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Fun fact - originally they used swear words that were contemporary for the era, but it wound up sounding so silly that they switched to words used today that have the same 'impact' intended.

All the old star words they tried using were blasphemous in nature - so instead of f-this and c-that, they tried damn-this and Jesus-that. Apparently it just looked absurd on camera, so they changed it! Alitahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-80757799922437820592014-06-07T01:50:08.926-07:002014-06-07T01:50:08.926-07:00He was also in Stargate Atlantis, LowKey. I'd ...He was also in Stargate Atlantis, LowKey. I'd say that he was really good in it except that he wasn't - really wooden. But he was the right look for the role, for sure - a bit primal and dangerous. Maybe he took some acting classes to land GoT (not watched it) ;)Alitahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-10020265800233919712014-06-07T01:42:10.217-07:002014-06-07T01:42:10.217-07:00Yup @Kno, but vid piracy did. Maybe if they includ...Yup @Kno, but vid piracy did. Maybe if they included bit torrent downloads the stats would tell a different story ;)Alitahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-62678150276479482882014-06-06T22:30:33.481-07:002014-06-06T22:30:33.481-07:00sopranos and it isn't even closesopranos and it isn't even closekjhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-44603276034566396812014-06-06T20:42:51.572-07:002014-06-06T20:42:51.572-07:00@Alabama: Then why did Ralphie kill her. I could...@Alabama: Then why did Ralphie kill her. I could have sworn it was because he knocked her up.

And really, stripper who fucks wise guys for gifts and money is different than being a whore? How?Count Jerkulahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-75077255542449239502014-06-06T20:29:14.827-07:002014-06-06T20:29:14.827-07:00Rome is worth watching. I think it lasted a coupl...Rome is worth watching. I think it lasted a couple of seasons which is fine. Most of these good series should really only be on two or three years- they usually jump the shark but producers make so much money they just can't help themselves.texas rosehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-54875497150870084012014-06-06T20:29:07.694-07:002014-06-06T20:29:07.694-07:00Rome is worth watching. I think it lasted a coupl...Rome is worth watching. I think it lasted a couple of seasons which is fine. Most of these good series should really only be on two or three years- they usually jump the shark but producers make so much money they just can't help themselves.texas rosehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-5472655474017545162014-06-06T19:57:59.035-07:002014-06-06T19:57:59.035-07:00It was a stripper not pregnant. Doesn't make ...It was a stripper not pregnant. Doesn't make it better but at least be accurate...Alabamahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-27922815320646046942014-06-06T18:45:32.910-07:002014-06-06T18:45:32.910-07:00Definitely the Sopranos. Definitely the Sopranos. Erikhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-9408351758348965172014-06-06T18:40:06.085-07:002014-06-06T18:40:06.085-07:00Is Rome worth watching? I saw the first episode an...Is Rome worth watching? I saw the first episode and had a hard time getting into it. teresa cranehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-49527998264176712632014-06-06T18:33:28.079-07:002014-06-06T18:33:28.079-07:00Six Feet Under...hands down, best show eva with Ca...Six Feet Under...hands down, best show eva with Carnivale a close second...

My darling dad was born on the circus route in the Midwest and said that Carnivale was the closest anyone got to portraying what it was actually like...BeckyMaehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-42258091644687324102014-06-06T18:23:17.886-07:002014-06-06T18:23:17.886-07:00Deadwood, Rome and Carnivale were victims of bad m...Deadwood, Rome and Carnivale were victims of bad management in place at HBO at the time. They also passed up Mad Men.

I believe the head of HBO at the time beat up his girlfriend in a parking lot.

He now runs the Starz network, and the Starz series only last 1 or 2 seasons max.

timebob http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-86074954174576423942014-06-06T16:34:04.056-07:002014-06-06T16:34:04.056-07:00I am watching season 2 of the Sopranos right now. ...I am watching season 2 of the Sopranos right now. I have not watched GOT to compare, but there will never be anyone else quite like Tony Soprano. You want to hate him, but there is something so compelling about his character. Great show....and I am sorry I didn't get to watch it sooner.audreyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-75898868619648163842014-06-06T15:41:39.711-07:002014-06-06T15:41:39.711-07:00In Carnivale commentaries the actors seemed surpri...In Carnivale commentaries the actors seemed surprised it was cancelled after the second season. My guess is Nick Stahl was becoming a problem based on what happened to him after it ended. He was the main character after all.__-__=__http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-80028491376191536812014-06-06T15:16:44.391-07:002014-06-06T15:16:44.391-07:00Definitely "The Sopranos". It was consi...Definitely "The Sopranos". It was consistently good (except for the very last episode, which I felt was a copout) and the acting was great all across the board. I agree that GOT has too many storylines, and is so obviously trying to stretch them out as long as possible in hopes that GRRM will get off of his lazy, self-promoting ass and finish writing the last couple books. It's compromising the quality of the series.

I was wrong about, "The Walking Dead". Once I got through the two Governor episodes, it got better. Great cliffhanger!MadLybhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-53613089945174431612014-06-06T14:57:14.455-07:002014-06-06T14:57:14.455-07:00Yeah I love got but nothing can beat tony and carm...Yeah I love got but nothing can beat tony and carm! jo davieshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-1164281870542182742014-06-06T14:27:23.885-07:002014-06-06T14:27:23.885-07:00Sopranos, no question. Not even fucking close. The...Sopranos, no question. Not even fucking close. The characters, the writing. It stands the test of time. katiekathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-67058286498645684052014-06-06T14:12:28.645-07:002014-06-06T14:12:28.645-07:00@texas rose, you're right, I've never hear...@texas rose, you're right, I've never heard of John from Cincinnati! Smooth move there, ex-laxer, Deadwood is #8 on the "cancelled too soon" list. Grr, and the "brilliant" 2.5 Manboys is still on the air. :/

@teresa crane, loved Six Feet Under, too! The absolute best series finale ever. Seven of Elevenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-44338908452209479002014-06-06T14:05:22.493-07:002014-06-06T14:05:22.493-07:00John from Cincinnati was terrible. I've read ...John from Cincinnati was terrible.

I've read all the GOT books and am obsessed with the show - love the costume direction. The show leaves out a lot that the book covers so it loses points with me there.

These are two totally different genres and both equally amazing shows. The Sopranos had a lot of crazy shit go down and even though Tony did some fucked up shit you still loved him. I wouldn't say one is better than the other, to be honest.

And I still love Six Feet Under. I think I've watched that show from start to finish about four times now. teresa cranehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-47663065765300853532014-06-06T13:53:26.620-07:002014-06-06T13:53:26.620-07:00Seven - Deadwood was awesome. It was cancelled be...Seven - Deadwood was awesome. It was cancelled because Milch and HBO wanted to move on to another series that Milch and HBO thought would be huge- John from Cincinnati- remember it?? Didn't think so- it was cancelled the day after its first season ended. Huge fuckup by Milch and HBO. Milch hasn't had a decent show since he let Deadwood die.texas rosehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-40240987750648018252014-06-06T13:53:18.368-07:002014-06-06T13:53:18.368-07:00Seven - Deadwood was awesome. It was cancelled be...Seven - Deadwood was awesome. It was cancelled because Milch and HBO wanted to move on to another series that Milch and HBO thought would be huge- John from Cincinnati- remember it?? Didn't think so- it was cancelled the day after its first season ended. Huge fuckup by Milch and HBO. Milch hasn't had a decent show since he let Deadwood die.texas rosehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-67831550356550294332014-06-06T13:23:20.223-07:002014-06-06T13:23:20.223-07:00#mybaeRay#mybaeRayWareCathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-78175346715549047092014-06-06T13:18:31.911-07:002014-06-06T13:18:31.911-07:00The Sopranos because of the chemistry between Jame...The Sopranos because of the chemistry between James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. Game of Thrones for the fantastic storytelling that defies predictability. And True Blood for the sexy time.Zoe Cialitehttp://email@example.com


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0xc000000e - Partition Table Repair - corrupted F:\windows
Silly me, I just saw the instructions here on how to post which I somehow missed before:
Is Windows 7 Professional
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- the original installed OS on the system? yes
- an OEM version
- OEM = NOT pre-installed - I installed myself when I build machine
- age of system (hardware): almost exactly 1 year old
- age of OS installation: almost exactly 1 year old also
- have you re-installed the OS?: no, I have never re-installed the OS
How do I get the dump files from a machine that won't load past the BIOS???
I haven't seen any recent threads on this so here is the situation:
I had a failed Service Pack Install so I ran both the Chkdsk C: /f function and a sfc /scannow System File checker functions as described in this article about Fixing a Failing Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Install.
I then installed and ran the Windows Update Readiness Tool.
Upon a 3rd reboot, I get the following error: 0cx000000e
I used the System Recovery Options from the Windows 7 Install Disk and the Startup Repair has diagnosed:
Test Performed:
Name: Check for updates
Result: Completed successfully. Error code 0x0.
Time Taken = 0 ms
Test Performed:
Name: System disk test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code 0x0.
Time Taken = 0 ms
Test Performed:
Name: Disk failure diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code 0x0.
Time Taken = 109 ms
Test Performed:
Name: Disk metadata test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code 0x0.
Time Taken = 0 ms
Root Cause Found:
The Partition Table does not have a valid System Partition
Repair Action: Partition Table Repair
Result Completed Successfully. Error code 0x0.
Time Taken = 1747 ms
I opened the Command Prompt from the System Recovery Options and ran all the bootrec.exe tools. When I run the /ScanOs function, I get individual notifications following for each of the following saying the file is corrupt and unreadable:
F:\Windows\Offline Web Pages
After some researching, I found this article from Microsoft Support:
"WARNING: When Chkdsk detects problems with the file system and attempts to repair the damage, data loss can occur. Microsoft does not recommend running Chkdsk with the /f command-line switch unless you have a full backup of your hard disk. "
Fortunately, I have a older full backup of this SSD boot drive. My questions are:
- Is there a way I can repair these c: /f files from the System Recovery Options without having to re-install windows 7?
- Do I have to do a New/Clean Install of Windows 7 just so I can do a restore from my backup?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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or even tell me to just do a new install. or is it possible to do a repair install from the installation disk?
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Americans Under 30 the Most Cynical Bunch Ever
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Odditoreum's introductory spoken-word track sets up the story that in some alternate universe, a postwar jug band named the Dandy Warhols invented rock 'n' roll. It sounds like an idea left over from some stupid inside joke, at once self-important and ironically self-deprecating. In other words, it epitomizes the album and perhaps even the band, who have abandoned the outright poppiness that built their pre-DIG! acclaim and turned into a more improvisational, experimental and self-obsessed version of their documentary costars Brian Jonestown Massacre. The failed skit is followed with a hodgepodge of long, droning psychedelic jams built around the simple riffs and witty pop nuggets for which the band was previously known. But these shining moments are few, as the Dandies indulge themselves with overlong songs, vocal effects and pleasant, pointless noodling melodies on guitars, synths and trumpets. Dandy fans will at least find a few tracks to embrace. "Smoke It," the first single from Odditoreum, is a catchy, fast-and-loose singalong, though not as slickly produced as previous singles. Singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor shouts reasons to "Smoke it just as long as you can smoke it," including "People got more baggage than JFK/And I'm talking about the airport." If you dig clever lines like that, go on, feel the Dandy Warhols. Otherwise, you'll find them as interesting as a can of Campbell's soup.


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Chris Godsey visits Bill Isles's "The Shores of My Home Town" and finds Isle's affectionate detail pleasant. Some of the playing on the disk is more than pleasant . . .
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Nothing new happens here, but neither does anything offensively unskillful or poorly conceived. It's straight-ahead acoustic folk that aims for poetry, occasionally dips into lyrical and vocal treacle, and will most definitely appeal to people who dig such stuff.
Its song titles--"Headin' North," "At the Cabin," "My Minnesota Home"--suggest that it'll especially appeal to people with sentimental ties to this state.
Its lyrics don't leave much to the imagination--like these from "The Cabin": "In summer we going swimmin' / in the winter strap our snowshoes on / in spring the leaves are buddin' / by late October they're nearly gone / but the fire's always cracklin' / and the air is sweet and clean / the flora and fauna and the cedar and sauna / you know what I mean"--but that's part of why they're so comforting to Isles's audience.
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Bottom of the Barrel Book Reviews — Special Operations Team Raptor
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If you like stories about maverick billionaires, cliche mercenaries,
government sponsored super hero teams, leading edge technology and the
ultimate evil of an alien human resources dept. then Special
Operations Team Raptor The African Incident, by Daniel A. Dawson,
just might be for you. Weighing in at a mere 103 pages, SOTR will only
waste a few hours of your life. While it may be as fresh and creative as a crafts class at summer camp, it's not a complete waste of your time. Keep
reading below to see if your mom would like it as much as your
macaroni art.It all starts when maverick billionaire, Adrian Garland, finds a
mysterious sphere composed of an unknown metal at one of his mining
sites. He orders his men to drill into it. They try and the drill
breaks. At this point Adrian decides what any sane person would. The
sphere is from an alien civilization. He has his secretary, Mrs.
Whisper, contact his personal mercenary team. He wants his team to
break into a DARPA research facility, codenamed Mind Shaft, to steal a
top secret laser called, The Lighthouse project. You're never quite
sure how he knows about this super secret laser. Perhaps at some point
he needed to tarnish the reputation of a professor by popping a
massive amount of popcorn in his house from space. In that case, it
would make sense that he knew all about the Lighthouse project but the
book is a bit unclear. What is clear, is that even with a billion
dollars the quality of mercenaries in this day and age is quite poor.
Adrian's team is led by Frank Edwards, a professional thief who suffers from a bit of a Fezzik complex. Frank only steals from countries or very large corporations. When he tries stealing from just one person or a single bank he fails miserably. It was one such bank heist in Atlanta that has Frank down on his luck. He can outwit countries but not the local FBI who did such great work in the Richard Jewell case.
Miguel is the tech guy. He is on the run from the Cuban government after they caught him double crossing them. He lives in a shack. The fact that the people's computer defense network, were able to gather around their 486 and track him doesn't seem to worry anybody. Undoubtedly Miguel simply updated his Facebook page with, "Right now, Miguel is ripping off the Cubans." by accident.
This leads us to The Darkness. The Darkness is an amalgamation of every cool, bad-ass killer in every movie you have ever seen. He tracked down 241 secret agents across Europe and killed them in 70 days. He is the leading cause of death in Africa. He walked up to a CNN reporter one time and the reporter died of fright. The Darkness is in every nightmare Chuck Norris ever had. While he is a genius at killing, he isn't very discreet. German agents found his family and killed them all. When we meet him, The Darkness is very dark indeed.
Finally we have Lisa Johan. She is a cute little Swedish woman who can control the minds of the weak willed and unfocused. She is not a regular part of the gang. Lisa is being held captive in the basement of Gina's Sex Plex, a strip club. Her captors are auctioning her off to the highest and most unsavory bidder. Since strip clubs are known for being bastions of order, good judgement and iron will she is unable to control anyone's mind and escape. The team decides to recruit her even though they are wary. As Miguel so cleverly puts it, "Women can't be trusted. A woman with mind control means you can't trust anybody and everybody trusts somebody."
This B team makes some fake Id's and attacks the DARPA facility. It only takes a few minutes for all of the Keystone Cops guarding our nations secrets to be killed, tricked and humiliated. Then the sex starts. Being such a predictable book, I was surprised that it had taken so long for the cute Swedish psychic and The Darkness to get it on. I had hoped for something a bit more exotic than sex on the getaway plane. Something involving mind control induced fantasies of dragons flying into the sun or at least a clever catch phrase but it wasn't to be.
Since our government looks down on people attacking us, The Secretary of Secrecy, Teresa McDonald and other officials activate the Special Operations Teams. Team Raptor is a collection of super-hero like caricatures that you have seen in a hundred other bad books and movies.
Colonel Sam Reed is in charge of Team Raptor. He's a hard-nosed military man who lost his Family in the 9/11 attacks.
Suzie Matthews is ex-CIA and leads the team missions. She doesn't have any powers, which makes her an interesting choice as mission leader.
Stephen Pachinko is an angry Russian with the power to heal from his left hand.
Sgt. Kim Maddox is a tiny Korean woman with superhuman strength.
Tom Bane can alter the flow of time.
Kelly Burke is the colonel's secretary. She can read minds in a 100' radius but falls on the floor convulsing if she is around more than 20 people. This makes her a lot of fun at parties.
Finally we have Dale Winston, he's in charge of gadgets. Miguel has a run for his money when it comes to worst tech guy, thanks to Dale. With all the funding of the US government, Dale has come up with infra-red glasses that can tell when someone is lying and a gun that has two clips. That's a whole extra clip of ammo people, think about it.
It takes the government a few seconds to figure out who stole the laser and even less time to figure out where it is being held. Finally, the collection of cliches and the team of caricatures face-off to decide once and for all who is the most predictable. Frank, Miguel and Suzanne die immediately, proving that normal people aren't very good at fighting people with super-powers. Everyone who survives the initial fight scatter, in the hopes that something interesting will happen. It does.
The Laser finally burns through the sphere. Three Aliens walk out. They try to communicate with the assembled scientists, researchers and technicians. When it becomes apparent that the humans can't understand the strange visitors, the aliens become frustrated and turn all the metal in the room into dust. When the dust settles they kill everyone, including Adrian. The aliens now have some privacy to talk things over. We learn that they have been trying to fix their ship, the sphere, for the past decade. They were almost done when the humans burned through the magnetic drive shields. Now they are stranded. Although their people have mastered interstellar flight and have created atomic and phase disruptors, they haven't invented roadside assistance. My new favorite characters in the book decide that their best bet, is to find someone with a knack for diplomacy and make a deal before more humans show up and dissect them.
Everyone knows the best way to get people who hate each other to cooperate, is to introduce something else they can hate together. The aliens serve this purpose. Team Raptor joins up with Lisa and The Darkness to fight this new and more interesting foe. Kim and one alien are killed in the melee that follows. All the rest of the humans are on deaths door so they escape. The Aliens re-group and stumble upon Mrs. Whisper, who has been hiding this whole time. She doesn't try to stab, shoot or set them on fire, so they take an instant liking to her. At this point they remember that they have a translator in the ship, which makes the murder of the scientists earlier seem like a waste that could have been avoided, if the author could have known what he was going to write a chapter ago. In any event they strike a deal with Mrs. Whisper, who has all of Adrian's bank account info, and escape before more humans, who would actually shoot an alien and not try to fight him hand to hand, show up.
A few months later we find the survivors of Team Raptor's first mission training hard with a new purpose, to destroy aliens. They even have a few new recruits, a clone, a woman who shoots fire from her fingers and one Lisa Johan. The government, having forgotten that she can't control alien minds, has pardoned her. (To be fair to our fictitious elected officials, I believe this is due to the author forgetting what he wrote earlier again.) Team Raptor is going to need everybody when they see what the aliens have been doing with their free time. Not being the kind of aliens who are content to sit on their laurels, our aliens have hatched the most diabolic plan mankind has ever seen. With the help of Mrs. Whisper, they are making a corporation that hires only felons, single parents and the uneducated. They are building company stores, schools and housing for their employees. This way they can pay someone $15k but give them benefits that equal a $60k job. They plan on placing officials in government with the voting power of their employees, covertly teach the children to fly spaceships and offer a laser in the face severance package to anyone who won't toe the company line. They plan on using the power of an alien human resources dept. and intergalactic socialism to rule the world. Their studies show them that it will take less than a decade. SOTR ends here but not before Daniel A. Dawson threatens to write a sequel, Special Operations Team Raptor, The Alien Plan.
I have mixed emotions about this book. It belongs in the barrel but I get the feeling Mr. Dawson doesn't take himself or this book too seriously. You might want to waste a couple hours of your life and read it before you throw it away.


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What is Merit Pay for teachers, and how will affect students?
Right now there is a national battle being waged over Merit Pay. What does it really mean? For those in the public sector, it means that the United States will have more quality teachers which will result in better student progress. Those who are in the classroom beg to differ. Many teachers feel that there is no place for bad teachers. It just makes the job the rest do that much more difficult. It also allows some of the leaders of the community to draw upon the few who are not capable to hold up as examples which are supposed to represent all those who spend their lives in the pursuit of better outcomes for their students.
At the same time, is there anyone else that can be held accountable for the progress of students at a specific school or in a specific classroom? It is easy to create a policy that tells teachers that they will only receive a portion of their former pay and will only receive any difference at the end of the year only if they prove that the have helped their students pass some kind of standardized test. What should those teachers tell the power company, the bank that holds their mortgage or their landlord? You only get paid if my students cooperate and do their best? How do you hold teachers accountable when they are being reduced, in some situations, to pay that puts them in the position to need and qualify for food stamps for most of the year? How about those who teach in the toughest schools? What should be done with the teachers who teach the students who do not feel safe at home or getting to and from school and many times do not have enough food for their growing bodies?
Everyone says that they want what is better for the students. Maybe that is true, but the reality is that there must be a balance. The community must become more responsible for its children. There should not be fear, unabated hunger and untreated diseases among the children of this great country. The children must have their basic needs met. This includes not just the basics, food, clothing and shelter. It means a sense of safety and an opportunity to grow not just physically, but academically in ways they can be proud of. The kids come first. Those who are battling for education should visit a classroom and/or a school once in a while. These visits should be unannounced, they should not be just photo-ops and there should be an opportunity for the students to ask their leaders whatever they feel is appropriate and necessary. Although these kids are not voters yet, they will be!
Another area that must be addressed is the way in which schools run in this country. Everything runs from the top down. Any and all problems are shot straight to the teachers. There is no balance of power. For example, many school districts are required to show a drop in violence, suspensions and administrative punishments for the students. Unfortunately, this is not resulting in a drop in incidents, but rather a decline in reporting. This means that many times, the teacher may refer the child to the administration, but the administrator will not enter the incident that occurred in the computer in order to make the school look "good". This creates a difficult situation for the teacher. The student does not have any record of said behavior, they know this and the behavior obviously escalates until the problem is out of control. This entire time, the teacher must attempt to teach while this child is in the classroom knowing that he or she will not get in any "real" trouble. By the end of the year, the entire class has had a reduced learning time because of that student and the administrators receive a bonus for not reporting the student's behaviors. This is a solvable conundrum. The teachers should be able to anonymously rate their administrators in order to help the behavior of students and the learning opportunities of the majority of the students. This must be anonymous because those in power might decide to give the teacher who disagrees with what may be happening at their school a difficult time.
How does this affect merit pay? Teachers cannot teach if there is one student in the class who insists upon behaving in a way that distracts the other learners for a good part of the time. They must have supportive administrators. Ironically, in most cases, it is those same administrators who rate the teacher for merit pay. Makes you wonder doesn't it? Why can't the teachers' ratings also add up to the administrators' pay?
This system can also create a situation whereby those who do an outstanding job but do not act in a way that is subservient to those same administrators cannot even hope to receive this "Merit Pay" while those who may not do as good a job or provide the same or better results will receive it because of sycophancy, and the ever present cronyism and nepotism that rules in most schools systems.
In the end, Merit Pay seems like a good idea, kind of the same way that Karl Marx used the first communes, created by the first Christians as a model for his government in The Communist Manifesto. It just will not work for it shares the same basic flaw as communism, the inability to deal with the human greed for power and money. These words should not even be included in the discussion about educating children, but those who have the money and the power always want more.
Who are we hurting when we destroy gifted programs?
Years ago, educators began to realize that many gifted students were dropping out of school out of sheer boredom. We were losing our best chances at a future. We now know what the result is. Our system of education fell behind that of the other countries in the industrialized world. Luckily, those who understood what was happening decided to work towards keeping these kids in school, and having these students learn at an accelerated rate, with depth added to what they were learning, and ethical dilemmas. The students these programs produced gave us the opportunities to give many more students the creative outlet that helped them become today's innovators. It is working.
So of course, we have to destroy the programs that were developed for these students. At time passes, the programs for gifted and talented children in the US have been defunded. Those who hold office have decided to create a society in which power is controlled by the few, and anyone who chooses to think, or is even compelled to think for themselves is slowly beaten down into submission. Our society has been warned what can happen if this continues. In the 1950's Ayn Rand published a wonderful book, Anthem that revealed what happens when you form collectives that cannot challenge the status quo, through thought Josef Stalin had brought to the Soviet Union. In the end, this system brought about the downfall of the Soviet Union. So why are our leaders attempting to reproduce it here in the United States? Why are the students who are capable of creating a better future being taught only what is on a test? Why is it that most standardized tests are created to make the mediocre look like they are more capable than those who can and should create? Could it be because the uneducated are easier to control?
Again we come back to the argument that those who hold office send their children to schools that are not cutting back on these types of programs. Should those who have sent or continue to send their children to private schools be allowed to make policies that are affecting other peoples' children? Especially when they are affecting many of those children in a negative way? Who holds the answers to these questions?
We should look towards those who have dedicated their lives to the children of our society. These are individuals who have given much of their adulthood for the betterment of children and the opportunities that this country should be able to provide for them. These individuals are the teachers who work in the trenches each day. Teachers are seeing the beginning of the end of our civilization as we know it. Teachers can see that those in positions of power would love to turn the children of this country into automatons, incapable of making their own decisions, or even knowing what their society needs. The lives of today's children, along with those who will come in the future will closely resemble that of Equality 7-2521, the protagonist of the novel who has to choose between living within the strictures of a backwards society controlled by a few or escape, which might bring about his death.
Why do we try to educate everyone to be the same?
In the United States we claim to value originality, creativity and ingenuity. In our schools, the opposite has become true. When attempting to understand the attempt that American schools are making to teach all children in the same way, I am reminded of Jostien Gaardner's description of Plato's dualistic world view in his novel, "Sophie's World". Gaardener uses the idea that we are all cut out from the same cookie mold, but allows for differences which may occur as a result of the making temperatures in different parts of the oven, the cooperation of the dough in the forms, and in some cases, the expertise with which the baker uses the mold.
Today, we are faced with a system of education that is attempting to follow the same type of cookie mold process, but with real children. This is absurd. Not everyone is made of the same dough. Some children come to school well prepared to work, with their bellies full and their minds open. Others come from homes where there is little food and a complete disregard for their learning processes insofar as the parents did not or could not prepare their children for what lies ahead. Some children come with a predisposition for art, as their parents have taken them to museums and have encouraged them to express themselves in this way. Others have never even heard the word "museum". Some children come to school in a safe vehicle, unafraid of what lies ahead on their way to school while others have fear dominating every step until they arrive in what is supposed to be a safe environment.
These differences are, of course, just the tip of the ice-berg. We sometimes forget that children are individuals with unique abilities and problems. No child brings the same experiences, needs and abilities as any other child. In order to teach all children, there are a few simple changes that could and should be made to our expectations and understanding of the process of educating children.
Gone are the days when the teachers who worked with the younger children could share the wealth of beauty that is around each child every day. Instead, they must teach to a test. Some children are again, fortunate enough to be exposed to the wonders of their world by doting parents with the ability to take the time to participate in activities with them. Most children today, especially those who attend the public school systems do not have these opportunities. This is of course, only exacerbated by the financial decline that our country has faced, and the disproportionate losses in the middle class and the public schools.
We must again begin to see that all children are unique. Some learn to read more quickly than others. Some are born with musical abilities that boggle the mind. Although the same mold is used, they are sufficiently different to merit a difference in how they are educated. I have seen children with the critical thinking ability of a college student while only twelve years old who have been crippled by a learning disability that hampers their ability to decipher the words on a page. How do we help that child? Shouldn't we provide for her?
We like to say that we do, but in the end, the only measure of that child becomes a test that she cannot read. The parents must choose between getting help for her disability, or have her learn at the level she is capable of. Again, many times the parents are at a loss as to what will help their child most. The solution could be in the hands of the teachers who work with that child on a regular basis. Instead of forcing teachers to teach to a test, the whole child must be taken into consideration. When given the opportunity, most teachers will work to help that student grow as a whole. They know that they can use the child's natural abilities to foster a love of learning. That child will know that she is safe to ask as many questions as are necessary, and that school is not a place to be afraid but rather a place where the world of possibilities opens.
In the end, we need to be able to stop teaching children who are in pre-school how to bubble in a test that they will be taking many times upon entering kindergarten, and let them use all their senses to develop a curiosity that will help them learn for the rest of their lives. We need to make sure that kids that are entering middle school are not asking the teacher "How would you like me to answer that question?" rather than thinking for themselves. We need to let those who enjoy working with their hands have opportunities to become productive members of society by giving them opportunities for this type of learning.
What are Ethics, and How Do They Apply to Education?
Whose ethics can and should be taught in the classroom? In order teach ethics one must first define it. Dictonary.com defines ethics as "the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture." If you look around at the society of the United States to see who the individuals who are held up as the examples our children should attempt to emulate, it becomes obvious that we are driving our country into an ethical or moral collapse.
In order to illustrate this point, we need look no further than the popular figure known as Magic Johnson. Everyone knows that Magic Johnson is a carrier of the AIDS virus, which he acquired while being unfaithful to his wife. We know that he has lived longer than many others who have been infected with the virus. By having this condition he brought the conversation about it to the forefront or our national discussion, thereby helping us to understand the disease and humanize its victims. This is all well and good, but do any of us know the named of the researchers and doctors who have helped him, and now many others to have a longer life and a quality of life that that was unheard of? This is but a microcosmic example of where our values lie. The former NBA player with the charismatic personality is more recognizable while the people who work towards helping him lead as normal a life as possible are completely in the shadows.
This begs the question, what are our national ethics and who are called upon to be held up to a higher standard than most? Who must be the living breathing examples of moral behavior? Of course it is the teachers of our society. Although we as a country like to sensationalize the fall of a few into what society values, we fail to appreciate the lives that most teachers lead in order to serve as an example to the children in their lives. We must ask ourselves: who do kids spend more time with? The reality of our world today is that the children in our society spend more time with their teachers than with their parents. That is why teachers must live up to these standards.
Children learn by imitating the examples given to them by those around them. Don't believe me? Watch a child attempting to learn language as a toddler. When those around them provide them with a rich vocabulary, the children learn quickly to express their ideas with eloquence. If those who surround the toddler speak without care, what the child learns is what they hear. I have seen toddlers whose first word is considered unacceptable in polite society. Likewise, if a child experiences love, affection, and just as importantly respect, that child will invariably treat others in the same manner. On the other hand, if the child experiences a lack of love, support and respect, that child is doomed to enter the school system and life ill prepared for what lies ahead.
Who does society look towards to continue to support those who have had a wonderful foundation, and provide the scaffolding necessary for those who start behind their peers in this area? Right again! It is the teachers in that child's life. These are the individuals who play a huge role in the survival of our way of life. Yet, our national discourse berates teachers, blaming them for all of the problems in our society. How many times have I heard, "The teachers in (insert your town's, city's, parish's, county's or state's name here) are failing their students!
Again, what is it we really want teachers to do? In the end, most parents hope that their children become contented productive members of our society. In order to achieve this, they must first understand the values in the society and learn to live within the margins of the behaviors expected of them. Many times it falls upon the teachers to instill these values, not because the parents do not want to provide these values to their children, but because they are many times working two jobs, single parents, or face other obstacles that prevent them from doing that which in the past fell to them. As a result, shouldn't we as a society value these individuals, who attend universities, and then for as little pay as the governments in their areas can get away with paying them dedicate their lives to helping all the children within a society? What ethics are we showing them if we tell our children that their teachers are "failures?" Are we as a society dooming our children to live within a society with out any moral standards
The Pantheon of School Boards Imitating Life?
As I watch the school board meetings where I live and teach, as well as the broadcast of the politicians at my state capitol, I am reminded of a movie I saw as a child. In this movie, the Ancient Greek Gods played with clay figures that represented the humans below their mountain. These individuals sit high upon pedestals making decisions with little thought to the consequences of their actions, insofar as how they will affect those they are manipulating. The only goal of those in office is to get re-elected as many times as is necessary to land a job as a lobbyist when they leave office, or so sit high upon the dais looking down on those that hired them.
Don't we have it a bit backwards? If the taxpayers are the voters, and they hire these individuals to do a job, shouldn't they be the ones to speak their minds at these meetings and tell them what should be done? In my ignorance, I thought that the only time the government was allowed to keep secrets from the people who hire them to do their jobs was in matters of national security. Yet, our school boards and our politicians sit high upon their pedestals, school auditorium stages or wherever else they can look down upon their employers and make rules that will many times hurt the children they are entrusted to educate and taxpayers they are supposed to be protecting, using numbers and letters to hide the true intent of that which they are discussing.
There are two ingredients necessary for the foundation of a democracy to hold strong. These are education and the freedom of information that we are supposed to have. Instead, many of the leaders we have in office today choose to keep their actions secret while making sure that the students in the schools are taught to ask the teacher "what do you want me to answer?" so that they can pass a test mandated by those same individuals who choose to hide behind their office. This is all done with the "best" of intentions making sure that students who attend public schools today learn that they should not think for themselves, thereby assuring the future of those in the privileged class (those in office who send their kids to private schools). This becomes a self perpetuating cycle the powerful vs. the powerless. Ironically, our country was founded on the idea that all people should have a say in their government, and public schools were founded so that the individuals who did have a say in their government would have an educated well thought out opinion when going to the polls. Our founders knew that power, when held in the hands of a few would destroy the powerless.
How can we solve this problem? The first step is clear. Educate! Educate! Educate! Instead of setting kids up to pass a test that requires them to regurgitate useless facts give them opportunities to solve problems using the creativity that Americans used to be known for! Give teachers their classrooms back so that they can create the learning environments that helped spur on these solutions! Hold teachers accountable, but the taxpayer/voter/employer must also hold those who make policy decisions, from those at the national and state levels, to those at the school levels accountable too! If they don't or can't do the job, fire them!
How else can we work toward solving these problems? Maybe we should go back to the days when the fourth estate (the media) was held accountable by the people who were watching, listening or reading. Gone are the days when a newscaster reported the news. Now we have "pundits" who are horrified at what someone is wearing, how low they may have bowed (even if the person they are attempting to communicate with is a foot shorter than themselves). Why are we asking for birth certificates that were provided years ago? Why is the media working so hard to entertain rather than inform? The answer is again, keep people from thinking, and they will believe anything you tell them. Why do so many people vote for "reality" (and know every detail) shows but have no idea what is going on in their community, country or world? Keep 'em entertained and they will not notice that we are eroding their rights!
In the end, the pedestals will be so high that it must all come crashing down. Even Dr. Seuss taught that! (Yertle the Turtle anyone?) It will only end when we take back our system of education and open our eyes to what is happening in the media. Without those, the country we live in is not the one we think we live in.
—Carl Rogers
What Is Really Wrong with Public Education?
Many people outside of the field enjoy diagnosing what is wrong with our system of public education. If those who have proved their worth in increments through years and years of work, training and trial and error were consulted, the "problems" they list would be quite different than those that the individuals in the "ivory towers of education" seem to think.
It is not just about funding, although there are many who say it is, but about how the money is being spent. People who spend very little if any time in the classroom decide which books to buy, which programs to fund and run, and what everyone should be paid. They also decide what to build, including large inefficient buildings to house those not in the classrooms, and these buildings are many times built on some of the most expensive real-estate in the area. They then have to spend money lobbying their states for adequate funding because the state can see or believe to see where the money is being misspent. Why not ask the people in the trenches what they need? That type of logic, of course does not come in to play.
In addition, many in the press and those in political office like to blame "bad teachers" for the lack of progress in schools. The absurdity of this statement is obvious to those who choose to stay in the classroom. The people who are in administrative positions fall into a few categories.
The first is made up of those who know someone within their own power structure. It is as the old cliché quickly points out, "it is not what you know, but who you know" that rules this group. These individuals spend the least amount of time possible in the classroom before moving into administrative positions. In Florida, an individual only needs to have three years of experience in the classroom before becoming an administrator. In most cases, because they know the "right" people, these individuals don't even spend one entire year with a full classroom load because they receive "special assignments" that allow them to earn money, receive benefits and of course obtain the tenure necessary for their eventual promotion.
Another category of Administrators is those who have taught classes in which there has historically been little or no accountability. This has allowed them the time to pursue the graduate degrees necessary in order to obtain a position of power. Many of these graduate degrees come from what are known as "diploma factories" which have Saturday discussions classes and which do not require a thesis. These people are then judging which teachers are effective in the areas that are held accountable for their work through student scores and ever more complex evaluation processes. How does a former Physical Education teacher decide if someone is doing an adequate or exemplary job teaching the intricacies of the characters, plots and historical references in the works of Shakespeare?
Then of course there are those who cannot handle the classroom or the kids, or in many cases don't really like either one. They want the benefits that come from working in a school system but forget that the reason that it exists is the children. These might be the most difficult to deal with for those who choose to stay in the classroom because these individuals cannot fathom why in the world anyone would CHOOSE to spend the day with students and in the classroom. These individuals do not understand creativity and reprimand teachers who are using project-based, creative, cooperative groups or any other of the more "unconventional" teaching/learning methods.
Yes, these are the individuals who decide if a teacher is any good in a classroom. These are the individuals who, when held accountable, point to the teachers who were not permitted to teach creatively, who were not provided with the necessary materials, and who were not supported by that same administrator. Yes, these are the individuals who dole out extra monies from the taxpayers as "rewards" to their buddies.
How can this situation be rectified? If the people who are "running things" are so deeply entrenched in their positions of power and have reached levels of "the Peter Principle" heretofore unknown, is there any chance of saving the public school system? Of course there is. Just ask the right people what should be done. You know them as teachers!


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I think this big blue marble of a planet has an awful lot to offer and I want to experience as much as possible before I get old and gray! I have no regrets, no turbulence lurking over the horizon, and no reason to say no to life. I don't take myself too seriously which makes the small things in life more enjoyable. I love to laugh and think there is nothing sexier than a man with a great sense of humor.
About the one I'm looking for...
What I no longer have is a hero, a lover, and a best friend. Someone to share life's pleasures and to change the fuse in the car when it goes bad. Someone to share the successess of the day or find me when I am lost in the middle of it. Someone who carries candy in his pocket and laughs at the antics of a Grandchild. Someone who tells me I look pretty when I dress for a dinner party or have dirt smugged on my face from the garden. I want to smile each and everytime he door opens and he steps inside.
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One of Jance's series characters, J.P. Beaumont, a homicide investigator in Washington state, is assigned to delve into the mysterious death of a woman
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Lyon Air Museum will be closed to the public Sunday, June 22 – Thursday, June 26. We apologize for any inconveniences.
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Lyon Air Museum will be closed to the public Sunday, June 22 – Thursday, June 26. We apologize for any inconveniences.
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A Tribute to
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WHEN: Saturday, February 8, 2014 10 AM to 1 PM
19300 Ike Jones Road
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DIRECTIONS: www.lyonairmuseum.org/visitus
WHAT: Lyon Air Museum, a premier Southern California showcase for vintage historic military aircraft and vehicles, will conduct a symposium and book signing paying tribute to the more than 1,000 women who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II. LAM Docent and acclaimed author, Nancy Robison, will be on hand to sign copies of her latest book, "We Love to Fly," about the brave and amazing WASPs who flew in support of the war effort.
"The WASPs courageous service to our country was essential to the war effort, enabling their male counterparts to be deployed en masse to combat zones around the world," said Robison. "They completed the same rigorous flight training syllabus, and by war's end had flown 78 different kinds of aircraft, logging more than 60 million miles of flying while test piloting and delivering planes throughout the United States." In spite of this, they were not considered as military personnel at the time, and their service did not receive adequate recognition, nor military benefits, in the years following the war. It wasn't until 1977 they were granted veterans' status and the official acknowledgment they so deserved.
As part of the program, World War II veteran WASPs will be on hand to tell their incredible stories, including 95 year old Beverly Beesemyer, who served while flying B-26 bombers stateside, towing targets for live ammunition practice.
At the conclusion of the talk, an AT-6 Texan advanced trainer of World War II, the same type of aircraft often piloted by WASPs, is scheduled to take to the skies for a quick demonstration flight. "What a ship," remarked Beesemyer after her first AT-6 training flight in 1944. "What procedure, what confusion!" she continued.
And what a ship it was. The North American AT-6 Texan was a sophisticated single-engine aircraft used to train pilots of the US Air Forces, US Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during WWII and into the 1950s. Powered by a 600 horsepower engine, and quite challenging to maneuver during takeoffs and landings, the complex "Texan" was designed to teach the Allied flyers all they would need to know before flying high performance aircraft in combat. LAM's AT-6 serves as a tribute to millions of men and women who served during World War II, and pays homage to the dedication, sacrifice and contributions of those like the WASPs who helped pioneer the skies.
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Hours of operation are daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission rates: General admission–$12; Seniors and Veterans–$9; Ages 5-17–$6; Under age 5—Free. Groups of 10 or more–$1 off each visitor. Pre-arranged school groups—Free.
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Cowabunga Dudes, the Woodies are Coming to Lyon Air Museum, July 4 thru August 4, 2013
Santa Ana, CA, June 13, 2013 – Lyon Air Museum will host their summer vehicle exhibit showcasing seven iconic American Woodie automobiles. It's only appropriate that these prime icons of American summer culture kick off their debut on the 4th of July at the museum, located on the west side of John Wayne Airport in Orange County. The Woodies Exhibit, featuring Fords and Chryslers, will carry on Lyon Air Museum's reputation for displaying fine, vintage vehicles alongside historic aircraft. Last summer brought in seven exclusive Packards and the year before, ten impeccable classic Duesenbergs. This year's exhibit will run through August 4, 2013.
The first Woodies date back to the railroads of the early 20th century, when wagons were used to transport passengers and luggage between stations and other points. These "station wagons" utilized the forward section and chassis of a production automobile, coupled with a custom, lower cost wooden body. Although initially built for commercial use, they soon became available to the general public. Woodies were often rather attractive, but were popular mainly due to their economically sound price point, especially during the Depression years of the 1930s. Cost savings were a further factor as World War II brought on shortages of steel which was in great demand for the war effort.
Post World War II saw a soaring economy, with many Americans opting for a safer, all-metal automobile. The days of the Woodie appeared to be numbered. But what propelled the Woodie to its initial popularity resurfaced in the 1960s in a whole new culture – surfing. Woodies of the past were being sought after because they were inexpensive and had a high carrying capacity. Soon spacious Woodies were toting surfers, surf boards, food and beach party gear to the best surf spots around. The scene quickly caught on to the rest of the country through movies such as Gidget and Beach Blanket Bingo, and through music by The Beach Boys and Jan and Dean with songs like Surfin' Safari, Surf City, and Boogie Woodie, all of which referenced the Woodie and further increased its popularity.
Today, the Woodie automobile is highly desired by car collectors, and by those who yearn to cruise the coastline in a symbol of sun, sand and surf. So throw on your flip flops and cruise on over to Lyon Air Museum to catch a bit of 20th Century pop culture.
Lyon Air Museum represents the fulfillment of a dream of Maj. Gen. William Lyon, USAF (Ret), who held the position of Chief of the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 1975 to 1979. Currently, General Lyon is Executive Chairman of William Lyon Homes, Inc., in Newport Beach, CA. His passion for aviation history and youth education is the driving force behind Lyon Air Museum. In establishing the museum, General Lyon sought to create a world-class facility available to the local community and offering educational displays to inspire young people. The museum has on exhibit some of the world's rarest operational historic aircraft and vehicles.
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Exclusive motorcycle parking, complimentary coffee & donuts, People's Choice Bike Show (winner gets to have their photo taken at the controls of the Museum's B-17 with a former WWII bomber pilot), "meet and greet" WWII pilots Lynn Shubert (P-38 Pilot) and Herb Guiness (B-24 Pilot). Two of Steve McQueen's motorcycles from a private collection will be on display including a 1921 Harley-Davidson with a side car and his 4-stroke single cylinder 1933 Panther that in 1983 was restored for Steve by Von Dutch. Also scheduled to be on display is a 2012 Triumph Bonneville T100 Steve McQueen Edition by co-sponsor Triumph/Ducati of Newport Beach.
All motorcycle riders attending this event may enter Lyon Air Museum at the discounted rate of $8.


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Golf has revised one of its rules so that players who are made aware of a violation after they have signed their scorecard can still get penalized without being disqualified.
The Royal & Ancient and USGA announced Thursday the new interpretation to Decision 33-7/4.5.
Padraig Harrington was disqualified at the Abu Dhabi Championship earlier this year when slow-motion replays on television revealed that his small had moved on the green ever so slightly after he replaced his marker. Because it was discovered after his round of 65, he was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.
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Even with my 800/800 cable modem, navigating mounted drives is painfully slow unless I disable icons AND the preview column.
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Earlier this month Japan released some details about the growth of incursions by Chinese aircraft into Japanese airspace. The release of information comes after China unilaterally declared the establishment of its East China Sea ADIZ (air defense identification zone) last November. The figures show a significant rise in the number of interceptions being launched by the JASDF (Japan air self-defence force) against Chinese intruders.
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The U.S. State Department said it "generally expects" that U.S. airlines honor notices to airmen (Notams) issued by foreign countries, while Japan has told its airlines to disregard China's newly declared Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over part of the East China Sea. The conflicting guidance comes as tensions rise over how to address what the U.S., Japan, Taiwan and South Korea agree amounts to illegal territorial assertions on the part of China.
The FAA released its final rule on December 15 making the Washington, D.C. air defense identification zone (ADIZ)–which was imposed in February 2003 as a "temporary" flight restriction (TFR) area in the runup to the invasion of Iraq–a permanent fixture. It will go into effect sometime next month.
Despite heavy opposition by pilots and aviation alphabet groups, airspace restrictions and procedures implemented around Washington, D.C., after 9/11–namely the 15-nm-radius Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ) and 30-nm-radius Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA), both centered at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)–were made permanent under a final rule issued yesterday by the FAA.
AOPA expects the Department of Transportation will publish the final rule on the Washington, D.C., air defense identification zone (ADIZ) days before President-elect Barack Obama takes office.
In an attempt to make a permanent ADIZ more palatable, AOPA met with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on November 10. The association proposed two alternatives to the permanent ADIZ.
The December 3 town hall meeting planned by the Transportation Security Administration to hear what general aviation operators think about the Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) proposal has been tentatively rescheduled to January 6 next year. Plans are to hold the meetings in White Plains, N.Y.; Atlanta; Chicago; Van Nuys, Calif.; and Houston.
With today's dedication of the country's first major September 11 memorial at the Pentagon, Americans are recalling the events of that fateful day when airliners were turned into weapons of mass destruction. Although general aviation had nothing to do with the tragic events of 9/11, many of the security measures instituted in the aftermath of the attacks that affect GA operations remain in effect.
Tax-cut legislation proposed by President Bush was passed by Congress at the end of May and was subsequently signed into law by the President. The bill gave the Administration about half of what was desired–$350 billion in cuts versus $726 billion. Whether the legislation will give a boost to the economy remains to be seen.
Two high-profile violations of the capital's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) have prompted the AOPA Air Safety Foundation (ASF) to send bright orange warning posters and information on ADIZ requirements and operating procedures to more than 1,300 flight schools and FBOs within 400 miles of Washington, D.C. The posters, which are heavily laminated, can be displayed on desks, doors and the sides of fuel trucks.
Two violations of the Washington, D.C., air defense identification zone (ADIZ) within a week last month prompted two general aviation organizations to remind pilots to refamiliarize themselves with the restricted airspace.
On March 5 the pilot of a King Air allegedly canceled IFR at 14,500 feet. He might have thought he was above Class B airspace and clear of restricted airspace, but the ADIZ extends up to 18,000 feet.
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firedogSyllabification: fire·dog
Pronunciation: /ˈfī(ə)rˌdäɡ /
Another term for andiron.
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- Take the pair of silvered bronze firedogs made in the style of the late seventeenth century that ornamented the fireplace of the Grand Salon.
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Excessive use of vitamin and mineral supplements is to be avoided. Vitamin A at high levels is a documented teratogen, and women considering pregnancy should be encouraged to discontinue vitamin A supplements, especially at dosages exceeding 800 RE (~4,000 IU) daily. Supplemental folate taken periconceptionally appears to help prevent neural tube defects in women who have previously had an affected pregnancy.12 Preventing or resolving anemia is encouraged as part of general health promotion. A currently breastfeeding woman who is considering becoming pregnant has increased nutritional requirements. A woman who is planning a pregnancy can be given specific health and nutrition guidelines.
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McALLEN, TX – IBC Bank and the National Professional Hispanic Organization (NHPO) – RGV Chapter, along with other organizations like the Boys & Girls Club of McAllen, KURV, Texas Regional Bank, STC Veteran Affairs, and the RGV Partnership, have teamed up to support the Operation Interdependence (OI) – RGV Campaign. OI - RGV is a community-based project led by a committee that raises contributions to make and send care packages for active US troops overseas. Between now and July, OI is accepting donations of general care items and letters of support for the annual send-off to soldiers.
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Rays Engineering, the maker of Volk Racing Wheels, has released a new line of performance lug nuts. Made from Duraluminum, these Rays lug nut are extremely strong and light (the Rays lug nuts are 0.8 oz. each compared to 2.1 oz. for the stock pieces). In addition to the performance aspects, the Rays lug nuts also feature one 7-sided nut per wheel. These heptagonal nuts look stock from a distance, but can only be removed with the specially designed socket that comes with the set. There are several different key patterns of lug nuts to ensure the security of your precious wheels. The Rays lug nuts are available in anodized red, blue, or black.
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