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Despite losing Shane Battier and Nate James to graduation, the Blue Devils can expect leadership, not early exits to the NBA, from their players.
By BRIAN LANDMAN
© St. Petersburg Times, published April 4, 2001
MINNEAPOLIS -- Although all-everything Shane Battier played his final game Monday, don't think for a moment the Duke Blue Devils won't be a Final Four contender next season.
Barring unexpected defections to the NBA, they should be.
"I think everyone's coming back; we don't have any signs (to the contrary)," coach Mike Krzyzewski said Tuesday morning after receiving the Sears Trophy as the national champion. "Jason (Williams) has already said he's coming back. ... So I think we'll be very good again."
Williams, a sophomore and first-team All-American, is a good building block. So, too, are sophomore forward Mike Dunleavy and sophomore center Carlos Boozer.
Just ask the Arizona Wildcats.
Dunleavy had struggled with his long-range shot, making 1 of 9 three-pointers in his three previous games. But against Arizona he hit 5 of 9 threes, including three in 45 seconds in the second half of Duke's 82-72 win. It's no wonder that as he cut down the net, he paused to kiss the rim.
Boozer, who had missed six games with a broken bone in his right foot and returned for the Sweet 16, came off the bench to be a force at both ends. He had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks in 30 minutes.
He also helped contain Arizona's powerful inside attack of 7-foot-1 center Loren Woods and 6-7 forward Michael Wright.
Perhaps lost given the performances of Battier, Dunleavy and Boozer was another harbinger of future Duke success:
Freshman guard Chris Duhon.
"Personally, I feel the biggest story out of last night was Duhon," Krzyzewski said. "He is only 18 years old. He's playing in front of 46,000 people. The guy he depends on the most in the backcourt (Williams) is in foul trouble. I'm bringing him in and out all game. And he's guarding one of the best guards (Jason Gardner) in the country."
Duhon also sustained a mild concussion, his second of the NCAA Tournament, when he collided with Maryland point guard Steve Blake in the waning minutes of Saturday's semifinal and hit his head on the hardwood.
"Before the game it was still hurting," Duhon said. "This was the last game of the season. This was for everything. Once the ball went up, I wasn't thinking about my head. I was thinking about what I had to do to be successful."
Duhon finished with 9 points -- including a key three-point play when he drove the baseline and drew a foul from Woods that made the score 71-65 -- 6 assists and 1 turnover in 39 minutes. Gardner hit 2 of 11 shots.
"I could not have done that at 18," Krzyzewski said. "It's obvious that Dunleavy's shots and Battier's dunk are big, but as a coach watching the game, you had to be mesmerized with Duhon and what he accomplished. And that certainly bodes well for the future."
So, too, does the development of sophomore center Casey Sanders, a former Tampa Prep standout who was pressed into a far larger role when Boozer broke his foot.
"We changed the system, and Casey in particular stepped up," Krzyzewski said. "Casey is going to be really good."
He needs to add muscle to his 6-11, 218-pound frame, as does Dunleavy to his svelte frame, but Krzyzewski said both are diligent workers.
Duke also will have 6-10 sophomore Nick Horvath back. He sat out the season with an injured right foot.
Although swingman Nate James graduates, Duke will add junior Dahntay Jones, who will be eligible after transferring from Rutgers, and another McDonald's All-American, guard Daniel Ewing.
The one thing that won't be easily replaced is Battier's leadership.
Unless he leaves some behind.
"It'll be interesting for me to see next year how much of Shane is still with the team," Krzyzewski said. "I wonder how Nick Horvath will react? Mike Dunleavy? Will I see some of those characteristics in them? I think I will. It's something I'm already looking forward to."


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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Largest Human London 2012 Logo: Surrey schoolchildren sets world record (Video)
Camberley, UK--2012 Surrey schoolchildren have formed a human London 2012 Olympic logo covering 1800 square meters on a sports field in Camberley
- setting the new world record for the Largest Human Olympic Logo, according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/.
Photo: A group of 2,012 school children created a giant human London 2,012 logo at Collingwood College in Camberley, Surrey. (enlarge photo)
The Guinness world record for the most expensive logo produced for an Olympic games is the 2012 London Summer Olympics logo, which cost £400,000 ($645,645) to design. The logo was produced by brand consultants Wolff Olins (UK) and paid for by private money.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest car logo; it was formed by 1,143 Chevrolet cars during an event organised by GM Korea (South Korea) in Bokwang Phoenix Park, South Korea.
The World's Largest Human Olympic Logo covered 2,152 sq yd (1,800 sq m) and was created at Collingwood College to celebrate the P&G Surrey School Games, which runs until June.
The children were joined by Olympic rower Debbie Flood, GB Olympic trampoline hopeful Amanda Parker and 1948 torchbearer Austin Playfoot.
Surrey County Council got approval from LOCOG, organisers of London 2012, to create the logo, and Collingwood College was chosen as the location because it is one of the biggest schools in the county.
"Thousands of children created a slice of Olympic history right here in Surrey," said Helyn Clack, Surrey County Council's Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games.
"It's going to be the most exciting year of sport this country has ever seen and events like this encourage more young people to get active.
"It may even inspire the next generation of Olympic and Paralympic athletes."
The logo spectators also saw a demonstration by Camberley Judo Club, a gymnastics exhibition by college students and a display of 50 flags made by children.
Sir Keith Mills, deputy chair of LOCOG, said: "The Games is about the next generation. The kids have been brilliant today.
"Surrey [County Council] has been an outstanding partner in all the things that we have been doing."
Last year, 1,900 people, mostly children, broke the world record for the largest human Olympic rings.
Surrey is hosting the men's and women's Olympic cycling road race events on the opening weekend of the Games (28 and 29 July) and the Olympic road cycling time trials on 1 August.
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Largest Human DNA Helix: Genentech (HD Video)
human Olympic logo: China
Largest human cross: Manila students
Largest Human Smiley Face: Baltimore
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Why is it important to have certified professionals tackle hard surface inspections?
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For decades, performance artist and writer, Kate Bornstein, has been exploding binaries and deconstructing gender—and her own identity. Trans-dyke. Reluctant polyamorist. Sadomasochist. Recovering Scientologist. Pioneering gender outlaw.
Kate Bornstein Is a Queer & Pleasant Danger joins her on her latest tour, capturing rollicking public performances and painful personal revelations as it bears witness to Kate as a trailblazing artist-theorist-activist who inhabits a space between male and female with wit, style and astonishing candor.
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ST. MARTINVILLE – Funeral Services will be conducted for Early "Calan" Boudreaux, age 79, at 2:00 pm Monday, December 27, 2010 at St. Elizabeth's Cemetery with Travis Savoie officiating. Interment will be held at St. Elizabeth's Cemetery in Coteau Holmes.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm on Sunday until service time on Monday. The funeral home will remain open all night. A Eulogy service will be held at 7:00 pm Sunday.
A native and resident of St. Martin Parish, Mr. Boudreaux passed away at 12:05 am on Friday, December 24, 2010 at his residence.
Mr. Boudreaux is survived by his wife, Mary Ruth Aucoin Boudreaux; children, Earline Boudreaux and her husband Blaine Hebert; Michael"Mike" Boudreaux and wife Sheila; Isaac "Ike"Boudreaux and wife Gillian and Darrel "Boo" Boudreaux and wife Connie all of Bayou Portage. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, Bonita Richard, Roxanne Smith, Tracy Danos, Mandy Boudreaux, Sage Landry, Taylor Hebert, Cypress Boudreaux, Early Boudreaux, Dalton Boudreaux and Jake Boudreaux and nine great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Aurelia Bonin Boudreaux; granddaughter, Reba Boudreaux; one brother, Necess Boudreaux and one sister, Rose Boudreaux and his nephew, Samuel Boudreaux.
Pallbearers will be Michael Boudreaux, Isaac Boudreaux, Darrel Boudreaux, Blaine Hebert, Robert Richard and Samuel Boudreaux.
Honorary pallbearers will be Early Boudreaux, Dalton Boudreaux, Jake Boudreaux, Kevin Smith, Wayne Smith, Robert Richard, Jr., Gage Boudreaux, Alberie Hebert, Gerard Hebert, Louis Hebert, James Smith, Isaac Danos and David Danos.
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- n. Plural form of proprietor.
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They followed the well-known road of the Volga, cherished the error of the nations who confounded them with the Avars, and spread the terror of that false though famous appellation, which had not, however, saved its lawful proprietors from the yoke of the Turks.
Maxwell Hyslop, who acted as an agent for plantation proprietors, is one of the persons to whom Bolívar wrote for money. [
Ms. LESLIE FEIST (Broken Social Scene): There's the brothel upstairs, there's the booze behind the counter, and it's being run by -- the proprietors are the guys in Broken that are holding down the fort.
Maryland and Pennsylvania (with Delaware) were proprietary -- that is, their proprietors governed them.
Two other very important clauses of this agreement with the proprietors were the ones providing for religious liberty and for the furnishing of provisions and stock by the proprietors, the debts so contracted by the colony to be paid in three years.
Christoph von Graffenried's Account of the Founding of New Bern. Edited with an Historical Introduction and an English Translation by Vincent H. Todd, Ph.D. University of Illinois in Cooperation with Julius Goebel, Ph.D., Professor of Germanic Languages University of Illinois
Having settled all these grand sounding titles the proprietors went on to frame a system of laws.
The mass of the population of a country can be led to love or hate any other country at the will of the newspaper proprietors, which is often, directly or indirectly, influenced by the will of the great financiers.
Proposed Roads to Freedom: Socialism, Anarchism and Syndicalism
At last the unsatisfactory situation was relieved by the specific dedication of certain large inns to dramatic purposes; that is, the proprietors of certain inns found it to their advantage to subordinate their ordinary business to the urgent demands of the actors and the playgoing public.
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Here are two notable men, the Gracchi, who wished to put an end to the process of appropriation of the public land and to prevent the agglomeration of the latifundium, which was diminishing or causing to completely disappear the class of small proprietors, that is to say, of the free men, who are the foundation and the condition of the democratic life of the ancient city.
The proprietors are the grand señors of the country.
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Umm... so I'm going to absolutely kill the usefulness of the product unless you pay me seems to be the concept. Or I can use Google Drive or One Drive for an equal amount of space with no restriction on the number of devices instead.
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David and Berenda Donald of Victoria celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary by taking a trip with longtime local friends on July 3, 2013 by traveling on a 12-day cruise of the British Isles and France on the Caribbean Princess Cruise Liner. Cities along the way included London, Guernsey, and Liverpool in England; Cork, Dublin, and Belfast in Ireland; Glasgow, Inverness, Edinburgh, St. Andrews in Scotland; Paris and the Normandy Region in France; while in London, visited Buckingham Palace and rode the famous London Eye.
David Donald and Berenda Hill were married on July 3, 1971 at St. Peter's Baptist Church in Victoria, Texas.
Children of the anniversary couple are Johnathan Donald, Doctorate of Jurisprudence professional degree, a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and Nova Southeastern Law Center in Florida; selected to serve a Law School Student Internship with Federal Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; selected as Resident Assistant by his dorm while a student at The University of Texas; member of National Honor Society, Debate Team, and selected American Legion Boys States Representative to The University of Texas at Austin while attending Victoria High School ; Gretchen, his wife, a University of Texas at Dallas cum laude graduate; Jarred Donald, Doctorate of Dental Surgery professional degree; a graduate of Texas A&M University at College Station and Baylor College of Dentistry; currently in Private Practice as a Dentist; awarded Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry; selected by Consumers' Research Council of America as one of America's Top Dentist; former Commissioned Officer Dentist holding the rank of a U.S. Navy Officer with the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; selected as Resident Assistant by his dorm while a student at Texas A&M University; member of National Honor Society, Vice-President of his high school senior class, starting linebacker on the varsity football team, and elected by the student body as Homecoming King while attending Victoria High School. Both children of the anniversary couple attended Victoria ISD public schools.
Grandchildren of the anniversary couple are Anais, Jordan, Jarred, Madison, and Braxton.
David grew up in a rural community in South Louisiana; graduated valedictorian of his high school class; served a successful mechanical engineering student co-op assignment with the Federal Government near Huntsville, Alabama at Redstone Arsenal; served a successful mechanical engineering student internship with John Deere Company at the Corporate Headquarters in Moline, Illinois; graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree cum laude in Mechanical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; served our country honorably in a leadership role while in the United States Military as a First Lieutenant Infantry Commissioned Officer; completed an Infantry Officer Leadership Course through the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia; retired Dupont Victoria; retired certified math teacher having a Master of Business Administration degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio; elected a member of Delta Mu Delta national business honors society; member of Victoria Holy Family Knights of Columbus Council; Holy Family Eucharistic Minister; Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas.
Berenda grew up in Victoria and is employed by Victoria ISD; was a long time consultant for an educational software company; former member of Sweet Adelines International women singing group; former member of the Board of Directors for the Women's Crisis Center Victoria; former Howell Middle School PTO secretary; former president of Kappa Omicron Victoria Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi International Sorority and was chosen chapter sweetheart during the Beta Sigma Phi Sweetheart Ball on February 16, 1985; former member of the Victoria Symphony Guild and co-chaired "Encore 85 - American in Paris" fashion show to benefit the Victoria Symphony; enjoys reading, playing cards, and traveling including trips to Alaska, Canada, and the US Virgin Island; when not traveling, Berenda enjoys visual arts and a wide range of music genres from Jazz to Classical; currently sings in the Holy Family Adult Choir; member of Holy Family Altar Society and Catholic Daughters of the Americas.
Both anniversary couple husband and wife have been members of Holy Family Catholic Church in Victoria for 32 years.


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National Championship Contender?
Is it pre-mature to talk about Florida State as a national title contender, a true one? No not at all. Clemson scored 37 points and still lost by double digits. That's the scary part about Florida State. The defense won't give up 37 points to anyone else they face this year.
No one else on FSU's schedule can come close to matching the playmakers Clemson has. The defense may not give up 20 to any else this year, but it's the offense that looked explosive and dangerous and makes FSU a real national title contender. If you can get into a shootout with the Noles they can score with you. E.J Manuel played like an elite quarterback. We'll look more at the Noles and their national titles chances over the next few days.
Don't call it a Clemsoning
Clemson made earn Florida State earn that game. At one point holding a 31-21 second half lead before the defense gave out. It was only a matter time before it happened, but if anyone calls this a Clemsoning they would be sorely mistaken and dead wrong.
The Tigers have a great offense and showed it. The Tigers have defensive issues and that showed through to. Clemson can still make it to a BCS game. Georgia Tech is unpredictable. The Tigers get them in Clemson, and if the Jackets have a 4th qtr lead they'll just blow it anyways. Virginia Tech is at Clemson. Then there's top 10 South Carolina which if Clemson can beat could leave them at 11-1 and in line for a 2nd straight BCS game. There's still alot to play for.
Welcome Back part 1
After the first quarter ended and Virginia Tech was tied with Bowling green 0-0, I started thinking oh man maybe this Hokie team is really mediocre. Then Virgina Tech erupted for 37 straight points and pitched a shutout. They rushed for 246 yards. Maybe this is the game that will get Virginia Tech on a roll. I have to believe the Pitt performance was an aberration more than anything. This is still a quality football team.
Welcome Back part 2
Giovani Bernard returned for UNC and scored two TD's in a 27-6 win over East Carolina. The Heels are still tough to read but it was nice win today.
You forgot about me.
You forgot about Miami didn't you? Let's give some credit to Miami for going into Atlanta against a hot Georgia Tech team and getting up early 19-0. They fell behind 36-19, but stormed back for a huge win. Maybe the Canes aren't so bad. Their only loss was to a Kansas St. team that just won in Norman over Oklahoma. QB Stephen Morris shredded the Yellow Jacket's defense for over 400 yards through the air. If Miami beats NC State next week they could be 4-1 before playing a very good Notre Dame team.
There's Hope yet
I don't often put teams that lose a game into the category for the Good, but I am with Maryland as I did Clemson. They lost 31-21 at West Virginia, but the Terps were physical with the Mountaineers giving them all they wanted. In fact it was one of the better defensive games anyone has played against West Virginia recently. The Terps still need more offensive punch, but they put up a nice effort in the loss.
Beating who we're supposed to
I have said this before, it's not always who you beat it's who you don't lose to. Just ask the Big 10… The ACC took on some lower level Division 1 Teams and FCS schools. Wake Forest 49 Army 37, Duke 38 Memphis 14, North Carolina State 52 The Citadel 14. Check, Check and Check.
The Bad
Time for a change.
Virginia lost 27-7 today at TCU. The Cavs never really looked like they could win either. It was mistake prone ugly game for Virginia. You know what? It's time for a change. Michael Rocco is an adequate quarterback, but he's no game changer. Backup Phillip Sims is game changer. Sims may not know the offense as well, and there will be some growing pains, but he's a player. He simply can do things athletically Rocco cannot. The Cavaliers offense needs a spark and Sims may be able to provide it.
The Ugly
Choking away another one…
Blow 1 4th quarter game, give credit to the other team. Blow 2 4th quarter games, and you can blame the defensive players. Blow 3 4th quarter games in your last 5 outings and you have a major defensive coaching issue.
Georgia Tech blew another 4th qtr lead Saturday against Miami, and lost their 3rd straight overtime game. For a team considered Virginia Tech's closest challenger the Yellow Jackets have been virtually eliminated from the ACC Coastal Division race before October. Paul Johnson now must take a long hard look at Defensive Coordinator Al Groh ask why again Georgia Tech has blown another game with a late game defensive collapse.
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President Obama's budget proposal has many wondering what a "robust portfolio of IRS international tax compliance initiatives" means for international tax reform.
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An Odessa man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the death of Evan Fitts, according to an Odessa Police Department report.
On Friday, members of the Odessa Police Department executed a search warrant at 303 E. 48th St. The search warrant was obtained to search for evidence in connection with an aggravated robbery that occurred in the alley of the 300 block of East 48th Street on Nov. 8.
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Name of product: Children's Pajamas
Hazard: The pajamas fail to meet federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.
Remedy: Refund
Consumer Contact: UNIQLO; toll-free at (877) 486-4756, from 10 a.m. to midnight ET Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET Sunday, or at www.uniqlo.com, then click on ABOUT UNIQLO at the bottom left side of the page and then on UNIQLO NEWS for more information.
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Units: About 700
Description: The recalled products are one-piece micro fleece garment made of 100 percent polyester knit fabric. They were sold in infant sizes 9M to 12M. The pajamas are footed and have a front zipper and long sleeves. The brand name "UNIQLO BABY" appears on the neck label. There are a variety of colors and designs, including red and black plaid print; navy, green and yellow plaid print; off-white with pink, yellow and gray dots print; pink with off-white, dark pink and gray dots print; brown and pink with white snowflakes print; navy with white snowflakes print; gray with deer; beige with deer. The serial numbers of the recalled product, located at the bottom of the neck label, include: 187-074142(24-04), 187-074143(24-04), 187-074144(24-04) and 187-074145(24-04).
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled pajamas away from children and return them to any UNIQLO store for a full refund.
Sold at: UNIQLO New York stores, except the SoHo store; UNIQLO Garden State Plaza store in Paramus, N.J.; and online at www.uniqlo.com from September 2012 through November 2012 for about $15.
Importer: Fast Retailing USA, Inc., of New York, N.Y. and UNIQLO USA LLC, of New York, N.Y.
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This Week's Events …
- Wednesday, October 9
- Grades 7 & 8 to Great Lakes Theater – Departing at 8:30 a.m.
- Walk Through the Grades – 9:00 a.m.
- Thursday, October 10
- Grade 6 Field Trip to Nelson Ledges – 12:45 p.m.
- Parent Council Meeting – 6:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 11
- Silver Graphics artwork due to Parent Council reps
- Saturday, October 12
- Work Day – 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
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News of Note …
Grade 4 Harvest Lunch: Handing Over the Garden
Each year, designing and planting a special garden (separate from the large garden in the east field) is part of the Grade 3 curriculum. Under the guidance of the class teacher and our gardening coordinator, Mr. Grimes, the garden is planted in the spring, and throughout the summer and early fall it is tended by students and parents working together.
When school resumes in the fall, the students who planted the garden — now in Grade 4 — continue to tend to this garden and harvest the crops they've grown. Then, with the help of parent volunteers, they transform their bounty into a delicious meal, which they serve to current Grade 3 students. This year's menu included a butternut squash soup, a white bean soup with kale, tomatoes, and carrots, rolls made with locally sourced spelt flour, and local apple cider.
This lunch symbolizes the class "handing over the garden" to the current Grade 3, who will continue the cycle by planning and planting their own garden, using some seeds saved from the previous year's harvest, when spring ripens the earth.
October Hot Lunches
Our October hot lunch dates will be the 15th and 22nd. On the 15th, students will enjoy macaroni and cheese served with a hot vegetable, sweet potato biscuit, tossed salad, and fruit. On the 22nd a student favorite will be served: soft turkey tacos or bean and cheese burritos, brown rice, salad, and chips. Lunch forms are always due the Friday before the hot lunch date. To download the hot lunch forms for October 15 and 22, click here.
Hot Lunch Help Always Needed!
Our hot lunches are always made from fresh ingredients right here in our school kitchen, and we are always in need of extra helping hands to prepare these nutritious, delicious lunches for our students. Please consider fulfilling part of your service contract hours by helping to prepare and serve hot lunches! You can sign up on the sheets posted near the parent mailboxes or by emailing Hazel.
Guest Speaker Tuesday, October 15
Please join us on Tuesday, October 15, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., to hear Richard Dancy speak on "Raising a Spiritual Child in a Media-Entrenched World." The event is free, and childcare will be provided free of charge for children (ages 4 and up) of SGWS families.
Alumni Performances at Firestone High School
The Firestone High School Choir, featuring Spring Garden alumni Zal Daneshgari, Jadon Brooks, and Hugo Christensen-Diehl, will be performing October 22, 2013, December 17, 2013, and May 20, 2014. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. at Firestone High School in Akron; admission is usually $2.00. Firestone has some of the best high school choirs in the country — come out and see why!
Easy Ways to Support SGWS
Save those Acme receipts! The Acme fundraiser began September 21 and ends February 8 — only receipts from this timeframe are valid for the Community Cashback program. We receive 5% of the total Community Cashback amount at the bottom of the receipts, which counts purchases of Acme brands including Acme Fresh Market, Food Club, Top Care, Full Circle, ValuTime, Paws, World Classics, Academix, Domestix, and Electrix.
And don't forget to keep saving and bringing in those Box Tops for Education, found on a variety of products. Points earned through Box Tops for Education are used offset the cost of office supplies and other essential items.
There is a collection box for Acme receipts and Box Tops in the lower grades hallway. Thank you for continuing to support these programs!
Don't Miss The Fun!
Click here to register today for Monster Dash, the 5K Halloween event that Benefits Spring Garden Waldorf School!
Monster Dash will take place at the Akron Civic Theater on Sunday, October 27, at 9:15 a.m. Costumed and non-costumed runners alike are welcome!
Immediately preceding Monster Dash is Trick-or-Trot, a family fun walk and opportunity for children to take part in the costumed fun! Trick-or-Trot begins at 8:30 a.m. Registration is free through race day, or $5 on the day of the event. Click here to register in advance.
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2013 Children's Festival and Artists' Market
Planning is well under way for the annual Children's Festival and Artists' Market at SGWS!
- When: November 16
- Where: SGWS
- Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The theme for this year is "Peace Begins with One Head, One Heart, and One Hand."
This event brings over 600 attendees to SGWS for a magical blend of creative activities, enchanted attractions, great food, amazing entertainment, and fabulous shopping. We hope you can join us!
Every class is involved, through their parents, in supporting this Festival. Watch for more information over the next few weeks.
Currently we are accepting vendor applications for the Artists' Market. We request that all items sold at the Artists' Market are handmade. Natural materials/fibers and old-fashioned craftsmanship are preferred. If you or someone you know is interested in participating as a vendor, click here to download the Vendor Application Form or contact the school office. Space is limited — please inquire ASAP!
School Picture Retakes Ready to View
Picture retakes are now available on the photographer's website. Retakes will be available at the regular price through October 28, 2013, at which time prices will increase. To view these photos, please go to www.nancywilliamsphotography.com and click "events" in the upper right. The password is children. If you have questions about your photographs or how to order, please contact Nancy directly via email or at (330) 873-9692.
Vision and Hearing Screenings
On Wednesday, October 23, vision and hearing screenings will be given to students in kindergarten and Grade 1. Please check your mailboxes for Vision and Hearing History Assessments, which should be completed and returned to Hazel by October 21.
Silver Graphics is Back!
Turn your child's artwork into a cherished treasure or unique holiday gifts with the Silver Graphics Artwork Fundraiser, sponsored by Parent Council. To see samples of available products, check out the display on the glass case in the lower-grades hallway. To learn more about this fundraiser, click here. For more information about how to submit artwork and order products, check your mailboxes and watch your email.Artwork must be submitted by October 11, 2013.
Many Thanks
This past weekend, SGWS welcomed Mary Jo Oresti for a community lecture on Friday and a faculty workshop on Saturday. We'd like to thank Diane Miskinis for coordinating this educational weekend, and the Parent Council for sponsoring the community lecture and childcare for parents attending. Both events were well-attended, and on Saturday we also hosted teachers from the Cincinnati Waldorf School and the Urban Oak School.
We'd also like to thank Amy Fabre who has generously offered her home to host Mary Jo Oresti and Kathleen Young, a visiting mentor who spent a week observing and talking with teachers.
Many Hands
Volunteers are vital to SGWS, and we are blessed to have a community that supports our school in so many ways. There are many events requiring community support over the course of the year — the Halloween Festival, the Children's Festival, work days, and so many more. If you are unsure how your talents can best be put to use to support the life of the school, or if you see a specific need that you can help fill, please talk to Tracy Edwards, Amy Hecky, or Hazel Emery. They can help you find a way to join your hands to the many others who strive to make our school a warm and welcoming place for all members of our community.
School Store News
The School Store is now open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons at regular pick-up time. If anyone would like to volunteer for Monday or Wednesday afternoons, please contact Meredith Hansen by email or call (330) 725-4909.
We are pleased to announce that we are now carrying additional natural health and beauty items. Soraya Wild, made by an SGWS parent, offers lip balm, chest rub, lotion, healing salve, mother's milk tea, and herbal tinctures. Shannon's Soap offers bar soaps and balms in scents such as lavender bud and oatmeal mint.


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As a parent one of the things I enjoy most with my children is exploring new places together. It is one of the reasons we choose camping as our main method of traveling.
Whenever we camp it is hard to not want to be in the great outdoors checking out the local sites. This weekend we decided to take a drive up the highest paved road in North America to Mount Evans.
The trip up Mount Evans is not for inexperienced drivers. With its tight turns and winding bends even I found myself using the imaginary brake in the passenger seat as my husband drove. As we continued to climb upwards, the views were amazing.
To take the road to the top of Mount Evans, there is a fee per vehicle. Be sure to take a jacket of some kind along with you even on the hottest of days. It was in the high 80's when we left our original destination, but by the time we reached the summit of Mount Evans (14,264 feet) it was high 30's and windy. Of course, I had no idea this would be the case and I was in shorts and t-shirt.
Lesson learned!
Before we even started up Hwy 103, we saw a herd of elk laying in the front yard of one of the homes in Evergreen. I laughed as I watched them grazing on the flowerbeds nicely planted by the homeowner. I'm thinking that person will be rethinking planting in the upcoming seasons.
Our journey up Mount Evans was nothing short of exciting. About 10 miles into the drive, we had our first animal siting of a baby fox. Unfortunately, despite the warnings of a concerned homeowner to not feed the wildlife, you could tell people were not obeying this rule.
The baby fox was not afraid of us at all and even began to approach us in the hopes of being fed. It was such a beautiful animal. I am hoping that it will learn to fend for itself so it can make it through the cold Colorado winter.
We had no idea the amount of animals we would see on our scenic drive. However, it made for the perfect day for our family!
As we reached timberline, these little critters could be seen at almost every turn. I believe they are called marmots. They were very healthy in appearance and had long bushy tails. Watching them run across the rocks was quite the amusing site.
We came upon an entire herd of mountain goat above timberline. As you can see from the above picture, they are still in the process of losing their winter coats.
They appear to be very used to interacting with people and were not afraid of humans. We even saw some people who wandered right into the middle of them. I wouldn't advise this! Several of the females had young babies and like any mother can become protective. Also, I believe in being respectful of the fact that they are wild animals and should be left as such.
Lastly, right before we reached our final destination at the summit of Mount Evans, we ran into the bighorn sheep. There were only about 5-6 of them, but we were excited none the less. I watched as this one grazed on the grass. She wasn't seeming like she wanted a photo opportunity, so I made a loud noise in hopes of her looking up. From the appearance of this photo, I think I may have scared her.
Seriously, doesn't she have a surprised look on her face!
After taking this drive, I don't know why I have waited so long to take the journey up Mount Evans. What an amazing trip to experience with my children.
I highly recommend this to anyone who lives or is visiting in Colorado.
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This circuit is a STM32F2 chip with a USB host interface and USB device interface. The original goal of this project is to allow me to play Playstation 4 games using a keyboard and mouse (as opposed to using a gamepad, because the PS3/PS4/Xbox360/XboxOne do not support keyboard and mouse directly in games).
This device has many possible uses…
This circuit can input/output from a USB device while simultaneously input/output with a USB host. So I can take input from a USB mouse and USB keyboard, translate the data into a format that the Playstation accepts, and send it to the Playstation.
Other possibilities:
- Act as a test signal generator for USB devices, by being a USB host
- Act as a test signal generator for USB hosts, by being a USB device
- Log and analyze traffic between a USB device and USB host, even manipulate the data or inject data
- Block write attempts to USB media, turning any USB drive into read-only, ensuring that data will not be altered or lost
- There are countless more possibilities, use your imagination
The project is open source, click here to download hardware version 20131021. The zip package contains EAGLE schematics, PCB, and a part list.
There is also a github repo for this project.
You can load precompiled firmware without any tools using a bootloader. This means any user can perform firmware updates without needing any tools. However, a firmware developer will find that using some programming and debugging tools is more convenient and helpful:
- Serial port of some sort
- maybe a FT232 or FT230X breakout board? FTDI cable? Anything similar will work
- Debugger (any one of these is good, but I've listed them in my order of recommendation)
- J-Link (or J-Link EDU)
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- ST-Link V2
- any other SWD capable debugger
- SWO capability highly recommended
- USB traffic analyzer. This will help a lot, but they can be expensive
The header exposes the SWD interface (SWCLK, SWDIO, SWO), the reset signal, and a serial port (RX and TX). This header is meant for use by firmware developers. There is a jumper header used to select the bootloader. There is a reset button. There are 4 LED indicators.
Internally, the STM32F205RGT runs at 120MHz, has 1 megabyte of flash memory, and 132 kilobytes of RAM. This chip was selected because of its high performance, which means less latency in video gaming applications.
The current work-in-progress firmware is capable of handling unlimited number of slave USB devices (you need a USB hub for more than one device), and the firmware is capable of fully emulating the behaviour of a Playstation controller. The USB framework code is completely ready. It is smooth sailing from here, but it's not 100% done. The code will be open source once I get a basic demonstration working.
I have many spare blank PCBs of this circuit right now. I plan on giving them away. I will give some to members of the local hackerspaces who are interested. I will also give them to anybody who is interested, but you will have to convince me that you deserve one…
- Preference given to people who will use it for Playstation or Xbox gaming
- Please play a lot of different games, the calibration settings for each game may need to be adjusted
- Personally I only have a Playstation 4 on preorder, not a Xbox One, so preference is given to a Xbox One owner
- Do you have any good ideas?
- Do you already have a USB traffic analyzer? This will help tremendously.
- Can you code a little bit? Do you have any tools that I suggested?
- Must be willing to share your work with me and the public
I encourage you to contact me privately if you want a spare blank PCB. If you want an assembled circuit, you will need to pay for the parts.
Also if you help out, I'll let you suggest a better name for it. USB Xlater is supposed to be USB Translator, but cooler…
Just in case you feel the urge to tell me that this idea is not new… Let me assure you that I know, there are plenty of products out there like this. But mine is made by me for fun, and it is also open source and hackable


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Yes its Locker
No, it was Peyton Manning's record his 1st 4 yrs at Indy.
He played 48 games in his last 4 years in Indy
Bridgewater > Manziel
Your excited to see the role of a WR who is just a slower version of Washington? Man that makes our team look sad if were excited about average players!
Fake ass fan.
Wright was a terrible draft pick. Accept it and move on!
64 catches, 626 yards, 4 tds. biatch.
Thats less than 10 YPC. Which is pathetic for a WR! Damian Williams had a higher YPC! and yet he was supposed to be our fast shiffty wr that could make ppl miss. LMAO! Not to mention 626 yards and only 4 td's is nothing to brag about at all.


text: Thanks for all the links Msrvpeig. One of the links Msrvpeig sent me was just a couple hrs away and the price seemed to be good. Last night after work Granny and I drove to Columbus ,we got there at 9 pm. Late for us after getting up at 4:30 and 5am all week and me working 12 hrs Friday. The camper is a 2003 leesure lite excel ,in good shape from what we could tell last night. It came with factory mattress,memory foam mattress, awning,screen room ,and enclosed room,storage pod on tongue. The enclosed room and screen room do not appear to have ever been used and more then likely I may never use them as well. When we motor camp,most of the time we move from place to place every day or so. I will check it out better today,it's still loaded in the truck . We got home last night at midnight. I will have Granny post some pics when we get it unloaded and opened up. Thanks again for all the links.


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CITIGROUP has agreed to pay $7 billion to settle a federal investigation into its handling of risky subprime mortgages, admitting to a pattern of deception that Attorney General Eric Holder said "shattered lives" and contributed to the worst financial crisis in decades, the Justice Department said Monday.
THE settlement represents a moment of reckoning for one of the country's biggest and most significant banks, which is now accountable for providing some financial support to Americans whose lives were dismantled by the largest economic meltdown since the Great Depression.
In addition to a $4 billion civil penalty being paid to the federal government, the bank will also pay $2.5 billion in consumer relief to help borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure and about $500 million to settle claims from state attorneys general and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The agreement does not preclude the possibility of criminal prosecutions for the bank or individual employees in the future, Holder said.
The $7 billion settlement, which represents about half of Citigroup's $13.7 billion profit last year, is the latest substantial penalty sought for a bank or mortgage company at the epicentre of the housing crisis. The Justice Department, criticised for not being aggressive enough in targeting financial misconduct, has in the last year reached a $13 billion deal with JPMorgan Chase & Co, the nation's largest bank, and also sued Bank of America Corp for misleading investors in its sale of mortgage-linked securities.
Yet the settlement packages pale in size compared to the broader damages caused by the Great Recession. The unemployment rate spiked to 10 per cent as millions lost their jobs and their homes, causing losses that totalled in the trillions of dollars. Public advocacy groups criticised the settlement as a sweetheart deal.
"In the context of the damage done, the damage even described by the attorney general, we're not even in the same ballpark," said Bartlett Naylor, a financial policy advocate for Public Citizen, which represents consumer interests.
The settlement stems from the sale of toxic securities made up of subprime mortgages, which led to both the housing boom and bust that triggered the Great Recession at the end of 2007. Banks, including Citigroup, minimised the risks of subprime mortgages when packaging and selling them to mutual funds, investment trusts and pensions, as well as other banks and investors.
The securities contained residential mortgages from borrowers who were unlikely to be able to repay their loans, yet were publicly promoted as relatively safe investments until the housing market collapsed in 2006 and 2007 and investors suffered billions of dollars in losses. Those losses triggered a financial crisis that pushed the economy into the worst recession since the 1930s.
One Citigroup trader wrote in an internal email that he "would not be surprised if half of these loans went down" and said it was "amazing that some of these loans were closed at all," the Justice Department said. Meanwhile, the bank increased its profits and share of the market.
"They did so at the expense of millions of ordinary Americans and investors of all types – including other financial institutions, universities and pension funds, cities and towns, and even hospitals and religious charities," Holder said at a news conference.
Justice Department officials called the $4 billion component the largest civil penalty of its kind. It will not be tax-deductible.
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Handing me a sticky note that read "Pumpkin (small), green onions, bread crumbs, gruyère, and broth," Dr. Rosemary Peters offered me the most innovative Pumpkin Recipe to grace Pumpkin Week at Clearly Delicious: pumpkin soup served and cooked until warm and bubbly inside a pumpkin bowl. Eating out of a pumpkin as a bowl? And, eating the pumpkin? My inner foodie's interest was peaked by this easy, yet curiously constructed pumpkin soup.
Normally, when Dr. Rosemary Peters and I meet on Tuesday afternoons, we discuss the Marie Antoinette Romances by one Alexandre Dumas. But this time–like most of my conversations–I couldn't help raving about pumpkin week at Clearly Delicious and how excited I was to experiment with a variety of dishes.
Rosemary had the perfect dish for me–not your average pumpkin pureed soup, but a soup baked in a pumpkin as a bowl so that the pumpkin was steamed and cooked during the process, but sturdy enough to retain its shape. The idea behind this cooking method is that the person eating the soup can dig into the pumpkin as they enjoy the broth. The combination of steamed pumpkin and rich, flavorful broth is one that any foodie, or pumpkin fan might enjoy.
This recipe is perfect for lunch on a Saturday afternoon, or as a first course to a larger dinner party. Not only is the pumpkin cute and adorable, but the resulting flavors and textures are perfect for this fall weather.
Rosemary's Rosemary Pumpkin Soup
This recipe comes from a pumpkin-inspired experiment by Dr. Rosemary Peters last fall. My version follows Rosemary's post-it note ingredients list with a few additions: the original did not call for rosemary, nor parmesan. I've added parmesan and rosemary in the photographed version below, but gruyère cheese would go fantastically here and other spice substitutions–thyme, oregano–would also compliment the soup.
* 1 small baking pumpkin (sugar pumpkin), cap removed and seeds and fibers removed
* Broth (chicken, vegetable, or beef), enough to fill up the pumpkin
* Gruyere or Parmesan cheese, grated fine, to taste
* 2 green onions, finely chopped
* 1/3 cup bread crumbs
* rosemary, to taste (about 1-2 tablespoons)
* 1 teaspoon parsley, chopped fine
* 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
* salt & pepper, to taste
1.) Preheat oven to 350F. Prep ingredients: finely chop parsley, rosemary, and green onions. Measure out bread crumbs and grated cheese. Begin by prepping the pumpkin: remove the pumpkin stem/cap and scoop out excess fibrous filling and seeds. You want the pumpkin to be "clean."
2.) Using your broth of choice (vegetable, beef, or chicken), fill up pumpkin to the top.
3.) Now, assemble the soup: add chopped parsley, bread crumbs, rosemary, green onions, and cheese on top. Add salt & pepper to your taste preference (the more, the better in my opinion!).
4.) Place pumpkin with top on inside a circular baking sheet (I used a pie pan) and bake in oven for 45 minutes to an hour (or, until pumpkin appears to have softened and broth has reduced by a little more than 1/4).
5.) Remove pumpkin from oven and remove stem. Allow to sit/cool for about 5 minutes.
6.) Serve with crusty french bread, and enjoy! Makes 1 serving, but recipe can easily be split by two people.
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|Mother-tongue learning: the essential primer
Ani Rauhihi, New Zealand
|" A lot of people think 'what's the point of learning Maori? You've got to know English to get a job. "
you grow up not speaking your language, you won't know who you
are," says Ani Rauhihi, a Maori primary-school teacher in the North
Island of New Zealand. Maori is closely related to Rarotongan, Tahitian,
Hawaiian and other languages spoken in the Polynesian islands from
which, according to Maori tradition, seven canoes in early times brought
their ancestors to New Zealand. Today, about 250,000 strong, they have
their own members of parliament, but few people would claim that the
Maoris are fully included in the New Zealand societal community.
Ani teaches 9- to 12-year-olds in the Maori Immersion Unit of Petone Central School, a short walk from the beach where the first white settlers landed in New Zealand in 1840. After the settlement, the Maoris lost much of their land and, since the educational authorities insisted that only English be spoken in schools, they almost lost their language as well. School children were punished for speaking Maori which was recognised as an official language of New Zealand, along with English, only in 1987.
grew up without being able to speak her own language beyond a few simple
greetings. "Mum had no Maori. Dad could understand it but he would
never speak it," says Ani. Now a fluent Maori speaker, she believes
that a knowledge of the language is the key to giving her people back
their self-esteem and raising Maori educational achievement.
In the immersion classrooms, called the Whanau (family), children must observe Maori customs and remove their shoes before entering. "This sets the tone. The children don't see it as rules, but as part of Maori custom, part of their identity."
All subjects are taught in Maori as she believes that "teaching reflects our values. Teachers work together and other Maori adults visit regularly. Everybody does things together and this takes the pressure off individual children who can freeze up if they are singled out. There's a lot of story telling and singing. The older children help teach the younger ones. We try to foster Maori values such as respect for elders. Everyone has something of value to add."
In this warm, supportive environment children are eager to learn. "A young Maori boy who's often disruptive in the ordinary classroom is sometimes sent to us. Here he joins in the singing, fits in and is no trouble at all. Unfortunately, his parents don't want him taught only in Maori."
In the working class area where Ani teaches, many of the children come from homes where single-parents are on welfare. Those who work tend to be drivers or unskilled labourers. Ani easily identifies with such families since she grew up in a small town where her parents worked in the local factory.
"I'm the first in the family to get a higher education," she says. It was during teacher training that she attended a hui or Maori gathering. "The people were so passionate about holding onto the language," she said. "It was an awakening for me".
Ani has a gift for understanding Maori children. "If a child is off task one day, I'll take him or her aside. I watch their body language. You can draw a lot from that. I don't come down hard. They might not have had any breakfast or maybe hadn't slept well.
Ani laments the dearth of teaching resources in the Maori language. "There are no math books, for instance. But we have become very adept at creating our own materials on the computer. This takes up all our spare time, but we don't want to give our students second best."
When she began teaching, she sometimes had doubts. "A lot of people think 'What's the point of learning Maori? You've got to know English to get a job' But now I look at the faces of children and know that what we're doing is important. They're confident, open, ready to learn. Sadly, there are a lot more Maori children struggling and getting into trouble in schools where little Maori is taught. It's those children I worry about because they're missing out on their heritage."


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Libby's Sentence Commuted? Whatever, Have You Seen My New iPhone?
It's tempting to view yesterday's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's 30-month prison sentence for perjury and obstruction of justice as the moment the wheels finally came off this administration, as the sign that George W. Bush has totally lost control over a process that he's spinned and gamed for so long without repercussion. But we've felt that way before, and we've been proved wrong. Even our cynicism has been overwhelmed by how much these people have gotten away with. We're assuredly part of the problem: As Liz Smith so eloquently declaims this morning, "If all of us who love gossip and celebrity so much only loved history more - with all it has to tell us - I know we'd be better off." Sing it, sister!
Do we sound strident? Well, it's hard to watch a nation lead into a complete cock-up of an unnecessary war that has ruined so many lives and diminished our standing in the world and sacrificed the pretense that there's something especially noble about us (My country both performs and outsources torture! I cannot tell you how proud that makes me.) and not sound strident. It's hard to watch the deck reshuffled so that those who have more continue to get more and give back less and not sound strident. It's hard to watch the utter disregard for long-established precedents and rules go unpunished and not sound strident. And still: We can be angry, and we can hope that yesterday's events finally bring things back to "normal," whatever that was, but we're not counting on it. We've seen worse, and nothing has happened.
But remember this: The next time anyone from this administration or its enablers in the media stand up in front of the American people and talk about the "rule of law," they are full of shit. And the other side's not much better. We're sort of screwed.
We're aware that we've strayed a bit from our remit here, so we'll try and put it all in a perspective that skews to the site's format: A man who ended the career of a C.I.A. agent in an attempt to forestall criticism of manipulated and outright false intelligence designed to lead this country into a war it did not need to fight, and then lied about it, will spend less time in prison than Paris Hilton.


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A bit of M. C. Escher influence there, I think. Wonderful work!
A bit of M. C. Escher influence there, I think. Wonderful work!
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Wow Dee, that is very nice. I would also be interested in seeing the whole process! Welcome!!!
Hi Dee,
It seems like everyone else who responded had the same instant reaction that I had, "WOW!"
That was a real fun introduction you did. I would really like to see more.
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Wow! thank you for the warm welcome!
Can't add to what everyone else said.
Welcome Dee. You have to show us hoe to do that.
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