text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Yaramaz ve tembel ögrenciler var Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Yaramaz ve tembel ögrenciler var Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Turkey View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ghostJoined: 30 Jan 2003Posts: 1692Location: Saudi Arabia Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 6:21 pm Post subject: Yaramaz ve tembel ögrenciler var Yeah folks, it's a big problem in the Özel Koleji I teach at. The students are very lazy and disruptive in class, and this is the vast majority of students. The grades are 4 and 5. Ages around 10-11. Little devils they are in their vast majority, who take morbid pleasure in driving Yabanci teachers nuts. The problems were mentioned to the regular class teacher (Turkish) but nothing has improved. The same students continue their antics (shouting, running around class, hitting people, making rude noises, knocking things over etc...) day after day, and it is a wonder that English language teachers put up with this nonsense. One English teacher at this Koleji was given a stern warning by the Administration because he had very lightly pulled a student's ear who was running riot in the class. The diabolical student went home crying and the next day the parents were at the Koleji to set up a meeting with the teacher and fill in a complaint form. The Administration warned the teacher and the form went into his file. It seems that in Turkey very little or nothing can be done to curtail the ridiculous/babyish behaviour that occurs on a daily basis in the private schools. When you speak to Turks who attend regular schools they state that there are very few discipline problems in the regular (non fee paying) schools because the Administration would not tolerate wayward behaviour. Back to top yaramazJoined: 05 Mar 2003Posts: 2384Location: Not where I was before Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 6:54 pm Post subject: cok yaramaz ve deli orengiler var In the Lise where I am now, you can really tell which kids came in as scholarship students from a state school via the Hazirlik prep class and which kids poured in from the Primary... violent, lazy, noisy little monsters many are. We are working at undoing some of the damage done there. These kids have too much money and very little sense....and they've been allowed to get away with it for ages. I have a lone Primary boy in my prep class and he actually refuses to work! I see them 2 or 3 hours a day and often three days will go by before he even picks up a pencil. He just grins smugly at me when I tell him to work, and says, "Insh'allah, teacher, insh'allah!" Back to top dmbJoined: 12 Feb 2003Posts: 8397 Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:34 pm Post subject: It has been about ten years since I taught kids in turkey. Since then I have been mainly teaching at dershanes and unis. But I vaguely remember a former DOS(turkish) telling me that the kids were used to being disciplined by being smacked, so I should do the same. I never did, but is this the norm or am I way off the mark. Do turkish teachers threaten students with violence? BTW I am totally against this Back to top Leila2003Joined: 22 Apr 2003Posts: 21 Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 4:44 am Post subject: Naughty and lazy kids....??? Hi there.....I am always reading the message boards about Turkey because I am desperately trying to get into a good school.....so when I read about your student discipline problem...I had to send my two cents worth. I used to teach in turkey for two years and those were the best years....yes I had naughty kids who ran around and refused to do the work...but it is nothing and I mean NOTHING compared to what I have to deal with NOW!!! I teach in Saudi Arabia at a very exclusive school which caters to yes, you guessed it the Royal family.....spoilt is not the word!! They have too much money and no ambition other than to take up their titles. The worst part is that they tell you to your face that even if I fail them, they would get their moms and dads to call the school administration and lo and behold....they would tell me to pass the student.....with absolutely NO work for the entire year. However, having said that, I still do lesson preps, activities and fun stuff for the one or two kids that are actually interested in learning. Anyone want to trade places??? I have a great apartment!! Back to top ghostJoined: 30 Jan 2003Posts: 1692Location: Saudi Arabia Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 1:56 pm Post subject: Bring back the stick Well guess what...a little bit of corporal punishment might be advisable, and before you label me a child beater, consider this. In the 'old days' and in countries where some forms of corporal punishment are allowed the general productivity in the schools is much higher. As someone else on the board mentioned, these kids in Turkey have been allowed to get away with the nonsense they do (in the Private schools) for years, and since the Admin. and parents do nothing and there are no consequences, the appalling behaviour will continue. Consider also that students in their vast majority appreciate law and order. When things are allowed to get out of hand, many kids who would potentially be good students end up becoming 'contaminated' too by the unhealthy, crazy atmosphere of the English Yabanci lessons. Of course in this day and age it is frowned upon to voice approval with regard to some forms of corporal punishment, and so be it. In the end the Turkish Private schools will be the losers because the output of the students is so low and below what it should be with regard to the time invested. In this Koleji, for example,each student gets two English classes a day. Back to top yaramazJoined: 05 Mar 2003Posts: 2384Location: Not where I was before Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:55 am Post subject: Angry teacher throws pupils out the window October 06 2003 at 09:03PM Rabat - Two Moroccan schoolboys were injured on Monday when their teacher threw them out of a first floor classroom window for being too noisy, an education ministry official said. One of the pupils, aged nine, ended up in hospital with a fractured shoulder and serious injuries to his face and head while the other, aged 10, suffered only slight injuries, the official said. He said the teacher had warned the pair that she would throw them out if they were not quiet. "They did not listen. They should have listened," he told reporters. "She (the teacher) suffers depression." The official had no comment on whether the teacher would be disciplined. Reuters Back to top ghostJoined: 30 Jan 2003Posts: 1692Location: Saudi Arabia Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:03 pm Post subject: Modern Turkey aping European/American morals Of course the Morocco incident in which two students were injured is regrettable, but only teachers can understand the desperation and frustration they go through in classes with recalcitrant, 'yaramaz' students. In Modern Turkey....the moneyed classes base their behaviour on the American model in which the child is king and allowed all kinds of favours from presents to the latest playstation, the best Nike gear etc....and you can see these kids and their gucci clad mums in the shopping centres, often devouring copious quantities of McDonalds fast food. The parents pamper their kids, and the kids in turn develop a lazy attitude to life, because all of their desires are catered to. In the private Koleji the parents want these kids to learn English to get ahead, but they assume that just because they have a 'yabanci' as a teacher, the language will rub off on the kid as by osmosis. What they don't tell the kids about are the words 'respect' and 'hard work.' The students are lazy and act up in class, and when the 'yabanci' teachers discipline the students with strong words the babies run home to Mum and Dad to complain about the 'nasty' yabancis who are their teachers. The Admin. chops the head of the foreign teachers without making any effort in curbing the awful behaviours committed by their students. In this Koleji 2-3 foreign teachers are forced to resign every year through no fault of their own but simply because the Admin. is spineless and knows that to keep the parents happy a foreign teacher is only a small pawn in the overall scheme of things. Back to top yaramazJoined: 05 Mar 2003Posts: 2384Location: Not where I was before Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 9:21 pm Post subject: I posted that article because I had told one of my students last week that I would do precisely that--- throw him out the window if he didn't shut up... which he has yet to do after 3.5 weeks of classes. The little *beep* has yet to do even a lick of work in my class and i see him 10 hours a week.. I am thinking I might enjoy a nice cubicle job... Back to top AlbulbulJoined: 08 Feb 2003Posts: 364 Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 5:22 am Post subject: kids Yeah. I became a teacher and then found out that I can't stand other people's spoilt brats. So I teach adults. Well, 19-year-olds. Back to top gelinJoined: 09 Mar 2003Posts: 144Location: Istanbul, Turkey Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 5:21 pm Post subject: I take offense to the "American" model ghost so brazenly talks about. Back to top yaramazJoined: 05 Mar 2003Posts: 2384Location: Not where I was before Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 6:00 pm Post subject: I'm a bit baffled by the American description too as I really wouldn't say the parents' coddling of their children is American at all but rather distinctly upper-middle class Turkish. I'm not sure how else to describe it... Just because kids are spoiled rotten and allowed to get away with murder doesnt mean they're being raised in an American way- in fact, their behavior reminds me much more of Korean kids I have taught. Back to top ghostJoined: 30 Jan 2003Posts: 1692Location: Saudi Arabia Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 6:54 pm Post subject: American models No negative stuff intended about America....what I meant was that upper middle class Turks seem to have this obsession about everything American, and they blindly follow the fashions of the States. Here at this Koleji the big thing is NBA basketball gear, and many of the kids are enrolled in the basketball clinics here. They all wear the stuff even though many of them cannot even play the game. In defence of the American system, at least in North America kids when they become teenagers (even those from the moneyed classes) learn about responsibility in the form of working part time after school and on Saturdays. You do not see this in Turkey...it would be beneath the Turkish families to have their kids work in menial jobs...they do not understand the concept. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 10:46 am Post subject: Turkey It sound as if "ghost" did not have a very nice time in his Turkish job. But he has been sacked now, or as he might say,"One has lost one's employment." Maybe he should go back to Canada ? Back to top ghostJoined: 30 Jan 2003Posts: 1692Location: Saudi Arabia Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 4:23 pm Post subject: Positives from negatives Some teachers who teach here for a year or so will gain some positives out of the negative experiences. Nowhere else, for example, will teachers have to face the shocking behaviour demonstrated by students in the Private Koleji. This will equip those teachers to teach anywhere in the world, because they will never again confront such lazy, spoilt, unmotivated individuals. Those teachers will develop classroom management skills second to none if they manage to endure their contracts to the end. A foreign language so dissimilar to other European languages will be learnt by those who stay for at least 6 months to a year. There are many friendly people in Turkey, especially in the non-'touristy' areas, and those friendships will be remembered fondly when the foreign teacher moves on. For many teachers, though, they decide to move on after a year or less, because they find that the culture and general lifestyle in Turkey is basically boring. These teachers get depressed here, because most Turks they encounter always ask them the same limited questions. Most of the Turks they encounter have a very limited culture and view the world in a narrow way. Most Turks are decent people, but foreigners find that the culture here has very little to offer. People wasting time in coffee shops playing backgammon for hours on end, or others playing those stupid 'savaç oyun' games in the internet cafes are other things that irritate some 'yabanci' teachers. A total disregard for the rights of non-smokers is another factor which exacerbates the situation for some health conscious foreign teachers. Turks will simply light up and smoke witout any thought for your comfort or that of others around them. Why should others have to endure these destructive habits? Also disregard for common saftety rules on the roads is in evidence here. One foreign teacher who uses a bike as his main form of transportation has to make a prayer every time he sets out on the roads, because the rules of the road here are not respected. The red lights are nice decorations in many locales in Turkey. Other teachers are disturbed by the lack of civilized behaviour demonstrated by many Turks. One teacher who resides in a Pansiyon, for example, has to endure nightly raucous conversation by the Pansiyon employees until the early hours of the morning. When this unfortunate pedagogue asked the employees to desist with their behaviour, the employees simply laughed. Many teachers recognize that Turkey is an ok place if you want an easy, unambitious way of life. But they will also recognize that the culture here is not one where a lot of growth is possible. There are far more stimulating places in the world for teachers to work and live in. Ditto goes for the people in those other locales. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:15 pm Post subject: Teach Foreigners ? Oh no ! Ghost Your dislike of Turkey shows through here. 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|2011-06-19, 14:52
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But it doesn't help, when I see such insulting sterotypes presented; it never helps well there's frequently a sex-offender like character in these things ever. Invoking the Depraved Homosexual trope is a great way to send me out the door.
As for the actual topic itself, I will randomly speculate that the majority of fanservice in anime is overwhelmingly focused on female characters to appeal to male watchers. So it's only natural that the only genre type that constantly features a lot of male fanservice is gonna experience some kind of saturation. Everyone needs to find a place for fap material, right?
|2011-06-19, 22:30
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Osana-Najimi Shipper
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Location: Mt. Ordeals
Reason being? Very few people bats an eyelash when two girls are overly friendly and/or has some very strong rivalry between the two, even those who are into yuri.
But when you have 2 guys who are "attached to the hip" inseparable best friends, or their friendship is torn apart by circumstances and they need to fight each other, or they were in separate sides in the first place but both of them are trying very hard to understand each other, all hats are off... whether any of this implied yaoi is intentional or not.
In essence, it's a matter how the shippers themselves look for the pairing they like. In my experience, it takes a lot less canon material for an average yaoi shipper to find a particular couple 'ship worthy' than for an average yuri shipper. At the very least, this would explain the dominance of yaoi doujin over yuri ones.
Just my 2 cents.
|2011-06-20, 01:18
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Back to topic I think its cooler for yuri having smaller fanbase than yaoi. At least we all know yuri fanboys are actually had more interesting life outside the realms of internet, unlike most(if not all) yaoi fangirls.
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|2011-06-20, 04:33
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Maybe some lesbians do not like Yuri because it's too feminine? And maybe they like Yaoi better because the male characters in yaoi do not behave like men (not even gay men) and the "seme" characters are basically butch lesbians with dicks?
|2011-06-20, 05:45
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I love how some posters (thankfully still a few... Still.) here glorify their 'yuri fan' self while putting down fujoshis/BL fans. Yeah, we have no life, 24/7ing at loving mansex! certainly those who think like that have stalked us in RL, telescoping our hikkikomori/NEET time in our room!
IKR? Prejudice is great~~
As far as I know though, the ones that are well received in Japan are less likely the full throttle delicious, pretty and sexy R18 ones (... Of course that sells too ), but those which have dynamic relationship depiction with less... 'Girlish' characters (which pisses a lot of us too, haha, lots of us are runaways from shoujo mangas with terribly feminist heroines with one track persona) or the ones that creates fuzzy warm feeling. Or something on the line of that derivation.
... Although I do wonder what you mean by this. Acts girly? Think too much of romance? Act like a struck schoolgirl? Way of thinking comes across as how girls think? Angsting? Not direct? Hard to relate? Or what? Just because authors tend to focus the softer side of feelings doesn't always mean that the characters do not have a scratch of man(ly) behaviour... Plus I think a lot of them wanted to create a character, not men being manly for the sake of being 100% real anyway... I mean, being too real limits the potential for creating works that actually attracts the fans, that one goes to bara in any case.
|2011-06-20, 05:57
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If I wanted to imply they act girly I would have mentioned the uke rather than the seme.
Simply put their psychology, behavior and so on aren't really what you can usually find in a male person.
They are all after all portrayed by female writers for female readers and little they care about making them realistic. Note this is not a flaw, it's simply what this kind of stories are like. 99% of the girls in your typical harem anime aren't realistic either, but that's how people like them.
In the end there is a reason why yaoi and gay manga are two completely different things.
I've never heard of fujoshi that squeal over barazoku characters.
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|2011-06-20, 09:02
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Age: 30
Eh. I don't really like either Yuri or Yaoi. Now in concept I really should like Yuri, I mean 2 girls is better then 1 right? But it just doesn't do anything for me. For one thing Yuri is almost entirely serious, too serious in fact. I've never seen a Yuri manga or Anime that didn't have significant amounts of drama. Now I'm not against dramatic romance, but I find Hetero does it for me more. I find it easier to empathise with the people in the relationship, while Yuri leaves me feeling ... flat. Basically Yuri is dull. Rarely has much of a sense of humour.
I don't like Yaoi either, I mean there no girls at all! However the primary reason I dislike Yaoi is that the plot lines are basically just Shoujo Smut, but where the girl is replaced with an Uke. I don't like that setup for shoujo, I'm not gonna like it anymore in an alternative setting (though I can see how it makes good fapping material, as erotica goes...)
Honestly though Yuri and Yaoi aren't just the same plots with boy and boy, and girl on girl. Yuri is basically just Moe tearfest with the dull male lead taken out, and yaoi is just Shoujo. So in the modern sense Yuri is Seinen, and Yaoi is Josei. Yaoi is so big, I expect, because seinen encompasses a much wider range of genres then Josei, while Josei is almost always drama and romance. Josei has a much higher output of Drama and Romance then Seinen Romance, so naturally that's going to have the knock on effect of more Yaoi.
It's interesting to note that this isn't a purely Japanese phenomenon, slash fiction has existed in the west since before anime and manga got imported, most famously Kirk/Spock. I can't really think of femalexfemale ever really getting the same attention.
Certainly on the surface girl on girl is more acceptable, but however you look at it, guy on guy gets way more attention, even if we look at subtext. This could also be a knock on effect of guys always being the main character, maybe some girls find it easier to empathise with a male lead. It's real weird.
|2011-06-20, 10:01
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|2011-06-20, 10:41
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GL/Lesbian relationships are actually more mainstream and therefore not as getto-ized under the term Yuri the same way that Yaoi is (and therefore works labelled BL/Yaoi are greater in number).
Take Bleach, for example, and you have Yoruichi and that ninja corps captain. Take about every single time there's a bath scene in which one female character keeps making lewd suggestions/touch breasts to another female character, which is using lesbian subtext to pander to male gaze.
Even Pokémon, Digimon and other mainstream series are not shy on the lesbian subtext when at least one female character admire another female character (Kasumi[Misty]/Kanna[Lorelei/Prima], Miyako[Yolei]/Mimi, the bridge bunnies in Savers...). They also blush about males in much the same way, but when a male character admire another male character it is usually without blushing (and the main Ho Yay one can find is in rivalries instead).
Now, Media outlets have found out that they can get paid for gay subtext pandering to female gaze, so we get more of that such as Sherlock/John in Holmes, Merlin/Arthur in Merlin and so on, and because we are not used to getting so much at the same time we think it is a lot.
But in truth, there are about the same numbers involved.
Yaoi is just usually created by women for women and is about gay men. Stuff that is created by women is undervalued. One shouldn't create media for women because women will watch what one creates for men and not vice-versa and Titanic/insert popular chick flick was a fluke according to media moguls. Gay men are less acceptable than lesbian women in most cultures (which usually traditionally think that penetrative sex is the only real sex).
Yuri is created by wo/men for mostly men and some women and is about lesbian women. Often pandering to the male gaze.
Looking at the above, you can see why people talk about Yaoi more. For some it is threatening, for some it is surprising, for others it is weird and for yet another group it is an anomaly, so people talk a lot more about it, creating the illusion that there's more to yaoi than yuri.
With yuri it's like this: Heterosexual men like to fantasize about having a threeway with two women? And also about having their own personal porn show in the form of two women having sex? News at eleven!
Anyway, that's my guess on all of it.
|2011-06-20, 10:58
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Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
@irisiel: Actual Yuri works tend to not be porn at all, and tend towards serious drama, whereas Yaoi tends to be exploitation (pseudo)porn. That's the difference. I suppose because Yuri gets swept up in moe tropes.
|2011-06-20, 11:16
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But yeah, there's also the Madonna/Whore thing about the whole thing, especially when you realize that Yuri=Lily=Purity.
There's also a lot of Yaoi which are primarily about emotions, but some places seems to confuse how to classify them (it's sex, so it's yaoi, but it's primarily about emotions and not a lot of sex pages when looking at the total page count, so it's BL?).
Meh, at this point I'm pretty sure that there's plenty of both, especially doujins of Sailor Moon and Magic Knight Rayearth, that provides pornographic sex (seriously, I was introduced to Yuri by ways of a Minako/Usagi/Rei threesome, lets just say that Love Me Chain gained a new meaning in my impressionable thirteen year old mind). Might also be why I often think of yaoi/yuri to be pornographic counterparts of one another.
|2011-06-20, 11:21
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Part-Time TTK & Master
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Location: Iwakawa base and Chaldea
Age: 38
From past experiences, I can safely say that both yaoi and yuri fandoms have their fair share of bad apples. As a man, I will likely support yuri more than yaoi. However, I will not put yuri above hetero, especially after having witnessed displays of sheer intolerance and biggotry from the more vocal yuri portion of a certain anime fandom. Yes, some people's obsession over a yuri pairing does get very unhealthy.
|2011-06-20, 12:40
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|2011-06-20, 12:44
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|2011-06-20, 13:23
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ha ha that's funny.... the magical girl genre was born from the context of the shojo manga but now the most famous and recent (Madoka, My-Hime and Nanoha) are all male oriented...
Strange how the world changes.
Anyway I think that Creamy Mami, Magical Emi, Persia and Minky Momo from the 80s are all yuri-free.
Come to think of it the series that first revolutionized the magical girl genre from a single heroine to a group heroines was Sailor Moon, which included a yuri couple albeit being decidedly female oriented.
|2011-06-20, 13:25
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Hah, does Mai-HiME qualify as a MG anime? I wonder. I always assumed that the popularity of yuri pairings in that was strictly due to the fact that the guys were just fail.
Well except Kazuya maybe, but who remembers him?
|2011-06-20, 14:02
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Australia
@synaesthetic: where's your Yukari avatar... put it back >_<
Guys are very strict with male character in general, and there's only few of them who actually worthy enough to be an object of admiration. I can state an example with Angel Beats. Was shipping lots on Hinata x Yurippe until the anime ruined the character of Hinata hard (comparing to in the light novel). So that's why the shipping of YurippexTenshi or YurippexYusa was then preferred
Wondering if yaoi fangirl having the same mindset
PS: i probably write a bit more on yuri but probably later
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The Clippers were hit with yet another distraction on Wednesday when they were told that Donald Sterling's wife, Shelly, wants to keep her ownership interest in the team.
When Clippers Coach Doc Rivers was informed about Shelly's plan, he declined to comment on it, preferring to concentrate on his team playing Oklahoma City in Game 2 of the Western Conference playoffs.
Shelly told The Times in a question and answer that, "Yes," she wants to keep the team.
According to the Sterling Family Trust, Shelly owns 50% of the Clippers and Donald owns the other 50%, according to NBA officials who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Shelly didn't not attend Games 1 or 2 here in Oklahoma City.
"I have been co-owner since 1981," she said in the statement. "During those 33 years, I have been a diehard fan even when the team was in the basement of the league. Now that all of our hard work is paying off, I want to celebrate the success that we are finally achieving."
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has banned Donald for life and told him he must sell the team after making disparaging comments about African Americans.
The NBA said Saturday it was going to work with Clippers management to appoint a chief executive to supervise the team's operations.
On Tuesday, the NBA announced that Clippers President Andy Roeser was taking an indefinite leave of absence, effective immediately.
The Clippers just shrugged at the recent development regarding Shelly.
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It was an early Tuesday morning, about two hours before the Clippers were going to practice, and there was Blake Griffin in the small gym of the team's hotel working out with his personal trainer Robbie Davis.
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Contract calls for broad logistics support
Raytheon Co. will provide communications logistics to the Navy under a $51.6 million contract.
Specifically, the contractor will work with the Navy's communications terminals of its Extremely High Frequency Satellite Program, according to a June 16 Raytheon announcement.
The performance-based logistics contract calls for Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) to fulfill all requisitions; warehouse and track government-furnished material; resolve supply-obsolescence or source problems; and evaluate, test, repair and/or modify the communications equipment as needed.
The primary work will be performed at the RTSC sites in Norfolk, Va., and Chula Vista, Calif., with additional engineering support performed at Raytheon sites in Marlborough, Mass., and Largo, Fla.
The satellite program provides jam-proof communications for submarines, major surface ships and sites onshore, as well as connectivity with U.S. Army and Air Force communication systems. "As such, it is extremely important that the communication terminals remain functional and up to date," Wayne Iurillo, vice president of RTSC's Customized Engineering and Depot Support unit, said in the announcement.
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text: Transcript of the 2011 - 2012 Budget Address "Rochester's Budget Challenge: Taking Charge of Our Destiny " 2011-12 Budget Address Delivered by Mayor Thomas S. RichardsCity Council Chambers May 20, 2011 View Accompanying Budget PresentationView Proposed Budget Document View Budget Message Good morning. Thank you all for being here and to all watching this on City 12 TV. I would also like to thank and welcome our City Council. Today, I am presenting the City of Rochester's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year to the City Council for approval. It has been 35 days since being sworn in as Mayor of Rochester and I thought getting into office was tough - this budget submission makes me look back on the election process as the good old days. I can tell you first-hand what a difficult task this budget submission is. Our expenses far exceed our revenues and they have for some time. And like any budget that is short of cash, this unbalance is a challenge. But it is our response to that challenge that will define our city and our path forward. This budget crisis really has been an opportunity for all of us in government and all of our customers and citizens to have an honest and frank talk about what is truly important and fundamental for a city to provide for its residents and businesses. I have said there is nothing like running out of money to focus one's priorities. And that is exactly what this budget proposal is – a statement of priorities and philosophies. Before we can talk about that, we need to understand how we got here. Rochester has seen its population decrease by 30 percent since 1970. We have experienced a severe decline in our manufacturing sector. Kodak's workforce alone has declined 87 percent in the last 30 years. The households in our city earn a median income of only about 30,000 dollars a year. City Hall has trimmed its full-time workforce by 30 percent since the 1970s, including 14 percent in the last decade. Employee salaries, health care and retirement benefits account for sixty-five percent of our total budget. Public safety positions account for 70 percent of those personnel expenses. State aid has gone down $2.2 million dollars and our costs for retirement benefits, salaries and wages, and health care benefits are rising sharply and will continue to rise sharply. Going into this budget process, our planned expenditures outpaced our income by $50 million dollars. Through midyear cuts and hiring freezes, and by deferring on some capital spending and reorganizing our project timelines, we reduced that gap by $20 million dollars. The remaining $30 million dollar shortfall is real and mostly is the result of having others making decisions for us that, like it or not, cities must live by. For example, Rochester has three challenges from the state – a high Maintenance of Effort, or MOE – low Aid to Municipalities, or AIM and an explosion is pension costs. Under the MOE law, the state mandates that before all other expenses, the City must give $119 million dollars to the Rochester City School District - $50 million dollars more than Buffalo is required to give it's district. The City has absolutely no say in how this money is spent. That amount is 71 percent of our total tax levy, leaving us with only 29 percent of our tax levy to fund everything else, from police to fire, road maintenance, libraries, recreation centers and every other City program, event or service. Our AIM revenue per capita is $40 million dollars lower than Buffalo's and far below what Syracuse receives per resident. The high MOE and low AIM together puts Rochester at a $90 million dollar imbalance with Buffalo. Also, state mandated pension costs will total $33.5 million dollars in the new fiscal year, an increase of 29 percent. Medical costs and mandates, along with state arbitration-backed contract awards to union employees that do not take fairly into consideration a community's ability to pay, also drive our funding gap. All these decisions are not local, but made by lawmakers who do not have to live with the consequences of their votes. These are the mandates that got us here and they don't seem to be going away anytime soon. And, while 75 percent of our budget is driven by mandates, we must recognize that it cannot be dictated only by mandates. These mandated costs are expected to further increase for the next several years. If left on its present course, the pension time-bomb alone may functionally force cities and municipalities to a control board. While other governments under control boards have seen their deficits erased and even surpluses created – they have paid a steep price for the loss of local control. Investments and growth opportunities are quashed and a city goes in survival mode. Contracts with labor are rescinded, and outside concerns decide layoffs and funding for employees. I do not believe our workers or our citizens believe that we cannot govern ourselves and therefore need the state to do it for us. To help keep our City financially stable, we all must support the Governor's efforts to reform the present pension system. Our new Governor is also focused on getting the State's fiscal house in order and returning New York State to a place that attracts people and businesses. Rochester is fortunate to have its former Mayor, Robert J. Duffy, as the Lieutenant Governor of New York State. I believe that over time, Rochester will benefit greatly from having a friend in Albany who knows our City. With that, let me present our plan to not only close the remaining $30 million dollar budget gap, but to invest in the things that make urban living attractive to citizens and investors. I'd like to start by thanking everyone who attended our four Voice of the Customer meetings in each of the city's quadrants. Also, thanks to all who emailed their thoughts and concerns to us or called 3-1-1. We heard you. To see what your neighbors had to say, log onto the City's website, and read the final report. Our Voice of the Customer sessions were highly attended and we received a lot of input. Let me be clear, we listened and put much of your input to work. One theme that came from those meetings was that services that are mandated and public safety services are very important – but not the only things that are important. In recent years, such services threatened to force out other spending that our citizens also want and need. Things like libraries, recreation centers, neighborhood investment and quality of life activities. I can say now that under this proposed budget, we will not be closing any library branches; we will not shut down any fire stations and we will not close any recreation centers. These are programs and services that our community needs and values. They are what make our community vibrant and vital. It is our aim to support the values of the community, as opposed to those who only care about singular interests. So how do we do it? This is the core dilemma of this budget. We must provide a balanced budget. How do we meet our budget objective without eroding quality of life? How do we reduce our workforce without losing our young and promising workers and the diversity we have worked so hard to develop? Lopping off services such as closing fire houses and libraries looks to our citizens like the City is retreating; pulling out of neighborhoods and circling the wagons. This administration is not about retreating. We will not give up our hard-earned advances and our mission to grow and improve. We cannot cut our way to greatness. We need a structural solution that starts to address the root of the problem and not just react to the yearly shortfalls by annual retrenchment. This is an honest budget with no hidden borrowing. It contains reasonable revenue estimates, an accurate picture of our labor costs, and specifically identifies real savings. So here's what the plan is: 1) Restructure the workforce and not just reduce it. There will still be fewer workers but perhaps fewer layoffs if done correctly; 2) Use our reserves to reduce costs and not just delay them; 3) Delay and re-prioritize capital projects; 4) Increase revenues; 5) Ask our unions and workforce to participate in solutions that help us prevent future layoffs and service reductions. 6) Invest some of the savings into long term growth areas. Now to do this, we need some help. We need recognition of the problem and the benefits of a joint solution from our residents, unions, employees and other stakeholders. Let me explain how strategic right sizing differs from retrenchment. To address dramatic increases in pension and health insurance costs and the reduction in revenue, the City must restructure its workforce. This needs to be a permanent structural change, but to preserve the City's capacity to function; it needs to be approached strategically. Upwards of 140 positions will be cut and as many as 80 or so people face being laid off. Unlike in the past, there must be a balanced impact on all departments and positions, both senior and junior, if we are to maintain a balance of services. Even with this balanced approach, simply laying off people under the mandatory last in- first out rule will disproportionately impact the newest employees, many of whom, particularly in our public safety workforce, are minorities. To address this issue, I am proposing for the first time in the City's history to offer a retirement incentive to the most senior City employees. We will offer eligible City employees a one-time $15,000 dollar retirement incentive. It is my desire to use the incentive to enable us to reduce layoffs in all Departments, allow us to bring in new police and fire recruit classes and improve workforce diversity. The cost of the incentive is anticipated to be approximately $7.4 million dollars, and will be funded primarily by the City's retirement reserve. I intend to submit this proposal to Council for approval in early June. We need to work with our unions and employees to seek their help. We cannot minimize the need for layoffs, avoid closing some of our libraries, recreation centers and firehouses without assistance from our employee unions. We need to work together and they need to moderate their demands in order to address our common financial challenges. This challenge is first presented by our police and firefighter unions that have been without a contract for three years. I am pleased to report that we have reached agreement with both unions to settle the past years on reasonable terms and agreed to a 1% wage increase in 2011-12 and 2012-13. We have also settled a number of outstanding grievances with the police union and several other outstanding issues with the firefighters union. The payment of the lump sum representing the three past years of the contract, along with the retirement incentive, will help to motivate more senior people to retire and assist in maintaining the balance in our workforce. At a time when it seems fashionable to attack public employee unions for causing and failing to recognize their role in addressing the financial problems of government, it is gratifying to see the City police and firefighter unions have stepped up to take their share of the responsibility. Their cooperation has not only helped to mitigate the employment impact on their members, but to preserve other services provided across the City. I look forward to this as a new beginning where we all recognize that our individual success depends on the overall success of the City. The non-union APT employees have also been without a cost-of-living adjustment for 3 years. Now that all of the union contracts have been resolved, I believe fairness requires that some adjustment be made. I am proposing that we grant a single 4% increase effective July, 2010. The performance incentive will be eliminated and there will be no further wage increase in the new year. This will create a savings of $1.8 million dollars, and along with the impact from the police and firefighter union agreements, will further assist in reducing the need for layoffs and closing facilities. Being proactive and working with our unions and employees is part of managing our own destiny. We will re-prioritize our investments. Strategically, we are identifying projects that have the most impact on our city, whether downtown or in a neighborhood, and reordering the priority for capital funding. That means putting some projects off for a few years and focusing on finishing our top priority projects. We will increase some revenues and fees and use our reserve funds prudently. We will need a modest tax increase and an increase in some service fees. I will detail those for you later. We will also make investments and not just make cuts. We need to continue to invest in the areas of economic growth and areas that will make us more efficient and provide better service. Everything cannot just be cut, some efforts need more, not less investment. For example, the David F. Gantt Community Center already has raised some $1.3 million dollars for much-needed renovations. This budget would add another $500,000 to get this project moving. The center is too important to that neighborhood to wait for more investment. This is a strategic investment in our children and our neighborhoods. What I have just mentioned is our plan, now let me put some numbers and detail to it. Without factoring in any money from the retirement incentive, this budget proposal will cost $467 million dollars, essentially the same as last year despite absorbing the increased costs that we have identified. On the revenue side, we propose increasing the tax levy by 2 percent. This increase is within Governor Cuomo's proposed tax cap. There is a 4 percent increase in water rates and a $10.64 cent raise in local works fees for the typical homeowner. On the screen, you will see the dollar impact of these revenues – less than $60 dollars per year for the average homeowner. We will also add revenue to our budget by imposing fees for parking at Durand Beach and for attendance at the Party in the Park downtown concerts. The proposed budget would take a modest amount from our reserves at $3.9 million dollars. We must be prudent with reserves for every dollar used is a dollar added to next year's shortfall. This year, we faced an automatic $12 million dollar shortfall due to the use of that amount in reserves for the current budget year. The number of full-time workers funded in this budget proposal is the lowest in the City's modern history. It includes funding for 2,719 full-time employees and proposes to reduce that workforce by 140. All Departments and many management positions are affected. We anticipate that through the combination of the existing hiring freeze and the retirement incentive, we will substantially reduce the currently estimated 79 layoffs throughout all Departments. The Police Department will be decreased by 51 officers, including the 36 over-hire positions. Considering the current vacancies, this could result in 26 layoffs. The sworn police force will be 726, which is equal to 2006-07, and is higher than any year prior to that. The Fire Department's uniformed force will be decreased by 28 positions, for a total of 476. This could result in 12 layoffs. The combination of the wage settlement and retirement incentive is expected to substantially reduce, if not eliminate, the need for layoffs in these Departments by mid-October, when they would become effective. Allow me now to step through the highlights of the budget proposal by priority area. These are savings and investments. Under public safety: • We will save $3.7 million dollars from the elimination of 51 police officer positions. • We will install 30 new surveillance cameras and the total number of cameras in the city will grow to at least 150 by July of 2012. • There will be 28 positions eliminated in the fire department, including firefighters, battalion chiefs, and a deputy fire chief, saving $1.9 million dollars. • We are in the final phase of the fire department's restructuring. • Two quint and midi stations will be converted to engine companies. In addition, a new staffed truck will be added at the Hudson Avenue fire station. In Neighborhood and Business Development: • The Midtown Rising project will carry on as scheduled and our Focused Investment Strategy program will also continue. • We will continue our demolition program, spending $3 million dollars. • To generate revenue, we will market the property where the Southeast and Northeast neighborhood service centers reside and relocate them to property that is City-owned. • Workforce reductions will take place in our business development, housing, planning and zoning, and code enforcement areas, saving $800,000. • We will defer major capital projects planned for Bulls Head, a new police station, Manhattan Square Park, the Broad Street Aqueduct and the Seneca Avenue project, saving $15.9 million dollars. Under Education: • We are not closing recreation centers or libraries and our infrastructure that supports the school system will remain in place. • We will work to see that the successful models like the combination of the Thomas P. Ryan Community Center, School 33 and the Sully Branch Library are duplicated. There is no good reason to have our schools, libraries and recreation resources disconnected, or be considered separate entities. They are all paid for with public money and they should all be equally available to our customers. • Some library positions will be eliminated, saving $94,200 and the hours at Sully branch will be reduced, saving $41,600. In Customer Service: • The reduction in our workforce reduces our benefit costs by $1.4 million dollars. • The Mayor's office budget is reduced by 20 percent, saving $400,000. • Personnel and energy efficiencies in the City's Water Bureau will save the City more than a half million dollars. • Our water sharing agreement with the Monroe County Water Authority will generate more than $250,000 per year in new revenue beginning in 2013. • We are restructuring our parks and forestry divisions to save nearly $300,000. • We will merge management of our 311 One Call to City Hall to the 911 Department, where an automated voice response system will be implemented for even faster service, saving $471,000. • You will begin to see improvements and efficiencies in our City's financial and budget systems. Implementing a new financial system will result in a personnel savings of $344,000. • A copier and printer consolidation project will save us $260,000. • We will redeploy our sidewalk snowplow services to provide more cost-effective and enhanced services. • We will invest $250,000 in state funds in the Summer of Opportunity Program to employ our city youth. • A new energy supplier agreement will save $185,000. • Thanks to the Greater Rochester Health Foundation, we will add a second "Rec on the Move" vehicle. As far-reaching as all of these changes are, they are only a beginning in the way we restructure our financial circumstances and the way in which we render services. This task can no longer be only an annual budget exercise, but must be an on-going process throughout the year and I intend to start immediately after this budget is approved. The changes cannot only be internal, as we must find ways to collaborate with other governments to consolidate and make our services more efficient. And for some issues, such as high mandated payments to the school district, low state aid and high state mandated pension payments, we must look to the State for action. As I begin my first year in office, I look forward to working together with City Council to develop a multi-year plan for the future that is shaped by a fine balance between our desires and our resources. Despite our fiscal challenges, I envision a growing and successful, albeit different economy emerging for our region and our city. We must continue to make investments that will position the city for future growth while at the same time make structural financial changes. We are beginning to turn decline into growth and it is more important than ever that we manage our way through these difficult fiscal times in a fashion that positions us for future prosperity. We have only begun our surge to become the best mid-sized city in the nation. Thank you. SEE ALSO Budget and Finance


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Midwest Fertilizer Corporation – the largest fertilizer manufacturing investment in the U.S. in more than 20 years and Indiana's largest investment project lands in Southwest Indiana's, Posey County.
Mt. Vernon, Ind. (PRWEB) October 17, 2013
Posey County's offer to Midwest Fertilizer Corporationwas formally signed in Mt. Vernon, Indiana on October 10 between local elected officials and company representatives while fans of the project eagerly witnessed the event. The company will invest $2.1 billion, employ 200 high-wage permanent workers along with creating 2,500 construction jobs over a three-year period, and it is the largest economic development project announced for 2013 in the State of Indiana. Midwest's CEO Mike Chorlton says, "The county (Posey) is a perfect fit for the project and won out over numerous U.S. sites and two Canadian provinces."
Midwest Fertilizer is a Delaware domiciled corporation with many well-known Japanese, European and U.S. companies as strategic partners owning 45 percent of the firm. The managing partner in the new company is the Fatima Group, which is one of the largest and most well-respected industrial concerns in Pakistan. The new plant will manufacture nitrogen-based fertilizers solely for the U.S. market and expects to have all permits ready to break ground by March of 2014.
"The success of this project has been a team effort by many, many people in our region," said John Taylor, Executive Director for the Posey County Economic Development Partnership. "It will be a game changing investment and employer to Posey County and the region."
Expected to use 2,500 local building trade workers during a three-year construction timeline, Midwest Fertilizer will employ 200 full-time workers when complete at wages substantially higher than the county wage average. Farmers located in Indiana and the Midwest who rely upon nitrogen fertilizer will benefit as well. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. is the largest importer of nitrogen fertilizer; and, once Midwest Fertilizer Corporation's facility becomes a reality, those dollars will remain in the U.S.
"A project such as Midwest Fertilizer is the type that happens but once in every ten or twenty years," said Greg Wathen, President & CEO, Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana. "The opportunities that will arise from it will benefit generations to come."
Midwest Fertilizer Corporation plans to manufacture nitrogen-based fertilizer in Posey County, Indiana near the sixth busiest inland water port in the nation, Ports of Indiana – Mt. Vernon.


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SOURCE: Agile Therapeutics
October 22, 2012 09:00 ET
Chief Executive Officer to Share Insights and Experience in Starting, Running, and Selling a Life Sciences Company
Chief Executive Officer to Share Insights and Experience in Starting, Running, and Selling a Life Sciences Company
PRINCETON, NJ--(Marketwire - Oct 22, 2012) - Agile Therapeutics announced today that Al Altomari, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at Biotech 2012. The event takes place October 22, 2012 in Philadelphia.
Mr. Altomari will be participating in the CEO panel discussion: "Lather, Rinse, Repeat," which will focus on the challenges of starting, running, and selling a life sciences company and cover issues such as obtaining funding, building the best team, and the importance of establishing a meaningful company culture. Mr. Altomari will bring insights from his experience with Barrier Therapeutics, Johnson & Johnson, and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, as well as his current work with Agile Therapeutics, where he has led the company through rounds of funding as it moves through the final stages of development of commercialization of its investigational once-weekly contraceptive patch, AG200-15, which is designed to deliver a low daily estrogen dose.
"I am greatly looking forward to participating in Biotech 2012," said Mr. Altomari. "Having been through the process of building life sciences companies from the ground up, sometimes in challenging economic circumstances, as in the case of Agile Therapeutics, I feel that I can share valuable insights on the process. I look forward to a productive and dynamic discussion."
Agile recently filed the NDA for AG200-15 and anticipates a response in the first quarter of 2013.
About AG200-15
AG200-15 is an investigational combination hormonal contraceptive patch, designed to deliver a low dose of ethinyl estradiol comparable to low-dose combination oral contraceptives. The phase III trials for AG200-15 enrolled nearly 2,000 women and formed the basis for the Company's application to the US Food and Drug Administration in 2012.
The AG200-15 patch is intended to be applied once weekly for three weeks, followed by a fourth, patch-free week. The patch is designed using a soft, flexible cloth, with a silky feel, and is intended to provide excellent adhesion, comfort, and appearance.
About Agile Therapeutics
Agile Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical development company specializing in Women's Healthcare products, with an initial focus on providing women with more options and potentially more convenient methods of hormonal contraception. The company's lead investigational product, AG200-15, is designed to be a once-weekly contraceptive patch that has recently been submitted to the FDA as a New Drug Application (NDA) for review. In addition, Agile is also developing a low dose, progestin-only contraceptive patch, AG890 (formerly AG900). Both AG200-15 and AG890 incorporate proprietary transdermal delivery technology, Skinfusion®, developed by Agile, consisting of an active and peripheral adhesive system that has been designed to allow stable drug delivery and dependable adhesion over seven days. For more information, please visit http://www.agiletherapeutics.com.
About Biotech 2012
BioNJ and Pennsylvania Bio are pleased to present the 12th Annual Biotech Symposium, taking place October 22, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA. Biotech 2012: Find. Fund. Facilitate is the foremost bioscience conference in the Mid-Atlantic region, bringing together top bioscience leaders from around the world to network, connect with potential partners, share business strategies, and learn from their peers.
This year's conference will take place in one day, combining all of the most popular elements of our past agendas into a targeted program designed to advance the growth and development of the bioscience industry in our region. Attendees will have opportunities for information sharing, new skill development, networking, collaboration, and partnering among companies at all stages of growth.
This must-attend event will feature thought-provoking panel discussions, dynamic plenary sessions, renowned keynote speakers, company showcase, Partnering sessions, an Innovation Corridor, exhibiting, and much more.
ContactChantal Beaudry/Karen Famighetti for Agile Therapeutics
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Pelini 'disappointed' after Nebraska's turnovers, mistakes add up to 63-38 loss to Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Bo Pelini said his Nebraska Cornhuskers can't afford another slip-up.
"As I just told the football team, we need to win out," Pelini said after a night of mistakes, bad tackling and turnovers turned into a 63-38 loss at No. 12 Ohio State on Saturday night.
The Huskers (4-2, 1-1) now need to make up ground in the Big Ten's Legends Division. Michigan and Iowa are 1-0, while Northwestern and Michigan State are also 1-1.
"(Winning the rest is) the only way we can guarantee getting ourselves to Indianapolis" for the Big Ten championship game, Pelini said.
Taylor Martinez ran for two scores and completed 15 of 23 passes for 214 yards and a score but was intercepted three times for defenseless Nebraska.
"It's a team loss and we have to move on from here," Martinez said. "We still have everything in front of us."
The defense bore much of the blame. Ohio State's Braxton Miller set a school record for a quarterback by rushing for 186 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown run, and also throwing a TD pass.
The Buckeyes rushed for 371 yards and threw for 127.
"I told our football team we killed ourselves," Pelini said. "I'm frustrated and disappointed."
To make matters worse, leading rusher Rex Burkhead injured his left knee early in the third quarter after rushing for 119 yards on 14 carries, but did not return.
The Huskers also gave up points on offense — Bradley Roby had two interceptions for Ohio State (6-0, 2-0), including one he brought back 41 yards for a touchdown — and on special teams. Corey Brown returned a punt 76 yards for a score.
Pelini was bewildered by all the breakdowns.
"I don't know, I wish I knew," he said when asked for a reason for all the missed assignments and missed tackles. "It doesn't happen at home. We practice with crowd noise every day, every single day. It hurts us."
It was the most points given up by the Cornhuskers since a 65-51 loss at Colorado in the final game of the 2007 season — also the last game of the Bill Callahan era.
The weird part is that the Huskers had things going their way early. They led 17-7 early in the second quarter and, at that point, had held the Buckeyes without a first down.
But then everything that could go wrong, did.
Down by 11 points at the half, the cut the lead to 35-31 on Martinez's 3-yard pass to tight end Ben Cotton.
But just as quickly, the Buckeyes countered on Hyde's third TD run and Brown's lightning-fast burst through traffic on the punt return. All of a sudden, it was 49-31 and the end was in sight.
"It's the whole thing. You just can't point at one play here or there," Cotton said. "It's the game as a whole. We made too many mistakes to win the game."
Burkhead, averaging 91 yards rushing a game, injured a knee on a 24-yard gain on the fourth play of the second half. He spent much of the third quarter pedaling away on a stationary bike on the Nebraska sideline.
Pelini said Burkhead's injury was not "a long-term thing."
He had rushed for 119 yards on 14 carries before being sidelined.
The game, played before 106,102, the largest crowd ever at Ohio Stadium, was a dramatic change from a year ago. In Nebraska's first Big Ten home game ever, the Huskers fell behind by 21 points before coming back to beat the Buckeyes 34-27 in the greatest comeback in school history.
But not this time.
"You've got to execute. You can talk about it all you want," Pelini said. "Like I said, what just happened, happened. What I'm worried about is we have six weeks. We need to win the next six football games to get us to Indianapolis."
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Sports Writer
It's official. The boys lacrosse team is back in the postseason.
This week the Knights rebounded from an uncharacteristic loss in New Milford with a pair of hard-fought wins. At 8-3, Southington has clinched a postseason berth, but Coach Ron Chase brushed the accomplishment aside to focus on the team's next challenge.
"We've still got a good stretch ahead of us," said the coach. "It's one thing to win seven games, but we've got Hall, Simsbury, Conard, and South Windsor coming right in a row. We have to get through those guys before we even start to think about the playoffs. We've got Windsor on Tuesday, and that's all I want them to think about."
Chase knows that things can change quickly, and he pointed to a 13-4 loss to New Milford that started the week. Southington trailed by just three goals at the half, but New Milford used an 8-1 rally in the third quarter to put the game out of reach.
Kevin Cop, Will Thompson, Jared Florian, and Cody Morrissey scored goals. Brian Mahon rallied for nine saves, but it wasn't enough as seven New Milford players picked apart the Knights.
"They are an excellent team, but we didn't play particularly well," said Chase. "When you do that against a good team, you're not going to win."
That's why Chase is tempered about his team's eighth win. The toughest challenges are ahead of them as Southington looks to build momentum for the postseason.
Chase said that he was pleased with the way his team responded to the loss. On Wednesday, the Knights dominated Rocky Hill as they built a 6-2 lead at the break on their way to a 12-3 victory. Cop paced the attack with three goals. Alexander Jamele, Tom Gallagher, and Morrissey scored two goals apiece, and Nick Caize, Jared DeFeo, and Bryan Davis scored solo goals.
Cop (2), Gallagher, Florian, and Joe Gambardella collected assists. Mahon and Dan Saucier combined for 10 saves to get the win.
On Friday, the Knights raised the bar again with a 9-3 road win against NFA.
"Today was probably the most excited that I've seen the kids in a while," said Chase. "I think it was a little payback for them beating us last year. It was an all-around good effort. Everyone had a part in the game whether it was on the sidelines or on the field, and it was nice to see."
Cop scored another hat trick with three goals and two assists. Morrissey scored twice. Thompson, Jamele, and Florian scored. Southington led by just one goal at the half but rallied to a 7-2 advantage down the stretch.
"I think our offense is doing a good job of playing within our scheme with those tight inside shots and dragging the midfielders behind. They've all bought into our system and it's working," said the coach. "We've got a very good defense, and that helps a lot. Then, we have a lot of good athletes on the team, so we can get it from defense to offense really fast. That gives us an opportunity to play more offense and score more goals."
Now, Chase is looking for his team to begin to show consistency as they battle a tough conference schedule. With six games remaining, the Knights (8-3) are still in the running for a home contest, but it won't be easy.
"For me, it's just one game at a time right now," said Chase. "We've got Windsor on Tuesday, and that's all we're playing for right now. I'm not expecting anything. I just want to win the next game."
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK – Authorities say a Southern California teen drowned at Yosemite National Park while helping his family members who were struggling to swim in the Merced River.
The Fresno Bee cites a coroner's official who said 17-year-old Walter Gonzalez of Simi Valley died Sunday.
Kari Cobb, a Yosemite spokesperson, says the family members were swimming in an area of the river known as Devil's Elbow when the teen attempted to help them.
Cobb says Gonzalez was pulled out of the water by bystanders and pronounced dead at the scene.
She says at this time of year the water is cold and higher than normal.
The newspaper says it was Yosemite's first drowning death of 2014.
There are about one or two drownings per year at the park, depending on water levels and visitation, according to Cobb.


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The plug could be pulled on the Oliver Perez soap opera today should he be hammered by the Atlanta Braves. Even a mediocre outing might be enough to end the drama. Things are still undecided at second base so I expect Luis Castillo to stick around for at least the weekend.
Dillon Gee and bullpen candidates Ryota Igarashi and Taylor Tankersley were among this morning's roster cuts. The demotions also included Boof Bonser, Dusty Ryan, Raul Chavez, Russ Adams and Jason Pridle were also assigned to the minor league camp.
No real surprises.
Gee was going to the minor league camp, and I'm giving the edge to Chris Capuano over Pat Misch in the competition for the fifth start.


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18 December 2009|
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Location: Freeland, PA
Website(s): www.myspace.com/hk_powersports
Vehicle: 1995 Nissan Skyline R33 GTR
Power: est.350hp
Engine/Performance Info/Modifications: '02 vspec 2 motor, HKS super silent exhaust, custom equal length downpipe, greddy airinix intakes, HKS ssq bov v.2, turbo xs manual boost controller, tomei metal gasket kit, nismo low temp thermostat, act 2600 clutch, apexi afc neo, nismo rear 1.5 lsd
Wheels & Tires Info/Modifications: Volk F-zero challenge wheels, kumho ecsta spt 255/40zr/17
Suspension Info/Modifications: apexi N1 coilovers, factory front and rear gtr strut bars
Exterior Info/Modifications: painted the front lip silver to match the rest of the car, carbon gtr endcaps for the wing, tinted windows
Interior Info/Modifications: veilside carbon fiber steering wheel, veilside f1 shift knob, veilside racing foot pedals, nismo carbon fiber 320km dash cluster, nismo carbon triple gauge cluster
Audio/Multimedia Info/Modifications: Eclipse avx2404 dual din headunit, Sirius satellite radio with receiver screen custom mounted in dash where the ash tray used to be.
PAS: How long have you been a car enthusiast?
Owner: I was always interested in cars but I would say it was back in about 2001 when I bought my first modification which was a body kit. While that was getting put on and painted car show season started and I went to my first car show. I was still wet behind the ears at that point and I couldn't get over all these crazy show cars that had to be worth $100,000. I was hooked like bobby brown when he took his first hit of rock and smacked whitney. But unfortunately I think he got the help he needed where I am going just as hard 3 projects later.
PAS: What was the first vehicle you ever owed? Did you modify it? If so, what modifications were performed?
Owner: first vehicle I ever owned was a 1999 subaru impreza 2.5 rs. Did I modify it? Hahaha that is funny. That's like asking so did Jordan hit that game winning shot in the championship? Seriously though I modified the heck out of it. Do I have enough room to go on about this one. This one was my baby you know, it was my first project that my dad and I started doing together. So it holds a lot of sentimental value to me especially since my dad passed away unexpectedly along the way so he won't get to see our project when it is finally finished again. I made it your typical crazy show car from the early 2000's. custom paint, air ride, lambo doors, clear hood, turbo kit, perrin front mount, perrin intake, everything chromed, veilside exhaust, stop teck big brake kit, custom fiberglass interior with 13 Stewart Warner gauges and 13 tv's. 20' slide out tv in the trunk with the polk momo set up. It was really a one of a kind Subaru. It used to get parked in the hot wheels booth at the HIN shows.
PAS: What is your dream car? Why?
Owner: I would have to say my dream car is a skyline. I was always interested in finding out more about Godzilla. The more I looked into it the more amazed I was by the potential that this car has in its stock form. The Japanese made this car able to handle so much more power than they put it out with from the factory. that's why it's a tuners dream because you can do your bolt ons granted they are expensive but with just the bolt ons you got about a 500 hp car that you can drive every day. I'll take my Japanese Ferrari any day, haha
PAS: Are you a shop owner, work at a shop or have been previously? Describe your experience(s)
Owner: I am not a shop owner but from so many bad experiences it made me want to learn to do things on my own. So my carbon fiber gsx was pretty much all put together at my home garage. It took awhile to get it right but it was worth all the blood, sweat ,tears to be able to say I built a car like that. So now I try to do as much as I can on my own. I look at it like I would rather screw it up on my own then pay good money to have somebody else screw it up. Once I break it or realize I really cant do this then I will let someone else work on my cars now.
Truth be told we don't see a lot of Skylines for upcoming features these days. The Motorex days are long gone and the offices of other Skyline importers are being raided by the feds for illegal activity. Legit and clean Skylines are becoming hard to come (especially GT-Rs) by because everyone that wanted one already has it or just can't import one. With subtle upgrades and in daily driven trim, we picked Gordy's car as the Top Reader Ride because well its a real Skyline not some fake-ass tails on a Civic. To get inside PAS Mag, Gordy has work to do, this thing needs some more body mods like CF or vinyl, bigger wheels and man, Gordy c'mon 350hp?! Doesn't a Camry have like 270hp now?
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Owner: ALEX VANLIAN
Location: LAVAL, QUEBEC
Website(s): WWW.TEAMREFUGEE.COM
Vehicle (Year Make Model): 1993 HONDA DELSOL
Power: 240 WHP
PAS: How long have you been a car enthusiast?
Owner: IVE BEEN INTO CARS FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW, I SORTA GOT INTRIGUED BY IT WHEN MY BROTHER ARDO (AV FABRICATIONS) STARTED WORKING ON HIS BUDDIES CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR FUN.
PAS: What was the first vehicle you ever owed? Did you modify it? If so, what modifications were performed?
Owner: THE FIRST CAR I EVER BOUGHT WAS A 93 HONDA CIVIC. MY BROTHER IMMEDIATELY SUGGESTED THAT I THROW A K20 IN IT, SO WE DID IT WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF ME HAVING THE CAR. BESIDES THAT I SLAMMED IT TO THE GROUND PUT A SIMPLE LIME GREEN PAINT JOB ON IT AND THAT WAS MORE OR LESS IT.
PAS: What is your dream car? Why?
Owner: MY DREAM CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE A SKYLINE R34. I GUESS OTHER THEN IT BEING SORT OF THE FERRARI OF TUNER CARS, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS CAR JUST CAUSE IM NOT ALOUD TO HAVE IT IN CANADA LOL
PAS: "All Show", "All Go" or both? Why?
Owner: IM ALL ABOUT THE GO!!! I HONESTLY COULD CAR LESS WAT A CAR LOOKS LIKE… CAUSE EVEN IF UR DRIVING A RUST BUCKET, WHEN U GOT MASSIVE POWER UNDER THE HOOD U STILL GET THE SAME REACTION OF THE JAW DROP WHEN U BLAST BY PEOPLE.
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Owner: Joon Maeng
Location: Buena Park, CA
Vehicle: 1991 Nissan 240sx ( S13.5 )
Power: 360whp/310lb-ft
PAS: What was the first vehicle you ever owed? Did you modify it? If so, what modifications were performed?
Owner: 1991 Toyota Corolla. Yes, I ended up converting it to a 5spd transmission with a 4age engine at S-Empire.
PAS: What other vehicles do you currently own?
Owner: 2007 Nissan Titan, 1985 Toyota Corolla GTS and a 1993 240sx hatch as a back up car.
PAS: Will your next visit be to a tire/wheel retailer, auto parts retailer, or a car dealership. Why?
Owner: MAXXIS warehouse to pick up 30 tires. Will be competing in the Formula Drift final round @ Toyota Speedway in Irwindale.
PAS: "All Show", "All Go" or both? Why?
Owner: Performance is the priority. Need the S13.5 to be on it's tip top shape to perform well at the Formula Drift Championship.
PAS: Any Shout-outs?
Owner: I couldn't live my dream and passion as a drifter without my family, friends, fans, sponsors: MAXXIS Tires, LSauto, CFR, GENIUS Tools, SAM'S Auto Land, APEXi, DG-5, TOMEI, ENJUKU Racing, ACT, SEIBON, AIT racing, Mishimoto, ER and MA-Motorsports. Kevin Well's, Chris Forsberg and Sergio Ramirez helped rebuilt the entire car during the off season. Now the S13.5 is 300 lbs lighter, handles like a champ, and is reliable! Thank you very much for your amazing support! See you at the track!
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Owner: Ranger Batterson
Location: Smyrna, Tennessee
Website(s): www.myspace.com/celtain , www.facebook.com/pure_evil
Vehicle: 2006 Subaru STi
Power: 510whp on a dynojet 93octane and 100% meth
PAS: What events have you competed in? Where?
Owner: Wow, thats a list as long as Paris Hiltons bedroom guest list. I try to compete in every show in my state, that accomodates the type of car I have, antique shows usually arent the best for me. The "big ones" I have competed in are HIN Nightshift Nopi Nationals Slammin and Jammin Hunters Custom auto show and southern Mini Truckin.
PAS: What is your dream car? Why?
Owner: As Muchh as I love EViL, I would have to say there are two others Id love to own keys to. 1969 boss 429 and a Porche Carrera GT Gumbella. The 429 is just a beast, all natural big HP and a thunderous sound and demands respect. The Carrera GT is sex appeal on wheels, with the perfomance to make you have to carry and extra pair of boxers every ride.
PAS: Are you a shop owner, work at a shop or have been previously? Describe your experience(s)
Owner:Never been a shop owner or worker, for a breif period I was sponsord by a local shop and helpped turn wrenches every now and then, but I have to be honest I'm not a huge fan of shops. I have had some really bad experiances with shops and cannot stand my car having to go to a shop for anything. I can do alot on my own or with friends but there are just some things you cant do. So now if there is somthing a shop has to do, I have to watch it happen from strat to finish, and there has only been one shop to be okay with that, Delk Performance.
PAS: "All Show", "All Go" or both? Why?
Owner: All show with plenty of go. I started out on the race scene and it was a blast, but you quickly learn racing all night everyweekend will quickly break stuff. It gets expensive fixing what you break alone not to mention the game of catch up you constantly have to play to be the "fastest" and for what? "street cred"? to me not really worth it at the end of the day so I started showing. It was rough at first to show because I had nothing but go fast goodies that may not have looked the best show wise, but the more I showed the more I enjoyed it so I started adding some sex appeal to it and after time started taking home alot of gold, but dont get it twisted if somthing rolls up on me I will spool that snail...
PAS: Any Shout-outs?
Owner: Most def. First I have to shout out to My club Dominating Designz, they are like a family to me and taught me everything I know about showing especially Holly (windows). My buddy Matt who was down to help me with any project, Chris from Meca for his promotions, My beautiful girlfriend Stephanie for her understanding, support, involvement, and love for my passion, My family for their support, The 1/75th Ranger bat., The random sponsors I've had over the years, all the people whove come up to me saying my STi is the sickest thing they've ever seen, it makes me very proud and happy to know other people love or appreciate what I have built and have tried to accomplish by being a 1 of a kind subie, all the girls who said "You love that dam car more than you love me!" that eventually kicked rocks, and last but not least PAS for this sweet interview and taking intrest in my EViL.


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Pumpkin Cornbread Recipe
This pumpkin cornbread is so delicious, I promise, once you try it, this will become a staple for your Thanksgiving meal. There are a few key ingredients that make this cornbread sensational: pumpkin of course, buttermilk, brown sugar and semolina. I did use cornmeal but the semolina gives a little oomph to the texture and a nice crunchy outer layer.
You've probably noticed I've been baking a lot these days. The only downside to baking so much is I have all the girls staring at the oven, complaining and asking every minute when it's going to be ready. They end up not being able to focus on their homework because an intoxicating, Thanksgiving smell permeates every single room of our house!
Yields: 6 servings¼ cup coarse corn meal (polenta)
¾ cup semolina
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup rosemary olive oil (or regular EVOO)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
6 tablespoons light brown sugar
⅔ cup buttermilk
1½ cups pumpkin purée (15-ounce can)
½ teaspoon freshly grated cinnamon
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground ginger
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Making the cornbread batter:
Apply about 1 tablespoon of butter to a non-stick (9½-inch) round cake pan.
In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until you get a pale yellow foam; the texture of the egg yolk will be thicker. Add the flour, coarse corn meal, semolina flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking powder and salt. Wet the mixture with the pumpkin purée and buttermilk. Add the melted butter and rosemary olive oil (see tips). Stir well until smooth and wet. For a light result, do not over-mix. Add 5 tablespoons light brown sugar and mix until well incorporated.
Pour the cornbread batter into the cake pan. Even out the surface (I simply spin the mold a little and the centrifugal force evens the batter out to the edges). Sprinkle the top with 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350°F. Rotate the pan for even baking and bake for 10-12 more minutes. A knife inserted into the cornbread should come out clean. Remove from the oven. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Bon appétit!
Using semolina (wheat) gives a better texture to the cornbread. You could replace it with cornmeal if you like.
I used Boyajian rosemary olive oil. You could replace it with regular olive oil and ¼ tsp. finely chopped rosemary.
For a moist result, you want the cornbread batter to be wet and rather sticky, but make sure not to over-mix it.Published By: on November 7, 2013.


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|Sesame Street
|April 7, 2003 (4031)
|May 12, 2003 (4056)
Sesame Street Season 34 premiered on April 7, 2003.
The curriculum for Season 34 is going global to "emphasize similarities among all of us while celebrating our cultural differences." In an interview with Rosemarie Truglio, she said about this season's curriculum, "In the States, we're comprised of so many ethnicities and cultures. We want to show children the importance of developing friendships with those who don't look like you."[1]
Two new segments, "Global Grover" and "Global Thingy", are added to help address these issues.
Starting this season, 26 episodes were produced per season. According to Bob McGrath, "Lou Berger, the head writer, wanted 26 episodes. The bean counters said 25 and asked, 'why do you keep saying 26?' Lou said, 'There are 26 letters in the alphabet. Which one am I supposed to fire?'"[2]
- Parodies
Parody sketches and segments include "I Soaks Up the Sun" (based on "Soak Up the Sun") and "If I Were the Letter B" (based on the musical Fiddler on the Roof song, "If I Were a Rich Man")
Episodes 4031 - 4056 (26 episodes)
- Episode 4031 -- Sesame Street sings karaoke
- Episode 4032 -- Elmo falls in love with Gina
- Episode 4033 -- Cookie Hood
- Episode 4034 -- Bert's birthday
- Episode 4035 -- The Big Bad Wolf's brother, Leonard
- Episode 4036 -- Elmo helps Gordon set up the chess board
- Episode 4037 -- Super Grover's cape
- Episode 4038 -- Big Bird can't come up with an ending for his story
- Episode 4039 -- Elmo pretends to be an alien
- Episode 4040 -- Telly and Baby Bear play girls' games
- Episode 4041 -- Oscar moves to different locations
- Episode 4042 -- Fish-sitters for Dorothy
- Episode 4043 -- Elmo and Zoe search for Rocco
- Episode 4044 -- Gabi helps Elmo and Zoe make kites
- Episode 4045 -- Cookie Monster gets the cookie flu
- Episode 4046 -- Elmo and Rosita's play date
- Episode 4047 -- Telly is afraid he'll hurt Baby Bear
- Episode 4048 -- Rosita meets a frog wearing a crown
- Episode 4049 -- Stinky and Zoe write a story
- Episode 4050 -- Zoe's tutu is stuck in a tree
- Episode 4051 -- Telly cares for a duckling
- Episode 4052 -- Baby Bear and Telly find a bagpipe
- Episode 4053 -- Big Bird thinks Snuffy forgot their playdate
- Episode 4054 -- Baby Bear worries about his future sibling
- Episode 4055 -- Curly Bear is born
- Episode 4056 -- Curly Bear comes home
- The format changed slightly this season. Instead of having Big Bird introduce and close the episodes and having the street plot in the middle of the show, the street story was shown at the very beginning of the show, and the middle of each episode would have a short street scene (often musical) that connects to the street story.
- "Monster Clubhouse" only appeared in two episodes. The segments was dropped the following season.
- "Hero Guy" isn't seen as often as it was in Season 33.
- Beginning with this season, Sesame Street episodes are now given official titles.
- Until Season 38, an edited version of the animated "dancing city" closing credits is used. This is also the first season that the credits are seen at the end of each episode.
- This is the last season where Rosita's wings are visible.
- This is Olamide Faison's first season as Miles.
- This is Michael Jeter's last season as Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle. The season premiere aired shortly after his death.
- New Elmo's World segments included for it's fifth season are about Mail, Feet, Ears, Firefighters, Wild Animals, and Open and Close.
Muppet Characters
- The Amazing Mumford, Baby Bear, Bert, Big Bad Wolf, Big Bird, Cookie Monster (and Cookie Hood), Count von Count, Curly Bear, Elmo, Ernie, Elephant, Gladys the Cow, Grover (and Super Grover), Hoots the Owl, Mama Bear, Leonard Wolf, Oscar the Grouch, Grundgetta, Papa Bear, Prairie Dawn, Rosita, Slimey, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Stinky the Stinkweed, Telly Monster, The Three Little Pigs, Two-Headed Monster, Zoe, Anything Muppets
Other Characters
- Pam Arciero, Jennifer Barnhart, Fran Brill, Lisa Buckley, Kevin Clash, R. Bruce Connelly, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Eric Jacobson, Joey Mazzarino, Jerry Nelson, Carmen Osbahr, Frank Oz, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Caroll Spinney, John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Bryant Young
- Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, Desiree Casado, Emilio Delgado, Olamide Faison, Bill Irwin, Michael Jeter, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Alan Muraoka, Roscoe Orman
- Executive Producer: Lewis Bernstein
- Producers: Melissa Dino, Carol-Lynn Parente
- Co-Producer: Tim Carter
- Directed: Emily Squires, Ted May, Victor DiNapoli, Ken Diego, Lisa Simon, Jim Martin
- Head Writer: Lou Berger
- Writers: Joey Mazzarino, Molly Boylan, Annie Evans, Christine Ferraro, Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss, Emily Perl Kingsley, John Weidman, Belinda Ward, Luis Santeiro
- Elmo's World Head Writer: Judy Freudberg
- Elmo's World Co-Executive Producer: Kevin Clash
- Talent Producer: Danette De Sena
- Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
- Music Director: Mike Renzi
- Associate Music Director: Dave Conner
- Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
- Lighting Designer: Dan Kelly
- Costume Designers: Bill Kellard, Terry Roberson
- Art Director: Bob Phillips
- Senior Graphic Designer: Mike Pantuso
- Graphic Designer: Pete Ortiz
- Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
- Editing Supervisor: Robert J. Emerick
- Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Leslie Williams, Tim Carter, Carol-Lynn Parente
- Production Stage Manager: Adam Matalon
- Production Coordinator: Heather L. Dick
- Children's Casting: Theresa Anderson, Carrie Haugh
- Post Production Coordinator: Conrad Ford
- Production Associate: Rebecca Rosa-Pagan
- Production Assistant: Todd E. James
- Technical Directors: Daniel Stewart, Richard Wirth, Tom Guadarrama
- Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
- Audio: Blake Norton
- Cameras: Frank Biondo, Jimmy O'Donnell, Jerry Cancel, Kevin Burke
- Vice President of Education & Research: Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D.
- Sesame Street Research Team: Anna E. Housley, M.A., Jennifer Kotler, Ph.D., Jane Pien, David I. Cohen, Evanglean Pope
- Group Vice President of Production for TV, Film & Home Video: Jodi Nussbaum
- Post Production by: Sony Music Studios, Creative Bubble
- ↑ The New York Times: FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; It's Hard to Cut Corners on a Street That Circles the World
- ↑ McGrath, Bob Bob McGrath interview
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3D Math Racing is the fastest way to learn math in the app store! In this crazy 3D racing game, you get a speed boost for every math problem you solve!
★★★★★ "This app is amazing! My children finally have a painless way to master their math facts. The graphics and sound effects are top quality. The game is customizable so I can use it with students in multiple grade levels. Even my teenagers love it. My children literally beg to practice their math facts now. If you have boys (or girls) who are reluctant to practice their math facts then get this app. You will not regret it. One final comment: if your children already know their facts but have to stop and think before they answer, this game will help. Having to steer and answer facts at the same time is a great way to develop automatic recall."
★★★★★ "Great concept! - This is a great idea. It's a racing game that also tests basic maths skills. It does it in a really fun way. It'll be great for kids but it's actually fun to play as an adult too. Put the difficulty up, choose manual steering and see if your brain is fast enough!"
Watch the video: http://tinyurl.com/mathracing
Do the math:
The FREE version covers the basics!
✓ Addition
✓ Subtraction
✓ Multiplication
✓ Division
The PRO version has much more!
✓ Place Value
✓ Percentages
✓ Rounding
✓ Greater-Than
✓ Less-Than
✓ Skip-Counting up (0, 5, 10, …)
✓ Skip-Counting down (55, 50, 45, …)
✓ Odd or Evens
More Great Stuff:
✓ Arcade-style Racing Action
✓ Cool 4x4 Offroad Track and Vehicles
✓ Jumps, Crashes and Slides
✓ Awesome Graphics, Sounds, and Music
✓ Distance and Difficulty Modes
✓ Automatic or Manual Steering
✓ iPod Player or in-Game Music
✓ Universal App