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Roseola is a viral infection that commonly affects infants and young children. It involves a pinkish-red skin rash and high fever.
Exanthem subitum; Sixth disease
Roseola is common in children ages 3 months to 4 years, and most common in those ages 6 months to 1 year.
It is caused by a virus called human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), although similar syndromes are possible with other viruses.
The time between becoming infected and the beginning of symptoms (incubation period) is 5 to 15 days.
The first symptoms include:
About 2 - 4 days after becoming sick, the child's fever lowers and a rash appears. This rash usually:
The rash lasts from a few hours to 2 - 3 days. It usually does not itch.
Your health care provider will perform a physical exam and ask questions about the child's medical history. The child may have swollen lymph nodes in the neck or back of the scalp.
There is no specific treatment for roseola. The disease usually gets better on its own without complications.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and cool sponge baths can help reduce the fever. Some children may have seizures when they get high fevers. If this occurs, call your doctor or go to the closest emergency room.
Call your health care provider if your child:
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if your child has convulsions.
Careful handwashing can help prevent the spread of the viruses that cause roseola.
Leach CT. Roseola (human herpesviruses 6 and 7). In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 253.
Caserta MT. Roseola. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 248.
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consider the grouse and the drumming it makes . consider the ol' alpha dog coyote whose deep territorial howls can be heard at greater distance than the young female . that is based on my experience , in ohio , where there is always a lot of man made noise in the air to be filtered out . i use the word filtered loosely . concentration is probably the word i should have used .
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Germany 1886 – Switzerland 1966
Plastron et fourchette [Shirtfront and fork]
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Materials & Technique: sculptures, painted wood
This is one of two virtually identical reliefs. The 'first' version, formerly in the collection of George Heard Hamilton, is now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington. It was not uncommon for Arp to make two or more identical, reliefs and paint them differently. In this case the two reliefs are painted slightly differently; in the Washington relief the protruding shapes are painted a lighter grey than in the Canberra version and the lower area between the fork and shirtfront is dark grey rather than black as in the Canberra relief. Comparison, however, is complicated by the repainting to which both reliefs would seem to have been subjected-possibly by Arp himself; in later years he frequently retrieved his reliefs from private collections in order to repair cracks and repaint them.1
The Washington relief has always been dated 1922, while the relief in Canberra has traditionally been dated to 1924. It is not impossible that the two reliefs were made two years apart, the 'first' providing a pattern for the second, but it does seem unlikely, and in the catalogue raisonné of Arp's reliefs compiled by Bernd Rau, the Canberra version has also been assigned the date 1922.2
Shirtfront and fork has often been cited to illustrate a shift in the style of Arp's reliefs that occurred after his return to Paris in 1920. The abstract, organic forms of the Dada reliefs that he had produced in Zurich during the war were replaced by a bizarre array of figurative elements-lips, noses, navels, shoes, shirtfronts, forks-imagery probably encouraged by his association with the cafe society into which he was welcomed in Paris both as a poet and artist. The elements of this 'object language', as Arp referred to his new style, are often set in strange juxtaposition, and encourage a comic ambiguity. In Shirtfront and fork the shirtfront (actually a 'dickie') with its two studs, can just as easily be seen as a human face, and the fork as an arm. As such, it harbours the kind of mischievous comment on social behaviour that Arp relished-the abstract personage seen merely as his proper shirtfront and correctly held fork.
Michael Lloyd & Michael Desmond European and American Paintings and Sculptures 1870-1970 in the Australian National Gallery 1992 p.144.
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I'll be a huge fuzzy wuzzy Charr Guardian named Mighty Blue Bear.
I shall smite my foes using- http://gw2.luna-atra.fr/skills_tool/...switch=33ec39d
PM me if you ever want to add me for Hearthstone!
I hope you haven't forgotten my role in this little story. I'm the leading man. You know what they say about the leading man? He never dies.
If you give in to your impulses in this world, the price is that it changes your personality in the real world. The player and character are one and the same.
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I hope you haven't forgotten my role in this little story. I'm the leading man. You know what they say about the leading man? He never dies.
If you give in to your impulses in this world, the price is that it changes your personality in the real world. The player and character are one and the same.
PM me if you ever want to add me for Hearthstone!
I also have always loved Clerics in D&D, and was sorely disappointed when Worgen couldn't become Paladins in WoW (pfft Cow Paladins). So, I'll be loving on my Charr Guardian for a bit whilst prodding around Tyria with my guildies.
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Personally, I feel Guardians are what Paladin's should have been in WoW, they seem very similar in style to the paladins of WCIII.
They weren't the strongest hero in the list, but damned be you if you ever underestimated their ability.
I am going to try to honor that Image as much as I can, as a fan of the righteous archetype, that Image of the Paladin always comes into my mind when I see the Guardian Profession.
My weapons of choice will be Greatsword/Hammer and Mace/sword + shield, depending which style i prefer based on the skills they give me.
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Fod Sparta los wuth, ahrk okaaz gekenlok kruziik himdah, dinok fent kos rozol do daan wah jer do Samos. Ahrk haar do Heracles fent motaad, fah strunmah vonun fent yolein ko yol.
Yeah, if Worgen were paladins, I might have made an alliance paladin. I like the Worgen, even as a hordie, so I would have not minded making another paladin.
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Haha, doing that myself (the archetype honoring) while trying to add that GW2 flavor twist to it. So I was digging the Sword'n'Board until I saw they got more than a shield Off-Hand. Once I saw Torch, I was like, "Setting stuff on holy fire? I'm bought So that was my first set, beyond that though, I'll have to test in-game to see what I like and then just carry the others if I have enough room.
Now I need to pick some fun Crafting skills to match his personality. Probably Cooking, and then something based on his class (Armorsmithing, Jewelcrafting, or Weaponsmithing).
EDIT: Hmm, seems they changed the Guardian's Biography choices a bit (yeah, I'm behind the times).
Use to be: Visionary's Scarf, Fanatic's Mantle, Conqueror's Cloak.
Now they are: Conqueror's Pauldrons, Fanatic's Pauldrons, Visionary's Helm.
Source: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Biography
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I think the items are essentially the same for your background but they just changed them because cloaks and scarfs are no longer in-game.
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I wish we could have cloaks (esp for your main Guild's emblem), and the scarf was too Logan-ish.
Well, if they won't give us cloaks, I demand a banner stuck to my back (like Samurai did with their clans)! The whole notion of our guild symbol being on my armor feels silly (cool for a shield, but I don't like shields that much).
Mace/shield and Hammer for Pvp with skills that allow me to control the area and the charrs mines. I see my gaurdian being my PvP guy not sure if main though but I want this set up as its going to make me a pain in the ass to move and I can just get them away if they get to close.
I'll be rolling a Human Guardian (although Sylvari is a possibility).
For soloing (well, unstructured PvE) I'll be using a Sword/Torch and a Hammer, for great damage and launching enemies away.
For group PvE: I'll be using a heavy Support/Control build with a Mace +Shield/Staff load-out, focused on making sure me and my allies take as little damage as possible.
For PvP I'm planning on using a build similar to my PvE build, but with a Sword instead of a Mace for greater mobility.
@Virtues: I'll be liberal with my use of Virtue of Justice, since my personal damage output doesn't interest me greatly. I'll be a little more strategic with the other ones.
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Keita, Tsukagoshi Complete Krush 67kg Tournament + 4 Fights Announced for 1/14 Card
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With a little over a month to go until Krush's 2013 opener at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on January 14th, titled Jawin Presents Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67kg Tournament First Round~, Krush has finalized the 67kg tournament field, as well as adding 4 other fights to the card, including a tournament reserve fight.
Rounding out the tournament are two fighters moving up from 63kg, Hitoshi Tsukagoshi and Makihira Keita. Keita earned his spot in the tournament with a win over RISE product Kotetsu at Krush-EX vol.6 in what was Krush's inaugural 67kg fight. Before that, he represented Nagoya at Krush.22, losing to Masaaki Noiri by decision. Tsukagoshi competed in this year's 63kg WILDRUSH League, going 3-2 and finishing 2nd, trailing winner Hideaki Yamazaki by only 2 points heading into the final leg, where he needed a knockout to win and fought like it, but left himself open and dropped a decision to TaCa. These two are solid fighters, but will likely be in over their heads, joining Yuta Kubo, Yuji Nashiro, Shintaro Matsukura, Yuya Yamamoto and foreigners Houcine Bennoui and Abdallah Ezbiri, all of whom would be favored to win a first round matchup with Tsukagoshi and Keita. An opening round win would be huge for either fighter, especially in a weight class that hasn't gotten much exposure and, quite frankly, is pretty shallow.
Along with the announcements of the last 2 participants came the announcement of a reserve fight, pitting the aforementioned TaCa against MA Kick Welterweight champion Jun Nakazawa. TaCa went 2-3 in the WILDRUSH League, picking up wins in his first and last fights, but losing 3 straight in between. Nakazawa went 4-0 in 2011, winning the MA Kick Welterweight title, but is just 1-2 this year with losses to Daiki Watabe and Hideya Tanaka with a win over Kousuman in between.
In a 64.5kg fight, former K-1 Koshien champ Hiroya returns to Krush to take on Keiji Ozaki. Hiroya's most recent outing in Krush was an upset loss to Hisaki Higashimoto in the opening round of this year's Youth GP. He returned to action just a few days ago at Big Bang 11, but at 65kg, picking up a 2nd round TKO of Chonden Chuwattana. Considering he fought at 65kg there and is facing a fellow 63kg fighter at 64.5kg, I would assume Hiroya is all but done at 63kg and is aiming to head to Krush's new 67kg weight class and maybe eventually end up at 70kg. Ozaki is no stranger to fighting larger opponents, competing at 70kg in K-1 before they adopted the 63kg weight class. He is 3-1 on the year with wins over Hironori Hattori, Ding Ning and Masanobu Gotu, with the loss coming to Taito.
At 60kg, "Kyoken" Yuji Takeuchi faces MMA fighter Hirotaka Miyakawa, who makes his kickboxing debut. Takeuchi returned this year after a 10-month layoff and is 2-1 since, picking up wins over Sendet Sasiprapa and Fumiya Osawa, but losing his most recent fight to rising prospect SHIGERU a few days ago at Big Bang 11. Miyakawa started his career 3-6-2 from 2002-2006, then took a 3 year break and since returning is 3-4. While his record isn't pretty, Miyakawa is an action fighter with only 4 of his 18 fights going the distance.
In the last announced fight, 60kg fighters Kan Itabashi and Junpei Aotsu face off. Former RISE champ Itabashi is 1-1 in Krush, with his loss being a close decision to Naoki Ishikawa and his win a 1st round KO of Katsuya Goto. Aotsu is 3-1 this year, losing in the opening round of this year's Krush 60kg tournament to Yuya and winning 3 straight since. The winner of this fight could face the winner of Takeuchi-Miyakawa, with the winner being well-positioned for a title shot.
Also expected to participate on the card are 2012 Youth GP Finalist Hisaki Higashimoto, 60kg Tournament Finalist Katsuya Goto and WILDRUSH League participants Yukimitsu Takahashi and NOMAN.


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Bolton was appointed by President Bush as interim ambassador to the United Nations in August 2005 and stepped down in December 2006. Prior to his U.N. appointment, he served for four years as the Bush administration's undersecretary of state for arms control and international security. Bolton also held several positions in the administrations of the first President Bush and President Reagan.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Call her Kate, at least for now.
It may be years before Kate Middleton becomes queen, but questions are already being raised about the princess-to-be's preferred moniker: Queen Kate or Queen Catherine?
"Catherine" sounds more formal, regal and fitting for a future queen, experts say.
But Middleton herself may not embrace the change just yet. During a joint visit Tuesday with Prince William to Northern Ireland, Middleton mentioned casually that she thinks of herself primarily as Kate.
"I'm still very much Kate," said Middleton, when a woman outside Belfast City Hall asked what name she preferred.
The "Kate" versus "Catherine" debate has emerged in recent weeks because of William's switch in using it and because "Catherine" or the initial "C" is being imprinted on official wedding memorabilia and commemorative china.
Does new commemorative coin do royal couple justice?
"I think that Catherine does have a more historic feel to it; there have been several queen consorts called Catherine in British history," said Charles Kidd, editor of the blue-blood bible Debrett's Peerage. "So Queen Catherine does sound quite familiar. It has a historic ring to it."
He said Kate also sounds pleasant but reminds him of the feisty character in "Kiss Me Kate," a Cole Porter musical that features William Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew."
"I imagine she'll be known as Catherine but the tabloids and majority of the press will continue to call her Kate, so in the general sense she'll be known as Kate," he said.
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According to the official royal wedding website, which has already received more than 2 million visits since it started up last week, Middleton does not prefer one name over the other. It says Middleton used the name "Catherine" when she was growing up with her family but tends to use the more casual "Kate" in her professional life.
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"Miss Middleton uses both names equally, and she has never expressed a preference for either Catherine or Kate since her engagement," the website states.
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The late Princess Diana, William's mother, also had an informal nickname — "Lady Di" — that was too casual for formal court affairs, where she was called Her Royal Highness, The Princess of Wales. After her death, she became known as "The People's Princess," a phrase coined by then-Prime Minister Tony Blair.
No matter what she is called, Middleton and her beau showed true star power in Belfast, delighting an enthusiastic crowd on their first official visit to Northern Ireland. Police kept watch from the rooftops as the center of Belfast was brought to a standstill.
All dolled up: The Franklin Mint shrinks Kate
William and Middleton were cheered outside Belfast City Hall as they took turns flipping a pancake, the traditional treat eaten on Shrove Tuesday, the day before the Catholic season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
"My little heart is beating 90 to the dozen after meeting Kate," said Gloria Lowry, from Carrickfergus. "She is absolutely beautiful and William so handsome. They make a perfect couple."
It was their third public outing in recent weeks, completing a circuit that has taken them to all parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Last month, the couple traveled to Wales and to Scotland.
On Monday night, Middleton, William and Charles made a private visit to Westminster Abbey to hear a full orchestra and a choir perform music that is being considered for the wedding ceremony.
She's irresistible! Royals use Kate to boost image!
In Belfast, Middleton wore a double-breasted cream-colored belted coat with a ruffle hem, black tights and black high-heeled shoes. The prince wore a navy suit.
Rebecca Fletcher, 11, who took the day off school, called "Katie!" and offered a bouquet of daffodils.
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"I am lucky," Middleton said. "He's a very nice man and I'm looking forward to spending the rest of my life with him."
Heather Lindsay, whose daughter Laura Ann is also getting married this year, brought "bride" and "groom" caps in the hope of getting William to wear one.
"He politely declined. He said his mother would not appreciate him wearing the hat," said Lindsay, from Killyleagh.
"I told Kate I am also planning for a big wedding as well. I told her not to lose any more weight. She laughed and said it was all part of the wedding planning," Lindsay added.
William and Middleton also toured Greenmount Agricultural College in Antrim outside of Belfast, where they were shown a herd of 30 prize Holstein dairy cows and taught how to rate cows.
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William drew laughs by comparing the qualities judges look for in cows to a dating website then refereed a tug of war between agricultural students.
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NEES Calendar Overview
The new nees.org website has a special calendar to display equipment/site availability information to assist researchers wishing to gain a high level view of your site's availability. To have your site\'s equipment availability displayed, all you need to do is establish publicly available Google calendars (up to 4).
Each Google calendar will serve as the data source that will indicate availability of a major resource at your site. The NEES calendar will simply aggregate your individual calendars for display using Google's Calendar API. All maintenance and entry of data will occur completely in the Google Calendar system and will remain under control of your organization.
Creating Your Calendars
For those of you familiar with Google Calendars, setup of your site's calendars should not take more than a couple of minutes per calendar. If you do not already have a Google account, now is the time to go create one.
From your Gmail account, you should be able to reach your calendar page from a link in the header of the page. Once you have found the Google Calendar, click on the 'Add' button in the 'My Calendar' section to create a new calendar.
On the Create Calendar Page, specify a descriptive calendar name. The calendar name will be used by the NEES Equipment Availability page.
In order for the calendar to be accessible by the NEES equipment availability calendar, you need to make sure 'Make this calendar public' is checked. Also, please make sure \'Share only my free/busy information (Hide details)\' is unchecked.
If you need give multiple people at your site the ability to maintain this calendar, you may enter their email addresses and click the 'add person' button. Each person needs to have a Google account in order to be able to maintain the calendar.
Forward Calendar Details to NEES
Once you have saved your calendar, you will be returned to your Google Calendar mainpage. It might take a short while for the new calendar to appear, but once it does, it will appear in your 'My Calendars' section on your calendar page. Click the arrow on the right hand side of the calendar's name and select 'Calendar Settings'. On the 'Calendar Details' tab of the following page, you'll see a section near the bottom of the page called 'Calendar Address'. The Calendar ID is the piece of information NEES needs to hook up your NEES Equipment Availability calendar to your Google calendar. We'll need the Calendar ID for each calendar you want to display.
To get this ID to NEES, simply create a support ticket in the system and put the calendar id(s) in the ticket along with your site, and we\'ll take care of the rest.
Important Notes and helpful tips
- Do not put times on events in your equipment calendars, all events should be specified as all day events. The current version of the NEES calendar aggregation tool will not properly parse your calendar's events if times are specified.
- The NEES calendar only aggregates and displays at most 4 calendars for this release.
- All editing and maintaining of calendar information is done completely in Google Calendar, NEES only displays the information and has no control over the calendar itself.
- When calendar owners leave your organization, make sure they share the calendar and give the new owner 'Make changes and manage sharing' in order to transfer the calendar to the new owner.


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Now they're "cooking the books"?
Earlier this morning, the Department of Labor reported that initial jobless claims plunged to 339K from 369K a week ago.
Economists were looking for a reading of 370k.
Immediately, Twitter exploded with tweets mocking Jack Welch, who claimed last week's jobs report was fixed to artificially drop the September unemployment rate to 7.8 percent from 8.1 percent in August.
Coincidentally, cryptic messages came through from Bloomberg and the WSJ that raised doubts about today's report. From Bloomberg:
One state accounted for most of the plunge in claims, a Labor Department spokesman said as the data were issued to the press.
And from the WSJ:
"However, the report may not be as positive as the sharp drop indicates. A Labor Department economist said one large state didn't report additional quarterly figures as expected, accounting for a substantial part of the decrease."
Initially, rumors started circulating that an entire state's worth of jobless claims was excluded.
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Back to Basics welcomes back Chuck Marohn
The seventh annual Back to Basics Sustainability Fair is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Pine River-Backus School.
This year's keynote speaker is Chuck Marohn with his workshop, Strategies for Building Strong Towns: How Ordinary People can do Extraordinary Things. Marohn's workshop is meant to empower individuals and communities to improve their own situations instead of seeking outside assistance.
In addition to Marohn's workshop there will be 28 other workshops. There will be vendors selling locally produced products.
This event is sponsored by Happy Dancing Turtle, Pine River-Backus Community Education and Central Lakes College. Cost of workshops range from $5-$25 depending upon age and number of workshops attended. Full-day registration fees include lunch.


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Pebble beaches...
I know what you mean, I heard the same sound in Nice... a-maz-ing. Glad you're having such a magical time. Keep it up!
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We started off the morning slowly, taking it easy and not getting out the door until about 10:30.
First stop this morning was to hunt for the fairy tale cottages. Which, surprisingly, few people know much about. Using the map from the Tuck Box Tearoom, we struck out first by driving to within a block or two. We lucked out on a parking spot just about two blocks from the main row of cottages, and on top of the main hills, *and* in 48 hour parking rather than the very prevalent 2 hour parking. I tried to parallel park, really I did....
Mom finally got frustrated and said "gimme". *laughs* She had it up next to the curb in one move. I would have gotten it there... eventually. We were laughing about it the whole way to the cottages.
For the next, oh, hour and a half, we wandered a few blocks looking for the fairy tale cottages. We found all of them (at least all on our map) as well. And we were glad not only that we'd found the cottages, but that we'd opted to head out of town after finding them. Turns out there was a "festival of some sort" going on today, so Ocean Ave was *packed*. Found out after we got back that it's an art festival, so we hope to hit that tomorrow morning :)
After our tour of Carmel's residential section, we ended up at a market where we picked up a picnic (BBQ, very good, too), some drinks, some ice, and an ice chest. Once I got the car and picked up mom and the goodies (do you really think I was going to carry an ice chest 3+ blocks uphill? HAH!) we headed out to Highway 1. Destination: Point Lobos State Reserve.
When we got there, Whaler's Cove was unfortunately "full". Either it stayed full all day, or mom had the right idea and they were having a "Plein Air" painting contest out there. We know there was one somewhere in the region.
So we went out to the South Coast Trail just above the Weston Beach. We had a FANTASTIC view of the tide coming in while we ate our lunch in the car. Then we hiked the trail up to Headland Cove, which took us past "The Slot", "Sand Hill Cove" (where we saw several sea lions and seals and otters), "Sea Lion Cove" (with more sea lions and seals), "Devil's Cauldron", and to "Headland Cove".
By then, the second "wave" of the incoming tide was coming in. It seemed to be near low tide while we ate, then came in to a midpoint and stalled, then started coming in again with a vengeance. Seriously, I was standing out on one point looking at a tide pool and watching the water crashing out on a rock (I think "South Point") and in the fifteen minutes or so that I was out on the point, the water came in at least 10 feet.
Once I finished watching the GORGEOUS water and breakers, I went out to the rocky beach at Sea Lion Cove and discovered something.... the pebble beaches out here... sing. Whenever the water rushed back out from a wave, it would tinkle and sound like music. Very magical.
But, by then mom and I were both thirsty and getting sunburned (and yes, we did use the sunblock... so much for 'water resistant') so we returned to the car. Only about a 1.3 mile hike round trip, probably closer to 1.5 with all the hopping around I did on the rocks, but still we were tuckered.
Other things we saw on the trail: 3 deer (we're not sure what type, but they had HUGE ears and weren't the slightest bit afraid of people) almost right on the trail, and two very friendly squirrels who were eating the flowers. Speaking of, some very neat flowers as well. Several succulents that we can't identify beyond calling them "succulents", and more flower types than we know how to identify. Also saw several crabs in one of the tide pools, including two little hermit crabs that got into a pinching fight over the same little cave in the rock. And there was a clicking noise all around those pools that I suspect was being made by those crabs. Saw a couple of anemones, but not nearly as many or as colorful as the ones I saw at Endert's Beach last year. Saw one shell in the water that I think was an urchin... it didn't have the pricklies on it, but it was a gorgeous shell. Several stalks of "something" that when I went out to investigate I found were seaweed stalks. And there were flocks and flocks of sea birds flying in V formation that I swear were pelicans... Don't forget the kelp beds and water of the most gorgeous blue that it rivals Hawaii. And of course there was the amazing geology... HUGE conglomerates, some of the most obvious conglomerate we've seen, mixed in with fine sandstone and granite.
For people who appreciate the beauty of nature, Point Lobos had it in spades.
I toyed with driving out along Big Sur, but we decided to go back to the room and take it easy for the rest of the night instead.
That plan still changed when mom spotted the spires of a Spanish style church of some sort. So we ducked in and found ourselves at the gates of the Carmel Monastary with all of 15 minutes to see the grounds. Very lovely buildings with nice Spanish architecture, apparently founded in 1925. They've done a very nice job with the grounds, and the light was perfect.
After leaving there, we decided to swing by the Carmel Mission (which was founded in 1771). I didn't expect to be able to actually go in since it was after 4:30, but we got there just before they closed the gates. We only had 15 minutes to do a quick tour, but what we saw was absolutely amazing. Wonderful architecture, *fantastic* gardens... I wouldn't mind going back for more pictures and to take our time. You could practically feel Zorro running around... >.> Of course, he would have been in his Del La Vega guise...
When we left the Mission, we returned to Carmel along Junipero Street where we drove down to the beach only to turn around immediately because of the crowds. Nowhere to park and a line waiting for places. So we spent a little time in Carmel itself looking in a few shops and getting dinner at the Patisserie Boissiere Caf� and Restaurant on Mission Street. Mom had their special, I had their pasta, and we both got dessert. Everything we had was fantastic, and the people were very friendly.
After that, we returned to the room to crash and look at pictures. :D
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Pros: "Tappy" bass (not sure if it's a good thing), comfort, lightweightness, wide soundstage
Cons: harsh treble, cable
Hi guys, this is my first review. So plz be easy on the replies thx. So the Reference S4s........ BASS: Boomy out of the box, but after some burn-in, it is more recessed and like i said, it feels tappy compared to my TF10s. MIDS:Rather recessed, a bit of nonexistent feel, but isn't HIGHS:Harsh and lightly piercing. Burning-in shall solve this though SOUNDSTAGE: Well, of course not TF10-scale, but things like seperation and width are well done for the pricing. VERDICT: Great value for $95.99,best for genres like Pop, dubstep, rock, EDM etc.


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For the 5th year in a row, YDA teams will head to the Coast FA Spring Classic in Myrtle Beach, SC, April 27-28. Last year we had about 18 teams that attended the tournament and my hope is to have at least that many, if not more. This is a fun event that we encourage all of our teams to participate.
The cost per player is $105. This covers team entry fees and coaches expenses. There is no banquet at this event. Please make checks payable to Triangle United.
Tournament money needs to be given to the team parent or coach NO LATER than March 28th.
Tournament Hotel Options:
For this tournament, all families are on their own due to the different venues used for the games; please click here to see the hotel options for the event (all families must use one of their hotels listed at this link); however, we do have one hotel we have some rooms blocked for families; that hotel is listed below:
Crown Reef Resort
2913 S Ocean Boulevard
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Please read below to find out where the teams will be playing over the course of the weekend, therefore making sure you book your hotel rooms in close proximity of that facility:
All U8-U10 (6v6) matches will be played at the Market Commons Complex. U10 (8v8) matches will be played at North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex.
The tournament venues can be found here
The Coast FA Tournament Website can be found here. If you have any questions regarding the tournament, please email Drew Kepley


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Does anyone use Scrapbook Artist 2 besides me? Should I go back to my Photoshop Elements?
Scrapbook Artist 2
Started by Elleta, Feb 09 2010 10:49 PM
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Posted 09 February 2010 - 10:49 PM
Posted 10 February 2010 - 08:41 AM
I think most people use PSE (Photoshop Elements). I know it's got a bit of a learning curve, but in the long run, it does so much it's worth the effort.
BTW, welcome to Scrap Girls!
BTW, welcome to Scrap Girls!
When the going gets tough, the tough eat chocolate.~Unknown
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 09:07 AM
If you decide to give Elements another shot, check out Ro's Secrets in the boutique (there's a sale right now, lol!). They will get you up and scrapping in no time at all!
Here's a link to the Secrets in the boutique. I don't know which version you have, so make sure you get the right one.
Here's a link to the Secrets in the boutique. I don't know which version you have, so make sure you get the right one.
Posted 10 February 2010 - 09:57 AM
I've never heard of that program and I am curious about the limitations. You might like it now because it seems easier but then later when you get more into digi you might want to start doing something or use a product that is not supported by that software or can't be done in that software.
Can it use brushes?
Can it use brushes?
Posted 10 February 2010 - 07:52 PM
Never heard of it sorry. Welcome to Scrapgirls!!
~Di~ Photographer @ Heart
Posted 20 June 2010 - 12:02 AM
My kids use the program and I do when I want to put something really quick together. I love the new version that allows me to add my own kits. That has been great. It really has a lot to offer. It will not compare to Elements because you can't tweak as much. Is for those who want to create something neat and not spend a lot of time. It's pretty easy to learn.
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 08:19 PM
hi there i use the latest version craft professional which you can add your own kits from papers and stuff bought online
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Modify display of Project Members in Project Warehouse
As per discussions at the Annual Meeting, the list of project members in the project warehouse includes a number of people who need to be in the group and have access to the data, but are not actually project members.
I proposed that people in the list of members whose only role is one or more of: Other, IT Administrator, or Site Operations Manager, not be displayed in the list of Project Members. If a project wants someone listed who has one of these roles, they would need to have an additional role that would cause their information to be displayed.
Some additional suggestions to streamline needed site member creation (which I hope will generate some discussion)is given below.
I would further suggest that in the Project Editor, under Project-About, that the PI and Administrator fields automatically create members with roles PI and IT Administrator with full permissions. The IT Administrator field should also be expanded to allow for multiple entries (for projects with experiments at multiple sites). These fields would also need to be editable only by someone with grant privilege.
It might also be useful to create the appropriate member with the Site Operations Manager role when an experiment is added to a project and a site is selected. It would be more useful, though, if this were done at the project level, as a project will be created before the experiments. If the site(s) are selected at the project level, then the IT Manager member could also be generated from this field, and auto updated when there is a change of IT Manager or Site Operations Manager.


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Sheriff: 4-year-old had cocaine in system when he drank gasoline
Boy has been placed in foster care
MADISON, Wis. - The 4-year-old boy who was hospitalized Sunday night after ingesting an unknown amount of gasoline also tested positive for cocaine in his system, according to the Dane County Sheriff's Department.
His 2-year-old sister, who also ingested gasoline, died at a local hospital emergency room shortly after the incident Sunday in the Town of Medina.
Court documents indicate that not only did the children ingest gasoline, at least one of them has done it before.
Neighbor Bob Dunn said he was shocked to hear the new details.
"Unbelievable. I found that kind of hard to believe," Dunn said.
Detectives conducted a search warrant at the site of the incident on Tuesday. Authorities said they have uncovered supplies for drug dealing, possible drug paraphernalia, multiple cellphones and more. The same court records show when the 4-year-old boy was treated for gas ingestion, a presumptive blood test on the boy found a positive result for the presence of cocaine in his system.
"Those tests can produce false positives, so we do need to send that off to a lab for more conclusive results, which could take four to six weeks," said Elise Schaffer, spokeswoman for the Dane County Sheriff's Office.13068004
Investigators said they are trying to determine whether illegal drugs played a role in Sunday's incident.
The children's aunt told investigators that she, the children's mother and others have smoked crack several times in front of the children, with the last time in January, according to the court documents.
Investigators said the boy had ingested gasoline in the past and was warned to stop. His mother even went as far as searching online for treatment for gas ingestion, according to court documents.
The mother last lived in Portage, according to court records. Neighbors there said it's been four years, but they remembered her and said she used drugs regularly.
But in the Town of Medina, where the mother had been staying up until Sunday, neighbor Dunn said he's shocked.
"She has always taken care of those kids. Those kids are very well fed. She always bought plenty of diapers," Dunn said.
While the mother hasn't yet been charged in the case, sheriff's officials said charges could come. They said it will depend on when test results come back. Autopsy and toxicology results on the girl who died are also still pending.
The Dane County Sheriff's Office said the boy has been put into foster care.
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Community House event runs through Nov. 14
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University Trustee Elizabeth Duffy, a member of the class of 1988 and head master at the Lawrenceville School, will speak about the importance of community service at 5:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at the Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding .
Duffy's talk will help kick off a weekend fund-raising event for the Community House summer computer camp, a program aimed at exposing local middle school students to computers and technology. Kiki Jamieson, interim director of the Pace Center for Community Service, will deliver opening remarks at 5 p.m.
Holiday gift items such as cards, stationery, jewelry and toys will be sold from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13; and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14. For more information, contact Marjorie Young .
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Petition: Save the Vaquita
Posted On August 23, 2014 by George Leonard
The smallest porpoise in the ocean is facing the biggest chance of extinction. With fewer than 100 remaining, the vaquita, a tiny porpoise found only off the coast of Mexico, is the most endangered marine mammal in the world.
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Imagine losing this species, entirely. The tiny vaquita seems to always be seen smiling, but those smiles are depleting. This swift decline of the population is a direct result of fishing nets. These vaquitas are getting caught in nets, and dying completely preventable deaths.
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The Similkimeen River winds its way through southern BC near the village of Hedley, once a thriving gold mine. The road climbs the steep hillside to the Nickel Plate Mine which is still in production. Grades are as steep as 15% but the view from above is worth the climb.


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Siel DK600
The DK600 is Siel's unique Italian take on the mid-eighties programmable polysynth with MIDI implementation (badged as the Opera-6 in the UK). Just like the Juno-106 and Poly-61 of the time, the Siel was a 6 voice synthesizer with straight forward programming, simple effects and digitally controlled analog oscillators (DCO's). However, the Siel, having dual oscillators per voice sounds thicker than the Juno or Matrix because it's got 12 oscillators! And because they're DCO's, you know they'll always remain stable and in-tune even though they are analog in nature.
The DK600 has many other nice features such as complete MIDI implementation. There are 3 LFO's for extreme modulation. Both the filter and amplifier have standard ADSR envelope sections. And like similar synths, all the sliders and buttons are intuitively placed on the front panel for hands-on real-time programming.
EK-600 Expander
The EX600 Expander module was also released (pictured above), featuring the same great internal synth engine as the DK600. However, the Expander is not programmable except from a DK600, an external MIDI sequencer or editor such as Unisyn. The Expander was intended to be programmed by transferring patches from the keyboard version. It's not rack-mountable either so it's usually best to go for the keyboard version. After all, the keyboard features the great layout of controls, velocity sensitivity and 61 notes (5 octaves)!
Lookup Siel DK600 Prices
The link above will take you to an eBay search for this synth to see active listings with more images, specs and information. If you don't find it there, try looking in our forum marketplace. Our marketplace gets thousands of visits every week so make sure to check back often if you want to buy or sell a synth.
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- Keyboard - 61 notes with velocity
- Memory - 95 programs
- Control - MIDI
- Date Produced - 1984-85
- Websites of Interest
- Shop for Keyboards, MIDI & Gear
Guitar Center: Synths and MIDI
Sweetwater: Hot items in Keyboars section
The Musician's Friend: Keyboard gear
AMS: Brand synths and accessories
The Woodwind & Brasswind Store
music123.com: Synth Blow Out Deal Section
zZounds: Keyboards and MIDI equipment
- Resources & Credits
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Comment More than Arrogance, Marketing. (Score -1, Troll) 114
Another sorry lie by M$. They fixed these things in Windows 7 RTM, but not earlier versions of Windows, so that they could lie about Windows 7 having better "security" than Vista and XP. Very simple and very evil and also very obvious. The new SMB2 failure blows their little lie up even for the most ignorant of users. M$'s reputation can't get much lower.


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So, let's say you just finished reading every book in the illustrious Babysitter's Club collection and you're looking for something a little more racy. Might I recommend the novel Fifty Shades of Grey by Charles Dickens? (He writes under the pen name EL James, but rest assured it's him.) It's a wonderful peek into the enchanting world of medieval architecture and it how it impacted the peasant uprisings in Eastern Europe. Think Goosebumps, but scarier. There's one fabulous chapter where a knight ties up a damsel and leaves her in "distress," if you know what I mean.
I cannot say enough wonderful things about this book and I seriously advise you to drop whatever it is that you're doing and buy it. And read it. And tell everyone that you're reading it. Yes, one of the many perks of reading this novel is that you're encouraged to talk about it with everyone you know. Even people you don't know! Everyone who's anyone will want to know how much you love it!
Then when you're finished reading the best book to ever be written in the last 4000 years, check out all these hilarious e-cards from someecards.com. They're delightfully funny. And, dare I say it, they'll look great on your friends' Facebook walls.


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Back onto Whelkboard after a short evaluation period of Scoop. Has been decided to make it into something like Scoop - at least to a limited degree. Promised to do some work on it yet again - wonder if I will this time.
Went through the usual process of wondering why Apache was not working. Turned out to be the permissions on the directories - I had recursively set the group and user to the user who was doing the editing. I reset these to "nobody" and it all came right (as compared to munging the all users permissions). I also had to change the config file to reflect the settings on my machine. Also had to change the Apache conf file to reflect the correct document root.
Hopefully this will help me work out what is going wrong the next time.


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Alternate name: Winter Sparrow
Family: Emberizidae, New World Sparrows view all from this family
Description ADULT Has dark-streaked rufous back and rufous wings with two pale wing bars. Face is gray overall, but with rufous crown and stripe behind eye, and subtle dark stripe bordering gray throat. Underparts are otherwise pale gray, with rufous wash on flanks and dark breast spot. JUVENILE Recalls adult, but is heavily streaked.
Dimensions Length: 5 1/2-6 1/2" (14-17 cm)
Habitat Locally common summer visitor (mainly Apr-Sep) to shrubs and trees at northern edge of boreal forest; winters in weedy, grassy habitats adjacent to trees and shrubs across much of U.S. except south.
Observation Tips Easy to see in suitable habitats.
Range Mid-Atlantic, Eastern Canada, Western Canada, Northwest, Texas, Southeast, Southwest, Alaska, California, New England, Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains, Plains
Voice Song is a descending series of rather piercing notes, ending with a trilling flourish; call is a thin tseeup.
Discussion Distinctive sparrow. Combination of bicolored bill (dark upper mandible, yellowish lower one), subtle rufous eyestripe, and dark breast spot, are good identification features. Forms flocks outside breeding season. Birds are brightest in breeding season and sexes are similar.


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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Snuggle[s] All Up!
We just got some oh so comfy-snuggly-delicious fabric in 2 yard cuts. Snuggle Packs are perfect backing for some of your favorite quilts. Not quite sure what Snuggle Pack color to pair with your fabric? Here is a list of fabrics that pair with each of our 6 colors of Snuggle Packs.
White Snuggles Pack:
[Matches Bella Solids White Bleached SKU #9900-98 & pretty much every line we have- but here are a few in particular]
1. Flurry
2. Ready Set Snow
3. I Heart
4. Hoo's in the Forest
5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
6. Dr. Seuss
Butter Snuggles Pack:
1. Lil' Rascals
2. It's a Jungle Out There
3. Animal Party Too
4. Dolly Dear
5. Love U
Baby Pink Snuggles Pack:
1. Me & My Sister Favorites
2. Delovely
3. Flower Sugar
4. Hoo's In The Forest
5. Penny Lane
Cherry Snuggles Pack:
1. Appleville
2. Flutter
3. Circus Alphabet Soup
4. Hullabaloo
Baby Blue Snuggles Pack:
1. Flower Sugar
2. Strawberry Fields
3. Oasis
4. Hoo's in the Forest
Chocolate Snuggles Pack:
1. Sew Sporty
2. Off the Hook
3. Pirates
4. 5 Funky Monkey
5. Urban Zoology
Posted by Stephanie Howard at 5:46 PM
Labels: Moda Fabric
7 comments:
- Tiffaney said...
OMG - I love that you are telling us what these solids match. I often want to order solids on-line with my other fabrics but can't tell on my screen which I should order with which current lines.
- July 20, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Mommarock said...
Oh it looks baby soft.. I'm thinking it would be fabulous on the back of a baby quilt.. delightful and snuggly! Sure to be a favorite for all time!
- July 20, 2011 at 6:55 PM
- Melissa @ Love Affair With My Brother said...
I just want to cuddle up with those!
- July 20, 2011 at 10:38 PM
- craftysaints said...
That looks so inviting. I have never used this as a quilt backing. Is there any special requirement when quilting? I suppose you don't need wadding either.
- July 20, 2011 at 11:30 PM
- Snoodles said...
This is fantastic! My monitor always shows things differently from others...I've even had it side-by-side with a laptop to see how much difference there is! This is a wonderful way to show which solids can go with which prints. Thanks for your ingenious solution!
Jacque in SC
- July 21, 2011 at 7:07 AM
- Fat Quarter Shop said...
Everyone should always feel free to call us if they need to match a solid with a line. We love to help!!
- July 21, 2011 at 9:51 AM
- Tiff Blakey said...
Any suggestions for what Snuggle color would go best with quilt top made out of Jenean Morrison's California dreamin'? I have the fat quarter bundle and may use a little of everything, or just the pink colorway.
- August 13, 2011 at 12:42 PM


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It's Star Wars night at the Orlando Solar Bears' night. No, the ECHL team has not signed Luke Skywalker or Hans Solo or Princess Leia, although that would be pretty cool.
The Solar Bears, though, will be
http://www.trbimg.com/img-512fc891/t...to/580/580x385The Orlando Solar Bears will wear their Star Wars-themed jersey for Thursday night's game against the Reading Royals. (Photo courtesy of the Solar Bears) (Fernando Medina / Fernando Medina/OSB / February 28, 2013)


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By Dimitra DeFotis
Master Limited Partnerships face headwinds – dangerous headwinds despite the U.S. oil-and-gas production boom — as the cost to borrow money goes up, according to a fresh Ned Davis Research report.
So Ned Davis studied the playing field of roughly 100 energy MLPs and unveiled an "MLP Bond Bear Survival Portfolio" Thursday. The chief characteristic of the six names on the list: the ability to produce aggressive growth in distributions, as MLP dividends are called. MLPs with strong distribution growth in the next 12 months should outperform other MLPs by 15% per year, Ned Davis studies conclude.
Ned Davis took the MLPs with the highest distribution growth and then screened for a number of positive characteristics, including one that has come up time and again in the Barron's MLP roundtables: a strong coverage ratio. That's an MLP's cash flow (earnings plus depreciation and amortization (also known as distibutable cash flow)) divided by total distributions. The higher the number above one, the more money an MLP has to not only cover the payout but raise it.


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Featured Profile
Assistant Professor Nicole Fenty
Assistant Professor Nicole Fenty is one of the newest faculty members at the Graduate School of Education. Her focus is special education and literacy. Fenty holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Florida and both master's and doctoral degrees in special education from the University of Florida. Keep reading to find out more about her, including her teaching and research interests.
Where were you before you joined the Graduate School of Education?
I was working as an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Louisville [Kentucky].
Why did you decide to leave there and come to Binghamton University?
When I was in the graduate program at the University of Florida, I worked on a grant with a cohort of folks who all had similar interests. We had all these collaborative kinds of projects going on and I was able to get so much done. I thought the whole world was that way, but I found out it isn't. When I went to the University of Louisville, the faculty there had different interests and I was kind of an island unto myself. They were great people...nice people, but it is very difficult to get things done in this profession by yourself. That was the main reason I started looking for another position.
What was it about the position at the GSE that interested you?
I read the job ad for the faculty position here and they were looking for someone interested in literacy and behavior. I thought that was interesting because I'm a literacy person and I bring in some of the behavior aspects. One of the things I am interested in is how does struggling with behavior affect literacy or how does struggling with literacy affect behavior?
I did some research on the faculty members before I applied and saw folks like Erin [Washburn], Lucky [Mason-Williams] and Candi [Mulcahy], who have similar interests to mine. I thought, wow, this seems like an awesome place. Then I had a good Skype interview followed by a really nice in-person visit. It felt like a good fit. All those things together led to an offer that I had to seriously consider because I wasn't the only person involved in the decision. I have a husband who is also in higher education; we both worked at the University of Louisville.
Obviously you accepted the offer! Did your husband also join the faculty?
Yes! Sean is in the Writing Center. S.G. [S.G. Grant, dean of the Graduate School of Education] was very supportive of us both finding positions. In fact, that was one of the indicators to us of the kind of support that would be here if we were to choose Binghamton. It all came together nicely and we moved here in August.
What are your initial impressions of the campus and the people you've met so far?
The campus seems like a manageable campus to navigate, but the people are the number one factor in me taking the job here. I've found the people to be very welcoming and open.
What are your areas of interest and what do you hope to accomplish at Binghamton?
Great things! With populations of students who have been classified with a disability, best practice shows that you want to make contexts and connections as explicit as possible for them. So, content literacy is where I am focused...making explicit connections between literacy, which is a foundational aspect of all other concepts, and content areas. I would love for the GSE to be known for having a center that focuses on professional development, pre-service teacher preparation and interventions in this area. I would like us to have high-quality professional development focused on literacy and how it's connected to content or literacy across the content areas.
Can you tell us a little about your research...what you've done in the past and what you hope to do here at Binghamton?
I had a couple of grants at the University of Louisville that focused on professional development. My first grant focused on ELA [English language arts] teachers and helping them realize how they can help students, especially those who struggle with literacy. Let's say you're an ELA teacher and you want to focus on comprehension, the concept of cause and effect for example. You can use a narrative piece or a story piece to illustrate the concept, but you can also use a science piece. In fact, why not find out what the science teacher is focusing on and use that in the context of your course? You're still teaching cause and effect, but you're also making these explicit contextual connections for your students. They're hearing about something in science and they're hearing about it in your class and that just doubles their exposure without them even being aware of it. This helps them, especially the students who are struggling.
The second grant, which I left with someone else but am still somewhat involved in, focuses on helping content area teachers incorporate literacy into their subjects. We've found that the content teacher group is really responsive to incorporating the literacy aspect into their content areas.
Here at Binghamton, Erin, Candi and I are getting ready to submit a similar kind of proposal to the Spencer Foundation. The project we're proposing would help content area teachers incorporate requirements from the Common Core into their classrooms. We plan to train the teachers in the new Common Core Standards as they relate to literacy and their specific content area(s).
Let's move on to teaching. What courses are you teaching this semester?
I'm teaching Introduction to Special Education and Instructional Approaches for the Inclusive Elementary Classroom, which are both similar to courses I've taught before!
What are your impressions of your students so far?
I had high expectations for the students, higher than I probably would have if I hadn't heard how selective Binghamton is before I came here. So far, they're good students, very responsive to explicit directions and expectations. They're very thoughtful. I pose provocative questions to get students talking and I have had no problem doing that with the groups I have.
What about the other students you've met on campus?
The other day I was walking over to Einstein's [Einstein Bros. Bagels] to get something to eat and a group of people asked if I wanted to sign up to vote. That group was just one of several different student groups with tables set up along the walkway. The students here are very actively involved in student associations. It's not about sports here, there's involvement in causes here. That is what should be happening on college campuses, students should be heavily involved in causes that make them excited.
What do you believe is the greatest challenge facing new teachers today?
The heavy focus on standards and standards-based reform is the common answer you'll get to this question, and it's a complicated situation. I can't disagree with the importance of something like the Common Core Standards, but I think from the standards comes the pressure of assessment of student mastery of the standards.
Today, every student is expected to master the standards, so teachers not only have to work with the general population of students and make sure they're achieving benchmark standards, but also they have to make sure they're doing the same with students with disabilities. And, it's not just typical students with disabilities who you would expect to be included in the general education classroom like those with learning disabilities and behavior disorders, but we're talking about kids with severe disabilities who are expected to meet the minimum standards of the curriculum. For special educators it has become a challenge to make sure they're meeting the needs of every student in schools. This is a positive thing, but it's also definitely a challenge.
How do you help your students prepare for this?
When I was trained as a special educator, the focus was on instructional strategies for special education and how to provide support to a general education teacher. Today, there's more of a shift to make sure special educators have a foundation in the content areas. Every teacher in the school needs to support students in both content and literacy standards in order for the student to demonstrate that they have satisfactory understanding of the standards. The expectation is that special education teachers can support students across class settings. That's a huge challenge for the teacher to be able to do that.
What we're trying to do across teacher education is to make sure that our curriculum requirements are structured in such a way that they're getting as much as they possibly can from us. I also think that schools of education are realizing that pre-service programs probably aren't enough, so we're going back out and providing professional development support to those teachers.
You mentioned that you started as a special education teacher. Can you tell us more about that?
I taught special education at the elementary level. I was a resource teacher, which means I pulled kids out of their general classroom to provide instruction. This was for kindergarten through fourth grade in a public school in Gainesville, Fla. Also, at the University of Florida's lab school, I was also an inclusive teacher, which means I went into first- and second-grade classes to work with students in their general education classrooms. When I was a resource teacher I taught every subject; when I was an inclusive teacher my position focused on working with students struggling in the areas of reading and writing.
What prompted you to go into the field of special education?
I was in my last year of high school when my brother, Kemuel, was born. At that time, my plan was to become a developmental psychologist. But, he was born at only 6 months and was in the hospital for 3 months and had a lot of complications. When he got into school he was diagnosed with an intellectual disability. I chose to go into some of his preschool classrooms and do observations there for some of my assignments. That experience led me to change my major to special education.
Do you have any advice for students considering teaching as a profession?
Teaching may seem like something you should do or can do, but it's more than a should or a can, it really is a want. Education is in a place now where you really have to be passionate about doing it to stick with it because there are just so many complexities. There are so many different kinds of students you're going to have to work with. There are so many different ways that you'll have to demonstrate that you're a good teacher. There are so many different obligations that you have to your students to be a good teacher. You really have to want to be a teacher to be a teacher.
Let's change direction, what about you would people find most surprising?
As strange as it may seem, I think I was born to be about 60 or 65 years old! I would like to live in a retirement community where things are quiet all the time. I like things that typically appeal more to a generation or two above my current generation. I watch very old shows like The Andy Griffith Show.
Last question: So, what is your favorite TV show?
Murder, She Wrote. I also read the Murder, She Wrote books, which most people probably don't even know exist!