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Incumbent Judge Lynn D. Rosenthal found herself in the embarrassing position of running for reelection while facing charges of driving under the influence and causing property damage. Wednesday, she agreed to a plea deal to the reduced charge of reckless driving. In exchange, she will serve three months of probation and perform 25 hours of community service.
In May, deputies arrested her for repeatedly striking the security gate at the Broward County courthouse with her SUV and hitting a patrol car.
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A Breathalyzer test showed Judge Rosenthal had not been drinking, but she failed a field sobriety test and refused to take blood or urine tests. She told the police that she had taken the sedative Ambien the night before. When asked, she refused to discuss the issue with the Editorial Board.
Ms. Rosenthal, 56, was named to the bench in 2012. She is a former federal prosecutor. She should not be faulted for having exercised her rights. However, the plea does not dispel the cloud that still hangs over her. She first fought to keep her mug shot from public view, later relenting. Few suspects get that privilege. In addition, defendants who appear before her under similar circumstances — refusing to give blood and urine samples — don't get much sympathy from the bench. Voters should exercise similar judgment.
Challenger Frantz J. McLawrence, 42, from Tamarac, is a well-thought-of former public defender in Broward County. Admitted to the bar in 2003, he is in private practice with his own law firm where, he told the Editorial Board, he has litigated more than 40 cases and prepared and reviewed more than 6,000 cases for trial.
Judge Rosenthal, he said, is unreasonable and treats defendants harshly. He decided to challenge her because, in his view, the court needs "new blood." In this instance, we agree. For Broward Circuit Court, Group 8, the Herald recommends FRANTZ McLAWRENCE.
The race for this open seat is crowded: Dennis Bailey, turning 58 on Friday, a senior trial lawyer; Russell Thompson, 59, whose law firm specializes in personal injury; and Andrea Ruth Gundersen, 58, and Rhoda Sokoloff, 61, both sole practitioners specializing in family law. If no one candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters will face off in the general election in November.
All four candidates appear qualified, earnest and enthusiastic about making a difference on Broward's troubled judicial bench.
As a traffic court hearing officer, Mr. Thompson has quasi on-the-bench experience. He promises to run his courtroom like his successful family business, efficiently and effectively.
Ms. Sokoloff, who focuses on family law, domestic violence and dependency law cases, confesses that her "professional goal has always been to be a judge." Nothing wrong with such aspirations. Ms. Gundersen, whose practice also focuses of family issues, wants to make "a difference in the lives of a broader base of the community."
However, the breadth of Mr. Bailey's legal experience gives him the edge. As a former prosecutor and criminal defense lawyer who began his career in the 1980s, he has seen both sides of the legal coin and served as lead attorney in more than 200 jury trials. He also teaches law at Nova Southeastern University's law school. "Throughout my professional career I have gained a broad range of knowledge on the law," he said. Those who know him agree.
Mr. Bailey is the single parent of two autistic sons. He's also the brother of Tim Bailey, who is already a Broward Circuit Court judge. If elected, the Baileys will become the first brother duo on the bench in recent Broward court history. For Broward County Circuit Court, Group 16, the Miami Herald recommends DENNIS BAILEY.
Two accomplished attorneys are running to fill this open seat. Julie S. Harris, 54, has for 10 years been a staff attorney in the domestic violence unit of the Broward Clerk of the Court. She reviews petitions for injunctions, making recommendations to the judges. Though her legal career has been limited mostly to civil court, she says she has learned what goes into being an effective judge.
The Editorial Board, however, gives the nod to her opponent, Stacey Schulman, 36, who has much broader legal experience. In her nine years as an assistant state attorney in Broward County, she served in several units, including juvenile justice, felony trial, sex crimes, child abuse, public corruption and organized crime.
She left to deepen her experience, going into private practice to do civil law. She also put herself through the tough Judicial Nominating Commission process — twice. Though not appointed, Ms. Schulman's willingness to be scrutinized speaks well of her. The Miami Herald recommends STACEY SCHULMAN in Group 17.


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Our mission is to engage our membership in demonstrating the love of God in Jesus Christ by our actions in ways that offer help, hope and reconciliation to individuals and families within and beyond our community. In our ministry we commit ourselves to building caring partnerships and fostering mutual ministries with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), other faith-based communities, and human services organizations serving those in need.
"Living the Good News of Jesus Christ With Open Minds and Loving Hearts"
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The Outreach Funding Program of University Christian Church (UCC) provides financial support to non-profit organizations that promote Christian beliefs and principles through services or program.
UCC has a passion for ending hunger, in our neighborhood and around the world. When we have been blessed with such abundance, we cannot stand by and hope someone else does something to feed our neighbor who has no food. "…if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday." Isaiah 58:10
It is our goal, through Global Outreach initiatives, to show the kindness of Jesus Christ by going out into the world to serve and love our others. University Christian Church is a well-traveled congregation working with our hands and hearts and establishing lifelong friendships. UCC also supports missionary partners, serving tirelessly and joyfully in Nicaragua, Chile, and South Africa.
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Astronomers have investigated dwarf galaxy IC 3418 and the trail of fireballs streaming thousands of light years behind, and found evidence of the galaxy's impending death.
"We think we're witnessing a critical stage in the transformation of a gas-rich dwarf irregular galaxy into a gas-poor dwarf elliptical galaxy -- the depletion of its lifeblood," lead author Jeffrey Kenney of Yale University said in a release.
Galaxies are star factories, and gas depletion leads to infertility. "Stars, planets, and life can form only if a galaxy has gas to make them," Kenney said. Inside the Virgo Cluster group of galaxies -- the nearest group to the collection that includes our own Milky Way -- galaxy IC 3418 is now nearly out of gas.
The core of IC 3418 stopped making stars between 200 and 300 million years ago, according to researchers. But its fireball tail shows evidence of more recent star formation -- within the last few million years.
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"Until now, there has been no clear example of this transformation happening," Kenney said. The study was presented this week at the 222nd meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Indianapolis, and will be submitted to the Astrophysical Journal.


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Heasman needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 117 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
Merchants of Vino
We are 3 wine loving friends who have created this company to supply great wines that you won't find in supermarkets to other wine lovers. We will be selling our wines online through our website and we'll be using social media to promote wine sales. We'll also be running wine tasting events and parties for private and corporate markets.
We want to be seen as contempory, innovative and stylish. There are lots of other wine companies out there but their brands seem to be unimaginative (the usual grapes and vines etc) so we want to stand out from the crowd.
I successfully franchised my last company and one of the things I've been really proud of is the easily recognised brand we created. I want to create this for Merchants of Vino (or MoV) too.
We will be recruiting people to sell our wines (affiliates) and will be training them up to run events. This opportunity will suit people wanting a part-time or a full-time business. Whilst we will be launching the business opportunity in the UK initially, we do have plans to take this worldwide
We want to appeal to wine lovers who enjoy good quality wines and want to taste wines that won't find readily in supermarkets. It's a growing but exisiting market and our customers will already be buying wine by the case regularly from existing wine clubs and/or from local merchants.
We will appeal to professional people who have considerable disposable income. People who have retired and are discovering the world of wine will also be a good target market for us.
We will also appeal to food lovers and people who like to go on cookery courses.
We will also be leveraging the history and background of our vineyards so people who like to travel will also be interested in what we have to offer.
We want to really connect with our customers, to educate them about wine, to strip away all the mystic and snobbery that often surrounds the world of wine. We want to create a fun company where our customers and our agents can really get involved and engaged.
We require a logo for Merchants of Vino and an icon or emblem for MoV.
The wording for Merchants of Vino can be in upper and/or lower case - be creative! And the MoV icon can be inserted before, after the words or woven into it somehow.
We don't want fancy, tired, traditional fonts and emblems, we want a clean, clear, contempory, fresh and innovative image.
Grapes, vines, glasses, bottles are all fine and you are welcome to work any of these into the design just as long as the effect is unique and we don't come across as 'just another wine company with a token vine leaf'!
We quite like the thought of a black and white image with maybe a splash of colour but this isn't cast in stone so please feel free to be creative.
Here is an example of our nearest competitor. We like their logo and icon:
Here is an example of a wine merchant's logo that we don't like and wouldn't reflect who we are and what we want to do:
We will require the usual files:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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I've been actively researching my family's history now since 1999. In the early days, every day yielded a new path, new treasure or new finding that got me up out of my seat. In the years since that time, "brick walls" spring up routinely and breakthroughs become fewer and farther between. That's why when something new comes along, the happy dance is twice as sweet. A few posts ago, I referenced the familyhistory.org site and the databases therein. Well, this morning it delivered again. Although I signed up for a site membership a while ago, I usually search without logging in. HUGE mistake! I logged in this morning and to my surprise, not only was the tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955 indexed, but copies of the actual death certificates were scanned and available for download! I was able to find an actual document for dozens of my ancestors in Rutherford County
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Harrington Gallery Presents Nordic Voyage: A Sense of Place
"Harrington Gallery will be exhibiting with members of the Nordic 5 arts group "Nordic Voyage - A Sense of Place".
The exhibit will take place from Friday, March 2nd to Saturday, April 7th, beginning with an opening reception Thursday, March 1st from 7:00pm - 9:00pm. The exhibit is being held at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton, CA. For more information please visit the Firehouse Art Center website, www.firehousearts.org, or call (925) 931-4849. "
Participating Artists:
Kati Casida, Ulla deLarios, Olivia Eielson, Ellen Faris, Pam Fingado, Norma Anderson Fox, Marc Ellen Hamel, Maj-Britt Hilstrom, Debra Jewell, Kristin Lindseth-Rivera, Maj-Britt Mobrand, Karen Olsen, Diane Rusnak, Helene Sobol, Barbara Stevens Strauss, Helena Tiainen, Jenny Wantuch, and Lee Williams. Photograph, left, by Helene Sobol; Sculpture by Kristen Lindseth-Rivera
Wednesday through Friday 12:00 to 5:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 to 3:00 pm (Closed on City Holidays)
Harrington Gallery is located in the Firehouse Arts Center
4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton
Visit our website at www.firehousearts.org Find and Share us on Facebook at FirehouseArtsPleasanton
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Gather and manage information for decision-making
PUBLIC Schedule for this course: Click here
- Short name: Gather and manage information for decision-making
- Full description: 115823 Gather and manage information for decision-making
- Accredited: Yes, Public SETA NQF Accredited
- SETA: Public Education & Training Authority (P Seta) www.pseta.org.za
- Credits: 5
- Duration: 1 Day
- Re-Assessment fees: None
- Assignment extensions: Up to 12 months at no additional cost.
- Hidden fees: None
- Recognition: Based on the National Qualifications Framework that is Nationally Accepted in South Africa.
- Success rate of learner: Our success rate for complete assignments and certified learners currently is estimated at 99%.
- Short-cuts: We don't take any short-cuts such as POE building in the class and follow all the guidelines stipulated by SAQA and the SETA.
- Location: Public courses in KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Currently we have the following supporting structures in place for our members:
- Telephone support 7 days a week.
- Whatsapp –
- Cell. 0825507946 Tel. 0867227014 English.
- Cell. Zulu 0727372733 Tel. 0318115749 English/Zulu.
- Helpdesk – www.trainyoucansupport.co.za – 7 days a week (integrated email and sms notifications).
- Weekly workshops in Durban on Fridays between 8am and 12am.
- Skype support – contact helpdesk for details.
- Members private forum with model answers to all activities including JOB opportunities.
- Private Members forum on www.trainyoucanforum.co.za.
- FREE members video blog on Youtube. www.youcantrain.co.za
- JOB opportunities for FREELANCERS. www.skillsjobs.co.za
- This course is based on the Unit Standard 115823 – click here to read more
- People credited with this unit standard are able to:
- Establishing an information-gathering team
- Identifying information required
- Gathering and recording information
- Reporting on information gathered
- Developing a feedback system
- Basic communication skills (English = reading and writing skills on a NQF level 4 or equal to Metric Level)
- Able to attend the contact session and any of our workshops offered.
- Access to email and where possible to the internet for research.
Learner preparation for the contact session (Classroom Training)
a) COMPULSORY:
- Attending the full contact session. (Classroom Session)
- Copy of ID and CV for registration purposes. (Indicating previous workplace experience)
- Pen and paper.
- A4 lever arch file.
b) OPTIONAL: (Not required but for those who want to start with the research)
- Laptop
- Internet access to view additional support on our Forum
- Enrol through our online booking system on www.coursesdirect.co.za.
- Attend the contact session with Trainyoucan. (Each course starts with a 2 hour induction on the SETA's and explaining the accreditation process. (Most of the learners find this very useful.)
- We provide you with all the learning material that you need, including a workbook that you must complete. (Outside the classroom as required by the Unit Standard and OBE Learning)
- You complete the workbook and submit this to our offices for assessments, or you can attend any of our FREE workshops for additional support. Any person who attended any of our courses can attend our workshops for FREE. One of the assessors can also evaluate your POE (Portfolio of Evidence) during the workshop and provide you feedback immediately.
- Your POE is submitted to our Assessors that will complete the assessment process and provide directly feedback to you through our online tracking system.
- Your file is scheduled for verification with the relevant SETA and uploaded on completion. Your final Certificate will only be issued once the SETA verified your POE for security reasons and a final SOR will be issues. (SOR, also called the "Statement of Results" will be issued by the relevant SETA once the process was completed). You MUST receive your SOR one completion from any provider as proof that you were registered. NO SOR = NO ACCREDITATION. (Bear in mind that this process can take up to 3 months to complete.
- We provide you with all the guidance and resources to register with the relevant SETA of your choice.
The criteria for the accreditation of training providers define a number of requirements that include:
- Administrative procedures and record keeping and policies.
- Management review
- Authorization of affiliates
- Tutor selection, training and performance review
- Issuance of training certificates
- Learner Support
- Delivery, Assessment and Moderation practices
NOTE: There are basically two different types of accreditation:
- The training provider or the institute must be accredited by a SETA. "ETQA" (Their offices, policies and procedures. This can be any SETA = does not matter what type of courses they offer.)
- Each learning programme or qualification is accredited with the relevant SETA "ETQA" who is responsible for this programme. Also note that the word "accreditation" does not mean they SETA accredited. It must say "NQF Accredited".
Before you can start with any course you should ask the following questions:
- Is the course accredited and with what SETA?
- What is the process and duration from start to completion?
- Are there any additional fees for support to re-submission?
- Entry Requirements? Do you charge for registration and why?
- What discount can I get if I do more courses with your institute?
- What after support and resources to you offer?


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The new Z-1 models range in length from 19 to 32 feet, have full depth slide-outs and they start around 4000 lbs. The Z-1 starting MSRP is around $13,000. According to CrossRoads RV, these entry level units are equipped with many standard features that other RV manufacturers offer only as options. Standard features include:
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Our Poet: Gary Margolis, Ph.D., is emeritus director of mental health services and associate professor of English at Middlebury College. He was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Fire in the Orchard." His life of other honors and accomplishments is too long to give here. Suffice it to say that we are greatly honored to have this distinguished poet with us.
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This new facility for Bornego College in Heerenveen in The Netherlands is an example of how to create a sustainable and cost effective project. Designed by HVDN and Studioninedots, the energy-efficient building accomodates a variety of uses with classrooms, lockers, study areas and a sports hall. Prefabricated concrete elements drastically reduced construction time and recycled bricks adorn the exterior.
Bornego College commissioned HVDN and Studioninedots to design and build a new facility for their first year students in a spot adjacent to the school. The goal of the new building, besides providing useful space for the school, was to create a cost-effective, energy efficient and sustainable school. The designers chose to keep the building's footprint compact to minimize effects on the site and maximize energy use and daylighting. Slightly sunk into the earth, the three-story building has a taller ground floor and is protected by the earth.
Classrooms and study areas are situated around the perimeter of the building and anchored by an atrium that extends through each floor. A large skylight pulls light into the interior and—with the help of the sculptural staircase—connects each floor and all the rooms together. This atrium also helps dissipate heat from the classrooms, thus reducing the need for ducts and subsequent costs. Prefabricated concrete elements reduced construction time and the facade is clad in recycled bricks. To create unity across the multi-colored bricks, they plastered the exterior with a light grey concrete. Finally, daylighting in each of the rooms reduces artificial lighting and the golden frames, which contrast well with the exterior, help reflect light inside.
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The proper role and status of women was the subject of debate following the American Revolution. Some women argued that since women also supported the Revolutionary effort, they should also reap the benefits of America's newfound liberties. The prevailing sentiment however, was that women's sphere should remain a domestic one, and women's efforts should be focused on the intellectual and moral elevation of the family. It had been long recognized that women held great power to reform dishonorable husbands and raise moral children. The subject of this sermon is the proper role of the genders. It states that men are to operate in public circles, while women are to influence the world by transmitting a strong sense of religion to their children. The words of Reverend Lathrop reflect the widespread belief that women are naturally more pious and virtuous. Work by women in such religious organizations as the Charitable Female Association of West Springfield was widely viewed as an appropriate extension of women's "more humble sphere."
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11:00 am
Connect with English "Celebrations/Breaking The News" Kevin graduates from high school, and Rebecca, after several rejections, is accepted into the San Francisco College of Music.G
11:30 am
Connect with English "Saying Goodbye/Leaving Home" Rebecca gives her final music lesson, while her father secretly goes shopping for a car to give her. The show concludes with a review and a brief discussion about the drama.G
12:00 pm
Autism: Coming of Age In the next 10 to 15 years, an estimated 800,000 children with autism will age out of the school system and transition into adulthood. Then, they will look to ill-prepared state and federal governments for the support services and resources to meet their many needs - a situation autism experts refer to as the "coming tsunami." The one-hour documentary AUTISM: COMING OF AGE provides an inside look at the lives of three adults with autism and includes interviews with their families and support teams. D
1:00 pm
Western Tradition "The Cold War" The rivalry between the superpowers is played out across the globe, although the United States and the Soviet Union never face each other in direct conflict.G
1:30 pm
Western Tradition "Europe and the Third World" Can the Third World squeeze 200 years of history into one generation?G
2:00 pm
Discovering Psychology "The Mind Awake and Asleep" Surveys the nature of sleeping, dreaming, and altered states of consciousness, and how consciousness empowers us to interpret, analyze, and direct our behavior in adaptive, flexible ways.G
2:30 pm
Discovering Psychology "The Mind Hidden and Divided" Delves into the subconscious mind, examining how events and experiences that take place below the level of consciousness alter our moods, bias our actions and affect our health as demonstrated in repression.G
3:00 pm
Saddle Club "Moving On - Part 2" Devastated about the pending move and separation from Starlight, Carole runs away with her horse. Lisa and Stevie join her and all embark on a radical course of action to keep Carole at Pine Hollow. Part 2 of 2G
3:30 pm
Biz Kid$ "Taking Charge of Your Financial Future" Join the Biz Kids as they figure out where they want to be financially and make plans on how to get there. You can work on your plans and meet some new kid entrepreneurs, too. Follow along as a Biz Kid sets up his first savings account. D
4:00 pm
The Electric Company "Wicked Itch" Lisa and the gang are making a movie! Will Manny Spamboni insist on making it all about him or will he learn to collaborate with The Electric Company?. D
4:30 pm
Hey Kids, Let's Cook "A Traditional German Dinner" Join us for another trip around the globe. This time to Germany, as we host Chef Klaus Tenbergin. Chef Klaus showed taught us how to cook one of his favorite German meals: Himmel un Erde, (which means of heaven and earth) and a very popular mashed potatoes and apple dish. D
5:00 pm
Ciao Italia "Macaroni/Maccheroni" Cold outside? It's comfort food inside when Mary Ann breaks out the pasta to prepare winter favorites that taste fantastic all year-round, starting with rich and cheesy Baked Ziti, and then her mom's favorite, Baked Macaroni and Cheese Mini-Macs; rich, filling, uncomplicated, and hearty too. Does it get any better than this? No. D
5:30 pm
Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef "Ceviche Around The World" Spice up any party with refreshing, healthy and easy-to-prepare ceviche, marinated seafood salads that originated in South America. Using three different fishes and flavor combinations, Chef Keller creates a mouth-watering assortment. Asian-Flavored Tuna Ceviche; Japanese Ceviche with Halibut; Spanish-Flavored Samon Ceviche.G
6:00 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Milan and Lake Como" Rick peeks at Italy's highest fashion, fanciest delis, grandest cemetery and greatest opera house in Milan, plus takes in Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper.G
6:30 pm
Travel with Kids "Costa Rica - Volcanoes and Rainforest Adventure" The family heads to eco-friendly Costa Rica to get a close-up look at the area's most active volcano, while staying at a hotel right at the base of the mountain. Then head up to the fabled cloud forests of Santa Elena and Monteverde to find all sorts of jungle creatures including sloths, iguanas and poison dart frogs. Canopy tours, weird wildlife encounters and rumbling mountains are all part of this Costa Rican interior adventure. D
7:00 pm
P. Allen Smith's Garden Home "Focal Point" Smith leads a tour of some of the Garden Home Retreat's special points of interest. He also shows a way to have a grand centerpiece for a party and still hold a conversation with the person across the table.G
7:30 pm
This Old House "Bedford Project - Part 3 of 16" Master carpenter Norm Abram continues work on removing the old clapboards, while out back at the new addition, general contractor Tom Silva and mason Mark McCullough carefully open up a hole in the old fieldstone foundation that will connect the old basement space to the new. Inside, host Kevin O'Connor finds window restoration specialist Alison Hardy and her crew removing the historic sashes to be taken off site for rehab. Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey visits the local library to see the oldest existing flag in the country, the Bedford Flag, firsthand. D
8:00 pm
American Woodshop "Deck Projects for Every Home" What is the best deck design and what materials do you use? These are just a few of the tips covered in the ultimate deck show. D
8:30 pm
Around The House with Matt and Shari "All About Accessories" The topic is accessorizing. The discussion starts with the best half dozen accessories to use. Then Matt makes a removable tile backsplash. D
9:00 pm
Sewing with Nancy "Upcycled Shirts, Part 2" Use a touch of ingenuity to give new life to outdated shirts. Create easy upcycled shirts from old classics with expert advice from designer Donna Fenske and Nancy. Make a quick turn-around shirt by switching the front to the back and vice versa-a great pullover! Add some ribbon or zipper trim, slim shaping with tucks and ties, make it feminine with easy fabric ruffles, and lots more. D
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Best of Simply Painting: Across Europe "Galway Bay" NULL
10:00 pm
Simply Ming "Masuhara Morimoto & Lightly Cooked Fish" On this episode of SIMPLY MING, Ming Tsai is back in beautiful Napa Valley visiting his good friend, Iron Chef Morimoto who, of course, knows how to demonstrate how to work his magic with all things fish. Morimoto shows us how to first break down a fish and then cook it to maintain its pristine flavor. D
10:30 pm
Lidia's Italy In America "Chicago: Chicago's Chicken Vesuvio" Lidia travels to the Windy City to visit Caputo's, a family-owned Italian grocery in Elmwood Park, a very Italian suburb of Chicago. Lidia also brings her viewers for a stroll along the main thoroughfare of Chicago's Little Italy, Taylor Street, which is currently undergoing a major Renaissance. Grandma joins Lidia in the kitchen as her taste-tester, while Lidia prepares Cauliflower Soup and Chicken Vesuvio. D
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Biography of America, A "America at Its Centennial" As America celebrates its centennial, 5 million people descend on Philadelphia to celebrate America's technological achievements, but some of the early principles of the Republic remain unrealized. Professor Miller and his team of historians examine where America is in 1876 and discuss the question of race. D
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Biography of America, A "Industrial Supremacy" Steel and stockyards are featured in this program as the mighty engine of industrialism thunders forward at the end of the nineteenth century. Professor Miller continues the story of the American Industrial Revolution in New York and Chicago, looking at the lives of Andrew Carnegie, Gustavus Swift, and the countless workers in the packinghouse and on the factory floor. D


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I'm a little behind on my reading, so I only just got to last week's New Yorker. In it, I discovered a remarkable, thought-provoking essay by superstar psychologist Paul Bloom. It's called "The Baby in the Well: The case against empathy," and it does, indeed, make a compelling case against empathy.
As Bloom puts it: "Empathy has some unfortunate features–it is parochial, narrow-minded, and innumerate. We're often at our best when we're smart enough not to rely on it."
For me, the essay is at its most compelling when Bloom shows examples of how empathy can lead us astray in evaluating risk. Take vaccines. Sometimes–very, very rarely, but occasionally–a child will have a serious (or even possibly fatal) reaction to a vaccine. It's natural to have empathy for that family and that child. And that empathy–and the power of a single story with a name and a face–might inspire us to take up arms against vaccines, to keep our own children from getting them and to encourage other parents to follow suit. The trouble is that a world without vaccines is one in which lots of children will die. Vaccines absolutely save many more lives than they take. But the individual injuries they may occassionally (again: very rarely) cause tug at our heart strings more than the abstract notion of the lives that they're invisibly saving. As Bloom puts it: "…you can't point to a specific person whose life was spared because of vaccination."
Bloom goes on: "There's a larger pattern here. Sensible policies have benefits that are merely statistical but victims who have names and stories."
As I've been on book tour this spring, I've spent some time trying to debunk common myths about genetically modified food, so Bloom's comments resonate with me. Though there is no reliable evidence linking GMOs to human health problems, activist groups and self-styled natural health "gurus" are constantly saying otherwise. Given the rampant spread of this misinformation, it's not hard to see why the public has turned against GMOs. It's a lot easier to get worked up about hypothetical but personal risks (say, to your children or your neighbor's children) than real but distant-seeming benefits (such as increased productivity for farmers or improved food security).
In any case, the point isn't that empathy itself is necessarily bad–just that it's not always a sound basis for formulating public policy. Bloom's essay also helps illuminate some of the challenges involved in communicating risk and explain why fighting for science-based policy can sometimes seem like such an uphill battle.


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by Lou Mancinelli
For the past dozen years, East Falls-based author Elisa Ludwig built her resume as a freelance writer and has striven to publish her creative work. She recently accomplished her goal and will read from Pretty Crooked (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins), her debut young adult novel, the first in a three-book series about protagonist Willa Fox, a 15-year-old take-from-the-rich and give-to-the-poor high school girl, and sign books June 23 at Musehouse on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill.
The book follows Willa, the first member of her family to be sent to an elite prep school in Paradise Valley in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona. Her new friends at Valley Prep, the popular girls known as the Glitterati, are rich, but rude and mean.
"It's only when [Willa] falls in with them she realizes they are actually bullies," said Ludwig, a former assistant arts and entertainment editor at Philadelphia Weekly (PW), who has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia City Paper, Publishers Weekly, the University of Pennsylvania, Signature Publications and more. The hardback edition of the book was released this March.
After she discovers that the Glitterati get their kicks by teasing others, Willa seeks out the assistance of a classmate to help her learn to pick pockets and break into lockers. She takes what she steals from the privileged girls and makes care packages, composed of money, sunglasses, jewelry and even a laptop, and sends the packages to the scholarship girls – called busted by the Glitterati because they are bussed-in to school – who are ostracized for being from the less wealthy urban part of town.
Keeping in form with the young adult genre, a boy, a trust-funder, is added to the mix, and Willa's priorities and perspectives are challenged. As the story develops, the police arrive among the cast and Willa discovers she'll experience consequences for her actions.
Ludwig created the plot for Pretty Crooked in collaboration with her editor at HarperCollins. Her editor developed an interest in Ludwig after her agent sent the editor June of Rock, a novel about a young girl who goes to rock and roll camp.
Ludwig wrote that novel in creative collaboration with her agent from The Writer's House in New York City after a novel Ludwig wrote stirred the agent's interest. The agent thought Ludwig's original piece would be a struggle to sell but realized the young writer's talent. The two worked to create June of Rock. A similar relationship between Ludwig and her editor at HarperCollins birthed Pretty Crooked.
"As a writer you're always dreaming of having a good editor to work with," Ludwig said.
Two years ago, as the two brainstormed ideas for the book, media outlets were branding Colton Harris-Moore the "Barefoot Bandit." Moor evaded authorities' worldwide pursuits for two years by such tactics as stealing planes and boats. Out of this story, the idea of a benevolent rebel-type teenaged figure developed. Ludwig began writing in September 2010 and turned the draft in four months later in January.
Raised in Plymouth Meeting, Ludwig, 37, graduated from Germantown Academy in 1992 before studying English literature at Vassar College ('96). She worked for a short time at TLA Video in Chestnut Hill and traveled around Europe and the Mediterranean before earning her master's degree in creative writing from Temple University in 1999.
After Temple, she started as a copy editor at PW and worked her way to an editorship. In 2002, she shifted to the world of freelance and began to reach out to editors and expand her portfolio. Her pieces appeared often in the Inquirer's Food section in 2009 and 2010. When she received news that Pretty Crooked would be published, she was able to dedicate more time to her creative work.
"This was like the new piece of the puzzle for me," she said.
In the past, her time for creative writing was shared more with her freelance work, but she added, "Now this was really my job." She writes at home on a desktop, but often revises her work at Chestnut Hill Coffee on a laptop.
That creative work, like her career, has been a path that changed directions as its course revealed itself over time. Ludwig first wrote a novel, a piece of literary fiction, for her undergraduate thesis at Vassar but later altered her literary path and began to write young adult fiction at the suggestion of her agent.
As she moved further from literary fiction, she began to utilize the tenets of structure she focused less on in her earlier pursuits in fiction.
"I learned to write out of love for characters and language," Ludwig said. "I realized I was somewhat weaker with structure."
While she's now writing in a different genre, the craft of the pursuit of good writing remains the same. Ludwig's just as focused on the basics of learning to write strong dialogue as she was as a literary fiction writer and journalist.
Now, though, she's writing in a different voice for a different audience – a real different audience. Her audience is a generation of teenaged youths bombarded with unprecedented access to entertainment options. One can skip the weekly trip to the library and hop on Google, or the Nook (on which Pretty Crooked is available), or Hulu or Netflix to watch the latest episode of any teenage television drama or on a cell phone.
"If you don't hook them in with a fast moving story, they're just gonna put the book down," said Ludwig about young readers. She said readers come to books for the same reason they've always come to books. Books are a place where one can exist for a short time in a new world with new characters that seem as real as the people one encounters in life.
Ludwig eventually self-published June of Rock after she learned a publisher accepted Pretty Crooked. She said she's something of a traditionalist in terms of publishing and wanted to prove she could publish through an established publishing house. Since she accomplished that goal, she figured that, perhaps, readers would enjoy the tale of the girls-only rock music camp with a punk attitude.
As for book two in the series with Willa Fox, Ludwig has already finished Pretty Fly. It's scheduled to be released next March.
Pretty Crooked is available at Amazon.com and various bookstores. For more information visit www.elisaludwig.com.


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Cobbers Top Johnnies 31-21
St. John's football lost their 2nd straight game 31-21 at Concordia-Moorhead Saturday afternoon. St. John's committed 5 turnovers and couldn't recover from the mistakes. Connor Bruns threw for 132 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Nick Martin was 6-8 passing for the Johnnies for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions. John Ries also saw time at quarterback and was 5-11 passing for 59 yards and 1 interception.
The Johnnies struggled to run the football again. They combined for 60 yards rushing on 22 attempts. Max Forster led the Johnnies with 5 catches for 144 yards and 1 touchdown. St. John's outgained St. Thomas 370 yards to 347.
The Johnnies drop to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in the MIAC. St. John's will host St. Olaf for Homecoming next Saturday at 1pm.


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In a recent post on the oldversion.com blog attention was drawn to a comment left on the site's Facebook page by a user who said, "I am using your oldversion.com resource to restore some really low resource computers to give to people who have no money to buy a computer for themselves or their children."
What a fantastic use of the oldversion.com service!
If ever there was an argument for maintaining freely available archives of old versions of software, then this has to be one of the better ones. Why should access to computers and the Internet be the sole preserve of those privileged enough to afford it?


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Owl also sent this rookie card from a set I've never heard of. It's not flagship, nor series 2, nor Updates and Highlights...... again, no idea what it's from. I MUST start paying attention to this kind of thing soon.
Thanks Owl!
I used teamset4u.com to originally set up my team sets as well, but they miss all the inserts and such as well. I also use Beckett's site to supplement that info. It is also not perfect, but the two together seems to work out well.
If it's any consolation those Super Vets cards were the next numbered card following that player's regular card. I think the criteria for a "Super Vet" was a player with a minimum of 10 years at the Major's under his belt. There were 35 Super Vet Cards.
Here is the list of players with a Super Vet card I had made for a want-list post I have over at TCC when I was building the Super-Vet Subset. The card number is their regular card number as I said the Super-Vet number was the next card.
17 Kent Tekulve
35 Rollie Fingers
60 Johnny Bench
70 Steve Carlton
100 Pete Rose
145 Don Sutton
150 Bruce Sutter
160 Dave Kingman
178 Luis Tiant
200 Rod Carew
230 Fergie Jenkins
240 Rich Gossage
255 Gene Garber
282 Reggie Smith
300 Mike Schmidt
333 Dave LaRoche
360 Nolan Ryan
377 Lee May
406 Steve Carlton AS
407 Bruce Sutter AS
410 Phil Neikro
420 Al Oliver
450 Ted Simmons
463 Gaylord Perry
490 Jim Palmer
500 Reggie Jackson
510 Tug McGraw
550 Carl Yastrzemski
580 Tom Seaver
603 Joe Morgan
635 Graig Nettles
672 Jim Kaat
693 Sparky Lyle
715 Tony Perez
735 Tommy John
740 Rusty Staub
782 Bobby Murcer
Teamsets4u lists the LL cards but it doesn't put them in with the team. They are listed at the very bottom under all the other teams. You probably never noticed because Atlanta Braves are at the top.
That Joe Torre card is awesome.
Growing up, living in Canada, I did the OPC version. It was a smaller set and as a result - no managers cards.
And I remember those Super Veterans cards - fantastic stuff. My fave from back in the day was Kent Tekulve. Those Pirates hats were deadly.
You actually did request the Anderson card. I was shocked, that's why I remember.
I'll have to check my '83 set and see if there were any Braves leaders. I can't imagine who might be in there besides Murphy.
Murphy makes a small photo appearance on card #703. RBI Leaders.


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Bergen, Norway, 20 November 2011 – The world is covered by billions of invisible migratory pathways. On land, in the water and in the air, animals on the move depend on the availability of critical sites along their annual journeys. These world wildlife hubs are vital for the animals to refuel and reproduce – one missing link can jeopardize an entire population.
Much like modern transport systems with airports, railways and roads, migratory species have similar networks spanning the globe. Many of these hubs are under intense pressure from human development and the exploitation of natural resources.
Scientists predict the global "Mean Species Abundance", a measure to project both the diversity of species and their numbers, to decrease from 0.70 in 2000, to about 0.63 by 2050.
This projected loss of abundance and species of wildlife is equivalent to eradicating all fauna and flora in an area of 9.1 million km2 – roughly the size of the United States of America or China – in less than 40 years.
Today, representatives from near 100 governments come together for a UN conference in Bergen, Norway to help safeguard migratory wildlife.
World Wildlife Hubs are threatened across the planet. In the Canadian High Arctic white Beluga whales migrating in open narrow corridors in the ice may see their migration stopped by shipping from a large proposed iron mine. Whales and dolphins are exposed to increasing noise pollution from sonar and vessels, which might lead to changes and drops of up to 58 per cent in the communication of the marine mammals.
In the Yellow Sea in East Asia land reclamation is destroying critical "airports" for waterbirds, while the open plains of Central Asia, Africa and South America are being bisected by roads, railways and new mining projects.
Poaching is causing dramatic declines in rhinos, elephants, tigers and antelopes worldwide, with few resources to enforcement.
These are some of the threatened sites identified in the report entitled Living Planet: Connected Planet. Preventing the End of the World's Wildlife Migrations through Ecological Network. It was launched today in Bergen by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS) with the Norwegian Minister of Environment, Erik Solheim, on the opening day of a UN Wildlife Conference convened by CMS.
CMS Executive Secretary, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema said: "For all the frequent travellers of the animal world ecological networks are essential for their migration and survival. International cooperation is crucial to manage these large transboundary networks. The commitment of all countries is needed, so that future generations can still marvel at and benefit from these nomads connecting our planet."
The report highlights how international collaboration has resulted in unique success stories in protecting migratory species as examples to follow:
Birdlife travelling along the East Atlantic Flyway from Africa to the Arctic needs to land and refuel – the Dutch-German-Danish Wadden Sea cooperation has helped safeguard a key "airport" hub in the Wadden Sea for species travelling globally.
In the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, sharks that have roamed the oceans for over 400 million years ago were becoming endangered due to the demand for their fins for soup.
"Two years ago, Palau became the first country to declare its coastal waters a shark sanctuary--scientists now estimate that shark diving tours are generating around eight percent of the country's GDP and that a single shark generates revenues from ecotourism amounting to €1.9 million over its lifetime", says Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director.
The globally threatened Lesser White-fronted Goose breeds in the forest tundra from Scandinavia to easternmost Russia and has declined dramatically since the 1950'ies, but the framework of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement has brought together governments of the twenty-two key countries along their migration routes to help save the species from extinction.
The endangered mountain gorillas in the Virungas on the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda numbered only 250 by 1981, but successful transboundary enforcement measures led to its recovery in the midst of one of World's most severe conflicts. By 2010, it had reached 480.
A ten year programme to restore and conserve seven million hectares of wetlands in China, Iran, Kazakhstan and Russia has not only boosted the prospects for the critically endangered Siberian crane but also improved drinking water supplies, inland fisheries and carbon storage.
The report calls for international collaboration to safeguard the ecological networks binding the many wildlife hubs and corridors together.
However, while great success has been made through the convention and international collaboration, a few of the largest countries in the World, accounting for near 36% of the global land area – are still not parties to the convention, posing challenges for protecting migratory species worldwide in spite of near 150 countries collaborating.
Poaching is once again on the rise, especially in the grasslands and savannahs of Africa and Central Asia.
The numbers of Wildebeest, Rhinos, Saiga and Chiru antelopes, Goitered and Tibetan Gazelles, Guanacos and Vicuñas, have fallen in many areas by 35-90 per cent over the past decades.
Overhunting for illegal trade in Saiga horn led to a dramatic decline of Saiga antelope populations of 95 per cent from one million to 50,000 animals only. Under the CMS, monitoring, identification of protected areas for calving and rutting herds, transboundary patrolling and the participation of local communities build the core pillars of an efficient conservation strategy.
The protection of huge reserves in China and Central Asia, along with greater focus on antipoaching, has also helped save the Chiru or Tibetan antelope from possible extinction, as their numbers dropped from over one million to less than 75,000 in 1-2 decades: Chiru's were hunted for their wool, Shahtoosh, which could bring up to US$ 5000 for one shawl on the black market, but Chinese anti-poaching combined with the establishment of some of the largest reserves in the World by the Peoples Republic of China have turned the fate of these migratory animals. But challenges of poaching continue.
Barriers to migration
Chiru Antelopes still crossing the Qinghai-Tibetan railway and the Golmud-Lhasa highway to reach and return from their calving grounds spend 20-40 days looking for passages and waiting.
Road construction across the Serengeti, the most diverse grazing ecosystem on Earth, may cause major losses in the 1.5 million migrating Wildebeest ranging from 300,000 to close to 1 million with severe consequences for the entire ecosystem network, including for other animals and plants. Recent promises by the Tanzanian government to protect the Serengeti against the proposed roads, the largest remaining intact wild ungulate grazing system remaining on the planet in the last 250,000 years, is being applauded by the international community.
In the Masai Mara, Kenya, a decline of 81 per cent between the late 1970s and 1990s in the migratory Wildebeest population has been reported in response to fencing obstructing the annual migration and poaching.
Recommendations to secure ecological networks for migratory species include:
Assessing national infrastructure development projects including roads, railways, pipelines, power lines, wind parks and dams impeding migration of transboundary ungulates helps mitigate impacts and evaluating them in relation to possible violation of the CMS.
Combating environmental crime such as poaching requires a more concerted international effort to counteract illegal trade in wildlife products globally. Substantial increase in the funding and collaboration between INTERPOL, the World Bank, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), WCO (World Customs Organization) and UNODC (UN Office on Drugs and Crime) to help further combat wildlife crime are a prerequisite for success.
Increased anti-poaching training and enforcement, including training of trackers and improved crime scene management to secure evidence for prosecution are strongly needed.
A substantial increase in the number and size of marine protected areas is urgently needed. Important swimways of whales and dolphins, especially within the 200 km coastal zone, should, where possible, be included in marine protected areas and certain stretches should be designated as limited sail zones for freight vessels and naval activity.
Restoration of wetlands, tidal flats and the costal zones must be enhanced along the major bird flyways on all continents and countries, to ensure the survival of migratory birds.
The Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CMS, which is being held from 20 to 25 November 2011 in Bergen is putting particular focus on the importance of ecological networks as an efficient instrument to protect a wide range of migratory animals.
Notes to Editors:
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS) works for the conservation of a wide array of endangered migratory animals worldwide through the negotiation and implementation of agreements and action plans. CMS is a growing convention with special importance due to its expertise in the field of migratory species. At present, 116 countries are Parties to the Convention. www.cms.int
The report Living planet: Connected Planet is available for free download at www.unep.org and www.grida.no
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From: David Aju Kanyara
To Japanese Ambassador to Juba, South Sudan, Mr. Kiya Masahiko, and
To UN Women Program Division Director (UNWPDD), Maria Noel Vaeze;
We, the concerned Ma'di community, the Native ethnic tribe of Nimule, in particular, and Ma'di mainland at large, are extremely disturbed and disappointed by your mission's distribution of agricultural tools to the Internally Displaced Persons [IDPs] in Nimule.
We see no reason why your Missions in South Sudan with the office of UNWPDD office headed by Maria Noel Vaeze should distribute agricultural tools to the IDPs currently forcing more new settlements in our land.
The so-called IDPs are alien gangs arming themselves with rifles and other automatic weaponries acquired from the current governing regime in the country and their presence in our land has contributed enormously to insecurity, and the destruction of farming land by their cattle.
Therefore the so-called IDPs should not be encouraged to extend their illegal settlement in our land by providing them with such agricultural tools. This move by your Mission encouraging illegal Dinka land grabbers settling in Ma'di land will undermine the development policy of Japanese Government which since the end of Second World War has had a good track record in many foreign countries.
The same group of IDPs who tried to legitimize their illegal resettlement extension to Nimule and Mugali, want to legalize their unwelcome stay which was justified by the former Interior Minister, Aleu Ayieny Aleu, who during his visit to Nimule in October 2013, before the Dinka-Nuer conflict staged to cleanse the Nuer broke out.
Minister Aleu had brazenly demanded that these IDPs be recognized as natives of Nimule.
"There are no South Sudanese IDPs within the country. You cannot be an IDP in your own country," he said. This move I believe was to position the Dinka in a secure and easy exit position in order to give way to the Juba massacre in2013.
We the concerned Ma'di owners of the land in the strongest possible terms condemn the action of the Japanese Mission in South Sudan, that has so far portrayed a negative image of the Japanese government.
We call up the Japanese Mission in South Sudan to instantly retract its agricultural tools from the IDPs in Nimule and rightly redirect such tools to the Ma'di natives who have the special knowledge, the land and the skills for the rightful use of those tools.
At the same time, we strongly urge the UN Women Program Director for South Sudan, Ms Maria Noel Vazae, to immediately repair the damage callously and irresponsibly done by UN agents who began the repatriation of the Dinka IDPs from Kakuma refugee camps, in Kenya in 2007 to Nimule.
This happened when the UN refugee agent very well knew that Nimule basically belongs in the first place to the Ma'di people. Shamefully, the UN agent chose to taking bribes to re-settle the Dinka in other people's land. And to this date, the UN has never taken the responsibility of the blame for the chaos caused by IDPs in the Ma'di land.
The agricultural equipment we are talking about were handed by Japanese Ambassador to South Sudan, Kiya Masahiko, and by the UN Women Program Division Director, Maria Noel Vaeza, on Tuesday 23 February 2016, the coverage later shown on SSTV.
The agricultural equipment are earmarked to women's groups in Nimule in Eastern Equatoria State, not those IDP Dinka women whose primary role in life is to milk the cows and look after the cattle.
The equipments in question include five community cereal grinding mills, four greenhouse kits and four units of one-acre drip irrigation kits as part of the UN Women Humanitarian Assistance program which is co-funded by the Government of Japan.
In conclusion, we want to caution the Japanese Mission in South Sudan and the UN women program Director to South Sudan not to temper with People's land by facilitating farming for squatters which is a clear highway to the blatant robbery of our land.
These two foreign entities should strictly limit themselves by remaining doing their diplomatic Missions. Otherwise their action will amount to direct land grabbing by distributing such equipment to IDPs without consultation from the rightful land owners.
Unfortunately, this will inevitably generate circles of conflict over land. And should this happen we, the Ma'di natives, will hold the Japanese head of Mission Mr. Masahiko responsible and accountable.
Therefore, to prevent the probable spillage of our people's blood, we are calling upon the Japanese Ambassador to South Sudan to immediately withhold sending such equipment to Nimule IDPs who have no agricultural land in Ma'di land.
We are further urging the Japanese to encourage the IDPs to go back to their own tribal states so as to utilize their energies to develop their own states since peace and calm has now returned in our country.
David Aju Kanyara
Chairman of concerned Ma'di community.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Holocaust Museum Houston's Butterfly Project
The Museum appreciates the many schools, organizations and individuals – of all ages – who have participated in the project. These frequently asked questions will help guide you as your organization works to complete the project.
How many butterflies have you received?
We have reached our goal. The Museum has received more than 1.5 million butterflies to date.
Is there a deadline for the project?
Since we have reached our goal, Holocaust Museum Houston is no longer accepting butterflies for this project. Schools and organizations may continue to teach the lesson plan and organize mini-exhibitions in their own communities.
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Butterflies submitted for this project become the property of Holocaust Museum Houston. We are not able to return butterflies after the exhibition. Because of this issue, some sites prefer to conduct their own project and not send the Museum the butterflies. This is more than acceptable and a wonderful way for communities to continue to teach about the Holocaust and its lessons. You may submit a photograph of the butterflies so that your butterflies are counted as a part of our project.
When was this project started?
The Butterfly Project began prior to the Museum's opening in 1996 as a class project under the direction of then-teacher and then-Holocaust Museum Houston Executive Director Susan Myers.
The Museum appreciates the many schools, organizations and individuals – of all ages – who have participated in the project. These frequently asked questions will help guide you as your organization works to complete the project.
"Children were neither just the mute and traumatized witnesses to this war, nor merely its innocent victims; the war invaded their imaginations and the war raged inside them."
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TNT has given the greenlight to a new untitled private-eye drama starring Jon Tenney (The Closer) and Rebecca Romijn (X-Men) and based on bestselling author David Baldacci's popular characters Sean King and Michelle Maxwell. TNT has ordered 10 episodes of the series, which is being produced by CBS Television Studios. Shane Brennan (NCIS: LA), who penned the pilot, and Grant Anderson (Third Watch) serve as executive producers, with Karen Spiegel (Absolute Power) as producer. Baldacci is a consultant on the series, which is slated to premiere in summer 2013.
Sean King (Tenney) and Michelle Maxwell (Romijn) aren't your typical pair of private investigators. Both are former Secret Service agents, and their unique skills - not to mention their razor-sharp chemistry - often give them a leg up on suspects and conventional law enforcement.
With her striking beauty, athletic prowess and Beltway connections, Maxwell is a formidable investigator, determined to prove herself after being forced to resign from the Secret Service. King, a recovering alcoholic with a passion for romance novels, lost his job with the Secret Service when the presidential candidate he was assigned to protect was assassinated. Now, his background as a lawyer gives him a keen insight into the legal ins and outs necessary to do his job better than just about anyone.
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