This is Christmas Star for embroidery—based on my Christmas Star, mug rug and coaster. Three superposed ten-point stars, colored with embroidery thread. Regular thread or shinny metallic thread.
Two stitches were used for the star itself: the satin stitch and the stem stitch. The ornament was embellished with the chain stitch. A tutorial for the three stitches can be found on my web site.
The embroidery measures 10.5 cm x 10.5 cm / 4 1/8" x 4 1/8". The pattern is available in my Craftsy Pattern Store (US$1.00; CA$1.29 these days).
Christmas Star can be stitched either by hand or with a sewing machine. Patterns in real size are included, as well as schemas with measurements in real size and many pictures. The difficulty level is "advanced" because there are no step-by-step instructions for sewing the appliques, quilting and binding. But it's only a matter of stitching the appliqués into place. Pretty easy in the end.
The mug rug measures 15 x 23 cm / 5 7/8″ x 9″. The coaster measures 13 cm / 5 1/8″ square. The pattern is available in my Craftsy Pattern Store (US$2.00; CA$2.54 these days).
This is my latest pattern for mug rugs and coasters. This is a Blue House surrounded by Spring flowers starting to bloom. I had fun adding the flowers, but they are optional.
The Blue House can be made with the appliqué method or the paper-piecing method. I stitched the appliques by hand, but this could be done with a sewing machine. The binding was sewn with a sewing machine on top and by hand on the back. Of course, the binding can entirely be done by machine. You can see examples for both methods in the pictures (mug rug: appliqué; coaster: paper piecing).
The pattern is available in my Craftsy Pattern Store. To make these items I used both new and old fabrics. They are cotton, except for the dark blue that is a polyester. They would also look great if made with only quilting cotton. For more details about this pattern, just click here.


Reading dotCommonweal this morning I was reminded that the influential Religious Education Conference is being held this week in Los Angeles. Looking at the liturgies on the conference website I noticed no reference to any music that would make a CMAA member proud. Perhaps I've misinterpreted what I read. Are any CMAA members at the conference? Any Californians with inside knowledge?
It's easy to just dismiss it as a case of, how could anything good come from that place. But my experience has been that conference/diocesan type liturgies can often be the worst possible. There seems to be a tendency to appeal to such a broad base, that very few people are pleased with the result.
I almost went today, but wanted to preserve my breakfast, and besides, I decided Starbuck's to be a more profound and longer lasting mood elevation enhancement.
Seriously, I have a friend "on the ground" and expect some reporting from time to time, but from the list of "workshops" and presenters, for the most part it is the same drivel, but, again, it produces a quicker diffused buzz than the Seattle based coffee grinder, hence I will probably not darken the door.
The home environment (click below)of one of the presenters (keeps getting re-invited) - not quite the CMAA fare.
What, no CMAA table there to sell Jeffrey's book? No chanteurs/chanteuses to give a workshop demo?
The annual round of comments noting (accurately and fairly) that the LA-REC prominently features heretical speakers and anti-rubrical liturgies is not unlike observing that every single issue of Hustler magazine features pornographic images. It is was it is and will continue to be that way as long as it exists. It cannot be reformed or made less offensive.
You think you've seen it all, or least heard of it all, and then you see this.
Anyone remember the big big puppet-costumes at the....was it Call to Action conference?
I think those puppets served a valuable purpose. Even the most ultra CTA member had to recognize how incredibly stupid and out of place those costumes were. That may indeed have been the impetus that caused the pendulum of liturgical reform to start its overdue swing in the other direction.
#1. Arleen Goodman: How can we make church and the mass more appealing to this younger generation? My daughter doesn't see the importance of going to church, and says it's boring. I try to set an example, but feel like I can't persuade them. What can I do?
#2. Ann Scolari: What are your thoughts on the Trindentine mass?
#3. At Congress: Is it appropriate for those not receiving Communion to get a blessing in the Communion line?
Do you really thing those happy CTA members thought they were stupid? I doubt that.
My message to the Archdiocese's newspaper, "The Tidings"
I didn't know where else to send this so quickly.
NOT "instill the spirit of Christ among us"?
Do you mean that what was sacred then, is not sacred today?
but we have a deep respect for the Extraordinary Rite ("Tridentine Mass").
Is not the Holy Mass the same everywhere and designed by God for all?
As our metropolitan, I am embarrassed in extremis by not only the utter lack of honest thought and tact in the cardinal's response (which I've verified elsewhere on the net) but also by the utter lack of charity and the apparent disdain with which he holds both the Faithful and the sacred treasury of tradition.
I am at least glad our parochial school staff chose not to attend LA this year, though that's little succor.
Be interested in Dr. Paul's take on those "shoot from the hip" responses. After all, he has to teach in his seminary.
So nice that the teaching office of the bishop ($$)is taken so seriously ($$) by the same.
Such erudition and of breadth of wisdom ($$), knowledge of history,($$) respect for the splendor that is and has been the Catholic Mass and to those so attached to it.
How could such a wise servant find himself under investigation from the feds? I don't get it. Pray for him. Now.


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Iranians get text message asking them to give up cash subsidies
March 13, 2012 | 12:08 pm
REPORTING FROM TEHRAN AND BEIRUT -- Some beneficiaries of an Iranian government cash-subsidy program have been asked -– via a phone alert -– to voluntarily give up their checks because they are too "well off," even as prices soar and purchasing power drops due to a recent currency devaluation.
The Tehran residents reported receiving an SMS alert on their cellphones Monday, signed by the "organization for slashing subsidies." The message asked them to log on to the cash-subsidy website and delete themselves from the list of beneficiaries.
" ... As you are well off and can live up to your standards without cash subsidies please go to www.refahi.ir, the website of the cash subsidies distribution, and delete your name as the head of family and do not receive the cash subsidies anymore," the message read.
Behrouz Moradi, the head of the organization, later went on state-run TV and said, "Well-off beneficiaries can voluntarily give up or not give up" their subsidies.
Little more than a year ago, Iranian authorities replaced government subsidized goods with cash handouts of about $24 per person per month.
The cash subsidies, launched in December 2010, were aimed at providing Iranian authorities the ability to eliminate decades-long subsidies on such goods as rice, bread, meats and electricity.
Two months ago, the government declared that 10 million recipients could get by without the cash subsidies. Some Iranian lawmakers resisted, however, and did not approve their removal from the list of beneficiaries.
Some of those receiving the phone message this week expressed surprise. Others said they were angry. One 31-year-old woman whose father received the SMS said she was furious because their family of seven would lose $167 a month if they no longer received the subsidy.
Iran has been facing Western economic pressure over its contested nuclear program, and its national currency, the rial, plummeted dramatically against the dollar a few months ago.
The unstable economic situation and the effect of the currency devaluation on imported goods appear to be having an impact on ordinary Iranians' purchasing power.
As Iranians gear up to celebrate the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in less than 10 days, the usual pre-holiday hustle and bustle in the Tehran bazaar and on the sidewalks of the central parts of the capital is largely absent. Tehran shop owners are complaining about unusually bad business.
"This year, at least 30% of our daily selling has dropped compared with last year," said Nader, 50, a suit shop owner.
Economists say people are limiting their purchases of non-essential goods, in part due to fears of rising inflation.
Scotland Yard arrests six people in phone-hacking scandal
Informal truce eases violence between Israel, Gaza militants
Delegation visiting Afghan massacre fired upon, killing guard
-- Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran and Alexandra Sandels in Beirut

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Android Marshmallow: the features we're most looking forward to in Android 6.0
The best Android 6.0 features
By Max Slater-Robins 2015-08-18T08:05:00.229Z
Android Marshmallow features
Google's next version of Android will have the version number 6.0 and be known as Android Marshmallow, following in a long line of sweet-based names like Jelly Bean, Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich.
Android M, as it was known, was originally announced back in May at Google's I/O conference where we also saw smart home systems, and even smart jeans.
Here are all the key new features in Android Marshmallow.
Perhaps the biggest announcement was the extension of Google Now. "Now on Tap" is a service that is available within any app as a 'smart assistant'.
It can use information displayed -- such as text within a text message or a song within Spotify -- to intuitively and fluidly answer a question asked by the user (as well as make reservations and so forth).
The on-stage demo showed a user listening to Skrillex and ask "what is his name?" to which Google Now replied "Sonny" (for that is Skrillex's real name, apparently).
After that, a reference was made to a restaurant in a text message which Google Now interpreted and offered to make a reservation.
These are just two examples of what Now on Tap will be able to do and Google is touting it as part of the companies' focus on machine learning.
The payments sector became a hot topic after Apple's Apple Pay, a bid to replace cards and cash by using the iPhone's TouchID to authenticate transactions.
Google's version, called Android Pay, aims to achieve a similar goal and is, in some ways, the realisation of the dream that was Google Wallet.
Ever since the iPhone introduced TouchID, some manufacturers have worked to introduce fingerprint scanners into their phones. This forms the basis of how Android Pay works, requiring users print to validate a purchase. Cards are saved on the device and NFC is used to intuitively know when the phone is required to pay.
Google has signed up thousands of partners and is going to expand the functionality to on-phone purchases, such as those from the Play Store, later on in 2015.
One of the less user-focused features is Doze, a system level initiative to help save battery on Android.
It does this by forcing the phone to "doze" when it's on standby for a long period of time, shutting down background tasks (similar to super power-saving mode).
Google describes Doze as "trading a little bit of app freshness for longer battery life". The company have tested this on a Nexus 9 tablet and claim that with Doze enabled the battery lasted twice as long.
Google has continually been trying to innovate around the area of battery life simply by refining software, as seen in Lollipop, the outgoing version of Android.
One of the main applications of Doze will be on lower-end phones which have smaller batteries.
App Permissions/UI Changes
Android Marshmallow ushers in a whole host of new UI changes, such as a brand spanking new app draw, as well as a more user-friendly app permissions screen.
Currently, downloading an app from the Play Store can be a daunting experience (why should a navigation app need access to your contacts?) and Google has responded to user criticism, looking to add more picture-based icons and refined selection.
While these changes may seem small, they go a long way to refining the experience of Android M, and show that Google actively takes into account the feedback that users provide.
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local log = module._log;
local host = module.host;
local st = require "util.stanza";
local is_admin = require "core.usermanager".is_admin;

local parentHostName = string.gmatch(tostring(host), "%w+.(%w.+)")();
if parentHostName == nil then
	log("error", "Failed to start - unable to get parent hostname");
	return;
end

local parentCtx = module:context(parentHostName);
if parentCtx == nil then
	log("error",
		"Failed to start - unable to get parent context for host: %s",
		tostring(parentHostName));
	return;
end

local token_util = module:require "token/util".new(parentCtx);

-- no token configuration
if token_util == nil then
    return;
end

log("debug",
	"%s - starting MUC token verifier app_id: %s app_secret: %s allow empty: %s",
	tostring(host), tostring(token_util.appId), tostring(token_util.appSecret),
	tostring(token_util.allowEmptyToken));

local function verify_user(session, stanza)
	log("debug", "Session token: %s, session room: %s",
		tostring(session.auth_token),
		tostring(session.jitsi_meet_room));

	-- token not required for admin users
	local user_jid = stanza.attr.from;
	if is_admin(user_jid) then
		log("debug", "Token not required from admin user: %s", user_jid);
		return nil;
	end

    log("debug",
        "Will verify token for user: %s, room: %s ", user_jid, stanza.attr.to);
    if not token_util:verify_room(session, stanza.attr.to) then
        log("error", "Token %s not allowed to join: %s",
            tostring(session.auth_token), tostring(stanza.attr.to));
        session.send(
            st.error_reply(
                stanza, "cancel", "not-allowed", "Room and token mismatched"));
        return false; -- we need to just return non nil
    end
	log("debug",
        "allowed: %s to enter/create room: %s", user_jid, stanza.attr.to);
end

module:hook("muc-room-pre-create", function(event)
	local origin, stanza = event.origin, event.stanza;
	log("debug", "pre create: %s %s", tostring(origin), tostring(stanza));
	return verify_user(origin, stanza);
end);

module:hook("muc-occupant-pre-join", function(event)
	local origin, room, stanza = event.origin, event.room, event.stanza;
	log("debug", "pre join: %s %s", tostring(room), tostring(stanza));
	return verify_user(origin, stanza);
end);

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From "The Great Procession from the Church of Our Lady at Antwerp" as seen by Albrech Dürer
Our Lady's Church at Antwerp is so vast that many masses may be sung there at one time without interfering one with another. The altars are richly endowed; the best musicians that can be had are employed; the Church has many devout services and much stonework, and in particular a beautiful tower. I also visited the rich Abbey of St. Michael, where are the finest galleries of stonework that I have ever seen, and a rich throne in the choir. But at Antwerp they spare no cost in such things, for they have plenty of money.
I have made a portrait of Herr Nicolas, an astronomer who lives with the King of England, and is very helpful and of great service to me in many matters. He is a German, a native of Munich. Also I have made the portrait of Tomasin's daughter, Maid Zutta by name. Hans Pfaffroth gave me a Philip's florin for taking his portrait in charcoal. I have dined once more with Tomasin. My host's brother-in-law entertained me and my wife once. I changed 2 light florins for 24 stivers for living expenses; and I gave 1 stiver for a tip to a man who let me see an altar-piece.
The Sunday after the Feast of the Assumption I saw the great procession of Our Lady's Church at Antwerp, where all the whole town was gathered together, with all the trades and professions, and each was dressed in his best according to his rank; every guild and profession had its sign by which it might be recognized. Between the companies were carried great costly gold pole-candlesticks and their long old Frankish silver trumpets; and there were many pipers and drummers in the German fashion; all were loudly and noisily blown and beaten. I saw the procession pass along the street, spread far apart so that they took up much space crossways, but close behind one another: goldsmiths, painters, stonecutters, broiderers, sculptors, joiners, carpenters, sailors, fishermen, butchers, leather workers, cloth makers, bakers, tailors, shoemakers, and all kinds of craftsmen and workmen who work for their livelihood. There were likewise shopkeepers and merchants with their assistants of all sorts. After them came the marksmen with their guns, bows, and cross-bows; then the horsemen and foot soldiers; then came a large company of the town guard; then a fine troop of very gallant men, nobly and splendidly costumed. Before them, however, went all the religious orders and the members of some foundations, very devoutly, in their respective groups. There was, too, in this procession, a great troop of widows, who support themselves by their own labour and observe special rules, all dressed from head to foot in white linen robes made expressly for the occasion, very sorrowful to behold. Among them I saw some very stately persons, the Canons of Our Lady's Church with all their clergy, scholars, and treasures. Twenty persons bore the image of the Virgin Mary and of the Lord Jesus, adorned in the richest manner, to the honour of the Lord God. The procession included many delightful things splendidly got up, for example, many wagons were drawn along with stagings of ships and other constructions. Then there came the company of the Prophets in their order, and scenes from the New Testament, such as the Annunciation, the Three Magi riding great camels, and other strange beasts, very skillfully arranged, and also how Our Lady fled into Egypt— very conducive to devotion—and many other things which for shortness I must leave out. Last of all came a great dragon, which St. Margaret and her maidens led by a girdle; she was extraordinarily beautiful. Behind her followed a St. George with his squire, a very fine cuirassier. There also rode in the procession many pretty and richly dressed boys and girls in the costumes of many lands representing various saints. This procession from beginning to end, where it passed our house, lasted more than two hours; there were so many things there that I could not write them in a book, so I let it alone.
Image: Mattana


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by Jamie Cater 20th July, 2015
Is the teacher shortage exacerbated by limited pay?
George Osborne's Budget almost a fortnight ago confirmed, to the chagrin of many employees and trade unions, that public sector pay rises would be limited to 1% annually over the next four years. Amid the excitement over the introduction of the National Living Wage, with newspaper headlines excitedly proclaiming that Britain was getting a pay rise thanks to the Chancellor's adaptation of his opponents' policy, the news must have jarred even more with those who have had to make do with small increases in their salary in recent years.
This is of particular concern in schools, where there is growing fear of a crisis in teacher recruitment and retention. The government's own figures show a drop in the number of postgraduates on initial teacher training courses, as well as statistics published last week by the Department for Education indicating that we currently have the highest number of teaching vacancies for over a decade. At a time when schools are being warned over the increase in the population of school-age children, it is unsurprising that many in the education sector are apprehensive about the impact of further pay restraint on teaching. Ofsted, as well as the teaching unions, have warned the government in recent months that the current trends in recruitment are unsustainable.
Despite the government's commitment earlier in the year to award a 2% increase to some teachers – which will still go ahead following Osborne's announcement – the incentives for graduates to enter teaching full-time often appear exiguous, and the latest limits on public sector pay are likely to do little to attract more people to the profession. While this is good news for recruitment agencies, upon whom schools will become increasingly dependent as current trends continue, the pressure will grow on the government to consider a change of tack. Nicky Morgan has undoubtedly adopted a more emollient tone towards teachers than her predecessor as Education Secretary, Michael Gove, but the profession remains demoralised and unsatisfied with the progress on initiatives such as the Workload Challenge.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb argued in a speech earlier this month that there was 'no crisis' in teacher recruitment and retention, and Morgan echoed this sentiment in the House of Commons this afternoon as she and her Ministers took questions from MPs. With falling numbers of new teachers and increasing numbers of new pupils, it is unclear for how long the government can maintain such a position.
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Five individuals were arrested in Redwood Falls when the BLRR Drug Task Force executed several search warrants in the city March 11 and 12.
The arrests were related to controlled substances sale and possession, along with those made for individuals with outstanding warrants.
During the execution of the search warrants, more than 30 grams of methamphetamine, 10 grams of cocaine, several ecstasy pills and more than two pounds of marijuana were seized.
The individuals who were arrested include Jonathan Anthony McClary, 24, of Redwood Falls; Jon Anthonie Gorman, 20, of New Brighton; Carlos Edward Montez, 51, of Redwood Falls; Cheyenne Hoffman, 34, of Morton and Michelle Renee Roethler, 36, of New Ulm.
Jonathon Anthony McClary, 24, of Redwood Falls appeared in Redwood County Fifth District Court last week and was charged with one count of a controlled substance crime in the second degree, as well as two counts of third-degree controlled substance crime. All three are felony level offenses, with the third degree counts carrying a sentence of up to 20 years in jail, up to a $250,000 fine or both.
The second-degree charge carries a sentence of up to 25 years in jail, a $500,000 fine or both. According to the criminal complaint, a search warrant was executed March 11 at 15 Eastwood Estates in Redwood Falls.
The defendant was located by agents in the west bedroom of that residence. In that room, officers found the defendant's driver's license and other documents with the defendant's name on them. Officers also found various pills, paraphernalia, a digital scale and a large plastic bag containing similar plastic baggies.
A gray safe with $4,192 in cash was found, as was an envelope with the defendant's name on it.
Officers also located 781.8 grams of marijuana and 10.9 grams of a white powder that field tested positive for cocaine.
In a spare bedroom of the residence, officers also found two plastic bags containing crystal substances that field tested positive for methamphetamine weighing 30.03 grams.
Jon Anthonie Gorman, 20, of New Brighton also appeared in Redwood County Fifth District Court last week and was charged with one count of controlled substance crime in the fourth degree, which is a felony offense and carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, a $100,000 fine or both.
According to the criminal complaint, a search warrant was executed at the aforementioned residence and an officer observed the defendant and another individual standing in the living room.
On the living room couch, agents located a container with several multi-colored tablets inside, with 18 of the pills believed to be ecstasy.
The second individual became upset at the defendant telling him, "Come on man, tell them, you know that is yours." An agent then took that individual to a separate room to speak with him about the container. The individual stated approximately 20 minutes prior to the arrival of the drug task force.
The defendant removed the clear plastic container from a bag he had in his possession. The defendant then allegedly stated the tablets were ecstasy, also known as MDMA, which is a Schedule 1 controlled substance and a hallucinogen.
Additional charges and arrests are expected as a result of this operation as the investigation continues.
The Redwood Falls Police Department, Redwood County Sheriff's Department and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) assisted at the scene.


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'If there's areas for improvement or policy change, that will come out of this as well': Mayor Fischer ensures fairness in Breonna Taylor case
Taylor's family has said there has been a lack of information provided to them throughout the investigation and they want answers.
Author: Bethanni Williams
Published: 12:51 PM CDT May 15, 2020
Updated: 9:37 PM CDT May 15, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer did an one-on-one interview with WHAS11 Friday morning to talk about the Breonna Taylor case.
Fischer says he is committed to getting the facts out to the public once the fair and impartial investigation is complete.
"Our main focus here is to make sure that Breonna's family gets the facts – they deserve that and the community deserves it…The only contact with the family that I'm aware of was in the 24 hours or so after this tragedy took place, and then since then lawyers got involved so since then to my knowledge there has not been communication through the family and if there has been it was through the attorney."
Police fired several shots into Breonna Taylor's home from outside on the patio during the March 13 drug raid, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges the 26-year-old and her boyfriend Kenneth Walker III was in the hallway at the time.
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An affidavit states the three detectives "attempted to enter" under a no-knock search warrant but were met by gunfire from a person inside. In that document officers imply at first, they thought it was Taylor who shot at them, but in a separate affidavit, Walker says he admitted he pulled the trigger in self-defense thinking it was a home invasion.
"No knock search warrants are used in situations like this all over the country and whether or not that's not the right practice in this that will also be reviewed in the investigation by not just us, but the federal levels as well," Fischer said.
In January, police believed suspected drug dealer, 30-year-old Jamarcus Glover, was using Taylor's apartment to ship drugs to avoid detection.
Attorneys say Taylor and Glover dated about two years ago and maintained a "passive friendship."
In one instance, detectives saw Glover picking up a package from Taylor's home and then taking it to another "known drug house."
Police pulled over Glover at least once a month, according to attorney Aguiar. He was arrested and charged the same morning before Taylor was killed.
The burning question the public wants to know is whether police knew Jamarcus Glover was already in custody.
"I don't know the answer to that. There were multiple search warrants that evening," Mayor Fischer said.
The search warrant says police saw a vehicle registered to Taylor in front of Glover's home on "different occasions." However, the document listed Glover and 27-year-old Adrian Walker, as the main suspects in a drug-trafficking investigation. The warrant also listed Taylor's name and DOB. Her address was on the warrant, including images of her apartment and patio.
Attorneys say Taylor was unarmed during the police shooting and that no drugs were found in her home. An affidavit supporting that claim shows police found some of Taylor's belongings including Jamarcus Glover's mail inside her purse but showed nothing that appeared to be illegal.
Attorneys say the former EMT was shot eight times at the end of the hallway while police were shooting "blindly" from outside.
"There's a bigger racial context in this that America for 400-hundred years struggled with the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color so to act like that is not a factor in this case right here would be closing your eyes to the reality of the situation."
Death threats have been made against the police officers involved in Taylor's shooting.
"That speaks obvious to the super high emotion in this case, but that serves no purpose. It is totally understandable that people have different points of view and there's high emotion in this case, but I mean threatening anybody's lives is not going to help any of this," Mayor Fischer said.
Mayor Fischer says if there are areas for improvement or policy change in regards to under narcotics officers wearing body cameras, that will come out of this as well at the end of the investigation.
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Shane is a consultant in Genetic Medicine at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust based at Belfast City Hospital. His main current interest is the use of genomic technologies in the diagnosis and management of children and adults with rare genetic syndromes, and he leads the Northern Ireland contribution to the UK 100,000 Genomes Project. He wrote his first electronic patient record for the Psion palmtop computer as a junior doctor in the 1990s, and is now Chief Clinical Information Officer for the Belfast Trust, as well as Deputy Clinical Lead for the Encompass Project - Northern Ireland's journey to a regional electronic medical record infrastructure. He also enjoys getting out on the bike and exploring interesting places.


Wait… You Want Me to Live in WHAT?!
Lets take a moment to look into my future. When I grow up I have always wanted a nice, big, overly flashy house filled furniture and house décor garnished in velvet and rainbows. If you can't get a good perception, please take a look at my Pinterest boards. That will paint you an extravagant picture of what I am talking about. Whoa whoa, I am getting ahead of myself. It's always a dream to have a nice house; it's a great dream if not a goal to strive for. But this week, during the L.O.L.A. Show, a classmate presented the store of "Tiny Homes". These are houses that are built less than 200 square feet with the purpose of providing a sustainable way of living. It really caught my attention because it didn't seem realistic for people to live in such a small area of space; yet they achieved it. And in the process, these residents were able to incorporate sustainable practices in these homes in such a non-tedious, easy approach. Usually, sustainable practices take a lot of thought, people remembering to either recycle, by organic foods, clothing and so forth. But building a house and incorporating environmental friendly objects allows these residents to participate in green living without even a thought.
My epiphany this week was to look at these tiny homes as an option to live a sustainable life without so much of the work. Lets be real, I probably could not live in a house less than 200 square feet but I could downsize my options form extravagant to cozy. Living in a smaller space can potentially lead to less waste or energy and materials. It allows for intimate spaces that are well enough able to make a home feasible for more than one person. This is something that I will greatly consider for the future.
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This is a solid reflection compromised by the absence of points from the assigned reading this week.


PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 26, 2010) -- The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh is pleased to present this calendar of public events through the summer. It contains a sampling of arts, workshops, talks and other events at the college, all of which are open to the public and many of which are free of charge.
Define and Shape Your Success. 4:30-6:30 p.m. North Country Small Business Development Center, 194 U.S. Oval, Room 220, Plattsburgh. Seminar for entrepreneurs and marketers interested in learning about social media options and how they can impact the bottom line. Presented by Dr. Jonathan Slater, associate professor, and Colleen Lemza, assistant professor, both from the Center for Communication and Journalism at SUNY Plattsburgh. Fee: $15. To register call 518-564-2042.
Alzheimer's Poetry Workshop. 11 a.m. Room 100, Sibley Hall. Poet Gary Glazner, founder and executive director of the Alzheimer's Poetry Project, facilitates a workshop for caregivers, activities personnel, students and community volunteers to help them gain the skills to share classic poetry with individuals living with Alzheimer's disease. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Laura Dominianni at 518-564-3377.
Boogie Woogie Rumble of a Dream Deferred, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Warren Ballroom, Angell College Center.
"Behind the Camo: An Inside Look at the ROTC," 7 -9 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center. The student group Cardinal Public Relations presents the premiere of their documentary, "Behind the Camo: An Inside Look at the ROTC." R.S.V.P. by calling 518-564-2264.
CS/IT Lunch, Video and Discussion Series. 1-1:50 p.m. Room 111, Redcay Hall. All members of the campus and community are invited to bring a brown bag lunch and watch videos related to computing, math, science, engineering and related social issues. Individuals who must leave early are invited to do so. Those who wish to stay longer and continue to watch a video or discuss a topic are welcome to stay for an additional hour. View the program and other information online at http://server.cs.plattsburgh.edu:8008/wiki/index.php/LunchVideos.
16th Annual Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Topics include "Early On-Set Dementia: Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment"; "AD 2010: Practical and Compassionate Multimodal Evaluation and Treatment of Alzheimer's and Dementia"; "Senior Fitness: An introduction to Basic Strengthening Exercise"; and "Aging Veterans: Re-living Trauma." $50 for professionals; $40 family caregivers/students and for three or more from the same agency registering together. For more information, contact Kenna LaPorte, 518-564-3370. To register, contact Kate Chilton, 518-564-3054.
Gender, Solidarity, and the Politics of Accountability. 12:30-1:45 p.m. Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center. Presented by Dr. Ann Russo from DePaul University.
SUNY Plattsburgh Mambo Combo. 8-11 p.m. Irises Café and Wine Bar, 20-22 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh. Directed by Dr. Rick Davies with Curtis Fowlkes, trombone. Part of the 34th Annual SUNY Plattsburgh Jazz Festival.
Jazz Artist Curtis Fowlkes Workshop. 2-3:30 p.m. Room 300, Myers Fine Arts Building. Part of the 34th Annual SUNY Plattsburgh Jazz Festival. Free and open to the public.
Take Back the Night. 6 p.m. Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center. The night will include a speak-out for survivors and their loved ones and performances by local artists. It will conclude with a march through the streets of Plattsburgh.
SUNY Plattsburgh Festival Jazz Concert. 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall. Curtis Fowlkes performs with the Jazz Ensemble, Herm Matlock, director, and Mambo Combo, Dr. Rick Davies, director. Tickets at Angell College Center and at the door. General admission: $8. Seniors/students/SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff: $5. SUNY Plattsburgh students: $2. Part of the 34th Annual SUNY Plattsburgh Jazz Festival.
Month of the Young Child Festival. 9 a.m.-noon. Throughout Sibley Hall. Free and open to area families. Features book fair, arts and crafts, games, ice cream and more, with undergraduate education majors in charge of activity booths.
"The State of Men in Higher Education Part Three: Boys II Men." 2:30-4 p.m. Krionvitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall. Part of a series initiated in the spring of 2009 as a way to address the challenges faced by college men and, in particular, men of color. The discussion panel will consist of SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff, as well as local school counselors, who can offer their expertise and insight. Free. For information, contact Brian Posthauer, counselor, or Kyla Relaford, associate director, Educational Opportunity Program, 518-564-2263.
Latin Dance Party. 7-10 p.m. The Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh. Rick Davies and Jazzismo with special guests Curtis Fowlkes, trombone; Papo Ross, vocals; and Herm Matlock, trumpet. General admission: $5. SUNY Plattsburgh students: $2. All ages admitted until 10 p.m. Part of the 34th Annual SUNY Plattsburgh Jazz Festival.
"Wit." 7:30 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building. Willsboro Drama Club presents Margaret Edson's play, directed by Derrick A. Hopkins. Facing cancer, a renowned English professor reassesses her life and work. $5 general admission. $2 SUNY Plattsburgh students.
Faculty Recital: Ann Ellsworth and HOBOCORD. 3 p.m. Winkel Courtyard, Myers Fine Arts Building. Free and open to the public.
Sinfonia Ensemble Concert. 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium. Elizabeth Gorevic directs Sinfonia String Ensemble Concert. Free and open to the public.
40th Annual Kent State/Jackson State Commemorative Ceremony. 12:30 p.m. At the memorial by Kehoe on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus.
CS/IT Lunch, Video and Discussion Series. 1-1:50 p.m. See April 28 listing.
Guitar Ensemble Concert. 12:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium. Students from Michael Angelo Fratino's guitar studio and ensemble perform. Free.
Guerilla Marketing Techniques. 8:30-10 a.m. Lake Placid Visitor's Bureau, 49 Parkside Dr., Lake Placid. Presented by Rick Leibowitz, North Country Small Business Development Center. Low cost opportunities to market your business. Free to Lake Placid Business Association members. Businesses, which are not yet members, are invited to join for a $40 fee. Registration through Fanfare of Lake Placid at 518-523-9223.
Gender and Women's Studies Awards Ceremony and Portfolio Presentations: Reflections of a Journey. 12:30-1:45 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center.
24th Annual American Marketing Association Banquet and Champy Advertising Awards Program. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Ground Round Restaurant, Smithfield Boulevard, Plattsburgh. Program includes dinner, presentation on advertising and the awarding of the 24th annual Champy Advertising Awards for creativity. The newest members in Alpha Mu Alpha, the marketing honor society, will be inducted, and the gavel from the current president will be passed to the 2010-2011 president.
Ringing Down the Curtain. 7 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building. A showcase of student theater works from the semester.
Gospelfest. 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium. Advance tickets: $5 for students and $12 for the public available at the Angell College Center information desk. Tickets at the door: $8 for students and $15 at the door.
Guerrilla Financing for Your Business. 8:30-10 a.m. Lake Placid Visitor's Bureau, 49 Parkside Dr., Lake Placid. Presented by Mike Conway, AEDC. How to secure financing in a tight capital market. Free to Lake Placid Business Association members. Businesses, which are not yet members, are invited to join for a $40 fee. Registration through Fanfare of Lake Placid at 518-523-9223.
SUNY Plattsburgh Commencement Ceremonies. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for students majoring in programs within the Division of Education, Health and Human Services and the School of Business and Economics. 2 p.m. for students in the Division of Arts and Science. Field House Gymnasium.
Healthy Women, Healthy Babies: Exploring Health Topics Affecting Young Families. 8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center. Day-long conference includes topics on genetic and environmental influences on child wellness, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, pre-term births, and ethical dilemmas in prenatal care. Conference is designed for physicians, obstetricians, gynecologists, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, healthcare students and other health professionals. $100 for healthcare professionals; $50 healthcare students with college ID. Contact Kate Chilton, director of College Auxiliary Services, at 518-564-3054 to register. For more information on the conference, contact Chris Ransom or Bonnie St. Clair at 518-562-7325.
Healthy Women, Healthy Babies: Separate Evening Program. Neonatal Dilemmas: Looking to Our Obstetric Colleagues to Reset the Agenda. 7-8:30 p.m. CVPH Auditoriums B and C. No charge. Anita Catlin will speak to obstetricians, gynecologists, and pediatric staff. Contact Kate Chilton, director of College Auxiliary Services, at 518-564-3054 to register. For more information on the conference, contact Chris Ransom or Bonnie St. Clair at 518-562-7325.
Plattsburgh - North Country Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. SUNY Plattsburgh Field House, Rugar Street. Area businesses display services and products. $3.
Creating a Customer-First Culture. 8:30-10 a.m. Lake Placid Visitor's Bureau, 49 Parkside Dr., Lake Placid. Presented by Rick Leibowitz, North Country Small Business Development Center. Essentials of developing exceptional customer service. Free to Lake Placid Business Association members. Businesses that are not yet members are invited to join for a $40 fee. Registration through Fanfare of Lake Placid at 518-523-9223.
Poetry Alive. 9:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall. High-energy performance of poetry for students grades 1-6. $2 per student. Teachers and chaperons free. For information or to register, contact College Auxiliary Services, 518-564-3054.
Straight Talk from Funding Agencies: What They Want to See. 11:45 a.m. – 3 p.m. Plattsburgh – North Country Chamber of Commerce, 7062 State Route 9, Plattsburgh. Networking lunch starts at 11:45 a.m., followed by a 12:30 p.m. presentation from funding agencies. From 2:30 to 3:30, there will be an opportunity to network one-on-one with lending agencies. The $25 fee includes lunch. To register, call 518-564-2042.
B.F.A. Senior Exhibition 2010. Noon-4 p.m. Burke Gallery and Myers Lobby Gallery. For more information, phone 518-564-2474 or 2178; fax 518-574-2473 or www.plattsburgh.edu/museum.
Second Annual Global Supply Chain Management Conference. 8 a.m. June 15 – 5 p.m. June 17. Angell College Center. Three-day conference featuring workshops, panel discussions and keynote presentations on supply chain management and cross-border issues. $295 all three days; $95 student rate; $195 academic rate. Includes sessions, meals and tour of the Port of Montreal. For information contact Dr. Brian Neureuther at 518-564-4197. To register, contact Kate Chilton, director, College Auxiliary Services, at 518-564-3054.
Lake Champlain Sea Kayak Institute. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Valcour Kayak Center, Route 9, Peru. Day-long sessions for beginning kayakers and more experienced paddlers. $600 for non-credit option or cost of two credit hours plus fees. For more information, contact Dr. Larry Soroka, 518-564-5292 or [email protected], or www.plattsburgh.edu/adx/lcski.


Audi had a RS and R8 race car on display - this one competes in CTCC, Canadian Touring Car Championship.
Also at the Audi booth, the brand new Lamborghini Urus Audi Q8! Shown in a brilliant metallic yellow, the design is very aggressive and a nice design improvement from the recent generation of Audis.
Across from Audi was BMW's booth - and here they had the new 8-series on the show floor, both the coupe and cabrio. The 8-series, despite being a very large car, looks fantastic in orange. The interior and exterior detailing is superb, as usual, and as expected, from BMW.
And right beside the 8-series as the brand new, not-much-talked-about, 2020 BMW Z4! Although its basically the same car as the Supra, we LOVED the Z4! The exterior surfaces are lovely, the overall design, as well as the interior, is superb. For the price and what you're getting, open-top, its a fantastic car and we wished this car got more press and attention. One of our favourites from the show!
Around the corner, Acura had a circular display for the NSX - this time, and first time for us at least, seeing it in bright orange. Fantastic colour choice - definitely our favourite paint colour on the NSX!
We were in for a treat at the Genesis booth - they brought out the Essentia Concept. Incredible concept piece from Genesis - advanced thinking, clean forms, and details were appropriate. One of the highlights from the show this year, and a very inspirtional concept design.
This next feature was on the upper level of South Hall, and its actually not new, the Lego Bugatti Chiron was released months ago on the internets and has had its fair share of traveling around the world. We were super excited to see this one - Lego has always made fantastic full-sized re-creations out of plastic bricks. But this one was no mere brick creation - the entire car, even down to the brake discs, is made of TECHNIC pieces. Kudos to the engineering and design team at Lego (master builders, I believe), the thought and time and effort put into this build is incredible. Achieving anything organic is really difficult to do in Lego form and this was executed exceptionally well.
And to finish off Part 2 of our coverage, we move to North Hall where Nissan brought out their Leaf Nismo RC Concept. This electric-powered race car was packing some serious aerodynamic design.


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Kean Pays Tribute To Title-Winning Squad
Written by: Dwayne James
Brunei DPMM coach Steve Kean praised his charges for delivering one of the best performances this season to land their maiden Great Eastern-Yeo's S.League title.
The Wasps cruised to a 4-0 victory over Balestier Khalsa at an almost full-capacity Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas.
"I do (think it is one of the best performances this season). It is always nice to leave that to the one that really matters," said Kean after the triumph.
"When you think back to last season, we were on top like every week till the last week.
"This time we drew a few games earlier on in the season then slipped up against Geylang (International FC) and against Tampines (Rovers FC), we needed a draw and would have been done," he added.
"But it brought the fans out today (Saturday night) which is a nice catalyst to see a DPMM FC team work so hard for each other and hopefully we can fill the stadium again next year," continued the Scotsman.
Kean was also delighted with the showing of Paulo Sergio after the Portuguese forward netted a first half hat-trick and provided an assist in the second half.
"Not only is he a difference maker with the goals – scoring a hat-trick and giving an assist. It is his work off the ball," said Kean.
"He was absolutely outstanding. When you got a player in your team with that quality, who can dribble the ball up the pitch and take away the pressure, make a pass or score a free-kick, he got everything and I'm delighted he finished off the season like this," he added.
When asked on how he summed up the season, Kean replied: "I think we've matured a lot as a team. We are the fittest team and showed tactically and technically we can keep the ball and cause teams problems no matter what they do if they are physical or they play on the counter attack.
"We are beginning to understand all of that and we have improved as a club over the past couple of seasons," added the former Blackburn Rovers manager.
On the other hand, Balestier coach Marko Kraljevic felt that they were simply second best in the game as they were not allowed to play their usual direct football.
"Congratulations to DPMM FC for winning the championship. They deserved it and I think they were the best team in the league," said Kraljevic.
"They were hungrier and showed more fighting spirit. They worked really hard and we conceded one goal.
"We needed to win to finish in the top three so we opened the game a little and they used that to get behind us.
"We lost the ball in the danger area and they scored a second goal. But the third goal in last minute of first half killed the game," he added.
"We tried as much to play our game but they really didn't allow us. We tried passing the ball more but it wasn't working.
"DPMM FC were sharper and faster than us. They were just the better team," continued the Croatian.
Regardless, Kraljevic was still satisfied with finishing in fourth position – one point behind Albirex Niigata FC (S).
"(The season is) still successful. We are a small club with a small budget so it is still successful for us.
"Top four is a good achievement for us," he concluded.


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DETROIT – Billy Baron read an article online last spring about Ray McCallum Jr., who, after passing up offers from UCLA, Florida and Arizona, was making a trip to the NCAA Tournament with his Detroit Titans and their coach, Ray Sr. Intrigued, Baron logged onto Facebook and sent McCallum a message looking for advice.
Billy Baron guarded by Ray McCallum.
Baron transferred from Virginia to Rhode Island midway through his freshman year to try to accomplish the same thing with his father, Rams coach Jim Baron. When Jim was fired last March and hired a month later by Canisius, Billy had a choice: Go play for a school with national exposure in a power conference, or go down a step and play for a mid-major to stay with his dad. So he asked the player who would know best.
Detroit's court is named after its former coach, Dick Vitale.
"I asked him what it was like to win a championship with his father and go to the NCAA Tournament," Billy Baron said this week. "That's what it's all about. That's the reason why I'm here [at Canisius], to go to the NCAA Tournament. Only reason."
McCallum was sympathetic for Baron's situation – and offered the encouragement he needed to hear.
"He was in a tough situation," McCallum said of Baron. "I just told him that you can't go wrong with your dad. That's what I did, and he always has my best interests in him, and I felt like his father would have the same in him. I told him go wherever your heart says to go. I don't think you can go wrong staying home and playing for your dad."
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Billy Baron went on college visits this summer to pick out his third school in as many years. He left Virginia after one semester and lasted just three more at Rhode Island.
It wasn't supposed to work like this. He had already gone through the transfer process once and had just finished dealing with the drain of starting over. The plan was to come back to Kingston, R.I., the town he called home, and finish out his college career playing for dad, whose contract ran through the end of his senior season.
There's a certain connotation that goes with leaving as many programs as Billy has, and he's well aware of it. But if there's anything synonymous with the Barons, it's hard work. Billy's been known to stay in the gym until 3 a.m. if that's how long it takes to be satisfied with his game. He learned from his older brother Jimmy, who is said to have done the same – while bringing his girlfriend along to collect rebounds. Both brothers learned this work ethic from their father, Jim Baron, the man they both played for who completed his 11th season as Rhode Island's basketball coach last year.
But Jim, by his own admission, was shocked to be fired by the Rams after a 7-24 season last March, just a year removed from graduating the winningest class in Rhode Island history. Billy says he was blindsided as well. He wouldn't have left the Atlantic Coast Conference for URI a year before if he thought it wasn't going to work out.
Billy tried to grit his teeth and make the most of a tough situation. But what can make that OK? What amount of perseverance can rationalize answering to a man your father was replaced with?
"When it happened and he wasn't there anymore, it was almost like a piece of me was gone," Billy says. "It wasn't the same place I'd been seeing since I was 10, 11 years old. Walk into the gym, walk into the locker room, it wasn't the same. Especially going up into the coach's office, which was something I had to do, seeing a new guy sitting behind that desk was very difficult. But that's something you have to let motivate you. It builds character."
Jim was back at home wondering what the future held. In 25 years of coaching he had never been fired from a job.
"You do a lot of soul searching," he says. "I've always talked to my players about having options after they get their degree, and here I was in the same light."
Other coaches across the country would soon find themselves in a similar position as Jim, with a lot more free time than they were used to having. Jobs started to open up and Jim took interest. Then the phone calls came. You meet an important guy or two being in college basketball as long as Baron has. One call came from Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, a man Baron says he relies on a lot for guidance and advice.
Canisius pulled the plug on its coach, Tom Parrotta, hours after URI made its announcement on March 4. Baron's name was even brought up at a press conference later that night, to which Athletic Director Bill Maher replied, "If that's a possibility, we would absolutely consider it."
Less than a month later, Maher was back at the podium to introduce Baron as the new coach, choosing him over Cleveland State's Jayson Gee and Dave Duda of St. Joseph's University, the second and third candidates who were clearly so in the minds of Canisius brass.
Suitors quickly came calling for Billy as well. Purdue pursued the 6-foot-2, 13-point-per-game guard, offering him the opportunity to play in the Big Ten. Big East member Providence went after him, armed with the added bonus that he could stay near home, just a short drive away through the nation's smallest state.
Billy toured both schools and liked them, but he talked to people in college basketball as well. After reading an article of particular interest to him, he dropped a line to Detroit's Ray McCallum Jr., who was named Horizon League Tournament MVP last March after Coach Ray Sr. cut down the nets.
The younger McCallum, also a 6-foot-2 guard and going into his junior year, was faced with the same decision of going to a big-name school or playing for dad. McCallum was recruited by UCLA, Kansas and Arizona, but Billy recalls his advice being clear.
"He said there's nothing better: what else can you do when you're on the sideline hugging your dad and going to the NCAA tournament?"
His decision ultimately wasn't about power conferences or the TV appearances. Playing for dad was the deciding factor.
"It was honestly, do I want to play for my dad, do I not want to play for my dad," Billy says.
"It's a tremendous experience," Jim says of coaching his sons. "I cherish it."
Then it came down to a waiver. Athletes who transfer schools usually have to sit out a year. Billy did so when he left Virginia for URI, missing the second semester of his freshman season and the fall of his sophomore season. But the NCAA had a limited precedent of granting an immediate eligibility waiver to players who transfer if their dad gets fired, and Billy capitalized on it.
"I definitely expected to get that. That was a factor in me coming here, being able to play next year," Billy says. "It was a very rare situation I was in and I was just praying the NCAA would understand."
Jim's father was a mason who worked so hard to support his wife and eight kids living in a Brooklyn tenement that he rarely, if ever, saw Jim play. Sometimes he'd flip on the TV and not even know Jim was going to be on or what city he was in. But the coach's relationship with Jimmy and now Billy – it's always "coach," never "dad" – is the polar opposite.
Jim will watch his son from the best seat in the house as Billy plans to be the point guard leading the attack this year. Both say they flip the switch from dad to coach and son to player when they come to the court. Should anything go wrong, Jim's master's degree in counseling will be put to use, but Billy's quick to remind you there's nothing anyone can say about him being the coach's son if he's the hardest-working guy on the team.
If Billy has any more relationship questions for the McCallums, he can bring them to Michigan on Dec. 30 when theGriffs play the Titans, but he shouldn't plan for a reunion in March just yet.
The Barons, father and son, inherit a program still looking up at the Detroits of the world – mid-majors that qualify for the NCAA tournament, even if only to get hammered by a top seed. The Griffs were 5-25 last year and 1-17 in conference. They haven't been to the dance since 1996 and haven't had a winning season since 2000-01 (heck, Canisius hasn't even advanced from the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament since 2001-02).
Jim comes to Buffalo with a reputation for turning around struggling programs and prefers to be at Catholic schools. St. Francis was in the dumps when he took it over and St. Bonaventure wasn't much better. Rhode Island was on probation.
But even the best feel-good story means nothing if you aren't winning. "The proof is once we get out on the court, once those lights come on," Jim acknowledges.
Canisius just went through six years of a great guy leading the team who couldn't win. The task of the new coach is to restore pride at a Jesuit school with a losing program by installing a winning culture, and the 58-year-old with a rosary draped over his 2008-09 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year award might just be the right man for the job.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls will increase for the 11th consecutive year on Jan. 6, raising the fee for crossing the state to $50.40, writes Sam Ruland for the York Daily Record.
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This is an increase of $2.85 or around six percent. However, the fee for E-Z pass holders is significantly lower. It now costs them $36.20 to travel from Neshaminy Falls, the easternmost point, to Warrendale, the final toll plaza in the west.
The tolls have been rising consistently since 2009 to meet funding obligations.
"Parts of our tollway will soon turn 78 years old, and we owe it to toll-paying customers to continue to invest in our road to make it safer, smoother and wider," said Mark Compton, Turnpike CEO.
Read more about the latest Pennsylvania Turnpike toll increase in the York Daily Record here.


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Earlier this Summer I had the privilege of working for 16 days onsite at the Microsoft offices in Redmond and Vancouver. The assignment, a "Rangers Sabbatical," is part of the Microsoft Visual Studio ALM Rangers program. It provided me the opportunity to develop a Microsoft Word "Technology Provider" or plug-in for the Visual Studio 2010 ALM Coded UI (CUI) feature. Being onsite I was able to work closely with Microsoft Ranger and Program staff.
The Sabbatical was a great success both professionally and personally. I was the developer on the team. We had a prototype of a Excel plug-in for CUI. I used that as a starting point for the creation of a Word plug-in. The approach involved using the CUI extension classes , a Visual Studio Word 2010 (VSTO) Add-in project and the Microsoft 2010 Word API to enable document specific UI recording, playback and assertions to be developed using the Coded UI Test Builder. I had done some preliminary investigations before going onsite, but the level of effort to actually make this work was still uncertain.
This made for early mornings and late evenings. However, the hard work was quite enjoyable. My accommodations in Redmond were less than 5 minutes' walk from the office. Bijan Javidi and Chuck Sterling were extremely gracious hosts. They provided me a pleasant work environment and introduced me to many of the Visual Studio program team members. Chuck included me in a test drive of Dev11, and had me over for dinner where I got to meet and talk with one of my all time TFS hero's, Grant Holiday.
As it turned out, the planning, support and hard work paid off. With the help of two key team members, Andrew Whitechapel, VSTO guru, and Mathew Aniyan, the CUI program manager, I was able to get the plug-in working. The plug-in was put to immediate use to create CUI tests for the Rangers Word4TFS product. I have been able to take the knowledge and skills gained during the Sabbatical back to my employer for use and for developing additional plug-ins as needed.
I wrapped up the Sabbatical by developing training material for the plug-in and leading a training session at the Microsoft Vancouver offices. While in Vancouver I was treated to the special care and hospitality of Willy-Peter Schaub, the Rangers Solution Architect. Willy set me up in the Microsoft offices in Vancouver and showed me around a bit. I could not been better welcomed and treated as a guest.
The Rangers Sabbatical program is a great opportunity to deepen skills and become better equipped as a Ranger and Visual Studio ALM professional. I want to express my sincerest thanks to Bijan, Willy and Chuck for giving me this opportunity and for making it a great experience for me.


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A rehabilitation of a "high-hazard" dam in east Kyle, which has closed a portion of Goforth Road for roughly two years, is expected to be completed in April or May. (photo courtesy of Plum Creek Conservation District)
$7.9M Kyle dam rehab completion set for late spring
By Moses Leos III on	 January 31, 2018 News
Officials expect to complete rehabilitation of a "high-hazard" dam in east Kyle, which has closed a portion of Goforth Road for roughly two years, in April or May.
The upgrade, which was budgeted for $7.95 million, is part of the Plum Creek Conservation District's (PCCD) effort to meet state safety standards, said Johnie Halliburton, executive manager of the PCCD.
PCCD's Soil Conservation Site 6 dam, located on Goforth Road, was built in 1967 as an earthen structure meant to hold Porter Creek, a tributary of Plum Creek, into a reservoir. Overflow drainage was meant to flow around the dam and back into Porter Creek.
The dam was built where Beebe, High and Goforth roads all converge.
However, the Site 6 dam was labeled as having a "high-hazard potential" by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in 2002. The TCEQ, which oversees all dams in Texas, determined a possibility of a high loss of life and high economic damage could be caused downstream in the event of a dam failure.
In 2015, the PCCD moved forward with plans to rehabilitate the dam. Halliburton said the high hazard designation, along with need for rehabilitation, came as a result of the rapid growth near the dam. However, Haliburton said in an emailed response the classification "does not reflect the condition or maintenance of the dam."
Dams are classified based on the population below the structure, several different risk indexes and the probable maximum flood (PMF), which is the largest flood that could conceivably occur based on the most severe hydrologic and meteorological conditions.
"When it was built, it was built as a low-hazard dam," Halliburton said. "With all of the population growth downstream, and because it was high on the list for the state to be upgraded, it's being rehabbed to meet state safety requirements."
The PCCD began construction in 2016 of a new concrete structure that features a labyrinth weir, which will allow any potential overflow water to go over the top of the dam and allow more surface area for water to travel. The water would then be diverted back into Porter Creek.
Halliburton said labyrinth weirs are a popular method for rehabilitation due to the lack of options for viable drainage solutions.
"We don't have many options left, as we can't go around because of the population that's moved in," Halliburton said. "We can't go around. The road below (Goforth Road) can't hold much water."
The PCCD will foot roughly $454,000 of the $7.95 million price tag due to a state and federal funding agreement. According to a PCCD 2015 newsletter, the federal government is covering 65 percent of the cost, while the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board will take 33 percent.
In addition, the PCCD has also received assistance from Hays County, which has closed off Goforth Road at the dam site. Halliburton said the need to close the roads was due to moving material without "worrying about traffic."
"It was important to be done for the safety of the community," said Halliburton. "We know it's frustrating to a lot of folks in the area, but when this project is finished, it's a project we can be proud of."
The PCCD is now placing its focus on potentially rehabilitating two more of its dams in Hays County that are labeled as high hazard.
Halliburton said the dams, which are also earthen, are located off FM 2001 between Niederwald and Buda. Halliburton said the design stage of the project has been completed, but no construction sums or funding methods have been determined at this time. Halliburton said it will be up to engineers to determine if a labyrinth weir model is needed.
Debbie Ingalsbe, Hays County Pct. 1 commissioner, said in an emailed response it was "great to see" there is a completion date coming soon, barring any unexpected delays.
"After speaking to resident and business owners, in the area, the completion date can't come soon enough," Ingalsbe said. "Businesses have suffered, tremendously, during the dam rehabilitation and closure of Goforth Road, but we all realize this work is vital to the safety of all who live in the area."
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Japanese HR services provider Recruit Holdings has agreed to buy US-based Glassdoor for $1.2 billion. Glassdoor is a job website that allows current and former employees to review companies and input salary data.
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The program of study for the Elementary Mathematics Specialist Endorsement (K-6) includes 24 semester hours of coursework. Each course links the course content to the Ohio Common Core Mathematics curriculum and effective classroom practice. The courses are designed to prepare specialists capable of providing coaching and professional development in mathematics education for classroom teachers of mathematics in grades pre-kindergarten through grade six. Teacher candidates will be involved in 90 hours of field experiences where they will use the knowledge and skills gained in the courses. This endorsement may only be added to a valid teaching license in one of the following areas: Kindergarten - primary, elementary or early childhood license, or middle childhood, high school, or adolescence to young adult mathematics teaching license. Candidates must have a least three years of successful experience teaching mathematics under a standard teaching certificate or license. Please note that to make the endorsement valid you must take the Ohio licensing exam for Middle Childhood Mathematics Content Knowledge.
The Mathematics Specialist Endorsement at Xavier is a 24 credit hour endorsement. All courses requirements must be taken at the Graduate level. The program requires 90 hours of documented field hours. Graduate level coursework taken as part of the Mathematics Specialist Endorsement may be used towards the M.Ed. in Elementary Education. Please refer to the counseling sheet for Masters in Elementary Education.
Entrance Requirements: Admission into Xavier University Graduate Program, Valid Ohio Teaching License, Documented Three Year Mathematics Teaching Experience.
EDEL 550 and EDEL 551 are prerequisites for the subsequent classes.


As most of my regular readers know, I like to visit schools because it gives me a chance to speak directly to my readers.
I've just set up a visit in the Cleveland OH area in May and would like to set up one more.
In particular, I'm looking at Friday, May 9, 2008. I'm booked in Chardon for May 8 and my wife and I plan to spend Saturday, May 10, with our grand-twins.
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Salary of a Registered Sleep Technician
By Bob Haring
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Sleep medicine has been a growing field, providing thousands of jobs in laboratories in hospitals, clinics, private medical practices and separate facilities. When the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists began its certification program in 1979, there were eight technicians. As of May 2012 there are more than 17,000. The American Association of Sleep Technologists now recognizes three categories of sleep tech: trainee, technician and technologist. To become certified a technician must have clinical work experience and pass an examination. Registration is national, recognized in all states. Pay, however, varies by region.
Registered Techs Earn More
Registered technologists earn the highest pay of the sleep tech categories, generally in the $50,000 a year range, according to a survey in Sleep Review magazine. Sleep technologist pay is usually comparable to or sometimes higher than pay for other medical technicians. Pay varies by locale, but registered technologist pay is more uniform across the country than that for basic technicians and respiratory therapists.
Pay Ranges Up to $68,000
SleepWeb says registered technologists now average $44,000 to $55,000; it reported the highest average pay, almost $68,000, in the Middle Atlantic region and the lowest, averaging just over $40,000, in the West South Central. A survey by Sleep Review magazine said pay is highest on the Pacific Coast, Rocky Mountain and New England regions, at about $55,000.
Where Sleep Technoogists Work
Sleep technologists work in about 3,500 sleep centers in the United States.. About half are accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine or the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which generally require registered technologists. Insurance companies and states increasingly require lab accreditation.
Most Work in Hospitals
Respiratory Care and Sleep Medicine magazine reported in 2011 that 83 percent of technologists work at least parttime in hospitals with others in freestanding clinics run by physician groups or private medical facilities. This report said male technologists and those with more experience make more than females or newcomers.
Indeed.com: Sleep Technologist Salary
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Bob Haring has been a news writer and editor for more than 50 years, mostly with the Associated Press and then as executive editor of the Tulsa, Okla. "World." Since retiring he has written freelance stories and a weekly computer security column. Haring holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri.
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