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Hi! Dana Tatar here today sharing some fun Halloween selfie props that I created in just minutes. I'm not big on dressing up for Halloween. Last year, I purchased a mask, thinking that I would pop it on and go. I was soon disappointed when I figured out I couldn't eat or drink anything with the mask on. This year calls for a much better design!
I quickly grabbed two ColorBox® Spritzers, Gold Embossing Powder, Sapphire Glitter and the NEW Secret Message Writer and created these Halloween selfie props with some store-bought wood shapes. I know I'm going to have fun passing these props between my friends and snapping photos before we take the little ones out trick-or-treating.
I used the Pinkolicious Spritzer, and as I was working indoors, a Color Catcher®, and sprayed the crown with mist. I sped up the drying process with my heat gun. I then added several 3D Foam Swirls to the crown. I covered the adhesive on the 3D Foam Swirls with Gold Embossing Power and gently applied heat to set. For a bit of fun, I doodled on the crown with the new Secret Message Writer!
I followed the same steps with this pair of glasses, swapping out the Pinkolicious Spritzer for a Moody Blue Spritzer and the Gold Embossing Powder for some Sapphire Glitter. I also doodled around the frames with the Secret Message Writer.
How cool am I going to look when I come in contact with a black light?! I'm attending a Halloween party, and chances are pretty good that there will be a UV light in the house. On the off chance that I don't encounter a black light, I have my own small portable UV light that I can use with these Halloween props to take some spooky shots.
I hope I have inspired you to create some selfie props for yourself! The best part about the Secret Message Writer is that the ink is not visible without a UV light, so I'll be able to use these selfie props all year long!


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Lancaster's four-year combined Spanish Studies and Philosophy degree includes a year working or studying in a Spanish-speaking country where you'll immerse yourself in the language and culture. During your degree you'll be able to specialise according to your own interests and strengths, with a selection of modules and options such as Living Against Franco; Latin America and Spain on Film: Masculinities and Violence in Context; History of Philosophy, and Ethics: Theory and Practice.
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Sunset Drive-In Theatre
Address: 4705 Bay City Rd
City: Midland State: MI Zip: 48640 Phone:
County: Midland
Notes: AKA Midland
Open: 1950 (8-12-50) AD Closed: <1988> Capacity: 450 Status: Closed
Owner History: National Amusements / Redstone
6/22/2016 - Tammy BB
I remember going there with such fond memories, I wish it would have still been open to take my kids there (or now my grandsons). The first time I remember going there, was about 1970 or so, and we went there as an extended-family outing -my Mom, brothers, & me, and my Aunt and her kids as well. We saw Snoopy Come Home, I still remember how fun that night was! We didn't have a lot of money growing up, so my Mom always made popcorn and a jug of Kool-Aid, & sometimes sandwiches (instead of buying Concessions there). We also saw Jaws there, and the BIG screen really makes a difference! As a teenager, we would go almost weekly. The first movie I saw WITHOUT parents in tow was Conan the Barbarian.
What FUN!! They really need to open up Drive-Ins again for the new generations to enjoy, as we did growing up. I miss the closeness of times before cell phones and other gadgets! Thanks for listing the Sunset on here and letting me reminisce!.
11/12/2013 - Jeff Dorman
My parents took me to see Jaws at the Sunset in 1975. I was 9. I started out playing on the playground equipment under the screen but when that fin made it's apearance I high-tailed it back to the car and spent the rest of the movie peaking out from the back seat. Quite a memory.
8/5/2013 - Tom
I remember going to the Sunset in the 1960's. My parents took my sister and I to see Thomasena, my cousin Ken's wife Ruth took us and our second cousin Linda to see The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, and a friend of mine and his mom took me to see Thoroghley Modern Millie.
2/12/2013 - cosmo
I grew up going to this drive-in. My brother and I would get in our pajamas while mom popped a grocery bag full of popcorn. Dad would then drive to the old A&W on the corner of Bay City and Saginaw roads and buy a gallon jug of root beer. At the drive-in, my brother and I would sit on a blanket on the roof of our station wagon and watch the movie. In later years they started showing horror and soft core.
A lot of partying went on in the lot and it was no longer a family place. They used to have nights where you could pay once price for the whole car. One kid drove an old school bus his father owned packed with people and parked across the back. They all piled out with lawn chairs and opened the rear doors on the bus where they had a keg tapped.
If you parked on James Savage or climbed the hill across the road you could see the screen and watch the movie without sound. Had a lot of fun at this place too bad they are all but gone now.
1/14/2011 - Dan McGillivray
We didn't have a TV when we went to the Sunset Drive-in in the early '50's. I always knew we were going when I smelled Mom popping corn a few hours after dinner. She would pop enough to fill a large grocery bag and then pour butter and salt in and shake it up. Sometimes we could take one of my friends. I don't remember what I saw but I'll never forget the time a strip show came on during intermission.
Mom was fussing at Dad and he was saying he had no idea they showed things like that. I was told to turn around and put my head down. That only happened once in all the times we went. I have good memories of taking dates there during my high school years as well.
7/27/2009 - Jeff Ross
The Sunset Movie Theater of Midland was an incredible place for me when I was growing up. At home we only had a black and white TV but we could see color movies at the Sunset. We would bring brown paper grocery bags filled with popcorn and my parents would park our station wagon backwards with the tailgate down so us kids could lay on blankets and watch the movies. We would arrive while it was still light out and play on the swingset and other playground equipment at the base of the screen until dusk. When the movie, The Love Bug, came out, there was a Volkswagon Beetle painted exactly like the movie car parked out front at the entrance of the theater.
It may have been one of the actual movie cars for all I know. Back then there were only limited copies of a movie made and they would travel a circuit so it is possible that the car went with the movie reel. I had joined the Marines and moved away after I graduated high school so I was not around when they closed the theater. It was a sad day when I returned to town many years later and found an empty lot where this great theater had been.
10/18/2007 - Midland Daily News
In June 1977, arson was suspected in a $50,000 early morning fire that destroyed the Sunset. The 24x60-foot screen collapsed in flames before firefighters arrived. A separate fire 200 yards away in the projection and concession building caused only slight damage. The theater reopened with a new screen 9 days later. No further info, sorry.
In June 1984, six minors were ticketed in the beginning of a crackdown on illegal drinking at the theater. In an incident a week earlier, two city police officers were surrounded and had to dodge beer cans thrown at them. As many as 1,500 people in their mid-teens to early 20s were at the theater on Wednesdays, when admission was only $1. 50.
Capt. Pat Dean said half of the crowd were kids less than 21 and that police saw kegs and fleeing youth, and had to dump a numerous quantity of beer. About 10 uniformed officers and some undercover officers patrolled that night, and an unmarked cruiser was pelted with stones. By the next Wednesday, drinking had been banned by theater management.
The Sunset's last summer of operation was 1988.
6/7/2006 - Deb C.
People always used to say that they could pay for the driver and one passenger at the entrance, but bring extra people in the trunk of their car. I never knew anyone who did it, though. I remember coming to the Sunset with my parents as a child, but I dont remember what movies we saw. The coolest things were how the speaker fit on the partially-opened window, how you could go out in the darkness and buy popcorn to bring back to the car, and how you could fall asleep in the back if you felt like it. Was there a time when they showed X-rated movies at the Sunset? Maybe it was just extreme R-rated ones that I remember high-school friends telling me about.
The story was that you could go to this one hill and be able to watch the screen, if you didnt care about the sound. That would be about the only positive reason I could find for not having drive-in theatres any more. As good family fun, I miss them a lot!.
5/2/2005 - Chazz Miner
I remember when I was young there was a cross on top of the projection building. Between 1971 and 1975 Trinity Lutheran Church hled fairly succesfull drive-in, early sunday, services there.
This Drive-in closed in 1988, The last movie I remember seeing there was Dont Go In the House, and that was in the Summer of 87. Some of my all time favorite movies, to this day, were viewed by my young eyes (pre-teen) there. Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure. Two movies soooo meant for that big screen. , I remember when I was young there was a cross on top of the projection building.
Between 1971 and 1975 Trinity Lutheran Church hled fairly succesfull drive-in, early sunday, services there.
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Q: What is the best way to count rows in spark data frame for monitoring? I have a pyspark application running on EMR for which I'd like to monitor some metrics.
For example count loaded, saved rows. Currently I use count operation to extract values, which, obviously, slows down the application. I was thinking whether there are a better options to extract those kind of metrics from dataframe?
I'm using pyspark 2.4.5

A: If you're counting the full dataframe, try persisting the dataframe first, so that you don't have to run the computation twice.
If an approximate count is acceptable, you can sample before counting to speed things up.
sample_fraction = 0.01 # take a roughly 1% sample
sample_count = df.sample(fraction=sample_fraction).count() # count the sample
extrapolated_count = sample_count / sample_fraction # estimate the total count

There's also an approx_count_distinct function, if you need a count of distinct values for a particular column.

A: If you need exact count then use parquet or delta lake format to store the data. It stores statistics so count results are fast (in seconds).
If you can live without exact count then you can use Dataframe.isEmpty, Dataframe.first, Dataframe.head(<number of rows>) etc to compensate for your needs.

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The BidorBuy site has been down since about 8pm , now 9:25 & still cant access auctions.How does this affect our auctions?
Thank you for letting us know. The IT team is working on the problem.
Please check now, looks like the problem is sorted.
The site went down as I was working on my account at around 20:10.
My Weekend Promotions closed at 21:15.
Normally I would draw bids in excess of R1000 - R2000 within this last hour.
The site has now returned to normal, and I must just accept the loss???
Great I list a whole lot of items at R1 no reserve auctions & no one can bid for the last hour to hour & half of the auction!!!!!!Totally unacceptable , who is liable for my financial loss??????Let me guess not BidorBuy , about R15 000 to R20 000 out of pocket.Auctions should be cancelled & allowed to run for another week.Not to mention all my Buy it Now auctions with enhancement fees (over 100 auctions about R2000) that ended during this time.
I do understand your frustration. Please keep in mind that the Operations Manager, Johan, is the only one that can respond to your questions regarding the outage and the effects. I am sure he will reply as soon as possible tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding and patience in this regard.
Also having issues, i don't know if it's my wifi or Bob. I can't logout or in from Bob's home page or my listings page via my PC. I have to open a new window on to the forum to see the sign out tab. Also, i can't view my recent sales, ratings for buyers or payments received. On my tablet it seems fine though. I had the same issues last night. I could still do emails, browse etc. And now if i search i cannot check only buy now or auction items, it refuses to open. And i can't see shipping or descriptions. Both my computers are like this.
Loading images is a pain today??
Still waiting for a response from BidorBuy!!!!!!!!
As you are aware we had service issues last night roughly between 8 and 10pm. This was caused by a denial of service attack. A denial-of-service attack is characterized by an explicit attempt by attackers to prevent legitimate users of a service from using that service. There are two general forms of DoS attacks: those that crash services and those that flood services.
This is not something that was caused by the server migration on Saturday morning and it is also not something that would have been preventable in our old hosting environment.
We are currently investigating the extent of trades that were affected by this and we will keep everyone posted on how we are going to proceed on the matter.
My sincerest apologies for the inconvenience this has caused.
Still can't log in normally or do anything i mentioned earlier. I'm not even going to bother with uploads. Problem is, i can't see who's paid and who hasn't.
I DID select the items to be relisted.
Since 21:15 on 25/2/2015 until 05:45 today I could not access your Main Page, My account or the Forum.
I only get a message "This Web Page is not available."
If I want to open the Forum, I get an "Internal Error".
I am getting fed-up of this!! When are you going to sort out this crap. Since the migration things are not right!! We pay for a service, and you need to deliver on our payments!!!
We have also been having problems and the answers we get from the telephone support team are just not making any sense. Some of them were not even aware of the issue. Even Google Chrome is not the solution. MacMuffin has been assisting but I think this problem is getting worse and needs urgent attention please.
I am regularly getting an Ajax error when working with my listings.
I've also got a buyer who says she can't get past the prompts to complete her transaction and pay me, I have had to give her other options in order to complete her transaction.
There definitely seems to be a problem on the website.
Since the migration,its same as was discussed previously,and last night around 9,25 to 9,40 the site was not accessible.
The very worrying part about this is that the site is actually a lot quieter at the moment compared to some months back and this is happening,so what will happen when the site REALLY gets busy again??
I thought it was just me! I could easily log into the forum, BoB home page, and other sellers items, but i could not access my BoB account at all. It took ages to rate a buyer who paid last night! It's lagging a bit today (could just be my wifi), but otherwise it's all fine.


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More importantly, Dan is a great bloke and it was like dealing with a friend that knew us after a short period of time and made us feel very comfortable and easy.
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We made some very last minute changes to the ceremony, and Dan handled it all wonderfully! Nothing was too difficult – we really felt that all he wanted was to make sure we got exactly the ceremony we desired, and he would do whatever he could to provide it. On the day of the wedding, there was uncertainty over where the ceremony would take place (due to possible rain), but Dan was wonderfully patient while we made the decision – he was happy to perform the ceremony anywhere! His calmness and optimism during that time helped make a stressful situation a little easier.


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After nearly twenty years in this job, it still doesn't get any less exciting to find a lovely new game. Linelight [official site] from My Dog Zorro is one such thing, a clean, beautifully presented puzzle game. Here's wot I think:This is a puzzle game that's truly 2D, bordering on 1D (as Pip mentioned in her earlier post, it's a more accessible realisation of Line Wobbler) – you play as a small white line, moving about on lined pathways, arranged something like a simplified circuit board. The challenge is to move your white line around to reach yellow glowing diamonds, and exit the screen to the next section. And doing that becomes gently more tricky the farther you progress.
This is a mix of fairly traditional puzzling ideas, passing through switches to open and close gates, slide paths in and out, or dodge obstructions. This has all been done before, but usually with a character running down a path, rather than this more minimalist approach, but rarely has it been done better. And I mean that. Linelight is bursting with design smarts, introducing new concepts on the fly by action rather than tutorial, never needing to overtly explain any of its conceits but rather having you understand them through experience.
Other lines soon appear on the pathways, and you can bet your bum they're dangerous. Or you can bump into one to find out, and quickly restart that area. (There's no penalty, no star rating, no judgement. The whole game is geared toward providing a relaxing-while-taxing experience, gentle music accompanying calming plippy pingy sound effects.) Some move of their own volition, later in the second 'world' of what I think is five or six (I've not finished it yet, it's a big game) there are lines that only move when you move, although not necessarily at the same pace.
There are moments of pure pleasure to be had, like when you realise the line you're avoiding in one section is to become your necessary companion in the next, the two of you working together to get through paths and gates, their triggering moving sections to align for you, you for them, until your paths cross once more and you attempt to scarper. These puzzles are the finest moments, but the rest are still very lovely. There has been much I've breezed through, feeling like a cleverclogs in the process, and others where I've been pleasingly confounded, completely unsure how I could possibly negotiate the challenge, then discovering it with all the accompanying highs the best of the puzzle games offer.
This is all presented just so splendidly, purple, blue, green backgrounds gently drifting, lights and shapes bobbing about, while the lines themselves glow to stand out. Levels draw themselves in as you approach them, each connected to the last such that you could backtrack were you to feel the need (perhaps you missed an optional yellow diamond and regretted your folly), building up into elaborate networks for each of the worlds. It creates a lovely atmosphere, ideal for exploring its gentle challenges.
It's best played with the gamepad – for once because it's the ideal fit for the nature of the game. The analogue stick is a much more rewarding way to move your line around the paths than the keyboard, and mouse controls would have been a terrible idea. Still, it'd be nice if the mouse worked for the menus, which currently it does not. Which makes it a great game for sitting back comfortably in your chair and easing into it, feet up, musing on how to pass this latest predicament. This isn't going to entertain the brainboxes who demand Stephen's Sausage Witness before they'll get out of their four-dimensional beds, but for a chilled puzzling time, they don't get much better than this. It's really splendid.
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Avoiding luggage and other airline fees
A new survey by the Consumer Travel Alliance released this week found that luggage and other additional airline fees increase the average ticket price by up to 50 percent. The truth is, there is a relatively easy way to have most of those fees waived — if only travelers were better educated and more open-minded.
My impression during almost constant global travel for most of the last decade is that people think they know how to travel — but then they complain about being "scammed" by the airlines. My approach has been to learn as much as possible about rules, restrictions and fees, and then to look for ways to waive them and generally make the system work for me…
Educating the flying public
Do you find that air travel has become a complex game of numerous airline rules, growing restrictions, oversold flights and never-ending fees? Do you feel knowledgeable enough and prepared to navigate that labyrinth before, during and even after a trip?
I often compare booking travel to a science — with so many different booking codes, fares, upgrade requirements, penalties and other conditions for changes and cancellations, it's almost impossible for fliers to keep track of it all. That makes them heavily dependent on airline agents, and it's well known that you can hear different answers to the same question…
Who gets first meal choice on board?
Meal choices in first and business class are hardly a concern for most air travelers, who have much more basic things to worry about these days, such as never-ending extra fees. Still, premium fliers are essential for an airline's well-being, and they have certain expectations from the product they pay for.
It's true that many passengers end up in the front cabins — especially on domestic U.S. flights — thanks to free upgrades, but they get them because of their loyalty to the respective carrier. Of course, there are also people who pay to sit up front — as few as they may be — so those cabins deserve serious attention…
United executive breaks old barriers
Is there an inherent conflict between the desires of loyal customers and a travel company's interests? For years, executives have been acting as if there is, despite of what they might say in public. One of them, however, has actually shown that what's good for travelers doesn't have to be bad for business.
Graham Atkinson has been president of United Airlines' frequent-flier program, Mileage Plus, for only 16 months, but while some questionable policies remain in place, he has made a big difference for the better. His approach is not simply to please the carrier's best customers…
Airlines try to unload frequent-flier miles
Is the airline industry having a change of heart about the way it lets you spend your frequent-flier miles? After years of making mileage redemption difficult by limiting seats and adding steep fees for "free" tickets, the first signs are now emerging of some carriers' realization that those policies may be backfiring.
Not only have they alienated customers, but they appear to have weighed heavily on the airlines' books, in which unused miles are a major liability. United Airlines, in particular, seems to really want you to burn your miles. After discounting domestic and European mileage tickets this year, it became the first major carrier last week to eliminate "close-in fees" of up to $100 for booking an "award" less than 21 days before travel…


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Only fitting, given that this is the year of the Raiders.
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Goodbye NFL 2017. Hello NFL 2018, you've got a lot to live up to.
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Just done the same myself.
Solder off to the Giants.
Saints' year, Brees MVP followed by retirement.
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Hopefully Sky will do the programme following the European players and Hard Knocks.
Check out Tom v Time on Facebook to watch short episodes about TB and his family. Really good watch and insight to the pregame preparation that he puts in.
Haway the Bengals..probably finish behind the Browns this season like..
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Always liked the Jets, was a disgrace they didn't get the stadium they deserved in manhatten (blame fox). Never liked the giants, all that business with them taking by off their helmets and then suddenly getting them back after 911 put me off.


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Sir John was one of the Best
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— 8 Aug, 2017
By The Spotter
Someone whose opinion he must have respected told D.J. Graham around the mid-1960s, "Graham, you should give it away- you're looking too old and slow". Upon hearing that damning assessment, Graham called it quits from all first-class Rugby almost immediately. And with that, Rugby's loss of its three-time All Black captain from Canterbury would soon become the teaching profession's sterling-gotten gain.
Legendary doesn't feel an exaggeration to describe the contribution Sir John Graham made in his public service as an educator and in sport, in Rugby Union and Cricket for the most part- and he did bloody well at it, too. A man who spent most of his adult life sacrificing personal goals in order to enrich the lives of thousands of others. The self-styled man behind the mic' and former deputy head of Takapuna Grammar, Murray Deaker once spoke of his admiration for Graham's totally selfless nature and absolute dedication to every role he ever took on.
On occasion they award knighthoods to somewhat divisive figures in fields such as finance or economics, where the judgment could be classed as a bit more subjective on whether the achievements at hand were for the benefit of the greater good or otherwise- there is surely no doubt in Sir John's case however that one could find a more deserving recipient than someone who achieved 'for the greater good'.
Was it perhaps his greatest achievement though the time when in his role of Headmaster of Auckland Boy's Grammar, he told his students that the most important thing they could ever do in their lives was to show love and compassion for others. What could ever be more wonderful than that? (When I look at my 16 year-old son with his disability I know he was exactly right).
In a country full of many really good people we have probably just lost one of the best.
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What are the 3 types of inquiry?
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There are four forms of inquiry that are commonly used in inquiry-based instruction:
Confirmation inquiry. Learners are given a question, as well as a method, to which the end result is already known.
Structured inquiry.
Guided inquiry.
Open inquiry.
A focus question is a text-dependent question that sets a succinct purpose for instruction. Your focus question should serve as your north star as you plan text-dependent questions to guide students reading, writing, and discussion.
There are five elements of inquiry-based learning. The five components include: Essential Questions, Student Engagement, Cooperative Interaction, Performance Evaluation, and Variety of Responses. Lessons begin with a question that sparks curiosity and a sense of wonder. Students are encouraged to ask questions.
Reflective questioning is a technique in which the mentor asks questions designed to encourage the beginning teacher to discuss and analyze her or his practice. Asking reflective questions allows the mentor to: Prompt the beginning teacher to explore his or her ideas and "make sense" of them. …
Guide on the Side
In what ways can issues introduced and defined?
What knowledge will be helpful for the whole class to share?
What will the students produce?
What will happen with the projects?
In what different ways can we support students who struggle?
Examples of Clarifying Questions: Is this what you said…? What resources were used for the project? Did I hear you say…?
Inquiry-based instruction is a student-centered approach where the instructor guides the students through questions posed, methods designed, and data interpreted by the students. Through inquiry, students actively discover information to support their investigations.
Using methods such as guided research, document analysis and question-and-answer sessions, you can run inquiry activities in the form of:
Group projects.
Research projects.
Field work, especially for science lessons.
Unique exercises tailored to your students.
6 Key Guidelines for Writing Essential Questions
Start With Standards. What curricular connection do I want to make with my essential question?
Have a Clear Challenge.
Have Suitable Projects in Mind.
Offer Collaborative Opportunities.
Stretch Their Imaginations.
Play Within Your Limits.
What Is an Essential Question? An essential question frames a unit of study as a problem to be solved. It should connect students' lived experiences and interests (their only resources for learning something new) to disciplinary problems in the world.
Inquiry-based learning begins with a question, problem or idea. It involves children in planning and carrying out investigations, proposing explanations and solutions, and communicating their understanding of concepts in a variety of ways.
5 Characteristics of Inquiry-Based Teaching
Process focus. When students solve problems themselves, they internalize conceptual processes.
Investigation. The teacher may pose a problem derived from the class content or students' questions.
Group learning.
Discussion monitoring.
Real-life application.
Generally, the inquiry process involves the following four steps:
Understand the problem.
Make a plan.
Carry out the plan.
Look back and reflect.
The physical process has more to do with the preparation of the learning environment. The teacher's role is critical in inquiry learning, but the role is different from that for which most teachers have been prepared. The teacher becomes the leader of the learning, or the facilitator of the learning process.
Inquiry-based learning gives students the ability to question and interact with their educational material. The process they go through as they discover facts and details through their own efforts helps to instill a love of learning and an excitement for new opportunities.
Developing effective inquiry questions A good question is an invitation to think (not recall, summarize, or detail). A good question comes from genuine curiosity and confusion about the world. A good question makes you think about something in a way you never considered before.
Some examples of process reflection questions include: What did you think you did well during this project? What new skills or knowledge did you try out during this project? If you worked with other students on this project, describe that experience and how you think it went.
The 4 Steps of Inquiry-Based Learning
Students develop questions that they are hungry to answer.
Research the topic using time in class.
Have students present what they've learned.
Ask students to reflect on what worked about the process and what didn't.
Essential Questions (often called EQs) are deep, fundamental and often not easy-to-answer questions used to guide students' learning. Essential Questions stimulate thought, provoke inquiry, and transform instruction as a whole.
Orientation–Questioning–Exploration–Questioning–Exploration–Data Interpretation–Conclusion (the loop between Questioning and Exploration can be repeated several times, but it is also possible to move directly from the first Exploration to Data Interpretation; Communication and Reflection can be added to every phase);
For example, "Who is a leader?" becomes "Who is a good leader?" and "What is music?" becomes "What is good music?" This is an easy way to create the call for judgment that is the hallmark of an effective guiding question.
Start with What Students Know. When starting a new unit, ask students to think about the topic and have them share what they already know.
Guide Students on Individual Learning Paths.
Make Time for Reflection.
Create "Exit Tickets"
Use Technology Tools to Extend Learning Opportunities.
Reflective inquiry allows learners to explore and manipulate variables and then obtain results from the various manipulations. The result of these manipulations according to Kintsch (1993) should provide feedback to their thinking, problem solving and learning processes in sciences and other related field.
Reflective Inquiry asks questions (based on real world issues) that have no right or wrong answer. These unbiased ideas will allow them to discover thought provoking issues and circumstances. Reflective inquiry also allows relevant issues and content to mix together, so students have information to uncover.
Writing a Reflection Paper Outline
Body Paragraphs.
Step 1: Create a Main Theme.
Step 2: Brainstorm Ideas and Experiences You've Had Related to Your Topic.
Step 3: Analyse How and Why These Ideas and Experiences Have Affected Your Interpretation of Your Theme.
PYP exhibition help students develop and display the attributes of an IB learner profile. It engages them in developing their critical literacy and inquiry skills. The action element of the exhibition was seen as a key element in developing international-mindedness in students.
Inquiry-based learning helps students make their own connections about what they learn. Their curiosity helps them engage and gain a deeper understanding of topics and content, instead of primarily memorizing and recalling rules, ideas or formulas.
In a true inquiry lesson, there is a back and forth flow of knowledge between the teacher and students. It begins when the teacher poses an idea or concept and then asks targeted questions. This leads to students sharing their ideas and asking additional questions.
Science process skills include observing qualities, measuring quantities, sorting/classifying, inferring, predicting, experimenting, and communicating.
Inquiry is an approach to learning that involves a process of exploring the natural or material world, and that leads to asking questions, making discoveries, and testing those discoveries in the search for new understanding. The learner must find her or his own pathway through this process.
Inquiry-based science challenges students' thinking by engaging them in investigating scientifically orientated questions where they learn to give priority to evidence, evaluate explanations in the light of alternative explanations and learn to communicate and justify their decisions.
Inquiry-based learning is an approach to learning that emphasizes the student's role in the learning process. Instead of memorizing facts and material, students learn by doing. This allows them to build knowledge through exploration, experience, and discussion.
How We Express Ourselves: Inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic.
An inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment of the ways that each type of inquiry achieves its aim.
Ultimately, inquiry-based learning is a highly effective method of teaching. It works at every level of education by encouraging curiosity and self-directed exploration of a subject. It also activates a student's natural curiosity about a subject, which allows the student to continue focusing on their studies.
It is critical that the teacher provides an opportunity for scientific inquiry as the process of a scientific inquiry builds trust in the classroom, allows the students to take risks with their ideas and learnings. Skills and habits of mind are developed in both the student and the teacher.
But the tools and methods of inquiry—asking questions, gathering knowledge, listening to experts, considering alternatives, and working together to plan for action— are perfectly suited to this task.
Inquiry skills. Help people to find out information.
Observe. Use your five senses to learn about things.
Hypotize and Make a Plan. To follow steps to answer a question.
Do the test. Follow the steps of your plan, observe what happens.
Predict.
Compare.
Classify.
Model and Infer.
Better learners According to studies, students who undergo the IB PYP are better at Math Literacy, Reading, Narrative Writing and Expository Writing in the International Schools' Assessment (ISA) compared to their non-IB peers across Asia, Oceania, Europe, Americas and Africa.
Inquiry skills are the ability to develop questions, design investigations, collect and analyze data (information), and report their findings.
Remember, the steps for using inquiry learning are:
Investigate answers.
Create new understanding.
Communicate findings.
Reflect.
5 Benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning
It nurtures passions and talents.
It increases their motivation and engagement.
It allows them to develop research skills.
It fortifies the importance of asking questions.
It allows children to take ownership of their education.
The PYP consists of 8 key concepts, namely: Form, Function, Causation, Change, Connection, Perspective, Responsibility and Reflection. Key question What is it like? Definition The understanding that everything has a form with recognizable features that can be observed, identified, described and categorized.
A letter of inquiry is a request for information that the writer believes the reader can provide. Regardless of its subject, the objective is to get the reader to respond with an action that satisfies the inquiry. The action taken can benefit either the writer or the reader, and sometimes both.
The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is a curriculum framework for young learners aged 3–12 designed by the International Baccalaureate (IB). The PYP, like all IB programmes, is transdisciplinary, meaning students learn across subject areas while investigating big ideas.
There are five key components to the IB/PYP curriculum: Attitudes, Knowledge, Key Concepts, Skills, and Action. There are twelve attitudes we want students to value and exhibit. They are interwoven throughout every aspect of the curriculum.
To earn an IB certificate, there are three requirements. Firstly, you should possess a teaching license. Secondly, you must have completed a graduate degree program in the subject area you desire to teach and lastly, you must have at least three years of experience as a classroom teacher.
Science is all about learning and understanding something new. Inquiry means to ask for information or investigate something to find out more. So, scientific inquiry is using evidence from observations and investigations to create logical explanations and answer questions.
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Maundy Thursday. Put your sword away, Church, and pray. You think justice will come from a power grab? From brute force? From a Republican? From a Democrat? From a Supreme Court Justice? Don't you realize I could stop all this from happening if I wanted? Look who you've hurt in the process. Pray.
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Tung-Hua Lin, a professor emeritus at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science who was a major contributor to the safety of building materials and a pioneer in China's aviation history, died on June 18 of heart failure. He was 96.
Lin was born in China in 1911. He earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1933 from JiaoTong University. Following graduation, he was one of a select group of Chinese students to earn a highly competitive fellowship to study in the United States. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earning a master's degree in 1936.
After MIT, Lin spent a year working at several U.S. aerospace firms, including Wright Aeronautical of New Jersey, the Glenn E. Martin Company in Baltimore and Vultee Aircraft (predecessor to General Dynamics.).
He returned to China in 1937 to work as a professor at TsingHua University in Beijing. Due to the war with Japan, he eventually took a position with the Chinese Air Force to design and build warplanes for the country.
He was first asked to refurbish Italian- and Soviet-made planes. But as World War II continued, much of the Chinese fleet was destroyed by the faster Japanese Zeros. By the middle of the war, Lin's work turned from keeping old planes flyable, to constructing China's own planes from scratch. With only his memory of aeronautics and a few American textbooks, Lin designed and led the building of the first twin-engine airplane made in China – a wooden bomber-turned-transport craft called the C-0101.
Without any wind tunnel tests, Lin flew on the plane's maiden voyage. It was a success and the workers and villagers watching the event cheered when it flew by.
Lin returned to the United States with his wife and three children in 1949.
Lin earned his D.Sc. from the University of Michigan in 1953. He joined UCLA Engineering in 1955 as a visiting professor and became a full professor the following year.
At UCLA Engineering, Lin made significant contributions to the safety of building materials.
Lin derived an analytical method that predicts the soundness of metal structures in airplanes, buildings and bridges. Lin's method allowed engineers to predict how stress and strain will affect structures under various circumstances, including differing temperatures and loading conditions. He also made important contributions to the study of composite materials and the micromechanics of metals.
Lin retired from UCLA in 1978, but continued to be active in research and teaching.
In 1988, the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded Lin its Theodore von Karman medal, given for distinguished achievement in engineering mechanics. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1990, the highest professional honor awarded to an American engineer. In 2001, a Gingko tree was planted in front of UCLA's Boelter Hall to commemorate his 90th birthday.
Lin is survived by his daughter Rita a retired school teacher; son Robert, a physics professor at UC Berkeley; son James, a mathematics professor at UC San Diego; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruiyi. Lin remarried to En Yu (Diana) last year.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, July 21 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Dr., Los Angeles, 90068. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on the same day at 2:30 p.m. in Old North Church on the Forest Lawn grounds.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Professor T.H. Lin Scholarship Endowment for a UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering student. Checks can be made out to: "UCLA Engineering" with "T.H. Lin Scholarship Endowment" in the memo line. They can be sent to the Office of External Affairs, 6266 Boelter Hall, Box 951600 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600. Phone: Ext 6-0678.
Lin (top row, 9th from right) and crew in front of the Chinese designed and built C-0101 airplane. 1944. Photo courtesy of the Lin Family.


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Award-winning film makers inspire Doncaster school pupils
Students at a Doncaster Academy have been inspired by former students who are award-winning film-makers.
Sunday, 23 April, 2017, 10:19
Andrew Palfreyman and Nyle Hunt returned to their former school, Trinity Academy, Thorne, Doncaster, in April 2017 shortly after scooping awards at the Royal Television Society Awards, (RTS).
Andrew Palfreyman and Nyle Hunt returned to Trinity Academy, Thorne, earlier this month shortly after scooping awards at the Royal Television Society Awards, (RTS).
The RTS awards are the gold standard of achievement in the television community, and of the six awards in the Yorkshire Student Television Awards three went to former students of the school, Church Balk.
All three recently graduated in film and TV production from York St John University, but they all studied film with head of media Catherine Derry at Trinity Academy before they left in 2013.
Catherine said: "We are very proud of them. They were very enthusiastic and passionate about the subject when they were students here and they clearly remember me saying at parents' evening that they could have a career in film and television."
Andrew and Nyle met current sixth form students during their visit, including 30 young men and women who are studying film and 25 who are taking media, and to answer their questions about the industry.
Catherine said students are given the chance to base their work around subjects that interest them - and Andrew, Nyle and Joe produced some of the best work on the course.
She said: "Ours are popular courses because we allow the students to pursue their own interests.
"They aren't dictated to, we ask them to think about what their passions are then allow them to build on that in their work.
"For instance, Andrew, Nyle and Joe were interested in free running and they were able to include elements of that into their A grade coursework, which I still use as examples to inspire current students."
Since graduating, Andrew has been involved in game-testing work on FIFA games and is aiming to start a production company with Nyle, while Joe is working on independent filmmaking projects.
Catherine added: "They have made really strong networks with directors and production teams and they are now having people contact them to ask for their help.
"They are going to be producing a promotional video next month and were very generous in offering my students a chance to get involved, which will give them a fantastic opportunity to develop their portfolios."
Visit www.trinity-academy.org.uk.


Informal Science Education Enhancement (iSEE) is a collaboration among nonprofit informal science education organizations in Utah. These groups receive funding from the Utah State Legislature to provide science experiences to students and teachers across Utah who would otherwise not be available to them.
iSEE began when the science organizations separated from the art education-focused Professional Outreach Program in the Schools (POPS) group to better specialize in providing informal science experiences.
Which organizations participate in iSEE?
What are the objectives iSEE groups are working to meet?
When will iSEE come visit my school?
Partners will visit schools determined by district, grade level and academic year; some will visit every year, some on a district rotating basis.
How do I get support from iSEE in the years when they are not required to visit my district?
There are a large variety of resources available including various digital media, kits that can be used in the classroom, on-site field trips, distance learning, and teacher professional development.
What is the role of the Utah State Board of Education in administering the iSEE program?
The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) has been designated as the fiscal agent responsible for administering the iSEE program based on Legislative funding. Any changes to iSEE funding are based on Legislative request. Every year the USBE reviews and approves the iSEE budgets for outreach and programming. A USBE specialist (generally the science specialist) works as administrator for iSEE and meets with organizations monthly to facilitate their collaboration towards meeting common goals.
How do Utah Tax dollars help to support the iSEE organizations?
iSEE is funded by the Utah State Legislature, with monies administered through USBE.
iSEE exposes students to state standards with hands-on learning. For every tax dollar spent, iSEE partners provide 1:1 matching contributions.
What are requirements for the iSEE organizations to receive annual state funding?
iSEE organizations are required to provide outreach aligned to specific Utah science standards to every Local Educational Agency (LEA), including all district and charter schools in the state, in a three-year period.
All received state funding must be matched 1 to 1 with institutional funding.
How can the work of iSEE organizations help support the implementation of new science standards?
iSEE organizations meet monthly under the facilitation of the Utah State Board of Education K-12 Science Education Specialist, and we collaborate with the STEM Action Center. This keeps all iSEE organizations up to date with current and future changes to science standards and priorities. Each organization is constantly striving to update K-12 resources to make sure they are best aligned with new practices. We provide exemplary lesson plans, teacher professional development workshops, outreach programs, and field trip offerings. In addition, representatives from each of the iSEE organizations attend USBE conferences and workshops to learn more about 3D Science instruction and stay up to date with new practices. The Utah State Board of Education Science Specialists continually attend programs offered by iSEE to provide feedback and ensure we are best implementing the new science standards. We provide workshop sessions at various Utah education conferences and meetings, including USTA and at the SSECC meetings.
How can an organization join the iSEE program?
New organizations interested in joining iSEE begin by applying for provisional funding, when available, through the legislative process. This provides a three-year pilot period after which the organization may join with iSEE members in a legislative request for ongoing funding. Organizations must have a history of providing organized educational programming, have capacity for the 1 to 1 fiscal match, and capacity to provide services to the entire state.
Start attending monthly iSEE group meetings - contact Ricky Scott at USBE for the schedule.
Contact the State Board of Education to get the RFP when it becomes available.
Make sure your organization is willing to provide matching funds for the iSEE funding.
Once accepted into the RFP/provisional group, you have about three years to become a line-item member.


Expertise: Plant anatomy & Plant chemistry.
Educated at Lucknow University, B.Sc. 1959, M.Sc. 1961, Ph.D. 1965; Post-doctorate, Purdue University, USA and Institute of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, Copenhagen, Denmark.
She received Padma Bhushan Award, 2007; All India Conference of Intellectuals, DELHI RATAN Award, 2003, many other honours and awards.


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package org.vvv.chatbotdb.dao;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.sql.Statement;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.vvv.chatbotdb.model.Chatbot;
import org.vvv.chatbotdb.model.Topic;

public class ChatbotDBHelper extends DBObject {

    private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(ChatbotDBHelper.class);

    public Chatbot save(Chatbot chatbot) throws SQLException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {
        String sql = "INSERT INTO chatbots(chatbot_name) VALUES (?)";
        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
        ResultSet keys = null;
        try {
            Connection conn = super.getDbHelper().getConnection();
            pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql, Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS);
            pstmt.setString(1, chatbot.getName());
            pstmt.executeUpdate();
            keys = pstmt.getGeneratedKeys();
            keys.next();
            Long key = keys.getLong(1);
            chatbot.setId(key);
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            log.error("Error during save chabot: " + chatbot.getName(), e);
            throw e;
        } finally {
            if (keys != null) {
                try {
                    keys.close();
                } catch (SQLException ex) {
                    // ignore
                }
            }
            if (pstmt != null) {
                try {
                    pstmt.close();
                } catch (SQLException ex) {
                    // ignore
                }
            }
        }
        return chatbot;
    }

    public void delete(Chatbot chatbot) throws SQLException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {
        String sql = "DELETE FROM chatbots WHERE id = ?";
        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
        try {
            Connection conn = super.getDbHelper().getConnection();
            pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
            pstmt.setLong(1, chatbot.getId());
            pstmt.executeUpdate();
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            log.error("Error during deleting the chatbot: " + chatbot.getId(), e);
            throw e;
        } finally {
            if (pstmt != null) {
                try {
                    pstmt.close();
                } catch (SQLException ex) {
                    // ignore
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public void delete(String chatbotName) throws SQLException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {
    	this.unlinkTopics(chatbotName);
        String sql = "DELETE FROM chatbots WHERE chatbot_name = ?";
        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
        try {
            Connection conn = super.getDbHelper().getConnection();
            pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
            pstmt.setString(1, chatbotName);
            pstmt.executeUpdate();
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            log.error("Error during deleting the chatbot: " + chatbotName, e);
            throw e;
        } finally {
            if (pstmt != null) {
                try {
                    pstmt.close();
                } catch (SQLException ex) {
                    // ignore
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public void unlinkTopics(String chatbotName) throws SQLException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {
        String sql = "DELETE FROM topics_chatbots WHERE chatbot_id = (SELECT id FROM chatbots "
        		+ "WHERE chatbot_name = ?)";
        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
        try {
            Connection conn = super.getDbHelper().getConnection();
            pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
            pstmt.setString(1, chatbotName);
            pstmt.executeUpdate();
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            log.error("Error during deleting the chatbot topics links: " + chatbotName, e);
            throw e;
        } finally {
            if (pstmt != null) {
                try {
                    pstmt.close();
                } catch (SQLException ex) {
                    // ignore
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public Chatbot getById(Long id) throws SQLException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {
        String sql = "SELECT id, chatbot_name FROM chatbots WHERE id = ?";
        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
        ResultSet rs = null;
        Chatbot chatbot = null;
        try {
            Connection conn = super.getDbHelper().getConnection();
            pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
            pstmt.setLong(1, id);
            rs = pstmt.executeQuery();
            if (rs.next()) {
                chatbot = new Chatbot();
                chatbot.setId(rs.getLong("id"));
                chatbot.setName(rs.getString("chatbot_name"));
            }
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            log.error("Error during selecting the chatbot: id " + id, e);
            throw e;
        } finally {
            if (rs != null) {
                try {
                    rs.close();
                } catch (Exception ex) {

                }
            }
            if (pstmt != null) {
                try {
                    pstmt.close();
                } catch (SQLException ex) {
                    // ignore
                }
            }
        }
        return chatbot;
    }

    public void link(Chatbot chatbot, Topic topic) throws SQLException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {
        String sql = "INSERT INTO topics_chatbots(chatbot_id, topic_id) VALUES (?, ?)";
        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
        try {
            Connection conn = super.getDbHelper().getConnection();
            pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
            pstmt.setLong(1, chatbot.getId());
            pstmt.setLong(2, topic.getId());
            pstmt.executeUpdate();
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            log.error("Error during link chatbot and topic: " + chatbot.getId() + " topic:" + topic.getId(), e);
            throw e;
        } finally {
            if (pstmt != null) {
                try {
                    pstmt.close();
                } catch (SQLException ex) {
                    // ignore
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public void unlink(Chatbot chatbot, Topic topic) throws SQLException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {
        String sql = "DELETE FROM topics_chabots WHERE chatbot_id = ? and topic_id = ?";
        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
        try {
            Connection conn = super.getDbHelper().getConnection();
            pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
            pstmt.setLong(1, chatbot.getId());
            pstmt.setLong(2, topic.getId());
            pstmt.executeUpdate();
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            log.error("Error during unlink the chabot: " + chatbot.getId() + " topic:" + topic.getId(), e);
            throw e;
        } finally {
            if (pstmt != null) {
                try {
                    pstmt.close();
                } catch (SQLException ex) {
                    // ignore
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public List<Chatbot> list() throws SQLException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {
    	List<Chatbot> chatbots = new ArrayList<Chatbot>();
    	String sql = "SELECT id, chatbot_name FROM chatbots";
        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
        ResultSet rs = null;
        try {
            Connection conn = super.getDbHelper().getConnection();
            pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
            rs = pstmt.executeQuery();
            while (rs.next()) {
                Chatbot chatbot = new Chatbot();
                chatbot.setId(rs.getLong("id"));
                chatbot.setName(rs.getString("chatbot_name"));
                chatbots.add(chatbot);
            }
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            log.error("Error list chatbots", e);
            throw e;
        } finally {
            try {
                rs.close();
            } catch (Exception ex) {

            }
            try {
                pstmt.close();
            } catch (Exception ex) {

            }
        }
        return chatbots;
    }

}

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Q: Jquery UI autocomplete: find on value, but add only key to input line I have returned json array like:
{key:123,value:"Kyiv"},
{key:5675,value:"Ukraine"},
{key:456,value:"Poland"}

I need to find names in value field, but after clicking on some value to input line must be added only key value.
P.S. Sorry if i created dublicate question, but i can not find solution on this site. If related thread isset, please give me link, please.

A: The JSON Object you provided is invalid in his syntax ! Your key should be a string. Furthermore those are 3 JSON Objects autosuggest only takes one you should wrapp that in an array. You can simply check if your JSON is valid on http://jsonlint.com/. Your valid syntax would be:
[
    {
        "key": 123,
        "value": "Kyiv"
    },
    {
        "key": 5675,
        "value": "Ukraine"
    },
    {
        "key": 456,
        "value": "Poland"
    }
]


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N.Y.C. Seeks Leeway in Firing Teachers
Student Well-Being News in Brief
By Liana Loewus — June 05, 2012 1 min read
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has proposed state legislation that would give school districts or school chiefs—as opposed to hearing officers—the final say on whether a teacher accused of sexual misconduct is fired, according to a press release.
Under current law, outside hearing officers decide on the cases and impose binding penalties. A statement from the mayor's office, however, contends that the law has prevented the department of education in New York City, for instance, from terminating teachers, even after an outside investigator concluded there had been inappropriate sexual conduct.
The new law would allow districts to review a hearing officer's decision and make the final determination about what disciplinary action to take.
Michael Mulgrew, the president of the United Federation of Teachers, responded to the proposed changes in a press release, stating that the union's contract "already includes the toughest penalty in the state—automatic termination—for any teacher found guilty of this offense."
Sexual Harassment & Abuse
A version of this article appeared in the June 06, 2012 edition of Education Week as N.Y.C. Seeks Leeway in Firing Teachers
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HIV CRIMINALIZATION
The American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM) and its members are opposed to laws that distinguish HIV disease from other comparable diseases or that create disproportionate penalties for disclosure, exposure or transmission of HIV disease beyond normal public health ordinances. We support non-punitive prevention approaches to HIV centered on current scientific understanding and evidence-based research.
The criminalization of HIV transmission and exposure is a complex issue. Early in the history of the HIV epidemic, public fear of the disease led many states to pass laws that established criminal penalties for failing to disclose infection, for exposing others to the disease, and for transmitting the disease intentionally or unintentionally. In many cases, these laws apply regardless of protective measures the HIV-positive person may take.
At the time when many of these laws were passed the routes of HIV transmission, and methods of preventing the disease were not as well understood scientifically as they are today. In some cases, these laws reflect assumptions about the disease that are now known to be scientifically invalid. For example, some state laws criminalize biting or spitting by HIV-positive persons, even though saliva is not considered a probable transmission risk.
These laws are specific to HIV and the same standard is not applied to other diseases such as hepatitis C and hepatitis B which can also be transmitted via sexual activity.
Currently, 34 states and two U.S. territories have laws which criminalize behavior of HIV positive people. The laws are varied in detail, but many are harsh in nature with some having penalties, including incarceration, that are usually reserved for the most serious of crimes. Many of these laws are applicable whether or not actual harm has been demonstrated or caused. This seems to be disproportionate punishment that arises from hysteria and/or homophobia.
The subsequent prosecutions that have resulted from these laws, and the juridical policy that has been built upon on these laws are similarly flawed in their presuppositions, motives, and utility.
They also fail to take into account the major advances in HIV care and treatment that are now available to those who do become infected. HIV disease is in most cases today a manageable long-term condition. However, prosecutorial precedent still treats transmission of the disease as the equivalent of a death sentence, which represents a significant exaggeration in the current medical environment.
As medical professionals, our members support policies that encourage individuals to learn their HIV status, participate in regular medical care, and take measures to protect others against the spread of the disease without punitive sanctions.
Our members oppose public policies and laws that distinguish HIV disease from other comparable diseases and believe public health and juridical policy on HIV should be no different to that of other sexually transmitted or communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, herpes or syphilis.
Public health policies, and laws (as well as possible prosecutions that might result from those laws) should take into account the most up-to-date scientific information about methods of transmission and prevention, as well as the great advances in care and treatment that are now available to those who do become infected with HIV, which in today's world is usually a treatable long-term condition.
In some rare cases, there may be a role for legal redress against individuals who transmit the disease or expose others to the disease with malicious intent. There may also be a role for legal redress when an individual seeks to defraud another individual concerning their health status. However, pathways for such legal redress already exist in most states. Redundant laws focused on one disease are unnecessary, stigmatizing, harmful and unjust.
Policies on HIV should also take into account the high levels of stigma and prejudice still associated with the disease, and seek to protect individual privacy, rights, and freedom. Public policies, and laws around disease transmission should be evidence-based and non-discriminatory in nature. They should serve public health goals and promote public awareness.
Policy is evolving in this area and efforts to remove HIV-specific laws is making progress. For more information, please see:
Sero Project: http://www.seroproject.com/resources/
Center for HIV Law and Policy: https://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/state-hiv-laws


Transneft Siberia has conducted a test firefighting and tactical drill at a tank farm of Aprelskaya line operation dispatcher station (LODS) affiliated with Surgut Oil Trunk Pipeline Directorate (OTPD). The drill was held jointly with the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region Directorate of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations.
Under the drill's scenario, thickness of barrier structures was reduced at tank No. 2 with the capacity of 20,000 m3 under exposure to chemical (sulphur) corrosion inside the tank, which led to ferrous sulphide sediments forming (porous substance with poor mechanical strength that easily oxidise in air, emitting heat and sulphur); the mixture of vapour and air ignited. This resulted in an "explosion" in the tank that blew its roof off and cast it aside. As per the drill's plot, oil inflamed throughout the whole VST (vertical steel tank) area.
Within 3 minutes a watch from the facility-based firefighting crew of Aprelskaya LODS that was on duty arrived at the scene of the simulated fire, consisting of two squads in two fire engines (an ATs-100 tank vehicle and a firefighting foam tower). Firefighting units of the Kogalym fire rescue garrison arrived a bit later. Two foam attacks were undertaken to put out the "fire": by injecting foam into the oil layer and by a combined method of injecting foam both into the oil layer and onto its surface. During the extinction of the "fire", the burning tank and the adjacent tanks were being cooled down.
Managers of the executive office of Transneft Siberia and Surgut OTPD, maintenance departments and members of Aprelskaya LODS's volunteer fire brigade as well as forces and equipment of the Kogalym fire rescue garrison were engaged in the "firefighting", with a total of 17 vehicles, more than 100 fire guards and employees of Aprelskaya LODS taking part.
The purpose of the drill was to coordinate actions of persons managing the firefighting processs during proper evaluation of a fire situation by external criteria and during selection of the deciding direction for extinction. Besides, the event served to determine the level of preparedness of the Kogalym fire rescue garrison to fight a fire at a tank farm and to use firefighting equipment and the level of interaction between the firefighting units and departments of Aprelskaya LODS.
Holding emergency response drills involving units' personnel and departments of Transneft Siberia is a crucial component in ensuring fire, industrial and environmental safety at the Company's facilities. Being engaged in activities potentially linked to a high hazard level, Transneft Siberia develops and operates its oil trunk transportation system to ensure that the health and lives of its employees and people living in areas of the Company's operation are protected from accidents at hazardous production facilities, along with zero environmental impact.


What If You Realized You Were a Male Panelist on a Manel?
What would you do if you realized that you were a male panelist on (yet another) all-male panel, otherwise known as a "manel"?
Speaking with Sopan Deb for a TimesTalks conversation, Stephen Colbert talked about his struggles with the lack of overall diversity in the writers rooms of comedy programs.


Editor's Note: This follow up survey to the annual industry trends survey looks at topics related to operations and infrastructure, such as dockage offerings and contract terms and lengths; employee training; dredging and natural disasters; and amenity infrastructure and renovations.
Fig. 1A identifies the respondent profile by facility type, and Fig. 1B identifies facilities by ownership. These numbers represent the overall respondents for the survey.
fields than private or corporate owned facilities and less dry storage overall.
Fig. 3 reflects the various types of dockage terms that marinas offer. The largest majority of facilities provide transient dockage. A large number also offer seasonal and annual dockage terms. Those number are also fairly consistent by type of ownership.
the majority of private and family owned facilities charge by slip size.
for boats up to 65 feet and more family owned facilities cater to boats up to 40 feet.
Fig. 6 shows how often marinas dredged at their facilities. Close to half (44%) do not need to dredge at all. About 16% of facilities have dredged only during renovations or expansions or only as funding permits. Close to 13% of facilities dredge about every five years.
A variety of natural disasters impact marinas, as shown by Fig. 7. The majority of facilities are impacted by hurricanes (37%), followed closely by ice and winter (29%) and wind (26%) storms.
Fig 8 shows the number of facilities that are Clean Marina certified or in the process of certification. More than half of the respondents (51.4%) indicated that they were Clean Marinas with another 12% in process for certification.
The survey asked marinas to identify what amenities they offered boaters and the age of the infrastructure. Fig. 9A shows only those respondents that identified their infrastructure as original equipment, showing the age of that equipment. The percentage shown after each category indicates what percentage of the respondents did not offer that type of infrastructure.
Fig. 9B shows the facilities that identified their infrastructure as not original or renovated and how long ago the infrastructure was renovated.
Fig. 10 shows the different types of employee training offered at facilities, the overall number that offer that training and how often the majority of facilities offer that training to employees.