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BERLIN – While newly-minted teachers beginning their careers in Worcester County just want to make sure their classrooms are ready for the start of school on Tuesday, Maryland's Teacher of the Year 2007 is taking on the U. S. Congress.
Michelle Hammond, a language arts teacher at Stephen Decatur Middle School, and her fellow state Teachers of the Year from across the country have chosen to take on the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act by supporting legislation requiring an advisory panel of teachers on the reauthorization of NCLB.
The Teachers of the Year, said Hammond, met with every legislator in the U. S. Congress to lobby for the Teachers at the Table Act.
"Apparently there were no teachers at the table the first time," Hammond said at the Worcester County schools teacher kick-off meeting this week at Stephen Decatur Middle School.
Hammond described a revelation she had while waiting to meet President Bush this spring during her speech at the meeting, saying that she realized Bush was not the first person to think of leaving no child behind. Teachers came up with that idea, she said.
"As important as the president of the United States appears to be, he works for me," Hammond said she realized. "Teachers are powerful like the president. We do the most important work in the world."
Students today need to be prepared for jobs that do not yet exist, Hammond said, and need to be taught more than school subjects.
"Teaching students to read and do math is not enough. Students in the future will need to create, manipulate and innovate," Hammond said. "We need to find a way to teach 21st Century skills in meaningful ways."
After the meeting, 45 new teachers received brand new Dell laptop computers, which will be theirs to keep after two years' work in the school system. The bonus computers cost $1,178 each.
New French teacher Emily Bullock, who will begin her first year teaching high school at Stephen Decatur High this year, said she had not known of the laptop give away until she accepted the job offer, but was excited about the bonus.
The computer played no part in the Landenburg, Pa. native's decision to come to Worcester County, but the school system did.
"They're growing their foreign language program, especially in French. Usually, [schools] are cutting instead of adding," Bullock said.
Brian Phillips, a first year Spanish teacher at Stephen Decatur High School, also said the laptop did not influence his decision to teach in Worcester County.
"It's hard to stay here," Phillips said. "It's my home and I wanted to live locally."


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Local taxi drivers received some relief in the face of rising gas prices last Thursday, when the Police Commission voted unanimously to add a $1 fuel surcharge per trip through November.
Only recently are gas prices showing signs of leveling out, but after months of skyrocketing prices and uncertainty regarding the future of the prices at the pump, taxi drivers remained concerned about the rising cost of operating their businesses.
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Large cities, such as Atlanta and Philadelphia, currently allow a 40-cent and 50-cent fuel charge, respectively.
In 2007, a fuel surcharge was approved in Annapolis to go into affect when gas prices exceeded $3.50. The fuel surcharge now stands at 50 cents for trips within Annapolis and $1 within Anne Arundel County.
Montgomery County and Frederick County are currently allowing temporary fuel surcharges as well. Montgomery County recently approved a $1.50 temporary surcharge through Aug. 27, while Frederick County approved an optional, 90-day temporary surcharge.
Local taxi drivers varied in opinions at Thursday's meeting, but most agreed that some assistance was needed, with many pointing out that fares in Ocean City had not been increased since 2006.
In 2006, the town passed an ordinance setting taxicab fares at $2 per mile, with an initial fee of $3.
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The commission, as well as many of the drivers present, agreed that allowing drivers to add a fuel surcharge, via meter, at their own discretion could cause increased fees and dishonesty.
The commission noted that increasing fares mid-summer would be too cumbersome.
Another option, to add a set fuel surcharge of $1, to be posted on taxi windows and reinforced with a certified letter from the town, gained the most concurrence.
"I like the idea – and that was my thought – do a fuel surcharge and not adjust the meter," said Council member Jay Hancock.
"I certainly think it's time to adjust this," agreed Mayor Rick Meehan.
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Feb. 14, 2013
White Springs, FL - North Florida is known for its natural beauty like the Suwannee River. But many of these rivers, lakes and springs are on the verge of drying up for good.
Mayor Helen Miller of White Springs has been studying the findings of the Suwannee River Water Managment District. She tells us it's because the water is being used up faster than it can be replenished.
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Mayor Miller says the biggest threat to North Florida water ways is Jacksonville. 300,000 people draw water from the "Jacksonville Electric Authority", the largest community owned utility company in Florida. Mayor Miller says the data shows between 10% and 15% of the water is lost in their distribution systems.
"We'd like the JEA to go ahead and make the needed improvements. Buy new pipes, become efficient, conserve. But they need to make repairs so they don't lose the 10 to 15 percent," said Mayor Miller.
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"Everyone who asks for a permit seems to get it. From what we understand, from all the permits that have been granted people can pump more water than there actually is available," said Mayor Miller.
To fix the problem, a coalition of community leaders from 11 different counties have banned together to form "FLOW". "Florida Leaders Organized For Water". Mayor Miller is the Vice Chair.
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"Since we don't have our state leaders coming up with new ideas, we felt it's time to do it ourselves. That's what the legislation is all about. Some practical ideas for improvement in our water ways," said Mayor Miller.
For now, there's no telling if this legislation will make any progress in this year's session or if 2013 will be the year water conservation takes center stage.
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It's that time of year again. Yes, one of my favorite blogs of the year. I have always enjoyed writing about my experiences at conferences and conventions. This blog is going to be great. Why so great you ask?
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This has been my most productive and educational NADA convention out of the three that I have attended. I realized this year the importance of spending a whole Friday on this trip and even a whole Monday (which I missed out on). I met some really great people and have connected with some great vendors. This time I had a chance to attend more workshops and pick up some great new ideas to better myself as a business professional. Let's get started...
I was talking to Jim Ziegler on the phone today and he told me that I have come a very long way. I had responded to him by saying that I have just begun and I am still on my way. Love me or hate. Believe in me or don't believe in me. It does not matter to me. I am out to bring greatness for our industry and will be a leader. I appreciate Jim for friendship and support.
NADA 2012 has proven to be the ultimate convention to be at. It all started with my arrival on Thursday. I had traveled with my very close friend and colleague, Mark Rodriguez (Auto Client Care). Mark is a very dear friend who has collaborated with me on several consulting projects. His specialty is phone training for sales, internet sales, BDC, and fixed operations. He is an excellent trainer and has been constantly evolving with technology which allows him to bring value to dealerships. Mark is a top rated speaker for the Greater New York Dealers Association. Mark and I will be collaborating on a workshop for NJCar on March 13, 2012 that is titled "BDC Boot Camp".
We arrived in Las Vegas and visited our dear friends, PCG Digital Marketing at their Digital Marketing Strategies Conference. We got see some great people like Glenn Pasch, Cory Mosley, Jim Ziegler, and many others. We had some lunch and decided to do some gambling. I won $800 and decided to be generous. I treated my buddy Mark to a show, Cirque Du Soleil "Love". This was an amazing time and it proved to be one of the best shows that I have ever been to. I made it to the PCG reception and catch up with friends, Elise Kephart, Lizelle Landino, Jody Devere, Gene Kocibua (one of my clients), Brian and Glenn Pasch, Eric Hoopman (Dealerfire), and many others. Towards the end of the night I joined my VinSolutions friends at Sean Stapleton's suite for the VinSolutions party. It was great networking and a great time to catch up with friends. I got to see my friend's Larry Bruce, Dan Moore (Smart Web Concepts), Arnold Tijerina, Eric Sietsma, and many others.
On Friday, I picked up my badge and attend workshops that were led by some great industry friends. I started the day with seeing my friend Jared Hamilton (Driving Sales) who taught a very powerful workshop on management reporting. We continued the day with a workshop by Jennifer Suzuki (eDealer Solutions) on handling incoming calls. The convention day ended with a workshop by the always amazing Todd Smith (ActiveEngage). The parties that were attended were the ADM Member Reception hosted by Ralph Paglia and Brian Pasch. I had some productive business meetings, networking opportunities and a great time speaking with friends (old and new). After this party, my friend Gene Kocibua and I went to another hotel to go to the Tier10 VIP Marketing party. A thank you to Sean Wolfington for having us at the party.
Saturday is when the action began. I spent the full day visiting booths and seeing my friends from the industry. I got to meet my new friend Ken Engberg (DealerTrack) as well as many other people. It was great to see Fran Taylor, Rob Fontano, my DealerOn friends, PCG Digital Marketing friends, and many others. I had some incredible business development meetings with some great people. My business, Dealer eTraining has really started to show signs of growth and opportunity as dealers expressed interest in my service and vendors saw the value of what I can do for them. I must have spoken to over 200 people that day. That night was another time to network and go to some great parties. I had met Paul DeMoret (http://scan123.com/) and had dinner with him and my friend Mark Rodriguez. We went to the eBay party and saw Vanilla Ice perform. I played some more Blackjack and won some money.
In this event I reunited with my old Dealer Synergy friends. Sean Bradley has taught me well with my time with him. He was a great influence for me to do what I am doing. It was amazing to see him.
We finished off Saturday where I continued to have big meetings and business development opportunities. The parties that I went to were hosted by PCG Digital Marketing/KPA/Colorado Dealer Association for Super Bowl and DealerTrack for their beautiful event. The following morning we department back home to continue a productive week.
I have been spending my week making this dealership that I am representing bigger and better. I am also spending the week catching up with my connections and developing relationships that will help our industry continue to grow.
How was your NADA 2012 experience? Please share your thoughts.
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"Stephane Hessel was one of the 20th century's greatest advocates for human rights, tolerance and mutual understanding. The strength and clarity of his vision of the inherent dignity of every woman and man remains an inspiration to us all today," declared the Director-General.
Irina Bokova underlined the conviction that guided all of Stephane Hessel's life and work and which inspired the many leading roles he played in the United Nations, starting with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
"With the passing of Stephane Hessel, the world has lost one of its most forceful and most graceful voices for human rights and one of its strongest defenders of peace and the causes of the United Nations – in these challenging times, his legacy and message remain as powerful and as relevant as ever," said Irina Bokova.
Stephane Hessel was marked by his experience in World War II, when he joined the French Resistance and was captured and deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp. He subsequently devoted his life to promoting human rights for all, as the basis for a culture of peace and greater respect and mutual understanding.
In 2008, Stephane Hessel was awarded the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights. His engagement with UNESCO was longstanding, including during the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, led by UNESCO.
Stephane Hessel remained a prolific writer and activist until the very end, never flagging in his will to stand up for all those who are marginalized and face discrimination.
In an interview with UNESCO on 11 December 2012, Stephane Hessel highlighted the challenges the world faces:
"[…] without underestimating the enormous progress made thus far, there is still much to be done so that women, men and children - living together and communicating with each other - can become genuine global citizens, living together in the mutual respect that is essential to their well-being."
In this context, he stressed the important role of UNESCO: "At a time when the goal of building peace in the minds of men, one of UNESCO's objectives, is very far from being achieved, it is through education that current shortcomings can be addressed."
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The Texas state budget will lose $334 million due to the budget battle in Washington, mostly in cuts to public education programs.
Budget experts told Texas lawmakers on Monday that the Texas Education Agency alone would lose $167.7 million in grants.
More than 285 schools will lose federal funding on July 1. Schools will also lose funding for special education and classes to teach English as a second language.
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Nutrition programs, early child intervention and family protective services will also see major reductions in funding.
The Texas budget receives $34 billion from Washington every year and the law instituting automatic budget cuts is expected to take effect on Friday.
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If winger Mason Raymond loses his arbitration case, he won't be the only Vancouver Canuck taking a pay cut.
Fellow winger Aaron Volpatti agreed Friday to a one-year, two-way contract at a slightly reduced NHL salary and nearly a 50-per-cent cut in his minor-league pay.
Volpatti's deal will pay him $600,000 at the NHL level, but only $105,000 if he gets shipped to the minors. Last season, he made $625,000 with the Canucks and $200,000 at the minor-league level.
Unlike when he came out of Brown University in the spring of 2010 and had a number of clubs seeking his services, Volpatti was not in a great bargaining position this time around.
He made the Canucks out of training camp, but the 27-year-old Revelstoke native's season was cut short when he underwent shoulder surgery in December to repair a torn left labrum. He only appeared in 23 games with the Canucks last season, scoring one goal and picking up 37 penalty minutes.
"It was bad timing, obviously, for my injury," Volpatti said Friday from his Vernon home. "I thought I was starting to carve out a niche for myself and I was looking forward to a good year. I am just going to try and build off the fact that I started the season there last year."
Volpatti will compete for a spot on Vancouver's fourth line, where he knows he must bring a physical presence. One of Volpatti's strengths is that he plays much bigger than his 6-foot-1, 185-pound frame.
But Volpatti also thinks he has more to give offensively. He has managed just two goals and three points in 38 career NHL games.
"I know what role I need to fill and I am comfortable with it," Volpatti said. "I think I can contribute more offensively. I just want to concentrate on getting better. The new-age fourth-liner isn't playing four or five minutes a night any more. You have to be able to play the game. My physical game is always going to be there. It always has."
The Canucks are enamoured with Volpatti's physical presence, but also think he has some upside.
"Aaron is a rugged, physical winger," said assistant general manager Laurence Gilman. "He's got a blend of size and physicality and has got an aggressive streak that is complementary to the rest of of our group."
Volpatti acknowledged his rehab from injury was made more difficult by the fact he was in the last year of his first pro contract.
"I thought about that quite a bit," Volpatti said. "I debated at the time when I was diagnosed with my shoulder problem, I put a lot of thought into if I should try and play just because it was my last year and I obviously wanted to set myself up for a contract. But after talking to a few people, it was a better decision for my career in the long run to get it done and make sure I didn't make it any worse."
Volpatti could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, but wanted to return to the Canucks.
"For me, I just thought I had something to prove in Vancouver. Obviously, I love Vancouver, I'm from B.C. and I think it was important for me to come back and prove myself. I want to play a full season in Vancouver. That's my ultimate goal."
Volpatti's $105,000 minor-league salary is significant as that is the maximum amount a player can make without being subject to re-entry or recall waivers.
Earlier this week, the Canucks confirmed they are taking Raymond to arbitration in an attempt to have his $2.6-million salary reduced by up to 15 per cent.


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Tutorial – Arduino and the TI ADS1110 16-bit ADC
Learn how to use the TI ADS1110 16-bit ADC with Arduino in chapter fifty-three of my Arduino Tutorials. The first chapter is here, the complete series is detailed here.
Updated 02/07/2013
Moving on from the last chapter where we explained an 8-bit ADC, in this instalment we have the Texas Instruments ADS1110 – an incredibly tiny but useful 16-bit analogue-to-digital converter IC. It can operate between 2.7 and 5.5 V so it's also fine for Arduino Due and other lower-voltage development boards. This is a quick guide to get you going with the ADS1110 ready for further applications. Before continuing any further, please download the data sheet (pdf) as it will be useful and referred to during this tutorial. The ADS1110 gives you the option of a more accurate ADC than offered by the Arduino's 10-bit ADCs – and it's relatively easy to use. The only block for some is the package type – it's only available in SOT23-6:
So unless you're making a customised PCB, some sort of breakout will be required. One useful example is the Schmartboard we reviewed earlier:
The ADS1110 uses the I2C bus for communication, so if this is new to you – please review the I2C tutorials before continuing. And as there's only six pins you can't set the bus address – instead, you can select from six variants of the ADS1110 – each with their own address (see page two of the data sheet). As you can see the in the photo above, ours is marked "EDO" which matches to the bus address 1001000 or 0x48h. And with the example circuits we've used 10kΩ pull-up resistors on the I2C bus. You can use the ADS1110 as either a single-ended or differential ADC – But first we need to examine the configuration register which is used to control various attributes, and the data register.
Configuration register
Turn to page eleven of the data sheet. The configuration register is one byte in size, and as the ADS1110 resets on a power-cycle – you need to reset the register if your needs are different to the defaults. The data sheet spells it out quite neatly… bits 0 and 1 determine the gain setting for the PGA (programmable gain amplifier). If you're just measuring voltages or experimenting, leave these as zero for a gain of 1V/V. Next, the data rate for the ADS1110 is controlled with bits 2 and 3. If you have continuous sampling turned on, this determines the number of samples per second taken by the ADC.
After some experimenting with an Arduino Uno we found the values returned from the ADC were a bit off when using the fastest rate, so leave it as 15 SPS unless required otherwise. Bit 4 sets either continuous sampling (0) or one-off sampling (1). Ignore bits 5 and 6, however they're always set as 0. Finally bit 7 – if you're in one-off sampling mode, setting it to 1 requests a sample – and reading it will tell you if the returned data is new (0) or old (1). You can check that the value measured is a new value – if the first bit of the configuration byte that comes after the data is 0, it's new. If it returns 1 the ADC conversion hasn't finished.
Data register
As the ADS1110 is a 16-bit ADC, it returns the data over two bytes – and then follows with the value of the configuration register. So if you request three bytes the whole lot comes back. The data is in "two's complement" form, which is a method of using signed numbers with binary. Converting those two bytes is done by some simple maths. When sampling at 15 SPS, the value returned by the ADS1110 (not the voltage) falls between -32768 and 32767. The higher byte of the value is multiplied by 256, then added to the lower byte – which is then multiplied by 2.048 and finally divided by 32768. Don't panic, as we do this in the example sketch below.
Single-ended ADC mode
In this mode you can read a voltage that falls between zero and 2.048 V (which also happens to be the inbuilt reference voltage for the ADS1110). The example circuit is simple (from the data sheet):
Don't forget the 10kΩ pull-up resistors on the I2C bus. The following sketch uses the ADS1110 in the default mode, and simply returns the voltage measured:
// Example 53.1 - ADS1110 single-sided voltmeter (0~2.048VDC) #include "Wire.h" #define ads1110 0x48 float voltage, data; byte highbyte, lowbyte, configRegister; void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); Wire.begin(); } void loop() { Wire.requestFrom(ads1110, 3); while(Wire.available()) // ensure all the data comes in { highbyte = Wire.read(); // high byte * B11111111 lowbyte = Wire.read(); // low byte configRegister = Wire.read(); } data = highbyte * 256; data = data + lowbyte; Serial.print("Data >> "); Serial.println(data, DEC); Serial.print("Voltage >> "); voltage = data * 2.048 ; voltage = voltage / 32768.0; Serial.print(voltage, DEC); Serial.println(" V"); delay(1000); }
Once uploaded, connect the signal to measure and open the serial monitor – you'll be presented with something similar to:
If you need to alter the gain of the internal programmable gain amplifier of the ADC – you'll need to write a new byte into the configuration register using:
Wire.beginTransmission(ads1110); Wire.write(configuration byte); Wire.endTransmission();
before requesting the ADC data. This would be 0x8D, 0x8E or 0x8F for gain values of 2, 4 and 8 respectively – and use 0x8C to reset the ADS1110 back to default.
Differential ADC mode
In this mode you can read the difference between two voltages that each fall between zero and 5 V. The example circuit is simple (from the data sheet):
We must note here (and in the data sheet) that the ADS1110 can't accept negative voltages on either of the inputs. You can use the previous sketch for the same results – and the resulting voltage will be the value of Vin- subtracted from Vin+. For example, if you had 2 V on Vin+ and 1 V on Vin- the resulting voltage would be 1 V (with the gain set to 1).
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Error C0051200 occurs when using your Xbox 360 Kinect sensor
You see the following error message when you're using your Xbox 360 Kinect sensor:
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Hi all, To try and wrap up this point: _Reasoning so far:_ 1) text analytics annotation was proposed as a way of offering a confidence score for text analytics results. As with mtconfidence score, the tools annotaiton is now covered by the itsTool feature, but the proposal for confidence scores remains 2) Marcis pointed out, using real world terminology use cases, that we may have several annotations operating on the same fragment, so applying a confidence score to different text analytics annotations with a single data category won't work in these cases because of complete override. Also, if we used text analytics annotation with annotation from other data categories we are breaking our 'no dependencies between data category rules'. 3) We could overcome the complete override problems using standoff mark up as in loc quality issue and provenance. But as confidence score would be different for each annotated fragment, that would result in very big stand-off records, and we would still be breaking the data cat dependencies rule. So this doesn't seem a realistic option 4) so the suggestion discussed in Lyon was to drop text analytics annotation altogether as a separate data category and focus on adding confidence attributes to the existing data categories that would benefit from it. _Proposal:_ So i suggest the following and we need you feedback by friday 16th Nov so we can wrap this up on the monday call! For those extended with confidence score (terminology, disambiguation) please express your support and any comments by friday - if we don't receive any we will definitely drop these suggestions. Marcis, Tadej in particular, please consider review these. For exclusions (domain, localizationQualityissue), this is your last chance to counter-argue in favour of including, otherwise assume these are dropped also. i) confidence for terminology: as suggested by Marcis (http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-multilingualweb-lt/2012Nov/0028.html), revised data category as word revisions attached (addition to local definition, note on its-tools and example 38) ii) confidence for disambiguation: revised data category as word revisions attached (addition to local definition, note on its-tools and ex 52) iii) domain: I suggest _excluding _this as an annotation to which we attach a confidence score. Its not clear that the use of text analytics to identify domain, while feasible, actually represents a real use case for interoperability mark-up. If use it would probably be internalized by the MT engine. Also, since there are multiple domain values the semantics of a single confidence score is unclear. iv) localizationQualityIssue: i suggest also excluding this as an annotation to which we attach confidence scores. The use of statistical text analytics doesn't seem common for QA tasks. One exception is the recent innovation by digital lingusitics whose Review Sentinel product ranks translation but a TA assessment for QA purposes - but this innovative and not current practice, so its probably not yet a concrete use case. cheers, Dave
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Despite all that, there are plenty of top speakers who do exactly the opposite. You'll find them greeting participants as they enter the room, or milling about, shaking hands and starting short conversations as the crowd comes in. At a presentation, they're talking to the early arrivals and introducing themselves with a handshake and a smile as others join the group.
Do they know something you don't? Maybe so. While there are some situations where you must stay apart from the audience, I recommend that you consider connecting before you start to speak formally. Here are my reasons:
- It's a great grace note that will make you memorable: Talking to audience members in advance, or at the door, is unusual enough that you'll automatically stand out as a speaker.
- You're adding value to their experience: After all, the audience came to see you. Let them do that up close, as well as from their seats. It's an easy way to take their experience of your talk from fine to fantastic.
- You'll hear more from the introverts: Plenty of audience members will never, ever get up and ask a question in front of others, but they might well share an important question or insight with you one-on-one. Letting them do that in advance clues you in to audience feedback you might never otherwise hear.
- It works for introvert and extrovert speakers: If you're an introvert, you're simply meeting each person one at a time, a more manageable prospect than facing a big group you haven't met yet. If you're an extrovert, you'll gain energy from meeting a lot of people.
- You're warming them up better than any bad joke can: Greet your audience, one by one, even briefly, and they'll feel as if they know you a bit more when you do start speaking.
- You have a better chance of sharing your business cards: If you're there to network, you'll never catch up with every audience member after the presentation--but greeting every participant lets you share your card, a handout or some other takeaway.
- You can assess the mood of the room: Asking "What are you hoping to learn today?" and observing not just the answers but the mood of your participants, in advance, will de-mystify the audience and give you the data you need to make any adjustments in your talk.
- It's the best introduction you can get: The middle-man introduction will still happen, but this way, you meet the audience directly, no go-betweens. They can see for themselves who you are, up close.
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Polo match blends old, new worlds
Polo's old and new worlds melded last Sunday afternoon as thousands of people turned out for picnicking, divot stomping and watching the No. 1 ranked polo player in the world at the Greenwich Polo Club.
"This is such a crowd," said Susan Oliver Whitney, a spectator whose love of polo was coded into her DNA, after being born into a family that helped bring the sport to prominence in the early 20th century.
"Today is quite the turnout and this is lovely. This is what Peter Brant envisioned for this club, and it's a very nice club," she said as she stood near the rail at the front of the stands, her handmade hat plush with silk flowers.
In front of her sat a pastel-clad plethora of people clustered like dots in a Georges Seurat painting. Some had arrived in Porsches, some overloaded Hondas to subsidize the $40 cost per car and another 940 people had scooped up a Groupon for the event, bringing a new wave of spectators to the oft-exclusive corner of Conyers Farm.
"This is my first time here," said Lindsey Keller, a 27-year-old teacher at Greenwich's Hamilton Avenue School.
"I saw there was a Groupon for it, and I figured why not check it out," she said as she paused from stomping a divot halfway through the match, the hemline of her bright Lilly Pulitzer dress gliding over the upturned ground beneath her.
She's no stranger to polo in its own right. As a native of Palm Beach, Fla, she has seen the game before, but now that she has been introduced to the Greenwich approach to the game, she said there's no turning back.
"I'm having a lot of fun and we were actually just saying that we want to come back next season and see a game with friends," she said.
Time with friends is at the very core of a Sunday afternoon at Greenwich Polo Club, said Roger Watkins, a Greenwich resident who has been attending games for years.
"This happens to be a place of heaven. It's a little spot that you can find serenity, the peace and camaraderie of great friends and the game," he said. "You don't find this kind of culture experience anywhere else in the Tristate area. It's only here -- a little touch of European culture."
The social scene at polo is just as important as the world-class athletes on display -- like Facundo Pieres, the highest ranked polo player in the world, who played for the Royal Salute team Sunday.
On Sunday, before the ponies began stampeding across the field in a frenetically choreographed quest for the ball, the club's owner Peter Brant invited a select group of VIPs to join him on a personally guided tour of the Brant Foundation Art study Center's exhibition of Andy Warhol's artworks. Designer dresses and haute hates paraded through the gallery eyeing portraits of Marilyn Monroe as Brant described his friendship with the late artist, which began when Brant began collecting Warhol's art ini the 60s, and grew over the decades.
"That art exhibit," Eleni Sotirou said later as she stood on the top deck of the stands, her long blonde hair fluttering in the gentle afternoon breeze. "You just don't get opportunities to experience things like that all the time. How amazing."
For a staple spectator like Sotirou, that's the signature of Greenwich polo: "art, culture, camaraderie, everything."
Mary Jordan, whose husband Leighton manages the polo club, has watched the view of the horses dance along the field for more chukkers than she can count. But while she was thrilled to watch the top-notch talent handle the horses on Sunday, it was the new picnickers that made her happiest.
"My favorite thing about polo is I think it's really fun when people have never been here before, and they're actually watching the game," she said. "It's so exciting."
It may be exciting to watch new fans experience the game, but Erin Coats, a 27-year-old Stamford resident attending her second-ever match said Sunday that the pleasure was all hers.
"I think this is just an awesome, fun thing to do," she said as she wandered back to her spot after stomping divots between the third and fourth chukkers with two of her girlfriends.
"You get all dressed up, hang out with your friends and it's just, like, so out of the ordinary. You have your regular job, which is like reality, and then this gets you away from that into this surreal space with the outfits and the people," she said. "This is like the ultimate Sunday Funday."
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Often referred to as a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation, New York City-based vocalist José James combines jazz, soul, drum'n'bass, and spoken word into his own unique brand of vocal jazz. While he states his main influences as John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye, and Billie Holiday, his sound on early 12" singles and in live performances brought to mind such icons of '70s jazz-soul as Terry Callier, and his music felt more like an update of the fluid crossover approach of Gil Scott-Heron, while also being distinctly his own.
James released his full-length debut album, Dreamer, in 2008 on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood imprint. The album ended up earning him accolades worldwide for its blend of jazz, electronic, soul, and pop styles. It placed at number 21 in Jazz Times' Top 50 for the year. Consequently, James played on prestigious stages all over the world, including those at the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Victoria Jazz Festival, Billboard Live Tokyo, Centro Cultural São Paolo, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Central Park Summerstage in New York, and London's Royal Festival Hall. James made numerous guest appearances on recordings by the Junior Mance Trio, Jazzanova, Nicola Conte, Basement Jaxx, and Chico Hamilton, to name a few.
He followed Dreamer with Blackmagic in February of 2010. In May of that year, he also made his Impulse! debut with For All We Know, a collection of standards performed in duet with Belgian pianist Jef Neve. He toured relentlessly for the next year and a half, often sitting in with jazz musicians as well as headlining his own dates in Europe, Japan, and the United States. He signed to Blue Note Records in 2012, and issued "Trouble," his first single for the label, in September of that year. His fourth album, No Beginning, No End, was released in January of 2013.
James began composing while on the road. New songs reflected a renewed interest in artists he listened to growing up (Nirvana, Radiohead) as well as newer ones who made an impression (Frank Ocean, James Blake). As a result, he cut While You Were Sleeping, a collection that reflected rock alongside R&B and jazz. It was released in June of 2014.
In commemoration of Billie Holiday's 100th birthday, the singer he claimed -- from the very beginning of his career -- as his "musical mother," James recorded nine songs written or associated with her. He fronted a band that included pianist Jason Moran, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Eric Harland. Yesterday I Had the Blues was produced by Blue Note label-head Don Was and released in March of 2015. ~ Matt Collar & Thom Jurek


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It's great that novelist Diana Abu-Jaber is coming to the Tattered Cover on May 24 for a reading. I didn't know her writing until a few months ago, when I got a copy of "Birds of Paradise," and became a fan.
Admittedly, I almost quit in the middle of the first chapter. The book is about a 13-year-old who runs away from home, and the first chapter is about her mother waiting to meet her in a restaurant—and waiting, and waiting, because she never shows up.
Waiting at a restaurant table doesn't have a lot of action, and I was losing interest, but fortunately plowed ahead, and was soon hooked. The book is told from different points of view, so you enter deeply into different worlds. The world of runaways living in Miami. The world of Avis, the mother, a pastry chef. The world of real estate developers, and of organic food markets.
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Britney Spears was all smiles when she was photographed leaving a spa with her rumored boyfriend David Lucado on Thursday.
The pair was seen leaving the Forever Bella tanning spa in Thousand Oaks, Calif. According to Us Weekly, this is the second time they've been seen at the spa this week.
"She was happy and smiling and she rarely smiles, but yes, she looked happy," an eyewitness at the tanning salon told Us. "Her bodyguard was there too and walked them in, opening the door for them."
The couple allegedly spent 25 minutes at the shop before heading to the Four Seasons Westlake where they were seen playing ping-pong.
"Britney was really good," the onlooker said. "They were having a fun time together but there weren't any PDAs."
Spears,31, was first linked to Lucado in February after the two were spotted having dinner on Valentine's Day and playing golf a few days later.
Spears split from fiance and agent Jason Trawick in January.
"Jason and I have decided to call off our engagement," the "Scream and Shout" singer told Us in a statement at the time. "I'll always adore him and we will remain great friends."


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The three of us were talking about winter and Christmases of our childhoods. I am a rural child; the other two are urban/suburban. I am American; they are Canadian. Their strongest memories of Christmas involve Santa Claus and the Eaton's department store windows. My Baptist, rural roots didn't include these.
My parents did not teach us that Santa Claus brought Christmas toys. Santa Claus was a nice story to make children feel special at Christmas, but not real. We still had Christmas stockings, and a "Santa gift" that Mom didn't want to wrap – usually the big gift, like a tricycle or dollhouse. I don't know if my younger sisters believed in Santa; I cerainly didn't, and never did. I remember my mother making it very clear to me, about the age of four, that Santa is a myth, not real like Jesus.
I think I enjoyed Christmas more bcause of it. I liked the Christmas pageant, the Nativity story, and I really loved other people's creches, although we didn't have one for a long time. (It was a serious theological issue in the Baptist Church those days – should we have any representations of Christ, or does that encourage idolatry?) The tree, the gifts and the seasonal music were part of a party atmosphere that broke up the dreary days of winter, but not as important as the whole mystery of the Incarnation. Well, I probably didn't think of it that esoterically, but I had that sense even as a child.
Nicholas and Mother Kay were raised in secular families. Santa was the center of the celebration. They went to department stores to see Santa, and Kay remembers a video phone at one store from which children could talk to Santa. Christmas Eve was full of exciting anticipation, but there must have been many Christmas mornings of disappointment.
In this household, three priests and a small child sharing a roof and table, the two-year-old, Child Patience, brings us a renewed perspective. She knows about Santa (outside influences can't be helped unless we all move to a strict Old-Order Amish community) but seems to think he is just a cartoon character; she hasn't encountered a costumed Santa here. And while we have Christmas trees (one is an angel tree, her favourite) the house has several creches and no jolly old elves. She knows who Mary is, and the Baby; that guy Joseph is still not an important part of the story. We stop to look at the creches, and she identifies "Mirrym" and "Baby." There is a photograph in the hall of a marble statue of Mary and the infant Jesus, and they have been a part of her life since she was herself a babe in arms.
Her Nana, Mother Kay, was talking to an old friend on the phone last week. As usual, Child Patience wanted to chat as well. After a few "hi's" and giggles, she asked, "Who's that?", meaning the person on the other end of the conversation. "It's Mary," Nana answered. Child Patience was immediately impressed."Mirrym!" she cried, pointing to the creche.
Who wants to tell her differently? Other children write letters to Santa, visit Santa at the mall, and may even e-mail him. Child Patience has talked to the Blessed Virgin on the telephone.


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Hurricane cracks up
Recently appointed FATB Captain, JD Hurricane, was spotted terrorising a hospital earlier today, before addressing a local cult in a crazed speech. Luckily for Silly Point, we were able to obtain footage of the incident thanks to a young witness with a video camera. Witnesses say Hurricane was clearly distressed, muttering on about a Bunghole and TP (here at SP we can only guess as to what TP is referring to, we'd like to invite readers to tweet their suggestions to #bungholiotp) and questions are already being asked if he can handle the pressure of leading a team into battle in the Inaugural season of CricketWeb Cricket.
When asked to comment, rival captain Spas Delev had the following to say. "It's no surprise to me that Hurricane has cracked. There was already evidence to suggest the bloke was a bit of a nutter when trying to select a team for the recent trial matches, and his understudy (Dan Wayne, pictured below) isn't much better. Any players considering joining FATB should be warned that a season with these 2 at the helm is likely to end in disaster, as their Bung may have fizzed already".
FATB Vice Captain, Dan Wayne
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Hurricane responds to recent press regarding cracking under stress.
A tired looking Hurricane emerging from the gym had this to say I emphatically deny that I am on performance enhancing steroids that are affecting my posting. We at the FATB club believe fully in family values and competing cleanly. I have proposed to the commissioner DJ Jellet that all posters in the CW league take random urine samples and send them in for inspection and I have already sent him three samples. Whats really important here is that we focus on the future of the sport.
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Delays to CricketWeb Cricket Threaten Breakaway League
CricketWeb Cricket's future is under threat after a sequence of delays have pushed back the first round of First Class fixtures indefinitely. These delays, none of which have been explained, has driven fans back towards the folds of official cricket.
Members of the Futures XI, a conglomerate of multinational rising stars not offered a chance to prove themselves in their original countries, appear to be the biggest losers from the delay; spending days at a time inactive, according to batsman Will Bosisto, "is a waste. We could be playing Grade, 2nd XI competitions or be at state training. Instead we're sitting here waiting to get on the park".
Meanwhile, Fizzing at the Bung CC is glad to use the extra preparation time, training hard to overcome the weaknesses that saw them slump to a massive defeat in their first List A fixture. Vice Captain DB Wayne made a statement on behalf of Captain JD Hurricane, "We're fizzing at the bung to get back out on the park, and we feel the delay has helped us prepare to bounce back from our previous hit out. The competition is still in a feeling out stage, and we're still trying to settle on an XI. We're quietly confident that we'll develop as a team throughout the season; we believe we are the most cohesive unit in the competition."
"Heath Davis has been worringly quick in training, and CP Raftery has been a great find. He will probably take the gloves, given we're going in with only 4 frontline bowlers. It will be strange to roll the arm over again, but you know what they say, change is as good as a holiday. And in this case, we've got both."
Competition Manager Dylan Jellet was unavailable for comment.
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Atul Sharma Named the Fastest Bowler in the World
A week into his first season of any form of cricket, and Atul Sharma has confirmed prior claims to being the quickest bowler on the planet. After clocking a maximum of 172kmph during an incredible display of fast bowling against the Holy Hand Grenades in which he ended up with figures of 6-84, the jury was out - Sharma was, beyond doubt, the fastest bowler in the history of the game.
When asked how he attained such speeds, Sharma mumbled something that vaguely sounded like, "Me flip tyre and swing axe at tree".
This method of intense training has now been adopted by the BCCI and is currently being implemented across fast bowling academies all around India, in hope of producing the second fast bowler for the country.
Ex fastest bowler from India Harbhajan Singh had this to say, "It's a myth. I don't trust the technology used to measure the speed, it does not seem 100% accurate to me."
Unfortunately for Sharma, Harbhajan is just one of the numerous detractors. Reports have recently come in that Ishan Narang (known as Cevno on Silly Point) has claimed that Sharma is bowling at speeds of not more than 140kmph - "I've watched him on TV, he's not that fast". Esteemed member BoyBrumby has also deemed Sharma's action as "slightly suspect" .
Robert Cribb, expert statistician, has acknowledged the feat by Sharma, but says that it does not make him the fastest bowler in the world - "For that title, he has to be playing and bowling for a much longer time to obtain a decent spread of data to work with." At the time of the interview, Cribb was wearing a pair of Pokemon boxers saying Mew = Ditto, so we encourage our readers to have some perspective when reading about this source.
Meanwhile, other high profile cricket personalities who wish to remain unnamed are convinced that the BCCI is to blame. For what exactly, they have yet to confirm.
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The thing from Cribb about longevity and the final paragraph were probably the best bits.
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CWC celebrity Morne Morkel has come out strongly against the level of batting in the rebel tournament, labeling it "weaker than Robin Peterson's spinning fingers."
The towering pace bowler was speaking after his team, Honey Badgers, dismissed the Holy Hand Grenades for under 200 in both of the defeated outfit's innings. Morkel claimed 5 of the 20 scalps including a delightful hattrick.
"I'd like to say that it was down to our bowling line-up, but I'd be lying" said Morkel. "I'd say the bowling was pretty average, and that's being nice. They only got the wickets so cheaply because the batsmen were plain awful!"
When asked why he only claimed 5 wickets, he replied "I actually felt sorry for them, so I purposefully tried not to get wickets. I lost my concentration at one point and got a hattrick, but all in all I think I did a good job."
Morkel denied claims made by Atul in the media that the Indian slingshot is the quickest bowler in the world. "Again, I reel myself in from bowling 180kph+ and he knows that. Kind of like how Steyn bowls within himself to get swing, except I do it to ensure no fatalities. He may be the fastest Indian, but that's not hard."
Egocentric Fast Bowlers in Drunken Scandal
Fast bowlers Atul Sharma and Morne Morkel, currently engaged in a war of words regarding who is the faster bowler, were arrested early on Sunday morning after a drunken night out.
They were found by police at approximately 3am, outside the CricketWeb Club, semi-naked and passed out in a pool of vomit. Witnesses stated the competition between the two spearheads hit a whole new level, with the inebriated fast bowlers drunkenly, and somewhat violently, questioning each other's masculinity.
Only this time, the length of the bowlers was apparently more important than their speed.
JD Hurricane, captain of the Fizzing at the Bung Cricket Club, the third CW-based side in the CricketWebCricket competition, had this to say:
"At FATB CC, we're proud of our fast bowling group's intelligence, cultured actions and open-mindedness. This was the cornerstone of our recruitment process. Now, while Atul Sharma may bowl at an alleged 172km/h, and Morne Morkel may take hat tricks, the egos of these two men have not least let themselves down, but their teams as well. Our quicks, Heath Davis, Hit, Yamadera and Wisney, are all masters of their craft and every bit as sharp as Sharma and Morkel. They, however, do not resort to such uncouth actions to draw attention to themselves. They're team players, while Morkel and Sharma are egocentric and selfish.
"Such actions are not acceptable in a public setting; the general populous should not have to deal with idiotic fast bowlers undertaking such actions as they try to enjoy a nice meal."
Both fast bowlers were arrested for public drunkenness, breach of the peace and various other charges. They were released on bail and placed on an alcohol ban, and will appear in court on October 15th. They may face infractions or bans for their behaviour.
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An organization of individuals conducting a commercial or industrial enterprise. A corporation, partnership, association, or joint stock company.
n. any formal business entity for profit which may be a corporation, a partnership, association or individual proprietorship. Often people think the term "company" means the business is incorporated, but that is not true. In fact, a corporation usually must use some term in its name such as "corporation," "incorporated," "corp." or "inc." to show it is a corporation. (See: business)
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companyan association of persons formed for the purpose of some business or undertaking, which has a legal personality separate from that of its members. A company may be formed by charter, by special Act of Parliament or by registration under the Companies Acts. The liability of members is usually (but not always) limited by the charter, Act of Parliament or memorandum of association. A company may be a public limited company (PLC or plc), in which event its shares may be transferred freely among, and owned by, members of the public. All limited liability companies that are not public limited companies are private companies, denoted by the term Ltd. While companies are owned by their members (i.e. shareholders), they are managed by a board of directors. Historically, the duties owed by the board are fiduciary in nature and owed to the company rather than the shareholders. Companies are the major instrument for economic and financial growth and development in the Western world. A limited company encourages trade to the extent that in the event of insolvency the owners are liable only to the extent of their unpaid share capital. The limited company is a legal person in its own right and is sued in place of the owners or directors.
A company may be limited by shares or, in the case of a private company, by guarantee. Since the Companies Act 1980, it is no longer possible to create a company limited by guarantee and having a share capital in the UK. A company limited by guarantee is a company that has the liability of its members limited by the memorandum of association to such an amount as the members may undertake to contribute to the assets of the company upon its being wound up. A company limited by shares is a company having the liability of its members limited by the memorandum of association to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares respectively held by them.
COMPANY. An association of a number of individuals for the purpose of
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2. This term is not synonymous with partnership, though every such unincorporated compass is a partnership.
3. Usage has reserved this term to associations whose members are in greater number, their capital more considerable, and their enterprises greater, either on account of their risk or importance.
4. When these companies are authorized by the government, they are known by the name of corporations. (q.v.)
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I have been trying to trim the and get the length and parse the string into a double from what the user entered to no avail. Any help would be much appreciated. Please bear with me as I am still very new to Java.
So far what Ive done is asked the user to enter up to ten grades, I then added in there, if the user presses enter, then they are done entering. Then I would add up the grades and average them up and print it. I haven't added that coding in there yet, as I am still trying to trim, get length and parse the string into a double.
I know, It would make sense to read doubles from the user, but my instructor specifically asked that we read strings then convert to doubles if and only if the user entered a length > 0 of which I already established into my code.
So I am having troubles trying to trim, get length then parsing into doubles, if you could help me with that, that would be great!
import java.util.*; import java.io.*; public class Grades { public static void main(String[] args)throws IOException { double validGrades = 0; double d = 0; double total = 0; final int SIZE = 10; boolean exit = false; int count = 0; String gradesEntered; BufferedReader bf = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); String[ ] grades = new String[SIZE]; String[ ] trimmedGradesEntered = new String[grades.length]; System.out.println("Please enter up to 10 grades and press enter to finish."); while((count < SIZE) && (exit == false)){ System.out.print("Grade " + (++count) + ": "); gradesEntered = bf.readLine( ) ; if(gradesEntered.length() < 1){ exit = true; } } } }