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Website, online tools will help MIT fulfill National Association of the Deaf lawsuit settlement terms.July 23, 2020
New programming language automatically coordinates interactions between Web page components.December 23, 2014
Study examines use of 'Exhibit' tools in creating interactive data visualizations.March 27, 2014
Allows users to build and update multi-functional, feature-rich websitesAugust 7, 2013
MIT Media Lab launches new generation of Scratch online community.May 14, 2013
Honored for inventing the World Wide WebMarch 18, 2013
Lauded for work and leadership in the development of Internet public policyMarch 7, 2013
Want to know what's up at MIT? Check out MIT Connect, an innovative social media portal recently launched by MIT's Communication Production Services in collaboration with the News Office.December 3, 2012
Online document tracking and financial aid award letters implemented for 2012.November 6, 2012
Community members can easily browse Independent Activities Period activities by sponsor, category or date.November 5, 2012
New features help visitors to better discover and access MIT course materials.November 1, 2012
Judy Brewer leads the Web Accessibility Initiative, which developed standards that help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities.October 19, 2012
A new system that automatically streamlines database access patterns can make large Web applications up to three times as fast.August 31, 2012
New programming tools handle security checks automatically but should prove much more intuitive than their predecessors.June 18, 2012
CourseRoad named grand prize winner; Dormbase named runner-upMay 23, 2012
For Anant Agarwal, <i>MITx</i>, the Institute's new online-learning initiative, isn't just a means of democratizing education. It's a way to reinvent it.April 20, 2012
New online courses add value to MIT's residential program, provost and chancellor tell students.April 6, 2012
More than 90,000 people have registered for 6.002x: Circuits and ElectronicsMarch 5, 2012


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The HTC One X is still one of our favorite devices of the year so far, but one thing that may hold a few people back is its custom user interface, Sense. The software on the One X is hardly bad, and many actually prefer it, but we'll take stock Android over anything if we can. Well, you can do just that with the HTC One X by installing a custom ROM like CyanogenMod 10.
(We're using the Tegra 3 version of the One X. If you have the AT&T One X, you can check out tweaks for it over at the XDA page here)
CyanogenMod 10 is not stable, but in our short time with it on the One X, we have run into minimal fuss with the Alpha ROM. Of course, you'll have to jump through a few hoops to get your Jelly Bean on, but it might be worth it for a lot of users out there.
First and foremost, you're going to need to unlock the One X's bootloader via HTCDev.com. In order to do this, you'll also need the Android SDK, Drivers, Java, etc. installed.
Here are some great resources for getting your One X rooted and more.
OneXRoot.com (If you have trouble installing the drivers from this site, use the HTC Drivers .exe file in the link right below.)
The entire process of unlocking the bootloader, installing the custom recovery, and rooting the One X can take while. We'll wait.
Done? Great. Let's move on.
Now you're ready to flash a ROM. But first, make sure you perform a Nandroid back up in recovery.
We tried a few ROMs and if you're looking for a stock Android experience, we'd suggest CyanogenMod 10 (Alpha) or AOKP.
Due to HTC restrictions, flashing a ROM on the device isn't as easy as going into the recovery, wiping, and installing it.
After installing the ROM in recovery, you'll need to jump back into the bootloader menu and get into Fastboot. From there, you'll need to reflash the boot.img. Sometimes another boot.img is provided, but if it's not, just pull it out of the ROM's zip file. After that, you need to perform the command, "fastboot erase cache", and you're good to go. These instructions are available in the ROM posts, but it's rather different from your regular download and flash.
Another minor thing that has kept me away from the One X until now is that the handset relies on capacitive buttons below the screen instead of the onscreen buttons found on phones like the Galaxy Nexus and Atrix HD. While it's hardly something that should make someone turn away from the One X, many ROMs out the allow for customization of the softkeys. If you want to reclaim your menu and search key on the navigation bar, that's not possible with capacitive keys.
Now there's a mod for CM10 and AOKP ROMs on the HTC One X called Softkey Enabler. It's basically useless at the moment, as all it does is disable the capacitive buttons and throw on the same set of softkeys, but we hope to see more customizations in the near future.
Expect to see some more Jelly Bean love on the HTC One X and other devices soon via ROMs like CyanogenMod and AOKP. If you're one to keep to stable ROMs, then you'll be happy to know that CyanogenMod 9 (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) just hit stable status.
I had a video done up of Jelly Bean on the One X that I stupidly deleted on accident. Will try to get another one up soon.

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Long time readers of this blog know I am a tennis fanatic. While I love the international flavor of the sport, there have been very few new Americans who look as if they could win majors like the Australian Open, which is currently being played in Melbourne.
However, that all changed last night when I watched 19 year old Sloane Stephens defeat her idol, Serena Williams. Sloane moves as quickly as Serena and matches her power. What she lacks is experience but her quarterfinals match in Melbourne yesterday gave her plenty and hopefully that perspective will help her when plays the Women's top seed, Victoria Azarenka in the next round.
If you are not familiar with Stephens it may be because she's so young and has not been a seeded player in a major until now. WTA rankings show Stephens has risen quickly, in '09 she was ranked 802; in '10 she was ranked 198; in '11 she was ranked 97 and last year she was ranked 38. With her win over Serena Williams she is now ranked 25 in the world.
Who can say what Stephens' future will bring, but I have my eye on this soft spoken young woman with the powerful serve and killer slice return. Her poise while playing Serena Williams is admirable and more than one would expect from a 19-year old. I'll be cheering from my couch when she plays her next match and watching her all year long. Trust me – you'll love her game.


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How would you like to have a personal assistant in your back pocket? Well now you can have one in your phone and take your personal assistant wherever you go and that is Evi. Evi is a new app that will give you advice and will be at your side whenever and wherever you need her.
Evi lives in your smart phone, iPad, iPod or tablet. She's the app that appreciates all you do for your family. You have questions she has answers. Evi, " it's raining what can I do with my kids?" She'll give you a cool list of rainy day projects and activities. Evi, "I need some kid friendly recipes," voila, she'll give you a list of mouth watering meals you and your kids can cook up. Tell Evi you're stressed, Evi serves of tons of ways to relax with pictures that show you how. She'll help you navigate your day,and who doesn't need some personal GPS.
Another Evi plus is she's a free app on all Android phones and tablets, for Apple devices a mere .99 cents. Why clutter up your phone's memory and drain the battery with apps you'll maybe use once when you can have the power of Evi at your fingertips. She's the one app that does it all. She's brand new, and just like your kids is learning new info everyday. She knows billions of facts already and keeps growing.
You can see Evi in action in this video where she shows off her capabilities: http://bit.ly/evi-video. Evi can be downloaded for free in the Android Marketplace (http://bit.ly/evi-android) and in the iTunes App Store (http://bit.ly/evi-itunes), where a US $0.99.


text: some people, redesigning the bedroom interior simply rearrange the layout, or repaint the bedroom wall. Or else you may consider simple remodelling by putting new curtains and drapes to liven up the bedroom expression. If really want do this make sure that you will keep your curtains and drapes cleanliness to get rid them away from dust. A beautiful bedding sheets, flower vase or hanging painting will be great additions to your interior makeover. Take a look the following pictures for more ideas.


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Cardinals beat Dodgers again 7-4
Cardinals slip in standings despite 6-1 homestand
ST. LOUIS —Somehow, the St. Louis Cardinals dropped a half-game in the standings on a 6-1 homestand. As manager Mike Matheny reminds players, if they keep this up good things have to happen.
David Freese and Matt Carpenter each had three of St. Louis' season-high 18 hits as the Cardinals handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their second straight setback since acquiring Hanley Ramirez, 7-4 Thursday.
"It's not like we really beat ourselves," losing pitcher Chris Capuano said. "It's a scrappy ballclub over there. They're the World Champions for a reason."
The Cardinals answered the Dodgers' four-run fifth with four runs in the bottom half and Matt Holliday added his 17th homer in the sixth. They're 5 1/2 games back in the NL Central but answered a 1-5 trip to open the second half with a combination of strong starting and offense that scored seven or more runs in four of the wins.
"You guys get tired of hearing it, but I just think this is the team we are," Matheny said. "I think they believe that, too. It would be nice to ride it for a few months."
Obtained a day earlier from Miami, Ramirez started at third base and batted fifth for the second straight game. He had an infield hit, two walks and a steal, and grounded into a double play. The 2009 NL batting champion is 2 for 6 with three walks an RBI with his new team but the Dodgers are 0-2 since the trade and have lost three in a row overall.
"He's a tough out and he does a good job of putting the barrel on the bat," Jake Westbrook said after working seven or more innings for the third straight start. "He definitely makes their lineup that much tougher, so it's good to get a couple wins with him in there."
Matt Holliday hit his 17th homer for St. Louis, which fell behind 4-2 by allowing four runs in the fifth and then scored four in the bottom half. Allen Craig and Tony Cruz each had two hits and an RBI.
Freese left the game with cramping in his right calf for a pinch hitter in the sixth, an inning after getting a bit of medical attention following a two-run single for the go-ahead hit. He was 11 for 20 on the homestand.
Matt Kemp had an infield hit and was 2 for 16 with seven strikeouts and no RBIs in the series.
"I feel like we had a good game plan," said Cruz, the St. Louis catcher. "Me and Yaddy (Molina) watched a lot of video and our pitchers made their pitches."
Westbrook allowed four runs — three earned — and seven hits with six strikeouts. He responded after the Dodgers' four-run fifth, allowing a hit and walk the last two innings.
Mitchell Boggs allowed a hit in the eighth to give him 14 2-3 consecutive scoreless innings, a season best for the team, and Jason Motte struck out the side against three pinch hitters in the ninth for his 22nd save in 26 chances.
In his last nine appearances Motte hasn't allowed a run with seven saves, 12 strikeouts and no walks in 10 1-3 innings.
"We look really good together," Motte said of the setup-closer tandem. "We were in each other's weddings. We've got pictures and stuff together."
Capuano (10-6) gave up six runs and 11 hits in 4 1-3 innings, dropping to 0-4 with a 7.90 ERA at 7-year-old Busch Stadium. He gave up two hits the first three innings but retired only three of his last 12 batters.
Los Angeles plans to call up a minor leaguer to start Friday night in San Francisco.
Given a 2-0 lead, Westbrook had thrown 11 consecutive scoreless innings and had struck out four in a row before the Dodgers opened the fifth with four singles in five pitches, taking the lead on RBI hits by Juan Rivera and Cruz.
A third run scored on Matt Treanor's infield hit when second baseman Daniel Descalso relayed to third after cutting off the ball, and Freese made an error with wild throw to the plate in an attempt to catch Rivera.
Capuano contributed his third RBI of the year with a sacrifice fly that made it 4-2 with two outs.
St. Louis went ahead in the bottom half on Freese's hit and RBI singles by Craig and Luis Cruz. Holliday homered to straightaway center off Javy Guerra in the sixth.
NOTES: RF Andre Ethier turned a nice double play to avoid further damage in the Cardinals' two-run second when he caught Westbrook's sinking liner and then threw to the plate just in time for C Matt Treanor's tag on Matt Carpenter. … Lance Lynn (12-4, 3.10) is 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA in four career appearances against the Cubs heading into Friday's start in Chicago. … Lance Berkman missed his second straight start with a bruised right knee but could return Friday. … Tyler Greene singled in the seventh for his first pinch hit in 13 at-bats this year. … Carpenter was 3 for 5 after going just 2 for 13 the first six games of the homestand.


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The Hampton Record, March 8, 1907
Vol. VIII, No. 39, Price 1 cent
Compiled by John M. Holman, Contributing Writer
"Car sheds burned at the Hampton Power Station, with a loss of several (trolley) cars ...... Friday night at 10:15, fire was discovered in the car barn of the Exeter, Hampton & Amesbury Street Railway. It rapidly gained headway and the barn was completely destroyed, together with most of the open cars belonging to the company. The night watchman visited the barn at the his usual time, about 9:50, and everything was all right, but later Mr. Fred Marston, the engineer at the station, discovered a blaze in the discontinued office near the barn.
"The alarm was given, and soon a crowd of fire fighters formed a bucket brigade after the water in the tank was exhausted. The fact that the wires had to be cut to avoid danger, it cut off the power to pump more water into the tank with the power pump.
"The men worked nobly, and through extreme effort, fire was kept from the power station. The roof of the station was on fire several times, but the station itself, being built of birch, with iron shutters for the windows, escaped.
"The loss is estimated at from thirty to thirty-five thousand dollars, partially covered by insurance."


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Sitex 2011 Overview and Telco Deals
Telco, Tablets, GPS and Mobile Accessories Galore!
Camping for the latest tech bargains at Sitex 2011? Well, you've come to the right place! Held at the Singapore Expo from 24th to 27th November, Sitex 2011 opens its doors to customers from 11am to 9pm. Spanning across Halls 4 to 6, there's a wide variety of products that are going on sale.
In particular, this buying guide will focus on all things mobile, ranging from the hottest topic in town such as telco deals, to mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, GPS devices and even mobile accessories to complement your tablet and smartphone.
Buying Guide Index
All Sitex 2011 Shopping Resources
Remember to check out the HardwareZone Tech Show Portal for the latest consolidated shopping resources and updates.
For those interested in the individual resources (and as a backup option), here are the links:
|Sitex 2011 Live Discussion Forum
Our tech and bargain-savvy community is already abuzz about Sitex 2011 at our Sitex 2011 Forum. So, before venturing to Singapore Expo, drop in on the discussions and latest news.
|Sitex 2011 Brochure Download
For those of you who would like to see all the show brochures, price plans and more, check out our Sitex 2011 Brochure Download section.
|Sitex 2011 Live Twitter Update
Get real-time updates of the latest bargains over at our HardwareZone Twitter page. As usual, we're looking forward to your questions and contributions for Sitex 2011 so add in the #sitex tag if you spot any great deals when you're there!
Telco Deals
Telcos have always been clamoring for everyone's attention at every tech show. Sitex 2011 is no exception, with M1 and StarHub going all out with its mobile and fibre broadband deals. Unlike the previous three tech shows, expect a much smaller presence from all three telcos. In fact, SingTel has one of the smallest booth space, focusing on fibre broadband deals for its customers.
Without further ado, here's a breakdown of the hottest deals from all three telcos at Sitex 2011.
SingTel - Hall 5, Booth Number 5F40
SingTel mio TV Ultimate Plus Package @ $59.90 / month
If you are an avid gamer, the SingTel Ultimate Plus Package is the one for you. For just $59.90 per month on a two-year contract, you not only get the Xbox Kinect (worth $469) free, you also enjoy 60 channels and 8 movies of your choice every month.
- Sitex promotion: Up to $50 shopping vouchers for the first 40 sign ups each day
- Sitex promotion: $59.90 / month (Usual price: $69.90)
SingTel Fibre Broadband Plans
The SingTel exPlore Home 200 Plan comes with
- fibre broadband speeds up to 200Mbps (download), 100Mbps (upload) and 25Mbps (international).
- free integrated wireless modem for enhanced Wi-Fi coverage
- one Home Line with unlimited digital local calls and 15% discount on v019 calls
- mioTV that has over 20 family channels free and 10% discount on additional mioTV content
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 or the Apple MacBook Pro can be yours free when you sign up for the exPlore Home 200 Plan at $129.90 or $139.90 per month on a two-year contract respectively.
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- Sitex promotion: Free $20 shopping voucher for the first 40 sign ups each day
- Add $20 / month for exPlore Home Sports 200 (mio Stadium, ESPN, STAR Sports Channels)
StarHub - Hall 5, Booth Number 5C01
Home Fibre Broadband Plan @ $99.30 / month
Sign up for StarHub MaxInfinity Ultimate 100Mbps fibre home broadband plan at $99.30 per month on a two-year contract and get the ASUS K43SD Notebook (worth $1899) free.
- Sitex Exclusive for first 70 daily customers - Free fibre-ready Wireless Home Gateway
- Sitex Exclusive - Waiver of service activation worth $32.10
- Free Home network set-up by the Hub Troopers, Home phone line, SafeSurf Online and SafeShield
- Offer is also valid with MaxOnline Ultimate
- Intel Core i7-2670QM (2.2GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz, 3MB L3 Cache), NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 Graphics Card (2GB VRAM), 6GB RAM, 750GB HDD, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 14" HD LED Screen, DVD Super Multi (DVD-RW)
StarHub TV
Get a free 32-inch Toshiba LCD TV when you sign up to either of the two packages on a two-year contact:
- Box Office Pack - $66.34 / month which includes 3 Basic Groups, STAR Movies Pack, The HBO PAK, KIX and Thrill Pack
- Family Favorites - $63.13 / month which includes 3 Basic Groups, Sports Group, STAR Movies Pack or The HBO PAK, VV Drama or Zee Cinema or MNC Indonesian Pack
- All Packs come with a HD Interactive set-top box, 12 complimentary channels, free 3 months Basic HD Upsize (for new customers only)
- Existing StarHub customers can redeem the Toshiba 32-inch LCD TV with only $317 (including GST) + 500 Rewards Points. While stocks last.
StarHub Mobile
If you do not fancy small touchscreens, you may want to consider the HTC Sensation XL. It has a massive 4.7-inch S-LCD display which certainly brings mobile entertainment to the next level. The Sensation XL is powered by a nifty 1.5GHz single-core processor, runs on Android 2.3.5 and HTC Sense 3.5.
- $298 with SmartSurf 300 / i2Surf 300 ($58 / month, two-year contract)
- Additional $50 OFF for DBS / POSB Card Holders
- If you are interested to get the HTC Sensation XL, you can read our review here.
Want something even bigger than a 4.7-inch display? Then the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Note, with its huge 5.3-inch SUPER AMOLED screen, a 1.4GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM should satisfy your needs. Question is, we aren't too sure if it's a smartphone, or a tablet.
- $288 with SmartSurf 700 / i2Surf 700 ($98 / month, two-year contract)
- Check out our hands-on with Samsung Galaxy Note.
M1 - Hall 6, Booth Number 6A01
Home Fibre Broadband 100 Mbps @ $39 / month
If you have not jumped onto the fibre broadband bandwagon, there is no better time to do so at Sitex 2011. M1 currently offers the most affordable two-year contract home fibre broadband 100 Mbps with a monthly subscription of just $39.
- Sitex Price: $39 per month (Usual price: $59 per month)
Home Fibre Broadband 100Mbps + Mobile Plan @ $95 / month
Get a free Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook (worth $1798) when you sign up for a two-year contract with M1's fibre broadband 100 Mbps + Mobile Plan at just $95 per month.
- Latest Intel Core i7-2637M processor + Intel HD Graphics 3000
- 13.3" HD Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD
- Here's our review of the Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook (Specs may vary)
Exclusive Phone Deal at Sitex
Looking for an Android smartphone? Look no further than the Motorola Razr, which is currently the thinnest smartphone at 7.1mm. It is also able to take some knocks with its KEVLAR fibre back cover, Corning Gorilla Glass display and splash proof coating. It runs on a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and Android 2.3.5.
- $48 with ExtremeSurf Plan ($95 / month, two-year contract)
- Promotion: Free Takashimaya vouchers worth $100 and universal portable power pack
- To find out more about the Motorola Razr, check out our review here.
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We are a Midlands based web design agency, ideally positioned to offer website design services to business throughout the Midlands region.
We believe in delivering websites that are planned and designed keeping the target audience in mind and aimed at increasing brand awareness and online sales.
We have been been providing web design services in the Midlands area as well as offering ecommerce solution and internet marketing services for several years providing clients with excellent services and ongoing support through our expertise and experience in assisting Midlands business in website design.
Our web design Midlands service include areas like Birmingham, Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Loughborough, Wolverhampton and many more.
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The Woods!
My uncle picked tons of mushrooms from the forest. He used to do it with his Father as a kid and is a self-proclaimed pro. I was too scared to touch anything because one, I don't know what is what and two, what if i fed the family poisonous mushrooms?! Too much responsibility.
Fresh picked cherries from a nearby farm.
And I just wanted to show off my new boots, especially the glitter ones. I saw them a few months back on a fashion website but they weren't released yet. I assumed they would be released late this year so didn't expect to see them during my stay in London. Oh how wrong I was! I almost died when I saw them sparkle in the Topshop basement. ALMOST. DIED. Have to ask my Brother but I'm pretty sure I squealed too.
SO HAPPY. The awesomeness outweighs the suckiness of missing half my luggage (suitcase is still in Rome).


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Raven Industries made two big product announcements last night at the 2013 Raven Innovation Summit in Sioux Falls, SD. The company unveiled its new fourth-generation field computer, the Viper 4, and a new Multi-Hybrid planter controller that varies the type of seed you plant on-the-fly according to changes in field conditions.
Raven says the new Multi-Hybrid planter controller, parts of its OmniRow variable-rate seeding system, is a first in the industry.
"Previous packages would let you vary the seeding rate during field operations but not the type of hybrid planted," explained Matt Burkhart, vice president and general manager of Raven's applied technology division, who spoke in front of dealers and industry partners at last night's event. "Variability can vary greatly in the field. You now can switch out different hybrids and also do variable-rate seeding.
The new Viper 4 field computer, also new, is modular and tablet-sized and lets you adjust the orientation of the screen. You can download apps, each of which controls a different product application such as granular or liquid fertilizer, seed or pesticides. The computer comes loaded with new Raven operating software, which Burkhart says allows for third-party integration with other data management systems.
"Information management is the next breakthrough in precision agriculture," Burkhart says. "Our system allows for 'one size fits all'. 'Big Data' analytics and decision support tools be the future."
Raven also announced eight other products, including a mechanical sprayer controller for pull-type sprayers..
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Arthritis in Indiana
Arthritis and Indiana:
Our State's Burden
Types of Arthritis
There are more than 100 related diseases and conditions collectively known as "arthritis." The most common forms include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, bursitis, lupus, and gout. Though their causes may vary, these diseases often occur in or around one or more joints. Sometimes the problem is actually in the joint (as in osteoarthritis). Other times it is in the surrounding ligaments, tendons, or muscles (as in fibromyalgia). Some forms of arthritis are systemic and can affect the internal organs (as in rheumatoid arthritis).
Osteoarthritis (OA)
OA is the most common form of arthritis, estimated to affect at least 21 million Americans.9 OA is sometimes called "everyday" or "wear and tear" arthritis. A slippery material called cartilage covers the end of each bone and acts as a shock-absorbing cushion. In OA, cartilage starts to break down. Loss of that rubbery cushion in a joint--where bone meets bone-- leads to symptoms of pain, stiffness, and swelling in the knee, hip, spine, feet, thumb, or fingers.
Current research contradicts accepted wisdom that OA "is a natural part of aging." There is evidence that obesity is a significant risk factor in the development and progression of OA. Even modest weight loss can reduce the risk of developing OA.10 Once OA symptoms have begun, weight-bearing activities can help improve function. Physical activity and specific strengthening exercises strengthen the muscles around joints, stabilize them and enhance proprioception, the sense of joint position that the body uses to maintain balance. Moving joints through their full range of motion can reduce stiffness and pain. In addition, losing excess weight may retard the damage caused to weight-bearing joints (knees and hips) by obesity and may reduce symptoms.
Fibromyalgia affects muscles and is characterized by diffuse pain, fatigue, memory difficulties, disturbed sleep, and specific tender points. It occurs more often in women and is estimated to affect about two percent of the population. Exercise is a key component of fibromyalgia management. Aerobic exercise has been shown to improve muscle fitness, reduce pain, and improve sleep. Low impact activities, like walking, bicycling, or swimming, are recommended. Even for people who have been completely inactive and can only exercise a few minutes initially, the goal is to work slowly towards aerobic fitness. Other treatments include medications to reduce pain and improve sleep, stretches to improve muscle tone, relaxation techniques, and pain management strategies.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
RA is estimated to affect 3 million people nation wide.11 This disease occurs more often in women, and is frequently first diagnosed during a woman's childbearing years. RA is a systemic, autoimmune disease, the cause of which is unclear. It is characterized by inflammation of the fluid lining the joints called synovium. The inflammation causes pain, stiffness, fatigue, redness, swelling, and warmth in the area around the joint. Over time, the inflamed joint lining can damage or deform the joint.
A relatively new class of medications called disease-modifying drugs can stop or slow joint damage, and biologic response modifiers can block the inflammatory processes and reduce pain. These medications have greatly improved the quality of life for people with RA and make early diagnosis and treatment more critical than ever.
New research gives hope that early diagnosis, proper medical treatment, and self-management strategies can help optimize function, reduce pain, and improve quality of life for people with arthritis. Individuals should consult with a health care provider for advice appropriate to their medical needs.
9 American College of Rheumatology
10 Dixon JB and O'Brien PE. Quality of life after lap-band placement: influence of time, weight loss and comorbidities. Obes Res 2001; 9: 713-21.
11 Klippel JH, Crofford LJ, Stone JH, Weyand CM, editors. "Rheumatoid arthritis: Epidemiology, pathology, and pathogenesis," In Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases, 12th Edition. Atlanta, GA: Arthritis Foundation, 2001, p. 289.
The Indiana Arthritis Initiative
In 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Arthritis Foundation, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials jointly released the National Arthritis Action Plan: A Public Health Strategy (NAAP), which outlined a national charter for addressing arthritis. In 2000, the CDC began funding states to develop arthritis programs. CDC-funded programs emphasized improving life for people with arthritis by encouraging early diagnosis, proper treatment, and self-management strategies to optimize functional status.
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) received funding in 2001, and the Indiana Arthritis Initiative (IAI) began work. IAI is facilitated by the ISDH Chronic Disease Division; a steering committee directs the initiative's efforts (see Appendix A for steering committee member list). Since their inaugural meeting in November 2002, the IAI steering committee has authored the Indiana Arthritis Strategic Action Plan, initiated exercise and self-management programs across the state, developed an easy to read exercise booklet entitled Movement is Medicine, and implemented annual health communication campaigns that promote physical activity for people with arthritis.
IAI produced this burden report to aid planning, implementing, and evaluating efforts to improve the lives of state residents affected by arthritis. The burden of arthritis includes functional limitations, reduced quality of life, work disability, lost wages, and associated medical costs.
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
The results in this report are based on Indiana's 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. The BRFSS is administered annually by all 50 states with funding from and in cooperation with the CDC. Developed to collect data on major behavioral risk factors contributing to premature death and disability, the BRFSS is a random digit-dial telephone survey of adults aged 18 years and older. Results are based on respondents' answers to BRFSS questions.12
Respondents were considered to have physician-diagnosed arthritis if they answered yes to the following question:
Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?"
12 Indiana's sample size for 2005 was 5,635 randomly selected Indiana residents aged 18 years or older. The data are adjusted so that weighted sample data produces demographic distribution corresponding closely to the state's population. Indiana's CASRO (Council of American Survey Research Organizations) response rate in 2005 was 48.6 percent. States' response rate varied from 34.6 percent to 67.4 percent.


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The first cinematic trailer for DC Universe Online made us feel like it was the best superhero movie we'd never get to see in real life. And now this new "Fracture" trailer is just as thrilling — when I realized the identity of the guy in the hood, I freaked. [via Geek Native]
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Name Change Awareness
"Gilda's Club" doesn't say it anymore.
There is always some risk in changing an organization's name, especially when that organization is as deeply rooted in a particular name as Gilda's Club. But in this case we get it, and we support it, and we believe more people will be served as a result of the name change.
For as much as the original supporters of Gilda's Club believed in and valued the connection to the late comedian Gilda Radner, who died of cancer in the late 80's, too many people are unaware of Radner or her connection to cancer. As a result they may not seek the services Gilda's Club was created to provide, and has provided well, and that's a shame.
So the newly named Cancer Support Community makes sense and should make the support and education and wellness activities available to more cancer patients and their families. And that's a wonderful tribute to the actress whose legacy will live on in its own right.


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Don't Breathe a Word (Paperback)
Joy delamere is suffocating.
From asthma, from her parents, and from her boyfriend, Asher, who is smothering her from the inside out. She can take his cruel words, his tender words . . . until the night they go too far.
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Eric Sprott: THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A RECOVERY, & THERE'S NO GOLD TO BUY!!
The Doc sat down with Sprott Asset Management's Eric Sprott this weekend to discuss the European debt contagion, the latest gold and silver massacre, the massive rush into physical metals, and his outlook on gold and silver for the rest of 2012 and beyond.
In this timely and explosive interview, Eric warns listeners that any weekend deals to bailout Spanish banks will not cure the problem as the problem is WAY BIGGER THAN CENTRAL BANKS OR GOVERNMENTS CAN DEAL WITH, the contagion will spread, the situation is untenable, THERE WILL BE NO RECOVERY, and that gold is the canary in the coal-mine indicating the seriousness of the crisis.
Sprott believes as the deleveraging crisis intensifies the trickle of bond fund managers such as Bill Gross starting to look at gold for protection will quickly become a groundswell, and states that THERE IS NO GOLD TO BUY!!
Sprott also discusses concerns that GLD's gold has been rehypothecated, analyzes the cartel's recent change of tactics in raiding metals during Bernanke's speeches (Sprott says ALL markets are manipulated), and gives his outlook on gold and silver over the near-term.
Eric Sprott: THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A RECOVERY, & THERE IS NO GOLD TO BUY!!!
Full article and audio interview now available below:
Part 1: THE SILVER CARTELS HAVE CHANGED THEIR M.O.
Part 2: THERE IS NO GOLD TO BUY!!!
When asked by The Doc about The Fed's failure to announce additional QE on Thursday Eric replied:
As most people know, there HAS to be a stimulus. There's going to be this meeting of the EU people over the weekend. There's been some wonderful work done about the size of the bank runs in Europe, and they're just monstrous in size. I'm sure that the shortfall in the Spanish banking system is going to be very AIG-like where one day the AIG losses were $40b, and the next day it was $60b, and the next day it was $100b, and three days later it was $185 billion and who knows how much it really was.
I was sitting there and I asked someone, how many mortgages do they have? And they said, they have about a trillion. I told them, well the hole will be about $400 Billion then because I'm sure all those things are 40% underwater!
So this $100 billion suggestion (for Spain) is WAY below the number! Of course it doesn't matter what the capital deficiency is, how much of the money is leaving the banks? When money leaves a bank, the asset theoretically, well, they've got to write a check, but how do you write a check when you can't sell an asset? That's why they have to keep getting bailed out.
It wouldn't matter whether they had all of the capital in the world. If every deposit leaves, the check they have to write is unbelievable.
So there's a HUGE problem going on there (in Europe), and for the life of me I can't see why it hasn't moved gold a lot sooner than it has, but then again I'm in the camp that all markets are manipulated, particularly the precious metals market, but we all know that the bond market is massively manipulated.
I suspect that the stock market being the headline thing that everyone looks at has a very big hand of governments who realize they have this awful financial system, and how can we make it look better?
If you can get the market to rally 288 points in a day, it looks like things are under control, but I can assure you, they're not!
When asked whether central banks were in danger of falling behind the curve, and will need to announce massive new stimulus to stop the deflationary momentum, Eric responded:
The ECB is WAY behind the curve here. Because the Euro area is quite dysfunctional and you can't get agreement among 17 groups and of course there is different interests of the stronger countries vs. the weaker countries- I think they've been way behind the curve in dealing with the problem that they have.
Fortunately in the US where there's one central bank and one huge printing operation it's easier for them to deal with the problem because they can literally do whatever they want- as we've seen them do on many other occasions. The Fed getting behind the curve may be them getting Europe to solve it's problems. There have been Americans that went over to Europe to try to encourage them within the last week, and Obama was on the phone to encourage them to deal with the problems, and here we have the weekend meetings, and undoubtedly they'll come up with some promise of something, whether or not it alleviates the ongoing bank run we'll have to wait and see.
The problem is WAY BIGGER than central banks can deal with, and its way bigger than governments can deal with– the whole banking community is massively larger than countries. The countries of course have no excess funds anyways because they're all running deficits, so it's very difficult for the countries to lean in there and bail them out when their own credit is under attack!
Spain just got downgraded by 3 notches by Fitch, so what are they going to do? They can't go in and say we're going to put €100 billion in our banks- their bonds would probably go through 10% so fast you wouldn't know what happened!
It's a mess, everyone's behind the curve, and I don't think they'll get in front of the curve quite frankly. Extending and pretending, program after program, and when the program ends, the markets always go down. Then they come out with another program, the market goes up, and everyone is anticipating we're going to have stimulus, the market's going to go up…but ultimately, there's NO IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, BECAUSE THEY KEEP BAILING OUT THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM, NOT THE ECONOMY!!
It's the economy that's languishing here.
When asked whether the European contagion will play out as a slow domino-like collapse through Spain, Portugal, and Italy before reaching France, the UK, and the US, or whether at some point the entire Western system will simply snap, Eric responded:
There's lots of countries that are worse off than Spain! Spain's not one of the worst ones, but unfortunately it happens to be in Europe and they CAN'T PRINT THEIR OWN MONEY!
As far as I'm concerned the US is bankrupt, Japan is bankrupt, I'm sure England's bankrupt, they all have HUGE percentages of debt to GDP. They are all WAY PAST their Minsky Moments- imagine if interest rates were normal and not abnormal! What would the cost of government be of having a normal interest rate environment? It's an untenable situation that is not going to be resolved in any normal kind of manner.
The things they've done in the last 5 years- NONE HAVE BEEN NORMAL, whether it's QE, LTRO's, unlimited swap lines, maybe we'll get some new bank guarantees over the weekend- THESE THINGS ARENT NORMAL!!
We're dealing with an abnormal situation with abnormal responses which NEVER accomplish anything. Again, I reiterate that the economy continues to weaken. Why does it weaken? Because the 99% are not making any headway on their income gains, if there is a global income gain as unemployment's going up in the world. When your costs are going up and your income isn't, things get tough.
I rather suspect that the 1% is now starting to feel it and if you are living in Europe and are part of the 1%, there's no way you're not being impacted today. I would even say with the recent market sell-off in North America that the 1% is starting to feel it here. Particularly the financial 1% are going to start feeling it here. There's been no solution for the economy here and if there's no economy then you shouldn't have a stock market.
When asked whether Thursday's gold and silver raid coinciding with Bernanke's testimony to Congress felt like Deja-Vu to the Leap Day Massacre Eric responded:
It might be that the silver cartels have changed their MO. The MO used to be that whenever the jobs number came out they'd go to work , which let them take a shot at the markets once a month.
The last jobs report backfired, and of course the jobs reports have been so poor. I think the key thing for the cartel is to time it, and to know when to do it. Three or four guys acting together can have a bigger impact if you all know exactly what second we're going to do something.
Of course Bernanke releasing his comments at exactly 10am is the perfect time. Ok, let's knock gold and silver down. It theoretically make's Ben's remarks seem all the more important, although you see the action in the market before anyone's even had a chance to read his comments, but it sort of reinforces it.
I would not be surprised that the MO has changed, and now we do these things when Bernanke speaks or when the Fed announcements come out at 2:15 on June 20th next, that's when they'll act. They like to know when they have a common time when they can all go into shorting mode.
To me, there's been no reason for precious metals to be weak here. All of the data is incredibly positive for precious metals. I focus on gold because the silver data is so poor that we get, but when you see China buying 100 tons of gold in April, Iran's buying, Turkey's buying…Kazakhstan announces they're going to go from 12% of reserves in gold to 15%- all of the data speaks to HUGE VOLUMES OF PHYSICAL GOLD BEING CONSUMED…way beyond the ability of the miners to provide that gold. Which makes me think the central banks are continuing to lease or to supply the gold into the market somehow…normally through leasing because then they don't have to sold it.
All of the physical data says that gold is a buy. All of the financial goings on suggest that gold is a buy, but for some odd reason, and of course to me the odd reason is the central planners of the world don't like the price of gold going up. The central planners to their demise think they know how to run the world. They've proven in the last five years THEY DON'T, because they can never solve a problem!
Of course gold and particularly silver being in such short supply will be massive beneficiaries when all of a sudden people realize that there's not as much gold around as people think. Of course the silver supply would disappear in a nanosecond because it's a very small amount of money.
When asked whether he expected the CFTC to take action against the manipulators upon the conclusion of their 4 year silver investigation which Bart Chilton stated would conclude within the next 2-3 months Eric replied:
I think everyone has been a little surprised at the inefficacy of the SEC & CFTC, you and I have been through this where we see these smashes and nobody really investigates anything, so it's hard for me to see that they would come out with any stunning revelation.
Most times financial institutions have done something that was inappropriate they always just pay some meager little fine- never having to admit that there was any guilt- they just pay the meager fine and it goes off into the sunset.
I would imagine that MO would stay the course here and we're not going to get much out of it.
Ted Butler wrote about that this week suggesting that we're really not going to see anything.
They might find a way maybe because JP Morgan finally got their book down to some size which is below someone's guidelines, then the CFTC can come out and say 'Our current analysis of the market suggests that there aren't any over-leveraged short positions', and away we go. I'm not keeping my fingers crossed- it's going to be up to the physical markets both in gold and silver to deal with the paper markets.
Regarding whether the silver/ gold ratio can stay near 55 to 1 with total US silver eagle sales nearly equal to US Mint gold eagle sales for 2012 at $460 million to $470 million Eric stated:
That's always been my argument. Even in 2011 the silver sales exceeded the gold sales in dollars.
Which means when the ratio is as it is today, 56 to 1, it means people are buying 56 times the physical volume of silver as gold. When you analyze the availability of gold and silver in a physical sense, we know that there's about 70 million ounces of gold per year available for investment. ..very little is used in industry.
I would argue that at the extreme there are 450 million ounces of available silver, using 900 million ounces as the total mining output, and I'm saying there's 450 million available for investment (and I'm even including jewelry and things like that). The ratio for 450 to 70 means that there's 6.5 times more physical silver available to buy for investment vs gold. Yet people are buying in 56 to 1!!
In the case of our gold trust and our silver trust, we raised exactly the same amount of dollars in the issues we had in the 1stquarter- so we bought more than 50 times more silver than gold!
People can't keep doing that, ok? This is people voting with their money! If people are going to continue voting with their money and purchase as much silver as gold, the price is not going to stay in a 56 to 1 ratio.
When asked about his recent statement on CNBC that 'gold was the investment of the last decade, it blew away Berkshire and Microsoft by over 500%, they (Buffet, Gates, & Munger) missed the trade big time' and that gold and silver would trade at new highs over $2,000 and $50 by year end Eric explained:
I hadn't even read what Warren Buffet wrote, but I wondered, why is this man writing about gold? Why do you put in your annual report that you don't like gold? Why don't you spend your whole annual report writing about the 99% of things that you don't like? It seemed so perverse to me, and then to have other people who are considered financial icons coming out and bad-mouthing gold, it seemed so extreme to me and possibly organized in order to keep the system together.
Gold is the canary in the coal mine, and if people go there, the pressure on the central planners becomes extreme. In the last two letters PIMCO's Bill Gross wrote, he is going more and more to hard assets and he mentioned gold in the last letter. I just think of it this way. Ok Bill, you're the bond king.
Here's the bond king saying maybe you should go to gold. How long will it take the mainstream investors, who have so much money in bonds, to try to put it into gold? If they do, the price would go crazy. As you know, we're already in a shortage of supply vs. demand in these markets.
Well that means that theoretically, the last guy can't get in! If all of a sudden the world's bond fund managers and balance fund managers and even mainstream managers decide to get into gold, it will just be a fiasco! There is no gold to buy!
Just think of the dilemma a pension fund manager is in. Just imagine today the Japanese pension fund manager. His stock market has done nothing for 25 years! His bonds have yielded nothing for 20 years!
He has no return! One fund by the way recently announced that they're going to put 25% of their money into gold and I thought 'well thank goodness 25 years later you finally figured it out!'
Imagine in Germany today where 2 year bonds yield zero, and the stock market will probably provide a negative return this year. How do you pay your pensioners? You have to buy something that can go up in value rather than something that goes down in value!
It's just a matter of time before this shift gains some momentum! We are now seeing some early stage guys, mostly in the hedge fund business and of course the University of Texas fund and a few others, but it's a groundswell that is just going to pick up speed given time.
Knowing what the physical demand/supply is, they're not going to get in without prices going a lot higher!
In terms of believing that gold can go to a new high and that silver can go to a new high I simply go to: if you watch the financial chaos that's going on, if you watch the volatility of the market- I watched a stock market that rallied 100% because we're going to have some sort of economic recovery, which in February we said The Recovery Has No Clothes. Of course now we find out that the recovery has no clothes! There's not going to be a recovery! We get warning after warning after warning now that the outlook going forward is not as cheery as we all thought it was.
We have a desperate financial situation already, let alone that Europe's in a recession, China's industrial activity is in a recession, the US is probably in a recession, how do you keep this thing going here?
I just continue to believe that the safest path is to own gold and silver. Any additional investment in the area by the powers that be is going to have a dramatic impact on the price of these products, so I obviously think that they should be above their old highs.
As you might believe and as I believe, as silver was about to break $50 and all hell would have broken loose, I believe it was orchestrated to be knocked down. We'll be back there again, and we'll go above it in my opinion.
When asked what it will take to improve sentiment and start the next major rally in gold and silver, Eric stated:
I can't imagine that Europeans are not buying gold and silver. I can't imagine that the Chinese aren't buying gold and silver when they realize the change in affairs over there. Plus you see all these central banks buying and now Kazakhstan says we're just changing our reserves in gold from 12% to 15%- I mean that's a pretty bold statement! Imagine if every central bank said that! There's just no way in this earth that the gold is available!
Throughout the whole bull market, I always thought of it as a supply and demand thing in the physical markets. Yes, Central banks would stop selling. Yes, they would become buyers, which they have. The hedgers would stop hedging, which they have. The EFT's came into existence, which they weren't.
It's all been a physical market all the way!
The only people who associate gold with the financial markets are people who keep saying that everything's stable and fine and that gold shouldn't go up. The fact is that the physical demand for gold far exceeds the supply, and I'm sure that the G6 central banks have been supplying the gold.
Now we have the tailwinds behind us of the total folly of the monetary people with the QE1's and QE2's and LTRO's and unlimited swaps and all the other was of ingeniously keeping the system from doing what it would naturally do, WHICH IS DE-LEVERAGE! Of course de-leveraging is devastating to a banking system.
Ultimately the real purpose for gold is that you own gold because you don't want your money with a levered financial counter-party. All of the financial counter-parties in the world are highly levered.
That's why they disappear overnight like Dexia got taken out over a weekend. Like Bankia, one day you pass a stress test and three weeks later you're broke! That's how fast it happens!
We don't have to wait for QE3, they likely won't even call it QE3, they'll come up with a new acronym for what it really is, printing money. We don't need to wait for that (to see gold and silver move). You can look at all the data, and the data is overwhelmingly in favor of people buying gold and silver.
When asked about his thoughts regarding Harvey Organ's recent allegations that GLD's gold has been rehypothecated from the Bank of England and Arab investors, Eric replied:
Well Doc, that's why we came up with our own trust where the gold is held at the Royal Canadian Mint, and if you have enough, you can take physical delivery- I forget what the minimums are now, but the gold is there to be purchased. We're not going to lever anything, and of course I've been a huge proponent of owning physical gold and silver for the last 12 years, and that's the only way to do it.
Always remember that there's always counter-party risk unless you hold it, and these counter-parties, you can be shocked at how quickly you find out that they're not financially solvent- as we might find out this weekend how insolvent the whole Spanish banking system is.
Eric Sprott is the Billionaire CEO of Sprott Asset Management, as well as the Chairman of Sprott Money & Sprott Incorporated, and author of the monthly public financial newsletter 'Markets at a Glance'.
Eric is one of the pre-eminent gold and silver commentators in the market today, and has called silver the investment of the next decade.
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What would life be like without the freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and the right to petition?
Lesson Images
Virginia, Governor (1954–1958: Stanley), Executive Papers, 1954–1958, Accession 25184, State Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. (Transcription | High Res)
Virginia, Governor (1954–1958: Stanley), Executive Papers, 1954–1958, Accession 25184, State Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. (Transcription | High Res)
Virginia, Governor (1954–1958: Stanley), Executive Papers, 1954–1958, Accession 25184, State Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. (Transcription | High Res)
Danville (Virginia) Corporation Court, 1963 Civil Rights Case Files, 1963–1973, Accession 38099, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. (High Res)
The Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution, December 15, 1791. Records of the General Assembly, Executive Communications, Record Group 78, Library of Virginia. (Transcription | High Res)
Resolution Respecting Baptist Petition. Undated draft resolution in the handwriting of Patrick Henry, adopted by the Third Virginia Convention on August 16, 1775. Papers of the Third Virginia Convention, Revolutionary Government. Record Group 2. Library of Virginia. (Transcription | High Res)
"The Rights of the People—Women are People. Suffrage Victory Map." 1920. Broadside. Equal Suffrage League of Virginia Papers, Acc. 22002. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. (High Res)
Standards Of Learning
Historical Information:
For more information on the individual documents, see their entries at Shaping the Constitution. (See the links section of this plan)
Late in the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, George Mason of Virginia proposed adding a bill of rights to the Constitution. Mason was the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776, but he did not persuade the other delegates that the Constitution needed its own bill of rights.
In Virginia, after the convention narrowly voted to ratify the Constitution, opponents of ratification and a number of the men who voted to ratify it, but who also agreed with some of the objections that had been made, proposed a long list of amendments, some of which were intended to reduce the power of the new government and some of which drew on the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the English Bill of Rights for explicit protection of fundamental liberties.
As a member of the United States House of Representatives in 1789, James Madison drew on the amendments that the Virginia and other state ratification conventions had proposed to introduce the first draft of what became the Bill of Rights. As the amendments worked their ways through the House and the Senate, they took the shape that we now know, the first ten amendments. In the autumn of 1789 Congress submitted them and two other amendments to the state legislatures for ratification.
Fifteen and a half years after Virginia adopted its own Declaration of Rights, on December 15, 1791, the Commonwealth became the eleventh state to approve the third through twelfth amendments, which thereupon became the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known ever after as the Bill of Rights. The second of the amendments proposed in 1789 was ratified in May 1992 and became the Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the Constitution.
The Bill of Rights prohibits the federal government from abridging the freedoms of religion, speech, and press and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances; the right to keep and bear arms; the right of the people not to have troops quartered in their homes; the right to protection against unreasonable government searches and seizures; the right to jury trials in civil and criminal cases and of a grand jury in criminal cases; the right to due process of law in court; a prohibition on government taking private property without just compensation; a prohibition on excessive bail and fines and on cruel and unusual punishments; and two amendments defining rights of people and of the states: "the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the People"; and "the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the People."
Lesson Activities
• Explore and discuss the images with the class.
• Divide the class into five groups and assign each group with one of the
rights/freedoms (speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition).
• Ask the students to discuss within their group what life would be like without
their assigned right.
• Have the groups develop a scenario describing how the absence of their right or
freedom would affect society as a whole.
• Have each group share their scenarios and discuss.
Questions to consider:
1. What defines a citizen in the present day? What and who defined citizenship in
the past?
2. Is religious tolerance important? Why or why not?
3. What did people petition about in the past? What do people petition about now?
4. Can you think of any current events that challenge or exercise the rights
Lesson Handouts
Related Links
Shaping the Constitution: Civil Rights Protests in Danville, 1963
Shaping the Constitution: Resolution Respecting a Baptist Petition
Shaping the Constitution: The Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution
Shaping the Constitution: Robert Leon Bacon Letter to the Governor, December 2, 1955
Shaping the Constitution: The Rights of the People–Women are People. Suffrage Victory Map


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English Proverbs- WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY
Jose John March 19, 2016 No CommentsProverb Expansion WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY 'Will' means not the ordinary desire but an unflinching, undaunting wish to achieve something. If you have a will to achieve your goal, you will positively overcome the difficulties that come in your way. Every problem has its solution. Whatever, inventions are seen today were a problem one day, but the will and hard work of the inventor found their solution. Impossible is possible for the persons of strong will. Path of success runs through many labyrinths of failures. One, who has a will to achieve success, never gets frustrated by the odds and failures of the path. Every successful man fails many times but with unshaken faith and strong will, he becomes successful one day. Think high, try your best, without being daunted by the odds of the path, and success is yours. One can certainly win and achieve one's goal, if one firmly believes in self and makes up one's mind to lead and succeed. The secret of success lies in the determination, dedication, and perseverance of a man. A man who strides majestically with firm steps and unshaken faith, no matter what the odds and obstacles, is the man who actually finds his way and... read more


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A transwarp chamber was the section of a Borg vessel which housed the transwarp drive. Among the most important pieces of technology located in the chamber was the transwarp coil, the component responsible for the generation of transwarp conduits. Located deep within the ship, it was heavily shielded to prevent penetration by transporter beams.
In 2368, a Borg sphere crashed on a planet in the Delta Quadrant, with only four surviving drones. As the vessel's transwarp chamber was approaching critical pressure, threatening an explosion, the drones were forced to evacuate the area. (VOY: "Survival Instinct")
In 2375, the crew of the USS Voyager developed "Operation Fort Knox," a plan to steal a transwarp coil with which to shorten their journey back to the Alpha Quadrant. As transport directly inside the transwarp chamber was impossible, the boarding party was forced to beam into one of the adjacent sections. Ensign Harry Kim and Lieutenant Commander Tuvok subsequently made their way to the ship's primary shield generator, and used spatial charges to destroy it, allowing the Voyager crew to obtain a transporter lock on the coil and beam it away. (VOY: "Dark Frontier")
|aperture • beaming • chamber • coil • computer • conduit • drive • factor • hub • network • probe • signal • signature • space • theory • threshold


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Pakistan native Farhat Haq, chairwoman of the college's political science department, sees comparisons to America's tumultuous 1960s.
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto on Thursday will rival in its global impact the slayings of John F. Kennedy, his brother, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.
That's what Farhat Haq, a Pakistan native and chairwoman of the political science department at Monmouth College, thought after hearing the news of Bhutto's death, comparing it and the current political climate in her home country to America's tumultuous 1960s.
"I had disagreements with (Bhutto) in terms of her tactics, but I think we shared the same goal in the long run, which is the restoration of democracy in Pakistan," Haq said. "My heart is very heavy. … It's a devastating day."
Haq, however, also found the reaction of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf promising, despite her disdain for his recent suspension of the country's constitution and declaration of military rule.
"For President Musharraf to declare three days of mourning I think was a very good move," she said. "The big question now will be what happens to the elections."
Bhutto returned to Pakistan after nearly a decade of self-exile in October to lead the country's opposition party in the Jan. 8 elections, in the hopes of also returning to the post of prime minister, which she previously occupied twice in the late 1980s and mid-1990s.
Her return to power also would have marked the return of a dynasty — Bhutto's father, the former president and prime minister of Pakistan, was executed after a military coup in 1977.
"Her assassination has really sort of highlighted the uncertainty the country is going through right now," Haq said. "It's going to be too quick a turnaround for a successor to be named."
And that type of instability in one of the United States' allies in the so-called War on Terror isn't good news for anyone, Haq added.
"Now, some sort of resolution (in Pakistan) has to come about, or it's going to be chaos and civil war," she said. "And 9-11 has shown us (in the United States) that we can no longer be protected by oceans like we used to be. We no longer have that luxury."
John Elias, a Peoria attorney who attended Oxford University in England with Bhutto in the mid-1970s, also saw his former classmate — whom he and others at the school commonly referred to as "Benky" — as the person who would best protect U.S. interests in the region.
"Politics was in her blood," he said. "She was the best person we could have had there because she loved democracy."
Reach Journal Star reporter Matt Buedel at (309) 686-3154 or email@example.com.


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Opinions differ over gun raffle to raise money for volunteer fire department
Questions are being raised over the way a local volunteer fire department is trying to raise money.
The Lisbon Fire Department is raffling off 20 guns and said tickets are selling fast.
The fire department is asking people on its website to buy gun raffle tickets for $20 a piece. The winners will get gift cards, which can be redeemed at Gander Mountain. Twenty separate guns will be awarded.
WISN 12 News reporter Mike Anderson said some are concerned about the choice to use guns as a way to raise money.
"They had booze raffles. They had gun raffles," retired town of Lannon firefighter Jim Gissal said.
Gissal said he has no problem with the Lisbon gun raffle because he said the volunteer fire department needs the money and guns sell. He said his old department used to raffle shotguns.
"We hung it up in the local saloon there, and we raised quite a bit of money. It was a cheaper shotgun, and nobody had a problem with it," Gissal said.
But that was more than 10 years ago. Milwaukee Pastor Steve Jerbi said times have changed and said he worries about the message such a raffle might be sending.
"What strikes me about this story is that it seems so casual when dealing with the issue of guns," Jerbi said.
Some viewers who read this story on the Sussex Patch website questioned whether this was the right way to raise money.
Mike B. wrote, "Most places are trying to get guns off the street, and the fire department is giving them away?"
But another reader expressed support, saying, "I will be supporting this fire department even if it is not mine."
WISN 12 News asked the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department about the legality of the raffle.
The office said as long as they are following the rules, which includes background checks, they are doing it legally.
The Lisbon Fire Department's website said it does have authorization from the state and a license to do the raffle.


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Richmond Gear developed its 2-Speed transmission after seeing a need for a quality piece that the Saturday-night racer could afford. The 2-Speed uses a Borg Warner Super T-10 aluminum case, reducing the dry weight of the item to a scant 62 pounds, 11 less than stock. The case is also a stock style, making it acceptable with sanctioning bodies whose rules require a stock OEM case. It is approved by IMCA, and Richmond Gear also recommends it for late model cars.
The final gear ratio is 1:1 and you have a choice of five different first gear ratios: 1.03, 1.12, 1.23, 1.34, or 1.46. These gears can be changed out for different tracks through a side cover and by removing the tailhousing. This is not a synchronized transmission. It has face-shifted or dog-type rings for shifting, giving you the ability to shift on the fly. By momentarily burping the throttle, you can shift to the next gear.
Straight CutMost OEM transmissions have helical teeth on the gears to help keep the transmission's gear noise at a minimum. While the helical gears are fine in an everyday vehicle, there is not too much need for noise reduction in a racing car. Richmond removes the helical gears and replaces them with straight cut gears. The straight cut gears may run a little nosier, but they are considerably stronger.


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Monday, May 9, 2011
Then I thought... Hmm... we have all these random boards they left lying around the backyard, what if I used some of these old paints to slather them in bold colors, then painted fun signs to hang from the fence around our pool/yard/garden.
So I did. Paint them bold colors.
11 comments:
- De said...
What fun! I love the idea. i wanted to make signs out of the the old picket fence when we tore it down, but I'm too lazy to do the regular chores, so...
Anyway, you said Pool/ Lawn / Garden.
Pool: Seven days without swimming makes one weak.
Lawn: I always thought a yard was three feet, then I started mowing the lawn.
Garden: you can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt.
Have fun. Can't wait to see your finished project.
- May 9, 2011 at 3:42 PM
- alejna said...
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- May 9, 2011 at 7:10 PM
- kayerj said...
how fun, I can't wait to see what you come up with.
- May 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- Kat said...
Egad. I read this post a couple of days ago and I didn't comment because I couldn't think of anything clever for your signs. I thought I would wait a while and see if I came up with anything. I still haven't. Sorry. I am in a creative suck hole lately.
YOU are the creative one. What have you come up with? :)
- May 14, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Christine said...
"Welcome to our ool. notice there is no P in it. Let's keep it that way."
Yes, i DO have the sense of humor of a 12 year old boy.
- May 15, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- alejna said...
What a great idea! Now I have an urge to make signs.
I'm thinking:
"Laws of physics strictly enforced."
"This is not a sign."
"Yodelling prohibited, except by permit."
You know what? This reminds me of the good old days of Monday Mission. And you know what else? It's Monday. That's a sign if ever I saw one.
- May 16, 2011 at 9:27 AM
- MARY G said...
I only found this today. And I have no great ideas. When in doubt, go to Shakespeare...eg, garden of delights, in my salad days,
Mind has now blanked again. I'm in Ottawa without my handy reference books. I'll be home over the weekend, though and dig up a few more.
- June 2, 2011 at 8:40 PM
- MARY G said...
Blogger just ate my comment. Arg. How about Shakespeare shorties like 'in my salad daze'?
- June 2, 2011 at 8:41 PM
- Emily said...
Do like the MASH signs. Give the distance and direction to all sorts of places, including Candyland.
- June 7, 2011 at 8:11 PM
- merinz said...
I went to a Garden show once and they had this sign which I loved 'Beware of feral childrln'(complete with spelling mistake)
- July 30, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- Susie Q said...
A suggestion that I do have when you get to the last bit is to pour sand into the dredges of paint, then you can toss it.
- September 13, 2011 at 8:25 PM


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Meanwhile, my gift to Extra Thoughts readers is that I will not give a spiel on where I was and what I was doing when I heard that Muslim terrorists were flying planes into the Twin Towers. It would be boring (let's just say it was a perfectly ordinary morning), and the fact that so many people do it is starting to make it sound like a series of essays from fourth graders on "What I Did On My Summer Vacation." 9/11 was not about me nor about what I was doing that morning.
Please go and read Bill Luse's 9/11 post at W4. Unlike so many other 9/11 posts, perhaps including this one, it doesn't just exist for the sake of the pixels. It has meaning.
For myself, I have nothing particularly original to say this year at the anniversary of 9/11, even though it is the tenth anniversary. My one (somewhat unoriginal) thought is that most people have no idea of how to continue to speak the truth about Muslim terrorism and about what it means to oppose and fight it. Indeed, we have less clarity of speech and thought now than we had ten years ago. Those old enough to have clear memories of the atmosphere before 9/11 will know how much easier it was before that to hear someone on the radio say "Muslim terrorists." It would sound almost naive now--an unthinking ability on the part of someone in the mainstream to speak the truth without hedging it about. We live in a different world now. Even many self-styled conservatives feel that they must speak only of "Muslim extremists," not just of "Muslim terrorists." Somehow the '93 attack on the WTC did not have the muzzling effect that the actual success of Muslim terrorists (in bringing down the WTC) has had. (Apropos of speaking out, perhaps here I should link to a series of posts on Islam and the West that I co-wrote with Jeff Culbreath at W4.)
The ever-controversial Lawrence Auster has said something about 9/11 commemorations so spot-on that I am simply going to quote it for the remainder of my 9/11 anniversary post:
The September 11th attack on America, in which devout Muslim believers carried out the greatest single jihad raid in history, and Muslims around the world cheered and danced in joy over this great blow to the infidel, should have awakened America and the West to the nature of the 1,400 year old warrior religion of Islam. Instead, while triggering a "war against terrorism," the 9/11 attack inspired liberal America to embrace and approve of Islam much more than it had done before, even as Americans allowed themselves to be placed under permanent and humiliating security measures out of the liberal imperative to avoid the slightest hint of discrimination against Muslims.
These unexpected and devastating outcomes of 9/11 are perhaps the greatest single illustration of Auster's First Law, which says that the more alien or dangerous a nonwhite or non-Western group reveals itself to be, the more our liberal society approves of it, accommodates itself to it, and forbids any criticism of it. To speak the truth about the unchangeable Islamic command to wage eternal war by violence and stealth against non-Muslims and about Muslims' 1,400 year long obedience to that command, is to place oneself outside the respectable mainstream. In America you don't get put in jail for speaking the forbidden truth, you just lose your job and career. This is the reign of fear under which we live.
In sum, the result of 9/11 has not been Western self-defense against Islam, but the prohibition of Western self-defense against Islam. And all the official 9/11 commemorations, notwithstanding their patriotic appearance, will carry that message of American and Western surrender. And that is why they should be avoided.


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A Chicago teenager has attracted the potentially lucrative attention of Kanye West during a court-imposed time-out.
Chief Keef, a 16-year-old unsigned rapper, has been on house arrest at his grandmother's South Side home for allegedly pointing a gun at police officers. The incident raised the rapper's profile and one of his tracks, "I Don't Like" went viral. The youngster's song caught the attention of Kanye West who grabbed the track, remixed it and released it to the airwaves and Internet.
According to Gawker.com, producers from Kanye's G.O.O.D. music label recorded Keef's portion of the "I Don't Like (Remix)" from his Chicago home using a laptop and microphone.
Keef has been a bit of an underground star in Chicago high school circles for a while, but his notoriety has grown after a couple of mixtapes and videos went viral.
He's now courting interest from several major labels, including Cash Money, which has stars such as Lil Wayne on the roster.
"The attention this record has brought on the Chicago hip-hop scene is priceless. It really couldn't have come at a better time, as just within the last two or three weeks about four Chicago rappers have inked major label record deals," Andrew Barber of Chicago hip hop blog Fake Shore Drive told NBC Chicago. "Since this remix dropped, I've had A&R's from just about every record label asking for tips and inside info on Chicago artists. It's madness right now. This could be the best time ever for Chicago hip-hop."
As for that house arrest, Gawker reports that Keef was arrested and charged with unlawful use of a weapon following an incident involving a couple of Chicago police officers last December.
Which in the world of hip hop, isn't always necessarily a bad thing when it comes to downloads and album sales.
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Chicago's Chief Keef appears on G.O.O.D. music track
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Aish brings together rhythm, beats and davening for their Rosh Hashanah 'in the house tonight' dancing spectacle that parodies LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem. Here's the chorus from the lyrics, but be sure to watch the video for the full effect.
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I've noticed recently a surprising number of search traffic coming through my blog looking for "Gaudi". Gaudi, if you didn't already know is the surname of Antoni Gaudi, a Spanish architect who is responsible from some of the most memorable structures in the world. Many of them located in Barcelona, Spain.
But why on earth am I getting search traffic for Gaudi, you ask? Don't you pretty much just write cigar reviews? If either of those thoughts came to mind, you have a beautiful, sexy mind. And you're playing right into my hands. You're right, I have been spending a lot of time on cigars lately. But I do have other hobbies. Two of them are travel and photography. Back in 2003 I combined all three hobbies and visited Barcelona. You probably didn't realize it, but if you've been reading my blog for a while now, you've already seen some Gaudi already:
Look familiar? That's a Sun (or maybe star) mosaic decoration Gaudi designed into the ceiling of one structure at Park Güell in Barcelona. It also happens to be one of my favorite bits of his work I came across while I was there.
This got me thinking. I have a whole bunch of pictures from that trip, why not give those in search of pictures of Antoni Gaudi's handy work what they want? After a good deal of searching (and a little terror when I thought they were lost), I found 'em, cropped 'em and polished 'em up to make them blog worthy. Though these pictures were taken with my first digital, 2.1 megapixel camera, they're still some of my favorites. Hopefully you'll enjoy them as well!
Casa Batlló, one of a number of intriguing building on the Illa de la Discòrdia block in the Eixample district of Barcelona. This was probably my favorite Gaudi building.
A closer look at the alien balconies on the Casa Batlló.
The oozing lower windows of the Casa Batlló.
Not too far away is the similarly wavy Casa Milà.
The Casa Milà from the sidewalk below. Check out that crazy iron work fencing in what looks like a deck.
The Casa Milà isn't just wavy on the outside, the walls, windows, doors and even the stairways on the inside of the building are resistant to straight lines. We couldn't go in much further than this, as the building is currently in use.
Casa Vicens couldn't be more different that the previous two buildings. Not only is it block and full of straight lines, it doesn't have an interesting accent mark in the name. (Which makes it a lot easier to type.) Looking at this building still makes me want to play checkers or build legos. Or both. Probably while drinking.
A view of the side of the Casa Vicens.
Palau Güell had a strick policy about photography inside the building, but the rooftop was up for grabs. These are a few of the numerous mosaic chimneys decorating the roof. (I think there are something like seven.) Due to the rather narrow side street it opens up to, a shot of the side of the building was all but inpossible, at least with that old camera.
The famous winding bench at Park Güell. This single bench encircles a large open mezzanine-like area overlooking the entrance to the park.
A close up of the mosaic lizard fountain on the steps at Park Güell.
One of the little buildings in Park Güell. This building was under construction at the time, but I think it is used for management of the park. Or a tourist gift shop. One or the other.
The sign on the outer wall of Park Güell.
The Sagrada Familia is a massive, unfinished cathedral that Gaudi may be best know for. Even though he didn't finish it in his lifetime, the construction continued. In fact, it's still under construction today! (Or at least as recently as 2003.)
The Sagrada Familia is designed to be enjoyed. From every angle. It's just incredible how much thought went into this structure.
Another shot of the spires of Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, with the city of Barcelona below.
As I mentioned before, the structure is still under construction. In spite of the cranes, this shot gives you a better idea of what the building looks like as a whole.
Before you get sick of looking at the Sagrada Familia, you gotta check out the facade above one of the door. Each of the main entrances have a different, but equally elaborate scene above them.
OK, you got me. This isn't an Antoni Gaudi creation. This sculpture, named "Woman and Bird" was created by Joan Miro, another (a bit less) famous Spanish artist, who I suspect was at least a bit inspired by Antoni Gaudi. This is also located in Barcelona.
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For a mere $3,500 a night, you too could live the life of the guidos and guidettes of MTV's infamous reality show Jersey Shore.
But the $3,500 a night is only one of the starting prices, and you'll have to bring your own hair gel and swim -- or Hazmat -- suits.
Priced at as much as $15,000 for a three-day weekend over the Memorial or July 4 holidays, some lucky group of people gets this palace for paisans fully furnished with a phone that quacks like a dying duck, worn-out couches and egg-shaped deck chairs.
Up for rent on the Seaside Realty's Web site, the six bedroom, three-bath house, only has rental availability until July 15, though. Representatives for the home's owner told the Star Ledger that this means MTV may still rent the house out for next season's show.
The hot tub is gone, but mourn not -- its absence may be saving you from a health hazard, considering the biological waste that the warm bubbling pot seemed to collect in the early morning hours last summer.
Sans hot tub, the Seaside Heights, N.J., house still gives you plenty of kitschy options that can be seen on the rental site's video tour, such as: sleeping on a floor mattress, lounging on IKEA furniture draped with Italian flags, and a taking in the view of fistfights on the boardwalk through Navaho blanket "curtains."
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"I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes." Hosea 12:10
Suggested Further Reading: Matthew 13:36-43
If you have an opportunity to journey into the country during the next three weeks, you will, if your heart is rightly attuned, find a marvellous mass of wisdom couched in a cornfield. Why, I could not attempt for a moment to open the mighty mines of golden treasure which are hidden there. Think, beloved, of the joy of the harvest. How does it tell us of the joy of the redeemed, if we, being saved, shall at last be carried like shocks of corn fully ripe into the granary. Look at the ear of corn when it is fully ripe, and see how it bends toward the earth! It held its head erect before, but in getting ripe how humble does it become!
And how does God speak to the sinner, and tell him, that if he would be fit for the great harvest he must drop his head and cry, "Lord have mercy upon me a sinner." And when we see the weeds spring up amongst wheat, have we not our Master's parable over again of the tares among the wheat; and are we not reminded of the great day of division, when he shall say to the reaper, "Gather first the tares and bind them in bundles, to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn." O yellow field of corn, thou preachest well to me, for thou sayest to me, the minister, "Behold, the fields are ripe already to the harvest. Work thou thyself, and pray thou the Lord of the harvest to send forth more labourers into the harvest."
And it preaches well to thee, thou man of years, it tells thee that the sickle of death is sharp, and that thou must soon fall, but it cheers and comforts thee, for it tells thee that the wheat shall be safely housed, and it bids thee hope that thou shalt be carried to thy Master's home to be his joy and his delight for ever. Hark, then, to the rustling eloquence of the yellow harvest.
For meditation: Some Scriptures on summer and harvest: (Genesis 8:22; Proverbs 6:8; 10:5; 26:1; Jeremiah 8:20).
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The Texas State Times (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 31, 1853
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Date: December 31, 1853
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First-grade students at Northstar Christian Academy in Gates spent the past month studying African Americans' contributions to the world.
Carter G. Woodson would be proud.
For the past month, first-graders at Northstar Christian Academy have immersed themselves in African-American culture and history with the help of some parents. Woodson founded Black History Week in 1926. According to first-grader Michael Brown, it later became Black History Month.
Michael did a presentation on Woodson for the first-graders at Northstar on Tuesday, Feb. 26. According to his research, Woodson's heroes were Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, both of whom were born in February. That's why he chose that month in which to celebrate Black History.
Michael's twin brother, Miles, did his presentation on Douglass and the Underground Railroad.
"I ask that we not only take time in the month of February to learn about the history of my African-American ancestors, but everyday appreciate their past and be proud," Miles told his class.
The student presentations are just a part of Northstar's Black History Month celebration, which was prompted by two mothers at the school. Kimberly Felton brought up the idea of having a full month of activities in February to her son Caleb's teacher, Barbara Stiles, during an open house at the start of the year.
"I've got a little over 50 percent black students, so I thought, 'why not?,'" said Stiles.
Portia James, whose son, Marcellus, is in first grade at Northstar, volunteered to help Felton. She also received help from Jacqueline Brown, mother of Miles and Michael Brown, and support from the first-grade teachers, as well as the art and music teachers, and school librarian and principal Chris Boshnack.
Stiles' and Rebecca Chambers' first-grade classes have participated in Black History Month activities every day this month. Students have played Black History Month bingo. In the library, they've taken part in a special scavenger hunt aimed at raising awareness about African-Americans' contributions in history. In music, they learned the song "Lift Every Voice." And on the weekends, they took home materials on famous African-American inventors to study with their parents. Some inventors included Henry Sampson, maker of the cellular phone; George Washington Carver, originator of peanut butter; Edmond Berger, who created the spark plug, and Garret Morgan, inventor of the traffic light.
There were also coloring books, decorations in the hall reminding students of Black History Month, and lessons on famous African-Americans in the various subjects. The week wrapped up with student presentations.
Lonnie Pollocks introduced his classmates to Kwanzaa, a week-long holiday celebrated by African-Americans from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. The flag, he explained, consists of three colors – "black for the people, red for the struggle, and green for the future and the hope that comes with it."
Collin Nasso brought a golf club and a tennis racquet to school for his presentation on Althea Gibson, a famous golfer and tennis player, and the first African-American woman to complete on the world tennis tour.
Alexa King told her classmates about Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
James said she hopes students gain a greater appreciation for the diversity around them.
"It was a learning experience, and it's something I'd like to continue with my children on a regular basis, not just wait for Black History Month to explore," she said. "Even as adults you're continuously learning, and so through the study and preparation for the class, there was still a lot of 'aha' moments for me."
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