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Another week, another episode that kicks off with a shirtless shot of Sean.
I mean, this is getting just a TAD extreme, guys. Sure, he has a fantastic body. And maybe the footage of him showering shirtless wasn't totally preposterous because, hey, we do all shower shirtless. But cooking shirtless in his faux, hyper-modern "Bachelor" pad? That's a bit of a stretch. Let's get a little more creative next week producers, shall we?
Selma, a.k.a. Ashley Greene, gets the first date with Sean. And in continuation of the there's-no-way-in-hell-I'd-do-this-if-I-weren't-on-TV-theme, the date takes place in the 110-degree heat of Joshua Tree National Park.
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"You took the Iraqi to a desert," says Selma, eyeing the sandy, cactus-filled landscape.
Since he's already rappelled down the side of a downtown L.A. high rise, Mr. Extreme Sports thinks it'd be a good idea to take one of the more "glamorous" girls in the house rock climbing. And we're not talking some indoor climbing wall here, folks. This is the real deal -- a steep incline that requires some serious physical acumen.
Selma handles the whole thing far better than I would -- complaining a bit as she got going but eventually hauling her tiny 110-pound butt up the side of that rock. Yes, she does weigh 110 pounds, because she told Sean. We get it, sweetie, you're in, like, insanely good shape. But who drops the lbs. reveal on a first date? Awk.
Anyway, after making it to the top, the pair head off to Hicksville -- this motel in Joshua Tree that's actually pretty cool, where a handful of Airstream trailers are tricked out with different themes. The pair start talking and Selma is literally all over Sean, draping her body across his lap and leaving her face only a couple of inches from his. Despite her apparent sexual forwardness, Selma reveals that she grew up in a very strict Arabic home, and her mom is not pleased that her daughter has decided to go on a show where a guy spends three nights in a row with three different women in a "fantasy suite."
"If I were to kiss someone on national television, I think my mom would have a heart attack," Selma explains, staring up at Sean with bedroom eyes.
OK, a few things about this. Do we really think that Sean is going to propose to someone he hasn't even KISSED? Doubtful. I'm also doubtful that Selma is going to stick to her word in a couple of weeks if the two are on some romantic tropical island together half-naked. But also, isn't it possible that Selma's religious background could prove to be a serious issue? From what I can tell, Sean is a conservative Christian, and I feel like he might want to raise his kids in his faith, etc.
Alrighty, enough with the sap, let's go on another unnecessarily aggressive date. How about roller derby!?!? You know, that sport where chicks ride around a rink and elbow/shove one another out of the way to get to the front of the pack? Sounds fun!
As usual, there are 3 zillion girls on the group date, but Sean has also invited Sarah -- the woman who had one of her arms amputated at the elbow at birth. I mean, am I wrong in thinking this was not the best date to take her on? As Sarah says herself, her "body works in different ways," and she "doesn't have great balance." Within moments of practicing for the competition, she's struggling with the activity and starts crying.
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"You don't need to do this, but I think you can do it," Sean says, attempting to give her a pep talk. I mean, I get that he was trying to be sweet and all, but who is he to say that she even wants to do this? Why is this some obstacle she has to overcome to prove her worth?
Before the conversation can get much further, there's a girl down -- Amanda, who bites it and falls flat on her face. It's possible she's broken her jaw, so she heads off to the hospital and Sean realizes it might be a good idea to call off this whole roller derby idea. Free skate to Steve Perry's "Foolish Hearts!"
Cut to the evening portion of the date, where everyone heads to a hotel to get wasted and fight with one another. Tierra -- or as some of the other girls have begun calling her, Tierrable -- is upset because she doesn't think the other ladies are being nice to her. She doesn't like the environment! She's being tortured! She doesn't trust anybody! She doesn't want to be here! And where is Sean?
Oh, he's about to get into the hot tub with Lindsay? No worries. Tierra will just wait, hunched in a dark corner crying, and sneak attack Sean when he walks out the door to the hot tub.
Instead of finding the stunt creepy and desperate, Sean immediately begins reassuring Tierra that he's thinking about her even when he's almost-kissing-but-not-kissing Selma, or in the hot tub with Lindsay.
"You know what I know?" Sean says, a coy smile popping up on his face. "You like me, and you want to spend more time with me. And how do I know? I can tell by the way you look at me."
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Oh no you did-unt, Sean! Impressive lady skillz, there. Suffice it to say, Tierra's stunt works -- he even gives her the group date rose -- and she'll be sticking around for a few more weeks.
The final one-on-one date goes to to Leslie, who gets a "Pretty Woman"-themed outing sans, you know, the whole hooker part of the movie. Sean picks her up in an Aston Martin and the two jet off to Rodeo Drive, where Leslie is told she can pick out a fancy dress to wear for the evening from Badgley Mischka. Dude, I'm sorry, but Badgley? If I was on Rodeo, I'd be like, "Hey, Sean? Mind if we just pop over to Chanel? How about Gucci? No? We're stuck with these hideously over-bedazzled gowns here? Alrighty then."
"I'm a tan Julia Roberts!" exclaims Leslie, who is African American.
Off to Neil Lane, where Leslie is given a ridiculously expensive diamond collar that completely clashes with her fake diamond-covered dress. The pair head to dinner and Leslie barely gets through the story of how her parents got divorced and how she's the girl all her exes dated before getting married before Sean tells her he's just not that into her. So he walks her to the limo and literally takes back the Neil Lane jewels before she gets in. Hey, that stuff is insured, can't risk her wearing it for an extra minute, right?
In fact, Sean sent Leslie home so early that they never even got to the private-concert portion of the evening. So the night's act -- Ben Taylor, son of James Taylor and Carly Simon -- is forced to play in a lofty hotel lobby for a dejected looking Sean, as he dramatically tosses Leslie's rose over a balcony in slo-mo.
The only other woman to get sent home this week is Amanda. She nearly breaks her jaw and then has to peace out? Tough.
I wish Sean had kicked some others off, because I'm not gonna lie, these early episodes are difficult to get through. The fake drama. The lack of any semblance of a connection. The over-the-top dates that barely require any discussion. Get me to an exotic island already! I'm hopeful for next week, though. Did you guys see the preview? A two-night special?!? Another ambulance? That's what I'm talking about.
'Bachelor' recap: Sean takes off his shirt
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I am back on the meal plan bandwagon after a rather depressing month or so off. Everything went a bit pear shaped after my birthday week and I because a little lazy and disinterested in cooking. I was sick of having to be in charge of meals so went on strike.
We ended up spending far too much on takeaway, and sporadic mid-week shopping, so finally last week the boyfriend begged me to start meal planning again. So here it is...
Monday: Turkey Chilli with rice
Tuesday: Tuna pasta bake
Wednesday: Chicken Thighs and potato croquettes
Thursday: Ravioli on toast/ egg on toast or (sort yourself out night)
Friday: Sausage and bean casserole
Saturday: Bacon Sandwiches for breakfast/lunch and then leftover casserole for dinner.
Sunday: Chicken dinner at around 2pm.
It is pretty straight forward, pretty healthy and I have all the ingredients in the house from last weeks food shop.
I have even created a monthly excel spreadsheet totting up my weekly spend and which helps me create my online shopping list (yes, I am a geek).
How do you plan your weekly meals? Do you plan or wing it? Any money saving tips would be loved also....
I understand some may find these posts boring as there is no recipes but it is as much a tool for me to keep on top of everything and to refer back to when feeling uninspired.

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The battle for the future of humanity is joined, as MMO developer Bigpoint reveals the launch of the closed beta test for browser-based MMO Battlestar Galactica Online. Get a peek at what fashionable humans and Cylons will be wearing this fall.
Players from across Europe and the U.S. are now flying the unfriendly space lanes of Battlestar Galactica Online. During this early phase of testing, players can create human or Cylon characters and engage in a training mission, after which they are free to roam the galaxy, engaging in battles against AI opponents and other players in between exciting bouts of mining.
Bigpoint will be allowing more players into the closed beta in the coming weeks, leading up to the open beta tentatively scheduled for December. For your chance at a piece of the action (wrong show), visit the official Battlestar Galactica Online website.


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We have over 600 confections from apple rings to zebra bark. Our expansive selections of nuts are freshly roasted and our dried fruits come from around the world. Our highly trained chocolatiers combined with their experience and our valued recipes have given us world renowned confections such as our own hand made English Toffee as well as our Taffy Apples. Our chocolate confections include miniatures filled with crèmes, barks, dipped glazed fruit, turtles, rocky road bars, and two separate lines of truffles our traditional line and our signature line for the more discriminating pallets. All of our chocolates are available in both a smooth creamy milk chocolate and in a rich semi sweet chocolate. What truly separates us is our commitment to customer service. Our goal is to make your experience a sweet one.
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December 12, 2018
The 7 Top Characteristics That Define Good Learners
Via Faculty Focus / The Teaching Professor Blog
This article was featured on Faculty Focus and was written by Maryellen Weimer, PhD. It has been reprinted here with permission.
I've seen lots of lists that identify the characteristics of good teachers. They're great reminders of what we should aspire to be as teachers. I haven't seen many corresponding lists that identify the characteristics of good learners. I decided to put one together and invite your input. This could be a list for our students or anybody who aspires to learn well.
1. Good learners are curious.
They wonder about all sorts of things, often about things way beyond their areas of expertise. They love the discovery part of learning. Finding out about something they didn't know satisfies them for the moment, but their curiosity is addictive.
2. Good learners pursue understanding diligently.
A few things may come easily to learners but most knowledge arrives after effort, and good learners are willing to put in the time. They search out information—sometimes aspiring to find out everything that is known about something. They also read, analyze, and evaluate the information they've found. Most importantly they talk with others, read more, study more, and carry around what they don't understand; thinking about it before they go to sleep, at the gym, on the way to work, and sometimes when they should be listening to others. Good learners are persistent. They don't give up easily.
3. Good learners recognize that a lot of learning isn't fun.
That doesn't change how much they love learning. When understanding finally comes, when they get it, when all the pieces fit together, that is one special thrill. But the journey to understanding generally isn't all that exciting. Some learning tasks require boring repetition; others a mind-numbing attention to detail; still others periods of intense mental focus. Backs hurt, bottoms get tired, the clutter on the desk expands, the coffee tastes stale—no, most learning isn't fun.
4. Failure frightens good learners, but they know it's beneficial.
It's a part of learning that offers special opportunities that aren't there when success comes quickly and without failure. In the presence of repeated failure and seeming futility, good learners carry on, confident that they'll figure it out. When faced with a motor that resists repair, my live-in mechanic announces he has yet to meet a motor that can't be fixed. Sometimes it ends up looking like a grudge match, man against the machine, with the man undeterred by how many different fixes don't work. He's frustrated but determined to find the one that will, all the while learning from those that don't.
5. Good learners make knowledge their own.
This is about making the new knowledge fit with what the learner already knows, not making it mean whatever the learner wants. Good learners change their knowledge structures in order to accommodate what they are learning. They use the new knowledge to tear down what's poorly constructed, to finish what's only partially built, and to create new additions. In the process, they build a bigger and better knowledge structure. It's not enough to just take in new knowledge. It has to make sense, to connect in meaningful ways with what the learner already knows.
6. Good learners never run out of questions.
There's always more to know. Good learners are never satisfied with how much they know about anything. They are pulled around by questions—the ones they still can't answer, or can only answer part way, or the ones without very good answers. Those questions follow them around like day follows night with the answer bringing daylight but the next question revealing the darkness.
7. Good learners share what they've learned.
Knowledge is inert. Unless it's passed on, knowledge is lost. Good learners are teachers committed to sharing with others what they've learned. They write about it and talk about it, and they can explain what they know in ways that make sense to others. Because they aren't trapped by specialized language they can translate, paraphrase, and find examples that make what they know meaningful to other learners. They are connected to the knowledge passed on to them and committed to leaving what they've learned with others.
Good teachers model this kind of learning for their students, which makes me believe that "good learner" belongs on those lists of good teacher characteristics.


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Gardnerville woman reported missing
Douglas County sheriff's investigators are seeking the whereabouts of a 63-year-old Gardnerville woman missing since Friday.
Sgt. Jim Halsey said the woman, Kathy Arlana Hammond, was reported missing on Sunday by a friend who last saw her at 1 p.m. Friday. The friend said Hammond is reported to be mentally unstable, and has threatened suicide in the past.
She was reported to be driving a 4-door teal green 1993 Subaru Legacy sedan, California license plate 3CKF797.
Hammond is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, 135 pounds, medium build with fair skin, long straight brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a brown ski jacket with blue trim and carrying a black fanny pack.
She is known to frequent hiking areas in the foothills along the Sierra Nevada.
Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Dennis Slater at 775-782-9908 or Douglas County Sheriff's Office dispatch at 775-782-5126.


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The cane flask: Mark Sanchez shows us how to smuggle booze at the Kentucky Derby
Broncos' quarterback Mark Sanchez showed up at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs over the weekend with a walking cane. Now, why would a healthy 29-year-old athlete need a walking cane? He's not injured. So, Derby fashion, right?
Well, TMZ reported Monday that the cane was actually a covert flask, and posted a video of Sanchez unscrewing the top and revealing a secret compartment inside — to the utter delight of onlookers.
TMZ said it presumes the cane flask was filled with alcohol. We, of course, cannot confirm with any certainty the contents of the cane's secret compartment, so we will presume it was filled with Ed McCaffrey's Rocky Mountain Sauce. (And even if it was booze, that's pretty mild compared to former Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker's Kentucky Derby adventure.)
How can you get this versatile look? Several websites carry cane flasks, which range in price from about $60 to $90. The Brandy Flask Smuggler Knob Walking Stick, for example, runs $89.95, comes in a variety of lengths and looks strikingly similar to Sanchez's model (only this one is in black). The hollow Beechwood cane comes with a 13.75-inch glass tube and a pair of thimbles hidden inside. Plus, the website says it's "great for weddings and special events" … like the Kentucky Derby, of course.


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Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal – Cheats
PlayStation 2
Japan-only Skin
Enter the following at the pause menu to unock Santa Ratchet. This only works for the Japanese version.
Effect Code Unlonk Santa Ratchet skin Up, Down, Up, Down, Square, Square, Square
Contributed By: Kurohime.
Pause Code (Japanese Version)
Pause the game and enter the following:
Effect Code Double Bladed Laser Sword Right, Right, Down, Up, Up, Down, Left, Left
Contributed By: Thunderbert.
Pause Codes
Pause the game and enter the following:
Effect Code Double Bladed Laser Sword Circle, Square, Circle, Square, Up, Down, Left, Left
Contributed By: Saxter2003.
Qwark in a tu tu
During any qwark vidcomic, enter the following:
Effect Code Qwark in a tu tu Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Circle, Square, Square
Contributed By: Gobstoppers12.
Sly Cooper 2 demo
On the main menu screen (home screen with load game and all that) press down R1 R2 L1 and L2 at the same time then wait for the demo.
Effect Code Sly Cooper 2 demo Press R1 R2 L1 and L2 at the same time
Contributed By: Bazingaboy2001.
Unlock Squat Stats
Effect Code Unlock Squat Stats At the main online menu highlight "Stats" and press Up, Down, Left, Right, Square
Pirate Vs Ninja 2 player fight
When picking what level to do in the Quark Vid comics, press Square instead.
A password menu should pop up. Enter this code.
Effect Password Pirate vs Ninja _MEGHAN_
Contributed By: mc22388.
Free Ammo
On the starship phoenix, do to any holographic training, when you enter the training, immediately leave it, your ammo will be full
Contributed By: typeyourname.
Inferno Mode / Rift Crossover in Arena Challenges
Once you finish an arena challenge at Annihilation Nation, if there is an Inferno Mode crate laying around, you can trigger it after you win the challenge, and you will still have the effect in the next challenge. The same thing happens with the Rift Inducer/Rift Ripper's votrexes; if you shoot some after the challenge is over (but before the screen goes black) they will still be there when the next challenge starts. This is a good way to do some damage without having to use any ammo, and doing this with an Inferno crate can make single-weapon challenges much easier; as long as you don't try to fire your weapon, you can do them entirely with the wrench. (This does not seem to work with the Suck Cannon/Vortex Cannon challenge; when I tried it, I got a "Out of enemies to use for ammo" message and lost in Round 2.)
Contributed By: BigBoct.
Wall Hacking
Allows you to pass through any wall, forcefield, etc. You need the megaturret (miniturret works too but megaturrets work much better). Place yourself against the wall facing the opposite of it and place very closely 1 to your left and 1 to your right. If done correctly, the screen will start to shake. Now place a megaturrent infront of you very closely and you will either have gone through the wall or the screen is violently shaking. If it is shaking then try to move through the wall by running or charge boots.
Contributed By: mariopaper.
Bomberman type mini-game
At Star Phoenix's comic room select chapter and press square. Enter YING_TZU and press start. This will enter the museum where the game is. Note: This doesn't work for the PAL version of this game.
Unlockable How to Unlock Bomberman type mini-game At Star Phoenix's comic room select chapter and press square. Enter YING_TZU and press start. This will enter the museum where the game is
Contributed By: Tayrybro.
Get a certain number of skill points to unlock each of the cheats
Unlockable How to Unlock Big Head A.I. 20 Skill Points Big Head Ratchet & Clank 5 Skill Points Mirror Worlds 30 Skill Points Secret Agent Clank 15 Skill Points Ships to Ducks 25 Skill Points Time Freeze 10 Skill Points Wrench Replacement Enter code from Demo
List of all skill points and how to get them
Unlockable How to Unlock 2002 Was a Good Year in the City Destroy the Blimp in Metropolis. Hint: Look for a blimp, it'll show up after a minute or two. Three shots from the Sniper Rifle should destroy it. Aim High Kill 10 Skreeducks in the Crash Site. Hint: They fly around and look like prehistoric birds. Bash the Bug Beat Scorpio using only the Wrench. Hint: Use the double bladed light saber if this is too difficult. Bash the Party Kill 20 enemies using only the wrench in Blackwater City. Be a Sharpshooter Snipe 10 Tyhrranoids in towers on planet Tyhrranosis. Hint: Do this during the "Destroy the plasma cannon turrets" mission. Be an Eight Time Champ Beat all the gauntlet challenges. Beat Helga's Best Time Complete Helga's VR Hypershot training in under 50 seconds. Hint: Beat it once and all the Hacker puzzles will be unlocked. Break the Dan Go to Qwark's Hideout, in the area where you have to jump across the two ice platforms. Go to the right of the area and you'll be able to wall jump Break the Dan (Continued) up to a snow man. It you destroy him you'll get a skill point. Hint: Don't glide to the wall, you won't be able to wall jump. Bugs to Birds Use the Qwack-O-Ray to turn 15 Floranian Blood Flies into ducks on planet Daxx. Feeling Lucky? Win the Jackpot in Holostar Studios. Hint: If they all blow up before you win, leave the planet and return. Flee Flawlessly Complete any Gauntlet challenge without taking a hit. Get to the Belt Land on the floating astoroid ring on the Obani Moon. Hint: Go to the highest jump slot (directly behind the ring) and jump on the flashing asteroid. Go for Hang Time Get 2 seconds of air time with the Turbo Slider. Hint: Turn around and go off the giant sand hill at a slight left angle and this will be no problem. Hit the Motherload Collect all 101 Sewer Crystals. Hint: This cannot be done until the gravity boots have been obtained. Lights, Camera, Action! Destroy five floating cameras during any Gauntlet challenge. Hint: Just pull out your N60 Storm and fire one shot to take a camera out. Monkeying Around Hit Scrunch the monkey with Ratchet's Wrench. Hint: Run the opposite way and then long jump followed by a quick slash to hit him. Reflect on How to Score Kill 25 ememies with the Refractor on planet Marcadia. Search for Sunken Treasure Blow up 40 underwater crates on planet Aquatos. Set a New Record for Qwark Beat vid-comic Issue 5 in under 2:00 Set a New Record for Qwark Beat vid-comic Issue 4 in under 4:45 Set a New Record for Qwark Beat vid-comic Issue 3 in under 1:50 Set a New Record for Qwark Beat vid-comic Issue 2 in under 2:10 Set a New Record for Qwark Beat vid-comic Issue 1 in under 2:40 Hint: Ignore all Tokens and take as many short cuts as you can. Do the same for the other 4. Spread Your Germs Infect 30 enemies with the Infector on Mylon. Stay Squeaky Clean Complete the path of death without taking any damage from enemies or hazards. Strive for Arcade Perfection Get 100% in all five Qwark vid-comics. Suck It Up! Kill 40 ememies using unly the Suck Cannon in the Crash Site. Turn Up the Heat Purchase the Infernox Armor. You Break it, You Win it On Koros in the Robot base use the Bolt Grabber V2 to destroy all breakables. After a certain amount of destruction you will get the akill point. Zap Back at Ya' Kill 10 enemies with the Refractor on planet Aridia. Hint: The Refractor will deflect the Ultra-Mechs attacks. Try this during part 4.
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Mega Weapons
Beat the game to unlock weapons you can buy that are an enhanced version of the weapons you already own. You can only buy if you have leveled them up all the way already. These cost a lot of bolts but are even more powerful then the level 5 weapons you already have and they can be upgraded another three times making them very powerful.
Old School Skin
Unlockable How to Unlock Old School Ratchet Skin If you have a Ratchet and Clank 1 file on your memory card you can activate this at the Pheonix starship weapon vendor.
Get theses skins by obtaining a certain number of titanium bolts or by doin various tasks.
Note: Only works in single player mode.
Unlockable How to Unlock Brainius ( B2 Brawlers cousin) costs 6 titanium Bolts Bugnoid ( insect alien ) costs 6 Titanium Bolts Old School Ratchet (original uniform) Ratchet and clank 1 save file. Robo ( Robo Break Dancer!!) Costs 5 Titanium Bolts Robo Rooster ( Bug eyed Robot) Costs 6 Titanium Bolts Snowman Skin costs 6 titanium bolts Trooper ( Robotic enemy) Costs 5 Titanium Bolts Tuxido Ratchet costs 6 Titanium Bolts
Contributed By: Blackbeltdevil04.
Unlockable How to Unlock Constructobot Get all trophies, then go to the Phoenix and look at the skins list.
Special Trophies
Unlockable How to Unlock Annihilation Nation Trophy Win every challenge in the Annilation Mation. Friends of the Rangers Trophy Do all of the Ranger Battle missions. Nano Finder Trophy Get full Nanotech of 200 (can only get 200 Nanotech in Challenge Mode) Omega Arsenal Trophy Upgrade every weapon in the game to its Omega version. Skill Master Trophy Get all 30 Skill Points Titanium Collector Trophy Find every Titanium Bolt in the game.
Contributed By: lionheart227.
Unlock alernate paint jobs for your ship
Go to your side of your ship at the starship phoenix, and activate the machine.
Unlockable How to Unlock Agent Orange 11 skill points Black Hole 4 skill points Bogon Blue 6 skill points Clowner 28 skill points Dark Nebula 26 skill points Drek's Black Heart 22 skill points Florana Breeze 18 skill points Ghost Pirate Purple 16 skill points Helga Hues 12 skill points Hooked on Onyx 9 skill points Insomniac Special 30 skill points Lombax Orange 8 skill points Low Rider 3 skill points Lunar Eclipse 24 skill points Neutron Star 23 skill points Obani Orange 2 skill points Orxon Green 7 skill points Ozzy Kamikaze 19 skill points Plaidtastic 29 skill points Pulsing Purple 1 skill point Qwark Green 10 skill points Sasha Scarlet 17 skill points Silent Strike 20 skill points Solar Wind 25 skill points Space Storm 13 skill points Star Traveller 27 skill points Sun Storm 5 skill points Supernova 21 skill points Tyhrranoid Void 14 skill points Zeldren Sunset 15 skill points
Do the following to unlock each of the unlockables
Unlockable How to Unlock Mega Weapons Beat game once and enter challenge mode. Now visit a vendor to purchase Mega Weapons RY3NO Beat game then it should be in the first vendor on Planet Florana Sketchbook Beat Game once then should be in Cinematics menu. Press L1 or R1 to cycle through
Easter Eggs
Alternate Way Into Insomnic Museum.
If you collect all the trophies, the door in the trophy room will open up, revealing the Insomniac Museum.
Contributed By: maxerAA.
Change the Weather
At Holostar Studios the second room that is raining (not the graveyard) there is a circular button to your right that will change it from raining to snowing.
Insomniac Museum
Go to Metropolis and follow the path over and into the first building, then hop up onto the left window sill and break the window, then hop across to the next building. Hop up onto the left side again and break this window, and there's a teleporter. Go to it at 3:00am-4:00am for the Insomniac Mueseum.
Free Ammo and Health
Go to any challenge like Annihilation Nation, start the challenge and quit and it refills your ammo and health.
Free weapons.
Although you can buy any of these weapons during the game, you can get them free from Slim Cognito on Aquatos at certain times in the game if you have a Ratchet & Clank:Going Commando save file on your memory card. The weapons are, Miniturret Glove, Lava Gun, Shield Charger, Bouncer, and Plasma Coil.
Contributed By: Megaman1981.
Get a discount on weapons
If you have a save from Ratchet and Clank 1, you get a 10% discount on weapons when you buy them. Save must be past the 2nd hoverboard race.
Contributed By: lilchao66.
Re-play completed Hacker puzzles
To re-play a completed Hacker puzzle: Stand in front of it, hold R1, then press Triangle.
Skip Quark vidcomics
Go to the game system on Starship Phoenix with a vidcomic that you haven't beaten yet. Now select the level of the unplayed vidcomic. Scroll up to the first one and press Up again. If it's the fifth vidcomic then press Up yet again. As long as from the first vidcomic you get back to selecting the latest unplayed vidcomic, press X to play. The game prompts to skip the level. Agreeing will finish the level with no records. In Challenge Mode, it will show no records EXCEPT the best time you got during your first try in the game.
Contributed By: winner843.
Know Something We Don't?
You can submit new cheats for this game and help our users gain an edge.
Have We Been Fooled?
You can submit a problem report for any non-working or fake code in the lists above.


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Why conservation?
Few parts of the world boast a natural heritage as rich and beautiful as that of Louisiana's riverbasin swamps, marshes, chenier woodlands, pine savannahs, ravine forests, remnant prairies, and more. But Louisiana's landscape is changing rapidly. Conversion of large portions of our forests to agriculture, wetland losses, and expansion of suburban and commercial development have all taken their toll on our wild places.
Today only a small fraction of this once wild landscape remains in its original condition, and many of the plant and animal species are now rare or endangered. What remains of Louisiana's natural heritage needs our help to ensure its continued survival. This is the objective of the Louisiana Natural Areas Registry.
The registry is designed to honor and recognize owners of outstanding natural areas for their commitment to the protection of our state's natural heritage. The program relies on citizen-based conservation and the willingness of landowners to safeguard the best that remains of our natural world.
Who operates the registry?
The Louisiana Natural Areas Registry was created by the Legislature in 1987. The registry is a program of LDWF which allows the state to recognize the contributions made by Louisiana citizens in protecting our rich natural legacy.
How does registration protect natural areas?
A Natural Areas Registry representative contacts landowners to discuss the special plants, animals, or natural communities which occur on their properties. By informing owners of the importance of these sites, the program reduces the chance that significant natural areas might inadvertently be destroyed.
Registration is totally voluntary and does not occur without the owner's consent. Registration of a site is publicized only it the landowner approves. Directions to the site are not published and registration provides no rights of public access. By seeking the cooperation of landowners, the registry program encourages voluntary conservation of biologically unique lands.
How does an area qualify?
To qualify for the registry a property must contain at least one of the following natural values:
- Habitat for native plants or animals with rare or declining populations in Louisiana
- Plant communities characteristic of the native vegetation of Louisiana
- Outstanding natural features such as old growth forests or wetlands.
What commitments does an owner make?
By consenting to register their properties owners agree:
- To protect the area and its unique natural elements to the best of their abilities.
- To notify the program representative of any threats to the area or the plants and animals within.
- To notify the program representative of an intent to sell or transfer ownership of the area.
Each year the representative will contact the owner to determine whether conditions have changed or new threats have developed.
Is the commitment binding?
No. The agreement expresses a landowner's sincere intention to protect certain natural elements of state and national significance. It is not legally binding and does not subject the area to any new regulatory authority. The agreement may be cancelled by either party at any time, although 30 days notice is requested. If an event occurs which reduces the site's ecological value, it may be removed from the Register.
What does registration offer the landowner?
In honor of the commitment to protect the land, the owner receives a framed certificate bearing his or her name and the name of the registered area. Registry participants have the satisfaction of joining other select Louisiana landowners in a voluntary program to protect natural diversity, a benefit to present and future generations.
The following services, and others, are also available free of charge:
- An annual ecological check-up on the health of the plants, animals, or habitat of special concern.
- Preparation of a management plan, if needed, to assure the continued health of the natural area.
- Consultation on how to protect the area should a transfer of ownership or other change become necessary.
- A quarterly newsletter with information on the registry program, featured habitats and species found throughout Louisiana, federal and state cost-share funding programs and helpful management suggestions.
Are there any financial advantages?
Registration involves no payment or receipt of funds. The program representative can, however, provide information on a variety of dedication methods that can offer tax benefits to the landowner.
Is the option of permanent protection available?
For landowners who want to preserve their lands in perpetuity, the option of a permanent conservation servitude is also available. Conservation servitudes are a detailed legal agreement that identifies the conservation values on a property, prescribes targeted restrictions on use and development that would threaten those conservation values and defines allowed uses that are consistent with their protection. The landowner and prospective servitude holder tailor servitude terms to protect the land?s conservation values and meet the needs of the landowner. Each nominated property must go through an evaluation and review process to determine if the area qualifies for permanent protection with LDWF. If interested in servitudes through our program, read the Conservation Servitude Overview andStewardship Funding Policy.
For more information on the Louisiana Natural Areas Registry, contact:
Louisiana Natural Heritage Program
2000 Quail Drive
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000
Natural Areas Newsletters
The Natural Areas Registry Program produces a quarterly newsletter for all its registered members. This newsletter contains updates on the registry program, articles on featured natural communities and wildlife species, information on federal and state cost-share assistance programs, and management suggestions.


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Happy 50th Anniversary to the Angels!
On December 6, 1960, the new Los Angeles Angels expansion team was awarded to Gene Autry and associates. That's right, Los Angeles Angels. Although the current name, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, is convoluted and sounds geographically challenged, people tend to forget that it's also nostalgic. Or perhaps they never knew. Personally, I always preferred the California Angels name but the current name is legitimate even if it doesn't roll off the tongue well.
In the beginning, the Los Angeles Angels played at California's Wrigley Field. Now doesn't that sound odd and wonderful? The same William Wrigley Jr. who owned the Cubs and for whom the original and better known Wrigley Field was named also owned the minor league Los Angeles Angels. So their stadium, later occupied by the major league Los Angeles Angels, was also named for him. I suspect that an additional reason for the name was California trying to establish strong, obvious ties to major league baseball, which at the time did not exist west of the Mississippi. Hey, as a sometime marketing professional, I think it was a brilliant idea. An amusing side note – when California's Wrigley field was built in the 1920's, Wrigley also owned a controlling interest in Catalina Island, off California's coast, so the Cubs had a least part of their spring training there through the 1940's. That had to be a lot of fun, but really isolated at the same time.
However, California's Wrigley Field was downright tiny – "friendlier" even than the friendly confines of its Chicago namesake – so the major league Angels only played there for one season. Wrigley Field was demolished well before I was born, so I have only seen it in pictures and movies. But you can see parts of it in the movie Damn Yankees and, apparently, Pride of the Yankees as well as a few others. The Angels' next stop? Chavez Ravine, where they for all intents and purposes couch surfed with the Dodgers for four seasons at the newly built Dodger Stadium. Like all too many roommate situations, this arrangement was pretty awkward for all concerned. The Dodgers had the better game times, dibs on use of the training facilities and attracted an embarrassingly larger audience – hey, it was their house after all.
The Angels were never going to establish themselves sharing the stadium, so Gene Autry looked for a home in Orange County. The Big A opened for the 1966 season and the Los Angeles Angels became the California Angels. Of course, success was a long, painful time in coming. Talking to the longtime fans, you hear some serious war stories. My grandfather used to simultaneously glow when he talked about the Angels and then shake his fist over the Arson Squad – think our 2010 bullpen but much, much worse – and other calamities. The Angels didn't win a division title until 1979. They won two additional division titles in the 1980s and then none in the 1990s. I think this is why so many Angels fans rooted for the Giants in this year's series – the Angels understand torture. But, with a World Series win in 2002 (the only all wild card series so far, for better or for worse) and five division titles in the last seven years, the last decade has been very good for the Angels. Hopefully, 2010 was an aberration and the winning trend will continue into the next decade.
Many of you already know this history but some of you may not – hey, a lot of Angels fans do not – and an anniversary is definitely the proper occasion for sharing the family stories, as it were. I made one of the Angels' security guard's day when we were shooting the breeze after the last game this season by knowing about the Wrigley Field and Dodger Stadium days. He worries that most of the current fans only know about the Rally Monkey days. He may be right, but they would probably be interested in learning this history given the opportunity. It sounds like the Angels front office has a lot of different celebrations and commemorations planned for the 2011 season – More Than A Season! – so this is the perfect opportunity to learn.


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Remembering beloved kids TV shows
Locally-produced TV shows for kids, which aired in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, will be celebrated tonight at the Heights Theater in Minneapolis. It's a benefit for the Pavek Musuem of Broadcasting in St. Louis Park.
Clips from shows like "Axel and his Dog," "T.N. Tatters," "Lunch with Casey" and "Clancy and Willie" will be shown. Some of the actors who appeared in those programs will also be on hand.
One of those actors is Allan Lotsberg. He played Willie Ketchem, the sidekick to Clancy the Cop, played by John Gallos. They starred in "Clancy and Willie."
Lotsberg told Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer that most of the shows were broadcast live and unscripted.
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iDevice chargers are caught in a numbers game. Just recently we saw the XtremeMac InCharge Duo, which proudly charged an iPad and an iPhone at the same time. The PhotoFast iPADock can do that, plus another iPhone and much more.
The PhotoFast iPADock, fresh out of Taiwan, can handle all your heavy duty iDevice charging needs: two iPads; an iPad and an iPhone; an iPad and an iPhone and anotheriPhone; four iPhones; a few iPhones and a few iPod Nanos; six iPod Nanos. OK let me take a breather.
It's bulky base also houses four USB 2.0 ports and a few card readers for good measure:
CF I / CF II / CF 3.0 / MS / MS PRO / MS DUO / MS PRO DUO / M2 / SD / MINI SD / SDHC / SDXC / micro SD(T-Flash)
The iPADock is scheduled to ship at the end of September and is going for about $90. [Photofast]


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Jacoby Miles, 15, of Puyallup, Wash., sustained a neck injury last week while training on the uneven bars. The Level 9 gymnast at Roach Gymnastics was doing a double flyaway during practice, a skill she had done many times, when she got lost and opened early. She sustained a spinal cord injury when she landed. Miles underwent surgery at Harborview Medical Center last Saturday and is currently paralyzed from the midchest down. Her doctors are hopeful for her to regain more movement. Read
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The Best Sitcoms of the 1980s
List Rules Includes situation comedies (sitcoms) that originally aired in the 80s
What are the best 80's sitcoms? The 1980s were truly a golden age for television comedy, with many of the most popular TV sitcoms dominating the landscape. Trying to choose favorites is a bit of a challenge, with so many excellent shows, but that's what's going on right here. Vote for the famous 80s sitcoms that you loved the most, vote down any you didn't like and feel free to re-rank this list in any order you choose.
No list of great 80s sitcoms would be complete without several of the notable NBC comedies. In the 1980s, NBC came on strong with brilliant, groundbreaking situation comedy shows that captured viewers' collective attention. Given their popularity, is it any wonder that some of these top programs are among the longest running US sitcoms? Many of these 80s shows also went on to become the best NBC comedies of all time: Can anyone argue that The Cosby Show, Cheers, and Family Ties, aren't forever a part of pop culture?
From Newhart to Murphy Brown and beyond, this list of outstanding 1980's comedy TV shows includes some of the greatest sitcoms in television history. Enjoy this walk down TV memory lane, and don't forget to vote!


text: Legendary Brazilian footballer Pele believes Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea will benefit the London club but he has warned there is no guarantee the Portuguese can deliver success. Mourinho made his long-awaited return to Stamford Bridge on Monday, after cutting short a three-year tenure at Real Madrid despite having another three years left on his contract. The 50-year-old won the 2012 league title with the Spanish giants, and the Copa del Rey the year before, but failed in the club's primary objective -- to win a 10th European crown. The relative lack of success in the Champions League, where Mourinho guided Real to the semifinals in each of his three seasons, may underpin Pele's comments about his reappointment at the home of the 2012 European titleholders. "Mourinho's return is good for Chelsea because he's a good coach," Pele said. "He is talented and very honest. I know him personally. But football is a box of surprises. "He has to have a bit of luck because in football, sometimes the best doesn't work. I wish him good luck." During his first stint in charge of Chelsea from 2004-2007, Mourinho delivered the club's first English title in half a century before adding another Premier League crown, an FA Cup and two League Cups as well. While he was away, the former Porto manager won his second Champions League with Inter Milan in 2010, a year when he won the league title for the second time with the Italian club. Desperate to win the Champions League for the first time since 2002, Real Madrid turned to Mourinho just days after he ended Inter Milan's barren 35-year run in the competition. But even with the goalscoring ability of star player Cristiano Ronaldo, the semis proved an insurmountable barrier as successive exits at the hands of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund followed. Mourinho's relationship with his compatriot Ronaldo broke down towards the end of his Madrid reign and the coach explained why in typically outspoken fashion during an interview broadcast by popular Spanish football show "Punto Pelota" on Tuesday. "I had only one problem with him -- very simple, very basic -- which was when a coach criticizes a player from a tactical viewpoint, trying to improve what in my view could have been improved," he said. "And at that moment he didn't take it very well because maybe he thinks he knows everything and the coach cannot help him to develop more." While Ronaldo's future at Real Madrid has been the subject of recent debate, the endless speculation is finally over about where a Brazilian youngster who is often compared to Pele will end up. Neymar, 21, signed a five-year deal with Real's great rivals Barcelona this week, leaving behind the very club where Pele made his name from 1956-1974: Santos. After winning numerous titles with the club, including the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Neymar has often been labeled "the next Pele" but the man himself -- still the only player to have won the World Cup on three separate occasions -- refuses to make such a comparison. "To be the new Pele would be very difficult, because my mother and my father closed the machine," joked the 72-year-old, who lifted the Jules Rimet trophy in 1958, 1962 and 1970. "But no doubt he is one of the best players we have in Brazil." "Of course in Brazil we have a lot of excellent players like Zico, Tostao, Rivelino, Pele, Ronaldinho, but the last two years we have Neymar, who is very talented. "I hope he has luck in Barcelona. I didn't like it so much because he used to play in my team, Santos. I lost a good player. But it's important to understand that he deserves to go to the best team."


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Remember Missile Command? The 30-year-old game in which players...command missiles lurches forward towards the silver screen.
Earlier this year, there were reports that a movie version of Missile Command, an Atari arcade game in which players try to save cities from raining missiles, was in the works.
Hollywood is on a 1980s gaming tear of late, developing Battleship and He-Man into feature films.
Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, who penned the Flash Gordan reboot and co-wrote Dracula Year Zero, will write the movie version of Missile Command. In the original game, plot was thin to say the least, so there's not really much they can screw up, can they? Can they?
Atari arms 'Missile Command' for bigscreen [Variety via Latino Review]


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Hello, I hope you guys are all doing well.
I saw this category and wanted to mention I just got a new kitchen cutlery set made by Schrade and I LOVE it!
I underestimated how bad my old kitchen knives were until I got to use these new knives yesterday. The truth is I wasn't cutting into anything thick or tough like raw meat, but they cut into the veggies and cheese like they were going through butter.
I orig bought them to sell, but I am not sure I could really put a retail markup price on there and actually sell for that much.I say this because 10 minutes after I ordered them I found them on Amazon for about 5 bucks more than I had just paid for them at a supposed dealer/wholesale price...?
I decided to keep one set and list the other for sale. (I will probably end up giving it to someone as a gift)
I'm just curious -of all you guys who collect knives, how many of you have cool matching kitchen cutlery?
The reason I ask is that as I researched online I realized there are some REALLY fancy kitchen knife sets.
I would be interested in adding some of that to my knife site, but before I invest a bunch of $$ that I can't afford, I am going to do some market research. (Picking your brain)
There are brands like Wusthof that has a set with steak knives included for about $950.00!!!
Maybe it's because I live on the other (poverty stricken) side of the tracks, I couldn't imagine shelling out that much cashola for kitchen knives.
My little Schrade set I am so tickled with -was a fraction of that.
Do any of you guys collect kitchen cutlery as well?
It's an entire different line than what I have sold so far, but if there are knife collectors out there CRAZY enough to pay that kind of $$ for kitchen knives, well then, I'm just the girl to sell it to them, lol
I also really like the Quick Click Automatic Corkscrew from Latama. A friend of mine sent me one to check out and even though I don't drink wine (liquors quicker) I absolutely LOVE it. They come in all diff colors and you can custom pick designs to be painted on them. Very cute.
I think they would make a good gift for a house warming, or something to offer the host of a party as a small gift, anyway, those would go nice with kitchen cutlery sets if I got into that.
Do pocket knife collectors also collect various types of cutlery, scissors, stuff like that? Guess they ARE kind of like tools, and look how much $$ guys blow on Snap On and Matco tools..... heeheehee
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Editing Websites' Binding in Microsoft IIS 7
If you need to change the IP or port your website is set to use in IIS7 you would need to edit the binding.
To Edit the Binding for a Website in Microsoft IIS 7
- Log in to your IIS server using Remote Desktop. For more information, see Connect via Remote Desktop (RDC) to your Windows server.
- Once logged into Remote Desktop click Start, select Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
- Expand your server name on the left using the + symbol then expand the sites folder also in the left column. Now you can left click the website you wish to edit bindings for.
- Now in the right column you can left click on the Bindings... link.
- From this menu you can select the Host Name you wish to edit or use the Add or Remove buttons to manage the bindings for this website.
- Once you are done making changes click Close.


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What is a cover letter?
Such a letter introduces you, explains your purpose for writing, highlights a few of your experiences or skills, and requests an opportunity to meet personally with the potential employer.
Precisely because this letter is your introduction to an employer and because first impressions count, you should take great care to write an impressive and effective letter. Remember that the letter not only tells of your accomplishments but also reveals how effectively you can communicate.
The appropriate cover letter content, cover letter format, and tone for application letters vary according to the position and the personality of the applicant. Thus you will want to ask several people (if possible) who have had experience in obtaining jobs or in hiring in your field to critique a draft of your letter and to offer suggestions for revision.
Despite the differences in what constitutes a good application letter, the suggestions on these pages apply generally.
According to some cover letter examples we have created a list of common components of a cover letter below.
What to include in a cover letter
- Try to limit your letter to a single page. Be succinct.
- Assess the employer's needs and your skills. Then try to match them in the letter in a way that will appeal to the employer's self-interest.
- As much as possible, tailor your letter to each job opportunity. Demonstrate, if possible, some knowledge of the organization to which you are applying.
- Write in a style that is mature but clear; avoid long and intricate sentences and paragraphs; avoid jargon. Use action verbs and the active voice; convey confidence, optimism, and enthusiasm coupled with respect and professionalism.
- Show some personality, but avoid hard-sell, gimmicky, or unorthodox letters. Start fast; attract interest immediately. For more information see Business Letter Format.
- Arrange the points in a logical sequence; organize each paragraph around a main point.
How to organize a cover letter
Below is one possible way to arrange the content of your cover letter.
Opening Paragraph
State why you are writing.
Establish a point of contact (advertisement in a specific place for a specific position; a particular person's suggestion that you write): give some brief idea of who you are (a Senior engineering student at UW; a recent Ph.D. in History).
Paragraph(s) 2(-3)
Highlight a few of the most salient points from your enclosed resume.
Arouse your reader's curiosity by mentioning points that are likely to be important for the position you are seeking.
Show how your education and experience suit the requirements of the position, and, by elaborating on a few points from your resume, explain what you could contribute to the organization.
(Your letter should complement, not restate, your resume.)
Closing paragraph
Stress action. Politely request an interview at the employer's convenience.
Indicate what supplementary material is being sent under separate cover and offer to provide additional information (a portfolio, a writing sample, a sample publication, a dossier, an audition tape), and explain how it can be obtained.
Thank the reader for his/her consideration and indicate that you are looking forward to hearing from him/her.
Questions to guide your writing
- Who is my audience?
- What is my objective?
- What are the objectives and needs of my audience?
- How can I best express my objective in relationship to my audience's objectives and needs?
- What specific benefits can I offer to my audience and how can I best express them?
- What opening sentence and paragraph will grab the attention of my audience in a positive manner and invite them to read further?
- How can I maintain and heighten the interest and desire of the reader throughout the letter?
- What evidence can I present of my value to my audience?
- If a resume is enclosed with the letter, how can I best make the letter advertise the resume?
- What closing sentence or paragraph will best assure the reader of my capabilities and persuade him or her to contact me for further information?
- Is the letter my best professional effort?
- Have I spent sufficient time drafting, revising, and proofreading the letter?
How to format a cover letter
- Type each letter individually, or use a word processor.
- Use good quality bond paper.
- Whenever possible, address each employer by name and title.
- Each letter should be grammatically correct, properly punctuated, and perfectly spelled. It also should be immaculately clean and free of errors. Proofread carefully!
- Use conventional business correspondence form. If you are not certain of how to do this, ask for help at the Writing Center.


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A Lexington summer school program is expanding its efforts to help students from neighboring Waltham retain knowledge in the face of the "summer slump" that afflicts all students, but hits poor students of color particularly hard.
Four out of every five children at the six-week Horizons program is from Waltham, and that number is only expected to climb as the program grows.
According to Kimberly Donald, executive director of the Lexington Horizons, the reason so many of the children are from Waltham, and not Lexington, is because the program caters to children of low-income families.
A tale of two communities
While Lexington is one of the 10 richest communities in Massachusetts, neighboring Waltham has almost half the per capita income in comparison, according to census figures.
Horizons' mission is to help kids avoid summer learning loss, known as the "summer gap."
"Kids lose a lot over the summer and students of color lose even more over the summer in general," said Donald.
She added that children of families with less financial means are less likely to travel during the summer, putting them behind children from more well-to-do families who more frequently get to experience new cultures and ideas during the summer break.
For Hispanic students who speak Spanish at home, taking an extended break from English instruction over the summer can be an additional set-back.
Donald said the makeup of the 36 students at the school is mostly Hispanic, with a contingent of Asian students making up the second-biggest minority group. Donald said the program is growing every year by adding a grade level. In about five years, the program is expected to serve close to 100 students from pre-kindergarten to the eighth grade.
"The idea is that we retain the kids," she said.
That means that any child in the program currently can stay on board for subsequent summers. The center charges each family a $25 registration fee, but there is no tuition.
Instead, Horizons funds the program through donations and sponsorship. Donald said the cost per child for the six-week program comes out to about $3,000, which includes staffing, supplies, breakfast and lunch. She added that the program is always looking for donors, and there is a link on the school's website for donations.
A unique school
Donald said the program uses Waltham Creative Start and the Waltham Family School as feeders for their student body.
"We're really targeting Waltham," she said.
The Lexington Horizons is part of Horizons' national network of over 50 academic programs, most of which are run out of colleges and universities.
The Lexington location is unique, since it is the only Horizons program housed inside a Montessori school. And the influence doesn't end there. The classrooms are set up to use Montessori curriculum, the in-class teaching follows that model.
Classrooms are set up with different stations full of "manipulatives," interactive sensory objects that children can interact with, including puzzles. Instead of open instruction, kids choose what they want to do. The Horizons program in Lexington focuses on math and reading for the entire session, which means students must complete one reading and one math instruction set every single day.
Donald said the results so far have been are promising. She said all the students in the program last year went up a full level on the in-house rating scale in reading.
Failure to complete daily assignments means little to no playtime for the student.
And at the center, playtime is a big focus. The spacious fields around the complex of buildings are littered with play structures.
It's a big selling point for 8-year-old Ashley Ovalle, a third-grade Whittemore Elementary School student, who was quietly filling out a multiplication table at a desk on Thursday, Aug. 17.
"I really like this school," she said.


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2013-14: Competed in nine races … raced in seat #7 in the Second Varsity 8 boat against Bates College and Boston College (3/29), Alumni Cup (4/5), Donahue Cup (4/12), Compton Cup (4/19), UMass/Delaware/URI (4/26) and EARC Sprints (5/18) … rowed in seat #5 of the Champion 8 boat during the Head of the Charles (10/19-20) and Varsity 8 boat in the Princeton Chase (10/27) … sat in seat #3 of the V4 boat during the Foot of the Charles.
2012-13: Competed in every regatta throughout the season … sat in the #3 seat in the Varsity A boat during each race … opened his season at the Head of the Charles (10/21) … helped lead the Engineers to a second place finish against Williams, WPI, Franklin & Marshall and Connecticut College (4/13) … raced against Trinity, Colgate and the University of Rhode Island (4/29) … sat in the #1 seat in the Varsity 4 boat at the IRA National Championships (5/31-6/04).
2011-12: Saw action in seven races during the season … rowed in the # 3 seat as a member of the collegiate team at the Head of the Charles(10/22) and on the A team in the Princeton Chase (10/30) … competed on the MIT freshman boat at Columbia (3/31); versus Boston College, Trinity, and Bates (4/7); against Harvard and Princeton (4/14); at Wisconsin (4/28) and at the Eastern Sprints (5/13) … sat in the #1 seat on the freshman four B boat against UMass (4/21).
Off the Water at MIT: Majoring in mechanical engineering … UROP … Bermuda Government Scholar … orientation captain.
High School: A 2011 graduate of Saltus Grammar School.


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Smiling Lion Cupcakes
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Adorable lion cupcakes for the best safari party ever! Photos show orange and light blue options.
- Cupcakes should be served at room temperature
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Themes: Baby Shower Birthday Animals
Allergy Info: Unless the cupcake is specifically labeled vegan, all Whipped Bakeshop cupcakes contain butter, gluten (wheat), and eggs. Nuts and nut products are present in our kitchen. Our non-vegan cupcakes are suitable for vegetarians but not for vegans and gluten allergy sufferers.


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Monday, February 22, 2010
Memory Monday: Babies Got Rhythm
As I watched some of the babies and toddlers in church this morning sway with the music of the liturgy, it reminded me again of the pure delight of seeing a child entranced by music. Little children do not put on a "music face" and listen with still dignity; rather, they jump into the music itself with abandon, their faces alight and their little bodies bouncing, swaying, or even hopping and running around like a dervish.
In Memory Monday: Playing Dress-Up there are a couple of pictures of my daughters doing the "Ugg-a-Wugg" dance while watching Peter Pan (the "People Peter Pan" with Mary Martin). This bouncy song from the musical was perfect for bopping along.
I noticed my daughters' response to music even when they were little babies in the crib, but it was when they were walking and could "dance" that the fun really began. Our older daughter, who thought that the moon was actually a person because it had a face, surprised us one evening when we had gone out on our deck by yelling "Hi, Moon! I dancing for you!" and starting to hop and bounce; we called this particular dance the "butt-bounce."
Taking our daughters to the Scottish Games was a highlight of the summer. Both of them loved the pipes and drums, the singers, and the Celtic harp competition, which was one of the things that inspired our younger daughter to choose the harp as her instrument. We particularly remember one summer at the games when our older daughter was two and a half. A large group of people had stopped to listen to some of the pipers, and B was so entranced that she danced around and around, hopping and kicking, jumping and waving her arms. Many in the audience eventually ended up watching her, and the pipers graciously continued to accompany the frolicking of the little whirlwind. Earlier in the day, when we had just arrived at the Games, she looked around in amazement at all the men dressed in kilts. "There's a bagpipe! And there's a bagpipe! Bagpipes all over!" When she wore the plaid skirt outfit shown below, she would proudly announce: "I a bagpipe!" Both daughters loved to put on "dance shows" for us to the accompaniment of pipes and drums or other Celtic music such as the Chieftains.
Bagpipes all over!
I a bagpipe!
Over the years I have enjoyed the late afternoon hours when my daughters would be practicing their instruments – B on the piano and E on the harp – as well as the music recitals, the dance recitals, and watching various types of musical entertainment with them. But the most pure enjoyment came from those unguarded, uninhibited moments of absolute abandon and absorption in music when they were so very, very young.
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OK, this is about as cute as it can get, how much AWWWWWWWWWWW factor can a person stand in one AM! Well, me thinks, about 3 darling photos worth!ReplyDelete
Greta - I had to stop by and say "Congrats!!" on making the Family Tree Magazine Top 40 List. Fantastic job!!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations, on being among Family Tree Magazine's "Top 40"!ReplyDelete
Congratulations on being voted one of the top 40 blogs with Family Tree Magazine!ReplyDelete
Greta just want to congratulate you on being part of the top 40...so happy for you, you deserve it!ReplyDelete
I just saw someone's name on a top 40 list! In the words I am well known for over in one of the RV forums, WAHHOOOOOOReplyDelete
That little baby is absolutely adorable. Don't you sometimes wish they were that size again?ReplyDelete
And congrats on being one of the top 40 -- I haven't seen the list but I keep seeing those included being mentioned. Great job, Greta!
Greta, I'm so happy to find that you're in Family Tree Magazine's Top 40. Way to go. Congratulations!ReplyDelete
Carol - I hesitated a bit abut that cuteness factor, but was tired after fighting with Ancestry yesterday to get my last few source citations, so I just looked for some cute pictures to illustrate "dancing, music-loving kids" and these were it. And in a couple of weeks that kid is going to "Bagpipe-Land" to visit a friend!ReplyDelete
Cindy, Granny Pam, Terri, Gini, Carol, Nancy, and Becky - Thank you for your kind words!ReplyDelete
Nancy - Yeah, her dad and I still tease her, "Remember when you used to be cute?" Both my daughters love looking at pictures of themselves when they were little.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2010 at 1:46 AM
Congratulations on being voted into Family Tree Magazine's "Top 40" blogs list!ReplyDelete
What adorable photos. :-D
Love this post, love the pictures!ReplyDelete
And, congratulations Greta on the Top 40 honor. It's well-deserved.
What a wonderful memory and pictures to go with it! A child carried away by music is always a joy.ReplyDelete
Congrats on the Fab40!
Wendy, Denise, Apple - Thank you! I just wish we had had a camcorder then.ReplyDelete
I love it! I remember dancing to the pipes as a child, but the drum tattoos always made me cry! Thanks for sharing! It brought back a lot of memoriesReplyDelete


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California senators respond to possible TRPA break-up
Two California senators have introduced a contingency plan for regulation of the California side of Lake Tahoe if Nevada makes good on a threat to pull out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
California senators Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, and Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, introduced Senate Bill 630, the Tahoe Compact Restoration Act of 2013, on Friday. The bill is a response to the 2011 passage of Nevada Senate Bill 271, which threatens to pull the state out of the TRPA's Compact in October 2015 if certain benchmarks are not bet.
Provisions in the Nevada bill "would effectively destroy" the TRPA, according to a Monday statement from the California senators.
"California must have a plan in place to protect Lake Tahoe," Pavley said in the statement. "Due to unilateral action taken by the state of Nevada, the governance structure that has served Lake Tahoe for over four decades is now in jeopardy. We have sought to partner with the state of Nevada on this issue, and still see that as the best way forward."
Passage of an updated regional plan was one of the requirements of SB 271. The Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore have sued to stop implementation of the updated plan, which the TRPA approved in December.
As introduced, Senate Bill 630 would require the California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to adopt a regional plan to regulate long-term development at Lake Tahoe within 18 months. The TRPA's December Regional Plan Update, with some modifications, would serve as an interim development plan under the proposal.
The CTRPA would be governed by a nine-member board, which would include governor's appointees from the Placer County Board of Supervisors, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors and South Lake Tahoe City Council, as well as three members of the public.
The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the California Assembly would each be given two appointments to the CTRPA under the legislation.
If the Nevada Legislature does not repeal SB 271 during this legislative session, the bill would likely go into effect because the Nevada legislature only meets every two years, according to the California senators.
The Nevada bill includes a provision that, if the state withdraws from the compact, development on the Tahoe basin will be overseen by a Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
Darcie Goodman Collins, executive director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, said in Monday's statement she is hopeful the states can work together to preserve the TRPA Compact.
"However, as the dissolution of the Compact appears to no longer be an idle threat, California must perform its due diligence in order to safeguard one of the State's most valuable resources," Goodman Collins said. "If Nevada pulls out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, it is imperative that California already have a California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in place."


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UPPER JAY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo joked that the floors were so clean inside Upper Jay's new firehouse that he did not want to step on them.
The incumbent Democratic governor was the center of attention Tuesday, Aug. 26 in Upper Jay, where he led a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the newly built firehouse. Later he checked reconstruction work at the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway in Wilmington. Both stops were at projects he personally had a hand in and which carry significance to his re-election campaign in the North Country.
On Sept. 9 he'll face a primary against fellow Democrats Zephyr Teachout and Randy Credico, and then he'll face Republican Rob Astorino, Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins, Libertarian Michael McDermott and others in the Nov. 4 general election.
Around 75 people met in the Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department's new headquarters for the occasion Tuesday; several local fire departments from around the area were in attendance.
The building, up a hill on Valley Road, was built between last fall and this summer. The former firehouse on state Route 9N suffered heavy flood damage in 2011 during Tropical Storm Irene and has sat vacant since then.
The firehouse still needs a few minor finishing touches, fire Chief Jeff Straight said, but it has been operational since July.
Straight and other members of his department would later give Cuomo a jacket with the fire department's logo, as a token of appreciation.
Cuomo's speech was preceded by remarks from Straight, state Sen. Betty Little and town of Jay Supervisor Randy Douglas, who is also chairman of the Essex County Board of Supervisors.
They all thanked Cuomo for the $1.5 million state grant he personally awarded in 2013, funding more than half of the $2.7 million project.
Douglas gave an emotional speech, thanking Cuomo for his leadership during the storm that devastated the area. He said the event was less about a ribbon cutting than a thank-you to Cuomo. During Irene, Douglas said he did not feel equipped to deal with the storm and had a moment when he doubted his own leadership.
"I was never so scared in my life," Douglas said.
Douglas said he called his wife, and she reassured him this was his moment to be a leader. Later the governor called, and Douglas said he no longer felt he was going it alone.
"There was one man who led us through it," Douglas said of Cuomo.
After a hug between the two, Cuomo took the stage. He said he, too, learned leadership and political lessons in the aftermath of the storm.
"One of the lessons is how strong and beautiful this state can be as a community, how people can come together," Cuomo said. "Day in, day out, we live our lives in our towns, in our own counties, but something happens if people need help. You see them come together. You see the decency of humanity."
Since the storm, the governor has created the Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program and announced the idea to create a new college focused on homeland security and emergency preparedness.
Cuomo also spoke about the history of the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway and referenced Franklin D. Roosevelt's dedication quote for the highway. Roosevelt ceremonially broke ground for the road as governor in 1929 and returned for its 1935 opening as president. Cuomo helped push forward the $11.2 million worth of highway repairs for the road, which is funded through the state's NY Works program. The highway's repairs should be finished next year.
"It can be done," Cuomo said, referencing Roosevelt. "We are going to build it back better. It can be done. And here we did build it back better, almost impossible to conceive in the middle of all that damage, but we did."
Meanwhile, Hawkins issued a press release during the governor's visit criticizing post-Irene recovery efforts that waived environmental regulations and let local crews resculpt streams unnaturally. Hawkins said Cuomo and state environmental officials should issue regular reports outlining the status of the recovery efforts for water resources.
"The appearance of Governor Cuomo in the Adirondacks today unfortunately reminds us of the unnecessary destruction that was done to untold streams following Hurricane Irene due to Governor Cuomo's unwise waiving of environmental protections in the recovery effort," Hawkins wrote. "The state needs to revive its emergency response plan to ensure that such mistakes are not repeated in the future."
After the ribbon cutting, Cuomo answered questions from the press, including what he thinks of the current condition of state highways in the North Country.
"North Country is way ahead in the terms of road construction and reconstruction because we had to do so much reconstruction after Irene and Lee," Cuomo said. "And we are actually using Route 73 now as a model at DOT about how you can actually get a project done quickly when you need to."
Cuomo was also asked about whether he would accept debates with his gubernatorial opponents.
"I'm going to leave that to the campaigns to work through, and my campaign will be talking to my rivals' campaigns, and they will figure it out for sure," Cuomo said.
Asked about economic development in the North Country, the governor said its Regional Economic Development Council had been helpful.
"The North Country has been doing great over the past four years," Cuomo said. "I remember four years ago when I first started, there was a totally different feel in the North Country. They felt the state government wasn't listening to them; they weren't part of it. ... We started a new approach called Regional Economic Development Council, which basically flipped the whole process and gave the localities the authority, and the most creative plans won the money."


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QuoteHolo Yoda x4Lava Vader x3C3 Vader x3No offense Pete, but what in God's name can you be doing with all of these?? I can understand 1 carded and 1 opener, but 3 or 4 when people are having trouble finding them and they aren't even army builders?
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Okay, so what is the next exclusive? I find it disturbing that alot of the clones in E3 did not surface as part of the basic line. I hope this does not mean they will be upcoming exclusives. Its a pretty crappy idea to release army builders this way . But then again, Hasbro knows A) they will sell and B) alot of them will sell at these inflated prices. Im sorry but collecting is an adult hobby for the most part. How many kids can afford to go out and buy $13 figures
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Although it took three months, Microsoft's Zune has finally entered the iPod realm of getting cheapo third-party knockoff MP3 players fashioned after it. In this case, it's an MP3/MP4 player advertised on Spanish TV.
If the tiny screen and lousy buttons weren't enough to warn you that is a complete turd, maybe the picture after the jump will.
Scotch tape armband anyone?
Thanks Marco!
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Work Songs from a Waldorf Kindergarten
Karen Lonsky
42 Original Songs in the Mood of the Fifth
Illustrated by Victoria Sander
Now in softcover instead of saddle-stitched! See: A Day Full of Song.
This is how we knead our bread,
Push and pat, push and pat!
Roll it up and start again,
Push and pat, push and pat,
– from A Day Full of Song by Karen Lonsky
So many people have asked for more songs in the mood of the fifth* to share with young children. It is a joy to be able to announce this beautiful little book that is just what parents and teachers have been wanting – a beautiful way to carry children through the day and introduce them to the world where we do things to make life better for all. Just browsing through these songs is inspiring and joyous.
Please do share these songs with all the young ones in your care – they speak of a love of the earth at every turn.
*"The Mood of the Fifth" describes a type of pentatonic music, usually centered around A above middle C, which is light and delicate sounding, just right for very young children.
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Iranian Rhetoric: Heard and Unheard
Commentators who believe that Iran would nuke another nation unprovoked tend to infer the clerical regime's future intentions from its hyper‐inflated rhetoric. The problem with this logic is that statements from its leadership often get cherry‐picked.
Anti‐Israeli diatribes made by Iran's fiery‐tongued President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are typically taken at their word, while statements made by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's top leader, go virtually unnoticed. For example, last month Khamenei repeated his country's vow not to seek nuclear weapons. He called their possession a "sin," "useless," and "dangerous." Last Thursday, Khamenei reportedly praised President Obama's recent comment that he saw a "window of opportunity" to use diplomacy to resolve the nuclear dispute.
If Iran's rhetoric is as reflective of its intentions as some lead us to believe, then the Obama administration should applaud these rare and positive overtures.
Indeed, Meir Dagan, head of Israel's Mossad spy agency for eight years, last night on 60 Minutes declared, "The regime in Iran is a very rational regime." When pressed to elaborate, he said, "No doubt that the Iranian regime is maybe not exactly rational based on what I call Western‐thinking, but no doubt they are considering all the implications of their actions."
That assessment echoes the chairman of the Join Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, when he told Fareed Zakaria, "…[W]e are of the opinion that the Iranian regime is a rational actor. And it's for that reason, I think, that we think the current path we're on is the most prudent path at this point."
The administration should be highlighting such statements publicly, especially to members of Congress in order to dampen their ever increasing pro-war hysteria.