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Don't Worry, You Can Still Short 3D SystemsDDD) has been my best ever short call. I recommended shorting the company when it was trading over $90, and I expect it to hit single digits soon. Last week, 3D Systems announced that its CEO Avi Reichental has resigned after a 12-year run. Chief legal officer Andrew Johnson will serve as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent successor.
I think the resignation further highlights the problem with the company. Not that I think Reichental was a great CEO. But the resignation came in just a few days before the company's earnings report, which is why I find it suspicious.
As brutal as it may sound, but I think Reichental was a terrible CEO.
The company is scheduled to report its Q3 earnings on 4th November. Analysts are expecting 3D Systems revenue to grow 8.5% year-over-year to 181 million. Just a few months ago, analysts were expecting 3D printing to be a multibillion dollar industry with 3D Systems being the leader. Although I have always dismissed that notion multiple times, an 8.5% revenue jump for a company in its "growth phase" is dreadful to say the least. On the earnings front, the Street is expecting 3D Systems' income from $0.18 per share to $0.07 per share.
However, given the uselessness of the 3D printing technology as a whole, and the possibility of goodwill write-offs, I can see 3D Systems missing the modest consensus targets. With the shares already trading at around $10, 3D Systems still hasn't bottomed.
I believe 3D Systems has more room to fall, which is why I would still recommend investors to short the stock. 3D Systems' primary rival Stratasys (SSYS) recently reported awful quarterly numbers due to the slowdown in the 3D printing industry and the chances of 3D Systems reporting similar numbers are quite high. In fact, given the 50 odd acquisitions, I think 3D Systems has the potential to perform even worse than Stratasys. The write-offs put 3D Systems at a great risk of bankruptcy, and the only way investors can profit from the company is by shorting it.
I would like to reiterate my short call on 3D Systems. Despite the stock tumbling following the departure of Reichental, I think the stock could fall further after the earnings report. 3D Systems face several headwinds going forward, and I expect the stock price to plummet to mid single-digit in the months to come.
Published on Nov 2, 2015By Ayush Singh
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The signs were there before them | though unread | or read only in such a way | as to remain | essentially | unread | This was the netherworld | a kingdom of shadows without light | without boundaries | without a king | and travellers to this realm | arrived with certain intentions… | Waylaying | was the custom there | a crabwise scatter in the brain | detours along high ridges | clatter of pebbles dislodged from hooves | dropping into dry ravines | "shrouds" forever | rhyming with "clouds" | infinite digression | slow | inevitable | evaporation of precious fluids | chemistry that destroyed | the unique element | under study | the ferries delayed | post undelivered | visas out of date | Moratorium | Embargo | Gloomy governments | applying their cherished | veto to the future | more mist | longer delays | fraying promises | vanished messengers
Bold heroes, with their italic smiles, brusque with inferiors | charming | dashing | to the silken hodgepodge of reversing dreams | will sapped to spurts of pleasure | languor of slow-rising smokes in airless rooms | ottomans | marooned in boudoirs | abandon their quests to conquer | to enforce | to reach and purify | but in the limp zigzags of a serpentine milking | explore the torpor of the "lesser", the "lower" | the base | the foul | the small | confines of an easier truth | a greater lie | and are feted for their failures | encouraged to remain just one more day… | They were counting lemons using oranges | counting swallows using crows | there was | I maintain | a fundamental irresolution | in their method | gunfighters in the wrong saloon | still firing | though the age of violence | was long over, or at least, passé | the bloody pots of skulls upturned | the gore spilled out (and parts of teeth) | reminding of rugs of pomegranate and bronze | flung over walls in distant | Egypt or Armenia | Forest of dust | an alley trapped | in your childhood | a way between | snatches of flashes | lights hung on the tips of bending grasses | browning in the late autumn sun | hours lying on my back | in cuckoo-haunted meadows | reading the brilliant works of that region | The Cat's Gift to the Mouse | the Poems of Tichy | and the cool, melancholic | Firefly Epic | Perhaps you won't believe me when I say | we'll all experience the day | when the mirror refuses you a visa | and you find | you cannot pass your time | the same way you've always done before | You see | the nature of the enterprise | has slowly changed | even as you promoted it | the terrain has been | gradually altered through the obvious means | of your journey | yet | you are surprised: these mountains? That valley… | The cold river | the plain | littered with dead horses and dead riders | many of them young | many of them innocent, you insist, whatever | that means | It was a venture | you approached light-heartedly | as in general life should be approached | not facetiously, not disdainfully, nor cynically, nor with a lazy mindless lack of bright attention | but with a sense of perspective | a joy in the near and simple things | awareness of the gifts received in lieu of destinations | a proper and respectful | sense of the two immeasurable | blocks of darkness that line your life | for your own travails at least | a degree of the devil-may-care | a pinch of so what? | a healthy | portion of wryness and of rue | for the setbacks and the losses | a dedication to moving on | not weighed down with too much possession | but seeing well and seeing far | through lights in the heart | but now | you uneasily discover | is more serious than you had imagined | and nothing at all as described | in the elegant pages of Firefly Epic | Astonished, actually, really astonished | to realise the epoch is not | stable | may not | even be | an epoch | not the epoch of your own | life and interests | but a horrible cage of animal puzzles | beasts in the shape of human beings | human beings in the shapes of plants and minerals | poppies and mandragora, diamonds and quartz | and when excuses were all the rage | a significant problem to run out of excuses | And you understand | the signs | You need help | You send | a message
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"It's had teenage drivers most of the past five years."
- The Ride
- The Driver: Scott and Ben
- Car in Question: 2007 Blue Subaru Outback
- Spotted at: The Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Avenue Denver, CO 80204
- Odometer: 84,261
- Car's Nickname: The Soup
Q: Welcome to Defend Your Ride Denver! What are your names?
Scott (father): Scott.
Ben (son): Ben.
Q: Nice to meet you Scott and Ben! What kind of car do you have?
S: We have a 2007 Subaru Outback.
Q: Fun car! I've always admired those cars. Do you take it to the mountains?
S: We do. It's primarily the car for the kids to bop around town and we take it to the mountains skiing and so forth.
Q: How old are you?
S: I am 47.
Q: What is the car's main use? You said bopping around town?
S: It's the kids' car. They drive it to school and to work and other things.
Q: Ben, you are learning to drive on the Subaru, is that right?
B: For the most part.
Q: How has the experience been?
B: Good.
Q: Fun?
B: Yeah.
Q: Scary?
B: Little bit.
Q: Have you made many mistakes?
B: No.
Q: None?
B: Probably a couple.
Q: How does he do, dad?
S: He does pretty well, better than a year ago.
Q: Do you have any rules for the car?
S: The kids have to keep it clean. They have a curfew. They have to make sure it has gas, you know, the basics.
Q: What is the curfew for kids these days?
S: For my son it's 10:30 p.m. My daughter, she's a little bit older and off in college, so I'm not sure what her curfew is.
Q: Do you have a nickname for the Outback?
S: The Soup. The Soup is short for Subaru.
Q: That's a cute name. What do you think your next car will realistically be?
S: This car will probably be in the family for a while. We'll probably be in the market at some point soon. We're thinking about a hybrid of some type. Possibly a Honda Hybrid, or possibly an Acura Hybrid. I have a Saab, so probably not another Saab, since they don't make them anymore.
Q: Thanks for taking the time to talk with us about your Subaru. Good luck on your driving test Ben!
B: Thank you!
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"Deep speaks to deep."
– Psalms 42:7
The chapter I'm reading at the moment is the best one yet – seeing your speech as your life. This, in retrospect, isn't that big a deal, as I said this the last time. The three principles of pubic speaking "Spoke" to me. Ha ha ha! I find that these three principles can and should be applied to everyday life.
I need to focus more on" putting the audience first." I'm in the habit of doing many of the things which this book advises us to avoid: worrying how I will sound, how I will come across and what the audience is thinking. I find that when I get into my speech or my talk or whatever it is I stop worrying so much about self and more about making sure the audience gets my message.
Make sense?
"Deep speaks to deep." I love that; it means so much to me. I found that part of the book where it talks about issues that move the heart and challenge the mind to call to my soul.
As I am,
I'm almost done this bid. 112 days left.
Boy, there's a lot of bullying and saving seats in here. It's like kindergarten with these people. I'm still going to meetings and groups. I started a writing class; it's alright. A little boring. The one I really enjoyed which we graduated from about two weeks ago was Houses of Healing, a very intense group where you try to find your inner self. I've got about three more classes in Moving oOn, I'll be graduating the GEAR group. I've got about six more classes in codependency group. "They" put me in the 18th, I'll be starting "Seeking Safety". I'm in
Sarssm group untill May. That's a really good group about trauma. I've got a really great sponsor; she's got 35 years of sobriety. She's taking through this book called "the steps we took." She also comes in on Sundays and she's taking everyone through the Big Book. April 13th will be my big first year of Sobriety.
Hope to hear from you guys soon.
Miss Linda
"ONce a human being has arrived on this Earth, communication is the largest single factor in determining what happens to him in the world." – Virginia Satir
This is a quote that I will remember and use for the rest of my life. It's encouraging, inspiring, and yet it is also extremely daunting. My greatest skill is communication , so that is why it is encouraging, but I am also careless with my words l, or use them as weapons to wound and hurt. Th hear this quote and to think upon it, that my skill or lack thereof and the role that this will play in my life makes me realize that I have a lot of improving to do. It has made me decide to devote my full effort to this class (Public Speaking) so that I can get everything possible out of it to maximize my potential.
One of the things that struck me about this chapter was the part where it said that communication is irreversible. I like the quote: "One seldom regrets unspoken words." Like I said earlier, I have the gift of gab, but I often speak without thinking about the impact my words will have. This is a great problem for me because I am at the crossroads of my life, in the next couple of years and my actions, words, behavior during them will determine what happens with the rest of my life. My biggest challenge over the last couple of years has been slowing myself down. When somebody asks what is going on with me I tell them "slow motion." This is a reminder to myself to slow down and think before I act, or speak. I used to operate under the misconception that I had to be moving fast at all times or I would gt bored or not get to my destination. Now I understand that "slow motion is better than no motion, and no motion is better than moving backwards." I fully believe that when I master this in my speech than I will have mattered it in all aspects of my life.
I also was a big fan of the book "Communication Skills for your life." The part where it said that every time you talk with someone you either enlarge or diminish that person hit hard. I am playing chess with my life right now, those reminders serve to drive somehow everything I do and say matters. In addition I do not wish to be the kind of person who when others finish a conversation with me they do not want to have another. The last two things I will speak about here are the topics of "Not taking things so personally," and "listening without verbal interruption." those are two things that I find myself doing with frustrating regularity. When I take things personally, I usually respond with person ao attacks and as you can imagine I engage in a lot of verbal sparing. As for interrupting ever since I read about the twelve second rule (wait 12 seconds before you answer someone.) I have paid more attention to that. I find that I interrupt way too much. Largely because I find that either what I have to say is more important or i just don't want to hear something I already know. Both of these reasons are rude and arrogant.and unacceptable.
As I am,
Hello everyone.
One of my names is Poley and my biggest challenge this week is staying motivated. Its my studies. I just can't seen to get around to it, until the run goes down, I think it might be depression caused y the fact that everyone has to be fucking loud all of the time. Other than that I'm just fine, and will keep chipping away at learning stuff. That's all for this week, kids.
Thank you and good night!
Sorry that it took so long for me to write back. Thank you for the list of books, but I asked the officer about sending in for the books you rfedcommended and she said she wasn't sure abourt having those books sent in.
Well, I've got a lot of time, hanging. Nine years with four years probation. I was at the prison for three weeks bgeroer I came to pre-release. I"m so mucdh happier here 0 akit if freedinm smoke ciggarettes, food is so much better.
I'm going to four A.A. meetings (in=house) a week, and I"m starting to take classes. I'm truing to get on Mark's crew to the animal shelter, and I'm going to start working with mental health.
This place is so spotless. Windham Prison is so bad with Val. She says it's her prison and she'll run it her way. And the level system really sucked. The officers here treat you sooooo good (respect.)
Well, I'd really love to hear back from you soon.
Miss LInda
I am doing well.
Finished two college courses. and started four more last January. I've got a paying job with the youth center group. Things are moving in the right direction.
Praise be to God!
I'd like to hear from any of you as soon as ever.
As I am,
On June 17th 1744, the Commissioners from Maryland & Virginia negotiated a treaty with the Indians of the six nations at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Indians were invited to send their boys to William & Mary College. The next day they declined the offer as follows:
"We know that you highly value that kind of education taught in these colleges, & that housing & providing for our young men would be very expensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal, & we thank you, heartily. But, being wise, you know that different nations have different ways of doing things, & that you won't take it the worng way if our ideas of education are different than yours.
"We have had some experience with your education system. Several of our young people were brought up at the colleges of the north. But when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of the ways of woodcraft… neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counselors. They were totally good for nothing.
"But, though we decline your kind offer, to show our appreciation of it, if the Gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, instruct them in all we know, & make men of them."
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Saturday, 21 February 2009
Photoshop CS2. Ah, so cliched, I know~ I wanted to try out some new brush techniques for this class assignment. Started with a B/W tonal then added colours using overlay layers. The sky was fun to paint. The water was the hardest >:0 Critiques please!
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- Marco said...
That's so awesome! Really! *__*
Some time ago I sat on pretty similar landscapes and...I failed so hard. XD
I like these so much better. Maybe it's because they are overall rougher and more stylized... And there is some kind of focus in the middle, that pulls you in.
Sorry...no real constructive critique I guess. ^^°
- 21 February 2009 at 20:12
- Domee said...
Lol that's ok~ Still much appreciated <3 I'm striving for a more stylized painting look, gotta keep practicing! ^^;
- 21 February 2009 at 23:04
- Scott Forbes said...
Incredible work! Your brush strokes are really nice and confident; the colors look great too.
Crits? the focal point is confusing, I don't know where to look.
I just think you need to separate the planes better. Right now the cliff on the left is darker, appearing to be closer to the viewer, even though the rocks below actually are.
Also, there doesn't seem to be any pure white in the painting, so if you added some to the lighthouse or that area, it would add more contrast, drawing the eye there.
Hopefully this helps, this is just how I would have handled it, so take it as a grain of salt if you wish.
- 22 February 2009 at 13:31
- Seo Kim said...
cool stuff dude. I love your rice story down there!
- 24 February 2009 at 22:35
- Domee said...
@Scott: Thanks so much! Yeah, I tried to make the eye direction go towards the lighthouse, with the cliff and clouds kinda pointing towards it, but it ended up all over the place :S Sigh, still got much to learn~
@Seo: I finally made rice successfully a couple weeks ago, lol And thanks for checkin' out my blog! ^^
- 27 February 2009 at 18:18
- Garrett Hanna said...
You're the one with the awesome life drawings I've seen in the hall. You've got a sweet style.
I think your painting is too cluttered. Maybe bring the lighthouse further into the image and make the other rocks less prominent by bringing them further off the page. space things out more. Make the lighthouse the focal point. The rendering and the colors are fine though. Also your sketchbook pages are wicked. Sweet blog!
- 2 March 2009 at 08:08
- chRisLee said...
neat stuff! i like the shapes of the clouds alot. Everyone's giving u great critiques, u should b happy lol.
If u just frame it well and play with contrast/lightness more, it'll look even greater!
- 4 March 2009 at 17:26
- Nick Hendriks said...
This really does look great. I wish I could figure out digital painting, but so far, no luck.
Anyway, you asked for critiques, so: As far as composition goes, I'd say that the two rocks at 5-6:00 are doing the most damage to the focal point. They should be pointing towards the lighthouse, or perhaps you could simply leave them without a directional push, as you already have that covered with the main cliff. Also, I'd say you could make them smaller. That way they would still hold in the bottom of the image, but don't overpower the strong vertical shape of the lighthouse. I would be personally inclined to make the rock at 8:00 more horizontal, but that might make it look too graphic. Also, I might recommend that you somehow boost the contrast around the lighthouse (darker sky or darker house), as the main tonal contrast right now is the cliff face against the light blue sky.
However, with that said, you've got a ton of great stuff happening here. The clouds, the two larger rock shapes, the path, all are working very nicely. And, as I've said, the painting technique and colour sense blows me away. Keep up the great work, I'll be coming back to your blog often.
- 17 March 2009 at 01:10
- Domee said...
Thanks so much for all the critiques, guys! ^^ They were definitely helpful~ I'll try to keep posting more layout stuff and getting feedback from now on :D
- 4 April 2009 at 00:16


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In April 1948, Winfried Zillig, Schönberg's master student in Berlin, performed the symphonic poem Pelleas and Melisande op. 5 with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. A live recording of the concert was copied onto records from audio tape and sent to Rockingham Avenue 116 as a greeting with sound from the Old World. Schönberg was impressed by the quality of the interpretation and shared his enthusiasm with others, including the US record company Capitol. One year after the Frankfurt performance, plans to publish Zillig's live recording on this label became more concrete. Schönberg drafted an introductory text for the record jacket and even insisted on broadcasting an address in which he announced the record's release on February 23, 1950. This address was pressed by Capitol on a non-commercial record and sent together with the Pelleas records as promotion material to various radio stations in the US.
A copy of this speech recording has survived in Schönberg's Estate, but the record is damaged due to its age and his voice can only be heard in greatly reduced quality. By fortunate coincidence, a further – unharmed – copy of this recording has now been found in Chicago. Several years ago, a library affiliated with the Chicago Public Library sold off stocks of old, "unimportant" records. Among the 78 rpm records was a copy marked "Schoenberg Interview." The buyer recently contacted us to learn out about the historical background of his discovery. He also sent us the recording via digital audio transfer, which allows us to enjoy Schönberg's last surviving speech recording in outstanding quality.
We would like to thank Karl J. Palouček for this wonderful gift.


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Labor Force(redirected from Labor force participation rate)
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Labor Force
The portion of a population available for work. For example, if there are 10,000 people in a town including 2,000 children and 3,000 retirees and chronically ill persons, the labor force is the remaining 5,000. The labor force may or may not include unemployed persons who do not wish to work. The unemployment rate is determined by calculating the unemployed persons in the labor force, not the general population.


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That feeling's come again.
It consumes me.
The need for long, lazy, lethargic days of lounging about and laughing with friends.
The want of sunkissed shoulders, flowery dresses, and short hair.
The craving of ice cream, lemonade, and late night pizza.
The freedom to read and read and read and read and read all day long.
The ability to sleep in late, stay up all night, and write whenever I so please.
Summer, summer, summer.
I am ready for you.


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Carina del Valle Schorske pens an extremely woke reassessment of West Side Story, focusing on the way it portrays New York's Puerto Ricans. The political theories she sprinkles in throughout are a little zany. In a bravura section, she dings the current Broadway revival production for having African Americans among the Jets, because she finds it "unlikely black New Yorkers would seek (or find) security among white Americans rather than among their Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Central American neighbors." But she ends this larger thought about white supremacist violence by invoking "the Pulse club massacre [which] happened on Latin Night," an incident that should trouble the simple morality tale of all people of color uniting against white evils. There's plenty of grist here for conservatives who want to joke about how West Side Story is "problematic" now.
But, when she writes as a theater critic, I think de Valle Schorske has a few justified gripes and complaints. She supports her contention that "the show's creators didn't know, or didn't seem to care to know, much about their own material." And it shows. "The gym scene 'mambo' is not, rhythmically, a mambo," she writes, "and the famous rooftop number 'America' has the Sharks dancing a Spanish-from-Spain Paso doble mishmashed with whitewashed showbiz jazz." All true. And I think she's onto something about how revivals have tried to enliven things by "doubling down on the plot's brutality." It is a cheap technique of substituting moral revulsion with simple physical disgust and discomfort that through repetition become creepy and exploitative. When I clicked over to the piece, I was ready for a delicious hate-read. And though I rolled my eyes once or twice, I think she's mostly right about this show's merits.


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My 5 year old got some red spot on her chest
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Posted in: Petechiae May 20, 2014 09:17 PM
I noticed that my 5 year old has some red spot (not many, just a couple of scattered) on her chest. They look like petechiae rash. I noticed one as well last week. Should I be worried? I will have to mention that it looks like these red spots were on the path of her seat belt.


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This article is really interesting because it highlights the problems that both bilingual and monolingual colleagues experience, but saying that it all boils down to the same thing how can we teach our children in the best way possible. The same thing that we all want to know so that each and every child in our charge is receiving the best education we can give them.
How many Authorities in the UK have asked a parent who speaks Polish, Urdu etc to support the bilingual children and then elevated them to a position as a Teaching Assistant assuming they know how to teach the child? I have also sadly observed that in some cases the teacher then leaves the TA and the children to their own devices almost as relief because the language is a communication barrier. Is thsi really giving both the teachers and children the best! What do you think?
Here is an extract from the news article:
"Before, I felt like I was kind of in survival mode," she explained, "just trying to get them through. It's not just a challenge for monolingual teachers but for bilingual teachers. Just because you speak the language of a child doesn't mean you know the strategies or best practices for teaching" them.
The rest of the article is below:
In a recent Op-Ed for the Washington Post, New America Foundation's Maggie Severns urged states to rethink teacher preparation in light of our country's ongoing shift to a minority-majority nation. As Severns explains, immigrant youths and the children of immigrants are among the lowest-performing groups of students in U.S. public schools, AND they will account for virtually all growth in the workforce over the next 40 years.
Severns lauds the work in Illinois, where teachers are being given special training to meet the needs of bilingual learners, something preschool teacher Christina Gomez appreciates:
"Before, I felt like I was kind of in survival mode," she explained, "just trying to get them through. It's not just a challenge for monolingual teachers but for bilingual teachers. Just because you speak the language of a child doesn't mean you know the strategies or best practices for teaching" them.
This is an essential issue, and it's great that Severns has raised it. I've spent all year in two DC-area schools, both of which have Spanish-immersion programs, and I've seen first-hand not just the challenges of supporting the needs of children who don't yet speak English, but also the benefits of having all children learn in a biliterate environment. Different students possess different strengths and weaknesses in different settings. Brain-based research is starting to demonstrate that the benefits of being bilingual go a lot deeper than knowing another language. And the schools — and states — that are ahead of the curve are acting accordingly.
But what else can we do? We might start by heeding the advice of University of Texas professor Angela Valenzuela, a founding member of the Forum for Education & Democracy (an organization for which I served as National Director) and a leading scholar on education policy. I recall asking Dr. Valenzuela what specific policy changes she'd like to see, and here is some of what she recommended.
1. Ensure more appropriate assessment for special education students and bilingual learners (BLLs) by underwriting efforts to develop, validate, and disseminate more appropriate assessments in the content areas for these students, and by ensuring that the law and regulations encourage assessments that are based on professional testing standards for these groups. This would include helping to develop and requiring the use of tests that are language-accessible for BLLs and appropriate for special education students, and evaluating their gains at all points along the achievement continuum. Additionally, assessments for placement for bilingual learners must occur before we devise assessment criteria for outcomes. In order to do this, consistency in bilingual learner classification must occur. We need a measurement classification that is sensitive to the within-group variability of bilingual learners. This means that an initial assessment of bilingual learners must be conducted to gauge their command of both English and their native languages, mastery levels across core content areas. And we must improve monitoring of bilingual learner student progress, by establishing effective and valid methods of data collection that enables schools to monitor bilingual learners' progress at all points of their education. This includes tracking fluent English-proficient (FEP)-classified students to ensure that they do not require programs or services later in their academic careers. Appropriate instructional strategies that address areas in need of improvement must be quickly addressed long before testing occurs.
2. Strengthen supports for bilingual and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students. Under Title III of ESEA, schools and districts are accountable for the academic achievement of bilingual learners and for enabling these students to reach English-language proficiency. However, these students face a unique set of challenges compared to other students. For example, it is difficult to generate advanced conceptual understanding from bilingual learners and LEP students when they are being tested or taught in a language in which they are not proficient. The federal government can encourage teachers, schools, and districts to provide equal education opportunities for these students by:
- Investing in the development of fully-qualified bilingual teachers who are sensitive to language barriers and cultural differences among students and able to effectively teach bilingual and LEP students;
- Aligning Title II and III by requiring that state local education agencies (LEA's) demonstrate how their second language acquisition programs meet the academic and linguistic needs of bilingual learners;
- Lifting the cap on the amount of money appropriated for preservice preparation of bilingual and English-as-a-second-language teacher candidates, combined with restoring fellowship opportunities (Title VII) for graduate study in those same areas provided in earlier versions of ESEA;
- Encouraging states and localities to increase the pool of highly qualified bilingual teachers and personnel with expertise in working with BLLs;
- Supporting high-quality, research-based professional development opportunities for BLL/LEP teachers;
- Providing all staff with continuous professional development in effective practices, particularly as they apply to bilingual learners. Teacher candidates, and those already in the profession, should be provided financial support to complete higher education coursework in ESL methodology, or equivalent professional development in sheltered instruction in the subject areas. For those teachers already in the profession, meeting this goal should be fulfilled by the end of their second year in the classroom.
- Supporting early school intervention programs that help prevent bilingual students from falling behind academically, and
- Prohibiting districts and schools from testing bilingual student exclusively in English until they have become proficient in the English language.
What I appreciate about Dr. Valenzuela is her sensitivity to the ways in which we need to view bilingualism as a strength, not a weakness. That's why she prefers the term "bilingual learner" to the more commonly used English-language learner, or ELL. The former describes the central aspiration we should have for all students. The latter describes the central deficit we see in some.
Perhaps that sounds like mere semantics; but I agree with Angela — it's a crucial distinction, and one we should all become more attuned to if we hope to create a society worthy of, and prepared to take advantage of, its own rich diversity.


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I seem to be on a digestion-kick with these food favorites this month… maybe it was all of the not-so-great food I ate over the holidays! In any case, kombucha had been on my radar for a while before I tried it and I'm so sad I waited as long as I did. This tends to be my guilty pleasure, must-have from Target recently. Kombucha is supposed to have the following properties: detoxification, aids in digestion, and strengthens the immune system.
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Starting lineup for Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire
The last 12 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway have produced 12 different winners.
Kyle Busch made the argument for 13 in 13 consecutive races as he will start on the pole Sunday in the Camping World RV Sales 301.
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Here's a breakdown of the lineup for Sunday:
1. Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota — Finished second in both races last year at New Hampshire. After being upside-down last week at Daytona, he could use something good to happen for him, and he got it with the pole . He'll be fast Sunday, too.
2. Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet — Has three career Cup wins at New Hampshire. But no matter the history, it's Johnson. He's fast everywhere.
3. Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 Toyota — This used to be one of the tracks where he could be counted on to be a factor — he led 343 laps and had a first and a second in 2012 alone. Probably wasn't considered a factor until the stout performances by he and Kyle Busch in qualifying.
4. Tony Stewart, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 Chevrolet — Has three career Cup wins at New Hampshire and led 84 laps in his last visit to the track. Has a good starting spot, so very well could be a factor Sunday.
5. Jamie McMurray, Chip Ganassi Racing No. 1 Chevrolet — McMurray's fifth at New Hampshire last September was his first top-10 at the track in his last six starts. Maybe his testing there a few weeks ago will help. Maybe not.
6. Joey Logano, Team Penske No. 22 Ford — Won his first career race in a rain-shortened June 2009 race at New Hampshire. But track isn't always nice to him — he blew a tire and wrecked in the race last July. And he blew a tire Friday in practice and needed a backup car.
7. Brad Keselowski, Team Penske No. 2 Ford — Had four straight top-six finishes at New Hampshire before an 11th last September. His strength in fuel mileage also could help.
8. Clint Bowyer, Michael Waltrip Racing No. 15 Toyota — His first career win came at Loudon in 2007. This is his style of track.
9. Martin Truex Jr., Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Chevrolet — Led 98 laps and finished 10th at New Hampshire last September, capping an emotional week when he found out that sponsor NAPA was leaving his MWR team.
10. Kasey Kahne, Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet — A former New Hampshire winner, he had a great car last year before a hard crash and then a bizarre interview when he couldn't hear the questions amid the car noise outside the media center. Hoping for a better race and a better soundbite this time.
11. Jeff Gordon, Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet — Gordon won three Cup races from 1995-1998 at New Hampshire. That was a long time ago, but the points leader still knows how to get around the track.
12. Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 Chevrolet — Harvick won a Cup race at New Hampshire back in 2006 but this has not been one of his better tracks.
13. Kyle Larson, Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 Chevrolet — First trip in a Cup car to New Hampshire. And he was fast in practice. But his real test will be patience in the race as a few bad weeks have dropped him below the Chase cutoff.
14. Carl Edwards, Roush Fenway Racing No. 99 Ford — When he announces where he's going next year (expected to be Joe Gibbs Racing), don't expect it in a prime-time special nor a letter to fans.
15. Matt Kenseth, Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota — Kenseth won the last race at New Hampshire in September. With the changes in the cars this year, that probably doesn't mean much.
16. Paul Menard, Richard Childress Racing No. 27 Chevrolet — Blew a tire in testing at New Hampshire a couple of weeks ago. That's why you test. Bet the team doesn't blow a tire Sunday.
17. Brian Vickers, Michael Waltrip Racing No. 55 Toyota — Won at Loudon a year ago and hopes to have another career moment Sunday. But looking at where he and the other 2013 NHMS winner (Kenseth) are starting, a lot can change in a year.
18. Kurt Busch, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41 Chevrolet — Team lost 10 points after having too much separation from the height of the track bar from one end to the other. More frustrating? Starting 18th at New Hampshire.
19. Aric Almirola, Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 Ford — Entered the weekend on a huge high from Daytona victory. And he should — it was 125 races and seven years of Cup racing in the making. But things turned sour Saturday morning with a crash in practice. He'll go to a backup and start at the rear Sunday.
20. AJ Allmendinger, JTG Daugherty Racing No. 47 Chevrolet — Allmendinger made his NASCAR debut in a truck race at New Hampshire in September 2006. A lot has happened since then, but it looks like he's found a NASCAR home.
21. Marcos Ambrose, Richard Petty Motorsports No. 9 Ford — Not a good track for Ambrose, and he'll need some strategy to get t rack position.
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Roush Fenway Racing No. 17 Ford — Hard to believe how far he's fallen in the standings. He's 28th in the points. You-know-who is 27th.
23. Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing No. 3 Chevrolet — Dillon ran pretty well at New Hampshire with a pair of top-three finishes in Nationwide and a second in the trucks. He tested there a few weeks ago so don't rule out a solid finish as he comes off career-best Cup finish of fifth.
24. Ryan Newman, Richard Childress Racing No. 31 Chevrolet — Won the modified all-star race Friday at the track. That's nice, but he needs a win in the big stock cars and had expected to start higher than this.
25. Justin Allgaier, HScott Motorsports No. 51 Chevrolet — First Cup race for Allgaier at New Hampshire could be a long one. Not his type of track.
26. David Ragan, Front Row Motorsports No. 34 Ford — With restrictor-plate races done for the regular season, his hopes to make the Chase have taken a hit.
27. Greg Biffle, Roush Fenway Racing No. 16 Ford — Biffle and Kahne talked this week about Daytona crash. No hard feelings but Biffle would probably want a suggestion on car setup this week.
28. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet — Could this be his first victory at New Hampshire? Look where he's starting. When thinking of places for his first victory, more likely in two weeks at Indianapolis.
29. Danica Patrick, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 10 Chevrolet — A 37th and 27th in her two starts at New Hampshire. This could be a long day although 301 laps at New Hampshire goes by pretty quick.
30. Jeff Burton, Michael Waltrip Racing No. 66 Toyota — Second Cup race of the season for Burton, which will at least help when he's in the NBC broadcast booth next year.
31. Casey Mears, Germain Racing No. 13 Chevrolet — Coming off a fourth-place finish at Daytona, this is a disappointing starting spot for Mears.
32. Josh Wise, Phil Parsons Racing No. 98 Chevrolet — Not a good track for Wise but at least no drama as far as his sponsor this week..
33. David Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports No. 38 Ford — Good news is that he had his career Loudon best a year ago. Bad news is that was 18th.
34. Landon Cassill, Hillman Racing No. 40 Chevrolet — Looking to bounce back after being among those wrecked at Daytona.
35. Cole Whitt, BK Racing No. 26 Toyota — Fastest of the four BK Racing cars in qualifying.
36. Alex Bowman, BK Racing No. 23 Toyota — Enjoyed career - best finish last week at Daytona with a 13th.
37. Reed Sorenson, Tommy Baldwin Racing No. 36 Chevrolet — With five DNFs this year, he needs to bring this one home clean.
38. Ryan Truex, BK Racing No. 83 Toyota — Has one top-30 finish this year. This might be a place for him to get another one.
39. Michael Annett, Tommy Baldwin Racing No. 7 Chevrolet — Was fifth last year in Nationwide race at track. But for him, this will be about being some on the track and beating some by attrition.
40. Eddie MacDonald, Go FAS Racing No. 32 Ford — Making his Cup debut, the Massachusetts driver has a Nationwide and a truck start at the track.
41. Mike Bliss, BK Racing No. 93 Toyota — A late entry, this car is giving the field 43 starters.
42. Timmy Hill, Nemco Motorsports No. 87 Toyota — Young driver being given an opportunity in car that typically runs when Joe Nemechek is not in the No. 66 car.
43. Morgan Shepherd, Circle Sport Racing No. 33 Chevrolet — Will break his own record as the oldest starter ever for a Cup race. On race day, he'll be 72 years, 9 months and 1 day old. He did start a race earlier this year at Phoenix but you have to question being about 11 mph off the pole speed at a 1-mile track.


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Cuban Grandmaster Leinier Dominguez now plays for the US
Looking at the transfers for this year:
The notification for Dominguez's transfer went in on 17 September and took effect from 18 December.
The cost was 3500 Euros (compare with the 5000 Euros in April for Shirov switching from Latvia to Spain).
Wonder why the fee is less here than the usual 5000 Euros for a GM switch? The switches by GMs Robert Fontaine from Monaco to Switzerland and Dariusz Swiercz from Poland to USA were also the reduced 3500 Euros. Oh, it is the residency level (see here). Reduced if you have been resident in the new federation for more than 13 months.
Looking at the transfers involving ENG this year (may still be more before end of year):
Laurence Ball switched from RSA to ENG.
Thomas Day switched from ENG to GEO.
Borna Derakhshani switched from FID to ENG (previously Iran).
Orla Dorman switched from ENG to IRL.
Rufus Jones switched from ENG to ESP.
Joy Ching Li switched from ENG to HKG.
Chun Rong Lu switched from CHN to ENG.
Conor Murphy switched from ENG to IRL.
Katarzyna Toma switched from POL to ENG.
Daniil Kashanin switched from RUS to IRL.
Grzegorz Toczek switched from POL to WLS.
There were seven cases of transfers with 5000 Euros as a fee (all grandmasters): Boris Chatalbashev (BUL-FID-DEN), Jose Gonzalez Garcia (MEX-ESP), Alejandro Hoffman (ARG-URU), Bojan Kurajica (BIH-CRO), Alexei Shirov (LAT-ESP), Nenad Sulava (CRO-MNC), Bilel Bellahcene (FRA-ALG).
MNC is Monaco. Bellahcene is a young GM, only 20 or so.
No transfer fee listed for Ivan Cheparinov (BUL-FID-GEO).
I had forgotten the eye-watering compensation fees. 50,000 Euros if the GM is rated 2700 or above. I wonder if the Cuban federation waived that requirement for Dominguez or not? I guess that may not be a matter of public record for all transfers.
Dominguez switches from Cuba to USA
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Re: Dominguez switches from Cuba to USA
I think there was a special arrangement for BUL players during the period when the old Federation was suspended and the replacement one had yet to gain formal approval.Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 20, 2018 12:58 pmNo transfer fee listed for Ivan Cheparinov (BUL-FID-GEO).
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Katarzyna Toma might prove to be a useful addition to the England's Women's squad with a current rating of 2173.
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She's actually a WGM, but lost a load of rating points recently in a couple of tournaments in India.John Moore wrote: ↑Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:54 pmKatarzyna Toma might prove to be a useful addition to the England's Women's squad with a current rating of 2173.
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SMU Racks up Five Goals In Win Over FIU
DALLAS (SMU) – The Mustangs netted two goals in the game's first five minutes as SMU improved to 4-1-1 on the season with a 5-2 win over FIU Sunday night at Westcott Field.
In their largest scoring output since 2016, the Mustangs wasted no time as Courtney Sebazco netted her third goal of the season, this one coming after a deflection from the keeper. Blair Thorpe found the back of the net for the first time this season less than two minutes later, as she scored from an angle with an assist credited to Katia Novi.
SMU reached the three-goal mark with a tally early in the second half. Hannah Allred dribbled a considerable distance before launching a missile over the keeper.
FIU scored their first goal of the game as Panther forward Kaydeen Jack was just able to beat the keeper on a half breakaway. It took SMU 59 seconds to match the goal when Katharine Herron headed home a corner from Thorpe.
After a FIU scored on a PK, Sebazco converted a PK of her own in the 79th minute to push the score to the final line of 5-2.
With the win, the Mustangs improve to 4-1-1 and secure their sixth straight victory at Westcott Field. The Panthers fall to 0-0-7 on the season. SMU again split the time in goal tonight between Catie Brown (first half) and Samantha Estrada (second half). The Mustangs racked up 20 shots on the night and limited HBU to just six.
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Time Waster
Here's a little time waster for those of us who read, or write, or do both with equal enthusiasm. Unequal enthusiasm will work equally well, but doesn't look as good in print. All answers are presumed to be factual and true to the best knowledge of the author.
Credit to The Guardian for the questions.
The book I am currently reading:
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
The book that changed my life:
Gambling secrets of Nick the Greek
by Ted Thackrey, Jr.
The book I wish I'd written:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
The book that had the greatest influence on my writing:
On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft
by Stephen King
The book that is most underrated:
The Eyes of the Overworld
by Jack Vance
The book that changed my mind:
Gosnell: The Untold Story of America's Most Prolific Serial Killer Hardcover – January 24, 2017
by Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer
The last book that made me cry:
Not answered. The work in question was so bad, so poorly written, that I shed a few tears at the thought of people spending money on this terrible work, and then not being able to get a refund.
The last book that made me laugh:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
The book I couldn't finish:
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
The book I'm most ashamed not to have read:
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
The book I give as a gift:
T.S. Eliot: The Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950
by T.S. Eliot
The book I'd most like to be remembered for:
Magic for Hire
by WL Emery
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Monti's Anti-Democratic Remarks Provoke German Ire
And France, meanwhile? To my astonishment, Le Monde online breathes not a word of this whole controversy. Indeed, since Hollande's election, France has become the most nombriliste country in Europe. Despite being at the heart of the eurozone, it seems remarkably insouciant about the unfolding crisis. The troubles in the south have sent a lot of capital seeking safe haven to France; France's immediate borrowing worries are alleviated; and the French attitude seems to be Alfred E. Neuman's, "What, me worry?" It's baffling, really. To be sure, Hollande's low-key approach to governance seems to have been taken by many as the key to the success of his first three months--if success is measured as the passage of a number of measures without major opposition. But where is the French government on the euro? Far from leading the anti-austerity coalition, as he was expected to do, Hollande has ceded that role to Monti, who lacks the legitimacy that Hollande has. Is it any wonder that anti-austerity has taken an anti-democratic direction? This is worrisome.
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One hopes that Hollande has consciously decided to devote the period until September to shoring up support and not creating domestic enemies. Then in the fall, he can act more boldly on the international level, in part because many players within France and across Europe will be begging him to.
But t's indeterminate at this stage: he might very well just completely lack vision and courage.
- August 6, 2012 at 10:33 AM
- Mitch Guthman said...
I'm not sure which of Monti's remarks it was that set the Germans off. He's been clear in many past interviews both that the euro crisis is resurrecting the very tensions that the common market and the European Union were supposed to finally put to rest and that it will probably be necessary to choose between saving the European Union and the euro. Clearly, he doesn't give a good goddam about democracy and would rather save the euro but this should't be a surprise because he is, after all, essentially the viceroy appointed by Germany and the ECB to run Italy. At least he's honest about his antidemocratic tendencies.
As for Hollande's options, I'm not sure in what way the will improve over time. Indeed, as the situation worsens over time and the crisis intensifies it seems to me that Hollande and France will have less, rather than more, room to maneuver.
It is the structure of the EU and the euro that is at the heart of the problem. If these issues are not and cannot be addressed, then Europe will either disintegrate or submit to the technocrats who control the key institutions of the EU.
The ECB, for example, is guaranteed its independence and it has made clear, time and time again, that its commitment to austerity and the "artificial gold standard" is absolute. The ECB will refuse to function as a normal central unless all the countries of Europe rigidly adhere to austerity no matter how destructive and foolish those polices may be. No matter how many ordinary Europeans oppose those policies.
The ECB's independence means that it has tremendous power over the lives of Europeans without accountability. If he can't take control of the ECB, then Hollande can really do nothing unless France is prepared to leave the euro or the EU (or perhaps even both).
- August 6, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Objection ! Hollande is a wise politician, and that should not be considered as a weakness in this Euro crisis. He has decided to let Monti, Draghi and Rajoy on the front line (but not without talking to them regularly) so as to remain available and fresh as a mediator when the violent fight with Germany takes place, probably in September when Greece is expelled from Eurozone (which is obviously the German plan now).
- August 8, 2012 at 4:51 AM
- FrédéricLN said...
I would think Hollande dedicated these 4 first months to a "proof by contradiction" that Montebourg's (and the left of the left's) approach of "redressement productif" lacks any substance.
In order to be able to start, from October on, some serious "redressement" policy. But which one? Does he even know?
BTW, De Gaulle used his 7 first months in 1958 to build the Rueff group, get a safeguard plan built and delivered (end of December). I can't see the very beginning of it. But, well, I'm on holidays.
- August 8, 2012 at 9:49 AM


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Somalia: Deaths reported in violent Bossaso protests
BOSSASO, Somalia-Street protests have turned violent after security forces tried to break up anti-government match on Monday,Garowe Online reports.
Puntland soldiers are reported to have fired into air, with volleys of gunfire being heard across the Gulf of Aden port city of Bossaso.
The protesters were taking to streets in support of detained community leader identified as Abdiasis Farah Haji Saed . Security forces on Sunday arrested Saed on suspicion of inciting demonstrations against Puntland government.
At least two people died and five people were wounded in two separate incidents.
Security forces have launched the surprise raid on Galan's residence following protests in the state's most populous city.
Former Bari Governor fled home prior to the attack according to sources.
Government links Galan to today's violent march which has come amid domestic grudges posed to President himself by Bari clan elders.
Ex-Bari governor has criticized President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali as pressure continues to mount.


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Google Apps for Domains
Friday, December 22, 2006
Ok, this may be old news, but this is intended for Indian individuals/startups especially non-IT ones. There is one thing I find common in a lot of individual freelancers/businessmen and very tiny-sized companies in India. The have their domain name registered for their official use yet disclose only their gmail account to others esp on the internet. I've seen at various places (joblistings, classifieds, realestate etc) where there is a proper website associated with the post but the contact email address given is their gmail email address. I've seen replies like "Is this a real company ?", "At least get a proper email address". People tend not to respond if the email address is that of free one thinking its not a reputed company. But there are genuine people who just don't yet have enough of their initial capital. The advantage of gmail over having to deal with their domain email is pretty obvious since Google has put tons of effort on Gmail. 1. Spam. This is probably the most relevant reason since Gmail would block better than webhosts giving their own spam solution. 2. Space. Cost is a factor and given the number of emails pouring in, you probably wouldnt have enough email storage at your host and will either end up POP-deleting or buying extra space. We all like to keep a copy of almost everything on the internet now-a-days and buying extra space for a startup wouldnt be the next choice of investment. Gmail's almost-3GB is definitely more eye-catching. 3. Control Panel. The last few email control panels on webhosts I've used were GoDaddy's, 1and1's, Horde, Squirrel, NeoMail. All are good but nothing is really good enough is it? You defintely have far better and more features in Gmail, esp the conversation layout. Plus, Google will always self-update, while we got to depend and wait on the webhost for updates. 4. Free POP/SMTP. The advantage is over other free email providers like Y! etc where POP and SMTP are paid services. Others like HotPoP have some sort of limits on the number of mails transferred. G does not stand for God. 1. The biggest disadvantage of Gmail is ofcourse, not being able to create folders. 2. Sponsored Ads. But then....thats the whole idea for their free service. 3. Privacy. The whole world knows they use our data for their own statistics. 'Free' is their marketing technique. Unless your emails are really 'top secret', I don't see the need to worry on this. Google Apps for Domains (http://google.com/a) is targetted for small-size organizations to have their basic needs like emails, calendar, startup page and chat setup all by Google for free. The only thing you got to is buy a domain name and point to Google's servers. This is the best solution for the individuals/tiny-sized companies I mentioned about earlier. Reaons for using: 1. Your prime purpose is ofcourse email visibility which would reflect something like firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. 2. You could still have yourdomainname.com pointing to a webhost (Google is not really acting as a webhost here) containing a real site, or you could have a template-based site at Google Apps for Domains. The only problem with this is that you cannot edit the hompage's main template. You can have a custom look for the rest of the pages by uploading files. Ultimately, this provision was made for your business to kick-start - not to host heavy dynamic stuff. 3. You can create a startup page for the people who you've partnered with or hired to access their mails, calendar, chat for which you can create separate accounts. The few people who are working with you, can interact in the same circle easily reducing any ambiguity. The startup page can be of different layouts and include various widgets which you can integrate to your site. If you want your custom widget, you can host it at some webhost or maybe even at Google Apps for Domains (it should work since you're uploading an XML file). Creating a widget is not that much of a headache for a web-developer who is into XML and JavaScript. 4. Google is likely to add more services soon, so these 4-5 services aren't the last. I guess this should be more than enough to really make a ignite your business on the internet-point-of-view.
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Written by Linda Johnson Noise hazard can have serious long-term consequences to a workers' health, but with the right programs and tools the problem doesn't have to fall on deaf ears. One flooring manufacturer based in the United States tells its story. A recent addition to one U.S. company's hearing protection program showed how testing … Continue reading
By Dave D. Wagner For those of us who work for manufacturers of gas monitoring instruments, "confined space" is a term that we use and discuss frequently. But when it comes right down to it, most of us have never seen the inside of a confined space firsthand nor experienced a true confined space entry. … Continue reading
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The "do as I say, not as I do" approach is not an effective method of leading, particularly when working to improve an organization's safety culture. In order to establish an effective safety culture, senior management must lead by example. Culture is the atmosphere created by shared beliefs, shared attitudes, practices and a philosophy that … Continue reading
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Tanakh 1917 Published
The Jewish Publication Society Tanakh 1917 is now published.
This JPS 1917 Tanakh includes both original and subsequent transcribers footnotes, and poetic versification. The original JPS notes are shown as alphabetic footnotes. A few corrections of the base materials, and differences with the later Nelson copyrighted text are shown by the transcribers and are included as numeric footnotes.
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Bar, nightclub, roof terrace, performance space and art gallery, Queen of Hoxton is a staple of the East End's cultural fabric, complete with a delicious off the grill menu and inventive cocktail list.
Holding court in the heart of Shoreditch with a tight programme of music, workshops, creative events, and seasonal rooftop pop-ups, Queen of Hoxton has been busy keeping London's culturally switched on hedonists occupied every night of the week since 2009.
Equally tailored for the musically discerning, we've hosted some of the hottest names on the scene over the years, including Django Django, Lianne La Havas, Gold Panda and Miles Kane, as well as world class electronic DJ/Producers like; Caribou, Todd Terje, Crazy P, Maya Jane Coles, Motor City Drum Ensemble and Greg Wilson.
Our stunning rooftop terrace is the original home of Rooftop Film Club and our seasonal immersive pop ups. Recent themes include Smokin' Graciela's – a cuban themed bar with cabanas and domino tables, and Once Upon A WigWam, inspired by Grimms' fairy tales and complete with gingerbread bar. On Queen of Hoxton's rooftop you'll find event-specific food offerings, as well as a lovingly-curated cocktail seasonal menu.
With the London Evening Standard, The Metro and Time Out London regularly raving about our events programme and rooftop, Queen of Hoxton continues to be a vital hotspot on the Shoreditch map.
"The power of social media now allows one to capture all the honest ramblings of Londoners and they just simply love this establishment. It is fun, unpretentious, unique and cutting edge"
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Welcome Class of 2019!
class remind : Text @vdl2019 to 81010
Follow class Instagram @vdlclassof2019 for important updatesSenior Ball: Mascarade Ball "A Night of Enchantment"Date: May 4thTime: 6-10pmTickets: $55 w/ASB & $65 w/o ASBLocation: Morgan Creek Country Club -- 8791 Morgan Creek Ln, Roseville, CA 95747Disney Grad:now OPEN to start making payments for the trip. You can make a payment plan or pay for the trip in full. You don't pay through the school, instead you pay online at www.USAStudentTravel.com. Bus sign ups aren't until may and we are only eligible to take 200 kids so it's first come first serve. Start making you payments now to secure your spot on the trip and If you havent paid for the trip by bussign ups, you won't be able to attend the trip!Grad Walk:May 22
The Grad-itude Walk allows senior students to revist their old schools and walk the halls that once help prepared them for graduation. You will go to ypour elemtary school as well as your middle school to walk the halls among your past teachers, staff, and friends/family. If you didn't attend school in this area, you will be allowed to choose any of the schools we are visiting.
Sober Grad:
May 31
Sober Grad is an all night party for graduating seniors to celebrate 4 years of hard work in a safe and fun environment. Please visit www.vistasgn.com for more information.


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Skillet Mexican Zucchini
This zucchini is incredibly delicious with a little bit of a Mexican kick from the jalapeno then topped with melted queso blanco. It's also easy and quick, a must try!
I'm a bit of a cookbook addict. It's a problem as I'm running out of room in my home for all my books, but that never stops me from buying new ones. But the biggest problem is that I kinda neglect them. But this weekend I was thumbing through the Aaron Sanchez's (who is one of the judges on Chopped – one of my favorite shows) cookbook Simple Food, Big Flavor who is also one of the judges on Chopped and I came across his Mexican recipe for zucchini. I can't get enough of zucchini in the summer, in fact I have an entire Pinterest Board devoted to skinny zucchini called Yummy Zucchini, so I decided to test this out…
You MUST try this! I only made a few tweaks using less oil, and and rather than making a cilantro pesto, I added Garden Gourmet cilantro paste and minced pickled jalapeno for kick. It totally exceeded my expectations.
Skillet Mexican Zucchini
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lb zucchini, diced
- 1 large tomato, cored, seeded and diced
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp minced fresh cilantro or Garden Gourmet cilantro paste
- 1 tsp minced pickled jalapeño
- 1/2 cup crumbled queso blanco, or queso fresco, cotija or feta
- fresh lime juice, to taste
- salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Cook the garlic in oil in a large skillet over medium heat 1 minute, stirring until sizzling.
- Add zucchini and cook stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes or until slightly softened.
- Add the tomato and green onion and cook about 3 minutes.
- Remove skillet from heat and add cilantro paste, jalapeño and lime juice.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste and top with queso blanco. Serve hot.


text: Shri Dhaneshwari Manav Vikas Mandal, Tq. Kallam, Dist. Osmanabad. (M.S.) was established under the Societies Registration Act. (1860 Sub Act 21 of 1860) and Bombay Public Trust Act. 1950 on 20/06/1995 respectively. Dr. V.K. Patil, former Vice-Chancellor Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani, Maharashtra & Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur M.P. & Chhattisgarh and former President of Association of Indian Universities, is the founder President of Shri Dhaneshwari Manav Vikas Mandal. The group which floated Shri Dhaneshwari Manav Vikas Mandal is highly cohesive and committed. The Mandal has a mandate to bring about total transformation of the society through overall development especially through human resource development. The Mandal has been able to succeed in motivating people to undertake different programs in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.


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January 6, 2015
I don't usually post to OSLIST about new State Library materials, but since a few of the books relate specifically to information literacy, and because OSLIS is an information literacy website, I am making an exception.
Four new books are available for interlibrary loan (ILL) from the Oregon State Library. If you work in a school library, follow the borrowing instructions at the end of this email. Anyone else interested in borrowing one of these books, please contact your school library staff or me.
Lamb, A., & Callison, D. (2012). Graphic Inquiry. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN: 978-1-59158-745-3
This full-color book provides a practical approach to incorporating graphic inquiry across the curriculum for school library media specialists, technology coordinators, and classroom teachers...Designed to bridge theory and actual practice, Graphic Inquiry contains applications for new and practicing educators and librarians that can truly bring classroom learning into the 21st century. This visually rich book provides numerous, standards-based inquiry activities and projects that incorporate traditional materials as well... [read more]
Bernadowski, C., Del Greco, R., & Kolencik, P. (2013). Beyond the Textbook: Using Trade Books and Databases to Teach Our Nation's History, Grades 7–12. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN: 978-1-61069-037-9
This collection of standards-based lessons will guide middle and high school teachers while teaching the nation's history in a user-friendly, ready-made fashion. During a time of standards-based instruction, [this book] will fill the gap in today's middle and high school classrooms to simultaneously engage students in effective literacy skill exercises and teach our nation's history. Authored by three experienced former public school teachers, these ready-made lesson plans for classroom teachers and school librarians make planning easy for implementation in a social studies, history, or English classroom. The book covers topics from...[read more]
Schmidt, R. K., Smyth, M. M., & Kowalski, V. K. (2014). Teaching the Scientific Literature Review: Collaborative Lessons for Guided Inquiry (2nd ed.). Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN: 978-1-61069-739-2
An essential resource for teachers and librarians who work with students in the later high school years through college and graduate school levels, this book explains and simplifies the scholarly task of researching and writing a scientific literature review. This thoroughly updated and revised follow-up to the popular text…is designed for pre-collegiate and early collegiate educators in the sciences, high school and college librarians, curriculum directors and common core supervisors, school district leaders, and principals. The book provides step-by-step guidance on instructing students how to perform the necessary research and successfully integrate newly…[read more]
Bahde, A., Smedberg, H., & Taormina, M. (Eds.). (2014). Using Primary Sources: Hands-On Instructional Exercises. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN: 978-1-61069-434-6
Special collections librarians and archivists in academic settings are often confronted with the challenge of teaching classes outside their personal area of expertise, with very little notice or guidance—as the authors of this book can attest. [The book] features 30 adaptable, hands-on exercises that special collections librarians, archivists, museum professionals, and teaching faculty can use in a multitude of instructional situations with K–12, undergraduate, graduate, and library school students. The exercises teach lessons in both…[read more]
If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library, please use your library's established interlibrary loan process (e.g. OCLC or ALA request form). Otherwise, send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request @ state.or.us. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchased and is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience.
Most library staff are able to use their library's interlibrary loan service to borrow professional development material. However, if you do not have access to these services or are not currently affiliated with a library, please contact me to discuss alternative options for borrowing the material.
Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Support Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions. See the blog for an input form or email us.
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26 May 14 Lessons learned travelling
Over the last few years in particular I've been lucky enough to travel to some pretty amazing locations.
Meeting a partner that has the travel bug (and has awoken it in me) means that travel is a priority in our life. The more we do, the more we want to do.
Traveling always gives me time to reflect and sheds a new perspective on life at home. With this in mind, here are some lessons learned and general thoughts from traveling.
1) Don't Over Plan
For most of our trips we do some research and have a long list of ideas of what we think we want to do before going. However, some of this is must do and some of it is it might be nice to do. This leads to a degree of flexibility where we don't feel tied to a set schedule.
Personally I don't like my trips to be like military operations so a little planning is fine but not too much.
2) Explore
Part of the allure of travel is exploring and stumbling upon some interesting finds. Having a guidebook along for the ride is fine but it is a guidebook not necessarily a "I must tick off everything in the book and not go anywhere not mentioned" book.
3) Walk, Walk and Walk Some More
Closely aligned to number two is walking. It's our preferred mode of transport when possible and we'll often spend days walking and exploring various parts of where we are.
Walking can lead to some interesting discoveries along the way. An example would be stumbling into an incredible tea and coffee house in Hoi An, Vietnam (Reaching Out Teahouse) that is run and staffed by hearing and speech impaired employees. It was the most amazing, tranquil place to have a coffee and just sit for a while.
How much we walk really hits home when others with us mention how much walking they've done in a particular day or complain of sore feet. It's also probably a reason why we love New York so much as a destination that we return to often.
4) Pack Light
I must admit, we don't always! We could quite comfortably leave some of what we take at home and pack more selectively. A few of my packed clothes never saw the light of day on our latest trip!
The lesson, you don't need as much as you think so pack lighter. I know I will be trying to next time.
5) We Have a Lot to be Thankful For
Traveling, especially in less developed parts of the world, helps give us fresh perspective on how truly blessed we are in many areas of our lives. It's easy to lose sight of this at times (I know I do).
If you know where your next meal is coming from and that you have a roof over your head for the night that is considered rich in some parts of the world! It's a sobering thought.
Life could and would be a lot tougher had we been born in a different part of the world.
6) Less Can Be More
It might sound clichéd but there's a whole lot we think we need that we really don't.
Traveling to some parts of the world highlights how hard life is for some. However, it also highlights how people in these countries focus completely on the important (food, shelter, time to sit with family and friends, being of service to those around and the community).
These people do not have the luxury of too much time on their hands being able to distract themselves with stuff that doesn't matter. They understand what is important to them and just focus on that.
Life after all is not all about having the latest 3D TV in your living room or latest smartphone.
7) Cultural Differences
What you think is displaying good manners is not necessarily in some parts of the world. Equally, what you perceive to be rudeness might not be considered so where you are.
We are the ones traveling so it would be a little redundant expecting everyone to behave in a way we are used to.
This area is definitely worth a little groundwork pre-trip depending on where you plan to go.
8) Eating Well Doesn't Have to be Expensive
The local and street food on offer on our travels is often pretty amazing and diverse. Some of the very best meals we have on the road are either home cooked or from basic restaurants offering amazing food at very affordable prices.
Examples would be the most amazing vegetable curries served on banana leaf in Kuala Lumpur or food from the many market stalls on a Friday night in Bhoput, Koh Sumui. Inexpensive and all very tasty.
9) Pack Healthy Snacks for Long Flights
I am not a fan of food on planes. My solution is to now request fruit platter meals for the flight itself and pack a few healthy snacks (unsalted nuts and/or some sort of bars full of quality, natural, pressed ingredients). Occasionally I'll also just water fast.
I feel a lot better for this change post flight and I'm sure you will as well if you give it a go.
10) A Few Key Phrases Can Serve You Well
At the bare minimum, being able to say hello, please and thank you with a smile on your face in the local language can serve you well and mean others are more receptive to helping you.
This is where your guidebook can help.
11) Get Your Exercise In
During our trips we use a combination of hotel gyms, playground bars (for chin ups), beach sprints, long walks, swimming and some mobility and stretching drills along the way.
Exercise doesn't all have to be done in the gym or require extra equipment (your body is after all a walking dumbbell).
If you're on the move you can still get some quality work done and it doesn't need to eat into your day. Make it part of the day.
12) It's Nice to Come Home
I often feel I could spend a bit or a lot longer wherever I am. Wanting to spend longer or wanting to return is the sign of a good trip after all.
However, there is also a part of me that enjoys coming back home to family, friends and the many creature comforts of home life. Even the routine of home life can be missed after a while.
13) Travel Broadens the Mind
Travel gives us fresh perspective on our own lives, goals, hopes and ambitions. It can refresh tired thinking.
14) It's Nice To Plan the Next Trip
The more you travel the more you want to travel. That's certainly my experience.
There's a long list of places on our travel wish list that keep getting added to after we return from a trip or have travelled somewhere new.
Planning or just thinking about the next adventure is all part of the fun.


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England's success hides cricket's cloud
FOR the third time running the World Twenty20 was an unqualified success.
For the first time ever the England limited-overs cricket team was an unqualified success. Read the rest of this entry »
Better to have loved and lost than to have never watched the IPL
ON SUNDAY I had my first viewing of the future of cricket.
Maybe it is because it is on ITV4 this year or maybe it is because it is has received more media attention from the non-cricketing press this year, but either way I am following the IPL for the first time.
Except the IPL is not the future of cricket. Read the rest of this entry »