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Detects antigens and antibodies to hepatitis B to screen for hepatitis B infection or confirm immunity
Combines our basic STD package with additional tests for hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
Evaluates for infection with chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis
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The (HIV-1), Qualitative, RNA tests for the HIV virus in the blood as soon as 28 days from exposure.
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STD Statistics in Lees Summit
Nationally, the number of new STDs continues to grows to nearly 19 million infected, primarily between the ages of 15 and 24. The scope of this public health problem makes it important to know the facts about STDs in cities like Lees Summit, Missouri. Chlamydia is spreading like wildfire in Lees Summit, as well as Missouri and throughout the United States. Symptoms are either nonexistent or very mild for most chlamydia sufferers, but the damage can be great. Each year, an estimated 30,000 women become infertile. Using the Center for Disease Control's 2016 STD Surveillance Report for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis and extrapolated using the latest 2011 US Census, it is estimated that 5.8 incidents of syphilis, 450.1 cases of chlamydia and 167.5 cases of gonorrhea, would be attributed to Lees Summit in 2016.
Herpes is another STD that afflicts Lees Summit. HSV-2, the common genital variety, is a life long infection, affecting as many as 21 percent of women in the country and 8 percent of men. Hepatitis A, B, and C as well as HIV-AIDS have been reduced dramatically in Lees Summit, Missouri but there are new cases reported each year. While the percentage of those in the entire population with these diseases is small, they have remained stubbornly entrenched in recent years.
STD Treatment and Counseling in Lees Summit
When ordering an STD package or individual test from Health Testing Centers that tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, or HSV type 2, a physician consultation and treatment are included when there is a positive result. If you test positive for any of the 4 mentioned STD's, a telephone or video consultation will be provided at no additional cost by one of our third party physicians. The physician from PWN Health will contact you within 4 to 24 hours of receiving your test result. At the end of the consultation the physician may prescribe the necessary medication for treatment. It is up to the sole discretion of the physician to provide any medical treatment based on test results and any medical information they received during the consultation. Cost of the prescription is not included.
STD Testing Labs in Lees Summit, MO
Whether you're concerned about possible STD exposure or simply want a quick, convenient and confidential way to take control of your sexual health via routine STD screening, our STD testing centers near Lees Summit, MO can help. Our testing locations offer private, top-quality STD testing just like you would receive from your doctor's office without the added expense and inconvenience of an office visit just to have that doctor place the order for those tests.
Why is testing important?
Because STDs are more common than you may realize, with nearly 20 million new STD cases occurring every year, according to nationwide CDC estimates. Their affects can be quite serious. For instance, HIV infection can progress to AIDS, and gonorrhea, Chlamydia and syphilis can lead to infertility without treatment. These examples show just how important it is that these and other STDs do not go undetected for lack of a simple health test, easily done via STD testing centers near Lees Summit, MO.
When should you seek STD testing?
Clearly, if you know or suspect that a partner is affected by a sexually transmitted disease, looking into STD testing centers near Lees Summit, Missouri is important to protecting your health, as is seeking immediate treatment should you receive positive results. However, STD testing is also essential for all sexually active individuals. That's because STDs don't always come with obvious symptoms. Some may produce no symptoms at all, while others may present mild ones that are easily mistaken for a cold or flu. For this reason, ensuring your sexual and overall health means getting regular screening tests for common STDs. Just how often you should schedule test days depends on your individual circumstances. If in doubt, consult a healthcare professional for an appropriate testing routine for your needs.


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I know there are coaches with more experience than Mike Minter, who was twice a college assistant and once a high school head coach.
But the reaction to the news, first reported here, that Campbell will introduce Minter as its new head football coach Tuesday was applauded by everybody who has spent time with the man. As a Panther safety from 1997-2006 his popularity superseded his numbers. People liked him, liked being around him -- teammates, fans, even the media.
Another player was nicknamed Media Mike. But it was just a name for the other guy. Minter earned it by being accessible when he played well and when he played poorly, when his team won and when his team lost. Accountability always is appreciated and remembered.
Campbell is in Buies Creek, which is near Lillington, which is near Angier, which is near Coats, which is kind of near Erwin, if you're keeping score at home. The Fighting Camels went 1-10 this season, losing their final nine games.
What Minter will sell there -- effort and accountability -- his players will buy.
The hire was gutsy and good. Some people just understand, and Minter is one of them.Congratulations to the school and to the new coach.

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It's taken Joel Robertson of West Richland five years to reconcile himself to the permanent ways his life was changed by serving in Iraq.
The former Army infantryman came home from two tours, totaling 28 months of combat, with injuries to his brain, back, shoulder and knees, and post-traumatic stress that gave him nightmares.
He came home to a divorce and non-military friends who didn't want to hear about the horrors he had seen, even though he needed to tell someone — needed for someone to understand.
A decade after it started on March 19, 2003, the Iraq War likely isn't on the minds of many people not directly touched by it. Troops have been withdrawn, news coverage has dropped off, life has moved on.
After struggling — having trouble with jobs, relationships and even a few run-ins with the law — Robertson has rebuilt his life and reached a point where he can think about a future.
But the war remains with him and always will.
"Every single day, I am thinking about something that went on in Iraq," he said.
Robertson's journey started in February 2004, when he enlisted while attending Yakima Valley Community College on a baseball scholarship.
"I wanted people to recognize me for something other than sports," he said. "I had already accomplished a lot in baseball. I could have done more. I wanted to do something bigger than myself."
His grandfather had been a World War II veteran and his father served in Germany during the Vietnam era, so it seemed natural to Robertson to follow in their footsteps and join the Army.
Two weeks after he enlisted, he was in Fort Benning, Ga., starting his training.
By August of that year, he was in Iraq for his first 13-month tour of duty as a machine gunner with the 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, N.Y. It was the same unit his grandfather — who died before Robertson was born — had served with during World War II.
Robertson's unit spent 2004-2005 in Baghdad and in rural areas southwest of the city in Anbar province. Their job was to go to hot spots — areas where there was fighting — and "find the bad guys."
"We had huge groups of guys coming down the streets for us wearing these big, green headbands," he said.
The headbands were a sign that the men were part of a private army created by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Newspaper reports from the time said al-Sadr's group instigated the first major armed confrontation against occupying American troops in April 2004. A truce was negotiated, but that truce was breaking down when Robertson arrived in August.
Fighting was constant and intense.
"Sometimes even our medics would be shooting people," he said. "That's pretty bad."
The time of Robertson's first tour was also marked by the rise of the improvised explosive device, or IED. The Iraqi army had left behind huge caches of hidden munitions when it disbanded after the American invasion a year earlier. Insurgents coupled ammunition from those stockpiles with simple household electronic devices, such as garage door openers, to fashion highly lethal roadside bombs.
"It was the main killer for U.S. forces and still is," Robertson said.
American troops driving soft-skinned "Humvee" wheeled vehicles had to get creative with welded armor plating until heavier, better-protected transportation could be manufactured. They'd line the floors of their vehicles with sandbags to prevent shrapnel from coming up through the floors, Robertson said.
He had so many brushes with injury or death while on patrol it was difficult to think of an example, he said. Every day brought the threat of suicide bombers or having children throw grenades at them.
"You have to come to grips with the reality of where you're at. You have to find some mental place to go," he said.
For Robertson, that meant convincing himself he would die — not to let go of fear, because that didn't go away — but so that he could focus on the job he was there to do.
"You pretty much have to become insane yourself to do what we were doing," he said. "I knew guys who cracked up because they thought they were going to die."
One night, while talking to a good friend, Robertson asked the soldier to be the best man at his wedding.
"A minute after I got done talking to him, he got shot in the head by a sniper just sitting there on the side of the road," Robertson said.
During his second tour — 15 months from 2006-2007 — he became the leader of his team of machine gunners. Most of that tour was spent in humid, marshy land along the Euphrates River and focused on efforts to take a power plant occupied by al-Qaida forces.
"We were getting ready to go take the sector and the squad leader says to go talk to the guys. I pull them outside of the tents and tell them, 'This is real. We're not at Fort Drum anymore. Someone to the left or the right of you might not be here anymore,'" Robertson said. "I'm only 23 and I'm telling guys that are 18 or 19 this is real time now."
Before taking the power plant, Robertson's unit spent time patrolling an area known as "the bayou." They often went without supplies because shipments would get blown up on the road. And they'd have to wait a month and a half before they could return to their base and have showers or a decent meal. One time, they lived on saltines and peanut butter for weeks.
He recalls driving on roads with craters the size of Volkswagens left behind by explosions.
"So you're gunning as fast as you can down these roads trying to mess up the timing of the guys blowing up the bombs," he said. "You had to be super vigilant, knowing what you're looking for."
It was during his second tour that Robertson was injured in an IED explosion while on patrol.
He and a buddy were checking out a large crater they found — the kind of place explosives might be hidden.
"As we turned and walked away, there was a huge explosion of dirt in front of me. My buddy flew across the canal," he said. "We got blown up pretty good. There was a huge heat flash and it felt like someone hit me in the chest with a bat. I finally sit up on the cement and people are yelling. I can see their mouths moving but I can't hear what they say."
Robertson suffered a concussion and deafness in his left ear. His hearing still is impaired, and he sometimes hears ringing in his other ear. The brain injury affected his short-term memory for some time, although that since has improved.
The injury wasn't enough to send him home. Soon after his unit got orders to take over the power plant — a concrete compound six stories high and a mile and a half long.
American troops had the advantage of technology. Someone had pulled together all of the photos they could find of the plant and its layout and combined them into a computer model that allowed troops to virtually walk through the plant before they attacked.
It took two weeks of dodging bullets and explosives, and searching for enemies in ditches and among rubble, to secure the plant, he said.
"It was long, long hours of utter hell," Robertson said. "In the distance you were always hearing stuff blowing up, people shooting. Looking through the green glow of your night vision. Hearing the whistles of rockets coming in."
Robertson spent a year at the power plant, leading patrols and keeping the road into the plant secure, before coming home.
That was around the time of another political shift in the country. Iraqi civilians who had become weary of al-Qaida decided to help Americans to end the fighting, he said.
"It was eerie because these were the guys we had been fighting," he said. "I never really trusted them, but tried to respect them."
He landed back in the United States on Halloween in 2007. By December, he was home in the Tri-Cities.
"It's been a bumpy ride since I got back," he said. "I was numb to everything. Everything was different."
He had nightmares about Iraq and experienced the stress of going through a divorce. It took years to readjust and feel normal again.
"It's only recently, within the last year, I started pulling myself together," he said.
He wants civilians to understand the challenges veterans face when they return from combat.
"When you see someone who's a homeless veteran, maybe the reason they don't have a job isn't because they're lazy," he said. "I could see myself being there too if it wasn't for friends and family."
An important part of Robertson's readjustment to life after war was to talk to other soldiers, including friends he served with, to "get clarity in my mind." He encourages others to do the same.
"I try to tell my buddies just because you're talking to somebody about it doesn't mean you're weak," he said.
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Circles and circumference
Formula for circumference
What exactly is the circumference of a circle? It's actually defined as the length of the edge surrounding a circle, that is, the perimeter of a circle. We need to use to help us find the circumference. The formula for finding the circumference includes the diameter, and looks like this:
C = d
To make this easier, we can also find the circumference if we know the radius of a circle. We know that the diameter is equalled to 2r (2 times the radius), so in other words, the formula for a circle's circumference is:
C = 2r
Either of these circumference formulas can be used to help you solve problems.
How to find the circumference of a circle
We'll do a three examples to help you learn how to find the circumference of a circle using the formulas we just learned.
Find the circumference of the following circle:
C = 2r
C = 43.98cm
In this example, we are given a circle, with only one of its characteristics given to us. The 7cm is the measurement of the line from the center of the circle to its edge, which is, in other words, the radius of the circle. Luckily, we have a circumference formula to help us out when we know the radius: C = 2r. Simply by substituting in r with 7, we're able to find that the circumference is 43.98cm.
Find the circumference of the following circle:
C = 2r
C = 53.41m
Once again in this example, we're given the radius of the circle. Although it's not a clean number like our previous example, we can either just plug the number directly into the formula, or you can even simplify 8*½ first (which will give you 4). Be aware of the units that this circle's radius is given in and remember to give your final answer in the same unit. In this question, we find that the circumference is equalled to 53.41m.
Find the circumference of the following circle:
C = d
C = 53.41m
In this example, we aren't given the radius. We're given the distance across a circle through its center, which is also called the diameter of a circle. Again, referring back to the two equations we can use to calculate a circle's circumference, we find that one of them simply uses C = d. When we substitute "d" with 17, we find that we'll get the answer of 53.41m.
An interesting point to note is that you can still use the other formula for finding the circumference that uses the radius. All we have to do is first change the diameter into a radius. We know that the diameter is 2 times the radius, so therefore, we can divide 17 by 2 to find the radius of 8.5 You can see that this number is actually the same one as the radius given in the previous circle, and therefore, we get the same answer when we use the C = 2r formula.
Generally, it's easier to use whichever formula corresponds with the characteristics of the circle you are given. However, if you're unable to remember both of the formulas, you can always manipulate the info you're given so that it fits into the formula you do remember.
Feel free to play around with this online circle calculator to see how the circumference changes as the diameter and radius changes.
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- 3.and are radii of circle C.
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Ryan wrote:torakrubik wrote:My view is that HI is the visual input of sensory cross-wiring between waking reality and the dreamworld. I don't believe that the senses digitally switch into the dreamworld when we enter dreams. The HI would explain the continuous visual transition from waking reality to the dreamworld.
That's also an excellent way to put it!
I'd add just one thing... there is a point where a consciousness can be receiving no visual input what-so-ever. This would be the point that is most commonly referred to as "The Void". It would be when you, as a consciousness is experiencing absolutely nothing... just you.
I'd call it the lack of a reality frame.
For myself, I don't see much separation between this reality and any other reality we might experience.
Voids.. I dont know what to make of them.. Ive had weird experience from a void and it may of completely changed things for me.
I was stuck in a void (well not stuck.. I should rather say LOST as I could leave. I was in a void and didnt know which way to go..or phase or however one wishes to call it to move out from it. I sat and sat in this timeless void (felt like I could of stayed there forever if i wanted) ..not knowing what to do..didnt know which way to go out.. it was different directions could of taken me to different places..nothing to be seen thou.. just a knowing of that like worm holes which couldnt be seen or dimensional zones all around the void out of it. I ended up hoping for the best and coming out of it, then I woke up, well rather this body did.. I was lucid so continuous flow of waking consciousness to this body once I'd made my choice, I then just found myself in this body and just opened my eyes and was so so confused as I hadnt ended up in the right place, the place i knew..
I'd lost this bodies waking memories and didnt know my own children, they WERENT my children. It took days to get all my memories real life?? memories back.. I like had to "download" the memories from the bodies consciousness (interestingly a well known OBEr has same kind of experiences with downloading info he recieves from sources which are given to him while OBE ... Im sure him and I have done the same thing).
The house I woke up in.. this reality..wasnt the home I very vaguely remembered coming from, it was wrong. The children here (this bodies children).. i didnt know, I didnt know their names, nothing at all about then, I didnt have any emotions at all towards them.. all I knew is that they were this bodies children.. so I had to come to know them. First downloaded the info on them into my consciousness from somewhere (it came with a downloading which included other info too.. it was like a flow of info which started at one point and then each part of info i got spread out and lead to other info streams..till all the info I needed was there. I then had to get used to them..taking days.. till I had feelings like one would for ones children. It was like my responsibility to take the children on as they belonged to this body, a role I had to do.
Thou this experience happened to me a long time back.. Im still confused over it and believe I may of ended up in a different body to what I'd previously been in... all due to becoming lost/ forgetting something.. while in a void.
Those voids are the biggest mystery to me out there. They dont fit with reality or something or maybe are entry points to all realities. You can exit very different to how you went in (i dont know if all voids are like that or just certain ones or one). Did my consciousness do a body swap due to the void? I consider myself a possible "walk-in" due to this void.
So what was my experience actually.. a case of amnesia lasting days so I didnt know who I was or anything else about my family and life??? I forgot to say.. I didnt even know my name at first or who I was. (Ive researched that when I tried to work my experience out.. apparently that is very very rare, not at all likely). What about the knowing and remembering thou vague.. of a different house to the one this body lived in?? (maybe in amnesia it is possible to believe dreams over reality???? I dont have a clue). All I know is something happened and I believe it wasnt a case of medical amnesia but something to do with the void I experienced when in lucid state.
While I was in the actual void.. I think I may of actually known whoever I was. The only confusion I had while in the void was of the right way out from that hence why I spend such a long time in there trying to figure it out. So my memory of myself was wiped on leaving the void.


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The B139 bass driver and T15 tweeter were incorporated with a seven element printed circuit board crossover network in a cabinet of optimum size to give good reproduction over the full audio spectrum. The bass reproduction was impressive from such a small enclosure. Organ pedal notes and the bass instruments of the orchestra being brought out with amazing clarity and weight, due to the special electrical compensation provided to offset the effects of cabinet diffraction. This was another KEF exclusivity – no other domestic high fidelity speaker incorporated this feature at the time.
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20 Kalika Tullock
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- Second Team All-SCIAC
- Started all 27 games
- 24.2 minutes a game
- Averaged 9.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1 assist
College of Southern Idaho:
- NJCAA Academic All-American ('09-'10)
- Averaged 3.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists ('09-'10)
- Team finished 2nd place in SWAC ('08-'09)
- Averaged 2.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.2 assists ('08-'09)
High School:
- Dairy Queen Athlete of the Month ('07-'08)
- Channel 7 News Athlete of the Week ('07-'08)
- Idaho State All-Star Team Basketball ('07-'08)
- MVP 4A Idaho State Basketball ('07-'08)
- MVP 4A Idaho State Basketball Championship Game ('07-'08)
- 4A SIC 1st Team Basketball ('07-'08)
- Idahosports.com MVP 4A State Title Champion ('07-'08)
- 1st place 4A Idaho State Basketball Championship ('07-'08)
- 3rd place 4A Idaho State Basketball ('06-'07)
- Family: Daugher of Vince and Darci Tullock.
- Has two brothers and two sisters: Tylan, D'Rae, Asha, and Jaren.
Q&A with Kalika Tullock:
What do you like best about CMS?
The social and physical environment.
What do you want to do after basketball?
Go work for the government and get paid to travel the world and talk to various diverse leaders while simultaneously immersing myself into different cultures by eating their food and visiting their hot-spots.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
In Brazil because they have stunning beaches of white sand and clear blue water, vibrant tropical rainforests with trees and florae hitting all colors of the spectrum, and a huge melting pot of plush beautiful people.


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LeAnn Rimes and her hubby Eddie Cibrian take little ones Mason and Jake to the Los Angeles Zoo for Boo at the Zoo on Sunday (October 30) in Los Angeles.
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Named as an assistant coach at Villanova earlier in the week, Doug Martin has resigned that position after inaccuracies were discovered in his resume.
The university revealed the news just five days after he was hired away from his position as an assistant coach at Paul VI High in Fairfax, Va. Martin also worked in the successful Team Takeover summer program, and his ties to talent in the Baltimore-DC-Northern Virginia corridor were expected to be a plus for the Wildcats' recruiting efforts.
However, when Martin's hire was announced, Villanova reported he had played four seasons, from 1991-95, at UW Green Bay. Reporting by ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil uncovered that Martin apparently had not played for the Phoenix, and instead had spent four seasons at Viterbo University in LaCrosse, Wis., where he averaged 2.6 points per game. The sports information office at Green Bay could find no roster that included Martin's name during that period and no evidence of him in game statistics.
Martin's biographical information acknowledged he had a degree from Viterbo.
"I have always known Doug to be a good person and coach," Villanova coach Jay Wright said in the school's release. "He has taken responsibility for his mistake and will move on successfully! We all wish Doug well."


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Sprague-Lamont Schools Daily Bulletin
Friday, November 18 2016
Today's Lunch: Chili, Celery/Cucumbers, Maple Bar, Mandarin Oranges and Tortilla Chips (9-12)
Tomorrow's Lunch: Pigs in a Blanket, Broccoli w/Cheese Sauce, Potato Wedges and Apple Slices
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Introduction to Geometry
Lesson 3 of 7
Objective: SWBAT work with the undefined terms and the various segment relationships.
Big Idea: There's no doubt about it - we've got to know them! Important geometric definitions and vocabulary.
Going Over the Homework
The Do Now for today is to get out the Homework assignment. This assignment is intended to review the area and perimeter concepts that were covered in the Dig In! lesson, and also provides practice with the rule for the lengths of the sides of an isosceles right triangle.
The students and I discuss the answers to the homework problems and the various approaches that they used to find the perimeter and area of the figures.
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In the previous lesson, my students developed their own set of class norms, rules for their interactions with each other. I will take this time to discuss my rules. I am not a big fan of listing and elaborating all sorts of rules and regulations - it's just not me, I guess. However, I do stress a few items that are of particular importance to me:
- "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."
I post this rule in a prominent place in my classroom, and it is a mantra that gets repeated often.
- "When Mrs. Menzie speaks, people listen."
This is another rule that I post on the wall. I generally don't lecture much, and try hard to have my students communicate with one another throughout much of the class period. However, when I have something to say to the class, I'd like my students to stop talking to one another and listen.
- On the other hand, I explain that I like to hear students.
When I ask a question, unless directed at a specific student, I love to hear 20 voices responding! I love it when students ask questions about the mathematics and the learning that is happening (rather than asking something like, "Can I go to the bathroom?"). Therefore I explain my expectations for a class environment of collaborative discussion and conversation and emphasize that in my classroom there will not be the typical "raise your hand before speaking" rule.
- I explain that when my students enter the room, I'd like them to immediately sit in their seats (for Cooperative Learning), take out their math folders, and put everything else away.
In Geometry we seem to accumulate so much stuff on the desktops - calculators, colored pencils, compasses, rulers, etc. - that it drives me nuts when there are also backpacks, cell phones, handbags, and other clutter sitting on top of the desks, too! I'm thinking about experimenting this year with having students deposit all their non-geometry belongings in a specific place in the room, away from where they sit and work.
- The only supplies I require are a math folder (one with pockets on both sides) and a writing implement, preferably a pencil.
Over the million or so years I've been teaching, I think I've tried just about every approach to keeping student work organized - 3-ring binders with dividers, spiral notebooks, folders that are kept in the classroom, etc. These days, in a high-needs district with a lot of low-income families, I have settled on just asking for folders with 2 pockets. On one side, I have the students keep their work from the unit that we are working on; in the other pocket they store the important, colored sheets of paper that I hand out. These usually help to summarize concepts in a unit, or list important information that we will use throughout the year. The fact that these sheets are colored (usually fluorescent!) make them easy to find and harder to lose, and, at the end of the year, they make good study guides for the Regents test (our summative State test).
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Anticipation Guide
I hand out an Anticipation Guide that encompasses a lot of the vocabulary and concepts in this unit. Many of the concepts are not new to the students; however some are new and unfamiliar.
I ask the students to do the true/false questions on the first page by themselves. Then I ask them to discuss their responses to these questions within their groups. I stress that they don't need to agree with each other, but that they do need to hear and respect each other's point of view. (MP3)
We then repeat the process with the vocabulary on the second page. In this latter section, the students indicate their familiarity with each term.
As a class, we talk only briefly about the material on the anticipation guide. Instead, I explain that this exercise helps to give them an idea of the topics that we will be working on, helps to reactivate prior knowledge, and will also serve as a great review at the end of the unit, when I ask the students look over their initial responses and make corrections. (MP1)
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Students are sitting in their cooperative learning groups. In this section I lead a discussion (not a lecture!) about the three undefined terms: point, line, and plane. I ask the students to tell me what these terms mean, and it becomes clear very quickly why these terms are undefined, as they are difficult to explain. I ask the students to discuss in their groups:
- Does a point have size? Can you measure a point?
- Does a line have length? Can you measure a line? How many points are on a line?
- Does a plane have dimensions? Does it have thickness? How many points does it contain? How many lines?
I then ask the groups to share out their conclusions, and we compare and contrast their answers. I have found that students are really intrigued by the concept of infinity and comparisons of infinity - does a plane contain more points than a line? Are there different sized infinities?
In the discussion, I make a point of representing each of these terms on the board, as a diagram and symbolically. I also incorporate vocabulary that the students need to know: collinear, coplanar, intersecting, horizontal and vertical, and I write these terms on the board as we encounter them. These words, as well as the undefined terms, will go on our word wall for this unit (MP1).
Next I pose questions to the groups about the intersection of lines and of planes. I have found that visualizing planes is difficult for a lot of students. Referencing the classroom walls, ceiling, and floor can be helpful when discussing intersections of planes:
- Can two lines intersect? How many points of intersection can there be?
- Can two lines not intersect? What is that called?
- Can a line and a plane intersect? How can they intersect?
- Can two planes intersect, and how? Do they have to intersect?
Groups will share out their answers to these questions.
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We move from the undefined terms to our first defined terms: line segment and ray. Again, in the discussion I am careful to represent these terms both as a diagram and using their symbols. I also ask the groups questions similar to those I asked with regard to lines and planes:
- How many points are contained in a line segment? a ray?
- How many endpoints are there in a line segment? a ray?
- Can we measure a line segment? a ray?
- How can line segments and rays intersect?
During this discussion I introduce the term congruent, which I define as "same size, same shape." I explain that congruent segments are equal in length, and emphasize the difference between the symbols for congruent and equal, and the symbols for the name of a line segment and the length of that line segment. Again, I emphasize that we need to know how to represent geometric concepts both as a diagram and using symbols.
This discussion is truly that - a discussion, a conversation between me and the students, and, hopefully, between the students themselves. I do not expect the students to take notes. Instead, I look at this as an opportunity for everyone in the room to interact. It is a chance for me to get to know the students and to attach names to faces, it is a chance for the students to get to know my style of teaching and my expectations of them, and it is an opportunity for the students to interact with each other. Communication plays a large role in my classroom, and I like having the students communicate with me and with each other from the very start.
Applying Our Knowledge
I distribute a handout entitled Segments and Distance. In this handout, I have the students write out and apply their first postulate. I know many textbooks call it the Segment Addition Postulate, but I prefer to teach "The whole is equal to the sum of its parts." I know this may seem old-fashioned, but I read a lot and find references to this sentence constantly - in literature, in newspapers and magazines, all over. Therefore, I've decided that this sentence, The whole is equal to the sum of its parts*, will have much more meaning and significance in the students' lives than the term Segment Addition Postulate, and so I teach it instead. I do explain all this to my students, and have a couple examples of the phrase used on the Internet that I display on the white board for them.
The handout then asks the students to apply this postulate to four algebraic problems. The equations that they create are both first and second degree, and I do this intentionally, as I would like my students to be able to recall and apply their algebra skills right from the start of this course. I encourage the students to work together and to compare answers within their groups (MP3); as they work and discuss, I travel from group to group, listening to their discussions, and assessing the students' understanding of the concept and the ease with which they set up and solve the equations. As I circulate, I am careful to ask over and over again, "Does your answer make sense?" (MP 1) This is such an important question, and is one that I want my students to learn to ask themselves each and every time they do a problem.
Once everyone has completed the first page, we move on to the definition of a midpoint. I have the students write out the definition of a midpoint (A midpoint divides a line segment into 2 congruent segments.), we discuss the various numerical relationships that are created by the midpoint, and then the students again apply it to algebraic problems.
* Try googling "The whole is equal to the sum of its parts" and "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." There is a song by a group called Ruby entitled "The Whole is Equal to the Sum of Its Parts." (Warning, however: the lyrics could be considered a little off-color!) Recently I also found an economics article and one on social media in which these phrases are prominent.
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Lesson Closing
With 5 minutes left in the class period, I ask that the students put away their worksheets and finish whatever remains of them for homework.
Then I give each student an index card. I ask them to write on the card their name (using the name that they'd like to be called in class), their parents' names, and their parents' phone numbers and email addresses. I keep these cards handy, and will use them when I feel parental contact is needed.
Next I ask the students to write a little on their card about their experiences with math, and any special needs or preferences that they might have. I have included some question prompts that I display on my Smartboard.
Reading the students' comments is always interesting. A lot of them will be fairly superficial, but there are usually a few students who are up-front about difficulties and this helps me to begin to identify those who will need a little extra attention.


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Five out of five dentists agree, Julia Roberts has a million-dollar smile, but she's also got a lot of charisma, a rocking body and enough talent to make her the highest paid actress in Hollywood. Born in October of 1967 in a small town located in Georgia, Julia was raised in a middle-class family supported by her salesman father but she's always had the aspirations of becoming a famous actress. She finally headed for New York City when she turned seventeen and joined her sister Lisa in looking for some kind of TV or film work. Like many of our beautiful celebrity babes, Julia first started out as a model in order to earn some cash on the side while she took acting lessons in her spare time. She received her break a little earlier than most though, when Julia's older brother Eric Roberts convinced a director to cast her in the film "Blood Red." After appearing in the film, Julia was offered bit parts in TV series like "Miami Vice" until she was finally able to land a major film role in "Mystic Pizza," a relatively unknown chick flick that wouldn't gain recognition until after the young actress became a star.
By 1990, Julia would no longer go unnoticed after being nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the drama "Steel Magnolias" and making her Hollywood mark in the Oscar-nominated Best Actress performance as a prostitute in "Pretty Woman." After the immense success of her onscreen romance with then-heartthrob Richard Gere, Julia continued to knock out blockbusters like "Sleeping with the Enemy" and Steven Spielberg's "Hook," but she also unleashed a flurry of bombs that fortunately had little negative effect on her career. By 2000 Julia had returned to her old self again with a trilogy of romantic comedy blockbusters (one of which reunited the actress with her "Pretty Woman" co-star) and her first Oscar win for her amazing performance in "Erin Brockovich," a role that eventually tipped the salary gods in her favor.
Julia's love life has been just as bumpy as her career, including plenty of high-status relationships with celebrities like "24" star Kiefer Sutherland and a short marriage to country star Lyle Lovett, but after a long hiatus from a publicized dating life, Julia tied the knot with cinematographer Danny Moder in 2002. Julia's beauty has also never been contended either, appearing on People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People List" four times in the last decade. In more interesting news, a recently discovered 9000-year old female skeleton that was excavated in Bulgaria has been called "Julia Roberts" by archaeologists for its perfect teeth. Julia Roberts is the epitome of a superstar and with plenty of juicy roles still up for grabs, fans of the redheaded beauty can't wait to see what she'll be up to next.
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Julia's screen career has never really credited the sexy actress as award-winning talent, but she has a successful history of making a mediocre film incredibly enjoyable with her bright smile, contagious laugh and gorgeous red locks. Earlier in her film career, Julia appeared in a number of self-described "chick flicks" like "Steel Magnolias" and "Pretty Woman" before returning to her roots in the late 90's with a new heap of romantic comedies like "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Notting Hill," "America's Sweethearts" and "Runaway Bride." Another genre that fans will find the smiling actress improving is the thriller, starring in "Sleeping with the Enemy" and "The Pelican Brief" in the middle of her career while she was still trying to break free from the "Pretty Woman" type she had since been cast as. Her most recent films are among the best although, and by taking chances on better scripts, she ultimately enriched the stamina of her own career. Winning an Oscar and Golden Globe for her performance in "Erin Brockovich" and making a small appearance in "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," Julia proved to the public that she could indeed do just about anything. We're not saying the Julia is an amazing actress, because she certainly doesn't have the sane level of talent as the big league girls that walk the carpet today, but she does have the unbelievable ability to make you smile, and sometimes, that's all we're looking for in a good movie.
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The recent refinance boom sent record profits flowing to the mortgage technology developer, which charges for its products and services by the number of loans that lenders close. But as origination volume declined in the latter half of 2013, Ellie Mae now finds itself in the ebb of its "Success-Based Pricing" model.
The vendor is trying to maintain its financial performance by signing customers and converting old ones from legacy technology to the software-as-a-service-based version of its Encompass loan origination system. The headwinds it faces in these efforts reflect broader industrywide challenges: lower origination volume and new compliance requirements.
For example, getting compliant has taken precedence over upgrading core systems at many lenders.
"The number of active users on our self-hosted platform decreased and the pace of SaaS user implementation slowed as lenders focused on preparing for the new [Qualified Mortgage and Ability-to-Repay] regulations," Chief Financial Officer Ed Luce said during a Feb. 13 investor conference call. Ellie Mae reported net income of $1.6 million off revenue of $30.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2013.
Ellie Mae ended the year with 92,000 active Encompass users, up 25% from the end of 2012, but down nearly 1,600 seats from the third quarter of 2013. The Pleasanton, Calif. vendor booked a company-record 9,800 SaaS LOS sales in the fourth quarter, including 6,500 new users and 3,300 conversions and upgrades of existing client licenses. But converting those sales into active users has been stymied by longer implementation timelines required by new, larger lenders.
"Because they are bigger organizations, they're more complex, and there is more going on in terms of laying down their workflows and working through them with training and change management," Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Corr told investors.
Still, company executives say they're steadily working through the backlog of clients waiting to use its technology.
"As 2014 begins and the shock of new regulations settles in, we have seen already an uptick in overall active users in January," Luce said.
In addition, Ellie Mae signed two new investor participants to its Total Quality Loan program. This technology and services package provides tamper-proof versions of borrower verification data on loans sold by correspondent lenders, so investors don't have to order duplicate third-party borrower verifications and loan reviews. Stonegate Mortgage and PHH Mortgage joined Ocwen's Homeward Capital, CitiMortgage, and pilot participant Wells Fargo in using TQL.
Hosted technology sold with a transaction-based pricing model offers lenders lower upfront costs in exchange for recurring monthly fees. Those ongoing fees are determined in part by a base rate for the number of users on the platform and also by the volume of loans a lender closes. Vendors also benefit from the model because it provides a stream of recurring revenue that makes it easier to forecast profit.
A key financial metric that Ellie Mae investors look at is average revenue per user, which incorporates revenue earned from the LOS, as well as ancillary services integrated with the core system. Lenders buy technology to handle tasks like document preparation and compliance reviews that are provided both directly by Ellie Mae, as well as through third-party vendors that pay transaction fees to connect to the LOS to reach Ellie's lenders.
Ellie's average revenue per user declined 21% year-over-year to $327. For SaaS-based technology users (which account for nearly 70% of all users), average revenue was $292, down 24% year-over-year. This drop was "due to a decrease in the number of closed loans per active SaaS user as well as lower network transactions due to reduced overall loan volumes," Luce said.
When originations are down like the roughly 43% year-over-year decline in industrywide volume during the fourth quarter lenders order fewer credit reports, doc packages and other verification services. And Ellie's average revenue per user is further diluted by the new users it's added since 2012.
With the mortgage industry expecting annual origination volume to fall 31%, Ellie Mae projected full-year revenue of $150 million to $153.5 million and net income of $11.8 million to $12.5 million, representing a 17% to 19% increase in revenue, but 1% to 6% decrease in net income.
But even those targets may be hard to reach, warns William Blair analyst Brandon Dobell. To hit its revenue guidance, quarterly growth of Ellie's average revenue per user rate must increase faster than it has in all but one quarter in the past two years, he wrote in a Feb. 14 research note.
"Variable revenue per user growth will need to diverge from its fairly tight correlation to mortgage volume growth, particularly in the second half of the year, to not be a drag on revenue growth relative to the guidance range," Dobell said.
In other words, to hit its goals Ellie Mae will need to be less sensitive to its clients' pain.


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Mad Men star Christina Hendricks has poked fun at discrimination in the workplace by portraying her 1960s character in a modern office setting for a new FunnyOrDie.com video.
The actress pretends not to know what a modern phone looks like, how to work a computer or a fax machine or that smoking is no longer allowed in the workplace, and when a colleague questions her behavior, Hendricks, as her character Joan Harris, points out that she won't change her ways until men stop discriminating against women at work.
She explains, "In the U.S. women make 23 per cent less than their male counterparts. Did you know that almost 70 per cent of the minimum wage workforce is female, but only 15 per cent of our Fortune 500 CEOs are?
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By Julien Pretot
PARIS (Reuters) - Small details can be cruelly decisive in big matches as Simona Halep discovered after losing her composure following an umpire's call in Saturday's French Open final against Maria Sharapova.
The fourth seed from Romania was serving at 4-4 in the deciding set when umpire Kader Nouni awarded the first point to Sharapova after overruling a linesperson.
The Russian had hit a shot that was called out, but only after Halep had failed to return the ball back into court.
Halep felt the point should be replayed as she had made contact with the ball, but the umpire disagreed.
"I thought that we have to replay the point because I touched the ball," Halep explained.
"But the rule is, no, if I don't put the ball on the court we cannot replay the point. So I think that ball was very important at that moment."
Sharapova moved 15-0 up and went for the throat as Halep struggled to keep her emotions in check. She won the game to love and served for the match, winning 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4.
"I couldn't manage my nerves maybe and I couldn't stay very focused for the next points," the 22-year-old Halep admitted.
"That's it. That's life."
Sharapova won her fifth grand slam title and her second at Roland Garros.
Halep, however, showed she can be a force in the future, having reached her first grand slam final after making the last eight at the Australian Open earlier this year.
"(I learnt that) I can play at a very high level," she said.
"I saw that I can play well in grand slams, because before (at other majors) I had pressure.
"Before the tournament, in grand slams I could not play my best tennis. But here I did, and I'm really proud of this."
She showed her mettle in the second set tiebreak when Sharapova moved 5-3 up and two points from victory.
When Halep won the next point she started to believe that anything was possible.
"At 5-4, I had a feeling that I can win the set. It was really tough at that moment," Halep, who had not lost a set before the final, said.
"I believed in my chance to win the second set and to try to win the match in third set. I did very well. I tried everything at that moment and it worked for me."
In the end, however, Sharapova was too strong and the experience she had gained from her previous eight grand slam finals prevailed.
"She is very strong mentally. She's a strong person. And also in important moments she's hitting very strong," said Halep, who last season won six titles to be named the WTA's most improved player.
Halep has clearly improved this year as well and on Monday will move up one place to number three in the rankings.
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Who says Halloween is over?
This past weekend I didn't feel like going straight home after work. Instead, I went down to the Harbourfront Centre to catch the end of the Day of the Dead Festival with everything from sugar skulls, to Mariachi Bands, to traditional altar displays. Sadly, I got there 20 minutes before it all shut down, and did a quick tour of the lot. I was disappointed to arrive so late, but soon realized all was not lost.
Turns out there was a theatrical performance of Orson Welles' famous radio broadcast of War of the Worlds by the Art of Time Ensemble. Instead of having 11 voice actors, there were 3: Sean Cullen (who has done many things, but I always think of Corky and the Juice Pigs), Nicholas Campbell (who you might know from Haven, or the classic Da Vinci's Inquest), and Marc Bendavid (The Border).
It was a simple set, leaving the props and costumes to give the impression of time and setting. The main actors stood to the right with microphones in front, scripts in hand. To the far left was live Foley sound effects artist John Gzowski who was fascinating to watch. In the middle were musicians who, in classic form, spent their free time smoking and reading magazines.
Hanging above the cast was an "On Air" sign and a clock, counting off the hour.
As someone who loves to listen to stories, and also enjoys a glimpse of history, I was completely captivated.
You could understand why people tuning in partway into the program might believe the news broadcasts were real. And how, if they didn't stick around to listen until the last quarter, they wouldn't understand that what they were listening to was a theatrical production.
Even the poster for the event (pictured top left) appealed to me.
And that was just the second half of the show. There was more.
The first half of the show was what they called a Herrmannthology, "featuring a suite based on the scores penned by the legendary film composer Bernard Herrmann. From Citizen Kane to Taxi Driver, Psycho to Cape Fear, and Vertigo to North by Northwest, Herrmann's dramatic themes are performed by an orchestra and accompanied by Tess Girard's live montage of the brilliant films they underscored."
As someone who is whistle-impaired, I was delighted when they played Twisted Nerve and Les Allt, who plays flute, whistled the intro. I am always mesmerized by people who can whistle so well.
I can honestly say it was like being transported back in time, watching the actual event unfold in front of me.
If it ever comes back to Toronto, or to a city in your neck of the woods, I highly recommend going to see it.
Here's a link to the 2011 production teaser with Don MacKellar as Orson Welles.
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I have a "copy" of the original 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast. Great listening.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products within the meaning of section 2052(a)(1) [1] of this title and shall be subject to the Commission regulations published at section 1500.18(a)(12) and part 1512 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations.
For the purpose of this section, the term "low-speed electric bicycle" means a two- or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (1 h.p.), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a motor while ridden by an operator who weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 mph.
To further protect the safety of consumers who ride low-speed electric bicycles, the Commission may promulgate new or amended requirements applicable to such vehicles as necessary and appropriate.
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Section 2052(a)(1) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was redesignated section 2052(a)(5) of this title by Pub. L. 110–314, title II, § 235(b)(4), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3074.
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In an explosion of cultural production, the turn of the 20th century opened exciting new horizons for knowledge and experience. Freud's work on the unconscious and splendid new 'isms' in the arts, technical innovations and the development of new media dramatically changed the perception of urban life. In this course we will consider a selection of texts from this time period, as well as films from its beginnings to the 1930s.
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Being more than a collection of individuals, SUNY Potsdam is a community dedicated to the pursuit of common goals. While these goals can be elusive and controversial, the community described below reminds us not only of what we are seeking to become but of all that we share in common. Therefore, let it be known that SUNY Potsdam strives to be:
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Irene O. Hammond, 93
Irene O. Hammond blessed her family with her example of love and faith. She passed away peacefully at her home on her birthday, December 4, 2013, at the age of 93.
She was born Melva Irene Ogborn December 4, 1920, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Charles L. and Montana Boice Ogborn. Irene grew up in Blackfoot during the depression, the youngest of four children, and attended Blackfoot schools through her junior year. She moved with her parents to Omak, Washington, in 1937, where she graduated from high school.
Irene worked as a telephone operator in Omak, in San Diego, California, during World War II, and later in Blackfoot. After returning to Blackfoot, she met Murray Hammond. They were married in Pocatello on May 1, 1948. She was always proud to be his wife. She loved him dearly and was his greatest supporter.
She spent her married life on the farm in Thomas. Though she had lived only in towns and cities, she happily adapted to cooking for the threshing and hay crews, driving truck, and caring for chickens, calves, and bum lambs. Irene enjoyed gardening, camping, flowers, birds, and farm animals, but especially enjoyed being a mother and a farmer's wife. Their home was always open to friends and neighbors, and nieces and nephews stayed with them on the farm during the summers. Irene loved extended family and spear-headed many family get-togethers and reunions.
Irene loved music and ensured that her family had opportunities to develop their musical talents. She loved the hymns of Zion and sang them with her family even when her memory did not allow her to communicate other thoughts. She could sing the hymns until a few days before her death. Just a few moments before her passing, we sang "Silent Night" to her. The words "Sleep in Heavenly peace" seemed especially appropriate.
Irene became a pioneer in her family when she embraced the gospel as a young mother. When she was 33 years old, she was baptized a member of the LDS Church; three years later, Murray, Irene and their four children were sealed together in the Idaho Falls Temple. She leaves a legacy of faith and testimony. She was an active member of the LDS church, serving wherever called. In addition to being a dedicated visiting teacher for many years, she especially enjoyed her callings as primary teacher and temple worker. Her specialty was serving the one. She gave neighbors rides to town and spent many hours keeping in touch with classmates and dear friends. She found great joy in caring for "the elderly" in her neighborhood, and continued doing so into her late 80's.
Irene was known for her warm smile, her sense of humor, sound advice, and love to all. Murray died in 1984, leaving Mom a widow for 29 years. During this time, she personified the role of matriarch, filling each day with energetic service and happy memories with her family. The grandchildren knew Grandma loved them, but she was not a pushover. Along with the Oreos, root beer floats, and ice cream cones, she dispensed loving advice and lots of work projects.
Irene adored the Hammond family and adopted all of Dad's brothers and sister as her own family. Mom had a dear relationship with all her Hammond sisters-in-law. She was the last survivor of both hers and Murray's families and she was a valiant example from that marvelous generation. Her gracious, appreciative and helpful nature remained intact while her family cared for her until her passing. Sleep in heavenly peace, Mom.
Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Murray; her parents, Charlie and Montana; two brothers Lawrence William Ogborn and Melvin Edison Ogborn, and sister LaVeta Ogborn West. Two grandsons and one great-grandson also preceded her in death. Irene is survived by her four children: Anita and Jess Hiatt, of Shelley, Bill and Ruth Hammond, Bonnie and Bill Egbert, and Deanna and Claude Nielsen, all of Thomas; 23 grandchildren, 65 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.
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