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Richard E. Butler (8 May 1936 – 3 December 2013; age 77), better known as Dick Butler, was a retired stuntman and stunt coordinator who served as stunt coordinator on the Star Trek: The Next Generation first season episode "Encounter at Farpoint". Six years later he worked as stunt double for late actor Brian Keith on the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine first season episode "Progress", where he doubled Keith's heavy moves against stunt actor Tom Morga and his fall back after he was "shot". For both Trek assignments Butler received no on-screen credit.
Early career ('60s) Edit
During his time as football player at the UCLA, Butler went to a casting for Stanley Kubrick's historic drama Spartacus (1960) and was hired as a background performer, a gladiator. After his last semester he decided to make his goal in the film industry as a stunt performer. Among his stunt work in the '60s was the crime comedy It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963, along with Janos Prohaska, Carey Loftin, Robert Herron, Gary Epper, Dick Crockett, and Paul Stader), the television drama Fade-In (1968), the comedy The Great Bank Robbery (1969), and two episodes of Daniel Boone (1969-1970, with James Doohan and Frank Orsatti).
Butler also worked as stunt coordinator for the first time when he coordinated several episodes of the drama series Adam-12 (1968-1975, starring William Boyett).
The '70s Edit
Beside stunt work in films such as the comedy Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971), Peter Bogdanovich's musical comedy What's Up, Doc? (1972, under stunt coordination of Paul Baxley), the science fiction films Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), and the action thriller The Towering Inferno (1974), Butler is probably best known for doubling Sean Connery's Mustang Mach1 driving stunts in Guy Hamilton's spy action Diamonds Are Forever (1971, along with Vince Deadrick, Sr., Donna Garrett, Nick Dimitri, and Jerry Summers) and Robert Shaw's shark stunts in Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws (1975, with Frank James Sparks and Dick Ziker).
While still working on Adam-12 until 1975, Butler worked on almost every police series in Los Angeles. He performed stunts on The Streets of San Francisco and Matt Helm (1975) and served as stunt coordinator on Joe Forrester (1975-1976, with stunts by Gene LeBell and Dick Dial), Police Woman (1974-1978, with Donna Garrett), Police Story (1973-1977, with Hubie Kerns, Jr., Robert Herron, Gene LeBell, and Rick Sawaya), and Salvage 1 (1979).
Further stunt work includes the comedy Freaky Friday (1976), the television drama A Matter of Wife... and Death (1976), the action drama Black Sunday (1977, with stunts by Erik Cord, Bob Minor, and Paul Stader), the drama Stunts (1977, along with Jean Coulter and Bud Davis), the comedy Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977), Richard Donner's science fiction blockbuster Superman (1978, with Scott Leva and Ellen Bry), and the television drama A Woman Called Moses (1978).
Additional work as stunt coordinator includes the comedy action The Big Fix (1978, with Chuck Hicks) and the comedy The Prize Fighter (1979, with Gene LeBell and Charlie Picerni).
The '80s Edit
In the '80s Butler served as stunt coordinator for a number of projects including the comedy Die Laughing (1980, with Eurlyne Epper and Leslie Hoffman), the comedy Up the Academy (1980, with Michael Cassidy, Ann Chatterton, and Erik Cord), the science fiction film TRON (1982, starring David Warner and stunts by Tony Brubaker, Gary Epper, Donna Garrett, Billy Hank Hooker, Glenn R. Wilder, and Al Jones), the television thriller Murder Me, Murder You (1983), and several episodes of the police series Today's F.B.I. (1981-1982), Scarecrow and Mrs. King. (1983-1987, with stunts by Steve Kelso, Lane Leavitt, and Tom Morga), Mike Hammer (1984-1987, with Gregory J. Barnett, Hubie Kerns, Jr., and Robert Herron), and Houston Knights (1987-1988, with Pat Romano).
As a stuntman he performed in the fantasy comedy Wholly Moses! (1980), the horror comedy Motel Hell (1980, with Bill Catching, Leslie Hoffman, and Sharon Shaffer), the drama Melvin and Howard (1980), the television comedy Revenge of the Gray Gang (1981), the adventure The High Country (1981), the western Hard Country (1981, with Don Pulford), the musical drama Pennies from Heaven (1981), the action fantasy film The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982, with Simone Boisseree, Phil Chong, Jophery C. Brown, Nick Dimitri, Vince Deadrick, Jr., Christopher Doyle, Chuck Hicks, Tom Morga, and Kym Washington), the comedy My Favorite Year (1982), Steven Spielberg's fantasy adventure E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), the comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), the drama Independence Day (1983), the thriller Angel (1984, with Kerrie Cullen and Vince Deadrick, Sr.), the comedy Bachelor Party (1984), the action thriller Commando (1985, with Joel Kramer and Spiro Razatos), the thriller 52 Pick-Up (1986), the action drama Omega Syndrome (1987), the thriller Maniac Cop (1988, with Phil Culotta, Corey Michael Eubanks, Matt McColm, Bernie Pock, Spiro Razatos, and John Cade), the horror film Cameron's Closet (1988), the thriller Midnight Run (1988), the drama Mississippi Burning (1988), the action film One Man Force (1989), the fantasy adventure Ghostbusters II (1989, with Vince Deadrick, Jr., Bob Minor, and Spice Williams-Crosby), the horror film Criminal Act (1989), the comedy Three Fugitives (1989), the thriller Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989, with Buck McDancer, Dennis Madalone, James Lew, Noon Orsatti, and Frank Orsatti), the thriller Hit List (1989), the television series B.L. Stryker (1989), the horror film Night Life (1989), the drama Johnny Handsome (1989), and the television drama Night Walk (1989, with Jim Wilkey).
He also performed stunts in Robert Zemeckis' fantasy comedy Back to the Future in 1985 on which he worked as stunt driver for the DeLorean. He doubled Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and portrayed Einstein while driving the car. [1]
The '90s Edit
Credits as stunt coordinator in the '90s include the television thriller Murder in Paradise (1990), the comedy Far Out Man (1990), Spiro Razatos' action film Fast Getaway (1991), John Paragon's television adventure Ring of the Musketeers (1992, with John Rhys-Davies and Corbin Bernsen), the comedy Teresa's Tattoo (1994, with Majel Barrett-Roddenberry), the comedy Angus (1995), the television drama She Cried No (1996), the action thrillers Top of the World (1997) and The Rage (1997), the action film Inferno (1998, starring Stephanie Niznik), the comedy The Glass Jar (1999), and the television series Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997-1998) and Team Knight Rider (1997-1998).
In addition Butler continued to perform stunts in films such as the comedy Secret Agent OO Soul (1990), the action comedy Loose Cannons (1990), the drama The Handmaid's Tale (1990, with Jim Wilkey and Steve Kelso), Paul Verhoeven's science fiction film Total Recall (1990), the thriller Maniac Cop 2 (1990), the drama Double Revenge (1990), the comedy Masters of Menace (1990, with Christine Anne Baur, Christopher Doyle, Nick Dimitri, and Gregg Sargeant), the comedy Too Much Sun (1990), the action comedy Kindergarten Cop (1990), the horror film Popcorn (1991), an episode of Hunter (1991, with Joey Aresco, Kelly Curtis, and Chuck Hicks), Steven Spielberg's fantasy film Hook (1991), the horror film 976-Evil II (1992), the comedy We're Talkin' Serious Money (1992), the fantasy film Adventure in Dinosaur City (1992, with Keith Campbell, Chris Durand, and Tim Trella), Roland Emmerich's science fiction film Universal Soldier (1992), the comedy Honey I Blew Up the Kid (1992), the comedy Mo' Money (1992), the action comedy Rescue Me (1992), the drama Love Field (1992), the crime drama Hoffa (1992), the action film Nowhere to Run (1993), the action thriller Bound By Honor (1993), the thriller Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993), the comedy Twin Sitters (1994), the comedy Little Giants (1994), the thriller Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994), the comedy Clean Slate (1994), the mystery film Raging Angels (1995), the thriller Rage (1995), Martin Scorsese's drama Casino (1995), the action drama Last Man Standing (1996), the comedy Spy Hard (1996), Michael Bay's action thriller The Rock (1996), the thriller The Sweeper (1996, with Jeff Cadiente, Denney Pierce, and Chester E. Tripp III), the drama Basquiat (1996), the thriller Pure Danger (1996), the horror thriller The Relic (1997), the action film Back in Business (1997), the crime thriller Con Air (1997), the comedy Best Men (1997, with Eliza Coleman, Kurt D. Lott, Lincoln Simonds, and Terry Jackson), the horror sequel Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998, with Laura Albert, Brennan Dyson, and Chris Durand), the thriller Renegade Force (1998), the action drama Hot Boyz (1999), the television drama Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999, with Ken Clark, Mark DeAlessandro, Leigh Hennessy, and Joyce McNeal), the fantasy adventure Inspector Gadget (1999), and the action thriller Storm Catcher (1999).
Later career (2000s) Edit
In his last years in the stunt industry before he retired, Butler performed stunts in the action film Ground Zero (2000, with Cole McKay), the thriller Luck of the Draw (2000, with Joni and Rick Avery, Christopher Doyle, Henry Kingi, Jr., and Spiro Razatos), the crime thriller Get Carter (2000), the thriller The Right Temptation (2000), and the comedy Orange County (2002, with Janet Brady and Darlene Ava Williams).
In 2009 he was interviewed and received special thanks on the DVD documentary Looking Back to the Future regarding his work on the film Back to the Future in 1985. A year before, Butler faced a heart surgery but recovered soon. Butler is a Lifetime member of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures. [2]
Butler passed away on 3 December 2013 at the age of 77.


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Vatican City, Dec 4, 2013 / 05:37 am MT ().- During his general audience, Pope Francis reflected on the resurrection of the body, explaining that we are "imprinted" with eternal life, which we are able to experience even now through the sacraments.
"Through Baptism, we are inserted into his death and resurrection and begin to experience new life," the Pope stated in his Dec. 4 general audience, highlighting how "the seed of eternity is planted within us."
Pope Francis directed his weekly address to the thousands of pilgrims present in Saint Peter's Square, returning to the conclusion of the Creed when believers proclaim their belief in "the resurrection of the body."
"Dear brothers and sisters," he began, "today we look again at the affirmation: "I believe in the resurrection of the body," highlighting three different aspects of the relationship between Christ's resurrection and our own.
First of all, noted the pontiff, "the Gospel reveals to us that our faith in the resurrection is bound to the person of Jesus Christ, who himself said 'I am the resurrection and the life.'"
This proclamation, the Pope stated, "is not easy to understand" because we are "immersed in this world," however "the Gospel clarifies it to us: the fact that Jesus resurrected is the proof that the resurrection of the dead exists."
In the Gospel, observed the pontiff, "the Risen Christ gives his disciples the Holy Spirit as a pledge of communion with God which has its fullness in eternity."
"The anticipation of eternal life is the source and reason for our hope. If this hope is cultivated," he explained, "It illuminates our lives as persons and communities."
"Like us in all things but sin, Christ gathers us to himself so that we may accompany him in his journey back to the Father," the Pope continued, stating that Jesus has "taken us with him on his return to the Father in the glorious kingdom."
"The omnipotence and faithfulness of God do not end at the door of death… Christ is always with us, he comes every day and he will come at the end."
Turning to the physical aspect of our resurrection from the dead, the Pope explained that "Christ rose in his glorified body," and that "through Christ, our bodies will also be glorified and reunited with our souls at the resurrection."
"Living off of this faith," he emphasized, "we will be less prisoners of the ephemeral, less prisoners of the transient," going on to say that "this transfiguration of our body is already being prepared."
It is prepared for us in this life, he observed, "with the encounter of the Risen Christ, especially in the Eucharist, in which we nourish ourselves with his Body and Blood."
Pope Francis concluded by explaining that through our Baptism, we have been "inserted" into the death and resurrection of Jesus "and begin to experience new life," adding that "the image of eternity is imprinted on us and calls us to respect the lives of all people, especially those who suffer."
"In this way," explained the Pope, "we can experience the closeness of the Reign of God, towards which we all journey together."
"We have a seed of the resurrection, a glimpse of eternity, which always makes all human life worthy of respect and love."
After his address, Pope Francis urged the 30,000 pilgrims in attendance to offer special prayers for a group of nuns who were taken by force from the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Tecla in the ancient Christian town of Ma'lula in Syria earlier this week.
"I would like to invite everyone to pray for the religious sisters," he petitioned, "who, two days ago, were taken away by force by armed men."
According to Vatican Radio, the twelve nuns, as well as three other women, were forced to "evacuate" their convent in Ma'lula on Monday, and were taken to the neighboring town of Yabroud, which has a large Christian population, and is also controlled by the rebels.
"Let us pray for these sisters, and for all those who have been kidnapped on account of the on-going conflict," the Pope encouraged, "let us continue to pray and to work for peace."
The Holy Father brought the audience to a close by leading the faithful in praying a "Hail Mary," and invoking the intercession of Mary "Queen of Peace."
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Brad Keselowski easily won the first round of his weekend battle with Jimmie Johnson on Friday afternoon at sunny-and-warm-into-cloudy-and-cool Phoenix International Raceway. It may not prove significant on Sunday, but Keselowski finished 10 positions ahead of Johnson in qualifying for Sunday afternoon's AdvoCare 500-K.
Kyle Busch, the last driver in the 44-driver qualifying line, won the pole at a track record 138.217 miles per hour. Fellow Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. was second at 138.217 mph, then Toyota driver Denny Hamlin at 137.578 mph. Chevrolet driver Kasey Kahne ran 137.478 mph and Aric Almirola in a Ford was fifth at 137.211 mph to complete the top-five. Kurt Busch, Paul Menard, Regan Smith and Tony Stewart (all in Chevrolets) and Toyota driver Mark Martin completed the top-10. Carl Edwards had the old track record of 137.279 mph, set in February of 2011.
The pole was Kyle Busch's second this year, his second all-time at PIR and only the 10th in his 292-start Cup career. Almost half the qualifiers ran when the track was warm and sunny. Speeds picked up after heavy clouds covered the track. "We could see it coming, and it finally shaded the whole track," said Busch, who welcomed the cloud. "As it got darker and the track lights did more good, you could see the track getting faster. It was about halfway through the [qualifying] session when it started getting faster."
Keselowski was 14th overall and sixth among the 12 Chase for the Championship drivers. Truex, Hamlin, Kahne, Stewart, and 11th-fastest Jeff Gordon were ahead of him. Clint Bowyer (16th), Kevin Harvick (19th), Greg Biffle (20th), Matt Kenseth (22nd), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (23rd) and Johnson (24th) were behind him. Twenty-fourth is Johnson's worst qualifying effort since he started 37th (and finished second) at Bristol Motor Speedway in August.
"I don't know how much it matters [that he out-qualified Johnson]," Keselowski said. "Three hundred laps [312, actually] is a lot, and I feel like if you start in the back, you'll be able to get (to the front]. We saw Denny Hamlin go to the back twice at Martinsville and drive to the front, and that was supposed to be a place you couldn't pass. If you're good, you find a way."
Johnson couldn't pin-point why he was so slow. "It wasn't so good, and we've been fighting a little bit in qualifying trim," he said. "But, we've got a great baseline race setup to go off [for Sunday]. For me, it was really turn one and the sun glare. It was pretty bad getting into that turn, then getting the power down was tough for me up off [turn] two. Three and four were pretty good on both of my laps, but oddly enough, I struggled down there [turns one-two] this time."
Ironically, Busch is having a strong "playoff" even though he's not championship eligible. In the past, he's qualified for the Chase, then struggled. This year, with the Cup out of reach, he has five top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes in the first eight Chase races. "Chase or not, we always want to win, and we always work hard to win," he said. "We unloaded strong today, so we just made some fine-tune adjustments to it. The car was awesome after we adjusted a little bit from practice to qualifying, expecting the track to change some. We hit it right on the money."
With Sunday's 312-lap, 312-mile race and next weekend's 400-miler at Homestead-Miami Speedway, only Johnson and Keselowski have a realistic shot at the Sprint Cup. Johnson, a five-time champion, takes a seven-point lead into Sunday afternoon's 500-K at the 1-mile track at Avondale, Az. Bowyer trails by 36, thought by most to be too many to make up in two races.
Sprint Cup Qualifying
After Friday qualifying; race Sunday
At Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Ariz.
Lap length: 1 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 138.766 mph.
2. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 138.217.
3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 137.578.
4. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 137.478.
5. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 137.211.
6. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 137.007.
7. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 136.992.
8. (51) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 136.872.
9. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 136.867.
10. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 136.867.
11. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 136.83.
12. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 136.721.
13. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 136.679.
14. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 136.622.
15. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 136.488.
16. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 136.436.
17. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 136.358.
18. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 136.353.
19. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 136.271.
20. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 136.219.
21. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 136.003.
22. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 135.905.
23. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 135.547.
24. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 135.44.
25. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 135.211.
26. (22) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 135.171.
27. (83) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 134.948.
28. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 134.948.
29. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 134.933.
30. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 134.449.
31. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 134.373.
32. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 134.343.
33. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 134.198.
34. (44) David Reutimann, Ford, 134.008.
35. (33) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 133.62.
36. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 133.576.
37. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 132.954.
38. (26) Josh Wise, Ford, 132.817.
39. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 132.387.
40. (91) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 131.329.
41. (32) Timmy Hill, Ford, 129.945.
42. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
43. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 130.067.
Failed to Qualify
44. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 127.056.


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One in four students needs some form of sight correction.
Yet younger teens in particular may not realize that their vision isn't normal. Poor vision may lead to frustration, under performance at school or behavioural issues. The most frequent problem among teenagers is short-sightedness, which regular eye examinations will pick up.
Vision problems during teenage years are common. Our tips below will help to prevent the onset of some of these problems.
Lifestyle - Active teens are likely to get plenty of exercise, which is good for their eyes and vision. But it also puts them at risk of eye injuries – particularly while playing sports. Protective eye wear lenses can reduce the risk. An active lifestyle will also mean spending time outdoors. Before our 20s, our eyes are more susceptible to damage caused by over exposure to UV and blue light. Lenses with a high Eye-Sun Protection Factor (E-SPF*) are essential.
Like SPF in sunscreen, the higher the factor, the greater the UV protection. Also, teens with busy lives may neglect to eat regularly and properly. Yet a balanced diet is vital to the health of the eyes.
Technology - Teenagers love their gadgets. However, overuse of digital devices can be harmful to the eyes, as they emit blue-violet light, which can damage eyes over time. Overuse can also lead to a range of symptoms known as Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). To reduce the risks, limit screen time, and use the 20-20-20 rule: pause for 20 seconds every 20 minutes, to look at something 20 feet away.
Self image - Vision problems can begin during teenage years. But self-conscious teens may be reluctant to put on a pair of spectacles for the first time. It is imperative that their sight does not go uncorrected.
Teen health - Teens with diabetes, or a condition called juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, have a higher risk of vision loss. They should have regular medical check-ups, and may need eye tests every three months.


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Persistence and Retention
What is Persistence? What is Retention?
Student retention & persistence to graduation are integral to the mission of Fort Hays State University. Seideman (2005) defines retention as the:
"ability of an institution to retain a student from admission through graduation" (p. 14).
Many times retention efforts are typically centered around students re-enrolling in consecutive semesters (for example, from a first semester to a second semester or a first year to a second year). Seideman (2005) further developed persistence as the:
"desire & action of a student to stay within the system of higher education from beginning
through degree completion" (p. 14).
Fort Hays State University is committed to student success & degree completion through various retention & persistence initiatives. Retaining our students is a community effort involving all stakeholders including faculty, staff, students, administrators, families, friends, alumni, and more. This informational webpage provides tools and resources for these stakeholders as we collectively work toward the goal of assisting students in completing their degree at FHSU .
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Brad Stevens hired as new coach of Boston Celtics
- Boston Celtics hired Brad Stevens as head coach away from Butler University
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After years of rampant speculation, Brad Stevens has made the jump.
And it's not the one you thought.
The highly successful Butler University basketball coach has accepted the head coaching position with the Boston Celtics, the school and team announced.
Stevens, who won a Division I-record 166 games in his first six years at Butler, never won fewer than 22 in a season and led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011. Though he has done nothing to stir the speculation, Stevens has been linked to numerous big-time college jobs over the previous few years, including Illinois and UCLA.
He had always ended up back at Butler. Until Wednesday.
"Our family is thrilled for the opportunity given to us by the leadership of the Boston Celtics, but it is emotional to leave a place that we have called home for the past 13 years," Stevens said in a news release from Butler University.
"We truly love Butler University and Indianapolis and are very thankful to have had the opportunity to celebrate so many wonderful things together. What makes Butler truly unique is the people that we have been so blessed to work with. When it comes time for our kids to look at schools, we will start with Butler University."
Stevens will guide a rebuilding effort in Boston. The Celtics traded Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry to the Brooklyn Nets last week, not long after allowing coach Doc Rivers to join the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for a 2015 first-round pick.
The Celtics are a leader in analytical scouting, and Stevens fits that mold. He takes over a team headed by point guard Rajon Rondo and a younger core, including forwards Jeff Green and Brandon Bass. Celtics President Danny Ainge recently said he was not planning for any more big trades, as the team is content with its stripped-down roster.
"Brad and I share a lot of the same values," Celtics President Danny Ainge said in a news release. "Though he is young, I see Brad as a great leader who leads with impeccable character and a strong work ethic. His teams always play hard and execute on both ends of the court. Brad is a coach who has already enjoyed lots of success, and I look forward to working with him towards banner 18."
Stevens, 36, was the youngest coach to reach the Final Four since Bob Knight in 1973. Stevens obviously leaves a considerable void at Butler, which officially joined the Big East Conference on Monday.
"In keeping with The Butler Way, Brad has given his talent to our university with exceptional generosity, integrity and humility," university President James Danko said. "His record as the winningest coach in NCAA history during his first six years as head coach, his leadership of Butler's dual Final Four runs and his work ethic have made him a beloved member of our community."
Added Danko, "We have done everything we can to keep Brad here at Butler. However, the Celtics team has offered Brad and his family a unique opportunity with which no university can compete."
ESPN NBA analyst Jon Barry thinks the key to Stevens' success in Boston will come down to his relationship with Rajon Rondo, the team's mercurial point guard who missed much of last season with a knee injury.
"It certainly hasn't turned out well for most recent college coaches who have made the jump to the NBA. We've seen one after another struggle," Barry told USA TODAY Sports. "Boston is rebuilding, and it's going to be a difficult transition. But they have a pretty good young group, and sometimes that has a lot to do with the hire. He's probably going to get along well the players, and a lot of the players have been in college recently and know what Brad Stevens has done.
"But the big question is how does Rajon Rondo feel. If he's not on board, it can create problems all the way down."
College basketball analyst Jay Bilas thinks Stevens can be successful at the NBA level.
"I've always found the idea that a college coach can't make the transition to the NBA is ludicrous," Bilas told USA TODAY Sports. "The miserable failures we've seen have come because coaches take bad jobs."
Bilas says the toughest part for Stevens is the rebuilding process the Celtics are in.
"The primary challenge will be dealing with the criticism of not winning," Bilas said. "The Celtics are going to have to get bad to get good. He's going to have to deal with the questions that come with losing. ... The guy can coach, and he can coach on any level. It has nothing to coach major, midmajor, college pro, D-League. That has very little to do with it. There will be a different schedule and rhythm to it, but Brad is really smart and will figure it out."
Virginia Commonwealth coach Shaka Smart, another hot young name in midmajor college basketball, says the move wasn't much of a surprise.
"He had mentioned the NBA a couple of times, not that he was actively looking, but I know it was something he had considered," Smart said. "I think he's proven himself as a phenomenal coach. Obviously for anyone who makes jump to that level, there's a big learning curve. I'm sure he'll surround himself with veteran (coaches) to help. Brad is extremely intelligent and will be able to handle that level. He has a unique ability to read situations."
Stevens and his wife, Tracy, along with their children Brady and Kinsley will be introduced to the media at 11 a.m. ET Friday at the Celtics' training center.
Zak Keefer writes for The Indianapolis Star, a property of Gannett.
Contributing: Jeff Zillgitt and Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Sports


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If you love town government (and who doesn't?) you won't want to miss a special Monday night edition of the Board of Selectmen.
PLYMOUTH – If you love town government (and who doesn't?) you won't want to miss a special Monday night edition of the Board of Selectmen, which will meet in the old 1820 Courthouse to review a slew of changes to the town's charter proposed by the Charter Review Committee.
The night's agenda – for which three hours have been allocated – will be devoted to reviewing the changes that the Charter Review Committee is asking fall Town Meeting to approve.
They are mostly minor changes, but taken altogether they could have major effects on the manner in which the town operates.
Committee Chairman Dennis Begley put it this way: "There is no one big issue or change we are addressing but rather a collection of little things that if addressed will make the process more responsible to the citizens."
The changes go from little to big, with some simple cultural changes including formalizing the change from a Board of Selectman to a Board of Selectpersons and making more effective use of social media for postings and announcements.
The changes proposed also include a requirement that Town Meeting representatives take conflict of interest training and the moderator explain conflict of interest rules at the start of every Town Meeting.
If other changes are approved by Town Meeting the moderator's authority would be reduced by allowing his on-the-floor rulings to be questioned by a 2/3 vote and appointments to the Finance Committee and Charter Review Committee made by a three-person committee instead of by the moderator alone.
Other changes proposed include allowing Town Meeting reps and town employees to be eligible for appointment to the Advisory and Finance Committee and establishing a process by which voters can place a non-binding public opinion question on the ballot of the annual town election; at present only selectmen can do that.
The committee is also proposing adding a third Town Meeting during the year.
All of the little changes proposed add up to what is likely to be a long meeting, hence the scheduled 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. time frame and the fact that no other issue will be on the agenda.
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GAO, MALI—French and Malian government forces on Monday have regained control of this strategic northern city, after Islamic fighters invaded through the city's harbour Sunday and fought a protracted battle for hours in the heart of downtown.
Islamists stage surprise attack on key Mali city
The brazen assault came after two suicide bombers tried to attack military checkpoints on Gao's outskirts. Sunday's assault marked the first time the jihadists had penetrated the city of mud-walled buildings since they fled two weeks ago.
French President Francois Hollande said Monday his goal is that "not one space of Mali's territory be under the control of terrorists."
Hundreds of Gao residents gathered around the heavily damaged police headquarters in the centre of the city early Monday where body parts lay strewn about. The Al Qaeda-linked militants concentrated their attack on the police centre in northern Mali's largest city.
"Yesterday we heard the gunfire and hid in our homes all evening," said Soumayla Maiga as he stood with friends near the rubble of the police offices. "We were stunned when we came out and saw what happened."
The radical Islamic fighters from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO, had ruled Gao for nearly 10 months before they were ousted at the end of January.
The black-robed jihadists, armed with AK-47 automatic rifles, returned to the city by crossing the Niger River in wooden boats to launch their assault Sunday afternoon, said French Gen. Bernard Barrera, citing the Malian military. The gun battles lasted more than five hours.
By nightfall French military helicopters flew overhead to patrol the city. Two explosions rang out overnight but early Monday the only sounds in the city were the morning call to prayer and barking dogs.
Malian Lt. Col. Nema Sagadam said that it was unclear how many jihadist fighters had penetrated the city in Sunday's attack, though at least 10 were killed by Malian forces.
Malian soldiers fired on the police building because the radical Islamic fighters were hiding inside, she said.
"We used heavy arms to attack the building because it was infested with militants who were firing at people," Sagadam said.
The walls and ceiling inside the police building were heavily stained with blood and the damage was consistent with an explosion, suggesting a suicide bomber may have blown himself up inside the police offices during the fighting.
Residents who had cowered in their homes during the heavy gunfire cautiously ventured out onto the streets where groups in circles looked at the human remains.
Women used their veils to cover their noses and mouths as they passed two blown off legs lying in the sand. The remains of a disemboweled donkey also were in front of the police building.
Two civilians died from gunshot wounds, while 10 others were wounded, according to Dr. Moulaye Djiteye at the Gao hospital. The body of a third man was carted away later Monday morning; residents said he had been hit by a stray bullet while riding by on his motorcycle.
Ten other people were treated for their wounds at the hospital, Djiteye said.
Islamic militants had previously clashed with Malian forces on the outskirts of town, but Sunday's attack was the first time of fighting in the city centre.
The dramatic attack Sunday highlights the challenges ahead for the Malian and French forces, who initially drove the militants out of the city after facing little resistance.
While the suicide bombers have not killed anyone other than themselves, residents said at least one of them had been living in a known jihadist hideout for seven months. The house where the young man stayed also had been visited by the one-eyed Algerian terror leader Moktar Belmoktar, who was the architect of last month's attack on a BP plant in Algeria in which at least 37 people were killed.
In Timbuktu, the Malian military continued to receive tips from civilians about stores of ammunition left behind by the Islamic extremists. On Monday, a unit led by Capt. Adama Diarra received a phone call alerting them to a stash of grenades hidden inside a carton for powdered milk. The box was found by children in a cemetery that the fighters had used as a part-time base, he said.
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Associated Press writer Rukmini Callimachi in Timbuktu, Mali and Jamey Keaten in Paris contributed to this report.


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Dear Dave,
My husband opened his own commercial painting business in May. He knows he will have about three months in the year where he's making little to no income. We've gotten $1,000 set aside for our Baby Step 1 beginner's emergency fund, but because of that down period he would like to skip paying off all our debt except for the house, which is Baby Step 2, and move to Baby Step 3 and put an emergency fund aside. I can understand his thinking, but I wanted your thoughts on the idea.
- Melody
Dear Melody,
Baby Step 3 is not a fill-in-the-gap measure for income you already know won't be there. Baby Step 3 is an emergency fund of three to six months of expenses, and the scenario he's talking about is not an emergency. He knows it's coming, so it is not an emergency.
I think he needs to re-work his business model. This guy needs something to do during those three months, so he doesn't drop off to no income. Also, if you're going to set some money aside for a down time, that would not be Baby Step 3. It would be a line in the budget where you're setting some money aside, because you know a problem's coming.
If something happens around the same time every year it becomes predictable, and it's not an emergency. So, it's not really a matter of the order of the Baby Steps. You budget for this down time, or even smarter, figure out a plan for his time during these months, based on his skill set, that will earn some money.
- Dave
Dear Dave,
I'm debt-free except for my home, and I'm about to start Baby Step 3 of your plan. I will be will back on active duty in the Navy soon, and they provide certain types of relief funds for its members depending on where you're based and other factors. With this in mind, how should I approach Baby Step 3?
- Brad
Dear Brad,
For Baby Step 3, I tell folks to have three to six months of expenses set aside in an emergency fund. You have incredibly stable employment, so you would probably be OK on the three-month side of that equation. And you wouldn't need quite as much emergency fund money as if you were a straight commission salesman.
However, my guess is you'll still have emergencies that will be your responsibility to cover. Everyone needs an emergency fund, Brad. But in your situation, you'll probably be OK with one that's closer to three months of expenses rather than six months of expenses.
Thank you for your service to our country.
- Dave
- Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 13 million listeners each week on 585 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.


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This article is an in-depth exploration of the impacts of an Indian tribe deciding to pursue environmentally destructive forms of economic development. The article makes two principal contributions. First, it establishes the Navajo Nation's decision-making role. Prior mineral resource forms of development may have been formally approved by the tribe but the agreements did not truly belong to the Navajo Nation. Extensive research into earlier agreements shows the heavy influence of the federal government and mining interests historically. Existing scholarship on reservation environmental harm tends to deflect tribal responsibility, attributing such decisions to outside forces. Without denying the challenges the Navajo Nation is facing, the article calls for recognition, despite the romanticism that surrounds Indians and the environment, of tribal agency and responsibility for the proposed environmental destruction. Second, I argue that environmental organizations that make use of federal environmental review processes are complicit in the systematic denial of Indian sovereignty that federal primacy entails. Although there is a strong theoretical argument that the only limits appropriate for Indian nations are those of nation-states under international law, the Article concludes that the relationship between environmental organizations and Indian nations ought to be guided by international human rights law.Image credit.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Rosser on History, Resources and the Navajo Nation
Ezra Rosser, Washington College of Law, American University, has posted Ahistorical Indians and Reservation Resources, which is forthcoming in Environmental Law 40 (2010). Here's the abstract:
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BELLTONES: In Memoriam–Dr. Mary Ann Bell
Mary Ann's fellow Texas librarian and colleague Carolyn Foote has written this memorial to and appreciation of Mary Ann to fill the void in this, the final Belltones column. Mary Ann recently passed away quite unexpectedly.
Posted 01 Nov 2016
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BELLTONES: Internet Filtering, School Faculty, and Trust: A Modest Proposal … Really!
Mary Ann has been writing and presenting to promote commonsense internet access in K-12 schools for more than 15 years. And there's always more to say! This column is about affording trusted school faculty members the right to bypass or override internet filters with a password or other means.
Posted 01 May 2016
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Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Back on My Bandbox--Internet Filtering and Diversity
Due to the current atmosphere in our country, with so many people afraid and angry about racial and religious differences and people's lifestyles, Mary Ann recently began to wonder how American schools are handling filtering with regard to diversity, especially relating to race, religion, and GLBT issues. Time for another survey? Yes!
Posted 01 Jan 2016
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Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Can We Be Purveyors of Delight?
Drawing on ideas she gleaned from two keynote speakers at last spring's Computers in Libraries conference, Mary Ann picks up on a theme she loves and believes in: Librarians need to be seeking ways to bring joy, delight, and good old-fashioned fun to our students and colleagues.
Posted 01 Sep 2015
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Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Embrace Your Inner Doodler. Join the Sketchnoting Revolution!
Still smarting from a scolding in first grade for doodling on her paper in class, Mary Ann is gratified that educators have finally seen the light … and the learning value … in doodling, or, let's call it "sketchnoting."
Posted 01 Mar 2015
- Mar/Apr 2015 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Trumpeting About Internet Filtering
Mary Ann has been conducting surveys of school librarians on the issue of filtering for 6 years now, having completed her latest one this past summer. As she reports, there have definitely been improvements in a number of areas, but the problems persist.
Posted 01 Nov 2014
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Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: What About the Kids?
Mary Ann has written in the past about schoolteachers and librarians coping with hard times resulting from budget cuts. But lately, in view of standardized testing and mandates for scripted lessons, she has been worrying about the children, too many of whom, she feels, are unhappy at school right now.
Posted 01 May 2014
- May/June 2014 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: An Open Letter to Teachers Who do Not Prefer Technology
According to Mary Ann's informal surveys, the issue of technophobia remains an anxiety-producing problem today for some folks. So this month, she's got some supportive, encouraging words that she hope you'll pass along.
Posted 27 Jan 2014
- Jan/Feb 2014 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Computers as Mindtools--Homage to David Jonassen
David Jonassen's book
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BELLTONES: Picture This! Using Instagram With Students
One of MaryAnn's favorite things about Web 2.0 applications is the options for working with images. Read all about Instagram, what she does with it, and how you can use it with students.
Posted 01 Sep 2013
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Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: I'll Show You My Badges if You'll Show Me Yours!
Mary Ann has been hearing more and more about badging and online learning in the last year or two, prompting her to delve deeper into the subject, to try it in her own teaching … and to write all about it in this column!
Posted 01 May 2013
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Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: What I Really Meme Is ... -- Anatomy of a Happenin' Thing
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BELLTONES: Plagued by Plagiarism? Here Are Some Antidotes
This month, Mary Ann tackles the subject of plagiarism and how to combat it through creative assignments.
Posted 01 Jan 2013
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BELLTONES: Massive Open Online Courses--Moving Ahead With MOOCs
MOOCs are new kids on the online instruction block. Like many other online phenomena, they are growing in popularity at a rapid rate. Mary Ann takes an enthusiastic look.
Posted 01 Nov 2012
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Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: The Technology Purchasing Process--Caveat Emptor!
For this issue, Mary Ann decided to take a look at current technology purchasing practices, particularly, putting the spotlight on one new and one older popular product, the iPad and the interactive whiteboard.
Posted 01 Sep 2012
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BELLTONES: Communication Gravitation--Which Environment Is Best?
With the advent of Web 2.0, our options to connect with colleagues online have increased dramatically. Each environment has vehement detractors as well as loyal fans. Mary Ann and her survey respondents weigh in!
Posted 01 May 2012
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In her previous column, Mary Ann talked about some nuts-and-bolts, practical steps educators can take to help cope with shrinking budgets. This time she broadens the topic to talk about how we can use the internet to mitigate negativity resulting from any type of hard times.
Posted 01 Mar 2012
- Mar/Apr 2012 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Sourcing the Crowd--Common-Sense Measures for Hard Times
A song that keeps repeating in Mary Ann's head these days is "Hard Times Come Again No More," no doubt owing to the hard times and education budget cuts her public school colleagues are experiencing in Texas. In an effort to chase away this earworm with some positive thinking, she asked herself and other educators what they can do in the face of these cuts. See what the crowd came up with.
Posted 01 Jan 2012
- Jan/Feb 2012 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Advice on Data Backups? Do as I Say … Not as I've Been Doing!
Mary Ann's topic this month is backing up your important files. Are you faithful about this? She used to be. But, she says, recently she has grown careless. So this article is in the vein of, "Do as I say and not as I do," … or did.
Posted 01 Nov 2011
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Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Terrific Tried and True Techie Teachers!
Mary Ann decided she wanted to know more about her peers—educators "of a certain age"—and their level of adoption of computer technology in education. One informal survey and a large number of responses later, she has her answer.
Posted 01 Sep 2011
- Sep/Oct 2011 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Collaboration or Extermination!
The results of November 2010's elections coupled with the ongoing financial woes have brought threats to schools, libraries, and educators according to Mary Ann. What can teachers and librarians do? She's got lots of ideas.
Posted 01 May 2011
- May/Jun 2011 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Committee of One Gets Things Done
Mary Ann says there can be change even when there is just one person with vision, a message she wants to get out to those who struggle against the odds with efforts to bring 21 st-century skills to their libraries and schools!
Posted 01 Mar 2011
- Mar/Apr 2011 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Happy New Year!
Not satisfied with how her 2010 was going, Mary Ann decided to reboot and upgrade last September to 2010.2—giving her a jump-start on New Year's resolution-making.
Posted 01 Jan 2011
- Jan/Feb 2011 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: What About Our Digital-Divide Have-Nots?
Why shouldn't kids have a chance at school to look up information to satisfy their own curiosity or to explore a hobby or a personal interest, especially if they don't have internet access at home? In many schools, figures Mary Ann, strict rules, tight filters, and overly zealous teachers prevent students from using computers to find anything not strictly tied to a specific class assignment. To that mentality, she raises a virtual fist and sends up a virtual shout …
Posted 01 Nov 2010
- Nov/Dec 2010 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Who Knows What About Technology?
Since the new year and the new decade of 2010 was ushered in with the usual hoopla in January, Belltones columnist Mary Ann Bell began to wonder how educators are faring when it comes to using technology. She has conducted a number of surveys online on the subject. This month, she shares the results for administrators, compares them with teachers' answers, and offer her thoughts about the similarities and differences.
Posted 01 Sep 2010
- Sep/Oct 2010 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: What Teachers Know (and Don't Know) About Technology—And Does Anybody Know They Don't Know?
Having written a column several issues back entitled "What Kids Know (and Don't Know) About Technology," Mary Ann has now been inspired to address the same subject and questions to teachers and then also to administrators. So this is what she'll be covering in this month's column and the one to follow.
Posted 01 Jul 2010
- Jul/Aug 2010 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Who Cares What Everybody Else Thinks? I Do!
For the last several years, Mary Ann has enjoyed using many online tools designed specifically for the purpose of conducting surveys. These are great for professional use by librarians and teachers. She started, she says, with SurveyMonkey and really took off with it. In this month's Belltones, Mary Ann discusses a selection of survey tools, and examines ways educators and students can use them.
Posted 01 May 2010
- May/Jun 2010 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Do You See What I See?
Every now and then, Mary Ann is seized by an idea or topic that really takes hold of her, piques her interest, and engenders new enthusiasm for learning and exploring. This year's big idea has been data visualization. She has discovered that she had been a fan of various presentations of data visualization without being aware of the term. Read and "see" what she's got to say about it in this month's Belltones.
Posted 01 Mar 2010
- Mar/Apr 2010 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: What Kids Know (and Don't Know) About Technology
People say it all the time: If you want to keep up in today's fast-moving world of technology, keep a kid around. In other words, just ask a Digital Native—someone who has grown up with computers and the internet. Well, Mary Ann believes that we can absolutely learn from our students, children, and even grandchildren. At the same time, though, she believes that adults need to be careful not to attribute more expertise and understanding to youngsters than is justified.
Posted 01 Jan 2010
- Jan/Feb 2010 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: This I Know Is True
How does one keep up as the tools and resources for educators. Mary Ann offers both her own advice and that of a former students of her in this helpful edition of Belltones.
Posted 01 Nov 2009
- Nov/Dec 2009 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Playing Tag Is Good for You!
As a kid, Mary Ann used to collect insects, setting the critters into their respective boxes and tagging them by laboriously printing information on little slips of paper. Apparently the process of classifying appealed to her deeply, and ultimately lead to … what else? … this month's discussion of tags, folksonomies, and tagging as a participatory sport and useful intellectual activity.
Posted 01 Sep 2009
- Sep/Oct 2009 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Cloud Crowd--You Belong Whether You Know It or Not!
Mary Ann Bell recently had the pleasure of attending WebWise 2009, a conference sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Miami's Wolfsonian Museum, where one of the keynote addresses was all about "the cloud," and other presenters used the term frequently. This month in Belltones, Mary Ann floats some ideas, definitions, concepts, and comments about cloud computing, word clouds, and more.
Posted 01 Jul 2009
- Jul/Aug 2009 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Look Before You Leap
There is a dirty little secret out there in school land, and it involves money and time wasted due to poor purchasing. Far too often, supplies, equipment, software, books, consumables, and other materials are bought (frequently in bulk), but they turn out to be huge disappointments that see little or no use. Enter Mary Ann Bell, with "one of those 'do as I say, not as I do' missives," to advise you and address this situation.
Posted 01 May 2009
- May/Jun 2009 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Anti-Filtering Snapping Turtle Answers Fearmongers and Naysayers
Mary Ann is
on the warpath! Her purpose in this article is to enumerate some of the most common "reasons" that are used to support the overly restrictive filtering that is prevalent in all too many schools and districts. "I put the word reasons in quotations because it is my opinion that, very frequently, these are
rather than reasons," she notes. Here are some arguments, and her responses.
Posted 01 Mar 2009
- Mar/Apr 2009 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Do You Want Kids to Be Safe Online? LOOSEN Those Filters!
Mary Ann is on a mission to spread the word that Draconian filtering at schools is a practice that produces negative outcomes. So in this issue's Belltones, she lays out more reasons for saying this is so ... and she challenges readers to make a New Year's resolution to work for gaining more internet access for students and faculty members in K–12 schools.
Posted 01 Jan 2009
- Jan/Feb 2009 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Everybody Else Is Doing It!
In her previous column Mary Ann Bell protested loudly, "I'm Mad and I Am Not Gonna Take It Any More!" regarding overly restrictive internet filters. In this column, she shares some tactics for gaining access, starting here with the bandwagon ploy: "Everybody else is doing it!" After all, decision makers need to know that many educators are moving ahead with Web 2.0 sites.
Posted 01 Nov 2008
- Nov/Dec 2008 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: I'm Mad and I'm Not Gonna Take It Anymore!
Mary Ann Bell is mad about the internet filtering going on today in so many schools. She believes it is past time to stop letting paranoia, combined with laziness, block teachers, counselors, administrators, and students from the internet resources they deserve to access at school. So … herewith she's starting to speak out!
Posted 01 Sep 2008
- Sep/Oct 2008 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Viva Virtual Visits! Museums, Gardens, and Web 2.0
With the advent of spring and, now, summer, Mary Ann got the museum and botanical garden bug … which got her to thinking about the beauty, value, and educational efficacy of virtual museum visits, and, further, visits to "virtual gardens"—i.e. websites maintained by actual botanical gardens around the world. Take a tour with her in this month's Belltones column.
Posted 01 Jul 2008
- Jul/Aug 2008 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: What's All This Noise About Twitter?
Early this past fall Mary Ann Bell got tired of hearing other people talk about Twitter and feeling left out. She had been mentioning it as something new to the Web 2.0 world in presentations and with students, but felt a little hypocritical for doing so without participating. So, as she reports in this month's Belltones, she paid the site a visit and signed on. Follow her journey from skeptic to convert, plus how and why Twitter won her over and what it can do for you as well.
Posted 01 May 2008
- May/Jun 2008 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Celebrating Communicating--Blogging Redux
In her previous column, titled "Celebrating Communicating: To Blog or Not to Blog?" Mary Ann Bell talked about the future of blogging and whether this particular communication tool was a bit passé, having been around for a while and now facing competition from other new and trendy options such as wikis, nings, and Twitter. As she developed that column, though, she realized that she could get through only the first half of her intended material to cover (discussing whether or not blogs are outmoded) and had not touched upon the rest of the material. So she weighs in now with a second column about blogging.
Posted 01 Mar 2008
- Mar/Apr 2008 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Celebrating Communicating--To Blog or Not to Blog?
Mary Ann started her own blog recently and since then she has seen some comments that suggest the blogosphere may be imploding, exploding, or otherwise meeting its demise. So this month, with survey results in hand, she explores the question "To Blog or Not to Blog?"
Posted 01 Jan 2008
- Jan/Feb 2008 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Celebrating Communicating--Email Is Still the Killer App
Email as a means of online communication has been around since the beginning of online communication. In fact, according to Ian Peters, it even predates ARPANET. He describes its infancy as a tool called, appropriately, MAILBOX, which was used as early as 1965 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Today it is used by hundreds of millions of people. Mary Ann Bell asserts in this month's Belltone's that it's still the killer app!
Posted 01 Nov 2007
- Nov/Dec 2007 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Avoiding Tech Terror Attacks
It happened to Mary Ann recently, for the first time in ages. She had a near meltdown because of a glitchy computer problem. … Actually, she had several problems. … In fact, it was a perfect techie storm!!! ... So for this month's Belltones column, Mary Ann has thought through and compiled a range of tips and advice to help herself--and you!--deal with such eventualities, or should we call them inevitabilities.
Posted 01 Sep 2007
- Sep/Oct 2007 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Celebrating Communicating--Online Support Groups
In the May/June 2007 MMIS issue, Mary Ann wrote about listserv communication and the benefits thereof. That caused her to think of a related but slightly different array of communities: online support groups. For personal use, and also for patrons, it is worthwhile to look at these environments. They can be highly beneficial, but there are a few caveats. So this month, she discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such groups.
Posted 01 Jul 2007
- Jul/Aug 2007 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Celebrating Communicating--Focus on Listservs
Mary Ann Bell was recently housebound during an infrequent ice storm in the Texas Hill Country. But, she writes, "I am far from lonely. The main reason for this is my connection with people all over the world via listservs." Thus her topic for this issue: communication. Read as she celebrates the many ways is able to be in touch with others via the Internet.
Posted 01 May 2007
- May/Jun 2007 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Featuritis Fever and Gizmo Flu!
In recent Belltones columns, Mary Ann Bell has discussed technophobia and technolust. Now her thoughts have turned to another complaint. While not as debilitating as technophobia, which keeps victims from feeling comfortable with any technology, featuritis is a condition that keeps many users from making friends with the devices they use. Read on to find out why, and what to do about it.
Posted 01 Mar 2007
- Mar/Apr 2007 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Should We All Be Technophiles?
Mary Ann continues this month to ponder the question of when, whether, and how to use technology in teaching and learning. After all, she notes, her friend Bernie Poole stands up for technophobes in certain cases, writing to her: "If they're truly technophobes, leave them alone, Mary. They deserve their space. They can teach absolutely as effectively the way they know and love as if they were constrained to use high tech."
Posted 01 Jan 2007
- Jan/Feb 2007 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Encouraging Technophobes--Old Dogs CAN Learn New Tricks
Mary Ann Bell counts herself as a hortiphobe-turned-hortiphile. Well, almost. The point is, she says, she was able to change. And she thinks you can help your school's remaining technophobes change as well.
Posted 01 Nov 2006
- Nov/Dec 2006 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Scrubbing Elephants with Toothbrushes!
Mary Ann Bell writes: "I think today, many of us feel like we are washing elephants with toothbrushes. We have too much work, not enough time, and inadequate tools. How can we make meaningful progress with so many demands? Can technology help, or does it just complicate our lives? While there may not be any easy solutions to the problems we have with so much work, lack of sufficient staffing, frustrating deadlines, and other pressures, I can share some of what has been helpful to me." And so she does, in this month's Belltones column.
Posted 01 Sep 2006
- Sep/Oct 2006 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Technoholics Anonymous?
Mary Ann Bell loves technology, and techno-gadgets--almost to the level of addiction. (Well, not really.) It's not too serious, but it's a problem she says she's working on. In schools, though, with the advent of technology, the problem of unwise purchases seems to have increased dramatically, and it
be serious. In this month's Belltones, Mary Ann get into some of the reasons for this, and what LMSs and their schools can do about it.
Posted 01 Jul 2006
- July/Aug 2006 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Filtering Woes Redux
Another article on filtering? Well, Mary Ann Bell writes, "Truth is, I did not go looking for this topic. It reached out and grabbed me while I was looking for information about something else. While researching general computer use in schools and libraries, I noticed the topic of filtering to be a continuing issue." There are lots of stories and further "troubling trends" she writes about in this round of Belltones.
Posted 01 May 2006
- May/June 2006 Issue
Mary Ann Bell
BELLTONES: Looking to the Future
New MMIS columnist Mary Ann Bell introduces herself in her inaugural Belltones column and discusses some of her interests and plans for upcoming columns, including information ethics, technology use in schools, the principles of AASL's Infomation Power, information access, and more.
Posted 01 Mar 2006
- Mar/Apr 2006 Issue
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Angel Hair with Zucchini and Tomatoes Recipe
Angel hair tossed with summer zucchini and tomatoes fresh from the garden. The perfect meatless meal you'll be craving again and again. Serve this with plenty of Parmigiano Reggiano!
Hope everyone had a great weekend, I was away in Seattle for a few days for the Blogher Food Convention so I thought I would share one of my older recipes I love from the archives, perfect for this time of year. This is easy to make and ready in under 30 minutes.
For those on gluten-free diets, use brown rice pasta instead. Enjoy!
Angel Hair with Zucchini and Tomatoes
Servings: 4 • Size: divide in 4 equal servings • Points +: 7 pts • Smart Points: 7
Calories: 254.4 • Fat: 5.7 g • Protein: 7.4 g • Carb: 51.0 g • Fiber: 7.8 g • Sugar: 2.6
2 zucchini, julienne or cut into ribbons
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 shallots, diced
3 tomatoes, diced
4 tsp olive oil
salt and pepper
crushed red pepper flakes to taste
8 oz angel hair pasta, I used Ronzoni Smart Taste
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup low-sodium fat-free chicken or (vegetable broth for vegetarian)
In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to instructions.
While pasta is cooking, in a large saute pan, heat pan on medium-high flame, add oil when pan is hot. Add garlic and shallots to the pan and saute about 1 minute. Add zucchini and season with salt and pepper. Cook about 2 minutes, add tomatoes, crushed red pepper flakes, parsley, chicken broth and adjust salt and pepper. Stir for another minute. Remove from flame.
Drain pasta when done reserving some of the water and and toss the pasta well with zucchini. Add pasta water if needed and serve with grated Parmesan (optional).
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Vexing Developments Explode Inside Cramped Locker-room Havens: Allen's Take
A loaded topic like this can really only take us in one direction: The weirdness that is the World Baseball Classic. Pedroia and Jeter trotting off the field together after a put-out at second base? That just doesn't look right. Wright and Rollins manning the left side of the infield? Did I miss something?
Now, I realize that this weirdness can also happen during the All-Star Game but that's a once a year freak-fest where the players wear odd uniforms and the outcome has taken on a disproportionate level of importance.
This is the World Baseball Classic, the World Cup of Baseball. I want drama. I want to watch MLB teammates like Curtis Granderson and Magglio Ordonez whip themselves up into a nationalistic fervor so intense that they come to blows and then both demand trades. I want Jeter to talk about the toxic environment created by the presence of Red Sox players and former Yankees. I want David Wright and Jimmy Rollins to use this forum as an excuse to decide the NL East crown in the most logical fashion possible, pistols at dawn on the pitcher's mound.
But no. Instead we get stories like this, where injured players are sticking around and other players are happy to sit the bench or take limited playing time just for the honor of being part of this team. Where's a T.O. or a Latrell Sprewell when you really need them? Can we really allow this love fest to continue unabated?
However, there is still hope for the Scrooges among us. So far the US team has made congeniality easy by eking out a win over Canada and then pounding Venezeula. But what happens when they are faced with real challenges by way of Puerto Rico or Japan? Only then will we see what these players are really made of and what happens when vexing developments explode inside cramped locker-room havens.
But until that time I'm going to swallow my bile and cheer like a pre-pubescent girl at an early 90's New Kids on the Block concert as the announcers rattle off the Pedroia to Jeter to Youkilis inning ending double-play. USA! USA! USA!


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Although nicely restored examples of BMW's contribution to the microcar era can command serious prices the cost of filling at least part of your yard with this assortment of Isetta shells and parts currently listed on Ebay is surprisingly affordable—at least initially.
The Isetta was originally designed by Iso—an Italian refrigerator company—and was produced by several companies in various countries, but it is BMW's version of unique one door microcar that was most successful and is consequently the best known. The German car company produced over 160,000 Isettas between 1955 and 1962.
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As the seller explains the cars in the very brief description, this lot of Isetta projects include "two abandoned restorations and a parts car" as well as "a ton of parts". Although we admit the idea of two and a half Isettas is a bizarrely attractive proposition something tells us it wouldn't take long to figure out exactly why both restorations were abandoned.
Even with this in mind, something about the prospect of several obscure project cars being sold together always manages to appeal to our subconscious desire to make ourselves miserable with ill-conceived project car hell. Perhaps most importantly the cost of filling your yard with ancient rusty German microcars is only $4550 with less than two days left on the auction.
In theory this seems like an amazing deal for not one but two Isettas considering we found restored examples advertised with price tags anywhere from high twenty thousands to forty thousand dollars.
However after factoring in the realistic price of turning this yard full of Isettas into two functional cars—not mention the inevitable ill effects your Isetta projects will have on your relationship with your neighbors, significant other and sanity—all of a sudden buying a nicely restored micro BMW doesn't seem like such a bad idea.


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christmas holiday ideas
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I've been working hard all weekend and just finished a handful of curious Christmas crafts! But before I forget, here is a recap of all the fun and festive ideas I shared on this blog last year so you can find it all in one place! I didn't realize I made so many (which reminds me how horribly slow I've been this year). If you didn't try them last year, I hope you may try some this year!
Rolled Paper Christmas Ornaments
With some strips of paper and mounting tape, you can roll these simple paper ornaments, then go crazy with the quilling (as I wish I did).
A New Life for Old Plastic Ornaments
Grant your old plastic snowflake ornaments a new life. Print beloveds' names on cardstock, cut stock into circles, and stick circles to your ol' plastic snowflake to use as dazzling place cards and gift tags.
Lego-inspired Advent Calendar Treat Boxes
It's way past December 1st, but if you still got time, you may finish this in time for Christmas. My favorite Christmas craft last year that nearly had me cross-eyed!
Why dispose of those brown shopping bags when you can cut them up and tape them together to form a ginormous brown bag sequoia cone as a table centerpiece?
What can you get from a long balloon (the ones that magically turn into poodles and swords), a doily, and some glue? Well, an stylish lace wreath, of course.
Here's one for my fellow non-knitters! Take your old red gloves and white gloves (or your festive colors of choice), cut up the fingers, switch them up, stitch them up, and you have teeny weeny miniature stockings fit for your Hershey's kiss. (Or a diamond ring? Or a modest diamond necklace? Or a humble pair of wee diamond earrings? Men should read this blog more often!!!)
If you're thinking "That lady over at Paper, Plate, and Plane has lost her mind, taking all of life's precious time to hack gloves into mini stockings", really, it ain't for naught! Those mini stockings are perfect to append to your handmade cards then fill with love such as greetings, or cash, or diamonds (right, gents?).
I wore this necklace recently to the One of a Kind Show here in Toronto last weekend. I was stopped over half a dozen times by strangers who were curious about such a statement piece. Upon closer inspection, they discovered it's made of paper clips, and even more gratifying were their reactions (considering people at the One of a Kind Show pay for handcrafted items like hats for $200, I take their gleeful reactions as gratifying). Last year's paper clip necklace was worth my efforts and I'm not afraid to keep wearing it!
Make monogram-window gift wrap. Lace-up a doily around a mailing tube. Fold and pleat a gift wrap and shape into a gift bag. Turn a gift wrap into a gift envelope with spool.
Foil pie pans turned into rosettes turned into a topiary. A surprisingly simple task with spectacular results. I still have mine as my year-round coffee table centerpiece.
Take your printy-dater stamps and some large sheets paper (I love kraft) and stamp the date away! I made stripe, criss-cross, herringbone, and snow patterns last year.
Po' Boy Truffles (Grown-up Rice Krispie Treats)
Turn your rice krispie treat into a liquor infused grown-up indulgence! I've used in the past various rice krispie combinations such as coconut rum, coffee toffee, amaretto, Canadian maple walnut, and many others (the list is long). I made dozens of these last year (candy cane po' boy truffles) as favors for a charity event.
Yes, two Styrofoam bowls and red electrical tape can turn into peppermint candy favor boxes. I filled mine last year with, as mentioned above, dozens and dozens of candy cane po' boy truffles.
DIY Cookie Stamps and Pleated Cookie Wrapping
Design and make your very own cookie stamps by simply cutting out a plastic sheet (a chopping board, and a couple who wrote me last year substituted with plastic margarine lids — fantastic recycling!). Then, as something out-of-the-ordinary (for cookies anyway), wrap your cookies like you would soap!
Skewer food and place in vases to make food bouquets this holiday! Pinwheels, prepared foods, desserts, you name it. You can skewer almost anything!
Chocolate-covered Roasted Chestnuts
For easy and elegant seasonal treats, dip roasted chestnuts in chocolate. Pack in pretty little truffle boxes.
Homemade mochi using coconut milk and rolled in coconut flakes make up these coconut mochi snowmen.


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