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Brunswick cross country runs past Hopkins, Greens Farms
Too close to call from the naked eye, the organizers of Wednesday's FAA boys cross country meet needed some technology to figure out the race's winner.
After checking out some photos a spectator took at the finish line, Will Berczuk of the Bruins was declared the winner, edging Masters School runner Gene Perry.
Now that's what you call a photo finish.
Berczuk won the 3.1-mile race at chilly Greenwich Point in 17 minutes, 8 seconds for Brunswick, which beat Greens Farms Academy, 15-50, and Hopkins School, 21-39. The Bruins (18-3) did not officially compete against Masters School -- which has been their toughest opponent this season.
Berczuk and Perry were neck-and-neck down the stretch and were practically even at the finish line. Perry, however, put his arms up at the finish line, and Berczuk went under to win the race by a hair.
"It was close the entire race, I just outkicked him at the end," Berczuk said. "He (Perry) has beaten me twice this year and I beat him once coming into this race, so now we're even."
Parker Stitzer placed third for Brunswick in 17:10, while teammates Jack Cammisa (18:05), Keshav Raghavan (18:08), Cooper Robinson (18:20) and Kyle Chen placing 7th-11th, respectively for the Bruins.
"It was a really good meet for our team," Cammisa said. "The guys up front really ran well and kept with Masters. We've gotten some kids back who were injured but are now healthy and they're getting better. Now is the time to get better and start peaking with the important races coming up."
Masters, which is 2-1 against Brunswick so far this fall, clinched the FAA regular season championship last week. The Bruins, however, hope to claim a postseason title at the FAA Championships, which will be held at Greenwich Point on Nov. 4.
"Masters has four solid guys that have run well in a lot of meets," Brunswick coach Steve Polikoff said. "But we seem to be doing well at this course, so having the meet here could lend us an advantage. Our guys have really adapted to this course."
Andrew Israel placed 15th and Chris Peisch finished 20th overall for the Bruins, who know they have the pieces in place to edge a tough Masters squad at the FAA Championships in two weeks.
"Masters has come out of nowhere this year and has had a great season," Berczuk said. "If we beat them it will be huge for our season. We've run well at this course, so we're looking forward to seeing what we can do."
Said Polikoff: "We had two in the front today and that's how we have to run to beat Masters."
at Greenwich Point, 3.1 miles
1. Will Berczuk (B) 17:08; 2. Gene Perry (M) 17:08; 3. Parker Stitzer (B) 17:10; 4. Jason McLeod (M) 17:19; 5. Grant Young (H) 17:47; 6. Jonathan Knight (H) 17:56; 7. Chris Brakey (M) 18:04 8. Jack Cammisa (B) 18:05; 9. Keshav Raghavan (B) 18:08; 10. Cooper Robinson (B) 18:20; 11. Kyle Chen (B) 18:25; 12. Andrew McCarthy (GFA) 18:27; 13. McCall (GFA) 18:28; 14. Jarrett Polizer (H) 18:33; 15. Andrew Israel (B) 18:42.


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Feb. 22, 2010
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -Xavier Henry scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half and No. 1 Kansas clinched at least a share of its sixth straight Big 12 regular season title with an easy 81-68 victory over Oklahoma on Monday night.
Kansas (27-1, 13-0) didn't wait to clinch its latest title, sewing it up with three games left after doing it in the final week the past three seasons. The Jayhawks overwhelmed overmatched Oklahoma (13-14, 4-9) from the start, building a 17-point lead in the first half and shooting 51 percent overall to extend the Sooners' Lawrence losing streak to 10 games.
Sherron Collins added 17 points and joined fellow senior Brady Morningstar for their 124th win together, most all-time in Kansas' storied history. The Jayhawks have won 13 straight games for their best start since opening 34-1 in 1996-97 and have the nation's longest home winning streak at 58 games.
The latest win over Oklahoma - now six straight overall - gives Kansas six consecutive conference titles for the first time since claiming the Missouri Valley crown from 1922-27, when Phog Allen was the coach and not the name on the gym. The Jayhawks have won more conference titles than any other Division I program, 53 in all, and 10 of the 14 Big 12 championships since the conference's inception in 1996.
Next up could be a piece of history: win its final three games and Kansas can join the 2002 Jayhawks as the only team to go through the Big 12 undefeated.
Tommy Mason-Griffin led the Sooners with 17 points and Andrew Fitzgerald had 16.
Henry led the way against Oklahoma.
The smooth-shooting lefty played like one of the top recruits in the country early in the season, setting a Kansas freshman debut record with 33 points and averaging a team-leading 17.2 points over the first 11 games. He then went into a funk, his scoring average dropping nearly eight points over the next 12 games, including a five-game stretch where he failed to reach double figures.
Henry returned to form against Iowa State two weeks ago, scoring 16 points, and followed that up with a 24-point effort against Colorado on Saturday.
His confidence clearly back, Henry was unstoppable in the first half against the Sooners, hitting 3-pointers and powering in the lane for three-point plays. He opened with a hard-driving and-one and didn't hesitate to pull the string on jumpers, hitting all seven of his shots for 18 points by halftime.
Henry finished 9 of 13 from the field.
Stopping Henry wasn't Oklahoma's only problem.
Playing without leading scorer Willie Warren (ankle, illness) for the fifth time in nine games, the Sooners missed their first 11 shots and didn't score until Fitzgerald hit a jumper from the free-throw line 6:34 in to trail 11-2. Oklahoma made a brief run late in the half, only to see Kansas pull away toward another title.


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(Bloomberg) -- UBS AG, Switzerlands biggest bank, posted a second straight quarterly loss after booking a fine for trying to rig global interest rates and costs tied to job cuts.
The net loss amounted to 1.89 billion Swiss francs ($2.08 billion) in the fourth quarter, compared with a 323 million- franc profit a year earlier, the Zurich-based bank said today. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg on average estimated a loss of 2.16 billion francs.
Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti is cutting 10,000 jobs over three years and exiting most debt-trading businesses to concentrate on money management and boost return on equity, a measure of profitability, to at least 15 percent in 2015. The results today presented a mixed picture: While UBS accelerated a plan to slash risk-weighted assets at the securities unit to free capital, revenue from managing money for rich clients fell short of analysts estimates.
The banks plan to shed assets and shrink its balance sheet is going really well, said Christopher Wheeler, a London- based analyst at Mediobanca SpA. On the negative side, therell be downgrades on the earnings because of wealth management numbers.
UBS fell 0.5 percent to 15.57 francs by 12:42 p.m. in Swiss trading after rising 48 percent in the past six months. That compares with a 27 percent gain in the Bloomberg Europe Banks and Financial Services Index, which tracks 40 companies.
Debt Buyback
The company announced plans to raise its dividend by 50 percent to 15 centimes a share for 2012 and repurchase as much as 5 billion francs of debt to lower funding costs.
The debt buyback may lead to a tightening of the banks credit spreads and result in a significant charge in the first quarter, Chief Financial Officer Tom Naratil said on a conference call. Banks book accounting charges or gains tied to the theoretical cost of buying back their own debt as market prices fluctuate.
For the full year, UBS posted a loss of 2.51 billion francs, compared with a profit of 4.14 billion francs in 2011.
Pretax profit in at the wealth management division outside the Americas fell 13 percent to 398 million francs in the fourth quarter on higher costs, while the wealth management Americas, which includes the former Paine Webber, saw earnings rise 38 percent to 201 million francs. The units added a combined 10.5 billion francs in net new money, compared with 12.3 billion francs in the previous three months.
European clients withdrew a net 4.8 billion francs in the quarter, a period during which German authorities raided homes and offices of about 100 UBS clients to examine allegations they may have hidden money in undeclared accounts.
Shrinking Margins
The gross margin at the wealth management division, which reflects how much the bank makes in revenue on assets it oversees, fell to 85 basis points from 88 basis points in the third quarter. A basis point is equivalent to a hundredth of a percentage point.
In wealth management Im concerned about the decline in gross margins and about the outflows that negated the strong inflows in Asia, Wheeler said. Thats disappointing.
Naratil told journalists on a conference call the decline in gross margin was due to seasonal effects and said hes not overly concerned about the development. UBS still sees its target of 95 basis points to 105 basis points in wealth management gross margin as appropriate, Naratil said.
In asset management, earnings rose 24 percent to 149 million francs, while profit in the retail and corporate division fell 10 percent. The investment bank had a pretax loss of 557 million francs.
Unresolved Issues
Ermotti and Chairman Axel Weber, in a letter to shareholders, said that while progress was made in 2012, a failure to achieve further sustained and credible improvements to the euro-zone sovereign-debt situation, European banking system issues, unresolved U.S. fiscal issues, ongoing geopolitical risks and the outlook for growth in the global economy would continue to exert a strong influence on client confidence and, thus, activity levels in the first quarter.
UBS reported a common equity ratio under fully-applied Basel III rules of 9.8 percent for the end of the year, up from 9.3 percent three months earlier.
UBS cut group risk-weighted assets by 43 billion francs in the fourth quarter as it seeks to lower them by about 100 billion francs by the end of 2017. The investment bank will need three to five years to fully transform itself, Andrea Orcel, CEO of the unit, told staff at town-hall meetings in November, according to two people who heard him speak.
Bonus Cuts
The bank notified about 1,900 employees of redundancies in the fourth quarter, Naratil said. Group headcount fell by 1,117 to 62,628 employees in the quarter, including a reduction of 789 at the investment bank.
More than half of the planned 10,000 job cuts will be at the investment bank, and the reorganization at UBS will result in charges of 3.3 billion francs over the next three years, the bank said in October.
UBSs bonus pool, including pay that is being deferred into future years, was cut 7 percent to 2.5 billion francs in 2012, the bank said. Part of the bonuses will be paid in contingent capital bonds, which will be written off if UBSs common equity ratio falls below 7 percent or the bank faces a bailout.
UBS was fined about 1.4 billion francs in December by regulators in the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland for altering its submissions used to set benchmarks such as the London interbank offered rate. The fine was triple the penalties levied against Barclays Plc, which had to pay 290 million pounds ($457 million) in June.
Trading Loss
Libor, a benchmark for more than $300 trillion of financial products worldwide, is derived from a survey of banks conducted each day on behalf of the British Bankers Association in London. Lenders are asked how much it would cost them to borrow from one another for 15 different periods, from overnight to one year, in currencies including dollars, euros, yen and francs.
The bank was also fined 29.7 million pounds in November by the U.K.s Financial Services Authority and told by the Swiss regulator it may have to increase capital levels for operational risks after a $2.3 billion loss from unauthorized trading by Kweku Adoboli. The former trader in UBSs London office was sentenced to seven years in jail on Nov. 20 for fraud in relation to the loss, the largest from unauthorized trading in British history.
Deutsche Bank AG, Germanys biggest bank, last week reported a 2.17 billion-euro ($2.94 billion) loss for the fourth quarter on costs related to deleveraging, cutting jobs and setting aside 1 billion euros for legal expenses.
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Weird isn't it? While people are piling in to criticise Rapha kit (and our reviews of it) no-one seems phased by the idea of a hipster handbag (sorry Max) that costs well over £100. Rather makes me wonder if the anti-Rapha crew have some kind of brand fixation, rather than anything sensible to say about value and cost.
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San Francisco's Chrome has been making ultra-tough messenger bags for donkeys' years but only recently have they been making commuter-focused bags, and the Krakow is the smallest of their rucksack-like laptop carriers.
On first impressions, it's sleek, smart and very robust. The straps are comfy, and adjusted by industrial-style camlock grippers. All very flash: it makes you feel like you're off exploring, even if you're only riding along the Brompton Road to the office.
It is, I'd say, a little big for your average laptop. Chrome says it holds a 17-inch Apple Powerbook (of course it's a Mac...), and the Velcro-fastening laptop sleeve in the main compartment will easily swallow anything up to that size. What's more, it will keep the thing damn safe too. The internal sleeve is reasonably padded (and there's decent, vented foam padding externally for your back), but it's in the waterproofing, materials and construction that the bag really wins.
Drag a Chrome bag through a hedge backwards, subject it to rainstorms, puddles, splashing, and it'll keep its contents safe and dry. The Krakow is made with the same weatherproofed, coated nylon outer and the same independent truck-tarp inner as the rest of Chrome's bags. That means the waterproof inner is entirely separate from the outer and that, even if the outer takes a soaking, there's still an impenetrable layer between your goods and the elements. On some of the company's models, they boast you can fill the waterproof compartments with ice and use them as beer coolers. Not sure I'd want to put my laptop in one pocket and an icy beer lake in the other, but you get what they're saying.
All that said, the Krakow's main compartment is not absolutely waterproof, as the company's roll-top bags are. The heavy-duty zip round two sides of the bag means that some compromises have to be made in that respect, but the waterproof taping on the zip is very good. Neither are the two front pockets, nor the zipped pocket on the front flap (big enough for wallets, phones, keys and small essentials), completely waterproof. But they're very well protected and I've had no qualms about riding with the Krakow in any weather.
In use, the bag performs well. It sits comfortably on your back and the zip is placed so that you can access the main pocket quickly. Everything is easily to hand but there's not tons of room. Aside from your laptop, the main compartment will fit a fistful of papers and documents, as well as a few thin-ish books. Of the front pockets, one is simply a sleeve, and the other a pleated, expandable compartment, both running more or less the entire height of the bag. This also has a few handy pen loops and whatnot, for odds and ends, but that's about it. The bag holds deceptively little - much less than its size and 19-litre capacity suggest.
In fact, two of the pockets are suitable only for thin things - files, papers and books. Even a laptop charger is a bit of a stretch. There's only one pocket - the outer - which can expand into the third dimension, and accommodate chunky, bulky or irregularly shaped things. So if you have one of those effortless commutes in 19°C sunshine carrying nothing but an Apple laptop and a Kindle to your design studio where, after showering, an assistant will towel you down and help you into that day's white T shirt, jeans and Converse, then this is the do-anything bag for you. However...
I tend to commute light: the laptop, notebooks and papers go in the main pocket. Lock and lights in the slip pocket, then a fresh T-shirt in the front. But what about somewhere to stash a wet rain jacket, or cap and gloves in case of the cold? And I'm in my SPDs, so what about some shoes? Tools and a spare tube? You get the idea. If you're a minimal kind of person, or want to streamline your life, this is great. If you embrace clutter or need a load of odds and sods wherever you are, go buy something bigger.
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Great laptop bag, and suitable for lightweight commuting, but if you need to carry much more than that, it's probably not for you.
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Make and model: Chrome Krakow Backpack
Size tested: Black/Red
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Says the website: "Our laptop daypack for commuting to work or school. Guaranteed for life."
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
- Zippered main compartment with padded laptop compartment fits up to 17'in MacBook Pro laptop
- Large external pockets with Velcro flap closure for file folders and other work tools
- Zippered external flap pocket for travel documents
- Industrial strength Velcro accessory shoulder mounting straps
- Ergonomic shoulder strap design with EVA foam back panel for improved fit and breathability
- Sternum strap for load distribution
- Industrial metal cam lock under arm compression buckles
- Weatherproofed 1000 denier nylon outer shell with P/U coating
- Weatherproof independently suspended military grade 18 oz. truck tarpaulin liner
- Nylon 69 thread and YKK zippers
- Dimensions: 14in wide, 19in high, 4in deep
Volume: 19L
Great, for its stated purpose.
Expensive, but will definitely last, and with a lifetime guarantee.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
The looks, the durability, the zip along the side.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
The constraints on putting stuff in it!
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
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I usually ride: Cinelli Strato road or fixed commuter hack.
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In this course we will explore concepts of nature and human nature through various forms of medical and scientific writings, including: nature writing, nature poetry, science fiction, scientific and medical essays, and film. We will consider many of the complex ethical issues that arise from new discoveries in medicine and the sciences. We will learn a variety of ways to read and write about nature and human nature and consider how such texts are artful as well as scientific. We will learn to identify rhetorical strategies (persuasive techniques), practice troubleshooting our own drafts, and enhance our understanding and use of creative writing techniques.
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1. Science and the Human Spirit (electronic reserve; selections)
2. Reading the Environment (anthology, selections)
3. Miyazaki, Hayao, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (graphic novel)
4. A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology, Robert Coles, ed.
5. 1 additional book (for the 5 pp paper), students' choice, from the following options:
Rachel Carson, Silent Spring; A. Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek; Ted Kooser, Delights and Shadows (poetry); J. Bove, A Mile in Her Boots; J. Krakauer, Into the Wild; A. Gore, An Inconvenient Truth; L. Brown, Plan B 2.0; M. Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma; M. Gladwell, Blink or Tipping Point; S. Levitt, Freakonomics; J. Groopman, How Doctors Think; Atul Gawande, Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science;
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- Attendance and participation (quizzes, in-class writing, discussion) = 1/4
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Diabetes is a costly disease, in terms of people's health and well-being and in actual dollars spent on treatment, medications and lost days at work and school. San Joaquín County annually has among the worst death rates from diabetes among all 58 California counties.
In an attempt to make its estimated 60,000 residents with diabetes aware of the many local resources available to help them deal with the disease, a dozen billboards in English and Spanish have been posted around the county directing readers to the UniteForDiabetesSJC.org website. The billboards implore those affected by diabetes to 'Take Your First Step.'
The website has information on numerous free classes and programs that provide education and training on preventing diabetes, managing the disease, controlling its side effects, and links to more resources, including special events and finding a physician.
For questions on how to navigate the website or find a class, residents may call Vanessa Armendariz, community project manager at the San Joaquin Medical Society, at (209) 952-5299.
The billboards came about through the efforts of the Diabetes Work Group, a subcommittee of San Joaquin County Public Health's Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Task Force. Funding was provided through a grant from Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Programs Division-Central Valley Area.
Bus posters and radio ads will be part of the next phase of directing residents to the UniteForDiabetesSJC.org website.


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After the Senate failed to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Senator John Kerry took to the airwaves with Chris Matthews on Hardball Wednesday, vowing to pass the measure within the first three months of 2013. and demonizing the Republicans who voted against the bill:
They argued they were afraid we were giving up sovereignty of the nation and somehow the United Nations would be able to tell us what to do. Neither are true. There is no requirement in this treaty whatsoever that any law in the United States would be changed, no new right would be created that doesn't exist already in the United States and most importantly because of the terminology of the treaty, the treaty language, that it's not self-executing, that means nobody has recourse in any court in the United States of America to enforce the treaty. You might ask, why sign up to the treaty, then? The reason is this treaty is based on the gold standard of how America treats people with disabilities. It's based on Americans with Disabilities Act and raises other countries to our standard. It's really exporting American sovereignty to other nations. It's exporting our values… These senators turned their back on that out of completely fictitious, totally made up, entirely fear marketing rationale. We have to change that and we will.
Since when is fear of giving up American sovereignty a bad thing?…
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Halloween haul? If you have to avoid certain foods due to dietary choices or restrictions, label reading can be downright frightening. Here are eight confusing ingredients and what they mean for gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegan/vegetarian eaters.
With Halloween upon us, you've got to watch out for "trick"-y ingredients in favorite treats. For those who have to avoid certain foods due to dietary choices or restrictions, label reading can be downright frightening. Here, I focus on eight ingredients that are particularly scary for those who have to eat gluten-free, dairy-free, or who want to avoid animal-based products.
Casein and whey. Casein and whey are two proteins found in milk, so vegans and people with a milk allergy need to avoid them. Whey and whey protein concentrate also contain lactose, so don't eat them if you're lactose-intolerant. All FDA-regulated foods containing casein and whey are required to list the word "milk" on the label, so be sure to read the ingredients statement, even if the product says "dairy-free."
Gelatin. Who would have thought colorful Jell-O (and similar products) contains animal products? But it does: Gelatin is derived from various animal by-products. Kosher gelatin, on the other hand, is made from a sea vegetable, so it's suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Maltodextrin. While the "malt" in barley malt, malt syrup, and malt extract indicates the presence of gluten, maltodextrin is actually gluten free. It can be derived from a variety of starches, but products made here in the United States are unlikely to use wheat; and even if it is derived from wheat, maltodextrin is such a highly processed ingredient that the protein is removed, making it gluten free. When it's made from wheat starch, "wheat" must be declared on the label.
Modified food starch. This can be made from a variety of food starches, including corn. It is gluten-free unless made from wheat. When it is made from wheat, "wheat" will appear on the label.
Monosodium glutamate (MSG). MSG is gluten free; glutamate references the presence of the amino acid glutamic acid, not gluten. MSG is a flavor enhancer made from fermenting corn, sugar beets, or sugar cane.
Rennet. Rennet or rennin is an enzyme used in cheese making. It is derived from milk-fed calves, so both vegans and vegetarians tend to avoid it. Vegetable-based rennet is available and is usually labeled as such on ingredients statements.
Yeast. Active dry, autolyzed, baker's, and nutritional yeasts are gluten free. Brewer's yeast, when a byproduct of beer, is not gluten free. It's difficult to know the source of brewer's yeast from a label, so all brewer's yeast should be avoided if the source isn't known. Yeast extract may or may not be made from barley. Since barley doesn't have to be called out on food labels here in the U.S., gluten-free consumers should use caution when seeing this ingredient.
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Recruiting: It is a whole new ball game
Now that the college football season is over, die-hard fans will start checking out newspapers and various websites to see the list of new recruits their favorite college teams are planning on bringing in this spring or upcoming fall.Thanks to movies and television, a lot of people picture college coaches calling players over and over again to tell them how great they are and how it would be in the best interest of the player for them to agree to come to their school.For top blue chip athletes, non-stop phone calls and coach visits might be somewhat the case. But for most high school athletes, in any sport, the process of getting recruited can be a challenging and a time consuming process.Due to the Internet and email, coaches at all collegiate levels can have information at their finger tips to potentially attract players from all over the world.Because of the access to so much information about athletes, John Green, former Frank Phillips College Athletic Director and current Clarendon College Athletic Director, said potential recruits and their parents need to understand all that is involved in the recruiting process, saying, "The old school process of waiting to hear is gone. Many players get lost in a bad season or not being in a larger district or whatever the reason. So today's athlete must be able to to learn how to sell yourself."Green has served in a variety of roles in collegiate sports including coach, Supervisor of Officials and Umpires, WJCAC Conference Commissioner and NJCAA Region Director. Due to his involvement, Green has used his experience in order to see the changes that have taken place in the recruiting process firsthand and tries to use his connections and his experience to help local athletes have the opportunity to live out their athletic dreams at the collegiate level.One of the athletes Green has worked with recently is Borger High School senior Miles McKinney.McKinney is a three-year letterman for the Borger Bulldogs football team where he played linebacker and tight end.Since the end of his junior season Miles and his parents, Kelly and Tamara McKinney, have learned firsthand how important it is for athletes and their families to take the time to try to sell themselves in order to have an opportunity at playing a sport in college.After talking to Miles and his father Kelly, you learn quickly that they have spent a lot of time working out in front of coaches and contacting schools around the country looking to find the right place for Miles to play football at the next level.Over the past two years, McKinney established himself as one of the best linebackers in the Texas Panhandle, earning First Team All-District honors his junior and senior year and was named as a Pre-Season All-State selection by theOldCoach.com going into the 2011 season.After a great junior season, M. McKinney spent a lot of time taking part in a variety of football camps around the country, which helped the linebacker become a better player but also helped him get an understanding on what it will take to be a good football player in college. According to M.McKinney, the experience in the camps was well worth it, with him saying, "Taking part in the camps allowed me to work with some of the best coaches in the country and learn a lot of the terminology that is used at the college level. It also gave me the opportunity to work out with and against some of the best players in the country and know that I have the ability to play at a high level."Miles' father, Kelly, has been there to watch his son at the different camps and said the experience allowed his son to really develop as a player beyond what he could've got from just working out at the high school. K.McKinney went on to say that the camps allowed Miles to get some good exposure in front of many different coaches and to be mentioned in various recruiting websites including Rivals.com and being listed on ESPN's recruiting database.As a result, M.McKinney drew interest from a couple of division one schools, but at this time none of them have stepped out and offered Miles a scholarship.The McKinney family has done a lot of the recruiting ground work themselves instead of hiring a recruiting service, which is something Green said isn't needed.On why he doesn't put a lot of faith in recruiting services, Green said, "My first advice to a high school athlete and their family is do not pay for a recruiting services to promote the athlete. You can make a better impression yourself. The process of waiting for a college to come to you is outdated. Athletes from all around the globe are eager to play collegiate sports and get an American education. Many countries do not have collegiate sports, so they are focused on getting an opportunity in the United States."Both Green and K.McKinney added that athletes in the Texas Panhandle have to understand that recruiters aren't going to spend a lot of time looking at athletes in this area, compared to areas like the Dallas-Ft.Worth or Austin/San Antonio areas, because of the lack of competition. Both Green and McKinney are quick to point out there are several good athletes in the Texas Panhandle and in Borger. But the level of competition local athletes see competing at the 1A-3A levels is not the same as athletes coming out of areas with a lot of bigger schools, so recruiters are not going to spend a lot of time watching games at the small school level.Green said, "Athletes and their families have to become very honest and realize that an award-winning very successful high school athlete may never make the starting lineup in college. It all starts again with bigger and better competition competing for a spot on the squad. The effort required to compete at the next level is tremendous." As far as what he recommends for athletes in this area, the first thing Green suggests athletes and their families do is prepare a good resume to present to college coaches.Green said, "Get your resume together. Label yourself in a manner that the people (coaches) just may pick you up and buy you. Resumes are the way to get a coach to stop for a moment and consider the product and what is inside."Below is an example of what Green and the McKinney family put together for Miles."He is a versatile athlete playing linebacker, tight end and even deep snaps. He has a hudl website and the link is below. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/552711/miles-mckinneyHe has outstanding grades and is at the top of his class. Again he is driven and needs an opportunity. I am certain his grades would help in getting an academic scholarship as he scores a 24 on the ACT.Two Years Football Team Captain 2 years State Qualifier in WrestlingState Qualifier in PowerliftingO-D Camp Defensive MVPK.McKinney said that the resume and addition of the good video footage of at www.hudl.com has already paid off with several coaches reaching out to him and Miles to find out more information about him.Green echoed McKinney's comments by saying, "The McKinney family has worked with me to provide the information and I was able to organize it to help sell Miles as a good investment for a college coach. We have gone from not attracting any attention in a month to having Miles recruited at all levels from NJCAA to DI colleges. Miles's parents Kelly and Tamara worked to get me the information that I knew would spark the interest of these coaches. The use of a recruiting website HUDL also assisted me in advertising Miles as a student athlete. The information inputted by the McKinneys made it a nice neat package to include in our efforts."The McKinney family and Green also say that athletes and parents can never underestimate the importance of having a student-athlete perform well in the classroom.K.McKinney said, "Several of the coaches we have talked to have been impressed with Miles's academic record. Since he has done well in the classroom and ACT's there have been a couple of coaches who have said they could offer academic scholarship money to bring Miles in, even if an athletic scholarship isn't available."Green also stressed the importance of being able to do well academically saying, "The demands to be competitive and bring recognition to the college have turned the heat up on coaches and grades are extremely important. You can be the greatest player. However, without the grades you could be considered at risk for the coach to sign. Coaches' jobs are on the line to be successful and bring the media spotlight to the college. Every coach has to access how much risk he or she is willing to take. So not just passing but excelling in the classroom is a huge plus and it brings with it larger scholarship packages. The athletes I have had in the past have advanced to the next level many times due to their academic and athletic success. Academic honors are worth their weight in gold you might say. Being involved in activities and organizations bring to light the individual's commitment to the school and community in which they are in."Green also added that athletes don't need to overlook opportunities available to them at the JUCO level.Playing at the JUCO level can provide athletes the opportunities to be able to compete in their sport immediately and have opportunities open up for them even at the division one level.For Miles, if the opportunity for a scholarship at a division one school doesn't become available now, the JUCO ranks are something the linebacker is considering along with offers at division two or smaller schools.K.McKinney commented, "There are several good JUCO football programs in Texas, Kansas, and California that several major football programs recruit from each year. So there is a good opportunity for Miles to go somewhere and have a good fall and doors open up for him at the division one level."When Miles is asked where he would like to play, the senior says he is open to playing anywhere he would be given the opportunity. But before he would commit, Miles will make sure it is good situation where he could benefit on the field and in the classroom.As of Monday, K.McKinney said contact has been made with at least 100 coaches from around the country, since the family has started the recruiting process. He feels confident the right opportunity will come open.Miles is expected to travel to East Texas to visit Kilgore College later this month.For local athletes that would like assistance in the recruiting process, Green is willing to work with any local athlete and their families try to achieve their dream. Green said, "I am thrilled to try and help anyone in Borger who is going through this process or lost as to why their son or daughter is not being recruited. It is a way for me to give back to this incredible community I have enjoyed being a part of for 25 years and all that it has done for me and my family. However, if anyone wants to donate as a result of my assistance, the Clarendon College General Booster Club Account would greatly be appreciated. I am at home on many weekends and would be glad to sit down and visit with a family and share any knowledge I have on how to attract attention and allow their son or daughter to play the sport at the collegiate level or I can be reached by phone."


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This is one of the most common gym irritations. Everyone sweats, some more than others and some people stinks. This is part of training, but just because you are swimming in your sweat does not mean that other gym members want to. Be decent take a towel and clean up yourself and do not leave your stinking, awful, unhygienic deposits behind.
I find it hard to understand why you would want your mobile phone on when you are at the gym. You are only there for about an hour or less, to TRAIN, not talk to your best buddy in the middle of a session and then force everyone who is working out to listen to your conversation. You do not have to tell us all about it. If you want to talk on your phone then please leave the gym.
This is a classic act and really makes my blood boil. Nothing annoys me more than the people who place their towel on the bench, do a set, and then spend the next 10 minutes chatting to a buddy. What do you get from that? Why not give a chance to someone else to use it instead of making them wait for you to finish.
I don't want to know if you are strong or capable … If you on a stage of lifting heavy ask a trainer to help without throwing the weights … Hello people although its not your piece of equipment treat it with respect. A classic example is "incline dumbbell press" an unbelievable heavy set will be carried out and there goes an outburst sounding like it has been bombed. You may feel good or may feel you look good with it but please have some respect for others and the equipments.
When training aggressively some sound is natural. On the other hand it's not natural to hear voices like some body is in labor, having an orgasm or been stabbed. If you apply the force of screaming on the exercise you may be able to lift some more Kgs! Hey if you are the Strongest Man go join it …
I am sorry but no excuses for this one … I believe this is the same as going to the toilet and not flushing giving a reason that somebody else will use the toilet after you do. Replace the weights where you found it properly.
Guess what you all know this ... I firmly believe that this needs either medication or admittance to a hospital for treatment. The quote "He who thinks he is so big is so small" is a perfect quote.
These guys have a bug called "imaginary lat syndrome" I am talking about the guys who walk around the gym looking like they are carrying water drum under their arms. Why is there this obsession to walk around like you think you are Jay Cutler? This may come to a shock but look Jay Cutler can actually bring his arms down to his side when he relaxes his lats. Do me a favor, stop walking like you are competing on stage. If you really want to do it get the courage to compete and do it on stage.
This is a fantastic comedy. These guys can be spotted from miles, they head to the bench press, never ever dream of a warm up and load 100Kgs in the bench press. Psyching themselves counting the reps, like 4 ooooh, 3 aaah, 2 eeeeh , last one ooooooooooh… every time the bar crashes down onto their chest. During the set, they will squirm, yell, lift their legs in the air, bodypop and eventually complete the rep. Please, for the small section of you who do this out there; have some sympathy for your poor spotter who nearly breaks his back.


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Kendziera, Barrington relay strike gold
CHARLESTON -- Prospect senior Dave Kendziera knew he had just one race left in his high school career so, he reasoned, why not go after it with everything he had?
"I just figured I would go out as hard and as fast as I could and leave everything out there," he said.
The approach worked well.
Kendziera, in his last race in a Prospect uniform in the finals of the Class 3A 300 hurdles, left little doubt about who the state champion would be.
Kendziera was first to the first hurdle -- and first to the final one, as he cruised to an impressive 37.28 clocking and a state championship. It's the first state title in the event at Prospect.
"I wanted to make sure I left everything I had on the track," Kendziera said after the race. "I wasn't too happy with how I ended the 110's, so I wanted to leave it all out there."
In the 110 high hurdles, Kendziera clipped the last two hurdles and wound up second in a very fast 14.27.
In the team race, Lake Park captured its fourth consecutive state title with 63 points. Cahokia won its third straight title in Class 2A with 99.5 points and Sterling Newman Catholic took home top team honors in Class 1A with 41 points.
The performance by Kendziera was a signature moment to his fine senior season -- much like the effort from Barrington in the signature event of the Class 3A meet, the 3,200 relay.
Sophomore Konrad Eiring had his sights set on an elusive triple-crown for the Broncos: Winning a conference, sectional and state title in the event.
"I had talked about it with the guys before the race about winning all three," Eiring said. "We were all so pumped for this race and we really wanted it bad."
The Broncos went after it with juniors Ryan Perkins and Adam Phillips setting the table and senior David Cerny giving the baton to Eiring to finish things off. Even when Sandburg senior Pat McMahon passed Eiring with 250 meters to go, his teammates were still confident that Eiring had it in him to win it.
"I knew he would still do it," Cerny said. "I have all the faith in the world in my teammates and would trust them with anything, so I knew Konrad would do it."
Into the final 100 meters, Eiring passed McMahon and took control of the race, winning it in a school record 7:45.94.
"This may not hit me for a few days but I was so pumped to get the baton and go after this and we finally did it," Eiring said. "It's a great feeling."
The state title was part of a remarkable day for the Broncos, who finished 10th in the team race. Barrington brought home two more medals thanks in part to the efforts of sophomore Scotty Miller, who anchored the 800 relay team that included Parker Deloye, JP Brooks and Brendan Melynchuk to a third-place finish in a quick 1:28.80.
Miller then closed out his first state meet experience with a sixth-place finish in the 200 (22.66).
"I didn't even know if I was going to come out for track this year or not," Miller said. "This whole season, this whole weekend, has just been an amazing experience and I can't wait to get back down here again."
Two other Mid-Suburban League teams garnered all-state honors in the 3,200 relay. Hersey, with the team of Ryan Kearns, Kevin Kovach, Kevin Ziegenhorn, and Robert Somary, finished fourth in a season-best 7:48.94; and Palatine took seventh in 7:52.81 with the team of Christian Zambrano, Zach Stella, Graham Brown and Andrew Clingerman.
St. Viator was looking for its first-ever medal in the 3,200 relay in Class 2A, and thanks to the efforts of Tyler Sammons, Ryan Henry, Miles McDonnell, and Will Beiersdorf, the Lions got it with a ninth-place finish in 8:13.94.
Other medalists on Saturday included Paul Ifianayi of Elk Grove moving up to finish seventh in the 400 meters (50.39), and the 800 relay team of Jan Dimaano, Jarman McMillon, Stacey Smith, and Juwaan Richard from Schaumburg finishing ninth in 1:30.83.
Palatine senior Cam Kuksa completed his senior season with a sensational run in the 110 high hurdles. His 14.61 clocking was good enough for fourth overall. Fremd junior Joshua Yamamoto ran ninth in the 300 hurdles in 40.60.
The Maine West duo of Alex Gasca and Richard Leon rode the momentum of great runs in Friday's 800 prelims to a pair of medals on Saturday. Gasca ran third in 1:54.35 and Leon took eighth in 1:55.05.
Jack Hutchison and Zach Dale of Conant, Andrew Philipose of Hersey, Evan Prizy of Schaumburg, Ryan Burgoon of Barrington, Nick Brey of St. Viator and Steven Salvano of Buffalo Grove also competed in Saturday's finals.
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BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - It is not every day that a U.S. governor asks his own state's attorney general to sue him, but that was Maine Republican Paul LePage's response to Democrat Janet Mills' demand that he release a report on the state's welfare system.
"Tell her to sue me," the Tea Party-backed Governor LePage told reporters who asked about the request by Attorney General Mills that he release the report, which is expected to inform the governor's position on the expansion of Medicaid in Maine under the Affordable Care Act.
LePage vetoed a bill last year that would have increased the number of low-income people eligible for the federal insurance program, but Democrats are pushing him to reconsider.
Local newspapers have also called on LePage to release the report, which his spokesman, Peter Steele, said is in draft stage and not yet ready for public release.
"Of course we want this report to get out to the public," said Steele. "All the governor is saying, is, 'Can I at least read it first?'"
LePage, who frequently expresses his distaste for the news media, told a group of eighth graders in 2012 that "reading newspapers in the state of Maine is like paying somebody to tell you lies."
Democrats have expressed concern that the $925,000 report, which was commissioned on a no-bid contract to a consultant group run by Gary Alexander, a welfare secretary under former Pennsylvania Republican Governor Tom Corbett, would also be biased.
Maine Senate President Justin Alfond said Democratic leadership had yet to receive or review the report, and expressed no sympathy for the governor's desire for more time to review it.
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The adult film star traded in his jockstrap for...well another jockstrap but this one is from one of the biggest fashion brands in the world, Helmut Lang.
Gay porn news site Str8UpGayPorn (extremely NSFW) points out Brody, who makes gay porn for Cocky Boys, appeared on the catwalk for Helmut Lang during New York Fashion Week Monday. Of the brand, Vogue writes:
Lang is beloved for his minimalism, for making luxury items out of everyday staples, for a unisex approach to dressing, and for his fetish-y streak. You can guess which aspect Oliver was interested in. Yes, there was some attractive streamlined tailoring, and yes, again, there was a swanky black parka, and a baby pink one, as well. But what there was in abundance was kink: asymmetric bras and daring peekaboo harnesses, rearless pants suspended from the waistband like garters, leather codpieces, and strappy BDSM gear. Girls and boys both carried or wore patent bags that unzipped to create old-fashioned, hugely oversize brassieres.
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Despite the carrier's efforts and major LTE network rollout, only 5% of the Verizon customer pool is taking advantage of the blazing speeds, says the company. This comes as a disappointment, but Big Red has committed to a 4G-only smartphone selection in 2012. And that number is sure to increase soon.
Verizon Wireless was the first US carrier to bring 4G LTE's blazing speeds to Americans. With the anniversary taking place last December, the carrier has taken over most of the country. Surely, you have seen all the new markets being added continuously, and Big Red's 4G LTE territory now covers over 200 million citizens.
Also, Verizon claims that all 3G markets will be covered by 4G LTE by 2013. This means that pretty much the whole country will run on these faster, more efficient (for the carrier) data speeds. Verizon has a clear advantage over all the other carriers, at least in regards to 4G LTE. But that does not mean the competition won't be fierce as other carriers start deploying their own LTE networks.
This is why the company is trying to invest in 4G LTE for a world free of 3G speeds. The older network received a big enhancement last year, right before the release of the almighty iPhone (which does not have 4G capabilities). But Verizon is no longer interested in investing more resources in said network.
It is very critical for us, and we're playing a very delicate balancing act here that I don't want to spend any more money on my 3G networkFran ShammoChief fFinancial Officer of Verizon Communications Inc.
As small as 5% sounds it is a rather large number, adding up to 4.4 million users. This is out of the 87.4 contracted customers that signed up in 2011. But as mentioned above, Verizon is planning to release only 4G LTE smartphones from now on, so we are surely in a transition. Soon, all smartphone customers will be signing up for LTE blazing speeds.
As a 4G LTE customer, I must say that it is a great service, but the experience hasn't been perfect. We sure hope all of these 4G LTE drops are resolved. For the same reason, it is unclear if Verizon is ready for a country-wide LTE explosion just yet.
Shammo also mentions that Verizon is planning to invest $3.9 billion in spectrum from cable companies. This might improve everything, but we still have to see if the purchase is approved. Smaller (and not-so-smaller) carriers like T-Mobile and MetroPCS are trying to stop it.
Here comes 2012 and 2013, guys. And some major changes are taking place in the mobile industry. Let's see how things work out in the near future and pray that all these new 4G LTE customers don't overload the towers too much. Is your next device going to be a 4G LTE smartphone? Would you rather keep things retro and stay with 3G speeds?


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — IndyCar driver E.J. Viso isn't worried the death of Hugo Chavez will affect state sponsorship of Venezuelan drivers, including himself.
Most of Viso's sponsorship money comes from PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company. His primary logo is CITGO.
"I am not nervous, and I really need to thank the president because one of the things he did was focus on the sport and there is nobody out there that can say the opposite," Viso said Monday at IndyCar's annual media day. "That was one of his priorities to expand this sport in the world, which he did. Racing became bigger, motorsports, soccer, baseball, you now see many Venezuelan sportsman in many disciplines around the world. Me as an athlete, as a sportsman, I have to thank him for what he did.
"I now believe that the people who are in charge will follow his ideas because we've only done good things for the country, and they will want to keep the strength he put together and keep it going."
PDVSA also sponsors Formula One driver Pastor Maldonado, and Milka Duno is sponsored in the ARCA Series by CANTV, a telecommunications provider in Venezuela.
Viso said Chavez, who died last week after battling cancer, was a staunch supporter of promoting Venezuelan athletes.
Through his sponsorship from Team Venezuela, Viso has risen through the ranks and is the only Latino-born driver racing full-time in the IndyCar Series. He moved the sponsorship money this season to Andretti Autosport, where he joins the lineup with reigning IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay.
A native of Caracas, Venezuela, he's entering his sixth season in IndyCar and also has the "Team Viso Venezuela" initiative to support young drivers in the Mazda Road to Indy ladder.
He credited Chavez for helping his career.
"He was a very intelligent and smart person. He did good moves, not many people shared his political ideas, which is not my side. I am only a sportsman," Viso said. "But I thank him for what he did for the sport. Anything regarding sports, he supported. He liked baseball the most, that's why you see so many great Venezuelans in the world. But he did like racing very much. We have a Formula One driver right now. There's me, there's drivers at many levels, because of his support."


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- Wages in 2007 fell for the third year in a row, dropping to 27th among the states. Michigan ranked 16th as recently at 2000.
- The poverty rate is now 16th worst among the states. According to The Detroit News, Detroit is the "poorest big city in the country."
- In 2007, also according to The Detroit News, "Michigan was the only state that saw both a rise in poverty and decline in income."
- People are fleeing the state. According to data provided by United Van Lines, Michigan had the highest outbound migration rate of any state in 2007. Michigan could also lose one additional Congressional seat after the 2010 census, further reducing its influence in Washington D.C. The U.S. Census Department predicts that Michigan will fall from the 8th largest state today to 11th largest by 2030.
- Michigan's state and local government bodies have a combined unfunded retiree health care burden of $23 billion, which is roughly equal to half of the state's annual budget.
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The status quo in Lansing says that at this point Michigan has three choices: 1) raise taxes to balance the budget; 2) increase state debt; or 3) stimulate economic growth through targeted tax breaks to specific companies to entice them to move to or expand within the state. All have been tried and found wanting.
The evidence is clear that tax increases suppress economic growth by encouraging people to modify their behavior in response to the new taxes, leading to lower tax revenue. As proof, after last year's tax increase in Michigan, 2008 state tax revenue is projected to fall $350 to $550 million short.
Further, the state is already heavily in debt, and with the low U.S. dollar and the overall credit crunch, additional borrowing will be at unfavorable interest rates and further harm the state's credit rating.
Finally, targeted tax breaks have been tried for the last 10 years via the Michigan Economic Growth Authority and Michigan Economic Development Corp. According to an exhaustive analysis of MEGA by Mackinac Center scholars, it "has effectively had no impact on job creation or per-capita personal income in the state." Keep in mind that targeted tax breaks and incentives must be paid for by the existing taxpaying base.
Ultimately, the state must change its image as a high-cost, overly regulated place with a difficult labor climate, all while keeping spending within the limits of its actual tax revenue. What options are available to us? Quite a few actually, but all are controversial and will be strongly opposed by various factions
First and foremost, Michigan must become a right-to-work state. Several right-to-work states already have higher disposable incomes than Michigan, with others poised to overtake the Great Lakes State soon. Passing a right-to-work law has an added benefit: it can be enacted without any additional government spending.
Second, the government can also make Michigan more competitive by reducing burdensome regulations, such as the proposed water use restrictions in what is perhaps the wettest state in the union. From our experience in the private sector, Michigan's regulatory climate is much tougher than our neighboring states, chasing away many potential businesses. This must change if Michigan is to be successful. This option too will not require any added government spending and will in fact reduce costs due to reduced outlays for regulatory enforcement
Lastly, the government must make Michigan a more attractive place to do business by reducing taxes. Because the state must run a balanced budget, any tax cuts must be funded immediately by spending cuts or selling state assets. The Mackinac Center has developed a list of realistic spending cuts totaling more than $1.5 billion per year, such as eliminating prevailing wage rates and transferring state police road patrols to local law enforcement. Revenue can also be generated by selling assets, such as the MacMullan Conference Center in Roscommon and the Porcupine Mountains Downhill Ski Area in Silver City. (Yes, the state owns a conference center and ski resort!) Local municipalities can sell their publicly owned golf courses, most of which are subsidized by taxpayers and also cut into the profits at neighboring privately owned, taxpaying golf courses.
The desired result is to make Michigan a state that is attractive to business. The state will not "bounce back like it always has" this time. Attracting new business requires fundamental change to promote economic growth.
Michigan's economy is ill. These proposed changes are strong medicine. None will be popular, but we are aware of no other course for the state to take. Milton Friedman said that a crisis is the point where the politically impossible becomes the politically inevitable. At this moment in time, the changes discussed above are politically impossible to enact. But Michigan's crisis point is coming. Soon. The Legislature must take its medicine.
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The Miracle at Zuckerman's Barn!
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Objective: SWBAT ask and answer questions about an event in a literary text.
Big Idea: The foggy morning unveils the miracle of Charlotte's plan. In the center of her web, SOME PIG, is clearly seen. The farm is never the same.
Context and Overview
Today, we continue on reading the next chapter of Charlotte's Web, "The Miracle." With this chapter, I am engaging the students in making predictions and confirming those predictions.
Then, we move on to reading the chapter with some text dependent questions. These questions ask explicitly what the text says and students are challenged to find text evidence to answer the questions accurately.
After that, I gather the students on the rug to review the events of the book because the students will be choosing an event to write about. I will be modeling for them for them.
Finally, a couple of students will share their work.
Opening Activity
On the rug, I share the objective and then we review what we has happened so far in the story. I believe it is important to review, as it helps students connect old knowledge with new knowledge. Also, it helps me to focus them.
Making Predictions
Making accurate predictions is an important skill in reading comprehension. That is part of why I am continuing to engage my students in it. They need the practice, too. Before they make the prediction, I ask them to think about what has has happened so far in the story, as well as the title of the new chapter, so that they make a prediction based on evidence.
I have a chart which helps them to remember how I want them to write their sentence. They can either write:
- I predict ... because ...
- I think ... because ...
Here are some examples of their predictions:
I make sure to confirm their predictions:
A shift with the CCSS is for students to support their thinking with evidence. I set up different ways in which I help my students practice their reasoning.
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The text dependent questions that I created for the chapter, "The Miracle," ask students to dig into the text to find evidence to answer the questions. For this chapter, these are the questions I am asking:
- What is the day like?
- What appears on the web?
- What do Lurvy and Mr. Zuckerman think at first?
- What do they think about Wilbur?
- How does this change their thinking about Wilbur?
- How do the words, "Some Pig," change life on the farm?
- What Is The Miracle?
In reading the text, I do most of the reading as students follow along and focus on the questions, which I gave them to read ahead of time so that they could process what evidence they would need to look for as we read.
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Confirming Predictions
After reading the chapter, I give my students the opportunity to confirm their predictions. In confirming their predictions, they are to write a sentence about what actually happened in the story.
I feel it is important to confirm. In this way, I am giving my students the chance to check their understanding. Also, I feel it is important for them to write their confirmation sentence under their prediction sentence.
Here are some examples of their confirmations:
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I gather the students on the rug. I review the events with them and reference the Classroom Chart of Charlotte's Web we have created together. I like creating different charts for my students. It helps me ground their attention and in this case this chart is an organic record of what is happening.
We review the events. Then, I choose one event and I model for them how I want them to answer questions around this event: Modeling With Chart.
I choose to write about the event when Fern saves the runty pig. I title it: Fern Saves Runt.
I have made a chart with 6 categories. Each category is titled with one of the questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how.
I show them how I answer these questions with words, phrases and in some cases with full sentences. The reason they are looking closely at one event is because they will take this information and write an article about it.
When I am done, I ask them to think about an event they want to write about. I give them a few moments of thinking.
Before each student goes back to their seat, they need to let me know what event they will be working on. They share the event and I give them the template. I do this so that they walk back to their seats with a focus in mind.
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Working On our Events
As students work on their events, I walk around and make sure they understand how to go about answering the questions about the event. Some students will need help with direction to where to find the event. Others will need help with how to formulate the questions. Others will need encouragement.
While every student will be working on a different event, they are welcomed to work together, as long as they are getting their work done. Students will sit around the room Working On Events. Some will need to Reference The Classroom Chart as they work.
It is always a good idea to give students - especially at this age - as much support visually as possible. It helps them be to self-reliant.
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Sharing Their Events
I give my students the opportunity to share with their peers for various reasons. One, it builds community because students give each other feedback in a very respectful way. The speakers expect to listen to praise and how to improve their work. Two, my students get to practice their academic language and build their listening and speaking skills.
This is the system I used for students to give each other feedback:
- Two stars: Two different students give specific details about they liked about the speaker's work.
- A wish: Another student shares specifically how the work can improve.
I have not had a student who has been embarrassed to share their thoughts or a speaker who has walked away feeling hurt. By having the feedback be specific this helps the speaker feel very much praised.
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Electrical signals control the beating of your heart. They tell your heart muscle when to contract, a process known as conduction. The normal timing of heartbeats is generated in the upper chamber of the heart (atria) in a structure called the sinus node. When you have heart block, there is interference with the electrical signals that usually move from the atria to the ventricles. These signals tell your heart when to beat. This is known as a conduction disorder. If the electrical signals can't move from your atria to your ventricles, they can't tell your ventricles to contract and pump blood correctly.
In most cases of heart block, the signals slow down, but do not completely stop. Heart block is categorized as first-, second-, or third-degree:
If you are born with heart block, you have congenital heart block. Either a condition your mother had during her pregnancy, or heart problems you were born with, cause this condition.
For most, heart block develops as you get older as the wires that connect the top and bottom of the heart can develop fibrosis and eventually fail. Sometimes this may happen due to advancing age. Any process which can damage these heart wires can result in heart block. Coronary artery disease with and without a heart attack is one of the most common causes of heart block. Cardiomyopathies which are diseases that weaken the heart muscle can also result in wire damage. Any disease that can infiltrate the heart such as sarcoidosis and certain cancers or any disease that results in heart inflammation such as certain autoimmune disease or infections can result in heart block. Electrolyte abnormalities especially high potassium levels can also result in wire failure.
If you are born with heart block, you have congenital heart block. Either a condition your mother had during her pregnancy, or heart problems you were born with, cause this condition. Many instances of heart block occur because of some other condition or event such as:
Symptoms depend on the type of heart block you have:First-degree heart block may have no bothersome symptoms.
Third-degree heart block, which can be fatal, might cause
To diagnose your condition, your healthcare provider will consider:
You treatment depends on the type of heart block you have:
In addition, your medical team may make changes in any medicines you're taking.
With heart block, complications may include fainting with injury, low blood pressure, and damage to other internal organs, and cardiac arrest.
Pregnant mothers who are known to have an autoimmune disease may be able to receive certain treatment that may reduce the risk of heart block in their babies.
Prevention of heart block focuses mainly on managing the risk factors. A healthy lifestyle contributes to overall good health — including heart health. Exercise, eat a well-balanced diet, and don't smoke. Understanding the risks of your medicines and reviewing them with your healthcare provider can reduce the risk of medicine-induced heart block.
Follow your healthcare provider's recommendations for taking medicine and using a pacemaker, if that applies to you. Also, always keep follow-up appointments to make sure your treatment is on track.
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