The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drives under the lights this weekend for the Drivin' for Linemen 200. Here is a look at the odds to win this race.
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Christopher Bell is the favorite to win, as he has +160 odds. Other short odds to win are Johnny Sauter (+280), Matt Crafton (+450) and Chase Briscoe (+800). The Drivin' for Linemen 200 takes place Saturday night at 8:30PM ET from Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois.
Bell is the defending champion of this race. He has competed in all seven races this year in the Truck series, picking up two wins and five top-5 finishes.
Sauter hasn't won this race, but has finished in the top-5 the last three years. Sauter is off to a great start this year, winning one race while finishing second in three others.
Crafton hasn't won this race, finishing outside the top 20 the last two years. In 2017, Crafton has struggled somewhat. He finished second in one race while finishing outside the top 5 in the other six.
Briscoe is competing in his first year of racing action. He has yet to pick up a win this year, but has finished in the top-5 in three of them.


Hey, there! Here at Plataformatec we like to do project rotations. It means that every three months or so, developers can swap projects. It has lots of benefits like working with different people, getting out of the comfort zone, sharing skills and knowledge, and the best one: a new developer can spot problems that people working for a longer time in the project may not see, since they are used to it.
But, it comes at a cost. Each project has its own setup process and may slow down the development. We're using Boxen from GitHub to solve this problem. It works very well and allows us to have a project environment quickly set up.
But recently we have run into a problem that Boxen couldn't solve. We had a project which has multiple repositories and some of them are too large. It would take some time just to git clone their > 3GB size repos.
Our first thought was creating a tar file with gzip or lzma compression. The problem with it would be when extracting, since file ownership and permissions on it could be a problem just like symlinks. So, the solution was to git clone the smallest repos and git bundle the larger ones. Git bundle is shipped with git, but only a few people know about.
It will create a file called .bundle with a compressed version of the repository containing the master history. So, this file can be shared via a flash drive, AirDrop or netcat (using the internal network) among developers, and it will take way less time than cloning it.
In case you want to clone into a different path other than in the current working directory, you can pass the path after the -b master option. As you can see, the repo is cloned from a bundle file just like it could be an URL or some bare git repo in your machine. That said, just take a look at your origin remote.
It is pointing to the bundle filename, so every time you fetch or push, it will try to do so in this bundle file. To fix that, we go to the second step which is setting the proper remote URL.
That's it. You're ready to go. If you have multiple repositories to share, you can create a script to automate the cloning and the url setting for the origin. You can share all the repos with this script, for faster and easier setups.
The Ruby language repository size is about 200MB. It is not big enough to require a bundle, but just as an example I guess it would be a nice fit.
remote: Reusing existing pack: 269821, done.
remote: Counting objects: 2813, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1403/1403), done.
Receiving objects: 100% (272634/272634), 136.77 MiB | 1.20 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (210263/210263), done.
Checking out files: 100% (4187/4187), done.
# Just a reminder, the main branch of ruby repo is not master, it's trunk.
Receiving objects: 100% (206590/206590), 84.16 MiB | 22.43 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (158583/158583), done.
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It is faster cloning from a developer machine over intranet then over internet. Although, as git bundle does not require internet connection, cloning from a bundle package is faster then cloning from another developer repository. Also, it does not require any developer to be around when setting up a new project environment.
You still need to get the bundle copied from somewhere so you can't compare just the clone with a clone over the internet. If you keep a bundle around, (to avoid needing an other developer) in for example local network somewhere, you might as well have a clone there.
Actually, Patteri, we have a flash drive available for that. So we can clone directly from the flash drive to someone's computer (there is a script that do all the dirty work inside this flash drive).


Wednesday we thought we'd go for a Big Hike, so we got going marginally earlier than usual. We'd found a bus going to Vilafor, a town with one of the most attractive hikes in the guide book, with only one connection to make with the busses that pass in front of the Marazul residence. We could change at one of two stops in Los Christianos, and decided to try the second one.
Well.... of the two busses going past Marazul, apparently one is the express bus and the other one stops every six or seven meters. But we didn't know which was which, and they both come by just every 40 minutes so you really just get on the first one to show up.
When we finally arrived at the big bus station in Los Christianos, it was nearly 11. After several minutes of running around, we finally figured out that our ongoing bus had just left. And that in fact we had seen it leave a previous stop right as we were pulling in. The really bad thing was, that bus only runs once a day. Once. And we had seen it go.
So many bus maps, so few real options. They make it look like busses are running all over the island, all day long, taking hardworking Spaniards and curious travellers to interesting destinations in a dynamic churn of people and vehicles. Yeah, some of them run only once a week.
And then I saw a sign with taxi fare estimates to various destinations, including Vilafor. What the heck, we're on vacation.
Half an hour later, here we are in Vilafor. Let's go hiking!
Um, let's go hiking after lunch. There's a nice little café here on the town square, and they seem to cater to locals as well as tourists so it's our best bet yet for real local fare.
mmmm, good idea! The rabbit in garlic sauce is incredible.
Another idea, how do we get back to the residence later? If the bus comes up here once a day, it might go back down just once a day, too. Indeed it does: at 4pm.
That's kind of early if we're going to do this hike.
There are no taxis hanging around the village, but I do spy a hotel. Quite a nice looking place, run by a wonderfully nice and helpful young woman from Sheffield. She rings right away to reserve me a taxi for 6pm. After that it'll be getting dark, and it should be plenty of time for the 4 1/2 hour circuit described in the guide book.
I'm really looking forward to a beautiful hike at a nice pace, some real exercise in this fresh air.
My travelling companion, however, is rather interested in finding viable seeds for the local pines, so she stops every few meters to pick up a pine cone and check for seeds. And it's a steep hill and quite stony and we're slowed down by that too, and her knee is not in good shape.
After a good hour, M decides she'd better turn back. The trail is too difficult to make the whole circuit before sundown, and even at a stroll on these rocks she might do some major damage. She'll wait for me in town.
Checking the map, it seems we've done about 20% of the distance. I naturally set a fast pace when hiking alone, but it might now be a close thing to be back by 6. Depends on how much time I spend photographing the "moon landscape" that's the special feature of this hike.
There they are! the cool rock formations we came for!
Ah, but they're tiny. And you can't get close up at all - too many tourists trampling all over would quickly ruin the site.
Lucky I have a good zoom.
It would be neat to go down there and spend the day, watch the lighting change. But it's time to head back.
I get back to town with time for a nice look around before our taxi comes. Vilaflor is a charming village, and if we ever come back to Tenerife, we'll make sure to stay here as our base for exploring the mountain trails.


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Hans Hauck (1920–2003) was an Afro-German who served in the Wehrmacht during the Nazi regime in Germany.

Hans was born in Frankfurt in 1920. He was the son of an Algerian soldier of black descent serving in the French Army. An SS officer helped get him work on the railway. During 1935 or 1936 Hauck was sterilised under the Nazi racial purity measures.

In 1939 he was declared "unworthy" to join the Army when he went through the conscription process. Following a suicide attempt in 1941, Hauck joined the Wehrmacht the following year. He attributed his survival of the Nazi regime to his service in the Army. He made "Private first Class" within five months. Hauck was wounded five times, and captured by the Red Army in 1945 and released in 1949.

See also
Rhineland Bastards, the children of French colonial troops and German women.

References

 Other Germans: Black Germans and the Politics of Race, Gender and memory in the Third Reich by Tina Campt, University of Michigan Press, 2005

1920 births
2003 deaths
German Army personnel of World War II
German people of Algerian descent
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Young foxes may look like identical versions of their parents, but they have none of the adult's acquired cunning. If they find your birds feeding in the open, they will often charge straight in and embark upon a killing frenzy. There is no strategy or planning to their behaviour, and people are often surprised by how bold and brave summer foxes can be. In fact, this is not boldness or bravery, but naivete and ignorance. They simply don't know that they are not welcome in your hen runs and chicken coops, and your first priority should be to teach them.
Many people use visual deterrents to prevent foxes from coming too close to their hens. Hanging bottles of water or compact discs around a hen run will certainly unsettle passing predators, but it's important to remember that these will only work until the fox realises that they are harmless. Move them around periodically so that they turn up in unexpected places and the foxes will be kept on the hop. Various expensive items are available for sale online which claim to harmlessly terrify foxes out of the vicinity altogether, but having tried and tested many of them, it is quite clear to see that CDs and water bottles are an equally efficient and far more economical means of scaring foxes.
Electric fences are extremely important for poultry keepers, particularly in places where foxes are well established. There is a huge variety of different products on the market, from easy to assemble Electric Netting Kits to traditional permanent galvanised steel wires, which can be powered by mains electricity, batteries or solar panels. The spread of equipment is vast, and it is not hard to get confused and put off by the supposed complexity of electric fencing. The best advice is to choose something that suits you and your circumstances. What might suit your neighbour may be useless for you, and size, location and terrain all have a great bearing on the efficiency of electric fences.
It is important to remember that you will need to put some work into preparing the ground for an electric fence. If the wires touch grass or vegetation, power will be lost and the fence will be weakened. It is a good idea to spray the track of an electric fence with weedkiller a few weeks before setting up, and any resurging natural foliage can be kept down with a strimmer afterwards. Poultry nets will inevitably lose some power, but the shorter the grass is around the perimeter, the less you will have to worry about wasting electricity.
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However, there is some evidence to suggest that foxes learn about electric fences. Having been shocked once, some animals appear to know that the electric wire was responsible, and while they obviously don't understand the physics of what has happened, they know that they can avoid the shock by avoiding the wire. These foxes are trickier customers, and they take some countering. The delectable prospect of dining out on your birds encourages them to come up with new ways of slipping through your defences rather than abandoning hope altogether.
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To have you come and camp here on our land.
And see the way you lived, but I don't know!
My hand (oh, I can lift it when I have to).
Did ever you feel so? I hope you never.
Whether I am glad, sorry, or anything.
And would feel if I wasn't all gone wrong.
You take the lake. I look and look at it.
I see it's a fair, pretty sheet of water.
Drawing the slow waves whiter and whiter and whiter.
And a cold chill shivered across the lake.
Our Willoughby! How did you hear of it?
I expect, though, everyone's heard of it.
In a book about ferns? Listen to that!
Your going and coming. And you like it here?
I can see how you might. But I don't know!
That ought to be worth something, and may yet.
But I don't count on it as much as Len.
Things over and over that just won't stay done.
Put on me, but there seems no other way.
Len says one steady pull more ought to do it.
He says the best way out is always through.
Leastways for me--and then they'll be convinced.
It's not that Len don't want the best for me.
We used to live--ten miles from anywhere.
But Len went at it to make up the loss.
Though there's small profit in comparisons.
But work ain't all. Len undertakes too much.
Around him to look after that make waste.
And proud, too, of themselves for doing so.
While I fry their bacon. Much they care!
Than if I wasn't in the room at all.
To have inside the house with doors unlocked.
Afraid of me. There's two can play at that.
I have my fancies: it runs in the family.
Locked up for years back there at the old farm.
I've been away once--yes, I've been away.
Kept them at home; and it does seem more human.
But it's not so: the place is the asylum.
Affection or the want of it in that state.
I've heard too much of the old-fashioned way.
My father's brother, he went mad quite young.
Or so the story goes. It was some girl.
Anyway all he talked about was love.
A narrow passage all the way around.
He'd tear to pieces, even a bed to lie on.
Like a beast's stall, to ease their consciences.
Of course they had to feed him without dishes.
With his clothes on his arm--all of his clothes.
And accommodate her young life to his.
That was what marrying father meant to her.
And his voice died down slowly from exhaustion.
His hands had worn them smooth as any ox-bow.
They found a way to put a stop to it.
A sort of catch-all full of attic clutter.
I often think of the smooth hickory bars.
Just as you will till it becomes a habit.
No wonder I was glad to get away.
Mind you, I waited till Len said the word.
I didn't want the blame if things went wrong.
As I said, for a while--but I don't know!
Somehow the change wore out like a prescription.
And I won't ask him--it's not sure enough.
Other folks have to, and why shouldn't I?
And be glad of a good roof overhead.
More than you have yourself, some of these nights.
From over you as you lay in your beds.
I haven't courage for a risk like that.
But the thing of it is, I need to be kept.
Is set me back a little more behind.
I sha'n't catch up in this world, anyway.
I'd rather you'd not go unless you must.


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One of the kids in the wargaming group went off on vacation in the midwest and came back with a new game: Dungeons and Dragons.
We'd mostly been playing Diplomacy and Third Reich and Dave and I used to bicycle down to Read St where Avalon Hill Games was headquartered, and play-test Squad Leader. But when the D&D game appeared, we split into the "All D&D all the time" set, and the others, who sometimes played something else. At that time I'd just gotten my first job, wiring panels for a burglar alarm company, and had some income, so I bought two sets of D&D books because I figured it was going to be part of my life for a while and I may as well stock up. The second set wound up in a ziploc bag in a dark place, and the first set was worn to pieces, dog-eared and penciled on. In terms of value for your entertainment dollar, those D&D books set a high bar and – best of all – if I ever need $4000-$6000 I can auction them off on Ebay. Being a hoarder and pack-rat is not always a bad thing.
(included but not shown: Greyhawk and Blackmoor)
Lately I've been playing with midjourney and chatGPT and I have some D&D-related AI output to talk about.
I'm not going to dance around the bush: I am seriously impressed by our soon-to-be AI overlords. They are capable, creative, and (if you believe in IQ tests) geniuses. So I did some experimenting with chatGPT. The first experiment I did, I told it a napoleonic battle scenario of a river crossing. "You have 2 regiments of line infantry, 2 squads of cavalry, and a small artillery battery. You'll be attacked by, approximately, four times your infantry and double your cavalry" [see what I did there?] The AI not only gave a correct answer for a reasonable set-up for a river defense, it said that since the enemy didn't have artillery, it would forward-deploy the battery. Um, A+ answer. Then, I decided to play D&D with the AI, except having the AI control the party, while I played dungeon-master.
Me: let's play a D&D style adventure game. you are the leader of a party of 4 adventurers: a paladin, a healer, a mage, and a rogue. your characters have a typical load-out of gear
for those classes.
AI: Sure, let's begin! Your party is on a quest to retrieve a powerful artifact from a
dangerous dungeon. As the leader, it is up to you to guide your party through
the challenges that lie ahead. The paladin is a formidable warrior, skilled in both
melee combat and holy magic. The healer is adept at restoring the party's health
and removing negative status effects. The mage is a powerful spellcaster capable
of dealing massive damage to enemies and providing support to the party. The
rogue is a skilled thief and assassin, able to infiltrate and sabotage the enemy's
defenses. Together, you are a well-rounded group capable of facing any
challenge that comes your way. What would you like to do first?
OK… Got that wrong. But maybe I need to emphasize.
Midjourney AI and mjr: "a D&D dungeon map"
Me: no, you are leading the party, I am the dungeon master.
your party is assembled outside the dungeon. there is a massive door set in a rock
archway. the door appears to be locked. What do you do?
AI: As the leader of the party, I would first assess the situation and gather
information about the door before taking any action. I would ask the rogue to
check for any traps or hidden mechanisms on the door, and have the mage cast
any divination spells to try and learn more about the door or the dungeon
beyond. If the rogue finds any traps, we would disable them before attempting
to open the door. If the mage's spells reveal any information that could be useful,
we would make use of it.
Once we have done all we can to prepare, I would have the paladin use their
strength to try and force the door open if possible. If that doesn't work, I would
have the rogue try to pick the lock. If all else fails, I would have the mage cast a spell to unlock the door or make a hole in the door.
Overall, my goal is to have the party work together to safely and efficiently open the door and proceed into the dungeon.
Me: the rogue finds a small button hidden in the stone wall and pushes it. the door unlocks
AI: Great! With the door unlocked, I would proceed with caution and have the party ready for any potential threats that may lie beyond. I would have the paladin take the lead, with the rogue following closely behind to check for any additional traps. The healer would be in the middle of the group to provide support and the mage would follow to provide magical support if needed.
As we proceed, I would have the rogue continue to check for traps and have the mage use any divination spells at their disposal to detect any hidden dangers or potential paths forward. The paladin would be ready to engage any enemies that we may encounter, while the healer would be ready to provide support and healing.
We would proceed through the dungeon, taking care to avoid any traps and fighting any monsters that we may encounter, using our skills and abilities in coordination to overcome any obstacles and eventually retrieve the artifact.
I am starting to feel like Pete Buttigieg is running the party – the overall description coming from the AI sounds like an industry analyst. It's not quite "proactively leveraging our synergies" but it's not typical D&D dialogue. So, I asked for different:
Me: can you speak less formally?
AI: Sure, no problem! Let's continue the adventure. So the mage just let off a big old fireball and everyone scurries away from the explosion. The orcs are getting fried left and right. The party and I quickly assess the damage and see that the spell did some serious damage to the orc ranks. We take advantage of this opportunity and push forward with the attack. I tell the paladin to charge in and hack away, the rogue to take out any remaining orc leaders or spellcasters, and the mage to keep supporting us with spells. The healer makes sure everyone stays alive and healthy. We don't want to waste this opportunity and want to end this fight as fast as we can.
Me: The orcs are defeated! your rogue notices the leader of the orcs was carrying something that looks like a large dried bony hand.
AI: Awesome! The party and I were able to defeat the orcs and come out victorious! After the fight, the rogue notices that the leader of the orcs was carrying something that looks like a large dried bony hand. I would approach the rogue and ask if they know anything about the object. I would also have the mage cast any divination spells that they have to check if the object has any magical properties or if it's related to the artifact we are searching for.
If the rogue identifies it as something valuable or related to our quest, I would have them take the object and store it safely. If the mage's spells reveal that the object is dangerous or cursed, I would have the rogue to drop it and keep it at a safe distance from the party.
We would take a moment to catch our breath, and heal any injuries we may have sustained in the battle. After that, we would continue our journey deeper into the dungeon, using the information and resources we have gathered to guide us to the artifact.
Me: as the party creeps down the hallway, the rogue raises a hand and whispers, "oh my god, it's a troll!" do you think we can take it? the paladin shrugs. going through the hallway or turn back are your choices.
please be less formal
AI: Shit, the rogue just spotted a troll down the hallway! I quickly assess the situation and weigh our options. The paladin is unsure if we can take it on, so it's up to me to decide whether we press on or turn back.
I'll be honest, trolls are no joke. They're big, tough and regenerative. But we have a well-rounded party and we've come this far, so I would likely suggest that we at least try to take it down. We'll have the paladin hold the front line, the rogue will flank and take out any weak points, and the mage will support us with spells. The healer will keep us all alive.
If the fight seems too tough and we are taking heavy damage, I would call for a tactical retreat. We could come back with more information, better prepared, or even with reinforcements.
That's probably enough of that. I don't think that the AI is a very good party-leader because it's too concerned with covering its butt. And naturally, I omitted all the details of the fights. Come to think of it, I should have asked the AI to "roll 2 D 20" just to see what it did.
My feeling right now is similar to how I felt when the first chess-playing computers started beating human masters, then grandmasters. It would not be long before the clear champion chess player was a machine.
At another point I asked the AI to … oh what the heck pixels are cheap:
Me: outline a quest-line for world of warcraft. describe the quest-giver, the situation, the quest objectives and background, and the rewards a party would get on completion
Quest-line: The Battle for Lordaeron
Quest-giver: Lady Jaina Proudmoore
Situation: The Horde, led by Sylvanas Windrunner, has invaded Lordaeron and taken control of the city. Lady Jaina Proudmoore, leader of the Alliance forces, tasks the player with reclaiming Lordaeron and driving the Horde out.
Quest objectives:
Gather intel on Horde forces in Lordaeron by infiltrating their stronghold and speaking with Alliance spies.
Assemble a strike team and lead a raid on the Horde's main base, defeating their leaders and weakening their hold on the city.
Mobilize Alliance reinforcements and lay siege to the Horde's final stronghold, reclaiming Lordaeron for the Alliance.
Background: Lordaeron, once the capital of the human kingdom, has been a key location in the ongoing war between the Horde and the Alliance. The Horde's capture of the city is a significant blow to the Alliance and threatens to give them a strategic advantage.
Rewards:
Experience points and gold
Access to new areas and quests in Lordaeron
Alliance-themed equipment and weapons, such as the "Lionheart Battleblade" or "Proudmoore Shield"
Reputation increase with the Alliance
A title, such as "Hero of Lordaeron"
a mount like "Alliance Warhorse"
I welcome the addition of generative AI to gaming, because the people who write game quests are not notable for writing interesting quest-lines any more than the AI is. The potential here is huge – just have the AI keep spinning stories that the player is trapped inside of. Ultimately this would reveal gaming to be little more than being stuck on a hamster-wheel, which is what it has always been anyway.
Science, Technology, Things That Delight Me
cvoinescu says
"Please be less formal."
"Shit, I shall endeavour to proceed with my narration, should it please your Lordship."
Great American Satan says
my bf is playing with that chatbot lately, i gotta tell him about "be less formal."
when you're willing to play with these things for any length of time you can feel out the hole in their center, the lack of a soul, if you will. hence the buttigieg, i think it's chatgpt's version of midj's hardon for symmetry. keep the results conservative to avoid looking foolish. given that a sense of the self is itself a convenient artifice, I wonder how long it will be before we get an ai that does a better approximation of how we do it.
one of humanity's biggest problems is the vast gulf of unfulfilled social need. whether or not the AIs ever get a "soul" i think chatgpt shows the potential to have them help fulfill that need. get a robot that lonely people can talk to.
i can already hear the objections, but i think anybody who is itching to naysay is not as familiar as i am with just how huge the unmet need is. outside of the magical unrealized world of a radically restructured and kinder society, there's no way that we can hope to fix this – especially when it comes to senior citizens and the mentally ill. there would be a lot of ethical and practical concerns to iron out, but i'm hopeful about the possibilities of this tech.
Tethys says
The AI has no imagination, though it's done better than a few D&D players I know. You would think it could come up with better names than Windrunner or Proudmoore. Doesn't it have every SF book and film at its disposal?
It seems more fun to be very tongue in cheek about inventing characters, and use something like Darth Baggins, or Barbara Gordon.
I wonder what you would get if you asked the AI to speak in Jabberwocky? There was once a linguistics trend of writing nonsense poetry in English using the underlying rules to coin words like Tweedledee, gambol and Bandersnatch.
Ketil Tveiten says
ChatGPT is a very competent bullshitter, as we see here. It's not particularly intelligent or creative, so mostly this technology threatens the «e-mail jobs» that keeps much of the middle class out of precarity, rather than the technology providing any particular benefit to society.
Also, I notice that «rooms without doors» is the midjourney architectural partner to «hands with too many fingers».
consciousness razor says
Come to think of it, I should have asked the AI to "roll 2 D 20" just to see what it did.
Rolling that for advantage or disadvantage, I guess? It might pretend to do that — without having the ability to actually roll dice — but anyway, it doesn't seem to have a grasp of (or regard for) any actual game mechanics.
For instance, the party members need to separately do actions like investigating the door, opening the door or picking the lock or breaking down the door, casting a spell on or near the door, etc. The outcomes of any of those things would very likely affect what the party's going to do next, after one of those things has been attempted. It's not as if you even want them all to happen at once. But the plan as it were seems to be something like "do every possible solution that I can come up with, then say what (if anything) happens."
By the way, your wizard/sorcerer/whatever can cast how many divination spells and which ones? Are we at first level here or what? See what I mean about rules/mechanics? There don't seem to be any, as far as it's concerned. I mean, it's not like this is a chess engine or designed to do games or stuff that involves strategy. It only spits out text, which is supposed to resemble some other text that might look like a relevant/appropriate response in a conversation.
It would be sort of appropriate if the chatbot got Comprehend Languages, but that probably wouldn't be helpful in this scenario. So, Detect Magic or Identify, perhaps? Spamming them like that is weird but possible (and totally unnecessary in most cases), if they're cast as rituals. However, that would take tons of time, right away in a new dungeon where you don't know if a hostile creature might come along in the next 30 seconds or whatever, meaning it may not really be an option here.
You could tell it that, as far as divination spells go, the "mage" only picked up the (worse than useless) True Strike cantrip, just to see what it will do. If it still wants to cast that (but not really for "studying" the door anymore), your job is to gently inform it that it has wasted its turn. It could I guess throw a Firebolt at the door after it has gotten the "help" of True Strike, but even then, it would still be a waste and better to simply cast two firebolts in successive turns.
ChatGPT is a very competent bullshitter, as we see here.
Yeah, it definitely excels at that. I guess you could say it inherited that trait from its programmer parents/creators.
I just happened to notice this video yesterday, where the guy asked it to write music. Although that is a kind of writing, which you might think is the basic function it's supposed to be doing all the time, that did not go very well. It just vaguely refers to a few simple, kind of dumb, chord progressions written out in text.
It definitely acts like it knows what it's talking about, until it is told otherwise. A good bluff maybe for a moment if you didn't know any better, but then it folds its hand immediately when the lies are exposed.
LykeX says
You would think it could come up with better names than Windrunner or Proudmoore. Doesn't it have every SF book and film at its disposal?
Yes, but more importantly, it has World of Warcraft at it's disposal. Both names are from there, so blame the writers.
Owlmirror says
Am I just dumb, or isn't the D&D party leader supposed to be one of the characters present? Also, shouldn't level and weapons and so on be specified at some point?
Rolling that for advantage or disadvantage, I guess? It might pretend to do that — without having the ability to actually roll dice
What's the difference between rolling a die and outputting the result of a randomizer function?
Humans may well find actual physical dice more satisfying, but there are dice-rolling apps out there.
If you tell ChatGPT "Please specify the actual mechanics of play", would it understand that to mean start detailing HP, XP, dice rolls, and inventory and so on?
Marcus Ranum says
Owlmirror@#8:
I have no idea. My guess is it'd work a lot like human D&D. You'd have to announce "round 1, what do you do?"
I attack the lead orc with my sword
"OK roll"
12. I think that's a hit.
"Yup, the orc's bleeding! Next?"
One of the things I found fascinating about D&D was how flippin' inefficient it was, but it's also fun.

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@indiacointreau sent a bottle of Cointreau to @akanksharedhu and it was just the excuse we needed to do a lunch thing we'd been thinking of doing for quite a while. First things first – I had no idea Cointreau was orange-flavored and that it used a blend of sweet and bitter orange peels. Wikipedia says it is a brand of triple sec produced in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, France. It's French! I love everything French. Wikipedia also says that the first bottles of Cointreau were sold in 1875. It is now estimated that thirteen million bottles are sold each year, in more than 150 countries. We human being do love our alcohol don't we.
I never get such good shots of myself – above, me, shot by Akanksha.
Above : @akanksharedhu shaking up another batch of cointreaupolitans.
If you pour Cointreau into water, it turns slightly cloudy – when Akanksha told us that, well, it had to be tried – image on the right in the above set is the 'cloudy' effect.
Cointreau has a Facebook page as well : http://www.facebook.com/Cointreau. As you can hopefully tell from the above photos – there was a lot of food and a lot of drinks – pork curry and roasted cointreau-marinated chicken, mutton liver, green onions and garlic prawn, two types of cold salad. then there was mango and Cointreau sangria, cointreaupolitans and LIIt with Cointreau.
For recipes of the cocktails shown in the above photographs, visit @akanksharedhu's blog here.


The Person Behind the Petition – Getting the court to see beyond stereotypes.
When parents go to court, they often feel that their voices are not heard. They're afraid of the power that the court has over them. They have to put all their trust in their lawyer, a person they may be meeting for the first time. They feel stripped of their whole identity—other than the stigma that goes along with having a child welfare case and the stigma that comes with being poor, a minority, lacking an education, having an addiction, or having a mental illness.
Finding a way to come across in court as human when you're being accused of an inhuman act is hard. We interviewed Matt Fraidin, associate professor at the University of the District of Columbia's David A. Clarke School of Law, and Emma Ketterinham, managing attorney of the Family Law Practice at Bronx Defenders, about what parents can do so that lawyers, judges and agencies see them as human beings and not as the typical stereotypes of child-welfare affected parents.
Q: How do stereotypes affect parents even with their own lawyers?
Fraidin: Research shows that the public views parents involved in the child welfare system as beasts, monsters and savages, because that's how the media portrays them. Because lawyers are human, many of us start our careers just as affected by those stereotypes. Then, because we handle so many cases, we often don't take enough time to get to know parents as individuals, and we protect ourselves from all the difficult emotions in child welfare cases by shutting down and reverting to stereotypes. But when lawyers see their clients as just another stereotype, they don't fight for their clients as hard as they should.
In those situations, parents may also not feel comfortable disclosing everything about themselves and their case to their lawyers. But the more you tell your lawyer, the better he or she understands the very rich, very complicated story of who you are.
If, for instance, your lawyer understands what you suffered in your childhood that might have led to a drug addiction and the steps you have taken to care for your child despite your addiction, then your lawyer can start to connect to you as a human being and take you seriously.
To really get to know you, a lawyer ought to be spending time with you before the hearing. When that doesn't happen—and too often it doesn't—you should be proactive in asking your lawyer to meet with you, and you should prepare beforehand what you want your lawyer to know about you, including your strengths and the challenges you've faced. If your lawyer doesn't make time to meet with you, one way to get your lawyer to know you is to write a letter telling him or her about yourself.
Sometimes parents themselves are so deeply fearful that their downturns prove they're worthless people that it's hard for them to know what to tell their lawyers. Figuring out how to talk about yourself is part of the work parents can do to help their lawyer get past the stick figure and the allegations in the petition.
Q: How should you and your lawyer present your story in court so that the judge and the agency see you as a human being?
At the same time, every court appearance is an opportunity to show the court the bond you have with your children and that you're a human being.
I am representing a young mother who was hospitalized for mental health issues. It was the first time in her life she had been hospitalized and she had raised her son on her own for the past ten years without child welfare involvement. Even though my client had never hurt or threatened to hurt her son, I knew the misconceptions about mental illness meant that everyone in the courtroom believed she was unable to properly care for her child.
Those are things that show that my client is a caring mother who knows her son better than anyone else. They can make a big difference.
Q: When should lawyers help you fight and when should they help you compromise?
Fraidin: A lot of lawyers don't want to fight because their caseloads are so high, or because they assume they'll lose and that will be worse. I actually think it can be effective for a lawyer to push back. Then judges and social workers get the message that they can't walk all over you.
But judges are also looking for parents to show that they accept responsibility for whatever has happened in the past. That can be an important reason to compromise.
Ketteringham: It can be agonizing decision, because there are times when your children will come home sooner if you submit and don't fight. What is crucial is that you have a lawyer who listens to you, who helps you understand the consequences of your decision, and who is willing to fight hard if that's what you decide to do.
Fraidin: What we tend to do too often as lawyers is assume we know what is best for our clients. But the clients are the ones who end up living with the outcomes.


The clothes might be simple attires, but they are also very delicate in terms of taking care of them. The most common way of taking care of clothes is by ensuring that they have been cleaned and stored safely. Clothes are made from different fabrics which means that they will need different methods of taking care of them. Like any other materials made, the clothes are usually labelled, these labels are usually called the laundry symbols. A laundry symbol is basically a label that has been included on a cloth in order to guide you on how to use it in a washing machine, or if you need to clean it. One major aspect that affects the original state of the clothes is when they are washed. There are some clothes that are specifically meant for the machine, since the fabrics might be too delicate. On the other hand, some can be washed either with the hands or in the machine. Whichever way, all the clothes need to be washed while following the instructions on the label.
When you see a bucket of water that has a big X or rather across that passes across the bucket, that will mean that the fabric is not supposed to be washed. Well, that doesn't mean that you should stuff it dirty for the rest of your life with it. In other words, this sign means that the clothes should only be dry cleaned. Basically, they should not be immersed in water by any chance. The water would devastate the fabrics, which can make them shrink or expand. Some of the items that you would mostly find with these kind of labels are heavy blankets, designer wool jackets and other wool fabrics.
This laundry symbol indicates that the fabrics need to be washed by hands only. That means that, you can simply get your washing bucket and start washing as usual. You should avoid washing such fabrics in the washing machine, which could affect their condition. When you wash the clothes in the machine, they usually tumble and twist, which could affect the fabrics of such clothes. For that, you must avoid washing such clothes with the washing machine.
This sign implies that the fabrics can be washed in the machine under the normal cycle. For that, you will not need to worry about setting up the machine with complicated cycles. Most of the clothes that would have this laundry symbol are the normal fabrics like a cotton shirt or trousers, or any other cotton fabric.
When you come across a water bucket that has a temperature, then you will know that the fabric labelled is sensitive to the temperature. That will mean that, you would wash the fabric in a standard cycle of a washing machine, but under a specified heat. The heat must not exceed the temperature that is indicated on the label. The most common temperatures that you would find include 30 or 40 for most of the synthetic and delicate clothes. For the linen and cotton materials, you would expect to find a temperature limit of between 60 and 90 . For that, if you wash the specific fabrics in the washing machine, with temperatures that exceeds the limit, you would end up damaging them. This calls for caution whenever you are setting the temperatures on the washing machine.
This symbol will indicate that the specific fabric should be washed under the settings that will sustain the press of the fabric if they were washed in a machine. For that, if you choose to wash a certain fabric with such a label, you would need to ensure that all the conditions are sustained when hand washing. For such fabrics, you can rinse them with cold water, prior to spinning them in a reduced cycle. This will help to sustain the fabric's shape, in that, they would not shrink or expand.
When you see this symbol, you will need to know that you are dealing with a super delicate fabric. This means that the spin of the machine will need to be limited and the fabrics should be washed using a slight force. These settings are usually delicate, but they will help to maintain the press of the fabrics. In addition, you will be required to limit the time of the washing cycle of the machine. All in all, this sign means that you must be very cautious when you are washing these fabrics.
A blank triangle will simply mean that you can wash the clothes with any commercial bleaching agent that you can find in the stores. This implies that such fabrics are not as delicate as such. But all in all, you must use the right amount of bleach.
In all these signs, you must ensure that you use the right amount of detergent that is advised for every fabric. Avoid using too much bleaching agent on the fabrics and always, avoid using bleaching agents on your delicate fabrics. Ensure that you have followed all the instructions as labelled with the symbol, for the sake of preserving the condition and the state of your fabrics.


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MST can offer a wide range of replacement teeth to fit directly onto your existing adapters. A range of styles are offered to suit your machine and application including standard, abrasion, rock chisel, tiger and twin tiger. As well as the common direct replacement caterpillar tooth systems , MST also offer a selection of patented systems such as the hamerless Esco Ultralok sytem and the Combi Proclaws system for quarrying applications.
MST can also provide special wear packages that have been designed for buckets working in extreme wear applications. These products include wing shrouds, side protectors, wear buttons and 'chocky bars'.
MST offer a complete range of steel wear plates to suit almost any application or machine including cutting edges, base plates, industrial wear sections, skid plates, grader edges, wear plates, repair segments, side plates and bolt on edges. Either through hardened edges from stock or made to order wear plates designed to the customers specific specification.
Hardox steel is manufactured by SSAB Oxelösund – a subsidiary of the SSAB Swedish Steel Group. It is the world's leading manufacturer of quenched and tempered heavy plate, characterised by the combination of high strength and toughness, derived from its clean steel composition and a unique production process. SSAB Oxelösund focuses exclusively on manufacturing quenched and tempered steels.
Hardox Wearparts boosts performance and maximises the uptime of applications such as excavators, front-wheel loaders, tipper bodies, mining trucks, conveyors, chutes, containers, crushers, fragmentisers, mixers, sieves, demolition tools and barges. For workshops, it shortens lead times and cuts production costs.Hardox Wearparts is manufactured in plate form ranging from 3.2mm up to 120mm thick. Grades including Hardox 450, Hardox 500, Hardox 550, Hardox 600 and Hardox HiTuf are available for all kinds of applications.
In 2013, MST were made an official Hardox wear parts centre for the UK. For more information visit our news section.
For high wear areas, MST can supply a range of weld on white iron bonded wear bars. With hardness of up to 700 brinell, the white iron plates ensure long lasting wear protection. The wear bars are available in a range of sizes including wear buttons and 'chocky bar' sections.


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Q: Testing web applications in MySQL I have connected a JPA project from Eclipse to MySQL database server. After performing JUnit testing, the tables were created inside my schema but with no rows at all. Do you have any ideas why did this occur in my situation? I have tried refreshing my schema after each JUnit test (right click on schema + Refresh all) but still the values were set to null. There are no issues with the JPA code as this has worked for another person using another PC.
EDIT: If you know any good tutorials on webapp testing in MySQL, please do not hesitate to drop them here.
REQUESTED CODE:
@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@ContextConfiguration(locations = { "/META-INF/spring/crm-core-services.xml" })
public class SpringAppTest {

@Autowired
private CoreService coreService;

@Test
public void CreateProduct_test() {
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    product.setProductName("CRM-Soft");
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}

@Test
public void CreateCustomer_test() {
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    customer.setEmployeesNumber(300);
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}

@Test
public void CreateAccount_test() {
    DefaultAccount account = new DefaultAccount();
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    account.setProduct(new DefaultProduct());
    account.setUsername("solve_it");
    account.setUsers(users);
    coreService.createAccount(account);
}

@Test
public void CreateUser_test() {
    DefaultUser user = new DefaultUser();
    user.setAccount(new DefaultAccount());
    user.setAge(30);
    user.setName("Johnny");
    user.setSurname("Bravo");
    coreService.createUser(user);
}

}

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can anyone tell me how i can add the slidermenu to this file right
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The Human Resources Committee ("Committee") meeting was called to order by Committee Chairperson Brian De Lima at 11:58 p.m.
Committee Chairperson De Lima called for public testimony. The following people provided oral testimony.
Written testimony was also received and provided to the Committee Members. The following is a listing of the people that submitted written testimony before the testimony deadline.
Irene Puuohau, Assistant for Collective Bargaining, Hawaii Government Employees Association ("HGEA"), testified on Department Directed Leave and Leaves Pending Investigation. Puuohau stated that the Department of Education ("Department") is doing what it can, but HGEA has noticed an increase in complaints about the Board and Department. The union is always at a disadvantage because employees must choose to engage with unions and employers have all of the information. Often times, the union does not receive information requested.
Committee Chairperson Brian De Lima stated that he would appreciate receiving Puuohau's testimony in writing. Her passion indicates that there is a problem that needs to be reviewed, monitored, and resolved. Providing documentation will help to start the process.
Committee Vice Chairperson Hubert Minn asked if Puuohau would be available for discussion in executive session, and she answered affirmatively.
Justin Hughey, Vice President, Hawaii State Teachers Association, first spoke on the return to special education bonuses. Hughey stated that a teacher approached him about the bonus and encouraged him to look into it. Hughey tried to find out about the process for getting the bonus, but was unable to find a lot of information. This incentive is in the collective bargaining agreement, but people are not being informed or receiving the bonus. Second, Hughey testified to the topic of special education allocation. As a special education teacher, Hughey found out that the staffing formula changed from weighted to proportional. This was done because of the recession and without the consent of the Hawaii State Teachers Association. The old formula was weighted depending on the needs of the student, but the new formula counts all students the same. Because of this, important positions were lost, and other positions were not filled. Hughey recommended that the Department go back to a weighted formula.
Committee Member Margaret Cox expressed her concern about inclusion, and was informed that the Department is looking at a different way to staff classrooms to address issues.
Committee Vice Chairperson Minn stated that the Board has been encouraging more teacher voice at meetings and appreciated hearing from someone in the classroom.
Committee Chairperson De Lima thanked Hughey for attending the Board meeting and informed the Committee that Hughey attends Special Education Advisory Council ("SEAC") meetings as well. Committee Chairperson De Lima invited Members to attend SEAC meetings as well for more special education information.
Vanessa Ott, member of the public, testified on the retention of Department of Education employees. Ott suggested extending the offer of bonuses to teachers that have left education for reasons other than retirement. Ott provided multiple stories regarding why teachers have left special education, including positions being eliminated, disagreement with how the program was run, and retaliation. Ott hoped that the Department would look more at retention than emergency situation bonuses.
Susan Rocco, SEAC employee, testified on special education. Rocco stated that the special education situation was urgent and there were several areas that needed improvement: (1) recruitment, which may not include all of the support that teachers need; and (2) special education retention, because teachers often do not stay in the program for more than five years. Rocco stated that special education teachers need more incentives and an adequate budget for ongoing training and supervision. Lastly, Rocco stated that she would like to discuss the high vacancy rate of educational assistants.
Committee Member Jim Williams asked Rocco if the special education shortage was an issue nationwide; she confirmed this.
The Human Resources Committee's minutes of November 17, 2015 were approved as circulated without objection (Williams/Minn).
Barbara Krieg, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, presented the Office of Human Resources' three priority goals, which align with the Strategic Plan: (1) improve the quantity and quality of job applicants; (2) train, retain and recognize high performing employees; and (3) restructure capacity and delivery of Office of Human Resources services.
Krieg detailed several programs that will help the office reach its first goal. The Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program online pilot will allow current teachers the opportunity to apply for different positions online. It is being piloted on Kauai and will expand to the other islands by 2017.
The Department is also working on putting recruitment of school level education officers online to make it easier for principals and complex areas superintendents to hire people and allow for easier data mining. To improve teacher recruitment, vacancies are being looked at on the first day of school and broken down by complex area and type of teacher. Krieg stated that there is a shared concern for the recruitment and retention of special education teachers, and programs are focusing on training locals rather than getting people to relocate to Hawaii. There is a request for proposals out to see if there are any vendors interested in the contract that is currently held by Teach for America. There are four mainland recruiting trips planned for this year to increase mainland recruitment, and there will be a focus on special education staff. Krieg stated that the Department is also working on strengthening relationships with the military and disseminating information about teaching opportunities. The Department has also been working on the interview and selection protocol for conducting interviews. The Department attempted to reduce the paperwork involved in the application process be more responsive to individuals in the field.
Committee Member Cox went on recruiting trips as a principal and suggested that Krieg include principals on these trips. Krieg responded that principals go on these recruiting trips, along with district education specialists.
Committee Vice Chairperson Minn stated that teachers are critical in classrooms and principals generally know who they want to hire. He asked if principals must interview applicants they know will not get the job. Krieg answered that principals must interview everyone on their list, but principals have the ability to pick who will best fit the school's needs.
Committee Vice Chairperson Minn asked Krieg if there is a mentoring program for mainland teachers experiencing culture shock. Krieg explained that there is a mentoring program and in recent years it has become stronger and they are in the process of getting some special education teacher mentors as well. Recent data shows that the most important areas of a mentoring program were emotional support and stress reduction.
Committee Chairperson De Lima stated that knowing the categories of vacancies would be helpful so that the Committee can understand the magnitude of the shortages and identify the areas of concern. Committee Chairperson De Lima commended Krieg on an excellent presentation and stated that the Board and Department need to get the community excited about teachers and the teaching profession while making sure there are guidelines.
Krieg presented the second goal, to train, retain, and recognize high performing employees. The bulk of concern was with the Personnel Development Branch, but the majority of key vacancies have been filled with one critical position left. The Department is looking at other ways to deliver the new employee orientation besides a packet and is beginning to make information available through technology. The Department is working on training for evaluation of employees and has a road show team that travels to schools to give an overview of how the staffing and recruitment process works. The Department relies heavily on Personnel Regional Officers to make sure they have the staffing they need. If a school wants something, OHRcan use staff from the central office to service the school.
The third priority, to restructure capacity and delivery of Office of Human Resources services will rely heavily on the intranet. The Office of Human Resources reorganization has been helpful, and personnel support is better than it ever has been before. There have been intranet upgrades, including the school code in searchable form, to help drive employees to the website for resources.
Committee Member Williams asked for a list of correspondence between the Department and HGEA about the OHR reorganizationwith dates. Committee Member Williams was concerned about how long union consultation is taking but realized that there is always two sides to a story.
Committee Member Cox stated that the Department and union can do more to train people. Interviewing panels need to understand that it can follow up with questions, other than the set list. Committee Member Cox said that the union can help the Department explain things like recruitment, selection, and appointment to interviewing panels and school administrators.
Krieg reported that some of the information requested was in the customary update. The Office of Human Resources collects overview data, but it does not track what is done while employees are out on leave. Krieg requested that the Office present on detailed data beginning with January 1, 2013 to avoid going through the process of recovering older material.
Committee Chairperson De Lima stated that since Krieg began reporting to the Board, the Department has gotten closer to a manageable number of DDL/LPI cases. However, Committee Chairperson De Lima wanted to know why the same number of cases are in the decision making stage for three months. Krieg replied that there is due process, and there are multiple levels at which decisions are made.
Committee Vice Chairperson Minn understood the challenges but had asked for more specific data to see how many cases had been lost as well. Committee Vice Chairperson Minn expressed interest in the credibility of the process.
Committee Member Williams mentioned that there was the impression given that principals are being targeted, but there are no principals on the list.
Committee Chairperson De Lima suggested agendizing the topic of cases in the decision making stage for a future Committee meeting for further discussion and detail.
Krieg presented that the total number of cases is the same, but the aging of cases showed improvement. Krieg reported that no case had been in the investigation stage for more than 12 months, and many cases are already in the decision making stage by six months. If it were not for the seven new cases added since November 2015, the number of cases would have decreased.
Krieg reported that 62 general education teachers have received bonuses for returning to special education. Historically, incentives are publicized on the announcements for teacher vacancies. The Department and Hawaii State Teacher Association's ("HSTA") joint committee Members have been working togetherto help address special education issues. HSTA has been asked to help publicize incentives. Incentives have not been publicized to retirees. Krieg stated that the possibility is small that retired employees would return to teaching special education. Krieg stated that there are a number of incentives offered, and the Department has been working on better methods of communicating them.
Committee Chairperson De Lima found the data interesting and thanked Krieg for her efforts. Committee Chairperson De Lima asked if it was possible to switch from special education to general education and later return to special education just to receive the bonus. Krieg replied that it is possible, but unlikely.
Committee Vice Chairperson Minn asked if there is a budget allocated for the bonuses. Krieg responded that there is no specific budget for the bonuses, but the Department is looking for more money.
Committee Member Patricia Halagao suggested speaking with teachers that have returned to special education to find out why they returned and to verify if the incentives influenced their return.
Suzanne Mulcahy, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support ("OCISS") explained that there are three things to be aware of. First, monthly meetings for district educational specialists have become mandatory, allowing them to share best practices and work together. Second, OCISS is working closely with the Office of Human Resources. Third, Mulcahy and Deputy Superintendent are on the agenda once a month to discuss special education staffing with complex area superintendents.
Committee Member Williams asked how staffing allocations work when they are arranged by districts, and the configurations of districts differ from complex areas. Mulcahy replied that the complex area superintendents and district educational specialists in a district come together and use student data to divide district allocations.
Debra Farmer, Education Specialist, OCISS, shared the methodology used for the report. Farmer agreed that there had been confusion and misunderstanding regarding the methodology. Originally allocations were distributed using a weighted method. In 2009-2010 the Department implemented a change in the way resources were allocated because of a change in federal law (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA")). IDEA was amended to state that the funding mechanism could not be based on the setting; weighting was based on setting. The Department moved from a weighted allocation, based on setting, to a proportional allocation, based on the number of special education students. There was also a May 2012 report from WestEd that was presented to the Board, which recommended that the Department stay with the proportional method for various reasons.
The Legislature appropriates the number of positions, but districts can swap Article IV and special education teachers. In reviewing what the districts do, districts use varying methods. The Department is looking at this process to ensure more consistency between the districts. The Department is considering taking special education positions off the top, looking at trends to save additional staffing to address them and looking at the different needs of multi-track schools.
Mulcahy stated that inclusion is really difficult, but it is essential to closing the achievement gap. People do need to understand that successful inclusion may require more personnel, not less, especially Educational Assistants. She stated that she was happy to see district educational specialists visiting classrooms to see what is going on in the classrooms and address issues.
Committee Member Williams stated that he sees this as an opportunity to ask principals to voice what they think they need for special education. He thought it would be good to have an idea for future budget requests. Mulcahy replied that this is done in the majority of areas. Usually principals are always asking for more because they know what it is going to take. District educational specialists are trying to address the needs of all principals in the district.
Committee Chairperson De Lima thought that there should be a fuller discussion of this topic with the Student Achievement Committee. Committee Chairperson De Lima stated that inclusion is down to 36%, but he appreciated the Department looking at how positions are being used and would like to see the IDEA requirements for allocation.
ACTION: Motion to move into executive session to discuss appointment of the complex area superintendent for Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui complex area (Halagao/Cox). The motion carried unanimously with all members present voting aye.
The meeting recessed at 11:20 a.m. and reconvened at 11:31 a.m.
Committee Chairperson De Lima adjourned the meeting at 11:32 a.m.


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