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The bill passed the House 102 to 40. Now, there will be another vote by the House on the bill and then the Senate will take up the bill.
HB 80 will be read on the Texas House floor on Wednesday, March 25
HB 80 creates a statewide ban on texting while driving.
The statewide ban on texting while driving has passed out of committee and is headed to the House floor tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25.
Please contact your representative NOW and ask for a YES vote on HB 80.
Was your representative one of the authors or co-authors on this bill? Be sure to say thanks!
Not sure how to contact your state representative? Emails and calls are both valuable.
Forty-five states have banned texting while driving. It's time for Texas to join with most of the country to make our roads safer for all road users by keeping this dangerous activity out from behind the wheel.
According to the State of Texas, there were more than 94,000 distraction-related traffic crashes in Texas in 2013 that resulted in more than 18,000 serious injuries and 459 deaths. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that more than nine people are killed in the U.S. every day in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.
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Update: March, 2014
I've removed two recommended hosting services because of recent problems. So until I'm satisfied they have returned to a satisfactory level of customer service I've pulled them from my suggestions. The rest remains the same.
I think the number one question I'm asked is "Which web hosting service should I use?"
And then I get the "Well, this guy told me I should use —" or "I've tried 3, 4, 5 web services and they all were awful." This is usually followed by detailed description of how the person was "ripped off" (some were genuinely ripped off, but that's for reasons we will discuss elsewhere).
Before You Sign-up With a Web Hosting Service
If I asked you what vehicle I should buy for my business, you'd say, "Well, it depends upon what you want to do", right? It's the same with web services. The absolute minimum that you need to know before shopping for a web hosting service is:
- What you want to do and communicate with your website?
- What features do I need (for example, do I need WordPress support)?
- What you can afford to pay?
- Who is going to do the work to build and maintain the website?
There are a lot of other things to consider, so I've written a handy little worksheet available here (some day soon I'll have time to make the style match this site).
Next question is:
Do You Need or Want Your Own Domain Name?
(Know this stuff and want to jump to the skinny on my Recommended Hosting Services? Click Here.)
The domain name is the bit that ends with .com or .net or .biz or whatever.
If you are in a guerrilla bootstrapping situation (like starting a business for under $100), you can skip your own domain name and use a free web hosting or blog service like Google Sites or WordPress.com. If you use one of these free services your URL (web address) will read thisismywebsite.google.com or thisismywebsite.wordpress.com. (And your email will be whatever free email service you use like mail.google.com, Hotmail or Yahoo!) Eventually, as your business grows, you will want your own domain name.
If you want the authority of your own domain name, you will need to license one from a domain name registrar. These are businesses that have been authorized by ICANN (the international group that controls the Internet) to hand-out domain names.
Some web hosting services will offer a free domain name registration when you purchase a web hosting account. Be absolutely certain the domain name is registered in your name.
Why? Because if you are unhappy with your service and want to move your web site, you want to transfer your domain name. You can only do that if it is registered in your name. If the web hosting service also is an official ICANN domain name registrar, you don't have to worry. If you have any doubts, just ask before you sign-up for an account.
If you want to make absolutely certain the domain name is registered in your name, register your domain name before you sign-up with a hosting service.
How much does a domain name cost? Right now the price for a 1-year license is between US$8—16.00.
I have used dotster.com (who recently purchased domain.com) for over 10 years with complete satisfaction. Transferring and managing my domain names has been easy. Since I register several domain names through my account, I get a discount on each one. There also are discounts for registering for several years at one time.
Okay, I have my domain name. Now what?
The next question is whether you are doing your own website development and maintenance. If you are using someone else, they may offer or require you to use their web hosting service as well. (Ssh! They probably are re-selling space that they buy from a large hosting service or are a re-seller getting a referral fee for every client they sign-up.) At the very least, your web designer will have someone they like to work with or recommend.
If, however, you are wanting to do your website changes, then you have lots and lots of choices.
How do you make a final web hosting service selection?
First, you are going to want to use a CMS- (Content Management System) based website. Trust me on this. You want to be able to make your own changes to your website content 24/7. As you know, I usually recommend WordPress to small businesses and organizations. If, however, WordPress seems overwhelming because of the many options available to customize it, there are some web hosting services like Squarespace.com that provide a limited set of templates and fewer options. All of the web hosting services I recommend (see list on the right-hand column of the page or below) offer a "web site builder" program (as well as supporting WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and other CMS programs).
Now consider your other needs.
These days any competitive web hosting service offers plenty of disk space, bandwidth, unlimited email accounts and so forth that a small business needs. The differences are in the finer details. Does your business or organization have any special needs? For example, does your business have special autoresponder needs for your email accounts? One of my clients required that each and every email receive a custom autoresponder for every staff email account. So Westhost would not work for them, but Dreamhost and Bluehost were perfect. Do you need streaming video capability? Or have a special industry data entry program that has specific requirements? Maybe you want to integrate your Google or third-party calendar into your site.
Some of my favorite features are:
WordPress Automatic Upgrade Support — Starting with version 2.7, WordPress began offering the ability to upgrade inside the WordPress Administration area. Now you can also search the themes and plugins at WordPress.org, install them and upgrade them from inside the WordPress Administration area — provided your web hosting service configuration allows you to. Now this isn't a critical issue, but once you've gotten used to automatic upgrade support (especially when you're upgrading 20-30 WordPress installations on student sites), it's like having automatic transmission and then going back to manual — on a hill. All of the web hosting services I recommend supports this feature.
Live Chat Support — instead of having to call technical support, hang out with a headset on so I can type while talking, worry about one of us not understanding the other's accent and being conscious of how much time is passing, I can open a Live Chat window in my web browser, type in my question or problem and a technical support person will type a response. If it takes a few minutes for the support tech (or me) to look the up an answer, I don't care. I can still do other things (and so can the support person) so there's a lot less pressure on both sides. Plus it's always available 24/7. Both Westhost and Bluehost offer Live Chat Support.
What's on your list? Some web hosting services offer your own chat program, others will send your email to a Google Gmail account (great spam filtering). Some offer live streaming for video and audio. There are literally dozens of features. You need to decide what do you absolutely have to have and what would you like.
If you are planning on using WordPress (or Joomla or Drupal), you will need a web hosting service with:
- MySQL 5.0 or greater
- PHP 5.2.4 or greater
- the mod_rewrite Apache module
And if you are in doubt, you can always write to the web hosting service and ask before you give them any money.
So what web hosting services do I recommend?
After working with a variety of hosting services through the years, I have found three I enjoy using. Therefore, I joined their affiliate program. (This means that when you click on my affiliate links and purchase any service from them, I get a referral fee. The reason so many blogs recommend GoDaddy is that they pay the most in referral fees — and they have to for a reason.) I only recommend services that I have used or are currently using and found to provide excellent service and value. So here they are in reverse alphabetical order.
Westhost is what I use for my student "sandboxes" where each student gets his or her own WordPress installation for training and testing. I have had as many as 20 different WordPress sites installed without any problems. Westhost offers unlimited MySQL databases with even their most basic account. This is where I fell in love with the WordPress automatic upgrade. Imagine having to upgrade 20 installations with FTP! Westhost also offers Live Chat Support which came in handy when I scrambled a database late one night. Westhost is in process of converting their account management program to C/Panel, which is my personal favorite (and one of the most popular among dominant hosting services). You can also get a free 1-year domain name registration with a new account. The Personal Package (which is plenty for most small businesses) runs as little as US$6.95 for 36-month pre-pay contract, $8.95 for a 24-month pre-pay, $10.95 for a 1-year pre-pay and $12.95 for quarterly payment.
Bluehost came to my attention working with some clients. Several times I found myself working with people already using Bluehost — and loving it. I talked with some other web developers and they praised Bluehost as well. Bluehost has a huge backbone connection (this means they have the fastest Internet connection possible), offer unlimited data storage and a unique drag-and-drop website builder (for those of you who don't want to use WordPress but want an easy do-it-yourself solution). They also have the Live Chat Support and live streaming for video (thanks to that backbone connection). They use C/Panel for their account management (which makes me happy) and they are about to get a new account from me (as soon as I have time to do all the packing and moving). And yes, they also offer a 30-day trial account and free 1-year domain name registration. Bluehost also offers a US$6.95 per month (US$250.20) for a 36-month contract, US$7.95 per month (US$190.80) for a 24-month contract or US$8.95 per month (US$107.40) for a 12-month contract. Bluehost is the biggest hosting service on my recommended list. Sometimes web hosting services can't keep pace with their growth, but that doesn't seem to be the case with Bluehost.
(Yes, they are running a special promotion right now)
FatCow has a funny name and an unconventional website, but I've had several students in my last four classes rave about their Customer Service. So I took a look. FatCow is a great choice for any environmentally-conscious businesses. FatCow is 100% wind-powered and works to be as Green as possible. On a more practical note, FatCow offers a free domain name or transfer with new accounts, unlimited databases (you know how I love that), unlimited domains on a single account, and all the rest of the usual suspects — plus phone, email & live chat support 24/7/365. FatCow is also using C/Panel for your account management program (although they have it labeled as "beta," one of my students has been using it for over a year now). FatCow has been offering some pretty aggressive specials lately, os you stand a good chance of getting a bargain.
There are tens of thousands more web hosting service options. I've whittled the list to three that I can recommend to avoid "choice paralysis." You may also want to check with friends or other reviews, but always check your list of the features you need or want at hand before making a decision.


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Anderson House – The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW; 202-785-2040 x421; www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org
Visit the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati's headquarters Anderson House at your own pace and learn about the French experience in the War for Independence at our special exhibition, Revolutionary Reflections.
Dumbarton House
2715 Q Street, NW; 202-337-2288 x222; www.dumbartonhouse.org
Explore STEM in the Historic House, Dumbarton House's new exhibit on the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math in the preservation of history's treasures. After, decorate a plaster mold magnet to take home.
National Museum of American Jewish Military History
1811 R Street, NW; 202-265-6280; www.nmajmh.org
Meet U.S. military veterans from different conflicts around the world.
The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, NW; 202-387-2151 x220; www.phillipscollection.org
In partnership with the Phillips, DC JazzFest celebrates the synergy between jazz and the visual arts with performances by regional artists and rising star ensembles. Opens at noon on Sunday.
The President Woodrow Wilson House
2340 S Street, NW; 202-792-5807; www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org
Explore the last home of our 28th president, play croquet in the restored garden or get inspired by the special exhibition Helen Zughaib: Migrations to decorate your own ceramic tile to take home.


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The holiday season brings festive lights, decorations, celebrations and music.
The Village of Orland Park Arts Commission will host a holiday concert on Sunday, December 4. A professional vocal quartet will perform songs of the season beginning at 4:00 p.m. at the village's Cultural Center, 14760 Park Lane with the Carl Sandburg High School Chamber Singers greeting guests with a pre-concert performance at 3:30 p.m.
"The Arts Commission's December 4th concert will be a beautiful way to begin the holiday season," said Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin. "The repertoire celebrates Christmas through the centuries," he added.
Tenor Willard Thomen, who last appeared in Orland Park when he directed the commission's "Do It Yourself Messiah," will perform with Soprano Susan Krout, Mezzo-Soprano Alison Daigle and Baritone Jeffrey Ray with Lisa Kristina playing the keyboard.
Thomen is an adjunct professor of music at the University of St. Francis, where he teaches a number of courses and conducts the university's Concert Chorale. He also serves on the faculty at Concordia University of Chicago in River Forest and is the director of music at St. Luke Presbyterian Church in Downers Grove.
"The program will be a varied, creative program of Christmas vocal music with selections from the late Medieval, Baroque, Romantic and 20th Centuries," Thomen described. "The selections will include trios, duets and possibly solos with a number of songs being sung a cappella," he explained.
"This promises to be a wonderful holiday event for everyone who enjoys outstanding vocal performances," McLaughlin said.
Tickets are $15 each and may be purchased at Orland Park's Frederick T. Owens Village Hall, 14700 South Ravinia Avenue, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A 20% discount is available for groups of ten or more. Further information is available by calling the Village Hall at 708/403-6140.


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6613 State Route 158, Millstadt, Illinois 62260-1741
I received, as a Christmas gift in 1927, a Climax toy farm wagon.
The photo shows me holding my youngest brother, while seated on the wagon, while the middle aged brother was at the wagon tongue. Picture was taken in rural Clayton, Missouri, the summer of 1928. This wagon served us well. One of the main functions was to haul empty wooden orange, lettuce crates and apple boxes from an A & P market about three-fourths of a mile from home. I'd stack them on the wagon, tie them down with a rope, at the back of the store, then head home up a long hill. When home they would be dismantled, and the boards were used to make various things. A hand coping saw was used for curved cuts and a small hand saw for straight cuts. An old block plane and a lot of sandpaper was used to smooth the boards and edges. A glue pot like a double boiler, with water in the bottom and heated on the kitchen range, melted the horse-hoof glue that had quite an odor. Nails removed, when disassembling the boxes, were saved to use in assembling the new products. Small cans of paint were purchased that I believe held pint and sold for 25 cents.
As the wagon aged and was used heavily, the box was taken off the running gear. I shortened the running gear, took off the tongue, put ropes on for steering and built a flat bed trailer for the shortened running gear. The trailer part was made of an old coaster wagon. This experience allowed me to learn the art of backing a trailer, which I still do today with ease.
We moved to Illinois in 1932 and, lo and behold, the wagon was not moved! Probably due to it being excess baggage. I never forgot the wagon and often wished I had it. After years went by, I decided I'd like to reproduce one. Then, working as an electrician about 1969, I was able to find a picture of my wagon in a 1922 Montgomery Ward Catalog. The man who had the catalog tore the picture out and gave it to me.
A copy of the catalog picture is shown here. From this I found the size of the front wheels to be 14' with a metal rim ' wide. By calculations and from my memory, I came up with a 20' rear wheel. The bed size was either 18' x 36' or 18' x 40'. My memory told me it had to be the 40' length. The 40 spokes were turned on my 10' South Bend metal lathe, as well as the brass hubs (two to each wheel). I have been taking a sand casting class since I retired in 1981 at age 62, so this worked out well to cast the parts I needed. This class is sponsored by our local area college. The hub end of the spokes were tapered with a jig on my radial arm saw. The fellies were cut with a power sabre saw. See photo at top of spokes and fellies of a rear wheel assembled.
This photo below shows complete front wheel with two piece brass hub, held together with rivets, one through each spoke as well as the steel rim. The rim is countersunk five places for 10-32 flat head machine screws, one at each joint of the fellies, with a nut on the inner side of the wheel.
All wooden parts for the running gear were reproduced by making patterns from my memory. Oak lumber was used for the running gear, while ash was. used for the spokes and fellies.
Stencils were cut out of cardboard for the yellow trim, and penciled to the painted parts, after which trim was painted yellow by hand with a small brush.
The seat is removable, so the wagon can be used for hauling. The box can be taken off for hauling logs or lumber. For this the wheelbase can be extended 8'.
The photo on this page shows the completed wagon, which I have shown in parades and at engine shows, together with my steam engines mounted on a trailer with a boiler, and a whistle. The engines are built from scratch, using old master cylinders, wheel cylinders and, of course, brass castings including flywheels. (See GEM June/July, 1993.)
I enjoy building things, as well as keeping alive the traditions of the past.


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A couple of weeks back those awfully nice people at Songs of Praise put on a bit of a blinder of a show. Ex- Case Hardin main man Pete Gow was the headline draw aided and abetted by a band garnered from the great and good of the Clubhouse Record's roster and a 5-piece string section. In a church! On a Saturday Night! With a bar!
Now, I would have thought that this would be seen as being something a bit special but apparently not. Despite features in The Adver, Ocelot, Swindonian, SOMR and the like, it failed to pull many at all. It was up against some stiff competition with The Radioactive Zombie Mutant Bikers From Hell in town to play loose approximations of tired classic rock songs and Fred Spode offering his take on Joe Bonamassa numbers – so, covers of covers of covers. And what is it with Joe Bonamassa? Apart from blues aficionados, no one had heard of him 5 years ago and now he is touted as some sort of minor diety by cover bands!
Anyway, I digress. So basically you weren't there, and I have the maths to prove the probability of this sweeping statement. And because you weren't there you not only missed a glorious set from the aforementioned Clubhouse posse, you missed a elegant and eloquent opening set from Tamsin Quin, helped by Jamie R Hawkins, no slouch as a singer-songwriter himself. It looked a lot like this….
There were plenty of "gutted I missed it," comments and Instagram hearts after the fact, which is either lovely or annoying depending on your viewpoint, and of course, the lesson learned is that shows like this don't happen often and when they do they need to be supported. "I'll catch the next one" doesn't work if the promoter decides that there is no point doing the next one.
I was just going to post the video and leave it at that, but I do get annoyed at what I perceive as apathy for shows which really bring something new and add a new dimension to an already struggling live circuit. Rant over, I'm off to eat cheese and listen to Mazzy Star, enjoy your Sunday.


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Everything Related to the Steelpan Instrument and Music
On the subject of the development of the pan in the early days, I got this information from noted Trinidadian historian, journalist and writer, Bukka Rennie and I was really impressed with his detailed knowledge.
As we delve into the history of the steel band, we are fortunate to have culturally well informed individuals around , willing to share their thoughts and knowledge with us.
According to Mr, Renie,
"What most people miss is the transition in the developmental process of the steelband. We move from "cuff-booms" (no notes and played with the cuff of the palm) to "du-dup" (two-notes- also called "bass-kettle),then to "three-note" (also called "tenor-kettle'); What you heard on "Lion-Oh" by Hell Yard and recorded in Feb 1940 were "Three-Note" pans played by Eric Stowe and Hamilton Thomas (Big-Head Hamil).
All that were done with these pans were what we call "riffs", rhythm. The first pan that could play melodies was the "Ping-Pong" (four-notes). There is a tendency to confuse things and call three-note tenor kettles, "ping-pongs".
Big Mistake.
Ping-Pong is the 4 note pan. First created by Neville Jules in 1945.
The Blanca recording is the first recording of "ping-pongs".
On that 1947 recording of Brown-Skin Girl there were two ping-pongs played by Philip Dunbar and Don Henry, Wallace Reed was on iron and du-dup and Sidney Corrington played an "oblong piece of steel, he played the length of steel using his fingers to vary the tone". In other words he played the Dhantal of East Indian origin. Still very rudimentary in the developmental process."
Outstanding work, Mr. Rennie.
On a personal note, I always knew that our Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra hero, Mr. Neville Jules was a significant contributor in the development of the pan, but I did not know that the quiet unassuming gentleman that I met on Labor Day actually created the four note "Ping Pong".
As you can tell, I'm learning a lot of this stuff myself.
We are fortunate that there are still people around capable of giving first hand information about these developments, for the historical record.
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Thanks so much, I am old enough to remember the du-dup because that was as far as I got playing pan with "Sea Bees" later on " Maestros" led by Steve Lalsingh and his 3 brothers.
I thought the 4 note Ping Pong was created by Spree Simon and the 4 note G A C D Bass drum was created by Neville jules,
"Ping-Pong is the 4 note pan. First created by Neville Jules in 1945."
Bede: That credit to Neville Jules could face some stiff challenges!!!
Thanks Glenroy,
We need names to go with our PAN history, so I am happy that those names were listed by Mr. Rennie. Can someone verify those names. No! I am in no way playing a doubting Tom here, but for historical archives, we must be correct. There is too much "this one say and that one say" in our pan world (lol)
Ian, the reason why I highlighted Bukka Rennie's notes on this subject is because I'm aware of his lengthy career in journalism in Trinidad, and I consider him a credible source.
Plus, he wasn't reluctant to back up his info with names and dates.
If anyone else have any information that they can verify, please contribute.
And that includes you, Bede and Claude.
We are trying to establish an historical record while some of the padrticipants are still around, and we are still learning.
Thanks Glenroy we are on the same page. Your words are good enough for me.
Glenroy, The Steelband history is who's story you want to believe, You might get a story from a lot of people that are still around and their stories will be different. If you interview Ellie Mannette, Neville Jules, Anthony Williams all of their stories will be different, the truth is in the eye of the beholder. (one thing I believe is there isn't no one person that is responsible for the Invention of Pan)
Glenroy: Have you listened to the 2003 WST interview with Neville Jules? That is a good starting point!!!
People we must not try to pull apart each other's pieces of information. Some body must have done something First and the others follow suit. i have a brother, his name is Clevelle Callendar he was not a Pan Man yet remembered jumping in a band with Spree Simon playing a Three note pan from the Croisee until they were stopped and dibursed by the Police at the police station. He can recall names, song etc. He is 81 years old. He was never a Pan Player.
What we have to do is collate all the information and then, like a jigsaw puzzle, all the pieces will fall in place.
Hey Bede and Claude, instead of criticizing me for trying to get to the root of the story and getting it out, if you guys have anything to add, then why don't you?
This is an open forum.
I did not criticize you! I pointed you to an article!
Look, guys, this information from Bukka Rennie was posted as a response to my post on Facebook, and I just quoted him.
I do not know Mr Rennie personally, But I'm aware of his work for many years as a journalist and writer in Trinidad, and I consider him a credible source. and I assume as a journalist that he has done his homework.
Like I've said, we're all trying to learn the history, and since I wasn't there, I have to take the words of people I consider credible unless proved otherwise.
So, If you guys have any information to contradict anything said, please share. .
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In-person absentee voting for the August 9 partisan primary continues through this Friday, August 5.
Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 8 to 5 on Friday at City Hall, 2424 15th Ave.
Here is a sample ballot, which features Democratic primaries for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, state Assembly and Milwaukee County district attorney.
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Chris LoCurto:
You did a study with three different types of managers: one who focuses on team members' strengths; one who focuses on weaknesses; and a manager who just flat-out ignores their team. What were the results?
Tom Rath:
Being ignored by a manager is the worst-case scenario. In this situation, 4 in 10 people were actively disengaged in their jobs. Actively disengaged is a "kind" label for someone who is negative, angry, scaring off colleagues and customers, and kind of tearing the place down. So the first thing a manager needs to worry about is just paying attention.
When a manager focuses on people's weaknesses, only 2 in 10 are disengaged in their jobs. Things are going a little bit better. Let's call it the typical performance review—80% on your gaps and 20% on what you are doing well.
The final category is really where it makes a difference. When managers spend the majority of their time focusing on strengths, only 1 in 100 employees are actively disengaged in their jobs.
Tom Rath, author of Strengths Finder 2.0
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A leading UK law firm with a network of offices from the South Coast to Scotland, working together as one national team. An innovative practice and the first top 100 law firm to achieve "Gold Standard" Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm. The lack of barriers between departments, a real lack of hierarchy, zero tolerance for arrogance and pomposity makes Shoosmiths a fantastic place to work.
Shoosmiths Private Client Conveyancing Team offers a highly professional conveyancing service designed to make the process of buying or selling property as efficient and stress-free for their clients.
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This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to start a career in conveyancing, as you will initially work in a trainee capacity and through our excellent training programme, gain knowledge of the conveyancing process from end-to-end.
We consider this a level 1 competency role.
You will play a pivotal role in incepting and opening new files for the conveyancing department and provide for the case teams any administration necessary to assist in the smooth progression of transactions. This will include uploading new files onto the case management system, allocating unreferenced post to the correct teams, ensure filing is kept tidy and accurate, and delivering new files promptly.
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Christchurch! This is a day you won't want to miss. HOME magazine is bringing its Style Safari to town on Friday October 16. It's a day of design store briefings on the latest furniture and interior trends, guided by HOME editor Jeremy Hansen.
Our Style Safari guests will receive exclusive briefings at Matisse, ECC, BoConcept's new Christchurch store, and at a pop-up space created by IMO especially for the event.
The ticket price of $75 also includes transport and a delicious lunch at King of Snake.
The event starts at 10am and runs until 5pm. There are no hassles with parking or driving, and guests will leave the day feeling fully informed on all the latest design trends, as well as having plenty of time to browse each store. It's a must for anyone planning a new build or a renovation. Tickets are available at this link. We look forward to seeing you there.


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Windows Live Writer
As a surgeon you understand the necessity of having the proper tools of your profession. You wouldn't think of attempting a procedure without instruments designed to accomplish the results you intend for you patients. When it comes to the task of efficiently keeping your blog fresh there a couple of tools you owe to yourself to learn more about. In a previous article we looked at Evernote, the perfect little program to create a pipeline for future posts to your blog.
Like Evernote, Microsoft Windows Live Writer is a deceptively powerful tool with a price tag you can't complain about. It's free! At first look, Windows Live Writer may seem like another word processor but closer inspection reveals a powerful little program designed to create, manage and publish blog posts. If you ever give it a test ride the odds are you will never return to other methods you have been using to post to your blog.
Three Invaluable Features
Scheduling Future Posts: Timing is everything in making your blog produce the kind of consistent traffic you want. Part of that timing is knowing when to post different kinds of articles. Windows Live Writer has a handy feature that allows you to schedule your posts ahead of time and then publish them automatically according to whatever schedule you predetermine. Once you get enough information for an article you can go ahead and create, save it in Live Writer, and then schedule when you need that kind of article to publish. Many professionals find they can take just a few hours each month and have the majority of their blogging handled.
Text Templates: You can speed up creating a new post by adding the free plug-in for creating text templates. Like in Microsoft Word, you can create templates of various words, phrases or even multiple paragraphs that often appear in your posts.
Access Your Content Offline: Another invaluable feature of Windows Live Writer is that it allows easy access to all of your previously posted articles while offline. Every post is saved on your computer to a folder called My Weblog Posts in your My Documents folder. Anyone who has blogged for very long much of previously used material can be repurposed, given a new spin and be published as a new post.
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The S&P 500 is off by 8%, the NASDAQ 13% – just this year. What next? Is this the pause the refreshes or the start of something much more ominous?
Topics for this episode include the massive change in sentiment with some of the big-cap names, the apparent rotation in safe-haven assets as well as a more in-depth look at how Horowitz & Company manages money.
More information on Horowitz & Company's TDI Managed Growth Strategy
Of course we must take a look at some of the financial conditions, employment and Europe. Clearly the negative rate experiment is backfiring.
What is With Facebook (FB), Google (GOOG) and the other darlings?
This month: FB – 7%, GOOG -8%, AMZN – 14%, NFLX – 10%
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Indictment: Man lay in wait and shot at federal judge, at home, with high-powered rifle
A Florida man accused of attempting to assassinate a federal judge in June by shooting a high-powered rifle into his home is facing a 25-count federal indictment (PDF).
The indictment says that Aaron Markus Richardson, 24, shot into the home of U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan in the early hours of June 22. At least one bullet of several fired into the judge's Jacksonville home came close to Corrigan, who sustained minor injuries when he was cut by glass from a window and door shattered during the incident, according to the Florida Times-Union.
Richardson faces charges including attempted murder of a U.S. district judge, felon in possession of a stolen rifle and lying to the FBI. If convicted, he could get a life prison term. The indictment also alleges that he impersonated a U.S. Navy captain and made false statements to his probation officer.
Richardson, who is being held without bail, was sentenced by Corrigan in 2011 to three years of time served and three years of probation in a business arson case, court records show. Nearly a year and a half later, Richardson sought an early termination of his probation from the judge, but was refused.
Although Richardson was listed among 51 individuals of interest in an FBI probe of the shooting, it appears that the case against him went into high gear due to an unrelated arrest for a violation of his probation. A stolen Savage Arms .30-06 rifle seized at that time was eventually matched to the weapon allegedly used to shoot at the judge, the newspaper recounts.
"The attempted murder of a sitting U.S. district judge represents an attack not only upon an individual, but on the entire judicial system and the rule of law," said acting U.S. Attorney Lee Bentley III at a Monday news conference. "There is no more serious crime that we can prosecute."
Corrigan, who has been under special protection since the June shooting, released a written statement through his office: "My family and I deeply appreciate the concern and good wishes expressed by so many in the community. I will have no further comment until the case is over."
The case is being overseen by judges brought in from Alabama and Georgia to avoid a conflict of interest.
See also:
ABAJournal.com: "Shot fired into federal judge's home"
An 'inflammatory' opinion? Judge bars pre-emption defense absent a Wells Fargo resolution
Cooley Law defamation suit against law firm and bloggers critical of its job stats is nixed by judge


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Join me in committing a murder.
I'm asking you to be accessory to a crime; I'm also asking you to commit your own murder(s), most likely plural. Most likely we will be joyful afterwards.
The idea of having 5 days left to live is abstract. As you know, I don't intend to die on 11/13/12. But having to confront the idea of dying from so many directions this year has brought me to consider it from an entirely different perspective, one that finally put me in a powerful position over the last several weeks.
What if someone, or more accurately something, does die, but (as is true with vegan dinners) nobody gets hurt in the process?
What if the 13th becomes is a deadline for murdering, or killing off, the parts of ourselves that are unhealthy, or that aren't serving us well anymore. I don't anticipate taking off limbs, or even eyelashes, yet in the process we will chip away minute parts of ourselves, parts that don't weigh any more than an eyelash, small enough not to cause injury, but large enough to show slight differences in character in their absence. These distinctions, for example, would cause the new "me" or "you" to react entirely differently were a new doctor foolish enough to assign one of us an expiration date.
Think about it. The idea of killing off yourself in this way becomes appealing, right? I'll start. Then, I want you to jump on.
Here are ten pieces and parts of me that I will murder over the next five days. Won't you join me?
— my rigidity, which might be termed my "my-way-or-the-highway"-ness as well as my obsessive nature.
— my difficulty with staying with any single task until it is complete.
— my tendency to look up the truth on the internet during family discussions, unless that's what we seem to want to do.
— my tendency to accept the first assessment the doctor makes as THE WORD, or THE TRUTH (the replacement for this tendency might be a mixture of the above tendency, looking it up, with consulting second opinions when necessary).
— my tendency to obsess over unnecessary fine points, frequently to avoid dealing with the crucial.
— my propensity to want things I cannot have.
— my selfishness.
— my tendency to worry about everything.
—my poor social skills (esp. at parties when I don't know anyone).
— my impostor complex.
My list feels like the ultimate rough draft, as though it would take 100 or more list entries to approach the topic with any real seriousness. But if I am truly to jettison, to murder, my obsessive nature, I must commit this murderous assignment, take its tenets seriously.
f about you? Has this blog made you think about making changes year (or do you need to go back and start reading from Day 365 to understand what I'm talking about? Don't be intimidated by length; I wrote nowhere near 365 entries, or even nowhere near 100 entries). What parts of yourself will you murder? Why? Let's' talk about it.


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Hans Koert
Christmas Time is Here …. The front cover of the latest Knoxville Jazz Orchestra album reads …….. Holidays .... Time to put your regular record stuff aside. to open the shoe box with Christmas albums ….
Well, to be honest .... I'm not a fan of cd's with Holidays related jazz music - most of those albums are stored in a box, because they only seem acceptable during the Holidays period ....... but there are exceptions .... like this one .... Christmas Time is Here : Knoxville Jazz Orchestra. It is like Ernst Bruins wrote in the leading Dutch Doctor Jazz Magazine - Tijdschrift voor Classic Jazz & More: Dit IS (sic) natuurlijk een Kerst-cd, maar een Jazz-liefhebber hoeft voor deze cd niet zijn neus op te halen. Dit is big bandmuziek van de bovenste plank ( = This IS (sic) an album with Christmas music, of course, but a real jazz-fan hasn't to turn up his nose at it ... This is first class big band music.) (Doctor Jazz Magazine - Winter 2012/2013)
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra (photo courtersy: KJO)
Vance Thompson, who is the leader of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, founder and responsible for its arrangements, scheduled a series of Christmas concerts each year, introducing new arrangements, and, as he says …. When I realized that I was closing in on twenty original Christmas arrangements, I knew it was time to choose my favorites and record. This album, entitled Knockville Jazz Orchestra - Christmas Time is Here, has been released now.
Christmas Time is Here - Knoxville Jazz Orchestra ( Graphic design: Thomas Heflin)
The album contains a dozen tracks, most from the traditional Christmas song book, like Jingle Bells, Let it Snow, the title tune Vince Guaraldi's Christmas Time Is Here, Silent Night ( as A Not-So Silent Night) and Go Tell It On The Mountain …….. This won't be a bold for the blue, but the arrangements are …. Not a bunch of traditional easy accessible Christmas tunes, a dime a dozen, but modern big band arrangements at a high level.
In April 2012 Bill Scarlett, tenor saxophonist, mentor and educator, a figurehead in Knoxville's jazz scene passed away .... This album was dedicated to the memory of him ...... Bill Scarlett - Always young at heart!
The brass section of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra ( photo courtesy: KJO)
Listen to tracks like I'll Be Home For Christmas, which has references to John Coltane's A Love Surpreme and McCoy Tyner's Old Devil's Moon.
I like Deck the Halls which has a great bass intro by Rusty Holloway or the groovy Go Tell It on the Mountain, which opens first half with Dan Trudell on a Hammond B-3 organ at its best or the classic Pyotr Tchaikovsky composition Russian Dance which transforms into a swinging big band arrangement featuring Mark Rucker on alto saxophone, Vance Thompson on trumpet and Rusty Holloway on bass. Jill Andrews is the star in O Little Town of Bethlehem - she has a great voice.
This album offers something to suit all tastes … like Children Go Where I Send You, which features a choir up to a samba version of Jingle Bells featuring Tim Green and Greg Tardy on saxophones - an album, not suitable for muzak in my opinion, but an album that wants to be discovered ……….
This album can be ordered at the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra website.
Hans Koert
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Do you also have a shoe box with a dozen Christmas albums, hidden for fifty weeks somewhere in your collection, to open only a few weeks a year? I have ....... The new album Christmas Time is Here by the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra seems to become an exception - This isn't an album a dime a dozen, like all those others - it's first class big band music, suitable all year.


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Hi -
I am running 11.1, with a dual boot into Windows XP. In preparation for installing 11.2, I've decided what I really want to do is just buy a new HDD for my laptop, and install 11.2 on *that*. This will allow me the easiest fall back to 11.1 until the I am comfortable with how I have 11.2 configured.
The trick is that I want to recreate the Windows partition as is. Is there a way for me to create an image of that partitian and transplant it onto the new HDD before installing 11.2? It is assumed that the partition will be the same size.
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Regional Coordinator's Message: Mario Rubio
Many of the countries in South America lack real estate licensing laws, but the Cooperating Associations in these countries are lobbying their governing authorities to institute changes. Often, NAR plays an important role in assisting their efforts.
For example, Peru was one of the first nations in South America to adopt license laws. NAR worked closely with the Associación Peruana de Agentes Immobilarios (ASPAI) in their efforts to help lawmakers develop an appreciation for the importance of regulations, with an emphasis on modeling U.S. practices.
Now Chile and Brazil are involved in the same process. Leadership from each country's Cooperating Association regularly travel to NAR's national and midyear conventions to deepen their understanding of how U.S. license laws are designed to protect the consumer and promote professionalism in the industry.
Additionally, NAR's President's Liaisons provide an important conduit between NAR and each country's leadership, assisting in cooperative efforts throughout the year.
Getting Involved
Face-to-face involvement is an essential element of international business. In the U.S., introductions are often made via email or phone calls, but this is not common in other countries. Attending international events is the easiest way to make personal introductions with CIPS designees from around the world, as well as important association officials. It's an investment that will quickly pay for itself many times over.
Before traveling to other countries, there are many other ways to build your global connections at a local level. If your local REALTOR® association (or another association near you) has a Global Business Council, attend their meetings and get involved.
Also, study your local market for global influences and find ways to strengthen your ties to those markets. For example, Boston has a strong Brazilian presence, and Miami is home to many Peruvians. Both Brazil and Peru host excellent real estate conventions, which would be a logical first trip for a global agent looking to deepen their market-to-market connections.


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LAVA's Sunday Salon
On the last Sunday of each month, LAVA welcomes interested individuals to gather on the third floor of the historic Clifton's Cafeteria in Downtown Los Angeles (noon-2pm), for a loosely structured conversational Salon featuring short presentations and opportunities to meet and connect with one another. If you're interested in joining LAVA as a creative contributor or an attendee, we recommend Salon attendance as an introduction to this growing community. We also recommend the shortbread.
Special program at the August 29 Salon: LAVA Visionaries will host curated conversations and presentations at tables around the room.
Presentations include:
• Visionary David Kipen, proprietor of Boyle Heights' new bookshop and lending library Libros Schmibros, will be talking about his ambitious plans for the space and how he made the transition from director, National Reading Initiatives at the National Endowment for the Arts to shopkeeper in one of L.A.'s most multi-layered and intriguing neighborhoods. For a sneak peek, see the video from the Boyle Heights Book Summit featuring David, Councilman José Huizar, and 90-something blogging sensation Cutie of The OGs.
• Eva Batonne is the nom de plume of LAVA Visionary Eva Montealegre. At the Salon, she will be talking about the creative process behind her debut Joan Lambert mystery novel, Resurrection Diva (2009), how the real city of L.A. informs her characters and their experiences, and the influence of past L.A. mystery writers on her work. Set in seamy Hollywood and Venice milieus, and featuring New Orleans fortune tellers, S&M club scenes, a dead opera singer and a high-powered producer, Resurrection Diva is a police procedural with a metaphysical twist. Signed copies will be available for purchase. For more info, visit www.evabatonne.com.
• Visionaries Holly Witham and Nicholas Hosking, co-founders of The Moveable Theatre Company, will discuss the Company's mission and projects, including their latest show, the winning play from The Zane Grey Playwriting Contest, held in May at the Western author's former home in Altadena, and their upcoming staged reading of Yasmina Reza's Tony award winning
Art, at LA Contemporary Exhibitions.
Stick around the neighborhood post-Salon, as Nick Matonak leads a free walking tour of historic Broadway theatre history (reservations required), and later this evening, Visionary David Caldwell presents a free War Child Show in his Arts District loft.
Clifton's Cafeteria is at 648 South Broadway, near the corner of 7th Street. There are numerous paid parking lots nearby, and the closest Metro station is Pershing Square. Clifton's is online at http://www.cliftonscafeteria.com


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Central University Jammu recruitment: Central university of Jammu published a jobs recruitment notification at online official website www.cujammu.ac.in. Total number of posts are 65 non teaching jobs. Central university of jammu invites applications from the candidates who are interested and eligible. Candidates must follow official website for details of recruitment and application form. Candidates download application form from the website www.cujammu.ac.in. Here we given below information of recruitment like age, qualification etc and download application form from the website.
Name of the posts: Non Teaching Jobs
Number of posts: 65
Age limit: Between 25 to 45 years .
Educational Qualifications: Masters degree, bachelor degree, matriculation. See notification for brief details.
Fee: Candidates pay 500/- in the form of demand draft except form SC/ST/PWD candidates.
Selection: Selection is based on the interview.
How to apply: Candidates who are applied for this recruitment they must download application form from the website www.cujammu.ac.in. Duly filled form submit before 30.09.2013.
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A Ramsgate dad was killed by a kitchen knife thrown by his ex-partner's new boyfriend, a court has heard.
Michael 'Archie' Ward, 40, was found collapsed in a front garden by a passer-by after driving to Bush Avenue in Newington, Ramsgate. He had gotten out of his car after been stabbed in a main artery in his right thigh.
John Buchanan, 21, denies murder and two alternative counts of manslaughter.
Read live updates from the courtroom today (January 15) as our reporter covers the case
Today (January 15) Canterbury Crown Court heard how from the prosecution that Buchanan declared he hoped Mr Ward was 'f**king dead' after he threw the large kitchen knife at the victim through an open car passenger window, which caused blood to "shoot up" from his leg.
Prosecuting, Philip Bennetts said: "In 2017, this defendant was in a relationship with a woman by the name of Hannah Blake.
"She lived at St Johns Crescent in Ramsgate, and has two children whose father was Michael Ward. Michael Ward often visited to see the children.
"This defendant also lived at St Johns Crescent, just across the green area.
"On June 18, Michael Ward was killed by the defendant. There was an argument between the two."
'Kick him from one end of Newington to another'
Shortly after Mr Ward was pronounced dead by ambulance crews at 6:15pm, Buchanan later handed himself into Margate police station after discovering the victim had died, telling officers: "I've just come here to tell the truth and that's it mate."
The court heard how the pair "had never got on" since Buchanan started a relationship with the mother of Mr Ward's children, with Buchanan declaring he had received threats from Mr Ward telling him he would "break every bone in his body" and "put him in hospital".
Mr Bennetts went on: "On one occasion a friend of John Buchanan, Adam Lowery, overheard a telephone conversation between the two, where Michael Ward threatened John Buchanan, saying he "would kick him from one end of Newington to another.
'Waving a kitchen knife'
"The same friend said John Buchanan would give as good as he got. Carlana Berry witnessed arguments between the two. John Buchanan would goad Archie Ward. He would say things like 'I'm shagging your missus'; he would call Archie a 'c**t'".
The court heard how Buchanan, who lived at home with his parents and two younger brothers, had been drinking rum in his girlfriend's back garden before they joined their neighbours Carlana Berry and Lee Smith for a barbecue next door.
Mr Bennetts added that after Mr Ward drove past, Mr Buchanan picked a knife off the barbecue and said: "Oh f**k it I'm going to stab him, I'll stab him if he comes near me. I'm going to stab him."
Mr Ward then parked up at 4pm that afternoon, where he saw Buchanan "waving a kitchen knife" at him from the window, it was said.
'Fearsome reputation'
Mr Bennetts went on: "Archie got into the car. Carlana Berry saw John Buchanan pick up a kitchen knife from the path at the front door, he threw the knife towards Archie.
"The knife went through the open front passenger's door window. Archie was seen to lift up the knife. There was blood on it. He drove off. Adam Lowery said that he's seen Archie pull the knife out of his leg and 'blood shot up'.
"Lee Smith said that 'sounds like a main artery'. John Buchanan said 'hopefully he's f**king dead."
Later on that evening, Buchanan would tell police he was "very frightened of Archie", who had a "fearsome reputation" among locals, the court heard.
'I threw the knife because I was petrified'
He said: "I was in the doorway, and I saw him jump out the car. I saw he had a knife in his hand."
Buchanan added the kitchen knife was the "first thing" that come to hand and he "picked it up and chucked it", though he never intended to kill Mr Ward.
He added: "I threw the knife because I was petrified. I did it in self-defence".
The trial continues.


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A Guide to the Frank Craig Erwin, Jr. Papers, 1900-1980
Biographical Note
Frank Craig Erwin, Jr. was born in Waxahachie, Texas on January 24, 1920, the son of Frank C. Erwin and Margaret Edwards. Erwin entered the University of Texas in 1937 and was admitted into Phi Beta Kappa in 1942. An active member of Kappa Sigma, he was also elected to honor fraternities for freshmen (Phi Eta Sigma) and in Government (Phi Sigma Alpha). Erwin served in the Navy during World War II before returning to UT to receive his law degree in 1948.
Following a brief career as an attorney in Austin, Texas, Erwin cultivated ties with the conservative Democratic faction of the Texas state legislature. He became an assistant to John B. Connally's campaign for the Texas governorship in 1961, a position that later led to his friendship with Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1962, he served as chairman of the resolutions committee at the state Democratic convention and later as secretary and chairman of the state Democratic Executive Committee. From 1964 to 1968, he was the Democratic national committeeman from Texas. Erwin also served as the vice chairman of the Texas delegation to the 1964 Democratic National Convention and the state delegate for the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Erwin served as a member of the University of Texas System Board of Regents from 1963 to 1975 and held the office of chairman from 1966 to 1971. During Erwin's tenure with the Board of Regents, he facilitated the increase of university appropriations and building contracts through the cachet of his political ties to the state legislature. Erwin's chairmanship was also marked by a vocal opposition to liberal professors and student activist movements on campus.
In 1975, Erwin left the University of Texas System to again practice law. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by the university's Alumni Association in 1979. The University Special Events Center was named in his honor after his death.
Erwin died of a heart attack on October 1, 1980 in Galveston, Texas.
Mitchell Lerner, "ERWIN, FRANK CRAIG, JR.," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fer08), accessed February 03, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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The personal papers of Frank Craig Erwin, Jr. (1920-1980), Austin attorney and University of Texas regent from 1963 to 1975, contain correspondence, financial records, scrapbook materials, and photographs documenting his early social and academic life as a student, in addition to his career as a regent. The collection includes Erwin family genealogical materials and a tape cassette of Erwin's funeral. Also featured in the papers are Erwin's original office records.
Archivist's note
Erwin's office records were donated by Jeff D. Sandefer, creator of the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. History Project in 2009 and are currently unprocessed.
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Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
A portion of this collection is stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Frank Craig Erwin, Jr. Papers, 1900-1980, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Francis Delor Angeles, April 1984.
Subsequent revisions made by archives staff; Vanessa Attia, January 2013.
This collection contains unprocessed materials.
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2015 Toyota Tundra All New : When Will 2015 Toyota Tundra All New Be Released
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The TRD Pro would not have the foolish stance and threatening vast-physique neighborhood of Ford's W-one hundred fifty Raptor, nevertheless it approaches that degree of execution for 1000's much less. While the Tundra TRD Pro selection is model-new for 2015, the underlying Tundra 4×4 pickup itself is principally unaltered from 2014. The sturdy H.S-liter V8 nonetheless makes 381 torque and 401 pound-ft of torque, and its upheld by the identical astounding six-tempo programmed transmission.
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The 2015 TRD Pro, nice because it appears to be, does not have the take-no-detainees disposition and execution of a Ford Raptor. It does not snatch you by the scruff of the neck in the identical method. It's smart. Toyota's alternative to carry the inventory payload and towing capability ultimately retains it down a bit.
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Education Welcomes New Dean
Ali Carr-Chellman Embraces Role as Leader
Alison Carr-Chellman has education running through her genes. Her mom was a teacher. Both her sisters are teachers. Her grandmother was a teacher. Her father, although a physician, also taught at Ohio State's medical school.
"I went into education through the traditional route," said Carr-Chellman who was hired as dean after Cori Mantle-Bromley retired in June. "I went into elementary education and taught for a couple of years. But I was frustrated by the reliance on structure and lack of innovation."
Wanting to focus on innovation, change and technology, Carr-Chellman returned to graduate school at Syracuse University to get a master's in instructional design, development and evaluation. Instead of returning to the classroom, she worked for a couple of years in instructional design for fighter pilots with the job title as engineer.
"My parents were mystified," she said, but they recognized that it was a good fit and a positive direction.
After a few years, she followed with a doctorate in instructional systems technology from Indiana University at Bloomington. Her first appointment out of graduate school was at Western Michigan University.
"They were really more interested in my corporate training background because of the jet fighter pilot work I'd done, but the doctorate had focused on educational systems design, so it wasn't a perfect fit."
After just a year at Western Michigan, she was recruited into a rare position at Pennsylvania State University in educational systems design. Her original work was focused on stakeholder participation and she wrote a text on user design, which speaks to her interest in engaging those within systems to create their ideal solutions to wicked problems. Her recent research focus has been on innovation in education and how to re-engage disengaged learners through technology such as video gaming. She also gave a popular TED Talk discussing how to re-engage boys by bringing their culture into the classroom with video games that teach as well as entertain.
Carr-Chellman spent 22-years at Penn State, where she served for 14 of those years in a leadership position, most recently as the head of the Department of Learning and Performance Systems in the College of Education for six years.
"Like so many, I was initially a reluctant administrator, but I really enjoyed this kind of work. I get to help faculty do what they sincerely want to do by empowering them, supporting them and encouraging them. When their work comes to fruition, there is something really powerful in that experience not only for the faculty member but also the students whose lives they touch."
She brought that same enthusiasm for supporting her team in Pennsylvania to the College of Education when she moved here this summer with her husband, Davin Carr-Chellman, an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership and Counseling, and their children twin 14-year-old sons, Jules and Asher and 13-year-old daughter, Aila.
"This is a great university in a great town and my family and I are thrilled to be Vandals," she said. "I feel like people here take community seriously — they want to make sure people in the community are helped, welcomed, connected, engaged."
While her family is settling in and feeling welcomed by Moscow, and her children are quickly getting connected to the community, Carr-Chellman is looking forward to connecting with faculty members and learning more about their research and work. During this early stage, she is familiarizing herself with the college and, she emphasizes, she takes a trusting approach.
"I'm not a micromanager and like to get out of people's way as much as possible. If you do that, my experience tells me that they blossom," she said. "Faculty are extremely bright and trustworthy, and if you empower and support them, and give them the tools they need to succeed they will go above and beyond."
Carr-Chellman recognizes and embraces the impact a leader of a college can make.
"As a classroom teacher you touch hundreds of lives. As a teacher of teachers you touch thousands of lives. As an administrator you may touch hundreds of thousands of lives."