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6 Tips to Make Performance Reviews More Useful for You and Your Manager
By Meghan M. Biro, Glassdoor.com
We've talked before about performance reviews, and tips to handle a difficult or negative review. Since then there's been a fair amount written about changing performance reviews altogether. In a social media world, especially with younger workers, waiting six or 12 months to for a review just doesn't make sense.
While most people dread reviews, they can be a really positive experience if they are frequent – almost real-time. In addition to supporting my theory that reviews should hold No Surprises for the reviewee, a weekly or monthly check-in can prevent the accumulation of bad feelings, grievances, shortcomings and transgressions. Managers would also benefit – they dread reviews as much as employees.
Here are 6 tips to make reviews a regular, straight-forward and helpful process:
1. Ask your manager for written objectives with specific ties to corporate goals. Take the objectives and tie them to a timeline of actions and tasks. Break this list into a monthly spreadsheet and prioritize tasks.
2. Set up a monthly objectives review with your manager, and make sure the spreadsheet it updated for those meetings.
3. If schedules allow, plan a weekly face-to-face that's less formal but lets critical issues get the attention they deserve – before they go into the red zone.
4. Take notes during the face-to-face and the monthly meeting. Update your spreadsheet as needed and make sure to send a copy to your manager after the meeting.
5. Ask how things are going. Invite your manager to be direct. Don't flinch if what you hear isn't all roses; ask right then what steps the manager would like you to take to get things back on track.
6. Look for events and opportunities to learn, and include them in your spreadsheet – show the boss you're in it for the long haul and interested in continuous improvement.
Of course, there are other things to keep track of that don't fit into a spreadsheet. Remember to note your accomplishments and keep track of ways in which you have helped the company succeed.
Remember to leave time in your schedule and spreadsheet for the inevitable last-minute projects and distractions that always pop up. About 15 percent of your time should be reasonably free to manage time-sensitive, unplanned tasks.
Leave your emotions at the door during your monthly check-ins. This is a time to listen and learn, not a time to defend and react.
Monthly check-ins are a good way to do exception-handling and manage expectations. Your responsibilities are bound to evolve on a timeline that's a lot shorter than 12 months, so treat this meeting as a time to evolve your job to the next level.
If your manager recommends improvements in one of your meetings, chances are it will be a slight mid-course correction and not a soul-killing rejection of your work. Treat performance appraisals as part of your routine, like checking for software updates and cleaning out your mailbox. You'll be on top of things and less likely to get an unpleasant surprise.
And always remember: your manager isn't criticizing you, the person. He or she is setting expectations and making sure they are met. Constructive criticism is a lot easier to take in small doses. A once-a-month check-in can take the sting out of a request for a change in direction or attitude.
Let us know if this approach helps you and your manager stay in alignment throughout the year.
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No Medicaid decision from Fla. lawmakers
Florida Democratic leaders want Gov. Rick Scott to veto the state budget or call a special session after the Legislature adjourned without passing an expansion of the state's Medicaid plan.
House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston said some low-income Floridians are not benefiting from the budget.
In an unusual alliance, Scott, Senate Republicans, Democrats, Florida hospitals, health advocates and a diverse mix of business and labor groups all supported a bill that would have drawn down more than $50 billion from the federal government over the next decade. That would have allowed an estimated 1.1 million low-income Floridians to purchase private insurance.
But the Florida House leaders refused to consider that proposal, saying they didn't want to take funds tied to President Barack Obama's health care plan.

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Sacred Heart hockey again can't get over the top
BRIDGEPORT -- ECAC opponent or no, it was Sacred Heart's latest, best chance to get a win in men's hockey. One more time, the Pioneers just couldn't get over the top.
Andrew Ammon's fourth goal, on a third-period power play, gave Princeton a 4-3 win over Sacred Heart on Friday at Webster Bank Arena.
The Pioneers (0-10-2) led 3-1 in the second period, and even after the Tigers tied it, Sacred Heart had three third-period power plays and had a Ben Ketchum breakaway out of the penalty box.
"The game boiled down to: They scored two power-play goals, and we didn't on those two or three power plays in a row," Pioneers coach C.J. Marottolo said. "We didn't get it done."
Princeton (3-3-1) has a win over then-fourth-ranked Cornell and a tie against St. Lawrence. It's no slouch, and besides, it has an early-season winning record in the ECAC.
It was 368 days earlier when Sacred Heart beat Yale 7-6 at the arena, its first win after 11 losses last season.
Sacred Heart took leads of 1-0 and 3-1 Friday. It was outshot in the first two periods but was playing a solid game at even strength.
"The last three games are games we've been in and could've won," Marottolo said.
The Pioneers outshot Princeton 20-5 in the third.
"Going into that period, it was a tie game," Marottolo said. "Our effort, the proof is in the pudding. It's frustrating, obviously, for the guys in the room. We're not getting the results."
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Records: Princeton 3-3-1; Sacred Heart 0-10-2 . Scoring: P--Andrew Ammon (4 goals), Andrew Calof (3 assists), Tyler Maugeri (2a), Eric Meland (2a); SH--Chad Barthelmess (1g), Nick Curry (1g), Ben Ketchum (1g), Alex Stuart (1a), Eric Delong (1a), Kyle Verbeek (1a), Neil Fachini (1a), Brian Sheehan (1a), Jake Lynes (1a); Goalies: P--Sean Bonar (3 saves), Mike Condon (23); SH--Steven Legatto (25); Shots: P--29; SH--29


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EVERETT — People are being asked to stay out of the water at Howarth Park and Pigeon Creek beaches after a power outage Saturday morning caused a sewage spill into Port Gardner.
City spokeswoman Marla Carter said power has been restored and the city's sewer lift station is back in operation.
About 40,000 gallons of sewage was released into the bay. Water quality samples have been taken.
City officials notified the state Department of Ecology, Department of Health, Port of Everett and city of Mukilteo, Carter said.
Signs urging people to stay out of the water have been posted at the beaches.
The signs are to be removed when water samples signify that the water quality has returned to normal levels.


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Prosecutors: Businessman took $500,000 from manufacturer
Prosecutors are seeking a stiff prison term for an Indiana businessman who admitted to stealing more than $500,000 from an Iowa manufacturer.
A filing from the U.S. Attorney's office in Cedar Rapids says prosecutors will ask a judge Wednesday to sentence Lowell Hancher to between 12 and 16 years behind bars.
The businessman from Sheridan, Ind., has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud, admitting that he carried out two separate fraud schemes worth $2.3 million.
Prosecutors say he abused his position as board chairman for Spencer, Iowa-based Cycle Country Accessories to steal $507,000 from the company for personal expenses. The company makes equipment for all-terrain vehicles and golf carts.
Prosecutors say he defrauded investors in a Colorado contractor out of $1.8 million.


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DOVER – Governor John Lynch will visit today at 1:30 p.m. to assess damage done to the area.
Crews continue to respond to requests for assistance in Hurricane Sandy cleanup today, caring for loose tree branches and debris and fallen trees.
The following roads remain closed as of 12:30 p.m. today: 134 Mount Vernon St. to Abbott Street, Oak Street from Portland Avenue to Atlantic Avenue, Tolend Road from Dean Drive to French Cross Road, 25 Sunset Drive to Cataract Avenue, a portion of Glen Hill Road is reduced to one lane, Nute Road, Oak Street closed from Coolidge Avenue to Park Street, Garrison Road from Back River Road to Morningside Drive, Chestnut Street from Orchard Street to First Street and a portion of French Cross Road.
City Manager Michael Joyal reported Monday night that a large tree fell and damaged a home on French Cross Road and a tree that fell on Oak Street damaged parked vehicles. A light pole was dislodged along the Chestnut Street bridge causing the street to close by the bridge until the scene is cleared. No injuries related to the storm have been reported.
As of noon on Tuesday, 12% of Dover PSNH customers were without power, leaving 1,913 homes without electricity due to the rain and wind gusts hitting the community Monday night.
Public schools in Dover remain closed today, but all city offices and facilities resumed regular schedules, after closing early on Monday.
As a reminder, trick-or-treat for Dover has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 3, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
To help residents who are clearing storm debris, the Recycling Center will open two additional days this week, on Wednesday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Recycling Center will be open on the regularly scheduled days of Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Curbside trash and recycling pickup is not affected and will be picked up as scheduled.
Road closures and updated information can be found on the City's website at http://www.ci.dover.nh.us/ throughout the day.
DOVER — Hurricane Sandy brought strong winds, heavy rain, power outages and street closures to the Garrison City.
At 2 p.m. Monday, the city closed all facilities and administrative offices. City Manager Michael Joyal said Community Services, police and fire crews continue to remain available to respond to assistance requests.
Residents are being asked to stay off the roads and prepare for severe weather and power outages. As of 7 p.m. Monday, Public Service of New Hampshire was reporting 1,104 customers without power in Dover.
Joyal wrote in a public statement Monday afternoon that Gov. John Lynch declared a state of emergency, closed state offices and was encouraging businesses to allow workers to travel home Monday afternoon and remain off the roadways throughout the height of the storm.
"As a result, all City of Dover administrative offices and recreation facilities will be closing at 2 p.m. this afternoon and are currently expected to reopen for regular operations Tuesday morning," he wrote. "The effects of the storm for us here in Dover could possibly be downed trees creating potential for traffic hazards, damaged buildings and the resulting power outage events. Our streams and rivers should be able to handle the forecasted amount of rain at this time of year and flooding is not expected to be a big problem but we will be alert for any possible localized street and high tide related flooding."
By Monday night wind gusts had approached 45 mph in Dover with intermittent periods of rain and the following roads had been listed as closed due to trees falling on electrical wires and other hurricane related activity: 134 Mount Vernon St. to Abitz Street, Oak Street from Portland Avenue to Atlantic Avenue and from Coolidge Avenue to Park Street, Tolend Road from Dean Drive to French Cross Road, 25 Sunset Drive to Cataract Avenue, a portion of Glen Hill Road is reduced to one land, and Nute Road.
Streets will reopen once crews restore power and remove hazards.


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The moody, gritty PC/PS3/Xbox 360 shooter Metro: Last Light was supposed to come out in early 2013, which is probably why ads for it started showing up atop New York City taxi cabs many weeks ago. Then Metro's publisher, THQ fell apart. Metro will eventually be released by new publisher Deep Silver. For now, it's still possible to see cabs in Manhattan topped with these ads. Their prominence is fading, as the ads cycle out. But if you look closely, you'll see a THQ logo in the bottom right corner.
I shot this photo last night. It's a vestige of what was in an ad for a game that we'll play who-knows-when.


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Dear Netters, could anybody share with me his/her experience with PCR detection of transformed Arabidopsis plants by detection of: 1. CaMV promoter sequence 2. CaMV enhancer region of CaMV promoter 3. neomycine phosphotransferase II gene 4. hygromycine phosphotransferase gene I would much appreciate primer sequence and size of PCR amplified product. Also any WWW or e-mail contact related is appreciated much. Thank you in advance for your help reply sent directly to my address nfix at jcu.cz. Ivo Wiesner


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Algiers, the City of Four Islands, offers expats an interesting, exciting and cultural experience sure to expand one's horizons and open the eyes to new ways of life. The history of Casbah, dating back to the 17th century, is astounding in both its beauty and its stories, while expats can enjoy traditional couscous and other foods on a day to day basis and especially during one of Algeria's festivities. Being a part of the InterNations' Algiers Community will help you get to know Algeria through the eyes of experienced expats, gaining answers to ordinary questions such as "where can I learn French?" to "are vacation trips into the desert safe?". There are many things you can learn about when reading through our forum or simply by getting directly in touch with fellow expats through InterNations, from overview of international schools in Algiers to tips on how to best cope with culture shock.
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We have information on all subjects of Greek Mythology, including details on Greek Gods like Zeus, Poseidon and Apollo, Greek Goddesses like Aphrodite, Hera and Athena and Titans like Atlas.
We also feature Greek Myths like the Creation of Man by Prometheus and Greek Heroes like Perseus and Hercules.
In our Greek Mythology Pictures section you can find 1000s of Greek Mythology images, drawings and graphics. Finally, in our Books section you will find the full text of Greek Mythology and Ancient Greek Literature books like The Iliad and The Odyssey.
If a hero is properly defined as somebody who does something dangerous to help somebody else, then the heroes of Greek mythology do not qualify. They were a pretty selfish bunch, often with additional antisocial tendencies thrown into the bargain--in other words, not exactly role models for the younger generation of today. But knowing their names and exploits is essential for understanding references in literature and even popular culture today.
So let's recognize and celebrate Hercules and Perseus and the others by their proper dictionary definition: "In mythology and legend, a man or woman, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his or her bold exploits, and favored by the gods."
This is a list of mythological places which appear in mythological tales, folklore, and varying of the Norse pantheon. Asphodel Meadows, In Greek mythology, the section of the underworld where ordinary souls were sent to live after death.
Myths are universal and timeless stories that reflect and shape our lives — they explore our desires, our fears, our longings, and provide narratives that remind us what it means to be human.
The following is a list of gods, goddesses and many other divine and semi-divinefigures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion Contents.
The Romans, as they grew and conquered other lands, adopted those things from other cultures that they liked. They even adopted other peoples' gods. When the Romans met the Greeks and heard all the stories about the Greek gods, they adopted all the Greek gods. They changed the names of the gods to make them Roman and changed some of the stories to make the gods act more like Romans. Soon they even were able to act like these had been Roman gods all along
Athena was the Greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. She was the daughter of Zeus; her birth is unique in that she did not have a mother
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Switzerland are celebrating as the first European team to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada next summer, and England, Sweden and Norway will look to join them during June's qualifiers. UEFA.com rounds up the action.
The seven group winners qualify and the four runners-up with the best records against the sides finishing first, third, fourth and fifth in their groups go into the play-offs next autumn for the one remaining UEFA berth in the expanded 24-team finals, for which the hosts and Switzerland have already been joined by holders Japan, Australia, China, South Korea and Thailand.
Group 1
Germany have won all eight games and warmed up for what looks a likely qualification by visiting finals hosts Canada and beating them 2-1 in a Vancouver friendly. In the race behind them, Russia remain five points ahead of the Republic of Ireland and have reduced Germany's lead to eight points.
On Saturday, Russia won 2-1 in Slovenia while Ireland needed a last-gasp Denise O'Sullivan goal to defeat Croatia 1-0. Russia and Ireland then drew 0-0 on Thursday. On 20 August, Ireland host Slovenia the day before Russia play Slovakia. Even if both win, Germany will only need a draw in Russia on 13 September, or at home to Ireland four days later, to confirm first place.
Group 2
Italy secured an impressive 4-0 win in the Czech Republic, with Patrizia Panico scoring twice to take her international tally to 105 and reducing the gap to leaders Spain to three points with two games left. Still, with a head-to-head advantage, Spain only need three points from their trips to Romania on 13 September and the Czech Republic four days later to clinch a World Cup debut, even if Italy beat Estonia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Group 3
Switzerland were the first European team to qualify when they overcame Israel 9-0 on Saturday with six different scorers – though it took a 1-1 draw between Denmark and Iceland the following day to confirm their progress. For good measure, Switzerland – who have never previously reached a major finals – won 7-0 in Serbia on Thursday, again six players on the scoresheet.
The focus now turns to the race for second place and Iceland – 5-0 victors against Malta – remain four points ahead of Denmark, who prevailed 5-0 in Israel on Thursday and have a game in hand. However, to make the most of that, Denmark will need to win in Iceland on 21 August.
Group 4
Sweden took a huge step towards Canada when Kosovare Asllani scored twice in Saturday's 3-1 win in Scotland, Kim Little's penalty having cancelled out Caroline Seger's early opener in a meeting of two sides that began the match with 100% records. Sweden then won 5-0 in the Faroe Islands while Scotland defeated Northern Ireland 2-0. Sweden and Scotland share top spot with 21 points, but Pia Sundhage's team have a game in hand – in Poland on 21 August.
Poland themselves were held 1-1 by Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, meaning Scotland and Sweden are confirmed as the top two. On 13 September, Scotland host the Faroe Islands and Sweden play Bosnia and Herzegovina four days before the two contenders meet for their reverse fixture.
Group 5
Norway played their two games in hand on previous leaders the Netherlands, maintaining their 100% record by defeating Greece 6-0, with six different scorers, before winning 2-0 in Portugal, Maren Mjelde and Isabell Herlovsen striking again for an eighth victory. Norway are now five points clear of the Netherlands with two games to go and will qualify if they win in Albania on 13 September, or if the Dutch fail to beat Portugal. Even if that does not happen, Norway will only need a point four days later away against the Netherlands – who are assured of at least second place thanks to their head-to-head advantage over Belgium.
Group 6
England are just one point away from clinching the group after winning 3-0 in Belarus and 2-1 in Ukraine, Casey Stoney and Eniola Aluko striking early before Olha Ovdiychuk became the first player to score against Mark Sampson's side in the group. Wales won 1-0 against Turkey and 3-0 in Belarus with a late Natasha Harding hat-trick to keep the group alive, though they trail England by five points with two games to go, Ukraine nine further back but having two extra fixtures in hand.
England will qualify with a point in Wales on 21 August, the day after Ukraine visit Belarus, who they will have hosted on 2 August. Ukraine need victories in those games to stay in contention for second place. Ukraine play Turkey and Wales in September, when England visit Montenegro.
Group 7
Leaders France, with seven victories out of seven, were not in group action, instead travelling to the United States for two friendlies, losing 1-0 and drawing 2-2. However, Finland lost their perfect record as they went down 3-1 on Saturday in Austria, who perhaps crucially hold a head-to-head advantage having only lost 2-1 in the reverse game in Turku.
Without goalkeeper Tinja-Riikka Korpela who was sent off late on in Austria, Finland then beat Bulgaria 4-0 on Wednesday. The following day Austria won 3-0 in Kazakhstan and although they trail Finland by three points and have played a game more, Andrée Jeglertz's Finns must play France twice in September. Before that, on 20 August, France visit Hungary, and the next day Finland go to Bulgaria. Austria return to action on 13 September against Hungary.
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Of the estimated 365,000 books published somewhere in the world each year, only a small portion are reviewed. Books are reviewed in newspapers, news magazines, review publications, scholarly, research and professional journals and popular magazines. Some book reviews are found on electronic online services.
There are several ways to determine whether or not a book has been reviewed and to find the review. In the Busse Center Library this involves both electronic and paper sources.
The Busse Library Webpages include a number of electronic indexes to periodicals. Most have full-text articles which may be printed from the computers. You can use the phrase "book review" in an EBSCOhost search request to look for articles; pair this phrase with an author or book title of interest. With e-commerce growing, an increasing number of book review sites may be found on the WWW.
An efficient way to search for a review citation is to KEYWORD search. One way is to use the author's first and last name such as Ann Lovejoy, e.g. ann lovejoy
Another is to use the major word(s) in the title Herbs in the Garden, e.g. herbs and garden
And a third is to use the author's last name and important word from the title, e.g. lovejoy and herbs
Most databases are not case sensitive so there is no need to capitalize. The software will not search for articles and prepositions so do not use them.
Two useful paper indexes are Book Review Digest and Book Review Index. They are near the microfilm and microfiche cabinets on the first floor. These work well when you know the year in which the book was first published. Check the volume for the year of publication and the following year or two. There sometimes a lag between publication and review.
Book Review Digest includes citations to books reviewed in selected publications since 1905. It includes short abstracts of some of the reviews. There are several cumulative indexes to assist finding older reviews.
Book Review Index includes citations to reviews in many more publications. It does not includes abstracts. The Busse Center Library has this index back to 1965.
Reviews may also be located using the other paper periodical indexes found in the Reference Area and on the shelves for older periodical indexes overlooking the northeast corner of the Atrium.
The Reader's Guide and Nineteenth Century Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature include book reviews. Some of the discipline specific indexes also include citations to reviews.
Publication dates can be found in several ways. If you have the book, check the publication and copyright dates on the verso side of the title page. A newly republished book may have an earlier copyright date.
Use the Busse Library Catalog. If we own the book, you will find the publication date on the record.
You may access many other library catalogs over the Internet. A large university or public library may own the book. Search their catalogs. The publication date will be in the record.
The Reference Librarian can help you check a huge bibliographic database of book records called WorldCat on the databases webpage. Ask for assistance.
Our periodical holdings are indicated on the several of the periodical index databases. You may check the Bound Periodical Stacks or the Current Periodical section, as appropriate.
If we do not have the periodical in which the review appears, you may request a copy of the review through InterLibrary Loan (ILL). You can initiate an ILL request from EBSCO or WorldCat.


text: Although IRONMAN has enjoyed its partnership with Laguna Phuket, the race's small scale and inability to grow limits its viability as a long-term venue in the region. "The capacity of the 70.3 Laguna Phuket is only 800 athletes, and demand for our races in the region is such that we require venues that can in time grow to become important regional races," said Steve Meckfessel, Managing Director of Global Race Operations for WTC. "We hope our friends at Laguna Phuket can find a partner with more experience operating smaller races."


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At Mr. Howell's house, 218 Bleecker Street, Toronto. (About 1888). The object shown on the table is a Wimshurst influence machine made by Mr. Moore. With this machine and Leyden jars, they were able to get a spark about 13 inches long, which they photographed.
Left to right: Mr. Baters, A. Elvins, A.F. Miller, G.G. Pursey, W.J. Moore.


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Okay, I purposely didn't watch Oprah on Friday, as much as I love that woman and hate to miss her show. But, I knew that Chynna Phillips was going to be on, talking about her sister, Mackenzie's, recent revelations on Oprah, that she had a very, very long-term affair with her father, John Phillips. This […]
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I have been blogging recently about the modified Daily 5 program that I have implemented in my classroom. Along with the Daily 5 activities that my students complete each day, we are also introducing and explicitly teaching a variety of reading strategies from the CAFE (comprehension, accuracy, fluency, extending vocabulary) model.
Last week I blogged about how I had started individual conferences during reading time. I have been conducted Guided Reading sessions for the past seven years, so beginning the conferences is a learning experience and I am continually reflecting and refining my new Literacy Block structure.
I have had a few conversations with teachers about why I am not doing Guided Reading in my Literacy block at this stage. For some, it is a bit of a shock and it seems to be a controversial topic, given that Early Years training has dominated how Literacy has been taught for many years in Victoria. For this reason, I thought I would blog about the differences between Guided Reading and strategy groups.
This week, I identified students who are working on the same goal and who would benefit from working in a small strategy group. I noted this in my CAFE recording folder and we've set up a meeting for next week. Running conferences and strategy groups requires a lot of organisation and careful planning, but when you know your students, it is all fairly straightforward to implement.
The main reason I am now running individual conferences and strategy groups is because I believe it targets individual needs better than Guided Reading. During strategy groups, the teacher is working on a specific goal with a small group of students, and all of these students have the same goal (eg. checking for understanding, blending and chunking words, pausing at punctuation etc). Traditionally children are placed in Guided Reading groups because of their reading level, not the reading strategies they use. This means you could have a group of students who are all reading around a certain (instructional) level but present with very different reading behaviours. (I understand and appreciate that Guided Reading groups are designed to be "fluid" and of course kids may move groups at various times during the year.)
Of course there are advantages to Guided Reading too, and students will benefit from reading teacher selected books at times. I am not saying I will never do Guided Reading again, but I like to constantly think about best practise. Knowing your students as learners is the most important aspect here, and as long as you use methods that are backed up by sound research, you are doing your job as an educator.
In no way am I trying to convince people they should be doing things "my" way. I am simply presenting my thoughts and experiences so you can make up your own mind about how you can best cater for the needs of your students. While the Early Years model was intended to meet the needs of individual learners (and it certainly does in many areas), my experience and research shows that there can be other ways to achieve this personalised learning approach.
Remember if you want to know more about the Daily5 and CAFÉ model I suggest you purchase and read the books. They really are a wealth of information and include research behind the benefits of these approaches.
I would love to hear your thoughts!


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Santa's come and gone, and the wrapping paper's been shredded to pieces. Now we wanna know what you got. Did you find everything your heart desired under the tree or were there only lumps of coal waiting?
While there were many pleasant surprises, I can tell you that I most definitely did not get everything I wanted this year. (Unless one of you kidnapped Tony Stark, left him wearing nothing but a bow, and sneaked him under my tree in the past hour, that is.)
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Kindle 2 and Kindle DX Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of keys that you can press on your Kindle to perform various functions. Often, you can access these same functions using the five-way controller to select a series of menu options. But the keyboard shortcuts offer a convenient and faster way of carrying out commonly needed functions.
In addition to key combinations, you can enter shortcut commands in any search field. (To get to the search screen, press the Home button, press the Menu button, and then select Search.) You can see a list of those shortcut commands by entering @help in the search field. Then press the Enter key, which is right below the Del key.
To enter the @ symbol, press the SYM key on the Kindle keyboard and use the five-way controller to select the @ symbol — or any other symbol you need. You need to be in the process of typing text for the symbols to appear.
Here are the keyboard shortcuts and shortcut commands available for your Kindle:
|To Make This Happen
|Do This
|Show the time
|Type @time or press the Menu button (the time appears at the
top of the screen)
|Display free memory
|Press the Menu button (free memory appears in the top-left
corner of the screen)
|Capture a screenshot
|Press Alt+Shift+G (the image is saved as a .gif file in the documents folder, and
you can copy or view it when the Kindle is connected to your
|Go to the Kindle Store
|Press Alt+Home button
|Open the Kindle store with search results for book titles
containing keyword
|Type @store keyword
|Jump to a particular page on your Home screen
|Press and hold Alt, type the page number, and then press the
five-way controller
|Go to the next article in a newspaper or magazine
|Move the five-way controller to the right, or press Alt+Next
Page or Alt+ Prev Page
|Quickly search the Web from your Home screen
|Type your search terms, use the five-way controller to move the
cursor to the right, and then select Google as the search
|Add a bookmark
|Press Alt+B
|Play or pause an MP3 track
|Press Alt+spacebar
|Advance to the next song
|Press Alt+F
|Pause an Audible audiobook
|Press the spacebar
|Start or stop the Text-to-Speech feature
|Press Shift+SYM
|Pause or resume the Text-to-Speech feature
|Press the spacebar
|Change the spacing and number of lines per page (the default is
|Press Alt+Shift+number (where number is from 1
through 9)
|Delete all text in the editing window
|Press Alt+Del
|Refresh the display
|Press Alt+G


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When the fiasco over
Given how experienced stock pickers go about their art, the gyrations over the last few days are virtually beside the point. Here's why:
The last time you bought stock in a company, you probably had a reasonable argument for why you thought its price would rise: the company makes dependable products that people need, it has competent leaders at its helm, the shares look cheap relative to those of inferior rivals, etc. You also might even know (in theory) how sophisticated participants in the market attempt to arrive at a fair value for those shares.
A quick refresher on that last part, just in case: The price of a share of stock is based on how much money a company can potentially earn in the future. Makes sense: Ultimately, companies are only worth something if they can generate positive cash flows; otherwise, the owners should just fire the staff, sell the buildings, furniture and equipment, and move on.
Once you've estimated those cash flows, you must convert them to present dollars by dividing them at some appropriate rate equal to the return you might have earned investing your money in a similarly risky venture. That's it: Estimate the cash streams and discount them to present dollars.
Doing a traditional "discounted cash flow" (DCF) valuation calculation isn't rocket science, but doing it right requires a fair bit of work and a ton of educated guessing. (There are less rigorous valuation techniques, like price-to-earnings ratios and the like, but DCF is the king.)
Let's focus on the guessing part of this game, and what it means---or doesn't---for a company like Facebook.
A valuation model basically comes in two pieces: the earnings to come in the next five years (which you can approximate with some confidence) and the earnings to come all the years after that (which you estimate by waving what amounts to a wet finger in the air). That second piece is called the "terminal value." Sum up those two pieces, divide by the number of shares, and Voila: you have the total present value of the stock today.
The first piece is hard enough to get a handle on, depending on what industry a company is in. If the company manufactures sheet steel, estimating earnings for each of the next five years is relatively easy---assuming the global economy doesn't implode or the world doesn't discover a stronger, cheaper substitute for steel between now and 2017.
If, however, the company makes, say, designer jeans or smart phones, the estimates get a little fuzzier, given how finicky consumers can be. If the company sells online advertising on a social networking platform, well, who knows what that market will look like in the next five months, let alone in the next five years?
Here's the really unsettling part: The first piece of the valuation model (comprised of the cash flows over the next five years) might only account for a quarter of the overall valuation. The second piece (the terminal value) accounts for the rest, along with the value of any real estate, marketable securities and cash. In other words: Most of the stock price is tied up in the terminal value.
How hard is it to calculate the correct terminal value? Really hard. I won't derive the formula, but here it is:
TV = cash flow in Year 6 / (r – g)
In the formula, "r" equals the long-term discount rate, and "g" equals the company's long-term growth rate (assumed to smooth and flatten over time).
While the arithmetic is easy, you can see how even small changes in that denominator would wildly swing the terminal value.
Consider: In a May 7 research report, Brian Wieser, an equity analyst with Pivotal Research Group, kindly provided a matrix of potential valuations for Facebook based on different assumptions for both the long-term discount rate and the long-term growth rate. Just based on changes in the resulting terminal value, Facebook's valuation would swing between $23 and $81, and the company's total market value between $59 billion and $207 billion. That's a big swing. In Wieser's model, Facebook's terminal value accounts for fully two-thirds of its overall worth. He thinks Facebook's shares are fairly priced at $30.
"The change [in price] can be pretty substantial with a change in discount rate or growth rate," says Wieser. "My philosophy on this: Establish a benchmark you're comfortable with---in this case,
So what does all of this glorified guesswork mean for Facebook shareholders and those watching anxiously from the sidelines?
If you're placing daily bets on Facebook shares (and I sincerely hope most of you aren't), then obviously you care a lot if they lurch 15% in either direction. But as to whether the company is intrinsically worth $30 or $40 or anything in between, much of what's in that number, by definition, is noise at the moment.
Social networking is no fad, and Facebook is a giant. It's worth...something. As to how much, even talented analysts can't know with precision. Eventually (though probably not for awhile), the company's cash flows will coalesce around some better-defined trajectory, the valuation models will firm up and comfort levels will rise.
Until then, and if you must, try to enjoy the ride.


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PC-BSD Interview
PC-BSD is one of the newest additions to the BSD family. The focus for this project is to create a user-friendly desktop experience based on FreeBSD and it has quickly garnered attention from media and the community. Kris Moore founder and lead developer of PC-BSD took some time off to answer a few questions about the past and current state of the project in general and its relation to KDE in particular.
Can you tell us about the history of your distribution?
PC-BSD was initially released as 0.5 Beta about a year ago, April 2005.
Why did you choose KDE and which version of KDE did you first implement?
The first Beta release of PC-BSD used KDE 3.4, and since then we have
How did you find initial support for a new distro?
The support from the community was awesome! As one of the first real
What could KDE have done better to help new distros use KDE?
Probably by providing more information about the text file
What were your first impressions about KDE's documentation and community?
Fixing some specific bugs/tasks were often made easy by searching the
How closely do your releases depend on KDE releases?
Not too closely at the moment. Typically there is enough stuff for us to
Do you have a clear target audience for your distro?
Yes, our Operating System is targeted at folks who like the stability/security that Unix and Open Source has to offer, but don't wish to learn
Do you have any user feedback mechanism? If so, what feedback do they have about KDE?
Our PC-BSD forums are very popular, and we get a fair amount of
In what ways do you customise the version of KDE that ships with your distro?
We make it a point not to do any code customisation of KDE, to make it
What are the biggest strengths of KDE for your distro?
Consistency. KDE across the board, has the feel of a polished and
What are the biggest weaknesses?
It seems the memory usage is a tad much at times, and optimisation is
What KDE applications are the most popular among your users?
Kopete is probably one of the most popular and we also use Konqueror as our
Do you feel that you have a good relationship with the KDE community?
Honestly, I haven't had much contact with the KDE community yet. Most of
What feature would you as a distro maintainer like to see in KDE?
Maybe a more powerful kicker, with more features that can make it
Another BIGGIE is making sure KDE keeps up the FreeBSD support, since
Is the extended 4.0 release cycle an issue for your distro?
We will wait patiently for 4.0 :) However, a lot of the things we're
What are you most looking forward to about the 4.0 release?
Plasma sounds like a winner here. A better looking, slick desktop is
Do you plan any involvement in the beta/RC releases of the 4.0 release?
Not for the released copies of PC-BSD, however, I'm positive there will
Any other plans for your distro in the future?
We always have some ideas that we are throwing around. Since we are
PCBSD with KDE is cool
Tight KDE integration in PC-BSD, and BSD does seem very stable. But performance wise it is a bit slower on 1.7Ghz system. I tried PC-BSD for KDE's sake, and found very good stability and integration. Because of KDE I felt really comfortable. KDE Does make Unix a Desktop OS :)
Good Luck with PC-BSD and KDE in future :)
By Asif Ali Rizwaan at Tue, 2006/09/05 - 5:00am
Re: PCBSD with KDE is cool
KDE may have earned a record as a memory hog. It's not even the fastest in the shed in a decent system but still. Default performance/look&feel settings on PC-BSD are faster then Windows XP self managed. I first used PC-BSD /w KDE 3.5.x on a 500Mhz machine that used to run XP Professional. MUCH faster !
For speed, all roades lead away from DE's and into WM's :-)
By TerryP at Tue, 2006/09/05 - 5:00am
Re: PCBSD with KDE is cool
I run KDE, all the goodies turned on, using many apps at the same time, many WWW tabs in Konqueror, etc. and I don't have any problem with memory usage. I have 512MB of RAM, and looking at memory prices these days it's really not a huge amount. I have to wonder if I would really be okay with the upcoming Windows Vista, since this is actually the minimum requirement!
P.S. I don't plan on ever installing Windows again, this is just comparison... got to preserve my reputation here!
By Jack H at Wed, 2006/09/06 - 5:00am
Re: PCBSD with KDE is cool
I assume geekwise installation of PCBSD compensates a whole lot of windows desktops...
By Itchy at Wed, 2006/09/06 - 5:00am
Great but still...
First of all let me say that this is really a great distro. It installed to my laptop and after loading my fixed DSDT (as I need to to with all distros) I had battery status, network monitoring and everything else working (well I haven't tried wireless but nevertheless).
Setting up ADSL/PPPoE also proved to be rather easy, although no GUI was available for this.
All in all this really _much_ better than K/Ubuntu, which I have dropped the day before yesterday, after having huge problems with PPPoE (this came on the background of catastrophic system updates, braindead CPU throttling effectively killing my machine, Kontact crashing on every system startup etc. etc.) As a matter of fact, if they keep this course, PC-BSD and probably DesktopBSD (never seen it live though) will probably be better than any Linux distros in one year.
But now I'll try SUSE 10.1. Sure it's broken, but PC-BSD's PBIs are practically broken all of them. And I really like the _concept_ of PBI, it's just that the are very poorly put together, and vital apps have great defects.
Of course I could just ditch PBI and install from ports, but that's too error prone.
OMG how did I end up writing so much?
Anyway bottomline is that the quality of PBIs needs to be greatly improved, otherwise really good stuff.
By alpha at Thu, 2006/09/07 - 5:00am
Re: Great but still...
"Of course I could just ditch PBI and install from ports, but that's too error prone."
Actually, I find the ports to be the best/most robust method of installing utilities as it does it all for you.
By TBM at Fri, 2006/09/08 - 5:00am
thanks for vmware image
The main problem I had with PC-BSD is that it couldn't find the kernel when I installed it on my PC but it works great in VMware. If it could only read my Mac formatted Lacie Drive it would be perfect. I have had no problems with PBIs - they work great. I was a little nervous when they said like Windows installers, but they don't ask stupid questions like where do you want to put it, do you want a desktop icon, etc. Great stability. I have also used it with one of the boxs (Blackbox/Fluxbox/OpenBox) that was in the pbi directory. Works great! Thanks for the vmware image. I really like how your updates are in packages so I don't have a problem like what happenned with X-windows update with Ubuntu. I am going to have to set Ubuntu to not do automatic updates. With PC-BSD I can actually wait a little and see if there are problems as the updates come all together. When I get a new Intel Mac and when Vmware is out for the Mac, I look forward to running it on Apple hardware.
By Benjamin Huot at Mon, 2006/09/11 - 5:00am
"Software packages live independent of the operating system, self-contained in their own directories, where they do no harm"
altogether the pcbsd modifications interfere heavily with the freebsd-core. you should not expect to be able to apply freebsd-knowledge to pcbsd.
for a consistent and standardised operating system i really recommend DesktopBSD, which has a kde-based installer and extra tools, but which does f*ck with your operating system base or the kernel.
By hannes hauswedell at Thu, 2006/09/14 - 5:00am
Re: untrue
No... it is actually true...
Installing software from ports involves "Dependancies"!
Installing software from PBI's does not.
Really though... I don't believe PC-BSD is aiming(target users) for people who know as much as you do. PC-BSD is more for... your Mom and Dad, your daughter's Kindergarten teacher, a secretary, etc...
I hear a lot of people complain about configuring PC-BSD for some special kernel etc... They don't seem to realize that they are NOT the intended audience. If you want to do that stuff just install FreeBSD and maybe add the port for DesktopBSD and configure away. That's a whole different market.
I support a location with a FreeBSD Server or two and I configure on those. But the school teachers and the custodian are running on PC-BSD as standard as I can keep it. They love it! I love it!
Keep it simple. PC-BSD is not for the few Geeks... It's for the Masses!
By Strben at Tue, 2006/09/19 - 5:00am
PC-BSD for the masses
I agree that PC-BSD is not for the hacking types. I am a Slackware user and my complaint is that it just isn't something I can recommend for the basic user. Linux, and FreeBSD, etc., requires too much hands on. However, PC-BSD is not that and I like it! To me, after just a short time trying it, I think it is right on track for the intended users - the masses.
By bleeds at Tue, 2006/10/03 - 5:00am


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The year in social justice-y news
Waves of new revelations of the sexual abuse of children by Catholic clerics in Europe, a badly misfiring U.S. and global economy, confusion reigning on U.S. foreclosures, BP's blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, persistent unemployment and the widening divide between U.S. richest and poorest—and the government's responsibility to respond to them—were the issues that drove a lot of the social justice coverage here at U.S. Catholic and other media sites during 2010. A few of the top concerns of news reporting related to social justice issues in the United States will likely remain frontrunners in 2011: immigration and health care reform made headlines frequently in 2010 and will likely generate a great many stories throughout the new year. The U.S. church has been at the forefront on both issues for years, supporting comprehensive immigration reform and health care that adequately covers all U.S. residents, but the legislative success of health care reform in March proved deeply divisive in the church as U.S. bishops and the Catholic Health Association and many leaders of congregations of U.S. sisters found themselves at odds over the final wording of the reform package and the issue of whether or not the complex legislation creates a de facto use of federal monies to pay for abortion.
Many prolife Catholic legislators were ultimately satisfied that it did not—and the President has issued executive orders to that effect—and voted for the package. The bishops' conference remains unconvinced, and a very public battle over the final legislation left wounds that have not healed. That aspect of the story will likewise prove worthy of attention in the coming year. Pope Benedict's endorsement of health care as an inalienable human right in November is worthy of note. Coincidence or was the Vatican attempting to prod the U.S. church past its disunity on this subject?
It was an odd year for social justice reporting as the concept itself became, thanks to Glenn Beckian bombast, news. The popular radio and cable broadcaster took direct aim on the concept, long enshrined in Catholic teaching and expression, arguing that "social justice" was essentially code for communism, Nazism and tyranny and urging parishioners to depart from parishes and pastors who evinced any affection for the term. Needless to say Beck's campaign against social justice—and his complete misunderstanding of it—generated significant blowback.
Looking forward into 2011, keep an eye out for stories on the legitimacy of the U.S. drone wars in Pakistan and in general U.S. efforts to disentangle from Iraq and Afghanistan, the spread of the church's sex abuse crisis to the developing world where the problem has arguably been well hidden, the impact on the most vulnerable as hard-pressed state and local governments attempt to balance their deeply troubled books, new pressure for ecologically treacherous natural gas and other fossil fuel exploration, the simultaneous emergence of alternative power and the growth of the solar power industry in China, and while we're on the subject, the vast expansion of China's strategic and economic reach.
Conditions in Africa promise to be a major source of headlines for social justice reporters, specifically the chaos in Ivory Coast and the high-pressure showdown on January 9 in Sudan as the nation faces a vote that will likely mean independence for the Christian south and a possible return to civil war with the Muslim north. What should be of attention in Sudan is the role of great powers China and the United States in the tension between the two Sudans—China has been a major importer of oil from Sudan, and the United States would like to be—and the international community's "responsibility to protect" noncombatants from genocide and war crimes. Most nations, including the United States, have committed themselves to the RtP concept; Sudan may prove a test case for the strength of those convictions.
I've no doubt missed a lot in this short accounting. Feel free to add your nominations below in the comment section for stories from 2010 and likely stories in 2011. Have a wonderful new year all, and God bless us, everyone.


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The best cosplay images rare involve someone with a nice costume, or someone who can act the part, or even nice photos. It's usually the result of all three things combined, something this amazing shot certainly manages.
Photographer Balázs Sármai and model Csenge Huszár, with make-up and effects assistance from Karolina Neszteli and Dániel Hámori, are to thank for this shot, which I bet Eidos were wishing was official PR material for the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, not simply the work of some fans.
It's just one of many brilliant shots we're featuring in this evening's Fancy Pants, your weekly round-up of some of the best in cosplay.
To see the larger pics in all their glory (or so you can save them as wallpaper), right-click on the "expand" icon on the main image above and select "open in new tab".
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In order to make certain that every wine we offer you is of outstanding quality, we taste everything first.
It's brutal. It's exhausting. Basically, we're superheros.
Once we've done the hard work, once we've been through the trenches, once we've carried you, on our backs, through the fire, we can feel confident about what's to come.
The releases.
This year, it's November 1st. November 1st. November 1st. The news drops on November 1st.
Until then, a rare glimpse behind the wall, where, heads bent, brows furrowed, palates pursed, the real work is being done …
November 1st. Stay tuned. That's when we announce the 2012 Holiday Packs.
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It is a common practice for companies to compare their medical alert systems with those produced by other companies. Besides, companies provide comparison of their own products. Some of these alert systems come with warranty whereas some do not have one. Many of these products are endorsed by major medical foundations.
Some medical alert systems are specifically designed to cater to seniors living alone or left alone frequently, while others cater to both elderly people and those with certain medical conditions. Emergency medical response systems for babysitters and woodworkers are among the alert systems with maximum utility value. Watch type systems hide their alert buttons under the face of a water-resistant, fully-functional wristwatch. Some other alert systems resemble jewelry and can be worn on the wrist or around the neck. Yet others can be mounted on the wall for convenient access.
While most medical alert systems have console units, some alert systems have no console unit. One of the best examples for an alert system without console is the cell phone type alert system, which directly sends messages to the monitoring center. The alert systems with console unit work indoors or outdoors up to 100 feet from the console unit. Wireless alert systems have adjustable infrared sensors that transmit signals up to 1200 feet, and detect motion up to 30 feet away. Some medical alert systems inform the subscriber during dialing, shutdown, system test, and battery test.
To compare medical alert systems on the basis of battery life, the working time ranges from 18 to 24 hours without any power supply. Motion detector and fall sensor are additional equipments available with most medical alert devices.
How a Medical Alert System helps you?
If you are looking for a medical alert system to protect an elderly loved one, be sure to do your homework. There are a lot of companies out there that offer personal emergency response systems with a number of features and benefits that are very useful and others with serious limitations. For example medical alert phones may be a practical solution for your elderly loved one if they are comfortable with the technology and you believe that they are not in a great risk of falling in becoming incapacitated. A medical alert phone is more or less a wireless phone that you can program with an auto dial feature. It allows the user to carry the telephone around and be able to present auto dial button and be connected with friends, relatives or emergency response professionals but it does require them to be able to access the telephone, operate the telephone and communicate with the person that they're calling.
The trouble with these medical alert phones is that in the event of a sudden illness, fainting or slip and fall the elderly user may not be able to find, use or even remember that they have the phone. On the plus side, these systems are cheaper than medical monitoring systems as there is no monthly monitoring service to pay for. By getting your senior citizen a reliable mobile phone and preprogramming personal contact numbers into autodial you pretty much accomplish the same effect. We're not knocking these phones we just want to point out that while they give the user access to a telephone service remotely the system is only as strong as its weakest link.
When an elderly person falls chances are they are going to be disoriented. If they are too confused to find and operate a remote medical alert phones they will not be able to use this system to summon help.
A more practical solution is a medical alert system that can be activated using a pushbutton that is worn around the neck as a pendant or on the wrist like a watch. These medical alarm systems will allow your parent to maintain an independent lifestyle because you'll have the peace of mind of knowing that they can get help simply by pushing a button.


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Exciting finish for Women's Youth Olympic pool play competition
Nanjing, China, August 20, 2014 - While each of the men's pool play groups having at least one unbeaten pair, the women's Beach Volleyball competition at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games features one cluster of nations where four teams are tied atop standings with 2-1 records.
Pool C is the most competitive pool play group in the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games where pairs from Uruguay, Chinese Taipei, Turkey and Saint Lucia have each won two of three matches entering Wednesday's "rest" day from the Beach Volleyball competition.
Four women's pools have one team leading the way with Canada (A), Paraguay (D), Germany (E) and Russia (F) atop the standings with 3-0 records. Brazil and Switzerland are the Pool B leaders with unbeaten marks after pool play matches Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The two teams meet Thursday when pool play resumes at the Beach Volleyball venue in the Nanjing Sports Park Complex.
With 20 of the 36 teams in the competition boasting above .500 records, the winners of each group will secure a first-round "bye" when single-elimination play begins Sunday. The top two second-place teams from pool play will also net a "bye" for bracket play. Here is the breakdown for the women's competition.
Pool A - The McNamara twins (Megan and Nicole) of Canada lead the pool with a 3-0 record and conclude play against a 1-2 Kazakhstan pair Thursday and a 2-1 Italian tandem Friday. Irene Enzo and Michele Lantignotti of Italy play 2-1 Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka of Latvia Thursday. The Latvians lost to the McNamaras Tuesday in three-sets.
Pool B - Eduarda Lisboa and Ana Patricia Silva of Brazil meet Dunja Gerson and Esther Rohrer of Switzerland Thursday for the leadership of the group. While the Brazilians will earn a fourth win Friday via a forfeit from Sierra Leone, the Swiss will play the 2-1 Czech Republic team of Kristyna Adamcikova/Katerina Valkova on the final day of group competition.
Pool C - It is a tossup entering the final two days of group play with Chinese Taipei (Tzu-Yi Pan/Yu-Rong Song) and Uruguay (Lia Fortunati/Maria Rotti) guaranteed a third win via forfeits from Nigeria on Thursday and Friday, respectively. While Uruguay can clinch a share of the pool title by defeating 1-2 Tuvalu Thursday, Chinese Taipei must defeat 2-1 Skye Mondesir and Dala Noel of Saint Lucia Friday. Esra Cetin and Selina Yurtsever of Turkey can finish atop the standings with wins Thursday over Saint Lucia and Friday over Tuvalu. Mondesir and Noel have the toughest route to reaching 4-1 by playing Turkey and Chinese Taipei in their final two matches.
Pool D - Erika Bobadilla and Michelle Valiente of Paraguay close pool play against a 0-3 Guatemala team Thursday before being challenged by 2-1 Austrians Mona Gesslbauer/Julia Radl. Bobadilla and Valiente have already defeated the other two 2-1 teams from France (Sirinuch Kawfong/Saowaros Tangkaeo) and Thailand (Sirinuch Kawfong/Saowaros Tangkaeo). The Thai end their pool schedule against Austria Thursday and France Friday. The French play a 0-3 Ghana team Thursday.
Pool E - Undefeated Lisa Arnholdt and Sarah Schneider end group action against two teams with a combined YOG mark of 1-5 as the Germans meet the Congo (1-2) Thursday and China (0-3) on Friday. The teams of Fernanda Maida/Melanie Vargas of Bolivia and Riski Dwi Andriani/Nanda Ragillia of Indonesia are both 2-1 and play each other Thursday. The South Americans conclude pool play Friday against 1-2 Trinidad and Tobago while the Southeast Asians meet the Congo.
Pool F - Like Germany, the Russian unbeaten pair of Nadezda Makroguzova and Daria Rudykh have already defeated the two teams in the group with 2-1 records. Makroguzova and Rudykh end pool play against 1-2 Rwanda and 0-3 Vanuatu. Lina Colon and Valeria Cajigas of Puerto Rico play Camila Hiruela and Irene Varasio of Argentina Thursday in a meeting of 2-1 pairs. Puerto Rico ends play Friday against 1-2 Australia with the Argentines meeting Rwanda.
After the completion of group play for the men and women participants Friday, the top four teams from each group advance to the single-elimination bracket rounds starting next Sunday. The bracket schedule will be determined Saturday morning when the drawing of positions will be held at the Nanjing Sports Park Complex.
The women's semi-final and medal matches will be played Tuesday followed by the men's "final four" matches the next day at the 2,000-seat Beach Volleyball venue. More than 3,300 tons of sand was used to build the four competition and two warm-up courts at the Beach Volleyball venue at the Nanjing Sports Park Complex. The sand is from Hainan Island in southeastern China, the same place where the materials came from to build the courts at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.


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~~~~Kai so cute(not my ver. though ;u;)~~~~~ and Aoi, baka-is-me's OC, and shota(his so tiny here but u'll be able to see him later) i suck at their hair~~~ X-X sorry~ listening to: Melancholic by amatsuki and hashiyan rap ver.
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I like it ..gj =D
thank you ^^!!!
Nice! Thanks again for adding my characters into your short manga. :D Can't wait for the second part!
and you drew their hair divinely. ;D
thank you!!! I'm so glad u r happy w the hair
what does the squiggles near Kai mean? is it japanese? if it is, i can only recognize the "wa" character. ;u;
its japanese n i wrote sowa sowa which means to fidget~~~~ :3
Oh! Ok. *v*
u also listen 2 music wen drawin? :) i luv ur use of texture n how cute da characters r; luv their hair n expressions xD
Yup :D all the time~ i really can't focus without music and drawing XD haha thank you!!!
cool comic!
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Zeald.com necesitaba un nuevo diseño de camiseta y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 60 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
We are one of New Zealands largest a website design company based in Auckland New Zealand....We focus on website design that produces results and.....our designs are very practical, fast loading, Search engine friendly, and the client is able to edit the content themselves.
Zeald internal staff, Zeald sales consultants and Zeald clients......and anyone else interested in Zeald
We would like the words "Quirky no worky" to feature prominently in the tshirt design. "Quirky no worky" is an internal joke, motto we use which explains our philosophy for website design.
Clients often ask us for crazy ideas for their (small business) website designs, for example dancing kumaras (New Zealand name for a sweet potato)
We thought it might be nice to feature a picture of a cartoon, dancing kumara on the t-shirt - The best example of a kumara is here - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped…Kumara.jpg
maybe hand drawn?.......We open to full color or perhaps just a few colors....preferably on a white shirt.
We will leave it up to you, have fun, go crazy :)


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Damian Danielczyk necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 174 diseños de 47 diseñadores freelance.
Suntec Development
I just funded my company which will provide web development and iphone development solutions.
Well everyone ? Professionals for sure - so professional and clean logo is needed. (however website logo may be more fancy).
What I need:
main logo in 3 version :
-Suntec Development
-Only image logo
All of above should be created in coloured version which I'll put as website logo (so big one and small one).
AND in grayscale (and black-white is possible) so I can put it on invoices and company stamp.
Its my first project here, so Im not sure if budget is enough, but if you impress me with your logo I can add some more as a bonus.
PS. Logo doesnt have to have 'sun' image, because its just part of name, but deosnt mean anything to our company. BUT of course, its up to you, if you can make good logo with sun image, then go ahead.
Enjoy :)
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The Star Alliance of airlines, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), UNESCO-MAB and Ramsar launch Biosphere Connections to raise awareness of nature and biodiversity – in the air and on the ground
(Star Alliance and IUCN)
Star Alliance, 'the way the Earth connects', today announced the launch of Biosphere Connections, a partnership with three of the world's leading international organisations promoting environmental sustainability.
Biosphere Connections teams the Star Alliance network with the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the world's largest environmental network; the Ramsar Convention On Wetlands, a global convention covering wetlands; and the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO and its global biosphere reserve network of internationally recognised ecosystems, including World Heritage sites.
Under the partnership, Star Alliance will assist field workers from the three environmental agencies with transport to relevant meetings, conferences and events. Biosphere Connections fits within the framework of the Star Alliance CEO Environmental Policy Statement signed by the then member airlines in 1999.
Many of the biosphere reserves and wetlands, including natural World Heritage sites, covered by these international organisations are located in regions and countries serviced by the Star Alliance network. As official advisor, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) assesses and monitors all UNESCO natural world heritage sites globally.
Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht commented: "Biosphere Connections demonstrates Star Alliance's commitment to supporting protection of the environment and sustainability of the biosphere in a constructive and positive way. We are very pleased to form this partnership with such internationally respected and recognized organisations."
UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura said, on behalf of all three organisations: "Biosphere Connections provide UNESCO, IUCN and the Ramsar Convention with an unparalleled opportunity to work in close partnerships with the private sector in pursuit of our common goal of environmentally sustainable economic development. We are grateful to the Star Alliance and its members for their support and their dedication to the biosphere."
The partners will promote Biosphere Connections and the sustainable use of our natural resources throughout their extensive communications distribution systems, including in flight, on websites and through publications, conferences and events.
Notes to editors
Star Alliance and its global partners have created a new website link for Biosphere Connections:
World Conservation Union (IUCN):
Star Alliance:
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands:
The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer customers worldwide reach and a smooth travel experience. Star Alliance was voted Best Airline Alliance by Business Traveller Magazine in 2003 and 2006 and by Skytrax in 2003 and 2005. The members are Air Canada, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, THAI, United and US Airways. Regional member carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance the global network. Air China, Shanghai Airlines and Turkish Airlines have all been accepted as future members and are expected to join Star Alliance soon. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 16,000 daily flights to 855 destinations in 155 countries.
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) brings together governments, more than 800 NGOS, and 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. Created in 1948 and supported by 1,000 staff in more than 60 countries, IUCN is the world's largest environmental network for dialogue, science and action on sustainable development.
UNESCO-Man and Biosphere Programme administers a global network of internationally recognized ecosystems designated as biosphere reserves, currently numbering 507 sites in 102 countries. They include many World Heritage sites and Ramsar wetlands.
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an inter-governmental treaty signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971. The Ramsar Convention covers designated wetlands of international importance in 1641 wetland sites, totalling 146.4 million hectares, including 59 UNESCO-MAB reserves.
For further information please contact:
Star Alliance Press Office
Tel: +49 69 96375 183
Fax: +49 69 96375 683
[email protected]
John Kidd
The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Tel: + 41 22 999 0201
Mobile: +41 79 417 4049
[email protected]


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Sodium free. Good source of fiber. These are just two of the promises we see on grocery items every day. But what are these nutrition labels really saying? Manufacturers have to meet very specific criteria in order to write certain things like "low fat" but other phrases are not monitored as closely. Learn label lingo and you can choose products that meet your diet needs.
- Gloss over the grams and focus on the percentage Daily Value to determine fat, sodium and carbs. Then measure that against the serving size you will actually be eating.
- In general, if one serving contains 5% or less of your daily value, it's considered low. If a serving has 20% or more of the recommended daily value, then it is considered a high source of the given nutrient.
- According to the FDA, 77% of our sodium intake comes from packaged and restaurant foods. So you definitely want to read nutrition labels and choose products that are low in sodium (less than 5% DV). Rinse canned foods like beans or vegetables before cooking to eliminate some of the excess sodium.
- Check the ingredient list. The first item listed is what the product contains the most of. This helpful for assessing claims like "made with real fruit" which does not mean you are getting a full serving of fruit or even half of one. The majority may still be sugar and corn syrup and the "real" stuff may be a minor ingredient.
- Be weary of proclamations that tout health benefits like, "This product is good for your heart." It does not imply an endorsement by the FDA and does not necessarily mean it's better for your heart than the other comparable items on the shelf. In fact, sometimes you'll even find fine print on the package that says the FDA finds little scientific evidence to support this claim.
- In order to be labeled light, a product must have at least one-third less calories or contain at least 50% less fat or sodium. There is an exception though. Sometimes light refers to color, not nutrition, like light brown sugar or light molasses.
- "High" is better than "Good Source." For example, a product is high in fiber if it has at least 5 grams. It is a good source of fiber if it has 2.5-4.9 grams.
Final Word: Nutrition labels are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, but you may need more or less depending on age, gender and activity level. Create your own daily food plan at http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.


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