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Few young people have so thoroughly savored the joys of college ("the best nine years of my life") as Californian-American Zonker Harris. Known for his wheat patch and his explorations of Walden Puddle, Harris was a founding member of Walden Commune. Following graduation he swiftly rose to national prominence on the professional tanning circuit. Two-time Grand National Tanning Champion, he also won the Jack Ford Medal for Best Tan at the l980 Gerald R. Ford Pro-Am Summer Biathlon and the bronze medal at the Sonny Bono Indoor Tan Fest. Retiring from competition in l98l, Harris reversed field and appeared in an influential series of public service ads on skin cancer.
Although he may not have been aware of it, he was briefly involved romantically with a woman (Marcia Feinbloom) during the late 80s. Thanks to a mind-blowing dose of lottery luck while a student at the Baby Doc College of Medicine in Haiti, Zonker was briefly favored with a vast sum of money, most of which he used to re-purchase the freedom of his Uncle Duke, who had been zombified and sold into slavery. Enough remained, however, for him to purchase an English title, making him Lord Zonker, Viscount St. Austell-in-the-Moor Biggleswade-Brixham.
As the millennium turned, Zonker moved to Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and served as spin doctor for the unsuccessful Duke2000 presidential campaign. In recent years, when not living with his parents, he has devoted himself to the field of professional childcare, nannying and surf-mentoring Boopsie and B.D.'s daughter Samantha. He occasionally commutes to Malibu to work with his longtime mentor, Old Surfer Dude, in the campaign to maintain public access to California's beaches. Harris has also been doingh research toward one day fulfilling his dream of setting up a legal pot farm in Humboldt County.
In a stunning break with tradition, Zonker has also held an actual job since 2005. Working at McFriendly's restaurant, he daily struggles with personal responsibility issues, enabling customers to order profoundly unhealthy amounts of food. And as Vice President in Charge of Station 5, he daily gives truth to the axiom "What happens on break, stays on break." During off hours, Harris has been taking courses online at Beck U., and in 2010 he was able to help Wesleyan students preserve the decades-long tradition of Zonker Harris Day, held annually as a salute to "New England's Greatest Living Slacker." Among the highlights of his career as a nanny was taking his young charge to England, where they had curbside seats at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
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By Sandra Beck
It's been hot. And not just sticky icky yucky steamy hot but fry potatoes on the hood of your mini van hot. Baking sun, hot dry desert breezes…oh wouldn't a cold drink be nice right now?
What's the puddle in front of the fridge I ask myself. Living in the desert there isn't a puddle for 15 miles. I open the freezer everything is soupy and goupy. My fridge smells swampy and there is a damp film on everything. It's disgusting. We haven't been home for three days. Clearly the fridge hasn't done its job either.
I actually rolled in my city trash can into the kitchen figuring I would have to mop the floor anyway. I tossed probably two hundred dollars of food in the trash. I call the repair company – there is only one that serves my community under the warranty and it's going to be three days to come out and then they will need to order the part come back and install it.
Haha! I am resilient mom so I pull out my cooler, head to the gas station for ice. Milk, eggs, OJ that's all the kids and I need. NINE DAYS LATER I am ready to shoot myself.
I am tired of hearing "I don't want to drink sink water." "I'm too tired to go out to dinner I need to finish my homework."
Personally I am tired of sink water too. I am tired of running down to McDonald's to buy milk for each kid every morning or Orange Juice only to have them take three sips and have nowhere to store it. I am tired of coming home from soccer with two dirty kids who want a long cool drink and they get "warm sink water" as my 9 year old put it.
I thought back to when I was a kid and all we had was sink water. It came from our lake, pumped right out of the bottom. I admin that I am really spoiled now with chilled water and ice from our fridge – icy cold and filtered. I thought of our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. I thought of all the families in third world countries without clean water to drink. Well this is California for God's sake and I am sitting in the stinking heat drinking warm lemonade. I'm soft. I'm spoiled. I like my chilled drinks.
The doorbell rings and there he is… my hero. The Maytag repairman. No, not Gordon Jump rest is soul but a man with a tool kit and the part I need. Hours later I am at my kitchen table sipping my cold drink and I was full of gratitude. I realized how much I took just having cold water for granted.
I am thankful for the refrigerator that makes my life exponentially easier. I gave it a little blessing. I went in and thanked my air conditioner, my washer, my dryer and my oven for their service. It's only when these items break down that we realize just how lucky we are living in an industrialized nation with a washer so we don't have to beat our clothes on rocks and drink the same water. I wonder if the kids there say "I don't want laundry water!"
Sandra Beck is the host of Military Mom Talk Radio, Motherhood Talk Radio and the owner of Motherhood Incorporated a company that employs moms to work from home in the technology field. She is the author of hundreds of articles, six books and the single mother of two mostly delightful boys.

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I dislike how many current sets and mystery figures come with negative expressions such as sad, angry, and mad. Sure they have their place and purposes, but I'd prefer my son not have so many grumpy looking LEGO dudes--I liked the old "every minifig had a smiling face" styles better for that reason. Is there a cost-efficient way to get replacement minifig heads with more appropriate expressions? A way to provide feedback to the Lego group?


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- Sunday's attendance was announced at 19,021. My first thought was 'Wow, for a Dodger game on a Sunday that's a really small crowd. Guess people really are pissed off about the ownership and TV deal soap opera'. Well that's not really the case. I went back to 2005 and looked at the Padres schedule.
They've played on Easter Sunday five times (including this Sunday); in 2005, 2008, and 2010 Easter fell on a Sunday prior to the start of the regular season. The 2006 game was played in Atlanta, but the 2007, 2009, 2011, and this year's were played at home. Here's the attendance figures for those 4 games:
- 2007: Win 2-1 (10), 27,086
- 2009: Win 6-1, 19,415
- 2011: Loss 1-3, 24,031
- 2012: Win 8-4, 19,021
- 2006: Padres finish 88-74, win NL West
- 2008: Padres finish 63-99, last in NL West
- 2011: Padres finish 90-72, miss playoffs by one game
- 2012: Padres finish 71-91, last in NL West
- Matt Treanor crushed a ball in the third inning that died in LC (caught by Cameron Maybin on the track). Venable hit a ball even further leading off the bottom of that same inning only to have Andre Ethier run it down at the wall near the 401 sign. Cue the 'bring in the fences' music. Then Andy Parrino launches a shot into the Padres bullpen to give the team a 4-0 lead. That ball didn't look like it was hit as well as Venable's, yet it kept going and going. Matt Kemp later snuck a ball out just beyond Maybin's reach in dead center, and Chase Headley hit his ball into the second deck in left to blow the game open.
That's 3 HR and 2 almosts in this game. Maybe the Padres should play all their games at home under the sun. Check this out:
Home record in day games, 2004-2012: 94-83 (.531)
Overall record at home, 2004-2012: 336-316 (.516)
Just sayin'.
- Jesus Guzman snubbed the Marine Drill Instructor waiting for him in LF. Now, to be fair, he shook the hand of the DI waiting at shortstop for Jason Bartlett, but then he ran into LC and started warming up, ignoring the gentleman standing there. Maybe he didn't see him - that particular SSGT was standing just beyond the infield near third base - but it's not like this is a new event on Sundays at Petco.
If his personal politics are such that he doesn't support the American military actions in progress around the globe, that's fine; but shake the man's hand, at least. He's just an instrument of the policy, not the formulator of it.
Speaking of military Sundays, why is it always the USMC who gets to run onto the field before the game to greet the Padres? Last I checked, Commander Surface Forces US Pacific Fleet was headquartered at 32nd street, Commander Naval Air Forces at Naval Air Station North Island, and there's a whole squadron of Submarines moored at Point Loma. We can't find 9 First Class or Chief Petty Officers to run onto the field?
Of course, watching some 'robust' CPO amble onto the field with a coffee cup in one hand and a cigarette in the other would be hilarious, at least to me.
- I forgot how fast Clayton Richard works. He breezed through the first 3 innings. 10 pitches each in the first 2 innings, and 14 in the third. In his last inning (seventh) he threw 6 pitches. Get the ball and throw it - nice.
The game would have been a lot shorter if not for the 8 walks, 1 hit batsman, and 4 pitching changes the Dodgers did.
- My gosh the Padres defense has been awful so far. Another 3 errors on Sunday, which included a dropped fly ball (Venable), a 'I closed my glove too fast' (Richard), and a bad throw to first (also Richard). I don't know why pitchers try to finesse the ball to first on a bunt or roller to the mound. I'm in the Joaquin Andujar school of baseball: FIRE the ball to first if you have to make a throw. Why change your mindset? You don't need to wind up, but don't throw an eephus pitch over there either.
- One more Guzman note: Jesus has hit in every game this season. It continues to baffle me how the team's best returning power hitter from 2011 will become a utility player in 2012 once Carlos Quentin returns from the DL. He has to play every day. And those who say his glove isn't good enough: San Diego made 8 errors in this 4-game series. How could he be any worse than what's been run out there so far?
Padres resume their homestand against Arizona tonight.
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Journal Register will seek judicial approval of the sale to 21st CMH Acquisition Co. at a Thursday hearing in New York. 21st CMH served as the lead bidder in a recently concluded public auction that attracted no other bidders. The purchase price is around $120 million.
21st CMH Acquisition Co. is an affiliate of funds managed by Alden Global Capital LLC. Alden, a New York hedge fund, acquired Journal Register last year. Alden has been investing in distress sales of various newspaper and media concerns, including Philadelphia newspapers, in recent years.
Journal Register filed for bankruptcy protection in September for the second time in three years and hopes to reduce pensions and other costs through a quick sale of the media company's assets.
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I recently purchased the patch and found it very intriguing, to say the least. I have been running an EC stack with Alpha-yohimbine, and following UD2.0 protocol for the last 5 weeks with great results. And after reading the patch fully, a couple questions came to mind. Unfortunately, there is minimal information elsewhere regarding PATCH-like stacks, and this seems to be the only place to turn.
My first question pertains to the beta blockers. I am currently prescribed propranolol. While I don't feel like it would be an issue to get switched to a more specific antagonist, can someone tell me how much more effective the latter is than the former pertaining to stimulation of ANP and lipolysis? In the patch, the line "I'm actually going to be recommending beta-1 specific beta- blockers for the remainder of this book" implied to me that both would be effective.
Second, while there is minimal reference to alpha-Y on these forums, would there be any benefit to stacking Alpha-Y in addition to YCL (maybe dosing alpha-Y later in the night and obviously in a fasted state, since cardiovascular effects are already significantly reduced with alpha-Y) in order to maximize lipolysis? I already have a bottle of primaforce YCL I've been waiting to take once I reach my 8 week mark with EC, so I figured the question was worth a shoot.
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Readers often ask me why their old console television sounded so much better than their new flat-panel HDTV, when the picture on the new television is so much better, the TV is thinner and lighter, and the screen is also much larger. The hidden truth is that television broadcast sound quality has improved along with the picture. If you have a good sound system and watch an HDTV movie or a prime-time show on a major network you will find crystal clear, full sound, often in 5.1 surround. Unfortunately, most flat panel TVs can't reproduce this sound and often can't even provide a passable performance.
Consumers like smooth, sleek, thin bezels and that means we now have television tiny speakers that are pointed downwards, rather than the larger speakers of yesteryear that were pointed directly at the viewer. Every day my email inbox has reader correspondence complaining about television sound. It has gotten to the point that I almost consider a soundbar a necessity if you don't have a separate stereo or surround sound system to use with your television.
Some television manufacturers are starting to take note of the problem and offer solutions. Value-priced television manufacturer Element Electronics has teamed with speaker manufacturer JBL to bring improved sound to Element flat-panel televisions. I saw a 70-inch Element LED-LCD television at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It had an integrated JBL soundbar and a wireless subwoofer, and the project was important enough to JBL that they had engineers present who went over the system with me. The sound was indeed very good, and I think most consumers would be fully satisfied and not see a need to upgrade from there. Element offers JBL technology in many of their smaller televisions, starting at 40 inches in size. I am going to try and get my hands on one for testing and see if it duplicates the fine sound I experienced in Las Vegas.
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What's a good upgrade in quality for me, but not necessarily volume? My current system goes about as loud as I need it to. I'm probably 80 percent home theater 20 percent music, and good home theater sound is my highest priority. I can spend $1,000 or more if necessary.
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Today, 70% of organizations use SharePoint, but 50% express concern around whether SharePoint can meet key compliance requirements and serve as an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system. These numbers come from AIIM International, a non-profit professional organization focused on advocating for and supporting information professionals by providing continuing education, research, and certification programs to help navigate the changing information environment.
On May 13-14, John Mancini, AIIM's president, and Atle Skjekkeland, AIIM's Chief Operating Officer, visited Microsoft's Redmond campus at the invitation of Tejas Mehta, Senior Product Marketing Manager for SharePoint, and Nishan DeSilva, Senior Director of Information Management and Compliance for Microsoft's Legal and Corporate Affairs organization. During the course of this 2-day event, the AIIM executives learned about Microsoft's technology goals and discussed the future of cloud, social, and ECM.
The role of cloud computing as part of Microsoft's product road map for Office 365 was a key point of interest for the AIIM executives, which led to a lively discussion with Jeff Teper, the Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Online Services, about SharePoint 2013, Yammer, Azure, and Microsoft's overall commitment to user experience and security in the cloud. Since AIIM has extensive SharePoint training materials, the group also spent a great deal of time on the new features and functionalities of the Office 2013 suite, including SharePoint 2013, SkyDrive Pro, and Yammer. By the end of the 2-day session, both the AIIM and Microsoft participants had a better understanding of how both companies are working to make content management and cloud computing easier for ECM colleagues in our industry. As a result, both organizations have a clear idea of how they can partner more effectively to meet the needs of a quickly changing discipline.
As Microsoft moves away from traditional 3-year product release cycles to quarterly cloud releases with the Office 365 product suite, ECM professionals will need to increase their awareness of new functionalities and capabilities. With the introduction of SkyDrive Pro as a part of the Office 365 offering, documents can be stored in the cloud, and accessed from more devices than ever before. While the added flexibility is hugely valuable to end users, it presents a significant departure from traditional ECM practices. Partnerships like the one between Microsoft and AIIM will be integral to the success of ECM as we move forward into a more connected future. Read more about Microsoft and AIIM at the links below.
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Colorado State University's seasonal hurricane forecasts will continue, at least for the first part of the 2014 season.
They didn't want to end on such a sour note.
Following the self-described "worst" seasonal hurricane forecast in 30 years in 2013, Colorado State University (CSU) meteorologists Phil Klotzbach and William Gray were at risk of losing funding for their well-known Tropical Meteorology Project.
But there is hope for this season, at least for now: "While we are not fully funded, we have made some reasonable progress in obtaining funding over the past few weeks," Klotzbach writes in an e-mail.
"At this point, we will definitely put out the forecast in April and will hopefully follow that up with updates in June and August," he said. "I am currently in negotiations with several other potential sponsors."
For the past three decades, the program has issued preseason forecasts for the expected number of Atlantic Ocean tropical storms and hurricanes. The CSU team was the first program to issue such a forecast; since then, it's been joined by several other groups, including the federal government, private forecasters and other university meteorology programs.
Last year, despite a prediction of nine hurricanes, only two formed.
Though late winter is as far from hurricane season as we can get, it's never far from the minds of scientists such as Klotzbach and the 84-year old Gray, a CSU institution who is considered the "dean" of seasonal hurricane forecasting. In fact, the CSU hurricane researchers are some of the only people who study hurricane forecasts full time, Klotzbach said.
Insurance companies, emergency managers and the news media use the forecasts from Colorado State to prepare Americans for the season's likely hurricane threat
Last June, the program lost $100,000 of annual funding from an insurance company, Klotzbach reported last year, and faced a serious chance of being shut down for good.
But one company has come forward: "So far, Ironshore Insurance has made a contribution to our project," Klotzbach said Tuesday. However, "no other sponsors have signed on the dotted line, so to speak."
Hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts until Nov. 30. The first seasonal forecast from CSU is due April 10.
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The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award is bestowed annually by Major League players, along with nine other PLAYERS CHOICE AWARDS, to honor the players they believe are the best in the game. Players on each of the 30 Major League teams have nominated one teammate as a candidate for the 2009 Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award.
Fans now may visit MLBPLAYERS.com to select their favorite among the nominees. Six finalists chosen by the fans will appear on the PLAYERS CHOICE AWARDS ballot when all Major Leaguers vote September 15th & 16th to select the winner.
Michael Young of the Texas Rangers was the recipient of the 2008 Man of the Year Award. Young serves as an ambassador for Wipe Out Kids Cancer, an organization committed to eradicating pediatric cancer by funding innovative research, education and treatment. He is also an active member of the Major League Baseball Players Trusts Action Team national youth volunteer program. Past winners of the award, named for the legendary baseball union leader, also include Torii Hunter, Albert Pujols, Jim Thome, John Smoltz, Mike Sweeney, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Eric Davis and Paul Molitor.
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Military Medical
Center – Bethesda, they decided work together and open
a custom firearms business. After never-ending discussions on store names,
Brad's wife said, "You should call it Stumpies. You have only got one good leg
between you two!" They agreed and Stumpies Custom Guns was incorporated in 2012.
For my money that also says these two youngsters have a great sense of humor. Since
then, they have worked diligently to both recover from their injuries while
building their small business.
The EODWF, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warrior Foundation
offered to provide Brad a service animal. When an untrained Belgian Malinois named
Diego came available thru a donation, Brad jumped at the opportunity to have
one of these highly sought-after K9s.
In September 2013, while attending the Grand Opening of the
Boulder Crest Retreat for Wounded Warriors, I met with Brad Lang, and
introduced my personal service animal K9 Axl Rose. I took a picture of Brad and
Axl, doing what Axl does best: giving hugs and kisses to wounded warriors!
We discussed Brad's dog, his lack of training, and what it
would take to get Diego trained to be a full-time service dog for Brad. Brad
told me the EODWF had been instrumental in placing Diego with him, and they had
offered to pay for any special training. As an Official Ambassador of the
EODWF, I thought about Diego, and his much-needed training and volunteered to train
Training Brad to be Diego's handler is going to be the most
difficult phase of all the Service Animal training phases Diego is going
through. Brad has already had Diego at home, and considers him his pet. Brad
definitely has some surprises ahead of him. During the initial training phase,
and through all of his training, Diego is being trained in plain English. That
way every member of his family can give Diego commands. Plain English makes
everything that much simpler and easier for everybody involved.
Several months after my initial offer, I heard from Brad
that he was ready to take me up on my offer, and asked when we could make the
trip east to his place. I flew to Raleigh, N.C.
to spend a few days with Brad and his family and go to work with him. I wanted
to observe his dog in action, to observe Brad, his family and his co-workers
interacting with Diego on a daily basis in all aspects of their daily life, and
in particular Diego's interactions, and reactions.
I observed all Brad's daily activities to see what specific
skills were needed by Diego to interact with Brad, as well as to determine what
K9 traits specific to Mailnois would need to be modified to help mold Diego
into a fully capable service animal. The Federal guidelines for Service Animals
are very loose.
Simply stated, an individual who is handicapped, or is
otherwise disabled, is fully authorized to have a service animal. The animal,
however, must assist the individual in a specific manner. Brad's biggest
request was to have Diego learn how to retrieve his wheelchair should he ever
fall from his wheelchair and it slide down a hillside or some similar situation
The individual may be requested to answer two questions. Is
the animal a Service Animal? If so, what service does the animal provide? A
service dog must be trained to perform tasks that will assist a specific
individual with a disability. For example, open pushbutton handicapped
controlled doors, open and close French doors, open most handicapped entry
stalls in the restroom, even call for an elevator. Each service dog and handler
must meet precise criteria before qualification to work as a team. CQB K9 will
administer the AKA Good Citizen Conduct for K9 test to Diego before he is turned
over to Brad.
The Americans with Disabilities Act protects individuals
with physical, sensory, intellectual, mental and psychiatric disabilities who
use service dogs trained to perform specific tasks. United States federal law does not
require service dogs to be legally certified. However, because service dog laws
vary from state to state, it's good to know your state's laws. In addition, the
Service Animal Harness does not have any specific requirements either. It is
recommended that it indicate the animal is a service dog, and if in training
should so indicate.
Often a Do Not Pet patch can also be found on many service
dog harnesses, while on others there is an I Am Friendly patch. Further, there
is no requirement that a Service Dog wear a harness, or be on a leash if either
would prevent the animal from performing their service to/for their handler. For
veterans who may not display outward signs of disability, they may have a
Service Animal that alerts to a medical condition, or as an emotional support
animal for a PTSD victim. There are specific guidelines for emotional service
Some of the training teaches the K9 how to use a Jog a Dog
Treadmill. With Brad in a wheelchair for some time, the treadmill is used to be
sure Diego would get exercise, which burns up energy. More than just a workout,
this will keep Diego from pacing in the Gun Shop, allowing Brad and his staff
to work in peace and focus on customers.
Oftentimes we take for granted that our dogs will respond
the same way as we will. Not so. For instance, the banging and clanging of
grocery carts can spook some dogs, which is a requirement of a good service
animal to be non-responsive to these sounds and issues. Opening and closing
doors is another daily task that Diego has been very successful in learning and
mastering. He not only opens handicapped doors, he calls the elevator as well.
Another of Diego's major challenges has been helping him
overcome his prey drive, and instincts to herd. Children make unique noises
when they scream, chuckle, and when a group of them are in the park together.
As we walk past a park filled with laughing children, Diego instinctually feels
he has to herd them into a group, and gets anxious. In grocery stores, he
alerts on children, and has tried to grab them by their pants cuff, to push
them into the center, so he can herd them. These instincts and behaviors are
not conducive to Service Animal behavior.
Starting out simply as a K9 service animal handler, and
training my service animal to use his training to deliver kisses and hugs to
wounded warriors, and to fetch/retrieve the ball for wounded warriors, has
grown into training a K9 for a wounded warrior. It has developed into a small
organization: Service Animals 4 Warriors, SAW. This will include a line of gear
specifically for these K9 and their handlers: SAW Gear.
The plan is to turn Diego over to Brad in July during a
major East Coast tactical event, in an effort to have as many well wishers on
hand to see Diego, the newly trained Service Animal, and Brad come together
permanently. Brad Lang has been and continues to be an inspiration to me, and
someone I have come to respect deeply.
Chief Steve Bronson,
USN Ret, is the Official Ambassador for EODWF to the PACNORWEST, a lifetime
UDT/SEAL Assoc member, IACP Assoc member, IABTI Assoc member, and Lifetime NRA
member. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and through www.eodwarriorfoundation.org.
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As an issue, free trade may seem arcane to many voters, but in this increasingly global economy it remains one of the most controversial issues on the world stage and a debate could have been enlightening. Sanders is a harsh critic of the practice of out-sourcing jobs abroad, while Tarrant is a solid proponent of the need for businesses to be competitive while positioning themselves to be a leader in developing industries. The debate, however, was muted by Tarrant's preference to challenge Sanders on obscure votes (such as the Amber Alert) that not only distort Sanders' record, but also have little national significance. Similarly, the health care issue has no clear-cut answers and Sanders' concept of a single-payer system needs to be challenged. Tarrant opposes a universal single-payer system, though he supports a system in which markets such as Vermont's could cross state lines and form regions to help drive down health insurance rates. A thorough debate on both issues never happened and that's an opportunity lost for Vermont voters.Most disappointing, however, was Tarrant's luke-warm opposition to President Bush's War in Iraq, his support of Bush's drive to prosecute enemy combatants in military tribunals without what have long been considered legal rights by the international community, his support of Bush's tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, and a seeming disconnect as to the harm Bush's foreign policy blunders have done to undercut America's international prestige and influence. 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Okay... it's obvious that the Windows Phone game Pencil Blade is a Fruit Ninja knock off. But that doesn't mean it's not an enjoyable knock off.
Game play with Pencil Blade has you slicing pencil sketched fruit with your razor sharp pencil. Along the way you'll need to avoid slicing the drawn out bombs. Pencil Blade has three game modes and customizable pencil colors, backdrops and theme colors. It shares Fruit Ninja's addictive quality and the pencil sketchings give Pencil Blade a unique feel.
Pencil Sketch opens up with two of the three game modes available, Classic and Crazy. You'll need to slice your way through 2,012 pieces of fruit to unlock the third game mode, Compo+.
The Classic Mode has fruit flying through the air and your job is to slice them up before they leave the screen. Miss three and the game's over. You also have bombs being tossed about that you'll need to avoid. Slice a bomb and the game's over.
Crazy Mode has fruit flying all over the place and you have sixty seconds to slice as many as possible. There are bonus fruit to slow things down, double your points and start a frenzy. Bombs are present and deduct points and you lose the time needed for them to explode. You also have a bonus fruit that creates a force field that prevents bombs from coming into play.
The Compo+ mode has no bombs to get in your way, plenty of fruit and ninety seconds to see how many fruit you can slice and dice.
Pencil Blade does have a variety of backdrops, pencil slicing colors and themes to choose from in the settings. It may lack the splatter effects that Fruit Ninja has but it's still a fun game. My only nit is that at times, the bonus fruit falls along the edges of the screen making it really tough to slice. The game is also played in vertical orientation that takes a little bit of the elbow room out of play.
Pencil Blade may be a knock off of Fruit Ninja but the simplistic graphics puts a nice twist on the game. Pencil Blade is a free, ad supported game for your Windows Phone and you can find it here at the Windows Phone Store.


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I feel like Monday + Tuesday were so fantastic in the Ruffle Your Feathers theme week, but my skirt for today didn't turn out quite right.
Should you keep reading? Yes.
The thing is, I made it to wear to ballet class, but it's a little too street-ish. You have to be able to dance and move in class. This would be adorable with leggings, though! You'll just need to make a slight change, but I'll explain that later.
The material is actually extra from another skirt that I cut up to make a ballet skirt out of (which turned out fantastically and will be featured next week). I alternated it with extra fabric from our wedding... which sadly is starting to run out. I need more fabric! If you want to donate some to the cause, let me know ;)
You can make this skirt with any scrap fabric you have, which is the best part. Ready for the steps? Me too.
Make the base of your dress. This is where you'll need to make the adjustment (unless you're making this skirt for ballet). I measured mine off at 76 inches, you'll want yours to be a minimum of 86 and use much less of a taper. You want yours to wrap in front still, but leave nothing exposed. Mine cuts quite a bit away in front so that my legs have freedom. To get the shape, I folded it in half and cut the edge so they'd match once unfolded. Measure out the height of your skirt based on your own body- mine is about 12".
(2) Strip it. Cut out the strips of fabric to ruffle, then ruffle them (see previous post for gathering instructions if you've never done it before). I used 4 strips originally but ended up cutting off the bottom layer, it was too long for class. Remember to either hem the ruffles or else use Fray Check (my bff).
(3) Attach it. Add each of the layers (bottom first) on to your skirt. Sew them one after another all the way up to the top.
(4) Trim it. You'll just flip it over (top photo) and trim the fabric to match the line/edge of your base (middle photo). Flip it back over... done (bottom photo).
(5) Elasticize it. I added elastic to mine. I actually cut the elastic band out of a pair of John's old sweat pants in the donation pile. Just start by pinning the center of the elastic to the inside back center of the skirt. Begin to stitch it on, stretching the elastic out as you go (this is important!). There should be more fabric than elastic, because of the wrapping. However, if you want to make this skirt wrap-free (which would be super cute), just give it squared off edges and them them together at the end.
So, there you have it! Whether or not you're a ballerina, this is a super fun project. Speaking of ballet- I have class tonight! Yay! I'm super excited because today is "Princess Week". Our company has different themes now and then for the kids, but you know... I fully intend on taking advantage of this! I *will* be crafting something adorable to wear today. I wanted to wear my big ballerina tutu, but I can't find it. Boo. I hope you're enjoying Ruffle Your Feathers week! We have an awesome recipe for tomorrow (baked fries!) so be sure to check in. Have an extraordinary day and as always, thanks for reading! Pin It


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Steve Sullivan had a goal and an assist and Shea Weber had two assists as Nashville defeated the Ducks, 4-1, on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena.
The Ducks fell to 0-2 on their season-opening three-game road trip and lost in an opponent's home opener for the second straight night.
Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal on a one-time slap shot from the left point that made it through a screened goalie Jonas Hiller with Sheldon Brookbank serving an interference penalty.
Patric Hornqvist gave Nashville a 3-1 lead late in the second period when he batted the puck out of mid-air into the net from the right of the net.
David Legwand made it 4-1 in the third as he swiped in his own rebound on a rush up ice with J.P. Dumont.
The Ducks, who allowed 43 shots to Detroit on Friday, gave up 46 shots.
Marcel Goc started the scoring in the second period with a wrist shot from the lower left circle that beat Hiller in the top corner.
Saku Koivu tied it at 1 with a snap shot off a feed from Teemu Selanne. Cam Fowler sent an outlet pass up to Selanne and was credited for an assist for his first NHL point.
Ducks defenseman Luca Sbisa made his regular season debut after he was scratched Friday. Brett Festerling, recalled after Andy Sutton suffered a fractured thumb, did not play.
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Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne left the game with fewer than three minutes expired in the third period with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Anders Lindback, who made his NHL debut.


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Kardashians cause UK chaos as thousands camp overnight to see them
Thousands of fans stampede through police barriers after camping on the street overnight.
Ambulances were called as many fainted and needed medics.
Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian have only a limited amount of time in the UK, and their fans are well aware of this.
With that in mind, Westfield London Shopping Centre was overrun with crazed Kardashian fans eager to meet and greet their idols on Saturday morning.
Police and security guards struggled to control crowds of teenagers surging through the gates to see the sisters who were attempting to launch their Kardashian Kollection.
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Kim, 32, was wrapped warm for the promotional activity as she emerged from her hotel in the morning wearing a thick fur cape.
The reality TV star is used to being the centre of attention but even she would have been surprised at the response of her cross Atlantic followers.
Khloe, 28, had only arrived in the capital on Friday but got straight into the thick of things by joining her two sisters for the launch.
The X Factor USA host was concerned, however, about the huge amount of people that had turned up and especially the large number people who had camped over night.
Khloe said: 'We've already had such an amazing response to our signing at Westfield London today and are so excited to see everyone!
'We can't believe how many incredible fans are waiting outside (several thousand!) In order to keep everyone safe, Westfield had to action a contingency plan for those who stood in line overnight and allowed those people to stay in the car park.'
She continued: 'Anyone not already there is of course still welcome to come out today, but I wanted to send a personal message to make sure everyone stays safe!'
Once the girls took to the stage promptly at 12.30pm the shopping centre erupted with cheers and screams as the crowds went wild.
While Kim wore a predictably tight black dress with a gold belt, it was Khloe who looked the most fashionable.
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IRON RIVER, Mich. (AP) -- An Upper Peninsula man busted with a cooler of marijuana in his home has failed to convince an appeals court that it was an illegal seizure.
Christopher Bowser of Iron County is serving a 27-month prison sentence for marijuana possession. In 2010, officers noticed a cooler during a 90-minute interview with him.
Officers opened the cooler and found marijuana. The officers said the interview was cordial and that Bowser had disclosed the contents of the cooler before it was opened.
Bowser claimed he was coerced. But a federal appeals court last week said Bowser wanted to cooperate with the officers, who made no immediate arrest, pulled no guns and made no threats.
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Friday with Bianca!
I find myself sitting in a lecture by philosopher David Chalmers (it's titled 'The Singularity: A Philosophical Analysis') and realise that once again I am behind in writing my weekly post for edmodo – where do the hours go?! The layout of the room (a university lecture theatre) contradicts the focus of this post. It puts me in an uncomfortable and uncertain mood. I plan (as my title suggests) to blog about a student-centred, inquiry-based style of learning that seems anathema to the arrangement of this philosophy talk. And it prompts me to question the legitimacy of my vision for education. If a student's learning career culminates in a university education – an education still mired in content transfer, hierarchies and exam-driven assessments – then am I not doing my students a disservice by using Project Based Learning? But then I reflect on PBL (which is not anti-expert, but rather pro-expert and encourages both the seeking of experts as well as the development of expert-like qualities) and I remember that the top tier of university study is student-centred and inquiry-based. Cool.
David Chalmers is a very clever guy who uses very impressive logical/mathematical formulas to present his ideas about artificial intelligence and the relationship between consciousness and technology. I am not nearly as clever as David Chalmers, but I can offer an equation that I have much faith in:
PBL + edmodo = Awesome
This formula has been proven in my class over the last 6 months. PBL is my favourite thing at the moment, and if you've read my personal blog you'd think I had the words edmodo and PBL tattooed onto my brain. (I don't, I promise!) PBL is a tough nut to crack when you're working for a public school with limited resources and the pressure of external standardised tests breathing down your neck. PBL is hard because it requires quite a lot of planning as well as quite a lot of guts – you need to have faith in yourself as an educator and faith that your students will 'go with' your radicalised view of teaching and learning. Getting your students to work in small groups to complete a project that will be shared with a real-world audience is pretty daunting. But it is made so much easier, and made so much better, thanks to edmodo.
To make this post as user-friendly as possible, I'm just going to give you my 'Top 5 reasons why PBL + edmodo = awesome':
- PBL is about collaboration: Students work in small groups to conduct investigations and complete products. The small group feature in edmodo means that students can name their 'team' and communicate openly about their project within their own 'private' small group.
- PBL is about formative and summative assessment: Students (and unfortunately many teachers, parents and administrators) often see the end product – the 'assignment' – as the main focus of learning. PBL encourages students and teachers to see the acquisition of skills and knowledge as being on a continuum. Both formative and summative assessment can occur seamlessly within edmodo. Teachers can observe the contributions students make to their team or class group simply by looking at the edmodo group. I have been using the assignment feature in edmodo to set tasks throughout a project as well as at the end of the project.
- PBL is about creating products and conducting investigations as a team: As students grapple with the over-arching question for the project (e.g. Should art imitate life?) they complete small 'products' such as blog posts or posters as well as 'investigations' such as research reports or slideshows. Edmodo acts as the hub for sharing completed products via links, file uploads and embeds. Students can also quickly and easily share resources with the class or their team on edmodo, helping them to more successfully complete products and investigations.
- PBL is about real-world audiences: This is my favourite part about PBL. We hear so often that the world is shrinking because of our increasing connectivity, but often it is hard for teachers to harness this connectivity in the classroom. At the heart of PBL is a connectedness to the local and global community, encouraging students to interact with community members as they work on 'real-world' problems and projects. Edmodo, as a private and secure learning platform controlled by the teacher, means that experts from around the world can be invited to join students in their virtual classroom as temporary group members. Alternatively students can set their questions to the experts as 'public posts', share the link and await feedback.
- PBL is about planning for success and reflecting on learning: A big part of PBL is empowering students to work independently and interdependently. Projects are completed because students set goals each lesson and reflect on their learning. I found that using paper goal-setting sheets was impractical, bad for the environment and distracting. Edmodo solved this problem. At the beginning of each lesson, students add their learning goals to edmodo in a direct post to me, and at the end of the lesson they add a 'reply' to this same post reflecting on whether they achieved these goals and why or why not. It has been SO successful that my students no longer require prompting to plan and reflect.
I hope that this post has helped at least one teacher decide to take up the challenge of project based learning. Your students will love it – the planning stages are tough, but once you hand out the task, create the teams and set your students up on edmodo, you'll be 'hands-free' teaching before you know it!
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I was wondering if you have a 1:1 classroom. If not how many computers do your students have to use.
In principal my class is 1-1, as all students in yr 9-11 have been given a small lenovo netbook by our govt. However, the reality is that with some classes students are without computers for various reasons – in this situation, they share with their team-members. This is why I feel PBL works so well in classrooms where there may not be 1-1.
[…] small groups, also known as sub groups. You can use sub groups for things like differentiation, project-based learning or course […]
I really like your goal/reflection post that you have students do. I hadn't thought of that! Thanks for sharing!


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Holmgren Goes Out a Winner with Browns
CLEVELAND (AP) - Browns president Mike Holmgren is leaving the organization immediately.
Following Cleveland's 20-14 win over the rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, a Browns spokesman said the game was Holmgren's last with the team. The 64-year-old former coach had hoped to stay until the end of the season in an advisory role, but left open the possibility of an earlier departure.
He has been replaced by new owner Jimmy Haslam with CEO Joe Banner, who spent 19 years with Philadelphia. Holmgren spoke to several players and Haslam in the locker room. He will address the media on Monday.
The Browns went 12-31 under Holmgren, hired by former owner Randy Lerner to fix his franchise.
Holmgren has indicated he's still interested in coaching. There have been stories about him joining the Dallas Cowboys.
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