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Re: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Study Finds Ski Helmets Don't Prevent Severe Head Injuries

Barrie North — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 08:43:08 -0000

"Helmeted patients were also more likely to hit a stationary object."
That's a conclusion from this report? Really? I think some misunderstanding between causation and correlation.....

Several skiers died of the Christmas break from ski accidents directly related to hitting trees and not wearing helmets. The conclusions from this study are flawed... and science click bait....

Re: Police: Weapon pointed at troopers was a BB gun

Barrie North — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:59:26 -0000

I agree with you Robert.

Next questions, what dollar value does this transfer have?

Pay $100,000 salary and you are going to have someone $100,000 quality making that decision.
Pay $10,000 salary and you are going to have someone $10,000 quality making that decision.

I'd be curious what you think an appropriate number is?

Re: Holcombe: Districts must cut teaching, support staff

Barrie North — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:49:56 -0000

?
"What needs to go first is the bloated bureaucracy in the SU system"
"Act 46 is the latest example of millions being wasted in an attempt to destroy our state’s tradition community schools"

I think you contradicted yourself.

Yes, micro-sized schools, districts and supervisory unions DO have too many administrators per pupil. This is EXACTLY what Act 46 is trying to fix. Encouraging merges that will REDUCE admin overhead and INCREASE teacher:pupil ratios across the new district/union.

Re: Lawmakers re-evaluate police coverage, costs

Barrie North — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:39:58 -0000

I have to agree with Nachman here David. I'd prefer the person with a gun stopping me on the road be the best that money can buy.

Re: Can Deer See Blaze Orange?

Barrie North — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 20:41:29 -0000

Definately a lot of marketing hype with big name camo, I agree

Re: For Sharon Academy, Proposed Oversight Would Threaten Independent Approach To Teaching

Barrie North — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:52:49 -0000

You are correct in the challenges involved. But, if the school had busses the tuition would be significantly more!

Re: For Sharon Academy, Proposed Oversight Would Threaten Independent Approach To Teaching

Barrie North — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:09:42 -0000

It is my understanding that there are no economical barriers for students from "choice towns" to go to TSA. In the area, students are typically choosing between Thetford Academy, The Sharon Academy and Hanover High School. TSA works hard to keeps its tuition at the state average to *ensure* there are no barriers to enrolling. Ironically, the public school choice, Hanover, is far more expensive. In certain choice towns it means parents have to pay several thousand dollars if they want their child to go there.

It is tempting to paint an image of an exclusive private school that is sucking public dollars away from public schools. In the case of TSA, I think this is a very inaccurate picture. It does everything it can to make itself more accessible. Again, ironically, if it had to comply with layers of regulation, tuition would rise and it would become *less* accessible.

Re: Throw That Red Pen Away

Barrie North — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 23:30:11 -0000

Absolutely, I agree with you 100%. If you feedback is poorly structured, then the color doesn't matter. However, we often hear of teachers "correcting" papers. I'd make the suggestion they are not using useful feedback strategies AND cover the papers in red.

Besides, as I said, the change will cost you 30 cents.....

Re: Hacker's guide to awesome landing page with singup form

Barrie North — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:05 -0000

If you are using Mandrill, you might want to check out this custom Zapier integration, its has some extended features:
http://lefthookdigital.com/...

Re: Zapier Zaps for Lawyers

Barrie North — Mon, 09 May 2016 13:21:20 -0000

Great summary Jason!
I would think that there is also a lot of potential with cloud-based document signature apps. We (http://lefthookdigital.com) recently helped RightSignature integrate with Zapier and make it available for end users on that platform. I can imagine lots of legal use cases for such a tool.

Re: Halfway to the Caribbean

Barrie North — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 08:28:44 -0000

Strange, that email list is with Mailchimp, they are very good about security....

Re: Seminar Survey

Barrie North — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 12:34:24 -0000

Thirty minutes into the gulf stream seminar and yet to hear anything useful to sailors. Most academic gulf facts and figures. There is a 3% salinity change apparently. Ok, so how does that change my jib trim?

Re: Chinese Flexible Solar Panel Alternatives

Barrie North — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:12:17 -0000

They are called "discount solar"
http://www.ebay.com/usr/dis...

Re: How Safe is the Caribbean?

Barrie North — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:54:01 -0000

I didn't include Jamaica as it was off our route. My understanding, based in no real expertise, is that it's a mixed bag depending on where you go.

Re: The Best Boat for Cruising with Children

Barrie North — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 13:46:20 -0000

Thanks!

Re: USCG vs SOLAS Flares for Offshore Sailing

Barrie North — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:26:31 -0000

I am pretty sure its these guys:
http://www.orionsignals.com/

Re: Sponsors

Barrie North — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:32:08 -0000

Welcome to our newest sponsors, Imtra and YogaRat!

Re: How Safe is the Caribbean?

Barrie North — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:44:49 -0000

I can imagine they would also be flagged to be as cautious as Trinidad...

Re: How Safe is the Caribbean?

Barrie North — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 10:04:03 -0000

Hi Phil,
That's interesting that your experiences match up to what I found. Gives me some confidence in my findings...

Re: Who is the Most Influential Technologist of this Century?

Barrie North — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:19:48 -0000

Mr Musk certainly is a strong candidate. Not sure about Noyce. As Mark said below, would things be that different without him? Probably not that much.

Re: The Crew

Barrie North — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:03:33 -0000

Much easier!

Re: The Crew

Barrie North — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:24:29 -0000

I have a vision of 30 degree heel and dominos with velcro on the back.

Re: The Crew

Barrie North — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:32:54 -0000

Right! We are looking closer at some sort of tablet. Especially as there are a ton of great education apps to help with the "boat schooling"

Re: Sign up for the NEW blog news email

Barrie North — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:48:52 -0000

Hi Greg,
I'd encourage you to email Dawn and explain the situation and see if there might be a discount for lifetime members...

Re: Sign up for the NEW blog news email

Barrie North — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:48:00 -0000

Maybe check the 'ol spam folder. The confirmation email should get sent right away. Try searching for "Compass Designs Blog: Please Confirm Subscription".