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Heights' freshmen stand out; East claims another City League swimming title
Maggie Hatfield woke up Thursday morning barely able to raise her left arm above her head and having not dipped into a swimming pool for nearly two weeks.
The Heights freshman went to bed Thursday evening a City League champion, claiming the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle titles at North's swimming pool.
Hatfield said she received a cortisone shot on Monday and will swim in pain for the next two weeks until after the state meet, when she will have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury.
But for now, Hatfield feels golden.
"I'm trying not to focus on it," Hatfield said. "I'm just trying to get through league and state and do well. I love the meets. I'm very competitive, so this is my favorite part of the whole experience. I'm just really happy right now."
The injury occurred in practice last week, but not even Hatfield knows when exactly it happened. She suspects her right shoulder popped in and out of place making a turn.
That didn't stop her from winning the 50 free in 25.26 seconds and the 100 free in 53.86.
"Coming into (Thursday), I didn't know if she would even swim," Heights coach Dale Heckman said. "For her to come in today and do what she did, either the pain disappeared or she sucked it up and swam. It was a pretty amazing effort."
East won its sixth consecutive City League championship as a team.
The takeover — Freshmen won five of the nine individual events and placed six on the all-league first team.
Hatfield's teammate Katelyn Blattner was the standout, breaking the 200 free record by less than a tenth of a second in 1:55.43 and shattering the 500 free record, which had stood for 25 years, by five seconds in 5:09.15.
"It's a great feeling to know I have three more years left and everybody is behind me," Blattner said. "It's just a stepping stone. I swim club year-round, so I want to keep working hard and keep getting those records."
Along with Hatfield and Blattner at Heights, East's Madison Allen, Aiden Chan, and Brenna Vandeventer, and Carroll's Tatum Hilger were the other freshman named first-team all-league.
"I have six freshmen that are qualified for state," East coach Joe Hutchinson said. "And I think a couple of them are going to get up there and score, as well. So I'm really enthusiastic about what this group can do."
More records fall — East senior Olivia Tran finished her career at the league meet by setting a school record in all four of her events: the 100 butterfly (57.15) and backstroke (57.47), along with a leg on the 200 medley (1:53.16) and freestyle (1:41.24) relays.
"A lot of it has to do with my timing," Tran said. "Utilizing my underwaters at the right time and breaking out at the right time with my finishes. It was one of my better meets."
East was most excited about the 200 free relay, as the team of Tran, Sammy King, Caitlyn Goodman and Madison Allen had never teamed together.
"I think that was really interesting," Tran said. "It's one of those things that I can't really explain. It just happens."
Four for four — Bishop Carroll senior Madison Hutchison closed out her career with four championships in the backstroke, winning on Thursday in 57.68.
"It feels really good to four-peat," Hutchison said. "I'm just glad that I ended City on a high note because that felt great. I'm just excited to swim one last time with my team and my coaches. It was a great night."
Team scores—1. East 398, 2. Heights 212, 3. North 184, 4. Bishop Carroll 168, 5. Kapaun Mount Carmel 141, 6. Northwest 106, 7. Southeast 60, 8. South 42, 9. West 26.
200 medley relay—1. East (Tran, Chan, King, Goodman) 1:53.16; 2. Heights 1:55.35; 3. Carroll 1:55.88. 200 freestyle—1. Blattner, Heights, 1:55.43; 2. Allen, East, 1:58.44; 3. Hilger, Carroll, 2:01.97. 200 IM—1. Lassley, North, 2:16.05; 2. Vandeventer, East, 2:19.85; 3. Chan, East, 2:19.94. 50 freestyle—1. Hatfield, Heights, 25.26; 2. Buller, Heights, 25.65; 3. Goodman, East, 25.99. Diving—1. Aaby, Northwest, 352.35; 2. Clough, East, 317.55; 3. Maynard, Southeast, 281.50. 100 butterfly—1. Tran, East, 57.15; 2. Hutchison, Carroll, 57.68; 3. King, East, 1:02.47. 100 freestyle—1. Hatfield, Heights, 53.86; 2. Allen, East, 54.42; 3. Lassley, North, 55.18. 500 freestyle—1. Blattner, Heights, 5:09.15; 2. Hilger, Carroll, 5:29.16; 3. Vandeventer, East, 5:33.01. 200 freestyle relay—1. East (Tran, King, Goodman, Allen) 1:41.24; 2. Heights 1:42.77; 3. North 1:44.52. 100 backstroke—1. Hutchison, Carroll, 56.88; 2. Tran, East, 57.47; 3. Anderson, East, 1:05.06. 100 breaststroke—1. Chan, East, 1:09.05; 2. King, East, 1:12.64; 3. Lavacek, East, 1:14.37. 400 freestyle relay—1. East (Martin, Allen, Wilson, Chan) 3:49.46; 2. North 3:50.83; 3. Carroll 3:55.96.
All-City League Teams
First team—Jessica Aaby, Northwest, jr.; Madison Allen, East, fr.; Katelyn Blattner, Heights, fr.; Kelsey Buller, Heights, sr.; Aiden Chan, East, fr.; Caitlyn Goodman, East, jr.; Maggie Hatfield, Heights, fr.; Tatum Hilger, Carroll, fr.; Madison Hutchison, Carroll, sr.; Samantha King, East, jr.; Abbey Lassley, North, sr.; Olivia Tran, East, sr.; Brenna Vandeventer, East, fr.
Second team—Toni Anderson, East, sr.; Gabi Biby, Carroll, jr.; Julia Blasdel, Northwest, sr.; Hannah Chadd, Carroll, fr.; Cheyenne Cheek, North, sr.; Kara Clough, East, fr.; Alyssa Packer, Heights, sr.; Isabelle Shepherd, East, fr.; Angela Smith, North, sr.; Kelly Smith, North, sr.; Grace Vanderpool, Kapaun, so.; Audrey Wilson, East, fr.; Kayla Zimmerman, Heights, jr.


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The republicans of today are not like those of Lincoln's time. Back then, they stood for human rights and freedom. Today they're bigoted bible-thumping science-denying greedy pigs who are too stupid to see the world beyond Fox "News." They are the real subhuman garbage.<quoted text>
The democrats want to steal. The republicans want a legitimate budget.
Abraham lincoln was a Republican. This is how we treat him. Just like God, the people of the USA betraying God. No wonder the problems of Armageddon are here. More to come. Expect horrible things to come. Don't worry, you still have time to turn to God, if you can stop acting like subhuman garbage.
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#16939 Jan 31, 2014
You are a piece of garbage who falsely prophesizes your agenda. The wealthy create jobs. The poor cause crime. Look at Mexico. Pobres. High crime! Go live with the drug cartels and get out of this country!
#16940 Jan 31, 2014
Light my fire?
Since: Sep 10
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#16941 Feb 1, 2014
Tell us a way to change the fed on this. They have shown to not use reason in that domain. They lie since the start on this. Sometimes the hope comes from the states, which can be more lucid and less interested in the special interests of a minority. How would you change the feds knowing that they have purposefully lie on MJ since day one of prohibition? The feds should be dismissed before, for treason of American health interests. Prohibition is only a criminal technique to steal our money, and nothing else.
#16944 Feb 1, 2014
Go with the flow and put your crampONS on the ice.
Since: Nov 12
#16948 Feb 2, 2014
Are you saying the good ol Democrats are poor and those elected in Congress are just middle class? Keep drinking the kool aid. LOL
#16949 Feb 2, 2014
No, I said nothing of the sort. Either you replied to the wrong comment, or you have a serious reading comprehension problem.
#16950 Feb 2, 2014
Go with the flow and put our cramp ons in the celluer.
#16951 Feb 2, 2014
CORRECTION - If Prop 19 passes - it will be legal in ALL of California, period. Similar to the current dispensary system - any city may choose to permit sales or not. Here is the catch you may not be aware of - cities that do not allow dispensaries - CAN NOT disallow delivery services so voters are not disenfranchised. The law of the land prevails, despite local ordinances whether or not to allow store fronts, growing operations, etc. Currently any medical marijuana grow operations are dictated by state law 12 immature/6 mature plants per MMJ patient, other counties provide for a 99 plant maximum. They can't say no to growing or smoking within the confines of your home - if Prop. 19 passes - they can only regulate sales and public conduct, for MMJ patients currently it's still legal - and delivery services can make it available in areas where areas where Cities in California have tried to disenfranchise voters and prohibitionists nearly got their way.
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#16954 Feb 3, 2014
Pot buyers add more than $1M to Colorado tax coffers, and growing.
Where is California on this?
#16956 Feb 5, 2014
People seem to not realize that we're with THC Receptors. Adn the Government continuelly lies to you to retard your consciousness and awareness.
While responsible smoking is encouraged, the ignorance of this conflict with the "War on THC" is old, and tired.
It's not the same as being Drunk, or High on some other narcotic or drug.
Rest Easy, and be pain free with smoking THC.
Two images for your thought provoking pleasure:
Believe. God is Good, Amen.
#16957 Feb 5, 2014
February 2014
Pot buyers add more than $1M to Colorado tax coffers, and growing.
Where is California on this?
They might in order to buy more water.
#16958 Feb 6, 2014
Listen George you used to smoke it yourself you just admitted to breaking the law yourself, you're no better than anyone getting high these days. You're a hypocrite! Get your head out of your ass before making commentary. You should be charged for your consumption based on the date. Punishment was worse then and you need prison time so that you can rethink what you've just said. At this point you have nothing to consider asan ex user,period. So do us all a favor and shut the f-up!
#16959 Feb 6, 2014
February 2014
Pot buyers have add more than $1M to Colorado tax coffers, and growing.
Where is California on this?
They might in order to buy more water.
#16960 Feb 6, 2014
No I'm not; I'm dead. You're just stoned.
#16961 Feb 6, 2014
Is it the tax man who is making all the noise?
#16963 Feb 7, 2014
see uneducated people like u still call it weed its MEDICINE get it straight and u must have a very low IQ cause they don't make a breathalyzer for it . It's called a field sobriety test and let me guess your probably one of the people turning people in for growing there own medicine. If it isn't hurting u personally than why should u care . That's the problem these days everybody has to worry about everyone else and what there doing instead of just worrying about themselves .
#16964 Feb 7, 2014
It's all about the oil.
#16966 Feb 8, 2014
With English as bad as yours, you shouldn't be commenting on anyone else's IQ.
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Great book ! Can't wait to read the next book in the series.
I listened to the audiobook while nursing a cold and found myself at the end of the book having only vague recollections of the plot's details. I can note however that the ending is pretty neat in that it seems to tie up various threads developed earlier, foggy memory notwithstanding. This might have been a more interesting read if it weren't for the bug, but there you go. May try another Neggers book again sometime.
I just received this book and the first in the series as a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway winner.
I like this book. It was good, fun, entertaining. It's well written and the characters are lively. If you liked the first book, Saint's Cove, you will definitely like this book. I'm quite pleased and am looking forward to reading the author's other books since I'm so happy with this series. This series is a good mystery. Not necessarily the "who's going to die next" suspense, but the "what's going to happen next?" suspense. Like the last book, I really couldn't guess who it was and what was going to happen. I had my suspects, but did not come together the way I thought it would. I'm glad this time around it wasn't all on Emma's should with who's fault it was things went down in Heron's cove. It's nice that this series isn't falling into too predictable format. There are things you expect to happen due to the characters and all but that's about it.
There are only a few things bugging me about the book that I don't get. I don't get why everyone makes such a big deal about Emma being a novice in a nunnery previously and why people just invite (seemingly) random strangers into their place. No one, not even the FBI agents question this hospitality at all? Maybe it's just different where I grew up. I also don't buy into Emma and Colin's fast fallen hard love for each other. Those things just don't seem to happen and it would be nice to get more time with them as a couple to understand what is going on there. I mean how the act together in different situations, normal situations. Get them alone though and it might dissolve into mushy talk and constant sex. I just don't see it as a realistic relationship. Maybe I'm just a cynic. The sex in the book is the classic trope of best sex ever. It would be nice if books treated sex more realistically instead of just pages of cliches.
Those reasons are just for me personally and the reasons why the book is 3 stars instead of 4. They are really nit-pick things, that while they irk my whiskers (so to speak) they don't detract much from the book and the book was still plenty enjoyable. I maybe coming into the books with a different perspective and understanding, but plenty of other people have given this book 4 stars.
I hope in the next book in the series the problem comes just from Colin, instead of Emma or Emma & Colin. It's nice though that the author didn't stick with making it all Emma's fault, as much as it appeared to be. It's be nice to see Emma with the team in Boston more, to see how those people are (we don't even have basic descriptions of them, they are just "the team") and how they interact with Emma and Colin. There's also Fin's brother and his connection with Emma's Grandad that I'm unsure of and would like to explore. I have a feeling there's more beneath Fin and his brother then we are getting. I like Fin and am curious as to how this series to going to go when it's time for Fin to return to Ireland. But that's still several months away in the book's world.
4 STARS This is the second book of the Sharpe and Donovan Novel that I have read. I have enjoyed both and would read more in the future. Emma Sharpe has a interesting past. Her family has been in the art theft recovery for generations. So she is very knowledgeable in art. She was close to being a nun never took her final vows. After she decided to be a nun Emma went to Irland to work for her grandfather as Sharpe art recovery. Next she joined the FBI Agemt. She is now in a small special group of FBI out of Boston. Colin Donovan is a FBI Agent all he tells his family is he is a pencil pusher out of Washington DC. But he is working deep undercover assignments. He has lots of brothers some in law inforce and others lobsterman. Colin and Emma grew up in little towns close to each other but did not know each other or that they both work for FBI until Emma found a nun murdered that had called her about something and needed to see her. Colin's deep cover was blown and he was beat up and tied up and got away. Before he got far the calvary came. Emma and Colin's family has been worried about Colin because no one has heard from him for awhile. Emma knew what he was doing his brothers was guessing. When Emma got a phone call from a sorce saying a agent needed help. So she was able to send it in for Colin. Colin was working to find the buyers of ilegal arms that some russians were trying to sell when they tried to force him by beating him up. Sharpe agency has worked with russian billionare a couple of times the first time was in Russia when her grandfather went in to look at a collection that was found in the wall during demolition and than 4 years ago Emma was sent to London to look into the theft of the same collection. Emma has a Russian Jewelry designer from London come to her family business and warn that this collection was coming to Heron's cove and would be stolen. Emma's sorce that called her is Russian and so far his information has panned out. A Russian yacht sails into Heron's Cove that Emma's billionare client and her sorce is on. Emma and Colin have to decide what they both want in the future and how much they can tell each otherl I really enjoyed this novel and was not sure who was the bad guys till the end. It kept my interest in the book and would like to see more Sharpe and Donovan novels in the future. I was given this ebook to read in exchange for honest review from Netgalley. 07/31/2012 PUB HarlequinMIRA
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0778313751, Hardcover)New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers returns with a gripping story of romantic suspense, where FBI agents Sharpe and Donovan must decide whether working alone or standing together is the only way to outwit an enemy set to tear them apart.
When your safety depends on living a lie…
After escaping certain death, deep-cover agent Colin Donovan is back home on the Maine coast with his new love, FBI art crimes expert Emma Sharpe. Then Tatiana Pavlova, a London-based jewelry designer, arrives in Heron's Cove, asking for Emma's help—a prized collection from a lost era of Russian opulence, decadence and rare beauty has resurfaced, and Tatiana warns Emma it's about to be stolen again. And Colin realizes his nightmare isn't over. It's just begun.
And everyone you love is a target…
Emma guards her past closely, and Colin is determined to unlock her secrets. As they investigate the mysterious collection and the equally mysterious Tatiana, they confront their greatest challenge. Now they must count on their expertise—and each other—to outwit an enemy who wants to destroy them and everyone they love most.
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FBI art-crimes expert Emma Sharpe and deep-cover agent Colin Donovan are recuperating in Heron's Cove when they learn of a rare set of Russian jewelry that's about to be stolen. Their best chance of stopping the theft is splitting up, but with a powerful enemy lurking in the shadows, can Emma and Colin cheat death and be reunited a second time?… (more)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Goodell is doing what any commissioner or president of a sports league would when one of his players is being investigated in a criminal case.
He's waiting for the legal process to take its course.
No charges have been filed in what has been termed by Massachusetts authorities as a homicide in the death of a man connected to New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.
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Hernandez also was sued Wednesday in Florida by a man claiming Hernandez shot him in the face after they argued at a strip club in February.
As he has done in recent cases, be they high profile — Michael Vick and his dogfighting, for example — or less publicized, Goodell is sitting tight. Innocent before proven guilty.
Should Hernandez be arrested — no charges have been brought in either case — Goodell could punish him under the NFL's personal conduct policy. But he generally prefers to await the outcome of all legal proceedings.
When Vick admitted to financing a dogfighting operation, Goodell suspended him indefinitely in August 2007. Vick served 18 months in a federal penitentiary, and was reinstated in 2009 when Goodell said the quarterback had shown remorse for his actions.
Vick has stayed out of trouble since and has played for the Philadelphia Eagles the last four years.
HOT TOPIC: Hernandez Questioned By Police
Goodell suspended cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones for the 2007 season under the personal conduct policy after Jones was arrested multiple times. A 2005 first-round draft pick by the Titans who now is with Cincinnati, Jones has been in and out of legal trouble, with at least seven arrests over the years and involvement in about a dozen incidents that included police intervention.
He recently pleaded not guilty to an assault charge after police say he hit a woman at a nightclub. If he is found guilty or accepts a plea bargain, he would be subject to another NFL suspension, perhaps an indefinite one.
"We must protect the integrity of the NFL," Goodell has said. "The highest standards of conduct must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right. These players, and all members of our league, have to make the right choices and decisions in their conduct on a consistent basis."
Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly was suspended indefinitely by the NFL before the 2010 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Two years earlier, in April 2008, he'd been arrested outside a club in his hometown of Houston for possession of codeine, a controlled substance. He pleaded guilty and was given probation, with the understanding that another misstep would mean significant jail time.
He was arrested again in October 2010, and went to jail for violating probation. Goodell suspended him indefinitely and he has missed the last three NFL seasons, but attended Green Bay's minicamp earlier this month after being reinstated in March.
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It's one of the hottest segments of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," and now "Lip Sync Battle" is getting its own show.
This weekend the New England Patriots will take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX and a smattering of famous Pats fans are trying to take the heat off of quarterback Tom Brady for the Deflategate scandal.
She just took home the Best Female Action Star prize, but earlier tonight (January 15) Emily Blunt walked the red carpet at the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
Rounding out the weekend with a star-studded evening, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt showed up at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards earlier tonight (January 11).
The "Office" hunk was dapper in his red carpet attire as he escorted his gorgeous "Into the Woods" wife inside the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
They spent the holidays in Mexico with Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, Jimmy Kimmel and Howard Stern, and on Thursday (January 1) Emily Blunt and John Krasinski wrapped up their vacation and flew back to Los Angeles. The "Adjustment Bureau" babe and her "Office" hunk showed up at LAX International Airport and looked to be in good spirits following their relaxing trip.
Everyone has their favorite holiday traditions, and for Jimmy Kimmel, Christmas means playing silly jokes on his friends and neighbors John Krasinski and Emily Blunt.
Eager to show the world their new flick, the cast of "Into the Woods" showed up at the Ziegfeld Theatre last night (December 8) for the Big Apple premiere.
He's certainly the master of his craft and last night (December 7) Bradley Cooper celebrated the opening night premiere of his Broadway revival of "The Elephant Man" in New York City.
Joined by costars Patricia Clarkson and Alessandra Nivola, the "Hangover" hunk was all smiles as he posed for photos outside the Booth Theater as well as at the after party at Gotham Hall.


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The Ovation Standard Balladeer 1861 AX Guitar features a super-shallow cutaway bowl, and modified bracing to maximize acoustic response. This acoustic-electric crossover starts with a solid spruce top for full-balanced tone and a natural beauty. Scalloped LX-bracing offers a fine tune for the instrument's tone. The bound rosewood fretboard and rosewood bridge add crisp, clear sustain to the guitar, so those notes can ring out long and true. The rosette features a subtle oak leaf design that will pique the interest of your crowd, appreciating this 6-string's charm. Chrome tuning machines, dot diamond inlays, and a full-bodied finish dresses the Ovation 1861 guitar in beauty.
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Nowadays, purely acoustic guitars are a rarity on stage. Over the last few decades, Ovation has maintained a steady legacy of quality in the acoustic-electric realm. Interesting to note that today, more than 95% of all Ovations sold around the world are acoustic-electrics. It now offers systems to suit almost any particular taste and application.
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Comments about Ovation Standard Balladeer 1861 AX Acoustic-Electric Guitar:
I am very pleased with this guitar and would highly recommend.
I currently own two acoustics other than this Ovation a Fender Acoustic and a classic Gibson 1967 J45. I have owned everything from Larivee's too way to many cheap guitars like cort or dean. I have been playing 16 years and during that time I have had probably 30 guitars. This is by far one of my favorite! The person criticizing it because it is not made in America, does not own one. (read the review) the criticism is about where it is built not the quality or playability of the guitar. As far as that goes, I wish it was made in America because I think that is a good thing for the economy. And the bowl was made here, so I am happy about that. But does that mean the guitar will sound better? One reason guitars made in America cost is the cost of labor here is higher, that is the main reason. Are Americans somehow better guitar builders or more dedicated to their craft than Koreans? I do not think so. When all is said and done, this guitar is a great instrument and sounds as good as my friends Martin (made in America.) It has great projections and the neck is perfect for barring.
I could not find anything wrong with this guitar, very high quality!
Value is what makes this guitar so great. When I bought it I was looking at guitar with all solid body wood, that was my stipulation. Until I found this, the price was better and the sound was equal, I have been playing with a guy who has a top of the line Martin and this guitar holds its own. The sound is different but the quality of tone is there, top notch.
Comments about Ovation Standard Balladeer 1861 AX Acoustic-Electric Guitar:
I played this in my local guitar store and was really amazed, it sounds amazing unplugged and it has very low string tension(in a good way), the neck plays insanely easily, even by electric standards and I though the tuner was a really nice touch. This is an amazing guitar and for the bucks it's a steal.
Comments about Ovation Standard Balladeer 1861 AX Acoustic-Electric Guitar:
I am a guitar player for many decades. I been playing since my early teens and now in my fifties. Most of my life I've had cheap Fendar, Kay and Sammick acoustics, to include a few Applause. Since I become stable in life I could finally afford better guitars. I own Martin D-15, Gibson Les Paul. I wanted a larger bowl Ovation, but this caught my eye, so I purchased it. When it arrived I found the quality and action was nearly erfect. The sound projection isn't the same tone as my Martin, but it is ok. The comfort of the neck and playability is great! Overall this is one great guitar. The company has gone to extremes to insure quality! And if it was labeled "made in the usa", it would cost twice as much and very few would buy it.
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We were pleased to get such a strong reception when we published our first report on American International Group (NYSE:AIG) back in August. We are especially pleased to see it paying back its $182B bailout that the American taxpayers provided to it during the financial crisis. The good news is that the taxpayers have received a nominal profit of $15.1B and the Treasury still holds about $8B of AIG stock representing 15.9% interest in the company. We won't spoil the mood and point out that the return on capital for this investment is only about 13% cumulative over four going on five years, which is quite low for investing in a financial institution (even if it is a government stake and even if the government has first liquidation security preference).
However, we are pleased that AIG has returned to profitability and it could potentially eliminate the government ownership of the rest of its shares next year. We think that investors should take advantage of potential Hurricane Sandy weakness in the market to enter a position in AIG or add to their stakes. That way, they don't blow their chance at picking up AIG at a 45% discount to book value.
We reiterate that when investing in turnaround companies such as AIG, we believe that investors should view their potential investments as a collection of exposures. We believe that investors should view AIG as four firms consisting of the following exposures:
- Chartis (AIG Property Casualty): Chartis is AIG's Property Casualty Division and is the largest division of AIG. It offers property, casualty, specialty and professional liability insurance to individuals and consumers. Although AIG has announced the rebranding of Chartis back to AIG Property Casualty and has already rebranded it for its financial reporting, the Chartis Insurance website is still active as of November 1st.
- SunAmerica: SunAmerica is AIG's Life Insurance and Retirement Services Division and underwrites life insurance and annuities sold to individuals and groups. It also sells third-party mutual funds and financial planning services as well. SunAmerica sells its products and services through affiliated and non-affiliated brokers, agents and non-affiliated financial institutions, as well as through direct-to-consumer platforms. Although AIG has announced the rebranding of SunAmerica back to AIG Life and Retirement and has already rebranded it for its financial reporting, the SunAmerica website is still active as of November 1st.
- International Lease Finance Corporation: ILFC generates its revenues primarily from leasing new and used commercial jet aircraft to foreign and domestic airlines. Its biggest competitor is GE Capital Aviation services, a subsidiary of General Electric Corporation's (NYSE:GE) GE Capital division.
- AIG Other Operations: Consists of corporate expenses, retained interests in assets businesses sold and assets AIG is trying to shed or run-off.
Source: AIG Q3 2012 10-Q
Evaluation of AIG's Strategic Corporate Finance Performance:
AIG was able to release $1.3B of its deferred tax asset valuation allowance during the second quarter period and this allowed the company to generate a $593M income tax benefit for the period even though the company generated $1.75B in pre-tax income. In Q3, the company's tax cash expense of $199M was less than its accrual basis tax expense due to AIG's ability to utilize net operating loss deferred tax assets during the quarter.
AIG repurchased $5B worth of its stock during the first half of 2012 and followed that up with a $3B repurchase program in August and a $5B repurchase program in September. AIG's shareholders' equity decreased by $3.115B in Q3 2012 versus Q2 2012 as the company's $1.86B in net income and $3.1B in net unrealized gains on its securities held on its balance sheet was offset by the $8B of share repurchases. We'd like to see AIG repurchase the rest of the Treasury's stake as soon as possible because AIG can certainly afford to do so and it would give itself a nearly 14% boost in its EPS for FY2013 by doing so if it can do it by December 31st 2012.
Source: Bloomberg LP and Saibus Research Scenario Analysis
Evaluation of AIG's Business Segments
AIG Property and Casualty: AIG Property and Casualty saw a slight decline in its net premiums earned for the quarter and for the year to date periods versus last year's comparable periods. It saw a strong benefit from reduced claims and claim adjusted expenses (9% for Q3 2012 and 14% for YTD 2012). This was partially offset by a 7% in Q3 2012 underwriting expenses (11% for YTD 2012). This enabled AIG to reduce its Q3 2012 underwriting loss to $441M from $532M in the prior year's period. Net investment income and realized gains jumped by 28% in Q3 2012 versus Q3 2011 and this enabled Chartis to rack up $949M in Q3 2012 pre-tax income, which was comparable to the $961M in Q2 2012 and was a 72% jump from the prior year's period. Chartis's reduced claims and claim adjusted expenses was due to lower catastrophic losses and underwriting improvements. It will be interesting to see what Q4 2012 brings thanks to Hurricane Sandy.
AIG Life and Retirement: AIG Life and Retirement had better results for Q3 2012 versus Q2 2012 period. In Q2 2012, the company saw its pre-tax income increase by only 1% year-over-year due to weakness in its Retirement Services business. In Q3 2012, the Retirement Services division benefitted from strong capital markets in Q3 2012 versus Q3 2011 to increase its operating income by 163% and go from a -$126M loss in Q3 2011 to $336M in Q3 2012.
The division saw a slight decline in premiums for the quarter and year-to-date period, which was offset by increased policy fees during this time period. The division benefitted from strong increases in net investment income and a sharp increase in realized capital gains. The division saw a steady reduction in operating expenses, which was offset by a negative impact from the change in benefit reserves and DAC, VOBA and SIA related to net realized capital gains.
International Lease Finance Corporation: The good news for ILFC is that its revenue registered a slight increase in Q3 2012 and YTD 2012 based on an increase in interest and other revenues. ILF's pre-tax segment income increased by $1.3B on a year-over-year basis for Q3 2012 and H1 2012 versus the respective 2011 time periods due to sharply reduced impairment charges resulting from unfavorable trends affecting the residual values of certain aircraft types. Another piece of good news for ILFC is that its competitor GE Capital Aviation Services saw its Q3 2012 revenue slip by 1% for Q3 2012 and 50bp for YTD 2012.
The bad news is that despite GE Capital Aviation Services having only ~9% more revenues than ILFC in Q3 2012, GE Capital Aviation Services has earned 2% more profit in Q3 2012 than ILFC earned in the first nine months of 2012. Even if we add back the impairments ILFC incurred in 2012 to its pretax income, ILFC's YTD 2012 adjusted pre-tax income is only 54% of GECAS's YTD 2012 pre-tax income. GECAS and ILFC both saw lower lease revenue due to early returns of aircraft by bankrupt lessees and lower lease revenue earned on re-leased aircraft in its fleet. Based on this negative disparity between AIG's ILFC Unit and GE Capital Aviation Services, we believe that AIG needs to take proactive steps to improve profitability, sell it to another firm like GE Capital or Steve Udvar-Hazy's Air Lease Corp. (NYSE:AL) or spin it off to AIG shareholders.
Source: AIG's Q3 2012 10-Q and GE's 2012 Q3 Earnings Release
AIG Other ("run-off assets"): We expect that this segment should "just not screw things up" and since this segment gained $891M in the quarter and $3.5B year-to-date, we can see that our expectations are being met here. The segment benefitted from $406M in gains from its direct investment book and $196M in profits from its Mortgage Guaranty and Global Capital Markets businesses. It also generated $857M in realized and unrealized gains on its Maiden Lane III retained assets interests and a positive change in the value of its AIA securities.
In conclusion, we are intending to hold on to our stake in AIG, as well as looking to selectively accumulate a larger position. Due to the market weakness and deep discount from market price relative to its tangible book value, we will be looking to opportunistically add to our position. The basis for our accumulate recommendation and positive outlook for the company is based on the following observations:
- ~45% discount for its market price relative to its book value
- $13B in net share repurchases YTD as of September.
- World-Class business operations subsidiaries
- Eventual sale or spin-off of International Lease Finance Corporation
- Revenue stability in business unit subsidiaries
- Reduced expenses for policyholder claims and benefits (reduced underwriting loss)
- Steady progress towards deleveraging
- Strong equity capital base
- Potential further share sales from US Treasury
- Rebranding of Chartis and SunAmerica back to AIG
Disclosure: I am long AIG. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Additional disclosure: This article was written by an analyst at Saibus Research. Saibus Research has not received compensation directly or indirectly for expressing the recommendation in this article. We have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Under no circumstances must this report be considered an offer to buy, sell, subscribe for or trade securities or other instruments.


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Woodland Water Restrictions Could Become Criminal
Homeowners in Woodland could reportedly face criminal charges if they don't follow water alerts issued by the city.
Woodland City Council members will vote tonight on a water conservation plan that would impose penalties to be listed on the property title.
Officials could then place a lien on the home to recover costs.
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"12 Years a Slave" is from director Steve McQueen ("Shame"), telling the true story of Solomon Northrup, a black man born free in New York who was abducted in 1841 and sold into slavery. His memoir went on to become a best-seller at the time, but was mostly lost to obscurity for almost a century until it was rediscovered in the 1960s, when an extensive historical research project collaborated much of his horrific tale.
The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor ("2012," "Salt") as Solomon and he is surrounded by an incredibly talented cast that is one of the better ensembles I've seen this year. McQueen, who burst onto the landscape last year with his sexually-charged film "Shame," presents Solomon's story with a minimum of directorial tricks, allowing both the humanity of his characters and the inhumanity of their situations to shine through. This is a story that has no need for embellishments and the presentation is all the more powerful because of its simplicity.
This is not an easy movie to watch, and the fact that it is based on a real events makes it all the more harrowing and tragic.
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Apple pumpkin bacon soup
Benjamin Sokoloski, Market on Front
This soup is an all-encompassing melody of the flavors people think of during fall. Apples, pumpkin and bacon are very flavor-forward ingredients yet play harmoniously well together.
For the apple butter:
6 Granny Smith apples, cubed and peeled
2 cups unsalted butter
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons honey
½ cup brown sugar
For the soup:
15 ounces canned pumpkin
5 cups chicken or veggie stock
3 cups cream
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
5 apples
½ pound bacon
Entire batch of apple butter
First, make the apple butter. In a large pot, boil cubed apples until they're soft enough to mash. Strain excess water. In a large mixing bowl, add unsalted butter, maple syrup, honey, brown sugar and apples. Mash the mixture thoroughly. Keep mashing. Mash one more time. Then refrigerate for 8 hours.
To make the soup, start by cooking the bacon until crispy. Drain excess fat and pat dry with a paper towel. In a large pot, simmer pumpkin and stock, and whisk. Add heavy cream, pumpkin pie spice and apple butter. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add apples, bacon, salt and pepper to taste. For less sweetness, add only half of your apple butter. To increase awesomeness, add more bacon.


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October 20, 2011 – Pianist Jeffrey Brown, a faculty member of the Music School at DCC, will play on Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. in the James and Betty Hall Theatre on DCC's Poughkeepsie campus. He will perform pieces by Chopin, Bach and Beethoven. The show is open to the public, with optional donations to the MusicLink Scholarship Fund accepted at the door.
MusicLink provides free or low-cost music lessons to students who could otherwise not afford them, and has sponsored more than 70 students ranging in age from infancy to age 20 since the program's inception in 2000.
For more information about the concert, call Music School Director Julie Wegener at (845) 431-8916 .


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The National Institutes of Health in the Unites States List Morgellons as a genetically caused disease, specifically due to Chromosome 1 duplication/trisomy of q42 11 Q42 12.
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The National Institutes of Health in the Unites States List Morgellons as a genetically caused disease, specifically due to Chromosome 1 duplication/trisomy of q42 11 Q42 12.
This web page is not a new item but has been on my website for a couple of years. It can no longer be found on the internet . The implications of this web page were largely ignored at the time it was first found but with the passage of time it seems to be more meaningful since Morgellons sufferers have been largely ignored by the CDC and NIH for an additional 3 years. I decided to post this information in a more prominent place and take another look at what it might mean in consideration of more recent research findings.
Shown below is a photograph of the hidden web page that was found while searching the phrase Morgellons and 1 q42 11 q42 12, which is a chromosome abnormality. It is not the original page but a copy of the original page as posted on another website. The original page was no longer available.
7/19/2006: The page is reported by NIH as last modified: The National Institute of Health in the United States lists Morgellons as a genetically caused disease. Included is a phone number to report cases and get disease information.
7/23/2007: Over 1 year after the NIH web page linking Morgellons disease with chromosome 1 q42 11 q 42 12 was posted online, it was found by Morgellons victim Jennifer Miracle, by typing the phrase Morgellons and 1 q42 into a search engine.
7/24/2007: A phone call was made to the CDC by a member of Jennifer's family whose initial impression was that the NIH web page and the phone line were to aid Morgellons victims. The CDC telephone representative immediately indicated that the web page was a clerical error. The assumption now is that the webpage and the phone number were actually intended for the medical community.
7/27/2007: Within the next 3 days after the phone call to the CDC phone representative all pages were removed from the internet . This included the cached copies of the page. It is very unusual to see the cached copies of an web page removed so quickly. A website who had reposted their page had to remove it. No Traces of this page including cached copies are available anywhere except at Morgellons Exposed, at least for now.
The sole NIH person who answered the telephone, instantly stated that the web page below was a clerical error. Wasn't she a model employee to instantly recognize this "error". This web page was posted on the internet for over a year and was not corrected as an error. The NIH immediately removed all pages only after they realized that the Morgellons community had found the page and were asking questions.
To view a photo of the full page Click on photo below.
According to the NIH website found on July 23, 2007 at aspensys.com Morgellons is caused by either duplication or trisomy of the chromosome 1q42 11 q42 12. However when reading the articles dating back more than 10 years at pubmed.gov it appears that these articles do not describe the symptoms known from Morgellons accurately.
The NIH website clearly states "To learn more or to report suspected cases, call the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morgellons information and voice mail line at 404-718-1199." and the page itself is reported as having been last modified on "Wednesday, July 19, 2006". We are awaiting a statement from the NIH and will report on it as soon as we receive a reply.
02/24/2010 Update: The reply from the CDC never came.
By Jan Smith
This web page was not openly available on the internet nor did it appear to be intended for the general public to read. It was found by Morgellons sufferer, Jennifer Miracle, who had several family members with Morgellons disease who also had the 1Q42 11 genetic anomaly in their family genetics. She typed the phrase 1q4211 and Morgellons in her browser as just as a shot in the dark to see what would happen. The page above appeared. What are the odds that this obscure pairing of search terms would yield anything?
I did have the opportunity to view this web page as posted by the NIH in it's original form before it's removal from the internet. Several other people also viewed this page while it was still online. I believe this page was a valid posting by the NIH.
This page was then posted to a Morgellons related web site to inform the public. Upon discovering this page had been publicly posted, the CDC and/or the NIH immediately removed all copies of this page. Cached copies of the page also disappeared from all search engines within 3 days. To date there has been no official denial of the information contained on the web page. Due to the absence of an official press release the public is left to ponder the meaning of the page. Keep in mind that at the time of publication the CDC denied the existence of Morgellons Disease and when approached by Morgellons victims for medical information they were not asked to register or report their disease to the CDC. It is apparent that this page was never intended for them. How could the NIH make a clerical error using the term Morgellons Disease when they didn't officially recognize the disease at that time ?
During the period while this page was covertly posted on internet, the CDC was being contacted by many Morgellons victims for help or information. The CDC's answer to them was a concerted brush-off of any responsibility. Morgellons people were told to seek the help of their own physician.
It was uncanny and as if on cue that physicians would, generally diagnose Morgellons victims as having delusional parasitosis. I spoke at length to a doctor who told me that delusional parasitosis was such a rare condition that in a lifetime of practice it was rare for a psychiatrist to ever see even one patient with it. Suddenly this rare and obscure condition was being diagnosed by GP's, dermatologists and even nurse practitioners. Once this diagnosis was in a person's medical records it was all downhill from there. Doctors prescribed antipsychotic medications that contained derivatives of piperazine or other medications that caused flaccid paralysis to nematodes and worms in mammals. This was always their first choice of treatment and a dangerous choice at that. For more medical information see "Living with a Nightmare"
Piperazine is a commonly used component of swine dewormer. It would appear to me that there has long been knowledge about Morgellons by the hidden presence of a phone number available for physicians to advise them on how deal with Morgellons suffers and to report cases. I think they may have been waiting for us long before we ever approached them.
The plan was undoubtedly to abate some of the Morgellons sufferers physical symptoms with antipsychotic drugs that also contained these dewormer components. In that way people would actually come to believe that they were mentally unbalanced since their medication would abate some of the physical symptoms of itching from the motile components of the fibers. This was insidious planning if you ask me. First discredit the Morgellons patients mentality so society will ignore the disease and then treat aspects of the Morgellons patient's physical symptoms without the Morgellons patient even knowing it.
FYI if a person is deemed delusional by a medical doctor they lose the right to be a member of a jury. They can easily have their power of attorney and control of all their worldly goods given to others without their consent. They can be forced into a mental institution. Further, the right to custody of their own children can be revoked. These travesties have happened to people I personally know.
Does Morgellons = duplication/trisomy of 1q42 11 q42 12 ?
What are the implications if Morgellons is actually caused by a genetic trisomy? The term trisomy is used to describe the presence of three chromosomes, rather than the usual pair of two chromosomes. Why should having an extra chromosome lead to copious lesions , fibers and other manifestations not seen in others? These genetic anomalies did not suddenly appear in humankind in last 20 plus years or since people noted that they had Morgellons symptoms. It would make more sense to ponder what has been added to our environment that would trigger this reaction from those with this trisomy genetic characteristic.
Think about this - If chemtrails and other sources of genetic manipulation materials are being added to the environment to alter the genetics of humankind then we are all exposed to them. We are all breathing them in, ingesting them or perhaps even being injected with them through vaccines or other medical injections. Please read Revelations From a Man Who Helped Design Morgellons Disease for more information.
If such an insidious genetic manipulation with the goal of transhumanism is now underway then the ideal situation would be to produce genetic material that would be invisible to the naked eye which would be microscopic to nano sized. Out of sight out of mind. This material would have to go unnoticed by the general population since there would never be a time when humankind would willingly vote to let a handful of mad scientists screw around with their genetics. Here is a quote from Wikepedia regarding the negative side of Transhumanism. It has been described by one critic, Francis Fukuyama who authored "Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution" as "The World's most dangerous idea"
Maybe one size does not fit all. Could it be that those who have been studying the human genome for many years have a master plan and it is now in place? Would it matter if an action against the population crossed all moral and ethical boundaries if it were scientifically possible? Did 2 airplanes cause 3 buildings to collapse on 9/11 ? Didn't a lot of innocent people die because there were no ethics or morality? Wake up and smell the evil.
It is only logical to realize that not all people would perfectly assimilate to new genetics since in nature there are always mutations and exceptions to the rules. There have been many people in the last 30 plus years that have new diseases of unknown origins like Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Morgellons and others. Are we the genetic canaries in the transhumanism coal mine?
What would be done to people who tried to get a new and bizarre disease like Morgellons recognized by the medical profession and the CDC? Why, we would be declared delusional and monitored by the evildoers. All of the medical professionals and scientists who wanted to help us would either be threatened or stripped of their credentials. I could give you a list of names of those who this has happened to. I know them. It is still happening.
Morgellons must be a real embarrassment to these evil schemers. I am just one person who looked into a microscope and I can easily see what is hidden. I have been able to gather hundreds of photos and have collected samples of bizarre crap made of silica, cellulose, polymers, polysaccharides and overt nano machines. All of these were found in lesions on my own body. They are not delusions they are on prepared slides for any qualified researcher to examine. I am not guessing at this. I was fortunate enough to have many of these samples taken to research labs where they were scientifically tested and identified. In spite of all my efforts and those of many others, most people would still prefer to think all people with Morgellons are delusional. In order to believe what I am saying is true, the entire paradigm of a person's life will have to shift forever. It is the alternate reality that I and many others are forced to live in. Perhaps those who become fully assimilated to the new genetics without problems will never understand this because their cognitive abilities for critical thinking will be deleted. Instead they will be fixated on video games or television programs somewhere in "Borgland." Didn't anyone see "The Matrix?"
On one occasion anonymous email threats were sent to a radio station the day after a Morgellons researcher was on a radio program. In the letter the person identified them self as being in the highest levels of government. There were parts of the letter that were never made public. Only someone in powerful places could have known some of this information. The letter had credibility. This disturbing letter made a curious statement beyond a veiled threat to the researcher. The statement made was that " Morgellons is not a disease, it is an effect." This incident happened several years ago and at the time I didn't understand what that statement meant. I understand now. It's a pretty ugly world once you find out what is real.
At this time we know that at least 3 individuals with this genetic anomaly have Morgellons Disease. Perhaps Morgellons is not actually a true disease but more of an allergic reaction or genetic misalignment to the foreign material being forced into our bodies. It would be ideal if more Morgellons sufferers could have genetic testing but as always there is no public medical funding for Morgellons and thus far private sector support has been markedly absent for Morgellons disease research. It is my hope that we will find individuals who will help support this cause since it is truly in the interest of all humankind.
My gratitude to researcher Clifford Carnicom for all of his groundbreaking work. Please go to his website and read his latest papers. He is finding altered cell structures in the human body which point to lab-made pathogens alive, proliferating and being supported by human tissue.
In collaboration with Dr Gwen Scott he has tested many people for fibers with the red wine-peroxide test. Anyone can try this test at home. Morgellons Wine Peroxide Test This testing included numerous people of all ages. Some of the subjects had Morgellons symptoms but many others had no symptoms at all. I believe Clifford found fibers in 100% of ALL subjects he tested.
I know it is all hard to fathom but the evil ones have been around for a long time. Nano and biotechnology is their newest playground. If evildoers are clever enough to get away with something, your rights or human decency is never going to be an obstacle for them, neither is your vote.
Remember the Tuskegee Experiment? Ignorance is not bliss.
First Admitted Official NIH Webpage
First and Current NIH webpage regarding Morgellons for the general public. Note: The bottom of the page claims it was "Last Reviewed: Friday, January 18, 2008"
Rare Diseases Terms
Please Note: Additional information on this disease may be available from the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center.
Information specialists can provide free assistance in obtaining the information you need. The Information Center is supported by the Office of Rare Diseases in partnership with the National Human Genome Research Institute, both of the National Institutes of Health. The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center can be reached at 888-205-2311, 888-205-3223 (TTY), or by e-mail email@example.com.
Rare Diseases Terms
NOTE: To learn more or to report suspected cases, call the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morgellons information and voice mail line at 404-718-1199.
Information about Morgellons is available from:
The NLM Gateway allows users to search across multiple resources offered on the National Library of Medicine's Web site. Some of these resources may be duplicated in the list of links below. Click on the link to go to the NLM Gateway, and search
by condition name.
PubMed lists journal articles that discuss Morgellons. Click on the link to go to PubMed and review citations to these articles.
Links to disease information are being added on a regular basis, so please check back often. The following databases may be helpful in your search for information:
Genetics Home Reference (GHR) is a Web site of consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes
responsible for those conditions. This database is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database is a catalog of published scientific research relating to medically important human genes, traits, and genetic disorders. The site was developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Although the language is technical, it is considered to be a very comprehensive source of information. Click on the link to search OMIM for relevant information
ClinicalTrials.gov is a listing of Government- and industry-sponsored clinical trials. Click on the link to search ClinicalTrials.gov. Copy and paste the disease name or synonym(s) for your search. If any relevant records are retrieved, be sure to review the "More Information" section at the bottom of the record as it may contain helpful links to web sites and publications.
Additional information is available from:
Last Reviewed: Friday, January 18, 2008
A site dedicated to Morgellons sufferers


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Conceptions of First-Year Secondary Mathematics Intern Teachers
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10913
Conceptions of First-Year Secondary Mathematics Intern Teachers
Tennison, Alan
Kitchen, Richard
Brinkerhoff, Jonathan
Brinkerhoff, Jonathan
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Madsen, Anne
Trinidad, Ruth
Celedon-Pattichis, Sylvia
Trinidad, Ruth
Celedon-Pattichis, Sylvia
University of New Mexico. Dept. of Teacher Education
LC Subject(s)
Mathematics teachers--United States--Attitudes
Mathematics teachers--United States--Case studies
First year teachers--United States--Attitudes
First year teachers--United States--Case studies
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Case studies
Mathematics teachers--United States--Case studies
First year teachers--United States--Attitudes
First year teachers--United States--Case studies
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Case studies
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Beginning mathematics teachers enter their classrooms with a network of conceptions about mathematics and how they will go about teaching it. These conceptions are based on a set of beliefs and body of mathematical knowledge. They are robust and deeply ingrained, and they influence how teachers approach the teaching and learning of mathematics. When teacher educators examine the relationship between teachers' conceptions and their practices, they are able to better understand how teachers define their practice. This understanding, then, can inform their work in preservice and inservice teacher education. This study focused on the conceptions of three first-year secondary mathematics intern teachers and examined how these conceptions were manifested in their classroom practices. Using case study methodology, I observed the participants in their classrooms weekly, and they participated in ongoing mentorship during the year. Their university mathematics methods course provided opportunities for them to engage in reflective discourse regarding any connections made between their experiences in the course and in their classrooms. The data collected was analyzed to document the teachers' conceptions and how these conceptions were influenced and reshaped by their classroom, mentoring, and methods course experiences. The participants initially entered their classrooms and taught in the traditional manner of lecture/demonstration of new problems. Then students practiced similar problems as the teacher walked around and offered help. This routine persisted for one of the participants throughout the year, but for two participants, classroom events triggered a reaction to the status quo of this classroom routine. A different set of conceptions were manifested, and with the support of mentoring and the mathematics methods course, these two participants implemented changes in their practices. The findings of this study suggest that beginning mathematics teachers enter their classrooms with a set of implicitly acquired conceptions of mathematics from their personal experiences as learners of mathematics. The findings also suggest that when their conceptions were classroom tested and challenged during their methods course and mentorship, these teachers were able to make explicit the basis of their conceptions, expose them to critique and analysis, and reshape them or develop new conceptions.
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A bold, visionary story of four intertwining lives from the Nobel prizewinning novelist
Through the crumbling ruins of the once splendid Xanadu, Miss Hare wanders, half-mad. In the wilderness she stumbles upon an Aborigine artist and a Jewish refugee. They place themselves in the care of a local washerwoman. In a world of pervasive evil, all four have been independently damaged and discarded. Now in one shared vision they find themselves bound together, understanding the possibility of redemption.
About the Author
Patrick White was born in England in 1912. He was taken to Australia (where his father owned a sheep farm) when he was six months old, but educated in England, at Cheltenham College and King's College, Cambridge. He settled in London, where he wrote several unpublished novels, then served in the RAF during the Second World War. He returned after the war to Australia, where he became the most considerable figure in modern Australian literature before being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973. His position as a man of letters was controversial, provoked by his unpredictable public statements and his belief that it is eccentric individuals who offer the only hope of salvation. Technically brilliant, he is one modern novelist to whom the oft-abused epithet 'visionary' can safely be applied. He died in September 1990.
The Hares were Australians who kept their links with Home as a vindication of their Class. They never expected to have a child who was not quite normal. And they never gave her the love she craved. And so- when she was old and alone, in the great crumbling palace of Zanadu, all she inherited was her feeling for the place, and a nearness to the wild creatures and the growing things, and her search for the vision- the riders in the chariot. She thought she had found one in a lonely Jewish refugee, scarred by what he had lived through- who becomes a symbol of the Christ story and dies as a result of a crucifixion....Another was a warm-hearted woman who is the sole wholly normal person in the book, who takes in washing, copes with a drunken husband and raises her six daughters in a hovel.... And then there is an "abo"- a black man, depraved, diseased, destroyed by the people he came in contact with - a pervert, a prostitute, etc. He too saw the vision- and painted his Christ and his Chariot and died in a lodging house of tuberculosis...These four symbolic figures grope, at times touch good, at times evil- but never arrive. And around them surge the waves of hate and love and good and evil. The setting though Australia as in The Tree of Man and Voss has none of the earthly regional quality. This book is an allegory, which will mean different things to different readers. At times the rhythmic flow of the prose has a touch of Dylan Thomas' poetry- and like that is often confused, abstruse, difficult. Certainly not everyone's meat. (Kirkus Reviews)
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 560
Published: October 1996
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 19.6 x 13.0 x 3.5
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"Are Fairies Real?", of course. The Fairies of today are believed to be small, delicate and very feminine. While most people can't see them, some do, especially children. Some people see actual fairies, and some see a white misty shape, other people see colored lights and some sense their presence. They like to live near meadows or gardens or in a fairyland. They do interact with humans sometimes,but with only good intentions.
The Tooth Fairy is a great example of a very good fairy interacting with us humans. Is the Tooth Fairy Real? Ask any kid as he wakes up and finds a gift under his pillow.
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Cooking Light Edamole
Recipe by Meredith .F
Looks like guacamole, but this healthier version made with edamame is a nutritious alternative. Can be made a day ahead & chilled. Serve with cut up veggies.... From Cooking Light Jan 2008.
Top Review by Kelbertuna
I picked up this very same magazine & feel in LOVE with this recipe. I'm not a lover of avocado, so figured this was worth a try seeing as my husband loves guac. I've made it more times than I can count & have changed things up a bit. I use a combo of Franks Redhot sauce & the green tabasco. I also add a jalapeno & a 1/4 cup of yellow onion to the mix as well. I sometimes use lime instead of lemon or both. Lime flavored tortilla chips or veggies work great for dipping. I was about to post this & am glad I checked first! This also lasts A LOT longer than avocado guac. I love the great fresh taste & smell of this!! Great choice!!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 177.44 ml frozen edamame, thawed & shelled
- 44.37 ml water
- 29.58 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 14.79 ml fresh lemon juice
- 1.23 ml kosher salt
- 1.23 ml hot pepper sauce
- 1 garlic clove, halved
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Not TOO Desperately Seeking Susan
i have an old room-mate i'd love to find and just simply find out how her life has been since i last saw her. i have her full maiden name and a vanity licence 'keyword' i could possibly use to track her down.... any suggestions how to find her for FREE? i don't want to use netdetective and pay $20.00 and find out that she's not the right one or whatever. last i heard, she married a friend of mine i worked with, but then we lost touch.
any ideas? her name is common, so when i search, i find many, many of them, so i'm thinking the licence plate will do it.
DM - savvy enough to be a site moderator. Not savvy enough to be on Facebook? (wink)
I'd start by Googling her. My real identity shows up as the third hit if you Google my full name. Add extra details and I'm the first hit.
Then, bite the bullet, and get on Facebook. Chances are you will find her EZ as pie.
did all that already, the ones on facebook are not her.
i think the only sure way is through the DMV records....
In these days of identity theft you may find it harder and harder to track someone down...I too can be googled, a reference from a job I got back in college????
Do you know a cop, a fed or someone at DMV? If they can trust you not to rat them out(big trouble if the person does not want to be found), that would be the route to go. I used to look up old friends when I had aceess to NCIC, logged in as practice. good luck!!
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