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This activity is designed to introduce students to planetary geologic features and processes. First, students will use NASA satellite images to identify geologic surface features on the "Blue Marble" (Earth), and will explore the connection between... (View More) those features and the geologic processes that created them. Using that information, students will then compare and discuss similar features on images from other planets. Included are the following materials: teacher's guide (with reference and resource information), student's guide (with activity sheets), and multiple cards of planetary images. Note that the range of targeted grade levels is quite broad; however, explicit adaptations for younger students are highlighted throughout the teacher's guide. (View Less)
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This is a lesson about the effects of large impacts. Learners will use critical thinking skills to evaluate and apply data from a narrative to a scientific selection process, will demonstrate or visualize simulations of some of the effects of a huge... (View More) impact, and will write a point of view narrative. Materials and vocabulary lists, and advanced preparation and procedural tips are included. This is lesson 14 of 19 in Exploring Meteorite Mysteries. (View Less)
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This is a lesson about locating impact craters on Earth using longitude, latitude, and maps. Learners will observe impact craters on Earth and other solar system bodies, discuss geologic forces that have erased much of the evidence of past impacts,... (View More) locate existing and potential impact sites, and plan the necessary research (including a field work plan and request for funding) to investigate and verify their observations. Activities, a locator map, vocabulary words, and experimental extensions are included. This is lesson 7 of 19 in Exploring Meteorite Mysteries. (View Less)


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By JAMES EIK
Staff Reporter
The search for a new Spokane County jail site officially has 10 new locations added to the list.
Moving into the functional analysis portion of the Essential Public Facility siting process, the new locations span from Airway Heights to the eastern portion of Spokane Valley. The number of locations will be whittled down, heading into the next step, qualitative analysis, at a meeting Thursday, Oct. 25. The top three sites from this process will be presented to County Commissioners for a final decision.
Spokane County Sheriff's Office Lt. Mike Sparber said the minimum of 10 locations were submitted, allowing the process to move forward. Locations from the previous siting process in 2010, the Medical Lake site off I-90 and the downtown Spokane site, were rolled over into this cycle.
"The Medical Lake exit site is being held constant as a preferred site by the Board of County Commissioners," Sparber said.
The Medical Lake site, located on White Road, is considered a secondary site for minimum and medium security offenders, as well as medical and mental health-related bookings. In total, it would have 624 beds, with room for an additional 256 beds in the future.
A search for the site was made to find a location that allowed a horizontal construction model, in addition to its potential for expansion. A previous siting process concluded developing at the downtown Spokane campus would create 782 beds, housing the existing jail, a booking area and community corrections center. The Spokane site would need to be built vertically.
Costs for the 10 proposed sites will be evaluated during the 30-day review, and presented at the October public hearing.
Now, the Medical Lake site is in the hands of the board of County Commissioners, Sparber said, undergoing an Urban Growth Area analysis.
The current step in the siting process will look at the population densities in surrounding areas, site design possibilities, potential for associated development and proposed mitigation measures, in addition to others. Scores from the first and second analysis rounds will be added up, with the top three moving forward.
Sites received for the functional analysis were rated on a score of one to five, five being the highest, in 12 categories affecting the location. Size and operating costs held the most weight of the categories.
The 19-acre Geiger Boulevard location, provided on land owned by Spokane International Airport, was rated the highest, scoring 175 points, receiving top scores for the capacity of surrounding public utilities and equitable distribution. It also received good marks for site size, the surrounding environment, transportation capacity and operating costs.
The second-highest score was earned by another privately-owned site just south of the airport runway on West Electric Avenue and South Thomas Mallon Road in Spokane County. The 20-acre site received a score of 167, receiving highest marks for site size, capacity of surrounding public utilities, having consistent existing land use and being compatible with comprehensive plans.
Sites submitted from within the city of Airway Heights held scores of 156 and 148, placing them in the middle of the pack. One is located at the gravel pit directly across from the state's Airway Heights Corrections Center, giving it lower marks on equitable distribution.
Currently, Spokane County is heavily considering the Geiger Boulevard site, submitted by Spokane International Airport. The county would save an estimated $3.2 million in capital and infrastructure costs if the Medical Lake site wasn't used, and allows a chance to save on energy costs with a steam-to-energy process from the Waste to Energy Plant to heat a building. A full review of the potential sites, however, will bring all options to the table.
Overall, the process is moving along, and has a number of potentially strong locations.
"I'm happy to have 10 sites to evaluate," Sparber said. "They're all the right size, and I'm eager to see how it pans out."
James Eik can be reached at email@example.com.

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Sugarland Perform 'Baby Girl' With 11-Year-Old Aspiring Singer
It looks like Jennifer Nettles isn't the only Sugarland member who wants to spend time coaching young talent. While Nettles is preparing to team up with country hopeful on the ABC reality series 'Duets' this summer, her band member Kristian Bush recently started shaping the career of Alana Springsteen, a talented 11-year-old girl who is an aspiring singer.
Bush has been working with the girl and her family to help her score a record deal in Nashville, Tenn. But it was in her hometown of Virginia Beach, Va. where she experienced her first live performance with the band. During a Sugarland show on April 26, Bush called her onstage to help sing 'Baby Girl.'
Without skipping a beat, Springsteen accepted the invitation and climbed on stage to sing her heart out. Alana's parents, David and Shannon Springsteen, watched from the audience as their adolescent daughter transformed from a little girl to a future country star.
"As soon as the first verse got done it was like, 'I got this stage!'" her father, David, shared (quote via the Boot). "She was walking around, flipping her hair, and I was like, 'What is going on?'"
Although the Virginia Beach performance was Alana's debut experience with Sugarland, she has sung for some big crowds in the past. The young musician even once performed the National Anthem at Chicago's Wrigley Field.
For now, Alana juggles school and her career aspirations with some help from a down-to-earth family who keeps her grounded. But it sounds like she has a promising future ahead. She recently wrote a song with Bush and his brother, Brandon, which could appear on her debut album.
Watch Alana Springsteen Sing 'Baby Girl' With Sugarland


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|Half a million dollars of Guerlain bee
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|J'Adore L'Or from Christian Dior
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|Thierry Mugler's exclusive Alien edition
Do you work for Guerlain or LVMH... - cheeky!!! But so glad you asked...
As someone who wore Vetiver for years and then moved to Habit Rouge (and indeed wore both during the same time frame) I had to smile at her answer to the HR question.
She's completely right about climate and perfumes - most of my Western fragrances vanish really quick in conditions of dry heat - and they often smell different, too So glad I live in cool European climes.
On the off-chance that Ms Delacourte is reading the comments section here - please Guerlain, make it easier to buy/acquire samples of your perfumes in Europe (I gather US customers aren't faced with this problem). How the hell am I supposed to make a decision about buying one of the pricier exclusives (or indeed one of the other perfumes) if I can't try it calmly, sitting at home? Once a kind sales assistent made a sample for me of Rose Nacre - I discovered the evolution didn't work for me. But I can't very well keep going back and asking for samples of the other two Désert perfumes or some of the other exclusives - it's embarassing. Spraying in the shop is unsatisfactory - too many other factors competing for one's attention and too long a time elapses before one can come back home and appreciate the course of the perfume on one's skin. *sigh*
Gimmegreen, thanks very much for your comment. I honestly don't know if Ms Delacourte is likely to read this. But yes, in a general way, I take your point about samples. Usually, when we buy something - a book, a DVD, an item of clothing, a household appliance - we're able to take it back if we're not happy with it. That possibility doesn't really exist with perfume, and I do think it's something of a problem.
Would you be happy to pay for small sample vials: say, £1-£2 for 2 mls? I know I certainly wouldn't mind paying.
As a die-hard Guerlainista, at least in terms of the "old" perfumes, this made very interesting reading for me. I love that Sylvaine immediately identified herself as Guerlain rather than LVMH. Now what I'd like to see is a return to the Guerlain values of the early part of the 20th century and less of the pandering to the lowest common denominator. Of course, the Middle-Eastern market is a potential goldmine so one can see how Guerlain would wish to pursue that in some way, but surely that shouldn't prevent the in-house perfumers from restoring those lost values. Of course, I am disheartened at the moment because of the loss of Sous le Vent and Vega, but I do hope to see some new fragrances which are worthy of this venerable House. Thank you for obtaining such an interesting interview with Mme Delacourte.ReplyDelete
Fiordiligi, thanks very much for your comment. I could have asked Ms Delacourte so many more questions, but our time was limited, sadly.
Guerlain's position must be tricky at the moment: they have to appeal to current buyers and yet they must also be drawn towards the past in some way. It can't be an easy position to occupy.
I look forward to trying Thierry Wasser's new masculine scent!
Oh of course - I regularly pay for samples, particularly when exploring the wilder reaches of 'niche' - thank goodness for web businesses that offer that opportunity. However, these people do not carry the Guerlains perfume fans want to experience - if they carry some Guerlain, it's usually the best sellers.ReplyDelete
Gimmegreen, I buy samples on the Net too. But I was actually thinking that it would be helpful if brands sold small samples in-store. I guess that isn't likely to happen to any time soon, because the logistics would be tricky. If Guerlain stocked small vials of their exclusives, they'd probably sell out within a matter of days.Delete
Wouldn't that be lovely - to see the Guerlain counter selling samples! However, the 'tricky' logistics would probably rule it out - the unit size too small and the fiddly business of billing several small samples etc - not something bircks and mortar shops would be keen on. However the Net is ideal for such things. I regularly read people based in the US posting on sites about getting samples directly from Guerlain US - if it's possible there why is it a no-no for us peeps in Europe? C'mon Guerlain (and for that matter Chanel with their exclusives, too - same problem) - sampling is the trend the market will move towards especially as increasing numbers of people join perfume discussion forums.
For the sake of comparison - beautifully presented carded samples from Amouage are easily available from a number of Net retailers. In terms of price point Amouage perfs are comparable to the Guerlain exlcusives. Result: I have managed to try them all and have bought two bottles with a few others lounging in the waiting room of imagined future perfume purchases. Much as I'd like to be able to say the same about Guerlain (many of the perfumes are breathtakingly gorgeous) I can't as I haven't been able to try the perfumes to my satisfaction. And that, I think, is a shame...
Gimmegreen, 'try before you buy' would be wonderful. Now that more brands are moving towards e-commerce, perhaps we'll see a greater availability of samples.Delete
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I got no thrills from Dolly Parton Night. Mariah Carey Night didn't thrill me at all. So tell me why, should it be right, that I'm hoping to get a kick out of Neil Diamond Night? Would the American Idol Tuesday (April 29) Two-fer Tribute to the Jazz Singer live up to my expectations?
Singer: JASON CASTRO
Song: "Forever In Blue Jeans"
My Take: If Andrew Lloyd Webber's lite opera excesses crushed Jason and Brooke White last week, this should be a much friendlier theme, since Neil Diamond has been famously and successfully covered by all manner of artists and his greatest strength isn't necessarily his vocal range. The key to Neil Diamond is selling the snot out of every earnest, irony-free word, and Jason's dreamy sincerity is well-tailored for the material. The song starts off too low for him and I don't exactly know what he's singing about, but it's pleasant and friendly and as it moves higher, Jason sounds decent. He's got "September Morn" coming next, which means that Clifford the Muppet won't be singing "Shiloh," which I'd have pegged as a slam-dunk for a contestant who probably has several imaginary friends of his own. Tonight's format is wonky, as the judges will have to be taking notes before giving a cumulative evaluation after the second performance.
Singer: PRESUMPTIVE AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST DAVID COOK
Song: "I'm Alive"
My Take: Boy, I'd have bet the farm on David "The Leader" Cook rocking "Solitary Man" tonight. Like Jason, David's back on his guitar this week. And, like Jason, David's discovering that Neil Diamond's baritone isn't easily reproducible if your vocal range tends more comfortably to the higher notes. I don't instantly know what arrangement of the song this is, but I know that David really struggles with the earlier, lower parts of the track. Does this clip feel truncated to anybody? Maybe it's because David is actually handling the melody on his guitar, but it takes him a long time to approach the chorus and by the time he begins to look and sound at ease, the song is over. I guess that's the way several Diamond songs are structured.
Singer: BROOKE WHITE
Song: "I'm a Believer"
My Take: This is another Jason Castro-suited track, since I don't usually think of Brooke as being particularly playful and I do think of Jason as being ready-made for 1967's doofiest pre-fabricated boy band. Why wouldn't we have raised any of Neil's songs by an octave? That wouldn't have been so hard, would it? Because Brooke is also trapped trying to battle through a song that's just too deep for her voice. She gets Paula on her feet, but to me this performance comes across as much much more work than it should, and her smile seems forced when juxtaposed with her laboring, breathless vocals. I absolutely want to give Brooke credit for trying something different, for going rousing and campy when Neil Diamond could have provided her with plenty of wide-eyed spiritual options, but there's a reason she doesn't usually go down this path.
Singer: PRESUMPTIVE AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST DAVID ARCHULETA
Song: "Sweet Caroline"
My Take: Somebody looked at Li'l' Archie's demographics and realized that he was tracking poorly in the New England area, so they assigned him Red Sox Nation's favorite Diamond hit, "Sweet Caroline." The Idol audience is unprepared to sing along, but maybe they're confused by the arrangement. Or perhaps they're perplexed that Archuleta is singing an up-tempo song, but he's performing it with the exact same mannerisms he's brought to the message songs he's done for the past six weeks. The arm sweep, the closed eyes, the tremendous absence of tangible pleasure, it's a David Archuleta Special. The kid doesn't have a clue what he's singing about when it doesn't involve homelessness or disease and as meaningless as "Sweet Caroline" is, he makes it even more of a muddle. But he's in tune.
Singer: SYESHA MERCADO
Song: "Hello Again"
My Take: Why didn't anybody do Neil Diamond's version of Kaddish from Jazz Singer? That would have been awesome. Jason has, after all, shown eagerness to tackle languages he doesn't exactly understand. Like English. Anywho… Syesha's the night's first performer with a properly arranged song. She's got the song under control from the beginning and she handles her full 90 seconds without a low-register mumble. This has been one of the worst produced Idol episodes I can remember. The format stinks, the musical arrangements haven't been worthy of the songs and if you know Syesha beginning her song seated, you shouldn't start from a camera position behind the morons waving their arms inappropriately in the mosh pit.
Randy says: Jason was OK, David Cook was in the zone, Brooke was better than last week, Archuleta is da bomb and Syesha's in the zone.
Paula says: In one of the most awkward moments in recent Idol memory, Paula says she loved Jason's first song, but wasn't impressed with the second and that he didn't do enough. One problem: Jason's only performed once. Ryan looks embarrassed. Paula looks flustered.
Simon says: Jumping in to save the addled Paula, Simon tears into the singers, calling Jason forgettable, David Cook "just above average," Brooke "a nightmare," David Archuleta "amateurish" and Syesha "old-fashioned."
Singer: JASON CASTRO
Song: "September Morn"
My Take: If you're Jason, how do you bounce back from Paula telling you your second performance wasn't good enough before you give your second performance? That's tough. Even if Paula hadn't warned me, though, I might have diagnosed that Jason had gone into into an insulin shock back stage, because he delivers his second performance in an utter coma. There's no connection to the melody, the audience, the lyrics or much of anything. It's like he's checked out.
Master Shake, Frylock and Simon Say: Randy calls it just OK and he doesn't understand what Jason's doing around at this point. Paula urges him to get out of his comfort zone. "Oh Jason, come on," a frustrated Simon says, wondering what happened to the Jason they put through. The problem, Simon, is that the Jason you put through was good enough to make the Top 12 or maybe the Top 10. He isn't good enough to still be around at this point.
Singer: PRESUMPTIVE AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST DAVID COOK
Song: "All I Really Need Is You"
My Take: This is a much better arrangement and performance for David. I'm still lamenting the absence of his "Solitary Man," or also perhaps one of the Rick Rubin-produced songs off of Diamond's last album. He still finds a way to put just enough edge into the song's second half to recover some of the David Cook flair that was missing in the first performance. This wasn't a bad night for David, but he should have blown the competition away.
Master Shake, Frylock and Simon Say: Randy thinks it was blazing. Paula's proud of David's song choice, telling him that she feels like she's already looking at the American Idol. Simon calls the second song "brilliant" and contemporary.
Singer: BROOKE WHITE
Song: "I Am… I Said"
My Take: Oh great. A song about declaring your individual voice in a sea of alienation delivered by a singer whose voice is cookie-cutter and whose need to be loved is near-pathological. It's a song about bicoastal dislocation and I don't care if Diamond gave her permission, but if you're from Arizona and you're living in LA, you aren't lost between two shores. Really, she takes the song out behind the woodshed and spanks all of the meaning out of it. She ends every line with an odd, up-beat squeak, but I guess she picks up by the chorus. This is a song I really, really like. I'm going to have to get out my iPod (UNPAID PRODUCT PLUG!) to listen to the original at the commercial break to clear the taste from my mouth.
Master Shake, Frylock and Simon Say: Randy says it was a nice job. Paula thinks that Brooke reclaimed her vulnerability. Simon wants to repeat how much he hated the first song, but he thinks this one was better. Brooke makes sure she thanks everybody.
Singer: PRESUMPTIVE AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST DAVID ARCHULETA
Song: "America"
My Take: There are some unexpected and uncharacteristic rough patches to Li'l Archie's handling of some of the higher notes on what is truly Diamond's most magnificently cheesy song. [The judges won't mention that pitchiness, but they should be made to listen back to the beginning.] All of the second songs have been better arranged than the first and after croaking out those early notes, David comes through with a find performance that becomes predictably uber-serious at the end. Since I view Archuleta as having a strong Faith Healer vibe about him, I'd have killed to hear him sing "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show," but nobody asked my opinion.
Master Shake, Frylock and Simon Say: Randy raves. Paula's happy, but her comments are incoherent. Simon thinks it was a was a smart song choice for David's demographic. Really? This season we've seen premature exits for the show's two foreign contestants (three if you thought Ramiele left early). Is an anthem celebrating unfettered immigration and the realities of the American Dream really so well-suited? Would Michael Johns and Carly Smithson agree?
Singer: SYESHA MERCADO
Song: "Thank the Lord for the Night Time"
My Take: Syesha pulls a nice 180 from her first performance, going with one of Diamond's signature spiritual tracks, which sounds much less like a work of White Chocolate affectation when she does it. Personally, I get a kick out of Diamond's revivalist preacher shtick and Syesha plays it to the hilt as well, complete with hand-clapping. She's also the night's only singer to prowl more than a well-worn three-feet of the big Idol stage.
Master Shake, Frylock and Simon Say: You know what Randy's loving? It's that Syesha's in her zone. Paula all over the place with her joy. Simon suspects Syesha will be in trouble because her second song wasn't memorable enough. It isn't exactly going out on a limb to say that a performer who's taken up residence in the Bottom Three might be in trouble.
TONIGHT'S BEST: To my mind, Syesha did two songs that were completely different and that showcased a breadth of personality and succeeded both. Nobody else did that. David Cook's second performance was very strong. Archuleta was reliable.
IN DANGER: Jason Castro was overmatched on both songs and by all rights he should be going home, though I don't doubt that Syesha also be in jeopardy. I don't doubt that Brooke's fans will love her mangling of "I Am… I Said," so that should keep her safe, even though her version of "I'm a Believer" was indefensible.
Agree? Disagree, Brooke White Fans? Who do you figure's in danger?
And, as always, check out Zap2it's Guide to American Idol.


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Friday, November 9, 2012
Our Very First Craft Fair!
My daughters and I participated in our very first craft fair last weekend, and we had a blast! It was a lot of work, but the time spent with them made it all worth it!
We went in the night before the craft fair and set up our table so we wouldn't be in a rush the next day (that's why all the other tables are empty!!). Here's what it looked like when we were done.
Starting Monday, I'll be sharing what we made for the craft fair in lieu of my annual '12 Days of Christmas'.
Until then, have a great weekend!
3 comments:
- Lundholm Fam said...
cute stuff. craft fairs are so much fun.
- November 9, 2012 at 2:34 PM
- Judy said...
Your table looks wonderful. I have so much fun at craft fairs. Have a great weekend:)
- November 9, 2012 at 3:53 PM
- michelle@somedaycrafts said...
Looks super cute!!!!
- November 12, 2012 at 12:12 AM
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Alvarez gem, Marisnick milestone lift Marlins
MIAMI -- There's been plenty of fanfare surrounding the raw potential of the Marlins' young rotation that features rookie All-Star Jose Fernandez. On Wednesday night, Henderson Alvarez sent out a reminder that he shouldn't be overlooked.
Alvarez scattered two runs in 7 1/3 innings, and he added two singles while scoring a crucial run in the Marlins' 3-2 win over the Mets on Wednesday night at Marlins Park.View Full Game Coverage
MIAMI -- There's been plenty of fanfare surrounding the raw potential of the Marlins' young rotation that features rookie All-Star Jose Fernandez. On Wednesday night, Henderson Alvarez sent out a reminder that he shouldn't be overlooked.
Alvarez scattered two runs in 7 1/3 innings, and he added two singles while scoring a crucial run in the Marlins' 3-2 win over the Mets on Wednesday night at Marlins Park.View Full Game Coverage
Even in the field, Alvarez made a couple of sparkling plays, including fielding Eric Young's bunt to open the game.
Behind Alvarez's all-around performance, plus a solo home run by Jake Marisnick, the Marlins snapped a two-game slide to the Mets, with the fourth game of the series set for Thursday afternoon.
"He wants to be the guy everyone's talking about," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "He doesn't want to get left behind. Like I've said, competition is great, for pitchers especially. Those guys are pushing each other. He went out there tonight like, 'Hey, I want to stop this losing streak. I'm going to do everything I can, offensively and pitching-wise, to end the losing streak.'"
The Marlins improved to 9-5 on the season against the Mets. But these two teams, both armed with talented, young rotations, have had close encounters all season.
Wednesday was the second one-run game of the series, and on Tuesday night, New York won 4-2 in 10 innings.
"Every one of these games we play against those guys is close," Redmond said. "Every run is huge. It seems like both sides, we have trouble adding on runs. For whatever reason, they make some pitches and get out of jams, and so do we. They've been tight. But today, we got on the right end of that one."
Making his sixth start since coming off the disabled list in mid-June, Alvarez established a team high for the season by reaching 18 straight scoreless innings over three starts.
Prior to Ike Davis' RBI double in the sixth inning, Alvarez hadn't given up a run since the seventh inning of his July 14 start against the Nationals.
The right-hander entered Wednesday with a 13 straight scoreless frames, and he boosted it by five before New York produced a pair of two-out hits in the sixth to snap the streak.
Alvarez's 18 consecutive scoreless innings topped Ryan Webb's 17 1/3-inning streak that was snapped on May 21.
Unaware of the streak, Alvarez, a Venezuela native, said in Spanish: "I was just focused on hitter by hitter and executing my pitches. I felt I did a good job of that."
On a night closer Steve Cishek wasn't available, the Marlins needed a strong start from Alvarez. Cishek threw two innings in Tuesday's loss.
Mike Dunn worked 1 1/3 innings, logging his second save of the season, and first since May 19 against Arizona.
The Marlins opened the scoring in the second inning on Marisnick's two-out home run. In his ninth game since being called up from Double-A, the 23-year-old connected on his 29th at-bat. The blast was also his first extra-base hit.
"It was the farthest thing from my mind," Marisnick said. "I was looking to put good at-bats together, like I had the last couple of days. I'm feeling more and more comfortable at the plate. That's just a product of that. I'm feeling more comfortable and putting more at-bats together."
Miami added two runs in the third inning, with Alvarez helping his cause with a leadoff infield single. He advanced to third on Christian Yelich's double to left.
Placido Polanco and Giancarlo Stanton each collected RBIs on sacrifice flies, giving the Marlins a three-run lead.
The Mets were able to break through off Alvarez for a run in the sixth inning on Davis' RBI double to right. Marlon Byrd kept the inning alive with a two-out infield single.
Alvarez caught a break in the third inning on Eric Young's two-out triple off the top of the padding on the wall in center field. The ball was inches from clearing the fence. Mets manager Terry Collins argued whether the drive was a home run.
"I thought it came off the wall funny," Collins said. "That's why I came out."
Crew chief Joe West and the umpires huddled and exited the field to check out the replay. After a couple of minutes, they returned and held up the initial call.
"I couldn't tell when it first hit," said Marisnick, Miami's center fielder, who had the closest view. "It looked like it came back in. That's how I played it. It looked like it hit the top of the wall and popped back in. I think that is what ultimately happened. It looked like, from my angle, it stayed in."
It was a big play, because after issuing a two-out walk to Daniel Murphy, Alvarez retired David Wright on a fly ball to right.
"After losing the first two games of the series, and two close games, Alvarez went out there and did exactly what we wanted him to," Redmond said.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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ATLANTA (AP) — Passengers at Atlanta's airport could experience travel delays on the first weekday after furloughs for thousands of air traffic controllers.
The cutbacks began Sunday because of federal budget cuts required by Congress, and flights were running normally.
But industry groups say weekend travel is typically light. Problems could begin Monday as business travelers head to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport by the thousands.
Maximum delays of more than three hours are predicted for some flights to Atlanta, which is the world's busiest airport based on passenger totals.
But an FAA analysis says many flights through Atlanta will suffer no delays or only brief ones.
The airline industry and the nation's largest pilots union are suing the Federal Aviation Administration over furloughs for control tower workers.


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I am very interested in the theory about learning in the digital age, Connectivism, which has been developed by George Siemens and Stephen Downes. In his sideshow to the 2010 DEANZ conference, Professor Terry Anderson explains very clearly the difference between connectivism and the more traditional learning theories of behaviourism and constructivism. Connectivism explains that we learn via the networks we develop, so the emphasis is not on content (behaviourism) or the process of learning (constructivism) but rather the connections we make to nodes which may be people, information sources or non-human appliances.
Difference between connectivism and constructivism
I was asked the other day what is the difference between connectivism and constructivism....what is the difference between connectivism and what Etienne Wengar says about communities of practice? Constructivism explains that we learn in groups or communities....that our learning is socially constructed....people come together to problem-solve, discuss, and validate learning. Learning is based on prior experience and shared with the group. On the surface that doesn't sound very different from Connectivism. However, my understanding is that constructivism and communities of practice are a lot more formal....based on groups that come together with a definite purpose in mind...with a common aim and desire to work together for a specific purpose and outcome in mind.
Network of practice
To put into my context, the midwifery research email group I belong to is a community of practice (COP) made up of midwives with an interest in research and the aim of sharing latest research findings and helping to support each other as we develop our own research projects. But the VIDM is not a COP because the participants only come together every year, they do not work together at any other times. Participants are distributed all over the place. The way they come together is very ad hoc and serendipitous. The whole event takes a snow-balling approach to organisation and implementation, and rely on networks for information to be distributed. So, according to Siemens and Anderson, the VIDM is more of a network of practice, as opposed to a COP. Which brings me to asking if I can use Connectivism to explain what goes on at the VIDM? How are participants learning? Are they learning through the connections they are making at the VIDM, or is there no learning going on at all? Can participants learn from networking in such a short time frame? What networking, if any, goes on after the VIDM? How are participants networking, if at all? Do they do it during the conference itself? Or are they networking via other avenues such as the VIDM wiki or Facebook page?
The problem with Connectivism
I have always struggled to get my head around theory and how you develop research around a framework which is why I have avoided qualitative methodologies in the past. So I am a little concerned about my choice of Connectivism as a theory to explain what happens at the VIDM. The problem with it is that it is a relatively new theory, and remain controversial in some quarters. And I am not 100% confident that I have the depth of understanding and knowledge around educational theory to be able to critique it at a level that will be expected for an EdD. And I wonder if I'd be better off applying an "easier" theory like Rodger's Theory of Diffusion which I do understand and has been critiqued and researched extensively. Another option would be utilising a theory around professional development, especially in the online context.
Connectivism hasn't really been tested, in my opinion. There is little empirical evidence that looks at it closely and I have a real worry that it has been latched on to by educational technologists and has become more of a trendy fad than a credible theory. This provides both a threat to my research and also an opportunity. On the one hand I could use this opportunity to apply this theory in practice, and make a real contribution to discussion in this area. On the other hand, it may be so new and untried that I am unable to work with it, especially in the context of the EdD. Whilst I want my EdD to make a contribution to knowledge development, I do not want to make life too hard for myself.
I usually end my blog postings with questions for my readers but this post is more of a musing out loud so I am not even sure what questions to ask you. What I am about to do is do some reading around professional development, so if you know of any theory or author that you think might help me, please feel free to let me know.
Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age. George Siemens 2005. http://www.ingedewaard.net/papers/connectivism/2005_siemens_ALearningTheoryForTheDigitalAge.pdf
Connectivism: Learning as Network-Creation. George Siemens 2005. http://www.astd.org/LC/2005/1105_seimens.htm
Connectivism: Learning theory of the future or vestige of the past? Rita Kop and Adrian Hill. 2008 http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/viewArticle/523
Connectivism: Learning Theory or Pastime of the Self-Amused? George Siemens. 2006. http://simplybax.edublogs.org/files/2011/09/Connectivism-Learning-Theory-or-Pastime-of-the-Self-Amused-25xmwrt.pdf
Three generations of Distance Education Pedagogy: Challenges and Opportunities. Terry Anderson 2010. http://www.slideshare.net/terrya/three-generations-of-distance-education-pedagogy-challenges-and-opportunities
Connectivism. Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connectivism
The networked student. Wendy Dexler. 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwM4ieFOotA


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Sunday, February 17, 2008
"OBAMA: From Promise to Power" wins an NAACP Image Award
7 comments:
- Steve said...
Congratulations, Dave. I just found your blog after running across references to your book. I bought it yesterday and am looking forward to reading it.
Your former *&%$!! editor
- February 18, 2008 at 8:36 AM
- Art said...
I'm sorry. I haven't read your book, but seeing that you are a Chicago reporter, I'm wondering if you've been sipping his KOOL-Aid like the rest of Chicago.
- May 17, 2008 at 6:34 PM
- joshua-generation said...
I just learned about you and your book which proves that no matter how many years you can be involved in something, you don't know everything and evrybody. I can surely help you with a few new chapters in the future.
"I was one of the first community organizers who Barack Obama met in Chicago over 20 years ago, and I have worked directly with him throughout his political career. In 1986, I was a city wide coordinator while Barack was the Project Director for Project Vote, a historic city-wide voter registration campaign that put over 100, 000 new voters on the books, which set the stage for the historic election of Illinois U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun, the re-election of Chicago's 1st Black Mayor Harold Washington in 1987, and a new Chicago City Council."
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- June 7, 2008 at 3:17 PM
It seems unfathomable to me, notwithstanding the fact you live in IL, that you could surmize this candidate, BHO, with such astounding superficiality! I would just say consult history, ANY person who is so "haloed" as this Messiah, always end up proving to be the antithesis of what conventional wisdom makes them out to be. He is so vacuous that I predict he will lose in a landslide, mark my words. "Truth" will out in the end. Any person who can contribute and maintain membership in Wright's church, willfully place himself at Aires' house, befriend Pfleger, collude with Rezko to get a house, etc., is nothing more than a political opportunist. One does not need a PhD to get it! He is a facade, he has no depth, no wisdom and no integrity...this is why he will lose, it has absolutely nothing to do with skin color! It has nothing to do with strategy, it has everyting to do with character!!!
- June 7, 2008 at 11:31 PM
- joshua-generation said...
I will always have respect for Obama becsuase he came to Chicago and took on jobs that others from Chicago would not. He worked longer hours and lazy people came to hate him because he simply outoworked them and didnt like the fact that local leaders work ethic was not being measured this new guy.
I'm more than happy to help him get elected, and those who don;t have no business complaining. You get up, het involved, and get in the game and play, but you do not sit on the sidelines pointing fingers.
Chicago is a different city politically largley in part because of the historic 100,000 new voters that Barack Obama directed.
- June 8, 2008 at 8:38 AM
- nicknameman said...
Dear David,
I read the biography of Barack Obama you wrote.
I am planning a trip to the US from late September to October to do an extensive coverage of Barack Obama's policy toward South Asia. Can you share your email address with me?
I would like to discuss several issues regarding President Obama.
Kallol Bhattacherjee
Senior Correspondent (foreign affairs)
PTI Building,
4, Parliament Street,
New Delhi 11 00 01
Ph. 0091-98106-33279
- September 2, 2010 at 4:04 AM
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Well, I went to the sewing room to cut out the pieces for the Cabin Fever March BOM, and never even got near the pattern directions which had been printed earlier in the day.
I just finished up going through my stash of novelty fabrics and have accomplished quite a bit. All of the pieces for the autism puzzle quilt have been cut and pinned in sections. I cut 4 1/2 inch and 6 1/2 inch squares for two different types of I Spy Quilts. Then I went in to a roll of 18 fat quarters from Jeri's Quilt Patch and cut strips and partially sewed
blocks for a quilt I saw in the posting today.
What do you use to keep track of your projects? I used jelly roll pans and even a cardboard tray to place pieces of leftovers cut in strips or squares for the stash boxes.
This time, I put the direction sheets in with the cut pieces.
Well, I considered the I Spy Quilts parital UFO's as I had been collecting
fabric for a handful of years. I also added two new projects. Boy,
it's a good thing that everything is from my stash.......(which doesn't even show any dents :D :D :D )
Tomorrow, I will have to do some housework and get my clothes ready for return to work. All of this will be a shock to my system!!
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We named him before the book Marley and Me came out. Just in case you were wondering. Lots of people ask us if we named him that because of the book. Nope, we just really love Bob Marley.
Anyways, we spent some quiet time on the couch, watching silly TV shows. I did a little crocheting for my house.
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Juicy Couture came to life in when two fashion obsessed friends, Gela Nash and Pamela Skaist-Levy, began to create their own fashion label. It was not Juicy yet though. At first the friends began Travis Jeans selling maternity pants. Slowly the styles changed into what became Juicy Couture in 1997. The collection focused on comfortable, athletic and casual wear. The velour tracksuit shot the collection into the fashion world of fame when Madonna was seen wearing an embroidered Juicy Couture suit. In 2003 Liz Claiborne Inc. acquired the company promising to keep the same principles began by Nash and Skaist-Levy. At first the line was only sold in upscale locations, but the fashion soon burst out the doors into many other retailers. Once the velour tracksuit gained popularity again in 2004 the rest was history as Juicy Couture became a household name. In 2010, Juicy Couture tapped LeAnn Nealz as Chief Creative Officer and President to guide the brand into its next phase of growth, while preserving the house's playful and unique DNA.
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All items in the Juicy Couture collection come with the company's signature crest, two highland terriers holding a shield bearing three hearts and Love G&P. A crown lies overhead, while a Juicy Couture banner flutters above the slogan, "Born in the Glamorous USA." The comfortable and feminine pieces are created to help women feel sexy and powerful at the same time. The girly styles of bright colors and ruffles give those wearing Juicy Couture that feminine feel. Many magazines and celebrities have jumped on the bandwagon of Juicy Couture. Vogue magazine even stated that the company was exploding with popularity. Mattel created Barbie dolls dressed in the expressive attire. Celebrities like Liv Tyler, Amanda Peet and Sarah Jessica Parker regularly wear the designs.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Junior Syrym Abduhkailikov claimed an
impressive win over his ranked opponent in the top singles match of
the contest, but it was the only point that Tennessee Tech was able
to win in dropping a 6-1 dual match to No. 46 Memphis Friday night
at the Racquet Club.
Abduhkailikov outlasted David O'Hare, who came into the match ranked 50th nationally. After winning the first set, 7-6 (7-5), Abduhkailikov saw O'Hare fight back to claim a convincing 6-1 win in the second set. The third and deciding set was a tight contest, with Abduhkailikov winning, 10-8, to claim the point.
Memphis won the other five singles battles in straight sets, including a 6-0, 6-0 decision by Johnny Grimal at no. 2 over Alex Chen. Joe Salisbury topped Alejandro Bueon, 6-4, 6-2 at no. 3 singles, while Conor Clennon took a 6-1, 6-1 contest over Artem Tarasov at no. 4. In the no. 5 spot, David O'Leary beat Justin Kirstein, 6-0, 6-2, and in the no. 6 position, it was a 6-2, 6-1 win by Leon Nasemann over Vasily Eremeev.
The singles run followed Memphis' sweep of the three doubles matches, including an 8-1 decision at no. 1 when O'Hare and Salisbury downed Abduhkailikov and Chen.
The Golden Eagles (0-3) continue their quest to break into the win column for the first time when they play against UNC Greensboro Saturday at 1 p.m., also at the Racquet Club of Memphis.
#46 Memphis 6, Tennessee Tech 1
|Singles competition
|1. ABDUKHAILIKOV, Syrym (TTU) def. #50 David O'Hare (MEM) 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 10-8
|2. Johnny Grimal (MEM) def. CHEN, Alex (TTU) 6-0, 6-0
|3. Joe Salisbury (MEM) def. BUENO, Alejandro (TTU) 6-4, 6-2
|4. Connor Glennon (MEM) def. TARASOV, Artem (TTU) 6-1, 6-1
|5. David O'Leary (MEM) def. KIRSTEIN, Justin (TTU) 6-0, 6-2
|6. Leon Nasemann (MEM) def. EREMEEV, Vasily (TTU) 6-2, 6-1
|Doubles competition
|1. #47 David O'Hare/Joe Salisbury (MEM) def. ABDUKHAILIKOV, Syrym/CHEN, Alex (TTU) 8-1
|2. David Henry/Connor Glennon (MEM) def. BUENO, Alejandro/TARASOV, Artem (TTU) 8-3
|3. Johnny Grimal/Leon Nasemann (MEM) def. KIRSTEIN, Justin/EREMEEV, Vasily (TTU) 8-
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|Tennessee Tech 0-2
|Memphis 1-0; National ranking #46
|Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles ()
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Mitt Romney won the debate. Does it matter?
The first trial is over and the jury's verdict is clear. But the judge's sentence is not.
Conservatives continually accuse the main American media outlets (Fox News excepted) of being in President Obama's corner.
But there was a rare agreement over last night's debate: Mitt was a hit.
What we don't yet know is what the American people make of that verdict and whether it shifts any votes, or enough to matter.
'Devoid of honesty'
The Obama team aren't trying to pretend their man had the best of it. They are claiming only a victory of substance over style. Their tactic is to dismiss the debate as so much theatre.
Campaign strategist David Axelrod said Mr Romney "may win the Oscar for his performance, but he won't win the presidency for his performance". He added the act "was devoid of honesty".
He said the campaign would take a long hard look at last evening before the next debate in New York, in two weeks time, and make judgements about "where we draw our lines and how we use our time".
It sounds as it they are considering challenging Mr Romney a lot more.
The president himself told an audience in Denver: "When I got onto the stage, I met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney."
"But it couldn't have been Mitt Romney because the real Mitt Romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favour the wealthy. The fellow onstage last night said he didn't know anything about that."
The tactic is clearly to dismiss Mr Romney as an actor playing a part, in a briefly successful role, whose performance is a fiction.
Moving the undecideds
It might work. But the debates could work in persuading the very people Mr Romney needs to convert. The debates are, of course, performance, but body language, tone and style can matter.
The bottom line was that Mr Romney seemed not only more animated, but more motivated; Mr Obama seemed lacklustre, unexcited, even a bit bored.
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Mr Romney on the stump, in the adverts, hardly fits the bill. Last night's incarnation was much more convincing.
The next opinion polls will be important and will tell us whether debates can make a difference.


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A Phase I Study of Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Nevirapine in HIV-1 Infected Pregnant Women and Neonates Born to HIV-1 Infected Mothers
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000808
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Last Update Posted : April 3, 2012
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To determine the bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, and short-term safety and tolerance of nevirapine in HIV-1 infected pregnant women and their newborns when nevirapine is given to the mother during active labor, and when their neonates are dosed during the first week of life. To determine the short-term safety profile of mothers receiving zidovudine (AZT) who received nevirapine during active labor, and their neonates who received no dose, a single dose, or multiple doses of nevirapine and who are receiving AZT during the first 6 weeks of life.
Treatment of HIV-1 infected pregnant women during active labor may result in therapeutic levels of nevirapine in the neonate at the time of exposure to HIV-1 during parturition, decreasing the neonate's risk of infection.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections Pregnancy
|Drug: Nevirapine
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Treatment of HIV-1 infected pregnant women during active labor may result in therapeutic levels of nevirapine in the neonate at the time of exposure to HIV-1 during parturition, decreasing the neonate's risk of infection.
Pregnant women in active labor receive single doses of oral nevirapine. The neonates of the first 4-6 (PER AMENDMENT 8/27/96, was 4) mothers receive no drug, while the neonates of the second 4-6 (PER AMENDMENT 8/27/96, was 4) patient cohort receive a single dose of nevirapine. If neonatal antiviral levels of nevirapine are not sustained for 7 days after the single dose, a third cohort of 4-6 (PER AMENDMENT 8/27/96, was 4) pregnant women will receive a single dose of nevirapine and their neonates will receive multiple doses of nevirapine to maintain an antiviral effect for 7 days.
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|A Phase I Study of Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Nevirapine in HIV-1 Infected Pregnant Women and Neonates Born to HIV-1 Infected Mothers
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Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
- AZT (mothers and neonates).
- Oral asthma inhalers (mothers).
Concurrent Treatment:
- Phototherapy (neonates).
MOTHERS must have:
- HIV infection.
- Estimated gestational age >= 34 weeks.
- No active opportunistic infection at study entry.
- A pre-enrollment plasma HIV-1 RNA level greater than 10,000 copies/ml.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
MOTHERS with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
- Intrauterine growth retardation.
- Fetal anomaly incompatible with life as determined by pre-entry ultrasound.
- Participation during current pregnancy in any other therapeutic or vaccine perinatal trial.
- Known hypersensitivity to any benzodiazepine.
- Serious bacterial infection.
Concurrent Medication:
- Any antiretroviral other than AZT.
- Corticosteroids (other than oral asthma inhalers).
- Anticoagulants.
- Any clavulanic acid-containing formulation (e.g., Augmentin, Timentin).
- Benzodiazepines other than study drug.
- Phenobarbital.
- Barbiturates.
- Antacids.
- Magnesium sulfate.
Prior Medication:
- Prior nevirapine.
Current use of illicit substances and/or active chronic alcohol use.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00000808
|United States, California
|UCSD Med Ctr / Pediatrics / Clinical Sciences
|La Jolla, California, United States, 920930672
|Los Angeles County - USC Med Ctr
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
|UCLA Med Ctr / Pediatric
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 900951752
|Harbor - UCLA Med Ctr / UCLA School of Medicine
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 905022004
|San Francisco Gen Hosp
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
|UCSF / Moffitt Hosp - Pediatric
|San Francisco, California, United States, 941430105
|United States, Connecticut
|Univ of Connecticut / Farmington
|Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06032
|Connecticut Children's Med Ctr - Pediatric
|Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106
|United States, Illinois
|Chicago Children's Memorial Hosp
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 606143394
|Univ of Chicago Children's Hosp
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 606371470
|United States, Massachusetts
|Children's Hosp of Boston
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 021155724
|Boston City Hosp / Pediatrics
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
|Univ of Massachusetts Med School
|Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 016550001
|United States, New Jersey
|Univ of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey / Univ Hosp
|Newark, New Jersey, United States, 071032714
|United States, New York
|Mount Sinai Med Ctr / Pediatrics
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|Puerto Rico
|San Juan City Hosp
|San Juan, Puerto Rico, 009367344
|Study Chair:
|Sullivan JL
|Study Chair:
|Sperling R
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00000808 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
11227 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number )
|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 3, 2012
|Last Verified:
|March 2012
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDS-Related Complex
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers


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