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Joffrey Pollet-Villard (* 4. Januar 1992 in Annecy) ist ein französischer Freestyle-Skier. Er startet in der Disziplin Halfpipe.

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Pollet-Villard startete im Januar 2008 in Les Contamines erstmals im Freestyle-Skiing-Weltcup und belegte dabei den 14. Platz. In der Saison 2010/11 erreichte er mit drei Top Zehn Platzierungen den 29. Platz im Gesamtweltcup und den vierten Rang im Halfpipe-Weltcup. Dies sind bisher seine besten Gesamtplatzierungen im Weltcup. Im Februar 2012 siegte er bei der SFR Freeski Tour in Tignes. In der Saison 2012/13 wurde er bei den Winter-X-Games 2013 in Aspen Fünfter und bei den Winter-X-Games-Europe 2013 in Tignes Siebter. Bei den Freestyle-Skiing-Weltmeisterschaften 2013 in Voss errang er den 12. Platz. Im Januar 2015 holte er bei den Freestyle-Skiing-Weltmeisterschaften am Kreischberg die Silbermedaille in der Halfpipe. Bei den X-Games Oslo 2016 kam er auf den 14. Platz.

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I admired your fire pit and copied a photo and sent it to the neighbors. They've talked of one and yours looks both good and easily constructed.
Yes. It was very easy. Actually, we had the bricks in the backyard at home when we bought the house. It was only used a couple times so why not move it to camp. The bonus is that the rim I was using for a pit fit perfectly in the brick circle. It was simple to make.
Next project is laying down sod for the lawn. It's all coming together. A bonus with the kitchen is the wall the stove and fridge is against is facing north. When the north wind comes in off the lake like today, it's blocked off and we are able to sit outside comfortably.
The Brava for the big kids is in the fridge.
Lmao. Misread that the first time. The brava is off limits. All mine. Very similar to coors light but $10 a case cheaper.
I got back at 4pm and by 5:30 had this built.
I'm happy. The kitchen survived a severe thunderstorm last night without a drop of water getting in.
Got some lighting installed in the kitchen.
Thanks. I'm also planning to replace that table in the kitchen with a 60 inch wide cabinet with countertop. It all came together nicely. It makes camp so much more relaxing. We've been doing all our cooking there now instead of inside the camper. It's even enjoyable doing the dishes outside with the birds chirping and the breeze flowing.
But what about water? A kitchen has to have hot and cold water. Well, the outdoor kitchen on the camper has a small sink with both. I just fill a couple tubs for a wash station. It all came together nicely.
So we made a last minute decision to go to camp last night and spend the night. Our camper has a room at the back with bunks on one side and a slide out on the other with a single bunk up top that folds up out of the way. On the floor is a couple of j-cubes that open up into beds. We're keeping one of those and installing a set of dinette benches and table I picked up this week out of a camper. Someone had removed them to install a table and chairs.
We spent the night and enjoyed one of the last campfires for this season. Next week I will be at a scout camp with most of our kids. Then it's Thanksgiving. We will be closing up for the season then.
Well, we had originally planned to make this weekend our last at camp but with the cold snap it was time to head out to winterize the camper and bring in the food. All done for another season. Yes, that white stuff is snow.
While I was at camp it was very windy. We were actually under a severe weather warning last night for the wind. Just after I got there, a spruce tree came down on the hydro lines about 100 ft away from the camper. The line ran from a pole to the hydro shack that houses all the breakers. The tree fell with enough force to pull on the lines and basically rip the wall off the hydro shack.
Of course I let the camp owner know right away. Looks like by the time repairs are made, there'll be snow on the ground. So it's a good thing I went out today to close up.
You get the Brava packed up or did you just drink what was left?
Hahaha. There actually wasn't much left in the fridge. But it made it home.
I took a trip out to camp today to check on things and shovel off the roof of the kitchen.
It was alright going in though the road hadn't been plowed since January. I had it in 4x4 for the last mile going in. As I suspected, the kitchen had a good amount of snow on the roof but that got taken care of.
Here's where the fun begins. Lol. Both plowed out turnaround areas were covered in drifting snow. It took a little back and forth runs to pack down enough space to turn around. I just got going again and the 4x4 kicked out. Seems there's a safety built in to disable the 4x4 so you don't cause damage. It took some messing with the 4x4 on and off and into 4low to get it working again. What it did was cut the engine down to 1/4 power and disable the 4x4 entirely. I let it sit for a few minutes with the engine off then restarted in 4 low to get going. Once it did, I didn't stop until I was back out to the plowed road. The 4x4 seems ok now. I'm guessing either a frozen vacuum line or iced up front hub.
A friend of ours was out this week checking on his camp next to ours. The snow is melting.
On a cool note, I may have to pick one of these up.
I took a drive out to camp hoping to get my flatdeck trailer for this weekend. As you can see there's still lots of snow. I couldn't get the trailer out as the snow was 3ft of solid ice from the melt/freeze over the past few weeks.
I think we've seen the last of it down here.


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West Wing Reunion: Sterling K. Brown to Play Leo in HBO Max Special
By Matt Webb Mitovich / October 5 2020, 10:44 AM PDT
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Two-time Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) will portray White House chief of staff Leo McGarry in HBO Max's upcoming West Wing reunion special.
John Spencer played the role on the NBC political drama, and won an Emmy along the way, until his death midway through filming the seventh and final season.
People.com first reported on Brown's casting.
Premiering Thursday, Oct. 15 on the streaming service, A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote marks the first time in 17 years that the original cast of the Emmy- and Peabody Award–winning drama series will come together, with creator Aaron Sorkin and executive producer/director Thomas Schlamme, for a theatrical stage presentation of the "Hartsfield's Landing" episode from Season 3.
Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford and Martin Sheen all will reprise their respective roles from the episode.
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote will also include act breaks with guest appearances from When We All Vote co-chair/former FLOTUS Michelle Obama, President Bill Clinton, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Emmy–winning composer W.G. Snuffy Walden will play the iconic score for The West Wing theme song on his guitar, while the folk rock band The Avett Brothers will close out the special.
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Tokyo Game Show to grow in 2007
Posted February 1, 2007 @ 3:19PM, by Eric Bangeman
Organizers of the annual Tokyo Game Show have announced the timing for this year's show, which will be expanded from last years three-day run to four days and will begin on September 20.
The Tokyo Game Show dates back to 1996 and was a twice-a-year event until 2002. Show organizers have historically allowed the general public to attend part of the show. For this year's show, the last two days will be open to the public.
Although the Tokyo Game Show has been a major draw for Japanese developers, it has been overshadowed by the formerly huge E3 show. Last summer, however, the Entertainment Software Association decided that it was time to scale E3 down. The cost of putting on and exhibiting at E3 had spiraled out of control, and though the show was ostensibly open only to journalists and exhibitors, the relatively open registration process made it possible for those outside the press and gaming industry to attend.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and with E3 morphing into a smaller, summer show in Santa Monica, there's an opportunity for another gaming convention extravaganza. The CEA, which has plenty of experience with mammoth trade shows, pondered launching an E3 replacement, only to decide against it.
With the reorganization of E3 and the masses of people expected to attend the Tokyo Game Show, many observers are asking whether these huge shows outlived their usefulness? An increasing number of developers are turning towards smaller in-house events where they can show their games to bloggers as well as the mainstream gaming press. These events allow the companies to show off their games in an optimal and controlled environment; without the cost of travelling to a tradeshow and buying booth space the bang for the buck is much higher. This is a trend that will probably continue as shows this large make it hard for even the big-name games to make an impression.
Thanks to Dave Girard for help with the Japanese translation. Ben Kuchera contributed to this story.
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One Zune exec out; J Allard takes over the program
Posted February 1, 2007 @ 12:32PM, by Nate Anderson
Bryan Lee, the executive in charge of business development for the Zune program, is stepping down from Microsoft to be replaced by J Allard, the bald hipster who received much of the credit for building the Xbox brand. Microsoft insists that Lee (a 43-year old) is "retiring" for personal reasons and absolutely not because of corporate displeasure over the Zune launch.
Lee came to Microsoft in 2000 as the Chief Financial Officer for the Home & Entertainment Group. He's at home dealing with business matters—he holds a degree in accounting, spent several years working for Arthur Andersen, and negotiated contracts at Sony Pictures Entertainment for 13 years. When he was promoted to corporate vice president at Microsoft, Lee headed many of the negotiations for Zune content, which meant endless hours of discussions with music labels. Good times.
Lee was also on the receiving end of Universal's really great idea that it get paid one dollar out of every Zune sale, to make up for the alleged piracy that the device's new users were sure to rush out and engage in. Consumers might have thought that a man who lists his favorite band as the Rolling Stones would have told Universal, "You Can't Always Get What You Want," but it was not to be, and Universal got their money.
Lee tried to get the industry to loosen its grip on the music, even telling reporters that he would be organizing a conference early in 2007 to discuss the 3 days/3 plays restriction and other details. Now that he's leaving, the status of this alleged pow-wow is unknown.
Microsoft has publicly expressed confidence in the new music player, saying repeatedly that it is on track to sell one million Zunes by July and that it is in the market for the long term. Both of these things may well be true, and the Zune is an attractive player in many ways, but it has significant problems. Not least among them is the almost total worthlessness of the built-in WiFi, making the company's decision to use the tag "Welcome to the Social" unfortunate. Despite the public shows of confidence, Lee's abrupt departure apparently indicates Microsoft's displeasure with the Zune's showing so far.
The elevation of Allard, who has a reputation as something of a "golden boy" at Microsoft, certainly sends the signal that Microsoft is serious about building the Zune into a quality brand. Allard and his team did fine work on the 360 and helped make Xbox Live a best-of-breed service. He also helped design the Zune, but Lee handled the business aspects of the player. Allard's new role will expand to include all of those duties. Now that he has total control of the Zune division, can Allard do what he did with the Xbox: make the second generation smaller, sexier, and more useful? And can he get the music industry to see things his way?
Seagate introduces us to DAVE
Posted February 1, 2007 @ 12:28PM, by Jacqui Cheng
More drive-makers are adding to the selection of mobile content servers to debut in 2007, as Seagate formally announced this week the Digital Audio Video Experience (DAVE). DAVE will be a small, portable hard drive that will use WiFi and Bluetooth to transfer media and other files between devices. Seagate's goal with DAVE will be to allow users to freely access their files at any time from nearly any device.
DAVE will come in the form of a slim, Motorola RAZR-sized drive enclosure that appears to be aimed heavily at the mobile phone market. Seagate states that DAVE will be "the answer" for providing more storage to mobile phones without having to bump the cost or size of handsets themselves, in addition to allowing service providers to increase music and video services without as much concern about available storage space. DAVE will also allow two-way communication from various devices, meaning that users will also be able to navigate the contents of the drive from their cell phones and laptops. Seagate expects DAVE's battery life to be able to handle about 14 days of standby and 10 hours of media streaming performance.
Like the Agere BluOnyx media server announced at the end of last year, Seagate is not marketing the device under its own corporate name, but instead allowing other companies to sell the product with their own branding. It will also be an open-source system, allowing third-party developers to write apps to interface with DAVE from various devices. Unlike the BluOnyx, however, the DAVE will have lower storage capacity (10-20GB, compared to BluOnyx's "up to" 40GB) and will not have any sort of wired USB connection or card reader, possibly limiting its use to newer devices and savvier users who know how to set up WiFi and Bluetooth on their laptops and cell phones.
Seagate says that the company hopes the DAVE will turn mobile phones into "DVR/MP3 powerhouses," but that doesn't necessarily mean that the drive will enable unauthorized devices to play DRMed files. Agere's BluOnyx will be "DRM agnostic," the company told Ars at CES, meaning that it will respect whatever usage rights are associated with a media file, acting merely as a mass-storage device. It's likely that the DAVE will function in the same manner due to the hoops the company would likely have to jump through in order to authorize other devices to play DRMed content. Both the BluOnyx and DAVE are expected to be available in 2007, with the DAVE beating BluOnyx to market in the second quarter of the year.
Flickr's shift to Yahoo ID requirement sparks (virtual) rioting
Posted February 1, 2007 @ 12:06PM, by Jon Stokes
As we at Ars have learned over the years, every time you alter anything about a site that has a strong community, you take a certain amount of heat from a small but loyal portion of users who don't want to see changes in something they love. So it is with some portions of the Flickr community, which is in an uproar over Flickr's decision to stick to its guns on a long-announced set of changes to the photo-sharing site.
Opinions are split on the justification of Flickr users' fury: some think that the outraged users are making a mountain out of a molehill while others can identify with these users' sense that they've been stripped of something valuable to them. I think they're both right, in the sense that when it comes to matters of identity, a "molehill" as small as a login ID (or a head scarf, or a foreskin) can mean everything.
A brief history of the Flickr flap
After Flickr was acquired by Yahoo in early 2005, the company initially stated that users would be able to keep their Flickr e-mail-based login IDs and that the ability to login with a Yahoo ID would simply be added onto the new service. This policy changed later in the year, when Flickr announced that holders of "Old Skool" (their spelling) Flickr accounts would have to acquire a Yahoo ID in order to log in to the site. Screams and strange popping sounds were reported throughout the country, as Flickr users' heads exploded instantly upon hearing news of the forced account migration.
The folks at Flickr who settled on the new mandatory Yahoo ID policy have recently justified it by pointing out that 95 percent of the Flickr user base is now signing in with a Yahoo ID. But in spite of the 2005 announcement there is a diehard 5 percent core of Flickr users who apparently aren't interested in signing up with Yahoo. These so-called Old Skool Flickr users value their identity as members of an exclusive club of early adopters, and they're outraged at having the signal marker of this identity—a non-Yahoo login ID—stripped from them by the company. References to the Borg abound in reference to the forced Yahoo ID assimilation, and many Old Skool users have announced their intention to go elsewhere.
I understand Yahoo's need to further integrate Flickr's legacy users with the rest of the sprawling web company's account infrastructure, and if I were in Flickr's/Yahoo's shoes I'd do the same thing. However, Flickr's administrators, and everyone else in the world of online community-building, would be wise to take a page from the Wizard of Oz's playbook and throw Old Skool users some kind of bone—like a medal of courage or a diploma—for making the trek with them all the way down the yellow brick road.
Those who run online (and offline) communities know that you can't please everybody, and that old-school members are the most demanding and change-resistant. But when it comes to major community status markers you have to bend over backwards to accommodate the members who really value this sort of thing. In Flickr's case, some kind of differentiating marker for legacy members would be nice, like a badge or a title, or some other visible signifier of the major investment that these senior users have made in the community.
Seniority perks and visible signifiers of in-group status are "Anthropology 101," and no amount of Web 2.0 pixie dust can change that basic fact of human nature. Community sites that forget this in the midst of changes and genuine improvements do irreparable damage to the very social networks that they're striving to build.
Google earnings: search sizzles, but ads are the steak
Posted February 1, 2007 @ 11:40AM, by Eric Bangeman
Google continued raking in the money during the final quarter of 2006, reporting income of $1.03 billion, or $3.29 per share. That's nearly triple the search giant's previous year results of $372.2 million ($1.22 per share). The fourth quarter figures trounced analyst expectations of $2.92 per share.
The beyond-expectations earnings have become routine for Google, which has beaten the Street's numbers in nine out of ten quarters since its 2004 IPO. Its stock has soared from its IPO level of $85 to today's $490 range. Shares in Google, however, dropped after the earnings were announced as some investors were anticipating even better numbers.
To no one's surprise, online ad revenues were the engine powering Google's growth. During its earnings call, Google CFO George Reyes said that AdSense revenues came in at $1.2 billion, noting that Google ad click-throughs had risen 61 percent from the same quarter in 2005 and 22 percent from the third quarter. Schmidt said that the growth was evidence that the company's strategy of displaying fewer ads of higher relevance with each query is paying off.
One topic of interest on the conference call was the performance of YouTube. Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the company wouldn't be breaking out YouTube revenue separately, so the video site's revenues and margins will remain a mystery. Schmidt said that Google's primary focus with YouTube is "user adoption" and that the unit would continue to be run as a separate business while they experimented with different advertising models. He also reiterated that Google is working on audio and video fingerprinting for the video service to address copyright issues.
Google also touched on its plans to expand its advertising reach beyond the Internet into print, radio, and television. In response to a question on television plans, Schmidt said that Google was "experimenting" with TV advertising and whatever the company ends up doing with be "new and different from the way it is currently sold and marketed." The company sees an opportunity with set-top boxes—especially those that are IP-addressable—to deliver more granular data to advertisers.
For all the talk of mobile content, partnerships, business services, and new advertising platforms, it's clear that the search engine and the associated advertising revenues are the fuel stoking Google's fire. The latest round of figures from traffic trackers like ComScore, Hitwise, and Nielsen NetRatings show Google's search share continuing to grow at the expense of its competitors. Hitwise reported that Google had 63.1 percent of all searches for December and January while Nielsen pegged the company at 50.8 percent for December. With that kind of traffic, the company has plenty of room to experiment elsewhere.
Does network neutrality mean an end to BitTorrent throttling?
Posted February 1, 2007 @ 10:21AM, by Nate Anderson
Now that BitTorrent is all grown up and has been given the keys to its parents' car, ISPs are faced with the difficult decision about how to handle the protocol. Companies from around the world have been throttling the service, which can sometimes eat up three-quarters of a provider's total bandwidth. Throttling could be seen as a legitimate response to this bandwidth crunch if all BitTorrent content were illegal, but of course, it's not. So what's an ISP to do—especially if they have agreed to run a neutral network?
BitTorrent has always had its legal uses—one popular application is distributing Linux ISOs—but legal uses of the software have become increasingly common over the last year. BitTorrent (the company) has announced its own plans to go legit, offering DRMed Hollywood movies from major studios. The company has already raised almost $9 million in venture capital and has signed deals with several of the major studios. Its service should launch sometime in February.
Or consider Zudeo, the BitTorrent-based service from Azureus, which is trying to do much the same thing, but in high-definition. It is also poised to send massive amounts of traffic through the 'Net, but ISPs won't be able to tell simply by looking at a packet whether it's legitimate or not.
The protocol has become popular enough that Opera has built-in support for BitTorrent downloads, and Blizzard's own World of Warcraft update program is built on open-source BitTorrent technology.
While this litany of legal services can lead to cries for ISPs to stop shaping BitTorrent traffic, the reality remains that a large percentage of this traffic is still illicit file-swapping. And whether it's legal or not, no ISP is thrilled to have 80 percent of their network capacity given over to serving BitTorrent downloads.
What's an ISP to do? That question is made even more difficult for companies that have agreed to abide by network neutrality provisions. So far, the only US company to do so in a binding way has been AT&T, which agreed to provide a neutral network for several years as part of its merger agreement with BellSouth.
Such agreements could prevent companies from shaping BitTorrent traffic on their networks, which would be great for World of Warcraft players, Linux users, and fans of Lost, but could have a negative effect on the speeds of those just out to surf the web for business or pleasure.
ISPs that have made no such agreements may not need to worry about BitTorrent taking over their networks, but they do need to wrestle with the issue of how to handle it now that so many legal uses of the protocol are available. Do they want to irritate their BitTorrent-using contingent, or let BitTorrent flow unhindered at the risk degrading the experience of those who don't download torrents?
Dell returns as CEO of his namesake company
Dell has announced that its founder, Michael Dell, will return to the CEO position he vacated in 2004. The move comes after several quarters of declining market share and relatively disappointing earnings. Michael Dell replaces Kevin Rollins, who took over as CEO when the company's founder gave up day-to-day operations to become Chairman. Rollins also resigned his seat on the company's board of directors.
"Kevin has been a great business partner and friend," Michael Dell said in a statement. "He has made significant contributions to our business over the past 10 years. I wish him much success in the future."
In addition to announcing the departure of Rollins, the company also said that its fourth quarter earnings would fall below analyst estimates of 32¢ per share on income of $15.3 billion.
Challenging times
Under Rollins' leadership, the company began its market share slide, which has resulted in its rival HP opening up a market share lead over the past two quarters. In April 2006, Dell's growth rate fell behind that of the market for the first time. For the last quarter of 2006, Dell's worldwide market share shrunk by 8.7 percent from the previous year, and its 3.5 percent growth paled in comparison to overall market growth of 9.5 percent.
Slow growth isn't Dell's only challenge. The company was forced to recall over 4 million notebook batteries due to reports of explosions and fires. Since that time, other laptop makers like Apple, Toshiba, and Hitachi have also been forced to recall the Sony-made batteries. Even though the batteries were manufactured by Sony—who is also picking up the tab—the image in the minds of many consumers is of exploding Dell laptops rather than exploding Sony batteries.
Dell has also been caught up in the string of options backdating scandals in the tech industry. Federal prosecutors are investigating the company's practices, subpoenaing financial records dating back to 2002. Due to the need to restate its earnings, Dell has yet to file earnings statements with the SEC for the second and third quarters.
Will having Michael Dell behind the wheel again mean a reversal of fortunes for the PC maker? It's going to be a challenge, to say the least. Although Rollins has been driving the Dellmobile, Michael Dell has been a backseat driver. Last September, Dell told a group of reporters that "Kevin and I run the business together. If you want to blame somebody, you can blame me too."
Dell's biggest problem is that its competitors have figured out how to effectively compete against it in the low-price, commodity PC market. It also no longer enjoys significant CPU discounts from Intel. At the same time, Dell's efforts to play in the consumer electronics and high-end PC markets have not been as successful as the company had hoped. The number two PC maker is going to need all of its founder's mojo to return to the halcyon days of earlier this decade.
Bandwidth hogs exist, but the light users are key, says report
Posted January 31, 2007 @ 5:38PM, by Jacqui Cheng
A tiny segment of Internet users generate almost half of all Internet traffic, according to data from Internet traffic management company Ellacoya. In monitoring traffic across different networks, the company analyzed the data of about 2 million Internet users from August to December of 2006 in order to categorize them into five groups: "bandwidth hogs," "power users," "up and comers," "middle children," and "barely users." As it turns out, bandwidth hogs only make up about 5 percent of the entire Internet-using audience, but generate about 43.5 percent of the total traffic. Conversely, another 40 percent of users—the barely users—make very light use of the Internet and only generate about 3.8 percent of traffic. The remaining 55 percent of users generate the remaining 50 percent of traffic.
What in the world are the bandwidth hogs doing to generate all of that traffic? It appears as if VoIP is significantly more popular among bandwidth hogs than with the light users, with 41.9 percent of the heavy traffic group using some sort of VoIP service by December—an increase of 0.4 percent from August. The barely users—while not using VoIP as heavily as the hogs—picked up on VoIP at a much faster rate between August and December, jumping from 1.0 to 5.5 percent of total users in that period of time. The second lowest group, middle children, had an even faster adoption rate increase, jumping from 4.2 percent of users trying VoIP to 12.3 percent.
Ellacoya's Vice President of Marketing and Product Management Fred Sammartino told Ars that he believes that VoIP service usage seems to be growing because of the niche appeal, not necessarily because it's a good service. "There appears to be artificial cap at 42 percent with the bandwidth hogs. Something about VoIP is stopping them from breaking through that barrier, and we think that it's the quality of the service," he said. Lots of people are trying VoIP, Sammartino explained, but perhaps not liking it very much because the quality still isn't as good as landlines or even cell service. "It's not a technology that's going to cap out at 100 percent in its current state," he told Ars.
Another technology that does seem to have the potential to cap very close to 100 percent, however, is online gaming, according to Ellacoya's data. All five bandwidth groups got their game on en masse from August to December, with a surprising 66 percent of light users embracing gaming—a staggering adoption rate of 43.7 percent over five months. Bandwidth hogs jumped five percentage points from 90 to 95 percent. "We considered gaming to include all kinds of online gaming, such as the use of consoles like the Xbox and PS3, but also includes stuff like Internet backgammon and online gambling." Sammartino told us. "When you think of it that way, nearly everyone has played a game online in some capacity, and it's being adopted very quickly by the lower-end users."
What can service providers do with this data? Sammartino wants to emphasize that for companies looking to provide a new service, looking at overall traffic numbers is not likely to be the best indicator of what will end up taking off. "If you're just going by byte usage, you're going to skew toward power users which is just a tiny percentage of overall users," he said, pointing out that everyone on that chart pays roughly the same amount per month for various Internet services, whether they're a bandwidth hog or a barely user. More important, then, are the adoption rates of various types of users, particularly the average and lower-end ones. Ellacoya's data shows that it only takes about two years for an average user to show the characteristics of a power user in terms of adoption and Internet usage, and service providers should watch those trends as the key to generating more revenue in the future.
In peer review, not all peers are equal
Posted January 31, 2007 @ 4:20PM, by John Timmer
If peer review forms the foundation of scientific publishing, editors need to find the best reviewers. How easy is that? Full Story
Microsoft launches "Origami Experience"
Posted January 31, 2007 @ 3:27PM, by Jeremy Reimer
Microsoft has released an OS upgrade for Origami devices, also known as Ultra-mobile PCs. We'll take a look at what the new interface might mean for these unusual handhelds. Full Story
Florida to scrap touchscreens; convictions in Ohio recount-rigging
Posted January 31, 2007 @ 1:18PM, by Jon Stokes
Florida will allegedly announce plans to scrap touchscreens. Also, two Cuyahoga County officials are convicted for rigging a recount of the 2004 presidential election. Full Story
Kernel developers offer free Linux driver development
Posted January 31, 2007 @ 12:49PM, by Ryan Paul
The Linux kernel development community plans to provide free driver development services to hardware companies in order to improve the open-source operating system's hardware support. Full Story
Company ends hockey-sim development due to piracy
Posted January 31, 2007 @ 12:12PM, by Eric Bangeman
Sports Interactive announces a halt to further development of its Eastside Hockey Manager due to piracy. Full Story
Yahoo to launch individual brand portals
Posted January 31, 2007 @ 11:35AM, by Jacqui Cheng
Yahoo launched the first of its Brand Universes this week, designed to create communities around various brands and promote user interaction. Full Story
Google can't use "Gmail" name in Europe
Posted January 31, 2007 @ 11:14AM, by Nate Anderson
A German entrepreneur has successfully challenged Google's use of the name "Gmail" for its e-mail service, alleging that it is confusingly similar to his own delivery service. The EU has just agreed. Full Story
Son of file-sharing defendant fights back against RIAA
Posted January 31, 2007 @ 10:36AM, by Eric Bangeman
Robert Santangelo, 16-year-old son of file-sharing defendant Patti Santangelo, is mounting a defense against a similar suit filed against him by the recording industry. Full Story
Google planning change in China censorship policy?
Posted January 31, 2007 @ 9:46AM, by Nate Anderson
When Google's co-founder Sergey Brin told the World Economic Forum last week that Google's decision to censor some Chinese search results was "a net negative," pundits pulled out their tea leaves and started reading. Would Google change its policy? Full Story
Major OpenForum upgrade, maintenance tonight (updated)
Posted January 30, 2007 @ 4:15PM, by Ken Fisher
Tonight at 10PM PT (1AM Wednesday ET), we will be taking the forum offline to perform a series of upgrades and maintenance items. Full Story
FTC finally settles with Sony BMG over rootkit
Posted January 30, 2007 @ 3:34PM, by Nate Anderson
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with Sony BMG over the company's "rootkit" software, bringing most of Sony BMG's legal troubles to an end. In other news, the Commission fines a porn spammer $465,000. Full Story
Red Hat to open RHN Satellite Server
Posted January 30, 2007 @ 2:41PM, by Ryan Paul
In response to Oracle's recent release of new enterprise Linux management technologies, Red Hat has announced plans to release the source code of the underlying components used to power the Red Hat Network. Full Story
Newspaper goes niche to find paying customers
Posted January 30, 2007 @ 12:31PM, by Nate Anderson
The Sacramento Bee has a new plan to make money: create a narrowly-focused web site about California politics using the paper's resources, then charge lobbyists $500 a year to access it. Is this the future of traditional news? Full Story
Sony's earnings hit by battery, gaming woes
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[beep]! Personal TV censor seeks to silence naughty words
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IBM's 45nm riposte
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Apple pays sites' legal fees in free speech victory
Posted January 30, 2007 @ 8:56AM, by Timothy B. Lee
Apple has declined to appeal its defeat last year in a lawsuit against the sources of two Mac rumor sites, and has instead complied with the court's order to cover the sites' legal bills. Full Story
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package org.finos.waltz.data.changelog;

import org.finos.waltz.data.GenericSelector;
import org.finos.waltz.data.InlineSelectFieldFactory;
import org.finos.waltz.model.EntityKind;
import org.finos.waltz.model.EntityReference;
import org.finos.waltz.model.tally.ChangeLogTally;
import org.finos.waltz.model.tally.DateTally;
import org.finos.waltz.model.tally.ImmutableChangeLogTally;
import org.finos.waltz.model.tally.ImmutableDateTally;
import org.jooq.*;
import org.jooq.impl.DSL;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;

import java.sql.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;

import static org.finos.waltz.schema.tables.ChangeLog.CHANGE_LOG;
import static org.finos.waltz.common.Checks.checkNotNull;
import static org.finos.waltz.common.ListUtilities.newArrayList;
import static org.finos.waltz.data.JooqUtilities.mkDateRangeCondition;
import static org.finos.waltz.model.EntityReference.mkRef;

@Repository
public class ChangeLogSummariesDao {

    private final DSLContext dsl;

    private static final Field<String> ENTITY_NAME_FIELD = InlineSelectFieldFactory.mkNameField(
            CHANGE_LOG.PARENT_ID,
            CHANGE_LOG.PARENT_KIND,
            newArrayList(EntityKind.APPLICATION))
            .as("entity_name");

    private static final RecordMapper<Record2<Date,Integer>, DateTally> TO_DATE_TALLY_MAPPER = record -> {
        Date date = record.value1();
        Integer count = record.value2();

        return ImmutableDateTally.builder()
                .date(date)
                .count(count)
                .build();
    };

    private static final RecordMapper<Record5<Long, String, String, String, Integer>, ChangeLogTally> TO_CHANGE_LOG_TALLY_MAPPER = record -> {

        EntityKind parentKind = EntityKind.valueOf(record.value2());
        EntityKind childKind = (record.value4() != null) ? EntityKind.valueOf(record.value4()) : null;
        Integer count = record.value5();

        EntityReference ref = mkRef(parentKind, record.value1(), record.value3());

        return ImmutableChangeLogTally.builder()
                .ref(ref)
                .childKind(childKind)
                .count(count)
                .build();
    };

    @Autowired
    public ChangeLogSummariesDao(DSLContext dsl) {
        checkNotNull(dsl, "dsl must not be null");
        this.dsl = dsl;
    }

    public List<DateTally> findCountByDateForParentKindBySelector(GenericSelector selector,
                                                                  Optional<Integer> limit) {
        checkNotNull(selector, "selector must not be null");

        Field<Date> date = DSL.date(CHANGE_LOG.CREATED_AT);

        return dsl
                .select(date, DSL.count(CHANGE_LOG.ID))
                .from(CHANGE_LOG)
                .where(CHANGE_LOG.PARENT_ID.in(selector.selector())
                .and(CHANGE_LOG.PARENT_KIND.eq(selector.kind().name())))
                .groupBy(date)
                .orderBy(date.desc())
                .limit(limit.orElse(365))
                .fetch(TO_DATE_TALLY_MAPPER);
    }

    public List<ChangeLogTally> findCountByParentAndChildKindForDateBySelector(GenericSelector genericSelector,
                                                                               Date date,
                                                                               Optional<Integer> limit) {
        checkNotNull(genericSelector, "genericSelector must not be null");

        AggregateFunction<Integer> count = DSL.count(CHANGE_LOG.ID);
        Condition dateRangeCondition = mkDateRangeCondition(CHANGE_LOG.CREATED_AT, date);

        return dsl
                .select(CHANGE_LOG.PARENT_ID,
                        CHANGE_LOG.PARENT_KIND,
                        ENTITY_NAME_FIELD,
                        CHANGE_LOG.CHILD_KIND,
                        count)
                .from(CHANGE_LOG)
                .where(dsl
                        .renderInlined(CHANGE_LOG.PARENT_ID.in(genericSelector.selector())
                        .and(CHANGE_LOG.PARENT_KIND.eq(genericSelector.kind().name()))
                        .and(dateRangeCondition)))
                .groupBy(CHANGE_LOG.PARENT_ID, CHANGE_LOG.PARENT_KIND, CHANGE_LOG.CHILD_KIND)
                .orderBy(count.desc())
                .limit(limit.orElse(Integer.MAX_VALUE))
                .fetch(TO_CHANGE_LOG_TALLY_MAPPER);
    }

}

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BILOXI, Miss. – The commercial fishing season for spotted seatrout will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Monday, June 6, 2011, at 6 a.m. The season will reopen Jan. 1, 2012.
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The Burrard Beaver splashes back into service as the original Otter sails its final voyage
|By Adrienne Coling
The Burrard Beaver
What do beavers and otters have in common?
Well, besides being furry little water creatures, they are also the names of a couple of our SeaBuses!
The Burrard Beaver recently underwent a nifty little face lift to extend its life for another six years.
The Beaver renovations include:
New paint job
New carpets
Repairs to the hull
New panels added to the Bridge
As we welcome back the Beaver, we say goodbye to a great vessel that has served our region well since the beginning of SeaBus service; the Burrard Otter.
The Burrard Otter went into service in 1977 alongside the Burrard Beaver after being built in the Victoria Shipyards.
With the first Otter being retired, the Beaver will now be used as our spare vessel for sailings.
Did you know??
Each of our SeaBus vessels is operated with a crew of four – The Master, one Mate and two Attendants.
SeaBus cruises at a speed of 11.5 knots
The crossing is 1.75 nautical miles
It takes approximately 12 minutes per sailing
There are 45,000 annual scheduled sailings
Take a look at the spiffed up SeaBus!
In mid-January, as part of Phase One of the recently approved 10 year vision, we'll introduce some increases to SeaBus service!
Author: Adrienne Coling
Adrienne Coling
By Graham, December 23, 2016 @ 8:37 pm
Exactly what happens to the Otter now that it's retired? Will it be scrapped or dry-docked? Or something else altogether?
By Adrienne Coling, January 9, 2017 @ 10:48 am
Hi Graham, as far as I know it's sitting waiting for what will happen to it! I've made some inquiries and I'll get back to you when I hear something concrete. Thanks! :)
By Adrienne Coling, January 16, 2017 @ 12:02 pm
Hi again Graham, to your questiona bout the SeaBus Burrard Otter being retired after 40 years of service.
The vessel will be put up for sale with the ship brokerage firm for a few months after which if a buyer cannot be found for the vessel it will be scrapped and recycled. Thanks!
By Kaelan, July 31, 2019 @ 6:20 pm
So now two years later, and news on if Otter was repurposed to broken down?
By Arshia Mossannen-Amini, August 25, 2021 @ 4:28 pm
Two years later and I have the answer! The Otter did end up being scrapped at the Surrey Scrapyard due to a lack of second hand buyers.


"The world's smartest children are our greatest hope." After hearing that in the trailer, I must admit Enders Game, based on Orson Scott card's book of the same name, seemed anything but appealing. The casting of Ford, Davis and Kinsgley made me curious, however, and then the whole film erupted in scandal upon release and was pretty much written off due to the author's personal opinions. Still, Ender's Game certainly rises above even most science fiction films geared towards adult only viewers. There is a great moral conflict for the main character; he is tragically flawed and never sure if he is on the side of good or evil and I really respected that in a leading character.
The future of the world's war and defense system looks more like a video game. In fact, the army begins training children at a very young age with video games to test various abilities. Ender Wiggin (Butterfield) has caught the attention of Colonel Graff (Ford), who has the final say in who advances in the program to become the army's commanding officer. Ender's brother was rejected for training school and now Ender bares the burden of being the second choice from his family. Ender, along with other high ranking officials, believe he will be unable to lead. Graff is adamant that "this is the one" and will let no one stand in the way of his choice--not even Ender himself.
The turning point of the film, for me, was a scene in the testing facility (much like X-Men's danger room) where Ender once again disregards an order he is given only to once again prevail and display his higher reasoning skills. Butterfield, whom you might remember as the sad little thief in Hugo, once again gets to work with co-star Kingsley. The film has an underlying message about bullying that I think is subtle enough not to come across as a campaign, yet should be a powerful message to young adults and parents looking for talking points.
I think our theaters are plagued with films that fail to inspire audiences, especially younger viewers. Ender's Game is one of the few films without animation that I have seen delivering a solid message in the least cheesy manner. Director Gavin Hood (X-Men: Origins Wolverine, Rendition) easily makes this film more accessible and interesting than the failed After Earth, and it has a far more reaching effect than Cruise's Oblivion. There are still the laughable lines thrown in for the 8-13 crowd, but it's still a fairly suspenseful ride with some scenes of great tension between David and Ford, Butterfield and Kings of Summer's Moises Arias.
Final Thought – Surprisingly good for a film based on a young adult science fiction novel.


Unsure of the forecast we made a plan for an objective we could pull off no matter the conditions, but were blessed with another clear calm day.
A little thin on the exposed ridges.
Just out playing with my friends.
Looks sweet Stew, I'm hoping for much of the same tomorrow when we head that way.
You picked a nice day to ski off the top of Frog Peak !!! Maybe it's time to ski Mt Cooper now?


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If you haven't found our Facebook Group yet, you are missing the full affect of Nebraska's truancy law on the everyday lives of families. These are some highlights from the discussions at our Facebook Group. Join us on Facebook and become part of the conversation.
Recently I was able to directly visit with a medical physician, also a RN. I ask point blank what they thought of this new truancy law. To the best of my knowledge, unable to quote word for word answers, this was the reply.
Do to the fact parents are being forced to send their child/children to school even though they are ill, because of the truancy law, enforcement is endangering not only the sick child but other children and school professionals. There are highly contagious diseases/sickness that are air born and will spread quickly and these children are being forced to go to school sick because the law has put fear into parents. It is insanity! Sever medical conditions could result and will result eventually endangering the health/well being of a child.
Those that put this law in effect did so without any common sense what so ever when they stipulated no medical excuse would be excused. I should add that the medical portion is only one huge flaw in this truancy law there are other big factors pertaining to this truancy law that will eventually be challenged. Not only are parents angered by this law there are many of us in the medical profession that are also.
I did not ask permission to use publically the medical professionals name therefore will not do so. And again the above answer is not a quote as I can't remember the exact wording of the reply, but to the best of my knowledge was the given reply.
When we were looking for schools for our kids last year, the parochial schools were not concerned about the law or any reporting required by it. The public school administrators were very honest about their concerns. One administrator told us that our kids were not welcome in that district if they were going to miss a significant number of days to participate in a national theater production tour. She stated, in writing, that the absences could negatively impact standardized test results and therefore were unacceptable.
This is straight from the elementary school nurse for my youngest child's school in Millard. Hmm...are we sending out kids to school sick now because of truancy fears?? See what this nonsense is causing!! The current strain of respiratory flu going around is taking an average of two full weeks to fully recover-not that you can't attend school, but the cough just lingers and kids generally don't cover their cough.
NOTE FROM THE NURSE: If your child is ill, please keep him/her out of school. Sending a sick child to school helps to spread the illness to others. Also, if your child vomits during the night, please do not send him/her to school in the morning.
In addition, children must be fever free WITHOUT the aid of medication (ie Tylenol, Ibuprofen, etc) to be allowed back into school.
Last Spring, the state required all of the staff that works in my department across the state to attend a mandatory meeting. One of the staff (Sudanese placed resident) is a single mother with no family here. So in order for her to keep her job with the Douglas County health department, she had to drive her children to Minnesota (where the nearest family member lives) the Friday before, drive back to Kearney attend the training for the first three days of the work week and then drive back to MN to pick up her children. In total her children lost 6 1/2 days of school and now she has to deal with the social workers who are investigating her as to how long she leaves her children unattended from when school is out to when she gets home from work (and she has one day a week that she has to work until 7:00 p.m.). Unfortunately for her she does not have the resources and is trying to be as compliant as possible.
I contacted my son's school to make arrangements to pick him up 15 minutes early tomorrow for an orthodontist appointment. His last hour is a study hall so he would not be missing class, just the last 15 minutes of study hall. I was informed by the secretary that unless I brought a note from the orthodontist to prove my son was there, he would be counted absent and unexcused. Apparently my word isn't good enough and the school is assuming I will be helping my kid join a gang, spray graffiti and generally create havoc between 3:00 and 3:15 tomorrow afternoon.
If the schools do not respect parental authority, then why should children respect parental authority. If children do not respect parental authority then why should they respect the rule of law? If the law then becomes unsustainable, aren't we less than a generation from total tyranny, and chaos. The irony is that this law was written to keep youth away from lawless activities? I'm joining your "gang" Brenda. And I'm not going to lie. I will take the children out to play with our family for a birthday party. It is important enough for Dad to take off work. It is important enough to miss 2 hours of school. Emotional bonds and psychological well being weigh far more in making successful adults than academic instruction.
So did you all see this story about these AMAZING young people who have been invited to dance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. These ladies will be representing Omaha and Nebraska. Only the top dancers and top dance studios in the entire country are invited to participate . I am sure the Governor is proud of them representing our state so well.
With that said, you will see during the video, that it is a requirement for the girls to be there a week early. They left yesterday and will be there through next weekend, THUS MISSING BEING IN SCHOOL! Better tell them not to go and to turn down this opportunity of a lifetime since they will not be "learning" since they are not physically IN school. Case Closed!
I have another friend who has a daughter who is competing for the state of Nebraska in the national competition for Teen USA. I believe the winner of the competition is offered a college scholarship! The competition is a several day competition in California. They also left Friday and will not be back until next week. The mother is from California, this will be the only trip to CA they will be making this year to see her parents , grandparents, and extended family.
THIS is exactly the biggest reason that I am a member of this group! I had many of these kinds of experiences as a student and I want my own children to have the same kind of experiences. I hate the idea that I might have to tell my children "no" to a once in a lifetime opportunity just because the state thinks it's more important that my child be sitting in a sit, staring at a whiteboard.
One of our kitties is very sick and likely will not live many more days, in spite of our efforts. My daughter Sydney - who primarily lives in Lincoln and is graduating from Lincoln High this year as a nearly straight-A student in the IB program at age 16 - wanted to come to Omaha tonight to spend some time with Piper (her kitty) before she dies. That means she will be missing school tomorrow, bringing her to 8 days missed: 5 days for her volunteer service trip to Haiti during the first week of school, 2 days from illness, and tomorrow - to help care for and love her beloved Piper. We'll see how the rest of the year goes, but I find it intriguing (and I'm appalled) that we should even have to consider the short-sighted arrogance of Nebraska officials who think they know better about the well-being of my children. Correction - ... of Nebraska officials who are putting forward a false pretense of caring about the well-being of our children, but who are really attempting to standardize not only our children's education, but our family life - under the law - for their own benefit.
I thought this year would be an easy one for us to keep absences down, now that my husbands home from Iraq, but life is unpredictable. My mother-in-law has just been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer, and because of her health we are already having to plan absences in the near future. I got my son's report card in the mail. It just bugs me how this is formatted now. Student attendance is at the top of the sheet, the first thing that they list, and they count every hour a child misses rather than the number of days so it's kind of tricky to figure out. My son has been absent 6 days so far this year, that means via our school district policy he is an excessively absent student! Below the attendance summary is the Grade report. My excessively absent student has 8 A's and 2 B's. I wonder which they care about more, his attendance record or his grade record? With my son already at 6 absences because of illness and orthodontic work, I have no idea how this year will go, and after last year they very likely could determine that his "pattern" is a sign of "problematic" absenteeism and turn us in to the GOALS team.
I talked to Jennifer Chambers, a few nights ago at a church activity, her family is in the court system in Sarpy county because of this law. She was saying that this year, in order to keep her daughter who is often ill from reaching the 20 day threshold, they are having her send her daughter to school sick and they are keeping her daughter in a sick room. This way they can count her present, but she can rest. What is wrong with this picture?
I attended one of the court dates for this very cute 11 year old girl. She was shy and sweet and when the attorney told her they would put her on probation she broke down and cried. She said to her mom, "What did I do wrong!" Her mother told me later that this process had changed her personality. That they had made her feel like a criminal and she had begun to doubt herself wondering it maybe she was a bad kid.
I will begin homeschooling my youngest daughter in Jan. because of this law. The decision to homeschool our youngest is a personal one and we will still have one in the high school who has mixed feelings on homeschooling hence I will not pull her. I am taking a chance that with 6 absences she wont be sick. I feel this law was poorly thought out and continue to write to Gov Heinemann about the implications of it and educate everyone I know on exactly what they can do when they become entrapped in the nightmare that so many have experienced. I will be downtown at the board meeting later this month and I am hoping and saying many prayers that we have support on the board . I have lived in Nebraska most of my life, except for my military service and I always thought Ne had a top rated educational system. In my eyes it has deteriorated so much that I feel if we don't stop and get it back on track then it will be lost . What a shame for all the kids in the state. And what's really sad is that all these kids pay the price because our elected officials who are in office to serve US are too busy chasing federal dollars to worry about what's right for the children and the state.
I spoke to the school admin. about her comment, and was told that we should think about "regular" hours jobs, so we could both be home in the evenings. I asked if they felt this was the reason, my son was having trouble understanding his math. Their answer was, it was our fault because of our strange working hours. I asked if they would consider my family "dysfunctional"? I was told that good grades start at home! No joke!!!! My son just made graduation! Enlisted in the Army. Has been promoted three times in 5 years, served 15 months in Iraq, and 12 months in Afghanistan, and has obtained a BA. Makes one wonder how he could learn at all while serving in a combat unit, yet could not learn because we worked "shifts". Not hard to see why public education is having so much trouble!!
My daughter, who is an A+/A student, just had a Petition filed against her by the Sarpy County Attorney for missing 5 days this year (after missing 20 last year). Now I have to take her to court next month, which means more school missed for her and work for me. Doesn't that defeat the purpose? This law is absolutely ridiculous! There has to be a better way to go after the children who are truly truant!! Her hearing is on December 13th. I still don't understand the Petition because it says she missed 20+ days in the 2011-2012 school year (this year), which is not true. She missed 20 days LAST school year and 5 days this year. Her court-appointed attorney was supposed to find out a week and a half ago and call me, but I haven't heard from her, nor has she answered my email or phone call.
Dawn, your frustration with the process is shared by many who are currently experiencing the same thing. The law has sorted thousands through the system and the court appointed attorney's are swamped, even more than usual, which makes them pretty useless. Another parent I talked to a few days ago said they are on their 6th court date, their public defender has nothing, and they have spent countless hours and money compiling all their records and information to defend themselves.
*Dawn's case was dropped not long after this posting.
My son is attending MSHS (Millard South High School). I hate it! I'm a single mom whose son gets great grades, and stays out of trouble. A student burst his eardrum so he missed a few days. The school has done nothing about this "clap" game! To me his absence shouldn't count since it happened on there watch! I'm terrified. What if he gets pneumonia or injures himself? Then what? I'm so scared I'll lose my greatest gift! My son. I just don't understand. I'm a single mom doing her best! I have a wonderful son! Why should these kinds of absences count as "truant" behavior?
Liz, that is outrageous! Your story is just another example of what is wrong with this law, and our education system. I read a story recently about what causes truancy (or attendance issues) and the author said, "Most truancy programs -- both the innovative and the ordinary -- have two factors in common: They identify the family as the primary source of a student's truancy problem and operate on the assumption that the sole effective solution to truancy lies outside the school."
Our state plan to address school attendance makes the assumption that Nebraska's failing students, fail because they miss too much school and that their families are the primary cause of their "truancy". This story and many other studies I have read contradict these assumptions. According to a survey reported in Student Truancy, "students most often cited boredom and loss of interest in school, irrelevant courses, suspensions, problems with peers, and bad relationships with teachers as the major factors in their decision to skip school." Other studies indicate that habitual truants are struggling academically, do not have friends who attend school regularly, see no reason for attending school, and report feeling socially isolated in school. Most commonly, from the student's perspective, the immediate cause of truancy lies within the school.
It is highly likely that the school is the problem, the cause, of excessive absenteeism. I'm not saying that in some cases the family contributes, but as Liz's example demonstrates, there are many families who are stuck in failing schools because of circumstance and the fact that there kids haven't given up on the whole thing is largely because they have excellent parents who push them forward against extraordinary odds.
Despite the belief among most educators that family problems cause chronic truancy, the fact is that schools are responsible to provide a safe quality educational environment that motivates and engages the student, and the school can be expected to deal with many of the issues that cause truancy -- even in the face of indifferent or ineffective parenting.
On a positive note, our children came out of school this afternoon to celebrate a family birthday. I talked in advance with the Attendance Vice President, the children requested their assignments a day ahead of time, and turned any work due in before leaving school. I told the complete truth about where and why we would be missing school. The Attendance officer appreciated our honesty, the fact that parents were aware of all the subjects being missed and parents were planning to have missed work done before leaving. Nevertheless he will count it as an unexcused absence. So be it. My children are not behind in any subjects and are good students. Responsible parenting requires that parents do what is necessary for students to do their best academically. Many educators realize that means parents need to take children out of the classroom. The family bonding and emotional security yield far greater dividends than just keeping a seat warm at school. Parents need to give the "I care" time because children naturally want to please their parents and do their best. No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top have done more destroy good education than render any aid to our children.
My mother became very I'll while visiting my sister in NY and was hospitalized with seizures of unknown causes. I had to relieve my sister. I made the decision to take my son as his father works 12-hour shifts and I have no other family here in NE. Though my son is on the honor roll and up until then had NO history of absences I still had to deal with this aggravation. My fear is that if my mother becomes ill again and I have to go to her home in the Caribbean, the Millard school district policy is that they will no longer give you the work to take with you, but pressure the child to make up the work plus keep up upon return. So I have to choose between my only parent and my only child.


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The UK's 12 most entrepreneurial students unveiled
Finalists of the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards announced
Top prize of £25,000 up for grabs at the national final in London this November
Over a quarter of students run or plan to run a business whilst they are at university
The UK's most entrepreneurial students are unveiled today, each of whom are in with a chance to receive up to £25,000 worth of seed funding. Amongst the finalists of the eighth annual Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards may be the nation's next great business success story.
These are one of the UK's largest business awards for students and recent graduates where the best and most forward thinking entries can receive cash prizes, mentoring and start-up support.
Matt Hutnell, Director of Santander Universities UK commented: "We have a long term commitment to supporting higher education and we are proud to take an active role in fostering entrepreneurship among university students. They are the business leaders of the future and universities play an important role in nurturing this talent in our local communities. We are delighted to announce the 12 finalists and look forward to judging this year's most innovative, creative and truly entrepreneurial talent at the final in November."
Since the awards were launched, Santander Universities has given away more than £340,000 in support for budding student entrepreneurs, and given universities the chance to showcase entrepreneurial talent from across the UK.
Twelve teams have been named as the finalists of the competition:
Non-Technology Category Winners (For more information see Notes to Editors)
Azure Foods, University of Oxford
Chip (s) Board, Kingston University
Citylife UK, University of Nottingham
Ezi-Sock, Ulster University
Fodilicious, Queen Margaret University
Smibbs, Plymouth University
Technology Category Winners
Machine Eye, Queens University Belfast
POCKIT Diagnostics, University of Cambridge
Silver Lion Innovations, University of Strathclyde
Supernotes, Kings College London
Wase, Brunel University London
Work and Communications, Nottingham Trent University
The 12 businesses were selected from a shortlist of 60 semi-finalists, to progress to the final stage having pitched their business idea to a panel of experienced judges in one of the three regional heats. These took place at the end of June and early July and saw Universities from the North, Central and South of the England alongside Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, to compete for a place in the final.
The successful businesses have been invited to attend an accelerator week in August 2018, which will provide them with a unique educational experience led by a series of innovative businesses and speakers. During that week, the finalists will take part in a series of workshops and masterclasses aimed at helping them understand how to get the most from their business. Each of the businesses have also received £500 of seed funding at the semi-final.
The 12 shortlisted teams will then take part in the National Final in London, in November 2018. The students will be competing to be one of two winning entries to win prizes of up to £25,000 of seed funding. The two runners up will receive £15,000 of seed funding. There are also six businesses(6) progressing to the national final that were voted by the audience during the semi-finals as having the greatest social, community or environmental impact. These businesses will compete for £7,500 of seed funding at the national final.
Last year's winners were BellaMoon®, which provides unique, multifunctional baby products, from Queen's University Belfast and Jenny Kate from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Irene Breen, the founder of BellaMoon® and up and coming textile artist Jenny Evans, founder of Jenny Kate, were awarded top prizes of £20,000 and £25,000.
Research conducted by Santander Universities(2) to support the launch of the Entrepreneurship Awards revealed that over 450,000 (26 per cent) (1)students currently run or plan to run a business whilst they are at university. Amongst those up and coming student entrepreneurs who have already launched a business, the average turnover is £11,408 per annum, equivalent to a collective £1 billion(3).
The Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards are supported by Talent Cupboard, Microsoft, iProspect, Scandinavia Stories, University of Leicester, University of Strathclyde, University of Liverpool and University College London.
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1) According to the latest HESA Data, there are 1,766,285 full time undergraduate students in the UK. The research shows 26% of students have already started a business, or are planning to do so – a figure of 459,234.
2) Research conducted by YouthSight, 1st – 11th January 2018 amongst a UK representative sample of 2,030 full time undergraduate students.
3) According to 2016/17 HESA Data, there are 1,766,285 full time undergraduate students in the UK. The research shows 6% of students have already started a business, with an average turnover of £11,408 per year. £11,408*(1,766,285*6%) = £1,208,985,616.
4) The 2018 awards are divided into the following categories: A winner and runner up for technology businesses; a winner and runner up for non-technology businesses; and a recently introduced prize for the entry that has the greatest social, community or environmental impact which will be voted for by the audience at the national final. Technology business: This is defined as a business or idea with hardware and/or software central to the businesses value proposition. Non-technology business: This is defined as a business or idea that has a value proposition that is not primarily based around hardware and/or software.
5) About The Finalists
Non-Technology Winners
Azure is the first company in Europe to sell Pinole. Pinole is a highly nutritious powder with a delicious roasted taste, traditionally made in Mexico from blue corn. www.azurefoods.uk
Chip(s) Board, Kingston University
Chip[s] Board is an eco-friendly alternative to chip board and MDF made from potato waste. Unlike its resin based counterparts, Chip[s] Board is biodegradable post-use and doesn't contain formaldehyde or any other toxic resins and chemicals. www.chipsboard.com
Citylife is the first provider to offer a full range of services to facilitate pre-arrival, arrival and the life of an international student coming to the UK by combining information services, social events, trips and adventures for international and Erasmus students. www.citylife-uk.com
The Ezi-Sock allows users with mobility challenges to put on their socks independently with ease. www.mcanallen.com
Fodilicious is an innovative and sustainable food business providing the UK's first low FODMAP, gluten free and diary free, freshly prepared meal options for digestive health and wellbeing. www.fodilicious.com
Smibbs Skincare is a natural skincare company with products to manage a variety of conditions including eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, very oily skin and cracked dry skin. www.smibbs.co.uk
Technology Winners
Machine Eye Queens University Belfast
Machine Eye have produced a non-intrusive retrofitable solution for tractors and machinery, to prevent injury and death caused by accidental contact with machinery. www.machine-eye.com
POCKIT diagnostics is a UK- and Ireland-based startup company aimed at improving diagnosis of brain stroke.
Silver Lion Innovations Ltd is a Scottish start-up which designs medical devices to help people with mobility challenges turn over in bed, self-manage their condition and take back their independence.
Online collaborative learning platform serving higher-education students, who currently have a hard time creating and sharing their notes. https://supernotes.io
WASE develops decentralised wastewater treatment systems that embrace the circular economy to recover energy, nutrients and water that is in the wastewater. www.wase-tech.com
A comprehensive, trusting and simple employee data management platform, a personal tracking app with many additional features to create transparency within the workplace and enable users to maintain data and manage their affairs with piece of mind. www.workandcommunications.co.uk
6) Peoples Choice Winners
Brightsign, Goldsmiths, University of London
BrightSign Glove is a wearable technology in the form of a smart glove equipped with multiple sensors and machine learning software programmed to translate hand gestures to text and speech. It is designed to enable individuals who use sign language as their primary language to communicate directly without the need of an accompanying translator. www.BrightSignGlove.com
Crover, University of Edinburgh
Crover is a Edinburgh-based company based around the commercialisation of an innovative probe for the monitoring of bulk-stored cereal grains and complementary technical services. Crover aims to use its technological edge to benefit the economy, society and the environment worldwide by reducing post-harvest food waste significantly.
Of the Ilk, Goldsmiths, University of London
Of The Ilk is a social enterprise with the mission to improve the environment by turning the tide on plastic and food waste in the UK. Their vision is to become the leading social enterprise in the UK's sustainable food storage sector.
Porta, Thrifty Deliveries, University of Bristol
An application-based delivery service that guarantees delivery of groceries or food within 60 minutes of the order being finalised. Their product helps to reduce delivery costs and remove order threshold due to crowd-ordering.
Recognised, Oxford Brookes University
Recognised is breaking this mould by creating beautiful on-trend jewellery that empowers people to make a statement for the causes they care about. With jewellery, Recognised, aims to leverage the growing demand for customisable jewellery, to ensure a sustainable business, whilst raising funds for causes through unique and beautifully designed 'Statement 'Popons'. www.recognised.london
Youcan Recycling, Abertay University
Youcan Recycling is a social enterprise that offers local businesses a free recycling solution and creates part time paid employment opportunities for individuals with additional support needs. www.youcanrecycling.com
7) The Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards are supported by Talent Cupboard, Microsoft, IProspect, Scandinavia Stories, University of Leicester, University of Strathclyde, University of Liverpool and University College London.
Talent Cupboard helps small businesses to grow through high quality, affordable digital marketing - all powered by the digital native generation.
At Microsoft their mission is to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more.
iProspect is the UK's leading performance marketing agency. It creates and delivers innovative marketing programs for some of the world's most successful brands helping them to stay ahead of the competition.
Scandinavia Stories teach students and professionals how to creatively address and overcome business growth challenges. They have particularly strong experience delivering entrepreneurship programmes.
Santander, through Santander Universities, tops the list of Fortune 500 in investment in education (Source: Varkey Report/UNESCO). The Bank has established partnerships with over 1,200 universities in 20 countries, of which over 80 are in the UK. Through these agreements Santander promotes entrepreneurship, employability and internationalisation. For further information please visit: www.santander.co.uk/uk/santander-universities
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Dempsey leads U.S. over Costa Rica in snow
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- The United States overcame the elements, Costa Rica and the possibility of postponing the game to register a 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory on Friday.
Clint Dempsey's first-half goal proved to be the difference as the Americans recorded their first win in the CONCACAF hexagonal during a spring snowstorm.
The U.S. (1-0-1, three points) moved into second place behind leader Honduras (1-1-0, four), which tied Mexico, 2-2, earlier in the day. The Costa Ricans (one point) suffered their first loss and fell to 0-1-1.
The Americans will play at Mexico in Mexico City on Tuesday, while Costa Rica hosts Jamaica the same day.
The snow was so bad that a yellow soccer ball was needed. As many as six inches of snow was supposed to fall on the Denver area by Saturday morning. The Dick's Sporting Goods field was shoveled and cleared several times during the match, as the grounds crew tried to make sure the game officials and players could see the sidelines, end lines, penalty areas and halfway line.
The snow never let up. In fact, it got worse as the game progressed and appeared to pose visibility programs on the pitch.
The game was stopped in the 55th minute, when the match commissioner reportedly conversed with referee Joel Aguilar of El Salvador about the possibility of stopping play. After talking to players from both sides, Aguilar resumed the action once the lines were made clear again.
In the early going, there were hardly any serious chances for both teams as they tried to keep their footing and tried to test out the field.
Dempsey, given the captain's armband for the game, tried a shot from distance in the 16th minute that sailed wide left. Only seconds later, Dempsey was celebrating his 32nd international goal.
Forward Jozy Altidore, on the top left of the penalty area, found an unmarked Dempsey, who slotted the ball past goalkeeper Keilor Navas from close range. Dempsey's 12th World Cup qualifying goal tied Landon Donovan on the U.S.'s all-time list. The goal also meant that the U.S. has scored in 27 consecutive World Cup qualifying matches.
The Costa Ricans experienced some problems controlling the ball. Cristian Bolanos waited for a left-wing cross in the middle of the penalty area, but the ball kicked up at the last minute and goalkeeper Brad Guzan gathered it in.
The visitors finally got an attempt on goal in the 38th minute as Brian Oviedo fired a shot from the left side that Guzan had no problem catching.
The Ticos were fortunate not to have been called for a penalty kick in the 42nd minute. Navas came off his line and slipped in the snow. Dempsey was taken down by central defender Roy Miller in the area, but no foul was called.
Miller, however, was awarded his second yellow card of the hexagonal for fouling a U.S. player in the 49th minute, meaning he will miss the Jamaica encounter.
The Central Americans pushed for the equalizer early in the second half. Bryan Ruiz's free kick was deflected wide by the defense. Costa Rica had two consecutive corner kicks, the second one that Guzan allowed to sail through the box, but the visitors could not convert.
Second-half substitute Joel Campbell thought he had equalized on a header in the 70th minute, but his goal was called offside by an assistant referee.


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DETROIT, Michigan- The Detroit City Football Club wraps up its four-match W League road stint at AFC Ann Arbor on Wednesday, June 1. Kickoff from Saline High School is set for 7:30 pm and streaming is available via Eleven Sports.
Le Rouge (1-2-2) is coming off of its first win of the season and as members of the USL W League, a 3-1 victory at Flint City AFC. Forward Ellie Pool led Detroit City with two goals earning her the Woman of the Match honors. She now leads the team with three goals this season.
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ESPN: The Worldwide Leader of Political Correctness
By Bernard Chapin Mar 13, 2010 12:00 AM ET
That political correctness is vile and invidious is a foregone conclusion for conservatives. Hopefully, recent events will illustrate to the rest of the population that PC has nothing to do with "sensitivity" and everything to do with our elites trying to modify our thoughts and behavior. The Rahm Emanuel incident elucidated that we have a new "R word" to skirt around in daily conversation, while the Harry Reid kerfuffle showcased that there are now two verboten "N words" to avoid uttering as opposed to merely one.
Along with a menagerie of syllables is a reflexive stance men must adopt concerning women. Put simply, it can be summarized as follows: women are always right. The fairer sex are infallible and suggesting otherwise makes a man a misogynist. Should men notice their mistakes or foibles it is best practice not to mention them. In 2010, sacred cows seemingly outnumber regular citizens and at the very top of that list are women. Criticism of them has become an act of hate.
Despite being a known Democrat, sports columnist and pundit Tony Kornheiser discovered that no man is safe when it comes to making fun of women.
Recently, the goofy and garish reporter dared to lampoon an outfit worn by fellow ESPN correspondent Hannah Storm. During a radio broadcast he said:
Hannah Storm in a horrifying, horrifying outfit today. She's got on red go-go boots and a catholic school plaid skirt … way too short for somebody in her 40s or maybe early 50s by now. … She's got on her typically very, very tight shirt. She looks like she has sausage casing wrapping around her upper body. … Hannah Storm … come on now! Stop! What are you doing? … She's what I would call a Holden Caulfield fantasy at this point.
His assessment was weird, metrosexual-esque, and immaterial, but offensive? That it was not.
The brass at ESPN thought differently, however. They responded in predictable PC fashion by suspending Kornheiser from his Pardon the Interruption television show for two weeks.
One of their vice presidents then adopted a sanctimonious tone. He defended their decision by announcing:
Hurtful and personal comments such as these are not acceptable and have significant consequences.
This is absurd on many levels. Kornheiser's entire career has been spent providing off-kilter commentary. The guy is a known cheeseball and schlep. He and his co-host Michael Wilbon poke fun of absolutely everything and everybody.
Kornheiser made the mistake of regarding Ms. Storm as a coworker. He showered upon her the same disdain that he sprays upon other sports world figures on a daily basis.
At another level, Kornheiser seeks to entertain. Unlike the practitioners of cultural Marxism, he is lively and fun. This alone makes him a serious enemy to PC's defenders.
When one directly examines Kornheiser's quip, one finds many sub-areas that undoubtedly gave our elites a bad case of Tourette's. Just teasing a woman is a major sin, but daring to suggest that a woman should dress her age violates sacred dogma. Every sensible person has been taught that older females are every bit as attractive as their younger peers. The mainstream media is ardently dedicated to this belief. Only shallow males care about traits like youth and beauty. The fabricated phenomenon known as "The Cougar" attests to this, and proves that women have no expiration date.
Hannah Storm may be approaching her fifties, but no longer is that akin to walking the plank. After all, 50 is the new 34! For the sake of social justice, males must purge themselves of their actual preferences and conform to society's dictates about what men should find attractive about women. By dressing like a slinky girl in her twenties, Ms. Storm empowered not only herself but every woman within a four-thousand mile radius. Tony Kornheiser had to be shamed for his attempt at oppressing her.
Yes, as PJMedia.com readers can already intuit, I'm being facetious. All of these cultural dictates are total nonsense and aberrations in the combined history of our species.
Many of Kornheiser's fellow sports journalists approved of ESPN's cowardice. One even observed: "That stuff might play on the red carpet, but not at the Worldwide Leader." Well, it would play if freeform discussion revolving around sports — which is precisely what the program Pardon the Interruption is predicated upon — was their top priority. Instead, political correctness is the top priority and ESPN has illustrated this truth time and again over the years.
Sports should be a sanctuary of freedom and immune to political control, but ESPN kowtows to pseudo-liberal orthodoxy at every opportunity. This is perplexing on its face given that the network's demographic support is 94 percent male. If any media outlet should have the right to ignore PC it is ESPN, but they eagerly embrace its every tenet.
To them, Ms. Storm is not Mr. Kornheiser's equal. She is his superior and deference is to be expected. This exemplifies what most of us already know. Women are not held to the same standard as are men in our society. The old saying, "if you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen," is completely passé. Nowadays, if women cannot take the heat we close the kitchen for them.
Obviously, no one believes that ESPN would have suspended Kornheiser had he derided a fellow male's clothing or said anything negative about Mr. Wilbon. This is irrelevant though. In the public arena, sensitivity trumps truth. Nowhere is this more evident than in our treatment of women. It has become a national pastime to laud them whether they are deserving of accolades or not.
Much like racism — or all the other "-isms" for that matter — sexism has been so thoroughly dispelled from our land that grievance artists have made a caricature from charges of discrimination.
If a man doesn't like what a woman wears (or anything else) he should be free to tell her even if he is a host on ESPN.
The Kornheiser incident proves that women are the equals of men … except for when they'd rather not be or if privilege is involved. The rest of us should learn a lesson from this which is that chivalry and women's empowerment are mutually exclusive concepts. As a society, we must collectively decide whether women are deserving of special advantage or whether they are regular folks who possess the same virtues and vices as do men.
This commentator would advocate for the latter interpretation. Let's start treating everyone the same and apply the Golden Rule — treat others as you wish to be treated — to our interactions. Women are just as intelligent, able, and hardy as men, so there is no reason to continue legal preferences like affirmative action or pretend that they are dainty mimosas who must be sheltered from some oddball's random speech. Equality means … well, equality, and the first step in becoming equal is renouncing privilege.
Rather than accept condescension from politically corrupt organizations like ESPN, American women would do well to internalize a piece of advice. Always remember, you're special, just like everyone else.
Bernard Chapin wrote Women: Theory and Practice and Escape from Gangsta Island, along with a series of videos called Chapin's Inferno. You can contact him at [email protected]
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