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Today seems like an appropriate day to review my two visits to New York, and compare and contrast.
Interestingly, both visits were made in the company of my best friend, sometimes known as Muppy.
The two visits, 14 years apart, had in common a ride on the carousel in Central Park, and a visit to Tavern on the Green, although on the first trip, we only had coffee, because we were very, very poor, and on the second visit, we splurged and had lunch.
On the first visit, in 1989, the city seemed proud of being designated the attitude capital of the world. The hotel desk clerks, taxi drivers and airline agents seemed to be the only exceptions, and I expect their job descriptions included not getting snarky with the customers. I have a vague memory of a public relations campaign going on with the taxi drivers, in which the phrase "May I help you?" figured prominently. But other than that, people were generally rude and mouthy, and unrepentant.
And on the ride into the city from the Newark airport, the twin towers dominated the skyline.
Fast forward to 2003, and a similar ride from the same airport. On that July day, 9/11 became fully real to me when I saw with my own eyes the gap in the skyline.
We made an early start the next morning, and the first thing on our agenda was, of course, the pilgrimage down to Ground Zero. I think we had a printed Google map and not much else. I'm not quite sure how it happened, but we wound up going into a hotel, not our own, via the rear entrance, and we must have looked mystified, because the nice uniformed man at the podium (bellman? concierge?) immediately took us in hand, although we had not gotten to the point of asking for help. He gave us a map, pointed out the location of the nearest subway station, told us what stop to get off at, and then gave us his card, saying, "If you get lost, call me."
And we weren't even guests at his hotel; we came in off the street, and he saw us come in off the street.
After that, I can't even tell you how many times we had only to pop out of a subway station and look around, trying to get our bearings, before someone would approach us, within seconds, and ask if we needed help finding our way.
Even the street vendors accosting the tourists and hawking their swag in the blocks surrounding the big hole in the ground, although they were just as aggressive, somehow were much nicer about taking "no" for an answer.
What a difference 14 years makes.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Ten Years Later
Today seems like an appropriate day to review my two visits to New York, and compare and contrast.


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Dr. Orly Taitz ESQ
29839 Santa Margarita ste 100
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Phone 949-683-5411 fax 949-766-7603
Counselor for the Plaintiffs
Edward C. Noonan, Thomas Gregory MacLeran,)Case #
Keith Judd in their capacity as
candidates for the U.S. President
Dr. Orly Taitz, in her capacity as a candidate
for the U.S. Senate and a registered CA voter
v Deborah Bowen in her official capacity
as the Secretary of State of California
)Petition for
) Extraordinary Emergency Writ of
) Mandamus/ Stay of certification
) of election for the U.S. President
) and for the U.S. Senate
Noonan, Judd,MacLeran, Taitz v Bowen Emergency Extraordinary Writ of mandamus/Petition for Stay
Edward Noonan, Hereinafter "Noonan", winner of the California American
Independent Party Primary for the U.S. President. Edward Noonan's Certificate of
nomination as the American Independent party candidate for the U.S. President is attached as exhibit 1. Noonan resides at 1213 11th Ave, Olivehurst, CA 95961.
Keith Judd, Hereinafter "Judd" -Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. President, a runner up in the Democratic party primary in West Virginia, received 40% of the vote, more than any other Democratic party challenger to Obama, would be a
Democratic party nominee, if it is found that Obama was not eligible due to
elections fraud and use of forged IDs.
Thomas Gregory MacLeran, (Hereinafter "MacLeran") Candidate for the US President, registered with the FEC, would be affected if it is found by the court that Obama as not a legitimate candidate for the U.S. President due to elections fraud committed by him and due to his use of forged IDs. In case a stay is issued
and a new election is scheduled, MacLeran's rights will be affected.
Dr. Orly Taitz ESQ, Hereinafter "Taitz", Candidate for the U.S. Senate in the state
of California in the primary election
Deborah Bowen-Secretary of State of California
Plaintiffs are seeking an emergency stay of the certification of the upcoming
November 6, 2012 election for the U.S. President and for the U.S. Senate for two
1. Plaintiffs have uncovered one and a half million invalid voter registrations
in the state of California
2 Evidence shows that one of the leading candidates for the U.S. Presidency,
Barack Obama, is not qualified for office, as he is a citizen of Indonesia and is
using a forged birth certificate, forged Selective Service Certificate and a Social
Security number which was never assigned to him as a proof of his identity and
eligibility to the U.S. Presidency.
3. Supreme Court of California has original jurisdiction in Mandamus
pursuant to article 6 section 10 of the California constitution, and will
exercise that jurisdiction in appropriate cases when the issues presented
are of great public importance and must be resolved promptly" (County
of Sacramento v Hickman (1967)66 Cal 2d 841, 845 (59 Cal Rptr. 609.
428 P. 2d 593), Mooney v Pickett (1971)4Cal 3d 669 675 (94 Cal
Pptr.279.483 P2d 1231). If this criteria is satisfied, the existence of a
alternative appellate remedy will not preclude this court's original
jurisdiction. (Cal civil writs (cont Ed Bar 1970)5.39p91; see action v
Henderson 91957) 150 Cal App. 2d1 7 (309 P 2d m 4811).
4. The issue of one and a half million invalid voter registrations in the voter
rolls of California represent an issue of great public importance.
According to California elections statute 2150 in order for a voter
registration to be valid, a perspective voter had to provide information in
some eight areas, such as name, address, birth date, state, where he was
born, evidence of prior voter registration and so on. Plaintiff Taitz
requested from the Secretary of State Bowen an official DVD of voter
rolls. She forwarded this DVD to several computer analysts. Plaintiffs are
attaching as an exhibit verified affidavit of a Computer engineer David
Yun, who analyzed the voter rolls and found over one and a half million
invalid voter registrations in California, in violation of elections statute
2150. Mr. Yun found 756,213 records without a birth place, 685, 739
records where instead of a required name of the state of birth, U. S. or
U.S.A was entered, 141,861 possibly duplicate records, 130,019 records
with birth date over 100, 757 records without a birth date, 898 records
without a first name. (Exhibit 11,12) Additionally, Exhibit 19 shows e-
mails from Orange County and Los Angeles County, where employees of
the Registrar's office admit to falsification of voter data by entering date
1900, when there is no date or entering USA or US when the name of the
state of birth is missing. Moreover, it was reported that the number of
registered voters in California went up by over a million since the last
Presidential election in 2008 and most of the increase came from on line
registration. The problem with this, is that nobody checks voter IDs,
when one registers on line, Secretary of State Bowen issued directives,
where attendants at precincts are not allowed to check identifications at
the precincts, can lead to even more voter fraud, whereby the one and a
half million invalid voter registrations might be only a tip of the iceberg.
At any rate, one and a half million invalid voter registrations are more
than three times the margin of victory between Taitz and Elizabeth
Emken, who advanced into the general election over Taitz. For this
reason alone there has to be a stay and purging out of the voter rolls all
of the invalid records in order to ascertain validity of election results.
5. An issue of legitimacy to the U.S. Presidency of Barack Obama, citizen of
Indonesia usurping the U.S. Presidency with the aid of forged IDs and a
stolen Social Security number, which was never assigned to him, is the
number one issue in the nation in terms of its' importance.
6. According to Article 1, section 2 of the U.S. Constitution U.S. President is
supposed to be a natural born U.S. citizen
7. Millions of U.S. citizens wrote to their elected officials and Secretaries of
State seeking confirmation of Obama's eligibility.
On April 27, 2011 just 4 days prior to scheduled hearing
in the 9 th Circuit Court of Appeals of a challenge Keyes, Barnett et al v Obama 09-
56827 and 10-55084 , brought by under signed counsel, Obama released, what he
claimed a copy of
his original birth certificate. Within hours there was a
mountain of evidence to show that the alleged copy of the birth certificate was a
computer generated forgery, not a document created with a typewriter in 1961.
Evidence will be discussed later.
8. In the last four years hundreds of desperate U.S. citizens filed legal
actions in state and federal courts challenging Obama's legitimacy for the
U.S. Presidency. As of now there was a systemic and egregious denial of
7 th amendment right to a jury trial on this issue of paramount importance
to the nation. There was a systemic jury nullification. Judges presiding in
Obama's eligibility challenges routinely dismissed the cases based on
technicalities. As of today not one single judge in the nation of 314
million people saw any original Identification papers for Obama. Obama's
original birth certificate is sealed, original application for Selective Service
was never found and supposedly destroyed, his mother's passport
records prior to 1965 are claimed to be destroyed, immigration records
for August 1961 are missing from National Archives, his college records
that could show citizenship in application and registration are sealed,
Student Clearing House shows him only 9 months in Columbia instead of
claimed 2 years, E-verify and SSNVS show that he is using in his tax
returns a Connecticut Social Security number xxx-xx-2225 which was
never assigned to him.
9. After four years and hundreds of legal actions not one single judge or
jury in the nation has seen the original application to the Social Security
by Obama and ruled that he has a valid Social security number, not one
single judge or jury saw an original birth certificate for Obama and ruled
it to be genuine. The level of lawlessness and corruption in the highest
echelons of power in relation to Obama's forged IDs far exceeded
Watergate by far.
10.Evidence of fraud and forgery in Obama's records is as follows:
11. Barack Hussein Obama (Hereinafter Obama) never provided any valid
documentary evidence of his natural born status, which is required for one
to be a candidate for the U.S. Presidency according to the Article 2,
section 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
12. Obama placed his candidacy on the ballot claiming to be a natural-born
citizen based on forged identification papers. Exhibit 8 Affidavit of
Ronald J. Polland PhD states "With my experience and specialization
in digital and film imaging, my findings are conclusive, as outlined in
exhibit "1", that the PDF image submitted to the public by its posting
on the White House website is a fabricated forgery created with the
intention to defraud and disenfranchise the American People into
believing that Barack Obama was a legal U.S. citizen and a fully
qualified candidate for President."
13. A natural born citizen would be expected to have valid U.S. identification
papers, such as a valid long form birth certificate and a valid Social
Security number, lawfully obtained by presenting a valid birth certificate
to the Social Security Administration and which can be verified through
official U.S. Social Security verification services, such as E-Verify and
14. The most glaring evidence of Obama's lack of natural born status and
legitimacy for the US Presidency, is Obama's lack of most basic valid
identification papers, such as a valid Social Security Number ("SSN") and
his use of a fraudulently obtained Social Security Number from the state
of Connecticut, a state where he never resided, and which was never
assigned to him according in part to SSN verification systems "E-Verify"
and SSNVS. (Exhibit 7, 10 to Affidavit of elections challenge-affidavit
of Linda Jordan and printout from E-Verify and SSNVS, showing
that Connecticut Social Security used by Obama, was never assigned
to him)
15. Reports from licensed investigator Susan Daniels ("Daniels") show
that for most of his life Obama used a Connecticut Social Security
issued in 1977, even though he was never a
resident of the State of Connecticut. In 1977 Social Security numbers
applications were submitted. The first three digits of the Social Security
number assigned prior to 2011 signified a state, where an individual
applied for his SSN and where it was issued. Obama is using a SSN
starting with 042, which signifies the state of CT.
In 1977 Obama was
nowhere near Connecticut, but rather a young student at the Punahoa
school in Hawaii, where he resided. (Exhibit 15, Sworn Affidavit of
Susan Daniels, attesting to the fact that Obama is fraudulently using a
Connecticut Social Security number, which was never assigned to
16. Additionally, according to the review performed by licensed investigators
Sankey and Daniels, and as publicly available, national databases revealed
another birth date associated with this number, a birth date of 1890. In or
around 1976-77, due to changes in the Social Security Administration,
many elderly individuals who never had Social Security numbers before,
had to apply for their Social Security numbers for the first time in order to
obtain Social Security Benefits. It appears that the number in question was
assigned to an elderly individual in Connecticut around March of 1977.
The death of this elderly individual was never reported, and from around
1980 this number was fraudulently assumed by Barack Obama. (See
Exhibit 15 attached hereto, Affidavit of Susan Daniels.)
Security ("DHS"), Mr. John Sampson ("Sampson") provided an affidavit
attesting to the fact that indeed, according to national databases, Obama is
using a Connecticut SSN even though there is no reasonable justification
or explanation for such use by one who resided in Hawaii in and around
Deportation officer John Sampson, attesting to fraud in Obama's SSN)
18. In 2010 Obama posted online on WhiteHouse.gov his 2009 tax
returns. He originally did not "flatten" the PDF file thereof, so all the
layers of modification of the file became visible to the public. One of the
pages contained Obama's full SSN xxx-xx-4425. Taitz received an
("Papa") attesting to the fact that the tax returns initially posted by Obama
contained the full Connecticut SSN xxx-xx-4425. While the file was later
"flattened" and the SSN can no longer be seen, thousands of U.S. Citizens
and individuals around the world were able to obtain the original file with
the full SSN. (See Affidavit of Elections Challenge Exhibit 6 attached
hereto, Affidavit of Felicito Papa.)
19. Taitz received an affidavit from a witness Linda Jordan (Hereinafter
"Jordan"), who ran an E-verify check for the aforementioned Social
Security number, which was posted by Obama on line as his number.
According to E-Verify, there is no match between Obama's name and
the SSN he used on his tax returns and Selective Service application.
Affidavit from Linda Jordan). Obama's close associate, William Ayers,
in his book Fugitive Days, admitted to creating over a hundred fraudulent
Social Security Numbers using names of deceased infants who did not get
their Social Security numbers before their deaths. As he states in Fugitive
Days, "After the Baltimore fiasco, stealing ID was forbidden. Instead we
began to build ID sets around documents as flimsy as a fishing license or a
laminated card available in a Times Square novelty shop called "Official
ID." We soon figured out that the deepest and most foolproof ID had a
government-issued Social Security card at its heart, and the best source of
those were dead-baby birth certificates. I spent impious days over the next
several months tramping through rural cemeteries in Iowa and Wisconsin,
Illinois and North Dakota, searching for those sad little markers of people
born between 1940 and 1950 who had died between 1945 and 1955. The
numbers were surprising: two in one graveyard, a cluster of fourteen in
another. Those poor souls had typically been issued birth certificates—
available to us at any county courthouse for a couple of bucks and a
simple form with information I could copy from the death announcement
at the archive of the local paper—but they had never applied for a Social
Security card. Collecting those birth certificates became a small industry,
and within a year we had over a hundred. For years I was a paper-made
Joseph Brown, and then an Anthony Lee, remarkably durable identities.
My on-paper official residences: a transient hotel in San Francisco and a
warehouse in New York." William Ayers, Fugitive Days. Association and
close friendship with Ayers is an additional indication and circumstantial
evidence of Social Security fraud by Obama, and his lack of valid
identification documents to prove not only natural born status, but any
status for that matter. Additionally, two of Obama's relatives, his aunt and
uncle, who came from Kenya and are residing in the U.S. illegally, were
able to obtains illegally Social Security numbers, which they are using to
get housing and employment, therefore there is a pattern of Obama's close
associates and family member either manufacturing fraudulent Social
Security cards and /or using fraudulent Social Security cards.
20.For nearly three years after his inauguration Obama refused to provide to the
public his long form birth certificate. On April 27, 2011, when Obama posted
his alleged long form birth certificate online, just as with his tax returns, he
originally did not flatten the file, which means that anyone with an Adobe
Illustrator program on his computer could see layers of alterations in this
alleged "birth certificate" which looked like a complete fraud and hoax.
Multiple long form birth certificates from 1961 are available. In those years
green safety paper was not available and was not used. Other birth certificates,
as one for Susan Nordyke, born the next day on August 5, 1961, in the same
hospital, and signed by the registrar on August 11, 1961, show white paper with
yellow aging stains, clear borders, raised seal and a lower serial number.
(Exhibit 20) Obama's alleged birth certificate is on a safety paper, which was
not used in 1961, does not have a clear paper, no raised seal, and the serial
number is higher than the numbers issued later by the same Registrar. See
Exhibit 21. In July of 2012 Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona
released results of his 6 months investigation. Arpaio released a sworn affidavit,
attesting to the fact that Obama's alleged birth certificate posted by Obama on
line represents a computer generated forgery, additionally he found Obama's
Selective service certificate and Social security card to be forged. (See Affidavit
of elections challenge Exhibit 18 Affidavit of Sheriff Joseph Arpaio attesting to
forgery in Obama's birth certificate, Selective service certificate and Social
Security number ). Similarly, investigator Michael Zullo of Maricopa county,
AZ provided a 16 page affidavit (Exhibit 2A) where he attests to forgery in
enforcement by corrupt governmental officials who are complicit in this cover
21. According
(Affidavit of elections challenge Exhibit 5 affidavit of Felicito Papa
attesting to forgery in Obama's birth certificate), the released image
digital file showed layers of alteration of the alleged birth certificate. It
showed a signature of Obama's mother, Stanley Ann D. Soetoro (her married
name by her second husband), where it looks as though "Soetoro" was
erased, whiten out and computer graphics used to add "unham Obama" and a
signature "Stanley Ann Dunham Obama" was created by pasting and filling
the blanks with computer graphics.
22. An affidavit from an elections clerk in Honolulu, Hawaii Tim Adams, who
checked in both Honolulu hospitals and there are no birth records for Barack
Obama in either of them. (Election challenge Exhibit 4 affidavit of Timothy
23. Taitz received an affidavit from scanning machines expert Douglas Vogt.
("Vogt") (See affidavit of Elections challenge Exhibit 2 hereto Affidavit of
Douglas Vogt.) Vogt attests to further evidence of forgery, such as different
colors of ink used. Some of the document shows as "gray scale" scanning, some
as black and white scanning, and some as color scanning. It shows different types
of letters and variations in kerning, meaning some letters are encroaching into the
space of other letters which is possible only with computer graphics, not with a
typewriter used in 1961. Numerous other parameters lead to the same conclusion,
that the document in question is not a copy of a 1961 typewritten document, but a
computer-generated forgery, created by cutting and pasting bits and pieces from
different documents and filling in the blanks with computer graphics.
24. Affidavit of Chris Strunk (Exhibit 14) shows that in Obama's mothers
passport records received by Strunk in response to his FOIA request
submitted to the Department of State, Obama is listed under the name
Barack Obama Soebarkah. There is no evidence of Obama ever legally
changing his name.
25. Affidavit and an attached article of typesetting expert Paul Irey (Elections
challenge exhibit 3 )
provide additional evidence of
forgery in Obama's
alleged birth certificate, as different parts of the document in question are typed
using different fonts and sizes of letters and are cut and pasted from different
documents. Irey, who has 57 years of experience in typesetting, typing, printing
and over 20 years of experience in computer graphics, is stating that the alleged
birth certificate is a computer generated forgery and that a document created by
typing with a typewriter cannot have different spacing between letters, kerning,
different shapes and sizes of letters and a white halo around letters and lines.
26. Exhibit 16 Cover page and page 31 of the transcript of March 25th 2010
of the assembly of Kenya contain part of the speech of minister of
Lands of Kenya, James Orengo. In his speech Orengo clearly states that
Obama was born in Kenya and not a native U.S. citizen.
27. Exhibit 17 represents Obama's biography, which he submitted to his
literary agent Acton Dystel, which was published in 1991 and was posted
on the agency website until 2007, states "Barack Obama, first African-
American President of the Harvard Law review, was born in Kenya and
raised in Indonesia and Hawaii." In 2007, when Obama started to run for
the U.s. Presidency and decided that he needs to be born in the U.S. and needs
to be a natural born U.S. citizen, the biography was scrubbed from the official
web site of Acton Dystel, but was found in archives and on Wayback
28.Additionally, in his school records in Indonesia Obama is listed under the
name Soetoro and citizenship Indonesian (Affidavit of Elections challenge
Exhibit 13 Obama's registration in Assissi school in Jakarta Indonesia,
Indonesian ).
Exhibit 11 represents a DVD of the sworn testimony of
witnesses Papa, Jordan, Sampson, Vogt, Strunk, Daniels, Taitz
attesting to
fraud and forgery in Obama's identification records during trial Farrar et al v
Obama OSAH-SECTSTATE-CE-1215136-60-MALIHI in the administrative
court of Georgia.
Identification papers and a social security number, which was never assigned
Indonesian. There are no valid identification papers to show Obama to be a
natural born U.S. citizen.
30. Obama is running for the U.S. Presidency in 2012 election committing
fraud, claiming to be a natural born U.S. citizen, and using forged and
fraudulently obtained IDs as a basis for his natural born U.S. citizen status.
31. Based on the above presented undeniable evidence candidate Obama lacks
the constitutional requirements to become the U.S. President due to the fact
that Obama is not a natural-born citizen of United States and was placed on
the ballot by virtue of fraud, and his use of forged and fraudulently obtained
identification documents.
32. Secretary of State of California is the state official, who has the ministerial
duty of certifying results of elections and votes.
33. Supreme Court of California per Article 4, Section 10 of the California
constitution can issue a Writ of Mandamus/ Stay
directing the chief state
elections official to stay the certification of elections pending resolution of
legal controversy.
34. Equitable remedy is warranted as economic remedy is not sufficient.
Plaintiffs are candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. President and loss of
election cannot be cured with economic damages. Plaintiffs are stating that
they lost the primary election due to one and a half million invalid voter
registrations in the State of California. They are improperly prevented from
Candidate Obama is improperly allowed to compete in the general election,
even though he is a foreign national, he is using a last name, which is not
legally his and he is using forged/ fraudulently obtained identification papers
as a basis of his identity. Plaintiffs have suffered and continue to suffer an
undue hardship.
35. Secretary of State will not suffer any hardship if the Petition for a Writ of
Mandamus/ stay is granted.
outweighs the non-extant hardship to the defendant.
37. Granting Petition for Writ of Mandamus/ Stay is in Public Policy, as it will
ensure integrity of elections and will protect the public from the elections
38. Precedent of McCarthy v Briscoe 429 US 1317, 97 S Ct 10; 50 L Ed 2d
49; 1976 U.S. Lexis 4129 states that a stay can be granted by a single justice
to either add or remove a candidate.
39. Recent precedent of Miller v Campbell 3:10-cv-252 RRB U.S. District
provided similar relief
"Therefore, for the reasons articulated above and by
Dismiss for
of Federal
Question Jurisdiction or in the Alternative to Abstain at Docket
17, which Plaintiff responded to at Docket 20, this matter is
hereby STAYED so that the parties may bring this dispute before
the appropriate State tribunal. The Court shall retain
jurisdiction pursuant to Pullman and will remain available to
review any constitutional issues that may exist once the State
remedies have been exhausted. In order to ensure that these
serious State law issues are resolved prior to certification
of the election, the Court hereby conditionally GRANTS
Plaintiff's motion to enjoin certification of the election. If
an action is filed in State Court on or before November 22,
2010, the results of this election shall not be certified
until the legal issues raised therein have been fully and finally
resolved." id
Additionally, allowing Mr. Obama to be certified would violate
Electior Code Section 1203, which states "Anyone who files or submits for
filing a nomination paper or declaration of candidacy that it or any part of it
has been made falsely is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the state for 16 months or two or
three years or by both fine and impisonment" and Califomia Elections Code
Section 18500 that stales, "Any person who commits fraud and person who
aids or abets fraud or attempts to aid or abet fraud, in connection
with any vote cast to be cast or attempted to be cast is guilty of a felony,
punishable by imprisonment for 16 months or two or years".
Wherefore Plaintiffs respectfully pray for:
1. stay of certification of results of the California election for the U.S.
Senate pending resolution of primary election results and of one and a half
million invalid voter registrations.
2. stay of certification of presidential election in California and certification
of any and all votes for candidate Obama pending resolution of the issue of
his legitimacy for the U.S. Presidency in light of his Indonesian citizenship,
due to the fact that according to his mother's passport records his last
name is Soebarkah and he is seeking to become a U.S. President under a
name that is not legally his and due to his use of forged IDs, specifically a
fraudulently obtained Connecticut Social Security number as proof of his
3. cost, attorneys fees and any other relief court finds just and proper.
I hereby certify that foregoing is true
and correct
to the
knowledge and informed consent.
Respectfully Submitted
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By Steve Reed | Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Byron Mullens is proving he can be a consistent scorer in the NBA.
Now the Bobcats 7-foot center is looking to take other aspects of his game to the next level when Charlotte opens the second half of the NBA season Tuesday night at the Orlando Magic.
"I just have to show the league and our organization that I can rebound," Mullens said.
The fourth-year NBA pro averaged 17.8 points per game -- five points above his season average -- in the six games leading up to the All-Star break.
Even more encouraging for coach Mike Dunlap is Mullens' increased production on the boards, averaging 8.6 rebounds per game during that stretch. That was highlighted by a 25-point, 18-rebound performance in a win last week against the Boston Celtics.
The solid six-game stretch for Mullens comes after missing 19 games with a foot injury.
He admits being the beneficiary of "fresh legs" when other NBA players were beginning to tire before the All-Star game.
But he's also feeling more comfortable in his second season of full action. He sat for two years in Oklahoma City, rarely seeing the floor before being traded last season for a second-round draft pick.
It's turned out to be a solid trade for the Bobcats.
"I've come a long way," said Mullens, who is a former Ohio State standout. "I had that first year under my belt playing last year. I've been in the league four years now but last year was like my first year so I just got my feet wet."
Mullens is far from a finished product.
Dunlap would like to see more consistency from him on the boards. In the games before and after his huge game against the Celtics, Mullens had just three rebounds each.
On offense Mullens does most of his work 20 to 25 feet from the basket, showing a smooth, soft touch for a 7-footer from the outside. But the Bobcats want to teach him to play with his back to the basket because they don't have a dominant low post threat.
"Sometimes it's a little frustrating to watch Byron play because he maybe gives way to the 3-pointer too much," Dunlap said. "But we're walking him into the post more and saying, 'You'll get more touches but you have to love with your back to the basket more for us.'
"I think he's buying into that. The thing that is remarkable is he's getting his nose in there in traffic and taking (rebounds) off the top of the rim. Those are substantial rebounds and he's doing it over and over again."
It's not uncommon to see Dunlap barking at Mullens during a practice, a timeout or even after the game.
Dunlap said it's a relationship built on trust and he's been able to point out Mullens' shortcomings without any bitterness coming back his way.
"I'm able to tell him things he doesn't want to hear," Dunlap said.
Said Mullens: "Yeah, we have a certain way of talking to each other. People from the outside might see that and think we are getting into it. You know, it's all love. He gives me a lot of confidence out there on the court to do what I want to do so that goes a long way. You know when you have a green light you can hit big shots and have a big night. It's nice."
Earlier this month, Charlotte president of basketball operations Rod Higgins said "adding some bigs" remains a pressing necessity for the Bobcats, who had the worst record in the league entering the All-Star break.
The Bobcats have had conversations with Brooklyn Nets about acquiring Kris Humphries in exchange for Ben Gordon, but no deal is imminent.
The team likes Bismack Biyombo, although he's a much better defensive player than an offensive one. Brendan Haywood, Hakim Warrick, Tyrus Thomas, Jeff Adrian and Gana Diop are Charlotte's other "bigs," and none of them are averaging more than seven points a game.
That's one of the reasons the Bobcats consider Mullens a core players they must keep.
Ideally the Bobcats would like to add a true low post scoring threat, a move that would allow Mullens more freedom to step out and knock down 3-pointers. But those players are hard to find.
Regardless, the Bobcats believe Mullens' huge performance against the Celtics last week was more of a sign of things to come rather than an aberration.
"We need that from Byron," point guard Kemba Walker said. "He can do it. We have to get him to do it every night. He's very capable of it. When he has big games like that it gives us a much better chance."
For Mullens though, the focus moving forward is on becoming a rebounding force.
"The 18 rebounds, I would rather have that than 25 points," he said. "That's because (rebounding) is not what I'm known for. I just have to show I can rebound consistently."


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Even though you know the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot aren't good, you probably bought a ticket (or a few dozen of them) anyway.
But just how bad are the odds of any single ticket winning the big prize? 1 in 175,223,510, to be precise -- less than the odds of someone becoming president of the United States or being born with an extra finger or toe.
Here are 11 things -- some good, some not so good -- more likely to happen than your numbers coming up gold:
1. The next time you rush across the street as the light is about to change, keep in mind it's much likelier you'll die as a pedestrian than win the jackpot: 1 in 701, according to the National Safety Council.
Julio Cortez / AP
A U.S. flag waves in the wind as pedestrians cross the street in Newark, N.J.
2. Think your perfect 3-point shot makes you a shoo-in for the Dallas Mavericks? The odds of being drafted to play in the NBA after college if you're a high school senior basketball player are a slim 1 in 6,864,000, according to The Sport Digest, still better than Powerball odds.
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Harrison Barnes, left, from North Carolina, talks with reporters during a gathering of top prospects for the NBA basketball pre-draft combine earlier this year in Chicago.
3. Afraid to fly? Then skip to the next bullet point, because the odds of dying in air and space transport incidents are 1 in 7,178.
Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP
A British airways plane flies over residential rooftops as it comes in to land at Heathrow Airport in London.
4. If you haven't yet bought a ticket because you thought the odds of you winning the prize are as slim as the chances of dating Brad Pitt -- not so fast. According to the Book of Odds, the odds of being a movie star are 1 in 1,505,000. Reeling one in... that one's up to you, but becoming a movie star first can't hurt.
Matt Sayles / AP
Actress Anne Hathaway arrives before the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
5. It's (frighteningly much) likelier you'll die getting struck by lightning than win the Powerball jackpot: 1 in 134,906, according to the National Safety Council.
Andy Tullis / AP file
In a June 28, 2011 photo, a blast of lightning bolts shoot down towards Bend Ore. during a storm.
6. The next time you're having a picnic in the great outdoors, watch out for buzzing insects, because the odds of dying from a hornet, wasp or bee sting are 1 in 79,842, according to the National Safety Council.
Pat Wellenbach / AP file
Bees come and go from a bee hive in West Bath, Maine on Monday, April 30, 2012.
7. If you gasped upon seeing Honey Boo Boo's niece's duplicate thumb on national television, you'll probably be even more surprised to find out that polydactyly is not a rare condition. The odds of being born with extra fingers or toes are 1 in 500.
China Daily via Reuters file
An x-ray picture shows the hands of a six-year-old boy who has 15 fingers (the small nub on one of the fingers is the 15th) and 16 toes at a hospital in Shenyang, Liaoning.
8. Your odds of becoming a U.S. president are 1 in 10 million, according to this article. Mitt Romney obviously found those odds attractive enough.
Jewel Samad / AFP - Getty Images file
President Barack Obama celebrates after delivering his acceptance speech ion Chicago on November 7, 2012.
9. There's a 1 in 11.5 million chance you'll get attacked by a shark, according to the U.S. Lifesaving Association, but there's no word on how the odds play out during Shark Week.
Michael Fernandez / AP
This July 2011 photo shows a shark warning sign along the Surf Beach near Lompoc, Calif. in Santa Barbara County.
10. One in 12,500 amateur golfers will make a hole in one on a par 3 hole.
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Tom Watson of the United States celebrates after his hole in one at the sixth hole during the second round of The 140th Open Championship at Royal St George's on July 15, 2011 in Sandwich, England.
11. Before you get too discouraged, keep in mind that the odds of winning at least some kind of Powerball prize -- any prize, even $4 -- are not too shabby: 1 in 31.85. But you still might be better off working on your jump shot. At least that will get you some exercise.
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Jimmie Callahan of Pell City, Alabama, uses the lucky numbers from a Chinese restaurant fortune cookie to play the Powerball multi-state lottery at a retailer near the Alabama state line in Tallapoosa, Georgia.
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I have opened an Etsy shop, due to the need to clear the spare room for an imminent arrival - I am due in August, gulp! I did plan on making some maternity dresses but we shall see.
So, at the moment I have some book page prints of vintage Vogue covers (lots from the 20s), plus a few vintage dresses, but will be listing more clothing plus sewing patterns and sewing magazines shortly, which might interest some of you.
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Colors are very accurate
Very good picture quality, Strong Smart TV platform with a good app selection
Attractive design, Bright picture with solid color and black-level performance
The picture is also not as standout as the top tier models, but is still very good.
Fairly expensive for a 46-inch TV and color accuracy would've been better.
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Presence of internet connections, Netflix, etc.
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While mHealth is growing quickly, consumers aren't embracing it at the same rate. RockHealth reported that despite there being over 13,000 medical apps available, the mHealth trend isn't taking off as much as it could be. There is a lot of potential for mHealth, and it truly is the future of health.
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It's a shame that with all this beautiful fall weather, that instead of enjoying the beautiful fall weather we have to think about the government shutting down as Congress misses the deadline.
The U.S. government has shut down for the first time in 17 years after President Barack Obama refused to give in to the Republican demands that he roll back his signature healthcare law. Around 700,000 federal workers were placed on indefinite unpaid leave after a lot political fighting failed to yield any deal between the Democrats and Republicans. Obama care is already funded, so to me this is POLITICS. Two in our family are affected, Steve, our son-in-law, who is a contract worker for the Army and our daughter, Vicki, who lives in Germany. Also, our son, Kent, who is an agent for the Treasury Department. I think most of this is being done in hopes of who will win the next election and all this bickering won't help any American. Yes, we're all Americans.
Right now as farmers we're more concerned with the harvest. It seems in the last week the colors of the browning of the cornfields and yellows and some browning of the soybeans signals harvest time is here. Also this year the apple crop looks great compared to last year. As the sun was going down last night our Linden tree, which is green was just glittering with yellow and gold leaves that couldn't be seen until the sun was just right. The position of the sun in the sky lends a special quality to the autumnal colors. The change in seasons occurs when places receive more or less sun at certain times of the year. As the earth tilts on its axis and away from the sun's rays, autumn comes. As autumn lengthens, the sun hits the earth's surface at a lower angle, thus giving a greater brightness to autumn colors.
I know one of these days the summer like weather will be gone and we'll have some rainy, cold days. However, then I think we'll have more fall-like weather, which can be brisk, but warm and beautiful. Fall is the time when meals aren't always on time, so I go to crock-pot meals. This is a recipe anyone can do. With the holidays coming up this is great for a holiday gift.
3 quarts unsweetened
apple sauce
4 cups white sugar
2 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup apple cider or
apple juice
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground all
3/4 teaspoon ground
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
Add applesauce, sugars and cider together in crock-pot.
Cover and cook on low for 3 hours. Add spices cook on low, covered for 3 more hours. Uncover and continue cooking on low for 1 – 4 hours or sufficiently thickened. Ladle hot apple butter into 1/2 pint or pint size canning jars and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Makes about 6 pints. If you're not in to canning, this also freezes very well.
"Enjoy the nice fall weather, that is if it's warm and sunny."


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Once again, the Screening Room at Naked City Brewery and Taphouse will host an evening of thought-provoking conversation. Think & Drink is a series of hosted conversations intended to spark meaningful dialog on current topics. The upcoming Think & Drink event focuses on the institution of marriage in the modern world. Steve Scher of KUOW will moderate the conversation. Beer will help fuel the conversation.
The event is free, takes place on Tuesday, July 17 at 7:00, and the public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
SEATTLE – Humanities Washington's ongoing Think & Drink discussion series returns to Greenwood's Naked City Brewery & Taphouse July 17 for State of the Unions: A Conversation on the Institution of Marriage. Social historian Stephanie Coontz, civic leader Anne Levinson and moderator Steve Scher will lead a conversation about marriage, offering both historical context and a consideration of recent same-sex marriage legislation.
Coontz is the author of Marriage, a History and teaches history and family studies at The Evergreen State College; she's appeared in media ranging from The New York Times to The Colbert Report. Levinson is a LGBT community leader and advisor to Washington United for Marriage; she was formerly a municipal judge, Seattle deputy mayor and co-owner of the Seattle Storm. Scher is a longtime journalist for Seattle's National Public Radio station, KUOW; currently, he is the senior host of Weekday.
This free event begins at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 17, at Naked City Brewery & Taphouse, 8564 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA.
Humanities Washington's Think & Drink program brings hosted conversations on provocative topics and new ideas to pubs and tasting rooms around the state. For more information, please visit humanities.org/programs/think-drink.
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What: State of the Unions: A Conversation on the Institution of Marriage, with social historian Stephanie Coontz and civic leader Anne Levinson, moderated by KUOW's Steve Scher
When: 7 P.M., Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Where: Naked City Brewery & Taphouse, 8564 Greenwood Ave. N, Seattle, WA
Cost: Free
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SCOTTeVEST Classic Vest Review
Posted by Hector Martinez Categories: Wearables, Product Reviews
It's always good to see folks improve on an established formula. Without progress, all of our wonderful gear wouldn't be as sleek, powerful, and as tiny as they currently are. In today's case, SCOTTeVEST took their original product, the Classic Vest—Version 1.0—and added in features seen in their more recent offerings, such as a softer exterior, more pockets, and increased breathability. Today Gear Live delves into this great piece of attire that'll keep all of your gear organized and accessible without breaking the bank in the process. Click below for the full review.
The most immediate thing I noticed about this vest is how soft the exterior is. The cotton blend surface is pleasant to touch, and not abrasive, despite its weather-proof finish. It made it easy to slip on without getting your skin all scratched, and comfortable to take off and handle. If the ladies pay attention to how you dress, the extremelt flexible and soft surface will be just the first of the cool surprises in store with this thing. It's also stretchable to a degree, which just adds more to the comfort factor. Still, I'd make sure that I order the appropriate size, if not something a tad bigger, because of the amount of gear you are likely to be carrying with the Classic Vest.
I like how ScottEVest gives you a lot of size options on their website, too. I'm 6'4 and 300 lbs, and the thing looks just fine on me. I first put on the vest in a cool apartment and it made a noticeable difference in body temperature. It was warmer without being uncomfortable. Of course this jacket should see most use in the Spring and Fall, not in the 10-degree weather we seem to be getting this week. It was nice to see that there were also magnetic flaps that fold over the main zipper to prevent wind from seeping in, in the event that you're caught in some less than ideal weather.
Looking at the interior, you'll find a host of pockets with mesh finishes and individual zippers. The see-through mesh helps you in finding the item you need, which could range from PDA's, mp3 players, CD-players, and headphones to even magazines and water bottles. Inside each pocket is a small business card with helpful tips on what could be stored in that particular location. One of the interior pockets includes a black cleaning cloth to wipe the smears you sometimes get on your gear screens. It's connected to an alligator clip and a cord for easy access. A few pockets near the lower portion of the vest can open up to larger sizes via a Velcro strip. In total there are 28 pockets on the Classic Vest, counting interior and exterior ones.
There are some other nice touches, too. You'll find a couple long pen pockets in the middle interior, along the line of the main zipper. Some of the other interior compartments are small enough to hold spare change. There's also a stretchable spiral-cord with a key-clip inside one of the hand pockets. On the exterior there are two pockets at chest level that could work for easy access to your cell phone and PDA—items I use more frequently. A nice by-product of their placement is that you can better hear audible alarms or rings or feel vibrations from either of these device. If you choose, you can also clip your phone to the belt loops on either shoulder.
It wouldn't be a SeV product without their recently patented PAN (Personal Area Network) wire system. This system allows you to string the cords for your devices inside the lining of the jacket in order to avoid entanglement. You can run a headphone cord from a rubber clip near the collar of the jacket to the bottom interior pocket. That way you can keep your mp3 player or cell phone in an interior pocket instead of the cord flapping around in the wind while you walk. If you switch often between audio-capable devices you'll need to make sure the cord is long enough to accommodate it though, especially if you want to pull out a gadget to use it. It may take you a little time to find the holes where you thread the cord through, but they're there. I found the interior pockets that contain the PAN holes to be a little on the large side; perhaps more suited to store a magazine than a portable music player. Then again, devices come in all shapes and sizes and user preferences will vary.
There are actually two rubber clips on the collar so you can use the alternate one for your cell phone headpiece, and draw the cord to an interior pocket near the chest. However, I couldn't find a PAN slot there. You can use the pocket's zipper to thread the cord in, but you'll need to be careful you don't drop your cell when pulling the cord out for whatever reason. Caution should be exercised with all your gear actually. For example, there is huge exterior pocket on the back of the jacket where you could potentially store a laptop. Having a laptop on your back may be disastrous if you decide to sit down somewhere and lean back into the seat. The Classic Vest is helpful for doing away with bags, but it doesn't mean you throw caution to the wind. You'll need to keep this in mind if you decide to take it off in a public place and it's filled with all of your expensive gear. Finally, the vest exterior does have some logos on it, but they are non-intrusive and actually look kind of cool. There is a small "SeV" at the chest level, and a little TEC symbol below the lowermost front left pocket.
There were only a couple of minor things that kept the Classic Vest from perfection. I already mentioned some of these issues but I'll point them out again for convenience: The slots for running your cords can be a little difficult to find. Related to this, in one pocket I didn't even have a slot available, so I just used the larger zippered opening as a solution. You'll also need to exercise some caution when handling all your items, since a lot can be stored here, and a lot can be…ahem…misplaced. One last thing is that storing some larger items like a bottle of water or a thick digital camera in the front pocket (as recommended by the "card tips") may cause bulges to appear. This can possibly be remedied by ordering one size larger than what you're normally accustomed to, but we can't really know for sure. I found that simply placing the water in a large interior pocket near the bottom was a more discreet solution.
Overall though, this vest is going to be mighty useful for just about anyone during Spring and Fall seasons. Everyone has a cell these days, plus a PDA or an mp3 player, so the need is definitely there. The cotton blend material is softer than what I expected, the pockets are numerous enough to provide a ton of storage options, and best of all, the price is right. In fact it's about a third of the price of their Solar SeV Finetex jacket but offers almost all of the functionality, with more comfort to boot. A very useful and high quality product…highly recommended.
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Salsa Turkey English Muffin Burgers
Our Turkey Salsa Muffin burgers are the perfect end to a hard day.
4 Thomas'® Light Multi-Grain English Muffins, split
12 oz lean ground turkey
1/2 cup drained in a sieve store bought chunky salsa
1 large egg white
2 oz thinly sliced aged part-skim cheddar or Swiss cheese (optional)
4 slices red onion
Combine turkey, 1/4 cup salsa and egg white in a large bowl, tossing to combine well with hands. Form into 4 patties. Preheat a lightly oiled grill over moderate heat and grill onions, turning, until golden brown and tender, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate as cooked. Grill burgers until cooked through, about 6 to 7 minutes per side, topping them with cheese during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Transfer to plate as cooked. While burgers are cooking grill split sides of muffins, until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Serve burgers on English muffins topped with grilled red onions and remaining 1/4 cup salsa.


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U.S. stocks little changed; jobless claims rise
NEW YORK - The stock market is opening little changed as investors absorb news about the jobs market and corporate deals.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 14 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,595 as of 9:44 a.m. Eastern time Thursday. The index closed at an all-time high the day before.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose one point, or 0.1 percent, to 1,885 and the Nasdaq gained seven points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,121.
The government reported Thursday that the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since February.
Dish Network climbed $2.02, or 3.6 percent, to $58.88 after the Wall Street Journal reported that AT&T had approached the satellite TV company about a possible acquisition.


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Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Hot Stove Cool Music Returns
Theo Epstein and Chicago Cubs broadcaster Len Kasper will be rocking with the Chicago All-Stars, while Peter Gammons, Bernie Williams, Jake Peavy and Will Dailey front the Boston All-Stars. Chicago-based hip hop artist (and younger brother of Chance The Rapper) Taylor Bennett was recently announced as one of the performers. WXRT morning personality/long-time Cubs fan Lin Brehmer and former Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster return as emcees, and attendees will also hear from the Chicago Children's Choir. Another definite highlight will be a performance by Band Of Their Own, an all-star group with a rotating roster of women musicians.
This year's BOTO includes members of The Bangles, Belly, Letters To Cleo, The Flat Five, and Blake Babies. Bangles vocalist-drummer Debbi Peterson co-wrote one of the band' best songs, "Some Dreams Come True" (with W. Inglehart), and Blake Babies vocalist-drummer Freda Love Smith currently performs with one of Chicago's best current bands, Sunshine Boys. WXRT continues to tease fans on social media about a special, as yet-to-be-named guest. Metro is located just down the street from Wrigley Field, the doors open at 7:30 p.m.
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Global Education and Clergy Development
Christian education is that ministry of the church by which it seeks to communicate its faith and nurture
Christlike disciples. In the Church of the Nazarene, the ministry of Christian education is expressed through
local church education and Nazarene higher education, including clergy education.
The International Board of Education (IBOE) is comprised of 12 people representing the global Church of the Nazarene.
The IBOE functions as the global church advocatefor educational institutions for the Church of the Nazarene worldwide.
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Wow! My best streak is 3 days!!! On a separate note, I also have a 3 day FTF streak!!! The first of the streak was also my first FTF ever!
Wow! My best streak is 3 days!!! On a separate note, I also have a 3 day FTF streak!!! The first of the streak was also my first FTF ever!
Happy 'Caching!!
I work a minimum of 60 hours a week, but I have the advantage of working out of town all week. That just means I cache before I go to the motel. Like today for instance I am in el dorado, tomorrow warren. Today was easy, lots of caches here in El Dorado. But tomorrow I will have to get a cache before I leave here in the morning, because I've got all the caches in the Monticello area, and I placed the only Cache in Warren. But today was day 298! It helps to have friends like Dcwalker & Goffamily. We keep each other motivated.
Would like to do something like this but when you've basically cleared all the caches out in a 30-35 mile radius not counting the few published recently from my daughter, there is no possible way to even attempt something like this where I live. I'll leave these streaks all to y'all.
We started geocaching in March and then 40 days ago we decided to try to get a 365 streak and so far so good. Some days it gets almost stressful to make sure we get out and grab at least one and it may even be at 11 at night but we get the smiley. I hope we can continue on our streak and get some good milestones along the way. 227 since March 27 and are running out of them locally so I am having to get creative in my travels around to find them lol!
I think that my longest streak it 14 days. As much as I drive, you would think that I could get one in a different rest area out here on the road. I may have to start looking at that when I get caught up logging.
29 more days David. keep it up my friend! 30 for me!
you got this mike! it is getting hard. i have very few caches close to go out and grab now. thanks to codyrex there are some not to far. and thanks to going on vacation for two weeks i can hit new ground that i haven't picked clean.
24 days to go...... now i am thinking of going with finds for as long as my longest slump! 467 days? hummmm


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Hope had one of its strongest showings in recent years at the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) track and field championships held May 1-2 at Alma College. Hope athletes combined for 13 event championships as both teams finished second in the standings.
Junior Nora Kuiper (Parchment, Mich./Parchment HS) was a double winner in the dashes. She set an MIAA record while winning the 100-meter dash (:12.13) for a third consecutive year. She also won the 200-meter dash (:25.62).
Other Hope athletes who successfully defended their league titles were senior Andrew Denniger (Winfield, Ill./West Chicago HS) in the javelin (176-8) and junior Sean Bergsma (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven HS) in the high jump (6-6).
Other Hope champions in the men's meet included junior Brandon Bosch (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville HS), long jump (22-9 1/4); senior Chad Rector (Grant, Mich./Grant HS), shot put (48-8); sophomore Jeffrey Minkus (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West HS), triple jump (42-11 1/2); senior Seth Weener (Grandville, Mich./Grandville HS), 1,500 meters (4:01.50); and freshman Nick Rinck (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville HS), 400-meter hurdles (:55.95).
The Flying Dutch 4x100 relay of Nora Kuiper, freshman Kara VandeGuchte (Hamilton, Mich./Hamilton HS), freshman Emily Kreichelt (Northville, Mich./Northville HS), and senior Lindsay Lange (Manistee, Mich./Manistee HS) won the gold medal in :48.71. Other Hope champions in women's meet were junior Christina Lis (Novi, Mich./Novi HS)in the high jump (5-5), junior Emily Vandermeer (Holland, Mich./Holland HS) in the pole vault (10-11 1/2) and Lindsay Lange in the shot put (40-0 1/2).


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Florida Virtual School Incorporates Face-to-Face Learning
Florida Virtual School incorporates face-to-face approaches
At Florida's Coral Glades High School, 13 classes of students take an online course in world history through the Florida Virtual School. Though the coursework is online and the instructor virtual, students see their teacher in person during weekly class visits. The students have another face-to-face support as well: a classroom facilitator who keeps them on track, helps with technical problems, and takes attendance.
The Florida Virtual School, the nation's largest state-sponsored online K-12 school, has always been quick to adapt to trends, but now the most-established virtual public school in the country is venturing into a blended learning model that is in growing demand. The move is in part the effect of market forces, as the FLVS strives to meet the needs of school districts, and in part the evolution of the blended model, which mixes face-to-face instruction and virtual learning.
Facing state-mandated class-size restrictions and a state requirement that all students take an online course before graduation, districts are turning to Florida Virtual to help meet both those obligations. The implementation is not without its kinks, but Steven G. Carruth, the principal of Coral Glades High, in the 258,000-student Broward County district, said the option saved him more than $100,000 last year on teachers he would have had to hire to meet class-size requirements, and it has given students the flexibility to work at their own pace.
The face-to-face interaction for students with the FLVS teacher is a plus, Mr. Carruth said. The online teacher visits every Tuesday to meet with students individually or teach mini-lessons, stays an extra hour after school that day for students who need additional help, and attends Coral Glades' parent nights to educate families about the program.
"It makes a difference for the students to actually get to meet the teacher versus just interacting with him over the phone or by email," Mr. Carruth said. "There's a human-connection piece that helps keep the students engaged and more accountable."
Forty-four districts in Florida have now put in place FLVS hybrid or blended learning models, called Virtual Learning Labs, said Tania Clow, a spokeswoman for the FLVS. The virtual school launched the blended programs during the 2010-11 school year, with 152 Virtual Learning Labs across the state. The number has grown this school year to 314, Ms. Clow said. Face-to-face interaction includes the weekly teacher visits, the facilitator, and frequent visits from an FLVS specialist in blended learning who troubleshoots school issues.
State mandates for school districts have increased the speed of that growth. The state's Class Size Reduction Amendment, which was adopted by voters in 2002, limits the number of students allowed in classrooms, but not in virtual labs. Those class-size limits were phased in, but by 2010-11, there could be no more than 25 students per core class in the high school grades. Meanwhile, starting with the last school year's 9th grade, all incoming high school students must take an online course to graduate.
So at Coral Glades High, for example, 35 to 40 students are in each of the 13 world-history classes. The online course can also count toward the students' graduation requirement, Mr. Carruth said.
The Virtual Learning Labs also offer a level playing ground for students when it comes to the online-course requirement, said Christopher McGuire, the principal of the Broward Virtual School. "Our kids will say they have Internet access at home, but it's often from cellphones," he said. "That's not the best learning device, or what I would consider true Internet access."
Class-Size Compliance
With a history that goes back to 1997, and with more than 303,000 half-credit course completions during the last school year, Florida Virtual has adapted its program to meet student and district needs. The school operates a full-time online school, offers its online teachers and courses to students and districts on a part-time basis, and also allows districts to operate FLVS franchises, in which districts use FLVS courses but provide their own online teachers. The Virtual Learning Labs are just another option for customers, said Jaryn Emhof, the director of state initiatives and communications for the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a Tallahassee, Fla.-based advocacy organization led by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Though the Florida Virtual School does not currently have data to determine whether students taking courses through the Virtual Learning Labs outperform those who have a completely online experience, the setup is becoming increasingly popular with school districts in the state. Florida districts are using those labs to help ease class-size limits and fulfill a graduation requirement in online learning for students. According to the FLVS, 44 districts use the Virtual Learning Labs. The Miami-Dade County district is also using FLVS courses in its iPrep Academies, a hybrid learning program for accelerated students who want to take college-prep and college-level courses. While Miami-Dade students take FLVS courses with virtual teachers in a more collaborative, less traditional school setting (think couches and a cafe), the academies are also staffed with master teachers certified in core subjects, such as English/language arts and math. The district is collecting data on student achievement within the iPrep Academies. As it is, end-of-course test scores for geometry and biology for the program's first crop of 9th graders were among the highest in the state.
"FLVS has been successful in adapting to a model that serves districts struggling with class-size compliance," Ms. Emhof wrote in an email. "Providing a blended learning environment is a natural next step for them."
Over time, Florida Virtual has sought to systematize that next step. Facilitators, for example, who may or may not be certified teachers, must now take an online training course developed by the FLVS. The course familiarizes facilitators with the FLVS monitoring system, shows them how to track student pacing, and helps them troubleshoot technical issues.
Moneyeke Martin, an 8th grader at Broward County's Bair Middle School, is taking a course in earth sciences this school year through the FLVS Virtual Learning Lab. She's in the school's Junior Academy for Digital Acceleration, or JADA, and is seeking to earn high school credits. Her online instructor visits once a week.
The in-class facilitator also plays a key role, Ms. Moneyeke said. "Sometimes I might get too comfortable and slack a bit, and she'll be there to say, 'You need to get this done or else you won't finish the course on time,' " she said.
Michelle Licata, the current FLVS Teacher of the Year, was an online teacher for many Bair students last school year. She visited her students every other Wednesday. Those visits "took it to a whole other level," she said. "I was able to go ... and really and truly get to know the whole person."
But there have been challenges. Geographically, many FLVS teachers are spread throughout the state and are not always situated close to the students they teach. In addition, many Virtual Learning Labs have students taking a variety of courses, and each online teacher does not visit weekly. Ms. Close said students still appreciate the FLVS teacher's visit and the interaction, however, even if it's not from their own instructor. It's also been a scheduling challenge to group students in the same school with the same online teacher.
FLVS teachers have had to adjust the hours they are available. Typically, the online teachers get the most student questions between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., said Crystal Howard, the senior manager of Florida relations for the FLVS. Now teachers must be available during the day, when students are in their Virtual Learning Labs.
But Laurie Kaye Davis, a president of the parent-teacher-student association at Miami Beach Senior High School in the 345,000-student Miami-Dade district, said her school has two Virtual Learning Labs with designated facilitators, but FLVS teachers only visit monthly. Technology in the labs is old, and the Internet connection is slow. To make matters worse, she said, the facilitators are often unable to help students with subject-matter questions, since there may be students taking 30 different courses in one lab.
Though students can contact their FLVS teacher during class, Miami-Dade has a ban on student cellphone use, making it difficult for them to text or call their teachers, Ms. Davis said. "I would be a fan of hybrid learning and I think a lot of times it can work well," she said. "But what's here, I'm not a big fan."
Ms. Clow noted, though, that students can contact their online teachers in a variety of ways, including through email, instant messaging, and the use of virtual classrooms.
'Real Teachers'
FLVS courses are also being used in other blended learning scenarios.
Three years ago, Miami-Dade opened its first iPrep Academy as a magnet school or program for accelerated high school students. The program uses Florida Virtual courses and teachers, but in a nontraditional setting. The original iPrep Academy, for example, located in what was once a downtown Miami administration building, features beanbag chairs and a cafe, where students can work and exchange ideas, said Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho.
The emphasis on personal learning allows students to work at their own pace, accelerating their learning when possible. The face-to-face teachers there "are inspirational entities that navigate and negotiate knowledge acquisition," Mr. Carvalho said.
It's worth noting that the iPrep teachers are more than just facilitators. They are master teachers, certified in core areas such as math and English/language arts, and they combine their own teaching with the digital curriculum and the instruction from online teachers.
"These blended learning environments provide for the best of both worlds," Mr. Carvalho said. "We're trying to create environments that allow for extreme social interaction side by side with virtual opportunities."
The district now has more than 900 students at nine iPrep Academy sites. Mr. Carvalho said he is collecting data on program effectiveness, but says end-of-course test scores for geometry and biology for the program's first crop of 9th graders were some of the state's highest.
And even though Florida Virtual is known primarily for its online work, the school is trying to incorporate some face-to-face interaction into its full-time online program, too, said Rick Perkins, the principal of the FLVS full-time virtual high school, which has 2,500 students.
During the last school year, the school hosted more than 50 in-person field trips or events across the state. They all were designed to have a strong educational focus, such as the recent field trip to Florida's Blue Spring State Park, where students learned about marine life, manatees, and ecosystems. While attendance is not mandatory, Mr. Perkins said, a majority of students participate. This year's goal is to increase the number of face-to-face gatherings and market them to students and their families more aggressively, he said.
"It makes the program come alive and makes the people involved in the program real," he said. "It's not just a faceless entity behind a phone call or responding to an email. We're a real school with real teachers."
Vol. 32, Issue 09, Pages s16, s18Published in Print: October 24, 2012, as Online Learning Goes to Class
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13 commentsGasbag Self Ordained Expert January 5th, 2012 | 9:38am
asking: $189,000....... tax assessment: $274,900
What's wrong with this picture?
When is this problem going to be fixed?River Ridge Drive local January 5th, 2012 | 11:16am
The bigger problem is what is not shown...a house next door that is full of partying teens every weekendTruth Hurts January 5th, 2012 | 1:12pm
No house in Lake Monticello is worth more than $200K if you compute schools, taxes, lack of consistant safe drinking water and the simple fact that as River Ridge Drive Local states, there are parents who have children there that have nothing to do but party all weekend. In the summer, probably all week while parents are not at home. Though I know one resident (still there) whose teens were allowed to have parties in the basement and other locals walked right in with cases of beer and Lord knows what else.
Yeah - that is some of the element that lives there...so not worth even $50K in my book.Voice of Reason January 5th, 2012 | 2:21pm
Read the article. This is a beautiful home in a great location for a very fair price.
The buyers can check out the neighborhood and neighbors themselves. Your perception is not the gospel. And why would you want to say bad things to lower values in your own neighborhood anyway? Makes me wonder if you really even live there to know what you are talking about. I doubt it.
Hook commenters, scandalizing everything. Yawn.Fluco Pride January 5th, 2012 | 2:55pm
As a former resident of Lake Monticello (and still a resident of Fluvanna Co.), I find the remarks concerning some of the "element" that lives at Lake Monticello to be thoughtless and derogatory. Counted among Lake residents are University faculty and staff, Charlottesville/Albemarle County police and Fire and Rescue personnel as well as teachers from most surrounding counties… not to mention thousands of other decent, hardworking people. If we are judging an entire neighborhood by a select handful of its residents, do you really think some of the more elite communities in the area would fare much better?? I doubt it.
While you are holding on to your $50k, please do us a favor and keep your two cents as well.Gasbag Self Ordained Expert January 5th, 2012 | 4:25pm
Relax people, life is too short to develop ulcers from participation in an online forum. While I am in the market to buy my daughter a home, probably not this one though, I would want to know if a house full of drunken party type people lives next door to this house. If this claim is in fact true, I will give the seller $139,000 tomorrow.
:)Sheila B. January 5th, 2012 | 4:59pm
We moved our family from Albemarle to the Lake 4 years ago. It turned out to be a wonderful decision. So our commute takes 25 minutes? Big deal. Our "quality of life" is worth it.Austro January 5th, 2012 | 6:45pm
@Gasbag: Wow, nice dad! Buying your daughter a home?River Ridge Drive local January 6th, 2012 | 11:06am
To Voice of Reason: who are you, the realtor? The party animal house is not a perception, it is what I see every weekend on my street. College kids cars parked up and down the street on the easements, tearing up the grass and leaving muddy tire ruts, which is an HOA violation, and I called the LMOA police dept. on it, have yet to see any enforcement. Yeah I live there all right, and I know what I am talking about, you do not.River Ridge Drive local January 6th, 2012 | 11:14am
BTW another big handicap to home values here is the Aqua Virginia water bills, it costs us about $2000 per year for water, more than the electric bill. Every home owner in LM knows about this.Frank January 7th, 2012 | 10:57am
River Ridge Drive local...Why are you still living in the neighborhood? When you do go to sell your house, you are making it difficult for you to sell and you are ruining the opportunity for others to think about selling theirs...you do not seem too bright...you sound like you have a vendetta against everyone in your neighborhood. I don't think the so called party kids are the problem..but having a neighbor such as yourself who has now alienated everyone around you..and NO..I am not a realtor..I don't live at the Lake either...just feel sorry for your neighbors and I glad your not mine!RRL January 7th, 2012 | 5:59pm
Frank your post makes no sense. Are you saying that everyone who lives at Lake Monticello who complained about their water bills to the state and to Rep. Bell should have kept their mouths shut and not let the public know about the problem, lest they lower their property values? By the same token should people not speak up about crime in their neighborhoods for the same reason? Are you suggesting people should just sell their homes, move away, and let someone else deal with the problems, instead of staying put and trying to get problems solved?DCM January 8th, 2012 | 10:16am
It seems to me that The Hook is presenting a real estate ad as a news article. Isn't that some kind of breach of ethical journalism? Be that as it may, if they are going to present this as "news" and invite comments, then they have to accept that someone might say something like "This neighborhood has certain problems." Otherwise the realtor should just pay for an ad. Everyone agrees that the right to free speech is important, but anytime someone doesn't like what someone else has posted, they feel the need to reply with "shut up and keep your opinion to yourself." That never ceases to amaze me.


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Background: Logic is the calculus of computer science: It plays a fundamental role similar to the role of calculus in the physical sciences and traditional engineering disciplines. Indeed, logic brings a unifying view to areas of Computer Science as disparate as
The Problem
The various computer science disciplines understand the importance of logic in their area. Industry is recognizing the need of the use of formal specifications and tools in producing reliable software, hardware, and protocols. However, CS education lags: curricula generally fail to provide a unified presentation of the recurring topics. Indeed, logic is usually covered in one or two isolated classes, and ignored in the rest. Even in those classes, traditional logic teaching rarely draws on computer science domains for topics or examples (even when taught by computer scientists).
A Solution: Logic Across the Curriculum
We propose a strategy of logic across the curriculum, injecting logic content into application courses, and demonstrating how the use of logic improves the design and implementation of real systems. Once students (and colleagues) see how much logic helps with real work, we expect that they use even more of it and that they learn to teach it on their own.
We are implementing this strategy by developing teaching modules -- each about 2 weeks long -- which can be integrated into existing courses, showing (a) how topics being taught are founded on concepts already learned, and (b) how logic-based tools are used by practitioners to tackle problems in the area. Teachers could then grab a module off-the-shelf and use it in their class; it would overlap with material they would teach anyway. Students would encounter the modules throughout their education, gaining a more cohesive understanding of the interrelatedness of topics. By seeing logic across the (computer science) curriculum, students learn to appreciate it as a general tool, not an isolated topic.
For example, in a database class, SQL can be presented as first-order logic augmented with tuples, providing a clean and succinct semantics for SQL. Also, logic can be used as a tool for reasoning about functional dependencies. Or, in a class on concurrent programming, students would learn how to formally state properties about their program, and use tools to verify (prove) properties of their protocols. These modules all stem from a larger three-to-four-week Base module, often included in a discrete math course.
Our hope is that ultimately, these modules might be integrated into CS curricula nationwide, addressing the current lack of logic in the curriculum, and resulting in an industry with more robust systems and software.
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The priniciple investigators of the TeachLogic project are Ian Barland (Radford University), Matthias Felleisen (Northeastern University), Phokion Kolaitis (IBM Almaden), and Moshe Vardi (Rice University). In addition, John Greiner has also been instrumental. Several others have also made contributions.
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