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Anthony Schaeffer knows what it's like to grow up hard. He came of age on the streets of Memphis, got caught up in a gang lifestyle and slowly watched his friends disappear around him, victimized by drugs and violence.
Anthony Schaeffer knows what it's like to grow up hard. He came of age on the streets of Memphis, got caught up in a gang lifestyle and slowly watched his friends disappear around him, victimized by drugs and violence.
The 47-year-old can now see from a mile away the signs of someone who heading down the wrong path, so when his girlfriend and mother of his children began showing signs, warning bells went off in his head.
Sitting in an office at the Henderson County Boys and Girls Club on Friday afternoon, the single father of three detailed his journey to protect his children. With their mother abusing drugs and spiraling out of control, Schaeffer petitioned the courts and the Department of Social Services for custody of his children, Donesha, 10, Sabian, 9, and Jazmine, 7.
That was nearly five years ago.
Today is the fourth Father's Day that Schaeffer will be a single father, after he said he gave the children's mother chance after chance.
"I thought she'd change," he said.
She didn't, Schaeffer said, and he doesn't regret the steps he took to protect his children despite the struggles over the last four years.
"I had to keep myself together," he said. "I've been around that kind of negativity all my life."
In a world where "absentee father" is a commonly used phrase, Schaeffer isn't alone in stepping up to raise his children by himself. According to the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, a resource of the Department of Health and Human Services, there were an estimated 70.1 million fathers in the United States in 2012.
Of that number, 24.4 million were married with children 18 years old and younger in the home. There were an estimated 1.96 million single dads in America last year.
Single dads aren't extinct, but they are few and far between. That makes those dads even more valuable, Boys and Girls Club Teen Director Josh Queen said. Queen has worked at the club for the last 12 years.
"They're very special and very unique," Queen said. "That says a lot about their character."
One of those dads is Doug Cash, a furniture craftsman who became a single father at one of the toughest times in his daughter's life. Diamond Cash, 18, was heading into her teen years when Cash took sole responsibility for her care.
"She wouldn't hardly talk," Cash recalled.
His daughter has been a member of the Boys and Girls Club since third grade and didn't break out of her shell until high school.
During her sophomore year, the club came up with money to get Cash and another club member braces. That may have been the turning point, her father said. She was self-conscious before.
"It was like a 180-degree turn," he said. "She started blossoming. With the braces came laughter."
Cash's struggles have now shifted to parenting a college-aged girl. His daughter has a car and his time is spent worrying about curfew and college grades. Diamond Cash was a student at Brevard College last year and is currently attending Blue Ridge Community College.
Cash said he's had a lot of support while caring for his daughter. The club has played a vital role, as well as his extended family.
Schaeffer has had help as well. His support system has included Bruce Drysdale Elementary and the club. His three children go to a before-school program at the elementary school and spend the afternoon at the club. Schaeffer is employed with the Public Works Department for the city of Hendersonville and rises every morning at 4:45 to start his day. He doesn't settle in bed until 11 p.m.
It doesn't matter, Schaeffer said, because he loves his kids and they have risen above the fray to thrive in school and in life. That has inspired him.
"I'll tell you one thing," he said. "I have strong kids. It really helped me become stronger."
That is an amazing feat considering what they've been through, he added.
"It's like they were waiting for me to take them away from all that," he said through a cracked voice. He put his face in his hands and looked back at his kids. "Even though it's been four years, I still cry."
The prevalent theme in both men's lives is faith.
"I prayed a lot and still do," Cash said.
If there's one lesson his kids remember from everything he's told them, Schaeffer said, it's the power of prayer.
"Always pray," he said. "Don't be afraid to pray. Never be too proud to pray. That's the three things I want them to remember."
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Teaching the Tudors
Posted 17 November 2004 - 03:53 PM
Whilst Forum members rarely seem enthusiastic about teaching the Industrial Revolution and the English Civil Wars are notoriously unpopular with one of our more illustrious members, the Tudors seems a topic area which most members enjoy teaching.
This Seminar has two main aims:
1. To develop a pool of resources to which everyone can contribute and into which everyone can dip: a resource that will be helpful for PGCE students, NQTs and old-hands alike.
What can you contribute?
* Titles of textbooks that you recommend.
* Websites: good for student or teacher research.
* Online resources: worksheets, online lessons, games and quizzes
* Offers of offline resources which you are happy to share with other members
* Descriptions of lessons which have worked well.
* Useful information that does not fall into any of the previous categories!
2. To provide an opportunity for Forum members to ask for specific help and guidance when teaching any aspect of the Tudors whatever the level.
I am hoping that as many Forum members as possible will contribute to this Seminar - even if it is only a very short post mentioning one website that you have found useful.
No need to be an expert!
Posted 17 November 2004 - 04:27 PM
This is a good website on the Tudors for both students and teacher research....The Tudors
Have a look at the images on the wives scroll over the pictures
Edited by David Bryant, 18 September 2012 - 04:17 PM.
Change links as previous ones 'dead'
Posted 17 November 2004 - 04:33 PM
A4 size ppt files of the following portraits of Elizabeth I- Coronation, Rainbow, Pelican, Phoenix, Rainbow, Armada, Ditchley, Ermine & Sieve.
Quiz based on problems faced by Elizabeth I. Once again a ppt file- 5 slides in total. Based on an activity that Ian Dawson designed for 'A' Level but which after a litle work was used last year with yr 7&8 pupils in two schools. I'll also throw in a pupil fill-in answer sheet and the answers to accompany the quiz.
'How to be a Puritan' task sheet (identify which activities Puritans would and wouldn't agree with. Also included would be the master sheet for a Snakes & Ladders game for pupils to create on Puritanism (based on answers from 'How to be a Puritan' task!). Again its a ppt fle!
Think thats all I've got that would be of any use to people...rest of my Tudor stuff is junk which I've used once and then thought "Well that was c**p; I'm not going to do that again!".
Although if you give me a little time I'm working on a dungeons & Dragons type game based on Elizabeth I & Mary, Queen of Scots (based on something originally done several years ago by Rob Martin). Should have that done by next week if I have a free day on Saturday or Sunday...
ps- Anybody who knows Steven Yelland may possibly already have the stuff I've mentioned above...I've given it all to him and I know that he has passed it on to several people (all of whom post on this messageboard).
Posted 17 November 2004 - 05:21 PM
Posted 19 November 2004 - 07:40 AM
I hope that works!
You're scared of mice and spiders, but oh-so-much greater is your fear that one day the two species will cross-breed to form an all-powerful race of mice-spiders, who will immobilize human beings in giant webs in order to steal cheese.
Posted 19 November 2004 - 08:29 AM
Anyone seen it?
Posted 19 November 2004 - 01:07 PM
I was given it on my PGCE but never used it, I believe its from Practical History book or magazine or something!
Pupils are in groups of 2 or 3 representing real characters (e.g. henry, catherine, anne boleyn, willlam warham, cromwell, cranmer, the pope etc) they are given cards of information and an activity to write a speech to present at an imaginary meeting to discuss the divorce.
It really gets them thinking about all the pros and cons of the issue in a very real way.
The group are quite able but rather chatty- yesterday while writing the speeches etc they were ridiculously noisy and I was worried about the final outcome. However today they got into character, studiously made notes on the other characters and had really thought about why they would be for/ against the divorce.
If anyone's interested PM me and I can send you the cards. Lou x
Edited by Lou Phillips, 19 November 2004 - 01:08 PM.
"We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon"
Posted 19 November 2004 - 05:05 PM
When I was starting out, my PGCE tutor showed us a groovy BBC B role play game where you took the part of a young country bumpkin trying to work their way into the court of Elizabeth I, avoiding spies and so on. I have been meaning to find out if anyone has a copy as it would be ideal to modernise!
Anyone seen it?
I'd like to get hold of this too. Several people have mentioned this recently - it was called 'Court'. It was produced as one of a group of computer-based for the BBC machines - published by Longman - problems may arrive over copyright as a result but a modern version would be good to have. If anyone has a copy could the contact Chris Culpin or myself via the SHP website?
Working on a role-play on Henry VIII's foreign policy 1509-1529 that will go on the thinkinghistory site for December. Also having a go at a couple more Henry VII activities in the New Year to coincide with a 6th form conference on the Wars of the Roses and Henry VII in Spalding in February.
Posted 19 November 2004 - 05:39 PM
A4 size ppt files of the following portraits of Elizabeth I- Coronation, Rainbow, Pelican, Phoenix, Rainbow, Armada, Ditchley, Ermine & Sieve
Some of them seem to be on these websites :
some materials (England map):
Just to compare, in the French curriculum, on the XVIth, we study the Renaissance, both the Art history side and the Humanists, as part of the European heritage.
In this view, Michelangelo or Erasmus have a greater role than Henri VIII or Elizabeth.
See this Florence map :
(in a webpage on Florence and the Renaissance : http://aphgcaen.free...ue/florence.htm )
Edited by D Letouzey, 23 November 2004 - 08:30 AM.
Posted 24 November 2004 - 06:07 PM
On the face of it, the worksheet was pretty uninspiring. The students had to imagine they were Elizabeth and were sitting, so to speak, in the psychiatrist's chair. The worksheet contained 20 questions, with 3 multiple choice answers for each question.
The students had 10 minutes or so to complete the task, and then we went through the answers so they could correct their work, in preparation for the next activity.
This was a sorting exercise, in which the students put the answers under one of four headings: those which showed Elizabeth acted like a queen, was sly and cunning, was able to compromise, or was careful with money.
Finally, the students used this information to answer the question 'What was the secret of Elizabeth's success?'
All very simple, but surprisingly effective. Also lends itself to obvious extension work (eg. Why did Elizabeth need to be sly and cunning?). And the more able will make comparisons between Elizabeth and Henry VII, too.
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Posted 24 November 2004 - 08:10 PM
When I was starting out, my PGCE tutor showed us a groovy BBC B role play game where you took the part of a young country bumpkin trying to work their way into the court of Elizabeth I, avoiding spies and so on. I have been meaning to find out if anyone has a copy as it would be ideal to modernise!
Anyone seen it?
I remember this (I think!). Wasn't it called "Elizabethan Court"? It was put out at around the same time as John Simkin's BBC stuff like "Attack on the Somme" in the 80's - maybe he can shed some light on this?
Fernleaf Educational rings a bell (but it might be the wrong bell)
Anyway I think I have this program on a 186 in the shed
Edited by andy_walker, 25 November 2004 - 08:25 AM.
Posted 29 November 2004 - 06:51 PM
Thinking is SO important Baldrick. What do YOU think?
I think thinking is SO important, my Lord.
Posted 02 March 2008 - 07:00 PM
Ever confused Mary Tudor and Mary, Queen of Scots? A simple way of disentangling the Marys and many other confusing people see here: www.thinkinghistory.co.uk/ActivityBase/PhysicalFamilyTrees.html
Posted 03 March 2008 - 09:55 PM
It would be great to get a copy of that Tudor role play
Caitríona O'donnell
Posted 26 April 2008 - 07:17 AM
we do a hot seating activity where the teacher takes on the role of Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn (different hats/props required). The lesson takes the form of 3 press conference's which take place between 1527 and 1533. The students are reports who are trying to find out about Henry and Catherine's relationship and by the end of the lesson they should be able to give reasons why Henry wanted to divorce Catherine.
The students are given three press packs at different intervals of the lesson and they have to pose 3 questions that they would like to ask either Henry, Catherine or Anne. This is good as it gets them thinking about what the important issues are and how to think an enquiry through. A press conference is then held and students can ask their questions.
To get through the whole thing takes around two lessons with the second half of the second lesson spent drafting a newspaper report on the split with the Catholic church or split with Catherine.
Class seem to enjoy it and I think it makes quite a complicated subject accessible for all.
If anyone wants the resources, just ask or I will try and upload them.
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Federal agents last week arrested an Army vet, Eric Harroun, after he returned from the battlefield in Syria, and charged him with "conspiring to use a destructive device outside the United States," a crime punishable with a lifetime prison sentence. Harroun, 30, allegedly entered Syria in January and joined rebels in the Al Nusra Front. Like the U.S., the group is trying to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad — but it also happens to be linked to al Qaeda in Iraq. FBI agents say Harroun told them he was part of a unit that fired rocket-propelled grenades at Assad's forces. If Harroun is telling the truth, University of Texas law professor Robert M. Chesney tells The New York Times, "he seems to be fighting on the U.S. side, but with the wrong people."
That's not enough of a reason to try to put him in prison for life, says James Joyner says at Outside the Beltway. "Harroun may be wacko" — he did, after all, proclaim on Facebook that "the only good Zionist is a dead Zionist," Joyner says. But "based only on the reporting I've seen — he doesn't appear to be an al Qaeda sympathizer, much less a terrorist."
Furthermore, I'm not exactly sure why Harroun's actions should be illegal. Yes, the U.S. government has designated Jabhat Al Nusra a terrorist group. But there's no evidence in the news reports that Harroun has engaged in terrorism or any anti-American activities; he's participating in a rebellion that same government is tacitly training and supplying with weapons (almost certainly including RPGs!) against a regime that same government is working to oust from power. And there's actually a time-honored tradition of Americans fighting in other people's civil wars. [Outside the Beltway]
The case may boil down to which version of Eric Harroun is the authentic one. He has "not been shy about his involvement in Syria," says Renee Nal at Gather, and his words have been used to paint him "as an anti-Semitic champion of the Arab Spring." But he has also said he hates al Qaeda, and "would fight against any regime if it imposed Sharia law in Syria because he was opposed to all forms of oppression." As if this all isn't confusing enough, his dad has introduced another wrinkle into the case.
His father, Darryl Harroun, defended his son, saying that the 30-year-old Arizona native was "quietly working for the CIA and even turned over a terrorist," as reported by the local ABC affiliate. His dad continued to say that "Anyone who knows Eric knows he is 100 percent American." Further, PressTV reported that Eric Horroun's dad said, "He was working with the same rebels that Obama was going to fund." [Gather]
"There's no doubt that Harroun has been involved in the fight against Assad in Syria," say Greg Tepper and Ilan Ben Zion at Foreign Policy. A rebel spokesman has confirmed he fought against Assad's forces, and he can be seen riding in a jeep across a desert landscape with other fighters in a YouTube video. He has been pretty clear in interviews about some details: He was born into a Christian family from Phoenix, and he now identifies himself as a Sunni Muslim convert, although he doesn't appear to try very hard to follow Muslim prohibitions against drinking alcohol and chasing women.
"Pinning Harroun down is never easy," say the Foreign Policy journalists, who interviewed Harroun via Skype before his return to the U.S. "At times, he appears willing to provide very specific details about himself, while at others he becomes more reserved, preferring to not comment or flat-out denying his previous statements — only to retract his retractions. He can become inexplicably hostile, hurling accusations of lying and anti-Semitic or anti-Zionist comments, or respond with flippant or jocular comments." Maybe the real Harroun will emerge in court.


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How Food Processors Removed Trans Fats Ahead of Deadline
Here's how several processors removed trans fats before the Jan. 1 labeling deadline.
Trans fatty acids (TFAs) have developed a reputation for being the deadliest fat in the American diet since the discovery they contribute to inflammation, coronary heart disease and other health issues. The food industry's efforts to reduce or remove TFAs are causing a paradigm shift in the marketplace and significant differences in products that had not changed for decades.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required the amount of trans fats to be listed on the Nutrition Facts panel of all packaged food products as of Jan. 1. Amounts less than 0.5g did not need any declaration. While there was no mandate for their removal nor any scary warnings about what TFAs do, consumers have become surprisingly aware of their dangers over the past year. Many food processors saw Jan. 1 as a deadline for their elimination.
"We estimate within three years after the effective date, trans fat labeling will prevent from 600 to 1,200 cases of coronary heart disease and 250 to 500 deaths each year," Scott Gottlieb, FDA's deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs, reported at a Nov. 30, 2005, conference.
The FDA mandate does not apply to all foods. Raw fish, meat and chicken are exempted, so are foods bought at in-store bakeries and delis, as well as foods intended to be eaten where they are purchased, which also excludes all restaurant and foodservice offerings. Also exempt are small retailers (grossing less than $500,000 in annual sales or selling less than $50,000 worth of foods) and small-scale producers, provided they file a notice annually with the FDA. Additionally, the FDA has allowed a number of manufacturers to finish their on-hand stock of labels before complying.
In Canada, regulations required the listing of TFAs (if more than 0.2g per serving) to the Nutrition Facts table by Dec. 12, 2005. Small manufacturers have until Dec. 12, 2007 to comply.
Critics of any delays or exemptions argue that the multinationals changed nearly overnight to reduce or eliminate their TFA content in 2004, when Denmark mandated TFA to less than 2 percent of total fat in processed foods.
|For ConAgra, removing trans fats from tub margarine spreads was easy, but removing them from stick margarine was a challenge.
Those who claim TFAs can be eliminated easily in processed foods do not understand the depth, proliferation and impact of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in food processing and the limitations of the solutions developed thus far. Nor do they understand how Americans select and decide what to buy and eat.
Even though TFAs do not have to be removed, "The timing is just right. With obesity statistics at an all-time high and worsening and health issues topping consumer concerns, the pressure is coming from all sides," says Yokima Cureton, product developer at Novozymes AS's (www.novozymes.com) U.S. headquarters in Franklinton, N.C. "Influential retailers like Wal-Mart are refusing to stock shelves with products without TFA labeling and are actively seeking products with no TFAs."
Currently there is no drop-in replacement for TFAs in processed foods. Some companies are using solutions that lead to healthier but costlier products, while others are settling for saturated fats and products that are not any healthier. And it appears to us at Corvus Blue, my food industry competitive intelligence firm, that none of the reformulated products truly matches the original.
It wasn't easy
The current challenge is both technical and philosophical, according to Ted Pelloso, senior research leader at ConAgra Foods (www.conagrafoods.com), Omaha, Neb. "There are many ways to remove TFAs. Each company has to decide the route most appropriate for them and their loyal consumers. The key is to make products indistinguishable from the incumbents…so as to continue pleasing and retaining consumers."
The path to removing TFAs is difficult. Much of this difficulty stems from a general lack of understanding of what exactly TFAs do in foods to produce the characteristic light and flaky pastries; crunchy chips and snacks that don't turn rancid rapidly; soft, moist baked goods with aerated volumes; and french fries and fried chicken that are crisp and taste great every time.
The difficulty is further confounded by the high expectations of American consumers, who want quality and taste in their processed foods, usually paramount to everything else including health considerations.
Some of the foods that most rely on partially hydrogenated fats (and therefore contain the most TFAs) include vegetable shortenings, margarines, crackers, cookies, snack foods, fried foods, frozen foods, baking mixes, frostings, baked goods, salad dressings and doughnuts.
Manufacturers of margarine and other non-butter spreads and shortening rely on both TFAs and saturated fats for functionality and taste. Packaged baking mix makers such as Jiffy and General Mills pack several grams of TFA per serving in order to produce light, fluffy-textured finished products. Soup makers rely on very high levels of TFAs for ramen noodles and cup soups with extended shelf stability without rancidity.
Food vendors serving french fries and deep-fried fish and chicken rely on PHOs for crunchy texture, taste and oil stability. Frozen food manufacturers use TFAs for their invaluable contribution to freeze-thaw stability of frozen pies, pot pies and breaded fish sticks. Bakers use TFAs for baked and fried bakery products such as doughnuts and pastries for enhanced appearance, taste and texture. Chips and crackers owe their crispiness and shelf life to TFA-rich shortening.
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Barkham at Markham Dog Park
Dog park passes are required.Fees are $25 per household for an annual pass and $5 for a daily pass, plus sales tax.Proof of current vaccinations must be provided for each dog.Register at the park office. For more information, call the park at 954-357-8868.
"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too." – Samuel Butler
If you're among the more than 43 million American households that own at least one dog, consider checking out Barkham at Markham with your canine companion(s). This approximately three-acre, fenced-in area, which opened just west of the entrance to Markham Park in March 2005, was designed as a space for dogs to play leash-free. It includes sections for both large and small dogs, and it was the first dog park in the county landscaped with Bermuda sod to provide a smooth, even, grassy playing surface.
Owner amenities include eight-foot-wide asphalt paths for walking or jogging with your pet, as well as three shelters. Two of them feature fountains dispensing chilled water for humans, while dogs have their own fountains in designated areas. There is also an area for washing dogs of all sizes. The entire dog park is fully accessible.
Both dogs and their owners are expected to adhere to Dog Park Rules.
Dog Park Rules
Safety tip: When several dogs pack together, it can lead to trouble. Please separate your dog from the pack to a neutral area. It is important that handlers stay aware but let the dogs have fun and relax.
Barkham at Markham is open during regular park hours. For more information, call the park at 954-357-8868.
More pet information and events.
Well-behaved, leashed dogs are also allowed to visit all Broward County Parks EXCEPT Hollywood North Beach Park (beach side) and all of the nature centers and natural areas.
If you plan to visit a city park with your pet, check the rules of the city, as most municipalities do not allow pets in their parks.


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An economist and a bioethicist who engage multiple disciplines to address issues of global mission and justice will be the featured speakers for the Seventh Annual Edwards-Presler lectures at Louisville Seminary on Tuesday, Oct. 23 in the Caldwell Chapel.
Dr. Douglas Hicks, Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, will speak on "Money, Mission and Responses to Global Poverty" at 11:30 a.m. Dr. Suzanne Holland, John B. Magee Chair in Science and Values, and Professor of Religion and Honors at the University of Puget Sound in Washington, will speak at 7 p.m. Holland, who received a master's degree in biblical studies from Louisville Seminary in 1991, will speak on "Give Me Children or I Shall Die! Technologies of Desire and Fertility Tourism."
"These will be exciting and challenging lectures from two very gifted and very different scholars," said David Hester, Director of Continuing Education. "Both work constantly across disciplines with issues of ethics and religion that involve the church's engagement with global issues and questions of justice and peace."
The author of four books, including Money Enough (Jossey-Bass, 2010), Hicks is a graduate of Davidson College (AB), Duke University (MDiv), and Harvard University (MA, PhD) where he studied with noted theologian Ronald Thiemann and Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. A frequent commentator in the media, his scholarship focuses on leadership, religion in politics and the workplace, and the ethical dimensions of economic issues.
Hicks previously served as Professor of Leadership Studies and Religion in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, and as the founding director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Richmond, where he taught from 1998-2012. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), Hicks has served as visiting faculty at Union Presbyterian Seminary.
Dr. Holland, who is originally from Louisville, KY, has established an international reputation as a bioethicist and lectures extensively on the ethics of stem cell research and the ethics and justice of new genetic technologies and biotechnologies, including assisted reproduction, and science and technology issues as they relate to religion, gender and culture.
She joined the faculty in the Department of Religion at the University of Puget Sound in 1997, serving as its chairperson from 2002-2009. She was appointed the Philip M. Phibbs Research Professor in 2008. Additionally, she was elected three times to the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (2001-present), the Board of Directors of the American Society of Bioethics & Humanities (2006-09), holds an affiliate faculty appointment at University of Washington School of Medicine as Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, and also serves there on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.
The Edwards Peacemaking Lectureship honors Dr. George Edwards and his wife, Jean. Dr. Edwards, who died in 2010, served the Seminary for 27 years as Professor of New Testament. Together, the Edwards shared a ministry that was active in Christian efforts for peace and social justice.
The Henry H. and Marion A. Presler Lectureship was established in 2006 to honor the lifetime missionary service of the Presler couple and to inspire the community about issues of global mission and the role of American denominations in their historical and present witness in mission.
"These lectures are intended to put global mission and social justice in conversation with each other to remind us that, while these two concerns are most often separated, they truly belong together," said Hester.
The endowed lectures are free and open to the public. A reception will follow the evening lecture.
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With the end of the holiday season approaching, the shopping procrastinators among us may be scrambling for gift ideas or risk of leaving a loved one disappointed.
This year, there is a wide selection of popular tech products and perennial gifts to give, but for the shopper looking for something different, these products may not be the first thing that come to mind.
This is especially handy if you've waited until the last minute. Retailers have been keeping lean inventories, and some of the most popular items may be out of stock. Here are some gifts that are sure to be readily available no matter where you are, and may not even require you to leave the house to make the purchase. In addition, most people would likely find these gifts unique and enjoyable, since most can be customized for particular preferences and are generally off the beaten path.
So if you've left your holiday buying until the last minute, click ahead to see these gift ideas that may save the day.
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International Top Spinning Day, an annual event celebrating the simple pleasures of toys from the past is centered on Burlington, Wisc., today. The focal point will be the Spinning Top and Yo-Yo Museum. There, visitors can see more than 2,000 displays of tops, yo-yos, and gyroscopes. The tops range from modern to antique and come from around the world. There are tops that spin for hours, and even one that spins for days. Youngsters can learn about the physics that keep each of these delightful toys turning. Tops and yo-yos are part of the $2.7 billion worth of toys manufactured in the U.S. each year.
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20 Relaxing Wallpapers to Calm Your Desktop (and You Too)
Digital art gallery, Deviant Art, can be an excellent online destination for sourcing the best in free desktop wallpapers. I regularly browse through their community groups for imagery for refreshing my screen wallpaper selection. Search groups like #Wallpaperism, #Wallpapers-4-All, #CreativeDesktops, and #minimalist-wallpaper and you can find a wide assortment of wallpaper images optimized for nearly any screen size, including desktop monitors, laptop screen, iPads, and iPhones...
My personal preference leans towards pretty minimalist imagery; whether a real world desk or in the virtual workspace on my computer desktop, I find the less clutter, the better I'm able to focus and find items quickly. I've collected 20 of my favorites images, all connected thematically with the ideals of calm, minimalism (mostly), and color as their key characteristics:
- Rain Wallpaper by ~zomx
- Flare for Desktop by ~mariesturges
- Field of PAIN by ~MustBeResult
- Rainy Day by =winnichip
- Coasto 3 wallpaper by ~xhoOp
- Vintage Grunge by =Natsumi-Caek-Y
- iSuit by ~wall-e-ps
- Blue summer by ~pr09studio
- underwater factory by *LNePrZ
- Lubitel 2 by *LNePrZ
- Passion Play by ~fancq
- Treacherous by ~drumzrtight
- Solitude - Wallpaper by ~Editor02
- W16 - Everything's Clear Now by ~xmeerzx
- Sky Moutain by ~thegoodnesrus
- drift away by ~Matzell
- Poison Swirl by =Natsumi-Caek-Y
- Novosibirs Resrvoir by ~DPRED
- The Fibonacci Elephant by ~Kornum
- wallpaper 57 geometry items by ~zpecter


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A PLACE in the top six is no longer a pipe dream but a reality for Sydney FC after an inspired performance by Alessandro Del Piero put the Sky Blues' season back on track with a victory against the defending champions.
Not since round four have Sydney FC been in the top six but an early goal by the Italian and a thunderous second-half strike by Peter Triantis sealed their return to the finals bracket.
It took Sydney just six minutes to open the scoring when Del Piero continued his rich vein of form to punish some poor defending by Ivan Franjic.
The Brisbane Roar defender failed to intercept a tame Blake Powell through ball, allowing Del Piero to slip into space and run through on goal. He jinked past an attempted recovery by Franjic before calmly slotting the ball past Mike Theo from close range.
The hosts were more composed and confident in the early stages but there were signs that the cracks in defence were still present. Stefan Nijland created space for himself and tested Vedran Janjetovic with a powerful long-range shot. Besart Berisha was quiet in the early stages but his movement off the ball made him difficult for the Sydney defenders to contain.
Janjetovic was called into action again in the 22nd minute. Mitch Nichols's first-time right-foot shot looked destined for the back of the net before the Sydney keeper instinctively tipped the ball over the bar.
Sydney, dressed in a one-off white kit for charity, regained the momentum and the Roar failed to contain their growing confidence. Powell raced away from his markers to bear down on goal but Jade North abruptly ended the attack with a late foul and was subsequently cautioned.
Ball retention succumbed to physical and direct football as the tempo was raised. In the frantic final few minutes of the half, Brisbane were gifted a chance to equalise.
Dutch striker Nijland was judged to have been fouled in the box by Fabio and referee Ben Williams had no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
Berisha coolly converted and celebrated with a few taunts to the home fans that carried on into the half-time break.
Sydney started the second half the brighter and came close to regaining the lead five minutes after the restart. Del Piero beat Theo to the ball out wide and crossed to Powell, who was presented with an empty net. He was only denied by a late clearance from Franjic.
As the match progressed, Sydney's confidence grew and Frank Farina showed his intent by making an attacking double substitution, bringing on Joel Chianese and Terry Antonis for Powell and Ali Abbas.
It was Brisbane who got the next chance to take the lead, though. Against the run of play, Nijland shaved Janjetovic's left post with a curved shot from the edge of the box.
Theo was nearly left red-faced when he dwelled on a back pass for too long, allowing Chianese to pounce on his indecision and charge down a clearance.
The Roar were rattled by Sydney's tenacity and their defence was eventually breached in the 70th minute. A weak clearance went only as far as Triantis on the edge of the area and the industrious midfielder fired a stinging half-volley that beat the reflexes of Theo and nearly broke the back of the net.
There were a few nervous moments still to come for the crowd of 14,589, especially after Nichols found the back of the net with minutes to go. But Sydney immediately breathed a sigh of relief when a late flag from the linesman denied the visitors what would have been a crucial goal.
SYDNEY FC 2 (Alessandro Del Piero 7m, Peter Triantis 69m) bt BRISBANE ROAR 1 (Besart Berisha 45+1m pen) at Allianz Stadium. Crowd: 14,589. Referee: Ben Williams.


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Monsanto announced that it will sell seed for low-linolenic soybean varieties in time for the 2005 growing season. The new varieties will be sold by Asgrow under the brand name Vistive. The varieties contain less than 3% linolenic acid, compared to 8% for traditional soybeans, resulting in a more stable soybean oil with a better flavor profile, and less need for hydrogenation. Also known as trans fats, excess linolenic acids are linked to heart disease because they lower HDL (good) cholesterol while raising LDL (bad) cholesterol. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's mandate to include trans fat labeling on food products beginning January 1, 2006, is a major factor driving the demand for low-linolenic soybean oil.
Producers who grow Vistive soybeans will do so under contract with participating soybean processors. Participating processors will offer growers a premium for the Vistive soybeans. Ag Processing Inc. (AGP) will be a participating soybean processor for 2005. Monsanto is finalizing programs with additional participating processors and plans to announce details in the next few weeks.


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Tram needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 171 designs submitted by 58 freelance designers.
We are completely redoing the corporate image of the company. The present logo is 15 years old and dated. They need a modern and innovative logo to properly represent them since the industry now deals much more with technology.
Veseli Co
The business dealsmostly in Office equipment (printers, copiers and computers) and tonercartridges and related services such as tech support and repair. Theyalso deliver the full range of office supplies like you would find in aStaples. They offer a personalized service and work hard to find thebest solution that fits the clients needs at the best value.Youcan view the current logo here . You do not need to use the column orthe wings but you should keep in mind the following meanings if you goin an other direction.The column represents a solid base, someone who take care of his clients and fidelity.The wings represent speed and reliability (like a messenger pigeon)
The new logo should represent these values.The target market is small and medium businesses with less than 50 employees
- Modern and innovative style
- Professional,clean and dynamic designCurrent logo is black only, new logo should have 2 or 3 colors max
- Lively colors
- Keep some type of symbol to go with the name
- No image of computers or traditional office supplies that you usually see
- Rehash of an existing logo
- Standard vector format that can be re-sized
- No red since 2 biggest competitors use red (ex Staples)
- Should be designed to fit on a variety of items (business car letter head, signs, boxes)
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POMONA >> Want a sign that the economy may be headed back in the right direction? Mac Tools, which returned as the primary sponsor of the Kalitta Motorsports Top Fuel dragster driven by Doug Kalitta earlier this year, has signed an extension through the 2016 NHRA season.
For the past two decades, Mac Tools has been associated with Kalitta Motorsports. In 2001, Mac Tools stepped up as the primary sponsor, but the economic downturn resulted in the company taking an associate sponsor role. However, Mac Tools vowed to return primary sponsorship when possible and that promise was realized for Kalitta at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis over Labor Day.
"We are extremely honored to have our friends at Mac Tools racing with us for at least three more years," said Kalitta, a resident of Ann Arbor, Mich. "Our partnership with Mac Tools is one of the best and most successful relationships in the history of NHRA drag racing. (President) Brett Shaw and Tony Merritt (Director of Motorsports) are like members of our family."
Shaw: "This would not be possible without the success of our distributors and support of our loyal customers. This partnership provides our company the opportunity to continue our momentum by increasing the exposure for our products, brand, and to reach those who are interested in 'Being their own Boss' by becoming a Mac Tools franchise."
Lucas Series
Just one Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series championship, in Super Stock, will be on the line at the season-ending NHRA Auto Club Finals this weekend at Fairplex. Byron Worner and Jeff Dona will slug it out, although Dona will have to win the event to secure the title.
Jimmy DeFrank and Dan Fletcher dropped out of contention last weekend in Las Vegas.
Alan Ellis, Justin Lamb and Rick Beckstrom each won a championships at the meet conducted at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The trio joined Jim Whiteley, Frank Manzo and Luke Bogacki in the throne room.
Ellis secured his Comp Eliminator title by taking out Donald Thomas in the final round for his fourth win and first title. In Stock Eliminator, Lamb narrowly edged Drew Skillman, the leader going into the race, by winning his third event. Beckstrom came from behind in Super Gas, overtaking leader Jason Lynch by advancing to the fifth round as required.
Among the winners in Las Vegas was the husband and wife team of Jim and Annie Whiteley in top Alcohol Dragster and top Alcohol Funny Car. Jim, who clinched the alcohol dragster championship the week before, defeated Garrett Bateman in the finals while Annie beat Claremont's Jay Payne.
BRAKES to the OC
Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert is returning to Orange County and bringing his widely acclaimed Teen Pro-Active Driving School, BRAKES, with him.
The school will make its first appearance in Orange County Dec. 7-8 at the former El Toro Marine Base in Irvine. Teenage drivers with either a driver's license or learner's permit, and at least 30 hours of driving experience are eligible to register for the instructional program which consists of classroom orientation and demanding hands-on exercises. Parents are also required to participate in the program, offered at no cost.
"This is going to be special for me," said Herbert. "I grew up in Orange County in the city of Villa Park, so returning there with the opportunity to help teenage drivers make safer decisions and increase their skill levels while on the road takes on greater meaning."
More than 10,000 teenagers have participated in the program, established after Herbert lost sons John (17) and James (12) in a 2008 auto accident in North Carolina.


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Release Date: 2008 |
Album Rating: 4.0Reviews pretty solid and very well written. I disagree about your praise of his mixture of singing and rapping, as on here I think some of the time it comes off as corny. However, you're absolutely right about Guarantees. Song is wicked. I haven't settled on a rating yet, but it'll probably sit at about a 4. It nothing else, I think it's his most consistent work yet.
Guarantees is such an awesome song.
Anyone else in the Minnesota area?
Theyre holding a festival of Aesop Rock, Brother Ali, Atmosphere, Eydea and Abilites, Blueprint, POS and a lot of other undergroup hip hop artists..
caaant wait
Album Rating: 4.5So I have listened to this album a few times over now and I am thoroughly impressed. I agree that this is their most consistent work to date. I honestly don't have much else to say besides give the album a few listens to and then form your opinion because it took more then one listen for me to appreciate the album.
Album Rating: 4.0Yo Thunderz, I'm in Madison and I've been hearing about that. I think it's sponsored by rhymesayers.
yeah it is sponsered by rhymesayers. They held one last year also called paid dues. But it also included Sage Francis and Living Legends.
It's awesome cause the ticket prices for both are only 25.
Album Rating: 4.5absolutely amazing, as always from this duo.
Album Rating: 4.0Thats not the same festival as Rock the Bells, is it?
Album Rating: 4.5I hope they come to Australia this year.
wow. bomb review.
listened to this with headphones on at a party bc this is more important.
and i agree... hip hop may be carried by this unlikely duo
Album Rating: 3.5Good review, but
Only MCs such as Kanye West, Jedi Mind Tricks and Buck 65 can come close to Slug's intricacy, dynamism and honesty with his lyrics
Album Rating: 4.5What, you disagree? Don't just quote me and then say nothing.
Album Rating: 4.5alright, atmosphere is one of my all time favorite groups, i love the hell out of this new album, but i just have one thing to say, i find it funny that a ton of white people are claiming this to be the saving grace of hip hop.
mind you, im white, and im not saying it isnt a "saving grace" of hip hop, but its just funny coming from white folks.
The summary makes me expect a negative review. Otherwise, quite good.
ohhh. mr. young called iai out
Album Rating: 4.0That summary actually does hint towards a negative review.
And this is a 4 right now. It won't get higher, but if it wears off at all it might be a 3.5.
Album Rating: 4.5The summary is a play on the band's last album title, and the dark matter of the album. I'll change it if I have to.
Also, I just found out this review has been featured. I'm really honoured, this is my first review to have done so. Thank you, everyone!
I bought this, haven't gotten through it but it sounded ace so far. Excited to hear the whole thing on my drive home tomorrow
Album Rating: 4.5For god's sake, I'm not talking about every single MC ever. I'm talking about hip-hop around today. Y'know what, I'll change it.
even then you're wrong what a surprise
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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This is going nowhereI finally got my 770, so I had some new enthusiasm for this. Sadly, this hasn't gotten any easier -- I had been hoping Perl would magically appear for the 770, like Python already did (thanks INdT), but that hasn't happened. In addition to Perl not being there, working with perl-modules (like sdl-perl) in arm-target-scratchbox is really difficult. So I'm out of my league here, and won't be pushing this forward before at least one the two things mentioned changes...
Getting Frozen Bubble to work on i386 scratchbox wasn't that hard -- especially after I realized that the debian version of sdl-perl is actually compatible with FB (unlike just about every other version out there). . .
I'm sorry I don't have exact notes -- like I said in the last post, I managed to completely lose my /scratchbox/ -- but here goes from memory:
- I believe I used sdl-image from indt repos.
- sdl-perl and FB were from debian, and needed the usual changes (mentioned in the maemo packaging tutorial), regarding installation path and dependencies in debian/control and debian/rules.
- In addition, the file frozen-bubble needed a new
"use lib /var/lib/install/whatever" -line ,and
- fb_stuff.pm had a wrong path in the FPATH -variable.
If someone actually wants to do this, I'll gladly try and help. Just let me know.


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Just as the nation and state's economic conditions have shifted, so too has higher education.
Just as the nation and state's economic conditions have shifted, so too has higher education.
Beginning Monday, official consolidation of the region's community colleges is being aligned to better accommodate the job sector's demands for a qualified, skilled labor force.
Yesterday, Dr. Jerry Ryan, the new Acting Chancellor for La. Delta Community College, toured Bastrop and spoke with parish and city officials, including new MP Schools superintendent Dr. George Noflin.
"Community colleges are working to better provide customized training for local businesses," Ryan said in an interview at the Enterprise office.
Ryan touted the benefits of consolidation, ranging from students' ability to now transfer courses earned at Bastrop's campuses to the University of Louisiana at Monroe, to literacy/ GED prep classes, to an enhancement in dual enrollment opportunities for high school students.
In Bastrop, there were more students last semester at both Northeast Louisiana Technical College campuses than any of the other four campuses in the umbrella system combined.
Ryan said an expansion of technical degrees and certification programs – from nursing and medical assistants to the welding, bookkeeping, agriculture and hospitality sectors – should lead to a further increase in local enrollment.
That would foster higher employment, with an underscore of trying to match skills with the need of a rising local retiree population.
"Ninety percent of jobs today now require a post-secondary training, but not necessarily a college degree," Ryan noted. "We see employers not as interested in workers with degrees as they are those with clustered skill sets."
His statistic is bolstered by information compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which has reported that expected job growth for nurses is 22 percent, job growth is expected at a healthy 17 percent for radiologic and X-ray technicians, and job growth in the physical therapy industry is expect to reach 30 percent between 2008 and 2018.
That's in stark contrast to the once-dominated perception that in order to get ahead students were supposed to earn a college degree.
New U.S. Dept. of Labor figures show that 54 percent of bachelor's degree-holders under the age of 25 were jobless or under-employed in 2011.
Noflin said continual work in collaborating with the community colleges is "very important" to the school district.
MP Schools had more dual enrollment students – whereas high school students can earn college courses before they graduate – than most school districts in the region.
"That's a feather in our cap," Noflin said.
He said the dual program goes a long way in addressing many students' apprehension about whether they can succeed in college by getting a sample of it ahead of time.
"If they can partake in college early it takes away some of the fears that they can't do it," he said.
Ryan and Noflin also discussed the high dropout rate of MPS students, which the district has tried, in part, to address by establishing a ninth grade academy at Bastrop High.
"He (Ryan) emphasized some continued help they could do for that on the junior high level," Noflin said.


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2013 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Values
Select a 2013 Aston Martin V8 Vantage trim level
2013 model year changes
After a round of significant improvements last year, the 2013 V8 Vantage gets a new sport suspension option, as well as a newly standard rearview camera and rain-sensing wipers. The Vantage is also the lowest-priced point of entry in the Aston Martin lineup with a starting base price of $122,400.
Competitive comparison
Mighty powertrains with strong acceleration; great seats; opportunities to customize; a shape that looks great in coupe or roadster form
Special features for 2013
The Vantage is the most affordable car from Aston Martin, and is neither a light-and-lean roadster nor a performance-oriented grand touring coupe. Rather than taking on other exclusive high-performance cars, it's positioned against other sport-touring models like the BMW M6, Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG and Jaguar XKR-S. A simplified, more 'honest' driving experience is one argument for the Vantage, in this age of seemingly endless custom settings in some models for driving characteristics. EPA fuel economy ratings for the V8 Vantage, at 13 mpg city, 19 highway, aren't bad, considering this car's performance focus and traditional V8 engine.
A hand-built grand tourer, the 2013 Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a supercar available in both coupe and convertible body styles, standard or S trim levels. The standard V8 Vantage is powered by a 4.7-liter V8 engine that produces 420 hp and 346 lb-ft of torque. Rear-wheel-drive can be paired with a standard 6-speed manual transmission or optional 7-speed automatic transmission. Upgrading to the S trim grants the driver a tweaked 4.7-liter V8 engine that produces 430 hp and 361 lb-ft of torque. The sole transmission offered on the S trim is a 7-speed automated manual. New for 2013, Aston Martin now offers an SP10 trim level that offers a standard manual transmission, premium trim material, and special grey metallic paint. Safety is comprised of dual-stage front airbags, tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), traction control system (TCS), emergency brake assist (EBA), electronic brake distribution (EBD), anti-lock braking system (ABS), and dynamic stability control (DSC). The Vantage V8 is backed by a 3-year/unlimited mile warranty.


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Hilda Solis, Next CA Gov? All Options Open for Outgoing Labor Secretary
– Outgoing Labor Secretary Hilda Solis regrets that more people were not hired under her leadership.
She's confident that President Barack Obama will address concerns over diversity in his second-term cabinet.
And now that she's stepping down from her cabinet post as Labor Secretary, she clarified she's still very much in the political game and weighing various options as she returns to her native California.
In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News Latino on Wednesday, Solis, the first Hispanic Labor Secretary in U.S. history, made it clear that despite her resignation, politics still flow through her blood.
The 55-year-old confirmed she is weighing a potential run for a coveted and powerful position on the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, widely seen as a potential launching pad for L.A. mayor or California governor.
"It could be a very good option," Solis said. "I'm going to look at all opportunities, and certainly California is one of those very key states in the country."
Solis, a daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrants known for her pro-union and pro-immigrant rights voting record, is even planning on getting involved in the debate over comprehensive immigration reform, she believes, should be passed this year.
"I will absolutely make myself available," said Solis, a four-term congresswoman representing districts in the heavily Hispanic East LA area. "Many of the hardworking people in those immigrant communities that I represented were not full citizens but they paid taxes they had children that were born here."
When pressed about whether she would ever consider a run as Mayor of Los Angeles or Governor of California she said, "I take things very seriously in terms of the role that I want to play, and I've always kept very close to my community and the district that I represented...I look very favorably on the people and the needs that still exist there, in some ways, if I can be effective in helping to change lives there…then that's where I'd like to go."
Solis said her biggest disappointment as Secretary of Labor was that she wished she would of, "had the ability to really get more businesses to understand the importance of having confidence in the economy and hiring up more people," and hoped business leaders would help more young people coming out of college with more emphasize internships and mentorships.
Solis also said that in many ways the Obama administration "did not get the kind of support we needed originally when he took office for the American Recovery Act funds" and blamed "a small group known as the tea party movement" for not engaging with the president and "hurting the American public, our economy, and the future of our country."
Solis's resignation was the first of two in the last two weeks from the only two Latinos on Obama's 15-person cabinet team. Interiror Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to resign in March leaving the current Obama cabinet without any Latino representation - a fact that Solis is confident will change.
"It's very important," she said of having a diverse presidential cabinet. "The president will not shy away from that and I know that he has a commitment to continue to see that there is diversity reflected in his cabinet, so, let's give him a chance to do that."
Some powerful Latino leadership organizations like NALEO have said that anything less than two Latino appointments on the Obama cabinet would be considered a failure.
"I wouldn't say it's a failure," Solis said. "He's already put a Latina as a supreme court justice, come on, let's not forget that. He has some very high ranking individuals that serve in the Department of Justice and also in the White House."
While important, overall, the position of Secretary of Labor is one of the lesser cabinet agencies.
Solis brought her pro-union and workers rights agenda to the Department, a point she was often criticized for by conservatives for not doing enough to regulate labor unions, where she said she hopes she made a difference for people especially in vulnerable Latino and immigrant communities. For example, under her leadership the Department enforced wage and hour laws rigrulously recovering 280 million in pay for 300,000 workers last year, a new record. She also hit BP with a record $87 million fine for its 2005 refinery explosion, and set up new workplace safety regulations that largely benefited Latinos in construction jobs.
"My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace," she said. "All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books."
As for her legacy?
"I would hope more people would have optimism about where the Latino has come," she said. "How we have emerged, and that there will be more women, women of color especially Latinas who will get involved."
Victor Garcia produced the video interviews with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis.
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With the launch of Windows 8 now only a day away, the excitement is building as we countdown to the general availability of our new OS. The ads are prepped and ready to go (if you haven't had a chance to see any, check out an example below), our partners have created an inspiring selection of devices to suit every requirement and the orders for Surface are coming in thick and fast. The 26th is going to be an epic day!
With all this excitement around our consumer launch, though, what about the Windows 8 in education launch? Well, let's just say we are not being left behind…
Tickets for our launch event at QPR sold out in days and promises to be a brilliant afternoon looking at Windows 8, devices and apps through an edu lens. With prize draws and a rumoured appearance by a QPR first team player, it's going to be quite the afternoon. Walking on the pitch of Loftus Road is going to be a highlight, for sure!
In addition to this, our Schools Business Managers, Mark Reynolds and Sean O'Shea, are embarking on a race against the clock tour of SE London to visit 8 schools in a day as part of '8 in a Day'. The goal of '8 in a Day' is to visit 8 schools and share some insight into Windows 8 and how it can make a difference to teaching and learning and help raise attainment.
Students at the 8 schools have been invited to submit a response to the question 'how would having your own device at home make you more effective at school'. All entries will be entered into a prize to win an RM laptop (huge shout out to RM for supporting this activity!) and we will be sharing the best quotes via the blog at a later date. Really looking forward to see what all the students come up with!
With Friday being the start of 1/2 term, it's going to be quite the challenge to get around all 8 schools in a single day as it's a short school day. You can follow their antics on Twitter via the hashtag #8inaday. Mark and Sean will be tweeting their thoughts, stories and pictures as they go. The full route is shown below. It's going to be tight!
To keep up to speed with the Windows 8 in education launch day in general, follow us on Twitter at @microsofteduk. Drop us a note, either in the comments below or via Twitter, and let us know what you are looking forward to most with Windows 8!


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Ease the discomfort of arthritis
Arthritis can make physical activity more difficult. In spite of that difficulty, exercise is an important part of staying healthy for men and women with arthritis. Even moderate physical activity can strengthen bones and muscles and increase joint flexibility, making it easier for arthritis sufferers to perform daily tasks.
There are different types of exercise to aid those suffering from arthritis. They include cardiovascular, strengthening and flexibility training.
At the Hudson YMCA, arthritic water exercise classes focus on improving flexibility.
"We focus primarily on flexibility," said Aquatics Director Breanna Burmester, "we work a lot with range of motion."
The classes are held at seven different times throughout the week. It is recommended flexibility exercises are performed every day, as they protect joints by reducing injury risk. Class instructor Marilyn Hayes sees the need for persistent workouts in her pupils.
"I have people that miss some classes that can't wait to come back, because they stiffen up," she said.
Hayes, who has dealt with arthritis herself, said the exercises are successful.
"I love doing this because I know that it works."
Flexibility exercises warm the body and relax the muscles. The process is enhanced by working through the exercises in the warm pool water, said Burmester.
It is important to work all parts of the body when you have arthritis to keep everything loose, something Hayes makes sure her students accomplish. Her class does numerous activities, including breathing exercises, stretching of most all body parts, and balancing maneuvers.
"This class does everything from the neck all the way to the toes."
While exercising, however, she said to make sure not to strain yourself by overstepping your physical limits.
"We tell them to go at their own pace. They should only do what's comfortable to them," said Burmester.
"Before you begin any exercise, you should consult your physician to see if the exercise is appropriate for you. You may even want to see a physical therapist for an assessment of your specific exercise and joint protection needs," said the Arthritis Foundation's web site.
Once you're comfortable doing at least 15 continuous minutes of flexibility exercises, you're likely ready to add strengthening and cardiovascular exercises to your routine. A popular choice is yoga, a flexibility workout that also strengthens the muscles.


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Can you turn the world on with your smile? Can you take day a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Have you already started singing the theme song to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in your head? Out loud?
If you're a woman around my age — defined as too old for work-study but too young for cremation — I'll bet you have. You've been unable to resist belting out "Love is all around, no need to waste it; you can have the town, why don't you take it?"
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|2005-12-24, 00:46
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Need some help...
I've neve been able to stick with drawing people...I draw a picture here or there, it sucks, I go back to something like animals or whatever...lol. I DO want to learn though..so I'll keep trying -__-
I need help though...Can anyone draw over mine to show me where I've gone wrong? I find it really hard to fix mistakes simply by someone telling me it's wrong....A lot of the time I can see it's wrong, I just can't fix it.
(btw, I'm not trying to draw porn here..lol I just think it's too hard to draw clothes before the body shape is done....)
Is the nose too low? Or maybe the head is too big? -__- Hips to wide? (I suck with anatomy haha) The arms....I can't get them right. Her right arm, she is suppose to be resting her hand on it (like a sword) her left is just hanging there...I duno why, but arms and hands are hard to draw o_O
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for the style the nose didnt bother me much , but i suppose it is to low.
the hips were like o_o lol , recently pregnant? but even then..:P i think you should make the hips smaller n_n.
the 1 boob looks different than the other -.-
i still like the drawing ! the hips is what bothers me most lol.
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I don't think there's much problems with the drawing. But I think the main problem here is that her mid-section is too short. The diagram I drew is a bit off balance, so you'll have to balance her out in the end.
This shows promise. Let's see what you will come up with.
|2005-12-24, 16:04
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yeah, i do agree with everyone about the hips but you pretty much nailed the female figure.
i don't see a problem with the face at all.
having the nose low seems like it's more about your style.
don't worry about drawing the feet and hands.
in my opinion, that's the hardest part of the body to draw.
i didn't get good at drawing feet until this past semester.
now i love drawing hands and feet.
|2005-12-28, 00:55
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I try to do what AsukiAnio did and made the figure drawn straight. Also try to answer the question why the feet are looking like that.
hope it helps~
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Take That Tour With Yamaha and Roland
So the UK tour and festival season has begun is well on its way, beginning Isle of Wight and Download Festival and with the UK's biggest, Glastonbury just finished! It's more likely than not that you'll hear the sounds of 90% of our catalogue appear across stages this summer with the likes of Fender, Yamaha, Vox, Korg, Orange Amps, Ashdown, Gibson, Epiphone and Roland endorsing some of the biggest artists and bands around.
After our first round with Download and Isle of Wight, this time up, we have Take That who, come July 9th will have finished the UK section of their Progress tour. Their first studio album as a 5-some in over 10 days has not only seen them flying high in the charts but pack out stadiums (including a 5-date Manchester Old Trafford and 10-date Wembley) throughout UK and Europe, performing to more than 1.7 million people.
We wouldn't want you to miss out so come and join the other 1.7 million people who have witnessed some of Roland and Yamaha's finest gear being used throughout Take That's mega UK and Europe Tour - Apart from putting on one of the finest shows in history, the boys also share the stage with some of the most exciting Roland synths & workstations and have clearly raided the Yamaha drum cupboard!
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An armed man has barricaded himself inside a home in Clinton.
Missoula County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jason Johnson says the unidentified 24 year-old man ordered his girlfriend and her parents out of the home after a domestic altercation after brandishing a handgun.
They called 9-1-1 and Missoula County sheriff's deputies tried to communicate with the man inside the home, but he would not respond.
At that point, Johnson says the county's special response team was called in, and a professional negotiator is attempting to get the man to surrender. The call for the SWAT team was put out a little after 5 Friday morning.
Johnson says no one has been injured, and negotiations with the man are continuing.
UPDATE 8:45 a.m.
According to Missoula county Sheriff's Department Information Officer Jason Johnson 24-year-old Pedro Carrillo has been arrested and no one was injured the standoff that lasted from 5:30 to 8:30. After an hour of conversation with sheriff's negotiators Carrillo surrendered peacefully. Carrillo was transported to Missoula county jail and charged with partner or family member assault, assault with a weapon, unlawful restraint, and tampering with a communications device.
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Posted: Apr 17, 2008 1:38 pm
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Well, today's my last day of being single... for tomorrow, I shall be married. Gotta say... it may have taken a while, but nervousness and moreso anticipation are starting to creep up. I'm just hoping everything "works" and some aspect doesn't fall out of timing with the rest of the day.
, we've got everything covered at this point.
Me and my brother are going to try to hit up a geocache just after midnight tonight, so that I can have found a cache on my wedding date. We'll see how well that goes, or if the idea of it falls through the cracks due to lack of time or something.
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Now be careful. You don't want to take a chance of getting into a geocaching accident on the big day!
PS: How much chainmail have you encorporated into your wedding attire?
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Now for something really interesting, make it one of Dani's caches (if you have any of hers left to find.) Then drop your signature item into the cache and you can say that Dani played with your _________ on your wedding day.
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Oh sure! Explain that to the new wife!
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I can picture it now. 'Honey, I had my _________ fondled today. Oh yes... I do!'
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I am waiting up to see if you (Kabuthunk) post a cache before your wedding. My wedding was at 9:30am and I think I was asleep early - of course that was before geocaching appeared on the scene but after I had first used a GPS.
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Looks like its going to be a beautiful day for a wedding
Somehow I can more easily imagine Billy Idol blaring as
Kabs bride
walks down the isle than the Wedding March. Unless Metallica has a wedding song
Congratulations James!
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oh coooool!!
Congratulations Kabs!!
And Laura too of course!
Beautiful day for a wedding...
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Sorry I missed this until now. Congrats Kabs and Laura!
Wishing you years of happy caching, and playing in your chains!
Yes Mr. Turdle...Metallica does have a wedding song. I believe it is "Enter Sandman..."
But "Nothing Else Matters" might be a better choice!
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Thanks for the congratulations all. Twas fun, and very busy. I think today might be the first day of it being relatively quiet, and not meeting with all of the out-of-towners.
As for music playing... kinda funny you mention that. During the cerimony, as part of the priest's thing, he was asking us what our favourite song was (to lead that into something about the two of us being a song of life).
Laura didn't really have a favourite song, and I figured I best not mention "Behemoth - Slaves Shall Serve"... despite the fact that depending on who you ask, that may well describe marriage in some form or another
So no... I gave them my favourite classical song... "Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto #3".
Thanks for the congrats all. It was a traditional wedding, and went off smoothly. Good fun had by all, and I think today we might actually have our first chance to relax. So much gathering with the relatives the past few days, we've barely been standing still
As with the wedding music... coincidental you brought that up (sorta) Mambolady. During the preaching part, the priest asked us what our favourite songs were (to lead up to something about us being the song of life). Laura didn't really have a favourite song (or one she wanted to say, anyway).
As tempted as I was to tell them my actual favourite song... since depending on who you ask, it could describe my married-life future... I figured giving them "Behemoth - Slaves Shall Serve" might not go over all that well
So I gave 'em my favourite classical song... Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto #3 . It's still a favourite... it counts
Added note... we had two 'our songs' that we danced to alone at the reception. The first was 'Sleeping Beauty' by Tchaikovsky. The second... pretty much describes us and our styles pretty accurately (sorta).
Horrorpops - Walk like a zombie.
It's a beautiful song when you think about it... check the lyrics:
You walk like a zombie
You talk like a zombie
Its not in your head
You're a living dead
Whatever you're gonna do
You're gonna make me cry
And you wanna hold hands
In the cemetery
And you wanna be lost
For all eternity
And everything is dark
And kind of scary
And you crave the full moon
But i don't care
And you want a mountaintop
With a little castle
And you wanna name our kids
Morticia and fester
And all the flowers you bring
Are always dead
And you howl at the moon
But i don't care
Six feet under
You make me wonder
You wanna be undead
So you can be hunted
But whatever you're gonna do
I'm gonna follow you
It's like... no matter how weird you are... I'm going to follow you. Pretty much describes us
But yeah... finally nice to relax. I suppose I can finally now log the cache I found on my wedding day at about 6 in the morning at least
: Wedding photographer pics won't be ready for a few weeks, but other pics were taken (obviously). A few of 'em can be found attached to the log of the
cache I found on my wedding day
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Skaneateles [1] is in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Skaneteles Wiki A community Wiki including descriptions and images of most tourist attractions in Skaneateles.
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Skaneateles is a "drive to" destination in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York.
Auburn, New York is a small city just West of the Village and has a remarkable offering of history, theater and dining.
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Although you will need a car to get here, after you are in the Village, everything is an easy walk to everything else. Skaneateles is located on the north shore of Skaneteles Lake. It is a storybook village with beautiful houses, a quaint downtown, and one of the cleanest lakes in the world.
The most obvious thing to see is the Lake, and fortunately it is impossible to NOT see it. The Village, population 2500, is located on the Northern edge of the lake. Two public parks bookcase the very small central business block.
If you choose to drive around the lake, expect spectacular views especially if you travel South on West Lake Road (Route 41A) and return by East Lake (Route 41). It is fairly easy to seem lost at the extreme south end, just remember you are in a distinct valley. Keep your eyes on the horizon and keep going in that direction.
Mid-Lakes Navigation Company offer seasonal boat rides to see the lake. One is the morning Mail Boat Cruise which actually delivers the U.S. Mail to lakeside cottages (July 1-Tuesday after Labor Day). This is a tradition on Skaneateles Lake for over 100 years. Evenings is a fabulous Dinner Cruise, tel: 315-685-8500 or 800-545-4318 for more info on their lake and Erie Canal Cruises or vacations (ask for Aimee or Gail). Visit Mid-Lakes Navigation at [2]
Skaneateles Suites has a FREE program called "Secret Places. Just stop by and see them for a kind of customized walking / driving tour of out of the way places. Much fun. [4] or 315-685-7568
Visit Skaneateles every weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas to be a part of the Charles Dickens Festival. It's a kind of street theater without lines. Dozens of professionals and amateurs alike dress in period garb, then wander the streets and shops talking and walking with whoever they meet.
Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles offers Christmas carols and free chestnuts roasting on open fires and hay rides. If you get cold, stop at the Boutique Hotel on Fennell Street for complimentary hot chocolate and donuts. Often the Dickens characters hang out there and will sing anything you want.
Mid-Lakes Navigation Co. 11 Jordan St. 800-545-4318. [5]. Offers boat cruises on the New York canals and Skaneateles Lake.
Be sure to come back this summer,for the Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show. Over 80 beautiful boats grace the shore of Skaneateles Lake. This event is free and open to the public.
Skaneateles has over 40 unique shops and boutiques. Make sure you get off the main street (Genesee Street) and check out the shops on Jordan and Fennell Streets.
The Lucas Gallery [6] opened on December 16th, 2007 at 33 Jordan Street right across from Joe's Pasta Garage (see below). It offers the works of local artists in sculture, painting, and photography. Open Weekends - Toll Free 1-866-77LUCAS (1-866-775-8227).
Joe's Pasta Garage 28 Jordan Street 315-685-6116. [7] has a terrific menu, all of which is "scratch" cooked by Chef Jaime.
The Krebs 53 West Genesee Street 315-685-5714. [8] A local establishment since 1899, the restaurant offers sea food and a mix of American cuisine. A Sunday brunch is also available.
Rosalie's Cucina 841 West Genesee Street 315-685-2200. [9] Classic and authentic Tuscan style Italian food with complete wine cellar.
You can get a great coffee drink at Vermont Green Mountain, or have a libation in the local tavern, Morris's Grill. The Sherwood Inn tavern offers a great fireplace to enjoy a glass of Finger Lakes wine. The Bluewater Grill has great margaritas!
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