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Questions Help Us See How Characters Develop
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Objective: SWBAT use questions to describe how the author developed the characters in a story to respond to challenges.
- The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
- Lesson vocabulary words from the Reading/Writing word wall: character, literature, motivation, problem, setting, illustrations, solution, event, evaluative, inference, questioning
- Set up the whiteboard
- paper lunch bag for each student
- scraps of construction paper, markers, scissors, and glue sticks
- Questioning starter charts - 'Literal & Inferential Question' starters and 'Evaluative Question' starters
- character templates (dragon and crown) - one for the teacher only
I chose this story because the kids love it and I consider it to be a 'classic' for 2nd graders. Many of them have read the story, but its still fun to re-read. The characters clearly change, and the author's purpose in developing them is very straightforward. My goal is to really focus on how questions help the reader determine what motivates the character and how the character changes.
If you have not taught lessons about question writing, I encourage you to look at some of the earlier lessons so your students get some practice with writing and answering questions. These lessons include The Whys and Whens of Questioning about Literature, Big Questions About Informational Text, So What Do You Think, Using Evaluative Questions with Literature, Evaluative Questions-Pick Your Side and Argue, and What Are You Asking About Informational Text?.
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Underlined words below are lesson vocabulary words that are emphasized and written on sentence strips for my Reading & Writing word wall. I pull off the words off the wall for each lesson, helping students understand this key 'reading and writing' vocabulary can be generalized across texts and topics. The focus on acquiring and using these words is part of a shift in the Common Core Standards towards building students' academic vocabulary. My words are color coded 'pink' for literature/'blue' for reading strategies/'orange' for informational text/'yellow' for writing/'green' for all other words)
Get students engaged
- Pull out the dragon template, the crown template and the paper bag.
- "Has anyone read a story that has a dragon, king, and another character with a paper bag?" Inevitably some of my students start to retell the story a bit and they all get excited.
- "Today we're going to talk about these characters and make a puppet to show how one of them changed!"
Common starting point
- "We've talked a lot of questioning in literature."
- "Asking questions helps us to understand the story better."
- "What are the different kinds of questions?" Take ideas - evaluative, inferential, and literal
- Take a look at the questioning words charts that we created." Show the two 'starter' charts.
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Teacher's Turn
Give the purpose of the lesson
- "Today we're going to 'climb' into the author's head and see what she or he is thinking by asking some questions about the characters' and their motivations."
- "We can ask questions about the characters to help us infer author's purpose."
- "Since we're inferring and sharing our opinions at how the character changes, we need to write inferential and evaluative questions."
Introduce the strategy
- "Look at the story structure of literature." Refer to the 'hand' story set up on the whiteboard. "The character is introduced in the beginning of the story with the setting. What happens after that?" Prompt with the problem challenges the character.
- "As events unfold, the characters change and develop. The author plans for that to happen. He uses illustrations to see how the character is described and words to add meaning to character development.
Practice strategy - modeling & guided practice
- "Let's look at the illustrations of the dragon and think of how he is changing."
- "The illustrations and words help me write 3 good questions. I'll put them under the cut-out to help describe the character, describe any feelings and what words are used to show how it is changing."
- "Let's use the question words chart." This is how I modeled the strategy.
- Look at first and last page and write 3 questions. Here are the guided practice questions that we wrote.
- "Here are 2 pictures of the prince. Does it look like he changed during the story?" Here's our discussion of how characters change.
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Assign Task
- "Now I'm going to pass out a paper bag for the main character. As I read the story, think about this character's motivation. How did this character change over the course of the story and why? You'll write 3 questions on the back of your lunchbag."
- "Use the questions words chart to help you write each kind of question. When we answer these later, it will help us figure out what the princess what trying to do - her motivation.
- Read the story.
- I worked with the kids to write good questions. Here are some the whiteboard completed when we finished thinking about questions.
Students work-formative assessment
- Check on student progress. Have them reread questions as you walk around. This is a video of a student asking questions.
- As students write questions, prompt them to use evaluative and inferential. Remind them to read the questions to make sure they are clear.
- These are some samples of my student's questions.
Add to the project
- "Now you can decorate your bag to make it into a paper bag princess."
- Offer the kids construction paper and encourage them to use markers.
- Here are some of my student's projects.
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Share What You've Learned
Share what you know
- "Now let's go back through and answer some of the questions that we asked."
- Have the kids volunteer questions that they wrote. Mine really loved this and they had a great understanding of the story. Here are 2 videos - one of a student answering the questions and another of a student answering evaluative questions.
- "Can anyone share how the questioning helped you? When you ask questions, do you understand the story better?"
- "Which kind of questions were easier or harder to write?"
Scaffolding and Special Education: This lesson could be easily scaffolded up or down, depending on student ability.
For students with academic challenges, you may need to partner them with another student or prompt them with questions to write. They should do fine with the illustrations - 'how did the character change?', but need help formulating questions.
For students with more language, really encourage them to go deeper with the inferential questions. Instead of 'How did her clothes change?', encourage them to ask, 'How did her personality change?' or 'Why did she challenge the dragon to do some much?'.


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Here's a cat that will do more whirring than purring: a robotic cheetah cub designed to trot at the fastest clip of any legged machine in its class. The mechanical running feline, described in the International Journal of Robotics Research, could help blaze a trail for engineers designing fast and agile rescue robots.
The headless, four-legged robot is about the size of a house cat, and its legs were designed with a typical kitty in mind, said lead author Alexander Sprowitz, a biomechanical roboticist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. The 2.2-pound, roughly 8-inch robot has legs made of three segments proportioned similarly to a cat's, where the top and bottom segments are positioned roughly parallel. The tendons are made of springs and the muscles are made of small motors called actuators.
The researchers chose to look at a cat because it's a reasonable size – you'd have to make a much bigger treadmill to test an adult robotic tiger, for one thing – and yet it provides insight into the movement of just about any feline, Sprowitz said.
The robot can run up to 1.4 meters per second -- almost seven times the length of its body, but still just a fraction of the speed a typical housecat can achieve.
"We're very crudely trying to mimic animals … [with] very crude material," Sprowitz said.
Still, it's blazing fast by small-robot standards, Sprowitz said. The cheetah can even go down stairs that are a fifth of its leg length – though going up stairs may be an entirely different challenge.
Despite its speed, the robot is remarkably stable, Sprowitz said, even without taking cues from the environment.
This research follows on other robots made by the Insitute's Biorobotics Laboratory, including a salamander and a lamprey. The robotic cat will allow researchers to fiddle with the design and learn more about biomechanics without harming any real cats, Sprowitz said.
The scientists say that such research will help engineers design rescue robots that can navigate treacherous terrain – say, stairs in a house fire, or the rubble of an earthquake-struck building – that would quickly force a wheeled robot to a halt.
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GTA Fan Pics: Los Santos Bullet Street Art, Homemade GTA Action Figure Diorama, Franklin's Snapmatic
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In this week's roundup of awesome Grand Theft Auto inspired fan art, the GTAAdventures subreddit puts on a Daft Punk tribute concert in Los Santos, an Italian artist shows off his amazing custom-made GTA character action figures and dioramas, plus dispatches from the fan fic San Andreas Alternative News, an illustrative imagining of Franklin's Snapmatic feed and more.
As always, should you find (or create) any awe-inspiring GTA or Rockstar-related art or photos that you think other fans need to see, make sure to send them our way via Mouthoff and follow us at instagram.com/rockstargames for all our latest official pics.
Social Club member schoolboy129 gives new meaning to the term "shot for shot remake" here, using the AP Pistol and some very accurate targeting to muralize a few familiar faces on the streets of Los Santos. In addition to popular GTA characters like Trevor and Ryder seen above, there are also some fun tributes to Springfield's most notorious problem child and lots of others amidst schoolboy's Snapmatic gallery.
Daniele D'Adamo, known as DDJunior on the Italian GTA-Expert fan forum, has been working on a GTA-inspired miniature series for quite some time. Following the release of the limited-edition Claude action figure as a part of the Grand Theft Auto III 10 Year Anniversary Collection a few years back, Daniele worked to provide Claude with a proper habitat by recreating the original Portland safe house from GTA3. Daniele then took it to the next level with homemade Niko Bellic and Michael De Santa action figures seen above, along with a highly detailed diorama set based on the Vangelico Heist mission in GTAV. Source: GTA-Expert.it
Shanen, the talented artist formerly known for the radiopappa tumblr (now epsee.tumblr) responsible for the GTAV Bullworth Alternate Universe continues to amaze with her original creative pieces. Enjoy the above illos of Franklin's imagined Snapmatic posts, and she's also been featuring a very fun 'GTAV anime' series as well. Source: epsee.tumblr.
"Oh Show me the way to Sandy Shores I've spent all my money on meth and whores." Illustrator Rotzlöffel did this striking piece at loeffeldraws.tumblr entitled "What a Trevor dreams of" - originally in black-and-white, then brought to an appropriate fever pitch with awesomely vivid coloring as seen above.
The /r/GTAA community has been pulling off some legendary Snapmatic homages for quite a while now, and there's no signs of them slowing down given this recent photo shoot combining the motorcycle masks, the Jazz Hands toasts coming from the audience and the orange exhaust smoke (cleverly emanating from an offscreen car) to make for an epic Daft Punk tribute concert. Via redditor: Shiftex
Graphic designer Ollie Hoff shared his stylish GTAV fan art with us on Twitter that also received some love on reddit as well. Hoff even made a handy portrait version that works very nicely as a mobile wallpaper.
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Hey just want to know of a phrase of translation for "mother's love" in latin
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Exhibit Includes Live Demos of Multi-Node Networks and New G.hn Products
Exhibit Includes Live Demos of Multi-Node Networks and New G.hn Products
BEAVERTON, OR--(Marketwire - Jan 8, 2013) -
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Home networks that include certified silicon products, interoperable systems and key features such as Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) and Neighboring Domain Interference Mitigation (NDIM) are on show at the HomeGrid Forum booth at this week's CES International Show in Las Vegas (January 08-11).
With a mixture of live demonstrations and lively displays, HomeGrid Forum, the industry alliance driving the development and deployment of G.hn (Gigabit Home Networking), is showcasing its powerful Connected Home vision for hybrid networks. With HomeGrid Forum members Marvell, Metanoia and Sigma Designs showing live demonstrations of interoperability joined with displays from Comtrend, Tangotec and Xingtera, the HomeGrid Forum booth (Booth 21906, South Hall 1, Ground Level) is an important focal point for home networking trends, ideas and designs this year. The displays demonstrate home networks for the distribution of IPTV and multimedia content over existing in-home wires, providing the power, throughput and reach of a wired backbone for the hybrid home network.
CES 2013 G.hn demonstrations in the HomeGrid booth are displaying multiple HD streams from each node of the network. With several high definition services running over the network concurrently, the demonstrations set the scene for new high speed, high quality home networking environments that are easy and cost-effective to install. Vendor displays present G.hn-enabled products and designs from different manufacturers and the advanced G.hn features that set it apart from other home networking technologies. These include NDIM -- the interference mitigation measures incorporated within the G.hn standard for high-density MDU deployments -- and G.hn's MIMO option that improves robustness and throughput.
Matt Theall, President of the HomeGrid Forum, said: "This year's CES has given us the opportunity to showcase the latest developments in G.hn. Now that Certification of silicon is well under way, the system companies are really making every effort to get their designs ready for certification. Our focus is now increasingly on being able to demonstrate the benefits of G.hn in terms of its capabilities and advanced features in real world field tests, while ensuring our multi-vendor silicon and system eco-system is well recognized throughout the industry for its strength in numbers. This year at CES we are demonstrating that G.hn is the wired home networking technology to use from now on. It is real, it is ready to deploy, and it is the best over any wire."
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After taking it all off for 39 straight years, the notoriously racy Pirelli calendar has buttoned up, delivering a 2013 edition Tuesday — in flamboyant Rio de Janeiro of all places — with nary a nude in sight.
Still, with a cast including Brazilian top models Isabeli Fontana and Adriana Lima posing in lush locations around Rio, the calendar is still steamy despite all those clothes. Clad in short shorts or slip-dresses, the models gaze out from between verdant palm fronds at the Botanical Garden, strike catlike poses in hillside slums, or shoot come-hither gazes from the somber depths of decadent samba nightclubs.
This demure, covered-up twist on the Italian tire maker's iconically saucy calendar was the brainchild of American photojournalist and war photographer Steve McCurry, who said he accepted Pirelli's offer to take on the coveted assignment on the condition he could do it his way.
"I was surprised because I don't shoot much fashion," McCurry told journalists at a news conference at Rio's stately old Copacabana Palace hotel. "But I do know about beautiful women.
"I thought 'why don't we find models who aren't only gorgeous and beautiful but are also doing good things,'" said McCurry, who is best known for his photo of an Afghan refugee with piercing green eyes that appeared on the cover of National Geographic Magazine in 1984.
The team selected socially committed beauties including Petra Nemcova, the Czech model who founded the Happy Hearts Fund in the wake of the 2004 tsunami to help children hit by natural disasters, American environmental crusader Summer Rayne Oakes and Brazilian actress and child rights advocate Sonia Braga. McCurry suggested that shooting the 11 women fully clothed allows the viewer to see them as fully formed people, with ideas and initiatives and projects, as opposed to straight-out sex objects.
Kyleigh Kuhn, an American model who has long supported efforts to build playgrounds and schools in Afghanistan, praised the new, socially conscious Pirelli calendar.
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Still, it remains to be seen whether the calendar will remain as socially aware — not to mention as fully dressed — next year. Company executives said it would depend on the direction the photographer who's selected next year wants to take the project.
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What's been carefully filtered out of the film as a whole is the tumult and passion of Robinson's life.
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Pretty when it should be gritty and grandiosely noble instead of just telling it like it was, 42 needlessly trumps up but still can't entirely spoil one of the great American 20th century true-life stories, the breaking of major league baseball's color line by Jackie Robinson.
It takes a particularly ham-fisted filmmaker to transform a fascinating and historically significant story into something as formulaic as 42.
42 is competent, occasionally rousing and historically respectful — but it rarely rises above standard, old-fashioned biography fare. It's a mostly unexceptional film about an exceptional man.
Helgeland works in what I think of as a conservative — or maybe it's just really, really basic — neoclassical Hollywood style, spelling everything out, letting the story unfold in a plainspoken and deliberate fashion, with a big, wide, open pictorial camera eye. It's like the latter-day Clint Eastwood style, applied to material that's as traditional as can be.
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OK for kids 11+
Inspiring Jackie Robinson biopic has great messages.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that 42 is an inspiring biopic about the two years in which baseball legend Jackie Robinson broke the sport's color barrier. It's not a complete biography -- just a snapshot of the 1946 and 1947 seasons. Expect many uses of the "N" word; but considering the institutional racism of the 1940s, the word is important to convey the times. Other racial slurs include "boy," "monkey," and "coon"; other language includes occasional use of words like "s--t" and "a--hole." There are a few near fistfights between the Dodgers and opposing players, and at one point a fellow Dodger pushes Robinson; a fight almost ensues. Despite the difficult language and serious themes, the movie offers important historical and ethical lessons for younger viewers and sports fans.
Families can talk about 42's themes and messages. Why are Jackie Robinson's accomplishments so significant? Can you think of other athletes/public figures who've faced similar challenges?
How have sports changed since the 1940s? Are some of the issues raised in the film still present?
Talk about the difference between a biographical film that covers an entire life and those that concentrate on one time period of a historical figure's life. Which do you prefer? Why?
Why are many sports movies so compelling? What are some good examples of inspiring sports movies?
Messages: In addition to its strong pro-equality/anti-racism messages, 42 promotes the idea that it's worth being considered an outcast to stand up for something important. Both Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey have to face a lot of persecution, but by staying steadfast in their goal, they rise above the negativity and threats to persevere.
Role models: Jackie Robinson, as portrayed in 42, was exceptionally restrained when up against the racism he constantly faced. He didn't engage those who ridiculed him, and he never instigated any conflicts. Branch Rickey was a remarkable man of faith and wisdom who knew he was breaking the "color line" and wanted to integrate baseball. Rickey calls people out on their racism and makes the other players see why whatever inconveniences they faced pale in comparison to the abuse and the threats Jackie faces. Dodgers Pee Wee Reese, Ralph Branca, and Eddie Stanky come around to be supportive of Robinson, and at least some of the characters who exhibit racism are punished/penalized.
Violence: The Dodgers nearly come to blows with the Pirates when the Pirates' pitcher hits Robinson in the head. This happens another time as well. Robinson and one of his own teammates nearly go fist to fist as well but are stopped by their fellow players. A Florida man makes it clear that there are a group of men on their way to cause "trouble" if Robinson doesn't leave town. After his encounter with the racist Phillies manager, Robinson gets so upset that he privately breaks his bat. An opposing player spikes him in the calf at first base.
Sex: Several marital kisses -- a few more passionate than others -- and scenes of Robinson and his wife in their bedroom (sometimes she's in her chemise, but the camera shows her from the waist up) talking and sometimes embracing. The only risque scene is when a man is shown in bed with a woman (he's shirtless, and she's in a nightie) who's saying innuendo-laced things to him while he's on the phone. It's later revealed that they're having an adulterous affair.
Language: Both the "N" word and "boy" are used several times, particularly in a game against the Phillies, in which an overtly racist team manager incessantly ridicules Robinson and calls him everything those epithets to "coon," "monkey," and many others. But the "N" word isn't used gratuitously, and its use is appropriate considering the movie's context. Usually when referring to African Americans, the word used is "Negroes" (historically accurate). Also a couple of uses of "s--t," "a--hole," "hell," "son of a bitch," "damn," "goddamn," and "ass."
Consumerism: Historically accurate shots of a Dodge car and a Budweiser ad and a few other fleeting ads in the baseball parks.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Adults are shown drinking in a couple of scenes. Also some smoking, particularly cigars (accurate for the era).
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Never had a problem or felt unsafe although there have been reports of some incidents around the neighborhood.
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Other than the language classes...none.
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There are a few but they are pretty much cliques that you are a part of or not.
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There is the annual Quiddich matches in the quad which can be entertaining.
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It is expensive and there is not much aide available other than loans.
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There are some excellent parks, trails and bike paths in the area, although the hills take some getting use to. Other than that, the normal night life I am sure exists and many students from PSR go out and have some fun. As the parent of a small child, I don't get that opportunity often.
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Breakfast and lunch from the grill is OK but other than that, it is pretty bad.
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Some classes are more rigorous than others and some have excellent teachers while others have teachers who think they are better than everyone yet lack the ability to teach.
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Use public transportation because the parking is horrible near campus. If you need ADA accommodations, learn to advocate for yourself because there is no advocate on campus!
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Over 850 local health officials and their public health partners converged on Orlando, FL, for the NACCHO Annual 2009 Conference at the beautiful Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. Under the conference theme, The New Public Health – Working Across Sectors to Leverage Investment in Communities, the program featured exciting general, sharing, and networking sessions; one-of-a-kind special events and receptions; and cutting-edge exhibits and innovative poster sessions. NACCHO Annual 2009 Conference highlights included:
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Alfred F. Dubler, 81, of Montclair, Calif., died on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 at the Upland Rehab and Care Center. He was born Jan. 11, 1931 in Ridgway, son of John and Doris Lindgren Dubler. Mr. Dubler was a graduate of Johnsonburg High School, Class of 1949. In 1951, he served in the USAF during the Korean War, having served a tour of duty in S. Korea. He was honorably discharged in 1954 then continued in the reserves until 1958. He attended the Williamsport Institute of Technology, then apprenticed in industries in Pennsylvania and California and learned his tool and die-maker Trade. He retired from his trade on Jan. 21, 1991. During his retirement he enjoyed his family, friends, home and their cabin in the mountains. Al was a sports enthusiast of football and baseball. His family was his first love. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Brady Dubler; and three children: David and his wife Debbie of Wrightwood Calif., Darlene Fritchel of Alta Loma, Calif., and Sandra and her husband Donald Watson, also of Alta Loma. He dearly loved his eight attentive grandchildren: Kellie Fritchel, Brittany Fritchel-Christopherson and her husband Andrew; D.J., Hayley and Spencer Watson; Ian, Hannah and Mariah Dubler. He is also survived by two brothers, The Rev. Herb Dubler and his wife Andrea of Connellsville, and Jack Dubler and his wife Barth of Maumee, Ohio. He also is survived by a special cousin, Mary Eileen Culp and her husband Ralph of Warren, Ohio; two aunts, Lucille Beck of Endicott, N.Y. and Florence Dubler of Johnsonburg. He also had numerous nieces and nephews. His dog, 'Whiskers,' had a significant place in his life also. A worship service will be led today, Saturday, Dec. 29, by Rev. Herb Dubler, and a celebration of his life will be held. He will then be interred in Bellevue Memorial Park on G. Street in Ontario. Family and friends were invited to continue his celebration of life at their home in Montclair. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the organization of your choice.


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How Do You Talk About It? Two Guys Take on Undetectable
November 12, 2013
"Undetectable" is a medical term -- but its meaning goes beyond lab reports and doctor's offices. It refers to suppressed viral load, which is both a key goal of treatment to protect the health of people living with HIV and an exciting new tool for reducing risk of HIV transmission to negative sex partners. (Want to know more? Watch our animated video for an easy-to-follow explanation of undetectable viral load and its importance for HIV health and HIV prevention.)
So how do we talk about it? And what does it mean to different people in different contexts? BETA put these questions to Zachary Barnett and Derek Brocklehurst, two gay men with different experiences of "undetectable."
Zachary is the founder and executive director of the Abzyme Research Foundation, an organization working toward an HIV vaccine, and has written candidly in the Advocate about his experiences disclosing his own HIV status and undetectable viral load. Derek brings his perspectives as a San Francisco-based registered nurse specializing in HIV and an outspoken past PrEP user with HIV-positive and HIV-negative sex partners.
In this Q&A, Derek and Zachary offer their takes on what "undetectable" means, and their advice for how to talk about it with hook-ups, dates, and other important people in your life, whatever your HIV status.
What does "undetectable" mean to you, in your life?
Zachary Barnett: Its meaning is two-fold. The first meaning is very clinical: Doctors aren't able to find a detectable amount of virus when they screen you at regular check-ups. This applies, obviously, to someone who has already been diagnosed as HIV positive, and who has controlled replication of the virus.
What it means in a social context is that this person, in theory, is the least "infectious" they can be, biologically. So, this is someone who is in relatively good health, in terms of their HIV, and is taking care of himself -- and who is extending courtesy to his community by taking care of himself and thereby presenting less chance of transmission to HIV-negative partners.
Derek Brocklehurst: In my experience, when a guy says he's positive and undetectable, that usually is the initial clue to me that he is on medication, he knows his status, he's taking steps to improve or maintain his health, and he's taking care of his life. So that is Step One for me. I want to destigmatize sex with positive guys. It's not taboo or scary: This person is a person. That's what "undetectable" means in my head.
When I ask guys if they're undetectable, it's one question in a series. I might start with, "Do you know your status?" "Yes, I'm positive." "What's your viral load?" Asking the viral load question triggers a series of follow-up questions that help gauge where he's at and how he takes care of himself.
Today, so much of this is done electronically, on Grindr and Scruff and Jackd and all these applications and online connections, that communication can actually be easier than being face-to-face.
How have guys responded when you have asked those questions? Are they surprised, or do they appreciate it?
Derek: For the most part, they appreciate that I'm bringing it up. I guess I'm sort of at an advantage, in that I'm an HIV nurse and I usually disclose that up front. They might expect that I'll know what all these terms are. But for the most part, guys are thankful that I ask these questions. And it gets the dialogue going.
Also, I always stay away from language like "clean and negative," or "clean and healthy," or "disease free." All those labels are really biased, and they can be hurtful to people who are positive.
Zachary, what about scenarios in which you've brought up undetectable viral load or been asked about it when you're dating someone or looking to hook up?
Zachary: Well, I feel like the situation is a little bit different if you're the positive person. Not that you're on the defensive, per se, but I feel there is an obligation to disclose -- an ethical one, and in some situations a legal one. For example, Lambda Legal is taking up a court case in Ohio, where a man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison because he had protected sex with someone, and they found out afterwards that the man was HIV positive. There are still laws about not disclosing HIV status in upwards of 30 states.
So in a "chat" scenario, if you're talking on a mobile device, like Derek mentioned, I think the immediate go-to is to disclose, or to ask the person you're interested in sleeping with, "What's your status?" I often lead with "Are you poz friendly?"
Even if it doesn't lead to something, or even if the person ends up rejecting you, you're putting the burden of being cool in their court. It becomes basically like saying, "You know, I'm just not into hairy guys." You're putting the rejection in their court, which is advice I tell a lot of guys who are newly positive. It is easier to just say, "Are you cool with protected sex with HIV-positive guys?" It shifts the dialogue into a more neutral zone.
In a dating scenario, I think it's even harder. I think if you go on two dates with someone and you develop a rapport, and then you have to bring up this kind of clinical discussion, it brings a tone of seriousness that often the relationship isn't ready for.
It takes practice. I tell guys that a lot. The first couple of times, it's probably not going to go well -- you're going to clam up, or you'll get nervous. But the more you're comfortable with it yourself and the more you accept what's going on with you, the more you allow other people to accept it, too.
And I would also say the initial signs and responses they give you are 90% indicative of how they will behave and what they will do with you. So, if their first response is frosty, then that person probably isn't open to being with an HIV-positive guy.
What if you tell someone you're HIV positive and undetectable and he asks, "What does that mean?" I think a nice thing to do, from a positive person's standpoint -- or someone in Derek's position -- is to offer a bit of gentle education. You know, people don't want to go around on Grindr giving sermons, but I think it's nice to help the conversation along and move community knowledge forward.
It sounds like you've talked quite a bit with newly diagnosed folks about how to handle these conversations.
Zachary: Well, I came out publicly in the Advocate article in 2012. Since that time, everyone knows someone who has been newly diagnosed, and they point them in my direction because I'm working in the field. So I've had a bunch of experiences where someone calls me and says, "Hey, can you go have coffee with my friend?"
Looking back on what the first three to six months were like for me -- they were really tough. I think it's gotten easier in the last five years, because more people are talking about being undetectable and what that means for sexual behavior, and also because of the introduction of PrEP. I know more and more guys under 25 who are on PrEP and are very comfortable talking about HIV. I think that's a new thing, and it's fantastic, because community knowledge will be the turning point in this epidemic, on the behavioral side.
Say you're advising someone how to ask about undetectable viral load and what it means for the kind of sex that they can have. What do you think they need to know?
Zachary: This question terrifies people! But I think it's a good question.
If you start getting into the real nitty gritty with people who don't have a work-related or deep relationship to HIV, you lose them. I think it goes over their head. So my advice is, always keep it simple when you talk about "undetectable" and sex.
My sense is that sex with an undetectable guy is completely, 100% safe when you use a condom. And people have kind of yelled at me about that, but I go back to clinical studies. Where is the documentation for undetectable people transmitting HIV? And then you add an extra layer of protection with condoms, and what are you looking at there?
All of my serious relationships since I've been positive have been with negative guys, and that conversation is central within our understanding of what we can do. But I think it's honestly a very difficult question to answer publicly.
Derek, help me out here. What do you think?
Derek: I agree with you in a lot of respects. After the age of 22 or so, when I educated myself about HIV and viral load, I never chose partners based on HIV status. But I think it's important to talk about the act as well, and that undetectable viral load means undetectable in the blood.
There have been studies suggesting that, most of the time, the virus is undetectable in semen if it's undetectable in blood, but it might not always be consistent. If you get bareback topped by a guy with an undetectable viral load, and you let him unload in you, that's pretty safe (in terms of HIV) if you're on PrEP and/or you use condoms. But at the same time, I want people to be educated and know what "undetectable" means for each individual.
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ARM1176JZ-S core, ARM1176JZF-S core and PrimeXsys Platform to support enhanced security and lower power for consumer and wireless devices.
CAMBRIDGE, UK – Oct. 13, 2003 –ARM, [(LSE:ARM);(Nasdaq:ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, today announced at the Microprocessor Forum, San Jose, Calif., two additional new ARM11™ family microprocessors, the ARM1176JZ-S™ core and the ARM1176JZF-S™ core. These new CPUs also power a new version of the ARM11 core family-based PrimeXsys™ Platform. The new CPUs and PrimeXsys Platform are the first products to implement ARM® TrustZone™ technology for enhanced security in open operating system applications for portable and consumer devices, and are the first to integrate support for ARM Intelligent Energy Manager technology which reduces processor energy usage by up to 75 percent. The ARM1176JZ-S core and the ARM1176JZF-S core are based on the ARMv6 instruction set architecture and are targeted at service providers and operators that need to deliver products that support e-commerce and secure download of content through these next-generation of consumer devices.
The new cores and platform with the ARM TrustZone technology provide built-in support to meet the needs for enhanced security in next-generation consumer and wireless devices. The combination of TrustZone technology with trusted software can protect the operating system, the protocol stack and the network against attack as well as securing users' e-commerce data and downloadable applications, games and media content. ARM TrustZone technology enables protection of code and data across the entire memory architecture, for the first time in the embedded, portable and consumer computing market space.
"As concern continues to increase over security in next-generation consumer and wireless devices, a trusted computing environment is required to meet the critical data protection and privacy needs of operators, service providers and consumers," said David Cormie, CPU product manager, ARM. "The integration of ARM TrustZone technology into the new cores and platform provides an ideal foundation for trusted computing devices. For the first time, system designers can address security with the TrustZone technology at the very heart of their chip. Users will benefit from a wider choice of down-loadable content, and operators from increased revenue-generation, without compromising the security of the network."
The new cores and platform also integrate support for the new ARM Intelligent Energy Manager (IEM) technology which reduces processor energy usage by up to 75 percent providing extended battery life or talk time for mobile users. In addition, the new cores include the AMBA™ 3.0 AXI System Bus Interface for higher memory bandwidth, simplified interconnect design and reduced time to market. Both cores integrate ARM Jazelle® technology for efficient embedded Java execution. The ARM1176JZF-S core also includes a floating-point coprocessor, which makes it particularly appropriate for embedded 3D graphics applications. Both cores are synthesizable and are expected to achieve 333-550MHz worst-case performance on a range of 0.13-micron processes.
Together, the ARM1176JZ(F)-S cores and the PrimeXsys Platform provide a secure, low-power design including an AMBA 3.0 AXI backbone, control for dynamic frequency and voltage scaling, and a system-level TrustZone hardware and software reference design. The platform also includes ARM CoreSight™ technology, announced today, to provide a world leading debug and trace solution Forum (see press release…CoreSight Debug and Trace Technology Available for Complete System-on-Chip Designs… Oct. 13, 2000).
Both the ARM1176JZ-S core and the ARM1176JZF-S core include the ARM-Synopsys RTL to GDSII Reference Methodology within the deliverables. The reference methodology significantly streamlines the process used by ARM Partners to port synthesizable ARM microprocessor cores to their chosen silicon technologies, by potentially reducing the time required to harden and model the core.
About TrustZone technology
TrustZone technology provides a secure foundation for systems running open Operating Systems (OS), such as Linux, Palm OS®, Symbian OS and Windows CE. In addition, TrustZone technology complements secure application environments such as Sun Microsystems' Java™ technology by making security implementation on devices more efficient. ARM TrustZone technology is implemented within the microprocessor core itself and extended into the system design, enabling the protection of on-chip memory and peripherals. Since the security elements of the system are designed into the core hardware, security issues surrounding proprietary, non-portable solutions outside the core are removed. In this way, security is maintained as an intrinsic feature at the heart of every device, with minimal impact to the core area or performance, while enabling developers to build any additional security, for example cryptography, onto the secure hardware foundation.
About Intelligent Energy Manager Technology
The ARM Intelligent Energy Manager solution implements advanced algorithms to optimally balance processor workload and energy consumption, while maximizing system responsiveness to meet end-user performance expectations. The Intelligent Energy Manager technology works with the operating system and applications running on the mobile phone to dynamically adjust the required CPU performance level through a standard programmer's model. National Semiconductor's PowerWise on-chip macrocell then adaptively sets the minimum required power supply delivered by the external compliant power management chip.
The ARM1176JZ-S core and the ARM1176JZF-S core will be released to ARM Partners in Q2 2004. The PrimeXsys Platform will be available in Q3 2004.
About ARM
ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions. The company licenses its high-performance, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals, and system-on-chip designs to leading international electronics companies. ARM also provides comprehensive support required in developing a complete system. ARM's microprocessor cores are rapidly becoming a volume RISC standard in such markets as portable communications, hand-held computing, multimedia digital consumer and embedded solutions. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com/ .
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Fortunately, artichokes are coming into season and are the large ones are selling for less than $1.00. Oh yeah! I stocked up on those.
My husband, who is from Missouri, doesn't have the love affair that I do for these wonderful thistles. The brown edges don't scare me at all-- some of that comes from frost. I usually steam my artichokes in my pressure cooker.
I like to cut off the top to a flat edge, and then trim the stems. I pull off excess tiny leaves and then place them, cut side down, into my pressure cooker. I place 1 cup of water on the bottom, close the lid and pressure cook on low for 11 minutes! If you don't have a pressure cooker (and I cannot imagine not having one), these can take 45 minutes or more to cook!
These are ready to go! However, I wanted to do something a little different. I decided to marinate baste these in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I thought about cutting these in half, but I decided to grill them "whole".
Then, I decided to take a photo with flash (the sun had already gone down)...
What a difference!
I found one lonely little hamburger patty, so I moved the artichokes aside and threw it on the grill...
I cannot wait for the weather to stay warm, because I love grilled food!
Traditionally, I dip the artichokes in mayonnaise. Some people prefer butter, but mayo is the way to go. However, I wanted to make an aioli, so I searched for ideas. I didn't want to mess with raw eggs, and then I spotted Ina Garten's version that uses a slice of bread and mayonnaise. Aha! I had one slice of sour dough bread that I didn't want to waste. I soaked the bread in a little white wine vinegar, added mayo, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic (opting not to add fresh parsley or any herbs, this time) in my mini chopper:
I ran out of light, so I couldn't take a lot of photographs. Trust me, this is a great way to try artichokes. They're even delicious, cold.


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Here for Coupon to Protest Gun Grabbing
by Church Officials
The News
"The St. Gabriel Possenti Society
commends a Florida civilian for using his handgun recently
to save the life of a deputy sheriff," Society chairman
John M. Snyder noted here.
The patron of the St. Gabriel Possenti Society,
Inc. (gunsaint.com), St. Gabriel Possenti, used handguns in
1860 to save villagers in Isola del Gran Sasso, Italy from
a gang of marauders.
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Saint Society Rejoices in Papal Canonizations
"The St. Gabriel Possenti Society
(GunSaint.com) rejoices in the canonizations of Pope John
XXIII and Pope John Paul II," said Society chairman
John M. Snyder.
St. Gabriel Possenti used handguns in 1860
to rescue Italian villagers from marauders.
Gabriel Possenti Society Commemorates Annual Feast Day
The St. Gabriel Possenti Society
commemorates the feast day of St. Gabriel Possenti on February
27, Society chairman John M. Snyder noted.
In 1860, St. Gabriel Possenti's handgun marksmanship
enabled him to rescue the villagers of Isola del Gran Sasso,
Italy from a marauding gang of about 20 renegade soldiers.
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Saint Society Names Catholic United States Senator Man of
the Year in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2012 /Christian
Newswire/ -- Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE), left, received a special
St. Gabriel Possenti Society award here from John M. Snyder,
Society President.
The Society named Sen. Johanns,
a practicing Catholic, Man of the Year for his support of
the right to self-defense.
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Review: The Gun Saint
Snyder's tome hits target audience with fun, facts
by Jen Veldhuyzen
Human Events
November 1, 2011
The Catholic Church celebrates
patron saints ranging from the obvious to the obscure, from
doctors to undertakers. Why not add a patron saint for responsible
handgun heroes?
John M. Snyder, former Jesuit
seminarian and gun rights activist, tells the story of that
question with simplicity, detail, and persistence, beginning
with the tale of the Passionist Patron Saint of Youth, who
saved an 1860 Italian town from marauding rapists and thieves--by
shooting a lizard.
Saint Group Hits Anti-Self-Defense Catholic Church Officials
The St. Gabriel Possenti Society, Inc. today
ripped into gun prohibitionists in the Catholic Church hierarchy
and suggested gun owners place a written or printed message
of complaint in collection baskets as an initial form of protest.
Society chairman John M. Snyder said
"the forthcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II comes
as a welcome spiritual torpedo moving against anti-gun owner
Catholic Church bureaucrats."
Saint Society Honors Fort Hood Police Heroes
Hood, Texas police Sgts. Mark Todd and Kimberly Munley this
week wore St. Gabriel Possenti Society honor medallions presented
by Society Founder-Chairman John M. Snyder here at the American
Police Hall of Fame (APHF) during its Law Enforcement Officers
of the Year banquet.
Saint Society Declares Supreme Court Second Amendment Decision
a Secular and Religious Blockbuster for Right of Self-Defense
ARLINGTON, VA, July 8 - "Last month's
historic Supreme Court gun rights decision is a blockbuster
development for the right of individual self-defense in religious
as well as secular spheres of interest," John M. Snyder,
Founder-Chairman of the St. Gabriel Possenti Society, Inc.
declared here today.
Honors Gun Fighting African Christian Missionary
, VA - The St. Gabriel Possenti Society, Inc. presented Charl
van Wyk of Cape Town , Republic of South Africa with its Medallion
of Honor and accompanying certificate during recent ceremonies
in Potomac MD, Society Chairman John M. Snyder announced here
Gun Activists Send Message
The New GUN WEEK
July 10, 2005
Spotlight: St. Gabriel Possenti Society
By Joseph A. D'Agostino
Human Events Online
July 8, 2004
Patron For Shooters
By Carlo Stagnaro,
ARMI Magazine,
Milan, Italy, June 2003,
(Reprinted with permission of ARMI and translated by Mr.
Volume Chronicles History of Gun Saint Effort
By Joseph P. Tartaro
Gun Week
May 1, 2003
Enthusiast Says Catholic Leaders Aren't Following Bible
By Robert B. Bluey
February 28, 2003
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Bay St. Louis woman accused of biting 2 children
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Police say a 27-year-old Bay St. Louis woman accused in the recent biting of a child has been arrested on two counts of felony child abuse involving that child and another she allegedly bit more than two years ago.
Detective Lt. Robert O'Neal tells The Sun Herald Kacey Nicole Whitney is suspected of leaving a bite mark on a 7-year-old child recently and biting a 4-year-old child a number of times in 2010.
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The Marshbrook round of the SCHWALBE Road Sportive heads north from Marshbrook through Little Stretton and into Church Stretton, the ride starts with the notorious Burway Climb. The Burway climbs up the side of Cardingmill Valley precariously perched on a wall of the valley with a precipitous drop to the right. It rises at 20% for 2 miles gaining nearly 300m in height and leaving you high on the top of the Long Mynd. The decent swoops down the west side of the Mynd and heads north on undulating minor roads, and takes in some lanes to navigate the Eastridge Wood which is northern tip of the MTB Marathon. From Minsterley the route winds up the Hope Valley easily gaining height before arriving at the massive table top that is Corndon Hill. Across the border the route passes to the north and west side of Corndon and descends into the small town of Churchstoke.
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Heading south the road follows a stream and climbs in the shade up to Glanmule and onto the foot of the Kerry Hill. The road up is a classic winding 3mile climb and crosses the ancient Kerry Ridgway at it's peak before descending through Anchor and down a fast and winding 8mile blast to Clun. Heading south from Clun the Knighton road throws in 2 hills in quick succession before dropping steeply to the River Teme valley. A minor lane is taken before the town of Knighton and follows the northern side of the river up to Bucknell. The route then uses quiet minor roads to head north through the picturesque undulating Clun Forest which includes open pastures and moorland.
Through the village of Edgton the route then returns to the southern tip of the Long Mynd with one final climb before the finish in Marshbrook.
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Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? I would love to hear about your fun ideas!
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Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? I would love to hear about your fun ideas!
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You make it look so fun! I've never tried but maybe...! Thanks for the pics, I can't wait to see what you do!ReplyDelete
Amy Howbert
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I just bought mine too and was looking for ideas! I can't wait to try it with my kiddos!ReplyDelete
Krazy About Kiddos
I TOTALLY want one! But I've been told by other teachers at my school that we can't really do it, since we aren't supposed to teach/talk about Santa Claus... Lame! I'm excited to see what you do with her! :)ReplyDelete
I wasn't sure about Elf on the Shelf but your cute post made me decide. I'll definitely be using it in my classroom. Now to decide, boy or girl?ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see what you do with her!
Bren P.
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Elf on the Shelf has just arrived here in New Zealand. I am getting my kids to write about what happens at night time when he goes back to report to Santa.ReplyDelete
I used Elf on the Shelf last year in my classroom for the first time and it was the best thing ever! My kids LOVED having the elf (they named him "Jordan") and it was a great behavior motivator! Your kiddos will love it too, I'm sure!!ReplyDelete
This is my second year doing it and it is already funny. The kids said why did you put him there. I told them I came back and he was already sitting in the tissues. They have been on a search for him ever since. It is toooo much fun.ReplyDelete
Mine just arrived yesterday. As yes, I blame Pinterest, too. Can't wait to use it!!ReplyDelete
We just started ours this week... the students are so excited. the book says the only rule is you can't touch him... of course I have a child who had to go up and break the rule at the end of the day. There were MANY tears going home. So sad and adorable at the same time... oh to be a child and believe again <3 just precious. I have a poem I wrote (or I should say the Elf wrote) for when he is touched by a students... since you don't want one child to ruin it for everyone. I will be posting it on my blog soon. Be sure to check that out if a child touches him... it's a "quick fix".ReplyDelete
Cora Boucher
I'm starting mine next week! I can't wait for the kiddos to meet the elf and find him each day! :)ReplyDelete
I did it last year and my kids loved it. I had a blast trying to figure out places to put him. My husband came in an set up his tent one day and the elf was camping. Our elf will be coming next week. This year I bought a cheap elf from hobby lobby. I had borrowed the real thig last year. Looking forward to seei what you do.ReplyDelete
I loooove doing elf on a shelf! (My elf isn't this exact one, but a cute one I got at Kohl's one year). Our elf is coming Monday :) I had my elf get into my glitter last year and he left a trail around the classroom. (I'm sure Mr. Janitor loved me!)ReplyDelete
I just ordered mine! Not sure how to introduce him.ReplyDelete
I keep going back and forth on whether I want to buy one or not! I know my kids will love it, so I will probably give in and buy one! Tons of cute ideas!ReplyDelete
Ms. Cranfill's Class
I received my Elf on the Shelf as a gift from a student's mom last year. Ellie the Elf showed up in our classroom on Monday. We're having a great time with her. One of my little boys swears he saw her eyes move! Love it.ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness. That is so cute!ReplyDelete
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I have used mine for a couple of years. It's so fun! I had a teacher's kid in my room last year, and their elf from home wrote my classroom elf a letter discussing their plans once they got to the north pole that night.ReplyDelete
I just started our elf yesterday and I LOVE how excited to kids get to come in and find where he's hiding and what mischief he's caused. I caught one of my students whispering to him at the end of the day and it definitely made my heart smile :-) I just posted about some of the things that our elf has done, check it out!ReplyDelete
Mr. First Grade
am I the only one *slightly* creeped out by the Elf on the Shelf? I'm sure you'll find a way to make it adorable and fabulous!!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the ideas! My elf has not been very creative in years past so I'm going to try to do better. So many of the ideas that I have seen on pinterest wouldn't work at school...but I think I'm ready to break out "Elfis" on Monday, now! Good times!ReplyDelete
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I gave in too this year...I'm so excited I just blogged about how we met her yesterday! It will be so fun for all of us to share and take pics all month. I can't wait!
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Hey Lindsey!ReplyDelete
I, too, am doing an Elf on the Shelf in my classroom this year. I did it last year, but was so unorganized last year that I wasn't fooling a single one of my third graders, ha! So this year I decided to get more organized and make it more interactive for my kiddos since I'm now in 1st grade. I actually made a packet, if you want to check it out.
Lovin' everything you're doing, girl!!
Closing the Gap... in a Cute Outfit
This is the 2nd year I've done EOTS with my first graders. Our Elf likes to write messages on our board. He has very fancy handwriting. He leaves the movie for us to watch on his last day with us. He also leaves hot cocoa and popcorn.ReplyDelete
I have an Elf! The kids absolutely LOVE it! This is the second year I've done it and it's been so much fun! :-)ReplyDelete
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The bodies of a world-renowned mountain climber and an accomplished expedition cameraman who were caught in an avalanche and killed in the Himalayan mountains have been recovered 16 years after their deaths.
Alex Lowe, 40, and David Bridges, 29, were killed while ascending the 26,291-foot Shishapangma mountain when an avalanche struck in October 1999. A second mountaineer, Conrad Anker, survived with multiple injuries and later led an hours-long search for Lowe and Bridges, to no avail.
The pair "were captured and frozen in time," Lowe's widow, Jennifer Lowe-Anker, said in a statement.
Two men preparing to climb Shishapangma found the remains of two climbers in a thawing glacier on Friday. They described the clothing worn by the unidentified pair to Anker, who confirmed they were Lowe and Bridges.
"Sixteen years of life has been lived, and now they are found. We are thankful," Lowe-Anker said.
After Lowe's death, his widow married Anker and wrote a memoir titled "Forget Me Not." The couple live in Bozeman, Montana, and celebrated their 15th anniversary last month. Together they run the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation, which aims to promote safe climbing practices in Nepal.
"After 16 1/2 years, this brings closure and relief for me and Jenni and for our family," Anker said.
Lowe was widely regarded as one of the most skilled climbers of his generation. Among other accomplishments, he reached the summit of Mount Everest twice, climbed Nepal's Kwangde Nup and Kusum Kanguru and earned nicknames like "The Mutant" and the "Lung on Legs."
Bridges, a two-time U.S. national paragliding champion, was an accomplished climber and cinematographer.
Two Americans reached the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, making history by completing what some have called the world's most difficult climb.
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are the first to free-climb El Capitan's 3,000-foot Dawn Wall. For 19 days, the pair used only their hands and feet to ascend, although ropes were used to break falls.
Afterward, Caldwell and Jorgeson got a shoutout from President Barack Obama, who tweeted in part, "You remind us that anything is possible."
Folks love a good human achievement, and onlookers really wanted to explain to non-climbers how big an achievement it was.
"It's 3,000 feet. That's almost three times as tall as the Empire State Building," one anchor from Al Jazeera said.
"They've had to contend with razor sharp edges and frigid winds," a BBC reporter said.
"It's getting pretty rowdy!" climber Kevin Jorgeson said.
"The crux 15th pitch weighs in at 9A. Just to get there, there are five pitches, plus an 8B, plus an 8C, as well as a number of 8A plus sections," one EpicTV reporter said.
It's hard to put the climb up the Dawn Wall into words — and especially words non-climbers can understand.
"The Dawn Wall, which is the steepest, big wall maybe in the world."
That's Caldwell sometime before taking on the Dawn Wall with Jorgeson explaining what he and his climbing partner were getting into. (Video via Sender Films / "Valley Uprising")
Caldwell and Jorgeson planned for years before the climb.
"Think about everything you've done in the last 2 1/2 weeks. Every time you went to the store, every time you had dinner, they were on that cliff." (Video via NBC)
And just to add some professional perspective: Alex Honnold is a record-setting free-solo climber, meaning when he climbs, he does it fast and without any ropes. Caldwell and Jorgeson used ropes to keep from falling. But speaking to The New York Times, Honnold said, "What makes the Dawn Wall so special is that it's almost not possible. ... The hardest pitches on the Dawn Wall are harder than I've ever climbed." (Video via National Geographic)
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I've made a bit more progress on my Glimma quilt! This one has been a lot of fun to make. I didn't really have a plan when I started on my flying geese. I loved the look of the Yarn Dyed Essex Linen in Black next to the fabric, but I decided to use Essex Linen in Flax for the main backdrop of the quilt. (I posted where you can buy the Essex Linen in here, as well as my flying geese paper piecing template.)
I improvisationally pieced the blocks from the top down. Literally – I started at the top left of the quilt and worked my way over and down like reading a book.
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To say the US launch of the Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy S II didn't exactly go off without a hitch would be an understatement. Thinking back on both devices brings back memories of unexplained delays, terrible names, and more design changes than you can shake a stick at. Fortunately, this time around, things seem different. In keeping with manufacturer's vows of less is more, and quality over quantity, US carriers seem to have left the Galaxy S III alone for once. In name and design.
I still can't believe my eyes. Looking over the dedicated web pages for the Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III has me rereading everything twice to make sure I'm not missing something. How can all the US variants of the Galaxy S III look the same, and share the same name? It's almost as if someone talked some sense into the big carriers around here.
There's no Fascinate III. No Vibrant II HD. No Epic HD Touch Plus IV. Just Galaxy S III. And look at the device. The same button configuration. The same colors. Same screen size. I know this may not seem like much at first glance, but for consumer usability and recognition, this is a huge leap forward.
When a rendered T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S III first leaked, we thought this may end up happening. Actually seeing it come true with not only the T-Mobile S III, but Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T's as well is still shocking.
Just like with the iPhone, anyone who wants a Galaxy S III, no matter what carrier they're using, can get a Galaxy S III. And it will have the same name as other Galaxy S IIIs, and it will look the same as other Galaxy S IIIs, and will be able to use the same accessories as other Galaxy S IIIs. If the chipsets are slightly different, it's no big deal. So long as no one can tell the difference between a Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint Galaxy S III, it's a win for consumers.
If memory serves me right, this is the first time this has ever happened in the US. With any line of Android devices. Let's not make it the last.