson said thinks all three bills will likely come to a vote during the seven to 10 days left in this lame duck session.
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Markavitch is hoping the Legislature will take more time to consider the legislation.
"The people who are coming to our meetings are parents, citizens at large and school staff," Markavitch said.
"We obviously have to have reform for schools in the bottom five percent, some reform and some assistance to kids in those schools, but the current EAA is not that form," said Oakland County's regional school superintendent.
First, the legislation would expand to eventually include not only the schools in the bottom 5 percent, but any student in the state to become part of a new statewide system under the EAA. The new system would be able to take over vacant schools in local districts to operate as selective charter schools, if the legislation passes as is, she said.
"There shouldn't be anyone in world who would specify only certain kids can come to a public charter school. That is un-American, undemocratic. It will lead to segregation like we've never seen," Markavitch said.
"Add all of this to fact that it will uncap caber schools and charters, and that 80 percent are run by for profits, (that) would be able to specify which kids they serve."
Some advocates believe children with disabilities could be discriminated against by being denied enrollment at schools under the new plan.
One of those parents who plans to be at the Rochester meeting Dec. 3 is Jeff Lauth, who has two children in the Rochester school district. He said he has been following reforms for the past two years.
Lauth said he is mainly concerned about how quickly the legislation is going through the system.
"My concern is how people will be held accountable. As a parent, it bothers me that most of this is slipping under the rug. Most people are unaware of this," he said, yet it will impact parents and their choices for their children.
"There would be a slew of choices. I hope they are getting good advice. I'd like to think they are listening and thinking rationally. Why not pick brains of people who do it everyday? I don't think they have asked.
"Ultimately, our children will have 13 years of education and hopefully they will get it right," Lauth said.
He also said his research indicated most charter schools would be run by for-profit corporations, which haven't necessarily improved education for the children enrolled.
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A voice of concern also came in a press release issued Wednesday by Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan Senate Democratic leader.
"Last week, we learned of Governor Snyder's proposal to dismantle Michigan's public education system and replace it with a voucher plan that favors for-profit corporations operating our schools instead.
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Progressive action: Safety first with Indians' exercise
CLEVELAND -- The bearded black man in the red hooded sweatshirt and camouflage cap stormed into the room, brandishing a .38 revolver and a menacing look in his eye.
"Everybody!" he yelled. "Up against the wall! Up against the wall!"
CLEVELAND -- The bearded black man in the red hooded sweatshirt and camouflage cap stormed into the room, brandishing a .38 revolver and a menacing look in his eye.
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We didn't want to be wasted. We didn't want to be canceled.
We were just happy this was all a drill.
The man with the gun was, in fact, a Cleveland cop, playing the role of the villain in this fictional terrorist attack on Progressive Field on Tuesday. My fellow "hostages" in the press interview room were actually Cleveland Fire Department trainees. The Indians had partnered with the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and various emergency response agencies to stage this full-scale emergency exercise, in which a bombing and a hostage situation were staged.
"We envisioned this as a jewel event in baseball, an All-Star Game," said Cleveland Deputy Police Chief Ed Tomba, "with 42,000 people in the ballpark, 1,000 media from around the country and the world, people in the restaurants, shops and bars. It would have been a very difficult task."
Alas, we don't live in a world in which such tasks and terror are inconceivable. What happened last week in Boston, where two lunatics set off bombs near the finish line of one of the world's most famous marathons, only underscores the uncertainty of high-profile public events. Sports, our communal experience, are, sadly, at or near the top of the list of potential targets.
In the wake of the Boston attack, I asked Terry Francona, who has managed in his fair share of high-profile games, if he's ever been fearful of going to the park in this post-9/11 era.
"Fearful of going to the park," he said, "but not for those reasons. Seen some of those Philadelphia pitchers out there?"
The point was taken. Those of us who spend a great deal of our time at these facilities -- for work or for pleasure -- can't afford to let such fears dominate our thoughts, lest we lose our minds.
But those in charge of our safety -- be it the police and response crews or stadium operations personnel -- have to think about the unthinkable, have to acknowledge and address, somehow, our inherent, unfortunate vulnerability.
That's why Tuesday's event was attended by security staff for Major League Baseball, as well as representatives from several other teams, including the White Sox, Astros, Phillies, Padres, Blue Jays, Pirates, Rays and Orioles.
"We set a high standard for Major League Baseball," Tomba said. "I know this will be duplicated as time goes by."
This particular exercise wasn't scheduled in response to the Boston Marathon bombings; it had actually been in the works for months. Local authorities stage these drills every so often -- at the two nearby airports, at the Quicken Loans Arena, at Cleveland Browns Stadium and on local college campuses -- to have their personnel prepared, and the Indians offered up their home park as a staging ground.
The reporting authorities at Tuesday's event coordinated their responses just as they would in a real situation and even pushed out "updates" through various social media platforms (each with the necessary "THIS IS AN EXERCISE" forewarning attached) for practice in real-time reporting. All involved will be graded on their work, Tomba said.
Everything that happened here was fake, but the evil in this world is all too real -- real enough that when the Associated Press' Twitter account was hacked and pushed out a phony alert that the White House had been attacked, enough people believed it to send the Dow Jones industrial average spiraling downward. We're all on edge.
So when the man with the gun stood behind me in that press room in the bowels of the ballpark and the sounds of screaming and walkie-talkie chatter could be heard through the door, well, it didn't take much creativity to imagine this type of thing taking place in real time.
"I want to talk to somebody!" the man yelled through the door at police.
"Sheriff's Office!" came the response.
"I don't want no Sheriff's Office! I want to talk to somebody!"
Behind me, I heard the man cock his gun, and I heard the blast. The fact that he had shot a blank did nothing to distill the volume in this small room. My ears were still ringing as the Sheriff's Office SWAT team barreled its way through the door, coming to our rescue.
Outside, at Gate C, members of the Region 2 Urban Search and Rescue department combed the ballpark. There were mannequins pinned under concrete beams, mimicking, on a very small scale, what the concourse might look like after an explosion. Fire trucks filled a southbound lane on East Ninth Street, and more SWAT team members lined the streets of my city.
We generally don't like to think about how realistic such a scenario is. But I'm thankful there are people who do.
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince.


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Mark Doyle, APS director of Journal Information Systems, at the Physical Review Centennial Session.
A highlight of the FHP program at the 2013 March meeting was the session on "Celebrating 100 Years of Physical Review at APS." Organized by former APS Editorial Director, Martin Blume, this session both commemorated an important anniversary in the history of APS and used the occasion to reflect on the future of APS publications.
The session opened with Blume, speaking under the title "In the Beginning…," about the founding of Physical Review at Cornell in 1893, under the editorial direction of Edward L. Nichols, Ernest Merritt, and Frederick Bedell, and about the decision in December 1912 to bring the journal under the control of APS the following year, albeit with the editorial operation remaining at Cornell for many years.
Two talks examined specific issues of importance to the Physical Review in the first half of the twentieth century. First, Robert Crease looked at "The American Reception of the Quantum as seen by the Physical Review, 1900-1927," highlighting the scant mention of the quantum theory during the years of Series I of the journal (until 1912), and then the rapid acceleration of interest during Series II, especially in the 1920s.
Daniel Kennefick then summarized the history of Einstein's relationship with the Physical Review, including the publication in 1935 of the very famous Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paper, "Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete," and the publication also in 1935 of the Einstein-Rosen paper on "The Particle Problem in General Relativity," which featured the first introduction of the idea of the "Einstein-Rosen bridge," now much better known by the name "worm holes." Kennefick also discussed the curious episode of Physical Review editor John Tate's rejection of the 1936 paper by Einstein and Rosen on gravitational waves, this on the strength of an anonymous referee's report that the paper contained a crucial error. Recent detective work by Kennefick (with help from Bloom) identified the referee as H. P. Robertson. While a corrected version of paper later appeared in the Journal of the Franklin Institute, a clearly peeved Einstein wrote to Tate in July of 1936:
"We (Mr. Rosen and I) had sent you our manuscript for publication and had not authorized you to show it to specialists before it is printed. I see no reason to address the — in any case erroneous — comments of your anonymous expert. On the basis of this incident I prefer to publish the paper elsewhere."
An important transition for Physical Review, starting in the 1990s, was the move into the world of digital publication. Mark Doyle, himself instrumental in guiding the transition, gave an informative summary of these developments, emphasizing the often leading role that APS played in pioneering new forms of publication and access, such as PROLA, the Physical Review Online Archive, and the conversion of the entire editorial process to an online form.
The session concluded with a forward-looking talk by current APS Editorial Director, Gene Sprouse, "The Physical Review Grows into a Family of Journals." Among the several important points made in this talk, perhaps most noteworthy were the data presented about the rapidly changing demography of APS journals, as readership, manuscript submission, and refereeing become ever more international in character. The recent and rapid growth of Chinese physics as represented in the readership of and authorship in Physical Review points us toward a dramatically different intellectual landscape in the twenty-first century.
Dr. Don Howard is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and Director of Notre Dame's Graduate Program in History and Philosophy of Science.


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We have seen many different bumper designs for the iPhone but we have never seen one as thin and simplistic as this one. The AL13 is currently seeking pledges on Kickstarter and looks to offer protection for your iPhone without adding much bulk or spoiling its beautiful design either. The AL13 is made from aerospace grade aluminum and slides onto your iPhone without the need for screws or catches to hold it in place.
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Many of them expressed concerns about the content and whether it's appropriate for 12 and 13-year-olds. It includes videos and discussion about condoms, dating and relationships.
"There's role playing, where they call your kids up in science class and have your student come on to the other student, and the science teacher walks the student through the moral implications of how far is too far," said Linda Gallier, a mother who does not support the program. "It just over steps some boundaries, and claims to support a decrease in sexual activity, but actually it promotes the 'how to.'"
But district officials said this curriculum was chosen because it's proven to work, and right now in the district, pregnancy rates are on the rise.
They also told parents if they aren't comfortable with the content, their children do not have to participate.
"It's your decision parents," said Linda Macias, Associate Superintendent. "You make the decision to opt in all of the program, part of the program or just sections of the program."
Monday's board meeting was for discussion only. The program is set to start in the schools on October 24.
Cy-Fair ISD said the same curriculum is used in the Houston and Alief independent school districts.
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Henderson, Nevada, May 18, 2013 - Supporters of The American Humane Association were welcomed into the palatial Henderson home of Bruce and Barbara Woollen for the May 18 Great Gatsby Gala celebrating the work of the organization. The glamorous Saturday evening event was part of the elegant "Lights of Compassion" weekend in Las Vegas which raised funds to continue the work of the group.
It was an evening of glamour at the Great Gatsby Gala with superb entertainment, beautiful surroundings, delicious culinary offerings, and recognition of many of those who have supported the goals of the Association.
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Every guest was a VIP and was asked to pose for photos on the Red Carpet leading to the front door. The entertainment began even before people entered the magnificent home.
Guests mixed and mingled while enjoying cocktails and hors d'oeuvres as they admired the beautiful surroundings.
The evening was a wonderful opportunity to chat with guests that included philanthropists, entertainers, and television and movie stars all there to do their part to raise funds for the American Humane Association which supportslocal animal rescue efforts, and wounded warriors who need the healing care of a therapy dog.
Those honored during the evening were U.S. Congressman Joe Heck, Wayne Newton, Mrs. Howard Hughes (actress Terry Moore), and Christine Robinson, Executive Director of Las Vegas' The Animal Foundation, and philanthropist Patrick Park.
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Wayne Newton is one of only two people to receive Las Vegas' Medal of Honor. It's clear to all who know him that his heartfelt patriotism is at the very core of who Wayne Newton is. He has entertained troops in every major confrontation our country has been in since Vietnam and he was there twice.
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Mrs. Howard Hughes, aka actress Terry Moore, is committed to ensuring the welfare and well-being of animals and children and puts her energy behind missions that further these ideals.
Christine Robinson is the Executive Director of the Animal Foundation, a private non-profit multi-service agency dedicated to making a difference in the lives of animals in the Las Vegas Valley.
Dinner Chairs Bruce and Barbara Lee Woollen graciously opened their spacious home for this outstanding event because they are proud to add The American Humane Association to their long list of philanthropic work. "Each year, American Humane Association works to protect more than 400 million children and animals and helps our nation's military families cope with the impact of service. We can not think of a more worthy cause to support."
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Members of the Host Committee included Jaki Baskow, Bob Benzo, Lisa Bobak, Lynette Chappell, Mayor Andy A. Hafen, Eileen Hayes, congressman Joe Heck and Lisa Heck, Dorothy Huffey, Sally Kimball, Christian w. Kolberg, Jeanne marie Korn, Ken and Dianne Merkey, Cheryl Purdue, David Rangel, Laurence Ring, Esq. And Caren Caty, PhD, and Jim and Beverly Rogers.
For more information, call 866-242-1877, email [email protected], or visit the American Humane Society website.
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Dr. Alex Crowther
Adjunct Research Professor
Area(s) of Expertise: Western Hemisphere, COIN, Joint / Interagency / Intergovernmental / Multinational Issues, Reserve Components
Dr. Glenn Alexander Crowther grew up in Ethiopia, Brasil, Bolivia, and Indonesia, where his father worked as a civil engineer. He spent 30 years on active duty with the U.S. Army, including a decade each in the Cold War, the post-Cold War era, and the post-September 11, 2001, era, and retired as a colonel. He started out as a light infantry officer and later worked as a Latin American Foreign Area Officer and Strategic Plans & Policies Officer. He served overseas eight times: three times in Latin America, twice in Korea (including command of a company in the United Nations Command Security Force – Joint Security Area – Pan Mun Jom (UNCSF-JSA), and the Cheju-do Training Center), twice in Iraq and once in Belgium. He is Airborne, Air Assault, Pathfinder, and Ranger qualified and has the Expert Infantryman's Badge. Dr. Crowther served six Joint tours. His work at the strategic level includes tours at the Army Staff, the Joint Staff J5 (Strategic Plans & Policies), and as a Research Professor at Strategic Studies Institute. He was personally selected to be a Counterterrorism Advisor for the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, a Political Advisor for the MNC-I Commander, and a Special Assistant for the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He is currently a Senior Analyst for Wikistrat, the world's first massive multiplayer online consultancy which leverages a global network of subject-matter experts. He is also an Adjunct Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI). Dr. Crowther has extensive experience as a public speaker and as a conference organizer. He was the lead planner for the SSI/FIU/USSOUTHCOM/INSS Western Hemisphere Security Colloquium series 2004-10, and a co-founder of the Kingston Conference on International Security (KCIS) series 2005-10, which involved Queen's (University) Centre for International Relations (QCIR), Queen's University's Chair of Defence Management Studies, SSI, and the Canadian Land Force Doctrine and Training System. He was also an International Security Studies Fellow at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy. Dr. Crowther has made presentations at Miami, Kingston, Ontario, and various locations in and around Washington, DC. He was also an invited speaker at the Escola de Comando e Estado Maior do Exército (ECEME—the Brazilian Army Command and General Staff College/War College) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the Academia de Guerra (ACAGUE—the Chilean Army Command and General Staff College/War College) in Santiago, Chile. Dr. Crowther has published several monographs and chapters in edited volumes to include Security Requirements for Post-Transition Cuba (2007); Tailoring a U.S. Embassy for Stability and Reconstruction Operations in Stability Operations and State Building: Continuities and Contingencies (Dr. Greg Kaufmann, ed., 2008); "The Embassy at War" in Campaigning Magazine (2008); and "NATO should take the lead in Police Training" in NATO Defense College Forum Paper Series #11 (Dr. Christopher Schnaubelt, ed., 2009), as well as several opinion editorials including The Return of the Latin American Left (March 2005), Canadian Defense Policy—A breath of Fresh Air (July 2006), After Fidel, The Deluge? (March 2008), Chavez—The Beginning of the End (June 2008), and Kiss the Embargo Goodbye (February 2009). Additionally, he was the author, co-author or editor for a variety of articles and opinion editorials that appeared between 2010-12 in Foreign Affairs, Prism, per Concordium (the publication of the George C. Marshall Center), Frontiers in Development Forum proceedings (published by USAID), and a TED Talk. He has also been cited in numerous publications. Dr. Crowther specializes in strategy; Western Hemisphere issues; international development; insurgency/counterinsurgency; Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational (JIIM) issues and the Comprehensive Approach. Dr. Crowther has a BA in International Relations from Tufts University, an MS in International Relations from Troy University, and a Ph.D. in International Development from Tulane University.
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SSI books and monographs by Dr. Alex Crowther
Security Requirements for Post-Transition Cuba
July 30, 2007
Authored by Dr. Alex Crowther.
Whither Cuba's military?
SSI articles, editorial, and briefs by Dr. Alex Crowther
Op-Ed: The Army Should Embrace A2/AD
July 16, 2013
Kiss the Embargo Goodbye
February 09, 2009
Chavez - The Beginning of the End
June 03, 2008
After Fidel, The Deluge?
March 03, 2008
Canadian Defense Policy--A breath of Fresh Air
July 14, 2006
The Return of the Latin American Left
March 01, 2005


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One of my children had been in a car collision. No loss of limbs, no loss of life, just a fender bender in which he had backed into a parked car.
"What should I do?" he asked.
Good question.
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spells out safety, good-driving skills and who will cover the insurance premiums. Then the consequences are cut and dried. Check out the model contract at
Keep an emergency kit in the glove compartment.
This can be a simple list of instructions on what to do and whom to call in the event of an accident, along with a notepad and pen to exchange information and, of course, mandatory insurance and vehicle registration cards.
Some insurance companies also recommend
including a first-aid kit, a set of orange cones or self-lighting emergency flares, a disposable camera and names and numbers for rescue personnel to contact.
Document the collision.
Photograph the damage. If there were witnesses, get names and phone numbers so they can help clarify matters later.
File a police report
if the accident was more than a fender bender.
Avoid the blame game.
Finger-pointing will get you nowhere, except perhaps into a fight with the other driver. If necessary, stay in your car until the police arrive to mediate.
Even if you think you were at fault, you may not be. That's why insurance agents recommend that you not accept fault or blame at the scene. Let the police sort it out.


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In trying to forge a new career path, Monique Lazzarini decided to share some of her knowledge with others doing the same.
She hosts the Bay Area Career Fair in Concord where the focus will be on veterans and professionals.
Lazzarini said in attempting "to be resourceful and unconventional in my search," she came across a story of a veteran finding employment after years of not working.
"I knew I wanted the same for my neighbors in my community that were unemployed or displaced. … Having a passion for humanitarianism and for the thousands of people in our community that have a hand up, I created this event."
Her main goal is to build a stronger community and "economic environment by connecting people to opportunities."
She focused on making veterans an integral part of the event.
"Decreased dignity and self-esteem is a commonality I wanted to change with hope and opportunity."
Lazzarini has been working on the event for several months and is grateful to the many that helped.
"I am humbled by the outpouring of support and reminded that humanity exists."
She said with community outreach and recruiting efforts from some 60-plus volunteer professionals, the program has exceeded expectations.
The five-hour program will include career-readiness workshops and employers with opportunities. There are about 35 participating employers, including Starbucks, Dow, Home Depot, Lowe's, Safeway, Hertz, State Farm, Comcast, AC Transit, Kelly Services and more.
The workshops include resume building and review of veterans' resources; LinkedIn for job search; problem-action-result statements; interview techniques; connection with employers; and host-speaking opportunities.
She noted that LinkedIn, Job Boards and social media have changed the way career seekers search, research, network and apply for jobs.
"Conversely, social media has changed the ways recruiters search for talent …. Our LinkedIn for Job Search workshop is guaranteed to provide the tools necessary to increase the career seekers visibility and connections so that employers and recruiters can find them."
And, Lazzarini added, "Our employers, such as the FBI, Benchmark, Bio-Rad and Wells Fargo, are bringing top opportunities to match top talent from careers, such as special agents and officers to engineers, programmers, project managers, sales, personal bankers and skilled laborers to name a few."
Some elected officials have also helped to ensure the day is a success. In attendance will be representatives from state Sen. Mark DeSaulnier's office, and Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla and Supervisor Federal Glover, who both have been instrumental in the planning.
Lazzarini said the event wouldn't have come together without the aid of Experience Unlimited, a network of professionals seeking careers. EU offers free workshops.
"They are an amazing and diverse network of veterans and professionals. I am grateful," she said.
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WHAT: Bay Area Career Fair with focus on veterans and professionals
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 11
WHERE: Cal State East Bay Concord campus, 4700 Ygnacio Road, Concord
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I recently came across the following formula, which is apparently known as Laplace's summation formula:
$$\int_a^b f(x) dx = \sum_{k=a}^{b-1} f(k) + \frac{1}{2} \left(f(b) - f(a)\right) - \frac{1}{12} \left(\Delta f(b) - \Delta f(a)\right) $$ $$+ \frac{1}{24} \left( \Delta^2 f(b) - \Delta^2 f(a) \right) - \frac{19}{720} \left(\Delta^3 f(b) - \Delta^3 f(a) \right) + \cdots$$
(Of course, the right-hand side isn't guaranteed to converge.) The coefficient on the term with $\Delta^{k-1}$ is $\frac{c_k}{k!}$, where $c_k$ is apparently called either a Cauchy number of the first kind or a Bernoulli number of the second kind.
The formula looks to me like a finite calculus version of the Euler-Maclaurin summation formula.
I'm trying to find out more about Laplace's summation formula. However, the usual suspects (the arXiv, Wikipedia, MathWorld, Google) aren't turning up much. There was a little on MathSciNet, the most promising of which was a paper by Merlini, Sprugnoli, and Verri entitled "The Cauchy Numbers" (Discrete Mathematics 306(16): 1906-1920, 2006). The MathSciNet review says, "Application of the Laplace summation formula involving the harmonic numbers [is] also given." I've requested the paper through interlibrary loan, but it has not arrived yet.
While I'm interested in the formula in general, I'm particularly interested in these two questions.
What applications are there for the Laplace summation formula? (It seems like there ought to be a sufficient number of applications for it to deserve having Laplace's name attached to it. I suppose one could use it for asymptotic analysis, but I'm not sure what the advantage would be over Euler-Maclaurin.)
What is the error bound on the formula when it is truncated after $n$ terms?
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Animated Friday (Xmas Gif Edition)!
Posted by dan in Animated Friday, Totally Random but Decidedly Awesome on December 17, 2010
I haven't had an Animated Friday in a long time, simply because they have begun to lose their allure. There are a ton of sites devoted to animated GIFs out there, so what's the point of me posting them anymore? But then I came across this site, which renews my love of Animated GIFs by literally repackaging them for xmas:
So, go ahead and open your Christmas GIF.


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Wal-Mart and Gap Hold Off on Legally Binding Pact to Improve Worker Safety
Some of Europe's largest retailers agreed Monday to sign a legally binding agreement designed to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh's garment factories after a building collapse last month killed at least 1,127 workers and injured many more.
Under the five-year accord, Hennes & Mauritz AB, Inditex, the Spanish parent company of Zara, Tesco PLC and others agreed not to hire manufacturers whose clothing factories fail to meet safety standards and committed to paying for necessary repairs and renovations. The pact was...


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Will Wie, Thompson, Creamer, Gulbis Or ??? Be The Next LPGA Marketing Maven
July 12, 2010: The LPGA is seeking a fresh face or two to lead its marketing charge in 2010 and beyond. It may have its answer in seven-year pro Paula Creamer, or by going a bit back to the future with Se Ri Pak, an LPGA rookie in 1998 who won two of the Tour's four Major championships in her first year. The LPGA has sought to fill that role over the past few years with the retirements of top players Lorena Ochoa and Annika Sorenstam, both of whom were top marketing spokeswomen.
Pak has signed a deal with Hilton Worldwide to represent the hotelier in various marketing efforts both on and off the golf course. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Alexis Thompson, who turned pro this year at the age of 15, could be the young woman who moves into the lead marketing position, with deals that already include Cobra-Puma and Red Bull. Thompson looked strong at the U.S. Women's Open this past weekend at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club, but ultimately fell short to Creamer. Analysts say that victories for Thompson, and for others who could lead the LPGA marketing push, are the ultimate key.
Michelle Wie turned pro in 2005 at the age of 16 amidst much fanfare and sponsorship backing, earning about $12-$15 million from deals with McDonald's, Kia, Nike and Omega. However, unlike Sorenstam and Ocohoa, Wie, now 20, has not yet achieved a consistent level of success on the golf course. She did not make the cut at the U.S. Women's Open this past weekend and, according to Golf Digest, since turning pro has had more missed cuts and withdraws in Majors than she has had Top Ten finishes.
Creamer's win at the U.S. Open was her first Majors victory, but the 23-year-old golfer, whose fondness for pink has earned her the user-friendly nickname "Pink Panther," now has nine total wins on the LPGA Tour. Her endorsement deal with adidas-TaylorMade includes a signature line of shoes; she also has deals with, Kraft, Sundog Eyewear, RBS and NEC, according to marketing and endorsement firm Premiere Global Sports, New York.
As Creamer posted on Twitter, she expects her future to continue to shine. "Thank-you to all my sponsors! And to all my fans for always supporting me through the good and bad times. Hopefully [this Major win is] one of many more!"
Like Creamer, 27-year-old Natalie Gulbis has a bevy of endorsement deals, including adidas, Anheuser-Busch and EA Sports. But since joining the LPGA circuit in 2002 has only three wins (two of which were not part of the Tour). By comparison, Ochoa retired at the age of 28 with 30 victories (including 27 on the Tour, two of which were Majors) and Sorenstam retired at 37 with 72 LPGA wins and 27 victories on other circuits.
Sorenstam was earning close to $12 million annually from endorsements when she retired, according to analysts, who put Wie in the $12-$15 million range. Ochoa was taking in about half that amount when she retired earlier this year. Gulbis and Creamer are in the $3-$5 million area, Pak and Thompson are at about $2-$3 million each.
Pak, who won her 25th LPGA title at the Bell Micro LPGA Classic earlier this year and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, will wear the Hilton HHonors logo on the right side of her hat at all remaining professional golf events in 2010. In addition, Pak will participate in three City of Hope charitable fundraising events presented by Hilton Worldwide. The first was the Celebrity Golf Invitational at La Quinta Resort & Club on June 5. Future appearances will be at City of Hope Qualifying event at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando on Sept. 25 at The Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles on Oct. 11-13.
Pak will also speak at the Hilton Golf Academy Alumni event, open to all past Hilton Golf Academy attendees this fall.
"I am an active Hilton HHonors loyalty program member, and it brings me great pleasure to be able to show my support and appreciation of the many HHonors benefits I receive, during each competition this year on the golf course," Pak said in a statement. "Over the years I have found my home away from home at many of Hilton Worldwide's hotels, and I know I can trust that I will receive the best customer service at each hotel."
This partnership runs concurrent with a Hilton HHonors golf offering now through Sept. 6, 2010, in which members can enter the Hilton HHonors Golf Sweepstakes to win a roundtrip vacation with three of their friends to Scotland, Hawaii, Cabo San Lucas, Phoenix or Orlando. Grand Prize winners will also receive 100,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points and the opportunity to play 54 holes on Golf Digest's top-ranked courses. First Prize winners will receive a new 2010 Burner SuperFast TaylorMade driver, 2010 adidas TOUR360 4.0 shoes and 50,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points. (Full details here.)
LPGA marketing partners include Anheuser-Busch (Michelob Ultra), Choice Hotels, Blue Diamond Almonds, Prudential and Rolex.
"As we continue to show our support of the game of golf, we are honored to align our leading hotel loyalty program with Ms. Pak," Jeff Diskin, svp-global customer marketing, Hilton Worldwide, said in a statement. "Not only is she one of the most-respected and well-known LPGA players of all time, her winning attributes, unwavering dedication to her craft and her drive for excellence are attributes Hilton Worldwide can proudly stand behind."
Alexis Thompson, 15, Moves Into LPGA With Endorsers


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In planetary science, tidal locking is a phenomenon whereby the rotation period of a planetary body about its axis equals its orbital period. This means that one hemisphere of the planet always faces its parent or primary.
An example of a tidally-locked planet is Daled IV, which was described by Data, as a planet that "does not rotate." He further explained that "one side has constant night, the other constant daylight." He surmised that it was because of tidal locking that the two hemispheres on the planet developed disparate cultures, which may have been the major cause of the civil war on that planet. (TNG: "The Dauphin")
Another example of a tidally-locked planet is Dytallix B, in orbit around Mira Antliae. This uninhabited planet was mined by the Dytallix Mining Company. Due to the extreme temperatures on both the day and night sides of the planet, the mines were located in the temperate zone between these hemispheres. (TNG: "Conspiracy")
Other tidally-locked bodies include Ganymede, Luna and Remus. (TOS: "By Any Other Name"; DS9: "Past Tense, Part I"; Star Trek Nemesis)


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2012 in review: text of my piece for the Resource Management Journal on the changing legal landscape, and writing loudly on the political wall
All over the country, on land and at sea, the legal landscape is changing. In pursuit of balance, the National government is rewriting laws that have sustained and built our environment.
The results are good - in parts. Other parts so deeply undermine the precarious balance so far achieved, that they compromise the whole.
Passed in August, EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) legislation to manage our oceans was long overdue. Forest & Bird was pleased to see Environment Minister Amy Adams' last-minute change to provide for sustainable management in its purpose clause.
And yet, the new Act remains weaker than its land-based equivalent: the Resource Management Act (RMA), which applies out to 12 nautical miles. There can be no doubt that Parliament's 2012 intention differs from that in 1991; moreover, the Act will lack the Environment Court guidance on appeal that helped the RMA.
Conservation Minister Mrs Wilkinson is rewriting Marine Reserves legislation that has sat before Parliament since 2002, expected to govern reserve proposals out in the EEZ. Meanwhile, development hurries on. At the time of writing, government had not ruled out making oil exploration a permitted activity under EEZ regulations. Advice suggests this would be unlawful, contrary to both the spirit and the letter of the new Act. Once the regulations are done, the EEZ Act will commence.
Now, attention is turning to more local resource management.
Mrs Adams is considering TAG (Technical Advisory Group) proposals on RMA reform. There will be two RMA reform Bills, one of them introduced before Christmas, the other in 2013. The Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill has also been introduced, and sent to the Commerce select committee.
In September Forest & Bird joined our colleagues - the Environmental Defence Society, Fish & Game, Guy Salmon from Ecologic, Greenpeace NZ, and WWF New Zealand - in an open letter to Mrs Adams about the TAG's recommendation that sections 6 and 7 of the RMA should be rewritten. The letter expressed collective alarm that the government is considering such radical and poorly developed ideas, and explained at some length why.
The TAG has fallen foul of government policy. Far from simplifying and creating certainty, it would reopen 20 years' worth of law and learning under the RMA to politicisation and litigation if its proposals were adopted. It would have the side-effect of requiring re-interpretation of the whole Act, and invalidating much of the local-level planning done under it.
The first RMA Bill, being called non-controversial by Minister Amy Adams, is of serious concern for urban trees, birdlife, and Auckland. If this is 'non-controversial', one can only wonder at what is to come.
Other suggestions include further "streamlining" of RMA and concession decision-making under the Conservation Act, to the likely disadvantage of the latter, if the Crown Minerals Bill is any guide.
That Bill gives effect to Ministerial promises made in July 2010, following consultation on mining in national parks. In it, the Conservation Minister's powers are very cynically undermined.
Promises about adding Schedule 4 category land automatically to that schedule, not removing any land from the schedule, and publicly notifying "significant" applications to mine on public conservation land are kept. But what is "significant" is at the discretion of Ministers. A new "economic benefits" factor is to be added to access decision-making, and the Minister of Energy and Resources will have a new role. The Conservation Minister's powers under various Acts to classify the land that she administers are given to the Governor-General by Order in Council, involving all Cabinet Ministers. The purpose clause of the Act is rewritten: from being an Act to restate and reform the law, to one that is about promoting mining.
The pattern of "balance" asserting itself in these laws, where some good things are offset by other things, where economic development is weighed against environmental protection - or worse, development is the priority and the environment can wait - is a fallacy.
The bottom lines written on to our statute books 20 years ago, perceived as obstacles, currently being dismantled, are our fulcrum. From 1987 to 1991, Labour and National together laid down some passable foundations. More pressing than the challenge of squeezing out an extra percent or two of compound growth is managing it, within limits.
According to the TAG, New Zealanders' values had changed, therefore, the RMA was now out of date. According to Energy and Resources Minister Phil Heatley, "they [who have concerns] are not really New Zealand".
And yet, New Zealanders' love for nature showed again in 2010, when 40,000 of us occupied Queen St, 37,000 more wrote submissions, and the government backed down. Surveyed by DOC in 2012, 69 per cent of respondents agreed: conservation is at the heart of what it means to be a New Zealander.
There are some environmental boundaries it would be political suicide to cross. The government is testing them.


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Microsoft and HP announced last year a $250 million, three-year alliance between the two companies to collaborate on a range of IT infrastructure projects. The first deliverables from this project were announced today: a range of appliances for running Microsoft enterprise software.
Each appliance combines hardware, software, support, and management into a single, easy-to-deploy unit. Four were announced today: two available immediately and two later in the year. The promise for each is the same: turnkey, ready-to-run access to a range of Microsoft's enterprise software. Each appliance is tailored to its chosen workload and applications, and so it offers only limited configuration customization.
The two available today are the HP Business Decision Appliance, and the HP Enterprise Data Warehouse Appliance. The first of these is a SharePoint system: SharePoint 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008 R2 preinstalled onto an HP server. The companies say that it should take less than an hour to get installed and running. Pricing starts at around $28,000 with three years of support, with the SharePoint and SQL Server licenses purchased separately (so that they can use existing volume licenses).
The second appliance with immediate availability, the Enterprise Data Warehouse Appliance, is built around Microsoft's high-end SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse edition. It contains multiple servers—up to 40 in total—and storage modules, with database capacities ranging from 38TB up to 500TB. Pricing starts at around $2 million.
Available later in the year are the HP E5000 Messaging System, and the HP Business Data Warehouse Appliance. The E5000 Messaging System is an Exchange Server 2010 system, with pricing starting at $36,000. The appliance provides fully redundant hardware, and is preconfigured to use Exchange's Database Availability Groups replication feature. It should be available in March.
The Business Data Warehouse Appliance is a smaller counterpart to the Enterprise Data Warehouse Appliance, with availability starting in June. No pricing has been announced yet.
The companies also announced the HP Database Consolidation Appliance. This appliance, not expected until the second half of this year, will provide a single virtual environment providing access to multiple disparate databases. Microsoft is describing it as a "private cloud database," providing easily provisioned scalable database services for on-premises deployments.
The purpose of all this? Microsoft and HP believe that the data warehousing, business intelligence, and messaging market will be worth about $55 billion by 2015. These appliances allow organizations to deploy solutions quickly, easily, and most importantly, successfully: Microsoft claims only 32 percent of IT projects are regarded as "successful" by the companies implementing them, making IT infrastructure projects risky affairs. By providing preconfigured software, and hardware tailored to the needs of each application, the companies hope that these appliances will reduce that risk and make IT projects more successful.