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BRIDGEPORT - Down to its final two outs, second-seeded Steubenville Central rallied for a 3-2 victory over Bridgeport Thursday night in Division IV sectional action on Niekro Diamond at Perkins Field.
The Crusaders advance to district action Tuesday night at Cambridge against Tuscarawas Central Catholic with a 5 p.m. first pitch.
"We haven't swung the bats well as of late," Steubenville Central head coach Don Young admitted. "The kids just kept battling and we did what we needed to do in that last inning to pull out the victory.
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I GOT HIM — Steubenville Catholic Central's Joe DeFallo shows the ball after tagging out a Bridgeport runner during the Crusaders 3-2 win over the Bulldogs in Bridgeport.
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"Give Bridgeport a ton of credit," he added. "They are a class team. Their pitcher did a nice job keeping us off balance and I think we felt a little sorry for ourselves. But the kids pushed through and I am very proud of them."
The Crusaders got a great mound effort out of Chris Murphy. After the righty committed a throwing error in the first inning enabling Bridgeport to score two runs, he settled down retiring 12 of 13 at one point en route to the complete game victory.
"When Murphy is on the mound he is our heart and sole," Young explained. "Really all of our pitchers are. We rely heavily on pitching and defense."
Murphy needed 22 pitches to get through the first inning, but finished with just 82 pitches in the game. He scattered four hits, fanned seven and walked one.
Bridgeport received an equally impressive mound effort from southpaw Parker Dyson. The sophomore started Wednesday night, but struggled with command against Frontier and did not make it out of the first inning.
Dyson responded with six-and-a-third innings of two-hit ball. He recorded three strikeouts and walked four. He had a stretch where he retired 12 of 13 straight and the one hitter to reach was promptly picked off.
"I am disappointed for our kids," second-year Bridgeport head coach Ted Downing said. "Parker gave us a great outing. He didn't make it out of the first Wednesday and tonight he got us into the seventh inning."
Bridgeport struck first as sophomore Q.J. Williams reached on an on an infield single and moved to third on senior Jonathan Kreiter's base knock to right. After Bradley Pritchett walked, Robert Teeman roller was fielded by Murphy, whose throw to first was high allowing two runs to score.
Steubenville Central cut the lead in half in the bottom of the second as Kyle Laukert singled, stole second and moved to third on a throwing error. He later scored on Joe DeFallo's sac fly.
Things stayed that way until the bottom of the seventh, when Stone Romano led off with a walk. He was then sacrificed to second by Aleks Porreca. After Dyson walked Laukert, Downing brought in his closer Baily McGrath.
McGrath walked DeFallo and Merriman which scored Romano to tie things at 2-2. Michael Barber then executed a perfect suicide squeeze which plated Laukert with the winning run.
"Bailey has been our closer all year," Downing said. "In that role, sometimes you are the hero and sometimes things go bad. Tonight, unfortunately they went bad."
The loss ends Bridgeport's season and the careers of three seniors Kreiter, Cody Reed and Garret Spielvogel.
"We are going to miss those three guys," Downing explained. "Those seniors are a big reason we have been able to turn things around the last two years. I am excited for next season, we bring back a large group of sophomores and a junior that form a great nucleus.
"I also want to thank my assistant coaches for the time they put in and our parents who are also a big reason the program is becoming successful," Downing added.
Steubenville Central 3, Bridgeport 2
Bridgeport 200 000 0 - 2 4 1
Steubenville Central 010 000 2 - 3 2 1
BRIDGEPORT: Dyson, McGrath (7) and Teeman.
STEUBENVILLE CENTRAL: Murphy (WP, 7K, 1BB) and Laukert. Laukert S; DeFallo RBI; Merriman RBI; Barber RBI.


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Edgbaston District Executive Member's Welcome
Councillor Bruce Lines writes:
I am very pleased to take up the challenge as Executive Member of Edgbaston District and look forward to leading the delivery of local services even though there have been some recent difficult times and there are inevitably more challenges ahead as all local authorities look to progress, while reducing costs, making required savings and working hard to provide value for money.
However, I am pleased to let you know that we have some real 'good news' stories, some of the following are just a few:
There is a to be a new retirement village in Harborne; opening in Spring 2014, the £40m Village will provide 240 affordable homes for purchase and rent for more than 350 Birmingham residents who are over the age of 55. 18 health and leisure facilities will form the Village's Centre and will be open to over 400 residents and the wider community. A team of 30 staff will provide hospitality services and help support residents with care needs, including those with dementia with. Over 1,000 households already registered their interest in the Village, the third of at least five City Villages planned as part of a £200m development programme between The ExtraCare Charitable Trust and Birmingham City Council. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has also contributed £1m to the Village's development.
The District has also seen a number of Building Schools for the Future projects being developed to improve our local school. The Shenley Academy project is underway with the total rebuild of the site with an investment of £22m. George Dixon International has seen £12m worth of investment in sports facilities and refurbishment works on site and the onsite primary school has had a £6.5m investment in a new build. Other schools have also benefited significantly such as Harborne Academy, Four Dwellings High and Four Dwellings Primary schools.
The development of Harborne Pool project has been the long term aim for the District and has now been achieved. The £12m project which came in under budget and completed before time has seen the first local authority pool built in over 20 years. The facility will be the first in the city to be managed under a private leisure operator. With the opening of the site in the New Year this will provide much needed leisure facilities for future generations to enjoy.
There are also other exciting future plans such as the development of a new Asda store in Barnes Hill, Bartley Green which will bring a number of jobs for local people. Building continues on the Ley Hill estate with Phase 4 of the project; there are also ongoing housing developments in Lye Avenue, Moors Lane and Cromwell Lane with these projects providing much needed housing – for rent, sale and shared ownership. There is also the exciting development of the building of 12 properties for the Alderson Trust which will provide homes for wounded and disabled ex-servicemen – the first development of this kind in the country.
The challenges we face here in Edgbaston have not gone away and in recent months we have lost key senior leaders of the Edgbaston team. However, it is absolutely clear to me that our major focus must remain with our directly managed services and to ensure that we continue to operate to the highest level of customer service possible. We will continue to strive to provide important and necessary services to our constituents and service users who depend on us for support and delivery.
Our priorities will be to continue to deliver high quality services and will focus primarily on direct service delivery, appropriate support of the local governance and Committee's process and supporting the roll out of the Future operating Models for our directly managed services; in doing this we will retain a close focus and management on the District budget process whilst tasked with making the required savings targets corporately allocated to us.
Although it will not be easy, we are determined to drive forward improvements required in the Edgbaston area while protecting the most vulnerable people in our communities. My focus for this next year will also be on ensuring we continue and always seek to improve our efforts to make a difference and achieve our goals, in order that we add value to and help to improve, local opportunities for both local people as well as those visiting our District.
Councillor Bruce Lines
Executive Member for Edgbaston District
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I Resolve to Handle Resolutions Better
Last week, I opened the new wall calendar we got for Christmas, and there it was staring me right in the face: Jan. 1.
I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with this time of year, much like my relationship with chocolate or my closet addiction to cheesy reality TV shows.
On one hand, I get excited about all of the possibilities. Few things seem out of reach when you have a full 12 months to work on them. But at the same time, I find myself face to face with the personal goals and resolutions that I had set for myself the previous year but did not achieve. Or even start.
The detritus of unfulfilled resolutions runs the gamut. There are old favorites, of course, the classic swing tunes of New Year's resolutions: shed that extra 20 pounds, start a regular exercise routine, trim spending and bulk up on savings.
Then there have been the occasional bursts of odd ambition, like in 2009, when I swore that I would learn everything that one could possibly know about financial derivatives—a resolution that foundered on the fact that "Futures & Options for Dummies" wasn't nearly the page turner that I had hoped.
In my 20s and even into my early 30s, it was easy to allow these small missed goals to slide off my conscience. Back then, I felt that I still had plenty of time ahead of me, and didn't have the added commitments that come with marriage and family. Now that I sit squarely in the lap of midlife, that endless road of time that once stretched out ahead of me doesn't seem quite so long anymore.
One resolution in particular nags at me this year: the desire to start writing the book that has been kicking around in my head for the past two years. Last year, I vowed that I would set aside time to start working on it, but I failed to follow through, too often allowing myself to get distracted by other obligations, both large and small.
I tried to embrace some of the more commonly recommended strategies for achieving one's personal goals: set small, manageable goals, try to identify the triggers for the habits I want to change, substitute new good habits for old bad habits.
None of it worked. So now I think that I need to take a more drastic approach. But what? In search of answers, I canvassed a few friends and family members for ideas.
One family member suggested I write a contract for myself, outlining specifically what I want to accomplish and posting it somewhere prominently, like the fridge, where I would have to face it each day. "There's something about putting things in writing that gives them a lot more weight," she said.
Another friend suggested that I think about strategies that have helped me accomplish goals in other aspects of my life, namely my career, and see if I can apply those to more personal goals.
She may have a point. Maybe I should approach my resolutions the same way that I approach a large project at work. If I have the passion and drive to meet work goals, why wouldn't a similar strategy work for what presumably are equally, if not more important, personal objectives?
After some consideration, I have come up with three ideas to get myself started. First, much like a story, I plan to assign myself hard deadlines for hitting certain milestones, such as the first five or 10 pages of the book or losing those first five pounds. I also plan to add periodic nagging reminders for myself in my Outlook calendar to let myself know when deadlines are approaching, which is also what I do for large projects.
Second, there's money. In my job, there's a specific reward in the form of a paycheck that at least partially motivates me to accomplish things. Although I can't exactly pay myself a hefty salary for meeting personal goals, I do plan to set aside a small monetary reward for myself if I manage to hit each deadline. If I don't hit the deadline, the money will go to a specific charity. Even if the actual amount of the reward is nominal, somehow I think that having that capital at stake—or skin in the game, to use a term common among my private-equity sources—will provide extra incentive.
Finally, I'm enlisting what I like to call my resolution-enforcement squad. At work, I answer to a host of colleagues and other editors, and we rely on each other to make sure that things get done. Why not try to build the same network in the personal realm? So, I'm going to enlist a couple of close friends whom I know will help keep me on track, yet who will also brook no excuses if I get distracted or fall behind. They will have access to the deadline schedule and call me out if I drop the ball.
With this approach, I do think I actually have a chance to fulfill some of the resolutions that have long eluded me. And if it doesn't work? Well, I resolve that I'll embarrass myself in this space a year from now.
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Miss TDP Dollmaker-Round Five! - 10-20-2009, 12:39 AM
Welcome to the first ever Miss TDP competition! Before continuing to the theme for round five, we ask that all members read the following rules and procedures if they are competing.
In a turn of events, instead of voting, the judges had a double elimination round to even the competitors. Heva_Banana_Mad and Catlover642 were eliminated this round. Congrats to them for working so hard! The following members are still competing in this competition and are the only ones allowed to post here:
THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THREAD NOR IS IT THE PLACE TO SUBMIT HANDDRAWN DOLLS! Before you post here, I suggest you stop. All non-entry posts will be deleted. If you have questions, direct them to Silver_Wolf_Kitty. If you want to discuss the contest, the official Miss TDP clique(found here) is suggested.
1. Character. When entering Miss TDP, you need to enter with one character and stay with it the entire time. This means that your dolls hair, eye, and skin colour must remain the same throughout, unless otherwise stated in the round theme.
2. Base. You must use the same base set throughout, so pick one with a variety of poses. This base should also be medium in size for handdrawn dollers (comparable in size to the "Moe" bases here: DHF : Doll on the Hill Factory). Dollmaker users should use the shuni style base.
3. Theft. No stealing the work of another. This applies to both handdrawn and dollmaker participants, so do not submit a doll that someone else made or, for handdrawn dollers, mix and match pieces of completed dolls that are not your own. All work should be original and failure to comply will result in disqualification.
4. Props. Props and backgrounds are encouraged, but should not be massive. We will ask too large of entries to reduce their size, so be reasonable.
5. Transparency. We ask that all dolls have transparent background and is a GIF file. If you dont know how to do this, see the following thread: How to Make Backgrounds Transparent
6. Forbidden. Sexually explicit, nudity(artistic nudity must be okayed first by Silver_Wolf_Kitty), or overly bloody dolls are forbidden. Entering one could result in disqualification.
7. Theme. Every doll should relate to the theme. While we encourage creativity, failure to keep with the theme can get you eliminated automatically that round.
8. Judges. No one is allowed to use friendship or promises to sway a judges decision. Threats, bribery, and attempts to interfere or discover the judges decisions in anyway will result in disqualification. Arguing with the judges can result in an automatic elimination.
9. Competing. You can only submit one entry for each cometition, so choose wisely. The rules are being changed to allow crossover, but we ask that handdrawn dollers stick to the dollmakers if they are inclined to compete in that arena.
10. Animation. Animation is forbidden in the competition. We understand that many users like glitter, blinking, etc, but it takes away from the creativity and creates an unequal playing field for those who cant animate.
The audition round procedures are no longer in place, these are the procedures that will be followed in the future.
1. Participants enter a doll every two weeks in the set thread. They may enter it sooner, however further edits are not allowed after the doll is entered. No matter what, the two weeks are a guaranteed time slot(unless all entries are received before it).
2. Any participants who fail to meet this deadline will be eliminated. Deadlines are not being extended for anyone, so do not ask. Special extensions may be asked in the event of a long trip or medical/family emergency, but you must contact Silver_Wolf_Kitty immediately if this occurs.
3. After two weeks(or when all dolls are entered), the judges will then provide critique on each entry and select a bottom two for the round.
4. Several days are given for voting on who should stay. Voting will be a public affair, but you shouldnt worry about hurting feelings. All you have to do is vote in the voting thread poll for the doll you think should go.
5. Votes are counted and the bottom participant is eliminated, then the next round begins.
The theme for round five is "Seven Deadly Sins". You are to select one of the deadly sins (Lu.st, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Wrath, Pride, and Envy) and personify it. BELOW ARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLAIMING YOUR SIN; READ THEM CAREFULLY! Competitors are not allowed to change hair, skin, or eye color, but exceptions may be made upon request. Send all requests to Silver_Wolf_Kitty.
These are the currently claimed sins:
Now, sins will be claimed on a first come, first serve basis instead of being assigned. To make your claim, you must send a message to Silver_Wolf_Kitty stating your first AND second choices for sins. Please include both in the event your first choice is taken. Then, I will PM you back as soon as possible to confirm your choice. ONCE A SIN IS TAKEN, NO OTHER COMPETITORS MAY DO IT. Failure to claim a sin may result in placement in the bottom two for voting. This is because we do not want to see repeats and are certain that popular sins may have multiple competitors doing them otherwise.
When your doll is ready, we ask participants to post their dollmaker doll in this thread. Round four will close the evening of November 1st! After that, the judges will submit their critiques and then public voting of the bottom two for the round will begin.
Are you looking for a place to discuss the Miss TDP Competition? Try the Official Miss TDP Clique!
Doll: Nelly
Sin: Greed
For my deadly sin, I chose greed because I thought Nelly's attitude portrayed wonderfully. I had a blast making this because my first time making a pixel item by scratch before...no tutorial either, and i also used a new shading technique.(Dithering) I edited Nelly's eyelashes to make her eyes look like they're are menacingly slanted.
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SabresxRock (hair, tiara)
Judges' Critiques
Hmmm...There's something about this doll I don't quite like but I can't put my finger on it exactly. It may be that her head doesn't match the scenario, or that the stringy things she's holding look wierd (and I can't tell what they are?) or that her crown is behind her. The doll itself is great. Everything is alligned and you did well on the chest but there's too many small things that are taking away from the whole doll.
This doll is nice enough to look at, and is well put together, but it's lacking something. A background, or more props to illustrate it would have been nice and would have given the doll that little bit extra that is missing. For example, more material goods to demonstrate how greedy she is.
My entry! - 11-02-2009, 08:23 PM
Here is my entry.
Character: Amy
Deadly Sin: Gluttony
This would be the pleasantly plump version of ... me? L0L... You can still see the remnants of Chinese food, cheesecake, and spaghetti in my little pigout area. Not much else to say, except i'm hungry.
Judges' Critiques
Oh my gosh I loved this doll! How original to plump your doll up! I was thinking that Gluttony was going to be extremely hard to doll (because just being surrounded by food wasn't going to cut it for my standards) but you have definately impressed me. Everything is alligned and all the props work together fabulously. I love how she's all 'yeah I'm plump, so WHAT?!' The dress is a little odd since the bo0bs are outlined but other than that it's completely fantastic.
I like this doll a lot. XD It's wonderfully edited to make her look plump, and she's grinning naughtily as she lies on her sofa surrounded by all her food. The food is wonderfully detailed, and not over the top. The carpet also is a nice touch; I'd say this was my favourite out of all the entries.
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Character: Piper
Sin: Pride
Here, Piper is representing the sin of pride. She's dressed as a queen here because usually queens and other royalty are full of pride in themselves. (Just an FYI, incase you were wondering, the thing behind her neck is one of those tall collars that queens will sometimes wear ^_^) There's an orange Tiger Lily next to her because on a few websites I found, it said that an orange Tiger Lily represented pride. The reason why her dress is mostly orange is because I also found a few places that orange, or deep orange (I found it as both) represented pride, as well. The other parts of her dress are a goldish-yellow color (supposed to be sort of gold, but it is more yellow) because royalty (in this case, queens) are usually associated with the color gold.
Judges' Critiques
I'm impressed that you researched your sin! How clever to add the flower of pride! However that doesn't save the doll itself. The colors are really bright (and hurt my eyes) and are not very distinct. Gold is a much darker color, and both could have had better shading. The flower is choppy and too blended. Piper had a lot of potential with being a pride-filled queen, but unfortunately there were too many mishaps to do her justice.
This doll is well put together, but the gold parts could be darker as they don't really look metallic enough. There could also be more props, and the flower is a bit out of place. It would look better if the doll was carrying a bouquet, or had one tucked behind her ear, than to just plonk it next to the doll. I really think this doll could do with a lot more detail, as there really isn't much to demonstrate the chosen sin of pride.
Deadly Sin-Sloth
Ebony feels like a royal queen in her luxurious suroundings and is a success in her own eyes, she has succeeded in doing absolutely nothing for this role and I must say that she has enjoyed it immensley so here she is offering a toast to all her fellow sloths out there, her gorgeous Burmese cat Felicity really hasnt changed at all and has pretty much been a sloth all her life.....
In case the text is not clear enough it says....Come let us celebrate the art of doing nothing..
Judges' Critiques
This doll definately took me by surprise. I was expecting something more 'sleepy' and blue/green, lol. I think this doll is very cute and for the most part I adore it. However there are a few things that bug me and they are the cat, the text and the champagne bottle. He cat looks like he's going to fall off the lounge chair, putting him more towards the middle would have prevented that. The text is a little hard to read, but you made up for it by telling us what it said. I can understand it being hard to read since it's such a small chat bubble. The bottle of champagne needed to come down a pixel or two since right now it's on top of the lounge chair's skirt. This doll is perfectly alligned and definately represents her sin. Not the representations I was expecting, but just as good all the same.
This is a fantastic doll; she looks wonderfully lazy just lolling there on the bed with her cat beside her, as tho she's not planning to do anything else that day. The hangings really set it off, and her dress is well made, too. My only criticism is that the dress folds could be a bit more naturally arranged where they are falling off the edge of the bed; they're standing up a tad.
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I have read the term "wall riding" somewhere .. what does it mean? It was related to car games.
Wall riding is when you take advantage of non-realistic physics in driving games and rub up against walls when cornering and passing.
As an extreme example, in some of the older Gran Turismo games you could do the endurance races on the high speed (nearly circular) track by using a very fast car and pinning it to the outside wall. You could literally use rubber bands on the controller to hold the car to the wall and let the game play itself.
More modern racing games have become more realistic, and this technique no longer works as well (or at all).
If what you heard was in relation to TrackMania, the term means something completely different. In TrackMania, cars can literally ride on their sides on walls if they have sufficient speed/momentum. Special track parts (called blocks in TrackMania) can allow cars to ride vertical walls that can even loop overhead.


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This spring unfolding with orderly arrivals
|Rose-breasted-grosbeak. Credit: Mark Szantyr
Trends are just that, however. Change seldom occurs in a linear, unaltered direction.
This spring has followed a more traditional pattern. Most arrivals have been on time or even a bit late in some cases. There have been some isolated early arrivals but nothing like last year.
Long-term and season-long trends aside, the weather in a given season can always fluctuate widely from day to day. Even in a spring that's warmer overall, there will be some unseasonably chilly days and days with cold, rainy weather.
As I looked at temperatures hovering below 40 on Tuesday morning, with some cold mist in the air, I thought about feeding birds. Birds are quite capable of dealing with inclement weather. They've done it for millennia, long before beneficent humans arrived on the scene.
But birds are also opportunistic. If you provide an easy food source, they're likely to take advantage of it.
That's why I always advise people who feed birds to keep the handouts going during spring migration. A wide array of species that winter far from Connecticut are returning to their breeding grounds, and some remarkably beautiful ones will readily come to feeders.
High on the list is the rose-breasted grosbeak, a finch equipped with a heavy, seed-cracking bill and a taste for sunflower seeds. A cold, rainy day in late April or in May, when migrants have been grounded, offers prime conditions for grosbeaks and other migrants to visit feeders.
Another seed eater, the indigo bunting, is also a potential visitor, although it probably won't show up until May.
Baltimore orioles and scarlet tanagers, species as colorful as anything North America has to offer, will also visit feeders. Seeds aren't their primary fare, but under difficult conditions they'll partake. What they like much better is fruit, so any offering of oranges, grapes or apples on a tray feeder increases the chances of attracting them.
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Hi everybody,
We know the definition of a cone in a Real Banach Space. I want to know if there is any definition for a cone in an abstract metric space. Have you ever seen such definition anywhere?
Thanks in advance.
Hi everybody,
We know the definition of a cone in a Real Banach Space. I want to know if there is any definition for a cone in an abstract metric space. Have you ever seen such definition anywhere?
Thanks in advance.
There is a natural definition of cone in the context of pointed metric spaces:
Here, $(\lambda X,p)$ denotes the metric space obtained from $(X,p)$ by multiplying the distance function by $\lambda$. Also isometric should be understood in the pointed category, i.e., $(X,x_0)$ and $(Y,y_0)$ are isometric if there exists a distance preserving map $f\colon X\to Y$ such that $f(x_0)=y_0$. This is, for example, the definition you can find in the book by Burago, Burago & Ivanov, Def 8.2.1. It also coincides with the definition in a Banach space setting.
Obviously, you can then say that a subspace $(X,p)$ of your metric space $(\bar X,p)$ is a cone if it is a cone as an abstract metric space...
First of all, the notion of $cone$ is a purely algebraic stuff, and not a metrical one. The $cone$ is naturally defined in the framework of $linear$ spaces, and not of Banach spaces. One can introduce, e.g., various "natural'' cones in a Hilbert space, without using its norm.
However, if $\left(X,\, d\right)$is a complete metric space, and $\psi:X\rightarrow\left[\,0,\,\infty\right)$is a lower semicontinuous function, then the partial ordering on $X$ defined by $x\preccurlyeq y$ iff $d\left(x,y\right)\leq\psi\left(y\right)-\psi\left(x\right)$is very useful in proving the Caristi-Kirk Fixed Point Theorem.
Another metrical variant would be to use the Ralph DeMarr' cone http://projecteuclid.org/DPubS/Repository/1.0/Disseminate?handle=euclid.pjm/1103034358&view=body&content-type=pdf_1, combined with an Arens-Eells embedding.
Maybe this works: given a point $p$ and a subset $A$ of your metric space $(X,d)$ define the cone on $A$ from $p$ to be all points that lie between $p$ and $A$, that is all points $x$ with $d(p,a)=d(p,x)+d(x,a)$ for some $a\in A$.
You can isometrically embed any metric space into a Banach space via the Arens-Eells theorem (original: http://projecteuclid.org/DPubS?service=UI&version=1.0&verb=Display&handle=euclid.pjm/1103043959 simpler proof by E. Michael: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2034516?origin=JSTOR-pdf ). This embedding is, in some sense, canonical. Convex conse are well-defined in Banach spaces, so you could say that a point x is in the convex cone generated by x_1, ... x_n in the original metric space if f(x) is in the cone of f(x_1), ..., f(x_n) -- where f is the Arens-Eells embedding.
EDIT: As pointed out by Pete below, it seems I misunderstood the question, so what I write below is not relevant. Apologies!
This is not the general answer, but in riemannian geometry there is a notion of cone. If $(M,g)$ is a riemannian manifold, then its metric cone is $\mathbb{R}^+ \times M$, with $\mathbb{R}^+$ the positive real half-line parametrised by $r>0$, with metric $$dr^2 + r^2 g$$ The best example is of course $(M,g)$ the unit sphere in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and its cone is then $\mathbb{R}^n \setminus \lbrace 0\rbrace$. In this case (and in this case only) the metric extends smoothly to the origin, but in general the apex of the cone is singular.
This is used as a local model for conical (!) singularities and there is a nice interplay between the geometry of $M$ and that of its cone. The most dramatic use of the cone I know is that it turns the problem of determining which riemannian spin manifolds admit real Killing spinors into a holonomy problem, namely the determination of which metric cones admit parallel spinors.
Some of this generalises to the pseudo-riemannian setting; although this is perhaps not as useful as in the riaemannian setting as the holonomy classification in indefinite signatures (except for lorentzian) is still lacking.
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It is rare for me to get to the cinema, partly because the cost of taking the family is prohibitive, but mainly because too many UK cinema goers seem to spend their time giggling and chatting throughout a film, rustling food and sweet bags and making the place reek of burger and chips. The youngsters behind me on this occasion (when I took the family to see Skyfall) also left the largest collection of rubbish I have ever seen in a cinema (including spilled popcorn on the floor) for someone else to clean up. It really puts me off going. It is mildly annoying when it happens in an undemanding film like Skyfall, but seriously aggravating when it happens in a film in which I would like to immerse myself (talkers and eaters disrupted Little Dorrit and Agora when I saw these in the cinema).
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Rational Man: A Modern Interpretation of Aristotelian Ethics
Liberty Fund, Jan 1, 2003 - Philosophy - 172 pages
Forty years after its original publication, Liberty Fund brings back to print Henry Veatch's path-breaking popular presentation of virtue ethics. This modern interpretation of Aristotelian ethics is a natural for undergraduate philosophy courses. It is also an engaging work for the expert and the beginner alike, offering a middle ground between existential and analytic ethics.
Veatch argues for the existence of ethical knowledge, and he reasons that this knowledge is grounded in human nature. Yet he contends that the moral life is not merely one of following rules or recipes, nor is human well-being something simple. Rather, the moral life, which Veatch calls "rational or intelligent living," is the life of practical wisdom where individual judgment of the particular and the contingent is paramount. Veatch's Rational Man offers a pluralistic understanding of human well-being without lapsing into moral relativism.
For those interested in morality and liberty, Rational Man offers fertile ground for developing an account of free and responsible persons. It has profoundly influenced the work of Den Uyl, Campbell, Machan, Miller, Mack, and many others.
Henry Babcock Veatch (1911–1999) was born in Evansville, Indiana, and educated at Harvard. He was recognized as one of the leading neo-Aristotelian philosophers of the twentieth century. Besides Rational Man, he was the author of Intentional Logic; Realism and Nominalism Revisited; Aristotle: A Contemporary Appreciation; and many others.
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Charlotte baseball fell twice at home to Saint Louis on Championship Saturday and finished as runners-up at the 2013 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championships at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium. The Billikens captured the title by virtue of a 5-4 win in game one and a 7-4 result in game two in front of a sold out crowd of 1,136 fans. SLU improved to 41-19 and received the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals. Charlotte's season is over at 37-23.
Following the contest, the 49ers landed three players, sophomore Brad Elwood (Indian Trail, N.C. / Piedmont HS), redshirt senior Tony Montalbano (New Orleans, La. / Bossier Parish JC) and senior pitcher John Hamilton (Strongsville, Ohio) to the 2013 All-Tournament Team.
The 49ers gave up an unearned run in the second inning and could not get the offense going against starter Clay Davis, who held Charlotte to a one-hit shutout last Friday in Saint Louis.
The Billikens added a second run in the fifth on a solo homer from first baseman Mike Vigliarolo before scoring three in the sixth on four hits.
Charlotte rallied in the top of the seventh for four runs, starting with a three-run home run from Grant Dunnegan (Clearwater, Kan. / Hutchinson CC), his second of the season, down the right field line. Senior Shane Basen (Waxhaw, N.C. / Marvin Ridge HS) doubled in Michael Green (Richmond, Va. / Thomas Dale HS), who had earlier singled to left with two outs.
Charlotte got runners on in the eighth and ninth, but could not push them across, forcing the "winner-take-all" final game in the double-elimination format.
Smith got the win to improve to 8-2, allowing 11 hits and four runs in eight innings. Freshman Matt Eckelman got his fourth save of the season by retiring the only two batters he faced in the ninth.
The loss went to Charlotte's Corey Roberts (Charlotte, N.C. / Olympic HS), who recorded his first decision of the year (0-1). In five innings, tying his longest outing of the year, he allowed eight hits and two runs, one of them earned, with two walks and three strikeouts.
Redshirt freshman catcher Brett Lang (Charlotte, N.C. / Ardrey Kell HS) had the team high of three hits for Charlotte. In the opening game and Dunnegan's three RBI were a career-high total and led all players in the contest.
Saint Louis again scored first, touching up Charlotte starter Wes Hatley (Norwood, N.C. / South Stanly HS) for three runs in the third on an RBI single and a two-run home run from outfielder Alex Kelly.
A solo homer in the fifth from outfielder Michael Bozarth preceded another solo blast in the fifth, from designated hitter Steve Fernandez, to push the lead out to 5-0.
The 49ers again put together a four-run inning, this one in the bottom of the sixth, thanks to three Billikens errors and a Lang RBI single to pull the game back to within one.
Saint Louis then plated two runs in the seventh to finish the scoring and salt away the title.
Hatley took the loss (2-3) after four innings, allowing six hits and three runs.
Saint Louis starter Joe Powell got the win to improve to 4-0. In five innings, he scattered five hits and a walk, allowing one unearned run, with four strikeouts.
Gallello, Lang and junior Justin Seager (Kannapolis, N.C. / Northwest Cabarrus HS) all had two hits to lead Charlotte in the game.
Charlotte has won 35 or more game in six of the last eight seasons and will begin a new stretch in Conference USA starting next February.
NOTES: Montalbano hit .500 (8-for-16) in the five games of the tournament, while Elwood collected seven RBI to lead the team… The 49ers finished 11-9 in their 20 one-run games this season… The Niners finished 9-18 when the opponent scored first in the game… They were also 9-16 when the opponent scored five or more runs… Charlotte tied the school record with 29 home wins (29-11 at home) and set a new school mark with 39,604 fans attending Charlotte contests at Hayes Stadium… The 49ers averaged 990 fans per game in 40 home dates.


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7 Popular 'Chick Flicks' That Secretly Hate Women
Hollywood filmmakers like their women like they like their coffee: shrill, stupid and submissive. And usually not black.
As evidence, all you need to do is look at the "romantic" movies which are targeted toward women, yet somehow embrace every negative assumption about females that males have ever dreamed up. Movies like...
#7. What Women Want
In what we've determined to be an actual documentary, Mel Gibson is an alcoholic, cigar-chomping, divorced chauvinist prone to unsolicited butt-slapping and overt boob-ogling. After electrocuting himself while in a drunken stupor, Mel awakens to find he can hear the women's thoughts--because that's totally how electrocution works, right? Imagine his shock when he hears what a prick all the ladies around him think he is.
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How Does This Hate Women?
According the lady-thoughts of this movie, most women are either:
A. Mindless, shallow shells of nothingness; their empty skulls filled with sleepyheaded flies lolling around musing banalities such as whether or not they left the coffee pot on, or
B. Obsessed, either positively or negatively, with Mel Gibson. His butt, his sorry attitude, his crotch. All Mel, all the time. It's like a Jewish nightmare inside the heads of the women in this movie. The only way our leading lady distinguishes herself is by managing not to immediately fall for the guy who coined the phrase "Sugar Tits." Of course, when she finds out that he's been reading her mind without letting on that he was literally reading her mind, she melts like warm, implausible butter.
Above: Something women find irresistible.
To be fair, this is Mel Gibson's movie. We couldn't expect the women to all be mulling over conditions on the ground in Sarajevo or whatever. But it was also Helen Hunt's movie. Back in 2000, the year that Helen Hunt played every single leading role of every movie produced, including Highlander: End Game. If leering at Mel Gibson's crotch was the best Helen Hunt could do in the year 2000, then the women of Hollywood should just give up now. They had their chance. Game over.
Accepting her award for the year 2000.
#6. Twilight
In Twilight, a boring-ass twitchy girl named Bella falls in love with a shiny vampire named Edward. And for some reason not explained by the movie, he loves her back. So just be your clumsy, mouth-breathing selves ladies. Someday, if you're skinny enough, someone exotic will love you for just being "you."
And How Does This Hate Women?
Take the vampirism from this movie and all you're left with is Ike and Tina right before Tina refuses to eat the cake. Edward stomps, broods, sneers and snidely tells his love interest to fuck off, but that's just the forbidden fruit angle Bella needs to stand around like a dumbass waiting for her stalker/boyfriend to confess his love/violent lust for her tasty blood. He'll confess a few MURDERS while he's at it. Bella sees his murderous lust and raises him a dead-eyed vacant stare and the flippant assurance that he'd never hurt her. This entire movie is one black-eyed-teen away from being a PSA from 1989.
I've killed people before.
It does not matter.
I wanted to kill you at first. I've never wanted a human's blood so much, before.
I trust you.
Any girl with the self-esteem of a shoe would call it a day right there. And the next time a Cracked intern with a violent boyfriend hobbles into the office on a broken leg with a cockamamie story about falling down the stairs, then out the window, we're going to believe her. Thanks, Twilight.
Bella and Edward, circa 1975
#5. Because I Said So
Diane Keaton is a single mom to three accomplished adult daughters and, like most moms, she can't sleep at night over fear that her youngest child isn't gettin' any penis. So she starts a quest to find her daughter the perfect mate (penis-wise). Along the way she meets a penis of her own, and we all get to listen to some frank, eye-gougingly graphic sexy talk blaring from the rambling mouth of Grannie Hall.
Still, we have an older, single woman who successfully raised her daughters and has a seemingly healthy relationship with all of them. Kudos, Hollywood. Let's get you that cookie.
And How Does This Hate Women?
Did we mention that Diane Keaton is a shrilly, hen-pecking, shrieking pterodactyl version of a person? Whereas her new beau (penis) played by Stephen Collins is just a regular, salt of the Earth kind of guy? Think your girl is sweet now? It won't be too long before she's a nagging, screeching frump of quadruple-stranded pearls and estrogen... yet still arrogant enough to think she's smarter than everyone else in the room when it comes to love.
But what was really whack about this movie is the underlying assumption that the daughter needed a man in the first place. And that the single, seemingly successful mother was so so so fervent in her belief that her single, successful daughter needed a man that she desperately placed an Internet ad looking for one. Because it was 2007 and someone had to fight off the bears who attack the homestead, right?
You don't have a boyfriend in there, do you?
We can only conclude that the single, successful mother's life has been an aborted travesty of hopelessness and deprivation for her to stoop so low.
Being single is like an abortion. Something that's unholy and evil, Michael.
#4. Memoirs of a Geisha
Zhang Ziyi vows to learn the art of the geisha in order to win the affections of an older man who bought her a snow cone when she was 10.
Half of the Cracked staff would turn gay tricks for a piece of this action.
Thanks to her blue eyes and stupid gobs of face beauty, Ziyi rises above the geisha rabble, World War II and some wicked cruel pimp-madams to eventually get her man. This is a movie with good intentions, and a lot of care is taken to describe geishas as anything but fancy hookers, since they can sing and dance and hold a conversation. Maybe if your parents sold you to a whorehouse you wouldn't be so judging.
And How Does This Hate Women?
Other than our heroine, just about every woman in this movie is one ripped kimono away from shredding the faces off of her rivals with her elegant geisha claws; devouring their featureless heads with her blood-red mouths, then vomiting their half-digested skulls onto their headless bodies, just out of spite. When not getting set on fire, Ziyi gets the white make-up slapped off her face, which is a very hard thing to accomplish. It's not the men of the world Ziyi has to fight to get ahead, it's the women. And if we were up against these women, we'd probably just fall on the sword and call it a day.
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Who really made the Chualar crop circle?UPDATED 11:23 PM PST Dec 30, 2013
So far no one, terrestrial or extra-terrestrial, has come forward to claim responsibility. But local Chualar residents may have the answer.Video Transcript
WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH WHAT SOME ARE CALLING A MESSAGE FROM OUTER SPACE, WHILE OTHERS SAY IT IS A VERY COMPLEX AND TIME CONSUMING HOAX. THIS MORNING AN INTRICATE CROP CIRCLE WAS DISCOVERED IN CHUALAR AND IT HAS GRABBED THE CENTRAL COAST'S ATTENTION. WITH A CLOSER LOOK AND INFO ON WHO MAY BE BEHIND IT..... HERE'S ACTION NEWS REPORTER TOM MILLER WITH OUR TOP STORY. ## THIS INTRICATE PATTERN OF CIRCLES AND SQUARES SEEMINGLY APPEARED OVERNIGHT. SPOTTED MONDAY MORNING BY A PLANE FLYING OVERHEAD, WORD SPREAD OF THE MYSTERIOUS DESIGN AND PEOPLE BEGAN SHOWING UP... DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET A GLIMPSE OF THE CROP CIRCLE. 18:13 I've always heard about it on the news and pictures and stuff so I've got to see this thing first hand 18:15 :25 I was hoping we'd be allowed in there because from what I've read when you go inside a real crop circle you can feel the energy :32 HOWEVER THE PROPERTY OWNER HIRED SECURITY GUARDS TO KEEP OUT THE CROWDS... ONLY ALLOWING MEDIA TO TOUR THE AREA. 4:03 This plant is about two feet tall, we're told it's barley and you can see it's all folded over, in the same direction. It's hard to tell how big this whole thing is from an aerial perspective. NAT - helicopter 5:33 Back down here, I'm one side of the crop circle, my camera man is on the other side and you can see this thing is at least a couple hundred feet wide 5:40 NAT- Youtube video A YOUTUBE VIDEO WAS POSTED MONDAY SHOWING STRANGE BURSTS OF GREEN LIGHT NEAR THE CROP CIRCLE. HOWEVER THERE ARE SEVERAL LOCALS HERE WHO SAY THEY WITNESSED PEOPLE WORKING IN THIS VERY SPOT LAST WEEK. :26 There were some extension ladders on the telephone poles that we had noticed several days ago and there were a crew of about 20-30 people out in the field :34 18:42 Everytime I drove by I saw them either parked over there or just people in the field walking around, and it looked like they had little GPSs or something 18:50 THOUGH THERE ARE STILL PLENTY HERE INTRIGUED BY THE LARGER THAN LIFE DESIGN. 16:28 It's almost magical and phenomenal 16:32 LOOKING MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS ABOUT WHO OR WHAT CREATED IT. TOM MILLER REPORTING WE CHECKED WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TONIGHT AND IT SAYS THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED TO THE CROP CIRCLE. ### ARE YOU READY TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR? ORGANIZERS OF THE
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no Crown Prince chairs Cabinet session Crown Prince Nayef holds weekly Cabinet meeting in Riyadh
Crown Prince chairs Cabinet session (11/21/11)
November 21, 2011
Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz began the weekly Cabinet session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh today by welcoming the body's newest member, Minister of Defense Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, and wishing him every success. On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince expressed gratitude to God for the ease and comfort with which pilgrims were able to perform Hajj rituals this year. He thanked all the people and organizations that served during the Hajj season and stated, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will spare no effort in order to facilitate Hajj rituals for every Muslim."
Turning to foreign affairs, the Cabinet discussed the latest developments at the Arab, regional, and international levels. It hailed the efforts exerted by the Arab League to address the situation in Syria, stressing the importance of providing protection for Syrian civilians and ending the deadly violence. The Cabinet called upon the Syrian government to fully implement the commitments agreed to under the Arab Action Plan.
Next, the Cabinet welcomed the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the resolution submitted by the Kingdom condemning terrorist attacks against diplomats, citing in particular the assassination plot against the Saudi Ambassador to the United States. The support expressed by so many nations for the resolution reflects the strong will to strengthen international cooperation to fight terrorism, it noted.
The Cabinet condemned the decision by the Israeli authorities to speed up construction of housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank in response to the recognition of Palestine as a full member of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It stressed that such actions reveal Israel's lack of seriousness regarding the peace process.
On the domestic front, the Cabinet reviewed a number of activities that took place in the Kingdom this week, including the 2011 Energy Dialogue Forum, which was organized by King Abdullah Center for Petroleum Studies and Research, and the celebrations surrounding Universal Children's Day.
Addressing its remaining agenda items, the Cabinet ordered a number of measures be taken regarding the royal decree No. A/61, dated 13/4/1432 H., regarding the job-seekers bursary program; approved a proposal to add members to the Environment Administration Council; authorized the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the King Abdulaziz Foundation to sign a memorandum of cooperation with the International Institute for Muslim Unity in Malaysia; authorized the Minister of Foreign Affairs to sign a draft agreement for cooperation in the fields of agriculture, livestock and fisheries with the Ukraine and any other countries with which the Foreign Ministry agrees to negotiate; approved the amendment of the 2nd and 15th articles of the commercial mortgage regulation; and approved the amendment of the royal decree M/14, dated 16/4/1421 H., concerning the arrangement of repayment of preferred debt in the case of bankruptcy.
The Cabinet approved the appointments of Abdulrahman Al-Aidan as Planning Advisor at the Command of the General Staff (15th rank); Prince Fahad Al-Muqrin as Director General of Water in Makkah Province at the Ministry of Water and Electricity (15th rank); Jaber Al-Shehri as Undersecretary for Fisheries at the Ministry of Agriculture (15th rank); Abdullah Al-Dhuwaihi as Advisor to the Civil Service at the Ministry of Civil Service (15th rank); Ali Al-Salem as Management Advisor at the Ministry of Defense (14th rank); Mishary Al-Angari as Director General of Administration and Finance at the Ministry of Municipalities and Rural Affairs (14th rank); Saleh Al-Debasi as Assistant Undersecretary for Budget and Management Affairs at the Ministry of Finance (14th rank); and Mohammed Al-Khatib as Legal Advisor at the Ministry of Finance (14th rank).
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Shepaug's Kelly makes switch from guard to center with ease
Already an All-State soccer and tennis player, Shepaug sophomore center Caroline Kelly's versatility is helping her on the basketball court.
Kelly is currently the leading scorer in the Berkshire League, averaging 14.7 points per game through 11 games, a major jump from when she scored only a few points a game as a freshman.
The 5-foot-11 Kelly's defensive-minded skills also stand out, according to Shepaug's first-year coach, Karen Puskas.
"Caroline is probably better defensively right now," said Puskas, noting that Kelly has 48 blocks and 37 steals. "She's very well-rounded. What happened was a growth spurt. She's found herself as a very competitive and dominating player as a sophomore. She's learning how to use her body."
Growing up, Kelly played primarily guard, but is adapting well to playing the post position.
"Caroline was thrown into a big leadership role and is playing like senior," said Puskas. "The other night, I asked to her bring up the ball and she said, 'OK.' If you said to run through a wall, she would say, 'How fast?' Caroline's willing to do whatever it takes to be the best and whatever is best for the team."
Puskas called Kelly "just a natural athlete."
"You don't get to see too many three-sport athletes at the high school level who compete well and can be dominating like she is in soccer and tennis," added Puskas. "Give us two years and she can be very powerful on the basketball court. She's learning on the fly. We're fine-tuning her game. Caroline has improved a lot since Thanksgiving and will continue to improve and grow."
Perhaps her best attribute is her upbeat personality.
"Caroline always has a smile on her face," said Puskas. "She's quietly competitive."
Leader by example: Just a percentage point behind Kelly in scoring at 14.6 ppg., Housatonic senior guard Heather Kearns continues to be among the league's best players.
Last season, Kearns was a first-team All-BL selection.
"Heather's doing a great job as a good all-around player," said Housatonic coach Frank Hadsell. "Offensively, she's definitely improved, and she's always been a good defensive player and very heady. She's also a much better rebounder. She's taking things very seriously."
Hadsell, who coached Kearns on a seventh- and eighth-grade travel team, isn't surprised by anything she does on the court.
"Heather was always a year ahead of her time," said Hadsell. "She always gives 100 percent every day, every practice and every game. She doesn't leave anything in the bag."
Plenty of potential: In the Naugatuck Valley League, Sacred Heart's Mikyla Jacobs leads the scoring race at 18.5 ppg. Derby guard Rebecca Adanti is second at 17.4 ppg. followed by Crosby forward Za'Nayia Love (17.0) and Kennedy guard Lynadia Whiting (16.4).
A sophomore, Whiting earned All-Copper and All-City honors as a freshman.
"Lynadia was very productive last season," said Kennedy coach Jen Deeley "She has great court sense and a high basketball IQ. She has really a strong competitiveness and tries to makes all of the players around her even better. She's become more of a leader this year and taken more control of the team."
Deeley also had plenty of praise for Adanti, a junior.
"Adanti is an excellent shooter and an excellent free-throw shooter," said Deeley.
Last week, Adanti scored 20 points in a 61-40 loss to Kennedy. Whiting had 14 points.
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KILLEEN (October 30, 2012)--The City of Killeen is offering residents a safe alternative to door-to-door trick-or-treating from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
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Children should dress in costume and bring bags to hold their candy.
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This is the image I was concerned about when I mentioned "drift" after leveling the NN5L. It appeared to me to be "significant." But, from what I can see I did not have to be concerned. So the question is how much drift can the NN5L tolerate?
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If you are looking to get a copy of a Florida birth, death, or marriage certificate you can send a personal check or money order to:
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P.O. Box 210
1217 Pearl Street (32202)
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042
The check should be made payable to the Office of Vital Statistics. A copy of a birth certificate is $9.00, a death or marriage certificate is $5.00. All letters or applications must include the signature, relationship/eligibility stated, and a copy of a valid PICTURE ID of the applicant. The telephone number to call to find out current fees is (904) 359-6900, keep in mind that it is a recorded message. For more information on retrieving records you can go to http://www.doh.state.fl.us. If you are looking for records from any other state you can go to National Center for Health Statistics.
Social Security Card
If you lost your social security card or never received one you can go to socialsecurity.gov and fill out an application for one. You can take or mail the SS-5 to the nearest Social Security office. Make sure to take or mail the originals or certified copies of your supporting documents along with the form. You will need to prove U.S citizenship and identity by showing U.S. driver's license; State-issued non-driver identity card; or U.S. passport. If you already had a social security card your U.S. citizenship should be on file. If you are unsure where you can find the social security office or have any other social security related questions you can call 1-800-772-1213.
Copies of School Records
If you are looking for copies of your school records you can simply contact the office of that particular school and request copies. They may charge you for copies or you can go in to view any information they have. If you are having trouble with this your parent also has rights to view your records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, so just ask them to help you out.
Finishing High School
High School
Make an appointment with your school guidance counselor to talk about what classes you need to graduate. Ask them to give you a list. In Florida, you need either 18 or 24 credits to graduate, depending on the program you pick. Go to the Florida Department of Education website for more information.
Bright Futures Scholarships
In Florida, you can get free college tuition or partial tuition paid by the state. You can also get free vocational tuition. To find out how to qualify, go to the Bright Futures website.
If you are 18 or receive a waiver if you are 16 or 17, you can take the GED test instead of finishing high school. For more information about the GED, go to the Florida Literacy Coalition website.
IB and Magnet programs
A magnet school is a school that offers specialized classes in a certain subject. The word magnet is used to refer to a school that offers students from other schools the opportunity to come to that school to study the subject that school offers. You can be from a different school zone and still get to go to the magnet school to be in the program. Many districts provide free bus transportation. Some counties offer magnet programs for elementary, middle and high school. At the elementary level, they offer programs such as aviation, foreign languages, math, science or fine arts. At the middle school level, there is usually a huge variety of electives that allow students to learn about careers such as medicine, architecture and pilot. High schools have programs like medicine, finance, animal science, technology, hotel management, culinary arts, and many more. Magnet schools allow students to study in a smaller classroom environment without the pressure of large traditional classes.
The International Baccalaureate program is recognized worldwide. It allows students who graduate from it, to get scholarships to Florida colleges, and entrance into some of the most prestigious universities in the country. It is best to start in the pre-IB program in middle school. This is a challenging and demanding curriculum but for those dedicated students, it can be a wonderful opportunity.
Taking the SAT/ACT
These tests are college entrance exams so if you plan on going to college you must take one of these tests. There are a few ways to prepare for these tests. You can:
-Take a mini free test online to practice and see where you need more help.
-Get a free study guide. You high school counselor might have one. If not, you can get one at the public library.
-Take the PSAT at school. This test is usually around ten dollars and is given at your high school while you are in eleventh grade usually in October.
- Take a prep course. Contact your nearest college or high school guidance counselor to get a list of some of the places that offer SAT or ACT prep services.
The tests are given a few times a year and you must register for the tests in advance. Here is the link for the dates for the SAT, http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/calenfees.html. Here is the link for the dates for the ACT, http://www.actstudent.org/regist/currentdates.html. Make sure to take a practice exam and get enough sleep before the test!
Attending College
Once you get accepted into a college you will want to fill out the FAFSA (free application for federal student aid) form, you can find it here. This will allow you to receive money, if possible, for college. The questions on the form have to do with your parents' finances. You can be awarded financial aid including, Pell grants, Stafford loans, PLUS loans and work study programs.
Filling out Applications
Sometimes filling out a college application can get a little overwhelming, especially the really long applications. On the other hand some schools have very short applications. Most applications can be submitted electronically or mailed into the school. The first part of applications collects general information such as name, social security number, and area of which you plan to study. It will also ask for test scores to be sent in (such as the SAT/ACT). The second part of most applications asks you to introduce yourself. This can sometimes be in the form of an essay or recommendation letters. It will also ask you if you participated in extracurricular activities such as sports or clubs. And finally, your high school transcripts will be required. You can have your high school send them directly to the university(s) of choice. Make sure to make yourself stand out from others. Remember universities and colleges receive thousands of applications so make it an application an admissions person will not want to pass over!
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Drug and alcohol class, Documents needed, How to get the manual
If you are between the ages of 15 and 17, you can obtain a Restricted License (learners permit). In order to get this you must take a DATA course (class on drugs, alcohol, and traffic awareness). The class is now offered online. Click here for the website. Then you need to obtain a Florida driver's handbook to prepare for the DMV test. You can pick this handbook up at any DMV office or you can order it here. It's free. You just pay for shipping, if you order it online. Once you have studied, you can go into your local DMV to take the test. Once you have passed the test, they will give you a vision test, and then you will receive your learner's permit. You must have your learner's permit for 12 months, where you can only drive with someone over the age of 21 between the hours of 6am to 10pm before you get your regular license.
To get your regular Florida drivers license, you must pass the DATA class and the written DMV test. Then you can make an appointment to take the actual driving test. When going to take the test you should bring with you your DATA class completion form and two forms of identification to show your birthday and social security number. The primary identification must be an original or certified birth certificate or social security card. There also is a fee required. Check with your local DMV for the exact amount.Florida DMV online is a good website to browse through if you have any other questions regarding your drivers license.
Car Insurance
Florida law requires every car to be insured. When you register your vehicle you are required to show proof of insurance. Insurance.com and InsureMe.com are two websites the DMV suggests for finding the best rate on auto insurance for you. They will help you compare quotes and save, and they are free!
Volunteer Work
Volunteering is always important when applying for a job or applying to college. It gives you credibility that most managers and colleges like to see, as well as adding impact to your resume. Most newspapers have lists of where you can volunteer. Your school, church, or even where you work may also have other opportunities you might enjoy. Some organizations that always need volunteers are American Red Cross, Hands on Orlando, SPCA of central Florida, and Habitat for Humanity.