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Two Posts. Two Days in a Row! What??? I've enjoyed my lazy Saturday. I slept until 11:30. I still can't believe it. I never sleep past 8 on the weekends. That goes to show my full level of exhaustion over the past two months. Then I met my former roomie for lunch. We spent three hours gabbing about teaching. Sometimes I wonder, "Do any other professionals spend all of the their free time talking about work?" It's what I love, so that's why I do it!
Anyway, I wanted to share some of the Anchor Charts from our Biography Unit we just finished up in Reading Workshop! My kids LOVED this unit! They loved learning about famous Americans! It fit perfectly with President's Day, Black History Month, and Women's History Month!
I always like to remind you to not judge my handwriting. :) Most of my anchor charts are done with my students, so I don't spend the time to make them to pretty!
We started the unit defining biographies and looking at the characteristics of the genre. (Ignore my mispelling of Biographies. There is a little p in there!). For this lesson, I arranged for us to go into the library. We talked about what a biography was and I showed some examples from our class library. Then, we went to the library and all of the students checked out Just-Right Biographies. Then we filled out the rest of the anchor chart together after they had some time to read!
We also created some timelines! My kids were really into Good ol' George, so we read a Picture Book of George Washington and created a timeline together.


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Diplomat-in-Residence David Fischer, international relations Professor Dwight Simpson, and history Assistant Professor Maziar Behrooz will serve as interlocutors. History Professor Jerry Combs will serve as moderator.
Noyes, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Near Eastern, African and South Asian affairs, is the author of a 2001 study on threat assessments and security interests in Southwest Asia for the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army.
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President in a baseball cap?
President Corrigan made a friendly wager with Milton A. Gordon, president of CSU Fullerton, at the start of the all-California World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Anaheim Angels.
The president representing the losing team will have to wear the cap of the victorious campus today. If the Giants are world champions, Gordon must wear an SFSU Gators baseball cap. If the Angels are world champions, Corrigan must wear a CSU Fullerton Titans cap.
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The Bookstore is beginning to return unsold inventory to the publishers to make room for the next term's texts. Faculty should encourage students to purchase current semester texts now, if they have not already done so. If you will be using a book later this semester, inform the Bookstore as soon as possible at ext. 8-7377 or email@example.com so that the staff can hold those books for later purchase.
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Speak at World AIDS Day
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Catastrophic leave
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Custom SFSU gifts
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Treganza memorial
The Treganza Museum invites the campus community to visit its traditional Mexican Day of the Dead altar in front of SCI 377. The altar commemorates anthropologists and other people of note who have died during the year. The memorial will be on display until the end of the semester. For details, contact Museum Director Miko Yamamoto, at ext. 8-1642 or email@example.com.
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RSVP for Segment III workshops
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Pathways to peace
The Institute for Holistic Healing Studies presents a series of events on "Pathways to Peace and Cultural Evolution" today through Thursday. The series kicks off today with a teach-in from 1 to 4 p.m. in Jack Adams Hall of the Cesar Chavez Student Center.
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Free activities for children include a Halloween costume contest, trick or treating, games, prizes, a bounce house and face painting. There will also be story telling, an Aztec and Tahitian dance performance, and the Bucket Brigade drumming group.
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Soprano Alissa Deeter, assistant professor of music, and pianist Patricia Taylor Lee, professor of music, will perform a free recital at 1 p.m. Friday in Knuth Hall. For details, call ext. 8-1432.
The SFSU Chamber Singers will perform their debut concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Matthews Church at 3281 16th St. (at Dolores Street) in San Francisco. Suggested donation is $12.
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MeetingMaker workshops
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Gutierrez's last dance
Rick Gutierrez, director of the Educational Opportunity Program, is retiring. A retirement party will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at Seven Hills Conference Center.
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- Senator Mitch Turitz announced that ballots for the CalPERS Board Elections Office were mailed to each eligible member's home address beginning Oct. 10. Eligible state members not receiving a ballot by Nov. 12 should contact the CalPERS Board Elections Office at www.calpers.ca.gov or (800) 794-2297.
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- Approved the resolution on pretax parking payroll deductions.
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This is worth a blog post since it turned out to be a task that took me 15 minutes to complete...
I wanted to sign up for Google Checkout as a seller and tried to sign in with my Google Apps account. The error message I got told me that my account was not enabled for Google Checkout and that the administrator for my Google Apps domain had to enable it.
Luckily that administrator is me so I went on the hunt for the option that enables Google Checkout for my Google Apps account... 15 minutes later I found it, and to save you some time here it is:
1) Go to your Google Apps account at https://www.google.com/a and log in as the domain admin. You may find it easiest to simply log into your Google Apps GMail account instead in which case you now need to click on 'Manage this domain' at the top right.
2) You're now on the Google Apps homepage for this domain. Click on 'Organization & users' (second option, top left)
3) Next click on 'Services' (next to the selected 'Users' tab (it's easy to miss).
4) Scroll down to 'Other Google Services' and past it until you find Google Checkout. Turn it on.
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Imagine having a mobile phone that matches what you can do on your home PC or laptop. That's the power of 4G – the term for fourth generation mobile service – which was rolled out by Sprint (S) earlier this year and will soon be available for Verizon (VZ) subscribers. Here are the most important […]
Imagine having a mobile phone that matches what you can do on your home PC or laptop. That's the power of 4G – the term for fourth generation mobile service – which was rolled out by Sprint (S) earlier this year and will soon be available for Verizon (VZ) subscribers. Here are the most important things you need to know about 4G.
1. It's fast. Sprint, the first mover in the 4G market, says its 4G is up to 10 times faster than 3G, which was introduced eight years ago. Sprint promises peak downloads of more than 10 Mbps (megabits per second), with average downloads of three to six Mbps. Verizon announced on October 6 that it plans in the fourth quarter to launch its 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) network with downloads to range between 5 to 12 Mbps.
A closer look at the numbers, however, reveals that 4G speeds may vary. Sprint says that 4G can be 10 times faster than 3G. But read the fine print in Sprint's promotional material: Sprint bases this claim on speed comparison between 3G's low-end 600 kilobits per second (Kbps) vs. 4G's max 6Mbps. Sprint notes that 3G can reach 1.7 Mbps, while 4G may drop down to 3 Mbps. So that's less than twice as fast. We will know more specifics about Verizon's network in the weeks ahead as it rolls out its service.[Related: Facebook CEO falls victim to 'Groups' prank]
2. Regardless of how much faster 4G might be, the increased connection speed lets you do more things with your phone. Early users are already enjoying features like uninterrupted video conferencing, high-definition television streaming and of course lightning fast web surfing that smartphones on 3G networks are unable to provide. Power business users and other early adopters of the new technology who experience 4G will never want to go back.
3. Casual users mostly interested in talking, texting and occasional web surfing on their cell phones don't need to rush into buying a 4G-enabled phone (and it is not possible to upgrade existing 3G models to the new network.) Even if you are ready to buy a phone and wanted to upgrade to 4G, the network is not available in all parts of the country (see below). It will take years for 4G to roll out into every rural area, and residents of big cities could get shut out due to big restrictions on new cell phone towers.
4. You can easily find out if 4G is available in your area. Sprint says its 4G network reaches more than 268 million people in 50 markets in the United States "and counting." To see whether 4G is available in your hometown, go here.
Verizon says its 4G LTE network initially will cover 100 million people in 38 markets by the end of 2010. The first markets with access to Verizon's 4G network include Boston, New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. Below is a full coverage map for Verizon's 4G Network:
Current and would-be iPhone owners dissatisfied with AT&T's (T) network would of course love the rumors of an upcoming Verizon iPhone to be true.
5. 4G is more expensive. Sprint currently charges its customers with 4G-enabled devices an extra $10 per month, regardless of whether they can access a 4G network or not. With increased data usage and Verizon entering the fray, both networks are rumored to convert to "pay-as-you-go" pricing schemes rather than unlimited use packages. 4G devices will also invariably cost more – at least at first – than similar phones on the same networks.[Related: Verizon's multi-million dollar refund for bad charges]
Back in May, Sprint launched its first 4G phone, HTC EVO 4G, selling for $200 with a two-year contract. That phone runs on Google's Android mobile operating system, and has access to nearly 100,000 Android apps. Verizon has not announced pricing and plan information for upcoming 4G-enabled smartphones.
6. Batteries take a hit on 4G. Sprint's HTC EVO 4G can run out of battery power after only a few hours of use. While power can be conserved by switching off the 4G setting, the last thing you want to do with your new state-of-the-art smartphone is to slow it down. Extra battery packets which add to the weight of an already heavy phone can be purchased for about $100.
7. A 4G mobile hotspot can give a boost to your 3G phone. Sprint's website displays a video showing how an iPhone user can find its 4G network and increase the iPhone's speed. Take that AT&T. Sprint says the hotspot can work with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices at time: a phone, a laptop, camera, a couple music players and so on. Sprint says the Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Sierra Wireless is the first dual-mode mobile hotspot on the market.
8. Sprint and Verizon are leading the way with 4G, but where's the competition? They're not snoozing. Kent German reported in CNET that AT&T will be busting a move into 4G next year. AT&T Operations CEO John Stankey says the company will light up its network with LTE service by the middle of 2011. He didn't list cities, but he says AT&T is aiming to cover between 70 million and 75 million people by the end of 2011.
Meanwhile T-Mobile has been touting its HPSA+ upgrade. T-Mobile says the upgrade increases its network's speed three to five times over 3G. T-Mobile describes its HSPA+ enhancement as a "super-fast mobile broadband network that delivers 4G speeds in the Northeastern U.S. and other major cities across the country."
9. So if you are one of those people with a need for speed or rely on your phone for multimedia business communication, it makes sense to upgrade to a 4G phone right away. Just understand the geographic restrictions in accessing the network, and be prepared to pay more in your monthly bill while also making sure to charge your phone more regularly.
For everyone else, there is no need to rush into 4G. Whenever it is naturally time to upgrade your phone due to performance or an expiring contract, you should consider jumping on to the faster network. By that time, 4G will be available in more areas and on more carriers. Although I wouldn't expect prices to go down, battery and other technical issues associated with new gadgets should be resolved.
The only other thing you'll have to worry about at that point is when it makes sense to upgrade to the fifth generation of cell phone technology.
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We're back in Sanford. We spent a few days in northern Michigan to visit with my family, then a few days at Debbie's mom's place to help set up the graduation open house for my god-daughter/Debbie's niece. It was nice to see a lot of people again although we didn't get to see everyone we wanted to. Somehow, we never do. But it was the best we could do in the limited time we had.
When we got to Michigan, we though the airplane had done a U-turn and dropped us back in Florida. It was 95 and humid when we landed in Detroit. But just in case we forgot where we were, it was in the 50's when we left Detroit this morning.
We caught an early flight and only had four hours sleep last night. Neither of us can sleep well on a plane, so time for a nap.
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Hungry for more info about the newest digital camera? Want to read up on digital photography fundamentals? Shopping for new digital photo gadgets? It sounds like you should bookmark Photoxels.
Photoxels has a great layout, with digital photography news right at the top of the page and information about new camera models within easy reach. When I visited the site, the front-page camera reviews were interesting and accurate, and nicely complemented the information at my favorite digital camera site, Digital Photography Review.
Photoxels includes lots of other goodies as well, like digital photography tutorials, buyers guides, and even an interesting (but very cursory) history of photography, told by describing important camera models from important companies like Canon, Nikon, and Minolta.
Photoxels isn't my single source for info on digital photography, but I think that you'll agree it's good enough to bookmark and visit occasionally.


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As some members may be aware, at UCU Congress this year a vote was taken to reinstate industrial action over USS pensions. Predictably, the employers reacted badly to this and immediately pulled out of negotiations and removed what progress we'd made in those negotiations so far.
Given the response from members at Southampton and throughout the country, at a recent Higher Education Sector Conference a number of motions were presented to return to negotiations. The details below are from our Executive Committee members who attend the conference on behalf of Southampton UCU:
Conference overwhelmingly rejected all motions and amendments to escalate action on the USS negotiation. Just as overwhelmingly, Conference accepted the motion to suspend action and resume negotiations.
Conference passed the following motion (Motion 2 (Composite)):
"Conference notes that our current USS negotiating objectives are contradictory, and have established preconditions that make it impossible to reach a negotiated settlement.
Conference re-affirms the HESC policy of May 2011 to:
• de-risk USS through the introduction of an acceptable CARE scheme for new entrants;
• close the gap between the value of the CARE and final salary sections by negotiating improvements to the CARE scheme which would secure broad comparability with TPS, including the removal of inflation caps; and
• protect the final salary pensions of existing members.
Conference believes that it is a priority to resume negotiations in order to achieve these objectives, and therefore authorise HEC to:
• suspend industrial action if the employers agree to negotiate on the above agenda within an acceptable time scale; and
• maintain this suspension while serious and constructive negotiations are taking place and an acceptable settlement might be reached by early 2013."
After some debate, and only by a vote of 64 to 54, Conference also passed the following amendment to Motion 2 proposed by the Open University.
To add at the end of motion 2
"• agrees that although the work-to-contract is no longer a useful lever in the USS dispute, many members feel individually protected by the action;
• instructs HEC to ensure that the suspension for this dispute is accompanied by members' guidance on excessive working hours and relevant legislation;
• notes that UCU will be launching a major campaign on workload in the autumn and that work-to-contract is a necessary sanction for disputes in that campaign."
We at Southampton UCU are very pleased about this outcome. Many members contacted us to express their concerns with restarting industrial action over USS, and thus we're glad to see the Conference acted in the best interests of our members.
If any members have further questions about the outcome at the Conference, please feel free to contact us through the usual channels.
Eric Silverman
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Gender Mainstreaming in the Enhancing Renewable Energy Options Project
The case study provides an overall view of the activities and impacts of gender mainstreaming in the EREO project. It highlights the energy & gender policies and institutional make up of Sri Lanka while providing an overview of EREO and gender mainstreaming of the EREO project. Gender and energy situation of the main beneficiaries of biofuel and pico hydro initiatives and impacts of the projects are also provided. The document also provides details on the resources and timelines for activities and the gender mainstreaming methodology used. The implementation status of activities as planned within the Gender Action Plan, challenges and limitations of the project are further described here. The report highlights recommendations for further improvement of gender mainstreaming methodology and suggestions for additional dissemination of project lessons and replication of efforts.


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It started with the title – a simple name, not
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which included a definite article lest you confuse him with other sharp-clawed mutant superheroes. Then came the
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a stark preview set to Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt." There was no "in a world ..." narration, no giant robots, no costumes; Patrick Stewart's Charles Xavier briefly showed up, as did a mysterious man bandaged up like Claude Rains and someone who was clearly a bad guy, Otherwise, there were no other X-men in site. Rather than a big city being used as a battleground, we got a desolate, abandoned power station that might have been down the road from
Fury Road.
Hugh Jackman had a full beard. You could tell this would be different. The whole thing felt funereal from the get-go.
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• At the next roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the A5460, and go through 1 roundabout.
• Turn left onto Mortimer Way and at Braunstone Lane turn left.
• Take the 1st left off Braunstone Lane and Sturgess Land Rover will be on the left hand side.
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Networking is one thing that will never lose its throne. There's a fair chance that every second business owner would have come up the ladder, making connections and networking with fellow business owners or people around.
Networking has its own way of rewarding enthusiastic business owners that are noob. It may even work well for businesses that have spent some time on the field already. Or let's say it works for any one. Now, how does networking happen and how does it benefit you? Let's see:
The Backup Network
Most business owners already have a network, but it's mostly sleeping or inactive. Here, you would want to wake them up and leverage the current network into a lucrative one. You can do this by keeping regular touch, motivation and make connections to prosper in what you're doing. This should perhaps strengthen things up in your network and you may anticipate opportunities on the door any moment.
Social Networking
This is an upcoming thing – social networks. Well, actually it's already there and happening. One of the most important tools available for businesses to make networks, connections with prospective business owners and customers. A simple 'follow' on Twitter or a Facebook 'Like' conveys that you are connected. But, not always as there's a lot of "Bots' following you as well 🙂
Coffee Meetings Please?
If you often avoid coffee meetings at your workplace, then you may be losing on a lot of networking and eventually, some major business. The next time you're at the cafeteria over coffee, recognize this as an opportunity to meet new people, make connections, and a lot more. You can share tid-bits with peers and discuss what's latest.
It's just a coffee meeting, but may someday churn out something really good.
From Online to Offline
There's nothing better than making networks online. But, it's better to have them in front of you for a meeting or something. Let's say you have Facebook fans, some that you've interacted with, actually would not mind meeting you in person. Scheduling a meeting and exploring something which you normally wouldn't have done should be an awesome experience.
Don't hesitate in exchanging a few messages with local businesses and even in meeting them, because you never know…. 🙂
Attending Events
Corporate events are undoubtedly important, but can be tiring at the same time. However, events happening locally can give you an opening to the local area network and hence, more business.
Old colleagues can help
A reunion or just an excuse to grab a bite out with old colleagues or seniors. This could be a great way to socialize, build networks and sneak an opportunity ahead to get some business. Or may be collaborate on a new project with a fellow business owner.
Your networking efforts take time to reap fruits. It's not how hard you try; it's about how frequently you do it.
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The FBI refuses to oversee the case of Sean Suiter, a Baltimore police officer who was murdered the day before he was to testify against dirty cops.
Last November Detective Sean Suiter was set to testify before a Grand Jury. His testimony would have busted a group of seven dirty Baltimore cops. As reported by CNN, the cops "were accused in a federal racketeering indictment of seizing money from people they have stopped, claiming fraudulent overtime and filing false affidavits." They were also accused of planting drugs on people.
The 43 year old father of five was an 18 year police veteran. He was conveniently murdered with his own handgun on the very evening before he was set to testify.
The Baltimore Police Department and their spokespeople disguised as "journalists" in the mainstream media rushed to play the assassination off as mere coincidence.
The absurd pattern of mainstream media reaching conclusions to "debunk conspiracies" without investigating them has become a disturbing, common and unacceptable practice.
One of Obama's legacies-a corrupt FBI
The FBI is avoiding this case like the plague. What are they so afraid of?
Police Commissioner Kevin Davis sent a letter to the FBI on December 1 asking them to take a lead in the case. Ignoring Davis as well as charges reading "federal racketeering," the FBI is choosing to distance themselves.
"Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced the decision Wednesday. He said FBI Assistant Director Stephen Richardson told him in a letter that FBI officials have seen no evidence to suggest Suiter's death was "directly connected" to the federal corruption investigation. Consequently, he said, the FBI believed it was "prudent" for the police department to continue leading the inquiry."
Politicized priorities
It seems that the FBI is only too happy to involve themselves in anything that would protect the Clinton Cartel and/or destroy our fairly elected President Trump.
The FBI took an active role in protecting Hillary during Emailgate. Comey went so far as to assume the additional responsibilities of the DOJ to decide whether or not Hillary Clinton should be prosecuted for mishandling classified information.
The FBI is eager to insert themselves into a dispute between Conservative Sheriff Clarke and a Dan Black because the two had a disagreement on an airline. Black claims that then-Sheriff Clarke retaliated by siccing cops and police dogs on him when he arrived in Milwaukee. The FBI obtained a search warrant to examine Sheriff Clarke's emails.
The FBI was in a cold sweat to distance themselves from examining the DNC "hacked" computers as well as Seth Rich's computers. Why? Possibly because if they were to investigate those computers, an earth shaking amount of criminality and treasonous activities on the Left could be exposed.
BLM unleashed
So now the FBI distances themselves from an assassination that could involve dirty cops in the Baltimore area. Cops who are dirty with drugs, money laundering and other abuses are often neck-deep-dirty in politics too.
If the FBI became involved, there's no telling what else they'd dredge up in the swamp and how high up the rotting fish head would go.
Hmmm. Baltimore.
MSM-induced amnesia and the unrelenting carpet bombing of chaos fueled by Soros money has made Americans forget aaaaalll about the Baltimore riots.
Investigating dirty cops might yank up that old swamp boot at the same time.
The 2015 Baltimore riots were in response to the death of Freddie Gray during his arrest. Officers there were given stand-down orders from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. It might turn over a rock exposing who gave the Mayor her instructions to allow the city under her care to be destroyed.
About a year later the Dallas riots ended with five cops killed as "payback" for the police shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
BLM was pimped out to alter the outcome of the 2016 elections
The Left gave birth to the radical BLM cop-killing movement intended to divide this country racially and pave the way for Obama's predecessor Hillary.
The plan was to make Hillary the paler Obama with a vagina. She would be the champion of the black community in spite of her history as a racist.
At the same time, Donald Trump would be portrayed as a racist Nazi, despite his history as being a friend to minorities and Jews.
Anti-cop rhetoric swept the nation. BLM protesters stoked racial division with phrases like "End White Supremacy" and chanting "Pigs in a blanket-fry 'em like bacon" to inspire random assassinations of the police.
In response to the murders of the police officers Obama did not condemn black racism. Instead, he fanned the fires.
As reported in the Daily Wire he said their deaths were "not isolated incidents" but were "symptomatic" of a criminal justice system plagued by "racial disparities." He also promised that we would see more tensions between minorities and the police and that BLM protests are a "good thing."
Hillary called the cop-hating thugs "peaceful protesters."
Time and time again BLM has been unleashed to do the bidding of their Sugar Daddy George Soros while turning their backs on black victims in Chicago or Haiti.
BLM has been silent about the assassination of a black cop one day before he was set to testify against a bunch of filthy dirty cops.
Where did they all go? Has Sugar Daddy Soros's money dried up? Are they waiting for their rich white master's orders before inspiring chaos and anarchy again?
Supposedly BLM cares about black lives.
Unless of course the black life wears a badge. Or is a Conservative. Or is being caught in the crossfires of the purposeful destruction of a city by a NWO planted mayor. Or if they were financially raped by the Clintons.
Supposedly BLM hates crooked cops.
Unless they're the FBI targeting Trump. Or cops that may be in the pocket of corrupt politicians in Baltimore and other Democrat-run Hellholes.
Detective Sean Suiter was going up against cops that were the worst of the worst.
According to Suiter they planted drugs on perps, which would translate to more black males having their lives destroyed in the prison system.
That would be especially tragic if they'd be affected by BLM's rich white idol Bill Clinton's "3 strikes" law. It was in reference to that bill that BLM's rich white Queen Hillary called their community "super predators."
Nothing to see here, you crazy conspiracy theorists.
MSM rushed to report that the murder was not connected to his being set to testify the following day. They parroted the "conclusion" of the Baltimore Police Department-the Police Department that Suiter was going to testify against.
Riiiggght. If that doesn't turn off any black or "Liberal" reader to mainstream media then they are truly hopeless.
BLM and the other NWO idiot army units fight on behalf of everything they claim to hate. They've blown though college, ruined their resumes, destroyed their mental health and damaged their souls fighting, looting, assaulting and killing on behalf of the most evil, richest whitest scum on the planet.
At least the cops and MSM didn't claim it was another suicide.
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Eligibility is one of the most important functionalities in OAB. We already know, Eligibility determines, whether a person is eligible for any particular Compensation object or not. It is also used to determine Rates in some cases. Hence it is always referred to as "Participation and Rate Eligibility"
We use the Participant data in evaluating eligibility. System takes the ASSIGNMENT_ID for the Person being evaluated, and fetches the required data. Based on the data the Eligibility is evaluated. It can consider all kind of data, like Indicative Data, Enrolment Data, Derived Data and the Beneficiary Data.
Basically, as part of eligibility we define a set of conditions and call it an Eligibility Profile. One Eligibility Profile can have more than one Condition and coupled with 'AND' or 'OR' clauses. If the Conditions pass, the Eligibility Profile is considered to be a pass. The Eligibility Profiles are encapsulated and can be used in more than one place. We will see this more clearly later, however let's first learn how to create an Eligibility Profile.
There are two types of Eligibility Profiles.
Responsibility: HRMS Manager
Navigation: Total Compensation -> General Definitions-> Eligibility Profiles -> Participant
Steps: Date track to a suitable effective date, Create a new Record.
Name of the Eligibility Profile
Description of the Profile
Assignment Type
This is where we specify the Assignments to be used and their precedence for Eligibility Profile evaluation. This could be one of the following: Any Assignment: Could pick any assignment that is fed by the BENMNGLEApplicant Assignment Only: Picks only the Applicant AssignmentBenefits Assignment Only: Picks only Benefits Assignment.Benefits then Employee Assignment: Picks Benefits assignment first, if not found, picks Employee assignment.Employee Assignment Only: Picks Employee Assignments.Employee then Benefits Assignment: Picks Employee assignment first, if not found, picks Benefits assignment.Employee then Benefits then Applicant Assignment: Picks Employee assignment first, if not found, picks Benefits assignment, if neither is found, picks Application Assignment.
Could be one of these: Active, Pending, Inactive, and Pending. Same as Explained in Plans and Programs.
Applies To
Choose Benefits Profile. As it is being used in Benefits and Rates Eligibility.
Now, let's look at the Different criteria on which we can define Eligibility:
Derived Factors:
There are six Derived Factors.
In these criteria, we can mention the Defined Derived factors to either return a Yes or No, based on the ranges mentioned in them. If it's a Yes, it's a Pass.
Related Coverage:
This criterion looks at the Enrolment data, either as of Eligibility determination day or the day before. The different checks are:
The various Enrolment levels, where these checks can be applied are: Plan, PLIP, PTIP and Program. Other than these checks, there are two more additional checks that can be added.
Display All:
Once all our criteria are set and saved. We can use this tab to view them all in one screen. While troubleshooting, this will be the first tab we would like to visit, as this gives a clear picture of all the criteria and the values in use for the eligibility profile.
Now, let's have a look at the Dependent
Eligibility Profiles. The Dependent eligibility profiles are used to enforce
eligibility criteria upon Dependents. Our enterprise might want to add some
conditions with which a Dependent can be covered. Things like age, Disability
factor, other eligibility etc are some basic criteria upon which enterprise
make decision whether to allow or decline the dependent to be enrolled. See
Figure 6.23 – Dependent Eligibility Profile.
Navigation: Total Compensation -> General
Definitions-> Eligibility Profiles -> Dependent Coverage
6.23 – Dependent Eligibility Profile)
Steps: Date track to a suitable effective date,
Create a new Record.
Could be one of these: Active, Pending,
Inactive, and Pending. Same as Explained in Plans and Programs.
Choose a Regulation that defines the
eligibility criteria maintained in this profile. It's Optional.
A description of the Profile.
We can use a Rule here, if the Criteria do
not satisfy our objective of the Profile.
Use one or more conditions in the Criteria
tabs to set up the eligibility.
Display All
It displays all the conditions except the
Rule, in a list format.
Once we are done with all the Eligibility
profiles we wanted; it's time now to attach them. We are going to talk about
the Participant Eligibility Profiles first. The Eligibility Profiles can be
attached in five different places. Those would be:
Even the order of evaluation is the same. So
first BENMNGLE (The Benefits Engine aka BENefits MaNaGer for Life Events) goes
and evaluates the Eligibility profiles attached at the Program level. If the
participant passes that, it goes to the Next level, which would be the PTIP.
Similarly, it goes down till the OIPL. If failed in any of the stages, it goes
to the next one. For an Example, if the Active - Medical PTIP Failed, It will
jump on to the PTIP with next sequence which would be the Active - Dental.
It all happens with the sequence numbers. For
the Programs, it picks the Core Programs first and picks the COBRA at the last.
For the Plan not in Programs, it considers their sequences and starts from the
Plan, and then ends with OIPL (If OIPLs are there).
When we say, the Program eligibility is pass,
what exactly does that mean? Does that mean all the eligibility profiles
attached to that Program are passing? No. there is logic. We will discuss
about that, however let's first see, how to attach an Eligibility Profile. We
know that the eligibility can be attached in five different places. Let's play
with the Program eligibility first. See Figure 6.24 – Program Eligibility.
Navigation: Total Compensation -> Program and Plans ->
(Figure 6.24 – Program Eligibility)
Steps: Date track to a suitable effective date, Query the
Program, and click on the Participation Eligibility Button.
Participation Start Date
The date as of which the Participation will start if a
Person is found Eligible. The same date is used for the Calculation of
Eligibility, unless is Overridden with Coverage Start date. Use "As of
Event Date"
Participation End Date
The date as of which the previous enrolment will end.
This can be overridden with Coverage end date. Use "One Day Before
Waiting Period
We can define a Waiting Period for the Comp Object.
Maximum Enrolment
We can define a Maximum period for which a Participant
can be enrolled in the Particular Comp Object.
Eligibility Button
This is where we define eligibility. Described below.
Life Event Button
We will discuss about this in Life Event Eligibility
Coming down to the Eligibility Button, there
are two tabs here; Profiles and Rules. As part of an implementation we can use
either of them; however it is always advised to use only one in all cases.
Like, if we are using Eligibility Profiles, use Eligibility Profiles throughout
the Implementation, else if we are using Rules, use rules everywhere. We can
use Rules in Eligibility Profiles as well. Hence Profiles have an edge over the
Here, we will confine ourselves to Profiles.
In any particular level, we can have multiple
Eligibility Profiles attached. We can mark them as "Required". Now,
the ones marked as required are the mandatory profiles that a Participant must
pass to be eligible for the level. The Design is, a Participant must pass all
Mandatory and One Optional (the ones that are not marked as required) to be
eligible for the level.
Let's take few examples
With this we learnt how to set Eligibility
Profiles in Programs. In all other four levels the exercise is same.
We will have to repeat the same steps where ever we need the eligibility to be
set up.
This is very important to design our
eligibility in a manner that, we do not force the system to do a lot of rework.
For an example, if the requirement says, Benefit Group A people should not get
any Medical plans. How are we going to do it? Which level should we target?
OK, one more example. Benefit group B people
are eligible for the ABC Medical Plan in the Active Program; however they are
not eligible for the same plan in Retiree Program.
This should have made the concept clear.
There can be requirements, where our
enterprise wants us to open up eligibility to all who experience a particular
life event. To elaborate, we want the eligibility to open up, without checking
any participant data; which should be as simple as this, if the Life event
experienced is XYZ, open up eligibility; Or sometimes just the reverse case, where
we want to decline Eligibility to participants experiencing a
Particular life event. Both of these cases are more useful in COBRA Eligibility
Determination. We will discuss more about COBRA set up later in this chapter.
However let's learn how to implement Life event Eligibility.
Like eligibility profiles, Life event
eligibility can be put in all five levels. So we will take the example of
Program level first to learn about set up. See Figure 6.25 – Life Event
Navigation: Total Compensation -> Program and Plans
-> Programs
(Figure 6.25 – Life Event Eligibility)
Life Event
Name of the Life event for which Eligibility needs to
be opened up or closed.
The date as of which the Participation will start if a
Person is found Eligible. The same date is used for the Calculation of
Eligibility, unless is Overridden with Coverage Start date. Use "As of
Event Date" or Leave Blank.
The date as of which the previous enrolment will end.
This can be overridden with Coverage end date. Use "One Day Before
Event" or Leave Blank.
Ignore Participation Override
This enforces the system to ignore the already
overridden Participants and re-evaluate their eligibility, when this life
event is run on them. Let's say, we have a set of overridden Participants, however
we want them to be Ineligible for the Program after experiencing the Life
Event. In cases like that we might want to check this flag.
Checking this flag enables us to Override the result
produced by this life event. This might be useful for the reverse case of the
example cited above.
We can define a Waiting Period for the Comp Object
based on the Life event. This is very specific to the Life event in
We can define a Maximum period for which a Participant
can be enrolled in the Particular Comp Object. This is very specific to
the Life event in definition.
In the Applies to field, we can choose a code, in a case where we want the
maximum period to be applicable to specific persons.
Family Member
In case we want the Participant to have a set of
contacts in system in order to be eligible for the Comp Object, choose the
set of family member code.
This is a mandatory flag. This one tells the system,
whether we want the Participant to be Eligible/Ineligible for the Comp Object
as a resultant of this life event.
As we have already defined our Dependent
Eligibility profiles, let's go attach them. Before that, we know that the Dependent
eligibility profiles are used to determine the eligibility of dependents, to
say who is eligible to be covered and who is not; great.
Where all can we attach dependent Eligibility?
We can, at three levels, namely Program, PTIP and Plan. However we can attach
them at only one level out of the three levels given above. This is based on
the concept of designation. Let's take an example, Joe has three children, and
he wants to cover them as part of his enrolment package. If he has to do so, he
has to designate his contacts to the Comp Objects, right? Here we can tell the
system where to designate the dependents. The options are Program, PTIP and
Plan; so based on the Enterprise's choice, Joe gets to designate the dependents
in one of the three levels. That is called Designation Rule.
The most preferred Designation level
is PTIP. If we choose program, Joe will lose the liberty to make the
designations based on plan type. He will not be able to add Child1 and Child2
to Medical and just child3 to Vision. If the level is Program, the children
chosen to be covered will be covered in all plan types. Similarly, Plan as a
level is risky. What if we want one program to be at plan level and one at PTIP
level? The Plan might be used across both Programs, so it will create issues
later. So the best option is PTIP. It keeps it Program specific and gives the
liberty to cover dependents based on Plan types.
Designation rules are Program specific. We can
have One Program having designations at the Plan level, and another at the PTIP
level. The level at which the designations are done, the eligibility is
determined at the same level. So if our Designation level is Plan, the
Dependent eligibility will be assigned at the Plan level.
Where to set the designation level now? See
Figure 6.26 – Using Dependent Eligibility.
Navigation: Total Compensation -> Program and Plans
-> Program Enrolment Requirements
(Figure 6.26 – Using Dependent Eligibility)
track to a suitable effective date, Query the Program
Now click
on the Dependent Coverage Tab
Designation Level box can be updated based on the Design.
Now, if we wish to make it at the Program
the Designation Level as Program
Click on
Program tab there
Click on
Eligibility Profiles
If it's the Plan type level:
the Designation Level as Plan Type in Program
Click on
Plan Type tab there
If it's the Plan level:
the Designation Level as Plan
Save and
close the form
to Total Compensation -> Program and Plans -> Plan Enrolment
Query the
plan with the suitable date
Click on
Designations Tab
Click on
Dependent Tab
Now, we know where to define dependent
eligibility. Now, let's see how to use the profiles.
In the Eligibility Profiles tab, we have two
choices. Either we can use a set of Eligibility Profiles created earlier OR use
a rule (Coverage Eligibility Rule). If it has to be Profiles, list down all the
Profiles there and mark them as Mandatory based on our requirements.
The logic is same here as well. The Dependent must pass all Mandatory
and at least one Optional (Not marked as Mandatory) profile.
If any of our Profiles use one or more Derived
Factors, then check the Derived Factors Apply Flag near the Eligibility
Profiles Button.
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The first test is graded. However, the totals have not been tallied due to the addition of an "exam wrapper". More on this in future blogs, but Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation has great information about these reflection tools.
I would like to address several comments students have made. Regarding using technology to deliver content: A freshman told me that she expected college teachers to use technology in the classroom. She used Moodle in high school and expected most college professors to use the learning management system and technology to deliver content. This was interesting as I have not seen this expectation from high school students prior to this year. I believe K-12 teachers are now harnessing the power of e-learning. Great news! However, many of my colleagues are not.
Several students told me that they really like having the "lecture" recorded. Their main reason was the ability to have this information readily available to review.
Several students told me that the "collected and graded" notes were extremely beneficial because it forced them to take notes on the videos and actually watch them! One repeating student indicated that he was watching them this time and preparing for class. Bingo!
Other students have expressed that they are having difficulties in class concentrating on the problems because they need silence. The room is not loud, but when you have 40 students in a small room, the cumulative discussion becomes loud. Some students have attention disorders and even the smallest distractions become disorienting. I have not seen any other flipped classroom instructor/blogger comment on this. My students are not unique so I am sure this is not an isolated issue. Any suggestions on how to address this will be appreciated. Please feel free to comment below.
Slowly, slowly, slowly, my flipped classroom is becoming highly functional. It's not an easy transition, but one I feel is necessary to increase student learning and retention. If nothing else, the engagement in class has increased and students are not falling asleep.


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Stable plan for economic growth and opportunity continues to get results for British Columbians
WEST VANCOUVER – Friday's job numbers from Statistics Canada confirm that the BC Liberal Government's Jobs Plan continues to work for British Columbians, with one of Canada's lowest unemployment rates and continued job creation.
The new numbers show that under the BC Jobs Plan, B.C. added over 12,000 new jobs last month alone, continues to have one of Canada's lowest overall unemployment rates at 5.6% and Canada's lowest youth unemployment rate at 9.7%. Under the continued stability of the BC Jobs Plan, B.C. added nearly 100,000 new jobs in the last year alone.
"While the global economy remains fragile and uncertain, British Columbia is still the leading economy in Canada," said West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Ralph Sultan. "While Friday's job numbers are a continued step in the right direction, there is more work to do. Now more than ever we need to stick with our jobs plan, and not put B.C.'s economy in a tailspin with an unstable NDP-Green alliance."
"B.C. has continued to lead the country with the nation's lowest unemployment rate, continued job growth and importantly, opportunities for youth" said Jordan Sturdy, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky. "While economic conditions are strong in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, uncertainty around global trade, the forest industry, commodity cycles and the uncertain stability of the NDP-Green agreement is casting a shadow over B.C.'s future prospects."
"Individuals and families on the North Shore told me at the doors during the election that jobs and the economy were a top concern," said North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite. "Friday's job numbers show that we are on the right track in B.C., but we have to maintain our competitive edge. That means keeping taxes low and sticking with our jobs plan and not putting B.C.'s economy at risk with the unsteady NDP-Green alliance."
Last year under the BC Liberal Government's plan, the province set a new record for employment levels in 2016 with nearly 2.5 million British Columbians working, and has added a total of over 250,000 new jobs since we launched the BC Jobs Plan. Since the launch of the BC Jobs Plan, B.C. is first in the nation in job creation, first in the nation in youth job creation, and first in the nation in the reduction of our unemployment rate and youth unemployment rate.


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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Obama and nearly all the leaders at an Asian summit directly confronted China on Saturday for its expansive claims to the resource-rich South China Sea, putting the Chinese premier on the defensive in the long-festering dispute, according to Obama administration officials.
Premier Wen Jiabao was by turns "grouchy" and constructive as he responded to the concerns aired by almost all of the leaders attending the East Asia Summit, said one of the administration officials, who spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One as Mr. Obama returned from an eight-day diplomatic swing around the Pacific Rim.
The meeting, at the end of the summit, capped a week during which Mr. Obama moved quickly, and on several fronts, to restore the influence of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region after years of preoccupation in Iraq and Afghanistan. He announced that 2,500 Marines would be stationed in Australia; opened the door to restored ties with Myanmar, a Chinese ally; and gained support for a regional free-trade bloc that so far omits Beijing.
The announcements appeared to startle Chinese leaders, who issued a series of warnings that claimed the United States was seeking to destabilize the region.
Despite the rapid-fire diplomatic challenges, Mr. Obama did make time to speak with Mr. Wen on Saturday morning after the Chinese leader asked if they could meet. And Thomas E. Donilon, the national security adviser, described the meeting as "a good engagement." A report in Xinhua, the official Chinese government news service, backed up the administration's suggestion that Mr. Wen had been put in an uncomfortable position by the focus on the South China Sea, especially because the country has long insisted that the issue should not be discussed in multinational forums.
At an Asian regional meeting last year in Hanoi, at which Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly warned China to curb its aggressiveness in its territorial claims, the Chinese foreign minister walked out enraged, according to officials who were there.
On Saturday, Mr. Wen acknowledged that he did not want to discuss the issue at the summit, but added that it would be "impolite" not to answer the concerns of his country's neighbors, according to Xinhua. He then defended China's stance on the sea, according to the news service and an Obama administration official who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity.
The fact that Mr. Wen spoke at all, however, represented a tactical defeat in a struggle that has become a focal point in the larger tug-of-war with the United States over influence in the region.
The United States, with an eye toward strengthening ties with China's smaller neighbors, has backed their preference for multinational talks, rather than one-on-one negotiations in which China would have the advantage.
The administration official's account of the nearly two-hour session suggested a more dramatic exchange than is typical of such gatherings. Of the 18 nations represented at the East Asia Summit, only the leaders of Cambodia and Myanmar did not raise the issue of maritime security as the presidents and prime ministers took turns speaking, the administration official said.
Unlike an initial session of the summit, where the leaders met in a large ballroom with retinues of aides on issues of trade, education and multilateral responses to natural disasters, the session Saturday included only the 18 leaders and one adviser each in a smaller room — suggesting a relative intimacy that likely facilitated more candor.
The official said that Mr. Obama, who was the first American president to attend the East Asia Summit, "did not lobby" the other leaders to speak up.
The first to speak up, the administration official said, were the leaders of Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam — among whom tensions with China run highest — followed by representatives of Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, India, Russia and Indonesia, the summit host.
The leaders reiterated their insistence on a "multilateral resolution of the conflicting territorial claims," the official said.
Only after other leaders had spoken did Mr. Obama express his agreement with them, the official said.
Mr. Obama argued that, "while we are not a claimant in the South China Sea dispute, and while we do not take sides, we have a powerful stake in maritime security in general, and in the resolution of the South China Sea issue specifically — as a resident Pacific power, as a maritime nation, as a trading nation and as a guarantor of security in the Asia Pacific region."
Then Mr. Wen replied.
The administration official described his response as "positive in the sense that he was not on a tirade, and he did not use many of the more assertive formulas that we frequently hear from the Chinese, particularly in public."
Instead, the official said, Mr. Wen simply countered that the East Asia Summit was not the place to discuss the issue, and asserted "that China goes to great pains to ensure that the shipping lanes are safe and free."
"I would describe the overall discussion as constructive," and not acrimonious, the official added. "The leaders were not equivocating; they were not speaking ambiguously."
What was interesting, the official said, was not what Mr. Wen said, but what he did not. For instance, he did not repeat the notion that the disputes should be resolved bilaterally. But a report in Xinhua said the prime minister "reaffirmed" China's position, perhaps indicating that his omission did not mean any real change in thinking.
Despite the prickly response by Chinese leaders throughout the week, the backlash has been relatively muted, at least compared to the past when such moves would have generated more critical statements and sometimes blistering commentaries in the state-run media.
Bonnie Glaser, a senior fellow in China studies at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, attributed the Chinese response to possible confusion over Mr. Obama's intentions as he approaches a difficult presidential election.
"They're probably not too sure how much of it to attribute to the political campaign, and how much to attribute to a shift in U.S. strategy," Ms. Glaser said.


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Taking great photos at concerts has everything to do with knowing how to use the proper settings on your camera. I don't care if you are shooting with a $750 camera or a $7,500 camera. If you don't know how to use it under specific concert circumstances – you will not get the shot.
Before the show there are a couple of things I think about. Have I ever seen a show at this venue before? What access restrictions do I have? Is there a photo pit? These questions all lead up to the final question: What is the lighting like at the venue?
Light dictates all of my decisions regarding camera settings.
ISO: The simplest definition of ISO is the measure of film's sensitivity to light. In digital photography ISO measures the digital sensor's sensitivity to light. (For a complete explantion: click here)
I set my ISO to the lowest available setting that produces a properly lit image. I don't like to shoot at ISO 1600+ because of the noise or extra grain in the photo. With that being said – there are situations where it can not be avoided.
How Do I Know What ISO Setting Is Right? There are two ways to quickly determine ISO settings – Test shots or live view. Use your camera's live view mode to see when you need to push (increase) the sensor's speed. Live view is helpful to confirm settings before and during all my concert shoots.
Shutter Speed and Lens Aperture: As I mentioned in my previous Concert Photography 101 post, before I was comfortable shooting in manual mode I relied on TV (or shutter priority mode.)
Why? For most venues I tend to max out my lens' aperture at 1.8 or 2.8 – so there is very little thinking about aperture. When shooting in shutter priority the aperture is automatically adjusted by the internal light meter (we'll get into metering in the next post) as I alter the shutter speed. Again use your camera's live view function to preview the photograph. It's typical for me to change shutter speeds as the stage lights change. Often I go from 1/125 to 1/45 during one or two songs.
These three things (ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speeds) are the simplest way to get on the right path to taking good concert photos. I suggest you practice at your house and get a feel for how your camera reacts to different light. A good experiment is to turn on all the lights in a room – take a couple of photos with different settings. Do the same with medium and dim light. Review the photos and document the settings. Why would you wait until the night of the event to experiment?
If you visit my Flickr gallery you can view my camera settings for every photo posted – take advantage of this information and get a feel for what settings you'll need at the next show.
As always, I want to know how you do things – leave a comment and share some of your knowledge with everyone.
To view my complete photography portfolio please visit www.grtaylor2photo.com


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Creating a League on WallStreetSurvivor is simple and we will show you how right now!
Login Or Register On WSS For Free!
You will need a WSS account to create a league (I know you know that!).Click here to login or click here to register as a new user on WallStreetSurvivor.
Create Your Custom League:
Once logged in, hover the "Stock Game" tab and click on "Create A Custom League". To make your life easier, you can also click here to access that page.
You will land on a "Setup Your League" page, where you will have to add a couple of information about your league:
League Name: This is going to be the name of your League.
Your League is Public or Private: When you set your league as public, it means that other WSS uses can join your league. Should you wish to keep it closed, you can make the league private and add a password to it.
League Description: You can add a short description of your league. This is useful for other users so they will know what your league is about and can be used to ensure that they are in the right league.
League URL: Once a league is created, you can easily have other users join your league using that URL. Generally league URLs looks like this: www.wallstreetsurvivor.com/league/YourLeagueNameHere
Start Date: This is going to be the date trading will be open to everyone.
End Date: This is the date for which trading will be closed for everyone.
Upload a Logo for the League: You can a logo to your League using this feature. If not, it will be the beautiful default WSS logo!
Prizes: You can add prizes to your league. There is place for 3 prizes for which your traders will work hard for!
Initial Cash: This is the initial cash balance per user in your league.
Allow Option Trading: If you wish, you can allow option trading in your class. If this is deactivated, the league will be allowed to trade Equities/ETFs only.
Allow Short Selling: You can allow short selling in your league. In short, this means that users can sell an asset without owning it. For more information on short selling, click here!
Allow Trading on Margin: You can allow trading on margin in your League. Basically users will have the opportunity to borrow to trade if they have deployed all of their cash. For more information on trading on margin, click here!
You can also edit more advanced options such as:
Position Limit on security: The maximum amount of cash that is allowed to trade on one position. The position limit is a percentage of the initial cash balance.
Minimum Stock Price for Shorting: This setting means that traders within your contest cannot short a stock lower than the minimum allowed stock price.
Allow day trading: Day trading means that you can buy and sell (or short and cover) in the same day. If you want students to not place a round trip transaction on the same day, you can unable this feature.
Minimum stock price for buying: This setting means that traders within your contest cannot buy a stock lower than the minimum allowed stock price.
Maximum number of trades per user: Users will not be able to place more trades than this value. Placing a restriction on the number of trades will allow users to trade wisely, knowing that the number of trades is a scarce resource.
Allow Portfolio Reset: If you do not mind that users can manually erase their trades and start fresh, then click yes.
Once you are all set with your settings. Click on "Create Your League".
Congratulations! You are now a League Creator on WSS!
Get Your Traders Into Your League
Your users can create a WSS account and then use your league URL to enter your league immediately. Recall that your league URL should look something like this: www.wallstreetsurvivor.com/league/YourLeagueNameHere
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The Performing Arts Precinct is the city's outlet for creative performance, offering first-rate facilities for music, drama, dance and other performing arts.
One of the anchor projects in the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan, the Performing Arts Precinct will draw people into the central city and provide facilities for local and touring musicians and performance artists.
The Performing Arts Precinct, which is being built in the block bounded by Armagh, Gloucester, Colombo and New Regent Streets, will provide facilities for local and touring musicians and performance artists.
The Precinct is adjacent to the Isaac Theatre Royal, which reopened in 2014 after significant restoration and The Piano: Centre for Music and Arts, which opened in 2016. It is within easy walking distance of the Christchurch Town Hall and Victoria Square. It sits alongside Tūranga, the Convention Centre Precinct, and the retail and hospitality area of New Regent Street.
The Performing Arts Precinct is a partnership between the Council and the Crown. The Council is developing the facilities – with its contribution capped at $30 million – and the Crown is providing the land.
In October 2018, the Council set up a Theatre Working Group to develop a feasibility study that identified a cost-effective option for a secure, long-term and sustainable location for The Court Theatre within the Performing Arts Precinct.
In March 2019, the Council agreed to go ahead with a new home for The Court Theatre within the Precinct. This was based on a business case that looked at the inclusion of The Court in the Performing Arts Precinct.
The initial concept design for The Court Theatre includes a main theatre with seating for 360 people; a studio theatre with seating for 150 people; a foyer with space for food and bar facilities; rehearsal rooms and back of house facilities; workshop, production and educational spaces and offices for The Court's staff.
The planning work that's been done as part of the business case allows for an additional black-box community-style theatre to be developed in the future within the Performing Arts Precinct if budget becomes available. It's not, however, currently included in the scope.
In September 2019, the Council agreed to move to concept design stage for a new Court Theatre(external link). Draft commercial and lease agreements are being finalised.
We're also looking at options for providing parking within, or near, the Performing Arts Precinct site. There is demand for more car parking north of Cathedral Square, particularly with the introduction of new facilities post-earthquake, including Tūranga and Te Pae (Convention Centre), which is under construction.
We're asking for interest from developers to build a car park with approximately 320 carparks. We expect the proposed new carpark to be completed by late 2021.
A collective vision
The Council and the Central Christchurch Development Unit jointly managed development of the Performing Arts Precinct site before the disestablishment of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority. They worked with a stakeholder group to develop a shared vision of what the Performing Arts Precinct could be.
Rebuilding the Central City with the Performing Arts: The vision for the Performing Arts Precinct [PDF, 2.1 MB] describes the shared vision and aims to provide a picture in people's minds as to what the Precinct could be.
It picks up on themes from the Share an Idea campaign around activation, vibrancy, diversity, mixed uses, collaboration, and access for all.


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© 2018 | Granville Parent Cooperative Preschool | P.O. Box 292, Granville OH 43023 | 740-587-0497 | firstname.lastname@example.com
Christina Phillips, Teacher
2s Preschool Class
"Miss Christina" comes to us with over 15 years of preschool teaching experience, including at another parent cooperative preschool in Montana. Her background includes teaching typically developing preschool students, as well as teaching students with special needs. Christina had three children attend the Co-op, and she served on the board, including as Board President of the Co-op from March 2008 through May 2009.
"How lucky we were that our son's very first teacher was someone as special as Miss Christina. When he walked in for his first day, as a shy two-year-old in a strange place among unknown children, he was understandably shy and quiet. But Miss Christina's unique warmth, approachability, and sincere interest in each child was immediately apparent, and she coaxed out their best and brightest selves. As the weeks and months went on, lightbulbs of learning went off, classmates became friends, and school became the highlight of the week. At the center of it all was Christina, beloved by children and parents alike. We will always treasure the role she played at the crucial beginning of our son's education."
--Kim Byce and Trent Beers
"Miss Christina's personal strengths are her effective communication style with children and parents, her knowledge of child development, and her many years of experience as an educator. She is attentive to her young students and understands that all children need room to grow and explore. She meets them where they are and appreciates each child's individual strengths while supporting their needs."
--Ceciel Shaw
Joan Derryberry, Teacher
3s, Multi-Age and 4/5s Preschool Classes
"Miss Joan" is a graduate from Lima Technical College/Ohio State University with a degree in Child Development. She is a member of the Ohio and National Association of the Education of Young Children and is a Certified Ohio Preschool Teacher. Miss Joan was Licking County's Early Childhood Educator of the Year in 2001, and joined the Co-op in 2007. She has enjoyed raising her twin daughters in Granville with her husband, Ray, and has taught preschool for over 35 years.
"We could not have asked for a better preschool teacher for our kids than Miss Joan. She provides a kind, accepting and respectful environment for children to thrive in. Our kids did not speak any English when they enrolled, and Miss Joan has worked so wonderfully with our family during that time, in making sure we (the parents) and our kids were comfortable and understood. Our kids never felt different than their peers, and Miss Joan always supported us in keeping up with a second language. The transition to the elementary school was very easy and our kids were well prepared for kindergarten. We highly recommend the GPCP!"
--Cecile and Jordan Katz
"My son has had the privilege of having Miss Joan for the past two years, and I have had the privilege of being in the classroom to watch her teach. Miss Joan provides an environment where kids can become active problem solvers and where they can apply their thinking to the world around them. She enables the children to develop problem solving skills through play, talk, and interaction. Students are also provided authentic opportunities for learning with a play-based approach. Through these opportunities, they acquire language and deepen their understanding of numeracy concepts. As a kindergarten teacher, I believe learning through play is highly beneficial for preschool aged students. Learning through play provides the children an opportunity to establish their own internal motivation for behaving appropriately. Miss Joan's engaging, personalized, and integrated teaching allows students to think, create, explore, investigate, and share. Her classroom prepares students to develop the knowledge, skills, and perspectives they need to enter kindergarten."
--Mariah Gibbs
Parents and students consistently rave about our caring, experienced teachers. The Co-op teachers are highly trained professionals with both degrees in education and many years experience teaching young children, including their own. Always wanting to advance their teaching methods, our teachers regularly pursue additional training and attend the Ohio National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference each year.


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While the market is one of the main flower suppliers in town, the souvenir shops alongside also draw a crowd. The flower market is open every day of the week.
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