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They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
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A group of scientists are possessed by an alien force when they investigate a meteor shower in a rural field.
Director: Freddie Francis
Actors: Bernard Kay, Geoffrey Wallace, Jennifer Jayne, Maurice Good, Michael Gough, Robert Hutton, Zia Mohyeddin
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."
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Killer Barbys (1996)
While driving on tour late night through a lonely road in the countryside of Spain, the van of the punk band "Killer Barbys" has an accident and breaks down. A…
The Bees (1978)
Corporate smuggling of South American killer bees into the United States results in huge swarms terrorizing the northern hemisphere. A small team of scientists work desperately to destroy the threat,…
Of Unknown Origin (1983)
A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.
Those Who Deserve To Die (2019)
A troubled veteran returns home to resume his life, but first he must fulfill a dreadful family obligation.
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)
When three college guys get caught spying on a sorority ritual, they're forced to accompany the pledges on their next assignment: stealing a trophy from a bowling alley. But the…
House of 1000 Corpses (2002)
Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
Using a special camera that can see spirits, a family must protect their daughter from an evil entity with a sinister plan.
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A man and his daughter are mistakenly killed by three poachers hunting deer in the woods. 5 years pass and the poachers return to the area of the crime along…
Liberty, a socially awkward 16-year-old, returns from two months at camp to a blindsided introduction of her mother's fiancé, John Smith, whose charm, intelligence, and beauty paint the picture of…
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American Weapon
American Weapon is the story of six beautiful travelers who head to the mountains for a getaway weekend, only to be terrorized by a homicidal war veteran, who has been…
Beyond Evil (1980)
Middle-aged newlyweds Larry & Barbara spend their honeymoon at a palatial Caribbean mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by the vengeful spirit of a notorious voodoo witch queen who was…
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28/12/2018 Comments are off SIPTU Health
SIPTU members employed as support staff in major hospitals to ballot for strike action in New Year
SIPTU representatives have today (Friday, 28th December) confirmed that more than 7,000 support grade staff working in major hospitals and other healthcare centres across the state will be balloted for strike action early in the New Year.
The decision follows a Government refusal to concede an increase awarded to them through an independent job evaluation process that was concluded under the terms of the Public Service Stability Agreement.
SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell said: "Our members working in support grades in the health service will be balloted for strike action in January. This is a result of both the Government and the HSE ignoring formal requests to engage with SIPTU representatives concerning the conduct of the job evaluation process which concluded in October.
"We agreed with the Government on the reintroduction of the support staff job evaluation scheme in 2016, after it had been suspended in 2009. Unfortunately, the HSE and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform delayed the start of the evaluation process and are now further delaying the implementation of its findings. Our members have been significantly disadvantaged as a result.
"Phase one and two of the evaluation process determined that SIPTU members employed in several grades, including Health Care Assistants, Maternity Care Assistants, Laboratory Aides and Surgical Instrument Technicians, have been substantially underpaid for many years. The cost of implementing the scheme is believed to be approximately €17 million, with many members advancing one or two grades within the existing four band Support Staff pay scale."
He added: "The agreed job evaluation process has independently confirmed that thousands of support staff employed directly by the HSE and in Section 38 organisations perform duties of a higher skillset than those set out in their original job descriptions. In some cases, our members have been underpaid by up to €6,000 a year."
Listen to interview with Paul Bell on RTE Radio 1 here
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This past weekend's storm let up long enough to allow for a pleasant drive up to San Francisco. 'Tis the season for holiday parties and Christmas shopping and for making sure we get to see our friends before the December calendar gets too full. We met good friends at Marlowe Saturday night, one of the more popular restaurants in the city. Marlowe offers casual dining with a focus on American bistro dishes with typical San Francisco flair. Steak tartare, brussels sprout chips and roasted bone marrow share the menu with steak-n-fries and the good old burger. I had a crab cake with shaved celery and Mandarin oranges and a perfectly-moist pork chop but the menu item that made the biggest impression on me that night was one I didn't even order.
I love, love pistachios. In fact, they compete with almonds for my affection. But give me a dinner menu and my eyes will almost always gravitate towards the dishes I just mentioned–crab cakes, pork chops and yes, bone marrow. Thank goodness for a friend who saw the potential in the first item on the menu: toasted pistachios.
They were served in a small, half-full mason jar, unimpressive at a glance. I was hungry, though, so I sampled one….then I reached for another. In no time at all the jar was empty and all six of us agreed to order another. Slightly sweet, a little salty and with just a hint of the bourbon, these pistachios were very hard to resist. I've roasted almonds before but there was something about the bourbon and maple syrup in the pistachios that really spoke to my taste buds. I couldn't wait to try them at home.
The next day I picked up a bag of shelled, roasted, unsalted pistachios along with my very first bottle of bourbon. I had no idea that bourbon was a type of whiskey*; it took a few minutes to scan the contents of the liquor aisle to find what I needed. Besides this and maple syrup, the menu at Marlowe listed smoked salt as another key ingredient–no luck finding this so I settled for Himalayan pink salt that I've had waiting to be used.
I played around to find the right measurements for the bourbon, maple syrup and salt and toasted the pistachios in the oven. As an afterthought I also added brown sugar to the mix because I wasn't sure that the syrup would be enough. The result? My version hit all the right subtle bourbon notes and I think the sugar actually helped. Even with my addition, my pistachios are still slightly less sweet than the restaurant's version. If you like salty and sweet together, you will enjoy these. So go ahead and pull out that bottle of bourbon from your liquor cabinet–a splash or two in these toasted nuts will make your holiday table that much more festive.
* The timing couldn't have been more perfect for this post on Kentucky Bourbon at She's Cookin'. If you're a bourbon newbie like I am, you'll really enjoy Priscilla's write-up.
** These do get a little sticky because of the maple syrup so make sure you roast them in a single layer and if you double the batch, reduce the amount of maple syrup used. Check the notes in the recipe for other tips to reduce stickiness.
You can't go wrong tossing pistachios in bourbon and maple syrup--perfect as a holiday appetizer.
Preheat your oven to 250°F and line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients together and toss well. My measurements for the bourbon, maple syrup and sugar are on the mild side so feel free to add a bit more to suit your taste but don't be tempted to add more salt. ¾ teaspoon should be enough, no more than 1 teaspoon.
Arrange the pistachios in a single layer on the parchment-lined baking tray and toast the nuts for about 15 minutes. You may want to toss them once halfway through the cooking time.
Allow them to cool to room temperature before serving. The syrup and sugar will cause the nuts to stick so you may want to separate them with your fingers and toss them on the pan before you transfer them to a bowl.
These do get a little sticky because of the maple syrup so make sure you roast them in a single layer and if you double the batch, reduce the amount of maple syrup used. Here's a variation: roast the pistachios the same way but reduce the amount of maple syrup and DO NOT add the salt just yet. Allow the nuts to cool slightly in the pan. Combine a bit of turbinado sugar and the salt in a large bowl and toss the pistachios in the mixture after they have cooled a bit. Then lay them on the baking sheet again in a single layer and let them cool completely. The salt-sugar coating should help to reduce the surface area covered in the sticky maple syrup.
These pistachios sound incredibly addicting (in the best possible way!). It's easy to see why you ordered a second jar!
Love maple flavor and pistachios are one of my favorite nuts so I'm digging this recipe here, great job Jean.
Love this recipe and idea, Jean. For nibbles or maybe topping on a baked good – it has to be delicious. I can taste it already…will be making these!
I love pistachio's too (and Bourbon!). 🙂 Your version, with the splash of brown sugar, actually sounds better than the original!
This looks really yummy and a great gift idea!
Now that's a fancy treat and I love pistachio too!
Those look incredibly good! I bet they are quite addictive.
This looks superb! Definitely a great treat during the holidays!
I love the sound of these – perfect for the holidays!
Jean, this is a fabulous idea! I am going to make this for my Hubs – a huge pistachio fan! Thank you!
Me, too! I love, love, love pistachios! Seriously, I really believe this is the wrong time for me to start my weight loss "program". With all the delish foods everyone's making, I am seriously in trouble…I want a taste of that, a sip of this, a bite of that, a nibble of this…So hard to resist!
Yum! I think these would also be spectacular on a salad and I just happen to have a small bag of smoked salt that I was waiting for just the right recipe for. I'm running to the market first thing in the morning! Thanks!
Greg! That's awesome–how exciting! I'm still waiting for your savory pies to be released. Now I have two things to look forward to, yay!
I'm definitely going to be gifting these to all the boys in my life this holiday season; oddly enough they're all pistachio and bourbon junkies. Love the bottle of makers mark hiding in the background! It's a great bourbon, and not too overpriced.
Jean – I need to eat at Marlow – have not been there yet. Loved how you duplicated the ones you had there. I too am obsessed with nuts and the variety of flavors you can add to them. I am making these for SURE. Love your photos!!!!
Definitely can't go wrong with maple syrup and bourbon! These pistachios look awesome!
My husband would absolutely love these! His loves pistachios and the salty/sweet combination!
What great flavors! You can't beat maple and bourbon together.
Salty-sweet combinations are my favorite and I love pistachios, so this is a win,win for me! I have been experimenting with the same kind of nut snack with sorghum that I bought on the bourbon trip, but they were too sticky – I'll have to rework it for round 2 as I really want to do another bourbon post featuring their products. Thanks for the link and Happy Holidays!
I love making glazed and/or spiced roasted nuts around the holidays…but I've not used pistachios before. They look delicious! Plus the color is perfectly festive.
This is something I could snack on and would end up eating it for dinner! Love these flavors and the bourbon-wow! Really nice idea, Jean.
I love pistachios, but this is the first time I'll try them sweet. They look delicious!
Oh my, these sound absolutely amazing. I love roasted nuts, but have never thought to try pistachios, and well, the addition of bourbon wow! My husband would love these.
Help! Just finished making my first batch of these tasty Bourbon Pistachios. They are VERY sticky. I doubled the batch. Maybe too many at once? Any suggestions?
Thanks for the help. Sorta the direction I was going. Super tasty just a little messy for a gift jar.
Such wonderful flavors for pistachios…delightful for the season!
Sounds incredible! If the pistachios I have are raw, should I dry roast them first (5-10 minutes at 350 degrees) before attempting this recipe?


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Opponents of a potential Duxbury wind turbine made their voices heard during Monday night's selectmen's meeting. The selectmen's room was tightly packed with Duxbury residents concerned about the town's Alternative Energy Committee studying wind turbines and reviewing possible site locations such as the North Hill Golf Course.
Recently, a group of residents formed Duxbury Wind Wise and consulted with a local attorney. The group is challenging the economic benefits of a 275-foot wind turbine. The group stated that they are not anti-wind however they don't want to see property value drop, health problems to rise, or land to be destroyed because of a turbine.
Duxbury Selectmen Chair Shawn Dahlen advised the energy committee to continue working on the wind turbine study and for residents to stay involved.


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Q: Magento - where's the php file subscribe.phtml calls once the form is submitted When you submit the newsletter subscription form (subscribe.phtml), the form actions aclls a php file. Does anyone know where it is located?
EDIT: And how can I send the form action to a custom php which does the mail sending bit? for example, I want the form handling to be done by a file called sendmail.php
i'm trying to have something like this -  instead if the default action getUrl('newsletter/subscriber/new') ?>">
thanks

A: Magento is locked into an MVC framework, so replacing the framework code with an arbitrary PHP file is going to be difficult. If you give more details on what you would like to do differently than the core code, we can help you figure out what changes to make.
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Shooting from the hip, take a look at this tutorial on how to create a controller. Generally, what you'll be doing here is to create an action that will receive your form post, then execute whatever code you need.
So you'll be defining http://mystore.com/somecontroller/something by creating MyModule_controllers_Somecontroller with a method called somethingAction. With some more detail, I can find you more specific examples.

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Q: Android Studio on click button after a splash screen and a main screen Hi I need help to know where to put these code
button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button3);
    button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
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        public void onClick(View v) {
            startActivity(new Intent(Splash.this, Gallery.class));
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public class Splash extends AppCompatActivity {
    private Button button;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_splash);

        Thread logoTimer = new Thread() {

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                    while (logoTimer < 3000) {

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                        logoTimer = logoTimer + 100;

                    }
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                    startActivity(new Intent(Splash.this, MainActivity.class));

                } catch (InterruptedException e) {

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I tried putting the code after the codes for the splash screen but it ain't working, I also tried putting it before the code for the splash screen but my app ain't running. There is no error found but the app when I play it on the AVD, the app is not running (My App)


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Forrester Now: 2020 MDR Services Providers Report
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Hunting for SolarWinds Orion Compromises
Infocyte has published an official Infocyte extension which scans servers for all reported host-based indicators of compromise related to the Solarwinds Orion compromise.
Mind The Gap: The Prevention Paradox
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This post was last updated on October 14th, 2021 at 07:16 pmBy Chris Mills In a recent blog post around Cobalt Strike, Chris Gerritz spoke about how important it was to be prepared and have a true partner in the first hour of a security event. In speaking with our team over the last few…
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This post was last updated on September 7th, 2021 at 12:36 pmBy John Norden Respond to threats with a click. Yes, really. One of the challenges that every organization faces is scaling their security team. We hear about it all of the time–the skills gap, talent shortage, or whatever buzzword you'd like to use, the…
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Wireshark is a free and open source packet analyzer used for network troubleshooting and analysis. These activities will show you how to use Wireshark to capture and analyze Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Time Exceeded traffic.
Use ping -i 1 8.8.8.8 to ping one of Google's public DNS servers with a Time To Live setting of 1.
Observe the Time to live. Notice that the time to live is set to 1.
Expand Internet Control Message Protocol to view ICMP details.
Observe the Type. Notice that the type is 8 (Echo (ping) request).
In the top Wireshark packet list pane, select the second ICMP packet, labeled Time-to-live exceeded.
Observe the Source. This is the IP address of the router where the time was exceeded.
Observe the Type. Notice that the type is 11 (Time-to-live exceeded).
Observe the Code. Notice that the code is 0 (Time to live exceeded in transit).
Observe the fields that follow. Notice that the contents of the request packet are returned with the time exceeded error.


Myheartspeak.ca is a reflective forum for my heart speak from the place of a writer poet, a healing practitioner in the Chinese Medical Art of Pangu Shengong, and a life student.
My heart speak writings may also touch on the grace that goes with my being a lifelong teacher; and by that, I also mean, beyond my world of being a certified teacher, and how we, regardless of our life age, are all, in our way, everyday teachers and students who get to practice our passions and art and touch people's lives in various hats.
I also need to thank a good heart print in my life for all this. She goes by the name of Laurie and she is the one who has been encouraging me to get a blog going for quite a while now given all the emails I have been sending to her over the years, most of which she has strongly and enthusiastically felt would make a few good books by now.
So it only has taken me six years to take a leap of faith with consistently loving encouragement. My heart speak may touch on the inner progress to such daring leaps of faith. Another longtime encourager is as an invaluable mentor named Paul. And then there is another influence in my life, my primary healing teacher Master Ou, who has been patiently waiting, patiently encouraging me, patiently asking.
I began writing and practising storytelling as art and as my first language of being quite young. Things happened along the way that challenged my believing. It seems fitting to me and an accidental honour that a reflection on Leonard Cohen is to begin this homepage as it is he who had me feel charmed that I had a like and a knack for poetry in my impressionable youth and less lost that I was an oddbeat in my sensibilities and heart impressions, which included an attraction to daily daydreams, lots of life watching and just listening, and finding ways to create colour, tone and texture between the ways people used words.
I noticed the world was often dark, but it had these extraordinary prisms of aura and good light that I could actually see floating in the air and catching in the hearts of certain people. Those recognitions have carried me far, often saved me, and my heart speak may call on those refractions.
That Mr. Cohen and I are/were both Montrealers born in September gave me a sense of connection. It had me feeling proud to enjoy the heartaches and joys of being a broad-minded spiritual wanderer in love with looking out for the rhythm of life meanings, and catching them, so as to pierce the skies into a high elevation of healing like he. I knew I had my own calling. I'm still working on rising to it. I hope this platform invites more of my truth to that gentle current.
Let's be clear. I will never match such a visionary. Extraordinary people of exquisite offering like Leonard come around few. But I think I'm beginning to learn that I have my own light that is vital to share, too. And, Leonard was so generous as an encourager to lovers of letters and philosophy and such a strong thumb upper to the heart striving to find those balances between dark and light. I know September Leonard who was so keen on insight would be willing to share if but a centipede fraction of the great human torch with a September Marina and anyone who wants to seek truth and find ways to heal the wounds of the world. In fact, I believe I can rest assured.
I strive to be kind. I strive to be both a person and a writer who can offer healing to a heart. Some of my writings may include musings on a pet peeve from time to time, but I will always make sure that when I do it's for the sole desire to soften those unnecessary wounds we may unintentionally bring into the world and to expand our way of looking at things more broadly and with a greater level of authenticity and compassionate measure.
Thank you for visiting. May your heart feel its light and trust it. Please come by again.


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Traces Of Explosives Found, Disputed On Crashed EgyptAir Plane Wreckage
Darien Cavanaugh
French investigators discovered trace levels of TNT on the wreckage of an EgyptAir plane that crashed in May, according to a report from Reuters. However, the French investigators claim that Egyptian authorities blocked the investigators from further examining the materials.
The report adds that Egyptian officials have disputed the claim.
EgyptAir Flight MS804 crashed into the Eastern Mediterranean Sea during an overnight flight from Paris to Cairo on May 19, killing all 66 passengers aboard the Airbus 320, the BBC reported. Of those killed, 51 were Egyptians and 15 were French.
The cause of the EgyptAir crash has caused considerable controversy as investigators try to piece together clues.
#TNT traces on #EgyptAir plane #debris split investigators: #LeFigaro #MS804 - I was just in Egypt MUMS the Wordhttps://t.co/X5LwnB15tL
— George Hatcher Sr. (@GeorgeHatcher) September 18, 2016
"The Egyptian-led investigative committee said on Tuesday, though, that the experts needed more time to analyse the information gathered before they could reach 'very basic conclusions,'" read the Aljazeera report. "The recordings were consistent with data previously recovered from the wreckage that showed heat, fire, and smoke around a bathroom and the avionics area — the part of a plane that houses electronic equipment."
The voice recordings have failed to answer all the questions raised by the MS804 crash, or the traces of TNT found on the wreckage.
"The origin of the traces remains unclear and Egyptian judicial authorities did not allow French investigators to examine the debris in detail," Reuters quoted from a report in France's Le Figaro.
According to the Reuters report, Egyptian authorities want to release a joint report with their French counterparts to confirm the presence of explosive materials on the wreckage of EgyptAir Flight MS804. France, however, has refused because they feel that the Egyptians stymied their initial investigation, making it difficult for them to assess where they materials came from or how they might have gotten there.
Egypt refutes the accusation.
"None of the investigators were prevented from participating in investigations, but rather the work is being done jointly according to the conduct of the investigative process," Reuters quoted a member of the Egyptian-led investigation committee as saying.
French investigators find TNT on #EgyptAir #MS804 debris,crashed into Med enroute to Cairo from Paris 9 May, 66 died https://t.co/x7mliYUy4n
— Jenni (@DrColJ) September 19, 2016
"Radar data showed the aircraft had been cruising normally in clear skies before it turned 90 degrees left, then a full 360 degrees to the right as it plummeted from 11,582 metres to 4,572 metres," Aljazeera reported.
The remains of several of the survivors were discovered by search and rescue teams and investigators who brought them to authorities in Alexandria, Egypt, according to the Aljazeera report.
In late June, The Independent reported that France opened a manslaughter investigation into the cause of the EgyptAir Flight MS804 crash, but explicitly stated there was no evidence of terrorism at that point.
"Prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation – a normal procedure when French citizens are involved – and have now handed their findings to judges for a fully fledged probe into manslaughter," The Independent reports. "A spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office, Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre, said the inquiry was launched on Monday as an accident investigation, not a terrorism case. She said authorities were not favouring the theory that the plane had been brought down deliberately."
Possibly fueling the notion of potential terrorist involvement with the EgyptAir crash is the fact that the pilots made no distress call before crashing, notes the report from The Independent. However, no terrorist group claimed responsibility, and aside from the possible traces TNT on the EgyptAir wreckage, investigators have found no other evidence of foul play.
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The final topic for 2006-2007 was High Tech Tools for Low Tech People.Neil Perlin discussed DITA for non-technical authors. David Pearson described development of a technology planning tool. And Susan Czerepak showed her Eclipse Help project for the DITA Manager on DITA Users.
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Overcoming Four Barriers to Evidence-Based Education
By Robert E. Slavin
Imagine if we used evidence to guide everything we do and teach in our nation's neediest schools.
As part of this vision, educators would constantly look at their own outcomes and benchmark them against those of similar schools elsewhere. In areas that needed improvement, school leaders could easily identify proven, replicable programs. As part of the learning and adoption process, they would attend regional effective-methods fairs, send delegations to visit nearby schools using the programs, and view videos and websites to see what the programs looked like in operation.
If school leaders chose interventions that met high standards of evidence, the U.S. Department of Education and other agencies would make available modest funding and offer other supports to help schools implement their interventions with fidelity. We have not seen evidence-based reforms implemented nationwide in this manner—or the quality of education available to poor children improve—in the past three decades. This is due to four basic problems:
• Too few rigorous evaluations of promising programs;
• Inadequate dissemination of evidence of effectiveness;
• A lack of incentives for localities to implement proven interventions; and
• Insufficient technical assistance for implementing evidence-based interventions with fidelity.
The federal government can play a productive role in addressing each of these problems. Drawing on lessons from previous initiatives, it is now possible to design a system in which government, developers, researchers, and educators work together to transform educational practice, especially in Title I schools.
On the problem of evidence, the federal Institute of Education Sciences, or IES, and the Investing in Innovation, or i3, program are supporting third-party, randomized, large-scale evaluations of interventions intended to go to scale. Once interventions are identified in randomized controlled trials, federal and state governments can get out of the way in terms of mandating which interventions schools use. When students using innovative methods learned significantly more than those in control groups, policymakers could have confidence that whatever schools chose was likely to make a meaningful difference.
We still need more proven interventions in such priority areas as reading, math, science, and turnaround strategies for struggling schools, but we know a lot more today than we did several years ago about what works.
Helping schools become informed and intelligent consumers and users of proven interventions is the shortest route to improving essential outcomes for Title I schools. Today, it is easier than ever to find information on proven programs. The What Works Clearinghouse, a project of the Education Department; the Best Evidence Encyclopedia at Johns Hopkins University; and other review facilities have made a start in this direction. But more work is needed to help educators find practical information and make informed choices among proven approaches. There should also be incentives to encourage the uptake of evidence-based interventions. The federal i3 program is driving funding toward interventions that have a strong evidence base. However, there remains a need for a coherent system of supports for the entire pipeline from development to evaluation to dissemination. In particular, evidence-based reform has not yet had a major impact on major education initiatives, such as Title I or the federal School Improvement Grant, or SIG, program.
The Education Department needs to do more to encourage Title I schools to adopt proven programs in areas of need. For example, the department could award points to grant applicants who propose using programs that possess high levels of effectiveness, as defined in the legislation authorizing i3. Beyond this, federal officials need to nurture the evidence-based-reform process. The department could support various organizations to help state, district, and school leaders learn about proven programs in regional effective-methods fairs, for example.
" Helping schools become informed and intelligent consumers and users of proven interventions is the shortest route to improving essential outcomes for Title I schools."
Finally, a strong evidence base is useless if an intervention is not implemented well. School leaders will need technical assistance to effectively implement and support whatever proven models they choose. The groups creating interventions—especially nonprofits and universities—need help to create and sustain effective organizations that can support the interventions they design with high-quality technical assistance.
A vigorous effort to develop, promote, and support proven interventions is certain to lead to widespread, measurable, and irreversible improvements in practices and outcomes in Title I schools. Contrary to popular belief, attaining scale for reform strategies need not be a challenge to evidence-based reform.
Since the beginning of the education reform movement, there have been no shortages of interventions, and no shortages of schools eager to embrace them. Experience is clear that, with encouragement and modest resources, very large numbers of schools will adopt externally developed programs.
The National Diffusion Network of the 1980s reached thousands of schools with more than 500 programs, using state facilitators to help disseminate promising models. The Obey-Porter comprehensive-school-reform program of the late 1990s enabled thousands of Title I schools to adopt whole-school-reform models.
Those who say that schools will not adopt externally developed programs have been proven wrong many times. What was lacking in these earlier efforts was a strong evidence base for most of the adopted models, but that limitation is being rapidly solved by the i3 and IES investments.
It is clear that developers can create and successfully evaluate replicable models, and that schools will eagerly embrace them if they are offered encouragement and resources. The federal government can play a useful role in ensuring that evaluations are of the highest quality; evidence of effectiveness is easily available to school leaders; incentives exist for states, districts, and schools to adopt proven models; and high-quality technical assistance helps school leaders effectively implement and support whatever models they choose.
Some aspects of this framework are already in place, thanks in particular to the work being supported by i3 and the IES. With more attention to this pipeline, we could witness a transformation of American schooling into a system in which evidence-based practice and continuous improvement progressively enhance outcomes for vulnerable children.
Robert E. Slavin is the director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University's school of education, in Baltimore, and the chairman of the Success for All Foundation, which receives federal Investing in Innovation, or i3, funds.
"Ed. Dept. Raises Evidence, Research Ante in Grant Awards," January 30, 2013.
"Shifting Government From 'Who Gets What' to 'What Works,' " (Sputnik Blog) March 1, 2012.
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My e-mail inbox is out of control. I'm using the new Priority Inbox at Gmail but it is still stuffed full of old newsletters, mailing list digests and of course the non-spam spam (that would be the 'today only!! Sale!!!' announcements from any website you have ever purchased from*). I have been ruthless in my deletion of messages I know I won't ever read. I'm also unsubscribing to a number of regular senders which often results in unsubscribe-confirmation emails. Aagh!
In my purging, I started to delete the email from Cookbooker, a website for posting cookbook recipe reviews. I signed up there at some point but never actually used the site. At the time, my focus was primarily ad-hoc cooking or using web-based recipes. Now I have about one-third of my cookbooks out of boxes, on a shelf, ready to be used and reviewed. But rather than start using those books and their recipes, I decided to take the Fall challenge by writing reviews for the recipes in the spotlight book, High Flavor, Low Labor. I don't own this book but fortunately, the website provides you with three sample recipes to get you started. All three sounded pretty good to me and since Chris had been out of town for a week and would be leaving again in a week for another five days, I didn't want to buy a fridge full of food that wouldn't get eaten.
I decided to start with the sirloin and pasta because I either had a number of the ingredients on hand or knew that if I opened a jar of, for example, sun-dried tomatoes but didn't use it all, I would be able to find another purpose easily enough.
The sample recipe, Chili Balsamic Marinated Sirloin with Fettucine & Sun-dried Tomatoes is the third one provided, when you follow the link. I think you could figure that out, though. Note, firstly, that my blog post title is linguine, not fettucine. For reasons I can't explain, the only brand of fettucine at the most convenient grocery store (a Kroger) is the cheapest name brand. I did not want. They also had the fresh, refrigerated stuff but I didn't need that much. Also, I think I like the smaller size of linguine better. I bought a whole-wheat version and was quite happy with the outcome.
I am not, historically, a buyer of steak so finding the right cut and the right size proved more work than I initially anticipated. I believe that my final choice was pretty close to the the recipe's intentions although I couldn't tell you what is was called, sirloin something**. I didn't slice it in to strips before marinating/cooking because I was being lazy. And the trip to the store to buy the ingredients cut in to my time for cooking them (primarily because sun-dried tomatoes are in two places and I had to walk around a lot to find the right ones). But mostly because I am lazy.
Other than halving the amount of meat and reducing the amount of pasta for serving two instead of four, I followed the ingredient proportions. Next time, I will either not be lazy and slice the meat so it can absorb more marinade or add more shiracha since I thought it needed heat. I also added a bit of the marinade to the tomatoes and peppers which was not called for but I liked it. For food safety reasons, you will need to cook this a bit more than "warm through".
The seasoning profile for this came out very well. Again, I would have liked a little more heat but you could definitely tell the shiracha was there. I salted the pasta water exactly right, apparently, because the linguine had a nice nutty wheat flavor but didn't taste like salt. We both liked this and it really did only take 30 minutes.
Garnished with a bit of green tops from our wee little onions in the garden.
*On the drive home from a party Saturday night, we discussed diagramming sentences (honestly, no alcohol involved). I very distinctly remember not learning how to do this in junior high. I think my English teacher spent one day on the uselessness of the exercise and on we moved. Fast forward to AP English in my senior year of high school where the formidable Ms. Moore was crusading against all sorts of grammar violations including writing 'alot' instead of 'a lot', avoiding redundancy, again and not ending a sentence with a preposition. This last one is a struggle for me as I balance using academic language and structure with not sounding like a stilted buffon. I was trying to explain the problem to Chris by example except I couldn't think of a single suitable sentence! Since he reads this blog, the sentence up there with the asterisk is just for him as is the reworded example to be 'correct' located in this paragraph. (Note: I was pleased to see that Grammar Girl says this 'rule' is really a myth and I shouldn't worry so much about it).
**I could have bought pre-sliced sirloin, apparently for stir-fry recipes except the premium on the per pound price was too high and the packages were only one serving each.
My review at Cookbooker is here. I have also made the pesto chicken dish and plan to make the tomato-bacon jam tonight. If this third recipe is a success, I'll probably buy the book even though I don't really need another cookbook. I should probably get rid of some that I don't use now but its a hard thing, much easier to say than do.
We are back from vacation and I have tons to write about. I suffered mightily during our time in Canada- no internets? no twitter? no phone calls that don't cost 79 cents a minute? I wish I had thought about what roaming in Canada would mean with a smartphone but I did not. THEN, we get to Waitsfield and I remembered what I forgot from last year. The Mad River Valley is not real big on cell phones, particularly Verizon phones. Someone told us last year that you could get coverage from one carrier but I don't remember who. It was not Verizon. So, we had no cell service (and internet/twitter/etc) for 3 more days. There were so many times I wanted to send something on the fly and could not. I might have a problem.
After a bit though, I decided to be easy and enjoy the distance from technology. This part of Vermont (probably like most of Vermont) is very green, very local-centric and organic. It seems only fitting that I detach from the world and focus on the right here, right now.
After a few days in the Mad River, it was time to move on. We were really banking on some sunset views over Lake Champlain, much like that one pictured in my last post. We headed up to Burlington for phase 2 of vacation. Since it was rainy, I insisted we stay someplace with a jacuzzi. And a fireplace. It was damned expensive but so very worth it. Especially after we got to Burlington, reconnected with television and news media to learn that tropical storm Nicole was going to rain on our parade for the remainder of our time in Vermont. We did get some adventuring in but it wasn't until we were on our way home that I finally got a few glimpses of blue sky suitable for photography that doesn't require complex math to determine exposure settings (despite the calculations, I was able to get a few awesome shots during the 'fall color' part of the trip).
After a fitful night of waiting for the a-ok text message, we packed up our things on Friday late-morning and prepared for the long haul back to Michigan. In the rain. First, though I dragged Chris in to his second yarn shop of the trip. Then we headed west. Took a car ferry across the lake and decided to do the scenic route via Lake Placid. It was sorely tempting to stop here because it finally stopped raining but was too dark to see the lake(s). Unfortunately, 12 hours of driving plus stops on Saturday to get us home that night was just not feasible.
Instead, we pushed on through to make it to the outskirts of Rochester, NY where we overpaid for a hotel room to sleep in for 6 hours. That left us with 7 hours of drive time on Saturday. We crossed in to Canada at Saint Catherine's to avoid the traffic at Buffalo. Not to worry though, the back-ups were all for getting in to the US. The border crossing at Port Huron/Sarnia was a bit slow but she only asked us two questions: citizenship and did we buy anything? I don't totally get the citizenship thing since I used a passport from the United States of America as my ID and we didn't buy anything of substance during either Canadian portion. There was a bag full of McMinis on the seat between us but I decided that didn't count (McMini defined coming soon).
*Official time of birth was just shy of 1 AM. Little brother says he asked if they could wait until 1:10 AM so he could have a binary baby. I wonder if 1:01 would have worked too?
A long awaited, do what we want vacation. Begins NOW.
We are headed to Vermont but will be stopping on Montreal first. I've driven through Montreal but never stayed there. I think we will stay one or two nights then head towards Waitsfield, VT (site of our honeymoon). From there? There has been talk of going to Portland or even up to Bar Harbor.
I'd love to spend a couple of days going along the coast of Maine but we have to be back in Michigan on 10/2 so that will probably be another trip. I have found it nearly impossible to describe the beauty, violence and 0ld-world feel of the Atlantic coastline as you approach the Downeast tip of Maine. Forget New Zealand, those hobbits really lived in the Bay of Fundy. I definitely want to take Chris there sometime soon.
Our plans include: eating cheese, wine, pictures of fall color and probably a yarn shop stop or two. We hope to dine at the Green Cup Cafe again although the chances of lobster risotto on the menu again are probably slim. There should also be some jacuzzi time, a few drinks on the docks in Burlington overlooking Lake Champlain (see above) and maybe even a cooking class- about Vermont cheese!
Since we are leaving in the evening, our intention is to get to Toronto tonight and get up early enough Saturday to be in Montreal for a late lunch. Toronto is a great city in itself but being "so close" will have to wait for another trip. Now that Chris has his enhanced ID, it won't be such a big deal to skip over to Windsor periodically either.
I am so looking forward to this time for some much-needed relaxing. When we get back, there is a visit from family, the last two weeks of school (really done, not a break but a graduation!!), more family including a planned Halloween-type party to keep us busy until the snow flies. I'll probably be ready for another vacation about then!
2. Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until onions are golden yellow.
3. Add kale to onions. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until kale is softened but still has a bit of crunch in the stems.
4. Drain potatoes. Add butter and sour cream then mash. Add more sour cream if they seem a little dry.
5. Combine kale & onion with potatoes. Season to taste and consider a garnish of sliced scallions and/or balsamic vinegar drizzle.
Note: You may need to box up leftovers right away, unless you plan on eating this all in one night. Or banish yourself from the kitchen for the night. Sorry, honey, I can't help you with those dishes!
Chris and I enjoyed a lovely riverside dinner at Riverhouse Inn in Williamston on the last weekend in August. Hopefully we'll have another chance for such a nice meal al fresco before fall truly sets in.
I started two new classes today and unlike previous quarters, I haven't done any reading yet. My first bit of home work is due Thursday, in both classes, we've been out of town since last Thursday, my google reader is overflwoing and ditto for my inbox, our fridge is both empty or full of 'stuff', depending on how you look at it and this weekend is our first wedding anniversary (!!) so I'm probably gonna have to pull out some kind of romantic meal at some point (we are going to an old favorite w/ special meaning for the official celebration).
This post is mostly pictures.
Bread is served with flavored olive oil. Yes, that is a giant mound of garlic in the center. You can use as much or as little as you like. We used most of it.
Chris had the butternut squash ravioli with a sweet, maple cream sauce and pecans. It was yummy and as you can see, I had to get my pics quick before he started chowing down.
I had a hard time choosing but a craving for 'green' and crunchy' led me to the Caesar salad with added chicken. The salad includes anchovies but whole ones so I just set those off to the side.
Chris's dinner came with a side salad and he decided to get two dressings, one for me to try (he'd sampled on a previous visit) and one new one. On your left is the avocado ranch and the right is raspberry vinaigrette, both house-made. I like green in all things (see above and my closet) but also the raspberry was bit sweet for my tastes.
We actually had this first but I saved it for last because it was the best part of the meal. Two bruschetta options are offered, one with hummus, the other more traditional. Chris dislikes hummus (sigh) so we ordered this one. It was delicious though so I will forgive him.
Menus available at the above website though not identical to the ones we had. Chris says they also make a good steak as went there for lunch while I was out of town a few weeks ago.
There are three dining options- indoors, outdoors on the patio, outdoors at picnic tables down by the river. We 'chose' option 3 as it was nice out but all the patio seating was reserved. There is also a lovely gazebo for private dining. When we first came in, someone thought we were the party that reserved this gazebo which could have been very awkward later (there was a gift on the table). I may have suggested to Chris that he should take a cue from this when planning our dinner on Sept 11.


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The Palors also known as Serer-Palor, (or Waro in their own language) among other names, are an ethnic group found in Senegal around the west central, west southwest of Thiès. They are a sub-group of the Serer ethnic group found in Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. Although ethnically Serers, they do not speak the Serer language but one of the Cangin languages. Their language is Palor.
Other names for the Palor people include Waro (the name for themselves), Palors-Sile, Waro-Waro, Falor, Sili, Sili-Sili (the name they use for their language). The word Sili is a Palor word for Serer.
According to Atlas National du Sénégal (Institut Géographique National 1977), their population was 5000. By 2007, their population was 10,700. They are found in the area of Diander, such as: Gorom, Sébikotane, Tieudem, Mbidjeum, etc.
The Palors are a member of the Cangin people (those who speak the Cangin languages) and a sub-group of the Serer people. In their oral history, the Palor and Ndut accepts a common origin and language. Their tradition went on to say that, the Palors moved southwards from the village of Palo (in the Ndut Region). Another account attributes the separation of the Palor and Ndut to a disagreement between two brothers, which led to the younger brother moving north out of the Palor Region in order to form the Ndut ethnic group. In similarity, the Saafi and Noon traditions states a common ancestral heritage. The Noon people used to return and pray at the Sacred wood they left behind in the Safen Region after they had migrated north. From a wider perspective, the Cangin people are part of the Serer group, and some of these group were defeated in the 11th century by the Almoravids and their African Muslim coalition army, when they advanced in Tekrur (present-day Futa Toro), resulting in the southward migration of some of these people, who refused to accept Islam (see Serer history (medieval era to present) and Timeline of Serer history).
The Palors, like many of the Cangin speakers residing on the Cayor and its borders, have a long reputation for waging wars against the Damel of Cayor, the Portuguese as well as the French. The name of their king was the Fara Ndout (variation : "Fara Ndut"). He was elected by the Damel from the royal family, and a candidate to the throne of Cayor. He had authority over the Nduts, the Palors and the region of Diander. In some cases, he was hardly listened to.
They are among the oldest inhabitants of Senegal, especially around Pout area (var : Put).
The Palor language is classified as one of the Cangin languages which is closely related to the Ndut language and distantly related to Serer proper.
Many Palors are farmers who grow millet (a staple food among the Serers). They also grow and sell peanuts, manioc (cassava), mangoes, tomatoes, bissap (similar to the hibiscus flower), etc. Many Palors also work in the cities of Thiès and Dakar and even sometimes further afield at Kaolack in order to earn income and support their families. Unlike the other Serer groups, the Palors, especially those from poorer families, are at a disadvantage educationally, because there is little or no educational facilities in their own region. As a result, they have to send their children to boarding schools in Safene country (the lands of the Saafi people), such as Sangué, etc. Lack of educational facilities has resulted in Palor children not receiving formal education.
Like many of the Cangin language speakers such as the Safene, etc., they adhere to the tenets of Serer religion. They make offerings of the harvest firstfruits to the ancestral spirits (Pangool - in Serer religion) and retain the "chef coutumier" ("one who performs prayers to the spirits" - the Serer Lamanes in the old religious sense, can also be the Saltigues, see Timeline of Serer history). Their traditional and religious songs are also preserved, usually sung in the Ndut language and forms the basis of Serer hymns.
Some Palors are Christians or Muslims. Like most Serer Muslims, their conversion to Islam is very recent. Though there are some Palor Muslim and Christian communities, syncretism with the Serer religion is prevalent.
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Williams, Gordon (1994). "Intelligibility and language boundaries among the Cangin peoples of Senegal" (PDF). Journal of West African Languages. 24 (1): 47–67.
^ Sonko-Godwin, Patience (2003). Ethnic Groups of the Senegambia Region: A Brief History (3rd ed.). Banjul, Gambia: Sunrise. p. 32. OCLC 938692476.
^ a b c d Ndiaye, Ousmane Sémou (1991). "Diversité et unicité sérères: l'exemple de la région de Thiès" [Serer diversity and uniqueness: Example of the Thiès region]. Éthiopiques (in French). 7 (54).
^ Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2010). Ethnic Diversity and Integration in the Gambia: The Land, the People and the Culture. Dar es Salaam: Continental Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-9987-9322-2-1. OCLC 798942405.
^ Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2010). The Gambia and Its People: Ethnic Identities and Cultural Integration in Africa. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: New Africa Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-9987-16-023-5. OCLC 724424437.
^ Kerr, Robert (1811). "Alvise Cadamosto". A General History of Voyages and Travels to the End of the 18th Century. Edinburgh: J. Ballantyne & Co. pp. 238–240. OCLC 36786021.
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On Wednesday , our school was treated to a visit by the Mighty Zulu Nation Theatre Company. At the start of the day, a superb performance of dance, acrobatics, music and singing inspired the whole school. Lucky teachers and children joined the Zulus on stage to show their skils too, before most classes returned to their normal timetable with the Zulu beats still resonating within them.
Year 4, who are studying 'Africa', were then treated to a workshop. They mastered some Zulu greetings, sang some tribal harmonies and danced in traditional Zulu ways. The first hand experience of the costumes, singing and dancing has truly brought the topic to life. Dressed in traditional Zulu attire and looking truly amazing, the lively and funny cast members made this a day that Year 4 will not forget.
We look forward to seeing the Zulus again hopefully.


This is a flyer for George McGovern's Presidential election in 1972. The flyer focuses on farmers in Kansas, encouraging them to vote for McGovern and Shriver if they want to see a profit from farming.
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Unseen footage of Carrie Fisher to appear in 'Star Wars Episode IX'
Sat 28th Jul 2018 09.43 BST
The late Carrie Fisher has been named among the cast for the next Star Wars film.
The shock announcement comes amid a casting list that features a mix of old and new faces. According to director JJ Abrams, the move comes with "support and blessing" from Fisher's daughter Billie.
Fisher died on December 27, 2016, after suffering difficulties during a commercial flight on from London to Los Angeles four days earlier.
According to a press release, the previously unseen footage was recorded for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
"We desperately loved Carrie Fisher," director JJ Abrams, who will direct Episode IX, said in a statement.
"Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us. We were never going to recast, or use a CG (computer-generated) character.
"With the support and blessing from her daughter, Billie, we have found a way to honor Carrie's legacy and role as Leia in Episode IX by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII," he added.
In other huge news, 81-ear-old Billy Dee Williams will bring back his role as Lando Calrissian and Mark Hamill will return as Luke Skywalker.
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