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The Committee on Education moves to amend the bill on page one, following the enacting clause, by striking the remainder of the bill and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5B-12, to read as follows:
§18-5B-12. School system collaborative innovation zones; legislative findings and intent; eligibility; designation; strategic plan for improvement; process for requesting exceptions; statutes, policies, rules and interpretations from which exceptions may not be requested or granted; state board rule; examples of innovations.
(a) Legislative findings and intent. --
(1) The Legislature created a performance-based accreditation system in 1988 and has amended these provisions several times, significantly in 1998 to set forth a process for improving education consisting of four elements: (i) High quality education standards; (ii) an assessment of the performance and progress of schools and school systems in achieving these standards with a primary focus on student learning; (iii) holding schools and school systems accountable for performance and progress to provide assurances that a thorough and efficient education is being provided; and (iv) a process for targeting resources strategically to improve teaching and learning. These provisions include a process for the state board to declare a state of emergency and intervene in the operation of a school system when its educational program does not meet the standards and it fails to implement an improvement plan or meet the plan's deadlines and improve with a reasonable time. Since the inception of these provisions, the state board has declared a state of emergency in nine county school systems and intervened, including delegating decision-making authority to the state superintendent or his or her designee for system operations. Of these nine school systems, three improved sufficiently over a period of time for the state of emergency to be rescinded, the longest of which took ten years and six months. Of the six systems remaining under state board intervention, although most are fairly recent, one school system has been under state intervention for more than ten years and its improvement is progressing slowly.
(2) School systems do not exist in a vacuum and external circumstances and events can have a significant impact on them and the students they serve, as well as on the system's capacity to deliver the thorough and efficient education to which those students are entitled. For example, the school system of a county which in the 1950's at its height of employment in coal production had a total population of about 100,000 residents, faced much different challenges than it does today with that county's total population now at 22,113 based on the 2010 census. This school system has lost nearly 70% of its enrollment in the past 30 years, declining from 11,715 students in 1981-82 to 3,535 in 2011-12. Along with the steep decline in the historical bedrock of employment in the county in the coal industry and the large number of middle class workers and services it supported, including housing, utilities and medical care, the county's rugged mountainous topography contributes to its vulnerability to natural disasters such as the devastating floods in 2001 and 2002 that swept away many homes and much of the infrastructure along the creek beds throughout the county. This topography also significantly limits the amount of land suitable for development and transportation networks, and makes planning for future economic development alternatives difficult. The social and economic byproducts of these external circumstances and events leave a school system with many atypical challenges for addressing the needs of its students and making the improvements in performance and progress needed to assure a thorough and efficient education.
(3) Among the findings, intent and purposes of this article are that: (i) Allowing exceptions from certain statutes, policies, rules and interpretations through the creation of innovation zones will enable greater local control over the important educational factors that impact student achievement and the delivery of educational services to improve student learning; and (ii) Innovation zones will provide greater flexibility and local control to meet the needs of a diverse population of students. In addition, among the findings of the Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zone Act as set forth in section eleven of this article are findings that when educators, parents, elected officials, business leaders, faith-based leaders, human service personnel, judicial personnel and civic leaders collectively work together they are often able to find innovative solutions to address school and community problems. Since the creation of this article, forty-five innovation zone projects have been approved by the state board, nine of which were Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zone projects. Twenty-seven policy waivers and five statutory waivers have been granted to enable implementation of these projects. In one county, an innovation zone project was expanded to all of the remaining schools in the county when the schools used the Local School Improvement Council waiver process to request and receive a statutory waiver to implement a comprehensive new teacher induction process county-wide. Collectively, these projects illustrate how local schools, and in some cases school systems, have increased their capacity by using the innovation zone process to collaboratively plan and implement a variety of changes to increase student engagement, develop more flexible schedules, enhance student and teacher ownership of the learning process and increase student achievement.
(4) In light of the foregoing findings, it is the intent of the Legislature though this section to create a special category of innovation zones entitled "School System Collaborative Innovation Zones" to provide an opportunity for a school system that has been under a state of emergency and subject to state board intervention for an extended period of time and that faces atypical challenges to the delivery of a thorough and efficient education, to seek and receive exceptions to certain statutes, policies, rules and interpretations applicable throughout the county or at certain schools within the county as needed to best serve the interests of improving educational capacity to meet the needs of its students. This section is intended as an additional tool for an eligible school system in collaboration with community and business partners to plan and implement new approaches to improve the performance and progress of the students, schools and system to achieve full approval at the earliest possible date. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the process for an eligible school system to apply for exceptions under this section should allow multiple opportunities to apply for additional exceptions as the system moves forward with its partners toward fulfillment of its improvement goals.
(b) School System Eligibility --
The eligibility of a school system to be designated as a school system collaborative innovation zone in accordance with this section is restricted to school systems that: (1) Are under a state of emergency due to nonapproval status and subject to state board intervention on the date of initial designation and for at least the preceding ten consecutive years; (2) face atypical challenges to the delivery of a thorough and efficient education as determined by the state board in its sole discretion; and (3) are engaged in a public-private partnership to begin addressing these challenges both within the school system and in the community at large.
(c) Designation of School System Collaborative Innovation Zones –-
(1) Upon the request of an eligible school system, the state board may designate a school system as a school system collaborative innovation zone. The request shall be accompanied by a strategic plan for improvement as provided in subsection (d) of this section and the plan shall serve as the basis for the innovation zone activities of the school system. The decision to approve or disapprove a request by a school system to be designated as a school system collaborative innovation zone is at the sole discretion of the state board. If the request is disapproved, the state board shall provide the school system with its reasons for disapproving the request and provide the school system with an opportunity to again request the designation.
(2) The designation as a school system collaborative innovation zone authorizes the school system to submit requests as provided in subsection (e) of this section to the state board for exceptions to statutes, policies, rules and interpretations that are required to permit implementation by the school system of the innovative strategies contemplated in its strategic plan for school improvement. The designation shall be for a period of five years, during which the school system may submit multiple individual requests for exceptions to permit implementation of different strategies contemplated in the plan as the strategies are developed. Each request for an exception shall be submitted and may be approved by the state board in accordance with subsection (e) of this subsection.
(3) A school system designated as a school system collaborative innovation zone may request and the state board may approve amendments to the strategic plan for improvement. Prior to submission to the state board, a requested amendment must be approved under the same procedures as set forth in subsection (d) of this section for plan approval.
(4) The expiration of the designation does not negate any exceptions to statutes, policies, rules or interpretations granted to the school system, unless and until specifically revoked, repealed or modified by the state board or by the Legislature as applicable. If, at the end of its five-year designation, the school system it has outstanding items in its strategic plan of improvement that it still wants to pursue, the state board may, upon the request of the school system, extend the designation for and additional two years but only for the purpose of pursuing those outstanding items.
(5) In accordance with the intent of this section as an additional tool for planning and implementing new approaches to improve the performance and progress of the students, schools and school system to achieve full approval at the earliest possible date, the state board shall rescind the state of emergency and nonapproval status of a school system designated as a school system collaborative innovation zone as soon as the requisite conditions are met as provided in section five, article two-e of this chapter, notwithstanding the designation. If a school system that has been designated as a school system collaborative innovation zone is subsequently issued a school system approval status that would make it ineligible for the designation, the designation shall remain in effect until the end of the five year designation period. In addition, if the school system has outstanding items in its strategic plan of improvement that it still wants to pursue, the state board may, upon the request of the school system, extend the designation for an additional two years, but only for the purpose of pursuing those outstanding items.
(d) Strategic Plan for Improvement --
(1) Prior to submitting a request to the state board for designation as a school system collaborative innovation zone, the school system shall establish a strategic plan for improvement which shall be submitted with the request and shall serve as the basis for the innovation zone activities of the school system. The plan shall include, but is not limited to the following:
(A) A description of the challenges affecting the quality of education in the county that the school system collaboative innovation zone has identified and plans to develop measures address;
(B) A description of potential strategies that will be explored by the collaborative for addressing the challenges;
(C) Identification of the priorities of the collaborative for implementing the various strategies and tentative time lines for addressing them; and
(D) A description of the collaborative partners and the potential strategies to be undertaken in collaboration with the school system or in the community at large, or both, to help improve the quality of education in the county.
(2) Establishment of the plan is subject to the following procedures for plan development and approval:
(A) The school system in collaboration with its public-private partnership shall conduct public town hall meetings in at least two schools in the county for the dual purposes of (i) presenting information on the opportunity and process for requesting designation as a school system collaborative innovation zone; and (ii) soliciting input from those in attendance on the challenges affecting the quality of education in the county and the potential strategies and priorities for addressing them;
(B) The county superintendent shall hold a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the input gathered at the public town hall meetings and developing the strategic plan for improvement. The meeting shall include the principals employed within the county, the chairs of the faculty senates of each school in the county, employee organization representatives, parents and other stakeholders;
(C) The county superintendent shall hold a meeting of the regularly employed school employees in the county for the purpose of providing the employees an opportunity to examine and discuss the strategic plan for improvement;
(D) The county superintendent shall direct that a vote of all regularly employed school employees in the county be conducted to determine the level of school employee support for the strategic plan for improvement. The vote shall be by secret ballot administered by the panels created in subsection (c) section six of this article for each school and shall be administered in accordance with said subsection. For the vote to be valid, ballots must be cast by at least fifty percent of all regularly employed school employees in the county. The plan may not be submitted to the state board and the state board may not designate the school system as a school system collaborative innovation zone unless at least two-thirds of the employees voting vote to submit the plan.
(3) The plan is intended to serve as the basis for the innovation zone activities of the school system and to provide a vision for the school improvement goals it will work to accomplish in collaboration with its school and community partners. The plan is not intended as a limit on the normal school improvement activities that all school systems are expected to pursue, nor is the plan intended as a restriction on the ability of the school system or its schools to pursue other innovative strategies in accordance with the other provisions of this article, specifically the designation as a Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zone in accordance with section eleven of this article.
(e) Process for Requesting and Approving Exceptions to Statutes, Policies, Rules and Interpretations --
(1) A school system designated as a school system collaborative innovation zone may request an exception to a statute, policy, rule or interpretation by submitting an application to the state board that contains the following information:
(A) A description of the program or initiative the school system intends to implement as an innovative strategy to improve student achievement if the request is approved by the state board;
(B) An explanation of the specific exception to a statute, policies, rule or interpretation, in the singular or plural, that the school system has identified as prohibiting or constraining the implementation of the program or initiative and why the exception is necessary;
(C) An explanation of how the program or initiative furthers the activities contemplated in the strategic plan for improvement;
(D) A certification by the county superintendent that the request for an exception was approved by a vote of the eligible employees in accordance with the process for voting as set forth in section six of this article, except that notwithstanding subsection (d) of said section six, at least two-thirds of the eligible employees voting must vote to request the exception for it to be approved for submission to the state board: Provided, That for the vote to be valid, ballots must be cast by at least fifty percent of the eligible employees; and
(E) Any other information the state board requires as set forth in its rule pursuant to subsection (g) of this section.
(2) The state board shall review request in accordance with the standards adopted by the board in its rule and shall determine whether to approve or disapprove the request. The approval or disapproval of a request is at the sole discretion of the state board. Any approval requirement not contained within this section does not apply.
(3) Except as provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, the state board shall approve or disapprove the request within thirty days of receipt, subject to the following:
(A) No exceptions to state board policies, rules or interpretations are granted unless the state board approves the request at least conditionally pursuant to subdivisions (2) and (5) of this subsection; and
(B) If the request is disapproved, the state board shall communicate its reasons for the disapproval to the school system and shall make recommendations for improving the request. The school system may amend and resubmit the request.
(4) Upon approval of the request by the state board, all of the exceptions to state board policies, rules and interpretations the were requested are granted; and
(5) If a request, or a part thereof, may not be implemented unless an exception to a statute is granted by an Act of the Legislature, the state board may approve the request, or the part thereof, only upon the condition that the Legislature acts to grant the exception. If the state board approves a request on that condition, the state board shall submit the request for an exception to a statute, along with supporting reasons, to the Legislative Oversight Commission of Education Accountability. The commission shall review the request and make a recommendation to the Legislature regarding the exception requested.
(f) Statutes, policies, rules and interpretations from which an exception may not be requested or granted --
(1) A school system collaborative innovation zone may not request an exception nor may an exception be granted from any of the following:
(A) A required statewide assessment program administered by the West Virginia Department of Education;
(B) Any provision of law or policy required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public Law No. 107-110 or other federal law; and
(C) Sections two and seven, article two, chapter eighteen-a of this code and sections seven-a, seven-b, eight and eight-b, article four, chapter eighteen-a of this code, except that a school system collaborative innovation zone may make a job posting for a teacher vacancy in accordance with the procedures and the approval by a vote of the teachers as provided in section eight of this article.
(g) State Board Rule --
(1) The state board shall promulgate a rule, including an emergency rule if necessary, in accordance with article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement this section. The rule shall include, but is not limited to, the following provisions:
(A) The manner and process for a school system collaborative innovation zone to request an exception from a statute, policy, rule or interpretation;
(B) The contents of the request, which must include a general description of the innovations that the collaborative seeks to institute;
(C) Factors to be considered by the state board when evaluating a request, which shall include, but are not limited to, the following factors:
(i) Support from teachers, service personnel, parents, students, the county board of education, the local school improvement council and school business partners; and
(ii) The potential for an applicant to be successful in raising student achievement; and
(D) Standards for the state board to review the request and to make determinations on approval or disapproval.
(h) State Board Review and Reports –-
The state board or its designated committee shall perform annual performance reviews and provide reports in accordance with section seven of this article on the progress of school system collaborative innovation zones designated pursuant to this section.
(i) Examples of potential areas for innovation –-
(1) In exploring potential areas of innovation for inclusion in its strategic plan for improvement, a school system seeking designation as a school system collaborative innovation zone may in its sole discretion consider the following:
(A) Allowing increased collaborative site based decision-making powers over the budgeting for and spending on programs and services for students;
(B) Allowing increased collaborative site based decision-making powers over teacher recruitment;
(C) Allowing a collaborative process which ensures accountability and transparency to all stakeholders;
(D) Allowing a collaborative process which provides input and demonstrative buy-in from education personnel regarding appropriate professional development, supports, resources and working conditions;
(E) Allowing a collaborative site based process to reduce certain requirements to allow school based education personnel to meet the school's mission;
(F) Allowing, through a collaborative site based process, flexibility to the school calendar to achieve the instructional day goal provided by section forty-five, article five of this chapter;
(G) Allowing, through a collaborative site based process, flexibility to the alternative teacher certification provided in section one-a, article three, chapter eighteen-a of the code;
(H) Utilizing virtual school courses aligned with the Southern Regional Education Board's Standards for Quality Online Courses; and
(J) Other innovation zone plans approved under the provisions of this article and being implemented in other schools and school systems throughout the state.
(2) For any county that is designated as an innovation zone under the provisions of this section and to the extent the following provisions are applicable:
(A) The county commission of the designated county shall collaborate with the Office of Coalfield Community Development in including any land and infrastructure needs in the land use master plan provided for in section nine, article two-a, chapter five-b of this code. These needs may include, but are not limited to, advancement of public education, economic development, highway development, recreational amenities and housing development;
(B) An area health organization, such as the Tug River Health Association, Inc., is authorized to work with the county board to address the health, wellness and fitness needs of students, parents, school personnel and all others in the county. The organization may partner with the Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health and the Marshall University Medical School in addressing these needs. In addressing the health, wellness and fitness needs, the following should be considered:
(i) New evaluations of school-aged children are needed to reassess their health status and direct further interventions;
(ii) Prior to developing new assessment tools and initiating programs, a comprehensive inventory of prior assessment tools and programs is needed to determine their strengths and weaknesses. This can direct further studies and interventions;
(iii) New assessment tools should include objective markers of disease as well as subjective opinions of individual health status and barriers to health;
(iv) Objective and subjective data should be linked at individual and disease specific levels;
(v) Disease specific data may be used to address common barriers to health as perceived by a specific population and tailor interventions to these specific populations;
(vi) The effectiveness of interventions should be assessed using the same health status markers used to develop the intervention;
(vii) Interventions should use available technology that allows individuals to track measures of health and provide assistance in making informed decisions about their health;
(viii) Assessments and interventions should be developed and implemented using community-based participatory research models; and
(ix) Assessments and interventions should be multidisciplinary, collaborative efforts with existing organizations and programs; and
(C) Concord University is authorized to work with the county board on innovative strategies to address challenges facing the school system and community, including but not limited to, the areas of critical need and shortage in the teaching force, educator professional development and improving the college going rate. In addressing the areas of critical need shortage in the teaching force, consideration should be given to the implementation of an intensively supervised and mentored teacher-in-residence program for prospective teachers during their senior year in lieu of student teaching. The implementation of a teacher-in-residence program shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) An agreement between the university and the county board with the county board to implement a teacher-in-residence program in the public schools of the county that provides for the program of instruction for the teacher-in-residence, including but not limited to, the responsibilities for supervision and mentoring by the institution's educator preparation program, the school principal, and peer teachers and mentors, and the responsibilities for the formal instruction or professional development necessary for the teacher-in-residence to perfect his or her professional practice skills;
(ii) Approval of the agreement in subparagraph (i) of this subdivision by the state board;
(iii) A requirement that a prospective teacher in a teacher-in-residence program must have first completed the content area preparation courses and passed the appropriate state board approved basic skills and subject matter test or tests required by the state board for teachers to become certified in the area for which licensure is being sought;
(iv) A teacher-in-residence may serve only in a teaching position in the county which has been posted and no other teacher fully certified for the position has been employed;
(v) Establishment by the state superintendent of a temporary, non renewable teacher-in-residence permit that provides for the qualifications issuance of the permit in accordance with sections one and two-a, article three, chapter eighteen-a of this code;
(vi) A requirement for the teacher-in-residence to have been issued a teacher-in-residence permit qualifying the teacher-in-residence to teach in his or her assigned position as the teacher of record;
(vii) Provisions for the salary and benefit costs for the position in which the teacher-in-residence is assigned to be used as specified in the agreement between the university and the county board for program support and for the payment of a stipend to the teacher-in-residence. These salary and benefit costs shall be calculated at the level of a teacher with a bachelor's degree with zero years of experience; and
(viii) Other provisions required by the state board, if any."


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Mark Bittman posted a piece yesterday in his NYT The Minimalist column titled Your Morning Pizza. In it, he praises the untraditional breakfast — breakfasts that contain foods like "black olives, quinoa, miso, dried tomatoes, sesame oil, bok choy, wheat berries, roasted carrots." Bittman has decided that everything is fair game for breakfast. I agree.
I have long allowed my children to eat leftovers from the night before for breakfast. It makes more sense to me to send my boys off to school having eaten a bowl of leftover rice or pasta than after having eaten boxed cereal (not that they don't eat that on occasion, too). Bittman says in his piece that to most Americans, it doesn't seem appropriate to start making what amounts to dinner at seven in the morning. It's one thing to eat leftover pizza, pasta, roast chicken, soup, whatever; it's entirely another to start cooking them while your tea or coffee is still brewing.
Why is that? I'm sure part of the reason is time. There often isn't a lot of time in the morning to cook a meal. Cereal and bagels are quick. But other foods can be quick, too. How long does it take to make a grilled cheese sandwich? Five minutes? Why isn't a grilled cheese considered breakfast food in most homes? It is in my house, even if my husband does look at me like I'm a little kooky when I make it for my 6 year old.
Why not a quesadilla made with yesterday's taco night leftovers for breakfast? Why not a big bowl of peas? (My 9 year old has had that on occasion before school.) Why not a salad? Think of how much easier it would be to get more vegetables in your family's diet if all vegetables were fair game for breakfast.
I've already been allowing leftovers for breakfast in my house. But I think it's time to rethink breakfast even further. Reading Bittman's piece makes me want to do a full week experiment. For the next week, everything is fair game in my house for breakfast — as long as it's healthy and I have the time to make it, of course.
Anyone want to join me in the experiment? Let me know in the comments section below. I'll let you know how the experiment went in my house a week from today.


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LIFETIME ORDERS SCRIPTED PILOT "HR" (working title)
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 30, 2012) - Lifetime has ordered the scripted pilot HR (working title) for 2013, it was announced today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President, Programming, of Lifetime Networks.
In HR, after a head injury alters her outlook on life, the uptight Director of Human Resources for a global company throws standard corporate practices out the window and inspires the business to strive for new ambitions and profits. Her newly liberated managerial style and untraditional female point-of-view in a predominately male company is a welcome relief to some, while others see it as a threat to their power and position within the corporate structure -- testing the workplace relationships inside and out of this seemingly traditional office. Written by Glenn Porter (I Melt with You), HR will be executive produced by Aaron Kaplan and Kapital Entertainment (Terra Nova, The Neighbors, GCB) and co-executive produced by Porter and Michael Lohmann.
HR joins the recently announced pilot orders for Cinnamon Girl, The Secret Lives of Wives (working title) and Witches of East End.
Lifetime's current scripted slate includes The Client List, starring and executive produced by Jennifer Love Hewitt, which wrapped its first season in June; season six of the hit drama Army Wives; Drop Dead Diva, currently in its fourth season; and the recently picked up drama Devious Maids.
Lifetime Television is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment and information programming, and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and their families. The network posted major growth in viewership among the key demographics in Second Quarter 2012 versus Second Quarter 2011, posting a 13% jump among Women 18-49, +5% among Adults 18-49 and +1% in Women 25-54. Additionally, among Women 18-49, Lifetime marked the network's strongest 2Q growth in 10 years. Lifetime Television(R), LMN(R), Lifetime Real Women(R) and Lifetime Digital(TM) are part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC, a subsidiary of A+E Networks. A+E Networks is a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal.


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Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has approved Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation technology (TMS)
Singapore: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has approved Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation technology (TMS), a non-invasive, non-drug therapeutic device that delivers highly-focused magnetic pulses to stimulate and activate neurons in localized regions of the brain, developed by NeuroStar, for the treatment of major depressive disorder.
Neuronetics will work with distribution partner BR Holdings, a Seoul-based leader in medical device technology, to provide sales, marketing and clinical support as medical facilities and physicians adopt NeuroStar, which is already deployed at more than 550 installations worldwide.
"The MFDS approval of NeuroStar significantly extends Neuronetics' global leadership in addressing the need for a safe, effective, non-drug treatment for depression," said Mr Bruce Shook, CEO, Neuronetics "Our distribution partnership with BR Holdings will enable us to rapidly scale up delivery of the NeuroStar TMS system into the world's 15th largest economy, which represents a remarkable opportunity to meet the needs of millions of depression patients who need an option beyond drug therapy."


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This was a fun interview I did for new lifestyle website The Aesthete.
The article is written by NY Times writer CHRISTOPHER PETKANAS and the photography was done by TATIJANA SHOAN.
There is a little bit of everything in the article. Fencing history, my goals, a bit about my new book American Fencer: Modern Lessons from an Ancient sport and more!
Check it out: http://www.theaesthete.com/story/view.dT/sabers-in-the-city
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Destination guide: Paris, France
Paris is the capital of France and one of the most famous cities in Europe.
Each year, thousands of tourists arrive in the so-called "City of Love" to visit the Eiffel Tower, the River Seine, the Moulin Rouge, the Olympic Stadium, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre Museum, the Champs Elysees and Notre Dame Cathedral, as well as many other attractions.
Paris has a bohemian, inspiring and sublime atmosphere, which is why it's normal to see artists looking for their muses, poets reciting their poetry and people reading in public. Plan your trip to Paris and discover all the charm this city has to offer.
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Paris - History Overview
In the 3rd century BC a tribe of Celtic Gauls known as the Parisii settled on what is now the Île de la Cité. Centuries of conflict between the Gauls and Romans ended in 52 BC, and in 508 Frankish king Clovis I made Paris seat of his united Gaul kingdom.
In the 9th century France was beset by Scandinavian Vikings; within three centuries these 'Norsemen' started pushing towards Paris, which had risen so rapidly in importance that construction had begun on the cathedral of Notre Dame in the 12th century, the Louvre was built as a riverside fortress around 1200, the beautiful Ste-Chapelle was consecrated in 1248 and the Sorbonne opened its doors in 1253.
Many of the city's most famous buildings and monuments were erected during the Renaissance at the end of the 15th century. But in less than a century Paris was again in turmoil, as clashes between Huguenot (Protestant) and Catholic groups increased. The worst such incident was the so-called St Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572, in which 3000 Huguenots who had gathered in Paris to celebrate the wedding of Henri of Navarre (later King Henri IV) were slaughtered.
Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, ascended the throne in 1643 at the age of five and ruled until 1715, virtually emptying the national coffers with his ambitious building and battling. His greatest legacy is the palace at Versailles. The excesses of Louis XVI and his queen, Marie-Antoinette, in part led to an uprising of Parisians on 14 July 1789 and the storming of the Bastille prison – kick-starting the French Revolution.
France struggled under a string of mostly inept rulers until a coup d'état in 1851 brought Emperor Napoleon III to power. He oversaw the construction of a more modern Paris, with wide boulevards, sculpted parks and modern sewer system. Like his pugnacious uncle, however, Napoleon had a taste for blood, which led to his costly and unsuccessful war with Prussia in 1870. When the masses in Paris heard of their emperor's capture by the enemy, they took to the streets, demanding that a republic be declared. Despite its bloody beginnings, the Third Republic ushered in the glittering and very creative period known as the belle époque (beautiful age), celebrated for its graceful art nouveau architecture and advances in the arts and sciences.
By the 1930s, Paris was a centre for the artistic avant-garde and had established its reputation among free-thinking intellectuals. This was all cut short by the Nazi occupation of 1940; Paris remained under direct German rule until 25 August 1944.
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Online Death Records, Indexes and Obituaries - Latest Additions and Updates
The Online Death Records Indexes and Obituaries website has been updated with links to the following items...
- Arkansas Death Certificate Search 1935-1961
- Washington County: Fayetteville Public Library Obituary Records Index 1868-2010
- Los Angeles County: Pacific Crest Cemetery Burials (Redondo Beach, CA)
- Los Angeles County: Harbor View Memorial Cemetery Burials (San Pedro, CA)
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- La Plata County: Animas City Cemetery Burials (includes photographs of the grave markers)
- La Plata County: Greenmount and Animas City Cemeteries - Burials Map (Durango, CO)
- La Plata County Coroner Records, early 1893-early 1914
- Logan County: Riverside Cemetery Burials (Sterling, Colorado)
- San Juan County: Hillside Cemetery Burials (Silverton, CO)
- Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937 from FamilySearch
- Gooding County Obituary Index 1946-1947, 1980-1991 and 1993-2011
- McDonough County Probate Case Files Index 1833-1925
- Vermilion County: Danville Jewish Community Obituaries
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- Des Moines County: Burlington Public Library Genealogy Index (indexes birth and marriage announcements, and obituaries in local newspapers from the 1830s-1897)
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- Boone County Cemetery Registers
- Maine Vital Records, 1670-1907 from FamilySearch (birth, marriage and death returns; currently indexed from 1892-1907)
- Oxford County: Town of Dixfield Cemeteries
- Penobscot County: City of Brewer Cemetery Records (includes North Brewer Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, and Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Washington County Obituary Locator 1790-2011 (update: more years added)
- Calhoun County: Albion Area Obituaries Index and Riverside Cemetery Records 1830s-present (update: more years added)
- Wadena County Death Index 1880-February 1994
- Jones County Cemeteries
- Carson City Recorder Genealogy Indexes: includes birth records index 1867-1957; death records index 1887-1957; and burial indexes for Lone Mountain Cemetery and Empire Cemetery (update: more indexes added)
New Mexico
- Rio Abajo Area of Central New Mexico - Burial Records (downloadable research papers - 3 volumes) for the villages of Tomé, San Fernando, Los Enlames, Valencia, Peralta, Casa Colorada and Manzano, 1793-1956
New Jersey
- Warren County: Belvidere Apollo Obituary Index 1826-1914 (update: more years added)
New York
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North Carolina
- Craven County: New Bern Obituaries and Death Notices Index 1751-1927 and 1968-Recent (update: more years added)
North Dakota
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- Butler County: Butler Area Public Library Online Obituary Database 1818-2012 (update: more years added)
- Montgomery County: Lower Merion Historical Society Burial Records Search
- Philadelphia: Christ Church Philadelphia Genealogy Search (includes Baptisms 1709-1900, Marriages 1709-1913, and Burials 1709-1900)
- Westmoreland County Estate and Marriage License Search
South Carolina
- South Carolina Death Index 1915-1961 (update: years 1960 and 1961 added)
South Dakota
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- Shelby County: Zion Christian Cemetery Burials (African American cemetery in Memphis)
- Sumner County Genealogy Indexes (includes cemeteries and funeral home records)
- Texas Death Records 1977-1986 from FamilySearch (not yet fully indexed; includes digitized copies of the death certificates)
- Lamar County Death and Cemetery Records Database (update: more entries added)
- Bennington County: Pownal Historical Society (includes cemetery burials, deaths 1921-1980 and other items)
- Arlington County: Arlington National Cemetery Burials (from the official website of Arlington National Cemetery)
- Fairfax County: Civil War Veterans Buried in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Forest County: Crandon Public Library Local History Obituary Index 1890-1925, 1992-1994, 2001-2003 and 2005-recent (update: more years added)
- Green Bay Area Research Center Genealogy Indexes; includes: Brown County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1821-1976; Oconto County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1857-1952; Outagamie County Probate Case Files, 1853-1958 (listed in the Brown County section)
- La Crosse Public Library Genealogy Index; indexes obituaries 1904-1960, 1968-1969, and 1983-present; also has indexes for birth, marriage, divorce and cemetery records (update: more years added)
- Langlade County Genealogical Society Cemeteries Index
- Walworth County: Lake Geneva Public Library Obituary and Birth Announcement Indexes
This is a list of the most recent additions. There are many more links for death records indexes at: Online Death Records Indexes and Obituaries
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FRISCO, Texas (Aug. 14, 2014) - Earlier today, city officials, community leaders, and children at the Jubilee Park and Community Center gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new, state-of-the-art soccer field, which will be completed and officially dedicated in October.
The community field is the result of an exciting new partnership between the FC Dallas Foundation and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The completed field will benefit hundreds of children at Jubilee and the wider Dallas community on a year-round basis. The UAE Embassy will donate the funds to construct the field, and FC Dallas will provide ongoing coaching and soccer programming for the community center.
"We are honored to join the UAE Embassy in bringing such a high quality field to the children in our community," said Melissa Reddick, FC Dallas Foundation director. "Having a nice, safe place to play sports is a luxury too many children in our community still don't have. This is the third community field we have helped build in the Metroplex, and we can't wait to see it finished and begin bringing soccer clinics and coaching to the children of this community."
The Jubilee Park community field is the first field that the UAE Embassy and FC Dallas have built together.
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"I can't imagine a better place for this new field, right here in the heart of Dallas," said UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba. "The Jubilee Park and Community Center is a cornerstone of this community, and we look forward to seeing the completed field later this fall. We are excited to partner with the FC Dallas Foundation and provide local kids the opportunity to enjoy soccer all year round."
Dallas is the sixth U.S. city to receive the gift of a soccer field from the UAE Embassy. The Embassy has collaborated with local community partners across the U.S. to provide deserving children access to quality programming by building new soccer fields in: Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, East Los Angeles and Miami.
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"This field will be a game-changer for our students and our community," said Ben Leal, executive director of Jubilee Park and Community Center. "The Center is honored to be chosen by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and the FC Dallas Foundation to receive such a wonderful gift that will enhance the quality of life for our community."
Matar Al Khzaimi, head of the UAE medical office in Houston; Dan Hunt, FC Dallas president; Moises Hernandez, FC Dallas Homegrown defender; Melissa Reddick, FC Dallas Foundation director and John Wagner, president of Hunt Sports Group were joined at the groundbreaking event by Dallas City Councilmember Adam Medrano and local families and children. The kids were treated to a skills clinic to mark the occasion.
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Jubilee Park & Community Center is a leader in Dallas in neighborhood revitalization. The mission of Jubilee is to be a catalyst for community renewal and enrichment to the southeast Dallas/Fair Park neighborhood, with special emphasis on comprehensive, community revitalization and the education of children and adults. Founded in 1997 through a collaboration between AmeriCorps, Habitat for Humanity, Greater Dallas Community of Churches and Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Jubilee seeks to improve lives and strengthen community.


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A man accused of attacking former Casualty actor Clive Mantle and severely disfiguring his ear has told a court he was defending himself from the "big monster" that he thought was going to kill him.
Philip McGilvray, 33, admits biting the ear of Mr Mantle but says he was acting in self-defence after the actor had pinned him to the floor.
Along with Alan French, 32, McGilvray denies wounding with intent in the incident that took place in a hotel in Newcastle last year.
Mr Mantle, 56, had been working locally and was staying in the Quayside Travelodge.
McGilvray told the jury at Newcastle Crown Court that he had been drinking with his friends since the afternoon and had returned to the hotel in the early hours.
The pair then began walking along the hotel corridors looking for French's room, McGilvray said, and that is when he became aware of the actor coming out of his room to tell them to be quiet.
"I turned around and the next thing I was taken out by this big guy. I'm not sure if he punched me or clothes-lined me," he said.
"It was like being hit by a car. I was on my back and Mr Mantle was straight on top of me. I had one arm in front of me and the other under my back and I could not move.
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He told the court that he thought he had no alternative than to bite the ear of Mr Mantle to stop the attack.
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"I know every feeling and emotion that Mr Mantle has been through. I'm disgusted with myself and ashamed with myself," he said.
McGilvray told the court he had previously been in trouble for fighting and had been convicted of assault. He also said his brother had been stabbed to death in the street.
Jolyon Perks, prosecuting, accused McGilvray of talking "absolute rubbish" and said he lied to the police when he was first interviewed.
Mr Perks said after the altercation the pair had left the scene for three hours and eventually returned later after trying to check into a different hotel.
But when the police initially interviewed him under caution, he said he could not remember what had happened and the last thing he recalled was being in a club.
"You lost your temper when you were drunk and went over the top, way over the top," Mr Perks said. "You were unable to explain to the police in your interview what Clive Mantle could possibly have done to justify your reaction. You did it because when you are drunk your character changes and you decided that you were going to disfigure him."


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This season, Lisa forges ahead with her plan to add another restaurant to her growing empire but when her new partners Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz show their inexperience, the veteran restaurateur butts heads with them every step of the way. Newly single and nearly divorced, Scheana finds herself at the center of the SUR gossip when rumors about her new relationship begin to swirl. Ariana and Tom face one of the biggest fights of their relationship, as Tom's loyal dedication to his friends makes Ariana feel like an afterthought. When Lala convinces Lisa to give her one last chance at SUR, the former outcast finds herself in an unlikely new role of peacekeeper, which complicates her friendship with James as he deals with a shocking rumor about his sex-life. Stassi tries to salvage her four-year relationship with Patrick, while Kristen devotes her energy to breaking up Jax and Brittany rather than focusing on her own relationship. Jax finds himself faced with a shocking accusation that could risk losing the best relationship he's ever had. Brittany wonders whether or not to stand by her man and the SUR gang is torn down the middle as they must decide where their loyalties lie.
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The Gator pitching staff came through with nine shutout innings Wednesday night as Florida breezed to a 15-0 victory over the Campbell Camels at McKethan Stadium. Freshman starter Travis Lawler gave the Gators five solid innings and the Florida bullpen preserved the shutout with four spotless innings of relief.
"It was a lot better being out there not during my first outing," said Lawler, who earned his first collegiate victory. "I felt a lot more comfortable and was working on it the whole week. It helps my confidence a lot, especially now that I have a win under my belt."
Lawler gave up just three hits and allowed only one Camel as far as second base as he lowered his ERA from 12.27 to 5.19.
J.K. LaCoste, Cody Barnes, Stephen Locke and Kyle Mullaney each followed Lawler with a scoreless inning.
As they did Tuesday night, Florida scored early and often to put the game away. Clayon Pisani started the first inning with a one out walk, and was doubled in by a Cole Figueroa shot to left-center field. One out later Bryson Barber walked and Jonathan Pigott extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a run-scoring base hit to left field to drive home Figueroa. Pigott also contributed with a great catch in the eighth inning.
"He [Pigott] can swing the bat well," O'Sullivan said. "It was really nice to see him make that catch out there. It's nice to see a guy give some good effort when you're up by a bunch. I know the pitchers appreciate it. [Pigott] has been consistent. He's as strong as an ox. He does fly under the radar and I really don't know why."
A one-out single by Teddy Foster got things going in the second inning. He advanced on a fielder's choice and scored on a double by Pisani. A walk and an error followed, bringing home Pisani to make it 4-0.
The Gators scored three times in the third inning. Evan Chambers reached on an error and Foster followed with a walk to set the stage for Matt den Dekker, who hammered a moon shot of a home run that landed on the road behind right field to make it 7-0.
"I'm getting in there and getting more at-bats trying to see the ball better," den Dekker said. "I'm feeling a lot more comfortable."
The Gators scored three more times in the seventh thanks to a landmark home run by a freshman. Jon Townsend reached third on a throwing error by the Campbell third baseman and came home on a one-out single by Hampton Tignor. That set the stage for freshman Chris Freshcorn, who hit a two-run homer on his first collegiate swing to put the Gators out front, 10-0.
"I was just ready to get my first at-bat," Freshcorn said. "It was a fastball down the middle. I was looking fastball the whole time."
Not only was it Freshcorn's first collegiate swing, Coach O'Sullivan said it was his first swing in a couple weeks.
"He's really loosey-goosey," O'Sullivan said. "He was sitting on the bench and I asked him if he could swing. He hadn't taken batting practice in weeks. I don't even think he took any practice swings, and the first pitch he sees he hits out. He's got a great mind for the game. That's kind of how he is."
The Gators continued to score runs in bunches in the eighth inning. Pigott got a rally going with a two-out infield single, his third hit of the game. After a Townsend walk, Chambers got his first career hit on a single to left. When the Campbell left fielder didn't come up with the ball cleanly, Pigott and Townsend scored while Chambers ended up on third base. Tignor followed that with his first career home run, a two-run shot that made it 14-0. After den Dekker followed with a double off the left field wall, Freshcorn continued his impressive debut with a two-strike single up the middle to bring den Dekker around.
"He might be our toughest guy to strike out," O'Sullivan said. "We make jokes about it. To square up two balls like that without taking batting practice in a few weeks is pretty impressive."
The Gators focus now turns to the Brown Bears, who come to Gainesville Friday night at 6:30. The pitching rotation will see some changes, as Friday night starter Kyle Mullaney will be taken out.
"We're going to get Billy (Bullock) back out there on Friday," O'Sullivan said. "He needs to pitch. We'll stay with Keating on Saturday. We're going to try and extend him and Toledo this weekend."


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Long-term effects of crack
I was wondering if you could tell if crack has long term effects after youve quit
Cocaine use can lead to long-term effects on various organ systems, many of which can be treated if you tell your health care provider you have used crack. Cocaine also has long-term effects on behavior.
Brain effects:
Even after months of abstaining, people who have used cocaine for a long time can have problems thinking, such as memory, attention, problem solving, and use of words. They can also have problems with hand-eye coordination.
Cocaine use can cause people to be paranoid and to hallucinate. Some will have flashbacks for years.
Scans of the brain have shown decreases in size and loss of cells and loss of connections between cells even after abstinence.
Brain damage can be caused by strokes. If a person has had complicated seizures while using cocaine, there is the possibility of long-term brain damage.
Heart and Blood Vessel effects:
Cocaine narrows blood vessels by stimulating the muscles of the vessels. It also causes narrowing of vessels by increasing atherosclerosis. Cocaine makes the heart beat faster both in an organized way and a disorganized way (arrhythmia). Fast heart rates can be less efficient at supplying heart muscle with blood and oxygen, leading to heart attacks and strokes. Cocaine users are 7 times more likely to have a nonfatal heart attack than non-users.
Cocaine also directly damages heart muscle in 20-50% of users. This results in heart muscle that is not as strong or effective in pumping blood. Even after stopping cocaine use, the results of the damage to heart and brain can continue.
Lung effects:
Smoking crack causes a lung disease that appears similar to asthma. It is unclear whether crack effects on the lung persist after stopping because so many cocaine users are also tobacco and/or marijuana smokers. Tobacco and marijuana smokers would be expected to have persistent lung disease even without cocaine use.
Kidney effects:
Cocaine does not directly affect the kidneys, but can cause long-term damage to them because of the effect on blood vessels. Muscles can be damaged by cocaine, releasing a pigment which is toxic to the kidneys.
Stomach and intestines effects:
Cocaine's effects of the gastrointestinal system are also due to indirect effects on blood vessels. Cocaine users get more ulcers, but for different reasons than the usual ulcer patient.
Neuromuscular effects:
If a person does not eat well while high, poor nutrition can cause long-term damage to nerves and muscles.
If cocaine is used intravenously (IV drug use) or if cocaine use leads to risky sexual behavior, then the user has an increased chance of getting Viral Hepatitis or HIV. Anyone with these risk factors should get tested. Testing helps prevent the spread of disease and makes early treatment possible.
Head and neck effects:
Snorted cocaine can cause damage to the inside of the nose and sinuses, and to the gums, which persist after stopping use.
Behavior change:
People who have out-of-control drug use (addiction) are cue-conditioned. They crave the drug even after the early withdrawal is over. Craving gets better over time, but you can never count on it being gone forever. It can come back at any time. This craving can be cued by something obvious, like an old using associate offering a rock, something subtle like music or stress, or by something completely out of your awareness. People who have the disease of addiction must be alert for the rest of their lives for the possibility of a craving and develop skills to cope with cravings so they won't relapse back to using. Most people need treatment for a year and a good support system for life to stay off a drug to which they have an addiction.
After stopping cocaine use, the best thing for a person to do to ensure good health is to work a recovery program and stay off all mind-altering substances. As part of their recovery, a person should practice a wellness approach to every aspect of life: social spiritual, and physical. As part of physical health, it is important to eat well, exercise safely and get good health care. Tell your health care provider about your former drug use, so that s/he can be aware of your risks, order appropriate tests to detect hidden conditions, help you heal and/or prevent worsening of any condition you may have acquired.
Graham, A. et al, Principles of Addiction Medicine, Third Edition, American Society of Addiction Medicine, Inc. Chevy Chase, MD, 2003.
Nnadi, C et al, "Neuropsychiatric Effects of Cocaine Use Disorders"; Journal of the National Medical Association, 97:11, Nov. 2005.
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Surgery is the main treatment for ovarian cancer in all stages. The goal of surgery is to remove the cancerous tumor and preserve as much ovarian function as possible. The type of surgery depends on the stage of the cancer. The impact of ovarian or other bodily functions depends on the stage, the type of surgery needed, and overall health. Chemotherapy may be done before surgery to shrink the tumor or after surgery to kill any remaining cancer cells.
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that all women with ovarian cancer have surgery performed by a gynecologic cancer specialist.
Surgery for Early Stage and Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Treatment for ovarian cancer begins with a surgery called a exploratory laparotomy . An incision is made in the abdominal wall to gain access to the pelvic and abdominal cavities. These procedures may be done during staging.
The extent of surgery depends on how advanced the cancer is. Radical surgery is the best treatment for ovarian cancer since the cancer can spread and be hard to detect. Radical surgery, which removes the most tissue, increases the chance that all the cancer cells will be removed.
Surgical procedures may include one or all of the following:
- Abdominal hysterectomy —Removal of the uterus.
- Bilateral salpingo- oopherectomy —Removal of both ovaries and fallopian tubes. This procedure may be recommended for women who are at high risk for ovarian cancer. Removing the ovaries before cancer is present is considered prophylactic (a preventive measure).
- Omentectomy —Removal of the omentum, a large apron-like structure that covers the organs in the abdominal cavity.
- Debulking —If ovarian cancer has spread into the pelvis or abdomen, as many of the tumors as possible will be removed. In some cases, this means leaving no tumors that are 1 centimeter or larger behind. It may be done on any organ in the pelvis or abdomen, such as the colon or bladder. Debulking can be done during a first or follow-up surgery.
Lymph nodes and/or other suspicious tissue will be removed and examined under a microscope for the presence of cancer cells.
In women where cancer is in a very early stage and who want to have children, a unilateral salpingo-oopherectomy (one ovary and fallopian tube) may be considered. Before starting treatment, talk to your doctor about preserving fertility.
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Stock traders typically look at two sources to determine what they believe is going to happen to stock values when the U.S. trading session gets underway at 9:30 a.m. Eastern:
1. international stock markets
2. futures contracts on stock indices
Source #1: International Stock Markets
International stock markets — like the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange — can give you a good idea of what is going to happen in the U.S. stock market because stock markets around the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. What happens in Asian stock markets affects what happens in European Stocks markets, which in turn affects what happens in U.S. stock markets.
Learn more about Five Indicators You Can Use to Predict the Stock Market.
Since the U.S. stock market is the last market to open on a given day, U.S. investors have the advantage of being able to look at how other stock markets around the world have been reacting to news that was released after the U.S. stock market closed the previous trading day and determine how the news is going to affect U.S. stocks.
Of course, you could say the Asian investors have the same advantage of being able to see how the U.S. stock market reacts to news that is realeased during the U.S. trading day, too, because it really is just one big circle of stock markets opening and closing around the world every day.
Source #2: Futures Contracts on Stock Indices
Both of the major U.S. stock indices — the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average — have futures contracts that trade based on their respective values. When the value of these indices increases, the value of the futures contracts increase. When the value of these indices decreases, the value of the futures contracts decrease.
One important characteristic of futures contracts is that they trade virtually 24 hours per day. This means you can look at the value of either the futures contract for the S&P 500 or the futures contract for the Dow Jones Industrial Average before the stock market opens and see where the futures contract is trading.
If the price is lower than the closing price from yesterdy, you know the stock market is probably going to open lower. If the price is higher than the closing price from yesterday, you know the stock market is probably going to open higher.
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With Wrestlemania 27 upon us next week, here once again is PWInsider.com's look at the first 25 years of Wrestlemania featuring thoughts, results and notes, giving everyone a chance to reflect on the past on the road to Mania 27.
Until Mania 26 arrives, peruse and enjoy!
Portions of this feature were first published in 2006.
For wrestling fans, it's as important as Christmas Day. It's the biggest event of the year and a guarantee that fans will see storylines climax, stars made, and a new year begin for the world of sports-entertainment. It's what all of us have been waiting for over the past year.
Welcome to Wrestlemania Retro, a special feature looks back on each and every Wrestlemania presentation.
On March 28, 2010 WWE presents the twenty-sixth edition of its flagship PPV event. The event has outlasted Starrcade as the "Granddaddy of them all." It has become the symbol of excellence in the industry. Much like a rock star getting to headline at Madison Square Garden, if you get to work Wrestlemania, you are going to be remembered in the annals. It's the company's true time capsule.
As WWE and its stars prepare for Wrestlemania 26, PWInsider.com takes you on a journey back to Wrestlemanias of the past, with comments from the PWInsider.com staff and former Wrestlemania performers, interesting historical notes, results and more.
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With the price of 32GB SSDs still in the >$400 range, can't we build them from smaller USB keys?
I have recently (yesterday, actually), see Corsair Voyager 8GB on sale for $20 after rebate.
Reviews say it has a sustained read of 33MB/s, and write of 16MB/s.
Has anyone tried combining 4 of those to make a 32GB SSD?
Wouldn't that be awesome? assuming RAID-0, that's 132MB/s read, and 64MB/s write, for $80+whatever the controller costs.
But the problem is, someone's got to make those controllers =). It's no problem in Linux. We can just use Linux's software RAID, but I guess we need a hardware solution if we want to use it for Windows.


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