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That was value for money! I cannot believe that people still manage to leave Anfield by the 80th min, surely they should know better by now!
that's something!
Haha, that had me in stitches! Good luck to your lot this season!
Out of interest where does that rumour stem from? Yes, he got an instant gig with their youth team set up, after he got his coaching badges but they actually demoted him from the u18 team to the u17s. His following stint with Rot Weiss Essen was downright catastrophic. He didn't set the world alight with VfL Bochums U19 and he was hardly one of the better managers of Dortmunds U23. There were big question marks in the german press when he got the job in Huddersfield and fans never thought well of him wherever he'd had been before! To me this seemed like a big punt a the time. you can't fault the guy for trying and I am sure he was paid good money for the gig too!
I am sorry, I wrote my first reply same time as you, but he was a Frankfurt youth player. in fact both the german FA and Eintracht Frankfurt had put him in tons of commercials by the time he was 15. He never became the player that they had hoped for. Personally i don't think bayern will go for can unless it is a loan deal, they will be buying Havertz next summer from Leverkusen for 100m plus. He is one of those players everyone should keep an eye on this season.
Same here, i am also scratching my head. Can was sold for 5,5m from Bayern to Bayer. The buyback clause was only 1.75m but the selling on fee was set as 25%. LFC got him for about 12m so Munich looked like they had done clever business. Can left Frankfurt for Munich when he was 16, so they must have earned a fair piece every time he moved on too. Clubs that have had a pivotal part in training a player in his formative years are reimbursed with 1.5% of a transfer fee by the club that sells the player on. The rule still exists doesn't it?
Funnily enough Bayern are also looking at him!
No mention of Bayern snapping up Coutinho? He seems to have gone from hero to zero ever since he left Anfield. Was he not offered back to Klopp this summer? There had been talks of him making a comeback.
That is absolutely brilliant that! A real shame that the blues are moving on from Goodisons. The atmosphere in the ground is still as tenecious and raw as ever, and i say that as a red.
3 points were an absolute must pre-game! And it was a pleasant game to watch, watford never put up much of a fight. thankfully we were cruising, hopefully we will be sharp for the derby. atmosphere was very tame again, in my opinion, let us hope that changes for the better...
it seemed an ok decision to me. the ref and Leicester got more than their fair of stick form the crowd tonight. not to sure what to make of the game, it seemed the pressure was on our lot to win and they simply could not cope with it. Another point in the bag indeed, but drawing always come with a price...
Long shot, does anyone have a spare against Leicester? Have sorted friends for the game but in the process I have managed to pass my ticket on as well...
still buzzing from last night, great atmosphere and two fantastic halves of football for very different reasons. and what does the media and joe public focus on: some beer bottles being thrown at a bus... typical...
Hello lads, long shot, anyone know of any spares for tomorrow, I failed to obtain my allocation and could do with at least a couple more tickets? any ideas? i have run out of options, which is a first, sadly... your help would be much appreciated!
well that honour belonged to Rene Adler who is now at Mainz. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/2015-16/topspieler-der-saison-torwart.html


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Sea Turtles inhabit all the oceans except the Arctic; they have been around for millions of years but sadly they are now threatened with extinction and all the world's 7 sea turtle species are listed as endangered by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Maldivian waters are home to 5 of the world's 7 living sea turtle species; Hawksbill, Green, Olive Ridley, Loggerhead and Leatherback. The plight of turtles is very close to our hearts, and we do our best to save them from threats caused by humans and raise awareness about their plight.

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The diversity of modern agriculture requires many tractor designs. Historically, utility (use) has been the basis of tractor classification schemes. Based on utility, there are six categories of tractors: general purpose, row crop, orchard, vineyard, industrial, and garden. The designers of modern tractors have attempted to produce tractors with the broadest possible uses, but these categories are still applicable if a sub-category is added for each type of propulsion system: rear wheel drive (RWD), four wheel drive articulating steering (4WDAS), four wheel drive four wheel steer (4WD), tracks (T), and rear wheel drive with front wheel assist (FWA).
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Anderson, Erin, Ph.D.
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Erin Anderson is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership and Policy in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver. She received her Ph.D. in Administration and Supervision from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. Dr. Anderson worked for five years as a research assistant and research associate for the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). During this time, she served on the committee for the Professional Standards of National Leaders (2015, formerly the ISLLC standards) and worked with The Wallace Foundation on the development of a five-year, $47 million initiative to help universities improve principal preparation. She has also been contracted by the American Institute of Research (AIR) for her state policy work and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to support the development of the 2015 PSEL and 2016 National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) standards (formerly, the ELCC standards).
Her research focuses on the planning for school improvement, effective leadership practices in schools and districts, and policy and standards for principal preparation. Dr. Anderson had been published in the Journal of Research on Leadership Education and the upcoming Handbook of Educational Supervision (2019). She is also the author of the UCEA publication, A policymaker's guide: Research-based policy for principal preparation program approval and licensure (2015).
As a practitioner she worked as a teacher, a team leader, and the Dean of School Culture and Discipline in Brooklyn, NY, in addition to her work as a teacher at a small alternative school for students struggling with behavioral issues in Charlottesville, VA.
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Walter Fernando Balser is an assistant clinical professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver. Walter's research focuses on the intersection of private capital in public schooling and its effects on practice and policy, most recently examining governance systems in open source communities and their relation to schooling. Prior to joining DU, Walter served as the Founding Director of the Open Partnership Education Network (OPEN), a program to improve collaboration between community thought leaders and institutions working on similar missions--helping make cities "smarter and better connected". Dr. Balser enjoys sharing ideas through popular blogs and emerging media, including founding the Rad Schools Jam, a festival intersecting education, music and action sports. As a practitioner, Dr. Balser has worked as a teacher and administrator in urban schools in Central Ohio, Tampa Bay Florida, and New York City, as well as a strategic consultant for school districts in Boston and New Orleans. He received his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Boston University and leadership training at Columbia Teachers' College.
Candelarie, Doris, Ph.D.
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Dr. Candelarie received her PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Denver. She spent the last 28 years in public education as an elementary and middle school teacher, elementary and middle school principal, and central office administrator. In 2014, she was recognized as the Colorado National Distinguished Principal for her work at Sanchez International School, a former turnaround school. Dr. Candelarie recently transitioned from the public school world to a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Denver. Her life's work and research interests include breaking the cycle of poverty through education, school regeneration, turnaround leadership, parent and community engagement in schools, and leading equity and social justice practices in educational systems. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling off the beaten path, cooking, reading, getting outdoors in nature and yoga.
Hesbol, Kristina, Ph.D.
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Dr. Hesbol received her PhD from Loyola University-Chicago. In her forty-year career in education, she has taught preK-high school students in public schools, as well as graduate students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and at Illinois State University. Dr. Hesbol served as building principal in several culturally and linguistically diverse school districts, as the Coordinator of Literacy and School Improvement in a linguistically and culturally diverse suburban Chicago school district, as an assistant superintendent for human resources for a large unit school district, and has consulted nationally in literacy leadership. As a professor at UIUC, she was named one of twelve Stafford Fellows for the National Institute for Leadership on Disability and Students Placed At-Risk (NILDSPAR). Dr. Hesbol's research interests include transformative leadership, learning organizations, and equity. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, spending time with her family, traveling back roads, and antiquing.
Kipp, Patricia, M.A.
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Ms. Kipp received her MA from the University of Colorado-Denver. She served as a mentor principal for the DPS Ritchie Program during the 2003-04 school year and became an adjunct instructor in 2006. Since 2007, she has served as the lead instructor for the Adams County Ritchie Program. Ms. Kipp came to the University of Denver from a 31-year career in the Denver Public Schools as a teacher, Program Director, Chapter I instructor, Administrative Assistant, and Principal. She enjoys traveling and sports.
Korach, Susan, Ed.D.
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Dr. Korach received her EdD from the University of Houston. She co-created the Ritchie Program for School Leaders in partnership with Denver Public Schools. Dr. Korach is an active participant with the Alliance to Reform Educational Leadership, University Council of Educational Administration, and the National Center for the Evaluation of Educational Leadership Preparation and Practice. Her research focus is on leadership preparation, learning transfer, university/district partnerships, and institutional change. She enjoys golf, tennis, and spending time with family and friends.
Miller-Brown, Ellen, Ph.D.
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Dr. Miller-Brown received her PhD from the University of New Mexico. She has spent 37 years in education as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, director of professional development, director of middle schools, and chief academic officer in public schools. Dr. Miller-Brown's expertise lies in the areas of school improvement, equitable achievement, adult and student learning, and developing positive, collaborative cultures. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends hiking, running, swimming, reading, and gardening.
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Lolita Christopher Tabron received her Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University and currently serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Denver. She is a critical quantitative researcher and education policy analyst who studies how systemic racism and other forms of oppression are perpetuated through policies, leadership practice, and statistical data. Dr. Tabron focuses her work broadly on equity and access for underrepresented communities across the PK-20 pipeline and more specifically on policies and practices affecting college access for African American youth. She is committed to helping educational leaders develop an equity-focused lens and skillset to effectively lead in diverse K-12 school settings that do not perpetuate systems of marginalization.
Dr. Tabron has authored publications on race and racism in K-12 schools, critical quantitative inquiry, and policies shaping educational equity, access and opportunity in K-12 education for African American youth, their families, and other underrepresented communities. Prior to becoming a researcher, Dr. Tabron was distinguished as a Master teacher. She was also an instructional coach for urban school districts mentoring new teachers in diverse, high-stakes charter and traditional public school settings.


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Urban Ed Students Read Original Poetry at Local Cafe
English writer William Hazlitt once said that "poetry is the universal language." For students in assistant professor Colin Dalton's Foundations of Literacy class, this sentiment is truer than for most.
These urban education students performed their original poetry at Cafe Luz, a downtown, historic district coffee shop on Tuesday, May 1.
According to Dalton, "This course-culminating activity and celebration required students to write and perform a poem based on a theme, event or character in Lois Lowry's award-winning dystopian children's novel "The Giver." With Jazz music playing in the background, the rich aroma of fresh coffee wafting through the air, and the sound of snapping fingers applauding each poem, the students took part in a literacy development activity they can replicate with their future students."


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Margarita Cocktail Recipes
Was invented from Mexico and no one really knows who invented margarita. Many have claimed invented margaritas as early as 1930 to 1948. Base on the history the original ingredients of margarita are tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and no salt.
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Interval Estimation
Estimating a confidence interval using the hip data is also easy to do in gretl. Since the true variance, a2, is not known, the t-distribution is used to compute the interval. The interval is
where tc is the desired critical value from the student-t distribution. In our case, N = 50 and the desired degrees of freedom for the t-distribution is N — 1 = 49. The gretl command critical(t,49,.025 can be used to return the 0.025 critical value from the t49 distribution shown in Figure C.1
The computation is
1 open "@gretldirdatapoehip. gdt"
2 scalar y_sd = sd(y)
3 scalar ybar_sd = y_sd/sqrt($nobs)
4 scalar lb = mean(y) – 2.01*ybar_sd
5 scalar ub = mean(y) + 2.01*ybar_sd
which indicates that the interval [16.64,17.67] works 95% of the time. Note these numbers differ slightly from those in your book because we used 2.01 as our critical value. Hill et al. carry their critical value out to more decimal places and hence the difference. You can use gretl's internal functions to improve accuracy. Replace 2.01 with critical(t,$nobs-1,0.025) and see what happens!
1 scalar lb = mean(y) – critical(t,$nobs-1,0.025)*ybar_sd
2 scalar ub = mean(y) + critical(t,$nobs-1,0.025)*ybar_sd
3 printf "nThe 95% confidence interval is (%5.4f, %6.4f)n",lb, ub


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South Australian Area School Leader's Association
President – Pat Maloney – Mount Compass Area School
Vice President – Chris Roberts – Streaky Bay Area School
Vice President –Robyn Wohling – Kimba Area School
Treasurer – Leonie Falland –Mannum Area School
Monday 4th February 2013
EDC 4 Milner Street Hindmarsh 5007
The Executive Suite – Level 2
Present: Pat Maloney, Steve Bennett, Kylie Eggers, Chris Roberts, Ray Marino, Leonie Falland, Robyn Wohling, Ian Kent.
Apologies: Lesley Murray, Prue Hunter
Minutes: Kym O'Loughlin
The newly appointed Minister for Education and Child Development – Jennifer Rankine may briefly pop into the meeting during the day.
Kylie Eggers has a member wanting other schools sites around 150 enrolments that can provide advice on leadership structure. The executive provided some suggestions.
Lesley Murray has resigned from the Executive.
The remaining executive need to decide how to fill the position. The next person going by the election held in 2012 was Jim Michalanney. The executive needs someone from the far north region for balance.
Before 2013 elections the Executive need to encourage nominations from areas/regions not currently represented.
Jim should be given first right of passage at the position first with an explanation of the regional balance on exec at the moment.
Pat Maloney will contact Jim as President of the Association and offer the position to him.
If Jim declines the exec will search for a rep from the north region.
Ray Marino feels that executive trips to regions and schools in the past have been a good exercise to drum up support and thinks this should be done again. The Executive agree that this would be a worthwhile exercise as Area School Principals would appreciate support from someone who understands and empathises with their situations.
FAR NORTH: Chris Roberts and Ray Marino
SOUTH EAST: Steve Bennett & Ian Kent
YORK & MID NORTH: Robyn Wohling and Kylie Eggers.
Steve Bennett suggests touching base with school sites in their area before future executive meetings to table issues/queries that members are currently having.
Chris Roberts suggests each executive member taking 5-6 schools from the member list to touch base with prior to executive meetings.
Suggestion made to contact schools prior to road trips to ensure the visit is at a convenient time for Principals.
Pat will send a letter to the regional directors to inform them of the Executive visits to school sites during Term 2.
Lesley Murray will be sent something from the Executive to thank her for her time.
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The CE's think tank that took place in Term 4 2012 was not what Pat Maloney was expecting. This day was held here at EDC with DECD Executive in casual clothing, no mobile phones were allowed. People from Families SA and Health were also present. This day was really about how the three departments should work together.
Each session had a theme set around how the new agency would work together.
There was no chance to highlight what the executive had brainstormed in the teleconference prior to this meeting.
There is a follow up day on April 5th 2013 – Pat is hoping that this day will reveal more of what the new structure will actually look like.
Were there real outcomes from the day?
There were 5 focus groups visited during the day that was collated at the end of the day and the messages were presented to the attendees.
Some of the notions were making better use of schools resources and schools being open 24/7.
There is definitely a focus on more accountability and/or autonomy, and this was also a theme at the last executive forum attended by Pat.
How autonomous will Principals be for the health and families SA components of the new structure?
What level of cooperation and shared leadership will occur within a new structure or is this all going to fall on Principals shoulders and workloads?
Robyn Wohling highlights issues with one health representative in certain remote areas and the ability for that one person to service all school sites in that area successfully.
Ian Kent highlights that there are little funds left over in school budget to cover all school expenses. Who will make decisions about where funds are spent and how?
Pat states that there was no discussion about governance at the CE's Big Day In.
The type of model emerging is not necessarily something that will work in both metro and country/rural areas.
There is a meeting with Garry Costello on 1st March 2013 and Pat suggests this is a good opportunity to table the Association's input for how a new model should look and operate.
Chris Roberts shares that in a visit to his region early in Term 4; Keith Bartley said the notion of no regions was not correct and that they would exist in some shape or form and also reiterated that they are still building a proposed model from the ground up.
There is a concern that in this possible new model schools sites would be forced to compete against each other for access to services.
Cost factor of providing services through schools needs to be taken into account.
Who is going to ensure that the education agenda is kept strong through a combined new model with health and families SA?
Chris Roberts will accompany Pat to the meeting with Garry Costello on 1st March 2013.
The agenda for this meeting will cover better communication to school sites and leaders about as well as possibilities for a new structure.
How does Keith Bartley intend on pulling all the feedback together to start building/ new system from the ground up? What will be the process?
It is frustrating to give input into something when you do not know what it will or could look like.
Pat has picked up two new groups to represent Area Schools on
1. Adolescent Middle years of Schooling Working Party – this group are meeting quite regularly. Keith Bartley has asked this group to look at year 7 moving into Secondary. This is a valid Area Schools issue as it will affect the way Area Schools are funded if year 7 students are funded as Secondary students if moved. This group's timeline currently spans to the middle of this year, and is chaired by Brendyn Semmons.
This group met last Friday with two meetings at the end of last year.
The next meeting is in a fortnight.
2. The Senior Secondary Working Party – another group that has formed run by Helen Wildash. This group met at the end of last year and looked at the SACE review and the Australian Curriculum.
An Area School's issue surfaced here in the occurrence of school principals that are appointed with no primary background and other areas critical and individual to the Area School leader's position.
Pat asks the Executive if this is an area the Association can give specific support on. This could be a session that Principals attend for 1-2 hours and would be helpful to new principals.
The Executive agree that this suggestion has merit.
Leonie Falland suggests to advertise on the chat list that this type of support can be provided and ask new leaders to let executive know if they would like to take up the offer.
A list of new Principals is needed to identify where support may be needed the most.
It is suggested and supported that SACE and DECD are made aware that this type of support is needed.
Pat will raise this at the SACE partnership meeting so SACE can pick up on this issue from their point of view. The best avenue for DECD is Richard Hellier – Pat will follow up with him also.
National Partnerships Funding Group:
Pat has been involved in this group – there have been a couple of wins such as keeping the regional leadership consultants.
All schools would not have had access to these funds without representatives on this group pushing for that to happen.
The Red Tape Review Group:
This is continuing with Pat as the representative.
This group has been asked to do a summary of what red tape they think they have reduced.
Index of Disadvantage:
Represented by Pat – he is pushing for an index of complexity that takes R-12 school sites into account along with isolation etc. The group seems to be in favour of this suggestion.
Conversation around the educational level of a student's mother have taken place here as research shows that this is the biggest indicator of success – so this will be built into the index of disadvantage.
Numerous emails have been received about census data with the same purpose to it – this is very frustrating and Steve Bennett has sent an email to central office outlining this issue.
Learnlink has complicated email communication with leadership receiving all types of unnecessary communications. The benefits of Learnlink are not necessarily clear at the moment. Perhaps some time is needed to allow for the changeover period.
Area Schools list circulated for executive members to write their name against for contacting – list of Executive members and their group of schools provided as an attachment to these minutes..
4. Treasurer Report
Bank balance is healthy of about $30k approximately – Leonie will flick Kym a copy of the report.
New members need to be targeted. A bigger push on coordinators and deputy's is preferred.
Ron Pratt from Lucindale has not continued.
There have been some movement amongst Area School Leaders this year.
There are some funds to be paid back to the Association from the Coalition SAEL profit.
Leonie is interested in her regional leader's conference and sponsorship as a model for the Association to take on.
A gold/silver/bronze model would be good to offer to the Associations sponsors.
Sponsors for the coming conference include: KW Wholesalers, Teachers Health, Credit Union SA (this funds the best practice awards), Shadeport, Vectra and another company in the way of IT services. The executive need to decide which company the association would like to target for IT.
Devon clothing is a regular sponsor however often prices themselves out of the market for Area Schools.
Ray Marino suggests using the Credit Union newsletter to lift the profile of the Association.
Pat suggests looking at the criteria for the best practice awards as it seems a little narrow.
The Executive agree to send something out to the members first asking for feedback on the criteria, application process and any other areas.
Ray Marino will format a one page feedback document including the present criteria with an explanation of the purpose of the review.
Steve Bennett suggests that there are businesses each school site and leader interacts with that could be approached for sponsorship – Leonie is happy to contact people if names and contact details are given to her.
Chris Roberts has a list of contacts through booking the Eyre and Western conferences he is willing to tap into.
We should be setting the price of the partnership and honour the partnership by displaying their logos on the website, newsletters etc.
Leonie will bring a proposal for sponsorship structure to the next Association teleconference.
5. 11.30am-12.00pm: Steve Portlock and Jan Paterson – Coalition Update
Introductions – Pat Maloney thanks Steve and Jan for their time.
Both Jan and Steve are on national executives – with the upcoming national election these groups will want to flex their muscle.
How do SAASLA get information about this? It is useful for the Area Schools Executive to gain information from these national executives through the Coalition.
Jan comments that regional/area issues come up regularly at ASPA Executive meetings.
In future Jan and Steve to use their time with the SAASLA Executive to relay this information.
Gonski is on the national agenda at the moment – at a recent meeting it was announced that SA will be signing off on Gonski soon – this is interesting news and is a space to be watched.
There has been a lot of gossip around Gonski however there is nothing solid yet.
NSW and QLD have suffered massive cuts in education across the board and gossip says under Gonski there is a sign off that there will be no cuts in state Education Budgets. The suspicion is that these cuts have taken place in case Gonski is signed off.
Underperforming schools and intervention is being picked up by the Labour Government.
Students with Disabilities:
The national definition and data collection and the process for this to take place state by state are happening. Interstate definitions are less inclusive that SA's current definition. 70% of funding will still come under the state definitions.
Year 7/8:
There is a reference group taking place at the moment. The Minister last week announced that it is not something she is looking at as a priority.
Pre service teacher training:
Steve feels this is a high agenda item. Each University has a group looking at how they can implement a program for pre service teaching training. This issue is still in its early days.
Peter Popp/Rosalie Dohnt will be running workshops in relations to the new EB. There is quite a lot of unknown information at the moment.
Steve sees it as the role of the Associations to support Principals with the implementation of the EB.
The workshops need to be structured in a way that information is processed in a clarified manner.
Steve wants a strong statement about FIR from the HR group – however this is written in the new EB. Reclassification will be a topic covered in the proposed workshops.
Metro/Primary Weighted Issue:
Proposed version of recruitment and selection. In the metro area the green light for contracts happened the week before week 0. This is not acceptable and there needs to be a more timely procedure – Steve is presenting an alternative procedure to DECD in the near future.
Ian Kent tabled the issue of taking up better offers after an initial contract had already been accepted. The staff member should be made to honour the first contract unless it is for a higher paid position. Jan and Steve agree.
This occurs in some circumstances due to contract positions not having certainty around their positions continuing.
The big issues facing all Associations this year are the new Minister and the changed agenda in regards to the DECD structure as well as Australian Curriculum.
There is quite a bit of change federally and state occurring this year with Education as a platform.
Jan and Steve have briefly met the new Minister.
She has stated that she is frustrated when things do not happen quickly, so Jan and Steve feel she may shake things up a little.
Her ministerial staff has been described as very experienced by Keith Bartley.
Numeracy/Literacy Strategy is now in the holding bay without sign off – the new Minister needs to agree/approve this strategy before it now goes ahead.
DECD Central office has had massive movements in staff.
There will be a lot of support needed for leaders in regards to performance management.
Jan remarks that Performance Management of Principals has not been up to scratch.
How will Principal appointments happen in a new cluster type model? Watch this space.
The new DECD System:
The next CE day is April 5th 2013.
The structure is still very uncertain.
The Leadership Institute:
There has been no movement on this either – this is probably still on hold while the new Minister settles into her position.
Jan and Steve talked with Keith about the secrecy that exists in the Department and why this happens? Keith agreed with them that too much is considered confidential – it has become part of the culture of DECD.
A new communication strategy to schools:
Garry Costello has been working on this. He agrees that the major block to this is long standing central office employees that only know one way to operate.
Principal Workload:
There have been three reviews of this with the same recommendations.
There are new people in DECD central office that are great additions. These people are surprised by the 'clunkiness' of DECD processes.
6. Portfolio Reports –
Principal's Australia – Ian Kent & Ray Marino
Jim Davie's is the CE of this organisation now.
PALNET is really being pushed at the moment – it is like a social media for Principals.
John Laing Awards and Mind Matters happen through this organisation.
Next meeting is in March 2013. Feedback wanted on the John Laing Award, Ray feels the award needs to have its profile lifted and the current group is working towards this at the moment.
Better links with media is needed.
Are there interstate groups like SAASLA? Robyn Wohling has some contacts in WA. (Fiona Yeats) these contacts are coming to the 2013 SAASLA conference.
It is suggested and agreed that the Executive touch base with John Halsey for the next face to face Executive meeting (Week 2 Term 2).
HR – Steve Benne, Robyn Wohling, Kylie Eggers
Kylie attended the last meeting – the EB was signed off the following day.
There is not a lot of consultation in this group.
Next meeting is taking place at the end of Week 4 – please let Kylie know if there are any issues you would like tabled.
All types of school leaders experienced problems and this can be tabled through the Coalition also.
Performance management of poor staff processes need looking at it.
There is an issue with staff being made offers and then pulling out due to a better offer being made elsewhere after the original contract was accepted. This is not fair on the system and needs to be looked at.
What is the level of counsellor positions in a PCO6?
There is no Coordinator 2 position anymore apparently, so they are then paid as a Coordinator 3. However the Coordinator 2 position is still listed in the new EB.
FIR does not exist – a clear statement needs to be made to all Principals regarding this as there is a fair amount of confusion.
Breakdown Maintenance:
Ian Kent and other Executive members have concerns for this area.
Curriculum portfolio – Robyn Wohling (Secondary)
Not a lot of movement on Secondary issues.
Most things have come out to schools around the Australian Curriculum.
If there are issues or needs in regards to curriculum please let Robyn Wohling know.
Ross Shepherd is recommended for primary maths in this area.
The biggest hole for Australian Curriculum is primary history – we need to find someone that will support primary teachers with the implementation.
There have been funds for primary implementation but nothing for secondary.
Most schools have just labelled this as Australian Curriculum funds and use the funds across both primary and secondary.
Lesley Murray's spot for Primary Curriculum needs replacing on a group run by Kim Grant.
Prue Hunter is suggested as she may have a primary background – Pat will contact Prue in regards to this.
Membership – Kym O'Loughlin & Kylie Eggers
Assigned schools list to be added into the minutes for Executive members to contact.
Coordinators and DPs to be contacted through the site leaders.
Only two new Area School leader appointments appeared in the DECD brochure but have heard of others so a list needs to be checked through.
Membership form to be emailed to all executive by Kym.
ICT / Learning Technologies – Chris Roberts & Ian Kent
A couple of key video conferencing personnel have been lost with the recent cuts to central office.
No answer as yet as to who will be the new go to person for this.
Chris has been involved in a panel looking at a way to procure ICT support for schools.
This has not concluded but the group has asked for tenders from large IT companies.
This will be like a menu of services that school leaders/sites can pick from depending on their needs.
The panel is probably ¾ of the way through their process, Chris hopes to be releasing information from this process by the end of Term 1 2013.
DIAF – Leonie Falland & Steve Bennett
Last meeting was held at the end of 2012, the group will continue to meet this year.
A lot of group members were retiring.
In Term 2 they asked Marlene Henschke to look at DIAF, a draft has come out to schools and nothing has been heard since then what is happening with this.
The new DIAF committee is made up of DECD/Families SA and is more of a combined group.
The decision making is not as rapid as before.
Leonie is unaware of who will head this group this year, watch this space.
No comment made on validation or what that process will look like.
Thoughts are that they will use the four broad areas.
Leonie feels this new group will not have the same impact as the previous group but this has been an interesting group to be on.
Katrina Webb who was part of the Literacy Secretariat has been a great help in this area providing great material and the Executive look forward to having Katrina's input again in this area.
Literacy & Numeracy Secretariat – Ray Marino, Robyn Wohling & Steve Bennett
Robyn Wohling attended the last Literacy Secretariat meeting.
Garry Costello asked Robyn if she would be interested in sitting on the numeracy group but has heard nothing more since the invite.
The Literacy Secretariat is no more – it is now Literacy and Numeracy.
Steve Bennett was asked to be part of a group (of around 40) that conducted a one day think tank around the Literacy and Numeracy strategy.
Have they taken on board the success of the primary maths/science strategy?
This strategy was really good and useful in school sites.
The update on this will be put on the agenda for the Association meeting with Garry Costello.
Professional Support of (new leaders) & Student Voice – Ray Marino, Kylie Eggers & Leonie Falland
Strategy of visits to schools discussed earlier and the Executive have picked school sites for each to contact.
SACE Portfolio Principals Advisory Committee – Pat Maloney
This group is meeting next Monday; Pat will be attending the meeting and will report back to the Executive.
7. Issues from the field/AOB
1. Breakdown Maintenance
Ian Kent would like to know how people are going receiving their reimbursements from last year (2012). There is still a discrepancy in this area.
Clarification was one of the things that were promised by DECD.
There are perhaps too many grey areas with preventative maintenance.
This essentially ends in a decision between fixing things and proving curriculum for kids.
2. Cleaning:
Christmas cleaning was far below adequate.
Ian had people arrive at 7.00pm at night and given access by the cleaner to clean windows at his school site.
The director of the cleaning company insisted he did not need approval to gain access to the school.
Cleaning standards are not acceptable either – which is partly due to insufficient time allowances to complete the job properly.
The DECD formula for cleaning (x no of students = x no of sq. meters cleaning) seems to be a conversation being had at the wrong level.
Cleaning schools needs to be valued from the top down.
Some Executive members believe that cleaning was much better when the Principals could organise their own cleaners locally and not use large companies dictated by DECD.
Steve Bennett suggests that when contacting allocated schools specific feedback is asked on issues such as cleaning to determine specific patterns in occurrences. The Executive agree to do so.
Pat will take cleaning and breakdown maintenance to the Coalition to see if this is an issue across the board.
The Executive agree that when visiting school sites they will try and construct a picture of how they are travelling in these areas.
3. Conference
Three people from WA will come and attend the conference and act as a speaker/presenter.
Public Independent Schools – communities had to apply to become this in WA, and then the school site received a resource allocation.
John Boylan – recently retired, was a principal of an independent public school for 4 years. These schools are similar to Area Schools in SA.
John has been recommended as an engaging speaker.
Fiona Yates – Secretary of the District High Schools Association (similar to SAASLA).
Fiona has committed to attending with the President of her Association.
Funding offered to help these people attend the conference – Executive suggests paying for airfares and accommodation.
Three people in total committed from WA.
Robyn Wohling tried other states but with no luck so far.
Chris Roberts suggests some principals in NSW that have been appointed a cluster principal.
Ian Kent suggests that these schools have a few issues in attracting staff as they have separated themselves from the 'system'.
WA schools seem to of originally been a lot more controlled so with the new system are now similar to what Area Schools have currently.
WA attendees have flagged issues with being part of a cluster.
This could offer a really good opportunity to see how another state operates.
A session with small group work and then a panel is suggested by Robyn.
(If this was implemented in SA – how would affect our schools?)
Joint Conference with the SA Small Schools Association:
The Executive suggest presenting Susan Podger with rough idea of what the Area Schools Executive focus will be for the conference.
Robyn will try and connect with a NSW contact – however 3 from WA might be enough to hear their model in detail.
Ray Marino's son in Victoria may be able to suggest a couple of people to connect with along the same lines.
Is it worth inviting Garry Costello, Gino DeGennaro and other DECD Executives to be part of the discussions in the group work session and then be part of the panel?
Steve Bennett suggests to find a school site story Australia wide that has turned outcomes around and delve into the what, why, when, where?
This story could already exist in WA – Robyn will discuss with Fiona.
Suggested conference date: Thurs/Fri 8th & 9th August.
An initial session to give the context of the WA system would be good.
Middle section could be discussion time – a good chunk of time needed for this.
Wednesday night conference dinner – Keith Bartley could possibly give the context of the new system.
Thursday programme centred on WA guests – Garry Costello could be invited for the day so he has the context when it comes to the panel session.
Last session of the conference will be the Panel.
AGM to be held after conference programme on the Thursday.
Thursday night dinner will occur with the presentation of the Best Practice Awards.
Friday could feature sharing of best practice in schools.
Outline of the programme to be given to Small Schools for them to have influence on the input.
The Executive are open to both dinners being held together with SSASA Members.
The whole Executive will assist Robyn Wohling in the planning of the 2013 conference.
4. Disability & Down Syndrome Support – Steve Bennett
Steve would like the Executives opinion on his situation.
His school was given 20hrs support last year for Down Syndrome Child Level D by The Department, this year has been given only 11hrs support. This child needs just about 24 hour care.
Ian Kent suggests for the parents to write a letter to the Minister and CC in David Pisoni.
There needs to be a seamless transition from kindergarten through all schooling support.
Robyn suggests only having the child for the amount of time that support is given.
However this may get the family offside. It is best to not try and exclude the family.
Ian suggests bringing this up with the Coalition – as Special Schools is a member association also. This may be a general issue with all school sites – Pat will table at the Coalition meeting.
5. Change of Executive Meeting Dates:
Term 2 meeting will be changed to Wednesday 8th May (Week 2) – Kym to change room booking to accommodate this.
The next SAASLA Teleconference will be in Week 7 – Wednesday 13th March
8.00am – 9.00am. Kym will organise the teleconference details.
Note: Jim Michalanney has accepted the vacant SAASLA Executive position.
Kym will forward minutes and meeting requests to Jim.
Meeting close 2.55pm
Wednesday 13th March 2013 (Week 7)


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6th June 2012
Doubling the dose or changing the prescription
Neil Woodford is one of the tiny handful – literally – of fund managers who achieve name recognition. He's an A-list celeb in a field dominated by B and C-listers (or worse.)
So sit up and pay attention when he tells Citywire that "governments are powerless to spark a strong and sustainable recovery in developed world markets as they continue to grapple with the aftermath of the 2008 banking crisis."
He's worth listening to because his enviable reputation for beating the averages means other investors will heed his words – perhaps leading to a hoped-for virtuous circle for his fans.
More of the same
But fund managers are paid to make micro-decisions. Woodford got out of Tesco and he has backed both ends of the health see-saw with long positions in both tobacco and pharmaceuticals. The difficulty with his macro-economic pronouncement is that it backs the orthodoxy which has caused the mess with a prescription that offers little extra than more of the same formulation. It's a case of "if the medicine fails to work, double the dose".
In his Edinburgh Investment Trust annual investment report he states that developed world economies faced a period of 'inevitably lower growth, as the necessary deleveraging takes place. Whilst low interest rates and innovative monetary policy can help offset the negative impact of deleveraging, the tools available to central banks and governments are not powerful enough to effect a strong and sustainable recovery,' he said. However, Woodford offers no clear alternative route to recovery.
The orthodoxy can be challenged
One of the worthwhile comments on the Citywire story suggests a dose of stimulation – the same recipe that worked in the 1930s in economies as diverse as New Deal America and Nazi Germany. Julian Stevens writes: "What is needed are measures to stimulate the movement of money in the economy. When money changes hands, taxes are generated. Given that the health and vigour of all consumer based economies are driven by consumer spending, a simple measure that the government could enact to stimulate consumer spending might well be to halve the rate of VAT, even if only for a trial period of 12 months."
And he also has the original idea of stimulating spending by Britain's army of the retired. He says: "The government could make available just to annuity funds tranches of high yielding gilts." This would pump more spending money into the economy.
So two ideas from someone who adds: "In the current state of the nation's finances what's needed are simple and radical measures. Tinkering about with proposals to tax hot pasties and sausage rolls is just a flipping joke."
It could be, however, that the Treasury has a bigger plan than just testing the temperature of tasty titbits for a tax take. According to The Independent, chancellor George Osborne plans to ask Britain's squeezed savers for cash to spend on infrastructure such as new railways and roads. The bonds would be guaranteed by the state – and presumably pay more than the current crop of mean accounts.
Meanwhile in North Dakota….
North Dakota is an oil-rich state which most consider conservative, right wing and far from radical solutions. Yet according to The Centre for Research on Globalisation, it has the lowest unemployment rate in the United States. And that is not just down to its mineral wealth – other states with similar or greater oil potential have higher workless levels.
If oil alone is not the answer, what is so unique about the state?
The answer, according to the Centre is that North Dakota is unique in having its own state-owned bank. In a lesson so far unlearned in a UK which has state-controlled banks in the shape of Lloyds and RBS, "access to credit is the enabling factor."
The Centre adds: "The Bank of North Dakota (BND) does not compete with local banks but partners them. It also has a loan program called Flex PACE, which allows a local community to provide assistance to borrowers in areas of jobs retention, technology creation, retail, small business, and essential community services."
Using spare capacity as a route to recovery
A Council for Foreign Relations conference last year also
rejects the "austerity is everything" line. Among other ideas, it suggests that underutilisation of resources is the major problem.
Justin Yifu Lin, Chief Economist And Senior Vice President, World Bank Group told the meeting: "In almost all the high-income country, in spite of the recovery in the past two-and-a-half years, we see the capacity utilisation rate is still about 10 percent below that of 2008. And in effect, high unemployment rate is a reflection of underutilization of capacities. And because of that high unemployment rate, certainly consumption will be under pressure. But at the same time, because of the large underutilization of capacity, it's hard to find good investment opportunities. And often, you have slower growth in consumption and investment, you are going to have sluggish recovery. And with a sluggish recovery, there is a high unemployment rate."
One solution, he suggests is the government increasing social spending, primarily on infrastructure. Others at the conference pointed to the way growth in China arises from state directives.
Take over the printing presses
Alternatively, governments could regain control over their currencies from the banks as this blog suggests.
Ben Dyson states: "As long as banks are able to create money, we will have financial crisis after financial crisis. Unless we change the system very radically right now, the next 20-30 years will be very miserable for everyone. The solution is remarkably simple – so simple that most economists overlook it. We need to make it illegal (and impossible) for the banks to create money, and give the responsibility for creating money back to the state.
Taming big energy to pay for big infrastructure
Finally, The Peace and Freedom Party, which describes itself as "California's Feminist Socialist Political Party" may not get many votes from investment bankers (or fund managers). Party executive member Steve Zeltzer blames deregulation for the problems. He writes:
"The Peace and Freedom Party supports placing all energy under public ownership and democratic control. We support using the profits from this public oil and energy industry to develop and build a mass transportation system that will allow working people to be able to get to their jobs, and intensively develop such non-polluting energy sources as wind and solar.


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How to lose 50 lbs by Friday!
Posted by Sweet Tea at 9:02 AM
20 comments:
- Shelly said...
Wow- I've been doing it wrong all these years. I need to go get some more necklaces...
- February 13, 2012 at 9:09 AM
- Anonymous said...
I just have to a ask... why would multiple necklaces &/or bracelets make me look 10 lbs thinner? Granted she was trying to sell you more jewelry, but that makes no sense to me at all.
- February 13, 2012 at 9:55 AM
- Melanie said...
Just in time for Valentine's Day, I can look thinner now!
- February 13, 2012 at 10:02 AM
- Rae said...
LOL I need to go buy some necklaces and braceleta. If I'd known it was that easy to lose 10 pounds I'd have done it a long time ago.
- February 13, 2012 at 10:25 AM
- Joy Tilton said...
...and here I've been struggling with my diet! All I need to do is pile on the jewelry. She's prob right, people notice the bling and not the flab! I wear two bracelets with my watch, that's as hip as I get!
- February 13, 2012 at 11:06 AM
- Cheryl @ TFD said...
Wearing multiple necklaces and bracelets does all that? Who knew? hehe Methinks she was trying to make a sale!
- February 13, 2012 at 11:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
well I'll be!! Who Knew!!!
- February 13, 2012 at 11:36 AM
- Jill said...
I just love pretty jewelry! :-)lol Have a great day!!
- February 13, 2012 at 12:02 PM
- NanaDiana said...
To answer your question....does a fat baby poop?;>) xo Diana
- February 13, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- Me (aka Danielle) said...
Sounds like a selling gimmick to me......but it's worth a try! :)
- February 13, 2012 at 4:19 PM
- Jacqueline said...
Ok, I am going to try it!
Just to answer your question, we had it frosted in 30 minutes. I thought it went super fast. As soon as I colored a new bowl of frosting and got it in a pastry bag she was done with the other. (So maybe even less!)
- February 13, 2012 at 4:38 PM
- Gracie and Bobbi said...
This post reminded me of a Tupperware party I attended 20 some years ago. The hostess had us all convinced that all of our flour, sugar, and spices had bugs in them because they weren't in Tupperware containers. Needless to say... she made a whole lot of sales that day... including myself! LOL. I'm glad I wasn't at that jewelry party... I'm pretty easy...
- February 13, 2012 at 5:02 PM
- karen said...
Well silly me - ignoring the chocolate like that! I am going in right now to pile on my jewelry!
- February 13, 2012 at 5:33 PM
- Jeanie said...
Wow, that is the most amazing think I have learned all day...of course it is true-a pretty jewelry party hostess would never lie...would she?
- February 13, 2012 at 6:07 PM
- yaya said...
Hahaha! You lost 50lbs all right...your wallet lost most of it!
- February 13, 2012 at 6:14 PM
- Aloha Acres said...
HaHaHa! I've never heard that one before. :)
- February 13, 2012 at 6:22 PM
- Grandma Yellow Hair said...
If I had only known this years ago. I guess though I should thank you for saving me a lot of needless diets in the coming years. lol
Girlfriend I laugh every time I open your site and see your headboard.
You should be a Blogazine guest on my site so everyone can come over and enjoy laughing too.
Have a Happy Valentine Day
- February 13, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- Sush said...
LOL I tried this concept Deb, I just ended up looking like 'no neck, Sush'!
Good luck!
- February 13, 2012 at 7:11 PM
- nancygrayce said...
You just let me know! I'm all for effortlessly losing weight. Of course, it wasn't so effortless for your checkbook! :)
- February 14, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- Chatty Crone said...
You had me at lost 50 pounds by Friday!
Happy Valentine's Day. sandie♥
- February 14, 2012 at 8:05 PM


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"Hefty fines are almost always appealed in courts, and the results are not always in favor of the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine" SERGEY DENISENKO, ADVISOR AT AEQUO LAW FIRM, SAYS
— What markets are currently in the focus of the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU)? Have the tools used in the investigations changed recently?
— Traditionally, there are several markets on which the AMCU has focused for many years. They are the agricultural, pharmaceutical markets, petrol market, food market, electricity and telecommunication services market. It is unlikely that the Committee's emphasis will shift significantly in the near future. Among promising markets that have been left lagging behind by the AMCU, I would mention e-commerce as a worldwide trend, which, we hope, will soon become apparent in our country.
Significant progress is observed in terms of economic argumentation in cases involving the Aequo law firm. There is also great progress in the structure of the Committee's decisions. Unfortunately, there is still much work to be done. I want to believe that the wording familiar to many people since the command economy, for example, reduction of tariffs and prices to an economically feasible level and the interpretation of similar actions in a form, which has been observed in recent years, will be lost in the practice of today's AMCU.
— How successful is the AMCU at standing its ground in courts?
— According to the Committee's own statistics, appeals were brought against about 16% of its decisions. At first glance, the Committee is very strong in defending its position in courts: only about 15% of court decisions were made in favor of complainants. The statistics are even more indicative in the same cases, when the Committee appealed to courts, for example, to ensure the timely payment of fines imposed. AMCU claims were rejected in just 0.9% of cases.
However, if we take into account the number of AMCU decisions per annum, it seems that the statistics of appeals against really major investigations and AMCU decisions are not so unambiguous in contrast to the general figures given in the Committee's report. For example, hefty fines are almost always appealed in courts, and the results are not always in favor of the Committee. A case in point is a high-profile case involving trading networks with more than one decision of higher courts that overturned the AMCU decision, for both causes of violation attributed to the fault, namely: regarding the exchange of information and the practice of interaction with suppliers.
— Give your opinion of the situation with real recovery of fines.
— At present, the largest sum of a fine voluntarily (within two months after the AMCU decision) paid to the budget is 300 million hryvnias, which was voluntarily paid by TEDIS LLC. According to various estimates, the average level of AMCU collection of fines is up to 10% of the total fines imposed by the Committee.
In addition, if an entity actively resists recovering a fine applied by the AMCU, the actual procedure may last for two or more years from the time of the decision on imposing a fine, to its actual payment. If you delve into the data, then I'm sure you can come across cases when this procedure has a history of five or even ten years. Certainly, while the relevant decision of the Committee is being appealed and enforced, the violating company uses the time and does its best to remove assets, so that by the end of the corresponding process, there would no longer be any interest.
In this connection, an effective way out of this could be to give the AMCU decision the force of an enforcement document. This is, for example, recommended by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in its review of legislation and policy in respect of Ukrainian competition law. It is also desirable to implement the procedure of settlement. This procedure allows the party to the case, who pleaded guilty to the committed violation, to reduce the amount of the fine imposed, and the regulator to receive its guaranteed payment. As a consequence, it is impossible, in according with the settlement results, to move to the stage of litigation and enforcement.
— Can we talk about the influence of position of courts on the law-enforcement practice of the AMCU?
— The previous practice of the Committee did not, to put it mildly, always take into account the position of the courts. This problem was especially noticeable at the level of decisions of the territorial divisions of the AMCU, which did not pay much attention to the practice of courts, even if such practice indicated the reversal of AMCU decisions in similar cases.
Today, significant changes in this regard have not been noticed yet. Time is needed so that changes in this respect would become really noticeable. The practice of our courts in AMCU-involving cases is not always unambiguous, especially at the level of courts of first instances where, frankly, judges have no specialization and no time to think through antitrust matters.
— How active is business in using the opportunities of preliminary appeals to the AMCU for explanations? How are the latest AMCU recommendations being implemented?
— In view of the Committee's continuing penal practice with regard to distribution issues in the pharmaceutical market, the institution of explanations (findings on the qualification of actions) will come up. Sooner or later, there will be a distribution model that will not cause allergic responses among the Committee's officials and will also be effective for market players.
Other industries cast a wary eye at what is happening and are reluctant to discuss these issues with the Committee. At the same time, the existence of standard requirements that contain the basic principles of the AMCU's evaluation of vertical concerted actions, seriously facilitate life, albeit at the level of consultations given by legal advisors.
— What should business be prepared for in view of introduction of the state aid control system and other innovations? What industries do such innovations focus on?
— On August 2, 2017, the state aid system began to operate in our country. The law provides that any form of state aid or support that exceeds a certain financial threshold shall be agreed with the AMCU for its admissibility and absence of detriment to competition. A certain amount of work is expected to be done, which, according to our estimates, will not initially be large, but it will grow as state bodies and business get acquainted with the law. So far, it's beginning to feel like not all interested persons understand what the essence of the issue is, and what exactly has changed. There are still very few practices, but the potential range of state aid activities is wide: starting from determining whether government support for business entities in the form of subsidies, government grants, tax breaks or loan guarantees meets the state aid criteria, and whether it necessitates obtaining appropriate approvals right up to appealing against decisions on the return of state aid.


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Some dogs are food obsessed. No matter how well fed they are, they're never far from the family dinner table at mealtimes, hoping for scraps or leftovers. But that whining, pawing and pacing can get annoying, so use our tips to reduce mealtime begging.
Tough Love
There's only one reason your dog begs every mealtime – because it's worked in the past! By slipping your pooch scraps from the table, you've taught him or her that puppy dog eyes, pawing and barking are a great way to get what they want. The most effective way to stop begging is to go cold turkey. Ignore the behaviours completely. Don't reward with attention and make sure the whole family are being consistent, no sneaking scraps under the table or Fido will never learn! There's no overnight fix but over time your pooch should learn that begging brings no rewards and the behaviour should reduce and stop.
No pity party
Your dog does not need scraps. They are not starving. You should know, you feed them! Those puppy dog "I'm-starving-please-take-pity-on-me" eyes can be almost impossible to resist but stay strong! Dogs don't need their food supplemented by human foods and in fact, many of the things we eat can be harmful to our pooches. Best way to avoid that is to stop feeding scraps all together!
The power of distraction
Giving your doggo somewhere else to direct his attention during mealtimes can help to reduce the unwanted begging behaviour. Set up a puzzle or game to keep your pooch busy and enjoy a whine-free meal! We've suggested some great puzzle games available in shops or DIY versions you can make with bits and bobs lying around the house. Whatever your preference, give your dog some mental stimulation to keep him or her busy and away from the table at dinner time!
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LAFAYETTE, LA — As I write this post, be warned – I'm currently beneath a ladder, holding an umbrella indoors, just broke a mirror, and a just saw a black cat pass by me. In the case of my demise, I bequeath this column to Jimmy Gentry and may God have mercy on his black soul.
I'd first like to offer my condolences to our Cincinnati Cyclones writer, Dakota Johnson. Potter, as we prefer to call him, just learned about the departure of his favorite man-crush from the Cyclones, Dylan Nowakowski. May the hockey gods be just and have Nowakowski picked up by Fort Wayne.
If my Facebook Messenger is any indication, 2017-18 is going to be a banner season for the SPHL. The notifications on my phone have been going off nonstop (at least during waking hours before the phone goes on "Do Not F*** With Me" mode. Seriously, it's great catching up with all of you. Thanks so much for keeping in touch and I look forward to hearing from y'all this season!
Our majestically mediocre Inside the SPHL Podcast kicked off our second season on Tuesday night. This year, we will be broadcasting every episode LIVE on either our brand-new mobile app, Mixlr, or on our Sin Bin SPHL page with Facebook Live. We brought back the defending champion Macon Mayhem for the season premiere, with "Voice of the Mayhem" Erik Evenson and "SPHL Assistant Coach of the Year" Leo Thomas joining Matty Harding and myself. We got some great insights on the Presidents Cup Champs' training camp roster and so much more.
Did I say mobile app? Yes, I did! We released our Sin Bin mobile app across Apple and Android platforms. You can now get your news on your phone or tablet, listen to our podcasts, or ECHL Wichita Thunder games. Click this link on your phone/tablet to download our app now!
Also, we may have some more big news involving our mobile app sometime next week. Stay tuned, y'all.
In advance of our next podcast episode, set to be our SPHL season preview show, I'm going to take the lead and disclose my picks for the upcoming season.
- William B. Coffey Cup (Best regular season record) – Huntsville Havoc. Their roster has depth across all positions, and Shawn Bates just arrived from ECHL Tulsa. Peoria and Macon should also contend for the regular season crown.
- Rip V. Winkle Trophy (for the sleeper pick of the league) – Evansville Thunderbolts. I guess this is a pretty obvious pick since the Bolts can't get any worse from last season. Still, they finished strong, upgraded their goaltending & defense, and return a set of forwards who looked pretty good at the end of last season.
- Presidents Cup (League Champions) – Peoria Rivermen. Third time's a charm.
- The other team in the PCF – Fayetteville Marksmen. Peter Di Salvo and Matt Zenzola are absolute gamers in net – the kind of experience which can shine in the postseason.
The rest of our SPHL team will put their picks on the record Tuesday night.
However, tonight… we've got SPHL preseason hockey!
In Knoxville, Jeff Carr takes the Ice Bears' bench for the first time as his team takes on the defending champion Macon Mayhem at 6:35 tonight. It's still preseason, so we don't expect either coach to play their established players in favor of evaluating the rookies in game situations.
A small change to tonight's schedule – The RiverKings' travel issues means they will not be taking the trip over to Huntsville for tonight's preseason game. Instead, the Huntsville Havoc will be playing… the Huntsville Havoc. Coach Glenn Detulleo will put his boys through an intrasquad scrimmage.
Tomorrow, Fayetteville travels to Macon, while Pensacola goes to Birmingham. The SPHL preseason will wrap up on Sunday with Huntsville traveling to Southaven to play the Kings.
Teams are required to trim their rosters to 22 players on Sunday, with opening night rosters due on Wednesday.
Only one more week until opening night. It's great getting hockey back.
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Return to Naboo
In this scene from The Phantom Menace, Queen Amidala is leaving Coruscant to return to her home planet of Naboo. The Jedi, JarJar, and Anakin meet Captaing Panaka, the Queen's handmaidens, and R2-D2 on the way to the Queen's ship, and the group returns to Naboo.
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Kimberley Carey
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I'm a 30-something, first time mom. Born in England, raised in Queens. I work in advertising and am a self-proclaimed (semi-reformed) workaholic. I love to travel and my guilty pleasure is Molly's cake batter cupcakes.
What 3 words best describe your parenting experience to date?
Emotional, Amazing, Hard
What's one of the hardest or most surprising things about being a parent that people wouldn't expect or don't usually talk about?
I have a few of these, but one of the most surprising things for me to learn was just how insecure all parents really are. No one really knows what they're doing, but they're all doing their best to not mess up. It seems sort of obvious, but I didn't realize it until becoming a parent… we just don't know what we're doing most of the time and we all freak out about it and overthink. One of the hardest things was the witching hour… NO ONE talks about this!!
What were some of your "wait...is this normal??" moments once you became a parent?
I have so many of these! Wait… is this normal that…
(1) I enjoy the smell my baby's diaper (seriously, breast-fed poops smell sort of sweet… solids, not so much!)
(2) It's a fun game to examine dirty diapers ("What color do you think it'll be?" "What did it look like?" "Do you want to see it?") These are some of the questions my husband and I ask regularly.
(3) I (sort of) don't want the night feedings to end now that I'm back at work because these are precious moments, even though I'm exhausted beyond belief.
(4) I fantasize about quitting work until I realize I'll have to entertain my 8-month-old 7 days a week.
What's one of your favorite parenting hacks that helps keep you sane (that other parents should know about and start doing ASAP)?
Such a time-saver: I pick out my daughter's outfits for the week on Sunday night. One less thing to worry about in the mornings. I used to get so caught up in which cute outfit to put her in. Now I don't even have to think about it and we can generally get out of the door for daycare on-time(ish)!


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ResortQuest Real Estate announces 2011 Top Producers
ResortQuest Real Estate recently announced the firm's 2011 top producers at its annual awards meeting at the Bistro at Bear Trap Dunes in Ocean View.
Bill Hand of the Marketplace at Sea Colony office earned top honors for highest listing volume in 2011 by posting $21.9 million.
Rounding out the 2011 honors for top individual listing volume honors were: Dayna Feher of the Bethany Beach office, for more than $14.7 million, and Colleen Windrow of the Marketplace at Sea Colony office, with $12.2 million.
Hand also earned top honors for the highest selling volume in 2011 by posting $10.6 million.
Also earning individual top selling volume honors for 2011 were: second place, Feher of the Bethany Beach office, for more than $9 million; and Tammy Hadder and Anna Meiklejohn of the Marketplace at Sea Colony office, with $7.3 million each.
"All ResortQuest agents are award winners," said Ann K. Baker, Broker of Record for the firm. "We are extremely proud of our sales team and their accomplishments during 2011."
Other award winners for selling volume were: Nicole Peterdozzi of the Marketplace at Sea Colony office, with $7.1 million; Linda Quasney of the Bayside office, with $7 million; Steve Alexander of the Edgewater/Sea Colony office, with $6.7 million; Windrow, with $6.5 million; Despina Kaneles of the Marketplace at Sea Colony office, with $5.3 million; Marc Grimes of the Bear Trap Dunes office, with $5.2 million; and Anne Powell and Jen Hughes of the Bayside office, with $5 million each.
"We are emerging from a very difficult market, and our success as a company through those trying times is a testament to our very dedicated, experienced and skilled real estate professionals and our fantastic support team," said Patrick A. Davis, ResortQuest Delaware's general manager. "Based on the achievements of our team in 2011, we are excited about our prospects for 2012."
For the latest on real estate in the resort and inland areas of Sussex County, visit ResortQuestDE.com, or follow ResortQuest Delaware & Maryland on Facebook or Twitter (@RQDEMD). Download ResortQuest's free mobile real estate search application by texting QUEST to 87778. For information on starting a career in real estate, contact Ann K. Baker at (302) 541-5970, e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.ResortQuestDE.com.


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Here at Rogue, intranets are our jam. We know that Everyone Needs an Intranet. Period. is a strong statement. With the exception of sole proprietors and very small partnerships, we stand by that. Why do we feel so strongly? Well—
How much time do your employees sink into routine communications? I have been guilty, in previous employment, of asking an HR representative who had sent tons of solid information about benefits through email blasts, "Ummm, where do I sign up for health insurance? I should know this, but I don't."
In my defense, before bothering her, I did an email search, where I hit several communiques about changes to benefits and the sign-up window. Each of these emails contained slightly different details. I lost patience and decided I couldn't be bothered to dig through links in these various messages. Sheepishly I will admit to you that I had to ask twice that day because I made a mistake in the URL and had to follow up.
I have other examples like this, such as: Where do I update my direct deposit account information? To whom do I submit my new mailing address for employee records? And how can I change my last name to reflect my married name on my pay stub? Each of these questions required email strings of back-and-forth coordination and knowledge sharing. It was a good thing my employer was not paying for email usage by the word.
There were 200 employees in this organization. Imagine how many times this very polite HR professional had to deal with dummies like me, tanking her own productivity to answer questions and provide clarifications many times over.
Ask the IT crew in your organization how much time they spend responding to standard requests about permissions, access, upgrades, software, laptops, power cords, air cards. So many requests!
You get the gist as time is concerned. And though "time is money," there are other direct operational expenses that can be saved with use of an intranet. Does your company print a directory? Not counting the hours of compilation time, just thinking in terms of materials such as paper and binding, does that cost add up to thousands? Does your employer rely on paper-based forms for IT requests, changes to personnel information, onboarding, corporate training acknowledgments? When there is a change to the forms, are they reprinted in bulk?
A well designed intranet replaces all of an organization's email blasts, directories, email-based coordination, disparate calendars, standard forms/requests, event invitations, and acknowledgments. This is achieved through implementation of a homepage with alerts, announcements, and helpful links; department pages with targeted information; and collaboration sites for project-based work. The only magic is in keeping content fresh and accurate—and then training employees to rely upon it as The Source of All Corporate Truth.
HR will never again have to answer the question, "Where do I sign up for benefits?" with an answer other than, "It's on the intranet."
Thanks for reading!
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Through interactive workshops, the Food and Nutrition portfolio provides students with the knowledge and skills to prepare quick and healthy meals. It aims to educate students on proper cooking techniques and meal preparation as well as present nutritional information in an exciting manner. Food and Nutrition accommodates the diverse dietary needs in order to include all Innis students. Through a Tumblr blog, the portfolio attempts to consistently reach students with recipes, facts, and entertainment in between workshops.
Every year UeaT faces a barrage of students trying to figure out which meal plan is best for them.
So UeaT repurposed the classic 'cootie catcher' into a Meal Plan Picker:
Starting from two scenarios at the top level ('I live in Residence' and 'I don't live in Residence'), students follow the colour coded options that best describe their situation. The final level presents the relevant meal plans with more information on how to learn more or purchase a plan.
View the PDF here to fold your own!
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Long living room dining room layout
The kitchen's pièce de résistance is the brass-and-black La Cornue stove. Gen's love for the stove is purely aesthetic: "It mixes all the metals I wanted to bring in—brass, stainless steel, chrome—so I think of it as integral to the house's whole design. Looking at it gives me pure joy." Ben, as the family's chef, was hooked once he saw how well the stove performs.
Breakfast happens early, then the couple does the school run: Ben drops off Lucy, and Gen drops off Oden. One of the perks of running their own company is getting to design their workday around the school schedule—the Pencil and Paper offices are running full tilt at 7 am, and the workday finishes at 3 pm. "I worked in corporate America for a billion years, and I missed out on too much time at home, " Gen says. "Now there's nothing I love more than dropping my son off at school and picking him up."
Gen had lusted after this La Cornue stove forever—she compares it to that piece of jewelry that jazzes up Levi's and a white T.
Our life here is so focused around family and friends and entertaining and cooking. Southern hospitality is real.
— Gen Sohr
A desk does double-duty as a nightstand. Gen used one of her vintage fabrics—sourced from a secret supply in San Francisco—on the chair's seat.
Mastering Shared Space
Rather than defaulting to the largest bedroom upstairs, Ben and Gen built a master suite onto the ground level. They savor the quiet that comes over the downstairs floor at night— "when no one's running around us." During the day, it serves as a nearby retreat—Gen might hop on the computer or read a magazine there. And in what might be the key to how the couple works so well together, this really is a suite. "After living in a number of houses together, Ben and I have learned that we stay sane when we have our own bathrooms and closets, " says Gen.
The bedroom mashes up the couple's two styles (yes, they do differ). "My husband's aesthetic is much more spare and modern. He could live in a white box with three beautiful pieces of modern furniture and be so happy. And I'm a collector. I have so much stuff. So we figured out the hybrid of our aesthetics. One of his requests for this house was a very calm, grown-up bedroom."
Gen keeps personal mementos close at hand on her desk.
"We don't need a huge bedroom space, " Gen says. "The bed area is intimate, and we gave the bulk of the space to closets and bathrooms, " including this one.
Rather than tucked into a dark hall, Gen's closet gets full sunlight.
Gen embraces her love of collecting and pattern-on-pattern within her closet.
After living in a number of houses together, Ben and I have learned that we stay sane when we have our own bathrooms and closets.
— Gen Sohr
In Lucy's bedroom, a glossy navy lampshade stands out as the one deep tone in an otherwise airy palette—a typically fun Pencil and Paper touch.
Making Kids' Rooms Go Pop
For their kids' bedrooms, there was another type of collaboration. These rooms evolve as the kids grow, and Gen says they love the little updates that come with moving into a new space. In Lucy's room, the foundation is a white bed that Gen bought at an estate sale years ago. Lucy got new bedding for this bedroom—they made the primary-color palette more sophisticated by choosing a soft-yellow duvet and mixing some pink among the red accents.
Their son, Oden, is "super-opinionated about his style. And he needs space for his sneaker collection." A red-and-white cabinet, which has landed in every one of their homes, became the perfect storage piece for Oden. As Gen says, "It's about finding furniture that is kid-friendly but not actually 'kid furniture.'"
Oden's room embraces one of the couple's core beliefs about children's rooms: less furniture, more floor space for playing with Legos.
One red garden stool creates the major pop moment in the kids' bathroom.
For the family, buying art is part of memory-keeping. "The LACMA poster represents a wonderful day we all spent at the museum. Plus we love Alexander Calder's work!"
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