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Next, the courts and the USPTO need to get much better at rejecting patents for obviousness. He doesn't quite get into how to do this, though I'm still a big fan of using independent invention as a sign of obviousness. He does note that the KSR case (which isn't named in the story) helped move the needle just slightly in the right direction. In that case, the court noted that merely combining two existing inventions is obvious. From there, he suggests recognizing how many patents stack up into an existing innovation -- and what that means. So, using the 250,000 patents in a smartphone as an example, he notes that it's ridiculous for any one patent to hold up innovation in such a scenario, pointing to the MercExchange ruling (again, not named) that said the courts shouldn't issue automatic injunctions for infringement. In other words, when you have 250,000 patents in a smartphone, infringing on one shouldn't hold up the entire device.
The last bit, which still needs work, is fixing damages. Again, using the smartphone example, he points out that when you have 250,000 patents, you can't claim that each patent deserves 5% of the revenue. Otherwise, you don't have smartphones anymore. Of course, fixing damages is still a work in progress. Congress tried to do it with the patent reform bill that was debated for about seven years -- and patent system supporters hit back hard on damages reform, such that the real fixes didn't make it into the final bill. The hope is that the courts will take care of it, but that still seems like a crapshoot.


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1 boneless beef chuck eye roast (about 3 1/2 pounds)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
6 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1/2 cup dry red wine
3 cups beef stock
2 sprigs fresh thyme
4 green bell peppers, seeded and cut into strips
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 soft, hinged sub or hoagie rolls
Homemade Hot Giardiniera, recipe follows
1/4 cup table salt
1 cup small-diced carrots
1 cup tiny cauliflower florets
4 to 8 serrano peppers, sliced 1/4 inch (depending on heat level desired)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 stalk celery, diced small
1 red bell pepper, diced small
2 cups canola oil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the pot roast: Position a rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
Liberally sprinkle the entire roast with salt and pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the roast on all sides until golden and caramelized; reduce the heat if the fat begins to smoke. Transfer the roast to a plate and reduce the heat to medium. Add in the onions and saute, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper and saute until fragrant, another minute. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Deglaze with the red wine and cook until reduced by half. Add in the stock and thyme and bring to a simmer. Adjust the seasoning of the jus. Place the roast back into the pot with any accumulated juices and place in the oven. Cook the roast, turning every 30 minutes, until very tender, 3 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Increase the oven heat to 350 degrees F.
Transfer the roast to a cutting board and tent with foil. Strain the jus through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl and return back to the pot. Bring to a simmer and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Once cooled a bit, pull the meat into smaller chunks, return to the reduced jus and reserve until ready to build the sandwiches.
For the sweet peppers: Toss the pepper strips with the olive oil, granulated garlic and some salt and pepper on a baking sheet. Bake, stirring halfway through, until lighter in color and soft, about 20 minutes.
For the sandwich build: Place some beef on a roll, then some sweet peppers and then some Homemade Hot Giardiniera. Pour a small dish of reduced jus. Take the whole sandwich and quickly dunk in hot jus. Using two hands, go the hell to town.
Day One: Combine 2 cups water and the salt in a glass or non- reactive bowl. Mix until the salt is dissolved. Add the carrots, cauliflower, serranos, garlic, celery and bell peppers to the salt water and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Day Two: Drain and rinse the vegetables. In a clean bowl, mix together the canola oil with the oregano and pepper. Add the vegetables and mix to combine. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Giardiniera will only get better with time. After 2 days at the most in the bowl, you can place in air-tight Mason jars and keep in the fridge for at least 2 to 3 weeks. Makes 3 to 4 cups.
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Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing
The CSPD's Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) has been selected as one of six international finalists for the Center for Problem Oriented Policing Herman Goldstein Award. Annually the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing (funded by the US Dept of Justice COPS Office http://www.popcenter.org/ ) awards the Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing. This award is named after Dr. Herman Goldstein, professor emeritus who first wrote on the concepts of police focusing on problems rather than randomly patrolling.
CSPD's HOT will present an electronic presentation of their project at the POP conference in Arlington, TX in late September.
The other finalists CSPD will be competing against are:
- Dayton Police Department (US), Reclaiming the Corner of Chaos
- Houston Police Department (US), Chronic Consumer Stabilization Initiative
- Lancashire Constabulary (UK), Smashing Time - or not
- Merseyside Police Department (UK), Reducing thefts from elderly persons in shopping areas
- South Yorkshire Police (UK), Shiregreen Alliance
After all presentations are presented and judged, the overall winner will be announced at the conference.
The below information is an excerpt from the Center for Problem Oriented Policing website which describes the award the team is a finalist for:
2010 Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing
Herman Goldstein Award
The award honors Professor Herman Goldstein, who conceived and developed the theory of problem-oriented policing. As professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Professor Goldstein continues to advance POP and to inspire police officers around the world.
The Goldstein Award, to be presented at the 21st annual conference in Arlington, Texas on September 27th-30th, recognizes innovative and effective problem-oriented policing (POP) projects that have achieved measurable success in resolving recurring specific crime, disorder or public safety problems faced by police and the community. The winning, finalist, and other select submissions will be presented during plenary and panel sessions at the conference.
Problems may range in scope from a very specific problem in a specific neighborhood, to one that affects many people over a wide area. While many successful POP projects are geographically focused, other problems affect certain types of people or occur at a certain time. The award program seeks projects that successfully resolved any type of recurring crime or disorder problem faced by police. Examples from past projects include drug dealing in a strip mall, loitering day laborers, trespassers at a high school, 911 hang-ups, prostitution on a major thoroughfare, drug-dealing and gang activity in a neighborhood, drunk driving throughout a large metropolitan region, disorder and criminal activity in an apartment complex, gun violence, and thefts from construction sites
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Why was the team formed?
The HOT team was formed in response to the rising population of the homeless individuals and the increase in problems associated with homelessness in Colorado Springs. The team was formed in June of 2009 to develop a strategy to compassionately address the increasing number of homeless, homeless camps and the myriad of socioeconomic issues surrounding them. The team has developed relationships with many advocacy groups, homeless service providers and has coordinated a citywide response to help the homeless transition to a better life out of the camps. Their efforts also lead city leaders to develop and implement an enforceable no camping ordinance. Homeless individuals have been provided with information that has helped them get into more permanent housing and programs. HOT has teamed with numerous local nonprofits to shelter 574 families and have made it possible for 145 individuals to reunite with family out of state. They have also documented 105 people becoming self-sufficient and 131 becoming employed.


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When you're on the road, whether it's just across town doing daily errands or across the state and beyond, making healthy food choices is still important. A little advance planning will help you eat smart no matter where you are. Try these tips to help you stay on track when you're on the go:
Hit the Road on a Full Stomach
No matter how eager you are to get started, take time to eat a healthy meal or snack before you leave the house. You'll have the energy you need to complete your errands and be less likely to give in to unhealthy food options along the road.
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Keep healthy snacks on hand when you're away from home. Trail mix, a protein bar or a piece of fruit are all compact and easy to carry with you. Having a healthy snack helps to control your hunger so you won't be tempted by office goodies or convenience store candy.
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If you do find yourself at a fast food restaurant, there are still healthy options to be had. Go for a grilled chicken sandwich without mayonnaise or a salad with low-fat dressing. Choose salads that include lean protein for an entrée or have a side salad in place of fries. Opt for water or low-fat milk to round out your meal.
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Whether you're cooking it, eating it, or following the policies around it, food brings people together. In that spirit, I'm introducing #BittmanTopics: a place where we can all share ideas about a different food-related topic each month.
Here's how it works: at the beginning of the month, I'll introduce a new subject. For the next few weeks, you can use #BittmanTopics to approach it from whatever angle you like—share related news and articles, exchange recipes and photos, ask questions and swap tips, or just weigh in. At the end of the month, I'll compile my favorite photos, recipes, and comments (with credit to you, of course) in a post back here on my site and share on social media. Now on to the topic for April…
Spring produce. We all thrill to the first hints of spring at the market, like real peas, favas and strawberries. Eating locally, obviously, isn't new: barely anything was shipped more than a couple of hundred miles until after World War 2. But even though most produce is available year-round, the word "seasonal" still has plenty of meaning. Even now, some of us are enjoying local strawberries while others are just getting those first few ramps.
What does spring produce mean to you? What's local to you this month? What springtime ingredients and dishes are you cooking right now?
Here are some recipes and readings to get us going: light stews to transition from winter to spring, an updated take on spring's signature pasta, and asparagus 12 ways. For dessert, two of the easiest strawberry dishes. (Careful with those Big Ag strawberries.)
Remember to get in touch on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or in the comments below and share your favorite recipes, articles, thoughts and tips with #BittmanTopics. Check back in as often as you'd like and look for my favorites at the end of the month.


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Our firm is a partnership of two highly respected and long established law firms who came together to form Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace in 2004. Today we have grown to become one of the largest legal firms in the North East of Scotland with a staff of over 150. We have our Head Office and Property Shop in Aberdeen and a strong network of branch offices in Banchory, Ellon, Inverurie and Stonehaven.
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, efficient and experienced Conveyancing Solicitor to join our Firm.
Duties shall include:-
Advising clients on the marketing, sale and purchase of properties;
Undertake property valuations;
The conclusion of missives for and conveyance of title to residential properties;
Security work relative to residential properties, other general conveyancing transactions e.g. purchase and sale of plots of land, transfer of title between connected parties, drafting and completing deeds of servitude, deeds of excambion etc;
From time to time to provide sickness and holiday cover within the Firm;
To carry out all other duties reasonably required for the efficient operation of the Property Department; all to be carried out in accordance with Property Department Practices and Procedures and Property Department Database and Systems.
35 hours per week as follows:-
Monday to Friday, 09h00 to 17h00 (1 hour lunch).
There will be an occasional requirement to work a Saturday rota between 10h00 and 12h00.
Applicants must be qualified in Scots Law.
1 year plus PQE as a Conveyancing Solicitor with some Private Client experience, desirable.
The successful candidate should have excellent communication skills, an excellent work ethic, the ability to function well under pressure and prioritise workload accordingly.
A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Case Management Systems desirable.
In return we offer a dynamic working environment, with real career progression prospects.
It is our practice i) to acknowledge applications; and ii) issue written confirmation if your application is not to be progressed further. However, on grounds of business efficiency, it is not our practice to provide any feedback to any candidate on any unsuccessful application and/or interview.
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text: Maternal infections during pregnancy have been linked to an increased risk of autism and other neurological disorders in the child. Dr. Palmer's laboratory has found that giving a mild infection to rats and mice during pregnancy causes changes in the production of brain cells in the developing offspring, a process which might also contribute to the development of autism in humans. Maternal infection is likely to affect fetal development via proteins that are produced as part of the mother's immune response. These proteins could affect fetal development in several ways, including by acting directly on the developing fetal brain, or by impairing the ability of the mother's placenta to supply blood and oxygen to the fetus. In this study, Dr. Palmer and colleagues will evaluate these two hypotheses to determine how maternal immune proteins affect both the placenta and fetal brain development. If placental function is found to be impaired by the immune response, they will test several clinical strategies aimed at preserving placental function to determine whether these therapies allow the fetal brain to develop properly even in the presence of infection. This research should provide new insight into the mechanisms of how the maternal immune system affects fetal brain development, and may suggest new therapeutic avenues for reducing the risk of neurological disorders during pregnancy.


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Timeless hospitality and culinary variety take center-stage at this Bavarian hotel on the banks of the Tegernsee.
Enjoy culinary delights in one of the four restaurants: Italian, Bavarian, alpine and fanciful creations by 3-star Chef Christian Jürgens.
On the banks of lake Tegernsee, only 45 minutes' drive from Munich, with a spectacular panorama of the Alps provide a unique holiday destination all year round.
The 4 Elements Spa by Althoff, with a total area of 3000SqM, is Europe's first All-Suite Spa and offers an unforgettable experience for all the senses.
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A 25-minute drive (or free bus ride) takes you to this charming medieval town on the shores of the Isar River. Cobblestoned streets and Baroque town houses invite strolling.
At Lake Tegernsee there are two excellent 18-hole courses, plus a six-hole beginners' course and a driving range where both experienced and novice golfers can receive instruction. www.golf-tegernseer-tal.de.
In the center of Rottach-Egern is the area's most exclusive shop, which sells men's and women's fashion from international brands like Etro, Tod's, Malo and more. www.mode-moosbrugger.de.
The Wallberg car takes you high above Lake Tegernsee for wonderful views of both the water as well as the peaks of the central Alps.
Get a taste of classic Bavaria—in cuisine and atmosphere—at this traditional restaurant with a lively and friendly atmosphere. (49-802) 241-41; www.braustuberl.de.
Founded in 1999, this museum has 17 rooms tracing the culture and history of the area, one of Bavaria's most traditional regions, through objects from the 14th to the 20th centuries. www.museumtegernseertal.de.
The area is famous for its locally brewed beers, and this lager is a perennial favorite.
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2009 Brower Youth Awards
Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards to honor founder and legendary activist David R. Brower. Every year, the Brower Youth Awards recognize six young people in North America for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and environmental justice advocacy.
"Conserve the golden eggs carefully. Preserve the goose or there will be no more golden eggs. If you've already damaged the goose, get going on restoration." —David R. Brower
Click here to learn more about this year's inspiring winners.
The 2010 application period for the Brower Youth Award is !
Applications for the 2010 Brower Youth Awards will be accepted until May 15, 2010. Request an application . The winners of the award receive a $3,000 cash prize and a trip to California for the award ceremony. Young activist leaders ages 13-22 living in North America are eligible to apply.
There are three categories for applicants:
CONSERVATION is work to eliminate or decrease our use of natural resources and our negative impacts on ecosystems and communities. For example:
A project that plays a substantial role in organizing a local community to pass a public transportation initiative
A project that significantly reduces energy use on a school campus by requiring passive solar design and the use of efficient appliances in all school facilities.
PRESERVATION is work to protect ecosystems, species, indigenous cultures and other irreplaceable elements of the world's natural heritage. For example:
A project that secures protected nesting area for an endangered songbird
A project that plays a substantial role in blocking development of Native sacred sites via ongoing peaceful civil disobedience (demonstrations, street theater, marches)
RESTORATION is work to re-establish the healthy functioning of ecosystems; parts of ecosystems; and human communities that manage ecosystems. For example:
A project that reclaims an abandoned urban lot, creates an organic garden.
A project that rallies a community to fight for prison reform.


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Margaret Dorian was crowned Peach Queen, Owen Michael Galbraith was named Peach Fuzz and Alyssa Marella Peach Blossom Sunday at the 55th annual Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival. Also that night, Sarah Privitera took home the Miss Congeniality award and the Sentinel's Joshua Maloni received the media award.
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I've had the same group of best friends since I was 12. Maybe even youger. We have been friends since before we waxed our eyebrows. We have been friends since the days we wore our hair in a 'poufs', as we called it, and teased our bangs to look like Alyssa Milano. Definitely since crop tops and high-waisted jeans worn with skinny leather belts bought at Guess were in style.
Since before 90210. Probably since the beginning of Who's The Boss.
My best friends are awesome. And we've been through it all together. Bad hairstyles, awful jeans, pleather pants and tops, sequined tube tops and Tretorn running shoes. We have been together since skinny jeans were first in style, perfected with safety pins.
We have spooked ourselves with the Ouija board, watched Girls Just Want to Have Fun more than one million times, and danced all night long.
We have travelled to Venezuela, Florida, California, Toronto, and Greece. We have lived together as college roommates, and interned together in Washington, D.C. We mastered the subway, almost got kidnapped, and had VIP access to the hottest clubs. We went to the same university, joined a sorority, skipped classes and studied (yeah, studied—ha!) in the library together.
We were together when we discovered the INTERNET.
We've shed tears, yelled at each other, kept each other's secrets, and gotten in trouble.
We were in each other's weddings.
We had babies.
Half of us can now commiserate over how tired we are. We don't sleep much anymore.
We have overcome tragedy and have laughed so hard it hurt. We have stories to tell, nights we don't remember, and nights we remember as clearly as if they happened yesterday.
We have seen eachother naked far too many times, and have no shame around one another. Going to the bathroom with the door open and continuing conversations while we're peeing is second nature to us.
Although we no longer all live in the same city (half of us are in Ottawa, the other half, Toronto) we see each other as often as we can.
Every year, we always plan a girls getaway weekend. We do it up Sex and the City style. Except we don't go anywhere as exotic as Abu Dhabi. (There is definitely a Samantha in our group, though!)
This year I was lucky to be invited to the Brookstreet Hotel for the weekend, and of course, I had to bring my best friends with me to experience it all.
I even bought new shoes to celebrate! (They were on sale, and I didn't go over budget! I even returned a dress to justify the Burberry shoe purchase. See how good I am?)
This past weekend, we kissed our kids goodbye, suffered minor anxiety attacks, hit the LCBO for alcohol, stocked up on junk food, and made our way to the hotel for a weekend of fun and relaxation.
Saturday started with breakfast on Elgin Street, our old stomping grounds during our university days, and then we hung out around the pool of the Brookstreet Hotel and girl talked for about three hours. We took pictures...
and had some yummy drinks...
We talked some more. And laughed. A lot. Then we got ready for a night out. A night that would keep us all awake well past midnight. A night that included a fun car ride with a designated driver (thanks, Z!) and lots of wine.
It was a perfect weekend, at a perfect hotel. I think it's really important to try to get away at least once a year with your closest girlfriends to re-connect, to unwind, and to relax. And, of course, to party like it's 1999. With better hair. And, fine, with not as perfect abs, but whatever.
The Brookstreet is a great hotel complete with an amazing spa, gorgeous outdoor saltwater pool overlooking a PGA approved golf course, and five-star dining. I would most certainly go back.
The weekend went by far too quickly, and it was back to reality in suburbia. It was a memorable weekend with fabulous girlfriends, and for a little while, it felt like we were 12 again.
17 comments:
- JackiYo said...
Love that you have a close circle like that. Cherish them.
- June 21, 2011 at 12:21 AM
- Scary Mommy said...
WAH!!! I have lots of great friends and a couple of total BFFs, but I've never had a group like that. I'm totally jealous.
- June 21, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- A Mommy in the City said...
Looks like you girls had a blast! Girls weekends are always the best.
- June 21, 2011 at 8:49 AM
what a wonderful weekend. You are very blessed to have friends like that!
- June 21, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Issas Crazy World said...
Best friend weekends are so important. I have one coming up after BH this summer. I can't wait.
Looks like you had a blast.
- June 21, 2011 at 2:07 PM
- Not Just Another Jennifer said...
Stand By Me - Best...Movie...Ever. We must be around the same age. I'm lucky enough to also have a group of BFFs (though we met around age 14). Wish we were able to get away every year. But we try to get together as often as possible. Great post!
- June 21, 2011 at 9:50 PM
- Michelle said...
Looks like an amazing weekend! And for the record Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is one of the best 80s movies evah.
- June 21, 2011 at 10:13 PM
- CaraBee said...
I need a best friend weekend. Big time. I don't see my BFF nearly often enough and it's been years since we did a trip, something we used to do at least once a year. Sigh. I need to make that happen. Glad you had fun!
- June 21, 2011 at 10:57 PM
- ModernMom said...
Oh I love this post. There is nothing like a good girlfriend:)
- June 22, 2011 at 9:52 AM
So good! Great post, Lou! And love the pics! xoxo
- June 22, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- Jessica Heights said...
I so miss my friends from when I was young...what a blessing that you are still going through life with yours! :)
- June 22, 2011 at 10:22 PM
- Devan @ Accustomed Chaos said...
that is so great that you have such an amazing group of girly friends!! They are hard to come by & hard to stick through the changes in life. So lucky :) glad you all had a great time!
- June 23, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Christy said...
Wow sounds like so much fun! Great pix too!
- June 23, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Lesley said...
You are so blessed...how awesome is that? To have all that history.....and to still be able to create more memories....so cool.....:-)
- June 24, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- The Beast said...
I am envious of your group of best friends. Something I have lost over the past couple of years.
I am glad you had fun! :)
- June 24, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- Mommyfriend Lori said...
I've had a similar group of girls. Isn't it the best? I mean the very best! I'm so gla dyou have these friends in your life. It makes it all so much sweeter!
- June 25, 2011 at 5:00 PM
- Amanda DeGrace said...
so fun!!! okay but now that you've brought it up I am curious as to who the "samantha" of the group is lol. I totally agree that Brookstreet is an amazing place to kick back and enjoy! You are so blessed to have such a close group of friends who have been in your life for years and years!
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Authorities in northern California went door-to-door on Sunday to order the evacuation of dozens of homes in the path of a small but fast-growing brush fire near Mount Diablo State Park, northeast of San Francisco.
The so-called Morgan fire was first reported on Sunday afternoon and within a few hours had devoured 400 acres of dense, dry brush and grass southeast of the town of Clayton, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Julie Hutchinson.
She said residents of 50 to 75 homes threatened by the blaze were ordered to flee,
"The fire was initially very difficult to access," Hutchinson said. "Now it's easier to access, but it's getting in and around the homes."
The state park is about 40 miles northeast of San Francisco.
About 175 firefighters backed by aerial assaults from water-dropping helicopters and tanker planes carrying flame retardant had managed to carve containment lines around 10 percent of the blaze.
Personnel from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office were spearheading the firefighting and evacuation efforts.
The Clayton Community Library was converted to a temporary evacuation shelter to accommodate those forced from their homes.
The blaze near Clayton pales in comparison with the monster Rim fire still burning in and around Yosemite National Park roughly 200 miles to the east.
That blaze, believed to have been sparked by a hunter's campfire that grew out of control, has blackened more than 253,000 acres, or 395 square miles, of timber and dry brush since it erupted on August 17 in the Stanislaus National Forest west of Yosemite.
It ranks as the third-largest California wildfire on record and the biggest of dozens of blazes that have raged across several states in the drought-parched west this year.
The cause of the Morgan fire was under investigation, Hutchinson said.
(Reporting by Jonathan Kaminsky; Editing by Steve Gorman and Christopher Wilson)


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"Class warfare" calculations
I wonder how many refrigerators Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) can afford to buy so that he won't be mistaken for being poor.
In an interview with MSNBC about President Obama's plan to cut the deficit that includes tax increases for the wealthy, Fleming estimates that after earning nearly $6 million dollars from his businesses, his net income is actually only around $600,000 (a "mere fraction" of the original amount), and that by the time he "feeds his family" he is left with a measly $400,000 to invest back into his businesses. (Fleming must have a huge refrigerator for all that food!)
So in other words, after providing for his family, Fleming is left with nearly eight times the average U.S. salary, and more than 18 times the yearly income that measures the current poverty line in our country—around $22,000 for a family of four. The amount Fleming subtracted to cover his family's basic needs ($200,000) is almost ten times more than what is available to this family to do the same. This family most likely procures this income from working low-paying jobs rather than "riding on handouts" from the government. I used to live in Washington state, where unemployed people receiving government assistance are given a monthly check for $339, which calculates out to about $4,000 a year – or one percent of the money that Fleming has left over.
When asked in the interview if he understands that people are likely not to be sympathetic toward his $400,000 situation, Fleming responded with the battle cry of "class warfare." Susan Brooks Thistlewaite today provided some nice commentary on the relationship of Christianity to so-called class warfare, noting how faith is entering the economic battleground of our country. Fleming also did not say that an increase in taxes would mean that he would have to eliminate jobs. In fact, it seems like Fleming could afford to create a few more jobs and still clock in well above the poverty line.
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This CPD Legacy Story was written by Karen Borg, a trainee in the Multi-University Consortium for Teacher Training in Sensory Impairments (VISEP). This project is a cooperative effort between the Special Education Departments of the University of Utah and Utah State University that provides vision-impairment certification training .
As special educators we encourage parents not to be too rigid in their expectations. We worry that they might underestimate the potential of their children. "It's way too soon," we say, "to try to predict your child's future abilities today. Let's work hard, keep talking to each other and not pigeon-hole him just yet." This is surely a message of hope, but it is a realistic one.
Those of us that work with young children, particularly, can attest to the sudden and remarkable progress which can occur when we find the right gateways to access children's potential. I wonder if sometimes we underestimate our own potential,too.
Fifteen years ago I was working as a signing aide in a preschool classroom for the hearing impaired in Logan, Utah. Steve Noyce, now the superintendent of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, came into the class and, for some reason known only to him, saw the potential for more in me. He encouraged me to contact the Multi-University Consortium Sensory Impairment Education Program (VISEP) at the Center for Persons with Disabilities.
Because of Mr. Noyce's willingness to encourage a stranger and his commitment to the development of potential at every level, I made that phone call and was introduced to many, many people who were equally committed to the development of potential: Cyndi Rowland, then head of CECSEP (currently the Early Childhood Alternative Teacher Preparation Program, EC-ATP), Marlene Deer, currently the head of EC-ATP, Jan Wiggins and Marilyn Madsen, Sensory Impairment faculty at the University of Utah. These remarkable people's vision for children included finding and "growing" the best educators they could.
VISEP's flexibility in working with adult learners' needs and responsibilities facilitated not only my being the first person in my family to go to college, but also the first to graduate. The compassion and tractability of the teaching staff at USU and the cyclical structure of the course offerings at both the U and USU allowed me to succeed at both the undergraduate and graduate levels despite my daughter's multiple, serious surgeries and caring for ailing and elderly relatives.
Dr. Judith Holt, Director of VISEP, and her "eye on the target" mentality helped to keep me focused on my goals and pushing forward to complete, not only my Bachelor's, but a Master's degree, also!! This was almost unthinkable when I began!
Words can't properly express the impact that the CPD programs have had on my life. Nor can they express appropriately my appreciation for all that I have learned, and the opportunity it has given me to share with others and nurture their potential for growth and progress. I am profoundly grateful.
Karen Borg, Director
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Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
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Confession time: I am news junkie. Obsessed to the core with headlines, bylines, and editorials, I love starting my morning with a hot cup of coffee, a good podcast, and the online editions of my favorite papers.
Near Manchester, England, in 1836, Emmeline Roke finished a piece of golden embroidery on a blue silk gown. It wasn't her gown. Had she enough money for such a dress, she would have used it to buy better food and other small comforts for her family. At fifteen, her sewing work was an important source of income for them. Everyone in her family worked—her beautiful, willful, widowed mother in the fabric mill whilst her beloved little brother, deaf-mute since nearly his birth, also did piece work. Life in the all-too-real world of Linda Holeman's Search of the Moon King's Daughter is hard for the Roke family, and it's about to get harder.
Emmeline remembers that it wasn't always this way. Not too long ago, they lived in a small cottage attached to the village grocery shop. Her father Jasper Roke may have been destined for greater things, but he gave it up when he met Emmeline's mother, Catherine. He took the job running the shop, which came with the cottage. If he was a bit lazy and closed down for the afternoon when he felt like taking them all out for a picnic and reading poetry and fairy stories to his family, it was no matter to him. But when he died suddenly, everything came apart. The little family had to move to another town—a mill town—where there was work to be had. It was a hard life, but it was doable—until the day Catherine Roke was hideously injured at her loom.


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last september when the brizo people were acquainting us with their brand, the group of designers i was part of couldn't have been more excited when the brizo peeps announced "ladies and gentlemen, look under your seats- you're all going home with a brand now brizo faucet!" (please read in your best booming oprah voice). i mean flown to new york, wine, dined and limoed around to one of the hottest fashion shows of fashion week, and sent home with a fabulous brizo smart touch faucet with a list price of around 700 bucks? really? those brizo folks know how to treat a designer right!
|you get to pick venuto
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imma pick the winner by random number generator in one week, and will contact you to get your mailing info if you're the lucky one. just a warning- you can't have anything but the faucet listed on the above card, and you can't bug the brizo to exchange it for something else, or refund it, natch- the win is for the listed item only, and is non-transferable. the brizo peeps are being nice enough to send it to the winner, but that's it as far as their responsibility goes... and of course, you are responsible for installation, blah, blah, blah... (contest only open to US residents, by the way. sorry, my international friends- love you, but no international shipping on this one).
"but wait, m21, can i get a second chance to win?"
why yes, you can! simply visit my joss & main curator's collection sale starting tuesday evening, january 31st at 6pm PST/9 pm EST, running through wee hours of saturday morning (3 1/2 days), and send me a second email with "BRIZO" in the subject, and the posted name & price of your favorite item from the sale (so i know you really visited and didn't just list something from the pictures i'll be posting on my blog- we're making you WORK for this faucet, right?). you don't have to buy anything of course, just let me know what you liked best from my "black, white and BOLD" curated collection- easy-peasy and double the fun!
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Willie L. Spruance, 49, a convicted Tier III sex offender, was arrested April 23 on charges he had unlawful sexual contact with two young children.
A convicted Tier III sex offender was arrested April 23 on charges he had unlawful sexual contact with two young children.
Willie L. Spruance, 49, of the 600 block of Cloverfield Lane, Harrington, had been left in charge of the two minors several times in 2011 when he allegedly touched them inappropriately, according to documents released by Justice of the Peace Court 7.
The case was brought to light March 12 during an investigation by the Division of Family Services.
According to the state sex offender website, Spruance was convicted in 1987 of unlawful sexual intercourse and, according to the arrest warrant, again in 1995 for attempted unlawful sexual intercourse.
In this case, he was charged with three counts of unlawful sexual contact against a child where the perpetrator is a sex offender, three counts of unlawful sexual contact with a child less than 13 years of age, and three counts of sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust.
Spruance was ordered held in default of a $60,000 secured bond.


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|Assistant Athletic Director/Public Relations
|7th Season at SCU; 23rd Year in College Athletics
|Previous College:
|Illinois State '90, '91
Michelle Schmitt Young enters her seventh year in 2014-15 at Santa Clara University. Young is in her fifth year as an Assistant Athletic Director/Public Relations at Santa Clara after serving as the Director of Media Relations at Santa Clara her first year and a half with the Broncos. She came to Santa Clara in June, 2008 after working at the University of South Carolina for 15 years, including the last five as an Assistant Director of Athletics.
Overseeing the Bronco Media Relations office which includes a staff of two full-time employees, 19 recruited student worker and 13 student-athletes, Young is the primary SID for men's basketball, volleyball and sand volleyball. She also oversees men's and women's tennis and men's and women's golf. She is currently overseeing all the content design and work on the newest addition in Media Relations, EyeBroncos, a campus cable TV station that will feature two hours of Bronco programming daily, including the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, student-athlete, coach, administrator and professor features and interviews. All content is being developed by the oversight of Young and her student staff of 11 student-athletes associated with EyeBronco.
While with the Bronco basketball team, they have had a WCC Player of the Year (John Bryant, 2009), two WCC Freshman of the Year (Kevin Foster, 2009; Jared Brownridge, 2014), a WCC Defensive Player of the Year (Troy Payne, 2011). They have also won the CIT post-season title in 2011 and the CBI post-season title in 2013. In addition, Foster led the country in three pointers made and averaged per game in 2011.
In both 2010 and 2013 Young directed the total redesign of the department's website, SantaClaraBroncos.com. She also successfully renegotiated the contracts with Stretch and Presto in 2013, in addition to bringing Fanatics on board to act as the website's official merchandise provider online.
She also works with many of sports in their marketing and recruiting efforts and assists in enhancing Santa Clara's public relations efforts nationally. She is credited with bringing Santa Clara front and center in the Bay Area with Santa Clara's social media efforts, developing its efforts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram. Young continues to work to implement a media training plan for the student-athletes, coaches and staff on a seasonal basis.
While at South Carolina, Young worked her final seven years with the men's basketball program, who won the NIT title in both 2005 and '06 and was an NCAA tournament at-large selection in 2004. The many All-SEC selections she worked with included Renaldo Balkman, a 2006 NBA First Round Draft Pick.
Young also worked each year with the Gamecock football team, working directly with future Hall of Fame coaches Lou Holtz and Steve Spurrier. Young traveled with the team and was part of the Media Relations staff for the 1994 Carquest Bowl victory and the back-to-back 2001 and '02 Outback Bowl wins - South Carolina's first three bowl victories in school history. Responsible for credentialing media at home football games for four years, she also worked as the on-field media-football bench liaison at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Coordinating the media efforts for a number of NCAA Baseball Regionals and Super Regionals, she was the media coordinator for the Southeastern Conference Championships on campus in Volleyball, Track and Field, Baseball and Swimming.
Young was the primary speech writer for the Athletic Director for five years and was responsible for the 2000 state-wide campaign to promote the school's three National Athletes of the Year and a National Coach of the Year. In addition, Young designed and implemented a department-wide media training program using School of Communications, the Speaking Specialists (Chicago) and Sports Media Challenge (Charlotte). She also designed a one-on-one program for those with public speaking challenges, working directly with these student-athletes for nine years.
Young successfully coordinated South Carolina's public relations efforts on an international level for more than 10 years. At the 2004 Athens Olympics she worked directly with the 22 USC-affiliated athletes and coaches who won seven medals, including four gold medals. She worked for Carolina at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, promoting USC with athletes and volunteer coaches winning five Olympic medals. In addition, she worked for the Atlanta Organizing Committee at the swimming and diving venue at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics as well as the 1995 Pan-Pac Championships. She also traveled to promote the Gamecocks competing at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada and the 2002 Junior World Championships in Kingston, Jamaica with the athletes winning a number of medals at both.
Young was the Director of Planning and Special Projects for three years. Prior to that, Young was assistant SID for three years before taking over duties as Director of Publications and Special Events.
As the publications coordinator, she won more than 55 CoSIDA publications awards at South Carolina. She came to Carolina in 1993 from the Big Ten Conference, where she was the publications and special projects assistant for one and a half years, working under Commissioner Jim Delany. She assisted the conference in its media relations efforts to welcome Penn State University, including work on the league's new logo and its launch.
She is a 1998 graduate of the prestigious Sports Management Institute, a partnership between the Universities of South Carolina, North Carolina and Southern California. She is also a 2002 graduate of Leadership Columbia.
A native of Elmhurst, Ill., and a 1984 graduate of Mascoutah High School, Young is a 1990 graduate of Illinois State University, where she received a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations. She earned her Master's in Sport Administration from ISU in 1991. She worked in the Sports Information Offices at both ISU and Illinois Wesleyan University while working on her master's.
In the military from 1985-88 (Army), Young worked in the White House Telecommunications Center in the White House Communications Agency during the Reagan administration. She was awarded the White House Service Award, the U.S. Army Commendation Medal and the most prestigious Presidential Service Award.
Young married Nicholas Young on Dec. 21, 2013 and they live in Los Gatos, Calif. He has two sons from a previous marriage, Nick Jr. (27) and Braden (23).


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"Before the Rain" is a visually and narratively stunning tale in three parts, set between modern London and the timeless hills of Macedonia, in former Yugoslavia. Through a parable of intertwined lives, it attempts to answer the tragic riddle of why the Balkan states are perpetually at war. High production values, and the fact that a third of the film is shot in good Queen's English, should help this heartfelt, poetic and violently anti-violent film find its way to appreciative Western art house auds.
"Rain," the first feature directed by Macedonian-born helmer Milcho Manchevski (now a New York resident and director of music vids), is also the first film made in the newly declared republic of Macedonia.
Bordering Greece (which hotly disputes its very name), Albania, Bulgaria and Serbia, the mountainous country is shown in danger of becoming the next Balkan bloodbath. But unlike many observers who blame the war in former Yugoslavia on political pressures, Manchevski depicts senseless ethnic hatred as endemic to the region.
Film is divided into three parts. In "Words," the young Greek orthodox monk Kiril (Gregoire Colin), living in an ancient monastery, shelters and hides an Albanian girl, Zamira (Labina Mitevska), even though they can't understand each other's language.
A band of machine-gun-wielding roughnecks bursts into the monastery looking for her, claiming she killed their brother. Kiril and Zamira escape together, but are intercepted by the girl's Muslim relatives. They shoot her down in cold blood, rather than let her go off with a Christian.
After the aching beauty of the Macedonian landscape with its monasteries, churches and people who appear lifted from another century, the modernity of the second episode, "Faces," comes as a shock.
Anne (Katrin Cartlidge), who works in a London photo agency, is torn between her Macedonian lover Aleksandar (Rade Serbedzija), a Pulitzer prize-winning war photographer, and her sweet, boring husband Nick (Jay Villiers.)
Before she can make up her mind between them, Aleksandar takes off for Macedonia andNick dies in an absurd shoot-out in a restaurant.
"Pictures" takes the story back to Macedonia and brings the threads together. Aleksandar returns to his native village, where he's determined to spend the rest of his life forgetting the horrors of taking photographs on the front line.
But the rumblings of war have already infected the once-peaceful Christian villagers: they treat their Albanian neighbors, who are Muslims, as enemies now. Trigger-happy boys with automatic weapons bar his way when he goes to see his boyhood love, Hana (Silvija Stojanovska).
Pic owes part of its disturbing magic to its challenging structure. All the events seem to take place at the same time, until the surprising and clever ending.
Without beating around the bush, "Rain" accuses the people themselves of starting a fratricidal war, rather than politicians or mistakes made by the U.N.
The Macedonian part has an urgency that spills over into the London sequence, where a normal restaurant becomes the site of a massacre. It suggests that no war is limited by man-made boundaries, and no place is so far away that it is safe from danger and violence.
There is a piercing sadness in the fanaticism of hating one's neighbor which "Rain" captures very clearly. The monks who have sheltered Bosnian refugees tell the blood-thirsty avengers to turn the other cheek. "We already have," they reply. "An eye for an eye.""Might is right.""He's not one of us — I'll cut his throat.""It's time to revenge five centuries of our blood."
Actors have a strong iconic presence, in which faces are as important as speeches. Dialogue is kept to a realistic minimum. A passionate soundtrack by Anastasia provides a powerful driving force in the film. Manuel Teran's breathtaking cinematography imparts a tragic natural beauty to the landscape which, the film implies, may soon be torn apart by war.


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The Defining Pi Project, Day 5
Lesson 9 of 17
Objective: SWBAT collect their thinking up to this point and begin moving toward algebraic generalization and abstraction.
Big Idea: Students work to abstract what they've been doing, and they see that π is only as precise as our rounding. Deep understanding ensues.
Students enter to see that they have 10 minutes to work with a partner to complete Part 3 of the Defining Pi Project. They received this handout at the end of the previous class, and I challenged them to try to finish it outside of class. Some get it done, some do not. Either way, this opening gives them a moment to collect their thoughts. If a pair of students are already done with Part 3, I give them Part 4 and tell them to "try to stay a step ahead of me throughout today's class."
For today's class, I am trying to strike a magical balance:
I consistently toe the line between the urgency to move along and get things done, and the understanding that it really does take time to construct deep understanding. I circulate throughout the room making sure students are engaged, and I firmly but quietly nudge anyone who needs it to get to work. I tell the class that in 10 minutes we're moving on, and write the time on the board indicating when that will be.
Part 3 of the project is fairly straightforward: it consists of a series of questions that will get kids thinking about what is happening in this project. Here are a few notes I'd like to share:
- The name of this part of the project is "Developing Generalizations." When I name a handout (or choose the words in a learning target), I am intentionally trying to draw student attention to those words. I'll spend a few moments checking in with kids and making sure they know what these words mean, and how they're connected to the problems on the page.
- The first task is about the relationship between the central angle and the number of slices in each of the constructions from Part 2. This is meant to serve as the "quick" sort of formative assessment (toolbox link). When I circulate the room, I am taking a look at each student's page, and (very informally!) noting what they have written here. We have discussed this question in the preceding days. I want to know whether they've got a handle on this relationship, and if they're confident enough to express it algebraically. Have they written a sentence? An algebraic relationship? Are they stumped? Do they at least have the number 360 written somewhere? Do they at least have a multiplicative relationship? I hope not to see any "+" or "-" signs here. In my class, most students are pretty set with putting the idea into words, but only a few venture the algebra. This will inform one of my moves in the next lesson (link), in which the algebraic abstraction takes center stage.
- The rest of the handout consists of five more questions that will help lend structure to student thinking. I have posted on the board, and I reiterate to students, that "It's ok if you don't know the "right" answers yet – put your best thinking on the page." I tell them that we're building a "time capsule" of what they understand right now, and that they will revisit their answers when they write a paper in Part 5 of the project. My hope is that even if a student leaves one of these blank, it will now be in the back of his or her mind when they continue along.
After 10 minutes are up, whether students are done or not, we move on to the next part of the lesson. If anyone needs more time here, they'll get it at the end of class.
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Getting Started on Part 4 (5 Minutes)
I hand out Part 4: The Big Chart to all students, and I elicit their acknowledgement that each column on this chart corresponds to a field on their construction sheets from Part 2. I tell them they have 5 minutes to transfer all of the information from their construction sheets to this chart. I walk around the room and I listen for observations kids are making as they engage in this work. When I hear what I'm hoping to hear, I quietly write student quotes on the board, so we can come back to them in a little while.
In terms of a building urgency, this is a really neat moment for the students who haven't kept on the work. If they do not have the constructions done, they're not ready to fill in this chart. I have seen that moment of "oh crap" realization as they watch their classmates quickly get this done. They key here is that I haven't had to say a word about it. One piece leads into the next, and they're seeing it for themselves. Whatever level of mathematical understanding students get out of this experience, hopefully that nudge toward developing a great habit of getting stuff done helps everyone.
I give a more complete description of Part 4 in the following lesson.
Mini-Lesson - Example: 360 Slice (15 Minutes)
Most students have three rows of their big chart filled in, because each of them completed three constructions. For the fourth row, we're going to start by working together to consider a 360-sided polygon. I ask what this shape would be called, and wait for a brave (or better, the occasional wisecracking) student to say "a 360-gon?" (It always comes out as a question.) Yes, I say, and I write that on the board.
Next I ask if anyone has completed this construction already, and they see the humor here. "Would anyone want to?" I ask, and everyone is in agreement that this task would be pretty annoying. A few students pull out a circle and a protractor and draw up what a few "one-degree slices" would look like, just to validate the point. So now we've made it to the point where we're going to able to think about something without actually drawing it: this is one meaning of the word "abstraction" I tell them, and I point to the second Mathematical Habit.
Next I ask, "Even if we're not going to draw this thing, who can imagine what it would look like?" This year, my favorite answer to that question was, "Wouldn't it basically be a circle?" You'll see this question written on the board in this photograph of today's notes.
As a result of previous lessons, students are pretty comfortable with the idea that this 360-gon will consist of 360 very skinny isosceles triangles whose sides are the same length as the radius they have chosen. I sketch an isosceles triangle that I say is "definitely not to scale," and I say that anyone who wants to see it would really look like should use a protractor to make one on paper. Students are ok with this now, and we once again move through the computations of finding the length of the "outer side" of this triangle. I choose a radius randomly, to prove the point that I can, and on this day I choose 79, "because I'm pretty sure that none of you used this length for your radius." As I write my work on the board, I am trying to structure it in such a way that variables could easily replace the numbers I'm writing, and that will help us continue to move toward generalization.
With all of this in mind, however, what I really want to get at here is precision and the role of rounding error. Against the well-developing instincts of many of my students, I initially push that we can just round the value of a (please see the photo) to 0.7. This means the outer side will have a length of 1.4, and the perimeter of the 360-gon will be 504. Many students are already catching the drift of this project, and they know what to expect when we divide 504 by the diameter of my circle. 504/158 turns out to be 3.18987, which is a) not as close to π and we would have hoped, and b) it's actually bigger than π – which should be impossible if this polygon is inscribed inside of the circle. I point back to that great question: "Wouldn't it basically be a circle?" and ask the class, "Well, is it?" Everyone agrees that our value for π is pretty close, but everyone also wishes that it were closer. You might be able to make out the eraser marks in this photograph. We go back and try successively less rounded values for a: 0.69, 0.689, and finally all of the precision that the TI-83 allows for. Eventually we see that if we don't round, P/d matches π to four decimal places, and is indeed ever-so-slightly smaller than π.
Continuing on the Big Chart (10 Minutes), leads into work for the remainder of the period
Through the preceding mini-lesson, we made some of the calculations for the 360-gon, but there remain some columns of the chart to complete. As we move into the work period, I tell students that they might want to start here.
Some students are excited about this challenge, and others have some work to finish. This time is available for anyone to do exactly what they need. If they're not done with Part 3, they can finish up those generalizations. I point out that putting everything in the chart on Part 4 might help people see what's going on. If they're not done with Part 2, I encourage them to look at the work that's on the board, and see if helps them develop any shortcuts.
For anyone who is up to date, there are two more rows to fill out on the big chart, and ask students how quickly they think they can do this, now that they've been practicing. It's a pretty easy sell, and they jump into the challenge, only arguing about which central angle values would be the most interesting to pursue. Our developing ideas about rounding errors continue to bounce around conversations. I circulate, and as I said in the previous lesson, it's all about really listening to kids to see where they're at. No matter how much (or how little) a student has done so far, this project gives them opportunities to learn frequently unintended lessons. Our job as teachers is to take these opportunities and work with them!
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With ten minutes left in class, I ask all students to turn to the back of Part 4, no matter what they have done so far. Everyone should answer the first question, I say. "Write a few sentences about how the front side of this handout made you feel," the prompt says, and I like to have a little fun with the idea of writing about our feelings in math class before reiterating how serious I am about this question.
Next is a quick reminder about staying organized. Everyone should take a moment to make sure they have four parts of the Defining Pi Project, and everyone should remember that Problem Set #10 is due at the end of the week. Once students are organized, I tell them, they should write down some next steps for what they will accomplish tonight.
Finally everyone should complete their Record Sheet prompts before the bell rings.


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Horoscopes for week of October 14, 2004
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Do you remember when you learned to read, back when you were six years old? One week the clumps of letters were indecipherable, and the next week you could actually make sense of them. I propose to you, Taurus, that you are now at a comparable threshold in the evolution of your emotional life. Feelings that have previously been obscure or puzzling will soon come into focus. You'll be blessed with an upgrade in your intuition about your friends' and loved ones' moods. Your power to enjoy intimacy will dramatically ripen.
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Speaking to an audience at Harvard University, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made the observation that "sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged." While I do approve of you spending the next week exploring the frontiers of sensual pleasure, I'm not sure you should go as far as Scalia suggests. Or if you do, make sure you really like and respect your fellow orgiasts. Your erotic adventures should never erode but should always support your spiritual values.
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A million jobs have been lost since our fellow Cancerian, George W. Bush, became U.S. president. The nation's dangerously high budget deficit, now at record levels, is due to his spending hikes and tax cuts for the wealthy. He instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to go ahead and approve new pesticides without bothering to find out if they'd threaten endangered species. He ignored 49 retired generals and admirals when they asked him to take billions of dollars earmarked for his quixotic missile defense shield and instead use the funds to protect potential terrorist targets like ports and nuclear facilities. Despite these and many other extremist actions, millions of Americans still plan to vote for him on November 2. While other Crabs like you and I won't have THAT much slack in coming weeks, we will get quite a lot. It may be time for us to try getting away with bold moves we haven't dared before.
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In the film, Angels in America, the character named Belize describes his vision of heaven. It's not a spotlessly clean gated community where everyone wears white gowns and nothing ever changes. Rather, it's a "big city, overgrown with weeds, but flowering weeds. On every corner a wrecking crew, and something new and crooked going up catty-cornered to that. Gusts of gritty wind, and a gray, high sky alive with ravens. Piles of trash, but lapidary like rubies and obsidian. Diamond-colored streamers. Voting booths. Dance palaces full of music and lights and racial impurity and gender confusion. All the deities are creole, mulatto, brown as the mouths of rivers." While that's not necessarily how I envision my ideal home, I love its implication that we should imagine paradise to be mysterious, intriguing, and in flux. Let Belize inspire you to be soulful and poetic, Leo, as you update your own vision of perfection-your conception of the good life.
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"Each of us has a name given by God and given by our parents," writes the Israeli poet Zelda Mishkovsky. "Each of us has a name given by our sins and by our longing. Each of us has a name given by our enemies and by our love. Each of us has a name given by our celebrations and by our work. Each of us has a name given by the sea and by the stars." Your homework for the coming week, Libra, is to figure out all ten names that Mishkovsky says you have. Your identity is ripe for expansion; your sense of self is ready to bloom.
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Your recent "experiment" reminds me of the Malaysian performance artist who locked herself in a glass box with 2,700 scorpions, hoping to remain there for 30 days. After being stung by the poisonous arachnids seven times, she almost left early. Ultimately, though, she toughed it out. I figure you are at a point in your own adventure where you've managed to survive the equivalent of five stings, Scorpio. But in my opinion you've already proved your point. I suggest you finish the "experiment" immediately.
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Cosmic omens can be interpreted on many levels. This week, for instance, some astrologers might credibly suggest that you Pisceans should work behind the scenes to gently coax people into serving your secret agendas. Other astrologers might urge you to go undercover to gather hard-to-access information that will help you build up your power. Yet other stargazers might predict you're in line for some consciousness-altering adventures, and encourage you to seek out their most positive expression. I go along with all of those possibilities, but add my own spin: It's a perfect time for you to carry out a rite of passage for yourself, complete with awe-inspiring ceremonies and reverent communion with divine allies.
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