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° Current smokers were more likely than non-smokers to be heavy drinkers and illicit drug users. Among current smokers, the rate of heavy alcohol use (five or more drinks on the same occasion on five or more days in the past month) was 14.0 percent, the rate of marijuana/hashish use was 13.6 percent, and the rate of current illicit drug use was 16.1 percent. Among nonsmokers, only 2.9 percent were heavy drinkers, 1.8 percent were marijuana/hashish users, and 2.5 percent were illicit drug users.
° An estimated 3.1 percent of the population were current users of smokeless tobacco in 1998. The rate has remained steady since 1991.
° An estimated 6.9 percent of the population were current users of cigars in 1998. This represents a statistically significant increase from 1997, when the rate was 5.9 percent.
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° The current smoking rate among young adults age 18-25 continues to follow an upward path from 34.6 percent in 1994 to 35.3 percent in 1995, 38.3 percent in 1996, 40.6 percent in 1997, and 41.6 percent in 1998. The 1998 rate is significantly higher than the 1994, 1995 and 1996 rates.
° An estimated 5.6 percent of youths age 12-17, or 1.3 million, were current cigar users in 1998. This rate compares to 5.0 percent in 1997; the difference is not statistically significant.
° The rate of current smokeless tobacco use was significantly higher for men than for women in 1998 (5.9 percent vs. 0.5 percent). About 91 percent of smokeless tobacco users were men. Similarly, males were more likely than females to use cigars (11.9 percent vs. 2.3 percent).
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Damian Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers' rookie point guard, would like to end that streak. He's made a growing case for himself this season, most recently with a 37-point performance against the Golden State Warriors.
"That says everything when Michael Jordan was the last guard to do it," said Lillard, who was born in 1990.
Lillard has already established himself as the likely choice for Rookie of the Year based on his work in the first half of the season. He's averaging 18.5 points, 6.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds. He has been named the Western Conference's Rookie of the Month for November and December and has eight games of at least 20 points and seven assists. He's also helped the Blazers, who finished 28-38 last season, to a winning record.
"Any time a rookie is playing at the level he is playing at with the poise that he is playing with, it's going to grab everyone's attention," Sacramento Kings coach Keith Smart said. "Are all the Western guards playing at a great level? Chris Paul is at a super level. [Russell] Westbrook is in there. All those guys keep moving up. Can [Lillard] possibly be there based on where he is right now? Maybe, maybe not.
"But his team is winning, he's playing at a great level, and everybody sees the poise as a young point guard and how he runs a basketball team. So it heightens people's attention and the possibility depending on how the votes go."
Hey Casey:I was wondering if it was allowed to play in both the rookie, sophomore game and the all-star game, I guess that answers my question.I will be rooting for Lillard and Aldridge.
It's rare that a rookie would make the game but he's deserving! Marc Spears is also an Oakland native so I'm sure he's a fan
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(b) Matters To Be Included.— The report of a fatality review under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following:
(2) Data setting forth victim demographics, injuries, autopsy findings, homicide or suicide methods, weapons, police information, assailant demographics, and household and family information.
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Although Beaujolais may have up to 12.5 degrees of alcohol, it should always taste lively and fruity. The colour is a youthful, violetty red, and it is one of the only red wines to actually taste "grapey", bursting with natural fruit from the Gamay grape. There is always a refreshing acidity, which makes the wine all the more drinkable, and no discernible tannin.
Production Area
The Beaujolais appellation covers a total of 23,920 acres, of which 23,450 are to the north of Lyon in the Rhone department and only 470 to the south of Macon in the Saone-et-Loire department. The region known as "the Beaujolais" is the most southerly vineyard region in Burgundy, whose vineyards total 53,250 acres, and include Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages and the ten "crus" of Beaujolais. The area is divided into the Haut-Beaujolais in the north, with a clayey-sandy topsoil on a schistous-granite base, from which come all the Beaujolais-Villages and the "crus", and the Bas-Beaujolais to the south, with a more limestone-clayey soil, producing Beaujolais and the young, fruity wine known as Beaujolais "Nouveau" or Beaujolais "Primeur". These latter wines should be drunk as soon as released and even Beaujolais is best drunk within the year after the vintage, to enjoy its lively fruit. Labouré Roi's production averages 22,000 cases .
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Gamay 100%.
The grapes are hand-harvested usually in mid-September from vines close planted to between 4,000 and 5,000 vines per acre. Once picked, the bunches are placed without crushing into fermentation vats which may be of wood or concrete. The weight of the grapes at the top presses on those at the bottom to produce free run juice which is pumped over. The alcoholic fermentation is short, 4-6 days, and the grapes are then pressed to extract the rest of the juice and the wine pumped into vats where the malo-lactic or secondary fermentation is encouraged to take place. Fermentation will be over by early November, and the wine destined for the "Nouveau" market will be bottled, while the rest will remain in vat until early the next year. While the wine keeps well in vat or barrel during the winter, it does not benefit from aging in bottle.
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Jammy fruit, lively acidity, very quaffable
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Always serve cool, around 50-55 Fahrenheit. On warm days Beaujolais, even though it is a red wine, should be placed in the refrigerator.Drink with cold cuts, pate, chicken, light meats, soft creamy cheese.
Armand Cottin acquired Laboure-Roi in 1974. From its start in 1832, the small yet prestigious Burgundy negociant house--established in Nuits-Saint-Georges by Messrs. Laboure and Roi--had been firmly rooted in the local winemaking community, enjoying an excellent reputation for its high quality wines.
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When December car sales are released, they will provide analysts and investors with their last good look into automaker performance during 2012 before full-year earnings are announced starting in late January. U.S. sales are vital, of course, but they are also the most visible and as such will likely be baked into the cake. Here are three other things to keep an eye on that could prove pivotal to the performance of General Motors (NYSE: GM), Ford (NYSE: F), Toyota (NYSE: TM) and the world's other major car companies.
As we reported before Christmas, this country is now cemented as the biggest auto market on the planet, and, despite an economic slowdown, it remains the fastest growing. GM has led everyone in sales here for the past six years, and now sells more vehicles in China than in the U.S. Volkswagen is formidable as well, thanks in large part to the popularity of its Audi brand. Toyota, the other manufacturer in the country's Top 3, lost momentum in the second half of this year when a territorial despite between its home country and China led to a major boycott of Japanese products.
While luxury models manufactured by the three carmakers above as well as Bayerische Motoren Werke and Daimler continue to enjoy strong sales, less expensive models and SUVs have also become increasingly popular among Chinese car buyers — particularly as the sales splurge migrates toward more family-oriented consumers and those in smaller cities. VW is seen strong overall in this area, with its popular Santana model now the 10th best selling car in the country. GM does even better in the category with its Buick line, as does Ford with its Focus.
Performance here is key because the fourth quarter — and December in particular — have tended to be the country's strongest auto buying periods of the year. Holidays offer more time to shop, automakers launch many of their hottest models, and it is when the Chinese traditionally make their largest purchases before channeling their funds back into investments at the beginning of the new year.
The continent has been a weak spot for all consumer goods since the economic collapse in 2008, and auto sales have been no exception. Unfortunately, the decline shows no sign of abating any time soon, with overall November sales down 10% year-over-year and new-car registrations hitting a 19-year low. Renault and Fiat took the biggest hits, declining by 27% and 18%, respectively, while GM dropped 13% and Ford fell 10%. Price wars to protect market share have further eroded profitability.
Still, some companies are reporting better news. VW, Europe's biggest seller, fell just 2.5% in November over the year before. Daimler's Mercedes and Smart registrations dropped only 0.7% collectively, and combined BMW and Mini models actually grew 0.4% while Hyundai rose a whopping 7%. And Toyota says it will be profitable here — the company's fourth largest market — for the first time in five years, thanks to streamlining costs.
While this nation has confounded outside investors in virtually every market in recent years, Russia's appetite for cars is undeniably growing as more disposable income and improved financing options make their way to an increasing portion of the population. Sales have grown accordingly, and were up 40% in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 and are now around 3 million annually.
Not surprisingly, automakers have taken note and some will start to show benefits. GM, for example, is ramping production here even as it scales back in the rest of Europe and plans to invest $1 billion in the country over the next five years. Ford, VW, Nissan and Renault are opening plants or will soon. Like China, the decided taste for foreign brands by this country's consumers means more are likely to follow.
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Toyota has estimated it will sell a record 9.7 million vehicles this year, which would bring it back to the top spot globally — a position it held before the earthquake and tsunami pounded manufacturing and sales in 2011. GM, which took the number-one position last year, has sold 6.95 million through the first three-quarters of 2012 and VW, which was number-two in 2011, has sold 8.29 million through November.
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Jun 28 2012
Andy Murray has survived a close encounter with Croatian man-mountain Ivo Karlovic to reach the third round at Wimbledon.
It looked a dangerous match for the world number four and so it proved, with Murray making only eight unforced errors but still dropping a set before coming through 7-5 6-7 (7/5) 6-2 7-6 (7/4).
A break of serve at the start of the third set proved a turning point for the home hope, and he edged the fourth-set tie-break after his opponent served an untimely double fault.
Murray, who restricted big-serving Karlovic to 17 aces, said: "Winning is all that's really important when you're playing a guy with his game. It's so challenging to get into a rhythm. I did well at the beginning of the third set to get the break.
"With someone like him it's a bit of a lottery but you hope he makes a mistake. He served a double fault in the tie-break and that was the difference. I felt I returned well today. I didn't get aced too many times."
Playing a man 6ft 10in tall, the last thing any player would want is to go down an early break, so dropping serve in the first game was certainly not what Murray's coach Ivan Lendl would have ordered. However, Murray is one of the best returners in tennis and he was up to the task by breaking straight back, albeit with the help of the net cord.
The flow of the match became more predictable until the 10th game when, with Karlovic serving to stay in the set, Murray found the perfect time to produce some of his best returns, earning him two set points. Karlovic sent down unreturnable serves, but a super backhand return gave Murray another chance two games later, and this time he took it.
Karlovic, watched by countryman and 2001 champion Goran Ivanisevic, showed particularly good touch at the net for a man his size, and it was no surprise when the second set went to a tie-break. Murray's passing shots deserted him at the wrong time and it was Karlovic who took his first set point with a volley.
Murray, who had understandably started to look a touch frustrated, broke his opponent at the start of the third set and did so again in the seventh game before easily serving out the set.
The fourth set went to another tie-break and, after the pair exchanged mini-breaks, it was Karlovic who made the crucial mistake, serving a double fault to hand Murray a 5-4 lead with two serves to come. He did not falter, clinching victory when the Croatian sliced a backhand wide, and will face Marcos Baghdatis in the next round.
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May 30: A Blaine resident reported having been bitten by a dog in her neighborhood a few weeks ago. Animal control was notified by the victim and the matter is being investigated. There is some indication the same animal, which was on a leash at the time of the bite may also have been involved in another biting incident.
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The grandparents will be contacting police if they need assistance locating the teen and having the necessary information placed into the law enforcement data bases.
May 29: Officers responded to a 911 call of a suicidal subject making threats with a knife at the marina. The man was contacted and found to be distraught over a relationship, but was adamant about not harming himself. A friend spoke with the man and officers cleared when everything had calmed down.
May 29: A registered sex offender who had failed to register was contacted at a motel on Peace Portal Drive and found to have a King County no bail misdemeanor warrant for failure to register. The subject was arrested and transported to Whatcom County jail. Registration information was also updated in department databases.
May 28: A possible intoxicated driver entered the Peace Arch port of entry and was referred for inspection. A passenger also was intoxicated and had an open container in the vehicle. A Blaine officer conducted field sobriety tests and determined that the driver was not definitively intoxicated; however, he agreed to wait for a couple hours before continuing home. A while later, a portable breath reading was administered before the driver attempted to move the vehicle. The open alcohol container was confiscated and dumped with a witness present.
May 28: Officers responded to an on-going neighbor dispute on Boundary Court. The complainant stated that a guest at another apartment threatened to physically harm him and demanded prosecution. Statements were completed by the complainant and the suspect and the case will be forwarded to the city prosecutor for review of harassment charges.
May 27: An officer attempted to verify the address of a registered sex offender who reportedly moved to Blaine. The address turned out to be a business with no record of the offender having visited. A failure to register as a sex offender report was completed and referred to the WCSO for review.
May 27: Officers responded with medic personnel to a residence in the 8600 block of Blue Grouse Way following a report of a resident having passed away overnight. A scene investigation was conducted and assistance was provided to relatives.
May 27: Officers responded to a report of a disturbance in an apartment complex in the 500 block of 8th Street. A couple was ending their relationship and a TV was dropped and damaged while being removed from the home. Officers investigated to establish whether the damage to the (very heavy) TV was accidental or intentional. Under investigation.
May 26: A person in
the 9100 block of Great Blue Heron Lane reported a contractor
came to his house soliciting to do work on his roof.
The resident was concerned because he lives in a gated community, which does not allow soliciting. Officer contacted the contractor who stated he would not solicit work in that neighborhood again.
May 26: A caller reported seeing
a vehicle pull off the roadway in the 1300 block of Yew
Street, then a vehicle occupant hiding something in the
bushes. Officers located a small pouch containing an a
small amount of suspected marijuana and a smoking pipe.
Officers were unable to locate the owner of the items.
The pipe and suspected marijuana were destroyed.
May 25: Border Patrol agents requested Blaine police assistance after locating a suspicious vehicle with two occupants parked in the middle of a city gravel pit late at night. The driver, a Birch Bay area resident, gave permission to search the vehicle, and drugs were found. The drugs will be sent to the WSP crime lab for testing. The case will be forwarded to the prosecutor for review.
May 25: An officer contacted an intoxicated driver, who was passed out behind the wheel in the 2400 block of Bell Road stopped on a main thoroughfare in a traffic lane with the engine running. The driver failed standardized field sobriety tests and was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. The 22-year-old Blaine area driver was cited to Blaine Municipal Court and driven home.
May 24: A report was taken to document an incident wherein a man received a statement for a credit card account that he had not opened. The issuing bank was contacted and the account was closed.
May 24: A business person in the 200 block of G Street contacted the police department to report that an unauthorized person filled the trash container with items not belonging to the business. The business had not given anyone else permission to utilize the trash container and has to pay to have it emptied, so the unauthorized use constitutes a criminal theft of service. The suspect was identified and appropriate action will be taken.
May 24: A resident in the 800 block of Cherry Street called police to complain about a neighbor's dog barking to excess. The caller had tried to handle the matter peaceably, but reported the animal's owner was much less than understanding. An officer patrolled the area and could not document the dog misbehaving at the moment. Animal control was notified for extra patrols.
May 24: A resident called the police when a group of young teenagers refused to stop throwing rocks at a stop sign in the 500 block of Boblett Street. An officer contacted the juveniles, warned them and also advised their parents of the incident. No damage was done to city property.
May 24: The owner of a motor scooter taken in a burglary in Birch Bay observed two juveniles riding the bike on a residential street in Blaine. The boys fled when the owner approached them, and the property was recovered. Officers located the suspects a short time later. They claimed they had no knowledge that the scooter was stolen: one said that he purchased it for $60. Written statements were collected by all parties involved, and a copy of this report will be forwarded to the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office for follow-up on their theft/burglary report.
May 24: An anonymous complainant requested an officer check a shopping center parking lot for a group of juveniles practicing their filmmaking skills. One of the "stunt" actors was wearing a large helmet, and being towed in a wheelchair by a vehicle circling the parking lot. An area check was conducted; however, the production "took five" and were no longer in the area.
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was committed.
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The BB gun was not discharged and officers cleared after warning them about brandishing weapons in public.


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The photos can be accessed through Linz website here (a version of the "orthophotos" for Microsoft's free-download Silverlight has amazing resolution; an alternative Javascript viewer was slow and buggy when NBR tried it. UPDATE: there's also a fast, annotated viewer at eqviewer.co.nz).
Civil Defence National Controller, John Hamilton, commissioned the aerial images to help inform the work of the Christchurch Response Centre (CRC).
"It's important to remember that this imagery is a snapshot of the way Christchurch looked a couple of days after the earthquake. It's good that this information is now available to all of New Zealand and the world." said Geoff Howard, New Zealand's Chief Topographer.
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In order to expedite their production, these "orthophotos" were produced using a number of shortcuts that would not be followed for a fully specified orthophoto project.
The aerial photos position and orientation (POS) were determined using the POS observations collected at the GPS base station and in the aircraft. This data was processed using NZGD2000 reference system. A coordinate for the base station was computed using single baseline processing and data supplied to NZAM by GNS Science, from the GeoNet station MQZG. Given the magnitude of the earthquake it is likely that the location of MQZG has changed. However, as no information was available at the time the photos were ortho rectified (made into a photo map) it was assumed that the coordinate for MQZG had not changed.
For the orthophoto generation NZAM used a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) sourced from within its archive. This DTM was not edited or checked for change.
Automated mosaic seam line placement was used during the orthophoto production. NZAM chose to use a simple 'most nadir' algorithm for their placement. This selects the most central portion of each available photo and thereby helps minimise the amount of perspective view lean on buildings. The seam lines can be clearly seen on some of the photography.
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The official viewer for the Canterbury Earthquake has the imagery up here: http://eqviewer.co.nz and it's fast!
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January 2013 events calendar for New York City
Plan your month with our events calendar of the very best activities, including free things to do and our picks from theater, the arts and music.
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Our events calendar for the first month of 2013 is the perfect tonic for a holiday hangover. Plan ahead by signing up for Restaurant Week Winter and bag a hot table, visit a major new addition to the Chelsea gallery scene, or free your legs from the tyranny of trousers at Improv Everywhere's No Pants Subway Ride.
RECOMMENDED: New York City events calendar for 2013
RECOMMENDED: More winter activities in NYC
Featured events in January 2013
Monster Energy Invitational
- Critics choice
Escape the chilly weather with some Southern-style, yee-haw-worthy fun in midtown. The Professional Bull Riders organization kicks off its 2013 tour with this three-day stint at the Garden. Don a cowboy hat and cheer on 40 ace studs as they attempt to stay atop bucking bovines—which can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds—for more than eight seconds.
- Madison Square Garden 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (Seventh Ave), between 31st and 33rd Sts
- Until Sun Jan 5
50 First Jokes
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Each year in early January, John F. O'Donnell invites 50 of his favorite comics to present their first new joke of the year. It's a meet-and-greet for some of the city's best young comics and an interesting look at how jokes are born and what they're like before they're honed and polished.
- The Bell House 149 7th St, between Second and Third Aves
- Until Fri Jan 3
Cassoulet Cook-Off
- Price band: 2/4
The iconic French dish of beans and meat, slow-cooked in its eponymous earthenware crock, is perhaps the ultimate winter comfort dish. Warm your soul with tastes of multiple versions at East Village gastropub Jimmy's No. 43, where for the fifth year running, amateur and professional cooks will compete to make the best casserole. Proceeds benefit Greenmarket's farmers-aid programs upstate, so rest assured your eating—and judging—is for a good cause.
- Jimmy's No. 43 43 E 7th St, between Second and Third Aves
- Sun Jan 12
NY Chili Fest
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Arm yourself with plenty of antacids before digging into the fiery bowls at this January throwdown. Competitors from nearly two dozen local restaurants battle each other to deliver the perfect meat-based chili (using dry-aged, locally raised beef supplied by Dickson's Farmstand Meats). Wash down the grub with gratis Sam Adams beers and let your stomach rest as you listen to live country music. Session times have yet to be announced.
- Chelsea Market 75 Ninth Ave, at 16th St
- Sun Jan 27
NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2013
Gotham's most popular food week (which, perplexingly, can last upward of ten days—2011's edition ran for 14 days from mid-January) continues to grow with buzzy new additions, making for one of the most delicious bargains in town. Sample more than 300 eateries' cut-price, prix-fixe, three-course lunches and dinners—just remember to tip generously; gratuities are not included. Sign up online to be notified when reservations begin—the hottest tables fill up fast. Visit nycgo.com/restaurantweek for more information.
- Mon Jan 14 - Fri Feb 8
Garden of Laughs
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
A varied lineup of big names holds down this benefit stand-up show whose proceeds go to the children's organization Garden of Dreams. As the performers include Brian Regan, Adam Ferrara, Darrell Hammond, Robert Klein, Ray Romano and Wanda Sykes, most of the comedy will be suitable for sensitive ears.
- Theater at Madison Square Garden 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (Seventh Ave), between 31st and 33rd Sts
- Sat Jan 26
Free events in January 2013
Freeze Tag on Wall Street
- Critics choice
- Free
Bundle up and tear around FiDi with Matt Levy from family-owned tour company The Levy's Unique New York. There's no political angle or protest intended at this eighth annual edition of schoolyard japery in the backyard of the masters of the universeÑjust the chance to play tag, Red Rover and more games you'd have to google to recall the rules. (Some just sound made up: Heard of Wolf Sheep Rock? Us neither.) Meet at Wall St at Broad St; visit levysuniqueny.com for more information.
- Location TBA
- Sun Jan 12
No Pants Subway Ride
Improv Everywhere's annual barefaced, bare-legged mission began in January 2002 with a handful of operatives in one car on the downtown 6 train, but it's grown into the mass, well-publicized event that took over your Facebook feed last year with hundreds of cheeky pics. Admittedly, it's not the mildly subversive, playful prank it was; instead, it's become a chance to perform a daring feat while supported by thousands of your fellow New Yorkers. That's something we can drop trou and stand at attention for (as long as it's not too cold). Check improveverywhere.com from early December for announcements.
- Sun Jan 19
Leo Villareal, "BUCKYBALL"
- Critics choice
- Free
Nonprofit Mad. Sq. Art is on a hot streak. It follows up its summer installation of Charles Long's Pet Sounds, brightly colored blobs that emitted noises when touched, with a pair of illuminated geodesic spheres, one inside the other. The form is based on Carbon 60 molecules, named after inventor and futurist Buckminster Fuller, who popularized geodesic domes as habitable structures. The monumental sculpture, 20 feet in diameter, is composed of multicolored LED tubes that put on a changing light show dictated by computer software. Lounge in one of the surrounding wooden zero-gravity chairs and take in the hypnotic spectacle.
- Madison Square Park E 23rd St to E 26th St, between Fifth and Madison Aves
- Thu Feb 28
Richard Artschwager, blps
- Critics choice
- Free
Go on a leisurely walk along the High Line and see something new. In conjunction with the Whitney's full-scale retrospective "Richard Artschwager!", this grandee of the art world installed nine pill-shaped works along and around the elevated park. Artschwager began posting the shape in public spaces in New York in the late '60s, intending them to draw the viewer's attention to unnoticed spaces.
- The High Line Washington St, at Gansevoort St
- Sun Feb 3
Theater events in January 2013
2013 Coil Festival
- Price band: 2/4
The curators of P.S. 122's eighth annual avant-garde fest aren't afraid to take theater and dance to a weird place. January is all the richer for it, with happenings sprouting up at alt-performance venues all over the city. Highlights include Inflatable Frankenstein!, a piece inspired by Mary Shelley's messed-up life, created by anarchic Brooklyn company Radiohole by way of English horror maven James Whale; Ruff, a new one-woman piece from Split Britches maverick Peggy Shaw; and a pair of radical Chekhov reinterpretations—Kristen Kosmas's There There and Half Straddle's Seagull (Thinking of you). Locations, times and prices vary; visit ps122.org for more information.
- 150 First Ave, (at 9th St)
Under the Radar Festival
- Price band: 2/4
April may be the cruelest month, but January is the God-awfulest. Thankfully, the Public Theater's ninth annual program shines a big, crazy strobe light into that wintry darkness. This year's series brings together expectation-defying theater companies from seven countries, all performing in the Public's recently renovated digs. Check out performances by local faves Elevator Repair Service (Arguendo) and the Debate Society (Blood Play), as well as a reimagining of Hamlet from Iranian company Leev Theater Group and a culture-clash drama (Ganesh Versus the Third Reich) from Australia's Back to Back Theatre. Dates and times vary; $20, members $15.
- 425 Lafayette St, (between Astor Pl and E 4th St)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Price band: 4/4
Scarlett Johansson hits the Great White Way alongside costar Benjamin Walker (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) for a revival of Tennessee Williams's feisty, booze-soaked classic. The show marks ScarJo's return to Broadway after her fine, Tony Award–winning turn two years ago in another mid-'50s dramatic staple, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge. 877-250-2929, catonahottinroofbroadway.com. $67–$142.
- Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 W 46th St, (between Broadway and Eighth Ave)
- Opens Jan 17
Music events in January 2013
2013 NYC Winter Jazzfest
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
No other festival experience in town feels quite as homey and discovery-charged as WJF, during which showgoers stroll freely between multiple close-range venues, marveling, mingling and comparing notes. The roster for this ninth installment is typically stacked, featuring elders such as Lee Konitz; newbies like Rafiq Bhatia; and a healthy number of wild cards, including a Gil Scott-Heron tribute starring Dead Prez rhymesmith M1.
- Various venues
- Fri Jan 11 - Sat Jan 12
globalFEST 2013
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Practice the art of musical escapism at this border-smashing blowout, where 12 bands play across Webster Hall's three stages. Dance away the winter blues with raucous 30-member marching band Mucca Pazza, merry Hungarian Roma crew Parno Graszt and aboriginal Canadian DJs A Tribe Called Red. For a different pace, Persian spike fiddler Kayhan Kalhor offers classic reveries with Turkish longneck-lute virtuoso Erdal Erzincan. Tickets to this genuinely impressive bill are already on sale—snap them up now and have a ready remedy to the postholiday funk.
- Webster Hall 125 E 11th St, between Third and Fourth Aves
- Until Sun Jan 13
Ecstatic Music Festival
- Price band: 2/4
Curated by New Amsterdam Records' Judd Greenstein, this third annual two-month series showcases genre-defying collaborations between scores of artists riding the cusp of the classical, pop and indie-label scenes. Songstress Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) opens the proceedings with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus at New York Public Radio's the Greene Space (44 Charlton St at Varick St; 646-829-4400, thegreenespace.org). The fun continues back at the fest's home base, Merkin Concert Hall, with category-crossing acts like noise rockers Deerhoof and Chicago-based contemporary ensemble Dal Niente, who pair up with composer Marcos Balter on Feb 20. The full lineup will be announced in the last week of November. 212-501-3330, ecstaticmusicfestival.com. Dates and times vary; $25, festival pass $150.
- 129 W 67th St, (between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave)
American Songbook
- Price band: 4/4
The best in jazz, folk, rock, Broadway, gospel and pop will resonate in the intimate Allen Room over the 15 nights of patriotic programing that comprise the first part of Lincoln Center's all-American musical celebration. With solo gigs by Broadway divas such as Kristin Chenoweth (Feb 15) and Lea Salonga (Jan 30), the rock- and folk-infused sung poetry of Will Oldham (Feb 7) of Bonnie "Prince" Billy fame, and powerhouse gospel legend Mavis Staples (Feb 14), this roster has roots firmly planted in the rich musical traditions of the land of the free. 212-721-6500, americansongbook.org. Dates and times vary; $30–$275.
- The Allen Room, 33 W 60th St, (at Broadway)
Blkmarket Membership and ReSolute: Ellen Allien
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
The house and techno lovers of ReSolute join forces with Blkmarket Membership's Taimur & Fahad for an audience with Berlin's Ellen Allien, the Bpitch Control boss lady with a style that fluctuates between introspective moodiness and dance-floor ecstasy—and she definitely knows how to rock a party, so be ready for a fun night.
- Location TBA
- Fri Jan 31
Arts events in January 2013
39th Annual New Year's Day Marathon Benefit Reading
- Critics choice
You'll probably be too hungover to count this high, but this is the 39th edition of Poetry Project's event. More than 140 writers, musicians and dancers read and perform to a standing-room-only crowd at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery. Proceeds from admission, and book and food stalls, fund the group's mission to inject some classy art into the city.
- The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church 131 E 10th St, at Second Ave
- Until Thu Jan 2
DJ Spooky: The Nauru Elegies
- Critics choice
Paul D. Miller, a.k.a. DJ Spooky, continues his "Reframed" series for the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a multimedia collaboration consisting of a string-quartet performance and digital-animation projections. The piece explores the complexities of the global economy via a case study of the Republic of Nauru, an overmined South Pacific island and tax haven. Aiming to reflect colonial and postcolonial issues in contemporary digital society, Miller's composition for strings will be performed live during this thought-provoking one-night event.
- Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium (at the Metropolitan Museum of Art) 1000 Fifth Ave, at 82nd St
- Fri Jan 24
Eat, Drink and Be Literary
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
This series of civilized yet casual evenings features dinner, wine and a reading from a noteworthy writer, followed by a moderated Q&A about the author's creative process. This winter and spring, the excellent series welcomes names including Alison Bechdel, Colson Whitehead and January's first guest, Martin Amis.
- Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) 30 Lafayette Ave, between Ashland Pl and St. Felix St
- Until Wed May 28
Hauser & Wirth downtown
Sometimes in art, size matters, especially for a high-end gallery looking to accommodate artists with ambitions of scale. So when Hauser & Wirth, major players in the global art market, planned to expand their New York footprint beyond their showcase on the Upper East Side, they decided to go big—really big—settling on a 24,700-square-foot space formerly occupied by the Roxy discotheque. The new gallery opens with works by Dieter Roth, the influential Swiss artist known for sculptural assemblages of rotting food and manure, and should soon prove a must-visit stop for any Chelsea gallerygoer. hauserwirth.com
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Dance Concert and Powwow
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- Theater for the New City 155 First Ave, between 9th and 10th Sts
- Until Sun Feb 9
John Irving
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The novelist makes his second area appearance behind new book In One Person, which chronicles 50 years in the life of Billy, a bisexual man who can't shake the title of "sexual suspect." The book addresses the AIDS crisis and other issues while carrying on with the convincing quirks that are Irving's hallmarks.
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ATLANTA (WRCB) – The Braves and Cubs finalized a four-player trade Monday night that will send pitcher Paul Maholm and outfielder Reed Johnson to Atlanta.
The Braves also received cash considerations from Chicago in exchange for minor-league pitchers Arodys Vizcaino and Jaye Chapman.
Atlanta has been looking to add a quality starter for the past few weeks, and was close to a deal for Cubs' ace Ryan Dempster last week. They'll settle for the next best thing in Maholm, who is 5-0 with an ERA of 1.00 in his last seven starts.
The eighth-year veteran is 9-6 with a 3.74 ERA in 20 starts for the season, and ranks second among active major league lefties in fewest home runs allowed per nine innings.
Johnson is hitting .307 this season as a reserve outfielder. He has 51 hits, including 15 for extra-bases, and 16 RBI in 75 games. He's at his best against left-handed pitchers, batting .313 against lefties since 2003.
Vizcaino is one of the Braves' top overall prospects, but is currently recovering from "Tommy John" surgery after tearing an elbow ligament in April. He made 17 big-league relief appearances last year, going 1-1 with a 4.67 ERA. However, the right-hander's future is as a starter after going 19-15 with a 2.91 ERA in four minor-league seasons.
Chapman, also a right-hander, owns a career record of 17-22 with a 3.95 ERA over seven minor league seasons.
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Barriers to the recognition of foreign academic and professional credentials and experience are widely recognized as an impediment to the international mobility of skilled professionals and to immigrant integration. The result can be underemployment or unemployment for foreign professionals—a phenomenon referred to as "brain waste." As the research here demonstrates, the resulting waste of human capital represents a loss to employers, host communities, and immigrants themselves.
This report explains the basic structure of the engineering workforce, and the elements that influence the ability of engineers to move across borders. It examines recent efforts to address national differences in education and accreditation, and also considers how serious the barriers to international migration for engineers are in practice.
A panel discussion on the release of the Regional Migration Study Group's final report, Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: Leveraging Migration & Human Capital in the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, outlining its findings and offering recommendations to policymakers in the region.
Focusing on the health care and engineering sectors, this report examines the formal and informal barriers to professional practice that foreign-trained professionals encounter when they migrate to the United States.
This final report from the Regional Migration Study Group outlines the powerful demographic, economic, and social forces reshaping Mexico and Central America and changing longstanding migration dynamics with the United States. It offers a forward-looking, pragmatic agenda for the region, focusing on new collaborative approaches on migration and human-capital development to strengthen regional competitiveness.
The winners of the Migration Policy Institute's 2012 E Pluribus Unum Prizes, honoring exceptional immigrant integration initiatives in the United States, discussed their work during a plenary luncheon on September 24, 2012 at the National Immigrant Integration Conference held in Baltimore, MD.
A discussion with Rosario Farmhouse, Alejandro Mayorkas, Jasenko Selimovic, Peter Sylvester, and Demetrios G. Papademetriou, MPI President.
The EU-U.S. relationship is one of the most significant partnerships among wealthy nations. Interconnections between the two on migration issues make dialogue necessary and inevitable, as each relies on each other to attain a number of policy objectives, most clearly in the case of travel and border security.
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Cline Tours owner John McCommons says his bus had slowed because of two other accidents, and another driver slammed into it.
He says the bus only had minor damage, but pulled over so they could have a accident report of the incident. The SUV that hit he bus did not stop.
Jackson Police Officer Colendula Green says the accident occurred south of the I-55 Briarwood exit.
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The Beatles: The Night That Changed America -- A Grammy Salute
, airing this evening at the same time and on the same network --8 p.m. ET on CBS -- that aired the original performance.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Imagine Dragons are among the star-studded cast of contemporary artists who will be singing Beatles classics on the special. Grohl will make two appearances. He'll join with producer and former ELO frontman Jeff Lynne for a performance of "Hey Bulldog," and he'll be part of an all-star rendition of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with guitarists Joe Walsh and Gary Clark, Jr.
Imagine Dragons are performing a stripped-down rendition of "Revolution." The show's executive producer, Ken Ehrlich , tells ABC News Radio, "It's pretty unplugged, but they really capture it. Their harmonies are great."
It turns out that Imagine Dragons was a late addition to the special's lineup. Ehrlich explains that the band's appearance on the Grammy telecast, which he also produced, led directly to the appearance on the Beatles show.
"I didn't have them booked until about three or four days before we did this," he says. But after working with them on the Grammys he says he found out, "Number one, they're really good guys and, number two, musically, they, they're a really interesting act, I thought they'd be great for us."
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# cricket - Wednesday 17 September, 2014
We'll Leave It There So: Annalise Murphy is going to Rio, Irish cricket gets some cash and the rest of the day's sport
Also, Irish cricket received a boost and Aston Villa have gone crazy for Keano's beard.
Kerching! Irish cricket signs multi-million euro 10-year sponsorship deal with Indian investors
The multinational Indian conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji Group is to make the investment.
Eamon Dunphy and John Giles are going to visit our office… what should we ask them?
They've jumped the fence, baby, and are coming to visit us.
# cricket - Thursday 11 September, 2014
Test status within 'grasping distance', says Cricket Ireland president
Joe Doherty gave his thoughts on the future of cricket in Ireland and his hopes for the World Cup.
# cricket - Friday 29 August, 2014
Cricketer Ed Joyce reflects on the reasons for his switch from England to Ireland
The 35-year-old star said he "always would have preferred" to represent his birth country.
# cricket - Monday 25 August, 2014
This cricket commentary booth was almost destroyed by a rogue projectile
Mitchell Johnson's six nearly blew out this commentary box window.
# cricket - Thursday 21 August, 2014
Johnston: Cricket's Girls in Green deserve every bit of success
Departing women's cricket coach Trent Johnston says the opportunity to work in his native Australia was "too good to pass up."
# cricket - Tuesday 29 July, 2014
English cricketer banned from wearing pro-Gaza wristbands during match
Moeen Ali wore "Save Gaza" and "Free Palestine" wristbands during England's Test against India yesterday.
# cricket - Thursday 24 July, 2014
Simmons: 'I can imagine playing a game in Sydney with the Irish support… jeez!'
Coach Phil Simmons says the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will effectively be a home tournament for Ireland.
# cricket - Friday 18 July, 2014
'Apart from my two kids being born, it was the greatest day of my life'
Trent Johnston remembers the day that Ireland turned the cricket world upside down in this week's episode of The Slog Sweep.
# cricket - Wednesday 16 July, 2014
Australia and England will sandwich The Ashes between ODIs against Ireland in 2015
"Next year is shaping up to be the most exciting in Irish cricketing history," says Ireland coach Phil Simmons.
Craig Kieswetter nailed the 'Cricket is a Tough Game' Selfie
What, this? Just a broken nose and eye socket. No biggie.
# cricket - Thursday 10 July, 2014
Deutrom: I still believe that Ireland will be playing Test cricket by 2020
Warren Deutrom tells The Slog Sweep podcast that Ireland's strategic ambition has paved the way for other aspiring Associates.
# cricket - Sunday 6 July, 2014
New Zealand cricketer makes a simply incredible catch against West Indies
Trent Boult has form in this department and Windies batsmen must hate the sight of him.
# cricket - Thursday 3 July, 2014
'An absolute bonus': how 3 Irish lads ended up at Australia's Ashes party
Aussie bowling coach Craig McDermott speaks to this week's episode of The Slog Sweep podcast.
# cricket - Thursday 26 June, 2014
Ireland's Jeremy Bray on scoring a World Cup century and the week-long party that followed
The now-retired batsman recalls his One Day heroics in the Caribbean and the greatest St Patrick's Day party of all time.
# cricket - Saturday 7 June, 2014
We don't like cricket* but we love this brilliant two-man catch
*Actually, we do like cricket.
# cricket - Thursday 5 June, 2014
George Hook: 'No more than Keane in Saipan, they have abandoned their country'
Hook blasts Eoin Morgan and Boyd Rankin for pursuing their Test cricket ambitions with England.
# cricket - Thursday 15 May, 2014
'It's the way cricket should be!' – Kev O'Brien on Caribbean life and Chris Gayle's house party
Ireland's vice-captain spoke exclusively to The Slog Sweep, a new weekly Irish cricket podcast.
# cricket - Monday 12 May, 2014
Ireland to host one-day internationals with England and Australia
The matches have been pencilled in for 2015, Cricket Ireland announced today.
# cricket - Thursday 8 May, 2014
# cricket - Tuesday 6 May, 2014
Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 79 runs at Clontarf
The two-match series concludes in Dublin on Thursday,
LIVE: Ireland v Sri Lanka, One Day International
The world's best 50-over team are taking on Phil Simmons' men in Clontarf.
Ireland's Joyce hoping for another century as Sri Lanka come to town
Phil Simmons' side face the World Twenty20 champions in Clontarf this morning.
# cricket - Monday 28 April, 2014
Cricket team bowled out for princely sum of 3
For non cricket fans out there, that is akin to Mike Tyson getting beaten by a Frank Bruno sneeze after 0.6 seconds of Round One.
# cricket - Tuesday 22 April, 2014
Ireland hopeful of toppling world champions as squad is named for Sri Lanka games
There are plenty of familiar faces in Phil Simmons' squad.
# cricket - Thursday 10 April, 2014
Ireland move one step closer to Test cricket with new competition
The ICC Board met in Dubai to discuss the proposal.
# cricket - Tuesday 25 March, 2014
Ireland women fall short on their World Cup debut against New Zealand
Next up for the Girls in Green – world champions Australia on Thursday.
Ireland's women make their World T20 debut today — and they've got the blueprint for a few big shocks
Trent Johnston's side are gunning for an upset when they face New Zealand in Sylhet this morning.
# cricket - Monday 17 March, 2014
'We could have won a lot easier than that,' admits relieved Irish cricket coach Phil Simmons
"It's a great start, but there are three games in the group and we know how dangerous UAE can be," he added.
Superb Ireland overcome Zimbabwe in Cricket World Cup opener after late drama
They ultimately won by just three wickets.
# cricket - Friday 21 February, 2014
Ireland get West Indies on the ropes, but let series win slip
The West Indies attack did just enough to keep Ireland at bay in Sabina Park tonight.
WATCH LIVE: West Indies v Ireland, T20 International
Can Ireland follow up Wednesday's win with another historic performance in Sabina Park? Watch it live here.
Ireland's T20 showdown with the West Indies to be shown live tonight
Darren Sammy insists his side did not take the Irish challenge lightly, but is aware that they must improve.
# cricket - Thursday 20 February, 2014
'It's nice we weren't celebrating as if we'd won the World Cup' – Ed Joyce on Ireland's West Indies win
The Irish team are happy with the win but, with two more games to come, they are focused on the task in hand.
# cricket - Wednesday 19 February, 2014
Irish cricket stars earn historic win over world champion West Indies
It was a good night for Irish cricket in Jamaica.
# cricket - Tuesday 4 February, 2014
Ireland cricketer John Mooney flies home with 'stress-related illness'
Mooney withdraws from Ireland's tour of the West Indies in order to resume treatment.
# cricket - Monday 27 January, 2014
Snapshot: Irish cricket continues to be the best thing since sliced bread
You'd be half-baked to think otherwise.
# cricket - Sunday 19 January, 2014
Ireland Women stun Pakistan in Twenty20 thriller
The amateurs got one over on the professionals today in Doha.
# cricket - Wednesday 8 January, 2014
Cricket fan wins €60,000 with one-handed catch in the crowd
Talk about being in the right place at the right time.
# cricket - Sunday 5 January, 2014
Aussies complete Ashes whitewash over sorry England
The tourists suffered their sixth batting collapse of the series.


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No introduction yet
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happy hours, an outdoor trip
Hi Tat, thanks for joining the meetup! Our square dance lessons have actually started already and they are progressive. Each week we build on the material covered in the prior weeks. We start a new lesson series early each September. In the mean time, if you want to just drop in and try square dancing, there is another group you can visit. They do not do progressive lessons-anyone can drop in anytime: www.gerrymanders.net. They simply dance at the level of the least experienced person there.
Hi Tat,
It was a pleasure meeting you. Hope we get together on future events. I plan to attend the upcoming horseback riding (April 11)...maybe we get more Goddesses this time. I already posted the photos.
Take care and God Bless!
How are you? I hope we can go do more activities together!
We have classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 6:15pm (bodysculpt) and Jazzercise at 7pm. I hope you'll visit!
Welcome to Arlington Fit for Life Jazzercise. I hope you'll take one free class before 2009 ends. It's a full body energetic workout that's fun!! Hope to see you soon!
Yes Tat, there is their standard $15-$18 per class fee. I'm taking a class card to save $$$$. See you there!!!!
Hi Tat, it was really nice meeting you as well yesterday. I had a great time. Hopefully, we'll do another event together.
Tat, It was a great day yesterday being out and meeting new people. Yes I hopefully we will meet again. Diane
Hi Tat it was nice meeting you too! Can't wait to see your pics. It was a lot of fun! :-)
Thanks for joining us today Tat! Hope to see you again soon! btw, i didn't have a parking ticket, thank goodness!
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FITNESS Celeb Fan: Bewitched and Tropic Thunder Actress Valerie Azlynn
Written on June 28, 2012 at 8:40 am , by Karla Walsh
Actress Valerie Azlynn, who appears in the new TBS comedy Sullivan & Son premiering July 18, doesn't rely on trainers to stay fit. With her "weird hours" on set (you may have also seen in the movies Bewitched and Tropic Thunder) it can be tough to schedule a training session, so she is constantly on the hunt for gym inspiration to stay motivated. In fact, Azlynn considers FITNESS to be the perfect tool to keep her workouts fun and fresh.
"I tear out pages from magazines so I can do the workouts in the gym. Right now, I have a hot pink binder full of FITNESS magazine stuff," Azlynn told us when she visited our office recently. "I flip it open for new ideas to constantly change up my workout. It makes such a difference to mix it up!"
Azlynn admits that she occasionally gets odd looks from strangers, but to her, it's worth it. "If they're talking about me, maybe they're just jealous of my fun moves!"
Need some new ideas to mix up your routine? Print out, bookmark or Pin a few of our current favorites!
- Beach Body Circuit Workout
- Flat Abs Fast
- 5 Easy Moves to Banish Every Bulge (Seen here peeking through Azlynn's binder cover!)
Health is particularly important to Azlynn, as she had open heart surgery as a kid to repair a defect that she was born with. She uses this to fuel her healthy choices (which include a daily green smoothie with kale, lettuce, banana, raspberry, pear and peanut butter), yet she still keeps things light around the topic.
"I bought a butcher knife pendant for my necklace," the funny actress says. "If you can't laugh about it, what's the point?"
Now tell us: How do you keep your workout routine from getting stale?
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What's a degree worth?
Education is approaching a change where it will never turn back, but what will we find around that corner?
In America, college degrees mean less and less, and it seems like what's often more important is real-world experience and a competitive portfolio/skill sets. So the question is to put yourself in the following situations to answer the following:
As an employer: Would you rather hire someone with your required skill sets/a competitive portfolio and no college degree, or someone with a degree and good grades but little experience? (everything else held equal)
As a high school graduate: Would you be willing to self-teach yourself to the point where you had marketable skills and an impressive self-made portfolio while risking not having a degree?
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Feb 5 2013: I believe learning at an advanced level is itself a skill. We all have a certain predisposition for this trait but in the end it is our own will that ultimately gauges our capacity for life long learning. Just as our natural physical ability is always well outpaced by the abilities we attain through concerted effort so goes the powers of the human mind. What we should be asking ourselves when we engage in higher learning is what we intend to achieve. At 33 I'm a bit older than most of my fellow students and I have literally been around the world a few times. I took on this challenge with a very different perspective than most.
Would I hire someone based on their experience over someone based on their education? I suppose it would depend on the subject matter and what that history could tell me about a person. Do they possess a dynamic intellect that has discovered how to learn? Do they know how to digest new information and produce derivative ideas? Is this person a lifelong learner or were they just sprinting?
This is where I draw the line. For me the degree is meaningless without a passion for knowledge and experience is easily accidental, and usually is. The things a person spends their time to understand says a lot about them. If you are having trouble seeing the value of your degree then I suggest you set your goals a lot higher (for some people I will admit that was a bit unfair but for many it certainly was not).
As for the online trend, we have an AWESOME start but it is far from a finished product.
I can see at least one glaring issue with the standard school system and it is the standards. Case in point....
We are redesigning our education systems from the inside out. It will probably get worse before it gets better but it will get better. In the meantime be realistic about your expectations and keep your indirect costs low.
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Maryland's student test scores declined significantly for the first time in a decade, a drop officials attributed to the beginning of a tumultuous time in public education that will bring widespread changes to what is taught from kindergarten through high school.
The drops in test scores for both elementary and middle schools were seen in nearly every school district and were as great in the higher-performing districts of Howard and Montgomery counties as they were in Baltimore City.
Students did worst in math, with state scores dropping an average of 4 percentage points at both the elementary and middle-school grades. The only increase was seen in middle-school reading, which rose 1.3 percentage points. Elementary school reading also slipped about 2 percentage points.
Maryland State School Superintendent Lillian M. Lowery said that she believed a variety of factors contributed to the decline, chiefly the gradual introduction of new standards called the Common Core.
The Common Core is a set of voluntary national standards for kindergarten through 12th grade adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia several years ago. Schools must teach the new curriculum in all reading and math classrooms by the fall, but some systems in Maryland started using pieces of it earlier.
New tests that align with the new curriculum still are being developed, so the state is using the old Maryland School Assessment, which was given to 300,000 students in grades three through eight and doesn't necessarily test what students were taught.
"I do think people were more attuned to the Common Core than the public knew, and that does make for a misalignment between what we are teaching and what we are assessing," Lowery said.
Low teacher morale in the face of education reforms may also have played a role in lowering test scores, according to Lowery and the state teachers union. In addition to the new curriculum and new tests, a new teacher evaluation system is coming in the next several years.
"I refer to this as the tsunami of ed reform," said Betty H. Weller, president of the Maryland State Education Association. "On an individual basis teachers are feeling very, very demoralized."
Some officials and experts questioned whether the declines were in fact tied to the new curriculum.
During the state school board meeting Tuesday, member James H. DeGraffenreidt asked Lowery if the state had completed an analysis to determine if the questions that students answered incorrectly were those not covered by the new curriculum. Lowery said the state had not.
"Is it real or is it just an excuse?" DeGraffenreidt asked.
Maryland is one of the first states in the nation to announce its test scores from this school year, so it is unclear if declines will be seen elsewhere, though Delaware scores also fell. Maryland did see scores dip in 2001 and 2002 while the state changed from old tests given in the 1990s to the current MSAs.
Bob Linn, an emeritus professor at the University of Colorado who is an expert in assessments, said the declines Maryland saw this year were not that large, but he doesn't believe that they were all due to the transition to a new curriculum.
"When you switch to the Common Core, it doesn't happen overnight. Teachers are going to take a while to adjust to the new material. I wouldn't expect an immediate problem," he said.
Baltimore County scores dropped about 3 percentage points in math and 1 percentage point in reading in the elementary grades. But the county did not see the precipitous declines of other counties, such as Anne Arundel and Howard. Those counties had gone further in switching to the new lessons than Baltimore County.
Math scores in Anne Arundel fell 7 percentage points in the middle grades and 2 percentage points in elementary grades. In Howard County, math scores fell by 5 percentage points in middle school and 2 percentage points in elementary school.
Despite the drops in county school scores, dozens of elementary schools statewide had more than 85 percent of their students meeting standards.
"It is not a surprise to me that you have declines in math," said Baltimore County school Superintendent Dallas Dance. "The declines really don't matter if you are implementing a stronger curriculum."
Baltimore City math scores declined by nearly 5 percentage points in elementary and 4 percentage points in the middle grades. In middle schools, 47 percent of students passed the math test and 65 percent of students passed the reading test. In elementary schools, 70 percent of students passed both reading and math.


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Grand Ronde brothers sought by Salem police
Jun 4, 2014
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SALEM — Brothers Bryan Gore and Douglas Gore of Grand Ronde are being sought by Salem police in connection with an armed robbery that occurred last week.
Police gave this account:
Early in the morning of Wednesday, May 28, a 41-year-old Albany man was lured to a Salem motel with the promise of sex from a woman he had met on-line. After entering the room with the female, three males entered the room where the victim was assaulted and robbed.
Police have already arrested 31 year old Michael Earl Little Jr. and 36 year old Sabrina Jones in connection with the incident. They are lodged in the Marion County Jail.
Police are now seeking the Grand Ronde brothers.
Bryan Gore, 24 is a white male, 5-foot-11 inches, 200 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes
Douglas Gore, 27, is a while male, 6-foot-3 inches, 190 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes.
They are aware that police are looking for them and should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information concerning their whereabouts should call 911.
Anyone with information concerning this crime is asked to contact Detective Tony Vandekoppel at 503-540-2353
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