After nearly six years on the job, Kaya Henderson is stepping down as the chancellor for the public schools of the District of Columbia. Prior to her current role, Henderson served as Chancellor Michele Rhee's deputy. Henderson is pictured here at her confirmation hearing before the City Council on June 16, 2011, following eight months as interim chancellor after Rhee's departure.
I have spent the last six years as the chancellor of the public schools of the District of Columbia and the last decade working for the school district. For 20 years, I have been focused on improving educational outcomes for students in the nation's capital. As I conclude my time as a district leader, I see enormous promise in the future of education, and I am very optimistic about what we can do to help students in traditional school districts.
During my time at the school system, we showed it is possible to make dramatic improvements in only a few years. We improved student performance, increased enrollment, increased student satisfaction, expanded our graduation rate, and improved college access for all students. This success didn't come easily, but the lessons we learned can be applied to any other school district. In fact, they must be, because we owe it to the more than 90 percent of students in this country who attend public schools to create great opportunities for a bright future.
You need to be clear about your goals. One of the first things I did as chancellor was to publicly state the five goals by which we would measure our success. These goals were derived from input from thousands of community members, but they were clear, specific, and quantifiable. Our goals showed that we were going to improve outcomes for all students; that we were going to focus on our lowest-performing schools; that we would increase our graduation rates; that student satisfaction was important to us; and that having more parents choose our schools was crucial to our success. We haven't yet met all of our goals, but they shaped our work, ensured the public understood our approach, and helped hold us accountable for our performance.
"All students should have the same opportunities as their wealthier peers."
There is nothing more important than people. We all know that research says that the quality of a teacher matters more than anything else in a child's classroom. That is why our district worked to recruit, reward, and retain the very best teachers. In fact, 90 percent of our very best teachers return to our public schools each year.
But just having great teachers isn't enough. We need great school leaders and great district-level staff as well. Classroom work, school leadership, and district-level work all require similar skills—the ability to work collaboratively, a sense of urgency, and the ability to implement workable solutions to complex problems. You simply cannot be successful at this level of work unless your team is made up of the very best people.
Every student deserves the opportunity to have rich experiences across the curriculum. One of the things that I am most proud of is the fact that, with $2 million of private funding, we were able to send 400 students, most of whom had never left the country, on international trips. This is important to me because I know that all students should have the same opportunities as their wealthier peers. I also know that while it is tempting to focus on remediation and the notion of "fixing" our students, the real key to their success lies in helping our students blossom through broadening experiences. This is why we make sure that every 2nd grader learns about his or her neighborhood while learning to ride a bike, and it is why every high school chemistry student learns to build a cellphone battery. Yes, we must meet our students where they are with instruction, but we must also help students see how far they can go.
Families are the very best partners in education. Our teachers have done thousands of home visits with their students' families, and I've held scores of meetings with parents everywhere from their PTA meetings and living rooms to our local Costco. Through these experiences, I can say that families are the very best partners in their children's education. However, I've also learned that parents can be good partners only if you give them the tools they need to engage.
Our home visits give teachers a chance to learn about individual students' needs and interests at the start of the school year so teachers and families can work together to help those children succeed. At our community meetings, we provide parents with key information but also let them know the issues that need their feedback. We use this feedback every year when we formulate our budget, and we focus on families when we have to make decisions about opening new schools, consolidating schools, or changing school boundaries. I have found that even the busiest families will gladly make time for you when you seek their input.
School district leaders need thoughtful, aligned political support. I have been fortunate to work under three different mayors, three different City Council chairmen, and two different City Council education committee chairmen—all of whom have taken a strong interest in education, and all of whom have worked to invest in our schools. As a district leader, I had to make hundreds of decisions, including closing underenrolled schools, and I am certain that some of our city's political leaders wish that I had made different decisions from time to time.
While we may have had contentious hearings and difficult conversations, nearly all of our city's elected leaders lent their support to our work. Simply put, this was absolutely fundamental to our success. We have all shared the goal of greatly improving educational opportunities for students and that—rather than quibbles over facilities, policies, or program—defined our relationship.
Ten years ago, the District of Columbia had a struggling school system. We still have a great deal of work to do from ensuring that every school provides students with an excellent education to supporting students who haven't been successful in a traditional setting. But over the past decade, we have shown that with the right approach, our school district was able to become one of the fastest-improving school districts in the country, according to the 2013 and 2015 Trial Urban District Assessment.
Kaya Henderson joined the District of Columbia school system as deputy chancellor in 2007 and has served as its chancellor since November 2010. She steps down on Sept. 30.
"D.C. Cops Must Pay $539K for Illegally Enrolling Their Children in D.C. Schools," (District Dossier) July 29, 2016.
"D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to Step Down," (District Dossier) June 29, 2016.
"Big Changes for DCPS," (Rick Hess Straight Up) August 29, 2016.
"Dear Washington, D.C., Schools: What About the Girls?," (Education Futures) May 17, 2016.


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Eight Project 25 (P25) manufacturers are participating in a P25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) testing event underway this month. The companies are taking advantage of newly reaccredited P25 CAP laboratories and new test documentation and functionality.
Eight labs were accredited against either the 2016 or 2017 compliance assessment bulletin (CAB). The 2017 CAB includes all tests found in the 2016 CAB and adds TDMA trunking voice interoperability testing, as well as FDMA trunking control channel supplementary services interoperability tests.
Independent laboratory Compliance Testing and Harris are accredited for the four 2017 test requirements for P25 Phases 1 and 2: subscriber performance, repeater performance, conventional interoperability for Phase 1 and trunked interoperability for Phases 1 and 2. Motorola is accredited for 2017 subscriber performance and conventional and trunked interoperability. Tait Communications is accredited for 2017 subscriber and repeater performance.
EF Johnson Technologies, Harris and Timco are accredited for all four areas for 2016 P25 Phase 1 requirements. Motorola is recognized for subscriber and repeater performance for Phase 1. Motorola has three recognized labs, two in Schaumburg, Illinois, and one in Plantation, Florida.
Motorola contracted the CAP-recognized personnel from Compliance Testing to perform tests in its Motorola Schaumburg labs April 30 – June 1 and to create the detailed test reports (DTRs) that all participants will use to create their respective CAP documents, said Andy Davis, Motorola's P25 standards manager.
Motorola, JVCKENWOOD, Harris, EF Johnson, BK Technologies, Tait, Icom America and GME are confirmed to participate. Testing at the event includes P25 Phase 2 requirements and standards for the Common Air Interface (CAI), and the participants will test FDMA, TDMA and inter-wide-area communications network (WACN) functionality.
All manufacturers of P25 radios are invited to test whatever portions of the 2017 CAB that their equipment supports. "The Motorola infrastructure and radios under test will support all tests in the 2017 CAB with a couple exceptions," Davis said.
Depending on the 2017 CAB tests that each manufacturer supports and the number of radio model classes being tested, some manufacturers require one day of testing and some require up to five days of testing.
An EF Johnson spokeswoman said EFJohnson is testing the Kenwood Viking subscriber product line against the 2016 CAB P25 CAP compliance tests. "Our products will be tested in both conventional and trunking interoperability tests against multivendor infrastructure and subscriber equipment per the 2017 CAB for P25 CAP compliance," she said.
If DHS S&T has not received a 2016 CAB-based STR or SDoC by June 30, the agency will remove the equipment from the P25 CAP website.
Schafer said Compliance Testing can provide for the rule of three for multiple trunking systems on multiple manufacturers needed for interoperability testing. Compliance Testing has been accredited by American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for "field testing" to perform interoperability testing under ISO 17025, allowing the company to perform interoperability testing at any location, Schafer said.
In 2013, DHS Science and Technology (S&T) announced that three accreditation boards (ABs) — A2LA, ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board and International Accreditation New Zealand — were selected to reaccredit the eight laboratories to test P25 equipment.
Because the lab or location of the testing does not need to also be accredited, it eliminates the need for an LMR manufacturer to maintain and update an ISO 17025 accreditation, saving them the great expense and time of obtaining and maintaining an accreditation. Compliance Testing can go to that site and perform the testing on its trunked infrastructure, and the testing is accredited, Schafer said.
The lab can also can perform this accredited interoperability testing at an agency, city or state's installation for confirmation, verification, validation and accreditation of P25 infrastructure operating to the 2016/2017 CAP standard.
"We also have begun doing pre-purchase order verification testing for some large federal agencies prior to purchasing LMR subscriber units to verify all features they are expecting are operational, prior to their purchase," Schafer said.
Motorola's Davis said that in addition to testing Motorola radios on Motorola infrastructure and testing Motorola radios on Harris infrastructure using the 2017 CAB, the company is scheduled to test Motorola radios on the EF Johnson infrastructure using the 2016 CAB later this month.


Visitors, exhibitors, stall holders and such like enter Mirfield Showground at their own risk and are expected to take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of themselves and others. The showground is an open field and therefore there will be exposed roots, holes, uneven surfaces and wild animals.
Smoking is not allowed in any marquee or enclosed area.
Animals are not allowed in any marquee or enclosed area.
Pets must be under control at all times, and any mess cleaned up.
Loud noises are not permitted around the ring or other animals.
Bikes or cycles are not allowed around the showground.
Vehicles and bikes parked are done so at the owners risk.
You are advised to you wash your hands after handling animals.
Entry into any class and competition is at the entrants own risk.
Tampering with or vandalising any equipment will not be tolerated.
Instructions from Show Stewards and signage must be obeyed.
All persons participating in activities on the Mirfield Show Ground, during the Mirfield Agricultural Show or attending as visitors do so entirely at their own risk and acknowledge that they will on entering any race or taking part in any game accept that The Mirfield Agricultural Show Society accepts no legal responsibility for any accidents or injuries that may occur. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take responsibility for their own behaviour and where appropriate that of their children and pets. The Mirfield Agricultural Show Society will take all reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety of everyone attending the showground. All visitors and must take reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring and must obey the instructions of the organisers and officials. The Show officials reserve the right to refuse entry into the showground or any game or race if they feel that the person wishing to enter or take part is unfit to do so, or may in doing so be a danger to themselves or others. Breaking of any of these policies may result in the offenders being removed from the showground without right of re-entry and reimbursement.
Around the showground there will be a number of professional photographers and videographers broadcasting the show live via the big screen and recording for later use on various websites, include Mirfield Show, Youtube and Facebook. Please be aware that there will also be an even larger number of visitors taking personal photographs and videos around the showground. If you object to this, then we suggest you keep away from Mirfield Show as we can not guarantee that you will not feature in any of these. If you find a video or photograph after the show in any of the places mentioned – contact us at info@mirfieldshow.com and we will attempt to remove it.
The following is a list of terms and conditions to be adhered to by all stall holders, caterers, and attractions at the Show. Please read these carefully and note those that may apply to you. Documents required should brought with you on show day – they will be checked.
All stall holders and providers of attractions and entertainments must comply with any reasonable request made by any Show Steward.
Hazard lights will be used on all moving vehicles and speed must be no more than 5 mph at all times while on the showground.
All vehicles are to be removed from the showground between 10:00 hrs and 16:00 hrs unless a valid parking permit is displayed. Vehicles may only be parked in accordance with that permit which must be displayed.
All attractions and stalls must provide a copy of their public and employers liability insurance with their booking and have the current documentation available at the show.
Tent fabrics together with materials and drapes or linings used in conjunction with any temporary structures must be flame retardant (to BS 5438 and 7157).
All stakes/pegs used for securing marquees/tents must be adequately protected in areas that area accessible to the public.
No rope, shackles or any form of hitching will be attached to any trees on the Site.
The provider of any stall, attraction or entertainment must take all reasonable steps to consider and control any risks, or potential risks, to the health and welfare of show attendees and must discuss any areas of doubt with the Show Committee at the time of booking.
The Show Committee reserve the right to refuse admission to or require the immediate shut down and or removal of any stall, attraction or entertainment, even if their booking has been accepted, if it is considered by the committee that the stall, attraction or entertainment represents any risk to the health or welfare of any other person or animal attending the show.
Any stall, attraction or entertainment that involves the use of any heat source or combustible or inflammable item must provide appropriate fire protection equipment and personnel trained in its use.
Consideration should be given to the effect that inclement weather will have upon your stall, attraction or entertainment. Should weather conditions deteriorate to a point where significant damage will be caused by vehicle and equipment withdrawal, an exit strategy must beagreed with the site manager prior to vehicles exiting the site. Failure to comply may lead to re-instatement costs being passed to the stall, attraction or entertainment provider.
No litter or rubbish from your stall, attraction or entertainment must be left on any part of the showground. A skip will be provided for use for litter and general rubbish. No electrical items or hazardous items or substances may be placed in any skip or litter bin on the showground but must be removed and properly disposed of by the stall, attraction or entertainment provider.
The Show Committee accepts no responsibility for any injury or loss incurred as the result of the attendance of your stall, attraction or entertainment at the Show.
Any stall, attraction or entertainment that involves the use of intellectual property rights must make its own declaration and payment of any dues.
All attractions and stalls using any form of electricity must have an appropriate Certificate of Electrical Safety available at the show.
All electrical installations and equipment will comply with the general requirements of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
All portable generators or power supplies must be suitably guarded and the installation checked, approved and certified by a suitable Electrical Engineer before operation.
All electrical equipment will be installed, so far as is reasonably practicable, so that interference by the public or unauthorised employees cannot gain access. All equipment exposed to weather will be suitably protected. All electrical installations will be fitted with Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers and Earth Spikes.
All portable generators for electrical power supplies will be appropriately located and guarded from unauthorised persons. All generators will be fuelled by Diesel, fitted with Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers and earth spikes.
Wherever possible, cables will be routed or buried so that they will not cause a tripping hazard or be crushed by vehicular traffic. Armoured cabling will be installed for hazardous voltages e.g. those which could cause electric shock if damaged, protecting against contact with sharp edges or crushing by heavy loads.
Kirklees Council and can be supplied by them on request.
Vendors supplying food for sale must be indicated on the booking form and comply with Environmental Health Regulations 1990, Environmental Protection Act 1990 and any conditions requested by the Fire Authority.
Where applicable, all stalls, attractions and entertainments that supply alcohol must hold a valid Temporary Event Notice.
All animals must be kept under proper control by their handler at all times and must remain within the area designated for them or be in transit directly to or from such an area.
All animals must be made available for veterinary inspection upon demand by the Show's veterinary surgeon or by a veterinary officer acting for any government department or the Local Authority.
All livestock handlers will comply with any legislative requirements of government agencies or the Local Authority.
All livestock handlers will have with them the appropriate registration documentation for each animal (e.g. passports) at the Show.
Any rides must have an appropriate Certificate of Safety Inspection and Fitness available at the show.
Operators of adult rides and devices must be 18 years of age or older.
Operators of slow-moving devices and stalls must be 16 years of age or over and must receive appropriate training before taking control of the ride or stall.
All Operators must receive appropriate training prior to operating any ride or stall.
Every operator must have full knowledge of the function of all normal and emergency operation controls and of the proper, safe use of the device.
Every Operator shall comply with the Emergency Evacuation Procedure for the showground – available from Show Stewards on the day.
All Operators shall comply with "Fairgrounds and Amusement Parks – Guidance on Safe Practice" published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE 175).
Full and more detailed terms and policies for all stall holders, attractions and exhibitors will be sent at the time of booking and can be found in each of the relevant sections of this website and within each of the schedules.
Full and more detailed terms and policies for each class or competition and can be found in each of the relevant sections of this website and within each of the schedules.
If you require any additional information on any of our policies or terms, please feel free to contact the Mirfield Show Secretary at info@mirfieldshow.com or via our Contact Us Page.


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Vampires, Status Unknown, Minor Characters,
Unknown (presumed deceased)
Her nest
Vampire Nest Leader
Morest nest
Alpha Vampire
Alex Duncan
" And you'll let me go? "
— Kris to Dean Winchester
Kris was a vampire who was found by Arthur Ketch.
Kris loses her entire nest to the British Men of Letters. She finds comfort in the leader of another nest who promises to keep her safe. He feeds her to help her regain her strength. He promises that everyone is safe now since the place he chose as a nest is like a fortress. The Alpha Vampire, who appears a moment later, voices his disagreement, before greeting them both warmly.
Dean and Arthur Ketch later arrive at the More Rest motel in search of vampires. While Dean believes the area is a ghost town, Ketch manages to find Kris hiding in the basement with corpses. He drags her out screaming, while Ketch himself is fairly amused at her antics.
Kris captured by Ketch.
Ketch demands to know where her friends are, and proceeds to beat and punch the information out of her, much to Dean's horror. When Dean tells him it's enough, Ketch argues that she's a monster. Dean decides to ask questions himself, ordering Kris to tell him where her friends are and promises to "make it quick".
Kris tells Dean that her friends went hunting. When Ketch asks who, Kris informs them that the vampires went hunting for the hunters, meaning the ones who eradicated her nest.
Kris appeared to have been traumatized by the destruction of her nest at the hands of operatives of the British Men of Letters. This trauma presumably kept her from joining the attack on those who had destroyed her nest. When confronted by Arthur Ketch and Dean Winchester, she was defiant in the face of torture, but broke quickly under the promise of a quick death in exchange for information, showing that she perhaps welcomed an end to her life.
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CRISPR-Cas9 systems have been effectively harnessed to engineer the genomes of organisms from across the tree of life. Nearly all currently characterized Cas9 proteins are derived from mesophilic bacteria, and canonical Cas9 systems are challenged by applications requiring enhanced stability or elevated temperatures. We discovered IgnaviCas9, a Cas9 protein from a hyperthermophilic Ignavibacterium identified through mini-metagenomic sequencing of samples from a hot spring. IgnaviCas9 is active at temperatures up to 100 °C in vitro, which enables DNA cleavage beyond the 44 °C limit of Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpyCas9) and the 70 °C limit of both Geobacillus stearothermophilus Cas9 (GeoCas9) and Geobacillus thermodenitrificans T12 Cas9 (ThermoCas9). As a potential application of this enzyme, we demonstrated that IgnaviCas9 can be used in bacterial RNA-seq library preparation to remove unwanted cDNA from 16s ribosomal rRNA (rRNA) without increasing the number of steps, thus underscoring the benefits provided by its exceptional thermostability in improving molecular biology and genomic workflows. Taken together, IgnaviCas9 is an exciting addition to the CRISPR-Cas9 toolbox and expands its temperature range.


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O2 The Blue / Think Big / We're Thinking Big for young people
Published: 18/03/2013 | by Tracey Herald
We're Thinking Big for young people
Young people are full of ideas, energy and enthusiasm. But they need the right support to turn their ideas into reality. That's where O2 Think Big comes in. We find young people with great ideas and help them get going by giving them the training, funding and support to turn their ideas into action.
In March, we're celebrating three years of Thinking Big for young people. O2 Think Big works by putting cash grants of £300 in the hands of young people and supporting them to use the money to deliver a positive impact in their local area. From homework clubs to community radio stations, mobile phone apps to recycling initiatives, O2 Think Big gives young people money and trust to take action on the issues that matter to them.
We don't stop there. We help young people to Think Bigger by offering further funding of up to £2500 to grow their ideas and take their projects to the next level. We provide leadership training and mentoring support to help young people practice their entrepreneurial skills and make an even bigger social impact.
Think Big projects play an important role in helping young people develop the work and life skills to succeed. Young people who take part in Think Big tell us that the experience has helped them gain confidence and self-belief, develop their leadership and decision making skills and improve their employability. O2 is the driving force behind Think Big because we believe in the power of young people and their ideas. And as one of the biggest companies in the UK, we can back them, invest in them and campaign for them. O2 employees are at the heart of the programme, coaching, mentoring and inspiring young people to discover their potential.
Since 2010, in partnership with the National Youth Agency, UK Youth and with the support of the Telefonica Foundation, over 4000 young people have taken up leadership roles on the O2 Think Big programme, successfully applying for funding to develop and lead a community project. So, Happy Birthday O2 Think Big! Here's to many more years of Thinking Big for young people.
If you'd like to find out more about O2 Think Big follow us @O2UKThinkBig. To apply for a grant to start a project, visit www.o2thinkbig.co.uk
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Q: Get the size of a directory (not its content) (please before dismissing this as already answered, read the full question)
In C++ we can get the file size of a regular file by running std::filesystem::file_size(PATH); But this function does not work on directories, which is my problem.
I am in a situation where I need to know the size of directory "inode", in (most) linux systems the standard size of a directory is 4kB or block size:
$:~/tmp/test$ mkdir ex
$:~/tmp/test$ ls -l
total 4
drwxrwxr-x 2 secret secret 4096 Oct 15 08:43 ex

These 4kB inlcudes space for having a "list" of the file in that directory.
But if the number of files in the directory becomes significantly large, the size of the folder can increase (which is where I am).
I need to be able to track this increase.
So my question is that besides calling ls -l or du from C++ is there a C++-native way of getting the size of the directory?
I am aware that the reason it does not work with std::filesystem::file_size(path) is due file systems different ways of representing directories.

A: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/filesystem/file_size

For a regular file p, returns the size determined as if by reading the
st_size member of the structure obtained by POSIX stat (symlinks are
followed)
The result of attempting to determine the size of a directory (as well
as any other file that is not a regular file or a symlink) is
implementation-defined.

file_size on a directory may actually work in some implementations, but I guess that yours doesn't. There doesn't appear to be a pure C++ alterantive, but you can call the POSIX stat function yourself. That does work on directories and reports the number you want.

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Wyszmontów – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie świętokrzyskim, w powiecie opatowskim, w gminie Ożarów.

Prywatna wieś szlachecka Wyszmuntów położona była w drugiej połowie XVI wieku w powiecie sandomierskim województwa sandomierskiego. W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa tarnobrzeskiego.

W Wyszmontowie znajduje się skrzyżowanie dróg krajowych 74 (Kielce – Kraśnik) i 79 (Warszawa – Sandomierz), a także wylot ukończonej w 2006 r. obwodnicy Ożarowa, krzyżującej się z drogami Sandomierz–Warszawa oraz Kielce–Kraśnik.

We wsi znajduje się, wpisany do rejestru zabytków nieruchomych, park dworski (nr rej.: A.560 z 4.12.1957, z 13.12.1957 i z 27.05.1986).

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Ożarów (gmina)
Wsie szlacheckie I Rzeczypospolitej (województwo sandomierskie)

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Berkeley Hall attracts homeowners looking for resort-quality amenities of a top-flight private golf community in a place that feels like home. About 70 percent of its residents live there full-time so you'll make friends and neighbors who will be around. And with demographics ranging from retirees to families with children it never feels like a retirement community.
While some private communities tend to exhibit a "cookie cutter" look in terms of architectural styles, Berkeley Hall real estate offers a wider variety and encourages unique architectural elements so that each home has its own personality.
There are 554 total home sites on Berkeley Hall's 900 acres, making it a relatively low-density community. Most homes have golf, wooded, lagoon, or marsh views and there are deep-water lots as well.
Estate Homes from 2,400 square feet to 12,000 square feet and larger. Styles vary from traditional Lowcountry to Caribbean to Mediterranean and French Country.
Carolina Lifestyle Homes, which are single-family construction with a large screened outdoor room at the heart of the design.
Lifestyle Cottages are zero lot line (patio) construction homes with all exterior maintenance and landscaping overseen by a Property Owners' Association.
Fully furnished Golf Cottages, which can be purchased or used to provide overnight accommodations for property owners or invited guests.
Unique to Berkeley Hall is the core design of its two Tom Fazio golf courses, meaning that fairway view homes' property lines aren't directly adjacent to the golf course and none of the community's roads run through. The North Course challenges golfers with elevation changes, water and testing bunkers. Fazio himself called it his most dramatic design. The South Course is a classic parklands layout with tree-lined fairways set against a backdrop of the pristine Okatie River. A 30-acre Golf Learning Center provides Berkeley Hall golfers with all the tools they need to simulate and practice virtually any shot imaginable on the North and South Courses.
With stately Jeffersonian architecture and dignified elevations, the 35,000 square foot Berkeley Hall Clubhouse projects the image of casual elegance that is Berkeley Hall's signature. Hailed as the "next generation of lifestyle amenities," the Clubhouse offers members six dining options from the lavish Grand Hall to the more casual Mixed Grille or Veranda, or just a perfect setting for getting together with family, friends and neighbors.
Berkeley Hall's 14,500 square-foot Spa & Fitness Center includes an indoor pool, whirlpool, cardiovascular strength equipment, sauna and steam rooms, spa treatment areas, and a coffee and juice bar. And that's just the inside. Outside are tennis courts, an outdoor pool with private cabanas, a children's playground, basketball courts, and a sand volleyball court.
Getting out on the water and communing with the natural surroundings are part of what defines the "Lowcountry Lifestyle." Almost two miles of waterfront on the Okatie River and 10 miles of nature trails winding through the community make Berkeley Hall the perfect place to live it in your own back yard. From the River Park residents cast off on kayaks or Berkeley Hall's 25-foot pontoon boat into the Okatie River, or fish and crab off the Community Dock. Back on shore, a chain of leisure trails, nature trails, parks and nature exhibits – the Berkeley Hall Greenway – meanders through the property for almost ten miles.
Homes for sale in Berkeley Hall include Golf Cottages, Carolina Lifestyle Homes, Lifestyle Cottages and estate homes from about 2,700 square feet to over 6,000 square feet. Home sites are also available (some deep-water lots) to build your dream home from the ground up.
Berkeley Hall is located in Bluffton, South Carolina about nine miles from the bridge to Hilton Head Island's sandy beaches. The main gate is minutes from shopping, dining and services at Berkeley Place and Buckwalter Place, Bluffton Schools and several area churches, and Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is less than 20 miles away.
While golf is the centerpiece amenity, Berkeley Hall is equally suitable to the non-golfing homebuyer looking for casual elegance, first-class amenities, pristine Lowcountry waterfront and active, sociable neighbors in a family-friendly private community.


Sales at Japanese supermarkets edged up 0.6% in October compared to the year-ago period, the first monthly sales increase in 16 months.
According to the Japan Chain Stores Association, October revenue at the 9,002 stores surveyed totalled ¥1.22trn (US$11.1bn). October food sales rose 0.1% to ¥0.67trn from a year earlier.
Supermarket sales are seen as a key measure of Japanese consumer spending, one of the most sluggish parts of the economy, reported Reuters.


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Letter-to-the-Editor: Kevin Miller Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow BOE Candidate
Kevin Miller — May 10, 2019
Dear Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow Residents,
My name is Kevin Miller and it is with pride that I announce my candidacy for the Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow Board of Education.
My family moved to Tarrytown almost four years ago, and we discovered a community filled with talented teachers, administrators, and parents committed to excellence and inclusion. But we have also found people wanting to feel more understood and to be more engaged with their children's education. I bring an educator's focus on rigor, a perspective as a parent of younger kids, and a passion for building extra-curricular excellence to make our good schools even better.
As a teacher for 17 years in the New York City Public Schools and a private tutor in the area, I can address the difficult question of how we can meet the needs of all students to face high-level academic challenges. Over the past year, administrators have been researching this question, and I have been involved in one-on-one conversations with administrators as a PTA VP and in Parent Focus Groups as a parent of an upper elementary age child with our Middle School Principal. While those educating our children will make the decisions, it is the Board's job to help parents feel confident that our district is committed to a fair process. Due to my coalition-building experiences as a teacher and tutor, I can bring both idealism and pragmatism to these discussions.
Typically parents of older aged children fill our School Board; my children are seven and ten years old, so I am tapped into these younger parents' concerns. At the same time, my business focuses on the middle and high schoolers, so am aware of these kids' and families' experiences. Finally, my experience as a Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown PTA representative with Rivertown Parents, allows me to problem solve with Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Hastings, and Irvington parents as our district faces similar challenges such as: what role should phones and technology play in school and where does the responsibility of student, parents, teachers, and administrators begin and end?
Finally, we need to build a Sports Program that follows the example of our Arts Program: successfully developing talent from our entire population. Our district plays an essential role in ensuring that opportunities are available to challenge and develop musicians, dancers, and actors; similarly, we need to research how to make sure our athletes have support through all stages of development. I do not aspire for our schools to be sports obsessed like mine was. Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow have the unique character that allows us to thrive in both the Arts and Sports, simultaneously.
Sharing ideas and communicating openly leads to trust, and as a member of the Board, I'd be committed to making sure our voices are heard to build on the strengths of this place and its people.
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ONE Championship: ONE May Get A Taste of What They Served to Will Chope
July 22, 2019 by Christopher James
ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Asia has threatened a lawsuit against an athlete for what they deemed "defamation", after said fighter made a Facebook post regarding their drug testing program, or lack thereof one, and how and who would be in charge of administering tests and overseeing results and reporting.
The fighter, in what he felt was hot water is Will Chope, a UFC veteran of one fight, a loss to Max Holloway. Chope is one of the most seasoned and experienced fighters in MMA with over 100 fights in various disciplines despite being just 28 years old.
His post was in response to an article from January of this year titled "ONE Championship claims drug testing to commence in 2019 through WADA" in which CEO Chatri Sityodong was quoted at a press conference on January 21st, speaking about the relationship between ONE and WADA at said press conference.
"It is true that we began doing WADA testing actually last year," Sityodong told those at a press event, promising that more details were coming soon in the form of future announcements.
Chope's Facebook post:
"If you read the article, you'll realize the title is bullshit.
Supposedly they will be doing tests according to WADA standards. That doesn't mean WADA is doing them.
It means their own officials will be doing the tests. Just. Like ONE hires their own refs, and judges for their shows….. It's bullshit and biased. If ONE wants to ever get to the level of the UFC then they need a 3rd party to sanction their tests and shows….. But I doubt that will ever happen. ONE has an agenda. And as long as they are sanctioning themselves they can favor gyms and fighters.
I'm going to drop some inside knowledge and tell you the urine tests get sent to a lab in Taiwan. The doctor who tests these is a paid doctor that's been working with ONE for years. Everyone knows ONE athletes are juiced. But this style of testing will allow ONE to hide results of guys they don't want to be dirty and to throw guys that they don't care about that are dirty under the bus. You can't self-regulate privately and be non-biased and if you do self regulate it has to be public…….which it's not! #F—kONE!"
Sityodtong actually responded to Chope, and quite favorably: "Thank you for your post Will. I actually agree with most of what you wrote. There are some errors, but I am not here to create beef. Unfortunately, when ONE Championship was started in 2011, there were no referees,judges, doctors, sanctioning bodies, staff, etc for mixed martial arts in Asia. We had to find good people like Oliver Coste, Warren Wang, Rich Franklin, Matt Hume,Ryo Chonan, etc to help out (or Asian MMA would have never taken off again). On a related note WADA has a network of certified WADA labs. Stay tuned for a big announcement as we officially roll out WADA testing through their labs. ( We have been doing test runs since late last year). We are far from perfect and have made a ton of mistakes. I agree with you 100% there. I am also sure we will make more mistakes in the future because we are traveling in uncharted waters in most of Asia. That being said, I know everyone working at ONE Championship is trying their best for Asian MMA. In any case, thank you for representing Asian MMA as the most active fighter in the world of combat sports. Your achievements are genuinely mind-boggling across MMA, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing, etc. Best wishes for continued success and happiness"The response almost feels as if Sityodtong was admitting that Chope was right. Very well thought out and worded, and not to mention polite as could be. Although ONE's legal department seemed a bit more upset as evidenced by this letter sent to Chope.
Chope took his post down because he didn't want the hassle of dealing with the ONE lawyers, but he may have taken his post down too quickly because there are some truths in it. After doing some investigating, there is one big one piece of misinformation, or an actual lie from Sityodtong that actually makes Chope's statements more truthful.
According to the folks at WADA whom I reached out to for this story, in-particular Maggie Durand who is the manager of media relations and communications, "ONE Championship is NOT a World Anti-Doping Code Signatory; therefore they do not fall under our jurisdiction and we have not reviewed their rules, or testing program if any". Durand asked me if ONE had made a claim publicly that they (ONE) were working with WADA and were implying that their athletes were being tested by WADA to which I responded with the articles and the actual quotes from Sityodtong stating just that.
Without having a law degree, it seems to me that ONE is guilty of misleading the public, and it's own athletes like their Featherweight Champion Martin Nguyen, and highly touted prospect Garry Tonon, about a drug testing program that doesn't exist, and in spite of touting WADA as their partner, they lied about that as well according to WADA.
ONE may be getting a taste of their own medicine from an organization that has the legal team, and the financial ability to stand up against them unlike just one athlete.
Christopher James has been in the MMA industry for 15 years, Working as a ring announcer for promotions like the XFC, Island Fights, Combat Night and Fight Nights Global during his career. Chris' love for the sport and the athletes that partake in it led him to writing and doing face to face interviews with the athletes he admired and respected. Chris isn't conventional by any stretch of the imagination, he has his own style, and takes pride in not being a "cookie-cutter" member of the media. Unique and sometimes controversial takes are what he brings to the table, forcing folks to think a little differently about the world of MMA. He also has a love for music as he has been a dj for 25 years and his love for music gets brought to the MMA world when he gets his guests to sing on his weekly show Cage Side with Christopher James which can be seen Wednesday nights on FACEBOOK LIVE, and soon via podcast.
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