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Michael is a boy born with a brain stem but not a complete brain with cognitive ability. He can hear, but he can't see or talk or understand basic information. Yet last year, when he was 9, he had to take an alternative version of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test — and he is going to have to do it again this year.
I've written about Michael several times in the past year (see here, here and here), including in this recent post about Andrea Rediske. She is a Florida parent who had to help fill out paperwork to the state showing that her son, who was then dying at age 11 after a life burdened by brain damage and cerebral palsy, couldn't take an alternative FCAT this year. Ethan Rediske passed away last week.
Although these two cases are extreme, they are hardly unique: Parents across the country with special needs students are fighting federal and state testing mandates that make no sense for their children.
Why does Michael have to take a standardized test when he doesn't know what a test is?
Michael was abandoned shortly after birth by his parents, and he has been in the care of a woman named Judy Harris who owns and operates an Orlando care facility for children called the Russell House. The facility is under school board jurisdiction and, therefore, is subject to the same rules and regulations as other schools, including the requirement that every child meet for a few hours a week with teachers and take some version of the FCAT. Michael does meet with a teacher a few hours a week. Harris was quoted last year by News 13 as saying:
Michael loves music, he loves to hear, and he loves for you to talk to him and things like that, but as far as testing him, or questioning him on what is an apple and a peach, what is the difference? Michael wouldn't know what that is.
Still, Michael's teacher was required to give him an alternative version of the FCAT last year. Rich Roach, a member of the Orange County school board who helped publicize Michael's plight, said Michael's teacher told him that she thinks Michael got one answer right. Roach said Michael appeared to be pointing to the right answer, so the teacher told him she gave Michael credit for that problem. The teacher has declined to be interviewed.
The Florida legislature passed a law last spring that was an attempt to make it easier for students like Michael to get waivers from standardized testing, but it didn't amount to much, and it mandated a complicated waiver process that parents could attempt to use.
Last year Florida modified its rule on achieving waivers, setting out a lengthy process for Individual Education Plan teams to follow to request a waiver. If the state denies a waiver and a parent wants to challenge the decision, there is yet another long process for the parent to follow.
Michael's guardian at the home where he lives told Roach that the process was too difficult and time-consuming to undergo and therefore, Michael would go through the charade of taking the alternate FCAT again this year, like he did in 2013.
It's hard to fault this decision, given the process. From the Florida Education Department:
At the November 19, 2013 State Board of Education meeting, the Board approved an amendment to the rule governing assessments for students disabilities. This was to accommodate the new statute (Section 1008.212, Florida Statutes) that allows for an extraordinary exemption. … The rule includes recently amended language based on revisions to Section 1008.22, Florida Statutes, Student assessment program for public schools, and the creation of Section 1008.212, Florida Statutes, Students with disabilities; extraordinary exemption.
The rule clarifies that the Florida Alternate Assessment, which is administered to students with significant cognitive disabilities, is a part of the state standardized assessment program. In addition, procedures for the submission of a request for an extraordinary exemption from participation in a statewide assessment for a student with a disability are revised based on the statutory requirements of Section 1008.212, Florida Statutes.
Individual educational plan (IEP) teams have the authority to recommend to a district school superintendent that a student with a disability be exempted from participation in a statewide standardized assessment because of specific circumstances or conditions as defined in rule and law that prevent the student from demonstrating the mastery of skills that have been acquired and are measured by a state standardized assessment.
The IEP team must document specific information regarding the student as stipulated in both rule and law. This information must be provided to the Commissioner of Education by the district school superintendent at least 60 calendar days in advance of a specific assessment administration. If a parent disagrees with the IEP team's recommendation, the parent must be provided with information regarding available dispute resolution methods.
The Commissioner is required to verify the information submitted, make a determination to grant or deny the exemption, and notify the parent and the district school superintendent of the decision within 30 calendar days after the receipt of the district's request. If the Commissioner grants the exemption, the student's progress must be assessed in accordance with the goals established in the student's IEP.
Here's how parents can dispute a decision they don't like, according to Florida law:
The parent of a student with a disability who disagrees with the commissioner's denial of an extraordinary exemption may request an expedited hearing. If the parent requests the expedited hearing, the Department of Education shall inform the parent of any free or low-cost legal services and other relevant services available in the area. The Department of Education shall arrange a hearing with the Division of Administrative Hearings, which must be commenced within 20 school days after the parent's request for the expedited hearing. The administrative law judge at the division shall make a determination within 10 school days after the expedited hearing. The standard of review for the expedited hearing is de novo, and the department has the burden of proof.
Here is part of the new rule approved by the Florida Board of Education last November that explains what kind of information an IEP team has to present to seek a waiver from a test for a student with a severe disability. Note that the disability itself — however profound — is not good enough to request a waiver.
(6) Extraordinary exemption. Pursuant to Section 1008.212, F.S., upon approval of the Commissioner, a student with a disability is eligible for an extraordinary exemption from participation in statewide standardized assessments as defined in subsection (1) of this rule.
(a) An IEP team may determine that a student with a disability is prevented by a circumstance or condition as defined in subsection (1) of this rule, from physically demonstrating the mastery of skills that have been acquired and are measured by a statewide standardized assessment and may recommend that an extraordinary exemption from the administration of a statewide assessment be granted. A learning, emotional, behavioral, or significant cognitive disability or the receipt of services through the homebound or hospitalized program in accordance with Rule 6A-6.03020, F.A.C., is not, in and of itself, an adequate criterion for the granting of an extraordinary exemption.
(b) The IEP team, which must include the parent, may submit to the district school superintendent a written request for an extraordinary exemption at any time during the school year, but no later than sixty (60) calendar days before the first day of the administration window of the statewide standardized assessment for which the request is made. A request must include all of the following information:
1. A written description of the student's disabilities, including a specific description of the student's impaired sensory, manual or speaking skills;
2. Written documentation of the most recent evaluation data;
3. Written documentation, if available, of the most recent administration of statewide standardized assessments;
4. A written description of the circumstance's or condition's, as defined in subsection (1) of this rule, effect on the student's participation in statewide standardized assessments; and
5. Written evidence that the student has had the opportunity to learn the skills being tested;
6. Written evidence that the student has been provided appropriate instructional accommodations;
7. Written evidence as to whether the student has had the opportunity to be assessed using the instructional accommodations on the student's IEP which are allowable in the administration of a statewide standardized assessment; and
8. Written evidence of the circumstance or condition as defined in subsection (1) of this rule.
(c) Based on the documentation provided by the student's IEP team, the school district superintendent shall recommend to the Commissioner of Education whether an extraordinary exemption from participation in a given statewide assessment administration be granted or denied. The school district's recommendation and accompanying documentation must be sent to the Florida Department of Education, Office of the Commissioner, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(d) If the parent disagrees with the IEP team's recommendation, the dispute resolution methods as described in Rule 6A-6.03311, F.A.C., shall be made available to the parent.
(e) Upon receipt of the request, documentation, and recommendation, the Commissioner shall verify the information documented, make a determination, and notify the parent and the district school superintendent in writing within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of the request whether the exemption has been granted or denied. In order for an extraordinary exemption to be granted by the Commissioner, all required documentation must be submitted and must provide sufficient evidence that the identified circumstance or condition prevents the student from physically demonstrating the mastery of skills that have been acquired and are measured by the statewide standardized assessment. If the Commissioner denies the exemption, the notification must state the reasons for the denial.
(f) If the Commissioner grants the exemption, the student's progress must be assessed in accordance with the goals established in the student's IEP.
Roach said in a recent interview:
"I am shocked and disappointed that they haven't considered every child. They seem to have a master plan for everyone with accountability and nobody escapes that. That's the sad thing when they have this one size fits all mentality."
Cheryl Etter, press secretary at the office of communications and public affairs at the Florida Education Department, said in a December e-mail:
It is a moral obligation to help every child, regardless of their circumstance, learn as much as possible. Specialized alternate assessment tests always take into account a student's unique needs and make specific accommodations for that student. Improvement in these tests can be measured in many ways that are individualized for that student. And these accommodations and goals have been arrived at after close consultation with teachers, administrators, the student's family or guardian and many others.
We also have a legal and moral responsibility to find out if students are learning and making progress. Prior to the passage of PL 94-142 in 1975, states were not required to provide a public education to students with disabilities. Children with disabilities were not educated at all and were sent to so-called "schools" to live out their lives in obscurity.
There has been much progress in this area over the last 30 years. We no longer shuttle children to these dark recesses. Today, states are required to ensure that all students with disabilities are being educated and included in the state's accountability plan and to measure learning for all students.
Asked why a boy like Michael could not easily get a waiver from taking a test, she replied in an e-mail:
While we can't talk about an individual student due to state and federal privacy laws, in general the waiver process is intended for students who, due to a recent occurrence, cannot participate in the state assessments. As an example, if a student lost their eyesight due to an accident a month before testing, the student would be eligible for a waiver from testing for that academic year. Waivers do not apply to students with a chronic situation.


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Hi Folks. Rewiring kitchen today. Had main turned off. When I finished I couldn't hit the main trip switch back on. So I disconnected the first receptacle in the circuit but the main would not go back on. Any ideas?
Is it tripping or will it not reset. How old? what brand?
It will not reset. Offhand I don't know the make but it is pretty new.
Sometime when you turn a breaker off, it will go to the mid position.
Turn it off, then back on.
and sometimes, the main is just plain bad.
Had that happen to me once, installed a new circuit into a Bulldog panel -- then the main would NOT turn back on. This was the last call of the day, at 4:00 PM.
Ended up having to do an emergency panel replacement, and didn't get finished until after 10 PM
Yes, I tried turning it completely off (it was) but no joy!
Is this the main house breaker or the breaker for the circuit you rewired? If it is the whole house main breaker, turn off all branch circuits the try the main. When it holds, then turn on all the branch circuits
Yes, I had turned off all the subsidiary breakers and still the main wouldn't budge ......... so I guess there is the problem. Will take another look this morning and if no burst of inspiration comes, I'll call in a Sparks. Will inform ye of the outcome.
Brought home all my power tool batteries last night and charged them but it's very overcast/dark this morning ............ so I guess an early weekend :)
Sounds like the Main Breaker is stuck off, not tripping.
Sometimes they can be a PITA to reset. Push harder, may need replaced, the joy of things.
Cover the lugs so you cannot slip and hit them (this would be bad)
Got a Sparky to have a look ......... it was stuck and I didn't push it hard enough. :whistling2: Thanks for all the replies.
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About Yellow Jewelweed : Renowned botanist Thomas Nuttall collected the first known specimen of this wildflower on one of several expeditions to the Rocky Mountain region. Nuttall, an Englishman who lived and worked in America for many years, documented many native species formerly unknown to science. The genus name "Impatiens" comes from the plant's "impatient" habit of forcibly expelling its seeds from their pods. The species name "pallida" comes from the pale yellow color of the unusual blossoms. Because of its legendary healing qualities, this plant has a prominent place in folk medicine as a treatment for poison ivy, bug bites, rashes, and other skin complaints.
Yellow Jewelweed Germination: To break its dormancy this seed needs a period of cold moisture, a period of warm moisture, followed by another period of cold moisture. Mix the seed with moist sand and store it in the refrigerator for 40-60 days, then move it to a 70-75 degrees F location for 40-60 days, followed by another 40-60 day period in the refrigerator before planting. To accomplish this naturally, simply plant the seed in late fall and wait until the second spring after planting for germination. In late fall or early spring, direct sow the treated seed on the surface of the soil and 18-24" apart in rich, moist soil. This seed needs light to germinate, and grows best in consistently moist soil and dappled shade.
Growing Yellow Jewelweed Seeds: Keep the soil consistently moist but not soggy. While the seedlings are still developing, remove competing weeds. This plant self-sows and often forms large colonies in the wild.
Harvesting Yellow Jewelweed : These blossoms do not perform well as cut flowers, and are best enjoyed in the garden.
Saving Yellow Jewelweed Seeds: Because these ripe seed pods explode when touched, the seeds can be challenging to collect. Bagging the pods with small circles of fabric before they ripen can be an effective way to catch the seed. Alternatively, the entire plant can be repeatedly shaken over a container to cause the ripe pods to release the seeds. Clean the seeds as well as possible, then store them in a cool, dry place.
Detailed Yellow Jewelweed Info: Origin: US Native Other Common Names: Pale Touch-Me-Not, Pale Jewel Weed, Pale Snapweed Duration: Perennial Bloom Time: Late Summer-Early Fall Height: 48-96 inches Spacing: 18-24 inches Light: Full Sun to Woodland Soil Moisture: Wet to Medium USDA Zone: 3a-8b Seeds Per Oz: 1,600 Produces a plant with serrated oval green leaves and 3/4" pale yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers.


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Rosalind has a degree in Journalism from the University of Southern California.
Rosalind made her film debut in the TV movie P.J. and the President's Son.
Rosalind father made her audition for what would be her first television role in a 1970 episode of the show Here's Lucy.
Patti Yasutake and Rosalind Chao both audited for the part of Keiko O'Brien. Rosalind won the part of Keiko but Patti later received the role of Nurse Alyssa Ogawa on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Her first appearance at a Star Trek convention was August 2005 In Las Vegas.
Rosalind Chao is one of only five actors to make 10 or more guest appearance in both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Rosalind was offered a chance to work full-time on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She decided to do a recurring role so that she could spend time with her son and husband.
Rosalind Chao is married to Simon Templeman. Simon is best known for voicing the character 'Kain' in the Legacy of Kain video game series.
Rosalind has an action modeled after her Star Trek: The Next Generation character Keiko O'Brien.
Made her first apperance at a Star Trek Convention in August 2005 at Vegas Con.
She graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California in 1978.
Rosalind is 5'6" tall and her ethnicity is Chinese.
Rosalind: In my high school class, I was the only nonwhite person: Marywood, an all girls' school. I grew up in Garden Grove, which was a little more integrated. But when we moved to Villa Park, it was quite different. As we moved up on the economic scale, in some ways it was a little harder for me. People would say, "Oh, you speak English so well!" I'd think, "Well, if I didn't speak English, I'd be a mute!"
(On how she was let out of any permanent obligation so that she could do the movie The Joy Luck Club)
Rosalind: I'm very grateful to the Star Trek people because they made it possible for me to participate in a movie that really made a difference to Asian-Americans, and it made a difference in my life as well.
Rosalind: When they offered me the role as a regular on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993), I was actually pregnant with my first child and I was also getting ready to do The Joy Luck Club (1993). So, I had to say no to the producers at that point. I wanted to be able to spend time with my husband and with my first child right after he was born. And I did. I really think it worked out well for everyone.
Rosalind: When I leave Los Angeles to do something, that's when I notice how into Star Trek and how loyal to the shows' actors the fans are. The fans will notice me on the street and ask me questions about Keiko's personal relationships, especially the female fans. They're very concerned, because they want her to maintain her career. They always talk to me about that. It's very funny.


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This past Friday, Marilyn Manson took the stage at Nürburgring, Germany's Rock Am Ring festival for an action-packed set featuring classic songs and cuts off his latest album, Born Villain . You can watch footage of his entire set below.
Manson created a considerable buzz last month, kicking his stateside return off with a memorable performance with Johnny Depp at this year's Revolver Golden Gods. To get the inside story of that epic evening, be sure to pick up the May/June issue of Revolver, on newsstands now, as well as in our online store.
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W. Roak Zeller, 42, of Kent, Ohio, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013, after a fatal car accident. He was born in Ravenna, Ohio, on August 18, 1971. Roak graduated from Theodore Roosevelt HS and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Kent State University.
Roak was passionate about social conservative political causes and helping needy animals. He is survived by his sister, Desiree Zeller, his parents, Tom and Mary Zeller, and grandmother Patricia Zeller. Roak's thoughtful, generous, passionate spirit and one-of-a-kind nature will greatly be missed by family, friends and many in Kent and surrounding communities.
A memorial service will be held at his church, Fishcreek Church of the Nazarene, 4669 Fishcreek Road, Stow, Ohio 44224, on Patriot's Day, Wednesday, September 11th at 7PM. The family will receive friends from 5PM-7PM prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of Bissler and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, 628 West Main Street, Kent, Ohio 44240.
We'll miss seeing and talking with you Roak at the various political functions and community dinners in the area. Speedy journey! Roak
We'll miss you Roak, but Heaven is now a better place because you are there, and you left this a better place because of your gentle witness of Christ's love to others. See ya soon.
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Greek tragedy and rock opera -- the two seem diametrically opposed, one ancient and dignified, the other contemporary and raucous. Yet music can be effectively wed to gritty subject matter; Brecht and Weill's "The Threepenny Opera" and "The Who's Tommy" are just two examples. And what about "Sweeney Todd"? With its choral commentary and themes of cruelty and revenge, it has much in common with Greek tragedy.
So the decision to infuse Euripides' "The Bakkhai," this year's Classical Greek Theatre Festival production, with rock music is not as strange as it first appears. One of the aims of the festival (in its 39th year, the oldest in the country) is to underline the continuing relevance of these plays penned 2,500 years ago, and this experiment comes off remarkably well due to Joe Payne's spirited score, L. L. West's insightful direction, and the energy and enthusiasm of its student cast.
"The Bakkhai" is one of Euripides' final plays, written while he was in exile and not performed until after his death, and it reflects his bitterness about religious and political extremism. Dionysus, the god of wine and revelry and one of its two main characters, seems even more vengeful, unforgiving, and quixotic than the gods in Euripides' earlier plays, and his adversary, the callous, hot-headed young tyrant Pentheus, is equally unsympathetic. His name means "grief," and he brings it on himself and his country by his unrelenting determination to stamp out Dionysus' new religious cult.
The chorus in this play is intriguing. As followers of Dionysus, they are fanatically partisan, yet they share calls for moderation and wisdom with more traditional Greek choruses. The messenger who describes Pentheus' brutal death expresses Euripides' stance most clearly: "The best wisdom is knowing what the gods want and humbling yourself before it." Yet Euripides seems more pessimistic than ever that even that will save you.
Brenda Van der Wiel has garbed Dionysus and the chorus in black like punk rockers, and choreographer Darlene Casanova keeps them in constant motion.
The chorus members, named for the seven deadly sins, switch off singing Payne's upbeat music. You can't always understand the words, but you seem to hear them when it counts.
Andy Rindlisbach is a charismatic, larger-than-life Dionysus, an effective contrast to Ryon Sharette's cocky and petulant Pentheus. Gabrielle Gaston shines in three roles: a herdsman messenger; Pentheus' frenzied mother, Agave; and especially the congenial, philosophical Tiresias, one of the play's few voices of reason. Kory Kyker creates a pragmatic and compassionate Kadmos. John Terry is eloquent and impassioned as the Messenger.
West's direction is clear and uncluttered, and he uses all possible performing areas.
Payne's rock-star stage is embellished by banners with Asiatic symbols. Rachel Zimmerman's wigs are outstanding.
"The Bakkhai" is one of Euripides' most enigmatic plays, but this production makes it dynamic and accessible. Be sure and get there early to catch dramaturg Jim Svendsen's informative introduction.
Bottom line » If you think that Greek tragedy has to be stodgy and serious, this lively, rock-opera rendition of Euripides' "The Bakkhai" will change your mind.
When & Where » Sept. 26-Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. at Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakura Way, Salt Lake City; also, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Shepherd Union Building, Weber State University, Ogden. Performances preceded by a lecture an hour earlier by dramaturg Jim Svendsen.
Tickets » $13 ($10 faculty/staff, $7 students); call 581-7100 or visit www.kingtix.com
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Run time » 90 minutes, no intermission.


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Traditional Polish cuisine includes Polish sausage (kielbasa), red beet soup (barszcz), duck blood soup (czernina), Polish dumplings (pierogi), cabbage rolls (golabki), Polish pork chops (kotlety schabowe), Polish stew (bigos), various potato dishes, as well as desserts like Polish doughnuts (paczki) and Polish gingerbread (pierniki).
3 lbs. Of dry cottage cheese
3 eggs
2 teaspoons of salt
3 oz. Of cream cheese
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Mix all of the ingredients well. Put in a linen bag and tie the bag up to drip for a day. Place the bag between two boards and weight the boards with a large stone. Leave for 3 to 4 days. Remove the bag and keep it (the cheese) at room temperature to turn yellow for about 1/2 day. Refrigerate . Slice into chunks and enjoy.
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This graphic designer from New Delhi gorged on junk food for years. His reckless lifestyle was pushing him to the edge, but he couldn't care any less. Till a sudden breathing problem shook him up!
From Fat to Flat
Then: Weight: 97Kilos, Waist: 34in. Vices: Chips, maggi
Now: Weight: 70 kilos, 39in, victories: confidence, learned to push himself
Then: "Being very competitive in nature and a sports lover, I was unable to match the fi tness levels of most guys my age. A real scare occurred when a sudden case of palpitations and irregular heartbeat struck out of nowhere just before bedtime."
Now: "I started off with running every evening for about 20-25 minutes and played football. It meant I was doing High Intensity Interval Training, stopping and running at full speeds, which is great for weight-loss.
How: "The whole process of sprinting at full speed and stopping greatly improves speed, endurance and constantly keeps your body guessing. Not only does it burn a ton of calories, it singes more calories even while you're resting."
Then: "I was a big fan of momos, aloo paranthas and maggi. Somehow I always skipped breakfast and had potato chips for lunch. And in office, pizzas and burgers became a daily affair because I did not fancy cooking at home."
Now: "I got into the habit of eating a hearty breakfast, mostly skimmed milk with cereal or toast with low fat cheese. But a cup of green tea after each meal made all the difference as it made me
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Edward Scissorhands metel lunch box
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This is a Edward Scissorhands lunch box in excellent condition. The box measures approx. 8 inches wide by 6 1/2 inches tall. What makes this luch box so special is the inside has pictures too, its not just that gold metel. I have several lunchboxes for sale so please check my other items. I charge full price shipping for the first item, then one half shipping for each additional item.


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Married gay couples sue U.S. seeking federal rights
By Jason Szep
BOSTON (Reuters) - Eight same-sex couples who married in Massachusetts and three gay widowers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking access to the federal protections and programs granted to straight married couples.
The lawsuit in U.S. District Court for Massachusetts marks the first major challenge to the constitutionality of a federal law denying gay and lesbian couples access to more than 1,000 federal programs and legal protections, gay advocates say.
The suit was brought by the same lawyers who led a successful campaign to legalize gay marriage in Massachusetts in 2003, paving the way for the nation's first same-sex marriages a year later. They won a similar fight last year to make Connecticut the second U.S. state to allow gay marriage.
"As lawyers we look at this as one step at a time," said Gary Buseck, legal director of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. "This is really about how the federal government treats Massachusetts marriages."
The Massachusetts lawsuit comes two days before California's Supreme Court hears a challenge to a referendum that barred same-sex marriage in the nation's most populous state, sparking massive street protests.
More than 10,000 same-sex couples in Massachusetts have married since 2004. About a dozen other states are considering laws to legalize gay marriage.
The lawsuit challenges a portion of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that was enacted in 1996 and defines marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman and prohibits federal recognition of gay marriage.
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Having told you what I presuppose in you, I proceed now to the directions.
As some critic has well said, the Anglo-Saxon poet seems to presuppose a knowledge of his subject-matter by those he addresses.
They presuppose a certain training, both moral and intellectual, in the pupil.
They presuppose membership in it and familiarity with its tradition.
Each corresponds to the other; they complete and presuppose each other.
Is not every one of these taken from earthly relationships, and doth it not presuppose a something which is to be found on earth?
Improvement in one test does not presuppose improvement in another.
All the activity of man, all his efforts and all his enterprises, presuppose a hope in him of attaining an end.
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|Distribution: openSUSE 11.4
|Version: 2.9.20
|Vendor: openSUSE
|Release: 1.2.1
|Build date: Sun Feb 27 13:14:01 2011
|Group: Productivity/Networking/Other
|Build host: build35
|Size: 1046227
|Source RPM: nbd-2.9.20-1.2.1.src.rpm
|Packager: http://bugs.opensuse.org
|Url: http://nbd.sourceforge.net/
|Summary: Network Block Device Server and Client Utilities
This package contains the HTML documentation for the network block device (nbd) utilities. nbd can be used to have a filesystem stored on another machine. It does provide a block device, not a file system; so unless you put a clustering filesystem on top of it, you can't access it simultaneously from more than one client. Use NFS or a real cluster FS (such as ocfs2) if you want to do this. nbd-server can export a file (which may contain a filesystem image) or a partition. Swapping over nbd is possible as well, though it's said not to be safe against OOM and should not be used for that case. nbd-server also has a copy-on-write mode where changes are saved to a separate file and thrown away when the connection closes. Authors: -------- Wouter Verhelst <firstname.lastname@example.com> Anton Altaparmakov <email@example.com> Pavel Machek <firstname.lastname@example.com> Paul Clements <firstname.lastname@example.com>
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We have seen the BlackBerry PlayBook go in the States for as low as $199 during the holidays. Besides the price cuts, there is speculation that the BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 OS update will be rolled out this Friday and will allegedly allow the BlackBerry Bridge to let you use gestures on your BlackBerry smartphone to control the tablet. The update is also supposed to add a social calendar to the PlayBook among other things. Despite the pick up in Canadian sales, RIM still announced a $485 million charge to its earnings for the December quarter as the company wrote down the value of its unsold PlayBook inventory.
Marketshare increases do not happen in a vacuum. SRG shows that during the same time period that saw the increase in BlackBerry PlayBook sales, the marketshare of the Apple iPhone dropped from 86% to 68%, still tops in the country. SRG president Kaan Yigit said that while the Apple iPad is great at home, it is not pocket or jacket friendly like the BlackBerry PlayBook is with its smaller 7 inch screen. Since the Apple iPad has a 9.7 screen, Yigit said Apple should produce a version of its tablet with a smaller screen, something that has recently been the subject of speculation.
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Alice + Olivia Madeline Dress
Cool color block pattern.
Pretty prints get a downtown edge with this MARC BY MARC JACOBS short-sleeved dress. Keep the hip vibe going with the addition of mixed metal bangles, ankle boots and a cropped jacket.Added 7 Years Ago from Bloomingdales
Don't think I could be sad in this skirt. My favorite part is its flounciness and volume.Tags: fashion, color, Clothes, style, skirts, watercolor, flirty, miniskirts, bubble skirtsAdded 8 Years Ago from Bloomingdales
I absolutely love Princess. It`s not too sweet, but it`s really feminine and truly lovely. It`s very attractive and flirty...probably a nice one for that first date.


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The Secret Numerology of the 2014 World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker loves numbers.
This year, they're big on the number 10. This is the 10th year the Rio has hosted the WSOP. The Main Event is also guaranteeing $10 million dollars to the next world champion.
This automatically makes it the second-largest WSOP Main Event prize, second only to Jamie Gold's $12 million victory in 2006.
It's definitely a step up from the grand total of $0 that Johnny Moss won for winning the first WSOP Main Event back in 1970.
Then there's the 10 with a few more zeros. The 2014 WSOP is bringing back the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop. Predictions put the first-place prize in that event at over $20 million.
Then there's the almost 10s. Most notably, Hellmuth's nine.
As noted in today's WSOP 3-Bet, Phil Hellmuth has gone heads-up for a bracelet nine times and lost. The most recent runner-up finish came last night when Hellmuth finished second to Ted Forrest in a multi-hour Razz heads-up battle.
Over 65,000 Paid to Date
From there, the WSOP numbers get a bit more diverse. There's 582,000, which is the number of poker chips used during the WSOP each year. These chips will be distributed among the 491 tables that the WSOP employed for 2014.
While we don't know how many players will compete this year, we do know that 652,093 players have competed in the WSOP to date.
About 10 percent of those competitors have cashed with a total of 65,552 people getting paid. Only 1.67 percent of those players turned their cashes into a WSOP gold bracelet.
Thirteen of those bracelets have gone to Phil Hellmuth. Not fourteen, though. Not yet at least. Ted Forrest made sure of that last night.
Forrest himself now his six bracelets, the same amount of players Johnny Moss had to beat to become the first ever WSOP champion back in 1970. All those players were from the United States while 107 different countries made an appearance at last year's WSOP.
There were a total of 40 ESPN cameras plus a plethora of roving, hungover media covering that series.
But out of all these numbers, everyone seems to be focused on just one: 1.
The one who survived them all, the one victor, the one world champion. Last year it was Ryan Reiss, who took $8.36 million for winning the Main Event. At this point the field of contenders hasn't even been narrowed to the thousands.
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This is a form that will enable you to register for the Movie & Dessert event taking place on March 9, 2013 at 7:45 PM. Once you have registered you will be contacted with the exact address of where on the Upper West Side this event will take place. For further information about this event you can contact the event leader, Michael Brochstein, at firstname.lastname@example.com or (212) 678-7881 (before 9:00pm).
Movie Synopsis: Isabelle (Amy Irving) is a young independent woman who works in a bookstore. She meets regularly with her friends, and often goes to visit and spends time with her Jewish grandmother (Reizl Bozyk), or bubbie as she calls her, who thinks it's sad that she doesn't have a man in her life. Trying to do something about that, her grandmother hires a good old-fashioned Jewish matchmaker, and Isabelle ends up getting fixed up with a guy who sells pickles, Sam Posner (Peter Riegert).
Isabelle is not very happy about it to begin with, since she is interested in the writer Anton Maes (Jeroen Krabbé), who does readings at the bookstore she works in. She is not very interested in Sam to begin with, and declines his offer to take her out when they meet for the first time at her grandmothers apartment. Sam is very persistent though, and Isabelle starts to warm up to him slowly as he woos his way into her heart. Still being very interested in Anton Maes, she fixes Sam up with her best friend Ricky. A good idea to begin with,…
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With no media availability with Mick Cronin and players until 3 p.m. today and most of the fodder from the Georgetown win exhausted, I'm turning to some number crunching for today's Breakfast.
Before you run to pick up your picket signs that say "Death to KenPom" or "No shame hating offensive rating," give this a chance.
A few numbers have been running through my head lately. After seeing the UC defense befuddle Georgetown, I know it isn't the only time this year we've seen the Cats hold Big East teams far below their standard output.
So the question is this, which Big East team has shown the capability to most consistently dominate on the defensive end? Which team, when at its best, holds the most high end defensive potential? Is it the Bearcats?
According to Ken Pomeroy's numbers, UC has the best adjusted defensive rating in the Big East and No. 8 in the country. That includes the non-conference schedule. I won't get into that debate here, but obviously that creates an imbalance.
Just in conference play, UC's defense rating is third in the Big East.
We could go through and find individual PPP ratings for each team in each Big East game, but you would probably find me blacked out on the ground uncontrollably reciting the pythagorean theorem in math shock if I did that.
So, in more simpler terms, I took a look at who was responsible for the three worst offensive outputs of the season of each team in Big East play.
My completely unscientific formula of calculating it was as such: I awarded three points for holding a team to its worst output of the season, two points for the second worst and one point for the third worst. (Ties were split into halves)
This brings tempo and style into play, but also shows an ability to slow teams out of their game and rythym, exactly what the Bearcats did against Georgetown.
Here were the results:
Team Times in top 3 Times w worst Total points
UConn 5 1 8 1/2
DePaul 0 0 0
Seton Hall 2 0 1 1/2
Louisville 4 1 7 1/2
Nova 3 1 5 1/2
Syracuse 5 1 10
Notre Dame 2 1 5
St. John's 7 1 10
Rutgers 2 0 2 1/2
Pitt 5 2 10 1/2
Providence 0 0 0
Georgetown 3 1 7
Marquette 1 0 2
So, what did we learn outside of the fact DePaul and Providence might want to brush up on sliding their feet side to side?
We learned UC is the leader on the course right now for dominant potential. They've held opponents to their worst output of the season three times. Only WVU and Pitt have two.
As for consistency, the Bearcats fall behind St. John's and WVU. (Particularly in West Virginia's case this is a reflection of the slow tempo they create limiting possessions, again, using PPP would be more precise, but I value my sanity too much)
Combining the two, though, the Bearcats and Mountaineers grind teams out of their flow better than any two in the conference, both with 11 total points.
Bottom line, shots go in and out, but defense can show up every night. It's the philosophy that's worked at UC for years and is the principle rising it back to those levels this season.
I'm not sure the statistics prove anything really tangible beyond that, but there are also studies that say having guns increase the risk of being shot, so I've seen worse.
Let's eat....
--- Real quick, before we get into basketball. The Big East football schedules were released. Here's the link. UC plays its BE opener and closer at home. In the middle, four of five on the road.
Two appearances on the ESPN family.
--- Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News talked to BearcatLair about UC and what the Georgetown win meant for the program, also tweaking something Mick Cronin said in the process.
--- Friend of the blog George Vogel at Channel 5 stepped into the blogosphere to talk about Yancy Gates as the symbol of the Bearcats turnaround.
--- Bill Koch's follow story touches on Gates getting his "head back on straight," as the junior said. Gates is averaging 15.3 points and 8.3 rebounds the last three games.
It also gets into UC's handling of the lead against Georgetown. They showed they learned from DePaul and Providence and kept attacking the basket even with 3-6 minutes left and a double-digit lead. They never played tentative.
--- Our guy Mo Egger took to the YouTubes to address the question, "Has UC been rebuilt." Unlike the bench of his beloved New York Knicks, his argument has depth and brings a lot to the table.
--- Not only is UC still fighting for a spot in the NCAA tournament over the next three games, they are playing for positioning in the Big East tournament. If it started today, they would hold the No. 8 seed and play the winner of Marquette/DePaul on Wednesday, March 9.
However, they are only one game out of third place. Those currently in a tie for third place: Louisville, St. John's and Georgetown, all teams UC has beat this year (multiple-team tiebreakers create a mini-conference and judge by records among those teams; head to head comes first in two-way ties).
--- Cronin spoke on the Big East teleconference yesterday. Here were some highlights:
On game against Georgetown:
"Obviously it was a big win for us last night. Georgetown was number one in our conference in RPI, I believe, going into last night. So it was a big win for our team. We played excellent defense and did a great job of taking some things away from Georgetown. We've got to continue to try to improve. We're playing pretty well right now. We're excited about the way we're playing. We've won three in a row heading into UConn on Sunday. They have a big game tonight against Marquette. Sunday is going to be a big one for us. There's a lot of teams in the middle of the pack, trying to fight to get a bye in the BIG EAST tournament. We need to continue to win games if we don't want to play on Tuesday. We'd like to be in a situation where we don't have to play Tuesday."
Difference on Cashmere Wright the second half of the season:
"It was just confidence. He played sporadically last year coming off the ACL injury. Just knowing he's going to have the ball in his hands, he's going to play 30 minutes a game at the point guard position for us, and knowing what I expect from him as a player, and trying to figure out how to be a point guard and knowing when to score and when to pass. Every game he gains more experience and he improves. The responsibility of being the quarterback of a good team is something that has been a learning experience for him. He's really starting to be aggressive here lately."
On the BIG EAST Player of the Year race:
"I haven't really thought about it. I'm trying to get Rashad Bishop publicity for Defensive Player of the Year, so there was my plug. [You didn't mention Ashton Gibbs either and I think you always have to look at the team in first place and look at their best player.] I know Brad Wanamaker has had a heck of a year, but I believe Ashton Gibbs is the best player on Pittsburgh's team and that's no disrespect to any of their other guys. I think other guys definitely merit consideration. If you look at scoring I think you go with Marshon Brooks or Kemba Walker. If you slate it toward production and winning in conference play I think you have to go towards [Ben] Hansbrough and Ashton Gibbs."
--- The game vs. UConn is not sold out, but getting close according to the fine folks in ticketing/marketing. The $12 uppers are still available. It may not be the best seat in the building, but being there to yell and scream sure feels like something this team deserves right now.
--- Not sure how good or bad the result of Marquette-UConn was last night for UC. The Golden Eagles pulled off some late heroics thanks to Kemba Walker turning the ball over in the final seconds of regulation and Marquette winning in overtime. The Huskies will likely come to Fifth Third refocused, but they have really been struggling of late.
They've lost two in a row, three of five and two consecutive road games.
The UConn Blog has moved to Defcon 5 frustration.
--- As for Marquette, they are viewing the win over UConn the same way UC viewed the win at Georgetown. The game vs. UC on Wednesday is still setting up to be a monster game for the Eagles. Could be huge for both teams should UC slip up Sunday.
--- In case you are worried about being hosed by the selection committee here's a look inside at just how tedious and detailed the selection process is with the media mock selection session.
For some randomness...
--- This half-court heave landed this 11-year-old free Papa John's pizza for a year. I'd imagine the conversation with his parents after went something like this: Son, first of all, great shot. Second of all, let's talk about what cheese does to the body.
--- I've always said Chickens=ratings. My theory will apparently be put to the ultimate test.
--- Sports Pickle ranks the Top 10 Worst Sports Movies. Really quality cinema here.
Though, I think I'll always have a soft spot for No Holds Barred.
"Get ready for the battle no ropes can hold!"


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SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Sophomore midfielder Colin Dunster (Cos Cob, Conn.) put on a display with an acrobatic fourth-quarter hat trick Saturday afternoon, leading a Bryant University men's lacrosse side that was able to quell a second-half Sacred Heart push to take an 11-8 victory in the 2012 Northeast Conference opener at the Bryant Turf Complex.
The Bulldogs (7-2, 1-0 NEC) extend their winning streak to six straight with the victory and remain perfect against the Pioneers (3-6, 0-1) in four all-time meetings. Bryant also stays undefeated at home in five games in 2012.
Bryant did all the scoring in the first quarter to open up a 4-0 advantage, a frame that featured back-to-back goals by junior captain Peter McMahon (Wilton, Conn.) and three Bulldog tallies over a 1:25 stretch inside the final three minutes.
Senior Max Weisenberg (Long Beach, N.Y.) spotted the Black and Gold a 5-0 lead 68 ticks into the second stanza in unassisted fashion, but the Bulldog offense would stall over the next five minutes as Sacred Heart quickly climbed back in it with a trio of scores to bring the clock under nine minutes.
Juniors Mason Poli (Downingtown, Pa.) and Cody Isdaner (Gladwyne, Pa.) teamed up to regain a three-goal edge for the home side just a minute later, when the former picked up the ground ball off a blocked shot from Pioneer attacker Aaron Lupo. Clearing the crowd with possession of the ball, Poli connected with Isdaner all alone on the right sideline near midfield. The pass sprung the attacker, as Isdaner went in one-on-one with Sacred Heart netminder Ryan Hughes, deking the goalie and releasing a shot on the doorstep that gave the Bulldogs a 6-3 advantage.
The half would end with the three-goal margin intact, but not before SHU's Matt Ferrino and Bryant's Travis Harrington (Vestal, N.Y.) traded unassisted tallies for a 7-4 score at the intermission.
But the third was all Sacred Heart despite nine shots from the home side, as Hughes made a trio of stops to keep Bryant off the board and allow his team to score twice in the quarter's final three minutes, including a tally with just six seconds to play. The goals cut the hosts lead to just one, 7-6, entering the final 15 minutes of action.
"I was really disappointed with our response after intermission," said head coach Mike Pressler. "All the credit goes to Sacred Heart. We were up, 7-4, and then the Pioneers outscore us, 2-0, in the third. So there we were heading in the fourth, up just one goal, 7-6, and it was game on."
And the Bulldog offense kicked into gear from the get-go in the fourth, driven by a hat trick from Dunster, who had been quiet through the contest's first 45 minutes. Bryant's leading scorer got the frame started at the 13:07 mark, taking a crisp pass from Weisenberg across the heart of the field and firing a one-timer past Hughes for an 8-6 margin.
Off the ensuing faceoff, rookie Kevin Massa (Huntington, N.Y.) capitalized on a free pass, taking automatic possession after a whistle on opponent Stephen Kontos and sprinting straight up the field to score the first goal of his collegiate career just nine seconds after Dunster's score.
"It was critical for us to start the fourth with those back-to-back goals," said Pressler. "We go from being up, 7-6, to leading, 9-6, so we got a little breathing room. I think that was the most critical stretch of the entire game for us."
A Tom Sardelli goal cut into the Pioneers' deficit, making it 9-7 in Bryant's favor, but Dunster answered 40 seconds later, picking up the ground ball after an Alex Zomerfeld (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) miss and flipping a pretty behind-the-back shot under pressure from the SHU defense into the Pioneers' goal for a 10-7 lead with just more than nine minutes still to play.
Dunster would complete his hat trick, the fourth of his career, with 2:45 remaining when a wide bounce shot jumped into the air near the left side of the cage. Leaping to gain control of the airborne ball, Dunster caught it and in one fluid motion fired a shot of his own on his way back to earth, scoring the final Black and Gold tally.
"It's what I've said about Colin from the beginning of the year. He will let the game come to him, and when it does, he makes the right play," said Pressler. "Colin doesn't force the issue. He won't force things that are not there, and that's the best thing about Colin."
But despite a four-goal lead, the Bulldogs faced a locked-in penalty assessed to senior Rob Maiorano (Easton, Conn.) that gave the Pioneers an extra player for the remaining 62 seconds of the game. Sacred Heart leading scorer Mike Mawdsley scored 10 seconds later to make it 11-8, but Bryant would kill off the rest of the clock to make the score go final.
The Bulldogs won the ground ball game, 53-30, thanks to a game-best 11 from Massa, who also went 13-for-21 at the faceoff for a 61.9 winning percentage on the afternoon. Bryant caused 11 Sacred Heart turnovers, paced by four from junior defenseman Glenn Maiorano (Easton, Conn.), who also chipped in six ground balls in a strong performance.
The hosts outshot their visitors, 47-36, firing 14 shots in the opening and closing stanzas, while Bryant netminder Jameson Love (Darien, Conn.) continued his streak of double-digit save performances with 11 in the win. Hughes posted 14 saves despite the loss, including six in the final frame.
The Bulldogs have just three days until their next tilt, and it's poised to be one of the toughest tests of the season for the Black and Gold, as they travel to intrastate rival Brown Tuesday, April 3 (7 p.m.).
"Brown is one of those games just like the Providence College game a week ago," said Pressler. "We don't look at the past or to the future -- it's just about this game. This is an exciting local rivalry for us, and it's the second Tuesday in a row we'll be playing on the road. And even though it's only 10 miles away, these games with Brown the last three years have been battles, and we expect the same kind of battle again from the Bears Tuesday night on their home turf.


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The duck seasons voted on and passed by the CWAC are as follows:
ZONE 1: Oct. 1 to Nov. 29, no split
ZONE 2: Oct. 1 to Oct. 9, Oct. 21 to Dec. 9
ZONE 3 Oct. 15 to Dec. 11, Dec. 31 and January 1
4 mallards, only one hen.
Zone 1 canvasback season is the first 30 days of the duck season
Zone 2 and 3 are the last 30 days of the season.
Pintails are open for the entire 60 day season, 1 bird limit.
Bluebills are down to two birds per day.
Geese are 3 a day in early season.
take this info as a grain of salt like i said i found it off another sight


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Lexus recall affects 17,000 2010 model year Lexus HS 250h vehicles due to safety concerns. Mark Templin, Lexus Group Vice President and General Manager, issued a statement on June 25, 2010 in reference to the Noncompliance Information Report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Templin stated: "We want to assure our customers that their safety and satisfaction are top priorities. We take the NHTSA's test results very seriously and appreciate the NHTSA brining its concerns to our attention. Our engineers conducted similar testing during the development of the new HS 250h and the vehicle performed safely. While we are investigating and vigorously working to understand the different test results, we have stopped delivery of the involved vehicles. As soon as the issue is better understood and/or a remedy is developed, we will contact every owner."
The Voluntary Safety recall effects 2010 Lexus HS 250h models known to leak gas when involved in rear end collisions. Questions or concerns can be addressed by calling local Lexus dealers or Lexus' Customer Satisfaction at 1-800-25LEXUS.
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Killer tornadoes: 2 resilient cities 1 year later
Here is what you do after a massive tornado slashes the heart of your city, killing scores of citizens, wiping away landmarks of a lifetime.
You rethink everything.
A year ago, a record-setting outbreak of 343 tornadoes tore through seven states in three days, killing 316 on April 27 alone, including 253 in Alabama. Fifty-three of those were in Tuscaloosa. Less than a month later, one of the strongest tornadoes on record flattened much of Joplin, Mo., killing 161 people.
The carnage was vast, but the pain was particular: Children. Husbands. Wives. College students. Sweet old ladies who gave treats to the neighborhood kids from their oak-shaded porches. Pets by the hundreds. Street signs that once identified your corner of the world. Gone.
Yet even as survivors still mourn, they stand resilient and celebrate the grit needed to go forward.
"Every minute is important to me now, more so than ever before, because we know, sometimes you can't get anything back," says Georgette Eatmon, 54, a fourth-grade teacher at Tuscaloosa's Alberta Elementary. The school was destroyed when 166-mph winds cut down 12% of the city on a 6-mile-long, mile-wide rampage.
"Time to focus on the future," says Joplin survivor Jereme Glenn, 31, a father of three boys who works for the city parks department. He is building a storm shelter on the back of his repaired home that will be big enough to accommodate neighbors without basements. On May 22, a tornado with winds surpassing 200 mph tore a 13-mile-long, ¾-mile-wide swath of destruction through Joplin, neighboring Duquesne and rural areas.
Photo by Gary E. Tramontina for USA TODAY
Malachi DuBose, 11, of Alberta Elementary School, finds 'hope' rising from ruined streets in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Read his essay:
I'm Malachi, or that kid that was in the storm, and I want you to walk on my street.
See, I'm from Alberta but I am community wide. I go to church, play football, volunteered with youth baseball teams, participated in Cub Scouts, played outside with my sisters and brothers, and went to a school that was less than a mile away... if you were on my street.
On the outside looking in, my street was dark and some wondered what was on it, but just a walk on my street would have let you see... that my street had neighbors and gardens, pets and bicycles, newspapers and sweet older women who loved to give you sweets -- that was my street.
My street was visited by uninvited destruction on April 27, 2011, and the gardens went away, the fences and homes became rubble, the pets disappeared, and no more kids were playing... on my street.
But out of despair and closed eyes, when the cameras left and the President flew away, without video games and television, out of tears and sleepless nights, and in the hands of my parents through faith in GOD... We are paving new streets. Streets that encompass the county, that lead to meeting new people and open giving, consideration of our neighbor's welfare, and days filled with rays of optimism.
My street is as wide as Alberta, as long as infinity, and is routed through the world. There's hope in the journey -- on my street.
Now, people in both cities say, it's time to rebuild better than before, to live differently, to ask yourself: What's essential? What's beautiful? What lasts?
TUSCALOOSA — This city has branded its recovery and rebuilding campaign "Tuscaloosa Forward."
It has cleared enough debris to fill the University of Alabama's 101,000-seat Bryant-Denny Stadium, the nation's fifth-largest, five times from the grass to the top of the lights.
Building permits have been pulled for repair or construction for 42% of the damaged homes. Sturdy saplings grow on the freshly mowed vacant blocks in the Rosedale neighborhood where 11 people died.
On one grassy hill, the sign for the College Hill Baptist Church quotes from Nehemiah 2:20: "Arise and build."
But Mayor Walter Maddox, a Tuscaloosa native, says the city has deliberately braked on redevelopment. The $60 million in tornado damage, however unwelcome, has given the city of 93,000 a chance to change carefully.
During the past 12 months, thousands of citizens attended town hall meetings and participated online to develop the Tuscaloosa comprehensive master plan working its way through the City Council. Maddox calls it "generational. We won't know if we're successful for several years."
The plan's major themes: Strengthen building codes. Thread a walking and biking trail through opened spaces. Establish mixed-use zoning to create or renew neighborhoods. Realign traffic patterns.
Restless for renewal
As eager as everyone was for Krispy Kreme to rebuild its 31-year-old doughnut shop near the traffic-jammed corner of MacFarland and 15th, the city asked them to wait until the corner could be re-engineered to add turn lanes.
The three-generation Smith family, owners of Krispy Kreme franchises in Tuscaloosa since 1960, agreed even though construction would be delayed for months. Not until last week did the owners break ground with 19 ceremonial shovels and boxes of doughnuts for a raft of dignitaries, including 83-year-old matriarch Frances Smith, tapping her toe restlessly.
The goal is to open by fall when, her son Steve Smith says, the store will be a showplace of doughnut creation: "I hope we can make up for 16 months of lost sales."
Economic development is key after disasters of this scope, says William Waugh, professor of public management and policy at Georgia State University.
Though big businesses, such as the Mercedes Benz plant northeast of Tuscaloosa, are critical, so are the small ones. Places such as the doughnut shop create the social web that makes a city a hometown, Waugh says.
Waiting is hard when vacant lots yawn where neighborhoods once stood, says Joshua Klapow, a clinical psychologist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. People need familiar faces and places to gather where they can tell their stories and share their steps forward — and their fears looking back.
by Shane Bevel for USA TODAY
Jane and Melvin McDowell sit on the porch of their Joplin, Mo., home and talk to niece Marla Points on the 2300 block of Picher Ave. The couple rode out the tornado in their basement. They have since repaired their home and moved back in.
It's easy to think someone is back on his feet, Klapow says, "but you don't know until you listen to him if he's keeping up at work, if he's sleeping well, if he thinks he's the same person he used to be."
Missing pieces
Lori Beth Wilmuth, 29, a kindergarten teacher at Alberta Elementary, says the tornado changed her. She's "more resourceful. You have to be. You find yourself reaching for something that you once had, and, oops, it's gone, like a missing piece of a puzzle. It makes you rethink everything."
Malachi DuBose, Alberta Elementary's student council president, will never get back to his badly damaged house where the 11-year-old rode out the tornado huddled in a windowless bathroom with his mother and five siblings. His family and his dog, Bambam, survived.
His shattered street lives on, however, in a speech Malachi delivered at one of many memorial services last week. He spoke about life before April 27, describing "neighbors and gardens, pets and bicycles, newspapers and sweet older women who loved to give you sweets — that was my street."
By the numbers
A glimpse at the aftermath of two ferocious twisters, by the numbers:
Tuscaloosa, Ala. (population 93,000)
EF-4 tornado winds 166-200 mph
Human toll: 53 killed, 1,200 injured
Homes damaged or destroyed: 5,362
Commercial structures damaged or destroyed: 356
Debris cleared: Nearly 1.5 million cubic yards
Volunteers (recovery, rebuilding): 26,734
Sales tax collections: Up 6.7% over fiscal year 2011
School district enrollment: Down nearly 2%
Lost pets reunited with owners: 160
Jopin, Mo. (population 50,000)
EF-5 tornado winds exceeded 200 mph
Human toll: 161 killed, more than 1,000 injured
Homes damaged or destroyed: 7,500
Commercial structures damaged or destroyed: 530
Debris cleared: More than 3 million cubic yards
Volunteers (recovery, rebuilding): 126,804
Sales tax collections: Up 14% over fiscal year 2011
School district enrollment: Down 5%
Lost pets reunited with owners: 529
Sources: Tuscaloosa Forward; Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox; Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter; City of Joplin; USA TODAY research
Malachi spoke of hope: "Out of despair and closed eyes, when the cameras left and the president flew away, without video games and television, out of tears and sleepless nights, and in the hands of my parents through faith in God … we are paving new streets."
Joplin unified, but aching all the while
JOPLIN, Mo. — Melvin and Jane McDowell moved to South Picher Avenue after a tornado in 2008 wrecked their mobile home outside town. They chose the new house because it has a basement. That's where they rode out the storm last year.
The twister sheared off their porch and punched holes in the roof. They had water and gas, so they stayed, sleeping in recliners and running off looters. "If we didn't stay here, we wouldn't have had anything to come back to," says Melvin, 71.
They lived in a travel trailer in their yard during reconstruction and were back in the house by August. "I feel safe here," says Jane, 67, "but when I hear those sirens I'm gone."
Joplin is coming back to life, but visible and invisible scars in its neighborhoods and people suggest that healing and normalcy are elusive.
Brigitte Pippin, 50, rebuilt Southtown Cleaners, which she had owned for 16 years when the tornado blew it away. It sits on a stretch of Main Street with more vacant lots than stores.
"Sometimes I wish I would have walked away," she says.
Joplin will mark the anniversary of the storm with a "day of unity" that will include the dedication of a plaque bearing the names of those who died. The city has invited back the volunteers who raced here to help.
How the tornado unites
The 2300 block of Joplin's South Picher Avenue is blocks from St. John's Regional Medical Center, the hospital that took a direct hit and will be torn down soon. There are six vacant lots where homes once stood.
No street signs stand at either end of the block. "Picher" and the names of cross-streets are painted in white in intersections. Eight homes, all damaged and repaired or razed and rebuilt, remain.
Jereme Glenn, his wife, Jenny, 28, and sons Josh, Jacob and Jonathan took shelter in a closet as the tornado bore down. "We were praying like crazy," Glenn says. They emerged to find much of their roof, the porch and most windows gone. He hopes the neighborhood will soon be repopulated with families, restoring a sense of community. "Everybody has one thing in common," he says. "You can talk to anyone about the tornado."
George and Bonnie Shivley had lived in their house on Picher for 20 years, raising three children there. He was home when the tornado hit; she was at work. In its aftermath, it took two hours for Bonnie to weave her way back through the destruction. She arrived to a home destroyed. In February, they moved in to their rebuilt house. It has a storm cellar.
The couple came to the neighborhood because George's father lived a couple blocks away, says George, 58. The couple's two adult daughters visit, says Bonnie, 54, but "it's hard because of the changes and the memories." Their son still hasn't set foot in the new house.
Joplin's comeback has been remarkable, City Manager Mark Rohr says. Building permits have been issued for almost two-thirds of the 7,500 homes that were damaged, he says, and 420 of the 530 affected businesses had reopened as of April 9.
"We'll never forget, but we have to think about tomorrow," Rohr says. People here chose to define the tragedy "not by what happened to us, but by how we responded."
Small tragedies linger
The city is working with a developer on a rebuilding project devised with help from a citizens advisory group. Joplin used donations to distribute 4,000 free weather radios and plans to replace the 20,000 trees that were lost.
by Shane Bevel for USA TODAY
Joshua Glenn, 4, plays with construction scrap and storm debris in the vacant lot next to his home on the 2300 block of Picher Avenue in Joplin, Mo.
Ozark Center, a mental health facility, has treated thousands of residents, says Vicky Mieseler, vice president of clinical services. It has added about 130 employees since the storm, and counselors still knock on doors to offer free help, she says.
Lori Lanier, 62, whose company, Realty Executives Tri-State, was in a leased building that was destroyed, moved and benefited from the post-storm real estate boom. The tornado "united us, more than we were before," she says. Her church, Abundant Life Christian Center, provides shelter and meals to volunteers.
Small tragedies continue to play out. A sign near South Picher has a photo of a big cat named Oggie and a plea for anyone who spots him to call Gary and Judy Flenner. "Lost 5-22," it says. "Recently sighted near here."
The Flenners moved to Springfield, Mo., after their house here was destroyed, says Michael Hosp, their future son-in-law, who was with them during the storm.
Life since then has been difficult, and having Oggie back would help. "We're recovering," he says. "I don't know if you ever stop recovering."
Contributing: Grossman reported from Tuscaloosa.Keen reported from Joplin.
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Ferrari FF facelift will hold on to its V12 engine, says Marketing VP – IAB Report
Posted on: Nov 30, 2015 - 3:21pm IST
Could debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
Ferrari has started tests of an updated Ferrari FF (Ferrari FF facelift), which is expected to arrive in the market next year. Prototypes of the FF facelift on test in Europe have camouflaged bumpers and grille, suggesting that minor styling updates are in store for Maranello's 4WD offering.
Speaking to Indian Autos Blog today at the launch of Ferrari India's flagship showroom in New Delhi, Enrico Galliera, Senior Vice-President Commercial & Marketing, Ferrari SpA, said –
FF is one of the car that allowed us to satisfy the growing need of our clients. Of course, we're working to further innovate the car, it's too early to say when and how. But our clients will have surprise in the future.
While the Italian brand has taken to downsizing, having replaced the Ferrari California's 4.3-liter V8 with a 3.9-liter bi-turbo V8, and having introduced the same on the 488, the FF will continue to hold on to its V12 naturally-aspirated engine, Galliera confirmed. "No, the engine, it's our pinnacle. It will be V12 naturally-aspirated," he stated.
According to reports online, engineers are likely to retune this engine to about 700 PS from the current 660 PS, while the 7-speed double-clutch transmission could make way for an 8-speed unit, which will result in reducing CO2 emissions.
The FF had its premiere at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and the 2016 Geneva Motor Show could be an ideal venue for the facelift's debut.


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