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Syria's civil war spills into Lebanon, 4 dead
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's civil war spilled over into neighboring Lebanon once again on Sunday, with gun battles in the northern city of Tripoli between supporters and opponents of President Bashar Assad's regime that left four dead.
Nine Syrian judges and prosecutors also defected to the opposition. It was the latest setback for the regime, which appears increasingly embattled with rebels making gains in northern Syria and near Damascus, the capital.
The defecting judges posted a joint statement online urging others to join them and break ranks with Assad's regime. There have been several high-level defections over the past year, including Assad's former prime minister.
In Geneva, the United Nation's Special Representative for Syria and the Arab League, Lakdhar Brahimi, met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns to discuss the crisis in Syria. They said in a joint statement that the situation in Syria was "bad and getting worse," adding that a political process to end the conflict was "still necessary and still possible."
Russia and the United States have argued bitterly over how to address the conflict, which began with peaceful protests against Assad in March 2011 and escalated into a civil war that has killed an estimated 40,000 people. Activists said another 45 were killed on Sunday.
The U.S. has criticized Russia for shielding the Assad regime, while Moscow has accused Washington of encouraging the rebels and being intent on regime change.
In Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia agreed to take part in the Geneva talks on condition there would be no demand for Assad to step down. Washington and its allies, including Turkey and Qatar, have repeatedly called on the Syrian president to step down to help stop the bloodshed.
"We are not conducting any negotiations on the fate of Assad," Lavrov said, adding that the Americans were wrong to see Moscow as softening its position on Syria. "All attempts to portray things differently are unscrupulous, even for diplomats of those countries which are known to try to distort the facts in their favor."
Addressing fears that Assad could use chemical weapons in a last-ditch effort to save his regime, Lavrov once again said the Syrian government has given assurances that it has no intention of ever using the weapons of mass destruction. He said the greatest threat is that they would fall into the hands of militants.
Russia's foreign minister said that after he agreed to a U.S. proposal to have his and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's deputies "brainstorm" on Syria, the Americans began to suggest that Russia was softening its position. Continued...
"No such thing," Lavrov said. "We have not changed our position."
He urged the international community to come together and "with one voice" to demand a cease-fire, return U.N. observers in bigger numbers and begin a political dialogue. Lavrov repeated that Russia was not wedded to Assad but believed that only the Syrians have the right to choose their leaders.
In Washington, a senior State Department official said the U.S. remains willing to hold additional discussions in the weeks ahead, if it would help "advance the process of political transition that the people of Syria seek." The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss Sunday's meeting in Geneva with reporters.
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani urged Assad to step down. With the rebels at the president's doorstep in Damascus, he said, Assad knows the regime will fall.
"But how much killing and destruction does he want before this inevitable outcome?" Hamad said after an Arab League meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha.
In Lebanon, fighting between pro-and anti-Assad gunmen flared as bodies of three Lebanese, who were killed after crossing into Syria to fight in the civil war were brought back home for burial, the state-run National News Agency said.
Four people were killed and 12 were wounded in the gunfights, the agency said. Two Lebanese soldiers were also injured, the Lebanese Armed Forces command said.
Syria civil war has often spilled into neighboring countries including Turkey, Lebanon and Israel, raising concerns of a wider war in the volatile region.
Lebanon, which Syria dominated for decades, is particularly vulnerable to getting sucked into the crisis. The two countries share a porous border and a complex web of political and sectarian ties.
Syria's opposition is dominated by members of the Sunni Muslim minority. Assad's regime is predominantly Alawite, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. Continued...
Tripoli has been the scene of frequent sectarian clashes between the Alawite and Sunni Muslim communities. Last week, the Lebanese army sent additional troops to Tripoli to try to prevent clashes that broke out over reports that 17 Lebanese men were killed after entering Syria to fight alongside the rebels.
In Syria, fighting between opposition fighters and regime troops was concentrated in northern Idlib province, in the Damascus suburbs and in Aleppo, Syria's largest city, according to the Britain-based opposition activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. At least 45 people were killed in fighting Sunday, said the group, which relies on reports from activists on the ground.
Syria's state-run SANA news agency said four people were killed when a rocket slammed into the Armenian quarter of the city of Homs. SANA said "terrorists" were behind the attack that also injured several others. Damascus refers to rebels as terrorists and mercenaries of Western and Gulf countries.
The Observatory also said rebels have made significant advances in the battle over a sprawling military base west of Aleppo after heavy clashes with regime troops Sunday.
Associated Press writers Jamal Halaby in Amman, Jordan, Lynn Berry in Moscow, John Heilprin in Geneva, Switzerland, Matthew Lee in Washington, and Abdullah Rebhy, in Doha, Qatar, contributed to this report.
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John Tejada is one of the most accomplished Angelenos in electronic dance music. His producing and label-boss (of Palette Recordings) career spans more than 15 years; he's penned some of the genre's most reliably show-stopping singles, such as "Sweat on the Walls" and "Mono on Mono," and cut two albums for the pace-setting German label Kompakt, including this year's "The Predicting Machine."
Commensurately, L.A. has been ground zero for the late EDM surge in America, birthing the Hard events and Insomniac empires that made festival raves draw six-figure audiences in the states.
And yet Tejada admits that dance music's cash infusion doesn't quite seem to be trickling down, nor is the underground's creative energy affecting the mega-fests.
"Maybe it's just me, but things are still just kind of rolling along here," Tejada said, laughing. "In a way, things were more exciting five or 10 years ago. There was an unpredictability then, and now people have fallen into trendy styles that Internet sites steer people to out of hype."
Tejada's burden might be that he's been so good, for so long, that "John Tejada Releases an Expert, Heartfelt Album" isn't breaking dance-music news anymore. But that's a fickle scene's problem, not his — and his slot atop a heated bill of peers on Thursday at Westlake's Medusa Lounge might help correct that.
The night is a showcase for the L.A. label Halocyan, the new venture from Tejada's longtime friend Dimitri Fergadis. Fergadis made his name with Phthalo, the beloved experimental electronica label that put out several Tejada cuts, and Halocyan has quickly matched its reputation with releases from Vladislav Delay, Chrissy Murderbot and Artificial Latvamaki. Thursday's bill features a Tejada set with the U.K. beat-scene adventurers Untold, Florida's Sumsun and L.A.'s WMX.
But the fact that this set is filling the Teutonic liquidity den Medusa Lounge and not, say, the Palladium, is a testament to the challenge Tejada is facing as a producer — DJs now kind of have to be pop stars too.
"The Predicting Machine" is actually one of his most melodic and bright-hued releases yet. The crisp, crackling single "Stabilizer" hits harder for its restraint and pacing; "An Ounce of Perception" should be Ryan Gosling's beat-down music in any forthcoming "Drive 2." He can nerd out with filter-soaked Basic Channel vibes on "The Function and the Form," but "Predicting Machine" is a super accessible, enjoyable record built on handcrafted analog sound designs.
In a just world, that would be enough for danceland triumph. It may still be; since signing with Kompakt, Tejada has tapped a young, indie-friendly new crowd with his matchless reputation intact. But if firing bottles in liquor spots that glom onto an EDM "lifestyle" is the key to mainstream success today, count him out of that.
"The thing is, at that level there's usually a guy-behind-the-guy," Tejada said, referring to the oft-alleged tactic of DJs ghost-producing for EDM superstars. "I've met guys at that level, and they were [jerks], of course. But fans want rock stars and some people are great at being millionaires, that's a talent in itself. Ten years ago I might have had a juicier answer, but now I'm just like 'Eh, you made a million dollars, good for you.'"
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Posted on: 10/18/2011Is the Charter School Boom Really Good for Kids?
The latest report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools shows that the charter school boom is showing no signs of abating. In six citiesNew Orleans; Washington, D.C.; Detroit; Kansas City, Missouri; Flint, Michigan; and Gary, Indianamore than 30 percent of students now attend charter schools. In New Orleans, an astounding 70 percent of students are enrolled in charters. But, when it comes down to the sheer number of students attending charters, Los Angeles takes the enrollment crown.
Over the past decade, charter schools' growth in Los Angeles has been meteoric. In 1993, a year after California passed the nation's second charter school law, only 16 charters operated in the city, a mere blip on the region's radar. But, as of the current academic year, that number has ballooned to 183 schools, educating nearly 80,000 students. While charters are designed to facilitate innovation and academic success for students, not all charters are created equal, so the boom might not be entirely good news for kids.
Every city, including Los Angeles, has outstanding charter schoolslike certain high-performing KIPP schoolsbut overall, charters have a mixed achievement record. Stanford's 2009 CREDO study, which remains the largest comparison study of charters and traditional public schools, found that only 17 percent of charters performer better than their traditional peers.
And beyond the academics, charters have a slew of other problems. A recent report by UCLA's Civil Rights project called racial segregation in Los Angeles' charters "apartheid", while a UC Berkeley study called out the extremely high teacher turnover rates at many charters.
And while they offer more personalized learning experiences, charters aren't immune to the pressures of standardized testing. Earlier this year, Los Angeles Unified superintendent John Deasy revoked the charter of six Crescendo charter schools after news broke that cheating on state tests was widespread. Some of the city's charters have also had issues staying financially solvent. In 2010, a group of wealthy philanthropists, including former mayor Richard Riordan and billionaire Eli Broad, had to pitch in millions to save ICEF public schools. The 15-school charter operator didn't have enough cash to make payrollwhat would have happened to the students enrolled in ICEF schools if no one had stepped up to save the day?
It shouldn't be shocking that charter schools have many of the same problems as other public schools. Yet, the perception that the charter label means a well-functioning, effective school persists. If that were the case for the majority of charters, their rapid spread would be serious cause for celebration.
The question too few people are asking is what's happening in those highly effective charter schools to make them work so well? Instead of ensuring that those ideas are passed back to traditional schools and to other charters, districts are handing out new charters like candy, creating an atmosphere where pretty much anyone with some semblance of a plan can open a school. Indeed, given that most charters are doing no better than traditional public schoolsand are, in some cases, doing worsewe might be wise to hold our applause.
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Jeb Bush, Melinda Gates, Sal Khan and the Coming Digital Learning Battle
The debate over digital learning will soon enter a new phase. No longer will educators debate whether or not digital learning has the capacity to transform the American education system. Just about gone are the anti-technology Luddites who insist that every classroom be self-contained, with students and teachers left to their own devices, save for the help of pencils, chalk, blackboards and weighty textbooks stuffed into 10 kilo backpacks.
It is becoming increasingly obvious that digital learning systems can be tailored to the specific interests, learning styles, and levels of accomplishment of each student. As digital curricular materials employ ever-more-sophisticated technologies3-dimensional videos, game playing, interactive exercises, real-time provision of information on student performance to teachers and students alike, and morethey will be seen as essential 21st century learning tools.
But we can expect a strenuous, highly politicized debate over the way in which digital learning should be provided. On the one side will be those who propose that most digital learning in K-12 public education be of the blended variety, that is, take place within public school classrooms under the tutelage of a highly qualified teacher.
On the other side, online proponents will argue that blended learning alone is not enough. American education can be transformed only if the power to drive change is placed in the hands of students, who are offered a choice of providers that include not only the blended classroom but also those who offer products exclusively online, supplementing asymmetric video presentations of online materials with interactive systems that employ such tools as Skype, interactive games, social networking, email communications and phone conversations.
All of this became clear at the conference sponsored in San Francisco last week by the Foundation on Excellence in Education, the nonprofit headed by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who is promoting a strikingly innovative, bipartisan reform agenda that combines the Common Core standards promoted by the Gates Foundation and the Obama Administration with the accountability and choice principles to which he was committed during his eight years as Floridas governor.
It is digital learning that holds together and gives spark to Bushs agenda. Common standards provide a nationwide platform upon which next generation curricular materials can be built; choice allows students to pick the courses most suited to their needs, abilities, and interests; and accountability ensures that learning is genuine.
Bush put on an impressive show. His self-deprecating wit, extraordinary command of the subject, and undeniable passion generated a level of enthusiasm seldom found outside the confines of a well-orchestrated campaign event. When the former governor interviewed Melinda Gates about her support for Common Core standards, she relaxed noticeably, revealing a personal warmth and depth of knowledge less well displayed in her formal presentation.
But the true star of the show was Sal Khan, a former venture capitalist turned curriculum specialist, who has become a rock star of digital education. Unlike some other proponents of digital learning promoting their wares at the conference, Kahn taught his audience by both precept and example. Not only did he advocate next-generation learning, but, in so doing, he blended a sweater-casual speaking style with a smoothly offered, high-tech digital presentation that was little less than astounding. When he finished, only the most hard-nosed of skeptics walked away unconvinced that Khan had invented the one-and-only way to teach math to young people.
For Khan, next-generation learning combines simple, short, witty videos with problem sets that must be mastered before one moves to the next stage of instruction. To motivate students, he uses, surprisingly, nothing more than badges and other phony rewards reminiscent of the stars that old-fashioned elementary school teachers used to post next to the names of high achievers. Real-time data on success and failure is provided simultaneously to teachers, students, parents and anyone else authorized to access that information. You can learn all about the Khan method by looking at his videos on YouTube.
Yet Khan leaves the debate over blended versus online learning wide open. On one side, the power of online learning is demonstrated by videos that are being viewed by Khans distant cousins as well as by the next generation of the Melinda and Bill Gates family, a saxophone player who is self-educating himself into an electrical engineer, and millions of young people in developing countries across the globe.
But the blenders will undoubtedly point to certain in-classroom keys to his accomplishments in the public schools of Los Altos, California. There, student success at problem-solving is monitored in real time by teachers, serving as coaches, who intervene when videos are not enough. For blenders, the keys to the interventions apparent success include the use of real-time performance information by qualified teachers, not just the videos and problem sets.
Apparent success, it must be said, because the impact of neither the blended nor the online version of the Khan intervention has yet to be documented by a randomized trial. Still, Los Altos school authorities are impressed enough to allow Khan Academy to expand from just a couple of demonstration classrooms to middle schools throughout the district. And other charter and district schools are climbing on board this fast-moving train.
But the debate between blended and online learning will continue. Too much politically is at stake for it to be otherwise. It is not yet clear that blended learning a la Khan Academy will be any more efficient than the current bloated system of public education. At a time of extreme fiscal exigency, legislators will look for ways in which technology can save money, not for new ways to add costs.
Meanwhile, school districts and teacher unions can be expected to fight publicly funded online learning that offers students a choice of taking courses outside their local district school. If online learning should prove to be more effective than the learning that takes place within classrooms, it would provide a serious challenge to the school district-teacher union duopoly that blended learning does not.
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University studies crowdsourcing for intelligence
Maybe you've got a hunch Kim Jong Il's regime in North Korea has seen its final days, or that the Ebola virus will re-emerge somewhere in the world in the next year.
Your educated guess may be just as good as an expert's opinion. Statistics have long shown that large crowds of average people frequently make better predictions about unknown events, when their disparate guesses are averaged out, than any individual scholar a phenomenon known as the wisdom of crowds.
Now the nation's intelligence community, with the help of university researchers and regular folks around the country, is studying ways to harness and improve the wisdom of crowds. The research could one day arm policymakers with information gathered by some of the same methods that power Wikipedia and social media.
In a project that is part competition and part research study, George Mason professors Charles Twardy and Kathryn Laskey are assembling a team on the Internet of more than 500 forecasters who make educated guesses about a series of world events, on everything from disease outbreaks to agricultural trends to political patterns.
They are competing with four other teams led by professors at several universities. Each differs in its approach, but all are studying how crowdsourcing can be used.
At stake is grant money provided by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which heads up the nation's intelligence community.
Put simply, crowdsourcing occurs when a task is assigned to a wide audience rather than a specific expert or group of experts. The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is one of the most prominent examples anyone can write or edit an entry. Over time, the crowds refine and improve the product. Crowdsourcing can range from a simple question blasted to a person's Twitter followers to amateur programmers fine-tuning open-source software.
IARPA spokeswoman Cherreka Montgomery said her project's goal is to develop methods to refine and improve on crowdsourcing in a way that would be useful to intelligence analysts.
"It's all about strengthening the capabilities of our intelligence analysts," Montgomery said.
And if analysts can use crowdsourcing to better determine the likelihood of seemingly unpredictable world events, those analysts can help policymakers be prepared and develop smarter responses. In a hypothetical example, a crowd-powered prediction about the breakout of popular uprisings in the Middle East could influence what goes in a dossier given to decision-makers at the highest levels.
The program at George Mason is called DAGGRE, short for Decomposition-based Aggregation. The researchers have used blog postings, Twitter and other means to get the word out about their project to potential participants. No specialized background is required, though a college degree is preferred.
The project seeks to break down various world events into their component parts. The stability of Kim Jong Il's regime in North Korea provides an example. One forecaster might base his prediction based solely on political factors. But what if the political experts could be guided by health experts, who might observe that Kim's medical condition is flagging?
The DAGGRE participants key their answers into forms on the project's website, and also supply information at the outset about their education and what areas they have expertise in. The scholars overseeing the project will then seek to break down the variables that influence a forecaster's prediction, and use the data in a way that people with disparate knowledge bases can help guide each other to the most accurate forecast.
Military and intelligence researchers have long studied ways to improve the ability to predict the future. In 2003, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched research to see whether a terrorist attack could be predicted by allowing speculative trading in a financial market, in which people would make money on a futures contract if they bet on a terrorist attack occurring within a designated time frame. The theory was that a spike in the market could serve as a trip wire that an attack was under way. But some found the idea ghoulish, and others objected to the notion that a terrorist could conceivably profit by carrying out an attack, and the research was halted.
Laskey said George Mason's research bears some fundamental similarities with the discontinued DARPA research, with the crucial difference that nobody participating in George Mason's project can profit from making accurate predictions. But participants who make accurate predictions are rewarded with a point system, and there is a leaderboard of sorts for participants to measure their success. Some can also choose to receive a small stipend for their time, but it's not tied to how they answer questions.
Another team, led by psychologists at the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania who are focused on asking questions in ways that minimize experts' overconfidence and misjudgment, said Don Moore, a professor at Cal-Berkeley.
"Small wording changes in a question can have a huge effect" on how a person answers, Moore said.
Twardy said the George Mason study has already drawn more than 500 participants, but only about half are actively participating. The study continues to recruit people as some participants drop out over the four-year course of the study.
Participants come from all walks of life. While Twardy said he'd love to have, say, agronomists, on his team to help forecast European polices and responses to mad cow diseases and the cattle trade, the overriding principle is that people from various backgrounds can contribute to the crowd's collective wisdom, so participation is not restricted by fields of expertise.
George Mason received a $2.2 million grant from IARPA to conduct the study. If the team remains in the competition for the full four years weaker teams are at risk of being discontinued the grant will be increased to $8.2 million.
Twardy expects to publish the results of his research and hopes it will ultimately help world leaders make more informed choices when they confront global crises.
"At some level, you cannot predict the future," Twardy said. "But you can do a lot better than just asking an expert."
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Colleges Take Varied Approaches to iPad Experiments, With Mixed Results
Several colleges that have been trying out iPads in the classroom will be sharing their experiences at the annual Educause conference, which kicks off Tuesday in Philadelphia. The officials plan to talk about what theyve learned, though most still say its too soon to judge the long-term potential of tablets in teaching.
At least four sessions at the conference focus on teaching experiments with Apples popular gadget, and The Chronicle caught up with the presenters to get a preview of their planned remarks.
Pepperdine University, for example, has been experimenting in a few courses, where some students are given iPads loaded with reading materials and applications, and others stick with laptops and traditional printed books. The initial findings show that iPads increase engagement and collaboration, acting as a facilitator for more easily sharing information, rather than the clunky barrier that a laptop can sometimes be in a group setting.
When observing classrooms with and without iPads, the difference ranged from barely noticeable to a stark contrast, said Dana K. Hoover, assistant CIO for communications and planning at Pepperdine. The most noticeable difference was how students in the iPad classes moved around the classroom more and seemed to be more engaged in the material.
The goal is specifically to see if the iPad has the potential to impact student performance on learning outcomes in the classroom, says Ms. Hoover. Our secondary goal is to see if we can produce some sort of formula for success.
The study, which began last fall, is now in its third and final semester and is in the data-collection phase. At the conference, Ms. Hoover and a colleague will be presenting some of the preliminary results from their study. The main findings they will discuss, which they did not have when Ms. Hoover was interviewed, will be results from a quiz comparing students in sections with and without iPads.
Colleges have taken a variety of approaches to their iPad experiments.
Oberlin College, a private liberal-arts institution in Ohio, is also in its third semester of its iPad program, and Forrest H. Rose, an instructional technologist at the college, says it values the immediacy the iPad brings to the classroom by giving students an easily transportable tool to use on field trips and in other group settings. But since Apple designed the tablets to be a single-user device, some professors have found issues with having multiple students lean over the machines to try to use them together. And on top of that, some students at the college have been reluctant to embrace the technology in the classroom, saying they prefer pen and paper.
Others, such as those in a music-theory course, seemed more open to a device that let them go paperless to carry around their sheet music. For those students, the iPad applications enhanced their music classes by giving them more options for composing music. But in other classes, such as writing composition, some students said the iPad proved to be a hindrance for detailed note taking and drafting papers.
Technology isnt at the forefront here because were a small liberal-arts school, Mr. Rose said. There have been mixed reactions and there has been some pushback.
But for the most part the experiment has been a success, officials say, and the colleges technology center has been looking for a way to keep the devices in the classroom beyond the end of the study.
At the Universities of Cincinnati and of San Francisco, officials chose to give iPads only to faculty members, which proved to have both advantages and disadvantages.
For San Francisco researchers this meant they were able to get the devices into more classrooms, reaching up to 40 faculty members to date. But after hearing all the feedback, theyve decided to run another iPad study, says Kenneth Yoshioka, a graphic, media, and training specialist at the university. Next time the study will include students as well.
At Cincinnati, where the study is also exclusive to faculty members, researchers say the experience has been useful so far, particularly in science and engineering courses because there are a number of useful, interactive apps available for these subjects as compared with the humanities courses.
Were looking for people who have clear goals in mind based on what theyre going to do in the classroom, says Carolyn J. Stoll. They choose the faculty members carefully and purposefully, focusing on the individuals pedagogical goals and analyzing the methodology.
The university, Ms. Stoll says, is now looking at purchasing new types of tablets to add to the study, and they have no end date for the experiment in sight.
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Anah Marie Barnett
Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Anah Marie Barnett will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Following the memorial service there will be a dinner held at the Lighthouse Baptist Church, 11502 Highway 145, Cortez.
Anah was born March 15, 1937, in Kokomo, Ind., the daughter of Harry C. and L.B. Alberta (Havens) Burcher. She passed away on Feb. 16, 2013, in Grand Junction, Colo. at the age of 75.
Anah married Gilbert Franklin Barnett and to this union four daughters were born. Anah was very involved and connected with people in her Cortez Parkinson's Group. She volunteered at the stock car races held at Montezuma County Speedway. Spending time with her family was one of her great loves. Anah especially loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed making Christmas bows during the holidays, traveling and shopping.
Anah is survived by her daughters, Londa Hunt of Cortez, Dody Ihnen and husband Tim of Cortez, Charma Gray and husband Joe of Austin, Colo. and Lynnia Barnett and West Allen of Mancos; her grandchildren Angela Baker and husband Richard, Jeffrey Hunt and wife Crystal, Randy Hunt and wife Amanda, Michael Hunter, Robert Hunter and wife Renee Durand, Dakota Frazier, Kaysi Acree, and Erica Davis; numerous great-grandchildren; her sisters Margaret Evanell Likens of Barnsville, Ohio, Bessie Thomas of Kokomo, Ind., and Rebecca Burcher of Elephant Butte, N.M.; brothers, Jack Havens Burcher and wife Pat of Barnsville, Ohio, Paul L. "Latty" Burcher and wife Shirley of Cortez, Robert William Burcher and wife Pat of Richmond, Va., and Harry Albert Burcher and wife Pat of Altus, Okla. Anah also leaves behind extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry C. and L.B. Alberta Burcher; her husband Gilbert Barnett; and her brothers, Harry Carper Burcher, Daniel Clayton Burcher, Henry Earl Burcher and Harvey Lee Burcher.
Services are under the direction of Ertel Funeral Home. For further information or to send condolences, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the obituary section.
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Fencing is the only sure-fired way to keep wild and domestic animals out of a prized garden long term. Although it can be expensive for large animals such as deer, it may be the only way to protect your yard from costly damage.
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If you've tried repelling, excluding, and scaring away a pest animal and it's still causing problems, you can trap and release it, or use a lethal trap. Trapping is an effective way to remove a specific pest animal, but isn't useful against a large local population over the long run.
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This fungus occurs worldwide. In North America it is especially troublesome in the humid eastern part of the continent. Beans develop round, black, sunken spots on pods and stems. Veins on leaf undersides turn black.
Aphids Gulfport MS
Aphids are found throughout the United States. These small, soft-bodied insects may be pale green, pink, black, or yellow, depending on the species. Some stages of the life cycle are winged, others wingless.
Bermudagrass Gulfport MS
Bermudagrass ( Cynodon dactylon ) is a terrible nuisance in gardens in the southern half of the United States. Improved turfgrass strains often behave themselves, but primitive forms are very difficult to control. It spreads in Gulfport by creeping stems, underground stolons, and seeds.
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Bindweed ( Convolvulus arvensis ) is a perennial vine in Gulfport with green, arrow-shaped leaves and 1-inch-wide morning glory-type flowers that may be pale pink or white. Extremely persistent, bindweed produces new plants from seeds and from buds on its roots. Bindweed roots can spread 30 feet from the parent plant.
Birds Gulfport MS
Many birds are friends to the gardener, as they feast on harmful insects and weed seeds. But when they feast on our crops, we categorize them as pests.
Black Medic Gulfport MS
Black medic ( Medicago lupulina ) is a thrifty yellow-flowered clover that usually grows as an annual. Common in lawns and gardens around the world, black medic often colonizes dry, infertile spots where little else will grow. Plants stay close to the ground until they are ready to bloom. By the time flowers appear, the stems may be 6 to 26 inches long.
Broadleaf Plantain Gulfport MS
Broadleaf plantain ( Plantago major ) is found throughout North America, usually in compacted places in lawns or in garden pathways. A tap-rooted perennial, plantain becomes dormant in winter in Gulfport, and new leaves appear in mid-spring.
Buckhorn Plantain Gulfport MS
Buckhorn plantain ( Plantago lanceolata ) is often called narrow-leaf plantain in Gulfport. This European import eagerly moves into moist lawn areas, or colonizes edges where lawns and garden beds come together. New seedlings of this hardy perennial appear all season, and small ones are easy to pull when the soil is moist.
Buttonweed Gulfport MS
Buttonweed comes in two forms in Gulfport, both of which can be persistent weeds in lawns. Annual common buttonweed ( Diodia teres ) has narrower, more pointed leaves compared to Virginia buttonweed ( D. virginiana ). Virginia buttonweed is more difficult to control because it is a perennial that grows back for several years. Pull young plants when the soil is moist.
Canada Thistle Gulfport MS
Canada thistle ( Cirsium arvense ) is a persistent perennial weed in the northern half of North America. It produces new plants from buds on its wandering roots, and by shedding thousands of seeds. Promptly remove this or any thistle with rosy pink blossoms from your property in Gulfport.
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Carpetweed ( Mollugo verticillata ) is an expert at colonizing moist places where shrubs, trees, and the lawn come together. Seeds germinate in late spring, and warm weather brings a rush of long, sticky stems studded with whorls of three to six leaves and small starry white flowers. Stems stay low to the ground in sun but may form 12-inch-tall mats in shade.
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Man's best friends can also be your garden's worst enemy. An untrained dog can maul plants or dig up freshly planted bulbs, flowers, or your lawn. Cats won't do as much digging and damage in general, but they love to lie on freshly turned earth where your vegetable seeds were just planted.
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Chickweed ( Stellaria media ) is a widespread, hardy annual often found in moist, fertile garden soil in Gulfport. In mild winter climates it begins blooming before winter ends. Edible but not very tasty, chickweed plants form dense 3-inch-tall mats of foliage studded with starry white flowers.
Chipmunks & Squirrels Gulfport MS
These furry rodents are regulars at many backyard birdfeeders and will also attack a variety of garden targets such as young seedlings, berries, fruits, and vegetables. They even have been known to decapitate flowers such as tulips -- seemingly just for fun.
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Cinquefoil ( Potentilla spp.) often sneaks into lawns in the eastern half of North America, where several species are native to open woodlands. The plants resemble strawberries, but the leaves are made up of five leaflets whereas strawberries (including weedy Indian mockstrawberry) have only three. Cinquefoil's leaves often are a medium to light green color.
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Caterpillars bore small holes in the fruit, usually at or near the blossom end. Inside, the pinkish-white worms with brown heads feed on the flesh, leaving tunnels full of sawdustlike frass (droppings). Infested fruit often drops prematurely from trees in Gulfport.
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If there's one garden pest that's universally despised, it's slugs. Not only do they eat prized vegetables, herbs, and flowers at night while you sleep, but when you do catch them, they're so slimy and squishy that many gardeners won't even touch them, let alone kill them in Gulfport.
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Few insect pests are more widespread than whiteflies and aphids. They attack indoor and outdoor vegetables, flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees. They breed quickly, and once their numbers are high, they can damage leaves, stems, fruits, and even roots by sucking plant juices in Gulfport.
Coping with Pest Deer Gulfport MS
Deer in rural areas are often more timid of human presence and activity than those in suburban areas, so different control methods may be effective. Your county agricultural extension service or local wildlife management office can give you the most accurate information about deer activity in your area in Gulfport.
Corn Rootworm Gulfport MS
Striped and spotted cucumber beetles are close relatives. Larvae of these beetles are 1/2- to 3/4-inch-long, white wormlike grubs that tunnel into and feed on the roots of corn plants, making them stunted, yellow, and unstable in Gulfport.
Corn Speedwell Gulfport MS
Corn speedwell ( Veronica arvensis ) seeds have a special talent for finding the one disturbed spot in an otherwise perfect lawn in Gulfport. Suddenly, in late spring, a little green weed with triangular, deeply scalloped lower leaves appears bearing small blue flowers. Both the leaves and stems are fleshy. A cool-season annual, speedwell blooms heavily in spring, and a second generation sprouts in fall.
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Once confined to just the plains, this solitary canine is now found throughout the United States. Coyotes have learned to live with man by being active when man is not�when it's dark�and their presence may be more of a concern to pet and livestock owners. Since coyotes diet consists mostly of small animals and rodents, they could help your garden more than hurt it, but they can do their shar...
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Crabgrass ( Digitaria species ) seedlings appear from mid-spring through summer in many types of soils in Gulfport. This fast-growing annual needs only warm rain to coax seeds to life. Where crabgrass infestation is severe, apply an organic corn gluten herbicide product in spring, keeping in mind that it will inhibit the growth of all types of newly germinated seeds.
Cucumber Beetle Gulfport MS
There are two forms of cucumber beetle -- one striped and the other sporting a dozen black spots. Cucumber beetles are pests of far more plants than their name indicates in Gulfport.
Curculio Gulfport MS
Curculios are diminutive, so they're not easy to spot. You're more likely to see the damage they cause. Initially they make small, circular scars in the skins of developing apples and pears under which they lay eggs in Gulfport.
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Dallisgrass ( Paspalum dilatatum ) is a pasture grass from South America that has become an invasive nuisance in the southern half of North America. Seedlings that emerge in spring resemble crabgrass but are much more difficult to pull because of their strong roots. Apply a corn gluten herbicide in spring to reduce seed germination.
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Dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale ) is a perennial weed with a strong taproot that can make itself at home almost anywhere in Gulfport. No lawn or garden can escape dandelion seeds that blow on the wind from spring to fall.
Deer Gulfport MS
Although most people think of Bambi as a cute forest creature with retiring behavior, due to an growing population, deer have become a major garden pest throughout the country.
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Various types of downy mildew fungi cause disease in a number of crops across North America. Irregular brown or yellow spots develop on the upper leaf surface; the lower leaf surface beneath these spots is covered with a hairy white or purple mold during humid weather.
English Daisy Gulfport MS
English daisy ( Bellis perennis ) is often grown as a colorful little perennial that blooms in shades of pink, but wild strains bearing white flowers with yellow centers can be persistent weeds in lawns. Often called lawn daisies, the plants survive mowing by holding their crowns close to the ground. The rosettes of rounded leaves block light to nearby grasses. Pull plants or gently dig...
Extending the Gardening Season Gulfport MS
Plant seeds of long-season crops indoors in pots before the last frost date in your area in Gulfport. Start tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants 8 weeks early, cole crops about 4 to 6 weeks early, and vine crops 1 week early. Extend your harvest into fall by planting second crops of short-season vegetables, such as snap beans, peas, greens, radishes, cole crops, and turnips later in the season so they mature after you harvest the first crop.
Fire Ants Gulfport MS
Fire ants range in size from 1/8 to 1/3 of an inch, but their bite feels like they're much bigger in Gulfport.
Flea Beetle Gulfport MS
These tiny beetles earn their name by jumping like fleas when disturbed. There are many pest species with varying markings and colorations. The blue-black flea beetle shown here is most common in Gulfport.
Flowers Gulfport MS
Collect black-eyed Susan seeds when the seed heads dry and turn brown or grey. Saving seeds can be economical, since a single flower can generate dozens or even hundreds of seeds. Although the procedure is simple, there are a few techniques that will improve your chances of being a successful flower grower.
Foxtail Gulfport MS
Foxtail ( Setaria species ) seeds germinate from late spring to fall in Gulfport. This shallow-rooted annual grass prefers sun and grows so fast it can shade out small flowers and vegetables. Closely related species vary in height, from 2 to 5 feet, and all produce furry, bottlebrush seedheads.
Gardening Equipment Gulfport MS
Mowing and trimming -- especially when done properly -- improve the health and appearance of your lawn in Gulfport, reduce its need for water, and lessen your maintenance time. Tools and Materials String trimmer Rotary lawn mower with sharp blade Lawn mower Tape measure or ruler Rake Broom Trim first . If you use a string trimmer, use it before mowing.
Gophers Gulfport MS
Found mostly west of the Mississippi River, these burrowing animals range from 6 to 12 inches long and sometimes are confused with ground squirrels. However, these furry creatures with strong digging claws and sharp teeth can cause lots more damage to lawns and gardens than a squirrel.
Grasshopper Gulfport MS
Pest grasshoppers can be as large as 3" long. There are many species of grasshoppers in North America, and about 30 of these qualify as garden pests in Gulfport. They are most damaging in the center of the continent in a band extending from Minnesota and Montana in the north to Texas and New Mexico in the south.


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Suicide by Faith
If I was on the fence about why there was a reason to come back and start blogging my usual tirades against religion, I was given the final push over the edge. Earlier this week, I had a friend attempt suicide due to untreated depression issues. It was tremendously sad, but it and the nearly 50 stitches accompanying it were a wake up call she dearly needed. But what happened yesterday is on a whole extra level of just fucking wrong.
A friend from high school, we'll just call him D, realized that after years of trying his best to deny who, at his very core, he truly was, it was time to accept reality and help the people near and dear to him to accept the same. The problem is, everyone near and dear to D was strongly tied to a particularly conservative group within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, aka the Mormons. When D told them that he is, and always has been, attracted to other men, his his friends ostracized him. His church shunned him. His family disowned him. And when D realized that there was nobody in his life who cared more about his well-being than in the immutable writings of books written hundreds or thousands of years ago, D tried to kill himself.
I've lost friends to suicide. Far too many. For a middle class white boy from the suburbs of Minnesota, I've lost far too many people to their poor choices, be it drugs, violence, drunk driving, abusive boyfriends or self-destruction. I think suicide is an extremely selfish act. But being that I also have a history of health issues, both physical and mental, I don't judge people who make this choice. Especially not D. When I feel extremely depressed, I have a giant net of people who are there to catch me, to keep me from plummeting into that dark abyss. D didn't have that. In his time of need, every single person who he counted on to be there for him turned their back. His brother, his mother, his father, his grandparents, his friends from college, his friends from work, his pastor, his congregation -- none of them cared more for the life of a sweet, gentle man than for the words of hate passed down through their religion. In the end, a neighbor D knew only in passing saved his life as he dangled by his neck.
If it weren't for religion, the closest thing we'd have to an anti-gay movement is "it's just icky", and you can guarantee that would never get support in the polls. Only organized religion can take an entire person's quarter-century history of good deeds, kind words and well wishing and reduce it down to "he's an evil queer." And only organized religion can have the power to try to legislate this holy mandate to hate into law.
Somebody once asked me what the proper term for homosexual people is: is it gays, homos, or queers?
You know what I like to call homosexual people? People.
How do you respond? Has the Christian church hurt someone you know? Have you ever had a friend try to commit suicide? What can Christians learn from these stories?
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The act of throwing a Frisbee deep down a field during a game of Ultimate Frisbee or Frisbee Golf Ross: Hey, go deep I'll huck the Frisbee to you!
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When a girl is sucking your penis and she hums. My neighbor said he could here you hucking all the way from his house!
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spinning yourself way too fast over a jump. usually its a fairly large spin thats corked over a jump that that kind of spin should not be spun off of throwing a 7 over a 10ft kicker
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- Large head circumference
- Computed tomography (CT) scan —a type of x-ray that uses a computer to make pictures of the inside of the brain
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan —a test that uses magnetic waves to make pictures of the inside of the brain
- Ultrasound —a test that uses sound waves to examine the brain
- Shunt placement (ventriculoperitoneal shunt)—a shunt (a tube placed into the brain) allows excess CSF to drain into another area, usually the abdomen. Sometimes a temporary extraventricular drain (EVD) is placed.
- Third ventriculostomy—a hole is created in an area of the brain. It allows the CSF to flow out of the area where it is building up.
- Removal of the obstruction of CSF flow. For example: removal of tumor or cyst
- Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)—This involves the insertion of a needle between the back bones in the back to remove excess CSF.
- Medicines—In some cases, medicines, such as acetazolamide (Diamox) and furosemide (Lasix), may decrease the production of CSF.
- Other medicines such as steroids or mannitol may decrease swelling around lesions that are causing obstruction of CSF flow.
- Get regular prenatal care.
- Keep your child's vaccines up to date.
- Protect yourself or your child from head injuries.
Toxoplasmosis—foodborne illness that may be prevented by:
- Carefully cook meat and vegetables.
- Correctly clean contaminated knives and cutting surfaces.
- Avoid handling cat litter, or wear gloves when cleaning the litter box.
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)—talk to your doctor about identifying CMV in pregnancy
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCV) from pet rodents (mice, rats, hamsters)—avoid rodent contact during pregnancy
- Viruses that cause chickenpox or mumps —can be prevented with vaccinations
American Neurological Association http://www.aneuroa.org/
Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc. http://www.hydrocephalus.org/
National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada http://www.sbhac.ca/
Goetz CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Company; 2007.
Hydrocephalus in adults. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php . Updated May 25, 2012. Accessed September 20, 2012.
Hydrocephalus in children. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php . Updated May 21, 2012. Accessed September 20, 2012.
Hydrocephalus fact sheet. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website. Available at: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/hydrocephalus/detail%5Fhydrocephalus.htm . Updated December 16, 2011. Accessed September 20, 2012.
Kliegman R, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Company; 2007.


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Robert W. (Bob) Richter, age 79, passed away September 19, 2012, in Richardson, Texas.
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After graduating from Northeast High School in Oklahoma City, Bob attended the University of Oklahoma, but his studies were interrupted in 1954 when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving two years as an artillery specialist stationed in Erlangen, Germany.
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