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While some U.S. legislators seek to slash this year's federal spending amid a $1.6 trillion deficit, a fierce battle over future expenditures has only just begun. That battle has yet to address programs that provide income and health care to retirees - the costs of which will soar in coming decades.
Meanwhile, a new study shows Americans eager to see the nation's finances improve, but resistant to cuts in government services or higher taxes to accomplish that goal.
The budget battle engulfing Washington can be thought of in three parts: current domestic non-security spending, future domestic non-security spending, and so-called entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. Although legislators of both parties and the White House are positioning themselves in all three arenas, it is current spending that is grabbing today's headlines.
Republicans want to drastically slash what the federal government spends this year. Democrats and the White House do not. With the government's authorization to spend set to expire in coming days, the very real possibility of a federal shut-down looms unless a deal can be struck.
At the same time, lawmakers are tasked with mapping out next year's funding. President Barack Obama began the discussion this week by submitting his 2012 budget to Congress that proposes a five-year spending freeze and limiting or ending tax breaks for the wealthy and major corporations.
Republicans, like Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, were not impressed. "Over the last couple of years, the president and Congress have been spending like drunken sailors. Spending as a percentage of our economy is at levels we have not seen since World War II," he said.
Tempers flared when the president's budget director, Jacob Lew, testified on Capitol Hill this week. Republican Representative Tom Price accused Lew and the administration of avoiding an open and honest discussion about the nation's fiscal imbalances.
Price: "When does that discussion begin?"
Lew: "Congressman, if you look at what was going on ..."
Price: "Mr. Director, when does that discussion begin?"
Lew: "I am happy to answer that question if you give me a moment."
Price: "You are not answering the question. You haven't answered ..."
Lew: "The president put down a budget that we think takes the first and very important step of showing how we get to a sustainable deficit by the middle of the decade."
The president's call for a spending freeze does not go far enough for Republicans, but goes too far for many progressive Democrats. Oregon Congressman Peter Defazio says spending restraint alone will not balance the budget. "You can't get there simply by cutting. So let's get real," he said.
Domestic non-security, non-entitlement spending accounts for less than 15 percent of federal expenditures. Members of both parties, as well as the Obama administration, agree that America's long term fiscal health will continue to be imperiled until revenue shortfalls for programs like Medicare are corrected.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said, "Over time, you are going to see our commitments on entitlements start to eat away a much more dramatic share of GDP [U.S. gross domestic product] over time, and that is untenable, unsustainable."
But Republicans are slamming the president for failing to include entitlement reform proposals in his budget. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Mr. Obama of ignoring the advice of his own deficit commission, which recommended an overhaul of federal spending commitments to the aged and disadvantaged. "We are still waiting for the president to lead. One thing I can tell you: there will be no entitlement reform without presidential leadership," he said.
Administration officials say entitlement reform proposals will be forthcoming, once revenue shortfalls in other parts of the budget are addressed. Meanwhile, Democrats accuse Republicans of fiscal hypocrisy, noting that America had a budget surplus under a previous Democratic president - Bill Clinton - that was turned into a deficit under his Republican successor, George W. Bush.
U.S. politicians are responding to a mixed and contradictory message from the American people, according to Michael Dimock of the Pew Research Center, which issued a study this week on public attitudes towards government spending and debt.
"Cutting domestic spending gets a lot of support these days in the abstract. But when you get down to the individual line items [in the budget], people recognize the benefits of those programs, and often tend to prefer increased spending in a lot of these areas over decreased spending," he said.
Polling conducted by the Pew Research Center suggests Americans want to see shared sacrifice when it comes to budget cuts, and a mixed approach overall to close the budget gap. "The vast majority of Americans say it is going to take a combination of both tax increases and spending cuts to really address the deficit, and that crossed party lines," he said.
An appetite for a mixed approach would seem to favor President Obama's budget plan. Yet the American people just elected a Republican-led House of Representatives, and boosted Republican numbers in the Senate. The vast majority of new Republicans made campaign promises to drastically cut federal spending and steadfastly oppose any tax hikes. So far, they are holding firm on those pledges.


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Halloween + Puppy = Halloween Puppy Toys
A package of puppy supplies just arrived. Before you say "Oh Ghoul, enough with the puppy talk", take a look at what I got.
Did you know they sell Halloween themed dog toys? I didn't. And I realize that getting a puppy has given me excuses to buy more Halloween stuff.
It started inexpensively with this $3 double-sided Happy Howloween rope flyer, and a cackling skull and crossbones for $8 from www.petonly.ca.
Add this to the fact that hats might actually be a safety feature for my soft-skulled little girl...I mean...I would be a bad owner if I didn't get her some costumes that incorporate hats. Like this. Or this. Or maybe this. Or this.
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I like these! I love getting holiday toys for Max. Halloween is just around the corner. Will have start looking around for some fun toys.
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Wizards to Host Summer Fest
July 3, 2013
WHO: Washington Wizards NBA Summer League team including first round pick Otto Porter
WHAT: Wizards Summer Fest
WHEN: Tuesday, July 9 at 5:30 pm (open practice beginning at 6:30 pm)
WHERE: Verizon Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Washington Wizards will host Summer Fest on Tuesday, July 9, at 5:30 pm on Verizon Center's main floor. New Wizards Otto Porter and Glen Rice, Jr. as well as the team that will compete during NBA Summer League will take part in an open practice beginning at 6:30 pm that will be followed by an autograph session with select members of the team. The event is free and open to the public. The first 2,500 fans will receive a pair of Wizards sunglasses.
Fans will have a chance to view and select seats for the upcoming 2013-14 Wizards season in addition to taking part in various interactive activities such as pictures with the Bullets championship trophy.
About the Washington Wizards
The NBA's Washington Wizards are owned and operated by Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. The company also owns and operates the NHL's Washington Capitals, the WNBA's Washington Mystics and Verizon Center, the premier sports and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C. Monumental Sports & Entertainment also oversees the management of Kettler Capitals Iceplex– the training facility for the Washington Capitals and the Patriot Center arena at George Mason University.


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Calculating Speed Day 1
Lesson 11 of 21
Objective: SWBAT: • Make conversions to determine my speed using different units • Use multiplication and division to calculate rates
Big Idea: What was your sprinting speed in miles per hour? Students use conversions and rates to calculate their speed.
Do Now
See my Do Now in my Strategy folder that explains my beginning of class routines.
Often, I create do nows that have problems that connect to the task that students will be working on that day. Today I want students to start thinking about what speed really means.
I ask students, "What does it mean for Usain Bolt to run at a speed of 23 miles per hour?" I want students to set up the rate, recognizing that "per hour" means their denominator needs to be 1 hour. Just because he was traveling at a speed of 23 mph does not mean that he could maintain that speed for an hour.
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Setting Expectations
I tell students that today they will be working to figure out their sprinting and walking speeds. I tell students to copy their data from the previous day's packet. I tell them that by the end they should know their speed in miles per hour. I ask students what conversion facts they think they will need. I copy them on the board and students put them in their packet to refer to later.
I tell students that this task is complex. They have skills and strategies for working with rates and measurements and all of these skills will help them to work through the task.
- Before this class, I use the data from the previous lesson's TTG to Create Homogeneous Groups of 3-4 students.
- Each group receives a Group Work Rubric. I use this data to give each student a citizenship grade for the day.
- My goal is for students to at least complete the questions in part 1 today. We will be working on extending this task during the next lesson, so students will have some time to work on part 2.
I tell students about the groups they are working in. Students move into groups and begin working. Each student has unique data, but they will be able to ask each other questions about how to change their rates and measurements. I walk around to monitor student progress and behavior. Students are engaging in MP1: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them, MP2: Reason abstractly and quantitatively, MP5: Use appropriate tools strategically, and MP6: Attend to precision.
If students are struggling, I may ask the following questions:
- How long did it take you to sprint 40 feet? How can we figure out how many feet you traveled in 1 second?
- How far did you travel in one second? At this rate, how far would you travel in 2 seconds? In 3 seconds?
- How can you use what you have to create a rate showing how far you would travel in one minute? What units do you have? What units do you need to have in your answer?
- If you know how far you travel in a minute, how far will you travel in one hour?
- How far would you travel in one hour? What units do you have? What units do you need to have?
If students are struggling with the actual calculations, I have calculators for students to use. If a student uses a calculator, I still require them to set up the rates and show the calculations he/she is making to get the answer.
If students need extension, I may ask them the following questions:
- What if your walking speed is 1 meter per 1.5 seconds, what is your speed in feet per second?
- How does your speed in mph compare to your estimate?
- How long do you think you could keep up this speed?
If students successfully complete part 1, they move onto part 2. I took away the scaffolding in part 2 so students need to complete multiple steps to answer the questions. If they struggle, I have them look at their process in the part 1 problems as a reference.
If students successfully complete part 2, they move on to the challenge questions. If students ask me how many kilometers are in a mile, I will give them the conversion. I want students to figure out on their own what information they need to know to complete the problem.
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Closure and Ticket to Go
I ask students to share out how they found their speed in feet per second. I have a student come up to the front to show and explain their thinking under the document camera. I ask students to come up to show and explain their work for problem 3 and 4. Students are engaging with MP3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. I ask students to show me with their hands if they have completed the problems in part 1.
I ask students to share out what obstacles they encountered and whether/how they overcame them. I remind students that they will be working on a task using this data in the next lesson.
With a few minutes left, I pass out the Ticket to Go and the HW Calculating Speed Day 1.


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The Dukakis Center is currently seeking funding to carry out a detailed forecast of future employment opportunities in the state and the types of vocational training that will need to be offered by our technical schools and community colleges to assure that we have a sufficient number of well-trained young workers to fill the job openings we project.
Background on the Staying Power Task Force
The Staying Power Task Force was created to develop and implement recommendations based on findings from ground-breaking research about the Massachusetts manufacturing sector. Contrary to conventional assumptions that the manufacturing sector will continue to decline until it disappears, research by the Dukakis Center revealed that what currently remains of the manufacturing sector in Massachusetts is more dynamic, resilient, and promising that anyone would have predicted prior to the study.
Not only will the manufacturing sector no longer face steep declines in jobs, responses from leaders in the sector reveal that it will actually slightly increase once the economy rebounds. In fact, based on growth and turnover largely due to retirement, the manufacturing sector will have over 100,000 job openings in Massachusetts over the next 12-15 years.
The Staying Power Task Force is made up of representatives from the manufacturing sector, government, education, and workforce development. In order to take advantage of the insights gleaned from the research, we need to undertake efforts to better market the manufacturing sector, even to ourselves, AND ensure that the sector has sufficiently trained and ready workforce for these jobs. With staff support and leadership from the Dukakis Center, the Task Force has set out to accomplish these two objectives.
Background on the Study of the Manufacturing Sector in Massachusetts
In the spring of 2007, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through 2006 legislation designed to stimulate and promote job creation, commissioned Northeastern University's Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy to undertake a new study of the state's manufacturing sector. With the sharp decline in employment experienced over the past two decades in the industries that encompass the state's manufacturing base, the Commonwealth was particularly interested in gathering information on what is still produced in Massachusetts, where it is being produced, the challenges facing manufacturers in their attempts to sustain or expand their in-state operations, and, perhaps most important of all, what the state might do to support this sector to assure that it continues to provide a large number of good jobs at good pay for Massachusetts men and women.
Ultimately, the study would involve a major survey of all manufacturing establishments in the state along with interviews of over one hundred CEOs, owners, and managers in this sector. To carry out such a massive effort, we enjoyed not only support from the Commonwealth, but additional financial assistance from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Program (Mass MEP) and the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development (MAED). We especially appreciate the effort of state Sen. Jack Hart who saw the importance of conducting this research so that economic stimulus funding in the Commonwealth can be targeted to have the greatest impact on retaining and attracting business investment and jobs. We also want to acknowledge the key role the Boston Foundation played in publishing and helping to disseminate this report.
To set the context for this study, we began by analyzing historical data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the from the U.S. Census Bureau on the state's manufacturing sector going back to World War II. These data provided detailed information on which manufacturing industries operate in the Commonwealth, on what products have been produced in the state, on the number of workers employed in the sector, and the regional dispersion of individual firms within the state.
While these government data were being analyzed, we worked with our partners to construct a survey of manufacturing firms which contained a comprehensive set of questions aimed at gaining a better understand of the key factors driving this sector. The survey was designed to answer the "why" questions that are not always attainable from existing published data.
Using a commercial data base, a survey questionnaire was mailed to virtually every manufacturing enterprise in the state. Of the more than 9,600 surveys mailed, 870 were returned as undeliverable and 706 completed surveys were returned. We found from an analysis of the returned questionnaires that our sample of firms was reasonably representative of the entire population of manufacturing firms in the state in terms of firm size, geography, and specific industry sector.
The Dukakis Center and our partners recognized that even the survey might not provide as full or as detailed a story of Massachusetts manufacturing as we desired, so the survey was augmented with more than 100 personal interviews with manufacturing executives from the firms which returned our mailed survey. These interviews permitted CEOs, owners, and managers to tell their companies' individual stories and to elaborate on their survey responses where necessary.
Finally, the Dukakis Center and our partners reviewed our analysis of the data and collectively prepared the Executive Summary and policy recommendations that follow. What we have found in our research is not an industrial sector that is hemorrhaging, disappearing or dying, but a sector that has weathered many a storm and now has the technological prowess, efficiency, and product to provide good and often exceptional employment opportunities for more than 260,000 Massachusetts workers well into the future.
Improving the odds of fulfilling this bullish forecast for manufacturing in Massachusetts can be fostered by the Commonwealth if it considers implementing a set of prudent state and local policies that can help meet some of the remaining challenges facing this important sector.


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#17523 - パガーニゾンダ F クリアボディ (200mm)
全幅200mm 1/10スケールツーリングカー用ボディー
The Zonda and Zonda F captured the imaginations of supercar fans around the world when Italian sportscar manufacturer Pagani first displayed the car at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show. Since then, production has peaked at roughly 25 cars per year, meaning only a small number of very special owners get to experience the magic of the Zonda firsthand. Now, however, the Pagani Zonda F is available to put on your 190mm or 200mm wide RC touring car chassis!
Supplied clear, so you can put your own personal paint scheme and custom touches on your ride. You also get flexible vinyl decals to put on the finishing touches!
- Photorealistic diecut premium vinyl decals include window frames, headlight, grille, taillights and more, plus logos!
- Overspray film and pre-cut vinyl window masks make painting fast and simple
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Hi, my name is Oscar and I'm here to tell you about the upcoming Animals Best Friends garage sale on March 29. This is a big fundraiser for Animals Best Friends and it benefits homeless kids like me.
I'm a sweet, male beagle mix. I'm 5 years young and would love to have a family of my own, preferably a family with children that I can run and play with. Being a beagle who loves to sniff out a good trail, I really need a home with a fenced yard to keep me safe. If you're looking for a great family dog, I'm your boy!
The ABF garage sale is held twice each year. The spring sale is scheduled for March 29. The intake day is March 27 at the National Guard Armory building at 2323 S Crysler, Independence. Volunteers will be accepting items for the garage sale from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. No clothing please.
The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 29 at Armory building.
This huge garage sale usually has a large variety and number of items. Please donate what you can and come to the sale to find your newest treasure. All proceeds benefit homeless animals like me.
If you're looking for a great dog to join your family and think I might be a good fit, please go to our website at www.animalsbestfriends.org and complete an application. ABF does home visits and two week trials to be sure the family and animal are well-matched.
Animals Best Friends wish list includes: Purina One Puppy and Dog Chow, Purina Kitten and Cat and Chow, cow hooves or rawhides, canned dog and cat food, peanut butter, stuffed toys (no beads), HE laundry detergent, bleach, bleach spray cleaner, Fantastic spray cleaner, newspapers (without slick ads), paper towels, scoopable cat litter. There is a paper recycling bin in the parking lot at ABF Headquarters, 2302 S. Crysler Ave., Independence. Please, no cardboard or telephone books. We appreciate your support.


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Steffen Thomas Museum of Art
Madison, GA 30625
The Steffen Thomas Museum and Archives is dedicated to providing art education programs and projects for children and families in rural Northeast and Middle Georgia communities. Using Georgia artist Steffen Thomas's work as examples of creative expression, the museum provides opportunities for children to develop their own talents, a deeper understanding of themselves, of their connections to all living things and of their responsibility for preserving the environment. The Steffen Thomas Museum and Archives, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, owns and displays a large collection of Steffen Thomas's sculptures, paintings, mosaics, ceramics, furniture, works on paper as well as personal papers and artifacts documenting his life. The museum is also dedicated to exhibiting and preserving this collection for future generations.
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10/04/2018 - 10/04/2018
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Banana Nut Bread
This classic banana nut bread features walnuts, cinnamon and oatmeal to make for a comforting dish for all customers.
10 lbs. + 1 cup pound cake mix
8 cups water
8 bananas
2 cups walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup margarine
1/3 cup cinnamon
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 cup flour
1. Mix 10 lbs. cake mix with 8 cups water, bananas and walnuts.
2. For topping: Mix remaining cake mix with margarine, cinnamon, oatmeal and flour. Sprinkle on top of loaves.
3. Bake for about 40 mins. at 300°F. in convection oven until done.
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Economist cartoonist animates style guide
Economist cartoonist Kal has animated excerpts from the news outlets "punctilious in-house style guide".
It features wracked sheep, racked (and wracked) brains and Dr Frankenstein and his monster.
It was posted on YouTube a month ago but it is worth a watch if you have not yet seen it.Tags: cartoonist, Styleguide, sub-editing
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NBC's Lester Holt will be moderating the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Everybody wants to vet the candidates — but is anybody vetting the debate moderator? That's why we're here. Lester Holt is a big shot at NBC these days, filling in for Brian Williams and hosting the Rio Olympics. Now […]Read Story


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Time Passes in Frank Thiel's Photographs of Berlin
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framed: 96 1/4 x 71 7/8 x 2 5/16 inches (244.5 x 182.6 x 5.9 cm)
Image rights: © Frank Thiel / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York
Frank Thiel is best known for his almost 20-year preoccupation with the architectural, social, political, and cultural transformation of post-wall Berlin. Thiel's works have become an integral part of the unfolding history of the city and one of its most important photographic records. He prefers the process of construction and transition over the finished results, and as such persistently documents the aesthetic manifestations of time and change. "The city suffers from an overdose of history," he says. "It does not suffer from its sediments like other European cities, but from the consequences of its eruptions." Monumental in scale, Thiel's photographs have moved away from macro visions of the city toward microcosmic depictions, capturing the surfaces of weathered buildings in an abstract, painterly fashion.
German, b. 1966, Kleinmachnow, Germany, based in Berlin, Germany


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Pharrell Is Releasing an Album Very Soon
Like, on March 3.
Does it count as a surprise album if the lead time is ten days? And if the artist in question has already been promoting himself and his music for the better part of a year? Anyway: Pharrell has an album called G I R L, and it will be out March 3. March 3! Now you have a reason to live through February.


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Here's another photo from my Grandpa's collection. (See A Family Photo Jackpot for the story of my gradually scanning/preserving a large collection of old photos).
I'm actually showing two photos—front and back of an old photo postcard, sent from St. Paul, to Bemidji, MN. What's wonderful about its being a postcard is that the postmark on the card exactly dates the card, if not the photo itself. The date the card was sent was 16 March, 1907.
Here's the photo side of the card. (For a large version, click here).
And here is the address side of the card. (For a large version, click here).
Note that this is a real photo postcard—one in which the photographic paper on which the photo was developed was itself then sent as the postcard. You can read a little bit about the history of vintage photo postcards at Playle's Real Photo Postcards. This particular card is printed on "Azo" paper, made by Kodak. In my scan, you can see the word "AZO" just below the stamp. You can also match the pattern below the stamp with the patterns listed on the Playle's site.
The stamp is a 1902-1903 issue 1 penny stamp with the image of Ben Franklin. Here's a site with more info.
So who are these kids? The boy on the far right in the back row is my grandfather, Ted Sexton. He was born in April of 1902, so he was nearly 5 years old when this photo was taken. Immediately to his right is his older brother Judd (Gerald), born in 1899. On Judd's lap is their baby brother George, born 24 Aug, 1906 (so he'd be just under 7 months in this photo). Standing in the white dress to George's right (our left), is my grandfather's sister Kit (Kathryn), born 4 Sep, 1904. So she'd be 2-1/2 yrs old in this photo.
So we have the four oldest kids in my grandpa's family. (There were eventually 12 children). The family lived in Bemidji, MN, where my great-grandfather worked for the lumber mill. (You can see an earlier photo of great-grandpa bill, from his earlier days working in a lumber camp in the woods). Through old family photos, I'm also fairly sure that the family lived at this time in an area of Bemidji known as "Mill Park". The address on the postcard seems to confirm this, since you can see "Mill Park" written on the lower left.
What I love about the address is how it's addressed merely to "Mr. W. Sexton", Bemidji, Minn. And then Mill Park is penciled in, almost as an afterthought. I have a feeling, however, that the postcard would have found it's way to Bill even had "Mill Park" been left off the card.
The remaining three kids on the card are all first cousins of my grandpa Ted. They are all children of two of my great-grandmother's sisters. Great grandma Liz (Elizabeth) Carroll was married to Bill Sexton. The boy on the far left in the photo is John Lytle, born 15 Dec, 1902, to Margaret Carroll and George Lytle, in St. Paul. The sticker on the back of the photo lists Annie Carroll's children as the two girls in the front and incorrectly lists one of them as "Melvin". Annie Carroll refers to great-grandma's sister Helen Carroll, who did have a son Melvin, born on 17 Jan, 1905 in St. Paul. Melvin would have been too young to be the boy in the back. So the two girls in the front are likely Helen's twin girls Lottie and Catherine Hall, born 4/5 Jan, 1903 in St. Paul. (Just over 3 yrs old in this photo).
I don't know any portion of the story behind this photo. But based on the date, the location, and the kids in the photo, I can make an educated guess. My guess is that my great-grandma traveled from Bemidji down to St. Paul in Spring, once the snow started to melt, to visit two of her sisters. She brought all four of her children, and then the women went to a local photo studio in St. Paul to get the photo of all of the kids taken.
One interesting thing is that the photo contains seven of the eight children that great-grandma Liz and her siblings would have had, as of Spring of 1907. Missing is Melvin Hall, the boy mentioned on the label on the back of the card. It's quite possible that the boy in the back (on our left) is Melvin, rather than John Lytle. Then we'd have all four of Liz' children and all three of her sister Annie's children as well. Only missing would be John, only child of Liz' sister Margaret.
This photo is definitely a treasure. I love the looks on the kids' faces and the idea that they'd likely been spending a number of days playing together and getting to know each other.
Here are some higher resolution shots of some of the kids in the photo:
My great-aunt Kit (Kathryn) Sexton, born 4 Sep, 1904. Later married Raymond Sicard and lived in Duluth, MN:
Judd and Ted (my grandfather):
The two girls that I believe to be twins Lottie and Catherine Hall:
One more, a slightly different crop, to show off Kit's white dress and shoes:


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7 GREEN Tips for Your Thanksgiving
October 30, 2015
As you're gearing up for the holidays this year, there are many eco-friendly twists to consider, without taking away from your favorite Thanksgiving traditions.
1. Limit Your Carbon Footprint with Your Turkey Day
Can a turkey dinner really help fight climate change? It can when it's made using foods that have a low carbon footprint. Resources like the Cool Foods Campaign can help when deciding between a free range turkey, a Tofurkey alternate or a local heirloom turkey.
Another helpful tip to stay mindful of while prepping your feast is that using fresh veggies instead of canned can be a great way to reduce your carbon footprint. Commercial canning of vegetables uses 3 billion kWh of energy per year — enough to run 8,571,428 refrigerators for an entire year!
2. Stock up on organic foods for dinner
Most traditional foods for thanksgiving are available as an organic option. Organic produce is grown without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, and organic turkeys are raised without antibiotics or growth hormones. While it might take time to accumulate your complete menu of organic substitutes, it is a great way to provide a healthier and equally delicious Thanksgiving dinner.
3. Invest in a roasting pan
While disposable roasting pans are inexpensive, if everyone in the United States used a disposable roasting pan to cook their Thanksgiving turkey, there would be 46 million tinfoil pans heading to the landfill every year. Instead, invest in a heavy-duty roasting pan you can use every Thanksgiving and throughout the year.
4. Get fancy with your dishware and silverware
Paper plates and napkins sound like a good thing when you've been slaving over a hot stove all day, but their environmental impact is huge. The average American uses 2,200 two-ply paper napkins per year — which adds up to 662 billion napkins being added to the landfill on an annual basis. If you must use disposable napkins, use napkins made from unbleached recycled paper.
5. Polish your silver without toxic cleaners
Conventional silver polish contains harsh chemicals such as ammonia. Choose a silver polish made with natural ingredients to get your best silver to sparkle for Thanksgiving dinner.
An eco-friendly alternative to this is to make your own. To clean a few small pieces of silver, use a dab of white toothpaste. Squeeze a drop of toothpaste on your finger and rub it onto the silver for instant polish. If you have a lot of silver to polish, boil a few strips of aluminum foil and two tablespoons of baking soda in a pan. Add your silverware and let it sit for a few minutes to remove the tarnish.
6. Encourage your dinner guests to bring their own re-usable containers
Wondering how to package your leftover turkey and stuffing? Instead of sending your guests home with leftovers piled on paper plates, covered in plastic wrap, ask them to bring their own to-go containers. This minimizes the amount of wasted plastic wrap and plates immensely.
7. Compost leftovers that don't get eaten
There are bound to be some leftovers that outlast your family's desire for leftover turkey dinners, in addition to kitchen scraps like potato peels, stuffing stuck on dinner plates, and the cranberry sauce. Leftover potatoes, carrots, green bean casserole and cranberry sauce can be composted — but note that meat and dairy products should not be added to home compost piles or bins.


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Major underground wiring projects east of the Cooper should spark broader community interest in projects across the Lowcountry. Utility companies may not like the idea of generally retrofitting the system because of the expense, but there is a larger value in reliability and aesthetics.
Residents who want underground wiring, but are daunted at the prospect, should take particular notice of the underground wiring project on Mount Pleasant's Mathis Ferry Road.
Residents along that tree-lined historic highway fought to limit the damage to the canopy when utility contractors applied a heavy hand to the periodic trimming there.
Residents' vocal and persistent efforts certainly didn't go unnoticed by the town of Mount Pleasant or SCE&G, which shared equally in the considerable expense of installing underground wiring along a two-mile stretch.
As a legislatively designated scenic highway, Mathis Ferry Road deserves special treatment.
And in the event of a storm, the likelihood of a service interruption will be far less than for residents on those streets still served by overhead utilities. Additionally, if service is interrupted, it is more likely to be quickly restored.
There hasn't been a major hurricane here since 1989, but the memories of lengthy power outages after Hurricane Hugo painfully linger.
Certainly, utility companies recognize that underground wiring does a better job in maintaining service. According to SCE&G, the frequency of outages is 50 percent less for underground systems than for those strung overhead.
Service and aesthetics also will both be served when the major transmission line to the Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island and northern Mount Pleasant goes underground.
"It will just increase the reliability," SCE&G spokeswoman Kim Asbill told our reporter. "Power to the Isle of Palms and portions of Sullivan's Island as well as northern Mount Pleasant could be restored in minutes, instead of hours or days,"
Still, more than three-fourths of SCE&G's wiring remains overhead, and most of the underground systems served by the utility are located in more recently constructed subdivisions, where they are required.
Even when a municipality is committed to help retrofit the existing system for underground service, it's not an easy proposition.
The city of Charleston has been working with SCE&G for years to increase underground wiring in older neighborhoods. Slowly, but surely, it has achieved success with the close cooperation of neighborhood associations in places like the Crescent. The expense of underground wiring is shared by the utility, the city and property owners.
But resources are limited, and the city is able to advance projects only gradually.
And the historic district can have problems just making room for an underground system in some instances. Nevertheless, narrow Orange Street, between Broad and Tradd, is soon expected to get underground wiring.
A major retrofitting success, such as that on Mathis Ferry Road, should encourage the public to look at solutions that can be achieved expeditiously. And it should encourage residents to let their elected representatives know that they want similar efforts on their behalf.


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By Mohammed Ali, Goal.com
Italy claimed third place at the Confederations Cup with a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over Uruguay after a 2-2 draw in an entertaining third-fourth place playoff at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador.
Davide Astori slotted home Italy's opener after an unfortunate deflection off the goalkeeper, before Edinson Cavani's slotted finish restored parity.
Two brilliant free kicks, from Alessandro Diamanti and Cavani late in the second half, added to the score, before an entertaining match was settled on penalties after a competitive extra-time period.
In the shootout, Diego Forlan saw his effort saved by Gianluigi Buffon, before misses from Walter Gargano and Martin Caceres saw Cesare Prandelli's men claim third.
Despite the extra day of recovery, Uruguay was forced to defend early in match, with Giorgio Chiellini glancing a header narrowly wide after a good delivery from Alessandro Diamanti.
Minutes later, Daniele de Rossi produced a fine pass to set De Sciglio on the flank, with the latter supplying a dangerous low ball into the box, allowing Antonio Candreva to fire a tame shot at Fernando Musera in the best of the opening exchanges.
Italy continued to pose a few problems for La Celeste, and was deservedly ahead halfway through the first period, though who would actually be credited with the goal provided a bit of controversy and a moment of history.
Diamanti's fine set piece from the right slammed against the crossbar, before taking a cruel blow off the back of bamboozled goalkeeper Muslera and on the line before Astori made sure tapping the ball into the net and hand the Azzurri the lead. After the goal, FIFA sanctioned use of goal-line technology for the first ever time to determine the goalscorer.
Oscar Tabarez's side rallied following that setback. First, Luis Suarez fired a testing effort at Buffon which the Italy keeper smartly tipped over the bar, before Cavani's header into the net from Forlan's free kick was ruled out for offside.
Uruguay grew in confidence in the second half, and soon equalized. Walter Gargano led the surge through the midfield before picking out Cavani with a fabulous pass, slipping the ball behind the defenders, before the Napoli forward coolly curled a low finish past Buffon.
The South Americans continued in the ascendancy, and were somehow kept out by a supreme double save from Buffon. Forlan capitalized on a neat pass to launch a stinging effort at the Italy captain, who produced a world-class stop to keep Italy in the game.
The Azzurri were soon to be ahead after Diamanti made no mistake from a free kick on 73 minutes which nestled into the top corner. Moments later, it was 2-2 with Cavani repeating the trick with a sumptuous free kick from 30 yards which beat Buffon as the game progressed towards extra time.
The additional 30 minute period failed to separate the teams once more, but Montolivo was sent off for a second bookable offense following a clumsy trip on Suarez, though Uruguay failed to capitalize on the advantage as the match was eventually settled on penalties.
Emanuele Giaccherini capitalized on three misses from Uruguay to slot home Italy's third in the shootout, and claim victory in what has been a positive tournament for Italy ahead of next year's World Cup.


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Those who doubt animal overpopulation is a legitimate problem should consider these facts:
Those who doubt animal overpopulation is a legitimate problem should consider these facts:
• The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it's impossible to tell how many stray cats and dogs are roaming the U.S., although there are indications the number of felines alone could approach 70 million.
• The ASPCA says a fertile cat will average one or two litters and a fertile dog a single litter of four to six offspring each year. Picture tens of millions of those kittens and puppies joining the endless reproduction cycle.
• The Humane Society of the United States says animal shelters take in 6 million to 8 million homeless animals each year, whether feral, lost or surrendered by an owner, and a cat or dog is euthanized every eight seconds at a shelter.
We think spaying and neutering is a way to attack those numbers and strongly recommend it for those who want a pet and not a business investment.
However, pending action by the Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners could make that more costly and, to some, inaccessible.
The board will consider a rule that would ban licensed veterinarians from working at businesses that aren't owned by veterinarians.
It's targeting Alabama's four low-cost spay and neuter clinics in Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile and Montgomery.
The board's president in a magazine article earlier this year said there is evidence of substandard care at these clinics, and of non-veterinarian directors exercising authority over staff vets in a way that violates board policy.
Animal protection advocates say such clinics are needed by pet owners who simply can't afford to pay huge fees at veterinary offices to have their animals sterilized. We understand those concerns.
We're aware that veterinary medicine and technology have progressed to a level not that far removed from human care — with the same concerns about spiraling costs and accessibility. Pet health insurance plans actually are being offered now but aren't an option for people who struggle to meet their own health care needs.
Low-cost rabies vaccination clinics are held each year, and while we understand those shots are mandated by law, we think there's an equally compelling public interest in the availability of low-cost spaying and neutering.
If it's not going to be at these clinics — and we hope the ASBVME will present its evidence of substandard care there before making a decision on their future — then veterinarians across Alabama need to step up and meet that need.


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Bob Stauffer has written a witty piece over at canoe.ca asking why the Oilers Nation is all over Danny Maciocia and is leaving MacT and K-Lowe alone during the Oilers woes. He seems to think it has to do with the fact that Maciocia is not a long-term Edmontonian, or that he has never played the game at a high level. He goes on to suggest that the reason Oilers fans are giving MacT a long leash is because of his snazzy attire, and attention to personal grooming. While we can't argue with the concrete logic that MacT is the best-looking losing coach in the league, man-crushes aside, the Oilers Nation will not be taking this losing streak sitting down for much longer.Most of us are sitting in stunned silence, as we watch the losses continue to pile up, and realize that while we were hungover from the miraculous Cup run of two years ago, our beloved Oil returned to the 8th place contender that it had been prior to the strike.
While we were wondering where our Cup Finalist Team went, and puzzling over all the players departing, we watched Laraque, Smith and Smyth shipped out of town in silence: three of the most character players in the NHL. Not to mention a team captain, the face of the franchise and a man so popular that he had his own 30 minute "radio show" (and we use the term loosely). All of them sent packing in the name of economics—in a post-salary-cap world.
Pardon me, but weren't we sold on the strike on the basis that the Ryan Smyths of the world could remain Oilers forever? Weren't we told to sit idly by and watch Roadrunners hockey knowing that, when the NHL returned, the Oilers would be able to compete on a more even playing field, economically speaking?
While the team was whittled away to nearly nothing, salaries have continued to rise—to the point where the Oil are 4th highest paid team in the league. And for what? Three games won out of 19 in regulation this season? It would seem that the Oilers are now able to compete financially—and have squandered their way to the fourth highest payroll in the league in the process.
So get your head checked, Stauffer. Wondering why the Oilers Nation hasn't turned on MacT and K-Lowe yet like it has turned on Maciocia? Give it time, my friend; the season is still early. The Cup run brought the Oilers Nation sunny skies, but storm clouds are gathering on the horizon.


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The Lady Clippers go into the Quarterfinals as the #6 Seed taking on the #3 UMA Moose. This game was an exciting first round matchup with the Moose taking both regular season matchups this season. Jamie Plummer was too much to handle down low as she led all scorers with 37 points 21 rebounds. Both teams got off to a hot start and had their game faces on! ME-Augusta held on to 44-41 halftime lead. This was a close battle the entire first half. The Lady Moose open up the second half with a run of their own to open up the lead to as many as 17 points. Starting point guard Emma LeGallais fouled out with 10:30 minutes to go in the game. The Lady Clippers came together like seen before and fought to get back into this game. Being down as many as 17 points in the second half, UMM cut the lead to as little as 4 points. But battled by more foul trouble the Lady Moose were too much for the Clippers with a final score of 88-76.
For the Lady Clippers, Randi DeWitt had 18 points 5 rebounds. Danielle Wormell chipped in with 7 points. Vanessa Patterson led the Clippers with 21 points 6 rebounds 4 assists. Star Point Guard Emma LeGallais had a great game with 16 points 7 rebounds 7 assists and 5 steals. Breanna Nicely provided great heart for the Lady Clippers with 10 points 13 rebounds as well.
"I am so honored to have coached this group of girls the entire season. We accomplished more than anyone thought we would have. It was great seeing this team battle as hard as they could despite numbers and all adversity this season. We have a lot to look forward to going into this offseason for next year. I would like to say congrats to UMA for their hard work and great season this year!" Coach Lupo stated after the game.


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – King College Tennis, led by Coach Kethan Darbar, will host two week-long summer camp sessions for tennis players ages 13 and up. The first session will be held June 25-29 and the second will be held July 2-6 at the King College Tennis Complex.
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The Tornado Tennis camp will provide those looking to improve their skill level the opportunity to focus on individual technique, mental preparation, game strategy, and point play skills during either of the five-day camps. Each session will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. with practice time and conditioning drills to elevate each participant's game.
King will offer two sessions for your convenience, June 25-29 and July 2-6. Each session will cost $100. Beverages will be provided throughout the day for participants. Tennis balls are complimentary. Campers are encouraged to bring tennis and running shoes for maximal comfort. Racquets will not be provided.
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Eighty percent or more of students in Texas school districts must pass the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Reading or English language Arts tests and seventy-five percent must pass the TAKS mathematics test to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). In addition, they must also demonstrate a ninety percent attendance rate or a seventy-five percent graduation percentage, depending on the grade level. If the a Title I school misses AYP for two or more years, the school will be moved into a improvement program in which the sanctions and required interventions are raised each year. In 2010-11, Borger ISD did not meet the AYP standards. BHS missed the AYP while Borger Middle School, Paul Belton, Crockett, Gateway, and Borger Intermediate all met it. Superintendent Chance Welch stated, "We are excited that Borger ISD had two schools in the district that increased their AYP rating. Due to strong gains in reading and math scores, Crockett Elementary and Borger Middle School met AYP. Borger Intermediate, Gateway, and Paul Belton again met AYP. "Even though Borger High made strong gains in math scores, and as a district, we made strong gains increasing scores, both missed AYP. We will continue the instructional activities that led to gains in student achievement throughout the district as we strive for deep alignment of the written, taught, and tested curriculum." Sanford-Fritch ISD also did not meet AYP. Sanford-Fritch High School and Elementary met the AYP, while Sanford-Fritch Junior High did not. Sanford-Fritch Superintendent Jim McClellan stated,"SFISD did not meet AYP in reading and mathematics. We have addressed the areas and the student population in need of assistance. The principals will design a plan for these areas and we will improve. Our elementary school and high school both met AYP in all areas; however, our junior high did not meet AYP in reading." Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD and all schools in the district met the AYP. PSPCISD superintendent Bill Wiggans stated, "The staff and kids did a great job this year. It took a lot of hard work to meet the high expectations, but I'm very pleased with the results." Spring Creek ISD Elementary also met the AYP standards. Superintendent Bret Madsen said, "I feel good about our scores. We have always met standards."


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Higher education is undergoing revolutionary changes not seen since the invention of the printing press, and technology is playing a role.
Yet thinkers and educators on the cutting edge of these changes brought together at Suffolk University by WGBH radio's Innovation Hub are divided on what the focus should be: engaging students in new ways or improving the quality of instruction and instructors.
They do agree that change is in the air.
Stuck in the Middle Ages
"I don't think it takes much to innovate an institution that's still stuck in the Middle Ages, said Eric Mazur, dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University who as an educator is known for his work on Peer Instruction.
He said that robots have replaced the need for people on assembly lines, and "any job that requires memorization or rote procedures will be eliminated. The realities of society are what will force universities to change because the types of skills we need are changing."
Peter Hopkins, president of the e-leaning company Big Think, projects that changes in higher education will eventually see some students attending college for four years, some for six months.
"Others who would be at the top of their classes today won't go to college at all but will pass competency tests and go right into careers," said Hopkins.
Suffolk University partnered with Innovation Hub, hosted by Kara Miller, to present College 2.0: The New Face of College Education at the Modern Theatre on June 4. The program was recorded live and will be broadcast on WGBH radio on June 22.
Turning technology to advantage
"Technology is driving changes in the way that instruction is delivered, with concerns about the high cost of education serving as an incentive to harness technology for cost savings," said Suffolk University President James McCarthy in introductory remarks.
"Our task is to turn technology to our students' advantage," he said. Massive Online Open courses, or MOOCs "are gaining a great deal of attention for their power to bring insights and perspectives typically available only to students in college and university classrooms to hundreds of thousands of people around the globe. But MOOCs are a small subset of the technological revolution in education.
Future of education
Richard Miller, president of Olin College of Engineering, which is focused on active learning and courses built around hands-on projects, said that education is the transfer of information from one person to another, and MOOCs are a way of reaching a large number of people.
However, he foresees a time when it what a person knows will be less important than it has been in the past.
"It's about engaging people. The pedagogy we have twenty years from now will be more engaging than sitting in a lecture and listening," he said. "Knowing something isn't going to be as important as whether you know how to get things done."
Meanwhile, Anant Agarwal, president of edX, a Harvard-MIT online undertaking that claims to offer the "best classes from the best professors and universities," predicts that soon students will "lie in bed at midnight and explore educational material online. Our data show that most edX materials are downloaded between midnight and 2 a.m."
He said that online instruction is a boon in blended, or hybrid, courses that combine face-to-face with online learning and offer benefits such as being able to easily review material.
"What kind of lectures can you stop, rewind and listen to again. You can't do that in the lecture hall."
Hopkins' firm has worked with novel approaches such as having "superstar professors" distill their fields into one-hour sessions, then bringing students together to discuss what these fields have in common. He showed sound bites from these leading academics.
"There are many tools for teaching, and the people who put them together best will be the educators," he said.
Learning vs. teaching
The evening included a statistics lesson that engaged the entire audience in a demonstration of active learning.
The mini-lesson began with an anecdote from Mazur, who said that he began his teaching career with no training, but, because his student evaluations were good, he became confident about his method of teaching.
"That illusion crashed" after he decided to administer a test using simple word problems. "A gorilla at a keyboard could have done better than some of my students," said Mazur.
That led to his concept of a "flipped classroom" that provides information outside the lecture hall and then has the students make sense of it together in class.
Mazur showed a slide of a statistics problem involving dice and asked for oral response before moving on to a slightly more complex problem. Audience members responded by using a clicker they had received when entering the theater. They then were instructed to find someone who had given a different answer and discuss.
A hubbub ensued before the clickers again came into play.
"The problem with lectures is that there is no opportunity to think," Mazur told audience members before revealing the correct answer. "You got excited about statistics because you had a chance to think."
Seventy-four percent of audience members answered the statistics question correctly the second time around, and Mazur said that that was an improvement over the first round of answers. "You taught each other."
Richard Miller also focused more on how to learn than how to teach as he explored the concept of intrinsic motivation in learning.
"We need to find out what people care about, but now we tell people what they need to know," he said. "It's a pathway."
He suggested that, rather than assign three problems, a professor could allow students to select three problems that interest them. Instead of telling students what projects to do, instructors should have students develop their ideas.
"And research shows that learners who work with someone else do better. We say: Find a friend."
Cost effects
In his introduction, McCarthy said that "technology has the potential to provide relief from the "cost disease" -- that seemingly inevitable escalation of costs that noted Princeton economists William Baumol and William Bowen, first wrote about decades ago."
Host Kara Miller asked panelists what to expect in terms of the cost of higher education in an era when student loan debt has surpassed credit card debt in America.
Mazur, who emphasized that education is a social activity, said that making it massively available through may not bring costs down.
"The cost 15 years from now may not be much different than today" due to the production and distribution expenses of MOOCs and their short shelf life.
While Agarwal agreed that the cost of education might not be significantly reduced, he argued that technology will improve quality.
He pointed to an analysis of a San Jose State University course on Circuits and Electronics that traditionally had a 60 percent pass rate. EdX licensed material to the university that was used in a blended class on the topic, and the pass rate went up to 91 percent. The control classes that retained the traditional teaching model remained at 60 percent.
WGBH radio 89.7 broadcasts Innovation Hub at 10 a.m. Saturdays, with an encore at 9 p.m. Thursdays. College 2.0: The New Face of College Education will have its initial broadcast on June 22. The hashtag for the program is #InnovationU.
The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University also hosted Kara Miller and Innovation Hub in September 2012 when the topic was The New Economy: How Automation is Changing the Game.


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My name is Stephanie and after browsing through a forum topics for awhile as a non-member I decided to finally register! I'm very excited to be here. I also belong to the group on facebook but tend to keep quiet there.
A few things about myself:
I'm about to start my third year of undergrad, majoring in nutrition and working towards becoming an RD (shout-out to all plant-based dietitians!). Previously, I was a long-time volleyball player but after playing my freshman year at college, I decided it was time to pursue different interests. And although I am still happy with that decision, I quickly realized I missed the conditioning that came with it. I picked up running and started to train for a half marathon when instead I registered for the Tough Mudder. During all my years of volleyball, my club team would go to a gym for HIIT and weights. To train for the Tough Mudder, I created an exercise regime of running and lifting. However, last year was my first year in a gym without a trainer. I definitely was nervous and self-conscious! But, thanks to this great site, I was able to learn more about weight training and now I'm a regular gym member and another girl proud to lift with the boys.
I completed the Tough Mudder this summer and the experience was amazing. I'm sad it's over but do not plan to end my workout regime anytime soon! Freshman year I'm embarrassed to admit that I did in fact gain the dreaded freshman 15... I'm a big stress eater and have made an oath with myself to deal with stress in healthier ways this year. Although I'm active, the weight has stayed and I'm using this forum as motivation to keep myself disciplined to stay on track with lifting and I want to add more HIIT into my routine. I'm not so much concerned with the number on the scale anymore but I definitely am looking to cut and turn fat into nice vegan muscle. Basically I want to become the fittest me!
That's where I'm at right now. I just wanted to say thanks for all the inspiration and I hope to continue learning along this journey and maybe even connect with a few new vegan friends
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Glad your here, welcome to the site
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Hey Stephanie,
Which university do you attend? Do you like the program you are in? Recommend it and or any specific courses or professors?
Which university do you attend? Do you like the program you are in? Recommend it and or any specific courses or professors?
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Wow.. toughmudder.. that is a wonderful achievement!
I'm sure you'll ditch the 15 no problem.
Best of luck!
I'm sure you'll ditch the 15 no problem.
Best of luck!
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I go to Case Western, it's in Ohio. I'm in the B.S. nutrition program as well as the Didactic Program in Dietetics which is the track to become a registered dietitian. I totally recommend it, the department is awesome.
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Sounds great, thanks for the info.
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Welcome! I'm new, as well. It's always nice to see the vegan fitness community grow...
Stay healthy, my friends.
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Objective: SWBAT describe how the title, captions, and labels provide important information about a topic.
Big Idea: Students get to explore an area that is mysterious and home to some very unique animals while they learn about text features!
Common Core Connection
RI.1.5 is a standard that is grouped under the heading of Craft and Structure, and this means my class is looking at how the authors layout the text to present the information. This lesson will teach students about the purpose behind an author's use of headings, subheadings, and captions. Teaching about captions pushes students towards the second grade standard, but, as we are nearing the end of first grade, I am often introducing the skills for second grade. But keep in mind, RI.1.5 only states that students should know glossary, headings, table of contents, electronic menus, and icons.
Lesson Overview
This lesson allows students to learn about text features and analyze the author's reasoning. This is in a guided practice session and then in partner work. The students work in small groups throughout the lesson, and move frequently. I have included strategy videos on Transitions and Peanut Butter Jelly Partners work in the resources.
Introductory Activity
I project the lesson image and ask the class to talk about what text features an author might use to enhance this image. I listen close to assess their knowledge of how and why author's use text features.
Then I share the lesson plan and we chant the lesson goal. This refocuses the class on the goal and purpose of the lesson.
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Guided Practice
This is when the students work to analyze the text features and I fill in the Caption, Bold Word, Headings Chart. First, I zoom in on the PowerPoint (Arctic) image and the text feature. I show the text features selected in the Guided Practice Instruction where I explain my instructional decisions in this section. Then the students talk to their partner about what the name of the text feature is, one student shares their ideas, and we discuss the idea as a class. If everyone agrees then I add the name of the text feature to the board. Then the students discuss why the authors chose this text feature. Somebody shares, the class discusses, and if everyone agrees I add it to the graphic organizer. Then we move on to how this adds to the text. I use the same process for each section partner discussion, sharing aloud, class discussion, and I add the final idea to the graphic organizer. The other text features I chose are in the Guided Practice Instruction. There is a picture of the Board in the resource section.


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