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18 U.S. Code § 48 - Animal crush videos
§ 48.
Animal crush videos
(a)Definition.—In this section the term "animal crush video" means any photograph, motion-picture film, video or digital recording, or electronic image that—
depicts actual conduct in which 1 or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians is intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 and including conduct that, if committed against a person and in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, would violate section 2241 or 2242); and
(b) Prohibitions.—
(1)Creation of animal crush videos.—It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly create an animal crush video, if—
the person intends or has reason to know that the animal crush video will be distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce; or
the animal crush video is distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce.
(2)Distribution of animal crush videos.—
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, market, advertise, exchange, or distribute an animal crush video in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce.
(c)Extraterritorial Application.—Subsection (b) shall apply to the knowing sale, marketing, advertising, exchange, distribution, or creation of an animal crush video outside of the United States, if—
the person engaging in such conduct intends or has reason to know that the animal crush video will be transported into the United States or its territories or possessions; or
the animal crush video is transported into the United States or its territories or possessions.
Any person who violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 7 years, or both.
(e) Exceptions.—
(1)In general.—This section shall not apply with regard to any visual depiction of—
(2)Good-faith distribution.—This section shall not apply to the good-faith distribution of an animal crush video to—
a law enforcement agency; or
a third party for the sole purpose of analysis to determine if referral to a law enforcement agency is appropriate.
(f)No Preemption.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt the law of any State or local subdivision thereof to protect animals.
(Added Pub. L. 106–152, § 1(a), Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1732; amended Pub. L. 111–294, § 3(a), Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3178.)
2010—Pub. L. 111–294 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to depiction of animal cruelty.
Pub. L. 111–294, § 3(c), Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3179, provided that:
"If any provision of section 48 of title 18, United States Code (as amended by this section), or the application of the provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the provision and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby."
Pub. L. 111–294, § 2, Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3177, provided that:
"The Congress finds the following:
The United States has a long history of prohibiting the interstate sale, marketing, advertising, exchange, and distribution of obscene material and speech that is integral to criminal conduct.
The Federal Government and the States have a compelling interest in preventing intentional acts of extreme animal cruelty.
Each of the several States and the District of Columbia criminalize intentional acts of extreme animal cruelty, such as the intentional crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, or impaling of animals for no socially redeeming purpose.
There are certain extreme acts of animal cruelty that appeal to a specific sexual fetish. These acts of extreme animal cruelty are videotaped, and the resulting video tapes are commonly referred to as 'animal crush videos'.
The Supreme Court of the United States has long held that obscenity is an exception to speech protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
"(6) In the judgment of Congress, many animal crush videos are obscene in the sense that the depictions, taken as a whole—
appeal to the prurient interest in sex;
are patently offensive; and
lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
Serious criminal acts of extreme animal cruelty are integral to the creation, sale, distribution, advertising, marketing, and exchange of animal crush videos.
The creation, sale, distribution, advertising, marketing, and exchange of animal crush videos is intrinsically related and integral to creating an incentive for, directly causing, and perpetuating demand for the serious acts of extreme animal cruelty the videos depict. The primary reason for those criminal acts is the creation, sale, distribution, advertising, marketing, and exchange of the animal crush video image.
"(9) The serious acts of extreme animal cruelty necessary to make animal crush videos are committed in a clandestine manner that—
allows the perpetrators of such crimes to remain anonymous;
makes it extraordinarily difficult to establish the jurisdiction within which the underlying criminal acts of extreme animal cruelty occurred; and
often precludes proof that the criminal acts occurred within the statute of limitations.
Each of the difficulties described in paragraph (9) seriously frustrates and impedes the ability of State authorities to enforce the criminal statutes prohibiting such behavior."
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For the first time, "Spamalot" has migrated south to Tuscaloosa as the Actor's Charitable Theatre debuts its rendition of the musical, starting March 22 at the Bama Theatre.
Back in high school, my father and his friends used Monty Python to escape the realities of strenuous football practices, long work hours and dreary study halls. Every Wednesday, the group escaped to "Monty Python's Flying Circus," a sketch-comedy show created by a troupe of English writer/actors, with token American Terry Gilliam, for a couple hours of laughter. Later, they journeyed to Camelot in the "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." It was there, in a dark TV den, the gang of adolescents searched for clues to life's most intricate questions, like what is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow, why shrubbery, and most importantly, could coconuts in fact migrate?
The answers to these questions still befuddle audiences today and still have them laughing even 30-something years later. Continuing the legacy, Monty Python co-creator Eric Idle resurrected the Holy Grail quest with his musical comedy, "Monty Python's Spamalot."
The award-winning production debuted on Broadway in 2005, and has since been performed around the world. For the first time, "Spamalot" has migrated south to Tuscaloosa as the Actor's Charitable Theatre debuts its rendition of the musical, starting March 22 at the Bama Theatre.
"It is based off 'Holy Grail,' the movie, but it has music from the other movies as well," said Joey Lay, the ACT's artistic director. "What is �really neat about the show is that it really is an homage to musical theater. We do every style of musical theater imaginable; there is not anything missed."
Lay plays King Arthur's loving squire, Patsy, along with other chorus members. The Tuscaloosa native promises avid Python fans the same outrageous humor that made "Holy Grail" so memorable.
"I am costuming and set designing," Lay said. "I still have to figure out how (the Black Knight's) arm falls off, and I still have to figure out how his head falls off, because all of the gags in the movie, like the killer rabbit, are there. I also have to build a full life-size cow that lands on top of me."
WVUA First at Four news anchor and producer Danny Salter plays King Arthur in the upcoming production. Salter took a break from acting — he has performed with Theatre Tuscaloosa and others — when he began working in television and said this is the first major role he has attempted in 10 years.
"I have loved Monty Python since I was probably 10 years old, whenever I first saw 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' late at night on PBS," Salter said. "I remember watching it then and seeing people slapping people with fish in the face and dancing and falling off piers and doing silly walks and talking about dead parrots, and I remember the first time I saw 'Holy Grail' with some friends of mine. We just laughed all the way through. Whenever I heard they were doing it here, I went and researched it and just fell in love with it."
"Spamalot" is Tuscaloosa native Johnathan Lyons' directorial debut, and the first show Lay or his wife, Alisha Powell Lay, has not directed since the company's 2008 opening.
Lyons says the opportunity to direct is definitely something new to take on — he's been a regular ACT performer and musical director — but that he has thoroughly enjoyed the process.
"It has been a lot of fun and a very smooth transition for me to get into the directing scene," Lyons said. "A lot of that has to do with the way the show is written."
Lyons also serves as musical director. He and the cast have been busy learning dozens of songs, lines and dances.
"They all get the music and the comedy of the show," Lyons said. "They have risen to the challenge to turn it into something magical."
Audiences can expect music ranging anywhere from old school vaudeville to hip-hop to traditional Broadway and even a tap-dancing Patsy-coconuts included. "I'm Not Dead Yet" and "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from "Life of Brian," are just a couple of the featured songs.
"It is a very funny show, but the music is absolutely gorgeous," Salter said. "There are so many homages to Broadway and to musical theater; there are tributes to 'West Side Story' and 'Chicago,' all sorts of things are laced into the show. The music is so much fun to learn because it is so funny and it is so beautiful at the same time."
Squire Patsy says rehearsal builds the work into muscle memory.
"Just like you sing in your car to your favorite song. It becomes muscle memory to the point where sometimes you get to a number and you say, 'Wait a minute, did I just do that number? I don't remember.' But then, it is also where the curse falls in, because if you become too robotic, you will get lost," Lay said.
Choreography is pushing King Arthur, Salter said.
"The dancing has been a challenge for me because it has been so long since I have done it, and I am 10, 15 years older than the last time I tried to really dance in a show," Salter said. "So I am still struggling with it now, but I feel that I will have all my ducks in a row for opening night."
"Spamalot" will deliver big laughs, Salter said, which is what he believes the show is all about.
"I like to think the best scenes from the movie have been cut and put into this show, and they are all strung together with some fantastic song-and-dance numbers," Salter said. "This show does have a bit of a message — it is a bit uplifting — just a bit, though. Eric Idle did not get distracted with trying to send out some message with this show; it is all about laughter."
Staying true to its mission statement, ACT will support United Cerebral Palsy and Northridge High School with a portion of receipts. Past partnerships have included Eagles Wings, Caring Days, Tuscaloosa's One Place and others. But Lay said ACT's chief mission is entertainment.
"For me, anytime we do a show, especially a comedy, it is about the experience of getting to escape for two hours," Lay said. "You get to walk in that theater at 7:30, the lights go down and you forget everything. For two hours you don't do anything but enjoy it and take a step out of reality."


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The Avanti Vetro Interior Door has a horizontal line design that will instantly catch your attention. The black apricot finish is broken up by silver strips which separate the door into five block sections. All five blocks have the veneer flowing to the border creating a sense of running water.
The center of the door contains a strong tempered glass piece mounted on raised moldings, and there is enough thickness around the border of the glass for the character of the Avanti Vetro door horizontal design to be seen.
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See picture below in order to know how to accurately measure rought opening. First, three times measure the widths between the studs of the entryway. On picture 1 they are highlighted with arrowed lines and A, B, C. Be sure to record the smallest width of the 3 measurements. Second, measure the height on both sides (see picture 2 A, B lines) and also record the smallest measurement.
From your rough opening width subtract 2 1/2", and 1 1/4" from the height. This will determine your door slab size
A Swinging Door itself can't be used in a proper way without its frame. Our door frames consist from the following components: Single Rabbeted Jambs, L-shaped Casings, Flat Casings (optional). A Door slab gets attached to one of the Jambs. The Casings are applied around the door into the jambs for decorating purposes. All components are finished with the same finish as the door slab.
Made from solid wood or marine plywood base. The door stop inlays a rubber seal.
The thickness of the door jamb is 3 7/8", which is adjustable to 4 7/8" using the L-Casing molding.
Made from high-pressed MDF. Adjust the thickness of the frame up to 4 7/8" thanks to L-shaped construction.
Door casings width: 2 13/16"
Single rabbeted Jambs made from marine plywood base with a rubber sealed high-pressed MDF door stop. The jamb has two 3/4" deep grooves from both sides. The thickness of the door jamb is 3 7/8", which is adjustable to 4 7/8" using the L-Casing molding. Casings are applied around the door jamb, which are the same finish as the door. Both Jamb and Casing are covered by natural wood veneer.
Rubber seal used for noise insulation and shock absorption when closing the door, as well as helping to reduce dust in the room. It is important that the rubber seal in the door frame should be bland.
Jamb Extensions are additional parts for extending the door frame. If the wall thickness is greater than this standard jamb width, extensions must be used. Jamb width extensions come in identical Veneer finishes as the Door. Standard frame covers 3 7/8" to 4 7/8". Jamb extensions give you the ability to cover additional widths.
Take your wall thickness measurement from edge to edge (as illustrated here). Please note that sheetrock thickness is also considered in a total measurement sum.
All steel base material. Plain bearings. Full mortise. Finishes: Polished Chrome; Satin Nickel; Polished Brass
Size: 3.5" x 3.5" square hinge. 2 to 4 hinges per door (depending on door size).
A Knocked Down doors will have pre-machined mortise an European Magnetic Lockset.
A Knocked Down Door will have pre-drilled bore for a handle with 2 3/8" backset.
Bore diameter will be 2 1/8" Backset is the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the bore hole
Please note: If you don't need handle preparation, or need an extra pre-drill for deadbolt contact us at [email protected] or call 866-553-6677
Swing direction refers to the hinged side of the door and the way the door swings: inside or outside of the room or home. It is important to choose correct swing direction. In some cases pre-hung door with wrong chosen swing direction could not be reversed.
Please review the illustrations below in order to have clear understanding of door swing directions.
Left or Right Hand means that hinged side of the door is located from your left or right hand side accordingly. Location where you are standing when determining swing direction is considered as outside.
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If there are items missing, you must indicate that on paper work and notify us immediately, but DO NOT REFUSE the delivery. We would need pictures and other indications of the missing parts in order for us to send a replacement.
If the delivery driver refuses inspection, please note on the delivery receipt the following: "POSSIBLE CONCEALED DAMAGE. DRIVER WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO EXAMINE FREIGHT" and then sign where required. If these terms are not followed we cannot be liable for any replacements.
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Interior Doors Installation is a quite complex process and in order to successfully perform this task some professional skills and tools are required.
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If for any reason you will have difficulties or issues with installation of Arazzinni Doors you can contact us during our working office hours.
Our selected interior door product requires no further treatments of the door slabs or casings. However, in order to keep the product at its best appearance, we recommend using wood cleaning products with an addition of hard wax. One of the products that we highly recommend is Behold® Furniture Polish. Behold® Furniture Polish protects finished surfaces with a long lasting hard wax finish. In addition, to the protective feature, it has lemon scent, which most people seem to enjoy! We recommend using the product as often as you clean it.
Another important thing that arises in the process of selecting an interior or exterior door is manufacturer's warranty. We've got you covered and proud to introduce that all Arazzinni brand doors are covered by 2-years manufacture warranty. To download and review our warranty statements please follow the links below.
Arazzinni is the fastest growing provider of European and custom interior and exterior doors in the United States. Choose from more than 100 ready-made options or customize your own. Arazzinni team will work with designers to create custom fabricated doors to accommodate any request.
Wholesale distribution center is located in Rahway, NJ, with four manufacturing plants throughout Eastern Europe. Since their inception in 2009, they have sold more than 20,000 doors across the country. In 2015, Arazzinni will expand their reach globally to Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and Canadian markets. Arazzinni is confident in all projected growth as they continue to offer customers the best price, quality, and service.
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Four-year-old Katie Renfroe made it through the first of at least seven surgeries Thursday, greeting her parents in the Intensive Care Unit by waving and holding up a sign that said "I love you."
Four-year-old Katie Renfroe made it through the first of at least seven surgeries Thursday, greeting her parents in the Intensive Care Unit by waving and holding up a sign that said "I love you."
The surgeon focused on one side of her face, finding such a tangle of nerves and tissues in the large mass, that he was unable to work on both cheeks as initially planned, according to an update from family friend Stephanie McMinn. The surgery took 10 hours.
"This means the (number of) surgeries just increased by one more," McMinn wrote in an email to the Daily News. "Please continue to pray."
Katie, who lives in Paxton with her parents and seven siblings, touched the world when a story about her abnormally large facial features went viral.
Diagnosed with megalencephaly before she was born, Katie is being raised by her large and loving family as if she has no handicap, according to family members.
Her family will spend beween one and two weeks in Hollywood, Fla., near the hospital where the surgery was performed.
Doctors hope that they can reduce the weight of her head by surgically removing portions of her cheeks. They also plan surgeries on one of her ears and her tongue -- both of which are disproportionately large.
After learning about Katie and her family, strangers from across the country sent donations to the family.
Those donations are helping to pay for food and gas during the family's extended stay in South Florida.
Late Thursday evening, when Angie saw her daughter for the first time after the surgery, Katie greeted her by waving hello and goodbye, and holding up a sign someone had made for her.
"She is awake, off (ventilator), breathing on her own," McMinn wrote. "Holding up I love you sign, waving. This girl is miraculous."
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Candidates have been selected for this year's council elections.
Fifteen Labour and six Conservative seats are up for election this year when voters go to the ballot box on May 22.
Wakefield Council is currently made up of 52 Labour and 11 Conservative councillors.
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
Anne Arundel, UKIP
Allan William Garbutt, Labour
Don L Marshsall, Conservative
Airedale and Ferry Fryston
Mellisa Omer, Conservative
William Proctor, UKIP
Kathryn Scott, Labour
Altofts and Whitwood
Tracie Corbett, UKIP
Anthony David Hill, Conservative
Jacquie Speight, Labour
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
Denise Margaret Jeffery, Labour
Dawn Lumb, UKIP
Eamonn Malachy Mullins, Conservative
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Steve Ashton, UKIP
Allan Couch, Conservative
Albert Manifield: Labour
Jonathan William Thomas Pile, Lib Dems
Dick Taylor, Labour
Rodney Lorraine Williams, Conservative
Penny Ashton, UKIP
Philip Maxwell Davies, Conservative
Sandra Pickin, Labour
Horbury and South Ossett
Mark Andrew Goodair, Lib Dems
Janet Holmes, Labour
Margaret Holwell, Conservative
Graham William Jesty, UKIP
John Vasey, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Harry Ellis, Labour
Rebecca Louise Norris, Conservative
Elaine Blezard, Labour
Richard Martin Wakefield, Conservative
Simon Mark Barraclough, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Ian Bunney, Conservative
Nick Farmer, UKIP
Gwen Page, Labour
David Stewart Smith, Lib Dems
Pontefract North
Daniel Krstan Dearden, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Nathan Garbutt, UKIP
Amy Swift, Conservative
Clive Tennant, Labour
Pontefract South
George Ayre, Labour
John Gill, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Terence Edward Uttley, UKIP
Geof Walsh, Conservative
South Elmsall and South Kirkby
Wilf Benson, Independent
Laurie Harrison, Labour
Chris I'Anson, Conservative
Stanley and Outwood East
Dave Byrom, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Margaret Dodd, Lib Dems
Jacqui Williams, Labour
Diane Wilson, Conservative
Wakefield East
Steve Gilks, UKIP
Michael Griffiths, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Haroon Khan, Conservative
Olivia Maria Rowley, Labour
Wakefield North
Tracey Jane Austin, Labour
Sophie Bracewell, Conservative
Adrian O'Malley, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Tony Sargeant, Lib Dems
Keith Frank Wells, UKIP
Wakefield Rural
Kevin Edward Barker, Labour
Finbarr Cronin, Lib Dems
Miriam Hawkins, Green
Samuel Lynch, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Madalena Mestre, Conservative
Wakefield South
Nadeem Ahmed, Conservative
David Cameron Currie, Lib Dems
Alan T Hazelhurst, UKIP
Javed Iqbal, Labour
John Sibbald, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Wakefield West
Brian Else, Green Party
Susan Mary Morgan, Lib Dems
Kully Sanghera, Conservative
Kevin Swift, Labour
Neil Taylor, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
David Arthur, Lib Dems
David Alan Dews, UKIP
Annemarie Glover, Conservative
Dayna O'Brien, Labour


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Anyone know what boil temperature I can expect to reach?
Quote from: kramerog on November 19, 2013, 06:11:47 PMAnyone know what boil temperature I can expect to reach?I don't know, but that reminds me. Let it cool below 200F before adding it to your boiling wort or it might cause an impressive boil over.
Does it make more sense to add the wort in the boil kettle to the concentrated wort and adding the mix to the boil kettle than to add the concentrated wort to the boil kettle?
Candymaking is not relevant here. //sheepishly backs away// Actually, measuring temperature would help make it reproducable. But I think most people just eyeball it based on color and thickness.


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* Jobless claims and ADP jobs growth stronger than expected
* Many unable to trade because of storm Sandy
* Pfizer, Exxon fall after results, JDA rallies
* Dow up 1.2 pct, S&P up 1 pct, Nasdaq up 1.4 pct
NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed 1 percent on Thursday after both weekly jobless claims and data on growth in private-sector jobs pointed to improving labor market conditions a day before the government's closely watched monthly jobs report.
Equities extended gains throughout the morning, though volume remained in the aftermath of the massive storm Sandy in the U.S. northeast, which forced a historic two-day market closure at the beginning of the week.
Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell in the latest week, dropping to 363,000 from a revised 372,000 in the previous week. Separately, payrolls processor ADP reported that private employers added 158,000 in October, far more than had been expected. The ADP report was based on a different methodology than previous months, which could impact comparisons.
``There is a general trend of things getting more positive, which should help stocks and the economy at large going forward,'' said Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank in Cleveland, Ohio.
Markets are still recovering from the aftermath of Sandy, which wreaked havoc up and down the U.S. eastern seaboard and forced financial markets to close Monday and Tuesday. Trading could still be volatile, with many market participants unable to reach their offices and some working from home amid ongoing power outages and limited mass transit.
Still, some stocks sparked heavy trading.
JDA Software Group, a maker of supply-chain management software, soared 17 percent to $44.79 after it agreed to be bought by privately held rival RedPrairie Corp for about $1.9 billion in cash.
Pfizer Inc, which delayed the release of its quarterly results because of the storm, posted revenue that fell far short of expectations, sending shares down 1.3 percent to $24.55. Exxon Mobil Corp, which like Pfizer is a Dow component, slipped 0.2 percent after reporting a drop in quarterly profit. Exxon's profit topped expectations, but its oil and gas output declined more than expected.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 158.32 points, or 1.21 percent, at 13,254.78. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 14.48 points, or 1.03 percent, at 1,426.64. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 40.79 points, or 1.37 percent, at 3,018.02.
It was the best daily gain for both the Dow and S&P 500 since Sept. 13 and comes after the S&P fell 2 percent in October, breaking a four-month streak of gains.
In other economic data, private industry group the Conference Board reported U.S. consumer confidence rose to a four-year high in October, at 72.2, though the result was slightly under expectations. The government reported construction spending rose 0.6 percent in September, as forecast. A private survey showed U.S. manufacturing conditions rose in September to the best levels since May.
Overseas markets were higher, with Europe boosted by strong results from such companies as Royal Dutch Shell and Chinese shares posting their strongest daily gains in more than three weeks on bullish data.
U.S. shares of Sony Corp rose 0.5 percent to $11.80 after the Japanese company posted a profit in its latest quarter and affirmed its full-year view.


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Organizers are gearing up for the 14th annual "It's A Celebration" Black History Month program, set from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, in the one-room schoolhouse at the Newton County Historical Park and Museum, 121 N. Washington St., one block north of the Neosho Square.
Organizers are gearing up for the 14th annual "It's A Celebration" Black History Month program, set from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, in the one-room schoolhouse at the Newton County Historical Park and Museum, 121 N. Washington St., one block north of the Neosho Square.
"I was asked to do this 14 years ago. I just took it on as something that I could do to kind of let people know that, 'hey, we are still around here,'" said Ida Mae Smiles, organizer of the event, "and a few of the accomplishments that black folks have made."
The event is free and open to the public. It will consist of music from Neosho's Second Baptist Church and the Community Choir of Joplin, poetry, refreshments and a guest speaker, Curtis Gregory, with George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond.
"I usually give [speakers] the theme and then they can talk about whatever they want," she said. "If he wants to talk about George Washington Carver or whatever, I let them choose what they would like to talk about."
Attendance has been good in years past.
"The most that we have had is about 45," Smiles said. "We are just looking forward to just letting our children know that Black America had a lot to do with the founding of America."
About Black History Month
February is a federally recognized, nation-wide celebration that provides the opportunity for all Americans to reflect on the significant roles that African Americans have played in the shaping of the United States history. Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) is considered to be a pioneer in the study of African American history. The son of former slaves, Woodson spent his childhood working in coal mines and quarries. He received his education during the four-month term that was customary for black schools at the time. At the age of 19, having taught himself English fundamentals and arithmetic, Woodson entered high school, where he completed a four-year curriculum in two years. He later went onto the University of Chicago receiving his master's degree and then on to Harvard for his PhD.
In 1926, Woodson developed Negro History Week. He believed that "the achievements of the Negro properly set forth will crown him as a factor in early human progress and a maker of modern civilization."
Woodson chose the second week of February for the celebration because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced the Black American population: Frederick Douglass (Feb. 14), an escaped slave who became one of the foremost black abolitionists and civil rights leaders in the nation, and President Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12), who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which abolished slavery in America's confederate states.
In 1976, Negro History Week expanded into Black History Month.
For more information, please contact the Newton County Historical Park and Museum at 451-4940.


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Collection of 3 technical papers written during 1992 and 1993 by Richard "Dick" Waters and submitted to the ACM Lisp Pointers journal.
The first paper, titled "Using the New Common Lisp Pretty Printer", illustrates the use of the Common Lisp pretty printer by using it to print a subset of Lisp as Pascal.
The second, titled "Macroexpand-All: An Example of a Simple Lisp Code Walker", presents the MACROEXPAND-ALL function for expanding all the macro calls in an expression. The implementation of MACROEXPAND-ALL is based on the CLtL2 version of Common Lisp.
The third paper, "To NReverse When Consing a List or By Pointer Manipulation, To Avoid It; That Is the Question", discusses whether, for creating an ordered list of elements, it is better to push the items one at a time and then call NREVERSE, or to enter the elements in the list in the correct order.
Document location: http://www.merl.com/publications/TR1993-017/
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text: The new adidas Originals EQT Support 93/17 silhouette returns in a new color configuration, continuing the bold evolution of the 3-stripes' iconic Equipment series. Returning to the shoe's original material makeup, this release sees the EQT Support 93/17's signature woven upper rendered in a white pixelated noise motif, countered with premium leather panels and the EQT series' signature webbed 3-stripes lacing system. Finishing touches include essential TPU ankle supports, an external heel cage, OrthoLite sockliner and the shoe's iconic extended 3-stripes along the midsole. Contrasting black and white colors on the lateral and medial sides create an edition that looks truly distinct from every angle, united through a striking hit of EQT Turbo Red around the ankle support.


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General Off-Topic Board / Re: SLEEP NAKED?!« on: May 05, 2005, 02:48:01 PM »
5000+ posts before taking the LSAT??? Thats insane.
I sleep in my boxers but opt out sometimes when it's humid/hot. I hardly use covers anyway, so it's mainly if i had a roommate or if i'm back home with my 'rents, I can't *not* wear boxers.


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I was talking to someone the other day who had written three children's books but had yet to send them to a publisher, or publish them herself.
"I'm afraid," she said. "I'm just very afraid."
She didn't have to tell me what she was afraid of. I knew. When you put something in print, you make yourself vulnerable to attack. You are exposed, and anyone who reads what you wrote is free to criticize it. When I was in college taking journalism, I was told that the reason there are so many alcoholics in the writing game is precisely for that reason. Every time you publish something, the world can analyze it, find flaws and tell you just what an idiot you are. Or worse.
I have felt this myself in the mere six months or so that I have written a column for this paper. Darn near every column I have written has received some negative criticism. But I have soldiered on, with the attitude that what must be said will be said. In that I have taken my lead from Stephen Black, my predecessor in this space. Stephen passed away Aug. 23.
In writing about Stephen, like my friend who wrote children's books, I am afraid. Not that criticism will be leveled my way — I'm sure it will. But in writing about this man, to be worried about criticism would be an insult to him. It would be cowardly, and he would call me on if he could. No, I am afraid that there is no way I can do justice to what and who he was. It is an impossible task. Yet I am driven to try, knowing I will fail.
When I first met Stephen at the library in Hendersonville — or Hooterville, as he loved to call it — I anticipated a giant of a man, physically intimidating. I had read his columns for a few years, seen his picture in the paper, and knew what a legend he was in this town, both hated and loved for his unflinching honesty. Instead I found he was a diminutive man, short and far from physically intimidating.
But I believe his picture in the paper showed who he was intellectually, and I guess spiritually. In that, the photographer caught his essence. Not an easy thing to do. Stephen was larger than life, larger than the body God gave him.
Of Stephen's contributions to our community, Philip Stanley wrote on the online edition of the Times-News:
"Mr. Black 'stepped into the ring' as the epitome of Teddy Roosevelt's man in the arena 'who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
If we didn't have a Stephen Black, my God, we would have to invent him. Seldom has anyone on the local scene so challenged our core beliefs or pricked our conscience to bring justice to those who can't speak or lobby for their cause. Semper fi!"
Semper fi is short for semper fidelus, Latin for "always faithful," the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps, and from what I understand and believe to be true, it's what Stephen was to his beliefs.
Was he perfect? No. He had flaws and would be the first to admit them. For instance, he freely admitted that in his two years in the Marine Corps he spent as much time in the brig as out of it.
"I was having too much fun on leave and didn't want to go back," he would say, laughing.
The beginning of Teddy Roosevelt's speech is equally applicable to this man.
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood ... ."
Stephen, as others in this paper have pointed out, was in the arena. He told me once he had written thousands of columns in his 22 years in the arena. I'm sure his face was marred with metaphorical dust and sweat and blood. Criticism? Exponentially more than I have received. But he went on. He was no cold and timid soul.
"A lot of people hate me in this town," he said over beers at the Southern Appalachian Brewery. He shrugged his shoulders, as if to say it's the price of speaking your mind, and there's nothing to be done about it. An example for all of us to follow.
I went by his house two weeks before he died. He wasn't home. In retrospect, I should've tried harder to find him. I didn't, and now he is gone.
But I have his book of columns — beautiful stuff. I urge all of you, dear readers, to get a copy and read his works. Perhaps it's the best way to pay homage to him. The body God gave him is no longer with us, but his spirit lives on in his words.
Read and enjoy.
Stephen Black's book "On Borrowed Time" is available at The Fountainhead Bookstore at 408 N. Main St. in Hendersonville.
Bruce Benson is a Canadian writer and journalist who makes Hendersonville his home. Reach him at bensonusa@ hotmail.com.
'Hooterville' has lost a genuine icon
I was talking to someone the other day who had written three children's books but had yet to send them to a publisher, or publish them herself.


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SANFORD, Fla., March 27 (UPI) -- Florida prosecutors overruled a police detective's recommendation to charge George Zimmerman with manslaughter in the death Trayvon Martin, ABC News reported.
Chris Serino, the lead homicide detective on the case, recommended charging Zimmerman the night the neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed Martin, an unarmed teenager, in a gated community in Sanford, Fla., ABC reported Tuesday, citing sources it did not name. The network said Serino was instructed not to charge Zimmerman after the office of Brevard and Seminole county prosecutor Norman Wolfinger concluded there was insufficient evidence to prosecute the case.
Wolfinger's office said it had no comment on the report.
Zimmerman's attorney told ABC News his client was questioned for a few hours at a police station following the Feb. 26 shooting.
Martin's parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, spoke Tuesday in Washington at a meeting of Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee, billed as a briefing on racial profiling and hate crimes, The Miami Herald reported.
In brief remarks, Tracy Martin said the family "will continue to fight for justice" for Trayvon Martin and Fulton expressed thanks for support the family has been receiving.
"As I've said before and I'll say again, Trayvon is our son, but Trayvon is your son," she said.
Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., conducted the session, in which no Republicans participated, the Herald said.
"Today is not to examine the specific facts of the case," Conyers said. "That will be left to the Department of Justice and the state investigation that is under way. Our job is to understand the legislative and legal concepts that exist to consider what can be done to prevent similar tragedies from happening again."
Sanford has a duty to ensure Zimmerman is arrested, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Monday.
"The whole world is watching Sanford," the civil rights activist said as he appeared with other civil rights leaders and Martin's parents at a City Commission meeting that was moved to the Sanford Civic Center from City Hall because of the large number of attendees.
About 500 people sat on folding chairs inside and hundreds more stood outside watching on a jumbo screen, many wearing T-shirts saying, "Do I Look Suspicious?" or "My Hoodie Does Not Mean I'm a Criminal," The New York Times reported.
"The whole world is watching Florida today," Jackson said.
The Rev. Al Sharpton -- a civil rights activist and MSNBC political commentator -- delivered a petition he said had 2 million signatures demanding the arrest of Zimmerman.
Zimmerman, 28, who is white, admitted shooting Martin, who is black, but said the 17-year-old had punched him and then repeatedly slammed his head into the sidewalk in the moments leading up to the shooting, police told the Orlando Sentinel, giving the most thorough details yet of Zimmerman's account.
Sharpton told Sanford leaders the city was poised to be saddled with a reputation for trampling the civil rights of black people if it did not take action.
"You are risking going down as the Birmingham and Selma of the 21st century," Sharpton said, referring to Alabama cities that were centers of racism during the 1960s civil rights era.
National Urban League President Marc Morial called not just for Zimmerman's arrest but also for the repeal of Florida's "stand your ground" law and for the city to clean up its police department, the Sentinel said.
The law lets people use deadly force if they think they are being threatened with serious harm or death.
The commission took no action during its Monday night meeting.
Mayor Jeff Triplett said commissioners would meet again in two weeks to allow for more public comment.
"We are in the pursuit of truth and justice," Triplett told the crowd.
Zimmerman told Sanford officers Martin punched him, knocked him to the ground and banged his head on the pavement as Zimmerman cried out for help, Sanford police told the Sentinel.
Martin's family contradicted Zimmerman's account of the moments before the shooting, saying it was Martin, not Zimmerman, whose voice is heard crying out for help on 911 tapes.
In the 911 calls released, Zimmerman is heard deciding, against a police dispatcher's advice, to follow Martin, who he said was "up to no good."
At a news conference earlier Monday, the Martin family, their lawyer and supporters said police were attempting to demonize Martin by leaking Zimmerman's account to the media.
"They have killed my son," Fulton said tearfully. "And now they are trying to kill his reputation."
Zimmerman chose to pursue Martin, who was unarmed and walking home, despite a police dispatcher's advice to stay in his car, they said.
"Zimmerman is alive and can say whatever he wants," Sharpton told the news conference, which was also attended by Jackson. "And Trayvon is dead and can't defend himself."
It was reported Martin had been suspended from his Miami high school more than once, the last time after school officials found in his book bag a plastic bag with traces of marijuana residue inside.
"What he was suspended for has no bearing on what happened on Feb. 26," said Benjamin Crump, a lawyer representing the Martin family. "He didn't do anything violent or criminal."


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Personal tools
Accumulation/Distribution Line
From Traderpedia
The accumulation/distribution line is similar to On Balance Volume but varies by adding only a portion of each day's volume to the cumulative total depending on the position of the closing price (see calculation)
When the accumulation/distribution line is moving up it depicts buying (accumulation) and when moving down it depicts selling (distribution). When a divergence appears between the accumulation/distribution line and the price it implies that the price will reverse. For example, if the accumulation/distribution line is moving up and the price of the instrument is falling then the price is likely to reverse.
[edit] Calculation
A portion of daily volume is added or subtracted from a cumulative total. More volume is added the nearer the close to the high for the day and more subtracted the nearer the close to the low. Nothing is added or subtracted when the close is equidistant between the day's high and low.
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Jets try to pad divisional lead in clash with 'Canes
The Winnipeg Jets will try to extend their lead atop the Southeast Division when they host the free-falling Carolina Hurricanes in Saturday's clash at MTS Centre.
The Jets enter this divisional showdown with a six-point lead over Carolina for the Southeast's top spot. The Hurricanes do have three games in hand over Winnipeg, but those extra chances at points won't help Carolina if it continues to play the way it has in recent weeks.
Carolina has lost seven straight games and the last four setbacks during the 0-6-1 slide have come in regulation. Also, one of the losses during the slide was against the Jets, as the Hurricanes lost a 4-1 home decision on Tuesday before dropping Thursday's game in Toronto.
The Hurricanes held a 3-2 lead after Jordan Staal's goal at 6:55 of the third period, but the Maple Leafs scored four unanswered goals, including two empty- netters to take the 6-3 decision.
Eric Staal and Alexander Semin also lit the lamp for the Hurricanes, while Justin Peters allowed four goals on 34 shots in the setback.
"We got that goal in the third period, we got the lead and unfortunately they got a power-play goal," said Peters on how things fell apart after his team took the lead.
With goaltenders Cam Ward and Dan Ellis out due to injury, Peters could get a third straight start on Saturday. He is 2-4-0 this season with a 3.17 goals against average.
Carolina has lost its last three road games and is 8-6-2 as the visiting team this season. The Hurricanes are 1-2-0 in Winnipeg since the Jets relocated from Atlanta prior to last season. The Jets/Thrashers franchise has won six of eight overall in this series.
The Jets won a second straight game with Tuesday's triumph at Carolina, but Winnipeg was dealt a 4-0 loss Thursday evening in Pittsburgh. The Penguins scored two goals in each of the first period and cruised to their 14th straight victory.
Al Montoya finished with 39 saves for the Jets, who have been shut out three times this season and all three blankings have come here in March.
"I think tonight, what gave us problems was their speed through the middle," Jets defenseman Ron Hainsey said afterward. "We were taking away the wall, but they were able to make some plays through the middle. We really weren't able to really cut that off and they attacked with their speed all night."
Winnipeg will try to bounce back Saturday on home ice, where the Jets are just 8-8-0 this season.
Before moving to Winnipeg, the Thrashers made just one playoff appearance during its 11 seasons in Atlanta. That 2007 postseason run didn't last too long, as the Thrashers were swept by the New York Rangers in the opening round.


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In the progress of starting a haiku-career? You got them skills. Make it darker. Like Bieber dark.
Where are the old members? They are dead.
Where is poid, where is jet.
This isn't real. No gg2.
Where is unreal? Where's boogieII.
metalhobo wrote:
sad board deserted;
no one left to make me laugh.
left? to kill myself.
Oh optimism
Have faith that things will improve
With forum haiku
I feel like we're all one giant couple that has to sit through a meal after a big fight. But you know what comes next?
Make up sex. I'm looking at you metal-hobo.
Good to see you posting, means I can continue to harass you for mix critiques
Did you ever finish/release a second album?
(MOD: Tried posting this as a reply to Kirk's post 3 times and each time got hit with "forum post can't be blank" or some such nonsense error. Might be that I'm tethered off my phone and in Jordan, but just in case its a new bug...)
Tehehe. And I haven't released anything since the Four Stroke Baron EP. I'm currently working on the follow up, gonna be full length. Now that I'm more mix/vocal savvy, this one is going to come together a little more effortlessly and I think it'll be pretty damn badass, honestly. Might slowly perfect it over the next year, and release it next summer.
Word, I'll be looking forward to it.
im hoping in the next month to have another new track and a bunch of new mixes...just picked up superior drummer and metal foundry and I'm slowly figuring out what I want to do with it. So far just cymbals and a bit of reinforcement on all the shells.


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Here's the "Fast Money" Final Trade. Our gang tells you what they're buying, right now.
Brian Kelley is a buyer of Potash.
Josh Brown is a buyer of LinkedIn on a dip.
Stephen Weiss is a buyer of Qualcomm.
Jon Najarian is a buyer of long March 35 calls in Avago Technologies.
Trader disclosure: On Feb. 8, 2013, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC's "Fast Money" were owned by the "Fast Money" traders: Stephen Weiss is long QCOM; Stephen Weiss is long TBF; Stephen Weiss is long CNX; Stephen Weiss is long WLT; Jon Najarian is short AAPL Puts; Jon Najarian is long BBRY LONG CALL SPREADS; Jon Najarian is long GOOG CALL SPREADS; Jon Najarian is long ATVI ; Jon Najarian is short CSTR puts; Jon Najarian is long MCD, SHORT CALLS; Jon Najarian is long MPEL; Jon Najarian is long MPEL CALLS; Jon Najarian is long AVGO; Jon Najarian is long AVGO CALLS; Josh Brown is long AAPL; Josh Brown is long GDX; Josh Brown is long GLD; Josh Brown is long XLU; Josh Brown is long TLT; Josh Brown is long XLF; Josh Brown is long WMT; Josh Brown is long TGT; Josh Brown is long MCD.


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This story appears in the May 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine.
Something strange and wonderful happens when light enters a dark space through a tiny opening. Aristotle described the phenomenon back in the fourth century B.C.Leonardo in Renaissance Italy sketched the process. In Coney Island and other 19th-century seaside resorts, tourists lined up to see the magical results. Shift to a Boston classroom, the year 1988. Cuban-born Abelardo Morell, teaching an introductory photography course at an art college, was curious to step back in time. On a sunny day, he covered the classroom windows with black plastic, making the space as dark as a cave, cut a dime-size hole in the material, and told his students to watch. Almost instantly the back wall came alive like a movie screen, its surface covered with a fuzzy image of people and cars moving along Huntington Avenue outside. Then the double take: The image was upside down, sky on floor, ground on ceiling, the laws of gravity seemingly gone haywire.
Morell had turned his classroom into a camera obscura, a dark chamber, the Latin name for perhaps the earliest known imaging device and the ancestor of the photographic camera.
Explaining the optical principle behind the device is probably the most complicated thing about it. A camera obscura receives images just like the human eye—through a small opening and upside down. Light from outside enters the hole at an angle, the rays reflected from tops of objects, like trees, coursing downward, and those from the lower plane, say flowers, traveling upward, the rays crossing inside the dark space and forming an inverted image. It seems like a miracle, or a hustler's trick, but it's high school physics. The brain automatically rights the eye's image; in a regular camera a mirror flips the image.
A portable version of the camera obscura—the chamber was now a box, the hole was fitted with a lens—first became popular in the 17th century and was adapted by painters like Johannes Vermeer and Canaletto as a drawing aid. Scientists used it to observe solar eclipses, just as children do today with pinhole cameras made from shoe boxes. To capture a projected image, innovators in the early 1800s began inserting chemically treated paper or metal plates at the back of the boxy camera obscura, and the art of photography was born.
For Morell, a professor of photography, that day in the classroom was a revelation. "When I saw how these savvy, techie students were charmed and disarmed by the image on the wall, I knew this was something very potent."
His first project, conceived as a teaching aid, was to photograph the process itself. The result was "Light Bulb" from 1991. Using simple household materials, Morell illustrated the shape-shifting workings of a pinhole camera, conveying with the elegance of a Dutch still life how a photographic image forms.
Morell next set the challenge of photographing the apparition-like image that forms inside a room that's been turned into a camera obscura. To his knowledge this had never been done before. It took months to engineer the technique, to figure out the right size of hole to allow both brightness and sharpness and to determine the right exposure time, for detail to emerge on film. Then he had to choose a room—with a view.
Morell's breakthrough came in his own house in Quincy, a Boston suburb. He set his large-format view camera on a tripod in his son's bedroom, with only a pinprick of light entering, and opened the shutter. He left the room and waited. For eight hours. The result was mesmerizing. The developed picture showed inverted trees and houses from across the street hovering over the boy's toys like a scene from a fairy tale. "I was giddy," Morell said. "It felt like the moment photography was invented."
From that eureka moment, Morell has gone on to produce with his camera obscura one of the most original and enthralling bodies of work in contemporary photography. His views range from brazen New York City panoramas to warm Italian vistas. A few years ago he switched to color, enjoying its intensity, and began turning images right-side up with a prism.
Replacing film with a digital sensor, which is more light sensitive, he cut exposure times from hours to minutes, permitting him to capture clouds, shadows, and other fleeting atmospherics. He is most excited about his work with a floorless tent, a portable camera obscura that he takes to rooftops or parks or city streets to project images directly onto the ground, giving his latest photos a rough-textured grandeur.
"I want to refresh how people see the world," says Morell. Melting boundaries between landscape and dreamscape, his images wake up our eyes.


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Joining the ranks of famous disembodied voices of the world, such as Mr. Moviefone and Don LaFontaine, Atlanta voice actress Susan Bennett has stepped forward as the voice of Siri.
Yes, that's the often-mocked, sometimes helpful voice assistant on Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
Finally satisfying the curiosity of tech geeks, Apple obsessives and pop-culture bloggers, Bennett told CNN that she provided the original talents for the feature that first appeared on the iPhone 4S in 2011.
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Jessica Alba has firmly established herself as a well-dressed star — from glam turns on the red carpet to casual chic in her off-time, the actress usually nails it. But her outfit at a Natural History Museum party this weekend (with boyfriend Cash Warren) left us more than a little confused. Her hair and makeup look great, and her Juicy Couture coat is adorable. . .but taupe knee-socks over black tights with mary-jane heels? We're all for layering, but this seems a little off-base to us. We want to know what you think! Tell us: What do you think of Jessica's layered hosiery? Would you ever wear kneesocks over tights?


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During the furor of Bellator's final season nine fight card, Lyoto Machida's brother Chinzo Machida pulled off what Pat Miletich said the nastiest knee-inflicted KO he'd ever seen in his life—and it's the nastiest we've ever seen in our lives too.
It was a flying knee to the head of one Brian Wood, who unfortunately shot right into Machida's kneecap as it approached his face at 100 miles per hour. Wood was on the ground for several minutes after the fight stopped and left in a stretcher. In case you don't have access to video, here's the GIF.
The victory was Chinzo Machida's first since his MMA debut back in 2005 . He fought again in 2006, lost, and then took a furlough from the sport until 2010 but lost that fight too. At a disappointing 1-2, it seemed like Chinzo Machida was fated to be a Lance Evans or a Jason Guida—a Luigi to one of MMA's many Marios. Maybe now he'll be able to carve out his own name in the sport, but he better work fast: He's already 36 years old.
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School Readiness
Virginia's Definition (PDF) of school readiness describes the capabilities of children, families, schools and communities that promote student success in kindergarten and beyond. Each component – children, families, schools and communities – plays an essential role in developing school readiness.
- Ready Children are prepared socially, personally, physically and intellectually to meet literacy, mathematics, science, history/social science and developmental standards for four-year-olds described in Virginia's Foundation Blocks for Early Learning-This is a Word document..
- Ready Families include parents and other adults who take responsibility for school readiness through direct, frequent and positive involvement with their children and by maintaining stable relationships and environments that promote healthy development and learning.
- Ready Schools provide a seamless transition to a learning environment led by skilled teachers and welcome all children with opportunities to enhance and build their skills, knowledge and abilities.
- Ready Communities – including businesses, faith-based organizations, early childhood service providers, community groups and local governments – support schools and families through information and access to high-quality child care and other early learning opportunities and services.
- Virginia's Definition of School Readiness (PDF)
- Virginia's Foundation Blocks for Early Learning-This is a Word document.
The following presentations (and presenter's notes) are suitable for use during school and community meetings to explain school readiness and the components needed to ensure that children are prepared for kindergarten.
- School Readiness (PPT)
- Ready Children (PPT)
- Ready Families (PPT)
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I made these blueberry tarts for Link's party and seriously they are so easy it's almost like cheating! With the sweet, fresh blueberries combined with rich white chocolate ganache they are absolutely delicious too.
Super Simple Blueberry Tarts
- 3 punnets of blueberries
- 12 premade tart cases
- 1/3 cup of cream
- 150g of white chocolate
Break chocolate up into pieces and place in a heat proof bowl with the cream. Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (making sure the water doesn't touch the base of the bowl). Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour the ganache into each of the tart cases and chill for 1 hour until the filling is firm. Add blueberries and serve. Yum!!
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Car Comparison
2014 Honda Odyssey vs. 2014 Toyota Sienna: Which Is Better?
If you have a gaggle of children, or you just like to drive something with plenty of interior room, a minivan is the automotive equivalent of a Leatherman tool. And among minivans, the 2014 Honda Odyssey and the 2014 Toyota Sienna get parked in more driveways than any other competing minivans (excluding heavy fleet sales for the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan).
We're looking at the Odyssey and Sienna to decide which is best. First, though, let's talk about what changed for the 2014 model year.
2014 Honda Odyssey Highlights
The Odyssey receives a significant update for 2014, one aimed at delivering superior safety through a more robust forward body structure and new safety-related features. Additionally, the styling is updated, powertrain upgrades result in better fuel economy for the less expensive models and each version of the van is offered with extra standard equipment. Honda also debuts the first in-van vacuum in the form of HondaVAC.
2014 Toyota Sienna Highlights
Comparatively speaking, Toyota makes few changes to its 2014 Sienna minivan. This year, a Tow Prep Package is standard for all models, and the sporty Sienna SE can be optioned with a Blind Spot Monitor with Cross Traffic Alert. The Sienna remains the only minivan model to offer all-wheel drive.
Fuel Economy
Thanks to the addition of a 6-speed automatic transmission to all 2014 Odyssey models, the Honda's 248-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 engine is rated to get 19 miles per gallon city/28 mpg hwy, and 22 mpg in combined city and highway driving. The Odyssey's engine has Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology, which shuts off two or three of the engine's six cylinders under certain driving conditions to better conserve fuel.
Compare these figures to the 2014 Toyota Sienna. The Sienna has a more powerful 266-hp 3.5-liter V-6 engine and a 6-speed automatic transmission, and weighs about the same as the Honda, but it doesn't have the Odyssey's cylinder-deactivation system. As a result, it is rated to get 18 mpg city/25 mpg hwy and 21 mpg in combined city and highway driving. Add the optional all-wheel-drive system and the Sienna is rated to get 19 mpg combined. With its 20-gallon fuel tank, this means the Toyota costs an extra $3 to $9 every time you fill it up.
The advantage goes to the Honda.
Complete safety ratings for the 2014 Honda Odyssey and 2014 Toyota Sienna are not available yet; however, at Honda's behest, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) did test the latest rendition of the Odyssey. The result? A Top Safety Pick+ rating, which reflects how the Honda's modified front structure helps it to pass the difficult new small overlap frontal-impact crash test.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has not performed crash tests on the 2014 Odyssey as this story is published, but it has rated the 2014 Sienna. The Toyota's 5-star overall crash-test rating, combined with the van's IIHS Top Safety Pick rating from last year, would appear to best the Honda. Not so fast, there, minivan buyer.
Dive into the details and you'll discover that the Sienna's front-seat occupant is protected at a 3-star level in a frontal-impact collision, according to NHTSA. Also, IIHS hasn't subjected the Sienna to its tough new small overlap frontal-impact crash test yet, a test in which other Toyota models have fared poorly.
Therefore, the 2014 Odyssey gets our nod for now because it aced the new IIHS small overlap test, proving that it is a very safe family conveyance.
Review the reliability data from Consumer Reports and J.D. Power and it's clear that neither of these minivans is exceptionally durable, despite the Honda and Toyota badges gracing their grilles.
Both organizations find that the Honda Odyssey is relentlessly average in this respect, and has been for decades. As for the Sienna, Consumer Reports has consistently rated the Toyota higher than the Honda for reliability, unless the optional all-wheel-drive system is present. In such cases, reliability is average. J.D. Power cites a distinct decline in both quality and dependability starting when the Sienna was redesigned for the 2011 model year.
Though J.D. Power finds that the current Sienna isn't quite as good as the previous-generation van, all things considered, the Toyota remains the better bet for long-term dependability and reliability.
The Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna do not match up to one another in pricing and equipment. Because Honda doesn't offer options and Toyota does, Odysseys are generally better equipped than equivalent Siennas, and they wear price tags that reflect as much.
For example, the Odyssey LX starts at $29,655 (including a destination charge of $830), while the Sienna L base prices at $27,780 (including a destination charge of $860). A Sienna LE is better equipped, but is also more expensive than the cheapest Odyssey at $31,350. Comparing top-of-the-line models, the Odyssey Touring Elite checks in at $45,280, while the Sienna Limited AWD with every option costs $47,070.
As this article is written, Happy Honda Days deals amount to subsidized leases and low-rate financing of 0.9 percent for up to 36 months and 1.9 percent for up to 60 months. Notably, Honda has won a 2014 residual value award from ALG and gets a 4-star depreciation rating from that company.
Toyota's Sienna gets a 3-star depreciation rating from ALG, indicating that it will lose a greater portion of its value over time than the Honda will. Free scheduled maintenance for two years or 25,000 miles helps take some of the sting out of that rating, along with better up-front deals in the form of rebates, incentives and 0 percent financing for 48 months or 0.9 percent financing for 60 months.
We call this one a tie.
In terms of technology, the 2014 Odyssey and 2014 Sienna are, generally speaking, evenly matched. However, Honda provides popular, genuinely useful features at a lower price. For example, every Odyssey has Bluetooth connectivity with music streaming and Pandora Internet radio access, hands-free text messaging and a reversing camera.
Move one rung up the trim-level ladder and the Honda includes keyless passive entry with push-button ignition, triple-zone automatic climate control, HondaLink technology with Aha smartphone pairing and a LaneWatch blind spot monitoring system. Honda also offers Forward Collision Warning and Lane Departure Warning systems on its mid-grade EX-L model. Unfortunately, Honda requires buyers to upgrade to the Touring model to equip the Odyssey with both a rear-seat entertainment system and a navigation system.
Compare this to the Sienna, which requires purchase of the LE trim level to obtain Bluetooth, a reversing camera and triple-zone automatic climate control. In Toyota's defense, the company includes a power tailgate and offers a navigation system for the LE model, while a Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Cross Traffic Alert is optional for the SE model.
Unique features include the on-board vacuum cleaner installed in the Odyssey Touring Elite, and the Safety Connect technology offered in the Sienna XLE and Limited. With Safety Connect, if the Sienna's airbags deploy, rescuers are automatically notified and dispatched to the van's location to speed assistance. This safety feature should be available for the LE and SE models, too.
That Toyota reserves Safety Connect for its most expensive models is one reason we prefer the way Honda packages the Odyssey's technology. The Honda is the victor here, though by an admittedly slim margin.
AutoTrader's Advice
Based on our assessment of the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna, AutoTrader recommends the 2014 Odyssey. Though the Sienna is expected to cause its owner less trouble in terms of reliability, the Honda shines with respect to other key purchase drivers. And while the deals are better for the Toyota, the Honda holds its value better over time. If you need a new minivan, the Odyssey delivers better gas mileage, a strong safety rating, more accessible and useful technology and a long-term value proposition.


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Hey, ya'll. Was just curious if anyone has tried out 5th edition yet or has any particular thoughts on the new mechanics and guidelines.
Hubby and I are wanting to get back in to playing (still haven't found a solid group where we live now) and didn't know if we should take the plunge with 5 yet.
From what I've read, it seems awesome.
Thanks, guys.


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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, biologists are restoring several boat grounding sites off Marathon in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. By using native fill material to restore three blowholes in the seagrass beds, restoration experts hope to prevent the injured areas from deteriorating further and create a foundation for the renewed growth of seagrass.
NOAA biologists are working with several contractors, including Seagrass Recovery, Inc. and Adventure Environmental, to place more than 350 cubic meters of native crushed limestone, enough to fill nearly seven backyard swimming pools, in blowholes created by the Myra Lee, the Dream On and an unknown vessel.
"Placing fill back in these blowholes is the first step in restoring the shape of the banks," said Sean Meehan of NOAA's Damage Assessment Center. "Nature will then move ahead and slowly start to reclaim the injured area, provided no other groundings occur on top of the site."
The Myra Lee, a 57-foot Fairline cabin cruiser, ran aground on Aug. 3, 2000, doing over 91 square meters of damage, which has since expanded to more than 132 square meters. The case settled for $27,864. The Dream On, a 50-foot cabin cruiser, ran aground on March 13, 2000, doing 182.67 square meters of injury, and settled for $47,772. The third blowhole is an "orphan" site, for which NOAA could not identify the vessel that caused the injuries.
The three sites are located at Red Bay Banks on the gulfside of Marathon, a hot spot for vessel groundings. Monroe County recently installed shoal markers at the site in an attempt to reduce problems in the area. While merely running aground can create propeller scars and other injuries that may take years to heal, the largest amount of injury from vessel groundings often occurs when grounded boaters attempt to use their engines to move their vessel into deeper water.
The National Marine Sanctuaries Act authorizes NOAA to seek damages from the responsible party in a grounding to cover response costs, injury and damage assessment costs, costs to restore or replace the damaged habitat or acquire equivalent habitat, and costs to compensate the public for the value of the damage resources until they fully recover.
NOAA will use funds from a number of different grounding case settlements to restore the sites, including the Myra Lee and Dream On cases. Another major source of funding is the Great Lakes Dock and Dredge case, which involved injuries caused by a flotilla of tug boats carrying dredge pipes and resulted in the largest settlement ever obtained in a seagrass case in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
While the coral reefs are the sanctuary's most famous resource, seagrass meadows and other habitats, such as the mixed seagrass and finger coral bottom at Red Bay Banks, are critical to fish and other marine life populations. Seagrass also filters and stabilizes sediments, helping to create clear waters.
Designated in 1990, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary protects 2,900 square nautical miles of coral reefs, seagrass meadows, hardbottom communities, mangrove shorelines and mud and sand habitat. NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program and the state of Florida jointly manage the sanctuary.
The NMSP seeks to increase the public awareness of America's maritime heritage by conducting scientific research, monitoring, exploration and educational programs. Today, the NOAA sanctuary program manages 13 national marine sanctuaries and one coral reef ecosystem reserve that together encompass more than 150,000 square miles of America's ocean and Great Lakes natural and cultural resources.
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Recognizing the top performances in high school athletics from the past week.
Guillermo Nunez, Sierra basketball: The 6-foot-1 senior guard scored a game-high 18 points in a 50-41 home win over rival East Union that kept Sierra perfect at 19-0, 11-0 in the Valley Oak League. He also helped turn a five-point lead into a 35-25 advantage heading into the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and two free throws late in the third. The win also extended the Timberwolves' conference winning streak to 25 games dating to the 2011 regular-season finale.
McKenzie Bacich, Bear Creek wrestling: The freshman 98-pounder pinned her first three opponents, then outscored Enochs' Sariyah Jones 3-0 to win the title at the Sac-Joaquin North Section Women's Championships.
Gabriela Guzman, Edison wrestling: Earned a 12-1 major decision over Weston Ranch's Alyssa Cantu to win the 165-pound crown at the Sac-Joaquin North Section Women's Championships.
Katie Kraft, Lincoln wrestling: Won the 189-pound championship at the Sac-Joaquin North Section Women's Championships by going 3-0 with three pins to advance to the state championships Feb. 22-23 in Lemoore.
Jessica Paasch, Calaveras wrestling: Needed just 11 seconds to pin Bella Vista's Sheridan Fletchall to win the Sac-Joaquin North Section Women's Championships' 235-pound final.
Jessica Rodriguez, Lincoln wrestling: Pinned Bret Harte's Kayla Sadler in 2 minutes, 46 seconds to win the 146-pound title at the Sac-Joaquin North Section Women's Championships. It was her 30th pin in 30 wins this year.
Gabe Vincent, St. Mary's basketball: The 6-3 junior guard scored 12 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter of the Rams' 61-45 win over West, which clinched the Tri-City Athletic League championship.
Travon Renfro, Chavez basketball: Hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 3 seconds remaining before teammate D.J. Gentry stole the inbound pass and scored to help the Titans stun Lincoln 68-66. Renfro scored a team-high 18 points.
- Stephen Roberson
To nominate a headliner, contact reporter Stephen Roberson at (209) 546-8272 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/sportsblog.


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Court won't allow DaimlerChrysler suit in Calif.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court decided Tuesday not to allow a lawsuit to move forward in California that accuses a foreign company of committing atrocities on foreign soil. The decision could make it harder for foreign victims of foreign crime to seek justice in American courts.
The high court on Tuesday used a unanimous judgment to refuse to allow survivors and victims of Argentina's "dirty war" to sue in California the former DaimlerChrysler Corp. of Stuttgart, Germany, for alleged abuses in Argentina.
Victims who say they were kidnapped and tortured by the Argentine government in the late 1970s and relatives of those who disappeared sued in state court, alleging Mercedes-Benz was complicit in the killing, torture or kidnapping by the military of unionized auto workers.
In the 1970s and 1980s, thousands were killed, kidnapped or "disappeared," including trade unionists, left-wing political activists, journalists and intellectuals in Argentina in what has become known as the dirty war. The suit says "the kidnapping, detention and torture of these plaintiffs were carried out by state security forces acting under the direction of and with material assistance" from the Mercedes-Benz plant in Gonzalez-Catan, near Buenos Aires.
The lawsuit said that Daimler could be sued over the alleged Argentina abuses in California since its subsidiary, Mercedes-Benz USA, sold cars in that state. A federal judge threw that lawsuit out, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and said it could move forward.
The company, now known as Daimler, has argued that since it is a German corporation, it should not be able to be sued in a state court by foreign nationals for actions a subsidiary allegedly took in a foreign country.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who wrote the decision, agreed. Neither Daimler or Mercedes-Benz USA is incorporated in California or has its principal place of business in that state, she said. "We conclude Daimler is not 'at home' in California, and cannot be sued there for injuries plaintiffs attribute to MB Argentina's conduct in Argentina," Ginsburg said.
If the court had accepted the victims' reasoning, Ginsburg said, "if a Mercedes-Benz vehicle overturned in Saudi Arabia injuring a driver and passengers from Norway, the injured persons could maintain a design defect suit in California."
But the decision doesn't mean that foreign companies can never be sued for foreign crimes in the United States.
Ginsburg said that there could be an "exceptional case (where) a corporation's operations in a forum other than its formal place of incorporation or principal place of business may be so substantial and of such a nature as to render the corporation at home in that state. But this case presents no occasion to explore that question, because Daimler's activities in California plainly do not approach that level."
Justice Sonia Sotomayor disagreed with how the court came to that decision but agreed with the final result. "No matter how extensive Daimler's contacts with California, that state's exercise of jurisdiction would be unreasonable given that the case involves foreign plaintiffs suing a foreign defendant based on foreign conduct," she said.
Daimler spokeswoman Andrea Berg said they were pleased with the court's decision. "The plaintiffs' accusations are groundless, and today's opinion concludes the prolonged litigation in the United States," Berg said.
This isn't the first time the court has barred foreign complainants from using U.S courts to seek justice for foreign actions. Last year, the court unanimously agreed to shut down a federal lawsuit filed by Nigerians against Royal Dutch Petroleum, or Shell Oil, over claims that the company was complicit in murder and other abuses committed by the Nigerian government against its citizens in the oil-rich Niger Delta in the 1990s. The court said that the 1789 Alien Tort Statute, a favored tool of human rights lawyers, could not be used to haul international companies that do business in the United States as well as places where abuses occur into federal court.
The justices also unanimously allowed Mississippi to pursue claims of price-fixing against a manufacturer of LCD screens in state court, saying a federal law aimed at moving class-action cases from consumer-friendly state courts to business-friendly federal courts does not apply to the state's lawsuit.
The case is DaimlerChrysler AG v. Bauman, 11-965.
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The Wall Street Journal has dropped a bombshell tonight, detailing several products slated to come out of Google as early as this fall. According to the WSJ, Google is working on a game console, a smartwatch and successor to the Nexus Q.
With the success of Ouya, it's not surprising Google is looking at game consoles as the next big thing. At just $99, Ouya just went on sale this week, and has already started selling out at major retailers and online. Google would presumably take the same approach as Ouya, offering up a cheap box optimized for games, but capable of running other Android apps as well. However, Google's console wouldn't be built around media.
Also tipped by the Journal, Google is said to be working on a successor to the Nexus Q that would be sold in Google Play for much cheaper than the first iteration. As stylish as it was, the first Nexus Q was far over priced. The new Nexus Q will be centered around Google Play media, like music and movies.
Rumors of Google working on a new Nexus Q come hot on the heels of news that Google has yanked Play Movie support for the original device, effectively killing it. If Google were to be making a second Nexus Q, killing support for the first generation model would make sense. It will be interesting to see how Google differentiates the Q from its game console, when either of which could fill both roles. We have a sneaking suspicion there may actually only be one device in the works, and that the original information was misinterpreted.
Finally, Google is said to be working on a smartwatch. Fueled by the success of Pebble, news that Samsung is working on a smartwatch and rumors that Apple will enter the market sooner than later, Google wants to provide a first-party Android watch that would connect to your smartphone and provide real-time information. We imagine Google's smartwatch would be similar to Google Glass, offering a Google Now like experience.
With one of these devices likely to launch this fall, stay tuned for more details soon.


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Hero who never received medal gets grave marker Thursday
History and chance may have denied a Civil War hero from Lockport his Medal of Honor and a proper burial, but Thursday night he will be formally remembered in a hometown cemetery, thanks in large part to the efforts of the Niagara County Historian's Office.
Local officials will turn out to honor Civil War hero Michael Huskey, who never received the Medal of Honor he had been awarded during a violent confrontation in a Mississippi bayou before dying later in the War Between the States.
The 6 p.m. Thursday ceremony will formally dedicate a cemetery marker obtained after more than two years of efforts by the Niagara County Historian's Office, which falls under the county clerk. Clerk's office officials have long sought to obtain Huskey's Medal of Honor, as the sailor has no known surviving family, and bring the medal home to Lockport.
Huskey served the Union in the Navy on board the U.S.S. Carondelet, an ironclad gunboat. Thanks to ongoing research by the Niagara County Historian's Office, and a donation by the Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States, he will be honored with a grave marker next to his parents' plots at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Lockport. The grave marker identifies Huskey as a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
WHO: Legislature Chairman William L. Ross, County Clerk Wayne F. Jagow, Mayor Michael W. Tucker, Supervisor Marc R. Smith, Niagara County Historian Catherine Emerson, Niagara University ROTC Color Guard, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office, and representatives of the Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States, All Saints Roman Catholic Parish, the Marine Corps League, the Navy Marine Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the American Legion, as well as various dignitaries and historical re-enactors.
WHAT: Dedicating a gravesite marker for U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Michael Huskey, Medal of Honor recipient.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 19, 6 p.m.
WHERE: St. Patrick's Cemetery, Glenwood Ave., Lockport.