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18John's disciples told him about all these things. Calling two of them, 19he sent them to the Lord to ask, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?"
20When the men came to Jesus, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, 'Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?' "
21At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. 22So he replied to the messengers, "Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. 23Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me."
24After John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 25If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces. 26But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
27This is the one about whom it is written:
" 'I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.' 28I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
29(All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus' words, acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John. 30But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God's purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
31"To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 32They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other:
" 'We played the flute for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not cry.'
33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.' 34The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and "sinners." ' 35But wisdom is proved right by all her children."(NIV)
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1. Jesus fulfills God's promise of a Messiah, and happy are those who trust in Him even when His ways confound their expectations (vv. 18-21).
- It is difficult to know just what caused John the Baptizer to ask his question, but it may have been that reports of Jesus' miracles - done in part to display His power, but especially to show His compassion for the sick and needy - were, to John, in stark contrast to Christ's role of "judge" that John earlier emphasized (Lk 3:9-17). Or, alternately, John might have hoped that Christ's sin-bearing work would happen imminently, since he also did acknowledge Jesus as the "Lamb of God" who "takes away the sin of the world" (Jn 1:29-31).
- In response, Jesus alludes to the prophetic words of Isa 61:1-3 as having been fulfilled through Him (this is the same passage, incidentally, that He read in the synagogue back in Luke 4:16-20). By alluding to this passage, Jesus is confirming His "Messiah-ship" to John.
- It is not as if John had stopped believing, for his doubt still sought an answer from the LORD himself (even as the authors of the Psalms do). Yet, Jesus still gives John a gentle warning not to let his perplexity lead him astray. John had to be reminded that there was a time for everything in Jesus' ministry, and that the LORD's ways are not man's ways (Isa 55:8-9).
Discussion Question #1a: What expectations might we have of Christ that simply cannot be fulfilled, at least in this life?
#1b: In what other ways might we become "offended" by Him, if we are not careful?
2. John the Baptizer plays a special role in the unfolding plan of redemption by God through Christ (vv. 24-28a).
Prophets fulfilled a very important function in the unfolding revelation of God throughout the Old Testament; they were the "mouth-piece" through which God's words came to Israel and the surrounding nations (2 Peter 1:20-21; Hebrews 1:1).
Jesus acknowledges John as especially great because not only is he a prophet, but the fulfillment of a prophecy himself (Mal 3:1, 4:5-6) - the very one who "paved the way" for Jesus and His work (Isa 40:3-5).
It is worthy to note these sayings of Jesus about John as a great example of how God remembers and honours the work of His chosen, no matter how hopeless or perplexing their situation might be (1 Co 15:58; Heb 6:10).
3. Even though John's role is great, all who have received the full knowledge of Christ's person and work are in a more privileged position (v. 28b).
- The prophets of old were trying to grasp what is clear to us now - the gospel of Christ's redemptive work (1 Peter 1:10-12). Also, while it was hard for an Old Testament saint to conceive of how God could forgive "wickedness, rebellion, and sin" and yet would "not leave the guilty unpunished" (Ex. 34:7), we now know that Christ's work in taking God's wrath in our stead made it possible for God "to be just and the justifer of those who have faith in Jesus" (Rom 3:20-26). In short, we have a lot more assurance in our faith than the believers in Old Testament times had. Also note Jesus' words in Matthew 13:16-17.
Discussion Question #2a: Is it easy for us who are Christians in the "end times" to take our privileges of knowledge and assurance for granted? Why do you think this is?
#2b: What are the means we can take to renew our gratitude and appreciation for the privileges we have?
4. It is possible to practice a form of religion whose foundation is God's revelation, and yet stubbornly refuse to respond to Christ (vv. 29-35).
Not only did many of the Pharisees and law-experts fail to apply the true implications of the Law of God to their hearts (as indicated by their refusal to repent of their sin through rejecting John's baptism), they went so far as to become the kind of people who could neither be pleased by the surprising, life-loving ways of Jesus (the children's "flute"), nor the austere, serious words of John (the children's "dirge"). In this way, Jesus said, they were acting just like the children who spurned their playmates.
Discussion Question #3: Although Jesus' words in vv. 31-35 are for the "men of this generation" (and especially for the Pharisees and law-teachers, presumably), why are they important for us to hear as well?
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Make no mistake, she's mine, she's mine.
She only knows how I feel
I only know what she's like when she needs me
Oh how she needs me deep in the night
Make no mistake, she's mine, no, she's mine.
Don't get too close when you dance
Cos I don't wanna heart from my friends
You were out of the town
With her in your arms.
Don't include her in your dreams
Cos I don't wanna close my eyes
No, I don't wanna know where she goes
Each night when she leaves
Make no mistake, she's mine, no, she's mine ..
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Most seasoned deer hunters have been on a hunt that lasts a couple of days. But how many of them can say they essentially shot, tracked and shot again to kill the same deer over the course of a two-day period?
Right. Not many.
But Travis Lucas has. And the resident of tiny Hessemer in central Louisiana has a huge deer to show for it.
Lucas was hunting about 20 miles from Hessemer on a private lease in Avoyelles Parish during the afternoon of Dec. 15.He had set up his ladder stand about 45 minutes earlier, when at 4:30 p.m., the biggest deer he had seen in all of his 52 years came into sight. The giant creature crossed approximately 30 yards from where he was set up, but it was in a thicket. Lucas had enough faith in his new Mission MXB-360 crossbow, however, to let fly with an arrow.
His mark was true, as Lucas would soon learn the arrow passed completely through the buck's hindquarter. After the initial rush of excitement, Lucas made his way through the thicket and eventually began using toilet tissue to mark the blood trail through the woods.
He followed the trail until well after nightfall -- passing through sloughs and dense woods with water in his hip boots and futilely swatting mosquitoes which were prevalent on the warm evening. He gave up the search about 7:30 p.m., figuring if the buck had died, he'd have a better chance of finding him in the morning.
Leaving for the night was extremely tough, though.
"It was hard, yeah," he said. "Absolutely. But it happens to the best of them. I figured if it was dead, the buzzards would be swarming him, so I'd be hunting him again."
Before church the next morning, Lucas made his way back to the lease and after getting on the trail again, he found the buck. After 16 hours of being shot, it was still alive. That wasn't something Lucas expected, and as such, he had left his bow at home. He made a quick call to his wife, who brought the bow so Lucas could make the final shot.
"I was walking around him and then I found him only five steps from where I was," he said. "When I saw he was alive, I did an about face and just kind of backed out of there quickly. I definitely didn't expect to find him alive."
The buck was huge. It was a 10-pointer that green scored at 182. The mast was 7 inches at the base and the main beams measured 28 inches across. The deer, when field dressed, weighed 215 pounds. It's believed that when alive, it could have tipped the scales at 275 pounds.
The deer officially scored 175 6/8 inches typical after the 60-day drying period. It's gross score was 182 7/8 inches .
Lucas had plenty to say about the bow he had purchased only a few months earlier.
"It's a 2013 model," he said. "It's high dollar, but man, this thing is just unreal."
Sort of like the buck that will take a place of honor on his wall.
"I've got a few really nice ones on the wall," Lucas said. "But those will look like Bambis compared to this one."
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Jennifer Aniston tries not to "over-commit" during the festive season.
The 'Cake' actress - who is married to Justin Theroux - knows Christmas is a very busy time but thinks the best way to stay sane is not to agree to everything.
Asked her tips on staying sane during the holidays, she said: "Don't over-extend yourself too much. There is nothing worse than wearing yourself down during what is already a busy time for everyone. I know sometimes it's hard to not over-commit to friends and family during the holidays but I try to be mindful of it."
The 46-year-old star thinks it's important to take regular vacations in order to recharge.
Speaking to Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop website, she said: "When I'm really wiped out, it's time to go on a trip.
"I have my go-to places in warm climates and sandy beaches like Mexico that really allow me to relax and get back on track.
"I like massages and spa treatments, too - they help if I can't get on a plane and go on vacation."
And Jennifer treasures spending time with her loved ones.
She said: "Spending time with my husband, my dogs, and long-time girlfriends. Those times are sacred to me and I would never give them up."
Though work can keep the former 'Friends' actress away from her 'Leftovers' star husband for long periods of time, they like to make surprise visits to see one another on set.
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Hey! Those green books are all too familiar! We use DRA2 also. Our kids have to have a 16 to get out of first grade...wondering if that is the same across the board?? I teach the high achieving group that goes on to gifted/high achieving, so my kids range from a DRA 28-40. Half of my firsties this year are at a 40! I actually find it very informative of their skills. But it still is CRAZINESS to test at a level 40 at 6/7 years old! On top of DRA we have our spring oral reading fluencies and end of the year assessment from the county.ReplyDeleteReplies
I really like using the DRA2 kit. We also have a goal of level 16 for the end of first grade. I do know that some schools are raising that bar. Sounds like you have some excellent readers on your hands! :)Delete
We have the same! 16 is the end of first grade! I really enjoy this program because it does give you provide you with great instructional information. Our school district goes up to 40 in the DRA scale and then goes on to the Fountas and Pinnell after that. Fourth and fifth grade teachers will often use Fountas and Pinnell unless they have students below grade level. It can become a little confusing!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Sarah, I like the DRA2 also. I think it is informative and accurate. We use the IRI after students pass the DRA level 38.Delete
I start DRA tomorrow! Level 18 is end of year for Grade 1. I anticipate of my 26 students, 9 will be at level 18, 6-7 at levels 12-16, and 5 at levels 10-12, and 5 below level 8. We shall see....Wendy 1stgradefireworksReplyDeleteReplies
Good luck on those DRA tests! I hope they do great!Delete
My school does not really assess reading levels. /= Fortunately, I was able to get my hands on a DRA kit and I use that. Otherwise, we use the STAR assessment from Renaissance Place.ReplyDelete
Can I ask - for your 3rd graders, what phonics tools do you use with them? You only use that with those who need the phonics intervention (since I notice you do RTI) ?
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Jenn, I am not using any phonics program for the 3rd graders. I just screen the low readers on phonics skills that should have been learned in second grade so we can target them during RtI. Thanks!Delete
We use DRA2 as well! :) I started some today actually! :) Thanks for linking up! :)ReplyDelete
Good luck, Christina, on the DRA tests! I hope your students do great!Delete
We use Fountas & Pinnell.ReplyDelete
I have heard good things about Fountas and Pinnell. Thank you for coming by!Delete
We use Fountas and Pinnell as well.ReplyDeleteReplies
Fountas and Pinnell are a pretty popular choice. Thank you for coming by my blog!Delete
Our assessment isn't as formal as yours and we can use what we like. I check dolch site words and do running records year round.ReplyDelete
You look exceptionally prepared, as always:)
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You always have such kind things to say, Barb! Thank you for that!!Delete
We use F&P Leveling kits. I like it that they have a writing component included. There's a fiction and non-fiction book for each level.ReplyDelete
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Megan, I have heard good things about those leveling kits. It is important to assess students on both the fiction and nonfiction. Thank you for coming by my blog!Delete
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Our state requires a fluency reading test 3 times a year. Even though it's kind of one of those necessary evils, I was encouraged this spring to see how much growth there's been since the Fall especially considering how hard this year has been. They have learned something. :)ReplyDelete
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Kalamazoo, Mich. — Bronson Methodist Hospital has been awarded Practice Greenhealth's Environmental Leadership Circle for 2011. This is the highest environmental achievement award presented by Practice Greenhealth, a national membership organization for healthcare facilities committed to environmentally responsible operations. 2011 marks Bronson's ninth year as a recipient, longer than any other hospital in southwest Michigan.
The Environmental Leadership Circle recognizes healthcare facilities that exemplify environmental excellence and are setting the highest standards for environmental practices in health care. To be considered, facilities must meet the criteria for eliminating mercury, recycle at least 25 percent of their total waste stream, have implemented numerous other innovative pollution prevention programs, and are leaders in their community.
Stewardship of resources is a core value at Bronson," says Mike Way, vice president materials management & facilities services, "and we focus on this continuously. Bronson staff has been diligent about recommending ways to reduce, reuse and recycle the materials and energy we consume. In the same way that we focus on improving healthcare quality and safety for our patients, we make sustainable, green practices a priority. This achievement is a tribute to our staff and their commitment to environmental excellence."
The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards in eight categories were presented in Phoenix, AZ, on April 6, 2011 in conjunction with CleanMed 2011, a global conference for environmental leaders in healthcare.
"All of our members are committed to improving healthcare's environmental performance, but there is an illustrious group of facilities setting the highest standards," said Practice Greenhealth Executive Director Anna Gilmore Hall. "They are the best of the best, the recipients of our top award. They have introduced extensive environmental strategies into healthcare and are committed to achieving further improvements."
Practice Greenhealth is the nation's leading membership and networking organization for institutions in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices. Members include hospitals, healthcare systems, businesses and other stakeholders engaged in the greening of healthcare to improve the health of patients, staff and the environment. Practice Greenhealth is a source of environmental solutions for the health care sector.Practice Greenhealth's goals
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Whoever's daughter crawls first is the coolest! Whoever's son gets teeth earliest is destined to have an Einstein on their hands! Whoever's child drinks out of the sippy cup quickest wins a prize!
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Although often treated as a competition, baby milestones are more intended to serve as red flags. For instance, baby not sitting up by a year? Red flag. Baby crawling at 6 months? That's great, but ... doesn't necessarily mean you have a genius on your hands.
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This one is for the ladies, especially those ones who have found themselves with a man who wears lingerie, but who didn't really plan things going that way. As I have said in other articles, the first time I found out about a man I was with wearing lingerie I hadn't even thought about it before, it was well and truly completely off my radar.
Over time I came to quite enjoy it though, and I think that if a woman is prepared to accept the man she's with for who he is, and not try to make him into her fantasy male stereotype, then there is a good chance that she can actually enjoy her boyfriend or husband wearing lingerie too.
Certainly wearing lingerie didn't change anything with the first man in lingerie I was with, he didn't start wearing dresses, or start chasing men at work. He was one of the most heterosexual men I have known, but he deeply enjoyed wearing women's lingerie, and out of a desire not to try to stifle the living heck out of the guy, I was more than happy for him to wear lingerie as much and as often as he wanted.
You may not feel the same way of course, and its fine if you don't. But if you do want to give the guy and his panties a chance, why not check out these ways that you can have fun with him wearing lingerie as well.
Public Lingerie Fun
Men who wear lingerie, especially the ones who do so because of the taboo, the thrill seeking men in lingerie, love wearing lingerie in public. For many of them it is a huge thrill to go out in a bra, knowing that there is a possibility that at some point the shirt might pull tight over their back and somebody might realize that they are wearing a bra.
Others like to get a little more risky with it, perhaps wearing a camisole under a shirt with the top button or two undone, not enough to give the world a show, but enough to peek out from under the corners of the shirt and make a few people do a double take.
This is something you can enjoy with your guy too, especially if you're comfortable with it. It's a huge amount of fun to see other people's facial expressions when they notice or suspect that something is awry.
Slip n Slide
If he's not wearing camisoles yet, get him some. Seriously. A camisole is a great gift for you both because it turns his torso into a smooth slippery surface that is sensual and fun as well. You might be surprised at how good it feels under your fingertips, and you might even learn a little something about why some men like women in silky lingerie.
Play Dress Ups
Just because you're a grown up, it doesn't mean that you can't play dress ups. Women love to dress their men, just look at any men's clothing store on any weekend and you'll see that half or more of the customers in there are actually women, sometimes trailing a guy, sometimes not. There's no reason why you should limit your desire to dress to his outer wear, have fun setting out lingerie combinations for him to wear. He's likely to really enjoy you taking an active interest.
A Final Word...
Finally, just a note for women who are with men who like to wear lingerie. These ideas might seem silly, or even superfluous. What difference does it make whether you acknowledge his lingerie or not? To you perhaps not a lot, but to him, it may mean the world. Many men who like to wear lingerie struggle with it for years, sometimes feeling ashamed and embarrassed, and quite often feeling scared that they won't be accepted or loved by a woman because of it. Showing him that you accept that part of him can be a huge weight off his shoulders, and you may find that other areas of your relationship improve because of it. Nobody likes keeping secrets from their partner, or hiding parts of themselves. Even if him wearing lingerie might seem strange or weird to start off with, at the end of the day, they're just little scraps of material. That's it. They don't change who he is as a person, or as a man.
Feel free to comment, just for the love of all that is good, please keep it clean and G rated, otherwise I have to delete your comments, and I hate doing that.
How about those women who still wear their little girl thin cotton panties from their child hood (fetish) condemng men for their choice of nylon?
I recently caught my husband wearing bras and panties. Which was a huge relief to me because I thought he was cheating after i found a set in his car. He was thrilled that I accepted it, Really, I couldn't care less, all I ask of him is to be honest with me and not hide anything in our lives from each other. Since his "confession" he's even bought a set of those fake boobs for chicks and he wears them once in a while too. I support and love him no matter what, I was just glad to finally know the truth. Glad to see I'm not alone in the world of husband's wearing cuter bras and panties than me..lol
Another thing that is fun for men who enjoy wearing lingerie with their mate is sharing lingerie. One of the most exciting things about having your girlfriend open to you wearing lingerie is grabbing your under things from the same drawer.
It is extremely thrilling knowing I am wearing to bed what she did only a few days before.
Hi Thanks for writing this. I have been wearing panties on and off for 50 years and used to hide it, I would suppress the desire and feel guilty about that part of me. when I was 50 I decided that I must deal with all my fears and explained to my wife that I did not want to suppress that part of me any more. She was fine with it and I now wear panties 24 / 7. My wife buys panties for me but I also buy my own and have no problem with it. I am much happier than before. I don't know or care why I love wearing panties but I do. My wife would be concerned if other people got to know that I wear panties, but I really am not that bothered if others were to find out. I accept me and that means all of me. I am a loving and caring heterosexual man with no gay desires. My loving wife and soul mate accepts me as I am and I am so grateful to her. Why did it take me so long accept myself when she did it in a few minutes! I feel that a sizable percentage of males wear panties regularly or at least have worn them at some time. If it feels good and does not hurt anyone why not do it and enjoy it. Lets bring it more out in the open, but hopefully in a way that does not make other people uncomfortable. If a man in panties gives people a smile or a giggle that is fine by me. Patrick
I love to wear lingerie and let it show just a little, be it bra straps or lace from the panties. I really enjoy the remarks and giggles from women. Sometimes I'll wear print panties under thin white womens slacks, just to get reactions.
I love to wear girgles of all kinds .my wife dosnt like it but i do. she dosnt say much until i leave them laying around for her to see.she knows i have them.
I can understand what likewhatiam wrote. I wear lingerie as well as shapewear every day under my mens clothes. And I love the thrill wearing a bra. Covered with a dark or coloured shirt it is fun to show some projection. At first I was afraid very much. Now I enjoy the irritated stare you sometimes get from a woman.
I love my panties and wear them everyday, I don't posess any mens underwear even wear them to the doctor.I dress fully female under my mens clothes and people don't notice because they are not expecting a man to be wearing lingerie.Just love it and don't think I can ever go back to wearing mens boring tighty whities.keep up the great hub.
I wear panties 24/7. I ride a motorcycle and quite often while waiting for the light to change, gals will pull up and start to tell me how much they like the bike. While sitting there talking with them, I some times think, " I am probably wearing panties sexier than they are wearing themselve's. I wonder what they would think of me if they knew that?"Fortunately, I seldom ever give it any thought because I have been wearing them for so many years.
Oh my, I so like to wear a nice cami with lace at the neckline under a shirt with a button or two undone. Of course, mine are women's shirts with the buttons on the 'wrong' side. :)
Fortunately I have a lady that helps me out with the femine things to do and wear...We have loads of fun with the idea...and she becomes very dominant when I do wear panties and such...not in a mean way but in a very direct way...and when she dresses me up she also dresses up and that's a big wow for me...it all makes me smile anyway ...have fun and relax ladies...you might get the caressing you like...
spot on ! My wife left me not that long ago because of my love for waring bras and pantys. If I had this a few years ago it might not have happened
Interesting :) I still like my girlfriend wearing all the lingerie though.
You are truly the best! Thank you for writing this. I'm going to keep this article for future use with any woman I may become intimately involved with. You hit the nail on the head. If a woman would accept me for me and have some fun with it, there wouldn't be anything I wouldn't do for her!


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Marketing and Computer Revolution
The process that undertakes selling and purchasing of goods is called marketing. The particular target of marketing is acquiring, retaining and satisfying customers. The modern marketing is quite complex and diverse in operation. This area now includes application of special functions, for example, advertising, public relations, mail order business merchandising and retailing, sales and market research.
The marketing features of businesses depend upon huge transactions using computer as a unique and most significant tool in their functioning. Computers are used in inventory control, handling and processing orders, communication between companies and various organizations. The handling of design and goods production, manufacturing, products and their relative market analysis, advertising and intermediate controlling of company operations is done by the computer technology.
In this age of competition the business environment is fully commercialized and new means of excelling in business output are devised. The ratio of profitability has become the most significant aspect of running a business at all because companies need to maintain their positions in competition while operating in the market. The ultimate formula of success has become more intense to work upon and taking lead is becoming a hard target to achieve. The hunt for better systems in computer technology has placed this business on the top levels. The usage and requirements of most modern and updated software's and demands for different programmers have developed this technology showing 'sky is the limit.'
The use of CAD, has given a new trend in industrial revolution. This programme shows the models that display characteristics of objects. These objects are redesigned and analyzed according to requirements and this allows companies to study different designs without materializing it and thus saving a very high cost of building and testing various models. The controlling of manufacturing systems is also done by the software engineering. The computer aided manufacturing designs are done by the computer graphics which are highly interactive to use.
The easy accessibility and presence of different scientists and experts online saves the precious time and let the process time in reduction. The huge collection of different thesis and workable papers are also a source of bringing revolution in market procedures.
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Two teenagers. Two very bumpy roads taken that lead to Heartland Academy.
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Just who are the scientists of OHSU? A newly released video shows us they are innovators, groundbreakers, and pioneers. They embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and work together in a state-of-the-art scientific environment. They are bold. They are creative. They care. These extraordinary individuals are the behind-the-scenes brilliance of OHSU.
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Throughout this Primer, data from the HEASARC archive are used to illustrate how to run tasks for each instrument on XMM-Newton; new users are encouraged to use these sample data, though in should be noted that any data from the relevant instrument will do. Information about the example datasets are in Table 6.1.
|Lockman Hole
|EPIC (Timing mode)
|Mkn 421
|OM (Image mode)
|Lockman Hole
|OM (Fast mode)
|Mkn 421
|OM (Grism mode)
Regardless of which instrument you are interested in, one task is necessary to prepare the data for processing, odfingest. To demonstrate odfingest, and a host of other tasks in §7, we will use the Lockman Hole data with ObsID 0123700101, though any dataset will work equally well.
To begin, either run anonymous Hera by clicking on the ``H'' next to the dataset
in the archive (see §4), or download the dataset from the HEASARC
archive and initialize standard Hera (see §4.1 and §
4.2, respectively). Select all the zipped files in
the ODF directory and unzip them; multiple files can be selected at once by holding
the shift or control key, and right-clicking on the selected files will bring up a
menu with the option to unzip them. (This takes a long time.)
The task odfingest extends the Observation Data File (ODF) summary
file with data extracted from the instrument housekeeping data files and
the calibration database. It is required for reprocessing the ODF data with
the pipeline tasks, as well as for many other tasks, and it is only necessary to
run it once on any dataset. If for some
reason odfingest must be rerun, you must first delete the earlier
file it produced. This file largely follows the naming convention
described in §5.3.3, but has SUM.SAS appended to it.
Hera will automatically set the environment parameter SAS_ODF
to the SUM.SAS file in the active dataset's ODF directory, if one exists.
If there is no SUM.SAS file, the SAS_ODF variable maintains its default
value (the dataset's ODF directory).
To run odfingest, first make sure that the ODF directory is highlighted in the GUI. Then,
The command and parameters will be echoed and dialog from the task will be shown
in the Command Window. The warnings can be ignored. The prompt will return when
it is complete. (Please note that while tasks can be run from the Command Window
as well as the GUI, due to network security issues, you cannot use the standard
linux commands to navigate between directories, move files, etc. in the Command
At this point, the data is ready to be repipelined and analyzed. Data from the EPIC camera is discussed in §7, the RGS is in §8, and the OM is in §9. It is strongly recommended that all reprocessed data be kept in its own directory, and all the following chapters will assume that tasks are being called from the PROC directory.
To make PROC, select and right-click on the ObsID directory; the option to create a new directory will be in the menu. Please note that new directories will always be placed in the directory that was highlighted when the command was given, and similarly, all processing and analysis tasks that are called will be run from (and place output in) whichever directory is highlighted. So if you flip between directories often, it is a good idea to verify you are where you want to be before calling a task.


text: LONDON, England: - "Life is measured in achievement, not in years alone," wrote a 27-year-old Bruce McLaren in 1964. His new company, Bruce McLaren Motor Racing, was less than a year old.In those days, his vision was shared by fewer than half a dozen loyal staff and drivers, who slogged across the world to race his hand-built cars. In 2013, the McLaren Group employs more than 2000 people, all of whom still share its founders ideals of combining sportsmanship, solid engineering and cutting-edge technical expertise.On September 2 2013, the McLaren Group will celebrate its 50th anniversary.FORMULA 1 LEGENDSMcLaren's Formula 1 team has become a global powerhouse. Since its arrival in the sport, at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix, it has won more races (182) than any other constructor, started from pole position 155 times and achieved 151 fastest laps. In 2012, McLaren achieved the fastest time yet for a Formula 1 pitstop (2.31 seconds at Hockenheim), recorded its 58th consecutive points-scoring finish and have now led more than 10000 laps.The team also has created a number of F1 world champions - Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen and Lewis Hamilton.Ron Dennis, executive chairman of the McLaren group and automotive, said: "McLaren's history is long and storied, but McLaren's legacy is harder to define – and that's because it's still being vividly written every day by the dedicated men and women who work at the McLaren Technology Centre."Bruce McLaren wrote the beginning of the story, and the legend is going to continue for many years to come. I'm only a chapter, not the book, and I want other people to come in and write their own chapters as time goes by."This is a book that's still being written, and that, perhaps, is the greatest legacy of McLaren."In the US, McLaren proved its motorsport dominance by steamrolling the opposition in the CanAm series, winning five successive championship trophies (1967-1971) and an incredible 43 races behind the wheel of its V8-engined sportscars.The team entered the Indy 500 in 1970 and won the USA's most famous motor race in 1974 and 1976 with Johnny Rutherford. LE MANS CHAMPIONSMcLaren said: "In 2013, every single car in Formula 1, the Indycar Series and Nascar relies upon McLaren electronics' standardised ECUs to control their engines and feed data back to the garage."In 1993, the automaker launched its F1 road car. In GTR racing guise, it won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, also scooping third, fourth and fifth places on its debut in 1995."To this day, it remains the fastest naturally aspirated production car in the world," the automaker said.The group's next roadcar project was with German automaker Mercedes-Benz, and saw the successful build of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, which became the best-selling carbon-based car yet.Since its launch in 2010, McLaren's MP12C and 12C Spider remain one of the best examples of high performance sports cars. McLaren comments: "Both models exploit our unparalleled understanding of carbon fibre and electronic driver systems to create a groundbreaking product of unequalled weight, strength, performance and driveability."The MP4-12C GT3 earned 19 victories in its competitive motorsport debut in 2012. In September 2012, as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes crossed the finish line to win in Monza, McLaren's GT cars also took top honours in British, French and Spanish racing championships.MCLAREN P1 SUPERCARIn 2013, McLaren will open its 50th dealership ahead of the global launch of its P1 supercar.McLaren said: "It's all a long way from that small south London lock-up back in 1963 but Bruce wouldn't wish for us to merely look backwards without looking forwards, too."From 'McLaren 50' logos, through our specially commissioned heritage video features, to the launch of our new MP4-28 Formula 1 car with Jenson Button and Sergio Perez on January 31st, every road we take will be an opportunity to revel in McLaren's present while recalling our 50-year past."


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The Bestselling Book that Didn't Exist
Ballantine 165 back cover
Ballantine H165
This story is no secret. It's been published in the New York Times. It was an entry in Now I Know More, by Dan Lewis (Adams Media, Avon, MA, 2014). And, it's been detailed in Wikipedia, as well as being published online (in much greater detail) HERE. But ... it's sublimely entertaining, and deserves wide dissemination. It most certainly qualifies as a "Vintage Paperback Oddity."
In 1953, an outspoken radio entertainer named Jean Shepherd (not to be confused with actress Jean Shepard) moved from WLW in Philadelphia to WOR in New York, where he helped launch a new format, which today has become known as "Talk Radio." The all-night audience was not extremely large; but as it turns out, they were very loyal listeners.
The topics were numerous and they varied widely. At some point, a call-in listener began ranting about the New York Times Bestseller List. That list has always been very controversial. It does NOT actually list books that have sold the most copies. It is derived through the use of a formula that includes how fast a book sells (not how many), the number of requests to booksellers and wholesalers, library orders, author recognition, and numerous other factors.
And so, Shepherd came up with a devious scam. Well, I guess you couldn't really call it a scam, because literally hundreds of people were in on it. He asked his listeners to come up with a fictitious author and a fictitious title. Then, they all ran around the city asking for the book ... or other works by the same author. Their choice of titles: I, Libertine by Frederick R. Ewing, a "well know" British writer of historical fiction (though, of course, there was no such person and no such book).
For weeks after that, callers filled the early morning air waves with tales about people they'd met who claimed to have read the book, who "greatly admired the author's work," and booksellers who moaned to potential buyers that they had just sold their last copy ... but promised to order more immediately. And, sure enough, after several weeks of this, the book made the New York Times Bestseller List, even though it didn't actually exist.
It was all great fun, but eventually it gave way to talk of sports, politics and other important topics of the day. Then, later that same year, Shepard and sci-fi author Theodore Sturgeon were having lunch with Ian Ballantine, Sturgeon's publisher. (Read more about Ian Ballantine in the Penguin, Bantam and Ballantine sections of BookScans. And view more than a dozen books by Sturgeon in the Avon, Ballantine and Pyramid sections.) During the meal, Sturgeon asked Ballantine if he wanted to meet the famous bestselling author, Frederick R. Ewing; and when the publisher jumped at the idea, Sturgeon pointed to Shepard, then related the story. Ballantine immediately asked Sturgeon to ghost write the now-famous novel, and it was actually published in 1956.
As was the case with several of the Ballantine books, it was released simultaneously in hardcover and "paperback original." Both bore the same cover illustration by pulp artist Frank Kelly Freas, though the hardcover's dust jacket version was tinted. The back cover bore a brief, wholly fictitious biographical sketch of the author, including his colorful wartime military service with the Royal Navy and his "well remembered BBC broadcasts about Erotica of the 18th Century." The accompanying picture is of Shepard.
The proceeds from the book went to charity. And finally, after the book had once again made their Bestseller List, the whole plot was explained to the New York Times, which published an article about the affair.
(Much later, Jean Shepard wrote a semi-autobiographical novel entitled In God WeTrust: All Others Pay Cash (Doubleday, NY, 1966). Eventually, it was adapted for screen and released in 1983 by MGM as A Christmas Story, about a boy who wants a "Red Ryder" BB gun for Christmas. Shepard co-wrote the script, and it is his voice that provides the narration in the movie.)
Thanks to Bob Gaines for pointing out the Dan Lewis book.
And, thanks to Doug Wise for pointing out the web story by J. Mark Powell.


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I got the opportunity this last week to go down to Bowling Green, KY to play in the 40th Annual Amatuer Championships at Bowling Green. I went down with my friend Tyler Schrock, who placed will in the advanced division taking 19th overall in a field of 173. It was a great experience for both of us, however we went into the event blind, not knowing what to expect, not know the courses or much about the town. So I figured I would use this week's post to talk about the courses the experience and give some advice if you plan to go down for the event in the future or just on a recreational trip.
The Event:
The tournament itself was a great event. It was well run for the most part, there was a minor issue with no scorecards when we arrived at the third round, but with 838 players spread over 10 courses, small lapses are bound to happen. the Rounds are spread out well over the 3 days of the tournament, round one was friday at noon giving you plenty of time to get to courses get ready, and still have time for the rest of the evening. Saturday started early with round two at 8:30am tee off, tyler and I were split between courses so it was a bit of a rush to drop one off and get to the other course. Round two was followed by a decent break to grab lunch, tyler and I used that time to go back to our hotel shower, warm back up, eat, and get ready to go back out for round three 2:00pm. Sunday was another early morning with round four starting at 8:30 in the morning. there was a final 9 for the top 8 in our divisions but since neither Tyler or I made final nine and we had a 7 hour drive ahead of us we took off back to ohio. Overall it is a great event to go down to, I will break down the courses in full detail further on.
Surrounding the tournament itself was a plethora of side events, clinics, challenges and tournaments. The Disc Golf Pro Tour was there bringing with them the festival of the flying disc, and it's games, and putting challenges including the putting tower, and putting tic-tac-toe. Innova disc brought out there Wombat3 challenge, players take 3 Wombat3s and try to score points on a 200 ft shot at a basket, I put 3 shots within 10 feet and won myself a Wombat3.
There were several doubles tournaments that were set up in the days prior to the tournament. Tyler and I played in a doubles event at the Technical college course hosted by the Nati Disc Golf Store, and there was also an Eric Oakley clinic there. We talked to Eric for a while, he seemed like a really cool and nice guy, then played doubles with a few other people we shot pretty well and ended up on third place.
Friday night of the tournament was the Flymart. If there was any one who sold discs, made discs, or did anything disc golf related they were there with a pop up shop (except mvp). It was just a zoo of people and discs being traded in a large bazaar format. We ran into some people who had spent a ton on new discs. Tyler spend $3 on a turbo putt, and I picked up a mini zone just to get some cool signatures for $10, if you are looking for plastic it's a great place to go but if you do not like crowds I'd avoid this part.
Saturday night was a player party at Hot Rod Stadium. By this point in the weekend the weather had kind of turned on us and there was not a huge turn out. There were some good ctp and putting competitions as side games going on, but overall it seemed spaced out and fairly unorganized, this may have been do to it being late at night and pretty cold. The tournament is fun and the surrounding events add a lot of fun opportunities to play and to mingle with our tribe.
The Courses :
Phil Moore:
Phil Moore park is for the most part a long bombers course with a few holes in fairly tight woods. A lot of the course is open field with par threes of 350-400ft and go all the way in length to a 911 ft par 5. There are a good number of ob lines in the fields that are the post to mark the cross country running courses across the park, for the most part these Ob lines should not come into play, but exposed to the wind discs can find there way to the lines. I unfortunately played this course in my fourth round while I was tired and it was in constant rain, and wind. I played my first 9 holes really well until both my towels were completely soaked and I did not have a dry disc the rest of the round. Be ready to throw drivers on Second and even third throws here.
South Central Kentucky Technical College:
Tech was the most technically demanding course we had to play in the Intermediate division. The course is largely holes with tight fairways that are about 25-40 ft wide, on either side are 8 ft high dense bushes that you are very likely just going to be pitching out. It requires tight course management and placement while still trying to get significant distance if you want to score well. If you can stay out of trouble the par 4's are pretty soft, a three feels good and a four feels like you did not quite capitalize on the opportunity. The flow is little off with a few holes randomly on the other side of the campus that are just big and open but for the most part it is tight in the woods.
Preston Miller:
Miller was a very short course that was primarily in very tight woods, The rough was not really as rough as techs rough was and there were plenty of opportunities to scramble if you kicked off a tree (which was very likely to happen). Most of the holes on the course are under 250 ft long.
Hobson's Grove:
This course was a little more traditional park style course. A few holes of open park style golf with a few gardian trees and elevation changes. A few holes that go through the woods with good sized fairways and rough that you could easily scramble out of. Hole 2 has some length and teeth, and I would recommend walking the hole prior to playing it.
Those were the intermediate courses, I did not play any of the others to give a full right up.
Just wanted to give a shout out to a few of the local places of the town that Tyler and I ended up. First the A-Frame was a great local dive bar, no food there but this was recommended to us by a few local players we ran into after playing doubles on Thursday. The place has a great atmosphere the bartender was a great guy gave us good food recommendations, and they had a great selection of beers.
At the A-Frame we got advice from the bartender for food to go to Gino's Italian Deli. They had some amazing food, and they had good vegetarian options for Tyler. We got stuff to go which was really nice, and its location was great being right across the main road from the Holiday Inn, and Convention Center that served as tournament central.
Check out Tyler's videos for his perspective on our trip:
It's a great tournament with a great players pack, its well run I met a ton of great people. I highly recommend finding some of the local places for food it seems like a lot of people funnel into the chains. We look forward to going back in 2018


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Usually, red wine comes along with the cheeseboard but it doesn't always make the perfect match. White wines are better with most of the cheeses, such as goat and blue cheeses.
France is famous for it's know how in cheese making. With over 300 types, you can easily discover a different cheese every day all year long. About 40 types are classified as PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) cheeses. Made with cow, goat or sheep, these various flavours will surely please cheese lovers weither they are fresh, ripened, hard, pressed or soft.
Discover the origins of the most important type of cheeses.


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Insurance costs fall for the first time in years
According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the cost of motor insurance has fallen for the first time in years.
Finally, some good news for motorists, as the price of motor insurance has been almost extortion in recent years.
New figures from the CSO reveals that motor premiums were down by 2.6 per cent in April compared with the same month last year.
Motor insurance had been rising rapidly for the last few years which saw the cost of the average policy shoot up by 60 per cent.
The last time motor insurance fell was in December 2013 so we have been definitely in the need for a drop in insurance premiums for some time.
While it is good to see a slight fall in car insurance, there are other areas of the economy that are still rising which cancels out any improvement for consumers.
Over the same period, there have been increases in other costs such as alcohol, petrol and health insurance, which saw overall prices rise by almost 1pc in the year to April, according to the latest consumer price index.
Airfares have also gone up over the same period, however, the price of foodstuffs has gone down slightly in the last year.
The main reason being weaker sterling against the euro which has made imported groceries more price competitive.
Clothing is now cheaper due to sales but the big surprise overall in the consumer price index is the fall in the cost of insurance.
To the consternation of all motorists, premium rates have shot up since 2010, hitting drivers hard.
Some drivers have even seen the cost of their car insurance double, especially last summer when premiums were rising at a rate of close to 40 per cent.
According to calculations based on Central Bank data, the average motor premium is now averaging at €478 which seems extremely low and most of us are not experiencing this in reality?
Eoghan Murphy, who is the Junior Minister overseeing measures to reduce motor premium costs said recently that there were early signs that the cost of insurance may stop rising.
An in an update to his previous statements, Mr Murphy said price rises have eased off somewhat.


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BERLIN (AP) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev says the collapse of the Berlin Wall demonstrates how important good relations between Germany and Russia are for the entire world.
Gorbachev spoke to a crowd at the former site of Berlin's famous Checkpoint Charlie crossing point Friday, two days before the 25th anniversary of the Wall's fall.
The elder statesman, who kept Soviet troops stationed in East Germany in their barracks the night of Nov. 9, 1989, said that "as long as Russians and Germans understand each other, as long as our relationship is good, then everyone benefits."
Ties between Berlin and Moscow have been strained recently by the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Gorbachev said that "we must make sure that we get the tensions that have arisen recently under control."


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This morning I needed to send an email admitting a project had failed. It was a simple enough project at the outset but my lack of clarity on the intended outcome and determination to complete the project once the misunderstanding was understood prevented the salient course of saying no.
Sitting down to write the email apologizing, accepting defeat and beginning to make amends with the colleagues I've let down in this process, I came up with one more idea. That last sliver of hope. So the last two hours have been spent trying for that last sliver. It's really tough letting go when I've failed on a project. Even tougher when I know my colleagues have made commitments based on my commitments to them and their belief in my ability to deliver on my commitments.


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SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Harry Costa's shop, Just Things, is a 6,000-square-foot specialty store that is filled with collectibles just waiting to be discovered. Though it holds such offerings as 1939 San Francisco World's Fair items, comic books and 1920s and 1930s ephemera, the shop's focus is vintage and antique toys, which makes up about 90 percent of the inventory.
Costa told Antique Trader the San Francisco International Airport often borrows shop inventory for the terminal museum displays. (For those unfamiliar, SFO has several exhibitions on display at any given time throughout the various terminals.) About two months ago, Costa loaned out several of his space toys; this summer, the airport will be displaying many of Costa's vintage board games. He said they're interested in displaying just about anything to do with television. When an exhibit is in full swing, he said he notices a definite upswing in both store traffic and sales.
Costa, himself a collector of pre-World War II toys, has more than 10,000 Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars in the Just Things inventory. The store also has Corgi and Dinky toys; Franklin Mint and Danbury Mint collectible cars; and all types of die cast toys. If you're in the market for a vintage battery operated toy, the store has more than 75 to choose from.
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For the upper-level collector, Costa reports he has an original Johnny West store display. The piece measures about 6 feet long, is holding 20 or 30 figures and carries a price tag of $3,500. He also has an original 1958 Matchbox store display with all 75 of the original toy cars. Though the cars were originally priced at just 49 cents apiece, this entire set, along with the display, will now set the buyer back about $8,000.
Just Things currently has more than 500 prewar and postwar Lionel trains and accessories, many of which are still in their boxes. They don't carry HO trains or accessories; Costa explained those items just don't have the resale value that O-gauge and O-27 trains do. He was excited to tell Antique Trader about the rare Lionel toy electric stove he has on display; he said this small, working stove from 1929 is in fine condition and he is asking $4,000 for it. He has only seen two others like it.
Costa has been in business since 1960 and buying and selling toys for about the last 20 years. His shop, Just Things, is located just 5 minutes from the San Francisco International Airport at 575 San Mateo Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066 (15 minutes from San Francisco).
The shop can be reached at 650-871-9410; fax 650-588-7545; or email@example.com. The store is open most days from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., but Costa advises a call first to confirm the current hours.
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All that I am and all that I shall ever be, I owe to my Angel Mother.
The Bucket List- Have you found joy in your life? Has your life brought joy to others?
Make sure your suffering has meaning…
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Hi Jane,
Navy said it very well in her post. I will just reiterate:
Psychotherapy is the most common treatment for adjustment disorder(situational depression) Therapy helps you understand how the stressor has affected or your life. It also helps you develop better coping skills. Support groups can also be helpful by allowing you, Jason and others to discuss their concerns and feelings with people who are coping with the same stress. In some cases, medication may be used to help control anxiety symptoms or sleeping problems.
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Dolorez J. "Dodie" Mathisen
Dolorez J. "Dodie" Mathisen, age 79, of Buffalo, died Friday, April 27, 2007 at the Park View Care Center in Buffalo.
She was born Oct. 19, 1927 to John and Myrtle (Moline) Wicks in Mound.
Dodie was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved to laugh and play jokes. A gifted cook, she enjoyed sharing her creations with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Lloyd Mathisen; sons Gary and Timmy; and siblings: Carl, Quno, Priscilla, Minerva, and Dawnita.
Dodie is survived by her children: Sandy and Midge Raumer, Michael and Lori Mathisen, and Tommy and Jean Mathisen; grandchildren: Cary, Angie, Kristi, Rachael, Natalie, Cole, Katie, Carley, Cody, Blake, and Quinn; great-grandchildren: Brody, Paige, Autumn, Haley, Bailey, Satine, Saije, and Ethan; sister Viola Weiland; sisters-in-law Bev Wicks and Evelyn Ohlsson; brothers-in-law Marsh Airhart and Marvin Vogelesang; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A memorial service took place Tuesday, May 1 at the Delano United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Highland Goodman officiating.
Arrangements were by the Iten Funeral Home in Delano.
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Grade 5 : Standard 9 - Matter
Conceptual Strand 9
The composition and structure of matter is known, and it behaves according to principles that are generally understood.
Guiding Question 9
How does the structure of matter influence its physical and chemical behavior?
Grade Level Expectations
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GLE 0507.9.1 Observe and measure the simple chemical properties of common substances.
GLE 0507.9.2 Design and conduct an experiment to demonstrate how various types of matter freeze, melt, or evaporate.
GLE 0507.9.3 Investigate factors that affect the rate at which various materials freeze, melt, or evaporate.
0507.9.1 Compare the simple chemical properties of common substances.
0507.9.2 Investigate how different types of materials freeze, melt, evaporate, or dissipate.
0507.9.3 Use data from a simple investigation to determine how temperature change affects the rate of evaporation and condensation.
SPI 0507.9.1 Distinguish between physical and chemical properties.
SPI 0507.9.2 Describe the differences among freezing, melting, and evaporation.
SPI 0507.9.3 Describe factors that influence the rate at which different types of material freeze, melt, or evaporate.
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SPI 0507.9.1 Distinguish between physical and chemical properties.
United Streaming Changes in the Properties of Matter: Physical and Chemical (28:00)
Experiment - Mystery Powders
Mystery Powders http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=2176 This activity gives several powders and substances that can undergo a physical or chemical change and has students evaluate each example. A recording sheet is provided.
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|Mystery Powder's Reaction to Heat
|Mystery Powder's Reaction to Iodine
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Online Resources for Chemical or Physical Change
PowerPoint Physical or Chemical Changes (Quiz with many examples of chemical and physical changes.) http://jc-schools.net/write/sci/physchem_files/frame.htm
Powerpoint http://www.learnnc.org/media/lessons/LouiseWhealton5232002459/phys_and_chem_changes.ppt
What is the difference between chemical and physical change? (examples of chemical or physical changes) http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/matter/faq/physical-chemical.shtml
Chemical or Physical (Interactive Lesson) http://virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/lmaki/Chem150-99/chapters/chapter1/lessons/phys_chem/phy_c_1.htm
Physical Or Chemical Change Picture Quiz http://www.slideshare.net/Dananyeholt/physical-or-chemical-change-picture-quiz
Changing States - Does it Matter? http://www.iit.edu/~smile/guests/chgstate.htm
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=2690 Describing and comparing physical changes are the topics found in this lesson plan. Lesson plan is for grade 5.
BrainPop - Property Changes http://www.brainpop.com/science/matterandchemistry/propertychanges/
SPI 0507.9.2 Describe the differences among freezing, melting, and evaporation.
Matter Changing States http://www.brainpop.com/science/matterandchemistry/matterchangingstates/
SPI 0507.9.3 Describe factors that influence the rate at which different types of material freeze, melt, or evaporate.
Factors affecting the rate of evaporation http://www.vtaide.com/png/evaporation.htm
Effect of Humidity & Temperature on Evaporation http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Water/index.html
Scientific Method Experiment: Factors Affecting How Ice Melts http://www.umaine.edu/NSFGK-12/images/PDFs/IceMeltcomPM.pdf
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Firefighters snuffed a blaze tonight that damaged three rear porches in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, officials said.
Crews responded to a still-and-box alarm at three brick homes in the 3100 block of West Pershing Road about 9:45 p.m. and struck out what rose to a 2-11 alarm by 10:30 p.m., said Fire Cmdr. Will Knight.
The porches of a 2-story building and two 3.5-story buildings were wrecked, he said. Residents fled the buildings, which had working smoke detectors, and no injuries were reported, Knight said.
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Highly regarded as "today's" hot smallblock Chevy, GM's family of LS engines represents a real milestone in performance V8 engine design. Even straight out of the factory, the LS (in all of its variants) produces decent power. The oiling and sealing systems represent drastic improvements over the early smallblock design, and they make great platforms for additional aftermarket power enhancements. It's relatively easy to make these buggers scream, thanks in large part to the advanced cylinder head designs that were started by GM and further HP-injected via a wide selection of aftermarket heads. The performance aftermarket has a solid grip on the LS platform (and continues to develop go-fast components for the LS), making it easy to pump additional ponies and torque without gnashing your teeth or bruising your brain.
Overall, the factory LS engines offer surprisingly decent durability. However, in the process of building/modifying any performance LS engine, if you plan to use OE rocker arms (whether re-using originals or using new OE rockers), you should be aware of the critical need to perform an upgrade to the rocker arms. Specifically, the OE trunnions and trunnion bearings should be replaced with an aftermarket upgrade kit.
There's really nothing wrong with GM's original rocker arm design. The rocker arms are lightweight and stiff, and strong enough to withstand most high-performance street applications.
The bad news is that in high rpm situations and when used in conjunction with high valve spring pressures, the factory cageless trunnion needle bearings's outer shell may tend to begin walking out of the rocker arm's pivot trunnion bore, resulting in individual needle bearings quickly falling out and scattering throughout the engine (the OE needles are captured by two separate housings, and the outer housing tends to walk out, releasing the needles). Obviously, this isn't good for either the rockers (no bearings) or the rest of the engine. And let's face it — any performance-minded customers will stomp the throttle and lean on their engines from time to time, and it's also very common for owners to pump up the volume by making a performance cam change (which in most cases will involve higher-than-factory valve spring pressures).
Note that the recommendation to upgrade LS rocker arm trunnions is not limited to performance enthusiasts alone. Any LS engine that will be exposed to abusive conditions will benefit from this upgrade. This can include LS engine applications for police vehicles and other emergency vehicles, as well as commercially used trucks that will experience heavy engine loads.
If, during an oil change, you find small "mystery" needle bearings in the oil or stuck to the magnetic drain plug, this is clear evidence of rocker arm needle bearing failure (the needles have left the rockers and are now wiggling around on top of the heads and washing down through oil drain back holes on their way to the sump. And along the way, who knows what little orifices they'll migrate into (a scary thought). As I mentioned earlier, this condition, although possible in any daily driver, is more prone to occur if the engine is operated at frequently high engine speed, and/or if high valve spring pressures are used (as when changing over to a hotter cam that includes higher-rate springs). This warning bears repeating. The inexpensive OE rocker arm bearing setup is a proven weak link in the LS system.
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Twice the spice: Red Hot Chili Peppers add second Rexall show
Red Hot Chili Peppers are adding a second show at Rexall Place. The recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will perform Thursday, Nov. 22. Their Wednesday, Nov. 21 gig is sold out.
Tickets are $39.50 to $69.50 plus service charges at Ticketmaster. On sale: Friday, May 4.
Three days earlier, the Chilis will release a six-song EP, We Salute You, featuring covers of some of their favourite artists, including Neil Young's Everybody Knows This is Nowhere and David Bowie's Suffragette City.


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The temperature was 3°F and falls four degrees Fahrenheit. What is actually temperature?
- Difference in temperatures
The temperature in the number line show minus 15 degree celsius and 8 degree celsius. What is the different between the temperatures?
- Expression 8
Evaluate this expressions: a) 5[3 + 4(2.8 - 3)] b) 5×(8-4)÷4-2
- School
There are 150 pupils in grade 5 . 2/3 of it are female. By what fractions are the males?
- The Stolen Money
A man walks into a store and steals a $100 bill. 5 minutes later, he returns to the store and buys stuff worth $70. He pays with the bill that he had stolen, so the owner of the store returns him $30. How many dollars did the store owner lose?
- Expression 6
Evaluate expression: -6-2(4-8)-9
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The root of the equation ? is: ?
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Bus started from point A 10 minutes before the train started from the same place. The bus went an average speed of 49 km/h, train 77 km/h. To point B train and bus arrived simultaneously. Calculate time of train journey, if train and bus travelled the.
- Short cut
Imagine that you are going to the friend. That path has a length 270 meters. Then turn left and go another 1810 meters and you are at a friend's. The question is how much the journey will be shorter if you go direct across the field?
- Textbooks
After check of textbooks found that every 10-th textbook should be withdrawn. Together 58 textbooks were withdrawn. How many textbooks were in stock before withdrawn and how many after withdrawn?
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How many times you can subtract the number 2 from the number 32?
- It is rectangular?
Size of two of the angles in a triangle are: α=110°, β=40°. Is it a right triangle?
- Theater
The theater has in each row with 10 seats. Ticket to the first 5 rows is for 21 USD. In next rows is for 13 USD. The theater was completely sold out. Revenue was 3520 USD. How many rows are in the theater?
- Pediatrician
Pediatrician this month of 21 working days takes 3 days holidays. What is the probability that on Monday will be at work?
- Piggy
A man bought a pig for € 60 then sold it for € 75. Then again bought for € 90 and sold it for € 100. How many € earned?
- Balls
I have 19 balls and my friend has 27. About how many has my friend more balls?
- I think number
I think number.When I add 841 to it and subtract 157, I get a number that is 22 greater than 996. What number I thinking?
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Table of chocolate is divided into squares on its surface. Lengthwise has 15 squares and widthwise 19 squares. We must chocolate broke into individual squares. How many times we have broke it to get only individual squares? It is not permitted to break
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If we add to unknown number 21, then divide by 6 and then subtract 51, we get back an unknown number. What is this unknown number?
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Congratulations to these Students of the Month for April.
Preschool and Kindergarten Western Games
Western second graders making their biography presentation.
Third grade visit to the Lexington History Museum.
Third grade reading to kindergarten students.
Second grade students reading with first grade students.
Buddy Reading outside.
Juliana H. reads to Kindergarten students during Right to Read Week.
Ellie N. reads to Kindergarten students during Right to Read Week.
Students from Western collaborating on Art projects with residents at the Lexington Court Care Center.
Kindergarten students were planting in the garden and found four baby bunnies. They covered up their bedding so they would be kept safe.
Mrs. Betscher's PM Kindergarten class learning about the letter U by making unicorns.
Western students visiting their pen pals at Lex Care. Great experience for the students and the senior citizens.
Students from Mrs. Them's and Mrs. Coffman's classes interviewing residents at Lexington Court for their biography writing pieces.
Third grade students sharing their research projects.
Choice and collaboration in Mrs. Hughes' math class.
Thank you for coming to our 0-3 Year old story time. Our next story time will be March 16th at 10:30am.
Mr. Biswas used his expertise as a chemist to lead a lesson in Mrs. Coffman's class on the Properties of Matter.
Mrs. Brown's class is excited to receive their pen-pal letters from 3rd graders at Chapman Elementary School in Powell, Ohio. They are participating in the Global Read Aloud and are reading Fenway and Hattie.
Fall Costume Parade
First Graders learning about fire safety.
Congratulations to Linda for placing 4th in the Ohio MyOn Summer Reading Challenge. Over 100 schools and 37,000 students partipacted in this challenge.
Mrs. Brown's children working together to create their opinion pieces.
First grade's visit to the Renaissance Theatre; Peter and the Wolf.
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Western Third Grade students teach First Graders about soil in their learning garden.
Congratulations to these Students of the Month for April.


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