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CHICAGO -- Wells-Gardner Electronics Corp. said its net sales for 2013 increased to $57.9 million, or 13.3%, compared with $51.1 million in 2012. Video lottery terminal sales in the fourth quarter were $6.4 million and $21.6 million for the full year, compared to $4.4 million and $6.6 million, respectively, for the fourth quarter and full year 2012.
WGE's full-year income was $651,000, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared with net income of $164,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, in 2012; an increase of 397%. Long-term debt totaled $1.6 million, compared with $3.7 million at Dec. 31, 2012. Free cash flow generated by the company was approximately $1.8 million for the year.
"Revenue for the year of $57.9 million was in line with our prior guidance," said WGE chairman and chief executive Anthony Spier. "[Record] VLT sales for the quarter were positively impacted by delivering orders that were delayed in the previous quarter. Demand for VLT units continued to be strong throughout the entire year despite the delay of orders in the third quarter."
Spier also reported that WGE experienced 3% growth in its parts business to the gaming industry last year.
Based on its best estimates and information available at this time, WGE management believes the company's full-year 2014 net sales will be between $53 million and $57 million, compared with $57.9 million in 2013, with the first quarter of 2014 expected to be the "most challenging quarter of the year."
Founded in 1925, Wells-Gardner Electronics Corp. is a distributor and manufacturer of color video monitors and other related distribution products for a variety of markets including manufacturers of gaming machines and coin-op videogames, and other display integrators. The company's American Gaming & Electronics Inc. subsidiary is a parts distributor to more than 700 casinos in North America, and has offices in Nevada, New Jersey, Florida and Illinois. AGE is also a licensed distributor of video gaming terminals in Illinois.


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AN EASY WEEKEND TO PLAN: It is Super Bowl Weekend, so what can we tell you? Turn the TV to KNBC Channel 4 and wait till 3:30 p.m. Sunday for the kickoff. In the intervening hours you might want to smash some avocados, figure out what constitutes a layer in a seven-layer bean dip, grab a case of Tecate and fill a bowl with some pork rinds. That's all you need to know. What could go wrong?
THING NO. 1 THAT CAN GO WRONG: Your TVs all break. Or maybe the cable goes out. At any rate, you find yourself without a TV. You can throw your imagination out the window and go to a sports bar, or try something completely different, like watching the game on a jet.
Our Man in the Airplane Biz says Super Bowl Sunday is a great day to fly, because hardly anybody does. JetBlue, with its seatback TVs (and tons of sports channels, including the NFL Network), is offering $1 drink specials starting at kickoff time (3:30, remember?).
THING NO. 2 THAT CAN GO WRONG: Your TVs all break and you're afraid to fly. Well, your computer still works, right? No? OK, then you have a smartphone. Nobody has broken TVs, fear-of-flying and a computer that doesn't work without at least having a smartphone. Any device you might have that can pick up the Internet can pick up the Super Bowl on NFL.com, which will be streaming the game live.
THING NO. 3 THAT CAN GO WRONG: You don't care about the Super Bowl at all.
Really? That happens? Well, there's always Disneyland. Disney officials never address the ages-old myth/nonmyth of the park being more or less crowded on game day. Snopes.com says the statement that Disneyland is less crowded on Super Bowl Sunday is false, but as every crackpot wacko-backer in Limbaughland will tell you, Snopes is not to be trusted.
Our Woman at Disneyland tells us that the place tends to be marginally less crowded on Super Bowl Sunday, which makes us doubt that we have an American-born president.
OTHER DAYS: Of course there are other days of the weekend besides Sunday. Take today, just to pull one out of a hat. It's yet another First Friday, which seem to come around with a lot more frequency than the other Fridays.
That means it's time for the monthly evening street bash in Bixby Knolls on Atlantic between Bixby Road and San Antonio Drive. It's the Mardi Gras version, so collect your beads at various stores (keep your shirt on!), buy a slab of King Pie, make a mask, check out the Sultans Car Club and an awful lot more.
Also today, but stretching clear into Saturday is the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center. It's like what your counting room would look like if you had serious money: Ancient (and latter-day) coins, sheets of paper money, gems, silver and gold! Gold, we tell you!
Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is $8 (good for both days).
FRIDAY PLAYLIST: We're going all Black History Month with the Playlist for February. It's sort of problematic, though, because it's difficult to find any good black musicians through history. We did manage to dig up a few, though, after a lot of hard work and research.
1. "On the Sunny Side of the Street," Louis Armstrong
2. "Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
3. "If You Don't Know Me By Now," Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
4. "Freddie's Dead," Curtis Mayfield
5. "What's Going On," Dirty Dozen Brass Band feat. Chuck D
7. "Superstition," Stevie Wonder
8. "Five Long Years," Buddy Guy
9. "Try a Little Tenderness," Otis Redding
10. "I'll Be There," Michael Jackson
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Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy: Growth Hormone Trial and Cognitive/Behavioral Assessments
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We, the researchers, have found that growth hormone deficiency is very common in patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a, which falls under the broader condition termed Albright hereditary osteodystrophy. Patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a typically are short and obese. Some of these patients are not short during childhood, but due to a combination of factors, they end up short as adults. We are evaluating the effect of growth hormone treatment in those patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a who are found to be growth hormone deficient. We hypothesize that growth hormone deficiency may contribute to the short stature and obesity found in this condition. We are also evaluating the effect of growth hormone on patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a who are not growth hormone deficient (i.e., growth hormone sufficient) in those who had been on study drug through R01 FD003409 or who meet the criteria of idiopathic short stature or SGA.
We are also evaluating neurocognitive and psychosocial functioning in participants with AHO in order to determine the specific impairments that are most common in the condition and to determine the best approach toward management.
Funding source -- Growth hormone study: FDA OOPD [R01 FD003409 (which has ended) and R01 FD002568 (which has ended)] Cognitive/behavior: NICHD R21 HD078864
|Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
|Drug: Growth hormone Drug: Growth Hormone
|Phase 2 Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Study of Growth Hormone Use in Patients With Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a and Assessment of Cognitive/Behavioral Status in Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
- PHP1a: Effect of GH on height, growth velocity, final height in children. Effect on weight, BMI, lipids, self-esteem in all ages. [ Time Frame: until achieve final height (approximately 12-15 years) ]
- Cognitive and behavioral function in Albright hereditary osteodystrophy [ Time Frame: participant will be assessed on day 1; assessment may extend into day 2 ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 2003
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2025
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|October 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Growth hormone
Growth hormone use in PHP1a.
For GH deficient PHP1a participants, the GH use is under FDA-approved indications, and the GH is considered as treatment (not study drug).
For GH sufficient PHP1a participants (all are children), the GH use is considered as study drug unless the patient meets the criteria of idiopathic short stature (in which case the GH is considered an FDA-approved treatment).
Drug: Growth hormone
Growth hormone
Other Names:Drug: Growth Hormone
Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (growth hormone deficient): subcutaneous form, 0.15 mg - 0.30 mg per kg per week divided into daily doses, titrated by response and IGF-1 levels. The duration is participant dependent.
For phase for growth hormone sufficient participants with PHP1a, dosage may be up to 0.37 mg per kg per week divided into daily doses subcutaneously, titrated by response and IGF-1 levels. The duration is participant dependent and also dependent on length of study and period of active recruitment.
For all GH-sufficient participants, the GH use is initiated in patients who are over 3 years of age and who are pre-pubertal provided that there are no contraindications to its use. [Enrollment for study drug has been completed and supply of study drug has ended.] As of now, the growth hormone sufficient participants must meet the criteria of idiopathic short stature or SGA indication in order to be considered for GH.
Other Names:
Detailed Description:
Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (PHP1a) is a disorder that causes many endocrine and developmental problems. To date, medical treatment has focused primarily on maintenance of normal serum levels of calcium, phosphorous, and thyroid hormone. However, these therapeutic interventions do not address the problems of short stature, obesity, and subcutaneous ossifications, which for many are a source of considerable morbidity and personal distress. These patients require frequent medical care, blood tests, and medication adjustments. PHP1a is an inherited condition with an estimated prevalence in the United States of 1:15,000- 20,000, and the studies that we propose provide an opportunity to improve the quality of life in affected patients. We have found that growth hormone (GH) deficiency is common in these patients, and our data suggest that GH testing should be part of their routine standard of care. We are investigating whether GH treatment can increase linear growth velocity and final adult height in children. We are also investigating whether GH treatment can reduce weight and improve a variety of metabolic disturbances and overall health in both children and adults.
GH deficiency not only leads to short stature and obesity, but also to osteoporosis, hyperlipidemia, depressed cardiac and renal function, as well as an overall lack of energy. It is quite possible that treatment of GH-deficient patients with PHP1a could improve any or all of the above problems. GH treatment has been FDA approved for use in both children and adults with GH deficiency. Therefore, it may be possible to provide improvement in health and overall quality of life in these patients.
Additionally, we have initiated a research study for which we are treating children with PHP1a who are not GH deficient (i.e., GH sufficient). The rationale is that GH treatment could maximize linear growth velocity prior to the premature bone fusion that occurs in this condition and potentially improve final adult height. The supply of growth hormone has ended for this study, and we are following those participants who were in this study and received the growth hormone supply.
This study also seeks to define the specific neurocognitive and psychosocial disabilities in individuals with AHO in order to develop therapies and improve quality of life.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|2 Months to 89 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria for GH study:
- Diagnosis of pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a
- For the portion of the study in which growth hormone is used for participants who are not growth hormone deficient (ie., growth hormone sufficient), the patient must be over 3 years of age (ie., after 3rd birthday) AND also be pre-pubertal at the time of GH initiation. As of now, the growth hormone sufficient participants must meet the criteria of idiopathic short stature or SGA indication.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Absence of above diagnosis
Inclusion for cognitive/behavioral studies:
- Confirmed diagnosis of Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a and Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
- Ages 6 - 65 yrs
- Absence of above
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00209235
|Contact: Emily L Germain-Lee, MD
|United States, Maryland
|Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Hospital
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
|Contact: Emily L Germain-Lee, MD 443-923-2703 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Emily L Germain-Lee, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|Emily L Germain-Lee, MD
|Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
|Responsible Party:
|Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00209235 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01FD002568 ( U.S. FDA Grant/Contract )
R01FD003409 ( U.S. FDA Grant/Contract )
R21HD078864 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|September 13, 2005
|Last Updated:
|August 23, 2016
Keywords provided by Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.:
Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a (PHP 1a)
Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Metal Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Calcium Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Plan C through Z? House Speaker Boehner's effort to pressure the White House into compromise with "Plan B," a proposal to retain 2001 tax rates on incomes below $1 million, died last night. The Speaker cancelled a vote on the plan when it was clear that it lacked enough support to pass. The Wall Street Journal reports:
After pulling his bill without taking a formal vote, Mr. Boehner unexpectedly disbanded the House until after Christmas, leaving behind
uncertainty about whether Congress and President Barack Obama would be able to avoid $500 billion in spending cuts and tax increases that begin in January.
So what now?
"The House did not take up the tax measure today because it did not have sufficient support from our members to pass," Mr. Boehner said in a written statement after a brief meeting with House Republicans. "Now it is up to the president to work with Senator Reid on legislation to avert the fiscal cliff."
Is it time to panic? Will we see a filing season delayed until the end of March, a big 2012 AMT hit, and tax increases all around? Joe Weisenthal at Business Insider says we aren't over the cliff yet:
Indeed. If Boehner couldn't even get the GOP to support a law that would let taxes revert on millionaires, how is he going to get GOP support on a deal that would let taxes revert on those making $250K or $400K, as the President would like to sign?
Here's the thing with that. Boehner doesn't need to get all of his caucus, because in the end, if Obama supports the ultimate compromise, then it's safe to say that the Democrats will bring about 100+ votes in the house to support the bill. And this was always true. It was always the case that the eventual compromise would see Boehner lose 70 or more Republicans, to be made up with Democrat support. So nothing changes on that front.
Fiscal Cliff Notes:
TaxProf, The Competing Obama and Boehner Tax Plans
Kay Bell, Republicans reject Boehner's fiscal cliff Plan B, House breaks for Christmas
TaxGrrrl, Boehner Fails To Push Through Plan B Before House Walks
Christopher Bergin, Fiscal Surrender (Tax.com):
So, I would suggest that while General Boehner wants things to look like he is negotiating a budget deal, he is actually seeking the best surrender terms that he can get. And if the President is a good enough general to understand his position, he will not try to over-exploit it.
Paul Neiffer, Farmers Might Delay Higher Tax Rates for Three Years? Thanks to income averaging, a trick available only for farmers, "…you might be able to earn $1 million from farming and have most of it still subject to the old lower tax rates" if rates go up next year.
Nanette Byrnes, Blue states lose: how avoiding the U.S. fiscal cliff hits some states harder than others (Tax Break)
Tax Policy Blog, Tax Cut Expiration Would Impact States Unevenly
Janet Novack, A Closer Look At Boehner's Plan B: Tax Hikes For Parents And Workers
Howard Gleckman, Should Working Class Families Pay Higher Tax so High Income People Can Pay Less? (TaxVox)
Jim Maule, The Postponed Pain of Foolish Tax and Spending Decisions
St. Louis area preparer "Tiger" Zerjav pleads guilty to tax crimes. A St. Louis-area CPA who survived an IRS effort to shut down his practice through a civil suit lost a much bigger fight yesterday. Frank "Tiger" Zerjav pleaded guilty to four tax crime counts in Federal District Court. Courthouse News Service reports:
Frank L. "Tiger" Zerjav Jr., 39, of Wildwood, Mo., pleaded guilty to four counts of tax evasion from 2001 to 2004, prosecutors said.
He and his father, Frank L. Zerjav Sr., were principals in two entities: Zerjav & Company, a full service accounting firm, and the Advisory Group USA, which offered tax planning and asset protection strategies. Zerjav admitted that he funneled his income into several S-corporations and failed to include that income on his tax returns.
The IRS attempted to enjoin the Zerjavs from tax practice in 2008, alleging that they set up S corporations for their clients and then deducted personal expenses on corporation tax returns — including a "Precious Moments" figurine collection. The Zerjavs settled under what appeared to be favorable terms in 2010.
The plea agreement is not yet public. Sentencing is set for March 26. Related: Copy of indictment.
Jason Dinesen, New Preparer Requirements on Earned Income Credit = Higher Fees for Clients. That's on top of the increase in fees that will result from the massive contraction of the preparer industry that we may be in for thanks to the IRS preparer regulation regime.
News you can use: Pot Business May Be Legal In Washington State But There Are Still Rules (Peter Reilly)
The Critical Question: Are Holiday Weddings a Form of Tax Planning? (Jana Luttenegger, Davis Brown Tax Law Blog):
Your marital status for tax purposes is determined as of December 31. That means if you get married on New Year's Eve, you are considered married for the entire year and can file as a married couple. Likewise, if a divorce is finalized by the end of the year, you will be considered unmarried for the entire year. Trust me, I am not the only one that has wondered if certain people getting married on New Year's Eve did it for tax purposes.
It's a special Friday Buzz at Robert D. Flach's place!
Madoff's brother sentenced on tax charges (Wall Street Journal, via Going Concern)
Not so Fat Joe not so good at taxes. A rapper who performs as "Fat Joe" is in tax trouble, reports AP. The story says Joseph Cartagena pleaded guilty yesterday to not reporting nearly $3 million in income over two years.
Oddly, he's not so fat, according to the story:
Wearing a navy suit, Cartagena looked fit and considerably slimmer than the former size that had earned him his rapper nickname. He has been very public about his efforts to shed weight after fellow rap stars died from obesity-related issues and was recently in Newark to speak to schoolchildren about health and fitness.
It's nice that the schools find such good role models for the kids.


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By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer
MUKILTEO — Volunteering isn't just for adults, as Olympic View Middle School students are eager to demonstrate.
The 12-, 13- and 14-year-olds have lent their helping hands to provide comfort to hospice patients, just one of the community service projects they've undertaken this school year.
Members of the HOPE Club decided to make "butterfly pillows," dozens and dozens of them.
The pillows are shaped in a way that they can support the neck, back, arms and legs of hospice patients.
Amanda Cook, 14, said that some members of the club were drawn to the project because they know hospice patients.
"For me personally … it was the idea of being able to help somebody who wasn't as well off as I was health-wise," she said.
Cook helped cut the material for the pillows and assisted with hand-sewing along the pillow's finishing edges.
She said she also helped teach some of the seventh-graders how to do the hand-sewing.
The students recently delivered large bags filled with 193 pillows to the Everett offices of Providence Hospice and Home Care of Snohomish County.
"They were really surprised by all our pillows," said Emma Harrison, 12, who is in seventh grade. Her tasks on the project including sewing and stuffing the pillows.
The class started on the project in September, she said.
"It's a good way to give back and not just think about yourself," said 13-year-old Laura Campbell, who is in eighth grade.
Providence Hospice and Home Care distributes 60 to 100 of these pillows a month, made by volunteers throughout the county.
"Those pillows are loved, well used," said Joanie Hemm, a volunteer support specialist with the nonprofit organization. "We're just really happy that they've taken on work for our organization for their project."
The HOPE Club has undertaken sewing projects for hospice for three years, but this year's delivery was the largest ever, said Cheryl Phillip, the club's adviser.
The hospice pillow project is just one of several projects the group is taking on this school year. It also organized a giving tree that helped provide food baskets at Thanksgiving and food and gifts for 15 families at Christmas, she said.
Christmas stockings were delivered to the Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County, and the YWCA's program, Pathways for Woman.
The latest project involves making blankets for Seattle Children's Hospital.
"Every child that spends the night at Children's gets a homemade blanket," Phillip said. "It gives them that extra love."
The club members are intent on giving without seeking recognition, she said. "They just want to give, and that's what makes their lives worth living."
Student Emma Harrison said she would like to keep on helping people. "When you do, and see the expression on their face, when you're doing it or it's done, it's priceless," she said. "It's just a great feeling to know that you've made someone's life so much better."
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19 August, 2011 09:30 by Simon O
Part Four: HTML Layouts
This is the final and perhaps the juiciest part in the series because it's where the design meets the code in a harmonious display of passion.
Alright, enough flowery language, let's have a look at how the 'species' page of the app works. This is the destination page your users will land on once they've selected an animal/item. On the iPad version of the Field Guide it's a single page that consists of all the details. On the iPhone/iPod app, these sections are split into individual tabs.
Once you've downloaded the code, you'll notice that we've chosen to lay out the details with HTML.
The detail view area consists of HTML (in a UIWebView container).
Image: Simon O'Shea
Source: MV
This allows you to easily change presentation, links and styling, but above all, it allows you to transfer an existing design to an iOS app if you already have a web-based version of your field guide. Vice versa, with a bit of tweaking and testing, it also allows you to transfer these layouts to the web or other mobile platforms.
So let's see what makes up a Species/Item page…
The Files
The Markup
If you're familiar with HTML, these layout template files should be pretty straightforward. For the iPad template, the page is divided into two main
s, with class names leftcolumn and rightcolumn. I've labelled these for identification practicality over formal semantics, so feel free to change the names if you're partial to the latter school of thought. These are set to float left in the stylesheet, next to one another.
The leftcolumn holds the  of each animal/item, containing the common and scientific names. This is followed by the main details, each of which has a heading (
), followed by a custom tag that tells the app where to insert specific animal data. The custom tag takes the form <%propertyname%>. For example, to display Distinctive Markings as a paragraph, you would insert the custom tag <%distinctive%> between paragraph tags.
eg:
<%distinctive%>

The taxonomic data of the animal is displayed as tabular data using a
 element.
You may notice that the map  tag is repeated in the back div of #distribution, seemingly printing two map images within the widget. This is to give consistent height to the Distribution widget when it is 'flipped' and with the styling included it also gives the effect of translucency, showing the reversed map when reading the back pane of the widget.
Detail View of the iPad App. Mouse-over to see HTML elements and classes.
Image: Simon O'Shea
Source: MV
The Styles
The styles for the Species page templates are contained within the linked files style.css and style-iphone.css. I've written a number of properties assigned to HTML elements, classes (.) and IDs (#).
Please note that because this is an app for iOS and it's using the latest Safari rendering engine, there are many CSS properties that may not display when testing in your standard desktop web browser. In particular I've used CSS3 properties such as gradients, transformations and animated transitions as well as –webkit specific properties that may not yet be standardised CSS. These fancy styles allow you to push the boundaries of HTML and iOS and can significantly save load time and file size. However, it is worth noting that in order to view them on your computer, you'll need to test them in a recent version of Apple's Safari or Google Chrome and to get the best results you should test their compatibility on various versions of iOS.
The Images
Another advantage of using HTML and CSS is that you can save on the amount of images you use. For example each icon used on the Endangered Status widget is an 88px x 88px image. Simply setting a width and height of half the dimensions (44px x 44px) in your CSS means that the icon will render crisply for both the Retina Display and regular displays using just the one image file.
Another example of cutting back on images is using CSS entirely to create graphics. The Endangered Status 'tracks' and 'bars' are made entirely of CSS gradients and rounded corners. This means that they require no image files and are resolution independent, looking great no matter how far the user zooms in.
By now you're probably exhausted, so I think that's enough! If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please don't hesitate. We look forward to seeing what you can build on top of our Field Guide. Good luck with your app!
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Hi Carla,
The Field Guide app was originally released only for i-devices (iPhones, iPod touch and iPads) as this was what we could manage with the funds and in-house developer skills. We have received a number of enquiries about getting the Field Guide released for Android devices. We're pleased to announce that we have received a grant from the Federal Government under the Inspiring Australia program that will allow us to create a version of the Field Guide for Android devices. We anticipate releasing this later in 2012.
As well as creating the Android version, the new grant will allow us to address another common feedback comment – "can you do one for Queensland?" or "I live in NSW, is there an app coming for us?" Using the Inspiring Australia grant, we will work in collaboration with six other Museums around the country to create a series of apps for animals right around Australia. These apps will have a similar format and presentation to the existing app, will also be free, and will be released for both i-devices and for Android devices. The new apps are due to be created over the next year and we plan to have them all delivered by December 2013.
We love receiving comments, but can't always respond.
We've released the source code for MV's Field Guide Project under a MIT style license. This blog will help you identify all the material you need to collect so that you can publish a field guide of your own.
MV's Open Sourced Code on Github
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Simon S is the programmer behind the field guide app.
Simon O is the designer behind the field guide app.
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text: President Barack Obama is turned 55 on Aug. 4, 2016. He's been a good sport about aging while in office. "Michelle has not aged a day. The only way you can date her in photos is by looking at me," he joked during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in May 2016. Take a look at image of POTUS on his birthday throughout his presidency.


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Welcome to the Railroadbooks.biz Online Store!
Below is a complete list of all our titles as of July 2, 2017. Each entry contains the title, author, list price, and our price. Newly received or expected Titles are marked "New!". Our inventory is updated constantly and as quickly as possible. If there is a title you are looking for, let us know!
Our books are presented alphabetically by title. You can select either ascending or descending alphabetical, and you can select the number of items to show per view. Author sort now works, you can try the ADVANCED SEARCH for the author name, as well as publishers and ISBNs. If you prefer to see the details and pictures up front, try the browse setting. Be warned: this can be very bandwith hungry. We have added ROAD NAME search functionality, too - let me know what you think. If you have other suggestions for improving our services, please contact us.
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Friday, July 24 2009 - Endorsements & Support
Is it time to endorse NYC CAN?
John Albanese
70,000 signatures. A groundswell of endorsements from some of the most prestigious and well-respected names in and out of the 9/11 Truth movement, anti-war movement, government and military officials, and, most importantly, the victim's families.
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the underlying language, history and personalities of those involved, it cannot be disputed that NYC CAN represents perhaps the most unified and historic groundswell of public support for a 9/11 investigation in the history of the 9/11 Truth movement. We cannot turn our backs on the self-evident nature of this historic collaboration.
For this reason I can no longer withhold my endorsement.
I am well aware of the problems inherent in this initiative. As one of the last few holdouts in the 9/11 Truth community, I too was deeply concerned with various aspects of this initiative. But, in many respects the widespread attention, and unifying character of the many endorsements, and the community outreach associated with the initiative, makes this not just a referendum on the events of 9/11, but also a virtual referendum on the nature of the 9/11 Truth movement itself.
With so much widespread support and exposure NYC CAN will once and for all create a high-profile platform for an open and honest dialogue -- not just about the events of 9/11 -- but about OURSELVES - and our ability to maintain our dignity and credibility as a movement in the face of what will invariably be organized efforts to disrupt our efforts -- from without and within.
At this we cannot fail. We cannot ignore the call of 70,000 New Yorkers, and countless others worldwide, who have taken a stand for creating this unique platform for truth.
It is for this reason that I would like to announce my full endorsement for the NYC CAN, and my intentions to work towards publicly supporting and promoting this initiative.
But, to those among us who may seek to discredit or diminish our efforts, please know that the public endorsements of so many people has created a unique mandate for credibility. This is in fact a PEOPLE'S initiative.
I, for one, welcome this historic moment in the 9/11 Truth Movement, because the unique unity this initiative has created now shines a very powerful spotlight -- not just on the events of 9/11 -- but on the credibility and nature of our own efforts.
It is my hope that we, as a community, can prevail. It is my hope that this spotlight will once and for all exorcise out the full truth behind, not just 9/11, but about who we are as a community and what we stand for, and who and what we allow to represent our cause. It goes without saying that, should this initiative pass, a considerable amount of public HOPE and SCRUTINY will become focused on those entrusted with the sacred task of breathing life into the investigation. Let us hope they do not fail us.
We have only one shot at gaining credibility in the public's eye -- and NYC CAN affords us a very powerful public forum for determining for ourselves, once and for all, if we can discern fact from fiction -- and friend from foe.
This, I can fully endorse.
John Albanese is a New York City filmmaker ("Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime") and one of the earliest members (2003) of New York 911 Truth.
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Northside ISD students continue to excel and receive numerous honors and awards. Below are students who have been named National Merit Semifinalists or Commended Scholars, scholar finalists in the National Hispanic Recognition Program, and National Achievement Scholar semifinalists.
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The NISD Special Education Program is hosting a Community Resource Fair for families of students who are auditory impaired on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northside Activity Center, 7001 Culebra Road.
Northside ISD is holding a Custodial/Maintenance Job Fair to fill more than 60 fulltime positions with benefits for custodians, assistant head custodians, head custodians, and maintenance positions.
In a bold move to better prepare students for studies beyond high school, the Northside ISD Board of Trustees approved $308,000 to pay for the SAT college entrance exam to be offered to all of NISD's juniors. The test will be administered on Wednesday, April 15. A potential 7,000+ juniors would be tested.
Northside ISD is holding a Transportation Job Fair to fill more than 100 positions for bus drivers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the Culebra Transportation Station, 7001 Culebra Road.
For the past 33 years, Glass ES has held their annual Officers in Blue event as a way to say "thank you" to local law enforcement. Click here to see what happened at this year's event.
As part of School Board Appreciation Month, former and current trustees and superintendents met during a luncheon and discussed the evolution of NISD from a small rural school district to the fourth largest public school system in Texas.
People who know how to create websites and video games are in high demand, but there is a shortage of computer coders who can fill those types of jobs. Click here to learn how the Code Hawks at Hoffmann ES are learning these skills at a young age, in an after school computer coding club.
More than 20 teams from across the region will compete Jan. 30 and 31 at the 2015 Regional Academic Decathlon hosted at Warren High School.
In Northside ISD, we believe the success of a child depends on all of us. This requires teachers, coaches, parents, administrators, and community leaders to make it happen. Click here to see how going beyond the classroom – beyond the game – will make a difference in a child now and in the future.
Northside ISD is hosting a Job Fair to fill 40 positions for food service workers and food service manager trainees in the Child Nutrition Department.
The 2015 Outstanding Corporate/Business Mentoring Program in San Antonio is the Capital Group which for decades has supported and partnered with Ross Middle School in Northside ISD.
Last night, Trustees discussed and took action on several items: approved $579,000 of High School Allotment funds to subsidize AP exams for students, approved an audit of the District's financial report, and appointed six campus administrators and two Central Office positions.
The flu season is upon us. Northside ISD is seeing a small increase in illness outbreaks at some schools, although not all cases are the flu but also are seasonal allergies and colds. NISD has more than 103,000 students in 116 schools.
For 42 years, the Walter Gerlach Livestock Show and Sale has been a Northside ISD tradition that has quietly raised nearly $13 million in college scholarships for students. This year's event will again draw hundreds of students and livestock bidders. It will also be dedicated to long-time show supporters Harold (Butch) and Cindy Galm.
Fifth graders at Linton ES took a reading time out with three NBA referees. Click here to see how referees, Joe Crawford, Bennie Adams, and Tre Maddox, visited the school as part of the "Time Out for Reading" program sponsored by Scholastic, Inc. and the National Basketball Referees Association.
January is designated School Board Recognition Month in Texas, and Northside ISD is joining other districts across the state to gratefully acknowledge the invaluable contributions that elected Board of Trustees make to their communities.
Northside ISD is holding a Transportation Job Fair to fill more than 100 positions for bus drivers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the Culebra Transportation Station, 7001 Culebra Road.
The NISD Special Education Program is hosting a Community Resource Fair for families of students with disabilities on Thursday, Jan. 15 from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Northside Activity Center, 7001 Culebra Road.
Almost 25 years to the day since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Clark HS German students commemorated the occasion by constructing a replica of the Berlin Wall and participating in a day-long celebration of German culture, language, and music. Click here to learn more.
Eighth graders and eligible students are invited to attend the 2015 Magnet School Fair from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday Jan. 12 at the Northside Activity Center, 7001 Culebra Road.
As the parent of a special needs child, are you curious about testing and the various tests and accommodations available for your child? Mark your calendar for Monday, Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m.
The 84th Legislative Session convenes Tuesday, Jan. 13, and Texas lawmakers will have tough decisions to make about school funding, accountability, school choice, and testing.
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By Susan Selasky Detroit Free Press
When I saw a recipe for Shrimp Francese in the April issue of Food Network magazine, it was the spinach and tomatoes that caught my eye.
Several recipes in the food magazines featured grape or cherry tomatoes and spinach. Many made use of cooked tomatoes because sauteing or even roasting grape tomatoes gives them an extra burst of sweetness.
And the spinach? Well, it's just a nutritional bonus. A dark leafy green, spinach is a good source of vitamins and minerals and is low in calories.
When it comes to shrimp, a 4- to 5-ounce serving goes a long way. A good source of protein, shrimp is categorized by how many are in 1 pound. The lower the number, the bigger the shrimp.
Look for the count listed on the package or a label next to the price at seafood counters. Choosing which size to buy depends on how you plan to use or serve the shrimp.
For main-dish servings, I go with the larger, 16 to 21 count per pound. Nice and plump, they make for a nice presentation.
Sometimes shrimp is labeled with terms like colossal, jumbo, extra-large, large, medium and small.
I have found that when they are labeled that way, the sizes vary from store to store. For example, the original recipe called for 1 1/4 pounds extra-large shrimp or about 20 shrimp or 5 shrimp per serving. The shrimp labeled extra-large at my store had 26 to 30 per pound.
I opted for the jumbos at 16 to 25 per pound, and they were decent-size shrimp.
You can find most raw shrimp peeled and deveined. If they are not peeled, you might see the label EZ-Peel. This means that the shrimp are deveined and their shells are cut or split through the back, making them easier to peel.
If they are not, use a small pair of scissors to cut along the back through the shell and into the flesh so you can remove the dark vein. For this recipe, the shrimp are butterflied, so you'll want to cut a little deeper into the flesh along the back.
Francese in this recipe means "in the French manner" and refers to food that is usually dipped in egg and then in seasoned flour and fried to golden brown.
Shrimp Francese
1pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 20 shrimp)
3large eggs
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley, divided
Olive or canola oil for frying
1cup all-purpose flour
2/3cup fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth
3/4cup dry white wine
Juice of 11/2 lemons
1cup cherry tomatoes, halved
4tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2packages (5 ounces each) baby spinach
Make a deep cut along the outer curved edge of the shrimp, then spread open like a book. Pat dry.
Whisk the eggs with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1 tablespoon parsley in a bowl. Heat about 1/8 inch oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Put the flour in a shallow bowl. Working in batches, dredge the shrimp in the flour, dip in the egg mixture and add to the skillet cut-side down; fry, turning, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
Pour out any oil from the skillet and wipe clean. Add the broth, wine and lemon juice and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the tomatoes and cook until the sauce is slightly reduced, 4 minutes. Push the tomatoes to one side; whisk in the butter a few pieces at a time. Stir in the shrimp and the remaining 1 tablespoon parsley.
Meanwhile, put the spinach in a microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle with water and season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and pierce the plastic; microwave until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Divide the spinach and shrimp mixture among plates and top with the sauce.
Makes 4 servings. Per serving: 478 calories (57 percent from fat), 31 grams fat (10 grams sat. fat), 20 grams carbohydrates, 32 grams protein, 658 sodium, 326 mg cholesterol, 3 grams fiber.
Adapted from Food Network magazine, April 2013 issue.
Tested by Susan M. Selasky for the Free Press
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By John Boyle Herald Columnist
When the Seahawks open training camp today, there won't be a three-way quarterback competition to dominate headlines for a month. And team's depth at seemingly every position means we're not likely to see another Terrell Owens-esque signing that creates a sudden mid-camp upsurge in buzz.
But the next six weeks leading up to Seattle's season opener will be anything but boring.
When the Seahawks begin their fourth training camp under coach Pete Carroll, they'll be preparing for a season of extremely high expectations and doing so under a spotlight that's brighter than anything they've ever known — why yes, that is Richard Sherman on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated.
And while we won't fully know just how well the Seahawks handle all of that until winter, they can do plenty, starting this week, to prepare for one of the most anticipated seasons in Seattle sports history, starting with answering these five questions:
1. Magnificent 7?
Following the loss in Atlanta that ended the Seahawks' playoff run, Pete Carroll said his team's No. 1 priority would be improving the pass rush. The Seahawks hope to have done that by signing Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett, the beginning of a series of changes that will have front seven looking quite a bit different than a year ago. Two rookies, Jesse Williams and Jordan Hill, as well as veteran Tony McDaniel all figure to play into the rotation at defensive tackle. One of them will take over the starting job that used to belong to Alan Branch, but Seattle's base defense will hardly be its only look.
Already the Seahawks are tinkering with Bruce Irvin at linebacker. If, or when, he's playing that position, expect the Seahawks to look more like a team with five linemen on the field — or perhaps more accurately, a 3-4 defense with outside linebackers serving as edge rushers.
There is a lot of uncertainty when it comes to the front seven, even if there is plenty of talent from which to choose. First, Irvin is suspended for the first four games of the season. Then the Seahawks have a new defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn, who is expected to be a bit more aggressive. Also, Chris Clemons is still a question mark for the start of the season because of the knee injury he suffered in the playoffs
The addition of cornerback Antoine Winfield, who is expected to play as the third cornerback in nickel packages, could also affect the front seven as well. Winfield, despite being undersized, is one of the league's best cornerbacks at defending the run, so that skill set, along with Kam Chancellor's strength against the run, could tempt the Seahawks to use five defensive backs and two linebackers more than they have in the past.
So how's it all going to look? Well even Carroll probably couldn't tell you at this point, but he and Quinn will no doubt have fun this summer figuring it out.
2. How good will the QB be?
Some have wondered if Russell Wilson might suffer a sophomore slump after his breakout rookie season, but if anything Wilson should only be better. Wilson had a passer rating of 100.0 last year, the second best total for a rookie in league history behind fellow class of 2012 QB Robert Griffin III, and he tied Peyton Manning's rookie record with 26 touchdown passes.
Still, as good as his numbers were, Wilson's stats early in the season were pretty pedestrian. When you look at what he did in the second half of the season and the playoffs, Wilson wasn't just one of the best rookie quarterbacks in the league, he was one of the best quarterbacks period, throwing 19 touchdowns with just three interceptions in those 10 games.
Oh, and let's not forget that Wilson spent his rookie training camp splitting reps with Tarvaris Jackson and Matt Flynn, so he wasn't just going into the season as a rookie starter, he was doing so as one of the least prepared, in terms of practice reps, quarterbacks in the league.
"We're just a million miles ahead of where we were," Carroll said of Wilson during May organized team activities.
And if you think Wilson is the kind of player who will let all the praise go to his head and lose his edge, well then you haven't been paying attention at all.
As for who backs Wilson up, the battle between Jackson and Brady Quinn seems to favor Jackson, Seattle's starter in 2011, but as last year's camp showed us, Carroll isn't about to just give a job to a quarterback without an honest competition.
3. What is Percy Harvin's role?
The Seahawks gave up a first-round pick and a bunch of money to get a player they see as a game-changer, but exactly how they'll use Harvin remains to be seen. Harvin's versatility means we likely will see him line up some as an outside receiver, sometimes in the slot, and even a bit in the backfield.
Also, how often will the Seahawks let one of their highest-paid players return kickoffs? Carroll said Harvin will return kicks, but he also added that it won't be an every kickoff situation.
The addition of Harvin also creates a lot of other questions for the offense. How much will his presence keep Golden Tate or Doug Baldwin off of the field? Or if the Seahawks play more three- and four-receiver sets, how much less will they use two tight-end sets, or how many fewer snaps will that mean for the fullback?
While the Seahawks won't suddenly get pass happy, the evolution of Wilson along with the addition of Harvin likely means at least a few more passes each game. With Christine Michael now in the mix at running back, will that mean a few less touches for Marshawn Lynch? Lynch still will be the lead back, make no mistake about that, but at 27, the Seahawks might just want to limit his workload a bit this year.
4. How's the knee?
Offensive lineman James Carpenter, Seattle's 2011 first-round pick, is coming back from another knee surgery. This one a minor procedure that was done in the spring, and while he should be back during training camp, it remains to be seen exactly how much he'll be able to do or what kind of playing shape he'll be in. If fully healthy, Carpenter could provide an upgrade at left guard, but for a man his size with a history of knee issues, nothing can be assumed heading into camp.
Defensive end Chris Clemons, meanwhile, is coming back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee that he suffered in January. By all accounts he's recovering well, but it's impossible for the Seahawks to assume a player coming off of that serious of an injury will be ready for the season opener.
Is it possible? Sure, but Clemons will have to show, if not right way, then at some point before the season starts, that he is ready to go full speed so soon after a major injury. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson showed last year that quick recoveries from ACL injuries are possible, but that was hardly the norm.
5. What's up for grabs?
Well, Carroll's always-compete philosophy would dictate that all positions are, but in all reality we know that the Seahawks have very few starting jobs available.
As mentioned above, Carpenter figures to be a starter when he is fully healthy, but the Seahawks, with or without him, are not settled at guard. J.R. Sweezy and John Moffitt traded off on the left side last year, while Paul McQuistan started on the other side. All three could be battling for one spot depending on Carpenter's situation.
The changes to the defensive front seven, also mentioned earlier, also creates a pair of new starting jobs with Branch and Hill gone. Regardless of who starts, there will be so much rotation up front that a handful of players will see significant playing time, not just two.
While Zach Miller is entrenched as the starting tight end, the backup job is pretty wide open. That's not a starting job, but for a team that likes two-tight-end sets, the second tight end will be on the field plenty. Rookie Luke Willson looks like a legitimate downfield threat, while Sean McGrath is the more complete all-around tight end. Seattle also added former Falcons tight end Michael Palmer this week to add to the competition.
Winfield is expected to be the nickel corner — again, not technically a starting role, but a significant one — but a finally healthy Walter Thurmond might prove too talented to leave off the field. Remember, it was Thurmond and not Richard Sherman who took over as a starter in 2011 when Marcus Trufant went down with an injury. Sherman's chance came only after Thurmond broke his leg. That's not to say that the SI cover boy is in danger of losing his job, but rather a reminder that Thurmond has legitimate talent when healthy.
The Seahawks also plan to use rookie Spencer Ware at fullback and running back, and it's going to be tough to find room on the roster for two fullbacks, so is there any chance Ware could push Michael Robinson for a job? That's unlikely given that Robinson is a Pro Bowl player, a leader in the locker room and a special teams standout, but we should know by now that Carroll is always willing to let young players compete with veterans for jobs.
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Missing Teacher, Teen Made 'Cryptic' Posts on Instagram
As a manhunt continues for a 50-year-old teacher accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old female student, details about the pair's alleged relationship are being revealed by way of school documents.
WKRN reports on a report produced by Tennessee's Maury County School Administration after its investigation into Tad Cummins' relationship with the minor.
Elizabeth Thomas was a student in Cummins' Forensics class at Culleoka Unit School, and per the report, a middle-school student observed the pair kissing—"It wasn't a makeout kiss, just a peck on the lips," said the student—on Jan. 23. Distressed, the student asked Cummins the next day about the nature of his relationship with the freshman. He allegedly said he was a father figure to Elizabeth, whom he said was dealing with an abusive home life, and saw her as a best friend.


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By Bill Sheets Herald Writer
There were many moments of wonder and awe for Snohomish County residents who attended the second inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama.
Edmonds native Heidi Bennett and her younger brother Jeremy, however, probably had the best seats.
As performers who sang before Monday's ceremony, they were seated behind the president, ex-presidents and other dignitaries for Obama's swearing-in and speech — looking down the National Mall at the sea of onlookers.
"It was so breathtaking," said Heidi Bennett, 21, who along with Jeremy attends Lee University, a small Christian college in Cleveland, Tenn. Their choir, the Lee University Festival Choir, was one of several groups to perform.
"It was absolutely amazing seeing all those people," said Jeremy Bennett, 19. "Seeing all those famous people a few yards away from us and seeing all the way to the Washington Monument was an incredible experience."
By most estimates, the crowd was less than half of what it was for Obama's first inauguration in 2009, when the total pushed 2 million people. Still, roughly 1 million people were present.
"I'm excited to be here. There's a lot of good energy," said Janice Greene of Everett, president of the Snohomish County NAACP, shortly after the president's speech. She applied to attend through U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen's office.
With the nation's first African-American president being sworn in for the second time on a holiday commemorating the birthday of the nation's greatest civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr., the day had extra significance for Greene.
"It's kind of a morale booster," she said. "He (Obama) talked about bringing people out of poverty, helping everybody have a chance to be successful with education to help propel them forward. Everybody has the right to health care, those things that are basic human rights. I think he's getting started on a good note."
Greene believes Obama will have a chance to do more for civil rights in his second term than in his first.
"Hopefully there's not as much tension as last term," she said. She noted that Obama stressed cooperation in his speech, "that it's going to take us all as citizens to participate and move it forward."
Melissa Webster, who teaches government and geography at Cascade High School in Everett, led a group of more than 30 students, family members and other teachers to the inauguration, as she did in 2009.
"It was awesome," she said both of the experience and the president's speech.
"I thought it was a really well-articulated speech. He talked about the need for people working together, he talked about a balanced budget, so there was a message there for everyone. We've got some work to do."
Webster said her group sat about a quarter-mile away from the podium — fairly close by inauguration standards.
"It was a lot more organized and the crowd control was better," she said, than four years ago. "The stepped-up security was nice."
Army Sgt. 1st Class Meghan Malloy, a Camano Island native, was scheduled to participate in coordinating military ceremonial support for the inauguration.
Malloy, 32, graduated from Stanwood High School in 1998 as Meghan Slater. She's a member of an elite team from the Department of Defense.
Malloy is active on a sub-committee of 11 people in charge of the 1,541 service members who were scheduled to line the inaugural parade route through Washington, D.C.
Webster's group included 25 students from Cascade High and four more from Jackson High School in Mill Creek.
"It was very moving, just seeing so many people gathered in one place for a single event. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience," said Kellen Polk, a 17-year-old junior at Cascade, shortly after the ceremony ended. "The presentation overall was very well put together. They did a good job of introducing all the important people. The performances themselves were very well done."
Polk praised the president's speech, as did Tyler Whitman of Everett, 16, a sophomore at Jackson High.
"I'm really into politics," he said. "Just being here to watch this historical event was really cool."
The group arrived in the nation's capital Friday, giving them the weekend to tour sites such as the Capitol, Ford's Theater, the Smithsonian Institution and Arlington National Cemetery.
Based on essays they submitted at their school, the students were given the privilege of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Also, Cascade history teacher Bill Stengele got a chance to visit the grave of his great-grandfather, Harry Everest Stengele II, a World War I Navy veteran who is buried at Arlington.
Years ago, when Stengele was in the eighth grade, he was on a school trip to Washington, D.C., but was told there wasn't enough time to visit the grave.
This time, the visit was built into the trip.
"That was very moving for him," Webster said.
Heidi and Jeremy Bennett's choir was invited to sing at the inauguration by Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., the senior senator from the state.
Altogether, 350 students sing in seven ensembles at Lee University. The event was able to accommodate only 200, however, so the participants were selected by criteria such as commitment and musical ability.
"My brother and I were so thrilled when we found out we made the list," said Heidi Bennett, a senior majoring in psychology.
The choir sang six numbers, including "This Land is Your Land," "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and the finale, "God Bless America."
On the last number, she said, members of the choir were so moved by the experience that "a lot of people around me just started crying as they were singing."
Jeremy Bennett, who majors in telecommunications, said he was surprised to make the list as a freshman and was glad he got to share the experience with his sister.
"It was really surreal hearing the president's voice — hearing his voice echo through the National Mall and realizing I was really, really there," he said.
"It was a great experience and I was very grateful that I had that experience."
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An Adelanto man died Friday when he lost control of a car, causing the vehicle to spin out into an oncoming vehicle.
Antonio Barbosa-Castillo, 20, died at the scene on Village Drive, just north of Rancho Road in Victorville, San Bernardino County coroner's officials said.
Barbosa-Castillo was driving a 1991 Saturn north on Village at 12:03 p.m. when his vehicle spun around on the wet roadway into southbound lanes.
A pickup truck broadsided the Saturn.
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- Cartoon Characters: Little Bill Glover, Big Bill Glover, Alice the Great, Brenda Glover, Bobby Glover, April Glover, Kiku Natsuko, Percy Mulch, TV Chef, Mrs. Mulligan (Andrew's Mom).
- Vocal Talent: Xavier Pritchett (Little Bill), Gregory Hines (Big Bill), Ruby Dee (Alice), Phylicia Rashad (Brenda), Devon Malik Beckford (Bobby), Monique Beasley (April), Eunice Cho (Kiku), Doug E. Doug (Percy Mulch), Larry Kenney (TV Chef), Shawn Cuddy (Mrs. Mulligan ([Andrew's Mom]).
- Directed By Dan Kanemoto, Jennifer Oxley, Robert M. Wallace, Mark Salisbury.
- Animated By Chris Boyce, Maggie Kraisamutr, Michael James Luzzi, Naree Song, Paul Tagliapietra, Stephen Wilson, Jene Yeo.
Animation Assistant: Hilda Karadsheh.
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Assistant Editors: John Alexander Acosta, Jordan Flaherty, Jeff Israel.
- Series Casting: Melissa Chusid.
- Series Art Direction: Adam Osterfeld.
- Additional Art Directors: Jonny Belt, Jane Howell.
- Lead Designer: Kirk Etienne.
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Laura Ingraham Promotes Falsehood That Obama Could Waive All Deportations
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Laura Ingraham used her radio show to push the falsehood that President Obama could waive deportations of all undocumented immigrants except for serious criminals, even though he has explicitly stated that such a move would be a violation of federal law. Legal experts also agree that it would be "problematic" for Obama to waive deportations of all undocumented immigrants.
Discussing immigration reform with Chris Crane -- the president of the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council and a frequent critic of the Obama administration, which has made him popular among right-wing media -- Ingraham let Crane accuse the Obama administration of not enforcing immigration law, saying that this "administration is ordering us not to enforce the law." Crane continued with a series of whoppers about immigration enforcement:
CRANE: It is no longer illegal in the United States of America to be in this country illegally. You know, even if you have been convicted of multiple criminal convictions, we often cannot even put you into removal proceedings, into deportation proceedings, because you are protected by this president. And it's basically an open-borders policy that once you make it past the border and you're in the interior of the United States, you're free.
In reality, any undocumented immigrant who is arrested and convicted of a crime goes through deportation proceedings after they have been tried in criminal court. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement routinely holds hearings to determine whether an immigrant who has been convicted of a crime should be subject to removal following jail time.
As of May 2013, ICE had deported about 31,500 immigrants through the Secure Communities program since the beginning of the year, which flags immigrants in law enforcement custody for ICE removal.
In fiscal year 2012, the Obama administration deported a record number 409,849 immigrants, 55 percent of whom fell into ICE's high-priority categories. It is estimated that the administration deports at least 1,000 immigrants a day at this current pace.
When Ingraham later asked Crane whether it was a possibility that Obama would stop all deportations from the United States, Crane stated: "It's a possibility and I think it's a possibility regardless of what happens with immigration legislation." Ingraham responded: "Yeah, they're kind of doing it anyway." Crane then said:
CRANE: Well, absolutely. We already see right now that he completely ignores the law. He makes his own law through policy. And we're gonna see that again after, you know, if there is some type of immigration reform legislation put through. He's gonna take that and then he's going to continue to pick and choose which parts of that law he wants to enforce just like he is right now.
But Obama has been very clear that such a move would violate federal law. In a September interview with Telemundo, Obama stated that waiving deportations for undocumented immigrants was "not an option":
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Here's the problem that I have, Jose, and I've said this consistently, my job in the executive branch is supposed to be to carry out the laws that are passed. Congress has said 'here is the law' when it comes to those who are undocumented, and they've allocated a whole bunch of money for enforcement. And, what I have been able to do is make a legal argument that I think is absolutely right, which is that given the resources that we have, we can't do everything that Congress has asked us to do.
What we can do is then carve out the DREAM Act, saying young people who have basically grown up here are Americans that we should welcome. We're not going to have them operate under a cloud, under a shadow. But if we start broadening that, then essentially I would be ignoring the law in a way that I think would be very difficult to defend legally. So that's not an option.
Similarly, in a January interview with Univision, Obama replied to a question about instituting a moratorium on deportations by saying, "I'm not a king." Obama added: "There are still going to be stories that are heartbreaking with respect to deportations until we get comprehensive immigration reform. That's one of the reasons I think it's so important for us to go ahead and get this action done."
In August 2012, the Obama administration implemented the deferred action program, which defers deportation for up to two years for certain young undocumented immigrants. Legal experts argue however that expanding the program to include other groups would be "problematic" as Obama "would no longer be exercising his discretion."
Crane also claimed that the comprehensive immigration reform bill that passed the Senate in June "does absolutely nothing to address the concerns of enforcement." However, the bill put in place sweeping border enforcement measures that Sen. John McCain said would turn the Southwestern border into "the most militarized border since the fall of the Berlin Wall."
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