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Back to School . . . ?
More and More HIV-Positive People Are Seeing Education as the Key to Their Future
The days of education viewed as "reading, writing and 'rithmetic" have long since gone. Today, people go to school for various reasons: career preparation or enhancement; self- improvement; completion of degrees and diplomas abandoned in earlier times. Those living with HIV are no exception. To the contrary, many are pursuing educational goals that are now feasible and, in some cases, necessary for the continuation of a full, productive life.
Meet Tammy, a 40-year-old single parent. Eight years ago she tested positive; she believes that she was infected with HIV a considerable time before that. Tammy's son is 11, and although he is negative, she feels that she contracted HIV prior to her pregnancy. She had been with her husband for thirteen years, sexually monogamous, and he is also negative; thus she believes that her status predates this relationship and the birth of her son. Tammy learned of being positive on a fluke: her husband had contracted a sexually transmitted disease, and as a result she went for a VD screening. The results were more than she'd bargained for. Upon learning that she had contracted HIV, she realized that she must have done so sexually, since she'd never used intravenous drugs.
"Devastating," is the succinct way she describes it. Tammy went on a search for the four partners she'd had prior to her marriage; she found two of them, and both claimed to be negative. She abandoned the effort as she came to realize that it wasn't important to know who had infected her. Rather, what mattered was what she would do with her life.
Initially, she felt betrayed and debilitated, and that all her energy was drained. Her marriage dissolved, and she found herself in need of work. Tammy had an associate's degree in business administration, with a concentration in accounting, and had attained an impressive 3.9 grade point average in her earlier studies. However, she did not choose to continue with business administration. As she learned to accept and cope with the issues surrounding HIV, they became a central focus in her life, particularly issues pertaining to women.
Today, Tammy is going to school and registered in two programs. First, she is studying behavioral sciences, with a focus on health management. This is a certificate program, culminating in a state-administered exam with written, oral, and case-study components. Also, she's registered in the Cutrina Hazlett Training Program, sponsored by the HIV Law Project. This program focuses on women who are HIV-positive, and teaches advocacy, women's rights, health care, writing grants, effective public speaking and dealing with legislators. It is nine months in duration, and the goal is to create strong leadership skills.
On completion of her studies, Tammy's desire is to work anywhere within the HIV community. Ideally she wants to be a trainer and have an impact on people, teaching them how to care for themselves mentally and physically, and how to work within the bureaucracy. When I asked how she felt about continuing her education, and the prospect of a satisfying career change, Tammy said, "I used to believe that HIV was the end of me, but I've learned that just because you have HIV doesn't mean you're dead. When you stumble, you pick yourself up and move on, so I consider HIV just a stumble. I picked myself up and said, 'Get out of the way, HIV, this is not the end.' I can still choose my dreams and go after them."
Currently Tammy is in a non-live-in relationship, and she and her partner use all known precautions for sex. "He's negative, and I want to keep him that way," says Tammy. "He has a daughter, and I have a son, so we've agreed that we don't want more children. Some people I know take the chance, and think the baby will seroconvert. That happens sometimes, but not always; I don't think it's fair."
A fervent believer in safer sex, Tammy described one of her chief roles as an advocate. "I've done a lot of volunteer work, and I have friends who are living with HIV, and you'd be surprised at how many don't have safe sex," she says. "I try to counsel them on how important it is, and not be judgmental. In a professional capacity, that's easier than with friends; with a client, I just tell them why it's so important, but with a friend I talk about the moral issues. I do my best to meet people where they're at."
From Medical Patient to Registered Medical Assistant
Another woman living with HIV and returning to school is Karen. She's thirty-three years old, and was last in school at a community college twelve years ago. Currently, Karen teaches life skills to people with learning disabilities. Her clients range from the mildly to severely retarded.
Karen learned of her HIV status when she was applying to the U.S. Army in 1984. She was thoroughly shocked when the results of her medical showed her to be positive at only age 17. "I had raging hormones when I was a young teenager," she says. "All I knew was I had to do something about it, and so I went after the boy next door. Too bad nobody told me it was okay to go after the girl next door, which is what I would have preferred; if I'd have known that then, maybe I wouldn't be in this situation today."
For years she ignored the diagnosis and continued life as usual. But in 1993, she wasn't feeling well and went for a medical exam. "My T-cells were down to four," she said. It was time to start addressing the issue. Initially, Karen went on AZT, but had a bad reaction. After experimenting with different and improved drug therapies, her doctors found a combination that worked. Today she is feeling healthy and strong.
Recently, Karen felt inspired to make a career change. She says, "After dealing with the welfare system myself, I wanted to help revamp it. The last thing a person with HIV needs is stress, and believe me, it's stressful to deal with welfare." Initially Karen decided to work in advocacy, and considered moving to Washington to do so. However, she's always been fascinated with the human body, and felt that working in the medical field would be interesting also.
Confused about what to do, Karen consulted Gay Men's Health Crisis, and learned about the Office of Vocational and Education Studies for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID). This is a governmental agency that provides screening, educational and placement counseling. Initially, VESID registers applicants in a three-week placement program at a testing agency. When I asked Karen why the testing process took so long, she said "They're really looking to see if you have structure in your life. At the start, they just want to know you can show up every day, on time. I couldn't wait to go. I need structure. In the beginning, I wanted to learn medical billing. In that field, you can work independently from home once you've got experience and some people are making thirty to forty dollars an hour. After I was exposed to all the possibilities the testing agency offered, though, I wanted to study everything."
Ultimately, she settled on becoming a medical assistant. This is a program that requires state certification, and the course is eight-months long. The first six months consist of classroom instruction, while the last two are a hands-on internship. In total, Karen will have to put in 900 hours before she can take her certification test. She reviewed three schools that offered the program before making her choice. She has not, however, told her school that she's positive. "HIV is a part of my life, but not my whole life," she says. "There was no need for the school to know." Karen applied for a Pell Grant, offered by the City of New York for persons below a certain income level, while the rest of her tuition is picked up by VESID.
Karen has been in the program for two months. Upon graduation and passing of her exams, Karen will be a Registered Medical Assistant, and can work in a private doctor's office or in a clinic. The type of work she'll do spans both administrative and medical responsibilities: administering x-rays and EKGs; drawing blood and doing lab work-ups; and also doing the medical billing she'd initially wanted to learn. Her goals right now are clear: to start a new career that will be both fulfilling, and also financially rewarding. Karen says, "I want to be there for young people. When a fifteen year old gets diagnosed, I want to tell them to come back for treatment and deal with it, because there's still life out there."
The Show Goes On: Returning to Theater Studies
Another story of self-exploration that led to the classroom belongs to Jeffrey. He's 43 years old, gay, and in a committed relationship. Jeffrey dropped out of college originally in 1977; he had been a fine arts major, specializing in theater studies. Due to early successes in obtaining roles, he felt that he didn't need a degree to get his career moving. Jeffrey got enough parts so that, supplemented with odd jobs, he was able to sustain himself.
But by 1988, acting opportunities were slowing down, and Jeffrey wanted a more stable source of income. He began taking jobs producing special events, since the work had an aspect of theater and the money was good. In 1989, he broke off a 12-year relationship and threw himself into his work, now producing large parties. Jeffrey also threw himself into the social aspect of his work. One night, when a dancer didn't show up for an event, he found himself dancing naked on the bar. That was a turning point; he decided that he needed to draw back from the party circuit, professionally and personally. Shortly afterward, Jeffrey caught the flu and couldn't seem to shake it. On the advice of his doctor, he took an HIV test and came up positive. "I wasn't freaked out," he says. "I joined a Body Positive support group and did all the right things. I guess I was repressing a lot at the time."
Still without a steady job, Jeffrey gained employment at a major department store, again doing special promotions. He now had a steady income, and was promoted a number of times in the next seven years. In the summer of 1997, Jeffrey's doctor changed his medications and for the first time, he had a bad reaction. "There were periods of the day when I could feel all my energy drain from me, and wherever I was, I had to rest for an hour or so," he says. His job was extremely busy and kept him stressed much of the time, and he began to question whether he wanted to remain there. His doctor suggested the possibility of going on disability, but Jeffrey's initial reaction was negative; he felt as if it would be the next-to-last step in his life. The doctor suggested that Jeffrey either learn to manage the tension and busy schedule of his job, or speak with a therapist about the positive aspects of disability. He did the latter and, after three sessions, decided he didn't want to continue working. The therapist counseled him to treat disability as an opportunity to make changes and achieve desired life goals.
In discussing this decision with another therapist who specializes in HIV-related disability, the subject of returning to school arose. Jeffrey was referred to a CUNY professor and, upon discussion of his past credits, was surprised to learn that most of them could be transferred. He decided to take the plunge. At age 40, Jeffrey carefully researched the degree programs in theater offered by various branches of CUNY and ultimately chose Hunter College. CUNY was Jeffrey's choice not only because he'd consulted with a professor there, but also because, like Karen, he'd gone to VESID for counseling and found that they granted tuition assistance for state and city schools. He also discovered the CUNY Baccalaureate Program, for students returning to school. Requirements are completion of sixty credits with a 2.5 average. He was able to design his own curriculum, and he also receives financial aid through this program. Between VESID and CUNY, most of his educational costs are covered.
Today, Jeffrey is close to attaining his Bachelor's Degree, and he plans to continue immediately for a master's in theater, with a specialization in teaching. He is maintaining a 3.9 grade point average, having received only one "B" in his time as a student. When he'd been an undergraduate twenty years prior, his average was 2.7.
The path hasn't always been easy. When he started school in the fall of 1997, he was dealing with the emotional issues of being on disability; also, he was just beginning to tolerate his medications, so he also had physical problems. "Keeping up my energies, both mental and physical, is still the biggest challenge," Jeffrey says. "I've let some of my instructors know that I'm HIV positive, not for special treatment but just so they understand certain situations."
I asked Jeffrey what his goals were. "I want to teach acting or directing on either the high school or college level," he says. "I was inspired by my partner who is a dedicated teacher and already the departmental head of music education within his school district. What's surprising, though, is that the acting bug has re-surfaced during my studies. I did a show at Hunter, a musical theater piece for children, and then found myself doing another in which I played three roles, all middle-aged or older. I never played 'older' when I was first acting, and I found it exciting."
Jeffrey feels that he has many possibilities to choose from. "The thing against acting full-time is that it takes a lot of energy; also, it's difficult for actors to get health insurance. But if I teach, I'll have the summers off and can get involved in summer stock or local theater productions."
Is VESID Right for You?
For anyone who has entertained the thought of returning to school, it seems that the Office of Vocational and Education Studies for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) is a good place to start. VESID is an office of the New York State Education Department, and each year offers thousands of New Yorkers with disabilities an opportunity to become independent through education, training and employment. It also provides vocational counseling to eligible individuals to prepare them for suitable jobs. VESID can be contacted by telephone at 212-630-2300; they also have a website, http://web.nysed.gov/vesid/vesid.html. Also, if you're a client of GMHC, they sponsor an education program. GMHC is affiliated with the continuing education departments of most colleges in the area; two or three times a year, on a lottery basis, clients can apply for non-credit courses and, if their name is chosen, they can take the desired courses for free. More information can be gained at GMHC's main number, 212-367-1000.
Ronald C.Russo is a free-lance writer in New York City.

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Stanley Wise's neighbors thought he had lost his mind when they saw him planting a field of corn in early August one year. "Uh, Stanley, that corn is not going to get ready," one after another said. It didn't help much when he explained he was in the process of building a corn maze. They'd think for a second, then reply, "That corn still isn't going to get ready, Stanley."
Stanley and his wife, Shelaine, are partners in Wise Farms, Boonesville, Miss., where they grow and market fresh produce in the summer and operate an agritourism business in the fall. Both also work for the Mississippi Extension Service.
Shelaine told attendees of the Natural Resources Landowners Workshop, held at Mallard Lodge, near Valley Park, Miss., in May, that agritourism can be a lucrative business for someone with a farm, patience for people and a little imagination.
Studies indicate that nationally, agritourism will grow by 30 percent a year over the next decade. Studies also say that agritourism is the fastest-growing segment of the tourism industry in Mississippi.
"There is no reason why Mississippians shouldn't be jumping on this bandwagon and taking advantage of some of the money that is out there," said Wise. "A 2005 survey by USDA and the Mississippi Extension Service of seven agritourism enterprises in northeast Mississippi showed a total of $500,000 in income on less than 100 acres of land. The operations were open only on weekends and for four weekends each year."
In 2004, prior to Hurricane Katrina, 2.9 million people were served just through Mississippi's welcome centers, Wise noted. "A lot of money is generated in Mississippi, primarily from the casinos. But many people are bringing their families into the Tunica area and are looking for things that kids can do, so they can have more of a family time.
"People like to visit the farm. They like to bring their families and teach their children something. They don't want their children to think that milk comes from the grocery store. They want them to experience the farm life. Kids today are four generations removed from the farm. That's kind of scary. Agritourism gives us a chance to educate our kids about farms."
Wise defines agritourism as the blending of agriculture and tourism — anytime a person visits a working farm or ranch for the purpose of entertainment. "For example, if they're visiting a pumpkin patch, a corn maze or even to pick fresh vegetables."
The centerpiece of the Wise's agritourism enterprise is their corn maze. They charge $6 per person to go through the maze, and in 2005, averaged 3,000 people over each of the four weekends they were open.
According to Wise, professional maze designers charge $1,500 to $2,000 to cut a design plus require 6 percent of the gross income from the proceeds. "We wanted to prove that it could be done by regular people. We found the design we wanted to use and scanned it into a computer program. We used a hand-held GPS to build the design." The first year, the Wises tromped down maze pathways by foot, but recently have learned that a lawnmower will do an excellent job if done early.
"The first year we opened the corn maze, we anticipated that we would only see teenage kids," Wise said. "We found that parents were showing up with little kids, and there wasn't anything for them to do. We went as fast as we could to the tractor supply store, bought some tricycles, brought some hay out and made a riding rink for them. Sometimes, we've found tricycles out in the corn maze, but that's the kind of thing you have to deal with."
The Wises planted cotton on the farm this year, "so when school groups come out, we can take them out to the field to touch some cotton and pick the cotton. They'll know that the blue jeans and t-shirts they have on come from cotton."
Other enterprises include a hay pyramid, a modern version of the old game, King of the Hill; a corn swimming pool for kids, where visitors take their shoes off and walk through a container full of corn; a snack bar; and school tours.
They also added bonfire parties — focused on church groups and limited to small groups. "We put them on a wagon and take them out to our pasture where we have a fire pit waiting for them. We have a table set up with hot dogs and all the trimmings they would need. When that's over, we pick them up and take them through the corn maze.
"It was so popular that we had three fire pits going every night we were open. We averaged four groups a night. One night, we had 47 people in one church group for a bonfire party. One Saturday out of the month is our community festival day. We allow any of the churches in the community to come up at no charge to set up a booth and sell things for fund raisers for their youth."
One barrier to agritourism is acquiring adequate insurance for the various enterprises. "Our regular farm insurance does not cover our corn maze and wagon rides. It does cover our U-Pick operations. So we have to get special event insurance. Last year, we were turned down five times before an insurance company accepted us."
Last year, the Wises' insurance coverage for four weekends in October was around $1,200.
But there's no doubt that agritourism can bring the landowner or farmer extra income. "We have a lot of farmers in our area who are (hurting economically) and we're trying to show them that this is a way to bring in extra income. It gives mothers a chance to stay at home and helps you keep possession of your land.
"We have found that it gives us more family time. My husband comes from a large family with six brothers and sisters. His parents are 88 years old and we need every one of them to help us with our corn maze in October."
Agritourism is not for everyone, Wise stresses. "If you're not an outgoing person, or if at least one person of your family is not outgoing, don't think about getting into agritourism. If you don't like kids, forget it. You have to have a different mindset. You're going to tell kids to stay on the trails, and to not cut through the corn. But kids being kids, they're going to cut through the corn."


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Tim Tebow's squeeze Camilla Belle might just be his perfect match since the Brazilian actress, like Tebow, is supposedly saving herself for marriage.
According to the National Enquirer, a source who knows the couple says the two have "been dating secretly since the summer" and "can't hide their love any longer."
"Tim is looking for a woman so he can have a proper engagement and church wedding, and he's told friends that Camilla fits the bill," the source added.
"Tim calls her 'the woman of his dreams," the source continued. "He's anxious to make Camilla part of his close-knit family."
Back in October Tebow and Belle were spotted together for the first time in Jacksonville, Fla. in a group outing with friends.
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Belle was most recently linked to Joe Jonas, who too spoke openly about his faith while wearing a purity ring.
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NEW YORK – The Big Ten and the Pinstripe Bowl have agreed to an 8-year deal that the conference hopes will help claim New York as its territory.
Commissioner Jim Delany is at Yankee Stadium for the announcement of the deal with the three-year-old bowl game that will begin in 2014. He appeared at a news conference with Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and team president Randy Levine.
The Big Ten will take the Big 12's place in the game. It was a natural addition to the Big Ten's bowl lineup after the league invited Rutgers, located in nearby Piscataway, N.J., and Maryland. Those schools will join the Big Ten in 2014.
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In part 1 of this article (http://voices.canonical.com/isd/?p=118) we did sort of a hello world for a Tsung load test. This time we're going to continue by getting into more of the details of how Tsung works and how to use it for real world tests.
Using the Recorder
More likely than not, the application you want to test consists of lots of urls with lots of query string values or form post values. Typing this in by hand is not practical and would take way too long. What Tsung provides is a a proxy recorder that you can set up to record all of the http calls you are making to and receiving from you application. The end result is a Tsung "session" in an xml file. You can then tweak the file however you want to better suit your tests.
Here's how to set it up.
1) Configure your browser to use a proxy server at http://localhost:8090. For firefox you can follow the instructions at http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options window – Advanced panel?as=u#advanced_network .
2) Start the proxy recorder
$ tsung-recorder start
3) Point your browser to your application and go through one or more scenarios that you would like to group together as a teset scenario.
4) When you're ready to stop recording simply stop the recorder.
$tsung-recorder stop
You now have a Tsung session xml file. You can now change things like thinktimes or change values you typed in to be dynamically generated. In order to use the file in your main tsung.xml file all you need to is include it as an xml entity and then reference it inside the sessions tag.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE tsung SYSTEM "/usr/share/tsung/tsung-1.0.dtd" [
<!ENTITY new_accounts SYSTEM "./new_accounts.xml">
<!ENTITY log_out SYSTEM "./log_out.xml">
<!ENTITY log_in SYSTEM "./log_in.xml">
<!ENTITY auth_logged_in SYSTEM "./auth_already_logged_in.xml">
<!ENTITY auth_logged_out SYSTEM "./auth_not_logged_in.xml">
<!ENTITY api_register SYSTEM "./api_register.xml">
<!ENTITY api_server SYSTEM "./api_server.xml">
<tsung loglevel="debug" dumptraffic="true" version="1.0″>
<session name="web" probability="70" type='ts_http'>
. . . <sessions>
Creating Load
Load is configured in Tsung inside the 'load' tag. This tag has an optional 'duration' attribute that can specify a maximum time for the test to run regardless of whether or not all requests have been processed. Inside of the load tag you specify one or more 'arrivalphase' tags each with a specified duration. Finally, within each arrival phase you specify via the 'users' tag the rate at which users are generated for that phase.
<arrivalphase phase="1" duration="6" unit="minute">
<users interarrival="1.0" unit="second"/>
<arrivalphase phase="2" duration="5" unit="minute">
<users interarrival="0.8" unit="second"/>
Some caveats:
Keep in mind that the number of concurrent users will depend on how long it takes for each user's session to be processed. If sessions are long then there will be overlap between arrival phases. Likewise, request made per second is not a direct correlation of the user arrival rate as each sessioin may have thinktimes between each request that it makes. Additionally, as sessions usually have more than one request, each user created will overlap subsequent requests with new users' requests.
One of the reasons that you would choose Tsung over other load testing tools is that it will generate much higher load than other tools. Being built on Erlang, one server can typically generate tens of thousands of users. However, you can also generate even more load if necessary by running a cluster of servers.
Using Clusters
It is easy to use Tsung with one client or several clients and just as easy to use it with one or more servers.
<client host="&client_host_1;" use_controller_vm="true" maxusers="2000" cpu="2" weight="2"/>
<client host="&client_host_2;" use_controller_vm="true" maxusers="2000" weight="1"/>
<client host="&client_host_3;" use_controller_vm="true" maxusers="2000" weight="1"/>
<servers> <server host="&provider_host_1;" port="80" type="tcp"></server> <server host="&provider_host_2;" port="80" type="tcp"></server> </servers>
In the above example Tsung will send twice as many requests to client 1 than it sends to client 2 or 3. Another way of looking at is that 1/2 of the requests will come from client 1, 1/4 from client 2 and 1/4 from client 3. The weight will be evenly distributed between the two servers via simple round robin.
Using Dynamic Variables
Often you will have situations where you can't hardocode parameters into your session files. For instance, sometimes you need to use a value in one request that was generated by the previous request. An example of this is if your application uses Cross Site Request Forgery tokens.
<thinktime min="2" max="10" random="true"/>
<transaction name="display_log_in"> <request> <dyn_variable name="csrfmiddlewaretoken"/> <http url='&provider_url;' version='1.1' method='GET'/> </request> </transaction>
<thinktime min="7" max="30" random="true"/>
<transaction name="log_in"> <request subst="true"> <http url='&provider_url;/+login' version='1.1' contents='csrfmiddlewaretoken=%%_csrfmiddlewaretoken%%&email=%%_email%%@%%_domain%%.com&password=%%_password%%&continue=' content_type='application/x-www-form-urlencoded' method='POST'/> </request> <request> <http url='&provider_url;' version='1.1' method='GET'/> </request> </transaction>
In the example above a form is displayed in the "display_log_in" transaction. A hidden csrf token is in that pages login form. We are capturing that value via the 'dyn_variable' tag in the first requeset. We need that value in the second requeset and use it in the 'content' attribute as '%%_csrfmiddlewaretoken'. When using dynamic variables, be sure to use 'subst="true"' in the request tag or the variables will be interepreted as literals.
Sometimes the value you need is on the page but is not a form field. You can use a regex to match it and store it in a variable.
<dyn_variable name="janrain_nonce" regexp='janrain_nonce=\([^\"]*\)'/>
<http url='&consumer_url;/verify?openid_identifier=&provider_url;/'
version='1.1' method='GET'/>
It's also easy to share variables across requests as they can be defined for a session.
<session name="web" probability="70" type='ts_http'>
<setdynvars sourcetype="random_string" length="8">
<var name="password"/>
<setdynvars sourcetype="random_string" length="5">
<var name="first"/>
<setdynvars sourcetype="random_string" length="5">
<var name="last"/>
<setdynvars sourcetype="random_string" length="5">
<var name="domain"/>
<setdynvars sourcetype="random_string" length="5">
<var name="email"/>
<setdynvars sourcetype="random_string" length="16">
<var name="secret"/>
If you need something more powerful you can call custom Erlang code defined in an external module,
<setdynvars sourcetype="eval"
code="fun({Pid, DynVars}) -> sso:auth_header(DynVars) end.">
<var name="authorization_header"/>
or evaluate Erlang code inline,
<var name="assoc_handle"/>
or by looking up a value from an external file.
<option name="file_server" id="accounts" value="../accounts.csv"/>
<sessions> <session name="all" probability="100" type='ts_http'> <setdynvars sourcetype="file" fileid="accounts" delimiter="," order="iter"> <var name="email" /> <var name="domain" /> <var name="password" /> </setdynvars>
Looping and Branching
Tsung allows you to use simple branching and looping in your Tsung files. For example you can bracket a request inside an if tag so that it only is called under certain conditions,
<if var="is_super_user" eq="1">
<request> <http url="/delete_account"></http> </request>
or loop a certain request several times for the same user.
<for from="1" to="5" incr="1" var="product_id"> <request> <http url="/product?id=%%_product_id%%"></http> </request> </for>
There is still much more that Tsung can do and if you're interested in using it there is a great community of people around it that can be of assistatnce. I hope these two articles will be of some help to those of you starting with Tsung and that it becomes a great tool in your toolbox. Good luck!


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Welcome to the Boise School District! You may know that the City of Boise was named the 2nd most livable small city in the United States by Forbes Magazine in 2012 and one of the top ten best places to live in the U.S. by U.S. News & world Report in 2016. When Forbes ranked the top one hundred cities by subcategory, Boise ranked #1 in one area – education. We're here to provide an excellent education for our students, and to prepare each and every student for college, career, and citizenship.
We are a district of approximately 26,000 students and employ 4,300 people, of whom 1,700 are certified staff. In the district, there are 33 elementary schools, 8 junior high schools, and 5 senior high schools. We offer a variety of specialized programs, including Montessori, Dual Language, Classical, International, Full-day and Highly Gifted programs at elementary, to the Treasure Valley Math and Science Center, Dennis Technical Center, and the state's preeminent Advanced Placement program at the secondary level.
In the Boise School District, you will find:
Here are just a few of the programs you'll see in Boise's schools:
Boise School District students continue to outperform the state of Idaho on standardized achievement tests in every subject. The percentage of students reading at grade level on the Idaho Reading Indicator and scoring proficient on the Idaho Standards Achievement Test continue to surpass Idaho results.
Our students outperform Idaho and the nation on standardized tests, college entrance exams and Advanced Placement testing. Our college-going rate continues to increase (topping 60% in 2016), and we have more students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math than in any other area.
Boise District has for years been the leader in the statewide awards to students selected as Finalists in the National Merit® Scholarship Program. In the fall of 2016 it was announced that half of Idaho's total number of 2017 National Merit Semifinalists (95) were from the Boise School District (47). Boise District enrolls about 9% of the total number of public school students in the state of Idaho. In February of 2017 it was announced that 45 Boise District students were selected as National Merit Finalists.
Each school year, our students regularly receive millions of dollars in annual academic scholarships and take home award after award in local, state and national competitions. Our staff members are equally impressive. They regularly receive local, state and national recognition and are some of the most experienced and educationally advanced staff members in Idaho.
I invite you to explore this website for complete details about all of our program offerings, test scores and individual schools. Please feel free to contact one of our schools for a personal tour. Our staff members are here to help you and help your student succeed!
We know you want the very best for your child, and we think you'll find it in the Boise School District, where we are committed to Educating Today for a Better Tomorrow.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The Supreme Court yesterday strictly limited the ability of investors who lost money through corporate fraud to sue other businesses that may have helped facilitate the crime, a decision that could doom stockholder efforts to recover billions of dollars lost in Enron and other high-profile cases.
In a victory for business interests in a case they had identified as their most important of the year, the court ruled 5 to 3 to protect corporate partners such as vendors, consultants and others from liability if stockholders cannot show they relied on deception from such "secondary actors'' in making their investment decisions.
"That was a complete victory for the defendants," said Georgetown University law professor Donald C. Langevoort. "The judicial system has become more conservative and more sensitive to economic rights and business interests. This is one of many cases that has restricted the scope of investor recovery."
The case decided yesterday, Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta, involves a scheme by a cable company and two of its vendors that allowed the company to disguise a revenue shortfall and present investors a healthier financial picture. Investors sued the company, Charter Communications, and then went after the two vendors, Scientific-Atlanta and Motorola.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, writing for the majority, said stockholders had no knowledge of the actions of the two vendors and thus cannot show those companies' actions influenced investors "except in an indirect chain that we find too remote for liability.''
Kennedy drew from the court's 1994 decision that private suits are not allowed against companies "aiding and abetting" corporate fraud by others. He wrote that Congress the following year determined that "this class of defendants should be pursued by the SEC and not by private litigants,'' referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The case attracted national attention for its similarity to a case filed by investors who want to sue banks and others that allegedly allowed the energy trader Enron to disguise its financial problems before a collapse that produced heavy losses. It carries implications for other investor-motivated suits over alleged corporate fraud, including attempts by shareholders to recover billions of dollars in widening losses in mortgage industry investments.
The decision continued a winning streak for business interests in securities cases that extends back to the court's 2004 case and marked the reemergence this term of the court's ideological split.
Kennedy was joined by the four more conservative members of the court, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. Embracing an argument advanced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the five said expanding the availability of stockholder suits "may raise the cost of being a publicly traded company under our law and shift securities offerings away from domestic capital markets.''
Justice John Paul Stevens said the majority has a "mistaken hostility'' toward such private actions, allowed by the court long ago under federal securities law. Stevens wrote such suits play an important role in insuring "investor faith in the safety and integrity of our markets.''
He said Congress has acted "with the understanding that federal courts respected the principle that every wrong would have a remedy.''
His dissent was joined by Justices David H. Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who owns stock in Cisco, which now owns Scientific-Atlanta, did not take part in the decision. Roberts had also recused himself from the case, but rejoined it, apparently after taking action to eliminate a financial conflict.
Plaintiffs' lawyers say sometimes the only way for investors to recover money lost because of a company's fraudulent actions is to go after those who helped perpetrate the fraud. They are often the only ones left with money after a scheme collapses.
Sean Coffey, a lawyer who frequently files fraud cases on behalf of shareholders, said the decision "significantly diluted accountability for wrong-doers at the same time that investor confidence in the integrity of our capital markets is suffering yet another body blow, this time from the subprime debacle."
The ruling intensifies pressure on regulators and prosecutors to step up their attack on corporate fraud rather than relying on investor lawsuits to shoulder some of the burden.
Duke University law professor James D. Cox, who follows the government's antifraud initiatives, noted that neither agency sued Scientific-Atlanta or Motorola in connection with the Charter scheme. "The SEC is a nonplayer in these cases," he said.
The SEC had supported weighing in on behalf of plaintiffs in the Stoneridge case, but it was overruled by President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., who feared it would hamper business with expensive and frivolous lawsuits.
Corporate lobbyists embraced the ruling.
"This decision ensures that overzealous litigation does not derail the U.S. economy," said Ira Hammerman, general counsel at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. "The wrong ruling would have unleashed a tsunami of damaging side effects, infecting the entire U.S. economy and harming investors."
Dan Newman, a spokesman for the attorneys who represent Enron plaintiffs, said they were analyzing the ruling. The court will consider whether to review the Enron case at its private conference this week.
"We're looking at a variety of options because clearly the innocent victims of the Enron debacle don't deserve to be left holding the bag for the fraud orchestrated by powerful banks," Newman said.
Some legal experts said the ruling, while unfavorable to many plaintiffs, could have been written in a way that was even more damaging. Former SEC commissioner Harvey J. Goldschmid, who joined in a brief supporting the plaintiffs, said that investors may find hope in a distinction that Kennedy appeared to draw between third parties in the securities and financial services industry and those who handle "ordinary business operations."
The opinion, Goldschmid said, may leave room for shareholder lawsuits against underwriters, accountants, lawyers and bankers while forestalling such cases against vendors selling goods.


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During Beat Bucky Week, we celebrate one of the best, most intense and historic rivalries of its kind, Marquette vs. Wisconsin. Show us your #MUPride by participating in our a week-long celebration leading up to the games on Saturday.
Overall, Wisconsin holds a 64-55 advantage in the 119-game series history, which dates back to 1917. This much-anticipated game happens every December, alternating stadiums each year. Whether you bleed blue and gold or red, this in-state rivalry is sure to bring out the school spirit! #BeatBucky
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AMU, 2nd Floor: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Turn in a Wisconsin Badgers T-shirt and receive a brand new Marquette T-shirt in exchange. The entire campus community is encouraged to participate.
Class Penny War for Scholarship Aid
AMU, 2nd Floor: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Be the Difference and donate your change to the Students Helping Students Scholarship fund and help your class win! The winning class will receive the "virtual" class trophy and bragging rights until next year.
Badger Roast
AMU, Marquette Place & Brew Bayou: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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- NYC Subs - Badger Beef Sub for $5.49
- Grill 155 - Black & Blue Burger for $4.49/Combo for $6.89
- Ultimate Baja - Blue & Gold Nachos for $6.19
Bingo @ The Annex
Union Sports Annex: 10:00 p.m.
The Annex will be giving away hundreds of dollars in prizes and it's a great time to relax and take a break in between studying for finals. As many as 200 students show up for this event, so get there early to get a good seat!
Spirit Day
The entire campus community is encouraged to show their #MUPride by wearing your "Marquette best" for the campus-wide spirit day.
Marquette vs. Wisconsin
Cheer on both the Marquette men's and women's basketball team as they take on Wisconsin!
Men's Basketball Viewing Party
Union Sports Annex: 1:15 p.m.
Women's Basketball Game
Al McGuire Center: 7:00 p.m.
- Wisconsin T-shirt Trade-in
- Class Penny War
Badger Roast
Bingo @ the Annex
Spirit Day
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Pros and Cons of Laser, cryotherapy, LEEP or cone biopsy
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I am 30 years old. My post-pregnancy pap smear shows moderate-severe dysplasia. A month later I had a biopsy which confirmed this. I have been told that I will be treated with cryotherapy.
My questions/concerns are:
Did pregnancy hormones accelerate the growth of these abnormal cells?
I hope to get pregnant again in September. How will my treatment influence my chances?
I have read that cryotherapy may not be the best treatment for CIN II-III dysplasia. I know that it is a far cheaper and more common treatment, but is it the best option? I understand that laser and LEEP are often preferable. I am concerned about scar tissue at the junction of my cervix/uterus preventing future pregnancy. I am also concerned that cryotherapy may not precisely remove the abnormal cells and I will be presented with a repeat of my current status.
I have read that laser surgery is far more costly, but that it provides a lower rate of return, does not interfere with future assessment of the junction, and the patient does not have the hassle of weeks of bothersome discharge.
Christina S. Chu, MD, Assistant Professor of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, responds:
Laser, cryotherapy, and excision procedures like LEEP or cone biopsy are all effective methods for treating cervical dysplasia. However, they have different advantages and disadvantages. Cryotherapy is easy to perform, and can be done in the office setting. However, as you mentioned, patients tend to have a profuse discharge, which may be bothersome. Laser therapy requires a short day surgery procedure in the operating room, and usually involves anesthesia. The disadvantage to these two procedures is that they work by destroying the abnormal tissue--there is no biopsy specimen, which can be examined. LEEP and cone biopsies produce a tissue specimen, which can be examined, to ensure there is nothing more serious present that we missed at the time of colposcopy. LEEP may be done in the office, while cone biopsies need to be done as a day surgery procedure. In certain circumstances, a cone should be done instead of a LEEP (when the endocervical curettage shows abnormal cells, when cancer is suspected, etc.) All procedures have a small risk of causing difficulty conceiving, and LEEP and cone biopsies may have a very small risk of causing difficulty with premature cervical dilation. However, these risks are small, and many women go on to have normal pregnancies. It has been our practice to use laser or LEEP for low grade lesions, and to use LEEP or cone biopsy for higher grade lesions (like CIN II-III) because of the ability to obtain a tissue specimen.


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Hi My name is Natzke and while I am living in Australia I and other members of my family are searching out any information on my great grandmothers family. We know they came from Kokoszkowy in Pomerania.
The Father was a General(?) in the army, Rumour has it he was wounded in battle ,came home and died at his wife's feet.C.1870His name has been various given as August Carl von Wishnowsky or some say his name was Ferdinand von Wischnowsky.
Around about this time his two elder children August and Hermine emigrated to Australia and for reasons we dont know shortly after went to New Zealand.
Due to problems(?) after the Franco Prussian war the widow of August Carl with her childen Carl, Otto, and Franz left Hamburg to emigrate to America via London. They left on the ship Fritz Reuther on 12 April 1876. Her name has been variously given as Hermine Caroline Wischnowsky nere Kreft,Wilhelmina Wischnowsky, Henrietta Wishnowsky
However according to recent information I have received from the Kokoszkowy Village association, a letter from a Mr Borys Niewinski informs us that all those emigrating on 12 April 1876 on the Fritz Reuther were "sold like stock" to an agent from a New Zealand company recruiting migrants for five pounds a head !
Accordingly the ship sailed to New Zealand not America and arrived in Wellington Harbour 4 August 1876. There was trouble with the immigration authorities - probably because they were supposed to be in AMERICA not New Zealand!
On compassionate grounds the passengers were allowed to go ashore and eventually were sought out by a Mr Halcombe for a new development he was starting at the place that later bore his name.
My great grandfather was Otto von Wischnowsky.
My great grandmother was also aboard that sailing of that ship. She was eight years old - Auguste Emilie Wapp. She married Otto when she was 15 years old ! They had 12 children. The "Wapp" family history has been written by Stephen English in 2003 It lists all the decsendants from Otto and Auguste.I have a copy opf that book
Mr grandmother was their third child Emma Amelia Auguste Wischnowsky who married my grandfather Carl Friedrich Natzke in 1886
I would like to find information of any kind on my great grandmothers children, August von Wischnosky , Hermine von Wischnowsky, Carl von Wischnowsky, and Franz von Wischnowsky.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
My So Called Junky Life's Bead Swap
She made me the SWEETEST Box ! I LOVE her hand made roses in my colors. She also hand stamped the box in text. Darling !Love, Love !!!!! Inside was another sweet box that she decorated with tiny PINK rhinestones, Sweet !!As well as two bags, one with silver findings , and the other with a rose parfum. I have to almost laugh as our beads are SO close in colors. Mine being more aqua and blue, but Sarah did a great job of pairing us. I love this awesome MOP focal and cant wait to paint a rose onto it :)
Well, I have LOTS to catch you all up on. Another swap that I was in and TERRIBLY late finishing :( I have been really ill this go around. Hopefully this weekend I will post and share more of what has been going on.
Thank you Sarah, for being such an awesome host and Julie, you Rock sweet girl !!
25 comments:
- Clair said...
Hi Rhea. Just stopping by to see what the other swap participants sent and received. I'm nosey :)
Looks like two amazing parcels for our swap. What fun!
- June 15, 2011 at 1:44 PM
- Silvia said...
Non capisco bene la tua lingua, ma mi piacciono molto i tuoi oggetti raffigurati....si tratta di una bomboniera? Baci Silvia
- June 15, 2011 at 2:16 PM
- Stephanie ~ Angelic Accents said...
Such pretties, Rhea! Ya'll really had each other's tastes down pat!!
Angelic Accents
- June 15, 2011 at 8:10 PM
- debi said...
Wow! Look at all that beautiful pink and blue!
You both created beautiful boxes and the beads are so pretty. Those will be fun to create with.
- June 15, 2011 at 11:48 PM
- Erica said...
WOW!! Your boxes and beads are stunning. And the presents ~ What a wonderful swap partner you are.
I love the box and beads you received, too.
- June 17, 2011 at 6:08 AM
- Suz said...
This is a wonderful swap. The two of you are matched perfectly. I am going to sign up the next time they have a bead swap. It looks like so much fun and I have a room full of beads!!!
Enjoy enjoy!
- June 17, 2011 at 2:48 PM
- Farah Muzaffar said...
oh Rhea what a lovely treasure you have... love the plate very much... its a beauty
- June 18, 2011 at 6:05 AM
- Mandy said...
Such beautiful boxes. Your creations are stunning.
- June 19, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- vickie said...
Just dropping by to say hello, hope you are feeling good. Great swap goodies!
- June 25, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- Jane said...
What a beautiful swap - looks like you two were indeed well-matched! Hope you're feeling better and on the mend.
- June 28, 2011 at 6:24 PM
- ♥ Marlou ♥ said...
Oh these are just beautiful, I just found your blog and loving your creations :)
- June 30, 2011 at 12:26 PM
- Something Special said...
Such beautiful beads and projects and photos.
So lovely to look at is your blog posts. Please come and check out my swap and giveaway that Something Special is hosting in honor of my 200th post and my new blog look!
- July 6, 2011 at 1:10 AM
- Lori said...
hi Rhea, what a wonderful swap! sorry it took me so long to answer you back ... thank you so much for thinking of me:) you are such a sweetie ... i hope you are feeling well these days ... i do miss you too ...
- July 26, 2011 at 7:45 PM
- Mother Carol said...
Rhea...where are you??i check almost daily. Miss you as I love your blog. Hope all is well.
- September 3, 2011 at 7:53 PM
- Jennelise said...
Very pretty! I love the little pink roses. :)
- November 3, 2011 at 6:12 PM
- Cherie said...
I hope you are well. It has been a while.
- November 29, 2011 at 2:03 PM
- Cherie said...
Checking in on you. I hope you are doing well. My prayers are with you this evening. Are you well?
- December 21, 2011 at 9:27 PM
Merry Christmas to you and your Family!Maria
- December 25, 2011 at 7:34 AM
- Svetunajka said...
обожаю ваш блог!!! сочетание цвета, фактур... вы большая молодец!
- January 31, 2012 at 1:01 AM
- Ms Bingles Vintage Christmas said...
Oh, I love your 2 boxes you made! She was a lucky gal!
Thank you for sharing!
- March 25, 2012 at 11:50 PM
- Charlotte said...
Just wanted to stop by and say hello. I may not comment but I enjoy your posts. Stay Cool!
- July 1, 2012 at 10:47 AM
- ileana-carmen said...
You have a very beautiful blog. You give me joy, thank you!
- July 31, 2012 at 1:09 AM
- Ineke van den Akker said...
Fantastic! What a wonderful blog. Well done. Love the things you are making.
greetings from Holland.
with love,
- March 8, 2013 at 3:46 AM
- Daisy Pink Cupcake said...
Hi.........Just wanted to let you know that I'm having a giveaway hosted by Koralee of "Bluebird Notes" Blog for a gift certificate to my new Etsy Shop named: Daisy Pink Wish .....if you have time please check it out....would love to see you enter :)
- June 17, 2013 at 10:17 PM
- Renata said...
How come you don't update your blog anymore? It's so pretty what you've created. I like to go to charityshops to find vintage pieces :) and roses are my fave flowers too
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Anthony Ferrara has posted a pledge he recommends all developers take to improve the security of their applications.
Every day I come across code that is insecure. Sometimes the code is so hilariously insecure that any 10 year old could break it. I've also gotten into discussions with people who should know better about their practices. It's very, how to put this, disheartening. It's sad that the average developer knows (and cares) so little about proper security practices. So, I've put together a simple pledge (or manifesto, if you'd like).
The pledge includes the ideas of data storage techniques, taking responsibility for user data, reusing existing/tested libraries instead of writing your own and being open to constantly learning. He elaborates on each point, giving a little context for each.
Are you a secure programmer? Do you want to be? Then take the pledge, and fight for the security of your applications. It's all of our responsibility, so do your part!


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Original Gyroscope
Viva la old-fashioned science
- Wind up the string, pull hard, and the Gyroscope will spin
- Do tricks like balancing, tilting at crazy angles, and walking a tightrope
- Instructions included to learn Gyroscope tricks
The earliest gyroscope-style instrument was written about in 1817 and electric motors in the 1860s lead to the first indefinitely spinning gyroscopes and the gyrocompass. Nowawdays, we've harnessed the power of the gyroscope in our iPhones and gaming systems (Wii Motion Plus and Nintendo 3DS.) Oh... and airplanes use them. But you
can't shouldn't play with airplanes. At least that's what our parole officer tells us.
The toy gyroscope hit the market in 1917 and hasn't changed much since your grandparents (or great-grandparents!) played with one. This classic toy fascinates us with its gravity defying stunts, which are easy to learn with a bit of practice. Wind the string, pull it quickly, and the Original Gyroscope will start spinning. Want it to walk a tightrope? Balance on your hand or head? Tilt at impossible angles without falling? You can do it with the power of physics.
Product Specifications
- WARNING: Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3
- Recommended ages: 5+
- Wind up the string, pull hard, and the Gyroscope will spin
- Do tricks like balancing, tilting at crazy angles, and walking a tightrope
- Includes: Gyroscope, starting string, pedestal, instructions for cool tricks
- Made in the USA


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Story highlights
- Villagers near the disputed temple begin returning to their homes
- The UN's International Court of Justice rules Cambodia has sovereignty over area
- Thailand still retains jurisdiction over a nearby hill that formed part of the dispute
- Tensions in the five-decade-old dispute boiled over in 2011 when five were killed in skirmishes
Thai villagers close to the disputed Preah Vihear temple began returning to their homes Tuesday following a decision in the International Court of Justice -- the UN's highest court -- that awarded sovereignty over most of the land around the temple to Cambodia.
Residents displaced by simmering tensions began returning to the border region, convinced the ICJ verdict will restore peace, according to Thailand's The Nation newspaper.
A panel of judges ruled on Monday that the promontory on which the temple sits was part of Cambodia, although the court did not give Cambodia full control over all the territory saying it had no jurisdiction over a nearby hill -- known as Pheu Makhua - that formed part of the dispute.
"In consequence, Thailand was under an obligation to withdraw from that territory the Thai military or police forces or other guards or keepers that were stationed there," president of the International Court of Justice Peter Tomka said in the judgement.
In a televised address, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that Thailand would hold talks with Cambodia to finally resolve the 51-year-old dispute.
''Thailand will enter negotiations with Cambodia to put an end to the issue,'' she said in a nationally televised press conference. "I would like all Thais to be confident that the government will be at its best in protecting national interests."
The permanent secretary of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Puangketkaew told a press conference that the court had ruled on the vicinity but not on the exact boundaries between the two countries.
"How much territory we lose I don't know, but it will be a bit of land. It depends on what is negotiated with Cambodia," he said, adding that Thailand intended to keep troops in the vicinity.
The Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen called for calm ahead of the court decision this week, saying that Thailand and Cambodia intended to abide by the court's decision.
"I would appeal to the armed forces fulfilling their duties in the border area to maintain calmness, patience and avoid actions that would cause tension or eventual clashes," he said in a statement.
The 11th century Hindu temple sits atop a cliff on Cambodian soil but has its most accessible entrance on the Thai side. The two countries differ on whether some territory around the temple forms part of Thailand or Cambodia.
The Hague-based International Court of Justice awarded the temple to Cambodia in 1962. Thailand claims, however, that the 1.8 square mile (4.6 sq. km) area around it was never fully demarcated.
Thailand says the dispute arose from the fact that the Cambodian government used a map drawn during the French occupation of Cambodia - a map that places the temple and surrounding area in Cambodian territory.
In 2008, the United Nations approved Cambodia's application to have the temple listed as a World Heritage Site -- a place the U.N. says has outstanding universal value.
The decision re-ignited tensions, with some in Thailand fearing it will make it difficult for their country to lay claim to disputed land around the temple.
Both sides agreed to withdraw troops from the disputed area in December 2011 following border skirmishes earlier that year that left five people dead. As many as 27,000 people were displaced by the fighting.
One Thai nationalist group, the Thai Patriotic Network, has said it would reject any judgment from the ICJ, according to The Nation newspaper.
"Thai people who know the reality would not allow the government to comply with the ICJ judgement. What the government has done could be deemed as 'selling the nation' to foreigners," Chaiwat Sinsuwong, leader of Thai Patriotic Network, told The Nation.


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I'm a 5th year grad student in linguistics at the University of Maryland, College Park. My focus is syntax, especially foundational and inter-theory issues. I'm also very interested in type theory and how it relates to syntax. Occasionally I dabble in semantics.
Outside of linguistics, I'm interested in philosophy of science, logic, functional programming, programming language theory, and theoretical computer science.


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A Sarasota developer moves forward with plans to build a Walmart Neighborhood Market on church-owned land at one of the county's busiest intersections.
A Sarasota developer is moving forward with a plan to build a Walmart Neighborhood Market on church-owned land at one of Sarasota County's busiest intersections.
Jebco Ventures Inc. has submitted a rezoning application with the county to bulldoze the River's Edge Community Church, on the southwest corner of Beneva and Bee Ridge roads, and build a 41,180-square-foot Walmart grocery store in its place.
Jim Bridges, Jebco's president, said the company is in the process of buying the four-acre site from the church.
"I know a good commercial property when I see one, and this is an excellent site for Walmart," said Bridges, whose company locally also developed a Goodwill Industries Manasota at 5100 N. Tamiami Trail and is planning to build residences at 1750 Ringling Blvd.
If it reached fruition, it would become the second Walmart Neighborhood Market in Sarasota.
Unlike traditional Walmart stores or supercenters, its neighborhood market format is smaller and offers food, pharmacy and beauty departments, similar to other supermarket chains such as Publix Super Markets Inc., Winn-Dixie and Sweetbay.
If plans for the Beneva and Bee Ridge store move forward, the new Walmart would compete directly with a recently renovated Publix in the Sarasota Village shopping plaza directly across Beneva.
"Over the years, we have seen the retail grocery landscape change significantly," said Shannon Patten, a Publix spokeswoman. "We believe that competition is healthy — it makes us all step up our game and ultimately the customer wins."
Walmart would also go up against a 24-hour Walgreens Pharmacy, at the northeast corner of the intersection.
A Walmart supercenter operates on Cattlemen Road near Bee Ridge, less than four miles away.
"We can confirm that we are planning to build a Neighborhood Market at this location," said Bill Wertz, a Walmart spokesman. "We have become more flexible in our formats, building both Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets, depending on customer needs."
Church officials confirmed the pending sale to Jebco, but Pastor David McCoy could not be reached to discuss the church's plans. The property has been listed for sale since December 2010, originally for $8.5 million. It was most recently listed at $6.7 million.
In September 2012, Walmart opened a 34,000-square-foot neighborhood market at the site of the former Winn-Dixie supermarket on North Tamiami Trail. Winn-Dixie shuttered in 2010.
Walmart also has proposed building a supercenter at the site of the Ringling Shopping Plaza, where a Publix operated for more than five decades before closing for a new store at 801 S. Tamiami Trail. That plan has met neighborhood opposition, however.
Walmart's entry into the local grocery mix — though its supercenters have carried groceries for several years in Southwest Florida — represents the latest attempt to capture market share through cost savings.
"This is just the way it works. Stores open up adjacent to each other if that's where the people are," Bridges said. "This is an ideal grocery site, and I'm sure Walmart factored in the competition before they decided to get on board."
Winn-Dixie and Sweetbay, in particular, have spent millions of dollars renovating stores and improving product lines in recent years to lure shoppers away from Publix, which dominates local sales.
Winn-Dixie spent $6 million renovating a Fruitville Road store last year as part of a shift by the Jacksonville-based chain to differentiate itself and better compete.
Chains such as Aldi and Sav-A-Lot, meanwhile, have attempted to capture cost-conscious shoppers with low prices. A Save-A-Lot store on North Lime Avenue would compete with the 98,000-square-foot Walmart at the Ringling Shopping Plaza, if that store is built.
It could not be determined when the new Walmart Neighborhood Market would open. A public hearing is scheduled for Feb. 7 as part of the plan to amend zoning to "commercial corridor."


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A Friday ground breaking kicked off �the best thing that could possibly happen� to Richlands, according to Mayor McKinley Smith.
A Friday ground breaking kicked off �the best thing that could possibly happen� to Richlands, according to Mayor McKinley Smith.
The Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture broke ground for a sewer treatment plant at the Northwest Regional Water Reclamation facility with local, state and federal officials present.
The $39 million project � funded in part by a $24 million loan from the USDA and a $9.8 million grant from the USDA � has been in progress for seven years.
The facility, located off Mills Field Road in Richlands, will provide sewer service to the Town of Richlands, eliminating the Richlands wastewater treatment plant which currently serves the area, as well as serve the northwest part of the ONWASA service area, according to information from the USDA.
The current plant has had multiple health violations caused by ionide coming through the plant and taking it over capacity, according to ONWASA officials.
�The residents actually need this. We�ve been waiting a long time for this,� Smith said.
The Richlands wastewater treatment plant has the capacity for 250,000 gallons. The Northwest Regional facility will have a 1 million gallon capacity.
A lot of people have worked on the project, officials said, and the absence of one of those people was felt Friday.
Richlands Mayor Marvin Trott, who served on the ONWASA board, died without seeing the plant come to fruition.
�I�m sorry he could not be here for that,� said Paul Conner, ONWASA board member and Town of Richlands Alderman.
Junior Freeman, a Swansboro commissioner and secretary/treasurer of the ONWASA board, said that the facility is �very progressive and environmentally sound.�
The facility will use a sequential batch reactor, which is a system that holds treatment functions in batches and processes as volume dictates. The process is different from what is normally used in the region, according to ONWASA officials.
The treatment is provided by bugs that eat the waste, which results in a �very efficient and natural operation that will take wastewater and from it produce water of a higher quality than the ground water under where we are now standing,� Freeman said.
He described the facility as an �investment in the future while protecting natural resources.�
Elmer Langston, the area director for the USDA, said that the department was �very pleased� to assist with the project.
�It�s a lot of money, but it�ll serve a lot of people,� he said.


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Cardinals 10, Rangers 9
Any time a team comes back from five deficits to win, it's a great game. For it to happen in Game 6 of the World Series when it faces elimination in a Series makes it one of the greatest games ever played. While Neftali Feliz, Nelson Cruz and Ron Washington will have to wear this loss the rest of their career, the game was really about how David Freese, Lance Berkman and the Cardinals came through when they absolutely had to. One last note -- if Cruz catches Freese's drive in front of the right-field wall, it's immediately the best play in World Series history, no matter how awkwardly he played the ball.
Chris Lee, McClatchy-Tribune
Copyright © 2019, Chicago Tribune


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iOS 7 is here and if you haven't updated your phone yet, you probably know someone that has. To some, it's a welcome change. To others, there's been a slight learning curve.
Even celebrities have weighed in with their opinions; some are embracing it, some are not.
We asked around to see what the biggest complaints are about iOS 7. This is what we heard.


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WSJ House of the Week
Competing for this week's WSJ House of the Week are a Tribeca loft, a Vermont estate with a J. Peterman touch, and a Upper West Side home with downtown chic. Stefanos Chen has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Mountain Graphics Photography/Jim Mauchly.
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Walking in Good Works
Ephesians 2 is filled with the good news of grace for both our justification and sanctification. The chapter begins by describing our natural condition—trapped in sin and by sin, rebelling against God to pursue our own ends on the one …Read More
The Ethics of Personhood
Human history is tragically full of examples of the persecution and oppression that arise when those in power create their own definitions of human personhood and rights so as to exclude and misuse certain groups of people. Scripture is clear …Read More
Human Trafficking in God's World
Genesis 3 records the terrible day when humanity fell into sin and shalom was violated. This was a moment of cosmic treason, when Adam and Eve violated their relationship with God by rebelling against His command and fell into the …Read More
Justin Holcomb
Dr. Justin Holcomb is canon for vocations in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, and he is an adjunct professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Fla.


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Two factors that really have changed Holden Beach and the general Brunswick County area are the central sewage treatment plant and high-rise bridges.
There is no question the high-rise bridge alone has changed the character and even costs of living on Holden Beach. Some of the change has damaged the very character of the island.
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I-play has achieved phenomenal success with The Fast and The Furious franchise to date, with over four million downloads. The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo will launch with a high degree of visibility, thanks to a simultaneous release with the new film. Since the Japanese sport of drift racing was made legal three years ago, it has become one of the coolest forms of stunt driving and is one of the fastest growing trends in the world of car racing.
David Gosen, CEO of I-play, commented: 'What we're delivering with The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo is not just a big brand on a small screen, but a game that hits all the right buttons in mobile gaming today: a fantastic, proven franchise; great gameplay; and stunning graphics. In addition, the franchise has a huge appeal among the 18-35 year old male demographic representing the largest group of mobile game downloaders.'
'I-play has built The Fast and The Furious into the most successful racing franchise in mobile gaming today,' said Jeremy Laws, Vice President of Media, Licensing and Strategy for Universal Studios Consumer Products Group. 'We look forward to continued and enhanced success for these games in partnership with I-play.'
About The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift
From the producer of the worldwide blockbuster hits The Fast and The Furious and its sequel, 2 Fast 2 Furious, comes the latest installment of the adrenaline-inducing series built on speed' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Set in the sexy and colorful underground world of Japanese drift racing, the newest and fastest customized rides go head-to-head on some of the most perilous courses in the world.
Sean Boswell (Black) is an outsider who attempts to define himself as a hot-headed, underdog street racer. Although racing provides a temporary escape from an unhappy home and the superficial world around him, it has also made Sean unpopular with the local authorities. To avoid jail time, Sean is sent to live with his gruff, estranged father, a career military-man stationed in Tokyo.
Now officially a gaijin (outsider), Sean feels even more shut out in a land of foreign customs and codes of honor. But it doesn't take long for him to find some action when a fellow American buddy, Twinkie (Bow Wow), introduces him to the underground world of drift racing. Sean's simple drag racing gets replaced by a rubber-burning, automotive art form' with an exhilarating balance of speeding and gliding through a heart-stopping course of hairpin turns and switchbacks.
On his first time out drifting, Sean unknowingly takes on D.K., the 'Drift King,' a local champ with ties to the Japanese crime machine Yakuza. Sean's loss comes at a high price tag when he's forced to work off the debt under the thumb of ex-pat, Han (Kang). Han soon welcomes Sean into this family of misfits and introduces him to the real principles of drifting. But when Sean falls for D.K.'s girlfriend, Neela (newcomer Kelley), an explosive series of events is set into motion, climaxing with an ultimate high stakes face off.
The Fast and The Furious 3: Tokyo Drift is directed by Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow, Annapolis) and written by Chris Morgan (Cellular), Kario Salem (The Score) and Alfredo Botello. The film is produced by Neal H. Moritz (xXx, S.W.A.T.) and executive produced by Clayton Townsend (The Skeleton Key, The 40 Year-Old Virgin).
About Universal Studios Consumer Products Group
Universal Studios Consumer Products Group (USCPG) is responsible for global licensing and retail strategies as well as building brand recognition of the extensive catalogue of NBC Universal properties. Universal Studios Consumer Products Group is a unit of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi Universal.


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Lei Chic's guide to the weekend's best events
Weekend Picks - September 12, 2013
Sale Away
What: Sad news for Central Oahu shoppers: Milieu is closing its Waipio boutique. The store is planning to move, though no decision has yet been made on a new retail space or online presence. For now, everything in the shop is marked 40 percent off at least through the end of the month.
Where: 94-1235B Ka Uka Blvd.
Trunk Rock
What: Score $25 select Allison Izu items and new Rumi Murakami tailored apparel at a special trunk show and sale at HiFi Coop. Plus, shop new accessories brought in by stylist Summer Shiigi from her New York Fashion Week trip (which you can read all about here and here).
When: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: HiFi Coop, Ward Warehouse, 2nd Floor
Bar None
What: If you haven't yet made it down to Bevy, you might want to stop by this weekend. The newly opened Kakaako bar now offers happy hour with $3 house beers, $5 champagne, a $5 cocktail of the day and $1 oysters.
When: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 4-7 p.m.
Where: 661 Auahi St.
Do Yourself a Flavor
What: Cookspace is offering two fun classes this weekend. On Saturday, Kailua native and New York City mixologist Ryan Kahl will demo a modern spin on the Mai Tai by infusing fresh fruits, herbs and spices in flavorful mixed concoctions. On Sunday, established baker and cookbook author Hector Wong will reveal his secrets to making silky smooth flan and flan brulée with coconut and fresh fruit.
- Shake, Rattle and Roll with Ryan Kahl: Saturday, 6:30-830 p.m., $57.59 per person (tax included), register here.
- Spanish Flantastic: Sunday, 1-3:30 p.m., $52.35 per person (tax included), register here.
Where: Cookspace, Ward Warehouse, 2nd Floor
Sweet Life
What: Discover what a great couple tea and chocolate make at Madre Chocolate's Tea and Chocolate Pairing session. Taste the nuances of roasted brown rice genmaicha tea when combined with crunchy chocolate, explore the complimentary flavors of fruity Hamakua-grown chocolate and nutty Hamakua-grown tea, and learn how each contains stimulants to benefit heart and mind.
When: Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Where: 20A Kainehe St.
Details: $35 per person, register here.
Flea the Scene
What: Art & Flea returns to Kailua this weekend with Funny T-Shirt Night. Plus, score 10-15 percent off specials at neighboring Olive Boutique and Oliver Men's Shop.
When: Saturday, 5-10 p.m.
Where: ChadLou's, 45 Kihapai St.
Details: $3 admission, all ages welcome.
Wardrobe and Other Updates
- Muumuu Heaven's summer vintage sale has been so popular, the store has decided to extend it through the end of the month. Head to the back room and sift through racks of color-coordinated finds, like beaded evening gowns, pleated rompers and flirty aloha print shifts. 767 Kailua Rd.
- Reminder: 3.1 Phillip Lim x Target collaboration goes on sale Sunday. Racked put together this handy tip sheet so you don't miss out on your favorite looks.
- Dax & Zan Jewelry just launched an online store, so you no longer have to wait for monthly Art & Fleas to get your hands on the line's affordable beach-inspired pieces, like aventurine spike hoop earrings or a mother of pearl bib necklace.
- Crocs is launching an upscale fashion footwear line. Curatorial Footwear will offer colorblocked pumps, flats and sandals made of the same signature plastic uppers and footbeds as the original.
Who: Cottage by the Sea, Ward Warehouse
Deal: 10 percent off everything to celebrate the boutique's 10th anniversary, plus a furniture sale.
When: Through September.


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ST. ALBANS — School taxes are the missing piece in an ongoing effort to revamp Vermont's tax structure, according to Rep. Carolyn Branagan, R-Georgia. To remedy that problem the state recently hired a California firm to study the state's education taxes.
Earlier this year, a blue ribbon tax commission released an analysis and recommendations for the state income and sales taxes.


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CARTA: The Evolution of Human Nutrition – Alyssa Crittenden: Current Hunter-Gatherer Diets
Date: 3/22/2013; 19 minutes
Alyssa Crittenden (Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas) reports on the diet composition and foraging profiles of the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania. The significance of meat, tubers, and honey is addresses and the role that these food items play in evolutionary models is explored. (#24837)
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