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2017 Kia Sorento vs 2017 Nissan Rogue
2017 Kia Sorento
2017 Nissan Rogue
Combing power, technological sophistication, and impressive design, the new 2017 Kia Sorento is turning heads from Lowell and Salem to Haverhill this summer. Not only does the Sorento provide some of the best specs (power and space), it's also equipped with a spectrum of new devices meant to keep you entertained, connected and informed no matter where you find yourself on the drive. Just compare the Sorento to one of its competitors, the 2017 Nissan Rogue, to see what makes the Kia so impressive.
Engine Power
First of all, the Kia outperforms the Rogue in the important area of engine power:
- The 2017 Kia Sorento – The Sorento features a 2.4L I4 engine that runs on 4 cylinders while being able to achieve as much as 185 hp and 178 lb-ft of torque, at least in its base-line trim. Meanwhile, the Sorento gives you 2000 pounds of towing power.
- The 2017 Nissan Rogue – Though the Rogue runs on a 2.5L I4 engine, it only gives drivers 170 hp and 175 lb-ft of torque and manages just 1000 pounds of towing
Interior Space
One of the biggest advantages of the Sorento is its size: it has room for the whole family and their things while the Rogue lives up to the "compact" in "compact SUV."
- The 2017 Kia Sorento – You can look forward to 146.4 cubic feet of passenger volume in the Sorento, as well as impressive cargo space and a great degree of versatility, too.
- The 2017 Nissan Rogue – The Rogue offers only 105.8 cubic feet of passenger volume, meaning that you're going to be significantly more cramped in the Nissan on those long summer trips off to the in-laws.
Test Drive the Sorento
Just as it outperforms other comparable vehicles, like the Ford Edge, the Sorento beats out the Rogue with no trouble. For more information, including a full account of the Sorento's advanced safety features, you can contact us or swing by Commonwealth Kia for a test drive.


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Poor but Beautiful (1957)
Directed by Dino RisiGenres - Drama, Romance | Run Time - 86 min. | Countries - Italy | MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Initially released in Italy in 1957 as Poveri Ma Belli, Poor But Beautiful had its first American theatrical go-round under the not entirely appropriate cognomen Poor, But Handsome. Marisa Allasio plays a teen-aged heartbreaker who is actively wooed by two moonstruck young Italian swains. After 90 minutes or so of playing one boy against the other, Allasio leaves them both in the lurch when she chooses a rather homely, but financially comfortable, older man. The film's brightest moment is a buffoonish bit by popular Italian comedian Memmo Carotenuto. Made at a time when the Italian film industry was tightening its belt, Poor But Beautiful was swiftly assembled by Dino Risi on a beggarly budget of around $100,000 -- a fact which gives its title something of a double meaning.
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His Name Is Ben
Only a handful of people in the world know he ever existed, but there isn't a day goes by that I don't think about him.
I never met him, never held him, I never got to find out if he had inherited his dad's piercing blue eyes.
The only images I have of him are blurred black and white scan pictures – his features impossible to make out.
Aside from that, the only other proof he existed are the pregnancy tests that signalled an exciting new chapter in our lives.
We were 10-weeks into the pregnancy when we found out he would only ever be a dream, that he had slipped silently away.
Even now, three years on, I'm not sure how I felt in those moments when reality hit.
I remember waiting for the scan, excited to see our baby's heart flutter for the first time.
I remember the sonographer asking how I was getting on and me gleefully telling her the nausea had started to lift.
I remember looking at the screen and knowing within seconds, in a gut-wrenching moment, that my baby was gone but hoping, desperately hoping, I was wrong.
This can't be happening to me.
I remember the sonographer pausing, asking me to change position, her attempt to reassure us as she tried to find a heartbeat.
After what seemed like an eternity, she suggested we go across the road to a coffee shop, that I should have an ice-cold drink to waken baby, to come back in half an hour.
I remember waiting on the kerb for a break in the traffic, I'm not sure when I started to cry.
As I sat at the table waiting for my glass of water, tears rolling down my cheeks, the man behind the counter asked my husband if I was okay.
We went back to the clinic and sat in the waiting room beside another couple holding hands, smiling and excited, just like we'd been less than an hour before.
This can't be happening to me.
I remember going back for a second scan while the sonographer made more futile attempts to find a heartbeat, I remember feeling sorry for her, apologising over and over, the guilt already beginning to set in.
What had I done wrong? Was I being punished because I'd complained so much about my morning sickness?
I thought about the migraines I'd suffered just a few days before – had I pushed myself too hard at work?
When had it happened? How could I not have known my baby was no longer there?
Back in the car, my husband and I sat together in almost total silence, making no attempt to drive away.
"I'm sorry," were the only words I could manage to say.
I felt like I'd broken his heart.
I rang the hospital once we got home – as the scan had been done at a private clinic, the miscarriage had to be confirmed by our own health providers.
I had to explain what had happened to three different people before I was finally put through to the correct ward.
"We can give you an appointment to come in on Monday," I was told.
"But that's five days away, I can't wait that long."
Apparently there was nothing he could do.
I phoned a friend, someone who knew my consultant, and within an hour she'd arranged for me to see her the following afternoon.
I lay awake all night, I watched as my husband crumbled with grief, my guilt swelling inside.
My parents arrived the next day to look after our daughter while we went to the hospital – as we got up to leave, I hugged my dad and my grief came crashing down in loud, uncontrollable sobs, my body heaving with pain.
I felt safe in my dad's arms, I never wanted him to let me go, I didn't want to go to the hospital and see my baby motionless on the screen, I wanted it to be a nightmare.
This can't be happening to me.
At the hospital, the consultant confirmed our loss.
A silent miscarriage, we were told.
My perfect little baby had a fatal foetal abnormality, incompatible with life.
She suspected it was Edward's syndrome and we accepted her offer for genetic testing.
I knew we were lucky – so many people never find out the reason for their miscarriage, so I held on to that small mercy.
The discussion turned to what would happen next – did I want to let nature take its course or did I want medical intervention?
I knew the answer even before I was asked.
Natural management would mean waiting for the miscarriage to happen on its own, a process that could take weeks.
What if I was home, alone with my daughter?
I was terrified of what I might see, how I would I cope.
I opted for surgical management where I would undergo a surgical procedure while under a general anaesthetic, but the earliest slot was three days away.
They were spent in a strange, surreal bubble, we took our daughter out for pizza, we continued on with our search for a bigger house.
But as I smiled and nodded at people proudly showing off their homes, my mind concentrated on what I carried inside me and my loss that seemed too huge to bear.
A dull ache developed in my lower back and I held my breathe with every twinge, terrified the miscarriage was starting.
My daughter was the chink of light through it all, but I was too scared to lift her in case my body began to reject my baby.
The day before the surgery, I attended another appointment to confirm my baby had no heartbeat.
Abortion laws in Northern Ireland stripped an already traumatic ordeal of any compassion or dignity.
Despite a diagnosis of fatal foetal abnormality by my consultant, despite the fact my baby was completely motionless, a tiny flicker on the screen was enough to warrant a second opinion.
"I could go to prison if I get this wrong, you know," I was told.
I did know, but as I lay on the bed, unable to bring myself to look at the screen, I simply didn't care.
This can't be happening to me.
Sleep eluded me again that night, the day I'd been longing for came around too quickly in the end.
That morning, my husband brought me a glass of water to take with the medication I'd been given to help with the surgery.
Even though I knew my baby was gone, it took all my strength to swallow the pill.
Several hours later, as I lay on a trolley waiting to be taken to theatre, the tears started again.
I knew when I woke up, it would all be over and my baby would be gone forever.
This can't be happening to me.
I don't remember what came next, I don't remember leaving the hospital or getting home, but I remember the emptiness, I remember how alone I felt.
Miscarriage is incredibly common we'd been told, and I remember feeling as though we should just pick ourselves up and move on.
The fact that I couldn't made me feel like even more of a failure.
As I struggled on, consumed by grief, the results of the genetic tests came back – our baby had Down's syndrome.
We also found out he was a boy and named him Ben, and I watched my husband break again.
My longing to be pregnant was terrifying but overwhelming all at once.
We'd been told there was no reason why I couldn't try again and most people go on to enjoy a healthy pregnancy, so we were overjoyed when I found out I was expecting again.
That's why I was so heartbroken when I had another miscarriage just a few days after the positive test.
I was angry, I was crushed, but with it happening so early on I felt like a fraud, like I hadn't even been pregnant, and so I shrugged it off even to close friends.
Most people don't know what to say when you tell them you've had a miscarriage and I don't blame them.
I certainly had no idea how to react before I experienced baby loss, but I now know how important it is to celebrate these lives, no matter how brief.
We gave our son a name, we planted a cherry tree in the garden on his due date and watching it blossom each year brings a smile to my face.
While I never got to meet those two precious little souls, from the second I knew of their existence they became a part of me, my family and my future – and that is why I will carry them in my heart forever.


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There's no turning back…
The second I spared Isabel's life, everything changed. I used to deal in death wishes. Now the instinct to protect her charts the course. Because every time I turn away from her, something turns me back. She's uncovered a side of me that I can no longer ignore. Doesn't change the fact that she doesn't belong in my world.
Isabel's learning to hold her own, but nothing can prepare her for the life I'm being called back into. With a long road ahead of us, I won't make promises I can't keep. She can barely accept the dark deeds of my past—a bloody history spelled out in a ledger she's more preoccupied with than I'd like. When an old associate sets a dangerous plan in motion, I can't hide who I really am. And there's no turning back…


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Working at an internet start-up is a tough life - 18-hour days, seven-day weeks and don't even think about taking a holiday. It's probably not the kind of place you would expect to find a mother of three young children.
Any mother with three children under five will tell you that looking after them can be a full-time job. And anyone who has worked on an internet start-up will tell you about the very long hours and seven-day weeks.
Even Martha Lane Fox, 27, famed for her hardy confidence, confessed recently to an interviewer that she planned to defer having a family until she had climbed down from the crest of the dot.com wave. But with internet years zooming ahead of their calendar counterparts, other ambitious women are determined not to miss out on the excitement.
Some, like Ashley Atkinson, have opted to divide their time quite precisely. Atkinson, who runs nownet.co.uk, a network which connects universities to the internet, commutes from London to Staffordshire at weekends to be with her daughters Courtney, Jordan and Eden, all under 10. Others combine the roles of mother and entrepreneur. Georgia Hall, head of the digital services agency Zinc, brought her young daughter into the office when she was working until 4am on pitches, while Kajsa Leander of the sportswear site Boo.com says that she brings her toddler daughter Alva into the office at weekends.
Daryl Rayner, 36, who has three children, has even more pointedly refused to let the revolution go on without her. She gave birth to her youngest child, Arthur, in January and was back to work within the week. Just a month before that, she had been in the offices of the cable company Flextech, signing a funding deal for xrefer, the internet start-up which she co-founded. For Rayner, the internet has been a way of life since the early Nineties, when she helped to develop BioMedNet, a specialist website now owned by Reed Elsevier.
The site offered a jobs databank, a shopping mall for products such as enzymes and access to online reference works. Rayner saw the revolution at firsthand - the site attracted 100,000 registrations in the first few months. "We started to sell advertising online and I remember having to describe what the internet was," she says. "We'd make up an advertising banner and these companies would never see it; they'd just receive these e-mails.
"I couldn't predict the way things would happen, but I could see that e-commerce was going to be a big thing. We were getting four million page impressions a month, which for a niche area was pretty good.
"I realised that no time was ever going to be right for a family and that this was something I really enjoyed doing. It was moving quickly, so to take time out was going to be problematic. But I decided then that there had to be a way, and that consisted of being very organised and getting good childcare."
Rayner left the BioMedNet site to oversee marketing for Macmillan's science website, Nature.com, and gave birth to Fred, now five, and Otto, now three, taking three months' maternity leave. She called on the help of her husband, Jeremy, who also ran his own company, and employed a full-time nanny. But the biggest change came last year, when she met Adam Hodgkin, the former head of electronic publishing at Oxford University Press and now managing director of xrefer.
"Adam was looking for some advice from people who had been involved in publishing and the internet. When he told me his idea for a reference engine I was immediately interested," she says. "All his revenue streams were well developed, and the business concentrated on aggregating and integrating reference works online.
"The tricky bit is integration. The original editors and compilers have put in references very deliberately, so the idea with xrefer was to leverage those and make reliable connections to enable the user to hop seamlessly from topic to topic. I thought, yes, that's it."
Rayner left her job in December, a day after signing the deal with Flextech Interactive (they took a 25 per cent stake of the fledgling company), and became xrefer's marketing director. "I was eight months pregnant by then and I thought I would really have to convince Adam that being pregnant wasn't a problem - that for me, this was vaguely routine and I would be back in action soon.
She says: "At the venture capital presentations, no one mentioned the fact I was pregnant. If somebody is out there doing this and it's their own company, it shouldn't even be a question because it's obvious they've already given up a lot to do it.
"But there's a big difference between working with a few hundred people and then going off and doing it on your own, when everything you do counts. The latter is incredibly motivating because everything you do is toward success."
After the birth of Arthur, Rayner says she was so motivated that she was back at her desk answering e-mails within the week. She concedes she is lucky to have a baby who sleeps at night, but has had to structure her life down to the minute. "I make sure I leave work on time, go home, put the children to bed and do homework with Fred. Then it's back to my own computer. I've got myself into a routine, but there's always part of me sectioned off for my children. When I get back to work I get my head down.
"Jeremy started his own business eight years ago and I supported him then. Now that his business is established and doing very well, it's my turn. We have this routine where I do the early morning stint and he will stay late at work.
"I'm tending to do a lot more domestic things online. I haven't been to a supermarket for ages and I buy my clothes and the children's on the net. That saves time at weekends, which are precious. I'll make my telephone calls while I'm walking down the street. I've made a big effort to think about how doing this is going to be possible. You have got to get your life structured. I can't afford to be at work thinking about the children."
Xrefer is still in the process of launching, and Rayner admits that her schedule tires her out but insists on getting to bed early. "People are more tired if they're bored," she says. The only time she gets rattled is if something unexpected happens. "Fred had an asthma attack at the weekend and we literally sat in hospital on Sunday saying: 'Is he going to come out or not?' and they wanted to know why we desperately needed to know. We talked about our agendas and Jeremy stayed there on Monday with him."
Rayner says that the other requisite is good communication. "I'm not there at school every morning. But I book appointments and spend time with the teachers one-to-one. The problem is when the party invites come home for an extraordinary level of fancy dress. I'm not so good at that."


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Henry Giroux: "Those arguing that education should be neutral are really arguing for a version of education in which nobody is accountable"
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An interview with founder of critical pedagogy Henry Giroux on the meaning of education, suspicions regarding neutrality and on how current uncertainties could be a driving force to rethink and generate new possibilities.
Learning and Teaching with Digital Technologies
Júlia Coromina
When integrating ITCs into the classroom it is important to evaluate to what degree it enriches the relationship established between students, tasks and contents, and teacher.
The Contribution of the Montessori Method to an Uncertain World
Francesc Balagué
We talk with Ève Herrmann about the resurgence of Montessori education and what this may contribute to digital literacy and other challenges in education.
Digital Education is not Just Training in Digital Literacy
Carlos Magro Mazo
Technologies offer the opportunity of transiting from educational models based on transmission towards models based on active learning.
Neuroeducation and War Video Games
Eduardo Salvador Acevedo
We need awareness and education in critical consumption, as promotors of culture of peace, human values and nonviolence.
Tips for Teaching Online Privacy
Liliana Arroyo
Accompaniment, using the internet as a family, and dialogue are necessary strategies to teach children how to manage their online identity.
Digital Natives: From the Myth to the Reality
Ferran Adell
Today's students have been in contact with technologies since their early childhood; they are what are known as digital natives.
About teens, Internet and Privacy: The Challenges of Identity in the Digital Era
Liliana Arroyo
Why privacy is an important issue for young people who experiment with Internet and social media.
A school system for everyone
Jaume Funes
The need to change the school system has been on the cards for some time: schools do not teach students how to function in today's world.
The Internet Universe of Teenagers
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Educational Briefcase is a pedagogical tool for high schools, to take knowledge and reflections about the impact of the Internet on our lives into the classroom
To Gamify Means to Make People Play
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Gamification is not measured in terms of prizes, but by the player's enjoyment during the process. There is also room for game in the world of culture.
Learning on the Net (2). Between preventive and educational action
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Cannabis is enjoying some mainstream popularity, which, honestly, is a good thing when it comes to shopping. When you wanna buy something to help you get lifted, there are way more options than the seedy head shops of yesteryear (for those residing in or visiting Austin soon, make a point to visit the brick-and-mortar antithesis to this at Catchtilly).
Now that there are tons of highly aesthetically pleasing options available, we rounded up some of the best of what's out there to help you with all your 4/20 prep.
Humble Pride Glass, Peach Glass Pipe, $33, available at Etsy.
Sure, YES, this looks like the cutest little butt emoji, but, also, it rips. This is a perfect at-home bowl to stash by your bed to help battle insomnia and, you know, just to puff on while watching Queer Eye and downing takeout in bed... guys, I know this isn't just me.


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In this webinar recording, learn how ServiceMax can be used specifically in Oil, Gas and Chemical Facility operations such as refining, gas processing, petrochemical and more. Phil Schwarz, Oil & Gas Product Marketing Director at ServiceMax, discusses the role of a field service management platform within the context of Digital Transformation and how it can impact your business and operations immediately and into the future.
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Oil and Gas operators face constant challenges in production operations. Challenges include, but are not limited to, lost/deferred production, operational inefficiencies, aged infrastructure, a changing workforce, and safety & compliance concerns. Hear how ServiceMax automates the end to end field operations & maintenance process from automatic work order creation from connected assets to real-time work order debriefs.
Learn how your field service team can increase First-Time fix rates while improving customer satisfaction. Anna Startseva, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at ServiceMax and Bo Wandell, VP of Sales and Business Development at Infomill, discuss how a curated mobile knowledge base that is integrated with your field service and inventory management solution will help achieve and beat your field service KPIs.
If you're looking to deliver better customer outcomes through next-generation services, please join Tushar Sharma, Product Manager and Micki Collart, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at ServiceMax for a webinar on ServiceMax's Proactive Maintenance capabilities as they discuss evolving maintenance strategies and walk through a demo of ServiceMax's Preventative Maintenance features.
No matter the oilfield service: seismic, drilling, oilfield fluids, reservoir evaluation, stimulation, completions, or well intervention, ServiceMax is designed to maximize the business outcomes associated with delivering a field service. According to our annual customer survey, users of ServiceMax see 10-20% improvements in productivity & efficiency, safety & compliance, customer experience, and revenue growth.
EHS reporting needs to do more than prove compliance: it must ensure machines are up and running full-time, keep employee training up to date, and help avoid the pitfalls of having to recruit and train part-time replacements if employees are injured on the job. This webinar will outline how data collection on smart phones and tablets in the field, combined with a best-in-class Field Service Management solution and KPI dashboards, will transform your EHS program into an all-around business support system.
Find out more about our improved user experience with the new Winter '18 Release in this recorded webinar. With new performance improvements to Service Flow Manager, the ability to quickly map data from IoT systems from ServiceMax objects, 10x faster Schedule Optimization and more, this release makes improvements for field techs, field service leaders dispatchers and administrators.
In the last two years, 30 companies in Technology Services Industry Association's (TSIA)'s Industrial Equipment (IE) index have lost more than 20% of their overall revenues, and average service margins for these companies are lower than product margins. John Ragsdale at TSIA and Micki Collart at ServiceMax discuss the key capabilities, such as connected products and analytics that are needed to reinvent service offerings that customers will pay for. They also take a deep dive into practical tactics to enable new services at the right cost.
Service and supply chain leaders are finding themselves at a crossroads of parts inventory decisions. How much inventory to stock? How to plan for preventive maintenance and break-fix work? Achieving complete transparency and effective management in parts management remains a challenge for many. Hear Anna Startseva, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at ServiceMax and Mike Landry, President at Barkawi, and discover how leading companies are using the latest digital tools in parts management and IoT to achieve higher ROI and customer retention.
Field Service Management has been a market of change. What your organization did 5 years ago, or even last year, is being disrupted. Technologies as varied as mobile, wearables, big data, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, IoT, Cloud, 3D printing, digital twins, drones and robotics all have their applications in today's field service delivery process. This, coupled with business model changes such as outcome based models and reliance upon 3rd party technicians, make for a complex landscape. But which disruptions will rise to the top this year?
The industrial internet of things creates a vast array of transformational opportunities for businesses. One of the most exciting opportunities is the chance to create new revenue opportunities and business models with connected products and assets. Join ServiceMax and Deloitte Digital as they discuss the role of IoT in Field Service Transformation.
Customers who leverage real-time data from IoT connected devices can also collect repair history, identify correct parts for a repair and make predictions of parts needed in the future, allowing them to plan ahead and optimize stocking levels.
Learn how ServiceMax Service Flow Manager provides a powerful, future proof way to either deliver new or tailor existing business workflows, when you want them, on the device that you choose, whether or not you have a data connection
ProntoForms' VP of Partner Sales, Mike Kavanagh, joins ServiceMax to discuss the power of complementing a field service management system with ProntoForms' advanced checklist solutions to add effective field user workflows and rich data collection across multiple business processes.
Find out how you can help improve service efficiency through features like Predicted time to service, dependent job scheduling and app-to-app integration in this Autumn 17 Launch recorded webinar.
Learn how ServiceMax helps mining companies raise productivity, uptime, and safety with an end-to-end field service management solution. We discuss how ServiceMax compliments GE Digital's Mine Asset Performance Management and walk through a solution demo.
Join John Ragsdale, VP Research, Technology and Social at TSIA, as he sits down to interview Patrice Eberline about her new book "Into the Diamond Mine: A Field Service Handbook for Executives".
Executives Joe Shrawder, President and CEO Global Services of GE Healthcare and Kevin Rusin, CFO of McKinley Corporations recently discussed the future of field service transformation. Find out how they have led their organizations through successful service transformation and what they're doing to stay ahead of the curve.
Service leaders are beginning to realize that intelligent, automated scheduling can empower dispatchers to better improve efficiency and focus on higher-value jobs.
In questo webinar potrai apprendere come ServiceMax aiuta le aziende ad avere una visibilità completa della base installata per prendere decisioni strategiche e aumentare i profitti.
As service operations become more connected through mobile, cloud, and IoT, technicians in the field will play an even more integral role in driving the customer experience, growth, and productivity.
Riduci i tempi di pagamento, migliora l'efficienza del processo di fatturazione, rispetta le direttive e rendi il processo più automatico, integrando tutti i requisiti per i documenti di assistenza sul campo nell'applicazione ServiceMax Field Service
For innovative, growth-minded service businesses, driving the business as a profit center is now a top priority. But how do you move from the red to the black?
The Internet of Things (IoT) has the power to transform how manufacturers and service organizations operate—increasing efficiency and profitability.
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Which metrics have the potential to be the most impactful to your service organization? We've identified the top 5 field service metrics that executives need to know.
The concept of selling an outcome rather than the product or service itself is not new, but it may impact your business soon. Learn how technology can enable your "outcome-based" service transformation.
In this webinar, you will learn more about some of the talent challenges being faced by service organizations and how they are dealing with this new reality.
Learn how you can use your field service organization's metrics combined with industry-wide data to build a business case with real financial impact and bottom line ROI.


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There's always room for flexibility in choice of repertoire, especially when teaching teenagers. Alex, 18, had taken lessons during primary school, took a long break and returned to the piano as a senior in high school. His first request was to study "Liz on Top of the World," by Dario Marianelli from the movie, "Pride… Continue reading Teaching Piano to Teenagers: Classical, Pop, Taylor Swift, Liz on Top of the World and more (Videos)
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A Table Style Piano with Three Leaves–the whole story in lurid detail
Two days following my encounter with the towering no name upright, I was drawn to a Fresno Bee Classified ad, that listed an antique "Counsel piano" for sale at "$1500 or best offer." (First thing that popped into my head was Indian pow-wow- tribal "council?") What on earth was a Counsel? I snatched up my… Continue reading A Table Style Piano with Three Leaves–the whole story in lurid detail
More piano teaching favorites: Burgmuller's 25 Progressive Pieces, op. 100
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncr1BMTtvOQ Burgmuller, a German composer living in France during the Romantic era composed these delightful programmatic pieces in order of "progressive" difficulty; I've chosen 3 favorites to showcase: "Arabesque," "La Chasse" (The Chase) and "L'Harmonie des Anges" (Harmony of the Angels) Arabesque ("beautiful decoration") is a sprightly, fast paced miniature in "A" minor, that basically… Continue reading More piano teaching favorites: Burgmuller's 25 Progressive Pieces, op. 100
Fighting for a Dream Piano (Hopefully it should not come to this)
This writing, true to the last detail is meant to give piano buyers a heads up about how to handle a situation where an Oral Agreement may be breached by a seller. The following ad was placed at the on line Fresno Bee Classifieds website: Published 07/12/07 00:00:00 PIANO Baldwin Baby Grand cherry, xlnt cond… Continue reading Fighting for a Dream Piano (Hopefully it should not come to this)
Do's and Don'ts for Piano Buyers and Sellers (Dream Piano's last Chapter)
DO's for Buyers If possible take along a Registered Piano Technician and performing pianist with a good pair of ears to evaluate a used or new piano on the market. You can find a list of RPT members at your Piano Technicians' Guild online site, or look in the business or Yellow Pages for the… Continue reading Do's and Don'ts for Piano Buyers and Sellers (Dream Piano's last Chapter)
DREAM PIANO: Overview and Acknowledgments
My two-year long romp on the piano finding trail with York as my professional companion and consultant had been worth all the time spent in, around and under pianos. How else would I have acquired knowledge about the piano's harp, or cast iron plate were it not for his having the bravado to dismantle it… Continue reading DREAM PIANO: Overview and Acknowledgments
Recording on a SLEEPER Dream Piano
On a whim, I had decided to make an hour long trip to Visalia about 50 miles south of Fresno to sniff out the stock over at the "Piano Gallery." (This was before it went out of business) A medium size establishment in an upscale shopping mall, it was owned by "Ginnadiy Merkerin," a Russian… Continue reading Recording on a SLEEPER Dream Piano


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New painkillers could thwart opioids' fatal flaw
When people die from overdoses of opioids, whether prescription pain medications or street drugs, it is the suppression of breathing that almost always kills them. The drugs act on neuronal receptors to dull pain, but those in the brain stem also control breathing. When activated, they can signal respiration to slow, and then stop. The results are well-known: an epidemic of deaths—about 64,000 people in the United States alone last year.
Countering this lethal side effect without losing opioids' potent pain relief is a challenge that has enticed drug developers for years. Now, for the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Silver Spring, Maryland, is considering whether to approve an opioid that is as effective as morphine at relieving pain and poses less risk of depressing breathing.
Trevena, a firm based in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, announced on 2 November that it has submitted oliceridine, an intravenous opioid meant for use in hospitalized patients, to FDA for marketing approval. The drug, which would be marketed under the name Olinvo, is the most advanced of what scientists predict will be a growing crop of pain-relieving "biased agonists"—so called because, in binding a key opioid receptor in the central nervous system, they nudge it into a conformation that promotes a signaling cascade that kills pain over one that suppresses breathing. And in a paper out this week in Cell, a veteran opioid researcher and her colleagues unveil new biased opioid agonists that could surpass oliceridine, though they haven't been tested in people yet.
"There are many groups creating [such] biased agonists. And one of them is going to get it right," says Bryan Roth, a molecular pharmacologist at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. "To have a drug you can't die of an overdose with would be a huge lifesaver for tens of thousands of people every year."
Trevena's compound is by far the closest to the finish line, having been through clinical trials. The firm has had setbacks, however. In phase III trials in postsurgical patients reported in February, oliceridine proved to be as effective a painkiller as morphine, and quicker to act. But although a low dose of it caused less respiratory suppression and fewer other side effects than morphine, those improvements didn't reach statistical significance for higher doses.
The competition aims to catch up quickly. Last month, Mebias Discovery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, presented data on two new biased opioids that protected breathing in rats even at four times the effective painkilling dose. It hopes to begin human trials of one of them as soon as 2019.
For most of these early-stage drugs, developers haven't assessed just how selectively they trigger the painkilling pathway over respiratory suppression. Nor have they shown conclusively that the molecular bias matters—that the more biased a compound toward triggering the painkilling pathway, the less the risk of respiratory suppression. But the Cell study this week has done both, at least in mice.
In that work, neuroscientists Laura Bohn, Cullen Schmid, Thomas Bannister, and their colleagues at the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida, developed several pain-killing-biased compounds from among scores that bind the µ-opioid receptor. Activating this protein, which is embedded in neuronal cell membranes, leads to either pain relief or respiratory depression depending on the brain circuit to which it belongs. The molecule is known as a G protein-coupled receptor because it triggers so-called G proteins to bind to the inner side of a receptor and start a signal cascade.
When traditional opioids—such as morphine, fentanyl, and heroin—activate the receptor, that also attracts an intracellular protein called β-arrestin2. It tamps down G-protein signaling, so that the message doesn't remain indefinitely "on." But β-arrestin2 also helps produce the respiratory suppression and constipation that are hallmark side effects of opioids.
Beginning 18 years ago, Bohn and her colleagues showed that, in mice engineered to lack β-arrestin2, morphine's pain relief was stronger and longer-lasting and its main side effects were dramatically reduced. The mechanism by which β-arrestin2 leads to an opioid's unwanted effects remains unclear. But it seemed to many researchers that if drugs could be created that nudged the µ-opioid receptor into a conformation that shut down β-arrestin2 recruitment while turning on G-protein signaling, they might deliver opioids' unparalleled pain relief without those side effects.
In the new study, Bohn's group used cell signaling assays on a library of µ-receptor-activating compounds to find a few with hints of a bias toward G-protein signaling. Based on the structural features of those leads, they tweaked the compounds to create scores that were more heavily biased. They chose six to study in mice, and discovered all had effective antipain activity. As important, the greater the compound's bias for G-protein-signaling, the fewer breathing problems it produced in the animals.
The study is "very rigorous and formalized. And it's pretty remarkable. Essentially the more G-protein biased, the less respiratory depression. In other words, the safer," Roth says. The paper "is a tour de force," for its labor-intensive validation of concepts that had only been inferred from smaller studies, says molecular pharmacologist Gavril Pasternak of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Other academic groups are chasing biased opioids. A team including Roth and Brian Shoichet, a chemist at the University of California, San Francisco, who uses computer simulations to find new drugs, last year published details of a powerfully G-protein-biased µ-receptor agonist, PZM21. It kills pain in mice and doesn't depress breathing. In its 2016 paper, which appeared in Nature, the group also reported that PZM21 appeared to be less rewarding in mice. That suggests it could be less addictive in people, though further studies are needed, says Roth, who holds founder stock in a San Francisco startup, Epiodyne, aiming to develop the compound further.
Some doubt that PZM21 will turn out to be less prone to abuse in humans. That suggestion doesn't line "up with the basic science and certainly does not describe our own data on Olinvo," says Jonathan Violin, a molecular pharmacologist who co-founded Trevena and is now one of its vice presidents.
For biased opioids in general, "The $64,000 question is: What about dependence?" says Robert Lefkowitz, a biochemist at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, who shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on G-protein-coupled receptors, and who co-authored Bohn's first paper on β-arrestin2 knockout mice. Lefkowitz, who owns founder shares in Trevena and stands to make money if Olinvo succeeds, says there is little evidence that tamping down β-arrestin2 will blunt the agonizing physical withdrawal symptoms that set in when someone tries to kick an opioid habit.
Bohn plans to evaluate the addictiveness of her stable of compounds in an upcoming study. But first, she is probing whether heavily G-protein-biased opioids can slay another bugbear of these medicines: tolerance, which is the need for increasing, and ever-riskier, doses of a drug to achieve the same amount of pain relief. "So far," she reports, "it's looking really promising."


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Is it just me or does anyone else feel like time is starting to slip away at night - especially during the holidays. Which is all the more reason to skip the gourmet meals for an evening... not to mention all the calories that a gourmet meal carries.
Also, in the winter it's getting dark early and right when I get home from work we need to take the dog out before it's too dark to see him then it's time to get dinner ready and I just feel like going to bed... you can call me LAZY BONES.
Aidells Chicken Apple Sausages - 1 per person, sliced on diagonal
Aidells Chicken Apple Sausages - 1 per person, sliced on diagonal
1 Roma tomato, diced
1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Fresh Parmesan for topping pasta
1 Box Parmesan Pasta-Roni (you'll need milk, butter, water)
(See I told you...LAZY)
Warm/brown sausages in a skillet, over medium heat. Cook Pasta-Roni according to box directions (takes about 10 minutes). While sausage is warming and pasta is cooking dice the tomato and chop the parsley.
When there is only 1-2 minutes left on the pasta slice your sausages and set aside.
When the pasta is finished cooking serve in a large bowl, add one sausage per person and garnish with diced tomatoes, parsley and Parmesan.
Serve with a large salad and call it dinner!
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When you are looking for good home care services for your loved one, you should do research. New York City personalized home care will offer you with good services which are very important. This is important since they will take care of your beloved one. The internet will offer you with the best information regarding your home care service once you do research. On the NYC homecare center, you should do your research. You will be help by the New York city in home aids by this type of home care. You can use the following tips to find a good European Expert Care.
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Below I have attached a very interesting paper for all my Anglican Friends by Geoffrey Bromiley published in The Churchman 88 (January-March 1974): 9-24. Also attached is another paper he wrote assessing Karl Barth's theology on the occasion of the centenary of Barth's birth in 1986 published in the Anvil 3.1 7-17. Here we find sane, balanced and thoroughgoing overviews of Barth written by someone who had an intimate understanding of his corpus (having translated so much of it) and who challenges some of the superficial critiques, which still have currency today.
Geoffrey Bromiley – Karl Barth and Anglicanis
Geoffrey Bromiley's assessment of Karl Barth in 1986, the centenary of his birth
Who was Geoffrey Bromiley?
On his death at 94 years of age in 2009 James Bradley of Fuller Seminary wrote of Geoffrey that
"…he significantly influenced English-language Christianity over six decades through the translating and editing from several modern languages of thousands of pages of theological works from such notable theologians as Karl Barth, Jacques Ellul, and Helmut Thielicke. He is perhaps most well-known for his translations in the field of theology, and among the most widely used works he translated are extensive portions of Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics and Wolfhart Pannenberg's three-volume Systematic Theology. Although his name appears nowhere in Helmut Thielicke's Theological Ethics, he was the translator.
In the field of biblical studies, several generations of students are indebted to his translation of the ten-volume Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, edited by Gerhard Kittel. Bromiley was the general editor of the revised version of the International Bible Standard Encyclopedia and authored numerous articles in it. He also rendered Ernest Käsemann's Commentary on Romans into English and translated the Barth-Bultmann correspondence. Bromiley's remarkable energy and dedication scarcely slackened in his retirement. He was the translator and English-language editor of the monumental Encyclopedia of Christianity, the fifth volume of which he completed in 2007, when past his 90th year.
Bromiley was born in Bromley Cross, Lancashire, England, in 1915 and raised in a Christian home. While at Cambridge University he was active in the Inter-Varsity Christian Union and graduated with a first class honors degree in Modern Languages at Emmanuel College in 1936. He completed his theological studies at Tyndale Hall, Bristol, and following ordination in 1938 he successively served two Anglican parishes in Cumberland and commenced graduate studies in history at the University of Edinburgh, where he received a Ph.D. in 1943 with a dissertation on Johann Gottfried Herder and German Romanticism before Schleiermacher.
Bromiley returned to Tyndale Hall as Lecturer and Vice Principal (1946–1951), and while there he earned a second doctor's degree (Edinburgh, D. Litt.) for a thesis that was published as Baptism and the Anglican Reformers (1953).Later, in 1961, the university recognized him for his service to scholarship with an honorary doctorate. Throughout this period Bromiley remained active in the Anglican ministry. He was serving as Rector of St. Thomas, Edinburgh, in 1958, when he was appointed to the faculty of Fuller Seminary, where he taught until his retirement in 1987, at which time he was honored with a Festschrift entitled Church, Word, and Spirit. An endowed chair in church history at Fuller was established in his name in 1991.
Bromiley's scholarly accomplishments are the more remarkable in that he translated directly from the German and French originals on his old, worn typewriter in drafts that required little if any revision, and while he never engaged the world of computers and word-processors, he was adept at multitasking; he would correct the page proofs of Barth and Kittel during faculty meetings without missing a word of the conversation or the nuance of an argument. Self-effacing almost to a fault, he was nevertheless known for his plain speaking and would interrupt his proofreading to comment on important issues of policy or to correct errors of historical fact. He was instrumental in starting the Ph.D. program at Fuller Seminary and supervised dozens of advanced students in history. Bromiley adopted the English tutorial method of mentoring his students on a personal basis in supervisions that are still memorable to those of us who were privileged to have been under his direction.
Beyond his teaching and work in translation, Bromiley also distinguished himself as a historian, primarily of the Reformation era. His works include a two-volume biographical and theological study of Thomas Cranmer (1956) and a shorter study of John Jewell (1960). He contributed the volume on Zwingli and Bullinger in the important Library of Christian Classics series. His churchmanship and concern for the unity of the church is seen in his numerous publications directed to a more general audience through books on Christian ethics and marriage (1947, 1980), Christian ministry (1980) and baptism (1955, 1979). He embodied his scholarship by his many years of service preparing men and women for the Episcopal ministry at Bloy House, Claremont, the theological college of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.
The strength of Geoffrey Bromiley's character exercised an enormous influence on those of us who were his students and colleagues. His singular dedication to Jesus Christ and his love for the church shaped us both spiritually and intellectually. Taken as a whole, Bromiley's teaching and mentoring, his books and translations bear witness to his consistent and unified commitment to scholarship, the church, and the Christian faith". https://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?ArticleId=841


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STEAM2: A New Spin on STEAM in the Rapid City Area Schools
Thursday, 10:30 a.m. in rooms 11 & 12
Presenter(s): Rapid City School District Superintendent. Dr. Lori Simon
Rapid City Area Schools are creating a dynamic and personalized 21st century learning environment by re-envisioning STEAM to provide STEAM2 (science, technology, engineering, arts, math, and medicine) learning for students K-12. Learn how the district is creating rigorous, relevant, and engaging learning experiences for students through this unique approach. Participants will hear an overview of the district's STEAM2 blueprint including the culmination of high school pathways in Science and Engineering, Computer Science, and Health Services.
It's Not Just Elementary and Secondary: The Middle Matters!
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. in room 3
Presenter(s): Watertown Middle School Principal & SDAMLE President Todd L. Brist
Young adolescents are weird and working with them can be perplexing. Ten to 15-year-olds experience some of the most rapid, significant physical, social, emotional and cognitive changes. They are neither elementary or high school students — they are stuck "in the middle." This session will focus on the unique learning needs of young adolescents and developmentally appropriate best practices for the middle level and will be especially informative for K–12, K–8, 7–12 district administrators.
Augmented & Virtual Reality in the Classroom: Enhance Student Understanding & Creativity
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. in room 3
Presenter(s): TIE Learning Specialist Julie Erickson
Augmented and Virtual Reality in the classroom can deepen and enhance learner understanding and is being heavily used in industry to facilitate training and planning along with create interactive environments. A unique aspect of augmented and virtual reality is it allows learners to be creators and consumers. This session will provide you with the tools to give students an edge in the classroom and in the future by incorporating augmented and virtual reality and explore real life examples, develop an understanding of augmented and virtual reality and more!
Not Your Regular Math and English Class
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. in rooms 6 & 7
Presenter(s): S.D. DOE Division of CTE Assistant Director Erin Larsen
Are you looking for a way to bring traditional math and English courses to life for your students? This session will highlight new applied mathematics and English courses that integrate CTE concepts and make these courses come alive. Additionally, participants will learn more about how to offer other CTE courses and work-based learning for core content credit.
Digital Skills Crucial for Customized Learning
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. in room 3
Presenter(s): TIE Learning Specialist Julie Erickson
As education moves to customized learning, digital literacy skills become an integral part of a learner's successful education. Learners need to be able to effectively communicate, collaborate and solve problems digitally to succeed in work and life both in school and after graduation. This session will provide resources and tools to enable attendees to develop a better understanding of the importance and how they can implement the concepts in their district.
Making the Most of the New Graduation Requirements in a Small School
Friday, 11:00 a.m. in rooms 11 & 12
Presenter(s): Burke School District Superintendent Erik Person and Principal Tim Sanderson
South Dakota's new graduation requirements have created flexibility for small schools to meet kids' needs. The Burke School District has seized the opportunity to create some fluidity in their master schedule and break the gridlock of electives butting up against required courses. The new endorsements have them looking at core curriculum, scheduling and four-year planning through a new lens. The steps they're taking are very doable and the results are a real game changer.
Governance & Policy
A Roadmap for Excellence: Rapid City Area Schools Strategic Plan
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. in rooms 11 & 12
Presenter(s): Rapid City School District Superintendent. Dr. Lori Simon
Rapid City Area Schools are moving into year three of their ambitious strategic plan. Participants will hear about the plan's five goal areas: Reading by 3rd Grade; 21st Century Learning; Teaching & Leading; College, Career, & Life Readiness, and School & Community Partnerships. Learn how the district is developing strong partnerships to reach its goals and achieve its vision of "Building tomorrow's community through inspiration, innovation, and excellence."
Dealing with Controversy
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. in rooms 13 & 14
Presenter(s): Wolsey-Wessington School District School Board President Ted Haeder
Your school district is suddenly thrust into the spotlight and the news isn't necessarily good. How would you handle the situation?
So, You Want to Run for a State Office?
Friday, 10:00 a.m. in rooms 8, 9 & 10
Presenter(s): SASD Executive Director Rob Monson, ASBSD Executive Director Dr. Wade Pogany & Former Rep. Jacqueline Sly
Encouraging people who support public education to run for office is an important challenge for schools. For anyone thinking about running for a state office or to encourage someone to run, this session will detail the election process for a state office in South Dakota. Experienced legislators Sen. Deb Soholt and Former Rep. Jacqueline Sly will share their experiences and lessons learned in their elections.
Micro-managing vs. Macro-managing: Knowing your Role & Staying in your Lane
Friday, 10:00 a.m. in rooms 13 & 14
Presenter(s): ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randall Royer & Director of Policy & Legal Services Gerry Kaufman
This session will define micro-managing and macro-managing and give you tools to recognize both. As part of this process, will we also discuss roles and responsibilities of the school board and the superintendent, and how NOT to cross over into the others' territory. Techniques to "heal" a wounded relationship will also be explored. Time for questions will be included.
Good Board Member, Bad Board Member. Can you tell the difference?
Friday, 11:00 a.m. in rooms 13 & 14
Presenter(s): ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randall Royer, Executive Director Dr. Wade Pogany, President Tom Farrell, 1st Vice President Denise Lutkemeier, 2nd Vice President Eric Stroeder and Past President Todd Thoelke
This session will involve the ASBSD Executive Committee acting out different scenarios dealing with school issues. Can you spot the Board member when they cross the line from good boardsmanship to micro-managing? Can you tell when the Board members take on other responsibilities beyond school board members' roles? Topics include day-to-day school operations, personnel issues, chain of command, and communication. Time for questions will be included.
Finance & Legal
State Aid 101
Thursday, 10:30 a.m. in rooms 8, 9 & 10
Presenter(s): S.D. DOE Director of Finance & Management Matt Flett
The 2016 Legislative Session brought major changes to the General State Aid Funding Formula, which continue today. Learn how the General State Aid Funding Formula changed and how it will change in the upcoming years.
The Open Meetings Laws: New & Old
Thursday, 10:30 a.m. in rooms 13 & 14
Presenter(s): ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randall Royer & Director of Policy & Legal Services Gerry Kaufman
This session will discuss changes to the Open Meetings law and Executive Session law made during the 2019 Legislative Session. We will also review in-depth, existing Open Meetings and Executive Session laws for a full understanding of all regulations that apply to your School Board meetings. Time for questions will be included.
Building Your School District's Budget
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. in rooms 8, 9 & 10
Presenter(s): S.D. DOE Director of Finance & Management Matt Flett
A School district must approve its annual budget by October 1st. What are Ad Valorem Taxes? State Aid? Federal Grants? Other Revenue? Instructional & Support Costs? Come learn about the revenues and expenditures that make up your school district's budget.
Negotiations Without Tears
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. in rooms 8, 9 & 10
Presenter(s): Former Superintendent Jim Holbeck
Negotiations can be a time of stress and create costly problems for schools, both financially and in poor school morale. School Board members and superintendents can find ways to improve, what sometimes is a confrontational situation to instead become a more conducive time to create a negotiated agreement that is a win for both the school and the staff. Learn some time proven tactics that are easy to follow and could help you for next year's negotiations.
Does that Board Member have a Conflict of Interest?
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. in rooms 13 & 14
Presenter(s): ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services Gerry Kaufman & Churchill, Manolis, Freeman, Kludt & Burns Law Office Attorney Rodney Freeman, Jr.
This session will discuss what constitutes a legal (and ethical) conflict of interest of a school board member, which can result in serious problems for the board member, the school board and the school district. Not only will laws related to conflict of interest be discussed, real-life examples of conflicts (actual or perceived) will also be shared. Strategies for addressing a school board member conflict of interest will be presented.
School Bus Rules, Requirements & Regulations
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. in rooms 8, 9 & 10
Presenter(s): S.D. Highway Patrol Lt. Joel Peterson
This session will address questions regarding the use of school buses and general school transportation issues, including the use of vans to transport students. Topics include, but are not limited to school bus driver training and driver physical requirements, hours-of-service limits for school bus drivers, drug testing regulations and school bus use for non-school purposes.
Search & Seizure Issues Involving Students
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. in rooms 13 & 14
Presenter(s): Churchill, Manolis, Freeman, Kludt & Burns Law Office Attorney Rodney Freeman, Jr.
An in-depth discussion of search & seizure issues involving students, including persons, lockers, phones, tablets and computers.
Dumb and Dumber: Showing Up to Work Under the Influence – How a School District Should Respond to a Scary Situation
Friday, 11:00 a.m. in rooms 8, 9 & 10
Presenter(s): Swier Law Firm Attorney Scott R. Swier
This session will examine two aspects of this challenging problem: 1. the treatment of alcoholism and addiction as a disease under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and considerations when analyzing each situation; and 2. practical tips for a school district dealing with an employee showing up to work under the influence, including a legal discussion of the employee's constitutional right to be free of unreasonable search and seizure and when job action is appropriate.
The TeamMates Mentoring Program in the Custer School District
Thursday, 10:30 a.m. in rooms 6 & 7
Presenter(s): Legendary Head Coach Tom Osborne & Custer Superintendent Mark Naugle
The session will discuss the process of implementing a TeamMates Mentoring program in the Custer School District. The Custer program has 30 mentor/mentee pairs working together and is actively recruiting more mentors. As the first TeamMates program in South Dakota, there were many things to learn and many lessons to share. Recruiting, fund raising, training, and working with the TeamMates Office will be discussed.
Think Like an Evaluator
Thursday, 10:30 a.m. in room 3
Presenter(s): TIE Evaluation Services Coordinator John Swanson
This session will explore ways schools can increase the use of systematic evaluation strategies to assess their school improvement efforts. Schools which invest in building greater capacity with evaluation can foster a learning culture that values evidence, openness and inquiry. Resources to help school leaders "think like an evaluator" will be shared.
Rainbows and Unicorns 2.0
Thursday, 10:30 a.m. in room 2
Presenter(s): Aberdeen's Simmons Elementary School Principal Kim Aman and Mike Miller Elementary School Principal Nicole Schutter
This session will promote strategies and tools with which you can build a positive school culture for students and staff. The presenters will highlight several methods they utilize within their schools to establish and maintain positive cultures.
CPCM Panel Discussion
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. in rooms 6 & 7
Presenter(s): Child Protection Services Regional Manager Vicki Burger, Sage Project Consultant Sharon Chontos, Tea Area Middle School Counselor Anna Eidem and ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany
This session will explain the role and screening guidelines of Child Protective Services (CPS), the CPS safety model, the investigative process that happens after reporting, the role of the Family First Act and how South Dakota's child welfare system is providing services to families who are at risk of entering the child welfare system. It will also provide policy resources regarding mandatory reporting for schools to adopt and implement in their school districts, practical advice on how school counselors, psychiatrists, and staff can support children and families at risk and introduce the Resilient Communities resources on the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment website.
Announcing! The South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. in room 2
Presenter(s): S.D. Statewide Family Engagement Center Project Director Morgan VonHaden
Would your school like to receive free professional development? Come learn about trainings, resources, activities and more (all free), that will be offered to school districts over the next five years. These services are part of the new S.D. Statewide Family Engagement Center Grant in partnership with WRF, BHSSC, S.D. Parent Connection and S.D. DOE. The grant spans from birth to career and will continue to support both current initiatives happening across SD and will create new, innovative ideas and initiatives!
Learning Walks for Teacher & Administrator Development
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. in rooms 11 & 12
Presenter(s): Sioux Falls School District Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School Principal Dr. Tracy Vik and K-12 Spanish Immersion Teacher on Special Assignment Andy McKay
Learning walks provide principals and teachers the opportunity to jointly observe and reflect upon the various teaching styles throughout a school building. Learning walks foster conversation about teaching and learning to develop a shared vision of high-quality teaching which impacts student engagement and learning.
Building a Local Talent Pool: How Educators Rising is Transforming the Teaching Profession at the Local Level
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. in rooms 6 & 7
Presenter(s): Travis Lape and Educators Rising State Officer Team
Learn how to develop a network of professional educators starting in high school and develop an understanding of how Educators Rising helps local communities grow their own teachers who look like the communities they serve. In this workshop you will see how easy this can be to add to your schools this year.
Equitable Grading
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. in room 2
Presenter(s): Black Hills Special Services Cooperative S.D. Statewide Title III Consortium Jean Larson, ENL, M.Ed., Instructional Specialist S.D. State-Wide Title III & Migrant Consortia Bobbie Kilber and S.D. State-Wide Title III & Migrant Consortia Tanya Vitek, ENL
This session will explore ideas of how districts can approach the challenge of how to "Equitably Grade English Language Learners."
Connecting with Community: Working Together in Rural Districts
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. in rooms 11 & 12
Presenter(s): Woonsocket School District Superintendent Dr. Rod Weber and School Board Member Lisa Snedeker
Learn ways to develop successful partnerships between the school and community from the Woonsocket School District (2017 Helping Hands Award Recipient) who lead the way for a new theater; completing the fundraising and project in less than 18 months. In this session you will learn the formula for creating successful partnerships and making any goal a reality.
The Extra Advantage: Make CTE Work for Your Students
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. in room 2
Presenter(s): S.D. DOE Division of Career & Technical Education Director Laura Scheibe
Looking to get your students excited about school? Access to career exploration and hands-on career and technical classes are vital to getting students engaged in their education and providing them a leg up for their post-high school plans. Come learn about everything CTE has to offer (want to be a robotics engineer? There's a CTE class for that! How about a pediatrician? There's a class for that too!) and shape the next generation of CTE in South Dakota.
"Say What?" Informal Communications Are Critical
Friday, 10:00 a.m. in rooms 11 & 12
Presenter(s): Huron High School Principal Mike Radke and Assistant Principal Jolene Konechne
A school administrator relies on effective communication to do their job. In this session, we will discuss what people say, what's behind their words and how to respond. We'll also share tips, hints and tricks for succeeding in school administration. This session will be beneficial for newer administrators and entertaining for experienced administrators.
Porter the Hoarder with Sean Covel
Friday, 10:00 a.m. in rooms 6 & 7
Presenter(s): Sean Covel
In this session, Sean Covel (Producer of Napoleon Dynamite and Author of Porter the Hoarder) explores how thinking of a solution in terms of a system instead of a 1-off solve makes it possible for hundreds, if not thousands, across the nation to benefit from the work done to help just one.
Don't Assume You're Immune: Outbreak Prevention in Schools by Monitoring Vaccine Exemptions
Friday, 10:00 a.m. in room 3
Presenter(s): S.D. DOH Immunization Program Coordinator Tim Heath and Legal Counsel Justin Williams
South Dakota Codified Law 13-28-7.1 requires students entering school to be appropriately immunized. This session will discuss school requirements, legal implications and potential liability that schools face when students are not immunized. It will also explore vaccine history, hesitancy, and efficacy. Attendees will learn about proper documentation of required immunizations (medical/religious exemptions), dangers of decreasing immunization coverage rates and risk of an outbreak, and implications for schools and their students when parents/guardians choose not to immunize.
Educational Leadership Simulation: Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
Friday, 10:00 a.m. in room 2
Presenter(s): USD Assistant Professor/Superintendent Program Coordinator Dr. David De Jong
As a school leader, you must know the signs of child abuse and neglect, and know how to act sensitively, accurately, and legally toward all parties involved. When accusations are made, you need to act promptly and appropriately, as well. This simulation gives you practice recognizing and responding in a variety of situations, and also provides you with an application tool for assessing and mitigating risk and is appropriate for all principals and superintendents.
The Power of Podcasts
Friday, 11:00 a.m. in rooms 13 & 14
Presenter(s): De Smet School District Superintendent & Elementary Principal Abi Van Regenmorter
Learn about the wealth of knowledge hidden in podcasts! This session will discuss a brief history of podcasts and give recommendations on some of the best educational podcasts that are available to transform your learning today. Bring your device (cell phone/tablet) to learn how to access, search and listen to podcasts on your way home.
The Virtual School Health Model: A Solution for Increasing Access to Behavioral Health and School Nursing Services
Friday, 11:00 a.m. in room 3
Presenter(s): Avera eCARE School Health Director Sheila Freed, RN
School staff are now being challenged to be both a mental health therapist and school nurse. In this session we will discuss how Avera eCARE School Health brings mental health and school nursing expertise to geographically disadvantaged students and families through two-way audio and visual technology. By focusing on the 'Whole Student', students receiving virtual health care are experiencing less health-related barriers to learning.
Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings and Standards
Friday, 11:00 a.m. in room 2
Presenter(s): Oglala Sioux Tribe Education Director Dayna Brave Eagle & S.D. DOE Office of Indian Education Director Juliana White Bull-Taken Alive
The goal of this project was to give public school districts in South Dakota some basic knowledge about the Oceti Sakowin. The Essential Understandings and Standards are included in the State's standards and revision cycle that have been adopted by the State Board of Education Standards and was designed to provide compatibility to the South Dakota social studies standards. Culturally appropriate work created by other sources was identified to support suggested activities.
Save Money on Staff Safety Training with ASBSD Member Benefits through SafeSchools Training
Thursday, 10:30 a.m. in room 1
Presenter(s): Vector Solutions Regional Sales Manager Chris Sweeney and Vice President of Sales Joel Petersen
Does your current employee training process incorporate ALL staff? Is the required mandatory training enough? Do you struggle to train new hires and subs? Come learn how thousands of school districts nationwide have found a solution for all these questions and more by utilizing the award winning SafeSchools Training program. Giveaways for attendees! Presentation will also include additional details on our partnership with ASBSD.
My School District wants to build a new school, but I don't know where to begin? We've designed this session for you!
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. in room 1
Presenter(s): Dougherty & Company LLC Senior Vice President Tom Grimmond, CO-OP Architecture Senior School Planning Consultant Tom Oster and Principal Architect Tom Hurlbert
Many school districts face building and facility needs. This session will take you through the entire process of building a new school, from A to Z. Starting with a Needs Assessment, Facilities Review, Analyzing Financial Capabilities, Building Community Support, School Design, Construction Delivery Methods, and, finally, Occupying your new school.
Improve Foundational Reading Skills Quickly: A Money Back Guarantee to Your School Based on Student Progress
Thursday, 3 p.m. in room 1
Presenter(s): Learning Solutions for Schools Dr. Robert Arnio
Students who are not reading proficiently by 3rd grade lack basic reading skills. Research shows they may never catch up. If used 25 minutes a day, this K-12 totally individualized program will guarantee at least one-year growth as measured by SBAC, NWEA or other third-party assessments you are using. Hear comments from Jamie Erskine, a 20-year veteran teacher from Hot Springs, who has used this program successfully for over six years. See data from controlled studies and find out how you can obtain a free pilot to see what this program can do for your students.
School Security: Video and Lockdown Technology
Thursday, 4 p.m. in room 1
Presenter(s): Axis Communications Regional Sales Manager Mitch Piekarski, Integrated Technology & Security CEO James Straatmeyer and Gallagher Technical Business Development Manager Dan Leland
Learn about the latest video, access control, and lockdown technology and how it is affecting the industry. Discussion will be had in how technology can best respond to a school security event. Attendees will learn how new technology betters student safety and lowers the total cost of ownership. A live demonstration will happen in how live video and lockdown information can be sent to staff, students, and law enforcement when seconds matter.
Survey of School Law Issues and Concerns
Friday, 11:00 a.m. in room 1
Presenter(s): Attorneys Bill Beck, David Kroon, Morgan Brekke, Alexis Warner, Seth Lopour
This session will examine several legal issues on which the attorneys of Woods, Fuller, Shultz and Smith regularly consult with clients. Topics will include the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), responding to a subpoena for student information, and possible criminal consequences for students who engage in sexting/cyberbullying.
Or, download the descriptions about each Breakout Session by:
2019 ASBSD-SASD Convention Breakout Session Descriptions by Session Subject
2019 ASBSD-SASD Convention Breakout Session Descriptions by Day and Time
2019 ASBSD-SASD Convention Breakout Session Descriptions by Room


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10 Jun 2011
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 10 June 2011
A family of man killed by a driver with manic depression demand answers from mental health services. Hospital doctors race to prepare for an influx of Rugby World Cup drunks and how's your television reception? - the deadlines go out for going digital.


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Gene Wicker.
Does your company have a web site?
Do mean for company X?
That would be http://www.X.com.
Ok, thank you. <click>
This conversation happens to me about once a month at the office. How clueless can people be? Would you not try http://www.X.com before making the effort to locate the company's number and calling… possibly incurring the cost of a long distance call? How about Googling it?
Maybe I'm missing something, but there are some really stupid people in the world.


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Forget the myths you've heard. In Seattle, any month (week, day) is a good month for oysters: the frigid waters of Puget Sound make for sweet, plump, and briny bivalves year-round. You'd be hard-pressed to find a spot in town that isn't always serving pristine specimens, but there are a few places that stand shell and pearl above the rest for their shucking, their service, or their selection, and we've distinguished them from the rest just for you. So next time you're looking to slurp down a satisfying dozen (or two), here's where to head.
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Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bars
Lower Queen Anne (& other locations)
It's hard to get any closer to the source than an oyster bar run by a local shellfish farm. This kind of connection means that the restaurants were entirely designed around offering the finest oyster experience -- from wine choices to color schemes. It also means you'll find the best-educated staff in town here: they spend time at the farm learning everything there is to know about oysters.
Bar Melusine
Capitol Hill
Easily the best-looking oyster bar in Seattle -- if not the world -- Bar Melusine is James Beard Award-winning chef Renee Erickson's oystery ode to the French Atlantic. It draws diners in with seafoam-green accents swimming in a sea of marble and white. Then it holds their attention with baskets full of fresh Hama Hama oysters, waiting on ice to be shucked.
The Brooklyn
For the old-school oyster lover in all of us, The Brooklyn is the kind of place where you can still get oysters with your three-martini lunch, or a side of bivalves with your 14oz rib-eye (this is a good thing, and we highly recommend trying it). The Baker's Dozen will set you back $32, but it's 13 of the chef's top picks from the day.
East Anchor Seafood
The seafood market sibling to chef Brian Clevenger's Vendemmia, it's mostly a retail space (and the perfect place to pick up some poke for later), but there are a few seats that you'll want to grab, along with some fresh-shucked oysters and a glass of sparkling wine while you people watch out the window.
Salted Sea
Columbia City
The South End's oyster darling brings on the bivalves at lunch, brunch, happy hour, and dinner, with creative takes on traditional accoutrement, including a nod to the Vietnamese inspiration behind much of the menu via the cilantro-lime mignonette.
Little Gull Grocery
The oyster bar within Westward might not receive as much praise as its big brother, but there's nothing second fiddle about the huge variety of oysters and expert shucking going on within it. The same adorable details (look for witty shucking puns on the signs) and chef-y style that made Westward famous are present here, but in a more seaworthy fashion.
Frank's Oyster House
Imagine a top-shelf Manhattan, but in the form of an oyster bar: that's Frank's. It's dark without heaviness, simple, clean, and somehow always exactly what you need. More like the classic East Coast oyster bar, with blacks, browns, and woods forming the décor, than the bright, white marble West Coast ones, Frank's is unquestionably going for the cozy vibe.
Jack's Fish Spot
Pike Place Market
For sheer market ambience, the atmosphere (or lack thereof) at Jack's Fish Spot can't be beat. Hop on a stool, breathe in the fishy market air, and watch the fishmongers work their magic. When you're ready, put in your oyster order and relish your own chance to kibbitz with the guy cracking shells in front of you.
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