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Sports and action photography give you an opportunity to try out some different techniques. Generally, you need a fast shutter speed to freeze the action. This limits the amount of light that reaches the cameras sensor, so it may require (i) a wide aperture and (ii) good sunlight and/or flash or strobe light.
If the action is far away, then you may need a powerful flash that you can 'zoom in' to create a long, then and focussed beam of light. This can create harsh shadows.
Fast moving action usually benefits from a good auto-focus system, such as you find on recent mid- to high-end cameras. This is especially beneficial if the subject is moving towards you. Similarly, if your camera has an 'AI Servo' auto-focus function (Canon) or Continuous/AF-C (Nikon), this can help to get a sharp, ion-focus shot more often than not. Again, with more advanced cameras, you also need to decide how many focus point to include in the auto-focus calculations. This isn't as bad as it sounds. It does require some experimentation for different types of fast moving scenes. Luckily, my Canon eos 7D mkii has some pre-defined autofocus cases set up ready to try out. This has been great for photographing birds in flight and dolphins breaching.
Don't worry if all this sounds too complicated, you can still achieve great results with a point and shoot automated mode, and with a less advanced camera. You can also then progress to a semi-automated mode, e.g. shutter priority, where your shutter speed is fixed and the aperture or ISO can be automatically calculated for you by the camera in order to let the right amount of light in.


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Rolls-Royce has flown the demonstrator engine for the Boeing 787-9, a higher-thrust version of its Trent 1000 powerplant.
The manufacturer says it conducted the initial flight with a Boeing 747-200 testbed in Tucson, Arizona.
It has also completed a 150h endurance test at the manufacturer's UK facility in Derby, as well as over-temperature tests through which the powerplant must be run at temperatures exceeding normal limits.
Rolls-Royce is upgrading the Trent 1000 for the 787-9. The engine will deliver 74,000lb (329kN) and feature a new turbine case cooling system.
Further upgrade of the Trent 1000 is planned, including a thrust increase to 76,000lb in order to power the proposed 787-10X stretch.
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While I have the CELL up and working fine on Raspberry Pi (great!), I am having issues with the GPS or ACCEL chips when connected via solder in the ShieldRv1 (but only one at a time -- I realise the board and Raspberry Pi don't really support simultaneous operation).
Is there something I'm missing? Why do I get no GPS or ACCEL data when running
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works fine to get commands/data to and from the CELL?
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Finally catching up with me- Close to losing job
Well, it has finally happened. I have messed-up at work so, so badly that they probably should have fired me on Friday. According to my supervisor, manager, and their manager, I am doing so poorly at building relationships with my customers and colleagues that they complained to a divisional manager about me.
For context, I work in a customer service department for a large manufacturer. I have a set territory and they send their orders daily (data entry, order management). A huge part of the job is inbound calls. I take about 35-50 per day primarily for my territory and the person I back up. My team of 14 handles a very demanding product line so our calls are very frequent and urgent. We all get overflow calls from other territories when their reps are signed-off the phone or on the phone with other calls.
Not one of my customers is happy with me. The 3-4 salesmen I deal with on a daily basis are not happy with me. The divisional manager came in person to my office and spoke with my supervisor and manager. He wants a new customer service rep. The customer service manager is not ready to do that. She is giving me a chance to "turn it around". She cited what I said in my interview a year ago when I told her that I love to be busy and I love a fast-paced office. She wants to know what happened to that and why I told her that if I am struggling in that exact same environment. I told her that I am not used to the volume of calls. Honestly, I don't remember talking about the call volume in my 2 interviews last year. I was used to maybe 5-10 a day in my previous position. She asked me if I was happy and I said "no- how can I be happy when I know I am not doing a good job?". She seemed shocked at that.
As we all know with ADD- there are things that end up being our Achilles Heel. The phone is mine. Every.Single.Time my phone rings I am set-back so far in my progress with what I am doing. It is so hard to get back on task and remember what needs to be done. Many calls are "gotta do this right now- forget what you're doing right now- my problem is bigger and more important". So then, what do I do? Let the customer dictate my priorities or do I handle them on my own in my own order? I am guaranteed to forget about something when there are things piling up. For me it's so hard. I am better with minimal phone calls.
Additionally, there is an expectation of me to "wine and dine" sales and customers in my territory. Not actually taking them out to dinner- but the treatment needs to be very "yes Sir- I'll do what you need immediately no matter what I'm doing now Sir". I'm expected to treat the salesmen that work for the same company like gold. They expect to be treated like gold. My manager said they expect and deserve "A1" treatment.
The customers in my territory are very needy and demanding and they don't feel like I care about them. They don't like my lack of immediate response to their emails. Sales doesn't like that I take too long to respond, either. I am so bogged down with all of the processes and required tasks, plus the phone, plus the emails, that I feel so overwhelmed by everything. So I don't respond right away because I "will get to it later". There are certain tasks that I procrastinate on (Quotes- ugh) and that is not acceptable.
I was never really told that this is how sales/customers expected to be treated by me so I approached them like I would in my previous position which was like "we work together, we respect each other, we will get this done". Not "Yes sir- whatever you want sir- I'll make you my first priority above all else sir". I feel it is kind of sexist (my company is very good ol' boy- male dominated culture). Maybe that is why I feel so icky about it? Per my manager, I need to "Kiss their You know what". That is not how I am. I don't like kissing up to people. It feels so fake and inauthentic. But I'll have to fake it for the time being. Kind of like being an actress! Yay! A new skill
It doesn't help that I feel like I've checked out of this job already. The commute is brutal and they are only willing to change my start time to later rather than earlier which won't work since I already get to the daycare to pick up my child at closing time with my schedule now. I was planning on leaving shortly after Christmas anyway. It is just not a good fit for me. So my bad for checking out- I didn't realize it would actually be obvious in my work. I do deserve the criticism but I don't like being made to feel like I should have known certain things without being told. My ADD and this type of job are not a good mix.
In my last position, I was successful. Customers liked me. Sales liked me. The environment was different. Sometimes I wish I never left. But they were purchased by a big industry leader and now it's much different and super corporate. Robotic in nature, and so much red tape it's ridiculous. Perhaps it is the corporate environment that I need to avoid?
Not sure what I'm really asking for here but I needed to get this out. I'm struggling. I'll do what they want (as much as I just want to tell them I'm done). I need a job until I find a new one. It's only been 10 months here and I am crashing and burning like I never imagined.
Oh, and yes- I'm going to get back to a treatment plan. It's getting worse as I age (almost 40). I see the manifestations of the worsening of the ADD everywhere I go. It's scary how fast I'm plummeting. Piles of paper everywhere. Dishes everywhere. Unfinished projects, laundry, good intentions, everywhere. I'm at a loss. It's so embarrassing. I can't have unexpected visitors because of my mess.
Thanks for reading guys. I'm up for any suggestions or critiques. Maybe even career paths that are ADD (Inattentive type) friendly?
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I can't say for your career, but goodness yes, get treatment.
I am recently diagnosed and it totally changed everything at work for me ( i work as an assistant in a law firm, and wile my job wasn't on the line, I was constantly making mistakes and I was paralyzed with anxiety).
I just reread your post and you seem suited for sales but in a better enviornment.
even corporate though can be ok, if your direct bosses are decent.
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CelesteyD: my hat's off to you for making it through that work environment for 10 months! I couldn't have done it and would likely have quit or been fired within 10 DAYS.
From what you wrote, I suspect that your current job is one you are not well suited for: too many moving parts; the need to shift your total focus (a major weakness for many of us ADD'ers) almost instantaneously from one task or person to another...to another...to another... in quick succession; having to kiss up to the "important people" and create relationships with others who you know couldn't care less about you as a person; and finally, management that is not supportive and that looks at you as just a cog in the machine.
From your post, it sounds like you came from a much lower sales/call volume job where you had time to shift your focus from task to task, and you didn't have the same kind of pressure from management to achieve a certain level of production in your daily workload.
My advice is this: get your ADHD treatment plan nailed down ASAP. If you are on a company-provided insurance plan, it'll be better to get on this now, before you get fired and lose your insurance (if that is indeed about to happen). Also, look into having a chat with human resources to see if there are any temporary accommodations that can be made for you. Maybe there aren't, but at this point you probably won't lose anything more by asking. Some companies have what are called PIPs--Performance Improvement Plan(s), which enable you to stay employed while they work with you on improving your performance. This could give you some breathing room to use your company-provided medical insurance to get to the doctor for your ADHD.
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Thank you Stef and Curmudgeon. The treatment plan is a very high priority right now. I have a call into a specialist and Ill call a few others tomorrow. Its crazt how things have gotten worse so quickly. I used to be able to manage my ADD but its now a problem that needs urgent attention. Could it be my age or stress? Maybe hormones (Im peri-menopausal). Who knows? Its a concern nonetheless.
Im looking for an environment similar to my old position in how it
was structured. Id love to get out of customer service all together into something less front line and more back office.
I was a buyer in retail and that was a good fit. Also looking for something in that area. Stef-I havent looked into sales yet. Maybe when Im able to take a risk on my income. It seems stimulating and exciting.
Curmudgeon- you hit the nail on the head. There are way too many moving parts. There is no time to finish things (in my experience). Its stressful every time the phone rings. Now l have to pretend everything is ok knowing my customers and sales colleagues are unhappy with me and want someone else.
I wanted to leave within 3 months. Training took 6 weeks so after that and then being on the floor-I found myself wishing i stayed at my old job. Honestly, one of the reasons l am struggling is because deep down I believe I checked out. Well, its time to check back in and adjust my attitude until I leave.
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What was your old treatment plan like?
President of the No F's given society.
I carried a watermelon?
Re: Finally catching up with me- Close to losing job
It was a long time ago 12-13 years. Just Adderall. Then I switched doctors and went on Concerta. Adderall worked but I had heart palpitations and extreme muscle fatigue. Also, my appetite was reduced to nothing. Lost 20 lbs (baby weight yay!) I didnt see what others saw in my weight loss. It scared me that I thought I wasnt as thin as they saw and worried that it could turn into an issue with being addicted to weight loss. So I stopped. Then Concerta made me so irritable and Angry. It didnt help much with the ADD for me. I went off and that was that.
My symptoms were well managed without meds until recently. ....maybe not well managed but I never had problems at work with my performance.
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I know for me, ritalin wreaked havoc with my moods.
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Sorry to hear that you are struggling so much.
Can you talk to someone who is willing to make some changes? Sounds like you *can* actually function well if you don't have as much phone calls all the time. Perhaps it's a win-win if you switch to a position where you can do something that fits with you better.
Everyone benefits if you can do work that requires using your strengths instead of your weaknesses.
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Thank you sarahsweets and Jacksper.
I'll talk to my doctor (once I can get into an appointment) about all that is available to me. Totally avoiding Concerta. Never want to feel like that again!
Adderall worked. Amazingly well. I actually took legible, useful notes at a seminar and I was able to retain info and keep my attention levels high. It was exactly what I was missing in school as a kid! Such a strange feeling because I am used to my mind just wandering off into wherever when I am at a seminar.
Jacksper- Since the job is primarily phones, then order entry- I can't really have them change that. Had I known how much I'd be on the phone at this job I would have declined the offer. They don't want to call themselves a call center because they have calls routed directly to the assigned reps but we all get a lot of "spill over" calls that don't fall into our territories. They have all kinds of metrics on phone call data (number of calls, number of missed calls, number of abandoned calls, etc.) and I feel like if they are measuring that kind of stuff, they are indeed a call center. But they beg to differ. So that's where we are. I'll be looking to leave that position ASAP.
Thanks again everyone!
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Hey CelesteyD,
Well, I've certainly had jobs like that before. They suck. The thing is you have to do things in a way that works for you.I mean if you have ten calls all from people who want immediate service, how can you possibly do that? I would think you would have to write a note about this stuff and then proceed to work on one issue at a time. That being said, I have a friend who works for a law firm who says the same thing about the attorneys she works for. She says their is a priority list for these people though, the top attorneys get taken care of first. If you have certain sales people who are prima donnas likely to complain, make them a priority.
But with everyone else, I would just make a note and service them in order. That being said, yes it does sound like their is a sexist tone to your office. If you did this job successfully in the past I would say you really need to plug away at finding another environment to work in or at least another type of job in which you utilize the same skills that made you successful in your last job. Read Barbara Sherr's, I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was'
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Research findings confirm the long-term benefits of early education and offer some options for integrating the existing patchwork of U.S. public and private preK programs into a uniform system that provides a high-quality early education to all young children.
The early education system in the United States has recently experienced tremendous growth, a trend that has enabled most children to gain access to some sort of early education program. Unfortunately, U.S. preschool education programs are generally mediocre and inconsistent, and the best programs are too expensive for most U.S. families to afford. A recent USA Today article declared that
We can, and should, be creating a preschool system that would be good enough for everyone. Public preschools should be built the same way we constructed our highway system: the same road available to all Americans, rich and poor. (Merrow, 2002)
Three-fourths of young children in the United States participate in a preschool program. These programs operate under a wide range of auspices, from private organizations to public schools and Head Start, a federal government education initiative that has provided children from low-income families with free access to early education programs since 1965. Until recently, most statewide early education programs followed Head Start's lead and targeted children of low socioeconomic status or children who were otherwise "at risk." In the past decade, however, states have developed more options for children from middle- and upper-income families to receive a free preschool education.
In 1995, Georgia introduced the first statewide universal preK program, a model that offers a free preschool education to all 4-year-old children, regardless of family income. New York and Oklahoma soon followed with their own universal preK programs, and in 2002, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment stipulating that all 4-year-olds in the state be offered a free preK education by 2005. As the early education movement continues to gather steam and as universal preK programs take shape across the country, it is important to take stock of what we know about the long-term benefits and implementation of education for young children.
Research has established that preschool education can produce substantial gains in children's learning and development (Barnett, 2002), but researchers disagree about whether such gains are permanent. Most research on early education has focused on its effects on the IQ scores of economically disadvantaged children and has found few preschool programs that have produced lasting IQ score gains (Barnett, 1998). Even the more effective programs tend to show positive results in the short rather than long term.
But studies also find that preschool education produces persistent gains on achievement test scores, along with fewer occurrences of grade retention and placement in special education programs (Barnett & Camilli, 2002). Other long-term benefits from preschool education include increased high school graduation rates and decreased crime and delinquency rates.
Recent research has shown that preschool education is a sound investment—academically, socially, and economically. Three studies—which examined the High/Scope Perry Preschool program, the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention program, and the Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers—provide comprehensive evidence that academic and other benefits from preschool education can yield economic benefits that far outweigh the costs of intensive, high-quality preschool programs (Barnett, 1996; Masse & Barnett, 2002; Reynolds, Temple, Robertson, & Mann, 2002). These studies identified several long-term economic benefits of early education, finding that both former preschool participants and taxpayers can benefit from public investments in preschool education. For example, former preschool participants were less likely to cost taxpayers money in the long term for such public services as
These positive effects have far-reaching benefits. Although preschool education research has largely focused on the benefits of early education for children in poverty, several child care studies indicate that high-quality, effective early education programs improve the learning and development of all children (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000). And problems that we tend to associate with students from low-income families—grade retention and high dropout rates, for example—are more common among middle-class students than we often assume. For example, more than 1 in 10 children in the middle three quintiles of the U.S. income distribution are retained in grade, and the same proportion drop out of high school (National Center for Education Statistics, 1997). High-quality preschool programs might reduce such problems for middle-class students by 25 to 50 percent, again saving taxpayers' money in the long term.
The three successful programs discussed above, however, all had higher standards for education than do most typical early education programs today, many of which hire underqualified teachers and pay those teachers salaries that average less than half of a public school teacher's salary (Barnett, 2003). Teachers from each of the successful programs had credentials and received compensation equivalent to those of public school teachers. In addition, each program had relatively small class sizes and strong education goals. Unfortunately, current state child care standards are extremely low. Head Start requires that only half of its teachers have a two-year college degree, and even some state universal preK programs have lower standards for teacher qualifications than do public schools.
Head Start's research record shows consistent evidence of positive effects, but questions remain about the extent to which that research generalizes across variations both in different Head Start programs and in the children and families that Head Start serves. In recent years, research studies have attempted to provide more information on the services that these programs offer and on the progress of the programs' participants.
Shortly after the inception of Early Head Start—a program established in 1994 that seeks to improve the long-term outcomes of infants and toddlers in poverty by providing comprehensive services to both the children and their parents—the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families funded a multisite, randomized trial to evaluate Early Head Start and its effects on children and families. Recently released results (Love et al., 2002) comparing 2- and 3-year-old Early Head Start participants and their parents with a control group of demographically equivalent nonparticipant children and parents suggest that this program has a variety of positive impacts. Participants earned higher scores on assessments of cognitive and language development and were less aggressive than were nonparticipants. Early Head Start parents achieved positive outcomes as well: They gained self-sufficiency through job training and education activities and improved on parenting assessments. Although effects were relatively small, the broad range of effects suggests that they might be important in the aggregate.
In 2002, data collection began for a large-scale, randomized experimental study to provide a similar look at the longitudinal effects of Head Start, mandated by the U.S. Congress as part of the program's 1998 reauthorization. The results of this study will provide stronger, more conclusive findings about Head Start's effects on children and families than current research such as the Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) (Zill et al., 2001). FACES tells us that Head Start children remain significantly behind their more advantaged peers, particularly in vocabulary. But FACES cannot tell us how much they gain from participating in Head Start.
As state initiatives for early education have grown, researchers have turned greater attention toward integrating existing preschool programs into more uniform state programs. Typically, universal preK and other broad state programs seek to build on and combine existing private and public programs into a more coordinated system with consistent standards. A recent study by the Center for the Child Care Workforce (Bellm, Burton, Whitebook, Broatch, & Young, 2002) examined large, publicly funded preK initiatives under way in Georgia, New York, Texas, California, and Chicago. Although only the Georgia program currently provides universal, statewide access to preK programs, comparisons across these programs help illuminate implementation issues that will become important as more states move toward universal preK.
The study found that a two-tiered system emerged wherever public and private programs participated together. Teachers in preK programs sponsored by public schools were better educated, earned higher salaries, and had lower turnover in their jobs than teachers in privately operated programs. Private program providers voiced concern that teachers took private program positions only as stepping stones to more lucrative jobs in the public schools. Head Start directors frequently voiced similar concerns, because their teachers earn roughly half the salary of public school teachers. Substantial evidence shows that all of these advantages for public programs lead to higher education quality and improved learning and development for children (Barnett, 2003). States must face the challenge of successfully developing a universal preK program that delivers uniformly high-quality education services to all children by mixing publicly and privately operated programs funded with federal, state, and local government dollars.
As universal preK becomes more popular in the United States, we will need to clarify and refine the role of Head Start. With an annual budget of more than $6 billion, Head Start is by far the largest source of public funds for preschool education, employing one in five U.S. preschool teachers. Head Start has accumulated substantial expertise over the years in meeting the needs of at-risk children and families. But because Head Start targets children in poverty and is subject to an extensive list of federal standards regulating such factors as program governance, performance, and accountability, it will be difficult to integrate it into a state system serving all children.
To respond to the increasing availability of universal preK programs, Head Start could shift its focus to provide specialized services to children ages 3 and younger from low-income families. In states or communities that already provide all children with access to free universal preK, Head Start could use its resources more effectively by providing children in poverty with appropriate education preparation before they enter a preK program. This change can be accomplished within existing federal legislation; whereas current law mandates that Head Start provide a wide variety of services to low-income parents and their children, it does not mandate that the program focus primarily on 4-year-olds. In fact, Head Start already serves many 3-year-olds and even younger children.
Another option is for Head Start to merge with state universal preK programs. Such a move would permit states to incorporate Head Start funding, expertise, staff, and facilities into universal preK, thereby reducing costs to the state and making maximum use of existing resources. Local or state education agencies could make contracts with Head Start and provide a partial payment for each child eligible for Head Start (allowing Head Start to meet higher state requirements for teacher qualifications, for example) and a full payment for each child ineligible for Head Start (allowing Head Start to become a more socially integrated program).
Although some states already contract with Head Start as part of their state preK programs, others do not. Some modification or waiver of federal Head Start regulations is necessary to enable Head Start to effectively operate under contracts with state programs. For example, Head Start policy councils and local boards of education constitute potentially incompatible governance structures. To avoid such problems, the federal government could raise the education standards of Head Start and provide sufficient funds for Head Start to meet state preK standards. These changes could be conducted uniformly or on a state-by-state basis, and would allow Head Start to effectively "merge" without accepting state or local funds and governance.
Other ways to merge Head Start with state universal preK might provide even greater flexibility. One solution would be to allow Head Start dollars to follow the child to any program participating in universal preK (public or private) chosen by the parents. Another option would be for Head Start to begin providing supplemental services to Head Start-eligible children attending universal preK programs while withdrawing from the provision of direct classroom services. These children would then receive the advantages associated with participating in both Head Start and universal preK.
All of these approaches would address a longstanding issue for Head Start, which is that its eligibility requirements effectively isolate children in poverty from their more economically advantaged peers. A challenge for each of the approaches, especially the most flexible approach, is to ensure that Head Start and state preK standards are maintained or raised where necessary for more effective early education. These options would also require changes in federal legislation, and the 2003 reauthorization of Head Start provides an opportunity for creative thinking about how Head Start might best respond to the trend toward universal preK.
Senator Zell Miller, the former governor of Georgia, has called preschool "the most important grade." The U.S. public agrees, judging from the steadily growing attendance rates and state movements toward universal preK, including the overwhelming support that passed Florida's universal preK ballot initiative in 2002. Many research studies have confirmed preschool's positive effects on school readiness and school success, especially for our most disadvantaged children.
Yet preschool will fulfill its promise only if educators take on the hard work of developing and implementing sound policy. This challenge will require higher standards, greater accountability, and increased public funding. It will also require creative new approaches to move from the current uneven patchwork of private and public programs to uniformly and highly effective universal preK programs that provide a high-quality early education for every child in the United States.
Barnett, W. S. (1996). Lives in the balance: Age 27 benefit-cost analysis of the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program. Ypsilanti, MI: High/Scope Press.
Barnett, W. S. (1998). Long-term effects on cognitive development and school success. In W. S. Barnett & S. S. Boocock (Eds.), Early care and education for children in poverty: Promises, programs, and long-term results (pp. 11–44). Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
Barnett, W. S. (2002). Early childhood education. In A. Molnar (Ed.), School reform proposals: The research evidence (pp. 1–26). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Barnett, W. S. (2003). Better teachers, better preschools: Student achievement linked to teacher qualifications. Preschool Policy Matters (No. 2). New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University.
Barnett, W. S., & Camilli, G. (2002). Compensatory preschool education, cognitive development, and "race." In J. M. Fish (Ed.), Race and intelligence: Separating science from myth (pp. 369–406). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Bellm, D., Burton, A., Whitebook, M., Broatch, L., & Young, M. P. (2002). Inside the preK classroom: A study of staffing and stability in state-funded prekindergarten programs. Washington, DC: Center for the Child Care Workforce.
Love, J. M., Kisker, E. E., Ross, C. M., Schochet, P. Z., Brooks-Gunn, J., Paulsell, D., Boller, K., Constantine, J., Vogel, C., Fuligni, A. S., & Brady-Smith, C. (2002). Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start. Executive summary. Washington, DC: Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Masse, L. N., & Barnett, W. S. (2002). A benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention. New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University.
Merrow, J. (2002, July 17). European preschools should embarrass USA. USA Today, p. 15A.
National Center for Education Statistics. (1997). Dropout rates in the United States: 1995. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
Reynolds, A., Temple, J., Robertson, D., & Mann, E. (2002). Age 21 Cost-benefit analysis of the Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin (Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper #1245-02).
Shonkoff, J., & Phillips, D. (Eds.). (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early child development. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Zill, N., Resnick, G., Kim, K., McKey, R. H., Clark, C., Pai-Samant, S., Connell, D., Vaden-Kiernan, M., O'Brien, R., & D'Elio, M. A. (2001). Head Start FACES: Longitudinal findings on program performance. Third progress report. Washington, DC: Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Part 2: Primary vs. Secondary FHC's
In order to build health or maintain a high level of health the body has to be able to maintain a state of homeostatic balance. To maintain such a state, the body must be able to adapt to and manage life's diverse and varied stressors (spiritual, mental, emotional, structural / physical, biochemical and environmental). This process of adaptation requires hundreds of thousands of biochemical reactions taking place within your body on a daily basis.
In Part 1 of this series we looked at the 11 Fundamental Homeostatic Controls (FHC) that ultimately dictate how effectively these biochemical reactions occur. Of the 11 FHC's, two (Autonomic Nervous System and Carbo-Oxidative System) have primary and specific influences on your dietary / nutritional requirements and therefore have a role of dominance. The other 9 FHC's are considered secondary.
The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is really a neuro-endocrine system as it includes the ANS plus all the organs and glands that it regulates.
The Carbo-Oxidative System (Oxidative) is concerned with how energy is produced in the cells for every action of metabolism that sustains life.
Why are these two considered Primary FHC's? There are two reasons:
First, the Autonomic FHC is the master regulator of all conscious and involuntary aspects of the metabolism. The Oxidative FHC creates energy. One creates energy, the other regulates and controls the energy utilization.
If the Autonomic or Oxidative FHC's are out of balance or lose efficiency there is no hope for the secondary FHC's to maintain their balance and efficiency.
In such cases of primary FHC imbalance, the activity of the secondary FHC's will be spent in compensation and adaptation for the inefficiencies of the primary FHC's. The chronic defensive mode of all the secondary FHC's will then lead to burnout.
Even worse, the chronic defensive mechanisms themselves can become diseases of adaptation.
The second reason is food. Food itself does not directly balance or imbalance the secondary FHC's. The food we ingest, every day, three times a day or more, directly balances or imbalances the Autonomic and Oxidative FHC's.
Consider this for a moment and understand that this is how food can become your medicine or your poison.
Fibers from your autonomic nervous system innervate every cell in your body, all one-hundred trillion of them.
Every cell in your body is involved in oxidation or energy production. Every cell, regardless of function depends on energy for its functional efficiency. Like a domino effect, the functional efficiency of cells determines the functional efficiency of tissue, organs, glands and systems.
This determines whether cells live or die, or how efficiently / effectively cells perform their role and function.
It should be noted that these issues regarding tissue, organs, glands and systems function is not related directly to food quality. You can eat the best quality food and still have degenerative diseases. The potency and power of the food comes from its stimulatory or inhibitory effects on these two primary FHC's
If you eat right for your Metabolic Type® and the supplements are synergistic with and do not oppose the effects of your Metabolic Type® diet, that is, you supply the autonomic and oxidative FHC's what they require for optimal function then good health will ensue. Every level of physiology and biochemistry will benefit.
At the same time, the secondary FHC's will benefit from optimal autonomic and oxidative function as they too depend upon energy production and regulation. The diet that is right for your Metabolic Type® and meets your genetically based nutritional requirements will directly balance the primary FHC's and support the secondary FHC's.
Health is all about adaptation and stress resolution, your body responding appropriately at the right place, at the right time and with the right biochemical constituents for the given situation.
The wrong diet for your Metabolic Type® directly causes imbalance, inefficiency, maladaptations, etc., in the Autonomic and Oxidative FHC's. In other words, the wrong diet itself becomes the causal foundational stressor by pushing a primary FHC out of balance and undermining function.
If the your body's master regulator of metabolism (ANS) or your body's capacity for cellular energy production (oxidative) loses functional efficiency, failed stress resolution and chronic malfunction will result. In other words, think of any chronic, degenerative disease or diagnosis and that is a result or outcome of imbalances within the Fundamental Homeostatic Control.
In part 3 I will break down the primary FHC's and show in more detail how they affect body function and as a result your health.


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The most incredible thing about Pokemon (beyond how many Pokemon articles the internet will tolerate) is that, somehow, humanity has enslaved them. These are super-powered animals that should have easily conquered this planet of puny homo sapiens long ago. Yet for whatever reason, they listen to our commands without question and battle each other for our own amusement. But a few of them have no excuse - they're described as so insanely powerful, it's incredible that they haven't risen up and smashed us into oblivion. These are the 10 Pokemon that are too ridiculously-strong for their (and our) own good.
Magcargo's body temperature is approximately 18,000 degrees F. Water is vaporized on contact. If this Pokémon is caught in the rain, the raindrops instantly turn into steam, cloaking the area in a thick fog. (Sapphire)
Okay - the surface of the sun is approximately 10,000 degrees F. Which means (*adjusts tie*) MAGCARGO IS NEARLY TWICE AS HOT AS THE SUN. You know that Smashmouth song, "Might As Well Be Walkin' On The Sun?" That's more realistic than being anywhere near Magcargo, since this lava slug thing is literally ALMOST TWICE AS HOT AS THE FREAKIN SUN. SOL, THE CENTER OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, IS PRETTY DAMN CHILLY COMPARED TO THIS SINGLE INDIVIDUAL POKEMON.
Although, just to test it out, we should probably send the members of Smashmouth to confirm.
It floats midair using magnetism. Its body is so tough, even a crash with a jet plane won't leave a scratch. (FireRed)
If a jet plane won't leave a scratch after crashing into you, that's coming very close to saying you're completely invincible. But what's more disturbing about this is that the entry indicates that jet planes hitting Metang and exploding is something that isn't uncommon. And given that magnetism is a big part of its existence, it's probably drawing those jet planes into it just because it can. Given jet planes typically fly at speeds of over 500 mph, weigh around 400,000 lbs., and have a fuel capacity of around 50,000 gallons, Metangs walking away without so much as a scratch is pretty horrifyingly powerful. So, ya know, maybe throw out something other than a big butterfly when fighting this thing.
One arm alone can move mountains. Using all four arms, this Pokémon fires off awesome punches. (Yellow)
Its four ruggedly developed arms can launch a flurry of 1,000 punches in just two seconds. (FireRed)
Machamp is a strong-looking Pokemon - he's got the bodybuilder physique, give or take a few arms; his natural pose is as if he wandered into an Arnold Schwarzenegger workout tape; and he's confident in a speedo (which shows strength in self-confidence maybe?). But he's so much stronger than his swole bod would suggest - each arm can move a mountain, meaning he could move four mountains at once (if they were all located really, really close together). And wait - each arm can launch 125 punches per second, meaning he could knock away 500 mountains per second (if they kept flying at him somehow). That's impressive. REALLY impressive. Most Pokemon can't punch a single mountain - let alone thousands per second. What's even more impressive is that mountains still exist at all in the Pokemon world, since this had to have been tested at some point.
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Schools & Pre-schools
We are proud of the choice we offer, a unique feature of which is that parents of our youngest children can choose one of three locations - Kelvinbridge, Milngavie and Newlands - to begin their Academy journey. From Prep 5, all children are educated at our Kelvinbridge campus where they progress seamlessly to the Senior School.Schools & Pre-Schools
Our family-friendly nurseries on all three sites care for children from the age of three.
Prep Schools
At Prep 5, children from Milngavie and Newlands join our children at Kelvinbridge to continue their Prep School journey - a seamless transition.
For the latest Academy sports fixtures, results and information, visit our sports desk.Sports Desk
Come and See for Yourself
Looking around The Academy on a 'normal' school day is - and always has been - the best way to see the school. We are always pleased to welcome visitors by appointment.Visit the Academy
Beyond the Classroom
With over 100 clubs, societies, ensembles and other activities a week, everyone at The Academy has the opportunity to achieve, to feel they belong, to work in a team, to take on responsibilities, and - above all - to have fun succeeding and enjoying a really great start to life.Co-Curricular
Promoting excellence - Best building in Scotland 2016
Our Saunders Centre has won multiple awards, including the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2016, the UK's richest architectural prize.Promoting Excellence
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As a physician, chances are you either know someone who has worked locums, have worked side by side with a locums doctor, or maybe even worked locums yourself. Still, as it's popularity continues to grow, a few misconceptions remain about the locum tenens industry and the doctors who choose to work locums.
If you're new to locum tenens or are interested in learning more, it's important to do your research.
Interim Physicians has made it easy by collecting the seven most common myths about locum tenens and discussing the truth behind them. Visit Interim Physicians to read more and separate the fact from fiction about locums.


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WEST HARTFORD -- Paint brushes and drop cloths are standard at REACH, an alternative high school in West Hartford. Every Tuesday and Thursday at REACH, they paint the hallways and classrooms inside the school, and later they'll do the outside.
The program is called "Let's Paint." It's working to help at-risk students learn effective workplace skills, through project-based learning. Their project here is painting the entire school.
"It's using a different kind of learning, project-based learning, which is what we do in the real world. We work in teams, we work on projects. This is reinforcing those skills where traditional classwork doesn't necessarily do that," said Martha Guidry, Executive Director at the Capital City Education Alliance.
On the days they paint, the students clock in and out just like they would on a job. They're also evaluated on things like wearing a uniform, being a good team player, and helping out - all skills that will help them be successful in the work force. The program also gives these students a second chance to earn their high school diplomas.
"It's really important to me to finish. My dad passed a few years ago and I just want to get that diploma so just to make him proud," shares student Sean Marzik.
"When people come here they try harder because they know that they already had their first chance and so for their second chance they're gonna do way better, " said another student, Diamond McLeod. "It's definitely an opportunity you have to take it."
"It's very tangible, it's very real and there's an incredible sense of accomplishment, and that's what we're trying to do is help kids feel what accomplishment feels like, because if you know what success feels like, it breeds more success," said Guidry.
"The teachers are great, everybody helps you phenomenally and just if you have any trouble they're there to help. It's like the best think I've ever done in high school," explained Sean.
Both Sean and Diamond agree that they get a sense of accomplishment and pride in their work, along with renewed confidence and hope for their future.


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Polish presidential plane crash minute by minute
The video released by the Interstate Aviation Commission is part of the official report on the investigation.
It comprises a visual representation of the final minutes of the flight, as well as the cockpit voice recording, and communications of the aircraft commander with air-traffic control at Smolensk's Severny Airport, as well as with the crew of the Polish Yak-40 jet, which had managed to land there safely about an hour before.
The comments elaborate on the flight situation and its development, in order to explain the reasoning of investigators and justify their conclusions about the accident. These factors put the blame for the crash on the Polish side, saying the combination of pressure on the crew by the high-profile passengers and the lack of experience of flying a Tu-154 aircraft lead to the disaster.


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To access ClaimGear , click on the following icon on your desktop:
You will see the following screen display; it takes a moment for the application to open.
1. Log into ClaimGear (see page 18).
2. Log out of ClaimGear (see page 152).
4. Watch the student training video clips on how to use ClaimGear .
Note: If your workbook is an eBook, you can skip this step.
If you are a first-time user (a new students), open ClaimGear as previously instructed. From the Welcome tab, click the
1. You should have written your username and password on the inside cover of your workbook .
2. Enter your student username and password exactly as it was given to you (it is case-sensitive); then click the Go.
4. Once activated, return to ClaimGear and proceed to log in.
Logging into ClaimGear
To login, complete two fields, the Username and Password, exactly as your instructor created it. It is case-sensitive. Remember, you wrote your username and password on the inside cover of your workbook .
Then click the Log in button.
It proceeds to connect.
Once connection to the server has been made completely, the following Login screen will display. Verify the assignment you are working on. If this is not the assignment you want to be logged in to, directions on selecting a different assignment can be found in this manual under the S.I. Manager chapter (see page 111).
1. Schedule Appointments---Scheduler
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Final Fantasy Dimensions is the pink candy for fans of the classic role-playing game series Final Fantasy. What more when playing a FF original gameplay style with modern enhancements. Square Enix put FFD as a love letter to the fans of Square Enix, like to say that they are still of interest to us as well as the Final Fantasy series. The old becomes new again, arrived at the player back into the role of the main character and save the world! Earn to die 5
Dimensions is a game or with a storyline can only talk through the 2 words: So great! The story is divided into 4 large chapter and under the context of the world are in the war between the forces of Light and Dark magic. You will became captain, leading his brothers and put everything back right where we belong through the story are fascinating led Square Enix. Earn to die 6
The game will make you move through the village devastated by war, the High Court to take advantage of the blue skies and the cave full of monsters. Both the Chocobo, flying ships and the large maze can make you crazy. The game's storyline full of nodes and open at the right time, not cause boring thanks to the changes properly.
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What exactly is a manger? We here it every year at Christmas time. We sing songs about it. We set up manger scenes in churches and front lawns. We even go to court to battle for the right to display manger scenes on public property.
We incorporate the thought of a manger into that of a barn. When you were growing up and you left the door hanging open, your parents may have asked if you were born in a barn. For our definition Jesus essentially was born in a barn.
The Son of God came to earth in the most humbling of ways. Hospitals are clean and sterile. The utmost care and attention is taken at the birth of a child. Doctors and nurses tend to the mother and the birthing process. After the child arrives in the world they are carefully wrapped up and placed in a soft little bed and watched over carefully.
Jesus was born in the company of animals, beasts of burden. There were no clean hospital blankets to wrap him in, only what Joseph and Mary had carried with them on their journey. After wrapping him up that best that they could, they placed him in a manger. A manger is a feeding trough. It would have been filled with hay, straw, or whatever the animals may have been eating.
The creator of the universe came to earth in the most humble of fashions. Being laid in a feeding trough as a newborn is symbolic of what Christ gave up to come to earth though. Jesus gave up the majesty of heaven to take on human form. As Christians it is our desire to go to heaven and instead Jesus left heaven to come here.
Philippians 2 tells a different kind of Christmas story but it is symbolized in the manger of Bethlehem. Paul writes in verses 1-4
1If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Paul begins by telling the Philippians that if they have gained anything by calling themselves Christians that he would consider it a joy to see them acting as Christians. This isn't Paul berating the people but simply informing them what a joy it is to see Christians acting as they ought to be.
As a pastor, my greatest joy and my greatest frustration is people. There is no greater joy than knowing that I have touched someone's life and watching that person spread the joy to other people. On the other hand, there are few things more frustrating than trying to reach out to someone and have them not want help or to heed spiritual advice.
As Paul tells the Philippians what brings him joy in their lives, he reminds them of their real motivation behind doing this. They are to act in humility towards others, looking to help others before themselves. There is an easy way to remember what will bring joy to yourself. It is an acronym that gives us our order of priorities. It is Jesus, Others, Yourself.
But Paul isn't asking us to do something Jesus didn't first do himself. He tells us of what Christ gave up to come to earth.
Verses 5-8
5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
Being laid in a manger isn't that big of a deal when you consider leaving the splendor of heaven for all of the garbage that this world has to offer. As a man Jesus was rejected by those who followed him as a spectacle looking for entertainment. He was betrayed by one of the twelve men he chose to follow him. He was spat at, beaten, nailed to a cross, and crucified. When you compare these things to the discomfort of laying in some hay, give me the hay.
But it's more than just the things that Jesus endured on earth. I'm certain that we can't fully grasp this but Jesus gave up his authority as God. I can't fully explain it because Jesus was not some sort of God/man hybrid but was 100% God and 100% man. But while a man he had the limitations of man. He needed food and water to survive. After he fasted in the desert for 40 days and was tempted by Satan, he didn't magically snap his fingers and all was ok again. Angels tended to him because of his physical needs.
But of course Jesus exemplified humility in his life. It wasn't a one time act at his birth nor a finishing act at his death. Jesus served others and gave of himself everywhere he went.
Verses 9-11 tells us the real reason we celebrate Christmas however.
9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Jesus completed the mission that he came to earth to do. He was born in a manger but he did not remain there. The world has seen lots to great servants. They come in all types from Mother Teresa with her work the poor, Bill Gates dedicating his entire fortune to helping the less fortunate and promoting medical research to help sick people, and even Buddha for promoting principles that often sound similar to Christianity. But none of these people are worthy of worship. They may have done some great things in humility but they didn't die for your sins.
Jesus may have been born in humble settings and started life out as a baby. The world has 6 billion people who started out as babies however. It's not manner in which Jesus was born that matters. It's what he did with his life that makes all the difference.
The same is true for us. It doesn't matter where we were born or to what family you belong to. It doesn't matter if we're rich or poor, highly educated or high school drop outs. What matters is what we do with our life.
A little baby in a manger means the gift of new life is available for everyone. The question is, what are we going to do with the life that we've been given?


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Five men shot Thursday in Philadelphia
Slide show above: Police investigate a double shooting Thursday night on West Cumberland Street. Photographs for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek.
Police gathered evidence at the scene after two men were struck in a shooting late Thursday night on West Cumberland Street near 11th Street in the Hartranft section of Philadelphia. According to investigators, police responded to the block for a report of gunfire at about 11:30 p.m. and found a wounded 28-year-old man.
Officers rushed him to Hahnemann University Hospital where he was listed in critical condition with four gunshot wounds. Police said they were then called to a sixth floor residence at the PHA's Fairhill Apartments, where they found a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his right hip.
Medics rushed the second victim to Temple University Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. Eight fired shell casings were found in the street near the first victim, police said.
One of the victims from the West Cumberland Street shooting is wheeled into Temple University Hospital. Photograph for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek.
CBS3, NBC10 and the Philadelphia Daily News also had reports from the Cumberland Street incident. Three more men were shot in separate incidents earlier in the day.
Thursday's first shooting victim was wounded on a playground shortly before 2 p.m. at Dickinson Square, at Morris Street and Moyamensing Avenue in the Pennsport section of South Philadelphia. Medics rushed the 25-year-old man to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition with a leg wound. CBS3 and 6ABC have reports.
Just after 2 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot on Paschall Avenue near 53rd Street in Southwest Philadelphia. He was listed in stable condition at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. A 42-year-old man was listed in stable condition at Temple with a leg wound after he was shot just after 5 p.m. at Van Pelt and York Streets in North Philadelphia.
Several other gun violence reports came in from the across the city and region:
- Medics rushed a 55-year-old man to Einstein Medical Center with head wounds after he was pistol-whipped at Queen Lane and Pulaski Avenue, shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the Germantown section of the city.
- Police captured a suspect following the report of a man pulling a gun during an argument Thursday night inside a home on Montana Street near Chew Avenue in East Mount Airy.
- A gunman forced his way into a home and robbed a woman in Blakemore Street near Wister Street in East Germantown shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday. 6ABC and NBC10 have reports.
- Armed robbers forced their way into a home after 3 a.m. Friday on Tasker Street near 20th in the Point Breeze section of South Philadelphia, making off with cash and other items.
- A cat had to be a euthanized after it was found to have suffered a gunshot wound Wednesday in the Lawndale section of Northeast Philadelphia, according to a report from 6ABC.
- NBC10 has a follow-up report on a Crescentville night club shooting we reported Monday.
- 6ABC also reported on fatal shootings Thursday in Camden, NJ, and Wilmington, Delaware.
- Shooting victims were also reported Thursday in Harrisburg and York, Pa., according to pennlive.com.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday morning on the long-term academic impact faced by children living in areas where homicides are committed, noting that the closer a homicide takes place to a child's home, the more dramatically the child will be affected.
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Amplify Austin is a huge online 24 hour giving event. It all starts on Thursday, March 20!
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Paul Newman Collection DVD
Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott, Piper Laurie, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, Fredric March, Martin Balsam, Richard Boone, Diane Cilento, Val Avery, Margaret Blye, David Canary, Peter Lazer, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Rush, Frank Silvera, Skip Ward
Directed by George Roy Hill
Collection of four films starring Paul Newman. In 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1969), outlaws Butch (Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) are finding it increasingly difficult to make a living in the Wild West.
Eventually deciding to cut their losses, the pair head for a new life in Bolivia in the company of their friend Etta Place (Katharine Ross).
However, when they reach their destination, it seems their problems are only beginning - especially when they discover they now have to rob banks speaking Spanish.
In 'The Hustler' (1961), low-life pool player Fast Eddie Felson (Newman) begins a downhill slide after losing to Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason).
However, gambler Bert Gordon (George C. Scott) sees the potential in the boy, takes him in, teaches him the art of the hustle, and sets him on the road to another thrilling pool hall confrontation with the unbeatable Fats.
In courtroom drama 'The Verdict' (1982) Newman plays Frank Galvin, a failed lawyer battling to regain his dignity and give up his dependence on alcohol.
He takes on a case of medical misconduct in which a woman has lapsed into a coma after being given too much anaesthetic in childbirth, and in so doing is forced to take on a prominent and powerful Boston Catholic hospital.
Finally, 'Hombre' (1967) is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel about a cowboy who has been raised by Apache Indians.
John Russell (Newman)'s multi-cultural roots make him the natural leader of a mixed bag of passengers when they are ambushed by outlaws on a trek across the desert.
- Format: DVD
- Region: 2
- Certification: (15)
- Catalogue number: 2387301000
- Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Ent.
- Release date: 20/01/2014
- Genre: Drama
- Colour: Col & B/W
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Subject: Lockdown Results (21/02/2008)
Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:08 am
Michael Wire : Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen.....and welcome to Thursday Night Lockdown!
(Marilyn Manson's "The New S***" plays and the Lockdown Credits roll)
Have we got a show for you tonight…and it all starts with a huge First Blood match where the tension couldn't be higher…..
MATCH 1 : First Blood Match
River Ace vs The Saint
Metallica's "St Anger" chugs around the arena and The Saint makes his appearance on the stage before making his way down the ramp to a huge ovation.
Wire : Here's the Saint, and what a high this guy must be on after defeating Anarchy single handedly last week. But how will he fare tonight in this most barbaric of matches against the new 6WF Internet Champion?
River Ace's music hits and he runs to the ring to start the match. He takes The Saint to the floor and punches him in the head, trying to bust him open immediately. River struggles free and whips Saint into the ropes, powerslamming him on the rebound. River Ace mounts The Saint and unloads a few punches of his own, making his knuckles protrude as much as possible to hit him with a sharpest point he can muster. This time Saint kicks himself free and the two stand off each other, staring each other down. The Saint is the first to strike and he knocks River Ace to the corner with a flurry of punches. Saint lifts Ace onto the top turnbuckle and attempts to superplex him off but Ace pushes him off. Ace lowers himself to the second rope and hits an elbow drop to Saints face. Saint rolls over onto his front masking his face. Ace quickly flips him over but sees no blood. Saint was playing possum and he takes advantage with an eye poke. Ace reels away but the Saint pulls him back to hit a Powerbomb leaving Ace spread out on the mat.
The Saint leans over River Ace and grinds his forearm across his forehead. Failing to cut him open he gets up and grinds his foot across his face instead.
Wire : This has had no resemblance to a wrestling match thus far…this has been a heinous slugfest…and I don't think its gonna get any prettier!
Subject: Re: Lockdown Results (21/02/2008)
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The Saint lifts River Ace back to his feet and attempts a Crucifier but River counters and lands a Spinebuster. River keeps hold of Saint's legs and puts him in the Texas Hold-Em, leaning back in to cause maximum pain to the Saint. Saint taps out to the hold but there is no submissions. Happy at his small victory River Ace release the hold and the Saint rolls out of the ring to recuperate. River Ace celebrates to the crowd before turning to exit the ring to chase Saint. As River leans down to climb out of the ropes, Saint pops up from under the apron and smashes Ace in the face with a steel chair. Ace rolls back into the ring clutching his face, but still not bleeding. Saint throws the chair into the ring, landing near River Ace then climbs back under the ring. When he re-surfaces the big man has got a big brown bag which he places in the ring before climbing in. The Saint lifts the chair again and waits for River to get to his feet. Saint runs and cracks Ace with the chair again. The Saint checks for blood and is frustrated to see none again. He slams the chair into the floor and returns to his bag. He lifts the bag and empties its contents onto the ring.
Wire : TACKS! THUMB TACKS! The Saint has bought a few little presents for River Ace!
Saint stalks River and waits for him to get to his feet, as he does he runs at him and attempts a tornado DDT. River counters by getting a knee up into Saints ribs winding him. River quickly gets Saint into the Piledriver position and drives him down head first into the sea of tacks.
Wire : That's it….That's gotta be it…NO! Look Saint isn't bleeding!
River Ace kicks the ropes and leaves the ring to get his 6WF Internet Title. He gets back in and gets ready to bloody Saint's face with the belt. Saint staggers to his feet and Ace charges at him with the gold. Saint telegraphs it and ducks it, running in the opposite direction. As they both use the ropes to bounce off The Saint with his longer reach nails a running Implant DDT onto the tacks.
Wire : I can see Crimson now….there it is….match over!
River Ace bleeds profusely in the ring as The Saint celebrates above him. The Saint picks up Ace's title and looks at it, then tries it on around his waist. Saint gives a nod of approval before throwing it back to the mat and leaving the ring.
MATCH 2 : Fight for the Right. First Round, Match Seven.
Acer vs Hero
"Scream, Aim, Fire" hits and the fans go wild for the entrance of the Monday Night Shutdown Comissioner.
Wire : The TAW European Champion is in fine form against Hero, beating him for the title last week, but he was on the wrong end of an explosive match against Nemesis on Monday! (VT shows the moment Acer falls to the mat and detonates the C4, losing his match)
Acer stands ready in the ring as the sound of the Sex Pistols pierces the atmosphere. Pyro explodes and lights flicker as the 6WF World Heavyweight Champion Hero makes his way to the ring.
Wire : The anarchist is looking for the opportunity to add the TAW title to his 6WF title and become undisputed champion, but first he has to negotiate the toughest of first round matches….I can't call this one folks!
Hero and Acer lock up to begin the match. Hero scores a low blow and hits Acer with a DDT. Hero waits for Acer to get up and spears him to the ground. Acer catches Hero's head on the way down to the mat and applies a hidden choke hold. Acer picks Hero up and locks in a standing armbar. Hero in pain over-powers the hold and throws Acer to the mat, following up with a knee drop to his face.
Hero takes a run at the ropes and hits Acer with Rolling Thunder before covering for a two count. Hero picks up Acer and whips him into the corner, then he charges at him and dropkicks him into the ringpost. After hitting Acer with a powerslam from the corner, Hero climbs to the top rope and hits a double jump moonsault on the European Champ. The ref gets down and counts to 2 before Acer kicks out.
Acer comes back into the match strong, and dropkicks Hero's knee from underneath him, then immediately pounces to apply an Indian Deathlock to the same knee, causing Hero agony. Hero just manages to crawl to the ropes but Acer pulls him back to lock in a figure four leg lock. Hero struggles to make it to the ropes again, but Acer doesn't release the hold. The referee has to break the hold but some damage has clearly been done to Hero. Acer drags him to the centre of the ring and puts the hold on again. This time Hero musters all of his strength to reverse it, transferring the pressure to Acer's legs. Acer screams as he reaches the ropes but Hero returns the favour of not releasing. Once the ref breaks the hold both men lie in the ring, taking a moment to recover, nursing their legs.
Hero is the first to get to his feet and when Acer does, Hero hits him with a flapjack and an elbow to the spine. Hero picks Acer up again and attempts a backdrop. Acer rolls out of it and clotheslines Hero to the back of the head. He jumps on Hero's back and locks in a triangle hold. Hero manages to get to his feet and ram Acer into the corner but Acer responds quickly and puts Hero in a crossface chickenwing. He shakes Hero but he won't submit.
Wire : Hero's helpless in the middle of the ring. Acer's vice like grip means he can't get to the ropes…Hero's in big trouble…what's this?
Jessica, Acer's girlfriend, runs down the ramp in a miniskirt with high heels and her handbag. The crowd cheer and wolf-whistle.
Wire : This is no place for Jessica…she's got no training…
Acer : Go back….Go back…this is under control….
She rummages in her bag and takes out a bottle of perfume, she enters the ring and walks up to Hero still in the crossface chickenwing. She goes to spray Hero in the eyes to make him submit but he ducks it and Acer gets sprayed. Hero pounces and hits the Canadian Destroyer in a flash. The ref counts…1…..2…..3!
Jessica looks sick and kneels at Acer's side, saying sorry over and over.
Wire : How bizarre….Acer was in control of the match and his girlfriend has come out and cost him it…one can only assume she was trying to help but this is no place for a young girl…no place at all…Hero progresses to round 2!
Subject: Re: Lockdown Results (21/02/2008)
Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:09 am
MATCH 3 : Fight for the Right. First Round, Match Eight
Nemesis vs ?????
The arena lights go out and are replaced by dimmer ones.
Wire : The monster Nemesis is here folks…the most evil man in sports entertainment is here. He tried to finish off Ace on Monday…as far as we are aware he has finished off Diablo…this evil spirit won't be happy until he rules 6WF…but is tonight's mystery opponent going to give Nemesis what he deserves tonight?
Nemesis paces the ring, waiting for his opponent. Trish Stratus's music hits and she stands at the top of the ramp.
Trish : Are you ready Nemesis? I've been waiting for this for a long time. Finally you're gonna get your comeuppance tonight. I bet you've been having nightmares about your "mystery" opponent all week.
Crowd : DI-AB-LO…DI-AB-LO…DI-AB-LO!!!
The titantron breaks up into static and black blood runs down the screen….a date appears on the screen "21/02/08"….then the 21 cycles through to a 28 "28/02/08". Nemesis is fixated on the screen as it goes dead. A runner comes out and talks in Trish's ear. She looks worried. She shouts, "Well find someone else! NOW!"
Trish : Ok! Now is the time Nemesis! Your end is here! Revenge for what you did to me…what you did to Diablo is finally upon us! Ladies and Gentlemen…the 16th and final participant in the Fight for the Right tournament…
Crowd : DI-AB-LO…DI-AB-LO…DI-AB-LO!!!
"Last of the Famous International Playboys" plays and the crowd go hysterical. The cheer is deafening…and then the atmosphere goes dead as the curtain pulls back…
Trish : MIDGET FINLAY?!?!?!? What is this??? Trish storms to the backstage area furiously as Midget Finlay walks to the ring in a mini Mr 6WF robe. Nemesis laughs as Midget Finlay enters the ring. Nemesis squares him up as the ring bell sounds then he runs at the little man and hits him with a big boot which resembles a simple and brutal kick in the head that sends him flying to the corner. Then Nemesis grabs Midget Finlay by the throat and performs a horrific chokeslam, which again looks more brutal than usual as he instead slings his opponent across the ring.
Nemesis covers Midget Finlay for the easiest three count of his career and progression to the quarter finals. The titantron shows Trish berating the runner she was speaking to earlier and Nemesis laughs again as he picks up Midget Finlay and launches him over the top rope, out of the ring, onto Michael Wire's table.
Wire : This is ridiculous! This is an outrage! What's going on? Nemesis just threw Midget Finlay like a lion who's finished with his piece of meat! Why would you throw someone in there a quarter of the size of the monster Nemesis…after seeing what he does to people his own size…Where's the humanity? Who was the real mystery opponent Trish had planned? What happened???
MAIN EVENT : TAW Heavyweight Title
Randy Peeper vs EZ Money
GWC as Special Guest Referee
GWC makes his way to the ring in his striped shirt.
Wire : Is GWC the man who will be able to keep order in this match up tonight? Has Trish Stratus made the right choice?
GWC stands in the centre of the ring as the strobe lighting springs to life and the frantic opening bar of "Bodies" by Drowning Pool brings the arena to its feet.
Wire : The TAW Heavyweight Champion….Randy Peeper is in the house!
He enters the ring and passes the title to GWC who raises it above his head before placing it in the corner. GWC pats down Peeper to check for weapons as "Here Comes the Money" plays. The crowd boo the arrival of EZ Money who takes his time to stroll to the ring. Mouthing off fans as he passes them. He enters the ring and Randy Peeper gets straight up in his face. Before anything goes off GWC steps in between them. He escorts them to their corners and then asks for the bell.
The match starts off cautiously, both men circle each other and feign movements. Then EZ makes a sudden move to take out Randy at the knee, sending him crashing to the floor. EZ runs at the ropes and baseball slides into Randy's ribs. EZ gets up and repeats the move on the opposite side. Randy clutches at his sides in agony and struggles to get to his feet. As he does EZ stalks behind him to hit him with an atomic drop. EZ gets up in GWC's face, shouting at him to call it down the middle. He turns back and clotheslines Randy back down to the floor. He applies a boston crab on the champ, leaning back and putting pressure on those ribs that he attacked at the start. Randy crawls to the ropes and as soon as he touches the bottom rope GWC physically breaks up the hold.
GWC shrugs his shoulders and tells him to continue the match. EZ approaches Peeper but the champ scores a shot to the ribs of EZ. Randy capitalizes immediately by hitting a release belly to belly suplex. He quickly covers and GWC gets down, starting a very quick 2 count. EZ springs to his feet and pushes GWC into the corner, standing over him shouting again. GWC retaliates pushing him backwards into a Randy Peeper dropkick to the back of the head. Randy mounts him to apply a sleeper hold and GWC is quick to raise EZ's hand and let it fall. On the third time EZ Battles to his feet and flicks his heel back to low blow Peeper, unseen by GWC. EZ stomps Randy into the floor before taking to the top rope. EZ is about to leap when Randy gets to his feet and runs to the corner. EZ jumps down and runs Peeper into the turnbuckle. After punching the champ a few times he picks him up in the corner and hits a running powerslam. GWC gets down and begins a very slow 2 count. EZ is irate and again corners GWC. This time Randy charges at EZ and clotheslines him into the corner, sandwiching the special guest referee.
Now the two men resort to brawling with GWC laid out on the floor. Randy connects with a vicious roundhouse kick and then follows it up with a huge impact Spinebuster. Randy goes straight into a Sharpshooter, with EZ stranded in the middle of the ring. The crowd boo as Hero runs to the ring and smacks Randy over the head with the 6WF Heavyweight Title belt. He leaves the ring just as GWC stirs and EZ covers the champion. 1…..2…..long pause and a kick out.
Wire : Peeper's up….Peeper's up…How do you like them apples Anarchy?
Out of the crowd comes Rock V2 and he pulls GWC out of the ring. He hits him with a Rock Bottom on the concrete floor.
Wire : What the hell was that? What business has Rock V2 got here?
Rock rips GWC's shirt off his back and puts it on himself, then tells EZ to pick up Randy Peeper. EZ picks him up and then slams him with the Styles Clash. Trish Stratus runs to the ring.
Wire : Rock can't count it…he isn't the official!
As Rock gets down to count the arena lights go out. When they come back on Nemesis is in the ring and he takes Rock V2 by the throat and Chokeslams him. Hero attacks Nemesis from behind but Nemesis recovers quickly and rams his head into the ring post. Now EZ Money punches Nemesis, and after rocking him a bit, Nemesis big boots him to the ground then picks him up and hits The Death Wish. Trish shouts at him to get out of the ring and he laughs at her as he backs her into the corner.
The titantron goes fuzzy and the static fills the screen. Black blood runs down the screen and the date 28/02/2008 comes up. The date cycles back to 21/02/08 again.
Crowd : DI-AB-LO…DI-AB-LO…DI-AB-LO!
From behind Nemesis gets thrown out of the ring, saving Trish.
Wire : Randy Peeper just ejected Nemesis out of the ring!
The date changes yet again…back to 28/02/2008 and the screen shuts down.
EZ staggers to his feet and Randy hits him with the sitdown piledriver. Trish calls GWC who's just recovering to climb in the ring and he counts 1…2….3!
Wire : Randy Peeper retains the TAW World Title…what a match!
Trish Stratus takes the TAW title and hands it to Randy Peeper who holds it above his head, milking the crowds adoration!
Wire : See you next week folks where we have a Fight for the Right Quarter Final special! I can't wait!
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Wicks v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., 908 So. 2d 1190 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2005) is a per curiam decision which contains a concurring opinion which lays out a road map for the appropriate raising and preserving of the issue of whether a peremptory challenge was motivated by racial discrimination.
The U.S. Supreme Court opinions in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L. Ed 2d 69 (1986) and Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., 500 U.S. 614, 111 S.Ct. 2077, 114 L.Ed 2d 660 (1991) together with the Florida case of State v. Neil, 457 So. 2d 481 (Fla. 1984) hold that it is constitutionally inappropriate to strike a potential juror on the basis of race. Wicks was a slip and fall case brought by an African-American plaintiff who objected to the defense peremptorily striking an African-American juror. The trial court concluded the strike was not racially motivated and after an adverse verdict the plaintiff appealed. The opinion discusses the failure to properly preserve the objection for appeal and states that even if it had been, the Court would not have disturbed the trial court's exercise of its' discretion that the challenge was not racially motivated.
When defense counsel exercised the peremptory challenge, plaintiff's counsel merely noted for the record that the juror was an African American female and asked the Court to inquire further. The concurring judge found this was insufficient to preserve the objection. What was necessary was that plaintiff's counsel specifically state his belief that the challenge was impermissibly made on the basis of race and the Court should have been asked to request opposing counsel to provide a race neutral reason. As it turns out, the trial judge, even without being asked, did just that. After hearing the defense counsel's explanation, the Court found those reasons would be acceptable and sustained the challenge. At the close of the voir dire, both parties exhausted their peremptory challenges and the jury was sworn without plaintiff's counsel raising any objection. The next morning, plaintiff's counsel noted that after further research, he was uncertain as to whether it was necessary to object to the panel and did so to make sure that an appellate court did not conclude that he had not renewed his objection.
The opinion reviews the appellate decisions on the appropriate way to preserve a Neil challenge. It points out that more than a contemporaneous objection is necessary. It is necessary to preserve the objection and that the jury be accepted only subject to the Neil objection. This affords the trial judge the opportunity to either recall the challenged juror, to strike the entire panel or to stand by the earlier ruling.
Thus, the appropriate way to raise and preserve a Neil challenge is for the objecting party to state at the time the challenge is made, the belief that the challenge is racially motivated while noting the race of the juror. At that point, the challenging party must be asked by the Court to state a race neutral reason for the challenge. The trial judge then has discretion to determine whether the stated reason is a pretext or not. If not, the challenge will be allowed and the objection overruled. The objecting party must then restate the objection prior to accepting the jury and accept the jury only subject to the objection.
In the Wicks opinion, the concurring judge makes two suggestions to trial courts in conducting Neil inquiries. First, he suggests that the trial judge excuse the venire from the courtroom or hold the Neil hearing elsewhere. Since the focus of the issue at this hearing is the genuineness of the explanation of the party exercising the challenge, statements of counsel regarding the juror's potential bias are sufficiently sensitive so as to make it absolutely necessary that there is no chance that any potential juror might overhear the explanation.
The concurring Judge also suggests that counsel on either side may desire to have the portion of the record read back concerning the challenged juror's statements to make sure that the trial judge is in the best position possible to understand the rationale for the strike.
Challenging a peremptory strike as racially motivated requires precise action to both make the challenge and preserve it for appeal. This opinion lays out the procedure counsel must use under those circumstances.
Originally published in April 2006