In the opening session of the CEC-DADD conference the CEC awarded this year's recipients of the Dolly Gray Book Award. Although I thought I was up on my special ed novels I clearly am not because I did not even know this award existed.
The award recognizes, " high quality fictional and biographical children, intermediate, and young adult books that appropriately portray individuals with developmental disabilities."
I glossed over those words in the program, thinking that it was great they were giving the award, but I didn't givie it any more thought than that. Yet as they began to describe the criteria for the award I realized just how important the award is and how much thought is behind it. To decide on a winner the committee dives into what it means to "appropriately portray individuals with developmental disabilities". Does the book reflect inclusive practices? Does the book portray a realistic and accurate sense of the disability? Does the character with a developmental disability change during the story, or is he/she a character only intended to help other characters change?
There is a difference between a character with autism who only serves as a vehicle for the author to create sympathy for the main character and a character with autism who is his own person and who grows and changes himself within the book. Until that morning I had not given much thought of the importance of that distinction and why it is essential to have books that portray children with developmental delays as meaningful characters who change throughout a text just like typically developing characters. To shift the national mindset about who children with disabilities are and where they belong we must have examples in what we read for pleasure.
This year's young adult winner was Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend. As we watched the author's acceptance speech I downloaded the book through Amazon, and was reading it by the end of the day. From a creative writing perspective it is a fun read- the author tells an entire story through the eyes of an imaginary friend. He creates the world of imaginary friends, the boundaries that are set for them, how they interact with one another as well as the outside world. The main character, an imaginary friend named Budo tells the story of his creator, a fourth grader with autism. Although the story itself is engaging, I was impressed with how Mathew Dicks was able to portray the traits of a boy with autism so well through the eyes of his imaginary friend. It appears effortless on first read, but as you step back and realize how he wove so many elements of autism into the story you realize how much of it must have been intentional.
I highly recommend reading Memoirs, and also checking out the other books that have won over the years.
I am still on a high from the CEC-DADD annual conference on Autism, Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Delays. It's going to take me a while to process all the great ideas I heard and everything I learned. I came back with so many ideas I am anxious to try out.
One concept I cannot wait to try out is video self-monitoring. I had heard of video modeling before but had never spent time to learn much about it. I made assumptions on what it was and always meant to try it out, but never had. I kind of assumed it was like a video social story and thought it was one of those things that was trendy because it was technology based but that wouldn't really offer more than the social story itself. I'm glad I never did until now because I would never have done it effectively or with the same understanding I have now.
I sat in on a session lead by Tom Buggey from the Siskin Children's Institute who walked us through the ins and outs of using video self-modeling to promote positive behavior changes. It is particularly effective with students with autism who are visual thinkers- if they think in pictures then seeing themselves on the screen is going to be a memory that stays with them longer and speaks louder than our teacher narratives of what good behavior looks like.
2- As a "Feedforward"- We can use video editing to show a child doing a skill he or she has not yet learned.
The "Feedforward" concept fascinated me. Buggey explained that through editing a video he is able to show a child speaking in sentences, going down a slide, or playing with friends- skills a child is not yet doing. In showing the child the video of them performing the skill the child begins to see themselves as capable of doing the skill, and begins to believe they can do it. In fact, Buggey said that it seems to always replace the child's memory- in some cases the child forgets the skill was ever difficult for them.
He showed us videos of his grandson speaking. He ran different video clips together to make it appear that his grandson was producing 3 word sentences when in fact the child had only been saying words in isolation. The 3 word sentences were typical of the child's age and his next developmental step. Buggey was clear that it will not work if we show a child a skill that is unreasonable for them- that will only promote their sense of being a failure and an inability to achieve.
He also discussed using video modeling to show a child go down a slide. He took a video of the child at the top of the slide, then took a video of a peer going down the slide but only shot the peer's body, not the head. Then he took a video of the child at the bottom of the slide. Editing the videos together he produced a film that made it look like the child went down the slide. The more the child watches it the more the child believes that he or she is capable of going down the slide.
He also used it to promote social play. He'd ask friends to go play near a student and then take videos of what looked like cooperative or at least parallel play. Although in real life it was staged the video clips appeared that the children were actually playing together. Again, showing the child what it will look like when he or she plays with friends.
The three components Buggey listed of a video self-monitoring movie are starting by positively labeling the behavior "Here is Mary sharing with her friends!", followed by the film clip of the child modeling the behavior, and then a reinforcing line at the end that also re-labels the behavior like "Nice job playing, Mary!" The video should be no more than 3 minutes long.
In viewing the video with the student he cautions teachers against making comments during the video and putting pressure or being too pushy with the child. When the child watches the video it should speak for itself and the child can be internally processing what he or she is watching.
Because the videos are so short it is easy to use them to "prime" the student, or prepare the student before the behavior is expected. Show the video at a time when it will not be disruptive in the classroom, and at a time when the child will not be distracted.
There were multiple presentations on video modeling and self-modeling at the conference and it was exciting to hear the different possibilities out there. Although Buggey's talk focused primarily on the use of videos with preschoolers, other presenters shared research on using it with older students, whose needs ranged from autism to behavioral concerns.
I came back and immediately started taking videos. I spent Friday night geeking out and editing the videos and stringing them together to give feedforward to two different students I work with. I was surprised at how easy editing the videos actually was. We'll see how it goes with my third graders. I'm shamefully excited for Monday.
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On Tuesday morning, while they were calling for a DC size snow storm in the metro area, my team and I raced to the airport, hopped a plane and managed to escape the city before a flake fell. When we landed it was 68 degrees, sunny, and the minute we left the airport we could smell the Florida sunshine and the ocean air. Later that afternoon, with my feet in the sand I talked to my two year old on the phone about her very first sledding experience. My team and I clearly made the right choice.
We are in Clearwater, Florida for the 15th annual Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Delays. Tomorrow we are presenting our action research on using guided reading principles with students with intellectual disabilities and today I am in full conference mode- ready to geek out at the litany of topics about teaching students with low incidence disabilities. Just reading the program guide gave me a high.
As we were headed upstairs for my daughter's nap time yesterday I tossed one of her books onto the couch.
"Mama," she looked at me suddenly with large serious two-year-old eyes, "We don't throw things."
"You're right," I said, in my hurry up and go upstairs to nap voice, "We don't throw things. Next time Mommy will not throw."
"Mama," she said again slowly, "Put the book down gently." She pointed at the book in all seriousness. "Put the book down gently." She stared at me and waited, her little foot hoovering above the stair, making it clear she wasn't going upstairs yet.
"Put the book down gently."
Now, I'm the parent so part of me wanted to say, "look sweet heart, it's time to go upstairs. Mama can throw things if she wants to. And I don't have to "practice" putting it down gently."
But instead, because I usually try to have her "fix" her mistakes or "show me" how to do something the right way, I sucked up my pride and modeled putting the book down gently.
"Thank you Mama," she said sweetly. "You put the book down gently."
Ah, yes, she's got the Responsive Classroom 3 R's down. Remind, Reinforce, Redirect.
I can't even tell you how much I've missed that kid. He's the same- two years older- two years wiser. I can't stop thinking about him. I even missed his robot.
There are some kids who truly change your life forever and he is without a doubt one of them.
One of the hardest parts of my job is trying to determine if a child fits into our Intellectual Disabilities program or not. Students whose IEP teams decide (and go through a lengthy process) are bused to our school to be a part of our program (we are not their neighborhood school). So as the year goes on we are asked to go observe students at other schools whose school teams feel they may benefit from a different placement.
Of course it isn't our decision alone to make, but we are a part of the discussion on whether or not a child will benefit from a more restrictive environment. It isn't a decision that can be taken lightly because deciding to move a child to a more restrictive environment has long term consequences. It means the student will use a different curriculum, be exposed to different peers, will attend a whole different school, and will have an entirely different school experience.
Even in the most clear-cut case I feel it should be a decision that is agonized over because the team should look at the student's needs, not what paperwork and procedure imply.
How do you decide a student is ready to leave his or her base school and be a part of a self-contained setting? Are the students learning in their current environments? Are they engaged? Are lessons meeting their needs? Are they making progress? Do they have peers?
The tricky part is it is easy to look at a student in their general education environment and say "this isn't working- the student isn't making progress- this setting isn't appropriate." Yet it is harder to look into the future and see whether an ID placement is the right place for a student. There are no crystal balls to predict how a student will do and what the right choice will be.
Will the child have peers in the new placement? Will they make progress? Will their behaviors improve? Do they absolutely, without a doubt require intellectual disabilities services that can only be provided in a self-contained setting to make progress with their life skills? These are questions that are difficult to answer- an IEP team can only speculate. But if a team does not truly look at these questions and ask "will this placement truly be better than what is in place now?" a child can get lost in the wrong placement.
ID classrooms work at a different pace, focus on different skills, and approach lessons in different ways. For some children it is exactly what they need, and for others it can be limiting. The team has to consider whether or not moving a student will actually limit the child's academic ability, or enhance it.
As a member of the team I always feel better about the decision when every step of the placement process is done in a full-collaborative discussion- where everyone, even those members who strongly believe a student belongs in one placement or another- take the time to discuss every option available. Even in the most extreme cases- when it is obvious to everyone at the table what the "right" decision is- it is reassuring to have a team openly and genuinely discuss concerns. No decision is ever going to be perfect. If a team is willing to recognize concerns with every side and then come to a decision I personally feel better about the decision a team is making for the student's future.
It is hard to always remember as an IEP team that we are talking about a child. Often we can get caught into "the child's label says x so we need to do x". Or, "My principal says x so that's what we have to do." It is hard to break those mindsets down and turn them into a discussion about what is best for the individual child- the child that will one day be an adult- a child whose future belongs to us.
Lately my program has had numerous students come up as candidates for our program. When we go and meet each student we fall in love- they are the students we were meant to work with- they are the students we got into teaching to teach. Of course we want them. But we also want to have a true discussion on what is best for them. It is never an easy answer, and constantly becomes a nagging question we struggle with late into the night as we try to determine what is really best for the child.
In a little over a week my awesome research team and I will be on an airplane headed to Florida for the 15th annual Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Autism and Developmental Delays (DADD) conference. We can't wait.
We're presenting the work we did last year on adapting guided reading and balance literacy practices to work with students with low incidents disabilities (Intellectual Disabilities, Autism). Last year our ID team along with a general education kindergarten teacher and one of our school's reading specialists took current research that supports using balanced literacy approaches that is typically found in the general education classrooms and applied it to working with our students with intellectual disabilities.
You can follow my personal growth in the project here as I blogged about it last year. The project came about very organically as our team found a need in our classrooms and began collaborating and seeking resources that would help us bridge the gap between the general education balanced literacy instruction and what we were doing in our intellectual disability classrooms.
We set up our classrooms to meet a balanced literacy structure using reading focus lessons, word walls, shared reading, interactive writing, guided reading, centers, and a reading workshop structure. We took what we knew about guided reading and task analyzed it down to meet the needs of our students so that we were still using a guided reading structure but meeting the exact needs of our students, while still giving them opportunities to interact with real books.
As we talked today we realized that perhaps of all the elements we put in place last year teaching the students to interact with real books was the simplest but most powerful act we did. Many of the programs in place to use with students with intellectual disabilities teach specific skills in isolation without giving students an opportunity to open a book, turn the pages, look at the pictures, think about the story and look at the words all at once. Although the programs can be great and teach excellent skills, solely using a program often holds us back as teachers from pushing our children forward. We assume because they haven't mastered a certain part of the program or a specific skill that they aren't ready to move beyond and have greater literacy experiences. Following the program allows us to forget that we're teaching a life-long habit and not a rote set of isolated skills. We simply forget to give the children books and let them experience the pleasure of turning the pages in a book themselves.
Using the balanced literacy approach allowed us to use the research-based programs that taught specific skills, but also let us teach the children how to use all their reading skills at once- to open a book, look at the pictures, point to the words, think about the sounds the words made, using the writing skills, answer comprehension questions- the list goes on and on- all around one specific text. Merely putting a book into their hands added an element of fun to the lessons.
The results surprised even us- some of our students made significant gains in both their book handling skills and their ability to interact with a text (essential read simple texts) but also in their specific boxed programs. Our students became more engaged in the mere act of reading. Looking at books was something they could sit and do independently for an extended period of time- which often surprised people who visited our classroom. The assumption was often that our kids could go on the Ipad or the computer to have something to do, but would not read independently. We were able to show their parents that reading was an actual leisure activity. They could buy their child books instead of Ipad apps.
While we found research that supported what we were doing it was not research that fell into our laps- we had to seek it out, which is something that is difficult for any teacher to do. It is rare that we have the time or energy as teachers to look for current research. Frequently we rely on our districts and schools to apply professional development opportunities for us and we often don't question the research behind what is given to us. We're hoping that our presentation next week will reach actual teachers and will be a part of bringing the research into the classroom.
Whenever I leave this collaborative team I feel energized and ready to dive into teaching. Even the tangential conversations that arise as we go through our data and previous lessons lead us to look at our teaching in new ways. As we're considering our children's growth and progress we find more meaning in our project- why it worked and why we need to keep it up.
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One of my former fabulous co-workers from the Think-Tank posted yesterday that she is planning on leaving the Think Tank next year. In her post she asked for people's advice on what to look for when she is considering new schools to work for. She also posted the question on Facebook, where she got over 20 comments very quickly.
I've found myself watching the comment thread closely to see what other teachers value and look for in a school. It's become a thread of describing one's dream school- everyone chiming in with what they've seen is best for kids and what doesn't work.
Some comments include looking for evidence that kids live in the building, a supportive administration, school culture, and collaboration among teachers. Some of these are hard to get at in an interview- how do you ask "Will you really support me with an angry parent? Do your teachers really collaborate or just sit in meetings and look like they collaborate?"
In my career I've now worked in 3 schools (4 if you include student teaching). With every school my "must have" and "must not have" list changes a bit as I get new experiences, live in different school cultures and work for different administrators.
What are your questions to ask a principal of a school you are considering working in?
What do you look for when you walk into a school where you'd like to work?
What are red flags to you?
How do you ask the tough "so you SAY your school does this, but how do I really know you mean it?" questions to get a real answer?
Getting to the route of behavior problems in students is one of the aspects of my job I find the most difficult but also happens to be one of my favorite parts of the job. Getting to the bottom of a child's behavior- what motivates him, what causes the outbursts or defiant behavior is something I see almost as a puzzle. The answer is rarely obvious and I find it frequently takes multiple perspectives, different hypothesis, and taking a deep look at the student's behaviors, motivations, and how he reacts to consequences.
Unfortunately, in the time when we're still hashing out what's going on with the behaviors and trying to develop a workable plan I find that I cannot get the student, the behaviors, and the plan out of my head. I'm constantly thinking about the student- analyzing what he said, how he reacted, what I could have done differently, why he did what he did- throughout the day. I think about it driving home, making dinner, putting my daughter to bed, and reading for pleasure. It's the kind of thought process that will exhaust you when you are trying to relax.
If only it was easy- if only children were programmed so we could apply an equation and get the outcome we want. If only there were clear answers so we could write a prescription for a particular behavior plan and be done.
The tough part is that we often assume there is an easy answer- especially when it's a child we're not working with. We do it as parents and we do it as teachers.
"If only she did x, y, z the behaviors would disappear".
"If he was in my class he'd never get away with that!"
When we're talking to our coworkers or making isolated judgments on the fly we often fall back on these quick assumptions. We feel good saying, "We're going to say no more of this behavior so now it will stop." I've seen many groups of confident teams end meetings on a child's behavior with this sort of plan. Kind of an "OK, now that we're all on the same page and we've talked about what behaviors are bothering us we can easily fix them by just telling the child the behaviors are wrong."
I've also seen a lot of confident teams come back together frustrated with the child and with each other when that initial "just put your foot down plan" doesn't work.
The worst part of that is when we get frustrated with each other from these plans. Collaboration and getting multiple perspectives is essential to getting to the root cause of a behavior. But once a plan doesn't work and we start to get frustrated with each other as teammates we turn to judging one another instead of keeping open lines of communication, truly listening to each other and considering the different perspectives as a way get to the bottom of a behavior.
The child in all this, of course, is left with a behavior plan that probably frustrates him and his teachers. It is not a recipe for success.
Trying to keep an open mind, accept the different perspectives and search for the answer is what makes a behavior plan succeed.It's exhausting and trying and seems to take away from so much of our actual job of teaching academics. It's easy to get angry at the child, our coworkers, the teaching profession as a whole, parents, society- anything that seems to make our job harder. Yet when we get past the anger, look at the child and manage to find what drives the behavior we can turn the corner on behavior, which allows us to turn the corner on academics as well.
Until then I find myself thinking, analyzing, re-thinking, planning, plotting, obsessing. There has to be an answer here- we just have to find it.
The last time we had a day when we were off because it was too cold I was in my second year of teaching. My roommates and I decided the best place we should live as 20 somethings in the big city would be in one of the sketchier parts of DC. It was "up and coming" we told ourselves. (10 years later it still has not "come up"). The house was a gorgeous row house that was over 100 years old with four fire places. In addition to the safety concerns we faced living there we also discovered that once winter hit we had no heat. Our landlords ignored our attempts to contact them, or told us that we were asking too much from a house that old and that we should have known better when we rented it. (The fire places had no flu- when it snowed that winter the snow piled up inside. But a flu was expecting too much).
It was COLD. So cold that if you opened the refrigerator you felt no change between the inside of the fridge and the kitchen. We slept in our gloves, hats and winter coats. We had elaborate routines developed to avoid being home at all except at night. Five blocks away was a coffee shop/bar/Ska concert hall. We'd sit there until closing time, watching the teenage guys in kilts and trying to blend into the background so no one would notice we had been sipping one cup of coffee for three hours and were not a part of the concert crowd. We had colds and sicknesses we couldn't shake. A doctor gave me a long lecture on the need to get heat and take care of myself. I tried to explain the ins and outs of breaking a lease and relying on a landlord but she told me she couldn't treat me if I wasn't committed to staying warm and healthy. (Ten years between that January and this one I can see the doctor's perspective. But at the time, when all my roommates and I were doing were trying to stay warm we'd somehow lost our ability to problem solve and use logic. It's amazing how much of your common sense you lose when you are putting so much of your energy into surviving).
You can only imagine the sadness I felt when they closed school one day because it was too cold. Too cold?!? I was too cold in my own house- I had to go to school to stay warm! I needed to go to school that day. For maybe the only time in my career as a teacher I was sad to have a day off. Of course, I had a car and so I was capable of going in to work, driving to coffee shops and finding other warm hiding places to spend the day.
As crazy as that time was, it is an experience I value because it gave me a completely different perspective- a perspective that I imagine many of my children and their families face. What if a day off from school because it's too cold means that you are actually stuck in your house that doesn't have heat? What if it means you won't eat because you rely on school for your breakfast and lunch? Sometimes we forget just what a haven our schools are for our neediest students.
As I sat in my warm office this morning getting my paperwork done in peace and quiet my mind kept wandering back to that beautiful, cold row house and my students who may be in similar situations. I hope that none of my students faced that today, and if they did I hope they were able to find a warm place to go since school was closed. It certainly gave the day off a different perspective.
Girl Doll that has a disability.
As a former American Girl obsessee (back when there were only three dolls- Kirsten, Samantha and Molly) I have strong memories of the lessons I learned from reading the books and acting out their adventures. As new dolls were added I devoured those stories as well (a highlight of my childhood was meeting Valerie Tripp, one of the series' authors). Yes, the books were formulaic but that certainly didn't bother my second grade self. The history I learned through these books changed much of my small town perspective on the world.
I can imagine the 8, 9, and 10 year old me sitting on the floor of my bedroom reading the books about the new doll with a disability and just how that would change my perspective and open my eyes to people who struggle with disabilities. Much like books like "Rules" and "Wonder" this doll and books would create an empathetic connection that would open a conversation about disabilities for our young girls.
From The Pleasant Company's perspective I could see a bit of political resistance. How do you select a disability that will represent all disabilities? And how do you represent that disability in its most natural and kindest light without offending someone? I've heard people with disabilities complain about other people using person-first language (saying a child with autism instead of autistic child) so even when you are politically correct you can't please everyone.
The category of people with disabilities is a large, ever growing category that encompasses many different types of disabilities. The Pleasant Company will have to put a lot of thoughtful research into determining how to best create the doll. I will be very interested in their process in determining what to create. Will they look at producing a doll that will please most people or will they come at it from what they want their take-away message to be and then determine how they can create a doll that will deliver that message?
Dear Pleasant Company- if you are looking for help with this let me know!
Frankly, it doesn't matter too much what they decide- if they make it I'll buy the doll regardless.
I've spent a relaxing week and a half celebrating Christmas, chasing my two year old, and eating far too many Christmas treats (no matter how many I eat I can't seem to get them to disappear). With half a week left of break I've found myself already stressing over going back to work- the paperwork to fill out, the deadlines to meet, the reports to write, the lessons to plan, emails to send... just typing this sends me into a horrible frenzy of stress and despair. Yet I slowly came to realize that none of that list above- my awful and never ending to-do list- has anything to do with the kids.
When I think about going back to the kids I'm excited. I want to know how their breaks were. I'm looking forward to teaching them, listening to their third grade reasoning, leading discussions in reading group, and hosting lunch bunches. I miss the kids over break- I miss their random jokes, their smiles and watching them grasp an academic concept that was difficult for them. The most important part of my job- the reason I do this job- I miss that.
SO, my new years resolution is to focus on the kids. Not to let the stacks of paperwork and deadlines get me down. Those reports I have to write, yes, they will be horrible to do and I will spend way too many nights desperately trying to get them finished when I could be with my family. The IEPs, the meetings (oh, those meetings), the lesson plans- yes, those will not go away. But when I focus on those elements of my job I get lost in a horrid sinking depression of teaching. When I think about those aspects I start to agree with all those Facebook articles going around about "Don't let your kids grow up to be teachers" and the "I was a teacher and quit and now my life is so much better" blog posts. When I'm focused on the paperwork and the adult aspects of my job I get angry at the world. I resent my job instead of embracing it. And that's not OK.
Because in truth, I have one of the best jobs there is. Teaching children with special needs- helping them overcome obstacles, navigate social situations, and teaching them that trying their hardest even when they think they can't do something is something I am blessed to be able to do. I am lucky that in college I felt called into the classroom instead of going to law school or pursuing another job that would leave me in an office dealing with grown ups all day.
There are days when it's hard to remember that. When I barely see the kids and spend far more time in meetings than teaching. When fighting for what is right for kids seems harder than it should be, or when the paperwork of the job seems to suffocate everything else. But for 2014 I cannot let myself focus on those elements. Being depressed or frustrated at the job will not make me a better teacher. It will not help my students learn. It will not give me the patience I need to see a student with clarity and empathy so I can determine the best way to help them.
For the next few days of break I will be getting my paperwork ready to go so that we can hit the ground running on January 6, 2014. But all the while I am going to try to keep my focus on the real reason I'll go into work that day- the kids.


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Ramsarkonventionen, Konvention om våtmarker av internationell betydelse, i synnerhet såsom livsmiljö för våtmarksfåglar, är en internationell konvention för skydd av våtmarker som är värdefulla för fågellivet, som antogs 2 februari 1971. Namnet kommer från den iranska staden Ramsar. Konventionen nämns ibland som CW-listan (engelska: Convention on Wetlands).
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Degas "Dancers in Rose" Music Box
This pocket-size, hand-cranked music box plays Vivaldi's "Spring." The top features a reproduction of a painting by Edgar Degas, famous for his many paintings of ballet dancers.
The high-quality music box is mounted on a resonance board for enhanced sound quality. Simply wind up the handle and listen to the melody.
Hand-cranked
Plays: "Spring"
3.4" W x 1.9" D x 1.2" H
In classic or contemporary ballet, dancing may tell a story, express a mood, or simply reflect the music in movement. Ballet as part of staged performances originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries and from there spread to France. The creation of classical ballet as we know it today occurred during the reign of the art-loving French king Louis XIV in the mid-17th century. During the Romantic era, ballet technique evolved to express new ideas, most notably with women dancing en point, or on their toes, allowing them to appear weightless and otherworldly.
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Proposition: Louisiana Sports Betting Parish Measures
by: Jenn Hensley
Posted: Sep 29, 2020 / 11:42 AM CDT
Updated: Sep 29, 2020 / 02:16 PM CDT
(KTVE/KARD) — This proposition deals with legalizing placing bets for your favorite sports teams.
Louisiana Sports Betting Parish Measures are on the ballot in each of Louisiana's 64 parishes as legislatively referred ballot questions on November 3, 2020.
Sports Betting proposition on the ballot:
To enact R.S. 18:1300.24 and R.S. 27:15.1, relative to sports wagering; to provide for a
proposition election to determine whether sports wagering activities and operations
will be permitted in a parish; to provide for regulatory authority with the Louisiana
Gaming Control Board; to require the enactment and effectiveness of laws on
licensing, regulation, and taxation of sports wagering activities before such activities
are permitted; and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1. R.S. 18:1300.24 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
§1300.24. Election on sports wagering
A.(1) At the statewide election occurring on November 3, 2020, a
proposition shall appear on the ballot in every parish to determine whether
sports wagering activities and operations shall be permitted in the parish.
(2) The ballot for the election shall state as follows:
"PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE SPORTS WAGERING
ACTIVITIES.
Shall sports wagering activities and operations be permitted in the parish
of _____? YES ( ) NO ( )"
B. The voters shall vote for or against the proposition. A vote for the proposition being a "YES" vote, and a vote against the proposition being a
"NO" vote.
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C.(1) If a majority of the qualified electors in the parish voting on the
proposition vote for the proposition, then sports wagering activities and
operations shall be permitted in such parish only after state laws providing for
the licensing, regulation, and taxation of such activity and operations are
enacted and become effective.
(2) If a majority of the qualified electors in the parish voting on the
proposition vote against the proposition, then sports wagering activities and
operations shall not be permitted in the parish.
D. The secretary of state shall prepare the ballot for the election as set
forth in the provisions of this Section.
E. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, the election shall be
conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.
Section 2. R.S. 27:15.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
§15.1. Sports Wagering
A. In the event of the legalization of sports wagering in any parish as a
result of the proposition election held on November 3, 2020, the Louisiana
Gaming Control Board shall have all regulatory authority, control, and
jurisdiction, including investigation, licensing, and enforcement, and all power
incidental or necessary to such regulatory authority, control, and jurisdiction
over all aspects ofsports wagering activities and operations, except as otherwise
specified in this Title.
B. For purposes of this Section, "sports wagering" shall be defined as
the business of accepting wagers on any sports event or sports contest by any
system or method of wagering.
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Section 3. R.S. 18:1300.24 shall be considered a special law for purposes of
Louisiana Constitution Article XII, Section 6(C)(4).
Section 4. Section 2 of this Act shall become effective January 1, 2021, if in the
statewide election to be held on November 3, 2020, a majority of the qualified electors in
at least one parish in the state vote to approve the proposition to permit sports wagering in
such parish. However, sports wagering shall not be authorized by the Louisiana Gaming
Control Board in such parish until state laws providing for the licensing, regulation, and
taxation of sports wagering activities and operations are enacted and become effective.
Section 5. Sections 1, 3, 4 and this Section shall become effective June 10, 2020.
What does a vote for this proposition mean?
A "yes" vote supports allowing sports betting, subject to legislative regulation and taxation, within each parish in which this question is approved.
A "no" vote opposes allowing sports betting within each parish in which this question is approved, thereby continuing to prohibit sports betting within that parish.
Senate Bill 130, passed by the Louisiana State Senate on May 13, 2020, was designed to ask the voters in each of Louisiana's 64 parishes whether or not to authorize sports betting within the parish.
If a majority of voters in the parish support authorizing sports betting, sports betting would be allowed in the parish after state laws are passed providing for the regulation of such activities.
Other statewide issues on the ballot:
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Amendment 4: Expenditures Limit Growth Formula
Amendment 5: Payments in Lieu of Property Taxes Option
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Amendment 7: Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund
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113: Inspection of West Kimberley Regional Prison
West Kimberley Regional Prison (WKRP) opened in late 2012. Built in Derby, the prison's ethos was to have an innovative Aboriginal focus. It aimed to keep Kimberley Aboriginal people in country with family, and uphold cultural and kinship responsibilities. It also aimed to develop prisoners' independent living skills and to improve their chances of not returning to prison. This inspection, conducted at the end of March, was our second inspection of the prison.
Our first (2014) inspection found WKRP had achieved what could reasonably have been expected. In many respects it had exceeded expectations. Its founding Superintendent Mr Mike McFarlane was a Noongar Aboriginal man who had held senior roles in NT Corrections. He had overseen the development of an excellent balance of safety, security, and purposeful activity. The conditions and regime for prisoners were good, and were aligned with WKRP's unique philosophy. Prisoners were being given positive rehabilitative opportunities and were positively grasping them. However, Mr McFarlane left in 2016 for a position in Queensland.
Visits to the prison during 2016 and 2017 raised some concerns for us and the prison was under some strain. We were particularly concerned to find many prisoners regularly sleeping on mattresses on the floor. The fact that Kimberley Aboriginal people are generally compliant and want to stay in country is no excuse.
WKRP is modelled on prisoners living in shared 'houses'. With increased numbers, we were concerned the houses had become increasingly crowded. Coupled with a growing number of remandees, staff shortages, and the lack of a life-skills officer, we were concerned the prison's successful self-care model was under serious threat.
We had observed increasing chronic short staffing for both prison officer and vocational support officers (VSOs), which was undermining many of the prison's previous strengths, including participation in education, work, training, and recreation. Offender programs were not meeting demand and were not well-matched to prisoners' needs. The prison had generally been safe and secure, but staff were concerned about the impact of short staffing.
Importantly, given the ethos of WKRP, prisoners felt there was less opportunity to express their culture, and that staff did not always understand or respect it. There were fewer opportunities for positive supervised interaction between men and women, previously an area of excellent practice. We were also increasingly concerned about head office refusals to approve applications to attend funerals, despite the prison supporting attendance for compelling kinship and cultural reasons.
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A lot of online marketing advice repeats the same old tried and true advice: Include a call to action! Engage with your readers! Use catchy headlines! It can all start to feel a little bit like when your mom sent you off on your first day of school and said, "Just be yourself!"
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Online marketing isn't the next wave of the future. It's what's happening right now. If you think that people will find your business' website from the high quality of your product or services alone, think again.
There are hundreds of millions of web pages out there fighting for readership, user engagement, and sales.
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Creating relevant, engaging information is a great way to keep customers up to date with industry news, new product information, and your latest offers.
Social media is a powerful tool for digital marketing, and today everyone and their dog seems to have a social media account of some kind. In fact, social media marketing is so successful that 93% of all businesses use it enhance their online marketing campaigns.
There are many theories and approaches when it comes to Internet marketing, but the numbers simply don't lie. Through content marketing, you can boost a blog's traffic by as much as 2,000%, an important point when you consider that almost half of Americans say their Facebook feeds -- which heavily feature content -- influence their spending habits more than other social media accounts.
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In the 90s, globalization was one of the big buzzwords of the day. But in 2016, thanks to the internet and new digital technologies, globalization is more than just a word. We can talk with contractors located halfway around the world, videoconference with offices thousands of miles away, and stay plugged in wherever we go, thanks to the cloud.
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When you offer the computer services Charleston businesses rely on for IT compliance and cyber security, it's important to stay up to date on the latest cyber threats. And this Spring, the FBI is warning business owners everywhere about a dramatic rise in "CEO Fraud" around the country.
Should I Hire a Local Company for Managed IT Services?
Here's a huge piece of trivia for you: the global information technology industry is worth an incredible $4 trillion. The North American region has the largest market share at 31%, with Asia gaining ground at 29%. Wal-Mart alone spent $10.5 billion on IT services last year alone.
If you have an email address -- and it's 2016, so it is safe to say do -- then you have definitely received your fair share of spam. By now, you should be able to recognize the more obvious subject lines: "Congratulations! You won a free trip to the Caribbean!" or "Redeem your free iPad Mini!" Some spam is not quite so clear-cut, though, which is why all computer users need strong network security systems.


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Similar in spirit to Cliff's Notes, Instaread distills books down to their core elements, the idea being to give you a summary of the good stuff. Take something like John Gray's seminal "Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus," or Marie Kondo's "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up." Do you really want to read those in their entirety just to learn the important points? Instaread gives you an easily digestible summary, something you can polish off in minutes.
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WEBWIRE – Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Today, Europe's most advanced outdoor WiFi network will be switched on across the entire City of London – the famous Square Mile. More than 350,000 people who work in and visit the area now have wireless broadband access throughout the City. The network has been built and is operated by The Cloud, a leading wireless broadband provider. Free access for the first month will be provided in association with Nokia, allowing anyone with a WiFi-enabled device* to get online in the City.
Twelve months of development and testing have enabled The Cloud and the City of London Corporation to deploy Europe's densest, most comprehensive city-wide WiFi network. The Cloud will continue to tune the network over the coming weeks as new users, applications and devices begin to use the service.
The network's capabilities have been made possible with advanced mobile broadband mesh technology supplied by BelAir Networks. The network currently comprises 127 nodes and will evolve to offer 95% coverage across areas owned by the City of London Corporation. Reinforcing the Square Mile's status as a world-leading financial and business centre, BelAir Networks patented technology delivers industry-leading performance and reliability. The City-wide WiFi network has been designed and built onto existing street furniture including lamp posts and street signs.
The network allows anyone with WiFi-enabled devices including laptops, PDAs, media players and smart phones such as the new generation of Nokia devices to take their broadband with them. The Cloud and Nokia will be conducting a variety of promotional activities at various venues across the City over the next month where the two companies will be demonstrating the power and advantages of the network.
The neutrality of The Cloud's pioneering approach is fundamental for local authorities wishing to provide truly open access to both public and private audiences. The Cloud ensures that a wide range of services are immediately available, from high speed internet and email access to voice, music, video, gaming and other entertainment services over WiFi. Supported service providers include O2, BT Openzone, iPass, Truphone and Skype on various handsets. In addition to its wholesale options, The Cloud also provides a range of low-cost unlimited access tariffs for consumers.
The Cloud offers sophisticated WiFi coverage at over 8,500 locations across Europe, including airports, hotels and railway stations throughout the UK, Germany, the Nordics and The Netherlands. The Cloud operates large scale networks in Canary Wharf, Amsterdam, Stuttgart and in 9 other UK cities including Manchester and Edinburgh.
Niall Murphy, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of The Cloud, commented: "Metro WiFi networks are changing the face of towns and cities around the world for both public access and public sector applications. The City of London network is a global benchmark for cities and metro WiFi, and an exciting addition to The Cloud's network across the UK and our other city networks in Europe. Working with Nokia demonstrates the value these kinds of networks deliver for exciting and useful 'internet everywhere' access on the move."
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I really wish there was an AVX-x, maybe I am alone, maybe I am not. I am a high speed (115-118ss driver), mid-high spin player with mid-trajectory for reference.
1) I find the AVX goes a little lower than I would like off longer clubs; the ProV1 trajectory here is perfect.
2) I find I dramatically overspin the ProV1 almost all the way thru the bag, especially with driver and mid-irons. The AVX is consistently 10-20 yards longer off the tee, and my gapping thru the bag is perfect with the AVX without any issues holding greens even in the longer irons. The ProV1 just overspins and doesn't carry (for me) with the mid-irons, and I get no rollout on my drives. I also pull full wedges back too much. For these reasons I just never score as well with the ProV1.
3) I prefer the ProV1 from 50 yards in, and most definitely from 20 yards in. The AVX is good and I can for sure stop it, but as we all know, the ProV1 is like throwing darts.
4) Feel is great on either. I think I prefer the softer AVX, but I've played firm and soft balls without any issues.
Anyone recommend a ball that would be like an AVX-x? Is it out there somewhere?
I'd test Vice Pro Soft if I were you, great soft feel and control!
Vice Pro is a thought. The MTB was, quite literally, a ProV1 with lower price tag.
Anyone have experience with the BRX and BRXS?
How's spin on those tee to green?
MTB Black is longer than V1 with less spin.
this sounds crazy --- but the old school top flite gamer v2 would've been right in this niche.
You might try the TP5X and see if that fits your needs.
I played this ball a fair amount; very nice, but lacking the urethane cover and by way of memory I will say the AVX spins a lot more inside of 50yards.
I didn't find that to be true for me. YMMV.
I hear they cut some spin off the TP5x in both driver and long/mid irons this year. May be worth a try.
How about the TourBx? Is it lower spin on driver/long game than the TP5x/ProV1?
A high end ball that spins lower than the AVX is going to be hard to find. In my experience the only balls that will come close are non urethane...as in dropping to lower price point ammo. High end ammo is supposed to spin enough to hold greens and offer control.
A premium ball that doesn't play like a premium ball at all. I do not get the allure.
Anyone that has been in the AVX thread knows your feelings on the AVX.
I think you misunderstood the thread.
I want a high end ball that spins MORE than the AVX, but just a bit more. Not the big jump I see going to the ProV1.
For me the ProV1 spins like 500 more off the driver, 600-700 more off the mid irons, and 250-400 more around the green.
With driver, the ProV1 will add spin a lot faster if that makes sense.
Sounds like you need a TP5x or maybe Srixon XV. I tested both on GCQ and found out of most tour balls they seemed to spin the least off irons specifically.
Yeah. The TP5x (2017) just wasn't the ticket off the driver. It was OK, but nothing special. It was like maybe a yard or two longer than the ProV1, which was much better I'm the short game.
I've tried that ball several times and just never gotten good results. Maybe the '19 version is better?
Srixon XV is a thought. I wonder how the TourBX falls in the mix. I had found one once and liked it, but never got to trial it against any other ball.
Very curious where the XV and Tour Bx fall in there.
That's because almost all balls will spin roughly the same off driver. The only differences are between the most spinny of spinny balls, and the lowest of low. You won't see much diff going from ProV to TP to Chrome Soft to XV, etc. Strike will over rule for the most part, unless you're a robot. The only times I ever saw noticeable differences were between something like ProV and a Snell GetSum, which was basically impossible to spin off any club. Cool if you can hit the ball straight, but I hit draws and I could never get my ball to move back toward the fairway. Liability if you ask me.
I'd try the XV for a little while if you aren't into TP5X. Just keep in mind during on course testing there are A LOT of variables and a very low sample size. I'd also just in my humble opinion, I'd fit your ball starting from the green and working your way out, with driver being the last and also least important club to factor in.
I'm a fairly straight hitter. The higher spin has zero to do with accuracy, but more to do with my total on the driver because I get only the carry out a ProV1 and similar with even the slightest miss from center. I've seen upwards of 15-20 extra yards out of the AVX by dropping my driver spin from 2600 to 2100 or so. Combine the fact that I'm a very high spin iron player and you can see where this is heading. The AVX lets me pull a PW/9 iron vs a 7iron. I have absolutely no issue stopping th AVX on the greens either. Even with 5/6 iron I stop it within 10' or less. I can pull the AVX back with wedges.
At the same time, I'm about a 10HCP and have a decent short game. I know it's a tall order; I want it all: low spin long game and high spin short game.
I just want something that maximizes my game. The AVX gives me the best overall scores I've seen, but I sacrifice when I'm short sided and lack that ability to stop it dead.
I know the perfect ball may not exist; just want to trade off with something between AVX and the other urethane offerings. I'll gladly give up 5-10 on my drives for better greenside control, but a 2 club difference is a bit much.
@170 ball speed, sea level.
You're not going to gain 20 or even 10 yards in distance from 500rpm of spin, all else equal. For whatever reason the shots that are 10 or 20 yards longer are either struck better, down wind, you swung a little faster or so on.
Sounds like your only issue so to speak, is shots 20 yards and in. How many shots per round are you really taking from 20 yards and in? Spin on a ball on a little bump and run off the green is the same across most balls so that's not a factor really. Sounds like to me you're searching for perfection on a problem that doesn't really exist. Maybe 1 shot a round you need to hit a shot from 20 or 30 yards with a LW that you need to 2 hop stop? At 10HC should you really even be making those plays?
Again... Just my objective opinion here. Sounds like you're already playing pretty well.
Appreciate the response. Obviously this is based on my experience on the course, and not all things are equal. I have been playing during the week so I have had 40 or so opportunities to hit the AVX, ProV1, and TP5x side-by-side in consecutive swings. NO, not every shot with the AVX has been 20 yards further, but I would say I am averaging at least 10 yards more with the AVX than the other two. Have I had times where they are neck and neck? Of course. But the difference has been very significant and I am trying to compare only well struck shots to well struck shots, and misses to misses. Considering the sample size (8 or so rounds hitting both/all 3 balls off each tee), I don't see how it could be that I somehow consistently swing faster or strike the AVX better than the other two.
These have been on-course experiences to this point, I included the numbers based on the very limited time I hit both balls on a GCQuad driver fitting. I will admit I do not know the actual numbers; the differences could be much more significant.
Yes, the only issue I have with the AVX is 20 yards in, and no, switching to a ProV1 would not improve my scores, the AVX has been consistently the best for my scores. How many shots per round in this range? Maybe 5-6... I'm sure it varies from round to round.
I'm just seeing what other people's take is on the ball vs. other offerings. I do feel like I give up a bit of scoring from 50yards in with the AVX, yet it certainly improves my scores overall. Just looking for a compromise; I really enjoy the ProV1 in the short game and I get up and down with it better, that said, the AVX overall requires me to get up an down less often.
'19 V1 still spins up in driver and mid irons for me.
Maybe I'm not the same type of player as the guy who did that test.
On a different note, shot 80 on par 72 today with the AVX. It did everything it needed to again, but I still would love a tad more green side spin.
Tried the BX on Friday. Shot 78 on a par 70. Great off all clubs, but still liked the AVX feel better... going to have to try them head to head again.


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Tracey Birdsall wins Actress of the Year at United Nations WIFF ( @traceybirdsall1 )
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Actress Tracey Birdsall has won Actress of the Year of Women in Film at the Women in Film Forum, presented by WeLink Media Groups, at the United Nations and was presented with the award at the Delegates Room Dining Hall at the UN on March 15th.
The Women In Film Forum, initiated by WIFF founder Ira Houston in cooperation with the United Nations, was first held last year during the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Now a permanent part of the CSW, the forum this year invited some of the world's most influential women filmmakers and artists – including film and television star Tracey Birdsall – from all around the world to participate.
The Women in Film Forum at the United Nations, helmed by Zoe Chang, Multimedia Guild President, was held and televised on the United Nations channel March 14th, and remains available across the world on their website.
The WeLink International Film Festival was also held during this time, where Tracey was invited to participate in the Filmmakers panel.
One of the many films that Tracey stars in Rogue Warrior : Robot Fighter, (directed by Neil Johnson) , was also screened at the festival.
The versatile actress is currently in post-production on two up-coming television series "Age of Darkness" and "The Time War" (also being directed by Neil Johnson) Tracey has appeared in a whole range of films such as Whos Jenna, and Dawn Of The Crescent Moon (alongside Barry Corbin)
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Danny Kent has admitted he must fight for the Moto3 world title in 2014 or risk losing his place in the GP paddock.
The 19-year-old dropped a bombshell earlier this month when it was revealed he would leave the Tech 3 Moto2 squad halfway through a two-year deal after reaching an amicable agreement to part company with the French squad.
Kent has endured a torrid first season in Moto2 but was in a decent run of form before he broke his right collarbone in a practice crash in Japan last Sunday morning.
He will move back to the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 squad that he left last season after winning two out of the last four races in the new 250cc single-cylinder four-stroke class in Japan and Valencia.
Kent said he felt he had no choice but to quit Tech 3 to try and re-build his confidence and career back in Moto3.
Kent decided to split amicably with Tech 3 after a heart-to-heart with French boss Herve Poncharal following last month's Motorland Aragon race and he added: "I think it was best for my career to move on.
Kent's deal to return to the Red Bull KTM Ajo squad will see him join Australian Jack Miller and Red Bull Rookies Cup winner Karel Hanika.


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South Korea Launches Initiative to Recycle More E-Waste
Jason Strother
Malte Kollenberg
SEOUL —
South Korea is coping with increasing amounts of garbage from electronic devices, also called "e-waste." To prevent tons of old computers, smartphones and appliances from ending up in landfills, leaking toxic chemicals, some local governments are launching specialized e-waste recycling programs.
It is the end of the road for these broken, outdated and unwanted electronics.
Seoul city throws out some 10 tons of e-waste each year, and about a fifth of that arrives at this recycling center. Here at the SR Center, devices are taken apart so that valuable metals like gold, copper or rare earths can be extracted -- a 3.8 billion-dollar industry, according to the government.
But it is not just about earning profits, says the center's CEO Ji Un-geun. It is about protecting the environment.
"Our planet has a limited amount of natural resources," he said. "Our company contributes to a sustainable society, by conserving these materials"
Ji says about 90 percent of what is brought here gets recycled.
Accumulating mounds of electronic trash is not only a concern in technologically-advanced South Korea.
The United Nations reports millions of tons of the world's e-waste winds up in developing countries. There, toxic materials like lead and mercury pose a severe health risk. That is despite international agreements that ban the export of discarded electronics.
Since 2009, the Seoul City government has partnered with the SR Center to collect e-waste from the public and private sectors.
Seoul's Lee Tae-hong says recycling is also a security matter in the digital age.
"If devices like phones are not recycled, then they could illegally end up in other countries like China or in Southeast Asia, and personal data could be stolen," he said.
Even though recycling centers like this limit the amount of landfill-bound electronics, it is not enough, according to some environmental watchdog groups.
Digitally-savvy South Koreans keep buying more gadgets. In the end, some estimate that about 21 percent of the country's total e-waste actually gets properly recycled.
That is according to Lee Joo-hong of the Green Consumers Network. He says the average South Korean purchases a new mobile phone every one and a half years.
"People change their phones so quickly partially because companies offer big subsidies to buy new products," he said. "And Korean consumers do not want to feel left out by not having the latest model."
Ji Un-geun of Seoul's recycling center agrees that consumer habits are a big reason why old phones keep piling up here. But he says he is doing his part to reduce that.
"I have had this same phone for 10 years," he said. "It is what I can do to help conserve our natural resources"
Ji says more South Korean cities need to start their own recycling programs to keep up with the increasing loads of e-waste.
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Evans under the knife
Corry Evans will face a spell on the sidelines after undergoing a minor groin operation.
The midfielder has been troubled by the injury for some time, and after limping out of Tuesday's midweek match at Ipswich Town, the decision was taken for him to go under the knife.
And with Evans is set for a busy summer with Northern Ireland in the Euro 2016 finals in France, it is hoped that he won't be absent for an extended period of time.
"We hope he isn't out for too long," said Lambert.
"I knew he was always going to miss this game, but unfortunately Corry getting injured on Tuesday night has made it worse. So hopefully it is not too long, we'll find out later on what the timescale is.
"The Euros are vital for any player and I'm pretty sure Corry won't be any different.
"You never know, it could be your first tournament, it could be your last, you just don't know what is going to happen. It is great for Northern Ireland to qualify, it is an incredible achievement, and I'm sure he'll want to be part of it."


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Q: Input type radio isn't working on iPhone I'm developing a website where I'm using an input with type "radio", but instead of the radio button I changed for a different image in each input. When I select an input on iPhone I'm not able to change for another input, even if I tap in another input it stays at the first input and I don't know why this is happening. Here is my html and CSS
<input type="radio" name="feeling" value="awesome" id="awesome">
<input type="radio" name="feeling" value="normal" id="normal">
<input type="radio" name="feeling" value="bad" id="bad">

input[type="radio"] {
    display:none;
}

#awesome + label span {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 5rem;
    height: 5rem;
    vertical-align: middle;
    background: url(awesome.png) left top no-repeat;
    opacity: 0.6;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
    -moz-transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
    transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
}

#normal + label span {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 5rem;
    height: 5rem;
    vertical-align: middle;
    background: url(normal.png) left top no-repeat;
    opacity: 0.6;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
    -moz-transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
    transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
}

#bad + label span {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 5rem;
    height: 5rem;
    vertical-align: middle;
    background: url(bad.png) left top no-repeat;
    opacity: 0.6;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
    -moz-transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
    transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
}

#bad + label, #normal + label, #awesome + label {
    margin: 1rem 2px;
}

#awesome + label span:hover, #normal + label span:hover, #bad + label span:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}

#awesome:checked + label span, #normal:checked + label span, #bad:checked + label span {
    opacity: 1;
 }

I tried to change from one input to another in an Android phone and it seems to work perfectly.
Here is a Fiddle with my problem: http://jsfiddle.net/bhzabL20/
Thanks in advance.

A: Try putting onclick="" on the label tags in html. If you don't have the label tags just add them so that they encompass a single radio choice each.

A: I guess your "problem" has nothing to do with the input. It is more likely a problem with the opacity transition (and how to trigger) - see: iOS CSS opacity + visibility transition
BTW: Your CSS is very "redundant" - DRY.

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Dying dog saved with cannabis oil after vet tells owner 'prepare yourself for the worst'
Milo has been given a new lease of life after a family friend suggested the treatment when he was taken seriously ill with pancreatitis.
Tom Bevan
Milo is loving life (Image: Vicky Horton)
A pet dog days from possible death has become the first to have its life saved - with cannabis oil .
Beloved pooch Milo down had been given just days to live after he was diagnosed with pancreatitis leaving him in crippling pain.
Owner Vicky Horton was told to prepare for the worst as conventional treatment was not working.
But after a friend suggested giving him some drops of CBD oil his prognosis turned around - within just 48 hours.
Milo is still on the CBD oil and recently celebrated his 15th birthday and able to enjoy his twilight years.
Owner Vicky can't believe the change in Milo since the treatment (Image: Vicky Horton)
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Vicky, 31, of Torquay, Devon, who has had Milo since she was 16, said: "Milo was taken seriously ill on the Monday with pancreatitis.
"It is a very serious condition in dogs, especially older dogs. He spent two nights at the vet on a drip, and we were told to prepare ourselves for the worst.
"Milo didn't cope well at the vet and kept pulling his drip out. He was also very confused and unsettled due to the drugs he was on, so they decided to discharge him on Thursday evening as they thought he would be better off at home.
"When we collected Milo I'm sure he didn't even recognise us. He was weeing himself constantly, his back legs had given way, he was disorientated and he hadn't eaten since Sunday.
"The vet said again on discharge that we should prepare ourselves for the worst.
"We came home and slept in the lounge with Milo, feeding him water through a syringe and trying to tempt him with food, but he wasn't interested.
"Trying to get the painkillers down him was a battle and the Tramadol made him foam at the mouth as it tasted so horrible.
"We visited the vet on Friday to top up Milo's injection painkillers and antibiotic, and visited again on Saturday to do the same.
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"By the Saturday we had nursed Milo non-stop for 48 hours and he hadn't improved.
"He had lost 4kg in weight and we believed we were being cruel by keeping him alive.
"That evening we had decided we couldn't put him through any more suffering as he wasn't improving, so would need to think about making that heartbreaking decision."
It was then Vicky's husband remembered some friends used CBD oil to treat their dogs and was recommended to go to the CBD Lab.
Around 6pm that evening they gave Milo eight drops of CBD oil.
Within three hours he had his first proper wee in three days. By 11pm he was asleep and resting for the first time in four days.
By 6am the following morning he was eating a plate of chicken, which was the first food he had eaten for six days.
Vicky said: "As the hours passed by he improved; he was eating, drinking and weeing more. We gave him five drops of oil every six hours and he has shown no sign of pain since.
"Finally we stopped all prescribed painkillers as they were making Milo so confused and distressed. It only took 48 hours to turn the whole situation around.
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"If you look at Milo today running around the block, scoffing plates of chicken and wagging his tail it's really surreal to think that we almost made a decision to end his life.
"It's completely unbelievable how a few drops of oil can make such a difference to an animal's life."
Up until September last year, CBD shops were able to supply pet owners with products to make their pets lives a little easier.
However, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate then issued a statement saying that veterinary products containing (CBD) are veterinary medicines and should be regulated which has halted the trade.
Jess Dale, co-owner of the CBD Lab, said: "How fortunate that the story has a happy ending, but with results like this, why has the Veterinary Medicines Directorate decided to take this course of action?
"There is no evidence that CBD Oil is harmful, yet it is now an offence to administer 'unauthorised product containing CBD without a veterinary prescription' under Regulation 8 of the VMR.
"As they themselves state it has medical benefits so why withhold this from general use? Pet CBD and human consumption CBD contain exactly the same ingredients."


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Senate Majority Leader
Representing Norwalk & Darien
Press Aide: Kevin Coughlin, 860-240-8638
Duff Statement on Passing of Former Norwalk Mayor Bill Collins
Today, Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) released the following statement regarding the passing of former Norwalk Mayor and State Representative Bill Collins:
"I'm saddened to hear the news of Bill Collins' passing. Bill is not only our former State Representative and Mayor, but he is a friend and neighbor.
"Bill helped inspire me to public service when I wrote to him as an eight year old about the future of Duffy Field, now Veterans Park. The fact that he actually answered me back speaks volumes about his character. I still have his letter hanging in my office, which always reminds me to help the next generation into public service.
"Bill was a visionary leader who began the revitalization of Washington Street, supported the vision of The Maritime Aquarium and made sure the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion was saved. He made long-term decisions for the betterment of Norwalk even if they weren't always popular at the time.
"Bill's legacy with the city he loved and the people he represented will live on for generations. I will miss him, but Bill will always have a special place in my heart."


Well my golly goodness, it's December.
I don't think I need to ask you if you can believe that, because based off the conversations I've been having with my fellow humans lately, no. No one can believe that it's actually December. Weren't we just clinking our glasses to a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2018? Oi vey!
As we all begin to wind down this year, I feel like I'm just gearing back up again.
2018 was a milestone year for myself and my (new!!) little family with the addition of our twins in July.
That's them, down below. Aren't they too freakin' cute for proper words?
They arrived six weeks early and caught us a smidge off guard - hence the neglected blog for a bit. Oops!
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Q: Can I send a message to a D2L-internal email address? Can D2L-internal email addresses get used from the outside? Can we send messages to those addresses using regular SMTP or Valence Learning Framework API calls?

A: The Valence Learning Framework APIs currently do not currently provide calls to interact with the D2L Learning Environment's internal email system.
Currently, the Desire2Learn Learning Environment can be configured to support 'full email', meaning that once configured like that you can connect it to other mail gateways and the D2L-internal email addresses for users are then addressable by outside services: D2L LE's deployed for 'full email' use an IIS SMTP service for mail-transfer, and so any other service connecting externally must be able to interact with such a service.
Notice that the Desire2Learn LE system may not enforce uniqueness on user email addresses; if connecting an LE configured for full email to the outside world, it's important to take this into account and verify that each LE user needing to connect to external email does, in fact, have a unique email address.