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Well excuse me, take a few minutes to mellow out
Your boy Skillz on the mic back to tell about
The year 2011, who else gonna spit it to you?
Since you keep asking, I guess (I'm gonna give it to you)
The year started off with predictions galore
With birds falling out the sky and fish washing ashore
Great! What a way to start the race
Then Gucci Mane gets an ice cream cone tatted on his face
You thinking about a face tat? Reconsider
And Ciara got played by Rihanna on Twitter
Kim K proved she can hardly sing
And we got caught up in the maddness of Charlie Sheen
If you didn't hear, Rebecca Black's best day of the week?
Worst song of the year
And the quake left the coast of Japan in ruins
Y'all watched the royal wedding
Like you actually knew em!
And the government was slacking or causing distractions
Talking about shutting down.. I knew that wasn't gonna happen!
I shout Obama though and Senate's the fashion
Cause we ended up toe-tagging that boy Bin Laden
But Oprah tho? She went out like a pro
And kept it real classy for her very last show
Got her own network, but that's moving kinda slow
The moral of the story is "be careful what you ask for"
Anthony Weiner had it rough
Weiner tweeted his weiner, fam I ain't making this up!
And the media wins, cause I'd be damned if we
Could take our eyes off Casey Anthony
Innocent? I was sure they caught her
Is it me or was that one bad episode of Law & Order
And Schwarzenegger? He need a life teacher
Bro, you was going raw tho? In the housekeeper?
And every girl in the world went crazy
When Beyonce announced she was having her baby
That's power! But ladies, you can calm down
It's not like you getting invited to her baby shower!
And Kim K said the wedding wasn't fake
Her marriage? That was shorter than the East Coast earthquake
And yeah we watched the throne
But Lil Wayne's jeggings? Man, them pants had a life of they own
A couple Twitter beefs got escalated
But the best one was Ray J and Fab in Vegas
They had me laughing out loud
I wonder where Ray is..(I'm with the Money Team right now)
Protestors got deep, and people went from
Occupying Wall Street to occupying all streets
Technology? Full-blown
Cause if you don't have an iPhone
Well.. you don't have an iPhone
RIP to Steve Jobs fasho
Cause that's how you change the world before you go
Conrad Murray tho? Hit with fines
And found guilty, he gon have to do that time
Herman Cain rocked out and dropped out
The NFL dodged it, but the NBA had a lockout
Threw the season off-course
Damn Kobe! No prenup? Now a divorce?!
Vanessa gonna see a lot of cake
So don't be surprised if Kobe misses every shot he takes
This year was so crazy, and that old lady
Know damn well that Bieber ain't father her baby
Just cause I wanna do it, for no reason at all
I'mma just throw in a "Maybach Music"
The troops came home and that was great
But there's no humor to be found in
What was done at Penn State
Three thousand home runs, Jeter's the dude
And people still getting famous off of Youtube views
The white girl rapping was my choice
But where's the homeless guy? The one with the radio voice!
Hoes keep winning tho, and you ain't gotta be a wife
To be on a wife reality show
A lot of deaths this year, was a shame to see
From Amy Winehouse to my man Heavy D
We lost a lot of people, to say the least
And they will all be missed, may they rest in peace
Y'all take care of yourselves
And make sure you celebrate life in 2012
Skillz gives us our yearly "rap up" (get it?) of the people, places, and events that made 2011 memorable


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Japan Airlines Reports Malfunction in Boeing 787 Battery
Cause Isn't Determined for Smoke Seen at Parked Jet in Tokyo
Japan Airlines Co. reported a battery malfunction on a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner parked at Narita Airport in Tokyo, a year after the advanced jetliner was grounded world-wide for battery problems.
JAL said white smoke was detected Tuesday at around 4:15 p.m. Tokyo time by a mechanic who was checking the cockpit before the plane was to depart for Bangkok that evening. The mechanic saw the smoke just outside the window and it was gone by the time the person went outside to check....

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Does Alcoa Inc (AA) Really Set The Tone For Earnings Season?
Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), the largest aluminum producer in the U.S., will kick off this earnings season when it announces its first-quarter results after the market closes Monday. Alcoa's results are closely eyed as it usually is the first Dow company to post earnings.
Analysts expect Alcoa to record soft earnings. The company's recent results have been hampered by persistently low aluminum prices, due in part to weak demand in Europe.
Wall Street forecasts Alcoa will report a lower profit of 8 cents per share for the first quarter of its fiscal year on revenue of $5.89 billion. Last year, the company's first-quarter net income was $105 million, or 10 cents per share, on revenue of $6.01 billion.
New York-based Alcoa is seen as a barometer for global manufacturing, with its products used by airlines, automakers, construction firms and home-appliance makers.
Investors typically focus on the company's forecasts for the aluminum market, and they will be watching for any updates to cautiously optimistic forecasts given last quarter.
In its 2012 annual earnings call, Alcoa's management had made 2013 growth projections of 9 percent to 10 percent for the aerospace segment, 4 percent for the U.S. automotive segment and 12 percent to 19 percent for the Chinese automotive segment. Also, the company had predicted a 7 percent growth rate for aluminum demand this year, compared with a 6 percent growth rate for it last year.
But aluminum prices on the London Metal Exchange, used as a benchmark by Alcoa to determine its own prices, have been dropping sharply since the latter part of February. Prices have dropped to less than $1,850 per metric ton from about $2,100 per metric ton, and they are still trending lower.
Also, aluminum inventory continues to remain high relative to demand, keeping a lid on LME prices for aluminum.
So, it all prompts the question: Do Alcoa's results have any predictive value for the remainder of the earnings season?
Over the past 10 years, Alcoa has reported quarterly results that beat analysts' expectations about one-half of the time. In the quarters Alcoa exceeded estimates, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) has averaged a 4.4 percent gain over the next three months, according to FactSet. When the company misses expectations, the S&P 500 has averaged a 0.9 percent decline over the same period, FactSet reported.
But more recent history suggests that what's been a good or bad quarter for Alcoa hasn't really affected other companies.
Since 2009, the times when Alcoa missed Wall Street's earnings projections, 72.6 percent of the companies in the S&P 500 still topped their consensus profit estimates, according to FactSet.
"It appears that Alcoa's earnings performance relative to estimates has little predictive value in determining the earnings performance of the remaining companies in the index," FactSet senior earnings analyst John Butters wrote.
Earnings forecasts have been scaled back heading into first-quarter reports. Analysts project profits at S&P 500 companies have risen just 1.6 percent from a year ago, according to Thomson Reuters, compared with 6.2 percent last quarter.
The quarter also has seen an unusually high number of negative warnings, with 107 negative revisions for companies in the S&P 500. Compared with the positive revisions, it is the worst pace in 12 years, according to Thomson Reuters.
Aside from Alcoa, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC), Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ), Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY), Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE:RAD), CarMax Inc. (NYSE:KMX), Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO) and Pier 1 Imports Inc. (NYSE:PIR) are scheduled to release earnings results during the week.


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CloudMade API - Libraries
The CloudMade APIs and tools provide geo developers with a rich mapping platform. It's built on top of the rapidly growing OpenStreetMap project of open source geo data. The CloudMade Web Maps API provides users with an easy method for inserting simple, interactive maps into their web pages. Users must sign up for a CloudMade API key in order to use the API, which is available in JavaScript format.


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You have a committee. Now what?
Call your Local Notables Committee together and work on the following topics:
Define your library's community. How large is it? What are its boundaries? Is it the neighborhood your library serves? Is it your entire town? Your township or county? Is your library part of an urban system or a consortium? Is it part of a school or other learning community? Defining your library's community will help you determine which people of influence are part of that community.
What are the issues your community really cares about? Is it employment and careers? Small business development? Higher graduation rates? Better preschool offerings? Crime prevention and safety? Activities that keep children and teens actively engaged? Resources for seniors? Services in multiple languages?
- What does your library offer to address these issues? Your library has services and materials that address every one of these issues. Take time to articulate exactly how your library impacts the issues your community cares about most. Make a list of your library's impact on your community: How many people come through your door each day? What percentage of your community has library cards? What do you offer people who need high tech services? How do you help individuals who need research assistance? You get the idea.


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QUESTION: Are individualised limits for arterial oxyhaemaglobin saturation (SpO2) assessed by pulse oximetry as accurate as fixed limits for detecting hypoxia and hyperoxia in sick newborn infants?
Comparison of sensitivities and specificities of individualised and fixed SpO2 limits for detecting hypoxia or hyperoxia.
A neonatal intensive care unit in Liverpool, UK.
95 infants (68% boys, median gestational age 28 weeks, median birth weight 1165 g) who required arterial lines. Infants with structural congenital cardiac lesions were excluded.
Description of tests and diagnostic standard
Simultaneous measurements of SpO2 and partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2) (diagnostic standard) taken over a 3 year period. For each infant, ≥2 sets of measurements were required, taken ≤6 hours apart. For each pair of measurements, sensitivity and specificity of fixed SpO2 limits for detecting hypoxia (PaO2 <6 kPa) and hyperoxia (PaO2 >10 kPa) were calculated. Individualised SpO2 limits were calculated retrospectively using a standard equation for the shape of the oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve; these limits were then applied to the next pair of measurements in that infant.
Main outcome measures
Sensitivity and specificity of individualised and fixed limits of SpO2 for detecting hypoxia and hyperoxia.
Main results
A total of 692 simultaneous measurements of SpO2 and PaO2 were taken. Individualised SpO2 lower limits for hypoxia had similar test properties (sensitivities and specificities) to a fixed lower limit of 91% and individualised upper limits for hyperoxia were similar to a fixed upper limit of 96% (table⇓).
When monitoring arterial oxyhaemaglobin saturation by pulse oximetry, individualised limits were no better than fixed limits for detecting hypoxia or hyperoxia in sick infants.
In premature and sick newborn infants, hypoxia is associated with organ damage and pulmonary hypertension and hyperoxia is associated with retinopathy of prematurity.1 It is important, therefore, to have an accurate measure for monitoring arterial oxygen levels so that appropriate levels can be maintained and adverse events prevented. Pulse oximetry is the standard for monitoring SpO2 in newborns.2 Gupta et al examined whether fixed SpO2 limits for identifying hypoxia and hyperoxia were as good as individualised limits derived from previous readings for a given infant. The derivation of these individualised limits was based on a complex formula that accounted for the oxygen-haemoglobin curve.
The study results indicate that the sensitivities and specificities of individualised limits were similar to those of fixed limits. Sensitivity and specificity values can, however, be misleading when used as a basis for clinical decision making because they restrict us to only 2 levels of results (positive and negative).3 In this study, many different levels (limits) were assessed, and therefore, it may be more informative to consider likelihood ratios (LRs), which tell us how much the probability of hypoxia (or hyperoxia) changes from baseline when the test is positive (positive LR) or negative (negative LR). Positive LRs >2 and negative LRs <0.1 should be considered in clinical decision making. As we can see from the LRs calculated from the data in this study, neither fixed nor individualised lower limits for detecting hypoxia had positive LRs >2 or negative LRs <0.1, and fixed and individualised limits had similar LRs for SpO2 limits of 89% (positive LR) and 90% (negative LR). For hyperoxia, a fixed upper limit of 97% and individualised limits both had positive LRs >2, whereas fixed limits of 94% and 95% had negative LRs <0.1. Given this, it does not appear that that the additional work required to establish individualised SpO2 limits resulted in better accuracy for identification of hypoxia or hyperoxia.
Nevertheless, the results of this study will be useful to nurses working in NICUs in determining optimal upper and lower limits for setting alarms. When determining these limits, clinicians should also be aware that hypothermia, cardiac anomalies, partial pressure of carbon dioxide, pH, and haemoglobin levels can affect the accuracy of pulse oximetry.4
Source of funding: no external funding.
For correspondence: Dr N J Shaw, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK. Fax +44 (0)151 702 4082.
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Check out reviews left by other students or leave your own review. You could win a free scholarship.Add your Review
John from Harlem, MT
Reviewer is A current student here.
1 of 6
Categories Comments Clubs and Activities
Activities and clubs are availiable to any one who chooses that. Like I said, their is an option to play basketball here, so to any student-athlete out there, come play for the college.
What to do for fun
To have some fun here, their is a gym located right on campus. It has a weight room, with a heavybag hanging up, and also a pool that was recently fixed up. By the pool, their is a sauna, so you can always check that out. The basketball teams here recently got a new floor installed at the gym, so grab a pair of shoes, and go play some basketball.
Food and Dining
Food is offered here at campus, and to be honest, it can get better. I feel that sometimes I do not have enough time to eat then make it on time for class, so some options should be added here at the college.
Dorm Life
Their is no dorm life here on campus, but you never know, that can always change. The college is getting bigger, and new classes are being offered, so you never know, dorms can be added at one point.
Academic Rigor
You will find that all your classes can be challenging, if you decide to not give it your best shot. If you do stay on top of things, you will realize that, though it may be challenging, the work for each class is nothing too hard.
Tips for prospective students
Register early if you decide on coming to school here, so you can learn about all the oppurtunities that are waiting. Also, just be on time for classes, as you never know what you might miss out on. You could have missed out on a simple tip regarding your assignment, so take precaution, and be early.
In three sentences
Fort Belknap College is a very exciting school with a warm, inviting staff. The classrooms are all really set up, with good technology integrated in the classroom. As far as computers go, you will always find one if you so need one, and to add to that, it will always be nice and quiet.
Nathan from Harlem, MT
Reviewer is A current student here.
2 of 6
Categories Comments Campus Safety
It snows here during winter and the sidewalks and road gets shoveled and salted. The campus gets taken care of quite adequately.
Clubs and Activities
student senate, ski club, AIBL, and few others I can't think of at the moment.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
have stick games also its a Native American game played in old days. pretty fun as well.
What to do for fun
Workout at the gym, play basketball, watch movies at theatre, jogging, join a extracirricular to expend time if available, and many others.
Food and Dining
Some programs have food and student senate will arrange some meals but most of the time its buy your own or eat at home during lunch.
Dorm Life
dont have dorms here.
Academic Rigor
This college is great and hard if the student makes it but with that said it is a great college to get started with and transfer out with some basic intell how bigger colleges will be.
Tips for prospective students
Come to learn and put in time, then just attend class and with that any student can graduate with a degree. Always go in college with a good work ethic and willingness to learn.
In three sentences
Really helpful and nice beginning college. Small community with lots of easy opportunity to further knowledge.
Whitney from Hays, MT
Reviewer is A current student here.
3 of 6
Categories Comments Dorm Life
We do not have dorms at Fort Belknap College
Academic Rigor
Fort Belknap College is very good academicly.
Tips for prospective students
Take college seriously and do your best.
In three sentences
Fort Belknap College is a great community college. It is a great place to start college. It is a great way to transfer to a bigger college.
Jerimi from Harlem, MT
Reviewer is A current student here.
4 of 6
Categories Comments What to do for fun
Being located in North Central Montana in the small community of Harlem and Fort Belknap there is not alot of business but there is plenty of space for out door recreation. You can fish, hike, and get to know the locals and learn about Native American Culture.
Dorm Life
There are no housing options.
Academic Rigor
Since the college does not have a lot of students there is a lot of one on one time with quality professors and instructors to help you pursue your academics goals and endeavors.
Tips for prospective students
This college is college is great for people from the local and surrounding communities. It offers many scholarships to help with the cost of attendance. Down fall is there are no housing options.
In three sentences
Fort Belknap is a great accredited two-year college that offers two-year degrees and one year certificates in many fields. It is located in North Central Montana on the Fort Belknap Indain Reservation three miles east of Harlem, MT.
Jennifer from Harlem, MT
Reviewer is A current student here.
5 of 6
Categories Comments Food and Dining
There is lunch offered maybe once a week.
Dorm Life
There is no housing available.
Tips for prospective students
Show up to school. Participate. Keep up with the work.
In three sentences
The school has wonderful and helpful teachers. A different culture to learn about was exciting. I'm proud to support the natives.
Anita from Hays, MT
Reviewer is A current student here.
1 out of 1 people found this review useful. 6 of 6
Categories Comments What to do for fun
i go workout at the loacl gym.
Tips for prospective students
study hard and get good grades.
In three sentences
fort belknap is a great college to start your first 2 years. the school helps you out alot and make sure you are doing well in all your classes.


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WOLCOTTVILLE, Ind. (AP) - January 10, 2013 --A boy abducted from northeastern Indiana by his paternal grandparents 19 years ago has been found in Minnesota.
Indiana State Police said Thursday that Richard Wayne Landers Jr. was abducted in July 1994 during court proceedings over his custody in Wolcottville.
Police say a 24-year-old man with the same Social Security number and birth date as Landers but living under a different name was located in October in Long Prairie, Minn.
His grandparents also were living under aliases nearby and confirmed his identity.
The grandparents were initially charged with custody interference, but charges were dropped in 2008 after the case went cold.
Police spokesman Sgt. Ron Galaviz says Landers' father was never in the picture.
Galaviz says an attorney is working with Landers' mother to reconnect her with her son.


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bt_green_warbler wrote:I am now going to slightly derail this thread to ask:
Is anyone reading this interested in hosting the New York NAQT championship? The best weekend would be 4/14 (ie, the week before this tournament and the same week as New Jersey states). Please email me if your school would be interested in hosting!
Edit 2/22: Stony Brook has expressed interest in this --JTH
Irvington is also expressing tentative interest,
ProfessorIanDuncan wrote:Irvington is also expressing tentative interest,
Unfortunately Irvington can't come because some local tournament dates got switched and now the biggest county wide tournament is on the 21st.
Kellenberg will be there with one team, two buzzers, and no reader/moderators.
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"I don't even think about it. He's Manu," he said.
True to form, the Spurs' invaluable sixth man led the charge off the bench when San Antonio needed it most.
He hit consecutive 3-pointers after the Utah Jazz had pulled within 61-58 late in the third quarter in Game 4 of the first-round Western Conference series.
And after the Jazz rallied from 21 points down to get within four in the final minute, Ginobili turned a steal by Tony Parker into a layup that sealed an 87-81 victory and series sweep.
"I wasn't making many shots, but I wasn't taking that many either," said Ginobili, who was 0 for 8 from 3-point range in the first three games but had three Monday and finished with a team-high 17 points. "I really wasn't that worried. I was happy that the team was playing as well as we were. We were 3-0 and winning those games with authority."
The top-seeded Spurs advanced to the conference semifinals against the winner of the Memphis-Los Angeles Clippers series that could go until Sunday.
It was the West's second first-round sweep as Oklahoma City eliminated defending champion Dallas in four games.
The Spurs won Game 1 by 15 points, Game 2 by 31 and Game 3 by 12, relying on Parker, their MVP candidate, and the deepest bench in the league.
Parker had 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting, Tim Duncan added 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting, and starters Kawhi Leonard, Boris Diaw and Danny Green combined for a total of eight points. The Spurs' bench picked up the slack, outscoring Utah's reserves 57-10 and finishing with 27 more points than their own starters.
"We've been a deeper team this year than we usually are and it sure came in handy tonight," Popovich said.
Facing elimination, the Jazz started their Big 3 lineup, with Derrick Favours at power forward, Al Jefferson at centre and Paul Millsap moving to small forward.
After a slow start, they made a difference, with Favours registering impressive blocks on Parker and Tiago Splitter and dominating the boards.
It was the first game of the series that Utah held an advantage in the paint (34-30). Their trio of bigs combined for 52 points, 39 rebounds and five blocks, with a resurgent Devin Harris added 19 points, seven assists and one crowd-pleasing block of Parker's fast-break layup attempt.
But the other Jazz players struggled Monday.
Gordon Hayward, who in the last 13 games of the regular season shot 50 per cent overall and 49 per cent from 3-point range, went 0 for 7 Monday. For the series, he shot just 18 per cent (6 of 33).
Utah's first two players off the bench, Alec Burks and Josh Howard, were a combined 0 for 10 from the field.
Neither team shot particularly well in the physical game, which saw hard fouls, plenty of no-calls, and 12 blocked shots.
In the end, the Jazz refused to quit.
Jefferson hit 5 of 6 shots in the fourth quarter for 10 of his team-high 26 points, Favours and NBA D-League call-up Blake Ahearn both had steals and Millsap dominated the boards — with eight of his playoff career-high 19 rebounds in the final quarter.
"Some people thought it was over and the Jazz ran it right at us," Popovich said of the Jazz chipping away at the 21-point lead. "They don't quit. They are a class team and a class organization and (coach) Ty (Corbin) is continuing that."
Corbin helped get the Jazz to this point after being thrust into a chaotic situation last February when Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan abruptly quit and the team traded superstar point guard Deron Williams two weeks later.
Then, in his first full season as coach, he had a lockout-shortened training camp to try to pull the pieces together.
While he admitted a bout of nerves before Game 1, Corbin settled in.
"We've shown when things are bad, we are going to continue to fight," Corbin said. "Any time you have a game against us, you are going to know you have been in a fight."
The Spurs acknowledged as much, with Stephen Jackson calling Monday's game perhaps the most physical he has endured.
Favours helped ensured that.
He had two blocks and two steals to go along with his 16 points and 10 rebounds.
"It was a good experience, going out there playing against the Spurs," said Favours, who was acquired along with Harris in the blockbuster trade that sent Williams to New Jersey last year. "It was a challenge. I thought I stepped up to the plate."
The series was a learning experience for all Jazz players, what with four of them 22 or younger and the entire team having played half as many playoff games than the Spurs.
"The Spurs are a very good team. We're a very young team," Harris said. "But any experience in the playoffs for our young guys is a good thing. ... We definitely learned some things from a team like the Spurs, the way they play together, the way they stay poised in the fourth quarter, how they really execute. They've won four championships for a reason."
The Spurs are seeking their fifth NBA title, having won in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007, going through the Jazz for the last of the championships.
After being knocked out by Memphis in the first round last season, they are looking to make amends, and now have the momentum of a 14-game winning streak.
While the Spurs may have a week to rest before playing their next game, the Jazz will be clearing out their lockers Tuesday — some perhaps for good. Raja Bell has another year left on his contract, but after opening the year as a starter, did not play a minute in post-season.
The Jazz also have to decide if they can keep all of their big men.
Notes: The Jazz have lost eight straight playoff games as they were swept by the Lakers in the second round two years ago. It was only the second first-round sweep in Jazz history, the other coming in 1989. ... San Antonio's bench outscored Utah's 33-4 in the first half, with DeJuan Blair, Stephen Neal and Jackson getting six points apiece while Ginobili, Matt Bonner and Splitter had five each. ... The Spurs shot 56 per cent or better in the first quarter of the first three games, averaging 28.7 points. But they shot just 39.1 per cent in the opening quarter of Game 4 and scored just 22 points. ... Utah lost despite a 57-43 advantage on the boards.


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Two things happened last night in the first game in Junior Babe Ruth action at Twillman Field in Harley park.
Matching the two best teams in the league in KWRT and Medical Arts, something had to give in order for Medical Arts to force a first place tie.
Two things happened last night in the first game in Junior Babe Ruth action at Twillman Field in Harley park.
Matching the two best teams in the league in KWRT and Medical Arts, something had to give in order for Medical Arts to force a first place tie.
However after playing to a 2-2 tie for the first-four innings, KWRT grabbed any momentum they could in the final-three innings by outscoring Medical Arts 4-0 for a 6-2 victory.
Meanwhile, in the nightcap, CARSTAR rallied from a 2-1 deficit after 3 1/3 by outscoring Imhoff's Appliance 7-1 the rest of the way en route to a 8-3 victory.
KWRT, improving to 10-1 on the season, led off the game with one run in the top-half of the first when Austin Hulbert led off the inning with a single and later scored on a sacrifice by Isaac Lorenz.
However, in the same inning, Medical Arts answered KWRT's run plus one on two walks and a two-run home run by Eric VanderLinden to go up 2-1.
Of course with six innings left to play, the game was just getting started at that point as KWRT rallied back with one run in the second on doubles each by Keaton Vollrath and Austin Hulbert to tie the game at 2-all.
Pitching took over for the next-two innings with both teams putting up goose eggs in the third and fourth. Meanwhile, in the fifth inning, KWRT took the lead for good by sending two more runs across on the RBI-double by Kenan Johnson to score Ethan Sander, who led off the inning with a walk. Keaton Vollrath then hit into a groundout to score Johnson for the second run to make it 4-2.
KWRT never looked back from that point on in the ballgame while adding two more runs in the sixth on a triple to center by Austin Hulbert, a RBI-single by Isaac Lorenz and a sacrifice by Ethan Sander.
Kenan Johnson also picked up the win on the mound for KWRT while Josh Judd took the loss for Medical Arts, who dropped to 9-3 on the season. Ethan Sander started the game for KWRT and pitched 1/3 inning, giving up two runs on one hit and one walk. Johnson then came in and relieved Sander and tossed 6 2/3 innings and struck out six batters while giving up just four hits and three walks.
For Medical Arts, Judd pitched the first-six innings and gave up six runs on 12 hits and five walks while striking out four. Jordan Copeland then came in and pitched one inning in relief and walked one while striking out one.
KWRT also out-hit Medical Arts 12-5, with Austin Hulbert going 4-for-5 with one single, two doubles and one triple.
Kenan Johnson was 3-for-4 with two singles, one double and one RBI while Isaac Lorenz had a single, double and one RBI, Keaton Vollrath with a double and one RBI on a sacrifice, Brady Gholson with one double, Layne Hoff with one single and Ethan Sander with a RBI on a sacrifice.
For Medical Arts, Eric VanderLinden went 2-for-4 with a single and a home run while Josh Judd and Jordan Copeland each doubled and Austin Henderson singled.
In the nightcap, CARSTAR opened the game with one run in the bottom-half of the first on the lone single by Bryce Fuemmeler only to have Imhoff's Appliance rally back with one in the second on back-to-back singles by Alec Viertel and Conner Pond and a single by Clemence Twenter.
Of course Imhoff's Appliance didn't stop there. After holding CARSTAR scoreless in its half of the second, Imhoff's Appliance added another run in the third on two walks and a RBI-single by Jacob Twenter to make it 2-1.
Unfortunately for Imhoff's Appliance, they never led again after that as CARSTAR rallied back with two runs in the fourth on a single by Regan Meisenheimer, a double by Nicholas Nixon, a two-RBI single by Arliss Caldwell and a double by J.T. Washington to go up 3-2. Meanwhile, after holding Imhoff's Appliance scoreless in its half of the fifth, CARSTAR came back and tacked on four more runs in the bottom-half of the inning on two hit batters, a RBI-single by Garrett Gamel, a home run by Alex Twenter and a double by Brady Yates to extend the lead to 7-2.
Imhoff's Appliance didn't go down without a fight, though. In the top-half of the sixth, Imhoff's Appliance rallied back with one run on the solo home run by Alec Viertel.
CARSTAR then came back and answered with one run in the bottom-half of the inning on three straight singles by Alex Wright, Jake Esser and Garrett Gamel and a RBI-single by Alex Twenter.
Regan Meisenheimer picked up the complete-game victory for CARSTAR, 7-6 on the season, while Bryce Fuemmeler took the loss for Imhoff's Appliance, who dropped to 5-8 overall.
In seven innings, Meisenheimer struck out 11 batters and gave up two runs on nine hit and two walks. Fuemmeler, meanwhile, pitched all six innings for Imhoff's Appliance and surrendered eight runs on 13 hits and two walks while striking out five.
CARSTAR also finished the game with 13 hits, with Alex Twenter going 3-for-4 with a single, double, home run and two RBIs.
Garrett Gamel was 2-for-4 with two singles and one RBI while Alex Wright also had two singles, Nicholas Nixon, J.T. Washington and Brady Yates each with one double, Arliss Caldwell with a two-RBI-single and Regan Meisenheimer and Jake Esser each with one single.
For Imhoff's Appliance, Alec Viertel went 3-for-3 with two singles and a home run while Keaton Barnes added a single and a double, Conner Pond and Jacob Twenter each with a RBI-single and Clemence Twenter and Josh Dalton with one single each.


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BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's Queen Fabiola won't set up an inheritance foundation that was widely criticized as a dodge to shield some of her fortune from the tax man.
Two weeks after she was rebuked by Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, the 84-year-old widow of former King Baudouin announced her decision Friday and apologized that it had created "such negative reactions."
The government had called the queen's plan to create a private fund to deal with her inheritance ethically flawed even if it was strictly legal.
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BROOKVILLE — Punxsy needed a victory over Brookville to clinch the southern tier of the Allegheny Mountain League, and the Chucks did exactly what they needed to, defeating the Raiders 162-180 in Brookville Tuesday.
Punxsy was led to victory by Ian Miller, who was the tournament's low-medalist with a 35 including a chip-in birdie on No. 3 and another birdie on the par-five eighth hole.
"Ian had a great, great round," Punxsy head coach Josh Conrad said after the match. "It really sealed the deal for us from the beginning. If he'd shot a 43 or 44, it would have been pretty tense as the other guys finished up."
Conrad also pointed out Miller had to put in some extra work to earn his low score.
"He did a great job of scrambling," he said. "He didn't hit many greens in regulation, but his short game was very good today."
Punxsy's second-best scorers, Brandon Mancuso and Ryan States, finished six shots behind Miller but still turned in impressive 41s.
States birdied the seventh hole, and Mancuso had a birdie on No. 4.
Punxsy's final official score belonged to Logan Reed with a 45.
"I thought we played well as a team," Conrad said. "Several of the guys haven't even seen the course before, so it was good to see."
Conrad noted one important factor that gave his team an edge Tuesday: The length of the course.
"It's a much shorter course than we play here at Punxsy," he said. "The par fives are much more reachable than ours. The greens are tough, though. It's always nice to play on a nice course."
Mike Blose and Eli Thompson also shot varsity for Punxsy, each turning in a 47, and Jesse Verdill shot the lowest score in the junior varsity match with a 49.
Tighe Truman was Brookville's low man, shooting a 40. Jack Huggins (41); Jacob McLaughlin (43); and Tate Canavan (56) rounded out Brookville's scorers.
Conrad noted that Brookville's team is on the rise, and it was good to pick up a victory over it.
"Brookville played well," he said. "They're going to be a team to deal with next year. Our No. 1 and No. 2, Micky (DeChurch) and Ian are both seniors. Their No. 1 and No. 2 are a freshman and a sophomore."
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Tennessee Titans safety Bernard Pollard has been fined $42,000 for a forceful hit on Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, according to the player himself.
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November 18, 2008
Running the government, how hard can it be? As long as your heart's in the right place.
(Via Kausfiles.)
35 comments:
- Michael said...
I don's see why Sarah Palin's experience in Alaska should be so downgraded by Frum. She had an actual administrative record there, after all.
- Peter Palladas said...
Is it safe to come out now? Is the election over? Who won? Was it the babe or the dude?
- Mark said...
Well, Obama's answer to his lack of experience seems to be to re-constitute the Clinton Administration.
It's pretty obvious that from Frum's perspective, no one who lives (a) west of the Hudson or (b) somewhere that has an actual voting member of Congress is qualified to be President.
To the National Review, congrats on losing a wanker. I have some suggestions for one (cough, Ramesh, cough) or two (cough, Derbyshire, cough) others.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
About the only person worth reading who contributes to NRO is VD Hanson and that's only because he can add in a historical perspective. Goldberg used to be entertaining but that was then.
Memo to Frum, Noonan, Krauthammer et.al., Palin didn't lose the election McCain did. It was his campaign and ultimately his loss. McCain lost because of McCain. I respect the man for his service but beyond that, I really never had much use for him. If Palin was need to shore up the conservative base, well what the hell does that say about you John?
- sean said...
"Running the government, how hard can it be?"
I guess, having just elected someone with no executive, military or foreign policy experience, we are about to find out. Let us note that our new president would not, two years ago, have been able to get a job as either a corporate executive or an Amlaw 100 partner. (Or a tenured professor at a top 40 law school, for that matter.)
- Joan said...
Michael, Frum isn't downgrading Palin's experience, he's ignoring it. The fact that she was twice elected mayor and then beat out the old corrupt incumbents in her own party to win the governorship is meaningless to him, as are her considerable accomplishments as governor of Alaska.
And it's absurd to put Palin in the same category as Harriet Myers. Supreme Court justice is a much, much harder job, and very different. Palin has executive experience that is directly related to the VP slot. Myers was never a judge!
Frum cannot logically defend his opinions.
- Darcy said...
I like Mark's word for Frum (a coarser one came to mind for me!)
I do like the diversity at NRO. Frum was someone I almost always scrolled by, though.
- David said...
Well, Earl Warren was never a judge either. Even after his appointment, some would say.
David Frum--trying to slow down the long slide to oblivion.
- Henry said...
Frum is an ex-pat Canadian, yes? Perhaps he has a phobia about sparsely settled northern territories and people who don't flee south.
- ricpic said...
Frum's a bully.
- J said...
I'd buy a lot of his argument if it wasn't directed at the one person in the race who has actually, you know, run a government. And quite successfully.
What a jackass.
- AJ Lynch said...
Sean said:
"I guess, having just elected someone with no executive, military or foreign policy experience, we are about to find out. Let us note that our new president would not, two years ago, have been able to get a job as either a corporate executive or an Amlaw 100 partner. (Or a tenured professor at a top 40 law school, for that matter.)"
I nominate this for best comment of the week!
- holdfast said...
To be fair Krauthammer just thought that Palin was the wrong choice and said so - he didn't throw a tantrum. He thought that having her on the ticket killed the experience argument he wanted McCain to make - it is a defensible position, though I would note that Hillary used the experience argument against Obama and it didn't help much, but McCain's experience does go beyond being a senator from a super-blue state and not having sex with Bill Clinton (in a sense, Hillary and MacCain are part of an exlusive club in that neither have sex with Bill Clinton).
- tim maguire said...
I wonder if I'll ever stop laughing out loud when somebody who voted for Obama criticizes Palin's experience.
Maybe someday, but not today. Good god what a mindless tool Frum is!
- veni vidi vici said...
Hillary's experience argument didn't wash against Obama because her "experience by the proxy of the marital bed" argument was ludicrous on its face.
I enjoy reading Frum because he's a smart guy. He is on the wrong (read, "being-washed-away-establishment") side of these post-election-recrimination arguments, but that being said, he probably believes that to go all-in on the Palin-style populism/SoCon "thang" is to relegate the party to a generation in the wilderness. Think of Goldwater in 64, and think again.
Not saying he's right or I agree with the position, but it is a position that isn't necessarily an unreasonable one. If the only response is, "That Frum, what a toolbag!", then the 'real American' Republican partisans need to ask themselves how they're better than the lefty name-callers, and need to ask themselves what the hell they're defending, exactly, and how they plan to convince enough of the center and/or left to join them in giving it a chance to run the levers of government in the future.
I agree with whomever said that NRO has little to recommend it anymore aside from VDH. That Lopez broiler is annoying to read, and the small photo they run of her above her columns makes me throw up a little, in the back of my mouth, everytime that I've seen it.
- LoafingOaf said...
Frum's so right in this clip that I'm sure a majority of Althouse's commenters will disagree with it...and make personal attacks on Frum.
- 1jpb said...
Isn't Alaska the closest thing we have to a welfare state State.
They're so rich with oil profits that they redistribute the profits to the citizens regardless of those citizens responsibility or lack of responsibility for the profits.
And, after giving oil profits to the citizens they come begging to the Federal government. Aren't they the biggest or nearly biggest pigs at the trough of Federal dollars per person relative to what they contribute to the Federal government in tax revenue?
Why doesn't this bother "conservative" supporters of Palin when they point to her record as an executive in government?
Do you folks still think she said no thanks to the bridge to nowhere and a bunch of other pork, even going back to her days as a mayor?
Is it true that the percentage of eligible folks voting this year was lower than it was in 2004 in Alaska? Somewhere in the mid sixty percent range, but it was over eighty for one of the Reagan elections, or so I heard on NPR, I'm too lazy to confirm.
What is that about? Why didn't folks show up at least as much as in 2004, when they didn't have their governor on the ballot (not to mention a Senator found guilty of seven felonies?) [And, only about 300,000 total votes--tiny state.]
Maybe what's good for Alaska isn't good for America.
- Cedarford said...
Running the government, how hard can it be? As long as your heart's in the right place?
David Frum's outrage... at the selection of Sarah Palin... and Harriet Miers....
My, that is a great line for any that "heart" Obama, Hillary, The Goddess Palin = who operate off their "feelings" more than their brains.
Be a great line for various employees and students.
"Math is so tough, but my heart is in the right place."
"The job of being a nurse is all about feelings and beliefs..."
AJ Lynch said...
Sean said:
"I guess, having just elected someone with no executive, military or foreign policy experience, we are about to find out. Let us note that our new president would not, two years ago, have been able to get a job as either a corporate executive or an Amlaw 100 partner. (Or a tenured professor at a top 40 law school, for that matter.)"
I nominate this for best comment of the week!
You can of course, nominate away, but it is a dumb comment. About as dumb as it gets, because Obama followed a career path NOT aimed at being partner at a top law firm, law prof, or being an executive bigshot lawyer at a corporation.
To then conclude, because he didn't focus on a career path in those 3 areas, means Obama is a "failure" - overlooks that he is smart, talented, and quite clearly as humanly possible, proved himself a success in his Chosen Life's Path.
Along the way, he proved his talent for influencing people and events by picking up as sponsors and mentors an impressive array of the top Daley Machine leaders, black leaders, billionaire Jewish business families, "old law hands", academia, and "ordinary local folk" who found young Obama smart, very likeable.
For the record, Obama was offered a tenured path at one of the top 40 law schools, was recruited by others. He was set, if he wanted to continue at a Top 100 law firm - Sidley - where he retained the enthusiastic sponsorship of top partners there and at other firms in his alternate career. A few of the top dogs said they had no doubt Obama would have quickly risen to a partner or corporate executive spot...and again...inquiries were made off and on if the Editor of the Harvard Law Review wished to reconsider his line of work and come back to the land of Big Bucks..
- veni vidi vici said...
"Frum's so right in this clip that I'm sure a majority of Althouse's commenters will disagree with it...and make personal attacks on Frum."
Pinch, that's pretty much of a feather with what I was getting at, but without making it personal.
- Matt Eckert said...
Of course elitist assholes and snotty journalists hate our Sarah. She had a lot more executive experience than anyone else in the race but that didn't matter. It only matters that she was was not part of the club. That's why Buckley and Noonan and the rest hated her and will trash her to this day. I just hope she runs and uses the opportunity to bring a real conservative to the White House. WE MUST SMASH THEM!!!!
1jpb said...Why doesn't this bother "conservative" supporters of Palin when they point to her record as an executive in government?
This isn't the question you need to ask. You need to ask and answer why you liberals aren't happy that the Republicans have hitched their future to Bible Spice.
You should be happy, but you aren't. You should be calm and composed about it. But you aren't.
Sarah Palin is your obsession, she haunts your dreams and stalks your fevered brain like a female Dracula.
Where's the happiness and hope? Your boy Obama got elected, Palin and grandpa lost. It's over yet it isn't.
For the next four years a short, gun toting, big haired, mother of five from a remote state is going to remain a focus of fear and fascination for every liberal in America.
Why is that?
- 1jpb said...
1) I have a multi-decade record of voting for a lot more Rs than Ds so I don't have a visceral interest in seeing the Rs nominate a weak candidate.
2) I'm asking questions about Palin because I'm interested in the answers. She's got very devoted fans, but IMHO she has a lot of weaknesses. So, I'm trying to find out why "conservatives" don't care about the weaknesses.
The only explanation I can grasp is that folks have a gut feeling that Palin is capable of becoming more ready than she seems to be today. And, over time, we'll see that she will become ready. Well, time will tell. She should be fine if she gets better at demonstrating a wider range of knowledge, and she learns to avoid easily discredited exaggerations. But, she's not there now, and her supporters don't care for some reason.
3) I don't have a problem with her religion. I grew up in religious schools, and I currently attend an Assemblies of God church.
- Darcy said...
1jpb: I don't buy the idea that Sarah Palin is dumb. Not by a long shot. I think she's very bright. I'll admit, she lacks knowledge, - different thing, though it does seem that she was held to higher standards than many VP candidates in the past.
I see her as very sharp on conservative principals, and I like what I know of her record as governor.
I don't hold Alaska's unique type of government against her. I think she has shown leadership and strength there, regardless of this.
Lastly, I think she was attacked incessantly and maliciously. I believe her poise and victory over this treatment by the media shows great character.
I don't think those are insignificant or superficial reasons to defend her at all. Thanks for asking.
- Matt Eckert said...
The reason why our Sarah has such devouted fans is that she is not a member of the boys club. Not the "old boy's" club of the Ivy league shit heels who look down on your Wal-Mart shoppers. Who know so much better than us how we should live. She will not be afraid to tell them to go screw. And after the way she was attacked by the main stream media she will not be afraid to tell them to go fuck themselves. She should smash them. SHE SHOULD SMASH THEM!!!!!!!!
- Darcy said...
And I hate when I spell principles like that. Grrr... :)
- 1jpb said...
As I noted above, y'all may be proven to be right. After a couple years of studying she may be ready. I've never said otherwise--I don't claim to know the future. But, I do know that she's not ready now.
But, beyond Palin; have folks watched this entire BHTV.
It was the most interesting BHTV I can remember--I liked the wide ranging, but still with some details, multi-decade political overview.
And, I was surprised to see that both of these guys mentioned the the Carter administration played a role in deregulation. Until this BHTV my only positive Carter memory had been Volcker.
[I would have fallen out of my chair if they had gone on to mention Reagan's taxes or his acceptance of quotas on imported cars.]
I like seeing where reality doesn't match with crude political abstractions. Unquestioned love of political orthodoxy is a one way ticket over the proverbial cliff.
- Darcy said...
I don't know that she was any less "ready" than any VP candidate, 1jpb. Or Obama, for that matter.
- rcocean said...
My sincere hope is that Brink and Frum both leave** the Republican party and go to "Save" the Democrats. They're really both liberals at heart, and elitist to the core. It will be best for all concerned - especially Conservatives and Republicans who like winning. And I'm sure the Democrats will love having two more Harvard Law Grads.
Perhaps if more people like Brink join Obama, we can bring back the phrase "Limousine Liberal." I relish the idea of Obama running in 2012 on a Brink/Frum platform against "Know_nothing" Palin.
** if progressives want Christie Todd Whitman she's there for the taking. What about EPA ? She has experience.
- veni vidi vici said...
"...her supporters don't care for some reason."
I have two thoughts about this, 1jpb:
a. The Republican electorate's continuing support and enthusiasm for Palin is at least in part a reflection of how successfully (and singly, for the most part) she performed the traditional "attack-dog" role of the second-on-the-ticket this year. She got people excited because she, unlike the excessively "handled" McCain (hello bob dole II!!), seemed unafraid to tackle the controversial issues and bugaboo's of the opposing ticket. She looked like she enjoyed stoking the partisan flame by pointing out and focusing on the O'Biden ticket's weaknesses, or at least those weaknesses (perceived or real) that were echoing through the rightosphere at any given moment, at a time when no one else, not the inexcusably lame main-media nor the who's that were supposed to be running her campaign, were doing so. It gave the R-voters hope that this ticket actually gave a damn about what they were thinking -- and asking amongst themselves.
b. In light of the foregoing, if you were a Republican partisan looking around at the rest of the bench, wouldn't you be inclined to pin your hopes on (and excuse the seeming "greenness" of) Palin? 4 years out it is stupid to be picking winners, but some people can't help themselves but to give it a go, and to them Palin looks like the most exciting of the otherwise retreaded tiresome fellas (Huckabee? Romney? awww... them again????) that are currently looking like probable hat-throwers into the ring.
I'm willing to guess that about a year out from November 2012, that Sanford guy is going to be sitting pretty and the establishment and party faithful will be lining up behind him or someone like him.
And Palin will be contentedly kicking ass in the governor's office, hunting large game while her husband is free to pursue his outdoor hobbies and their kids grow up happy and free of media interference.
That's my guess!
- 1jpb said...
That all sounds 100% sensible to me.
Although, I expect that the Palin family will experience at least some changes. A seven million dollar book deal will do that.
It does appear that a lot of Rs really don't like or are very bored with some of their wannabe presidential candidates?
Maybe Sanford should have been the keynote speaker at McCain's convention. I doubt Giuliani will follow BHO by using this speaking gig to get into the White House.
- AJ Lynch said...
As a blogger recently said, screw the Republicans especially when it includes d-bag dweebs like Frum (what has he ever run as if he knows how to run anything!).
The country needs a party that is conservative.
- rcocean said...
I just hope Frum doesn't show up on the NYT Ed op page. Kristol might leave.
Its possible. The liberals love "Frummie".
- Synova said...
I'm guessing there's supposed to be a video up there.
Just wanted to say... I think Hillary is evil (but not stupid) and I think that she *did* have a great deal of foreign policy understanding due to being married to Bill. There were a few times during the campaign where she did seem to understand the concept of consequences... which Democrats seem to miss entirely (thinking specifically of outrageous statements by Al Gore and John Kerry during Bush's administration) and certainly that includes Obama.
Does anyone think that Hillary would have made a public statement that Pakistan ought to shape up or we'd invade?
- Simon said...
I have immense respect for Frum; he performed a service to this nation and the conservative legal movement beyond measure in personally driving a stake through the heart of the Miers nomination. He was the one who stuck his neck out and said "this is a catastrophe and it must be stopped." Yes, others followed, but he was the first; where others were trading incredulous glances wondering what to do, Frum didn't hesitate: he took to the airwaves and the æther and fought back. This respect makes me all the more astonished to see him here making the ridiculous, risible claim that Palin compares to Miers.
The Miers nomination wasn't absurd because conservatives thought she was one of us, it was absurd because she had been nominated to one of the highest offices in the federal judiciary despite having qualifications that would ill-become a magistrate judgeship nominee. She was a manager with a J.D. - and nothing more. By contrast, Palin was and remains the most qualfied person to the Presidency on either party's ticket this year; alone of the four candidates, she had actually governed, and done well at it. Everything else is flim flam and aristocratic distaste, and it demeans Frum - devalues his contributions to the cause - to find him with those words in his mouth.
- Simon said...
ocean said...
"I just hope Frum doesn't show up on the NYT Ed op page. Kristol might leave."
He should. While I agree in principle that there ought to be a conservative writing for the Times, and for a long time they've gotten by on a supposed conservative writing for them, that's no reason to accept an actual conservative supposedly writing for them. Kristol's lazy dog-ate-my-column dahsed off in thirty seconds contributions to the Times plays to the liberal caricature of conservatives as inept; the man is capable of both writing and thinking, and if he isn't willing to put in the effort to write a column that reflects that, he should make way for someone who will.


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We took advantage of a day off from school this week and headed to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts.
It's far enough away (about 125 miles) that it's a treat to visit, as well as an entire daylong venture. First, we visited their art studio. The current project is making instruments from a variety of found objects.
I think found objects have the potential for becoming quickly overwhelming. It works here because they set out a limited supply of each type of object and because the goal was specific: make an instrument. My six-year-old seemingly effortlessly came up with something that made noise in multiple ways. He taped two metal jar lids together with beads on the inside. On top he taped a small metal canister with ridged sides, which make noise when he rubs a coffee stirrer against them. Also, you can press down on the ridged metal piece to make a pop! noise with the metal jar lid.
Even my two-year-old could participate, though. I'd begun fiddling around with the materials, placing some beads in a plastic bottle cap and taping another cap on top. She had me untape them, she added some beads, and then she tested the sound. She had me untape so she could add beads several times, until she achieved whatever result she was aiming for, and then she happily shook her instrument all over the place.
We also visited the exhibits, of course, although this got challenging, as my daughter was in a squirmy mood. We especially liked the Monsters and Miracles exhibit, and I particularly like when a preliminary drawing is exhibited along with the finished illustration. I pointed this out to my six-year-old. "See how he made a sketch first, to think out his ideas? He probably made lots of them. And when he had it the way he wanted it, then he did a finished one with color."
"Like we did with the sunflowers," he said. Just like with writing, unless we make sure to point it out, children don't know that the finished artwork isn't the artist's first attempt.
The museum also has a great library, full of picture books, and an equally great bookstore. We always pick out a book or two that we discovered in the galleries. This visit our gallery-inspired books were Kibbitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me by Simms Taback and Rotten Island by William Steig. We read Jonah and the Two Great Fish by Mordicai Gerstein while in the Monsters and Miracles gallery, but I couldn't find it in the bookstore. It may end up in a Christmas book order, though, because we all really enjoyed it.
While at the Eric Carle Museum, we are led to books through the illustrations, and viewing the exhibits reminds me to pay even more attention to the illustrations in our favorite books, both in how they were created and in how they make the book a whole.
Inspirations from our visit are percolating, and will find their way into future projects, no doubt.


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Smithsonian's Natural History museum to exhibit award-winning nature photography
WASHINGTON (AP) ' The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will soon exhibit some of the world's best nature photography on the National Mall.
The museum says it will show 48 photographs in "Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards." The images will be on display March 30 through Jan. 6.
More than 20,000 images from 47 countries were reviewed in the competition named for photographer Windland Smith Rice. It was judged by experts in photography, science and conservation. The photographs were created by professionals, amateurs and youth.
Categories in the competition include animal antics, African wildlife, art in nature, conservation, birds, oceans and plant life, among others.
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Arkansas Hands No. 17 Auburn First Loss Of Year, 44-23
Oct. 10, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -Michael Smith rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown, and Arkansas held off a late Auburn rally to hand the No. 17 Tigers their first loss of the season, 44-23 Saturday.
Arkansas jumped out to a 34-3 lead before Auburn (5-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) responded with a three-touchdown flurry toward the end of the third quarter. Dennis Johnson helped the Razorbacks (3-2, 1-2) regain momentum with a 70-yard kickoff return, and Arkansas shut out the Tigers in the fourth.
Ryan Mallett threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns for the Razorbacks. Ben Tate ran for 184 yards and two TDs for Auburn.
Smith rushed for more than 1,000 yards last year. Although the Razorbacks aren't relying on him as much this season, he's still dangerous. He rushed for 101 yards in a dominant first half for Arkansas.
The Razorbacks started the game by holding the Tigers to their first scoreless quarter of the season, and Arkansas took a 6-0 lead on Broderick Green's 2-yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, Auburn's Mario Fannin caught a screen pass in the backfield, but Jerico Nelson hit Fannin for a loss. Their facemasks appeared to become tangled, and Fannin ended up losing his helmet.
Smith made it 13-0 with a 25-yard scoring run. Fannin then fumbled away the kickoff, and Mallett threw a 16-yard pass to Greg Childs for Arkansas' second touchdown in 47 seconds.
Mallett's 5-yard scoring pass to D.J. Williams made it 27-3 at halftime. In the third quarter, Auburn wasted a chance to get back in the game when Tate fumbled a handoff deep in Arkansas territory. The Razorbacks took over at their own 5 and drove all the way for a 34-3 lead on Mallett's 4-yard touchdown run.
Last month, Arkansas jumped ahead of Georgia 21-10 in Fayetteville, but the Bulldogs scored almost at will after that and won 52-41. The Razorbacks nearly collapsed again, allowing Auburn's fast-paced offense to score three times in just over five minutes.
Tate scored on a 1-yard run, and after an Arkansas punt, he broke free around the right side for a 60-yard touchdown. The Tigers then held on fourth down and took over at their own 34. Terrell Zachery immediately went 60 yards on a reverse, and Onterio McCalebb scored on a 3-yard run a short while later.
Suddenly, it was 34-23, and Auburn had rushed for 207 yards in the third quarter alone.
Johnson's long return gave Arkansas good field position, and Green's 3-yard touchdown run made it 41-23 with 11:22 remaining.
Auburn quarterback Chris Todd fumbled on fourth-and-short, and although he recovered, the Tigers turned the ball over on downs with 9:48 left. Arkansas then pinned the Tigers back when Lucas Miller dove in front of the goal line like a soccer goalie to down a punt at the 1.


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Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of anti-cancer drugs that are injected into a vein or taken by mouth. These drugs enter the bloodstream and reach all areas of the body, making this treatment useful for some types of lung cancer that have spread to organs beyond the lungs.
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I think that the book was good. The book had good humor and it was funny.
The book was different from Henry and Mudge books because the book that I read was exploring stuff. Henry and Mudge is kind of normal.
The story reminds me of my cousin Cade. He got a leech on his foot.
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Possible Visit To Melbourne
Posted 29 October 2011 - 04:55 PM
It will be my first visit to Melbourne so looking forward to it. Now just have to work out what do do with the free weekend I'll have in the middle of the trip
Any suggestions of things to see and do in Melbourne would be appreciated
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I have signed the contract for a new job today and this requires a trip to Melbourne for initial training in their computer systems. Really looking forward to the visit as I hear Melbourne is a lovely place, and obviously I hope to be able to visit an Apple store while I am there! During the week I will be working but will have a free weekend in the middle of the visit which I can hopefully use to have a bit of a look around (assuming I can work out how to get to and from places on public transport)
Posted 04 November 2011 - 02:08 PM
I also recommend catching any tram headed in whichever direction, if you appreciate the value in people-watching. We are a city of all kinds and Metlink is the best form of transportation to have a gawk at the weird and wonderful. Kind of like a metropolitan-themed safari.
I've only been in Melbourne just over a year myself, but here is a list of some of my fav places to visit:
Lindt Cafe - Collins St, in the city
Chapel St - if you're on the hunt to buy ANYTHING
St Kilda Beach and Esplanade
St Kilda Botanical Gardens
Movida - in the city (best tapas on earth)
Hire bicycles - quickest and cheapest way to see the city
Borsche Vodka & Tears - enough said
Plus the immigration museum will soak up a good hour or two.
You'll also notice that good gelato is on most street corners. Scoop some up - literally.
And if you get bored, we're in South Melbourne so drop by and say hello!
Hope it's a great trip Jamie.
Posted 04 November 2011 - 03:43 PM
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"It's more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy" - Steve Jobs
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gracer, on 04 November 2011 - 02:08 PM, said:
First tip: Ignore Mick's advice.
I am just devastated Grace......I was about to sing you platitudes for all the work you have done on the interview as far as I am concerned if its south of Sarina, its not worth looking at!
Jamie, we' ll get Ken to drive you around on the weekend, give him something to do and keep him from annoying us....
Posted 04 November 2011 - 09:04 PM
Liquid at docklands (great tapas) and a nice cool sea breeze on hot night.
The Atlantic at crown casino (if you have deep pockets, and don't mind the 3 month wait to get in ) best seafood in town
Also the waterfront at port Melbourne, if you have slightly less deeper pockets, for more great seafood.
Posted 05 November 2011 - 12:23 AM
Mick, you know I only joke. Your boating photos back up your argument. But you've got to give credit where it's due: Melbourne is a super city. Basically, don't hold back on the platitudes and praise
TCLAUS - how wonderful is Movida? Life-changing tapas. I recommend it whenever I get the chance. The last time I went for dinner, it was to Movida Acqui which is a little more rustic in its style of food and I actually preferred it. The paella wins me over. Every time.
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One definite for me will be a visit to an Apple store (since we don't have them here in NZ) so have to work out the logistics of this yet. The Australian office of the company that I will be working for is in Eastern Road (right around the corner from Niche I believe) and I suspect that I will be staying in a hotel within walking distance of there (I assume that there are some reasonable hotels in the area!). So anywhere that I do want to visit will need to be either walking distance or an easy public transport ride from there as the last thing I want to do is get totally lost in a city that I have never been in before.
I have other things to think of too - do I roam with my NZ mobile phone or is there a cheaper way that I can get a pre-pay micro-SIM while over there to use in my iPhone? I know nothing about this kind of thing so any guidance on how to do mobile data on the cheap would be appreciated.
Posted 09 November 2011 - 09:47 AM
I'm considering splashing out and buying an iPad 2 to take on the trip as I can't see me surviving a 4 hour flight there without something to do, and it gives me a good excuse for a new toy. On the subject of iPads what are some "must have" applications? Also tossing up Wifi only vs. Wifi/3G, the main thing putting me off Wifi/3G is the cost of mobile data!I suspect that a lot of the places I will be should have Wifi access.
Posted 09 November 2011 - 10:08 AM
Probably doesn't rival having personalised content, like all your favourite apps installed. But there's a good range of movie, TV shows and music to access.
If, of course, you are not flying with the airline this reply has been entirely irrelevant. In which case, ignore me.
Posted 09 November 2011 - 10:37 AM
if you have a iPhone, you can use the hotspot feature to tether the iPad, have fun...
Grace, no more 3:00 am posts, you should be sleeping, not posting on the forum....
Posted 09 November 2011 - 11:20 AM
gracer, on 09 November 2011 - 01:08 PM, said:
Probably doesn't rival having personalised content, like all your favourite apps installed. But there's a good range of movie, TV shows and music to access.
If, of course, you are not flying with the airline this reply has been entirely irrelevant. In which case, ignore me.
Flying Air New Zealand rather than JetStar but think that what JetStar are offering is very cool.
Your post is still relevant (just not to my situation) so I won't ignore you :-)


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"Sherlock Holmes" played second fiddle to the aliens of "Avatar" at the box office, but the Victorian Age sleuth just beat out another extraterrestrial — director Guy Ritchie has set aside the planned "Lobo" film to clear his schedule for a fast-tracked "Holmes" sequel, according to producer Joel Silver.
"Holmes" has pulled in $389 million in worldwide box office since its Christmas Day release and looks to add to that with overseas releases still pending in Germany, Japan, France and several other markets. The role of the famed literary detective also just earned Robert Downey Jr. a surprise Golden Globe, suggesting that the actor might still be in play for an Oscar nomination next week.
Silver is a producer of "Holmes" as well as "Lobo," which would adapt the ultra-violent antihero from the pages of DC Comics. Ritchie, who burst on the scene with "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" in 1998, has his biggest commercial success with "Holmes," and Warner Bros. wants to parlay that into a franchise as quickly as possible, Silver told me this afternoon.
"I don't think he's going to do it now," Silver said of Ritchie directing "Lobo." "The studio wants us and Guy to focus on making another 'Sherlock Holmes.' So I think we're going to be doing that. But we're seeing what happens with this. Everybody is analyzing everything. It's all kind of happening right now as we talk. 'Sherlock' is sitting at just about $400 million in worldwide gross and showing itself to be pretty effective and pretty strong. So we're trying to see if we can do something quickly with another 'Sherlock Holmes' movie. We have some ideas and some good story points."
Does that mean "Lobo" will be postponed until Ritchie is free, or is the plan to move on with a new director?
"I would guess a dfferent director," said Silver, who is producing "Lobo" with Akiva Goldsman and Andrew Rona. "It's all happening at once now. Everybody is talking about everything …. It's an ongoing conversation. Downey loves the experience of playing Sherlock and would love to play him again, and I'd love to see him play it again. Jude and all of them will be back and it will be great."
Our sister blog 24 Frames brought you the news earlier this month that Downey had dropped out of Jon Favreau's "Cowboys and Aliens" and the guess was that move was made for a Baker Street reunion. Now "Holmes" has knocked a second interstellar comic-book story off of its plan.
Silver said "Lobo" remains a viable project. In the 1980s, the character was a wickedly funny parody of the antiheroes Wolverine and Punisher, characters that now have a combined seven film appearances to their credit.
"It was created as a rebuttal to the Marvel characters and his vest said 'Bite me fanboy,' " Silver pointed out. "It was very much a response to Wolverine and Punisher and the other characters and I think now that makes it fresh [for moviegoers]. We're working on it now and it will be nice to put it together and make it happen."
And what about that rumor that Brad Pitt (who memorably worked with Ritchie on "Snatch") would be in the "Holmes" sequel as Professor Moriarty? Silver sounded less than optimistic about that one: "Well, I mean, we talked about that at one point, but you know as of right now we're not sure what we're going to do. We'll see what happens."
— Geoff Boucher
Robert Downey Jr. won't be a "Cowboy" for Favreau
Akiva Goldsman on "Lobo," "Jonah Hex" and "Swamp Thing"
Jon Favreau has a secret weapon for "Iron Man 2"
Robert Downey, Jr.: Sherlock Holmes is no mystery
Mickey Rourke's whiplash menace in "Iron Man 2"
Should Clooney ride with Depp in "Lone Ranger"?
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Gardeners trying to establish a new market vegetable garden or farm may not take the time or have the expertise for the business side of their operation. They spend most of their time building the soil, planting a wide variety of interesting crops, maintaining, and harvesting. While all these aspects of gardening and farming are important, the business side of the farm is sometimes neglected. Many farmers work harder than they have to and sometimes fail at their new enterprise altogether.
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