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Romania accused of anti-Moldovan annexionism
Posted on April 8, 2009 by petrel41
From Sofia News Agency in Bulgaria:
Moldova has accused neighboring Romania of fueling the protests that erupted into violence in the capital Chisinau and declared Romania's ambassador persona non grata, BBC reported. …
Some of the protesters on Tuesday had called for the unification of Moldova with Romania, its bigger neighbor.
Thousands of young protesters thronged Chisinau, fighting police and ransacking parliament, in protest at the results of Sunday's election.
Official results gave the ruling Communists about 50% of the vote in the Romanian-speaking ex-Soviet republic.
From Dutch NOS TV:
Many of the [anti communist] demonstrators were carrying Romanian flags.
See also here.
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Administrator on April 8, 2009 at 5:45 pm said:
Police retake parliament
MOLDOVA: Riot police regained control of the president's office and parliament early on Wednesday after they had been ransacked by protesters who were claiming that parliamentary elections had been rigged.
Communist President Vladimir Voronin accused pro-European opposition parties on Tuesday of being behind the protests that left more than 50 people injured.
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/world/the_world_in_brief__142
Administrator on April 10, 2009 at 9:44 pm said:
President calls for vote recount
MOLDOVA: President Vladimir Voronin called on Friday for a recount of votes in last weekend's parliamentary elections.
Mr Voronin says he wants a recount to re-establish political stability and trust in the former Soviet republic. He is insisting that the ruling Communist Party won the ballot and accuses the opposition of being unfair in their accusations of fraud.
Some 10,000 protesters angered by the election result stormed parliament on Tuesday in riots that left more than 90 injured and led to 200 arrests.
Moldovan generation gap stokes political feuds
By MANSUR MIROVALEV
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — With one-quarter of the population working abroad to eke out a living, impoverished Moldova has become a country of the young and the very old. …
Ion Covali, a 61-year-old retired trucker, voted for the victorious Communists because he believes capitalism has only brought his once-proud country poverty and humiliation – a point driven home by the world economic crisis. …
After the 1991 Soviet collapse, the world turned upside down for the pensioner's generation. Sitting at an oak dinner table at his crammed apartment in the capital, Chisinau, Covali pointed at the pictures of his two sons, Corneliu and Marius, who work at a fish cannery in Portugal to support their families.
Now the world's economic downturn, he said, threatens even this tenuous economic lifeline.
"I voted for Communists because they promise stability amid this capitalist crisis," Covali said. "They are far from perfect, but they are better than these opposition crybabies that squabble between themselves instead of serving the people." …
"The revolt only boosted communists' ratings," said Svetlana, a middle-aged saleswoman at a bookstore in central Chisinau, who refused to provide her last name, saying she fears pressure from nationalists.
"Many of my friends were indifferent to voting, but after what happened they said they will vote for Voronin," she said.
Of course, not all of the young supported the protests. Neither do all elderly Moldovans back the Communists.
Railway workers resist job cuts
ROMANIA: Around 10,000 railway workers rallied in Bucharest on Wednesday against cuts that will lead to the loss of 12,000 jobs.
They marched from the main railway station to the government headquarters, where they demanded the plans be scrapped.
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/world/the_world_in_brief__156
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My 6-Word Memoir In Print
This seems to be the week for Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure, the new book from SMITH Magazine (yes, the same SMITH which publishes A.D.). The book's been getting tons of press, including an excellent interview with co-editors Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser on NPR's "Talk of The Nation."
Not Quite What I Was Planning originated from a contest SMITH held with Twitter last year, inspired by a possibly heretical tale that Ernest Hemingway wrote a complete short story in six words: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Although Not Quite What I Was Planning's premise seems light, the pieces ultimately chosen for the book are a compelling, fascinating mix of personal stories: sad, funny, outrageous, wacky, and thought-provoking. Contributors include Sebastian Junger, Po Bronson, Deepak Chopra, Aimee Mann, Dave Eggers, Harold Ramis, Douglas Rushkoff, Nick Flynn, Paul Pope, Stephen Colbert, Arianna Huffington, Lemony Snicket, Neal Pollack, Jonathan Lethem, Richard Ford, Amy Sedaris, and hundreds of other more "obscure" memoirists. Oh, and yours truly: "When she proposed, I said yes" (p. 71). (Plus, I drew the pic of Harvey Pekar that graces his memoir, "Fight, work, persevere — gain slight notoriety," p. 38.)
Sari (who's also a contributor: "Suburban girl tries to make bad," p. 152) and I (and little Phoebe) dropped by Housing Works this past Saturday night for the Not Quite What I Was Planningrelease party, where we saw fellow 6-word-ists man_size, bobfingerman, sazzabee, dangoldman, and jahfurry, as well as about a million other people. (I also had the pleasure of meeting, in person for the first time, SMITH co-editor Tim Barkow, who designed the amazing comics interface that makes A.D. real so well.) It was quite a scene! Phoebe, as usual, stole the show, and she even appears (twice) in a video shot at the party by Jason Boog from The Publishing Spot. Sari & Phoebe come off great in the video, but for some reason, my voice sounds exactly like Kermit the Frog's. Ugh.
There's also a funny riff on the book's premise on PublishersWeekly.com today, imagining 6-word-memoirs by classic writers of the past & present. Some of them are quite amusing, even though some of the writers who are spoofed — like Joyce Carol Oates — actually have 6-word-memoirs in the book! And contributor Frank Gilroy is putting together a registry of Not Quite What I Was Planning memoirists and their websites.
So forgive my bias when I say the book isn't just a quick novelty piece, but something real and trenchant and worth reading. After all, Vanity Fair says the little book "will thrill minimalists and inspire maximalists," while Publisher's Weekly finds that it makes for "compulsive reading and prove arguably as insightful as any 300+ page biography." Go ahead and buy a copy or two. It'll be the best $12 you ever spent to support a great online journal, and provide yourself with some fantastic bathroom reading.
Oh, and go ahead and submit your pithy memoir to sixwordmemoir.com — rumor is that a sequel is already in the works.
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I would be way too intimidated by an open-ended 6-word story assignment. So many possibilities in terms of plot, character, setting! The memoir constraint makes it a lot easier.
Which makes your 6-word sunday piece that much more impressive. And funny as hell.
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ha! thx –
funny enough i would(do) find the memoir bit harder.
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For the Los Angeles Lakers, Defense Is Just Offense Without the Basketball!
Legendary college basketball coach Bobby Knight once said "defense is just offense without the ball" and that's the perfect description of the style of defense Frank Vogel has the world champion Los Angeles Lakers playing.
Defense in the NBA is usually by definition a passive and reactive response to what the offense does and most schemes are built around philosophies designed to defend pick-and-roll actions and protect the paint and rim. …
Have the Lakers Traded Championship Defense for Firepower On Offense?
Watching the Lakers play, reviewing their roster, and analyzing the stats for the first seven games, it's hard not to wonder whether the Lakers have traded the defense-first strategy that won them a championship for better offense.
Anybody watching the games can see the difference. The Lakers no longer have to rely entirely on LeBron James and Anthony Davis on offense but the defense is riddled with holes and once great rim protection is non-existent. …
Counting Our Blessings As Lakers Fans As We Head into a New Year!
The image of LeBron's evolution from high school prodigy to Cavs rookie to Heatles hero to Cavs redeemer to Lakers savior is a reminder of the long and winding road that finally brought the King to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Sometimes it's hard to smile and feel good about anything when everything around you seems to be falling apart and the world we used to know seems like a distant memory until you remember the Lakers are NBA champions. For die hard fans like me, the Lakers winning the championship in the bubble in October was better than even my Yankees winning a World Series. …
Why the Los Angeles Lakers Envision Anthony Davis as a Stretch Five Center
At the heart of the Lakers' vision for the future is Anthony Davis as a stretch five center. That's why Frank Vogel wants him to shoot more threes per game and why the Lakers dumped traditional centers McGee and Howard.
While the Lakers don't want Davis to endure the physical wear-and-tear of playing traditional low post centers in the paint, they clearly understand they're at their best as a team when he is playing the five instead of the four. The stats and the eye test confirm this so the Lakers' goal is to figure out how they can play him at the five for more minutes or even all of the time. …
Ten Gifts I'm Hoping the Los Angeles Lakers Give their Fans This Christmas!
The Los Angeles Lakers have been a bright beacon of hope for basketball fans throughout this dark and stormy 2020 so I'm hoping they'll bring even more joy as we struggle through this Christmas without family and friends.
Best wishes to everybody in the Lakerholics family. May you enjoy a warm and wonderful holiday with loved ones safe and secure in your hearts if not with you. Here are the ten gifts I'm hoping the Lakers will give us tonight:
1. A Win Over the Dallas Mavericks
Neither team wants to start the season 0–2 so both will be looking to rebound from disappointing opening games. Dallas lost in Phoenix 106–102. Lakers lost to Clippers 116–109 after championship ring ceremony. …
Battle of LA Round 2 Begins Tonight! Who Should Start Game for Lakers?
Tonight is the perfect opportunity for Frank Vogel to test sitting 2 or 3 players each game to create the best 8 or 9 man to lineup to matchup against opponents to solve deep roster, load management, and Covid-19 problems.
Faced with so many tough decisions as to whom to play and so little time to sort through the options, changing the starting lineup and rotations game to game could be the smartest way for the Lakers to move forward this season. …
How Will Kuzma Extension and THT Preseason Affect the Lakers Rotations?
After a brilliant offseason and undefeated preseason, the only questions facing the NBA defending champion Lakers now are how will Kyle Kuzma's extension and Talen Horton-Tucker's preseason affect the team's rotations?
While neither is likely to be in the starting lineup when the Lakers kick off the season tomorrow night against their crosstown rival Clippers, Kuzma's extension and THT's breakout preseason could translate into more minutes. …
5 Reasons Why Talen Horton-Tucker Is the Future at Point Guard for Lakers
It's definitely premature and disrespectful of proven veteran teammates but I'm going to say it anyway: 20-year old Talen Horton-Tucker is the future at point guard for the Lakers and could be the starter sometime this season.
In four preseason games, Talen averaged 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.3 steals in 31.6 minutes per game, ranking 2nd in points, 2nd in rebounds, 4th in assists, 1st in steals, and 1st in plus/minus for the team. …
Why Talen Horton-Tucker Should Be the Backup Point Guard for the Lakers
Lost in the discussions of how to find minutes on a championship Lakers team ten deep with proven talented players has been the more important question of what is the position Talen Horton-Tucker is best suited to play?
I think we saw the answer to that question in the last three preseason games where Horton-Tucker averaged 23.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.7 steals in 34.4 minutes at point guard while shooting an elite 53.3/45.5/89.5%. …
How Rob Pelinka Has Weaponized the Los Angeles Lakers Offensive Arsenal
Last season, the Lakers proved the axiom that defense wins championships. This season Rob Pelinka has given the Lakers an arsenal of elite weapons so their high powered offense could be as good as their championship defense.
While the Lakers clearly gave up some rim protection by not bringing back McGee and Howard, they still have their best shot blocker and rim protector in Anthony Davis, who will be playing the five when they close out games. …


I realize that's a hell of a list, but it was completely worth it going the whole nine yards with this one. The results were a restaurant quality ramen I'd be happy to serve anyone. This is also a somewhat basic recipe as far as ramen is concerned – it is infinitely adjustable to taste, so have fun experimenting with flavors!
Let's start off with the stock, as that takes the longest and everything else can be prepared as the stock is doing its thing. Given that there is a lack of visuals for this particular cook, I'll list the steps out in numerical order this time.
Put 4 six inch strips of kombu into a 4 quart pitcher and fill up all 4 quarts with cold water. Cover it and let it sit at room temperature for 6-8 hours.
Place all your bones and pig trotters in an 8 gallon pot. Fill it with water, completely covering the bones. Bring it to a boil, then turn it off and let it sit in the water for about 20 minutes. Discard all the water and begin the long process of cleaning flesh from the bones. The necks and backs I got from my local Asian market didn't need to be messed with at all, but the pig trotters had to have the blood vessels and dark marrow removed, somewhat like a tonkotsu. If you have any blood vessels on your chicken backs and necks, remove those as well. Dark matter and blood vessels tend to lead to a darker, somewhat unappetizing stock.
While you're cleaning the bones, add 4 cups water and 2 cups bonito flakes to a medium sized pot. Bring it to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes.
Smash 12 cloves of garlic and roughly chop 3 inches of ginger and 1 large onion, skin on.
Clean your 8 gallon pot (it'll have a lot of scum from the initial bone cleaning), then add everything in: first the bones, then the kombu water, then strain the bonito water into the pot and discard the now soggy flakes, then the aromatics (garlic, ginger, onion). If your full 8 gallons isn't filled, add some water – the whole thing should reduce to a total of 4 quarts worth of stock. Bring it to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. You can cook covered or uncovered. I go covered so I can control the reduction a bit more. It takes longer to reduce, but the flavor is better. Mine took about 4 hours to reduce to 4 quarts (1 gallon), with 30 minutes of uncovered reduction at the end.
Scrape the scum off as it comes to the surface – the first 20 minutes of the cook is when most of it will rise. After that, just check every so often to make sure you're getting the gross stuff off. You don't want it mixing with your flavors.
Use a fine mesh sieve and strain your stock back in to a clean 1 gallon pitcher. Put it in the fridge and let it chill overnight. It will probably gel, and that's fine, chicken based stocks tend to gel. Scrape off the layer of fat that has risen to the top and discard.
That's it! You now have a stock ready for freezing. A full bowl of ramen will use 1 1/2 to 2 cups stock per bowl, so at the least, you've got 8 bowls of ramen available to make with 1 gallon of stock.
Mix 1/2 cup light-colored shoyu, 2 tbsp dry sake, and 1 tbsp mirin. Put in a container and chill.
That's it. Now, when you're putting together your bowls, you'll have the flavor pack ready to go!
1. Use butcher's twine to wrap up the pork belly into small discs.
2. Put 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a medium sized pot, and heat to medium-high. Sear the pork belly for about 2 minutes per side, until you get a golden-brown all around.
3. Add all your pork belly to the same pot and deglaze with 1/2 cup sake. Then add 1 cup dark shoyu and 2 cups water. If your pork belly isn't fully covered, add more water until it is.
4. Throw in 1 inch ginger and 1 clove garlic, along with a bunch of scallions (white part).
5. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours (the pork should reach a min. 165 degrees internal temperature).
6. Remove from the braise and let rest for 10 minutes, then put it in a container in the fridge and let it chill overnight.
When it comes time to add the chashu to your ramen, when cutting it, make sure to cut the disc in half before making your thin slices. This'll make it easier to slice.
This isn't a recipe so much as it is an introduction to a new series of experiments I'll be trying: noodles from scratch. I got myself a Philips Noodle Maker, imported from Japan. There are domestic versions of this noodle maker available, but this one came with attachments for ramen, udon, and soba noodles, which were created for the Japanese market only. I did have to buy a voltage switching device so it wouldn't burn out when plugged in, but it was totally worth it. You simply add your ingredients to the thing, it mixes them up, and spits out noodles, ready for cooking. It's amazing.
For my initial batch, I tried a basic recipe I found on the internet: 2 cups flour, 2 tbsp wheat gluten, 1/2 cup warm water, 1 tsp kansui. I put those in the machine and out came some noodles, which ended up being pretty all right. I'll have to mess around with the recipe some more before I'm happy with it, but they did taste good.
For those who don't know, kansui water is a otassium carbonate and sodium bi-carbonate blend, also known as alkaline water, or well water. It differs in its chemical makeup from alkaline water you can find at the store here in the US, so make sure you get kansui. I also found it extremely hard to find, only one store in Charlotte has it. There are other recipes out there that use baking soda as the active ingredient as well – I'm told the flavor is the same, but kansui gives the noodles that slight yellowish tint that is indicative of a good bowl of ramen, so I chose to hunt for the stuff.
Once all your ingredients are prepared, you can put them back together for your bowl of ramen! I put together the above test-bowl to make sure I had my measurements right. That's 2 cups stock and 2 tbsp tare. Just heat up your stock, put the 2 tbsp tare into the bowl, then add your stock on top. Mix that together, throw in some noodles and sliced pork, and you've got a test bowl! I didn't heat up the pork before adding it, letting the stock heat it, though I wish I had. You can heat up your pork in with the stock as you're re-heating it, that's what I'll do next time.
Add whatever toppings you'd like, and you're done! A good starting-off point for some restaurant quality ramen. I know my family was quite happy with the results!


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UFT News & Updates for March 2, 2020
Posted on March 3, 2020 by jlawhead
I hope you had a relaxing February break and a good week back at school. The UFT has a policy that discourages the dissemination of union materials on school-owned email accounts. I've previously been somewhat lax about adhering to this.
For now I'm sending this to those for whom I have a non-DOE email. With your help in spreading the word I would like to reach all the UFT members in the school again. Please encourage colleagues you see to send a non-DOE email to jlawhead33@gmail.com. I can also be reached by calls or texts at 347-217-2219.
Note also that there is a new way to read UFT News & Updates, using the web address www.enyfaUFTer.net. Eventually, all of the newsletters will be archived there.
UFT Consultation
A formal complaint about the inequitable assignment of coverages was argued by a union rep on January 6 and the decision issued on February 25 went against us. The Chancellor's rep accepted the principal's claim that assignments have been made properly and only in emergencies. He also noted that the complaint lacked "specificity as to who, when or where the alleged violations occurred."
I will continue to appeal to the school administration to take steps in resolving complaints I receive by keeping better track of the assignment of coverages and offering a paper slip to teachers who are asked to do them.
CTLE Workshops for High School Teachers and Paraprofessionals
Teachers with permanent certification do not need CTLE hours (though they were supposed to have registered on the New York State Education Department website).
Teachers with professional certification and paraprofessionals who hold a Level III Teaching Assistant Certificate do need them. They are required to complete 100 hours every five years. This cycle is called a registration period. The current registration period will end in July 2021.
The following workshops will take place at UFT headquarters at 52 Broadway in Manhattan from 4 to 6 p.m. You can access the registration page by clicking on a title.
Wednesday, March 4: IEP 101 – Putting the I in IEP
Participants will discuss the research behind special education policies, identify the components of an IEP and examine and use criteria for developing a PLOP (Present Level of Performance) and a SMART goal. A SMART goal is one that's specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely.
Thursday, March 5: Designing Coherent Construction (Component 1E)
Participants will learn a variety of techniques for effective lesson planning, including differentiating between lessons and units, allowing for student choice in instruction and grouping strategies.
Wednesday, March 11: Creating a Classroom Team – Paraprofessionals and Teachers Working Together
Participants will learn how teachers and paraprofessionals can collaborate to create a successful classroom environment.
Thursday, March 12: Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport (Component 2A, Component 2D)
Participants will discuss various approaches for identifying reasons for behavior, using nonverbal communication strategies and winning ways to build classroom communities.
Thursday, March 26: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques (Component 3B)
Participants will learn ways to refine their questioning techniques to create a more student-centered classroom and discuss strategies designed to differentiate content for all students.
CTLE hours and cost: Participants will receive two CTLE hours per course. The fee for each workshop is $30 for teachers who want to receive CTLE credit and $15 without. The fee for paraprofessionals is $15 with or without CTLE credit. Please note: These workshops are not for college credit.
For questions, please email teamhighschool@uft.org.
There will also be a full-day event for paras entitled, "All Aboard: Navigating the Needs of Culturally Diverse Learners." The cost is $40 which includes lunch.
The date and location is March 17 at the New York Hilton Hotel in Manhattan. Read the flyer.
Member's Privacy with Regard to Sick Days
When you take days because of illness you are protected from having to reveal specific medical information. Under the law, an employer can only ask for limited general information about why you were absent from work. In the case of a lengthy absence, central DOE can ask when you expect to return. You may be required to provide a doctor's note in certain instances, but again an administrator cannot require that it include medical information. You can access this page to learn more.
Applications for a Study Sabbatical
Teachers may apply for a sabbatical leave to enhance their teaching skills, restore their health if necessary, or earn state certification in a shortage area. Members who want to study for enhancing their teaching skills have until Tuesday, March 19, to submit an application on SOLAS for a study sabbatical for the 2020–21 school year. Tuesday, March 26, is the deadline for a principal's recommendation to the superintendent.
Coursework must be related to one's teaching assignment. Teachers are eligible for a one-year study sabbatical after 14 years of service. Junior high or high school members with seven years teaching may also apply for a six-month study sabbatical for the spring semester only. During either type of sabbatical teachers earn 70 percent of their salary.
The 70 percent goes for health sabbaticals also.
Visit the Leaves of Absence section of the UFT website.
Members can read the current guidelines and eligibility requirements in the Chancellor's Regulation C-650 on Sabbatical Leaves of Absence, which the DOE updates and reissues each spring.
Filing Taxes for 2019
The IRS began processing 2019 tax returns on January 27. If you misplaced the W-2 form you received at school, there are two ways to obtain another one.
NYCAPS allows you to download your W-2 as a pdf file to your computer immediately.
You can also visit the NYC DOE payroll portal to request a copy by mail.
Note that if your annual income is less than $69K you can use software to file for free.
If itemize deductions you can calculate your union dues for 2019 from this corrected chart:
Pro Publica has an explanation of the 2019 tax brackets, how they are applied to your income, and an interesting map showing who is most likely to get audited.
Changes Coming for New York State Graduation Requirements
Last year the state Department of Education began a review and overhaul of high school graduation requirements. It is projected to take at least two years.
Parents, students, educators and other interested parties are encouraged to participate in a survey and give comments at the public meetings.
There are good reasons to think that significant changes are coming, rather than something cosmetic (as, for example, the 2017 relabeling of the state's learning standards from 'Common Core' to 'Next Generation').
One factor is a general trend across the country. Although during the Bush/Obama years there were as many as 27 states that required a test (commonly called an exit exam) besides coursework credits for high school graduation that number declined to 11 in 2019. Also, when the states of the U.S. are ranked by high school graduation rates there usually are about 40 states with better graduation statistics than New York.
Last year NYSUT which is the state affiliate of the AFT to which we belong conducted a phone survey of 1108 NYSUT members. This was the question and response on one of the items.
The survey was not widely disseminated. In fact, to read all of the responses including comments your need to log in with your NYSUT ID number which can be obtained by calling 800-342-9810, ext. 6224 during business hours.
The last time New York overhauled its graduation requirements was during the late 1990s, and it was not done quietly. It was heralded as a triumph of a new tougher accountability over a miserable status quo of low expectations.
There were many converts to tougher standards including then-NYS Commissioner of Education Richard Mills who only a few years before had been proudly implementing state-wide portfolio assessment in Vermont.
I recall advocates declared it was an outrage that students could satisfied the writing portion on the English RCT just by composing a letter of complaint for a situation described in the directions. The new Regents ELA exams which was produced by various vendors, including McGraw-Hill and Pro-quest have caused a lot of head scratching and murmuring among teachers. They have also undeniably shaped the curriculum to an extent that it's hard to see how the coursework for graduation could be changed much without a revamping the testing regime and perhaps revisiting some of the assumptions that brought it into being.
The first phase of the current overhaul involved outsourcing the project to Achieve, Inc. to do research on graduation criteria across the country and then collecting feedback from stakeholders through the survey and public meetings.
Achieve, Inc. work has been funded by a $ 100 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In December Achieve, Inc. reported to the Regents on the graduation policy used in other states. In the next few months a report on stakeholders input (collected from the survey and comments at public meetings) will be produced.
The second phases will be carried out by blue ribbon panel of experts who will be appointed by the Regents later this year.
In December there was an outcry over the way Achieve, Inc. was running the research phase. In January that company was replaced by WestEd. The Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa has been assuring reporters that the Gates Foundation money arrived with "no strings attached."
I may be wrong about dramatic changes coming, but if after all this the high schoolers still have five regents to pass in 2023 (that not quite 2 out of 3 educators believe in) they can always write a letter of complaint.
U.S. Constitutional Issues
As Black History Month comes to a close, discussions have focused on the way the institution of slavery shaped American society up to the present.
In the U.S. Senate and the Electoral College, we have two institutions whose design involved a departure from the principle of one-person one-vote are. Many of us were taught that these institutions were shaped as a compromise between the large states and the small states. Corey Robin, a professor at Brooklyn College argued recently that it had more to do with slavery than the size of states.
I have no idea who at the Brooklyn Public Library thought up the Amendment by the People project but I admire the spirit of it and hope it draws a good participation. This is the description.
The US Constitution determines the rights of everyone living in America and how the government is structured. Over two centuries it has been changed, or amended, 27 times to reflect the will of people.
Brooklyn Public Library invites the public to help draft the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. Through a series of town hall-style forums held at library branches, correctional facilities and high schools, Brooklynites of all ages and backgrounds will come together to discuss and debate the issues that they believe the amendment should address. While the result will not be a legal document, the amendment, written by our Framers, will reflect the aspirations and collective will of the people of Brooklyn.
Macon Library, Thursday, March 5, 6:30 pm / Sunset Park Library, Tuesday, March 24, 6 pm / Sheepshead Bay Library, Thursday, April 2, 7 pm / Greenpoint Library, Saturday, April 25, 2 pm / Crown Heights Library, Wednesday, May 13, 7 pm / Brownsville Library, Tuesday, May 19, 7 pm
Why do We Laugh?
There are probably a lot of ways to answer that question. This article offers some scientific reasons.
Updates on Previously Posted Stories
I am planning to include another installment of the William H. Maxwell story which I began in the last newsletter. I'm omitting it to spare you the length of what is already an oversized edition of this newsletter.
I did not want to leave out this update on the 2016 federal lawsuit over racial discrimination at a Queens high school. After two days of trial a settlement was reached with Lisa-Erika James who's now a teacher at the La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts. She had previously said she was pursuing the suit to address "systemic racism in the public school system."
The NYC DOE has now spent $ 2.1 million settling the case from 2016 while claiming there was no wrongdoing on the part of the school administration or the district superintendency.
On a personal note, my mom passed away in February. She was 91 and had been debilitated by a stroke she had in 2014. For most of the past 5 years she lived in a nursing home in Fresno, CA where my brother lives. In October of last year my sister moved her up into her house on a mountain near Port Angeles, WA.
I had planned to visit her during the February break but I got there too late, so I ended up visiting with my sister and her family.
My mom was the eldest daughter of Canadian missionaries who went to the Belgian Congo in March of 1928. The McIntoshes were among the first Protestant missionaries in the eastern Congo and had trouble obtaining permission to settle. My mom was raised with her three sisters there until she came to the U.S. to attend high school and college in Southern California.
After she married my father who she met at a church in San Diego she became interested in education. She obtained a language certificate from l'Ecole Coloniale in Brussels. With this she got permission to open a government-funded school at Rethy in what is now Ituri Province.
In 1960 after several years of protest and unrest the Congo was granted Independence. That year there were sixteen other new nations in Africa emerging from under the colonial yoke. Following the election of a Congolese-led government, the Belgians with the support of the U.S. and other western powers were sowing seeds of chaos, by cutting off funding for the infrastructure including the school.
The school built at Rethy was large and the Congolese teachers came to my mom to demand their pay. Not satisfied with her explanations they went on strike. The Belgians also ended the pay for the army, called the Force Publique which was still officered by whites. The soldiers mutinied against lack of pay and the continuing command by white officers. The soldiers set up road blocks to collect funds from the traffic. My grandparents continue to work in the Congo during the 1960s but our family did not return after two evacuations, partly because of a medical condition of one of my siblings.
As a young adult I read books like The Congo Cabels by Madeleine Kalb and In Search of Enemies by John Stockwell. With what I was finding out it was hard not become a know-it-all around family members who were still clinging to the official narrative that Patrice Lumumba had tried to bring about a Communist takeover. In fact I didn't put much effort into being tactful but I remained interested in the experiences they had had.
My younger sister remains in mission work has made several visits to Nyankunde were my mother was born. Recently at my sisters house we shared memories of my mother. Since she is five years older than me her memories of the Congo that were more extensive than mine. We talked about the school my mom opened. She recounted my mom feeling bitterness toward the teachers for the way they accused her putting the Belgians' money away somewhere. My mother had only told me the basics: that after the teachers went on strike and they got tired of waiting they left as a group for Stanleyville (now Kisangani) to defend Lumumba's government.
In Los Angeles my mom worked for several years as substitute teacher and later as a medical assistant. She was an avid gardener and took pride in cultivating rare palm trees. During my last visit to Washington I drove up the mountain to my mom's old house and was surprised that the large garden she'd left behind was still there. It included a lot of non-native species, more suited to California, like a Sequoia tree. The plants were thriving beautifully, obviously well-tended by someone I've never met.
My mom and I believed in different things and unfortunately we both loved to keep good argument going. A bunch were left unfinished. I'm of course grateful that there were also many things that inspired us both and those are still around. Her courage in recovering her language ability after a major stroke was amazing. I gathered several pictures to share here but the fondest image in my mind is of her at work moving among the shrubs and flowers.


Following the Wiki I put "discard" entries into my fstab(5) for swap (but not / as it's suggested to use fstrim instead, and I had noatime for /boot and relatime for / already) and changed the scheduler. What wasn't written there was to set vm.swappiness=0 in sysctl.d/local.conf *shrug* but it helps.
And in sid, which my dayjob-laptop is running, APT _finally_ creates the missing "partial/" subdirectory itself. Thanks!
I wonder how well that works. I also did _not_ manage to find out my device's flash block size (search engine fodder: erase block size), so I assumed 1 MiB (also used for partition alignment already) as worst-case scenario. Input welcome on how to find *that* out.


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Named in Forbes Asia's Top 40 Heroes of Philanthropy, Deborah is a true beauty queen with a cause as she supports many charities such as WorldVision and UNHCR. More importantly, she runs a school for refugee kids in Malaysia – fugeeschool.
She's a double title holder – Miss Malaysia World 2007 & Miss Malaysia Universe 2011. She was in the Top 15 of Miss World 2007. Deborah, who is of Irish-Indian descent has also been featured on numerous magazine covers including Elle India and Vogue India.
She was a host with Bella on NTV7 and went on to host an international programme on Travel Channel UK called Destination Weddings. Often seen emceeing events, she has much modelling experience too having started at a young age.
Deborah recently had the opportunity to moderate an event graced by Michelle Obama and Julia Roberts.


This is an Instructor-led course, students will participate in simulated clinical scenarios. Students will complete BLS skills practice and skills testing and also complete a written exam.
Basic Life Support for Prehospital Providers is designed specifically to meet the needs of EMS personnel. For prehospital providers, this course covers the same objectives as BLS for Healthcare Providers.
Successful completion of Part 1, students will receive a certificate that allows them entrance to a skills practice and testing session. For full course completion, Part 1 must be paired with a hands-on skills practice and testing session.
All Heartsaver (CPR/AED/First Aid) courses are designed to give students the tools to provide first aid, CPR, and use an AED in a safe, timely, and effective manner. These are Instructor-led courses that include group interaction and hands-on coaching and feedback from an AHA Instructor.
All Heartsaver eLearning (CPR/AED and CPR/AED/First Aid) courses students' flexible training options. Cognitive learning is completed online at www.onlineaha.org (the cost to American Heart Association CPR/AED $23.00 and CPR/AED/FA $39.95). Upon completion students will receive a certificate that allows them entrance to a skills practice and testing session.
ACLS is an advanced, Instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post--cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught group sessions. Testing stations are case-based scenarios.
HeartCode ACLS Part 1 is an online self-paced instructional program using eSimulation technology. Students assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings (cost to American Heart Association $120.00). After completing the cognitive portion of the course, students will receive a certificate of completion that will allow them entrance to a skills practice and testing session for full course completion.
AHA's PALS course is an Instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication. This systems of care offerings are for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. In this course, skills are taught group sessions. Testing stations are case-based scenarios.
HeartCode PALS Part 1 is a web-based, self-directed program using eSimulation technology to allow students to assess, treat, recognize, and prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children (cost to American Heart Association $120.00). After completing the cognitive portion of the course, students will receive a certificate of completion that will allow them entrance to a skills practice and testing session for full course completion.
PEARS is an Instructor led course that helps healthcare providers develop the knowledge and skills needed for emergency evaluation and treatment of seriously ill infants and children.
PEARS teaches providers how to recognize respiratory distress, shock and cardiac arrest, and provide appropriate lifesaving interventions within the initial minutes of response until the child is transferred to an advanced life support provider.
Private classes are available for groups or businesses. Contact for more info.
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional material for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fee charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course material, do not represent income to the Association.
For additional information check out The American Heart Association website, www.onlineaha.org.
Why hasn't my insurance been billed?
I am on a fixed income and cannot pay for this.
Do I get charged an ambulance bill if I refuse care?


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Let's Give the Director of 'Battlefield Earth $100,000 to Make a New Movie
This one will be a comparative bargain.
By Sean Hutchinson
Roger Christian committed an unforgivable act with Battlefield Earth 15 years ago and has scarcely been heard from since. For the past decade he has directed a series of forgettable, straight-to-video movies. Then the Internet exhumed a long-lost short film he made called Black Angel — which originally played before The Empire Strikes Back during its original theatrical run in 1980. We're calling it here: A Roger Christian revival is at hand.
The newfound Black Angel praise spurred Christian to set up an IndieGogo campaign to expand the 25-minute fantasy short (which you can watch here) into a feature film starring Rutger Hauer and John Rhys-Davies, with more cast members to be announced as the 45-day campaign continues.
Christian once had a sterling career going, sparked by an Academy Award for set decoration on the original Star Wars movie in 1977. He worked on classics such as Alien and Monty Python's Life of Brian, and continued his working relationship with George Lucas on Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace. Then the onscreen Scientology fiasco that was Battlefield Earth (which racked up seven Razzies and eventually a "Worst Picture of the Decade" award) took his reputation out back, stomped a mudhole in it, and left it to bleed out as crow snacks.
The feature-length Black Angel reportedly has a shooting budget of $15 million; the crowdfunding campaign is aiming at a $100,000 goal to help the production. (Or maybe to inspire attaboy blog posts?) A day after launching, they're already nearly halfway funded. Perks include $35 extras like DVD and Blu-ray copies of the finished movie, a 20-minute Skype session with Christian for $75, or a $5,000 speaking role in the movie, a relative bargain for cinematic immortality.
The nerdy crown jewel of the perks will have Star Wars fans busting open their R2 coin banks. A cool $20,000 buys you an original two-frame film negative from George Lucas' personal editing copy from A New Hope.
According to Christian, expanding Black Angel has been a passion project of his since he first made the short 35 years ago, and you can't help but root for the guy. Despite his tepid delivery in the campaign video above, the story seems in the Star Wars vein with some gritty Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings details thrown in for good measure. This can be done, Internet. A hundred large is all it's going to take to put Battlefield Earth in the rearview forever. Again: a steal.
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SACRAMENTO TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION APPLAUDS DECISION INVALIDATING CARMICHAEL PARK DISTRICT PROPERTY ASSESSMENT
SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Taxpayers Association (STA) applauds a ruling by Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Christopher Krueger that invalidates a 2014 property assessment levied by the Carmichael Recreation and Park District, paving the way for approximately $1.3 million in refunds to working families and businesses within the district.
The action by the court negates the assessment on the grounds of numerous violations of Prop. 218, designed to protect taxpayers by limiting the methods by which local governments can create or increase taxes, fees and charges without taxpayer consent.
"We're pleased that the court ruled in favor of the hardworking taxpayers of Carmichael," said STA President Katy Grimes. "Judge Krueger's decision is a significant victory for business owners and residents within the district. We're pro-parks, but want to see improvements conducted in a thoughtful, deliberative fashion, in accordance with the law."
"The trial court's ruling is a clear victory for taxpayers. Proposition 218, enacted by the voters of California in 1996, was intended to address exactly the type of abuses committed by the Carmichael Park District ," said Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and principal drafter of Proposition 218. "We applaud the tenacity of local taxpayers and homeowners for bringing this legal action and forcing compliance with those provisions of the California Constitution adopted to protect their interests."
Violations, as outlined by Judge Krueger in his May 19, 2016 decision, included the District's failure to assess properties based on actual special benefits the properties were to receive from the proposed improvements. Specifically, all residential property owners were assessed the same amount even though many were located miles from the vast majority of the planned projects and stood to gain little benefit from them. Judge Krueger also struck down the District's attempt to fund security patrols as in violation of the 1972 Landscape and Lighting Act. The ruling stops the District from continuing to levy assessments in the future unless and until a new assessment is approved by voters.
Another significant issue strongly raised by STA during the pre voting period was the lack of full and transparent disclosure. The district's election campaign materials failed to adequately disclose the true financial assessments to be levied on small business properties, apartments and other commercial entities. "Many such properties were annually taxed in excess of $1000.00. Yet the district and their campaign consultants both marketed and promoted these tax assessment based on a lower per residence amount. The voters and taxpayers deserve all the facts presented in an honest and straightforward manner," said Grimes. Homeowners were taxed a flat $44.87, regardless of assessed property valuation.
The lawsuit was originally filed by lead attorney Eric Benink of Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, LLP on behalf of STA following the May 2014 assessment that passed by just a 1.1 percent margin.
In his final ruling (below), Judge Krueger wrote that "the court finds that the District violated Proposition 218 and at least one provision of the Landscaping and lighting Act when it imposed the assessment at issue. The court thus grants the petition and related requests for relief."
Specific details of, and the process for, refunds have yet to be determined by the County.
Writ 5-25-2016
Final Ruling 5-19-16[1]
Carmichael Recreation and Park District, Eric Benink, Jon Coupal, Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, LLP, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, property assessment, Proposition 218, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Christopher Krueger, Sacramento Taxpayers Association
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Michael Bradley: Columbus market has not kept pace in MLS
The USA captain gave a blunt assessment of Mapfre Stadium.
By Oliver Platt@plattoli Nov 22, 2017, 12:59am EST
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Mapfre Stadium - though it did not go by its current sponsor's name back then - was the venue of one of Michael Bradley's most famous performances.
Then just 21 years old, Bradley scored both goals in a 2-0 USA win over Mexico back in 2009.
But if the Toronto FC captain has any nostalgia for the Columbus Crew's ageing home, he did not show it after the first leg of the Eastern Conference final on Tuesday night.
Amid the threat of relocation to Austin, Texas currently hanging over the Crew, Bradley spoke frankly of his belief that the Columbus market has "fallen behind" as MLS has continued to grow.
"Look, on one hand you feel for the small group of loyal supporters that they have who have been here since the beginning, who continue to support the team and come out week after week.
"On the other hand, you can't deny the fact that things here have really fallen behind in terms of the atmosphere in the stadium, the quality of the stadium, what it's like to play here.
"I don't know who's at fault for that... there's a lot going on, and I get that - and like I said, as an outsider I don't know what that falls on.
"But again, the reality is just that as the league has continued to grow and grow - and this is not the only one, but this is one of a few markets that has not kept pace."
It should be noted that Bradley was speaking after having his every touch of the ball booed due to the USA's recent failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
When asked if the hostile reception he has been the recipient of away from home of late lights in fire in him, the 30-year-old was equally to the point.
"No," he replied. "I've got bigger things to worry about than whether a few people in Columbus don't like me."
Jonathan Osorio struck a more sympathetic tone.
"It was really nice," Osorio said of the atmosphere brought by the Crew fans as well as 1,000 or so travelling from Toronto. "Obviously this is a crowd trying to save their team, and it sure seemed like it today.
"Credit to them. I'm happy for the fans and hope all the best happens for them."
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When will kids younger than 18 be able to get a COVID vaccine? Here are some timelines
Jon Webb
Evansville Courier & Press
Last week provided something exceedingly rare: good news.
Indiana lowered the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility age twice in less than 48 hours. Anyone 50 and older can now make an appointment through the state, and an order from President Joe Biden allowed Indiana's K-12 teachers to sign up for vaccinations via the federal pharmacy program.
But amid all the progress — including the arrival of a one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine — one question still looms over the rollout: when will children be eligible to get shots of their own?
Pfizer's vaccine has been cleared for kids 16 and older, but the Federal Drug Administration hasn't greenlit inoculations for anyone younger. That could change – and soon.
Payal Patel-Dovlatabadi, an associate professor of public health at the University of Evansville, said there could be a breakthrough as early as this summer.
"The hope is to have the vaccine ready for children and adolescents by August 2021, prior to the beginning of school in fall," she said Thursday.
Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky hinted at a similar timeline during an interview with the Washington Post on Wednesday. He said a vaccine for those 18 and younger could arrive by September. The company launched studies for kids between the ages of 12 and 18 recently. If those go well, they'll branch into younger demographics.
Pfizer and Moderna have initiated trials for kids as well, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Dr. Anthony Fauci isn't so optimistic. Although he agreed with the late summer/early fall timeline for high-schoolers, he said elementary-age students will likely have to wait much longer.
"If you project realistically when we will be able to get enough data to be able to say that elementary school children will be able to be vaccinated, I would think that would be, at the earliest, the end of the year — and very likely the first quarter of 2022," he said during "Meet the Press" on Sunday.
A vaccine could add another layer of security for schools, especially if children who opted for virtual learning this year stream back into the hallways in the fall, increasing in-person enrollment.
As of the latest update to the state database, Indiana has reported more than 43,000 COVID cases in schools since the pandemic began. More than 28,000 of those came from students, with the rest split between teachers and staff.
Indiana has also grappled with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children – a coronavirus-adjacent illness that can lead to organ failure and death. Multiple cases were reported in the Tri-State this winter, and Indiana has seen somewhere between 31 and 50 cases statewide, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention database.
But while a lack of a vaccine for kids could lead to "localized outbreaks" of COVID, Patel-Dovlatabadi said classroom transmission has been "relatively low" at schools that require masking and follow social distancing guidelines.
The Indiana State Department of Health eased restrictions on schools last month, announcing it would no longer require contact tracing or quarantines for COVID exposures in classrooms where students and teachers stay at least 3 feet apart and always wear masks. They also planned to ship rapid COVID tests to schools across the state.
Increased access to vaccinations could reduce transmission even further. But Dr. Sarah Long, a professor of pediatrics at Drexel University, told the Associated Press it will be tough to reach true herd immunity without a vaccine for kids.
"There's no question: we do want to immunize children," she said.


Key words and concepts that have shaped the concept of open learning, open learning communities and man's relationship to technology.
APPROPRIATION - processes by which individuals and communities consciously take both conceptual and operational control of an idea, a tool, a technology, etc. within the context of their real and perceived culture.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) - tools that exhibit human intelligence and behaviour including self-learning robots, expert systems, voice recognition, natural and automated translation.
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING - when learners work in groups on the same task simultaneously, thinking together over demands and tackling complexities. Collaboration is here seen as the act of shared creation and/or discovery. Within the context of electronic communication, collaborative learning can take place without members being physically in the same location.
CONSTRUCTIVISM - sees learning as a dynamic process in which learners construct new ideas or concepts on their current/past knowledge and in response to the instructional situation. Constructivism implies the notion that learners do not passively absorb information but construct it themselves.
CYBERSPACE - the virtual shared universe of the world's computer networks, it has come to describe the global information space. As an example, telephone conversations, 'chatroom' discussions, computer communications and ATM transactions all take place in cyberspace.
DISTANCE EDUCATION - an educational process and system in which all or a significant proportion of the teaching is carried out by someone or something removed in space and time from the learner. Distance education requires structured planning, well-designed courses special instructional techniques and methods of communication by electronic and other technology, as well as specific organizational and administrative arrangements.
DISTANCE LEARNING - a system and a process that connects learners to distributed learning resources. Distance learning can take a variety of forms, all distance learning, however, is characterized by (a) separation/distance of place and/or time between instructor and learner, amongst learners, and/or between learners and learning resources; and (b) interaction between the learner and the instructor, among learners and/or between learners and learning resources conducted through one or more media.
DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTS - physical and virtual diversification of learning resources.
ELECTRONIC MAIL - network tool that allows an individual to send a message to the computer mailbox of another user. Mailboxes, have unique and specific addresses which can generally be mailed to or by anyone else on the Internet. Email can also be sent automatically to a large number of addresses (through a Mailing List).
EMPOWERMENT - how individuals/communities engage in learning processes in which they create, appropriate and share knowledge, tools and techniques in order to change and improve the quality of their own lives and societies. Through empowerment, individuals not only manage and adapt to change but also contribute to/generate changes in their lives and environments.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING - learning by doing.
FIBER OPTICS - communications infrastructure that uses optical fibers for transmission. Optical fibers transmit large amounts of complex and varied information such as text, diagrams and graphics more quickly and efficiently than the traditional copper wires.
GUI (Graphical User Interface) - a graphics-based user interface that incorporates icons, pull-down menus and a mouse, as in Microsoft Windows or the interface on Macintosh computers. The GUI has become the standard way users interact with a computer.
HARDWARE - machinery and equipment (CPU, disks, tapes, modem, cables, printers, scanners, CD drives, etc.). In operation, a computer is both hardware and software.
HOMEPAGE - The home page is the first Web page you come to when you access a Web site. Many companies, individuals and universities, for example, have Web pages.
HTML - HyperText Markup Language is the underlying document format used on the World Wide Web. Webpages are built with HTML tags, or codes, embedded in the text, that allow different web browses (like Netscape, Mosaic, Ms Internet Explorer, etc.) to display formatted Web pages.
INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY - a broad term used for the many emerging and existing paths for accessing electronic information. They include computer networks, electronic mail, enhanced cable TV systems, electronic shopping and banking, etc.
INTERACTIVITY - reciprocal process of information exchange between two or more "players" in communication, or more specifically learning. "Players" can be pupils, facilitators, peers but also automated learner resources, like databases and other CAL devices.
INTERACTIVE RADIO INSTRUCTION - Instruction through radio which allows for a return of communication via telephone, fax, e-mail, etc.
INTERACTIVE TELEVISION (ITV) - television programmes which typically consist of oneway video transmission (students see instructor at a distance) and twoway audio (students hear instructor either through the television or by telephone and the instructor can hear students by telephone). With the advent of compressed video, ITV programmes are now being implemented that allow both students and teachers to see, hear and respond to each other via video and audio in realtime.
INTERNET - the world-wide network of networks. Known as 'The Net,' it is a wide collection of interconnected computer networks that allow electronic mail, files, and other information to flow between computers.
INTRANET - An in-house Web site that serves the employees of an enterprise. Even if intranet pages can be linked to the Internet, an intranet is not a site accessed by the general public. With programming languages like Java, client/server applications can be built on intranets.
JUST-IN-TIME LEARNING - a term to describe ways of making information available over Internet to people when they need it and at a level equal to their ability to understand it.
LAN - local area network, or a group of computers connected for the purpose of sharing resources. The computers on a local area network are typically joined by a single transmission cable and are located within a small area, often not more than a few square kilometres, and a single building or section of a building.
LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS - an organization that shares and constructs knowledge, resources, and experiences towards a common goal.
LISTSERV/MAILING LIST - application on the Internet that gives users the opportunity to distribute mail, send to other addresses. Automated mailing lists allow for online discussions conducted by electronic mail.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS - frameworks for interacting, understanding, interpreting, and constructing meaning based on local knowledge, oral traditions, and historical experiences of given area or group.
LOGIN - to identify oneself to a computer system or network and start to use it. Usually logging on requires a password, depending on the system. Same as log on; opposite of log-off.
MEDIA - means and ways of distribution and communication. From text, audio, graphics, animated graphics to full-motion video. Media is the plural of "medium." Multimedia is the mix or combination of media.
MEDIA LITERACY - the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and produce communication and information in a variety of forms and means.
METACOGNITION - thinking about one's thinking processes. It has to do with the active monitoring and regulation of cognitive processes.
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES - Howard Gardner identifies at least seven different human intelligences that allow us to engage in learning and help us make sense of the world: (1) language; (2) logical-mathematical analysis; (3) spatial representation; (4) musical thinking; (5) the use of the body to solve problems or to make things; (6) an understanding of other individuals; and, (7) an understanding of ourselves. Within the framework of learning with technology, each has a specific role and capacity.
NETWORK - an arrangement of objects or people that are interconnected electronically or not. See LAN. In communications, the transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations also support hardware and software.
ON-LINE - when a computer is connected to a network and logged in. On-line is the opposite of off-line.
OPEN LEARNING - instructional systems in which many facets of the learning process are under the control of the learner. It attempts to deliver learning opportunities where, when, and how the learner needs them.
SERVER - a computer that provides a service across a network. The service may be file access, login access, file transfer, printing and so on.
SOFTWARE - instructions for the computer. A series of instructions that performs a particular task is called a programme. Two major categories of software are system operating software and application software. See hardware.
SURFING THE NET - Scanning online material, such as databases, news and forums. The term originated from"channel surfing," the rapid changing of TV channels to identify something of interest.
TELECOMMUNICATION - the electronic process that enables communication across distances, large and small, from one sender to another.
TELECONFERENCING - ("long distance" conferencing) describes meetings at a distance using electronic means such as satellite, telephone, Internet, radio etc. in which participants have direct visual or aural contact.
TELEMATICS - mixing of resources and services of computer science and telecommunications.
URL - (Uniform Resource Locator) the Internet addressing scheme that defines the route to a file or programme. For example, a home page on the World Wide Web is accessed via its URL.
VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES - a community accessible only online via computer, enabled by computer conferencing systems that allow people around the world to participate in public conversations or exchange private messages via electronic mail.
VIRTUAL REALITY - an immersive and interactive simulation of either reality-based or imaginary images and scenes. See Cyberspace.
VIRUS - software programme used to infect a computer. After the virus code is written, it is buried within an existing programme. Once that programme is executed, the virus code is activated and attaches copies of itself to programmes in the system.
WORLD WIDE WEB - a hyper-text-based system for finding and accessing resources on the Internet.


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Q: XQuery transformation with WSO2 ESB I am designing a Proxy Service sequence that includes an XQuery transformation. I have a problem with referencing the registry file containing the transformation.
Here is the sequence:
<sequence name="MySequence" xmlns="http://ws.apache.org/ns/synapse" >
  <xquery key="conf:/wsdl/xqueryRequest.xq"
          target="..."
          xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.synapse/xsd"  >
     <variable xmlns:ns2="http://..." name="var1" expression="..." type="ELEMENT" />
  </xquery>
  <send>
     <endpoint>...</endpoint>
  </send>
</sequence>

The file containing the XQuery transformation is uploaded in /_system/config/wsdl/xqueryRequest.xq
And this is the exception I am getting:
WARN ERROR_DETAIL : org.apache.synapse.SynapseException:
Unable to execute the query at
org.apache.synapse.mediators.xquery.XQueryMediator.handleException(XQueryMediator.java:627) at
org.apache.synapse.mediators.xquery.XQueryMediator.mediate(XQueryMediator.java:130) at
org.apache.synapse.mediators.AbstractListMediator.mediate(AbstractListMediator.java:60) at
...
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at
org.wso2.carbon.mediation.registry.WSO2Registry.lookup(WSO2Registry.java:177) at
org.apache.synapse.registry.AbstractRegistry.getResource(AbstractRegistry.java:63) at
org.apache.synapse.config.SynapseConfiguration.getEntry(SynapseConfiguration.java:693) at
org.apache.synapse.core.axis2.Axis2MessageContext.getEntry(Axis2MessageContext.java:194) at
org.apache.synapse.mediators.xquery.XQueryMediator.performQuery(XQueryMediator.java:233) at
org.apache.synapse.mediators.xquery.XQueryMediator.mediate(XQueryMediator.java:123)
... 11 more

The exception shows a NullPointer at WSO2Registry.lookup so I assume that the problem is in finding the XQuery file in the registry, this part:
key="conf:/wsdl/xqueryRequest.xq"
The documentation shows two code snippets(390 and 391) with XQuery transformation but non of them explains howto reference the XQuery file.
Question: What should be the correct value for the key parameter? Do I need to use the "Local Entry" feature? If yes, then should I define the value as "Inline XML Entry" or "Inline Text"?
UPDATE 03/23/12:
Question 2: Perhaps a simpler question: Where should I copy/upload the xqueryRequest.xq file when I set Xquery mediator's key field to key="xqueryRequest.xq"?

A: Can you try saving your xquery as a local entry and refer it from the XQuery mediator.
(Please have a look at local entry samples)

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A Family Visit to Bolivia
It's hard to believe it's been seven years since we began the journey toward serving in missionary aviation! With much training and preparation behind us, we are now getting close to moving overseas to serve on our first field assignment as a missionary pilot/mechanic family! For the past couple years we have been corresponding with several missionary organizations that we are interested in. There is one ministry in particular that has resonated strongly with us, and that we have been thinking and praying about. Finally, in December, the timing worked out for us to make a visit with our entire family.
We began our trip on a Thursday morning when we started driving toward Miami. After 11 hours we decided to call it a day and stop for the night in Titusville, Florida. Aliza did amazingly well on the drive down, and the big kids helped out a lot, keeping her happy and well-fed. But after all those hours she was glad to be out of her car seat. Her big smiles won her lots of friends at Cracker Barrel! 🙂 We are thankful for everyone who prayed for us during the long car ride.
Aliza did amazingly well on the long car ride!
We started driving again Friday morning with the intention of stopping to see the ocean before continuing to the Miami Airport. But after contending with the crazy traffic coming into Miami we decided to play it safe and head straight to the parking lot where we'd catch an airport shuttle. Interestingly, the shuttle driver was from Peru and made sure to tell us how much we would love Bolivia.
We got to the airport around 4:15 for a 10:30pm flight, which meant lots of waiting at the airport. Unfortunately our flight was delayed twice, but by 1:00am on Saturday we were finally airborne. After a long drive and more than eight hours in the airport we were ready to get some sleep in the dark aircraft cabin. All was well until they decided to turn on the lights and serve us dinner around two o'clock in the morning. Who needs dinner at that hour? Not me, but I suppose someone would have complained about not getting the meatballs they'd paid for. I would have gladly given my meatballs to that guy in exchange for an hour of sleep.
Happy to finally be en route to Bolivia!
Finally, around 8am on Saturday, we touched down in Bolivia and the kids set foot on foreign soil for the first time! Fortunately our connecting flight was waiting for us (and more importantly for some crew members), so we made it to Cochabamba late morning. Immigration and customs went quickly, and Tony was there to meet us and drive us back to the mission house. It's a really nice place, and we get a floor to ourselves. It was only the fourth floor, but at 8500' elevation we noticed those flights of stairs!
Saturday was a rest day, and Sunday we visited the "International Church". I put that in quotes because the church has evolved from a mostly English-speaking church to a church comprised mostly of Bolivians and other Spanish speakers. A few songs were done in English, but the rest of the service was in Spanish. I was pleasantly surprised that I could understand a majority of what was said, so that was encouraging. After church we had lunch, rested for a while, and went for a walk around the neighborhood.
After a couple days of settling in and learning about ITM's ministry, I had the opportunity to fly out to one of the villages where we would pick up a team that had been serving there for a couple weeks. The morning started early, when I rolled out of bed at 3:30. Cristian, one of the ITM staff, arrived to pick me up at 4:15. That was the first of three stops he was making around the city, and by 5:00 the truck was pulling into the airport, crammed full of adults, children, and cargo.
Getting ready for an early morning departure.
Before the sun had risen, we were taxiing to the other side of the field where we would file our flight plan and completely unload the airplane to be inspected by the anti-narcotic branch of the police. After the inspection we re-packed the airplane and waited to get a report that the weather was clear at our destination. By 7:15 our flight plan had expired and the weather had not cleared, meaning it was time to go through the whole process again. Apparently nothing is easy in Bolivia when it comes to paperwork and bureaucracy!
To make a long story short, the weather didn't clear and we cancelled the flight. That's just part of flying in Bolivia during the rainy season. It seems that the old saying is true: "Time to spare? Go by air!" That being said, the airplane is still—without a doubt—the best way to get out to the tribes.
Later in the day, our family had lunch with several families and individuals that serve with ITM in Cochabamba. It was encouraging to hear about the church planting and discipleship that is happening in many small villages in the highlands near Cochabamba. There is also a great need for more laborers to disciple believers in these young churches. We had an opportunity to share about our journey, and our time together concluded by praying for one another. It was a very encouraging afternoon!
Finally, we drove out to see Cristo de la Concordia—the giant statue of Jesus that overlooks the city. By the time we got there it was pouring rain, so we didn't spend much time there. At the base of the statue is a sculpture of an open Bible with the text of John 14:6; yet there are so many people in this region who haven't heard about Jesus—the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Cristo de la Concordia
Thursday morning, the weather was looking good, so we tried again for the flight out to the village of Oromomo. This time we were able to make it out of Cochabamba on top of a sea of clouds. As we approached the village the clouds were breaking up, but there was still a low cloud layer that Tony was able to duck under and make a landing in Oromomo. While Tony shuttled the team to a nearby village I stayed in Oromomo where I got a tour from Tito, the pastor of the church in the village. He also explained to me the need for more laborers to reach the many unreached settlements around Oromomo. After seeing the village, I enjoyed a cup of coffee (and a taste of mate) and conversation with Tito and Ramon, one of the team members who had been serving in Oromomo.
One of the things we love about the ministry of ITM is that the staff is multicultural, and most of the church planting and discipleship is being done by Bolivian nationals. There are even short-term teams that come to serve from other parts of the country. As expats, we would be supporting and working alongside Bolivians that are reaching people within their own borders with the Gospel.
Flying to Oromomo at about 14,000 feet.
At the airstrip in Oromomo
Since we had come all the way to Bolivia, I felt that it would be very helpful for our whole family (not just me) to fly out to one of the remote "front-line" ministry locations. On Friday we flew to the village of San Lorenzo to meet some of the Bolivian ITM missionaries, and to see the radio station and Bible school that is being constructed to train tribal church leaders. On of my goals for that visit was for Ian and Ella to get a glimpse of the work that we would be supporting, and simply to see what life is like in the more remote parts of Bolivia. While walking around San Lorenzo and talking with Tony, they also got an idea of how they could participate in the work that God is doing here, especially helping to support teams that come to serve in the tribal areas.
During our visit to the radio station, we had a few moments to sit and talk with Ivan and Cendy, the staff members who run the station in addition to other responsibilities. They were so encouraging to us, and especially to the kids. After we talked for a while they shared some Scripture and prayed for our family. We felt very blessed by them, and would be excited to help support these Bolivian missionaries who have made significant sacrifices to serve in remote parts of their own country.
At the airstrip in San Lorenzo
Walking down one of the main roads in San Lorenzo.
The radio station and one of the Bible school buildings.
We came back very excited about the possibility of serving in Bolivia with ITM. It's not the easiest place to serve, and there would be some challenges. But we know that the Lord will be with us wherever He calls us. We're not making any big announcements quite yet, but we are excited about what lies ahead for our family.
From the window of the mission house in Cochabamba we could see the outstretched arms of a giant Jesus statue. That was pretty neat, but we are thankful that there is a real Jesus who actually holds and sustains all things, and we continue to trust Him to direct our steps, desiring His will to be done in us! Thanks again for walking alongside us on this journey!
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Q: React Native ScrollView will not expand with child size I'm building an app which uses the Map method to build several different components. I have a scrollview which contains the whole page. Currently, the scrollView won't expand to contain everything despite trying what is seemingly every bit of advice online.
I have tried having the scrollview be inside another view but that still doesn't work as well as a combination of different flex configurations. Does anyone know why this page in particular isn't working. I have compared it to other pages and there is seemingly no reason as to why the flex does not extend.
Thanks
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                    {
                    this.state.images.map((item, key) => (
                        <Image key = {key} source={{uri: item}} style = {{width: 200, height: 200}} />
                    ))
                    }
            </View>
            <View style = {styles.cameraContainer}>
                <TouchableHighlight onPress={this.handleChoosePhoto}>
                    <Icon type='font-awesome' name='photo' size={60} />
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                <Icon type='font-awesome' name='camera' size={120} />
                <Icon type='font-awesome' name='map-o' size={60} />
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            <View style= {styles.detailsContainer}>
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            <View style = {styles.friendsContainer}>
                <View>
                    <Text style = {styles.friendsSectionTitle}>I spent today with: </Text>
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                <ScrollView horizontal= {true}>
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                        {
                            this.state.friends.map((item, key) => (
                                <View key={key} >
                                     <TouchableHighlight >
                                        <PersonEntryBox  name={item.name} backgroundImageToUse={item.image} style = {styles.smallBox} functionToRun = {() => {this.state.selectedFriends.push(item)}} />
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                                </View>
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                        }
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             <View style={{height: '40%', width: '100%'}}>
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                        style={{...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject}}
                        initialRegion={{
                            latitude: 45.5209087,
                            longitude: -122.6705107,
                            latitudeDelta: 0.0922,
                            longitudeDelta: 0.0421,
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                    onPress={this.handlePress}
                >
                    {this.state.markers.map((marker) => {
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                <RateTheDayBox style={styles.okayDay} dayRating="Okay" onClick={() => {this.state.rating = "yellow"; this.storeDay()}}></RateTheDayBox>
                <RateTheDayBox style={styles.greatDay} dayRating="Great" onClick={() => {this.state.rating = "green"; this.storeDay()}}></RateTheDayBox>
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const styles = StyleSheet.create({
    pageContainer: {
        paddingTop: 50,
        alignItems: 'center',
        flex: 1,
    },
    mapContainer:{
        flex: 1,
    },
    marker: {
        backgroundColor: "#550bbc",
        padding: 5,
        borderRadius: 5,
    },
    text: {
        color: '#FFF',
        fontWeight: "bold",
    },
    photoShowcase: {
        flex: 1,
        flexDirection: 'row',
        alignItems: 'flex-start',
        justifyContent: 'flex-end',
        zIndex: 0,
        height: 200
    },
    cameraContainer: {
        flexDirection: 'row',
        paddingTop:20,
        paddingLeft: '5%',
        paddingRight: '5%',
        width: '100%',
        height: '25%',
        alignItems: 'center',
        justifyContent: 'space-around',
    },
    iconStyles: {
        marginLeft: 10,
        color: 'red',
    },
    detailsContainer: {
        width: '100%',
        height: '35%',
    },
    title: {
        paddingLeft: 10,
        fontSize: 40,
        textDecorationLine: 'underline',
    },
    description: {
        paddingLeft: 11,
        paddingTop: 10,
    },
    friendsContainer: {
        width: '100%',
        height: '20%',
    },
    boxContainers: {
        flexDirection: 'row',
    },
    friendsSectionTitle: {
        paddingLeft: 10,
        fontSize: 30,
    },
    ratingsButtonContainer: {
        width: '100%',
        height: '20%',
        flexDirection: 'row',
        alignItems: 'center',
        justifyContent: 'space-between'
    },
    badDay: {
        backgroundColor: 'red',
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    okayDay: {
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    greatDay: {
        backgroundColor: 'green',
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    peopleContainer: {
        paddingTop: 10,
        flex: 1,
        flexDirection: 'row',
        flexWrap: 'wrap',
        justifyContent: 'center',
        alignItems: 'center' ,
        width: '100%',
        height: '100%',
    },
});

EDIT: For anyone suffering from the same issue, REMOVE PERCENTAGES FROM HEIGHTS. This fixed this issue for me.

A: Maybe just use style instead of contentContainerStyle ? the doc says :

These styles will be applied to the scroll view content container which wraps all of the child views

So maybe here is your problem, you're not applying the flexGrow to the scrollView but to its wrapper


Ronald Scotty MacLagan was born on June 6, 1919 in Lumphinnans, Scotland. Scotty left his homeland with his mother and brothers when he was nine years old, sailing to Montreal, Quebece where they spent a year waiting to join his father in Chicago. It didn't take Scotty long to live and love his life in Chicago. Swimming and water polo became his passion, which lasted a lifetime. He found a home- away-from home at Beilfuss Natatorium where he learned the lessons of life and water polo from a wonderful mentor and coach, Werner Gerhard. The Beilfuss water polo team made quite a name of itself when they won the water polo National Championship in 1947. The friendships Scotty made with his teammates lasted a lifetime. Scotty carried wonderful memories with him throughout his life, well- lived life. Scotty passed away peacefully at the age of 98 on January 31, 2016.


There are so many activities taking place this weekend! Here is a sampling.
After watching his team win a Super Bowl from the sidelines, Harris is in pursuit of his first NFL start.
Winter Park staff and officials celebrated Bike to Work Day by hosting a short bicycle ride throughout the city.
Families flocked to the arts festival on March 9.
Winter Park families made their own shamrocks at the March 9. event.
The Lakemont Elementary PTO hosted its annual Lakemont on the Lake fundraiser at the Winter Park Raquet and Country Club.


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Issue Date: August 2016
Lived Experience of Stroke Survivors Returning to Work
Salvador Bondoc, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, BCPR, CHT; Chelsea Campo, MOT; Kathleen O'Donnell Pickert, MOT; Kristyn Sirois, MOT
Neurologic Conditions / Stroke / Work and Industry / Basic Research
Poster Session | August 01, 2016
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2016, Vol. 70, 7011505113. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO1101
Salvador Bondoc, Chelsea Campo, Kathleen O'Donnell Pickert, Kristyn Sirois; Lived Experience of Stroke Survivors Returning to Work. Am J Occup Ther 2016;70(4_Supplement_1):7011505113. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO1101
Date Presented 4/7/2016
This qualitative study explores the lived experience of stroke survivors returning to work after rehabilitation. Common themes of their lived experience point to the need to address return to work early in the rehab process and foster a sense of self-efficacy about returning to work.
Primary Author and Speaker: Salvador Bondoc
Additional Authors and Speakers: Chelsea Campo, Kathleen O'Donnell Pickert, Kristyn Sirois
PURPOSE: Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability. Despite intensive rehabilitation, many stroke survivors will continue to experience lasting impairments that may prevent them from resuming past occupational roles. Only a small percentage of stroke survivors are able to return to work, and for most who do return to work, it is a protracted and expensive process (Hackett, Glozier, Jan, & Lindley, 2012). Furthermore, not many who return to work are able to resume the same roles or achieve their optimal level of productivity.
Much of available occupational therapy (OT) literature has addressed return to work after stroke (O'Brien & Wolf, 2010), but a knowledge gap remains about the experiences of stroke survivors returning to work and working. Thus, the purpose of this study is to describe the lived experience of stroke survivors with regard to returning to and being engaged in work after the onset of their stroke.
DESIGN: Phenomenology
PARTICIPANTS: Participants were recruited from outpatient centers that provide neurorehab services and stroke support groups. Criteria for participation included age 21 yr or older, ≥2 yr after initial stroke onset, and currently employed for > 6 mo. Purposive sampling according to demographic factors, type of employment, and job title was considered to ensure sufficient variation of experiences among participants. Three participants met the criteria and consented to the study.
METHOD: A semistructured interview questionnaire was developed and piloted among content experts. Student researchers underwent training through mock interviews to ensure consistency of style. Participants underwent at least two in-depth interviews by trained student researchers; each interview lasted 60–90 min and was audio recorded and transcribed. Two student researchers (one present during the interview and another unfamiliar with the participant) separately read and reread and open coded the transcripts. Uncoded transcripts were sent to participants as part of member checking. Differences in coding between student researchers were discussed and reconciled with the lead researcher, who also acted as a peer reviewer and manager of the audit trail.
RESULTS: Four themes emerged from the analysis of participants' lived experiences about returning to work: (1) adaptation to new role while maintaining a sense of identity; (2) positive outlook and intrinsic drive as key to success; (3) proving others wrong; and (4) acknowledgment of self-imposed barriers. Although these represent common mutually exclusive themes, there were nuances to each participant's experience that point to the individualized nature of the first-person phenomena.
DISCUSSION: The experience of returning to work after stroke is influenced by the individual's functional recovery, rehabilitation process, and the presence of support (Roth & Lovell, 2014). Our study adds to the literature by highlighting the importance of developing a sense of self-efficacy and a strong intrinsic motivation to be productive and adapt to one's own limitations while overcoming self-imposed barriers about returning to work. Returning to work may not be the first thing in the client's goals and may seem to be a remote possibility at the early stages of recovery; however, an open dialogue and focus on the client's physical and psychosocial readiness to return to work should be important components of the rehab process.
IMPACT STATEMENT: The study findings support the role of OT in promoting return to work for stroke survivors. It is hoped that OT practitioners look beyond the traditional rehab practice of focusing on self-care independence and remediation of performance skills and consider engagement in productive work as another primary occupational need and targeted outcome in stroke rehabilitation.
Hackett, M. L., Glozier, N., Jan, S., & Lindley, R. (2012), Returning to paid employment after stroke: The Psychosocial Outcomes In Stroke (POISE) cohort study. PLoS ONE 7, e41795. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041795
O'Brien, A. N., & Wolf, T. J. (2010). Determining work outcomes in mild to moderate stroke survivors. Work, 36, 441–447. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-2010-1047
Roth, E. J., & Lovell, L. (2014). Employment after stroke: Report of a State of the Science Symposium. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 21(Suppl. 1), S75–S86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1310/tsr21S1-S75
Best Practices in Return to Work Services for Stroke Survivors: Perspectives From Experienced Clinicians
Occupational Performance Coaching for Stroke Survivors: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Functional Brain Stimulation in a Chronic Stroke Survivor With Moderate Impairment
Supporting Stroke Motor Recovery Through a Mobile Application: A Pilot Study
Development of an Item List to Assess Bilateral Upper-Extremity Function of Stroke Patients With Hemiplegia
Neurologic Conditions
Work and Industry


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'Racism is racism whether it's black or white' — black radio talk show host confronts Alabama pastor
May 16, 2018 by Joe Lockett
If a white pastor would have put that racist garbage in front of his church, we would have been marching and running the pastor and his congregation out of Birmingham, Alabama, right now — rightfully so. But, someway, somehow, when this pastor puts this racist garbage on his church, I hear people saying there's some truth to what he's saying. Let me say this to everybody: A broke clock is right twice a day; that doesn't make it right.
The same garbage that I hear being spewed — that there's some truth in what he's saying — is the same thing the Ku Klux Klan said when they tried to justify what they were doing. Racism is racism, whether it's black or white — it's wrong on any front — and I'm sick and tired of sitting here waiting, listening to people trying to give an excuse for it. We demonize the white man when he shows racism or we think there's racism, but when it comes to the black community, if somebody spews racism, we say, "Oh, they can't be racist." Yes, they can. And let me say this: For everybody that thinks that every white person is out to get the black community, it's not true. Are there racist people in the world? Yes. Are there racist black people in this world? Yes. And, at the end of the day, will racism ever go away? No, it won't, but there are white people who truly want to do something to help. I don't know Pastor Hodges personally, but everything I've seen these people do from Highlands, and from everything I've researched, I haven't heard anything bad, that they're trying to take over the community, trying to get black people to leave the Church of the Highlands to go to the black Church of the Highlands because they don't want the black people in the white Church of the Highlands.
Last I checked from everybody I know, they're diversified to the hilt and it's not 50/50, but there's a lot of blacks that have been going to the Church of the Highlands for a long time. It's time for people to wake up and stop buying into this racism crap.
Now, let me pause and not say "racism crap" — the "racism rhetoric" that we're hearing. Everything in America is not racism and if we continue, like we're doing now, to holler racism about every single thing, when true racism shows its ugly head, no one is going to listen because people are tired of hearing it.
Now, when we're talking about the church, we've got two men of the cloth here. My question is: What you have to say, you couldn't call that man to sit down with the pastor and see what his reasoning was and see what the program was? You had to put that out there? I don't agree with it. I think it's horrible.
The First Amendment, everybody has a right to freedom of speech, just like I'm doing right now, but let me just ask this question: What the hell does the black community want? Do we want an answer to problems or, if a black person doesn't find the answer, it can't be right because it's white?
Let me say that again: Do black people want an answer to their problems or, if it's white, it can't be right? Think about that because here's a man, a pastor in a congregation, saying, "Hey, we want to help." Now, do we know it's going to help? We don't know, but one thing I know for sure, what we're doing right now is not working.
I don't have the right answers — my program's not working — and whatever other programs that we are doing in our communities right now are not curbing the violence and stopping crime. So, if these people want to come in and it works, why not implement their program in your church? Or, if you have a program that's working, why don't you show the mayor what you're doing and he'll implement that?
But to go out and crucify and demonize somebody trying to help you and not asking for taxpayers' money — he couldn't come after that — they're not asking for your money from your church — they're not asking for that — and they're bringing their own funds and their own resources and so we demonize that?
We say we want help. "What is the white man going to do? When are they going to lend a hand?" But, now they're trying and we're saying that we don't want it — some people are — even if it's coming from the church.
In our community, when are we going to realize that there are some times that we have to open our hearts? Yes, we've been hurt. Yes, white people have screwed us over. Yes, but we did not get our civil rights by ourselves.
And let me say this in closing: Black people community, if we're ever going to move forward, we have to understand we always have to be optimistic and we always have to remember our heritage but there are cases where sometimes people just want to help.
And, if we are true Christians at the end of the day and you believe in God, it doesn't matter the color of a man or woman's skin that brings the help to you. If God is sending help, He's sending help and, sometimes, we just need to listen and obey.
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