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November 30, 2012
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I think, other than the rain, the 2010 Owen County 4-H Fair is another big success. The fair board and committees have again done a great job in preparing the grounds, including putting down new stone to help with the puddles. And of course, our local 4-H clubs have done great things with their projects and are representing our county with their usual skill and pride. It's wonderful to see the community come together to support our youth and the agricultural businesses.
But there is one observation that I would like to address here. For quite a while now, the fair board and the 4-H clubs have debated and now support a "smoke-free/alcohol-free" fairgrounds. And last winter, some local community organizations joined to provide the fair board with signage to politely remind fair patrons to be role models for the youth that our fair supports. Many adults have gladly complied, and I along with several others in the community would like to thank those people.
However, there are some at the fair smoking in full view of the signs. Maybe those people feel they have a "right to smoke." But is it a good idea to demonstrate an unhealthy, costly habit to our youth while defying the wishes of the community?
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Fourth-ranked MIT shot over 54% from the field and connected on 11 three-pointers to hand visiting Wheaton College an 87-54 defeat in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's basketball action Saturday afternoon. The win is the second straight for the Engineers to open league play as they improve to 14-0 on the 2011-12 campaign. Wheaton, which was playing its conference opener, falls to an even 6-6 on the year.
Senior Jamie Karraker (Morgantown, W. Va.) knocked down eight trifectas en route to a game-high 24 points. Junior Mitchell Kates (Colts Neck, N.J.) had 15 points to go along with three assists, three rebounds and two steals. Sophomore Will Dickson (Dallas, Texas) stuffed the stat sheet with six points, four boards and four assists in just 12 minutes of action.
The teams traded buckets early on, with Cliff Desravines (Somerville, Mass.) knotting things at eight at the 16:05 mark. From there, the hosts would run off seven straight points over the next 3:35 to open up a 15-8 advantage.
Later in the frame, the Cardinal and Gray would outscore the Lyons, 16-2, to build its biggest lead of the half, 36-15. Karraker had three three-pointers during the stretch and senior Billy Bender (The Woodlands, Texas) put an exclamation point on the run with a three-ball of his own.
A layup by Eddie Capstick (Worcester, Mass.) to open up the second half would bring Wheaton to within 18, at 42-24, but that would be the last time Tech's advantage would fall below 20 points the rest of the way, en route to the 33 point win.
MIT shot 54.4% from the field (31-57) and was 11-for-23 from long distance. The defense was equally as impressive, forcing 20 Wheaton turnovers and holding the Lyons to just 38.5% shooting.
Anthony Weeks (Fitchburg, Mass.) and Brendan Degnan (Narragansett, R.I.) shared high-scoring honors for Wheaton with eight points apiece. Degnan also pitched in four assists and three rebounds.
The Engineers will hit the road for the first time in 2012 on Wednesday, January 11 traveling to New London, Conn. to face Coast Guard Academy at 7:00 p.m. Wheaton will play at Clark University on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.


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Greyhounds down Stags, improve to 10-0 for first time since 1999
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - All season long Loyola (Md.) has used second-half runs to defeat its opponents, and Saturday's game at No. 14 Fairfield was no different.
The fourth-ranked Greyhounds improved to 10-0 for the first time since 1999 by scoring the game's final four goals to rally from a two-goal fourth-quarter hole, defeating the Stags 8-6 in ECAC Lacrosse League action Saturday afternoon at Lessing Field.
Loyola's win clinched a spot for the Greyhounds in the ECAC Championships that will be held May 2-4 in Denver. The Greyhounds also notched their 10th win of the year for the first time since the 2001 season.
The Stags (9-2 overall, 2-1 ECAC) used a 5-0 run -- the longest of the season by a Loyola opponent -- that spanned the second, third and fourth quarters to go up 6-4 on a John Snellman goal with 11:59 remaining in regulation.
Loyola (10-0, 4-0) won the ensuing face-off, however, and in an unsettled situation, Davis Butts fed a crashing J.P. Dalton who scored eight seconds after Snellman's goal to pull the Greyhounds within a goal.
Minutes later, Loyola's Jack Runkel, who had 12 saves, made a stop on a Colin McLinden shot, and Reid Acton picked up the ground ball for the Greyhounds.
Two Sean O'Sullivan shots were off cage for Loyola, but the Greyhounds had both attempts backed up, retaining possession.
Off the second restart, Eric Lusby found Justin Ward who scored his second goal of the game, tying the score at 7:19.
The Stags got the ground ball on the next restart, but after running more than 90 seconds of offense, Scott Ratliff caused a Fairfield turnover, and Joe Fletcher came away with the ground ball.
Loyola cleared it effectively, and Ward fed Mike Sawyer who scored his second of the afternoon, making the Greyhounds' advantage, 7-6, with 5:24 to go.
Fairfield again got the ball on the face-off -- the Stags won 15-of-19 at the center-X -- but Drew Federico had a shot blocked. The Stags then ran a play, and Eric Warden got free topside, but Runkel made a save on his shot from inside five yards.
A little over a minute after Runkel's save, O'Sullivan ripped a shot to give Loyola a two-goal cushion with 2:47 remaining in regulation.
The Greyhounds forced two Fairfield turnovers, thereafter, and both Stag shot attempts went wide.
"We didn't let the two-goal deficit stop us today, even though Fairfield had all of the momentum going their way," Loyola head coach Charley Toomey said. "We made some good things happen on defense, like Scott Ratliff causing a big turnover, and [Jack] Runkel really standing tall in goal for us. The offense fed off that, and we got some good looks to convert on late in the game."
Ward finished the game as Loyola's leading scorer with three points on two goals and an assist, while Sawyer had a pair of goals. Butts recorded a goal and an assist, as well.
Ratliff posted four caused turnovers, a game-high, while Hawkins led Loyola with five ground balls.
Loyola took a 3-0 lead early in the second quarter after Chris Layne and Ward scored first-quarter goals, and Butts tallied an unassisted score 3:29 into the second stanza.
Eric Warden broke through for the Stags with a goal at 6:01, but Sawyer answered with a Loyola goal 2:52 before halftime, making it 4-1 Greyhounds.
Fairfield drew within two 26 seconds later on a Sam Snow score, the first goal of the Stags' 5-0 run.
Shawn Honovich and Warden each scored for Fairfield in the third quarter, as the Stags shut out the Greyhounds in the frame, and McLinden tallied a go-ahead goal for the Stags 39 ticks into the fourth quarter.
The Greyhounds limited Fairfield's leading scorer, Brett Adams to just two assists in the game, led by the defense by Ratliff. Snellman, who came into the game with a team-high 25 goals, was marked by Acton and held to just one goal.


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Congresswoman Lee Reacts to President Obama's State of the Union Address
Contact: Carrie Adams (202) 225-2661
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statement in reaction to President Obama's State of the Union Address to Congress:
"Tonight the President made a powerful case for Congress to finally act to create jobs and grow our economy. Part of this effort must be lifting millions out of poverty and into the middle class. Erasing the scourge of poverty in our nation is an economic and moral imperative.
"As co-founder and co-chair of the Out-of-Poverty Caucus, I will continue to push for a national strategy to eliminate poverty, starting with the goal of cutting poverty in half in ten years. The President's support for raising the minimum wage and tying it to the cost of living, as well as universal, high-quality, pre-Kindergarten education are critical pieces in that plan.
"Tonight the President made a big announcement about ending the war in Afghanistan. I have been working towards bringing all of our troops home right away, but the President's plan to bring 34,000 troops home this year is an important step towards complete withdrawal. I know that there is no military solution in Afghanistan, and this announcement underscores the President's commitment to an accelerated withdrawal and ending the war at the end of 2014.
"We must reject the calls for thousands of troops to stay on the ground in perpetuity. If there is any residual force beyond 2014, they must be extremely limited in scope and scale.
"Finally, now is the time for action, and we must join President's call for an AIDS-free generation, gun violence prevention, comprehensive immigration reform, aggressive action on climate change, strengthening education, and getting America back to work."
Follow Barbara Lee on Facebook and Twitter @RepBarbaraLee. To learn more, visit lee.house.gov
Congresswoman Lee is a member of the Appropriations and Budget Committees the Steering and Policy Committee, is a Senior Democratic Whip as well as the Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus(CPC), where she serves as the Co-Chair of the CPC Peace and Security Task Force.
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New York, June 1952. Eartha Kitt, the self-styled "sex kitten" who made "Santa Baby" a staple of the holiday airwaves in a career that spanned half a century, died today at the age of 81. Photo by Gordon Parks, Life archive. View full size.
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Comments Before the Federal Communications Commission on its Regulatory Review of Broadcast Ownership Rules
The Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO (the "WGAE") represents thousands of members who write for film, television, radio, and digital media. Our members work for major and independent studios, for the major television and radio networks and stations, and for public television, where they write, produce, edit, and create graphics for news and public affairs shows and for entertainment and comedy programs. Their material is broadcast over the airwaves, distributed on cable television, shown in theaters, and posted on the Internet.
Our members see first-hand what happens when too few entities control too much of what the American public watches and listens to, both in the entertainment realm and in news. Democracy depends on the vibrant exchange of ideas; on information presented in coherent, meaningful ways; on independent thought which is not tailored for commercial advantage. Consolidation of ownership and power in the media removes these vital elements from the marketplace.
The Effect of Media Consolidation on News QualityAs fewer entities create news programming for broadcast or cable television or for the Internet, this means less diversity of news content. By definition, fewer points of view are presented. Fewer stories are selected to be followed up in depth and fewer resources are deployed to investigate those stories. Instead of a town square where ideas flow freely, the news business becomes more like a shopping mall dominated by a small number of megastores. This thwarts the public's interest in robust, well-informed discussion of the critical issues of our times.
One way to counteract this trend would be a significant increase in federal funding of public affairs programming on public television. This approach would recognize the economic pressures placed on all news-gathering organizations by declining advertising revenues, and it would permit content creators greater latitude to pursue stories for their intrinsic news value rather than their ability to grab eyeballs and thereby drive profit margins. This concept – more public funding for news and public affairs programming – might seem tangential to a review of media ownership rules, but there can be a link based on public policy: if media conglomerates insist on being permitted to consolidate their hold on the media marketplace, in exchange they can be required to contribute assets to public programming. This would counterbalance the tendency of consolidation to deprive the American people of diverse content and high-quality news and public affairs shows.
Also, the Commission should prohibit further consolidation of ownership – or of operation – of news broadcasters. When a significant amount of the field reporting and writing about important news stories is shared by the major television or radio stations in a given market, and then distributed by those stations, this radically reduces the amount of actual journalism being performed and profoundly undermines the quality of broadcast news. The Effect of Consolidation on Entertainment and Other ContentThe WGAE believes that diverse entertainment content is also important to the public. To a large extent, the identity and progress of a society is related to the quality and number of stories the society tells itself. We build our identities in part through the dramas and comedies we watch. This is particularly clear in the realm of racial and ethnic diversity; for example, there is a broad consensus that more television programs and films should tell the stories of people of color.
In the NOI the Commission asks for ideas about how to use consumer preference to analyze diversity of content. We suggest that the Commission pay close attention to niche audiences. In a media marketplace as vast as the United States, it is easy to overlook the fact that audiences as relatively small as 5 or 10 percent of the overall market still encompass millions of people. If media are owned by smaller and smaller numbers of larger and larger conglomerates, the tendency is to sell to the mean – that is, to create programming that aggregates the largest audiences. This ignores the importance of programs that address the needs of smaller segments of the population.Convergence of Television and Internet Service ProvidersThere is no question that distinctions between broadcast and other forms of distribution – in particular, the Internet – will become less and less important in coming years. As a result, we believe it should also inspire the FCC to think more broadly about the scope of the media consolidation rules. Although the Internet is generally described as a wide-open highway, in fact most Americans pay a lot of money to get access. Regulators have long recognized the power of companies that own broadcast licenses. Less attention has been paid to the power of companies that control access to the Internet – the Internet Service Providers. Increasingly, the same company that provides consumer access to the Internet also provides access to television; that is, the ISP is also the cable company. This convergence has enormous implications. Consolidation is now taking place, not only within one segment of the market (e.g., television distribution outlets), but across segments (television and Internet). Indeed, as the proposed joint venture between Comcast and NBC Universal demonstrates, this convergence potentially places control of three central elements of the media market into the hands of a small number of corporate entities: distribution of television programming by cable; access to the Internet; and content production. The WGAE respectfully suggests that the Commission adapt its analytical framework to take into account this profound structural change in the media marketplace.
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Tobacco use, including smoking, by all employees, physicians, volunteers, contractors, students, and others acting for UPMC will be prohibited during all shifts. For our staff, a work shift will be defined as the time staff members report to work until the shift is over, including paid and unpaid breaks whether taken on or off campus.
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text: Regina M Slater, 33, of 321 Beallsville Rd., Bentleyville, and previously of Ludlow, died early Sunday morning in Washington County as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident.She was born July 13, 1977 in Kane the daughter of Thomas Slater and Nancy (Bennett) Wonderly. Ms. Slater attended Kane Schools and most recently was employed as the Breakfast Manager for Holiday Inn Express and Best WesternSurviving in addition to her mother and father are her daughter, Sydney Slater of Bentleyville; one sister, Sandy Taylor of Bradford; and three brothers, Tony and Tim Slater, both of Clarion, and Ted Slater of Kane.A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m., Oct. 9, 2010, at the Kane Revival Center, 401 Greeves St., Kane, with the Rev. Leonard Eastman officiating.Memorial donations may be made to Cummings Funeral Home, 151 Greeves St., Kane, Pa. 16735 for a fund being set up for the benefit of Regina's daughter.Online condolences can be expressed at www.cummingsfh.com.


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STMicroelectronics has announced its new STM32 family of 32-bit Flash microcontrollers based on the industry-leading ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor. For further information, please click here.
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What process do you have to go through to purchess a private number plate?
Rikos replied to Nug878's topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsI got one for my dad and it is fairly straight forward and easy. Just remeber that whenever you change your car you will have to inform everyone and pay a fee for doing so. Great link mintalkin
Michael Jackson Dies
Rikos replied to vinnyvangough's topic in General ChatWas an inspiration for millions and did alot for many people, he did have flaws but lets hope he gets remembered for the music and entertaining rather than speculation and rumours.
Why do they do it?
Rikos replied to Beermonster's topic in General ChatI agree that it is annoying and fustrating having people sit in a lane they shouldnt be when they quite clearly move over and obey the highway code. I do think that getting aggressive and flashing is even more of a foolish method of trying to resolve the matter. It does take your attention and concentration of the rest of the road and can cause an accident. Lets not victimise anyone on here for there behaviour but everyone should always try to be the better driver and avoid any instances that could cause problems or incidents. Besides i'd be hacked off if i got stuck in traffic due to an accident :P
Latest Fiesta
Rikos replied to dalester's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubWell where do i start........ I was driving down the motorway and my door just fell off...... i thought it was a one off until my other door fell off going round a round about. I wasnt to concerned as it was a hot day, so it saved me using the air con. I then parked up and found i had a flat tyre so i opened the boot which i noticed had 'made in japan' on it ...... the cheek! I got out the spare wheel which was from a bmx 8" bmx wheel and continued trying to change the wheel. I got out the jack but he wasnt in the mood so went with jill to fetch a pale of water. I had to lift the car with one hand while changing the wheel with the other, so it was quite handy that i had eaten my spinach just before. I changed the wheel but lost all the bolts to tighten it back up, so i just used a bit of sticky back plastic. After changing the wheel i realised i was late so jumped in the car which was obviously quicker and easier to enter now it had no doors, started her up and found that the engine was making a strange noise. I jumped out (i was quite energetic with all the jumping, think the spinach was still working) and opened the bonnet. I soon discovered that one of the hamsters in his wheel was not to well so quickly swapped it for another and it was soon back to full power. Mine is the uprated version with 15 whp (wheeled hamster power). After having such a bad day i decided to solve global warming, hunger and provide world peace. There you go dalester, thats about as accurate as the papers are so it should slot in pretty nicely. If your not a journalist then my apologies but it should at least make you smile. PS. i have had no problems what so ever with my fiesta, it has been spot on since the day i got it.
anyone wanna go paintballing?
Rikos replied to Steve's topic in General ChatHello steve when is the paintball day planned for?
Car Names :P
Rikos replied to cosmicnutter's topic in General ChatYou need a third now called George
Thats an interesting idea titch, how would you go about doing that?
Sounds very promising cheers
New Ford owner previous LOC'er
Rikos replied to Steve_d's topic in New Member IntroductionsHello and welcome to the club I'm also a member of the lexus owners club and a prevous IS200 owner!! I've sorted your title out for you.
So are you saying you've already won??
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Rikos replied to Rikos's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubOk just thought i'd check, never run it that low when my petrol light comes on but just in case i wondered if you get a final warning that you really desperately need petrol.
Thank you very much thats a good guide, will have a go when the weathers a bit better and see if they look like similar setups.
If you won the lottery?
Rikos posted a topic in General ChatOk just for a bit of fun i thought i'd see what everyone would do if they won the lottery. The amount you win is £5,000,000 what would you spend it on?? Firstly i would walk into the bank and pay back everything i owe in cash. Then would take a trip to find some land that i could buy to build a house, nothing too big just 4 bed with a gym room and cinema room .... o and a pool. Then it would be a car search, i would buy an everday car such as an RS4 or IS-F, i'd buy a Noble and a 4x4 for the dogs Then a nice long 4 week holiday, maybe 2 weeks in the maldives and 2 weeks somewhere else. When all thats done it would be time to work on opening up my own business, i've always wanted a repair/modifying garage. Then i would invest the rest to try and build on the winnings and live off the profits off my business. Well thats my dream.... not put much thought into it What about you?
The one bad thing about older fiestas'
Rikos replied to DanFraser's topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsThats good news that you got it back, you could always have a petrol kill switch which you turn off when you leave the car, there is a certain sports car that has one under the back seat.
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Can a Caterpillar and a Gosling Be Friends? Day 1 of 2
Lesson 3 of 6
Objective: SWBAT ask and answer questions about key details informational and literary texts.
Big Idea: True friendship knows no boundaries. Today, my students apply their background knowledge that we have spent time learning to understand and enjoy the first part of a narrative text on true friendship.
Context and Overview
Today, I continue to build content knowledge on geese as well as dive into the first reading of Farfallina & Marcel by Holler Keller, which we have been working up to reading over the past few lessons by building our content knowledge about the life cycles of butterflies and geese. This story is part of our anthology. The students will be asking and answering questions in both the informational and literary text. Prior to reading the narrative, we will be briefly looking at the life cycle of the goose.
My students will have the opportunity to discuss the ideas we are learning today and reflect in writing their learning.
On the rug
Afte I share the objective, I prompt my students with two questions. The first one asks them, "what do you know about geese?" I have them turn to their carpet partner. After a few moments, a few of the students share out loud. I record their responses on the Circle Map About Geese.
Then, I ask them what questions they have about geese. They first ask their carpet partner before some of them share out loud. I transcribe their responses on a chart: Questions About Geese. Asking my students what they know and what questions they have about geese gets activates their prior knowledge and helps them focus on the topic for today. It also helps me assess where they are coming into the lesson so I know how much scaffolding of the content I'll need to do.
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Today, briefly, I want to give my students an account of the Life Cycle of Geese. Usually I like for content knowledge to be built by reading the text itself, but today I prepared a power point for different reasons:
- Since we have been learning about life cycles, I want to expand their knowledge in this area. I provide a short lecture in which I review the stages and then ask them about what is happening in each stage so that I check their understanding: How Does The Life cycle of A Goose Start?
- It came up as a question for my students and I answered it to demonstrate I care about their questions.
- I plan for as many possibilities to engage my students in academic talk as possible. My students need much practice with academic vocabulary and this is a fun and engaging activity for them to do so.
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Informational Sheet on Geese
I am approaching my informational text teaching this year by helping my students learn how to be strategic readers and how to navigate informational texts with ease and confidence. I seek to make activities fun and interactive because I think this aids their comprehension. Thus, before they embark on reading the informational text, I draw a goose with them. They all have a blank white paper. I take 2 minutes to do this fun and engaging activity, and that is all. It's worth the small time to get them excited and start thinking about text features they will come across, like labels.
In drawing the goose I want them to label it a certain way: Modeling How To Label the Goose.
Then, as we read our selection, Canada Geese, I want them to answer certain text-based questions: Task For Informational Sheet. This text has more information than they need for this task. That is why they will need to be strategic in their reading.
I have asked them to read the questions on the white board carefully because the questions guide them to the headings or subheadings on the informational sheet that they need to read to answer the questions. In this way, my students are practicing how to use headings and subheadings as well as reading complex text.
As they work and label, I walk around and lend support. Some will need help with how to organize the information on their paper. Others will need guidance to navigate the headings and subheadings, while others will need support with spelling or repetition of task directions.
Also, something my students love to do is share their discoveries as well as questions they have: When Are The Baby Goslings Going To Hatch?
Here are some of their diagrams:
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Reading Farfallina & Marcel
Note: Cleaning up and getting our materials ready for this next section served as needed break for my students. Sometimes we sing as we clean up to make it fun, and the break ends up serving the dual purpose of refocusing student energy on the task at hand.
Now we read the story of Farfallina & Marcel by Holly Kellyer. This story is part of our anthology. I divide the story in half, and we just focused on the first half today. You may decide to do it differently depending on the needs of your students.
We read with Text Dependent Questions I have created. These questions focus on the key details of setting and characters. I ask a couple of questions about unfamiliar words. I ask the students if they know what the words mean. If they do not, I define the words for them today to maintain the flow of the reading moving along.
The how and why questions are about the characters and their feelings towards each other. They will need to infer the answers to these questions based on evidence from the text. The reason I am giving them a variety of questions and asking inference questions, even though this a first read, is because I know my students can handle them at this time of the year. And, in reading text, proficient readers need to be able to tackle a variety of questions at a time.
I start the reading by asking them to make observations and predictions about the characters: What Can We Predict About The Characters?
As the reading progresses I engage the students in a lively discussion:
I ask this question anticipating my students refer back to our knowledge about butterflies early in the week in order to fully understand what is happening in the story: Why Is Farfallina Feeling Uncomfortable?
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Socratic Seminar
It is time to gather on the carpet for Socratic Seminar. My students bring their anthologies because they know as they participate in discussion they need to refer back to the text to support their statements.
Every time we gather for Socratic Seminar, I review the rules for participation and for handing-off. I have two charts posted for them to reference as needed:
In case you would like to know more about how I run Seminars, I have attached a document that gives more information on how I implement Socratic Seminar in my classroom: Socratic Seminar Rules.
Here is part of our discussion of the relationship between Farfallina & Marcel:
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Independent Writing
Now my students reflect in writing about their learning. I ask them to think about what they have learned about geese. Why? The have already written about butterflies and will write about the story of Farfallina & Marcel later on during the week. Today, I want them to focus on what the informational text taught them about geese.
I am looking for them use factual information. I am looking for them to use complete sentences in a paragraph.
Here are some of their entries:
- What Did You Learn About Geese?
- What Did You Learn About Geese? 2
- What Did You Learn About Geese? 3
- What Did You Learn About Geese? 4
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TROY - City police arrested one man in connection with threats to discharge a firearm and confiscated two guns early Sunday morning, according to police Capt. John Cooney.
City police were dispatched to the Broadway Brew Biergarten, 254 Broadway, around 3 a.m. after receiving a call from a subject inside the establishment who said a male subject, later identified as Jallah E. McCall, 21, of 115 Fourth St., was threatening to "start shooting people" with a handgun he claimed to have on his person.
Sgt. Matthew Montanino was in a patrol car in the vicinity of the establishment. He spotted a man matching the description of McCall given via dispatch leaving the area in front of Broadway Brew and walk east towards Third Street. With support, Montanino directed a foot patrol to challenge the gun-wielding McCall, who then fled on foot. The suspect led officers on a chase into the alley behind the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. While fleeing, the suspect threw what was later identified as a stolen loaded handgun onto the roof of the garage behind the E. Stewart Jones Law Firm, 28 Second St. McCall was taken into custody without incident at State and Third streets.
As the city fire department was arriving to help officers retrieve the handgun, shots were heard less than a hundred yards from the officers. Proceeding to the block of Second Street between State and Broadway, officers discovered fresh shell casings and a small amount of blood in front of 14 Second St. Police detained three people near Second and State and two others a couple blocks south.
Their "lack of knowledge was sparse," Cooney told reporters in the evening Sunday. "It certainly was not as useful as we hoped it could be."
After a lengthy search of the area police found a medium caliber semi-automatic handgun hidden within a wheel well of a car parked near the scene. Local hospitals were checked but no injured persons were located and the department stated that there is no clear indication anyone suffered a gunshot wound.
"We have noticed recently that one establishment on the block has brought an entertainment mode in late at night that tends to draw a much more vigorous crowd, so to speak," Cooney said. "If you're going to bring in entertainment that lures large crowds and excited activity such as dancing or DJ music you've got to step up your precautions: increase your security, metal detectors at the door are always a great idea, and a very strict dress code will often help keep things much safer." The captain noted that the department does not hold the establishment accountable for McCall's action, which he made of his own volition.
McCall was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree criminal use of a firearm, second-degree criminal possession of stolen property and obstruction. He was arraigned Sunday morning and remanded to Rensselaer County Jail.


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Chris Donavan will long remember the day she walked into her children's Sunday school class and saw a very animated Frances Pedrick Benz and her puppet theater.
Benz, who taught Sunday school at Church of the Holy Cross, was an amazing teacher, Donavan says. The children in the class were giving Benz their undivided attention.
Benz brought Bible stories to life using methods that made a lasting impression on children, Donavan says. Her own children would re-enact the lessons at home, embracing the teachings in the process.
Donavan, who knew Benz for 25 years, learned many things about being a Christian as she watched Benz practice her faith, she says.
Benz, who was born Feb. 18, 1928, died Sept. 6.
Some of those lessons were learned while interacting with Benz during TBA, a women's Bible study group at their church.
"Fran was the oldest in the group and had far more wisdom than the rest of us," Donavan says. "But she would come as if she had so much to learn from us."
Lisa Collins, who also participates in TBA, described Benz as a treasure. "She was this precious jewel who taught me a lot about the Christian life by the way she lived."
Benz, Collins says, was a self-less giver. She was someone who always asked about you first, she says, adding that Benz had a quick wit and could always get you to laugh. "She was an amazing woman."
Donavan says Benz could always put things into perspective.
"She would give us a more gentle perspective on things such as divorce, childbirth and teens. She would help us to see the bigger picture."
Benz, Donavan says, also was the driving force behind the church's library.
"She solicited all the donations and chose the best materials. It's a great place to meditate, pray, relax and chat with friends.
Benz also organized a project for seniors to make care packages for church members who had gone away to college. It was a way to let the students know the church still cared about them. It was a way for the seniors to feel they were doing something useful with their time.
Benz was always thinking of others, Donavan says. She would redirect the focus of her conversations to others. It was never just about her.
"You just always felt loved and that you were the greatest person in the world. I will miss the way she read the Bible. Her voice was so melodic."
Benz wrote a booklet called "Gleanings," says Donavan, who recalled a couple of the inspirational thoughts Benz expressed in it: "When I get lost Lord, give me the good sense to stand still and let you find me." And, "Dear Lord, as it would please you, send me someone today I can serve."
Donavan will miss her friend's wisdom and the simple, but powerful way she prayed. She would start her prayers with: "God, it's me, Fran." When they prayed jointly, she would say: "Hello God. It's us, Chris and Fran."
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Men's Soccer Welcomes 2015 Recruiting Class
Head coach Damon Rensing announces a field of eight in the class of 2015.
MSU Men's Soccer Announces 2014 Recruiting Class
Seven student-athletes set to join the Spartans in 2014.
Spartans Face Notre Dame in NCAA Elite Eight
MSU will take on the Fighting Irish in rematch in hopes to advance to the College Cup.
No. 14 Spartans Compete in NCAA Sweet 16 at No. 8 Georgetown
Michigan State takes on the Hoyas in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m.
No. 14 MSU Hosts No. 17 Louisville in NCAA Second Round
Spartans to host the Cardinals in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sun., Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.
Michigan State 2 - Michigan 0
Impact Players for 2012
Michigan State Soccer Coach Damon Rensing discusses the top players for the 2012 Michigan State Men's Soccer team.
Former Spartan midfielder Ben Pirmann joined the MSU coaching staff in the fall of 2011. Pirmann replaced his former collegiate coach Joe Baum, who announced his retirement after nearly four decades on the Spartan sideline.
Pirmann will enter is 13th season at Michigan State, eighth as an assistant coach. Pirmann has helped guide the Spartans to three Elite Eight appearances in the past 5 seasons (1 of 4 programs in the country to achieve that feat). Pirmann has been honored the past two years as a National "Top Assistant Coach" by College soccer News in both 2016 and 2017 – marking himself as one of the top assistant coaches in all of college soccer."
In his eight seasons back at his alma mater, Pirmann has been involved in all aspects of the program. Last season, MSU once again reached the Elite Eight, finishing the season with a 13-3-4 record. In 2016, Pirman helped guide the Spartans back to the NCAA Tournament, hosting the first round in East Lansing. MSU ended the season with a 13-5-2. In 2015, the young Spartans finished 8-9-2.
In 2014, Pirmann and the Spartans advanced to their second-straight NCAA Elite Eight with a 12-5-6 overall record. During the 2013 campaign, Pirmann helped guide the Spartans to a record-breaking season as MSU earned a program-record 14 wins en route to a trip to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time since 1968. In 2012, he helped the Spartans claim their third Big Ten Tournament title in school history. Pirmann has been a part of each - in 2004 and 2008 as a player, and in 2012 as a coach.
Before returning to MSU, Pirmann spent previous two seasons (2009-10) as an assistant coach at Western Michigan and was involved in all facets of the Bronco program, with his primary responsibilities including the areas of compliance, recruiting, travel, video analysis, camps and scouting. Pirmann was a large part of the rebuilding process at Western Michigan in those two years, which saw the Broncos return to the upper echelon of the Mid-American Conference. In 2009, WMU doubled its win total from the previous year with a 6-10-1 record and took third in the MAC, going 3-2-1 in league play. Additionally, the Brown & Gold advanced to the conference tournament semifinals for the first time in the last four years.
Western Michigan had one of the most successful seasons in school history in 2010, reaching the conference tournament championship for just the third time ever and finishing as runners-up in the regular season, only behind national champion Akron. The Broncos posted an overall record of 10-8-2, going 4-2-0 in MAC play, and finished the year ranked No. 10 in the Great Lakes Region.
A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Michigan State, Pirmann concluded his career with the Spartans in the fall of 2008, helping lead MSU to a Big Ten Championship. Pirmann was also part of the Spartan squad that won the Big Ten title in 2004. He was part of NCAA Tournament teams in 2004, 2007, and 2008.
Pirmann earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Michigan State in May 2008 and also earned a master's degree in kinesiology with a concentration in coaching the following year. During his playing career, Pirmann was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and also earned the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2008. The former Spartan midfielder had one career goal and 13 career assists. He took a medical redshirt year in 2007, so he is the only player to play on both of MSU's two Big Ten Championship teams (2004 and 2008). In his career, the Spartans went 4-0 against Michigan and made three NCAA Tournament appearances. "Ben has been a part of some of the most important games and most successful seasons in recent history here at MSU," added Rensing. "Hopefully the current players use Ben's experience as a student-athlete as well as his proficiency as a coach as a great resource. Ben will help us continue to strive for the type of seasons that he enjoyed as an undergrad, and help us build upon our recent successes."
He is also the head coach of Detroit City FC. Pirmann has led the NPSL club since 2012, winning multiple trophies, including the 2017 NPSL Midwest Regional Championship. DCFC are one of the largest clubs in all of North America.
Pirmann, who also played for the West Michigan Edge (2007-08) and Indiana Invaders (2005-06), has been a USSF licensed coach since 2006, and currently holds a National B license. He helped the team as a student assistant coach at Michigan State in his medical redshirt season, and continued his duties following his final playing season while working on his graduate degree. In addition, he has worked a variety of high school and youth camps across the nation, including those at Michigan State and Notre Dame.


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Poteau soccer teams open season Saturday in Sykes Invitational
The Poteau Pirates and Lady Pirates soccer teams will open their 2013 seasons Saturday in the Sykes Invitational, which this year will be played at three different sites due to its normal site, Ben Geren Park, having its soccer field too wet on which to play.Both teams will play back-to-back at the three sites being used this year — Van Buren (Ark.) High School, Fort Smith (Ark.) Northside and Greenwood (Ark.) high schools.The Pirates will play Van Buren at 10 this morning, followed by the Lady Pirates facing Van Buren at 11 this morning. Both games will be at Van Buren.Their next two games will be at Northside against the host team, with the Pirates hitting the field at 2 this afternoon and the Lady Pirates at 3 p.m.The Poteau teams' final games will be at Greenwood against Mena, Ark. The Pirates will meet Mena at 5 p.m., and the girls will play Mena at 6 p.m.


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Message from Dr. Kelli Klebe
Welcome to the UCCS Office of Research web site. During the past decade, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) has experienced tremendous growth in enrollment, course offerings, and campus facilities. UCCS has had a corresponding surge in research efforts. We're very excited about the work that has been done by faculty, staff, and students and look forward to continued achievements in the future.
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Desiree Hartsock is ready for redemption. The 26-year-old bridal assistant, who made it to the final four on The Bachelor with Sean Lowe, will follow in the footsteps of Emily Maynard, Ashley Hebert and Ali Fedotowsky when her reign as The Bachelorette begins May 27 on ABC.
PHOTOS: Bachelor proposals, promise rings and breakups
The network released the first promo images from the series' ninth season on Friday, Apr. 19. In the pictures, Hartsock holds a bouquet of roses and flashes her megawatt grin.
When Hartsock was revealed as the new Bachelorette during The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special in early March, the brunette beauty was flustered. "I just can't even believe I'm here," she told host Chris Harrison. "I just feel so thankful."
VIDEO: Desiree Hartsock's brother disapproves of Sean Lowe
Hartsock continued, "I'm very hopeful in all of this and I do hope to meet the man of my dreams." Weeks later, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising graduate was photographed filming a group date near the Americana at Brand outdoor mall in Glendale, Calif.
The Bachelorette premieres Monday, May 27, at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Desiree Hartsock: See The Bachelorette's First Promo Pictures!


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Imposters will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of GR law.
I think I'm gonna sue! Has the idea of truth in advertising gone the way of
the Daikatana fan? Was I high and passed out from
a Pez
overdose when the geeks rallied together and voted that a game's title isn't
required to have anything to do with the game that's in the box? Probably, but
that's beside the point.
When you hear the word XCOM, you should
think aliens, depth of gameplay and strategy. Infogrames' new XCOM: Enforcer
has one of the three: aliens, and they are legion.
Somewhat in the vein of Serious Sam and Duke
Nukem, XCOM Enforcer is a straightforward third-person shooter that
pits players against a horde of unfortunate looking, AI-less extraterrestrials.
After the shock wore off that this game has nothing to do with the XCOM
mythos, I began judging it purely as a product in and of itself…which led
to the inevitable conclusion that throngs of enemies are cool, but lame level
design, an overly powerful main character, lackluster visuals, ear-wrenching
sound and annoying gameplay make for a shooter that is anything but fun. It's
just downhill from the start.
Don't expect much of a story. The game opens with a scientist (he wears a
lab coat, so that qualifies him) telling you, the Enforcer robot, that he has
no time to explain anything other than "You were created to save the world from
these invading aliens!" The he dies, and the game starts. End of story. Wow.
Didn't know they were hiring monkeys to write game plots these days.
While the story is most definitely substandard, the gameplay is just barely
passable. Over Enforcer's 30 missions, players will traverse cliché areas
such as a trailer park, shopping malls, industrial science facilities, a metropolis
and more.
During your adventure you will spend all your time blasting through the game's
20 different enemies with a multitude of armaments, such as flamethowers, shotguns,
bladed projectile guns, cannons, missile launchers and many others. Some of
these weapons are cool and interesting, and you're sure to find a favorite.
But Enforcer manages to make it irritating by only allowing you to carry
one weapon at a time. I guess pockets weren't included with this model.
Confined to toting a single firearm in a game that has respawning weapons littered
throughout every map sucks like a Kirby Vacuum on the highest setting. Just
as soon as you snag the heat of your choice, you'll start fragging and dodging
and inadvertently pick up another weapon. More often than not, it's something
you really don't want, like the flamethrower (more like 'lamethrower'). This
is really annoying. Why can't I carry more than one weapon? Or how about adopting
the Counter-Strike way of storage?
You can't pick up another weapon of a certain type (primary or secondary) unless
you drop the current weapon you are carrying. No such luck in XCOM: Enforcer!
Upon their
death, the otherworldly creatures leave behind little doohickeys called data
chips. Yes, you heard me correctly – not blood, not lost limbs nor squishy alien
bits – these aliens leave behind data chips. You use these stupid data
chips to purchase weapon and item upgrades.
This would be a cool feature if it were needed, but you can go through the
entire game with a first level weapon and still kick much ass. The Enforcer
is just to damn powerful. Every weapon kills aliens with incredible ease. And
since there is no AI to worry about, all you need are a few evasive maneuvers
while mashing that left mouse button and it's victory lane. Way too simple!
Speaking of simple… I don't mind if developers use another game's engine. In
fact, I prefer it. Rune, Deus Ex,
Heavy Metal: FAKK 2 and many others have successfully
tweaked established game engines into new forms. But if it's not done right,
you disgrace the borrowed engine, its designers, yourself, your family and the
Shaolin temple.
Enforcer has got to be the worst use of the Unreal engine that
I have ever seen. The framerates are solid, but textures are not very detailed
or vibrant and everything has this weird green tint to it. I guess it's an alien
thing. I just wouldn't understand. This might be a decent console effort, but
we expect more from PC games in the 21 century.
Enforcer's one redeeming quality is its multiplayer support. While not
as much fun as playing Unreal Tournament,
XE does offer a decent online experience (Cooperative or Deathmatch).
Also, at the official XCOM website you can download maps and skins to
help up the interest quotient.
Still, XCOM: Enforcer fails in too many ways. It's not an XCOM
game by any means; at least, not in the way any veteran gamer has come to know
XCOM. But what is worse is that it's not even an adequate shooter. You're
much too powerful, rendering the action moot. The basic gameplay is rather annoying,
the game looks shabby and to top it all off; the infernal thing is 30 whole
dollars. Serious Sam, which is a much better game, is only $20. This
might be a good example of what some teenager could do with the Unreal
engine, a Commodore 64
and 2 sticks of chewing gum, but it's a poor example of a good game.


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The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the conflict with neighboring Armenia have both crippled the country's infrastructure. With a population of 8.3 million, 11% of people live below the poverty line.
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As Parents Learn More About Health, Will Doctors Listen?
Yesterday afternoon I received a phone call. My daughters are enrolled in Child Health Plus for their health insurance, and our family was selected to participate in a national survey about our experience.
My responses to the first few questions would probably have given the surveyors justification to conclude that the program was effective. I reported that my children were in excellent physical and mental health, that they were showing no signs of learning disabilities or emotional disorders. They were not taking any prescription drugs, and they did not have any physical limitations that prevented them from participating in normal childhood activities.
The trouble arose when the interviewer asked me the following question (paraphrased—I can't remember the exact wording): "How often are the health care providers for your children willing to accommodate for your cultural differences: always, almost always, often, sometimes, almost never, or never?"
I was silent.
"Ms. Hayes? The question was 'How often are the health care providers-'"
"I heard the question," I interrupted. But tears had started to come to my eyes as I thought back over my experiences. "The answer is never."
Naturally, that led to a series of questions about my race, religion, and education levels. I'm an educated white female. That doesn't fit the profile of someone who might feel culturally marginalized in our health care system. But I'm certain I'm not alone.
Parents or consumers?
My experience began with my first pregnancy, my first extended involvement as an adult in the health care system. I would attend one check-up and be told that everything seemed normal. At a subsequent check-up, I had gained too much weight.
At the next check-up, I hadn't gained enough, and I was accused of "starving my baby." I was encouraged to go have a burger and fries at McDonald's. When I asked questions, I was told that I was thinking too much.
The health of my pregnancy was being judged by a parabolic curve, where my various scores—blood pressure, weight, and various test scores—were supposed to fit within two degrees of standard deviation. The gauge of the tests was whether they were "normal" for a woman of my age, not whether I was healthy. In my seventh month of pregnancy, I began to feel like the system was not conducive to allowing for the natural childbirth I wanted. I read and researched about alternatives to hospital birthing, and concluded that the safest choice for me was to hire a home-birth midwife.
After 24 hours of labor and an extended period of pushing, I was exhausted, and my midwife brought me into the hospital for an IV. Before we were out of the triage room, I gave birth naturally to a healthy baby girl.
Bob and I were packing our belongings to go home the next morning, when suddenly we were surrounded by a pediatrician and two nurses.
"You're not going home," I was informed. "Your daughter has a very serious blood infection. She may have spinal meningitis, and she could die. You most likely contaminated her by birthing at home. You'll be here for 10 days."
For the time being, I'm going to leave the guilt, shock, and despair that I experienced as a brand-new mother out of this discussion. We won't talk about the impact it had on my own health. After all, the topic of the survey was my children's health. In this particular story, newborn Saoirse was then given a spinal tap. She was put on a drip IV that made it impossible for me to nurse her, and put on a regimen of four different antibiotics. We were under constant surveillance.
At first, I was too shocked to hear the comments from each nurse that came in. But late in the night a day or two later, one nurse began looking back and forth at her records, double checking something. "Is there something wrong?" I asked her.
"It's just that, well..." the nurse faltered for a moment. "This baby looks very healthy to me. I wanted to make sure this is the right baby. She doesn't have any symptoms." In the dark of night, I began hearing the comments from each nurse that had come through earlier. My baby was beautiful, they'd each said. She didn't look sick. She didn't act sick. The next morning I confronted the nurse on duty.
"I don't think I agree with the diagnosis," I told her. "Can you please tell me my rights?"
"There isn't anything you can do," I was told. "The hospital can take custody of your baby."
There never was a blood infection. The initial sample drawn had been contaminated in the hospital. But what did I learn? That by researching and taking the action that I felt was most conducive to my child's and my health, and choosing to birth at home until a trained midwife felt it was medically necessary to seek hospital assistance, I was regarded by the conventional medical system as a danger to my child.
That was just the start of a long line of experiences that have taught me that an educated parent who sees themselves as the primary care practitioner for their children, and therefore takes the time to give care at home first, and opts to read and research before "consuming" services of the health care industry, is not safe in the conventional system that my daughters' insurance covers.
My experience has been repeated every time I've had to bring my daughters in for care—an emergency-room visit for Saoirse when she was seven for a farm injury, where I agreed to a tetanus vaccine and the physician ordered a combination tetanus, diptheria and pertussis vaccination without my consent; a trip to an opthamologist when I noticed Ula was developing a wandering eye, where I was told to return a few months later to begin exploring surgery (the vastly cheaper and more successful option of vision therapy was not on the table for discussion); the trip to the dentist for Saoirse, where the dentist never spoke to Bob, but simply left word with the receptionist that she was to schedule a return appointment for the unexpected onset of multiple cavities, with no discussion of possible nutrition issues, food allergies, or alternatives to drilling a baby's teeth.
In each case, Bob and I have been guarded, or even fearful. If we disagree, if we assert our intelligence and our rights, will we be reported for something? Will we be subjected to an investigation? Will temporary custody be taken of our children? To someone more familiar with the system, these may seem like irrational fears. But we confronted this threat once before. Maybe we would have been successful in a dispute, but that is not a chance we wish to take.
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We are not alone in our fears. We've met many parents along our radical homemaking path who believe it is their responsibility to be truly informed about all health issues the children in their care may face, who do not merely question the conventional health care system that has transmogrified into a medical industry, but live in fear of it.
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I do not completely reject conventional western medicine. But I do not have blind faith in it, either. When medical issues confront my family, I want to read and research. I will not limit my investigation to positivist science, nor to conventional western practices. I will have explored the spiritual, emotional, nutritional and environmental issues behind whatever we are confronting. And that makes me (and many folks like me) feel like a cultural anomaly during those times when I must enter into a conventional health care system.
That's too bad, because folks like me who read and research widely and who have the most intimate knowledge of their children's health probably have a lot of good information we could bring to the table to improve care in this country—if we felt safe enough to share it. But instead, fears like mine may prevent those of us who are part of the self-educating counterculture from accessing care when it is most needed.
In my case, when I can afford it, I take my children to caregivers outside the insurance network who are willing to work with my cultural values and who take my research seriously. But that's a pricey option. Not everyone can afford to make that choice. And thus, even with health insurance, not everyone will get the care they need. And that's the bit of information the survey simply didn't ask about.
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SHARON – Brett Himes of Ridgway finished fourth at 126 pounds at the Northwest Regional Wrestling Championships which finished up Saturday at Sharon High School."I'm not ashamed of anything he accomplished," Ridgway coach David Fordoski said. "He accomplished more than anybody could have ever dreamed. Even if you lose, he was in it and that's a memory that he'll never forget. Being so close to being able to make it to states, kids would give anything to be in his shoes. He did the best he could when he had his chance. I'm really proud of him."


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While stumping in Ohio, Romney preached to a receptive audience. In Iowa, President Obama focused on energy issues, praising wind power. And VP contender Paul Ryan began polishing his stump speech, laced with attacks on Obama's leadership. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.
WYTHEVILLE, Va. – Vice President Joe Biden sought Tuesday evening to clarify language he used earlier in the day, saying his charge that the Republican ticket's banking policies would "put you all back in chains" was merely a reference to the GOP's own rhetoric about the "unshackling" of economic forces.
Biden made the comment, which sparked immediate controversy, in the southern Virginia town of Danville Tuesday morning.
Biden tells audience GOP, banks would put them 'back in chains'
Noting that both Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential pick, and John Boehner, speaker of the House, have both proposed "unshackling" the American economy, Biden said those were the type of proposals that led to the financial crisis.
"The last time these guys unshackled the economy, to use their term, they put the middle class in shackles," Biden told his audience in Wytheville, Va. "That's how we got where we are."
Later conceding that he used the more charged verb "unchain" rather than "unshackle" in his earlier remarks – particularly because his audience in Danville, Va. included hundreds of African Americans -- Biden still took aim at Romney aides who called his statement "outrageous."
Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said in a statement earlier today that Biden's reference to GOP financial policies that would put Americans "in chains" was one that "reached a new low."
But Biden said in Wytheville that the metaphor belonged to the Ryan-Romney faction of the GOP itself.
"I'm using their own words!" Biden protested.
"I got a message for them," he added. "If you want to know want to know what's outrageous, it's their policies, and the effects of their policies on middle class America. That's what's outrageous."


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Boulder City Council members Tuesday night unanimously approved a one-year fracking moratorium, blocking oil and gas drilling permits in the city and on Boulder-owned open space properties.
Several council members also said they are warm to the idea of bringing forward a ballot measure in November to approve a longer-term ban -- a process that would involve study sessions and public hearings in coming months.
City Councilwoman KC Becker said voters need to send the message to their state legislators and governor about their opposition to hydraulic fracturing.
Prior to the council vote on the moratorium, she said: "This is a no-brainer."
The emergency ordinance passed by the council comes just before Boulder County's moratorium on new oil and gas applications is set to expire June 10.
Additionally, the City Council -- on first reading -- unanimously passed a measure prohibiting the use or sale of Boulder's water supply for fracking purposes. Before the ordinance is approved, it will require a second reading.
Several residents asked the City Council to go further by approving a longer fracking moratorium, an all-out ban or turning the issue over to voters.
"Please have as long a moratorium as possible -- and then renew it," said resident Cheryl Stevenson. "Why shouldn't we be an uncharted territory?"
Boulder resident Cecelia DeLuca echoed that sentiment, saying: "I want you to be brave, and I want you to be bold -- not just for Boulder, but for other cities that are looking for precedents."
An analysis by Boulder City Attorney Tom Carr determined a one-year moratorium was the safest option because it addresses public health and safety concerns while protecting the city against potential lawsuits.
Longmont -- which banned fracking in its city limits -- is defending itself against two lawsuits challenging the city's oil and gas regulations.
"I think the state has its hands full with Longmont right now," Carr said.
A long-term moratorium, city officials have said, could bring legal challenges that place city regulatory powers at risk. Carr said a moratorium extending beyond two years has yet to be tested.
Hydraulic fracturing -- or fracking -- involves pumping pressurized water, chemicals and sand down well bores to crack rocks and let loose petroleum and natural gas for easier extraction.
Roughly 40 people spoke during the public comment period, and all but one of them were opposed to fracking. Residents raised concerns about public health, the environment and even property values in the city.
Boulder resident Ben Binder was the lone voice during the public comment session defending fracking. He said the city attorney's analysis was biased and one-sided.
"The fear of fracking is based on a lot of false and exaggerated information," said Binder.
Boulder resident Donna Bonetti said the city is rich with scientists who specialize in climate issues. She suggested the city commission fracking studies and partner with scientists, including those from federal labs. While scientists explore safety, public health and water quality issues, the city, she said, should disallow fracking.
Scientists at the University of Colorado in 2012 secured a $12 million National Science Foundation grant to research fracking.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The girlfriend of a man who was fatally shot in the back of an Arkansas patrol car told an investigator that he called her from the car and said he had a gun with him, police said Wednesday.
Jonesboro police offered those and other new details in a four-page statement about the investigation into the July 28 death of 21-year-old Chavis Carter. The death was ruled a suicide in an autopsy report released earlier this week.
Carter's girlfriend also told the investigator that Carter said he loved her and that he was scared, according to the police statement, which did not identify the woman. Phone records showed Carter made two calls, at least one of which was from the back of the patrol car, police said.
Benjamin Irwin, a Memphis, Tenn., lawyer representing Carter's family, said Wednesday that he was reviewing the latest information from police.
"I think the critical points still remain that this young man was in police custody," he said. "He lost his life at a time when they had a responsibility and duty to protect him."
Police have been facing criticism since they said officers searched Carter twice but didn't find a gun before he was fatally shot in a patrol car. Race is also an issue in the case because Carter was black and police have said the two officers who stopped the truck he was in are white.
The police statement said there appears to be no doubt that an officer missed the gun when he initially patted Carter down.
"It is presumed that Carter secreted the gun in the rear of the car after the pat-down but before the cuffing and second search," the statement said.
The statement said it was meant to be "a brief preliminary investigative summary" and noted that the investigation into Carter's death isn't complete. However, the statement said evidence and witness statements support the medical examiner's conclusion that Carter killed himself.
Spokesman Sgt. Lyle Waterworth didn't respond to an email or phone message seeking further comment.
Police also said they tracked down a man from a video on Carter's phone who said he sent Carter a text message asking him to bring him a gun shortly before his run-in with the officers. That man also said Carter was involved with a drug deal involving 4 ounces of marijuana, police said.
Police have said officers found marijuana on Carter when they searched him. The autopsy report also said he tested positive for meth and other drugs.
The police statement also said blood spatter on Carter's right hand showed his hand was close to the contact wound on his right temple. Blood was also on a rear passenger door of the patrol car, police said.
Officers and bystanders said the patrol car doors and windows were closed and that the officers weren't near the car until Carter was found, police said.
"This virtually eliminates any possibility that the fatal wound was caused by any weapon other than the one recovered in the rear of the vehicle and that its discharge was caused by Carter," police said in the statement.
The Arkansas state crime lab confirmed Wednesday that it did not perform gunshot residue testing on Carter, saying it doesn't do that kind of analysis on victims of homicides or suicides.
The confirmation came after Jonesboro Police Chief Michael Yates told The Associated Press that the department had requested the testing but that it wasn't done because of the agency's policy.
The lab's chief criminalist, Lisa Channell, said the testing can indicate whether a person was in an environment with gunshot residue, but "it cannot tell you whether the person pulled the trigger or not."
The crime lab's policy is not new. A 2001 memo sent to law enforcement officers said being in close proximity to a gun when it's fired can lead to positive gunshot residue test results and that negative gunshot residue results don't mean someone didn't fire a gun.
Still, Irwin questioned why the test wasn't conducted.
"To me, that's horrible," he said.
Police previously released video recorded from dashboard cameras the night of the shooting, but the footage didn't appear to show when officers found Carter slumped over and bleeding in the backseat of a patrol car as described in a police report.
Police said there were problems with the audio and video that explain the absence of a gunshot or noise on the recordings.
Irwin, Carter's family's lawyer, didn't buy that explanation.
"These things are crystal clear from a reception standpoint and from a functioning standpoint," he said. "And then they just malfunction for three minutes when this young man lost his life? I am just not ready to accept that as the answer."
The police statement came out less than an hour before Carter's mom marched with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and other supporters in Jonesboro.
"We hope that people concerned about justice, white and black, would find some common ground as we pursue this case of justice," Jackson told reporters in Memphis, Tenn., hours before the Jonesboro march. "We simply want justice and fairness in the land. ... We are convinced the explanations given so far are not credible ones."
Associated Press writer Adrian Sainz contributed to this story from Memphis, Tenn. and photographer Danny Johnston contributed from Jonesboro, Ark.
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