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Restrictive Covenant – Enforcement – Part 3

Part 2 set out the basics of putting an application to the court together and examined if the proposed Defendant was subject to the burden of the covenant. Now….do you have the benefit of it?

Sometimes, however, it is little bit more difficult to show that the Claimant, as your client will now be called, as having the benefit of the covenant and that the restriction is for a legitimate purpose

    legitimate purpose
    There was a case reported recently. The BBC had sold a recording studio down in Southampton and took a restrictive covenant from the buyer that the premises were not to be used in the future as a recording studio.. The courts said that it was unenforceable because restrictive covenants were to protect neighbouring land. The BBC had sold all their land in the area. This clause was intended to stifle competition and that was not a legitimate purpose

Say the introductory wording to the restrictive covenants reads as follows

The Transferee so as to bind the owner for the time being of the Property and so that the following covenants in this [Third] Schedule shall be for the benefit and protection of the proprietor of the Nominal Rent Charge and the Estate Charge the Transferee hereby covenants with the Transferor and [Estate Management Company] and every other person who is the registered proprietor of a Dwelling as follows: –

1. The first phrase is clearly meant to bind the current owner of the house into the restrictions

2. The second phrase explains who gets the benefit and protection. It might be better if there were added the words “the benefit and protection of the owners and occupiers of neighbouring properties”.

3. The third phrase says that the Transferee is covenanting with various parties.

    3.1. The Transferee is covenanting with the Transferor. As developer, it clearly has an interest in keeping the estate “looking tidy”, at least until it has sold all the units

    3.2. The Transferee is covenanting with [Estate Management Company] who have the job of looking after the general estate. Say a paragraph in the transfer reads

      [Estate Management Company] further covenants with the Transferee that at the request of the Transferee and subject to the payment by the Transferee of (and the provision beforehand of proper security for) the cost to be incurred or likely to be incurred by [Estate Management Company] (on a complete indemnity basis) to enforce the covenants entered into with [Estate Management Company] by a transferee of a freehold Dwelling of a similar nature to those contained in the Third Schedule

    So a householder may be able to go to [Estate Management Company] and get them to enforce the restrictive covenant, if the householder cannot proceed directly against the Defendant, perhaps because

    3.3. The Transferee is covenanting with the registered proprietor of other dwellings on the estate. This may well allow any neighbouring owner on the estate, with common restrictions, to enforce them directly if the court is inclined to construe the whole set up as a “building scheme” with these restrictions for the mutual benefit and protection of all houses

Part 4 will look at miscellaneous matters of which your will need to be aware

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When the British attacked New York in late August 1776:

a. Washington ambushed and routed them
b. the American army was fortunate to escape into New Jersey
c. the Americans received French reinforcements just in time
d. Washington learned the superiority of the militia to regular troops
e. Washington met them with a larger, more experienced force

In August 1776, General Washington had 28,000 men under his command. By December, he had:

a. 35,000
b. 15,000
c. 13,000
d. 20,000
e. 3,000

Thomas Paine's The American Crisis:

a. stated the impossibility of beating the British
b. urged Congress to make Washington a temporary dictator
c. blamed Congress for the army's defeats
d. bolstered American morale
e. supplied Washington with battle plans

On Christmas night 1776, Washington crossed the Delaware to defeat the:

a. Loyalists
b. Hessians
c. British
d. Iroquois
e. all of the above

In late December 1776, George Washington was able to reverse American fortunes by:

a. recapturing New York City from the British
b. getting France and Spain to enter the conflict
c. convincing Congress to give the army all the resources it needed
d. winning battles at Trenton and Princeton
e. destroying a British force outside of Boston

Washington soon learned that the best hope of beating the British was:

a. inventing superior weapons
b. an attack on the British Isles
c. a long war of attrition
d. the use of guerrilla warfare
e. recruiting Indian allies

During the war, Benjamin Franklin's son, William:

a. was a prominent American general
b. stayed loyal to Britain
c. earned his father's admiration
d. deserted from the Continental army
e. served as minister to France

The Patriot militia:

a. basically won the war against the British
b. was completely worthless
c. frustrated Washington with their lack of discipline
d. enlisted for a three-year term of service
e. favored conventional European tactics in battle

The state militia units:

a. frequently mutinied and joined the British
b. provided the most seasoned troops of the war because of their past experience fighting the Indians
c. generally refused to ambush the British or to engage in hand-to-hand combat
d. were highly successful as organized units even though they refused to wear uniforms
e. often seemed to appear at crucial moments and then evaporate

Which of the following provided most of the money raised by the Continental Congress for the Revolution?

a. contributions from patriotic citizens
b. loans from foreign countries
c. new issues of paper money
d. requisitions from the states
e. direct taxes on the American people

Americans won a tremendous victory in October 1777 with the surrender at Saratoga of:

a. Benedict Arnold
b. Johnny Burgoyne
c. Banastre Tarleton
d. Lord Howe
e. Lord Cornwallis

The American victory at Saratoga resulted in:

a. serious peace negotiations with the British
b. a new invasion of Canada
c. France's entry on the American side
d. a huge increase in the size of the Continental army
e. Dutch entry on the American side

A problem with the Spanish entry into the Revolution against Britain was that Spain:

a. demanded that the United States surrender Georgia as the price for its help
b. demanded that the United States adopt monarchy
c. entered as an ally of France rather than of the United States
d. agreed to fight the British but only on the open seas
e. said it would attack only the British colonies in South America

The Baron von Steuben's contribution to the American cause was to:

a. use his fortune to pay the troops
b. drill American soldiers
c. instruct Washington in military strategy
d. supply the army with weapons
e. train the American cavalry

The Marquis de Lafayette served the American cause during the war as:

a. chief fundraiser in Europe
b. France's ambassador to Congress
c. leader of the attack on the British in Canada
d. Washington's most trusted aide
e. commander of the French navy

On the western frontier, Indian tribes such as the Mohawks, Shawnees, and Cherokees:

a. fled further west to escape the fighting
b. stayed neutral
c. switched sides constantly
d. supported the British
e. supported the Americans

American settlers who defended Kentucky were led by:

a. Ethan Allen
b. Daniel Boone
c. Francis Marion
d. George Rogers Clark
e. Andrew Jackson

The British shifted their military effort to the South:

a. to utilize the strength of local Tories
b. to fight in a milder climate
c. to protect their settlements in Florida
d. to utilize the strength of their navy
e. to destroy rebel plantations

The war in the South was characterized by:

a. massive civilian casualties
b. massive use of slave soldiers by the Americans
c. killing of prisoners by both sides
d. conventional military tactics
e. an unbroken series of British victories

An important American victory—"the turning point of the war in the South"—was at:

a. Savannah
b. Charleston
c. Kings Mountain
d. Vincennes
e. Camden

Benedict Arnold became notorious late in the war by:

a. trying to become a military dictator
b. questioning Washington's fitness for command
c. recruiting slaves into the American army
d. going over to the British
e. selling weapons to Indians

During the war, John Paul Jones became famous as an American:

a. sharpshooter
b. guerilla leader
c. spy
d. diplomat
e. naval commander

The American victory at Yorktown would have been impossible without:

a. British incompetence
b. favorable weather
c. French assistance
d. superior weapons
e. divine intervention

An important factor in the conclusion of the peace negotiations was the:

a. French decision to give Florida to Britain in return for Canada
b. British efforts to gain a major victory after Yorktown
c. American decision to negotiate separately with the British
d. support that the French gave to the Americans in the peace
e. decision to abandon claims to western lands

The peace treaty was signed in:

a. Amsterdam
b. Brussels
c. London
d. Madrid
e. Paris

Which of the following was NOT one of the provisions of the treaty ending the American Revolution?

a. Florida was given to Spain.
b. Americans were allowed to fish off the Canadian coast.
c. Congress would not prevent British merchants from collecting debts owed them by Americans.
d. Congress would restore all property confiscated from Loyalists during the war.
e. The Mississippi River was recognized as the western boundary of the United States.

The treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary War:

a. protected the rights of Loyalists
b. gave America a claim to Newfoundland
c. recognized American independence
d. imposed war damages on the British
e. gave Florida to the United States

Americans of the Revolutionary generation believed that a republic:

a. would give all white men the right to vote
b. was compatible with military dictatorship
c. was guaranteed to be stable and enduring
d. would grow into a democracy
e. required a virtuous citizenry

Most of the state constitutions adopted during the Revolution:

a. abolished slavery
b. gave governors extensive powers
c. granted universal manhood suffrage
d. were rejected by Congress
e. contained bills of rights

The Articles of Confederation were fully ratified and became effective:

a. in 1781
b. never
c. because most people wanted a strong central government
d. in 1776
e. in 1785

Which of the following was NOT a power of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

a. to settle disputes between states
b. the right to levy taxes on trade and commerce
c. authority to coin money, run a postal service, and direct Indian affairs
d. control of government in the western territories
e. full authority over foreign affairs

The Revolution did all of the following EXCEPT:

a. establish American independence
b. limit opportunities to acquire land in the west
c. foster a spirit of social equality
d. lower property requirements for the vote
e. encourage greater participation in politics

Elite Virginians despised Lord Dunmore because of his:

a. arrogant British manners
b. harsh treatment of captured rebels
c. abolition of the slave trade
d. belief in true racial equality
e. offer of freedom to slaves who would join the British

During the period of the Revolution, a slave might gain his freedom:

a. if he served in the American army
b. if he joined the British
c. if it were granted by his master
d. if he successfully ran away
e. all of the above

In the era of the Revolution, the northern states:

a. outlawed racist language
b. sent many former slaves to Canada
c. took steps to abolish slavery
d. gave free blacks full equality
e. elected a number of free blacks to office

Abigail Adams's appeal to her husband John to "remember the Ladies":

a. proved her subordinate nature
b. revealed her political ambitions
c. resulted in more rights for women
d. showed her rejection of women's domestic role
e. was basically ignored

Because of associations with the British, the Revolution was especially detrimental to the status of the:

a. Anglicans
b. Quakers
c. Baptists
d. Presbyterians
e. Methodists

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was written by:

a. Thomas Paine
b. Patrick Henry
c. John Adams
d. Thomas Jefferson
e. Alexander Hamilton

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom marked the general trend away from:

a. revivalism
b. belief in God
c. religious diversity
d. state-supported churches
e. public prayer

With the end of the war, many Americans viewed the United States as a:

a. temporary expedient until it could reunite with Britain
b. future imperial power
c. leader in science and technological innovation
d. nation with a special destiny
e. North American extension of Europe

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March 2008 - Chasing Yahoo!

Will Microsoft's takeover bid for Yahoo be enough to challenge Google? Plus, we ask if Office PerformancePoint Server is worth the price; it's time to make peace with Windows firewall; we review some of the best project management software around; and much more.

Trustworthy Computing: Examining Trust

Microsoft's Trustworthy Academic Advisory Board has been keeping tabs on security issues -- external as well as internal -- that continue to challenge Microsoft's developers. Here's a peek into the board, which marks five years on watch.

The Windows Firewall: You Can Turn It on Now

Too intimidated to enable your Windows XP and Windows Vista Firewall? Be afraid no more.

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007: BI Worth the Price?

At first glance, Redmond's new server looks like a solid solution for business intelligence.

Can MicroHoo Take On Google?

The time may be right for Redmond's acquisition, but there are planty of obstacles littering the road to a smooth technical merging of Microsoft and Yahoo.

Product Reviews

Authenticate and Authorize

Using ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server and ActivIdentity Client can provide greater protection for network assets.

Find that Mail

DigiScope can save you hours of searching for lost e-mail messages.

Barney's Rubble

We're so passionate about virtualization, we're launching a magazine and a Web site all about it.

Beta Man

From the Research Labs

They may never become products, but you can still use these utilities today.

Foley on Microsoft

If MicroHoo Goes Through, What Then Should Microsoft Do?

A hypothetical to-do list for Microsoft's hypothetical Yahoo takeover.

Mr. Roboto

Dive Deep with SubInACL

Need to change a security permission? Mr. Roboto has the command-line tool you'll need.

Never Again

Trusting to a Fault

A consultant learns the hard way to verify information with his own eyes.

Security Advisor

Alphabet Soup

The government is stepping in to help you protect your systems. Just be prepared for a lot of acronyms.

Windows Insider

Who Doesn't Prefer Sushi?

Windows Server 2008's Group Policy Preferences makes balancing your security needs with users' preferences a little easier.

IFrames Resurface as Popular Attack Vector for Hackers

Security experts warn of rise in "poisoning" of thousands of Web pages via iFrame exploit.

Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh: The Pause That Refreshes

Want Windows XP SP3 for real? You can't have it now, but there is a beta Refresh to play with in the mean time.

Analysts: Upgrading to Vista SP1 on Intel Chips? Proceed with Caution

PCs made by Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, China's Lenovo and others couldn't be upgraded to Vista Service Pack 1 if they were using certain Intel chipsets.

Worldwide PC Shipments Expected To Rise 10.9 Percent in 2008

Gartner predicted that worldwide PC shipments will be up 10.9 percent this year over last, although it also warned that strains on the economy could drop that number.

April Release for Windows XP SP3 RTM?

Windows XP service pack 3 will have its release-to-manufacturing debut in April of this year, according to the Tech ARP Web site.

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Launched

Microsoft last week made available its set of IT deployment tools and practices called Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008.

Microsoft May Release Out-of-Cycle Patch for Word Flaw

Microsoft confirmed "very limited, targeted" attacks on an open Word security flaw. The company is researching a patch.

Microsoft Reissues Security Patch for Excel 2003

A calculation-error bug in Microsoft Office Excel 2003, which was acknowledged by Microsoft last Friday, has been resolved with a security update.

Vista SP1 Goes Live

Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update. The company has also posted the upgrade to its download site.

Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 May Arrive This Week

According to numerous reports on the Web, Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows XP SP3 may both be released this week, possibly as soon as Tuesday.

Excel Patch Causing Calculation Errors

Microsoft admitted on Friday that a patch it released last week is causing Excel 2003 to make some incorrect calculations.

Microsoft Launches Accessibility Portal for Developers

Microsoft unveiled a new Web site yesterday that provides resources for developers to improve and test the accessibility of their applications.

Gates to Congress: Improve Math, Science Education

Microsoft chairman implored Congress and the President to "act decisively" to ensure that the country maintain global leadership in technology innovation.

Windows Home Server Data Corruption Fix Coming in June

A Windows Home Server bug that's corrupting some users' data won't be fixed until June, Microsoft announced this week.

Windows 2008 Exams Go Live

Microsoft releases three new exams for its newest network operating system in March.

Patch Tuesday Fixes Critical Excel, Outlook, Web Component and Office Flaws

Microsoft rolled out four "critical" security bulletins -- all with as many as 12 remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities, according to security experts.

Sun-Microsoft Collab Results in Interop Center

Sun, Microsoft are working together to develop a set of guidelines for implementing Exchange Server 2007 on Sun server and storage hardware.

Lawsuit May Have Driven Vista Virtualization

Court papers suggest that Microsoft's change of heart earlier this year to open up Windows Vista virtualization licensing may have been influenced by litigation.

Apple To Add Exchange Support to iPhones

Apple has announced a forthcoming update to its iPhone 2.0 software that will include built-in support for Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync.

Computer Science Enrollment Down, but Turnaround Expected

A computing research organization said that enrollments and degrees at United States-based computer science departments dropped further in 2006 and 2007.

Microsoft To Release 4 Critical Office Patches Tuesday

Microsoft announced that it will be releasing four patches, all rated critical because they allow remote-code execution, and all involving Microsoft Office in some way.

Microsoft Creates IT Job Portal for Students

Microsoft's Students to Business portal pairs U.S. college students working toward IT careers with companies who are looking to fill entry-level IT positions.

MIX08 Kicks Off with First IE 8 and Silverlight 2 Betas

Microsoft ushered in two highly anticipated betas: the first public downloads of Internet Explorer 8 and Silverlight 2.

Microsoft Expands Office Live Workspace Beta Worldwide

After nearly three months of private beta testing, Microsoft Office Live Workspace is being rolled out worldwide as a full public beta.

Vista Pricing Cut Worldwide

Microsoft to cut prices on Windows Vista. The timing of the price cut would coincide with the retail availability of Vista Service Pack 1.

Microsoft Takes SharePoint and Exchange Servers Online

Microsoft's SaaS initiatives gets kickstarted with online betas of Exchange Server 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007.

E-Mails Tell Tale of Intel, HP and Microsoft's Vista Capable Logo

The company's "Vista Capable" standard appears to have been partially influenced by decision to help Intel sell components with lower graphic capabilities.

Exchange Server 2007 Encounters Leap Year-Related Error

A Microsoft blog post states that "some" Exchange 2007 administrators experienced an error processing the February 29 date.

Where Virtualization and Open Source Collide

Citrix's Peter Levine discusses the company's Windows and open source virtualization strategies, as well as coopetition with Microsoft.

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Readers’ Roundup of Resources

This seems like a good time to thank and applaud the following readers who participated in the “blogversation”.

Casper provided this out-of-the-box office link here.

S. Emerson made the following suggestions:

On this postGrannymar suggested that a shoe horn makes a great sock remover.  On Thirsty Towels, she explains what goes on behind her closed (bathroom) doors.

Beth Havey posted praise for pillows on My Perch, proving that they’re useful beyond the bedroom.

On All You Gotta Do Is Ask, Chanone Sanders informs us that there is now a snap-lid medication bottle available at some pharmacies.

DorleeM reminds us that this home-made device is a great tool for anyone who has hand impairment. She also has Maarten pondering about an easy way to open those tricky necklace clasps.

Kathrin reminds us  that small advantages can lead to big results,  as demonstrated by Terry Moore in this post.

One of my objectives with this blog is to provide the reader with small advantages that may not necessarily always have big results, but results in a greater ease of movement – a greater deal of ease of living with a disease that is often far from easy.

You’re welcome to join in and offer your t.o.s.t.s. (tips, opinions, suggestions, tricks and strategies).

Applause to Pryam Carter for this apt image.

3 Responses to “Readers’ Roundup of Resources”

  1. Thank you Marianna for taking the time and writing this wonderful roundup of resources.

    I follow your blog and receive email notifications, however, unless I actually post and select “notify me of follow-up comments via email” I find that I do not always receive all the post comments.

    Thank you, again! :)

  2. Hi Casper,

    A double F that I’m happy to see. Following and friendship – Thanks for both! (And so much more!)

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Nashville Tennessean

By Michael Cass

(Nashville, Tennessee) The cross-country Road to Freedom tour stopped in Nashville on Wednesday to pitch the importance of preserving the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Mayor Karl Dean and Councilman Darren Jernigan were there to talk about the cause. Advocates for the ADA, which Congress passed in 1990, say its power to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities has been steadily eroded by federal court decisions favoring employers over workers. The advocates are now lobbying Congress to pass an “ADA Restoration Act.”

“We must restore the language, we must restore the intent of the ADA,” said Jernigan, who became the first Metro councilman with a physical disability when he was elected to represent District 11 in Old Hickory this year. “We will not go quietly into the night.”

Dean helped ensure that Metro government complied with the ADA when he was the city’s law director from 1999 until earlier this year. He said Nashville “needs to be an accessible city.””I know as a city we can do more. We need to do more,” the mayor said at a news conference outside the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, which displayed a photo exhibit related to the tour. The Road to Freedom bus has been on the road since last November, stopping in 44 states, said one of its riders, Jim Ward, president of the National Coalition for Disability Rights. The bus will return to Washington, D.C., where it started, on Nov. 15.


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7.14 Tipping Point

This is not so much a book review as a book summary.  Doesn’t do justice to the book since the delight in reading the book are the myriad of stories Gladwell presents.

Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

by Malcolm Gladwell

Cf to abundant gospel sowing, seek out men of peace,

Question of the book: How does a movement begin? Or an epidemic or a fad or an idea?

Key idea of the book “Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do.” 7

Three main ideas in the book

  1. Good ideas are contagious: a small number of people can bring about a change that impacts many
  2. Little changes can bring big effects
  3. Once the critical factors are in place, epidemics happen very quickly. Change happens not gradually but in one dramatic moment or at a tipping point

Synonyms for tipping point: critical mass, threshold, boiling point 12

Why do some messages tip and others do not? Gladwell identified 3 agents or reasons for tipping points.

1.  Law of the Few-you need certain kinds of messengers to get an idea out

  1. Connectors or people specialists

¨      “people with a special gift for bringing people together” 38

¨      Know lots of people and many different kinds of people

¨      “give us access to opportunities and a world to which we don’t belong” 54

  1. Mavens or info specialists

¨      Collect info and pass it on to others

¨      Enjoy helping other people solve problems

¨      Students, teachers, educators

¨      Data banks

  1. Persuaders or sales people

¨      Persuade others to do something

¨      How does persuasion occur? For some people, this comes naturally

2. Stickiness Factor-content of the message, is our message contagious?

¨      memorable and it moves people to action or changes their behaviors

¨      Why do people stop, read a flyer, remember the message and act on it?

¨      Direct marketers work hard to discover what makes an idea sticky

¨      Can discover this sometimes by studying our audience and discovering what connects with them?  (Vella calls this ? dimensions)

  1. By changing the structure and format of an idea we may enhance the stickiness of the idea
  2. What makes something sticky may be counter-intuitive
  3. We may think that it is the inherent quality of our ideas that sticks but often the presentation of the idea may determines whether or not it sticks 131
  4. To make something sticky is to discover “simple ways to package information so that under the right circumstances it is irresistible.” 132

3.      Power of Context-a sensitivity to the conditions (times and places) in which ideas occur

¨      Epidemics can be started or reversed by the smallest of changes

¨      We must be sensitive and perceptive to what things influence human behavior

¨      Tipping points often come when we change the way an audiences see our idea in some small yet critical respect

Tipping points start when

¨      The influence of special people are involved

¨      You are able to make the content of your message “sticky”

¨      You are able to discover small changes in the context that get things started

From an interview with Gladwell in the Presbyterian Record March 1, 2001

What would you do if you were going to work in a church?

Try to understand who . . . has these special social gifts: of being social, of knowledge and of being persuasive. . .  They can be people who can become powerful building blocks for a religious movement. I would also try to define the kind of person I wanted to appeal to or the specific population I wanted to reach out to. I would try to think deeply about how to make social contact with that group. . . What I am saying is to be aware of the social capital . . . what kind of social help is available. . .Ultimately, the real reason the world goes around is . . . the strength of relationships between individuals. People who have the friendship and respect of others have the most power of all. Understanding and appreciating that kind of power is extremely important.

Two things are odd about stickiness as a concept. The things that make it memorable are often different from what makes it fun. The second thing is that the things that make it sticky and memorable are not intuitive. Something is often memorable for a reason you never thought about. . . Unless you systematically go out and test what makes something sticky, you may never discover its stickiness factor. People should be encouraged to experiment with different ways of communication and try to measure their effectiveness. And prepare to be surprised. I am always struck by how little experimentation there is among communicators. They always assume they know. But, often, you cannot know.

Some ideas

Who are the messengers in our community?  Networkers, idea sharers, persuaders

What part of the gospel do we need to focus on that may be sticky to our audience?

What small adjustments can we make that might bring about major changes?

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What’s In A Name?

What’s in a name? I didn’t have a strong opinion on the various controversies surrounding sports naming conventions until this morning. Listening to CSPAN as I drove into work, I realized how silly and in a way stubborn many are being when it comes to the names and imagery present in certain sports franchises. The question on CSPAN this morning, was “Is the Washington Redskins name offensive”, and at first glance, one might say no, as there is nothing inherently offensive when you hear that term, maybe. However, when you dig just a little deeper and you learn the history of this racial slur, combined with the imagery of what is supposed to be a Native American male with with dark, red skin, large nose, etc. how one defends this term and imagery under the guise of “tradition” or “history” baffles the mind.

I find it ironic that in this debate about imagery and names that the staunchest defenders of it’s continued usage often cite history and tradition as the main reason for their support, when the actual issue is the history and tradition behind these naming conventions. Where did this term “Redskin” come from? Where did this stereotypical imagery of a man with redskin, large nose, or big, wide, grin as is the case with the Cleveland Indians come from? To deny the racial and stereotypical bigotry and history behind this is amazing the more I listen and read the various comments of those against changing the name. We know for a fact that the term redskin was used not only as a descriptor of an entire people but also to refer to the very real and evil history where Native American scalps were used as a form of currency for trade. We also know that the era in which these names and images were adopted and considered appropriate to name one’s team after, was an era where using imagery and racial slurs toward minority groups was an accepted behavior. So when people defend the name Washington Redskins should we assume that supporters are a bunch of bigots not worthy of being considered part of the human race?

Of course, that is an extreme position for one to take, but is it anymore extreme than an opinion that essentially says that it’s perfectly OK to support a racial slur and iconography that mocks the physical and racial characteristics of Native Americans? What’s even more insane to me as a Black man, is listening to and hearing all the Black and other minority supporters who refer to the opponents of this name as silly, too PC, or call the debate ridiculous. It would be laughable if it wasn’t so sad. In my experience, when it comes to racial debates, Black people can be some of the biggest hypocrites. This issue, especially concerning the Washington Redskins, where many of the fans are Black, is both surprising and typical all at the same time. A young, Black woman called into CSPAN this morning, after a caller to the Native American phone line finished describing how her grandfather would cry every time he heard the name redskin, and offered the comment that we all need to grow up as it’s not that serious. I gripped my steering wheel tight and fought not to scream angry a that ignorance this admitted Washington Redskin fan displayed.

Racist-pickaninnyImagine if there was a team called the Pickaninnies or the Sambos complete with logos of children with black skin, big white eyes, and big red lips. Can you seriously imagine a team called the Charlotte Pickaninnies in 2013? Maybe in 1932 like when the Redskins were established, but in 2013? Heck no! If there were a team that somehow survived the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, decades when we supposedly became more enlightened when it comes to diversity, yet still existed and their names and logo’s were defended due to tradition or history, Al Sharpton, the NAACP, Tavis Smiley, Dr. Cornel West, and a score of others would be ready to do another March On Washington to stop it. Black people all across the country would be marching, protesting, and giving their support, and any non-Black who supported the team would be labeled a racist outright. Yet, here in the DC area, plenty of Black Redskins fans eagerly support and defend this mockery of another race without question and outright hostility in some cases.

What I guess I don’t get, is why is this so difficult an issue to understand? You have an entire people that were victims of genocide. Their lands were stolen, people oppressed, and their culture, ethnicity, and race openly mocked even today. All they are asking is that in the modern era that we recognize that they like African Americans, Chinese Americans, Arab Americans, Jewish Americans, Italian Americans, etc. deserve the same respect and decency afforded these groups. A decency and respect that recognizes that it is not OK to use racial slurs and imagery that mocks one’s racial identity in popular culture. It’s not like it’s impossible to change the name and iconography of a team. Let us also remember that terminology changes over time as well. Even “IF” the term redskin was ever acceptable even in the 30’s and it’s disgusting iconography, it sure as heck isn’t today. You would no more walk up to a Native American and call him or her a redskin, than you would call a Black person a Negro and in the case of the latter even Blacks used to call ourselves that.

So why hold on to the racist cultural heritage of America’s yesteryear? Will the team earn less touchdowns, miss more field goals, throw more incomplete passes, and never make it to the Super Bowl if they no longer identify themselves by the scalps of slaughtered Native Americans and mock their racial identity? As a people, an American people, whether we are a melting pot or a garden salad, we are all in this together. Part of recognizing our shared hopes, dreams, struggles, pains, and aspirations is accepting that respect and common decency should be paramount when dealing with one another. Ignoring one group’s pain so we can wear our favorite team’s colors, is the direct opposite of who we are supposed to be as a people.

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  1. Hey, what do you think about the opinion some hold that Native Americans were called “redskins” because of the war paint they used before going to battle?

    They would paint their faces red (representing blood or something).

    They would say that the term “redskin” denotes warriors, not skin color. Therefore it is heroic, and not mocking.

    • The problem is that there were hundreds of tribes, nations, cultures, and practices amongst Native Americans. Even if there was a particular group that did this, it wouldn’t erase the fact that it is well documented that the scalps of Native Americans was used as currency and called redskins regardless of what tribe the victim belonged and it was and has been a derogatory term for centuries.

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So only a few days ago the Alpha demo for Stasis was released – a little known indie horror title that’s just started it’s own bid for Kickstarter success – and I decided to give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised.

(That wasn’t the end of the preview, fyi…)

Stasis is a sort of old-school isometric point-and-click game, I think the closest point of reference (and one that the developer actually uses) is Sanitarium, a similar sort of point-and-click psychological horror game from the 90’s, and though I haven’t played Sanitarium myself I’ve seen enough of it to know there’s a resemblance. If you’re familiar with point and click games (stuff like Monkey Island and Simon the Sorcerer) and the use of 2D pre-rendered isometric perspective in games (RPGs like Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment used this perspective, but action games like Crusader: No Remorse also did) then you should be able to imagine what it looks like, as it’s sort of a mix of the mechanics from the first with the perspective and control of the second.

With that said, neither of those reference points does the game justice, as it literally oozes atmosphere. Stasis is a straight-up horror game but one that seemingly borrows more from slow, suspenseful horror than what we’ve come to associate with horror games – item management, jump scares and violent altercations with queues of freakish monsters. Though I get the sense from the media that’s been released for the game that combat may figure later on it definitely seems as though a heavy emphasis has been placed on telling the story more through mood, atmosphere and environmental design than explosive action.

And I’ve got to say I quite like it.

Though the Alpha did leave me a little frustrated at times, anxiously sweeping my cursor round the environment, looking for items I may have missed (a pretty common problem with anything point-and-click) I generally came away feeling unsettled and tense after what I played. There’s a heavy atmosphere to the demo, right from the get go: a very pretty intro cinematic sets the scene before leading into the start of the game, where you’re dropped out of stasis a little worse for wear and immediately find yourself struggling to survive. Your character, knows who he is, but little about the dank, dark, ship’s interior he finds stretching out before him, but he knows from the ship’s systems relaying his condition that he needs medical attention immediately, and that gives you your first, desperate, objective.

As I’ve said the game is 2D, atleast it’s pre-rendered, and the environments are more like very attractive paintings than just locations to move through; I often found myself stopping in a room just to look around. In that sense I think the look of the game does stand out from a lot of other horror games, and indeed games in general. The art style is sort of dark but relatively photo-realistic, environments are very pretty though – there’s a good mix of light and dark, and despite being dark and ok, sort of murky, it all looks very nice.

I’ve never been very observant about sound, despite how affective it can be, but I did find the sounds of the ship contributed significantly to the atmosphere, as did the vocals of the few voice actors. I also thought the broken English of your plug suit and the ship’s systems was very effective at conveying how alone you are. Both the graphics and the sound really worked well, as far as I’m concerned.

I definitely think this is one of those games that a lot of people aren’t going to like – there weren’t any ‘weapons’ as such in the demo, it was very slow-paced, and there wasn’t all that much to do aside from progressing through the puzzles to reach each new slither of story, and I definitely think that will turn a lot of people off. It’s no Dear Esther though, you do do stuff, I think it’s just more about the story and the atmosphere than how many clicks you make. You don’t collect hundreds of items or gun-down rows of assailants, instead you explore this very creepy, very atmospheric ship’s interior, and the story slowly unfolds before you as you do so.

It’s a nice change of pace for a horror game frankly, and so far I’m interested enough for me to want to see more of Stasis, especially considering among it’s cited influences are Alien and Event Horizon.

While it’s still an Alpha, and presumably aspects will have changed by the time the full-game is released, what I played was enjoyable enough to get me interested in the game; it’s also nice to see indie games expanding into genres that used to be quite popular but have fallen by the wayside over the years. Hopefully Stasis reaches release and proves that even just pointing and clicking can be a terrifying experience sometimes…

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Fargo is ‘ideal’ location: Wrestling tourney has found a host it says will be tough to beat

As the principal at Ben Franklin Junior High in Fargo, John Nelson spends his days tending to the business of teenagers. This week, as a director of volunteers for the world’s largest wrestling tournament, he’ll be in the midst of masses of kids.

“Same thing, that’s’ right,” Nelson said.

That’s’ right, the USA Wrestling Junior and Cadet national tournaments are back in Fargo and there are no imminent signs that the event will ever leave the Fargodome. The Junior portion of the tourney first came to Fargo in 1993 and later combined with the Cadet after the 1996 Olympics.

It’s staying power is impressive.

“It’s been a long run,” said NDSU head coach Bucky Maughan, who oversees the university’s end of it.

It will probably get longer. The two sides are in the first year of another contract – this one two years with an option to renew in the third year – that is negotiated between NDSU and USA Wrestling.

The goal, Maughan said, is to create a “win-win for everybody.” The tournament is a revenue producer for campus housing and the athletic department. Over the years, there have been whispers of other cities looking at bidding for the tournament – like Orlando, Fla., – but so far, nobody has gotten to home plate.

A facility would have to have floor space large enough for 23 wrestling mats and at least a couple of video boards to display pairings. The location would probably need some type of dormitory housing, be in some sort of central location and be in a relatively safe environment.

Fargo nails every angle.

“The dome is just amazing,” said Pete Isais, the director of national events for USA. “To rent a facility of this magnitude would be quite a large amount of money. We really haven’t explored in detail to try and move the event.”

Isais is a former NDSU assistant coach who has been on both sides of the negotiations.

“It’s been a rather easy negotiation process,” he said. “We just continue to hope that each entity is making somewhat of a profit and one entity is not getting slighted.”

Said Maughan: “If there are any differences, we’re able to work them out.”

Maughan is certain of one thing: if another city wants to take on the event, they better send some personnel to Fargo to see how to do it right. Isais called the Fargo effort a “well oiled-machine.”

“I hate to toot our own horn but it’s well run,” Nelson said. “USA Wrestling can come in here and know they don’t have to deal with a lot of problems they do at other places.”

Finding volunteers is a major, if not the biggest, task. Nelson, who was given a name tag with “King of Volunteers” on it, said there will be about 450 to 500 by the end of the tournament.

It’s one spoke in a wheel that keeps rolling back to Fargo. For another city to take the tournament, Isais said it would have to be a sports commission that has a large data base of volunteers.

“It’s been a win-win for everybody,” Maughan said. “It’s been a win-win for the city, it’s been a win-win for the campus and it’s been a win-win for the athletic department.”

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Man severely burned in Spicer house fire

SPICER, Minn. — A man was in critical condition Tuesday after suffering burns Monday night in a fire that destroyed a rural Spicer home. Two other occupants escaped out a second-story window.

According to reports from fire and law enforcement officials, the injured man is David Lindner, 70, a roommate of the homeowner.

Spicer Fire Chief Mike Holme said Lindner was reported to have severe burns to his arms, hands and face. He was taken by ambulance Monday night to Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar and then transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis where he was in critical condition Tuesday.

Homeowner Stephen Sarafolean, 52, and his girlfriend, Sandra Jane Davis, 56, were not injured. A dog also died in the blaze, which was reported at 9:30 p.m. The house was a total loss, Holme said.

Holme said Sarafolean and Davis were in the upstairs loft when they smelled smoke. When they opened the upstairs bedroom door a “big flash of flames” erupted, said Holme.

Sarafolean lowered Davis out the window, who dropped about 10 feet to the ground. Sarafolean then “shimmied” out the window to the ground where he saw Lindner on the deck with severe burns, Holme said.


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Miss North Dakota organizers make adjustments to deal with oil boom

WILLISTON, N.D. – As the young women wearing crowns filed into Wildcat Pizza here, every head turned.

A table full of women – let alone pageant contestants – is a rare sight in this male-dominated oil boom town, enough to prompt guys to get out their camera phones.

“It just made lunch so much better,” said Nathan Tuckfield, a construction consultant from Sidney, Mont.

The women are Miss North Dakota contestants, who came to Williston from across the state to compete in the annual scholarship pageant today through Saturday.

Laura Harmon, Miss Grand Forks, who posed for a photo with an oil field worker, said a group of women wearing crowns would stand out anywhere – not just in a boom town.

“No matter where you go, I think you’re going to turn heads,” Harmon said.

While the oil boom has changed the town of Williston, which has hosted the pageant since 1987, it hasn’t significantly changed the pageant.

However, organizers have had to reassure some parents in recent years about the safety of the community, which has received a lot of publicity as men from across the country have descended on the area for work.

“We’ve had parents nervous about their daughters coming,” said Marilyn McGinley, president of the event’s board of directors.

One adjustment the pageant made last year was finding a new place for the women to stay as Williston hotels became housing for temporary workers.

But that never became a problem, McGinley said, because Williston State College offered its recently constructed residence hall to the contestants and opened up rooms for parents.

With the addition of new hotels, the availability of rooms has improved this year, although rates are higher than other areas in the state.

The finalists continue to stay together at the college rather than at various hotels.

“There’s this camaraderie that we didn’t have when we had hotels,” said Marian Hamilton, executive director.

For the third year in a row, the pageant week’s itinerary included a dinner at a camp that houses oil field workers – often called a man camp.

That caused some anxiety the first time they went, McGinley said.

“One set of parents was very concerned about their daughter going to the man camp,” McGinley said. “We had five chaperones for 20 girls and I think we saw maybe five men while we were there.”

The pageant has always had security for the week while the women are in Williston. This includes a rule that the contestants need to be driven to all events by volunteer hostesses, said B. Michael Quayle, producer of the show.

“They’re sequestered, in a way,” said Quayle, adding that it allows the contestants to focus on preparing for the competition, with preliminary rounds today and Friday and the coronation Saturday night.

Last year, the event provided $40,000 in scholarships. The winner goes on to compete for Miss America.

Jacky Arness of Fargo, who holds the title Miss State Capitol and is in Williston for the first time, said everyone is looking out for each other.

“They’ve taken impeccable care of us,” Arness said.

Harmon, who is in Williston for her fourth year of competition, said the town isn’t like many of the rumors she had heard.

“You hear a lot of things but it’s not like that when you get out here,” Harmon said.


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Trey Mewes, Austin Daily Herald, Published June 17 2013

‘Full Metal Monk’ takes art to Austin, Minn., streets

AUSTIN, Minn. – A Rochester-based Buddhist monk is creating an arts opportunity for Austin children using a novel backdrop: an electrical transformer.

Boo Roth will paint and stencil a transformer west of Steve’s Pizza along Fourth Avenue Northwest on Tuesday afternoons for the next few weeks, leading up to Austin’s Downtown Artworks Festival.

“I’m a monk, and this is a public thing,” he said. “A monk’s duty is to give back to the public.”

Roth will create murals on the transformer, with one side depicting the Marvel Comics character Iron Man holding a U.S. flag, another side a multicolored mural centered on the word “Love,” and yet another side depicting an American flag. Once Roth has finished parts of the murals, children and adults will be able to add touches of their own to the transformer, whether it’s peace signs on the American flag mural or initials on the “Love” mural.

“I’ll just do a couple stripes of the flag and continue the penciling on the other side, so if somebody comes by they have something to do,” Roth said Tuesday.

Roth is no stranger to public art. He has designed several murals for transformers and fixtures in Rochester, including the pump box at the Rochester Peace Plaza, as part of a public arts project to get the community involved and to protect public fixtures from graffiti. Roth was selling some of his art during Thursdays on Main events last year when Kiersten Hall of the Austin Community Alliance approached him about selling art in Austin during Tuesdays on Main events.

“I’d rather just come and paint a transformer for free,” he said.

It took about a month’s worth of discussions between Roth and Austin Utilities before Roth could paint a transformer. Utilities and city officials had concerns about painting over identifying numbers, posts or vents, but many officials seemed positive about the project.

“It’s a neat way to get the community involved in the art world,” said Mark Nibaur, Austin Utilities executive director.

Once Roth and the community have finished the project, Roth will add a layer of graffiti coating in order to seal the artwork, which Roth said will preserve the community art project for at least a decade. Utilities and city officials will then decide whether other such projects could take place throughout Austin.

“We want to see how it turns out, and work with the city on how we could paint more structures in the community,” Nibaur said.

For Roth, the project is a way to give back to the community, and to help community members to creatively express themselves. Children and adults will be able to help with the project as it takes shape, and Roth said he plans to be in town on Tuesdays to work on the transformer.


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The drought gripping much of the area is diminishing river levels, with some tributaries in the northern Red River Valley slowing to a trickle.

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Kuala Lumpur. Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Asiaflex Products Sdn Bhd, Technip’s flexible

pipe manufacturing plant in Tanjung Langsat, Johor, Malaysia made its first

delivery recently, in a handover ceremony to Petrofac E&C Sdn Bhd (“Petrofac”).

The fast track project was awarded to Technip in March this year and the pipes

will be used for the development of the Sepat field located offshore Terengganu,

Participating in the handover ceremony were Edgar Pushparatnam, Senior Vice

President, Technip in Asia Pacific and Managing Director of Technip in Malaysia

and Zameri Embong, Petrofac’s Head of Business Development with Yang Berbahagia

Dato’ Azman Mahmud, Deputy Director General II of MIDA, and Abdul Malik Jaafar,

General Manager International Projects, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, as honored

This delivery is significant to Asiaflex Products. First, it marks a successful

beginning for the manufacturing plant following its inauguration in November

2010 by the Prime Minister, Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul

Razak. Second, these flexible pipes will be deployed for the first time in a

subsea project in Malaysia.

“Since it commenced operations in July 2010, Asiaflex Products has received

orders from China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam. Today is an

important milestone for Technip as this delivery is the first for Asiaflex

Products and also the first batch of flexible pipes manufactured by the plant

that will be used in offshore developments in Malaysia”, Edgar Pushparatnam said

in his address at the ceremony. Pushparatnam also noted that despite the

challenging timeline, Asiaflex Products managed to deliver on time.

“Malaysia has achieved significant progress to be the regional hub for the

manufacture of machinery and equipment (“M&E”) and services for the oil and gas

industry. With the presence of key players like Technip, which has access to a

wide range of world class technologies, and state-of-the-art in-house

technologies, the Malaysian oil and gas M&E sector has benefited in terms of

technological progress, skills development and outsourcing requirements,”

remarked Dato’ Azman Mahmud.

He added that Asiaflex Product’s investment of over RM600 million reflects

confidence in the strong fundamentals of the country’s diverse economy. “The

manufacturing [facility] not only provides potential business opportunities to

supporting industries, it has also created employment particularly in the

technical and skilled categories. This will definitely contribute to Malaysia’s

aspiration to be a high-income economy.”

Asiaflex Products is the only flexible pipe manufacturing facility in Asia

Pacific and Technip’s third after its existing plants in Le Trait, France and

Vitória, Brazil. This plant is part of the Group’s capex program to reinforce

its worldwide leadership in the Subsea market. The manufacturing site is also

designed for umbilical production and includes an offshore logistic base.

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How to Crack, Unprotect or Remove Document Protection in Word

Posted on: September 27, 2008

Ever run into situation where someone sends you a read-only password protected Word document, but wants you to make changes?
Here’s how to crack it if you are using the newer versions of Word:

If you are using office XP or 2003, you can change the view to HTML-Code using Microsoft Script-Editor by pressing the [Alt]+[Shift]+[F11] key combination.

Search for “Password” and you will find somethimg like this:

To remove the protection:
-Just remowe those two lines, and after saving the document , the protection is gone.

To remove the password:
-replace the Password, here “19E8E61E”, with “00000000”, save the Document and close “Script-Editor”.

Alternative you can save your document as .html and use a html-Editor

31 Responses to "How to Crack, Unprotect or Remove Document Protection in Word"

but not find by Alt]+[Shift]+[F11] key

Thanks a lot. Good tip

Absolutely Spot on. Thanks for this info. It has saved me ages re writing one of my docs. Thanks again.

Wonderful! I just needed to increase the maximum size of a form field created outside our office and could do so without having to recreate the whole protected thing.

Spot on! I had never thought of going into the html code. What a brilliantly simple solution. Thanks.

Assalamu alaikum,

Any way to “open” a Password protected Word file, if you’ve forgotten the Password ??

Great! It works! Fantastic….this is why word protection is useless!

Thx a lot Man!
Your password removing method is so simple and wonderful :-)

Thank you very much.
It is so simple and wonderful.
Is there a such way for Excel too?

A) Open document > Select edit menu > choose select all > then choose copy from edit menu.
Open new document > edit menu> paste.
Select tools menu> choose options> window opens with options. Select form different tabs the edit tab> make sure that al desired boxes are selected.
Select save tab>choose and mark box>ask about properties
accept or Apply options and close.
Save new document different name. When saving it should ask if you want to save properties> choose not save. Maybe it asks if you want to modify properties> choose yes> select box archive amongst read only, hidden or archive.
If this does not work.

thanks alot .May allah bless you

Thanks, that’s a simple crack!

Thanks for the help. Work perfect!

Brilliant! Thanks.

So is it part of islamic manners to crack, break into and steal?
Remember, when a document is protected, it is protected for a reason.

What about those peoples those have lost there password and that file belongs to them? Every technology have good and bad usage it’s up to human how they want to use it.

Thanks, May Allah (swt) bless you with His Rahmah.

Thanks. Quickly solved my problem.

Thanks for this. Saved me a lot of time re-writing the doc.

how do you find something in the editor?

Great tip! Worked like a charm. Thxs!

Lifesaver … tx!

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super post. very useful

Absolutey perfect, Thankyou it worked perfectly for me. saved me hours of work.

How about on a Mac? Word 2010? I can’t get it with Alt+shift+F11 or with Apple+shift+F11…

Thank u very much for your short and effective solution. Keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!

Ruby, et al.

Save it as a webpage and then open the file from notepad. Search protection and make the changes. Then reopen the file as a word document and save as a word file.

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Training, Resources, and Glossary of Terms for Assessment of Student Learning

 Assessment Bibliographies
Many assessment bibliographies are available online.  This is a sample.

Assessment Glossary
A variety of sites useful for understanding the discourse of assessment.

Assessment Tools and Methods
Articles and statements on assessment, assessment sites with multiple links, classroom assessment techniques, outcomes/performance criteria, portfolios, and rubrics.

Bloom's Taxonomy
Useful links to aspects of Bloom's Taxonomy, a classification of levels of intellectual behavior in learning, which may be helpful to curriculum development and assessment.

Building the Collective Responsibility for Student Learning Newsletters
Archived copies of the Sinclair Community College newsletter designed to heighten the understanding of the inegrated relationship between curriculum, general education, and assessment.

Clarification of Assessment and Evaluation
Article by Gloria Goldman and Lori Zakel outlining assessment and evaluation methods at Sinclair Community College.  Assessment Update, May-June 2009, Volume 21, Number 3

Conferences and Institutes
Conferences and institutes focusing on assessment of student learning.

Contact People
Contacts at Sinclair Community College regarding assessment of student learning.  These include coordinators, committee chairpersons, and Learning Liaisons.

Faculty Forum
Issues of the Sinclair Community College Faculty Forum newsletter with articles related to curriculum, assessment, and/or general education.

General Education Rubrics
The Sinclair Community College General Education rubrics for Computer Literacy, Critical Thinking, Information Literacy, Oral Communication, Values, and Written Communication.

Getting Results
On-line, multimedia learning modules for community college faculty including planning for outcomes and assessment.  A joint production of The League for Innovation and WGBH-TV in Boston.

Institutional Planning and Research Surveys and Reports
Surveys and reports that include assessment data.

Learning Liaisons
Divisional liaisons responsible for encouraging assessment activities and assisting faculty in obtaining the resources and support they need to make assessment activities meaningful and successful.


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Grade 12 >

Week 14- 12/04/12

Help the "Clinton Helping Clinton Food Drive."  Each advisory will receive a list of food items being collected to help Clinton residents who are in need this Christmas.  Please encourage your advisory to collect the FULL LIST of items, so each family can receive a complete meal for the holidays.  Social Services will add a gift card for a turkey or ham to each bag to complete the meal.  Please contact Maureen Tranquilli with any questions you might have.

Here is a cool video about the 5 second rule - click here


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News >

20120719 Protei is at TechShop : Build your dreams!

posted Jul 19, 2012, 10:28 PM by Cesar Harada
Build your dreams !!! YEAH !!!
 TECHSHOP : Build your dreams

 Protei is at TechShop SF !!!

  Protei @TechShop

 Gabriella Levine and Cesar Harada in action ! Whatcha !!!!

First day at TechShop SF

 We are eating well, simple DIY food - micro-waved cheap veggies + rice, good!

Techshop healthy diner, veggies+rice in microwave :D

 We have agreed on Protei_010 general architecture concept :

 We have discussed how we want the website to communicate with Protei roughly : and the real world

 We're on the good way to develop the website a with a brand new exciting team : functions

 We've found some cool worm gear cheap and powerful motors.

  Worm Gear + Gear Box + Motor = awesome for 4 USD !!!!

 We got some big pieces of papers and pens to start drawing the hull - making progress !!! Soon you'll see protos !!! We're taking classes at Techshop to be allowed to use many machines. All good and more soon !


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What We Did in March

March 4, 2011

Today everybody tie dyed shirts that they brought.  It was fun.  The colors are sun colors, red, orange, and yellow.

For Dr. Seuss’s birthday we made oobleck.  We read The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and Bartholomew and the Oobleck.  We read to our kindergarten friends and made hats.  They had red and white stripes and they were very tall.

We are collecting bottle caps for a mural at Imagination Station.  We can collect all different shapes and sizes.  We can help build it on May 6th through the 8th.

We finished reading Time for Andrew.  It was really good.  It was a bout a boy who goes back in time and trades places with a cousin who might have died of diptheria in 1910.  We started a new book, Maniac Magee.  It is a very mysterious book.

There were two birthdays this week, Skyler and Colin.  They both brought cookies in and they were delicious.  Brandon was our VIP.

                                                Written by Mason and Mikayla

March 11, 2011

We have only 21 days until Spring Break. We can't wait for the warm weather.

We're saving bottle caps for Imagination Station for a big mural that a famous artist is going to come and do. The Disco Dynamites are winning in bottle cap points.

We had a two hour delay. We don't need more snow.

We are making pillows in art. They are coming out really outstanding. The pillows are made from a portrait of ourselves that we drew.

We wore our tie dyed shirts on Monday. They are like sunshine because the colors are red, orange, and yellow.

We had the Toledo Zoo come in. We got to see two animals and pet one. It was a really good assembly about the rainforest.

We had BGSU soccer players come in for PE. They showed us foot skills and how to kick preperly. They were really nice.

We have a new student. Her name is Samantha and she is from northern Michigan. She is a really nice girl. Lucas was our V.I.P. this week.

                                                                                Written by Nick and Rachael

March 18, 2011

We had a math test on Thursday and it was so long that it took two people the whole school day! We focused and did a pretty good job on it.

We have collected 700 bottle caps now. We're collecting them for Imagination Station so they can make a mural. We're surprised we have so many already.

We have started getting raffle tickets for doing good on tests. If our teacher picks the number on our ticket we get a prize. This week's winners are Brianne, Lucas, Eric, Desirae, and Savanna.

There is a super moon happening on Saturday. It's the closest that the moon is going to be to Earth. We're hoping for a clear night so we can see it.

We're reading Maniac Magee and there is one part about Butterscotch Krimpets so we got some. They taste like cupcakes and they're really good.

Colin was our V.I.P. this week.

                                                                                Written by Brianne and Eric


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Astral Jelly

This jellyfish is the size of a human head. A prominent, hourglass-shaped organ can be seen through its semi-translucent flesh.

Astral Jelly CR 1/3

XP 200
N Tiny animal (aquatic, extraplanar)
Init +5; Senses low-light vision; Perception +1

AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +2 size)
hp 4 (1d8)
Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +0
Defensive Abilities amorphous

Speed fly 20 ft. (perfect), swim 20 ft.
Melee tentacles +7 (1d2–1 plus poison)
Space 2-1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft.

Str 8, Dex 13, Con 10, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1
Base Atk +0; CMB +3 (+7 grapple); CMD 12 (can't be tripped)
Feats Weapon Finesse
Skills Escape Artist +11, Swim +7; Racial Modifiers +10 Escape Artist
SQ amphibious, compression

Environment any (Astral Plane)
Organization solitary, pack (2–5), or bloom (6–12)
Treasure none

Normal Time (Ex) When on the Astral Plane, creatures within an astral jelly's aura experience the passage of time normally, as if they were on the Material Plane. They are subject to afflictions, aging, hunger, and thirst, but also experience natural healing at the normal rate.
Poison (Ex) Tentacles—injury; save Fort DC 10; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1 Dex; cure 1 save.


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Mission Statement
The San José High Bulldog Foundation's objectives are to provide funds and charitable support related to San José High School
and its students in order to meet a wide variety of specific educational and social needs to ensure the success and achievements of San José High alumni past, present, and future.

Class of 2015 seniors awarded Bulldog Foundation Scholarships
Bryan Lopez (UC Santa Cruz), Asia Marie Nakamura (UC Berkeley), Julier Escobar Solis (Wesleyan U., Connecticut)

Pictured above: Julier, Bryan, and Asia with Foundation members and scholarship presenters Helen Garza, Class of 1956,
and Virginia Panlasigui, Class of 1972

Welcome new Foundation members:
Ricky and Amber Rasura
Ricky is the Music Director at San José High School

Upcoming events and meetings
August 4, Tues., 6 p.m., Foundation meeting
SJHS Media Center, upstairs

September 19, Saturday, 8:00 a.m., Golf Tournament
Co-sponsored by Bulldog Boosters and San José High Bulldog Foundation
Los Lagos Golf Course
For information contact: Anjali Mehta, sjhbooster@yahoo.com
All proceeds benefit SJHS students