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Findlay Prep Assistant and former NBA player Jerome Williams promoted to Head Coach and Andy Johnson promoted to Program Director and Associate Head Coach
Findlay Prep of the Henderson International School has announced Jerome Williams as head coach of the Findlay Prep program and Andy Johnson as the new Program Director and Associate Head Coach.
Williams and Johnson both served as Assistant Coaches of Findlay Prep this past season. The Pilots went 35-1 and played in their 5th National High School Invitational finishing the season ranked as high as #1 in the post season polls under Coach Todd Simon.
Johnson has been an assistant coach with the program since 2009 and has played a key role in building the program to national prominence. Williams has also been a part of the Findlay program since 2009 in various roles from Player Development to Assistant Coach.
"I'm blessed and honored to be the next Head Coach of this elite program," said Williams. "I thank the Findlay Education Foundation and Henderson International for allowing me to step into the shoes of Todd Simon and Michael Peck on a quest to win another National Championship and produce productive college scholarship student athletes."
The Findlay Prep program has produced seven McDonald's All-Americans, seven Jordan Brand All-Americans and won 3 National High School Invitational titles in the past 5 seasons This past June, alum Anthony Bennett was selected as the #1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. A number of other Findlay Prep athletes have gone on to play in the NBA, including Tristan Thompson (Cleveland), Avery Bradley (Boston), Cory Joseph (San Antonio), and DeAndre Liggins (Orlando).
Previous Head Coach Todd Simon accepted a position as an assistant coach at UNLV after last season's 35-1 campaign. He was with the program from its inception in 2006. He succeeded Michael Peck who was hired by the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers to head their D-League affiliate Idaho Stampede team. In the past 6 seasons the Pilots went a combined 192-9 with 3 NHSI titles and spent time as the #1 ranked team in each of those 6 seasons.
The Findlay Prep program will also retain assistants Michael Smalley, entering his 4th year with the program, as well as Brett Price, entering his 6th year with the program.
Findlay Prep of the Henderson International School has been equally successful in the classroom and in their community endeavors as on the court.
"Findlay Prep is a world-class program and a valued asset to our community." Said Henderson International School headmaster Seth Ahlborn, "Our focus on excellence in athletics and academics in the Henderson International and Findlay Prep programs prepare young people for entry into the nation's best colleges and careers."


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Students visit site of D-Day invasion on unique study trip
|Members of a Liberty University Study Abroad trip on Omaha Beach on the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
A trip to Europe earlier this month gave 15 Liberty University history students the opportunity to go back in time to the largest seaborne military invasion in history.
The students, on a 10-day tour through England and France as part of the university's Study Abroad program, attended ceremonies for the 70th anniversary of D-Day on the site where thousands of Americans gave their lives to defeat the Nazis and end World War II.
Students joined thousands of guests, including D-Day veterans, family members of the fallen, and world leaders at the American Cemetery in Colleville sur Mer, France. The cemetery overlooks Omaha Beach, where American troops invaded the northern coast of France on June 6, 1944. More than 9,500 crosses mark the graves of American soldiers.
The trip, from June 2-10, was led by Dr. Douglas Mann, dean of the Graduate School; Dr. Bruce Bell, associate dean in the College of General Studies; and Dr. David Snead, a history professor who regularly teaches courses on U.S. military history and World War II.
"It was very moving to be a part of the ceremonies honoring the heroes of D-Day, and … to be on the beach after the ceremonies," Mann said. "It was low tide — like it was when the soldiers came in 70 years ago — and we could look back and see the tremendous amount of beach they had to cover, then the embankment they had to climb. How they accomplished that is an incredible story."
Bell, retired Lt. Col. U.S. Army, who spent 26 years in military service, was able to watch the ceremony from his seat 12 rows from the stage. The ceremony included speeches from President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande.
Bell said the event was unforgettable, to be surrounded by so many veterans and have a chance to meet some of them and hear their memories of that fateful day.
"It was the greatest concentration (of D-Day veterans) that we will ever see at one place at one time. It was absolutely thrilling. All around me I had these old troopers — they really made possible for us what we are today," he said.
Michael Megelsh, who is pursuing his master's in history, learned about the trip in one of Snead's classes.
"That was a real selling point for the trip, to be able to be there at Normandy on the anniversary of D-Day," he said. "It wasn't seeing all the dignitaries there, but walking down the beach itself, actually being on the sand that the men fought to take from the Nazis and walking on the same ground they did, that was the most moving part."
|Recent Liberty University graduate Ashley Sears stands with U.S. soldiers at the American Cemetery in Colleville sur Mer, France on the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
Ashley Sears, a recent graduate, said the highlight for her was talking to veterans, including a German Jew who was in an internment camp at the beginning of the war and escaped to the U.S., became a GI, and was on the beaches a few days after D-Day to witness the aftermath.
The trip itinerary focused on historical sites from World War II. Students first arrived in London, where they viewed Winston Churchill's bunkers; the HMS Belfast, which was part of the D-Day forces and is docked on the River Thames; saw a production of "Les Miserables;" and left for Normandy from Portsmouth at the southern tip of England. The ferry ride followed the same course as the American military forces who traveled to France the day before D-Day.
After Normandy, the students traveled to Paris, where they visited the Shoah Memorial, dedicated to the 76,000 French Jews deported from France to Nazi concentration camps. Bell said that visiting the memorial was "a powerful punctuation mark as to why D-Day was so necessary."
Some of the departments represented on the trip to England and France were Liberty University Baptist Theological Seminary, the Department of History, the Department of English & Modern Languages, the School of Education, and Counseling & Family Studies. Since May, Liberty's Study Abroad program has sent students on short-term trips to Israel, Rome, Greece, Ireland, and Guatemala, with students receiving course credit for their studies. The program also offers trips during fall, spring, and winter breaks, as well as semester-long sessions. Many of the trips include service opportunities.
The Study Abroad program is constantly seeking to provide new trips for more disciplines so that students can supplement their classroom learning as they engage other cultures around the world. These trips are available to Liberty's online students as well.
"These are life-altering opportunities for students to travel and get to see and experience so many important places and events," Bell said. "The classroom is great, but there is a lot of education that can happen outside the walls, and that is precisely what we try to do on these educational tours. Our students who went to Normandy for the D-Day anniversary will never ever forget that day."

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Champion - A Thank You Note
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Just wanted you to know, the kid you beat up at the show,
he just happened to be my brother.
It was his first but, I don't think there will be another.
Because of you and all your friends,
you made sure he knew where he didn't fit in.
Is this what it comes to?
I thought we dropped this shit in high school?
Just wanted to thank you for intimidating everyone in the scene,
are the doors closed?
No more applicants being accepted
Just wanted to thank you for being the jock I always hated in high school.
Now here's another story to tell all of your friends.
Tell them how you brought hardcore to an end
[lyrics was taken from http://www.lyrics.my/artists/champion/lyrics/a-thank-you-note] for the kid that thought he had found something new,
[ A Thank You Note lyrics found on http://lyrics.my ]
what if this happened to you?
When you first started coming around
and we made you feel like you couldn't be down,
my guess is that you wouldn't be down.
It's time to give it up
because I've had enough of your shit and the kids you beat up on,
it's not about who's been here and for how long,
since when did style and social status decide whether you can like a band,
what about what's inside?


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Home cooking is what sets the top two teams in the NFC apart. Bastian Schweinsteiger Jersey . Watch it live on TSN with coverage starting with Monday Night Countdown at 6:30pm et/3:30pm pt. The game is also available on TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto at 8pm et. Seattle and New Orleans are a combined 11-0 on their respective home fields but if the Saints plan on capturing home-field advantage on the way to Super Bowl XLVIII, they are probably going to have to find a way to top the Seahawks in the Emerald City on "Monday Night Football." And if their able to do that, the Saints will be the first team to solve footballs most difficult puzzle since second-year star quarterback Russell Wilson took over the Seahawks in the 2012 season. Seattle, which can become the first NFL team to clinch a playoff berth with a win tonight, is an imposing 13-0 (5-0 in 2013) in front of the 12th man under Wilson, who has thrown 26 touchdowns and compiled a 117.0 passer rating in the Pacific Northwest. In the Seahawks last game before their bye week, Wilson posted a career-high 151.4 passer rating in a 41-20 Week 11 rout of the Minnesota Vikings. Marshawn Lynch rushed for two touchdowns and hauled in another score in that one, while Wilson went 13-of-18 passing for 230 yards and two touchdowns. Lynch finished with 54 rushing yards on 17 carries and added two grabs for nine yards for the Seahawks, who are 10-1 for the first time in franchise history. "We havent done anything yet. 10-1 is great but our goal is to win the whole thing," Wilson said of Seattles stellar start to the season. The Saints are one game behind the Seahawks for the NFC lead but just one-half game ahead of the surging Carolina for the top spot in the NFC South after the Panthers disposed of Tampa Bay on Sunday. New Orleans, which can clinch a playoff berth if they beat the Seahawks tonight and then top Carolina next week, is coming off a hard-fought 17-13 victory over Atlanta in Week 12. Drew Brees completed 23-of-33 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns in that one. The MVP candidate also eclipsed Warren Moon (49,325) for fifth place on the NFLs all-time passing list in the process. Brees finished the game with 49,564 career yards. Star tight end Jimmy Graham grabbed five passes for 100 yards and a touchdown for the Saints, who have won three straight. "I thought that it was a real good, hard-fought win," NOLO head coach Sean Payton said. "I thought both teams played hard. We knew it was going to be a challenge. It is every time we play them." The Saints lead their all-time series with Seattle by a slim 6-5 margin. Brees threw for 382 yards and four TDs the last time these two teams met in the regular season, a 34-19 New Orleans win on Nov. 21, 2010 at the Superdome. WHAT TO WATCH FOR While playing the Seahawks on the road is never a desirous situation, New Orleans is arriving at an opportune time. Brees, who is tops in the NFC with 3,647 passing yards and 28 touchdowns, and third with a 107.3 passer rating (with Wilson a tad behind at 105.1), will be facing a secondary that is missing two significant pieces. Seattle returned from the bye and got hit with the news that cornerback Walter Thurmond was suspended by the NFL for the next four games for violating the leagues substance abuse policy. The guy he replaced in the starting lineup, the injured Brandon Browner, is also facing a possible year-long suspension for violating the same policy. "Were still trying to work through it," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "Ive always found myself looking for guys that maybe other people dont see something special in and we take a chance on a guy here or there that needs some extra consideration and care. Sometimes guys, they have issues and things pop up." Whatever the excuse, Seattle will be missing two impact performers from what is generally regarded as the best secondary in all of football, and one which has amassed an NFL-high 16 interceptions. All-Pro corner Richard Sherman, who leads the NFL with 16 interceptions since entering the league in 2011, and top-tier safety Earl Thomas, who is the only defender in football this season with 70-plus tackles (75), four-or-more INTs (4) and two-or-more forced fumbles, are still around so its not like the Seahawks are walking the plank against Brees but the lack of depth could hurt, especially when trying to cover match-up nightmares like Graham and Darren Sproles. The lengthy Graham has 65 receptions for 946 yards and 11 TDs on the season and six 100-yard games, the most ever for a tight end, while Sproles leads all NFL running backs with 209 catches, 1,840 receiving yards and 16 receiving TDs since 2011. "They are very good at playing bump and run outside," Payton said when discussing the Seattle secondary. "They have a lot of talented players, not only in the back end. They have a young linebacker core that runs extremely well and a front that is very physical and very active. Couple that with a crowd noise and an environment that is uniquely different, you have a formula that is successful." Brees, though, generally isnt nearly as effective on the road. Only nine of his 28 TD passes have come in the teams five games away from the Bayou and his three worst passing yardage efforts have also come while away from Bourbon Street. Payton was a bit testy while trying to downplay any troubles as the visitor. "I think its a typical stereotype with a dome team," the New Orleans coach said. "I dont know what else to tell someone than to do some research and bring back some numbers and Ill answer a question." 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In our humble opinion Fillet Steak is the best of the best. You will hear it said that the more tender a cut is, the less flavour it has. However, in the case of our grass-fed, slow-grown beef, there is no compromise: bite into our Fillet Steak and, after a moments delay, your mouth is filled with full, round, beefy goodness.
The fillet (or Tenderloin, if you're American) is quite a long, slightly wedge-shaped muscle (the psoas major). It is taken from the centre of the animal, from a muscle, beneath the ribs and next to the backbone, that only works when the animal is turning; less work means that it is very tender.
From the thicker end of the fillet, which is towards the back of the cow, we get Cheateaubriand; from the thinner end, the fillet tail, we get Filet Mignon.
If Fillet Steak is the best of the best, the centre cut of the fillet is the best of the best of the best. (It doesn't have a French name, by the way.) The centre cut can be the centrepiece of a beef wellington; it can be cut into round steaks, sometimes called Tournedos; or just roasted, then carved just before serving to preserve a beautifully rare steak.
Of course, there is more than one way to butcher a steer. If you leave the fillet (and sirloin) on the bone, you can cut T-bone and Porterhouse steaks.
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We can now dry age our ribeye to your specification - 45 days, 60 days, 100 days or more! We charge £1 per day of ageing,...View full product details
Ribeye is many peoples' favourite cut; it is both tender and full of flavour. Rib eye has excellent marbling, which adds to the flavour and helps keep the meat moist during cooking, making it a superb quality roasting joint.
There are many ways to enjoy Ribeye. It can be boned and rolled as joint, or roast on the bone; you can French trim the rib bones for a Cote De Boeuf; you can remove the eye of the rib for rib eye steaks, or leave a long length of rib and you've got a tomahawk steak.
Ribeye is taken from the fore rib primal. The fore rib generally contains four ribs, ribs 7, 8, 9 and 10 counting backwards from the neck. (Cattle have 13 ribs in all.) However a fifth rib is sometimes included (rib 6) to make an even more substantial roast.
There are in fact two main muscles in the fore rib: the rib eye muscle itself (the longissimus dorsi, which just means the longest on the back), which also makes up one of the halves of T-bone and Porterhouse steaks, along with the fillet, and the rib eye cap (the Spinalis Dorsi) which is a thin layer of muscle that surrounds the rib eye itself. The rib eye cap is, again, very tender and adds another layer of flavour to the roast. You really cannot go wrong with ribeye.
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Sirloin comes from the centre of the animal, between the fore rib and the rump. It is in fact the same tender, lightly marbled muscle as the ribeye, just further back on the animal, which means the steaks are larger.
If you are browsing the internet, Sirloin can get confusing because different countries have different names for the same cut of meat.
What American's call Sirloin we call Rump. What we call Sirloin, Americans call a New York Strip, or just Strip Steak, because the Fillet (what they call Tenderloin) has been stripped away. Confused yet? Well it is also called a top loin steak, and if it's left on the bone, a Kansas City Strip, something you may see in the UK called a Wing Rib.
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Dr. Michael Bitzer is an associate professor of politics and history at Catawba College, where he also serves as the 2011-2012 Swink Professor for Excellence in Classroom Teaching and the chair of the department of history & politics. A native South Carolinian, he holds graduate degrees in both history and political science from Clemson University and The University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs. Dr. Bitzer's studies have focused on Southern politics, campaigns and elections, and a variety of topics in American politics.


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The 2014 People's Choice Awards are approaching fast!
Which celebs will be getting all dolled up to celebrate the fan-voted honors? This year's attendees include Justin Timberlake, 'The Vampire Diaries' star Nina Dobrev, Zac Efron, Timberlake's most famous ex, Britney Spears and a ton more!
Also hitting the scene will be Dobrev's ex and 'Vampire Diaries' co-star, Ian Somerhalder. Anyone else wish these two would reunite? They're so gorgeous together!
Other A-listers include Robert Downey, Jr., Norman Reedus of 'The Walking Dead,' Drew Barrymore and the full cast of 'The Big Bang Theory,' 'The Good Wife' star Julianna Margulies, Anna Faris, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michael B. Jordan, Sean Hayes, 'Girls' star Allison Williams, Melissa McCarthy, Shemar Moore, Allison Janney, Queen Latifah, Miles Teller and Michael Weatherly.
Previously announced stars at the fete include Christina Aguilera, Sandra Bullock and more.
Performers at the 2014 People's Choice Awards include country star Brad Paisley (who was just announced), Sara Bareilles and OneRepublic.
Be sure to tune in this Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 9PM ET to see who wins!


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Here we have a dice LED clock kit. Yes, it's true. This time, it comes with a board. And it's discounted! Why? Well, there was a time (less than a year ago as of this writing) when there were no boards designed for any of the clocks (mostly because there was no feasible way to get them manufactured for remotely reasonable prices) and there was an open offer for sharing the source code with someone who designed one and physically provided boards. Well, he didn't do a good job. It has errors. Fortunately, they have been found and a short procedural series of corrections makes it all work the way it should. That list is included with the kit. A few connections need to be thrown in - connect a wire between two nearby soldered points - leave out a component here or there, connect it between 2 different points instead. And frankly the board is uglier and needlessly bulkier than the one done right (if you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself) which can be bought here (click here). Also, he made the spacing too big for my little speakers. The speaker you see in the picture is not exactly the same kind it will come with. The one it comes with is a little smaller. Either way, it doesn't fit nicely into the board with wire leads that come as part of the speaker. You'll have to improvise something. Fortunately, you'll have a LOT of little wire snippets - because ALL those LEDs come with long leads, and you'll be cutting a lot of them. Solder 2 to the 2 contacts on the speaker and then solder those into the board. It is the same kind of clock as the other dice clock. 1 left as of now. Once I've gotten rid of it, that's it, it's the full price board or none at all.
It counts the time and stores 15 independent alarms that can all be set to different times, yet has no calendar function, so they all go off every day (if they are enabled). What was I thinking? I don't know. But that's the way it is. It is the same type of clock which is shown here, it's just that this time it comes with an actual board! What a time-saver!
Other clock kits with boards (more expensive):
Circular ring (3.9 inch board) (click here)Zig-zag ring (3.9 inch board) (click here)Infinity (1.95 x 3.9 inch board) (click here)Tiny 5 cm square ring (1.95 inch board) (click here)Dice clock PROPERLY designed (1.95 x 3.9 inch board) (click here)
Other clock kits without boards (less expensive, but in some ways better because the board is less personal and rather small):
The dial-type LED clock (click here)The same type of clock (dice clock) as this but without the green board (click here)
The board you see in the darkness there is a green rectangle which is 3.9 inches on one side and 1.95 inches on the other. Click on the picture to see it big, and use the left and right arrow keys to move around. This is the only photo taken in the dark, so if you want to see the particular color of green you can expect the board to be, look at the listings for the other (more expensive) clock kits with boards included.
First of all, I want to make 3 things clear.
1. You are not buying the clock in the picture. That one is my demonstration piece. It took me too long to solder together for me to throw around that with a 20 or even 30 dollar pricetag. That would be half minimum wage or less. It took long enough just to get the components together to make the kit.2. You are buying a kit. You get 50 LEDs (one spare), a programmed microcontroller, resistors, capacitors, a crystal, a speaker, etcetera, a circuit board, and an information sheet on specifics you'll need to get it right. This does NOT include a power supply. You need to give it 6.3 to 12 volts DC from somewhere. You also need a soldering iron and solder.3. The kit does not contain ultra-bright brightly colored LEDs as seen in the picture. I realize this is misleading. Especially considering the nature of the picture, shining there in the darkness. Though of course I could strictly speaking make it look like that no matter how dim the LEDs are, by adjusting the photo exposure time, so it's not really that dishonest after all. But you don't want them anyway, the LEDs are actually too big, I had to cut the edges off with a knife and I cut myself up the wazoo to get them to fit and make that demonstration piece anyway. You get generic red and green LEDs. Just like the LEDs that come standard with the other kits (to see those LEDs really up close, look at the tiny 5 mm clock - those LEDs). Those pink and green tinted LEDs that come standard with this kit are also sold on their own on the website here.
A demonstration of this clock can be seen here (make sure to be patient when downloading this, and try to RIGHT CLICK on this link and tell it to save rather than left click to just open, though I don't know if that's still the way it works, it just is as of this writing, and make sure to have some kind of pop-up ad killer in place: mediafire will definitely zap you if you don't):
Please feel free to check out our other electronic items at medexamtools.com/diodes.htm. These can be added into your order for combined shipping as well (the shopping cart system will do it automatically).


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Common Core Questions
A lot of people have questions about common core. I wanted to try to explain a few things and answer a few of the most common questions. Hopefully, it will clear up some misconceptions and brush away some of the misinformation that is floating around. Then, you can look at our materials and decide for yourself how well you think we've met the standards. Our free samples should help you see how these standards can be taught and how the goals of a common quality education can be met.
What is Common Core?
Common Core is, by its name, an attempt to create common standards for core skills for grades K-12. The hope is that every student in America will be learning similar key skills at a similar time during the educational process.
Isn't this just pointless government regulation?
Well, a few states have actually decided not to go with common core. Others have decided to implement them in part, changing their own state materials to match to the extent they are comfortable. Some states were already ahead of the game in education, so they had less changing to do than others. States are given a choice in the matter. The aim is to offer consistent educational opportunities and experiences across the country.
What's the point?
As a teacher, it can be very difficult to get a student from another county or even another state that is at an entirely different level, for better or worse, than the rest of the students you are teaching. Maybe the new student has not even seen a division problem before, and you're already working on 3-digit division with remainders. It is a disservice to any student to place them in a situation where they are behind everyone else. This happens even when students move from one neighborhood to another, changing schools within the same district!
By creating standardized skill sets that students are required to master at each grade, and by communicating them in common language nationwide, students are given a more level playing field.
So some guys who don't teach threw this stuff together and expect everyone to do it?
Actually, the major teachers unions and associations helped develop these standards.
Isn't this just another name for what we've already been doing?
If a state had unified standards before, chances are, this is not a completely foreign set of standards. You might see some shifts from one grade to another as far as what is expected, but they will be similar. The whole point, again, is to make sure the standards are similar across the country. Also, they have been compared to international standards to help prepare our students for international competition in the job market.
What's the big deal about standards anyway?
Learning is a building process. It's a step-by-step addition of new skills building upon basic skills. You need to make sure each student is taught the basics before they go on to more complicated processes. For example, you might learn addition of two 1-digit numbers in Kindergarten. In first grade, it might go to 2-digit numbers. Then you will see borrowing and carrying. More digits will be added. This will pave the way for multiplication and division. It's a building process.
What about science and social studies?
These are not completely forgotten. There is a HUGE push to include nonfiction and informational text in the standards. Previously, you might have seen young kids reading cutesy stories and whatnot in lower levels, and then they slowly shift toward more informational text as students get older. By middle and high school, it seems like you're only reading informational text, right? It's definitely a lot more balanced approach now. It's actually not impossible to have fun science and social studies text even in lower grades.
So everyone has to buy these common core guys' textbooks, right?
Actually, the common core standards were developed independent of any specific textbooks. Textbook companies, as always, will update their materials to match the new standards, but the group that developed the standards are not doing all of this to sell any specific materials.
What about testing?
Several groups are working on creating standardized tests, but it is still a state decision. PARCC is one of the major testing developers that is working on a standardized test. They're in several states. Smarter Balanced is another one to read up on. For the most part, states will decide how they want to test the success of their students in these new standards. These may replace what are currently in place in each state, or they might not. Regardless, test preparation is important, as well as assessing the learning acquisition of students.
How does this affect college readiness?
In developing these standards, college readiness was a very large concern. They couldn't take the acquisition of skills too slowly, or students would not be prepared for college. ACT, major colleges, and other groups were consulted to help develop a pathway of education that lead from K-12 and then beyond. Everyone had it in their interest to make sure the proper skill levels were attained by high school graduation.
Where can I read more about this?
There are a lot of sources out there, but reading from the original source is probably best: http://www.corestandards.org/
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Their bundled expertise ensures that our products conform to the highest demands on quality and that our customers' expectations are always fulfilled.
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Chief Scientific Officer for the FitLine product line at PM-International, expert in nutritional medicine and sports medicine.
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A graduate chemist. Developer of carrier systems based on natural products for cosmetics and food supplements.
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Ortiz HOF Discussion
A Diamond Anniversary
(Thread starter Marleheader: "It's been 10 damn years since Pedro suited up for the first time. Google tells me his first spring start with Boston was March 6, 1998.")
March 6, 2008
SoSH TaLK
Two threads you might enjoy:
by allan at 9:34 AM
3 comments:
- Patrick said...
I saw the Ortiz HOF link the other day. From what I read, it looks like he's no HOFer. Which is a shame, but so be it. He'll always have a place in my heart.
- March 6, 2008 at 9:48 AM
- Benjamin said...
Ortiz will be an HOFer eventually if he keeps it up long enough. Hopefully he's more Dave Winfield than Cecil Fielder in that respect.
- March 6, 2008 at 1:36 PM
- allan said...
If he retired now, then no. (Not that I care.)
We'll see if he can keep bangin' for at least another 5 years.
- March 6, 2008 at 1:55 PM
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Viet, Pinoy Americans join forces vs China intrusions
by Rodney Jaleco, ABS-CBN North America Bureau
Posted at 09/03/2012 10:20 AM | Updated as of 09/03/2012 10:20 AM
WASHINGTON D.C. - Filipino and Vietnamese Americans here have found a common cause in pushing back against Chinas belligerence in the South China Sea.
We want to tell China that they need to observe international law but we need to do everything peacefully, Ginie Nguyen, a spokesperson of the Viet-Am community told the Manila Mail at a prayer rally at the Martin Luther King monument last August 21.
She said they are joining the Filipino-led boycott of Chinese goods.
From the East Vietnamese Sea to the West Philippine Sea, China is creating problems in many places. Since we are a small country, we want to tell them the weak, poor and small people have ways to fight back peacefully, she explained.
About 50 Viet-Am and Fil-Am activists participated in the prayer rally. Eric Lachica, one of the convenors of the anti-China movement, said this was just the start of mass actions across the globe to protest Chinas creeping invasion in the South China Sea.
He said they plan to stage pickets during the visit of top Chinese government officials in Washington D.C.
Lachica told the Manila Mail they received reports that ranking Chinese leaders were scheduled to visit in the next few weeks.
Were going to give him a warm welcome, Lachica promised.
But the Chinese may already be a step ahead.* A ranking Chinese military official flew in from Beijing unannounced to meet with US officials. Cai Yingting, deputy chief of the general staff of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) was the 2nd senior Chinese military official in visit the US in the last 3 months.
Neither China nor the US announced Cais visit. He reportedly discussed escalating tension between China and her neighbors, particularly Japan. The US and Japan is holding a month-long naval maneuvers in the western Pacific.
Japan-China ties have deteriorated over a territorial dispute in the Diaoyu Islands.
Nguyen said Chinas neighbors are increasingly facing the same problem.
Today is the launch of boycott, she said, we are doing this for the long term until we reach our goal to stop violence in the South China Sea, and for China to honor the code of conduct and observe the sovereignty of other countries.
Prayers are action events to get community leaders engaged, Lachica added.
But he feels that a boycott was something China can feel in more tangible terms. This is going to be a long drawn out affair but if we can just make a 1 percent dent that would mean billions of dollars to the Chinese government.


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New York City police officers escort 31-year-old Erika Menendez to a waiting car as she screams in Queens, New York City, on Saturday.
Updated, 10:42 a.m. Sunday -- NEW YORK — A 31-year-old Bronx woman charged with pushing an immigrant to his death from a New York City subway platform has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Erika Menendez was arraigned Saturday night on a charge of murder as a hate crime, the Associated Press reported. Judge Gia Morris ordered that she be held without bail and be given a mental health exam, it said
Menendez is charged in the death of Sunando Sen, who was crushed by a train in Queens on Thursday night
Menendez, who was seen muttering to herself before shoving a man onto subway tracks in front of a speeding train, said she did so because, "I hate Hindus and Muslims," prosecutors said on Saturday.
Menendez admitted to investigators that she pushed Sunando Sen, a 46-year-old Queens resident, on Thursday because of her hatred of Hindus and Muslims, a feeling that stems from Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Sen was born in India and ran a printing shop. He died Thursday night after being knocked onto the tracks. Police released security camera video showing a woman running from the station.
Police said that Menendez was recognized on the street in Brooklyn by a passer-by who called 911. Patrol officers found and arrested her.
In a statement, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said that while in custody Menendez made incriminating statements, saying that she "pushed a Muslim" onto the tracks. Brown also said:
"The defendant is accused of committing what is every subway commuter's worst nightmare - being suddenly and senselessly pushed into the path of an oncoming train. The victim was allegedly shoved from behind and had no chance to defend himself. Beyond that, the hateful remarks allegedly made by the defendant and which precipitated the defendant's actions can never be tolerated by a civilized society."
The attack was the second time this month that someone was pushed to their death in a New York City subway station. A homeless man was arrested in early December and accused of shoving a man in front of a train in Times Square. He is awaiting trial, and claimed he acted in self-defense.
Further details on how police managed to identify Menendez were not immediately available.
A woman is reportedly in custody in connection with the death of a man who was struck by an oncoming NYC subway.
Investigators had been following up on tips from people who had seen the security video and were checking homeless shelters and psychiatric units in an attempt to identify the woman.
It was unclear whether Menendez had any connection to Sen. Witnesses told police the two hadn't interacted on the platform as they both waited for the train.
This article includes reporting by The Associated Press and Reuters.
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World Order & Mr. Bush
Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power
American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of US Diplomacy
Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism and the Failure of Good Intentions
The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People
War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
One of my earliest memories is of being taken in 1924 to the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley on the outskirts of London. Although the Wembley Exhibition presented, with a banality that was widely commented on even at the time,1 an imperial dream that was already melting away, a surprising number of people in England still believed that the British Empire was the world's only hope of order and decency. With the Depression quite a few serious people briefly saw the Soviet model as the best way forward, and in the mid-1930s others gave more than lip service to Hitler's Thousand-Year Reich.2
Dreams of world order come and go. After World War II there was a brief interlude when the United States led governments and peoples throughout the world in the belief that a new era of peace, disarmament, and the rule of law could emerge through working together in the United Nations. The cold war soon blighted that vision, and the world was frozen for forty years in the balance of nuclear terror. The end of the cold war and the demise of the Soviet Union caught most people by surprise, and they were followed by a brief period of euphoria in which optimistic notions circulated, many of them inspired by the apparent success of the first Gulf War. Among them were President George H.W. Bush's "new world order," Madeleine Albright's "assertive multilateralism," and a short-lived but widespread belief that the UN had at last come into its own. The century ended in general disillusionment over the prevailing disorder and violence. The events of September 11, 2001, and the reaction of the administration of President George W. Bush have so far dominated the twenty-first century's discussion of world order and have already inspired a large and growing literature.
The United States is by far the richest and most powerful country in history, so its policies and actions are naturally of worldwide concern. Its newly proclaimed unilateralist doctrine of preventive or preemptive war, with no tolerance for potential military rivals, would have seized the world's attention even if Washington was not already acting on it. The occupation of Iraq, a vast increase in US military spending, Washington's rejection of important international treaties, and its unconcealed contempt for international organizations and conventions have created uproar and foreboding in many parts of the world. Words like imperialism and hegemony, however inappropriate, have regained their old currency; worldwide demonstrations have been organized, and jihads have intensified. Whether the Bush doctrines are likely, in the long run, to become more, or less, dangerous both to the United States and to other nations is as yet unclear. Experience in Iraq and elsewhere may already be diluting some of the enthusiasm of the Bush administration's ideologues and modifying US policy on Iraq and North Korea; but the image of a unilateralist superpower that…
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"...The importance of going on and getting education for police" - An Oral History Interview with Mayor John Lindsay
Mayor Lindsay is interviewed in his Manhattan office on October 26, 1988 by Professor Jerry Markowitz for Educating for Justice, a history of John Jay College. Lindsay discusses the importance of accessible higher education, and educating police [...]
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Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Riu Riu by Anuna.
Bookie Woogie. Haven't heard of it? I mourn for you. You have heard of it? Rejoice with me! The blog Bookie Woogie is perhaps one of the best book review blogs out there, and one of my absolute favorites. It is comprised of an writer/illustrator dad (he wrote the Hiccupotamus) who reads to his three kids, Isaac, Gracie, and Lily (in June Isaac was 11, Gracie 9, and Lily 7). He records the audio while they discuss it. Then he transcribes it and puts it on the blog. That's the review. And it is some of the sweetest, most hilarious, and intelligent commentary on a book anywhere. Oh, and then they draw pictures of what they've read and it is wonderful beyond words. I don't know another blog anywhere else like it.
Here is a little snippet from their review of A Wrinkle in Time:
Dad: So guys, we are going to review "A Wrinkle in Time." We finished reading this three weeks ago but, because of our vacation, we haven't had a chance to review it until now. Do you think you can remember enough about it?
Isaac (age 10): Maybe.
Gracie (age 8): That was only three weeks ago? It seems like forever.
Dad: Tell me about the characters.
Lily (age 6): Charles Wallace is a very, very smarty guy. He's a little five year old. He has an older sister Meg who I think is like 10 or 11, and sometimes she doesn't even know what Charles Wallace is talking about. I have no idea how he got so smart. He can make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
And they also have a purely art-based blog over at Chicken Nugget Lemon Tooty (you'd be surprised how good these kids are at art. Methinks they take after their dad). They've even had their art done over by professional illustrators (it's one of my favorite posts). Oh, and have been interviewed for a magazine in South Korea.
So come over next Monday when they start up again. You won't be disappointed. :) And spread the word! They've been off the air for a while, and I can't wait to see what they come back with. :)
One of the Best Review Blogs Ever is Back!
Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Riu Riu by Anuna.
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- Rebecca Gomez said...
I love Bookie Woogie!!
- November 24, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Z-Kids said...
Thanks for the kind words Heather!
- November 26, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- Heather Zundel said...
Rebecca - Aren't they amazing?! :D
Z-Kids - You are most welcome. Welcome back!
- November 30, 2010 at 3:15 PM
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This was really interesting. I loved reading it.
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In the 1910 census I found a woman named Theresia Rauscher living with Charles and Barbara Stick living in Millvale PA. Barbara was the daughter of Anton Sperl and Katharina Rauscher Sperl. I have been puzzled by Theresa for a few years. I was sure she was related, but how???
Yesterday I searched Ancestry for Theresa Rauscher and came up with a few surprises. In 1902 I found a Baltimore Passenger List, dated 2 May 1902. The main person was Elizabeth Rauscher, age 58 from Rosshaupt, Bohemia. Next was Johann 32, Anna 29, Theresa 10, Antonia and Margaretha both 4, and Anna age 2. Elizabeth is listed as a widow, but I can not read the information for Johann and Anna. But my theory is that Johann is the son of Elizabeth and Anna his wife and the children are theirs.
The interesting part is they are from the same town as Anton Sperl and his wife Katharina Rauscher. The destination lists Millvale PA and the relationship of brother in law with the name Sprool.
Searching more in Millvale I came across a listing for Frank Rauscher b. 1833 in Austria and his daughter Anna. There are two conflicting reports about the daughter Anna. In the 1910 census it lists her as age 10, but underneath is appears that she is 50. That age would fit in with her fathers age of 72. Frank emigrated in 1900 and I did not find him on the 1900 census. On the Mira code index of 1910 it lists Frank and Anna age 50.
Katharina's death certificate Frank Rauscher is given as her father with mother unknown. This information was given by John Sperl her son and my husbands grandfather. My theory on this is that after Franks wife died he and his daughter emigrated to Millvale PA USA. Did John know his grandfather? I have not found a death date for Frank or Anna.
Is Anna Rauscher, Katharina Rauscher Sperl Nosseck sister. Anna would have been born about 1860 and Katharina was born in 1864. My best bet would be the family cemetery, St Anthony's in Shaler Township, PA except for the fact that the cemeteries records were all destroyed in a fire and the only records they have are from the names on the tombstones.
Katharina's middle initial is T, could that be Theresa and is it the name of her mother?


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As representatives of the international community assemble in Juba, the capital of the newly-independent Republic of South Sudan, Spineless Liberal takes a look at the challenges facing the world's newest country.
Tag Archive: independence
Voting has just begun in a week-long referendum amongst Southern Sudanese, on whether or not they should leave Sudan and go it alone.
Following decades of violence, it's hard to see how the people of Southern Sudan will not vote for independence. As the deserts of the north make way for grasslands, forests and swamps of the south, the people change as drastically as the landscape. The predominately Arabic-speaking Muslim northerners are totally different from the tribal Christian or Animist southerners. In the north, 50% or more of children complete primary school, whereas this figure drops to closer to 1% in parts of the South. Infant mortality nearly doubles if you travel between Khartoum and Juba, capitals of each part of Sudan. Over 2/3rds of people in the northern Khartoum, River Nile and Gezira states have access to piped drinking water or pit latrines, as opposed to under 20% of southerners without any form of toilet.


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Rovi Corporation to Host Analyst and Investor Meeting and Demo Showcase at CES on January 9, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI) announced today that it will host an analyst and investor meeting on January 9, 2013 in Las Vegas during the International Consumer Electronics Show.
At this meeting, the company will provide an update on the business and provide financial information for 2013. A question and answer session will follow the brief presentation. In adjacent rooms, demonstrations will be available for Rovi's products and offerings.
Rovi's investor meeting will take place at the Caesars Palace Resort, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada. Registration will open at 2:00 p.m. PT. The meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m. PT and is expected to last about 90 minutes.
Investors who are unable to attend the meeting in-person are encouraged to attend the audio webcast at http://tinyurl.com/d95q4c8. A recording of the audio webcast will be made available following the event and can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of the Rovi website at www.rovicorp.com.
About Rovi Corporation
Rovi Corporation is focused on revolutionizing the digital entertainment landscape by delivering solutions that enable consumers to intuitively connect to new entertainment from many sources and locations. The company also provides extensive entertainment discovery solutions for television, movies, music and photos to its customers in the consumer electronics, cable and satellite, entertainment and online distribution markets. These solutions, complemented by industry leading entertainment data, create the connections between people and technology, and enable them to discover and manage entertainment in an enjoyable form.
Rovi holds over 5,300 issued or pending patents worldwide and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with numerous offices across the United States and around the world including Japan, China, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom. More information about Rovi can be found at www.rovicorp.com.
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Vatican City, Dec 15, 2013 / 04:07 pm MT ().- Meeting with 17 newly appointed ambassadors to the Holy See, Pope Francis encouraged them to work together, regardless of creed, against the "slavery" of human trafficking.
"This is a true form of slavery , unfortunately increasingly common, which affects every land, even the most developed, and which affects the most vulnerable people in society: women, children, the disabled, the poorest and those who come from situations of family or social disintegration," the Bishop of Rome told the newly accredited ambassadors, including the representative of Palestine, Dec. 12 at the Vatican's Clementine Hall.
"In these persons, in a special way, Christians recognize the face of Jesus, who identified with the smallest and the neediest among us. Others, who do not refer to a religious faith, in the name of our common humanity share our compassion for their suffering and the commitment to free them and to tend to their wounds. Together we can and must take action to free the victims of human trafficking and to put an end to this horrible trade."
He mentioned the victims of forced labor, and those trafficked for both labor and sexual exploitation, saying "this cannot continue: it constitutes a grave violation of the human rights of the victims and is an affront to their dignity, as well as a a defeat for the global community."
"All persons of good will, whether they profess a religion or not, cannot allow these women, these men and these children to be treated as objects, deceived, violated, often repeatedly sold, for various purposes, and at the end either killed or ruined physically and mentally, to end up discarded and abandoned. It is shameful."
Pope Francis continued, calling trafficking a "crime against humanity," saying "we must unite" to end this "increasingly aggressive" scourge which he said threatens not only its victims but "also the foundational values of society," justice, and "family structure and social life."
Speaking to the representatives of so many nations, the Roman Pontiff said there must be a "more decisive political will" to end trafficking and protect the rights of those trafficked and to prevent the corrupt and criminals from eluding justice and having the last word."
He urged better legislation throughout the world, noting particularly the importance of laws to "facilitate regular migration" so as to "reduce the problem."
In addition to the transport of illegal migrants, Pope Francis noted as causes of human trafficking the drugs and weapons trades, and the mafia.
He commended the measures taken by government to combat trafficking, yet also lamented the involvement "at times" of "public officials and members of peace missions" in the trade in persons.
"However, to effectively combat this scourge, it is necessary for action to extend to the fields of culture and communication. Also, we must deeply examine our consciences: how many times do we tolerate that a human being is considered as an object, displayed to sell a product or to satisfy immoral desires?"
"The human person must never be bought and sold like merchandise. Whoever uses and exploits human persons, even indirectly, becomes complicit in their oppression."
The Roman Pontiff told the ambassadors that he addressed this concern of his to them because he believes "in the value and the strength of concerted commitment in combating it."
"Therefore, I exhort the international community to adopt an even more unanimous and effective strategy against human trafficking, so that in every part of the world, men and women may no longer be used as a means to an end, and that their inviolable dignity may always be respected."
Pope Francis concluded, offering the ambassadors his "best wishes" and pledging the help of the Roman Curia in their mission.
"I invoke upon your persons and upon your families, as well as upon your staff, an abundance of divine blessing."
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I once brought a box of nametags to a party hosted by a few of my Persian friends. Babak (the host) and his wife had a great idea: write everyone's names in Farsi! Everyone loved their new nametags - even if they couldn't read them!
After a while we realized our Red Bull supply had run dry. So my friend Laszlo ran out to the local Plaid Pantry. When he pulled up to the convenient store, he realized his Farsi nametag was still on his shirt. Oh well...
He grabbed four cans and made his way to the cash register. The clerk, "Surinder," greeted him with a beaming smile when he saw the Farsi nametag. (The actual translation was "Laszlo the King.")
Surinder, who happened to be Arabic, asked Laszlo where the nametags were from. When he told the clerk about the party hosted by our Persian friends, he instantly became overjoyed!
"I speak Arabic, I am from almost same place!" he grinned. He then said "For you, this Red Bull? I give you special price: 4 for 5 dollars!"
Laszlo gave Surinder a hearty thanks, and walked out the door a happy man.
How do you discover the CPI (Common Point of Interest) with new people and customers?
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Third GEF Assembly Bulletin
Raiser - Aug 28
Third GEF Assembly 2006
29-30 August 2006 | Cape Town, South Africa
Highlights from Wednesday, 30 August
GEF CEO/Chair Monique Barbut with Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Klaus Töpfer, UNEP's former Executive Director and Germany's former Minister of Environment (left), elaborated on: the risk-sharing prospect of linking official development aid with private investment; the opportunity to increase private investment by making developing country terms of trade more favorable through intervention by the World Trade Organization; and the ability to make developing country markets more favorable through certification schemes.
Mohammed Valli Moosa, Eskom Chairman and Achim Steiner (right)
Mohammed Valli Moosa, Eskom Chairman (left), discussed opportunities for and obstacles to implementing market-based mechanisms for financing environmental conventions. He suggested that market forces per se are not capable of making environmental conventions work, and because the environment is a public good, the principle responsibility for its protection lies with the State. He stressed that the private sector will protect the environment when it is profitable to do so, noting the success of transfrontier parks due to the promise of tourism-related revenue.
Co-Chairs Thomas Kolly, Switzerland (center) and Klaus Töpfer, former UNEP Executive Director
Roundatble 2: Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
Steen Jorgensen, the World Bank, and Co-Chairs Corrado Clini, Director General , Italy 's Ministry of Environment and Territory, and Elizabeth Thompson, Minister of Energy and Environment of Barbados
Elizabeth Thompson, Minister of Energy and Environment of Barbados (left)
Al Binger, University of the West Indies (right), underscored the vulnerability of small island developing States (SIDS) to climate change and highlighted contributing factors, including high energy prices due to low economies of scale, and dependence on increasingly variable weather patterns in the agricultural and tourism sectors.
Feng Gao, UNFCCC Secretariat (left), said money, technology and public policy must go hand-in-hand in combating climate change and outlined efforts being taken in China 's energy sector to address climate change.
Morocco (left) said that when reviewing the resource allocation framework (RAF) in two years, the GEF should take account of States' vulnerability and urged countries to honor their pledges under the Marrakesh Accords.
Brazil (right) did not favor a change in the GEF's focus toward addressing mitigation activities at the global level, arguing the focus on action in OECD countries is correct and requires intensification.
Co-Chairs Li Yong, China 's Vice Minister of Finance, and Roger Ehrhardt, Canadian International Development Agency (left)
Noting that the concept of the RAF is not unique to the GEF, Ramon Fernandez, Ministry of Finance of France, said it represents a fundamental reform that will impact on the GEF's operations and to which the executing agencies will have to adapt. Trieu Van Be, Vice Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam, outlined his country's experience in identifying national environmental priorities, notably through a steering committee involving the ministries of foreign affairs, finance, planning, agriculture, and natural resources and the environment.
Trevor Manuel, South Africa 's Minister of Finance (right), noted concerns raised by some delegates about: defining an agenda for reforming the GEF; the amount and allocation of resources under GEF-4; the need for a vulnerability index under the RAF; and adequate funding for CCD-related activities.
GEF CEO/Chair Monique Barbut: noted the importance of compromise among the members of the GEF "family"; said that if the GEF becomes the financial mechanism for the Adaptation Fund, there may be more activity in this area; and explained the allocation procedures for activities under the GEF focal areas.
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July 04, 2013
By Larry Buford
The arrest of former NBA Wizards team member Gilbert Arenas for possession of illegal fireworks brings to mind the threat we face this time each year. In 2002, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that fireworks accounted for about 9000 injuries treated in U.S. emergency rooms. The most common injuries were to the eyes, hands, head, and face. The most inflictions were suffered by bystanders rather than the activators of the fireworks themselves. Injuries caused by fireworks, rockets, and sparklers are the most common.
After a comparatively dry winter season, what makes this Fourth of July holiday potentially more dangerous is the fact that southwestern states like California, Arizona, and Nevada are now experiencing record high temperatures (127 degrees in Death Valley) which makes for some pretty dry grass and foliage. With an abundance of fireworks in the hands of young unsupervised pranksters, and other irresponsible citizens we have a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately the fireworks are not limited to just one day, but may continue on for days after until the supply is gone.
In California alone during the period from 1992 to 2001, fire damage caused by illegal fireworks averaged 2.2 million dollars per year (although there was a noticeably significant decrease in the years 2000 and 2001).
In 2011 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released some highlights of the 2010 fireworks-related incidents as follows:
• CPSC staff received reports of three fireworks-related deaths during 2010. In the first incident, a 22-year-old male died after he fell from a cliff when he detonated unspecified fireworks. In the second incident, a 49-year-old male perished when the fireworks he made illegally in his garage exploded. In the third incident, a 55-year-old male died in a house explosion caused by teenagers' mischievous use of Roman candles. CPSC staff has reports of two fireworks-related deaths in 2009. Reporting is not complete for either year, and the actual number of deaths may be higher.
• Fireworks were involved in an estimated 8,600 injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments during calendar year 2010 (95 percent confidence interval 6,600 – 10,700). CPSC staff estimated that there were 8,800 fireworks-related injuries during 2009. The difference is not statistically significant.
• There is not a statistically significant trend in estimated emergency department- treated injuries from 1996, when estimated injuries were the lowest (7,300), to 2010.
• An estimated 6,300 fireworks-related injuries (or 73 percent of the total fireworks-related injuries) were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments during the 1-month special study period between June 18, 2010 and July 18, 2010 (95 percent confidence interval 4,500 – 8,100). CPSC staff estimated that there were 5,900 fireworks-related injuries during the 2009 special study period.
• Of the fireworks-related injuries sustained, 65 percent were to males, and 35 percent were to females.
In 2011 the Los Angeles Times reported: [A 12-year-old girl from South Los Angeles has lost sight in her right eye and may lose the eye following an accident involving the use of illegal fireworks on the Fourth of July.
Erika Rodriguez "suffered a very severe injury to her right eye from a direct hit by an exploding firework that resulted in severe trauma," said Thomas Lee, an eye surgeon at the Vision Center of Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
"The firework actually went straight into the eye," Lee said. "I've never seen a case like this before. The target zone this had to hit is less than half a centimeter."
Fireworks – said to be invented by the Chinese some 2000 years ago – were used at the start of a new year to scare away evil spirits. Why it has become such a fixture in America for the Fourth of July is beyond me when there are so many people who don't even know the history or meaning of Independence Day. To them it's just another day for a risky thrill!
Larry Buford is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer. Author of "Things Are Gettin' Outta Hand" (Amazon.com) www.larrybuford. com,


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Exeter Street Food Market
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The popular weekly Street Food Market takes place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Guildhall Shopping & Dining.
The line-up at the Street Food Market is a fine example of the food talent around in the area. As well as James Strawbridge with his Posh Pasty Wagon, there are: Eat Like a Greek from Exeter; Noodle Wagon from Pensilva; Hunters Brewery from Ipplepen; Kenniford Farm, cooking pork and bacon rolls using meat from their free range RSPCA certificated pigs; Tasteful Tapas, run by an ex-Marine from Exmouth who learned how to cook perfect tapas and paella while advising the Spanish army; Dan's Americano, again Exeter-based and using local ingredients to create American classics such as steak and Philly sandwiches and po'boys; Oasis, run by an Egyptian now living in Paignton and using local produce to create Middle Eastern cuisine so authentic that ex-pat Saudis travel from all over the UK enjoy it; La Cantina, run by award-winning Exminster chef Tim Golder and a great advocate of local ingredients; Topsham-based Good Game, which is a charcuterie creating delicious sausages, hams and other products using locally-caught game.


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Friday, May 24, 2013
Rain may have impeded their march to the sea, but on Friday students at the Tisbury and Edgartown Schools ensured that a generations-old tradition dedicated to those who fought and died in war lived on. Students at both schools gathered in their respective gymnasiums to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, the Gettysburg Address and hear from veterans who have fought for the country. Flowers, traditionally tossed off Memorial Wharf in Edgartown and the Owen Park dock in Vineyard Haven, were instead gathered in the gym — a less picturesque, but no less poignant moment of remembrance.


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For more than a hundred years, Trevecca Nazarene University has been meeting the educational needs of students. From its earliest beginnings in 1901 as a pastor's training class for Christian workers to its modern role as a university, Trevecca's focus has been to provide higher education within the context of a Christian community.
The name Trevecca means House of Rebecca or "a binding together in love." Trevecka is the name of a school, a castle, and a village in Wales (all in the same area). The school, established in 1768 by Lady Huntingdon, was an effort to "bring together" followers of John Calvin and John Wesley. Trevecca's founder, J. O. McClurkan, probably chose that name because he, too, saw the value of both ways of thinking and because he believed that name was appropriate for a nonsectarian holiness school.
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The Reverend J. O. McClurkan, a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, began teaching a small group of parishioners who wanted to be more effective Christian workers. That group grew, and later that year McClurkan announced the establishment of the Literary and Bible Training School for Christian Workers.
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Master's degree programs in education were added.
Master's degrees in religion were added.
Trevecca began the Management and Human Relations Program, Middle Tennessee's first degree-completion program.
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It seems like the Bethesda escalators are among the most problematic in Metro.
From reader Tim:
In early January, the escalators (all of them) at the Bethesda station were offline. The escalators from the mezzanine to the ground level are some of the tallest in the Metro system.
I asked the station manager when he expected the escalators to be fixed, and after he was rude to me (I suspect he'd been catching a lot of flak from riders for something he, ultimately, couldn't do much about.), he calmed down pretty quickly and said he wasn't sure.
You know, the thing that bugs me the most about Metro is that it seems to act like it's some kind of necessary utility. It's certainly a great resource, but it's not an electric or a water company. Many of us have reasonable alternatives for commuting.
But it's this attitude that leads to a sense that, while they aim to be fair, there's no real effort to satisfy customers.
In this instance, my commute was pretty inconvenient. So, why not program the gates at Bethesda to knock 50 cents off the price of each fare as you go through the gate? Put up a sign that reads, "our apologies for the inconvenience. To make it up to you, enjoy a discounted rate while exiting this station."
Boom. People see you're at least trying.
It's just such a terrible business model: Ridership is down, so they increase fares and decrease quality of service. This, in turn, directly decreases ridership, so they again increase fares and decrease quality of service, resulting in lower ridership. And so on, and so on.
How long will it take them to understand they'll need an outside-the-box solution to escape that downward spiral? They can blame the economy all they want, but in the end, I fault Metro.
Escalator improvement: No we can't
System bottlenecks
Escalators-to-stairs idea shot down in flames
What is wrong with the escalators?
Escalator forecast: Heavy sucking with intermittent unsucking
Metro's failin'est escalator
Other items:
Human error blamed in latest Metro deaths (Examiner)
Fallen Metro employees remembered (WaPo)
NTSB back again (WaPo)
MTA fining "seat hogs" (Daily News)


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