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Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein | |
Personal Life | |
Date & Place of Birth | April 28, 1937 Al-Awja, Iraq |
Parents | Hussein 'Abid al-Majid Subha Tulfah al-Mussallat |
Claimed religion | Islam (Sunni) |
Education | Cairo Law School, Egypt 1962-65 (dropped out) University of Baghdad (law degree, 1971) |
Spouse | Sajida Talfah |
Children | Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti Raghad Saddam Rana Saddam Hala Saddam |
Date & Place of Death | December 30, 2006 Kadhimiya, Iraq |
Manner of Death | Executed by hanging |
Place of Burial | Al-Awja, Iraq |
Dictatorial Career | |
Country | Iraq |
Military Service | n/a |
Highest rank attained | n/a |
Political beliefs | Ba'athist |
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Date of Dictatorship | July 22, 1979 |
Wars started | Iran-Iraq War Invasion of Kuwait Persian Gulf War Iraq War |
Number of Deaths attributed | 1,000,000+ |
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (most often referred to as simply Saddam Hussein) (April 28, 1937 – December 30, 2006) was the Sunni President of Iraq from July 16, 1979[1] to December 14, 2003.[2] Hussein brought change and secularization to an otherwise faith-based and religiously guided society. Hussein was a social revolutionary and a modernizer, following other modern Socialist movements and the Nasser model. To the consternation of Islamic conservatives, his government gave women freedoms and offered them high-level government and industry jobs. Hussein also created a Western-style legal system, making Iraq the only country in the Persian Gulf region not ruled according to traditional Islamic law (Sharia). Hussein abolished the Sharia law courts, except for personal injury claims.
Iran-Iraq War
During the 1980s, during the Iran-Iraq War, the United States considered Hussein to be a friend and assisted him with loans[3] up until the time of the Iranian initiative under President Ronald Reagan when U.S. policy shifted. Fearing the threat to Iraq's neighbors, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the Gulf States if a militarized Iraq under Hussein emerged from the war intact, the U.S. through intermediaries began selling TOW missiles to Iran in what has come to be known as the Iran/Contra affair, to break the deadlock and tip the balance in favor Iran.
He was one of the few modern leaders who used weapons of mass destruction, specifically chemical weapons, in war; and was the instigator of at least two wars: the Iran-Iraq War during the 1980s and Iraq's August, 1990, invasion of Kuwait.
On March the 16th 1988 Hussein used Sulfur mustard, Sarin and VX to kill his own kurdish citizens.
War on Terror
In 2003 a "coalition of the willing" invaded Iraq to force a change of regime from Hussein's Ba'athist party to a constitutional liberal democracy. A further aim was to break the alliance between al Qaeda and Hussein, though this link has never been proven.[4]
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarek and Libyan Socialist General Secretary Muammar Gaddafi in negotiations with Hussein relayed a message through Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush that Hussein feared assassination and would be willing to avoid removal by force and voluntarily go into exile, provided Hussein was allowed to take $1 billion dollars and "all the information he wants about weapons of mass destruction".[5][6][7][8]
Trial and Execution
Captured by U.S. forces on December 13, 2003, Hussein was brought to trial under the Iraqi interim government set up by U.S.-led forces. On November 5 2006, a tribunal found him and 6 other co-defendants guilty of charges related to the executions of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites suspected of planning an assassination attempt against him. He was consequently sentenced to death by hanging. Following the sentence being affirmed on appeal, he was executed on December 30, 2006.
- ↑ http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aasaddambio.htm
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3317429.stm
- ↑ http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/
- ↑ http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/033jgqyi.asp
- ↑ Saddam Risked His Life for WMD Secrets, WeeklyStandard.com. Spetember 29, 2007.
- ↑ Scoop for Spanish Daily: Transcript of Private 2003 Bush Talk Promising Iraq Invasion, Editor & Publisher, September 26, 2007.
- ↑ Report Says Hussein Was Open To Exile Before 2003 Invasion, He Is Said to Have Sought $1 Billion and Information on Arms, By Karen DeYoung and Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post, September 27, 2007; Page A17.
- ↑ Llegó el momento de deshacerse de Sadam, El Pais, 26/09/2007. (In Spanish).


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October 14th, 2011, 4:35 pm by Eric Stephens, Staff writerANAHEIM -- Michal Handzus saw the writing on the wall and didn't need anything spelled out for him.
The moment the Kings made their big trade for center Mike Richards, Handzus knew someone would be out in their mix through the middle and easily concluded that it would him despite four commendable seasons with the team.
"I knew when they got Richards, they were pretty mush settled at center," Handzus said Friday. "There's no hard feelings It's a business and I understand everything. I thought they made a great move."
As an unrestricted free agent, Handzus got a cursory call from the Kings but he said no offer followed. The San Jose Sharks, a team he battled with regularly over those four seasons, swooped in on July 1 and offered him two years and $5 million to be their new third-line center.
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Tracie and Justin were married at the incredibly beautiful Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center this past May. The Center is always beautiful but especially in the Springtime when all the wildflowers are blooming. The bride and groom are both architects so they were very detailed when it came to the design of their wedding. I loved all the natural centerpieces that Tracie helped design with Articulture. They were a perfect match for the natural outdoor setting of the venue. Following a gorgeous ceremony guests were treated to an amazing dinner from Austin Catering. Then Robert Ellis helped them get their dancing shoes on and they danced the night away under the stars. It really was a perfect evening!
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So, they came and enjoyed the 10th Gumeracha Medieval Fair!
The tenth annual Gumeracha Medieval Fair was held again on the 7th & 8th May in the lovely Federation Park. Again, there was the promise of another two days of medieval fun and excitement. And wow! Did it happen? Yes! The crowds came in their thousands (especially on the Saturday) and we estimate that the total number has reached over the 15,000 mark for the entire weekend.
The King's Horses Equestrian Group was one of the main attractions, showing off their "Jousting skill at arms" and the Knights and Vikings from local and interstate Medieval Re-enactment Groups were going at it in the Combat Arena with increased vigour this year. We were also entranced with performances by Belly Dancer groups and the skill of the Non-Stop Tricks team of juggling and tumbling display.
The Viking encampments were full of the demonstrations of cooking and craftwork that was done in those early Iron Age days and patrons were able to wander through the village and see the demonstrations close up for themselves. This year Re-enactors came to Gumeracha from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
The fast and furious Border Celts with their sturdy hawthorn sticks contrast with the graceful girls of the Gawler Irish Dancing Club, the Lancashire Witches!
Once again musicians from across the state came to provide medieval folk music from many cultural backgrounds. We were also very excited that Siobhan Owen the harpist had joined us again this year fresh from touring in Europe. The very popular "Merchants Lane" was also offering a wide range of medieval-style crafts and activities. We have so many now they are spread over all the fairgrounds. The dedicated children's area had the Storytellers, Face painters, a children's Costume-maker, wooden Sword-making and Juggling Workshops, as well as the Native Animal Nursery and the popular Punch and Judy show to ensure there was a lot for the whole family to enjoy. The daily Costume Competition on the banks of Kenton Creek was extremely popular once again!
More Food Merchants were again following the medieval theme with sumptuous tastes to tempt the passer-by. With foods and beverages derived in the local Torrens Valley area, Wendy and David Cook of the Birdwood Wine & Cheese Centre was there near the new Entertainer's stage in the Tavern together with the famous "Mien Hosts" from the Lobethal Bierhaus serving their award winning beers and the new Thistle Meadery serving a grand array of special flavours.
On Saturday night the Town Hall was alive with medieval feasting and BYO drinks (perhaps from the selection found in the Tavern) and lots of entertainment as well with "a little touch of Magic".
Across Kenton Creek in the Medieval Village visitors saw the village blacksmiths and chain maille makers hard at work in the "smithy". The village encapsulates what life was like in medieval times, as the Spinners, the Herbalist, Felt-makers, Calligraphers, the Instrument maker, the Cooper and several woodworkers ply their trade. We were also able to catch up with "Wizzy Woo the Wonder Wombat" and her friends as well. Past the village, patrons wandered down to find the Medieval Archery ground where they saw demonstrations with the famous English longbow. We also had a Medieval Market nearby too!
All this historical fun was being put together with the co-operation of local community and service groups of the Torrens Valley. From the last Fair net profits of $20,000 were dispersed back into the local community by the Management Committee. This has become an exciting annual event which benefits the whole of the Gumeracha and Torrens Valley district.
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Digital asset management with ResourceSpace
On the DAM
Organize all your digital collections from a single user interface.
As your document collection grows, it becomes more and more difficult to find what you are looking for – doubly so for photo and video media, for which full-text searching is impossible. As big as this headache can be for individuals, however, it is far worse for organizations. For businesses of any size, as well as open source project teams, Digital Asset Management (DAM) problems can get out of control if the right tools aren't available.
Fortunately, the right tools are out there. ResourceSpace [1], a BSD-licensed application originally created for the global charity Oxfam International [2], does for photos, video, and other digital documents what a distributed version control system does for source code. A ResourceSpace installation maintains a central digital collection of assets accessible to users and teams anywhere around the globe – with an emphasis on user-friendly searching, speed, and as little administrative work as possible.
Oxfam is a UK-based confederation of 13 humanitarian non-profit organizations; it has permanent offices in six cities on three continents and participates in campaigns, advocacy, and emergency relief all over the world. Logistically, its needs could scarcely be more complicated. The different offices need to collaborate on campaigns, share photos from different sources, and maintain a massive collective of existing resources.
For years, Oxfam used a clunky in-house system built with Lotus Notes to organize its collection of documents that are accessed by staff and clients across these varied locations, but by 2005, it was deemed too slow and difficult and had to be replaced. The proprietary commercial choices – such as Extensis and ACDSee – were simply more expensive than an organization of Oxfam's size could afford. The group decided to write its own distributed DAM system instead, based on the LAMP stack: Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Contractors Dan Huby and Neale Hall got the job, and ResourceSpace is the result.
Since it was released to the public in 2006, ResourceSpace has undergone significant revisions and enhancements. The original focus was on photographs, but ResourceSpace now can handle video, audio, and other types of electronic files as well. Additionally, it is fully internationalized, supporting per-user language choice, and can be extended easily to support additional translations. Besides being in daily use at Oxfam, ResourceSpace is also used by a wide range of other users, groups, and individuals.
Get It
To get ResourceSpace, download it from the project's website; installation instructions are available on the wiki. ResourceSpace is a standard PHP application and requires very little customization. The only settings you might need to adjust are resource limits in PHP.INI. ResourceSpace recommends that memory_limit be set to 200MB or higher and that post_max_size and upload_max_filesize be set to 100MB or more to deal properly with large media files.
The application also relies on the GD and ExifTool libraries to handle thumbnail creation and metadata parsing, respectively, so make sure you have the latest of both installed on your server. If you plan to run a ResourceSpace server on the public web, you can use HTTPS to secure connections, but this is not mandatory. ResourceSpace will also run happily on a local machine if you plan to use it only for managing your own media files.
The installation itself is straightforward. Once you have met all of the correct dependencies, simply download the latest release with Subversion and place it in /var/www/resourcespace. Next, create an empty directory at /var/www/resourcespace/filestore in which the application can store your media content (make sure that Apache has write permission to this directory). Then, create an empty MySQL database for the application with mysql -u root -e "create database resourcespace".
Finally, visit the new installation in your web browser at http://www.yourserver.com/resourcespace. The ResourceSpace installation program will check that everything is set up correctly (Figure 1) and that it can access the database server and locate helper libraries like GD and ExifTool. Then, it will populate its internal database and create an administrator account.
To get started with ResourceSpace, you will need to create user accounts for everyone who will access the system; if it is just you, you are done. With the administrator account, you can perform every task. But if you create additional users, take a look at the ResourceSpace manual to make sure you understand the difference between the various user levels. "Regular Users" can search for and download content, but you must mark a user as an administrator to permit him or her to upload content.
Further nuances allow you to create teams and grant read-only permission to outsiders. For basic usage, however, the key distinction is which users can add content, because adding content is the first task.
First Things First: Add Your Content
Visit the ResourceSpace start page in your browser (Figure 2) and log in with your account (you can stay logged in to the administrator account if you want, but the usual caveats about accidentally damaging the system apply). The homepage displays three prominent buttons (Themes, My Collections, and Help & Advice) and the search box. Themes are public groups of images and resources, which are most useful in a team environment. My Collections are personal stacks of images and saved searches that you can build and destroy on the fly. Help & Advice is the built-in help system, and the search box lets you perform basic content searches on description, keyword, date, and file type.
To add images (or other content), click on Team Center in the top menu, then select Manage Resources. As you can see, ResourceSpace gives you several options for adding content – including uploading single files, uploading files in batches, and fetching from an FTP server. Next select Add Single Resource, then, in the subsequent drop-down menu, select the appropriate content type (this example uses photos) and click Create.
This next step illustrates the difference between ResourceSpace and a traditional iPhoto-like desktop photo manager. The Upload a file button is obvious, but the bulk of the page is dominated by resource metadata fields. ResourceSpace's emphasis on user-friendly search places significant emphasis on metadata and does everything it can to encourage you to add metadata when it is easiest and most appropriate (i.e., when you first add the image). Click on Upload a file and select the photo you want to add.
When ResourceSpace uploads the image, it automatically extracts as much metadata as it can from the file (Figure 3), including camera-generated image data from Exif headers (e.g., size, date, and camera model) for most image types. If Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) metadata are available, such as the IPTC headers used by media organizations [3], ResourceSpace will grab that as well. Before completing the download, you can add additional metadata, such as title, keywords, a full caption, location information, image source type, and named people that appear in the image – all of these fields will be searchable, separately or collectively. Clicking Save takes you to the resource page for the new image, complete with a summary of the metadata entered, download links for the original file, several sizes of automatically generated thumbnails, and links to search for similar or related images (Figure 4).
If this seems like a lot just to add one image, it is. The vast majority of the time, you will batch import images rather than upload them one at a time. Fortunately, ResourceSpace makes it easy to duplicate the shared metadata between a batch of related images.
Because ResourceSpace was originally built to function as a centralized server for multiple users, by default it copies uploaded files into its own "filestore" system. However, if you are not using the distributed features – perhaps just managing your own image collection – you probably do not want to devote the disk space to duplicate copies of files. Luckily, ResourceSpace has an option to maintain an external repository of images, too, via the staticsync.php script.
Staticsync can be run as a cron job rather than executed from within a web browser session. Just configure the settings to point to the location of your image repository, mark any folders you want excluded from synchronization, and set up the cron job to run as often as you like. ResourceSpace documentation explains more detailed options, such as automatically created themes and specialized metadata mappings.
As with full imports, Staticsync will pull all of the metadata it can find from the synchronized images and import them into its database. As with regular imports, you will have more luck finding the photos you want if you remember to take a look and add additional information yourself.
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Dictionarycli•maxPronunciation: (klī'maks), [key] —n. 1. the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached its climax when he was elected president. 2. (in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. 3. Rhet. a. a figure consisting of a series of related ideas so arranged that each surpasses the preceding in force or intensity. b. the last term or member of this figure. 4. an orgasm. 5. Ecol.the stable and self-perpetuating end stage in the ecological succession or evolution of a plant and animal community. —v.t., v.i. to bring to or reach a climax. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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CLEVELAND -- City officials are wrestling with an order to devise a plan for a pilot project that would require police officers to wear body cameras while moonlighting, citing the potential overtime cost to the city.
The city must submit plans for the pilot to U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver by April 28 as part of Cleveland's agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to reform the police department.
Use of body cameras during off-duty, part-time work is being pushed by Matthew Barge, the independent monitor paid by the city to oversee implementation of the agreement reached in May 2015 after a federal investigation concluded Cleveland police officers had shown a pattern of using excessive force and violating people's civil rights.
The city's plans to issue body cameras to its 1,500 officers predated the consent decree.
Oliver could approve plans for the pilot, ask for changes or reject the idea altogether.
Greg White, Cleveland's lead official for the consent decree, said creating a pilot program "is more complicated than what it seems on the surface." He said there are concerns about whether officers taking time to return their cameras to their docking stations and upload video could cut into their regular duty time or require the city to pay overtime.
"We're determining whether a pilot program would even work," White said. "If the city has to pay overtime, there could be a significant price tag associated with it."
It's unclear how much those overtime costs might be. Cleveland permits officers to wear body cameras while working off-duty jobs, but few do, White said.
Barge said in an interview that it makes sense for officers working off duty to have body cameras available to record incidents that could involve crimes or police use of force.
"It's not something we think would be overly onerous or costly," Barge said.
He acknowledged there could be costs associated with additional storage of recordings. It's not clear how often officers who are moonlighting would need to switch on their cameras, he said. Barge envisions that the rules for camera use during regular duty shifts could apply to part-time work.
The consent decree doesn't require Cleveland police to use body cameras but includes requirements on training, retention of recordings and audits of those recordings by supervisors if they are used.
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Steve Loomis, head of Cleveland's largest police union and a frequent critic of the reform measures mandated by the consent decree, said he would be fine with a department-wide policy if the city pays officers overtime for the cost of picking up and returning cameras to the officers' duty stations.
Keeping cameras fully charged could be an issue because officers often work off-duty jobs immediately before or after their city shifts, Loomis said. About 200 officers a day work off-duty jobs, he said.
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This has been a very interesting thread to read and i've got a few thoughts on the subject that i'd like to share
1. To me it always seemed that Yoda and Old Ben weren't actually "killed". It seemed that for one reason or another Obi decided that vanishing/passing into the sprit realm or whatever was the best course of action. Perhaps he knew he couldn't hold Vader off for long, or perhaps he didn't feel that having a big duel with Vader was the most prudent thing to do. Therefore, rather than being chopped in half, he dissappeared. This always suggested to me that if he'd been chopped in half he wouldn't have been able to use his spirit powers etc.
As for Yoda, although he may have realised that old age was finally getting the better of him, i think that in the end he decided to dematerialise. Even if he had only beaten natural death by a second or two, by this logic, he wasn't "killed". So basically i think that when the Jedi voluntarily dissappear, they get their neat-oh spirit powers (disemboied voices, smilingly pleasantly etc)
This explains why Qui-Gon didn't vanish - he was caught off guard. Perhaps he was a crappy Jedi. Perhaps Darth Maul was simply superior. Perhaps he foresaw the whole fight sequence, but not the exact moment of his death. Who knows? My thinking is that Maul was better trained and "at one" with the nasty side of the force, so he kicked Qui's ***. Qui-Gon always seemed cool but a little lame to me.
This seems to raises the question: if Qui-Gon couldn't beat Maul, how come his student did? But lets not forget that for all intents and purposes, Maul won the fight against Obi-Wan - he knocked him down the big hole thing. But in a moment of ingenutiy (possibly demonstrating his brilliance as a Jedi), he outsmarted and 'outforced' Maul.
Phew, that took longer than i thought, I've lost my train of thought...
Oh yeah. I forgot about Vader - in summary, i think he submits in the end and does what Yoda and Ben did to dissappear, but the suit prevented his full escape until its destruction. Yeah, I think he beat his own inevitable death.
2. George may have a secret (for now) explanation for every single happening in the movies, or on the other hand, the whole Star Wars saga may have become much bigger and intricate than originally intended - leaving gaping continuity holes. Whatever the case may be, discussions like the ones in this thread enhance the whole SW expierience for me and add to the mystique of the Force. In short, its fun not to understand everything.
3. My final point for now (i should write a plan before doing a post like this again). What happens to 'true' Sith when they die? If Jedi go blue, transparent, and glowy, is there a Sith version too? I have my doubts - would a Sith 'give up' and die like Yoda or ben, or would he fight to the bitter end? Does anyone else have an opinion on this one?


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Posted By Matt Shott On Mar 6 2010 @ 4:29 pm In Phoenix Coyotes | 6 Comments
The Arizona Republic is reporting [1] that recently traded forward Peter Mueller had requested to be moved from the team and was "very, very unhappy" according to GM Don Maloney.
Maloney tried to get it to work but in the end couldn't find a way to keep him and now Mueller is on the Colorado Avalanche.
This makes the second player in two years that didn't want to play for Phoenix, the other being Blake Wheeler who couldn't reach a contract agreement with the Coyotes and eventually signed in Boston.
Wheeler I could care less about walking, he shouldn't have been drafted as high as he was, but Mueller was supposed to be a player who would be the future of the Phoenix Coyotes. Mueller showed such promise in his rookie campaign that it seemed like a no brainer he would be heavily relied upon when he got more experience.
Unfortunately, that never happened and Mueller went into one of the worst sophomore slumps in recent years, scoring only 36 points in 72 games, an 18 point drop off from his rookie year. And this year has been no better posting 17 points in 54 games.
Asking for a trade adds more and more negativity to a team that is already swamped with negative press despite being on a pace to prove every professional analyst wrong by making the playoffs.
What does this show for the organization now that Mueller, a player destined to be one of the future faces of the team, wanted out? Will this tell all of the young prospects in the Coyotes system that playing for this team is not desirable?
Or was it that Mueller didn't like the coaching change that actually gave the Coyotes a strategy, albeit a very defensive strategy, to win games that he couldn't adapt to since defense is not one of his stronger suites?
Regardless of Mueller's reasoning for asking to be traded, it should worry fans that the team may have ended up giving away the better piece of the trade.
There are two types Phoenix Coyotes draft picks that Mueller can fall under: The traveling circus picks that include such illustrious players such as Ben Eager, Krys Kolanos, and Fredrick Sjostrom that will see Mueller amount to nothing but a third line/fourth line player his whole life on numerous different teams, something Coyote fans should hope for so that he doesn't end up in list two:
The millionaire's club, which consists of only one player- Daniel Briere. Briere may not be the same impact player now with the Flyers then he was with the Sabres, and is considered extremely over-paid, but in all honesty, he can score you a goal when needed to, and has done that since his trade from Phoenix. He led Buffalo to the top of the league for two seasons and he has been very good for Philly as well, when not injured.
This is the type of player that Coyotes fans need to hope Mueller does not become because he has that type of potential. He has a lazer for a shot, will score four out of five times on a breakaway and can find him self in goal scoring position when need be.
But Mueller had been scratched a lot this season due to poor performance and his lack of hard work, which results in no defense, something coach Dave Tippett will not go for.
Mueller seems like the kind of player that gets distraught over a scoring slump or being a healthy scratch, which he has seen alot of over the past two seasons. He also seems like a guy who would be affected in a large way after receiving a big hit that would cause a concussion, just like he received after a hit against Anaheim on January 28th of last season.
Before that hit he wasnt playing terrible, he was in the right position getiing a few shots off a game and playing the point on the power play better then usual. After January 28th, Mueller never seemed to be the same player again.
He looked scared to go into corners, he looked scared to go near situations that would get him hit, and he certainly looked scared to get his hands dirty to play a little defense.
Hopefully this change of scenery will do Mueller some good and I hope that he does end up having a good career putting up solid numbers and being heavily relied on for his team. I really think he is the type of player that will be able to change games and win them for his team, unfortunately that team will not be the Phoenix Coyotes.
The Coyotes will end up winning this trade regardless of how Mueller's career ends up if Wojtek Wolski, the player traded for Mueller, provides the secondary scoring (that Mueller was not doing) in the playoffs (if the team ends up making it) and ends up staying long passed this year providing top line scoring like the player he is able to become.
Wolski proved in his first game with the team that he can be an important factor to the game by scoring the game winning goal with 22 seconds left and hopefully he can keep that spark going for the team when they take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight.
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Book Review (YA Fiction): "Inheritance" Series by Christopher Paolini
Review by Mateal Lovaas, Flyway Staff
"You haven't read Eragon?" one of my fifth graders asked me, appalled when he found out that I had not yet read this bestselling book. "Do you know a 15-year-old wrote it?" about four more boys chimed in. The next day, I found the book on my desk with a note from the student telling me he'd lend me his book, because I had to read that book right now.
I first read Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Series when I was working as a middle school English and history teacher at the Pacific Boychoir Academy in Oakland, California. During what I called "free reading" time, my students would pull out their chosen free-time books, and without fail, I'd have at least one fifth-through-eighth grader reading one of Paolini's three books, Eragon (self-published in 2001 by a family-owned press and then again in 2003 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers), Eldest (2005), and Brisngr (2008). But until one of my students lent me his Eragon book, I had no interest in reading books about dragons, especially ones which had garnered such bad reviews. But I read it, and soon a second student lent me Eldest and a third Brisingr. The writer and grammarian in me winced my way through the books' deadly-slow pace and choppy, bloated prose, but another part of me reveled in the unique magical elements of this fantasy series—the same part of me that can't wait for Random House to release the last book on November 8. With this upcoming release of the fourth and final book in the cycle, Inheritance (which is also, confusingly, the name of the whole cycle), it is a good time to revisit this hotly contested series.
Besides perhaps the Twilight series, I can't think of any other book in recent young adult literary history that has such critics, such vicious haters, while simultaneously selling millions of copies. Yes, Harry Potter has its critics, but a quick search on the Internet proves that they are much less abundant than anti-Inheritance folks.
Let me highlight just a handful of critiques about the first three books in the Inheritance series:
- unwieldy and unchecked prose
- significant grammatical errors
- meaningless, overused violence simply for the sake of violence
- Eragon's lack of emotion
- general lack of developed characters, thereby causing a lack of reader investment in the characters
- weak dialogue
- clichéd descriptions and immature style
- over-explanation
- too many tangents
- off-the-stage villain (readers never truly see the evil King Galbatorix)
- dropped characters
- slow pacing, often for hundreds of pages at a time
- extension of the series from a trilogy to a quartet
- poor resolutions
- lack of originality, sometimes veering on overt copycatting of other fantasy series
This last critique is arguably the most salient. Any reader of the series can clearly pick out an uncanny number of similarities to Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, His Dark Materials, Beowulf, and Dune, to the point that Paolini's series feels simply like an amalgamation of all that came before him. Yet despite these points, and a myriad of other complaints gushing indignantly over the Internet waves, it is undeniable that Paolini is doing something right. To date, the first three books have sold a total of 25 million copies worldwide. The first book, Eragon, stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 121 weeks. It has been translated into 49 foreign languages and made into a movie. And when I run a Google search for "Inheritance series," I come up with over 22 million results in 0.14 seconds. The fourth book, Inheritance, is primed for success with an impressive first-printing of 2.5 million copies and an eighteen-city tour starting on the release date. I can't imagine what Paolini's advance must have been for this last book.
I agree with nearly every complaint I have ever read or heard about the series. Yet the series' redeeming qualities, however sparse, are actually enough to keep me reading. One selling point is Paolini's fantastical, detailed world that spirits readers away. Even if the world of Alagaësia is a striking mixture of several other fantasy worlds, for me, that does not dilute the fact that Paolini describes it so resolutely and adds his own unique features. Paolini models the ten-mile high Beor Mountains, home to the dwarves, after the jagged Beartooth Mountains of his Montana home. In Eragon, Paoloni takes the time to languish over the land where Eragon is hunting:
The sky was clear and dark, and a slight breeze stirred the air. A silvery cloud drifted over the mountains that surrounded him, its edges glowing with ruddy light cast from the harvest moon cradled between two peaks. Streams flowed down the mountains from stolid glaciers and glistening snowpacks. A brooding mist crept along the valley's floor. (Eldest)
His descriptions of landscape make me yearn to enter the world of Alagaësia.
In Eldest, I was impressed with Paolini's elf land, Ellesméra, despite its similarities to The Lord of the Rings's Rivendell. One unique element, though, is Paolini's elven lodgings, grown in and of the trees. When Eragon enters Ellesméra for the first time, he slowly realizes that the trees are in fact dwellings:
But what he had taken to be clusters of lumpy, twisted trees were in fact graceful buildings that grew directly out of the pines. One tree bulged at the base to form a two-story house before sinking its roots into the loam [….] Another house was nestled between three pines, which were joined to it through a series of curved branches. Reinforced by those flying buttresses, the house rose five levels, light and airy. (Eldest 222)
The trees mold themselves into stairways, which spiral around their chunky tree bases and guide elves up into the branches. There are walkways and doorways into the insides of trunks. Eragon's own tree dwelling, crafted by the trees just for Dragon Riders, is high up, has nearly 360-degree views over the emerald forests of Ellesméra, and feels inspiringly open to the elements. There is also a cavernous entryway for Eragaon's dragon, Saphira, to enter, and a special, carved-out, wooden, bowl-like area for her to sleep in.
The fact that Eragon and Saphira share lodgings in Ellesméra speaks to another compelling feature of the Inheritance cycle: rider and dragon share a fiercely loving and unique relationship. Eragon and Saphira spend all their time together, can speak telepathically, and share the same difficult mission. Saphira herself is also such a loveable character. Sometimes she calls Eragon her little "hatchling," even though it was she who hatched from an egg. Saphira can be sweet as pie with Eragon, but also harsh and sassy. She almost always shares what she thinks, even if just in gestures that show she is bored: "Eragon bowed his head and retreated to Saphira, who lay curled on a bed of moss, amusing herself by releasing plumes of smoke from her nostrils and watching them roil out of sight" (Eldest 220).
Paolini imaged Saphira as the "perfect friend." In that, I think he succeeded. As a reader, I found myself loving Eragon and Saphira's relationship, feeling jealous of the inextricable bond between human and creature.
Ultimately, perhaps part of the Inheritance series' success is the simple enduring nature of coming-of-age novels. As with Oliver, Holden Caufield, Scout and Jem, Frodo, Harry Potter, and so many other characters, Eragon and Saphira have to face their world, and they grow up while doing so. And Paolini doesn't make the growing up process cliché or easy. Eragon, for example, becomes more like the elves, physically and emotionally, but also eventually becomes hardened to killing, which is unlike the elves.
As an educator, I think any book or series, no matter its flaws, that gets kids passionate about reading—which for this cycle involves reading thousands of pages—is a success. Personally, I'm excited for the November 8th release of the last book in the series, Inheritance, but not excited enough to pre-order my own copy. For this series, the library will do for me.


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Three people are under arrest in connection with the April 5 robbery on Station St.
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Event Report: URISA 44th Annual Conference
5 Oct, 2006 By: Cyrena Respini-IrwinOrganization brings GIS users to Vancouver, B.C., to "challenge the limits" in government.
The 44th Annual Conference of URISA (the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association) was held September 26-29 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The conference theme of "Challenge the Limits" suited the nonprofit association, which is composed of professionals who use GIS and other information technologies to solve challenges in government agencies.
The first day of the conference was dedicated to all-day workshops, with topics including 3D geospatial applications, LIDAR (light detection and ranging), open-source GIS software and integrating civil engineering with GIS/information technology disciplines. Some workshops included hands-on exercises, providing participants experience with three-dimensional geospatial applications and Internet GIS.
During the opening session the next morning, URISA President Cindy Domenico welcomed the more than 700 attendees and conducted an awards ceremony to honor "individuals and groups who have given wonderful service to URISA." Gary Hunter, whose life's work has centered on recognizing and managing uncertainty in spatial data, was inducted into the GIS Hall of Fame. The Horwood Distinguished Service Award winner was Peter L. Croswell, a consultant with PlanGraphics who likely spoke for all the award recipients when he said, "It's an honor, and this is something that I'll cherish for the rest of my life."
Keynote speaker Ward Chapin, chief information officer of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, gave the opening session audience a glimpse of the overwhelming effort required to select, implement and manage the systems required for communication, transportation and other operations during the Games. In addition to business, games management and Internet systems, the committee is responsible for every element of systems integration and the extensive technical infrastructure. Chapin also noted the vital importance of information security, saying, "We are the target for every hacker in the world."
Conference-goers mingled with vendors, government agencies, and organizations in the exhibit hall, which featured a Demonstration Theater for formal product presentations. Attendees also took advantage of the opportunity to network with their peers at a cleverly organized roundtable lunch, choosing tables dedicated to discussion of their particular interests.
The conference comprised more than 70 educational sessions, which were divided into six tracks: data, tools, applications, management, professional development and hot topics. Session offerings included those composing URISA's PPGIS (Public Participation GIS) Conference. This was the first time that the two conferences were held in conjunction, giving Annual Conference attendees the opportunity to attend sessions on topics such as indigenous issues and engaging the public. A primary focus of the PPGIS material was empowering regular citizens, not just experienced GIS users, with spatial information.
One such session from the PPGIS lineup, "Process - Technology - Empowerment," showcased three examples of how Web-based GIS has evolved to incorporate and encourage community participation. Wansoo Im, an advocate for the Center for Community Mapping, explained that organization's mission to foster participatory planning and community education through affordable, Web-based GIS. One of the center's efforts, the Healthy Lifestyles Community Mapping Project, involves schoolchildren in the collection of data about locations of food vendors and exercise opportunities in their neighborhoods.
The second presentation was given by Alyssa Joyce, a student in the Resource Management and Environmental Studies graduate program at the University of British Columbia. Joyce described the Community Mapping Network, which informs development planning decision-makers and acts as a data steward for its nonprofit and government agency partners, who contribute data about sensitive habitats and threatened species.
To wrap up the session, Dave Biggs of Envision Sustainability Tools demonstrated the company's MetroQuest interactive planning support tool. MetroQuest helps community members -- even those with no city planning or GIS experience -- to immediately grasp the outcomes of different scenarios with maps that visually communicate tradeoffs. Biggs explained that the popularity of the video game SimCity provided inspiration for the tool, proving that tremendous numbers of people have an interest in seeing the consequences of their choices mapped out over time.
URISA's 45th Annual Conference will be held August 20-23, 2007, in Washington, D.C.
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Kagaku na Yatsura
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Original creator (manga) : Hideaki Yoshikawa Plot summary : The "science trouble" romantic comedy follows Haruki Komaba a high school boy who has two eccentric girlfriends : Ayana Hizuki and Airi Kuze. The former is a purple-haired half-dog while the latter is a blonde-haired half-cyborg who go to extremes with the power of science. Haruki gets involved in perverted troubles caused by the two girls. Note : The manga just launched in late 2010, and Akita Shoten published the second compiled volume last month. It was announced to be a OVA bundled with the third manga volume. Update : Cast announced : Ryota Ohsaka, Toa Yukimura, Ringo Aoba, Ryō Kasumi, Rino Kawashima (Kei Mizusawa), and Yuana Miyazawa. Given the risqué nature of the material, these names are not necessarily the cast members' actual names (except Ohsaka and Aoba).
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Prefectural Magical Girl
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Staff announced :
Director : Hiraku Kaneko Series Composition : Katsuhiko Takayama Character Designer : Masaya Nozaki Cast : Ryota Ohsaka as Haruki Komaba (just my thought though) Natsumi Takamori as Ayana Hizuki Kana Akutsu as Airi Kuze Seems like it's going to be animated by Hoods Entertainment due to the staff.
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I super big breasted girl and a loli -_- I wish it would be at least fun. I just don't like this typical ecchi ecchi series with no story to keep me entertained.
Kagaku no Yatsura
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Those disgusting extra large tits overshadowed any semblance of interest I ever had in checking this out.
So I guess Tsuritama will be the last show in a while where Ryota Ohsaka lands himself a good leading role, huh? =/
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what did i just watched oh my why this yea so need all brain bleach & water after seeing this ECCHI-SCIENCE anime.
at least yet been made into a tv series yet. really indeed this came from same company did manyuu good grief this SCIENCE anime is too much to watch.
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I have to admit those hooters were a tad over-sized (Senran Kagura does it about right). There was enough plot for not to not fall sleep but not good enough for me to ask for seconds, which is sad in a sense since the animation was done about right.
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CORNWALL — The New York Military Academy will partner with Obridge Academy, an online educational institution that plans to make a major capital investment in the school to further NYMA's comeback.
NYMA nearly closed in 2010 because of financial troubles, but its board of trustees came up with a five-year plan to reverse that course.
David Fields, president of NYMA's board, said Obridge will invest $20 million in the next five to seven years to make significant capital improvements, expand existing facilities, create a green campus, and design new curriculum and extracurricular opportunities.
Obridge is based in Glen Cove. The announcement said NYMA will remain an independent school run by its board of trustees, but some board members might be replaced by candidates recommended by Obridge.
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X-Play's Game of the Year 2011 Nominees
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I LOVE gear of war 3 but the story was disapointed
multplayer battlefield 3
game of year batman or skyrim
best graphics battlefield 3Posted: December 5, 2011 9:46 PM -
LA Noire doesn't deserve a nomination. I've played it and feel strongly that it's a mediocre game. Seeing as Zelda's not even nominated, Portal 2 better win.
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I have to say I agree with G4 99.999% on their nominations. I don't know about the Mario game, but it must be good since all there other choices seem right on point.
Yes I have a Wii (LOL), but I'm sorry. Zelda not only looks very dated, but it almost seem like a half hearted effort compared to other releases by Nintendo. I refuse to call a turd "great" just because Nintendo poops it out. And while I'm sure Zelda is no turd it is not that great. I'm waiting for the Wii U version.
Madden however is a turd and is nowhere on the lists. Bravo G4. Maybe now EA will put some effort into getting it right.
I have a PS3 too, but is Uncharted a game or a well scripted animation that you make choices for from time to time? Dragon's Lair HD perhaps? Not really, but hmmmm, kind of, sort of, a little bit. Truth I have only played U2, and while fun I felt it was rails a lot too. Was that bad, no, but its world is just a tab bit controlled to me.
Are those reasons G4's reasons. Probably not. But they are mine and with those I like what I see.
Thanks G4!
So let's get to the results.Posted: December 5, 2011 9:13 PM -
To all you morons making ridiculous comments out there. They have there opinions and you have yours! Quit complaining that not everyone on the planet shares the same opinion that you morons do!!! You are a egotistical, childish fools, and oh yeah my opinions right and yours is totally wrong!...idiots.
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Game of the Year should be: Uncharted 3: Skyward Sword or The Legent of Zelda: Drake's Deception.
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Saints Row?... Really?........ Really........... Ok,. Well, it's got camp appeal, but I thought quality was one main criterion superseding intentionally tacky aesthetics. Guess I was wrong.
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OMG?! Why the hell are Uncharted 3 and Zelda not there? G4 sucks.
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Man, G4 must really hate Zelda (Even the VGA's nominated it even though they barely nominate any nintendo games)
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My List:
GOTY- Portal 2
Original- LA Noire
Innovation- LA Noire
Multiplayer- MW3 and BF3
Co-Op- Portal 2
Sports- MLB 11: The Show
Downloadable- Bastion
DLC- Black Ops- Rezurrection
Shooter- Resistance 3
RPG- Dark Souls
Fighting- Mortal Kombat
Art- Portal 2
Animation- Arkham City
Soundtrack- Bastion (Should be nominated)
Sound- Portal 2
Action/Adventure- Arkham City
Racing- Motorstorm: Apocalypse
Motion Control- LoZ: Skyward Sword
Handheld- Pokemon Black & White
Puzzle/Strategy- Portal 2
Nolan North- Nathan Drake
Not Nolan North- Mark Hamill as The Joker and Stephen Merchant as Wheatley
Remake- Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Trailer- Dead IslandPosted: December 5, 2011 8:31 PM -
Wow, I try not to complain about theses thing but you guys seem to be along the lines of bourgeois Hollywood, I mean seriously no nod to Uncharted 3 (what it wasn't Uncharted 2 enough for you?)? or Skyward Sword (it wasn't OoT enough?)? It kinda looks like they let their scores do the talking this time but whatever. I mean damn U3 didn't even get a nod for animation, whatever it's your list. But in my not-so-humble opinion I disagree, heavily. I know there were quite a few people pissed in your studio as well.
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where is Uncharted 3? Mario is on list which is like millionth super mario but no uncharted 3? pathetic n sad G4.
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Did anyone here watch the Zelda episode of feedback? By the looks of it not many of the staff members enjoyed it as much as the average rabid Nintendo fanboy, so obviously it isn't going to be a contender for THEIR staff picks for "Game of the Year". I swear, the internet astonishes me with the sheer amount of idiocy I find on it (especially on gaming sites. These are just the opinions of a select few individuals. If they didn't like Skyward Sword enough to give it "GOTY", who cares? Does that change how you feel about it? If it does, then make you're voice heard and vote for it in the fan poll (where it is quite popular). Honestly, I get so tired of seeing this and it really turns me away from gaming culture.
With that said, I'm glad to see a site give LA Noire a nomination. I feel most people went in expecting another GTA-inspired romp, but were turned off by the more adventure style gameplay (and because of this, the game seems to have built a pretty poor reputation among fans). I personally love the game and would probably make it my choice for "Game of the Year".Posted: December 5, 2011 8:14 PM -
I think that with best writting Batman and Portal are very neck and neck. It will be intresting to see who wins.
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How can Sesame street: once upon a monster be nominated at all when it was never reviewed, and how can Kirby: mass attack not be nominated for best handheld, but of course it was never reviewed. Three cheers for the laziest gaming website of all time, where they don't even do what their paid to do which is to review at least 99% of games that are released, and to educate gamers on what's happening in the industry. I can think of thousands of stories that other sites have reported on that this site doesn't even acknowledge. I will say G4 is not the worst gaming website or magazine but it is surely not the best far from it, their right in the middle which means they don't suck but their not good either.
Posted: December 5, 2011 8:11 PM -
Skyrim shouldn't win game of the year unless bathesda fixes at least the bugs that make the game unplayable within the next week.
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I agree with Namikaze1, I just cannot understand how Zelda and Uncharted 3 are not in the Game of the Year category! Ya Saints Row was a amusing and entertaining game but it was certainly not the best game I have played this year, not even close. Worse than that is L.A. Noire, I expected great things from it but was graced with an overly mediocre game that became extremely repetitive after a few missions. I am offended that L.A. Noire has a game of the year nomination over Zelda and especially over Uncharted 3 (which I think is a front runner for the award between itself and Batman)
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Im only sad Dead Space 2 is ONLY nominated for sound design
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This list lacks Skyward Sword, BF3, Ocarina of Time 3D, Uncharted 3, and Assassins Creed, which are all amazing.
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Federal technology and procurement processes will come under the microscope Wednesday on Capitol Hill in the wake of the HealthCare.gov debacle. But it's unclear whether a key figure in the portal's oversight will appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
After the White House refused a request to let federal chief technology officer Todd Park testify, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) issued a subpoena Friday to compel him to show up.
"Your unwillingness to appear before the committee continues an unfortunate pattern of the current administration when it comes to matters of transparency and Congressional oversight," Issa wrote to Park. "Millions of Americans have lost their health insurance and are rapidly approaching the point where they must begin to prepare for the possibility of having no health insurance on Jan. 1, 2014. They deserve your sworn testimony before their elected representatives about what went wrong — not simply the media outlets that White House officials have deemed an appropriate use of your time away from working on the website project. Reliable testimony about the status of efforts to address problems with HealthCare.gov is highly relevant to ongoing concerns about security vulnerabilities, as well as legislative proposals Congress is currently considering that would allow Americans to keep individual insurance plans cancelled because of Obamacare regulations."
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The White House is permitting federal chief information officer Steve VanRoekel to testify, along with Frank Baitman, the Department of Health and Human Services' CIO, and Henry Chao, deputy CIO and deputy director of the Office of Information Services for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Government Accountability Office's director of IT management issues David Powner also is scheduled to appear before the committee.
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"This is an unfortunate and unnecessary step since we made clear several times that Todd Park is willing to testify," said a spokesman for the Office of Science and Technology Policy. "We had hoped the committee would work with us to find an alternative date to give Todd time to focus on the immediate task at hand: getting the website fixed. We are reviewing the subpoena and will respond as appropriate."
The White House has a few choices, including letting Park testify or invoking executive privilege, which is based on the separation of powers doctrine. The Supreme Court ruled on the use of Executive Privilege in 1974 when President Richard Nixon refused to provide audiotapes of conversations about the Watergate burglary.
The Obama administration used this tactic when Issa's committee asked for documents related to the Justice Department's Fast and the Furious program.
The White House is not objecting to Park testifying, but prefers to find a date in December after the administration said it would be finished fixing the problems with HealthCare.gov.
Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the committee, and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to Issa today asking him to withdraw the subpoena and let Park testify in December.
"The evidence before our committee demonstrates that Mr. Park is an honest and exemplary public servant, and your unsubstantiated public attacks against his integrity are a deficient basis on which to justify a subpoena against him," the letter stated. "Based on the totality of these actions, it appears that your subpoena to Mr. Park was part of a predetermined political strategy rather than a constructive effort to conduct responsible oversight. Unfortunately, rather than promoting improvements to the HealthCare.gov website, your subpoena could have precisely the opposite effect."
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Issa's interest in the Office of Management and Budget's oversight of HealthCare.gov isn't new. In early October, Issa asked VanRoekel and Park for documents and to schedule a briefing by Nov. 4
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Objective: SWBAT set up and solving real world linear equations that lead to equivalent expressions and multi-step equations.
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Allow students about three minutes to discuss homework answers (Football Helmets activity questions five – 10 and 14 - 16) with members of their cooperative group. After discussions hold a mini wrap-up of all the work from the previous day and homework. Asking students to script answers to each question on a group marker board would be a good and efficient formative assessment of what each group has learned so far. Asking student to present their thinking at the board for the rest of the class would also be wonderful if you have some articulate students who can explain their thinking well, maybe even with your prompting.
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At this point in the year, I am still modeling how to set up a graph. When my students struggle to graph they typically struggle in two main areas - labeling x and y axis or numbering x and y axis with a consistent interval. I really focus on setting up the graph completely before trying to graph any points. I have a graphing bell ringer I use with students who continue to leave the x and y axis blank after weeks of practice. This bell ringer is located in my functions unit if you would like to use it. Walking students through graphing is time consuming and not much fun. I tell students we are about to have the most boring lesson in the world but if they focus and learn from today I will never put them through this lesson again. If they choose to ignore my instructions on graphing and from this day forward continue to create ugly or naked graphs, then we will repeat the most boring lesson in the world.
After this riveting introduction, lead students (using your projector and document camera) through the thinking process of creating a graph. Where do the independent and dependent quantities label? What is a reasonable interval and what do I do if I want to skip lines when numbering (not a good idea and nearly always messes them up because they forget to skip the very first line after 0). Once you have walked about the room to provide feedback and ensure all your students were following along and creating correct graphs, then allow about five minutes for students to discuss questions 12 and 13 in cooperative groups.
Hold a deep mini wrap-up session over questions 12 and 13 plus some other good graphing questions you can ask verbally. Other possible graphing questions could include: Which company is cheaper before the break even point and how do you know by looking at the graph? Who is cheaper after the break even point and how do you know by looking at the graph? Why does one company start out cheaper but then become more expensive later? Why does one company start out more expensive but become cheaper later? What is unique about each company's pricing strategy that directly affects the graph?
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Assign practice problems 3 – 8, 15, 16, 19, and 20 for homework tonight so students continue their understanding of solving equations with equivalent expressions and variables on both sides. The homework is simply algebraic however, asking students to decontextualize the math and manipulate the numbers and symbols from a purely algebraic sense. Moving students into the purely algebraic process is a definite goal at this grade level and is the ultimate goal of these two lessons combined (Break Even and Football Helmets). By using both lessons together you are asking students to apply math practice standards four and two. Students use mathematical practice four to model real world math algebraically and graphically to understand the context. Then, students are asked to decontextualize the math using math practice two and manipulate these complex equations as purely algebraic representations.
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Lesson Preperation Reminders for the Formative Assessment Lesson tomorrow:
1. Finish sorting pre-lesson assessments into cooperative pairs or groups to begin the activity.
2. finish your guiding quesitons based on student misconcpetions and decide how you will present these to your students.
3. Copy and cut if possible a set of cards (page S-3) for each cooperative group.
4. Gather poster paper (sometimes I tape several white 81/2 X 11 sheets together), markers, small envelops for storing cards, and glue sticks for each cooperative group to use during the activity.
Read all the pages of the Lesson Guide (Website under Resources at the bottom of the webpage) so you are familiar with framing the lesson and the activity.
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