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Sizzlin' Summer Savings Sale
GAMES for People With Sensory Impairments
REVISED! Light Box
Talking Cooking Thermometer
The Wilson Digital Voice Recorder
Slide, Twist 'N Solve: Tactile Brain Teaser
NEW FORMAT! Good Lookin': ISAVE and the Minimally Responsive Child DVD
APH InSights Art Calendar 2012
"Imaginative" Partnership Places More Books in the Hands of Young Children with Visual Impairments
Bradley Burkett (dad), Dolly Parton, APH's Suzette Wright and Gary Mudd (with Denver), and Cameron Burkett.
Dolly and Gary Mudd
Dolly with Cameron Burkett
Photo: The Mountain Press, Sevierville, TN
June 17th marked the announcement of a special partnership between APH and the Dollywood Foundation to expand the "Dolly Parton Imagination Library" program to provide young blind and visually impaired children with accessible books! APH's Gary Mudd and Suzette Wright, as well as President of the Dollywood Foundation, David Dotson, took part in the on-stage event held at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. There, Dolly presented a print/braille storybook to Cameron Burkett–the first of more books to come from this exciting partnership.
The Imagination Library is a program that has put more than 34 million free books in the hands of children age 5 and under, and thanks to the collaboration with APH, a selection of those books will be translated into braille and audio recordings. The program will begin by making audio files available, for free, to Imagination Library participants from a link on APH's website in September of 2011. Audio books will be added each month until most of the 75 titles in the collection are available to children and their families. Later, the partnership will make available an annual selection of print/braille Imagination Library books that can be purchased from APH at low cost.
"There's an old saying that you can tell a lot about a person based on the company they keep," said Parton. "Any credit I get is really due to the hard work and fine reputation of all of those who partner with us to bring the love of reading to so many kids. I am just thrilled we can work together to bring this same joy to all children who may have trouble seeing but have no trouble in believing that all of their dreams can come true."
APH President Tuck Tinsley says, "We're excited! What an honor it is to partner with someone like Dolly who is as passionate about literacy as we are. This relationship between The Imagination Library and the American Printing House for the Blind means that blind and visually impaired preschoolers can now be more involved in the experience of reading with their parents."
Founded in 1996, The Imagination Library works with thousands of local sponsors such as United Way, Rotary, and Kiwanis to provide an age appropriate book to participating children in 1,300 communities in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom. To provide the Imagination Library, a community must make the program available to all preschool children in their area. The community pays for the books, promotes the program, and registers the children. Parton's not-for-profit Dollywood Foundation manages the selection, production, and delivery of books to children's homes through their relationship with Penguin Group (USA), a Pearson company.
For more information, visit www.imaginationlibrary.com.
ANNUAL MEETING 2011: "Running Strong Since 1858"
Annette Reichman
The theme for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Ex Officio Trustees and Special Guests, "Running Strong Since 1858" reflects APH's long and storied history in the field of blindness and visual impairment and also calls on Kentucky's rich history and love affair with horses and racing. We are pleased to announce that this year's keynote speaker is Ms. Annette Reichman, Director/Liaison, Office of Special Institutions, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the United States Department of Education. Many of you may have had an opportunity to meet Annette at previous Annual Meetings and know of her commitment to the American Printing House for the Blind. What you may not know is she is a graduate of the Nebraska School for the Blind! You won't want to miss hearing Annette's story, so make your plans now to be in Louisville October 13 – 15, 2011!
Other highlights will include the annual poster session extravaganza, opportunities to provide input on outstanding APH products now in development, training on the latest APH products, training for Ex Officio Trustees, the InSights Art awards banquet, the Hall of Fame Induction ceremony and much, much, more.
Registration information for our 143rd Annual Meeting will be available in a few weeks. If you have questions, please call Janie Blome at 800-223-1839, ext 367, or email email hidden; JavaScript is required.
Join the "Unforgettable APH Video Star" Contest before July 7th
While you are relaxing this long weekend, you still have time to record your APH product video. Remember videos need only be under 5 minutes long, and you will be eligible to win up to $150.00 in cash!
All videos need to be postmarked by July 7th, 2011. For complete rules and guidelines please visit: www.aph.org/contest. If you have any questions, please contact Maria Delgado at email hidden; JavaScript is required. Good luck!
Seeking Field Evaluators
APH is currently seeking field evaluators for the ReadWrite Stand that is intended for use by students and adults with visual impairments for both reading and writing tasks. The bright blue ReadWrite Stand measures 18 inches wide x 14-1/8 inches high and can be positioned at four distinct angles—5 degrees (at rest), 15 degrees, 30 degrees, and 45 degrees. Weighing approximately 2-1/2 pounds, the ReadWrite Stand has two handles incorporated for convenient portability. If you would like field test the reading stand, please contact Karen J. Poppe, Tactile Graphics Project Leader, by August 15, 2011, at 502-899-2322 or email hidden; JavaScript is required for more information about this opportunity. Ideal evaluators are teachers who can use the reading stand with multiple students at the beginning of the upcoming school year; adults with low vision are also encouraged to participate. The number of available prototypes is limited. Thank you for your interest!
Field Testers Wanted for Tactile Communication Product
APH seeks field test sites for a set of 26 universal tactile communication cards. Field testing takes place from September 2011 through December 2011. Participating teachers will use the symbols with their student(s) following the procedures outlined in the accompanying guidebook. Teachers will be required to complete an online evaluation form. To participate, please read the student criteria listed below. If interested, contact Tristan Pierce at email hidden; JavaScript is required.
To participate, students must meet all four criteria listed:
Students must be visually impaired or blind.
Students must have additional disabilities such as significant cognitive delays.
Students must have a five-word or less spoken vocabulary.
Students must receive speech and language therapy as a related service.
Students who meet the criteria listed above and who have the following conditions may participate:
Students who have deafblindness
Students who are non-ambulatory
Students who have additional medical issues such as seizure disorders
Tennis SERVES Teaches Tennis to Students With Visual Impairments
The mission of Tennis SERVES is to teach people who have visual impairment or blindness to play and enjoy the game of tennis, with a dream of one day seeing tennis played in the Paralympics. Sejal "Sage" Vallabh, a Massachusetts high school tennis player, discovered tennis for the visual impaired while working a summer internship in Japan.
Last November, APH Project Leader Tristan Pierce received an email message from Ayako Matsui, Secretary General for the Japan Blind Tennis Federation and co-author with Tristan on APH's 30-Love Tennis manual, about a young woman in the Boston area who wanted to teach tennis to students with visual impairment. Tristan contacted Sage to let her know who in Massachusetts had purchased APH's 30-Love Tennis Kits. Since then, Sage organized her Newton North High School teammates to volunteer and teach students in the Boston area. Read about this remarkable group of teens who have introduced tennis to many of their visually impaired and blind peers.
When asked what the next steps for Tennis SERVES are, Sage enthusiastically responds that if another school for the blind and visually impaired is interested in starting a Tennis SERVES program, they should contact email hidden; JavaScript is required. To learn more about Tennis SERVES and to watch a great video of the Newton North tennis players teaching tennis, go to the Tennis SERVES website: www.tennisserves.org.
Getting In Touch With Literacy
The 2011 Getting In Touch with Literacy Conference will be held in Louisville December 7 – 10, at the historic Seelbach Hotel. The program committee is busy preparing an awesome agenda featuring topics such as social media literacy, functional literacy, emerging literacy, workplace literacy, academic literacy, and more! Round table discussions will give you an opportunity to have a conversation over breakfast with others who share your interests and passions. The exhibit hall is shaping up to be a hot spot for products and information.
More information is available at www.gettingintouchwithliteracy.org.
University of South Carolina "CIP" Event
As part of APH's Collaborative Instructional Partnership (CIP) Program, on June 15, field services representative, Kerry Isham presented to a very enthusiastic group of about 30 graduate students, professors and teachers in the field of vision and blindness. This event was initiated by Dr. Tina Herzberg, Assistant Professor of Special Education – Visual Impairment Program at the USC Upstate School of Education. The presentation began with an overview of APH, our products and our services, after which the students' knowledge of APH products was tested in a spirited game of "Are You Smarter Than an APH Field Services Representative." Following that was a discussion of how an APH product comes to be – from the idea to production and sale. Lastly, participants enjoyed some hands-on time with products that included the Sensory Learning Kit, Sense of Science: Astronomy, Focus In Mathematics – 2nd Edition, the CVI Complexity Sequences Kit, the What Is It? Kit, and Life Science Tactile Graphics. Lots of fun and learning took place that day as the participants eagerly listened, asked questions, and tried out products.
Two Groups Help APH Identify Product Needs
APH was pleased to welcome and host two multiple disabilities focus groups this spring. In early March—the 10th anniversary of our last multiple disabilities focus group—we welcomed a group of professionals who specialize in the educational advancement of multiply disabled, young individuals (birth-Grade 12) who have visual impairment, blindness, or deafblindness. In June, we were excited to welcome a group of professionals who specialize in the continuing education and daily living skills of multiply disabled adults who have visual impairment, blindness, or deafblindness. This was the first time that APH hosted a focus group for multiply disabled adults, and we were happy to learn what we could do to better serve this growing population. The participants of both sessions identified product needs and assisted with the design of a product needs survey for each population. Both surveys will be available online in September 2011. Help APH follow the best possible direction in product development by completing the survey that targets the population with whom you work. APH wants to hear from you!
Birth to Grade 12 Multiple Disabilities Focus Group
Back row: Burt Boyer, APH; Kay Ferrell, APH Executive in Residence; Todd Reeves, Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children; Tristan Pierce, APH; Bryan Ayres, Technology and Curriculum Access Center at Easter Seals Arkansas; Jim Durst, Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Nancy Steele, National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness. Front row: Millie Smith, APH Consultant; Julie Durando, Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Disabilities; Jane Erin, APH Executive in Residence; Loana Mason, APH; Margaret Vinsel, Visually Impaired Preschool Services; Sandi Baker, APH; Jeanette Wicker, APH.
Adult Multiple Disabilities Focus Group
Back row: Terrie Terlau, APH; Bob Mantsh, The Chicago Lighthouse; Debbie Albert, Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Robert Kelly, Conklin Center for the Blind; Tristan Pierce, APH; J. Elton Moore, Mississippi State University. Front row: Peggy Costello, Helen Keller National Center; Ani Severtson, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services; Jane Erin, APH Executive in Residence
The Finish Line is Getting Close
The BOP, 2nd grade writers convened in Louisville the week of June 20, 2011, to review the proofs of Unit 1 and finalize the documents for Units 2 and 3 for turnover to the graphic design staff. They also made significant progress on Units 4, 5, 6, and 7. With this intensive work, APH will be poised to begin production of BOP 2nd grade for early fall delivery. It is anticipated that, like last year with BOP 1st grade, we will make available BOP 2nd grade unit by unit throughout the year. This will complete the monumental task of updating and modernizing the old Patterns, with a new research based basal Braille reading curriculum.
Left to Right: Eleanor Pester, APH; Izetta Read, California; Deanna Scoggins, Kentucky; Robin Wingell, California; Cathy Senft-Graves, APH; Cay Holbrook, British Columbia; Elaine Kitchel, APH; Kristen Buhler, Oregon; Loana Mason, APH; Luanne Blaylock, Arkansas; Jo Ellen Croft, Arkansas; Kate Dilworth, Oregon.
Oldies but Goodies: The "Established" APH Product Series
The Brannan Cubarithm Slate is a rubber slate with a 16 x 16 grid pattern of nests which will hold small 3/8" plastic Brannan Cubarithm Cubes which are placed in the squares of the frame. Slate and cubes are sold separately. Each cube represents one digit and are numbered 0 through 9 in braille (no print). The cubes are available in a set of 100. Young students may find it easier to use this slate and cubes, rather than a brailler, to align problems such as multiplication.
The Brannan slate was designed by R.E. Brannan of Summit, New Jersey. Brannan turned over his rights to the invention to APH. APH began manufacturing the Brannan Cubarithm Slate and Cubes in 1957. Directions for how to use this device are available on our Fred's Head Blog. Photographs of the device and the mathematical equations described in the blog can be viewed in this PowerPoint.
If you have any suggestions for other products you would like to see highlighted in this monthly feature, please send your comments to Monica Turner at email hidden; JavaScript is required.
Behind the scenes at APH: Reflections on my experiences as an Executive in Residence
Jane Erin
Jane Erin, Ph.D., The University of Arizona
In the spring of 2010, I began to talk with APH personnel about how I might gather data related to student performance on the Woodcock-Johnson III (WJIII) achievement test, which had recently been published in braille. I had no inkling that this project would lead to the unexpected opportunity to become an Executive in Residence during 2010-1011. It was a little like winning a trip to Disneyland, with the promise of new adventures in the development of materials and equipment. Was I visiting Fantasyland, Adventureland, or Tomorrowland? What wild rides would I experience? And what would I discover about the larger-than-life characters that I had met each year at the Annual Meeting of APH?
As I complete my experience now as the fourth Executive in Residence at APH, I still view many aspects of my experience as a visit to a magical place. APH graciously accommodated my preference for intermittent visits to Louisville during 2010-2011. I was able to extend my residency across five visits between September and June, spending a total of six weeks at APH. During this time I gained new knowledge and a more complete understanding of the extent of the services that APH provides to children and adults with visual impairments. The intermittent schedule required some reorientation on each visit, such as figuring out how to access my APH email or remembering where the coffee cups were kept. However, it provided me with the opportunity to see many products progress through the production process, beginning with development by project leaders and ending with the "airplane" taking off (APH code language for a product being placed on the market). When I first visited APH in September, Karen Poppe was designing Tactile Town on the computer, and on my last visit in June, I observed the meeting in which the plans for production were finalized. In September, Terrie Terlau described her Talking PC Maps and Burt Boyer showed me his plans for a tactile version of Best for a Nest. In June, Terrie's maps were in the catalog and Burt's book was in production. The experience of seeing project leaders conceive, nurture, and develop new products was powerful; it will leave me with a sense of reverence for every APH product I encounter.
The project that brought me to APH was working with Project Leader Barbara Henderson to collect and analyze data from the braille version of the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement, Braille Adaptation. As a widely used instrument for assessing student achievement and a useful tool in identifying learning difficulties, the WJIII includes a battery of tests that evaluate a variety of skills in mathematics, reading, comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling. In 2010 the WJIII Braille was adapted by Dr. Lynn Jaffe assuring consistent administration of an instrument that is now appropriate for students who are blind but also allows for some comparison of skills with the general population. The project is well underway, but because we need large number of scores for the data analysis to be useful, the effort will continue through next year. In the early fall, we will request more anonymous copies of student score sheets, and we hope to be able to complete the statistical analyses of these data by the end of next school year. Please look for the announcement in the fall APH News about our continuing need for student scores for this project.
In addition to the WJIII project, I also became involved in a wide variety of activities that added to my understanding of partnerships between APH and practicing professionals. In September, I participated with Jeanette Wicker of APH and Dr. Cheryl Hannan of California State University, Los Angeles, to implement a research project to explore the use of the Wilson Reading materials for blind students. APH has developed the materials with careful attention to detail and feedback from teachers at Perkins School for the Blind, and Dr. Hannan's study will provide data about whether the program makes a difference in student reading abilities. Because APH's role is restricted to research about product development, partnerships with university personnel are necessary to investigate the efficacy of instructional approaches and products such as this one.
Since students with multiple disabilities are a particular interest of mine, I was especially pleased to participate in several focus groups convened by Tristan Pierce with members of the national community to review and plan future materials for children with multiple disabilities. Talking with professionals from all over the country about their interests in materials as well as learning more about the wide range of materials now available for students with multiple disabilities will make me more effective in preparing teachers. Consultant Millie Smith's work with Tristan in developing the Sensory Learning Kit and their continuing collaboration in the upcoming Symbols and Meaning (SAM) project will be welcomed by teachers who need a framework in planning and instruction for students with significant disabilities in addition to a visual impairment.
Each time I visited APH, my list of projects and activities expanded. I am developing an annotated bibliography of research on tactile skills with Karen Poppe that will be available for general reference in the field; I reviewed new products for several project leaders, including Loana Mason, Jeanette Wicker, and Elaine Kitchel; and I participated in a variety of meetings, including those at which product ideas from the field are considered.
Staff members at APH were gracious and hospitable to a fault. I especially appreciated Ralph Bartley's hospitality and conscientious planning for each of my visits, as well as Tuck Tinsley and Bob Brasher's graciousness in making sure I had everything needed to fully participate in APH activities. The opportunity to serve as an Executive in Residence has provided me with a remarkable experience that was as adventurous and awe-inspiring as any trip to Disneyland. The talents of the people at APH and their roles in making new ideas come to life offered me an extraordinary glimpse of what tomorrow can be for people who are visually impaired.
The Latest Hall of Fame News
The video of the 2009 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony of Dr. Dean Tuttle and Dr. Euclid Herie is now available on the Hall of Fame website at "About the Hall."
APH Introduces Free Online Tool to Help With Your Estate Planning Needs
The American Printing House for the Blind is making it easy for you to plan for your retirement, provide for your family, and help your support of APH live on. Our brand new online estate planning tool includes an easy-to-understand explanation of the many different types and benefits of planned giving. We also include inspiring stories from supporters just like you who are committed to promoting the independence for blind and visually impaired children and adults throughout the country. Learn about Gift and Estate Planning.
College Students & Professionals who are Legally Blind to participate in a program that pairs students with career mentors!
Contact: Jamie O'Mally, (662)-325-2001 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision
Marc Ashton, the Arizona State Department of Education, replacing Inge Durre.
Jim Adams, the Oklahoma School for the Blind, replacing Larry Hawkins.
"Like" APH at Our Facebook Page!
We invite you to visit our Facebook page and "Like" us! You can find APH at these social media sites: Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and at our blog, Fred's Head from APH.
NFB 2011;
ACB 2011;
John Ascuaga Nugget Hotel Resort Casino in Reno, Nevada
Webcast and Video Training for Transcribers and Educators;
from APH in Louisville, KY, shown nationwide
Gateways to Independence 18th Annual Conference;
KSB in Louisville, KY
CIP Webcast Event: Dominican College Presentation;
Dominican College, NY
CIP Webcast Event: George Mason University Training;
from APH in Louisville, KY
OSEP Project Directors Conference 2011;
NFB Youth Slam: A 2011 STEM Leadership Academy Exhibit;
Exhibitor 2011;
CHARGE Syndrome Conference, 10th International;
Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, FL
American Correctional Association: 141st Congress of Correction; Presentation on Prison Braille Reentry;
Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL
DIAGRAM Annual Meeting;
FVLMA Product Training-Region 4 Educational Service Center;
AER Regional Conference/MACRT;
BVA 2011;
Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas, NV
Envision 2011;
Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in St. Louis, MO
Indiana Vision Expo;
Indianapolis, IN, Main Library
APH Annual Meeting;
Galt House in Louisville, KY
Northern Rockies AER 2011;
Sun Valley, ID
Load up a world of savings on selected APH products with APH's Sizzlin' Summer Savings Sale 2011, July 1—September 30. As always, first come, first served.
NEW! GAMES for People With Sensory Impairments
Large Print/CD-ROM: 7-08609-00 — $59.00
Braille/CD-ROM: 5-08609-00 — $59.00
A valuable book that initiates exploration and stimulates the reader's creativity and resourcefulness!
Physical education teachers and activity/recreation directors find GAMES for People With Sensory Impairments: Strategies for Including Individuals of all Ages to be practical, relevant, and realistic. Adapted physical education (APE) professors find it to be a valuable tool when teaching future APE teachers. For novices, this publication provides a wealth of information on what to do, how to do it, and why. The authors, Lauren Lieberman and James Cowart, draw on their extensive experience in teaching students of all ages who have visual impairments, blindness, deafblindness, and multiple disabilities.
The book's Game Finder helps teachers locate games and activities that are appropriate for their students. The Game Finder Key identifies each game by name, category, sport skill, physical and motor fitness, and fundamental motor patterns and skills. The games and activities included in the book are creative innovations submitted by 15 outstanding teachers, coaches, and leaders who work in schools or programs for students who have sensory impairments.
The binder allows game pages to be removed for easy use in the gym, on the field, or poolside. The game pages are printed on heavier paper stock to accommodate frequent handling. Both the large print and braille versions contain a CD-ROM with an HTML file.
1-08669-00 — $460.00
Note: the revised Light Box is now available for purchase. Please contact APH Customer Service. The Light Box will appear on the APH Shopping Site soon.
The newly revised Light Box has a lighted translucent white work surface, providing a high contrast background for opaque materials and a source of illumination for colored transparent and translucent items. Includes dimming control to meet the needs of individual students.
When used with unique sets of materials designed by APH, this Light Box helps students use their residual vision by developing awareness of light, color, and objects. The Light Box and materials assist in the instruction of tracking, scanning, eye-hand coordination, visual discrimination, and visual perceptual skills.
The Light Box can be used flat or tilted at three angles. Built-in ledges hold overlays in position. Cool, fluorescent bulb is housed in a tough plastic body measuring 25 x 15 x 5 inches. Includes cover.
Now 29% lighter, weighs 9 1/2 lbs.
Brightest setting using dimmer control is now 15% brighter
Power now provided by an included AC adapter; can be used internationally*
*Adapter accepts power from 110VAC to 220VAC. Customer must supply a physical converter that changes a U.S.-style wall plug to a plug compatible with their electrical system.
Note: The appearance of the revised Light Box is very similar to the previous Light Box, the changes are mostly internal.
NEW Talking Cooking Thermometer
1-03992-00 — $39.00
Not available with Quota funds.
Use this large-display talking thermometer for cooking, hobbies, gardening, and much more!
Simply press the on/talk button on the front and within one second the thermometer is ready
Apply probe to medium to be measured
Wait a few seconds to allow probe tip to reach full temperature
Press the same on/talk button to hear the temperature
Always clean probe after each use
Slide probe into convenient protector provided to store for next use
Speaks the temperature at a touch of a button
Easy-to-read LCD Display, large 3/8-inch digits, great for low vision users!
Accurate temperature reading within seconds
Select Fahrenheit or Celsius with a touch of a button
Contoured design fits comfortably in your hand
Automatically turns off after 10 minutes to maximize battery life
Hinged battery door, permanently connected
Requires 2 AAA batteries (included)
Measures 9.25 inches long x 2 inches wide.
Note: This thermometer is not for medical use.
NEW! The Wilson Digital Voice Recorder
The Wilson is a state-of-the art digital voice recorder that is simple to use and inexpensive. Makes a great gift! Record up to eight hours of voice messages and download your computer via the included USB cable.
Stores multiple messages
Easily add or delete messages
Clips to your belt, visor, or purse
LP/SP switch for "Long Play" or "Standard Play" (shorter recording time, better sound quality)
Use to Record:
Audio instructions
Measures 2 x 3 x 0.5 inches.
Note: Requires 2 AAA batteries (not included).
Note: The Wilson digital recorder is not related to the Wilson Reading System product.
NEW! Slide, Twist 'N Solve: Tactile Brain Teaser
Have fun challenging yourself or your friends while improving your sensory development and shape identification!
The attached pieces of this accessible puzzle easily slide and twist. Raised tactile patterns make it easy to identify various patterns; high contrast colors make it ideal for those with low vision. Compare your results to the solution key attached to the back!
Fine motor development
Motor planning
Tactile stimulation
Sensory development
Shape identification/discrimination
WARNING: Choking Hazard—Small Parts. Not intended for children ages 5 and under without adult supervision.
Recommended ages: 6 years and up
1-30001-DVD — $25.00
The Good Lookin' video is now available on DVD. This video brings you training in methods and accepted practices of using ISAVE: Individualized Systematic Assessment of Visual Efficiency to determine visual function in very young students with minimal response topographies. 28 minutes. Closed captioned.
Note: The content of this video has not changed.
NEW! APH InSights Art Calendar 2012
5-18971-12 — $7.50
Note: This calendar MAY be purchased with Federal Quota funds; however, quantity purchases for fund-raising purposes MAY NOT be purchased with Quota funds.
This beautiful full-color calendar features the artwork of visually impaired artists. Suitable for low vision or blind students and adults or anyone who enjoys unique artwork.
Months, days, holidays, and moon phases appear in both braille and large print. This calendar can be used at a desk or hung on a wall and is ring bound to allow pages to be folded over easily.
Makes a Great Fund-Raiser!
A special version of this calendar can be custom-printed with your organization's name for fund-raising purposes. Please contact APH's Contract Administration Office for a no-obligation quote: 1-800-223-1839.
Abigail Iris: The One and Only
by Lisa Glatt: T-N1830-60 — $22.00
Third-grader Abigail Iris wishes she were an only child like her three best friends Cynthia, Rebecca, and Genevieve. Instead, Abigail is one of four siblings in a family on a budget. But going on a hotel vacation with Genevieve turns out differently than Abigail expected. Grades 2-4. *(AR Quiz #129515, BL 5.0, Pts. 3.0)
Danger in the Desert: True Adventures of a Dinosaur Hunter
by Roger Cohen: T-N1832-10 — $30.00
Traces the life and career of American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960), whose 1922 expedition discovered an enormous dinosaur fossil trove in the Flaming Cliffs of Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Recounts Andrews's death-defying escapes from dangerous animals, terrain, and people while on the pursuit of scientific artifacts. Grades 6-9.
The Boy Who Dared
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti: T-N1837-60 — $34.00
Seventeen-year-old Helmuth Hübener is imprisoned for treason. While awaiting execution in his filthy prison cell, Helmuth looks back over his short life, recalling friendships, family, and his courageous endeavor to share the truth with other Germans about Hitler and the war. Junior and Senior High readers. *(AR Quiz #121004, BL 4.9, Pts. 5.0)
Terminal Freeze
by Lincoln Child: T-N1846-70 — $84.50
Exploring the frigid landscape of the Federal Wilderness Zone, paleoecologist Evan Marshall and his team come upon a strange animal encased in ice. Against the advice of Marshall's team, their sponsor plans to televise the creature's thawing. But then the beast disappears and people die. Violence. Adult reader.
The Pastor's Wife: The True Story of a Minister and the Shocking Death that Divided a Family
by Diane Fanning: T-N1833-20 — $81.50
Examines the circumstances surrounding the murder of Tennessee pastor Matthew Winkler by his wife Mary. Details the trial, during which Mary's attorneys portrayed her as sexually and psychologically abused. Describes the ensuing dynamics between Mary, the couple's three young daughters, and members of the extended family. Some violence. Adult reader.
Ralph Bartley, Director, Research
Jane Erin, Executive in Residence
Kerry Isham, Field Services Representative
Tristan Pierce, Multiple Disabilities Project Leader, Research
Suzette Wright, Emergent Literacy Project Leader, Research
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Q: Android app goes back to previous screen after refreshing recycler view with Firebase I'm working on a training app. What I'm trying to achieve is to delete and add items to my recyclerview that is pulling data from a Firebase database.
The problem is that after deleting some of the data, the app will just go back to the previous screen and I cannot find any error messages causing it.
Here is my code for the activity:
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        }

        @Override
        public void onCancelled(@NonNull DatabaseError error) {
            Toast.makeText(AdminManageCoursesActivity.this, error.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
    });

    users = new ArrayList<>();
    Utils.userReference.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(new ValueEventListener() {
        @Override
        public void onDataChange(@NonNull DataSnapshot snapshot) {
            for (DataSnapshot dataSnapshot : snapshot.getChildren()) {
                users.add(dataSnapshot.getValue(User.class));
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void onCancelled(@NonNull DatabaseError error) {

        }
    });
}

}
Logcat error:
2021-03-09 16:24:46.798 1329-1498/? E/WindowManager: RemoteException occurs on reporting focusChanged, w=Window{eea87f3 u0 com.example.medicalEquipmentTraining/com.example.medicalEquipmentTraining.AdminManageCoursesActivity EXITING}
android.os.DeadObjectException
    at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)
    at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(BinderProxy.java:575)
    at android.view.IWindow$Stub$Proxy.windowFocusChanged(IWindow.java:829)
    at com.android.server.wm.WindowState.reportFocusChangedSerialized(WindowState.java:3793)
    at com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerService$H.handleMessage(WindowManagerService.java:5433)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:237)
    at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
    at com.android.server.ServiceThread.run(ServiceThread.java:44)

Another one that might be (?) related
2021-03-09 17:19:56.989 1329-1368/? E/WindowManager: win=Window{e20d4c9 u0 com.example.medicalEquipmentTraining/com.example.medicalEquipmentTraining.AdminManageCoursesActivity} destroySurfaces: appStopped=true win.mWindowRemovalAllowed=false win.mRemoveOnExit=false win.mViewVisibility=8 caller=com.android.server.wm.AppWindowToken.destroySurfaces:1248 com.android.server.wm.AppWindowToken.destroySurfaces:1229 com.android.server.wm.AppWindowToken.notifyAppStopped:1284 com.android.server.wm.ActivityRecord.activityStoppedLocked:2776 com.android.server.wm.ActivityTaskManagerService.activityStopped:2512 android.app.IActivityTaskManager$Stub.onTransact:2280 android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal:1056

EDIT:
After further debugging it looks like the problem is caused by this code:
for(User user : users) {
                HashMap<String, Progress> removedProgressMap = user.getCourseProgress();
                for(Course course: coursesToRemove) {
                    removedProgressMap.remove(course.getCourseName());
                }
                user.setCourseProgress(removedProgressMap);
                Utils.userReference.child(Utils.removeSpecialCharactersFromEmail(user.getEmailAddress())).setValue(user);
            }

I'm still not getting any error messages in logcat related to that and the database interaction is successfully completed. It just goes back to the previous activity... Any idea how to resolve this, I tried to fetch the data together in one query and I tried to set a a CompletionListener when setting the value in Firebase. If I tried it without the second database update, it is working fine.
So I think my issue is with trying to update two separate nodes?

A: So it seems like the whole app restarted because I was updating the current signed in user in the second query. Once I avoid doing that it is working fine.

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MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's been nearly 10 years, but Carol James says the pain of losing her son Bill hasn't gotten any easier.
And now a new law is bringing all those bad memories back, possibly allowing one of the suspects involved in her son's murder to walk free.
"I feel it's not right. He murdered my son. He went through jury, he went through court," says Carol.
Ruben Silva was convicted of second-degree murder in 2011 in connection with the deadly stabbing of Bill James at a Gustine bar, but he recently entered an appeal to be resentenced.
He was tried as an aider and abettor, and under the newly enacted Senate Bill 1437, since he didn't actually stab Bill, it could mean less time.
"It's a slap in the face to the victims' families. It doesn't matter what you went through before. They're going to drag you through it again," says Heather, Bill's sister.
Jeffrey Tenenbaum is an attorney and says previously, if someone died in a felony, everyone in the group could be criminally liable for that death.
Now, that isn't the case.
"They could say they had no intent to kill and were not a major participant in the killing. It'd be up to a judge to decide whether that's true or not."
John Garcia was Silva's attorney through the initial trial and says if this law would've been in place a year ago, his client may have gotten little to no time behind bars.
"He certainly wouldn't be convicted of second-degree murder, and might've been convicted of something less."
The Merced County district attorney's office wouldn't comment on the case because it's in litigation.
Bill's family, however, says the new law is an insult to victims.
"I feel I have no rights as the victim's mother, and the criminal does. I don't think that's right," says Carol.
They say they aren't going down without a fight, and plan to be at Silva's next court date on April 25.


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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton cruised to big victories in the New York primary Tuesday night, flipping the narrative in both races from "front-runner in trouble" to "front-runner regains footing."
Here are some other key takeaways from the Empire State Primary:
Trump is suddenly behaving like a candidate
The pugnacious campaigner who has turned conventional political wisdom on its head for nearly a year has begun to fade, and a more conventional politician has emerged in his place. After another primary victory in March, Trump held an hourlong press conference in front of a table arrayed with products carrying his name: Trump wine, Trump water, Trump steaks. On Tuesday night, he gave a crisp 10-minute victory speech, vowing to celebrate overnight and "get back to work" in the morning.
He said that after the New York vote, "Sen. Cruz is just about mathematically eliminated," but he kept calling him "Sen. Cruz" instead of the insult he has hurled for months: "Lyin' Ted." Trump has said in several interviews that he can become "more presidential" after the primary season is over. That transformation appears to have begun.
The streak is over for Bernie
It was quite a run for the Vermont senator. Beginning with the March 22 contests, where he won Idaho and Utah while Clinton took Arizona, he's piled up win after win. Nevertheless, the overall trajectory of the Democratic race has remained largely unchanged.
Take Wisconsin, for instance, which he won two weeks ago. Despite winning by more than 13 points, he cut into her lead by a mere 10 pledged delegates — hardly enough to threaten a front-runner whose overall delegate lead is in the hundreds. Now, with one of the biggest delegate prizes off the table and secure in the Clinton corner, it's hard to see where the Vermont senator scores that blowout win he's needed for a while to cut into her lead. As Clinton said Tuesday night in claiming her New York prize: "Victory is in sight."
Bronx cheer for Ted Cruz
The Texas senator clearly touched a nerve during a January debate when he accused Trump of displaying "New York values" that are out of touch with America. On Tuesday, New York voters responded with a resounding raspberry, leading one of our editors to suggest New York is the only place Cruz is less popular than he is in the U.S. Senate.
Cruz appears to be limping out of the state without a single delegate and needs a big night next week to reinvigorate his effort to keep Trump from locking up the nomination.
Kasich brings out the boxing gloves
John Kasich came in second in New York and will likely pick up a few delegates, but he still trails Marco Rubio, who dropped out of the race in mid-March. Nevertheless, the happy warrior fights on.
Throughout the primary calendar, Kasich time and again seems to do barely enough to justify continuing his long-shot bid. In New Hampshire in February, he finished second when the field was still crowded, suggesting he might emerge as the establishment alternative in the GOP race. A little more than a month later, he won his home state of Ohio. A little more than a month later, he's still waiting for that elusive second victory.
Is a distant runner-up finish in New York the latest barely-good-enough finish for the Ohio governor to keep going? All signs point to yes.
This voting business is complicated
America has been a functioning democracy for nearly 250 years, so it's always surprising that we can't seem to figure out how to run an election.
New York primary voting was plagued with problems so serious — ranging from thousands of people mysteriously purged from voter to polling places that did not open on time — that the city comptroller launched an audit of Board of Elections. "The perception that numerous voters may have been disenfranchised undermines the integrity of the entire electoral process and must be fixed," said Mayor Bill DeBlasio.
Beyond bureaucratic bungling, a bunch of people were tripped up by both party's "closed" primaries that prevented anyone from voting if they were not a registered Republican or Democrat, and apparently a bunch of people also simply failed to register to vote. Oops.

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An interview with Delia Mihaila of MDPI
In 2022, MDPI is supporting DOAJ at the Sustaining Level, a contribution made at a level that recognises the need to properly support open access infrastructure. We last caught up with MDPI in 2018 and a lot has changed. We sent Delia some questions about what's moving in the MDPI world.
Hello Delia, can you tell us a bit about yourself, what you do at MDPI, how you came to be there and what you did beforehand? What is your relationship to open access?
I have been the Chief Executive Officer of MDPI since 2019. My overall responsibility is to represent the company, drive the internal and external strategy, policy and decision-making process, and ensure the sustainable growth of the company. I joined MDPI in 2013 and served in various positions within the company, including Publishing Development Manager and Publishing Director. I previously held the CEO position within MDPI from 2015 to 2016.
Before joining MDPI, I worked as a Journal Publishing Manager for John Wiley & Sons in the UK. I was responsible for the strategic development and performance of a large portfolio of journals within the health sciences division.
Before obtaining my Master's degree in International Publishing at Oxford Brookes Unversity in the UK, I worked as a Business Development Manager for a medical publisher in Romania. I acquired project management experience by being involved in several PHARE European projects.
My genuine interest and belief in the open access publishing model began in 2011, while I was still working with subscription journals. An initiative on OA was internally presented within Wiley, which drew my attention and raised my interest in exploring and learning more about this model. Since then and during my time with MDPI, I have experienced first-hand the many benefits of open science. I would encourage other publishers to embrace this model, not only because of the numerous benefits for researchers and other stakeholders but also because it has proven to be a sustainable and effective model for publishers committed to reducing access barriers in the scientific community.
What are MDPI's views on the future of open access publishing?
We believe the open access model is irreversible and will eventually become the predominant model in scientific publishing. The subscription model had been in steady decline for many years, even before the acceleration of the transition to OA started. Given the obvious benefits for all academic publishing stakeholders (researchers, practitioners, societies, funders, research institutions, companies/industries, governments, and society at large), we don't believe that authors are willing to continue to publish in journals that have limited or even blocked readership access. That being said, we certainly don't consider the OA model perfect and there's plenty to improve about it. At MDPI, we continuously strive to improve the service provided to all of our authors, readers, and the scientific community and work towards reducing access barriers within publishing. We also work closely with many societies and research institutes to help them adopt the open access model for their journals in the most sustainable way.
What do you think the scholarly community can do better, or do more of, to support the advancement of open access?
We believe there needs to be more collaboration across all levels to find flexible options in publishing that allow more people to be involved in open access. This could include, for example, working with others on open infrastructure or finding new ways of collaborating with libraries, academic groups or other publishers. Most importantly, scholars can support open access by choosing to publish their research in OA journals and advocating at the institutional level for the importance of open science from the scholar's perspective. At MDPI, we pride ourselves on always remaining agile and dynamic to better serve the ever-changing needs of the scholarly community.
Tell us a bit about MDPI's recent growth. What is the organisation's strategy?
We're very pleased that every year authors consistently and increasingly want to publish with MDPI, which has led to our steady growth over the past 26 years. Of course, we still like to stay on our toes to ensure that we remain one of the top OA publishing choices. One way that we maintain this is through our unique content curation practice, in which we offer specialized article collections that focus on topics which are highly relevant to the communities with whom we work, which authors and readers regularly tell us are one of the major advantages of MDPI. Research published within collections (or Special Issues as we call them) is more discoverable, and it engages the community more actively in the journal by allowing researchers to quickly find and share topics that they are most interested in. MDPI's Special Issues model makes sense in today's large-scale electronic publishing environment and has remained a very popular method of topic collection that has now been adopted widely by other publishers as well.
What do you think are the most important changes to the open access landscape since we last spoke?
Plan S is certainly playing a key role in the open access landscape. This has been instrumental in creating a coordinated approach among funders and has given the movement real momentum by emphasising research awards and incentives. Plan S has already begun to transform the scientific world. But its success depends on the continued efforts of all publishers and countries joining in.
At present, Plan S has led many big publishers to move towards the use of "transformation agreements (TA)" to help them with the transition. Unfortunately, there have been concerns in recent years that traditional publishers are using TAs to simply change how their subscriptions are funded rather than as a catalyst to reduce barriers by transforming from subscription to fully open access. As a gold open access publisher, we have already seen some of the negative consequences of these transformative deals. In my opinion, researchers should have full freedom to publish in whichever journal best suits their research and expected standard of service, rather than journals their institutions require them to choose because of the deals they have in place. However, we have also been experiencing positive engagement from libraries willing to ensure a fair and equitable collaboration with all publishers. Therefore, I feel optimistic about the future.
It is now 20 years since the first BOAI statement was published. Still we're talking about how open access will become the default for scholarly publishing and that it's just a matter of time. What do you think of the speed of adoption of OA as the default publishing model and about the predominance of APCs?
While open access publishing significantly reduces the barriers to access by researchers, authors, and the general public, we certainly recognize that this publishing model doesn't completely eliminate all barriers. Some libraries, funders or institutions who support OA might still find APCs to be financially challenging for a variety of reasons. At MDPI, we strive to be very flexible with our APCs to ensure that the ideals behind OA can become a reality for all authors. We continue to find alternative solutions to ensure that the costs associated with publishing articles don't become barriers to publication. Additionally, our journals routinely offer APC waivers on a case-by-case basis, and we partner with almost 600 organizations and institutions around the world through our IOAP membership to be able to offer additional discounts for affiliated researchers.
How is your organization changing or adapting for a future where open access may become the default? Will it have any kind of impact on MDPI and the services it provides?
Since our founding 26 years ago, MDPI has always been a fully open access publisher. Therefore, as pioneers in OA, we wholeheartedly believe in a future in which this publishing model becomes the default. Our role in this future would be to support the scientific community to adapt and embrace OA to bring the concept of sustainable publishing and open science to the global market. Consequently, we will continue to keep ourselves well informed about the needs of the scientific community. Moreover, we intend to maintain our focus on authors by exploring innovative ways to provide them with the best possible service and experience. The only impact this change would have on MDPI is that we would see increased competition. However, we consider this to be a positive effect that is stimulating for the market and that will have a positive impact on scholars, as we will all strive to offer them a better service.
We also plan to increase our active engagement with institutions to offer flexible OA models and provide them with support, such as through membership options like our IOAP, which makes it easier for authors to publish with us via various centralized payment models. We welcome the shift of the scientific world to open science, and it will always remain MDPI's primary vision for the future of publishing.
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Lisa Lampanelli is Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean. Heralded as "more than a stand-up -- a standout," by comedy legend Jim Carrey, Lampanelli is a cross between Don Rickles, Archie Bunker, and a vial of estrogen. She has won accolades from The King of All Media Howard Stern, who called her "a true original and a brilliant comedy mind who'll steal the show every time." Known for saying things that most people are afraid to think, Lisa Lampanelli's raunchy, gut-busting performances are wildly popular at theaters across the U.S. and Canada.
This equal opportunity offender is a regular on late night television, and a frequent guest and guest host on Howard Stern's Sirius satellite radio shows. Lisa recently shot her fifth stand-up special, Back to the Drawing Board, proving this insult comic is new, improved, and funnier than ever. Lampanelli has also parlayed her love of Broadway into her own stage show, Fat Girls, Interrupted.
Lisa became a household name when she joined 17 other celebrities on the fifth season of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice. She is currently starring as a series regular on Bounty Hunters, CMT's first-ever animated show. Lampanelli joined the ranks of comedy greats with her 2009 HBO comedy special, Long Live the Queen, and that same year, released her first autobiography, Chocolate, Please: My Adventures in Food, Fat and Freaks. She recently released her first Greatest Hits album.
She became known as the "Queen of the Roast" after roasting many celebs like: Chevy Chase, Pamela Anderson, Jeff Foxworthy, William Shatner, Flava Flav, and Larry the Cable Guy. One of the few white comedians to perform on BET's Comic View, and the Wendy William Show, Lisa has clearly cemented her huge crossover appeal.
On the feature film side, Lisa appeared in the David Chase-directed feature film, Not Fade Away. She also appeared in Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector and had a featured role in Delta Farce, opposite Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy, and D.J. Quall. She also starred in the feature film, The Aristocrats and played a more maternal version of herself in the Owen Wilson vehicle, Drillbit Taylor. On a continuous ride to comedic stardom, Lisa has also taped several specials for VH1, MTV, and CMT, and was a featured presenter on the Bravo's "A List Awards" and the "NewNowNext Awards" on Logo.
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India's Top Engineering Colleges Would Rather Invite State-Run Cos. Over Startups For Student Hiring
Stability trumps pay
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There's more bad news for startups trying to attract students from India's top engineering colleges.
According to an Economic Times report, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), is gravitating towards India's public sector companies (PSUs) for student placements, awarding them key slots on earlier on in their student placement fairs this year.
With help from the Ministry of Human Resources, many IIT schools are planning to invite about 100 PSUs each, the report said citing people with knowledge of the matter. Oil and Natural Gas Corp, Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, NMDC and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd are among the PSUs expected to attend.
Public-sector companies, which typically pay much less -- Rs 10 lakh annually on average-- than some startups which have in the past paid as much as three times that amount, are now seen as more 'stable' bets.
The participation of PSUs would also mark a return by the state-run companies to IITs campuses after a temporary ban on them was lifted earlier this year. Following a PIL petition filed in the Madras High Court in 2014, many state-run companies had to stop hiring from those colleges as they were seen taking job opportunities away from the students of other government institutions.
Earlier this year, several startups including Grofers, Flipkart, and Zomato withdrew offers and skipped campus recruitment events faced with business pressures. At least 30 startups were blacklisted earlier this year by the All-IITs Placement Committee following the withdrawals.
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Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 2011 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a California man with insider trading for a 3000 percent profit based on confidential information that he learned from his girlfriend prior to Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Marvel Entertainment.
According to the SEC's complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Scammell's girlfriend worked on the Marvel acquisition as an extern in Disney's corporate strategy department, and she possessed confidential details about the pricing and timing of the deal. Scammell illegally traded on this non-public information in breach of his duty of trust and confidence to his girlfriend. Marvel's stock price jumped more than 25 percent after the Aug. 31, 2009, public announcement, and Scammell then sold all of his Marvel options. He didn't reveal his trades or profits to his brother or his girlfriend.
According to the SEC's complaint, Scammell and his girlfriend had multiple discussions about whether she should delay her business school applications so that she could write about the high-profile acquisition she was working on at Disney as part of her business school applications. She worked long hours on the Marvel acquisition — sometimes from home — in the five weeks leading up to the deal. She received detailed information about the anticipated acquisition including the $50 per share acquisition price. Scammell had access and the password to his girlfriend's Blackberry on occasion.
The SEC alleges that Scammell obtained the identity of the acquisition target from his girlfriend by overhearing one or more of her Marvel-related conversations, seeing electronic or paper documents in her possession related to the Marvel acquisition, or through his own work-related conversations with her. For instance, when Scammell's girlfriend learned that the acquisition would be announced by Labor Day, she informed him the timing of the announcement would allow them to attend her friend's wedding. It was around this time that Scammell began searching the Internet regarding call options.
According to the SEC's complaint, Scammell had never before traded in Marvel securities, and had only one previous experience trading call options that was unsuccessful. In the weeks leading up to the Disney-Marvel announcement, Scammell made several purchases totaling more than $5,400 in Marvel call options with remarkable strike prices of $50 and $45 even though Marvel had never traded above $41.74. Most of the Marvel options that Scammell purchased were set to expire on September 19, just weeks after the announcement. Scammell's trades were so unusual that his purchase of options represented 100 percent of the market in many instances. After the public announcement that Marvel would be acquired by Disney, Scammell sold his Marvel options for a profit of more than $192,000 — a 3000 percent return in less than a month.
The SEC's complaint alleges that Scammell had limited personal funds at the time, so he secretly used his older brother's money to buy the majority of the Marvel call options. Scammell had obtained trading authority over his brother's account when he was deployed to serve in Iraq with the U.S. Army. Scammell never told his brother that he had invested his money in Marvel or that his brother's account had increased by more than $100,000 in less than one month as a result of the Marvel trades.
The SEC's complaint alleges that Scammell, who now lives in Greenbrae, Calif., violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. The SEC seeks a permanent injunction, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains with prejudgment interest, and financial penalties.
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With all the hype surrounding gravel biking and cyclocross biking, here is the first installation an introduction to all-road biking.
One question bouncing around the cycling world concerns the field of gravel biking. Much like an animal species, the world of cycling evolves to satisfy the demands of what we as riders want from our two-wheeled chariots. Historically, cycling involved a divide between those who ride on smooth roads for thousands of miles a year and those who want to ride on dirt with its accompanying speed, bumps, drops, scenery, and occasional spill over the handlebars. These bikes were complete and polar opposites. However, cyclists have taken the joy of a bike that has the ability to venture into both worlds. Modern cyclists want a bike which they can ride on the asphalt but also has the versatility to tackle power-line roads or slight single track trails that wind through much of the western United States, especially here in Utah. While this type of riding has many names such as cyclo-cross or gravel riding, I refer to it here as all-road riding since it involves just that, all-road terrains but will address the subjects of gravel bikes and cross bikes separately.
What Makes an All-Road Bike?
This question is surely a sticky wicket indeed, even for those of us that work in a bike shop 40 hours a week and scour the internet for bike related information on our off days. The one common thread that runs through most all-road bikes integrates the benefits of disc brakes and drop style handlebars. Apart from this, the class is wide open to interpretation of what you prefer depending on where you ride and your riding style. Even without a single defining attribute for all-road bikes, there are some common threads to look for in an all-road bike. I will be addressing the most common types of all-road bikes, the cross bike, and the gravel bike.
The first style of all road bikes is the cross bike. A bike set up for cyclocross riding is like a road bike since it normally has a rigid frame with no active suspension. The drivetrain is normally setup somewhere between a road bike and a mountain bike since cyclo-cross involves tight turns and quick bursts of speed. Compared to most road bikes, a cross bike will have a smaller range of chainrings and a similar range in the rear cassette. However, a cross bike differs from a road bike in that the geometry is shorter and taller with the bottom bracket being higher than a traditional road bike, being more so similar to a mountain bike. A cross bike also should have wider clearance in the dropouts and the front fork to allow a wider tire to be used, normally not exceeding a 42c tire. On my all-road bike, a Cannondale CAADX, I ride with a 37c tire which is adequate on the road and excels everywhere else.
The other prevailing option in the all-road classification is the constantly evolving class of gravel bike. Similar to the relation between a cyclocross and a road bike, a gravel bike is similar in nature to a cross-country mountain bike. A typical gravel bike will differ from a cyclocross bike in that it will have active suspension on the front fork, however, the suspension normally does not exceed 60mm of travel. This amount of suspension provides adequate suspension for bumps but is not meant for large jumps. Another large difference between a gravel bike and a cross bike is the tire. While the usual cross tire is an ode to road bike tires with a wee bit of tread, a gravel bike tire is similar to a high rolling resistance cross country tire.
All-road bikes are a blast to ride and allow for a bit more adventure than the typical two-bike system. They allow to get out and experience the road less traveled and allow you to get there in a timely manner. Whether you prefer a cross bike of a gravel bike, the experience is sure to change the way you ride because the geometry provides you with the ability to better use muscles that you might have forgotten about and become a stronger cyclist. Noble Cycling has a whole fleet of all-road bikes so come it and try one today. You won't regret it because this country was built on freedom and that is exactly what all-road bikes do. They provide you with freedom. Let's face it, riding a bike is good for America. In fact, I would consider riding a bike wherever you want to the living proof of the American dream.


Safety First - Are You Automating Your Medical Device Data?
When I grew up, safety equipment like bike helmets and seat belts were few and far between. Some of the best memories from my childhood are of sitting in the back of my parent's station wagon with my sisters untethered to either our seats… or to electronic devices. We passed the time by playing license plate bingo and trying to get truck drivers to beep their horns.
Fast forward 20 years, and the thought of allowing a child into a car without a seat belt, let alone in the "wayback" of a station wagon... err, a SUV... would land a parent on a DFACS (Department of Family and Child Services) watch list. The impetus behind these changes was research. Research found that when children are placed in the backseat of a car, and securely fastened, their chances of survival are greatly improved if they are involved in a car accident.
Nursing practice has followed suit. As a nurse, it is our duty to ensure that we provide the safest care to the patients we serve. Clinical, nursing-driven research has laid the foundation for what is considered to be "best practices" to support us in achieving that goal. But, what if those best practices aren't enough?
I read an article last week that stated that in 2013, an estimated 440,000 patients died due to medical errors. That's four times the population of my hometown! As nurses, what can we do to help decrease those errors? How can we be the driving force that saves one of those lives?
Sending data automatically from medical devices at a patient's bedside into the medical record and other information systems, like clinical decision support, is a good first step in supporting the reduction of those errors.
Have you conducted any studies at your facility that have shown improvement in patient care when documentation is automated?
Let me know your thoughts! Share your story!


New York, NY - RF Test Labs, LLC. participated in the NYU Venture Showcase on Wednesday, February 15th 2012. Meeting with potential investors and collaborators, RF Test Labs gained valuable insight while developing various networks. Managing member Cem Deniz stated "It was a very nice experience meeting with angel investors and interested parties such as people in the telecommunication industry. We were grateful for the opportunity." RF Test Labs will now continue to move forward for their upcoming semi-final presentation.


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Q: Access to N4100pro RAID array fails with message "unknown file system type LVM2_member" My old NAS Thecus N4100pro NAS unfortunately broke down. Now I try to access the NAS via the Knoppix Linux live CD (http://www.knoppix.org/).
I connected the hard drives via USB using an UGREEN USB3 to SATA III adapter.
Problem:
I get the message
root@Microknoppix:/mnt# mount -v /dev/md1 /mnt/md1
mount: /mnt/md1: unbekannter Dateisystemtyp "LVM2_member".

In English: "unknown file system type "LVM2_member""
Details:
root@Microknoppix:/mnt# mdadm --examine --scan
ARRAY /dev/md/0  metadata=1.0 UUID=5edde908:9048aaa5:531e34df:d19abc2a name=N4100PRO:0
ARRAY /dev/md1 UUID=a55eb74f:8ae45a12:a3cc9d60:ef284003

root@Microknoppix:/mnt# mdadm --assemble --scan
mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically

root@Microknoppix:/mnt# cat /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4]
md0 : active (auto-read-only) raid1 sdg1[0] sdf1[1] sde1[2] sdd1[3]
      1959884 blocks super 1.0 [4/4] [UUUU]

md1 : active (auto-read-only) raid6 sdg2[3] sdf2[2] sde2[1] sdd2[0]
      2926352000 blocks level 6, 64k chunk, algorithm 2 [4/4] [UUUU]

unused devices: <none>

mdadm -D /dev/md1:
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ sudo mdadm -D /dev/md1
/dev/md1:
         Version : 0.90
   Creation Time : Thu Apr  1 20:54:30 2010
      Raid Level : raid6
      Array Size : 2926352000 (2790.79 GiB 2996.58 GB)
   Used Dev Size : 1463176000 (1395.39 GiB 1498.29 GB)
    Raid Devices : 4
   Total Devices : 4
 Preferred Minor : 1
   Persistence : Superblock is persistent

   Update Time : Wed Jan 17 03:52:41 2007
         State : clean
  Active Devices : 4
 Working Devices : 4
  Failed Devices : 0
   Spare Devices : 0

        Layout : left-symmetric
    Chunk Size : 64K

Consistency Policy : resync

          UUID : a55eb74f:8ae45a12:a3cc9d60:ef284003
        Events : 0.5848

Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice State
   0       8       50        0      active sync   /dev/sdd2
   1       8       82        1      active sync   /dev/sdf2
   2       8       98        2      active sync   /dev/sdg2
   3       8      114        3      active sync   /dev/sdh2

lvmdiskscan:
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ sudo lvmdiskscan

/dev/sde: open failed: Kein Medium gefunden
/dev/ram0  [       4,00 MiB]
/dev/md0   [      <1,87 GiB]
/dev/ram1  [       4,00 MiB]
/dev/sda1  [     350,00 MiB]
/dev/md1   [      <2,73 TiB] LVM physical volume
/dev/ram2  [       4,00 MiB]
/dev/sda2  [     231,68 GiB]
/dev/ram3  [       4,00 MiB]
/dev/sda3  [     876,00 MiB]
...
/dev/sdb1  [     232,88 GiB]
/dev/sdc1  [      <1,82 TiB]
0 disks
22 partitions
0 LVM physical volume whole disks
1 LVM physical volume

lvscan:
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ sudo lvscan
  /dev/sde: open failed: Kein Medium gefunden
  inactive          '/dev/vg0/syslv' [1,00 GiB] inherit
  inactive          '/dev/vg0/lv0' [<2,59 TiB] inherit

aktivate volume groups:
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ sudo vgchange -ay
  /dev/sde: open failed: Kein Medium gefunden
  2 logical volume(s) in volume group "vg0" now active

Now both volume groups are active:
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ sudo lvscan
  /dev/sde: open failed: Kein Medium gefunden
  ACTIVE            '/dev/vg0/syslv' [1,00 GiB] inherit
  ACTIVE            '/dev/vg0/lv0' [<2,59 TiB] inherit

Now it is possible to mount the volume group:
knoppix@Microknoppix:/mnt$ sudo mount -o ro /dev/vg0/lv0 /mnt/thecus

This article helped:

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*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_Volume_Manager_(Linux)

*https://www.svennd.be/mount-unknown-filesystem-type-lvm2_member/
It would be great if someone could help me to get my data back.
Thanks!

A: Solution is documented in my question above.
Solution was to find the volume group and mount this one instead of the "raid device" directly.


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Q: Store resized photo and send email same time in Laravel7 I'm studying contact from. Laravel Framework is 7.15.0
It works fine.
And I have a question that I would like to add image file attach function.
I wrote like this below currently.

blade file

    File input
    <input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="inputfile">

Controller

\Mail::send('mail', array(
    'name' => $request->get('name'),
    'message' => $request->get('message'),
    'inputfile' => $request->get('inputfile'),
), function($message) use ($request){
    $message->from($request->email);
    $message->to('123@testmail.com', 'mail-recive')->subject($request->get('mail-recive'));
});

This code stores data at MySQL and send email same time.
And Could you teach me resize function too?
I would like to set maximum size is 2000 x 2000 px.
Could you teach me right code please?

A: If you just want to restrict a user not to upload an image more than a specific size e.g 3mb, you can do it with laravel validation and if you're looking for image dimensions resizing, there is an awesome package Intervention for it. And it works well with laravel. You can do more than just resizing an image with this package.
Here is an example, how you can resize your image:
if($request->hasFile('img')){
    $img = Image::make($request->img);

    $img->resize(500, 500);

    $img->save('Your/Public/Path/image.jpg');
}

You easily find how to install and use this package in official documentation.

A: you can use laravel medaialibrary  for work with medias such as images you can use this link medialibrary doc


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Home » "Law of the Case" Doctrine Does Not Bind Bankruptcy Court When Considering Subsequent Dispositive Motions
"Law of the Case" Doctrine Does Not Bind Bankruptcy Court When Considering Subsequent Dispositive Motions
By Fox Rothschild LLP on October 2, 2018
Posted in Adversary Proceedings
In a recent opinion, the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York concluded that the "law of the case" doctrine did not bind the court to its prior ruling that a trustee had adequately alleged claims against debtors for turnover, conversion, and violations of the automatic stay.
In Geltzer v. Brizinova, et al., the court considered a second attempt by the debtors to obtain an order dismissing the adversary proceeding filed against them based on the new theory that the property at issue was not property of the estate. Adv. Pro. No. 15-01073-ess (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2018). The trustee had commenced an adversary proceeding against the debtors, who are husband and wife, alleging that the debtors improperly refused to turn over estate property in the form of post-petition sale proceeds (the "Post-Petition Sale Proceeds") from an auto supply parts company (the "Company") listed on the debtors' schedules as owned one hundred percent by the wife.
The debtors initially filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim (the "Motion to Dismiss"). In Geltzer v. Brizinova (In re Brizinova), 554 B.R. 64 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2016) ("Brizinova I"), the court denied the Motion to Dismiss and sustained the Trustee's turnover and stay violation claims. The court also dismissed the trustee's conversion claim with respect to the Post-Petition Sale Proceeds on grounds that the Trustee did not adequately allege that the debtors converted specifically identifiable funds.
Soon thereafter, the trustee commenced a second adversary proceeding against the debtors' daughter-in-law, (the "Soshkin Complaint") seeking to recover the same Post-Petition Sale Proceeds. Once again, the trustee asserted claims for turnover, stay violations, and conversion of the Post-Petition Sale Proceeds. The daughter-in-law moved to dismiss the Soshkin Complaint, and arguing, for the first time, that the property at issue was property of the Company – not property of the estate. On this theory, the court granted the motion and dismissed the Soshkin Complaint.
Following the court's dismissal of the Soshkin Complaint, the debtors filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings and for the entry of an order dismissing the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction (the "Motion for Judgment"). The debtors adopted the theory that the Company's assets were not assets of the debtors and did not form any part of the estate. Therefore, the debtors argued that they were entitled to judgment in their favor on the trustee's claims and also that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the complaint.
In response, the trustee argued that in Brizinova I the court not only ruled that he had adequately pled that the Post-Petition Proceeds were property of the estate, but that the court explicitly held that it had jurisdiction over the trustee's claims for turnover, conversion and violation of the automatic stay. Such holdings, according to the trustee, constituted "the law of the adversary proceeding." Therefore, in light of the court's decision in Brizinova I and the law of the case doctrine, the court should conclude that the trustee's claims were adequately pled, and deny the Motion for Judgment.
In considering the trustee's argument on the "law of the case" doctrine, the court relied on a recent Second Circuit case that noted "that [the doctrine of law of the case] is not a rule that bars courts from reconsidering prior rulings, but is rather 'a discretionary rule of practice [that] generally does not limit a court's power to reconsider an issue.'" Colvin v. Keen, 900 F.3d 63, 68 (2d Cir. 2018) (quoting In re PCH Assocs., 949 F.2d 585, 592 (2d Cir. 1991)). The court acknowledged that courts generally consider a range of circumstances in determining whether to apply the law of the case doctrine, however, two such considerations stood out as fundamental: (i) whether there is identity of parties between the prior and subsequent matters; and (ii) whether the prior decision is a final one.
Applying those considerations to the case at hand, the court found that neither its prior decision in Brizinova I, nor the "law of the case" doctrine required it to deny the Motion for Judgment. While there was an identity of parties, the decision in Brizinova I on the debtors' Motion to Dismiss was not a final judgment. Ultimately, the court agreed that the Post-Petition Sale Proceeds were not property of the estate and granted the debtors' Motion for Judgment as to all claims.
Tags: Automatic Stay, conversion, Law of the Case Doctrine, Property of the Estate, Turnover, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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Trade with Florida, 2014
2006-07: Steve Pinizzotto became the first player from RIT to sign with an NHL team when he signed with the Capitals in March. The Mississauga, ON native led the Tigers in scoring with 44 points (13 goals, 31 assists) playing all 34 games and helped RIT claim the Atlantic Hockey Regular Season title. His 31 assists and 76 penalty minutes also led the team. Where Pinizzotto was particularly dangerous was on the power play, where he accumulated 25 (8 goals, 17 assists) of his 44 points.
2007-08: Pinizzotto played 23 games for Hershey (AHL) and 40 for South Carolina (ECHL) in his first season as a pro, He finished ninth in scoring at South Carolina despite playing just 40 games. He had seven multi-point games. He began the year with the Stingrays and scored his first professional goal in his second game on Oct. 21 at Augusta. He scored goals in six straight games (7g from 11/28 – 12/9). He was recalled to Hershey on Dec. 29 and played his first game of the year for the Bears that night. He recorded four assists with Hershey. He played five games in the AHL playoffs and 10 in the ECHL playoffs.
Pinizzotto's game combines great offensive ability and some grit. He can set-up and finish plays. Where Pinizzotto is particularly dangerous is around the net. He can often be found making things happen around the net. He is also quite strong along the boards and in the corners. Pinizzotto is a tough competitor and won't shy away from the physical aspects of the game. He moves the puck extremely well and possesses nice passing skills. Pinizzotto has a strong shot with a quick release. He is strong on skates and has some good speed but needs to have a quicker first step. Like all young players, adding size and strength to his 6'1 frame will be crucial to Pinizzotto's future success.
Pinizzotto was dealt by the Florida Panthers along with Jack Combs to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Ryan Martindale and Derek Nesbitt in January, 2014.
(Video) First NHL Goal: Pinizzotto completes Howe hattie in Oilers loss
by Ken McKenna
Photo: Edmonton Oilers forward Steve Pinizzotto displays the puck that he fired past Vancouver Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller for his first NHL goal (courtesy of Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)
Edmonton Oilers forward Steve Pinizzotto packed a lot into his first NHL game of the 2014-15 season. The 30-year-old right wing scored his first NHL goal, added an assist, and dropped the gloves to battle the Vancouver Canucks' Derek Dorsett to complete the "Gordie Howe hat trick" in the Oilers 5-4 loss to the Canucks. Read more»


Presented are frequency distributions of numbers of strong, first-order lateral roots (FOLR) in half-sib progeny of forest tree nursery seedlings. Seedling size at lifting time and first-year survival after outplanting are influenced by FOLR. Data from nursery studies with sweetgum and loblolly pine suggest that FOLR development may help identify potentially competitive seedlings. This information may eventually be used in grading systems for bare-root tree seedlings. Additional keywords : Heritability, seed orchards, root morphology.


Togo had, between December 2017 and May 2018, stopped two seismic vessels from Ghana from undertaking seismic activities to acquire seismic data in the deep sea in the territory that approaches Togo.
Following the resolution of the impasse between Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire over maritime border demarcations, Togo has been claiming ownership of a maritime boundary that approaches that country.
This was made known by the acting Director of the Resource Management Unit of the PC, Mr Francis Ackah, in Accra on the sidelines of a training programme for journalists from selected media houses from the Western and the Greater Accra regions.
In September last year, Ghana secured a ruling in its favour following a protracted legal battle with Cote d'Ivoire over a maritime boundary.
Mr Ackah hinted that Ghana was currently handling a border dispute with Togo, while another with Burkina Faso was also in the offing.
"Togo says that it does not recognise our borders and so we need to meet the authorities of that country and see how we can resolve the issue. Already, the Ministry of Energy has put in place a committee to handle the issue.
"In December 2017, a seismic vessel from Ghana was on the sea when the Togo Navy stopped it from working. While we were looking at that issue, another seismic vessel was stopped by the Togolese authorities this month," he said.
He said so far arrangements were in place for the two parties to meet to resolve the issue amicably.
Experts such as the former Chairman of the Ghana-Togo Border Demarcation Commission, Mr Sam Okudzeto, had warned earlier of such disputes and suggested that Ghana look at how it would agree with Burkina Faso and Togo on its territories.
That, he said, was necessary to avert future legal disputes which would have to be resolved at the international tribunal.
On September 23, 2017, The Special Chamber of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea ruled that there had not been any violation on the part of Ghana in respect of Cote d'Ivoire's maritime boundary.
The three-year dispute between the two countries commenced in 2014 when Ghana took the case to ITLOS to dispel claims it had encroached on Cote d'Ivoire's marine border as part of oil exploration activities at Cape Three Points, off the shores of the Western Region.
Ghana's defence, before the oral hearings were concluded in February 2017, held that Cote d'Ivoire had no right to demand ownership of the disputed area after it had already acknowledged that Ghana owned the space without any qualms prior to the discovery of oil.
Cote d'Ivoire had petitioned the United Nations in 2010, three years after Ghana discovered oil in commercial quantities, asking for a completion of the demarcation of its maritime boundary with Ghana.
The claims by Cote d'Ivoire led to Ghana setting up the Ghana Boundary Commission, which was tasked with the responsibility for finding a lasting solution to the problem through negotiation.
Unfortunately, both countries failed to arrive at a conclusion, for which reason Ghana subsequently dragged Cote d'Ivoire to ITLOS.


For other people named Ariarathes, see Ariarathes (disambiguation).
Ariarathes was satrap of Achaemenid Cappadocia.
Ariarathes I (Aramaic: ARYDRT Ariadarata, Ancient Greek: Ἀριαράθης Ariaráthēs; c. 404 BC - 322 BC) was the satrap of the Satrapy of Cappadocia under the Achaemenid Empire from 350 BC to 331 BC, and the Hellenistic King of Cappadocia from 331 BC until his death in 322 BC.
Ariarathes was the son of the Cappadocian satrap Ariamnes I. He was distinguished (Φιλάδελφος, Philádelphos) for his love of his brother Holophernes, whom he sent to assist his overlord king Artaxerxes III in the recovery of Egypt, in 350 BC. Later he supported Darius III. Alexander the Great conquered Cappadocia on his way to conquering the Achaemenid Empire and installed a governor there (though two different names of this governor are given). Nevertheless, during the time Alexander was ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, Ariarathes had managed to assume power as the first king of Cappadocians and even expanded the kingdom by subduing Cataonia.
After the death of Alexander in 323 BC, the Macedonian general and regent Perdiccas appointed Eumenes as governor of Cappadocia; but when Ariarathes refused to submit to Eumenes, Perdiccas made war upon him. Ariarathes was defeated, taken prisoner and crucified, together with many of his relations, in 322 BC. Eumenes then obtained possession of Cappadocia. Ariarathes was 82 years of age at the time of his death: he had adopted as his son Ariarathes II, the eldest son of his brother Holophernes.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Ariarathes". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. p. 284.


XPO Logistics Inc. has become the first company to offer last mile tracking of heavy goods through Google Search.
The company is the largest provider of last mile logistics for heavy goods in North America, with an expansive network serving e-commerce and omnichannel retail customers.
XPO's technology gives consumers the ability to track big and bulky home deliveries directly through Google on any internet-enabled device.
The Google search phrase "XPO Package Tracking" displays a box for the shipment number, updating the status with a single click.
This type of heavy goods tracking has not been offered by last mile providers until now.
Mario Harik, chief information officer of XPO Logistics, said: "We have technology teams dedicated to enhancing consumerization across the board for our e-commerce and omnichannel retail customers.
XPO facilitates approximately 14 million last mile deliveries, assemblies and installations of heavy goods a year, completing the critical final stage of the supply chain for consumer purchases.
Once an item is in transit, XPO's technology offers a choice of self-service options, including online order management, text updates and voice-activated connectivity through Google Home and Amazon Echo.


An old story has it that a prof got tired of giving this advice to students, so he made up a long and complex set of questions for a final exam. The first instruction was to read the entire test and follow the instructions on the last page. The last page had one instruction: Sign your name and turn in the test. Only one student followed the instructions and passed; the rest failed the test because they tried to answer all the questions.
Not many profs will go to these extremes, but reading through the entire test does help you plan your approach to the test.
As you go through the exam, note which sections call for short answers, even single sentences, and which sections call for longer responses.
Pay special attention to the items that give you choices; many students have found themselves out of time when they answer every question instead of reading carefully to see that the test called for one response in section A and one response in section B.
If the test indicates how many points are attached to each question, plan to answer the heavily weighted questions first so that you have the most time to spend on those responses.
If you blank out on what you know about a question, plan to tackle that one late in the test session because answering other questions may help you remember the material.