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Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
- For the Combo Weapon weapon see Snowball Cannon
The Stilts Snowball Cannon is a weapon in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record used by Evan the Clown in the mission Snow Job.[1] It has the name Snowball Cannon, not be confused with the Snowball Cannon combo weapon.
The gun shoots snowballs which freeze or explode zombies, similar to the Exsanguinator. The frozen zombies can then be hit and explode.
- Like the snowball cannon, there are two Rocket Launchers with the same in game name: a combo weapon and a mission reward rocket launcher for completing the side mission Snow Job.
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See also
- Firearms
|Assault Rifle
|Blast Frequency Gun
|Bow and Arrow
|Merc Assault Rifle
|Rocket Launcher
|Six Shooter
|Sniper Rifle
|Toy Spitball Gun
|Water Gun
|Security AR
|Syringe Gun
|Protoman Blaster
|Ray Gun
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My Story
By default, it's only possible to sort on relevance and modified date in the Core Results Web Part. And it also isn't possible to give a sorting direction, it's always descending.
Now a client wanted to show the last created discussions on the homepage of it's SharePoint, off course sorted by creation date. Out of the box this isn't possible, but luckily somebody else had the same problem and came with a neat solution: http://www.insidesharepoint.net/post/2011/02/16/Creating-a-sortable-CoreResultsWebPart-in-SharePoint-2010.aspx
I played around a bit with that code, but couldn't get it to work. The most common error I got was Property doesn't exist or is used in a manner inconsistent with schema settings.
At this time of writing my expertise in the SharePoint Search maze isn't that great, but I read something about a Managed Metadata Properties in the blog post. After playing around with custom managed properties for a while I finally got it to work. The trick is to create a custom Managed Property with mappings to, in my case, Basic:15;ows_start_x0020_Date,Office:12;creationdate and do a full crawl. Important! Do not do an incremental crawl! That will definitely not work! I cracked my head on that one already!
And then it works!
You could also forget the story above and follow the instructions beneath
These are the steps I took to work out my case, which is sorting Team Discussions by Creation Date.
First I created a scope named Discussions with a rule contentclass = STS_ListItem_DiscussionBoard.
Then I created a Managed Metadata Property named Created with a few mappings and settings like below.
Next thing to do is to start a full crawl. No incremental, that won't work!
Now we can create our own Web Part. Create a new Visual Studio 2010 project, call it SortableCoreResultsWebPart. Add a reference to Microsoft.Office.Server.Search and add a new Web Part to the project, no Visual Web Part, just a regular. Name it SortableCoreResultsWebPart.
Open the SortableCoreResults.cs and overwrite the code with the following code.
public class SortableCoreResultsWebPart : CoreResultsWebPart { [Personalizable(PersonalizationScope.Shared)] [WebBrowsable(true)] [WebDescription("Sort by this managed property")] [Category("MyProperties")] public string OrderByProperty { get; set; } [Personalizable(PersonalizationScope.Shared)] [WebBrowsable(true)] [WebDescription("Sort direction")] [Category("MyProperties")] public Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Query.SortDirection SortDirection { get; set; } /// <summary> /// Override. First runs the base code, than collects the CoreResultsDatasource and /// sets the SortOrder property. /// </summary> protected override void ConfigureDataSourceProperties() { // only do stuff when search results are visible if (this.ShowSearchResults) { // run the base code base.ConfigureDataSourceProperties(); try { // if OrderByProperty is not set, use default behaviour if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(OrderByProperty)) { // get the datasource and change the sortorder CoreResultsDatasource dataSource = this.DataSource as CoreResultsDatasource; dataSource.SortOrder.Clear(); dataSource.SortOrder.Add(OrderByProperty, SortDirection); } } catch (Exception) { // handle this error! and show a friendly error message } } } }
Don't forget to add an using for Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.WebControls.
Run the thing and add the Web Part to the page. An error will pop up saying SrhdcNoKeywordException was unhandled, skip it by pressing F5 or clicking continue a couple of times.
Edit the Web Part, open the Location Properties and modify the scope to Discussions. Open Result Query Options and modify Fixed Keyword Query to contentclass:STS_ListItem_DiscussionBoard. Finally fill the OrderByProperty with Created and set a SortDirection.
Save and refresh the page. Watch your web part sort like Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man!

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Let's say I've come up with a sausage recipe that is the perfect texture that I am looking for. I decide that I want to make a different sausage with the exact same texture, only with a different flavor. If I change the spice mix, and the spice mix alone, keeping everything else constant, is there any possibility that this sausage will turn out differently, texture wise?
I would love to hear your comments and thoughts gathered from your experience.
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From historic castles to a famed nightlife, experience it all
Travel to England's vibrant capital, and create your own special experience! Included is a 3-day London Pass, giving you access to over 60 of the city's most popular sights as well as a special sightseeing bus and river cruise.
What's Included
- Round-trip economy class airfare to London (LHR)
- Round-trip shared airport transfers in London
- 4 nights in London at the Dorsett City London or similar
- 3-day London Pass
- Breakfast daily
Great Ways to Explore
- Take the perfect selfie in front of Big Ben or Tower Bridge.
- Descend to the dark tombs below the London Bridge, voted London's scariest attraction!
- Enjoy an idyllic river cruise along the River Thames, included in your London Pass.
- Explore royal gardens, majestic palaces, historic theaters, and iconic buildings!
- Many of London's museums offer free entry; see the paintings at the National Gallery or explore human culture at the British Museum.
Explore England's cosmopolitan capital city on your own terms with this 4-night getaway. Customize your London experience to your liking, with the included 3-day London Pass! From Big Ben to the famous shopping streets of Soho, you can see it all.
Your included London Pass gives you free entry to over 60 of London's top attractions; uncover the secrets of Windsor Castle one day, then enjoy a cruise along the Thames River the next. Also included with your pass is a ticket to the 24-hour hop-on/hop-off bus so you can see the sights without the stress!
- Round-trip economy class airfare to London (LHR)
- Round-trip shared airport transfers in London
- 4 nights in London at the Dorsett City London or similar
- 3-day London Pass
- Breakfast daily
- Take the perfect selfie in front of Big Ben or Tower Bridge.
- Descend to the dark tombs below the London Bridge, voted London's scariest attraction!
- Enjoy an idyllic river cruise along the River Thames, included in your London Pass.
- Explore royal gardens, majestic palaces, historic theaters, and iconic buildings!
- Many of London's museums offer free entry; see the paintings at the National Gallery or explore human culture at the British Museum.
Explore England's cosmopolitan capital city on your own terms with this 4-night getaway. Customize your London experience to your liking, with the included 3-day London Pass! From Big Ben to the famous shopping streets of Soho, you can see it all.
Your included London Pass gives you free entry to over 60 of London's top attractions; uncover the secrets of Windsor Castle one day, then enjoy a cruise along the Thames River the next. Also included with your pass is a ticket to the 24-hour hop-on/hop-off bus so you can see the sights without the stress!
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Day 1. Welcome to London!
Arrive in London and transfer to your accommodation. The 3-day London Pass will help you familiarize yourself with London with entrance to tons of sites including Kensington Palace, Windsor Castle, St. Paul's Cathedral and more.
Transfer to London hotel
Dorsett City London
Located in the heart of London's financial district, Dorsett City London is a 13-story hotel with 267 rooms boasting modern architecture and design. The hotel is within walking distance to the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Leadenhall Market, Tate Modern, Spitalfields Markets, Brick Lane, Borough Market and Columbia Road Flower Market. You'll be adjacent to Aldgate Station providing easy access in and around London and just minutes from Tower Gateway for the 02 Arena, Canary Wharf, Excel and London City Airport. The hotel features two restaurants, a 24 hour gym, 4 meeting rooms and a destination rooftop terrace bar with a 360 degree panoramic view of London's iconic skyline.
Dorsett Shepherds Bush
Escape to this charming hotel, where heritage meets contemporary elegance. Relax in this stylish 8-story building that boasts modern architecture, luxurious comfort, and exquisite service. Immerse yourself in the history of this hotel, which overlooks Shepherds Bush Green. Settle into your spacious, carefully decorated room, that's well-equipped with free WiFi, LCD TV, air conditioning, and much more.
Pamper yourself at the on-site spa, or keep up your fitness routine in the gym. Indulge in a delicious meal at any of the several unique dining options. Choose from creative Asian cuisine, European brasserie-style dining, or Afternoon Tea. Gawk at the stunningly high ceiling while you enjoy a freshly brewed coffee or an inventive cocktail at the Jin Bar.
Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel & Spa
Located between Battersea Park, the river Thames, and Battersea Power Station, Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel & Spa offers modern conveniences for your stay. Close to Queen's Town Road Station and Sloane Square, the property stands in the hip Chelsea Wharf development. Wake up in a spacious guestroom and start the day with a hot drink at the coffee lounge. You can enjoy complimentary access to the heated indoor pool, sauna, and steam room or treat yourself to a beauty treatment on-site. The Atlantico Restaurant & Bar boasts an extensive menu including light meals, high tea, and the popular tapas buffet table.
Park Plaza London Waterloo
Walking distance from South Bank, Park Plaza London Waterloo is ideally located for a London getaway. With close proximity to top attractions such as Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, the National Theatre, Southbank Centre, and more, you'll never have to miss a thing. Get a good night's sleep in your stylish guestroom and wake up to breakfast in bed or stop by Illy Cafe for a full English breakfast or the continental breakfast buffet. The property also boasts an executive lounge, Mandara Spa, and several other convenient amenities.
Thistle Kensington Gardens Hotel
Recently refurbished to the highest standards, the Thistle Kensington Gardens Hotel has the best of London right on the doorstep. Hyde Park is literally across the road from the hotel, while the West End shops and theaters are just a short cab ride away. Close to the hotel is Kensington Palace, which was home to Diana, Princess of Wales, and the famous Gardens that give the hotel its name. Fashionable and stylish Kensington High Street is a short stroll away. The Thistle Kensington Gardens hotel has 175 rooms, including spacious executive bedrooms offering wonderful views over Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.
Radisson Blu Edwardian, Vanderbilt
Located in the posh London neighborhood of South Kensington, the Radisson Blu Edwardian, Vanderbilt offers luxe rooms in converted 19th century townhouses. The hotel is a 20-minute walk to many shops and attractions including Harrods, Harvey Nichols, The Royal Albert Hall, and Hyde Park. The Natural History Museum and The V&A are also just a 5-minute walk away. Gloucester Road tube station is directly across the road with the Piccadilly line for Heathrow, the West End and Kings Cross; as well as the District and Circle Lines for Notting Hill, Paddington and Victoria.
Victorian furnishings and relics remain at the hotel, with individual staircases leading to stunning frescoes, richly decorated ceilings, stained glass windows, and wood paneling. All 251 rooms are complete with rich fabrics, marble flooring, complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen televisions, and more. After a day of sightseeing, unwind at Scoff & Banter restaurant and bar with a British meal and drink.
Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel
Experience true English elegance at this beyond-luxurious hotel. Nestled right in between Regent's Park and University College London, this hotel boasts stylish decor, modern amenities, and fabulous facilities. After checking in to your spacious, well-equipped room, hop on the Tube and find yourself at all of London's most famous sights in just minutes!
After an exciting day of exploring the city, make your way back to the hotel. Freshen up in your swanky marble bathroom, then head downstairs and indulge in mouthwatering cuisine at the elegant Steak and Lobster restaurant. Why not unwind with a cocktail at its trendy, bustling bar? Return to you room, kick off your shoes, and climb into your large cozy bed. Catch up on your favorite TV shows, look through priceless photos from the day, or use the hotel's free WiFi to plan your next day of adventure.
Day 2. London
Start using your London Pass today! Start by taking a ride on the hop-on/hop-off bus; it's a great way to get acquainted with the city, and you'll enjoy panoramic views of the city from the open-top bus!
Why not experience London's scariest attraction at the London Bridge Experience, where you'll venture into the dark tombs below and learn about the city's gruesome history.
London Pass (3-day)
The London Pass provides FREE entry to over 60 of London's top attractions, tours, museums and sights - including Fast Track Entry to a selection of the most popular attractions – plus a 160-page guidebook packed with useful information about the attractions, including directions and maps and a one day Hop-on/Hop-off bus ticket.
You'll have complimentary access to such "must-see" sights and activities as Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, Wembley & Arsenal Stadiums, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and a Thames River cruise – with fast track entrance to some of the most popular attractions - the Tower of London, London Bridge Experience, Windsor Castle, London Zoo, Kensington Palace and Hampton Court Palace!
London Pass (3-day) Includes:
- Free entry to over 60 of London's top attractions, tours, museums and sights
- Fast Track Entry to a selection of the most popular attractions
- One day Hop-on/Hop-off bus ticket
- 160-page guidebook packed with useful information about the attractions, including directions and maps
- Access to a free London Pass Travel Guide App
Day 3. London
Head to Tower Bridge today, and join in on a tour with the beefeaters! You'll also want to take a selfie in front of Tower Bridge, one of London's most famous structures.
In the evening, take advantage of your included cruise on the River Thames; you'll enjoy views of some of London's most iconic buildings from the river.
Day 4. London
Visit the imposing Westminster Abbey and see it in its Gothic glory for yourself. Then, enjoy a stroll through Kensington Park, where you can explore one of the most popular royal residences: Kensington Palace.
In the evening, consider treating yourself to a ride on the London Eye - an afternoon ride is lovely but lit up by the night sky can be a truly unique experience - the perfect way to spend your last evening in England's capital city!
Day 5. Depart London
After a memorable vacation you will return home. Your shared airport transfer will take you to London Heathrow Airport.
Transfer to London airport (LHR)
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The only reliable means of ensuring that your existing fire detection system remains compliant and fully functional is to instigate a plan of regular maintenance and testing. This should be carried out by a competent person with specialist knowledge of fire detection and alarm systems, supplemented by weekly user tests.
What we'll do:
- Ensure all log book recommendations have been completed
- Carry out a visual inspection of all elements of the fire alarm system
- Check operation of all sounders
- Test and inspect standby batteries
- Verify the output functions of the control panel
- Inspect all controls and visual indicators to ensure they are energised
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This small resort isn't a bad option if you're looking for some of the more secluded bungalows on Ko Phayam.
Gorgeous but isolated
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This small resort isn't a bad option if you're looking for some of the more secluded bungalows on Ko Phayam.
Set at the crest of a hill draped in jungle, a row of spacious wooden bungalows with high ceilings come with firm queen beds raised off dark-wood floors along with mosquito nets, portable fans, several windows with white cotton drapes and large open-roof bathrooms with cold-water showers and Western flush toilets.
While lacking decoration, these are some of the larger bungalows we came across on Ko Phayam and sea views can be enjoyed from the chairs found on every porch. For the same price you might ask for "The Fisherman's Hut," a bamboo bungalow with more character set over rocks at the end of the bay.
The resort runs a limited restaurant and bar while renting out snorkels and kayaks. An older staffer was very sweet to us, though the younger guy who she called over to tell us the prices seemed more business-like than we'd expect at a place like this. The isolation means that power is limited to a few hours at night, WiFi is not available and our cell phone was nearly beyond range. With that said, this is a really beautiful spot with its very own beach.
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Posted February 17, 2019
I just installed the game and really didn't want to do the tutorial but was forced to. But, to my horror, the 3rd battle keep repeating over and over and over...I was SO excited to play and this really is a buzzkill. I must have installed the tutorial version. :-)
I am referring to GWENT.
I am referring to GWENT.
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Field Flowers was one of the first sets I bought when the previous catalog came out. I just loved all of the samples with it in that catalog and I thought it was such a pretty set. Well, I'm surprised that the flowers didn't look all dried and shriveled up from neglect when I stamped them yesterday. I've hardly used this set. I don't know why — I love it and I still think it is a beautiful set. So when I saw this week's sketch over at the Freshly Made Sketches site, and it had the long panel that would be perfect for the Field Flowers set, I knew I had to dust it off and give it some inky love.
I hope you enjoy your Saturday and long weekend (for those of us who are blessed to have one in the U.S.). Thanks for stopping by!
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Last week I promised lots of cookie recipes and here is another one. I've been wanting to make this recipe for quite a while. This year the recipients of the cookie-of-the-month club have requested chocolate cookies each month. These cookies were added in one month to contrast against all the chocolate. What is nice about this recipe is that you can prepare the dough in advance and freeze it until you are ready to bake it.
Earl Grey Tea Cookies
(adapted from Martha Stewart's Cookies)
- 2 cups unbleached white flour
- 2 Tbsp Earl Grey Tea leaves (from 4 bags of tea)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 Tbsp orange zest, finely grated
In a smallish bowl, add flour, tea and salt and whisk together with a fork. In a larger bowl, add the remaining ingredients and mix with an electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing on low speed switching to a wooden spoon to mix if the dough becomes too much for the mixer to handle. (Apparently, if you've got a stand mixer you won't need to worry about that.) Once the flour is fully incorporated and the dough is uniform, divide dough in half. Shape into logs and wrap in parchment paper or wax paper.
The best method for ensuring that your dough logs are nice and round involves a ruler. Push the dough log to the edge of one of the long sides of the parchment paper and fold the paper over the dough. Now, press the ruler firmly against the dough over the long piece of parchment and hold it still while you pull on the bottom side of the parchment. This will shape the dough evenly and force out any air bubbles.
Freeze the dough about 1 hour or until firm. Preheat oven at 350°F. Remove dough from freezer and slice into 1/4-inch slices. Bake on lined baking sheets for 7-10 minutes or until the edges are golden. Cool completely on wire racks before storing in an airtight container up to 5 days.
I wouldn't say that these were my favorite cookies ever though I do enjoy Early Grey tea. The texture is very much like shortbread and pairs well with a cup of tea.


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One of my all time favorite TV journalism moments comes from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," when boss Lou Grant is looking over a story that Mary had poured her heart into.
As Lou reads the script, Mary nervously asks Lou what he thinks of it.
"It's cute," Lou calmly responds.
As Mary starts to gush and say thank you, Lou look up at her and gruffly booms: "I HATE CUTE!"
It's a great metaphor for how journalists have long been envisioned by readers: grouchy, anti-social perfectionists who always seem to have a bug up their ass about something. And as a veteran of 30 years in the industry, I can attest there is a certain amount of truth in that depiction. It's not necessarily that journalists are naturally grouchy and anti-social, it's more that they've been trained to be that way: The disinterested third party. The one who tells you the story. The professional cynic.
That is why news executives with roots as editors and reporters have problems understanding the potential of social networking.
As more news organizations are seeing former and potential readers embrace sites such as Facebook and Twitter, they have recognized a need to be a part of it. Unfortunately, the results have been simply turning their social media presence into embellished RSS feeds. As a result, most news sites on Facebook and Twitter are like a first date with a pompous ass. They talk way too much about themselves, and aren't interested in letting you have a say about anything. Then they can't understand why you won't go out with them again.
They're missing the 'social' part of social networking.
News sites on social networks must be more engaging with their followers. This means going beyond telling everyone what's the cool story of the day or linking live to a press conference or major announcement. It means listening to your followers as well. The conversation needs to be two-way.
But, as editors and reporters, we've been trained to be detached from the story, not be a part of it. As a result, most also become detached from their audiences as well. In order to make it in social media, we need to step down from the ivory tower and become an active participant in discussion and debate.
Engaging your followers doesn't need to be you saying "what's up today?" on your post. For example, why not run a daily news events or trivia quiz on Twitter or Facebook? Or post a closeup of a notable landmark in your community and ask readers what it is? The first reply back with the right answer wins a small prize. Isn't building audience and loyalty worth a $10 Starbucks gift card every day?
Advertising could tweet coupons for advertisers. Bring this tweet into our snack shop before 2 p.m. and get a free drink with your lunch order.
Invite followers to post or tweet live from a local concert or key high school sports event. Make sure their responses are available for all to see. Conduct live interviews with notable people in your community, and invite questions and comments from your followers.
Listen to your followers. Respond to a question from a follower — let them know you're listening. On Twitter, if someone tweets a fact or news bit that would be interesting to your followers, retweet them — even if that news is from a competitor. If you've built a good following, they won't desert you.
Above all, have a bit of fun with your followers. That's what socializing is all about.
This does mean that news organizations will need to commit manpower to their social network strategies. But, like all relationships, there needs to be a commitment involved. Ignore a relationship, and it goes away. Give it the basics and it may survive. Attend to and nurture a relationship, and it will blossom.
And haven't we said enough about ourselves?


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Category Archives: Terrorism
Osama Bin Laden and Mental Health
In the last little while the leader of the Tories in Ontario has been talking about chain gangs and some other people have been talking about an endemic problem consisting of a large number of the prison population suffering from some form of mental illness. The National Post had an article called "Rethinking jails and the mentally ill" (June 14 2011)in the opinion section.
I was wondering what kind of mental health Osama Bin Laden was in when he helped in the formation of the Afgan administration in 1996. What did the U.S. know about his mental health over the last 15 years or more? I wonder if Osama Bin Laden had similar mental health issues to Saddam Hussein?
Noting that Osama Bin Laden was killed and not captured possibly due to legal issues in the United States, I could not help but compare this event to those mentally ill people in the Nazi prison camps. (Nuremberg Military Tribunals http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/NT_war-criminals_Vol-I.pdf)
The events might seem to be very different from each other as in, one was a innocent victim of war and the other being an alleged terrorist. Was the United States and it's agencies trying to cleanse society by killing terrorists, who may or may not suffer from mental illness?
I am very grateful to the American Intelligence and the American Military and the President of the United States of America for successfully killing Osama Bin Laden.


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The 9-hole "Ibis" course at the The Club At Pelican Preserve facility in Fort Myers, Florida features 3,543 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 36. Designed by Chip Powell, the Ibis golf course opened in 2007. Icon Management Services, Inc. manages this facility, with Scott Ortiz as the General Manager.
Three nines and good varietyThis course offers three distinctly different nines. The locals rate them in order of preference - Heron, Ibis, and then Igrit. I would agree. The designer has mixed up the shape and feel of the holes well. All the par threes offer real challenges from the back two sets of tees. The par fours are a good mix of short and long. All the fives invite the medium to long hitters to go for them in two shots. The fairways are wide and generous. The grees are fast, well maintained, contoured, hold shots well, and for the less skilled golfer mostly open for rolling the ball up. Construction of homes/condos is progressing slowly around the course so right now the overall feel of the place is quite and isolated. A plus in my book. I like a good challenge and PP lived up to it. My golf buddy is a 28 handicap and he too enjoyed the course - expecially the fact that here were no long carries off the tees. The clubhouse is still under construction, so if you're looking for a place to hangout or eat after your round, this isn't yet the place. There is a dress code. It isn't spelled out, but I was asked not to play in jeans and I overheard someone else being asked not to play in cargo pants. Three complaints - The staff had a little too much attitude (especially the starter, graceous to the members and a bit bossy and short with the "day" players). The course was only adequately marked for yardage (no GPS). And, the driving range is a lake into which you hit floating balls. It was nearly impossible to determine how far my practice shots were flying.They take tee times 7 days in advance, give free range balls, a free sleve of titleist balls, and overally worth the $92 to play 18 holes.
The Club At Pelican Preserve
Community facility
Managed by Icon Management Services, Inc.
100 tees driving range
27 regulation holes
No recent major awards have been noted.
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The BHS Counseling Department has a new blog and web-site. See links below.
Friday, January 20, 2017
PSAT Results Breakfast
The Guidance Department at
and KAPLAN Test Prep will host an "Understanding PSAT Results Breakfast" on Wednesday January 25th, beginning at 8:30 A.M. The event will be held in the Guidance College and Career Center. The purpose of this breakfast is to give parents of students who took the PSAT on October 19th the opportunity to ask questions and get clarification on how to interpret, understand and use the PSAT results. Attending this breakfast is also open to any other interested parent. Please join us for this informative event on January 25th. If you plan to attend please call 781-270-1780 to confirm your attendance. We look forward to seeing you there.
Burlington High School
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Summer Opportunities for Students
With snow in the forecast, what better time to start making plans for summer? Students, have you ever wanted to explore a subject not offered in our high school? Would you like to spend some time this summer on a college campus? Or maybe volunteer in Boston at the Aquarium or the State House? If so, consider looking into summer enrichment programs for high school students. There are two ways to do this.
The first is to attend the annual Summer Opportunities Fair at Phillips Andover Academy on Sunday, January 22nd from 12-3 on the Phillips campus in Andover, MA. This event "gives middle school and high school students and their families the chance to meet with representatives from more than 100 local, national and international summer programs" and is open to students from all communities. (This fair also offers information on Gap Year programs.)
If you can't attend this event, you can check out our listing of summer opportunities on Naviance. Log in to your Naviance account, click on the Colleges tab and then go to "enrichment programs." From there you can search key terms, check locations, and link directly to the web sites and applications of numerous summer programs all over the East Coast. Note that though these programs do charge tuition, there are generally scholarship opportunities available. Please make an appointment with your counselor if you have any questions.
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Monday, January 9, 2017
FREE ACT/SAT Test
KAPLAN test prep will offer a FREE ACT/SAT Test at BHS on January 14th at 9AM. We recommended juniors take this diagnostic free test as it can help to determine if you should take the SAT or ACT. Click here for registration information.
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Friday, January 6, 2017
Mid-term Exams: Helpful Hints
HELPFUL HINTS for TAKING and PREPARING for
Don't cram; start studying early
Don't cram; start studying early
Review and share notes with peers.
Don't be afraid to go to teachers for help.
Participate in study groups
Participate in study groups
Teach topics to other people.
Flashcards (Flashcardlet App.)
Review old tests/quizzes & your STUDY GUIDE
Put away technology and social media.
Try to spread studying out.
Spend 4 hours reviewing per subject (total)
Prep for essays beforehand.
Make notecards to use, if allowed.
Prep for essays beforehand.
Make notecards to use, if allowed.
Limit use of electronic devices before bedtime.
Review notes for next day's exams only.
(If you've been reviewing steadily, you shouldn't need to cram.)
Remember: you've got this!
Eat breakfast
Limit use of electronic devices before bedtime.
Review notes for next day's exams only.
(If you've been reviewing steadily, you shouldn't need to cram.)
Remember: you've got this!
Eat breakfast
Answer easy questions first.
Don't re-read everything.
Don't be scared to skip questions & come back to them.
Utilize process of elimination for multiple choice.
Utilize process of elimination for multiple choice.
Don't freak out if your answer is the same letter a few times in a row.
Don't second guess yourself.
Doing essays first can help save time.
Ask if you can take extra time.
Ask if you can take extra time.
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Using ecology to enhance everyday reasoning: the case of interdependent and reciprocal causality
This paper reports on a case study performed in the 3rd cycle of a developmental research that concerns the design of a CSCL environment of ecology for university students. Our focus here is set on using this environment to help students develop 'interdependent reciprocal thinking' about everyday cause-and-effect relationships. To do this, we drew upon the function of feedback loops (a) in ecosystems, (b) in everyday life, and (c) per se, respectively through NetLogo-models, familiar examples, and experiential activity. Analyzing the 44 participants' pre/post responses showed that a better understanding of how causality works in everyday contexts was finally reached.
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Assaraf, O. B.-Z., & Orion, N. (2005). Development of system thinking skills in the context of earth system education. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 42(5), 518-560.
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Scheffer, M. (2009). Critical transitions in nature and society. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
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Public Comment
Letters to the Editor
Editors, Daily Planet:
To summarize Becky's March 11 editorial: Berkeley's downtown has not had any commercial relevance since the 1950s. It's only value is as yet another reason to try to oust Mayor Bates. Let's thank Cody's for disagreeing with Becky.
Any story about the neighborhood's economic decline should at least mention the end of commercial rent control. Too many landlords have wet dreams about Starbucks, et al., moving into their building to fund their Tahitian retirement home. They think it's better to leave their building vacant, to allow that ephemeral rich tenant a quick set-up, than to maintain the neighborhood's viability.
Thank you, Becky, for your "fair and balanced" editorial. Yogi Berra might opine, perhaps more briefly and logically: No one goes there because it's too crowded.
Mitch Cohen
Editors, Daily Planet:
I was astonished and appalled by Ms. O'Malley's arrogant editorial cavalierly writing off Downtown Berkeley as irrelevant and therefore worthy of being allowed to further decay. I moved to Berkeley in 1978. Years ago Downtown was a charming area that boasted: an upscale department store, two candy stores, two fabric stores, a jewelry store, a children's shoe store, a man who repaired almost anything, a sewing machine repairman, a vacuum store, cinemas, restaurants, furniture stores, a toy store, an art glass gallery, a bakery, a music store, a specialty video store, a store that sold surfing gear, a Gateway computer store, a lingerie store, clothing stores, a hardware store, a paint store, bike stores, bookstores, a stereo store, the Berkeley Rep, and the library'sCentral Branch—to name just a few. It was certainly not irrelevant to me.
Berkeley's anti-business stance, unwillingness to admit why the homeless are on the streets and gravitate to Berkeley, and willingness to tolerate the endless complaints and agendas of vocal minorities, have resulted in a once pleasant area turning into a Skid Row harboring drug addicts, alcoholics, unemployable ex-felons, and the mentally ill.
Is it possible for Berkeley's downtown to experience a renaissance? Only if we get a city government dedicated to intelligent leadership and economic growth rather than political theater.
J.K. Zimbler
Editors, Daily Planet:
I was glad to see the Planet's March 11 story detailing actions by the Landmarks Preservation Commission at their March 6 meeting. But I was also chagrined to see myself quoted so extensively on the Hezlett's Silk Store issue, without a mention of the author of the landmark nomination.
Robert Johnson, a member of the commission, researched and drafted the landmark application for 2277 Shattuck Ave., which housed both Hezlett's Silk and Tupper and Reed over the decades.
He was justifiably congratulated and applauded at the meeting by his fellow commissioners and the audience for a thorough and solid nomination.
All the credit for bringing this building before the commission and establishing its significance belongs to Mr. Johnson and his volunteer efforts.
I was simply a speaker at the public hearing adding my two-cents worth in favor of the nomination, as did other members of the public who spoke. I didn't even know about the nomination until about a week before the meeting, when I saw the public hearing notice posted on the facade.
Steven Finacom
Editors, Daily Planet:
Since Hillary claims that she and McCain are the only qualified, experienced candidates, why doesn't she offer McCain the vice presidency ?
Harry Gans
Editors, Daily Planet:
Democracy is broken, and you haven't noticed. In the March 7 edition, an editorial was printed by Becky O'Malley, that suggests voters vote in a way that pretty much breaks the democratic system the way it was intended. This partisan method of putting in a vote is breaking my country, and as pleased as I was to get away from the corrupt conservative government that runs my hometown of Miami, I've found that politics in Berkeley has sharper teeth.
We are not intended to consider a candidate's chance of winning as a determining factor in our vote. We are intended to make a choice that represents our own interests, and aligns itself with our personal philosophies. If every person casts such a vote, a measure of the preferences of the majority may be taken. The suggestion that it is more sophisticated to consider a mediocre candidate with heaps of support over a candidate that represents the most ideas one may believe in is a betrayal of our system of government.
The biased statement that if too many people vote for Republicans, things are bound to get worse, is disappointing at best. Democrats aren't any more the answer to our problems than Republicans. We need to get our noses out of this good-cop/bad-cop game. Smart, independent, and diverse voters, who don't buy into the team mentality of partisan politics and genuinely consider all candidates for their best option—these are what we need.
Armando Garcia
Miami, Florida
Editors, Daily Planet:
I was pleased to see Mr. Hardesty's March 11 letter. I'd been wondering what sort of person would vote for a Nader/Gonzalez ticket.
Dick Bagwell
Editors, Daily Planet:
I was shocked to read in the Daily Planet about the treatment given Jean Stewart at Berkeley Rep!
I wonder if the house manager ever took the House Manager 101. What does she think she is there for? What right has she to be so severe with the patrons? Was she beaten into submission when she was a child and wants to make others miserable? This is beyond reason. I know Berkeley Rep has had difficulty in keeping house managers because of the scope of their responsibility; however, this seems to come down to finding a new house manager or losing patronage.
I am also chagrined to hear how Jean Stewart was treated by Danny Hoch. Audience participation is one thing, but he went too far. I hope in the future that Berkeley Rep will give some guidance to the performer as well. I thought he was a brilliant performer when I saw him; however, after reading this commentary, I have lost all respect for him as an artist.
Anne Thompson
Editors, Daily Planet:
Message to Jean Stewart regarding the Danny Hoch incident: Jean, come to the warm pool where people are kind, considerate and helpful. Where people know about pain and struggle. Where you can grab a couple of "noodles" and float like a Portuguese Man-of-War, taking pressure off all your uncomfortable body parts. Where the plight of some of the children will rip your heart out and make you glad you can take your own problems back from the Wailing Wall. Where it's 93 degrees and only costs $2 and there is lots of handicapped parking and everyone has a way to get in and out of the pool.
Come join us and let the warm waters help wash away that terrible encounter with Danny Hoch.
Rosemary Vimont
Editors, Daily Planet:
I am writing in response to the recent series of articles about the former vice principal of Willard Middle School. I do not know the details of this incident but wish to speak about the climate of the school and its community.
As a former parent and a current volunteer at Willard I want to draw attention to the incredibly dedicated staff that support these students everyday.
The teachers are a thoughtful, talented, fun-loving group who work together in a collegial and caring fashion, devoting countless hours to their students and each other. The principal, Mr. Ithurburn, gives his all and can be found in the halls or roaming the campus during the school day, staying late into the evening and weekends to attend events and to improve systems and strategies for student success. At Willard my children and I made lifelong friends and found a compassionate community. I felt lucky to have been able to count on these amazing professionals to help my children navigate the changing landscape of adolescence.
Karen Meryash
Editors, Daily Planet:
I propose we observe the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion in meditation on two topics.
1. The leaders who were so sublimely confident and tragically wrong in predicting what would happen are the same people, with different names (Gates for Rumsfeld, Patreaus for Franks, Rice for Powell, etc.), telling us with equal confidence what would happen if we left.
2. The debate over an exit strategy is exaggerated political showmanship because, obviously, we get out the same way we got in.
Marvin Chachere
San Pablo
Editors, Daily Planet:
Holly Harwood (Letters, March 7) says "…Great Britain lacks the rights we have in this country." Asthis statement is echoed by others from time to time, I thought I might comment. One example of the contrary is that Britain did not, during World War II, jail citizens living in Britain, whose ancestors came from countries with which it was at war. Indeed, it only jailed foreign citizens until such time as they could appear before tribunals to ascertain their allegiances. In the same period the United States jailed, for about three years, over 70,000 American citizens of Japanese ancestry, without accusation or trial. Is not a long period in jail, without trial, or accusation, the most egregious violation of civil liberties there is, short of capital punishment? And where is Britain's Guantanamo, holding people indefinitely without trial or access to lawyers? Do these internments support Ms. Harwood's contention that Britain lacks the rights we have in this country? She may defend her statement by noting that this was in a time of war. But the acid test of commitments to civil liberties is when the country is under stress, not when everything is sailing along smoothly.
Stuart Pawsey
Editors, Daily Planet:
Department of Agriculture spokesperson Steve Lyle recently commented that the light brown apple moth (LBAM) threatens the environment and our food supply as justification for applying chlorpyrifos to our nurseries, cat poison (permethrin) to our yards, pesticides along our streets and in our schools and parks, and then blanketing our communities with aerial pesticide applications. Someone needs to educate Mr. Lyle about the basic biology of LBAM, which rightfully should be called the "eats hardly anything moth." Not only will it not threaten our food supply it will become a primary protein source for a large number of beneficial insects that are an inherent part of a healthy ecosystem including ants, earwigs, and spiders; and when it is fully mature, it will be bird food.
In disputing the findings of the Harder report which shows that LBAM is not the moth of mass destruction as portrayed by the Department of Agriculture, Lyle further writes that comparing impacts on the environments of New Zealand and California "is like comparing apples and oranges." This causes one to speculate as to why Lyle's agriculture department is spending part of their $75 million in "emergency" funding carrying out their primary LBAM studies in New Zealand. In point of fact, as in California, LBAM is an introduced pest and the prime growing regions of New Zealand (e.g. Hawke's Bay) provides a close comparison to the prime growing range of the Monterey Bay in terms of climate and terrain. Mr. Lyle probably should have also been told that his own entomologists have demonstrated that native California wasps attack LBAM larvae and that LBAM is so similar to some native California moths that it requires genetic testing to distinguish between the species. It is clear that no widespread pesticide programs against LBAM are utilized or needed in New Zealand agriculture and there is absolutely no reason to believe that pesticide spraying of residential areas is needed here.
Even a cursory review of the State's justification for the "emergency" and the subsequent development and implementation of every part of their program reveals that there is little scientific justification for their actions and that the products being used are both inadequately tested and unsafe. The true cost of their spray: one child almost dead, more than 600 reports of people injured, and 750 dead sea birds. I hope the $75 million is worth it.
Roy Upton
LBAM Liaison, Citizens For Health,
Editors, Daily Planet:
Some of the practical things about spraying that should be said are as follows:
1. Spraying should be done only on days when there is no wind blowing.
2. When spraying is to be done, it should be publicly announced through all the radio and TV stations, so people can stay inside.
3. Hospitals and doctors' offices should keep track of any illnesses which are beginning to be noticed and report them to the Health Department.
4. The cost of treating anyone who gets sick should be able to be collected from the company that provides the spray. The spray company should provide a central place where payments will be made.
5. Our politicians should see to it that these procedures are carefully followed. Formal notification of these procedures to all the persons involved in spraying should be required before spraying is commenced.
Charles Smith
Editors, Daily Planet:
As a CAL alumnus, Berkeley resident and life-long environmentalist, I share the enthusiasm described by Richard Brenneman at the UC Berkeley Energy Symposium about the future of green energy. I'd love to see a vibrant green tech corridor in the East Bay with UC Berkeley playing an integral part.
But I wonder how much of the wealth created by the various partnerships among the university, venture capitalists and, to some degree, the government, will go towards achieving excellence in education and the student experience on campus in all its schools and departments. Certainly this flow of investment will allow professors and graduate students in bio-engineering and relevant fields to perform cutting-edge and socially relevant research. This in turn will serve to attract and keep high quality professors and graduate students in these fields of whom the university and alumni are justifiably proud.
I believe that "green capitalism," technological innovation and political will be the answer to global warming (although the growing consensus in the environmental movement is chiefly efficiency, solar and wind with plug in vehicles not bio-fuels). But how will these partnerships, or even start-ups such as professor Jay Keasling's LS9, "the Renewable Petroleum Company," help reduce the shamefully high tuition students must pay to attend this great university? A tuition rate of $8,000 or so per year for undergraduates undermines the basic tenet of a public university in providing affordable education to all qualified candidates. In fact, it might very well be less expensive to attend Stanford for middle-class and economically disadvantaged students these days after factoring in the generous scholarships that university gives.
I wonder if all this enthusiasm in general and focus by university administrators on the benefits of "green tech boom" partnerships does not serve at the same time to mask the lamentable reality that the passing of proposition 13 and the so-called "taxpayers revolt" has thrown higher education in California into something of a perpetual a state of economic emergency for the past 30 years, one that is particularly acute at this time. A clear-eyed assessment of the financial benefits from these green-energy partnerships promises very little in terms of abating this state of economic emergency at CAL, it seems to me.
In the end a public university must be funded by the public, a sacrifice that is made by individual citizens for the very tangible benefits to society that a public university affords, the foremost of which was argued for by Thomas Jefferson at the founding of this nation, the education necessary for the great hope of participatory democracy.
David Weinstein
Editors, Daily Planet:
Settling into my seat for the Hertz Hall Noon Concert this past Wednesday, I noted from the program that these concerts have been going on for 55 years. That caused me to speculate on just how many of these wonderful programs I personally have attended. My mathematics might not be totally accurate, but going back to the many decades I worked at Boalt Hall School of Law to the present time, when I regularly attended these Wednesday (and sometimes Friday) concerts, I came up with the astonishing figure of 2450! What magnificent concerts they've been—student and professional recitals, piano, cello and violin virtuosi, Brazilian jazz, Baroque, Javanese Gamelan, the full University Symphony and Chorus—all for free!
This week's concert featured the University Chamber Chorus under the direction of John Kendall Bailey in an all-French recital of composers such as Gabriel Faure, Camille Saint-Saens, Maurice Ravel, Olivier Messiaen and Maurice Durufle. With soloists Christa Pfeiffer and Edward Betts, accompanied by pianist Pheaross Graham and a magnificent chorus of 34 voice and small chamber group, we were treated to a truly sublime program. I'm quite sure no program at Davies Hall could surpass the beauty of this program. I might mention that an unfortunate incident occurred when a member of the chorus fainted, thereby interrupting the program. It was announced that an ambulance had been called, which would delay the concert, but if the audience was willing to put up with this delay, the final two numbers would be performed. Attesting to the appreciation of this concert, the audience did indeed remain for the conclusion of the program. (We were assured that the young singer was just fine, such news being heartily applauded.)
Leaving Hertz Hall, my friends and I agreed that Berkeley and the entire East Bay are blessed to have this opportunity to enjoy outstanding programs of music and the arts week after week, year after year, thanks to the University of California!
Dorothy Snodgrass
Editors, Daily Planet:
The intent behind Bus Rapid Transit is to motivate car drivers to become bus riders, because the BRT trips take about as long as car trips. A surprising number of people don't understand that this has to cause some inconvenience to cars. That's the whole idea behind the bus-only lanes.
If we can't inconvenience cars by taking a lane or taking parking, then we shouldn't expect the BRT to be any more attractive than other buses, and it certainly will continue to be less attractive than driving a car.
Are we serious about reducing car traffic, or do we insist that nothing be yielded to the cars? Is all this "climate action plan" talk just hot air?
Steve Geller
Editors, Daily Planet:
James E. Vann (Letters, March 11) states: "Congress must oppose retroactive immunity for phone companies that participated in the Bush-Cheney administration warrantless surveillance program."
Obviously, Mr. Vann, like all the other Democrats who espouse this, or a similar statement, do not understand the law. For the record, again, here is the United States Code (legal authority, for uneducated folks like Mr. Vann):
According to 50 U.S.C. §1801(a)(1), (2), (3), the president has total authority to authorize the attorney general to survey, electronically, anyone in the US without a court order for a period of up to one year, provided that it is only for foreign intelligence information.
And please, do not insult everyone's intelligence by making false accusation that Americans are being eavesdropped on; there are no verifiable data to even suggest that...unless you are a New York Times journalist (and I use that term lightly).
It is easy to say Bush broke the law, but it is a simple issue of knowing the law. Mr. Vann, and a myriad of other hateful people, obviously do not.
T.J. Conrads
Boise, Idaho
Editors, Daily Planet:
I was an Edwards supporter and when he dropped out I would have supported any candidate on the Democratic ticket. My first ballot was cast for FDR back in the 1940s and I have remained faithful to the Democratic Party ever since. I voted twice for Bill Clinton.
I am now faced with who to support in November—Sen. Clinton or Sen. Obama? Following the campaign closely, I cannot understand why the Democratic Party stands passive amid the self-destruction now taking place. As of now, neither one of the two remaining candidates has a sufficient number of delegates to be crowned at the convention and with all possible calculations it is virtually impossible for either candidate to achieve that magic number before the convention. Therefore, superdelegates have to choose who will be the Democratic candidate.
Right now Sen. Obama has well over 100 delegates more than Sen. Clinton. Millions of enthusiastic new voters have flocked to the Democratic Party, giving Obama a victory not only in delegates but in states as well as in voters. No matter what happens, the margin of victory may increase or decrease, but he will remain the winner.
The superdelegates have to decide whose name will be on the ballot and they are being bombarded to make a decision. It is obvious who is the winner, no matter what spin is presented. The world saw how Bush stole the elections and the incalculable damage that resulted. God forbid the superdelegates steal this election by placing the losing candidate on the ballot.
Otherwise, I shudder to think of the nightmare that would follow. It would split the Democratic Party in two. African Americans have been the most loyal voting block in the party and without their support the Democrats simply cannot win an election. Can you imagine how an African American would be shellshocked into feelings of betrayal, seeing a fellow member who played fairly by the rules, is superbly qualified , has won the delegates, states and voters, and is then relegated to the back of the bus so that a white lady got preferential treatment? Where is our civil rights struggle? Do we expect millions of enthusiastic new voters who have swelled our ranks into a phenomenal grassroots movement to support dirty politics as usual? Is this what we have come to? Doesn't it occur to anyone that Sen. Clinton's negative rating is so high for a reason? No amount of kitchen-sink campaigning will hide the truth.
I am a white female, an old Democrat, and I cannot betray the principles of what the Democratic Party represents and I will not take part in any scheme to steal the elections of 2008. I trust the leadership of the Democratic Party will wake up and recognize its responsibility, stop the senseless bloodletting and instead, bring us together to defeat the well-oiled Republican machine in November. I hope I can continue to be proud of calling myself a Democrat.
Helen M. Harris
Editors, Daily Planet:
I believe Kenneth Thiesen should be thanking our U.S. military and supporting them. Without our past, present and future military Ken, most likely, would not be able to pen such articles voicing his opinion against our fine men and women who serve in the U.S. military. Although I must say, it might be a blessing if he could not write and therefore not reveal his ignorance and stupidity. Ken, I hope you never need military assistance because I don't believe they will come to your aid.
Gina McBride
Prairieville, LA
Editors, Daily Planet:
To Kenneth Thiesen: If you "support the troops" in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the other more than 100 countries in which they are located, you also objectively support U.S. hegemony in the world. I believe that the vast majority of people who say they support the troops do not wish to support U.S. imperialism, but that is what they are really doing by putting forth the slogan of "support the troops."
Kenneth, that and many of the other things you say in the article sound a whole lot like "you're either with us or with the terrorists."
But I thought that only conservative republicans were black and white absolutists!
Jon Davison
Sheridan, Indiana
Editors, Daily Planet:
Mr. Theissen's recent commentary in you paper leads me to believe that he has limited his studies to the newspapers and commentaries that were published during the anti-Vietnam War era. He sounds just like the folks that were writing to end that war. I'm sure he also believes that the whole 9/11 incident was a government conspiracy. I'm not going to waste my time trying to debate with him as only a fool argues with a fool but he needs to broaden his reading horizons.
Just one thing, the military has been there to protect our freedoms for over 200 years and without them we would all be talking with British or German or Japanese accents. They aren't perfect. No organization is. But supporting them is not supporting so called American Imperialism. It is merely supporting our brothers and sisters who are willing to put their lives on the line. Something I'm sure Mr. Theissen was never willing to do.
William Seiler
Editors, Daily Planet:
Glad to see the commie slime is still alive and well in Berkeley. Those of us who left and found out what the real world was all about are truly embarrassed. It is hard to imagine that after all these years and the recognition of the misguided anti-war policies of the leftist scum how things are still the same.
We need a cultural revolution and force all these misguided idiots out into the mud of the fields and see what life is about. Once properly reformed, they would be allowed to return to spread truth and loyalty to the masses.
Robert F. Tulloch
Munith, Minnesota
Former Berkeley resident
Editors, Daily Planet:
Mr. Thiesen seems to have a very perverted concept of the world we live in and the activities of the U.S. Military in that world. He also lacks perspective of reality.
One of his contentions is that we halt all enlistments into our military. If there is no enlistment there is consequently no military. If there is no military there is/are no inhibiting force(s) to prevent invasion of our country and the destruction of our society. In today's world we will quickly be dominated by either the drug lords from Central and South America , the Islamic radicals and their sharia law, or both. Neither of these is especially appealing.
Domination by either of these groups will, by comparison, make Bush's supposed fascism look like a Sunday picnic. Does Mr. Thiesen really want all female members of society forced to wear body length burlap sacks with only eye slits. Does Mr. Thiesen really want all female members of society confined to their home allowed to exit their homes only with the permission of their husbands. Does Mr. Thiesen really want others to control every aspect of his life, telling him what he can eat, trying to control his every spoken or written word? Does Mr. Thiesen want to live in fear of wearing the wrong clothing on the wrong side of the street and offending a gang member?
Would Mr. Thiesen have preferred that the American military had not participated in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I or World War II?
John Lobenstein
Angier NC


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Adult Care Services At Breaking Point As Squeeze On Funding Takes Its Toll
Oxfordshire county council has for the past four years pulled out all the stops to avoid passing on a 38% cut in its grant for services for homeless people. But now the authority says it has nowhere left to turn and is reluctantly planning to phase in the reduction, including stopping all funding for dedicated support for those with substance misuse problems.
"It's not something I like to do, but we're not unusual in doing it," says John Jackson, the council's director for social and community services. "The reality is that I have to protect services for people I have a statutory responsibility for."
According to new research published today, Oxfordshire's decision is emblematic of the state of adult social care services across England. Findings from a survey of adult social care directors reveal that half say that fewer people are getting services; barely one in three says they are protecting the size of the personal budgets older people and disabled adults receive to pay for their care and support, and six in 10 directors are braced for more legal challenges.
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass), which conducted the survey, has hitherto been notably measured – critics might say overly so – in its response to cuts ordered by the coalition government since 2010. But now it warns that the social care system is on the brink of becoming unsustainable. Its president, David Pearson, calls on wider society to say how far it is prepared to protect "countless vulnerable people who will fail to receive, or not be able to afford, the social care services they need and deserve".
Recalling that earlier this year the National Audit Office (NAO) questioned whether councils were approaching the limits of their capacity to absorb pressures on social care budgets, Pearson says: "Our survey shows beyond doubt that we have reached the point where we are unable to absorb the pressures they, and our survey, have identified."
The survey adds to the sense of financial crisis. Demands for extra cash for the NHS are mounting and this week the Local Government Association (LGA) warns that councils in England face a £5.8bn funding gap by March 2016 due to further cuts in grant – forcing 12.5% savings in 2014-15 alone – and escalating demand for services, particularly for older people.
The funding gap for adult social care on its own will be £1.9bn by March 2016, the LGA estimated. Next year, 2015, is "make or break" for social care with the introduction of the government's Better Care Fund, expected to pool more than £5bn of existing funds from councils and the NHS to spend on integrated services that are designed to keep people out of hospital. Current government funding for social care is £14bn.
Pearson, however, says the scale of the challenge far outstrips any benefit that may come from integration. "It is not the directors' job, but that of the country as a whole and its politicians, to debate how much, in times of the most severe adversity, vulnerable people should be protected from the consequences of that adversity by the introduction of new money into social care."
Norfolk gives a flavour of the challenge. The county's population is projected to rise 25% by 2033, but numbers of those aged 65-74 will increase 54% and numbers aged 75 or over will soar by 97%. Much of this growth will be in isolated rural communities in the north of the county.
Norfolk's adult social services department already reports growth of 53% in referrals over the past five years, together with a near-tripling of demand for intensive homecare support of 10 hours a week or more, at the same time as it has been making £72m savings, which includes cutting the numbers of social work posts and paring back preventive services. Nevertheless, it says spending on frontline care has been protected.
With further cuts of £59m in Norfolk social services planned over the next three years, however, continuing to protect care is no longer realistic. Some £14m is coming out of people's personal budgets, £6m from support for people with learning or physical disabilities and £4.5m from the contract with the council's own residential care company.
Asked what the future holds, Sue Whitaker, Labour chair of Norfolk's adult social services committee, says: "I have a feeling that trying to provide anything on top of what is required statutorily is going to be exceptionally difficult, if not impossible."
This reflects the national picture painted by the Adass survey. Based on returns from directors in 144 councils with adult social care responsibilities, 95% of the total, Adass calculates that another £266m (1.9%) is being taken out of services in 2014-15, making a total 12% real-terms cut in spending since 2010 while demand for services has risen 14%. The net effect, therefore, is said to represent total savings since 2010 of 26% or £3.5bn.
Questioned about the likely impact over the next two years, 47% of directors say people who used services would get smaller personal budgets for their care and support; 48% say fewer people would be able to get services; 50% forecast greater pressure on the NHS; 55% expect care providers to face financial difficulty; and 59% anticipate receiving more legal challenges to cuts.
With most provision of care these days outsourced, 19% of directors admit not knowing if all their contractors paid the national minimum wage and only 3% are confident that all paid the higher, unofficial living wage. As many as 75% say they commission some homecare visits of just 15 minutes, although 90% of them say such visits were simply to check on an individual's wellbeing or medication.
Richard Humphries, assistant director of policy at the King's Fund thinktank, says the survey rings painfully true. "This is the consequence of the 2010 spending settlement that supposedly protected the NHS but left the social care system totally exposed," he says. "It was all entirely predictable.
"What we are seeing now is a double whammy with both the NHS and social care simultaneously facing a crunch year next year. Most people cannot see how to get beyond this without extra money – not just money for more of the same, but for transformation of services. The Better Care Fund is OK, but it's a very small step towards much bigger measures that are needed."
Back in Oxfordshire, Jackson thinks the county council has a sustainable – if unpalatable – four-year plan for social care. His political boss, Conservative cabinet member Judith Heathcoat, has told the Oxford Mail she is "as comfortable as I can be" with the planned 38% cuts in housing-related support, which are part of a £64m savings package across the authority over four years.
Other savings will come through cheaper support for people with learning disabilities, moving them either out of residential care or perhaps from two-person flats to shared accommodation for five. Older people will also be hit: those attending health and wellbeing centres may next year be charged £20 a day.
Jackson's fear is that growing numbers of legal challenges will be incurred over people's statutory rights to care. "In the end we cannot not meet people's care needs" he says. "We would want to do that morally anyway, but the law is very clear about it. We don't need the courts to tell us that."
This article was written by David Brindle, for The Guardian on Wednesday 2nd July 2014
Source – Welfare News Service, 02 July 2014


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By Karamoh Kabba
I listened to Robin White and Rick Wells since I was a mere youngster via short waves radio, by the only stereo set depending on which hamlet I happened to be? and there was Elizabeth Blunte. Those were the bygone days. Now, I can catch these programs through the Internet radio at any time of the day. Focus on Africa and Network Africa's unique tunes are only sagacious of those long-gone days when I had to be by the stereo set a certain time. It's leading to the following assertion; Robin is one of few journalists who have earned the authority to write like that about West Africa if not Africa.
When Robin said, "Kabbah is a genial, well meaning, competent man, and his official photographs do not do justice to his smile," is journalism in its finest form and it is so true. But let us put the paradox under the microscope; "The ferry that takes you from the airport at Lungi to Freetown is a bit like Sierra Leone – struggling. It is old and decrepit, but it just about goes." In addition, he went on, "Like all decent leaders, he is accused of not being ruthless enough. Corruption is said to be creeping back into the system and Kabbah stands accused of turning a blind eye." These same journalists had used similar phrases for late President Joseph Saidu Momoh. And clearly, Robin unbounded his paradox, "But some would prefer a little dictatorship to big corruption — because that was the root cause of the anger that Foday Sankoh and his RUF was so ruthlessly able to exploit." Read on when he writes, "Sit in a bar, or a newspaper office in central Freetown and stories just walk by. A group of blind, limbless soldiers come up to me with a petition protesting that they have been thrown out of their houses as part of a programme to cut down on military expenditure. One shows me a picture of President Kabbah standing over him when he was hospitalised after his injury. "The president promised me he would look after me until I die," he claims.
The infamous Alieu Kamara, one-time spokesman for the junta that overthrew Tejan Kabbah in 1997, sips beer with the very journalists he once tormented. I express surprise he is still alive. "So am I," he laughs." Who will ever candidly call such character competent? To answer this question, he interjected the delimiting precedent "well-meaning." President Kabbah is such an astounding personality, but the question is; are we looking for another President Joseph Saidu Momoh of Sierra Leone? No, I will vehemently refute – and surely, most Sierra Leoneans will – because, late President Momoh once told us he failed the people in a State of the Nation address, yet did not resign. Honestly, he was a well-meaning man himself with a great deal of self-discipline who ran the nation like a monarchy.
A well-meaning man who was a titular nominal figure overseeing a looting game that went on for years unabated until it plunged the nation into the heartrending decade we trod in anger and agony. Let me tell you this, the people around well-meaning leaders tend to benefit first, but lo and behold those people are crooked, their crookedness will apparently decapitate that well-meaning-ness right in that circle depriving the ordinary people.
A President need not be ruthless to stop corruption. He needs to be conscious of his duties, he needs to be pragmatic, and he needs to be conscious that final fingers will point at him and only him when things go wrong. It will do President Tejan Kabbah no justice to attack his personal ability, but let me point out some of the regime's incompetence from different media sources in Sierra Leone: "As if the arrest and detention of their leaders by the so-called Special Court in apparent collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone was not enough of a mess, the Kabbah administration has once again locked horns with their one time allies of the Civil Defence Forces.
The issue this time has to do with a proposal by government to award Kamajor fighters with medals, certificates and related honors. According to our sources, a large group of Kamajors from all over the country are presently meeting to deliberate over whether to accept the awards from the government." (Freetown media) It is incommodious good-sense to have a leader under arrest and called the foot-soldiers men of mettle. This is manifest incompetence.
These are the consequences when ones 'right hand does not know what the left hand is doing'. But as if this is nothing, "New Chief of Defence Staff, Maj Gen Mboma, meeting with the press for the first time, warned his officers that there should be "no more soldiers in politics as long as I am the CDS" and added "politicians should leave the soldiers to do their work." (Freetown media) Is it the law that "no more soldiers in politics" or "as long as I am the CDS," meaning that it is up to the next CDS to make his on law. These kinds of egomaniac statements invariably ruin our nation. Whereby everyone thinks he/she is above the law or he/she is the law. At least when the law is enforced in the name of the law, bound not to be broken by any Jack and Jill will make a statement that will prevent upcoming citizens of authority that the law is supreme than any man or woman and not the incumbent authority's law, which otherwise opens others own lawmaking options.
The law enforcement bestowed upon authorities is what makes them who they are. Otherwise, they are ordinary members of families and circle of friends. Therefore, their semantics must give chance to the law to bestow authority in them instead of their individualism that invariably bestows despotism. But this is an example of how despots are made. Not to deviate from the gross incompetence of Kabbah's regime, the people of Sierra Leone must recognize the better of two evils first. A bad democracy is preferable to a good autocrat or despot. The fact of the matter is, with democracy, the people are entitled to go back to the ballot box unlike the latter where they are deprived of the right to vote. But to knot it all, the people are sitting by a very good man, a father, husband or least, a man who needs supervision. He is a man who trusts people so much that he has been blinded by it. Kabbah will bring, as Robin rightfully stated, his people abject poverty and frustrations that in the first place triggered the decade-long rebel war. Nevertheless, that is why they have the ballot box to return to when elections come back around. Sierra Leone is tired of chasing leaders out. Democracy is here to stay. Karamoh Kabba


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The Greek Coup: Liquidity As A Weapon Of Coercion
"My father made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Luca Brasi held a gun to his head and my father assured him that either his brains, or his signature, would be on the contract." — The Godfather (1972)
In the modern global banking system, all banks need a credit line with the central bank in order to be part of the payments system. Choking off that credit line was a form of blackmail the Greek government couldn't refuse.
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is now being charged with treason for exploring the possibility of an alternative payment system in the event of a Greek exit from the euro. The irony of it all was underscored by Raúl Ilargi Meijer, who opined in a July 27th blog:
The fact that these things were taken into consideration doesn't mean Syriza was planning a coup . . . . If you want a coup, look instead at the Troika having wrestled control over Greek domestic finances. That's a coup if you ever saw one.
Let's have an independent commission look into how on earth it is possible that a cabal of unelected movers and shakers gets full control over the entire financial structure of a democratically elected eurozone member government. By all means, let's see the legal arguments for this.
So how was that coup pulled off? The answer seems to be through extortion. The European Central Bank threatened to turn off the liquidity that all banks – even solvent ones – need to maintain their day-to-day accounting balances. That threat was made good in the run-up to the Greek referendum, when the ECB did turn off the liquidity tap and Greek banks had to close their doors. Businesses were left without supplies and pensioners without food. How was that apparently criminal act justified? Here is the rather tortured reasoning of ECB President Mario Draghi at a press conference on July 16:
There is an article in the [Maastricht] Treaty that says that basically the ECB has the responsibility to promote the smooth functioning of the payment system. But this has to do with . . . the distribution of notes, coins. So not with the provision of liquidity, which actually is regulated by a different provision, in Article 18.1 in the ECB Statute: "In order to achieve the objectives of the ESCB [European System of Central Banks], the ECB and the national central banks may conduct credit operations with credit institutions and other market participants, with lending based on adequate collateral." This is the Treaty provision. But our operations were not monetary policy operations, but ELA [Emergency Liquidity Assistance] operations, and so they are regulated by a separate agreement, which makes explicit reference to the necessity to have sufficient collateral. So, all in all, liquidity provision has never been unconditional and unlimited. [Emphasis added.]
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You could call it a form of blackmail but was it not just a precursor to what a grexit would look like? The EU wasn't interested in negotiating, it was in or out & the new government blinked. They should have left the EU currency. They would get their debt relief as they would default on everything like Iceland. It would have been best for both parties & maybe it would help disband the abomination called the euro. The greeks [at least their government & probably half the country] were gutless. Get off the tit.
Banks as citizen-owned public utilities. Good idea!


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In the sixth of a series of tests since 2014, the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage successfully completed a test recovery on Tuesday.
NASA engineers worked alongside Navy personnel to test recovery operations in varying sea states, both day and at night.
"Testing this week went very well," said NASA's Recovery Director Melissa Jones. "We've actually shaved about 15 minutes off our timeline already with one run, which is important to us because when we recover crew, we have to get them out as quickly as possible."
The San Antonio-class ships are uniquely suited to recovery operations because they have well decks into which capsules can be floated.
The recovery process involves divers, who attach a stabilization ring to the capsule, and then personnel on small boats who attach lines and then guide the capsule into the ship's well deck.
"The whole recovery is a high risk evolution, especially when the capsule is being towed closely behind the ship, but NASA took our inputs and modified the equipment," said Chief Petty Officer Beau Lontine. "We've conducted training with the hardware and rigging to allow for a safe recovery of the capsule."
The Orion spacecraft is being designed to carry between two and six astronauts beyond earth's orbit to the moon, a nearby asteroid or even Mars. The first crewed flight could be as early as 2021.
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