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ThoughtExchange second phase allows participants to see the thoughts of others
State approves district request for high school graduation requirements
District names new Director of Special Education
School Board meeting June 2
Public invited to Graduates of Distinction ceremony
End of Year Celebrations
Statement From State Superintendent Randy Dorn on End of Special Session
Bike Barn and Specialized team to support Blue Ridge Bike Rodeo
Lincoln High School plans drama production this weekend
Wa-Hi Auto Club Car Show Saturday
Providence and Walla Walla Public Schools offer $10 sports physicals today
Local organizations offer donations to Lincoln High School art program
Wa-Hi Spring Sports State Playoff update
Wa-Hi students named Microsoft champions - Story by Ryan Manny (Wa-Hi Journal)
Whitman College School Outreach newsletter available
Green Park Elementary Carnival & Auction
Wa-Hi Advanced Placement Biology students visit Whitman College
Eastgate Lions Club hosts health screening event
Local students to perform in "A Celebration of Dance" Saturday
Educational Summer events planned
City plans Isaacs Avenue Corridor Study public open house
• ThoughtExchange second phase allows participants to see the thoughts of others
The district's Spring 2015 ThoughtExchange Community Engagement process has shifted to the second phase. Better known as "Star", the second phase allows participants to review the thoughts of others and indicate their priorities by placing stars next to the ideas that are most important to them.
The email invites were sent out Wednesday afternoon and will remain open until 11 p.m. Sunday, June 7. Please take a few minutes to engage and help the district learn what others are thinking through this confidential community engagement process. The district will share the results with the public in June. Contact Communications Director Mark Higgins if you need additional information: mhiggins@wwps.org / (509) 526-6716.
• State approves district request for high school graduation requirements
Walla Walla Public Schools has received written notification from the Washington State Board of Education stating the district's request for a temporary waiver of Career and College Ready graduation requirements has been approved. Under the waiver granted, the district will implement the graduation requirements set forth in WAC 180-51-068 for students who enter the ninth grade on July 1, 2017 rather than on July 1, 2015.
The State Board of Education is increasing the number of credits required to graduate to 24, up from the previous state requirement of 20 credits. Walla Walla Public Schools currently requires 22 credits to graduate. The waiver will allow the school board time to explore and implement more opportunities for students to earn high school credit. These include options such as College in the High School, adoption of new courses, offering high school level courses in the middle school, as well as time to further develop Career and Technical Education equivalencies within our high school curricula.
"Delaying the implementation will also allow our district to provide professional development to our teaching and counseling staff as it relates to the 24 credit graduation requirement," said Jordan. "The additional time provided by this waiver allows us to develop a comprehensive communication plan to share the new graduation requirements with students, families and the community."
• District names new Director of Special Education
Walla Walla Public Schools has named Libby Thompson its new Director of Special Education. Thompson succeeds former director Dr. Karen Lehman.
Thompson is currently Assistant Director of Special Education at North Thurston Public Schools. Previously, she was an Education Specialist in the Special Education Department at North Thurston Public Schools from 2012 to 2014. Thompson also was employed by the Puyallup School District as an Educational Specialist in Special Education for two years and as a special education teacher for seven years.
Thompson earned her Administrator Certificate from St. Martin's University, Masters in Education from City University and Bachelors in Education from Pacific Lutheran University. She begins with Walla Walla Public Schools July 1.
"I believe all children, no matter their circumstances, can meet high expectations," Thompson said. "It is up to us as educators to be committed and challenge them to meet their full potential."
• School Board meeting June 2
- Tuesday, June 2
- 6:30 p.m.
- District Board Room (364 S. Park St.)
- Meeting open to the public
- The last day of school is Friday, June 12 (early dismissal for all students)
• Public invited to Graduates of Distinction ceremony
Walla Walla Public Schools names this year's honorees for the Graduates of Distinction program. They are: Judy Chamberlain Holloway, Class of 1962; Richard "Dick" Moeller, Class of 1963; and Carol M. Barker, Class of 1974.
These individuals have distinguished themselves in their communities, professions, or careers and continue to bring honor to the district. Celebrate alongside these distinguished alumni at a reception in their honor Tuesday, June 2. Listen to their stories and hear who helped shape their lives during their school years.
RECEPTION DETAILS
Date: Tuesday, June 2
Time: 5 to 6 p.m.
Place: Walla Walla School District Board Room
Judy Chamberlain Holloway
In 1969, Judy was hired as the first elementary school physical education teacher in the history of Walla Walla Public Schools. Since retiring in 1999, she has been active in many organizations, and has volunteered countless hours in many capacities for College Place Presbyterian Church. She also is an avid cheerleader and reunion chair for her 1962 graduating class. Her nominator was friend Pam Ray. Her most inspirational staff member is former Prospect Point custodian Toss Benefiel.
Richard "Dick" Moeller
While in high school, Dick took a carpentry class and discovered his life's passion. After owning a successful construction company for years, he retired in 2001 only to begin a new phase of his life: volunteering. As a longtime board member for Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days, his contributions include rebuilding the Pavilion and its cupola; and he has been active in the Carpentry Program at Walla Walla Community College. His nominator was Cory Hewitt and his most inspirational staff member is Dick Neher, his physical education teacher at Wa-Hi.
Carol M. Barker
A varsity athlete and student leader, Carol attended Whitman College following her 1974 graduation. One short year later, she suffered a spinal cord injury that left her paralyzed in body, but not spirit. She completed her Whitman education, graduating magna cum laude, then taught school locally for several years before heading to Salem to pursue a law degree at Willamette University. She has now practiced law in the Salem area since the mid 1990's, in addition to partnering with her Salem Alliance Church pastor to lead bible studies for more than 25 years and co-author nearly 40 Bible study guides. Carol was nominated by her high school physical education teacher Charlotte Worth. She has named Charlotte and Jolynn (McBee) Woods, Wa-Hi's Dean of Girls in the 1970's, as her most inspirational staff members.
• End of Year Celebrations
• Statement From State Superintendent Randy Dorn on End of Special Session
Where is the "Grand Agreement" we were promised?
"The Legislature recognizes, as does the Court, that the remaining enhancement targets must be met by the statutory implementation date of 2018, which means that the pace of implementation must increase. For this reason, the upcoming biennial budget developed in the 2015 legislative session must address how the targets will be met…2015 is the next and most critical year for the Legislature to reach the grand agreement needed to meet the state's Article IX duty by the statutorily scheduled full implementation date of 2018. "
- Report from the Legislature to the Supreme Court, May 1, 2014
OLYMPIA — May 28, 2015 — Thirteen months ago, the Legislature promised the Supreme Court and the people of the state of Washington that 2015 would be the year of the grand agreement on education funding. After 135 days of a regular and special legislative session, there has been virtually no movement on this issue. Near the end of the regular session, bills were introduced in the Senate that would have made real progress toward full funding of basic education, but none of those bills have been acted on. The second special session is the moment of truth. Will the Legislature do the right thing, or risk a constitutional showdown with the Supreme Court?
Legally, at a minimum, the Legislature must adopt a complete plan showing year by year how the state will fully fund the following:
- The elements of House Bill 2776: full-day kindergarten; materials, supplies and operating costs; student transportation; and reduced class sizes in grades K-3.
- 100% of the compensation for all staff who help provide a basic education.
- And reduced class sizes in grades 4-12, and other staffing enhancements included in the Prototypical School Model originally set forth in the Picus and Odden report which the court referenced in the McCleary decision, unless they adopt an education policy rationale explaining why they wish to deviate from that model.
In my opinion, anything less will invite sanctions from the Court. In addition, I believe the Legislature needs to ensure that the budget they pass does no harm to school districts by increasing their reliance on levies. And they need to pass legislation to prevent the unconstitutional use of levies to fund compensation for basic education services. If they don't act now, local bargaining over levy funds will continue, digging the hole deeper in terms of the levels of compensation the State will eventually become responsible for.
I again urge the Legislature to consult the plans that Treasurer McIntire and I presented during the regular session. Together, they provide a road map toward a fully funded school system. As a former legislator, I know these issues are politically difficult. But gridlock is not an option. Today, kids receive different levels of education depending on the local funding available to their schools. This is wrong, and blatantly unconstitutional. I remember a day when courageous members of both parties would put aside their differences and do the right thing for the students of the great state of Washington. It is time for this generation of lawmakers to step up and become leaders.
Friday, May 29 / 3 to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9 / 3 to 4:30
Friday, June 5 / 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Terry Willcuts, Ivonne Gainza, Bunny Baker and Gretchen Baker
Wednesday, June 10 / 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
• Bike Barn and Specialized team to support Blue Ridge Bike Rodeo
Wednesday, Blue Ridge Elementary teacher Cheryl Thonney invited her brothers Kevin and Andrew Thonney from the Bicycle Barn to Blue Ridge for the annual Bike Rodeo. Students learned the basics of bicycle maintenance, safety rules of the road and techniques to improve their skills. This year Kevin was able to secure a grant through Specialized for 50 youth helmets. This allowed all students to be properly fitted with brightly colored new helmets. Students were able to ride to Jefferson Park thanks to an escort from local police and firefighters.
"Some had never ridden prior to today, but all students were off of training wheels by the end of the day," Cheryl Thonney said. "People in the community made this event possible by providing bikes for students to borrow or offering their time to work with the students on safety and riding skills."
• Lincoln High School plans drama production this weekend
• Wa-Hi Auto Club Car Show Saturday
The Walla Walla High School Car Club is planning a Car Show and Food Drive Saturday at the Wa-Hi Science parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The automotive entrants donated 10 nonperishable food items to get their vehicle in the show and are competing for trophy's and prizes donated by our local Les Schwab tire store, according to Automotive Technology Instructor Paul Quick.
"We should have great weather so come check out the cars," Quick said. "It doesn't cost anything to see the show, but If you would like to donate food to the cause that would be great too."
• Providence and Walla Walla Public Schools offer $10 sports physicals today
• Local organizations offer donations to Lincoln High School art program
The Lincoln High School Art Department is the recipient of two donations from the community. At its May Creative Network event, ArtWalla presented Lincoln Art Program Director Jayne Eacker with a $500 gift to be used for student art supplies and special projects. The donation from ArtWalla represents a portion of the proceeds raised for arts education by regional artists through their participation in the annual ArtSquared event. Currently ArtWalla is sponsoring the Pop Up Gallery on the corner of Second and Poplar. ArtWalla is a local organization committed to supporting and strengthening the Arts in the Walla Walla Valley. The Walla Walla Art Club also donated $300 to Lincoln for the purchase of art supplies.
"Lincoln High School wants to thank these organizations for their generous support," Eacker said.
• Wa-Hi Spring Sports State Playoff update
- Field events started Thursday at Mt. Tahoma High School
- Tickets are $9 each day or $18 for tournament
- Schedule: http://www.wiaa.com/ConDocs/Con1451/2015%201B,2B,1A%20Track%20Schedule.pdf
- First game Friday, May 29 at 10 a.m. at Merkel Sports Complex (Spokane)
- Tickets are $9
- Bracket: http://www.wiaa.com/Brackets/T1185.pdf
Jenny Bautista and Jazmin Duran qualify for Regionals at Richland High School
• Wa-Hi students named Microsoft champions - Story by Ryan Manny (Wa-Hi Journal)
Four Microsoft students have been named Washington State Champions in a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) competition, which was announced by Certiport and Microsoft on May 21. Certification exams show a student's mastery of a certain Microsoft program.
Junior Andrew Harvey (Excel 2010), sophomore Grace McKeirnan (Excel 2013), sophomore Aaron Page (Word 2010) and freshman Andrew Dutton (PowerPoint 2010) were named Washington State Champions and will receive an invitation to U.S. Nationals in Orlando in June, along with a prize package which includes a Microsoft Surface.
Sophomore Mackenzie Harting placed second in Word 2013, and sophomore Hannah Cabasco placed third in PowerPoint 2013. They will also receive prize packages.
All students had perfect scores of 1000, but they also completed the 50-minute certification exams in single-digit times. Most students take the full 50 minutes to complete a certification exam, and only a few achieve perfect scores. To date, students in Washington state have passed 19,243 certification exams this year.
"The competition was fierce in PowerPoint 2013," School of Business teacher Gay Buissink said. "This is more than just flying over the screen, clicking here and there with the mouse. It takes weeks of practice, honing one's ability to skim read for the 2010 competition or to commit large amounts of information to memory for the 2013 competition. Students were very self-motivated."
The competition began last fall when Buissink started identifying students who scored the highest in each of the Microsoft certification exams. In the last month, the students worked at the competition daily, coming in after school and at lunch.
Competitors took the test dozens of times in a row in order to improve their times. "Mrs. Buissink yelled at me a lot. It helped me get down to business," Harvey said.
• Whitman College School Outreach newsletter available
Whitman College continues to enhance learning opportunities for Walla Walla Public Schools students through its Student Engagement Center. Click on the link below to read the 2014-2015 School Outreach Newsletter. Thanks to Whitman College Outreach Coordinator Susan Prudente and the entire Student Engagement Center team for making a difference in our district.
https://www.whitman.edu/Documents/Academics/BBMB/Science%20Outreach/Newsletter%202015.pdf
• Green Park Elementary Carnival & Auction
Date: Thursday, June 4
The Green Park Carnival has 19 booths including Cotton Candy, Target Toss, Fish Pond, and Face-Painting. Pizza and fresh veggies/fruit are offered in the cafeteria, with a silent auction in the Green Park gymnasium. Tickets are sold to adults only at $.25 each. This is the longest running carnival in Walla Walla, 80 plus years. It is a fundraiser for Green Park PTA that provides enrichment activities and support to Green Park by bringing Missoula Children's Theater, Chromebooks, Marimbas, Art and Science Fairs, Miles Club, Garden Club, Children's Day, Pacific Science Center, and other fantastic experiences to the students. The general public is welcome to attend.
• Wa-Hi Advanced Placement Biology students visit Whitman College
This week Walla Walla High School students in Peggy Payne's and Mary Burt's Advanced Placement Biology classes took a field trip to Whitman College to do a microscopy lab, tour the campus, and learn about admissions.
Whitman College Science Outreach Coordinator Heidi Chapin helped coordinate the activity. She said Whitman College is committed to supporting public education.
"At Whitman College, we really like to give back to the community," Chapin said. "We identify the resources we have that are easy to share to invigorate the schools science programs and build upon what students are already learning."
For Wa-Hi sophomore Stella Gryler, the field trip to Whitman College provides lab learning opportunities not available at her school.
"There is a lot of neat science equipment at Whitman College that we don't have at Wa-Hi," Gryler said. "We were able to look through these good microscopes at Whitman College to support what we have been learning all year."
• Eastgate Lions Club hosts health screening event
parking lot (1649 Plaza Way) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Volunteer health professionals and Eastgate Lions Club members will staff the professionally equipped mobile unit and provide vision, hearing, glaucoma, diabetes; and blood-pressure screenings for people of all ages.
"We would especially like to get information about this opportunity to school children (and their parents) since our club has received a substantial bequest intended to assist children (under the age of 18) with vision problems who need, but cannot afford, treatment," said member Sally Kearsley. "If these children or young people come to the health screening unit to be evaluated and are found to need eyeglasses or other vision aids or devices, we will be able to work with them to get the information they need to take advantage of this assistance."
For additional information about the screening event and the vision grants, contact Dale Peck at 529-5132 (dalepeck1@yahoo.com) or Glen Horner at 525-5485 (ghorner@charter.net).
• Local students to perform in "A Celebration of Dance" Saturday
Reserved: $15 / General: $12
• Educational Summer events planned
Wings of Freedom Tour
- June 15 (noon to 5 p.m.), June 16 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and June 17 (9 a.m. to noon)
- Three historical airplanes will be on site (P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator)
- Walla Walla Regional Airport
- Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under
- Veterans admitted free of charge.
Rosie the Riveter Style Show
- June 28
- 2 p.m.
- Kirkman House
- Admission is $10 and includes strawberry shortcake with ice cream.
Humanities Washington Speaker
- July 3
- Topic: Triple nickle WWII paratroopers.
- The venue has not been announced
- Admission is free.
The Dance Center of Walla Walla presents its annual all-studio recital directed by Idalee Hutson-Fish. This performance features the famous Shakespeare story of A Midsummer Nights Dream with music by Mendolsshon. Guest artists Danielle Tolmie and Mark Tucker from Eugene Ballet Company as Tatania and Oberon and with Ashley Akacich as the mischievous Puck, make this production one to remember. Local dancers, Lisi Dobson (Junior), Sophia Rolph (Junior), Caleb Leitch (Senior) and James Innes (Senior) will be dancing the roles of Helena, Hermia, Lysander and Dimitris. Charles Gordon (Class of 2012) will be dancing the role of Bottom along with 85 dancers from The Dance Center as sprites, fairies and Athenians. Also on the program will be five Hebrew love songs choreographed by Wa-Hi senior, Caleb Leitch and sung by the Walla Walla High School Chamber Singers. Included on the program will be a new Untitled work choreographed by director Idalee Hutson-Fish.
• City plans Isaacs Avenue Corridor Study public open house
- Tuesday, June 9, 4-6 p.m.
- Whitman College, Reid Center - Ballroom A (345 Boyer Avenue)
- Visit gowallawalla.us for more information
Do you drive, walk, bike, take the bus, live or shop on Isaacs Avenue? If so, please consider attending the last major public event on the corridor study. The meeting will review project goals and the preferred alternatives for future improvements to the design and condition of Isaacs Avenue between Rose St. and Wilbur Ave. If you have questions or are interested in joining the email list, please contact Monte Puymon with the City's Engineering Division at mpuymon@wallawallawa.gov or at (509) 542-4513.


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In my former life, Halloween was my favorite holiday. I loved everything about it, the costumes, the fear that ran through me as I imagined all of the otherwordly creatures stalking me in the shroud of the night, the decorations, the stories, and, of course, the candy.
The lure of rural trick-or-treating still tugs at me, especially driving around upstate New York in the fall. As I became more religious I was disappointed to turn my back on the traditions of my childhood. How could I say goodbye to that wonderful identity transforming, candy grubbing holiday?
The costumes were my favorite part. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears (literally and figuratively) went into developing authentic and interesting costumes, so I was overjoyed when my mentor told me that some Jews dress up on Purim. Confession time: for everyone that says Purim isn't Jewish Halloween—it sure looked like it to me and I loved it.
For my first Purim, I created a stunning peacock costume. At the risk of sounding arrogant, it was one memorable costume. A close friend gifted me a custom embroidered challah cover with a peacock on it as a wedding gift many years later.
I was so proud of that costume. Strutting from house to house giving mishloach manot, I wished my friends a Chag Purim sameach.
But my Jewish pride in Purim and enthusiasm about the costumes was quickly crushed. When I arrived at shul for the megillah reading, I saw one of the children dressed in blackface. My jaw dropped. I was stunned. I was… appalled. Here was a child who I'd known to be nothing but respectful and sensitive. And yet he was doing one of the most disrespectful things a white person could do.
I asked him to tell me about his costume. "I'm a schvartze," he proudly proclaimed. "A cop stopped me and asked me what I was supposed to be. He was mad so I told him a 'bandit.'" I didn't say anything. I didn't know what to say. I wasn't a parent at the time, and I didn't know how to tell him that his costume was offensive. Another adult in the room laughed at the "cleverness" of the little boy. I cringed and my stomach knotted.
In the secular world, cultural appropriation is frowned upon. Every Halloween there are PSAs all over Facebook saying, "a culture not a costume." I would like to bring this message to the Jewish world.
The boy might not have known better, but the parents certainly should have stopped this from happening. It's not just children either; a prominent Jewish political leader was photographed wearing black face on Purim in 2013. It caused a few ripples but was quickly forgotten. I believe that's a result of the rampant racism I've witnessed firsthand in the frum world.
Don't believe me? Walk into any Purim megastore and you'll see the shelves lined with costumes called "China girl" or "amigo." These racist costumes, while not designed and developed only by Jews, are purchased by us each year for Purim. When one purchases a costume that is a cheap knockoff of cultural garb, the message sent is one of disrespect, undervalue, and disposability.
Someone I know dressed up in traditional Bengali Sari for Purim. Everyone oohed and aahed at the coral pink color and intricate beadwork and embroidery of her outfit. She was so proud that she had purchased it at a "real store" on Coney Island Avenue. I felt strange and uncomfortable complimenting her costume. So I didn't. How was I supposed to feel? How would I feel if someone went into Hartstein's to buy a kapote to wear for Halloween? How would I feel if someone spray painted their hair orange and put on green sweatpants to dress up as as "Irish"? How would I feel if someone took a part of my culture that I'm proud of, used it for their own purposes, profited from it, and then tossed it aside? It doesn't matter how authentic or inauthentic the clothing is—if it belongs to someone's culture, it's not a costume.
I once attempted to talk to a friend about this, and her response was, "It's fun to dress up like the goyim." I no longer speak to this person.
Even if you fail to see the racist nature of these types of costumes, I'd like you to imagine for a moment a world in which there are black Jews, Asian Jews, Hispanic Jews, Jews from every country and culture. Oh wait, you don't need to imagine it. That is the world we live in. And what better time to remember this than Purim? After all, the Megillah says that there were Jewish communities from India to Ethiopia.
What message are we sending to Jews of color when we purchase and dress up in these costumes or put on blackface? We're sending a message that their skin tone and other parts of their culture are valuable only as a disguise for our entertainment. We owe our fellow Jews and fellow humans better. We owe ourselves better.
This Purim, when you dress yourself or your children, remind yourself that if it's a culture, it's not a costume. Find an alternative that doesn't tread on someone else's identity. Better yet, wear the traditional clothing of your own heritage and represent diversity across the Jewish world. Tag your culturally respectful photos on social media with the hashtag #PurimNotPrejudice and link to the Shivtei Jeshurun Society's website to help raise awareness of Jewish Ethnic and Racial Diversity.
In addition to writing for JN Magazine, Tzipi also works as a birth and postpartum doula. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and daughter.


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Lower School Music Teacher
The Blake School
Hopkins, Minnesota
Location: Hopkins, Minnesota
The Blake School seeks to hire a Lower School Music Teacher beginning in fall 2023. This is a benefits-eligible, 0.8 FTE position. Working in collaboration with faculty and administrators to implement a creative general music curriculum, the person in this role will teach primarily in the Early Learning Center (grades PK-1), with some classes in Upper Elementary (grades 2-5). In addition to providing musical direction and support for grade-level theatrical productions, the Lower School Music Teacher will coordinate and direct students' musical participation in regular assemblies, programs and special events.
Strong candidates will demonstrate a creative, joyful approach to learning and teaching and dedication to continual professional learning and growth. In addition, we seek candidates who bring:
Deep respect for children and their potential
Collaborative working style
Flexibility, confidence and a sense of humor
Strong organizational skills; resourceful plann ing
Knowledge of children's social, emotional, cognitive and physical developmental stages
Effective classroom management skills
Reggio-inspired educational philosophy with expertise in process-oriented learning and teaching
Ability to integrate technology into teaching and learning
Blake is particularly interested in candidates who will enrich the diversity of identity, lived experience and thinking that makes a community strong and empowers students to engage across differences. Blake offers highly competitive salary and benefits packages, as well as significant support for local and national professional development opportunities.
The search committee will begin reviewing applications on Jan. 2. Blake will typically cover the travel and lodging costs for finalist candidates visiting from out of town.
Experience and Skills
B.A. in music or music education
Demonstrated experience teaching music with children ages 5-10
Knowledge of developmentally appropriate musical materials from diverse musical styles and cultures
Experience with the Orff Schulwerk approach to music education
Capable of accompanying students on the guitar and/or piano
About The Blake School
The Blake School is a pre-kindergarten through grade 12 independent school located on three campuses in the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area and is widely recognized as a national leader in independent, college preparatory education. Blake serves approximately 1,400 students in a non-sectarian, coeducational environment. The School is large enough to provide a significant breadth of academic, athletic, artistic, and social opportunities within three intimate school campuses, where every child is known by the adults with whom they work. Committed to attracting and retaining faculty and staff who believe in the importance of developing character in their students as well as challenging them academically, Blake provides a dynamic course of study that is thoughtfully designed. The School is resolute in its efforts to create a pluralistic community that welcomes and supports students and families from many backgrounds.
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https://jobs.namm.org/jobs/17835869/lower-school-music-teacher

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Is not getting the COVID vaccine a personal or social issue? The example of Brazil
por Diego Barahona A. 7 de noviembre de 2021 7 de noviembre de 2021
Many proclaim individual freedom in opposition to any restrictions, including wear masks, social distancing, or vaccines. Brazil did that last year. What has been the result? Picture: DorSteffen / Adobe Stock
Imagine a place where individual freedom comes before social duty, a country whose leader (in the midst of a pandemic) opposes forcing the people to wear masks, practice social distancing, or get vaccines. This government exists in Brazil. And what has been the result of these practices?
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has become a figure who is admired by the staunch defenders of individual freedom.
At first, the president downplayed COVID-19, then he was very vocal in expressing his opposition to safety restrictions. All this under the premise that stay-at-home orders, for instance, would affect the economy.
Bolsonaro, 66, tries to seem like a strong and confident leader. He participates in crowded events where he hugs people, and he is rarely seen wearing a mask.
And although he suffered from COVID himself, he and most of his government cabinet members have become promoters of "alternative methods" for treating the coronavirus.
The "example" of Brazil
The president said he will not get vaccinated, and in September he arrived at the United Nations General Assembly, where he publicly encouraged world leaders to follow the example of Brazil with the use of "early treatment."
This refers to hydroxychloroquine, a malaria treatment whose effectiveness against COVID-19 is not endorsed by the medical community.
The Brazilian president has tirelessly proclaimed that social restrictions (such as lockdown orders, mandatory use of masks, social distancing, and vaccinations) are a form of "socialism." He adds that individual freedoms and the economy should take priority.
The tragic result
How did Brazil fare with fewer restrictions against COVID-19? Without proper planning by the government, the inevitable happened: infections ran rampant.
According to the health research organization Fiocruz, intensive care units in most state capitals were operating at capacity. This caused the largest healthcare and hospital collapse in the history of Brazil.
Today, the South American country, which has 216 million inhabitants, has the second highest rate of COVID-19 deaths on the planet.
To date, Brazil has about 22 million cases and more than 609,000 deaths. More children have died from COVID in Brazil than in any other country in the world.
And the economy?
The Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 4.1% in 2020. By the beginning of October of this year, inflation reached a record 10.25%, leading to an uncontrollable increase in the prices of basic necessities.
Major cities and states began to adopt social distancing measures such as the closure of bars, restaurants, and shopping centers, but they did this months later than they should have. Moreover, a large part of the population has ignored the new restrictions, following the example of Bolsonaro.
On October 26, a Brazilian Senate commission recommended that President Bolsonaro face criminal charges for actions and omissions related to his handling of the pandemic.
A personal or social issue?
No vaccine is a "magic potion" that totally prevents a disease. You need a social element for them to work. If a high proportion of the population is vaccinated, this method will be effective.
It is inconvenient to keep wearing masks, maintain social distancing, get vaccinated, and then get booster shots, but it is our responsibility to protect the most vulnerable populations.
In the United States, where the issue is highly politicized, many proclaim individual freedom in opposition to any restrictions. However, individual freedom without social responsibility leads to anarchy.
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Ranjbarzadeh, R., Meghdadi, A., Hojaji, M. (2016). The Analysis of Experimental Process of Production, Stabilizing and Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity Coefficient of Water/Graphene Oxide as a Cooling Nanofluid in Machining. Journal of Modern Processes in Manufacturing and Production, 5(2), 43-53.
Ramin Ranjbarzadeh; Amir Homayoon Meghdadi; Mohammad Hojaji. "The Analysis of Experimental Process of Production, Stabilizing and Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity Coefficient of Water/Graphene Oxide as a Cooling Nanofluid in Machining". Journal of Modern Processes in Manufacturing and Production, 5, 2, 2016, 43-53.
Ranjbarzadeh, R., Meghdadi, A., Hojaji, M. (2016). 'The Analysis of Experimental Process of Production, Stabilizing and Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity Coefficient of Water/Graphene Oxide as a Cooling Nanofluid in Machining', Journal of Modern Processes in Manufacturing and Production, 5(2), pp. 43-53.
Ranjbarzadeh, R., Meghdadi, A., Hojaji, M. The Analysis of Experimental Process of Production, Stabilizing and Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity Coefficient of Water/Graphene Oxide as a Cooling Nanofluid in Machining. Journal of Modern Processes in Manufacturing and Production, 2016; 5(2): 43-53.
The abrasion is a significant issue, especially in machining of rigid steels. A functional and suitable approach for enhancing the heat transfer from machining area is using an intermediate fluid with higher heat transfer potential instead of common fluids. The objective of this experimental study is to discuss production, stability and thermal conductivity examination of water/graphene oxide nanofluid considered as a new nanofluid used in machining process instead of common coolant. In this research, for thermal conductivity enhancement of a basic fluid (Deionized water), a nanofluid development method composed of two steps as well as particles of nano dimension consisting water/graphene oxide is used. Producing 16 different nanofluid samples, the sample having a higher stability than others is considered for examining the thermal conductivity. The Zeta potential measurement is used in order to precisely determine stability of the final sample of water/graphene oxide nanofluid. Considering the obtained results, a highly acceptable level of stability is concluded. In addition, the transient hot wire method as well as thermal analyzer system is used to measure the heat transfer coefficient of water/graphene oxide nanofluid. According to the obtained results, the thermal conductivity of water/graphene oxide nanofluid in most states has increased to 71% compared to the base fluid. It is also observed that water/graphene oxide nanofluid has a high heat transfer potential. Utilizing this nanofluid enhances the heat transfer, improves the surface quality and reduces the damages caused by machining instrument.


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class TokenizedString;
class TokenizedStringMatch;

namespace app_list {
class AppContextMenu;
}  // namespace app_list

// ChromeSearchResult consists of an icon, title text and details text. Title
// and details text can have tagged ranges that are displayed differently from
// default style.
class ChromeSearchResult {
 public:
  using ResultType = ash::AppListSearchResultType;
  using DisplayType = ash::SearchResultDisplayType;
  using Tag = ash::SearchResultTag;
  using Tags = ash::SearchResultTags;
  using Action = ash::SearchResultAction;
  using Actions = ash::SearchResultActions;
  using DisplayIndex = ash::SearchResultDisplayIndex;

  ChromeSearchResult();
  virtual ~ChromeSearchResult();

  const base::string16& title() const { return metadata_->title; }
  const Tags& title_tags() const { return metadata_->title_tags; }
  const base::string16& details() const { return metadata_->details; }
  const Tags& details_tags() const { return metadata_->details_tags; }
  float rating() const { return metadata_->rating; }
  const base::string16& formatted_price() const {
    return metadata_->formatted_price;
  }
  const std::string& id() const { return metadata_->id; }
  DisplayType display_type() const { return metadata_->display_type; }
  ash::AppListSearchResultType result_type() const {
    return metadata_->result_type;
  }
  DisplayIndex display_index() const { return metadata_->display_index; }
  float position_priority() const { return metadata_->position_priority; }
  const Actions& actions() const { return metadata_->actions; }
  double display_score() const { return metadata_->display_score; }
  bool is_installing() const { return metadata_->is_installing; }
  bool is_recommendation() const { return metadata_->is_recommendation; }
  const base::Optional<GURL>& query_url() const { return metadata_->query_url; }
  const base::Optional<std::string>& equivalent_result_id() const {
    return metadata_->equivalent_result_id;
  }
  const gfx::ImageSkia& icon() const { return metadata_->icon; }
  const gfx::ImageSkia& chip_icon() const { return metadata_->chip_icon; }
  const gfx::ImageSkia& badge_icon() const { return metadata_->badge_icon; }

  bool notify_visibility_change() const {
    return metadata_->notify_visibility_change;
  }

  // The following methods set Chrome side data here, and call model updater
  // interface to update Ash.
  void SetTitle(const base::string16& title);
  void SetTitleTags(const Tags& tags);
  void SetDetails(const base::string16& details);
  void SetDetailsTags(const Tags& tags);
  void SetAccessibleName(const base::string16& name);
  void SetRating(float rating);
  void SetFormattedPrice(const base::string16& formatted_price);
  void SetDisplayType(DisplayType display_type);
  void SetResultType(ResultType result_type);
  void SetDisplayIndex(DisplayIndex display_index);
  void SetPositionPriority(float position_priority);
  void SetDisplayScore(double display_score);
  void SetActions(const Actions& actions);
  void SetIsOmniboxSearch(bool is_omnibox_search);
  void SetIsRecommendation(bool is_recommendation);
  void SetIsInstalling(bool is_installing);
  void SetQueryUrl(const GURL& url);
  void SetEquivalentResutlId(const std::string& equivlanet_result_id);
  void SetIcon(const gfx::ImageSkia& icon);
  void SetChipIcon(const gfx::ImageSkia& icon);
  void SetBadgeIcon(const gfx::ImageSkia& badge_icon);
  void SetNotifyVisibilityChange(bool notify_visibility_change);

  void SetSearchResultMetadata();

  void SetMetadata(std::unique_ptr<ash::SearchResultMetadata> metadata) {
    metadata_ = std::move(metadata);
  }
  std::unique_ptr<ash::SearchResultMetadata> CloneMetadata() const {
    return std::make_unique<ash::SearchResultMetadata>(*metadata_);
  }

  void set_model_updater(AppListModelUpdater* model_updater) {
    model_updater_ = model_updater;
  }
  AppListModelUpdater* model_updater() const { return model_updater_; }

  double relevance() const { return relevance_; }
  void set_relevance(double relevance) { relevance_ = relevance; }

  bool dismiss_view_on_open() const { return dismiss_view_on_open_; }
  void set_dismiss_view_on_open(bool dismiss_view_on_open) {
    dismiss_view_on_open_ = dismiss_view_on_open;
  }

  // Invokes a custom action on the result. It does nothing by default.
  virtual void InvokeAction(int action_index, int event_flags);

  // Opens the result. Clients should use AppListViewDelegate::OpenSearchResult.
  virtual void Open(int event_flags) = 0;

  // Called if set visible/hidden.
  virtual void OnVisibilityChanged(bool visibility);

  // Updates the result's relevance score, and sets its title and title tags,
  // based on a string match result.
  void UpdateFromMatch(const TokenizedString& title,
                       const TokenizedStringMatch& match);

  // Returns the context menu model for this item, or NULL if there is currently
  // no menu for the item (e.g. during install). |callback| takes the ownership
  // of the returned menu model.
  using GetMenuModelCallback =
      base::OnceCallback<void(std::unique_ptr<ui::SimpleMenuModel>)>;
  virtual void GetContextMenuModel(GetMenuModelCallback callback);

  static std::string TagsDebugStringForTest(const std::string& text,
                                            const Tags& tags);

  // Subtype of a search result. -1 means no sub type. Derived classes
  // can set this in their metadata to return useful values for rankers etc.
  // Note set_result_subtype() does not call into ModelUpdater so changing the
  // subtype after construction is not reflected in ash.
  int result_subtype() const { return metadata_->result_subtype; }

  // Get the type of the result, used in metrics.
  virtual ash::SearchResultType GetSearchResultType() const = 0;

 protected:
  // These id setters should be called in derived class constructors only.
  void set_id(const std::string& id) { metadata_->id = id; }
  void set_result_subtype(int result_subtype) {
    metadata_->result_subtype = result_subtype;
  }

  // Get the context menu of a certain search result. This could be different
  // for different kinds of items.
  virtual app_list::AppContextMenu* GetAppContextMenu();

 private:
  // The relevance of this result to the search, which is determined by the
  // search query. It's used for sorting when we publish the results to the
  // SearchModel in Ash. We'll update metadata_->display_score based on the
  // sorted order, group multiplier and group boost.
  double relevance_ = 0;

  // More often than not, calling Open() on a ChromeSearchResult will cause the
  // app list view to be closed as a side effect. Because opening apps can take
  // some time, the app list view is eagerly dismissed by default after invoking
  // Open() for added polish. Some ChromeSearchResults may not appreciate this
  // behavior so it can be disabled as needed.
  bool dismiss_view_on_open_ = true;

  std::unique_ptr<ash::SearchResultMetadata> metadata_;

  AppListModelUpdater* model_updater_ = nullptr;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ChromeSearchResult);
};

#endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_UI_APP_LIST_SEARCH_CHROME_SEARCH_RESULT_H_


"Abe, we aren't going to make it," I told the transporter I had hired for this coveted Nunivak Island muskox hunt.
We were stuck in Bethel, and after spending the night listing to the wind whistle against the B&B we were staying in, I knew the hunt was hopeless. It was raining, snowing, foggy, and turbulent along the entire Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta.
I had pretty much written the hunt off at that point as we boarded the plane back to Anchorage, despite Abe's efforts to convince me otherwise. The hardest part of a Nunivak Island muskox hunt is simply getting there, and the cruel Alaskan weather seemed to be trying to prevent every village flight from leaving Bethel that weekend.
We returned home and I lamented my decision. I hate giving up on hunts, especially dream ones like muskox, as it takes an average of 25 years to draw a tag for the species.
But as February came to a close and March rolled around, I started to take Abe's words to heart. The weather started to improve in Bethel and in Mekoryuk, on Nunivak.
"I think we should try again over my birthday weekend," I told Bixler.
"What about Lynx?" he said, noting the pushback from his mom as we discussed the idea of leaving Lynx with her for a few days.
Bixler texted Abe to avoid the delay from the bush cellphone network and Abe booked us over my birthday weekend.
WE HAD HARDLY UNPACKED when we headed back to the Anchorage airport, this time with our toddler in tow. Unlike our first flight over, everything ran smoothly. Our plane was on time and the weather was pleasantly sunny in Bethel, with a fresh layer of snow.
We landed in Bethel and checked in. To our surprise, all of our tubs and gun case were immediately loaded onto a Caravan bound for Mekoryuk. Lynx enjoyed running around the tiny terminal in Bethel and making friends with kids of all ages. A little boy came up to me and jokingly asked if he could take Lynx back to his village and teach him Yupik.
We were a little late but landed in Mekoryuk, the only village on Nunivak, a volcanic island in the Bering Sea. The island is completely treeless and fresh snow covered the gentle slopes. The runway was the only feature on the landscape and appeared tiny on the vast island.
We taxied to the turnaround and a procession of people started to unload the plane and greet the passengers. Bixler, Lynx and I met Abe and Mona David, who have lived on Mekoryuk their entire lives. They immediately fell in love with Lynx and arranged for Lynx and I to catch a ride with the quiet village public safety officer while Bixler hopped on the snowmachine.
The short drive led us to the David's house. Abe and Mona showed us to our room and brought out toys for Lynx. Their daughter came by to drop off their grandson on her way to work and soon he and Lynx were playing with the Davids' variety of kid's toys.
While the two played, Abe and I talked about the hunt and where to go. As a transporter, he can't guide me to a location, so we talked about routes around the island.
During our discussion, Mona prepared a delicious meal. The hospitality of the Davids was wonderful and we happily enjoyed our evening in their household.
THE NEXT MORNING, THE fog had rolled in over Mekoryuk and Abe suggested we wait until it broke. Lynx played with David's older grandson while we waited. Almost immediately, the sunshine rolled through the front window and Abe wasted no time in getting us going.
Bixler and I jumped on Abe's two-seat Bearcat. I waved one last goodbye to Lynx – he started to cry – and soon we sped off from the village. We navigated the drainages and treeless hills along the deep blue Bering Sea. We stopped at one point to take a break near a cinder cone, a good vantagepoint along the expanse of Nunivak.
"This is like snowmachining on the moon," I told Bixler. We watched foxes run around in the distance, feeding on remnants of muskox harvested by the villagers and hunters like us.
We went clear across to the south end of the island and skirted frozen sand dunes dotted with the occasional buoy washed ashore by the ferocious Bering Sea storms. I was in such awe of the landscape that I didn't spot the muskoxen off in the distance. I felt the snowmachine lurch to a stop as Bixler spotted some muskoxen relatively nearby.
I readied my rifle and pursued the animals on foot. At first, we were positioned upwind and they ran, surprisingly fast for an animal that looks like they lumber along the tundra.
I ran around to the downwind side and crouched down behind a tussock and inched closer on my knees, cocking my rifle and extending the bipod. The muskoxen were huddled together, their defense mechanism against predators. Immediately I identified all three as bulls and noted that I would simply shoot the first one that stepped away from the herd.
As soon as one stepped out, I fired the shot. I saw the muskox lurch from the impact and all three began running. The one I hit faltered and reset to brace for a second shot. The second shot was perfect and the animal dropped.
Bixler and I yelped with joy as Abe joined us from afar and we gathered for an array of pictures. The horns and horn boss were very pronounced; this was a large bull. I stood for a moment staring at this creature straight from the Ice Age as Bixler began to ready the knives for field dressing the muskox.
"Happy birthday, honey," he said as we started to part the long hair to skin the animal.
FIELD-DRESSING THE MUSKOX took longer than expected. The skin was so thick that the first shot had hardly penetrated the hide, but the second was right through the lung. Bixler and I bagged the quarters, tenderloins, backstraps, ribs, plus the odds and ends. We saved the heart and some of the bones for the locals. The skull and hide was tightly wrapped in a tarp and would go into a bag for the flight home.
We packed the entire animal on the sled trailer and then used the satellite phone to call Mona to say we were on our way. Abe explained that we would go over the middle of the island to home. We sped off up the gentle slope, running into the other two muskoxen on the way home.
Abe stopped to show us a giant crater left over from the island's volcanic beginnings. The sun was setting and the pure white horizon was slowly being replaced with hues of blue. We pressed onward and finally returned to Mekoryuk at about 10:30 p.m. under bright stars on a moonless night.
Lynx was happy to see me. He had had a stellar day meeting the rest of the Davids' grandkids and others from the village. Mona greeted me with a purple birthday cake – the only color they could find at the store – and a huge meal. We were all exhausted but happy about the successful hunt and great company.
I put Lynx to bed and Bixler and I stood outside in the cold deboning the meat to fit them into the tubs. In total, the muskox produced a little more than 350 pounds of deboned (minus the ribs) meat. The hide/skull combination weighed in at 164 pounds and had to be air freighted back to Anchorage. The bones went to local residents.
Packed and ready to go, we waited for our plane out of Mekoryuk. I tried to compare my muskox to the one on Abe's wall, but he never really told me much about what a big muskox versus a little one was during our conversation about the hunt.
I had told him in the beginning that I wasn't big on trophy hunting and was happy with anything, but he insisted we should get a big one.
Editor's note: Krystin and Bixler McClure own and operate Seward Ocean Excursions, which offers boat-based adventures on the Kenai Peninsula. For more, call (907) 599-0499 or go to sewardoceanexcursions.com.
Congratulations! You are one of the lucky few to draw the Nunivak Island muskox tag.
I happened to talk on the phone with a winner who had called Abe to inquire about the same hunt we made. I told him it would be expensive and daunting, but he should do it.
The following offers some advice and lessons learned from our experience to turn a hunt of a lifetime from a headache into pure joy. I still tell people that nothing will ever top this muskox hunt; it was the best birthday present a sportswoman could want.
This hunt is expensive. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will send you a letter with your tag saying the cost is around $10,000 for a hunt with just a transporter. They are right. We spared no expense in making this hunt work for us between the refundable tickets, checked baggage, freight, taxidermy and transporter fees. Be prepared to spend a little to make this all work.
Hire a transporter. This hunt can be done unguided/untransported for residents, but ADFG (and we) highly recommend hiring a transporter. Nunivak Island is owned by a Native corporation and going unguided or transported may cause some tension among the residents of Mekoryuk. There are no hotels on Mekoryuk and coming back to a warm house and nice meal is a great way to end a hunt, not to mention getting to meet amazing people.
Get refundable plane tickets and be flexible. Winter weather in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta can be hard on flights, so make sure you build some flexibility into your schedule in case you plan on spending a few nights in Bethel or can't get out of Mekoryuk. The only airline that flies to Mekoryuk, Ravn, is very aware of the tight schedule most muskox hunters are on and will work with you to change flights.
Know your animal! ADFG has a great slideshow on muskox identification and I encourage hunters to take a peek at it. The easiest way to identify a cow versus bull muskox is by the boss – the base of each horn. When the animals are on the move, you better be sure you can spot the bull among the cows.
Enjoy a slice of village life. We had heard that one of the biggest complaints of this hunt was the accommodations. Most of those people apparently are used to staying in five-star hunting lodges with lavish meals and all else that goes with it.
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EIGHT YEARS AGO, Jonathan Maberry approached me and a handful of others with an invitation to contribute to a new shared world book he was creating that dealt with vampires. I still have the original e-mail – from May of 2011 – and of course I accepted the invite, but I never dreamed when the resulting book V-Wars was first published in 2012 that it would spawn three more prose volumes, a comic book series,…
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LAST MONTH, I got a peek at the cover for The House By The Cemetery, my 10th novel overall, and my first for Flame Tree Press. I've been itching to share it ever since, but had to wait for a final version from the publisher. And at last… here it is! What do you think? The House By The Cemetery was the very first book signed for Flame Tree Publishing's new Flame Tree Press imprint…
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Croatia's family-friendly island- The Saturday Times UK
Losinj in the Adriatic is home to a little-known hotel that's perfect for toddlers, writes Matthew Teller.
There's a disco on the hotel terrace, overlooking a fiery sunset. But the spectacle is going unwatched as nodding heads draw back to let the stars of the show make a grand appearance. The music segues into a chirpy tune, mouths drop open in wonder and Papa Smurf skips on to the terrace with Smurfette in tow.
Welcome to Croatia's only Kinderhotel. This network of independently run, family focused European hotels pioneered all-inclusive stays centre around children. Of their 50 properties, 48 are at high altitude, mostly in the Austrian Alps, with a handful in Bravia and the Italian Dolomites. But we didn't fancy the mountains. I investigated the two remaining, both on the Adriatic coast, and it was essentially a choice between big and small. Big would have meant an over developed beach resort outside Venice. We went small.
Family Hotel Vespara is the southern-most property in the entire group. It lies at one end of the island of Losinj (pronounced "losheen"), at the tip of a line of island emerging from Croatia's Kvarner Bay, midway between Venice and Split. It's all about location. I counted 121 paces from the Vespera's back door, across a lawn, through a grove of pines to reach the shore. Even on a slow morning that's four minutes from duvet to sea.
But first, our arrival. After a long transfer from Pula airport, watching falcons wheel over hillside scrub and blowing away cobwebs on the island ferry, reaching the Vespera was a bit of a bump. Boutique it isn't. The Vespara and its sister hotel alongside, the Aurora, are long, low blocks put up in 1977 as a Communist era seaside getaway. Both were rejuvenated and relaunched in 2009- the Aurora as an upscale wellness retreat, the Vespera as a cheery family resort. Each has about 400 rooms, tasteful but compact, and all with balconies facing either the forest or the sea.
First glimpse notwithstanding, the Vespera quickly grew on us. As there are no other hotels (or anything else) nearby, guests at both share all facilities. We loved the Aurora's beach at Veli Zal, an idyllic little bay of flat stones, and also the outdoor play-pools that cascade between the two hotels. One big plus is that guests at Vespera can use the Aurora's spas, which included heated indoor pools (another hit with the kids) and two big hot tubs with powerful bubble-jets. "Dad, it almost blew my pants off, "giggled our six-year-old.
The main reason to book at Kinderhotel though, is the childcare, and the Vespera has this done to an art. As part of the inclusive rates, the hotel's Pino Club will look after kids aged 2 to 16 (split into three age groups), from morning until well after bedtime. The club has its own suite of rooms on the hotel's ground floor, including big play areas for games and activities, a quiet space for little ones to nap, games consoles for older kids and a secure outdoor zone for supervised play. Thirteen dedicated childcare staff and entertainers work every day throughout the season.
Losinj also feels more international than the quiet corners of Austria, where hotels aren't great at accommodating English-speaking children. Here, all the games led in Croatian, German, English and Italian, and the Pino Club team leaders were scrupulous about tailoring things for individual kids. It made for a bit if a whirl, but was part of the fun, with loads of parents joining in with the open-air parties and costume discos each evening on the hotel terrace.
Mary and Chris Gibbons, from Dublin, who were coming to the end of a ten-day stay at the Vespera, told me they were delighted with the Pino Club-their two under-fives had loved it, Mary said "And it's been brilliant for us to get a break," Chris said. "We're well impressed with the staff. The only thing is the food- but you don't come to Croatia for the cooking." I didn't think it was bad. Breakfast and dinner- included in our half-board package- were in Vespera's giant buffet restaurant, seating 650 or so, a curious mix of clean-cut Swedish dads and tiger print Austrian grannies. It could be a bit of a bunfight with so many eating at once, but there was plenty of choice, if heavy on the meat: non-carnivores might find their options a little repetitive. We found better food a la carte at Borik, the hotel's beach restaurant- a sunset trap. Eating out cost about half of what you might expect at home.
One warm morning we followed the woodland trail from the hotel into the island's pocket-sized capital, Mali Losinj, for ice creams, and I climbed the 15th-century stone tower beside the harbour in nearby Veli Losinj. Veli is Croatian for roofs and dozy grandpas. Mali, by contrast, means "little", though Mali Losinj has the island's shops and resturants. In Mali's fish market, I joined trilby-hatted gentlemen and wrinkle-elbowed grandmothers for a browse of crates of ice-strewn grouper and octopus.
We didn't do much sightseeing, though and even spurned the chance to join daily boat excursions to nearby islands. The hotel was too much fun. We filled days exploring rock pools, cheating at crazy golf, ordering cocktails and extravagant milkshakes and studiously ignoring the public sessions of fitness and aerobics.
Change are afoot. The island's airstrip is being expanded and from next year it will be able to accommodate short-haul aircraft, cutting out the need for long transfers. Losinj is about to become known. Catch it before that happens.
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I have to fetch first 500 entries from the table. So for that purpose i have to serialize the data and then fetch first 500 entries.
I tried count() too. But it is a bit confusing while the data is not in order. So i tried looking on google and didn't found any solution.

A: You can use the LIMIT clause to get the first 500:
SELECT *
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LIMIT 500

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A characterization of the invariant measures for an infinite particle system with interactions
Author: Thomas M. Liggett
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 179 (1973), 433-453
MSC: Primary 60K35
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1973-0326867-1
MathSciNet review: 0326867
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Abstract: Let be the transition function for a symmetric, irreducible, transient Markov chain on the countable set S. Let be the infinite particle system on S with the simple exclusion interaction and one-particle motion determined by p. A characterization is obtained of all the invariant measures for in terms of the bounded functions on S which are harmonic with respect to . Ergodic theorems are proved concerning the convergence of the system to an invariant measure.
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IRS introduces voluntary certification program for tax preparers
BY ALISTAIR M. NEVIUS, J.D.
Practice Management & Professional Standards
After failing to win court approval for its mandatory tax return preparer regulation program, the IRS in late June introduced a voluntary certification program to take its place (Rev. Proc. 2014-42). Return preparers who sign up for the program and complete its continuing education requirements will be listed in an IRS database of return preparers.
When the IRS lost its appeal in Loving, No. 13-5061 (D.C. Cir. 2/11/14), which held that the IRS does not have statutory authority to regulate tax return preparers, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen indicated that, while the IRS might look to Congress to give it authority to regulate return preparers, he was also considering a "voluntary certification" program.
In announcing the launch of the program, called the Annual Filing Season Program, Koskinen said the program "will give unenrolled return preparers a way to stay to up to date on tax laws and changes, which we believe will improve service to taxpayers."
HOW DOES THE VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WORK?
Under the Annual Filing Season Program, tax return preparers who wish to become certified would:
Hold a valid preparer tax identification number (PTIN);
Complete 18 hours of continuing education from an IRS-approved provider;
Have limited rights to represent taxpayers before the IRS concerning returns they prepared;
Be included in a database of return preparers who were in the program;
Consent to abide by the duties and responsibilities under Circular 230, Regulations Governing Practice Before the Internal Revenue Service (31 C.F.R. Part 10);
Receive an IRS-issued certificate, called a Record of Completion.
The 18 hours of continuing education that program participants must complete will include a six-hour refresher course for tax season, 10 hours of federal tax law topics, and two hours of ethics. The program will be in place for the 2015 filing season, but it will have a phased-in requirement of 11 hours of continuing education that must be completed in 2014.
Preparers who elect to participate will be listed in a directory on the IRS website beginning in January 2015. The database will also include practitioners with recognized credentials and higher qualifications, such as enrolled agents, attorneys, CPAs, enrolled retirement plan agents, and enrolled actuaries. The directory will not include tax preparers with preparer tax identification numbers who are not members of any of the above-listed groups of preparers.
Only tax return preparers who have a record of participating in the program for that tax year will be able to represent their clients before the IRS during an examination of a return that they signed or prepared. (CPAs, attorneys, and enrolled agents continue to have unlimited representation rights.)
Tax return preparers who receive a Record of Completion will not be allowed to use the terms "certified," "enrolled," or "licensed" to describe their status, nor may they make representations that they are endorsed by the IRS.
Alistair Nevius is the JofA's editor-in-chief, tax. To comment on this article or to suggest an idea for another article, contact him at anevius@aicpa.org or 919-402-4052.


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Kroger Offering Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing in Hamilton County
By 700WLW News
( Westwood ) - Kroger is expanding its drive-thru coronavirus testing sites and setting up in the Cincinnati area.
People can get a test for COVID-19 at Dunham Recreation Center at 4356 Dunham Lane in Westwood on Thursday and Friday from 10am to 4pm.
It's the site of the former Dunham Hospital, where people were treated and quarantined for tuberculosis in the early 1900s.
You have to set an appointment ahead of time, and only those who meet CDC guidelines are elligible, and a photo ID is required.
To make an appointment, click here.
Kroger Health says it expects to conduct 250 tests per day.


Wow! It is already half way through the summer. The Squam experience has so far been everything I had hoped and more. Diving, wood splitting, trail work, and camping- it couldn't be better. This past weekend was my first time being an island caretaker. I spent three nights on Bowman Island, which was such a treat. Getting out of the house for a few days was exactly what I needed to clear my head. Everyone I live with is amazing, but it can feel congested at times living in a house with eight people. Being alone on the island was a great escape. Although, staying in the Bowman cabin is a bit eerie. In my mind, this cabin sets the perfect scene for a Friday the 13th film. There is even an old rusted machete stuffed away in the corner. Creepy, I know, but I survived. When staying out on the islands we clean bathrooms, maintain trails, check in campers and make sure everything on the island is running smoothly. The best part about caretaking is going around to each of the sites and greeting all of the people staying on the island. Friendly faces are everywhere, and everyone is always excited to strike up a conversation. Speaking of Friday the 13th! One family invited me to stay and have dinner with them. Oddly enough they went to college with the man who wrote the screenplay for the original Friday the 13th movie! The family treated me to beef stroganoff and some of the best peach cobbler I've ever had the pleasure of savoring. Cobbler cooked over a fire makes it taste just that much sweeter. Following dinner I was in for a surprise. One of the women at the site pulled out a giant bag of marshmallows and called out, "alright time to play chubby bunny!" I never thought my first time playing chubby bunny would be with a group of middle-aged folks but I would not have had it any other way. I laughed until I was red in the face. After admitting defeat to the apparently chipmunk-cheeked pros, we talked into the evening like old friends. As night fell I finally retreated to the ominous Bowman cabin with a large grin, a Tupperware full of leftovers, and the images of marshmallows mashed into mouths still in my head. What a great night to end a wonderful weekend.


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Church is not a building. It's a family.
You never know what to expect when you attend a church for the first time. You get up early, drive to an unfamiliar building filled with strangers, spend an hour or more with them, only to find out that it's not quite what you are looking for in a church. If only you could have some idea of what an average worship service is like before going to one! The following is an honest description of an average Sunday morning at North Country Fellowship.
As you enter the building you will immediately notice the Sunday morning buzz created by dozens of children running around. Both military and local families of all ages are in attendance. As you enter the meeting room (where the service takes place), you will notice a comfortably modern feel. Worship music is playing over the sound system and people are actually happy to be at church!
The music team will start the service around 11:00 AM and lead everyone in 3 to 5 songs. Drums, guitars, trumpets and piano are all used in our musical worship. The words to the songs we sing are projected on a screen for you to follow along. The music is modern, contemporary and exciting!
As the singing ends, we will pray and the kids are dismissed for their classes and one or more of our pastors will begin to teach from God's word. We believe that the Bible is worth studying every Sunday so we make it a priority to do so as a church. The messages are clear and apply to everyday life. If you own a Bible, bring it with you and follow along. We usually spend 35-45 minutes learning from scripture.
Afterward, people tend to hang around, talk and just enjoy each other's friendship.
Once a month we celebrate and remember the death of Jesus Christ through a ceremony called "communion" (it's also known as "the sacrament", "the Lord's Supper" or "the Eucharist").
During the teaching time (after the music), children from age three through fifth grade may attend Spiritual Life Classes. Most kids find this time to be an absolute blast! If you have a baby or toddler under age three, we provide a nursery ministry so you can catch the service. All of our children's workers have had background checks because safety matters to us.
We are an imperfect group of people trying to pursue Jesus Christ on the Journey of Faith. Sunday morning is our chance to join together in corporate worship. It's a breath of fresh air in the midst of a hectic life. We look forward to meeting you on Sunday!
We believe the Bible is God's Holy Word, inspired and without error.
We believe that God exists in three Persons -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, sinless life, atoning death, resurrection, ascension and personal return.
We believe that man is sinful and eternally lost without Jesus Christ.
We believe in salvation by grace through Jesus Christ and the eternal security of the believer.
We believe the Lord has left the believer with two ordinances: Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
We believe that the church consists of all who have placed saving faith in Jesus.
North Country Fellowship exists for the purpose of bringing glory to God our Father. We do this by accomplishing the purposes He has designed for the church: whole-hearted worship, accountable community, life-application discipleship, service to others and introducing others to Jesus.
For a more detailed look at out purpose and structure you can attend our membership class. Watch the church calendar for the next class date.
For a more complete list of our beliefs and our church policies, please download a PDF of our Constitution
NCF began when church planter, Rev. Patrick Wilson, moved to Evans Mills, NY to start a Conservative Baptist Church in July of 1986. Initially, Pastor Wilson held Bible studies in his home. In December of that same year, Pastor Wilson and his family moved to South James Street in Carthage, and continued the home studies until the gathering grew so much a new location was needed.
On the first Sunday of October in 1987, NCF held it's first official service at the YMCA in Watertown. Weekly meetings continued there until the church moved its services to 267 State Street, Carthage on September 3, 1989. The church thrived and within a few years it out grew it's State Street location and once again pondered a move.
On February 11, 1990, Vincent & Elizabeth Sayre offered to sell NCF five acres of land on the Sayre Road. The purchase price was one dollar. In January of 1991 construction began on the new building and on August 3rd the church celebrated its first service at 35206 Sayre Road, its current location.
Rev. Wilson remained with NCF as their pastor until January of 1994 when he relocated to Leroy, NY. Pastor Mike Biolsi joined the pastoral staff at NCF in October of 1990 and has been the Senior Pastor since 1995.
In October 2003, as the NCF celebrated it's 16th Anniversary, the church also celebrated another major milestone: thanks to a generous giving campaign, the mortgage on the the church's facility was paid off early.
In the fall of 2006 the church brought on another pastor. Pastor Len Flack had come to faith in Jesus through the ministries of NCF, and after studying ministry at Davis College he returned to Northern NY and the church.
Today the church averages about 110 people at its 11:00am Sunday worship service which includes contemporary music, Biblical life application messages and Sunday School for children ages 3 through 5th grade. NCF still offers home study groups and programs for junior and senior high students.
"A lot of things have changed over the years", says Pastor Biolsi, "we have changed locations, music styles, pastors and many of our members have moved away; but the one thing that has never changed is our desire to help our community by helping people connect with the God who created them." North Country Fellowship continues to minister to local and military families located in the Fort Drum and greater Carthage areas.
If you would like to know more about the church, or if you are looking for a place to connect with God, then the people of North Country Fellowship Church invite you to join them on Sunday mornings at 11:00am. You may also contact either Pastor Mike Biolsi or Pastor Len Flack or call the church: (315) 493-3958.
NCF was started in 1987 to minister to the growing population of Fort Drum and Jefferson County. Located in Carthage, just minutes away from Ft Drum, Lowville and Watertown, it is a blended congregation of local and military folks, single soldiers, young families and grandparents.
35206 Sayre Road
Carthage NY 13619
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Just Another Brick in the Clinton Delegate Wall
Last night was another good night for Hillary Clinton, as she continued her steady slog toward the Democratic nomination. At last count, she took home 87 delegates, widening her lead over Bernie Sanders, who won 69, to 760-546 in pledged delegates. (Her lead increases to 1,221-571 if you throw in the super delegates who have endorsed the two candidates so far.) With super delegates, she is more than halfway to clinching the nomination.
Of course, you might not realize this based on today's media reports, which have focused heavily on Bernie's "surprise" victory in Michigan, in which he eked out a narrow popular vote victory over Clinton, 49.8% to 48.3%, and in delegates 65-58. But the media narrative really says more about how bad the pre-election Michigan polls were than they do about the strength of Bernie's victory. While Sanders' win in Michigan will give his supporters a much-needed psychological boost heading into still another Super Tuesday on March 15, when almost 700 delegates will be at stake, the reality is that last night's results do not suggest Bernie has widened his support to the degree necessary to win this nomination. The fact is Michigan is a state, with its traditional manufacturing base, that was tailor-made to Bernie's economic message, particularly his opposition to trade agreements, and his emphasis on addressing income inequality. Exit polls suggest these themes played particularly well in a state that was hard hit during the economic recession. Among the 27% citing income inequality as the most important issue, Bernie won 61% of the vote. Almost 60% of voters said trade takes away from American jobs (as opposed to creating them) and Bernie won 58% of their vote.
Bernie also benefited from two others aspects of the Michigan primary. First, it was an open primary, and Bernie crushed Clinton 71%-28% among the 28% of voters who called themselves independents. He also benefited by the lower non-white turnout in Michigan compared to the southern states Hillary has used to build her large delegate lead. Although she again handedly won the non-white vote last night, 62%-35% (which is not quite the dominating performance for her among these voters that we have seen in previous contests), they only constituted a third of the vote, not quite enough to overcome Sanders strong performance among white men. Finally, Bernie was more effective than Clinton at tapping into support from the 70% who were dissatisfied or angry with the federal government, winning these voters 54%-45% over Clinton.
To be sure, this wasn't simply the case of Bernie capitalizing on a demographically-friendly state. The evidence from exit polls suggests his supporters turned out in greater numbers than we have seen in many previous Democratic contests. Self-described liberals ("very" and "somewhat") constituted 56% of the vote, a higher proportion than in many previous primaries, and they went strongly for Bernie. The youth turnout was also surprisingly strong and it largely negated Clinton's strength among older voters, who did not vote in quite the proportions she has come to expect. Sanders also did surprisingly well, at least to me, among unmarried women, who constituted 27% of the vote, matching the proportion of married women, and who went for him 53%-42%, which again cancelled out Clinton's edge among the latter group. Sanders' ability to turn out these crucial voters bodes well for him looking ahead to next Tuesday's contests in Ohio and Illinois, which between them will award 299 delegates, and which share a somewhat similar demographic profile as Michigan. Illinois, moreover, is an open primary, and Ohio has modified voting rules for its primary – both good news for Sanders given his demonstrated ability to draw independent voters.
But we shouldn't sugarcoat the road ahead for Sanders. Given his delegate deficit, and the fact that all five states voting next week, including Missouri, Florida and North Carolina, award delegates proportionally, merely reprising his Michigan performance is not going to be enough to catch Clinton. He needs to start winning states, and winning them by large margins, as Clinton did yesterday in Mississippi, where exit polls indicate the overwhelmingly black electorate (71%) went heavily for Clinton over Sanders by 89%-11%. That massive level of support fueled her dominating victory over Sanders in the popular vote 83%-16.5%. Looking ahead to the next Super Tuesday, it is hard to see any place where Sanders will exert that type of political dominance. Instead, early polling (and Michigan reminds us that polling isn't always accurate!) has Clinton leading in Florida and North Carolina by 20% or more, and in Ohio by 15%. Yes, I expect Sanders to cut into those leads (assuming the polls are even accurate), but even if he ends up running even with Clinton in those states, or better yet eking out narrow victories, that won't be enough for him to cut into her substantial delegate lead to any great degree.
So, yes, I expect to see a flurry of articles noting the warning signs for Clinton in yesterday's Michigan results. And yes, Sanders is likely to pick up a batch of delegates next week, particularly in the Midwest states of Ohio and, perhaps to a lesser degree, Illinois. But it is important not to lose sight of the bigger picture. Last night was a win for Clinton, and it serves as a reminder that Bernie Sanders is fighting an uphill battle for delegates, and for the Democratic nomination. In that respect, nothing has really changed. Together, Michigan and Mississippi represent just another brick in the Clinton delegate wall. The sooner the #FeelTheBern crowd realize this and fall in line, the better off everyone will be.
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Martin Lapidus says:
Your closing line reads, "The sooner the #FeelTheBern crowd realize this and fall in line, the better off everyone will be."
And the meaning of this sentence is what? Bernie makes a perfunctory I support Clinton speech and goes back to being the junior Senator from Vermont? And Mrs. Clinton continues in her role of an ineffective candidate who almost blew a huge lead, but crosses the finish line an inelegant first.
Is that what makes everyone better off? Is being inert paradise? Wouldn't she better off fighting to the finish and improving her candidacy skills? If Bernie knocks her off stride, imagine what the sweet hearts from NY, Texas or Florida will do. Only Ohio isn't a meanie.
See you soon, Marty
Matthew Dickinson says:
Marty – That was my (apparently unsuccessful) attempt at subtle (very subtle) artistic commentary! In fact, I agree with you – she in fact is better off winning a contested fight with Bernie and he shouldn't just fall in line to become another brick in the wall. (Get it? Another Brick in the Wall? See the video? Is this working at all?)
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Larimer Campus Names New Dean of Instruction
By John Feeley July 15, 2016
Dr. Darcy Litzerman is a new dean of instruction at Front Range Community College. She will oversee the Larimer Campus academic departments of Business; Creative Arts, Design, and Humanities; Rhetoric, Languages, and Philosophy; and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Dr. Darcy Litzerman
Most recently, Litzerman was a faculty member for the Presidents Leadership Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience at public and private colleges and universities and more than 10 years leadership and supervisory experience, having served as vice president for academic affairs and interim president at Friends University in Kansas.
Litzerman has a Ph.D. in English from the University of Connecticut, a master's in English from the University of Connecticut and a bachelor's degree (Phi Beta Kappa) from Mount Holyoke College for Women.
FRCC offers nearly 100 degree and certificate programs from locations in Boulder County, Larimer County, Westminster, and Brighton, and online.
FRCC is a member of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), the state's largest system of higher education, with 13 colleges across Colorado serving more than 151,000 students annually. CCCS is a vital statewide pathway to individual achievement and economic vitality. Further, CCCS institutions provide an accessible, responsive learning environment that facilitates the achievement of educational, professional, and personal goals by our students and other members of our communities, and each fosters an atmosphere that embraces academic excellence, diversity, and innovation.
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Runyon Appointed Vice President of FRCC-Larimer Campus