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Growing Accordance for Mac and Windows Together
This has been a big week for Accordance, as we finally released Accordance for Windows on Monday. Early comments and reviews have been very positive, and we are overwhelmingly appreciative to everyone who has helped share the news via Facebook, Twitter, and email. We have also received a few comments from users who are concerned that our commitment to developing Accordance for Windows will cause development on Accordance for Mac to suffer. I wanted to take a moment to address these concerns and offer some clarification on our growth strategy.
The fact is, the Accordance team has been growing a lot these past few years. In many ways, we've never stopped growing since we released Accordance 1.0! This growth has allowed us to bring on a brand new team of Windows developers, and these new developers are the ones who are responsible for bringing you Accordance for Windows. While team members sometimes work together, none of the Windows developers were pulled off the Mac team in order to develop the Windows version, and we do not plan to pull any resources away from the Mac team in the future.
So what about those Mac developers? I'm pleased to say that all of our Mac developers are still working on making Accordance for Mac even better, and they never stopped. For example, while the Windows team was starting to work on Accordance for Windows two years ago, all of our Mac developers were busy developing Accordance 10 for Mac, our most substantial update in years. Moving forward, the Mac team will continue to make Accordance for Mac the best program that it can be. That means refining the user experience, enhancing current functionality, and adding cool new features. Some of those new features were actually released on Monday. That's right, we released a substantial Mac update with new features on the same day we launched Accordance for Windows. Hopefully, that is an encouraging sign of our ongoing commitment to Mac!
Now, some people might feel that we should have taken the resources we put into hiring new Windows developers and instead hired more Mac developers. However, this wouldn't allow us to grow in the same way. Having a native Windows version opens up many new opportunities, as it allows us to reach a huge segment of computer users who don't own Macs. As more Windows users discover Accordance, this will have a positive impact on both Windows and Mac development.
Feel free to leave comments or questions below, as we value your feedback. And again, thanks to everyone who has helped us spread the word about the new Windows version. We are truly grateful for the Accordance community and for all the encouragement you have offered us this week!


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THE London Marathon was "tinged with sadness" after a man collapsed and died at the finish line, the event's organiser said today.
The 42-year-old man, who has not been named, was given medical attention immediately after finishing the race but was pronounced dead at hospital.
Hugh Brasher, race director of the Virgin Money London Marathon, said: "We did very unfortunately have one death of a runner, who had finished and our thoughts are very much with the friends and family of that runner. Overall it was a fantastic day, but it always is tinged with a little bit of sadness when something like that happens."
The last death was in 2012 when event hairdresser Claire Squires, 30, from North Kilworth, Leicestershire, collapsed a mile from the finish line and died later from cardiac failure.
She was raising money for the Samaritans and in the week after her death donations to her fundraising website jumped from £500 to more than £1 million.
Meanwhile, a female competitor from Sierra Leone who finished the woman's race in 20th place has gone missing.
Scotland Yard said Mami Konneh Lahun, 24, had been due to fly home later today but did not return to her temporary accommodation following the race.
The runner had been staying at an address near Greenwich since arriving in the country on April 7.
She has no known links to the UK and does not have a mobile phone.
An estimated 36,000 people took part in yesterday's race, the 34th London Marathon, from elite athletes to fun-runners raising money for charities.
More than 1,200 volunteers from St John Ambulance lined the streets and medical staff advised runners to take on plenty of water and keep well hydrated as the race got under way under near-cloudless skies.
Temperatures of 11C (51.8F) were recorded at the start of the race in Greenwich at 10am but, as runners made their way around the 26.2-mile course through the capital, the bright sunshine and lack of a breeze made conditions feel considerably warmer.
By the time runners reached the finish line in St James's Park, temperatures reached 16C (60.8F), the equal highest of anywhere in the UK.
Kenyan world record holder Wilson Kipsang won the men's race in 2hrs 4mins and 29secs, a course record, while home favourite Mo Farah came home almost four minutes back in 2hrs 8mins and 21secs.
The women's title was taken by Edna Kiplagat of Ethiopia, in a time of 2hrs 20mins and 21 secs.


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'Democrats have sown the wind and could reap the windbag'
December 14, 2015
Favorite politics-as-politics line of the day, from Kevin Williamson:
Democrats have sown the wind and could reap the windbag — or a Texas tornado
Kevin Williamson sometimes sounds about as sweet as a boiling bucket of bile, but other times—OK, oftentimes—the man has a way with words. He has other great lines in this piece alone.
The Big Charter, in Brief
June 15, 2015
Happy 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta!
Four Reasons to Hold Elections on Election Day
October 24, 2014
1. Easier early voting opens the door to more fraud.
2. If you don't care enough to go vote, you probably don't care enough to vote well.
3. Longer voting periods mean more expensive campaigns, more money in politics, and more entrenched incumbents.
4. Voting early means voting without all the information.
Coloradan Sarah Hoyt is concerned about her state's recent changes to its election laws. Laws that make it "easier" to vote also make it easier to commit voter fraud.
News Flash: If You Decline to Vote, You Can't Complain
October 7, 2014
NRO's Jim Geraghty says, "God Save Us from the Loud 'I'm Staying Home This Year' Conservatives".
. . . who will announce they'll stay home on Election Day as a demonstration of their power.
Because as we all know, you become more influential in politics and government and public life by staying home and doing less.
He goes on. I don't completely agree with all of his points, but the main message is a good point, and an important one. Casting a "protest" or "gesture" vote for a third party, or refusing to participate at all, is half a vote for the greater evil.
The Banality of Tyranny
September 4, 2013
An example of the kind of unconstitutional commandeering garbage that would have been unthinkable before the 17th Amendment destroyed vertical checks and balances:
Each state is required by federal law to have a Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program.
When the federal government can tell the state governments what programs they are "required" to have, it's not really a federal government any more.
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COLUMBUS – Frustrated by the increasing inability of Washington to responsibly manage the nation's finances, today Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich called on states to lead the effort to enact a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He also called for the Ohio General Assembly to help jump start the effort by passing a resolution calling for a constitutional convention that would approve a balanced budget amendment.
Repeal the Federal Deduction for State Taxes
December 14, 2012
National Review's editors explain a creative potential solution to the "fiscal cliff" impasse: Eliminate the federal deduction for state and local taxes. Currently people can deduct, on their federal income taxes, the money they pay in state and local taxes; in effect, this forces taxpayers in small-government states to subsidize the big-government schemes of other states. National Review:


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A federal crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries is expanding to target the many mobile delivery services that have sprouted up around San Diego County in recent months, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official said Tuesday.
The rise of the mobile business model stems from federal authorities targeting the storefront operations in the county but is considered just as illegal, said DEA Special Agent Amy Roderick.
"This is their new gig to try to skirt the law," Roderick said.
Authorities did not provide details about how they will target the delivery services or when. The DEA will work closely with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
"Decisions to proceed with prosecutions will be decided on the merits and federal interest," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement Tuesday.
The crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries began in earnest in San Diego and Imperial counties in October 2011, when U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy sent warning letters to 250 storefronts ordering them to shut down. Letters were also sent to the outlets' landlords, warning them that their properties could go into foreclosure if the dispensaries continued to operate.
State voters approved the personal use and cultivation of medicinal marijuana in 1996, but marijuana remains illegal under federal law.
Today, 18 storefronts remain open, and the DEA said there are plans to close them all by the summer's end.
"They have had ample time to understand the letters, so when they don't close, they can't be surprised when we show up at their door," Roderick said.
Many of the shuttered businesses have turned to delivery services instead, Roderick said, making them harder to track.
Authorities estimate there are dozens of marijuana delivery services operating in the county now. They are seen in magazine advertisements and have been the source of citizen complaints in recent months, she said.
The delivery drivers have also been the target of armed robbers who are seeking cash and drugs.
In one incident in Imperial Beach last month, a marijuana deliveryman was stopped by assailants armed with handguns after making a stop. He was robbed of cash, sheriff's officials said.
In Temecula earlier this month, a driver was robbed of his pot delivery and $400 cash outside a Denny's restaurant. The driver then chased the robbers in his pickup, Riverside County sheriff's officials said.
The danger of being robbed has led many of the drivers to reportedly carry weapons or have armed guards as protection, Roderick said.
Jessica McElfresh, an attorney who represents medical marijuana patients, said patients and employees would likely be safer if the medical marijuana business were regulated, partly because robbery victims would feel more comfortable reporting crimes to police.
McElfresh said she rejects the characterization that the dispensaries are breaking state law and said the government's tactics are preventing patients from getting needed medicine.
"Every one of these steps actually pushes people in the hands of drug dealers," McElfresh said.
In a January interview with the U-T San Diego editorial board, Duffy said her focus remains on going after "for profit" dispensaries, not personal cooperatives and backyard growers with a doctor's recommendation for medical marijuana use.


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Live Whiskey-Blogging Obama's Big Damn Middle East Policy Speech:
Breaking out the Bullheit, which is a good lunchtime sippin' bourbon, and getting all geared up for the latest biggest, most importantest speech o' the Obama presidency, most recently preceded by the biggest, most importantest speech on the economy. Pour a shot or two and get ready for the Middle East/foreign policy rumble, which the Rude Pundit is fairly sure he won't understand.
(All quotes pretty much guaranteed to be somewhat fucked up.)
12:03 pm: Jesus, does President Obama start anything on time anymore? It's like being in a club and waiting for a Lauryn Hill show to begin.
12:09: It's Hillary Clinton, dressed in the sky blue pants suit of socialist defeat.
12:11: First shout-out for "social networks." Somewhere, Mark Zuckerberg's gettin' wood.
12:12: Clinton: "Check out the old picture of the Tunisian dude on the back wall. Isn't that convenient for my rhetorical purposes?"
12:13: Clinton asks for a "sophisticated" understanding of issues, which means she's not talking to Americans.
12:14: Obama hugging Clinton reminds me of when Eisenhower would slap John Foster Dulles on the ass.
12:14: Hoo, baby. Obama calls Clinton "one of the finest" Secretaries of State.
12:15: Obama: "Our future is bound to the region" of the Arab Spring. Which means "oil." And tasty falafels.
12:16: We've started to wind down the wars, which would be awesome if we really started to wind down the wars.
12:16: "I got bin Laden. Did you hear about that?"
12:17: Al-Qaeda is getting "irrelevant," even pre-Osama face shot.
12:18: Reviews the self-immolation that started the Tunisian uprising. Tea Party members start to eye each other to see which of them will burn himself.
12:20: Crispy Tunisian had "no political party" that represented him. Based on that, we should all be pouring gas on ourselves.
12:21" Offers support for Israel, which will be interpreted as his Muslim desire to re-Holocaust Israelis.
12:22: Boo-yah. Second mention of "social networks" today. Just fuckin' say, "Facebook."
12:22: Students chanted, "Our night must come to an end." Did anyone tell them to wait a few hours?
12:23: Though non-violence, protesters got more done in a few months than terrorists have gotten done in years. Word.
12:23: "The question before us is what role America will play in all of this." Word.
12:24: Again offers support for Israel, which will be interpreted as his Kenyan desire to spear Jewish babies there.
12:25: Obama: "You're paranoid about us, and, hey, we're paranoid about you. Go figure. Howzabout some mutual respect?"
12:26: We need to support street vendors in Tunisia because their kebabs are especially delicious. (It's lunch time.)
12:27: "People themselves launched these movements" and those people will determine the outcomes, and sometimes America needs to not be pricks about it.
12:28: The United States opposes violence and repression against people, which, if you think about it, would only be surprising if he said the opposite.
12:29: Obama: "All the world over, so easy to see. People everywhere have got to be free."
12:30: There's also violence, like in Libya. Obama restates his position on Libya, that he heard "the Libyan people's call for help." Which was much, much louder than the Ivory Coast's.
12:31: On Libya, "the message was, 'Kill as many people as you need to maintain power,'" which is pretty much what happens in a war, no?
12:32: Syrians are gettin' all democracy-ish now, too, and he says that Syrians need to stop killing protesters.
12:33: Oh, snap. Now he's talking that Iran is all repressive. "Our opposition to Iran" is well-known. But there's way too many fuckin' people there to invade.
12:35: Bahrain, yeah, he's lookin' at you, too.
12:36: All of this is fine, but why is this billed as something important? Isn't Obama just laying out shit what we already do? Then again, the shot glass is empty, so let's refill.
12:37: "We must reach the people who will shape the future, particularly young people. Like exchange programs and civil societies. And we will follow you on Twitter and you don't even have to follow back."
12:38: We will support open access to the internet. (see above)
12:38: "America respects all peaceful and law-abiding voices to be heard, even if we disagree with them." (Somewhere, John Bolton's mustache just attacked the rest of his face.)
12:39: Expects respect for the rights of minorities, especially when it comes to how people talk to an invisible sky wizard of various colors.
12:40: Supports rights of women in countries where women are treated like veiled cattle. Good on him.
12:41: Must advance economic development (oil). "Too many people wake up in the region with few other ambitions than being able to make it to the end of the day." It's like he's describing mass depression.
12:42: Name checks Google. Says let's get down an get prosperous. "Focus on trade, not just aid." Hells, yeah, B-Obs throwin' down the rimez.
12:43: Mentions IMF. Legs in the room cross unconsciously.
12:44: We will relieve a democratic Egypt of a shitload of debt.
12:45: Oooh, look: an email with a Groupon on Burlesque Bikini Bootcamp. Oh, wait...
12:46: "Prosperity requires tearing down walls." Somewhere, a teabagger nods triumphantly because he knew Obama didn't want to build that wall.
12:47: Another cornerstone: pursuit of peace. Gonna go down Israel/Palestine road. Starting with the children of Israel.
12:48: Says that Palestinians "suffer the humiliation of occupation." Somewhere, Joe Lieberman's head explodes.
12:48: Calls bullshit on the "stalemate" in the peace talks.
12:49: Tells Arab countries not to be mean to Israel and to stop huffing on Hamas's ass.
12:49: Our devotion to Israel's safety is "unshakeable." Which means Bill Kristol will say he means the opposite.
12:50: But Obama says there cannot be "permanent occupation." And says that the Israelis and Palestinians need to work out their own shit.
12:51: Says that there needs to be a "state of Palestine." The Heritage Foundation riots.
12:52: Israel must be able to defend itself, by itself. Which is secret Indonesian code for "Death to Israel."
12:53: You know, snark aside, at least he's talking straight about the conflict, even if he's not offering the clearest path to peace other than, "Hey, fuckers, get it done."
12:55: Just said "hard" and "harden" in the same sentence. Arousing.
12:57: "We see reason to be hopeful" until Republicans destroy the world by not voting to raise our debt ceiling.


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Prize Day - Friday 13th July 2018
Prize Day took place on Friday 13th July 2018. Parent/carers of pupils who were nominated to receive a prize were invited into school.
Every year we all look forward to our annual prize day. This is a great opportunity for pupils, staff and families to join in the celebration whilst prizes are presented. Claire had support from Ian McIntosh (Parent Governor) and two ex-pupils, Niall and Michael.


text: I work mostly with software teams in large organizations. One things I've noticed is that the vast majority (all?) tend to work in a very siloed manner. Whether by design or default, the good news is that this serves to insulate each of the teams from unwanted changes to the systems and infrastructure. But it also cause issues, because it is highly inefficient. Not only are the administrative overheads impacted, IP is not shared and expertise is not leveraged. Centralizing and consolidating IT software assets is the foundation upon which organizations can implement a robust coding community that promotes collaboration and sharing across enterprise teams. A coding community relies upon the implementation of a community architecture to provide the facilities for data sharing, structured data, and enabling communities to work together in the development and delivery of software applications. Key aspects of the Community include the following: • The Community must include social forums for ad-hoc collaboration between distributed team members. Such forums might include wiki-based knowledgebase containing a central and searchable repository of comments, code snippets, libraries and other valuable assets • Team members from any part of the organization can benefit from enhanced visibility and search across the enterprise. Subject to the security constraints of the specific business, the more visibility given to developers, the more access to those valuable IT assets is provided, the more productive those developers can be. Sharing in a safe and controlled environment is a huge boost to productivity. • Just like any other part of an enterprises' IT environment, comprehensive governance is a necessity. The community architecture that is put in place to foster re-use must also reflect the governance and security mandates of the individual enterprise. • To the degree possible, it is often useful to enhance third-party collaboration in the coding community. This extends re-use and cooperation beyond the firewall. Done well, a development community can help a disparate, fractured and distributed staff in the development organization find common architectural foundations, share best practices, communicate more effectively. Outside of the development organization, a Community Architecture can break down the barriers and bridge the gaps between non-technical business people and the developer community. Here's an interesting White Paper on Social Coding.


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The first time I played this Ramona Falls' Intuit, it brought back a mood that I haven't felt since the first time I listened to Menomena's Friend And Foe. It was like some days when you step outside, and as you're walking you're overcome with a sense of general familiarity, you've had this sensation before, at some time and place in the past. I felt this, without even knowing that Ramona Falls is a project of Menomena's Brent Knopf. Ramona Falls and Menomena share several things - those eerie keyboard atmospheres, the within-song starts and stutters, and a palpable sense of drama.
The strange thing that happened here, though, is that I love Menomena, and did not expect to like Ramona Falls even more. Here's the fourth track from Intuit, which starts as a gently strummed folk song, enhanced with lush layers of plucked strings, and then an abrupt interruption of percussion, bass, and high-octave piano pulses, which is overcome by a rush of electricity, a breathtaking climax, built by a sonic wave swelling underneath you, rising with a hurricane of momentum, and at the height of it, it's pulled out from under you, gone, just like that, leaving you falling off, and wanting more. It's kind of like a first kiss.
Ramona Falls - Russia (mp3)
Intuit,, out August 18th on Barsuk.
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Eiko Shimojo, Junghuyn Park, Lauren Lebon, Stephen Schleim, Shinsuke Shimojo; Familiarity vs. novelty principles for preference. Journal of Vision 2007;7(9):933. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/7.9.933.
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Purpose: Understanding preference decision making is a challenging problem because the underlying process is partly implicit and dependent on context, including past experience. There is evidence for both familiarity and novelty as a critical factor for preference decision making in adults and infants. To resolve this seeming contradiction, we examined cumulative effects of exposure in different categories of object.
Methods: Faces, geometric figures, and natural scenes were tested separately in 3 blocks with the order counterbalanced across participants. Each block has 8 sets of trials, in each of which 26 pairs of within-category images were presented sequentially, and for each pair the participant judged relative preference in a 7-point scale. In each set of trials, one image was repeatedly presented at randomized location (L or R), paired with a new image each time. Thus except for the first trial, the pair/choice was always old vs. new.
Results: When probability of preference for the old stimulus was plotted against trial number, faces showed a steady increase, thus a general tendency towards familiarity preference. There is no tendency of novelty preference throughout the face set. On the other hand, natural scenes showed a quick decrease with saturation, a tendency of novelty preference in general. Geometric figures stayed neutral over trials, thus no strong bias either way. The overall pattern of results points to a possibility that the familiarity and the novelty principles are segregated across object categories. Different social/ecological significances may partly account for it.
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Report (Special Joint meeting): December 13, 2005
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AT MISSISSAUGASPECIAL JOINT MEETING of the ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE and the RESOURCE PLANNING & PRIORITIES COMMITTEE
of Erindale College Council meeting to be held on
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 3:10 p.m. in Room 2150, CCIT Building
PRESENT: R. Beck (in the Chair), R. Reisz, A. Wensley, I. Orchard, M. A. Mavrinac, D. Smith, A. Lange, C. Evans, S. Munro, E. Levy, M. Lippincott, C. Jones, G. Anderson, R. deSouza, P. Pliner, K. Duncliffe, N. Collins, S. Munro, A. Farah, N. Kabir, D. Crocker, C. Capewell, J. McCurdy-Myers, G. Didiano, S. Wahid
REGRETS: U. Krull, J. Tran, G. White, M. Georges, M. Jalland, D. Pond, M. Jaime
The Chair called the meeting to order and called on the Vice-President and Principal to explain the purpose of the meeting and proceed with his presentation.
The Vice-President and Principal thanked members of the Resource Planning and Priorities Committee and the Academic Affairs Committee for attending the meeting with short notice.
He announced that the present meeting was called to consider undergraduate medicine enrolment expansion and the proposal to create a new Academy based at the University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM) in partnership with the Mississauga based community affiliated hospitals. He explained that consultations between the University of Toronto and the community hospitals began two years ago, followed by a proposal to the government. An announcement by the government is anticipated but has been twice delayed, most recently as a result of the federal election. Professor Orchard explained that the urgency for considering this proposal relates to deadlines associated with the resulting capital project. He also noted that the government has asked the University of Toronto not to make any public announcements about this project. As a result, all supporting documentation about the proposal was confidential and distributed only to members of UTM's governance committees.
Professor Orchard noted that the Ontario Government has committed to increasing MD student enrolment by 104 positions per year. In turn, the University of Toronto has proposed to expand by a total of 26 students, increasing the Faculty of Medicine's intake to 224 per year by 2007. The UofT Medical School has already expanded by 6 students (2005)
He explained that medical students are currently distributed among three Academies: the Fitzgerald Academy with 54 students linked to St. Michael's Hospital, Peter's Boyd Academy with 60 students linked to Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre and Wightman Berris Academy with 90 students linked to the University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital. Beginning in September of 2007, the Faculty of Medicine proposes a fourth Academy to satisfy larger expansion. This fourth Academy will be an innovative partnership between the Faculty of Medicine, UTM and newly affiliated community hospitals. The three existing Academies, based at major acute care fully affiliated hospitals, will also be networked with community teaching hospitals to deliver a more community-based, patient-centered curriculum. This UTM Academy will provide an excellent program that will encourage medical students to choose generalist postgraduate training programs, including family and community medicine, general internal medicine, general surgery, general pediatrics and general psychiatry. Professor Orchard noted that there is a lack of such generalist training programs in Ontario.
The result of this expansion will be the addition of the UTM Academy to the existing three academies that are linked with nine fully affiliated teaching hospitals. Once UTM is added, the academies will be linked to a total of 15 community affiliated hospitals and the University Health Network, including Credit Valley Hospital and Trillium Health Centre.
The Vice-President and Principal proceeded to give details of the proposal. The UTM Academy will be designed for an initial intake of 30 to 36 students, with a capacity for 54 students. The resulting facility will include space for classrooms, laboratories, and small group teaching space. Using capital funding provided by the government for this expansion, the appropriate infrastructure will be built as a module at UTM and will link to current science facilities. The government is also providing full operating costs for the provision of the program.
The curriculum at all four Academies will be equivalent and determined by the Faculty of Medicine and the faculty and community-affiliated hospitals will work in partnership with current course directors to deliver the pre-clerkship curriculum. Advanced information technology will be used to link all students across the Academies and student support services will be available at the St George campus and also at UTM. He noted that such distributed campus models already exist in BC and Northern Ontario.
With respect to planning, the Vice-President and Principal explained that the 26 additional students by 2007 will be accomplished by a phased-in enrolment expansion of existing numbers on the St. George Campus and by creating the new Academy at UTM. A Steering Committee for the project was formed last year and will oversee and guide the planning and implementation of the project engaging various subgroups as needed.
Regarding faculty planning, UTM will recruit an additional three faculty to contribute in the core teaching in Years 1 and 2. The specific needs to be determined through a rigorous review and matching process of curriculum requirements to teaching resources. Clinical teachers will be recruited through the Faculty's Clinical Departments from the clinician pool at the Mississauga hospitals. Professor Orchard noted that participation in clinical teaching is voluntary and that faculty development will be provided to ensure a high level of teaching skills.
Governance of the UTM Academy will be through the Dean, Faculty of Medicine, and the Vice-President and Principal, UTM, who will have ultimate responsibility for the program delivered at UTM. An Academy Director of the new UTM Academy will provide the leadership for the Academy and will report jointly to the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, and to the Vice-Principal Academic and Dean, UTM.
The Vice-President and Principal concluded his presentation by noting that this proposal represented an important milestone in the campus' growth and development. The Academy will also add strength and help further develop current partnerships in the area of health policy. It also represents an active link with the City of Mississauga's focus on the Healthy Cities project. Programming around health and wellness will also be an important link to the new athletics centre.
Professor Orchard thanked members once again for attending this very important joint meeting of the Resource Planning and Priorities and Academic Affairs Committees and made the following motion.
It was duly moved and seconded,
THAT the proposal to create a new Academy of Medicine based at the University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM) in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and with the Mississauga community-affiliated hospitals be approved, contingent on a government decision and announcement, as submitted. (Confidential Attachment) (I. Orchard/R. Reisz)
The Chair opened the floor to questions.
In response to a member's question, Professor Orchard explained that the funding for this project is provided by the government and is similar to the graduate enrolment funding model. BIUs would be approximately $49,000 plus the Faculty of Medicine tuition. Also in response to a member's question the Vice-President and Principal explained that faculty requirement would be met by existing faculty, three additional hires and teaching offered by voluntary clinicians.
In response to a member's question about what proportion of tuition UTM would receive, Professor Orchard explained that funding would be provided for the new facility, its operating cost and for the three new faculty. He added that the funding model was based on that of the existing models found in Northern Ontario and British Columbia and would not represent any additional cost to UTM.
A member asked about the location of the new facility. Professor Orchard explained that likely locations would be either an extension of the CABB facility, build out from it into a quadrangle (imposed on the lawn, but not a naturalized area) or an extension of the South Building next to the CCIT building. The project planning committee is charged with investigating the various locations.
A member voiced his concern that if the construction was near the research wing of the South Building, it could potentially disrupt research activities there. Professor Orchard said that planners were aware of the potential problem. He added that this would be a small facility, and that the disruption is expected to be minimal. In response to a member's query about how and where the funding will be used, Professor Orchard explained that not all of the $14.5M capital will be for UTM. The Faculty of Medicine will also renovate some of its laboratories and upgrade their information technology, which UTM will also be using.
A member made several comments and presented two questions regarding resource implications: there is already a lack of research space and a lack of available graduate students for the current expansion; will there be facilities for the three new faculty? Has there been any consideration to adding to the already stressed academic and facility resources, such as campus police? Professor Orchard stated that the capital plans include science facilities for the three new faculty and noted that the plan for graduate student expansion includes the addition of a science facility. He also noted that there will be an aggressive fundraising campaign associated with the Academy, with funding going to a large suite of science research space. With respect to other infrastructure needs, Professor Orchard explained that funding for the UTM expansion came in at a slower rate than the expansion itself. Therefore, services to accommodate new faculty were delayed approximately one to two years.
In response to a member's question, Professor Orchard confirmed that there is significant interest from the community hospitals with respect to participating in teaching.
A member asked whether fundraising for the Academy would put stress on the current donor base and where the fundraising operation would be managed from. Professor Orchard explained that fundraising would be done in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine. He added that the campaign for the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre was near completion, and that the donor pool for the Academy campaign was very different from other existing projects, and in fact provided an opportunity for a very successful campaign.
In response to a member's question, the Vice-President and Principal explained that library needs and materials with respect to the new Academy were built into the budget model.
Seeing no further questions, the Chair asked for a vote on the motion. The motion was approved unanimously.
The Chair announced that the next regular meeting of Resource Planning and Priorities Committee was scheduled for January 16, 2006 and the Academic Affairs Committee for January 17, 2006.
The meeting as adjourned at 4:50 p.m.


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Nursery – Birth through Toddlers
The Grove Family Nursery is just the beginning stage of spiritual development for your little one. This loving and peaceful environment is designed to care for and nurture children from birth through toddler. Because children develop differently, the Nursery is divided by developmental stages rather than age groups. From the Infant Room to the Toddler Room, each classroom is designed to meet your child's needs.
Parents are recommended to bring a diaper bag and bottle, both labeled with your child's name. Please feel welcome to bring any comfort items your child might have, such as a blanket or favorite toy. You will also want to bring a change of clothes for your child, just in case it is needed.
"Jesus loves you, this I know…"
At Grove, we begin with two-year olds teaching them God's precepts. Children enjoy a fun and creative classroom environment that incorporates Bible stories on DVD, Bible memorization, songs, games, and crafts.
Preschoolers begin to realize during these early years that they are a special creation of God, that God is real, and that He loves them very much.
A Garden of Eden
Our preschool wing is a special section of our educational building designed for younger children. The walls are colorfully decorated with animals, rocks, and trees, reminiscent of the Garden of Eden. We even have a real waterfall!
Parent / Infant Room
Our Parent/Infant Room is located to the left of the Infant Nursery and is available for both parents to enjoy. We offer a private area for moms to nurse and a TV in the room to view the live broadcast while you care for your infant. You will also find a changing table and a restroom.
Safe and Secure
The safety of our children is a high priority. At Grove, we require all our volunteers and workers to be Safe and Secure Trained which includes background checks. Many of our volunteers come from the parents themselves. Our goal is to provide a safe environment for our volunteers to serve and for your children while they are in our care.
The Preschool Check-in Desk is located on the main floor by the children's wing elevator. Upon your first visit you will be asked to provide parent/child information. You will then be given two stickers, one for your child to wear and then a guardian sticker for you to use when picking up. Pagers are also issued for children under the age of four in the event we need to contact you during your child's stay. At all subsequent visits you are welcome to check your children in using the IPads in the Check-In Center.
Robin Houchins – Preschool Director
Located on the first floor to the left of the sanctuary.
Our recommendation is that your child is at least six weeks old prior to bringing him or her to the nursery.
During the 9:15 on campus group time there are dedicated leaders that teach every week. Our worship service is handled by parents and volunteers that serve one Sunday every month.
Parents who are members of Grove and have attended for at least 6 months may serve in a variety of ways. There are positions in the classrooms as teachers, co-teachers, and greeters at the Check-In Desk.
Commitment ranges from every week to just once a month. All of our workers must be Safe and Secure trained before serving. In order to adequately fill all of the volunteer positions, parents of preschool age children are required to serve during one service on one Sunday each month.
9:15 – 10:45 Birth through Kindergarten Small Group Sunday School
10:45 – 12:15 Birth – Twos Remain in their classrooms
Three – Fours Rotate between Playspace and Puppet/Story Time
Return to their original room by 12:00
Kindergarten Move to Kingdom Kids in room 123


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Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst has signed to Nonesuch Records, which releases his new solo album Upside Down Mountain on May 19, 2014. Stay tuned for pre-order details to come.
Prior to the album release, a limited-edition seven-inch single will be released exclusively for Record Store Day (Saturday, April 19). This special single will feature the album track "Hundreds of Ways" along with album outtake "Fast Friends" on the B-side. You can listen to "Hundreds of Ways" below.


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Festivals & Events:
Rainforest Baskets Trunk Show at Lustre Gallery
Join Ed and Jennifer Kuyper of Rainforest Baskets at Lustre Gallery to view an expansive collection of these finely woven Hosig Di baskets from the Darien Rain Forest in Panama. These exceptional and museum quality baskets can take a weaver 8 months to 3 years to complete, and provide these craftsman the ability to sustainably live in their rainforest home. Created using geometric (cultural) or pictoral (floral and fauna) designs, these baskets will beautifully adorn your surroundings.


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- Comment in: Gary Boas. "Contrast agents improve CT imaging of the liver and vasculature," Biophotonics International, July 2005, pp.16-17
- Comment in: Dennis Meredith. Better than Slice-and-Dice." HHMI Bulletin, Vol 20 Issue 1, February 2007. http://www.hhmi.org/bulletin/feb2007/chronicle/better.html
- Comment in: Vivien Marx, "MOLECULAR IMAGING: Companies set out to sharpen the in vivo perspective with new machines and novel contrast agents," Chemical & Engineering News, July 25, 2005, 83(30)
- Comment in: Esther Landhuis. From Sight To Insight: Visualization tools yield biomedical success stories. Biomedical Computation Review. 2(1)6. February 2006