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Grand Rapids Public Schools
As more schools close, who gets left behind?
By Kate Wells • Oct 21, 2020
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For one elementary school teacher, it feels like "the wheels are coming off the bus."
It was around the third week of school when her coworker, a fellow teacher at Dieck Elementary in the Flint suburb of Swartz Creek, tested positive for COVID-19.
GRPS is latest school district to announce it will be online-only in the fall
By Dustin Dwyer • Jul 27, 2020
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Grand Rapids Public Schools says it plans to have online-only instruction for the first nine weeks of the school year.
Superintendent Leadrianne Roby says the district will follow the state's guidance and decide whether to return to in-person teaching in October.
K-12 schools look for ways to feed students during COVID-19 closures
By Bryce Huffman • Mar 16, 2020
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Listen to Stateside's conversations with Baldwin Community Schools superintendent Rick Heitmeyer and Rané Garcia, Superintendent of Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System.
K-12 schools all over Michigan are closed due to COVID-19. But what about students who rely on school breakfast and lunch for their daily meals?
Well different school districts have different solutions.
New Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in southeast Grand Rapids, for example, is one of eight locations around the city handing out meals to Grand Rapids Public Schools' families while schools are closed.
Grand Rapids school board chooses Leadriane Roby as next superintendent
By Bryce Huffman • Feb 24, 2020
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Grand Rapids Public Schools has chosen its new superintendent.
The school board voted Monday night to select Leadriane Roby, who is currently the Assistant Superintendent in Richfield, Minnesota.
The board says it chose Roby because it liked her experience as a teacher, and because she says she will do whatever she can to keep any financial strains on the district from affecting teachers and students in the classroom.
Report says lifting financial burden on educators could help fix Michigan's teacher shortage
Teachers from across the state weighed in on how to stop Michigan's teacher shortage. Finding ways to reduce the financial burden on educators is their top recommendation. That's according to a new report from Public Policy Associates, Inc.
The report gathered input from teachers across the state. It found low starting wages are a big part of the problem.
Grand Rapids school board narrows its second search for a new superintendent
By Bryce Huffman • Jan 28, 2020
Grand Rapids Public Schools board of education is narrowing the search for its next superintendent.
The board voted Monday evening to interview five superintendent candidates.
Grand Rapids students could get free tuition for city's community college this year
Students who live and go to school in the city of Grand Rapids could soon be eligible to get tuition covered at Grand Rapids Community College.
The Grand Rapids Promise Zone Authority is working with all 22 high schools in the city, including public, public-charter and private schools.
Stateside: Unemployment insurance bills; school segregation in Grand Rapids; rules of the road
By Stateside Staff • Sep 5, 2019
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Today on Stateside, what is Michigan doing to compensate the thousands of residents wrongly accused of making fraudulent unemployment insurance claims? Plus, we look into efforts at Grand Rapids Public Schools to improve opportunities for students of color, and talk to a desegregation expert about why urban districts often struggle to do so.
Here's what legal marijuana could mean for Grand Rapids Public Schools
By Bryce Huffman • Nov 18, 2018
Legalizing marijuana could have unintended consequences for public schools in Michigan.
Earlier this month, Michigan residents voted to pass a ballot proposal to legalize marijuana for people 21 and older.
Grand Rapids to open an academy of tourism and hospitality management for teens
By Bryce Huffman • Oct 16, 2018
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Grand Rapids wants to get more young people of color to consider working in the hospitality and tourism industry. So the city's public school system is opening an academy that focuses on this field.
The Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, which will be housed at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, will be open to students starting next fall.
GRPS teacher under investigation for allegedly assaulting an 8-year-old student
By Bryce Huffman • Oct 8, 2018
Grand Rapids Public Schools is investigating a teacher who allegedly assaulted an eight-year-old student.
This is the second time Robert Spaeth has been accused of physically hurting a student.
Superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools announces retirement
By Bryce Huffman • Sep 17, 2018
Teresa Weatherall Neal announced Monday that she's retiring as Superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Weatherall Neal says she came to the decision after her sister suddenly passed way in July.
Parents give input on special needs programs ahead of transition to Kent ISD
By Bryce Huffman • Sep 5, 2018
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The Kent Intermediate School District wants input from parents and staff as it prepares to absorb special education and early childhood programs from Grand Rapids Public Schools.
GRPS decided to transfer these programs to the Kent ISD last month.
Now is the time for criminal justice reform, says state lawmaker at town hall
By Bryce Huffman • Apr 9, 2018
Michigan's criminal justice system feeds on the poor – that's what a state lawmaker in Grand Rapids says.
State Rep. David LaGrand, D-Grand Rapids, talked to community members about criminal justice reform at a town hall meeting tonight. He and his fellow panelists described different facets of the system that need changing.
LaGrand says nearly half of Michigan's jail population is people who can't afford to pay a modest bail..
Superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools: Executive Director of special ed will stay
Grand Rapids Public Schools will not remove its head of special education, despite possible legal action.
Six local unions and some parents and faculty claim Laura LaMore has done a poor job running the district's special ed program.
They complain of poor placement of students and not enough staff. The petition even says, "Staff fear bullying. So many great, experienced professionals have been pushed out or left because of poor working conditions, excessive caseloads and intimidation."
Grand Rapids School Board wants city to become the state's next Promise Zone
By Bryce Huffman • Dec 19, 2017
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The Grand Rapids School Board wants to send every high school student in the city to college tuition-free.
The school board applied for Promise Zone designation with the Department of Treasury this week.
Grand Rapids offers civics program to help newcomers adjust
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A new civics program is designed to help people new to Grand Rapids adjust to the city.
The Our City Academy program focuses on how to navigate the city and how to find important city and county facilities.
Grand Rapids Public Schools could lose more than $1million due to enrollment decline
The Grand Rapids Public School District could lose more than a million dollars due to a drop in enrollment.
Michigan schools are funded based on the number of students – or per pupil funded. So, fewer students mean less money for the district.
Five-acre plot in Grand Rapids once used in ArtPrize exhibit getting a big makeover
By Lindsey Smith • Nov 22, 2016
A team of eight community partners, including Grand Rapids Public Schools, health providers, and artistic groups are working together on a big project in Grand Rapids' Roosevelt Park neighborhood.
The group of organizations, along with help from the Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association, are taking five acres of blighted properties and transforming them into new mixed-income homes and apartments, a public high school, and a community center.
For the first time in more than 10 years, enrollment up at Grand Rapids Public Schools
Leaders of Grand Rapids Public Schools say they've gained 160 students this school year, finally reversing a downward trend that's lasted more than a decade.
The district has lost more than 3,000 students in 10 years. This is the first time since the fall of 2003 that the district gained students over the previous year.
School inside Grand Rapids Public Museum wins $10 million to help expand
By Lindsey Smith • Sep 14, 2016
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A school that's housed inside the Grand Rapids Public Museum is getting a $10 million boost.
The XQ Super School Project announced the national award today. The institute says it offered the money to get schools "to rethink and redesign the American high school."
The money going to Grand Rapids Public Schools will help cover the costs of renovating the 80-year-old public museum building into a new high school.
Grand Rapids Public Schools get new social media policy
By Virginia Gordan • May 3, 2016
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The Grand Rapids School Board unanimously adopted yesterday a new policy to regulate employees' use of social media.
The policy holds employees accountable for posting inappropriate content on social media and includes a list of examples.
Grand Rapids Public Schools to test drinking water for lead
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Grand Rapids Public Schools plans to test the drinking water in its schools for lead.
The district will start with older buildings first. They are more likely to have lead pipes.
John Helmholdt is Communications Director for Grand Rapids Public Schools. He says the district had already planned to do the testing before high lead levels were found in some Flint homes and school buildings.
"This is all the more reason we should be doing it, having seen what our friends in Flint have gone through," says Helmholdt.
Donors raise $33 million for scholarships in Grand Rapids
By Lindsey Smith • May 27, 2015
A program that'll offer students in Grand Rapids free college is getting a big boost. A group of 400 donors has raised more than $33 million in one year.
Sixth-graders who commit to come to school regularly and get good grades can go to college for free. The scholarships target middle schoolers who funnel into a low-performing Grand Rapids high school.
Grand Rapids Public Schools say district shouldn't be held liable for actions of abusive teacher
By Lindsey Smith • Jan 6, 2015
A civil lawsuit filed in November against Grand Rapids Public Schools claims administrators failed to protect five teenage students from sexual assault. Now, the district is disputing those claims. It's asking a federal judge to dismiss the case.
Jamila Williams, a former math teacher at Grand Rapids University Prep Academy, was convicted of four counts of criminal sexual conduct for having sex with underage boys. She's now in prison.
Parents of sexual assault victims say school offered no support, retaliated against students
Lawyers say Grand Rapids Public School administrators didn't do enough to provide students a safe learning environment at one of its high schools.
At a press conference today, the mothers of two of the victims claimed their sons lost friends, became depressed, and had academic problems because of the abuse. The mothers were not named to protect the privacy of their children.
It's time for Michigan kids to start preparing to return to school
By Steve Carmody • Aug 19, 2014
Michigan school districts are gearing up for the beginning of the school year.
Many school districts are holding kickoff events, including Grand Rapids Public Schools which drew hundreds of grade-school students and parents today.
Teresa Weatherall-Neal is Grand Rapids' school superintendent. She says it's important for parents and children to realize summer is almost over.
"We need people to now switch gears. Summer is over. We need you to start thinking about school," says Weatherall-Neal. "It's time to come back."
Snyder gets praise for efforts to put more money into early childhood education
By Lindsey Smith • Feb 6, 2014
This week, Governor Rick Snyder made good on his promise to boost preschool spending.
Today he got a chance to talk to some parents, teachers and school administrators in Grand Rapids about the proposal.
About a dozen four-year-olds sat in a circle around Gov. Snyder. He read them "Snowmen at Work," a children's tale about what snowmen do for a living.
"Are they in school just like you?" Snyder asked the group.
"Yeah!" they replied in unison.
"You have fun at school?"
"Yeah!"
State of Opportunity's hour on what it's really like in a "low-performing" school
By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Jan 30, 2014
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The MEAP test has been used to evaluate kids and schools in Michigan for over four and a half decades.
The test is meant to make sure public schools are teaching kids the basics. But MEAP scores affect where parents decide to send their kids, neighborhood housing prices, city tax revenue, and city services.
Basically, the economics of a city rests on how well 8 and 9-year-olds perform on this single test.
State of Opportunity's Dustin Dwyer spent six weeks inside Congress Elementary in Grand Rapids, a school with consistently low MEAP scores. Dwyer followed a third-grade class as they prepared to take the test. He interviewed students, teachers, and parents, trying to figure out how much these numbers matter. What he found was, the test scores do not even begin to tell the story.
To hear the documentary now and learn more, visit the State of Opportunity website.
Lawmakers, educators work toward compromise on bills that would flunk some 3rd graders
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Lawmakers are working out the details of a proposal that would flunk Michigan students who can't read at "proficient" levels by the end of the third grade.
Many in the education community are opposed to the legislation, including The Michigan Association of School Boards, Michigan Association of School Administrators, the American Federation of Teachers.
The Michigan Association of Public School Academies supports it.


An SR-22 is usually required when an individual has a serious driving violation. That can be a DUI/OWI conviction, being found driving uninsured, being involved in a serious accident or having a large number of smaller driving incidents. An SR-22 itself does not cost much but due to the nature of the requirements to get one, your insurance rates will likely increase.
An SR-22 is not actual insurance but rather a "Certificate of Financial Responsibility." They are most often required when an individual has a serious driving violation such as DUI/OWI, driving uninsured, causing a serious accident or having a large number of violations. If you are required to add this filing to your insurance policy, you need to contact your insurance company to have them file the form with your state. The average cost to file for an SR-22 is $25. After that, the SR-22 doesn't cost you any extra money, however, the cause of needing an SR-22 will in most cases cause an increase in underlying insurance rates. The typical period of needing an SR-22 is 3 years but that varies by state. It's important to note that any moving violations while under the SR-22 filing would almost certainly prolong the period for which it's required.
The SR-22 filing will most likely cause insurance rates to increase. On one end of the spectrum is multiple smaller infractions like speeding tickets that can see an increase of around 30% while the other extreme would be a drunk-driving related accident which can be closer to 135% increase. Most major companies offer SR-22 policies to its drivers but there are still a few that don't. If a driver is ordered to file an SR-22 and his/her company does not offer one, they will have to switch insurance companies. While not all companies that offer the filing designation provide it in all states, here's a list of the most notable companies that do offer it in most.
While the most common type of certificate of financial responsibility is the SR-22, there are variations used depending on the state as well as the severity of the incident for which the SR-22 is ordered. An SR-22a is an additional form that is used by a few states that is aimed at repeat violators of financial responsibility laws that requires that the policy this filing is attached to be a 6-month term that is pre-paid in full. Another variation is the FR-44 which is used by a couple other states. It is the same as the SR-22 except a more extreme version. This form requires the driver to have double or more the minimum liability coverage. The intent of the SR-22 and its variants are to ensure the driver has insurance at all times as they have proven to be a greater danger to those around them. Although most states have this type of form, not all do.
See the chart below for a full list of states and their respective forms.


HEYWOOD venture into new territory when they start their Derek Kay 1st X1 Cup campaign in the coming Greater Manchester Cricket League season.
They travel to take on Whalley Range, from Division 1B, in the first round on Sunday, May 4.
The 2nd X1 Premier Cup gets under way on Sunday, June 2, when Heywood have a home clash against their Dukinfield CC counterparts.
Heywood's Division 1A league season starts on Saturday, April 20, with a trip to Denton West. Both clubs were relegated from the Premier League last year.
The 2nd X1 get their Division 3 East season going the same day at home to Oldham CC.


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Razão é a relação existente entre dois valores de uma mesma grandeza, expressa geralmente como "a para b", a:b ou a/b, e algumas vezes representada aritmeticamente como um quociente adimensional das duas quantidades que indica explicitamente quantas vezes o primeiro número contém o segundo.

Quando comparamos duas medidas, dois valores  ou até duas grandezas, estamos determinando uma relação entre dois números que os representam. Quando essa relação é determinada por uma divisão, chamamos de razão.

Notação e terminologia
A razão entre os números A e B pode ser expressa como:
 A razão de A para B
 A está para B
 A:B
 A/B
 Um número racional que é o quociente da divisão de A por B
Os números A e B são algumas vezes chamados de termos, sendo A o antecedente e B o consequente. Representada por uma fração, o numerador é o termo antecedente e o denominador é o termo consequente.

Razão de duas grandezas
A razão de duas ou mais grandezas de mesma espécie é o quociente dos números que expressam as suas medidas, consideradas na mesma unidade. Grandezas são características dos objetos possíveis de serem comparadas e cujas medidas podem ser adicionadas, subtraídas ou divididas uma pela outra.

Assim, o conceito de razão nos permite fazer comparações de grandeza entre dois números. Por exemplo, para saber quantas vezes o número 100 é maior do que o número 2 (ou em outras palavras, qual a razão entre 100 e 2), procedemos da seguinte forma:

 100 : 2 = 50

Portanto, o número 100 é 50 vezes maior do que o número 2.

A razão é a relação entre duas grandezas que já estão relacionadas, é uma divisão entre dois valores, um exemplo é a razão entre um perímetro e a medida de um lado de um triângulo, a razão seria o perímetro dividido pela medida do lado.

História e etimologia
A palavra "razão" vem do latim ratio e envolve a ideia de relação de Euclides.

Exemplos
As quantidades que estão sendo comparadas por meio de uma razão podem ser grandezas físicas tais como a velocidade, ou podem se referir simplesmente à quantidade de objetos em particular. Um exemplo comum deste último caso é a razão entre o volume de água para o de cimento usado no concreto, que geralmente é de 1:4. Isso significa que a quantidade de cimento usada é quatro vezes maior do que a de água. A razão não dá qualquer indicação da quantidade total de água e cimento usados, nem de quanto concreto está sendo feito. Equivalentemente, poderia ser dito que a razão de cimento para água é 4:1, ou que a quantidade de água é um quarto (1/4) da de cimento.

Os modelos mais antigos de televisões possuem telas (ecrãs) em que a razão entre a largura e a altura é de 4 para 3, ou seja, cuja altura equivale a três quartos da largura. As televisões widescreen modernas possuem uma razão de 16:9.

Ver também

 Proporção

Bibliografia

 "Ratio" The Penny Cyclopædia vol. 19, The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1841) Charles Knight and Co., London pp. 307ff
 "Proportion" New International Encyclopedia, Vol. 19 2nd ed. (1916) Dodd Mead & Co. pp270-271
 "Ratio and Proportion" Fundamentals of practical mathematics, George Wentworth, David Eugene Smith, Herbert Druery Harper (1922) Ginn and Co. pp. 55ff

Álgebra
Aritmética elementar

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Super Mario Bros. (1993)

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Steve Baumgarten

                         SUPER MARIO BROTHERS
                     A review by Steve Baumgarten
                           (sbb@panix.com)

     Kiddie films are doomed to be dismissed by us professional film
critics almost regardless of how good they actually are.  And because
it's so easy to categorize a kiddie film as something that couldn't
possibly be worth seeing -- regardless of what the critics say -- a
vicious circle is set up: because you don't see it, you don't recommend
it to your friends, who themselves haven't seen and recommended it to
you.  So I expect that no one but eleven-year-old boys will wind up
seeing this summer's first big-budget kiddie film, SUPER MARIO BROS.

     As it happens, I'm entirely undiscriminating when it comes to
films that might, in some way, prove entertaining.  After all, I"m a
horror buff, and I've learned to sit through dozens of lousy horror
films on the off-chance that one of them might prove worth watching.
This is the "panning-for-gold" theory of movie-going, a technique
responsible for the success of an appalling number of truly awful
films.  How otherwise can we understand the success of the obviously
lousy film SLIVER, if not because people assume it will be just like
BASIC INSTINCT and so probably worth taking a chance on?  When it comes
to Hollywood films, far too many of us are willing to take our chances,
critics be damned.

     Yet whereas most people are willing to take a chance on a film
that's similar to one they've seen before, they're resolutely unwilling
to consider one that doesn't seem "suitable."  We want the "right" kind
of action, violence, sex, and story lines, so while we warmly embrace
insanely violent and graphic films like TOTAL RECALL and soft-core
exploitation films like BASIC INSTINCT, we'd never go see a really good
horror film.  And while CLIFFHANGER opened to a $20+ million box office
its first weekend, SUPER MARIO BROS. managed only $8 million, much of
which I suspect was tendered in nickels and dimes from smashed piggy
banks and horded allowances.

     But the eleven-year-olds have the right idea -- sometimes it's
best to be a little undiscriminating and take a chance on a movie that
might prove entertaining in a thoroughly unpredictable way.  As SUPER
MARIO BROS. does, consistently, with good humor, intelligence and wit.
It is as well-made, thoughtful, and respectful of its audience's
intelligence as CLIFFHANGER and SLIVER are mechanically assembled and
insulting -- and yet it is, first and foremost, a film for
eleven-year-olds.

     Quite a trick, and one rarely seen in the world of live-action
kiddie films.  But it's not as unusual as you might think: after all,
it's only recently that Disney has been making (and, more important,
marketing) their cartoons for an adult audience.  Before THE LITTLE
MERMAID, only animation fanatics suggested a trip to the cinema to see
SLEEPING BEAUTY or DUMBO; yet today no adult would bat an eye at such a
suggestion, and truth be told, most of us over the age of eleven await
the next Disney cartoon almost as eagerly as those who still get carded
at lemonade stands.

     That no one but the Nintendo-set was eagerly awaiting SUPER MARIO
BROS. made it all the more amazing to find that a silly, sloppy, poorly
made kiddie film was nowhere to be found.  In its place is a
well-directed and -edited film, featuring a top-drawer score by Alan
Silvestri; the best production design since BATMAN; enough special
effects to keep any eleven-year-old's (or even thirty-year-old's)
attention; and a truly goofy story line that's backed up with enough
Bullwinkle-style humor to keep everyone smiling.

     The story has little to do with the film's video game namesake;
although the instantly recognizable name reportedly cost the filmmakers
$2 million, it's obvious that the license was picked up purely for
marketing reasons.  The "Super Mario" name is enough of a hook to
attract attention and draw in the film's target audience, but beyond
that it doesn't play an important role in the film.  (In fact, Bob
Hoskins -- who plays Mario Mario -- claims not to have known what Super
Mario Bros. was before one of his children pointed to a squat,
mustachioed animated character jumping around on his television screen
and exclaimed "Dad!  That's you!".)  It's probably just as well, given
how limiting such a literal translation would be; instead, the
filmmakers felt free enough to devise their own story, and to a great
extent, their own world.  And it's this that makes SUPER MARIO BROS.
so successful and such a consistent joy to watch.

     Let me run through a few of the things I liked a whole lot about
this film.  First and foremost, the storyline has a certain resonance
for me.  It starts with a short prologue and the tag line "Brooklyn --
65 Million Years Ago"; in no time at all we've heard about the meteor
that crashed to earth and caused it to split into two dimensions: one
in which the dinosaurs became extinct and man eventually evolved to
take their place as rulers of the world; and another where the
dinosaurs themselves evolved into human-like form and run their own
slightly off-kilter society.  As a long-time resident of Brooklyn, I
found this to be entirely plausible -- I personally don't understand
why some critics found the storyline incomprehensible.  It's all very
well explained as the film goes along, and at the very least it's
internally consistent -- once you buy the premise, everything makes
sense.  (Contrast this with a film like CLIFFHANGER, which has a
premise only slightly more plausible, but doesn't make a whole lot of
sense once things get going.  At least once you've convinced yourself
that there might in fact be a parallel dimension ruled by the
descendants of dinosaurs -- and by Dennis Hopper in particular -- SUPER
MARIO BROS. doesn't insult your intelligence.  Even eleven-year-olds
have their self-respect, though Sylvester Stallone may not.)

     Hopper, who seems to be having an immense amount of fun in his
role as King Koopa, the ruler of the alternate dimension, is bent on
getting his claws on Princess Daisy and her magic amulet, which
contains a piece of the meteor that originally caused the split.  Once
the meteor is made whole again, the dimensions will be rejoined and
he'll be able to achieve his dream of total world domination.  (And let
me tell you:  if he decides to start by running for New York City
Council, he'll have no problem at all getting himself elected this
year.)  Standing between him and the culmination of his life-long dream
is Bob Hoskins as Mario Mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi Mario, two
small-time Brooklyn plumbers who -- just by the purest of coincidences,
mind you -- get to know Daisy and then do what they can to save her
when she's taken captive by Koopa's exceedingly silly henchmen.

     There's plenty more plot in this film, but what surprised me is
how the film itself only rarely got bogged down in the mechanical
aspects of moving the plot forward.  From beginning to end, this film
flows very smoothly from one entirely implausible situation to the
next, and it's rare that the filmmakers content themselves with a
generic chase scene, filmed over a backdrop of generic pop music.
Often the backdrops themselves are more diverting than the action in
the foreground: from the alternate Brooklyn, which is obviously a fond
take-off of BLADE RUNNER's Los Angeles; to Koopa's reelection posters
(Koopa on the environment: "Don't worry -- we'll get more."); to the
police cars involved in many of the film's chase scenes -- all powered
by an overhead electric grid.  It took me a while to realize that the
police cars were little more than glorified bumper cars, straight out
of an amusement park, and as such represented for eleven-year-olds the
coolest possible design for police cars you could have in an alternate
dimension.  Small touches like this either make or break a film;
putting aside SUPER MARIO BROS.' always striking production design (by
David Snyder), it's obvious that the police cars could have been
designed as little more than the kind of souped-up police cars you'd
expect to see in any city, regardless of dimension.  That someone sat
down and thought about what kind of police car would be absolutely
*right* for this city impresses me no end.

     The film deftly avoids any serious violence; likewise, there
aren't any cloying or maudlin scenes to suffer through.  Both Hopper
and Hoskins revel in their roles, and each manages to make what might
have been an ordinary villain or hero into a truly memorable character
(I particularly liked Hopper's attention to detail -- look carefully at
how he holds his hands as he walks around to see clearly the influence
of his great-grandfather the Tyranosaurus Rex).  I found it heartening
to see the very large number of alarmingly goofy touches scattered
throughout the production, from the exceedingly small-headed security
guards (the aptly named "Goombas") who chase the Mario brothers but
aren't too mean-spirited to get all silly and start dancing when they
hear the love theme from DR. ZHIVAGO; to Hopper's evolution /
de-evolution machine that can turn people into Einsteins or balls of
slime at the flick of a lever; to the mistakenly kidnapped Brooklyn
girls who, confined as they are in a sub-basement, sit around, smoke,
do their nails, and in every way act in perfect, stereotypical Brooklyn
girl fashion; to Koopa's henchmen, who trade lines like "You tried five
times and failed five times -- what percentage is that?"; to the street
food of choice, salamanders-on-a-stick.

     As a physical production, SUPER MARIO BROS. benefits greatly from
Alan Silvestri's outstanding score -- something missing from all too
many "adult" films these days; excellent 6-track Dolby sound design;
and some of the best special effects I've seen in a while, including
the much-maligned "morphing" process, which here isn't nearly as
annoying and trite as I expected it to be.  There's also the matter of
Yossi, Koopa's pet dinosaur, which is rendered through a combination of
stop- motion model, puppet, and computer-enhanced special effect well
enough to satisfy the dinosaur-lover in all of us.

     I can only think of one other kiddie film that had significant
appeal for adults: Mike Hodges' FLASH GORDON, which also featured a
striking production design, a fine score (by Queen), and a good amount
of tongue-in-cheek action.  But FLASH GORDON, fun as it was, played
every scene for maximum irony; the genius of SUPER MARIO BROS.  is in
its ability to play everything straight -- on the surface.  But it only
takes a moment or two to realize how much intelligence and wit are
backing up such a straight-faced production.  As Mario Mario says to
his brother Luigi: "Sure there were dinosaurs in Brooklyn.  There were
even Dodgers in Brooklyn."

     I fully intend to see this film again; my feeling is that for
every three sly references and witty asides I caught, there was
probably one I missed.  If you think any film with a name like SUPER
MARIO BROS. is beneath your adult sensibilities, all I can say is that
while when it comes to Hollywood films, it's usually "something
ventured, nothing gained", in this case it's just the opposite.  Much
to my surprise, I found this film to be one of the most enjoyable I've
seen all year, and I especially recommend it as an "antidote" to the
predictable, intelligence-insulting, mean-spirited and overly violent
CLIFFHANGER.  If you must see that film, see it first, then see SUPER
MARIO BROS.; you'll find that you enjoyed CLIFFHANGER a lot less in
retrospect, but at least you'll have seen one thoughtful and finely
crafted film out of two.

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2 What Are the Functions of the iPad?
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad in 2010, he focused on Web browsing as an area where the iPad had a clear advantage over traditional computers. Much of this was due to the iOS version of Safari, Apple's Web browser and the feature parity it shared with its desktop sibling. You can easily create, edit, organize and delete bookmarks on your iPad.
Open "Safari" and click the "Bookmarks" icon. The icon resembles an open book.
Select the folder containing the bookmark you want to delete.
Click the red minus symbol next to the bookmark you want to delete.
Tap the "Delete" button to remove the bookmark.
Click "Done" to exit edit mode.
If the Bookmark screen opens on the history page, tap the "Bookmarks" button in the upper left corner to access the bookmark folders.
Milano, Matt. "How to Delete a Bookmark on the iPad in a Folder." Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/delete-bookmark-ipad-folder-73362.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.


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Welcome to Tacoma Ski Swap. From Tacoma to Seattle we have you covered for new and used gear. We love and appreciate your support! 2018 will be our 9th year and it wouldn't be possible without the Tacoma community. If you live in the Tacoma Seattle area this is a great place to find some great deals and sell your used equipment. We are currently working on securing the Dates for November. Please check back or follow us on Facebook to keep up to date on times. We are working on adding an online registration for anyone who wishes to sell their items.
If you have never been to a ski swap then now is your chance. If you have gear taking up space in your closet come on out, put it up for sale, and make some extra cash. Or maybe your looking for new gear, get closeout pricing on new and used equipment. A 30% of all public items sold goes to help the UPS Ski Team for the up coming season. Get a great deal on gear and help your local UPS Ski Team! The Tacoma Ski Swap is only one weekend a year make sure you don't miss it.
New to this year is the online registration! If you plan on selling your gear at the ski swap you can pre register your gear and can have your tag waiting for you when you check your gear in. You will still need to drop off your gear the Friday between 1pm-9pm.
If your still confused what a ski swap is check out our frequently asked questions page .


1. Jumping into a settlement to get out!
Soo many women that we see say "I just want to take this deal to get out"… "I want it over with now". Don't do it! You will regret it. Take some time to process that your relationship has just ended. Get some support and this may mean counselling or therapy (not just your bestie and a bottle of wine) Then get some advice about your rights and entitlements and think about it, then think about it some more. You only get one shot so if you change your mind there is no turning back.
2. Don't just go with the numbers that your ex gives you. Do your own research.
He has just cheated on you but you still trust that his version of the assets and liabilities that you have are correct…Do your own research its not difficult. Call the bank get the most current bank statements so that you actually know what's in there and what you owe, call a few real estate agents and ask them to do an appraisal on your houses, apartments, land even if they are just an off the street appraisal. Look into comparable sales for a similar business to yours. Call your super fund providers and get balances.
3. Work out what its going to cost you to live each week.
You are on your own with the kids so work out how much this is going to cost you BEFORE you accept a child support or spousal support offer from your ex. Most women underestimate what they spend each week and sell themselves short by taking the first offer their ex makes as they think that its better than nothing. If you know the numbers you can say "I really need an extra $200 per week for the rent as I am short that amount each week".
4. Don't get stuck on the little things.
Do you really care that much about the lounge suite? Don't sweat the insignificant things like furniture. If you can get what you need and buy the rest later then do it. You will burn up more than the cost of the couch in legal fees negotiating who will get it. Be smart and let those things go. Focus on what is important.
5. Remember that saying from My Big Fat Greek Wedding "The man is the head of the house but the women turns the neck".
Even though you are no longer together this is still the case so use it! You have been with this guy for how long? No one knows him better than you. Use this knowledge to help you get what you want. You already know how to do this as you have been doing it for years. Think of something that he really wants like his super and give it to him if he lets you have what you want eg the kids or the house. It's a negotiation. Remember that. You wont get everything you want so be prepared to let some things go to get what's most important to you.
6. Don't think that your divorce will end the same way as your best friends did.
Girls love to share stories but everyone's is different so remember that. Just because she got the house doesn't mean that you will. Her house may have been worth less, the mortgage may have been less or non existent, her husband may not have cared about the house whereas your does. Your story will be your story.
7. Don't fall for the "we are just on a break but let's sign a BFA anyway while we try to reconcile" trap.
Once you formalise a property settlement by way of a BFA (Binding Financial Agreement) or Consent Order there is no going back. Its easier for him to negotiate a deal favourable for him if he is in your good books. If you think you are getting back together then why are you signing this thing???
8. Waiting too long to formalise an agreement.
Things might be going really well until he meets a new girl…then chances are that new girl may not be happy about him giving you that extra cash each week for the kids or that the mortgage still hasn't been transferred to your sole name.
Get that agreement formalised pronto so that he can't back out.
Call Fedorov Lawyers on 1300 768 719 foor more tips or to formalise your property and parenting agreements ASAP to avoid future heartache.


*Please note that the course is now closed for the 2018 season.
It took 50 teams of horses and 200 men working together for a year in order to clear the land of boulders and debris to prepare it for what would become one of Canada's premiere golf courses. Since the opening of the mountain golf course in 1925, this jewel set deep in the heart of the Canadian Rockies has been the setting of unforgettable memories for all of those who come to play.
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge initiated a restoration project in 1994 to return this legendary Canada golf course back to its initial layout. Using Thompson's original blueprints from 1924, the main focus of the project was spent on restoring the bunkers and tee boxes in an effort to recreate the fundamental design. Highly acclaimed for its challenging layout and spectacular beauty, Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club is rated by SCOREGolf Magazine as the #1 Best Golf Resort in Canada. Most recently, although annually among the best Public Courses in Canada, in 2013, SCOREGolf Magazine rated Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club the #1 Public course in Canada as well.
Today, this award-winning Alberta golf course remains one of the "must play" courses in Canada.
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The largest installation is running a dual core virtual Windows 2008 server with 8 Gb memory. There are just under 13,000 cases in the system and the disk space used is about 50 Gb. Performance on the system is excellent. The same system receives DICOM images, anonymizes them, and does some further processing to create cases. Even while DICOM images are being received, there is excellent performance in delivering case content to clients.
Linux, including OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, etc.
32 or 64 bit versions of these operating systems can be used. The server can be installed in a variety of virtualization servers. Java 7 or higher is required to be installed on the server.
Any modern browser can be used to access RadPix Teaching File System. This includes Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Internet Explorer 10 or greater, Safari, and Android web browsers. No additional software is required on the client. Some cases may be use up a large amount of memory, so at least 8 Gb RAM is recommended for client PC's, although smaller amounts of memory have been used for cases. Editing large DICOM datasets does require more memory.
Cases can be viewed on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, and IOS devices. The pages will scale to fit the device. Improved visualization of images will be possible on higher quality devices with high resolution screens and high performance processors. Mouse and keyboard input are supported. The software is touch-enabled, including swiping, pinching to zoom, etc.
Since its inception, this software has been able to run on minimal hardware. However, when DICOM images are being received by the system, improved performance can be achieved with modern PC hardware.
Dual or quad core processors have been used successfully, with improved performance with I5 or I7 Intel chips.
Since the price has significantly decreased over the past few years, a minimum disk space of 1 Terabyte is recommended initially, although this amount will probably suffice for several years of usage. Solid state drives will probably improve throughput and processing speed. Disk space required is dependent on the number of images sent to the system. Note: Multiframe DICOM images (ultrasound, angiography) can be very large.
Routine backup of the system is highly recommended to prevent loss of data in the event of hardware malfunction. For best security, the backup device should be in a different location, to prevent loss in case of fire or flooding.
1 Gigabyte networking will speed up receiving and sending of DICOM and other case data.


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Q: How do I divide up food among multiple agents? I have two agent types in my model food and foragers.
Food can come in different amounts and foragers have different stomach capacities.
The difficulty arises when multiple foragers arrive at some food at the same time. I want to make sure they don't get more food than is available.
I'm not sure how to tackle this. Here's some pseudo code of my attempts.
ask food [if any? foragers-here] set amount amount - count foragers-here ; but this misses the capacity of the foragers

ask forager [if any? food-here [set state feeding]
ifelse [state = feeding & amount > capacity] [set my-energy capacity] [set my-energy amount]

I suspect it'd be easier to have one global variable that I can account for rather than having it split into different elements.

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Filip, the ten-year-old son of Croatian immigrants, lives in a boring suburb of the big city, where he passes his time googling everything. When his favourite uncle gets sick, Filip turns to Google for answers. Instead he receives a visit from the Great Googlini, a tiny woman in Converse sneakers who swirls out of the computer vents. She's not really a genie, she explains: "I'm more of an archivist." Ultimately about the things we can know and the things we can't, this is a smart, touching, funny chapter book about growing up, braving tough times and looking for answers.
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✩"Cassidy has crafted a thoughtful glimpse into the life of an immigrant family, and despite the refreshingly straightforward look at cancer and the struggle of having a loved one undergo treatment, the narrative retains its slice-of-life focus. For fans of Google, trivia, and family strength." Kirkus Reviews Full review.
"A thoughtful, touching story that moves at a good pace, could help children dealing with a seriously ill friend or family member, and it includes many interesting facts for everyone. Highly recommended. CM Magazine Full review.


This tutorial is assuming that you already own a Raspiboy. Whether you already bought one and have yet to assemble it or maybe you purchased one after reading my review of it. If you haven't read my review of it yet, I have the link for you right here. This tutorial tells you everything in terms of assembling the hardware. If you need to know how to make a Raspberry Pi run Retropie, the internet can help you with that, it's well documented.
It's always a good idea to make certain that the seller has packed in all of the parts that you are supposed to receive. That keeps you from going crazy and thinking you lost something further down the road. There's not much else to add to this other than the fact that this is a good practice before ever assembling anything that contains a lot of parts. Just below this paragraph is a picture of all of the items that you should have in your box from 8B Craft. Not depicted below is also the small zip lock bag of screws and controller buttons.
Aside from having almost everything that you need already in the kit, there are some other essentials that you're going to need here. The first of which being a smaller Phillips screwdriver. I'm not certain of the exact size, but as long as it's smaller than your standard household screwdriver, you're good to go.
The biggest piece of the pie here, is, well, the Raspberry Pi. The kits, unfortunately, do not have a Raspberry Pi in them. I do wish that there was a slightly pricier version of the kit with a Raspberry Pi in it, but alas, there is not. So what does this mean for you, the end user? If you're purchasing this kit online, I would highly recommend that you buy your Raspberry Pi right after ordering your Raspiboy. The Raspiboy is likely to arrive much later than the Raspberry Pi, so this means you'll already have your Pi when the kit arrives. The specific model of Raspberry Pi that you need is the Raspberry Pi Zero. It is the only one that will fit into this device. Nothing else. It doesn't seem to matter which revision you get of the Raspberry Pi Zero, but obviously the more recent the revision, the better the emulator performance you'll get.
If you're sitting there thinking that you already have the Raspiboy and you were coming into this tutorial thinking that that's all you needed and do not have a Raspberry Pi Zero yet, I'll have a link at the bottom of this page for you to purchase one. I would still read all of this tutorial though, even if you're missing the Pi, as it's useful to know it all through first. Then when you actually go to assemble it, you can glaze over this again and have a sense that you feel like you know what you're doing.
Additionally, you may need one last thing. If you do not have a way to read SD cards on your computer, you will need one. The microSD card comes with an SD card adapter, but if you do not have an SD card slot on your computer, you will need to get a USB card reader for your computer. Other than that though, you should be good. If you have your small Phillips screwdriver, Raspberry Pi Zero, and all of your kit's pieces are present? Then you can safely move onto the next section.
All of the software I'm about to talk about will be explained in the instructions at the bottom. For now, I'm just letting you know what to download before we get into the instructions. To start things off, you will need the most up to date version of the emulator software for the Raspberry Pi Zero. The emulator we'll be using is an all in one solution called Retropie. You can download the newest version of that here.
You will then need to download Win32DiskImager. I would host a link to it, but since it's possible that a newer, better version could come available, I will just suggest to you that you simply Google it. It is completely free and is for Windows. There is an alternative software for Mac called Etcher. I will not be able to tell you how to use the Mac version as I no longer have a Mac, but I would assume that the steps will be very similar in nature.
The last thing that you'll need to download is less software and just more something that you need to have handy for some future step. You need to download the config.txt file from here (right click "save target under…") to help fix some pieces of Retropie so that it will be more compatible with the Raspiboy.
Those three downloads are the only parts that you will need for getting Retropie up and running on your soon to be assembled Raspiboy. You can now head onto the full instructions below.
Picture Two: Placing the Back Plate.
Extract the Retropie archive. You will see the .img file inside.
Plug the microSD that came in your Raspiboy kit (or a different microSD card, if you'd like) into your computer.
Install Win32DiskImager and then start the program.
Now, select the letter of the microSD drive, make certain you are not choosing your other primary harddrives or other devices.
In the next field, browse to find the .img file that you extracted from Retropie.
You can now burn the image to the drive. It shouldn't take but 3-5 minutes on average. Depends on your PC's CPU I suppose.
Now, close the program and open the microSD folder on your computer. On the root you should have a config.txt file, delete it.
Now, place the config.txt file that you downloaded earlier on the root.
Once that's done, you can now take the microSD card out of the PC and insert it into the microSD card slot on the Raspberry Pi Zero.
Picture Three: Proper Power Slots.
Grab the front faceplate of the Raspiboy and place it face down on a static free surface.
Place your Raspberry Pi Zero face down onto the four posts to the right of the screen's opening. It will align perfectly.
Being careful not to break any pre-existing soldered cords, place the screen and speaker in their dedicated grooves (depicted in Picture One).
Again, being careful with soldered cords, place the small rectangular shoulder buttons boards into place (depicted in Picture One).
The screen will use the ribbon cable and plug into a port on the bottom side of the 8B Craft PCB. Do this by sliding back the small clip. Then the ribbon cable end will fit into it. You now need to slide the clip back down into place to lock in the ribbon cable.
Now, insert the 8B Craft PCB on top of the Raspberry Pi Zero on the four posts. There are little points all over the board, they will face down into the Raspberry Pi. If they face up and none of your ports match up, then your PCB is upside down. Simply take it off and flip it right side up.
Now you can place the battery on the back left side of the screen. Then plug it and your speaker into the PCB. Make 100% certain they do not get in the wrong ports. From left to right it is the battery and then the speaker. (depicted in Picture Three).
You now need to set the buttons in place on the back of the controller PCB. If you have no prior knowledge of disassembling and reassembling a retro controller, this part may be harder for you. You may have to watch a video as it is hard to explain (I'll do my best). If you've messed with retro controllers, it's a cake walk.
First choose the button colors you want from the 2 color sets. Grab the rubber start and select buttons and place them in first. Then place in your A, B, X, Y buttons. The concave ones go in the top two slots. Then you can drop your D-Pad into position as well.
Now that the physical buttons are in place, you need to place in the button contacts. First, grab the large white rubber contact with one hole on the outside edge. This is for your D-Pad and will sit right on top of it and the hole goes onto it's one small post. With the other large rubber piece that has two holes, that will sit behind the A, B, X, and Y buttons. Align the two holes with the two posts.
The last pieces are the shoulder buttons. On the back panel of the whole device, place your L and R buttons respectively. They have one post that goes into one hole, this is so that they can swing up and down.
On the main faceplate, above the shoulder PCB's you should have a small slot. This is for the last 2 remaining rubber pieces. They sort of look like thumbtacks in shape. These go pointy side up and just kind of sit there. They will be secured in place when the two shell halves come together.
Now take the controller PCB and face it down (depicted in Picture One).
Plug the end of this cord into the 8B Craft PCB in the only remaining port. It will fit perfectly.
Now you have to do the all too frustrating task of aligning the backside and front side of the shell together. I cannot really help too much with this part. Sometimes you may need to adjust the battery or cords. Sometimes the trigger buttons are dumb. You will eventually get it.
While holding it tightly closed with one hand, drop your screws into the holes and then tighten them one by one.
Now, using the power button on the back, you should be able to boot into Retropie! It will prompt you with assigning buttons and what not. Have fun!
It is so well documented already on how to add ROMS to your Retropie. This device has two full fledged USB ports, so you can use the tutorial here and load up ROMS! If you have an issue with the font size in Retropie you can do something about that by clicking here. If you have a white noise issue, do the following. While Retropie, press start, select audio settings, increase to 100% then you can reduce the volume wheel, thus reducing the overall white noise. If you still want a full fledged video, here is the official one for you. If you'd like to know how to add the third USB port, here is the official video from that.
To turn ON the Raspiboy use the switch on the back. To turn OFF the Raspiboy, first shutdown from within the software, then when LCD goes crazy, use the switch on the back. If you have a 1.1 Raspiboy, it should not be used while charging. You'll know you have it because it will power off if you try to use it while it's charging. Also when plugging/unplugging power cable into a turned ON Raspiboy it might crash the unit. So only do this when the unit is off. To switch to HDMI you need to turn OFF the Raspiboy, plug the HDMI cable, turn ON the unit. Same if you want to switch back to composite. The micro-USB connector is for CHARGING ONLY. You should not try to connect a device there or try to connect SSH through that connector it will fry the PCB!
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Lt D.W. Gay's War Effort - Picture from Raid 30
This page from Lt D.W. Gay's 'War Effort' includes a picture showing the bombing during Raid 30 of 10 April 1945.
Raid 30 was an attack on German occupied buildings at Menate on 10 April 1945, to support the 8th Army. This photograph shows the bombs exploding in the middle of the buildings. It is also possible to make out more bomb craters amongs the buildings to the left of the picture.
Many thanks to Martin Hampton, the son in law of Lt. Gay, for sending us this material. These pages come from Gay's own private notebook which began with similar infomation to his flight log, but became more detailed, and also included a number of interesting items that had been pasted in.
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Jane Austen (1775-1817) was the second youngest of eight children born to Cassandra and George Austen. Her father was educated at Oxford University and was the rector for the Anglican parish of Steventon in Hampshire, England. Her favourite brother was Henry, who eventually went into the church, but she was very close to her sister Cassandra who was two years her senior and, like her sister, she never married. Jane's formal education was cut short because of lack of family funds, but she took full advantage of her father's extensive library, being an avid reader of books both good and bad. She started writing at a very early age (approximately 11) and also wrote plays for her family, who enjoyed staging them for their own amusement. In fact, Jane's family were her only critics for much of her career. Against her personal wishes, Jane went with her parents and sister to live in Bath in 1801. Four years later, her father died there, leaving the three women in considerable financial difficulty. For the next few years, they moved from relative to relative until her brother Edward provided a cottage in the village of Chawton, where they finally settled down. Although Jane Austen lived in politically turbulent times, her writing reflects world events obliquely. Her novels reflect the relationships and manners of minor and landed gentry who inhabited the English countryside. A rich source of information about Jane's own relationships and interests comes from her letters to her sister. She writes of fabrics and fashion, of dancing and visiting acquaintances, and she fell in love (or might have done, given the chance) with a young man, Tom Lefroy. Her interest was reciprocated, but his family effectively removed Tom from her influence because he was destined for greater things than marriage to an impoverished daughter of a country clergyman. The pain of such a separation is reflected vividly in her novel Sense and Sensibility. Much of Jane Austen's writing is humorous and satirical. She is particularly unkind to mothers like Mrs. Bennett and clergymen such as Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice. Her heroines, like Emma Woodhouse and even her favourite, Elizabeth Bennet, must overcome their own weaknesses and learn from their own mistakes before they can find true happiness. Jane also admires patience and a strong sense of duty, as exemplified by Anne Elliot in Persuasion. Sadly, Jane Austen died of an undetermined illness when she was only 41. Although her novels were usually popular with readers, she enjoyed little personal fame during her lifetime. Indeed, not until the 1940's did academics acknowledge her as a great English writer, and her wider popularity grew throughout the second half of the 20th century. Jane Austen's tombstone, laid in the floor of Winchester Cathedral, makes no mention of her being an author. It merely refers to "the extraordinary endowments of her mind." Northanger Abbey Jane Austen's first major novel was written in 1798-99, when she was in her early twenties. It is a comic love story set in Bath about a young reader who must learn how to separate fantasy from reality. Miss Austen sold the novel (then entitled Susan) to a publisher in 1803, and the work was advertised but never published. She bought it back many years later, and her brother Henry Austen published the novel as Northanger Abbey after her death in 1817. Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be published. She began to write it sometime around 1797, and she worked on it for many years before its publication in 1811. The title page said that it was written "By a Lady," and only her immediate family knew that Jane Austen was the author. Impetuous Marianne Dashwood tumbles into a fairytale romance that goes sour, and her practical older sister Elinor copes with the family's financial problems while hiding her own frustrated romantic hopes. The book was a success, and it even earned a profit! Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice was first written in the late 1700's, then rewritten in 1811-1812 and finally published in early 1813. It is probably the most-read of all of Jane Austen's novels and is a popular favorite among many. Originally entitled First Impressions, the novel deals with the misjudgments that often occur at the beginning of an acquaintance and how those misjudgments can change as individuals learn more about each other. Mansfield Park Mansfield Park was written between February, 1811 and the summer of 1813. It was the third novel Jane Austen had published and it first appeared on May 4, 1814. During her lifetime, it was attributed only to "The author of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice," and the author's identity was unknown beyond her family and friends. It is Jane Austen's most complex novel and deals with many different themes, from the education of children, to the differences between appearances and reality. Emma Emma was written in 1814-1815, and while Jane Austen was writing it, it was suggested to her by a member of the Prince Regents' household that she dedicate it to His Royal Highness. Austen took the suggestion as it was intended – as a command – and Emma was thus dedicated, but the dedication itself is rather slyly worded. Emma deals with a young woman's maturation into adulthood and the trouble she gets herself into along the way. Persuasion Persuasion was written in 1815-1816, while Jane Austen was suffering from her fatal illness. She was still working on some revisions at the time of her death in 1817. The novel was published posthumously by her brother, Henry Austen. Persuasion is a novel of second chances, expectations of society, and the constancy of love. Juvenilia Jane Austen's works from her childhood are full of enthusiasm, humor, and very creative spelling.


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A California Christmas 2: City Lights
A California Christmas 2: City Lights on Netflix 12/16/21
2021 didn't start out with a bang, but with a boot – literally. We were still sheltering-in-place and I was recovering from achilles repair surgery. I was required to wear an oversized boot to protect my ankle and moved around the apartment using a knee scooter. On the rare occasion that we'd venture outside, I clumsily navigated the world on crutches. It would take a few more months before I would actually walk again sans aides.
Side Note: I've always been an advocate for accessibility, but that experience really opened my eyes to just how inaccessible so many public spaces are. Let's do better, please!
At the same time, live theater had shut down and no one knew when it would return. For someone whose career centered on working the regional stages, it felt like career purgatory not knowing what was next for theater. Fortunately, my incredible agents at JE Talent helped me expand into screen and voice over work. One audition they sent me on was for a project simply titled CITY LIGHTS. Little did I know it was the sequel to the wildly popular holiday movie A CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS that was #1 on Netflix for a period in 2020.
I was ecstatic to book it and had an incredible experience shooting in Petaluma and San Francisco. The cast and crew were a dream, especially real life wife-husband team Lauren and Josh Swickard (Callie and Joseph), Laura James (Victoria), and the coolest cat behind the camera director Shaun Paul Piccinino.
With such a difficult start to 2021, I never imagined ending this year checking three things off my dream list with one project:
1. Making my feature film debut;
2. Making a Christmas movie;
3. Being on NETFLIX!
My intention as a performer is to bring joy to the world. I hope this movie will bring that to your life this holiday season.
Prisoner in My Homeland Wins Japan Prize
Congratulations to the Mission US: Prisoner in My Homeland team for winning the prestigious Japan Prize in the Digital Media Division!
Special shout out to Michelle Chen who brought me in to voice Tadashi. What an honor it was to work on this important, educational project. Learn more about Mission US: Prisoner in My Homeland here.
California Community Colleges Campaign
Check out the spots I recorded for the California Community Colleges campaign! I come in with the tag announce around the :20 marks:
California Community Colleges AAPI spots
Thank you so much to my awesome agents at JE Talent, California Community Colleges, and the production team at Avocado and Coconuts!
A.C.T.'s The Matchmaker Airing Now
Cast of A.C.T.'s The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder and directed by Dawn Monique Williams.
Proud to be a part of this reading for A.C.T.'s OUT LOUD series! It was a thrill to collaborate with veteran actors that I've greatly admired and an incredibly talented graduating class of A.C.T. MFAs who everyone needs to hire stat! Bonus that I got to reunite with OSF alums Dawn Monique Williams (who I previously worked with on The Merry Wives of Windsor), Luis Garcia, and Catherine Castellanos.
About the production:
This charming farce by Thornton Wilder—which inspired the popular musical "Hello, Dolly!"—is an uproarious exploration of the necessity of generosity, the limits of wealth, and the pursuit of the good life. Tickets are "Pay-What-You-Wish" starting at just $5. The reading streams on demand for one week (Apr 26–May 2) on Broadway On Demand, accessible via the link through A.C.T.'s website. It can be streamed via the web on any mobile device or computer, or can be streamcast to any smart TV.
Learn more at bit.ly/ACTOutLoud.
VIETGONE Now Available
L.A. Theatreworks has released our recording of VIETGONE! Click image below to purchase and download:
Thank you to LATW and the fantastic actors with whom I got to collaborate. Check out their work here:
Paul Yen and Will Dao in VIETGONE. Photo courtesy of LATW.
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IS-group militants kill four soldiers near Iraq's Tikrit: Army, police sources
Reuters, , Friday 6 Jan 2017
Islamic State-group militants attacked an Iraqi army outpost and a police station near the city of Tikrit on Friday, killing at least four soldiers and wounding 12 others, military and police sources said.
The militants used a car bomb and two suicide attackers in their assault shortly after midnight on the army outpost in the town of al-Dour on Tikrit's outskirts, killing two officers and two soldiers, the sources said.
Gunmen separately attacked the police station a short distance away and set fire to the building before fleeing the area. There were no casualties from that attack, the sources said.
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"The Pink Flier" and the first 15 years of the World Youth Alliance
March 26, 2014 Vincenzina Santoro General 0 Print
As they enter their final years of college or graduate school, some young people dream of starting up their own businesses. Entrepreneurial ability, creative ideas, and a desire to provide a new service or product have been the inspiration for many new ventures, bolstered by the energy and intelligence of youth.
Not too many aspire to found a non-profit organization. But it does happen. One such venture, the World Youth Alliance, or WYA as it is commonly and affectionately known, celebrated its 15th anniversary this year on March 25.
The founder, Anna Halpine, did not dream of starting WYA. Anna was studying music at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City in 1999 when she was asked by friends from her native Toronto to attend some meetings at the United Nations on their behalf since they could not make the trip.
The Commission on Population and Development was holding its annual meeting. At one session a group of young people appeared on the podium and, claiming to speak on behalf of the three billion youth of the world, demanded a right to abortion, sexual rights for children, and the removal of parental oversight in sexual matters. Anna was present in that conference room, listening in total shock and disagreement. Surely these young people did not speak on her behalf—or on behalf most other youth.
Motivated by conscience to respond to such nonsense, Anna returned the next day with a pink flier with a positive message in defense of life and human dignity. She distributed those fliers to the delegates who were in the same conference room. Like bees to honey, a large number of delegates came to her, thanked her for the initiative, and urged her to continue to counter the sexual and reproductive rights agenda that had become a steady bill of fare at the UN. Some delegates even invited Anna to come lecture in their countries.
Anna felt compelled to continue the effort, and with a few like-minded friends, she founded the World Youth Alliance. After years of hard work, in 2004 WYA became a fully accredited non-governmental organization at the UN, being granted "Special" status (like most NGOs) at the Economic and Social Council. As such, the organization can and does submit written statements and make oral declarations to various annual meetings, especially those of the Commission for Social Development, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on Population and Development, and the Commission on Sustainable Development. The WYA team currently is working on submissions to the ongoing UN efforts to formulate a series of Sustainable Development Goals that will be a guiding light for global development starting in 2015.
The WYA advocacy team, comprised of well-trained young lawyers, is a constant and formidable presence at key UN meetings, interacting with and supporting friendly country delegates by contributing ideas and appropriate language for insertion in key outcome documents. Some countries even have taken WYA members onto their own delegations for the duration of negotiations involving major issues. This is a tremendous honor and a sign of the international esteem which the organization enjoys. It sometimes requires unimaginable stamina, as deliberations often go on into the wee hours of the morning in a tough give-and-take over acceptable language for the world to abide by.
WYA's reach has gone well beyond the UN. Today, WYA has regional offices in Brussels, Beirut, Manila, Mexico City, and Nairobi, with headquarters located in a beautifully renovated townhouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side, thanks to generous and caring benefactors who shared the same vision as Anna.
The WYA House is always buzzing with activity and with bright, highly educated and dedicated young people readily and willingly taking on challenges. Training is an important part of any organization and WYA provides plenty of substance to its participants. Youth coming to WYA must pass a "Track A" course, which encompasses a broad range of topics including philosophy, history, and biographies, and writings of individuals who have fought for authentic human rights and dignity.
Other programs include the International Solidarity Forum, Emerging Leaders Conference, and the International Summer Camp for younger members, and there is even a mini-marathon held annually on Roosevelt Island, in the middle of New York City's East River. Also, formative activities are conducted by the regional offices. Training such young people, who come from many countries and profess different religions, manifests the universal appeal and reach of the WYA message as envisaged by the founder. What these youth learn forms their moral foundation and strengthens their vision for humanity for the remainder of their careers and lives.
Apart from the UN, WYA's influence extends to covering and influencing developments at the Organization of American States in Washington, DC, the Latin American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica, and, most importantly, the European Commission and European Parliament in Brussels. Moreover, the other regional offices are active in promoting the life-affirming agenda in their respective parts of the world.
Currently there are 70,000 individual members under the age of 30, but through organizational affiliation, WYA represents more than one million youth. Thousands more have moved on. WYA has a "mandatory retirement age" of 30 but former members remain part of a global network of alumni, who support the organization in gratitude for the life-affirming experience gathered through training programs, internships, conferences, advocacy training, and numerous other formative activities.
Older folks—those over 30—who encounter WYA can become "Friends of WYA" if they share the same values and convictions, and can sign the WYA Charter, which reads, in part, that a person "affirms the inalienable dignity of the person, defends the intrinsic right to life, nurtures the family, and fosters a social climate favorable to integral development, solidarity, and mutual respect." It can be found on the WYA website: www.wya.net. More than one million persons have signed the Charter, including direct individual signatures and organizational sign-ons.
Anna Halpine has added a cultural dimension to the WYA organization too. She has been able to integrate successfully her love of music with the creation in 2010 of the WYA Chamber Orchestra, directed by Alexis Kende, an accomplished violinist from a musical family. The current members range in age from 13 to 18 and are students at some of the finest music schools such as Juilliard, Mannes, and Manhattan School of Music. They give concerts in New York City, including an annual concert at the UN to accompany the celebration of the winners of WYA's Manhattan International Film Festival, another cultural activity. Each year youth from across the globe compete with their own film entries that respect the theme of intrinsic human dignity. Over 170 films were submitted in the 2014 competition.
The cultural part of WYA extends to the art world as well. WYA sponsors an art exhibition at its New York headquarters, which has seen a growing number of national and international participants each year.
The members of WYA deserve praise for dedicating several years of their young lives at the initial phase of their careers to work for noble ideals. In 15 years the WYA alumni have become numerous, many are married with children, and some of their offspring are reaching the "minimum admission age" of 10.
Anna Halpine remains at the core as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the WYA Foundation. She is assisted by 25 officers located at headquarters and at the five offices abroad. WYA's mission is needed now more than ever to uphold authentic, intrinsic human rights, to defend human dignity and enable genuine human welfare, solidarity, and development to flourish. The youthful voices of WYA are essential, especially at the UN, given that they bring a message of conviction, clarity, competence, and confidence that stands out in a place where many delegates and NGOs have difficulty differentiating between a human need and a human right.
Some are wishing WYA a happy birthday, others, happy anniversary. In French one phrase covers both; so "Heureuse Anniversaire" to Anna Halpine and present, former, and future members of the organization—and "Ad Multos Annos"!
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Vincenzina Santoro is an international economist. She represents the American Family Association of New York at the United Nations.
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American War Reader's Guide
By Omar El Akkad
Category: Literary Fiction
The questions, discussion topics, and reading list that follow are intended to enhance your reading group's discussion of American War, a darkly prescient tale of a country, and a world, torn apart by war in the late twenty-first century, and the young heroine whose commitment to her family takes on the epic proportions of the second installment of America's battle against itself.
Questions and Topics for Discussion
1. The novel's epigraphs are taken from two classic texts, an ancient Arabic book of poems and the Bible. What do the quotes and their sources suggest about the conflict that will follow in the novel?
2. Were you surprised by the way the map of the United States has been altered—the states' borders and the landmasses themselves—in the projections for 2075? What do you think caused those changes; was it solely politics or other forces as well?
3. What does the first-person narrator we meet in the prologue explain—and not explain—about how the country has changed, the timeline of the Second American Civil War itself, and the unnamed "she" who has stayed in his memory since his youth?
4. What is the significance of Sarat's changing of her own name when she's a girl? How does that sense of agency and identity develop as she gets older? How does her having a twin sister fit into your understanding of her independence and actions?
5. The novel presents many different laws, agencies, and other government entities for the future America. Which did you find to be most plausible, including as sources for political conflict that would escalate into war? Are any similar to real-life policies as you're reading about them today?
6. Describe the dynamic of the Chestnut family, parents and children. What's similar and what's different about domestic life in their world versus today's and during the time of the first Civil War?
7. How pervasive is the allegiance to the Free Southern State where the Chestnuts live and throughout the cordoned region? What threats do those who disagree with the cause face?
8. How closely do the events and details of the Second American Civil War follow those of the first and/or other historical events in American history? After you finished the novel, were you more or less likely to think another such conflict could happen again in this way, on a national or global scale?
9. How do the interludes of primary source texts—textbook excerpts, government reports, notebooks, letters, etc.—enhance the personal story of Sarat and her family, in terms of the motives for and timeline of the war on a micro and macro level?
10. What gender stereotypes persist in the future between the young girls and boys, especially once the family reaches Camp Patience? How does Sarat push back against expectations of what she can and cannot do, including in contrast to her sister and brother?
11. How does the novel complicate the meaning of "home," in a personal and national level? Does where and how a character lives at any given point determine his or her sense of security or belonging, or does this feeling come from somewhere else?
12. Sarat sees on Albert Gaines's, a northerner's, map different kinds of borders and observes, "To the north the land looked the same but she knew there existed some invisible fissure in the earth where her people's country ended and the enemy's began." (163) How did such fissures form, and what does the outcome of the war and novel suggest about their ability to be healed?
13. How does Sarat's plight speak to Gaines's statement that "the first thing they try to take from you is your history"? (150)
14. What defines one's sense of "belief" in the novel? Are people more motivated by personal beliefs, or by more institutional ones like religion or politics?
15. How are certain characters in the novel mythologized? What does this do to their day-to-day existence and their legacy? How do the mythic characters in the book parallel historical figures in what they're remembered for and how?
16. Discuss the sequence of events and outcomes of the plague. How does that kind of warfare reflect advancements in society as well as the sense of humanity's worth?
17. What is the role of love in the novel? By the story's conclusion, does the idea of love conquering all still apply, or does revenge supersede it?
18. Many historians consider the first Civil War to have been a battle of the past (the South) versus the future (the North). Do those distinctions apply to the Second American Civil War, and what does this say about the future—and present—of the country and those running it?
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Gignac (; ) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population
Its inhabitants are called Gignacois.

Sights
 Gignac Bridge over the river Hérault, completed 1810.
 Church of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
 "Tour sarrasine" tower

Personalities
Antoine de Laurès (1708–1779), writer, friend of Voltaire, translator into French of Pharsalia by Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus), and author of La fête de Cythère, a one-act opera created on 19 November 1753 at the Château de Berny. He lived in the Château de Gignac.

Map

See also
Communes of the Hérault department

References

External links

 Official site

Communes of Hérault


Teaching is a noble profession. Preschool learning centers are an excellent way to begin a career for a teacher who is interested in early child education. There are professional courses for teachers who intrinsically have the ability to communicate with children who are very adaptive. Though it takes time to bond with the child, learning materials, medium and methodology are the key aspects that make a child love school. Preschool education is solely focused on imparting education which helps the child muster confidence and increase his social skills.
While recruiting, the selection must be done on the ability to gel with modern concepts in teaching. Experienced teachers are surely a boon but again the criteria should be more on soft skills. The training program at the franchise center is also of immense value along with the interests in organizing. Teachers are expected to participate in all functions and also encourage the children in performing simple things on stage.
Play school children have just taken their baby steps in learning at they look forward for the play way method but at the same time it is important to slowly hone them as per their individual talents. All children are talented and equally blessed with many gifts hence encouraging children is also an art which is the main quality of a preschool teacher. Patience is the key virtue and early education gives a lot of information on the psychology of children. Their moods, preferences, anxieties seem to change day by day and hence it is important to extend a loving hand towards them.
Care and safety rules must be adhered at all times. Nurturing children is a huge responsibility as parents also raise their hopes and trust on teachers to help them develop their child's skills. Learning new words is about teaching the right way through pictures, puppet show and gimmicks. Compassion is also a broad subject but the primary quality in a teacher. As all children differ in their talents and grasping, a good teacher always understand the family background of the child and exposes the subjects gradually to the child.
The teachers at preschool are savvy, traditional and have a lot of respect for the queries put in by parents at all times. Communication is vital and teachers at a preschool franchise are responsible to convey day to day happenings and formal talks in a PTA meet.


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Q: ScrollViewer ZoomMode on touch screen My code :
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When on PC, this code works perfectly i mean when i point at any area of grid and use CTRL+Scroll it will zoom at my pointer but on touch screen when i use pinch zoom it just zoom at one area only not where my finger is pinching. Any ideas guys ?

A: I've solved this problem, just add ManipulationMode="System", ScrollViewer will handle this


By car you arrive on the island either by bridge through Little Current or by ferry from Tobermory to South Baymouth. Below you will find links to detailed driving directions for both routes.
For the White Pine Vista cottage.
Note that some GPS's use Central Manitoulin in place of Spring Bay which is the municipality that Spring Bay is located in. The cottage is located on the south west end of Lake Kagawong between 5 to 10 minutes from Spring Bay.
Just look for the green and white 690 fire route sign that marks the right-of-way to the cottage. From the ferry dock in South Baymouth Microsoft Streets & Trips says it takes 41 minutes to get to the cottages. We usually give ourselves an hour to make it to the ferry for our assigned time.
Eagle View (4 Bedroom Cottage) is at 690B. This cottage is the 2nd building you come to on the cottage laneway on the left hand side. There is a green and white B on the cottage lane way, marking the driveway and the cottage is grey. Please do not disturb the people in the first house on the left.
White Pine Vista (3 Bedroom Cottage) is at 690C. This cottage is the last one you come to on the cottage laneway.
One other thing that may help is that the cottages are located between Fred's Camp and Mac's Camp. Both of these camps have some road signs that you can follow from the ferry, or the bridge in Little Current – which may help.
The cottages have electronic locks. We e-mail you your unique 10 digit code, with instructions. The code doesn't become effective until 3:00 PM on the day of arrival. You assign your own shorter code to the lock upon first use.


Using a "Caution: Keep Clear at all Times" wall sign is a good option when trying to prevent an area from becoming blocked. The sign is generic enough to use in almost any situation, yet still clear enough to make it obvious that people should not be blocking anywhere around the sign. This wall sign can help improve facility safety by ensuring that fire exits or other paths are not difficult to get through. It can also improve productivity by ensuring walking or driving paths are clear at all times.
Having a reminder that people should keep the area clean at all times is normally all that is needed to solve this common problem. This sign is most commonly used in work environments, but can be great for schools and other areas too. If you want to keep a larger area clear of obstacles you may want to get multiple signs to cover the area.