I think we all know what the biggest story this week was. But just in case you missed or want to read more about what exactly is going on you can catch up through the Kloutastrophe roundup I posted on The Mini Mesh. That's two posts this week on the Klout changes, so I don't need to say anything more about it.
In general, I think reports on studies like this one are interesting to look at, but they rarely have an impact on my behavior. However, it was interesting to me that link placement in the middle of a tweet could get more click-throughs. I've tried it a bit, but I haven't tested it with tracking. There are so many variables that can affect when and why someone clicks on a link that I'm wary of trusting such assertions as hard and fast guidelines for why I do something. The other type of report I see at least once a week is one that outlines advice on the times to post to various networks to get the most engagement. Steve Olenski from The Star Group tells brands that after hours will net the greatest engagement, information that may come as a surprise to many (and goes against what I've personally experienced). Take these suggestions with a grain of salt. Test them with your audience to see what works best. Or these tools might help.
Do you have great ideas for video? There's never been a better time to expand to doing video. It's unbelievably popular and its popularity just keeps growing. And you can make money doing video (if you hit viral gold). When we made the decision to drop our cable over two years ago, I wondered if we'd be bored to tears. That hasn't been the case at all. Technology keeps us in touch with anything we want to see and I don't miss the cable bill at all. More and more are going to do this and it's forcing advertisers to think of new ways to get their message out. Just make sure that if you're going to start doing videos that you tell really cool stories.
QR (quick response) codes are taking off all over the place. It's a technology that is getting a lot of buzz, but not nearly enough users understand or even have an interest in it. The companies who are using QR codes often have flaws in their plan, but Starbucks seems to have come up with a creative use that will help their customers and enrich their knowledge and experience of the brand.
Now that Facebook has had a big overhaul, it looks as if Twitter is next. How do you feel about an expanded timeline with the ability to see conversation threads? Yeah, those are already available in third-party clients and since I rarely ever use Twitter on the Web, these changes don't phase me, but I do think it's a step in the right direction to make their Web access more user-friendly.
How many times has some new information repository started up that will "revolutionize your world" that made you a bit squeamish inside? One thing I clearly remember was 3-4 years ago hearing about Google Health, I think it was called. A place to save your entire medical history. Who wants to do that!? Then I read this and I finally get it. If you've never done a move that took you thousands of kilometers/miles away from home, you might disagree. I have. Digital medical records? Not such a bad thing. With seriously tight security.
We all know that the intersection of social media and work (for the non-social media worker) can be tricky. I've personally been at companies that had some relentlessly strict guidelines for social media usage outside of working hours. I think it's safe to say I wouldn't want to work for a company that's trolling Facebook to find out if I'm complaining.
Do you comment on public Facebook posts of your friends or those you subscribe to? Does your family? Be sure you want to comment badly enough for third-party apps, like Klout, to pick up on your existence. If you don't want it to happen, refrain from commenting on public posts and be sure to educate your family members too.
Did you know that employers are looking at social media? Who doesn't know that? Yet I see posts nearly every week about it. Now it's affecting law school admissions. What you say on social networks matters and yes, it can come back to haunt you too.
It's discouraging (as a U.S. citizen) to see that the government there has made nearly 6,000 requests for information from Google. Thankfully, Canada (1/10th the size of the U.S.) has made only 50.
The moral of the story? Don't post anything online ever anywhere that you don't want a future potential school administrator/employer/government to see. And don't be fooled by upcoming Facebook privacy updates because with 600,000 compromised logins per day, Facebook privacy still depends a lot on the strength of your friends' passwords. The best way to keep something private on the Internet is not to put it on the Internet.
Have you ever been to a site that had established linking guidelines? I think I'd leave and not come back, personally, but to each his own, I guess.
It's not fair to include the pumpkins if I don't include the geeky awesomeness of these costumes! I really wish I'd seen this a few weeks ago - I would have totally used the cloud costume.
Speaking of Klout, what exactly is it again?
The Mini Mesh, which I referenced in the first paragraph, is my Tumblr blog that I try to post to on days I don't post here. Typically, the posts are much shorter and usually contain commentary on a news story or other social media commentary. If you're on Tumblr, I'd love to have you follow me!


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import * as ts from 'typescript';

import {getIdentifierText, Rewriter} from './rewriter';
import {toArray} from './util';

/**
 * Extracts the namespace part of a goog: import, or returns null if the given
 * import is not a goog: import.
 */
export function extractGoogNamespaceImport(tsImport: string): string|null {
  if (tsImport.match(/^goog:/)) return tsImport.substring('goog:'.length);
  return null;
}

/**
 * ES5Processor postprocesses TypeScript compilation output JS, to rewrite commonjs require()s into
 * goog.require(). Contrary to its name it handles converting the modules in both ES5 and ES6
 * outputs.
 */
class ES5Processor extends Rewriter {
  /**
   * namespaceImports collects the variables for imported goog.modules.
   * If the original TS input is:
   *   import foo from 'goog:bar';
   * then TS produces:
   *   var foo = require('goog:bar');
   * and this class rewrites it to:
   *   var foo = require('goog.bar');
   * After this step, namespaceImports['foo'] is true.
   * (This is used to rewrite 'foo.default' into just 'foo'.)
   */
  namespaceImports = new Set<string>();

  /**
   * moduleVariables maps from module names to the variables they're assigned to.
   * Continuing the above example, moduleVariables['goog.bar'] = 'foo'.
   */
  moduleVariables = new Map<string, string>();

  /** strippedStrict is true once we've stripped a "use strict"; from the input. */
  strippedStrict: boolean = false;

  /** unusedIndex is used to generate fresh symbols for unnamed imports. */
  unusedIndex: number = 0;

  constructor(
      file: ts.SourceFile, private pathToModuleName: (context: string, fileName: string) => string,
      private prelude: string) {
    super(file);
  }

  process(moduleId: string, isES5: boolean): {output: string, referencedModules: string[]} {
    // TODO(evanm): only emit the goog.module *after* the first comment,
    // so that @suppress statements work.
    const moduleName = this.pathToModuleName('', this.file.fileName);
    // NB: No linebreak after module call so sourcemaps are not offset.
    this.emit(`goog.module('${moduleName}');`);
    if (this.prelude) this.emit(this.prelude);
    // Allow code to use `module.id` to discover its module URL, e.g. to resolve
    // a template URL against.
    // Uses 'var', as this code is inserted in ES6 and ES5 modes.
    // The following pattern ensures closure doesn't throw an error in advanced
    // optimizations mode.
    if (isES5) {
      this.emit(`var module = module || {id: '${moduleId}'};`);
    } else {
      // The `exports = {}` serves as a default export to disable Closure Compiler's error checking
      // for mutable exports. That's OK because TS compiler makes sure that consuming code always
      // accesses exports through the module object, so mutable exports work.
      // It is only inserted in ES6 because we strip `.default` accesses in ES5 mode, which breaks
      // when assigning an `exports = {}` object and then later accessing it.
      this.emit(` exports = {}; var module = {id: '${moduleId}'};`);
    }

    let pos = 0;
    for (let stmt of this.file.statements) {
      this.writeRange(pos, stmt.getFullStart());
      this.visitTopLevel(stmt);
      pos = stmt.getEnd();
    }
    this.writeRange(pos, this.file.getEnd());

    let referencedModules = toArray(this.moduleVariables.keys());
    // Note: don't sort referencedModules, as the keys are in the same order
    // they occur in the source file.
    let {output} = this.getOutput();
    return {output, referencedModules};
  }

  /**
   * visitTopLevel processes a top-level ts.Node and emits its contents.
   *
   * It's separate from the normal Rewriter recursive traversal
   * because some top-level statements are handled specially.
   */
  visitTopLevel(node: ts.Node) {
    switch (node.kind) {
      case ts.SyntaxKind.ExpressionStatement:
        // Check for "use strict" and skip it if necessary.
        if (!this.strippedStrict && this.isUseStrict(node)) {
          this.writeRange(node.getFullStart(), node.getStart());
          this.strippedStrict = true;
          return;
        }
        // Check for:
        // - "require('foo');" (a require for its side effects)
        // - "__export(require(...));" (an "export * from ...")
        if (this.emitRewrittenRequires(node)) {
          return;
        }
        // Otherwise fall through to default processing.
        break;
      case ts.SyntaxKind.VariableStatement:
        // Check for a "var x = require('foo');".
        if (this.emitRewrittenRequires(node)) return;
        break;
      default:
        break;
    }
    this.visit(node);
  }

  /** isUseStrict returns true if node is a "use strict"; statement. */
  isUseStrict(node: ts.Node): boolean {
    if (node.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.ExpressionStatement) return false;
    let exprStmt = node as ts.ExpressionStatement;
    let expr = exprStmt.expression;
    if (expr.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.StringLiteral) return false;
    let literal = expr as ts.StringLiteral;
    return literal.text === 'use strict';
  }

  /**
   * emitRewrittenRequires rewrites require()s into goog.require() equivalents.
   *
   * @return True if the node was rewritten, false if needs ordinary processing.
   */
  emitRewrittenRequires(node: ts.Node): boolean {
    // We're looking for requires, of one of the forms:
    // - "var importName = require(...);".
    // - "require(...);".
    if (node.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.VariableStatement) {
      // It's possibly of the form "var x = require(...);".
      let varStmt = node as ts.VariableStatement;

      // Verify it's a single decl (and not "var x = ..., y = ...;").
      if (varStmt.declarationList.declarations.length !== 1) return false;
      let decl = varStmt.declarationList.declarations[0];

      // Grab the variable name (avoiding things like destructuring binds).
      if (decl.name.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.Identifier) return false;
      let varName = getIdentifierText(decl.name as ts.Identifier);
      if (!decl.initializer || decl.initializer.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.CallExpression) return false;
      let call = decl.initializer as ts.CallExpression;
      let require = this.isRequire(call);
      if (!require) return false;
      this.writeRange(node.getFullStart(), node.getStart());
      this.emitGoogRequire(varName, require);
      return true;
    } else if (node.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.ExpressionStatement) {
      // It's possibly of the form:
      // - require(...);
      // - __export(require(...));
      // Both are CallExpressions.
      let exprStmt = node as ts.ExpressionStatement;
      let expr = exprStmt.expression;
      if (expr.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.CallExpression) return false;
      let call = expr as ts.CallExpression;

      let require = this.isRequire(call);
      let isExport = false;
      if (!require) {
        // If it's an __export(require(...)), we emit:
        //   var x = require(...);
        //   __export(x);
        // This extra variable is necessary in case there's a later import of the
        // same module name.
        require = this.isExportRequire(call);
        isExport = require != null;
      }
      if (!require) return false;

      this.writeRange(node.getFullStart(), node.getStart());
      let varName = this.emitGoogRequire(null, require);

      if (isExport) {
        this.emit(`__export(${varName});`);
      }
      return true;
    } else {
      // It's some other type of statement.
      return false;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Emits a goog.require() statement for a given variable name and TypeScript import.
   *
   * E.g. from:
   *   var varName = require('tsImport');
   * produces:
   *   var varName = goog.require('goog.module.name');
   *
   * If the input varName is null, generates a new variable name if necessary.
   *
   * @return The variable name for the imported module, reusing a previous import if one
   *    is available.
   */
  emitGoogRequire(varName: string|null, tsImport: string): string {
    let modName: string;
    let isNamespaceImport = false;
    const nsImport = extractGoogNamespaceImport(tsImport);
    if (nsImport !== null) {
      // This is a namespace import, of the form "goog:foo.bar".
      // Fix it to just "foo.bar".
      modName = nsImport;
      isNamespaceImport = true;
    } else {
      modName = this.pathToModuleName(this.file.fileName, tsImport);
    }

    if (!varName) {
      let mv = this.moduleVariables.get(modName);
      if (mv) {
        // Caller didn't request a specific variable name and we've already
        // imported the module, so just return the name we already have for this module.
        return mv;
      }

      // Note: we always introduce a variable for any import, regardless of whether
      // the caller requested one.  This avoids a Closure error.
      varName = this.generateFreshVariableName();
    }

    if (isNamespaceImport) this.namespaceImports.add(varName);
    if (this.moduleVariables.has(modName)) {
      this.emit(`var ${varName} = ${this.moduleVariables.get(modName)};`);
    } else {
      this.emit(`var ${varName} = goog.require('${modName}');`);
      this.moduleVariables.set(modName, varName);
    }
    return varName;
  }
  // workaround for syntax highlighting bug in Sublime: `

  /**
   * Returns the string argument if call is of the form
   *   require('foo')
   */
  isRequire(call: ts.CallExpression): string|null {
    // Verify that the call is a call to require(...).
    if (call.expression.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.Identifier) return null;
    let ident = call.expression as ts.Identifier;
    if (getIdentifierText(ident) !== 'require') return null;

    // Verify the call takes a single string argument and grab it.
    if (call.arguments.length !== 1) return null;
    let arg = call.arguments[0];
    if (arg.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.StringLiteral) return null;
    return (arg as ts.StringLiteral).text;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the inner string if call is of the form
   *   __export(require('foo'))
   */
  isExportRequire(call: ts.CallExpression): string|null {
    if (call.expression.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.Identifier) return null;
    let ident = call.expression as ts.Identifier;
    if (ident.getText() !== '__export') return null;

    // Verify the call takes a single call argument and check it.
    if (call.arguments.length !== 1) return null;
    let arg = call.arguments[0];
    if (arg.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.CallExpression) return null;
    return this.isRequire(arg as ts.CallExpression);
  }

  /**
   * maybeProcess is called during the recursive traversal of the program's AST.
   *
   * @return True if the node was processed/emitted, false if it should be emitted as is.
   */
  protected maybeProcess(node: ts.Node): boolean {
    switch (node.kind) {
      case ts.SyntaxKind.PropertyAccessExpression:
        let propAccess = node as ts.PropertyAccessExpression;
        // We're looking for an expression of the form:
        //   module_name_var.default
        if (getIdentifierText(propAccess.name) !== 'default') break;
        if (propAccess.expression.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.Identifier) break;
        let lhs = getIdentifierText(propAccess.expression as ts.Identifier);
        if (!this.namespaceImports.has(lhs)) break;
        // Emit the same expression, with spaces to replace the ".default" part
        // so that source maps still line up.
        this.writeRange(node.getFullStart(), node.getStart());
        this.emit(`${lhs}        `);
        return true;
      default:
        break;
    }
    return false;
  }

  /** Generates a new variable name inside the tsickle_ namespace. */
  generateFreshVariableName(): string {
    return `tsickle_module_${this.unusedIndex++}_`;
  }
}

/**
 * Converts TypeScript's JS+CommonJS output to Closure goog.module etc.
 * For use as a postprocessing step *after* TypeScript emits JavaScript.
 *
 * @param fileName The source file name.
 * @param moduleId The "module id", a module-identifying string that is
 *     the value module.id in the scope of the module.
 * @param pathToModuleName A function that maps a filesystem .ts path to a
 *     Closure module name, as found in a goog.require('...') statement.
 *     The context parameter is the referencing file, used for resolving
 *     imports with relative paths like "import * as foo from '../foo';".
 * @param prelude An additional prelude to insert after the `goog.module` call,
 *     e.g. with additional imports or requires.
 */
export function processES5(
    fileName: string, moduleId: string, content: string,
    pathToModuleName: (context: string, fileName: string) => string, isES5 = true,
    prelude = ''): {output: string, referencedModules: string[]} {
  let file = ts.createSourceFile(fileName, content, ts.ScriptTarget.ES5, true);
  return new ES5Processor(file, pathToModuleName, prelude).process(moduleId, isES5);
}

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NYPD Stop And Frisks: 15 Shocking Facts About A Controversial Program
Christopher Mathias
Senior Reporter, HuffPost
05/15/2012 09:43am EDT | Updated December 6, 2017
Earlier this week, the NYCLU released a report on NYPD stop and frisks. The report prompted Public Advocate (and likely mayoral candidate) Bill de Blasio to call for an internal audit of the program. Other politicians, including Jumaane Williams, Christine Quinn, Scott Stringer, and John Liu have also called for stop and frisk reform.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly have continued to defend the use of the program from criticism, saying it saves lives.
Here are 15 shocking facts about NYPD stop and frisks.
1. "In Brownsville, Brooklyn In 2009, 93 Out Of Every 100 Residents Were Stopped By The NYPD"
2. The NYPD Can Stop And Frisk You In Your Building
"Operation Clean Halls," has been in effect since 1991. As Matt Taibbi describes, "it allows police to execute so-called "vertical patrols" by going up into private buildings and conducting stop-and-frisk searches in hallways –- with the landlord's permission."
The NYPD conducted 240,000 vertical patrols in 2003, and according to the NYCLU -- who has filed a lawsuit against the police department regarding Clean Halls -- "virtually every private apartment building [in the Bronx] is enrolled in the program," and "in Manhattan alone, there are at least 3,895 Clean Halls Buildings."
3. A Hugely Disproportional Number Of Blacks And Latinos Are Stopped And Frisked By The NYPD
87 percent of those stopped by the NYPD in 2011 were black or latino.
4. The NYPD Is Stop-And-Frisk Happy
Since 2003, after Mayor Bloomberg took office, NYPD stop and frisks have increased 600 percent. In 2011, a record 684, 330 stops were conducted by New York City police officers. In the first three months of 2012, the NYPD stopped and frisked people 203,500 times. In the same three months last year, the NYPD stopped people 183,326 times.
5. More Young Black Men Were Stopped By The NYPD In 2011 Than There Are Young Black Men in New York City
6. The NYPD Can Was Allowed To Stop And Frisk You In A Livery Cab
The Taxi/Livery Inspection Program (TRIP), was designed to prevent livery cab drivers from being robbed. Livery cabs who engaged in the program had placards that allowed the NYPD to pull over the car and search the vehicle. NYPD officers would often frisk the passengers inside.
After a lawsuit filed by the NYCLU last year, however, Ray Kelly has ordered cops to stop enforcing the program.
From The New York Daily News:
The NYPD operational order, issued on April 27, is a direct result of a lawsuit filed by two men who say they were forced out of livery cars and searched by cops, police sources said. In separate incidents, both men accused police of racial profiling and unlawful searches.
7. The NYPD Uses Force Against Black And Latinos More Than Whites
8. With Huge Increase In Stop And Frisks, Only Minor Increase In Guns Found
The NYPD argues this shows the effectiveness of stop and frisk, saying the practice has prevented people from carrying guns on the street.
9. Small Percentage Actually Involved In Violent Crime
The NYPD and local politicians have repeatedly defended the racial disparity in stops by saying minorities are disproportionately involved in violent crime. In 2011, however, in only 10.5 percent of stops did cops record "violent criminal activity" as justification for the stop.
10. NYPD Will Stop You For 'Inappropriate Attire Off Season'
Also, for visible bulges in your pocket. And, in 51.3 percent of the stops in 2011, cops cited "furtive movements" as justification for the stops.
11. Many Stops Are Unconstitutional
When the Supreme Court deemed stop and frisk a legal practice, they set up a standard of "reasonable suspicion" under which cops "must be able to point to specific and articulable facts." To rely on "inchoate and unparticularized suspicion or [a] 'hunch' " is not permitted. In almost one out of three stops, according to The Center For Constitutional Rights, the NYPD fails to meet this standard:
Nearly 150,000 stops over the last six years are facially unconstitutional and lack any legal justification. All together, 30 percent of all stops are unconstitutional, underlining a severe lack of adequate officer oversight in the NYPD.
12. The Vast Majority Of Those Stopped Are Innocent
Nine out of 10 of those stopped in 2011 were neither arrested nor given summonses.
13. Whites Are Almost Twice As Likely To Be Found With A Weapon
The NYPD and politicians have repeatedly justified the racial disparity in stop and frisks saying that they cops essentially go where the guns are, i.e. minority neighborhoods. Yet, only 1.9 percent of frisks in 2011 turned up weapons and interestingly, according to the NYCLU, "a weapon was found in only 1.8 percent of blacks and Latinos frisked, as compared to a weapon being found in 3.8 percent of whites frisked."
14. The NYPD Faces Numerous Stop And Frisk Lawsuits
From The Village Voice:
In the month of January alone, more than three dozen lawsuits alleging improper stop-and-frisks were filed, based on a Voice reading of the complaints. Extrapolated, that means that the city could be sued more than 400 times this year alone just on improper stops.
If each case settles for a minimum of $10,000, that's at least $4 million in cost to taxpayers, not including the cost to the police department in work hours assembling the documents and removing cops from the street to be deposed, and the cost to the corporation counsel in paying lawyers to defend those cases. One wonders how much money the city is willing to spend on this litigation just to stick with the police commissioner's campaign. (We asked the city law department this question but did not receive a response.)
15. Stop And Frisks Don't Always Drive Down Murder Statistics
It is true that the first decade of the aughts in New York City has seen significantly fewer murders than say, the 1980s, when there were about 2,000 slayings a year. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, and others believe this drop is largely due to stop and frisks taking guns off the street. The link, however, between increased stop and frisks and lower murder rates could be a tenuous one. From The New York Times:
In 2002, when Mr. Kelly last took office, officers stopped 97,296 New Yorkers and the city reported 587 homicides. Last year, those numbers were 685,724 and 532.
And from WNYC:
Last week, the NYPD said stop-and-frisk was used more than 200,000 times in the first quarter of this year – a 10 percent jump from the same period last year. The data covers the period from January to March. So far this year homicides are down by 19 percent over last year.
But of the 13 precincts where homicides were up, stop and frisks increased in six over the same reporting period last year. And in the remaining seven, stop and frisks were down.
"There is no evidence that stop and frisk is lowering or suppressing the murder rate in New York City," said Chris Dunn, spokesman for the NYCLU, in a statement. "Murders have dropped steadily since 1990."
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Q: Ajax get in wordpress I would like to ask if where should the ajax url be pointed when I want to load a post through ajax get. I'm coming from a php framewor so basically there you just define ajax url using the routes that you have set. In wordpress how do you implement it. Here's my code so far:
$liquor = new WP_Query( array(
    'post_type'   => 'product',
    'posts_per_page'    => 10,
    'meta_query'  => array(
        array(
            'key'   => '_stock_status',
            'value' => 'instock',
        )
    ),
    'tax_query'             => array(
        array(
            'taxonomy'      => 'product_cat',
            'terms'         => $category['category_slug'],
            'field'         => 'slug',
            'operator' => 'IN'
        )
    )
) );

A: in your functions.php which is located in your theme add
function YourAjaxFunction() {
    //your code here
}

After that, add your hook with connects to the WP AJAX
add_action('wp_ajax_your_ajax_function', 'YourAjaxFunction');
add_action('wp_ajax_your_ajax_function', 'YourAjaxFunction');

wp_ajax_nopriv_%s allows it to be called from the front end.
And then, in your javascript file, you just fire off your ajax request.
$.post(ajaxurl, { action: 'your_ajax_function' }, function(output) {
alert(output);
});

source : How to add ajax to wordpress theme

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Q: WebView intent Facebook and Instagram I have WebView. On the site i click Social button(Facebook,Twitter, VK, OK, Instagram, Telegram). Work is VK, Twitter, YouTube and Telegram.  When I click this social button, I need to launch the application (if it is installed on my phone) But it starts only in WebView

A: You have to use Intent to launch the installed apps. Pass the package name to launch the application.
Intent launchIntent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.package.address");
if (launchIntent != null) {
    startActivity(launchIntent);//null pointer check in case package name was not found
}


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Home > Meditation Books > Buddhist Wisdom ► > Other Selections >
Recovering Sanity: A Compassionate Approach to Understanding and Treating Psychosis. By Edward M. Podvoll, M.D.
"Ed Podvoll offers a uniquely humane vision of the world of madness, one informed by a humanistic and compassionate sensibility. Anyone who cares about those who inhabit this world will be enriched by this book." -- Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence.
"Far and away the best written, most cogent, compelling history of our attempts to come to terms with the fascinating, terrifying monster of madness." -- Mark Vonnegut, M.D., author of The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity.
Edward Podvoll is a highly original thinker who possesses the ability to describe inherently complex phenomena in a remarkably lucid fashion. But permeating over and beyond his rare intellectual endowments is Dr. Podvoll's emotional sensitivity to the phenomena of which he writes. This book is eminintly worth reading, from cover to cover." -- Harold F. Searles, M.D.
"The treatment described here -- how to work with 'islands of clarity' and the innate intelligence that guides the healing process -- is a teaching for anyone interested in the transformation of mind, heart, and self. You'll rarely read a book that is so beautifully, lovingly written." -- Bernie Glassman, author of Instructions to the Cook.
Edward Podvoll, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, founded the Contemplative Psychotherapy Department at Naropa University, and directed it for twelve years. During that time he also founded and was the medical director of the Windhorse Project, a highly lauded treatment community known for its compassionate care.
This book was previously published as The Seduction of Madness: Revolutionary Insights into the World of Psychosis and a Compassionate Approach to Recovery at Home.
396 pages. Paperback.


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TUP series are Compact Lift Trucks, heavy duty, designed to meet the needs of the concrete industry, steel or container terminals.
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Zena: But, if you're a teacher who is truly there to teach—listen. So, listen to what the kids are saying, listen to what the parents are saying. Like hear—even if it's not being said, you know, to hear what's going on. So, if you want to reach your kids, listen to what they're saying, hear what they're saying and what they're not saying.


Check out this article. Greenville apparently has made it to the short list with about three other cities, for a 1,000 employee fire truck manufacturing plant.
Anybody have any news on this?
Wow! That plant has been a fixture in Slowcala ever since I can remember. I'd be very surprised to see E-One actually pick any of these other cities over Ocala.
Didn't La France used to make Fire Trucks at the facility in Charleston that will now make the Dodge Sprinter Vans?
Yes, I do have some news. Greenville is not in the running any more - information is first hand. I suspect that they are trying to get incentives out of the state of Florida.
It would have been a great to get them here - they would have been the third largest manufacturing employer in the Upstate.
Yup, they're just playing the City of Ocala and Marion County by "exploring all options."
Uh oh. Leesburg is entering the fray. Ocala had best pony up, and soon!


The Things Mother Used To Make consist of old fashioned recipes, which have been for the most part handed down by word of mouth from one generation to another, extending over a period of nearly one hundred years. The author, a New England woman, has during her life tested out in her own kitchen the greater part of these recipes, which represent the best cookery of those times.
This material was originally published in Suburban Life, where it obtained such recognition as seemed to warrant its preservation in book form. The original material has accordingly been amplified, and it is here presented as one of the volumes in the series of Countryside Manuals.
Good food depends as largely upon the judgment of the cook, as upon the materials used. These recipes and Household Hints are written very plainly, for those who have had no experience, no practice and possibly have little judgment.
They are very simple, not expensive, and if fol- lowed closely, will ensure success. It is the hope of the writer of this book that the young and inex- perienced housekeeper may find it a real help.
Beat the egg, and stir flour and milk in slowly, a little flour, then a little milk. Salt a little. This will make a very thin batter. Drop into well- buttered muffin pan, bake in a very hot oven and serve with hot sauce for a pudding, or eat with butter.


Sumas, Wash. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Sumas port of entry arrested a 53-year-old Surrey, British Columbia, man on January 14 for attempting to smuggle into the United States 162,415 tablets of Ecstasy worth nearly $2 million.
Paul Douglas, a Canadian citizen, was entering Washington State driving a commercial tractor-trailer combination shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday. Douglas declared that he was en route to Yakama, Wash. to pick up a load of fruit and return to Canada.
Bags of Ecstasy tablets are seized on the northern border.
A detailed inspection of the tractor-trailer, which included a gamma X-ray image scan, resulted in the discovery of two cardboard boxes containing the numerous vacuum sealed bags of the multicolored Ecstasy pills in the cab of his truck. Douglas was immediately taken into custody by two CBP officers and escorted to a holding cell.
"This is the ninth major Ecstasy seizure, totaling more than one million pills, in our area in one year," said Area Port Director Greg Alvarez. "Protecting the homeland from illicit narcotics and the harm they pose to the youth of our nation is a priority mission for CBP."
A field examination of the pills utilizing a narcotic test kit resulted in a positive response for the properties of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), the main narcotic ingredient in Ecstasy. MDMA was classified as a Schedule I drug in 1985, meaning it is deemed to have no medical use and a high potential for abuse. Under a United Nations agreement it has also been criminalized in most countries in the world. The long-term health effects from abuse of the drug are generally of concern to public health officials.


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Partisanship in Perspective
Pietro S. Nivola Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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The following was orginally published in National Affairs (Issue Number 5 p.91-104)
Commentators and politicians from both ends of the spectrum frequently lament the state of American party politics. Our elected leaders are said to have grown exceptionally polarized — a change that, the critics argue, has led to a dysfunctional government.
Last June, for example, House Republican leader John Boehner decried what he called the Obama administration's "harsh" and "hyper-partisan" rhetoric. In Boehner's view, the president's hostility toward Republicans is a smokescreen to obscure Obama's policy failures, and "diminishes the office of the president." Meanwhile, President Obama himself has complained that Washington is a city in the grip of partisan passions, and so is failing to do the work the American people expect. "I don't think they want more gridlock," Obama told Republican members of Congress last year. "I don't think they want more partisanship; I don't think they want more obstruction." In his 2006 book, The Audacity of Hope, Obama yearned for what he called a "time before the fall, a golden age in Washington when, regardless of which party was in power, civility reigned and government worked."
The case against partisan polarization generally consists of three elements. First, there is the claim that polarization has intensified significantly over the past 30 years. Second, there is the argument that this heightened partisanship imperils sound and durable public policy, perhaps even the very health of the polity. And third, there is the impression that polarized parties are somehow fundamentally alien to our form of government, and that partisans' behavior would have surprised, even shocked, the founding fathers.
Though the first of these propositions is now nearly a cliché, it happens to be right. There is, in fact, more discord between Republicans difficult question is whether the divergence of the parties is entirely unhealthy — that is, whether it inevitably impairs effective governance and diminishes the quality of civic life. Moreover, is it something with little precedent in our politics, a novelty the founders would have viewed with anxiety and profound regret?
Answering these questions calls for a re-examination of the nature and scope of contemporary partisanship, an assessment of its consequences, and an effort to compare the role of political parties today with the partisan divisions that prevailed during the first years of the republic. By putting partisanship in perspective, we can draw some reassurance from history — and also identify those facets of our contemporary situation that could spell trouble in due course.
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Inside 'The Bank Job'
by Gerri Miller
Daniel Mays (left) and Jason Statham in "The Bank Job"
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In 1971, a group of thieves broke into the safe deposit boxes at Lloyds Bank on Baker Street in London and stole more than 500,000 British pounds in cash and jewelry. Four of the thieves were caught, but the rest disappeared with the loot. The audacious heist -- and the accompanying scandal involving murder, corruption, blackmail and royal-family sex photos -- immediately captured the fascination of Great Britain. But three days later, all news coverage stopped because of a government gag order. It's obviously a perfect setup for a movie, but how do you create a script when there's so little information out there -- and so many of the major players are still on the lam?
Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais ("The Commitments," "Flushed Away," "Across the Universe") found a way. They did their best to fill in the blanks, using secondhand accounts, media coverage -- what there was of it -- and transcripts of the thieves' walkie-talkie conversations to put together a script based as closely as possible on fact.
The result is "The Bank Job," directed by Roger Donaldson ("No Way Out," "Thirteen Days," "The Word's Fastest Indian") and starring Jason Statham ("The Italian Job," "Crank," "Transporter"). In this article, we'll sort fact from fiction, explain how the heist was planned and executed, and outline the challenges the production faced in shooting and re-creating the look of the '70s.
Video Gallery: Robberies
Thieves stole $28 million worth of diamonds from the ABN Amro Bank in the heart of the Diamond Quarter in Antwerp, Belgium. Antwerp is known as Europe's diamond capital because more than half of the world's diamonds pass through this district.
A Kentucky man entered a liquor store with his head covered in duct tape and unsuccessfully attempted to rob it. Learn about how robberies (sometimes don't) work in this news video from Reuters.


In line with Surrey County Council's guidelines, school meals are paid termly in advance. A notice is emailed to parents detailing the amount due at the end of the preceding term.
Parents are notified when Reception children are able to have a school meal trial.
The notice period for changing from school meals/packed lunch is as follows. As long as written notice is received by the office before any break for holidays (either half-term or longer holiday) the change can be effective at the start of the new half-term or term. If notice is received at the beginning of a new half-term or term the change will not be effective until after the next holiday.
For further help, download our Parents User Guide.
For further information, please contact the school office at meals@stpauls-thamesditton.surrey.sch.uk.
Please register via Coolmilk's website - www.coolmilk.com.
All payments are managed by Coolmilk, who supply milk to the school. Children under 5 receive free milk until their fifth birthday.
St Paul's operates an on-line system to enable parents to make voluntary contributions for their child, for trips, school events and donations to the Governors' Fund.
At the beginning of each term, trips and events are activated on the system and parents are advised accordingly via Parentmail and invited to make these voluntary contributions.
If you require further information, please contact the school office at info@stpauls-thamesditton.surrey.sch.uk.
St Paul's School prides itself on striving for excellence in education. To enable it to do so it has long relied upon additional parental contributions, other than the funding provided by the Government. This allows the School to be resourced with staff and materials to a higher level and to maintain higher standards.
Should you feel you are able to contribute, please download a standing order form and a Gift Aid form and return to school for the attention of the Treasurer to the Governors' Fund.
Parental contributions are completely anonymous, known only to the Treasurer to the Governors' Fund.
One-off contributions are always gratefully accepted. Should you wish to send a cheque, the addressee should be St Paul's Governors' Fund.


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Council Summary -- March 16, 2015
With thanks to the North Saanich Residents Association.
The North Saanich Residents Association offer these Council summaries as a service to our members. We have attempted to be as accurate as possible, but recognize that our interpretation of Council discussions may not be quite as the speakers intended. We encourage residents to consult District webcasts for the most accurate information and/or members of Council for clarification and details, and will correct any significant errors that are brought to our attention.
Remarks by Councillors may have been paraphrased for brevity and ease of transcription.
· Mayor Finall chairing, Coun. Stock on vacation. 5 people in audience.
· Mr. Buchan, CAO, on vacation ~ Mr. Curt Kingsley filling role of acting CAO.
· Mr. Luke Mari acting as Director of Planning
Public Participation – none
Petitions and Delegations
Mr. Brad Edgett, Executive Director of the Mary Winspear Centre, gave a brief presentation. The centre is now in its 14th year. Pointing out the social benefits it provides, he noted that last year Mary Winspear had about 200,000 visitors who spent roughly $7.3 million.
Mr. Edgett is now working to create a facility restoration plan and over the next 15 years $2.8 million will be required to make capital improvements, $382,000 of which will be for roof work. As the building is depreciating at a rate of $101,000 annually, he wants to start building a Capital Reserve Fund that would be borne in part by the three local municipalities. North Saanich contributes $100,000 annually to the Centre and Mr. Edgett is asking the district to contribute $25,380 more to this Capital Reserve Fund. (Sidney has already promised that much but Central Saanich has declined.) He listed some of the ways in which the Centre gives back to the community and hoped that NS would continue to invest in Arts and Culture on the Peninsula.
In answer to a question from Mayor Finall, Mr. Edgett said that NS's funding to the Centre had been steadily increasing over the past few years by about 2% each year. He then stated that the basis of the calculation of the Capital Reserve Fund is the amount of depreciation, and responding to Coun. Thornburgh said that the calculation of depreciation has more to do with accounting than with construction costs.
The motion to receive the presentation carried unanimously.
Update: Provincial Liquor Licensing Branch Application for Structural Change for Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club.
Mayor Finall noted that the Liquor Control Branch seems to be wanting more.
The Staff recommendation that the District opt out of the process for this particular application carried unanimously.
Business License Process
A report from Staff was presented to inform Council how the District of North Saanich processes business license applications. Processes from Sidney, Central Saanich and Saanich were included for comparison. Proposed changes will streamline the home occupation business license approval process which comprise approximately 50% of applications received.
Coun. Orr gave his opinion that this was a good initiative.
The Staff recommendation that Council receive as information the revised Business Licence Application process carried unanimously.
COW Report for March 9, 2015
Bayfield McMicken Rezoning and Development Permit Application
(This was discussed and voted on at last week's COW, and tonight comes before the regular Council Meeting.)
Coun. McClintock made the following comments.
· He had thought a lot about, and reviewed, last week's discussion
· He had door-knocked around the Bayfield McMicken neighbourhood
· He did not get a feeling from those conversations that there was overwhelming objection to the proposal
· He heard a balance of opinion
· He heard that some development would be a benefit to the District,
· He heard that the residents were not in favour of a density of 42 units.
· That he wanted to hear more from the residents before voting to deny the Application.
Coun. Gartshore stated that she was still in favour of deferral, and would vote against the motion to deny the application.
The motion to deny the Application carried, with Coun. Gartshore and Coun. McClintock opposing.
Council Liaison Reports
Council received written reports from Coun. Thornburgh re:
· CREST meeting Feb. 18th
· Saanich Peninsula Water Commission meeting Feb. 19th
· Saanich Peninsula Waste Water Commission meeting Feb. 19th
Coun. Gartshore provided a summary of the Peninsula Recreation Commission meeting Feb. 26th and noted that the Arena is a finalist for the Kraft Hockeyville Event.
CRD Report
Mayor Finall summarized the results of an all day meeting on March 11th the focus of which was the development of the 2017-18 strategic plan. Twelve main topics emerged:
· Greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation
· Integrated waste management (incl. composting and dealing with biosolids)
· Active and multi-modal transportation
· Agricultural land and food security (incl. the protection of rural municipalities)
· Aging population and changing demographics
· First Nations
· Governance structure and processes
· Public communication and participation
· Housing (incl. Regional land use planning and rural integrity)
· Bio diversity and economic health (ecosystem mapping)
· Arts and culture
Mayor Finall then noted that we are the only area in the region that treats its sewage, and that as we have an increasing amount of biosolids that we need to deal with, without putting them onto land, we may have to look at gasification.
Budget Report from March 5th
Several initiatives were voted on:
a) Water Operating Budget – that the subsidiary rate for agricultural users be increased by 0%
Motion carried unanimously.
b) CR FAIR Services Proposal
(CR-FAIR is an organization that promotes food security and agricultural sustainability in the CRD and they made a presentation to Council on February 2nd, 2015 which were summarized in the NSRA summary)
Motion that Council support the following CRFAIR services:
1) The District Plans update and monitor system for $5000-$6000;
2) Sandown Public Consultation Process for $25,000; and
3) District Agriculture Lands Management Model for $4,500.
Mr. Kingsley stated that he didn't think the land title for Sandown has yet been registered (ie. that NS is not yet in possession of that part of the Sandown lands promised it).
Coun. McClintock stated his opinion that as actual development on Sandown may be a few years out, spending money on consultation now would be premature; and that he would not support Item 2.
Coun. Thornburgh asked him if he was against Item 2 in principle, or just for the time being.
Coun. McClintock – I think we might revisit this in a year or so, if more has happened.
Coun. Weisenberger asked what steps needed to be taken for NS to receive title, and how long that might take.
Mr. Kingsley admitted that he didn't know, but would check.
Mr. Mari added that some elements have to be satisfied, and pointed out that what Council was discussing now was not the commercial component of the Sandown lands, (those have already been satisfied), but the District's portion. He echoed Mr. Kingsley, saying that he didn't have an estimated completion date but would check into it.
Coun. Orr asked where the funding (the $25,000.) was coming from, and was told by Ms. Flynn that it would be coming out of a prior year surplus.
Coun. Orr agreed with Coun. McClintock on the timing, that perhaps Council could bring this up again at the next Budget discussions, and that he didn't want to defeat all three items because of Item 2.
Mayor Finall gave her views: that
· CRFAIR is very experienced and knowledgeable and would be a great asset to NS in putting in place a public process on Sandown
· Consultation would be on any number of land uses
· This is the agricultural land we're talking about, not the commercial
· Processes would take some time, not just a few months
· The owner has time constraints, and that the timing of this funding is not premature.
Coun. Weisenberger suggested tabling Item 2 until there is more information from Staff.
Ms. Flynn proposed that as the funding is from a surplus Council could revisit it in April.
Mayor Finall recommended referring the whole motion (all 3 Items) to staff until the next Budget meeting.
c) Emergency Planning
Motion: That Council establish a snow and ice removal reserve for $25,000
d) Property Tax Increase
Motion: That Council approve a property tax increase of 2.9%
Coun. McClintock stated that he had already expressed his views and concerns at the Budget meeting, and that he would not support
Motion carried, with Coun. McClintock and Coun. Orr opposed
e) Motion: That the water parcel tax be increased by 0%
f) Motion: That Basic water rate of 1.427% be approved
g) That the South East Quadrant sewer parcel tax rate of $560.50 be approved
h) That the Deep Cove/Pat Bay/McDonald Park sewer parcel tax of $1201.95 be approved Motion carried unanimously.
i) That the sewer user fee for single family dwellings be increased by .81%
j) That the sewer user fee for multi-family dwellings be increased by .81%
Motion carried unanimously
A discussion of an amendment at second reading to the NS Development Application Procedures Bylaw prompted a long exchange, mostly on the subject of the Performance Security Bond.
Coun. McClintock queried the basis for NS's rate of 125%.
Mr. Mari answered that all the municipalities in the Region require Performance Security, with the CRD highest at 150% and Langford the lowest at 100%.
Coun. McClintock then questioned the amount of discretion assigned to the Director to determine satisfactory completion of a project, stating his preference that criteria should be clearly spelled out in legislation.
Mr. Mari replied that Staff had reviewed other municipalities' bylaws, that it was advised by legal Counsel to allow for some flexibility in the bylaw wording; that an itemized list of criteria to be satisfied could be included in a guide given to applicants at the beginning of the process, but that such a list should not be written into a bylaw.
Coun. McClintock wondered if there had been any consideration of setting a maximum amount on the Performance Security and if it would be feasible to waive the requirement of a qualified professional.
Mr. Mari noted that this landscaping deposit is typically applied to larger projects where a qualified professional is already involved; that the intention is certainly not to require a homeowner to hire a qualified professional just to satisfy Staff - such a person would likely already be there.
In response to a question from Coun. Orr, Mr. Mari then pointed out that in cases where there was deemed to be potential for extensive damage, Staff would require Performance Security.
The motion to amend the Bylaw at second reading carried, with Coun. McClintock opposing.
Bylaws 1340 (to amend at second reading); 1390 (sewer service to 3 NS lots); and 1387 (Board of Variance, three readings) - all carried unanimously.
Public Boat Launch at Pat Bay
At last week's COW Geoff Dickson of the Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) indicated that it was highly unlikely that the VAA would support a boat launch at the Seaplane Base. In light of this –
Coun. McClintock sympathized with Mr. Dickson's concerns, particularly around safety; and recognized the need for a public boat launch.
Coun. Orr, stated that there aren't many or even any viable sites, that Pat Bay is the most suitable, though he recognized its drawbacks. His information is that the Peninsula Marine Access Group (MAG) would like to make a presentation to Council incorporating the comments of Mr. Dickson and giving its own perspective. He moved that Council make an invitation to the MAG to do so, ideally at the April 13th COW, and defer any decision on strategy until after that date.
This motion carried unanimously.
Regional Sustainability Strategy
Mayor Finall requested consideration of the following motion:
That Council request the CRD planning staff to co-host a public meeting with the District of NS and the NS Residents Association (or alternate community group) to review and discuss the draft Regional Sustainability Strategy in April if possible.
This public meeting would likely be the NSRA's Annual General Meeting scheduled for late April.
Coun. Gartshore, though in favour of the initiative, wondered if the deadlines for public and Council feedback had already passed.
Mayor Finall thought that the CRD would continue to accept feedback throughout the RSS process. She stated that this meeting would be mostly informational, and referring to the election results, asserted that the RSS is of considerable importance to this Community.
Coun. Thornburgh was of the opinion that no matter the status of the draft RSS at the time of the meeting, for the purposes of clarity a power point presentation would be very helpful.
Coun. McClintock gave his support, asking that advertising go out to the whole community.
Mayor Finall concurred.
Coun. Weisenberger wondered if all the District rate payers' associations could be alerted.
Mayor Finall – Yes, we'll alert everybody.
The motion carried unanimously.
Coun. Orr then gave the news that Central Saanich Council was tonight discussing amalgamation.
Mayor Finall related that she has had a conversation with CS Mayor Windsor about funding for an amalgamation study.
After accepting some correspondence, Council adjourned and went In Camera.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45.
at Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Labels: Budget, Bylaw 1352, Council Summaries, CRD, Growth, Housing, RSS, Sandown, Taxation
Special Council Meeting Summary -- March 23, 2015


The final album from Sandy Bull—the eclectic guitarist and multi-instrumentalist whose music helped connect folk to psychedelia in the Sixties—will get remastered and reissued. The reissue of Steel Tears, which was originally released in 1996, will feature four previously unreleased tracks.
Steel Tears was Bull's final album before his death in 2001. It shows his deep reverence for country music, which Bull grew up listening to with his father.
The reissue also features three tribute tracks recorded by some of Bull's most well-known disciples, including Jeff Hanna (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), Matraca Berg, Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson), Kevin Welch, Glenn Worf (Mark Knopfler) and Harry Stinson (Marty Stuart).
The reissue of Steel Tears is set for an April 13 release via Omnivore Recordings. You can preorder it here.


Can a math vocabulary word wall really help students develop deeper meaning in mathematics? Absolutely, but only if you use it as one of your regular activities for teaching vocabulary.
A word wall can be one of the most useful activities for teaching academic content words.
Without a working knowledge of core math vocabulary, we actually put students at risk for failing.
These types of words are either Tier 2 or Tier 3 vocabulary and they should be embedded into the curriculum. A lot of Tier 2 ones even have different meanings in mathematics from everyday situations, which makes it especially difficult for our ESOL students.
What Should Be on a Math Word Wall?
Any academic content word can be displayed as concept maps, root words, and related words. English language learners and low SES students must have a contextual input on the word wall.
Also, students own representations (either by drawing or diagrams) of math vocabulary words should be included.
A word wall also helps to bring the concept to children's conscious level. The words are available for immediate recall so they can reflect and share their discoveries and strategies with each other.
(Mason, J. (1992). Doing and construing mathematics in screen space, In Perry, B., Southwell, B., & Owens, K. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia . Nepean, Sydney: MERGA).
The Mother Goose Math ebook helps children to describe their thinking and share in each other's ideas.
Students can hear and analyze each other's approaches and discoveries.
This shifts the teacher from being the questioner to the students becoming owners of their own discoveries. The lessons can be whole class, small group or done in pairs.
Click on the ebook to find out more!
Our kids have to internalize difficult and more obscure math terms. We have to help them make connections to prior knowledge and provide opportunities to stretch their thinking with new words.
Along with these activities, consider asking your ELL students to write each word in their native language and place it on the word wall beside the English word. The research shows that cognitive development proceeds quicker when instruction for these type of kids is in their native language (makes sense, yes?).
1. Give a clue, then ask students to find the word to go with your clue.
2. Play word wall bingo (3x3 grid – students write 9 words and teacher calls out the meanings).
3. Select two words and ask students to justify how they go together.
4. Ask students to sort and label groups of words from the wall. By not giving them the way to sort them, you are allowing the students to do a blind sort and create their own meaning.
5. Write poems about word wall words.
6. Say a sentence, but leave out a word from the Word Wall. Students use context clues to guess the missing word.
7. Scramble the letters in a word. Ask students to unscramble and figure out the word.
8. Play "Guess the Covered Word" with math vocabulary words.
9. Have students define and illustrate a word to show their understanding.
10. Give each student a word and tape it on their back. Students must travel the room asking Yes or No questions to find out what word they are.
11. Select a word, then ask students to create word chains, adding a word that connects in meaning to the first word, and then one that connects to that word, etc. Ask students to explain their connections.
12. Give a Word Bank of three to four Word Wall words. Ask students to define or describe a vocabulary word using the word bank. Great for teaching English vocabulary! (i.e. polygon, sides, angles; chord, diameter, radius, center; faces, edges, vertices).


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She is an arresting combination of beauty, strength, and an inimitable style. She is earth mother and goddess, siren and the ever-surreal Nubian Queen.
She is the BLACK WOMAN.
Men appreciate her and call her the breadth of the power of God, God's gift to the world. They say they have been blessed to have good BLACK WOMEN in their corners all their lives, helping to guide both their personal and professional lives. As much as she deserves their love, she has also earned their respect.
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Innovative teaching methods at Sir Manasseh Meyer
11th October 2018 by Jessamy Smit 4 Min Read
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You know your art teacher is cool when her paintings are made into music album covers and her artworks are regularly featured in international showcases from Miami to New York! This is who the students of Sir Manasseh Meyer (SMM) International School have as their inspiration – Miss Sara AK, a Singaporean who teaches both Art and Physical Education (PE) at the school and has played a role in developing both curriculums.
Miss Sara teaches all grades at SMM, a non-profit international Jewish day school for children aged 18 months to Grade 8 that welcomes students of all nationalities and is 'small by design'. We head to the new state-of-the-art campus in Sembawang (complete with art studio, sports complex, two outdoor playgrounds, an indoor gymnasium and way more) to find out what innovative teaching methods she uses to engage students and why she finds teaching so rewarding.
Miss Sara AK teaches both Art and Physical Education at Sir Manasseh Meyer
Tell us about your path to teaching.
I've known that I wanted to become a teacher ever since I was a young child, and I'm extremely passionate about it. It's rewarding to put smiles on the faces of children and empower them with the skills needed to succeed through fun and enjoyable learning methods.
After I finished high school in Singapore, I pursued a professional qualification for Specialised Teaching in Early Childhood Development for PE and Art in New York and Singapore. I began teaching in 2012 and I've gained working experience both locally and overseas (including a stint in New York and London), allowing me to gain valuable experience teaching children at different stages and from different cultures and nationalities.
What made you choose to teach at Sir Manasseh Meyer?
A former staff member at SMM put my name forward as the school was looking for a PE teacher for students. Once I started and my colleagues caught wind of my art achievements, they proposed that I introduce the art curriculum into the middle school. I was thrilled to accept the additional responsibilities as SMM has allowed me grow with the children and become the teacher that I've always wanted to be. I'm proud to call them my students.
Grade 1 artwork at Sir Manasseh Meyer International School
Which art achievements are you most proud of?
In November 2005, I was able to fulfil my dream of showcasing my abstract paintings in a solo showing. Then, in July 2013, two of my paintings were chosen as music album covers for a private music composer in Malaysia. There have been many highlights before and after, including showings at New York's Digital Arthouse and Miami Art Basel.
How do you continually develop your teaching skills?
I research innovative methods on teaching forums and platforms both here and abroad in order to further expand my knowledge and skills. A certification in Sports and Sports Science is also on my list of short-term goals to further expand my pedagogy in the PE field.
Miss Sara AK has played a role in developing the Art curriculum at Sir Manasseh Meyer
What innovative teaching methods do you use to engage students?
One of my favourite things about teaching Art is having the opportunity to challenge the children to produce advanced material beyond their age-level. My Grade 1 and 2 students have even been known to design and create their own stage décor for their class play!
During lessons, we focus on learning new techniques such as Judaic Art, using different mediums and exploring varying colours and designs. This integration of methods from different cultures echoes SMM's interdisciplinary curriculum, which includes social studies.
The PE curriculum is structured in such a way that every student will participate in lessons, learn the basics and assume various positions and roles that allow them to have a more holistic understanding of that particular sport – while having fun, of course! Whether it's with hurdle jumps, baseball or basketball training, we aim to maximise each child's potential and development to build both resilience and strength, as well as make them better problem-solvers and team players.
Painting, experiencing different food cultures in Singapore and abroad, finding new mediums of art, researching the various trends in the art industry and combining old art traditions with new-age trends – and obsessing over my two cats, Saber and Big!
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3 Jalan Ulu, Sembawang, 758 932
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Les embruns marins sont des aérosols marins enlevés par le vent à la crête des vagues ou formés par le ressac. S'ils se forment à une température sous le point de congélation, les projections gèlent presque instantanément sur les structures où elle se déposent et forment des embruns dits givrants ou verglaçants. Ils constituent la plus grande source d'aérosols naturels dans l'atmosphère ; ils contribuent de manière significative aux effets radiatifs directs et indirects des océans. Ils contiennent une forte concentration en sels minéraux, surtout le chlorure de sodium. L'éclatement, en surface ou dans les projections d'eau, de la multitude de bulles résultant du brassage de l'eau par le vent et les courants et du ressac sur les rochers ou objets divers (jetées, digues…) est à l'origine de la formation d'aérosols qui .

Selon les modélisations disponibles à la fin des années 1990,  et

Facteurs journaliers et saisonniers favorisant les embruns
Les deux facteur les plus évidents et visibles sont le vent et sa vitesse et le type de vague (qui en dépend), mais d'autres paramètres sont importants :
 la force et la direction des courants (localement) et la turbulence de l'eau ;
 la température de surface de la mer (TSM) avec une taille de gouttelette qui augmente (à des échelles de temps horaires) avec la température de l'eau ;
 la teneur de l'eau et de son film de surface en certaines molécules ou particules organiques biogéniques, dont certaines peuvent jouer un rôle de surfactant, molécules a priori principalement issues du métabolisme du phytoplancton. La teneur en carbone organique particulaire a une importance encore mal comprise, mais qui n'est pas négligeable quand le vent est faible. L'étude des effets des variations saisonnières ou locales (en présence d'upwelling par exemple) de prolifération du phytoplancton pourrait éclairer certaines variations de production et de nature d'embruns marins (cf. concentrations en nombre et taille de gouttelettes) ;

En comprenant mieux le rôle respectif de ces paramètres, on devrait ainsi mieux comprendre le rôle des embruns dans le bilan des impacts radiatifs dans la couche limite marine.
On a récemment (2019) montré que les modélisations qui ont mal tenu compte de la température de surface de l'eau comportent des biais très importants.

Effets

Effets naturels

Les embruns sont une source naturelle d'iode (important oligo-élément), de sels minéraux et de noyaux de condensation sur lesquels les gouttes de pluie peuvent se former. Ils sont également source de vapeur d'eau, qui joue un rôle important dans le cycle de l'eau, les transferts de chaleur entre océan et les couches basses de l'atmosphère et à moyen et long termes sur le climat (la vapeur d'eau est un puissant gaz à effet de serre).

Dans la zone intertropicale, les embruns sont localement (là où le substrat rocheux est d'origine volcanique, basaltique) source d'une corrosion significative de la roche mère par le sel, dans la zone intertidale et à proximité, avec formation de nids d'alvéoles dans la roche, voire la création de  de 3 à plusieurs dizaines de mètres carrés (à Madère par exemple). Plus le climat est froid, moins ce phénomène est observé, sans doute à cause d'une évaporation moins rapide de l'eau des embruns.

Les embruns marins peuvent être emportés par le vent sur des dizaines voire centaines de kilomètres lors des grandes tempêtes. On a ainsi trouvé des microfossiles d'origine marine dans des morceaux d'ambre (résine fossilisée), probablement apportés par des embruns dans un passé lointain. Les embruns modulent aussi les paysages littoraux qui y sont exposés, en sélectionnant une flore dite halophile ou nitro-halophile là où les milieux sont une plus eutrophes et les zones très exposées au sel des embruns réagissent différemment au gel et à l'enneigement.

Une partie des particules d'origine marine s'élève dans l'atmosphère et gagne les nuages ou contribuent même directement à leur formation (noyaux de nucléation  soufrés) comme le sulfure de diméthyle (le composés biologiques soufré émis dans l'atmosphère en plus grande quantité).

Effets adverses en contexte anthropisé

Effets physicochimiques

Les embruns marins (ou routiers salés) ont plusieurs effets adverses ou indésirables :
 ils sont responsables de corrosion des objets métalliques en mer ou dans le littoral ;
 ils dégradent aussi le béton des constructions et le bitume des routes dans les zones côtières ;
 en hiver, lorsque la température est sous le point congélation, les embruns gèlent au contact de toute surface qu'ils rencontrent en formant une couche de glace appelée souvent glace noire. Ces embruns verglaçants compromettent la navigation des navires qui voient leur poids augmenter et leur centre de gravité se déplacer vers l'avant et le haut ;
 leur caractère salé et polluants (provenant notamment du film gras qui se forme parfois sur l'océan) sont sources de pollution de l'air et des pluies (voir chapitre ci-dessous).

Des embruns souvent devenus polluants

La pollution générale des océans, et notamment des détroits très fréquentées tels le pas de Calais et des mers fermées ou semi-fermées comme la mer Méditerranée, explique la présence fréquente ou constante de cocktails de polluants dans les embruns. Ces polluants sont souvent susceptibles d'agir en synergie et se montrent parfois phytotoxiques (défoliants pour certaines espèces de plantes ou d'arbres par exemple) et/ou toxique pour certains animaux terrestres, champignons et lichens qui y sont exposés.

Certains des polluants (tensioactifs notamment) accumulés dans les hydrocarbures perdus en mer par les navires pénètrent la cuticule cireuses des plantes littorales, qui les protège normalement des UV solaires, du sel et de la déshydratation. Des associations phytosociologiques de plantes littorales (ex : association à Crithmum maritimum et Limonium minutum) sont menacées ou ont localement disparu parce qu'exposées à des embruns polluants. Ce  phénomène peut aussi toucher des arbres tels que le pin d'Alep ou l'eucalyptus, que certains polluants aéroportés à partir de la mer peuvent affaiblir ou tuer.

Les embruns et les polluants PM10 qu'ils vont relarguer dans l'air en se déshydratant sont en outre fréquemment exposé à des pics d'ozone, fréquents sur le littoral en raison de la réflexion d'une partie des UV solaires sur la mer. Or l'ozone est source d'une pollution photochimique supplémentaire, qui peut aggraver les effets des polluants aéroportés vers la terre par les embruns ou le vent de mer, notamment pour les arbres et forêts littorales.

Ce type de pollution peut être plus marqué sur les îles situées dans des régions marines polluées (l'île de Porquerolles ou l'île de Port-Cros par exemple). Dans les îles et sur le littoral, les cristaux résultant de la déshydratation dans l'air des embruns peuvent significativement contribuer aux dépassements de valeurs limites fixées pour les PM10 dans l'air et donc la nuit aux halos associés à la pollution lumineuse. Localement, les aérosols qu'ils forment peuvent être source de retour vers la terre de radionucléides.

Recherche

Les chercheurs et météorologues s'intéressent aux aérosols qui sont des composants essentiels de l'atmosphère, comme les gaz ; 75 % de la planète étant recouverte par la mer, les aérosols marins composent une part importante des aérosols atmosphériques naturels.

La science cherche à mieux comprendre la formation et les effets écologiques des aérosols et notamment des embruns ; effets climatiques et microclimatiques, mais aussi effets toxiques d'embruns pollués sur les plantes et écosystèmes (les embruns littoraux contiennent souvent des hydrocarbures, des surfactants et autres tensioactifs, qui en mélange avec le sel dégradent les cuticules cireuses protectrices des feuilles ou aiguilles de plantes (ils peuvent causer une déshydratation anormale des feuilles, approchant les 30 % chez Eucalyptus gomphocephala, avec excès de sodium (Na+) et perte de Calcium (Ca++) et/ou de potassium (K+) dans les cellules foliaires ; et augmentation de la mouillabilité des feuilles. Des arbres peuvent pâtir de la pollution des embruns, pin d'Alep par exemple. Une cuticule dégradée expose aussi les cellules aux effets de résidus de pesticides arrivés en mer et réexportés vers la terre par les embruns. Ces embruns pollués peuvent insidieusement dégrader la végétation littorale et notamment les arbres, effets qui s'ajoutent à ceux de pluies acides et de l'augmentation des UV solaires et de certains polluant (ozone troposphérique) liées au trou de la couche d'ozone.

Des méthodes standardisées de prélèvement et d'analyse d'aérosols ont été mis au point pour permettre une meilleure comparabilité et fiabilité des résultats d'études. En France parmi les sites où la pollution des embruns marins a été étudiée figurent par exemple la rade d'Hyères et les îles d'Hyères.

Expériences sur la flore
On peut par exemple tester les effets de pulvérisation d'eau de mer polluée sur divers types de végétaux, y compris des arbres comme par exemple les Acacia cyanophylla et Eucalyptus gomphocephala  du  Cap  Bon (Tunisie) suit à leur dépérissement en bordure du littoral pour mieux modéliser numériquement la formation des embruns pour  notamment . Il s'agit aussi de simuler et comprendre - selon les catégories d'embruns - les phénomènes de convection-diffusion et d'évaporation totale ou partielle d'embruns (transferts de masse d'eau de la mer ou de lacs à l'atmosphère).

Des recherches se font aussi sur les plantes résistantes aux embruns, plantes qui contribuent à la fixation du trait de côte (et des dunes en particulier) et qui diminuent donc le risque d'érosion littorale, mais qui peuvent être affaiblies ou tuées par certains polluants marins ou le piétinement par les promeneurs, baigneurs, etc.

Expériences sur les infrastructures
Enfin dans le contexte de la montée du niveau marin et du dérèglement climatique la science cherche aussi à prédire et modéliser où et quand les tempêtes futures risqueront le plus de déclencher des inondations. Pour cela il faut notamment pouvoir quantifier le volume d'eau de mer emportée à terre via les embruns, en particulier au-dessus des jetées ou digues du littoral.

Ainsi le  (CNO) de Liverpool a constaté qu'en 2019 la compréhension des tempêtes et la mesure du niveau des vagues s'est grandement amélioré, mais la mesure de la quantité d'eau de mer qui franchit sous forme d'embruns ou de déversement les digues protectrices de certains littoraux est toujours très mal connue même si dans un pays comme le Royaume-Uni l'équivalent de 197 milliards de dollars américains de biens immobiliers et 4 millions de personnes sont régulièrement menacés par les inondations côtières. Le CNO souhaite donc instrumenter des digues avec un dispositif (réseau de câbles capacitifs permettant de calculer la vitesse et le volume de l'eau qui le traverse) dénommé « WireWall » pour aider les responsables à mesurer le volume d'embruns ou de vagues qui franchissent la digue. Ces données serviraient à améliorer les bases de données nécessaire à l'amélioration de la modélisation océanographiques (et du guide européen EurOtop), et dans quelle mesure il serait éventuellement déjà nécessaire de renforcer la défense contre les inondations.

Le système pourra aussi déclencher une alerte inondation ou concernant le risque que de promeneurs soient emportés par des vagues inhabituellement grosses. Le principe du WireWalls pourrait ensuite être utilisé pour contrôler la sécurité de barrages, ou pour mesurer l'efficacité protectrice d'un cordon de galet, d'une mangrove utile contre la mer. Le premier test est prévu sur la jetée de Crosby pour mesurer à quel point le parking situé derrière la jetée est exposée aux apports d'eau de mer alors que dans les années 2010 le niveau moyen de la mer monte de .

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

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5-year-old boy driving an SUV on Highway stopped by police in Utah, was going to California to buy a Lamborghini with $3 in pocket
The police officer said that it was "very shocking that a child, age 5, would know how to drive, get on the freeway and go the right direction to California to his destination."
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A police officer in the western US of Utah was shocked to see a young boy aged five driving a car after he had asked the driver to stop. The car was being driven unevenly and the police officer didn't see the head of the driver above the seat's headrest so he thought it must be an impaired driver who is in need of a medical emergency.
The juvenile revealed that he left home after an argument with his mom after she refused to buy him a Lamborghini car. He left home with three dollars, according to Utah Highway Patrol.
One of our Troopers in Weber Co. initiated a traffic stop on what he thought was an impaired driver. Turns out it was this young man, age 5, somehow made his way up onto the freeway in his parents' car. Made it from 17th and Lincoln in Ogden down to the 25th St off-ramp SB I-15. pic.twitter.com/3aF1g22jRB
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The department further added that the boy took the car key from his home so that he could drive to California to buy a luxury sports car for himself.
Officer was stunned after seeing the minor driving
The police officer Rick Morgan pulled over the boy. Initially, he thought that the driver of the SUV is impaired and in need of a medical emergency. But he was shocked to see a minor driving this way. He didn't expect what he found when he approached the car.
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They tweeted that when his mother refused to buy him a Lamborghini, he decided he will take the car and go to California to buy the car himself. But the department noted that he might have been short on the purchase amount, as he only had 3 dollars in his wallet. Price of different models of Lamborghini ranges from more than $200,000 to more than $3 million in the United States.
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No one was hurt neither any property was damaged but still, his parents can face the charges, said the Highway lieutenant Nick Street.
As of Tuesday, no charges have been filed in the case, Lieutenant Street said."The case is in the screening process," he said, adding that the Weber County Attorney's Office may file charges or give the case to a lesser court in Ogden.
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Thailand has shown no inclination to raise concerns about that dam. The government's attention has instead lately focused on China's plan to remove obstacles to navigation along part of the upper Mekong. Thailand late last month endorsed the scheme, by which impeding rocks and islets in the river would be removed with explosives so that 500-tonne Chinese cargo ships can reach Luang Prabang in Laos.
Thai approval has alarmed citizens living along the Mekong in Chiang Rai, who cite important biodiversity among the islets slated to be removed. Under fire, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has sent mixed messages, first saying the Mekong is an international river and projects cannot proceed without that consensus, and then declaring that the blasting has nothing to do with Thailand.
If so, he was pressed, why was his Cabinet's approval needed? Prayut then allowed that the plan's possible ecological impact would be carefully studied, along with the related matter of boundary demarcation. Part of the Thai-Lao border is currently marked by a "talweg" – the line of lowest elevation in the river basin. Changes in the river flow could shift that boundary.
It would be a shame if it took another unruly border dispute to force the government to act responsibly on the multiplying Mekong problems. Far more importantly than boundaries, lives and wellbeing are at stake.


This charming mediterranean village with its beautiful beaches, quality accommodation, picturesque restaurants, sports, recreational and entertainment facilities and rich cultural heritage promises to fulfill your dreams of extraordinary holidays.
Although it has become an attractive tourist resort, you can still feel the spirit of the simple fishermen village as it once was.
The village was called Pristan by the 16th century, and it developed as a port of the Benedictine monastery of Rogovo, the ruins of which can be still found around the church of Sv. Rocco (11c). The Gothic wooden crucifix of unbecoming value from the 14th century was found here, replaced now by a copy, the original is kept in the parrish church of St Philip and Jacob. Later on, the village got it s name upon the church of the Saint Apostoles Philip and Jacob.
This place of traditionally friendly hosts, is located three kilometers northwest of Biograd on the regional road E 65. Surrounded by four national parks (Plitvice, Paklenica, Krka and Kornati) and two nature parks (Telašćica and Vransko jezero), near the old Croatian cities (Biograd, Nin, Zadar and Šibenik), Sveti Filip i Jakov provides excellent opportunity to spend unforgettable moments of your vacation in half- and one-day excursions.
Quiet and clean bays, and numerous islets where you can enjoy the beauty, peace and privacy, surrounded by fragrances of the rich Mediterranean vegetation are calling for one-day boat leisure trips.
The pleasure of sojourn under the patronage of the two apostoles does not change throughout the year, because in addition to picturesque summer months, this place offers the unique experience of staying in other seasons as well.


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Q: Unable to Access my own website from the Server console I am having a weird issue hosting my web application. I am able to access the website from any other computer (from outside the network and from within the network) but unable to
access it from the Server!! (using the browser )
The details are as follows

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*Windows Server 2003

*IIS 6.0

*The system has got a private IP and a public ip

*Accessing by Domain name/Public IP from external and intranet clients works fine.

*Accessing by Private IP from the  intranet clients works fine

*Accessing by PrivateIP or localhost  works from the server

*Accessing by Public IP or Domain name from the server doesn't work!!

As an extra troubleshooting, I did
telnet localhost 443 - works
telnet publicip 443 - doesn't work

A: Maybe public IP isn't routeable from your server.
Verify what happens when you try to access publicip:
tracert publicip

Check your network settings:
ipconfig /all

Check your socket listenings:
netstat -a -n

Local firewall rules?

A: Also, there's always the issue of server loopback, wherein a server cannot resolve a named reference to itself from within the server. Most commonly occurs on intranets, or on SharePoint sites, I've noticed.

A: The problem was with our DNS settings. We recently changed from Public IP to Private IP and the DNS reply was somewhat messed up when we tried opening it from the Server!!.
Thanks for your answers!