Nearing the end of the 2014 legislative session, Georgia's House Education Committee voted down Senate Bill (SB) 167, the anti-Common Core bill, essentially killing it.
Had it passed, it would have prevented the state from its continued participation in the Common Core State Standards, known in Georgia as the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS). Why does this matter? To answer that question, one must have an understanding of the educational reform landscape that has shaped Georgia.
In an attempt to raise student achievement the Georgia Department of Education has introduced a host of new programs and acronyms that go with them: CCGPS, CCRPI, TKES, LKES, TEMs, LDS and SLOs, just to name a few.
Changes have been made to standards, student and educator assessment and evaluation systems, teacher preparation programs, school and district accountability measures and a host of other instructional practices to keep pace with 21st Century classrooms such as the use of technology, focus on STEM, and on-line learning and professional development.
One key to the success of these efforts is the understanding of how they all fit together. All the pieces are not individual random acts, but related initiatives that can be leveraged together to support students and educators in raising the achievement outcomes of all students in Georgia.
Are teachers effectively delivering the instruction?
Who makes sure all that happens?
This article examines the first question in detail. The foundation of all educational systems is what gets taught in the classroom: What do we teach? This is a question of standards and curriculum. In 2010, Georgia adopted the CCGPS as a new set of standards for English/ Language Arts (ELA) and math.
These new standards incorporate much of the previous standards, and take them a step further in aligning content with college and career readiness by providing increased rigor and incorporating higher order thinking and reasoning skills. Second, adopting these new standards allows for a meaningful comparison of Georgia's student achievement with students in other states. Since Georgia students will be competing with those from all over the world, the state needs to be sure they are providing students the tools to be competitive.
For the past two years, Georgia school systems have been implementing these higher standards. Due to their increased rigor, these standards have been a steep learning curve for Georgia's teachers and students. However, the implementation is starting to pay off. A recent survey of Georgia teachers found that more than three-quarters (77%) of teachers in Georgia are enthusiastic about their implementation their classrooms. More than 80 percent math and/or English language arts teachers in Georgia believe the more rigorous standards will have a positive impact on students' ability to think critically and use reasoning skills.
It must be made clear that standards are not a curriculum. Standards are designed to outline what students should know at a certain point in their education so that when they graduate from high school, they are ready for college and/or career. A curriculum involves how standards are taught, including teaching methods, lesson plans, textbooks, reading materials and so forth. The new standards outline the learning goals. Over the past two years, local school districts and teachers have been developing and implementing their own curricula to ensure their students can meet these new standards.
In addition to curriculum changes, Georgia has also begun to realign its teacher training programs to match the level of rigor required to teach to the new standards. New teacher evaluations and student assessments are also being developed to reflect the higher rigor now needed. Nationally, the SAT and ACT college entrance exams are being aligned to the Common Core standards. Therefore, students who have not been taught to the college and career ready standards provided by the Common Core will be at a disadvantage.
This brings us back to SB 167. Not only would the passage of the bill have severed Georgia from its current standards, it would have also forbid student assessments that reflected any national or multi-state standards and imposed technology limits that would render our data system useless and online learning challenging. It is alarming that this bill passed out of the Senate very quickly and seemed to be headed to an easy victory in the House before people were provided an opportunity to take notice and speak up.
Georgia has done a good job in identifying areas of education reform that will lead to increased student outcomes and high school graduates that are ready for college or embark on a career. The focus on increased rigor of standards and supporting curriculum is the first step upon which other reforms are built. However, without support and a focus on the foundations of these changes, Georgia is in danger of not realizing the potential gains this complete puzzle can deliver.
This is the first in a series of entries that will detail the 4 defining edges of Georgia's education reform puzzle. Stay tuned for detailed discussions on the delivery of instruction, how we know students are earning, and who makes it all happen. This issue, as well as other key education issues, is addressed in the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education's Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2014 report.


Several people suffered minor injuries in an early morning apartment fire in Hastings, authorities said.
Around 2 a.m., firefighters were called to the three-story building in the Valley Manor apartment complex at 1000 Lyn Way.
The Hastings fire chief says first responders had to rescue some people, but everyone got out.
Five residents, two Dakota County deputies, two Hastings police officers and a firefighter were taken to a local hospital with what the chief calls minor injuries.
The fire started in an apartment in the south building of the complex, which is connected to the north building, KSTP-TV said. Residents from both buildings were evacuated.
Residents from the south building were taken to an office building across the street, the station said. The American Red Cross is helping 17 families. Authorities say the fire left all 15 units uninhabitable.
Residents from the north building, which was not damaged, were allowed to return to their homes, KSTP-TV said.


Snake Island offers scuba diving in healthy waters amongst many marine species and excellent coral formations.
We only dive at Snake Island or Cervera Shoal, which is an underwater island, when the conditions are moderate. But still, often we experienced strong current. Be aware of your decompression limits and of the fact that you have to do a safety stop in mid water. Marine species encountered can be Black-white banded sea snakes, moray eels, starry moray eels, lion fish, nudibranchs. At the shallow regions you will find lots of sea urchins.


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Incest/TabooMoving In Pt. 02Page 2
Moving In Pt. 02
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"Good. I hope he can be civil with you. He's your father and always will be." Stacie said. "Did you get everything else you needed to get?" she asked.
Ted noticed a change in Stacie's tone when she asked the last question.
"Yes, Mom, I got everything I need," Jen replied with a huge smile.
The rest of the evening was quiet. They watched a couple of movies, all snuggled up with each other. About ten o'clock Stacie got up and said, "I'm tired. It was a long, slow day at work. I'm going to bed."
"I'm tired too. Guess I'll hit the hay," said Ted.
"You guys are lightweights," said Jen. "I'm staying up a bit longer."
Ted retired to his bedroom, took a long hot shower, and then crawled into bed. He set his alarm for eight in the morning as he thought he should go in and do some volunteer work this week. He did it occasionally to get out, and knew that his help would be needed this time of year. It'd do him good, and he could pick up a few things they needed. He turned off the light on the nightstand and rolled over.
He was about to drift off, when he heard someone walk into the room. He looked up, then sat up. He wasn't sure, but he thought it was Jen coming to the side of the bed. "Hello?" he said.
"Hi, Pee-paw. Glad you're not asleep yet. I'm going to turn on the light, is that OK?" she asked.
"It's fine," he replied.
She bent over and turned the lamp on. Ted looked at her and nearly did a double take. She was decked out in some extremely sexy lingerie. Jen had a black lace bustier, with pink trim, some matching black and pink panties, and black thigh-high nylon stockings. She looked fabulous. It was hard for him to even think of her as his grand-daughter.
"You like it?" she asked, as she placed a small packet on the nightstand.
"Oh, yes, you look so sexy," he replied. He could feel his cock starting to stir.
"I bought it today, just for you. Can I leave the light on?" she asked. "I would like to be able to see things tonight."
"It's good," he answered.
She pulled the sheet off of him. He was dressed in only a pair of briefs, and his cock was getting stiff enough to tent the front, a fact that was not lost on Jen. "Scoot over," she said softly.
He did, and Jen laid down slowly next to him. "Tonight I'm with you, Pee-paw. Do you think that'll be OK?" she asked.
His mouth was already dry. He tried to swallow, but couldn't. "It's OK," was all he could say.
Jen lay on her side next to him. Her breast nearly spilling out of the bra portion of the bustier. She ran her top leg up and down his legs. It was driving him crazy. She began to caress his chest, making circles across it and brushing his nipples every so often. "Mmmm," she quietly murmured, and blew softly into his ear.
His senses were being overloaded. The touching and sounds, the sight of her, and her smell. She smelled fantastic. The only sense not being used was taste, and he couldn't wait to taste her. He laid back and enjoyed it all.
Jen bent over and kissed him on the lips. At first it was a soft, close-lipped kiss, but soon she parted her lips and used them to pull on his. Ted thought it was magnificent. Just as he was enjoying that, she began to run her tongue across them, and it didn't take long before she was exploring his mouth with it. Their lips moved across each others, and their tongues danced.
She broke the kiss, and moved her way down his neck, nibbling on his ear while breathing into it. She continued down his neck and made her way to his nipples. She sucked on them. Ted moaned, enjoying the pleasure. Jen's activity progressed, just as she had been told by Stacie. She was getting a huge thrill pleasing this man.
With her free hand, she began to gently caress his dick. Ted felt her softly move it up and down his shaft. Then she sat up, and hooked her fingers under the waistband of his underwear. "Lift up," she said.
When he did, she pulled the underwear up and over his fully erect cock, then pushed them down to his thighs. She bent over and kissed the tip of his penis, and allowed her tongue to flick across his pee-hole. She could taste the salty pre-cum that was already flowing, and relished in it. Jen ran her tongue up and down his shaft a few times.
She sat back up, then stood up, and removed the underwear from Ted's legs. "Won't be needing these for a while," she said, as she flung them across the room. Ted started to sit up, but Jen gently pushed him back down, saying, "Relax."
Standing in front of him, she began to massage her breasts through the bustier. She rubbed them up and down, then would squeeze them together to accentuate her cleavage. Jen dropped one had to her crotch, and began to rub herself there, while continuing the breast massage with the other hand. After a few moments, she softly said, "Oooh, I'm already getting wet."
With that, she grabbed the waistband of her panties with both hands, and pushed them down. They dropped down her stocking-clad legs to the floor and she stepped out of them.
"Wow," said Ted. He took in the sight. She was simply gorgeous. She was completely shaven. Her bareness looked delicious, and he was sure he could smell her sex scent. It was driving him crazy with desire.
Jen rubbed her fingers along her vaginal lips. A simple, sexy rubbing motion. Then she turned around. Ted looked at her perfect ass. It was just like Stacie's, he thought. She slowly bent over, and pushed her butt towards him. Her legs were separated just a bit, just enough to show her pussy between her thighs and butt cheeks. He thought he could see them glistening. And her tiny pink rosebud of an anus was just beautiful.
"Come here," he said.
She turned toward him. "Ted, will you lick my pussy?" she asked. "That's want I want, if you want to do it."
"I can think of nothing else I rather do," he replied. He motioned for her to come towards the bed. At the same time, he sat up and moved out of the way, gesturing for her to lay down. When she did, he laid down beside her, and just as she had done, began to kiss her lips. He let his hand caress the exposed portions of Jen's breasts, and played with her nipples through the lacy material.
He then moved his hand down to her belly, and drew circles around her navel. By now, Jen was moaning into his mouth. He broke off his kisses, and sat up.
"Eat me, Pee-paw, please, eat me now," she cried.
Ted still wasn't used to the sex-talk, especially when it was mixed with the term Jen used as grandfather. But hearing what she said, Ted knew he was in full control now. He scooted down the bed, then gently pulled her leg to the side so he could lay between her legs. The nylon material felt great against his body, but he was beginning to focus on pleasuring her now. He repeated the same motions he had done with Stacie. He was sure she had described it in detail to Jen. She would be expecting the same, and he was not going to disappoint her.
He began by kissing the insides of her thighs, moving his kisses up and down, going higher each time. At first, it was mostly on the stocking-covered portion of her legs, but soon he was merely an inch from her pussy. The smell of her sex was strong. It was intoxicating. He began to softly kiss her genitals, moving from one side to the other. Then he drug his tongue up one side of her labia. The taste was fantastic, and again, he thought of how much it tasted like Stacie.
He continued to lick her, slowly and gently at first. But each time, he went a little quicker and applied just a little bit more pressure. Jen was now moaning loudly, and her hips were starting to rock back and forth. When he would lick up her pussy, she would rock and try to get his tongue to make contact with her clitoris. However, Ted was not ready to give her that yet. A little more teasing was in order.
Ted moved his head a bit lower, and moved his tongue's attention to the lower part of her. He flicked it across the bottom of her vaginal opening, then let it drop even further. When he brushed his tongue across her rosebud, she gasped. "Oh, yes, do that again," she cried. He noticed that her breathing was getting more rapid, and her cries and moans were even louder than before. He teased her anus a few more times, then went back to her pussy.
Again, he flicked his tongue across the bottom of her vaginal opening a few times. "Oh," was all Jen could say. Then he took a breath, and drove his tongue into her vagina. He moved his head back and forth, holding his tongue firm.
"Oh, yea, fuck me with your tongue," Jen cried, even louder.
He obliged her a few more times, then began to move his tongue around insider her. By now, her body was writhing and her hips moving up and down. He could see her hands roughly caressing her pubic area.
He removed his tongue and pulled it up to her clitoral hood. There he let it rest. There was some motion from her body movements, but he tried his best just to push on the clitoris. After a few moments, he began to flick his tongue across the clitoris. Softly at first, but each time applying more and more pressure and intensity. It was driving Jen crazy. Her hips began to buck more, and he could hear her breathing quicken. Her fingers were wildly writhing across her pubic region and he knew she was close.
He surrounded her clitoris with his lips and then rhythmically pulsed his tongue across it. It only took a few times. Jen moaned deeply and loudly, "Ooohhh yessss," as she thrust her hips upward and grabbed his head with her hands. He pulsed a few more times, then stopped. She held him there for a few moments, then released her grip on the back of his head. He moved up and kissed her navel. Ted moved from between her legs and laid down on his side next to her.
Waiting for her breath to resume a normal rate, he watched her lying there. Her eyes were closed. Her chest rose up and down, but otherwise, she was still. She looked at peace. When he was sure she had recovered, he leaned towards her and kissed her cheek. "I love you," he whispered softly into her ear.
"I love you too, Pee-paw," see said softly. "Thank you, that was unbelievable."
Ted continued to watch her. He had to catch his breath as well. It was work to some extent. He just noticed how hard he was. But he was content. Even if that was all for the night, he had enjoyed it.
He was about to doze off, when Jen sat up. She turned to Ted. "Stay there," she said. She leaned back a bit and reached for his cock, feeling it's extreme firmness. She sat back up and retrieved the small packet from the nightstand. She tore it open and removed something.
"Is that a condom?" Ted asked.
"Yup," Jen answered. "You said we have to play it safe." With that she turned toward him, bent towards his dick, and put the condom on the tip. Then she rolled it down the length of his shaft. Ted started to sit up, but Jen stopped him, placing her hand on his chest and gently pushing him down on his back.
"You've done enough work for tonight. Now, it's my turn," she said. Jen threw her leg over his body and straddled him across his belly. She began to slowly move her ass down towards his cock until his cock pressed against her. Ted decided to lay still until she got her position down. He'd let her get things going at first.
He felt her rock her hips a bit to adjust the angle, and felt her slide along his cock. She did this a few times. It felt great to him, but he knew that things were about to feel much, much better. Ted felt his cock head catch a few times at her orifice, but she was still so wet, that his slid by it. He was about to help out when she got the angle just right the next time, and he slid into her. It was amazing how her body gripped his cock head.
She then sat up on him, and began to slowly lower down, impaling herself on his penis. "Oh, Jeez, Oh Jeez," she kept on saying. Ted felt the tip of his cock push against the hardness of her cervix, but she still kept on lowering herself. "Ohhh, Peeeee-paaawww," she cried. Finally she bottomed out.
Jen stopped there for a little while, letting her body become accustomed to the size of his cock. Then she began to move up and down. Slowly at first, but then her movements began to increase in speed. She would rise to the point where only the head was in her, then let herself drop down until she was pressed against his body. She began to breath fast, and grunt loudly with each downward thrust. It was a low, guttural sound, that made Ted believe it was coming from deep within her.
As she picked up the pace, he watched her. Even though she was still wearing the bustier, he noticed her breasts bounce with each thrust, Her face was starting to become somewhat contorted. Ted figured she was lost in the lust of the moment. It was obvious she was concentrating on what she was feeling.
Soon Jen began to almost cry "Oh," with each downward movement. She started to rock her pelvis in conjunction with her up and down movements. The motion began to bring Ted to the edge. If he hadn't been wearing a condom, he would have had his orgasm minutes ago.
Jen's movements intensified, and her vocalizations became louder and louder, raising a bit in pitch each time. All of it together pushed Ted over the edge and he began to spurt his semen into the condom. "Mmmmphhh," he moaned.
At the same time, Jen cried out "Oh my God, Ohhhhhh yeaaah." She thrust a few more times and then stopped.
Ted could feel her body shaking. He reached up and held her. "Are you OK?" he asked.
"Oooh, yes, I'm very OK," she answered. She continued to sit on him, letting her body slowly recover from the intense orgasm. After a minute, she asked, "Are you ready?"
Ted nodded, and she scooted up and forward, letting his still hard cock fall out of her. Ted was amazed he was still hard. It had been incredibly sexy and exciting to him.
Jen lifted herself off of him, and went into the bathroom. Ted could hear her running water, then she returned with a washcloth. She gently removed the condom, being careful not to spill any of the semen, and then softly washed his cock off with the washcloth. "That's nice, thanks for doing that," he said.
"It seemed the right thing to do. And I didn't need to use one of your towels since we used a condom," she replied. She finished wiping him clean, then took the condom and the washcloth back to the bedroom. Ted heard more water running, then she turned off the light and came back to bed.
"Pee-paw, that was beautiful. It was better than I thought it could be," she said.
Ted was about to reply, but she interrupted him with a "Shhhhh," and turned the lamp on the nightstand off. She then laid next to him, with one arm draped across his chest. In a minute she was asleep.
Ted listened to her soft breathing for awhile. He thought how much he was going to miss her when she went back to college. He had been wrong. Life with Stacie and Jen was great, but life having sex with Stacie and Jen was even better. Soon, he fell asleep as well.
The next morning he woke up before the alarm went off. He got out of bed and turned the alarm off. Ted stood there for a moment, taking in the beauty of his grand-daughter laying in bed, peacefully asleep. Then he went into the bathroom, closed the door, and took a quick shower. He finished getting ready to go out. When he exited the bathroom, she was still asleep in his bed. He pulled the sheet and blanket up over her, leaned down, and gave her a kiss on her cheek.
Stacie was in the kitchen when he got there. She was getting ready to leave for work. "Coffee's made," she said to him.
"Great, I'm ready for some," he said. He poured a cup and sat down at the table.
"Sounded like you had a great night," Stacie said.
Ted noticed she was smiling. That was a good thing. "Yeah, neither of you two are quiet lovers. Not that I'm complaining," he said.
"I'm glad it worked out. I was afraid that you might freak out about it," she said.
"I probably would have, but she handled it perfectly. Did you know about the lingerie?" he asked.
"Yes, I suggested it. It's hard for a man to argue once you've got his engine running," she replied.
"Well, that's what happened," he said. "You about ready to leave for work?"
"In just a few minutes, after I finish the coffee," she said. "You look like you're going to get out too."
"Yes, I'm going in to do some volunteer work this morning. I felt like I needed to get out of the house," Ted said.
"Well, be careful," Stacie said. She got up, rinsed her cup out, and headed towards the door.
"See you later," Ted hollered at her.
Ted sat there sipping his coffee. He was not on the clock, so could take his time. He thought about last night. Then he went to his office and got a piece of paper and pen. He wrote a brief note for Jen.
"Jen,
Went in for the morning to do volunteer work. Back after lunch.
Last night was perfect. Thank you.
Ted"
He made his way to the shelter where he did his volunteering. He mostly just did odd jobs, checked over the facility to see if anything needed addressing, and solved computer problems when they came up. He also helped with the occasional client. It was mostly older women working at the shelter. Wives and widows of retired husbands. He guessed most of them did it to get away from their husbands or for something to do.
There was one woman of Ted's age. She was long divorced. Not unattractive. Just a little too forward. He had talked with her a great deal, and it was obvious she was one of those needy women that most smart guys steer clear of. Her name was Debra, and he was never sure if he should call her Debra or Debbie or what.
"You're looking good this morning. You have a glow," Debra said to him as he walked in. She usually sat at the reception desk, even though they had a person who did that full time. "Have a good Christmas?" she asked.
"A great one. How about you," he replied.
"Oh, it was the usual family thing. What did you do?" she pried.
"Just spent the day with my daughter and grand-daughter," Ted said.
"Your daughter? Oh, you mean your step-daughter. That's right, they're living with you now, aren't they? I bet it was tough for a bachelor like you to have her move in with you," she said.
Ted hated when people made the distinction between daughter and step-daughter. It was petty, and he thought it said a lot about them. "Nope, not at all. In fact, it's been real nice having her there," he said. His tone indicated he was a little annoyed at her questioning. He didn't give her a chance to respond and headed to the director's office to see what needed to be done.
"See you later," she hollered after him. "Maybe we can grab lunch together."
"My ass," he mumbled under his breath.
There was not much to do. One of the computers wasn't working, so that needed fixing. Usually it was some idiot who downloaded a virus, or uploaded some incompatible software. The place didn't have the budget for an IT person, let alone any decent means to control what people could do on the workstations.
He had just finished bringing the computer back to life when his phone rang. He looked at the phone. It was Jen calling.
"Hi Sweetie, how are you doing?" he asked.
"Oh, I'm doing great. Better than I have been doing in a long time," she answered.
"What's up? Everything OK?" Ted asked.
"Yeah, everything's good. I just wanted to call and say thanks for the note. And of course to say thank you for last night. I'm so glad it worked out the way it did," she said.
"If anyone needs thanking for last night, it's you. It was very special," he said. "You doing anything today?
"No, just going to recover from last night. You want me to make something for lunch?" she asked.
"Thanks, but no. I'm going to pick up a few things and can grab something at the deli. Want me to get you something?" he asked.
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The Child Porn Case Against Minnesota State Head Football Coach Todd Hoffner Is Falling Apart
Dom Cosentino
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In August, when the details of the child porn allegations against Minnesota State head football coach Todd Hoffner first emerged, they seemed particularly disturbing: Hoffner, 46, allegedly had videos on his school-issued phone of his own three children, all under the age of 10, dancing naked and touching themselves. The Division II coach was charged with using minors in a sexual performance and possession of child pornography, both felonies.
Minnesota State Head Football Coach Busted On Child Porn Charges
Minnesota State head football coach Todd Hoffner faces child pornography charges after being booked …
But according to documents recently released by Hoffner's attorney, the local human services agency found no evidence of any abuse or maltreatment. In addition, the agency said child protective services would not even need to conduct its own investigation. Previously, investigators had found no child pornography when they searched Hoffner's home computer and other devices.
Here's the Mankato Free Press, referring to Hoffner's wife, Melodee:
Melodee Hoffner said the videos were not sexual and simply showed innocent family fun.
"The charges against my husband are ridiculous and baseless," she said during an Aug. 27 press conference. "My family does what every family does—we take videos and pictures of our kids in all their craziness. My husband would not ever abuse our children or any other child."
Prosecutors have declined to comment. Hoffner's lawyers have filed a motion for the second time to ask that the charges be dropped. Hoffner remains on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the case.
[Mankato Free Press]
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Q: better join for query performance I need to select some date from multiple table in oracle. I have 2 tables, Table A and Table B which should be joined eachother. Let me describe it in table.
Table A
A_id    x_id    y_id   z_id    price ....

Table B
B_id    xyz_id    myValue

NOT : x_id, y_id and z_id keeps same value with (Table B).xyz_id
my query should return
A_id, x_id,   y_id,   z_id,  myValue for x_id, myValue for y_id, myValue for z_id

I manage that query like
select
    A_id,
    (select myValue as valueForX_id from TableB where xyz_id = x_id)
    (select myValue as valueForY_id from TableB where xyz_id = y_id)..,
from TableA;

but I don't know this will give best performance. I ask for your advice. Thanks.

A: This should get the values using joins.  I think you will find this performs much faster for large datasets.
select a.A_id, a.x_id, a.y_id, a.z_id, x.myValue as x_value,yb.myValue as y_value, z.myValue as z_value
from TableA a
join TableB x on x.xyz_id = a.x_id
join TableB y on y.xyz_id = a.y_id
join TableB z on z.xyz_id = a.z_id

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These Prosciutto and Ricotta Hors d'oeuvres are so quick to prepare plus they are so easy to eat, making them perfect for entertaining as no one wants an hors d'oeuvres that makes a mess! Plus they look elegant and taste amazing!
These Prosciutto and Ricotta rolls are so simple to make and can be made in advance.
Start by finely chopping the green onion (or you could use chives), this gets mixed with the ricotta, some black pepper and onion powder. Once everything is well combined and smooth you want to cut the prosciutto in half length ways, to make two long strips.
Place two teaspoons of the mixture on the short end of the prosciutto and then roll up tightly.
The rolls want to chill for 15 minutes to make them easier to pick up.
But they will keep covered in the refrigerator for 6 hours.
Hors d'oeuvres are such a great way to cater a party. Plates of delicious morsels that can be passed around or arranged on a buffet table.
How many Hors d'oeuvres to serve at a party?
This very much depends on whether the Hors d'oeuvres will be a taster before dinner, or are they going to be the main event.
I like to mix it up, sometimes I will serve just platters of Hors d'oeuvres and maybe a larger item like a tart or sliders, other times the Hors d'oeuvres will just start the meal and dinner will follow.
To make sure I always have enough food…because anyone who knows me knows I never want people to leave hungry I have a few rules I follow.
These Prosciutto and Ricotta Hors d'oeuvres are so quick to prepare and they are so easy to eat, making them perfect for entertaining as no one wants an hors d'oeuvre that makes a mess! Plus they look elegant and taste amazing!
Mix the ricotta, chopped green onion, black pepper and onion powder together in a small bowl.
Cut the prosciutto in half crossways.
Place about 2 teaspoons of mixture at the short end of your prosciutto and then roll up like a cigar. the exact amount of filling needed will depend on the size of your prosciutto.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes, or until needed.
Everyone is having a wonderful time, you float around the room, chatting, laughing, drinking a spiced capsicum martini and generally having a great time. It is exactly what you wanted for your birthday. A small party, some amazing food, a few cocktails, and your dearest friends.
Everyone has a full glass; the perfect time to bring out some hors d'oeuvres. You prepared everything earlier so you know that it is just a case of pulling the platters from the fridge.
The prosciutto and ricotta rolls come out first, deep pink prosciutto, salty and soft, wrapped around creamy fresh ricotta spiked with green onion. A delicious little bite, soft with a delicate chew, rich and creamy and oh so delicious.
Arranged on a white platter they look elegant, you know they won't last long, but that is okay, your foodie friends know that hidden in your fridge there are more platters of delicious morsels.
There are oysters, bell pepper crostini, dill pickle beef skewers, cured salmon, sesame tuna and some mini chocolate tartlets. Plenty of little bites. But for now it is time for these deeply pink and so beautiful prosciutto and ricotta hor d'oeuvres.
A cocktail party with your friends, the best birthday. And as for your age? Well that is just a number!
If you love food why not subscribe to my newsletter, I will drop you an email every now and then, just to say hi and send you a couple of recipes think you might love, like these Prosciutto and Ricotta Hors d'oeuvres.
This could possibly be the best thing ever. Seriously. So decadent and delicious, this is totally my kind of snack. Def making this!
Thank you Danielle, they really are so yummy and quick to prepare.
Wow, what an awesome, low carb appetizer!! Anything with prosciutto is a winner by me. Love this recipe!
P.S. Hope you made it home safely!!!
Sounds like the perfect birthday party! Happy Birthday! And what a wonderful appetizer to start the evening. Prosciutto is one of my favorites to serve, usually with melon, so this gives me another option for my next get-together. Love the way you also give ideas for quantities with and without dinner.


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Two popular and fun events are set for Saturday (May 23).
The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust staff and Philip Howard will lead a walk at 10 a.m. through Springer's Point. Amidst the ancient live oaks, you will learn about the nature and history of this important preserve. The NCLT considers Springer's Point to be the crown jewel of the 62,000 acres it has protected in the Coastal Plain.
The Annual Ocracoke Volunteer Firemen's Ball kicks off at 5 p.m. with its barbecue dinners, t-shirts for sale and the silent auction. At 7 p.m. the live auction will begin followed by dancing and music well into the night provided by The Aaron Caswell Band, The Ocracoke Rockers and the Dune Dogs.


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El oscilador Colpitts es un circuito electrónico basado en un oscilador LC (L: bobina, C: capacitor) inventado por el ingeniero en electrónica estadounidense Edwin Henry Colpitts en 1918.  Se trata de un oscilador que presenta, a su salida, una señal de frecuencia determinada sin que exista una entrada, a diferencia de otros circuitos electrónicos, que necesitan de una entrada de señal.

Para poder lograr la oscilación este circuito utiliza un divisor de tensión formado por dos capacitores: C1 y C2, los cuales se encuentran conectados en serie.
De la unión de estos condensadores sale una conexión a tierra. De esta manera las tensiones en los terminales superior de C1 e inferior de C2 serán opuestas.
La realimentación positiva se obtiene del terminal inferior de C2 y es llevada a la base del transistor a través de una resistencia R2 y un condensador C3.
La bobina L1 (choke) se utiliza para evitar que la señal alterna pase a la fuente Vcc.
Este oscilador se utiliza para bandas de VHF (Very High Frecuency), frecuencias que van de 30 MHz a 300 MHz.
A estas frecuencias sería muy difícil utilizar el oscilador Hartley debido a que las bobinas a utilizar serían muy pequeñas.
La frecuencia de oscilación de este tipo de oscilador está dada por:

donde:

Entonces la frecuencia de oscilación () está dada por la siguiente fórmula:

Análisis
A partir de los criterios de Barkhausen y del modelo equivalente del transistor se pueden obtener las siguientes expresiones:

Frecuencia de oscilación:

Condición arranque para que el circuito empiece a oscilar espontáneamente:
 si el transistor utilizado es un BJT (transistor bipolar):

 si el transistor utilizado es un FET:

Realización
En la práctica, para evitar derivas en frecuencia por el calentamiento de los componentes, los osciladores Colpitts son realizados con condensadores NP0, o sea, cuyos coeficientes de temperatura son prácticamente cero. Los condensadores cerámicos deben evitarse, porque su coeficiente de temperatura es sumamente elevado. Por otro lado, la inductancia no debe ser muy pequeña. Valores prácticos de condensadores de osciladores Colpitts son del orden de los 560 pF.

Véase también
 Oscilador Hartley
 Oscilador Clapp
 Oscilador Armstrong
 Oscilador de puentes de Wien
 Oscilador Vackar

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Integrated publishing (en inglés)
 Breve introducción a los circuitos de oscilación básicos

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When it comes to employee scheduling, between our HotSchedules experience and over 30 years in the restaurant industry, we've seen it all.
Barely legible schedules on dry erase boards. Shift notes scribbled on paper napkins. Middle of the night text messages and emails with shift requests and another fifteen voicemails waiting for a shift change approval the next morning.
Sound familiar? If you're shaking your head "yes," then you've experienced the pain and complication that surfaces when you manage labor with sheer brawn and your bare hands. It's tough. And it takes a toll on you and your entire workforce.
In fact, it was these very pain points that propelled my partner Ray Pawlikowski and I to co-found HotSchedules while working at PF Chang's. Over the years, we've learned a lot from our customers including the many ways technology has helped restaurants become more productive, efficient and a happier place to work!
We sifted through all of the ways that technology helps restaurant employees, managers and owners run their employees' schedules and narrowed it down to these 12 tips.
And no, we're not talking about the cloudy mess in your head. When you store information in a secure cloud-environment, you and your team members are able to access or input information from anywhere and at any time, whether it's from the back office or your backyard.
You employ team members from all different places, which means there's a lot of personality! Giving your team members one-central hub to connect with each other breaks down barriers, helps facilitate conversations and provides a space where people have the freedom to share ideas.
Your team is smart and usually eager to find someone to cover his or her shift. The problem is that without technology, it's usually not easy.
With today's mobile scheduling technology, they can request a shift right from their smartphone. With one click, managers can approve the change and make decisions based on the replacements' skill level or tenure.
Your team wants access to information in the palm of their hands. Scheduling apps allow team members to access their schedule, pending requests and shift changes on their own time through email, text messages or Google calendar right from their mobile device.
Did you hear that managers? They have access to their schedule from their mobile device … not your brain!
Labor management technology doesn't stop at scheduling. You have to consider the food, guest count and special events for any given shift. With web-based scheduling, robust communications, and advanced sales forecasting through an integration with your POS system – you become the Jedi Master of labor management and cost control.
Technology takes the years of institutional knowledge out of your head and places it in a shared space that multiple people can access. Restaurant managers gain the freedom and flexibility to create accurate schedules with time-off requests and team member availabilities built right in.
Without easy access to an accurate sales and labor forecast, there's a lot of guesswork that goes into creating employee schedules. The perfect shift doesn't have to feel like a game of pin the tail on the donkey.
When labor management archives are in the cloud and forecast data is at your fingertips, managers are able to schedule the right number of employees to cover a shift as slow as a typical Monday or as big as Red Sox baseball game.
Another labor savings benefit that comes from the POS integration is the option to enforce punctuality with ease. Because the schedule is synced the POS system, managers don't have to manually enter the data to enforce punctuality.
Instead, they can set clock-in and out times so that staff members can't clock in early, ride the clock on their out times or clock-in using an incorrect, potentially higher paying job code.
Managers aren't the only ones who might need to monitor labor performance on a regular basis. Corporate, executives and owners also want easy access. An employee scheduling tool should make it easy for them to view the key stats that impact the profitability of each restaurant.
Even with technology, things can fall through the cracks. Like a phone! And when that happens, you and your team need real, live, actual people to support you.
Make sure the tool you choose has readily accessible customer service, so that you're not trying to solve technology problems for you and your team.
Like any good investment, it takes time to see a return. Once you've been using scheduling software for a few months, look back to see what difference it has made, and ask if there are more tweaks that could make the platform even more effective.
Make sure to provide your staff with freedom and flexibility in their schedule and they will want to stay.
Have you ever needed to get a shift covered because you forgot an important event, like your mom's birthday? Sometimes mothers are more important than your job…I'm just saying. So make sure you allow them some flexibility for life events and you won't have to backfill them tomorrow.
Have you ever asked a manager to fix a labor issue for a particular shift, only to find out that they cut staff in all the wrong areas, like a hostess or bartender, which has a direct impact on your sales growth and guests' experience?
By drilling down into the labor data, you can better a sense of where the labor costs are higher than normal and make sensible decisions instead of reactive ones.


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Het Jubasadion is een multifunctioneel stadion in Juba (Zuid-Soedan), de hoofdstad van Zuid-Soedan. In dit stadion speelt het nationale elftal van Zuid-Soedan zijn thuiswedstrijden.

In dit stadion kunnen 12.000 toeschouwers. Er zijn plannen om in deze stad een nieuw stadion te bouwen met een capaciteit van 35.000 toeschouwers.

In 2009 werden er in dit stadion wedstrijden gespeeld op de CECAFA Cup 2009 onder 17. Er werden 6 wedstrijden in de groepsfase van dit toernooi gespeeld in dit stadion.

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A lot of what we do here at Registers of Scotland (RoS) is future-focused. Whether its new digital services or completion of the land register, we're looking forward. History is a big part of Scotland's story though, and we hold huge amounts of it in our registers.
For example, the 30 September marks the birthday of John Rae, a central figure in Arctic exploration, and one of Scotland's more unsung heroes. Rae is most famously remembered as the discoverer of the final navigable link of the Northwest Passage, a geographical feat which had defied explorers for centuries.
Born on Orkney at the Hall of Clestrain (the sasine search sheet for which is seen below) and educated in Edinburgh, Rae travelled to North America and gained a reputation as a skilled and experienced outdoorsman. He also played an important role in working to uncover the fate of the famous Franklin Expedition, which also sought to find the Northwest Passage but succumbed to the harsh conditions and vanished without a trace.
However, Rae's report on the grisly details of the expedition's end shocked Victorian society when he returned to Britain, and led to him being ostracised and, at the time, denied the credit he deserved for such an important discovery as the Northwest Passage.
Though he died over 120 years ago, John Rae and his story have recently re-entered our registers. The Hall of Clestrain has been purchased by the John Rae Society, who are dedicated to advancing public knowledge and memory of John Rae and his achievements. As part of the purchase, the Hall moved to the digital land register, so Rae's birthplace can be preserved for centuries to come. You can see the Hall's mapped plan, and what it looks like from the air, in the below screenshots from our land information service ScotLIS.
John Rae and the Hall of Clestrain are just one of the countless number of stories on our registers. Thanks to efforts like our digital land register, these buildings and the stories they hold can be effectively recorded and maintained, so they can be told to future generations.
You can find out more about the land register, and how to search our registers for property ownership information, on our website.
You can also follow the team via @RegistersOfScot on Twitter and on Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube for more updates. Want to comment? Let us know below.


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Texas to lasso technology at TechMecca
DALLAS - Word is spreadin' like brushfire! A Mecca in Texas: three unlikely pardners-all sheriffs in the financial services industry-gangin' up, blazin' a trail, formin' a posse, and aimin' to ambush technology. Why, it's unheard of in these parts! Casting off those Lone Ranger masks, the Texas Credit Union League,...
By Staff Writer | Updated on June 26, 2001
DALLAS – Word is spreadin' like brushfire! A Mecca in Texas: three unlikely pardners-all sheriffs in the financial services industry-gangin' up, blazin' a trail, formin' a posse, and aimin' to ambush technology. Why, it's unheard of in these parts! Casting off those Lone Ranger masks, the Texas Credit Union League, PULSE EFT Association of Texas, and the Independent Bankers Association of Texas are teaming up to structure TechMecca 2001. They're roundin' up a combined industry showcase for financial services technology, with the showdown set for November 28-30 in Arlington, Texas. The three entities collectively represent more than 2,300 credit unions, banks, and savings and loans throughout the South and Southwest. TechMecca counts three of the nation's top financial gurus among its conference lineup. Carl F. Pascarella, president and chief executive officer of Visa U.S.A. and former president of Visa International's Asia-Pacific Region and director of the Asia-Pacific Regional Board, keynotes the conference's opening session discussing "The Impact of Technology on the Payments Industry." Security technologist Bruce Schneier, whose expertise on cryptography, computer security and privacy have been sought by Microsoft, the National Security Agency, Citibank and the White House staff, will address "Network Security in the 21st Century." Founder and Chief Technical Officer of the managed-security monitoring company, Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., Schneier is author of the bestseller, "Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World." Futurist consultant Ed Barlow, Jr., President of Creating the Future, Inc. and strategist for a broad spectrum of the country's professional and trade industries including the American Bar Association, the Defense Department's Center of National Security and the Travel Industry Association of America, will discuss "Creating The Future Through Technology." Draw, pardner? TechMecca looks to draw over 200 exhibitors-including FiData Inc., MoneyMaker, MasterCard International, Intercept, and BankImaging.com-and 1,200 attendees from the three industry arms. MasterCard is the largest sponsor of the event. Richard Ensweiler, president and CEO of the Texas Credit Union League, projects that TechMecca will be a "big, big show"-Texas-size-and a conduit for "the most technologically advanced information available in the financial services industry. . We have seven huge islands on the trade show floor and they are already almost sold out. " He says this year's conference is branded as the first of three such conferences, with subsequent years' conferences scheduled for Austin and San Antonio. " Our members have not been exposed to a systems conference of this size before with major sponsors and major vendors-nothing as economical and accessible," according to Ensweiler. Conference fees will be charged per institution regardless of the head count, he says, so institutions can send as many as they want, and attendees can select the training track and/or the trade show." "TechMecca definitely can be the start of more cooperative ventures between banks and credit unions," the TCUL CEO projects. Stan Paur, president and CEO of PULSE says TechMecca "represents an important milestone in cooperation among financial industry groups-combining our collective strengths to create a unique educational forum focusing on technology ideas and services-of great value to all institutions regardless of size or type." Christopher Williston, president and CEO of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas calls it "a flagship event, not only for the Southwestern region of the United States, but for other parts of the country, as well. I would be surprised," he says, "if this is not something that will be a trend as you look to groups who need to think outside the box." The three CEOs meet together with some regularity, Williston explains, since all are members of the PULSE Board. "In a brainstorming session one afternoon, we came to a mutual understanding that for all of us to be successful in these trade shows it makes more sense to work together." Emily Hine, TCUL vice president/credit union development, and a member of the team meeting weekly to plan the event, outlines the program as "top-notch" ranging from e-signature solutions to biometrics applications, with "topics generic enough to transcend industry lines. The breakout sessions fall within four educational tracks: delivery channel options, security/privacy considerations, operational/technology issues, and products customers will love." Hine describes TechMecca as "an adventure in which all three organizations have an enormous opportunity to work together for the best interests of their members. Banks and credit unions have their differences. We accept that and make the best of it. To grow and expand, though, you have to be able to take a little risk, to go out on a limb. If we fight each other, who wins? This conference is a learning forum. We all need to educate and insure that we're bringing the best products and services to our members." As for Arlington, Texas-well it's stokin' up the campfires, and chompin' at the bit to show the industry that the town's big enough for all of `em to saddle up and hit the trail for TechMecca 2001. For registration and conference details call (800) 724-5495 or consult the Web site www.techmecca.net. 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CHECK the scene and the victim. Evaluate the situation. Are there things that might put you at risk of harm? Are you or the victim threatened by fire, toxic smoke or gasses, an unstable building, live electrical wires or other dangerous scenario? Do not rush into a situation where you could end up as a victim yourself.
CALL 9 – 1 – 1 Call out for help 3 times before you begin assisting the casualty. If someone is with you or approaches, instruct them to call the authorities and be prepared to relay information to them so they can update the responders.
Care for the victim until EMS personnel arrive Caring for someone who has just gone through serious trauma includes both physical treatment and emotional support. Remember to stay calm and try to be reassuring; let the person know that help is on its way and that everything will be alright.
Parents have a million things to do, but learning CPR should be on the top of the list.
Whenever a child is missing, always check the water first. If you find someone in the water, immediately get them out while calling loudly for help. If someone else is available have them call 911. Check to make sure the person's air passages are clear. If the person is not breathing, start CPR if you are trained to do so.
If you think someone may have suffered a neck injury, such as from diving, keep the person on his or her back and brace the neck and shoulders with your hands and forearms to help keep the neck from moving until emergency help arrives. Keep the person still and speak in calm tones to keep the person comforted. Continue to watch for adequate breathing.
For a Muscle cramp, take a deep breath, roll forward face-down and float or extend the leg and flex the ankle or toes.
If you fall into moving water— Float downstream on your back with your feet in front to fend off obstacles and avoid entrapping the feet or legs.
If necessary to wait for help or to rest while making the way to safety.
To take another breath, slowly lift the arms to about shoulder height and move the arms forward. Separate the legs, moving one leg forward and one leg back.
Gently press down with the arms while bringing the legs together. This movement lifts the mouth above the water, allowing you to take a breath.
Return to the resting position. Repeat these steps to take additional breaths.
Do not hang up first when calling for help. In many cases, the dispatcher may need more information or may be able to help by giving first aid directions.
A safety post that holds reaching and throwing equipment, such as a ring buoy or a heaving jug and a reaching pole, is important for any water play area. Along with Emergency Contact info placed in a plastic zipper bag.
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One of the unique parts of autism that I try to share on this page is the relationship Cooper has with his brothers.
The answer was no, no and non existent.
For a lot of years it was so puzzling.
If I was to describe it I would say that Cooper quite literally thought he was an only child for the first five years of his life.
He was two years old when Sawyer was born.
From day one he didn't acknowledge his brother. He didn't touch him. He didn't look at him.
He wasn't mean to him. He wasn't jealous of him. In his eyes, he didn't exist.
And for the first three years of Sawyer's life, that was devastating for me. And him.
He tried so hard to be in Cooper's life. He crawled after him at first. Then toddled after him.
He tried to get his attention. He tried to be in his world. He'd stand in front of the television. He'd pull on his shirt. He'd take his things.
Cooper didn't get angry. He just didn't care. Which in my mind was worse.
It did a lot of damage to Sawyer. He could see his brother. He could touch him. But he couldn't reach him.
I described it as mothering in two entirely different worlds.
One was therapies, autism, pictures and meltdowns.
The other was Nerf Guns, Legos, games and baseball.
I'd try and talk about it with people. No one understood. There were no baby books to help either. We were on our own island.
I'd see other families with kids my children's age and marvel at how close they were. How mom could sit down and have a cup of coffee while the kids played.
I was so confused. Devastated actually.
I'd comment about how different my life would be if my kid's played.
Jamie and I did everything we could think of to bring them together.
Around age three, Sawyer stopped trying. He stopped acknowledging him. He started associating things with Cooper as well.
Home was boring. We are home because of brother. We can't go anywhere because of brother. If we leave brother at home we can go have fun.
Jamie and I became Sawyer's best friends.
Looking back, those were tough years.
And then we made the decision to have another baby. Some called us crazy. Some said we should focus entirely on the children we had.
Some said we were crazy to 'risk it.' Some said we would have another autistic child.
I wanted another baby. That's the simple reason. I love babies. I love being a mom. I wanted a bigger family. I wanted more love in my life. I wanted Sawyer to have another sibling. And ultimately, another person to love Cooper.
During my pregnancy I was scared. I thought about the possibilities. I'd break it down into different scenarios.
This baby could be fine. And Sawyer could have the sibling he always wanted and needed. He could help care for his brother.
This baby could be autistic. Sawyer could have two autistic brothers. He could have to care for two siblings.
The scenarios helped me prepare. They helped me process. They got me through 9 months.
I was scared too. Would I be able to give all three boys what they needed? Could I love them all enough?
Flash forward. Harbor is 17 weeks old. And he is an absolute joy.
Thankfully, he is an easy baby. He sleeps. He eats. He is content.
As I was nursing him this morning, I started thinking about all the joy he has brought to our family. And how I can't really remember a time before him.
In a way, he healed us. He healed the wounds that aren't necessarily visible on the surface.
He's the brother Sawyer dreamed of.
Sawyer spends so much time kissing him. Holding him. And talking to him.
And then there is Cooper. The one I was the most nervous about. How would he react to a baby in the house?
Well, he's been amazing. Never once has he shown any aggression towards his brother.
He's starting to sit near him. Just a few days ago he tickled him for the first time.
Now, I find our family gathered around the baby at night. Cooing at him. Making him laugh.
Sawyer and Cooper even seem closer. Their relationship seems to be emerging as well. The baby seems to be their common thread.
When I was pregnant, and worried, I had no idea the answer to that question. I was so worried we were making a mistake. That another baby would be too much.
Now, I know it is yes.
Harbor has brought so much joy to our lives. He's united our family in a way that I didn't even know we needed.
He already looks at his brothers like they hung the moon. And they look at him the same way in return.
He added laughter. He even fixed some of the heartbreak that we aren't supposed to talk about. The grief. The sadness.
He healed us. He brought us hope.
Crying tears of happiness. Maybe that's the key that my family need too?


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Expert: More candidates for UND presidency allows community to have 'more weight in the decision-making'
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In this file photo, interim UND President Joshua Wynne answers questions during a meeting with the Grand Forks Herald editorial board. At left is Meloney Linder, vice president for marketing and communication, and David Dodds, UND communications director, is at right. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald2 / 2
As UND prepares to bring six presidential candidates to campus over the next two weeks, campus community members and alumni will get to hear from six people who want to be the next president of UND.
But as apparent with the search that brought former UND President Mark Kennedy to the University of Colorado system earlier this year, hearing from multiple candidates isn't always the case in higher education searches.
Judith Wilde, chief operating officer and professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University in Virginia, studies presidential searches in higher education. Wilde is pleased the committee decided to forward six candidates for the public to interview.
"I think it gives (the campus community) the feeling they have a bit more weight in the decision-making," she said.
Earlier this year, Wilde told the Herald that in recent years, with increased use of search firms, the process has become more secretive with many boards opting to reveal just a single finalist. That is what happened in Colorado, when Kennedy was hired.
Many in Colorado questioned the process used by the CU Board of Regents and wanted to see the process start over again to provide more transparency. The Boulder Daily Camera newspaper is in the midst of a lawsuit to obtain the other names of candidates for Kennedy's position.
For North Dakota's search, however, Wilde said having so many candidates may bode well. Campus community members will have had an opportunity to give feedback to the search committee.
As the campus forums begin this week, starting Tuesday, Nov. 12, with Robert Marley, Wilde said audience members should be paying attention to the body language of board and committee leaders who are in the room while a candidate is speaking.
"See if they're really watching what people have to say and what people are concerned about," she said.
Campus community members should also be doing their own "due diligence" and research each candidate in depth before heading out to the forums to get a deeper understanding of each candidate, Wilde said.
Each candidate will be on campus for about two days and will meet with faculty, staff, students and community members in open forums during their visit. They will also meet with campus leadership.
The search committee asked UND interim President Joshua Wynne to meet with each of the candidates so he can answer any of the candidates' questions. Wynne and his wife, Susan Farkas, will be hosting a dinner for each candidate and other members of the UND leadership team at the president's house.
Wynne also will attend as many of the public forums as he can.
Wynne is not eligible to become president of the university unless he first steps down as interim president.
With six candidates being named for the position, Wynne noted that every search is different for every school. He believes the search committee and the State Board of Higher Education wanted to make the process as open and transparent as possible.
State law requires that three finalists be named, so Wynne noted the committee has gone beyond what it needed to.
Wynne said he believes the Legislature's decision to limit the public's access to names, especially early on in the process, is a good thing. Wynne added he does not believe the committee would have received so many applications if the law protecting the names was not in place.
Visits begin with Marley on Tuesday when he will meet with faculty at 10:30 a.m. Marley will meet with staff and students on Wednesday. His campus and community forum will be from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Room E101.
Chuck Staben will have meetings with faculty, staff and students Wednesday and Thursday. His community forum will be from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Discovery Room at the EERC.
David Rosowsky will be on campus Thursday and Friday. His public forum will be Friday, at the EERC from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Laurie Nichols will kick off next week's campus visits. She will be on campus on Monday, Nov. 18, and Tuesday, Nov. 19. Her campus and community forum will be from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Discovery Room in the EERC.
Paul Tikalsky will be visiting UND on Tuesday, Nov. 19, and Wednesday, Nov. 20. He will meet with the community from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the Discovery Room in the EERC.
Finally, Andrew Armacost will round out the campus visits on Wednesday, Nov. 20, and Thursday, Nov. 21. His community forum will follow that of the previous four candidates. He'll take questions from the community from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, in the EERC's Discovery Room.
The UND Presidential Search Committee will meet Friday, Nov. 22, to select at least three finalists to forward to the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education. Those finalists will meet with the board on Tuesday, Dec. 3, in open meetings. The board is expected to name the new president that day.
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Quantico Marine Base Housing
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Quantico Marine Base
MCB Quantico Relocation Information
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Quantico is known as the "Crossroads of the Marine Corps." If you're a Marine, you'll likely be stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia once, if not multiple times, in your career.
Just 30 minutes south of Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River, you'll find the area bustling with events and activities. While Quantico has some separation from the D.C. area, you'll find numerous military installations and their facilities within an easy drive, along with access to city life, beaches, and plenty of outdoor activities.
With over 28,000 military, civilians, contractors, and students, the base has a huge economic impact on the surrounding area.
Marines take their posts before morning colors in front of Lejeune Hall on Nov. 18, 2013. The Marines conduct morning colors every morning to represent the spirit of Marines running into the fray. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cuong Le)
There's a little something for everyone at Quantico!
Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy hiking, camping, boating, and fishing on the Potomac River.
History buffs can visit the numerous Civil War battlefields and the Marine Corps Museum and then head up to the National Mall in D.C. to explore the many monuments, memorials, and museums. City lovers can venture into cities like D.C. and Baltimore, MD, to enjoy the culture, shopping, and night life.
Quantico itself hosts a number of events, creating community through smaller unit specific gatherings as well as the yearly Modern Day Marine Expo.
Moving to MCB Quantico? Download your free guide to the area!
Frequently Asked Questions about MCB Quantico
1) How many people are stationed at Quantico?
Over 28,000 military, contractors, and civilians work on MCB Quantico.
2) What do the terms NOVA and DMV mean?
Quantico is located in the area known as the DMV (D.C./Maryland/Virginia). The terms National Capital Region (NCR) and Northern Virginia (NOVA) are also used to describe this location.
3) Can you tour the National Museum of Marine Corps?
The museum is open to the public. Guidance from the museum advises you allow 3-4 hours to tour the galleries and Semper Fidelis Memorial Park. Docent led tours are free and open without reservations, based on availability. Get more information about the museum and plan your visit.
4) How many gates does Quantico have?
MCB Quantico has 5 gates. Gate locations and hours:
Gate 1 (Main Gate/Fuller Road) – Open 24 Hours
Gate 4 (Back Gate/Commissary) – Open 5am-10pm
Gate 5 (Ponderosa Y/next to CVI Lot) – Open 24 Hours
Gate 6 (Onville Rd/TBS) – Open 5am-10pm
MCU/Q-Town Gate – Open 5:40am-5pm weekdays (pedestrian only gate)
View of the National Mall in nearby Washington, D.C.
Base Location and Information
Official Site: Quantico Marine Corps Base
Some of the Military Bases Near MCB Quantico
Quantico Marine Base is located at 3250 Catlin Avenue, Quantico, VA 22134, off Interstate 95 in Virginia. The base is approximately 36 miles south of Washington D.C. and 20 miles north of Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg, VA. Other cities even nearer to Quantico MCB, also located off of I-95, include Stafford, Triangle, Dumfries, Montclair, Woodbridge and Dale City, VA.
The airports closest to Quantico are Dulles International, located in Centerville, VA, and Ronald Reagan Washington National in Washington, D.C.
The NOVA/D.C. area is host to NRO Chantilly, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, The Pentagon, Fort Belvoir, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, and many other military bases.
There are two sides to Marine Corps Base Quantico. Mainside, which is home to downtown Quantico, Quantico Station, the MCX, commissary, gym, community events, and base housing, is located by the Iwo Jima statue and the Marine Corps Museum. It houses the Marine Corps Air Facility and HMX-1, the squadron that flies the President.
The other part of Quantico, which is across I-95 and open to Stafford, is larger and home to training for Marines, the DEA, and the FBI.
Even with the large number of military in the area, the area outside the north side of base is widely diverse and mostly civilian.
National Museum of the Marine Corps. Image by Mr.TinDC
Quantico isn't exempt from D.C.'s traffic. I-95 is the primary method for northern Virginia commuters to drive to the city, and it's often bumper-to-bumper traffic for hours in the morning headed north and in the evening headed south.
You'll want to be sure which side of Quantico you're reporting for duty so you can choose a home in the right location and minimize rush hour traffic.
Expect to hear explosives and sirens frequently during base training and exercises. But don't worry, you'll soon learn to tune them out!
Arrival Lodging
Base lodging and local hotels for initial lodging needs – Quantico Lodging Crossroads Inn.
3018 Russell Rd
Quantico, VA 22134
The Crossroads Inn is located on the main side of Quantico Marine Corps Base and has 78 standard rooms, 42 efficiencies and 24 suites. PCS families can make reservations up to six months in advance, and it's recommended to make reservations as early as possible.
Email: reservations@ciqva.com
Quantico Housing
View of Quantico Housing via Lincoln Military Housing
Military housing at Quantico Marine Corps Base is privatized. Housing consists of 1137 homes located within 9 different communities serving the military community at Marine Corps Base Quantico. It is managed by Lincoln Military Housing.
13201 Perkins St.
Quantico Family Housing Office: (703) 784-2711 or (DSN) (312) 278-2711
Quantico Off-Base Housing
Homes for sale and houses for rent near Quantico MCB – Quantico MCB Homes.
Where you'll be reporting for duty at Quantico will best help you determine where to live. If you'll be working on the south end near the MCX and commissary, you may want to look for a home in Stafford. Although you'll be traveling with the rush-hour traffic, your proximity to base should offset the inconvenience.
If you'll be on the north side near the main gate, look for property in Triangle, Dumfries, or even Woodbridge. You can afford to live a few more miles off base when you look north because your drive will be against most commuters. The same is true if you're headed to the other side of Quantico for training or to be an instructor.
Base Search
Homes for sale and houses for rent near MCB Quantico - Quantico Homes
Stafford: Homes for Sale, Houses for Rent
Fredericksburg: Homes for Sale, Houses for Rent
Woodbridge: Homes for Sale, Houses for Rent
Dumfries: Homes for Sale, Houses for Rent
Triangle: Homes for Sale, Houses for Rent
Area Weather and Climate
When it comes to picking a wardrobe for your time spent at Quantico, you'll want a little bit of everything.
While the winters get cold and even snowy, the summers are hot and humid. When you add to that the frequent spring showers, you can expect your closet to expand to incorporate clothing for every type of weather.
You might even see a weakened hurricane or two make its way up the coast during your time at Quantico, during which the area experiences many overcast days and heavy rain.
Marine Corps Base Quantico Area Schools
Elementary School Boundary Map via Prince William County Public Schools. Visit their site for middle and high school boundary maps, and also see the Stafford County Public Schools.
MCB Quantico is located in Prince William County, Virginia. If you reside in Quantico housing, your children are eligible to attend one of the DOD schools located on base, including Crossroads Elementary and Quantico Middle/High School.
Choose from a variety of top rated public schools, private schools, or homeschool with the support of other homeschooling families in the area.
Get plugged into your military community and find which type of schooling works best for your family at Quantico. View the local school ratings on Great Schools or hop on VAHomeschoolers to find a support group.
There are many schooling options for your military family while stationed at Quantico. Here are a few resources:
Area Schools for Quantico Marine Corps Base
Stafford County Public Schools
Fredericksburg City Schools
Spotsylvania County Public Schools
Fauquier County Public Schools
Virginia Council for Private Education
MCCS Quantico Homeschool Information
Charter Schools in the D.C. Area
Great Schools Quantico, VA Reviews
School Digger (school ratings)
School Quest (find and compare schools)
Support for Military and Families
Your time at Quantico could be a great opportunity for you to finish your degree, continue your current line of work, or even jump into politics with an internship in D.C.
With military spouse employment always a concern, you'll be glad to hear that the unemployment rate for Prince William County is below the national average. The largest employing industries in the area are education, healthcare, and the DOD.
Of course, there's nothing like connecting with others in the area before you arrive! Take a look at these area groups and resources:
Marine Corps Community Services Quantico
Quantico Family Team Building
Quantico Personal Financial Management
Quantico Information, Tickets, & Tours
Quantico Child & Youth Programs
Quantico Single Marine Program
Quantico Military Spouse Meet-Ups
(All links are for informational purposes only, and do not constitute endorsement.)
More Quantico Area Info
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3250 Catlin Avenue
Quantico , 22134-5000
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Q: Can I exclude operations from the undo stack in Google Apps Script? I have a function which reads notes from one sheet and writes them into cells in another sheet whenever an edit is made. However, whenever I do this, it adds all those writes to the undo stack. This means that whenever the user makes and edit, it's no longer possible to use the undo feature, as the undo stack is full of the edits the script has made.
Is there a way to exclude the write functions that the script does from the undo stack? I appreciate this may not be possible, but if I can't do that I'll have to do an hourly run using the timer, and this means everything will be up to an hour out of date.
Cheers,
Mike

A: Sadly, the operation the script does is equivalent to you writing something in a cell yourself. The edit stack is tracked on the Sheet side and the edits are made by the user running the script.
Your only hope would be to run it as a different user than the one that has opened the spreadsheet, but that may not be possible given the nature of onEdit() triggers. See the trigger documentation.
The reason I suggest this is that sheets tracks each users edits separately. However even this is not a perfect solution as if we both edit the exact same cell, my undo will still change whatever your edits were. E.G if I write A into an empty cell, and you then write B into that same cell, one I hit undo, it will be an empty cell again.


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Why House bills targeting new offshore drilling…
Why House bills targeting new offshore drilling face a steep path
This oil rig is located offshore of Huntington Beach. (Photo by Martin Wisckol/The Orange County Register, SCNG)
By Martin Wisckol | mwisckol@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: January 10, 2019 at 11:22 am | UPDATED: January 10, 2019 at 4:01 pm
A package of eight House bills that would ban new offshore oil drilling was introduced by the new Democratic majority Tuesday, Jan. 8 in response to the Trump administration's proposal to open more leases in nearly all federal waters.
Although the proposals are not expected to pass into law because of President Trump's position on the issue, activists hope the bills will intensify attention on the prospect of more drilling.
"It helps put the conversation out there that there's an alternative to drilling," said Dan Jacobson, a lobbyist for Environment California whose focus includes the move away from fossil fuels. "And it will let the public see where each Congress member stands."
Democratic lawmakers have been largely united in opposition, with some Republicans — mostly in coastal areas — sharing their objections.
Fred Whitaker, chairman of the Orange County GOP and former general counsel for SC Fuels, acknowledged the competing interests among some Republicans.
"I could see some Republicans in coastal states supporting a couple of the bills," he said. "While America should be energy independent, we should always try to protect our beautiful coastlines and tourism industry too."
New leases
Last January, then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced plans to offer new leases offshore of the West Coast, the Atlantic Coast, the Gulf coast and Alaska, saying the move would create jobs and was part of "a new path for energy dominance in America."
The Department of the Interior is in the process of completing a new draft of a proposed lease plan, which is expected to respond to public comments submitted last year.
The federal government shutdown has temporarily suspended most work on the document, but once released it will prompt another 90-day comment period before further review.
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The administration does not need congressional approval to open new leases, although legislators can withhold funding needed to proceed with those transactions and environmental groups could file lawsuits seeking to delay new drilling.
Additionally, Gov. Jerry Brown last year signed legislation banning new infrastructure onshore and in state waters.
The absence of that infrastructure would pose a major deterrent to new drilling in federal waters, which begin where state jurisdiction ends 3 miles offshore.
But while there are obstacles ahead for new offshore drilling, there are also significant hurdles for the slate of House bills seeking an outright ban on new drilling in federal waters.
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While some Republicans have taken positions against more drilling, there's probably not enough support for the bills to pass the Senate, according to Jacobson.
If it did pass the Senate, it would be unlikely to garner the two-thirds majority required to override the veto that almost certainly would be issued by President Donald Trump, he said.
Polling last July found California's registered voters broadly opposed to more drilling off the coast here, with significant objections from Republicans as well as Democrats.
Overall, 66 percent opposed new rigs, including 82 percent of Democrats, 40 percent of Republicans and 66 percent of independents, according to the survey by the Public Policy Institute of California. Majorities of both coastal and inland voters opposed more drilling.
Martin Wisckol
Martin Wisckol covers coastal environment and development. Previously, he spent two decades as politics reporter and columnist for the Orange County Register. He's also held reporting positions in Miami, Jacksonville, Detroit and his hometown of San Diego, with an emphasis on land use and urban planning. He is a lifelong surfer and has spent most of his life on the coast. His work has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Headliner Awards, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the Florida Press Club and the American Planning Association Florida Chapter.
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Sales and Profits have increased steadily over the last number of years, and the foundation has been laid, for this trend to continue onwards, as is evident from the figures to 31 August 2020 as compared to the prior comparative period, as well as per the projections for the next two years. Hence the Selling price had to be calculated on the average of the previous two years' net profits, plus the next two years projected profits, (with the first year projection being almost guaranteed). Turnovers are in the vicinity of R60 million per annum, and historical Net Profit before tax averaging R5 to R6 million a year. Stock is estimated at R18-22 million, but will be counted and valued on the effective date.
From a cash flow perspective, the purchaser needs to be aware, that in round figures, he will require to pay R14,6 million, being the down payment for the business, plus stock estimated at R18-22 million. The Purchaser will also have to cater for the ongoing cash flow requirements of the business, because the Seller will be collecting the debtors for his account, and paying the creditors, net amount estimated at R 15 million. One year down the line there will be a further payment for the business, of say R2 million, and a further one year later, say another R2 million, but obviously these two payments will be funded from the profits of the business.
It is the wish of the present owners to sell their loan accounts, and for the deal to be structured in that manner. This is an obvious advantage to the Purchaser, and the net value has not been taken into account in valuing the business. Continuity of operations is essential for the projections to be met and more, and for the business to thrive, and the driving force, being the present manager of the business, would be delighted to stay on and carry on running it.
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After some time and examination, it became clear that there was no inherent conflict between the DevOps movement and ITIL—the two, in fact, are quite complementary.
It is important to realize that "value" is a product of functionality, as well as the performance of that functionality. Not only what the app does, but also "how it does it," is important. Is it available enough for the customer and user? Is it easy to use? Does it have enough capacity in terms of storage, bandwidth and compute power? Is it secure enough for the customer and users? Development's focus is primarily the software app and the functionality delivered by that app. In production, however, the new/improved "app" is running on a number of supporting infrastructure services—network services, supporting platform services (mobile, smartphone or other device), interacting with or supported by other apps or services.
The app is in reality an element (albeit an important element) in a "service," which is composed of multiple elements and supporting services or components. The challenge of operations is to ensure that the whole "service," of which the app is a key part, is delivering the value sought by the user—in terms of the desired functionality, but also in terms of its performance.
DevOps helps assure that operations and development, as well as other functions, appreciate that it is the "service" that delivers the value to customers. According to the ITIL framework, the "value" of a service is a product of the utility delivered by the service, but also the warranty of that service. Think of "utility" as the functionality of the service—what it does, its "fit for purpose." Users definitely want utility or functionality. But they also need sufficient levels of "warranty" in order to use the service. Warranty is the assurance that one is able to use the service when required (in other words, it's "fit for use"). Aspects of warranty include acceptable levels of service availability, capacity, continuity, security and usability. For example, you might have a great smartphone with a cool app that provides lots of functionality, but what good is that if you can't connect to a cellular or wireless network in order to effectively use that app? Without the desired levels of warranty (availability, capacity, continuity, security and so forth), the user will not be able to realize the full extent of the "value" from the service.
Development groups are typically focused on carrying out time-bound, project-oriented activities—developing discrete chunks of software code within limited timeframes, in order to meet deadlines and deliver increased functionality to apps in production. Their priority is on developing and delivering improved functionality—not so much as how that functionality will operate day in and day out while in production. Operations, in contrast, is charged with supporting both the functionality and the ongoing performance of the "service" of which the application is a major component. And the service must not only deliver the functionality the user seeks, but must also perform to acceptable service levels—levels of availability, capacity, and so forth—on a daily basis.
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Campo és una serra situada al municipi d'Espot a la comarca del Pallars Sobirà, amb una elevació màxima de 2.015 metres.

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The apartments from 65 to 76m² have two bedrooms and two bathrooms, lounge / dining room and kitchen, and terraces. There is underground parking, with a private parking space including each dwelling. From €128,000 to 165,000.
Access to Villamartin is excellent, with major airports in close proximity. Alicante Airport is a 40-minute drive away and Murcia Airport is just 20 minutes away. Villamartin is very popular with golfers as it has its own golf course (less than 5 minutes), and four more courses in the surrounding area.