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"This is exactly what I want to do," said Beaty, referring to her desire to teach in the classroom. "This ladder helps the teachers and the students at the same time."
In fact, teaching is exactly what Beaty wanted to do since she was a child growing up in Spartanburg.
Well, she did briefly think about becoming a nurse, but "I'm not good with blood," she said, quickly ruling out that profession.
"My mom talks about how I was always organizing and planning things and playing school," she said. "When the ice cream truck came, I would make the kids line up in single file."
A proud product of District 7 herself (Chapman Elementary, Whitlock Junior High and Spartanburg High), Beaty graduated with a degree in elementary education from South Carolina State University. She later earned her master's from USC-Spartanburg (now Upstate) and 30-plus hours from Converse College, both in elementary education.
She taught seventh and eighth grade language arts for two years at Jonesville High School in Union County before coming to Houston in 1995 as a teacher's aide. The following year she taught second grade and then sixth grade language arts through last year.
"People tell me that I encourage my students, and that's what I try to do," Beaty said. "I want to be that kind of teacher who's always in their corner and on their side."
She realizes some of her students don't have anyone at home doing that for them. And that leads to what Beaty says is the toughest part of her job.
"It's worrying about them when they leave your classroom and worrying if they're being taken care of at home," she explained. "They're like your own children and you want them to be safe. They become a part of you."
Advice to Aspiring Teachers: "Make sure you have a heart for children and a passion to impart your knowledge to someone else."
(NAPSI)—There's good news, bad news and great news about children and safety on the road.
The good news is that car seats, booster seats and seat belts save lives. In fact, in 2015, car seats saved the lives of an estimated 248 children under age 5.
The bad news is every day in America, too many children ride in car seats that have been installed incorrectly, or are riding in the wrong car seats for their ages and sizes. Some children even ride while completely unsecured. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 59 percent of car seats are not installed correctly. Every 33 seconds in 2015, a child under the age of 13 was involved in a crash. On average, two children under 13 were killed and 319 children were injured every day in 2015 while riding in cars, SUVs, pickups and vans.
The great news is that when used correctly, car seats reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for toddlers. For infants and toddlers in light trucks, the corresponding reductions were 58 percent and 59 percent, respectively. By law, all children must be buckled up in appropriate car seats or booster seats while riding in cars.
During Child Passenger Safety Week, September 17−23, 2017, many communities will have Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians on hand to provide training on how to use car seats, booster seats and seat belts for children. While most parents are confident they've correctly installed their child's car seat, many have not.
What's more, according to NHTSA data, in 2015, about 25.8 percent of children 4 to 7 were prematurely moved to seat belts, when they should have been riding in booster seats. Technicians can also help educate consumers about choosing the right car seat for their child, the importance of registering that car seat with its manufacturer, and what to expect if the seat is subject to a safety recall.
Anyone driving with a child in the car should read and carefully follow the installation instructions included with a car seat as well as the vehicle owner's manual.
NHTSA recommends keeping children in rear-facing car seats as long as possible, up to the car seat's top height or weight limit. Then, it's time for a forward-facing car seat with a harness and tether. After outgrowing this car seat, the child should ride in a booster seat until he or she is the right size to use a seat belt safely. For a seat belt to fit properly, the lap belt must lie across the upper thighs, not the stomach, and the shoulder belt should be snug across the shoulder and chest, not the neck or face.
Whether they are in a car seat, a booster seat, or buckled in their seat belt, children under 13 should always ride in the backseat because it's safer there.
Parents and caregivers can view more information on car seat safety and locate a certified child passenger safety technician at www.NHTSA.gov/TheRightSeat.
c it depends on the time specified.
Which of the following statements is true for two balls thrown in the air with the same speed at different angle with the horizontal? Ignore air friction.
g The ball making the steeper angle spends more time in the air.
c The ball making the shallower angle spends more time in the air.
c The time of flight depends only on the initial speed given to each ball.
Two balls are projected off a cliff. One is thrown horizontally while the other is released from rest and falls vertically. Which of the following statements is true?
c The ball that falls vertically hits the ground first.
c The ball that is projected horizontally hits the ground first.
g Both balls hit the ground at the same time.
c We can not determine which ball hits the ground first unless we know the speed at which the first ball was projected horizontally.
Two blocks of the same size but different masses, m1 and m2, are placed on a table side-by-side in contact with each other. Assume that m1 > m2. Let N1 be the normal force between the two blocks when you push horizontally on the free side of m1 (towards m2). Let N2 be the normal force between the two blocks when you push horizontally on the free side of m2 (towards m1). Which of the following statements is true?
c more information is needed.
c equal to the weight of the ball and pointing down.
c equal to the weight of the ball and pointing up.
c equal to twice the weight of the ball and point up.
where Lcosq is the radius of the circle.
b. Since the position of the sphere in the vertical direction does not change, the acceleration in the vertical direction is zero, and the net force must be zero.
From this expression we see that if v increases, cosq must increase and sinq must decrease. This will happen when q decreases. We also see that the relation between speed v and angle q is independent of the mass of the sphere.
a. Consider the free-body diagram shown in the Figure below.
Mr. Biden has been tapped by Mr. Obama tapped to head a task force on gun violence, which is scheduled to deliver recommendations to the president by the end of the month.
Mr. Obama has described Dec. 14 — when 26 people, including 20 young children, were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. — as “the worst day of my presidency.” Mr. Biden expressed a similar sentiment Wednesday.
Maybe i'm a little cynical, but i think the whole faux concern routine is the biggest crock of **** since Obama said he was serious about our debt.
While the age of the “movie star” seems to have faded away a bit, Johnny Depp remains one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood. The actor prided himself on tackling offbeat and edgy roles early in his career, but ever since his Oscar-nominated turn in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Depp has fronted his fair share of studio pictures and leaves fans in a tizzy whenever he makes a public appearance. However, it appears that Depp doesn’t foresee himself acting well into his old age, as he recently revealed that he’s “not too far away” from retiring. Hit the jump for more.
While speaking to the UK press earlier today (via THR), Depp said that he’s “probably not too far away” from quitting acting, going on to note that while he won’t be “dropping out any second,” he’s considering moving out of the lime light in the near future. The actor added that he wants to focus on “quieter” pursuits once he retires, but neglected to elaborate on just what those might be (though one can surmise that playing guitar might be on that list).
Depp’s comments come on the heels of the considerably disappointing box office performance of his Disney-backed, massive-budget The Lone Ranger. While audiences turn out for those Pirates movies like crazy, Depp’s roles in recent films like The Rum Diary and Dark Shadows have failed to catch on. The actor did enjoy post-Pirates successes like Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Tourist—which was a sizable hit with international audiences—but in the last couple of years, his non-Pirates films just haven’t fared as well. That being said, Depp has never really been about crazy box office fame or success, so one imagines he doesn’t mind all that much.
While Depp may indeed be mulling over retirement soon, he still has a pretty stacked schedule ahead of him in the coming months. He’s currently filming the lead role in Wally Pfister’s sci-fi directorial debut Transcendence, he’ll play The Wolf in the star-studded musical Into the Woods, he’s poised to start filming Pirates of the Caribbean 5 early next year, and he’s also attached to star in the crime pic Mortdecai. In short, don’t expect Depp to disappear from movie theaters anytime before 2015.
Two men were found dead in a white 2001 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck on Tuten Landing Road on Friday by a resident who had gone crabbing. The resident noticed the vehicle at around 11 a.m., and when he returned at around 4 p.m., the truck was still parked in the same place and there were people in the truck.
The Jasper County Sheriff's Office was dispatched by 911 after the resident called around 4 p.m., and Sheriff Greg Jenkins is calling the incident a double homicide.
The two males found sitting inside the truck's cab, whose bodies are at Medical University of South Carolina for autopsy, were identified as Watson Allen, 23, of Bloomingdale, Ga., and Glenn Settles, 22, of Jesup, Ga. Both men were shot multiple times, according to Deputy County Coroner Jeremiah Vaigneur.
"There was nothing stolen from the men or the vehicle that we know of," Jasper County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigator Lt. Donald Hipp said. "And right now, we don't have any suspects for the murders."
Details about caliber of the firearm used in the killings and whether the men were killed at the Tuten Landing location are not being released. The homicides are under investigation by the Jasper County Sheriff's Office and the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division.
"There are very few details that we can release at this time," said Jenkins, "because this is an active investigation. But we want anyone who saw or heard anything from late Thursday night until Friday morning to let us know about it."
Anyone having information or tips about the homicides at Tuten Landing are asked to call the Jasper County Sheriff's Office at 726-7777 or Silent Witness at 1-800-446-1006. SLED's direct line for this investigation is (803) 737-9000. SLED agents working the case are Agent Richard Johnson and Agent Jomar (Joe) Albayalde. The "Silent Witness" number for SLED is 1-888-274-6372. Callers are anonymous, but any and all information about the murders is important.
Steve Cochran and Spike O'Dell in the CMT Studios.
It’s been exactly 10 years since Spike O’Dell was the host of the morning show on WGN Radio. He’s decided to hang up his headphones at the age of 55 and basically, he hasn’t regretted it once. He does miss the people and the friends but he loves his life with his grandkids.
If any Canadians have an edge in doing business in France, it stands to reason they must be Quebeckers. But it's not that easy, says Kingsley Falls businessman Bernard Lemaireacco. Language is a problem. Some terms used by French-speaking Quebeckers are not understood in France, he told an investment seminar. Lemaire's company took over a money-losing mill in France and turned it into a profitable operation.
TROY, Ala. (AP) Edric Dennis had 31 points as Texas-Arlington beat Troy 79-66 on Saturday.
Brian Warren had 13 points and six assists for Texas-Arlington (15-15, 11-6 Sun Belt Conference). Tiandre Jackson-Young added 10 points.
Charles Norman had 15 points for the Trojans (11-17, 4-12), who have now lost five games in a row. Darian Adams added 13 points. BJ Miller had 11 points.
Texas-Arlington finishes out the regular season against Texas State at home next Saturday. Troy takes on Appalachian State on the road on Thursday.
CHICAGO – The Cubs have been known to generate some magic in the final innings of games in 2018. Unfortunately they couldn’t do it in time to beat the rain.
Just as the tenth inning began, with the Cubs tied at one with the Mets, a line of heavy showers moved into Chicago and forced the contest to be suspended till Wednesday at noon.
That will precede the final game of a three-game series, which will now begin 45 minutes after the conclusion of the suspended game. That contest was originally scheduled for 1:20 PM.
It put an end to a pitcher’s duel at Wrigley Field in which runs were at a premium. Once again, Cole Hamels was strong for the Cubs over five innings, shutting out New York in that time with eight strikeouts compared to three walks. But he was pulled after 93 pitches in the sixth and the Mets got a run across on Jorge De La Rosa in the sixth when Jacob deGrom snuck a ball through the right side of the infield for the RBI.
David Bote tied the game up in the seventh on a sacrifice fly but could get nothing else against deGrom, who struck out ten over eight innings. Not even two runners on to start the eighth was enough to push across the go-ahead run, and the Cubs went 1-2-3 against Seth Lugo in the ninth.
Eight people, including five children, were displaced Saturday morning after a one-alarm fire swept through their apartment, fire officials said.
The blaze ignited in the building's lower garage, which San Jose Fire Department Capt. Brad Kloutier said was converted into a living space.
Fire crews were able to knock down the flames quickly and prevent the fire from spreading to nearby homes, Kloutier said. There were no reports of any civilian or firefighter injuries.
Societe Generale's notoriously bearish strategist, Albert Edwards, has poured scorn on the belief that the U.S. economy is recovering and predicts "violent" reactions in asset markets during the second half of 2015.
"The downturn in U.S. profits is accelerating and it is not just an energy or U.S. dollar phenomenon – a broad swathe of U.S. economic data has disappointed in February," he said in a research note published Thursday.
U.S. indexes have continued to hit all-time highs this year and the Nasdaq is also looking to break through a level last seen at the peak of the tech bubble in 2000.
However, Edwards said that, rather than concentrating on these corporate earnings or dismal economic data points, market participants were too focused on the "pillow talk" about decent payroll data from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen sounded a dovish tone this week in front of Congress, saying the central bank would be patient with its goal of normalizing benchmark interest rates. Analysts have been busy dialing back their estimates for the next rate hike in the U.S., with many now believing that it could be September, or even later - rather than June – when a change in policy takes place.
"The reality is that the vast bulk of economic, as well as earnings, data (even outside the energy sector), has been simply dreadful," Edwards said.
"The economic cycle will be brought down by asset bubbles bursting long before 'tight' policy has any effect. Lessons were learned from the global financial crisis, but not that one."
In the research note, he highlights a slew of data that has surprised on the downside so far in 2015, adding that it was the worst start-of-year since 2009. Examples he gave included retail sales, factory orders and personal spending.
There have also been a number of disappointing earnings, with Wall Street powerhouse Morgan Stanley seeing adjusted earnings fall short of estimates and retail giant Wal-Mart posting worse-than-expected revenue last week.
Edwards said that such an earnings slump was normally associated with an outright U.S. recession.
"With equity markets galore hitting record highs clearly I must be missing something big!" he said. "I've been here before though and know full well how this story ends and it doesn't involve me being detained in a mental health establishment (usually)."
While Edwards' bearish thoughts and predictions are widely-read by colleagues and rivals at fellow banks, they are not always accurate. In September 2012, he said the U.S. was in recession and warned of an "ultimate" death cross for the S&P 500—where the 50-month moving average falls below the 200-month moving average.
Instead the S&P 500 continued to rally, and has gained around 50 percent since Edwards' pronouncement. Other analysts disagree that equities are on the verge of collapse as central banks are waiting in the wings to backstop any instability.
Analysts expect the S&P 500 to end 2015 at 2,185 points, according to a mean average of ten analyst calls collated by CNBC. At the start of the year, the benchmark was 2,185 points.
This means a return of just over 6 percent for the year -- below the circa 11.5 percent gain seen in 2014.
Canadian investment bank, RBC Capital, was the most bullish, with Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. market strategist, projecting a 2015 year-end target of 2,325 points for the S&P 500. The U.S. index closed at 2,113.86 points on Wednesday.
AS the year 1992 came to a close, the State Law and Order Council (SLORC) government of the Burmese generals continues to hold on to power. Responding to the Dec. 4 resolutions of the United Nations, the rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Commission, Prof. Yozo Yokota, was allowed to visit Burma on Dec. 7 for the second time to observe human rights conditions.
As before, his visit was allowed under strict restrictions, defying the UN's call for full cooperation with the rapporteur and a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi and other detainees. The Burmese generals not only staunchly refused the UN's request for "the unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi," but also defiantly stated that "we can put her on trial anytime we like."
Meanwhile, to ease international pressure and condemnation, the military junta made a number of ostensible moves toward democratization: holding a meeting with pre-selected winners of the May 1990 multiparty election for the convening of a National Convention to draw up and discuss possible transfer of power in 1993; lifting the martial law imposed since 1988 along with the dissolution of military tribunals; opening universities that were shut down for more than three years; temporarily halting military campaigns against the political rebels at the Thai border; and negotiating bilaterally with the Bangladesh government for the repatriation of 270,000 Muslim refugees.
The National Convention was held on Jan. 9. in Rangoon. Delegates were under tight security. Members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), which won the May 1990 multi-party election by a landslide, were warned against any disruptive activities.
The number of NLD delegates allowed to attend the convention was only 88 out of the total of 392 winners of the election, the majority of whom are either under arrest or removed from the roster of winners of the election.
Prior to holding the convention, the generals established a safety net for power entrenchment by announcing that "the military shall have a leading role in any future political development of Burma."
The meeting was denounced as a sham by dissidents inside and outside Burma. Warnings and restrictions imposed upon the delegates created an atmosphere of dissatisfaction and unrest among the dissident delegates. A few dissident students also began distributing pamphlets, denouncing the convention as a sham. Sensing the danger of another political uprising, the SLORC abruptly adjourned the convention after only two days of meeting, postponing it to Feb. 1.
The SLORC further ordered the delegates to study some 150 different constitutions from around the world during the interim period before the next convention. It also reaffirmed its decision of not releasing Ms. Suu Kyi for fear of inciting unrest in the country, along with the standing offer of her freedom if she leaves Burma. Thus, singing the same old tunes and playing the same games of drawing up the mythical constitution to hold on to power, the so-called democratization process of SLORC in Burma is back to square one - the illegitimate military regime retaining power and the legitimate winners of the May 1990 election remaining powerless. Results of the next convention, held as scheduled on Feb. 1, remain to be seen.
Against this background, a serious question is what the UN and international community will do next, now that the SLORC continues to defy requests to release the foremost opposition leader, Suu Kyi and stop relentless human rights abuses? Thus far, empty rebukes and resolutions against the SLORC made by the UN, the United States, and a host of international human rights groups have not been effective in persuading the Burmese generals to relinquish their stranglehold on power and opposition.
In the current context of international politics and relations, the major source of the junta's claim to legitimacy comes from the UN itself and various countries around the world.
The UN has allowed Burma to continue its membership. It has sponsored official visits and contacts with the SLORC and accepted the change of name from Burma to "Myanmar" and the application of the least-developed country status. Up to now, some of its affiliated agencies - UNDP, IDA, ILO, FAO, UNICEF and WHO - have funded certain projects of the SLORC. These activities amount to a de facto recognition of the Burmese military regime as the legitimate government of Burma.
Activities of the private, corporate world have had similar effects. Next to Thai companies which had secured the majority of logging and fishing rights, US corporations, represented by Unocal, Texaco, Amoco, and Pepsi-Cola, are the largest direct investors in "Myanmar." Multinational corporations of the European Community countries have also invested heavily in Burma. Former communist states of Eastern Europe and the geopolitically more important neighboring Asian countries follow similar policies of re cognizing and dealing with the Burmese military regime. Harsher sanctions are needed against the defiant military junta which has held the democracy movement of Burma at bay since 1988.
The 1991 Nobel Peace Laureate, Suu Kyi remains the focal point of democracy and the human rights movement in Burma. She has also been the center of international attention as Burma's "Symbol of Peace and Freedom from Fear."
Most recently and encouragingly, a group of Nobel Peace Laureates, including Rev. Bishop Desmond Tutu, Ms. Mairead Maguire, Sr. Adolfo Perez Esquivel, His Holiness Dalai Lama and the 1992 Nobel Peace Laureate, Sra. Rigoberta Menchu, sponsored by the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development of Canada, initiated a peace mission plan of visiting Thailand and Burma in mid-February.
Thailand accepted their request to meet with King Bhumibol Adulyadej and visit some refugee camps, while the SLORC refused their request to visit Burma and meet with Suu Kyi.
The chance of restoring democracy in Burma remains at best a forlorn hope.