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1. During Introduction to New Material, check for understanding when going over How To Shave video activity/worksheet, and assessing how students are answering. 2. During Introduction to New Material, check for questions after video activity. 3. During Introduction to New Material, check for questions after reviewing Washing Your Hair handout. 4. At end of Introduction to New Material, check for understanding by asking students to sum up some of the facts they learned during the lesson. 5. During Guided Practice, evaluate student discussion on hair and shaving and whether or not it is something that "matters."
3 minutes 1. Explain that hair can be annoying to take care of, and as we get older, we get even more hair to maintain. It's important to know how to take care of it so it stays healthy and strong. 2. Explain that today, they will be learning about taking care of their hair and the proper way to shave.
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1. Explain that the most common places for shaving are face for men, and armpits and legs for women. Shaving can be scary since you are using a sharp razor, but you will get used to it if you follow the proper steps. 2. Explain they are going to watch a very short video about how to shave properly, and, while the video is playing, the students will fill out the accompanying worksheet. If need be, they can play the video more than once. 3. Go over worksheet with students, calling on students to read the sentences and provide the answers. 4. Explain that they should ask a parent or adult to help them shave the first time so the adult or parent can show them how. 5. Ask for questions. 6. Ask, "How many of you like to blow dry, straighten, or curl your hair?" a. If no one says they do, respond by explaining, "That's really good because it can damage your hair if you do not protect it correctly." b. If some students say they do, respond by explaining, "It's okay to style your hair, but it's also important to remember how to protect it." 7. Transition by saying they are going to learn how to take care of their hair and what some common misconceptions are. 8. Ask students to answer "True or False" to the following statement: a. You should wash your hair every day. i. After a few student responses, explain that there is no single answer and many think people who don't wash their hair every day are dirty or gross, but the truth is not everyone has to wash their hair that often. It depends what kind of hair you have. If your hair gets oily quickly, you may wash it every day. If you have dry hair, you may wash it a few times a week instead. 9. Pass out Washing Your Hair handout and briefly goes over the steps: a. Wet your hair. Make sure it gets REALLY wet! b. Shampoo hair. You don't need more than a quarter-size amount of shampoo. c. Massage shampoo into scalp. Make sure you don't scrub your hair too much or use your nails. Use your fingertips instead. d. Rinse your hair well. Make sure to get all soap out! Shampoo that isn't rinsed out may leave your head itchy! e. Comb your hair with a wide-toothed comb. Using wide-toothed combs help prevent breakage. Also if you have tangles, don't tug or pull! It will rip and damage your hair. Get some detangler to help. f. Towel or air dry your hair when possible. When you can, try not to use a hair dryer. The heat can damage your hair, especially if you are not using a heat protecting spray. 10. Check for questions. 11. Ask students if they know what dandruff is. a. If students are unresponsive, ask pointed questions such as, "Do you think dandruff is dirt? Have you ever seen a commercial for dandruff shampoo? What did it show?" 12. Explain that dandruff is little white flakes we get in our hair. All types of people get it no matter age, gender, or ethnicity—it's easier to see in dark hair though. a. Say there is an idea that people with dandruff are dirty, but really dandruff isn't dirt. It's actually just skin! b. Most people get it because they have a dry scalp. It's really just dry skin—nothing to do with dirt! c. You can buy special shampoo to help treat it, but make sure you read the directions carefully on how to use it. 13. Explain that it is normal, especially today, to straighten or curl our hair. This can happen with chemical treatment, or using heated tools like flat irons or curling irons. This can actually damage our hair, so it's important to use heat protecting products and, if you really want to keep your hair healthy, try to straighten and curl your hair as little as possible. Leaving your hair natural is not only the healthiest thing you can do, but also the easiest! 14. Check for understanding by asking if students can explain some of the things they just went over. Answers may vary, but make sure these facts are reinforced: a. Dandruff is not dirt. You can get dandruff just by having a dry scalp. b. Straightening or curling hair—chemically or with tools—can damage hair, so try to air dry.
10 minutes 1. Hold discussion regarding the use of hair products and shaving. Ask students, "Why do people shave? Why do they straighten their hair or curl it?" a. In this section, try to get students to talk and think about how they would feel if they saw a woman with hairy legs who didn't shave, or someone who had a lot of dandruff. What would they think? Does it matter? Does it change who the person is? 2. Explain that they are at the age where they will begin shaving their bodies, but not all people choose to do so. It should not matter because it's not a requirement and does not change a person. Dandruff is common and sometimes shampoo may not fix it right away, or maybe a person cannot afford the special shampoo—how do you think they feel knowing that other people can see the dandruff? Should it matter? 3. Talk about how people try to change their hair through dye, straightening, and curling. State that it is definitely not bad to do, but why do we do it? Why do some people do it all the time? Is it to look different? Is it for maintenance? Etc.
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Olympians have an obvious athletic edge over the rest of the population. Whether it's the result of genetics, dedication, parental drive, careful coaching, or a combination of all of the above, the athletes competing in the London 2012 Olympics have reached the pinnacle of their profession. But they—and technology—aren't always content to leave it at just that.
Some of those who will be at the Games have spent hours biking a virtual course that's pedal-by-pedal identical to the one they'll travel in London. Others have run with a boost from NASA, and still others have had their practices analyzed not in miles per hour but in thousands of frames per second.
If these modern marvels seem like they're also giving some an unfair advantage, it's nothing new. The last time the games were in London, in 1948, the post-war conditions made for a stark contrast. Athletes were subject to the same rationing rules as the rest of London, being given a workman's portion at each mealtime. But some countries supplemented that with their own provisions; the United States flew in fresh fruit, meat, and bread daily to enhance the nutrition of its team.
Technology can also democratize improvement. Luc Fusaro, a design student at the Royal College of Art in London, has crafted what might be a speed-enhancing sneaker that can be custom fit to each wearer and produced by a 3D printer so that it's far more accessible and affordable than other custom gear. While Fusaro hopes to have it on the feet of Olympic athletes in 2016, athletes in 2012 will benefit from medical care and equipment at the Olympic Park that they cannot receive in their home countries. And ultramarathon runners, like Simon Wheatcroft, who was an Olympic torchbearer in London and is blind, is able to finally run on his neighborhood's streets on his own thanks to the app RunKeeper.
Here's a look at how the participants in 2012 are gaining an edge, thanks to technology.
1 Giving Accreditation Where It's Due
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Vijender will be quizzed, Ram Singh expelled from NIS camp
Olympian bronze medallist Vijender Singh will be questioned in connection with the recent recovery of 26 kg of heroin worth Rs 130 crore, Punjab police said on Sunday.india Updated: Mar 10, 2013 22:19 IST
Olympian bronze medallist Vijender Singh will be questioned in connection with the recent recovery of 26 kg of heroin worth Rs 130 crore, Punjab
police said on Sunday as his sparring partner Ram Singh was expelled from the National Institute of Sports (NIS) camp after admitting that he consumed drugs.
Police arrested another accused Sunil Katyal, who was engaged to check the "purity and quality" of the drug, from Ludhiana. With this, the total number of persons arrested in this case has gone up to seven.
"We will be summoning Vijender for questioning. However, at present, the focus of our investigation is to catch other smugglers in this case," Fatehgarh Sahib SSP Hardyal Singh Mann said over phone.
"Let us arrest the 3-4 key accused in the case and then we will focus on Vijender," he said. Serving as a head constable with Punjab police, Ram
Singh, also Vijender's roommate, was expelled from the NIS after after admitting that he had consumed drugs with Vijender on several occasions.
"Ram will be relieved from the national camp here from tomorrow," NIS executive director L S Ranawat said.
27-year-old Vijender, a DSP with Haryana police, has denied any involvement in the illegal drugs trade or to taking drugs. Ram, who was grilled for the third consecutive day today, has not been arrested so far.
He is being questioned on a day-to-day basis following the arrest of alleged drug peddler and NRI Anoop Singh Kahlon. Police had recovered 26 kg of heroin worth Rs 130 Crore from his house at Zirakpur, on the outskirts of Chandigarh.
"On the interrogation of Kahlon and six others arrested in the case, the names of 4-5 persons engaged in the drug trade in the region has emerged," Mann said adding that police was conducting raids at various places to arrest them.
The Haryana police too is keeping a tab on Vijender after his name cropped up in the case, official sources said adding that a SP-level officer of crime branch was in constant touch with the Punjab police in this case.
A Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) registered in the name of Vijender's wife Archana was found near Kahlon's residence on the day of the raids.
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Rick Aguliar invited guests to celebrate his 10th anniversary. The party was held at the Illuminating Company and featured some of Chicago's top vendors. Guests enjoyed cocktails, small bites, live music, cotton candy by Spin Spun and a boudoir photo session. The guests in attendance included some of the top wedding and event planners in Chicago. Chicago is highly respected in the industry and was recently he was given two awards; Photographer of the Year from the Catering Executives Club of America as well as the Shinning Star award from Wish Upon a Wedding Organization.
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They bid her good night, told her to sleep tight, but neglected to mention the bedbugs that bite. Erin Sturges woke the next morning, after itching all night, in her rented room in a well-known motel chain. Red bumps developed on her neck and face a week later. Her skin was crawling— and so was something on the sheets. "Bugs," says Sturges, a sales representative who lives in Berkeley, Calif. "It was like something out of Stephen King. I wanted to scream."
Sturges complained to the manager, who reimbursed her for her room but not for her visit to the doctor. She had contracted scabies, not to mention a case of the heebie-jeebies that lingers to this day. "Now when I'm traveling I can't help wondering," Sturges says, "how clean, really, is this room?"
It's a question that occurs to many of us when we pull off the road and stop for the night. Sure, lots of places leave the light on. But how can we really tell if they've changed the sheets?
The short answer is we can't. There are no specific cleanliness standards issued by most counties or cities, though many states do have health requirements. In California, for example, if a hotel or motel lacks sufficient lighting, windows, or heating or is infested by vermin, it can in theory be shut down.
Enforcement is another matter. There's no one-stop shop that regulates hotels and motels by cleanliness alone. "A lot of it is guest driven," says Jim Abrams, president of the California Hotel & Lodging Association. "The marketplace often dictates what a hotel does."
So do common sense and common decency. It's standard practice, Abrams says, for hotels and motels to wash and change sheets between guest stays. (In some states, it's also the law.) Vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, providing fresh towels—all are a widespread part of daily routine, according to Abrams. They are, for example, at the Renaissance Parc 55 in San Francisco, where director of housekeeping Jeanne Gafar says her staff regularly cleans curtains and wipes down counters and telephones with disinfectant; bedspreads are washed at least 10 times a year. Other hotels contacted for this story said they do the same. "We also pay very close attention to what guests tell us," Gafar says. "We read those little cards for their suggestions and complaints."
Hotels that ask for feedback might not always like what they hear. Ten years ago Chuck Gerba, an environmental microbiologist at the University of Arizona, conducted a study of hotel cleanliness. The results? Well, let's just say that bacteria you'd expect to find in the toilet often turned up on the TV remote control. "Generally, what we found is that the more you paid for your room," Gerba says, "the better the chance it was going to be clean. There's a direct relationship."
It's possible, Gerba says, to catch an unfriendly bug from a dirty hotel room—but you're unlikely to get anything much worse than a stomachache or a cold. Just to be safe, Gerba travels with disinfecting wipes so that he can clean surfaces on the spot. Travelers who don't feel like going to that trouble should consult guidebooks like those put out by AAA, whose hotel ratings are based in part on cleanliness.
To qualify for a single diamond in AAA's One Diamond to Five Diamond rating system, a hotel must meet "basic cleanliness standards," says Kelly Bell, the California State Automobile Association's manager of approved accommodations. That means vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, and changing sheets regularly, especially between guests.
"If it meets our standards," Bell says, "that doesn't mean you're never going to find a hair in the sink or crumbs under the bed. But it does mean we think the place is pretty clean."
Even so, Bell admits, the first thing he does when he checks into a room is pull the bedspread off the bed. "Are you kidding?" he says. "You never know what people have done on those things."
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Let me begin by saying I love this game! But, I don't yet have all the books I think I need... say, the entire print line. But I've run into a small problem with a character concept. I want a character such as DC's Vixen or Animal Man, who draws upon the powers of animals but without actual shapeshifting.
The Totem from the corebook is perfect, but I need a way to shift from one powerset to another. Ideas?
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Even among the top 1 percent, there are different levels of greatness.
Hall of Famers know who got in on the first ballot and who had to agonize over a long selection process. And within the former group, there's a subset that is truly iconic.
In the historic six-man Class of 2014 -- the Hall's most anticipated since Nolan Ryan, George Brett and Robin Yount went in together in 1999 -- that's where Greg Maddux and Frank Thomas come in.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Even among the top 1 percent, there are different levels of greatness.
Hall of Famers know who got in on the first ballot and who had to agonize over a long selection process. And within the former group, there's a subset that is truly iconic.
In the historic six-man Class of 2014 -- the Hall's most anticipated since Nolan Ryan, George Brett and Robin Yount went in together in 1999 -- that's where Greg Maddux and Frank Thomas come in.
Today's Hall of Fame coverage begins at noon ET with MLB Tonight live from Cooperstown on MLB Network and simulcast on MLB.com and the At Bat app, with the induction ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Maddux and Thomas couldn't be less alike in terms of their visible gifts, but the average-looking Maddux and the towering Thomas were the best pitcher and hitter in the game for a long period of time, and their lofty career numbers -- totals that argue that Maddux is one of the top five pitchers of all time and that, in his prime (1991 through 2000), Thomas combined power with batting skills as well as anyone since Ted Williams -- were posted in the era of performance enhancement.
Like fellow inductee Tom Glavine, Maddux and Thomas not only escaped with reputations intact, but only the truest cynic would question their body chemistry. Thomas was an early proponent of testing for performance-enhancing drugs, and those who know him say he had more than enough natural strength to excel without assistance.
"I don't know who did steroids," said Bo Jackson, the two-sport star who joined Thomas in playing football and baseball at Auburn. "I know who has been accused, but I wasn't their teammate; I wasn't in their locker room. I don't know. But I know one thing: If Frank had done steroids, and was stronger than what he is, Frank would probably have 800 home runs, 900 home runs. I know he did it clean."
Maddux, a four-time National League Cy Young Award winner, won 355 games. That ranks eighth all time and is the most since Warren Spahn, who retired in 1965.
Historian/analyst Rob Neyer ranks Maddux in his top 10 for pitchers, and he says the right-hander is worth consideration for the top five. That's very impressive for a guy who looks like he could be your mailman.
Maddux, a second-round Draft pick from Las Vegas' Valley High School in 1984, characteristically undersold himself when he was promoted to the big leagues after going 13-1 with a 2.65 ERA in 22 starts for Triple-A Iowa.
"I'm a lucky pitcher," Maddux told the Chicago Tribune in 1986. "I throw it down the middle and hope they hit it at somebody. I try not to walk people. ... I just throw a fastball, changeup and curve. They are all pretty much average. My fastball is not overpowering, and my curveball is just average. Same with my changeup."
Nothing about Maddux was average, of course. His command was legendary. Ditto his knowledge of how to attack hitters and change speeds on all of his pitches. He took the lessons he was taught by Las Vegas-area coach Ralph Meder -- who had also worked with Maddux's older brother, Mike, and Mike Morgan -- and perfected them.
"He's the reason I pitch like I do," Maddux said of Meder on Saturday. "He laid the foundation down for me at a young age. What he was teaching me at 16, I was still trying to do when I was 42 and with the Padres and Dodgers. No different. To have a coach be that right about how to get hitters out, to hear that at 16 and preach it [yourself] and still try to follow his instructions at 42 is pretty cool."
Maddux said there was no one time that he realized he could spot his pitches where he wanted them.
"You're always working on it," Maddux said. "It wasn't like, 'Oh, yeah, I can do it.' You're always constantly working on it, trying to improve. Just if you look at your delivery from the time you started and when you left the game, it's obviously better when you left. It's a continuous thing where you're just trying to get better."
During his big league career, Maddux threw about 100,000 pitches. He admits there were a few that stood out, not so much because of the situation in which he threw them but because they were exactly right for the situation.
"When you're in the moment, you're always looking for the confidence to throw a certain pitch," Maddux said. "If you can look back to last year -- five years, whenever -- and just [say to yourself], 'Remember that pitch you threw him?' That happens sometimes. There are certain pitches that stand out, that you'll try to repeat as games go on."
For instance?
"I had a cutter to Delino DeShields," Maddux said. "I had a changeup to Dave Martinez. I had a fastball away to Mike Piazza. I had a pretty good heater in to Dale Murphy one time. You only have a couple of pitches, anyway. But, you know, sometimes you throw them perfect time, perfect hitter, perfect situation and they appear better than they actually are."
During his 5,008 1/3 innings on the mound, Maddux was charged with only 53 errors. He's as proud of his 18 Gold Glove Awards as he is anything else in his career.
"I tried to be a baseball player," Maddux said. "I know I pitched, but I tried to be a baseball player."
Maddux never missed a trick on the mound, quick-pitching hitters when he could. He would always watch opposing batting practice from a seat at the end of his dugout, looking to spot hitters who were favoring injuries or had just changed something in their approach. With the Cubs, Maddux's preparation actually started when he drove down Lake Shore Drive. He would glance at Lake Michigan to see whether the wind was blowing in or out.
"Smooth is bad," Maddux said about the water's surface. "Rough is good."
Thomas, then, was like smooth lake conditions for pitchers in the AL, especially in his first eight seasons, from 1990-97.
When Bill James wrote his historical abstract that was published in 2001, he said that Thomas had a chance to be ranked alongside Babe Ruth and Ted Williams as "one of the three greatest hitters who ever played the game" before enduring a downturn toward mortality in 1998. Many of his averages tailed off after he ruptured his biceps tendon in 2001, as that injury was followed by chronic problems with his feet and ankles.
Thomas, who played for the A's and Blue Jays after leaving Chicago, finished his 19-year career as a .301 hitter with 521 home runs and 1,704 RBIs. He had a .419 career on-base percentage to go with a .555 slugging percentage. White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf knew Thomas was different when he first saw him play for Sarasota in the Florida State League.
Listed at 6-foot-5, Thomas weighed more than 270 pounds when he became the biggest man in history win a batting title, hitting .347 with the Sox in 1997.
"The enormity of the man jumped out at me," Reinsdorf said. "You don't expect to see baseball players that size. Even at A ball, he had tremendous plate discipline. You rarely saw him swing at a pitch that wasn't a strike."
Reinsdorf, who was hospitalized overnight on Friday in Cooperstown after feeling lightheaded, says Thomas' legacy is simple.
"He may very well have been the greatest player that ever played for the White Sox," Reinsdorf said. "I didn't see Shoeless Joe Jackson or Eddie Collins. I can't tell you for sure. Certainly in the time I've been following baseball, I don't remember any White Sox player even close to Frank in terms of his overall ability. His greatness is his legacy."
Bo Jackson, who played his last Major League seasons alongside Thomas with the White Sox in 1993, remembers seeing Thomas when he arrived at Auburn as a big tight end. Jackson says that they were cut from the same cloth, developing strength without spending much time in the gym.
"People said I was some type of freak of nature because I was so strong," Jackson said. "I hated lifting weights, but I could go into the gym and I could bench press 450 without working out. Frank Thomas was the same way. We're big, strong, and I can attest that we were blessed to get good genes from our parents, our grandparents."
Jackson said he could barely believe Thomas' package of gifts when Thomas arrived in Chicago after being taken with the seventh overall pick in the 1989 Draft.
"This guy was the size of Dave Parker but almost twice as strong," Jackson said. "I always saw him in that light. He was the Little Cobra. We used to call Dave Parker 'Cobra,' and Frank Thomas was like a mini-cobra, but he was more. Ungodly strength. Frank never swung hard. Frank was a guy, once he learned his hitting zone, pitchers were terrified to face him."
Both Thomas and Jackson say they were warned against using performance-enhancing drugs while at Auburn. Jackson says there was a zero-tolerance policy and remembers athletes being kicked out of school because they were tied to PED use.
"Before my time at Auburn, there were all kinds of guys trying to use PEDs and anabolic steroids to play football in college," Thomas said. "A lot of guys were caught, and by the time my class got there, they had video available, showing what anabolic steroids would do to your body, to your organs, what is going to be tolerated and what is not going to be tolerated. We were well aware.
"Back then, all I had was my scholarship. They basically told everyone, in their face, 'If you're caught doing any of this, you will lose your scholarship; you will be kicked out of the university.' That was all I needed to hear."
In 1991, Thomas' first full season with the White Sox, he hit .318 with 32 home runs and 109 RBIs while leading the American League with 138 walks and a .453 on-base percentage. He built on that with AL MVP Award seasons in 1993 and '94 and finished runner-up to Jason Giambi for a third AL MVP Award in 2000.
Thomas said on Saturday that he was hurt in a variety of ways by being compared to hitters who were using banned substances before the Major League Baseball Players Association had agreed to allow testing. In addition to awards, he said, it hurt him in his contracts, just as the dimensions of the new Comiskey Park reduced his home run totals before 2000, when the fences were brought in.
"I wouldn't have changed a thing," Thomas said. "I'm going into the Hall of Fame. How can it get any better than that?"
Phil Rogers is a columnist for MLB.com.


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A lawyer for Brown, Danny Onorato, told reporters the deal had been turned down because "Chris Brown's not guilty."
He said he expected a date for a trial at the District of Columbia Superior Court to be set at a February 20 hearing.
Prosecutors offered Brown, 24, a plea deal that required him to plead guilty to simple assault.
During the 10-minute hearing, Brown and Hollosy appeared relaxed and chatted with attorneys. Brown smiled several times.
Facts of the argument that led to the charges are disputed.
A police report said the man who was punched had sought a photograph with Brown. Other witnesses said the man tried to force his way onto Brown's tour bus.
Brown's attorneys say his bodyguard was trying to protect him when the altercation arose.
Prosecutor Nicholas Cannon told Judge Yvonne Williams he still was compiling evidence against Brown.
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In 2009, Brown was sentenced to five years' probation, community labor and domestic violence counseling after assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna.
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Rochelle Swanson was elected to the Davis City Council in 2010. As a City Councilmember, Rochelle has led efforts to develop a sustainable budget and establish Davis as a leader in regional economic development with a push for greater investment in critical infrastructure. On the City Council, Rochelle has also served on a number of regional boards, including the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, I-GATE Board of Directors, Yolo County Children's Alliance, and the Yolo County Housing Authority. Along with the formal board positions, Rochelle has been actively engaged in activities promoting the Davis community with organizations like Next Economy and the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce. In 2013, Rochelle was asked to serve as the honorary Co-Chair to Cap-to-Cap, the annual trip from Sacramento to Washington D.C. where 300+ regional leaders travel to the nation's capital to advocate for policies and programs to help us make the best of the assets that reside in the greater Sacramento Region.
When elected, Rochelle was serving as the President of the Davis High School Blue and White Foundation and the Project Manager for the campaign to renovate the stadium facilities at Davis Senior High School. She is the founder of RHS Consulting, which focuses on land use matters specializing in telecommunications and municipal planning services. A licensed attorney, Rochelle has enjoyed the flexibility of contracting professional services allowing her the flexibility to be actively engaged in her children's endeavors and in public service. Rochelle is a member of the Rotary Club of Davis where she is a Paul Harris fellow and serves on the Child Abuse Prevention Program committee. She worked on Chapter 10 of the City's 2001 General Plan update serving on the Youth & Education Committee, and later spent a year serving on the Yolo County Grand Jury.
Recently, Rochelle has accepted the opportunity to become an Account Manager for a national telecommunications company. Though it is a national role, she continues to work from her beloved hometown of Davis. Rochelle has been a small business entrepreneur not only in her own consulting business, but also in a Downtown Davis restaurant business. Rochelle has enjoyed being a Davis resident for more than 20 years. As with many residents, she first came to Davis to attend UC Davis where she earned a degree in Political Science and has been a proud Aggie ever since. Once living in Davis and enjoying its quality of life, she knew she wanted Davis to be her permanent home. Living in Davis and seeing the challenges that it has been facing motivated Rochelle to become more and more involved in public service. Rochelle is a problem solver by nature, and is ready to continue meeting the challenges coming before the City to help keep Davis a good place to live. For fun Rochelle enjoys kayaking, golf, playing catch with her three big dogs and traveling with her family and friends.
Lois Wolk, State Senator Don Saylor, Yolo County Supervisor Matt Rexroad, Yolo County Supervisor Jim Provenza, Yolo County Supervisor Linda Seifert, Solano County Supervisor Cecilia Aguilar-Curry, Mayor, City of Winters Skip Davis, Mayor, City of Woodland Dan Wolk, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Davis Lucas Frerichs, City of Davis Council Member Dilenna Harris, Vacaville City Council Member Jesse Ortiz, Yolo County Board of Education Cass Sylvia, Yolo County Public Guardian Gina Daleiden, Trustee Davis Joint Unified School District Tim Taylor, Trustee Davis Joint Unified School District
A full list of Rochelle's 2014 endorsers can be found via her website.
In 2010, Rochelle was endorsed by the Davis Enterprise, Sacramento Bee and California Aggie newspapers.
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"After much consideration, I have decided to endorse the candidacy of Rochelle Swanson for Davis City Council.
I believe that Rochelle's election brings great hope that the city will begin more seriously addressing the most critical issue we currently face: the state of our finances. In my opinion, our inability to exercise better fiscal discipline has placed at greater risk the safety of our neighborhoods and roads, our constituents' ability to continue paying for vital services and the public trust we as stewards of taxpayer dollars seek to engender in general. I predict that Rochelle will advance positive, substantive structural change for the long-term fiscal health of the city and will take advantage of the next round of labor negotiations to do so.
Furthermore, my belief is that Rochelle will contribute to a balanced view on the Council of land use matters. In endorsing Rochelle, I echo Rochelle's desire to rein in unsustainable growth by upholding the principles of our current General Plan. Very importantly, I predict she will view with a critical eye any proposals for future residential development on our periphery. I especially appreciate her sensitivity to the public's expressed desire for a small, compact city.
In general, I expect that Rochelle will not be afraid to vote "no" when necessary, while working earnestly and diligently with her Council colleagues toward consensus on common-sense alternatives.
I readily acknowledge that under other circumstances, Rochelle may not have been a natural choice for me, based on aspects of her political and professional background. However, my observation is that one's voting history on national or state issues may not necessarily be a predictor of his or her voting record in local nonpartisan elected office. Rochelle and I certainly do not agree on all issues, and as such I do not expect that she will vote precisely how I might have voted on future issues before the Council. However, I have confidence in the fundamental philosophy and independent thinking she seeks to bring to the Council dais. I also believe that Rochelle's unique relationships within the community can translate into positive change – some of which we have already seen during her candidacy – in several aspects of community life.
I encourage my fellow Davisites to support Rochelle Swanson."- signed, Lamar Heystek
- Rochelle Swanson Announces Reelection to Davis City Council (video)
- Vanguard Talks with Councilmember Rochelle Swanson
- Candidates for June 8th Council Election Emerge on The Davis Voice
- Rochelle Swanson Officially Throws Hat into Council Race on The Vanguard
- Rochelle on FOX 40 Live at the New DHS Track
- Rochelle Swanson speaks in support of the Davis Bridge Educational Foundation
- Sacramento Bee endorsement
- California Aggie endorsement
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2010-03-12 11:24:47 I am hoping that we eventually hear more specific ideas from Ms. Swanson. I can't imagine anyone who would disagree with her stated platform. —CovertProfessor
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2010-05-20 15:53:48 The first two assertions made by the anonymous poster above are absolute, made-up lies. Rochelle never had such a bumper sticker on her car, nor was a fan of any such Facebook page. They are the convenient sort of lies that are completely unprovable and made by an anonymous coward.
The third assertion is a half-truth because, in the UCD Young Democrats forum, Rochelle stated that she had been registered as both a Democrat and a Republican at different times in her life, but she found herself unsatisfied with both major parties and switched to independent.
As for the phrase, "Personally, I could never cast my vote for a woman who is so irresponsible for her own." I am unclear as to what this statement means but infer that "her own" is a reference to Rochelle's family. Any attack on any candidate's family is completely beyond the pale and has no place in our civic discourse.
Finally, it is indicative of an inability to criticize Rochelle on relevant issues that someone from another campaign would stoop to anonymous fabrication.
For the record, I am a volunteer for Rochelle Swanson for City Council. I am a registered Democrat and a longtime editor of this wiki. I believe Rochelle is the best candidate in the race. I am posting with my real name, and invite anyone who has a actual criticism of Rochelle's ideas, and who values the wiki, to do the same. —WillArnold
"for her own" isn't referring to her family at all - it comes right after mentioning she's been both main political parties. It's referring to the word 'vote', as in "I would never vote for a woman who is so irresponsible with her own [vote]."
For the record, and speaking as one who has endorsed Rochelle: it is true that she had a Palin link on her Linked-In page (not Facebook). I saw it, as did another person who posts at the Davis Vanguard. It was removed shortly after she announced. I personally consider it irrelevant to her candidacy for Davis City Council, but other might disagree. —DonShor
Don - I found the post you referenced on the Vanguard. The Linked-In link was for McCain 2008, not Palin 2012.
From the Vanguard: Greg Kuperberg 03/02/10 - 03:44 PM ... Now here is something new for Davis politics. Rochelle Harry Swanson. On her LinkedIn page, she supports McCain-Palin.
Davis Enophile 03/02/10 - 05:03 PM ... Greg Kuperberg: I think you mean supported McCain-Palin, or is she like those people I see driving around with expired campaign bumper stickers worn like badges of honor. Thank goodness people discard the lawn signs after an election. Alas, it takes a whole lot more courage to paste your bumper sticker to your car compared to taping it to the rear window.
2010-05-25 09:14:18 Excellent, thanks Will. —DonShor
2010-05-25 19:38:42 WHO CARES IF SHE SUPPORTED MCCAIN/PALIN? What is she going to do if elected to CC, outlaw abortion? bomb Iran? Give me a break!
Bill Ritter is a big "LIBERAL DEMOCRAT" and has an Obama sticker on his car, but he was hired by Palin Development to run the campaign for Wildhorse Ranch (Measure P); I would rather vote for a Republican who opposes local peripheral development over a Democrat who works for developers ANY DAY!!!! —GregSokolov I'm reasonably sure you meant Parlin Development.... —DonShor


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Flashback Friday: Domer the Turtle
When it comes to Major League Baseball mascots, sometimes it doesn't take much for those crazy characters to make an impression on the city.
Reflecting back on simpler times, occcasionally they might come up in conversations like "where are they now?" and "remember that mascot?" Often, I find myself saying that very same thing about one of the Blue Jays often overlooked mascots.
For this week's Flashback Friday, we take a look back at one of the Skydome's forgotten mascots, Domer the Turtle.
Not much is known of Domer's tenure as mascot for the Toronto Blue Jays, but I think he came in as one of the Skydome's mascot some time in the early 90's and exited in the late 90's.
If B.J. Birdy was Batman, Domer was his Robin. As the secondary mascot of the Skydome, maybe Domer grew tired of playing second fiddle to B.J. and tried to make it on his own, only to fall victim to a slot machine addiction.
Enjoy this commercial for the Skydome's "Spring Fling" carnival, featuring none other than Domer himself.
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UNFRAMED ELLIS ISLAND2014 Sep 26 - 00:28
The UNFRAMED Ellis Island project is about bringing alive the memory of Ellis Island, the entry point to America for millions of immigrants. Coming from all over the world, leaving their belongings, their family and their past behind them, with the fear that they may be sent back to it, the presence of these people who have shaped the modern American identity can still be felt in the buildings, although abandoned for the past 70 years. This is the opportunity to interpret the stories of these people through art.
In August 2014, I was invited to work on the abandoned part of Ellis Island. This island, next to the Statue of Liberty, is very symbolic - the gateway to the United States for 12 million immigrants, from 1892 to 1954. On the south side of the island, the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital has been abandoned since 1954. I revisited the archives of Ellis Island and created many installations in these buildings so full in stories.
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Precision agriculture offers the possibility of growing better quality crops, while optimising the use of inputs and minimising environmental impacts. It is a revolution in agriculture brought about by the application of information technology.
The Precision Agriculture Laboratory (PA Lab) was established at the beginning of 2012 to operate within the University of Sydney's Centre for Carbon, Water and Food. The PA Lab is the descendant of the Australian Centre for Precision Agriculture (ACPA) which was established in 1995.
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Get excited, Chicago. Get VERY excited. For a few reasons.
For one thing, I'm coming your way for the Renegade Craft Fair next weekend, September 10 and 11! And I will have onesies, socks, original art, prints, and a ton of cards (among other products) to sell to you. Oh, and--just saying--I'll have my book, too. And I will totally sign it for you, after you pay for it.
You'll find me and my crafty BFF AbbeyChristine cute-ing it up at the fair...come say hi!
But before the Renegade Craft fair, there's also a totally sweet event on September 9 at Busy Beaver Buttons: the Superhero Button Release Party. I designed some buttons for the series! Read more about my button designs here.
For details on the Renegade Craft Fair, visit the official site! But I'll tell you right now, it's both days next weekend, September 10 and 11, 2011, from 11-7 both days.
But wait, there's more! I will be staying a day or two extra in the Chicagoland area so that I can do a mural at Bleeding Heart Bakery! Yeah! (as you know, I have done murals in Minneapolis and Seattle!)
Oh, and did I mention the most important part? I will actually be driving to the fair from Seattle...making a pastry road trip of the journey! Look out for updates on sweets from Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Minnesota and more while I work my way over to Chicago! And of course, feel free to pass on any suggestions along the way.


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Opened in September 2009, the hotel is owned by local real estate entrepreneur Jorge Arevalo and business partner Tom Sullivan, and operated by Arevalo's ONE Luxury Hotels group. The hotel has a multilingual staff, 24-hour concierge and personal shoppers available to cater to your every whim, up to and including private jet and yacht charters. A private, invitation-only beach club is slated to debut in September.
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Dez (aka Justin Dessonville) is a software tester, part-time developer, blogger (http://iamdez.com), and generally a goof off.
Agreed, but considering this was probation he had a set amount of time to wait until he could use the internet unfettered again. You could check your bank account, pay your bills.
You do raise a good point though, it would have been tough for him to consider shopping on Amazon since they allow comments on the products and replies to comments.
I don't disagree with the court in the fact that Facebook was off limits (only with the classification of the site).
His agreement states that he wouldn't use any instant messaging system, which Facebook has had since February 2010. Whether or not he used that system or stayed logged out of it isn't in the details of the story.
Beyond that, even if he did have a conversation with his PO about using Facebook he likely didn't get it in writing, which is the wrong way to go about any dealings with the law.
My wife's classroom uses iPad's and iPod's with this software or software like it to let their students speak. Many of these students are just as non-verbal as the girl in the story. They've spent money from their limited budget to enable these kids. It's sad to think that their ability to speak and my wife's ability to understand them may be taken away due to a company not wishing to open a new market for themselves.
All of you are funny, but I've now got that episode of Jeopardy on my calendar. Regardless of the "Do you want to play a game" jokes... this shit could blow my mind.
No, you can be charged for a crime without being inside the country. That's when the extradition process can start.
P.P.S: Could you also send information regarding uninterrupted service as I have already cancelled my moon subscription.
Where's the "Hilarious" button?
I got 3.50% rates in chrome where IE gave me 2.30% rates. Whoa
Ooh... don't fuck with the Whitehouse. The secret service is a whole other animal than the FBI.
When I originally saw her story I immediately went to USFamily's website to see what their policies were. Having met Pika in person and knowing her through Twitter and her blog I knew she wasn't one to spout off nonsense and rarely rants as she did in this case. What I found in the policies section made me laugh and disturbed me as well. Here is their use policy, specifically the "Civil Discourse" section: Careful or they'll tell your mom.
"Any individual unable to maintain a civil communication or demeanor when in contact with USFamily.Net is asked to please take their business elsewhere. Any uncivil or obnoxious behaviors towards USFamily.Net employees can and most likely will result in immediate disconnection. Our support department is happy to attempt to help solve any technical or billing issues however USFamily.Net employees are not paid or trained to deal with difficult people, are not responsible for your behavior, equipment, telephone system connections, or failure to read and understand this contract, the priority system or the differences in our plan offerings including Unlimited (inexpensive shared) versus Dedicated (expensive always on) services. Employees are authorized to disconnect or ignore support calls or e-mails containing profanity or other uncivil communications or behaviors. We reserve the right to tell your mother."
I never saw the ad on TV, but saw a few marketing friends tweet about it favorably. Not only did it remind me that I needed new bodywash (I ran out of my oldspice body wash), but when I got to the store I decided I liked a few of the new scents and purchased the spray as well as one of their 'island' deodorants.
We'll see if I am riding a horse by the end of this, but hopefully I'll still have a fiance at the very least.
Effective? Yes!
I absolutely agree with Microsoft not banning individual player accounts. It'd be like saying "You have a non-street legal car in your garage, we'll take your drivers license now."
And as far as evening the playing field goes, I had to pay $60 bucks for the game or whatever rental fee, so should you. This was mostly about the fact that Microsoft banned the consoles that could also play copies of games.
I gotta agree with the sweater song comment, I bought the song on iTunes PURELY because of the commercial (but I didn't buy any sweaters).
Also, After playing the guitar hero series, I purchased a LOT of those songs for listening outside of my playing time, my favorite musical find was Dragon Force and I never would have heard of them if it wasn't for the game.
Remember the Philips Magnavox song that was played ALL THE TIME for those commercials somewhere around 8-10 years ago. Another example of me buying a song/album because of a television commercial.
Not a real comment... but it makes today's dilbert cartoon all the more relevant:
People come to your site to read the information you're supposedly providing them. Revenue from advertisers is a consequence of this. However, if you choose to use the wrong ad format you'll lose visitors.
The one thing that bugged me about this guy's page is that he's using a tall ad block in his content area. Which brings his actual writing below the fold on probably a good number of visitor's machines.
AOL... if you're implicating technology companies you might as well hit them all. What about myspace? wordpress, blogger? people communicate the best ways to pirate over there (it was even talk like a pirate day on saturday... for shame) Ban it all. Let's go back to the 40's when the only way to get your news was through one of these companies.
There are 13 notes in one octave (black and white keys for those counting). To find two similar melodies isn't surprising. However I remember listening to the two different versions that were being argued. The were eerily similar. All the way through the whole melody, which is very strange. Yes, there is a chance that both bands could have made the same exact melody without purposely copying it, but I doubt it.
Here is a youtube mashup of the two:
The problem is that supporting instrumentation sounds almost exact just with different instruments. Now the chances of unintentional duplication go down to almost zero I hope the settlement was a good one (For Satriani).
Which G chord? Each one brings a different feeling to the overall song.
Good luck though :-p
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When the driver is parking and maneuvring the vehicle, ParkAssist indicates the distance between the vehicle and a large obstacle by means of signal tones.
ParkAssist is activated automatically when reverse gear is selected and the ignition is on.
If the vehicle has front ParkAssist, this also issues an automatic warning when the distance between the vehicle and an obstacle in front is less
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and approx. 32 in./80 cm (visually).
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The ParkAssist visual display appears on the central screen of the Porsche communication system.
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text: Brazil coach Jose Roberto Guimaraes: "It was a very difficult match. Japan played a very good match, they really raised the level of their game. They attacked our second line of defence at the back. (Yukiko) Ebata and (Saori) Kimura overwhelmed us. Japan prepared for us very well. Our blocks and defending didn't always go well. Our concentration wasn't always right throughout such a long match, but in the fifth set, we were able to play our Volleyball. Our players came up with three very important blocks in the tie-breaker.(On his side's strategy) "In order to prevent Japan from blocking the same player, we tried to open up more space for attackers.(On his advice to the setter) "I told the setter to effectively use the central attacker, to create more space on the wings to use Sheilla more. (On Sassa) "As always, even though she doesn't start, she was well-prepared. She's a very clever team player. In the difficult moments she played with calm and composure, she was very productive and made key blocks and spikes. She played very well on the important points. So that's why I used her instead of Jaqueline." Brazil player Jaqueline: "It was an incredible, amazing match. Japan are an incredible team, very fast. Even though there are only six of us on the court, all 14 players are together as one. Even when other players weren't doing so great, other players stepped up to help us. The first and second sets were really tough. This is a great win for Brazil. It was such a very difficult match against Japan. Our performance was the difference. We are a team that play on passion. We believe that we can beat other teams because of this." Japan coach Masayoshi Manabe: "Our serves were very good in the first two sets, and we started the first half of the match very well. When they put in Sassa, we couldn't break their serve, and that was a major reason for why we lost. Our players really believed that we could win tonight, so we are very disappointed. Tomorrow (against USA), I believe that we can win.(On putting Mizuho Ishida on at key points) "Ishida hurt her ankle before the tournament. Her serves, spiking and receiving were good in earlier matches against Brazil this year. The last points of the set are really important to win and I was thinking about this when I put Ishida into the game tonight.(On Japan's receiving and tenacious hustle plays) "I thought our players had incredible concentration tonight, and our defence was especially good.(On preparing for Brazil) "For two days, I looked at the data about Brazil, and saw that their percentage of getting side-outs was over 80 per cent. If Brazil's receiving was good, our team don't have tall blockers so it was going to be tough to block their attacks. I asked our players to use the whole court for serving. In the first and second sets, I thought our strategy worked." (On why Saori Sakoda did not play) "Ishida usually has a really good serve, so I switched to her."Japan player Yukiko Ebata: "I thought we did very well in the first two sets. Brazil came out very strong, and they really showed why they are the No.1 team in the world. We really tried to block them out and get hands to the ball. In the third and fourth sets, Brazil changed players and they adjusted to my attacks. We couldn't adjust to their changes, and I think our morale was affected. I'm an attacker, and I wish I could have got more points during key moments of the match. We still have a chance for a medal tomorrow, and I believe that definitely we can win tomorrow.(On Ebata getting 29 points) "The most important thing is not the points but to score points in crucial moments. When I reflect on the match, I realise I should have got more points in the fifth set."Japan player Saori Kimura: "From the start, we really believed we weren't going to lose. We played very well at first. This is the best match we have played until now, I think. It is excruciating to lose in the end. We really tried to win it. We couldn't get points at crucial moments. That was the biggest reason why we lost. It was a big blow that we couldn't win the set at the end, after we were leading. Our service errors were very big. Even though we are very disappointed after this loss today, we still have a chance to win a medal tomorrow, and we have to play our best as a team.(On the fourth set, when she was blocked twice) "I thought I must get a point for our team, but I couldn't see that Brazil had sent three blockers up. So I got blocked, and it was very painful."


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I adjusted the pattern I made for this bag. It worked well. I think the shape of curvy spots got a little tidier than before. I shorten the length of handles a little. And tried to combine cotton and colored leather. This idea added another fine detail to this little bag.
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LOMBARD, IL (WLS/CNN) - A 7-Eleven clerk in Lombard, IL, faces hate crime charges after a racist encounter with several minority customers, according to police.
"The clerk began yelling racial slurs at them. They continued shopping, he continued yelling slurs at them," Lombard police Lt. Joe Grage explained.
Police say four teenagers, three of them African American and the other a Latino, never said anything to the clerk. But shortly after they entered the store about 10:30 Friday night, police say 32-year-old Ranferi Basilo began yelling at them.
They decided to leave rather than continue to face the abuse. But the clerk then allegedly followed them to the parking lot.
"He followed them outside, pulled a knife, they began to run, slashed the tires on their car," Grage said.
The men then called police who were able to confirm their account by watching security camera video from inside the store.
Prosecutors charged Basilo Saturday afternoon with two counts of felony hate crime, criminal damage to property and aggravated assault.
Basilo was being held on $50,000 bond.
Police say they still don't know what provoked the clerk.
"Our investigation hasn't shown anything provoked him to behave in that manner," Grage said.
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What have you folks found to be good at a reasonable price?
My OS is W 10.
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